| Good morning. It's Friday, Dec. 08, and we're covering White House distance, the FBI stealing millions, breakout rookie of this NBA season, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | The United States of America has the world's largest air force. It was founded on September 18, 1947. The USAF with more than 5,369 military aircraft is the most technologically advanced air force in the world. |
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| | Breaking Updates | | WH Quickly Distances Itself From CAIR After Exec Dir. Admits He Was 'Happy' Hamas Attacked Israel | The White House is frantically trying to distance itself from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) after its executive director Nihad Awad claimed he was "happy" to watch the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack unfold. Speaking at the 16th Annual Convention for Palestine in the U.S. on Nov. 24, he said that the people of Gaza were merely "breaking the siege."
The Biden administration launched an anti-Islamophobia initiative several weeks after the Hamas assaults -- even though antisemitism is a far worse problem in the country right now -- and listed CAIR as "one of several independent organizations" involved in the effort. The White House is now "removing their commitment" from the initiative after Awad's comments went viral.
Predictably, Awad tried to walk back the remarks Thursday, saying there were "misleading reports" about his words and they were taken "out of context." Nine times out of ten when people folks use phrases like "misinterpreted," "taken out of context," and "misleading," it means, "I said it, we all know I said it, but I'm not brave enough to take the heat for it, so I'm going to blame it on you."
It's ridiculous, and what he said is on tape, and it's hateful, plain and simple. | Read more updates here |
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| | The FBI Stole Millions From Individuals Who Were Not Charged With a Crime - the Victims Are Suing | An FBI raid on private safe deposit boxes has triggered a significant legal battle over civil asset forfeiture and the lengths to which federal authorities can use the practice, which has often been referred to as "Policing for Profit."
The outcome of the court proceedings could turn this into a landmark case that helps to further define the parameters in which federal law enforcement can use the controversial procedure…
The procedure the FBI used to seize this property is known as civil asset forfeiture, which empowers local, state, and federal governments to take a citizen's property if they suspect that it has been used to commit a crime. In many states and at the federal level, one does not have to be convicted – or even charged – with a crime for officers to seize the property. | U.S. Private Vaults pleaded guilty to money laundering. However, the U.S. Attorney's Office indicated that it had not filed any other criminal charges against those whose property was seized. The government still has not returned the property to these individuals, which prompted the lawsuit.
Several of the safe deposit box renters who haven't been charged filed a class action lawsuit accusing the government of violating their Fourth Amendment protection from unreasonable search and seizure and their Fifth Amendment protection from having private property taken without compensation…
Hopefully, the court will rule in favor of liberty. Such a decision could further limit the state's ability to violate the most basic of Constitutional rights. | Read more updates here |
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| | American Sports & Culture | |  | MLB's 2023 Winter Meetings were boring, but this change could spice them up in the future | Could a deadline help create a feeding frenzy for teams and agents? |
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|  | Jaime Jaquez Jr. on Becoming the Breakout Rookie of This NBA Season | The Miami Heat hooper talks about his Mexican-American heritage, his welcome to the NBA moment, and waiting on Peso Pluma to drop his name in a song. |
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|  | Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. says he's undecided on whether to enter 2024 NFL Draft | Will one of the top prospects in the NFL draft really go back to school? |
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| | American Business & Markets | |  | 7 Business Ideas That Will Allow You To Unleash Your Creativity | Pexels – CCO Licence Ever find yourself doodling in a meeting, daydreaming about turning those sketches into a business? Or ... |
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|  | How to Market Your Business During Economic Uncertainty - Due | Successfully marketing your business is a challenge regardless of economic uncertainty. Your marketing dollars must be used to better reach your audience. |
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| | American Politics | |  | Elon Musk's showdown with Nordic labor deepens as a pension fund dumps Tesla shares and postal workers withhold mail | A Swedish court ruling has effectively halted Tesla deliveries in a major European market. |
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|  | Poll shows independent candidates pulling more young people away from Biden than Trump | President Biden maintains a wide margin over former President Donald Trump among young voters but is most threatened by independent candidates, a Harvard poll finds. |
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|  | Who will win the last big election of 2023? | Who will win the Houston mayor election between John Whitmire and Sheila Jackson Lee? |
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|  | Could social media regulation stifle our future? | This is the season of controversial big-government actions by Republicans and Democrats. |
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