NEWS 24.1.18

" (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information (FOIA) lawsuit against the Justice Department for text messages and other records of FBI official Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:18-cv-00154)).

Judicial Watch filed suit after the Justice Department failed to respond to a December 4, 2017, FOIA request for:

All records of communications, including but not limited to, emails, text messages and instant chats, between FBI official Peter Strozk and FBI attorney Lisa Page;All travel requests, travel authorizations, travel vouchers and expense reports of Peter Strozk;All travel requests, travel authorizations, travel vouchers and expense reports of Lisa Page.

The time frame for the requested records is February 1, 2015 to the present.-"

judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-sues-text-messages-fbis-strzok-page/

Twitter COO Anthony Noto Resigns, Joins Online Lender SoFi as CEO

gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/twitter-coo-anthony-noto-resigns-joins-online-lender-sofi-as-ceo-1803976

Judge dismisses 4 charges against Menendez in corruption case

"A judge on Wednesday dismissed seven charges in the corruption case again Sen. Bob Menendez(D-N.J.) and his co-defendant, according to a court filing.

Judge William Walls struck down charges dealing with accusations of bribery involving political donations that Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen made to Menendez. Four of the seven dismissed charges applied to Menendez, according to a court filing.

Menendez still faces nine counts, including charges of bribery, fraud and lying on Senate disclosure forms.-"

thehill.com/homenews/senate/370565-judge-dismisses-4-charges-against-menendez-in-corruption-case

Lawsuit demands answers on Barack Obama Presidential Center’s environmental impact

" President Obama always had the support of the environmental movement — until he tried to construct his lavish presidential center on sensitive parkland in Chicago’s South Side.

Now, local community activists have filed a lawsuit demanding answers about the Barack Obama Presidential Center’s “impact on the environment and character of historic Jackson Park.-"

washingtontimes.com

NEWS 25.1.18

US Democrats engaging in Neo-McCarthyism

" -Meanwhile, Americans launched a new hashtag "#NotARussianBot” on Twitter, affirming that they are real people and don’t work for the Kremlin.

RT:  American Twitter users are objecting to this allegation that the campaign is being driven by Russian bots. Do the Democrats have any evidence to back up this claim?

John Griffing: No, and this is growing quite tiring. Will the ‘little green men’ conspiracies ever cease? This is the same party that for the last 50 years engaged in open treason with the Soviet Union. Ted Kennedy in a memo – memos get the Democrats in trouble – asked the general secretary at the time to intervene in the 1984 US elections to unseat (Ronald) Reagan. Keith Olbermann only in the last year called on all foreign intelligence services - I would assume that includes Russia - to undo our elections.

The Democrats have a massive double standard when it comes to election intervention. President Obama intervened in the Ukrainian elections, intervened in the Israeli elections. This is not a party that believes in election integrity. They believe in winning and keeping power. And that is a very different issue. -"

www.rt.com/usa/416973-memo-democrats-russia-republicans/

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CNN about #Releasethememo

It is a good article.

money.cnn.com/2018/01/24/media/releasethememo-twitter-accounts/index.html?sr=twCNN012418releasethememo-twitter-accounts0553PMStory - pic related

TL;DR

Not massive Russians, not massive bots, mostly genuine American users, hundreds of egg-accounts, signs of automated tweeting.

Twitter: the number of tweets is only one of the factors considered in determining the ranking of trending topics on its platform.

Twitter: company takes steps to limit the impact of "lower-quality content, like duplicate Tweets or content that appears to be automated" on its "Trending Topics" section.

CNN: What about the hundreds of new accounts pushing #ReleaseTheMemo?

Twitter: We are aware of the issue and would take action against any accounts that violate their terms of service.

CNN: even those seemingly created solely to promote the hashtag, do not appear to be in breach of Twitter's terms of service, though Twitter would likely consider them "lower-quality content" and discount them to some extent in determining "Trending Topics.

Hidden photo of Obama and Farrakhan released in new book

amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/jan/25/hidden-photo-obama-and-farrakhan-released-new-book/

"- Muhammad had doggedly covered then Chicago Sen. Barack Obama since he “first laid eyes on him” at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Now, here was the senator in a warm conversation with constituent and fellow Chicagoan, Minister Louis Farrakhan. As leader of the Nation of Islam, Farrakhan is another star in Black America, but one whose name is synonymous with controversy.

Wasting no time, Muhammad snapped the news photo. But moments later, he faced a dilemma. -"

Facebook is DOWN: Social media uproar as users attempting to log in are instead greeted with an error message

www.google.ca/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5313495/amp/Facebook-Social-media-uproar-log-in.html

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www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/23/dems-feinstein-schiff-suggest-russian-bots-pushed-for-release-controversial-memo.amp.html

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www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/25/john-kerry-reportedly-coaches-palestinians-not-to-yield-to-trump-in-peace-talks-spurring-backlash.html

DOJ recovers missing text messages between anti-Trump FBI agents Strzok and Page

www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/25/missing-text-messages-between-two-fbi-employees-have-been-located-according-to-department-justice-official.html

President Trump predicts 'tremendous increase' in UK-US trade

"- He also said the US and UK were "joined at the hip" on military matters, while Mrs May said they stood "shoulder to shoulder" in facing shared threats.

In a series of warm exchanges in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump also told the UK PM: "We love your country."

He also rejected "false rumours" of differences, saying that the two leaders "like each other a lot". -"

www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-42819405

President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards is expected to step down after 12 years

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5310371/President-Planned-Parenthood-Cecile-Richards-steps-down.html

Record Amount Lobbying During Trump’s First YearOpen Society Policy Center poured $16.2 million into lobbying efforts in 2017

freebeacon.com/uncategorized/george-soros-spent-record-amount-lobbying-trumps-first-year/

' The Post’ and the Pentagon Papers

" The new movie “The Post” tells the story of the Pentagon Papers from a curious perspective that ignores much of the drama of the real history, as James DiEugenio explains-"

consortiumnews.com/2018/01/22/the-post-and-the-pentagon-papers/

Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel Before Bilateral Meeting | Davos, Switzerland

www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-prime-minister-netanyahu-israel-bilateral-meeting-davos-switzerland/

NEWS 28.1.18

Paradise Papers businessman in African bribery inquiry

"- the businessman is under mounting pressure from law enforcement agencies. Gertler and 20 companies controlled by him were placed on the US sanctions list just before Christmas, and his assets have been frozen by the United States -"

www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/28/paradise-papers-businessman-african-bribery-inquiry-dan-gertler

Born in blood, Myanmar's army prospers

"- Washington imposed sanctions on Maj Gen Maung Maung Soe in December, freezing any assets he might have in the United States. It is unclear whether the penalties will affect him, and so far, he is the only Myanmar official the United States has sanctioned over the Rohingya expulsion-"

www.bangkokpost.com/news/special-reports/1403530/born-in-blood-myanmars-army-prospers

Equatorial Guinea says it will protect former Gambian leader

"-Jammeh has lived undisturbed in Equatorial Guinea for over a year. In the Gambia, he stands accused of a litany of human rights abuses during his 22-year rule including torture, killings, and forcing Gambians to take his herbal HIV “treatments”.

www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/27/equatorial-guinea-says-it-will-protect-yahya-jammeh-former-gambian-leader

>Manually translated From Croatian to English

SERBIAN BUSINESS IN THE CRYSTAL LIST OF THE US They call it a big TRGOVEC ORGANIZATION from the Balkans, bribing clients by paying them ODMORE and SCHOOL DECE

"- The bills of all US companies taking over to Tešići are blocked and his business with US citizens is forbidden. In the justification for introducing the sanction, Tešić states that the US administration has introduced a new, special regime of sanctions against persons who are related to corruption and human rights violations. This is not the first time that the name of Slobodan Tešić is linked to the ban on travel.-"

www.blic.rs/vesti/hronika/srpski-biznismen-na-crnoj-listi-sad-zovu-ga-velikim-trgovcem-oruzja-sa-balkana/2jql6tb

NEWS 29.1.18

Trump administration is enforcing global Magnitsky sanctions: impact on international business

"-USA January 26 2018

Introduction

Right before the holidays, President Trump and his administration took significant steps towards using economic sanctions to tackle international human rights abuses and corruption. The administration's actions underline the ever-growing importance of know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-corruption due diligence and compliance procedures for international business. In particular, companies doing business in high-risk countries and industries (eg, mining and government contracts) should consider expanding KYC to include a review of any public reports of human rights abuses or corruption by customers and vendors alike-"

www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0bd0f096-baee-40de-9bd0-783e2df9ada6

GAMBIA: Dictator Obiang Cannot “Protect” Yahya Jammeh From Justice

“By what right can one dictator protect another from justice?” asked Baba Hydara, son of Deyda Hydara, editor of The Point newspaper who was murdered in 2004. “Those of us whose relatives were killed, who were tortured or raped in prison, who were shot for peacefully demonstrating, who were forced into Jammeh’s phony HIV ‘treatment’ program, have a right to justice that will not be denied, and we will fight however long it takes.”

freedomnewspaper.com/2018/01/29/gambia-dictator-obiang-cannot-protect-yahya-jammeh-justice/

Daniel Ortega stops Nicaraguan ambassador in Costa Rica

> Donald Trump Excutive Order Dec 21st 2017 Blocking the property of Persons involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption lists Roberto José Rivas Reyes in the ANNEX

"-As president of the Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua, with a government salary reported at $ 60,000 per year, Roberto José Rivas Reyes has been accused in the press of accumulating a considerable personal wealth, which includes multiple properties, private planes, luxury vehicles and a yacht Rivas has been described by a comptroller general of Nicaragua as "above the law", and investigations into his corruption have been blocked by Nicaraguan government officials, and he has also perpetrated electoral fraud that undermines the electoral institutions of Nicaragua-"

www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/daniel-ortega-cesa-a-embajador-de-nicaragua-en/7PW53CMVXNEU3LZ5JDWEJXD3VY/story/

NEWS 30.1.18

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The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® Kibble™ as a Top-Level Project

Open Source tools used for collecting, aggregating and visualizing software project activity.

globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/01/30/1314092/0/en/The-Apache-Software-Foundation-Announces-Apache-Kibble-as-a-Top-Level-Project.html

NEWS 31.1.18

President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address

www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-state-union-address/

Train carrying Republicans including Jeff Flake and Paul Ryan to a retreat hits a garbage truck – with one truck passenger DEAD and multiple injured including Rep Jason Lewis

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5336033/Train-hauling-House-GOP-lawmakers-West-Virginia-CRASHES.html

Judicial Watch: Documents Reveal Obama State Department Provided Classified Records to Sen. Ben Cardin to Undermine President Trump

" Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today released 42 pages of heavily redacted State Department documents containing classified information that was provided to Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. The documents show Russian political interference in elections and politics in countries across Europe.

According to a March 2017 report in the Baltimore Sun: “Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin received classified information about Russia’s involvement in elections when the Obama administration was attempting to disseminate that material widely across the government in order to aid in future investigations, according to a report Wednesday … Obama officials were concerned, according to the report [in The New York Times, below], that the Trump administration would cover up intelligence once power changed hands.”

www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-documents-reveal-state-department-provided-classified-records-sen-ben-cardin-undermine-president-trump/

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Former Schwarzenegger advisor arrested in statewide human trafficking operation

www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-trafficking-operation-20180131-story.html

MEMO

House Intelligence memo released: What it says

"-Here are some key points:

• The Steele dossier formed an essential part of the initial and all three renewal FISA applications against Carter Page.

• Andrew McCabe confirmed that no FISA warrant would have been sought from the FISA Court without the Steele dossier information.

• The four FISA surveillance applications were signed by, in various combinations, James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Sally Yates, Dana Boente, and Rod Rosenstein.

• The FBI authorized payments to Steele for work on the dossier. The FBI terminated its agreement with Steele in late October when it learned, by reading an article in Mother Jones, that Steele was talking to the media.

• The political origins of the Steele dossier were known to senior DOJ and FBI officials, but excluded from the FISA applications.

• DOJ official Bruce Ohr met with Steele beginning in the summer of 2016 and relayed to DOJ information about Steele's bias. Steele told Ohr that he, Steele, was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected president and was passionate about him not becoming president.-"

www.washingtonexaminer.com/house-intelligence-memo-released-what-it-says/article/2647937