truepundit--2020-11-30--Carter Page Is Suing The People Who Spied On Him For $75 Million

• Carter Page filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department , the FBI , and several key figures in Crossfire Hurricane for $ 75 million on Friday .
• The FBI obtained four warrants to surveil Page based on unverified allegations in the Steele dossier .
• An inspector general ’ s report showed that FBI investigators withheld exculpatory information in applications for spy warrants against Page .
• Four FBI and Justice Department officials who signed off on the warrants have testified that they would not have done so today .
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page sued the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials involved in Crossfire Hurricane on Friday for $ 75 million , saying that he was the victim of “ unlawful spying ” as part of the government ’ s investigation of the Trump campaign .
Page asserts in the lawsuit , filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on Friday , that investigators violated “ his Constitutional and other legal rights in connection with unlawful surveillance and investigation of him by the United States Government.
” “ Dr .
Page was targeted because of his lawful association with the 2016 Presidential campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s complaint says .
The complaint centers on four applications the FBI submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ( FISC ) to surveil Page as part of Crossfire Hurricane , a counterintelligence investigation opened in July 2016 into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia .
A Justice Department inspector general ( IG ) report released on Dec. 9 , 2019 , found that the FBI made at least 17 “ significant ” errors in applications submitted to the FISC .
The Justice Department has deemed two of the four surveillance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IG ’ s findings .
In a hearing two days after the report was released , Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham encouraged Page to take legal action against the government , saying he hoped the former Trump aide “ sues the hell out of ” the FBI and DOJ .
Page , a former Navy officer , is suing James Comey , Andrew McCabe , Peter Strzok and Lisa Page — all former FBI officials who oversaw Crossfire Hurricane .
He is also suing former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith , FBI supervisory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agent Stephen Somma and FBI supervisory intelligence analyst Brian Auten .
The IG report said that many of the errors uncovered in Crossfire Hurricane involved the FBI ’ s handling of the Steele dossier .
Christopher Steele , the dossier author , alleged that Page was a key player in the Trump campaign ’ s “ well-developed conspiracy of cooperation ” with the Kremlin .
Steele , who compiled the dossier on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee , alleged that Page met secretly with two Kremlin insiders in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehemently denied meeting with the Kremlin officials .
The special counsel ’ s office said investigators found no evidence that Page or any other Trump advisers conspired with the Russian government , contrary to what Steele alleged .
The IG report said that the dossier was “ central and essential ” to the FBI ’ s ability to obtain FISA warrants against Page .
Somma , an FBI counterintelligence agent , first sought FISA warrants against Page in August 2016 but was rebuffed by FBI lawyers , who said there was not enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an agent of Russia .
The FBI reversed course on Sept. 19 , 2016 , when the Crossfire Hurricane team received memos from Steele ’ s dossier .
Page ’ s lawyers say that the FBI would have discovered significant issues with the dossier had investigators conducted an “ honest and thorough investigation ” of the document .
“ In reality , there was no ‘ probable cause ’ to support surveillance of Dr.
Page , ” the lawsuit says .
“ If the FBI had fully and accurately reported what it knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Page would neither have been sought nor issued.
” There is some indication that the FBI made far more errors in the Page FISAs than in applications for surveillance warrants in other investigations .
In January , the IG released a report that said that all 29 FISA applications chosen for a random audit had errors in them .
But a further review by the FBI found that just two applications had errors that were “ material , ” neither of which was enough to invalidate the FISA warrants .
Page ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and two former Justice Department officials , Sally Yates and Rod Rosenstein , who told the Senate Judiciary Committee this year that they would not have authorized the Page FISAs had they been aware of all of the information in the IG report .
Two defendants in the lawsuit , Somma and Auten , played key roles in the Crossfire Hurricane probe .
They also feature prominently in the IG report .
Auten and Somma took part in interviews in January 2017 with Igor Danchenko , a Russia analyst who was Steele ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dossier .
Danchenko told the investigators that he did not verify the information he provided Steele and instead presented the ex-spy with rumor and hearsay he had collected from sources in Russia .
According to the IG report , the FBI told the FISC that Danchenko was viewed as a credible witness .
But the report also said that investigators failed to disclose that Danchenko contradicted aspects of the dossier .
The IG report is highly critical of Somma .
It says he was “ primarily responsible for some of the most significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Somma , who works out of the New York field office , was the handler for Stefan Halper , a longtime FBI source who met with and secretly recorded Page during several meetings in 2016 and 2017 .
He also interviewed Page multiple times in March 2017 as part of the investigation of the Trump campaign .
According to the IG report , the FBI failed to inform the FISC that Page denied allegations from the dossier during his conversations with Halper .
He contradicted Steele ’ s allegation that he worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the outreach to the Russian government .
Page told Halper in a secretly recorded conversation that he had never met or spoken to Manafort .
Page says in the lawsuit that Somma introduced himself as “ Steve Holt ” in those interviews .
The FBI declined to comment on the lawsuit and on Somma ’ s alleged use of an alias in the interviews with Page .

Carter Page filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department, the FBI, and several key figures in Crossfire Hurricane for $75 million on Friday.
The FBI obtained four warrants to surveil Page based on unverified allegations in the Steele dossier.
An inspector general’s report showed that FBI investigators withheld exculpatory information in applications for spy warrants against Page.
Four FBI and Justice Department officials who signed off on the warrants have testified that they would not have done so today.
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page sued the Justice Department, the FBI and multiple officials involved in Crossfire Hurricane on Friday for $75 million, saying that he was the victim of “unlawful spying” as part of the government’s investigation of the Trump campaign.
Page asserts in the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on Friday, that investigators violated “his Constitutional and other legal rights in connection with unlawful surveillance and investigation of him by the United States Government.”
“Dr. Page was targeted because of his lawful association with the 2016 Presidential campaign of Donald Trump,” Page’s complaint says.
The complaint centers on four applications the FBI submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to surveil Page as part of Crossfire Hurricane, a counterintelligence investigation opened in July 2016 into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russia.
A Justice Department inspector general (IG) report released on Dec. 9, 2019, found that the FBI made at least 17 “significant” errors in applications submitted to the FISC. The Justice Department has deemed two of the four surveillance orders to be invalid based on the IG’s findings.
In a hearing two days after the report was released, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham encouraged Page to take legal action against the government, saying he hoped the former Trump aide “sues the hell out of” the FBI and DOJ.
Page, a former Navy officer, is suing James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page — all former FBI officials who oversaw Crossfire Hurricane.
He is also suing former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith, FBI supervisory special agent Joseph Pientka, FBI counterintelligence agent Stephen Somma and FBI supervisory intelligence analyst Brian Auten.
The IG report said that many of the errors uncovered in Crossfire Hurricane involved the FBI’s handling of the Steele dossier.
Christopher Steele, the dossier author, alleged that Page was a key player in the Trump campaign’s “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” with the Kremlin.
Steele, who compiled the dossier on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, alleged that Page met secretly with two Kremlin insiders in Moscow in July 2016.
Page has vehemently denied meeting with the Kremlin officials. The special counsel’s office said investigators found no evidence that Page or any other Trump advisers conspired with the Russian government, contrary to what Steele alleged.
The IG report said that the dossier was “central and essential” to the FBI’s ability to obtain FISA warrants against Page.
Somma, an FBI counterintelligence agent, first sought FISA warrants against Page in August 2016 but was rebuffed by FBI lawyers, who said there was not enough probable cause to prove that Page was an agent of Russia.
The FBI reversed course on Sept. 19, 2016, when the Crossfire Hurricane team received memos from Steele’s dossier.
Page’s lawyers say that the FBI would have discovered significant issues with the dossier had investigators conducted an “honest and thorough investigation” of the document.
“In reality, there was no ‘probable cause’ to support surveillance of Dr. Page,” the lawsuit says. “If the FBI had fully and accurately reported what it knew, the FISA warrants against Dr. Page would neither have been sought nor issued.”
There is some indication that the FBI made far more errors in the Page FISAs than in applications for surveillance warrants in other investigations.
In January, the IG released a report that said that all 29 FISA applications chosen for a random audit had errors in them. But a further review by the FBI found that just two applications had errors that were “material,” neither of which was enough to invalidate the FISA warrants.
Page’s lawsuit cites testimony from Comey, McCabe and two former Justice Department officials, Sally Yates and Rod Rosenstein, who told the Senate Judiciary Committee this year that they would not have authorized the Page FISAs had they been aware of all of the information in the IG report.
Two defendants in the lawsuit, Somma and Auten, played key roles in the Crossfire Hurricane probe. They also feature prominently in the IG report.
Auten and Somma took part in interviews in January 2017 with Igor Danchenko, a Russia analyst who was Steele’s primary source of information for the dossier.
Danchenko told the investigators that he did not verify the information he provided Steele and instead presented the ex-spy with rumor and hearsay he had collected from sources in Russia.
According to the IG report, the FBI told the FISC that Danchenko was viewed as a credible witness. But the report also said that investigators failed to disclose that Danchenko contradicted aspects of the dossier.
The IG report is highly critical of Somma. It says he was “primarily responsible for some of the most significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications.”
Somma, who works out of the New York field office, was the handler for Stefan Halper, a longtime FBI source who met with and secretly recorded Page during several meetings in 2016 and 2017. He also interviewed Page multiple times in March 2017 as part of the investigation of the Trump campaign.
According to the IG report, the FBI failed to inform the FISC that Page denied allegations from the dossier during his conversations with Halper.
He contradicted Steele’s allegation that he worked with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on the outreach to the Russian government. Page told Halper in a secretly recorded conversation that he had never met or spoken to Manafort.
Page says in the lawsuit that Somma introduced himself as “Steve Holt” in those interviews.
The FBI declined to comment on the lawsuit and on Somma’s alleged use of an alias in the interviews with Page.


truepundit--2020-11-30--‘Surge Upon A Surge’: Anthony Fauci Warns About Post-Thanksgiving Coronavirus Spread

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday that the U.S. is approaching another significant coronavirus surge after millions of Americans traveled and attended gatherings for Thanksgiving .
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said on ABC News ’ “ This Week ” that to “ prevent further spread and further surge , ” Americans who traveled during the holiday should be tested , according to Politico .
The U.S. might experience a “ surge upon a surge ” prior to Christmas and New Year ’ s Day , Fauci added .
“ The travel that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci said , Politico reported .
“ Right now as people go back , we want to urge them , if they ’ ve been in situations outside of the family setting in which they really don ’ t know the level of exposure , to be really careful when you either return from the place that you went or other people come back into your house , ” he continued .
The highest number of air travelers were screened by the Transportation Security Administration on the day before Thanksgiving since March , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Control and Prevention issued guidance on Nov. 19 recommending Americans stay home for the holiday and postpone travel .
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing rapidly nationwide for more than a month , according to The COVID Tracking Project .
On Saturday , the U.S. reported 1,215 new coronavirus-related deaths and 153,447 new cases while 91,635 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus .
“ We have to be careful now because there almost certainly is going to be an uptick because of what has happened with the travel , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We understand the importance of families getting together , and it ’ s just something that we have to deal with that we likely will have an increase in cases as we get into the colder weeks of the winter and as we approach the Christmas season.
” Fauci added that people should continue following guidelines like wearing masks and social distancing even as they see new cases and deaths surge before Christmas , Politico reported .
“ They seem simple in the enormity of the problem , but they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Sunday that the U.S. is approaching another significant coronavirus surge after millions of Americans traveled and attended gatherings for Thanksgiving.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said on ABC News’ “This Week” that to “prevent further spread and further surge,” Americans who traveled during the holiday should be tested, according to Politico. The U.S. might experience a “surge upon a surge” prior to Christmas and New Year’s Day, Fauci added.
“The travel that has been done has been done,” Fauci said, Politico reported.
“Right now as people go back, we want to urge them, if they’ve been in situations outside of the family setting in which they really don’t know the level of exposure, to be really careful when you either return from the place that you went or other people come back into your house,” he continued.
The highest number of air travelers were screened by the Transportation Security Administration on the day before Thanksgiving since March, CNN reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance on Nov. 19 recommending Americans stay home for the holiday and postpone travel.
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing rapidly nationwide for more than a month, according to The COVID Tracking Project. On Saturday, the U.S. reported 1,215 new coronavirus-related deaths and 153,447 new cases while 91,635 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus.
“We have to be careful now because there almost certainly is going to be an uptick because of what has happened with the travel,” Fauci said, according to Politico. “We understand the importance of families getting together, and it’s just something that we have to deal with that we likely will have an increase in cases as we get into the colder weeks of the winter and as we approach the Christmas season.”
Fauci added that people should continue following guidelines like wearing masks and social distancing even as they see new cases and deaths surge before Christmas, Politico reported.
“They seem simple in the enormity of the problem, but they do make a difference,” he said.


truepundit--2020-11-30--The Biggest Disclosures In Michael Flynn’s Case

• Michael Flynn ’ s decision in January to withdraw his guilty plea in the special counsel ’ s investigation set into motion a series of disclosures that cast new light on the FBI investigation of the retired Army general .
• President Donald Trump pardoned Flynn on Wednesday , asserting that the FBI should have never investigated his former national security adviser .
• In the lead up to the pardon , the FBI and Justice Department turned over documents that showed that the lead FBI agent on the Flynn probe questioned the legitimacy of the investigation .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncertain whether Flynn lied in a White House interview that eventually led to his plea deal .
Michael Flynn ’ s decision earlier this year to withdraw from a plea deal he struck with the special counsel ’ s office set into motion a series of unprecedented FBI and Justice Department disclosures that has culminated in a presidential pardon for the retired Army general .
President Donald Trump issued a “ full pardon ” for Flynn on Wednesday .
The White House issued a statement asserting that Flynn “ should never have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 , 2017 to making false statements to the FBI during an interview at the White House on Jan. 24 , 2017 , regarding a phone call he had a month earlier with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak .
After a series of delays in his case , Flynn made moves earlier this year to withdraw from his plea deal , saying in a court filing on Jan. 29 that did not intentionally lie to the FBI .
Flynn said he pleaded guilty due to pressure he faced from the special counsel ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He appointed Jeffrey Jensen , the U.S. attorney in St. Louis , to review the Justice Department and FBI ’ s handling of Flynn-related documents .
On May 7 , the Justice Department filed a motion to withdraw charges against Flynn , citing evidence that prosecutors had withheld from Flynn ’ s lawyers .
In a series of court filings , Jensen produced previously withheld documents that detailed FBI and DOJ deliberations about the Flynn case .
The documents indicated that FBI officials were not certain whether Flynn intentionally lied to investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documents showed FBI officials strategizing how to approach the White House interview with Flynn that yielded his guilty plea .
Flynn ’ s lawyers and defenders have said the evidence shows he did not lie to the FBI .
His critics have denied that the belated disclosures have exonerated him , or that he deserves a pardon .
Here are the most significant disclosures in Flynn ’ s case .
On Jan. 4 , 2017 , FBI special agent William Barnett , the lead investigator on a counterintelligence investigation of Flynn , issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Flynn be closed .
The FBI had investigated Flynn and three other Trump advisers since August 2016 on suspicions that they had conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election .
Barnett wrote that a review of intelligence community databases and sources “ did not yield any information ” to suggest that Flynn was a secret Russian agent .
The investigation against Flynn remained open , though it shifted to a criminal investigation .
Peter Strzok , who served as deputy chief of FBI counterintelligence , intervened to keep the Flynn investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Flynn ’ s calls days earlier with Kislyak .
Other FBI documents show that agents began discussing whether Flynn ’ s calls violated the Logan Act , an obscure law that prohibits U.S. citizens from negotiating with foreign governments on behalf of the U.S. Strzok would conduct the White House interview with Flynn at the center of his case .
FBI officials huddled before the White House interview with Flynn to discuss the goals of the meeting , according to a memo discovered by Jensen .
Bill Priestap , the chief of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the interview with Flynn that he wondered whether the FBI ’ s goal with the White House interview was to “ get to lie , ” either in order to get him fired or prosecuted .
“ What is our goal ?
Truth/Admission or to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired ?
” wrote Priestap .
Flynn ’ s lawyer , Sidney Powell , wrote in a court filing that disclosed the notes that they showed that the FBI “ pre-planned a deliberate attack ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phone call with Flynn Andrew McCabe , the former FBI deputy director , took notes of his phone call with Flynn setting up the fateful White House interview .
The documents were turned over to Flynn ’ s lawyers in December 2018 , well before Jensen began his review of the case .
McCabe wrote in the notes that he suggested to Flynn that lawyers not be present during the White House interview .
“ I explained that I thought the quickest way to get this done was to have a conversation between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote .
Flynn ’ s defenders have seized on the disclosure as evidence that the FBI targeted Flynn and hoped to get him to lie .
In a May 8 , 2020 interview , Barr , the attorney general , accused the Comey-McCabe FBI of setting a “ perjury trap ” for Flynn .
The investigation into whether Flynn lied to the FBI was never an open-and-shut case .
On March 2 , 2017 , then-FBI Director James Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that he and others at the FBI were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House interview .
“ Do you believe that Mr. Flynn lied ?
” Comey was asked in the interview .
“ I don ’ t know , ” Comey replied .
“ I think there is an argument to be made that he lied .
It is a close one.
” Perhaps the most significant blow to the FBI ’ s investigation of Flynn came from Barnett , the special agent who led probe of the retired general .
Barnett told Jensen , the U.S. attorney , in a Sept. 17 interview that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the investigation.
” Barnett also said that the special counsel ’ s team had a “ get Trump ” attitude .
In private FBI messages turned over the Jensen , Barnett wrote to a colleague on Nov. 8 , 2016 , that he was “ so glad ” that FBI brass had ordered the closure of the investigation into Flynn .

Michael Flynn’s decision in January to withdraw his guilty plea in the special counsel’s investigation set into motion a series of disclosures that cast new light on the FBI investigation of the retired Army general.
President Donald Trump pardoned Flynn on Wednesday, asserting that the FBI should have never investigated his former national security adviser.
In the lead up to the pardon, the FBI and Justice Department turned over documents that showed that the lead FBI agent on the Flynn probe questioned the legitimacy of the investigation.
James Comey told Congress that he was uncertain whether Flynn lied in a White House interview that eventually led to his plea deal.
Michael Flynn’s decision earlier this year to withdraw from a plea deal he struck with the special counsel’s office set into motion a series of unprecedented FBI and Justice Department disclosures that has culminated in a presidential pardon for the retired Army general.
President Donald Trump issued a “full pardon” for Flynn on Wednesday. The White House issued a statement asserting that Flynn “should never have been prosecuted.”
Flynn pleaded guilty on Dec. 1, 2017 to making false statements to the FBI during an interview at the White House on Jan. 24, 2017, regarding a phone call he had a month earlier with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
After a series of delays in his case, Flynn made moves earlier this year to withdraw from his plea deal, saying in a court filing on Jan. 29 that did not intentionally lie to the FBI.
Flynn said he pleaded guilty due to pressure he faced from the special counsel’s office to cooperate in the Russia probe.
Following Flynn’s about-face, Attorney General William Barr ordered a review of Flynn’s case.
He appointed Jeffrey Jensen, the U.S. attorney in St. Louis, to review the Justice Department and FBI’s handling of Flynn-related documents. On May 7, the Justice Department filed a motion to withdraw charges against Flynn, citing evidence that prosecutors had withheld from Flynn’s lawyers.
In a series of court filings, Jensen produced previously withheld documents that detailed FBI and DOJ deliberations about the Flynn case. The documents indicated that FBI officials were not certain whether Flynn intentionally lied to investigators about his contacts with Kislyak.
Other documents showed FBI officials strategizing how to approach the White House interview with Flynn that yielded his guilty plea.
Flynn’s lawyers and defenders have said the evidence shows he did not lie to the FBI. His critics have denied that the belated disclosures have exonerated him, or that he deserves a pardon.
Here are the most significant disclosures in Flynn’s case.
FBI memo closing counterintelligence investigation of Flynn
On Jan. 4, 2017, FBI special agent William Barnett, the lead investigator on a counterintelligence investigation of Flynn, issued a memorandum suggesting that the counterintelligence investigation against Flynn be closed.
The FBI had investigated Flynn and three other Trump advisers since August 2016 on suspicions that they had conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
Barnett wrote that a review of intelligence community databases and sources “did not yield any information” to suggest that Flynn was a secret Russian agent.
The investigation against Flynn remained open, though it shifted to a criminal investigation.
Peter Strzok, who served as deputy chief of FBI counterintelligence, intervened to keep the Flynn investigation going after the bureau obtained a transcript of Flynn’s calls days earlier with Kislyak.
Other FBI documents show that agents began discussing whether Flynn’s calls violated the Logan Act, an obscure law that prohibits U.S. citizens from negotiating with foreign governments on behalf of the U.S.
Strzok would conduct the White House interview with Flynn at the center of his case.
Official questioned goal of Flynn interview
FBI officials huddled before the White House interview with Flynn to discuss the goals of the meeting, according to a memo discovered by Jensen.
Bill Priestap, the chief of FBI counterintelligence, wrote in notes just before the interview with Flynn that he wondered whether the FBI’s goal with the White House interview was to “get [Flynn] to lie,” either in order to get him fired or prosecuted.
“What is our goal? Truth/Admission or to get him to lie so we can prosecute him or get him fired?” wrote Priestap.
Flynn’s lawyer, Sidney Powell, wrote in a court filing that disclosed the notes that they showed that the FBI “pre-planned a deliberate attack” on Flynn.
McCabe notes of his phone call with Flynn
Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director, took notes of his phone call with Flynn setting up the fateful White House interview. The documents were turned over to Flynn’s lawyers in December 2018, well before Jensen began his review of the case.
McCabe wrote in the notes that he suggested to Flynn that lawyers not be present during the White House interview.
“I explained that I thought the quickest way to get this done was to have a conversation between [General Flynn] and the agents only,” McCabe wrote.
Flynn’s defenders have seized on the disclosure as evidence that the FBI targeted Flynn and hoped to get him to lie.
In a May 8, 2020 interview, Barr, the attorney general, accused the Comey-McCabe FBI of setting a “perjury trap” for Flynn.
James Comey was unsure whether Flynn lied
The investigation into whether Flynn lied to the FBI was never an open-and-shut case.
On March 2, 2017, then-FBI Director James Comey told the House Intelligence Committee that he and others at the FBI were not certain whether Flynn lied during his White House interview.
“Do you believe that Mr. Flynn lied?” Comey was asked in the interview.
“I don’t know,” Comey replied. “I think there is an argument to be made that he lied. It is a close one.”
Lead Flynn investigator cast doubt on counterintelligence probe
Perhaps the most significant blow to the FBI’s investigation of Flynn came from Barnett, the special agent who led probe of the retired general.
Barnett told Jensen, the U.S. attorney, in a Sept. 17 interview that he “did not understand the point of the investigation.”
Barnett also said that the special counsel’s team had a “get Trump” attitude.
In private FBI messages turned over the Jensen, Barnett wrote to a colleague on Nov. 8, 2016, that he was “so glad” that FBI brass had ordered the closure of the investigation into Flynn.


truepundit--2020-11-30--‘Coats For Kids’: DC Police, Knights Of Columbus Distribute Coats To ‘The Most Vulnerable Members Of

‘Coats For Kids’: DC Police, Knights Of Columbus Distribute Coats To ‘The Most Vulnerable Members Of Our Society’

The Catholic Knights of Columbus in Washington , D.C. , spent Black Friday distributing coats to children in need — the “ most vulnerable members of our society , ” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
In partnership with the Metropolitan Police Department , members of the global Catholic men ’ s organization gathered Friday at Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington , D.C. to distribute coats to children aged 2 to 16-years-old .
“ As our nation faces tough economic times due to the pandemic , the Knights of Columbus remains steadfast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vulnerable members of our society , ” Anderson told the DCNF .
“ Helping children in need was a fundamental reason for Blessed Michael McGivney ’ s founding of the Knights of Columbus in 1882 and continues to be a very important part of our work today , especially through our Coats for Kids program , ” Anderson added .
The Knights , who will also distribute coats Dec. 5 in Southeast D.C. , have sought to keep Washington youngsters warm through the holiday distribution for the past 11 years , Knights of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DCNF .
Brown said that the Knights have distributed over half a million coats throughout North America since the program began to children who “ would otherwise go cold.
” “ Each year we seem to see more stories of greed than thanks mere minutes after Thanksgiving , ” Brown told the DCNF .
“ As Knights of Columbus , we seek to share our thankfulness by serving our neighbors in need , particularly the young families in our community.
” “ By engaging our local community , we are able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Charity and to love our neighbor , ” Brown said .

The Catholic Knights of Columbus in Washington, D.C., spent Black Friday distributing coats to children in need — the “most vulnerable members of our society,” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
In partnership with the Metropolitan Police Department, members of the global Catholic men’s organization gathered Friday at Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. to distribute coats to children aged 2 to 16-years-old.
“As our nation faces tough economic times due to the pandemic, the Knights of Columbus remains steadfast in our commitment to helping the most vulnerable members of our society,” Anderson told the DCNF.
“Helping children in need was a fundamental reason for Blessed Michael McGivney’s founding of the Knights of Columbus in 1882 and continues to be a very important part of our work today, especially through our Coats for Kids program,” Anderson added.
The Knights, who will also distribute coats Dec. 5 in Southeast D.C., have sought to keep Washington youngsters warm through the holiday distribution for the past 11 years, Knights of Columbus D.C. State Deputy Brandon Brown told the DCNF.
Brown said that the Knights have distributed over half a million coats throughout North America since the program began to children who “would otherwise go cold.”
“Each year we seem to see more stories of greed than thanks mere minutes after Thanksgiving,” Brown told the DCNF. “As Knights of Columbus, we seek to share our thankfulness by serving our neighbors in need, particularly the young families in our community.”
“By engaging our local community, we are able to live out our call to be men of Charity and to love our neighbor,” Brown said.


truepundit--2020-11-30--‘Please Return To Reason’: Taiwan Lawmakers Brawl And Throw Pig Organs Over US Pork Imports

Taiwan ’ s lawmakers tossed pig organs and started brawling on Friday regarding a pending policy over U.S. pork imports , The Associated Press reported .
Taiwan ’ s nationalist party leaders , the KMT , threw the organs onto the Parliament floor , preventing Premier Su-Tseng Chang from delivering his routine policy report , the AP reported .
The brawl began after Taiwan ’ s ruling party lawmakers , the Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) , tried to prevent the KMT officials from throwing the pig guts and one DPP official wrestled a KMT official to the ground @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s health and protect the bottom line of food safety , the opposition party can not but resist , ” the KMT party said , referring to their protest , according to The Guardian .
The pork in the imports carry traces of ractopamine , which some U.S. farmers use in their animal food to produce lean meat , the AP reported .
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen ’ s administration revoked the U.S. pork and beef import ban in August , which was seen as a start towards potential negotiations of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. , the AP reported .
The policy is set to take effect in January .
Thousands protested the food imports proposal on Sunday in Taipei , the AP reported .
“ When you were in the opposition , you were against U.S. pork , now that you ’ re in power , you ’ ve become a supporter of U.S. pork , ” said KMT legislator Lin Wei-chou , according to the AP .
Lin led the protesting KMT officials , who wore black t-shirts with the caption , “ oppose ractopamine-pork.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from reposting to the parliament for 12 times , ” Hsu Sheng-chieh , a DPP legislative member , said , according to the AP .
“ Please return to reason , ” Hsu said , according to the AP .

Taiwan’s lawmakers tossed pig organs and started brawling on Friday regarding a pending policy over U.S. pork imports, The Associated Press reported.
Taiwan’s nationalist party leaders, the KMT, threw the organs onto the Parliament floor, preventing Premier Su-Tseng Chang from delivering his routine policy report, the AP reported. The brawl began after Taiwan’s ruling party lawmakers, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), tried to prevent the KMT officials from throwing the pig guts and one DPP official wrestled a KMT official to the ground.
“In order to protect people’s health and protect the bottom line of food safety, the opposition party cannot but resist,” the KMT party said, referring to their protest, according to The Guardian.
The pork in the imports carry traces of ractopamine, which some U.S. farmers use in their animal food to produce lean meat, the AP reported.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen’s administration revoked the U.S. pork and beef import ban in August, which was seen as a start towards potential negotiations of a bilateral trade agreement between Taiwan and the U.S., the AP reported. The policy is set to take effect in January.
Amid a row over US pork imports, lawmakers from Taiwan’s opposition party hurled buckets of pig guts in the self-ruled island’s parliament pic.twitter.com/YnSpgx0e4d — SCMP News (@SCMPNews) November 27, 2020
Thousands protested the food imports proposal on Sunday in Taipei, the AP reported.
“When you were in the opposition, you were against U.S. pork, now that you’re in power, you’ve become a supporter of U.S. pork,” said KMT legislator Lin Wei-chou, according to the AP. Lin led the protesting KMT officials, who wore black t-shirts with the caption, “oppose ractopamine-pork.”
The ruling party’s lawmakers urged peace, the AP reported.
“You have blocked Premier Su from reposting to the parliament for 12 times,” Hsu Sheng-chieh, a DPP legislative member, said, according to the AP.
“Please return to reason,” Hsu said, according to the AP.


truepundit--2020-12-01--PAINE IN THE MORNING: The 7 things you need to know this Tuesday the 1st — December 2020

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truepundit--2020-12-02--“And Why Stop There?”: CNN Analyst Calls For Sweeping Regulation Of Free Speech On The Web

We previously discussed the unrelenting drumbeat of censorship on the Internet from Democratic leaders , including President-elect Joe Biden .
Those calls are growing as anti-free speech advocates see an opportunity in the Biden Administration to crackdown on opposing views .
One vocal advocate of censorship and speech controls has been CNN media analyst Oliver Darcy who just ratcheted up his call for de-platforming opposing views .
Like many anti-free speech advocates , Darcy simply labels those with opposing views as spreading “ disinformation ” and demands that they be labeled or barred from social media .
In a recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Trump to be labeled as disinformation while asking “ and why stop there ?
” Precisely .
Once you cross the Rubicon of speech regulation , there is little reason or inclination to stop .
Just look at Europe .
Darcy wrote : “ Nearly every tweet from the president at this point is labeled for misinfo .
Which had me thinking .
Why doesn ’ t Twitter just take the step of labeling his entire account as a known source of election disinfo ?
And why stop there ?
Why not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platform has to fact-check ?
” There was a time from the very touchstone of American journalism was the rejection of such calls for censorship , including at CNN.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

We previously discussed the unrelenting drumbeat of censorship on the Internet from Democratic leaders, including President-elect Joe Biden. Those calls are growing as anti-free speech advocates see an opportunity in the Biden Administration to crackdown on opposing views. One vocal advocate of censorship and speech controls has been CNN media analyst Oliver Darcy who just ratcheted up his call for de-platforming opposing views.
Like many anti-free speech advocates, Darcy simply labels those with opposing views as spreading “disinformation” and demands that they be labeled or barred from social media. In a recent newsletter, Darcy calls for every tweet by Trump to be labeled as disinformation while asking “and why stop there?” Precisely. Once you cross the Rubicon of speech regulation, there is little reason or inclination to stop. Just look at Europe.
Darcy wrote: “Nearly every tweet from the president at this point is labeled for misinfo. Which had me thinking. Why doesn’t Twitter just take the step of labeling his entire account as a known source of election disinfo? And why stop there? Why not label accounts that repeatedly spread claims the platform has to fact-check?”
There was a time from the very touchstone of American journalism was the rejection of such calls for censorship, including at CNN.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--California’s Newsom Warns Of “Dramatic, Arguably Drastic” New Restrictions To Come As Hospitalizatio

California’s Newsom Warns Of “Dramatic, Arguably Drastic” New Restrictions To Come As Hospitalizations Hit Record Highs: Live Updates

California Gov Gavin Newsom just warned that more drastic steps could be taken to contain the virus after the state reported another 15k+ new cases yesterday .
The Golden State could be facing “ much more dramatic , arguably drastic ” measures to contain the spread of the virus .
The state also broke its record for hospitalized patients yesterday : The state reported 7,415 coronavirus hospitalizations , with more than 1,700 of those patients in ICUs .
The number of hospitalizations broke the state ’ s previous record of 7,170 in July .
Health officials are preparing for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two or three weeks that could be linked to Thanksgiving gatherings .
Authorities had urged residents to stay home and limit their interactions with others , but millions nationwide defied the advice .
California has had nearly 1.2 million confirmed cases since the pandemic began , with 19,121 virus-related deaths .
The state reported 7,415 coronavirus hospitalizations on Sunday , citing the most recently available data from the previous day .
More than 1,700 of those patients are in ICUs .
The number of hospitalizations broke the state ’ s previous record of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state has 11 “ surge ” hospitals that it will be activating , A record number of the state ’ s 58 ocunties will be facing ‘ purple ’ -level restrictions , which returns people to lockdown-like restrictions .
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the US topped 200,000 for the first time Friday .
Previously , the highest daily count was 196,000 on Nov. 20 , according to data from Johns Hopkins University .
Since January , when the first infections were reported in the US , the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surpassed 13 million .
More than 265,000 people have died .
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California Gov Gavin Newsom just warned that more drastic steps could be taken to contain the virus after the state reported another 15k+ new cases yesterday. The Golden State could be facing “much more dramatic, arguably drastic” measures to contain the spread of the virus. The state also broke its record for hospitalized patients yesterday: The state reported 7,415 coronavirus hospitalizations, with more than 1,700 of those patients in ICUs. The number of hospitalizations broke the state’s previous record of 7,170 in July.
Health officials are preparing for a wave of virus cases over the next two or three weeks that could be linked to Thanksgiving gatherings. Authorities had urged residents to stay home and limit their interactions with others, but millions nationwide defied the advice. California has had nearly 1.2 million confirmed cases since the pandemic began, with 19,121 virus-related deaths. The state reported 7,415 coronavirus hospitalizations on Sunday, citing the most recently available data from the previous day. More than 1,700 of those patients are in ICUs. The number of hospitalizations broke the state’s previous record of 7,170 in July.
Newsom added that the state has 11 “surge” hospitals that it will be activating,
Watch live: Gov. Newsom addresses the public as several California counties, including L.A., are enacting tighter pandemic rules triggered by a surge in COVID-19 cases https://t.co/o3lV3oAIk1 — KTLA (@KTLA) November 30, 2020
Watch live: Gov. Newsom addresses the public as several California counties, including L.A., are enacting tighter pandemic rules triggered by a surge in COVID-19 cases https://t.co/o3lV3oAIk1 — KTLA (@KTLA) November 30, 2020
Watch live: Gov. Newsom addresses the public as several California counties, including L.A., are enacting tighter pandemic rules triggered by a surge in COVID-19 cases https://t.co/o3lV3oAIk1 — KTLA (@KTLA) November 30, 2020
A record number of the state’s 58 ocunties will be facing ‘purple’-level restrictions, which returns people to lockdown-like restrictions. The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the US topped 200,000 for the first time Friday. Previously, the highest daily count was 196,000 on Nov. 20, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Since January, when the first infections were reported in the US, the nation’s total number of cases has surpassed 13 million. More than 265,000 people have died. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--US Billionaires Have Gained $1 Trillion Since The Pandemic Started

American billionaires haven ’ t been just immune to the pandemic , they have been thriving in it , drastically increasing their collective wealth .
An analysis by Chuck Collins at the Institute for Policy Studies found that American billionaires have been their wealth grow by $ 1 trillion since March of this year – more than 34 percent .
That was not the case during the 2008 financial crisis when it took Forbes ’ 400 richest people three years to recoup their losses from the Great Recession .
Collins ’ findings highlight a wealth gain by a mere 650 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Niall McCarthy notes , seems obscene at a time when nearly 7 million Americans are at risk of eviction when moratoriums expire at the end of the year .
There are 650 billionaires on the list , out of which 47 are new arrivals with 11 dropping out due to death or financial decline .
There were numerous impressive financial gains among notable billionaires on the lit with Jeff Bezos growing his fortune by $ 69.4 billion between March 17 and November 24 .
The Amazon boss and richest man on the planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The most impressive gain on the list was recorded by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who has seen his fortune experience a meteoric rise .
In the above period , his weath surged a whopping 414 percent , climbing from “ just ” $ 24.6 billion to $ 126.2 billion , making him the world ’ s second richest man after Bezos .
Illustrating the gulf in financial inequality in the U.S. today , the analysis states that U.S. billionaires own $ 4 trillion , 3.5 percent of all privately held wealth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now twice the amount of wealth held by the bottom 50 percent of all American households combined , approximately 160 million people .
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American billionaires haven’t been just immune to the pandemic, they have been thriving in it, drastically increasing their collective wealth. An analysis by Chuck Collins at the Institute for Policy Studies found that American billionaires have been their wealth grow by $1 trillion since March of this year – more than 34 percent. That was not the case during the 2008 financial crisis when it took Forbes’ 400 richest people three years to recoup their losses from the Great Recession. Collins’ findings highlight a wealth gain by a mere 650 individuals that, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, seems obscene at a time when nearly 7 million Americans are at risk of eviction when moratoriums expire at the end of the year.
There are 650 billionaires on the list, out of which 47 are new arrivals with 11 dropping out due to death or financial decline. There were numerous impressive financial gains among notable billionaires on the lit with Jeff Bezos growing his fortune by $69.4 billion between March 17 and November 24. The Amazon boss and richest man on the planet is now with $182.4 billion. The most impressive gain on the list was recorded by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who has seen his fortune experience a meteoric rise. In the above period, his weath surged a whopping 414 percent, climbing from “just” $24.6 billion to $126.2 billion, making him the world’s second richest man after Bezos.
Illustrating the gulf in financial inequality in the U.S. today, the analysis states that U.S. billionaires own $4 trillion, 3.5 percent of all privately held wealth in the country. Billionaire wealth is now twice the amount of wealth held by the bottom 50 percent of all American households combined, approximately 160 million people. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--California’s Highest-Paid Govt Employee Worked for Org Tied to Chinese Espionage

California taxpayers shelled out more than $ 1 million to a man linked to a Chinese espionage program , making him the state government ’ s highest-paid worker .
Meng Yu , former chief investment officer of the California Public Employees ’ Retirement System ( CalPERS ) , received more than $ 1.7 million in total pay and benefits in 2019 , according to the latest financial disclosures obtained by Transparent California , a taxpayer watchdog group .
Under Meng ’ s leadership the pension fund , which covers two million members in the retirement system and 1.5 million members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subject to federal inquiries into its investments in Chinese government entities .
Meng took the lead at the pension fund after China ’ s Thousand Talents Program recruited him to serve as the deputy CIO of China ’ s State Administration of Foreign Exchange ( SAFE ) , a state-controlled entity .
The FBI considers the Thousand Talents Program an example of “ China ’ s non-traditional espionage against the United States ” that seeks to recruit people to transfer U.S. trade secrets and taxpayer-funded research into the hands of the Chinese government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Daily that he worked for SAFE out of patriotic commitment to “ the motherland.
” Neither CalPERS nor Governor Gavin Newsom ’ s ( D. ) office responded to requests for comment .
Robert Fellner , the executive director of Transparent California , blasted CalPERS for failing to conduct appropriate oversight for such a high-profile position , pointing to Meng ’ s August resignation.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

California taxpayers shelled out more than $1 million to a man linked to a Chinese espionage program, making him the state government’s highest-paid worker.
Meng Yu, former chief investment officer of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), received more than $1.7 million in total pay and benefits in 2019, according to the latest financial disclosures obtained by Transparent California, a taxpayer watchdog group. Under Meng’s leadership the pension fund, which covers two million members in the retirement system and 1.5 million members under its health program, has been subject to federal inquiries into its investments in Chinese government entities.
Meng took the lead at the pension fund after China’s Thousand Talents Program recruited him to serve as the deputy CIO of China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), a state-controlled entity. The FBI considers the Thousand Talents Program an example of “China’s non-traditional espionage against the United States” that seeks to recruit people to transfer U.S. trade secrets and taxpayer-funded research into the hands of the Chinese government. Meng told the propaganda outlet People’s Daily that he worked for SAFE out of patriotic commitment to “the motherland.”
Neither CalPERS nor Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D.) office responded to requests for comment.
Robert Fellner, the executive director of Transparent California, blasted CalPERS for failing to conduct appropriate oversight for such a high-profile position, pointing to Meng’s August resignation.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--New Trump Lawsuit Claims Wisconsin Counted 221K Illegal Votes, ELEVEN TIMES Biden’s Margin

On Tuesday , President Donald Trump and his campaign filed an explosive lawsuit claiming that Wisconsin officials included 221,323 illegal votes in the presidential election recount and asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to order Gov .
Tony Evers ( D-Wisc . )
to rescind certification of the state ’ s election results until any illegal votes can be excluded from the count .
“ The people of Wisconsin deserve election processes with uniform enforcement of the law , plain and simple .
During the recount in Dane and Milwaukee counties , we know with absolute certainty illegal ballots have unduly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Jim Troupis , a Trump campaign lawyer , said in a statement .
“ Wisconsin can not allow the over three million legal ballots to be eroded by even a single illegal ballot.
” The lawsuit cites four cases of “ clear evidence of unlawfulness , such as illegally altering absentee ballot envelopes , counting ballots that had no required application , overlooking unlawful claims of indefinite confinement , and holding illegal voting events called Democracy in the Park.
” According to the lawsuit , the Wisconsin Elections Commission directed municipal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ envelopes in violation of state law .
Officials told clerks they could rely on their own “ personal knowledge ” or “ lists or databases at his or her disposal ” to add missing information to returned absentee ballots .
According to Wisconsin law , voters themselves — not election officials — must correct incomplete absentee ballots .
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and his campaign filed an explosive lawsuit claiming that Wisconsin officials included 221,323 illegal votes in the presidential election recount and asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to order Gov. Tony Evers (D-Wisc.) to rescind certification of the state’s election results until any illegal votes can be excluded from the count.
“The people of Wisconsin deserve election processes with uniform enforcement of the law, plain and simple. During the recount in Dane and Milwaukee counties, we know with absolute certainty illegal ballots have unduly influenced the state’s election results,” Jim Troupis, a Trump campaign lawyer, said in a statement. “Wisconsin cannot allow the over three million legal ballots to be eroded by even a single illegal ballot.”
The lawsuit cites four cases of “clear evidence of unlawfulness, such as illegally altering absentee ballot envelopes, counting ballots that had no required application, overlooking unlawful claims of indefinite confinement, and holding illegal voting events called Democracy in the Park.”
According to the lawsuit, the Wisconsin Elections Commission directed municipal clerks to illegally alter incomplete absentee ballot envelopes in violation of state law. Officials told clerks they could rely on their own “personal knowledge” or “lists or databases at his or her disposal” to add missing information to returned absentee ballots. According to Wisconsin law, voters themselves — not election officials — must correct incomplete absentee ballots. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Kentucky Coffee Shop Defies Covid Orders As Line Of Supportive Customers Stretches Out The Door

A coffee shop in central Kentucky received an outpouring of support on Wednesday after its owner refused to obey state @ @ @ @ @ slowing the spread of COVID-19 .
According to the Lexington Herald-Leader , the line of @ @ @ @ @ door ” at times and at least one customer waited an hour .
“ Haven @ @ @ @ @ yet but it smells like freedom in here , ” tweeted Jimmy Hazlett from the @ @ @ @ @ with all my heart.
” Officials from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department had ordered the @ @ @ @ @ on Tuesday for refusing to discontinue in-person dining , a violation of a previous statewide @ @ @ @ @ Gov .
Andy Beshear last week .
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A coffee shop in central Kentucky received an outpouring of support on Wednesday after its owner refused to obey state and county orders aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the line of customers “stretched out the door” at times and at least one customer waited an hour.
“Haven’t tasted the coffee yet but it smells like freedom in here,” tweeted Jimmy Hazlett from the scene. “Love this with all my heart.”
Brewed in Lexington Ky. Haven’t tasted the coffee yet but it smells like freedom in here. Love this with all my heart. #resist pic.twitter.com/SJr8hMi0hx — Jimmy Hazlett (@hazlett_jimmy) November 25, 2020
Officials from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department had ordered the Brewed coffee shop to close on Tuesday for refusing to discontinue in-person dining, a violation of a previous statewide emergency order issued by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear last week. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--British Elite Army Unit To Spy On & Combat ‘Anti-Vax Militants’: Sunday Times

As anti-lockdown protests continue to rage in London , resulting in the arrests of over 150 this past weekend , The Sunday Times is out with a hugely alarming report that almost has to be seen to be believed given how open and brazen an example it is of the state using every means possible to crush free speech and independent thought .
Britain will literally use military intelligence to seek out and stamp out what The Times calls “ anti-vaccine militants ” and related “ propaganda content ” in cyberspace .
Of course , it ’ s entirely open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what this even means , and will likely morph into cracking down on any speech that ’ s even remotely critical or questioning as to the potential harmful side effects of the new rapidly developed COVID-19 vaccines .
This as the UK has agreed to buy more than 350 million doses of vaccines from at least seven global producers , and hopes to start vaccinating as fast as possible as confirmed cases continue to rise into the winter months .
The Times writes that a secretive elite unit will be used as part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The army has mobilized an elite “ information warfare ” unit renowned for assisting operations against al-Qaeda and the Taliban to counter online propaganda against vaccines , as Britain prepares to deliver its first injections within days .
The defence cultural specialist unit was launched in Afghanistan in 2010 and belongs to the army ’ s 77th Brigade .
The secretive unit has often worked side-by-side with psychological operations teams .
If this doesn ’ t sum up the British state ’ s self-understanding of its own immense power and control over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ else will : the military will use psyops on UK citizens to enforce vaccine group think .
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As anti-lockdown protests continue to rage in London, resulting in the arrests of over 150 this past weekend, The Sunday Times is out with a hugely alarming report that almost has to be seen to be believed given how open and brazen an example it is of the state using every means possible to crush free speech and independent thought.
Britain will literally use military intelligence to seek out and stamp out what The Times calls “anti-vaccine militants” and related “propaganda content” in cyberspace.
Of course, it’s entirely open to state authorities’ interpretation as to what this even means, and will likely morph into cracking down on any speech that’s even remotely critical or questioning as to the potential harmful side effects of the new rapidly developed COVID-19 vaccines.
This as the UK has agreed to buy more than 350 million doses of vaccines from at least seven global producers, and hopes to start vaccinating as fast as possible as confirmed cases continue to rise into the winter months.
The Times writes that a secretive elite unit will be used as part of information warfare combating anti-vaccine content online:
The army has mobilized an elite “information warfare” unit renowned for assisting operations against al-Qaeda and the Taliban to counter online propaganda against vaccines, as Britain prepares to deliver its first injections within days. The defence cultural specialist unit was launched in Afghanistan in 2010 and belongs to the army’s 77th Brigade. The secretive unit has often worked side-by-side with psychological operations teams.
If this doesn’t sum up the British state’s self-understanding of its own immense power and control over citizens in the year 2020 then nothing else will: the military will use psyops on UK citizens to enforce vaccine group think. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Facebook Says It Will Provide The “Authoritative Information” On COVID Vaccines

No sooner did we just get finishing penning a piece about how the British Army is being used to fight “ anti-vaccine ” protests and vaccine “ disinformation ” – including by “ work closely with social media companies ” – than Mark Zuckerberg has also thrown his hat into the fray .
The Facebook CEO has said he wants to provide platform users with “ authoritative information about Covid-19 vaccines , ” according to CNBC .
The company has “ already reached out to the Biden administration , ” Zuckerberg has said .
We don ’ t know about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more informed… On a livestream with Dr. Anthony Fauci this week , Zuckerberg said : “ There ’ ll be a few important things that we can do together .
We ’ re already planning a push around authoritative information about the vaccines.
” He did not clarify on how he planned on distributing the information , but if it ’ s anything like how Facebook informed its users on how to vote , it will be a non-stop bludgeoning of banners , alerts and messages that will completely override what little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Facebook , between the ads.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

No sooner did we just get finishing penning a piece about how the British Army is being used to fight “anti-vaccine” protests and vaccine “disinformation” – including by “work[ing] closely with social media companies” – than Mark Zuckerberg has also thrown his hat into the fray.
The Facebook CEO has said he wants to provide platform users with “authoritative information about Covid-19 vaccines,” according to CNBC. The company has “already reached out to the Biden administration,” Zuckerberg has said. We don’t know about you, but we already feel safer and more informed…
Meanwhile, “authoritative” is a great word choice.
On a livestream with Dr. Anthony Fauci this week, Zuckerberg said: “There’ll be a few important things that we can do together. We’re already planning a push around authoritative information about the vaccines.”
He did not clarify on how he planned on distributing the information, but if it’s anything like how Facebook informed its users on how to vote, it will be a non-stop bludgeoning of banners, alerts and messages that will completely override what little true “user experience” is left on Facebook, between the ads.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--CDC to release revised guidance reducing COVID-19 quarantine time from 14 days to 7-10

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release revised guidance on quarantine time for those who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus from 14 days to 7 days , for those who have received a negative test , and 10 days for those who have not been tested , Fox News has learned .
Fox News obtained an internal CDC document on Tuesday which outlined the proposed changes .
A source told Fox News that the changes have been discussed with and approved by the White House Coronavirus Task Force .
The CDC is expected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a source told Fox News .
“ Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others .
Quarantine helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they have the virus , ” the document states .
“ CDC and other scientists have explored changing the current recommendation to quarantine for 14 days.
” “ Reducing the length of quarantine may increase compliance by reducing economic hardship , ” the document continues .
“ In addition , the reduction in time will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , especially when new infections are rapidly rising.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release revised guidance on quarantine time for those who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus from 14 days to 7 days, for those who have received a negative test, and 10 days for those who have not been tested, Fox News has learned.
Fox News obtained an internal CDC document on Tuesday which outlined the proposed changes. A source told Fox News that the changes have been discussed with and approved by the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
The CDC is expected to release the revised guidance on Wednesday, a source told Fox News.
“Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. Quarantine helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they have the virus,” the document states. “CDC and other scientists have explored changing the current recommendation to quarantine for 14 days.”
“Reducing the length of quarantine may increase compliance by reducing economic hardship,” the document continues. “In addition, the reduction in time will lessen stress on the public health system, especially when new infections are rapidly rising.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Coronavirus passports with vaccination info in development: report

The future of flying during the coronavirus means carrying a passport to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 .
The International Air Transport Association is in the process of finalizing a digital COVID-19 passport that would include information about a traveler ’ s COVID-19 testing and vaccinations that would be verified by labs , airlines and government agencies , according to a new report .
“ Testing is the first key to enable international travel without quarantine measures .
The second key is the global information infrastructure needed to securely manage , share and verify test data matched with traveler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” CEO of IATA Alexandre de Juniac said in a statement , explaining : “ We are bringing this to market in the coming months to also meet the needs of the various travel bubbles and public health corridors that are starting operation.
” The Hill was first to report news that the digital COVID-19 passport is in development .
The COVID-19 passport would provide a health itinerary of sorts that would identify testing facilities and labs for passengers at their place of departure , and ensure passengers are safe and able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as quarantine.. – READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

The future of flying during the coronavirus means carrying a passport to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
The International Air Transport Association is in the process of finalizing a digital COVID-19 passport that would include information about a traveler’s COVID-19 testing and vaccinations that would be verified by labs, airlines and government agencies, according to a new report.
“Testing is the first key to enable international travel without quarantine measures. The second key is the global information infrastructure needed to securely manage, share and verify test data matched with traveler identities in compliance with border control requirements,” CEO of IATA Alexandre de Juniac said in a statement, explaining: “We are bringing this to market in the coming months to also meet the needs of the various travel bubbles and public health corridors that are starting operation.”
The Hill was first to report news that the digital COVID-19 passport is in development.
The COVID-19 passport would provide a health itinerary of sorts that would identify testing facilities and labs for passengers at their place of departure, and ensure passengers are safe and able to travel to their destination without restrictions such as quarantine.. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--WHISTLEBLOWER: I Drove ‘Thousands of Ballots’ From New York to Pennsylvania

On Tuesday , a truck driver testified that he had driven thousands of ballots from Bethpage , N.Y. , to Lancaster , Pa. , two weeks before Election Day .
Phill Kline , a former attorney general of Kansas and director of The Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society , said The Amistad Project had corroborated the truck driver ’ s story .
“ The evidence demonstrates , and it ’ s through eyewitness testimony that ’ s been corroborated by others by their eyewitness testimony , that 130,000 to 280,000 completed ballots for the 2020 general election were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Lancaster , Pennsylvania , ” to a facility incapable of processing them , Kline explained in the press conference .
A spokeswoman later clarified that the estimate ranges from 144,000 to 288,000 ballots .
“ This evidence demands investigation .
This evidence demands answers , ” Kline insisted .
He reported that The Amistad Project is working with the FBI and U.S. attorneys in various jurisdictions to get to the bottom of the story .
Jesse Morgan , the truck driver involved , told his story at the press conference .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service , a subcontractor .
I drive a route route from Lancaster , Pennsylvania , to Bethpage , New York , to Harrisburg , Pennsylvania , and back to Lancaster , ” he explained.- READ MORE Listen to the insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

On Tuesday, a truck driver testified that he had driven thousands of ballots from Bethpage, N.Y., to Lancaster, Pa., two weeks before Election Day. Phill Kline, a former attorney general of Kansas and director of The Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society, said The Amistad Project had corroborated the truck driver’s story.
“The evidence demonstrates, and it’s through eyewitness testimony that’s been corroborated by others by their eyewitness testimony, that 130,000 to 280,000 completed ballots for the 2020 general election were shipped from Bethpage, New York, to Lancaster, Pennsylvania,” to a facility incapable of processing them, Kline explained in the press conference. A spokeswoman later clarified that the estimate ranges from 144,000 to 288,000 ballots.
“This evidence demands investigation. This evidence demands answers,” Kline insisted. He reported that The Amistad Project is working with the FBI and U.S. attorneys in various jurisdictions to get to the bottom of the story.
Jesse Morgan, the truck driver involved, told his story at the press conference.
“I drive a tractor-trailer for U.S. postal service, a subcontractor. I drive a route route from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Bethpage, New York, to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and back to Lancaster,” he explained.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Says Trump Will Get ‘Clock Cleaned’ If He Goes To Supreme Court To Approve

Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Says Trump Will Get ‘Clock Cleaned’ If He Goes To Supreme Court To Approve Ruling

Pennsylvania ’ s democratic Lt. Gov .
John Fetterman spoke on Saturday to say that President Donald Trump ’ s campaign will never be able to change the outcome of the election legally .
When asked by CNN if he had any fears that the Trump campaign would appeal a lawsuit dismissed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the U.S. Supreme Court , Fetterman replied , “ I hope they do.
” “ I hope they do and they ’ re gon na get their clock cleaned there the way they did , you know , here in Pennsylvania , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know all of this snake handling at the Ramada that they had the other day here in Pennsylvania didn ’ t change this outcome .
And no matter what they do , it ’ s not gon na change the outcomes because there was two documented cases of voter fraud here in Pennsylvania and they both involved voters trying to vote for the president .
So , no matter what they try and what they do , we all know how this movie ’ s gon na end.
” When asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see the vote certification withdrawn in Pennsylvania , Fetterman said , “ The resolution… the one that has like , five or six or seven senators and 25 House members , that ’ s not going anywhere either.
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Pennsylvania’s democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman spoke on Saturday to say that President Donald Trump’s campaign will never be able to change the outcome of the election legally.
When asked by CNN if he had any fears that the Trump campaign would appeal a lawsuit dismissed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the U.S. Supreme Court, Fetterman replied, “I hope they do.”
“I hope they do and they’re gonna get their clock cleaned there the way they did, you know, here in Pennsylvania,” he said. “I mean, you know all of this snake handling at the Ramada that they had the other day here in Pennsylvania didn’t change this outcome. And no matter what they do, it’s not gonna change the outcomes because there was two documented cases of voter fraud here in Pennsylvania and they both involved voters trying to vote for the president. So, no matter what they try and what they do, we all know how this movie’s gonna end.”
When asked what he thought of conservatives who want to see the vote certification withdrawn in Pennsylvania, Fetterman said, “The resolution… the one that has like, five or six or seven senators and 25 House members, that’s not going anywhere either.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Sen. Rand Paul rips Dr. Anthony Fauci’s school closures guidance: He owes apology to ‘every single p

Sen. Rand Paul rips Dr. Anthony Fauci’s school closures guidance: He owes apology to ‘every single parent and school-age child in America’

Sen. Rand Paul ( R-Ky. ) blasted Dr. Anthony Fauci in a Sunday tweet after the infectious diseases expert said that schools should be open amid the coronavirus pandemic .
During a Sunday interview on ABC ’ s “ This Week , ” Fauci said that the government ’ s “ default position ” should be to keep children in school — but close bars .
“ If you look at the data , ” he explained during the interview , “ the spread among children and from children is not very big at all , not like one would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to get the kids back .
But let ’ s try to mitigate the things that maintain and push the kind of community spread we are trying to avoid .
And those are the things you know well .
The bars , the restaurants … those are the things that drive the community spread .
Not the schools.
” Paul immediately took notice and added his own two cents .
He wrote , “ No , owes one to every single parent and school-age child in America .
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blasted Dr. Anthony Fauci in a Sunday tweet after the infectious diseases expert said that schools should be open amid the coronavirus pandemic.
During a Sunday interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Fauci said that the government’s “default position” should be to keep children in school — but close bars.
“If you look at the data,” he explained during the interview, “the spread among children and from children is not very big at all, not like one would have suspected. So let’s try to get the kids back. But let’s try to mitigate the things that maintain and push the kind of community spread we are trying to avoid. And those are the things you know well. The bars, the restaurants … those are the things that drive the community spread. Not the schools.”
Following Fauci’s remarks, conservative activist Jack Posobiec tweeted, “Dr Fauci owes @RandPaul an apology.”
Paul immediately took notice and added his own two cents.
He wrote, “No, [Fauci] owes one to every single parent and school-age child in America. … I told him this multiple times this summer.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Warren Claims Biden Can Eliminate Billions in Student Loan Debt ‘All on His Own’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren ( D-Mass . )
says she supports an additional stimulus package to help Americans suffering due to COVID-19 restrictions .
However , she says there is one action President-elect Joe Biden can take without Congress to help stimulate the economy : cancel billions of dollars of federal student loans .
During a Senate hearing on Tuesday , Warren asked Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell how the economy could be affected by borrowers spending their part of their income to pay back federal student loan debt rather than paying for goods or services .
She also noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ borrowers to get mortgages .
While she voiced support for additional fiscal stimulus , she said it is “ pretty much impossible ” to pass another stimulus bill “ when Republicans in Congress refuse to take action.
” “ But , student loan debt is different , ” Warren said , adding , “ All on his own , President-elect Biden will have the ability to administratively cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt using the authority that Congress has already given to the secretary of education.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says she supports an additional stimulus package to help Americans suffering due to COVID-19 restrictions.
However, she says there is one action President-elect Joe Biden can take without Congress to help stimulate the economy: cancel billions of dollars of federal student loans.
During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Warren asked Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell how the economy could be affected by borrowers spending their part of their income to pay back federal student loan debt rather than paying for goods or services.
She also noted that the debt can make it harder for borrowers to get mortgages.
While she voiced support for additional fiscal stimulus, she said it is “pretty much impossible” to pass another stimulus bill “when Republicans in Congress refuse to take action.”
“But, student loan debt is different,” Warren said, adding, “All on his own, President-elect Biden will have the ability to administratively cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt using the authority that Congress has already given to the secretary of education.”- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Michigan Illegally Counted or Ignored 500K Ballots, Lawsuit Claims

In the wee hours of Thanksgiving Day , the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society filed an explosive election lawsuit asking Michigan ’ s Supreme Court to prevent Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from certifying the election results until the Michigan legislature can fully investigate fraud claims and to force election officials to hand over all election materials to the legislature for this purpose .
The lawsuit claims that officials illegally counted or threw out no fewer than 508,016 ballots , far more than Joe Biden ’ s 154,000-vote margin over Donald Trump .
“ State and local officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advance a partisan political agenda , ” Phil Kline , director of The Amistad Project , said in a statement .
“ The pattern of lawlessness was so pervasive and widespread that it deprived the people of Michigan of a free and fair election , throwing the integrity of the entire process into question.
” The Amistad Project is representing two female Michigan voters , Angelic Johnson and Linda Lee Tarver , who claim that election officials effectively robbed them of their votes by illegally undermining a fair election .
In an interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an attorney representing Johnson and Tarver , explained the seven types of illegal counting the lawsuit alleges .
Citing state records , the lawsuit claims that Benson ’ s office sent out 355,392 unsolicited ballots .
Northon explained that Michigan law requires two signatures for absentee voting : a signature on an application form and a signature on the security sleeve for the ballot .
In this election , officials mailed out more than 300,000 ballots that no one had requested .
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In the wee hours of Thanksgiving Day, the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society filed an explosive election lawsuit asking Michigan’s Supreme Court to prevent Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from certifying the election results until the Michigan legislature can fully investigate fraud claims and to force election officials to hand over all election materials to the legislature for this purpose. The lawsuit claims that officials illegally counted or threw out no fewer than 508,016 ballots, far more than Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote margin over Donald Trump.
“State and local officials brazenly violated election laws in order to advance a partisan political agenda,” Phil Kline, director of The Amistad Project, said in a statement. “The pattern of lawlessness was so pervasive and widespread that it deprived the people of Michigan of a free and fair election, throwing the integrity of the entire process into question.”
The Amistad Project is representing two female Michigan voters, Angelic Johnson and Linda Lee Tarver, who claim that election officials effectively robbed them of their votes by illegally undermining a fair election. In an interview with PJ Media, Ian Northon, an attorney representing Johnson and Tarver, explained the seven types of illegal counting the lawsuit alleges.
Citing state records, the lawsuit claims that Benson’s office sent out 355,392 unsolicited ballots. Northon explained that Michigan law requires two signatures for absentee voting: a signature on an application form and a signature on the security sleeve for the ballot. In this election, officials mailed out more than 300,000 ballots that no one had requested. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Daily Beast Editor Calls For “Humiliation” And “Incarceration” For Trump Supporters

We have been discussing the rising threats against Trump supporters , lawyers , and officials in recent weeks from Democratic members are calling for blacklists to the Lincoln Project leading a a national effort to harass and abuse any lawyers representing the Republican party or President Trump .
Others are calling for banning those “ complicit ” from college campuses while still others are demanding a “ Truth and Reconciliation Commission ” to “ hold Trump and his enablers accountable for the crimes they have committed.
” Now , Daily Beast editor-at-large Rick Wilson has added his own call for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even ritualistic suicides for Trump supporters in an unhinged , vulgar column .
Wilson declared “ nly exposure , pain , humiliation , and ( inshallah ) incarceration will lead to a moment of reckoning for the GOP.
” Not surprisingly , Wilson is a key advisor to the Lincoln Project which was blocked recently on Twitter for abusive doxxing efforts directed at Republican lawyers .
His column captures the level of hateful rhetoric fueled by the Lincoln Project , which is funded by thousands of lawyers despite its attacks on fellow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Remember , the Trump GOP is shorn of all ideological and philosophical pretense , and even when Trump leaves office , it ’ s not over .
‘ His cultists ’ reign of terror will shape elected GOP members as long as he and his foul spawn walk the earth unpunished .
Only exposure , pain , humiliation , and ( inshallah ) incarceration will lead to a moment of reckoning for the GOP .
It should start at the top and work down from there.
” Wilson notes that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” part of “ truth and reconciliation , ” declaring a “ hearty f— no ” to people calling for reconciliation .
Inside he called for the “ motherf—ers ” to consider “ seppuku.
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We have been discussing the rising threats against Trump supporters, lawyers, and officials in recent weeks from Democratic members are calling for blacklists to the Lincoln Project leading a a national effort to harass and abuse any lawyers representing the Republican party or President Trump. Others are calling for banning those “complicit” from college campuses while still others are demanding a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” to “hold Trump and his enablers accountable for the crimes they have committed.”
Now, Daily Beast editor-at-large Rick Wilson has added his own call for “humiliation,” “incarceration” and even ritualistic suicides for Trump supporters in an unhinged, vulgar column. Wilson declared “[o]nly exposure, pain, humiliation, and (inshallah) incarceration will lead to a moment of reckoning for the GOP.”
Not surprisingly, Wilson is a key advisor to the Lincoln Project which was blocked recently on Twitter for abusive doxxing efforts directed at Republican lawyers. His column captures the level of hateful rhetoric fueled by the Lincoln Project, which is funded by thousands of lawyers despite its attacks on fellow members of the bar for their representation.
“Remember, the Trump GOP is shorn of all ideological and philosophical pretense, and even when Trump leaves office, it’s not over. ‘His cultists’ reign of terror will shape elected GOP members as long as he and his foul spawn walk the earth unpunished. Only exposure, pain, humiliation, and (inshallah) incarceration will lead to a moment of reckoning for the GOP. It should start at the top and work down from there.”
Wilson notes that he is not interested in the “reconciliation” part of “truth and reconciliation,” declaring a “hearty f— no” to people calling for reconciliation. Inside he called for the “motherf—ers” to consider “seppuku.” – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--America’s Future Is Liberal Fascism Sporting A Smiley Shirt And Armed With A Syringe

The globalists responsible for engineering a medical tyranny across much of the Western world have something valuable to teach right-wing nationalists and would-be fascists , and that is you don ’ t sell your damaged product out of the barrel of a machine gun , but rather dripping from the end of a syringe that promises to end all pain and misery .
Patrick Henry , one of America ’ s more outspoken Founding Fathers , famously remarked “ give me liberty or give me death ” when the life of his nation was on the line .
Today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been replaced by a masked and muffled gasp that advises , without hope of a second opinion , “ give me lockdowns and keep me safe.
” So terrified is the American public of catching a virus that comes with a 99 percent survival rate that they are willing to forego Thanksgiving , the great national holiday commemorating – with no loss of irony – their Pilgrim ancestors ’ collective courage to overcome the wild , hostile conditions of their new land .
It must be said that no fascist party has ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sealing the collective fate of their people to a common enemy .
That ’ s because the threat facing mankind today , or so we are told , is not some nefarious ideology , like communism , or even a terrorist organization that the masses can be rallied to fight .
Rather , the threat is a microscopic contagion that is capable of invading every nook and cranny of our lives .
Already the age of manly handshakes is over , replaced by an emasculated majority , while an entire generation of youth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as infernal germ factories .
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The globalists responsible for engineering a medical tyranny across much of the Western world have something valuable to teach right-wing nationalists and would-be fascists, and that is you don’t sell your damaged product out of the barrel of a machine gun, but rather dripping from the end of a syringe that promises to end all pain and misery.
Patrick Henry, one of America’s more outspoken Founding Fathers, famously remarked “give me liberty or give me death” when the life of his nation was on the line.
Today, America’s famous battle cry has been replaced by a masked and muffled gasp that advises, without hope of a second opinion, “give me lockdowns and keep me safe.”
So terrified is the American public of catching a virus that comes with a 99 percent survival rate that they are willing to forego Thanksgiving, the great national holiday commemorating – with no loss of irony – their Pilgrim ancestors’ collective courage to overcome the wild, hostile conditions of their new land.
It must be said that no fascist party has ever been so adept when it came to sealing the collective fate of their people to a common enemy. That’s because the threat facing mankind today, or so we are told, is not some nefarious ideology, like communism, or even a terrorist organization that the masses can be rallied to fight. Rather, the threat is a microscopic contagion that is capable of invading every nook and cranny of our lives. Already the age of manly handshakes is over, replaced by an emasculated majority, while an entire generation of youth now looks at their fellow human beings as infernal germ factories. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--“It’s Really Bad” – Almost One-Third Of Small Businesses In NY, NJ Have Closed

Here comes the next recession as nearly one-third of small businesses in New York and New Jersey remain closed since the virus pandemic began earlier this year .
The NYPost outlines small business data from Opportunity Insights and New Jersey Business & Industry Association paint a troubling outlook for the rest of 2020 into 2021 .
Opportunity Insights ’ TrackingTheRecovery.Org , a Harvard database that monitors economic activity for the US , currently says 27.8 % of small businesses in New York remain closed .
The same goes for New Jersey , where 31.2 % of small businesses had not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Industry Association reports similar figures with 28 % of New Jersey ’ s small businesses have closed up shop this year .
With top federal health officials on Sunday warning about a post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 , the reemergence of the virus in New York and New Jersey , along with stricter social distancing measures , means that more small businesses may be decimated in the months ahead .
“ It ’ s really bad , ” Eileen Kean , New Jersey state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insightful Thomas Paine Podcast Below --

Here comes the next recession as nearly one-third of small businesses in New York and New Jersey remain closed since the virus pandemic began earlier this year.
The NYPost outlines small business data from Opportunity Insights and New Jersey Business & Industry Association paint a troubling outlook for the rest of 2020 into 2021.
Opportunity Insights’ TrackingTheRecovery.Org, a Harvard database that monitors economic activity for the US, currently says 27.8% of small businesses in New York remain closed. The same goes for New Jersey, where 31.2% of small businesses had not reopened.
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association reports similar figures with 28% of New Jersey’s small businesses have closed up shop this year.
With top federal health officials on Sunday warning about a post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19, the reemergence of the virus in New York and New Jersey, along with stricter social distancing measures, means that more small businesses may be decimated in the months ahead.
“It’s really bad,” Eileen Kean, New Jersey state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, told the Star-Ledger.- READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--Former Overstock CEO Paying ‘Team Of Hackers And Cybersleuths’ To Prove Trump Won Election

Patrick Byrne , former CEO of Overstock.com , says he ’ s funding a group of ‘ hackers , cybersleuths , and other people with odd skills ’ to prove that Democrats cheated in the 2020 election , and that President Trump rightfully won .
“ I ’ ve funded a team of hackers and cybersleuths , other people with odd skills , ” Byrne told One America News .
The 57-year-old multimillionaire also appeared on several podcasts , including a November 23 appearance in which he said : “ I ’ m a free agent , and I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding this army of various odd people , ” according to the Daily Beast .
“ It ’ s really going to make a great movie someday , ” he added .
Byrne claims he ’ s funding teams of “ hackers and crackers ” who realized all the way back in August that Dominion voting machines could be used to steal the election from Trump .
Since the election , those voting machines have figured prominently in Trump supporters ’ allegations of fraud , despite the company ’ s repeated denials and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed .
–Daily Beast Byrne says he ’ s been communicating with former Trump attorney Sidney Powell for weeks – who last week filed two lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia alleging massive schemes to rig the election for Joe Biden .
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Patrick Byrne, former CEO of Overstock.com, says he’s funding a group of ‘hackers, cybersleuths, and other people with odd skills’ to prove that Democrats cheated in the 2020 election, and that President Trump rightfully won.
“I’ve funded a team of hackers and cybersleuths, other people with odd skills,” Byrne told One America News.
The 57-year-old multimillionaire also appeared on several podcasts, including a November 23 appearance in which he said: “I’m a free agent, and I’m self-funded, and I’m funding this army of various odd people,” according to the Daily Beast.
“It’s really going to make a great movie someday,” he added.
Byrne claims he’s funding teams of “hackers and crackers” who realized all the way back in August that Dominion voting machines could be used to steal the election from Trump. Since the election, those voting machines have figured prominently in Trump supporters’ allegations of fraud, despite the company’s repeated denials and any actual proof the voting tallies were changed. –Daily Beast
Byrne says he’s been communicating with former Trump attorney Sidney Powell for weeks – who last week filed two lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia alleging massive schemes to rig the election for Joe Biden. – READ MORE
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truepundit--2020-12-02--James O’Keefe Crashes CNN Daily Call With Jeff Zucker, Reveals Months Of Recordings

Project Veritas founder James O ’ Keefe crashed a CNN ’ s daily call with company head Jeff Zucker on Tuesday and revealed that he allegedly has months of recordings from the daily call that cover a multitude of issues .
In the video , which O ’ Keefe recorded live on Periscope and uploaded to his social media accounts , O ’ Keefe unmuted the call and confronted Zucker .
O ’ Keefe said an insider gave them access to the daily calls .
“ Hey Jeff Zucker , are you there ?
” O ’ Keefe says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Keefe .
We ’ ve been listening to your CNN calls for basically two months , recording everything .
Just wanted to ask you some questions if you have a minute .
Do you still feel you ’ re the most trusted name in news , because I have to say from what I ’ ve been hearing on these phone calls , I don ’ t know about that and we got a lot of recordings that indicate that you ’ re not really that independent of a journalist.
” Zucker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for your comments.
” “ So everybody , in light of that I think what we ’ ll do is we ’ ll set up a new system and we ’ ll be back with you , ” Zucker continued .
“ We ’ ll do the rest of the call a little bit later.
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Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe crashed a CNN’s daily call with company head Jeff Zucker on Tuesday and revealed that he allegedly has months of recordings from the daily call that cover a multitude of issues.
In the video, which O’Keefe recorded live on Periscope and uploaded to his social media accounts, O’Keefe unmuted the call and confronted Zucker. O’Keefe said an insider gave them access to the daily calls.
“Hey Jeff Zucker, are you there?” O’Keefe says. “Hey, this is James O’Keefe. We’ve been listening to your CNN calls for basically two months, recording everything. Just wanted to ask you some questions if you have a minute. Do you still feel you’re the most trusted name in news, because I have to say from what I’ve been hearing on these phone calls, I don’t know about that and we got a lot of recordings that indicate that you’re not really that independent of a journalist.”
Zucker responded, “OK, thank you for your comments.”
“So everybody, in light of that I think what we’ll do is we’ll set up a new system and we’ll be back with you,” Zucker continued. “We’ll do the rest of the call a little bit later.”- READ MORE
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