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The "highly distraught" mom turned up at a relative's home bleeding from the neck, with her mugshot showing a wound across her throat.

A teenager was stabbed multiple times near Times Square on Sunday night, according to police.

"I don't know what New York has become."

I hopped a curb, nearly sideswiping a motorcycle, then ran a red light. At any second, I expected to be pulled over by a virtual NYPD cruiser.

There’s still a gap in hockey between teams that embrace data and those that don’t, but the beginnings of the next wave of innovation have already started rippling.

WHCA Shooter's Tweets Found, Suggesting Radicalization Fueled By Democratic Messaging

Update: 

• Shooter's archived tweets emerge 

• Shooter's Manifesto explained about Trump admin target kill list. He wrote, "prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest" ... 

• Shooter's intent was to Target Trump & admin officials 

• Shooter donated to "Harris for President" via ActBlue 

• Shooter apprehended and taken into custody. Carrying shotgun, handgun and several knives. 

• The shooter has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance California

• No injuries to Trump or any guests.

•  Incident near lobby magnetometer screening.

• Trump praised Secret Service rapid response.

Shooter's Achieved X Posts Emerge

What is particularly alarming about WHCA dinner shooter Cole Allen is that his social media footprint does not reflect a fringe left-wing extremist, but rather an ordinary Democrat who appears to have been conditioned over the past decade by left-wing corporate media and radical left-wing NGOs. This toxic ecosystem manufactured an artificial informational environment in which President Trump was labeled, around the clock, as a "fascist," a "Nazi," and worse, inciting an existential crisis among weak-minded Democrats who have decided to take up violence in response.

This imbecile clearly doesn’t have the faintest clue what actual Nazis would be like

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 26, 2026

We all remember that top Democrats have spent years calling Trump "fascist" and "Nazi" in an information war to delegitimize the president.

If you’re wondering why 3 attempts on President Trump’s life, that we know of, have happened, it’s because of people like Tim Walz who keep saying:

“No one has ever been more dangerous to this country than Donald Trump, and he is a fascist to his core!” pic.twitter.com/4QAy7vzvcJ

— Based Bandita (@BasedBandita) April 26, 2026

Where did Charlie Kirk's murderer learn to call conservatives "fascists"?

"Do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?"

Kamala Harris: "Yes, I do. YES, I DO!" pic.twitter.com/RxDjgOYjKY

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 12, 2025

Where they learned this from!

Democrats ARE the Party of Hate and of Inciting Violence. pic.twitter.com/ONhiBT5KgV

— Donna Marie (@sabback) September 10, 2025

Democrats have one strategy: it's a color revolution. 

Shooter's Manifesto 

CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs has confirmed that the WHCA dinner shooter, Cole Allen, wrote a manifesto stating he was targeting Trump officials:

Administration officials (not including Mr. Patel): they are targets, prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest

Secret Service: they are targets only if necessary, and to be incapacitated non-lethally if possible (aka, I hope they're wearing body armor because center mass with shotguns messes up people who aren't

Hotel Security: not targets if at all possible (aka unless they shoot at me)

Capitol Police: same as Hotel Security

National Guard: same as Hotel Security

Hotel Employees: not targets at all

Guests: not targets at all

In order to minimize casualties I will also be using buckshot rather than slugs (less penetration through walls)

I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people chose to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn't come to that.

The manifesto also said:

And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.

(Well, to be completely honest, I was no longer willing a long time ago, but this is the first real opportunity I've had to do something about it.)

Fox News' Will Ricciardella made the point that Allen "wasn't some nut job lurking on the fringes of society, forgotten by the system."

Ricciardella said Allen was "well-educated, credentialed, employed, and institutionally formed. That's what makes this so disturbing."

The WHCA alleged shooter wasn’t some nut job lurking on the fringes of society, forgotten by the system.

He was well-educated, credentialed, employed, and institutionally formed. That’s what makes this so disturbing.

At first glance, this doesn’t look like a breakdown of the…

— Will Ricciardella (@WillRicci) April 26, 2026

In reality, Allen is a byproduct of the Democratic Party's psychological operation via corporate media to delegitimize Trump (color revolution), which has pushed many liberals into an existential crisis, making them believe they must act with violence.

* * * PSST - new ranch. Wagyu. Tomahawk. You have no idea... 

This is similar to MSM's climate propaganda, where liberals actually believed the planet would burn in a few years unless more taxes were imposed and cow farts were banned.

The propaganda:

Allen must've had CNN playing on every device for ten years... 

Cole Allen, the gunman from last night’s WH Correspondents Dinner, maintained an active online presence, especially on the leftwing social media platform Bluesky where he went by the handle https://t.co/bpKnhC8M5a with multiple references violence and guns.

In one post he calls… pic.twitter.com/mvFBE0FAl7

— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) April 26, 2026

Even the globalist publication The Atlantic recently admitted...

MSM propaganda against Trump has pushed some liberals into an existential crisis mode, leading them to feel that violence is the only answer.

Report says Shooter's Intent: Target Trump Admin Officials

New details have emerged about Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, who opened fire at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the White House Correspondents' Dinner last night.

Fox News' Bill Melugin posted on X early Saturday:

Per federal law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation who spoke to @FoxNews, Cole Allen told investigators after his arrest that his intent was to target Trump administration officials at the WHCD.

NEW: Per federal law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation to @FoxNews, Cole Allen told investigators after his arrest that his intent was to target Trump administration officials at the WHCD.

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 26, 2026

GOP activist Scott Presler published Allen's profile data, showing that he is a teacher in California and that he donated to the "Harris for President" campaign through the left-wing funding platform ActBlue.

HOLY COW

The gunman that opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is 31-year-old Cole Allen

— a teacher from Torrance, California.

It appears that Cole donated via ActBlue to Kamala Harris for President.

Another radicalized democrat assassination attempt. pic.twitter.com/sEUCFCN0AF

— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 26, 2026

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern that Allen "acted alone after traveling by train from California and had been staying at the Washington Hilton, which was hosting the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner."

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tells NBC the suspect is believed to have acted alone after travelling by train from California and had been staying at the Washington Hilton, which was hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

— Annmarie Hordern (@annmarie) April 26, 2026

Let's not forget that the globalist publication The Atlantic was recently forced to admit ...

Shooting strengthens the case for President Trump's new White House ballroom, which would make events like this safer. But activist judges have repeatedly halted construction.

Shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner

President Donald Trump was evacuated from the head table at the White House correspondent's dinner on Saturday night after a gunman, allegedly 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen, 31, of California - stormed the event and fired shots in the lobby. Authorities confirm the suspected shooter has been apprehended and is in custody after shots fired near the lobby screening area. President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and all protectees were safely evacuated with no injuries reported. The Secret Service continues investigating.

 Trump posted a picture of the suspect on Truth Social along with a video: 

According to Just the News, the gunman was not wounded and was carrying a shotgun, a handgun and several knives. 

In a White House press conference held shortly after the incident, Trump praised the Secret Service and law enforcement for their “fantastic job” and rapid response, describing the shooter as a “lone wolf” and “very sick person” from California who was armed with multiple weapons and charged a security checkpoint. He revealed that one Secret Service officer was shot at close range but was saved by his bulletproof vest and is “doing great,” while confirming the suspect was swiftly apprehended and taken into custody without harming any protectees. Trump noted he had “fought like hell to stay” at the dinner but deferred to security protocol, adding that the frightening event unexpectedly unified the ballroom and brought journalists and politicians together; he announced the White House Correspondents’ Dinner will be fully rescheduled within the next 30 days

This video was taken outside the venue: 

🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting has been identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California.

-Video has emerged showing someone on the ground with U.S. Secret Service agents inside the Washington Hilton

-Believed to… https://t.co/EOkEIKYxj1 pic.twitter.com/PQoka3QLSR

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 26, 2026

According to Fox News' Karol Markowicz, the suspect is a 31-year-old from Torrance, California. 

🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: The first image of the alleged shooter from the White House Correspondents' Dinner has emerged, showing a body on the stairs at the Washington Hilton surrounded by law enforcement.

Secret Service rushed Trump and other officials off the dais after gunfire erupted,… https://t.co/Y4xVaod1QP pic.twitter.com/YiVld5LUkV

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 26, 2026

* * * Piss off a vegan...

Shots were fired during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) at the Washington Hilton ballroom on Saturday evening, prompting the immediate evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President, and other high-profile attendees by Secret Service. Guests were ordered to take cover under tables as heavily armed agents secured the venue.

BREAKING

The U.S. Secret Service just rushed the President and First Lady off the dais at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after the sound of shots being fired was heard.

They have since reportedly been evacuated. pic.twitter.com/p3KihVun9A

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 26, 2026

According to Deadline’s on-site reporter Ted Johnson, who was present in the ballroom near the area of the incident: “I heard what sounded like four shots, and it seemed to come from the hall just outside the ballroom near my table.”

Key details from initial reporting:

• President Trump and dignitaries—including the First Lady, Vice President, WHCA President Weijia Jiang, and entertainer/mentalist Oz Pearlman—were quickly hustled out of the ballroom.
• Secret Service agents jumped onto the stage amid the chaos.
• Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s security detail told CNN live that there was a shooter in the lobby and that the shooter is dead.
• A separate White House Pool Report from Jeff Mordock of the Washington Times stated that Secret Service indicated the alleged shooter is in custody - however CNN is reporting that the shooter is dead. the shooter is in custody. 

Attendees described loud noises (consistent with gunfire), panic, people ducking, the room being placed on lockdown, and police/Secret Service sweeping the hotel. Trump and the First Lady were reported safe after a rapid evacuation shortly after arriving at the event. No injuries to attendees or dignitaries have been confirmed in initial accounts.

Security officials evacuated Mike Johnson (R-LA) after a gunman opened fire during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C.

📸: @idreesali114 pic.twitter.com/tugjGlCPA4

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 26, 2026

This was President Trump’s first appearance at the WHCD as sitting president (he had boycotted the event during his first term). The dinner is an annual black-tie affair organized by the White House Correspondents’ Association that traditionally features journalists, politicians, and celebrity guests.

More

A woman is detained by law enforcement outside the Washington Hilton pic.twitter.com/7WIXnFhdDf

— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) April 26, 2026

Erika Kirk spotted in tears leaving WHCD after gunshots: “I just want to go home.” pic.twitter.com/XeUlSZ2ZrT

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) April 26, 2026

The beast rushing to The White House after attempted assassination. pic.twitter.com/BuvG9J1ImJ

— The TRUMP PAGE 🇺🇸 (@MichaelDeLauzon) April 26, 2026

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Tyler Durden Mon, 04/27/2026 - 07:00

Axon's Ukraine Drone Deals Signal Big U.S. Counter-UAS Push

Axon, formerly TASER International, has evolved beyond its roots as a police-tech vendor and is now positioning itself to soon be a major importer of drone and counter-drone technology after a series of deals with Ukrainian defense companies.

Axon currently sells hardware to local police forces, federal agencies, security, and military-adjacent markets. Some of this hardware includes Tasers, body-worn cameras, digital evidence systems, and AI voice companions, while the company's pivot is now moving toward battlefield-tested drone technology in Ukraine, which will likely be deployed here in the U.S.

Axon has made at least two Ukraine-linked defense-tech deals this year, both centered on drones, autonomy, ISR, and counter-UAS.

The first deal of the year, dated Feb. 17, was published in Kyiv Post:

The Fourth Law

Axon backed Kyiv-based The Fourth Law, a drone-autonomy firm developing AI modules for UAVs and interceptor drones. The investment amount was not disclosed. The funding is aimed at R&D for autonomy systems designed to counter Shahed-type drones and protect cities and critical infrastructure. Kyiv Post reported that The Fourth Law’s systems are used by more than 50 Ukrainian military units.

Then, in March, Kyiv Post reported another:

Buntar Aerospace

Axon led a $10.4 million funding round for Ukrainian drone developer Buntar Aerospace, alongside Norwegian investment consortium Munkene AS and other private investors. The deal includes a strategic partnership focused on commercial cooperation and technology integration around ISR capabilities. Buntar’s core product is the Buntar-3, an electric VTOL reconnaissance drone with up to four hours of flight time, plus mission-management software called Copilot.

Late last summer, executives at Axon met with Ukrainian drone manufacturers in Kyiv to propose a collaboration on countering drones.

Also, last year Axon acquired the Ukrainian company Dedrone for its AI-powered airspace security system, which safeguards large-scale events, airports, critical infrastructure, and even military bases against drones. 

Craig S. Smith of Eye on AI recently penned a note explaining how Ukraine has become "the world's AI weapons laboratory as the rise of drones, AI kill chains, and robots is being deployed and tested in what can only be described as a hyperdevelopment fashion. This allows combat-proven defense technology to flourish very quickly, and companies like Axon have understood that, in Ukraine's nonexistent capital markets, valuations for this technology are dirt cheap.

It's not just Axon sniffing around Ukraine for cheap war unicorn startups with proven battlefield-tested companies. There are numerous firms, from robotics to private equity, searching for these unicorns because they see the urgent need to bring this cheap counter-drone technology back to the U.S., where virtually every high-value asset, from data centers to power grids, has a missing layer of low-cost air defense against FPVs. 

As we've previously noted, the passive acoustics early-warning counter-drone space is about to heat up (read here).

Tyler Durden Mon, 04/27/2026 - 06:55

"House Republicans are on offense, and this latest round of MAGA Majority candidates proves we’re not slowing down," NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson told The Post.

The ex University of South Florida student accused of murdering his roommate and his pal’s girlfriend allegedly asked ChatGPT questions about putting people in a dumpster, according to court docs. 

Hizzoner Zohran Mamdani keeps evoking the legacy of his predecessor Fiorello La Guardia, who guided the city through the Great Depression and is widely considered the greatest mayor in NYC history.

Z ya later, NYC!

Zohran Mamdani is trying to signal solidarity with regular New Yorkers and their housing problems — but his performative videos show he’s getting those priorities backward.

MTA cop Raheem Uddin and Jesusalberto Fernandez didn't know they would be guardian angels when they started their day.

Consider the “four e’s” – expectations, exemptions, evasion, and enforceability.

It may seem unnatural to go to the doctor when you feel totally healthy, but it will pay off for decades to come. 

Five privileged LIRR unions are aiming to hold the metro region hostage: If the MTA refuses to pay the ransom — a steep wage hike — they’ll strike, possibly as soon as May 16. That’ll shut down the rail line, and much of New York with it. Gov. Kathy Hochul, and her Republican rival for...

Printing industry analysts estimate that a typical home user spends roughly $120 a year on ink.  That’s not a typo. Over five years, your “budget” $60 traditional inkjet printer has quietly eaten $600 in consumables.  This is the razor-and-blades model perfected. Printer manufacturers sell hardware at or even below cost, then make their margins on...

If The British Lose The Falkland Islands It Will Be Their Own Fault

This month, after four years of tensions between Europe and Russia, the Russian Navy executed an operation in the North Atlantic on the doorstep of British waters.  Using an Akula-Class nuclear submarine as a decoy, the Russians sent covert spy subs to map underwater infrastructure, including vulnerable internet cables and pipelines. 

Given the precarious nature of the war in Ukraine, the Russian action is being called "brazen" by European leaders.  Critics argue, though, that the Russians only carried out the operation because they feel they have little to fear from the Royal Navy. 

This problem was further exposed when Iranian missiles and drones targeted multiple British bases in March after the initial start of the war.  Kier Starmer sent only one vessel (the HMS Dragon) for air defense, and this ship was then called back in April for maintenance.  The military response by the British was called "pathetic" by many who expected at least a rudimentary naval presence for security. 

Europe's "hands off" policy in the Strait of Hormuz aside, it is becoming clear that these countries could not field an adequate and functional fleet even if they wanted to.  In fact, their apprehensions about helping to secure the strait under NATO might be, in part, a result of their fear of being discovered as militarily impotent.  

These recent events and others have led the Trump Administration to question the purpose of a NATO alliance that has nothing to offer and relies almost completely on the US military as a deterrent (or shield) in the face of a wider war.  This lack of faith in Europe (including Britain) has bled into orbiting issues, including the Falkland Islands.

Argentine President and Trump ally Javier Milei has launched a new effort to claim control of the Falkland Islands, reigniting a long-standing dispute with the United Kingdom over the archipelago, which once led to war.   

"The Malvinas were, are, and always will be Argentine,” Milei said on X in Spanish on Friday, using the Argentine name for the islands.  In a separate interview with the Argentine digital channel Neura, Milei said that the country was doing “everything humanly possible” to return the Falklands to Argentina. 

LAS MALVINAS FUERON, SON Y SIEMPRE SERÁN ARGENTINAS.
VLLC! https://t.co/frox4fn03r

— Javier Milei (@JMilei) April 24, 2026

The US has always been "officially neutral" on the Falklands, but leaned in favor of British control for decades.  The British media has recently accused Trump of shifting to the Argentinian side and asserting that he might be "plotting" to help Millei reacquire the islands. 

This claim comes from a leaked policy memo from Trump advisers about a possible "reassessment" of the US position on the Falklands.  It had nothing to do with any statements made by the White House.  The media has blown the story up into a tale of betrayal by the Trump Administration against his British friends. 

At bottom, if the President did change the US stance on the Falkland Islands, it would likely be to become truly neutral instead of simply pretending to be neutral.  In other words, if Argentina wanted to take the islands, the US would not intervene.  And, evidence suggests that if this happened the British would not be able to do much about it. 

Currently, the Royal Navy has only 63 active vessels in its fleet (compare this to nearly 300 active vessels in the US navy).  That said, the word "active" is misleading.  At any given time, over 50% of British vessels are under repair or in dry dock, which means they only have 20-30 ships ready to fight under current conditions (high readiness).  Strategic assessments indicate that Britain would need all of these vessels to go to war with Argentina and guard their interests in the Falklands. 

Today, the British have only one patrol ship in the area (the HMS Medway).   

Ultimately, Britain's lack of military readiness and their ongoing hostility towards the Trump Administration has created conditions in which they could lose the very territory they fought to keep in 1982.  During that war, the British (and the UK) relied on extensive US intel and logistical support.  Now, that support is gone and their navy is much smaller and less effective (the Royal Navy task force sent to secure the islands in 1982 had 127 ships).     

If they lose the Falkands today, they will only have themselves to blame.  

Tyler Durden Mon, 04/27/2026 - 05:45

Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires' once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.

Outrage As Taliban Afghan Illegal Who Sexually Assaulted 7-Year-Old Gets Just 2.5 Years In Prison

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

An Afghan small boat migrant with admitted ties to the Taliban kidnapped and sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl inside a taxpayer-funded hotel – and a UK court has handed him just two and a half years in prison.

This is the direct result of open borders policies that continue to flood Britain with unvetted arrivals who bring incompatible cultural attitudes and a total disregard for the safety of local communities.

The attack took place in September at a Government-funded hotel in Acton, West London. Afsar Safi, 30, enticed the child away from her mother using an apple before forcibly pulling her along a corridor by the arm and taking her to his room, where he carried out the sexual assault. The girl escaped after alerting security staff.

Small boat migrant who kidnapped and sexually assaulted girl, 7, in hotel worked for Talibanhttps://t.co/72rQ8F9mQx

— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 25, 2026

Safi crossed the Channel illegally in 2021. His own asylum paperwork stated he had been associated with the Taliban since the age of ten. That application has been rejected and he is appealing the decision.

During sentencing at Isleworth Crown Court, Safi explained his actions through a Pashto interpreter.

“I like children and she was a child,” he said, adding “I asked her where she was going. She said she was waiting for her mother to go shopping.”

He then admitted, “I kissed her to the face. I kissed her out of the love for children. Back home, all the people do that.”

Yeah, tell us about it.

The seven-year-old victim gave harrowing evidence to the jury.

“I could not tell him to go away because I was too scared,” she told the court, adding “He put his arms around me. It feels like he’s coming after me all the time. My nightmares feel like they are real, so I cry sometimes.”

Safi was convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault. The judge sentenced him to just two and a half years in prison and ordered him placed on the sex offenders register for seven years. He could be released on licence in as little as six months.

This is not an isolated incident. It is the predictable outcome of a system that prioritises housing illegal arrivals in hotels and now quietly disperses them into communities without proper vetting or local consent.

As the Daily Mail today notes, the Labour government is secretly moving hundreds of migrants, including Afghans, into picturesque villages across the country. In one Surrey village, locals only discovered the policy when an Afghan man in his twenties began loitering at the school gates and harassing girls.

What do they hope to achieve by plopping sets of 100 Afghans into tiny countryside villages where 97% are white upper and upper middle class English people? It’s almost like they want to cause the most culture shock possible. https://t.co/qRxhjKsVK8

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) April 25, 2026

Meanwhile, just days ago three asylum seekers were found guilty of the callous rape of a woman on Brighton beach after finding her staggering alone in the street.

BREAKING: Three asylum seekers have been found guilty over the rape of a woman on Brighton beach.

The woman was separated from her friends on a night out when the trio found her "staggering in the street" alone, Hove Crown Court heard.https://t.co/CR7vCNbRiv

📺 Sky 501/YT pic.twitter.com/kivh5FUIsZ

— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 23, 2026

This pattern repeats because the government refuses to secure the borders, deport failed claimants, or put British citizens first. Taxpayers foot the bill for hotel accommodation while communities bear the real cost in safety and social cohesion.

The message from these cases is unmistakable. Unchecked mass immigration from cultures with vastly different standards on child protection and women’s safety is not “compassion.” It is a reckless gamble with the lives of the most vulnerable.

Britain needs a commons sense border policy that ends the small boat invasion, removes those with terrorist links, and stops the dispersal of unvetted migrants into our villages and towns. Anything less leaves more children at risk.

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Tyler Durden Mon, 04/27/2026 - 05:00