Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 10/2

[SVPete]

DOJ Charges Energy Department Employee for Helping Houthi Terrorists

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/01/doj-charges-energy-department-employee-for-helping-houthi-terrorists-n4957865

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has found another jihad-loving traitor embedded in our federal government.

The Yemeni Houthis are a designated foreign terrorist organization, and the Department of Energy (DOE) employee was trying to provide material support and resources to that terrorist organization. The Trump administration finally caught him, and he is set to appear Friday in court.

Based on his name, Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, the DOE employee is — surprise, surprise — a Muslim. Amazing how we never seem to come upon devout Jews and Christians who are supporting devout Jewish or Christian terror groups. ... When is the last time — if ever — an Orthodox Jew or traditional Catholic or Evangelical pastor hijacked a plane, blew up a building, or threw Molotov cocktails while screaming about Jesus? ...

... “As alleged, a U.S. government employee traveled overseas and used his specialized expertise in an attempt to aid the Houthis, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization backed by Iran,” explained Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “Additionally, Ellaboudy acquired materials for the construction of explosive material and drones capable of delivering these explosives. These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination.”

Biden/Obama era diversity hire? Nothing socio-political?

[SVPete]

Lindsay Clancy lawyer’s bid to get killer mom’s murder charges tossed is slapped down

https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/us-news/lindsay-clancys-lawyer-kevin-reddington-slapped-down-by-judge/

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer lost his fourth attempt to get the murder charges his accused killer mom client faces thrown out Thursday.

Judge William Sullivan denied a motion by Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, to have her found not guilty on all three first-degree murder charges after the high-profile case ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4.

Reddington, 75, argued the motion in court Tuesday, questioning the evidence that the 36-year-old mom strangled her three young kids with exercise bands.

“Where is the evidence that she did this?” he asked the court, before insisting, “This entire case is based on speculation.”

But Sullivan ruled in a decision Thursday that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence at trial of Clancy’s alleged crimes and therefore he couldn’t drop the charges.

“There was evidence introduced, both physical and circumstantial, that would permit a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder,” the judge declared.

The, "Where is the evidence ...," line has been a thing on FB the past week or two.

[SVPete]

Hochul appoints AG Letitia James to take over ‘Cornell 7’ gang rape probe after losing faith in upstate DA’s investigation

https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/us-news/hochul-appoints-ag-james-to-take-over-cornell-7-gang-rape-probe-after-losing-faith-in-upstate-das-investigation/

Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed New York Attorney General Letitia James to take over the criminal investigation into accusations that a former Cornell University student was gang raped by several frat brothers at the Ivy League school in 2024.

Hochul appointed James special prosecutor of the case after she said she lost faith in Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten’s investigation into the stomach-turning allegations when new reporting revealed discrepancies in what the DA said the survivor originally reported.

“Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University’s campus in October 2024,” the governor said in a statement Thursday evening.

There are enough details concealing devils that I do not have an opinion on this case. Roast me for that if you will, I don't care. That Hochul did this suggests she believes the "Cornell 7" guilty and appointed a prosecutorial team whose only care is winning. James seems sloppy, which may have consequences in the case.