A Very Interesting New Neighbor A historic nine-story building near the White House has a new owner, and the paperwork is getting attention for reasons that go well beyond old stone and downtown real estate. According to property filings reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation, the Philip Qiu and Family Foundation bought the century-old Securities Building on 15th Street in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 2026, for $8.4 million. The building sits about 650 feet northeast of the White House grounds. That is close enough to make even Washington’s usually sleepy security bureaucracy put down the coffee and check the map. The Name Behind the Foundation The foundation is named for Philip Qiu, who is also identified in Chinese records as Qiu Feili. The Daily Caller investigation reported that Qiu has held positions tied to China’s public-security system and to organizations linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front apparatus. Chinese government and university records translated by the outlet say Qiu began his career as a detective with the Shanghai Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Team. That bureau operates under China’s Ministry of Public Security, which handles policing, domestic intelligence, and political control. In other words, this is not…

A Hard Foul Turns Into a Bigger Fight Saturday’s Fever-Chicago Sky game produced the kind of WNBA drama that does not fit neatly into a league promo spot. During a breakaway layup, DiJonai Carrington committed a hard foul on Sophie Cunningham, and Carrington was ejected. The source article says Cunningham’s mouth was bloodied and argues the video shows Carrington was not making a play on the ball. Carrington later posted “White Privilege,” which did not exactly lower the temperature. In modern sports PR, apparently every fire needs a little gasoline and a social media intern nearby with a fan. https://twitter.com/BrickCenter_/status/2086272057927762390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Stephanie White Defends the Hard Foul Fever coach Stephanie White then drew heat for her comments after the game. In the clip cited by the source, White said, “She’s going to compete, no one’s going to walk in for an easy layup, so I don’t oppose the hard foul.” Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith criticized White’s defense of Carrington and called on her to resign. On Tuesday, before the Fever played the New York Liberty, White addressed critics with remarks about love and integrity, slammed her fist on the table, and told critics to “go to hell.” That is one…