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To: Les H who wrote (49480)	12/15/2025 5:58:22 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49607

4 members of far-left group charged for alleged terror plot in California, feds say By Melissa Quinn, Jacob Rosen, CBS News Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 3:13 PM EST / CBS News Washington — Federal law enforcement officials said Monday that four members of a far-left anti-government group have been arrested and face charges for allegedly planning a series of bomb attacks across Southern California on New Year's Eve. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X that the Justice Department and FBI "prevented what would have been a massive and horrific terror plot in the Central District of California," which encompasses Los Angeles and Orange County. FBI Director Kash Patel said that the four people who face charges were members of a group known as the Turtle Island Liberation Front. Bondi described the Turtle Island Liberation Front as a "far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group." Bill Essayli, who leads the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, said at a press conference that the four individuals were arrested Friday in San Bernardino County, where they gathered to construct and detonate test explosive devices in the Mojave Desert. He said the suspects allegedly crafted a "detailed, coordinated plot" to bomb two U.S. companies on New Year's Eve, with the devices simultaneously exploding at midnight. Essayli did not name the companies but said they were "logistics centers." 4 members of far-left group charged for alleged terror plot in California, feds say - CBS News Criminal complaint: Pleading Not one mention of Israel or Palestine in the arrest report. Turtle Island refers to the ancient Native American Indian name for the continent. They seem more anarchist with undefined political objectives, mainly seeking to set off some pipe bombs to create fear. One of the members of the group is former military,

To: Les H who wrote (49480)	12/16/2025 8:16:06 AM
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Social Security benefits get a historic COLA in 2026 because of President Trump's tariffs -- it may not be enough for retirees Story by Trevor Jennewine, Motley Fool, December 15, 2025 • Key Points Social Security benefits get a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2026, a historic increase because it brings the five-year average to its highest level in 40 years. Social Security's COLAs are based on CPI-W inflation, which understates how much money retired workers allocated to housing and medical care expenses. Social Security benefits are likely to lose purchasing power next year because of pronounced price increases within the housing and medical care spending categories. Social Security benefits get a historic COLA in 2026 because of President Trump's tariffs -- it may not be enough for retirees Housing is understated since it doesn't include real estate taxes, HOA dues, homeowner's insurance. All of those costs are derived from the price of the underlying property which isn't included in the Shelter costs component of the CPI-W. The Housing inflation calculation were changed in 1983 under the Reagan administration to substitute a fictitious survey result for the actual property cost.