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September 19, 2025
Trump: Bagram, one of the biggest air bases, we gave to them for nothing. We are trying to get it back, that could be breaking news. They need things from us.
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1968686250745020940
"THEY NEED THINGS FROM US??"
Not ONE U.S. troop should be sacrificed or put at risk to get that airbase back.
Trump's Dream of Retaking Bagram Might End up Looking Like an Afghan Re-Invasion, Sources Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's goal of re-occupying Bagram air base in Afghanistan might end up looking like a re-invasion of the country, requiring more than 10,000 troops as well as deployment of advanced air defenses, current and former U.S. officials say. (quadruple that)
Trump, speaking to reporters on Thursday during a trip to London, said "we want that base back" and cited what he called its strategic location near China.
"It's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons," Trump said.
He hinted on Thursday that the U.S. could acquire the base with some kind of Taliban consent but it was unclear what form such an agreement might take. It would be a remarkable turnaround for the Taliban, which fought to expel U.S. troops and retake the country from a U.S.-backed government.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-09-18/trumps-dream-of-retaking-bagram-might-end-up-looking-like-an-afghan-re-invasion-sources-say
...this is another one of the idiot things Trump says which can't be done, and most likely won't be done, just to set people's hair on fire.
But, for shit sakes, this fucker.
Trump says he is looking to send U.S. troops back into Afghanistan
Acyn @AcynTrump: Bagram, one of the biggest air bases, we gave to them for nothing. We are trying to get it back, that could be breaking news. They need things from us.
https://x.com/Acyn/status/1968686250745020940
"THEY NEED THINGS FROM US??"
Not ONE U.S. troop should be sacrificed or put at risk to get that airbase back.
Trump's Dream of Retaking Bagram Might End up Looking Like an Afghan Re-Invasion, Sources Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's goal of re-occupying Bagram air base in Afghanistan might end up looking like a re-invasion of the country, requiring more than 10,000 troops as well as deployment of advanced air defenses, current and former U.S. officials say. (quadruple that)
Trump, speaking to reporters on Thursday during a trip to London, said "we want that base back" and cited what he called its strategic location near China.
"It's an hour away from where China makes its nuclear weapons," Trump said.
He hinted on Thursday that the U.S. could acquire the base with some kind of Taliban consent but it was unclear what form such an agreement might take. It would be a remarkable turnaround for the Taliban, which fought to expel U.S. troops and retake the country from a U.S.-backed government.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-09-18/trumps-dream-of-retaking-bagram-might-end-up-looking-like-an-afghan-re-invasion-sources-say
...this is another one of the idiot things Trump says which can't be done, and most likely won't be done, just to set people's hair on fire.
But, for shit sakes, this fucker.
September 19, 2025
State Senator Julia Salazar along with other local officials demands entrance to an immigrant detention center at 26 Federal Plaza, Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
Sep 18, 2025
More than a dozen elected officials were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a court order is requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees.
watch:
The officials — including the city’s fiscal watchdog and state lawmakers — were among 77 people detained during protests at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. The government building, home to immigration court, the FBI‘s New York field office and other federal offices, has become a hotbed of arrests and detention amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Eleven officials were arrested inside the building while attempting to inspect holding rooms on the 10th floor that are the subject of ongoing litigation alleging squalid conditions and overcrowding, according to a coalition of politicians, advocates and faith leaders involved in the protest. They were given summonses and released. The building was later locked down because of a telephoned bomb threat, authorities said.
The officials had gone to the holding facility to see if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was complying with a preliminary injunction issued Wednesday that requires the agency to limit capacity, ensure cleanliness and provide sleeping mats, among other remedies, the coalition said.
But federal agents barred them from entering the holding rooms and arrested them as news reporters and photographers documented the scene. The arrests happened as the officials were conducting a sit-in in the hallway, encircled around a sign showing a slash through the word “ICE.” Agents bound their hands with plastic ties, lined them up against a wall and paraded them down a hall.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/elected-officials-and-dozens-of-protesters-are-arrested-at-manhattan-immigration-holding-facility/
The arrests at 26 Federal Plaza happened after an hour-long standoff, with the lawmakers refusing to leave the hallway outside the lockup, banging on the locked doors, and eventually sitting down to chant and sing before they were hauled off in zip ties. All 11 have been released.
Those arrested were city Comptroller Brad Lander along with state Senators Jabari Brisport, Gustavo Rivera and Julia Salazar and Assemblymembers Robert Carroll, Emily Gallagher, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas, Marcela Mitaynes, Steve Raga, Tony Simone and Claire Valdez.
Mitaynes, who represents Sunset Park in Brooklyn, spoke in Spanish.
“I represent an immigrant community and they’re terrified,” she said. “They’re not going out in the streets, they’re not taking their children to school, the businesses are realizing they can’t survive this.”
“Our neighbors are disappearing,” she continued. “We cannot permit this to continue.”
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/18/dhs-arrests-brad-lander-democratic-lawmakers-26-federal-plaza/
Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
More Than a Dozen Elected Officials Arrested While Protesting Conditions at NYC Immigration Holding Facility
State Senator Julia Salazar along with other local officials demands entrance to an immigrant detention center at 26 Federal Plaza, Sept. 18, 2025. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
Sep 18, 2025
More than a dozen elected officials were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a court order is requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees.
watch:
The officials — including the city’s fiscal watchdog and state lawmakers — were among 77 people detained during protests at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. The government building, home to immigration court, the FBI‘s New York field office and other federal offices, has become a hotbed of arrests and detention amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Eleven officials were arrested inside the building while attempting to inspect holding rooms on the 10th floor that are the subject of ongoing litigation alleging squalid conditions and overcrowding, according to a coalition of politicians, advocates and faith leaders involved in the protest. They were given summonses and released. The building was later locked down because of a telephoned bomb threat, authorities said.
The officials had gone to the holding facility to see if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was complying with a preliminary injunction issued Wednesday that requires the agency to limit capacity, ensure cleanliness and provide sleeping mats, among other remedies, the coalition said.
But federal agents barred them from entering the holding rooms and arrested them as news reporters and photographers documented the scene. The arrests happened as the officials were conducting a sit-in in the hallway, encircled around a sign showing a slash through the word “ICE.” Agents bound their hands with plastic ties, lined them up against a wall and paraded them down a hall.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/elected-officials-and-dozens-of-protesters-are-arrested-at-manhattan-immigration-holding-facility/
The arrests at 26 Federal Plaza happened after an hour-long standoff, with the lawmakers refusing to leave the hallway outside the lockup, banging on the locked doors, and eventually sitting down to chant and sing before they were hauled off in zip ties. All 11 have been released.
Those arrested were city Comptroller Brad Lander along with state Senators Jabari Brisport, Gustavo Rivera and Julia Salazar and Assemblymembers Robert Carroll, Emily Gallagher, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas, Marcela Mitaynes, Steve Raga, Tony Simone and Claire Valdez.
Mitaynes, who represents Sunset Park in Brooklyn, spoke in Spanish.
“I represent an immigrant community and they’re terrified,” she said. “They’re not going out in the streets, they’re not taking their children to school, the businesses are realizing they can’t survive this.”
“Our neighbors are disappearing,” she continued. “We cannot permit this to continue.”
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/18/dhs-arrests-brad-lander-democratic-lawmakers-26-federal-plaza/
Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY
September 19, 2025
Trump told the UK prime minister to take a tougher line on tackling illegal migration, saying: “You have people coming in, and I told the prime minister I would stop it, and it doesn’t matter if you call out the military, it doesn’t matter what means you use.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-uk-visit-live-president-tells-starmer-to-call-in-the-military-against-illegal-migration/ar-AA1MAt2j
"You have people coming in and I told the prime minister I would stop it, and it doesn't matter if you call out the military, it doesn't matter what means you use," Trump said.
In a later interview with Fox News, he urged Sir Keir to take a "strong stand" against immigration, saying it was hurting him "badly".
Speaking during the joint press conference, Trump said illegal immigration "destroys countries from within."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd91wjypj9o
...an American president who has used outright lies and inhumane arrests and detentions against migrants in the U.S., and not just against 'illegal' migrants, spreading his maga republican politics of hate, division, autocracy, and militarism against his country's own people; advocating abroad for the heavy hand of other nations' militaries to posture, threaten, and drive migrants out of their own populations, ostensibly with the same uncaring prevarications and pretexts he's inflicting on America.
"It doesn't matter if you call out the military, it doesn't matter what means you use," Trump told the British prime minister.
It's a damnable disgrace.
U.S. presidents used to promote and encourage democracy when abroad; Trump's encouraging fascism
President departs Britain after telling Starmer to call in military against migrantsTrump told the UK prime minister to take a tougher line on tackling illegal migration, saying: “You have people coming in, and I told the prime minister I would stop it, and it doesn’t matter if you call out the military, it doesn’t matter what means you use.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-uk-visit-live-president-tells-starmer-to-call-in-the-military-against-illegal-migration/ar-AA1MAt2j
"You have people coming in and I told the prime minister I would stop it, and it doesn't matter if you call out the military, it doesn't matter what means you use," Trump said.
In a later interview with Fox News, he urged Sir Keir to take a "strong stand" against immigration, saying it was hurting him "badly".
Speaking during the joint press conference, Trump said illegal immigration "destroys countries from within."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd91wjypj9o
...an American president who has used outright lies and inhumane arrests and detentions against migrants in the U.S., and not just against 'illegal' migrants, spreading his maga republican politics of hate, division, autocracy, and militarism against his country's own people; advocating abroad for the heavy hand of other nations' militaries to posture, threaten, and drive migrants out of their own populations, ostensibly with the same uncaring prevarications and pretexts he's inflicting on America.
"It doesn't matter if you call out the military, it doesn't matter what means you use," Trump told the British prime minister.
It's a damnable disgrace.
September 19, 2025
C-SPAN: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC): "One thing we noticed the DC code struggles to define is the term 'woman.' Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?" Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser: "I'm a woman. Are you a woman?" Mace: "A hundred percent." Bowser: "I'm a woman. You're looking at one."
https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/im-a-woman-are-you-a-woman/5172426
Advocate:
___The hearing took place under the shadow of President Donald Trump’s August declaration of a federal “crime emergency” in Washington, which gave his administration partial control over the Metropolitan Police Department and authorized the deployment of the National Guard. The measure has already unsettled city residents and business owners, particularly in immigrant neighborhoods and LGBTQ+ nightlife districts, where increased federal patrols and immigration enforcement activity left bars, restaurants, and clubs struggling to stay open. Owners have reported empty Friday nights where packed crowds once gathered, and OpenTable data has shown steep declines in restaurant reservations, fueling fears that D.C.’s identity as a diverse, thriving city is being deliberately eroded.
Against this backdrop, Mace zeroed in on phrases she said illustrated the excesses of progressive governance. She pressed Bowser, a Democrat, with a string of questions about the use of terms like “structural or institutional racism” and “birthing people” in the city’s code. Bowser, while acknowledging she was not familiar with every line of law, responded evenly: “I would assume it’s someone who gives birth,” when asked what a birthing person is. The room erupted in laughter moments later when Mace demanded a definition of “woman.”
Bowser answered, “I’m a woman. Are you a woman?”
Mace responded, “A hundred percent."
“Ok, I’m a woman. You’re looking at one,” Bowser shot back.
The exchange only grew sharper. When Bowser attempted to elaborate, Mace cut her off, snapping, “This is not her time. It’s my time. You can be quiet as I ask you questions, and then you can answer them.” Bowser, unruffled, countered, “Let’s make good use of the time, Ms. Mace.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unhinged-nancy-mace-attacks-d-233231134.html
...I like that the mayor gave Mental Mace a chance to define herself, instead of making that definition for her.
"I'm a woman. Are you a woman?"
According to Politico, "Mayor Muriel Bowser, Council Chair Phil Mendelson and attorney general Brian Schwalb — all Democrats — were invited to appear before the GOP-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which last week approved a sweeping set of bills that would pare back the local government’s power to enact its law enforcement policies."
In one of the most bizarre exchanges, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) demanded that Bowser define what a woman is — a frequent anti-transgender rights catchphrase — to which Bowser responded, "I'm a woman. Are you a woman?"
"I'm a woman. Are you a woman?"
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/are-you-a-woman-nancy-mace-gets-into-bizarre-exchange-at-tense-house-hearing/ar-AA1MQSKn
watch:
C-SPAN: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC): "One thing we noticed the DC code struggles to define is the term 'woman.' Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?" Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser: "I'm a woman. Are you a woman?" Mace: "A hundred percent." Bowser: "I'm a woman. You're looking at one."
https://www.c-span.org/clip/house-committee/im-a-woman-are-you-a-woman/5172426
Advocate:
___The hearing took place under the shadow of President Donald Trump’s August declaration of a federal “crime emergency” in Washington, which gave his administration partial control over the Metropolitan Police Department and authorized the deployment of the National Guard. The measure has already unsettled city residents and business owners, particularly in immigrant neighborhoods and LGBTQ+ nightlife districts, where increased federal patrols and immigration enforcement activity left bars, restaurants, and clubs struggling to stay open. Owners have reported empty Friday nights where packed crowds once gathered, and OpenTable data has shown steep declines in restaurant reservations, fueling fears that D.C.’s identity as a diverse, thriving city is being deliberately eroded.
Against this backdrop, Mace zeroed in on phrases she said illustrated the excesses of progressive governance. She pressed Bowser, a Democrat, with a string of questions about the use of terms like “structural or institutional racism” and “birthing people” in the city’s code. Bowser, while acknowledging she was not familiar with every line of law, responded evenly: “I would assume it’s someone who gives birth,” when asked what a birthing person is. The room erupted in laughter moments later when Mace demanded a definition of “woman.”
Bowser answered, “I’m a woman. Are you a woman?”
Mace responded, “A hundred percent."
“Ok, I’m a woman. You’re looking at one,” Bowser shot back.
The exchange only grew sharper. When Bowser attempted to elaborate, Mace cut her off, snapping, “This is not her time. It’s my time. You can be quiet as I ask you questions, and then you can answer them.” Bowser, unruffled, countered, “Let’s make good use of the time, Ms. Mace.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unhinged-nancy-mace-attacks-d-233231134.html
...I like that the mayor gave Mental Mace a chance to define herself, instead of making that definition for her.
September 18, 2025
WATCH: Democrats Hold Shadow Hearing on Trump Immigration Policy
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, hosts a Shadow Hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Assault Destroys U.S. Families and Communities. This hearing examines the human costs of deportation on U.S. families and communities. It is the third in her series, Kidnapped and Disappeared, that highlights the multifaceted impacts of Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
watch:
September 18, 2025
HAPPENING NOW: Sen. Schiff Delivers Major Speech on Democracy and Trump
watch:
Sen. Schiff Delivers Major Speech on Democracy, Trump, and Where We Go From Here
September 18, 2025
Sen. Schumer is the latest Democrat to speak out after Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended over comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
“Carr should resign,” Schumer told POLITICO on Thursday. “I can’t think of a greater threat to free speech than Carr in many, many years. He’s despicable. He’s anti-American. He ought to resign, and Trump ought to fire him.”
TRANSCRIPT: Leader Schumer Joined OutFront With Erin Burnett To Discuss Republicans Refusing To Engage In Government Shutdown Negotiations And Free Speech Concerns
Burnett: Brendan Carr went on that right-wing podcast and said that Jimmy Kimmel is a problem and that they could do this the easy way or the hard way. And then within hours, Jimmy Kimmel put on indefinite leave by ABC. Out front now, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Senator Schumer, your reaction to this?
Leader Schumer: It is outrageous. It's a page right out of Xi's playbook. This is just despicable, disgusting, and against democratic values. Trump and his allies seem to want to shut down speech that they don't like to hear. That is not what democracies do. That is what autocracies do. And it doesn't matter whether you agree with Kimmel or not, he has the right to free speech. And so, it is just outrageous, it is indicative of autocracy, and I am just outraged by it. Again, this is what dictators do. This is what Xi would do. This is what Putin would do. We are not that country.
Burnett: Well, I want to read to you, Senator, what President Trump's son, Don Jr., just posted. He just posted and I’ll quote, I'll read it to you, “They're not losing their jobs to cancel culture. They're losing them to consequence culture. Consequences and accountability are something Democrats haven't had to face in a long time.” What's your response to that, that this is just a consequence?
Schumer: He has no understanding of what free speech is all about. It's not whether you agree or disagree with what the person said. They have a right to say it. They have a right to say it on ABC. They have a right to say it in newspapers. They have a right to say it to their friends and families. And this puts this country in a road that could go to autocracy if this keeps going. What democracies have been known for, what our founding fathers and our country has been proudest of, is we are a bastion of free speech. And they're trying to shut it down simply because they don't like what the person said. That is outrageous.
Burnett: It also, and again, as I've been clear throughout the program to say, you know, what he said should not necessarily be the point. But what he said was to speculate about what side of the political spectrum the shooter came from, right? It was not something to celebrate the killing in any way, actually. When the horrible assassination happened, he came out and spoke about it.
So, Senator, what can you do about it? I know you probably just plugged in, but I was talking to Anna Gomez, who's also a current commissioner at the FCC, Brendan Carr, of course, is the Chairman, and was asking her what could be done even within the FCC itself. And she said, well, that, you know, that she would come out and she would speak out for freedom of speech, for the First Amendment, that that's what she would do, right? So, it just raises the question to me about what really can be done. Is there anything explicit and specific that can be done, Senator?
Schumer: The bottom line is this, that first, when things like this happen, everybody from all sides ought to speak out against it. We ought to have conservative Republicans speak out against it. But second, the courts have always defended free speech. Let's see if they step up to the plate, because I'm sure there'll be lawsuits about this and there ought to be right away.
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/transcript-leader-schumer-joins-outfront-with-erin-burnett-to-discuss-republicans-refusing-to-engage-in-government-shutdown-negotiations-and-free-speech-concerns
Sen. Schumer demands FCC Chair Carr resign for pressuring Disney-owned ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show
‘I can’t think of a greater threat to free speech’: Chuck Schumer demands Carr’s FCC resignationSen. Schumer is the latest Democrat to speak out after Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended over comments about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
“Carr should resign,” Schumer told POLITICO on Thursday. “I can’t think of a greater threat to free speech than Carr in many, many years. He’s despicable. He’s anti-American. He ought to resign, and Trump ought to fire him.”
TRANSCRIPT: Leader Schumer Joined OutFront With Erin Burnett To Discuss Republicans Refusing To Engage In Government Shutdown Negotiations And Free Speech Concerns
Burnett: Brendan Carr went on that right-wing podcast and said that Jimmy Kimmel is a problem and that they could do this the easy way or the hard way. And then within hours, Jimmy Kimmel put on indefinite leave by ABC. Out front now, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Senator Schumer, your reaction to this?
Leader Schumer: It is outrageous. It's a page right out of Xi's playbook. This is just despicable, disgusting, and against democratic values. Trump and his allies seem to want to shut down speech that they don't like to hear. That is not what democracies do. That is what autocracies do. And it doesn't matter whether you agree with Kimmel or not, he has the right to free speech. And so, it is just outrageous, it is indicative of autocracy, and I am just outraged by it. Again, this is what dictators do. This is what Xi would do. This is what Putin would do. We are not that country.
Burnett: Well, I want to read to you, Senator, what President Trump's son, Don Jr., just posted. He just posted and I’ll quote, I'll read it to you, “They're not losing their jobs to cancel culture. They're losing them to consequence culture. Consequences and accountability are something Democrats haven't had to face in a long time.” What's your response to that, that this is just a consequence?
Schumer: He has no understanding of what free speech is all about. It's not whether you agree or disagree with what the person said. They have a right to say it. They have a right to say it on ABC. They have a right to say it in newspapers. They have a right to say it to their friends and families. And this puts this country in a road that could go to autocracy if this keeps going. What democracies have been known for, what our founding fathers and our country has been proudest of, is we are a bastion of free speech. And they're trying to shut it down simply because they don't like what the person said. That is outrageous.
Burnett: It also, and again, as I've been clear throughout the program to say, you know, what he said should not necessarily be the point. But what he said was to speculate about what side of the political spectrum the shooter came from, right? It was not something to celebrate the killing in any way, actually. When the horrible assassination happened, he came out and spoke about it.
So, Senator, what can you do about it? I know you probably just plugged in, but I was talking to Anna Gomez, who's also a current commissioner at the FCC, Brendan Carr, of course, is the Chairman, and was asking her what could be done even within the FCC itself. And she said, well, that, you know, that she would come out and she would speak out for freedom of speech, for the First Amendment, that that's what she would do, right? So, it just raises the question to me about what really can be done. Is there anything explicit and specific that can be done, Senator?
Schumer: The bottom line is this, that first, when things like this happen, everybody from all sides ought to speak out against it. We ought to have conservative Republicans speak out against it. But second, the courts have always defended free speech. Let's see if they step up to the plate, because I'm sure there'll be lawsuits about this and there ought to be right away.
https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/transcript-leader-schumer-joins-outfront-with-erin-burnett-to-discuss-republicans-refusing-to-engage-in-government-shutdown-negotiations-and-free-speech-concerns
September 18, 2025
also:
https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1968470536905769184
https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1968474757537358038
HAPPENING NOW: Senate Dems presser introducing free speech bill, citing Trump "attacks on liberal organizations"
watch: (rewind to beginning if in progress)
also:
https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1968470536905769184
https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1968474757537358038
September 18, 2025
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — The man who fatally shot three Pennsylvania officers and injured two before he was killed by police has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, according to a law enforcement official.
The officers were killed Wednesday while following up on a domestic-related investigation that began on Tuesday. Two more officers were wounded in the shooting and police killed the gunman.
https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-shooting-officers-killed-wounded-f3872f254eeb60ec9cfe1dbc4d0ce695
Matthew James Ruth, 24, of Hanover, was charged earlier on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, with misdemeanor stalking, misdemeanor prowling at nighttime, and summary criminal trespass in North Codorus Township.
In an affidavit of probable cause, officers wrote that they were called to the home in the 1800 block of Haar Road in North Codorus Township around 11:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, for a resident reporting a male was on her property and was looking into the residence with binoculars.
Officers were advised that the resident could see the man, who she said was wearing camouflage, standing in the driveway of the home, according to the affidavit.
Investigators carry evidence markers at the scene where five police officers were shot on the 1800 block of Haar Road, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in North Codorus Township. Three officers passed away from their injuries, and two were critically wounded, according to officials.
Investigators spoke with the resident's daughter, who told them that on Aug. 20, 2025, unknown persons set her pick-up truck on fire while it was sitting in the home's driveway, according to the affidavit.
Investigators were provided with photographs captured on a trail camera at the residence on Tuesday night, which they state show Ruth allegedly peering towards the home with "a scope device."
In the documents, officers noted that in the images captured on Tuesday night, Ruth "had an AR-15 style rifle slung across the chest while looking into the residence."
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2025/09/18/hanover-pa-home-searched-after-officers-killed-in-north-codorus/86212541007/
June 21, 2024
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/1252764853/supreme-court-guns
March 2025
Trump Administration Prepares to Give Gun
Rights Back to Some Convicts
After Justice Department officials sought to allow convicted domestic abuser Mel Gibson to own a gun again, the administration is proposing a path for some people to have their firearms access restored.
Domestic abusers could have easier path to getting gun rights back under Trump proposal
https://19thnews.org/2025/06/trump-proposal-domestic-abusers-gun-access/
Man suspected of killing three police officers in Pa. was stalking ex-girlfriend the evening before
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — The man who fatally shot three Pennsylvania officers and injured two before he was killed by police has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, according to a law enforcement official.
The officers were killed Wednesday while following up on a domestic-related investigation that began on Tuesday. Two more officers were wounded in the shooting and police killed the gunman.
https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-shooting-officers-killed-wounded-f3872f254eeb60ec9cfe1dbc4d0ce695
Matthew James Ruth, 24, of Hanover, was charged earlier on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, with misdemeanor stalking, misdemeanor prowling at nighttime, and summary criminal trespass in North Codorus Township.
In an affidavit of probable cause, officers wrote that they were called to the home in the 1800 block of Haar Road in North Codorus Township around 11:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, for a resident reporting a male was on her property and was looking into the residence with binoculars.
Officers were advised that the resident could see the man, who she said was wearing camouflage, standing in the driveway of the home, according to the affidavit.
Investigators carry evidence markers at the scene where five police officers were shot on the 1800 block of Haar Road, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in North Codorus Township. Three officers passed away from their injuries, and two were critically wounded, according to officials.
Investigators spoke with the resident's daughter, who told them that on Aug. 20, 2025, unknown persons set her pick-up truck on fire while it was sitting in the home's driveway, according to the affidavit.
Investigators were provided with photographs captured on a trail camera at the residence on Tuesday night, which they state show Ruth allegedly peering towards the home with "a scope device."
In the documents, officers noted that in the images captured on Tuesday night, Ruth "had an AR-15 style rifle slung across the chest while looking into the residence."
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/crime/2025/09/18/hanover-pa-home-searched-after-officers-killed-in-north-codorus/86212541007/
June 21, 2024
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/1252764853/supreme-court-guns
March 2025
Trump Administration Prepares to Give Gun
Rights Back to Some Convicts
After Justice Department officials sought to allow convicted domestic abuser Mel Gibson to own a gun again, the administration is proposing a path for some people to have their firearms access restored.
Domestic abusers could have easier path to getting gun rights back under Trump proposal
https://19thnews.org/2025/06/trump-proposal-domestic-abusers-gun-access/
September 18, 2025
Vance: I would ask Jasmine Crockett what is it that you want people to do when you call them Nazis
Snopes:
In a 2016 text message to his former law school roommate, Vance wrote: "I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a**hole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler. How's that for discouraging?"
The recipient of the message — Josh McLaurin, now a Democratic state senator in Georgia — made the text message public in 2022, and several reputable news outlets corroborated its legitimacy at that time. Since then, Vance has acknowledged his past remark comparing Trump to "America's Hitler," stressing his views on the former president have changed.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vance-trump-hitler-quote/
...had a funny chat with @grok about this:
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Every single accusation from Trumpublicans is a confession and a projection
Acyn @Acyn 2hVance: I would ask Jasmine Crockett what is it that you want people to do when you call them Nazis
Snopes:
In a 2016 text message to his former law school roommate, Vance wrote: "I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a**hole like Nixon who wouldn't be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he's America's Hitler. How's that for discouraging?"
The recipient of the message — Josh McLaurin, now a Democratic state senator in Georgia — made the text message public in 2022, and several reputable news outlets corroborated its legitimacy at that time. Since then, Vance has acknowledged his past remark comparing Trump to "America's Hitler," stressing his views on the former president have changed.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vance-trump-hitler-quote/
...had a funny chat with @grok about this:
@grok, didn't J.D. Vance call Donald Trump a nazi?
Yes, in a 2016 private message, J.D. Vance compared Trump to "America's Hitler," though he didn't explicitly say "Nazi." He has since said he was wrong about Trump and now supports him. Sources: Reuters, Politico.
@grok, was Hitler a nazi?
Yes, Adolf Hitler was the founder and leader of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers' Party) from 1921 until his death in 1945. He served as Chancellor and later Führer of Nazi Germany. Sources: Britannica, Wikipedia, USHMM.
@grok, so in essence, it's technically correct to assert that Vance called Trump a Nazi, since Hitler is the founder of the nazi party?
While Vance compared Trump to "America's Hitler" in 2016 (per Reuters, CNN, and Politico reports), he didn't explicitly use "Nazi." Hitler was the Nazi Party's founder and leader, so the comparison implies it, but it's not a direct quote. Vance later recanted and now supports Trump.
@grok, who was more of a 'nazi' than Hitler, the party's founder?
No individual was more emblematic of Nazism than Adolf Hitler, as he founded the Nazi Party in 1920, led it from 1921, and shaped its ideology as detailed in Mein Kampf. Other key figures like Himmler or Goebbels were prominent, but Hitler was its core leader. Sources: Britannica, Holocaust Encyclopedia.
Yes, in a 2016 private message, J.D. Vance compared Trump to "America's Hitler," though he didn't explicitly say "Nazi." He has since said he was wrong about Trump and now supports him. Sources: Reuters, Politico.
@grok, was Hitler a nazi?
Yes, Adolf Hitler was the founder and leader of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers' Party) from 1921 until his death in 1945. He served as Chancellor and later Führer of Nazi Germany. Sources: Britannica, Wikipedia, USHMM.
@grok, so in essence, it's technically correct to assert that Vance called Trump a Nazi, since Hitler is the founder of the nazi party?
While Vance compared Trump to "America's Hitler" in 2016 (per Reuters, CNN, and Politico reports), he didn't explicitly use "Nazi." Hitler was the Nazi Party's founder and leader, so the comparison implies it, but it's not a direct quote. Vance later recanted and now supports Trump.
@grok, who was more of a 'nazi' than Hitler, the party's founder?
No individual was more emblematic of Nazism than Adolf Hitler, as he founded the Nazi Party in 1920, led it from 1921, and shaped its ideology as detailed in Mein Kampf. Other key figures like Himmler or Goebbels were prominent, but Hitler was its core leader. Sources: Britannica, Holocaust Encyclopedia.
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