Friday, August 21, 2026
Just a Thought
Jessica Bowie, 35, from Albany, allegedly began strategizing the attack in July — and planned to place the bomb in a DoorDash food delivery bag, taking apparent glee in the bloodshed it would cause,the feds wrote in a criminal complaint.
“Blowing kafirs [non-Muslims] brains out is beautiful,” she told someone who turned out to be an FBI informant, the complaint said.
She allegedly purchased bomb materials from a Home Depot on Aug. 5 and planned the attack with the help of FBI informants for two weeks, the feds said.
Bowie, who converted to Islam five years ago and was going by the Islamic honorific name “Aisha Saif,” also allegedly tracked the Capitol building for weeks, taking pictures from various vantage points including an “observation hall nearby,” according to the complaint. Read more, and see photos here.
US Central Command confirmed that the Washington, which is typically based near Japan, arrived in the Middle East on Wednesday.
The Lincoln and its crew of 5,000 will now head home to San Diego after its grueling nearly nine-month deployment that saw reports of weary sailors attempting to jump overboard.
The nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier’s deployment had been extended multiple times because of the Iran war.
During the over 250-day deployment, sailors onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier were forced to grapple with mental health challenges and dwindling supplies such as food and hygiene products.
The supply crunch is largely believed to have stemmed from Iran blowing up a Navy base in Bahrain that had been an important supply hub for the vessel. Read more, see X and photos here.

