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Suspect Charged in Murder of Health Insurer CEO

With such a good look at his face from surveillance camera footage, it was only a matter of time. Luigi Mangione was taken into custody Monday after an employee at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., recognized him and called local authorities. Mangione, 26, is suspected of being the shooter who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Dec. 4. He was originally arrested on forgery and illegal gun charges before New York prosecutors filed a murder charge on Monday night.

Nabbed: “At this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted murder of Brian Thompson,” New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “The suspect was in a McDonald’s and then recognized by an employee who then called police. Responding officers questioned the suspect, who was acting suspiciously and was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs as well as a US passport.” “Mangione is an Ivy League graduate and part of a prominent family in Maryland. Police said he has no prior arrests,” CBS News reports. Related: Add DACA healthcare to your monthly bills…

BLM Activist On Penny: ‘We Need Some Black Vigilantes’

Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who subdued a crazed New York City subway rider menacing fellow passengers by placing him in a chokehold, on Monday was acquitted on all charges in the man’s death. The verdict did not please activists who see racism in the fact that Penny is white and the deceased, Jordan Neely, was black.

‘Revolving Door System’: “Everybody else has vigilantes. We need some black vigilantes,” Walter “Hawk” Newsome stated outside the courtroom afterwards. Newsome co-founded Black Lives Matter of Greater New York but was later disavowed by the Black Lives Matter Global Network. “People want to jump up and choke us and kill us for being loud? How about we do the same when they attempt to oppress us?” New York City Mayor Eric Adams put the blame elsewhere. “Jordan should not have had to die, and, I strongly believe as I’ve stated from day one, that we have a mental health system that is broken,” Adams said, The New York Post reports. “New Yorkers have always been tired of things that allow people who commit violent acts to be part of a revolving door system.” Related: California rolling back soft-on-crime laws…

Liberty Nation News: The Beltway and Beyond

Report: Kari Lake Favored To Be Mexico Ambassador

She lost back-to-back controversial races for governor and a US Senate seat in Arizona in 2022 and 2024, and now MAGA favorite Kari Lake may have found a landing spot. “Lake is a leading contender for the nomination as Donald Trump’s ambassador to Mexico, two people familiar with the situation told Semafor,” the news site reports.

Goin’ South? “Lake has echoed [President-elect Donald] Trump in backing strict limits on immigration,” Semafor notes. “She campaigned on finishing the wall at the US southern border, increasing the number of judges who hear asylum claims, stepping up quick deportations of [illegal aliens] who cross outside official ports of entry and building additional border detention facilities. As US ambassador to Mexico, Lake would be responsible for engaging with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government on a host of contentious issues, including migration, counternarcotics, and Trump’s pledge to enact new tariffs on imports.” Related: Trump gets migration agreement from Mexico – what everyone misses…

Joni Ernst Changes Course, Ready to Back Pete Hegseth

She’s been under unrelenting pressure from Trump supporters on her political right, and Republican Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) seems to have gotten the message. Ernst, “a member of the Armed Services Committee, has signaled toward supporting President-elect Trump’s nominee for defense secretary,” Pete Hegseth, Fox News reports. Ernst met with Hegseth for a second time on Monday. An earlier get-together last week had led her to express concern about his suitability for the position.

On His Side: “As I support Pete through this process, I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources,” Ernst said in a statement after the Monday meeting. “Following our encouraging conversations, Pete committed to completing a full audit of the Pentagon and selecting a senior official who will uphold the roles and value of our servicemen and women – based on quality and standards, not quotas – and who will prioritize and strengthen my work to prevent sexual assault within the ranks.” Related: Pete Hegseth takes his turn on the media’s firing line…

Tokyo Turns to 4-Day Work Week To Boost Fertility Rates

Japan’s largest city wants employees to take time off so they can have more kids. “The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide,” NBC News reports.

Stay Home and Reproduce: “The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide,” the network relates. “Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that starting in April, employees of the metropolitan government will have the option to take three days off each week. The new policy is designed to encourage Japanese couples to have children at a time when the country’s fertility rate is at a record low. Last year, it dipped to a mere 1.2 children expected per woman during her lifetime, even with the government’s increased efforts to motivate young people to start families, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. That number should be at least 2.1 for a population to remain stable.” Related: It’s now or never to resolve population collapse in China, Japan…