> In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration, according to multiple people familiar with the probe and internal documents reviewed by MSNBC.
> The FBI and the Justice Department planned to wait to see whether Homan would deliver on his alleged promise once he became the nation’s top immigration official. But the case indefinitely stalled soon after Donald Trump became president again in January, according to six sources familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, Trump appointees officially closed the investigation, after FBI Director Kash Patel requested a status update on the case, two of the people said.
> It’s unclear what reasons FBI and Justice Department officials gave for shutting down the investigation. But a Trump Justice Department appointee called the case a “deep state” probe in early 2025 and no further investigative steps were taken, the sources say.
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> On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills, according to an internal summary of the case and sources.
I've explored this--you need 511 API access to obtain real-time data, and to conceal your API key you need to stand up a web application.
Cool proof-of-concept, need to take it to the next level!
On the other hand, checked bags should be free/at a discount.
I have not understood why the pricing was inverse.
https://www.inc.com/business-insider/tanium-security-startup...
On roads, speed doesn't always save you against other motor-vehicles, if that were true sport bike riders would never be hit. Behaving in a way that other road-users don't expect also puts you at risk (where did that bike come from?!)
This is all hand-waving, to try and bolster the case for safer infrastructure for bicyclists (electric and not) which I of course also support.
Second, as a veteran jaywalker, my rule of thumb is that if a car has to hit their breaks even a little, or otherwise alter their trajectory, you're doing it wrong. The goal should be smooth movement for all.
Third, just because someone else is jaywalking does not mean you should follow them! Always asses your own path because someone else may be timing it differently.