The Enrichment Report #15

 A selection of articles showcasing the benefits of diversity, equity and inclusion:

• I guess Canada has decided to not cut off energy and trade with the United States: "Canada pledges beefed-up border, immigration restrictions to appease Trump"--Reuters.  
• DEI in operation in NYC: "NYPD’s $400K-a-year top earner Quathisha Epps is retiring early as astronomical overtime pay is investigated: sources"--AOL. 
• So how did Epps get approval for that much overtime? "NYPD’s top cop Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigns after allegedly demanding underling perform sexual favors — including ‘kiss his penis’ — in exchange for overtime"--New York Post. 
• More: "Complaint accuses New York City police chief of 'quid pro quo' sex harassment"--6ABC Action News.  

In addition to the accusations of quid pro quo sexual favors and sex harassment that led to the Friday evening retirement of Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, Lt. Quathisha Epps alleges in a complaint a wide-ranging scheme to manipulate overtime-reporting procedures dating to the tenure of Police Commissioner Edward Caban.

She says that Maddrey exploited her emotional and financial vulnerabilities and her history of childhood trauma to coerce her into performing unwanted sexual favors in exchange for overtime opportunities.

• More: "NYPD lieutenant who raked in $200K in OT wants suspension revoked after Jeffrey Maddrey sexual abuse allegations"--New York Post.

• "Hollywood loves #diversity — except when it comes to Israel and Jews"--New York Post. From the headline, you would think that Jews were being passed over for acting roles, director and producer positions, or forced out of positions as film and television executives. But, no, it is just a complaint that not enough Oscars are going to Jews. But, as my next entry shows, they have no one but themselves to blame.
• "Who said Jews run Hollywood?"--The Times of Israel. Yes, from Israel's top newspaper: 

    The most influential person in Tinseltown is Jewish. Or so says The Hollywood Reporter. Bob Iger, the chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, tops an inaugural list of 100 prominent players that the show biz publication released this week.

    Iger captured the title for his savvy leadership at the helm of the world’s largest media company, according to THR.

    And if Hollywood’s many other most powerful Jews were ever a secret, they certainly aren’t now. This “nachas parade” of creative and financial influencers is an insider’s look highlighting everyone from execs and producers, to directors, creatives, stars and their reps.

    Packed with familiar surnames, it might be considered at least a partial Jewish “Who’s Who.” It also includes brief interviews and highlights specific achievements as “big wins” and “big bets,” because, as every macher knows, that’s what it takes to make it in Hollywood.

• Related: "Top 300 JEWISH Hollywood Actors You Need to Know"--Actors Data Comparison (17 min.).
  
• I wonder when we will see a movie about this? "US Government denies FOIA request for sealed USS Liberty records. 57 year old files to remain classified."--Citizen Watch Report. 

    The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (a spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian NSA employee), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nautical miles (47.2 km; 29.3 mi) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish.

    Israel apologized for the attack, saying that USS Liberty had been attacked in error after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship. Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the ship’s identity. Others, including survivors of the attack, have rejected these conclusions and maintain that the attack was deliberate. Thomas Hinman Moorer, 7th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accused President Lyndon B. Johnson of having covered up that the attack was a deliberate act.

• "Busted thieves baffled by ‘new laws’ in California that make shoplifting a felony, police video shows"--New York Post. They were not aware that Proposition 36, recently passed by voters, undid some of the soft-on-crime actions of California politicians.
  
• With this type of service, she didn't deserve a tip: "Pizza delivery woman stabs pregnant customer 14 times in front of young child — all because she didn’t like her tip: cops"--New York Post. The pizza delivery driver was named as Brianna Alvelo, 22, who apparently didn't appreciate the $2 tip she was given.
• Refugees welcome: "The rise of Marseille's 'Algerian mafia': How ruthless gang used teenage hitmen to surprise enemies and burned targets alive in brutal reign of terror that saw them take over city's drug network in a year"--Daily Mail. The article begins:

    The brutal DZ Mafia has taken over Marseille's drugs network and asserted its dominance on the city's streets through merciless contract killings, cementing its status as one of France's most feared and powerful gangs in a matter of months.

    The highly successful crime syndicate has employed an 'expansionist agenda', officials have warned, often recruiting children, including from middle-class backgrounds, through social media platforms like Snapchat to help carry out the hits.

    Attracted by the high earning potential, one boy, who was recruited as a driver, reportedly helped the gang with several killings in exchange for cash which he spent on a car and clothes. 

    He told police that he decided to leave the gang when he had earned enough money - a staggering €20,000 - adding that by that point he felt by that 'a little too many' people had died.

    Prosecutors believe DZ was behind as many as 40 drug-related murders in 2023 - 80 per cent of the total number that year - as it waged war against a rival gang, the Yoda.

    While the number of killings almost halved in 2024, prosecutors have claimed that this is because the group had already established its authority by striking fear into its enemies.

    DZ, short for Dzayer, meaning Algeria in the Berber language, has openly claimed violent attacks as their own since they first gained public and police attention for a gruesome murder in March 2023.

    The gang posted pictures of the burning body of a victim in the Busserine housing estate in northern Marseille, proudly displaying their tag - DZ Mafia - alongside it. The gang's campaign of terror has continued since.

• "Illegal migrant who set woman on fire on subway was deported under Trump but snuck back in"--Daily Mail. The illegal alien and suspect is Sebastian Zapeta-Calil from Guatemala. Although there seems to be a lot of sources claiming she was a 29-year old white woman named Amelia Carter, Newsweek reports that this is a hoax and that the identity remains unknown. What is clear is that video seems to show a Transit Police officer walk by the burning woman without rendering aid.  
• More: "Horrifying images show maniac Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway, watching her burn before telling cops he doesn’t remember it: sources"--New York Post.
  
• "Migrant gangster seen in drag trying to escape police after violent torture of Colorado couple"--Daily Mail. "Niefred Jose Serpa-Acosta, 20, a known TdA member living in Aurora, Colorado, wore a wig and a lady's knit hat, hoping police would believe he was a she and not detain him last week," reports the article. He is accused of tying up and beating a Venezuelan couple for hours. 
• "Knife-wielding Tren de Aragua gangbangers are repeatedly attacking border crossings in desperate move to force their way into US before Trump takes office"--New York Post.
  
• "ICE: Wrong-way driver in crash that killed Las Vegas officer was ordered to leave US"--3 News Los Vegas. "Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, was a citizen of Mexico who entered the U.S. twice in 2019, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told News 3 in a statement."
  
• "Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom considering ways to help illegal migrants dodge Trump’s planned mass deportation"--New York Post. 

An internal memo being circulated within Newsom’s administration calls for the “creation of an Immigrant Support Network comprised of regional ‘hubs’ to connect at-risk individuals, their families, and communities with community systems — such as legal services, schools, labor unions, local governments, etc,” according to Politico.

• "Border Czar Mayorkas Admits He Could Have Blocked Migration Flood"--Breitbart. According to the article, Mayorkas stated in a CBS interview on December 22 that he “would have taken executive action more rapidly,” if he had known in 2020 that the Republicans would reject his January 2024 border bill.
• "No SSN, no problem, says Massachusetts credit union"--Tyfone. "SouthCoast Federal Credit Union in New Bedford, Massachusetts, will now open accounts for immigrants that do not have social security numbers." They will require the immigrants to present proof of address and a passport, however.
  
• "‘Christianity is Paganism’: Florida Imam Warns Muslims Against Wishing ‘Happy Holidays’ to ‘Pagan’ Christians"--Breitbart. Per the article, "In his Friday, December 20, sermon at the Masjid As-Sunnah mosque and Islamic center serving the Orlando, Florida, area, the American-born Abu Usama delivered a scathing critique of Christianity, declaring it polluted with pagan practices, while urging Muslims to remain steadfast in their identity."
• "Saudi Man Who Mowed Down 200+ People Was Reportedly Mad At Refugee Treatment In Germany"--Daily Wire.  

    German law enforcement officials were repeatedly warned by Saudi Arabia that a man who drove into 200+ people at a Christmas event in Germany on Friday night was dangerous — warnings that Germany’s leftist government ignored.

    CNN reported that the chief of the Magdeburg Public Prosecutor’s office, Horst Walter Nopens, said that 50-year-old doctor Taleb al-Abdulmohsen may have been “disgruntlement with the way Saudi Arabian refugees are treated in Germany.”

    He is accused of driving a car down a road that was completely packed with people who were at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. At least 5 people have died and more than 40 had life threatening injuries.

    Saudi Arabia sent three warnings about the suspect to the German government, warning that he had posted extremist views online and was a threat to their security. Saudi Arabia first warned Germany about the man in 2007, just one year after he entered the country, and requested in 2007 and 2008 that he be extradited back to Saudi Arabia.

• More: "Christmas Market Attack Suspect Was a Saudi Arabian ‘Leftist’ Asylum Activist Promoted by BBC: Reports"--Breitbart. 
  
• "Germany: Muslim ‘asylum seeker’ arrested for plotting jihad massacre at Augsburg Christmas Market"--Jihad Watch.  
• "New Year's chaos on the streets of Germany as five people are killed and 400 arrested with police and firefighters attacked with fireworks"--Daily Mail.
  
• "Gay couple who showed off picture-perfect family gets 100 years in prison for horrific rape of adopted sons"--New York Post. "William and Zachary Zulock, 34 and 36, were each sentenced last week to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole, the Walton County District Attorney’s office announced."
• "Parents Of Female Students Outraged After Boy Parades Around Girls’ Locker Room Naked, Exposing Himself At Westosha Central High School"--Kenosha County Eye. According to the article, "[m]any girls, some or most which are freshmen, approached the gym teacher, Miranda Hopkins. Hopkins told the girls that the boy 'identifies' as a girl, so they have to let him have access."