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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-whistleblowers-detail-egregious-abuse-retribution-from-politicized-bureau-house-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI Whistleblowers Testify</a>
Three current and former members of the FBI testified in the House on Thursday and accused the bureau of wrongfully retaliating against them.
Garrett O‘Boyle, Steve Friend, and Marcus Allen told lawmakers that the FBI suspended their security clearances and froze their pay over questions about the Bureau’s January 6 investigations. O’Boyle and Allen are still employed by the bureau, but they’ve been without pay and barred from working for about a year. They say they’ve been forced to rely on charity and their retirement savings to stay afloat. Here’s O’Boyle:  
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POWERFUL testimony from FBI Whistleblower Garret O’Boyle on how the agency rendered his family HOMELESS for speaking up against the FBI’s efforts to weaponize the bureau against Americans:
“In weaponized fashion, the FBI allowed me to accept orders to a position halfway across… <a href="https://t.co/BTZm3z1oZN">pic.twitter.com/BTZm3z1oZN</a>
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<div class="css-p8ym73"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-biden-nuclear-official-sam-brinton-arrested-as-fugitive-from-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ex-Biden Nuclear Official Sam Brinton Arrested As ‘Fugitive From Justice’ For Luggage Theft</a></div>
In news reported first by The Daily Wire today, former Biden nuclear energy official, Sam Brinton, was arrested Wednesday as a fugitive of justice. This comes months after Brinton was fired amid allegations of stealing luggage and women’s clothing from airports.
The Daily Wire&#8217;s Luke Roziak learned exclusively that former Biden administration nuclear official, Sam Brinton, was arrested last night at his home in Rockville, Maryland. A neighbor told Roziak that four unmarked police cars went to his house at about 10:00 PM and pulled him out. On Thursday, a  judge ordered Brinton extradited to Arlington, Virginia to face charges of grand larceny related to alleged luggage theft out of Dulles Airport, in connection with those fugitive from justice charges.
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cash-app-bob-lee-murder-nima-momeni-pleads-not-guilty-2023-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Accused Cash App Killer Pleads Not Guilty</a>
Nima Momeni, the 38-year-old man, accused of stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee to death, back in April, pleaded not guilty Thursday. Momeni’s mother and sister were present in the San Francisco courtroom when the plea was entered. Momeni’s attorney argued her client should be released on bail but the judge refused bail saying Momeni is a threat to the community.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/montana-becomes-first-state-to-completely-ban-tiktok-after-national-security-privacy-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Montana Bans TikTok</a>
Montana has become the first state to completely ban TikTok after Republican Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law on Wednesday.
The law prohibits app stores from making TikTok available for download in the state. It comes as state lawmakers accused <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a> of breaching user security. 
TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company, and has been accused of allowing the communist country access to data on Americans’ phones. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-take-chinas-comments-about-capturing-taiwan-seriously-theyre-not-kidding-around" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Warns About China Taking Over Taiwan</a>
Twitter owner Elon Musk is warning that U.S. policymakers should take China’s threats of taking over Taiwan “seriously.” Musk made the remarks during an interview with CNBC’s David Faber. Musk was asked if he was concerned about “the growing belligerence between China and the U.S.”
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/falling-debris-causes-fires-two-kyiv-sites-officials-2023-05-18/#:~:text=May%2018%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Ukraine,Ukrainian%20military%20said%20on%20Thursday." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine Claims It Thwarted Russian Missile Attack</a>
Ukraine is claiming that it thwarted 29 out of 30 airstrikes launched by Russia early Thursday, leaving one person dead. However, the Russian government denies those claims and says that it successfully hit key Ukrainian weapons and ammunition depots. 
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