https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shootings-san-antonio-austin-6-dead-2-officers-hurt-suspect-caught/

Six people were killed and three others, including two police officers, were wounded in attacks Tuesday in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, authorities said. A suspect, identified as 34-year-old Shane James, was being held on capital murder charges, authorities said Wednesday.

Two of the victims who were killed at a home in San Antonio are believed to be the suspect's parents, authorities said Wednesday.

The suspect was charged in Travis County with capital murder, with more charges to come, Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said. Authorities in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, are waiting to bring charges for either murder or capital murder for the killings there, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Wednesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement that the suspect "must never see the light of day again."

"Texans grieve for the loved ones of the six Texans who were murdered by a hardened criminal," Abbott said. "... The State of Texas will provide all resources necessary to impose the full weight of law on this criminal for his despicable crimes."

The suspect was in the Army for two years, an Army spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. He was an infantry officer from February 2013 to August 2015, when he left the Army as a first lieutenant. The suspect had not been deployed overseas. Salazar said Wednesday there had been a "domestic violence incident of some sort" that had "something to do with" why he left the military, but did not elaborate on the details.

Tuesday's rampage was a complicated series of events that spanned about eight hours. The first killings are believed to have occurred in San Antonio.

Authorities in Bexar County said two people were found dead Tuesday in a home in San Antonio. Those victims are believed to be Phyllis James, 55, and Shane James Sr., 56. the parents of the suspect.

Mike Johnson Says Republicans Are Blurring Jan. 6 Footage To Protect Rioters From DOJ

The House speaker offered a remarkable statement in support of those who rioted at the Capitol in 2021.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-johnson-jan-6-footage_n_656f46cce4b09331c7f2219e

WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Republicans are blurring faces in security footage from inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to protect rioters from prosecution.

“We have to blur some of the faces of persons who participated in the events of that day because we don’t want them to be retaliated against and to be charged by the DOJ,” Johnson said at a press conference.

The Department of Justice has long had access to the footage and has used it in some of the roughly 1,200 criminal cases against people linked to the riot, which saw participants fight police and storm the Capitol building.

Johnson’s comment is a remarkable statement of sympathy for supporters of then-President Donald Trump who illegally entered a restricted federal building as part of a violent attack on Congress.

Though prosecutors already have the video, blurring people’s faces could prevent amateur investigators from sending tips to the FBI. Online sleuths have previously used social media and facial recognition software to help the government track down a number of suspects.

Shortly after becoming speaker in October, Johnson announced that Republicans would release thousands of hours of footage from security cameras, fulfilling a pledge he made to the far-right flank of the House GOP conference. The video has previously been available to criminal defendants and reporters by request.

The fascist senator is still blocking to command positions, clearly to keep them open if Trump seizes power and to fill them with yesmen who will follow his orders to use the US military to murder American civilians.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/05/tuberville-ends-blockade-military-promotions-senate

The Senate unanimously confirmed over 400 military promotions on Tuesday just hours after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) partially lifted his one-man blockade that held the advancements up for months.

Why it matters: The Alabama Republican's boycott, which he initiated in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy, drew bipartisan criticism for jeopardizing military readiness.

Tuberville said he will continue to block the promotion of all senior military positions that are four stars or higher.

Yes, but: Maintaining the boycott for senior positions will leave several top roles in limbo, including the heads of U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Cyber Command and the Missile Defense Agency.

What they're saying: After Tuberville announced his partial lift, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he would immediately move forward with promotions that were previously held up.

"Senator Tuberville held out for months, hurt national security and military families, and didn't get anything he wanted," Schumer said on social media.
Tuberville said he has so far gained no political concessions from the blockade and had no regrets for initiating it, according to PunchBowl News.

Catch up quick: Tuberville opposes a Defense Department policy that reimburses service members for certain abortion-related expenses incurred by them or their family members.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/06/you-cant-just-make-your-own-rules-tesla-faces-scandi-revolt-as-danes-join-swedish-strike.html

Tesla faces a growing revolt in Scandinavia after Danish dockworkers joined a sympathy strike with Swedish mechanics, heaping pressure on the electric vehicle giant to grant collective bargaining rights to employees.

Members of Swedish trade union IF Metall have been at loggerheads with Tesla for six weeks, and have garnered support via secondary strike action from fellow workers across a range of industries in Sweden, including postal workers, painters, dockworkers and electricians.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk bemoaned the blockage of license plate deliveries by postal workers as “insane” and late last month filed lawsuits against both the Swedish Transport Agency and the postal service.

After Swedish dockworkers blocked the reception of Tesla cars into the country, there had been speculation that Tesla would seek to deliver cars to Danish ports and transport them by truck across to Sweden.

However, IF Metall requested support from Denmark’s largest trade union, which on Tuesday announced a sympathy strike.

Jan Villadsen, the the chair of Denmark’s 3F Transport union, said Tuesday that IF Metall and Swedish workers are “fighting an incredibly important battle” and therefore have his union’s full support.

“Just like companies, the trade union movement is global in the fight to protect workers. With the sympathy strike, we are now stepping in to put further pressure on Tesla,” Villadsen said in a statement.

“Of course, we hope that they come to the negotiating table as soon as possible and sign a collective agreement.”

In what appeared to be a direct attack on Musk, Villadsen added that “even if you are one of the richest in the world, you can’t just make your own rules.”

https://apnews.com/article/fake-electors-nevada-indictment-ba84be72465e635dbaadc312a9632fc8
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada grand jury indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state, making Nevada the third to seek charges against so-called “fake electors.”

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford began investigating the fake electors last month. He said in a statement Wednesday that he would do everything in his power to defend the institutions of the nation and the state.

The announcement of the indictment represented a shift for Ford, who was quiet on whether he would investigate the fake electors before saying that state law would not allow him to do so.

Ford had testified in support of a bill that would have criminalized future fake electors. That passed Nevada’s Democratic-controlled Legislature but was vetoed by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who said the punishment between four and 10 years in prison was too harsh.

In December 2020, six Nevada GOP members signed certificates falsely stating that Trump won Nevada and sent them to Congress and the National Archives, where they were ultimately ignored. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol investigated the role that these fake electors in key battleground states had in Trump’s attempt to cling to power after his 2020 defeat.

Trump supporters signed certificates that falsely stated he won their states in seven battleground states. The fake certificates were ignored, but the attempt has been subject to investigations.

Anyone have better details on him or the story than the basic news media is sharing? Would love to know if he was a bat shit crazy pyrotechnic or something far more interesting.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9qxa/conspiracy-theorist-presumed-dead-in-explosion-during-police-standoff

Abu Dhabi, December 6, 2023, 14:10 — IA Regnum. Fighter jets of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force painted the sky over Abu Dhabi in the colors of the Russian flag in honor of the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the country. Video footage of the aerobatics was posted on social networks.

Putin was solemnly welcomed along the entire route of the Russian president's motorcade. The streets of Abu Dhabi were decorated with Russian and Emirati flags. Putin was also greeted by a guard of honor and accompanied by welcome shots from cannons.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, the Russian president arrived on a visit to the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi on December 6, where talks with the leader of that country, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, are scheduled.

As previously reported by the assistant to the Russian president Yuri Ushakov, the meeting will begin with the participation of delegations, after which the heads of state will continue to communicate in a one-on-one format.

After Abu Dhabi, Putin will travel to the Saudi capital Riyadh, where he is scheduled to hold talks with the Crown Prince, Chairman of the country's Council of Ministers Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

The agenda includes discussions on the oil sae, discussions on Russia's role in OPEN+ and the war between Israel and Hamas.

https://regnum.ru/news/3851091?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop

https://t.me/RVvoenkor/57766?single

https://www.1tv.ru/news/2023-12-06/466510-vladimir_putin_s_rabochim_vizitom_pribyl_v_ob_edinennye_arabskie_emiraty

Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’
Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug raid, local media reported.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/police-raid-moscow-gay-bars-supreme-court-lgbtq-movement-extremist-rcna127795

Dec. 3, 2023, 4:55 AM EST / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.

Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug raid, local media reported.

Eyewitnesses told journalists that clubgoers’ documents were checked and photographed by the security services. They also said that managers had been able to warn patrons before police arrived.

The raids follow a decision by Russia’s Supreme Court to label the country’s LGBTQ+ “movement” as an extremist organization.

The ruling, which was made in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, is the latest step in a decadelong crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights under President Vladimir Putin, who has emphasized “traditional family values” during his 24 years in power.

Activists have noted the lawsuit was lodged against a movement that is not an official entity, and that under its broad and vague definition authorities could crack down on any individuals or groups deemed to be part of it.

Several LGBTQ+ venues have already closed following the decision, including St. Petersburg’s gay club Central Station. It wrote on social media Friday that the owner would no longer allow the bar to operate with the law in effect.

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Hunter Biden about to expose that his politically motivated prosecution was plotted by Trump while he was still in office.

https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-gun-charges-trump-subpoena-bef0068057768760d1f55d5f40b770d0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors pushed back Monday against Hunter Biden’s move to subpoena documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials in the firearms case filed against the president’s son.

They argued that Hunter Biden doesn’t have enough evidence to support his claims of potential political interference in the criminal investigation against him and urged a judge to reject the subpoena requests.

“His allegations and subpoena requests focus on likely inadmissible, far-reaching, and non-specific categories of documents concerning the actions and motives of individuals who did not make the relevant prosecutorial decision in his case,” prosecutor Leo Wise wrote in court documents.

The investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes and a gun purchase began in 2018, while Trump, a Republican, was still president. But charges weren’t brought until this year, while his father was president, something Wise called an “inconvenient truth” that undercuts the defense’s argument.

The subpoena request is before U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika.

Hunter Biden’s attorneys have alleged there were “certain instances that appear to suggest incessant, improper, and partisan pressure applied” by Trump to his then-Attorney General William Barr and two top deputies, Jeffrey Rosen and Richard Donoghue. They cited public comments made by Trump, information from the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and details from a book by Barr.

The charges against Hunter Biden allege he broke laws against drug users having guns in 2018. He has pleaded not guilty, and the case is on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 while his father, a Democrat who defeated Trump in 2020, is campaigning for reelection.