bonginoreport--2020-05-11--It Would Seem That James Clapper Lied to Congress

Accounts from former top FBI brass suggests James Clapper may have lied to Congress about whether he personally briefed President Barack Obama on the phone calls between Michael Flynn and Sergei Kislyak .
Former Director of National Intelligence ( DNI ) James Clapper testified to Congress in July of 2017 that he never briefed then-President Barack Obama on the substance of phone calls between Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak and incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn .
Accounts from fired former Federal Bureau of Investigations ( FBI ) executives James Comey and Andrew McCabe , however , directly contradict Clapper ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ briefed Obama on the conversations between Flynn and Kislyak which were used to justify Flynn ’ s ouster as President Donald Trump ’ s top foreign policy adviser .
The identities of the Obama administration officials who were aware of the calls between Flynn and Kislyak have become a key question in the investigation of U.S. attorney John Durham to determine whether any laws were broken during the course of the Crossfire Hurricane probe of the Trump campaign .
The substance of those calls , which is classified at the highest levels , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in early January in order to create a pretext for the FBI to interview Flynn .
Handwritten documents from Bill Priestap , the FBI ’ s top counterintelligence official at the time , show that FBI officials wanted to use the calls and their interview of Flynn to “ get him fired ” as Trump ’ s national security adviser .
On July 17 , 2017 , Clapper was called to testify before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as part of the committee ’ s investigation of Russian interference in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clapper repeatedly testified that he was bothered to learn that Flynn , at the time the incoming president ’ s designee to serve as White House National Security Adviser , had repeatedly spoken to foreign leaders , such as Kislyak , during the presidential transition .
Clapper said he thought Flynn may have “ violated the principle that in this country we traditionally have one President and one administration at a time.
” “ I will tell you that I had concerns about that as I watched all this before I left , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s conversations with foreign leaders .
Later in his testimony , Clapper said it was “ disconcerting ” to learn of Flynn ’ s calls with Kislyak just weeks before Trump ’ s inauguration as president .
“ Do you know who told you about the conversation [ between Flynn and Kislyak ] ?
” Rep. Francis Rooney , R-Fla. , asked Clapper .
“ What was your response when he told you ?
” Rooney asked .
“ I was kind of disturbed about it , frankly , ” Clapper answered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ll put it that way , to learn of that conversation.
” “ Did you ever brief President Obama on the phone call , the Flynn-Kislyak phone calls ?
” Rooney asked .
James Comey and Andrew McCabe , the director and deputy director of the FBI , respectively , both of whom were fired for corruption , directly contradicted Clapper ’ s testimony that he never told Obama about the intercepted phone calls between Flynn and Kislyak .
During congressional testimony on March 2 , 2017 , Comey said Clapper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead of a pivotal Oval Office meeting about the matter between Obama , then-White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice , Comey , and then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates .
According to Comey , the FBI was tasked with helping to figure out why Russia didn ’ t escalate tensions with the U.S. following the expulsion of several dozen Russian diplomats in late 2016 .
“ [ A ] ll the Intelligence Community was trying to figure out , so what is going on here ?
” Comey testified .
“ And so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , do you have anything [ redacted ] that might reflect on this .
That turned up these calls [ between Flynn and Kislyak ] at the end of December , beginning of January.
” “ And then I briefed it to the Director of National Intelligence , and Director Clapper asked me for copies [ redacted ] , which I shared with him , ” Comey continued .
“ In the first week of January , he briefed the President and the Vice President and then President Obama ’ s senior team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had seen to help them understand why the Russians were reacting the way they did.
” In his book , McCabe told a similar story and pegged Clapper as the official who briefed Obama about the Flynn calls .
“ The [ Presidential Daily Briefing ] staff decided to write an intelligence assessment as to why Putin made the choice he did , ” McCabe wrote .
“ They issued a request to the intelligence community : Anyone who had information on the topic was invited to offer it for consideration.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI queried our own holdings , ” McCabe continued .
“ We came across information indicating that General Michael Flynn , the president-elect ’ s nominee for the post of national security adviser , had held several conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. , Sergey Kislyak , in which the sanctions were discussed.
” “ An analyst shared it with me ; I shared it with Comey ; Comey shared it with the director of national intelligence , James Clapper ; and Clapper verbally briefed it to President Obama , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or PDB , is an intelligence project compiled by the office of the DNI that seeks to collate and summarize for the president the major threats facing the U.S. each day .
The department that manages the PDB reports directly to the DNI .
Clapper has a history of lying to Congress .
In 2013 when asked directly by Sen. Ron Wyden , D-Ore. , whether the National Security Agency ( NSA ) collected information on Americans , Clapper lied and said no .
“ James Clapper needs to stop making excuses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mass surveillance , ” Wyden said in 2019 , after Clapper offered myriad excuses for why he was not truthful with Congress .
“ To be clear : I sent him the question in advance .
I asked him to correct the record afterward .
He chose to let the lie stand.
” On January 12 , Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported that a “ senior U.S. government official ” told him about the Flynn-Kislyak calls .
Ignatius then suggested that Flynn ’ s conversations might run afoul of an unconstitutional and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain private speech critical of U.S. foreign policy .
Ignatius was the first journalist to publicly confirm the existence and substance of Flynn ’ s calls and to raise the idea that Flynn should be criminally investigated for them .
Comey himself cited the Ignatius article as a reason why the FBI needed to interview Flynn .
Washington Post reporter Adam Entous revealed during an October 2017 conference at Georgetown University that he had received similar leaks from multiple government officials before Ignatius ’ column was published .
“ [ M ] y @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whispering to me that there were all these mysterious communications between Michael Flynn , who was then the National Security Advisor designate for Trump and the Russian ambassador , Kislyak , ” Entous said .
During the conference , Entous said there were divisions within the newsroom at the Washington Post about whether those conversations were even newsworthy .
“ Why is it news that Michael Flynn is talking to the Russian ambassador ?
” Entous asked .
“ He should be talking to the Russian ambassador.
” “ I was arguing internally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that there was a conversation but I ’ m one of many reporters , ” Entous continued .
According to Entous , the story was spiked by the newsroom , and that ’ s when the leaks migrated to Ignatius , whom Entous said had a lower standard for reporting because he was a columnist and not a formal reporter .
“ This is something a columnist can do , unlike me as a news reporter , he was able to just throw this piece of red meat out there and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conversation .
What was it about ? '
” Entous said .
“ I ’ m defending our decision not to run with this story earlier about just this flurry of questionable communications because I didn ’ t think it was enough.
” The New York Times reported in April that U.S. Attorney John Durham , who was tasked by Attorney General William Barr to determine whether the FBI or other agencies involved in the anti-Trump Crossfire Hurricane investigation violated the law , was working to determine who leaked the existence of substance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 .

Former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper testified to Congress in July of 2017 that he never briefed then-President Barack Obama on the substance of phone calls between Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak and incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Accounts from fired former Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) executives James Comey and Andrew McCabe, however, directly contradict Clapper’s claim under oath that he never briefed Obama on the conversations between Flynn and Kislyak which were used to justify Flynn’s ouster as President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy adviser.
The identities of the Obama administration officials who were aware of the calls between Flynn and Kislyak have become a key question in the investigation of U.S. attorney John Durham to determine whether any laws were broken during the course of the Crossfire Hurricane probe of the Trump campaign. The substance of those calls, which is classified at the highest levels, was leaked to multiple Washington Post reporters in early January in order to create a pretext for the FBI to interview Flynn. Handwritten documents from Bill Priestap, the FBI’s top counterintelligence official at the time, show that FBI officials wanted to use the calls and their interview of Flynn to “get him fired” as Trump’s national security adviser.
On July 17, 2017, Clapper was called to testify before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as part of the committee’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 elections. During that testimony, Clapper repeatedly testified that he was bothered to learn that Flynn, at the time the incoming president’s designee to serve as White House National Security Adviser, had repeatedly spoken to foreign leaders, such as Kislyak, during the presidential transition.
Clapper said he thought Flynn may have “violated the principle that in this country we traditionally have one President and one administration at a time.”
“I will tell you that I had concerns about that as I watched all this before I left,” Clapper said, referring to Flynn’s conversations with foreign leaders.
Later in his testimony, Clapper said it was “disconcerting” to learn of Flynn’s calls with Kislyak just weeks before Trump’s inauguration as president.
“Do you know who told you about the conversation [between Flynn and Kislyak]?” Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., asked Clapper.
“Bobb Litt, my general counsel,” Clapper said.
“What was your response when he told you?” Rooney asked.
“I was kind of disturbed about it, frankly,” Clapper answered. “So it was disconcerting, I’ll put it that way, to learn of that conversation.”
“Did you ever brief President Obama on the phone call, the Flynn-Kislyak phone calls?” Rooney asked.
“No,” Clapper replied.
James Comey and Andrew McCabe, the director and deputy director of the FBI, respectively, both of whom were fired for corruption, directly contradicted Clapper’s testimony that he never told Obama about the intercepted phone calls between Flynn and Kislyak.
During congressional testimony on March 2, 2017, Comey said Clapper himself briefed Obama on the phone calls ahead of a pivotal Oval Office meeting about the matter between Obama, then-White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Comey, and then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.
According to Comey, the FBI was tasked with helping to figure out why Russia didn’t escalate tensions with the U.S. following the expulsion of several dozen Russian diplomats in late 2016.
“[A]ll the Intelligence Community was trying to figure out, so what is going on here?” Comey testified. “And so we were all tasked to find out, do you have anything [redacted] that might reflect on this. That turned up these calls [between Flynn and Kislyak] at the end of December, beginning of January.”
“And then I briefed it to the Director of National Intelligence, and Director Clapper asked me for copies [redacted], which I shared with him,” Comey continued. “In the first week of January, he briefed the President and the Vice President and then President Obama’s senior team about what we found and what we had seen to help them understand why the Russians were reacting the way they did.”
In his book, McCabe told a similar story and pegged Clapper as the official who briefed Obama about the Flynn calls.
“The [Presidential Daily Briefing] staff decided to write an intelligence assessment as to why Putin made the choice he did,” McCabe wrote. “They issued a request to the intelligence community: Anyone who had information on the topic was invited to offer it for consideration.”
“In response to that request, the FBI queried our own holdings,” McCabe continued. “We came across information indicating that General Michael Flynn, the president-elect’s nominee for the post of national security adviser, had held several conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, in which the sanctions were discussed.”
“An analyst shared it with me; I shared it with Comey; Comey shared it with the director of national intelligence, James Clapper; and Clapper verbally briefed it to President Obama,” McCabe wrote.
The Presidential Daily Briefing, or PDB, is an intelligence project compiled by the office of the DNI that seeks to collate and summarize for the president the major threats facing the U.S. each day. The department that manages the PDB reports directly to the DNI.
Clapper has a history of lying to Congress. In 2013 when asked directly by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., whether the National Security Agency (NSA) collected information on Americans, Clapper lied and said no.
“James Clapper needs to stop making excuses for lying to the American people about mass surveillance,” Wyden said in 2019, after Clapper offered myriad excuses for why he was not truthful with Congress. “To be clear: I sent him the question in advance. I asked him to correct the record afterward. He chose to let the lie stand.”
On January 12, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported that a “senior U.S. government official” told him about the Flynn-Kislyak calls. Ignatius then suggested that Flynn’s conversations might run afoul of an unconstitutional and never successfully prosecuted 1799 law that criminalizes certain private speech critical of U.S. foreign policy. Ignatius was the first journalist to publicly confirm the existence and substance of Flynn’s calls and to raise the idea that Flynn should be criminally investigated for them. Comey himself cited the Ignatius article as a reason why the FBI needed to interview Flynn.
Washington Post reporter Adam Entous revealed during an October 2017 conference at Georgetown University that he had received similar leaks from multiple government officials before Ignatius’ column was published.
“[M]y sources start then, my sources start whispering to me that there were all these mysterious communications between Michael Flynn, who was then the National Security Advisor designate for Trump and the Russian ambassador, Kislyak,” Entous said.
During the conference, Entous said there were divisions within the newsroom at the Washington Post about whether those conversations were even newsworthy.
“Why is it news that Michael Flynn is talking to the Russian ambassador?” Entous asked. “He should be talking to the Russian ambassador.”
“I was arguing internally that we need something more than just the fact that there was a conversation but I’m one of many
reporters,” Entous continued.
According to Entous, the story was spiked by the newsroom, and that’s when the leaks migrated to Ignatius, whom Entous said had a lower standard for reporting because he was a columnist and not a formal reporter.
“This is something a columnist can do, unlike me as a news reporter, he was able to just throw this piece of red meat out there and just say, ‘There was this conversation. What was it about?'” Entous said. “I’m defending our decision not to run with this story earlier about just this flurry of questionable communications because I didn’t think it was enough.”
The New York Times reported in April that U.S. Attorney John Durham, who was tasked by Attorney General William Barr to determine whether the FBI or other agencies involved in the anti-Trump Crossfire Hurricane investigation violated the law, was working to determine who leaked the existence of substance of the Flynn-Kislyak to reporters in early 2017.
Sean Davis is CEO and co-founder of The Federalist. He previously worked as an economic policy adviser to Gov. Rick Perry, as CFO of Daily Caller, and as chief investigator for Sen. Tom Coburn. He was named by The Hill as one of the top congressional staffers under the age of 35 for his role in spearheading the enactment of the law that created USASpending.gov. Sean received a BBA in finance from Texas Tech University and an MBA in finance and entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School. He can be reached via e-mail at sean@thefederalist.com


bonginoreport--2020-05-11--Mexico’s President Calls for Investigation Into “Fast and Furious”

Apologists for former President Barack Obama love to claim that his administration was scandal free – a claim that may appear true to someone who didn ’ t pay attention whatsoever during the Obama administration .
There were numerous scandals under his administration , and the Spygate scandal is still making headlines today as new documents continue exposing new depths to his administration ’ s corruption .
And that ’ s not the only scandal we may be learning more of .
As The Blaze reports : For anyone who needs their memory refreshed , Fast and Furious was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2009-2011 in which they deliberately sold over 2,000 firearms to illegal straw buyers with the hopes of tracking them to Mexican drug cartel leaders so they could be arrested .
The absurd scheme went about as well as you ’ d expect from that brief description .
In the end , the guns were used to kill hundreds of Mexicans and one American border patrol agent , and no cartel leaders were apprehended .
“ What seems serious to me is that a violation of our sovereignty was carried out , a secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with these weapons , ” Lopez Obrador said during a press conference in Mexico City on Friday .
“ How could this be ?
A government that invades in this way , that flagrantly violates sovereignty , international laws , ” Lopez Obrador continued .
“ We have to shine light on this so that an action of this type will never be carried out again.
” “ There is still time for the U.S. to apologize , ” the Mexican president stated .
President Donald Trump certainly won ’ t be apologizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but will likely welcome their request for an investigation .

Apologists for former President Barack Obama love to claim that his administration was scandal free – a claim that may appear true to someone who didn’t pay attention whatsoever during the Obama administration.
There were numerous scandals under his administration, and the Spygate scandal is still making headlines today as new documents continue exposing new depths to his administration’s corruption.
And that’s not the only scandal we may be learning more of. As The Blaze reports:
Mexico’s president asked the United States for answers and an apology for the Obama-era gun-running operation known as “Fast and Furious.” On Friday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called for an investigation into Operation Fast and Furious to prevent it from happening again.
For anyone who needs their memory refreshed, Fast and Furious was an operation carried out by the ATF between 2009-2011 in which they deliberately sold over 2,000 firearms to illegal straw buyers with the hopes of tracking them to Mexican drug cartel leaders so they could be arrested. The absurd scheme went about as well as you’d expect from that brief description. In the end, the guns were used to kill hundreds of Mexicans and one American border patrol agent, and no cartel leaders were apprehended.
“What seems serious to me is that a violation of our sovereignty was carried out, a secret operation, and that Mexicans were killed with these weapons,” Lopez Obrador said during a press conference in Mexico City on Friday. “How could this be? A government that invades in this way, that flagrantly violates sovereignty, international laws,” Lopez Obrador continued. “We have to shine light on this so that an action of this type will never be carried out again.” “There is still time for the U.S. to apologize,” the Mexican president stated.
President Donald Trump certainly won’t be apologizing on behalf of the previous administration – but will likely welcome their request for an investigation.


bonginoreport--2020-05-11--Navy’s Top Admiral Isolates After Coronavirus Exposure

Two top U.S. military leaders are now in quarantine after one tested positive for the illness caused by the novel coronavirus and another was exposed to a family member with the disease .
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday is spending the week quarantined after having contact with a family member who tested positive for COVID-19 , a Defense Department official said Sunday night .
Gilday has tested negative for the illness but will remain isolated , the official said .
The CNO was not present at Saturday 's meeting at the White House with the other Joint Chiefs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Drug Smugglers May Have Started COVID-19 Outbreak Aboard Destroyer , SecDef Says The head of the National Guard , Gen. Joseph Lengyel , also tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday , according to the official .
A second test Lengyel took the same day came back negative , the official added , and the general is expected to undergo a third test Monday morning `` to confirm his negative status . ''
It 's not clear which COVID-19 test was administered to Lengyel , but some are known to produce false negatives .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Disease Control and Prevention warns those undergoing a real-time diagnostic panel for COVID-19 that some patients who test negative for the virus could have it .
Bloomberg News reported Sunday that Lengyel learned of his positive test just ahead of the Saturday White House meeting after taking a rapid COVID-19 test .
As of Friday , the military had 5,171 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its uniformed personnel .
Two service members , a National Guardsman and a sailor , have died from the illness .
More than 110 troops have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most cases across all the military branches , with more than 2,100 sailors testing positive for COVID-19 .
About half of those cases have been among the crew members of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt .
That entire crew has now been tested for the illness , and the Navy has since stopped reporting the number of positive cases among its members .
Photos of the Saturday meeting at the White House showed the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sitting without any social distancing measures in the Cabinet Room .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper -- was wearing a mask .
The Pentagon has directed all troops across the military to wear masks when social distancing measures are not possible .
-- Gina Harkins can be reached at gina.harkins @ military.com .
Follow her on Twitter at @ ginaaharkins .
Read more : What You Need to Know About the Military 's New Face Covering Policy

Two top U.S. military leaders are now in quarantine after one tested positive for the illness caused by the novel coronavirus and another was exposed to a family member with the disease.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday is spending the week quarantined after having contact with a family member who tested positive for COVID-19, a Defense Department official said Sunday night. Gilday has tested negative for the illness but will remain isolated, the official said.
The CNO was not present at Saturday's meeting at the White House with the other Joint Chiefs and several cabinet members.
Related: Drug Smugglers May Have Started COVID-19 Outbreak Aboard Destroyer, SecDef Says
The head of the National Guard, Gen. Joseph Lengyel, also tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, according to the official. A second test Lengyel took the same day came back negative, the official added, and the general is expected to undergo a third test Monday morning "to confirm his negative status."
It's not clear which COVID-19 test was administered to Lengyel, but some are known to produce false negatives. A March fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns those undergoing a real-time diagnostic panel for COVID-19 that some patients who test negative for the virus could have it.
Bloomberg News reported Sunday that Lengyel learned of his positive test just ahead of the Saturday White House meeting after taking a rapid COVID-19 test.
As of Friday, the military had 5,171 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its uniformed personnel. Two service members, a National Guardsman and a sailor, have died from the illness. More than 110 troops have been hospitalized.
The Navy has seen the most cases across all the military branches, with more than 2,100 sailors testing positive for COVID-19. About half of those cases have been among the crew members of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
That entire crew has now been tested for the illness, and the Navy has since stopped reporting the number of positive cases among its members.
Photos of the Saturday meeting at the White House showed the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sitting without any social distancing measures in the Cabinet Room. No one photographed -- including the general officers, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper -- was wearing a mask.
The Pentagon has directed all troops across the military to wear masks when social distancing measures are not possible.
-- Gina Harkins can be reached at gina.harkins@military.com. Follow her on Twitter at @ginaaharkins.
Read more: What You Need to Know About the Military's New Face Covering Policy


bonginoreport--2020-05-12--Expert: It’s “Fair to Assume” Illegal Aliens Will Get Mail-in Ballots in California

Government Accountability Institute Research Director Eric Eggers , author of Fraud : How the Left Plans to Steal the Next Election , says it is “ fair to assume ” that many illegal aliens will receive mail-in ballots in California for the 2020 election thanks to a plan by Gov .
Gavin Newsom ( D ) .
In an exclusive interview with SiriusXM Patriot ’ s Breitbart News Tonight , Eggers said California ’ s automatic voter registration coupled with providing driver ’ s licenses to illegal aliens opens its elections to a host of fraud .
That fraud , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Newsom ’ s statewide mail-in voting plan for the 2020 election .
“ This is really where the left shows a level of hypocrisy , which they ’ re not regularly held to account , ” Eggers said .
“ What if the ballots go to illegal immigrants that willingly or unwillingly ended up on the voter rolls and maybe they just don ’ t even know they ’ re not supposed to be casting ballots ?
Because remember , elsewhere in California and elsewhere nationally , it is legal for noncitizens to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Basically , what you ’ ve got is this hodgepodge of a lack of oversight , lacks regulation , and confusion by the general public , ” Eggers said .
“ And oh , by the way , there ’ s a global pandemic , so many people are focused on other things at the moment .
And so … here come all the ballots , and yes , many of the people that will get the ballots will be legal voters , but many of those ballots will end up somewhere other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters ] , and that ’ s exactly where the recipe for fraud can occur.
” “ The only person standing in between a noncitizen or an illegal alien just getting their driver ’ s license and the voter rolls is a DMV employee , ” Eggers said .
“ You ’ ve got these people … often times are confused or coerced by political operatives and told to register to vote .
… The DMV officials are prohibited by law from giving real guidance on should you check the box and register @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve got this system where you know you ’ ve got over a million illegal immigrants in California that have driver ’ s licenses , ” Eggers continued .
“ I think it ’ s fair to assume that a good number of those inadvertently or intentionally ended up on the voter rolls , and those people are about to be receiving a mail-in ballot.
” Eggers noted that Los Angeles County , California , was found to have about 1.5 million more registered voters on its voter rolls than eligible voting-age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. have more registered voters on their voter rolls than even possible .
Likewise , California has previously had a voter registration rate of over 100 percent , indicating more registered voters on voter rolls than those eligible to vote in the state .
Statistics cited by the U.S. Supreme Court , Eggers said , reveal that about 1-in-8 voter registrations , or 24 million , are significantly flawed .
Under a mail-in voting system , every one of those flawed voter registrations would receive ballots .
As Newsom suspends in-person voting for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state will still allow ballot harvesting — the process where political operatives can collect voters ’ ballots and deliver them to polling stations .
Eggers said California ’ s ballot harvesting helped flip seven congressional seats in 2018 from Republican to Democrat in and around the Los Angeles area .
“ We haven ’ t suspended [ ballot harvesting ] in the name of safety , ” Eggers said .
“ We ’ re being told to stay home .
… We can ’ t go out and do many of the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can sure send these asymptomatic carriers to the elderly and anybody else ’ s house they want to collect a ballot and drop it off , ” Eggers said .
Eggers said Republican lawmakers must be on the side of security and election integrity if they are going to take on mail-in voting and the widespread potential for voter fraud .
“ Republicans absolutely do not want to be on the side of ‘ you have to risk your health to vote.
’ … They shouldn ’ t be anti-access .
They should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eggers said .
“ The Democrats don ’ t appear to be overly worried about it.
” In the last four election cycles , 28.4 million mail-in ballots have gone missing .
In the 2016 and 2018 elections , about 16.4 million mail-in ballots went missing .
Recent data has not shown a compelling public health justification for vote-by-mail .
Wisconsin is one of the only U.S. states that held its primary election with in-person voting after the nation ’ s coronavirus lockdowns began .
Only a few dozen people at maximum were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participating either as voters or poll workers , and none of those cases were fatal .
Out of the 413,000 participants , that equals an infection rate below two-hundredths of one percent .
Just days later , South Korea held national elections , which did not result in any new coronavirus cases .
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News .
Follow him on Twitter at @ JxhnBinder .

Government Accountability Institute Research Director Eric Eggers, author of Fraud: How the Left Plans to Steal the Next Election, says it is “fair to assume” that many illegal aliens will receive mail-in ballots in California for the 2020 election thanks to a plan by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
In an exclusive interview with SiriusXM Patriot’s Breitbart News Tonight, Eggers said California’s automatic voter registration coupled with providing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens opens its elections to a host of fraud.
That fraud, Eggers expects, will be exacerbated by Newsom’s statewide mail-in voting plan for the 2020 election.
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“This is really where the left shows a level of hypocrisy, which they’re not regularly held to account,” Eggers said. “What if the ballots go to illegal immigrants that willingly or unwillingly ended up on the voter rolls and maybe they just don’t even know they’re not supposed to be casting ballots? Because remember, elsewhere in California and elsewhere nationally, it is legal for noncitizens to vote in certain local elections.”
“Basically, what you’ve got is this hodgepodge of a lack of oversight, lacks regulation, and confusion by the general public,” Eggers said. “And oh, by the way, there’s a global pandemic, so many people are focused on other things at the moment. And so … here come all the ballots, and yes, many of the people that will get the ballots will be legal voters, but many of those ballots will end up somewhere other than in the hands of legal [voters], and that’s exactly where the recipe for fraud can occur.”
“The only person standing in between a noncitizen or an illegal alien just getting their driver’s license and the voter rolls is a DMV employee,” Eggers said. “You’ve got these people … often times are confused or coerced by political operatives and told to register to vote. … The DMV officials are prohibited by law from giving real guidance on should you check the box and register to vote or not.”
“You’ve got this system where you know you’ve got over a million illegal immigrants in California that have driver’s licenses,” Eggers continued. “I think it’s fair to assume that a good number of those inadvertently or intentionally ended up on the voter rolls, and those people are about to be receiving a mail-in ballot.”
Eggers noted that Los Angeles County, California, was found to have about 1.5 million more registered voters on its voter rolls than eligible voting-age citizens. About 348 counties in the U.S. have more registered voters on their voter rolls than even possible.
Likewise, California has previously had a voter registration rate of over 100 percent, indicating more registered voters on voter rolls than those eligible to vote in the state.
Statistics cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, Eggers said, reveal that about 1-in-8 voter registrations, or 24 million, are significantly flawed. Under a mail-in voting system, every one of those flawed voter registrations would receive ballots.
As Newsom suspends in-person voting for the 2020 election, Eggers said the state will still allow ballot harvesting — the process where political operatives can collect voters’ ballots and deliver them to polling stations.
Eggers said California’s ballot harvesting helped flip seven congressional seats in 2018 from Republican to Democrat in and around the Los Angeles area.
“We haven’t suspended [ballot harvesting] in the name of safety,” Eggers said.
“We’re being told to stay home. … We can’t go out and do many of the most basic functions of American life but we can sure send these asymptomatic carriers to the elderly and anybody else’s house they want to collect a ballot and drop it off,” Eggers said.
Eggers said Republican lawmakers must be on the side of security and election integrity if they are going to take on mail-in voting and the widespread potential for voter fraud.
“Republicans absolutely do not want to be on the side of ‘you have to risk your health to vote.’ … They shouldn’t be anti-access. They should be pro-security and pro-election integrity,” Eggers said. “The Democrats don’t appear to be overly worried about it.”
In the last four election cycles, 28.4 million mail-in ballots have gone missing. In the 2016 and 2018 elections, about 16.4 million mail-in ballots went missing.
Recent data has not shown a compelling public health justification for vote-by-mail. Wisconsin is one of the only U.S. states that held its primary election with in-person voting after the nation’s coronavirus lockdowns began. Only a few dozen people at maximum were confirmed to have contracted the virus after participating either as voters or poll workers, and none of those cases were fatal. Out of the 413,000 participants, that equals an infection rate below two-hundredths of one percent. Just days later, South Korea held national elections, which did not result in any new coronavirus cases.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter at @JxhnBinder.


bonginoreport--2020-05-12--George Soros is Worried Coronavirus Will Bring About the End of the European Union

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has predicted that coronavirus could bring about the end of the EU .
Soros expressed his doubts about the institution 's survival as it is an 'incomplete union ' and cited Germany 's ruling on the European Central Bank as a cause for concern .
The 89-year-old also posited that the global pandemic could bring an end to capitalism as we know it .
In an interview with the Independent , Soros said : ' I am particularly concerned about the survival of the EU because it is an incomplete union . '
According to Soros @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the US 'not just because it is an incomplete union but also because it is based on the rule of law . '
He continued : 'And the wheels of justice move very slowly , while threats such as the Covid-19 virus move very fast .
That creates a particular problem for the European Union . '
Soros went on to explain why he was taking Germany 's bombshell ruling on the European Central Bank 'very seriously ' .
The German Constitutional Court last week gave the ECB three months to explain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk losing Germany ’ s Bundesbank — one of 19 national central banks that are members of the ECB — as a participant .
It also called on the German parliament and government to challenge the ECB on the matter .
Soros believes the move could 'destroy the European Union as an institution based on the rule of law ' because it was 'delivered by the German constitutional court , which is the most highly respected institution in Germany . '
When questioned on whether the coronavirus pandemic could change the face of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is 'up for grabs ' although it is impossible to predict 'how capitalism will evolve ' .

Soros expressed his doubts about the EU's survival as it is an 'incomplete union'
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has predicted that coronavirus could bring about the end of the EU.
Soros expressed his doubts about the institution's survival as it is an 'incomplete union' and cited Germany's ruling on the European Central Bank as a cause for concern.
The 89-year-old also posited that the global pandemic could bring an end to capitalism as we know it.
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has predicted that coronavirus could bring about the end of the EU
In an interview with the Independent, Soros said: 'I am particularly concerned about the survival of the EU because it is an incomplete union.'
According to Soros, this makes Europe 'more vulnerable' than the US 'not just because it is an incomplete union but also because it is based on the rule of law.'
He continued: 'And the wheels of justice move very slowly, while threats such as the Covid-19 virus move very fast. That creates a particular problem for the European Union.'
Soros went on to explain why he was taking Germany's bombshell ruling on the European Central Bank 'very seriously'.
The German Constitutional Court last week gave the ECB three months to explain the proportionality of its bond purchases or risk losing Germany’s Bundesbank — one of 19 national central banks that are members of the ECB — as a participant. It also called on the German parliament and government to challenge the ECB on the matter.
Soros believes the move could 'destroy the European Union as an institution based on the rule of law' because it was 'delivered by the German constitutional court, which is the most highly respected institution in Germany.'
When questioned on whether the coronavirus pandemic could change the face of capitalism, the billionaire conceded that everything is 'up for grabs' although it is impossible to predict 'how capitalism will evolve'.


bonginoreport--2020-05-12--Kayleigh McEnany Continues Schooling the Press

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany ripped Democrats during a press briefing Tuesday , claiming they ’ ve been spreading disinformation about the coronavirus .
McEnany specifically called out Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , who she claimed “ erroneously ” cited false numbers when discussing coronavirus cases in the U.S. ( RELATED : Kayleigh McEnany : Pelosi ‘ Won ’ t Lay Off The Ice Cream , ’ But She ’ s ‘ Just Fine ’ With Laying Off American Workers ) “ I talk to Dr. Birx regularly .
In fact , I talked to her just before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some questions about some funny numbers I heard from Senator Elizabeth Warren , ” McEnany said .
“ I think it ’ s unfair to the American people to give inflated case numbers and mortality numbers , because it leads to those same Americans making the decision to not get a mammogram , to not have the cancer screenings they need.
” “ Elizabeth Warren erroneously said there were 25,000 new cases today , ” McEnany continued .
“ In fact , there were less than 20,000 .
Senator Warren said there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been less than 1,000.
” McEnany went on to warn of the “ consequences ” of coronavirus misinformation .
( RELATED : FLASHBACK : Jan.21 : Fauci Says Coronavirus ‘ Not A Major Threat ’ To U.S. ) “ I ’ d encourage our Democratic colleagues and all Americans to make sure we ’ re putting out there good information , because it does have consequences , ” McEany said .
While Tuesday ’ s data has not yet been made available , the U.S. reported 837 deaths and 18,000 cases Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late March , according to 538 Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver .
Those numbers are expected to increase Tuesday , as coronavirus data is often delayed during the weekend .

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany ripped Democrats during a press briefing Tuesday, claiming they’ve been spreading disinformation about the coronavirus.
McEnany specifically called out Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who she claimed “erroneously” cited false numbers when discussing coronavirus cases in the U.S. (RELATED: Kayleigh McEnany: Pelosi ‘Won’t Lay Off The Ice Cream,’ But She’s ‘Just Fine’ With Laying Off American Workers)
“I talk to Dr. Birx regularly. In fact, I talked to her just before I came out here because I had some questions about some funny numbers I heard from Senator Elizabeth Warren,” McEnany said. “I think it’s unfair to the American people to give inflated case numbers and mortality numbers, because it leads to those same Americans making the decision to not get a mammogram, to not have the cancer screenings they need.”
“Elizabeth Warren erroneously said there were 25,000 new cases today,” McEnany continued. “In fact, there were less than 20,000. Senator Warren said there were 2,000 deaths. In fact, there have been less than 1,000.”
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McEnany went on to warn of the “consequences” of coronavirus misinformation. (RELATED: FLASHBACK: Jan.21: Fauci Says Coronavirus ‘Not A Major Threat’ To U.S.)
“I’d encourage our Democratic colleagues and all Americans to make sure we’re putting out there good information, because it does have consequences,” McEany said.
While Tuesday’s data has not yet been made available, the U.S. reported 837 deaths and 18,000 cases Monday, the lowest for both categories since late March, according to 538 Editor-in-Chief Nate Silver.
US daily numbers via @COVID19Tracking. Very good day but w/some caveats Newly reported deaths
Today: 837
Yesterday: 979
One week ago (5/4): 912 Newly reported cases
T: 18K
Y: 22K
5/4: 21K Newly reported tests
T: 395K
Y: 278K
5/4: 232K Positive test rate
T: 4%
Y: 8%
5/4: 9% — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 11, 2020
Those numbers are expected to increase Tuesday, as coronavirus data is often delayed during the weekend.


bonginoreport--2020-05-12--Coronavirus Kills Off Former Los Zetas Cartel Leader

A notorious leader within the Los Zetas criminal cartel reportedly died from COVID-19 while in a Mexican prison , marking one of the most high-profile deaths since the disease entered the country .
Moisés Escamilla May , 45 , died while serving time in the Puente Grande maximum security prison in the Mexican state of Jalisco , AFP reported , citing an official at the public prosecutor ’ s office .
Escamilla — known as “ Gordo May ” — developed respiratory issues on May 6 and died two days later .
Authorities announced his death Sunday , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 37-year sentence for organized crime , which included his involvement in the decapitation of 12 people in the Mexican state of Yucatán .
Escamilla was the head of a group called the “ Old School Zetas , ” a subset of the Los Zetas cartel , a criminal syndicate with operations across North , South and Central America .
Escamilla ’ s group served as the main supplier of cocaine in the Cancun area , smuggling products through maritime routes from Central America into the famous beach resort .
Escamilla ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informants , which included members of local law enforcement .
Before his arrest in 2008 , the Old School Zetas were regarded as the most powerful criminals in the Cancun area .
The former cartel leader ’ s death came as coronavirus continues to spread rapidly throughout Mexico , stretching thin the country ’ s limited health care infrastructure .
At least 286,000 people across the world have died from coronavirus-related causes as of Tuesday morning , according to the latest figures .
In Mexico , there are more than 36,300 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The disease has forced the Mexican government , much like the rest of the world , to temporarily shutter businesses and government offices — leading to a downturn in the economy .
( RELATED : China Asked The WHO To Help Cover Up Coronavirus , German Intelligence Concludes ) Spread of the virus in detention facilities , where crowded populations make for a potential hotbed for communicable diseases , is a concern for government officials .
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A notorious leader within the Los Zetas criminal cartel reportedly died from COVID-19 while in a Mexican prison, marking one of the most high-profile deaths since the disease entered the country.
Moisés Escamilla May, 45, died while serving time in the Puente Grande maximum security prison in the Mexican state of Jalisco, AFP reported, citing an official at the public prosecutor’s office. Escamilla — known as “Gordo May” — developed respiratory issues on May 6 and died two days later.
Authorities announced his death Sunday, according to BBC.
The cartel leader was serving a 37-year sentence for organized crime, which included his involvement in the decapitation of 12 people in the Mexican state of Yucatán.
Escamilla was the head of a group called the “Old School Zetas,” a subset of the Los Zetas cartel, a criminal syndicate with operations across North, South and Central America. Escamilla’s group served as the main supplier of cocaine in the Cancun area, smuggling products through maritime routes from Central America into the famous beach resort.
Escamilla’s success was aided by his network of informants, which included members of local law enforcement. Before his arrest in 2008, the Old School Zetas were regarded as the most powerful criminals in the Cancun area.
The former cartel leader’s death came as coronavirus continues to spread rapidly throughout Mexico, stretching thin the country’s limited health care infrastructure.
At least 286,000 people across the world have died from coronavirus-related causes as of Tuesday morning, according to the latest figures. In Mexico, there are more than 36,300 confirmed cases and 3,573 deaths in the country. The disease has forced the Mexican government, much like the rest of the world, to temporarily shutter businesses and government offices — leading to a downturn in the economy. (RELATED: China Asked The WHO To Help Cover Up Coronavirus, German Intelligence Concludes)
Spread of the virus in detention facilities, where crowded populations make for a potential hotbed for communicable diseases, is a concern for government officials. As a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak, the Mexican government has deported nearly all of the foreign nationals within its migrant centers.
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bonginoreport--2020-05-12--Ryan Girdusky: The Coronavirus Could Create a New Populist Backlash

The political establishment thought they could breathe a sigh of relief in 2020 .
Left-wing populists like Bernie Sanders had seen their political revolutions fail .
They had successfully marginalized progressives after Democrats united behind former vice president Joe Biden .
On the right , Donald Trump ’ s administration had been co-opted by establishment figures who have made sure it remains business as usual , except for the occasional tariff on China and reduction to illegal immigration to appease the base .
The establishment believed they had finally halted the rising tide of populism and nationalism .
Now the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As the pandemic leaves a path of death , illness , and economic collapse in its wake , Americans are re-evaluating their positions on globalization , immigration , and the economy .
They are taking a long hard look at why these supposed panaceas aren ’ t benefiting the working class .
The public has awoken to the downsides of globalization and trade , especially in the context of China .
According to Pew Research , the portion of Americans with an unfavorable view of China rose from 47 percent in 2017 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number on record .
For the first time , a majority of younger Americans also shared this opinion of the communist nation .
The poll also found that 85 percent of Americans see the trade deficit with China as either a “ very serious ” or “ somewhat serious ” concern .
A similar percentage had similar feelings on the loss of jobs to China and the growing military and technological threat they pose .
The shift is most noticeable even among conventional free traders like Senator Marco Rubio .
Back in 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentioning the prospect of tariffs on China .
Now he has become one of the biggest China hawks in Congress .
In a recent Fox News interview , he stated that China must pay “ diplomatically , economically , and beyond ” for their role in the coronavirus .
However , Congress has yet to act in any forceful way .
Immigration is another issue where Americans have turned against the globalist consensus .
Polls by The Washington Post and USA Today have found that 65 percent and 79 percent , respectively , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigration during the coronavirus outbreak .
That ’ s a position more populist and nationalist than anything that Trump has implemented .
At the same time , there ’ s been a renewed understanding of the class divide in the United States .
The economic toll of the virus and the subsequent shutdown is predominately felt by young and working-class Americans , a majority of whom say they ’ ve experienced some job upheaval .
Loopholes in the Paycheck Protection Program that were supposed to prevent small business layoffs have allowed funds to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the LA Lakers , and Shake Shack .
( Those three did later reject the money after being publicly shamed . )
As Main Street shuttered and over 30 million Americans headed for the unemployment line , America ’ s billionaires added $ 238 billion to their fortunes .
The contrasting experiences between the working class and the upper class has all the ingredients of a populist backlash .
Washington has thus far proven incapable of acting on voters ’ demands to punish China and halt immigration .
While millions of Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether they ’ ll be able to feed their families , Speaker Nancy Pelosi showcases her $ 25,000 freezer full of ice cream to late-night TV hosts .
The reality is that the Washington political class is more concerned with protecting its donors ’ supply of cheap labor and products than with helping everyday Americans .
The coronavirus crisis has left neoliberals on both sides of the aisle scrambling to defend the institutions that have failed Americans and the world during this crisis .
The managing director of the George W. Bush Institute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manipulating the market ” to bring American manufacturing back to its shores .
Likewise , former President Jimmy Carter attacked President Trump for defunding the World Health Organization .
Media outlets have also published stories sympathetic to the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) .
Americans are desperate for a government that can react to the current crisis and respond to their needs .
If politicians fail , the populists of the future will look a lot more compelling to voters than Bernie Sanders—and a lot more dangerous to the current political establishment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the author of They ’ re Not Listening : How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution .
He is a contributing editor to TAC and a host of Right Now .

The political establishment thought they could breathe a sigh of relief in 2020. Left-wing populists like Bernie Sanders had seen their political revolutions fail. They had successfully marginalized progressives after Democrats united behind former vice president Joe Biden. On the right, Donald Trump’s administration had been co-opted by establishment figures who have made sure it remains business as usual, except for the occasional tariff on China and reduction to illegal immigration to appease the base.
The establishment believed they had finally halted the rising tide of populism and nationalism. Now the coronavirus could reverse all of that.
As the pandemic leaves a path of death, illness, and economic collapse in its wake, Americans are re-evaluating their positions on globalization, immigration, and the economy. They are taking a long hard look at why these supposed panaceas aren’t benefiting the working class.
The public has awoken to the downsides of globalization and trade, especially in the context of China. According to Pew Research, the portion of Americans with an unfavorable view of China rose from 47 percent in 2017 to 66 percent in 2020, the highest number on record. For the first time, a majority of younger Americans also shared this opinion of the communist nation. The poll also found that 85 percent of Americans see the trade deficit with China as either a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” concern. A similar percentage had similar feelings on the loss of jobs to China and the growing military and technological threat they pose.
The shift is most noticeable even among conventional free traders like Senator Marco Rubio. Back in 2016, he attacked then-candidate Trump for even mentioning the prospect of tariffs on China. Now he has become one of the biggest China hawks in Congress. In a recent Fox News interview, he stated that China must pay “diplomatically, economically, and beyond” for their role in the coronavirus. However, Congress has yet to act in any forceful way.
Immigration is another issue where Americans have turned against the globalist consensus. Polls by The Washington Post and USA Today have found that 65 percent and 79 percent, respectively, want a temporary freeze on all legal immigration during the coronavirus outbreak. That’s a position more populist and nationalist than anything that Trump has implemented.
At the same time, there’s been a renewed understanding of the class divide in the United States. The economic toll of the virus and the subsequent shutdown is predominately felt by young and working-class Americans, a majority of whom say they’ve experienced some job upheaval. Loopholes in the Paycheck Protection Program that were supposed to prevent small business layoffs have allowed funds to go to billion-dollar businesses, like Harvard, the LA Lakers, and Shake Shack. (Those three did later reject the money after being publicly shamed.)
As Main Street shuttered and over 30 million Americans headed for the unemployment line, America’s billionaires added $238 billion to their fortunes.
The contrasting experiences between the working class and the upper class has all the ingredients of a populist backlash. Washington has thus far proven incapable of acting on voters’ demands to punish China and halt immigration. While millions of Americans are going to bed uncertain as to whether they’ll be able to feed their families, Speaker Nancy Pelosi showcases her $25,000 freezer full of ice cream to late-night TV hosts.
The reality is that the Washington political class is more concerned with protecting its donors’ supply of cheap labor and products than with helping everyday Americans.
The coronavirus crisis has left neoliberals on both sides of the aisle scrambling to defend the institutions that have failed Americans and the world during this crisis. The managing director of the George W. Bush Institute published an article condemning tariffs and “manipulating the market” to bring American manufacturing back to its shores. Likewise, former President Jimmy Carter attacked President Trump for defunding the World Health Organization. Media outlets have also published stories sympathetic to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Americans are desperate for a government that can react to the current crisis and respond to their needs. If politicians fail, the populists of the future will look a lot more compelling to voters than Bernie Sanders—and a lot more dangerous to the current political establishment than Donald Trump.
Ryan Girdusky is the author of They’re Not Listening: How the Elites Created the National Populist Revolution. He is a contributing editor to TAC and a host of Right Now.


bonginoreport--2020-05-12--Activists Project “CCP Virus” on China’s Los Angeles Consulate

Members of the “ Anti-Totalitarian Chinese Alliance ” have projected an image of China ’ s Xi Jinping – portrayed as part of the coronavirus – onto the side of the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles .
The Anti-Totalitarian Chinese Alliance is a group dedicated to fighting against the Chinese Communist Party ’ s regime , and was founded by activist Alston Kwan .
Kwan posted the images on Twitter late Sunday night with the caption : “ Raising our country ’ s prestige with hot words on the wall.
” The image was projected to protest against China ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus and its oppressive communist leadership , according a report by Taiwan News .
Kwan has previously used the consulate as a canvas to project images of detained human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng , both of whom were arrested and imprisoned for speaking out against the CCP .
The incident comes amidst a rise in tensions between the Chinese government and its citizens as China ’ s leadership fears a rise in social unrest among its citizens threatening the stability of the country .
Protests have previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hubei , where the virus first originated , as residents engaged in a stand-off with police which later escalated into a full-scale riot .
Protests also broke out in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds of residents came out to attend pro-democracy rallies and protest China ’ s mishandling of the coronavirus .
The image projected on the consulate in Los Angeles is just the latest example of the growing resentment and anger directed toward the brutal and oppressive communist regime in China , the careless actions of which unleashed a deadly pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arguably caused thousands of unnecessary deaths and an immeasurable toll on economies around the globe .

Members of the “Anti-Totalitarian Chinese Alliance” have projected an image of China’s Xi Jinping – portrayed as part of the coronavirus – onto the side of the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles.
The projection contained the words “CCP Virus”.
The Anti-Totalitarian Chinese Alliance is a group dedicated to fighting against the Chinese Communist Party’s regime, and was founded by activist Alston Kwan.
Kwan posted the images on Twitter late Sunday night with the caption: “Raising our country’s prestige with hot words on the wall.”
The image was projected to protest against China’s handling of the CCP’s coronavirus and its oppressive communist leadership, according a report by Taiwan News.
Kwan has previously used the consulate as a canvas to project images of detained human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, both of whom were arrested and imprisoned for speaking out against the CCP.
The incident comes amidst a rise in tensions between the Chinese government and its citizens as China’s leadership fears a rise in social unrest among its citizens threatening the stability of the country.
Protests have previously broken out in the Chinese province of Hubei, where the virus first originated, as residents engaged in a stand-off with police which later escalated into a full-scale riot.
Protests also broke out in Hong Kong on Sunday as hundreds of residents came out to attend pro-democracy rallies and protest China’s mishandling of the coronavirus.
There are currently throngs of protestors & journalists being detained on the streets of Mong Kok by riot police *all being shown on the HK Police’s own livestream*. Hi-vis jackets & helmets emblazoned with ‘Press’ clearly seen. HKPF animals targeting anyone & anything tonight. pic.twitter.com/uMKlpCzp8I — Jack Hazlewood (@JackHHazlewood) May 10, 2020
The image projected on the consulate in Los Angeles is just the latest example of the growing resentment and anger directed toward the brutal and oppressive communist regime in China, the careless actions of which unleashed a deadly pandemic on the world.
The ensuing cover-up arguably caused thousands of unnecessary deaths and an immeasurable toll on economies around the globe.


bonginoreport--2020-05-12--Pelosi Sneaks Tax Cuts for the Rich Into Proposed Stimulus Bill

Amid government orders shutting down employment , more than 30 million people in the United States have lost their jobs .
Entire industries are months , if not weeks , away from permanent collapse .
Disproportionately hurt are low-income workers , more than half of whom report having someone in their household lose a job or take a pay cut as a result of the coronavirus .
Nearly 2 in 5 lower-income earners say someone in their household has lost a job outright , and fewer than 1 in 4 have at least a three-month rainy day fund .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these are the workers and families we must prioritize .
After all , higher-income earners are the ones who can disproportionately work from home and already have ample savings .
Yet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has prioritized giving the wealthy a tax cut in the form of a temporary elimination of the state and local tax deduction cap .
As you may recall , President Trump did n't eliminate the SALT dedication but instead capped it at $ 10,000 .
SALT allowed high-income earners to pawn off part their state and local tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A removal of this cap would almost solely benefit the top quintile of earners .
More than half of the benefit would go to the much-reviled `` 1 % . ''
State and local governments have innovated as much as possible to keep businesses and supply chains open , but the onus of keeping cash flows alive and rents paid has fallen on the federal government , which has publicly called to keep shutdowns .
This had led even the most stringent of deficit hawks , such as Justin Amash , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Plenty of Tea Party conservatives have supported lifelines to businesses .
It is in this context that Pelosi decided once again to capitalize on a crisis and use the worst job market in recorded history to sneak in a tax benefit for San Francisco trophy wives and hedge fund managers hiding in the Hamptons .
As someone who is definitely not Rahm Emanuel once said , never let a crisis go to waste .

Amid government orders shutting down employment, more than 30 million people in the United States have lost their jobs. Entire industries are months, if not weeks, away from permanent collapse. Disproportionately hurt are low-income workers, more than half of whom report having someone in their household lose a job or take a pay cut as a result of the coronavirus. Nearly 2 in 5 lower-income earners say someone in their household has lost a job outright, and fewer than 1 in 4 have at least a three-month rainy day fund.
In evaluating our spending and reopening measures, these are the workers and families we must prioritize. After all, higher-income earners are the ones who can disproportionately work from home and already have ample savings. Yet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has prioritized giving the wealthy a tax cut in the form of a temporary elimination of the state and local tax deduction cap.
As you may recall, President Trump didn't eliminate the SALT dedication but instead capped it at $10,000. SALT allowed high-income earners to pawn off part their state and local tax burden to lower-income workers in red states. A removal of this cap would almost solely benefit the top quintile of earners. More than half of the benefit would go to the much-reviled "1%."
State and local governments have innovated as much as possible to keep businesses and supply chains open, but the onus of keeping cash flows alive and rents paid has fallen on the federal government, which has publicly called to keep shutdowns. This had led even the most stringent of deficit hawks, such as Justin Amash, to back direct cash payments to workers. Plenty of Tea Party conservatives have supported lifelines to businesses.
It is in this context that Pelosi decided once again to capitalize on a crisis and use the worst job market in recorded history to sneak in a tax benefit for San Francisco trophy wives and hedge fund managers hiding in the Hamptons. As someone who is definitely not Rahm Emanuel once said, never let a crisis go to waste.


bonginoreport--2020-05-12--Twitter CEO to Allow Employees to Permanently Work From Home – Will Others Follow Suit?

Twitter has told employees that they can keep working from home `` forever '' if they wish .
In a statement , Twitter said it was `` one of the first companies to go to a WFH model in the face of COVID-19 , but [ does n't ] anticipate being one of the first to return to offices . ''
The company said if employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue doing so `` forever , '' then `` we will make that happen . ''
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their warm and welcoming selves , with some additional precautions , when we feel it 's safe to return , '' the statement reads .
The company said with very few exceptions , offices wo n't open before September .
It added when they do open it will be `` careful , intentional , office by office and gradual . ''
It said there will also be no business travel before September `` with very few exceptions '' and no in-person company events for the rest of 2020 .
`` We 're proud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect the health of our employees and our communities .
That will remain our top priority as we work through the unknowns of the coming months , '' it said .
The company 's acceptance of a mostly remote workforce predates the coronavirus pandemic .
On the company 's fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call in February , Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey embraced the idea of remote work while expressing dissatisfaction that so many of Twitter 's of employees are based in San Francisco .
`` Our concentration in San Francisco is not serving us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a far more distributed workforce , which we will use to improve our execution , '' he said at the time .
Other tech giants have updated their employees on work from home measures for the foreseeable future , as experts expect remote work to become much more common after the pandemic , with business travel rarer .
Facebook said last week that most of the company 's employees will be allowed to continue to work from home through the end of 2020 , while Google parent Alphabet said employees can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incremental '' return to the office starting in June , but that some employees would probably be working from home for as long as the rest of the year .

Twitter has told employees that they can keep working from home "forever" if they wish.
In a statement, Twitter said it was "one of the first companies to go to a WFH model in the face of COVID-19, but [doesn't] anticipate being one of the first to return to offices."
BuzzFeed News previously reported the announcement.
The company said if employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue doing so "forever," then "we will make that happen."
"If not, our offices will be their warm and welcoming selves, with some additional precautions, when we feel it's safe to return," the statement reads.
The company said with very few exceptions, offices won't open before September. It added when they do open it will be "careful, intentional, office by office and gradual." It said there will also be no business travel before September "with very few exceptions" and no in-person company events for the rest of 2020.
"We're proud of the early action we took to protect the health of our employees and our communities. That will remain our top priority as we work through the unknowns of the coming months," it said.
The company's acceptance of a mostly remote workforce predates the coronavirus pandemic. On the company's fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call in February, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey embraced the idea of remote work while expressing dissatisfaction that so many of Twitter's of employees are based in San Francisco.
"Our concentration in San Francisco is not serving us any longer, and we will strive to be a far more distributed workforce, which we will use to improve our execution," he said at the time.
Other tech giants have updated their employees on work from home measures for the foreseeable future, as experts expect remote work to become much more common after the pandemic, with business travel rarer.
Facebook said last week that most of the company's employees will be allowed to continue to work from home through the end of 2020, while Google parent Alphabet said employees can expect a "staggered" and "incremental" return to the office starting in June, but that some employees would probably be working from home for as long as the rest of the year.


bonginoreport--2020-05-13--CNN Falsely Reports Most Americans Won’t Return to “Normal Life” Before Coronavirus Vaccine is Avail

CNN Falsely Reports Most Americans Won’t Return to “Normal Life” Before Coronavirus Vaccine is Available

Two-thirds of Americans said they would not return to `` normal life '' until a vaccine becomes available for COVID-19 , according to CNN .
The ramifications of this finding would be well worth discussing , since the timeline for a vaccine is unknowable : It could be available next year , in three years , or never .
But it turns out that the headline , `` 68 % of Americans say a vaccine is needed before returning to normal life , new survey finds , '' is fake news .
The CNN article cites a Gallup poll as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poll respondents on the question of whether a vaccine was `` needed before returning to normal life , '' which was CNN 's wording of the question in the headline .
The actual question was `` How important are each of the following factors to you when thinking about your willingness to return to your normal activities ? ''
The option `` availability of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 '' was important to 68 percent of respondents .
That 's quite different : A vaccine could be `` very important '' to people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a little clearer later in the article , where CNN uses the exact language from Gallup—but buried under a lot of other information .
This misinterpretation of the poll was first noticed by Arc Digital 's Nicholas Grossman , who called it `` an egregious misreading . ''
`` Looking at the two Gallup questions that mention vaccines , the data shows that Americans are thinking about a lot of things , and primarily concerned about a decline in new cases , '' he wrote .
`` CNN should delete the tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ correction , and be a lot more careful to accurately represent survey data in the future . ''
Updated at 5:00 p.m. : CNN changed the headline and posted a clarification .

Two-thirds of Americans said they would not return to "normal life" until a vaccine becomes available for COVID-19, according to CNN.
The ramifications of this finding would be well worth discussing, since the timeline for a vaccine is unknowable: It could be available next year, in three years, or never. But it turns out that the headline, "68% of Americans say a vaccine is needed before returning to normal life, new survey finds," is fake news.
The CNN article cites a Gallup poll as its source. But Gallup did not poll respondents on the question of whether a vaccine was "needed before returning to normal life," which was CNN's wording of the question in the headline.
The actual question was "How important are each of the following factors to you when thinking about your willingness to return to your normal activities?" The option "availability of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19" was important to 68 percent of respondents. That's quite different: A vaccine could be "very important" to people without being absolutely mandatory.
The difference is a little clearer later in the article, where CNN uses the exact language from Gallup—but buried under a lot of other information.
This misinterpretation of the poll was first noticed by Arc Digital's Nicholas Grossman, who called it "an egregious misreading."
"Looking at the two Gallup questions that mention vaccines, the data shows that Americans are thinking about a lot of things, and primarily concerned about a decline in new cases," he wrote. "CNN should delete the tweet, fix the article, issue a correction, and be a lot more careful to accurately represent survey data in the future."
Updated at 5:00 p.m.: CNN changed the headline and posted a clarification.


bonginoreport--2020-05-13--Biden’s Newest Top Campaign Aid Previously Expressed Concern He Can’t Beat Trump

One of Joe Biden 's top campaign aides warned in a 2019 memo that the presumptive Democratic nominee may not be able to defeat President Donald Trump .
Biden 's new states director Jennifer Ridder , who previously served as Montana governor Steve Bullock 's presidential campaign manager , told donors in a memo that the former vice president could be `` unable to take down Trump . ''
`` Again and again , we hear from Democratic primary voters that the most important quality in a candidate is their ability to beat Trump next November , '' she wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , there is a growing fear that the candidates promising revolutions are out of step with general election voters while others fear Vice President Biden may be unable to take down Trump . ''
While polls have consistently shown Biden leading Trump nationally and in swing states , they have also shown voters are skeptical that the Democrat can win .
An April YouGov survey found that 57 percent of registered voters believe Trump will be reelected .
Biden aides have also acknowledged that Trump enjoys a huge cash advantage and superior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reassure Bullock 's donors did not work .
Bullock never gained traction in the crowded primary race and dropped out in December .
He is now challenging Sen. Steve Daines ( R. , Mont . )
despite his pledge not to run for a Senate seat .
Ridder , who also managed Colorado governor Jared Polis 's successful run in 2018 , will focus on battleground states , according to a Politico report .
Biden 's campaign is planning to bulk up staffing amid criticism from fellow Democrats that Biden has been invisible @ @ @ @ @

One of Joe Biden's top campaign aides warned in a 2019 memo that the presumptive Democratic nominee may not be able to defeat President Donald Trump.
Biden's new states director Jennifer Ridder, who previously served as Montana governor Steve Bullock's presidential campaign manager, told donors in a memo that the former vice president could be "unable to take down Trump."
"Again and again, we hear from Democratic primary voters that the most important quality in a candidate is their ability to beat Trump next November," she wrote in September. "At the same time, there is a growing fear that the candidates promising revolutions are out of step with general election voters while others fear Vice President Biden may be unable to take down Trump."
While polls have consistently shown Biden leading Trump nationally and in swing states, they have also shown voters are skeptical that the Democrat can win. An April YouGov survey found that 57 percent of registered voters believe Trump will be reelected. Biden aides have also acknowledged that Trump enjoys a huge cash advantage and superior digital operation.
Ridder's attempt to reassure Bullock's donors did not work. Bullock never gained traction in the crowded primary race and dropped out in December. He is now challenging Sen. Steve Daines (R., Mont.) despite his pledge not to run for a Senate seat.
Ridder, who also managed Colorado governor Jared Polis's successful run in 2018, will focus on battleground states, according to a Politico report. Biden's campaign is planning to bulk up staffing amid criticism from fellow Democrats that Biden has been invisible during the coronavirus pandemic.