russiainsider--2020-02-24--With WikiLeaks, Assange Did What All Journalists Should Do

I was in Kabul in 2010 when Julian Assange and WikiLeaks first released a vast archive of classified US government documents , revealing what Washington really knew about what was happening in the world .
I was particularly interested in one of these disclosures , which came in the shape of a video that the Pentagon had refused to release despite a Freedom of Information Act request .
When WikiLeaks did release the video , it was obvious why the US generals had wanted to keep it secret .
Three years earlier , I had been in Baghdad when a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a group of civilians on the ground who its pilots claimed were armed insurgents , killing or wounding many of them .
Journalists in Iraq were disbelieving about the US military ’ s claims because the dead included two reporters from the Reuters news agency .
Nor was it likely that insurgents would have been walking in the open with their weapons when a US Apache helicopter was overhead .
We could not prove anything until WikiLeaks made public the film from the Apache .
Viewing it still has the power to shock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hunt their prey , including people in a vehicle who stop to help the wounded , saying , “ Oh yeah , look at those dead bastards , ” and , “ Ha , ha , I hit them.
” Anybody interested in why the US failed in Iraq should have a look .
The WikiLeaks revelations in 2010 and in 2016 are the present-day equivalent of the release by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 of the Pentagon Papers , unmasking the true history of the US engagement in the Vietnam War .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater significance because they are more wide-ranging and provide an entry point into the world as the US government really sees it .
The disclosures were probably the greatest journalistic scoop in history , and newspapers such as The New York Times recognised this by the vast space they gave to the revelations .
Corroboration of their importance has been grimly confirmed by the rage of the US security establishment and its overseas allies , and the furious determination with which they have pursued Assange , the co-founder of WikiLeaks .
Daniel Ellsberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed the truth about Vietnam , but Assange , whose actions were very similar to Ellsberg ’ s , is held in Belmarsh high-security prison .
He faces a hearing in London this week to decide whether he will be extradited from the UK to the US on spying charges .
If extradited , he stands a good chance of being sentenced to 175 years in the US prison system under the Espionage Act of 1917 .
Ever since Assange orchestrated the release of documents through WikiLeaks , he has been the target @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or , at the very least , to muddy the waters in a case that should be all about freedom of speech .
The initial bid to demonise Assange came immediately after the first release of documents , claiming that it would cost the lives of people who were named .
The US government still argues that lives were put at risk by WikiLeaks , although it has never produced evidence for this .
On the contrary , the US counter-intelligence official who was in charge of the Pentagon ’ s investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in evidence in 2013 that there was not a single instance of an individual being killed by enemy forces as a result of what WikiLeaks had done .
Brigadier General Robert Carr , head of the Pentagon ’ s Information Review Task Force , told the sentencing hearing for Chelsea Manning that his initial claim that an individual named by WikiLeaks had been killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan was incorrect .
“ The name of the individual was not in the disclosures , ” he admitted .
On the day the WikiLeaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pre-arranged meeting in Kabul with a US official who asked what the coding on the top of the leaked papers was .
When I read this out , he was dismissive about the extent to which the deep secrets of the US state were being revealed .
I learned later the reason for his relaxed attitude .
The database Manning had accessed was called SIPRNet ( Secret Internet Protocol Router ) , which is a US military internet system .
After 9/11 , it was used to make sure that confidential information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government was available to others .
The number of people with the right security clearance who could theoretically access SIPRNet was about 3 million , although the number with the correct password , while still substantial , would have been much fewer .
The US government is not so naive as to put real secrets on a system whose purpose was to be open to so many people , including a low-ranking sergeant such as Chelsea Manning .
Sensitive materials from defence attaches and the like were sent through alternative , more secure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really been using a system as insecure as SIPRNet to send the names of those whose lives would be in danger if their identity were disclosed , they soon would have run short of recruits .
The false accusation that lives had been lost , or could have been lost , because of WikiLeaks damaged Assange .
More damaging by far are the allegations that he has faced of the rape and sexual molestation of two women in Sweden in 2010 .
He denies the allegations , but they have condemned him to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eyes of many .
The Swedish prosecutor discontinued the rape investigation last year because of time elapsed , but this makes no difference for those who feel that anything Assange has said or done is permanently tainted and that the WikiLeaks disclosures are only a tangential issue .
Likewise , much of the media views Assange ’ s character and alleged behaviour as the only story worth covering .
Although information about SIPRNet and General Carr ’ s evidence was published long ago , few journalists seem to be aware of this .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that may have happened in Sweden that Assange is threatened with extradition to the US to face prosecution under the Espionage Act .
The charges all relate to the release of government secrets , the sort of thing that all journalists should aspire to do , and many have done in Britain and the US without being subject to official sanctions .
Compare the British government ’ s eagerness to detain Assange with its lack of interest in pursuing whoever leaked the secret cables of the British ambassador to the US , Kim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year .
His negative comments about Donald Trump provoked an angry reaction from the president that forced Darroch to resign .
Assange has made disclosures about the activities of the US government that are more significant than the revelations in the Pentagon Papers .
That is why he has been pursued to this day , and his punishment is so much more severe than anything inflicted on Daniel Ellsberg .

I was in Kabul in 2010 when Julian Assange and WikiLeaks first released a vast archive of classified US government documents, revealing what Washington really knew about what was happening in the world. I was particularly interested in one of these disclosures, which came in the shape of a video that the Pentagon had refused to release despite a Freedom of Information Act request.
When WikiLeaks did release the video, it was obvious why the US generals had wanted to keep it secret. Three years earlier, I had been in Baghdad when a US helicopter machine-gunned and fired rockets at a group of civilians on the ground who its pilots claimed were armed insurgents, killing or wounding many of them.
Journalists in Iraq were disbelieving about the US military’s claims because the dead included two reporters from the Reuters news agency. Nor was it likely that insurgents would have been walking in the open with their weapons when a US Apache helicopter was overhead.
We could not prove anything until WikiLeaks made public the film from the Apache. Viewing it still has the power to shock: the pilots are cock-a-hoop as they hunt their prey, including people in a vehicle who stop to help the wounded, saying, “Oh yeah, look at those dead bastards,” and, “Ha, ha, I hit them.” Anybody interested in why the US failed in Iraq should have a look.
The WikiLeaks revelations in 2010 and in 2016 are the present-day equivalent of the release by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 of the Pentagon Papers, unmasking the true history of the US engagement in the Vietnam War. They are, in fact, of even greater significance because they are more wide-ranging and provide an entry point into the world as the US government really sees it.
The disclosures were probably the greatest journalistic scoop in history, and newspapers such as The New York Times recognised this by the vast space they gave to the revelations. Corroboration of their importance has been grimly confirmed by the rage of the US security establishment and its overseas allies, and the furious determination with which they have pursued Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks.
Daniel Ellsberg is rightly treated as a hero who revealed the truth about Vietnam, but Assange, whose actions were very similar to Ellsberg’s, is held in Belmarsh high-security prison. He faces a hearing in London this week to decide whether he will be extradited from the UK to the US on spying charges. If extradited, he stands a good chance of being sentenced to 175 years in the US prison system under the Espionage Act of 1917.
Ever since Assange orchestrated the release of documents through WikiLeaks, he has been the target of repeated official attempts to discredit him or, at the very least, to muddy the waters in a case that should be all about freedom of speech.
The initial bid to demonise Assange came immediately after the first release of documents, claiming that it would cost the lives of people who were named. The US government still argues that lives were put at risk by WikiLeaks, although it has never produced evidence for this.
On the contrary, the US counter-intelligence official who was in charge of the Pentagon’s investigation into the impact of the WikiLeaks disclosures admitted in evidence in 2013 that there was not a single instance of an individual being killed by enemy forces as a result of what WikiLeaks had done.
Brigadier General Robert Carr, head of the Pentagon’s Information Review Task Force, told the sentencing hearing for Chelsea Manning that his initial claim that an individual named by WikiLeaks had been killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan was incorrect. “The name of the individual was not in the disclosures,” he admitted.
On the day the WikiLeaks revelations were made public, I had a pre-arranged meeting in Kabul with a US official who asked what the coding on the top of the leaked papers was. When I read this out, he was dismissive about the extent to which the deep secrets of the US state were being revealed.
I learned later the reason for his relaxed attitude. The database Manning had accessed was called SIPRNet (Secret Internet Protocol Router), which is a US military internet system. After 9/11, it was used to make sure that confidential information available to one part of the US government was available to others. The number of people with the right security clearance who could theoretically access SIPRNet was about 3 million, although the number with the correct password, while still substantial, would have been much fewer.
The US government is not so naive as to put real secrets on a system whose purpose was to be open to so many people, including a low-ranking sergeant such as Chelsea Manning. Sensitive materials from defence attaches and the like were sent through alternative, more secure channels. Had the US security services really been using a system as insecure as SIPRNet to send the names of those whose lives would be in danger if their identity were disclosed, they soon would have run short of recruits.
The false accusation that lives had been lost, or could have been lost, because of WikiLeaks damaged Assange. More damaging by far are the allegations that he has faced of the rape and sexual molestation of two women in Sweden in 2010. He denies the allegations, but they have condemned him to permanent status as a pariah in the eyes of many. The Swedish prosecutor discontinued the rape investigation last year because of time elapsed, but this makes no difference for those who feel that anything Assange has said or done is permanently tainted and that the WikiLeaks disclosures are only a tangential issue. Likewise, much of the media views Assange’s character and alleged behaviour as the only story worth covering. Although information about SIPRNet and General Carr’s evidence was published long ago, few journalists seem to be aware of this.
But it is not because of anything that may have happened in Sweden that Assange is threatened with extradition to the US to face prosecution under the Espionage Act. The charges all relate to the release of government secrets, the sort of thing that all journalists should aspire to do, and many have done in Britain and the US without being subject to official sanctions.
Compare the British government’s eagerness to detain Assange with its lack of interest in pursuing whoever leaked the secret cables of the British ambassador to the US, Kim Darroch, to the Mail on Sunday last year. His negative comments about Donald Trump provoked an angry reaction from the president that forced Darroch to resign.
Assange has made disclosures about the activities of the US government that are more significant than the revelations in the Pentagon Papers. That is why he has been pursued to this day, and his punishment is so much more severe than anything inflicted on Daniel Ellsberg.


russiainsider--2020-02-24--That Time Bernie Whined About Putin and Orban's 'Ourageous Anti-Semitic Attacks on Soros'

The various reflections of last night 's debate between Democratic party primary candidates give a consistent picture .
• Bloomberg lost .
He had brought a wallet to a knife fight and made a generally bad impression .
Even the news service that carries his name headlined : Bloomberg Hammered .
• Buttigieg was again exposed as the soulless fluff he is .
• Biden is frail , confused and talks too much .
• Warren gets some points for hammering Bloomberg .
But that is it .
• Klobuchar gets points for hating Buttigieg but is otherwise too mechanic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defended his positions against attacks from all sides .
• Tulsi Gabbard was unfortunately not invited .
This impression seems to be correct : The Democrats will likely have a brokered convention .
If there is no candidate who gets a majority in the first round , hand selected 'superdelegates ' will also vote .
They will select the candidate the party 's paymasters want .
They may even try to rerun Hillary Clinton through this backdoor .
Op-eds that argue for such sham democratic processes already get published .
Even under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : All candidates but Bernie Sanders seen to be fine with such anti-democratic schemes .
When the moderators asked if the candidate with the most delegates should automatically become the party nominee the answers were : Sanders economic and domestic policies seem generally okay to me .
But his foreign policies are still too aggressive : In Hungary , far-right authoritarian-nationalist leader Victor Orban models himself after Putin in Russia , saying in a January interview that , “ Putin has made his country great again.
” Like Putin , Orban has risen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of minorities , including outrageous anti-Semitic attacks on George Soros , but at the same time has managed to enrich his political allies and himself .
Where please is Putin `` authoritarian '' ?
When has Putin `` exploited paranoia and intolerance of minorities '' ?
When he opened the Grand Mosque in Moscow ?
And to put the dully elected Duterte of the Philippines and North Korea ’ s Kim Jong Un into one `` authoritarian leaders '' pot , as Sanders does in other parts of that speech , makes little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ xenophobe and racist nutter .
He compared Muslims to cockroaches who should be killed .
He does not lead anything and certainly not the Russian opposition .
Polls in Russia have him at 1 % .
Still - Sanders foreign policy is probably the least aggressive in the field with the exception of probably Gabbard 's .
Sanders should select her for the vice president position .
As a women of color she would also tick off two now necessary categories .
But first he will have to win the big fight to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be will do their best to prevent that .

The various reflections of last night's debate between Democratic party primary candidates give a consistent picture.
Bloomberg lost. He had brought a wallet to a knife fight and made a generally bad impression. Even the news service that carries his name headlined: Bloomberg Hammered.
Buttigieg was again exposed as the soulless fluff he is.
Biden is frail, confused and talks too much.
Warren gets some points for hammering Bloomberg. But that is it.
Klobuchar gets points for hating Buttigieg but is otherwise too mechanic to attract votes.
Sanders ably defended his positions against attacks from all sides.
Tulsi Gabbard was unfortunately not invited.
This impression seems to be correct:
Carl Beijer @CarlBeijer - 3:01 UTC · 20 Feb 2020 Bernie Sanders is debating like a frontrunner, confidently advancing his agenda and fending off attacks. Everyone else is frantically trying to make some kind of game-changer happen, throwing up one-liners and cutthroat attacks like Hail Marys with the clock winding down.
The Democrats will likely have a brokered convention. If there is no candidate who gets a majority in the first round, hand selected 'superdelegates' will also vote. They will select the candidate the party's paymasters want. They may even try to rerun Hillary Clinton through this backdoor.
Op-eds that argue for such sham democratic processes already get published. Even under the slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness":
(The Washington Post changed the above headline after it had caused an outrage on social media.)
All candidates but Bernie Sanders seen to be fine with such anti-democratic schemes. When the moderators asked if the candidate with the most delegates should automatically become the party nominee the answers were:
- Bloomberg: No
- Warren: No
- Biden: No
- Buttigieg: No
- Klobuchar: No
- Sanders: Yes, the inclusion of superdelegates is not indicative of a democratic process.
Sanders economic and domestic policies seem generally okay to me. But his foreign policies are still too aggressive:
In Hungary, far-right authoritarian-nationalist leader Victor Orban models himself after Putin in Russia, saying in a January interview that, “Putin has made his country great again.” Like Putin, Orban has risen to power by exploiting paranoia and intolerance of minorities, including outrageous anti-Semitic attacks on George Soros, but at the same time has managed to enrich his political allies and himself.
Where please is Putin "authoritarian"? When has Putin "exploited paranoia and intolerance of minorities"? When he opened the Grand Mosque in Moscow? And to put the dully elected Duterte of the Philippines and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un into one "authoritarian leaders" pot, as Sanders does in other parts of that speech, makes little sense to me.
Sanders current foreign policy advisor is an aggressive known-nothing:
Navalny is a xenophobe and racist nutter. He compared Muslims to cockroaches who should be killed. He does not lead anything and certainly not the Russian opposition. Polls in Russia have him at 1%.
Still - Sanders foreign policy is probably the least aggressive in the field with the exception of probably Gabbard's. Sanders should select her for the vice president position. As a women of color she would also tick off two now necessary categories.
But first he will have to win the big fight to become the nominee. The powers that be will do their best to prevent that.


russiainsider--2020-02-24--Erdogan Ups the Ante, Launches Offensive vs Syrians, Russia Intervenes With Fierce Airstrikes

Editor ’ s note : Combined with two other artillery strikes by Syrians this month ( 1,2 ) the Turks have so far suffered 15 KIA in their Idlib intervention so far .
Talk about a dangerous mess .
While Turkey and Russia are still negotiating on Idlib Erdogan launched a Turkish-rebel offensive on the town of Nairab ( on the approaches to the strategically key Saraqib ) in Syrian army hands .
This was not an all out Turkish offensive but a preview of what will follow if the Russians don ’ t accommodate him in the ongoing negotiations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stakes , the Russians matched him and answered by entering the battle on the Syrian side .
The Turkish-rebel push consisted of rebel infantry ( reportedly provided by the 20 percent of the Islamists in Idlib not under Al-Qaeda ’ s HTS umbrella ) and Turkish artillery and armor .
The push kicked off with the shooting down of two or three surveillance drones , at least one of which was reportedly Russian .
However , rather than merely observe the battle , as Erdogan perhaps hoped , the Russians entered it as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ naming the Turks that they carried airstrikes at Nairab in support of the Syrian army , destroying six armored vehicles , five technicals , and one tank .
The outcome was that albeit the Turks and rebels managed to initially enter the town they were then repulsed and had to pull out .
The Turkish side says they sustained 2 dead and 5 wounded in airstrikes .
The Turks say these were inflicted by Syrian aircraft .
The two Turkish KIA have been both identified as tank crew .
• either the Russians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not inflict , • or the tank the Russian airstrikes destroyed was a rebel one , • or else the Turkish tank was destroyed by a Russian plane but the Turks misidentified it as Syrian either on accident or on purpose Rebels are awash with armored personnel carriers that Turkey has been recently giving them , but they operate only a handful of captured tanks .
The likelihood a rebel tank took part and was taken out by the Russians is low .
Since the Turks say they lost a tank , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most likely possibility is that it was indeed the Russians who hit it .
With the Russian and the Turkish militaries direct participants in the same battle on opposite sides and very likely destroying each other UAVs and tanks this no longer counts as a proxy war .
It is a plain simple war .
It is not an all-out war , and it is fought abroad , but with direct acts of war against each other , there simply isn ’ t another word for it .
What now ?
Erdogan tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weren ’ t bluffing .
He now looks even sillier and weaker than before but he also still has 7,000 ( ! )
troops in Idlib , more than Russia has in the entire country .
Will he now back down or try the same thing again but on a much larger scale ?
Russian UAV filming Turkish 155mm artillery firing on Syrian army positions , then just before the 40-second mark shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles go up ( You better shoot down those drones because they can direct counter-artillery fire on you including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the march to Nairab :

A rebel technical taking part in the assault
Editor’s note: Combined with two other artillery strikes by Syrians this month (1,2) the Turks have so far suffered 15 KIA in their Idlib intervention so far.
Talk about a dangerous mess. While Turkey and Russia are still negotiating on Idlib Erdogan launched a Turkish-rebel offensive on the town of Nairab (on the approaches to the strategically key Saraqib) in Syrian army hands.
This was not an all out Turkish offensive but a preview of what will follow if the Russians don’t accommodate him in the ongoing negotiations. However, as Erdogan raised the stakes, the Russians matched him and answered by entering the battle on the Syrian side.
The Turkish-rebel push consisted of rebel infantry (reportedly provided by the 20 percent of the Islamists in Idlib not under Al-Qaeda’s HTS umbrella) and Turkish artillery and armor. The push kicked off with the shooting down of two or three surveillance drones, at least one of which was reportedly Russian.
However, rather than merely observe the battle, as Erdogan perhaps hoped, the Russians entered it as well. The Russian military said without naming the Turks that they carried airstrikes at Nairab in support of the Syrian army, destroying six armored vehicles, five technicals, and one tank.
The outcome was that albeit the Turks and rebels managed to initially enter the town they were then repulsed and had to pull out.
The Turkish side says they sustained 2 dead and 5 wounded in airstrikes. The Turks say these were inflicted by Syrian aircraft. The two Turkish KIA have been both identified as tank crew.
That leaves three possibilities:
either the Russians claimed a tank kill which they did not inflict,
or the tank the Russian airstrikes destroyed was a rebel one,
or else the Turkish tank was destroyed by a Russian plane but the Turks misidentified it as Syrian either on accident or on purpose
Rebels are awash with armored personnel carriers that Turkey has been recently giving them, but they operate only a handful of captured tanks. The likelihood a rebel tank took part and was taken out by the Russians is low.
Since the Turks say they lost a tank, and the Russians say they destroyed one the most likely possibility is that it was indeed the Russians who hit it.
With the Russian and the Turkish militaries direct participants in the same battle on opposite sides and very likely destroying each other UAVs and tanks this no longer counts as a proxy war. It is a plain simple war.
It is not an all-out war, and it is fought abroad, but with direct acts of war against each other, there simply isn’t another word for it.
What now? Erdogan tried calling the Russian bluff only the Russians weren’t bluffing. He now looks even sillier and weaker than before but he also still has 7,000 (!) troops in Idlib, more than Russia has in the entire country. Will he now back down or try the same thing again but on a much larger scale?
Some footage:
Russian UAV filming Turkish 155mm artillery firing on Syrian army positions, then just before the 40-second mark shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles go up (You better shoot down those drones because they can direct counter-artillery fire on you including directly by laser):
Turkish tanks on the march to Nairab:
#متداول | آليات عسكرية تركية تتجه نحو بلدة النيرب في ريف #إدلب الشرقي pic.twitter.com/UCQc0HfMSX — HalabToday حلب اليوم (@HalabTodayTV) February 20, 2020
RIA Novosti: “Upon the Syrian command's request, in order to prevent militant formations from getting deep into Syrian territory, Su-24 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a strike on armed formations of terrorists who broke the defensive line," — Yörük Işık (@YorukIsik) February 20, 2020


russiainsider--2020-02-24--World Congress of Families Launches Major Pro-Family, Pro-Life News Site in 5 Languages

Editor 's note : Brian Brown is a hero , leading a global fight against abortion and LGBT .
His World Congress of Families is a major force in rolling back the degeneracy of Globohomo , and it is succeeding .
Taking the fight to the media is a smart move on his part , one of many over a long successful career .
Traveling around the world for World Congress of Families events , I ’ ve had the great blessing to become friends to many leaders of the pro-family movement .
Whether in Paris or Kiev , Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constant refrain in our conversations is how much the dominant media has failed to fairly treat—either willfully or not—our work .
From outright lies attempting to depict pro-family groups as hateful , to blatant disrespect for people of faith , to simple failure to even try to understand us—around the world the story is the same .
While Hungary , Poland , and other Eastern European states lift themselves out of the communist past and move in the direction of a pro-family future , the New York Times and other “ mainstream ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t understand why protecting the family should be a priority in these post-communist countries .
Likewise , when Africans rise up against the attempts to redefine family and normalize abortion , there is stunning silence in the mainstream press .
The palpable anger in Africa at attempts to link aid to “ Liberal ” ( read here pro-abortion and pro-redefinition of marriage ) policy changes is trivialized , with little honest journalism investigating what is behind the story .
Everywhere the MSM ’ s anti-family bias is obvious for anyone who cares to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The launch of our own news network , iFamNews.com is our response .
Our goal is nothing less than to build the first truly global pro-family and pro-life news outlet .
Just as we have united tens of thousands of leaders from around the world in our World Congress of Families events , we will create an online global pro-family community of readers who can trust us as a source .
Our theme for the last World Congress of Families , held in the magical Verona , Italy was The Wind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Movement .
We chose this title to highlight that a new force is emerging ; that as bad as things may seem , support for the family is growing .
And this is true beyond Europe .
Around the world , in radically different cultures , people are coming to the same conclusion : that without the next generation there is no future , that the natural family is the best for economic , political , and social flourishing .
The launch of iFamNews.com rides upon these winds of change and seeks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so that the global pro-family movement will continue to strengthen and grow .

Editor's note: Brian Brown is a hero, leading a global fight against abortion and LGBT. His World Congress of Families is a major force in rolling back the degeneracy of Globohomo, and it is succeeding. Taking the fight to the media is a smart move on his part, one of many over a long successful career.
Traveling around the world for World Congress of Families events, I’ve had the great blessing to become friends to many leaders of the pro-family movement. Whether in Paris or Kiev, Washington, DC or Taiwan, the one constant refrain in our conversations is how much the dominant media has failed to fairly treat—either willfully or not—our work. From outright lies attempting to depict pro-family groups as hateful, to blatant disrespect for people of faith, to simple failure to even try to understand us—around the world the story is the same.
While Hungary, Poland, and other Eastern European states lift themselves out of the communist past and move in the direction of a pro-family future, the New York Times and other “mainstream” outlets are befuddled. They can’t understand why protecting the family should be a priority in these post-communist countries.
World Congress head Brian Brown with Matteo Salvini recently. Salvini headlined the World Congress of Families conference last Spring in Verona, Italy
Likewise, when Africans rise up against the attempts to redefine family and normalize abortion, there is stunning silence in the mainstream press. The palpable anger in Africa at attempts to link aid to “Liberal” (read here pro-abortion and pro-redefinition of marriage) policy changes is trivialized, with little honest journalism investigating what is behind the story.
Everywhere the MSM’s anti-family bias is obvious for anyone who cares to look. So what do we do?
The launch of our own news network, iFamNews.com is our response. Our goal is nothing less than to build the first truly global pro-family and pro-life news outlet. Just as we have united tens of thousands of leaders from around the world in our World Congress of Families events, we will create an online global pro-family community of readers who can trust us as a source.
Our theme for the last World Congress of Families, held in the magical Verona, Italy was The Wind of Change: Europe and the Global Pro-Family Movement. We chose this title to highlight that a new force is emerging; that as bad as things may seem, support for the family is growing. And this is true beyond Europe. Around the world, in radically different cultures, people are coming to the same conclusion: that without the next generation there is no future, that the natural family is the best for economic, political, and social flourishing. The launch of iFamNews.com rides upon these winds of change and seeks to bring that message to even more people, so that the global pro-family movement will continue to strengthen and grow.


russiainsider--2020-02-24--The NYTimes - America’s Official Psychotic Fantasy Generator - They're Screaming 'RUSSIA!' Again!, w

The NYTimes - America’s Official Psychotic Fantasy Generator - They're Screaming 'RUSSIA!' Again!, with ZERO Evidence, Again!

The author is a prominent American social critic , blogger , and podcaster , and one of our all-time favorite pessimists .
We carry his articles regularly on RI .
His writing on Russia-gate has been highly entertaining .
He is one of the better-known thinkers The New Yorker has dubbed 'The Dystopians ' in an excellent 2009 profile , along with the brilliant Dmitry Orlov , another regular contributor to RI ( archive ) .
These theorists believe that modern society is headed for a jarring and painful crack-up .
You can find his popular fiction and novels on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sense of how entertaining he is , watch this 2004 TED talk about the cruel misery of American urban design - it is one of the most-viewed on TED .
Here is a recent audio interview with him which gives a good overview of his work .
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We ’ re reminded this morning by The New York Times , America ’ s official psychotic fantasy generator , that the Russians are coming ( again ! )
as an ad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Trump .
You have to ask yourself : Does Mr. Trump actually need their help ?
His opponents have been self-meddling so diligently that their party now looks like a Frankenstein creature assembled from the spare parts of Herbert Marcuse , Tupac Shakur , Leopold von Sacher-Masoch , and Jame Gumb .
Imagine that monster running a government .
If Vlad Putin happened to express an aversion to the idea at an international cocktail party , can you really blame him ?
Plenty of Americans surely feel the same way .
Anyway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around to saying much about the alleged new Russian campaign besides this : Wow , that ’ s pretty scary !
Except when you consider that Americans have done a crackerjack job of mind-fucking themselves with disinformation the past several years , coincidentally via this very The New York Times , a figment machine so demented that it has come to resemble the proverbial crazy aunt locked in the attic .
The true wonder is the Times ’ poverty of imagination , reviving a tattered cockamamie story that bombed abjectly the first time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture addicted to stupid sequels , they expect Robert Mueller will be called back on-duty to sort this one out like he did so nicely before .
Actually , you could make a credible argument that the vaunted US “ Intel Community ” is a bigger threat to American life than anything the Russians might do on Facebook .
Hence , the good news that Mr. Trump has just appointed Ambassador to Germany , Richard Grenell , to the pivotal job as Director of National Intelligence , a position created in 2004 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armies of spooks and snoops , lately notorious for feeding disinformation to The New York Times and its “ Resistance ” media allies .
Note : right off the bat , The Washington Post characterized Mr. Grenell as a “ partisan propagandist , ” seeking to disable him from the get-go .
One could reasonably assume that the officers of the seventeen intel agencies will do everything possible to work around Mr. Grenell , but he does have the power to ask questions , and to ask additionally the reason why he isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then to do something about it .
Of course , that ’ s exactly what the Resistance is afraid of .
It was Mr. Grenell ’ s predecessor , Joseph Maguire , who fecklessly allowed the “ whistleblower , ” and that phantom ’ s enabler , ICIG Michael Atkinson , to play the nation on UkraineGate , a hideously embarrassing episode of engineered political subterfuge that instigated the grave process of impeachment , so that the whole world could see exactly how dishonest we are amongst ourselves — more proof that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help sowing disorder and ignominy in our own country .
Mr. Grenell might commence by asking some questions about that caper .
There ’ s so much to dig into at the CIA , FBI , and the NSC after three years of deceitful shenanigans that he ’ ll need a Bucyrus RH400 hydraulic excavator to get the job done .
The Attorney General sure can use some help .
No doubt you saw the circus around the Roger Stone case develop into another Lawfare operation to oust Mr. Barr when a thousand-odd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed off falsely on FISA warrants — mobbed up a petition for his resignation .
I suspect it only pissed him off and made him more determined to bring cases against some of them .
Stone , of course , is a political clown with a weak sense of boundaries who made some legally foolish moves , considering the parlous times .
But you can still argue he was treated rather unfairly , since his jury forewoman outed herself as a Resistance activist as soon as the trial concluded and no one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ addressed how that happened .
The General Flynn matter is something else , and goes far deeper into the seditious misuse of US intelligence .
Flynn has become the American Dreyfus , an honorable army officer dragged through the muck unjustly by the Intel Community working “ six ways from Sunday , ” in the immortal words of Senator Chuck Schumer , to prevent its dirty laundry from being aired .
His ordeal has gone on for three years and is coming close to climax .
The legal devices used to screw General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including the initial deceitful interrogation by FBI agents Strzok and Pientka , the withholding of exculpatory evidence by his prosecutors ( and plenty of other misconduct ) , and the unethical behavior of his former lawyers from the Swamp firm of Covington and Burling .
He ’ s going to eventually get off this ignoble rap sooner or later , one way or another .
Silencing him was probably the key objective in the long train of seditions that I sum up as CoupGate .
It would be best if the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mess by Judge Emmet Sullivan declaring it a malicious prosecution and throwing out the case , because that would begin to repair the institutional damage .
But Mr. Trump might have to pardon him in the end .
If he does , I hope he goes on national television and provides a detailed explanation of the aforesaid DOJ misconduct for the public , and I hope he does it from the teleprompter so it will come off clearly and coherently .

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He is one of the better-known thinkers The New Yorker has dubbed 'The Dystopians' in an excellent 2009 profile, along with the brilliant Dmitry Orlov, another regular contributor to RI (archive). These theorists believe that modern society is headed for a jarring and painful crack-up.
You can find his popular fiction and novels on this subject, here. To get a sense of how entertaining he is, watch this 2004 TED talk about the cruel misery of American urban design - it is one of the most-viewed on TED. Here is a recent audio interview with him which gives a good overview of his work.
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We’re reminded this morning by The New York Times, America’s official psychotic fantasy generator, that the Russians are coming (again!) as an ad hoc arm of the committee to re-elect Mr. Trump. You have to ask yourself: Does Mr. Trump actually need their help? His opponents have been self-meddling so diligently that their party now looks like a Frankenstein creature assembled from the spare parts of Herbert Marcuse, Tupac Shakur, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and Jame Gumb. Imagine that monster running a government.
If Vlad Putin happened to express an aversion to the idea at an international cocktail party, can you really blame him? Plenty of Americans surely feel the same way. Anyway, the Times’ story never gets around to saying much about the alleged new Russian campaign besides this:
They have made more creative use of Facebook and other social media. Rather than impersonating Americans as they did in 2016, Russian operatives are working to get Americans to repeat disinformation, the officials said. That strategy gets around social media companies’ rules that prohibit ‘inauthentic speech.’”
Wow, that’s pretty scary! Except when you consider that Americans have done a crackerjack job of mind-fucking themselves with disinformation the past several years, coincidentally via this very The New York Times, a figment machine so demented that it has come to resemble the proverbial crazy aunt locked in the attic. The true wonder is the Times’ poverty of imagination, reviving a tattered cockamamie story that bombed abjectly the first time around. I suppose, in a culture addicted to stupid sequels, they expect Robert Mueller will be called back on-duty to sort this one out like he did so nicely before.
Actually, you could make a credible argument that the vaunted US “Intel Community” is a bigger threat to American life than anything the Russians might do on Facebook. Hence, the good news that Mr. Trump has just appointed Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, to the pivotal job as Director of National Intelligence, a position created in 2004 to supposedly coordinate the farflung activities of seventeen armies of spooks and snoops, lately notorious for feeding disinformation to The New York Times and its “Resistance” media allies. Note: right off the bat, The Washington Post characterized Mr. Grenell as a “partisan propagandist,” seeking to disable him from the get-go. One could reasonably assume that the officers of the seventeen intel agencies will do everything possible to work around Mr. Grenell, but he does have the power to ask questions, and to ask additionally the reason why he isn’t getting straight answers, and then to do something about it. Of course, that’s exactly what the Resistance is afraid of.
It was Mr. Grenell’s predecessor, Joseph Maguire, who fecklessly allowed the “whistleblower,” and that phantom’s enabler, ICIG Michael Atkinson, to play the nation on UkraineGate, a hideously embarrassing episode of engineered political subterfuge that instigated the grave process of impeachment, so that the whole world could see exactly how dishonest we are amongst ourselves — more proof that we don’t need Russia’s help sowing disorder and ignominy in our own country. Mr. Grenell might commence by asking some questions about that caper. There’s so much to dig into at the CIA, FBI, and the NSC after three years of deceitful shenanigans that he’ll need a Bucyrus RH400 hydraulic excavator to get the job done.
The Attorney General sure can use some help. No doubt you saw the circus around the Roger Stone case develop into another Lawfare operation to oust Mr. Barr when a thousand-odd former federal attorneys — including some who signed off falsely on FISA warrants — mobbed up a petition for his resignation. I suspect it only pissed him off and made him more determined to bring cases against some of them. Stone, of course, is a political clown with a weak sense of boundaries who made some legally foolish moves, considering the parlous times. But you can still argue he was treated rather unfairly, since his jury forewoman outed herself as a Resistance activist as soon as the trial concluded and no one, including Judge Amy Berman Jackson, has addressed how that happened.
The General Flynn matter is something else, and goes far deeper into the seditious misuse of US intelligence. Flynn has become the American Dreyfus, an honorable army officer dragged through the muck unjustly by the Intel Community working “six ways from Sunday,” in the immortal words of Senator Chuck Schumer, to prevent its dirty laundry from being aired. His ordeal has gone on for three years and is coming close to climax. The legal devices used to screw General Flynn are known to the public now, including the initial deceitful interrogation by FBI agents Strzok and Pientka, the withholding of exculpatory evidence by his prosecutors (and plenty of other misconduct), and the unethical behavior of his former lawyers from the Swamp firm of Covington and Burling. He’s going to eventually get off this ignoble rap sooner or later, one way or another. Silencing him was probably the key objective in the long train of seditions that I sum up as CoupGate.
It would be best if the federal court itself could clean up the Flynn mess by Judge Emmet Sullivan declaring it a malicious prosecution and throwing out the case, because that would begin to repair the institutional damage. But Mr. Trump might have to pardon him in the end. If he does, I hope he goes on national television and provides a detailed explanation of the aforesaid DOJ misconduct for the public, and I hope he does it from the teleprompter so it will come off clearly and coherently.


russiainsider--2020-02-24--Taliban Offer US a Fig Leaf to Withdraw - The US Should Take It

Or do this for 10 years more and then take it “ What We , the Taliban , Want ” , The New York Times op-ed by Sirajuddin Haqqani , a Taliban leader : “ I am confident that , liberated from foreign domination and interference , we together will find a way to build an Islamic system in which all Afghans have equal rights , where the rights of women that are granted by Islam — from the right to education to the right to work — are protected , and where merit is the basis for equal opportunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the potential of Afghanistan being used by disruptive groups to threaten regional and world security .
But these concerns are inflated : Reports about foreign groups in Afghanistan are politically motivated exaggerations by the warmongering players on all sides of the war .
It is not in the interest of any Afghan to allow such groups to hijack our country and turn it into a battleground .
We have already suffered enough from foreign interventions .
We will take all measures in partnership with other Afghans to make sure the new Afghanistan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nobody feels threatened on our soil.
” IMO , the publication by the Times of this manifesto was probably a required element of the peace process .
It demonstrates a willingness to publicly subscribe to things the US would like to see in a fig leaf agreement that allows us to withdraw .
Well , pilgrims , we DO need to leave that sad country .
We have done as much damage as we could manage in almost 20 years .
No one should expect us to do more .
Afghanistan is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the UN , a monument to 19th Century Russian and British desire for a buffer zone between their two spheres of control .
All Right !
Accept the fig leaf and get the hell out !

“What We, the Taliban, Want”, The New York Times op-ed by Sirajuddin Haqqani, a Taliban leader:
“I am confident that, liberated from foreign domination and interference, we together will find a way to build an Islamic system in which all Afghans have equal rights, where the rights of women that are granted by Islam — from the right to education to the right to work — are protected, and where merit is the basis for equal opportunity.
We are also aware of concerns about the potential of Afghanistan being used by disruptive groups to threaten regional and world security. But these concerns are inflated: Reports about foreign groups in Afghanistan are politically motivated exaggerations by the warmongering players on all sides of the war.
It is not in the interest of any Afghan to allow such groups to hijack our country and turn it into a battleground. We have already suffered enough from foreign interventions. We will take all measures in partnership with other Afghans to make sure the new Afghanistan is a bastion of stability and that nobody feels threatened on our soil.”


russiainsider--2020-02-28--WATCH: Bloomberg Accuses Putin of Backing Bernie, Debate Erupts Into Chaos - Buttigeig: Putin Disrup

WATCH: Bloomberg Accuses Putin of Backing Bernie, Debate Erupts Into Chaos - Buttigeig: Putin Disrupts Democracy (Great Tucker Carlson Monologue)

Tucker is on a roll with Russiahoax !
3.0 .
Another thoroughly enjoyable clip .
Now we all hold our breath for the South Carolina primary on Saturday , and Super Tuesday 3 days later .
By then we will have a lot more clarity as to how the democratic nomination process will go .
Tuesday night 's Democratic forum on CBS was n't the final primary debate of this season , but it 's likely the last one that will matter .
Between now and the next debate , a total of 21 states -- and that includes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will hold their primaries .
By then , it will almost certainly be over .
So you think the candidates would use the time to talk about things that voters cared deeply about .
And for a brief moment , one of them actually did that .
In his first answer , Bernie Sanders brought up wages .
He said they ought to rise faster , which is true .
Now , how could wages possibly go up with the open borders Sanders is demanding ?
That 's an unanswerable question .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's exactly why he is the front-runner .
When you talk about things people care about , they respond .
Michael Bloomberg is not the front-runner ; he 'd like to be .
When given his chance to speak , Bloomberg went right to the issue he believes voters care about most -- the fact that Bernie Sanders is a secret Russian agent .
Mike Bloomberg : Vladimir Putin thinks that Donald Trump should be president of the United States and that 's why Russia is helping you get elected so you 'll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Bloomberg 's consultants told him to say .
The lesson here is obvious : Go into political consulting -- even dumb people get rich .
At least one audience in America was powerfully moved by Bloomberg 's attack -- the other candidates .
At the very mention of Vladimir Putin , the stage erupted .
Suddenly the debate sounded like a radical book club from the 1970s , old people yelling about the Cold War .
`` Russia !
Russia !
Russia ! ''
Pete Buttigieg , who is 38 but seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in with his theory .
What Trump and his paymaster Vladimir Putin actually wants , explained the tiny robot from South Bend , is political chaos .
Buttigieg seemed totally convinced that no one had ever said that before .
At this point , the moderators at CBS just gave up .
The chaos Putin is hoping for descended on the debate stage .
Sanders decided it was a perfect opportunity to indulge his real passion , which is attacking America , a country he clearly hates .
Here he is explaining that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more repressive than communist China 's .
Sanders : We have a criminal justice system today that is not only broken , it is racist .
It got more people in jail than any other country on Earth , including China .
One of the reasons for that is a horrific war on drugs .
Oh , the war on drugs .
Bernie Sanders talks about that in every speech he gives .
A declining country with a sad underemployed middle class obviously needs to smoke a ton more weed .
That 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fire up a bowl , numb out , maybe you wo n't notice .
So where 's all this weed going to come from ?
Well , Bernie has got a plan for that , too .
Black people are going to sell it to you .
No kidding .
Sanders : And I 'll tell you what else we 're going to do .
We 're going to provide help to the African-American , Latino and Native-American community to start businesses to sell legal marijuana rather than let a few corporations control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a real clip , by the way .
So first , they fill black neighborhoods with abortion clinics .
Now , their front-runner is encouraging more black kids to sell drugs .
But somehow this is the party that loves black America .
It does n't sound like it .
But whatever .
Joe Biden soon changed the subject by making very loud noises .
Biden has lost his ability to speak clearly , and that 's got to be frustrating for anyone .
In Biden 's case , it 's led to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden , former vice president : You talk about -- whether we 're talking about with Bernie .
Bernie , in fact , has n't passed much of anything .
The fact of the matter is -- Tom Steyer , billionaire hedge fund manager and activist : I get to answer that .
Biden : Look , the fact is -- Biden : I 'm not out of time .
You spoke overtime , and I am going to talk .
Here 's the deal .
Here is the deal .
The fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what 's happening here .
Look at what 's happening here -- The crowd roared , because screaming always elicits roars from crowds .
Our animal brains at work .
But for those who are trying to follow what Biden was actually saying -- deaf people , for example , reading it at home on closed caption -- it was a profoundly confusing moment .
By the end , Biden 's train of thought did n't simply get lost .
It hopped the tracks and became a fiery derailment plunging off the bridge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I would make it clear ...
I 'd make it clear to China .
We are going to continue to move closer to make sure that we can , in fact , prevent China -- prevent North Korea -- from launching missiles to take them down .
And if we do n't -- why am I stopping ?
No one else stops .
`` Why am I stopping , '' he asked .
Well , because disjointed sentence fragments are counterproductive in a presidential campaign .
The good news is , at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sac when he hits one .
A few months from now , he 'll be reciting Allen Ginsberg poems to strangers at bus stops .
He 's going fast .
Elizabeth Warren was there , too .
Warren is not going to be president .
That 's a good thing .
She 's awful , maybe the most unpleasant human being ever to run for president in this country .
You 'd be in Paraguay by the end of the first Elizabeth Warren administration just to stop the noise .
Warren seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she is doomed .
If nothing else , she 's not stupid .
And she 's decided to spend her remaining time destroying Michael Bloomberg .
And really that 's a nice way to go out if you think about it .
It 's a service to the country .
But , unfortunately on Tuesday night , it did n't work .
Instead , Warren just humiliated herself .
Sen. Elizabeth Warren , D-Mass .
: I was visibly pregnant .
The principal wished me luck and gave my job to someone else @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But I was 21 years old .
I did n't have a union to protect me .
I did n't have any federal law on my side .
So I packed up my stuff , and I went home .
At least I did n't have a boss who said to me kill it that way that Mayor Bloomberg is said to have said to one of his pregnant employees .
Bloomberg : I never said that .
Oh , come on !
Whoa , whoa , wait a second !
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elizabeth Warren say there are circumstances in which encouraging abortion might be wrong ?
Oh , do n't tell Planned Parenthood -- she 'll lose her funding .
Meanwhile , Warren 's story about her own pregnancy could have been the most depressing moment of the night .
The story is a lie .
Everyone knows it is .
It has been conclusively debunked by her on tape .
But Warren keeps telling the story anyway , with exactly the same inflections and pauses and hand gestures .
Keep in mind , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tenured Harvard law professor .
She wrote a genuinely good book at one point .
People respected her .
Now ?
Well , now , Warren 's up there degrading herself with some transparent whopper designed to show you how oppressed she is .
By her time is over .
Warren will be Hillary Clinton pacing her backyard with a bottle of wine and sending bitter tweets about Trump at midnight .
No normal person will have lunch with her after this .
It 's pathetic and sad .
But it 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
Everyone in the Democratic field has been greatly diminished by this , and it 's not because they 're all bad people .
Not all of them are bad people .
It 's because their ideas are absurd .
Adapted from Tucker Carlson 's monologue from `` Tucker Carlson Tonight '' on Feb. 26 , 2020 .

Tucker is on a roll with Russiahoax! 3.0. Another thoroughly enjoyable clip.
Now we all hold our breath for the South Carolina primary on Saturday, and Super Tuesday 3 days later. By then we will have a lot more clarity as to how the democratic nomination process will go.
Transcript below:
Tuesday night's Democratic forum on CBS wasn't the final primary debate of this season, but it's likely the last one that will matter. Between now and the next debate, a total of 21 states -- and that includes the biggest ones, California and Texas -- will hold their primaries. By then, it will almost certainly be over.
So you think the candidates would use the time to talk about things that voters cared deeply about. And for a brief moment, one of them actually did that. In his first answer, Bernie Sanders brought up wages. He said they ought to rise faster, which is true.
Now, how could wages possibly go up with the open borders Sanders is demanding? That's an unanswerable question. But at least he mentioned it and that's exactly why he is the front-runner. When you talk about things people care about, they respond.
Michael Bloomberg is not the front-runner; he'd like to be. When given his chance to speak, Bloomberg went right to the issue he believes voters care about most -- the fact that Bernie Sanders is a secret Russian agent.
Mike Bloomberg: Vladimir Putin thinks that Donald Trump should be president of the United States and that's why Russia is helping you get elected so you'll lose to him.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.: Oh, Mr. Bloomberg --
So that's what Bloomberg's consultants told him to say. The lesson here is obvious: Go into political consulting -- even dumb people get rich.
At least one audience in America was powerfully moved by Bloomberg's attack -- the other candidates. At the very mention of Vladimir Putin, the stage erupted. Suddenly the debate sounded like a radical book club from the 1970s, old people yelling about the Cold War. "Russia! Russia! Russia!"
Pete Buttigieg, who is 38 but seems at least a century older, jumped in with his theory. What Trump and his paymaster Vladimir Putin actually wants, explained the tiny robot from South Bend, is political chaos. Buttigieg seemed totally convinced that no one had ever said that before.
At this point, the moderators at CBS just gave up. The chaos Putin is hoping for descended on the debate stage. Sanders decided it was a perfect opportunity to indulge his real passion, which is attacking America, a country he clearly hates.
Here he is explaining that the American criminal justice system is actually more repressive than communist China's.
Sanders: We have a criminal justice system today that is not only broken, it is racist. It got more people in jail than any other country on Earth, including China. One of the reasons for that is a horrific war on drugs.
Oh, the war on drugs. Bernie Sanders talks about that in every speech he gives. A declining country with a sad underemployed middle class obviously needs to smoke a ton more weed. That's Bernie's solution to the malaise -- fire up a bowl, numb out, maybe you won't notice.
So where's all this weed going to come from? Well, Bernie has got a plan for that, too. Black people are going to sell it to you. No kidding.
Sanders: And I'll tell you what else we're going to do. We're going to provide help to the African-American, Latino and Native-American community to start businesses to sell legal marijuana rather than let a few corporations control the legalized marijuana market.
That's a real clip, by the way. So first, they fill black neighborhoods with abortion clinics. Now, their front-runner is encouraging more black kids to sell drugs. But somehow this is the party that loves black America. It doesn't sound like it.
But whatever. Joe Biden soon changed the subject by making very loud noises. Biden has lost his ability to speak clearly, and that's got to be frustrating for anyone. In Biden's case, it's led to a series of rage eruptions.
Joe Biden, former vice president: You talk about -- whether we're talking about with Bernie. Bernie, in fact, hasn't passed much of anything. The fact of the matter is --
Tom Steyer, billionaire hedge fund manager and activist: I get to answer that.
Biden: Look, the fact is --
Steyer: You're out of time.
Biden: I'm not out of time. You spoke overtime, and I am going to talk. Here's the deal. Here is the deal. The fact of the matter is, look at what's happening here. Look at what's happening here --
The crowd roared, because screaming always elicits roars from crowds. Our animal brains at work. But for those who are trying to follow what Biden was actually saying -- deaf people, for example, reading it at home on closed caption -- it was a profoundly confusing moment.
By the end, Biden's train of thought didn't simply get lost. It hopped the tracks and became a fiery derailment plunging off the bridge into the gorge below.
Biden: I would make it clear ... I'd make it clear to China. We are going to continue to move closer to make sure that we can, in fact, prevent China -- prevent North Korea -- from launching missiles to take them down. And if we don't -- why am I stopping? No one else stops.
"Why am I stopping," he asked. Well, because disjointed sentence fragments are counterproductive in a presidential campaign.
The good news is, at least Biden still knows a verbal cul de sac when he hits one. A few months from now, he'll be reciting Allen Ginsberg poems to strangers at bus stops. He's going fast.
Elizabeth Warren was there, too. Warren is not going to be president. That's a good thing. She's awful, maybe the most unpleasant human being ever to run for president in this country. You'd be in Paraguay by the end of the first Elizabeth Warren administration just to stop the noise.
Warren seems to know this. She can tell that she is doomed. If nothing else, she's not stupid. And she's decided to spend her remaining time destroying Michael Bloomberg.
And really that's a nice way to go out if you think about it. It's a service to the country. But, unfortunately on Tuesday night, it didn't work. Instead, Warren just humiliated herself.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.: I was visibly pregnant. The principal wished me luck and gave my job to someone else. Pregnancy discrimination? You bet.
But I was 21 years old. I didn't have a union to protect me. I didn't have any federal law on my side. So I packed up my stuff, and I went home.
At least I didn't have a boss who said to me kill it that way that Mayor Bloomberg is said to have said to one of his pregnant employees.
Bloomberg: I never said that. Oh, come on!
Whoa, whoa, wait a second! We have news emerging. Did you notice here Elizabeth Warren say there are circumstances in which encouraging abortion might be wrong? Oh, don't tell Planned Parenthood -- she'll lose her funding.
Meanwhile, Warren's story about her own pregnancy could have been the most depressing moment of the night. The story is a lie. Everyone knows it is. It has been conclusively debunked by her on tape.
But Warren keeps telling the story anyway, with exactly the same inflections and pauses and hand gestures. Keep in mind, this is a person who was once a tenured Harvard law professor. She wrote a genuinely good book at one point. People respected her.
Now? Well, now, Warren's up there degrading herself with some transparent whopper designed to show you how oppressed she is.
By her time is over. Warren will be Hillary Clinton pacing her backyard with a bottle of wine and sending bitter tweets about Trump at midnight. No normal person will have lunch with her after this. It's pathetic and sad.
But it's not just her -- it's universal this year. Everyone in the Democratic field has been greatly diminished by this, and it's not because they're all bad people. Not all of them are bad people. It's because their ideas are absurd.
Adapted from Tucker Carlson's monologue from "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Feb. 26, 2020.


russiainsider--2020-02-28--FUNNY: Buttigeig Brutally Mocked by Top Conservative Podcast - Warning: Not Politically Correct  (Au

FUNNY: Buttigeig Brutally Mocked by Top Conservative Podcast - Warning: Not Politically Correct  (Audio + Transcript)

Segments like this are exactly why people are flocking to independant , listener-funded journalism .
They can say exactly what people are thinking without having to answer to any politically correct , agenda-driven corporate sponsors .
This is an excerpt from the midweek show which analyzed the most recent Democratic debate .
It 's behind the paywall , so we ca n't give you a link , but it 's a good reason to subscribe .
It 's only $ 10 a month and you can listen to this kind of analysis you wo n't find anywhere else all week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free ) If the news has been a little too negative for you lately , relax .
Give this a listen , and take comfort in the fact that you ’ re not alone .
A lot of people also think Buttigieg is an unlikable , smug , insincere , annoying , opportunistic faggot .
FTN and the other podcasts on the TRS podcast platform have become required listening for anyone serious about understanding American politics .
In a highly professional and competent manner , they analyze topics , including Jewish influence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ podcast in particular is hard news focused , delivering fresh dissident angles on current events that ruthlessly challenge the mainstream narrative .
Some of their episodes are free to the public , while others are behind a $ 10 monthly paywall , probably the best value in American journalism today because you get access to several excellent shows for that price .
We highly recommend Eric Striker 's , ( editor of the excellent National Justice website ) , and Mike Enoch 's 'Strike and Mike ' ( 1X per week ) which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Daily Shoah with Mike Enoch , Jesse Dunstan , and Alex McNabb , ( 3X per week ) , which is a less formal , Joe Rogan style radio talk show , is also excellent .
Transcript : the following is machine transcribed .
There may be some errors but it is surprisingly accurate .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:14:14 ] So Buttplug ( Buttigieg ) .
So Buttplug right out of the gate .
He was the first guy to go and Buttplug .
The more you listen to him and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in for these debates as well and just listening to our analysis on them and were forced to deal with this sort of thing .
But his singsongy like lecturing fag voice is so obnoxious .
It 's it 's got an Obama esque quality to it .
But Buttplug is is gay and is very lecturing .
And of course , his father , you know , everybody knows about Buttplug 's , father .
But , you know , it 's very academic and very , very I do n't know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everybody else .
James Allsup : [ 00:14:59 ] Very .
Yeah , it 's very .
Ted .
Sorry to interrupt .
It 's very like Ted talky and you can just sort of fill in very good the nouns and adjectives of what he what he 's going to say .
And it follows the same vocal cadence every time , right .
Where he 'll be like- James Allsup : [ 00:15:13 ] This is this is America .
We 're a great country .
We do n't need a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:15:20 ] Buttplug Mad Libs , if people in America need to spend more time watching me and my husband have butt sex , that 's what America is .
I mean , that 's that 's how he talks and that 's how he talks .
People do n't want to hear , Bernie , about the coups from the 1960s and 1970s .
We are we want to talk about things in the future .
It 's 2020 .
It 's time for dildos and underage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is all about .
This is America .
OK. And I 'm a faggot .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:15:49 ] Like , that 's that 's Buttplug and in .
It 's I hate it and it 's so off putting .
And the guy is so obnoxious .
Like , I 'm not religious .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:15:58 ] I 'm not like I just I 'm I 've totally lost my way in that regard and that 's fine .
But this guy shoehorns religion into everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea .
Think we 've been down that road .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:16:14 ] But he shoehorns religion into everything and he talks about scripture like `` I 'm never gon na force people to think what I think .
But I read scripture . ''
Like he wants you to know that he is a faggot who is very much it 's a it 's an affront .
Like he 's basically .
He 's gay for God , he 's gay for God .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:16:34 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the people who think gays do n't belong in religion , which I am totally sympathetic with that point of view and totally support that point of view .
He wants you to know that your religion is being raped by his gayness .
I 'm gay and I study scripture and you ca n't do anything about it is what I get out of .
When he does that .
Yeah .
And so it hits us .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:16:53 ] So anyway , as this goes on , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what was supposed to be this grandiose line again in this faggy sing song voice about `` Can you people imagine how just totally exhaustiing this election is going to be if it is Donald Trump versus Bernie Sanders ?
Can you imagine just how over it everybody 's gon na be ? ''
And he there 's no response from the crowd .
Like he thought that people in the crowd were going to be up up on their feet , giving him a standing ovation with this epic line , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election is just a nobody wants it to be Bernie and Trump .
Come on , please .
And he thinks that that 's going to play well .
And it did n't totally tone deaf rhetoric because half of the people in that audience were sitting there thinking themselves like , yeah , I want it to be Trump and Bernie .
Like , that 's what they want .
Like , that 's what they want .
And Buttplug goes out there and says , so exhausted .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's going to be exhaustive listening to you , faggot .
That what 's going to be exhausting .
James Allsup : [ 00:18:00 ] Yeah .
You like reach around .
Get your get your elbow deep up in there and your brain looking for your can line .
All he does .
That 's the only thing this guy speaks entirely in platitudes .
He 's like the even gayer , less Cuban Marco Rubio .
They probably got the same phone parties .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:18:17 ] In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other .
I 'm sure that 's probably the case .
But but again , all of this is met with silence from the crowd .
And then he tries to stumble over his next memorized line .
Some of the things that he did then , of course .
And remember , this is supposed to be the big like this is a debate that you 're planning for with your campaign staff , with your gay husband , like whatever Buttplug is doing in his little training on his campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the goal that everybody is on the same page on everybody in the media is saying this is what has to be done in this debate .
Like you have to stop Bernie Sanders .
Bernie has to be shut down .
Like that 's what they wanted .
And the best Buttplug can come up with is , `` Can you imagine this totally exhausting election between Trump and Bernie ? ''
It 's like guy like you 're retarded .
But these .
This is you know , I 'm glad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuff .
This is the result of like .
Yeah , homosexual paralysis , analysis paralysis is what this is like .
James Allsup : [ 00:19:19 ] Right .
If you get it .
Yeah .
And you see the the like black affectation creeping through here and his his attempt last ditch and failed attempt to appeal to blacks because this is how they talk this exhausted like like we black people are so tired like it .
Like that 's the kind of thing they do .
Yeah .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was talking to my my preacher like Pete you do n't have a preacher guy like nobody 's buying this .
And this is all this is .
I mean , this particular , you know , presentation mode is designed to appeal to the blacks .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:19:57 ] It is .
It is .
And it is n't appealing to blacks at all because .
No , you ca n't on undo the butt sex angle on this .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:20:06 ] And blacks know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there .
And so he tries he tries to say and I say , as we acknowledge , the fact that there are seven white people up on stage here tonight .
Jazzhands McFeels : [ 00:20:18 ] And it 's like , yep , but plug .
Good job doing the fellow whites bit for the Jews on the stage tonight .
Take a little bow , you little fag .

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Jazzhands McFeels: [00:14:14] So Buttplug (Buttigieg). So Buttplug right out of the gate. He was the first guy to go and Buttplug. The more you listen to him and this is another benefit of not tuning in for these debates as well and just listening to our analysis on them and were forced to deal with this sort of thing. But his singsongy like lecturing fag voice is so obnoxious. It's it's got an Obama esque quality to it. But Buttplug is is gay and is very lecturing. And of course, his father, you know, everybody knows about Buttplug's, father. But, you know, it's very academic and very, very I don't know how he thinks he's better than everybody else.
James Allsup: [00:14:59] Very. Yeah, it's very. Ted. Sorry to interrupt. It's very like Ted talky and you can just sort of fill in very good the nouns and adjectives of what he what he's going to say. And it follows the same vocal cadence every time, right. Where he'll be like-
James Allsup: [00:15:13] This is this is America. We're a great country. We don't need a revolution. This is who we are.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:15:19] Yeah. Oh, my God.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:15:20] Buttplug Mad Libs, if people in America need to spend more time watching me and my husband have butt sex, that's what America is. I mean, that's that's how he talks and that's how he talks. People don't want to hear, Bernie, about the coups from the 1960s and 1970s. We are we want to talk about things in the future. It's 2020. It's time for dildos and underage boy rape. OK. That's what this is all about. This is America. OK. And I'm a faggot.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:15:49] Like, that's that's Buttplug and in. It's I hate it and it's so off putting. And the guy is so obnoxious. Like, I'm not religious.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:15:58] I'm not like I just I'm I've totally lost my way in that regard and that's fine. But this guy shoehorns religion into everything. More often than you get the idea. Think we've been down that road.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:16:14] But he shoehorns religion into everything and he talks about scripture like "I'm never gonna force people to think what I think. But I read scripture." Like he wants you to know that he is a faggot who is very much it's a it's an affront. Like he's basically. He's gay for God, he's gay for God.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:16:34] But he's also like for the people who think gays don't belong in religion, which I am totally sympathetic with that point of view and totally support that point of view. He wants you to know that your religion is being raped by his gayness. I'm gay and I study scripture and you can't do anything about it is what I get out of. When he does that. Yeah. And so it hits us.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:16:53] So anyway, as this goes on, so he gets precisely zero applause from what was supposed to be this grandiose line again in this faggy sing song voice about "Can you people imagine how just totally exhaustiing this election is going to be if it is Donald Trump versus Bernie Sanders? Can you imagine just how over it everybody's gonna be?" And he there's no response from the crowd. Like he thought that people in the crowd were going to be up up on their feet, giving him a standing ovation with this epic line, this epic boxed wine aunt line about how the election is just a nobody wants it to be Bernie and Trump. Come on, please. And he thinks that that's going to play well. And it didn't totally tone deaf rhetoric because half of the people in that audience were sitting there thinking themselves like, yeah, I want it to be Trump and Bernie. Like, that's what they want. Like, that's what they want. And Buttplug goes out there and says, so exhausted. It's Trump versus Bernie. No, it's going to be exhaustive listening to you, faggot. That what's going to be exhausting.
James Allsup: [00:18:00] Yeah. You like reach around. Get your get your elbow deep up in there and your brain looking for your can line. All he does. That's the only thing this guy speaks entirely in platitudes. He's like the even gayer, less Cuban Marco Rubio. They probably got the same phone parties.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:18:17] In fact, they probably hosted them for each other. I'm sure that's probably the case. But but again, all of this is met with silence from the crowd. And then he tries to stumble over his next memorized line. Some of the things that he did then, of course. And remember, this is supposed to be the big like this is a debate that you're planning for with your campaign staff, with your gay husband, like whatever Buttplug is doing in his little training on his campaign to prepare for this debate. And the goal that everybody is on the same page on everybody in the media is saying this is what has to be done in this debate. Like you have to stop Bernie Sanders. Bernie has to be shut down. Like that's what they wanted. And the best Buttplug can come up with is, "Can you imagine this totally exhausting election between Trump and Bernie?" It's like guy like you're retarded. But these. This is you know, I'm glad I'm glad that they overthink this stuff. This is the result of like. Yeah, homosexual paralysis, analysis paralysis is what this is like.
James Allsup: [00:19:19] Right. If you get it. Yeah. And you see the the like black affectation creeping through here and his his attempt last ditch and failed attempt to appeal to blacks because this is how they talk this exhausted like like we black people are so tired like it. Like that's the kind of thing they do. Yeah. And then like the scripture and like I was talking to my my preacher like Pete you don't have a preacher guy like nobody's buying this. And this is all this is. I mean, this particular, you know, presentation mode is designed to appeal to the blacks.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:19:57] It is. It is. And it isn't appealing to blacks at all because. No, you can't on undo the butt sex angle on this.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:20:06] And blacks know that that's that's what's there. And so he tries he tries to say and I say, as we acknowledge, the fact that there are seven white people up on stage here tonight.
Jazzhands McFeels: [00:20:18] And it's like, yep, but plug. Good job doing the fellow whites bit for the Jews on the stage tonight. Take a little bow, you little fag.