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Specifically: The pair have lately been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country, according to people familiar with the matter. DHS is leasing the plane but is in the process of acquiring it for approximately $70 million. DHS has previously used other planes through the Coast Guard or other agencies for the secretary’s use.

The hypothetical person and the hypothetical media in your hypothetical query.

The only people to benefit by the absence of an official US attorney in place would be criminals and scumbags who might otherwise face indictment or conviction at trial. Official meaning a US attorney recognized by the federal district court in question.

OK

(via AP) “Judges don’t pick U.S. Attorneys, @POTUS does. See Article II of our Constitution,” he wrote. The New York Times reached Kinsella Wednesday evening and he “did not yet know whether the White House email carried the force of law. He said he would discuss the matter with the district judges in the morning and go from there.” A press release from the Northern District U.S. Attorney’s Office Thursday continued to list Sarcone as “First Assistant United States Attorney.” https://www.wwnytv.com/2026/02/12/new-us-attorney-north-country-named-then-fired/ NB via Gemini: Key Aspects of U.S. Attorney Vacancies 28 U.S.C. § 546: This statute specifically governs U.S. Attorney vacancies, allowing the Attorney General to appoint an interim U.S. Attorney for 120 days. District Court Appointment: If the 120-day appointment expires, the district court for that district may appoint a U.S. Attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled.

Actually they did about 4 hours later: US military shot down party balloon near El Paso after drone suspicion, official says https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-shot-down-party-balloon-near-el-paso-after-suspecting-drone-official-says

AI Gemini: Deportation flights, particularly within the U.S. and Europe, extensively utilize private charter companies rather than government-owned aircraft to execute removals. ICE Air Operations (IAO) in the U.S. manages a vast network of chartered flights, with companies like GlobalX operating a significant portion of these, according to The Guardian. These private, often secretive, flights are used to move detainees between facilities and back to their home countries, with costs for these operations, including recent flights in 2026, often exceeding $20,000 per flight hour.

NY Times headline this AM: In Munich, Ocasio-Cortez Ties Income Inequality to Rise of Authoritarians Speaking at a security conference, the New York progressive argued that “extreme levels of income inequality lead to social instability” and eventually far-right populism.

If it was, Trump and Attorney Brito would already be suing for $10 billion.

And just 2 days ago: Mexican cartel drones breach US airspace, are disabled by War Department, Duffy says Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirms threat was neutralized near El Paso International Airport in Texas https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mexican-cartel-drones-breach-us-airspace-disabled-war-department-duffy-says

As i said, compared to the other Murdoch properties NY Post and FoxNews that are routinely posted here , yes.

Compared with those other Murdoch properties NYPost and FoxNews routinely quoted on this forum as 'story from', YES. BTW this is the entire WSJ article with the headline: A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS Secretary, with close adviser Corey Lewandowski, faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations via https://archive.ph/sXY1R#selection-2173.0-2181.175

The (BBC) statement added: "We are not going to make further comment on ongoing legal proceedings." The BBC has indicated in previous filings that it will submit a motion to dismiss the case by 17 March 202(6. The latest order does not impact that forthcoming filing. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxdwlqx8qqo

AI Gemini: In Florida, there is no statute of limitations for prosecuting first-degree sexual battery (rape) if the offense is reported within 72 hours, or if DNA evidence identifies the suspect, allowing for prosecution at any time. For cases without immediate DNA identification or reporting, the statute of limitations is generally 8 years for first- or second-degree felonies. No Time Limit (DNA Exception): If the perpetrator is identified through DNA evidence, prosecution can occur at any time, even years later. No Time Limit (Age/Severity): Sexual battery against a victim under 16, or first-degree sexual battery on a victim under 18, often has no statute of limitations. 72-Hour Exception: If a first- or second-degree sexual battery is reported within 72 hours, the time limitations are waived. General Limits: If DNA is not available, first-degree felony rape charges generally must be filed within 4 years, though this is extended to 8 years in many scenarios.

Trial date set for Trump's legal case against BBC 8 hours ago US President Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar lawsuit against the BBC has been scheduled to go to trial in February 2027, according to court documents. The trial date comes as a Florida judge rejected the BBC's application to delay the process of discovery in the case. The BBC has indicated in previous filings that it will submit a motion to dismiss the case by 17 March 2026. The latest order does not impact that forthcoming filing. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxdwlqx8qqo

Yes. consecutively permitted to stay in the Kingdom for retirement may again be the way the determine eligibility for grandfathering.

DEFENDANTS’ REPLY IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY IN PART PENDING ADJUDICATION OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382/gov.uscourts.flsd.703382.25.0_1.pdf pg 5 And, while Plaintiff still has not named a Floridian who watched the Documentary via a virtual private network (“VPN”), cf. Compl. ¶ 29, even if he had, such “[u]nauthorized viewers outside of the United Kingdom do not provide a basis for personal jurisdiction.” Overall, due process is not satisfied where, as here, Plaintiff has not shown “that the Defendants have purposeful contacts with Florida from which his claims arise.” (their italics)

Right. So maybe the reason they are mum but you aren't is that they know something that you don't.

As quoted above: Federal agencies largely stayed mum on the controversy.

From https://archive.ph/3E1OO above as to"abundance of caution": The move left El Paso officials blindsided. “I want to be very, very clear that this should’ve never happened,” Mayor Renard Johnson of El Paso said in a news conference Wednesday morning. “You cannot restrict airspace over a major city without coordinating with the city, the airport, the hospitals, the community leadership.” Federal agencies largely stayed mum on the controversy. The F.A.A. did not respond to requests for comment about the circumstances that led to the airspace closure, a Transportation Department spokesman declined to comment and a Pentagon spokesman repeated the military’s assertion that it had responded to a drone incursion.

Just to note that the above intro is from the Author and is not part of the linked Fox News report.

The Fox News report in the OP Published February 11, 2026 10:31am EST but the follow-up with the Party balloon came at 1 PM same date. So even Fox News can admit they got snookered but I doubt you will hear any mea culpa from the topic Author .

But OP Author will say they were protecting MY country.

Further story from Fox news: US military shot down party balloon near El Paso after drone suspicion, official says Mexican president says her government has 'no information' on border drones following temporary airport closure A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News that the U.S. military earlier this week shot down what was later determined to be a party balloon near El Paso, Texas, after initially assessing it as a possible foreign drone. The misidentification eventually led to a total shutdown of airspace around the El Paso airport. A separate U.S. administration official had told Fox News that Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace near El Paso and that counter-drone measures were taken to disable them. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-shot-down-party-balloon-near-el-paso-after-suspecting-drone-official-says