In The News Today.5/15/2025.

12-year-old Wisconsin girl sex trafficked by her own illegal immigrant mom

An illegal immigrant mother in Wisconsin has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking her 12-year-old daughter, and is facing more than 52 years in prison.

Elia Antonio, 34, pleaded guilty to trafficking a child, failure to protect a child, and misdemeanor bail jumping, per Breitbart. She is set to be sentenced in August. 

She was arrested in 2024 after her boyfriend, Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia, 32, paid Antonio over $250 to be alone with her young daughter. The girl told police that she had been asked to get into a van with her mother, who told her to get in the backseat before arriving at the boyfriend’s house.

Police said that the girl’s mother went into her boyfriend’s home and that he then came out and got into the van. He drove to Oakfield, Wisconsin, where he got into the backseat with the girl and sexually assaulted her, per police reports.

Though she was bound and blindfolded, she was able to break free and bite her mother’s boyfriend before running away. She was able to run to a nearby home, where a person called 911, per WTMJ

Antonio also allegedly hid a phone in the van, through which she could hear her daughter screaming during the attack. She reportedly told authorities that she had attempted to locate her daughter, though she did not call 911 and had arranged the encounter herself, for pay.

Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said, “Today is a step towards justice for the survivor and holding the defendant accountable for her despicable actions involving her own child.”


EXCLUSIVE: Minneapolis ‘nonbinary’ leftist educator arrested on child sex crime charges after citizen sting

A radical nonbinary leftist educator has been arrested on child sex crime charges in Minneapolis. Preston Palmer, 35, an anti-police activist, was booked into Hennepin County Jail on Wednesday without bail.

He has been charged with pornographic work involving minors, according to records.

Palmer, a third-grade substitute teacher at Sullivan STEAM school in Minneapolis, was busted during an undercover child sex sting conducted by citizen “child predator hunter” Alex Rosen.

Palmer arrived at Brackett Park with the intention to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex, along with his father, according to Rosen, who claimed Palmer came with a flash drive that included more than 4,000 child pornographic images.

Palmer arranged the encounter with the person he believed was a minor boy, corresponding with him via text messages. However, the boy was Rosen posing as a 13-year-old child. After Palmer arrived at the park, Rosen confronted him and reported Palmer to authorities, resulting in the Minneapolis Park Police taking him into custody.

“At approximately 3:45 pm, Wednesday, May 14, Park Police responded to Brackett Park on a report of a person who had arranged to exchange explicit images involving minors. Officers arrived on the scene and took the adult suspect into custody,” Minneapolis Park Police Public Information Officer Sommers said in a statement to The Post Millennial.

Video footage of the encounter shows Palmer being cuffed by police, with an angered expression on his face as Rosen reported what was happening at the scene. The educator was then placed into the back of a police vehicle for transport…


Lab-Grown Meat Banned in 4th and 5th States, Nebraska Moves to Become 6th

Montana and Indiana have joined a growing number of states banning “lab-grown” (aka, “cell-cultivated”) meat.

Cell-cultivated meat is developed in a lab, grown from a sample of animal cells that does not require the slaughter of animals. Developing cell-cultivated meat involves five steps: (1) taking a biopsy of animal cells, (2) cell banking, (3) cell growth, (4) harvesting, and (5) food processing.

Lab-grown meat has prompted concerns that it is harmful to both health and the environment.

On May 1, Republican Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed HB401, which bans the manufacture, sale and distribution of cultivated meat in the state.

On May 6, Republican Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1425, instituting a two-year moratorium on the production and sale of lab-grown meat in the state, beginning July 1, 2025. Cultivated meat is defined as animal protein grown from stem cells in a lab to replicate the look, taste, and nutrition of conventional meat.

After the moratorium, all cultivated meat products sold in Indiana will be required to display a label reading:

“This is an imitation meat product.”The bill passed both state chambers with broad support, Indiana Ag Connection notes:

“Despite some debate around the labelling language, the bill passed with a strong majority—74-15 in the House and 43-7 in the Senate. It reflects rising caution among lawmakers as they respond to public concern and industry changes.”

Companies that fail to follow the rule are subject to fines of up to $10,000.

Currently, five states have bans on lab-grown meat:..


Border Patrol arrests in Maine last month hit 24-year peak

CBP Houlton Sector Border Patrol agents arrest 113 illegal foreign nationals from 16 countries in April, work with ICE to transport them for removal processing.  Customs and Border Patrol Houlton Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Craig Shepley

 In April, 113 illegal foreign nationals from 16 countries were arrested in Maine, the greatest number in one month in nearly 24 years, Houlton Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Craig Shepley said.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Houlton Sector covers 611 miles of shared international land border between Maine and Canada and more than 3,500 miles of coast patrolled by U.S. federal agents.

The record number of apprehensions is a direct result of “expanded United States Border Patrol enforcement throughout the state,” Shepley said, not because a greater number of foreign nationals illegally entered Maine from Canada.

“Due to the significant increase in arrests,” Houlton Sector agents coordinated air transport with Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Enforcement Removal Operations (ICE ERO) for 29 illegal foreign nationals from Portland to other parts of the country to process them for removal.

“Here in Maine, Border Patrol Agents are working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to keep our border secure,” Shepley said while also posting a video of their transport. The video shows young men wearing shackles on their feet, hands behind their back, boarding a plane.

As is the case nationwide, the majority of apprehended illegal border crossers are single adults, and most are male…

For fiscal years 2022 through 2024 and three months of fiscal 2025, nearly 701,000 illegal border crosser apprehensions/encounters were reported in the 14 northern border states.

Nearly half of all northern border apprehensions were reported in New York, followed by Washington, Vermont, Maine and Montana. During this time-period, the Houlton Sector reported 57,058 apprehensions/encounters, according to the data.

As the border crisis worsened under the Biden administration, illegal northern border entries increased, with the greatest numbers ever reported in 2024 in recorded history in Montana, Maine, North Dakota and Washington, according to the data.

This changed after President Donald Trump entered office in January….


Fountain Valley PD releases graphic video of suspect fatally shot after taking officer’s gun

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – *Warning: Video may be graphic to some. Viewer discretion advised

The Brief

    • Fountain Valley Police released body-cam footage of a fatal officer shooting on January 24.
    • The suspect, Osean McClintock, 26, allegedly attacked an officer, took her gun, and entered her police vehicle before being shot.
    • The video shows the suspect taking the officer’s weapon as she pleaded with him not to shoot.

Fountain Valley police have released graphic body-camera video of a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred on January 24. 

The video shows the moments leading up to the shooting of 26-year-old Osean McClintock, who police say attacked an officer, took her gun, and entered her patrol vehicle…


NATO’s procurement agency under investigation for alleged corruption linked to military contracts

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday that the organization’s procurement agency is cooperating with police investigating corruption and fraud allegations involving the purchase of military equipment.

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) helps the 32 members of the world’s biggest security alliance and their partners to buy defense equipment and other security systems and support. NATO as an organization does not own any weapons.

The European Union’s criminal justice agency, Eurojust, said Thursday that it had provided support for a cross-border investigation into alleged corruption involving current and former NSPA employees. The investigation stretches to Spain and Luxembourg, where the NSPA is based.

Rutte said that the NATO agency is “working very closely with all the relevant authorities, and obviously we will continue doing that. We want to get to the root of this.” He spoke in Turkey where he was chairing a meeting of NATO foreign ministers.

Belgian prosecutors said Wednesday that two suspects in the western region of Flanders had been taken in for questioning over the allegations. One was arrested, the other released. No names or details about them were provided.

They said that the probe is focusing on possible “irregularities” in the awarding of contracts to defense companies to buy military equipment like ammunition and drones, which have become a decisive factor in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The prosecutors suspect that agency employees might have given confidential information to the companies to help them win contracts, and that money may have been laundered through consultancy firms set up for the purpose…


US attorney announces indictments against ‘prophet,’ wife for alleged sex trafficking, forced labor in alleged church scheme

ANew Jersey couple is facing federal charges over jaw-dropping accusations of sex trafficking, forced labor, and exploiting vulnerable church members under the guise of divine will.

Treva Edwards, 60, and Christine Edwards, 63, were arrested May 7. The couple were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit forced labor. Treva Edwards also was hit with charges of forced labor and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey said in a statement that the husband and wife were the “founders and pastors of a church they named ‘Jesus Is Lord by the Holy Ghost,’ which they operated out of a multi-unit apartment building in Orange, New Jersey, and where they conspired to coax and coerce vulnerable victims to work with no pay.”

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey — previously an attorney for President Donald Trump — delivered a stern warning to those contemplating committing human trafficking crimes.

“These charges are an example of my office’s tireless commitment to combatting human trafficking in our community,” Habba proclaimed. “If you engage in human trafficking, we will find you, and we will prosecute you. We are committed to working alongside our partners to ensure that those who target the most vulnerable are brought to justice.”..


The Truth About South Africa’s Refugees – Afrikaner Farmers Crisis

White South African families fleeing brutal violence and land seizures have finally found refuge, thanks to President Trump.

After years of racial discrimination, attacks, and government-sanctioned farm takeovers, these Afrikaner refugees are being welcomed into the U.S. under a humanitarian policy rooted in justice, not politics.


Trump rejects notion of sidelining Israel; Pregnant woman killed in terror act TV7 Israel News 15.05

1) A deadly Palestinian terror attack claims the life of a pregnant mother who was on her way to the delivery room.

2) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz highlights that German nationals are also in Hamas captivity.

3) President Donald Trump says his Turkish counterpart convinced him to remove sanctions on the HTS regime in Damascus.


California Couple Charged with Impeding ICE Agents by Attempting to Ram Car

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced the arrests and charges this week following the arrest of Gustavo Torres, 28, and Kiara Jaime-Flores, 34. The South LA couple are charged with conspiracy to impede or injure an officer.

“These defendants are charged with knowingly and recklessly putting federal agents’ lives in danger,” United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said in a written statement. “Anyone who deliberately gets in the way of immigration officers doing their job will face criminal prosecution and the prospect of doing time in a federal prison cell.”

The incident occurred on February 28 as special agents with ICE Homeland Security Investigations attempted to serve four search warrants at multiple residences in Los Angeles. As agents approached a home in South Los Angeles, prosecutors say a small crowd of protesters gathered and directed “hostile remarks at the agents.” The agents got back into their vehicle to leave the area.

As the agents approached the intersection of 61st Street and Broadway in South Los Angeles, the defendants allegedly drove a Honda Fit and pulled in front of one of the government vehicles to block its pathway.

Prosecutors said the couple then went into oncoming traffic on 61st Street and passed two other government vehicles before pulling in front of one of the government vehicles.

The driver allegedly slammed on the brakes in front of the police unit in an apparent attempt to cause a collision.
Prosecutors said Torres and Flores aggressively pursued the police vehicles for two miles and crossed multiple lanes of traffic while attempting to chase the ICE agents…


ICE Raids Apartment Complex… Finds ‘Hundreds’ of Migrants Hiding

ICE is conducting nationwide targeted operations that have them venturing into communities, looking for those identified as threats to public safety. Journalistic report. Includes news footage and commentary.


HHS Secretary RFK Jr.: Joe Biden’s Border Policy was ‘Biggest Facilitator for Child Abuse’ in American History

During a hearing this week, Kennedy told members of Congress that the Biden administration’s policies regarding the Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) program — where migrant kids are turned over to HHS for care and resettlement with relatives in the United States — resulted in potentially 500,000 UACs going missing in the U.S.

“The estimate from the Office of Inspector General, and it is considered a very low estimate, is 291,000 children missing. The actual numbers are actually much higher than that; they could go up to half a million,” Kennedy revealed.

As Breitbart News chronicled, former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra reportedly carried out a policy that prioritized the release of UACs to adult sponsors over long-held protocols to protect such children from labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and child abuse.

The result, federal watchdogs have found, is that HHS under Biden lost track of hundreds of thousands of UACs who were resettled with adult sponsors who were not their family members.

“My predecessor was deliberately employing a policy of speed over safety so they waived all of the identification requirements for sponsors,” Kennedy said. “Sponsors were not required to show valid identification, they were never fingerprinted, so we don’t know if there’s a criminal record. There was no DNA testing so the claims that they were taking a family member were … they were dubious.

Kennedy detailed one case in which a man in Cleveland, Ohio, took custody of a 16-year-old migrant girl who he then raped, impregnated, and put her in his home where he continued to rape her. The man then sought custody of a teenage migrant boy and another two migrant children…


DOJ: Man Accused of Plotting Deadly Attack on U.S. Military Base for ISIS

The suspect is identified as 19-year-old Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said of Melvindale, who is a former member of the Michigan Army National Guard, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs announced in a news release on Wednesday, citing a criminal complaint.

Officials have charged Said with trying to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and distributing information related to a destructive device:

According to the complaint, Said informed two undercover law enforcement officers of a plan he had devised and formulated to conduct a mass-shooting at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. In April 2025, the two undercover officers indicated they intended to carry out Said’s plan at the direction of ISIS. In response, Said provided material assistance to the attack plan, including providing armor-piercing ammunition and magazines for the attack, flying his drone over TACOM to conduct operational reconnaissance, training the undercover employees on firearms and the construction of Molotov cocktails for use during the attack, and planning numerous details of the attack including how to enter TACOM and which building to target.

On May 13 — the scheduled day of the attack — Said was arrested after he traveled to an area near TACOM and launched his drone in support of the attack plan. He will make his initial court appearance today in the Eastern District of Michigan. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will be asking the court to hold Said in pretrial detention because of his danger to the community and the risk that he will flee.

Prior to his arrest, Said reportedly acknowledged to the undercover officers it was possible he would not survive the mass-shooting, according to Fox 2.

He reportedly told them as the attack unfolded, “There’s no coming out. It’s a one-way entrance.”..


Sen. Hawley: “These Republicans Who Want To Cut Medicaid Are Disagreeing With President Trump.”


How Mark Zuckerberg Endangered U.S. Security in Pursuit of Profit

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For years, U.S. government scrutiny of Facebook (now Meta) has focused on antitrust—most recently in the Federal Trade Commission’s high-profile case alleging the company illegally cemented its monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp. But this focus misses the far graver threat Meta poses.

New evidence shows in detail how Meta has systematically undermined U.S. national security and competitiveness. The scale and intent of these actions are so grave that CEO Mark Zuckerberg deserves more than regulatory penalties: He should face criminal accountability.

Take Project Aldrin, Facebook’s secret mission to enter the Chinese market. Recent congressional testimony by former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams, backed up by internal company documents, details how executives created bespoke censorship tools explicitly designed to appease the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

In regular briefings to CCP officials, Facebook’s top leadership also volunteered technical expertise on artificial intelligence and content moderation—technologies that later underpinned China’s military AI development and that of the much-heralded Chinese startup DeepSeek.

According to Wynn-Williams, also author of Careless People, a memoir of her time at Facebook, from which some of these quotes are also taken, “there was no bridge too far” in what Facebook and Zuckerberg would do to curry favor with Chinese leaders.

Zuckerberg himself worked hard to learn Mandarin. He traveled to China more than any other country. He even asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to provide a Chinese name for his daughter. (Xi declined.)

On numerous occasions, Zuckerberg has publicly portrayed his company as a global champion of open expression, free speech, and democratic values. Yet under his direct leadership and involvement, Facebook not only bent to Chinese censorship demands; it actively helped build the machinery of surveillance and repression.

One well-documented example: Facebook collaborated closely with mainland Chinese engineers to create sophisticated monitoring and censorship tools, which were deployed not just domestically in China, but also in politically sensitive regions like Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Under Project Aldrin, the company’s development teams provided regular technical briefings to Chinese officials detailing the inner workings of Facebook’s content moderation algorithms—the very tools the CCP adapted to stifle pro-democracy movements….


Take a look inside the ultra-luxurious $400 million Boeing 747 private jet gifted by the kind-hearted Qatari royal family to the United States. Originally designed to carry 400 passengers, the jet now has five lounges connected by a staircase, 40 televisions, and a master bedroom

In the rarefied world of private aviation, few aircraft rival the opulence, scale, and exclusivity of the Boeing 747-8 now gifted to Donald Trump by Qatar’s royal family. Estimated to be worth a staggering $400 million, this airborne mansion redefines luxury travel. Originally part of the Qatar Amiri Flight fleet, the aircraft has been transformed over several years into one of the most extravagant private jets ever built—essentially a Trump Tower in the sky.

Delivered in 2012 and registered as A7-HBJ, the aircraft was used exclusively by Qatar’s ruling elite before being refurbished by Swiss aviation specialists AMAC Aerospace. Over three years, from 2012 to 2015, the wide-body jet underwent an extensive VIP interior conversion, resulting in an unmatched blend of luxury, technology, and engineering prowess.

While the commercial variant of the Boeing 747-8 can carry more than 400 passengers, this private configuration accommodates just 90 guests and 14 crew members. The remaining space is dedicated to lavish features like five living rooms, a grand spiral staircase, and a full-scale master bedroom—complete with a private en-suite bathroom and custom furnishings that rival five-star hotels.

In total, the jet boasts eleven bathrooms, each fitted with gold-trimmed fixtures, heated flooring, bidets, and premium marble finishes. Five fully equipped kitchens are distributed across the aircraft, capable of serving multi-course meals on demand. Every element has been carefully considered to deliver maximum comfort during long-haul flights….


Trump DOJ fights to rein in judicial power at Supreme Court

Fox News’ David Spunt reports the latest on the case. Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley also weighs in during ‘The Faulkner Focus,’ and discusses the latest on backlash over a Wisconsin judge’s arrest.


DC Govt. Makes LGBTQIA+ Queer Life Training Mandatory for all Dept. Managers

In the latest move to advance leftist policies in local government adjacent to the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia is forcing every department manager—and highly encouraging all employees—to undergo a special training on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or Questioning), Intersex, Asexual, and more (LGBTQIA+).

The course is titled “LGBTQIA+ Cultural Humility: A Space for Queer Life Training,” according to a memorandum distributed to “all District Government Personnel” by Charles Hall Jr., the director of the DC Department of Human Resources.

“We’re excited to introduce a vital new training initiative from the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, designed to foster a more inclusive and understanding workplace,” the memo, which was obtained by Judicial Watch this week, states.

“This training is MANDAORY for all managers and highly encouraged for all DC Employees to complete by July 30th. 2025.” It is worth noting that the directive specifically excludes the 13-member DC Council, which is comprised of representatives from each of the eight wards and four members elected at large.

Attached to the human resources director’s memo is a short video message from a “workforce specialist” at the DC Mayor’s Office of LGBTQA Affairs, which is dedicated to connecting LGBTQA residents with city services, advocating on behalf of policies that benefit them, providing grants to organizations that serve them and hosting events that enrich, promote and bring together the LGBTQA community….


Rumble Taps Veteran Antitrust Lawyer In Lawsuit Against Google’s Monopoly Power

Prominent attorney David Boies has joined the legal team representing video-sharing platform Rumble in its multibillion-dollar antitrust case against Google, further escalating a legal battle that alleges the tech giant unfairly stifled competition in the online video space.

Boies, who has spent decades at the center of landmark legal showdowns, is no stranger to high-profile antitrust litigation. He first rose to national prominence in the 1990s while leading the US government’s case against Microsoft, one of the most consequential antitrust prosecutions in modern corporate history.

In that case, Boies argued the software company abused its dominance to crush competition, a claim that draws parallels to Rumble’s current accusations against Google.

Rumble, which filed the lawsuit in 2021 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, is seeking over $2 billion in damages.

The platform asserts that Google rigged its search algorithms to prioritize YouTube results while simultaneously working with mobile device manufacturers to block Rumble’s preinstallation on Android phones. The complaint frames these actions as part of a broader strategy to cement YouTube’s dominance in online video distribution.

Boies’s involvement deepens the significance of the case. Beyond his victory in the Microsoft matter, he has frequently been tapped for major legal fights involving corporate power and civil rights. His courtroom résumé includes challenging Google in a separate action alleging consumer privacy violations…