Hundreds of National Guard troops are sleeping on the stone floor of the US Capitol as security intensifies in Washington DC and the capital goes into lockdown a week out from Joe Biden’s inauguration. The troops, which descended on DC in the wake of last week’s MAGA mob riots, were spotted cradling their weapons as … Read more
President Donald Trump considered deploying the National Guard to hold off would be anti-Trump counter protesters, according to advisers familiar with the matter. Trump is said to have expressed interest beforehand in calling the National Guard to Wednesday’s demonstration and eventual assault on the Capitol to protect his own people, the New York Times reports. … Read more
Some people are certainty excited about Super Bowl Weeknd. The Weeknd was featured in a funny commercial for his upcoming Super Bowl LV halftime show performance released on Friday. In it several people could be heard singing along to his megahit Blinding Lights including a woman blow drying her hair, a grocery store worker, and … Read more
After more than 24 hours of public silence since his supporters stormed the Capitol, President Donald Trump released a short video where he blasted the ‘heinous’ attack and called for national ‘healing’ and an ‘orderly’ and ‘seamless’ transition to a new administration. In an astonishing change of tone which came minutes after it was revealed … Read more
White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien issued a statement Wednesday praising Vice President Mike Pence as a ‘genuinely fine and decent man’ after President Trump once again went after him. The praise for Pence, which was not otherwise explained, came as President Donald Trump issued bizarre statements asking a mob of supporters who invaded … Read more
A German court has fined an academic for claiming that a Jewish concentration camp prisoner had a lesbian relationship with an SS guard. Dr Anna Hájková, an historian at the University of Warwick, has been fined €4,000 (£3,700) for breaching an injunction that prevents her from naming the prisoner. The injunction was granted to the … Read more
Four Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to Britain’s territorial waters if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU. Armed with cannon and machine guns, they will patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing. In a dramatic ratcheting-up of No Deal contingency planning, Wildcat and Merlin helicopters are also … Read more
A security guard accused of helping burglars who made away with £25million during a raid on Tamara Ecclestone’s home today told a court he had no idea his friends were thieves. Sorin Marcovici, a 53-year-old Romanian, was one of the ‘supporting cast’ for a gang of burglars who had travelled from Italy to break into … Read more
A Tennessee man who served as an armed guard in a Nazi concentration camp at Neuengamme will be deported to Germany after his appeal was dismissed. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) revealed it dismissed the appeal from Friedrich Karl Berger on Thursday, just one day before the 75th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg trials … Read more
What it’s REALLY like working for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: SAS Australia directing staff Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham reveals intimate details about his time as the couple’s family bodyguard By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:48 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 20:49 GMT, 9 November 2020 SAS Australia directing staff Mark ‘Billy’ … Read more