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TGIF, Illinois. The legislative session ends in three days, 15 hours and 38 minutes, and we’re expecting every moment to have some drama.
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Luis “Lue” Elizondo, former director of the Pentagon’s since-dissolved Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, says officials have made public attempts to discredit him as part of a “disinformation” campaign.
Elizondo, who recently worked alongside blink-182 co-founder Tom DeLonge as part of To the Stars Academy of Arts & Science (TTSA), detailed the alleged efforts in a 64-page complaint to the agency’s inspector general, as reported by Politico’s Bryan Bender this week.
Daniel Sheehan, Elizondo’s attorney, said his client has spoken out about “certain individuals in the Defense Department” who attacked him and lied about him publicly. In some cases, allegedly, these individuals attempted to interfere with Elizondo’s ability to seek employment elsewhere and threatened his security clearance.
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Happy Thursday, Illinois. In a roller-coaster world of news, today s vaccination report from the governor will be coming from Six Flags.
TOP TALKER Rep. LIz Cheney from leadership
happened moments after Republicans said “amen” in a morning prayer. The action was so quick that numerous members, including Illinois Republican Reps.