Rita Ora for 'Lui' Magazine

Heh.

The folks at Lui had to put the little pasties to cover her breasts on Instagram.

But not on Twitter, lol.

Via the Idolator, "Rita Ora is Topless on New 'Lui' Cover: She Frees the Nipple in New Terry Richardson Shoot."

Hat Tip: London's Daily Mail, "Topless Rita Ora puts on a VERY raunchy display as she flashes her assets in her most revealing shoot to date."

Newt Gingrich Says Republican Party's In Period of 'Tremendous Transition' (VIDEO)

It's a good transition. The GOP needs a swift kick in its establishment pants.

Via Fox News:

Oregon Democrat Gov. Kate Brown Pushed Obama for 'Swift Action' Against #Malheur Militiamen (VIDEO)

Here's the Portland Oregonian, "Kate Brown on Oregon standoff: 'Everyone was hoping to avoid bloodshed'."

That's a lie, actually. She was fomenting bloodshed.

See from last week, "Kate Brown presses top federal officials for 'swift' action against occupiers."

Watch at the video. She brought pressure on the feds. She appealed to the "highest levels of authority," including the White House, using extremely belligerent rhetoric that no doubt contributed to LaVoy Vinicum's death.

Notice how she doesn't even pretend to hide her partisan hatred of the ranchers. Who's the "militant" here?



PREVIOUSLY: "Alex Jones: How to Properly Take a Stand Against Tyranny — #MalheurOccupation (VIDEO)."

Alex Jones: How to Properly Take a Stand Against Tyranny — #MalheurOccupation (VIDEO)

InfoWars reporter Joe Biggs is reportedly at the Malheur occupation. You know, while they're conspiracy mongers, some of their reporting is good, for example, on the Central American refugee invasion a couple of years ago.

Here's Alex Jones on the occupation:



PREVIOUSLY: "LATEST: Ammon Bundy Makes New Plea to #Malheur Militiamen: 'Turn yourselves in, do not use physical force...'"

LATEST: Ammon Bundy Makes New Plea to #Malheur Militiamen: 'Turn yourselves in, do not use physical force...'

I'm keeping up with breaking developments in Oregon.

Earlier, "Range War! Central Oregon Constitutional Guard Calls for 'Thousands' of Militiamen to Flood #Malheur!"

And now, the latest from Conrad Wilson and Oregon Public Broadcasting:

Ammon Bundy statement via lawyers: "turn yourselves in, do not use physical force." #Oregonstandoff

— Conrad Wilson (@conradjwilson) January 28, 2016

Bundy's lawyers: "we have spent endless hours for week's meeting with residents in Harney County." #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/aGRfAmF0mV

— Conrad Wilson (@conradjwilson) January 28, 2016

"We only had guns for our protection ... We never wanted bloodshed." Bundy via lawyers. #Oregonstandoff

— Conrad Wilson (@conradjwilson) January 28, 2016

"I morn LaVoy's death," said Ammon Bundy via his lawyers #Oregonstandoff

— Conrad Wilson (@conradjwilson) January 28, 2016

Ammon Bundy's lawyer Mike Arnold said the point at the refuge has been made and now it's time to end the occupation #Oregonstandoff

— Conrad Wilson (@conradjwilson) January 28, 2016

"I will not abandon all that we have accomplished in the name of liberty for the sake of my own personal freedom. ..."

— OPB News (@OPBnews) January 28, 2016

"I am committed to freedom, not force. We are done with the culture of force."

— OPB News (@OPBnews) January 28, 2016

Again, this is a prepared statement from Ammon Bundy, read by his lawyers.

— OPB News (@OPBnews) January 28, 2016

"When we were detained we were traveling to grant County to educate those people of their individual lives."

— OPB News (@OPBnews) January 28, 2016

"We only had guns for our protection and never pointed them at people ... We never wanted bloodshed. We verbalized this many, many times."

— OPB News (@OPBnews) January 28, 2016

Ammon Bundy's lawyer says Ammon desires the occupation to end, for remaining protesters to go home. "Phase 1 of this protest needs to end."

— OPB News (@OPBnews) January 28, 2016

Ammon Bundy's lawyer Mike Arnold: "We do not need to do anything else at the refuge."

— OPB News (@OPBnews) January 28, 2016

Added, from Maxine Bernstein:

Statement read by lawyers in front of federal courthouse in Portland after meeting w/ Ammon Bundy in jail https://t.co/0m7dNA5Glb

— Maxine Bernstein (@maxoregonian) January 28, 2016

Range War! Central Oregon Constitutional Guard Calls for 'Thousands' of Militiamen to Flood #Malheur!

It's increasingly looking like a High Noon situation now, except the militiamen are taking the Will Kane role.

Following-up from a little earlier, "LATEST: Militiamen from Central Oregon Constitutional Guard Arrive to Bolster Occupiers at #Malheur."

Now there's more, from Les Zaitz:

Patriot groups angry over arrest call for thousands to flood Burns. @carlibrosseau reports what triggered the call. https://t.co/23PNL1jq7e

— Les Zaitz (@LesZaitz) January 28, 2016

PREVIOUSLY: "WATCH: Sean and Sandy Anderson, Husband and Wife Occupiers at #Malheur, Post 'Last Dance' Video."

WATCH: Sean and Sandy Anderson, Husband and Wife Occupiers at #Malheur, Post 'Last Dance' Video

Sean Anderson's the militiaman in this entry, "'They're Going to Murder All of Us!' — #Malheur Occupiers Livestream Siege at Wildlife Refuge (VIDEO)."

He and his wife Sandy are holding out with four other, including David Fry, discussed here, "Armed Militiaman David Fry, Among Last Holdouts at Malheur Reserve, Says He's Prepared to Die in Siege."

Now, according to the Portland Oregonian:

On Thursday morning, [David] Fry posted yet another video, this time showing a mournful scene at the refuge with two of the occupiers -- apparently [Sean] Anderson and his wife Sandy -- dancing to music blaring from a truck radio. The song: "Tangled Up in You" by Staind. The video shows supplies scattered on the ground, vehicles parked next to a small canopy, a U.S. flag propped against a pick-up truck.

At one point, someone said, "We've got someone on the hill behind us.

Anderson addressed the camera after the dance.

After Anderson finished the dance,

"We want to go home," said Anderson, dressed in camouflage gear. "We don't need checkpoints. We don't need felony charges. We're camping out here."

His last words in the scene: "God help us."

Watch:




PREVIOUSLY: "LATEST: Militiamen from Central Oregon Constitutional Guard Arrive to Bolster Occupiers at #Malheur."

LATEST: Militiamen from Central Oregon Constitutional Guard Arrive to Bolster Occupiers at #Malheur

From Gordon Friedman, of the Salem Statesman Journal:

3 militants in camo with guns and knives just sat down at the truck stop restaurant. They ordered coffee. #Oregonstandoff

— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) January 28, 2016

They told the waitress they have been here on and off for a month. All 3 ordered the biscuits and gravy special. #Oregonstandoff

— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) January 28, 2016

The militants wear patches reading "Southern Oregon Constitutional Guard" #Oregonstandoff

— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) January 28, 2016

They wouldn't tell me why they're there, but referred me to their public info officer, which they apparently have. #Oregonstandoff

— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) January 28, 2016

In case you missed my previous tweets: At least a few militants are still arriving in Burns. #Oregonstandoff

— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) January 28, 2016

I couldn't get any good shots of the militants as they were leaving, but here's one anyways. #oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/i59aTqjELw

— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) January 28, 2016

Another photo of the militants. #oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/l8J3nRlEY1

— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) January 28, 2016

And from the Oregonian's Les Zaitz:

Sean Anderson finishes his address to the video from the refuge with three words: "God help us." https://t.co/frPfO9zjlh

— Les Zaitz (@LesZaitz) January 28, 2016

PREVIOUSLY: "LATEST: Just Four Occupiers Remain at #Malheur National Wildlife Reserve."

Also, from earlier, "Amid Calls to Stand Down, Authorities Say Militiamen Have Explosives and Night-Vision Goggles (VIDEO)," and "'They're Going to Murder All of Us!' — #Malheur Occupiers Livestream Siege at Wildlife Refuge (VIDEO)."

And, "Armed Militiaman David Fry, Among Last Holdouts at Malheur Reserve, Says He's Prepared to Die in Siege."

LATEST: Just Four Occupiers Remain at #Malheur National Wildlife Reserve

From Oregon Public Broadcasting's Amelia Templeton:

David Fry says 4 still at the refuge spoke with family last night. "They're begging us to come home." #Oregonstandoff

— Amelia Templeton (@ameliaOPB) January 28, 2016

Spoke with the 4 by phone a few minutes ago. They say they want to leave, but fear arrest. #Oregonstandoff

— Amelia Templeton (@ameliaOPB) January 28, 2016

David Fry says 4 still at the refuge spoke with family last night. "They're begging us to come home." #Oregonstandoff

— Amelia Templeton (@ameliaOPB) January 28, 2016

Also, from earlier, "Amid Calls to Stand Down, Authorities Say Militiamen Have Explosives and Night-Vision Goggles (VIDEO)," and "'They're Going to Murder All of Us!' — #Malheur Occupiers Livestream Siege at Wildlife Refuge (VIDEO)."

And, "Armed Militiaman David Fry, Among Last Holdouts at Malheur Reserve, Says He's Prepared to Die in Siege."

WATCH: Donald Trump Attacked for Supporting 'Amnesty' in New Ad from Mitt Romney-Backed PAC (VIDEO)

Red Meat for the National Review crowd (remember, @NRO endorsed Romney back in '08, you know, as the true "conservative" in the race, heh).

Via WSJ, "Trump Accused of Backing Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants in TV Ad" (at Memeorandum).

#Malheur Occupier Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Had 'Hands Up' Before Police Opened Fire (AUDIO)

Following-up, "Five Militiamen Still Holed Up at Malheur National Wildlife Reserve, Negotiating Release (VIDEO)," and "Cliven Bundy Says Cops Shot LeVoy Finicum '3 or 4 Times When He Was on the Ground Dead...' (VIDEO)."

It turns out Victoria Sharp was in the truck with LaVoy Finicum, witnessed the shooting, and repudiates claims that there was a shootout with the FBI.

Listen, at The Truth About Guns, "BREAKING: Eyewitness Account of Oregon Occupier Testimony from Victoria Sharp (AUDIO)."

And at the Kansas City Star, "Kansas woman found herself inside Oregon gun battle":

At a small-town community meeting in Oregon, the Sharp Family Singers from Kansas were scheduled to perform for an audience that would include occupiers from a standoff at a national wildlife refuge.

Two vehicles on the way to the meeting never made it. Inside were several protesters — and a Sharp family daughter.

Authorities stopped the vehicles Tuesday in what they said was an attempt to end the occupation peacefully, yet one of the drivers was killed.

Victoria Sharp, 18, was taken into custody and released. But at least one family member, a brother in Chicago, remained frantic Wednesday night about the safety of Victoria and the entire family....

An FBI official said authorities took the action Tuesday after nearly a month of working with other agencies to end the illegal takeover.

“Yesterday, the FBI with our partners took the first steps to bring this occupation to a conclusion,” said Greg Bretzing, the FBI’s special agent in charge in Oregon, at a news conference. “We worked to ensure that we could do so peacefully and safely, out of harm’s way of the citizens here in the county.”

Authorities will continue to try to empty the refuge of occupiers in the safest way possible, he said.

Victoria Sharp said in an audio interview posted Tuesday night on YouTube that the two vehicles were on the way to the meeting in the town of John Day.

“All of us Sharps were going to sing,” she said. “We were just going to try to talk, maybe do some negotiations, and we were going to sing. That was all.”

Sharp, who had arrived in Oregon from Montana after the weekend performances, gave an account of the shooting that differed from that of the driver of the other vehicle.

She said that when authorities stopped the pickup she was in, Finicum — who was driving — told them he wanted to go talk to the sheriff. Authorities told him to turn the ignition off and put his hands out the window, she said.

“Finally, he decided to just drive,” she said. “So we all got down on the floorboard and he took off. And they started firing at us. They had a roadblock set up. And so he ran into a snowbank and they were riddling the car with bullets.

“When we crashed, he got out of the car. He had his hands in the air and he’s like, ‘Just shoot me then. Just shoot me.’ And they did. They shot him dead. And then after he was down on the ground they shot him three more times. And then they bombarded our vehicle with bullets. … We were praying so hard. We were saying stop, please stop.”

She said the shooting lasted five to 10 minutes. “They shot at least 120 shots altogether,” she said.

Nobody in the vehicles fired a shot, she said: “We showed no aggression at all.”

More.

Photo Credit: Facebook.

Five Militiamen Still Holed Up at Malheur National Wildlife Reserve, Negotiating Release (VIDEO)

Following-up from earlier, "Amid Calls to Stand Down, Authorities Say Militiamen Have Explosives and Night-Vision Goggles (VIDEO)," and "'They're Going to Murder All of Us!' — #Malheur Occupiers Livestream Siege at Wildlife Refuge (VIDEO)."

Les Zaitz, at the Portland Oregonian, says five militiamen remain, "Last 5 negotiate with FBI, willing to give up refuge if all are left to go without arrest."



Also, there's video at KOIN News 6 Portland, "5 militia members allegedly still at refuge."

Donald Trump Leads Ted Cruz 30-to-23 Percent in Latest Monmouth University Poll (VIDEO)

Folks were saying it's a "dead heat" as late as Monday and Tuesday this week, but Trump keeps expanding his lead in the Hawkeye State.

His dissing of the Fox News GOP debate's not going to hurt him. Frankly, there's not much Ted Cruz can do to recapture the momentum of the race. If traditional political science is correct, the superior ground game's going to win the day on Monday.

I have no clue. I'm going off the polls to predict a Donald Trump victory. But we'll see. We'll see.

At WGAL News 8 Lancaster, "Iowa poll: Trump builds on lead over Cruz":

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Donald Trump has opened up a solid lead over Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP caucus in Iowa, according to a new poll out Wednesday.

The GOP front-runner tops Cruz 30% to 23% in a Monmouth University poll, gaining 11 points from a similar survey in December. Then, Cruz was up 24% to 19% over Trump.

It's Trump's highest number in any Monmouth polling of Iowa, the university said.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has held steady in third place with 16% support among likely caucus-goers. In fourth place, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson (10%) is the only other candidate cracking double digits.

Cruz leads Trump in one area: voters' second choice. Cruz is the second choice of 20% of likely caucus-goers, whereas Trump is 9% of likely voters' second choice. That matters because in the Iowa caucus format, as voters can change their minds as the night wears on.

Cruz leads Trump among past party voters, very conservative voters, tea party supporters and evangelicals. Trump leads Cruz among newer GOP voters, somewhat conservative voters, non-tea partiers and non-evangelicals, the poll found.

The poll was conducted before Trump announced he would skip the last GOP debate before Iowa votes on Monday...

There's video at the link.

Jon Ritzheimer Appears Before Federal Judge in Phoenix (VIDEO)

He fled Malheur before the feds got there, no doubt fearing for his life. And that's after he made all those videos holding the pocket Constitution and what not whining about how he was "going to die out here" for freedom.

Blah, blah.

At the Arizona Republic, "Oregon standoff suspect Jon Ritzheimer makes Arizona court appearance."

And watch, at ABC News 15 Phoenix:



He's expected to be sent back to Portland to stand trial with the others.

Cliven Bundy Says Cops Shot LeVoy Finicum '3 or 4 Times When He Was on the Ground Dead...' (VIDEO)

Remember, we have a couple of competing perspectives: Here, "Report: Militia Spokesman LaVoy Finicum 'was shot three times while he had his hands up in the air...'" And here, "FBI and Oregon State Police: LaVoy Finicum 'reached down toward his waistband where he had a gun...'"

Plus, there's also the account of him charging authorities, here, "UPDATE: LeVoy Finicum 'Charged at Law Enforcement,' Then Shot and Killed, Driver Says (VIDEO)."

Well, the conspiracies are going to fly until officials release the videotape of the shootout.

In any case, rancher Cliven Bundy spoke to the press from his ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada.

Via KOIN News 6 Portland:

Amid Calls to Stand Down, Authorities Say Militiamen Have Explosives and Night-Vision Goggles (VIDEO)

Here's Les Zaitz yesterday, on Twitter, "Bundy bunch brought night vision goggles, explosives and weapons to refuge when it took over, court filing says."

And at the video, CNN's Dan Simon also reports that the "federal complaint that was opened today" says "there's reason to believe the occupiers have explosives and night-vision goggles."



Remember, the last holdouts might be gunning for the apocalypse. See, "Armed Militiaman David Fry, Among Last Holdouts at Malheur Reserve, Says He's Prepared to Die in Siege.

Also, as reported earlier, "Three New Arrests in Militia Occupation at #Malheur National Wildlife Refuge," and "FBI and Oregon State Police: LaVoy Finicum 'reached down toward his waistband where he had a gun...'"

Armed Militiaman David Fry, Among Last Holdouts at Malheur Reserve, Says He's Prepared to Die in Siege

This guy's a real psycho.

Reportedly an ISIS sympathizer, Fry's said to be prone to apocalyptic rants and is determined to go out in a blaze of glory (or ignominy, depending on your perspective).

At the Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Oregon standoff militant David Fry of Ohio prepared to die, says LaVoy Finicum was murdered":

CLEVELAND, Ohio – David Fry, an Ohioan who is among the remaining armed occupants of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, said he is prepared to die during the siege.

"I'll pass on and move on to the next life. I don't know (how it will end), but I'm willing to go that far,'' Fry told The Plain Dealer in a brief phone interview Wednesday.

"Obviously they are murdering people at this point. They've been doing it for a long time now, and you guys are watching it.''

The Oregonian newspaper reported Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, the spokesman of the refuge occupation, was shot and killed after he charged police during a roadside stop, according to a man who claims to be the driver of one of two vehicles involved in the highway shooting.

Fry, who was not at the scene, said he thought Finicum was "murdered.''

Fry is from the Cincinnati area, as is Peter Santilli, who was one of seven militants arrested at a roadblock Tuesday, when Finicum reportedly was killed. The occupation's leader, Ammon Bundy, and his brother Ryan also were arrested. All were charged with conspiracy to interfere with a federal official, a felony.

Santilli hosted The Pete Santilli Show, an online radio show.

Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Wednesday seven to 12 occupants remain at the refuge, including Fry, 27.

"I'm holding up alright,'' Fry told The Plain Dealer. "Everybody is still holding their ground. We did get the women, children, most of them out of here -– all the children. I think there's one woman who's pregnant. That still counts as a child.''

In a video posted Wednesday to Fry's youtube account, defendyourbase, Fry could be seen with a gun over his shoulder while a backhoe operated in the background.

On the same video, another man with a gun said, "The media has been ordered to leave. That means they're coming to kill us. They're going to murder all of us, and the medias are cowards."

The same man also urges people to join the occupation and shouts into the camera, "This is history in the making. There are no laws in this United States now. This is a free-for-all Armageddon. Any military or law enforcement or feds that stand and don't abide by their oath are the enemy. If they stop you from getting here, kill them!''

Fry is from Blanchester, a small town northwest of Cincinnati. He said he taking college classes by his junior year in high school. He was convicted of a minor drug-related offense in 2008. A woman who answered the phone at his family's home and said she was a relative declined to comment.

Fry reportedly was on vacation with his parents in Costa Rica when he left them and traveled to Oregon to join the occupation. He told reporters in Oregon he drove through a blinding snowstorm to get there.

Fry reportedly has been using government computers at the refuge to establish a website for the occupiers while conducting his own live stream and updating his Google+ and Facebook accounts. The website, defendyourbase.net, has been taken down, and it not cleary by whom.

His social media accounts included posts that were anti-Semitic, homophobic, and pro-Nazi, as well as posts in support of ISIS. After media reports about his posts, many were deleted.

"ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS FOR ISIS TO NUKE ISRAELHELL!" he wrote on his Google+ the site Nov. 30.

He also tagged posts #HitlerWasRight, and another #Pray4ISIS.

"You see a lot of slander,'' Fry said. "They called me an ISIS supporter and a group of people said I was an anarchist. They're making these things up about me and taking some of my comments -- it's satire. They twisted it out of hand and make it look like I'm an an anarchist. I'm not an anarchist...

Still more.

Plus, at the Portland Oregonian, "Live, from inside the Oregon standoff: 'You're going to get to watch us die'":

With the 6-mile road into the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge blocked by police late Tuesday night, the remaining militants there were isolated from much of the world. With members of the media stuck on the wrong side of the roadblocks, Americans were left without a window into what was left of the occupation.

Or they would have been. Instead, thanks to one YouTube user at the compound, tens of thousands of people got an inside view of the militants during what they thought might be their final hours.

Like some sort of bizarre reality show, viewers tuned in to watch militants say goodbye to their families, promise to defend their "base" and vow to avenge the death of Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, who was killed as law enforcement moved to arrest the anti-government protesters and end the occupation that started Jan. 2 in Harney County.

David Fry, a 27-year-old from the Cincinnati area, had been broadcasting developments at the refuge since he arrived in early January. On Tuesday afternoon, as tensions between occupiers and law enforcement mounted, Fry began a near-continuous livestream of events.

Though the hours following the arrests and deadly shooting were relatively calm for those still at the wildlife refuge, Fry drew thousands of viewers with his end-is-nigh rants, peppered with the occasional background conversation between militants.

"Yeah folks this is it," he said at one point. "I'm going to try to get this livestreamed constantly until the end here."

More.

Also, the Los Angeles Times had this sensational headline earlier, "Remaining Oregon protesters warn of 'Armageddon,' but Bundy urges holdouts to go home":

The leader of the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge urged his colleagues-in-arms to “stand down” Wednesday, as a small band of holdouts vowing to fight fell under increasing pressure to surrender to the cordon of law enforcement now surrounding the sprawling facility.

By late Wednesday, it appeared that several of the protesters still inside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were heeding the request, as three more people were arrested and several others were allowed to leave freely, according to the FBI and other sources....

“The FBI and our partners continue to work around the clock to empty the refuge of the armed occupiers in the safest way possible,” the agency said.

Earlier in the day, at least some at the refuge were still expressing defiance.

“There are no laws in this United States now! This is a free-for-all Armageddon!” a heavyset man holding a rifle yelled into a camera transmitting from the refuge. He urged others to join those at the protest site, adding that if “they stop you from getting here, kill them!”

But that was before leader Ammon Bundy, arrested with other protesters Tuesday in a law enforcement operation that killed one of their comrades, called for those remaining in the high-desert refuge to “go home and hug your families.”

Bundy and several codefendants appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday afternoon and were ordered held without bond.

“Right now, I'm asking the federal government to allow the people at the refuge to go home without being prosecuted,” Bundy said in a written statement read after the hearing by his attorney, Mike Arnold. “To those remaining at the refuge, I love you. Let us take this fight from here. Please stand down. Please stand down. Go home and hug your families. This fight is ours for now -- in the courts.”

Authorities were offering free passage to most who left peacefully, and there were signs Wednesday evening that FBI agents were in communication with those inside the refuge before the departures.

“We’re just camped here by the fire,” one of the occupiers, David Fry of Ohio, said in a brief telephone interview.

“I’m waiting on the FBI calling,” he said.

A live stream feed Fry was running from the refuge through most of the day Wednesday showed a group with apparently mixed feelings. Some holdouts seemed ready to leave, while others were counting their weapons and ammunition.

“I want to go to my wife,” a man could be heard saying Wednesday afternoon, complaining that his credit card was maxed out and he was driving a rental car. “Sorry, guys.”

“No hard feelings,” another man responded.

At one point, the live stream caught what sounded like the cocking of a gun, and at least six occupiers could be seen passing through the camera’s field of vision and discussing their available weapons and ammunition.

“You got enough rounds for the 12-gauge?”

“We’ve got, what, two SKS [rifles]?”

“Hey, Sean! I think these fit your gun – they won’t fit the AR [rifle].”

“Anybody got a .45 pistol?”

But by Wednesday night, the stream included an image of a campfire burning in darkness, with a few voices talking of topics ranging from their personal finances to marijuana, relationships and the stars above.

“Oh, another great night,” a woman said. “There’s the Milky Way.”

Still more.

Plus, from Jennifer Hayden on Twitter, "When I wake up, I’m hoping to read David Fry and the rest are hungover in a jail cell."

And from JJ McNab, "David Fry, 'I'm sitting around waiting to die, I guess.' The kid has lost it."

ICYMI, from last night, "Three New Arrests in Militia Occupation at #Malheur National Wildlife Refuge."

FBI and Oregon State Police: LaVoy Finicum 'reached down toward his waistband where he had a gun...'

We've got two clear and conflicting narratives on the shootout that killed LeVoy Finicum.

You're got the Bundy militia narrative of the "hands up don't shoot" variety, and you've got the official police narrative holding Finicum resisted arrest, charged officers, and now, reached for his "waistbelt."

The best thing about the latest news is that authorities are contemplating releasing the dashcam video. Obviously they're not going to have much of a choice. The truth needs to come out and soon.

CNN reports, "Oregon occupiers: What officials say happened at traffic stop":

(CNN) A high-speed getaway attempt and a reach for the waistband are said to have prompted police SWAT team members to open fire on a group of leaders of the Oregon armed occupiers.

A law enforcement official described the dramatic showdown that occurred Tuesday night on a desolate stretch of U.S. 395, some distance away from the federal wildlife refuge where the group took over federal buildings nearly a month ago.

FBI and Oregon State Police at a command center in Burns were monitoring the group when they departed the refuge to attend a town hall meeting with local residents in the town of John Day.
(CNN)A high-speed getaway attempt and a reach for the waistband are said to have prompted police SWAT team members to open fire on a group of leaders of the Oregon armed occupiers.

A law enforcement official described the dramatic showdown that occurred Tuesday night on a desolate stretch of U.S. 395, some distance away from the federal wildlife refuge where the group took over federal buildings nearly a month ago.

FBI and Oregon State Police at a command center in Burns were monitoring the group when they departed the refuge to attend a town hall meeting with local residents in the town of John Day.

For days, they watched as members of the group came and went freely from the refuge. Some went home on weekends. Ammon Bundy, the group's leader, visited family near Boise, Idaho.

"They got quite comfortable coming and going. This was a 'standoff-lite,'" said one official who was monitoring the events as they went down.

Tuesday was the first time that the combination of top leaders was all together traveling away from their base at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, the official said.

The FBI and state police teams knew the route they were going to take. They picked a spot away from populated areas to attempt a traffic stop. One vehicle stopped on command from authorities. The second, allegedly driven by LaVoy Finicum, took off at high speed, attempting to get away.

About a mile away, out of sight, the FBI and state police had set up a roadblock.

But Finicum, with police in hot pursuit, attempted to leave the main road and drove into a snow bank. When he emerged from the vehicle, FBI and state police ordered him to surrender. That's when, authorities say, Finicum reached down toward his waistband where he had a gun.

The SWAT team opened fire. Finicum was killed. Ryan Bundy suffered a light wound on his arm.

The shooting was captured on camera by the SWAT team. FBI and Oregon police officials are discussing possibly releasing the video, in part to counter claims by supporters that Finicum was gunned down while trying to surrender...

More.

Three New Arrests in Militia Occupation at #Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

From the FBI's Portland office, "Additional Arrests in the Occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge":

At approximately 3:30 pm, the FBI made probable cause arrests of Duane Leo Ehmer, age 45, of Irrigon, Oregon, and Dylan Wade Anderson, age 34, of Provo, Utah. At approximately, 7:40 pm, agents made a probable cause arrest of Jason S. Patrick, age 43, of Bonaire, Georgia. All were in contact with the FBI, and each chose to turn himself into agents at a checkpoint outside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The arrests were without incident.

Each man faces one federal felony count of conspiracy to impede officers of the United States from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation, or threats, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 372.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty...

The agency posted some rather intense tweets yesterday, giving clear signal on the wind was blowing.

Just five militiamen were holding out at the refuge early this evening. I'm not sure how many will still be there tomorrow, but word is there's a couple of crazy mofos still left. More on that shortly.

Also at the Portland Oregonian, "Jason Patrick, 2 others linked to Oregon refuge occupation taken into custody."

RELATED: See OPB, "FBI In Active Negotiations With Remaining Militants."

ADDED: At USA Today, "FBI arrests 3 more protesters as standoff winds down."

No Détente as Donald Trump's Feud with Fox Takes Center Stage (VIDEO)

At USA Today, "On 'O'Reilly,' Trump goes on defensive about debate decision."

I was kind of surprised how aggressively O'Reilly implored Trump to reconsider. Watch, at Fox News, "Donald Trump weighs in on GOP debate controversy," and "Donald Trump weighs in on GOP debate controversy, Part II."

And see the New York Times, "With No Détente, Donald Trump's Feud With Fox Takes Center Stage":

For months, Donald J. Trump had kept up a relentless and sometimes personal barrage against the Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, in retaliation for the tough — and, he said, unfair — questioning she submitted him to in the first Republican debate last summer. And for months, Fox News and Ms. Kelly had avoided taking the bait, intent on sticking to Ms. Kelly’s vow to avoid becoming part of the story.

Fox’s decision to fight back this week after Mr. Trump demanded Fox remove her from its panel of moderators at a debate scheduled for Thursday sent the already unconventional Republican race for president into uncharted territory just days before the first critical contest in Iowa.

With Mr. Trump declaring he will skip the debate, the most potentially consequential fight on the campaign trail is not between Mr. Trump and his fellow candidates, but between Mr. Trump and the top-rated cable television news network, which is also one of the most important forces in Republican politics.

Neither Fox News nor Mr. Trump showed any indication of budging on Wednesday. That was in spite of furious discussions inside the network, inside the campaign, and in direct and indirect communications between the two sides. The talks even included a conversation between Mr. Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and the influential Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes, who contacted her to gauge Mr. Trump’s seriousness but, network officials said, did not seek to change his mind.

Mr. Trump said the final straw was a sarcastic press statement Fox News released on Tuesday, which jokingly questioned how he would handle President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran if he could not handle Ms. Kelly. On Twitter on Wednesday evening, Mr. Trump called it “childishly written” and “taunting.” But network officials said the statement was, in fact, an attempt at levity composed by Mr. Ailes, who they said had reached his limit with Mr. Trump’s rants against Ms. Kelly, which ramped up over the weekend. Still, Fox’s stance was primarily about journalistic principles, the officials said.

Fox News said it would never accede to Mr. Trump’s demand that it remove Ms. Kelly from its panel of moderators, which also includes the network anchors Bret Baier and Chris Wallace...

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