saraacater--2020-05-18--FBI Uncovers Link Between Pensacola Shooter And al-Qaeda

The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) has discovered a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a military base in Pensacola , Florida that occurred last December and an al-Qaeda operative , a U.S. official revealed Monday .
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray held a news conference Monday to discuss developments in the shooting that happened late last year at the Pensacola Naval Air Station , in which a Saudi Air Force officer , Mohammed Alshamrani , killed three U.S. sailors and injured eight additional people .
“ Alshamrani attempted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going so far as to disengage from the gunfight long enough to fire a bullet into one of the phones , ” Barr said during the press briefing .
Barr added that the FBI uncovered the connection after bypassing security features on at least one of Alshamrani ’ s two iPhones , without any assistance from Apple .
“ The problem was the phones were locked and the FBI did not have the passwords , so they needed help to get in , ” said Barr .
“ We asked Apple for assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unfortunately , Apple would not help us unlock the phones .
Apple had deliberately designed them specifically so that only the user , in this case , the terrorist , could gain access to their contents.
” The FBI discovered communication between Alshamrani and the al-Qaeda operative on Alshamrani ’ s phone , a U.S. official told the Associated Press .
At the time of the shooting , Alshamrani , who was killed by a sheriff ’ s deputy during the firefight , was taking part in flight training at Pensacola , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received training .
Law enforcement officials say Alshamrani was motivated by a jihadist ideology .
They say he visited a New York City 9/11 memorial over Thanksgiving weekend 2019 , and posted anti-American and anti-Israeli messages on social media just two hours before the shooting .
Attorney General Barr said in January the shooting was an “ act of terrorism ” and added that the shooter was motivated by “ jihadist ideology.
” After the shooting , al-Qaeda ’ s branch in Yemen released a video accepting credit for the attack .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were sending home 21 Saudi military students after an investigation revealed that they shared jihadist or anti-American sentiments on social media pages or had “ contact with child pornography .
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saraacater--2020-05-18--US COVID Vaccine Showing Success In Early Trials, Entering Next Phase Of Research

Moderna Therapeutics , a biotechnology group based in Cambridge , Massachusetts , announced Monday that its early human trials in 45 subjects for a potential vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus is showing signs of success and the company is moving forward with the next phase of research .
“ These interim Phase 1 data , while early , demonstrate that vaccination with mRNA-1273 elicits an immune response of the magnitude caused by natural infection starting with a dose as low as 25 µg , ” said Tal Zaks , M.D.
, Ph.D. , Chief Medical Officer at Moderna .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ preventing viral replication in the lungs of a pre-clinical challenge model at a dose that elicited similar levels of neutralizing antibodies , these data substantiate our belief that mRNA-1273 has the potential to prevent COVID-19 disease and advance our ability to select a dose for pivotal trials.
” The Trump Administration recently launched “ Operation Warp Speed ” to fast-track the vaccine ’ s development , which Trump and other experts on his Coronavirus Task Force say could be ready in 12-18 months .
“ With today ’ s positive interim Phase 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mouse challenge model , the Moderna team continues to focus on moving as fast as safely possible to start our pivotal Phase 3 study in July and , if successful , file a BLA , ” said Stéphane Bancel , Chief Executive Officer at Moderna .
“ We are investing to scale up manufacturing so we can maximize the number of doses we can produce to help protect as many people as we can from SARS-CoV-2 .
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saraacater--2020-05-18--The Washington Post Writer Behind Flynn Leaks Warns In New Spy Thriller About ‘Deep Fakes’

The Washington Post columnist and novelist David Ignatius , who broke the story on Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn ’ s phone conversation with former Russia Ambassador Sergey Kislyak , discussed his new spy thriller “ The Paladin , ” whose main character ’ s life is turned upside down by a ‘ deep fake ’ media campaign , which interestingly resembles circumstances surrounding what happened to Flynn .
What makes the premise of the book so interesting is that it appears to closely mirror – in a way – what happened to Flynn .
It was , of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior Obama Administration officials to illegally target Trump ’ s first national security advisor .
In a January , 2017 column written by Ignatius , he outed the contents of Flynn ’ s private phone conversation with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak .
The leak , itself , is criminal .
However , no one has ever been punished for the one obvious crime committed during the former FBI ’ s Russia hoax investigation .
Interestingly , Ignatius ’ new novel involves a CIA operations officer Michael Dunne , who is tasked with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life is turned upside down by a ‘ deep fake.
’ A ‘ deep fake ’ is disinformation that appears to be reality .
Basically , it ’ s described “ as synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone else ’ s likeness.
” If I was a betting person , I ’ d say Ignatius , who understands the spy world better than most , based Dunne loosely on Flynn .
“ The book really unthreads in the second half in his pursuit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him down , the technologies that they used to take his life apart both digitally , so I hope there are elements to readers that feel like just like we ’ ve been living through , in the sense of being so vulnerable , our privacy being exposed , ” said Ignatius on John J. Miller ’ s podcast , The Bookmonger .
“ Somebody could destroy any of us , the way my hero Michael Dunn is destroyed.
” Who would understand this concept better than Ignatius ?
Unlike Dunne , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior Obama Administration officials manipulated real information , made up lies , unmasked his name illegally and leaked highly classified information in an effort to stain him publicly .
They did so , and even admitted in recent declassified FBI handwritten notes that they were attempting to get him fired or criminally charged .
The sad reality is that those former senior officials , who only Ignatius knows , used him as a springboard to target the Trump campaign .
Effectively , Ignatius ’ platform spurred the events that have turned Flynn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in dividing our nation .
I ’ m not blaming the messenger necessarily , but everyone involved in helping spread the lies bears some responsibility .
Moreover , our nation has paid a price and in the end the weapon of choice was a pen and paper .


saraacater--2020-05-18--Xi Pledges $2B To Global COVID Fight, Welcomes ‘Comprehensive Review’ Of World’s Response

Speaking before the World Health Organization Monday , Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping announced that his government will provide $ 2 billion to the global response to the pandemic and encouraged other countries to show similar support .
Further , the WHO ’ s role , he added , in ‘ leading the global response , ’ under Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ’ s leadership , to the pandemic has been vital in saving lives .
“ We must do everything we can for COVID-19 control and treatment , ” Xi explained .
“ This is the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the people first , for nothing in the world is more precious than people ’ s lives .
We need to deploy medical expertise and critical supplies to places where they are needed most .
We need to take a strong step in such key areas as prevention , quarantine , detection , treatment , and tracing.
” He continued , “ We need to move as fast as we can to curb the global spread of the virus and do our best to stem cross-border transmission .
We need to step up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best practice , and pursue international cooperation on testing methods , clinical treatment , and vaccine medical research and development .
We also need to continue supporting global research by scientists on the source and the transmission rules of the virus.
” Warning of the potential for other “ major health emergencies ” in the future , Xi said he welcomes a “ comprehensive review ” of the world ’ s response to the virus “ after it is brought under control.
” The Chinese government , however , has been largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ origins of the virus and did everything they could to disappear dissenting voices and expel foreign journalists .
Last week , the U.S. said they ’ re looking into China ’ s attempts to hack into U.S. COVID-19 vaccine research and development .
The U.S. government is also investigating the Wuhan lab , where the virus is alleged to have started and where State Department cables earlier warned could be the source of a future ‘ SARS-like pandemic .
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saraacater--2020-05-18--Navarro: China Sent ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ On Planes To ‘Seed’ COVID, When ‘They could’ve kept it i

Navarro: China Sent ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ On Planes To ‘Seed’ COVID, When ‘They could’ve kept it in Wuhan’

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro told ABC News Sunday that China is to blame for the global spread of @ @ @ @ @ government ’ s early knowledge of the suspected first patient in November , 2019 .
@ @ @ @ @ ’ s initial response to send “ hundreds of thousands of Chinese on aircraft ” @ @ @ @ @ global pandemic .
“ The virus was spawned in Wuhan province .
Patient zero was @ @ @ @ @ explained .
“ The Chinese , behind the shield of the World Health Organization .
@ @ @ @ @ virus from the world and then sent hundreds of thousands of Chinese on aircraft to @ @ @ @ @ and around the world to seed that.
” He continued , “ They could ’ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , it became a pandemic .
So , that ’ s why I @ @ @ @ @ to Americans .
And they are responsible now .
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saraacater--2020-05-19--Graham Asks Grenell, Barr To Reveal Other ‘Unmasked’ Trump Officials

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham , R-SC , sent a letter Tuesday asking Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell and Attorney General William Barr to reveal any names , in addition to Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn , whose identities were ‘ unmasked ’ by former Obama administration officials .
“ Given this extensive list of officials making frequent requests to unmask General Flynn ’ s identity , Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-South Carolina ) sent a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence ( DNI ) Richard Grenell and Attorney General ( AG ) William @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided with the names of any official who made a request to unmask the identity of individuals associated with the Trump campaign or transition team , ” Graham wrote .
Last week , Grenell declassified a list of 39 former Obama administration officials , which included former Vice President Joe Biden and Former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power , who unmasked Flynn ’ s identity between November 8 , 2016 and January 31 , 2017 .
“ Given the extensive number of requests for the unmasking of General Flynn ’ s name during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the question of whether these or other officials sought the unmasking of the identities of other individuals associated with the Trump campaign or transition team , ” Graham added in a statement .
In his letter , Graham requested the following : • A list of names of any officials who requested , between November 8 , 2016 , and January 31 , 2017 , to unmask the identities of those associated with the Trump campaign or transition team , including but not limited to Donald Trump , Donald Trump , Jr. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lewandowski , Paul Manafort , Steve Bannon , Kellyanne Conway , Sam Clovis , Chris Christie , Carter Page and George Papadopoulos , and the reason given for any such request .
• An explanation as to why the list released on May 13th by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence did not contain a record showing who unmasked General Flynn ’ s identity for his phone call with Ambassador Kislyak .


saraacater--2020-05-19--Susan Rice ’email to self’ Reveals Extent Of Obama’s Role In FBI Russia Probe

Email From Susan Rice To Se… by Sara on Scribd Former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice had said in recent interviews that she welcomed the declassification of her January , 2017 ’ email to self ’ regarding the Oval Office meeting she , along with top Obama Administration officials , attended with President Obama , during the last days of his presidency .
She , however , should be concerned about the email .
Numerous Republican congressional officials contend that the email she sent to herself on Jan. 20 , 2017 on the last day of the Obama Administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involvement in the FBI ’ s unscrupulous Russia investigation into President Trump ’ s campaign and former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn .
Since 2018 , GOP Senators have been waiting for the DNI or DOJ declassify and release Rice ’ s ’ email to self.
” On Tuesday , acting Director of National Intelligence Rick Grenell declassified the the email and turned it over to the Department of Justice for a full review before it could be released to the public .
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Chuck Grassley , R-Iowa , who originally discovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Lindsey Graham , R-S.C. , fought for the declassification of the email since 2018 .
Grassley and Graham had sent a joint letter to Rice in February , 2018 after discovering the email , and the response from her lawyer alluded to national security concerns among senior Obama officials who attended the meeting at the Oval Office .
Those who attended the classified meeting were Rice , President Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , then CIA Director John Brennan , former FBI Director James Comey , and then-Director of National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawyer specifically noted that there was no discussion of former British Spy Christopher Steele , whose debunked dossier was also used by the FBI in its shoddy investigation of the Trump campaign .
Johnson said the decision to renew the call for the release of the mail several years after the original request was based in part on the Justice Department ’ s decision to issue a motion to dismiss all criminal charges against Flynn .
“ The Senate has maintained a copy of the fully-unredacted email but was unable to share it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which was completed today , ” Johnson and Grassley ’ s press release Tuesday stated .
Both Senators have long pointed out that Obama ’ s role in the investigation into Trump and Flynn was more than just ancillary .
For example in Rice ’ s email she noted that “ From a national security perspective , President Obama said he wants to be sure that , as we engage with the incoming team , we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason we can not share information fully as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was during that same time frame she sent the email to herself on Jan. 20 , 2017 that the Obama Administration ’ s FBI and its senior administration officials had already been fully immersed into spying against the Trump campaign .
The evidence of these operations have been disclosed in thousands of documents discovered by years of congressional investigations and DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s investigations .
Those investigations revealed that Flynn ’ s name was illegally unmasked more than likely by a senior official in the Obama Administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the contents of Flynn ’ s highly classified conversation with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak was leaked to David Ignatius , a top columnist with the Washington Post , who was known to have top connections to senior officials in the Obama Administration .
Those leaks were done to tarnish Flynn ’ s name and create a disinformation campaign against him because they came after FBI officials had already decided to drop the case against him for lack of evidence that he had committed any crime .
Further , during that same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a FISA warrant and subsequent renewals from the secret court to spy on short term campaign volunteer Carter Page .
The public is now aware through extensive release of classified documents that the FBI agents involved in the investigation and the bureau lawyers lied to the FISC court and omitted information from the warrant that would ’ ve changed the courts decision to spy on Page .
Rice ’ s email is not explosive but it is a rare insiders look at the magnitude of the Obama administrations actions against the Trump campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take into account why Rice would ever send this email to herself .
Is it a cover your ass email .
I would say yes .
For example , in one email Rice reveals what former FBI Director James Comey discussed with President Obama and the other senior officials about the investigation into Flynn .
Rice states in her email that “ Comey said he does have some concerns that incoming NSA Flynn is speaking frequently with Russian Ambassador Kislyak , ” Rice wrote in a portion of the email that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments a day after FBI agents had submitted a memo to drop the investigation of Flynn because they found no derogatory information against him during the course of their investigation .
You wouldn ’ t know it from reading Rice ’ s email about the January 5th , 2017 meeting at the Oval Office .
Comey apparently stated his concern and why the Trump administration should be kept out of the loop regarding Flynn .
Rice said Comey told Obama and the group that Flynn ’ s situation “ could be an issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” with the incoming administration .
“ President Obama asked if Comey was saying the NSC should not pass sensitive information related to Russia to Flynn , ” said Rice .
“ Comey replied ‘ potentially.
’ ” “ [ Comey ] added that he has no indication thus far that Flynn has passed classified information to Kislyak , but he noted that ‘ the level of communication is unusual , ” he said .
A number of lawmakers and intelligence officials interviewed by this reporter suggest that the newly declassified information reveals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FBI ’ s investigation to tarnish the Trump campaign and then later the administration .
“ It ’ s evident they would stop at nothing to take down Flynn and President Trump , ” stated a former senior intelligence official , familiar with the investigation .
“ This email from Rice to herself is nothing more than a way of ensuring that there was some documentation of the meeting , a CYA , because it appears to be an attempt by one U.S. president to take down another .
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saraacater--2020-05-19--Biggs Introduces ‘Buzz Off Act’ To Stop Policing With ‘Nosy Little Drones’

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs , R-AZ , introduced Tuesday the “ Buzz Off Act ” to stop federal law enforcement agencies from using drones to surveil and target Americans , which , he says , violates our constitutional rights .
“ Although we are living in unprecedented times , we must not compromise our long recognized constitutional rights , ” Biggs said in a statement .
“ Overseas , the Chinese and Spanish governments have already been using drones to impose stay-at-home orders , and some state and local governments here in the United States have taken notice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California , drones have been equipped with speakers and cameras to help enforce the coronavirus lockdown ; in at least one New Jersey city , these devices are being deployed to harangue citizens into heeding social distancing guidelines.
” “ Any freedom-loving American is left to wonder : what ’ s next ?
The Fourth Amendment and decades of Supreme Court precedent grant all American citizens a right to privacy , ” he continued .
“ I won ’ t let our nation be transformed into a police state , nor will I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machine tell me how to live my life .
These nosy little drones need to buzz off !
” The use of drones has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as law enforcement continues to use them to enforce strict lockdowns in many states .
Last week , a group of Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security raising concerns that some of those drones are produced by Da Jiang Innovations ( DJI ) , a Chinese-owned company , which donated 100 drones for “ 45 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 22 states ” amid the coronavirus outbreak .
Moreover , many U.S. government agencies have outlawed any purchase of such drones over the grave national security concerns , including the Interior Department , which “ temporarily retired ” the drones and the U.S. military , which has been banned from using and purchasing them under the National Defense Authorization Act .


saraacater--2020-05-19--Rice ’email to self’ Declassified By DNI, DOJ Is Reviewing Before Public Release

“ The American people deserve transparency , and your tenacious work to bring previously hidden documents and conduct into the light is admirable and vitally important , ” stated Johnson in his letter .
Rice ’ s email is only part of a slew of documents being declassified by Grenell and the Justice Department regarding the bureau investigations that took place against the Trump campaign , unmasking of Trump campaign officials , actions of the Justice Department and the Obama White House during the 2016 election .
Earlier this month Grenell declassified 53 declassified transcripts of witnesses that testified before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probe into Trump and his campaign .
The testimony had been blocked for nearly a year by the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff .
The Rice email , however , is the closest document that could potentially reveal the extent of former President Obama ’ s knowledge and his own actions regarding the investigation into the Trump campaign .
Johnson said in his letter Monday that it is imperative to his committees investigation to obtain the fully redacted email and he was aware that Barr was in the process of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , email from former National Security Advisor Susan Rice .
In that email , Ambassador Rice summarized an Oval Office meeting with President Obama and other administration officials that occurred on January 5 , 2017.
” That meeting with Obama came a day after the FBI had a written memorandum to drop the investigation on then former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn .
The FBI memo , which was recently declassified noted that the bureau found ‘ no derogatory information on Flynn .
However , after the Jan. 5 meeting with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bureau failed to drop the case against Flynn and instead ramped up its investigation into the retired three star general .
Because of the overwhelming amount of evidence revealing that the bureau should have never investigated Flynn the Justice Department has asked the court to drop case against him .
Johnson noted in his letter to Barr that “ a majority of Ambassador Rice ’ s email was declassified but a portion of the email remains classified.
” “ The significance of that meeting is becoming increasingly apparent as more and more information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For these reasons , it is essential that Congress and the American people understand what occurred during that January 5 , 2017 , meeting and how it was later characterized by administration officials .
The declassification of Ambassador Rice ’ s email , in whole , will assist these efforts .
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saraacater--2020-05-19--Flynn Files Emergency Petition With U.S. Court Of Appeals To Replace Judge And Dismiss Case

In an unexpected turn of events defense lawyer for former national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has filed a @ @ @ @ @ United States Court of Appeals with the District of Columbia to dismiss the case against @ @ @ @ @ appointing an amicus curiae and reassign the case to another judge .
The petition comes @ @ @ @ @ who oversees Flynn ’ s case , failed to grant the government ’ s motion @ @ @ @ @ his defense believes is a political prejudice against Flynn .
Sidney Powell filed the 31 @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday afternoon with the court , arguing in the petition that Judge Emmet Sullivan , @ @ @ @ @ case has wagered a political agenda against her client .


saraacater--2020-05-19--Amid Pandemic, United Nations Tells People What Words To Use

The world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic , the largest global health crisis in more than a century , however , the United Nations finds it a pressing matter to address the creation of a “ more equal world by using gender-neutral language.
” The list of pronouns features gender neutral labels for certain professions or titles .
For example , the U.N. is suggesting that people say “ humankind ” rather than “ mankind , ” or “ partner ” as opposed to the terms “ boyfriend ” and “ girlfriend.
” The tweet received plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replies .
United States Senator Marsha Blackburn ( R-TN ) responded to the U.N. ’ s tweet , saying “ Your silence on China ’ s role in spreading COVID-19 is deafening.
” Blackburn ’ s colleague , Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) , tweeted , “ UN = commie word police , trying to distract from their being in bed with literal communists.
” “ Thank God the United Nations marshaling all its resources fighting the worst pandemic in a century , ” actor James Woods , a prominent Hollywood conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we are being saved from the dreaded pronoun plague !
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” The controversial World Health Organization is an agency of the United Nations .
Meanwhile , acting USAID administrator John Barsa sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday , asking him to stop the organization from using resources allocated to support its efforts in mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus to promote global abortion access .
The U.S. the largest donor to the United Nations , contributing approximately $ 10 billion in 2018 , around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ budget .


saraacater--2020-05-19--House Judiciary To FBI Director Wray ‘Wake Up And Work With Congress’

GOP lawmakers with the House Judiciary Committee sent several letters Monday directly to two FBI agents involved in the investigation into former national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn .
Ranking Republican Jim Jordan , R-Ohio , along with his colleague Rep. Mike Johnson , R-LA , sent the letters after FBI Director Christopher Wray failed to respond to earlier requests this month .
The requests are significant and show the growing divide between Congressional Republicans on the committee and Wray , who has failed to respond to numerous requests since the beginning of his tenure at the FBI .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congressional requests to speak with FBI Special Agent Joe Pientka , who along with former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok , conducted the now infamous White House interview with Flynn on Jan. 24 , 2017 .
The lawmakers also requested to speak with FBI ’ s former head of the Counterintelligence Division , Bill Priestap , whose unsealed handwritten notes revealed the possible ‘ nefarious ’ motivations behind the FBI ’ s investigation of Flynn .
Not only has the House Judiciary Committee requested to speak with the agents but several years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speak with Pientka regarding the circumstances surrounding the probe into the Trump campaign and Flynn .
“ Michael Flynn was wronged by the FBI , ” said a senior Republican official with direct knowledge of the Flynn investigation .
“ Sadly Director Wray has shown little interest in getting to the bottom of what actually happened with the Flynn case .
Wray ’ s lackadaisical attitude is an embarrassment to the rank and file agents at the bureau , whose names have been dragged through the mud time and time again throughout the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up and work with Congress .
If he doesn ’ t maybe it ’ s time for him to go.
” This reporter first published earlier this month that Priestap is also allegedly responsible for stopping Pientka from doing an ‘ enhanced asset validation review ’ of the former British spy , Christopher Steele , whose now debunked dossier launched the investigation into President Donald Trump ’ s campaign .
According to a former FBI official who spoke to this news site the enhanced validation review in the FBI is triggered “ if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100,000 per year for information , or the source ’ s information is so critical that it can shape national policy or trigger some sort of diplomatic or military action.
” Steele ’ s dossier should have been validated considering the potential to impact our Presidential election , so it “ becomes very questionable as to why Priestap would shut it down , ” the former senior FBI official added .
The former senior FBI official also stressed that the decision to interview Flynn at the White House without offering him the opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and procedure .
In the letter to Pientka , Jordan and Johnson reiterated that Wray was unresponsive to requests to interview the agents .
The lawmakers stressed in their letter that on “ May 4 , 2020 , we wrote to Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) Director Christopher Wray to request a transcribed interview with you to understand your actions relating to former National Security Advisor , LTG Michael T. Flynn .
Because Director Wray has declined to respond to our request , we are forced to write to you directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to schedule this transcribed interview .
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saraacater--2020-05-19--Trump Threatens To Freeze WHO Funding, Tells Tedros ‘demonstrate independence from China’

United States President Donald Trump revealed a letter Monday night that he sent to World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus laying out a timeline of the WHO ’ s missteps in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic .
It also addressed the differences in how the organization treated China , where the virus originated , compared to how it treated the U.S. Trump warned Dr. Tedros that he would freeze U.S. funding to the W.H.O.
, an agency of the U.N. , if it did not ‘ demonstrate independence from China.
’ “ I can not allow American taxpayer dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in its present state , is so clearly not serving America ’ s interests , ” Mr. Trump ’ s letter read .
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Trump suspended U.S. funding of the WHO last month .
Prior to that move , the U.S. was the largest donor to the WHO .
President Trump defended his decision to restrict travel from China during the early stages of the global pandemic , telling Dr. Tedros that he believed the Director-General “ strongly praised China ’ s strict domestic travel restrictions but were inexplicably against my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the ban , with respect to people coming from China .
I put the ban in place regardless of your wishes .
Your political gamesmanship on this issue was deadly , as other governments , relying on your comments , delayed life-saving restrictions on travel to and from China.
” On a separate note – which the President did not address in his letter – Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was accused in 2017 of “ covering up three cholera epidemics in his home country , Ethiopia , when he was health minister.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ China – the country where the coronavirus pandemic emerged – is forcing the Trump administration to reassess whether to pull U.S. funding from the organization .
President Trump ended his letter with an ultimatum for Dr. Tedros and the World Health Organization .
“ It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the world , ” he wrote .
“ The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if it can actually demonstrate independence from China .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on how to reform the organization .
But action is needed quickly .
We do not have time to waste.
” The President concluded by telling the Director-General that “ if the World Health Organization does not commit to major substantive improvements within the next 30 days , I will make my temporary freeze of United States funding to the ( WHO ) permanent and reconsider our membership in the organization , ” adding that he “ can not allow American taxpayer dollars to continue to finance an organization that , in its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serving America ’ s interests.
” The U.S. has more than 1,417,889 cases of coronavirus nationwide , with more than 85,906 people succumbing to the virus .


saraacater--2020-05-19--3,000 Pounds Of Drugs Seized At Border Since Non-Essential Travel Restrictions Began

Since U.S. Customs and Border Protection restricted non-essential travel on March , 21 across our Northern and Southern borders in response to the global pandemic of COVID-19 , agents have seized nearly 3,000 pounds of drugs and “ various firearms , ” a Tuesday press release stated .
“ The state of the global health environment and the influence on national security is dynamic in nature , yet the vigilance , service and integrity of our officers remains unchanged , ” said Christopher Perry , Director of Field Operations .
“ In light of these challenges , the men and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line against those wishing to exploit the current circumstances to bring contraband into the U.S. ” CBP in Michigan intercepted and seized 2,856 pounds of marijuana , 87 pounds of cocaine , 12 pounds of fentanyl , and 12 guns between March , 21 to May , 16 , according to CBP .
The ban on non-essential travel , however , is loose , according to officers who ’ ve spoken with Sara A. Carter .
Patricia Cramer , who is President of the Arizona chapter of the National Treasury Employee Union [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protection Officers and Agriculture Specialists at the Arizona Port of Entries , told The Sara Carter Show last month that non-essential traffic was continuing and blamed senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security for ignoring their pleas as hundreds of officers fell ill with the coronavirus .
“ If anyone was to come down to the U.S. Mexico border they would never think there was a pandemic going on , ” said Cramer .
“ You would think life is just normal .
And unfortunately , it ’ s a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going back and forth into Mexico you know to get tacos , to get haircuts , to go to nail salons , to go to vet appointments – I mean nonessential stuff .
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saraacater--2020-05-19--Rep. Elise Stefanik Blasts House Democrats’ ‘Embarrassing’ New Impeachment Inquiry

Rep. Elise Stefanik , R-NY , told Fox & Friends Tuesday that the Democrats ’ hoping to move forward with another impeachment probe against President Donald Trump is “ embarrassing.
” “ They have been obsessed with impeachment after President Trump overwhelmingly won the election , ” Stefanik said .
“ And I ’ ve seen this firsthand sitting on the House Intelligence Committee .
Adam Schiff has continued to put out misinformation , and , frankly , lies to the American people .
We saw this with the Mueller testimony as well .
That when Mueller came to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just crumbled.
” House Democrats told the Supreme Court Monday that they ’ re moving forward with an impeachment investigation against the President and requested grand jury material from Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s investigation into Trump .
Stefanik continued , “ This shows how weak Joe Biden is I think as a presidential candidate because they can ’ t run on their record .
And what ’ s so concerning to me is we ’ re in the middle of coming out of a once in a hundred years pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms of rebuilding the economy , and this is what House Democrats want to focus on ?
It ’ s inexcusable , it ’ s embarrassing .
And I think it ’ s a real opportunity for Republicans to take back the majority.
” The House Intelligence Committee has yet to include Republican members in their plans to move forward with impeachment proceedings , Stefanik added , slamming it as purely “ political .
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saraacater--2020-05-20--WH Press Sec. Calls Out Chris Cuomo For ‘Interestingly’ Taking ‘A Less Safe Version’ Of Hydroxychlor

WH Press Sec. Calls Out Chris Cuomo For ‘Interestingly’ Taking ‘A Less Safe Version’ Of Hydroxychloroquine

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany called out CNN host Chris Cuomo during a press conference Wednesday for “ interestingly ” taking “ a less safe version ” of Hydroxychloroquine before criticizing President Donald Trump for ‘ dangerously ’ taking the drug to protect himself against the novel coronavirus .
Further , McEnany referred Cuomo to his brother , the Governor of New York , who happens to be excited about the promising evidence behind the drug in treating COVID-19 patients in his state .
“ The President knows that Hydroxychloroquine is not supported by science , he knows it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he ’ s using it , ” McEnany told reporters .
“ Well , Cuomo mocked the President for this and interestingly , I found this out just before coming here , Hydroxychloroquine , of course , is an FDA approved medication with a long-proven track record for safety .
And it turns out that Chris Cuomo took a less safe version of it called ‘ quinine , ’ which the FDA removed from the market in 2006 because of its serious side effects , including death.
” McEnany added , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criticism of the President .
And on that note , to Chris Cuomo , I ’ d like to redirect him to his brother , the Governor of New York , Governor Cuomo , who has several on the record statements about Hydroxychloroquine , saying ‘ I ’ m an optimist , I ’ m hopeful about that drug .
And that ’ s why we ’ ll try it here in New York as soon as we get it .
There has been anecdotal evidence that it ’ s promising .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead.
’ And I have about eight other quotes from Governor Cuomo , should any of you have interest in that.
” The drug is FDA-approved for emergency use against COVID-19 and many doctors have touted the drug as successful in their patients suffering from the virus .
It ’ s typically used for the prevention of malaria .
The President was prescribed the drug by the White House doctor , which he announced earlier this week , as several cases of the virus were recently reported in Trump ’ s circle .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that after discussing whether to administer the drug and , after consulting with experts “ we concluded that the potential benefit from treatment outweighed the relative risks.
” The drug that Cuomo took , while sick with the virus that he ’ s since recovered from , is what the FDA warns has “ serious risks ” associated with “ off-label ” use .
In her blog posts documenting Cuomo ’ s treatment , his wife Cristina wrote that he was using “ potentized quinine , ” saying that it ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that she took it for her own Lyme disease treatment .
“ On top of this is homeopathy , which works according to the symptom picture .
Potentized quinine ( OXO ) ; it ’ s derived from the nontoxic bark of Peruvian-grown quinine plants , ” she wrote .
“ It is a natural antibiotic ( it ’ s being used in India with very good results ) .
This is not on the market here ; Dr. Lancaster has made this in her lab for 40 years , and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The medicine Plaquinol , which many doctors are using for COVID-19 is similar to quinine , but it has negative side effects . )


saraacater--2020-05-20--Biden Tells Former Ukraine President Poroshenko ‘I’m a man of my word’ In Newly Released Phone Calls

Private phone conversations between former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko have been released by a Ukrainian lawmaker .
Edited recordings of the calls between the two leaders were played at a news conference Tuesday in Kiev by Andriy Derkach , a member of Ukraine ’ s parliament who has claimed he has proof showing that Burisma Holdings , the Ukrainian natural gas company that employed Biden ’ s son Hunter Biden , paid the then-Vice President $ 900,000 in lobbying fees .
“ It ’ s going to be critical for him to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did , ” Biden said during a call with Poroshenko .
“ And I ’ m a man of my word .
And now that the new prosecutor general is in place , we ’ re ready to move forward to signing that new $ 1 billion loan guarantee.
” Derkach has previously claimed Biden pressured Ukraine in December 2015 to force Shokin ’ s resignation and dangled $ 1 billion in loan guarantees as an incentive .
“ Tell me that there is a new government and prosecutor general , ” Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am prepared to do a public signing of the commitment for the billion dollars .
Again , I ’ m not suggesting that that ’ s what you want to do or don ’ t want .
I ’ m just suggesting that that ’ s what we ’ re prepared to do .
And again , it wouldn ’ t be finalized until , you know , the IMF pieces are written.
” Poroshenko responded to Biden ’ s statement , saying , “ Extremely strong motivation…If you think that the political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from your point of view , I recall this proposal.
” Neither Joe Biden nor Poroshenko mentioned Hunter Biden or Burisma in the leaked audio tapes .
Derkach said he received the recordings from “ investigative journalists ” and that they were made by Poroshenko .
Derkach , a former member of the pro-Russia Party of Regions , has argued in favor of a corruption case being brought against Joe and Hunter Biden .
Derkach and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani , President Trump ’ s personal attorney , met in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as U.S. Vice President , Biden publicly pushing for the firing of prosecutor general Victor Shokin .
Last year , Mr. Biden told the Council on Foreign Relations that he had told Poroshenko that Ukraine would not receive the $ 1 billion loan unless Shokin was ousted from his position .
Meanwhile , the Biden campaign says the release of the recordings is part of an ongoing effort for the Russians to sabotage the presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee ’ s campaign .
“ They heavily edited this , and it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thud , ” Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates told the Washington Post .


saraacater--2020-05-20--Senate Homeland Security Committee Votes To Subpoena Burisma-Linked Firm

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena its first witness in the investigation into former @ @ @ @ @ s son Hunter Biden and his position with the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings @ @ @ @ @ , Blue Star Strategies , is associated with Burisma and is expected to answer key @ @ @ @ @ Hunter Biden sat on the board of the Ukrainian company while his father was heading @ @ @ @ @ his role with the Obama administration .
Moreover , the request would bring information forward @ @ @ @ @ 1 , 2013 , Fox News is reporting .
This story is developing and will @ @ @


saraacater--2020-05-20--California City Declares Itself A ‘Sanctuary’ For Businesses Amid Restrictive Lockdowns

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and California ’ s “ draconian ” lockdowns , Atwater Mayor Paul Creighton is offering his city as a “ sanctuary ” for businesses struggling to make ends meet .
“ Atwater is one of the lowest numbers in our county and we ’ re seeing the economic pressure of this — and we ’ re not getting any relief from the governor or the county so — we decided to step up , ” the Mayor told Fox & Friends Wednesday morning .
“ The revenues are down .
We ’ re following the Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actively [ or ] aggressively going to file a lawsuit or anything else , but we ’ re going to stand our ground , ” he said .
“ And , the draconian measures that are taken , [ they don ’ t ] fit our community.
” “ We smashed the curve here in Merced County and we ’ re doing our part , ” Creighton concluded .
“ So , let us return back to business as normal with best practices , and businesses know how to do that.
” Click @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FoxNews.com .


saraacater--2020-05-20--Mika Brzezinski Asks Twitter To Ban Trump’s Account To Make The World ‘Safer’

MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski went on a tirade Wednesday pushing Twitter to ban President Donald Trump ’ s account and asked to speak directly with the platform ’ s CEO Jack Dorsey .
“ Twitter need to know why Trump is not banned ?
” she asked , proceeding with the following thread : Trump and Brzezinski have long feuded on the platform and The President often refers to her morning show , “ Morning Joe ” as “ Morning Psycho ” and criticizes its low ratings .
And that ’ s exactly what sparked Brzezinski ’ s reaction Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a “ cold case ” opened against Brzezinski ’ s co-host and husband Joe Scarborough over a conspiracy theory that Scarborough may have killed Lori Klausutis , a 28-year-old intern who tragically died while working in his then-Florida congressional office .
“ You ’ re a sick person , to put this family through this , to put her husband through this , to do this just because you ’ re mad at Joe , because Joe got you again today , ” Brzezinski said during the show Wednesday morning .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowing this , and you should be taking these tweets down , and you should be ashamed of yourself .
You ’ ll be hearing from me on this , because this is B.S.
” She continued , “ But Donald , you are a sick person .
You ’ re really a cruel , sick , disgusting person .
”


saraacater--2020-05-20--May 2017 Flashback: Sara Carter Predicts ‘Possible Surveillance’ Will Be One Of History’s ‘Biggest S

May 2017 Flashback: Sara Carter Predicts ‘Possible Surveillance’ Will Be One Of History’s ‘Biggest Scandals’

In May 2017 , while reporting for Circa News , Sara A. Carter uncovered what would be later referred to as one of the biggest political scandals in modern history and predicted it at the time , calling for a complete investigation into the Obama administration ’ s ‘ unmasking ’ of Americans , most notably those who were in Donald Trump ’ s circle .
“ It would be one of the biggest scandals this country has ever seen , If that ’ s proven , ” Carter explained to Fox New ’ s host Sean Hannity at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do is go back to 2011 when they loosened up these rules .
John ( Solomon ) and I reported on this .
And then we see an increase of this .
We see slowly but surely an increase of unmasking Americans and leaking of information .
But what we don ’ t know Sean , yet , is why .
And that ’ s why this investigation needs to continue , both for John and I , as well as for the Senate , and as well as for Congress to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added , “ Susan Rice needs to answer these questions , former Director Clapper needs to answer these questions , as well as Director Brennan .
We need to know what they were looking at and why .
And if they were compiling dossiers on political opponents , that needs to be disclosed .
That can not be held under the shield of classified information.
” Carter ’ s predictions were validated after Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell declassified a list of names of former Obama administration officials who ‘ unmasked ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Flynn during Trump ’ s transition to the White House .
“ Only certain personnel are authorized to submit unmasking requests into the NSA system , ” stated Grenell in the documents to top Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson .
“ In this case , 16 authorized individuals requested unmaskings for ( redacted ) different NSA intelligence reports for select principals .
While principals are identified below , we can not confirm they saw the unmasked information .
This response does not include any requests outside of the specified time-frame.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice ’ s January , 2017 ’ email to self ’ in which she recounted her oval office meeting with Obama administration officials including Rice , President Obama , Vice President Joe Biden , then CIA Director John Brennan , former FBI Director James Comey , and then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper just before President Trump was to take office .
“ From a national security perspective , President Obama said he wants to be sure that , as we engage with the incoming team , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any reason we can not share information fully as it relates to Russia , ” she said in the email that was crafted as the administration was engaged in spying on members of the Trump campaign .


saraacater--2020-05-20--Pompeo Condemns Iran’s ‘Disgusting’ Remarks, Asks World To Question Trusting Iran With ‘Deadly Weapo

Pompeo Condemns Iran’s ‘Disgusting’ Remarks, Asks World To Question Trusting Iran With ‘Deadly Weapons’

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Wednesday Iran ’ s “ disgusting and hateful anti-Semitic remarks ” on social media after Iran ’ s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei lambasted U.S. ally Israel and issued a call to arms for Palestinians in the region .
“ The United States condemns Supreme Leader Khamenei ’ s disgusting and hateful anti-Semitic remarks , ” Pompeo said .
“ They have no place on Twitter or on any other social media platform .
We know Khamenei ’ s vile rhetoric does not represent the Iranian people ’ s tradition of tolerance.
” He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world ’ s top sponsor of terrorism and anti-Semitism denies the Holocaust , sends money and weapons to anti-Israel terrorists , and now has invoked the Nazi call for the Final Solution.
” Finally , Pompeo asked other nations : “ Is this someone who can be trusted with deadly weapons ?
” In his earlier statement , Khamenei accused Israel of “ terrorism ” , calling it a “ cancerous tumor ” , responsible for “ massacring children , women , and men.
” It comes as Israel moves towards annexing portions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the Trump administration ’ s Middle East Peace plan .
“ The West Bank must be armed , just as Gaza .
The only thing that can reduce Palestinians ’ hardships is the hand of power , ” he wrote .
“ Otherwise , compromise won ’ t reduce a bit of the cruel of this usurping , evil , wolf-like entity.
” Despite the global pandemic , Iran has continued its campaign of terrorism in the region .
Last week , Iran ’ s government pushed forward a decision to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jerusalem .
The move completely contrasted with the Trump administration ’ s U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem , which occurred almost exactly two years ago .
Their campaign of escalation targeting American warships in the Persian Gulf also continues .
Moreover , Iran reportedly conducted a cyberattack on Israel ’ s civilian water infrastructure last month and allegedly used American servers to conduct the attack , Fox News ’ Trey Yingst reported .
In response , Israel reportedly attacked Iran ’ s Shahid Rajaee Port earlier this month , the Washington Post reported @


saraacater--2020-05-21--Biden Vetting Klobuchar For VP: What About The ‘Binder, the comb and Staff members,’ Oh My

White House presidential hopeful Vice President Joe Biden has asked Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar to go through the rigorous process of being vetted for Vice President and as that process takes place , it may be former staffers with a grudge against her who put a wrench in her aspirations , according to numerous reports .
The Minnesota lawmaker was a favorite by Democratic analysts over the past month , but , according to a multitude of previous stories ( now long forgotten by most ) , her past actions with employees wouldn ’ t win her boss of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a look at just one story from The New York Times in 2019 .
An aide , joining her on a trip to South Carolina in 2008 , had procured a salad for his boss while hauling their bags through an airport terminal .
But once onboard , he delivered the grim news : He had fumbled the plastic eating utensils before reaching the gate , and the crew did not have any forks on such a short flight .
What happened next was typical : Ms. Klobuchar berated her aide instantly for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not : She pulled a comb from her bag and began eating the salad with it , according to four people familiar with the episode .
According to reports , Klobuchar who failed her bid for the Democratic nomination for president , was approached by Biden ’ s camp , but those sources told CBS News ’ Bo Erickson it ’ s “ unclear when they reached out or if anyone else is being groomed.
” There are also stories about throwing a binder at her staff , screaming at them and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of her staffers cry .
Yikes !
Can you imagine her as Vice President ?
Or maybe , she ’ s gone through some anger management .
I ’ m always open to change .
Other Democratic female hopefuls who could be selected as a running mate are “ Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer also reportedly in talks with his campaign , ” according to CBS .
Hopefully , those Democratic VEEP hopefuls won ’ t have the same issues with staffers and other employees that Klobuchar has @ @ @ @ @ @


saraacater--2020-05-21--Trump Vows To Keep Country Open If There’s A Second Wave Of COVID-19

President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to keep the country open in the event there ’ s a second wave of @ @ @ @ @ also told the host of “ The Buck Sexton Show ” and former CIA analyst @ @ @ @ @ do so in an exclusive interview at the White House on Wednesday .
“ People @ @ @ @ @ very distinct possibility .
It ’ s standard .
And we ’ re going to @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re not going to close the country .
We ’ re going to @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump told reporters while visiting Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan that ’ s producing @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Whether it ’ s an ember or a flame , we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ .
But we ’ re not closing our country , ” Trump added .
Click @ @ @ @ @ story on The Hill .


saraacater--2020-05-21--Social Distancing Was First Introduced By New Mexico Teenager In 2006

Social distancing was first introduced in May 2006 at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis by Laura Glass , a then-15-year-old Albuquerque High School sophomore , according to a report by the Albuquerque Journal earlier this month .
Glass unveiled her plan to implement social distancing as a method to slow the spread of pandemics .
She was one of 1,500 students to attend the fair .
“ It spreads like crazy once it gets in the teens in the schools , ” Glass told Albuquerque Journal science reporter John Fleck , who covered the event fourteen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on computer simulations of human interaction , according to the report .
She won third place in the medicine and health category at the Intel fair in 2006 .
“ The inspiration , the sparks came from my daughter , ” said Robert J .
Glass , a retired Sandia National Laboratories senior scientist , said of social distancing .
According to the Albuquerque Journal , Laura Glass , now 29 , declined to be interviewed for their story , but her father offered a comment on her motivation to find a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Her project was a multiyear kind of effort , and it dovetailed with work I was doing – complex systems modeling .
You could define a person and put them in a grid , move them around and find who they would come into contact with , ” Mr. Glass told the Journal .
“ She said , ‘ What about diseases ?
’ ” Social distancing in the U.S. was first implemented in March of this year , when the COVID-19 epidemic escalated nationwide .
In April , a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intermittent ’ periods of social distancing may be required until the year 2022 in the United States , in order to combat any surge in the virus that could overwhelm the health care system .


saraacater--2020-05-21--DC Circuit Court Orders Sullivan To Respond To Flynn’s Appeal To Dismiss Case

The United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit has ordered Judge Emmet Sullivan , who ’ s overseeing Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn ’ s case , to respond to his appeal to have him replaced and to dismiss the trial no later than June 1 , according to a court document reviewed by SaraACarter.com .
Flynn filed a writ of mandamus to the court on Tuesday after Sullivan failed to comply with the Justice Department ’ s recommendation to dismiss the case in what Flynn ’ s defense attorney Sidney Powell described as politically motivated .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sullivan to respond to # Flynn Petition for Wirt of Mandamus by June 1 , ” tweeted Powell Thursday .
On Tuesday , Powell filed a writ of mandamus with the United States Court of Appeals with the District of Columbia to dismiss the case against Flynn , vacate the order appointing an amicus curiae and reassign the case to another judge .
The petition came after Sullivan failed to grant the government ’ s motion to dismiss based on what his defense believes is a political prejudice against Flynn .
The 31 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been operating as a prosecutor not a judge , she stated : “ Petitioner respectfully requests that this Court order the district court immediately to ( 1 ) grant the Justice Department ’ s Motion to Dismiss ; ( 2 ) vacate its order appointing amicus curiae ; and ( 3 ) reassign the case to another district judge as to any further proceedings .
”


saraacater--2020-05-21--‘Dr. Fauci, We Need A Second Opinion’: JCN Runs Ad Seeking Medical Advice To Reopen Economy

Job Creators Network , a small business advocacy group , ran an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal Thursday urging Dr. Anthony Fauci , who ’ s played a key role in the nation ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic , to consult “ a second opinion ” regarding the economic response to COVID-19 .
JCN noted that many medical professionals are raising concerns over the external consequences of sweeping lockdowns imposed to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus .
The group is also recruiting those second opinions on their new site “ FauciSecondOpinion.com.
” In the letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , JCN ’ s President and CEO Alfredo Ortiz made clear that it was important that all medical concerns regarding the shutdown be heard .
“ You are the nation ’ s leading medical voice on how and when society reopens from the pandemic-induced shutdown , ” said Ortiz .
“ And while Americans appreciate your service , your voice represents one of many important perspectives in the medical field .
Just as Americans routinely seek a second opinion regarding any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second opinion regarding on this urgent issue before us.
” Further , Ortiz cited Dr. Scott Atlas , the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University , who emphasized the importance of following the facts amid the pandemic and who advocated for taking “ sensible precautions ” to allow most businesses to reopen .
“ We ’ re not just concerned about the 30 million small business owners and the 60 million people they employ , ” Ortiz explained .
“ The economy is certainly a concern , but so is the health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
The shutdown has broad health , economic , and societal impacts that have been largely overlooked in the official reopening debate.
” The delay in reopening , Ortiz wrote , is forcing some hospitals to close as elective procedures continue to be banned in many states , forcing some patients to delay important procedures .
Daniel Murphy , an emergency doctor in New York , who advocates for the reopening , says “ the growing numbers dying at home during the crisis must include fatal myocardial infarctions , asthma exacerbations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ortiz noted .
The mental health toll has also been significant as suicide hotlines are experiencing exponential call volume increases .
Moreover , the unemployment rate , which is currently 14.7 percent , is the highest its been since the great depression as businesses close and say they may never reopen , the ad notes .
“ Millions of us , Dr. Fauci , don ’ t recognize our lives anymore .
And the desire to return to work and normal life is not driven by greed .
It is driven by biological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work , and derive meaning from work .
But it wasn ’ t just work that was stripped from life .
The social aspects of our life that give it meaning and purpose were stripped , too , ” Ortiz wrote .
He added , “ This is not a question of life v. the economy .
The real choice is life vs. life .
Shutting down society was intended to flatten the curve and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed .
It has achieved these goals at immense economic and social cost .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ until there is a cure or zero deaths .
By using strategic testing , tracing , and smart business innovations , we can isolate the few to protect the many instead of isolating the many to protect the few.
” “ We know that you have America ’ s interest at heart but fear your limited view is causing too much unneeded pain .
In view of the serious economic and medical consequences of not re-opening our economy immediately , we need a second opinion !
”


saraacater--2020-05-21--Andrew Weissmann Reportedly Hosting Virtual Biden Campaign Fundraiser

Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Former lead prosecutor Andrew Weissmann is reportedly hosting a virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden ’ s 2020 campaign .
The event is set for June 2nd and will feature the former attorney general of New Jersey Anne Milgram .
Weissmann has long been criticized for his immoral actions and is known for his anti-Trump sentiment .
In 1997 , Weissmann was “ reprimanded by a judge in the Eastern District of New York for withholding evidence , ” according to Sara A. Carter ’ s reporting .
In 2016 , he was also reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Senate Judiciary Committee for alleged “ corrupt legal practices , ” according to documents and the attorney involved in a whistleblower case reviewed by Carter .
He was described as Mueller ’ s “ Pitbull ” for his legal strategy .
During his time in the Special Counsel ’ s office , Weissmann mainly oversaw the case against Paul Manafort , who was recently released from prison amid the novel coronavirus pandemic to serve the remainder of his sentence from home .
Weissmann later left his role at the Special Counsel ’ @ @ @ @ @


saraacater--2020-05-21--Palestinian Leaders Cut Security Ties With US Over Israel’s Plan To Annex Part Of West Bank

Palestinian leaders have suspended security ties with the CIA over Israel ’ s plans to annex parts of the West Bank , which is backed by the U.S. as part of the Trump administration ’ s Middle East Peace Plan , a Palestinian official said Tuesday , according to the Jerusalem Post .
“ Security cooperation with the United States is no more .
Security coordination with Israel is no more , ” General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat said .
“ We are going to maintain public order and the rule of law , alone.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israeli “ enclaves ” in the West Bank will become Israel ’ s sovereign territory while offering the Palestinians a “ state that encompasses territory reasonably comparable in size to the territory of the West Bank and Gaza pre-1967.
” It also seeks to improve conditions in the West Bank through bettering education , infrastructure , and trade .
“ Peace to Prosperity is a realistic and achievable plan that can be implemented by the Palestinians , with the support of the international community , to build a better future for the Palestinians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states .
“ Through this vision , the West Bank and Gaza can provide a future of dignity and opportunity for the Palestinian people .
”


saraacater--2020-05-21--Pelosi Argues ‘Vote By Mail’ Is A ‘More Democratic’ Option For 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-CA , said Wednesday that mail-in voting is a “ more Democratic ” option for the American people , many of which will mail-in ballots in the November election amid the novel coronavirus outbreak , in an interview with MSNBC .
“ We ’ re now calling it voting at home because that ’ s really what it ’ s all about , enabling people to vote at home , ” she explained .
“ And , in the legislation , we have additional funds , $ 3.6 billion , which is what is necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which follows some of our encouragements that every voter would receive an absentee ballot , that there would be same-day registration , that for those who need to vote on election day , whether its disabilities or concerns about their ballots , etc .
that there would be safe opportunities for them to do so well in advance of election day , but inadequate locations that are safe.
” Pelosi added , “ This becomes a health issue as we saw in Wisconsin .
Standing in those lines , for that amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enclosed is dangerous to your health , and , again , vote by mail is more Democratic , it gives people more options , it removes obstacles and barriers to voting , which is what we want to do by voting at home .
Essential to it is a lively , thriving postal system.
” The House passed the Heroes Act Friday , which includes $ 3.6 billion for mail-in voting .
It will move to the Senate for a vote expected after the Memorial Day recess .
Howevre , Republicans in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nonstarter because it includes ‘ wish list ’ spending , including cutting checks to illegal immigrants and promoting cannabis reform .
Many of the Republicans are also arguing that the mail-in voting provision is an invitation for fraud .
During a Wednesday press conference , President Donald Trump warned of the issue and threatened to withhold funding from states who choose to “ go down this voter fraud path ” as he battles with states like Michigan and Nevada .


saraacater--2020-05-21--GOP Reps Ask Trump to Prolong Suspension of New Guest Worker Visas

U.S. temporary foreign worker programs , sometimes referred to as guest worker programs , have more than doubled in size in recent decades .
More than nine hundred thousand visas were granted in 2018 [ PDF ] , up from some four hundred thousand in 1994 .
The H1B , H2A , H2B , and H4 visas are the largest of these programs , noted in a recent report the Council of Foreign Relations .
President Trump signed last month an executive order limiting immigration into the U.S. for 60 days , but now the GOP representatives are asking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover temporary workers known as H2A and H2B visas .
Recent polling shows Americans strongly stand behind restricting immigration into the country during this crisis .
Nearly 80 % of those polled said they favor a temporary pause on immigration into the United States , according to a recent USA Today/Ipsos poll .
“ My colleagues and I urge President Trump to suspend granting new guest worker visas for at least one year so that Americans are not forced to compete with foreign labor as our nation recovers , ” House Freedom Caucus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told Fox News .
“ As we respond to the COVID-19 outbreak , it is important that we continue to look out for their economic welfare , ” Biggs said .
“ More than 36 million Americans have filed for unemployment and , even as states and counties begin to reopen , jobs are scarce.
” Biggs is not the only GOP representative to ask for these measures .
Texas republican congressman Lance Gooden also asked that the President expand the ban and include the guest workers .
“ Why on Earth would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans need these jobs !
” said Gooden in a tweet last week .
Rep. Paul Gosar ( R-AZ ) also tweeted that “ Ending OPT is common sense and that OPT was not authorized by Congress…If there ’ s no U.S. labor shortage , then there ’ s no need for foreign guest workers .
”


saraacater--2020-05-22--FBI’s Full Statement On Bureau’s After Action Review Of Flynn Case

“ FBI Director Christopher Wray today ordered the Bureau ’ s Inspection Division to conduct an after-action review of the Michael Flynn investigation .
The after-action review will have a two-fold purpose : ( 1 ) evaluate the relevant facts related to the FBI ’ s role in the Flynn investigation and determine whether any current employees engaged in misconduct , and ( 2 ) evaluate any FBI policies , procedures , or controls implicated by the Flynn investigation and identify any improvements that might be warranted .
The after-action review will complement the already substantial assistance the FBI has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in connection with his work on the Flynn case .
Under Director Wray ’ s leadership , the FBI has been fully transparent and cooperative with Mr. Jensen , and the FBI ’ s help has included providing special agents to assist Mr. Jensen in the fact-finding process .
Although the FBI does not have the prosecutorial authority to bring a criminal case , the Inspection Division can and will evaluate whether any current on-board employees engaged in actions that might warrant disciplinary measures .
As for former employees , the FBI does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disciplinary action .
Director Wray authorized this additional level of review now that the Department of Justice , through Mr. Jensen ’ s work , has developed sufficient information to determine how to proceed in the Flynn case .
However , Mr. Jensen ’ s work will continue to take priority , and the Director has further ordered the Inspection Division to coordinate closely with Mr. Jensen and ensure that the review does not interfere with or impede his efforts .
Relatedly , for purposes of ensuring investigative continuity across these related matters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the extent practicable the special agents that the FBI previously assigned to assist Mr. Jensen .
Whether disrupting terrorist threats , protecting children from exploitation , or rooting out fraud and corruption , the FBI continues to uphold the three core tenets that have defined it for over 111 years as the nation ’ s premier law enforcement and domestic national security agency : fidelity , bravery , and integrity .
The 37,000 men and women of the FBI remain laser-focused on to their mission to protect the American people and defend @ @ @ @


saraacater--2020-05-22--Wray’s Review Of FBI Flynn Probe ‘is the fox guarding the hen house’

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Friday that he has ordered the bureau to conduct an internal review of its handling of the probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn , which has led to his years long battle in federal court .
It ’ s like the fox guarding the hen house .
Wray ’ s decision to investigate also comes late .
The bureau ’ s probe only comes after numerous revelations that former senior FBI officials and agents involved in Flynn ’ s case allegedly engaged in misconduct to target the three star general , who became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign advisor .
Despite all these revelations , Wray has promised that the bureau will examine whether any employees engaged in misconduct during the court of the investigation and “ evaluate whether any improvements in FBI policies and procedures need to be made.
” Based on what we know , how can we trust an unbiased investigation from the very bureau that targeted Flynn .
Let me put it to you this way , over the past year Wray has failed to cooperate with congressional investigations .
In fact , many Republican lawmakers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lack of cooperation saying , he cares more about protecting the bureaucracy than exposing and resolving the culture of corruption within the bureau .
Wray ’ s Friday announcement , is in my opinion , a ruse to get lawmakers off his back .
How can we trust that Wray ’ s internal investigation will expose what actually happened in the case of Flynn , or any of the other Trump campaign officials that were targeted by the former Obama administration ’ s intelligence and law enforcement apparatus .
It ’ s Wray @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act requests regarding the investigation into Flynn , along with any requests that would expose information on the Russia hoax investigation .
One in particular , is the request to obtain all the text messages and emails sent and received by former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe .
The FBI defended itself in its Friday announcement saying that in addition to its own internal review , it has already cooperated with other inquiries assigned by Attorney General William Barr .
But still Wray has not approved subpoena @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawmakers want to interview behind closed doors in Congress .
The recent documented discoveries by the Department of Justice make it all the more imperative that an outside review of the FBI ’ s handling of Flynn ’ s case is required .
Those documents , which shed light on the actions by the bureau against Flynn , led to the DOJ ’ s decision to drop all charges against him .
It was , after all , DOJ Attorney Jeffery Jensen who discovered the FBI documents regarding Flynn that have aided his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth out to they American people .
Powell , like me , doesn ’ t believe an internal review is appropriate .
“ Wow ?
And how is he going to investigate himself , ” she questioned in a Tweet .
“ And how could anyone trust it ?
FBI Director Wray opens internal review into how bureau handled Michael Flynn case.
” Last week , this reporter published the growing divide between Congressional Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee and Wray .
The lawmakers have accused Wray of failing to respond to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Agent Joe Pientka , who along with former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok , conducted the now infamous White House interview with Flynn on Jan. 24 , 2017 .
Further , the lawmakers have also requested to speak with the FBI ’ s former head of the Counterintelligence Division , Bill Priestap , whose unsealed handwritten notes revealed the possible ‘ nefarious ’ motivations behind the FBI ’ s investigation of Flynn .
“ Michael Flynn was wronged by the FBI , ” said a senior Republican official last week , with direct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sadly Director Wray has shown little interest in getting to the bottom of what actually happened with the Flynn case .
Wray ’ s lackadaisical attitude is an embarrassment to the rank and file agents at the bureau , whose names have been dragged through the mud time and time again throughout the Russia-gate investigation .
Wray needs to wake up and work with Congress .
If he doesn ’ t maybe it ’ s time for him to go.
” Powell argued that Flynn had pleaded guilty because his former Special Counsel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , threatened to target his son .
Those prosecutors also coerced Flynn , whose finances were depleted by his previous defense team .
Mueller ’ s team got Flynn to plead guilty to lying to the FBI about a phone conversation he had with the former Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition period .
However , the agents who interviewed him did not believe he was lying .
Currently the DOJ ’ s request to dismiss the case is now pending before federal Judge Emmet Sullivan .
Sullivan has failed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismiss the case and because of that Powell has filed a writ of mandamus to the U.S. D.C. Court of Appeals seeking the immediate removal of Sullivan , or to dismiss the prosecution as requested by the DOJ .


saraacater--2020-05-22--Video: Pakistani Airliner Crash In Karachi Now Under Investigation

Dozens of people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines ( PIA ) passenger jet crashed Friday in the Pakistani city of Karachi , according to Health Minister Azra Fazal and sources in the region that spoke to SaraACarter.com .
An investigation into the deadly crash is underway , Pakistani officials said Friday .
According to the airline ’ s CEO Air Vice Marshal Arshad Malik the flight from Lahore was carrying 99 passengers , which included seven crew members .
The PIA flight 8303 crashed near Jinnah International Airport Karachi .
It did not hit any buildings , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reporters in Karachi Friday .
Prime Minister of Pakistan Iram Khan issued an official statement on Twitter saying , he is “ shocked and saddened by the PIA crash .
Am in touch with PIA CEO Arshad Malik , who has left for Karachi & with the rescue & relief teams on the ground as this is the priority right now .
Immediate Inquiry will be instituted .
Prayers & condolences go to families of the deceased.
” “ Air travel is the safest .
PIA ’ s pilots and engineers follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are highly qualified A320 is one of the safest planes in the industry , ” he said .
Malik could not yet confirm why the accident took place , adding there is an ongoing investigation .
According to sources who spoke to this reporter from Pakistan , 66 people have been confirmed dead , while three so far have survived .
In the video below , which was shared with reporter by ISTV Pakistan , shows the PIA plane coming into view from the right side of the screen before crashing into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitoring the crisis , according to reports .
Malik told reporters that the airline was tracking the number of dead by coordinating with local hospitals .


saraacater--2020-05-22--McEnany Schools Reporters On ‘Good Journalism’, Provides Suggested Questions On ‘Unmaskings’

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany took it upon herself during Friday ’ s briefing to school reporters on the details of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn ’ s case , since they had no questions about it and about the efforts to do so under the Obama administration , she said .
When asked by one reporter during the briefing about the former administration ’ s efforts to ‘ unmask ’ Flynn , which was detailed in documents recently-declassified by the acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell .
Referring to a number of potential questions “ that any good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people were unmasked ” “ I just want to follow up with you guys on that , did anyone take it upon themselves to pose any questions about Michael Flynn and unmasking a President Obama spokesperson ?
” No one answered but the crickets in the room .
“ Oh , not a single journalist has posed that question , ok , ” McEnany continued as one reporter began to interject arguing that “ his ( Flynn ’ s ) name wasn ’ t masked.
” “ I would like to lay out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perhaps , if I write them out in a slide format , maybe we ’ re visual learners and you guys will follow up with journalistic curiosity , ” McEnany said .
The following are McEnany ’ s suggestions for reporters to ask President Obama ’ s spokesperson : Lesson 1 : Why did the Obama administration use opposition research funded by a political organization and filled with foreign dirt to surveil members of the Trump campaign ?
Lesson 2 : Why was Lieutenant General Michael Flynn unmasked ?
Not by the intel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s chief of staff , by the former Vice President Joe Biden , by Susan Rice , by the Treasury Secretary ?
Lesson 3 : Why was Flynn ’ s identity leaked in a criminal act ?
Lesson 4 : Why did the DOJ Sally Yates learn about the unmasking from President Obama ?
Lesson 5 : Why did James Clapper , John Brennan , Samantha Power , and Susan Rice privately admit under oath they had no evidence of collusion while saying the opposite publicly ?
McEnany concluded before exiting the briefing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long weekend , you guys have three days to follow up on those questions .
And I certainly hope the next time I ask some hands go up because Obama ’ s spokesperson should be asked those questions .
”


saraacater--2020-05-22--‘We need more prayer, not less’: President Trump Declares Houses Of Worship Essential

President Donald Trump announced Friday that houses of worship will be deemed essential and demanded local governments to reopen them @ @ @ @ @ are demanding to go to church and synagogue , go to their mosque .
Many @ @ @ @ @ as an essential part of life , ” Trump said of the move during a @ @ @ @ @ ministers , pastors , rabbis , imams , and other faith leaders we ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ are safe as they gather and pray .
”


saraacater--2020-05-22--Carson: Cuomo’s Doubling Down On Nursing Home Policy Makes No Sense To ‘Anybody With A Brain’

In his early response to the coronavirus outbreak , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo required nursing homes to admit recovering COVID-19 patients in order to free space in hospitals expected to be overwhelmed by the number of patients .
And , according to the Associated Press , over 4,300 patients were sent to nursing homes in New York , which many say resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly patients .
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson commented on the move Friday , telling Fox New ’ s host Sandra Smith that Cuomo ’ s blame on Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his doubling down on comments arguing that the state couldn ’ t discriminate against patients , saying that the decision lacked ‘ logic.
’ “ It ’ s very important that people learn from mistakes , ” Carson explained .
“ That it was clearly a mistake to be sending these people to the nursing homes without having done the necessary preparation in the nursing homes , teaching the staff in the nursing homes , providing the PPE in the nursing homes .
That ’ s been done now , and , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dramatically made a difference.
” He continued , “ Whether there were appropriate guidelines in place before by the state , but , you .
know , we can argue about all day and all night .
But we can use a little bit of logic here .
Obviously , you don ’ t want to take people who have an infectious disease and concentrate them in a place that isn ’ t prepared to receive them.
” “ Of course you ’ re not supposed to discriminate against anybody .
All of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s a ridiculous argument .
Obviously , you want to accept people if you have provisions and have taken the appropriate safeguards , but you just don ’ t say ‘ ok , let ’ s bring somebody with tuberculosis in here because we ’ re not supposed to discriminate against them without having prepared for that .
That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever to a Republican , or Democrat , or anybody with a brain .
”


saraacater--2020-05-22--Chinese President Xi’s Wife, Peng Liyuan, Is A WHO ‘Goodwill Ambassador’

Chinese President Xi Jinping ’ s wife , Peng Liyuan , is one of the World Health Organization ’ s three goodwill ambassadors .
This cozy relationship between China and the W.H.O .
is the main reason President Donald Trump is threatening to pull funding from the organization .
On Monday , Trump warned Dr. Tedros that he would freeze U.S. funding of the W.H.O.
, an agency of the U.N. , if it did not ‘ demonstrate independence from China.
’ That certainly does not appear to be the case .
Scholar Gordon Chang has warned that China ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system .
We are unfortunately going to have to reverse course and disengage from China to protect ourselves – to reduce our vulnerability to an extremely dangerous actor.
” Peng Liyuan is also a Goodwill Ambassador for tuberculosis and AIDS since 2011 , American Military News reported Wednesday .
She was appointed by former WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan .
Incumbent WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus renewed her two-year term in 2019 .
Aside from Peng , the other ambassadors are Yohei Sasakawa of Japan , and Chinese broadcaster James Chau .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ Guest Presenter on BBC World News ” and a “ Special Contributor to Chinese Central Television ( CCTV ) where he interviews global leaders and reports breaking news to 85 million viewers.
” CCTV is China ’ s predominant state media outlet .
In her biography on the WHO ’ s website , Peng is described as a “ famous Chinese soprano and actress , ” a health activist and the “ head of the Chinese Song and Dance Ensemble in the General Political Department of the People ’ s Liberation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been the first couple of China since November 2012 .


saraacater--2020-05-22--Biden Tells Black Voters ‘You Ain’t Black’ If You’re Uncertain About Which Candidate To Pick

2020 presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden appeared on The Breakfast Club Friday to talk voter outreach in @ @ @ @ @ speaking with host ‘ Charlamagne the God ’ for a little over 15 minutes , @ @ @ @ @ saying “ that ’ s really our time , I apologize.
” And it was @ @ @ @ @ You can ’ t do that to Black media , ” the host responded .
@ @ @ @ @ got to do that to White media and Black media because my wife has to @ @ @ @ @ ’ clock.
” Then , he continued that he ’ d be in trouble with @ @ @ @ @ invited Biden to New York to visit the Black community and Biden promised to do @ @ @ @ @ s a long way until November , we got more questions , ” Charlamagne added @ @ @ @ @ questions , but I tell you , if you have a problem figuring out whether @ @ @ @ @ or Trump , then you ain ’ t black , ” Biden concluded .


saraacater--2020-05-22--US Coast Guard Intercepts 1.5 Tons Of Cocaine Worth Over $28M

The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on May 14 carrying 1.5 tons of cocaine valued at over $ 28 million , according to the Department of Defense .
A U.S. Navy aircraft first spotted the low profile vessel ( LPV ) and quickly alerted Law Enforcement Detachment ( LEDET ) and The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Pinckney ( U.S. Southern Command ) to the scene , according to a press release .
“ This was truly a team effort , ” said Cmdr .
Andrew Roy , USS Pinckney Commanding Officer .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We were able to safely and successfully conduct this operation due to the outstanding professionalism of the Navy – Coast Guard team.
” The Trump administration ramped up counternarcotics operations on April 1 after the Pentagon received intelligence that the drug cartels were planning to exploit the coronavirus crisis .
In response , General Mark Milley , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , announced that the U.S. wouldn ’ t let the cartels “ get past jump street.
” The President and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea to counter growing threats from the drug cartels in Latin America .
Speaking with reporters at the time , Trump said of the move , “ we are tired of drugs pouring into our country from other places .
And we ’ re tired of seeing drugs pouring into different parts of Latin America , South America , and just coming into our country.
” “ Now we ’ ve got them stopped at the border and they ’ re trying to do it by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So we stop them at the border with — and , frankly , with the help of Mexico .
Mexico , right now , has 27,000 soldiers on our southern border .
They never had any soldiers .
They ’ re doing that because I ’ ve asked them to do it .
That ’ s the only reason they ’ re doing it .
They have 27,000 soldiers.
” He continued , “ So now they ’ re trying to bring it in by boat and by ship — the drug lords @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to destroy our country from inside with drugs .
And we ’ re hitting them very , very hard .
And that ’ s why we ’ re doing that .
”


saraacater--2020-05-23--Adam Schiff Asks DNI to Declassify Flynn’s Phone Calls With Russians

Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-Cal ) , the House Intelligence Committee chairman sent a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell asking him to declassify transcripts of Michael Flynn ’ s phone calls with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and any reports summarizing their calls .
The Intelligence Community ( “ IC ” ) protects the identities of Americans who are referenced in intelligence obtained from lawful collection against authorized foreign targets that it disseminates to its customers through intelligence reports .
IC elements do so by “ masking ” the U.S. person information in the intelligence report in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ privacy .
U.S. officials who are authorized recipients of these intelligence reports and who are charged with protecting national security may request , through a standardized process and with an appropriate and validated justification , the underlying U.S. person information that has been replaced by a generic descriptor ( such as “ U.S .
person 1 “ ) .
The IC elements review those requests to validate the requester ’ s need to know this sensitive information before releasing that U.S. person information to the requester .
As you must now be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requests so they can better understand specific intelligence reports and properly evaluate threats to our national security .
The established procedures for doing so safeguard the privacy of Americans , while at the same time enabling U.S. officials to protect national security by requesting the U.S. person information that reveals who may be in harm ’ s way , who may be engaged in acts that threaten the country , or who , wittingly or unwittingly , may be acting to further the interests of foreign adversaries and , therefore , pose a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 and early 2017 , as the scope of Russia ’ s sweeping and systemic interference in our election was coming into focus , dozens of officials from across the U.S. government were briefed on intelligence reports on foreign actors that contained masked U.S. person information .
As the list you declassified shows , these officials , either directly or through their IC briefers , submitted requests to understand who the U.S. person or persons were who were referenced in these reports on foreign targets .
The masked U.S. persons referenced in these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( Ret . )
Michael Flynn , who served as an advisor to candidate and then President-elect Donald Trump–even as Lt. Gen. Flynn was working as an unregistered agent of a foreign government seeking to influence U.S. policy through at least mid-November 2016 .
National Security Agency ( “ NSA ” ) Director General Paul Nakasone ’ s May 4 , 2020 response to your request , which you declassified , confirmed that each of the U.S. officials who requested the masked U.S. person information was “ an authorized recipient of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveal the masked U.S. person information were “ approved through NSA ’ s standard process , which includes a review of the justification for the request.
” As detailed in charging documents and Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’ s Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election , during this timeframe , the IC also became aware of Lt. Gen. Flynn ’ s communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak regarding , among other things , sanctions that the United States had recently imposed on Russia as a penalty for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Lt. Gen. Flynn did not disclose these communications with the Russian Ambassador to the outgoing administration , despite the long-established principle that the United States has only one government at a time .
In January 2017 , Lt. Gen. Flynn lied about the content of these communications to Vice President-elect Mike Pence and-after he began serving as President Trump ’ s National Security Advisor-to the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( “ FBI ” ) .
This created a clear and untenable counterintelligence and national security risk for the United States .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate , and to Special Counsel Mueller , Lt. Gen. Flynn ’ s readily provable lies provided the Russians leverage over the new National Security Advisor because they knew he was lying about the substance of his conversations with Ambassador Kislyak .
Lt. Gen. Flynn , himself , later pleaded guilty under oath-twice-to lying to the FBI about these communications .
Even President Trump publicly explained at the time , “ I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the vice president and the FBI.
” Your decision to declassify the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requested NSA compile , and then asked that NSA revise to your specification , is without precedent .
It was a transparent political act-in an election year and during a pandemic , no less-in which you used the authorities of your position to insinuate wrongdoing by officials who acted appropriately in requesting the identity of masked U.S. persons to better understand foreign intelligence reports .
This is inconsistent with the oath and obligations of an acting Director of National Intelligence .
Selective declassification for political purposes is inappropriate , corrupt , and undermines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apolitical pillar protecting the country regardless of the political affiliation of its Executive Branch customers .
To ensure a transparent and complete public record free of political manipulation , the Committee therefore requests that you or your successor : • • • Declassify and make publicly available any intelligence report or transcript concerning conversations between Lt. Gen. Flynn and former Russian Ambassador Kislyak .
These communications have been the subject of thorough law enforcement investigation and criminal proceedings , and no national security rationale remains to suppress these records on classification grounds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , consistent with 50 USC §3092 ( a ) ( 2 ) ,9 the underlying intelligence reports that were the subject of U.S. person identity requests revealed in General Nakasone ’ s May 4 , 2020 memorandum to you , as well as the rationale for your decision to request and then declassify the list of officials .
• Declassify and make publicly available , with appropriate redactions to protect sensitive sources and methods , these same underlying intelligence reports , so that the public can understand why so many U.S. officials from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the identity of a masked American , who would tum out to be Lt. Gen. Flynn , who was communicating with or referenced by lawful targets of foreign intelligence collection .


saraacater--2020-05-24--Robert O’Brien: China Covered Up the Extent of the Coronavirus Pandemic

“ This was a virus that was unleashed by China .
There was a coverup that someday they ’ re going to do an HBO show like they did with Chernobyl on this virus , ” Robert O ’ Brien , the National Security Advisor said on CBS ’ “ Face the Nation ” Sunday .
O ’ Brien was referring to the 2019 miniseries that dramatized the 1986 explosion of a reactor at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine and the response from Soviet officials .
“ China covered up the virus .
I mean , the– the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ December , January and were giving false information to the World Health Organization.
” “ Well , look , we– we don ’ t know it because they won ’ t– they kicked out all the reporters and they wouldn ’ t let CDC investigators come in and they ’ re still stonewalling an investigation , ” continued O ’ Brien .
“ So we don ’ t know who in the Chinese government did it , but it doesn ’ t matter if it was a local Chinese government or the Communist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real problem and it cost many , many thousands of lives in America and around the world because the real information was not allowed to get out .
And it was a cover-up .
And– and we ’ ll get to the bottom of it eventually .
But it ’ s hard to do in a closed– in a communist closed society .
It ’ s hard to get to the bottom of what happened.
” • Dr. Siegel to President Trump : Don ’ t Restore the Funding to W.H.O .
Without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China Sent ‘ Hundreds of Thousands ’ On Planes To ‘ Seed ’ COVID , When ‘ They could ’ ve kept it in Wuhan ’


saraacater--2020-05-25--Trump: Biden ‘doesn’t know he’s alive’

Trump: Biden ‘doesn’t know he’s alive’

In an exclusive interview with “ Full Measure News ” host Sharyl Attkisson Sunday , President Donald Trump said his @ @ @ @ @ 2020 presidential race former Vice President Joe Biden “ doesn ’ t know he ’ @ @ @ @ @ to a series of gaffes he ’ s made since his campaign for president launched @ @ @ @ @ against somebody that can ’ t answer simple questions .
I ’ ve never seen @ @ @ @ @ Trump said .
He continued , “ But here ’ s what I am against @ @ @ @ @ a very powerful party , the Democrats .
And they can take this glass of @ @ @ @ @ ’ s your candidate .
I ’ m against a very powerful and very corrupt @ @ @ @ @ a very corrupt party , the Democrats .
And we caught ’ em.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ a very powerful party and I ’ m against the real obstructionist , which is @ @ @ @ @ is corrupt in this country .
It ’ s totally corrupt .
”


saraacater--2020-05-25--Israeli Official Asks Twitter To Suspend Khamenei’s Account

Israel ’ s Minister for Strategic Affairs is calling on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to “ immediately suspend ” Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ’ s account as he continues to spread antisemitic messages and hate on the platform , according to a letter sent Sunday .
In her letter , Orit Farkash Hacohen emphasized Twitter users ’ right to “ freedom of expression ” while warning that calling for violence , promoting hate speech , and spreading antisemitism directly violate Twitter ’ s Hateful Conduct Policy .
She cited Khamenei ’ s Twitter for doing just that “ without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far too long he has been allowed to spread calls for physical violence and antisemitism on Twitter , ” she wrote pointing to a recent “ series of antisemitic tweets calling for the destruction of Israel and the Jewish people.
” Khamenei ’ s recent tweets were condemned by world leaders , including U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who called them “ disgusting and hateful.
” Khamenei ’ s Twitter account was originally blocked in March , but the suspension was brief .
Now , Farkash Hacohen to follow through with their @ @


saraacater--2020-05-25--Ret. Marine Salutes For 24 Hours To Raise Awareness About Veteran Suicide

About 17 veterans commit suicide each day and the number is a sobering reminder of the sacrifice our service members @ @ @ @ @ Memorial Day .
This year is no different .
In honor of those veterans , @ @ @ @ @ Sgt .
Tim Chambers stood in a salute for 24 hours in a Washington , @ @ @ @ @ raise awareness about veterans ’ suicide .
Chambers has been doing this since 2002 and @ @ @ @ @ year , according to WJLA .
“ It ’ s a very emotional time , @ @ @ @ @ ’ wife , Lorraine Heist-Chambers stated ( WJLA ) .
“ This is something that @ @ @ @ @ year and I support him for it .
No matter what it takes , we @ @ @ @ @ here to read the full story .