Miriam Brandt

When plainclothes immigration agents tackled Erik Zepeda on a California street corner, they broke his wrist in three places before dumping him back on the sidewalk. Federal officials denied his injuries and claimed the disabled high school student assumed a fighting stance, but local surveillance footage and hospital records reveal an agency operating without restraint.

The Pentagon and White House coordinated with Elon Musk to place speed caps on military Starshield terminals, crippling Ukraine’s ability to intercept Russian drones. Even after Donald Trump claimed the blackout was resolved, frontline units confirm the fatal restrictions remain in place.

Homeland Security agents seized personal electronics and files from Representative Ilhan Omar under a warrant signed three weeks before the midterm election. Court records and defense filings reveal investigators bypassed binding judicial safeguards and longstanding departmental rules to pursue decades-old immigration paperwork.

Pentagon officials exploited experimental prototype acquisition rules to direct nearly $350 million in no-bid consulting contracts to Alvarez & Marsal. The transaction enriched an affiliate of senior official George K. Kollitides II while ethics disclosures remain hidden from the public.