Reader’s Links for April 11, 2025

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Each day at just after midnight Eastern, a post like this one is created for contributors and readers of this site to upload news links and video links on the issues that concern this site. Most notably, Islam and its effects on Classical Civilization, and various forms of leftism from Soviet era communism, to postmodernism and all the flavours of galloping statism and totalitarianism such as Nazism and Fascism which are increasingly snuffing out the classical liberalism which created our near, miraculous civilization the West has been building since the time of Socrates.

This document was written around the time this site was created, for those who wish to understand what this site is about. And while our understanding of the world and events has grown since then, the basic ideas remain sound and true to the purpose.

So please post all links, thoughts and ideas that you feel will benefit the readers of this site to the comments under this post each day. And thank you all for your contributions.

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    • That’s quite a find. I think when I’m in Montreal, I’ll try to go to some of this stuff, just to see if it’s always the same people – I bet it is, and that they’re all closet commies, for the most part.

  4. We’re Taking Back The Canal’: Pete Hegseth Discusses Panama Canal And Pushing China Out Of Panama
    Forbes Breaking News – April 11, 2025

  6. Revealed: NY Attorney General Letitia James Declares Virginia Home Her ‘Principal Residence’
    thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-declares-virginia-home/
    Apr. 11, 2025 7:45 am
    Credit: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

    This article originally appeared on White Collar Fraud and was republished with permission.

    Letitia James, New York’s Attorney General, has built her career on exposing deception. But a quiet real estate transaction in Norfolk, Virginia—carried out just weeks before the Trump fraud trial she championed—now raises serious questions about her own compliance with New York law.

    A declaration buried in legal filings states her intent to make a Virginia house her principal residence:

    “I HEREBY DECLARE that I intend to occupy this property as my principal residence.”

    Those words appear in black and white in a Specific Power of Attorney, signed by James and filed in Norfolk on August 17, 2023, authorizing her relative Shamice Thompson-Hairston to act on her behalf in a transaction that included the declaration. They were not written by a lawyer acting on James’ behalf. They were her words. Her intent. Her signature.

    This signed power of attorney is a smoking gun on its own, completely separate from how the mortgage might be interpreted. It stands as a clear declaration of intent from a sitting New York Attorney General to establish principal residency in another state.

    While joint ownership arrangements sometimes involve owners with different primary residences, this case is different. The declaration in the power of attorney specifically states James’s intention to make the property her principal residence, and the mortgage requires both borrowers to establish residency. This raises questions about whether such a declaration was made primarily to secure preferential mortgage terms.

    Importantly, this is not an isolated incident—discrepancies in James’s mortgage filings appear to follow a longer-term pattern, raising broader questions about disclosure consistency.

    If James never intended to make the Norfolk property her principal residence despite signing a document explicitly stating that intention, the declaration may constitute misrepresentation under federal fraud statutes. This would be particularly problematic for someone who has prosecuted others for similar misrepresentations in property matters.

    And this declaration came at a remarkable moment. Because on October 2—less than seven weeks later—James would take to the courtroom steps in Manhattan to announce the start of her landmark civil fraud case against Donald Trump. The trial would span months and dominate headlines. James would be in New York nearly every day.
    The Facts

    The Virginia property at 604 Sterling Street was purchased for $240,000 with a $219,780 mortgage. The deed lists James and Thompson-Hairston as co-owners in “joint tenancy with right of survivorship as at common law,” meaning both have equal ownership rights. The property is a 1,450 square foot single-family home with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, built in 1947.

    The transaction was completed on August 30, 2023, with Thompson-Hairston signing the mortgage documents both for herself and as attorney-in-fact for James. What makes this transaction particularly troubling is that the mortgage documents require both borrowers to make the property their principal residence within 60 days (by approximately October 30, 2023) and maintain it for at least one year—placing the occupancy deadline squarely during the Trump trial.

    This creates a direct conflict with James’ duties as New York Attorney General, where she maintained an active public presence throughout this period. The timing could not be more problematic—at the very moment she declared her intent to establish Virginia residency, she was preparing for her most high-profile case in New York.
    The Legal Requirements

    This isn’t simply a matter of having multiple homes. New York Public Officers Law § 3(1) is unambiguous: “No person shall be capable of holding a civil office who shall not… have resided in this state” for the required period. The State Constitution Article XIII, Section 13(a) specifically requires the Attorney General to be “a resident of the state for five years immediately preceding election.”

    Furthermore, Public Officers Law § 30(1)(d) mandates that an office becomes vacant when the officeholder ceases “to be an inhabitant of the state.”

    The consequences under New York law are immediate and severe: when an officeholder moves outside the required jurisdiction, they can no longer legally hold their position.

    “When an officeholder removes his residence from the territorial limits required by statute, the office is rendered vacant.”

    If James declared Virginia as her principal residence—which the power of attorney clearly shows was her intention—she may have triggered an automatic vacancy in the office of Attorney General under New York law—potentially invalidating her authority during the very period she was prosecuting her highest-profile case.

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    Financial Considerations

    Beyond the legal implications, there are also financial questions surrounding this transaction. Standard mortgage requirements for owner-occupied properties, such as those documented in federal housing forms, typically offer substantially lower interest rates than investment properties—often 0.5-0.75 percentage points less, translating to thousands in savings on a $219,780 mortgage.

    The financial motivation behind claiming a property as a primary residence is significant—and raises troubling questions about whether this declaration was made for financial benefit rather than reflecting actual living arrangements.
    Disclosure Questions

    The pattern of questionable documentation extends to James’ official disclosures. Her 2023 Financial Disclosure Statement includes an earlier Virginia property, 3121 Perrone Avenue, Norfolk from 2020, but nothing about the Sterling Street transaction. There is no reference to the Sterling Street property or the $219,780 mortgage in the 2023 FDS, despite its joint ownership and recent purchase date.

    According to New York ethics guidelines, jointly owned real estate may be exempt from disclosure only if it is used solely as a primary or secondary residence and does not generate income. If the Sterling Street property is being rented or used as an investment, the omission could constitute a violation of public officers law.

    The question becomes: How many undisclosed properties exist, and why the apparent effort to keep them off official records?
    Why It Matters

    The Attorney General holds a unique position of public trust. James won a $350 million verdict against Trump for misrepresentations in property valuations. The central claim in that case—that Trump misrepresented property values and usage for financial gain—bears a troubling similarity to the questions now surrounding James’s own real estate declarations.

    These questions take on even greater weight considering James has already registered a campaign committee—James for NY 2026 – Attorney General (ID 308810)—and filed campaign finance disclosures as early as July 17, 2023 (before signing the power of attorney), with the most recent filed on January 15, 2025 (after signing the power of attorney). This demonstrates her clear intention to seek re-election both before and after declaring her intent to make Virginia her principal residence.

    Under the New York State Constitution, candidates for Attorney General must have been residents of New York for five consecutive years immediately preceding the election. If James’s sworn declaration in 2023 reflected a change in domicile to Virginia, even temporarily, it could jeopardize her eligibility to run again in 2026.

    Four key questions remain unanswered:

    Why did James explicitly declare her intent to make Virginia her principal residence while serving as New York’s Attorney General?
    Did she fulfill the 60-day occupancy requirement in her mortgage while simultaneously appearing in New York courts?
    Can she document continued New York residency during this period sufficient to maintain her legal authority as Attorney General?
    Will this affect her eligibility to run for re-election, which requires uninterrupted New York residency?

    The evidence is unequivocal. The signature is there. The declaration is clear. The legal requirements are unambiguous. The people of New York, who depend on their Attorney General to uphold the highest standards of transparency and compliance, deserve an explanation. Is New York’s top watchdog playing by the same rules she enforces?

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/ny-attorney-general-letitia-james-declares-virginia-home/

  8. NEW: Butler, Pennsylvania Man Charged with Threatening to Assassinate President Trump, Elon Musk, and Other Federal Officials – Same City Trump Was Nearly Killed In
    thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/new-butler-pennsylvania-man-charged-threatening-assassinate-president/
    Apr. 11, 2025 3:40 pm
    Photo credit: depositphotos.com

    A man from the same city where President Trump came within an inch of losing his life has been charged by federal authorities.

    The Department of Justice issued a press release earlier this afternoon revealing they had arrested 32-year-old Shawn Monper of Butler, Pennsylvania. He has been charged by federal criminal complaint for making threats to assault and murder Trump, Elon Musk, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and other federal officials.

    “I want to applaud the outstanding and courageous investigative work of the FBI and the Butler Township Police Department, who thankfully identified and apprehended this individual before he could carry out his threats against President Trump’s life and the lives of other innocent Americans,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “Rest assured that whenever and wherever threats of assassination or mass violence occur, this Department of Justice will find, arrest, and prosecute the suspect to the fullest extent of the law and seek the maximum appropriate punishment.”

    The DOJ noted that the FBI National Threat Operations Section (NTOS) received an emergency disclosure on April 8 regarding threats posted to YouTube by user “Mr Satan,” who they later verified was Monper. The activity occurred at his residence, and the threatening statements were issued between Jan 15 and April 5.

    In addition, the investigation revealed that Monper obtained a firearms permit just after Trump’s inauguration. In February 2025, Monper commented using his “Mr Satan” account. Per the DOJ, here are the four sick statements Monper made targeting Trump, ICE agents, and other elected officials:

    February 17, 2025: “Nah, we just need to start killing people, Trump, Elon, all the heads of agencies Trump appointed, and anyone who stands in the way. Remember, we are the majority, MAGA is a minority of the country, and by the time its time to make the move, they will be weakened, many will be crushed by these policies, and they will want revenge too. American Revolution 2.0”

    March 4, 2025: “im going to assassinate him myself.” This threat was made in a YouTube video titled “Live: Trump’s address to Congress.”

    March 18, 2025: “ICE are terrorist people, we need to start killing them.”

    April 1, 2025: “If I see an armed ice agent, I will consider it a domestic terrorist, and an active shooter and open fire on them.”

    As TGP readers know, President Trump was nearly assassinated last July during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, by a 20-year-old Democrat donor named Thomas Matthew Crooks.

    Trump immediately grabbed his neck after being shot while bleeding profusely from his ear. Video recordings of the scene also show Trump ducking down immediately after the initial gunshots were heard.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/new-butler-pennsylvania-man-charged-threatening-assassinate-president/