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NEW: FBI Arrests Five in Assassination Plot, Attack on White House UFC Event

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/16/new-fbi-arrests-five-in-plot-to-bomb-white-house-ufc-event-n3816004

The plans for Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the UFC event on the White House lawn nearly got derailed by weather, but it ended up going off without a hitch. Trump can thank the FBI for that, as agents foiled a conspiracy to create a mass-casualty event involving drones, bombs, and at least one sniper to murder people in the ensuing panic.

Agents have already arrested five people, the New York Post reports this morning:

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The FBI thwarted an explosive drone attack against Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn and have already taken five suspects into custody, it was revealed Tuesday.

The multi-phase terror attack allegedly involved using explosive-laden drone aircraft to strike buildings in the vicinity of the event, sparking mass panic and driving the fleeing crowd toward a sniper team poised to pick them off, officials told Fox News Digital.

A “second wave” of attackers then allegedly planned to storm the White House gate, officials said.

The number of arrests will likely rise sharply in the coming days. And the motive could be pulled from any Democrat rally in 2026:

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Upon investigating a suspect’s iPhone, authorities found at least 23 users of encrypted chat app Signal involved in discussing parameters of what could have been a devastating terror attack in the heart of the nation’s capital.

A suspect told investigators the goal of the attack was to target “capitalist elites,” “billionaires” and politicians who received money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), according to the outlet.

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A law enforcement source told CBS News that law enforcement became aware of the threat after a relative contacted them, concerned that a family member was talking about doing something nefarious in Washington, D.C.

The tip eventually led to the arrest of an Ohio man and the discovery of an informal network of individuals discussing a plot on a Signal chat. Others were taken into custody as the investigation continued.

How long before they are cheering for the lions to eat the "traitors"?

I'd Buy That For a Dollar! 

Actually LPC n00b, the price of gas is based on the wholesale price the station or chain paid for the last tanker load. The wholesaler bases his price on what he's paying the refiner - on contracts usually bought about 3 months ago based on the crude oil price at that time.

  ! The oil industry, from wellhead to gas station uses FIFO - First In, First Out - accounting to set prices. That means there is a ripple of delays as the latest tanker - ship or truck - and pumped batch reaches each stage of refining and delivery to retail stations.

What CapnSteve calls "speculation" is actually commodity contracts based on experts' expectations/calculations of production volume and transportation costs (including safety). A source who speculates that they can get $0.10 or $0.20 per barrel more than other sources could find themselves stuck with a whole lot of oil they cannot sell.

Not that facts matter on DU.

...The price of a gallon of gas is only based on "what the market will bear."
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Actually LPC n00b, the price of gas is based on the wholesale price the station or chain paid for the last tanker load. The wholesaler bases his price on what he's paying the refiner - on contracts usually bought about 3 months ago based on the crude oil price at that time.

IRL, Obama's "deal":

* Allowed Iran to keep its uranium stocks;

* Allowed Iran to keep its enrichment instruments;

* Allowed Iran to keep enriching uranium;

* Sent cash to Iran, usable for further enrichment and/or for shipping weapons and weapons hardware to Hamas and Hezbollah.

Obama's outcome, Iran was within weeks of having enough weapons-grade uranium.

Based on current reports, under the MOU, IF Iran complies:

* Iran loses it uranium;

* Iran gives up enriching uranium;

* Iran gives up claims to control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Whether the government of Iran and IRGC comply is the big question.

Meanwhile, the market price of WTI crude has fallen over $9 in the past 5 days.

I'm probably wrong, but I thought that even the Magic Muslim's people said that in the best case scenario, under 0bumbler's BS deal, Iran would have a weapon within 10 years.