Chief Justice Roberts calls for judicial independence amid growing political criticism of 685 ethics violations involving 131 federal judges having a personal or financial interest

Chief Justice John Roberts asserted the independence of the federal courts from what he called “inappropriate political influence,” in a year-end report released Friday that comes amid widespread political criticism of the Supreme Court, and calls to dramatically reform its …

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Report: High-ranking D.C. cops, including current chief, helped criminal officers keep their jobs

A group of high ranking Washington, D.C., police officers, including the current chief, shielded 21 officers from termination for criminal misconduct, according to an investigation conducted by Reveal and WAMU/DCist. Reveal‘s report is based on internal documents obtained from a ransomware attack that, according to The Associated …

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NASA Chief Says UFOs are Probably Aliens

by Chris Black Wow, I didn’t see this coming. The UFOs are aliens! https://twitter.com/UAP1949/status/1451803056421670913 Biden’s NASA administrator said he didn’t know what some of the unidentified aerial phenomena seen by Navy pilots are. "We hope it’s not an adversary here …

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FORMER SEC BRANCH CHIEF LISA BRAGANCA “Ken Griffin was not wholly truthful with congress. Not to use legal jargon, but that is a no-no.”

SOURCE: https://twitter.com/LisaBraganca/status/1444296075020472324 Lisa Bragança worked as a SEC Enforcement Branch Chief, where she led investigations into securities fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, and other trading practices. Interview: https://twitter.com/LisaBraganca/status/1444292731740868615   h/t ringingbells

DHS Chief of Staff Resigns Without Warning

Karen Olick, chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Monday that she will be leaving for a new, undisclosed opportunity. Jennifer Higgins, the current associate director of Refugee, Asylum and International Operations at U.S. …

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