Society's Child
One of ten children in what appears to be a tight-knit family, Jord lived in rural Utah near the Nevada border working on his family's ranch; he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and riding horses. "He was a big history buff. Listening to music was a big part of his life and young kids were drawn to him," his obituary read. Jord is survived by his parents, siblings, grandparents, and "many aunts, uncles, and cousins."
By all accounts, Jord led a quiet life animated by family gatherings and summers at an Alaskan fishery. Unlike those who targeted him, Jord did not earn a law degree from an Ivy League university, hone his skills at Quantico, or trade gossip with news reporters at D.C. hotel bars.
And on January 6, 2021, Jord made a decision that deeply offended the ruling class in the nation's capital: he demonstrated his support for Donald Trump.
According to the FBI, Jord and his uncle, Odin, traveled to Washington on January 5. "[They] attended the rally at the Washington Monument," a July 2023 affidavit read. "They then walked with the crowd to the U.S. Capitol building. As they approached the Capitol, Odin became separated from [Jord]. Later that afternoon, they reunited and left the area."
While carrying a Trump flag — a detail the FBI agent intentionally noted in his report — Jord, 19 at the time, entered the Capitol and spent less than ten minutes inside the building. He did not assault a police officer or damage government property. And although the complaint stated Jord was escorted out by police that afternoon, he was not arrested at the time.
Grisham's initial order, announced on Sept. 8, banned the possession of firearms outside private property in the city of Albuquerque and its encompassing Bernalillo County after declaring gun violence a public health emergency, which prompted widespread condemnation, including from gun control advocates. On Friday, Grisham wrote she would be narrowing the scope of the order to public parks and places where children gather, according to a post on Twitter, now known as X.
Fourteen men were charged over the plot to kidnap the governor from her Antrim County vacation home in 2020. Eric Molitor, along with twin brothers William Null and Michael Null, were found not guilty on all charges by a jury Friday after a three-week trial, ABC News reported.
The FBI has been heavily criticized over its role in the plot, with several defendants arguing that FBI agents actively encouraged alleged participants to engage in illegal activity. Moreover, a jury previously acquitted two men alleged to have been involved in the plot after the defense argued that the FBI's encouragement of the plan constituted entrapment.
Comment: More acquittals:
Michael and William Null, twin brothers, and Eric Molitor were found not guilty of providing material support for an act of terrorism and unlawful possession of firearms. Jurors began deliberations Thursday afternoon following a 14-day trial before Judge Charles Hamlyn.
During the course of the federal proceedings, defense attorneys uncovered an elaborate entrapment scheme that involved dozens of FBI informants, supervising agents, and undercover employees."In this Case, the undisputed evidence...establishes that government agents and informants concocted, hatched, and pushed this 'kidnapping plan' from the beginning, doing so against defendants who explicitly repudiated the plan. When the government was faced with evidence showing that the defendants had no interest in a kidnapping plot, it refused to accept failure and continued to push its plan. The government's exploitation of its virtually unlimited resources, poured into its investigation, further underscores entrapment as a matter of law."The FBI arrested 14 men, including the Null brothers and Molitor, in early October 2020.
Whitmer and Joe Biden leveraged the news in the final weeks of the 2020 campaign, accusing Trump of inspiring right-wing "militia" men to kidnap and kill one of his top political foes.
As Whitmer played the victim, Biden compared the alleged kidnappers to ISIS.
Perhaps jurors did not take kindly to Hamlyn's arrogant preachifying. Or perhaps jurors simply recognized there was no evidence outside of the conduct of FBI agents and informants to support the charges. Or perhaps the jury, like the majority of Americans, no longer trusts the FBI — two agents testified during the trial — and refused to reward the agency's bad behavior.
Brandon Caserta, one of two men acquitted on federal charges last year, cheered the verdicts."The acquittals solidify the truth that this was an FBI set up. Out of all the people charged, half were found innocent by law. And that's a big deal. It proves that the FBI is targeting innocent people to frame them for political and career advancement. It also goes to show that my and Daniel's acquittal wasn't just a fluke. Adam Fox and Barry Croft need to be released."Attorneys representing Fox and Croft filed appeal briefs last month."[The FBI assets] were behind every key event--including all four attended by Croft, as well as both drive-bys and the 'WMD' nonsense with [FBI undercover agent Tim] Bates' video--and they incited the men at every opportunity. It was the FBI's 'conspiracy' to 'kidnap' and use 'WMD,' not Croft's."DOJ has until November to respond. It is expected to be a lengthy process.
In the meantime, those on the side of truth and justice can celebrate another humiliating loss for the government and a darkening black eye on the FBI.
Editor's note: The following column is adapted from the author's new book, What's Killing America (Center Street, September 26)In the past few years, Oregon and Washington have effectively legalized drugs as part of the Black Lives Matter movement's criminal justice reforms. It's been an abject failure, taking thousands of lives. Now, voters say they've had enough. But will anything actually change?
In the once vibrant cities of Portland and Seattle, radical left activists and politicians spearheaded campaigns to remove police - and the greater criminal justice system - from drug enforcement. Buoyed by anti-police sentiment in the aftermath of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, the Radical Left were able to convince voters in the Pacific Northwest to green light drug decriminalization.
Three years later, voters are demanding a return to drug enforcement.
Comment:
- Multnomah County, Oregon to distribute foil, straws to fentanyl users in harm reduction effort
- Canada: Vancouver Health Authority Begins its Free Crack Pipe Program for Addicts
- Why 'harm reduction' is no match for fentanyl
- Portland Police warn of 'unprecedented' rise in fentanyl overdoses involving children
- Portland grapples with surging homicides following police budget cuts
- Seattle police union leader: 'Socialist' city council holding 'reasonable majority' hostage
- Fed-up: "After 14 Years, I've Had It. I'm Leaving Seattle"
- The pot stench ruining America's cities and addicting her citizens? Blame George Soros
Ballard made the remarks during an appearance on the Sean Spicer Show. "I keep getting phone calls from people," he said. He said it's easier for him to consider it now that Romney announced his decision to vacate the seat.
Prior to Romney's departure, Ballard said he "was very seriously considering it."
Comment: See also:
- Tim Ballard: I've fought sex trafficking at the border. This is why we need a wall
- Human trafficking survivor hails 'Sound of Freedom' as beacon of hope for raising awareness
- Leftist media desperate to smear Sound of Freedom claims it is 'extremist propaganda' as 'dark and dangerous' as child trafficking itself
- Bloomberg 'Sound of Freedom' hit piece written by pro-pedo contributor
- The media's bizarre Sound of Freedom freakout

American flags and a pride flag hang from the White House before a Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Washington.
Parents and staff are claiming a California school district is targeting LGBTQ Pride flags after the board voted to forbid the display of banners other than the American or California state flags.
Trustees representing the Sunol Glen School Unified School District in the East Bay, which serves 270 K-8 students, engaged in a tense exchange with attendees at a Tuesday meeting.
"The symbol of the flag solidifies that message," Sunol Glen Superintendent and Principal Molleen Barnes said during Tuesday's meeting. "Tonight, with this resolution, our board members have been clear where they stand."
Comment: See also:
- "Pride": A thinly-veiled color revolution to destroy Western civilization
- Inmates in charge: Starbucks union says workers at more than 150 stores will strike over banning of Pride decor
- Why Pride lost the public
- It's a shame what Pride has become
- G is for Groomer! Sesame Street posts progress pride flag on Twitter, gets absolutely roasted by angry parents
- LOL: Pride event at Burlington Massachusetts middle school becomes 'day of intolerance' as students destroy decorations, principal says

Close-up view of Ukrainian military uniform during the training session provided by Trident Defense Initiative
"If I only did what [the Western military] taught me, I'd be dead," the Ukrainian serviceman, who goes by Suleman, told the outlet, adding that he had previously trained with American, British, and Polish soldiers, who had offered "some good advice," but also some "bad advice."
The commander explained that some of the methods taught by Western instructors, such as how to clear trenches, would have led to the deaths of Ukrainian military personnel. "I told them: 'Guys, this is going to get us killed.'"
Meanwhile, military analysts Michael Kofman and Rob Lee claimed in a report cited by the Financial Times that one of the key lessons of Kiev's failed summer counteroffensive was that training the troops for five weeks was "too short."
Epoch Times: Armed Man Posing as Federal Agent Arrested at RFK Jr. Event in Los AngelesSo, it has begun.
By Mimi Nguyen Ly and Rudy Blalock
9/15/2023, updated 9/16/2023
After the incident involving an armed man allegedly claiming to be a U.S. Marshal, Mr. Kennedy Jr. renewed his call for Secret Service protection.LOS ANGELES — An armed man was arrested by police at an event attended by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Photos provided to The Epoch Times show the man, who was wearing a shirt with "EMS" on the back, being held in handcuffs by police officers outside the event venue in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. Multiple police vehicles were at the scene.The Los Angeles Police Department told The Epoch Times it received a call at around 4:30 p.m. reporting that a male was in front of the event venue with "a badge on their lapel, a gun, and a shoulder holster, and claimed to be a U.S. Marshal."
A spokesperson for Mr. Kennedy Jr. confirmed the incident to The Epoch Times. Mr. Kennedy Jr. had not arrived at the venue yet when the incident occurred.
According to the LAPD, the man reportedly claimed to be employed for the event, but he wasn't recognized by the security staff.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
Though there is bipartisan support for impeachment, votes to convict on each charge did not clear the 21-vote threshold. Republican Sens. Robert Nichols and Kelly Hancock joined all 12 Democrats to vote in favor of conviction on several charges.
The Texas Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. central time Saturday to vote and finished just before 1 p.m.
"Today, the truth prevailed. The truth could not be buried by mudslinging politicians or their powerful benefactors," Paxton said in a statement thanking his supporters after the verdict was delivered.
Comment: The alt-media consensus seems to be that Paxton had to go because, among other matters, he was investigating 2020 election fraud in the state, and fighting back against Biden's open border. In other words, he had to be punished for doing his job: safeguarding Texas citizens.
- Texas bar sues to punish AG Paxton for attempt to investigate allegations of widespread election fraud
- Plan unfolding: Could THIS be why they impeached Ken Paxton?
- Texas AG sues Biden administration over COVID-19 risk at southern border amid migrant surge
- Ken Paxton accuses Google of illegal collection of biometric data
- Twitter tries to stop investigation into its Trump ban by suing Texas Attorney General
- Texas AG Ken Paxton sues six school districts for defying ban on mask mandates
- Texas AG sues Biden admin, claims $1.7T budget was a 'stunning violation of the Constitution'
- Texas AG Ken Paxton wipes out Griddy customers' electric bills totaling $29.1 million
- Texas probe triggered over claims pharma firms pushed 'unapproved' drugs on trans kids
Klitschko's decree is similar to that used to seize the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, or Monastery of the Caves, which Ukrainian police stormed last month. The world-famous holy site, which is nearly 1,000 years old, was handed over to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, a rival organization set up by the government in 2018.
Comment:
- Ukraine court rules Christian monks to be banned from their centuries-old monastery
- Ukraine's Orthodox crackdown continues as senior bishop tagged with ankle monitor, plans to evict 220 monks
- Persecution: Senior Ukrainian bishop says he's under house arrest
- Media reports that Zelensky is depriving Orthodox priests of citizenship
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