Wrongful Termination? Karen Attiah Enlists Soros-Funded Lawyers Against Washington Post

October 2, 2025

Former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah is challenging her firing through a wrongful termination claim, enlisting a Soros-funded legal network to take on her former employer. Attiah was dismissed after posting on Bluesky that “white America” was responsible for gun violence following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

In a Wednesday Substack post, Attiah revealed she “retained the Democracy Defenders Fund” to “challenge the termination.” The group is led by former Obama White House ethics czar Norm Eisen, who founded the organization, and former MSNBC host Katie Phang. In a Sept. 24 letter to the Post, the two argued Attiah’s dismissal amounted to “wrongful termination” and offered to “discuss how to set these wrongs right.” They warned that if the paper refused, they would “pursue all appropriate remedies for her sake, that of media freedom, and of our democracy itself.”

Eisen and Phang also linked Attiah’s case to former President Donald Trump, writing, “The Post’s unlawful action against Ms. Attiah must, moreover, be viewed in the context of the intimidation campaign President Trump and his Administration have waged to silence those who criticize him.”

Democracy Defenders, backed by millions from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, has frequently targeted the Trump administration in lawsuits. Now, its attention has turned to defending Attiah, who rejected a buyout offered after Post owner Jeff Bezos announced a reorientation of the opinion section toward “personal liberties and free markets.” The Post ultimately fired her, citing her “unacceptable” posts.

Attiah, meanwhile, framed her dismissal as “part of a purge of Black voices from academia, business, government, and media,” closing her announcement with the caption, “Democracy Dies in Darkness, but some of us will carry the light.”

Hamas Arrests in Germany Expose Chilling Terror Plot Against Jews

October 2, 2025

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German authorities announced Hamas arrests on Wednesday after police detained three suspected operatives accused of planning attacks on Jewish institutions. Prosecutors said the men, arrested in Berlin, “have been involved in procuring firearms and ammunition” for Hamas since at least the summer. Officials charged them with membership in a foreign terrorist organization and preparing an act of violence endangering the state.

The timing of the arrests—just one day before Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar—underscored the potential threat. Prosecutors confirmed that during searches, officials found “various weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle and several pistols, and a considerable amount of ammunition.” The suspects include two German citizens and one man born in Lebanon, all of whom are expected to appear in court Thursday.

This case follows earlier prosecutions of Hamas-linked operatives in Germany. In February, four men went on trial in Berlin after a joint German-Dutch investigation accused them of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions across Europe under Hamas’s direction.

The arrests come as Europe and the United States continue to confront surging anti-Semitism. President Donald Trump has led efforts to crack down on hate, especially after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. His administration withheld billions in federal funds from universities that failed to protect Jewish students and revoked visas of foreign nationals tied to anti-Semitic activity.

Media Bias Exposed: George Stephanopoulos Defends Democrats After Shutdown Vote

October 2, 2025

George Stephanopoulos, Good Morning America co-host, showcased media bias in an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), pressing him on Republican opposition to a Democratic spending bill just hours after Senate Democrats themselves rejected legislation that would have kept the government open. Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton White House official, used his platform to accuse Republicans of endangering health care coverage.

“The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher health care premiums. Why are you against that?” Stephanopoulos asked Johnson on Wednesday.

Johnson countered by pointing out Democrats’ role in the shutdown. “That’s an absurd statement,” Johnson said. “Forty-four Senate Democrats voted to reject a clean, nonpartisan continuing funding resolution to keep the United States government open. The Democrats said, instead, that they wanted to give health care to illegal aliens instead of keeping critical services provided for the American people.”

The failed resolution saw nearly every Senate Democrat vote against a stopgap measure that would have extended government funding. Only Sens. John Fetterman (PA), Catherine Cortez-Masto (NV), and Independent Sen. Angus King (ME) sided with Republicans. Sen. Rand Paul (KY) was the only Republican to oppose it.

Stephanopoulos dismissed Republican concerns, insisting, “Here are the facts. The proposal does not provide health care for illegal immigrants.” Yet Democrats’ plan includes Medicaid reimbursements for emergency treatments given to illegal immigrants—funding that Republicans had cut under a Trump-backed tax bill.

Following the interview, Johnson reiterated that Democrats forced the shutdown. “Democrats in Congress have dragged our country into another reckless shutdown to satisfy their far-left base,” Johnson said.

Paxton Doubles Down on Ten Commandments Law

October 2, 2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doubled down on the implementation of the state’s Ten Commandments law, issuing a formal legal advisory on the subject.

The legal advisory urges school districts to comply with Senate Bill 10, noting that eleven districts have chosen to challenge the law. “A federal judge in San Antonio has temporarily halted SB 10’s enforceability only in the eleven districts that are parties to the litigation. All other school districts in Texas are currently required to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms in accordance with state law,” the advisory says.

While districts are not required to purchase the displays, they must “accept and
display any privately donated poster or framed copy” that meets the requirements described in the law.

“The Ten Commandments are indisputably a cornerstone of America’s moral and legal heritage. Our founders drew upon the eternal truths captured in these commandments to form a nation built on law and ordered liberty. Now more than ever, these timeless principles are needed in our classrooms,” Paxton said in a statement. “My office will proudly defend districts that comply with SB 10 against any legal challenges from the radical Left. Texas schools can implement this law with confidence, knowing they have the full backing of my office.”

Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed the Ten Commandments bill in June. Under the law, which took effect on September 1, the display must be in a “size and typeface that is legible to a person with average vision from anywhere in the classroom in which the poster or framed copy is displayed” and be “at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall.”

NATO Airspace Incursions Expose Potential Cracks in the Alliance’s Resolve

October 2, 2025

The recent wave of NATO airspace incursions by Russian jets and drones is forcing hard questions inside the alliance about its credibility and will to act. While Estonia and Poland have invoked NATO’s Article 4 clause, some Western leaders appear reluctant to escalate — a hesitation that Eastern European officials warn plays straight into Vladimir Putin’s hands.

According to multiple reports, Secretary General Mark Rutte even clashed with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal over Estonia’s Article 4 request, warning that too many invocations could “dilute” NATO’s deterrent power. Lithuanian MP Giedrimas Jeglinskas disagreed, arguing that words without consequences make the alliance look weak: “If we really want to send a proper message of deterrence to Russia, we need to be prepared to use kinetic force.”

Poland has already scrambled jets against drones, and Estonia’s defense minister declared his country ready to shoot down Russian aircraft “if there is a need.” But some allies continue to push consultations rather than action. As one senior U.S. official admitted, “Almost all wars … don’t necessarily start with a big bang. They start with an escalation.”

Former President Donald Trump, by contrast, delivered a far clearer message — that NATO nations should shoot down Russian jets violating sovereignty. That clarity, Baltic leaders say, boosts their confidence that America still has their back.

Jeglinskas put it bluntly: “NATO remains the most crucial element of our security equation … but warfare is changing — and the question now is, has NATO adapted?” If the alliance cannot back up its words with action, NATO airspace incursions risk becoming just another test Russia wins.

War Department Pushes Back on ‘False’ Narrative of Strategy Rift

October 2, 2025

Pete Hegseth (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The War Department is pushing back against reports of an internal split over its forthcoming National Defense Strategy, insisting the plan was built on full collaboration between top civilian and military leaders.

Deputy Secretary of War Steve Feinberg issued a firm statement Wednesday, rejecting claims of division raised in a Washington Post report earlier this week.

“The Department’s National Defense Strategy has been seamlessly coordinated with all senior civilian and military leadership with total collaboration — any narrative to the contrary is false,” Feinberg told Fox News Digital.

According to a senior War Department official, the drafting process involved “extensive and intensive” collaboration. The team reportedly included a policy lead, a Joint Staff deputy, and service representatives, with frequent consultations across the department.

Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby and acting deputy under-secretary Austin Dahmer met with leaders from every service branch — a level of engagement the official described as “unprecedented.” Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also provided direct feedback to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Colby, who assured him his input would shape the final draft.

The Post report suggested unusually sharp pushback from some commanders over both priorities and tone, portraying the drafting as dominated by political appointees in the Pentagon’s policy office. War Department officials, however, dispute that account, emphasizing that the final strategy is aligned with the broader National Security Strategy and was coordinated at the highest levels.

The pushback came just one day after Secretary Hegseth addressed hundreds of commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico. In a 45-minute speech, Hegseth argued that the U.S. military must adopt tougher standards and sharpen its focus on warfighting.

As part of a sweeping overhaul, Hegseth has recalled one-star and above officers from around the globe for in-person briefings and removed several senior general officers. His new directives will reinstate stricter grooming and leadership requirements and enforce a single set of physical benchmarks for all combat roles.

FBI Ends Ties with Anti-Defamation League

October 2, 2025

FBI Director Kash Patel cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League after the bureau formed a relationship with the organization under former FBI Director James Comey.

“James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedding agents with an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization and the disgraceful operation they ran spying on Americans. That was not law enforcement, it was activism dressed up as counterterrorism, and it put Americans in danger,” Patel told Fox News. “That era is finished. This FBI formally rejects Comey’s policies and any partnership with the ADL.”

The ADL wrote on X that it “has deep respect for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement officers at all levels across the country who work tirelessly every single day to protect all Americans regardless of their ancestry, religion, ethnicity, faith, political affiliation or any other point of difference.” The entity added that it remains “more committed than ever to our core purpose to protect the Jewish people.”

The FBI’s decision to cut ties with ADL comes as the group pulled its “Glossary of Extremism and Hate” following widespread conservative backlash in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s death.

“At ADL, we always are looking for how we can and should do things better. That’s why we are moving to retire the Glossary effectively immediately,” the organization continued. “This will allow ADL to explore new strategies and creative approaches to deliver our data and present our research more effectively. It will keep us focused on ensuring we do what we do best: fighting antisemitism and hate in the most impactful ways possible.”

Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, is listed as a “Center of Extremism” by the ADL. The entity claims the conservative organization has “ties to a range of right-wing extremists and has generated support from anti-Muslim bigots, alt-lite activists and some corners of the white supremacist alt-right.”

UK Blogger Arrested for Anti-Hamas Meme as Police Ignore Real Violence

October 2, 2025

London England — London (Sabrina Mazzeo/Unsplash)

A British blogger says police hauled him out of his home and interrogated him — all for posting a meme that dared to criticize Hamas.

Pete North, 47, recorded officers arriving at his Yorkshire home late last Thursday and telling him he was under arrest because he “posted something on the internet” that their hate crime unit “didn’t appreciate.”

North told the Telegraph the arrest centered on a meme he posted last month on X featuring a Palestinian flag with the words: “[Expletive] Palestine. [Expletive] Hamas. [Expletive] Islam. Want to protest? [Expletive]-off to Muslim country and protest.”

Instead of focusing on the meme’s broad message, officers zeroed in on the part targeting Hamas — the Iran-backed terror group responsible for the October 7 massacre in Israel.

“The officer in the interview said, ‘Well, firstly, let’s start with the meme. You posted a meme that said [Expletive] Hamas,’” North recalled.

North said he replied: “Yeah, I did, because Hamas are a proscribed terrorist organization internationally, including in Britain.”

But when he pressed the arresting officer if he even knew who Hamas were or what atrocities they committed, “He just … shook his head,” North claimed.

“If you’re going to arrest people for memes, you probably need to pay more attention to current affairs,” he added.

North Yorkshire Police confirmed they arrested a man “on suspicion of publishing or distributing written material intended to stir up racial hatred.” He was released without charge after a lengthy interrogation.

North believes that was the whole point — intimidation, not justice.

“The whole point of this exercise is not to win convictions. It’s to terrorize people like me into thinking twice about posting spicy memes,” he told the Telegraph.

His arrest is only the latest example of UK police facing backlash for going after speech rather than crime. Just weeks earlier, an American cancer patient living in Britain claimed she was questioned by police over a “threatening” post online.

Critics say the pattern is clear: British authorities are criminalizing political expression — even when it targets a globally recognized terrorist group.

Russia’s ‘Call to Putin’ Torture Exposed as one of Many Savage Russian War Crimes

October 2, 2025

Russian-President-Vladimir-Putin-Alexei-Danichev-Sputnik-Kremlin-Pool-Photo-via-AP — Russian President Vladimir Putin (Alexei Danichev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia is once again proving its brutality in Ukraine, this time through a Soviet-era torture method grotesquely called a “call to Putin.” According to a forthcoming United Nations report, Russian forces have been shocking prisoners’ genitals with the hand-cranked TA-57 field telephone, sending excruciating 80-volt currents through their bodies.

Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, the UN’s special rapporteur on torture, revealed that the practice is far from isolated. “The scale is really off the charts about how many people who are detained are subjected to some form of degrading or inhumane treatment,” she told the Telegraph. “It’s not only on an individual level; this is widespread and systematic, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”

The barbaric method — known as both a “call to Putin” and a “call to Lenin” — is just one of several atrocities documented. Edwards’ report details gang rapes, beatings, stabbing of genitals, burning nipples, threats of castration, and family members forced to watch sexual violence.

She made clear that responsibility lies at the very top. “It is the level of the state; it’s Putin himself and [foreign minister Sergei] Lavrov who have responsibility for these types of policies,” Edwards said.

As the Trump administration and NATO allies consider their next steps in the face of increased Russian aggression, this report is a stark reminder that Russia’s war is not just about territory — it’s about systematic dehumanization and terror. And as Edwards concluded, “Torture remains part of, in my view, Russian war tactics and war policy.”

Trump Admin Drops Billions Funding ‘Green New Scam’

October 2, 2025

The Department of Energy announced that it was terminating awards for more than 200 projects, saving taxpayers more than $7.5 billion.

Of the 321 awards terminated, 26% were awarded between Election Day and Inauguration Day and valued at over $3.1 billion.

“Following a thorough, individualized financial review, DOE determined that these projects did not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs, were not economically viable, and would not provide a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars,” the DOE explained in a statement.

“On day one, the Energy Department began the critical task of reviewing billions of dollars in financial awards, many rushed through in the final months of the Biden administration with inadequate documentation by any reasonable business standard,” Secretary Chris Wright said. “President Trump promised to protect taxpayer dollars and expand America’s supply of affordable, reliable, and secure energy. Today’s cancellation’s deliver on that commitment. Rest assured, the Energy Department will continue reviewing awards to ensure that every dollar works for the American people.”

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought said the “Green New Scam” funding sought to “fuel the Left’s climate agenda” in 16 states.

In July, President Donald Trump issued an executive order demanding the end of green energy subsidies, condemning the dependence of wind and solar facilities on foreign adversarial supply chains.

“For too long, the Federal Government has forced American taxpayers to subsidize expensive and unreliable energy sources like wind and solar,” the order says. “The proliferation of these projects displaces affordable, reliable, dispatchable domestic energy sources, compromises our electric grid, and denigrates the beauty of our Nation’s natural landscape.”