bonginoreport--2020-07-22--ANTIFA Assault Pro-BLM Photographer for Talking to Police

Last night , Antifa black bloc militants beat up pro-Black Lives Matter photographer Mason Lake , who was accused of communicating with Portland Police .
A bounty had been placed on Lake 's head by Antifa via social media as instigators began to dox him , publishing his work address and phone number .
`` Give him a call and let him know how you feel about him keeping a file of bloc folks that he turns over to pigs , '' one harasser threatened before revealing Lake 's phone number .
`` What 's that saying , snitches get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below video .
`` Portland Snitch Warning '' published screen shots of a text exchange last month , revealing that Lake had admitted to stockpiling footage and pictures of rioters and submitting the evidence anonymously to police .
`` I 'm not working with the cops technically .
You know I roll ACAB , '' Lake wrote .
`` They have been assaulting peaceful protestors and attacking journalists . ''
Lake took approximately a dozen punches to the head .
He alleged that another journalist was also brutalized in the same fashion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks on members of the media despite the video evidence showing otherwise .
`` The feds are taking us journalists out one by one with any means at their disposal , '' Lake wrote on Twitter , claiming that federal law enforcement were framing , intimidating , and attempting murder , which are `` all fascist , dictatorship tactics . ''
Lake tweeted further : `` Why are they trying to eliminate the media ?
What do they have to hide ?
It is war crimes .
Pure & simple , they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Portland citizens by censoring the press . ''
The Post Millennial has reached out to Lake for comment and has not heard back by the time of publication .

Last night, Antifa black bloc militants beat up pro-Black Lives Matter photographer Mason Lake, who was accused of communicating with Portland Police.
Antifa black bloc militant beats up BLM supporting photographer @MasonLakePhoto. Mason Lake was accused of communicating with Portland Police and a bounty had been put on him on social media by #antifa. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/pwvtWMpUeC — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) July 22, 2020
A bounty had been placed on Lake's head by Antifa via social media as instigators began to dox him, publishing his work address and phone number.
"Give him a call and let him know how you feel about him keeping a file of bloc folks that he turns over to pigs," one harasser threatened before revealing Lake's phone number. "What's that saying, snitches get..." This was tweeted with the below video.
Came upon this streamer doing the same thing he was the other AM: angrily getting into it with someone I know over them being a "cop," for one.
"You anarchists, you're full of shit."
I don't care if this makes me look bad. I was exhausted, in pain.https://t.co/fzk2Xf9PMI pic.twitter.com/79B5S2fucn — e c o n o m y b r e a k f a s t (@econbrkfst) July 21, 2020
"Portland Snitch Warning" published screen shots of a text exchange last month, revealing that Lake had admitted to stockpiling footage and pictures of rioters and submitting the evidence anonymously to police.
There is a snitch among you in Portland. Keep your faces hidden or risk getting exposed. Part 1/2 #pdx #portland #pdxprotest #blm pic.twitter.com/6Ic5CNGvgW — Portland Snitch Warning (@SnitchWarning) June 30, 2020
"I'm not working with the cops technically. You know I roll ACAB," Lake wrote. "They have been assaulting peaceful protestors and attacking journalists."
Lake took approximately a dozen punches to the head. He alleged that another journalist was also brutalized in the same fashion. Lake blamed federal officers for the vicious attacks on members of the media despite the video evidence showing otherwise.
"The feds are taking us journalists out one by one with any means at their disposal," Lake wrote on Twitter, claiming that federal law enforcement were framing, intimidating, and attempting murder, which are "all fascist, dictatorship tactics."
Lake tweeted further: "Why are they trying to eliminate the media? What do they have to hide? It is war crimes. Pure & simple, they are trying to hide their war crimes against Portland citizens by censoring the press."
Why are they trying to eliminate the media? What do they have to hide? It is war crimes. Pure & simple, they are trying to hide their war crimes against Portland citizens by censoring the press. #PORTLAND #PROTESTS #blacklivesmatter #Presscensorship #fight — Mason Lake Photo (@MasonLakePhoto) July 22, 2020
The Post Millennial has reached out to Lake for comment and has not heard back by the time of publication.


bonginoreport--2020-07-22--Chinese State Media Optimistic Coronavirus Will Damage Trump

Chinese state media has admitted it views the novel coronavirus as a tool to “ beat ” President Trump , confirming the Trump administration ’ s insistence China has sought political gain from the virus .
China Global Television Network ( CGTN ) issued a nearly six-minute video entitled “ Can COVID-19 beat populism ?
” in which the Chinese Communist Party-run network leverages the coronavirus as “ another straw on the camel ’ s back to expose [ Trump ’ s ] hollow politics.
” In addition to attacking President Trump , the video also went after China-skeptic political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolsonaro and Britain ’ s Boris Johnson .
The video confirms Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ’ s insistence that China has leveraged coronavirus to its benefit .
The Mail reports that Sec .
Pompeo “ used a visit to London to outline a vision for a global coalition to counter the communist regime as he accused its leadership of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests.
” While President Trump ’ s actions on coronavirus were certainly not “ hollow ” , moving to suspend travel from China in January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ test ” that “ most of the populist leaders have failed.
” CGTN is keen on politicizing coronavirus , insisting its silver lining is that “ more people are beginning to realize that their populist rhetoric is nothing but empty promises.
” “ Populist leaders like U.S. President Donald Trump are good at whipping up populist sentiment .
They look strong .
They promise they can “ get things done.
” They are “ experts ” at manipulating people ’ s feelings .
But here ’ s the twist : They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the video added .
The video answers its own question , whether or not coronavirus “ can beat populism , ” with a resounding yes , and revels in the conclusion .

Chinese state media has admitted it views the novel coronavirus as a tool to “beat” President Trump, confirming the Trump administration’s insistence China has sought political gain from the virus.
China Global Television Network (CGTN) issued a nearly six-minute video entitled “Can COVID-19 beat populism?” in which the Chinese Communist Party-run network leverages the coronavirus as “another straw on the camel’s back to expose [Trump’s] hollow politics.”
While President Trump’s actions on coronavirus were certainly not “hollow”, moving to suspend travel from China in January, CGTN insisted the virus was a “test” that “most of the populist leaders have failed.”
CGTN is keen on politicizing coronavirus, insisting its silver lining is that “more people are beginning to realize that their populist rhetoric is nothing but empty promises.”


bonginoreport--2020-07-22--Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Bill Banning TikTok on Government Devices

The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has unanimously voted to approve a bill to ban federal employees from using China 's video-sharing app TikTok on government-issued devices .
This bill was introduced by Republican Senator Josh Hawley and was approved on Wednesday .
Earlier , a report was released by the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee saying that the United States and its allies have not taken sufficient measures to counter Beijing 's efforts at mass surveillance and censorship .
The 58-page long report warned against China 's `` mounting influence '' which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and very soon it will `` write the rules of the Internet as a leading tech superpower if necessary steps are not taken to halt its progress . ''
“ Three and a half years into the Trump administration , the United States is now on the precipice of losing the future of the cyber domain to China , '' the report stated .
''If China continues to perfect the tools of digital authoritarianism and is able to effectively implement them both domestically and abroad , then China , not the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ digital environment in which most of the world operates . ''
The report highlighted China ’ s use of biometric and facial recognition technology , big data analytics , internet censorship and surveillance of digital communications .

The US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has unanimously voted to approve a bill to ban federal employees from using China's video-sharing app TikTok on government-issued devices.
This bill was introduced by Republican Senator Josh Hawley and was approved on Wednesday.
Earlier, a report was released by the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee saying that the United States and its allies have not taken sufficient measures to counter Beijing's efforts at mass surveillance and censorship.
The 58-page long report warned against China's ''mounting influence'' which will transform into "digital authoritarianism" and very soon it will ''write the rules of the Internet as a leading tech superpower if necessary steps are not taken to halt its progress.''
“Three and a half years into the Trump administration, the United States is now on the precipice of losing the future of the cyber domain to China,'' the report stated.
''If China continues to perfect the tools of digital authoritarianism and is able to effectively implement them both domestically and abroad, then China, not the United States and its allies, will shape the digital environment in which most of the world operates.''


bonginoreport--2020-07-22--Poll: Over Half of Americans Oppose Removing Confederate Statues

More than 50 % of Americans oppose removing public statues dedicated to Confederate generals , according to a Washington Post/ABC poll published Monday .
The poll showed 80 % of Republicans and 56 % of independents oppose removing such monuments , while 74 % of Democrats support ridding the country of statues commemorating the Confederacy .
Nearly 60 % of white people oppose their removal , as do about half of Hispanic people , the poll found .
Three-quarters of black Americans support removing statues of General Robert E. Lee , among other Confederate generals .
The poll , conducted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stiffer opposition to removing statues honoring former U.S. presidents who enslaved African Americans , with 68 % of Americans opposing such removals .
Only 25 % of people surveyed support their removal .
WaPo ’ s poll also revealed a stark division between black and white people on the subject .
( RELATED : Biden Supports Removing Confederate Statues , Wants To Keep Washington And Jefferson ) Roughly 60 % of black people surveyed supported removing statues of former presidents who owned slaves , while 70 % of white people opposed removal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points .
The same poll found that a majority of Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement .
Black Lives Matter began during the Obama administration after the police-related killing of Trayvon Martin , according to the organization ’ s website .
The movement resurged following the death of George Floyd , a black man who died in May after a white police officer in Minneapolis kneeled on his neck for nearly 9-minutes , video of the incident shows .
His death resulted in nationwide demonstrations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nearly 62 % of white people say minorities do not receive equal treatment as white people in the criminal justice system , the poll found .
This figure rose 18 points since 2014 .
Nearly all black Americans – 97 % – believe there is unequal treatment .
Former Vice President Joe Biden told reporters at a news conference in June that he preferred that Confederate statues be removed while those of founding fathers who owned slaves should be left standing .
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in June criminalizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The order was a response to attempts to topple the statue of former President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square park .
“ I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument , statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison , per the Veteran ’ s Memorial Preservation Act , or such other laws that may be pertinent , ” the president tweeted .
“ This action is taken effective immediately , but may also be used retroactively for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be no exceptions !
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More than 50% of Americans oppose removing public statues dedicated to Confederate generals, according to a Washington Post/ABC poll published Monday.
The poll showed 80% of Republicans and 56% of independents oppose removing such monuments, while 74% of Democrats support ridding the country of statues commemorating the Confederacy. Nearly 60% of white people oppose their removal, as do about half of Hispanic people, the poll found.
Three-quarters of black Americans support removing statues of General Robert E. Lee, among other Confederate generals.
The poll, conducted July 12-15 among 1,006 adults, found stiffer opposition to removing statues honoring former U.S. presidents who enslaved African Americans, with 68% of Americans opposing such removals. Only 25% of people surveyed support their removal.
WaPo’s poll also revealed a stark division between black and white people on the subject. (RELATED: Biden Supports Removing Confederate Statues, Wants To Keep Washington And Jefferson)
Roughly 60% of black people surveyed supported removing statues of former presidents who owned slaves, while 70% of white people opposed removal, according to the poll, which had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
The same poll found that a majority of Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter began during the Obama administration after the police-related killing of Trayvon Martin, according to the organization’s website.
The movement resurged following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in May after a white police officer in Minneapolis kneeled on his neck for nearly 9-minutes, video of the incident shows. His death resulted in nationwide demonstrations and for calls to defund the police.
Nearly 62% of white people say minorities do not receive equal treatment as white people in the criminal justice system, the poll found. This figure rose 18 points since 2014. Nearly all black Americans – 97% – believe there is unequal treatment.
Former Vice President Joe Biden told reporters at a news conference in June that he preferred that Confederate statues be removed while those of founding fathers who owned slaves should be left standing.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in June criminalizing destruction of monuments on federal property. The order was a response to attempts to topple the statue of former President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square park.
“I have authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes or destroys any monument, statue or other such Federal property in the U.S. with up to 10 years in prison, per the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act, or such other laws that may be pertinent,” the president tweeted. “This action is taken effective immediately, but may also be used retroactively for destruction or vandalism already caused. There will be no exceptions!”
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bonginoreport--2020-07-22--Christian Adoption Agency Wins Legal Battle Against New York

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit issued a resounding victory Tuesday for New Hope Family Services , a faith-based adoption provider .
The court reversed a district court ’ s dismissal of New Hope ’ s lawsuit against New York officials seeking to shut down the provider simply for its religious beliefs about marriage .
In November , at the request of Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing New Hope , the 2nd Circuit temporarily halted state officials from interrupting current adoption placements or mandating the closure of New Hope ’ s adoption program until the court had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the federal district court ’ s decision .
The case now goes back to district court for further proceedings .
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services singled out the religious nonprofit for its policy prioritizing the placement of children it serves in homes with a married mother and father .
In its decision in favor of New Hope , the 2nd Circuit concluded that the district court should not have dismissed the lawsuit because the adoption provider ’ s arguments demonstrate that the government ’ s regulation may not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been “ informed by hostility toward certain religious beliefs.
” “ Every child deserves a permanent home with loving parents , ” said ADF Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch .
“ As the 2nd Circuit rightly noted , ‘ The need for adoption services in New York , whether public or private , is undeniably great.
’ New Hope ’ s faith-based services do nothing to interfere with other adoption providers , but banishing it means fewer kids will find permanent homes , fewer adoptive parents will ever welcome their new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoy the exceptional support that New Hope has offered for decades .
Additionally , government officials are not being neutral when they single out religious organizations for hostile treatment based on their beliefs about marriage .
That ’ s a flagrant violation of the U.S. Constitution.
” As the 2nd Circuit noted in its opinion in New Hope Family Services v. Poole , “ The Supreme Court has declined to fault such religious views about marriage , observing that ‘ [ m ] any who deem same-sex marriage to be wrong reach that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or philosophical premises , and neither they nor their beliefs are disparaged here.
’ Indeed , the Court has suggested that differing secular and religious views in this area should be allowed to coexist .
This is evident from the fact that , at the same time that the Court ruled that the Constitution does not permit government to prohibit same-sex marriage , it ‘ emphasized that religions , and those who adhere to religious doctrines , may continue to advocate with utmost , sincere conviction that , by divine precepts , same-sex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ citations omitted ] New Hope operates as an adoption agency , temporary-foster-placement agency , and pregnancy resource center .
The nonprofit accepts no government funding and , besides the fees paid by adoptive parents , funds its ministry through support from churches , individual donors , and private grants .
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In the past , OCFS has praised New Hope for the quality of its services , but the state agency later changed course and singled out the nonprofit ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ described the policy as “ discriminatory and impermissible ” despite the fact that New Hope respectfully refers couples to other providers and has faced no formal complaints from prospective parents due to the policy .
OCFS provided an ultimatum that New Hope revise its policy or submit a close-out plan for its adoption program .
“ It is plainly a serious step to order an authorized adoption agency such as New Hope—operating without complaint for 50 years , taking no government funding , successfully placing approximately 1,000 children , and with adoptions pending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations , ” the 2nd Circuit wrote , adding that , moving forward , the district court must “ take into account the best interests of the many children awaiting adoption in a State where they number far more than the persons willing to adopt them .
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit issued a resounding victory Tuesday for New Hope Family Services, a faith-based adoption provider. The court reversed a district court’s dismissal of New Hope’s lawsuit against New York officials seeking to shut down the provider simply for its religious beliefs about marriage. In November, at the request of Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing New Hope, the 2nd Circuit temporarily halted state officials from interrupting current adoption placements or mandating the closure of New Hope’s adoption program until the court had a chance to consider whether to reverse the federal district court’s decision. The case now goes back to district court for further proceedings.
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services singled out the religious nonprofit for its policy prioritizing the placement of children it serves in homes with a married mother and father. In its decision in favor of New Hope, the 2nd Circuit concluded that the district court should not have dismissed the lawsuit because the adoption provider’s arguments demonstrate that the government’s regulation may not have been neutral and may instead have been “informed by hostility toward certain religious beliefs.”
“Every child deserves a permanent home with loving parents,” said ADF Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch. “As the 2nd Circuit rightly noted, ‘The need for adoption services in New York, whether public or private, is undeniably great.’ New Hope’s faith-based services do nothing to interfere with other adoption providers, but banishing it means fewer kids will find permanent homes, fewer adoptive parents will ever welcome their new child, and fewer birth parents will enjoy the exceptional support that New Hope has offered for decades. Additionally, government officials are not being neutral when they single out religious organizations for hostile treatment based on their beliefs about marriage. That’s a flagrant violation of the U.S. Constitution.”
As the 2nd Circuit noted in its opinion in New Hope Family Services v. Poole, “The Supreme Court has declined to fault such religious views about marriage, observing that ‘[m]any who deem same-sex marriage to be wrong reach that conclusion based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises, and neither they nor their beliefs are disparaged here.’ Indeed, the Court has suggested that differing secular and religious views in this area should be allowed to coexist. This is evident from the fact that, at the same time that the Court ruled that the Constitution does not permit government to prohibit same-sex marriage, it ‘emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned.’” [citations omitted]
New Hope operates as an adoption agency, temporary-foster-placement agency, and pregnancy resource center. The nonprofit accepts no government funding and, besides the fees paid by adoptive parents, funds its ministry through support from churches, individual donors, and private grants.
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In the past, OCFS has praised New Hope for the quality of its services, but the state agency later changed course and singled out the nonprofit’s policy regarding child placements. OCFS described the policy as “discriminatory and impermissible” despite the fact that New Hope respectfully refers couples to other providers and has faced no formal complaints from prospective parents due to the policy. OCFS provided an ultimatum that New Hope revise its policy or submit a close-out plan for its adoption program.
“It is plainly a serious step to order an authorized adoption agency such as New Hope—operating without complaint for 50 years, taking no government funding, successfully placing approximately 1,000 children, and with adoptions pending or being supervised—to close all its adoption operations,” the 2nd Circuit wrote, adding that, moving forward, the district court must “take into account the best interests of the many children awaiting adoption in a State where they number far more than the persons willing to adopt them.”


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--Secret Service Will Reward $2M to Help Catch Ukrainians Wanted In Cyber-Crime Scheme

The U.S. Secret Service has offered an unprecedented and hefty prize for help in capturing two Ukrainians the agency says are among its `` most wanted cybercriminals . ''
`` Can you help ? ''
the agency tweeted on Wednesday .
`` Anyone with information leading to the arrest/conviction of these two # cyber criminals may receive up to a million dollars for each . ''
The suspects are Artem Radchenko , 28 , and Oleksandr Ieremenko , 28 , the Secret Service says .
The men were charged with hacking into the Securities and Exchange Commission 's data system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million by selling and trading on proprietary information .
`` For over a year , Radchenko , Ieremenko , and their sophisticated network used specialized hacking strategies to breach the SEC 's network and steal countless documents not yet available to the trading public , '' the Secret Service tweeted on July 22 .
The Secret Service is determined to catch the two Kyiv-born suspects .
Hence , the sizable reward offers .
`` This case marks the first instance for the agency of a monetary award offer in soliciting assistance from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a press release .
`` For the first time in agency history , we are able to strategically leverage resources worldwide in the pursuit of a wanted fugitive charged with the exploitation and manipulation of our financial systems , '' U.S. Secret Service Director James M. Murray said in a statement .
Last year , Radchenko and Ieremenko were charged in a 16-count indictment in New Jersey accusing them of securities fraud conspiracy , wire fraud conspiracy , computer fraud conspiracy , wire fraud , and computer fraud .
In a January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what it said were elements of the scheme .
For more than a year commencing in February 2016 , the Justice Department wrote , Radchenko , Ieremenko , and others conspired to hack into the SEC 's EDGAR system , where publicly traded companies file important financial disclosures .
`` Armed with the stolen information , the traders profited by executing various trades in brokerage accounts they controlled , '' officials wrote .
On Wednesday , the Secret Service posted the two suspects ' photographs and physical descriptions on Twitter .
`` Individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Service-led investigation may email rewards @ usss.dhs.gov or contact their local U.S. Secret Service field office directly , '' the agency wrote in a statement .
As of early Thursday morning local time in Kyiv , the two suspects remain at large .

The U.S. Secret Service has offered an unprecedented and hefty prize for help in capturing two Ukrainians the agency says are among its "most wanted cybercriminals."
"Can you help?" the agency tweeted on Wednesday. "Anyone with information leading to the arrest/conviction of these two #cyber criminals may receive up to a million dollars for each."
The suspects are Artem Radchenko, 28, and Oleksandr Ieremenko, 28, the Secret Service says. The men were charged with hacking into the Securities and Exchange Commission's data system, and earning more than $4.5 million by selling and trading on proprietary information.
"For over a year, Radchenko, Ieremenko, and their sophisticated network used specialized hacking strategies to breach the SEC's network and steal countless documents not yet available to the trading public," the Secret Service tweeted on July 22.
The Secret Service is determined to catch the two Kyiv-born suspects. Hence, the sizable reward offers.
"This case marks the first instance for the agency of a monetary award offer in soliciting assistance from the global public," the agency wrote in a press release.
"For the first time in agency history, we are able to strategically leverage resources worldwide in the pursuit of a wanted fugitive charged with the exploitation and manipulation of our financial systems," U.S. Secret Service Director James M. Murray said in a statement.
Last year, Radchenko and Ieremenko were charged in a 16-count indictment in New Jersey accusing them of securities fraud conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, computer fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and computer fraud.
In a January 2019 announcement, the Justice Department outlined what it said were elements of the scheme.
For more than a year commencing in February 2016, the Justice Department wrote, Radchenko, Ieremenko, and others conspired to hack into the SEC's EDGAR system, where publicly traded companies file important financial disclosures.
"Armed with the stolen information, the traders profited by executing various trades in brokerage accounts they controlled," officials wrote.
On Wednesday, the Secret Service posted the two suspects' photographs and physical descriptions on Twitter.
"Individuals seeking to assist in this U.S. Secret Service-led investigation may email rewards@usss.dhs.gov or contact their local U.S. Secret Service field office directly," the agency wrote in a statement.
As of early Thursday morning local time in Kyiv, the two suspects remain at large.


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--Sec. Pompeo Says China Is World’s Biggest Threat

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday identified China as the world 's greatest threat and called on Western nations to unite against Beijing as part of a global effort to eradicate the Communist Party 's growing control of the international order .
In one of his most significant foreign policy speeches since taking office , Pompeo railed against the Communist Party 's gross human rights abuses , cyber espionage operations , and routine bullying of Western nations .
Pompeo said the world must immediately act to ensure that Communist China 's vision for world dominance is not realized .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideology poses to the world and sought to reestablish America 's democratic principles , saying the country will never bow before Beijing .
`` If we do n't act now , ultimately , the CCP will erode our freedoms and subvert the rules-based order free societies have built , '' Pompeo said during his remarks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California .
`` If we bend the knee now , our children 's children may be at the mercy of the CCP , whose actions are the primary challenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free world does n't change Communist China , Communist China will change us .
There can be no return to past practices just because they 're comfortable or convenient . ''
The location of the speech was not a coincidence .
Pompeo chose the Nixon Presidential Library due to Nixon 's efforts to open up relations with China .
While Pompeo praised Nixon 's efforts to bring China into the community of nations , he warned that continued deference to Beijing would change the world for the worst .
Pompeo 's speech marked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior Trump administration officials took China to task on the public stage .
White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien delivered a similar speech last month , as did Attorney General William Barr .
The goal of these speeches has been to wake up the American people and Western nations to the threat posed by Communist China .
America 's engagement with China has backfired , Pompeo said .
He also said America can not continue to deal with China as if it is an honest broker .
The Communist Party thrives on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair with other nations .
This has been on full display as China hacks international businesses , stealing their trade secrets and proprietary research .
It lied about the coronavirus pandemic , leading to chaos and death across the world .
And China eagerly serves as a top ally of America 's top enemies , including Iran and Russia .
`` China ripped off our prized intellectual property and trade secrets , '' Pompeo said .
`` It sucked supply chains away from America , and then added a widget of slave labor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waterways less safe for international commerce . ''
America can `` no longer ignore the fundamental political ideological differences between our countries , '' Pompeo said .
Communist ideology must be battled and not become accepted as normal .
`` I reject the notion that we 're living in the age of inevitability , that some ‘ trap ’ is pre-ordained , that CCP supremacy is the future , '' Pompeo said .
`` Our approach is n't destined to fail because America is n't in decline . ''

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday identified China as the world's greatest threat and called on Western nations to unite against Beijing as part of a global effort to eradicate the Communist Party's growing control of the international order.
In one of his most significant foreign policy speeches since taking office, Pompeo railed against the Communist Party's gross human rights abuses, cyber espionage operations, and routine bullying of Western nations. Pompeo said the world must immediately act to ensure that Communist China's vision for world dominance is not realized.
Pompeo spoke frankly about the dangers Communist ideology poses to the world and sought to reestablish America's democratic principles, saying the country will never bow before Beijing.
"If we don't act now, ultimately, the CCP will erode our freedoms and subvert the rules-based order free societies have built," Pompeo said during his remarks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California. "If we bend the knee now, our children's children may be at the mercy of the CCP, whose actions are the primary challenge to the free world. If the free world doesn't change Communist China, Communist China will change us. There can be no return to past practices just because they're comfortable or convenient."
The location of the speech was not a coincidence. Pompeo chose the Nixon Presidential Library due to Nixon's efforts to open up relations with China. While Pompeo praised Nixon's efforts to bring China into the community of nations, he warned that continued deference to Beijing would change the world for the worst. Pompeo's speech marked the fourth time in recent weeks that senior Trump administration officials took China to task on the public stage. White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien delivered a similar speech last month, as did Attorney General William Barr. The goal of these speeches has been to wake up the American people and Western nations to the threat posed by Communist China.
America's engagement with China has backfired, Pompeo said.
He also said America cannot continue to deal with China as if it is an honest broker. The Communist Party thrives on deceit and has no interest in playing fair with other nations. This has been on full display as China hacks international businesses, stealing their trade secrets and proprietary research. It lied about the coronavirus pandemic, leading to chaos and death across the world. And China eagerly serves as a top ally of America's top enemies, including Iran and Russia.
"China ripped off our prized intellectual property and trade secrets," Pompeo said. "It sucked supply chains away from America, and then added a widget of slave labor. It made the world's key waterways less safe for international commerce."
America can "no longer ignore the fundamental political ideological differences between our countries," Pompeo said. Communist ideology must be battled and not become accepted as normal.
"I reject the notion that we're living in the age of inevitability, that some ‘trap’ is pre-ordained, that CCP supremacy is the future," Pompeo said. "Our approach isn't destined to fail because America isn't in decline."


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--Nearly 200k Illegals Stopped by Trump’s Coronavirus Border Closure

President Trump ’ s shutdown of the southern border early in the coronavirus crisis kept nearly 190,000 illegal immigrants from 70 % of the world from entering the United States and potentially spreading the disease , according to administration data .
Officials said that 186,000 from 130 of the world ’ s 195 nations , including China and Mexico , were stopped from entering the country since the beginning of the year .
Some 42 had unknown citizenship .
What ’ s more , officials said that special precautions taken at Department of Homeland Security border facilities have kept infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The actions of President Trump quickly addressed public health threat posed by the coronavirus as migrant flows threatened to accelerate outbreak in the United States through the southwest border , and imploringly , helped ensure that fewer potentially infected , un-screened , un-vetted , and unauthorized aliens were entering U.S. detention facilities for the virus to spread to other parts of the country , ” said an administration review .
An official added , “ If not for this effort , tens of thousands of aliens acting as potential carriers for the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilities near the border in congregate settings , making our southwest border a major vein for coronavirus outbreak .
Due to this health risk , the U.S. border has never been more secure.
” Border tightening began in March after the Centers for Disease Control told the Department of Homeland Security to block illegal immigrants from entering .
Their order was one of several Trump administration efforts to stop the spread of the virus .
Officials said that in using Title 42 authority , they could send back an apprehended illegal in just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That has kept infections in local border communities low .
And by sending illegal immigrants back across the border and keeping detention centers vacant , there has been little infection among Customs and Border Protection officials and other government workers .
“ Without proper precautions , which could only happen through decisive action to control orderly , lawful entry at the borders , the virus posed extraordinary harm to Americans , other arriving migrants , medical professionals , DHS personnel , and ultimately other countries around the world , ” said the official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials , are incredible .
For example , nearly 60,000 Mexicans were stopped , as were 12,632 people from Guatemala and 8,000 people from Ecuador and El Salvador combined .
Before Title 42 kicked in , border officials stopped 98,000 from countries with the virus from entering .
Since the March 21 order began , another 88,100 were stopped .
“ Had the president not exercised these authorities , many of these aliens would have entered the United States to remain in the country awaiting judicial proceedings while threatening to spread the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official added , “ If not for the tools already put in place by the administration , including the Migrant Protection Protocols , the outlook at the southwest border would have been wholly untenable under a continuation of the crisis-level migrant flows witnessed in 2019 .
The reforms put forth over the past two years means we are better prepared for the unprecedented public health challenge taking place at our border today .
”

President Trump’s shutdown of the southern border early in the coronavirus crisis kept nearly 190,000 illegal immigrants from 70% of the world from entering the United States and potentially spreading the disease, according to administration data.
Officials said that 186,000 from 130 of the world’s 195 nations, including China and Mexico, were stopped from entering the country since the beginning of the year. Some 42 had unknown citizenship.
What’s more, officials said that special precautions taken at Department of Homeland Security border facilities have kept infection numbers low in local communities.
“The actions of President Trump quickly addressed public health threat posed by the coronavirus as migrant flows threatened to accelerate outbreak in the United States through the southwest border, and imploringly, helped ensure that fewer potentially infected, un-screened, un-vetted, and unauthorized aliens were entering U.S. detention facilities for the virus to spread to other parts of the country,” said an administration review.
An official added, “If not for this effort, tens of thousands of aliens acting as potential carriers for the coronavirus would have continued to enter law enforcement facilities near the border in congregate settings, making our southwest border a major vein for coronavirus outbreak. Due to this health risk, the U.S. border has never been more secure.”
Border tightening began in March after the Centers for Disease Control told the Department of Homeland Security to block illegal immigrants from entering. Their order was one of several Trump administration efforts to stop the spread of the virus.
Officials said that in using Title 42 authority, they could send back an apprehended illegal in just a few hours instead of weeks.
That has kept infections in local border communities low. And by sending illegal immigrants back across the border and keeping detention centers vacant, there has been little infection among Customs and Border Protection officials and other government workers.
“Without proper precautions, which could only happen through decisive action to control orderly, lawful entry at the borders, the virus posed extraordinary harm to Americans, other arriving migrants, medical professionals, DHS personnel, and ultimately other countries around the world,” said the official on background.
The numbers, said officials, are incredible. For example, nearly 60,000 Mexicans were stopped, as were 12,632 people from Guatemala and 8,000 people from Ecuador and El Salvador combined.
Before Title 42 kicked in, border officials stopped 98,000 from countries with the virus from entering.
Since the March 21 order began, another 88,100 were stopped.
“Had the president not exercised these authorities, many of these aliens would have entered the United States to remain in the country awaiting judicial proceedings while threatening to spread the virus,” read the review.
An official added, “If not for the tools already put in place by the administration, including the Migrant Protection Protocols, the outlook at the southwest border would have been wholly untenable under a continuation of the crisis-level migrant flows witnessed in 2019. The reforms put forth over the past two years means we are better prepared for the unprecedented public health challenge taking place at our border today.”


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--The “Squad” Wants to Cancel Mortgages

The “Squad” Wants to Cancel Mortgages

Both Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Ilhan Omar made their names as self-avowed “ democratic socialists ” and members of the “ Squad , ” a group of far-left Democratic lawmakers seeking to overhaul the US economic system in the name of justice and equality .
So , it might surprise you to hear that in the middle of a pandemic decimating minority communities and the working class , Pressley and Omar are demanding a big government bailout for a well-off segment of society .
Just this week Pressley took to her Twitter account to demand , among other things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” This echoes her colleague Omar ’ s recent call to “ cancel it all right now.
” It ’ s important to put these statements from two of the Squad ’ s most prominent members in context .
Both have long supported “ canceling ” the nation ’ s $ 1.6 trillion in student loan debt , which really means forcing taxpayers to pay it off .
As the Wall Street Journal explains , this proposal “ wouldn ’ t make [ student loan ] debt disappear .
It would merely transfer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taxpayers with the tab.
” Support for this redistributive policy is not a new position for Omar or Pressley by any stretch .
However , to focus on this issue during the COVID-19 pandemic is quite revealing of the progressive pair ’ s priorities .
We ’ re already set to run a nearly $ 4 trillion deficit this year , millions of working-class Americans are trapped on unemployment rolls , mental health crises are mounting , and domestic violence is on the rise—and yet the nation ’ s most prominent socialists are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And make no mistake , the Squad ’ s push for “ canceling ” student loan debt is indeed proposing a massive handout to the upper class .
Why ?
Well , student debt is , by definition , only held by individuals who attended college .
It ’ s easy to forget it in today ’ s culture , but most Americans do not hold college degrees .
According to the Census Bureau , just roughly 1 in 3 American adults over age 25 have a four-year college degree .
This segment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by mass student loan cancellation .
But adults with college degrees also have much higher average lifetime earnings and salaries .
Consider the below graph from the left-leaning think tank the Urban Institute .
Student debt is disproportionately held by those at the upper ends of the income spectrum .
As the Urban Institute surmises , “ debt forgiveness plans would be regressive—providing the largest monetary benefits to those with the highest incomes.
” So in canceling student debt , progressives legislators would be helping a disproportionately well-off segment of society at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injustice here lies not just in the fact that this policy provides relief to the well-off and not the working class .
It ’ s also wildly unfair—and not at all “ progressive ” —that even lower and middle-class taxpayers who didn ’ t go to college would have to pay for the bailout via increased taxation or the long-term consequences of more government debt .
That ’ s right : Lena the hairdresser would have to pay more taxes so Jake the corporate lawyer doesn ’ t have to pay off his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ social justice ” or the interests of the working class ?
It ’ s particularly perplexing that these self-described socialists are pushing this bailout for the affluent in the middle of a pandemic that , as the pair regularly points out , is overwhelmingly hurting society ’ s most disadvantaged .
Think about it : Layoffs and job losses due to COVID-19 lockdowns are largely hitting service industries , retail , and other forms of blue-collar work .
Meanwhile , many college graduates—aka student debt holders—work in white-collar jobs that don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lend themselves more easily to remote work during a pandemic .
This isn ’ t to suggest that the ramifications of COVID-19 and economic lockdowns aren ’ t hurting college graduates .
They are hurting everyone .
But it ’ s important to point out that in the middle of this pandemic , white-collar college graduates are not the ones most in need of help .
Not even close .
Surprised to see America ’ s most prominent socialists fighting for the interests of the elite even amid a national crisis ?
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shouldn ’ t be .
As the renowned free-market economist and thinker Thomas Sowell once wrote , “ The greatest moral claim of the political left is that they are for the masses in general and the poor in particular .
That is also their greatest fraud .
It even fools many leftists themselves.
” Indeed , leftist economic interventions often start with noble intentions of ostensibly helping the poor .
But they end up instead reflecting the interests of the elite , who have the power and resources to sway government officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is done when power is in the hands of people who are absolutely persuaded of the purity of their instincts—and the purity of their intentions , ” Nobel laureate and economist Milton Friedman once said .
“ The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom , and the force , introduced for good purposes , will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.
” “ There is no such thing as a just and fair method of exercising the tremendous power that interventionism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the executive , ” Mises wrote .
“ In many fields of the administration of interventionist measures , favoritism simply can not be avoided.
” One doesn ’ t have to doubt the benevolence of Omar and Pressley ’ s intentions to observe that the same phenomenon is corrupting the socialist legislators ’ COVID-19 policy response .
Like so many of the socialists that have come before them , the Squad ’ s rhetoric claims solidarity with the working class while their actual plan would only aid the elite .

Both Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Ilhan Omar made their names as self-avowed “democratic socialists” and members of the “Squad,” a group of far-left Democratic lawmakers seeking to overhaul the US economic system in the name of justice and equality.
So, it might surprise you to hear that in the middle of a pandemic decimating minority communities and the working class, Pressley and Omar are demanding a big government bailout for a well-off segment of society.
Just this week Pressley took to her Twitter account to demand, among other things, that we “cancel student debt.” This echoes her colleague Omar’s recent call to “cancel it all right now.”
Cancel rent.
Cancel mortgage.
Cancel student debt. — Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) July 21, 2020
Cancel it all right now. https://t.co/oPHnbznYcz — Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) April 6, 2020
It’s important to put these statements from two of the Squad’s most prominent members in context. Both have long supported “canceling” the nation’s $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, which really means forcing taxpayers to pay it off. As the Wall Street Journal explains, this proposal “wouldn’t make [student loan] debt disappear. It would merely transfer it to the federal debt… and stick taxpayers with the tab.” Support for this redistributive policy is not a new position for Omar or Pressley by any stretch.
However, to focus on this issue during the COVID-19 pandemic is quite revealing of the progressive pair’s priorities. We’re already set to run a nearly $4 trillion deficit this year, millions of working-class Americans are trapped on unemployment rolls, mental health crises are mounting, and domestic violence is on the rise—and yet the nation’s most prominent socialists are hawking a bailout for the privileged.
And make no mistake, the Squad’s push for “canceling” student loan debt is indeed proposing a massive handout to the upper class. Why? Well, student debt is, by definition, only held by individuals who attended college. It’s easy to forget it in today’s culture, but most Americans do not hold college degrees.
According to the Census Bureau, just roughly 1 in 3 American adults over age 25 have a four-year college degree. This segment of society is the only group helped by mass student loan cancellation. But adults with college degrees also have much higher average lifetime earnings and salaries.
Consider the below graph from the left-leaning think tank the Urban Institute.
Image Credit: Urban Institute
Student debt is disproportionately held by those at the upper ends of the income spectrum. As the Urban Institute surmises, “debt forgiveness plans would be regressive—providing the largest monetary benefits to those with the highest incomes.”
So in canceling student debt, progressives legislators would be helping a disproportionately well-off segment of society at the average taxpayer’s expense. The injustice here lies not just in the fact that this policy provides relief to the well-off and not the working class. It’s also wildly unfair—and not at all “progressive”—that even lower and middle-class taxpayers who didn’t go to college would have to pay for the bailout via increased taxation or the long-term consequences of more government debt.
That’s right: Lena the hairdresser would have to pay more taxes so Jake the corporate lawyer doesn’t have to pay off his undergraduate loans. How does that promote “social justice” or the interests of the working class?
It’s particularly perplexing that these self-described socialists are pushing this bailout for the affluent in the middle of a pandemic that, as the pair regularly points out, is overwhelmingly hurting society’s most disadvantaged. Think about it: Layoffs and job losses due to COVID-19 lockdowns are largely hitting service industries, retail, and other forms of blue-collar work. Meanwhile, many college graduates—aka student debt holders—work in white-collar jobs that don’t just pay more, but also lend themselves more easily to remote work during a pandemic.
This isn’t to suggest that the ramifications of COVID-19 and economic lockdowns aren’t hurting college graduates. They are hurting everyone. But it’s important to point out that in the middle of this pandemic, white-collar college graduates are not the ones most in need of help. Not even close.
Elizabeth Warren's student loan forgiveness plan is surprisingly regressive--the bottom 60% of households receive only 34% of the debt relief. Learn more: https://t.co/vYGCz2QCyb pic.twitter.com/xbBInV6Q82 — Brookings Econ (@BrookingsEcon) April 25, 2019
Surprised to see America’s most prominent socialists fighting for the interests of the elite even amid a national crisis? That’s understandable, but you really shouldn’t be.
As the renowned free-market economist and thinker Thomas Sowell once wrote, “The greatest moral claim of the political left is that they are for the masses in general and the poor in particular. That is also their greatest fraud. It even fools many leftists themselves.”
Indeed, leftist economic interventions often start with noble intentions of ostensibly helping the poor. But they end up instead reflecting the interests of the elite, who have the power and resources to sway government officials.
“The most harm of all is done when power is in the hands of people who are absolutely persuaded of the purity of their instincts—and the purity of their intentions,” Nobel laureate and economist Milton Friedman once said. “The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.”
Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises made a similar point in his work Human Action.
“There is no such thing as a just and fair method of exercising the tremendous power that interventionism puts into the hands of the legislature and the executive,” Mises wrote. “In many fields of the administration of interventionist measures, favoritism simply cannot be avoided.”
One doesn’t have to doubt the benevolence of Omar and Pressley’s intentions to observe that the same phenomenon is corrupting the socialist legislators’ COVID-19 policy response. Like so many of the socialists that have come before them, the Squad’s rhetoric claims solidarity with the working class while their actual plan would only aid the elite.


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--Harvard Center Hypes CCP’s Popularity While Receiving Millions From Chinese Govt, CCP-Linked Compani

Harvard Center Hypes CCP’s Popularity While Receiving Millions From Chinese Govt, CCP-Linked Companies

Harvard ’ s Ash Center , which recently published a report claiming the Chinese Communist Party enjoys record-high support , has deep ties to the Chinese government including million-dollar donors from Chinese state-owned enterprises , leaders with financial ties to China , and collaboration with Chinese universities to train Chinese Communist Party officials .
The July 2020 report “ Understanding CCP Resilience : Surveying Chinese Public Opinion Through Time ” contends that the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) is “ as strong as ever ” and “ under no imminent threat of popular upheaval.
” “ Chinese citizen satisfaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ board , ” the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation paper continues .
But the 18-page report omits references to events countering this narrative : ongoing Hong Kong protests , oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang , or even the party ’ s mishandling of coronavirus .
Harvard ’ s report was circulated widely by Chinese embassies , the CCP ’ s Foreign Ministry , and even state-run media outlets such as China Global Television Network ( CGTN ) , which exploited the study to bolster its narrative the CCP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center ’ s donors are China Southern Power Grid Corp , which is wholly owned and operated by the Chinese Government , whose management is “ directly appointed by China ’ s central government.
” Another donor is the CCP itself , via Taiwan ’ s Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
Further donations come from New World China Enterprises Project , a Chinese company whose board is composed of virtually all CCP members .
Its Chairman and Executive Director Cheng Kar-Shun , for example , served as a Standing Committee Member of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These financial ties grant the CCP at best influence and at worst coercion over the content of reports issued by the Ash Center .
And the Ivy League university is already on the Department of Justice ’ s radar for failing to disclose millions in foreign gifts from China .
The study ’ s foreword contends “ long-term , publicly-available , and nationally-representative surveys in mainland China are so rare ” due to CCP constraints but provides little detail as to how it circumvented such restrictions or what capacity , if any , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , buried in a single footnote : “ The survey referenced in this brief was designed by the Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Innovation and implemented by a reputable domestic Chinese polling firm.
” The “ reputable firm ” is never named , nor is any evidence provided for this claim .
The Ash Center ’ s Director is Anthony Saich , who in 2012 claimed China “ is not really a threat to the U.S , ” was a lead researcher of the study .
Per his Harvard biography , Saich appears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an “ adviser ” to a “ wide range of government , private , and nonprofit organizations on work in China ” : One such example is Saich ’ s position as an independent director and trustee of AMC Entertainment , an American movie theatre chain that was notoriously subsumed by China ’ s Dalian Wanda Group Corp. Saich is also a trustee member of the National Committee on US-China Relations ( NCUSCR ) , a pro-China lobby group whose president routinely appears on state-run media to , for example , attack critics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Trade Organization , responsible for the loss of millions of American jobs , as “ fundamentally wrong.
” He also believes that fears of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) , the primary avenue whereby the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) takes control of U.S. companies and engages in intellectual property theft , are an “ overreaction.
” He ’ s even received awards from the CCP .
In 2014 , he received the Magnolia Silver Award from Shanghai Municipal People ’ s Government “ in recognition of contribution to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ granted the highest academic award , the Chang Jiang Scholarship at Tsinghua University , from the Ministry of Education from 2006 to 2009 .
Another contributor to the study , Edward Cunningham , identifies himself as “ an advisor to private and publicly listed companies in the energy , environmental , and financial services sectors.
” According to his resume , Cunningham received $ 2.3 million from China Southern Power Grid Corp , controlled and funded by the CCP , along with $ 3.9 million from the Tianfu Group , a China-based , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Administration of Industry and Commerce ( SAIC ) approval ” that lists several state-owned enterprises as “ partners ” and CCP apparatchiks as board members .
Such financial ties call into question the Ash Center ’ s to report objectively on the same government that gate-keeps many of the business deals the center ’ s lead researchers appear to be involved with .
The Ash Center hosted the “ China ’ s Leaders in Development Program ” for over a decade , beginning in 2001 .
The program describes itself as “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the best overseas training programs for government officials.
” “ Taught both at Tsinghua University , China , and Harvard Kennedy School , this multi weeks training program is specifically designed to help prepare senior local and central Chinese government officials to more effectively address the ongoing challenges of China ’ s national reforms , ” the summary continues .
Beyond collaborating with a university that has attempted to hack the U.S. government , the program brings Harvard professors ’ prestigious advice to senior leaders from the brutal CCP , handpicked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department of the Central Committee .
Several years , members of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corp , which has been identified as an “ instrument of repression ” against Uighurs by the Washington Post , have joined the delegation .
What ’ s more , the program connected CCP apparatchiks with meetings at the U.S. State Department , Food and Drug Administration , and even the U.S. Congress , as the program ’ s description notes “ officials visit local , state , and federal government organizations in the United States.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a consulting firm started former Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton William Cohen and boasting General James Mattis as a principal advisor .
The Washington Post was also visited by the delegation .
The program , ceased in 2014 , now collaborates with the University of Cambridge , but the Ash Center retains two programs explicitly meant to assist CCP officials .
The Shanghai Executive Management Program “ aims to provide senior officials in Shanghai municipal government agencies with perspectives on strategy , leadership , management of service delivery , urban planning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social policy.
” The China Leaders in Finance Program is “ for senior executives from China ’ s banking sector , ” which is predominantly state-owned .
A bastion of social justice , Harvard ’ s financial and business ties to an oppressive , racist , and neocolonialist regime account for a blistering display of hypocrisy .

Harvard’s Ash Center, which recently published a report claiming the Chinese Communist Party enjoys record-high support, has deep ties to the Chinese government including million-dollar donors from Chinese state-owned enterprises, leaders with financial ties to China, and collaboration with Chinese universities to train Chinese Communist Party officials.
The July 2020 report “Understanding CCP Resilience: Surveying Chinese Public Opinion Through Time” contends that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “as strong as ever” and “under no imminent threat of popular upheaval.”
“Chinese citizen satisfaction with government has increased virtually across the board,” the Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation paper continues.
But the 18-page report omits references to events countering this narrative: ongoing Hong Kong protests, oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, or even the party’s mishandling of coronavirus.
Harvard’s report was circulated widely by Chinese embassies, the CCP’s Foreign Ministry, and even state-run media outlets such as China Global Television Network (CGTN), which exploited the study to bolster its narrative the CCP enjoys widespread support.
FOLLOW THE MONEY.
Among the Ash Center’s donors are China Southern Power Grid Corp, which is wholly owned and operated by the Chinese Government, whose management is “directly appointed by China’s central government.”
Further donations come from New World China Enterprises Project, a Chinese company whose board is composed of virtually all CCP members. Its Chairman and Executive Director Cheng Kar-Shun, for example, served as a Standing Committee Member of the CCP’s Political Consultative Conference.
These financial ties grant the CCP at best influence and at worst coercion over the content of reports issued by the Ash Center. And the Ivy League university is already on the Department of Justice’s radar for failing to disclose millions in foreign gifts from China.
The study’s foreword contends “long-term, publicly-available, and nationally-representative surveys in mainland China are so rare” due to CCP constraints but provides little detail as to how it circumvented such restrictions or what capacity, if any, the Chinese government was involved.
Instead, buried in a single footnote: “The survey referenced in this brief was designed by the Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Innovation and implemented by a reputable domestic Chinese polling firm.”
The “reputable firm” is never named, nor is any evidence provided for this claim.
CCP COLLABORATORS.
The Ash Center’s Director is Anthony Saich, who in 2012 claimed China “is not really a threat to the U.S,” was a lead researcher of the study.
Per his Harvard biography, Saich appears to have business interests in China as an “adviser” to a “wide range of government, private, and nonprofit organizations on work in China”:
Saich first visited China as a student in 1976 and continues to visit each year. Currently, he is a guest professor at the School of Public Policy and Management at Tsinghua University, China. He also advises a wide range of government, private, and nonprofit organizations on work in China and elsewhere in Asia.
One such example is Saich’s position as an independent director and trustee of AMC Entertainment, an American movie theatre chain that was notoriously subsumed by China’s Dalian Wanda Group Corp.
Saich is also a trustee member of the National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR), a pro-China lobby group whose president routinely appears on state-run media to, for example, attack critics of China’s entrance to the World Trade Organization, responsible for the loss of millions of American jobs, as “fundamentally wrong.”
He also believes that fears of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the primary avenue whereby the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) takes control of U.S. companies and engages in intellectual property theft, are an “overreaction.”
He’s even received awards from the CCP.
In 2014, he received the Magnolia Silver Award from Shanghai Municipal People’s Government “in recognition of contribution to Shanghai’s development” and was granted the highest academic award, the Chang Jiang Scholarship at Tsinghua University, from the Ministry of Education from 2006 to 2009.
Another contributor to the study, Edward Cunningham, identifies himself as “an advisor to private and publicly listed companies in the energy, environmental, and financial services sectors.”
According to his resume, Cunningham received $2.3 million from China Southern Power Grid Corp, controlled and funded by the CCP, along with $3.9 million from the Tianfu Group, a China-based, billion-dollar management company “established under the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) approval” that lists several state-owned enterprises as “partners” and CCP apparatchiks as board members.
Such financial ties call into question the Ash Center’s to report objectively on the same government that gate-keeps many of the business deals the center’s lead researchers appear to be involved with.
CCP GOES IVY.
The Ash Center hosted the “China’s Leaders in Development Program” for over a decade, beginning in 2001.
The program describes itself as “widely recognized by the Chinese government as one of the best overseas training programs for government officials.”
“Taught both at Tsinghua University, China, and Harvard Kennedy School, this multi weeks training program is specifically designed to help prepare senior local and central Chinese government officials to more effectively address the ongoing challenges of China’s national reforms,” the summary continues.
Beyond collaborating with a university that has attempted to hack the U.S. government, the program brings Harvard professors’ prestigious advice to senior leaders from the brutal CCP, handpicked by the party’s own Organization Department of the Central Committee. Several years, members of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corp, which has been identified as an “instrument of repression” against Uighurs by the Washington Post, have joined the delegation.
What’s more, the program connected CCP apparatchiks with meetings at the U.S. State Department, Food and Drug Administration, and even the U.S. Congress, as the program’s description notes “officials visit local, state, and federal government organizations in the United States.”
Also included were the Cohen Group, a consulting firm started former Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton William Cohen and boasting General James Mattis as a principal advisor. The Washington Post was also visited by the delegation.
The program, ceased in 2014, now collaborates with the University of Cambridge, but the Ash Center retains two programs explicitly meant to assist CCP officials.
The Shanghai Executive Management Program “aims to provide senior officials in Shanghai municipal government agencies with perspectives on strategy, leadership, management of service delivery, urban planning and development, crisis management, and social policy.”
The China Leaders in Finance Program is “for senior executives from China’s banking sector,” which is predominantly state-owned.
A bastion of social justice, Harvard’s financial and business ties to an oppressive, racist, and neocolonialist regime account for a blistering display of hypocrisy.


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--Redskins Rebrands as “Washington Football Team” – for Now

Dan Graziano provides a timeline on the steps Washington will have to take in order to adopt a new name .
( 0:58 ) Effective immediately , Washington will call itself the `` Washington Football Team '' pending the adoption of a new name , the NFL franchise announced Thursday .
This is not a final renaming and rebranding for the team ; this is the name it wants to use until the adoption of a new name at some point .
The team will continue the process of retiring the former name and hopes to be entirely rid of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next 50 days , by the Sept. 13 regular-season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles .
Washington will not have any change to its color scheme .
It will still use burgundy and gold , and the logo on the helmet will be replaced by each player 's number in gold .
The Washington Football Team will debut its home uniforms in Week 1 against the Eagles , and its road uniforms in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals .
While the Washington Football Team uses these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feedback of players , alumni , fans , sponsors and the community for the team name it will use in the future .
Terry Bateman , the franchise 's new executive vice president and chief marketing officer , said the team wants to include fans , business partners and alumni in the process .
That takes time .
`` You 're doing a rebranding process that correctly takes 12 to 18 months .
If you want to do it right , you have to take a deep breath , take a step back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
`` We want to do it right , we want something thoughtful and inclusive and smart and bring a lot of points of views into this and come out the other side with something everyone is proud of and can rally behind .
`` It feels organic and natural to do this .
I love the look of what we 've done .
It 's really strong .
I like the logo and the uniforms and the colors .
...
There 's a tremendous amount of work to do for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this .
It 's a tremendous amount of work to go through this .
The new will go up and the old will go down . ''
Fans will be able to purchase `` Washington Football Team '' merchandise from Fanatics and NFL Shop in the coming days .
When asked if they were ever close to a new name , Bateman said , `` You can argue what close is .
Everyone 's got a different opinion .
The conversations have been , 'This is great , I like this one .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ . '
`` There are a number of names people like .
I probably had a thousand names submitted .
I 'm getting long letters why one name is the right name for us .
It 's funny and it 's fun .
It 's interesting .
Everyone has an opinion .
My wife has a strong opinion .
My kids have an opinion .
A lot have an idea , but it 's much bigger than that .
Even if we had the name 100 percent locked in , to physically get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be between hard and impossible . ''
Bateman said there is no end date in mind .
`` The process is going to be completed whenever it 's right , '' he said .
`` I do n't know when that will be .
Whenever we feel like we 've got the best solution for the organization , for the community , for the fans , for everybody involved . ''
The team retired the name it had used for 87 years on July 13 after launching a thorough review 10 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for years , resisted changing the name ; he told USA Today in 2013 to `` put it in all caps '' that he would never make such a move .
Some who worked for Snyder said they believed then that he would rather sell the team than use a new name .
The controversy surrounding the name predated Snyder 's purchase of the team in May 1999 .
When Washington played at Super Bowl XXVI following the 1991 season , there were 2,000 protestors outside the Metrodome in Minneapolis .
Jack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time , said of any possible change , `` There is not a single , solitary jot , tittle , whit chance in the world .
I like the name , and it 's not a derogatory name . ''
But Snyder and the franchise have been under more pressure after the protests following the death of George Floyd in May while he was in police custody in Minneapolis .
Within a few weeks of Floyd 's death , multiple sources said Snyder had been discussing the name change with NFL officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , a letter signed by 87 investors and shareholders who hold a total worth of $ 620 billion was sent to sponsors FedEx , PepsiCo and Nike , asking them to stop doing business with the team unless the name changed .
When that news came out in an Adweek.com story on July 1 , multiple people -- including current and former team employees -- echoed the same thought : It 's over .
Most , if not all , were unaware that a possible change was in the works .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying it had told the team it wanted the name changed .
The other sponsors later released statements saying the same .
Amazon said it would stop selling the team 's merchandise .
Walmart and Target said they would stop selling the gear in stores .
And , according to The Washington Post , FedEx said it would remove its signage from the stadium if the name was not changed by the 2021 season .
FedEx signed a 27-year naming rights deal for $ 205 million in 1998 .
The company 's owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a minority shareholder in the Washington franchise since 2003 .
However , according to multiple reports , he and the other minority investors , Dwight Schar and Bob Rothman , want to sell their stakes .
Snyder , his sister and his mother own 60 % of the franchise .

Dan Graziano provides a timeline on the steps Washington will have to take in order to adopt a new name. (0:58)
Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the "Washington Football Team" pending the adoption of a new name, the NFL franchise announced Thursday.
This is not a final renaming and rebranding for the team; this is the name it will use until the adoption of a new name.
The team will continue the process of retiring its former name and hopes to be entirely rid of it on physical and digital spaces in the next 50 days, by the Sept. 13 regular-season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Washington will not have any change to its color scheme. It will still use burgundy and gold, and its former logo on the helmet will be replaced by each player's number in gold. Washington will debut its home uniforms in Week 1 against the Eagles and its road uniforms in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals.
While Washington uses these uniforms and helmets for the 2020 season, it will be seeking the feedback of players, alumni, fans, sponsors and the community for the team name it will use in the future.
Terry Bateman, the franchise's new executive vice president and chief marketing officer, said the team wants to include fans, business partners and alumni in the process. That takes time.
"You're doing a rebranding process that correctly takes 12 to 18 months. If you want to do it right, you have to take a deep breath, take a step back and go through the process," he said. "We want to do it right. We want something thoughtful and inclusive and smart and bring a lot of points of views into this and come out the other side with something everyone is proud of and can rally behind.
"It feels organic and natural to do this. I love the look of what we've done. It's really strong. I like the logo and the uniforms and the colors. ... There's a tremendous amount of work to do for the next 50 days to do all this. It's a tremendous amount of work to go through this. The new will go up, and the old will go down."
Fans will be able to purchase Washington Football Team merchandise from Fanatics and NFL Shop in the coming days.
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Asked if the team was ever close to a new name, Bateman said, "You can argue what close is. Everyone's got a different opinion. The conversations have been, 'This is great, I like this one. No, I don't like that.'
"There are a number of names people like. I probably had a thousand names submitted. I'm getting long letters why one name is the right name for us. It's funny, and it's fun. It's interesting. Everyone has an opinion. My wife has a strong opinion. My kids have an opinion. A lot have an idea, but it's much bigger than that. Even if we had the name 100% locked in, to physically get it done before the football season starts would be between hard and impossible."
Bateman said there is no end date in mind.
"The process is going to be completed whenever it's right," he said. "I don't know when that will be. Whenever we feel like we've got the best solution for the organization, for the community, for the fans, for everybody involved."
The team retired the name it had used for 87 years on July 13 after launching a thorough review 10 days earlier.
Team owner Dan Snyder had, for years, resisted changing the name; he told USA Today in 2013 to "put it in all caps" that he would never make such a move. Some who worked for Snyder said they believed then that he would rather sell the team than use a new name.
The controversy surrounding the name predated Snyder's purchase of the team in May 1999. When Washington played in Super Bowl XXVI following the 1991 season, there were 2,000 protesters outside the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Jack Kent Cooke, the team owner at the time, said of any possible change, "There is not a single, solitary jot, tittle, whit chance in the world. I like the name, and it's not a derogatory name."
But Snyder and the franchise have been under more pressure after the protests following the death of George Floyd in May while he was in police custody in Minneapolis. Within a few weeks of Floyd's death, sources said Snyder had been discussing the name change with NFL officials for several weeks already.
During this time, a letter signed by 87 investors and shareholders who hold a total worth of $620 billion was sent to sponsors FedEx, PepsiCo and Nike, asking them to stop doing business with the team unless the name changed. When that was reported by Adweek.com on July 1, multiple people -- including current and former team employees -- echoed the same thought: It's over. Most, if not all, were unaware that a possible change was in the works.
On July 2, FedEx issued a statement saying it had told the team it wanted the name changed. The other sponsors later released statements saying the same. Amazon said it would stop selling the team's merchandise. Walmart and Target said they would stop selling the gear in stores. And, according to The Washington Post, FedEx said it would remove its signage from the stadium if the name was not changed by the 2021 season.
FedEx signed a 27-year naming rights deal for $205 million in 1998. The company's owner and CEO, Fred Smith, has been a minority shareholder in the Washington franchise since 2003. However, according to multiple reports, he and the other minority investors, Dwight Schar and Bob Rothman, want to sell their stakes.
Snyder, his sister and his mother own 60% of the franchise.
ESPN's John Keim contributed to this report.


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--Report: California Has Six Extra Representatives Because Illegals Are Counted in Census

On Tuesday , President Donald Trump signed an executive order to prevent illegal immigrants from being counted for the purposes of re-drawing congressional districts after the 2020 census .
The order , “ Ensuring American Citizens Receive Proper Representation in Congress ” comes after the Supreme Court last year blocked a citizenship question from being included in the Census and sent the question back to lower courts , claiming that the administration ’ s reasoning for the question was insufficient .
President Thomas Jefferson first proposed a citizenship question in 1800 , and one was added to the census in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of “ foreigners not naturalized ” in the household .
Census forms including citizenship questions were common until 1950 .
On a global scale , as the Heritage Foundation notes “ even the United Nations recommends that its member countries ask a citizenship question on their census surveys , and countries ranging from Australia to Germany to Indonesia all ask this question.
” According to an analysis from Unbiased America , Blue States with large illegal alien populations like California are benefiting massively in terms of representation due to their non-citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of unauthorized residents in the U.S. meant that including them in the Census did not materially change the number of representatives each state was allocated .
But today there are between 12 and 14 million people living here illegally , and the number is rising .
As a result , states with large numbers of undocumented immigrants gain the advantage of additional representation in Congress .
Based on the 2010 Census , the following states gained representatives because of the number of people illegally there : Because the House of Representatives is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , states that have fewer illegal aliens and non-citizens lose representatives as a result .
The following states have fewer representatives than they would if undocumented immigrants were not counted in the calculation : The Census is also used to allocate federal funds , and states with more illegal immigrants thus receive more from the federal government at the expense of those with smaller illegal alien populations .

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to prevent illegal immigrants from being counted for the purposes of re-drawing congressional districts after the 2020 census.
The order, “Ensuring American Citizens Receive Proper Representation in Congress” comes after the Supreme Court last year blocked a citizenship question from being included in the Census and sent the question back to lower courts, claiming that the administration’s reasoning for the question was insufficient.
President Thomas Jefferson first proposed a citizenship question in 1800, and one was added to the census in 1820 with a question that asked for the number of “foreigners not naturalized” in the household. Census forms including citizenship questions were common until 1950. On a global scale, as the Heritage Foundation notes “even the United Nations recommends that its member countries ask a citizenship question on their census surveys, and countries ranging from Australia to Germany to Indonesia all ask this question.”
According to an analysis from Unbiased America, Blue States with large illegal alien populations like California are benefiting massively in terms of representation due to their non-citizens.


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--Judge Unseals Ghislaine Maxwell Documents

A federal judge Thursday unsealed a trove of records related to the sex life of longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell — but quickly granted her legal team a stay on the release so they can appeal .
After Judge Loretta Preska delivered the ruling via video hearing in the case , she granted Maxwell ’ s lawyer Lauren Menninger one week to file an emergency motion with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the decision .
Maxwell , who has been fighting the release , was not on the call .
“ The court finds that any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disclosure of Miss Maxwell ’ s mostly non-testimony about behavior that has been widely reported in the press is far outweighed by the presumption of public access , ” Preska stated during the hearing .
The secret documents relate to a seven-hour , 418-page deposition Maxwell gave as part of a now-settled defamation lawsuit filed against her in 2015 by Virginia Giuffre and to emails between Maxwell and Epstein .
Giuffre sued the British socialite for defamation after Maxwell publicly stated that Giuffre had made up the sexual abuse allegations against her and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” has been one of Epstein ’ s most vocal accusers and has claimed that Maxwell forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew , one of Epstein ’ s close pals .
The disgraced royal has denied the allegations .
Maxwell , Epstein ’ s former lover , has been accused of recruiting teen girls for the pedophile — including Giuffre when she was 16 .
She was arrested July 2 on a six-count federal indictment charging her with grooming three underage girls to be sexually abused by her and Epstein .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Metropolitan Detention Center .
On Aug. 9 , 2019 , a federal appeals court unsealed 2,000 pages of documents related to the Guiffre-Maxwell defamation case .
The next day , Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges .

A federal judge Thursday unsealed a trove of records related to the sex life of longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell — but quickly granted her legal team a stay on the release so they can appeal.
After Judge Loretta Preska delivered the ruling via video hearing in the case, she granted Maxwell’s lawyer Lauren Menninger one week to file an emergency motion with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the decision.
Maxwell, who has been fighting the release, was not on the call.
“The court finds that any minor embarrassment or annoyance resulting from the disclosure of Miss Maxwell’s mostly non-testimony about behavior that has been widely reported in the press is far outweighed by the presumption of public access,” Preska stated during the hearing.
The secret documents relate to a seven-hour, 418-page deposition Maxwell gave as part of a now-settled defamation lawsuit filed against her in 2015 by Virginia Giuffre and to emails between Maxwell and Epstein.
Giuffre sued the British socialite for defamation after Maxwell publicly stated that Giuffre had made up the sexual abuse allegations against her and Epstein.
The former “sex slave” has been one of Epstein’s most vocal accusers and has claimed that Maxwell forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew, one of Epstein’s close pals. The disgraced royal has denied the allegations.
Maxwell, Epstein’s former lover, has been accused of recruiting teen girls for the pedophile — including Giuffre when she was 16.
She was arrested July 2 on a six-count federal indictment charging her with grooming three underage girls to be sexually abused by her and Epstein. She’s being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
On Aug. 9, 2019, a federal appeals court unsealed 2,000 pages of documents related to the Guiffre-Maxwell defamation case. The next day, Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.


bonginoreport--2020-07-23--Judge Rules Michael Cohen Should Be Released to Home Confinement

Michael Cohen could soon be back to chowing down in ...

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Michael Cohen should be released to home confinement from federal prison, after agreeing that authorities sought to limit his right to free speech by blocking him from writing a tell-all book about President Trump.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein said in a Manhattan federal court hearing that he believes the Bureau of Prisons and US Probation Office retaliated against Cohen by transferring to jail from home confinement earlier this month.
Hellerstein added that federal authorities specifically sought to infringe on Cohen’s First Amendment rights by blocking him from writing a tell-all book and speaking to the media as part of his terms of home confinement.
“It’s retaliatory because of his desire to exercise his First Amendment rights to publish a book and discuss the book … on social media,” Hellerstein said.
Cohen will be sprung from the federal lockup in Otisville by 2 p.m. Friday after taking a coronavirus test, Hellerstein said. His son is expected to drive him from the facility to his apartment in Midtown.
Cohen had been serving a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, bank fraud and lying to Congress, but was released on furlough in May after one year due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus in his prison.
He was taken back into custody this month at a meeting with US Probation officials and BOP authorities set up to establish provisions of his home confinement agreement.
The meeting was set up about a week after an exclusive Post report that included photos of the former fixer dining out near his apartment in Manhattan.
Hellerstein said at Thursday’s hearing that The Post article likely contributed to the retaliatory measures imposed on Cohen.
“All of a sudden, when the New York Post article comes out and the Bureau of Prisons finds out Cohen is writing a book … he’s imposed with conditions,” Hellerstein said.
Cohen had claimed he was taken into custody on July 9 because he objected to one term of a home confinement agreement that barred him from publishing a book and having contact with the media.
He filed a suit against Attorney General Bill Barr and the Bureau of Prisons after being remanded into custody, claiming the provision blocked his First Amendment rights to free speech.
In agreeing with Cohen’s claim, Hellerstein said he had never seen a home confinement agreement in his more than 20 years on the bench that blocked someone from writing a book.
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“How can I take any other inference but that it was retaliatory?” Hellerstein said at the hearing.
In a court filing Wednesday, prosecutors argued the officials who drafted his home confinement agreement had no clue he was writing a book — and only rearrested Cohen after he’d refused the terms to his home confinement.
“While I was aware that Cohen was a high-profile inmate, at the time I drafted the … Agreement I was not aware that Cohen was writing a book. I drafted the … Agreement without input from the BOP or anyone in the executive branch,” Probation Officer Specialist Adam Pakula wrote in court papers.


bonginoreport--2020-07-24--Three Federal Officers Could Be Permanently Blind From Portland Rioters

At least three federal officers could be left permanently blind after they were attacked with lasers by protesters in Portland this week .
The officers , part of the Federal Protective Service , were injured during rioting in the city on Monday night as they attempted to keep anti-government demonstrators from gaining entrance to a federal courthouse in the city 's downtown area .
“ When officers responded to put out these fires , glass bottles were thrown and lasers – which can cause permanent blindness – were shined in their eyes , ” said Deputy Director of Operations Richard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who currently have eye injuries and they may not recover sight in those eyes from those laser attacks.
” Demonstrators set fires near the property , broke windows , and spray-painted the barricades outside the courthouse .
Cline said the FPS has purchased anti-laser glasses that officers are now wearing as they guard the federal complex .
Seven people were arrested during the demonstrations Monday night , police said .
President Trump last week deployed federal officers to the city to protect the area from what he described as `` anarchists '' who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The governor and the mayor and the senators out there , they are afraid of these people .
That ’ s the reason they don ’ t want us to help them , '' Trump said on Monday , hours before the officers were injured .
`` They 're afraid .
...
I really believe they 're actually , maybe even physically afraid of these people because what they 're doing is incredible . ''
The mayor of Portland , Ted Wheeler , said Trump 's deployment of federal forces to his city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to leave .
`` They are sharply escalating the situation , '' Wheeler said on CNN this week .
`` Their presence here is actually leading to more violence and more vandalism .
And it ’ s not helping the situation at all . ''
Congressional Democrats have also criticized Trump 's decision to send federal police officers to Portland , accusing him of fostering a police state in the country 's largest cities .
“ That kind of activity is the activity of a police state , and this president and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything they possibly can to impose Gestapo activities in local communities , and that is what I have been warning about for a long time , '' said South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn .
`` I do believe that this election is all about the preservation of the greatest democracy that this country has ever known . ''
Trump has said Democrats are responsible for a rise in anti-police sentiment since the death of George Floyd and has vowed to be an advocate for law enforcement if elected to a second term .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous efforts to defund , dismantle and dissolve our police departments , ” Trump said during a speech on police reform last month .
“ Americans know the truth : Without police there is chaos , without law there is anarchy , and without safety there is catastrophe .
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At least three federal officers could be left permanently blind after they were attacked with lasers by protesters in Portland this week.
The officers, part of the Federal Protective Service, were injured during rioting in the city on Monday night as they attempted to keep anti-government demonstrators from gaining entrance to a federal courthouse in the city's downtown area.
“When officers responded to put out these fires, glass bottles were thrown and lasers – which can cause permanent blindness – were shined in their eyes,” said Deputy Director of Operations Richard Cline. “We have three officers who currently have eye injuries and they may not recover sight in those eyes from those laser attacks.”
Demonstrators set fires near the property, broke windows, and spray-painted the barricades outside the courthouse.
Cline said the FPS has purchased anti-laser glasses that officers are now wearing as they guard the federal complex.
Seven people were arrested during the demonstrations Monday night, police said.
President Trump last week deployed federal officers to the city to protect the area from what he described as "anarchists" who "hate our country."
"The governor and the mayor and the senators out there, they are afraid of these people. That’s the reason they don’t want us to help them," Trump said on Monday, hours before the officers were injured. "They're afraid. ... I really believe they're actually, maybe even physically afraid of these people because what they're doing is incredible."
The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, said Trump's deployment of federal forces to his city violates the Constitution, and he wants them to leave.
"They are sharply escalating the situation," Wheeler said on CNN this week. "Their presence here is actually leading to more violence and more vandalism. And it’s not helping the situation at all."
Congressional Democrats have also criticized Trump's decision to send federal police officers to Portland, accusing him of fostering a police state in the country's largest cities.
“That kind of activity is the activity of a police state, and this president and this attorney general seem to be doing everything they possibly can to impose Gestapo activities in local communities, and that is what I have been warning about for a long time," said South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn. "I do believe that this election is all about the preservation of the greatest democracy that this country has ever known."
Trump has said Democrats are responsible for a rise in anti-police sentiment since the death of George Floyd and has vowed to be an advocate for law enforcement if elected to a second term.
“I strongly oppose the radical and dangerous efforts to defund, dismantle and dissolve our police departments,” Trump said during a speech on police reform last month. “Americans know the truth: Without police there is chaos, without law there is anarchy, and without safety there is catastrophe.”