Ryan English, or 'Riley Jane English,' expressed being influenced by UnitedHealthcare CEO's alleged assassin.​

Prosecutors say the suspect who was arrested at the U.S. Capitol last week in an alleged plot to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was "influenced by Luigi Mangione."

The revelation was made in a Wednesday court filing by the U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. federal court in the case against Ryan Michael "Reily" English, also known as "Riley Jane English." English walked up to a U.S. Capitol Police officer on Jan. 27 and allegedly stated, "I’d like to turn myself in," according to initial charging documents.

English claimed to have two Molotov cocktails and two knives and expressed being there "to kill Scott Bessent," according to court documents. Federal prosecutors said English left home in Massachusetts and traveled to Washington with the intent of killing Hegseth, whom the suspect referred to as a "Nazi," and Johnson, and burning down the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank "two blocks from the White House."

Mangione rose to national recognition late last year when he was arrested for allegedly murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 in Manhattan.

Wednesday's filing referred to English using she/her pronouns and argued why the suspect should not be released from custody. The filing cited a Jan. 27 in-custody interview with detectives. English allegedly claimed to having been diagnosed with a terminal illness, a congenital heart defect. Believing to have just four months to live, English allegedly expressed wanting "to do something before I go."

"Defendant’s statements during the custodial interview reflect a recklessness that demonstrates that no condition or combination of conditions would be sufficient to assure the safety of the community. For example, the Defendant told officers, ‘That’s why I feel so okay with telling everyone everything because not only am I going to be either incarcerated or incinerated within weeks or months, doesn’t matter so I might as well tell you everything that I tell the lawyers because it doesn’t matter and I’m not afraid’," court documents say. "As another example, the Defendant specifically mentioned being influenced by Luigi Mangione, the individual accused in the recent murder of United Health Group CEO Brian Thompson. The Defendant referred to her call to violence as ‘fate’ or ‘destiny.’ Those statements, coupled with Defendant’s statements that she has only a few months to live, demonstrate that the Defendant is a risk to the community if released."

In the interview, English allegedly said "I didn’t have a plan in my mind. I felt like I had to do this. I felt like I was on a mission. Maybe I told myself to have faith and just see where this goes and I had been thinking about for this for a while because of Luigi Mangione. I have seen the response to that and that situation… It was not an everyday thing and it extremely shook up everything."

Referring to Mangione, English allegedly told detectives "that poor kid just threw his life away for like a minute of vengeance," according to the interview transcript cited in the filing.

"Vengeance is bulls---, no one feels good about that," English allegedly continued. "I cannot see an average, ordinary person hurting someone else and feeling good about it and I know that’s extremely naive, especially how he did it. It’s some guy he never met before, he shot him in the back of the head – you can’t feel proud about that. He’s probably questioning his humanity every single day. But as time goes on and as time went on, I started to understand things differently in my own personal situation, not regarding Luigi, regarding mainly the foremost thing is time – the feeling of running out of time, but of holy sh-- it’s me… I don’t think I’m the Messiah or anything…. It’s fate, it’s destiny, it’s whatever you want to call it."

English is charged with carrying a firearm, dangerous weapon, explosive or incendiary device on Capitol grounds and unlawful receipt or possession of a firearm.

During a search, officers found English with a folding knife and Molotov cocktails in the suspect's jacket pockets, authorities said.

"USCP K9s swept and cleared the area, while other USCP officers and agents tracked down English’s car along the 900 block of Independence Avenue, SW," U.S. Capitol Police statement said. "Investigators uncovered materials to make additional Molotov cocktails inside the vehicle."


The suspect allegedly told investigators that English intended to kill Bessent, who was confirmed to lead the Treasury Department last week.

A receipt found in English's pants pocket had a message that read: "Judith dear god I am so sorry. You must understand I can feel myself dying slowly b/c of my heart," the message states. "This is terrible but I cant do nothing while nazis kill my sisters. I love you. This is awful. Im so sorry. I love u. Please stay alive and heal. you can. you are strong enough. F--- them for pushing us so far. you dont deserve this. Im so sorry for lying and plotting and lying. Please survive."

At some point, English stopped at a library in Chevy Chase, Maryland, where the suspect saw posts on Reddit mentioning the confirmation hearings for Bessent. The suspect allegedly changed target to focus on Bessent and purchased alcohol bottles to make the Molotov cocktails to "throw them at Bessent's feet," court documents state.

English told authorities that the plan was to stab Bessent if the suspect was able to get close to him. While constructing the plan, English surmised that the suspect would have to kill at least three Capitol Police officers to get to Bessent.

Realizing English was unlikely to get close to Bessent, the suspect "expressed acceptance and content with the possibility of suicide by cop."

Since January 2024, the USCP has confiscated more than 50 weapons, outside of the congressional buildings, that were illegally on Capitol grounds, the agency said.

I cum in peace

This seems unethical to represent someone, then go to work for the government and drop the charges agains your former clients. But, I guess I am wistfully remembering a world of rules and ethics.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/to...itol-riot-dropped-us-case-against-2025-02-05/

He was worse than George II.

Balance of Trade.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova criticized Democrats on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect girls and women’s sports.

Trump signed the "No Men in Women’s Sports" executive order from the East Room of the White House. The order gave federal agencies the power to ensure that entities receiving federal funding abide by original Title IX standards.

Navratilova, a lifelong Democrat who has championed fairness in women’s sports, ridiculed the other side of the aisle for failing to do what the president did.

"I hate that the Democrats totally failed women and girls on this very clear issue of women’s sports being for females only," she wrote in a post on X.

It is not the first time Navratilova criticized the political party for not doing more to protect women’s sports. She expressed her frustration last month when the House of Representatives passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. Only two Democrats voted with Republicans on the bill.

"More Dems need to step up here. I know many who agree but are scared to speak up because of re-election. I say do the right thing. Grow a spine," she wrote on X.

Before Trump signed the executive order, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt implored the Senate to take the bill up for a vote because executive orders could be overturned.

"It’s incredibly important Congress immediately acts on this priority," Leavitt added. "I think the president is really setting the tone, making this a very immediate priority for this administration, just as he promised to do on the campaign trail."

Maybe use this thread as a feel good and share some wins from the last week or so? Seems like a lot of bad news this week and we could all use a pick-me-up.

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The Trump administration has spent $654 million in “aid” to try to overthrow Venezuela’s government, including $435 million through USAID and $128 million directly to Juan Guaidó and his corrupt coup gang — all while imposing crippling austerity at home.
By Ben Norton

Under President Donald Trump, the United States has dumped over half a billion dollars into regime change-related “aid” efforts targeting Venezuela’s elected, UN-recognized government.

From 2017 to December 2019, the Trump administration spent at least $654 million on Venezuela-related aid schemes. While Washington claims this spending assisted humanitarian efforts, much of the US taxpayers’ money financed efforts to destabilize and ultimately overthrow the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
https://thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/usaid-venezuela-regime-change-trump/

Let's just say you can’t have it all. Pick your winning combination.

Cash Patel's nomination to be the FBI director is held over.... That ol crazy cooter 🤣
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Why in the Sam Hell was the US Taxpayer funding the BBC in the first Goddamned place???????

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Sounds like they are working on a buyout. Right now, it would be $8 million.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...s-woodson-unlikely-return-indiana-next-season

Ugh!

Just curious who you hate that makes you MAGA. Feel free to choose more than one.

So MAGA folks, what should I liquidate my cash and invest in? There is some Trump crypto y’all own right?

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Thoughts?

Now, first off, I'm pretty certain this coastal shift is due to either a DEI hire(s) or DEI policies...regardless, 4" per week is pretty astonishing.

California coastal community shifts 4 inches closer to the ocean each week: NASA
A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope -- and closer to the Pacific Ocean -- at a rapid rate, according to NASA.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula is well-known for its landslides, which have been occurring for decades. But radar imagery recently revealed that the Los Angeles County community is experiencing a slow-moving landslide -- averaging about 4 inches per week between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, 2024, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory found.

The landslide both expanded and accelerated last summer, drawing attention to a populated region that historically had not been moving, Alexander Handwerger, a landslide scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, told ABC News.

It can be credited to record-breaking rainfall in Southern California in 2023 and heavy precipitation in early 2024, according to NASA.

But the landslide has recently slowed, Handwerger said, explaining that it was moving faster before recent imagery was collected and has since slightly slowed.


PHOTO: NASA’s UAVSAR airborne radar instrument captured data in fall 2024 showing the motion of landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. (NASA)
Little to no infrastructure was built on the portion that was previously known to be moving, Handwerger said. But the landslide is impacting hundreds of existing buildings.

"The speed is more than enough to put human life and infrastructure at risk," Handwerger said.

MORE: California landslide appears to leave 3 multimillion-dollar homes teetering on edge of cliff

Some of the peninsula is part of an ancient complex of landslides that has been moving for at least the past six decades, according to NASA. The peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean just south of the city of Los Angeles.


PHOTO:A huge crack forms along Palos Verdes Drive South in Rancho Palos Verdes where a landslide has accelerated, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Aug. 31, 2024. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Researchers compared airborne radar images taken at four different points of time to measure the motion of the landslides in three dimensions, Handwerger said.

"That gave us more of a time series of motion," Handwerger said.


PHOTO: Palos Verdes Peninsula. (Jonathan Gonzalez/Getty Images)
MORE: Coastal US cities are sinking as sea levels continue to rise, new research shows

The region has been a big focus for scientific research due to the prominent landslide threat. NASA’s upcoming Landslide Climate Change Experiment will use airborne radar to study how extreme wet or dry precipitation patterns influence landslides.

In addition to airborne radar, scientists have been using satellite data to monitor the motion of the landslide.

Such analyses are provided to state officials to support response efforts to the landslides.

The threat of landslides is so persistent that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes manages a website that releases monitoring data for potential activity in the region.

And last October, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services unveiled a $42 million buyout program for Rancho Palos Verdes homeowners impacted by landslides.

What ya got?

Going with standard chicken wings, rotel, jambalaya and chocolate chip cookies.

I’ve been using this jambalaya recipe for years but am looking for something different this year.


Any recipes you like?

And what’s on your menu this weekend? Looking for ideas. TIA