Goya CEO: If We Shut Down This Economy, It’s The “Beginning Of The End”

Goya Foods CEO Bob Unanue joined Maria Bartiromo to talk about government shutdowns’ impact on the economy.

Goya CEO Bob Unanue from the video:

“If we shut down this economy? Great Reset? Great Setback. This is the beginning of the end, I believe…

The government loves to run businesses. If we let the government run our businesses, shutdown…

What business would say, ‘Hey I want to shut down while we go through this COVID?’

No. We stayed open because we’re essential. And we were safe – we did all these things.

But I’m not saying, ‘Hey, let’s shut down the business for a year or two.’

The government can do that. But what happens to our world?

The government does not do a good job running businesses. They should stay out of businesses and let the economy continue and let us work. And let us prosper. If we don’t do that, we won’t prosper.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/goya-ceo-beginning/

ZOA Blasts Jewish Democratic Council of America Attack on Richard Grenell

After Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) Executive Director Halie Soifer attacked Richard Grenell, President Trump’s recent choice to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, her comments were met with swift backlash, with Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton Klein releasing a statement condemning her “absurd” remarks.

Soifer attacked the newly-appointed Grenell in a Tuesday tweet by describing him as unqualified, claiming he sought to “empower” far-right parties in Europe and has “emboldened actual neo-Nazis.”

Today, Trump appointed Richard Grenell to the Holocaust Memorial Council. As US Amb to Germany, Grenell sought to "empower" far-right parties & anti-establishment conservatives in Europe. Others have been unqualified, but he's emboldened actual neo-Nazis.https://t.co/ipqZzvZVzt

— Halie Soifer (@HalieSoifer) December 22, 2020

Earlier that day, President Trump announced his intention to appoint Grenell to a position on the Holocaust Memorial Council along with 42 other appointments, according to a White House statement.

In an exclusive statement, Klein noted the offense he took as a child of Holocaust survivors as well as the hypocrisy of Soifer who had defended antisemites in the past.

“As a child of holocaust survivors born in a displaced persons camp in Germany, who lost most of my family to Nazi horrors, I feel that the biased, absurd attack by JDCA’s Hallie Soifer on ardent Zionist Ric Grenell depicting him as promoting Nazis is worthy of shredding any credibility Soifer may have had,” the statement began.

“Shame on her,” Klein continued. “This is especially true in light of the fact that Soifer frighteningly defended Rev. Warnock, despite his embracing Jew-hater, Israel-basher Rev. Jeremiah Wright and followers of Louis Farrakhan, calling Israel an apartheid state, while shamefully and wrongly condemning Jews of murdering innocent Israelis and comparing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies to those of racist George Wallace.”

Noting his personal associations with Grenell, the ZOA head went on to assure that the recent appointment is far from anything described in Soifer’s comments.

“I’ve known Ric Grenell for years and my wife and I spent a week with him at his Ambassador’s residence in Berlin. I can assure you that Ric despises the Nazis, loves Israel and the Jewish people, and is devoted to human rights and tolerance,” the statement concludes.

Grenell, who was appointed on Tuesday, served as President Trump’s former ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence who later advised Trump’s reelection campaign from a post at the Republican National Committee.

Soifer, who has led the JDCA as its Executive Director since 2018 and now serves as the Chief Executive Officer, served as a national security advisor to Senator Kamala Harris (CA) from January 2017 until May 2018 as well as a senior policy advisor in the Obama administration.

During President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, Soifer served as the campaign’s Florida Jewish Vote Director.

The ZOA — the nation’s oldest pro-Israel organization — was not alone in its condemnation of Soifer’s comments.

“Shame on @HalieSoifer for labeling every Republican Israel supporter as a Nazi,” wrote Jewish Voice publisher David Ben Hooren.

Shame on @HalieSoifer for labeling every Republican Israel supporter as a Nazi. @RichardGrenell https://t.co/phqrD1MvPY

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/12/23/exclusive-zoa-blasts-jewish-democratic-council-of-america-attack-on-richard-grenell/

Patrick Byrne Drops More

Romania Issues Arrest Warrant Against its Prince

Romania’s Prince Paul-Phillipe al României is a wanted man in his own country after a court sentenced him to almost 3.5 years in prison for corruption. The prince was found to have been involved in the illegal restitution and then sale of land that belonged to his family before it was nationalized by the communists.

Paul's claim to be the rightful heir of the Romanian royal family is disputed. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)Paul's claim to be the rightful heir of the Romanian royal family is disputed. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)When police arrived last week at his home in Romania to arrest Prince Paul, his wife Lia informed them that he was in Portugal, according to G4Media.ro.

Romania's High Court found that the scheme Prince Paul was part of had cost the Romanian state more than US$145 million.

His associates, Israelis Tal Silberstein and diamond tycoon Benny Steinmetz were found guilty for ‘the creation of an organized criminal group’ that executed the property deal between 2006 and 2008.

According to the Times of Israel, Steinmetz and Silberstein, along with a Romanian associate, Remus Truica, bribed public officials to “recover” property fraudulently claimed by Prince Paul as royal property that had been confiscated from his family when Romania’s royalty was exiled in 1947. Though the family has been permitted to return to the country since th 1990s, Romania has not reinstituted the monarchy.

Steinmetz and Silberstein, neither of whom are in Romania, both received five year sentences, while the Romanian, Truica, received seven.

Paul’s claim to the throne is disputed, as he is the grandson of Romania’s King Carol II through a commoner, Zizi Lambrino, in a union that only lasted one year before it was annulled in 1919. He was never acknowledged by Romania’s last king, Michael I, who was the son of Carol II by his next wife, Queen Helena of Greece and Denmark. Michael I died in 2017.

Even though properties Steinmetz and Silberstein acquired were once part of a royal farm, prosecutors argued that Paul had no right to claim them as he is not considered the family’s rightful heir. Instead, Princess Margareta, the daughter of King Michael I, is considered the head of the royal house.

Nonetheless, in 2012 a Romanian court did acknowledge that Paul was still an heir of King Carol II and therefore has a claim to at least some of the royal family's fortune.

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13563-romania-issues-arrest-warrant-against-its-prince

Twitter And Amazon Team Up On Cloud Infrastructure

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) may be a leading social media platform, and this year, its stock has well outperformed the market. But despite both its notoriety and its recent share-price gains, the company hasn't done a great job managing its business.

Peers including Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) are doing noticeably better than Twitter in terms of profit margins, which has led investors to ask what needs to be changed to close that gap. Their frustration has even attracted the attentions of activist investors that have pledged to help Twitter boost its profitability.

Recently, there have been signs that management is ready to make some of those changes. The latest was Twitter's announcement last week that it was expanding its relationship with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). In its recent operational foray into the public cloud, it will use Amazon Web Services to improve the real-time experience for its users. This shift could both optimize Twitter's performance and save it some money on IT expenses.

Twitter selects AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the world's top cloud computing platforms, and has many features that Twitter thinks will be useful to it, among them analytics and application development. The two companies' multiyear agreement will allow Twitter to leverage AWS's ability to support millions of daily tweets and improve how people use the platform.

In the past, the social media company has primarily depended on in-house servers. "Twitter's decision to rely on AWS infrastructure and services for its real-time workloads will help them instantly scale their global footprint up and down without ever compromising the experience for people," said Matt Garman, vice president of sales and marketing at AWS.

Twitter also believes this partnership will improve its own IT infrastructure. With its new seamless hybrid environment, Twitter will be able to capitalize on AWS's fault-tolerant infrastructure, which will allow it to keep serving its users even if there are partial failures in its systems.

https://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-amazon-team-cloud-infrastructure-3108210

>>12149299

Confirms at 10 mins that China interfered in the election provides how they did it.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Proclaims Christmas Eve as “Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Day” in Washington DC

Far left DC Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaimed Thursday, December 24, 2020 (Christmas Eve) as “Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Day” in Washington DC.

President Trump earlier this month signed an executive order and officially made Christmas Eve a federal holiday so people could enjoy more time with their families and celebrate the birth of Christ.

Muriel Bowser however is celebrating Fauci on Christmas Eve.

Dr. Fauci, America’s top infectious disease doctor, destroyed millions of lives by using the fraudulent Imperial College Model to persuade President Trump to shut down the economy.

The Democrat-media complex’s worship of Fauci is downright creepy.

Fauci was celebrated every step of the way for destroying the US and now the DC Mayor is proclaiming Christmas Eve as “Dr. Fauci Day.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-proclaims-christmas-eve-dr-anthony-s-fauci-day-washington-dc/

‘Christmas Gift’: Families of COVID-19 Dead File Suit Against Italian Officials, Seek $122 Million

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy has become one of the hardest hit European countries, as its death toll recently surpassed 70,000 and its case count nears 2 million. Tracking by Worldometer notes Italy ranks fourth in case count when compared against other European countries.

A total of 500 relatives of individuals who died of COVID-19 in Italy presented a lawsuit on Wednesday against regional and national authorities who they claim are liable for criminal negligence due to their handling of the pandemic.

The civil lawsuit is against Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Health Minister Roberto Speranza and Attilio Fontana, the governor of the hard-hit Lombardy region. The legal action seeks a total of $122 million in damages, Reuters reported.

Although the lawsuit focuses on the February decision by officials to reopen a hospital in Lombardy a few hours after a COVID-19 outbreak was detected, the main sticking point of the suit is the alleged absence of an updated national pandemic plan and a failure by regional officials to execute a localized version of that plan.

“These complaints are our Christmas gift to those who should have done what they were supposed to do and did not do while in Italy, on December 25, there will be 70,000 empty chairs,” Luca Fusco, president of the advocacy group Noi Denunceremo, which launched the lawsuit, said in a statement.

“With proper planning, as requested over and over again by the EU and WHO [World Health Organization], we are sure there would have been many fewer [deaths].”

Noi Denunceremo, which was established in April to represent the families of those who died in Lombardy’s city of Bergamo, have filed hundreds of legal complaints over the last several months that shed light on how some individuals died.

Concerns about Italy’s mismanagement of the pandemic recently resurfaced after prosecutors questioned Francesco Zambon, an epidemiologist who co-authored a report on Italy’s COVID-19 response that determined the government’s handling of the crisis was “improvised, chaotic and creative.”

Though the report was published in May by the WHO, it was removed a day later over “factual inaccuracies.” However, Zambon told the Associated Press that he was pressured by Dr. Ranieri Guerra, a senior WHO official, to alter data regarding Italy’s plan. Guerra, who was working as liaison with the Italian government at the time, was responsible for updating the country's pandemic plan during his time at the Italian Health Ministry between 2014 and late 2017.

Consuelo Locati, the lawyer heading the lawsuit, explained to The Guardian for a Tuesday article that “even if [the old plan] was implemented, it wouldn’t have worked as it lacked a series of steps that should have been followed in order to have been prepared for this pandemic.”

“They had no guidelines,” she underscored.

While several Italian regions were devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lombardy took the brunt of it. According to data collected by Statista, the region has recorded over 24,000 coronavirus-related deaths.

https://sputniknews.com/europe/202012231081552942-christmas-gift-families-of-covid-19-dead-file-suit-against-italian-officials-seek-122-million/

SDF Busted Turkish Intelligence Operation Funneling Weapons To ISIS

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have uncovered a Turkish intelligence operation to funnel weapons to ISIS cells in northeastern Syria, the Hawar News Agency (ANHA) reported on December 22.

A source in the SDF security forces, known as Asayish, told the Kurdish Syrian agency that a weapons shipment sent by the Turkey to ISIS cells was recently busted in Raqqa.

The shipment was hidden in a car owned by an alleged Turkish intelligence cell in the al-Mushalib district in Raqqa city. Asayish special forces seized the weapons in a “search operation,” according to the ANHA source

The weapons shipment consisted of seventeen Belgian-made FN FAL assault rifles and three Austrian-made Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifles.

The source said the weapons sent by the Turkish intelligence were on their way to be disrupted to ISIS cells in Raqqa as well as in Deir Ezzor.

“The weapons being supplied to the sleeper cells are NATO weapons, most of them are American-made coming from Turkey,” ANHA quoted the source as saying. “The Turkish state seeks to revive ISIS mercenaries in the region again and use them to fight the SDF to create chaos in the region.”

In April, al-Quds al-Arabi revealed in a report how Turkey is facilitating ISIS activities in northern Raqqa. The Turkish intelligence allegedly plotted attacks against the SDF with the terrorist group.

While these claims are almost impossible to verify, Turkish ties with ISIS were repeatedly documented before. Turkey was the hub of the terrorist group’s illegal oil trade after 2014. ISIS exported millions of barrels of oil stolen from Syria directly through Turkey.

https://southfront.org/sdf-busted-turkish-intelligence-operation-funneling-weapons-to-isis-video/

SDF have also worked with ISIS, not sure what to make of this may be a dog eat dog situation

WATCH: Animal Activist Poses as Smithfield Foods CEO on Fox Business News

Animal Activist Matt Johnson Poses as Smithfield Foods CEO on Fox Business News Mornings with Maria Bartiromo

https://youtu.be/rJI6MxcuuK0

https://breaking911.com/watch-animal-activist-poses-as-smithfield-foods-ceo-on-fox-business-news/

Youth Soccer Coach Sentenced To Federal Prison For Sexual Snapchats With Children

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Shelby Garigen, 42, of Clarence Center, NY, who was convicted of access with intent to view child pornography, was sentenced to serve 3 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.

Between November 2018 and February 2019, Garigen communicated with two minors (Victim 1 and Victim 2) using the Snapchat application. During Garigen’s communications with Victim 1, she received and viewed approximately three sexually explicit images of Victim 1. During Garigen’s communications with Victim 2, she received and viewed approximately 10 sexually explicit images of Victim 2. Garigen knew that both victims were minors.

WGRZ reported: Investigators say a parent contacted an assistant district attorney in Monroe County and told officials that Garigen allegedly had inappropriate chats via Snapchat with his 17-year-old son.

Garigen had served as the athletic trainer for the victim’s soccer team up until one month prior to the complaint.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Buffalo Division, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Stephen Belongia, and the Cheektowaga Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Sliwinski. Additional assistance was provided by the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of District Attorney Sandra Doorley.

https://breaking911.com/youth-soccer-coach-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-sexual-snapchats-with-children/

High-Ranking Latin Kings Member Known as ‘King Demon’ Held ‘Trials’ & Handed Out Punishments To Fellow Gang Members

BOSTON – A former member of the Connecticut Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) leadership body, known as the “Crown Council,” was sentenced today for racketeering conspiracy charges.

Hector Vega, a/k/a “King Demon,” 34, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In September 2020, Vega pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy.

In addition to his membership in the Latin Kings in Connecticut, Vega also held a position in the Connecticut “Crown Council,” which was the governing body for the Latin Kings in that state. Evidence developed during the course of the investigation included recordings of Vega presiding over a Latin Kings “trial” against two Massachusetts members of the Latin Kings who had violated rules of the gang. Regional leadership of the Latin Kings chose Vega and the Connecticut Crown Council as the judges for the trial in order for the hearing to be unbiased. After hearing evidence from members and finding the two members guilty of violating Latin Kings rules, Vega and the Crown Council ordered the beatings of both victim, which were captured on recording. Vega participated in the assault of one of the members.

The Latin Kings are a violent gang comprised of thousands of members across the United States. The Latin Kings adhere to a national manifesto, employ an internal judiciary and use a sophisticated system of communication to maintain the hierarchy of the criminal organization. As alleged in court documents, the gang uses drug distribution to generate revenue, and is motivated by a desire to further its influence and to protect its turf from rival gangs.

In December 2019, a federal grand jury returned an indictment alleging racketeering conspiracy, drug conspiracy and firearms charges against 62 leaders, members and associates of the Latin Kings. Vega is the tenth defendant to be sentenced in the case.

https://breaking911.com/high-ranking-latin-kings-member-known-as-king-demon-held-trials-handed-out-punishments-to-fellow-gang-members/

>>12149578

China Demands Biden Return U.S. to Iran Nuclear Deal

Chinese Foreign Minister: “The US shall return to the Iran nuclear deal as soon as possible and without any preconditions.”

Communist China on Monday demanded the United States to return to the Iran nuclear deal and end all sanctions placed on Tehran under President Donald Trump’s watch once Joe Biden moves into the White House.

“The US shall return to the Iran nuclear deal as soon as possible and without any preconditions, and the US should also scrap all sanctions imposed on Iran, other third-party entities and individuals,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a video conference with other four signatories of the 2015 nuclear accord.

The Chinese foreign minister’s undiplomatic and stern tone underlines China’s belief in a ‘reset‘ in bilateral relations with a Biden-run administration. According to Chinese media reports, Beijing opened backchannel talks with figures close to the Biden team last month and wants a rollback on the tough policy course pursued by President Donald Trump.

The Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post reported the Chinese foreign minister’s remarks:

China called on the United States on Monday to return to the Iran nuclear deal without conditions and to lift all US sanctions against Iran and related entities.

“The US shall return to the Iran nuclear deal as soon as possible and without any preconditions, and the US should also scrap all sanctions imposed on Iran, other third-party entities and individuals,” said Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during a video conference hosted by the European Union and attended by foreign ministers from Russia, Iran, Britain, France and Germany – the other signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that US President Donald Trump exited in 2018.

China is not alone, expecting the U.S. to reenter the Obama-Kerry deal once the Democrats take the White House. Foreign ministers from Germany, Iran, China, Russia, and the United Kingdom ‘welcomed’ the prospect of Biden bringing Washington back into the fold of the deal disavowed by President Trump in May 2018.

“A joint statement released by [German Foreign Minister Heiko] Maas and the foreign ministers of Iran, China, Russia and the UK acknowledged their desire to see the treaty upheld and greeted the prospects of a US return to it under incoming President-elect Joe Biden as ‘positive,'” Germany’s state-run DW News reported Monday.

“With Joe Biden on board, all parties to the nuclear deal want to bring it back to life,” the German broadcaster noted in a separate article last week.

https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/12/china-demands-biden-return-u-s-to-iran-nuclear-deal/

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3114856/china-seeks-us-return-iran-nuclear-deal-and-lifting-sanctions

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/09/business/iran-nuclear-trump-business-europe.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/21/eu-foreign-ministers-pave-way-for-revival-of-iran-nuclear-deal

Tracing CCP’s Infiltration Into the USA

CCP (Chinese Communist Party)

Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

Georgetown University

The National Association for China’s Peaceful Unification (NACPU)

Chia Tai Group / Charoen Pokphand Group

Swamp

United Front Work Department

Author：PhoebeJJ/TCC | PR: BBT | Page:Sky Sun

This article is inspired by a recent incident (https://www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html) and the original article by Freedust, Himalaya UK https://gnews.org/zh-hans/640793/ .

On December 8th, the scandal of California Congressman Eric Swalwell, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Christine Fang, or Fang Fang, a Chinese national foreign agent, shook the US political arena; however, this is just the tip of the iceberg exposing a long-term infiltration crafted by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the past 2-3 decades. The UFWD is the CCP’s “magic weapon” to spread its influence and propaganda overseas and to advance Beijing’s policies.

There have been many organizations and forms that the UFWD used to deploy their BGY Programs (Blackmail, Bribery, and Honey trap) against Americans to achieve their 3F (Fail, Frail, Fall) Goals. This was first brought to the attention of the US in a press conference by Mr. Miles Guo 3 years ago on October 5, 2017.

Besides the Confucius Institutes spreading throughout the US education system, there are several representative patterns that the UFWD uses to grow, infiltrate, and erode the American political ecosystem and, unfortunately, this is only one aspect of the CCP’s Unrestricted Warfare to take down the US.

1. The National Association for China’s Peaceful Unification (NACPU)

The name of this organization may appear to be benign; however, as one part of the UFWD, it helps grow CCP’s influence in US politics. Judy Chu, the honorary chairman of the organization, is an excellent example.

Judy Chu is a democratic congresswoman for California since 2009. She was born in California and her parents were originally from Guangdong, China. Chu is the first Chinese-American woman elected to the US Congress. She has previously served as a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor.

On October 28, 2020, the US Department of State designated the NACPU as a foreign mission of the PRC, due to its mission and activities, under the U.S. Foreign Missions Act. This is a big move after the closing of PRC’s Houston Consulate in July and designating the Confucius Institute US Center as a foreign mission in August (https://www.state.gov/designation-of-the-national-association-for-chinas-peaceful-unification-nacpu-as-a-foreign-mission-of-the-prc/).

1. The China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (CCPPNR)

The CCPPNR, established in 1988, is a Beijing-based global organization, and a part of the UFWD. The board of directors is chaired by Yu Zhengsheng and the vice-chair is Sun Chunlan.

The main council oversees over 200 chapters in multiple countries. The organization engages in a range of activities that support Chinese foreign policy goals, including block-voting and fundraising for Chinese political candidates who agree to support its agenda. One of its branches is the NACPU, which is the council that is in charge of all of its activities in the US.

In 2019, Li “Cindy” Yang, a vice chairman of the Florida-based council of the organization, was arrested and convicted after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s Golf Resort.

Who is Cindy Yang? She ran a chain of Asian massage parlors in Palm Beach County and Broward County, Florida. An investigation into her massage parlor chains for a suspected human-trafficking ring morphed into how Chinese lobbying groups gained access to Trump, his family, and other prominent Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott. Her pictures with the president, his top staffers and high-ranking Florida Republicans conferred on her an air of success and won her the name of “Selfie Queen”. She was also alleged by the Miami Herald to be offering illegal sexual services which were part of the “Honey Trap” operation of the UFWD. It is of paramount concern when these honey traps start influencing and changing policies in the US or the West.

https://gnews.org/679246/

Virginia judge rules a black defendant cannot be tried in a courtroom lined with dozens of portraits of white people

From the Daily Mail:

A Black defendant’s right to a fair trial would be harmed if the jury heard the case in a courtroom lined with portraits of white jurists, a northern Virginia judge has ruled.

The upcoming trial of Terrance Shipp on charges of eluding police will be held in a courtroom that has no portraits on the wall, said Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Bernhard.

Bernhard noted that his usual courtroom has no portraits.

https://www.revolver.news/2020/12/virginia-judge-rules-a-black-defendant-cannot-be-tried-in-a-courtroom-lined-with-dozens-of-portraits-of-white-people/

Biden CIA Appointee Worked With CCP Propaganda Org Conducting ‘Undercover Intel Ops’, Appears on China State Media

Michael O’Hanlon — an appointee to the Central Intelligence Agency External Advisory Board under the Obama-Biden administration — visited a Chinese Communist Party-run think tank identified by the U.S. government as conducting “undercover intelligence gathering” operations and seeking to coerce foreign actors into backing the Chinese Communist Party’s “preferred policies.”

Also at the Director of the Brooking Institute’s Foreign Policy Research Team and adjunct professor at Georgetown and Columbia Universities, O’Hanlon visited the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) on August 23rd, 2012 – the same year his Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) External Advisory Board stint ended.

Under President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, O’Hanlon served on CIA External Advisory Board, the brainchild of then-CIA Director Leon Panetta. It counted O’Hanlon as an advisor from 2011 to 2012.

Specifically, he paid a visit to the CAIFC’s Peace and Development Research Center, whose summary of O’Hanlon’s appearance noted he praised the center as one of the “most famous in China” and was “attracted by its reputation.”

“He came and hoped to hear opinions on Sino-U.S. relations and regional hot-spot issues from scholars of the center. The opinions he got may provide references for his book about Sino-U.S. relations which he was writing with Steinberg, former U.S. Deputy Secretary,” the summary added.

O’Hanlon’s praise and open ears, however, were deeply misguided. The U.S. government now identifies the CAIFC as an integral component of China’s United Work Front, which aims “to co-opt and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of its ruling Chinese Communist Party.”

“The United Front strategy uses a range of methods to influence overseas Chinese communities, foreign governments, and other actors to take actions or adopt positions supportive of Beijing’s preferred policies,” the U.S.-China Security and Economic Review commission’s report added.

The report singled out CAIFC, noting it is a “front” for the Chinese military:

“CAIFC is a front for the former PLA GPD which may now report directly to the PLA Central Military Commission’s Political Work Department.”

“CAIFC has additional ties to the Ministries of State Security, Civil Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, and it is a platform for deploying undercover intelligence gatherers,” the commission adds.

While the organization’s website describes its goals to establish “close ties with [foreign] government agencies, political parties, and prominent political and military figures” to “promote China’s policies, achievements, and goals,” John Garnaut—a former journalist and adviser to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull—argues is intended to outsource the CCP’s messaging to “self-interested or naïve intermediaries.”

This unearthed connection follows reports that Chinese intelligence operatives targeted high-profile Democratic politicians such as Eric Swalwell.

https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-cia-board-lectured-chinese-spies/

Dizzying 27 alternate pronouns displayed on college business school application — along with an 'other' option

It's unclear if a course is offered to master meanings of 'ey,' 'xie,' 'hir,' 'vis,' and 'eirs,' among others

Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business features a program called WomenLead which "equips female students to excel in school, enter the workforce with developed skills, and find their place in leadership positions."

One might assume a program geared toward women wouldn't need much in the way of gender identifiers on its application form, but once you scroll down a little ways past boxes to input your last name, first name, and "nickname or preferred first name if different from your given name," the form asks "what pronouns do you prefer?"

And it's a smorgasbord.

Apart from box you can click for the seemingly obvious choice ("she," "her," "her," "hers," "herself"), there's an option we've been seeing quite a bit of for the last couple of years ("he," "him," "his," "his," "himself"). And then "they," "them," "their," "theirs," "themself." Alrighty, then.

But that ain't all.

If the latter choices don't pass muster with applicants, there are seven more groups of alternate pronouns to choose from that display a whopping 27 words of some sort, such as "ey," "xie," "hir," "vis," and "eirs."

The kicker? If none of those choices suffice, the application leaves a space at the bottom of the section in which hopefuls can list their "other" pronouns.

Don't ever say the application creators were not thorough.

What did WomenLead have to say?

Director of WomenLead Nancy Mansfield told Campus Reform the program "invites all students who meet the requirements regardless of gender."

The outlet said it also contacted Georgia State University for comment, presumably without success.

Anything else?

Indeed, readers of TheBlaze have traveled down this path numerous times. To wit:

A staff editorial for The Wellesley News, the student newspaper for Wellesley College, earlier this year called for the prestigious all-women school to edit its policies and language in deference to transgender and nonbinary individuals — most notably to stop calling students "women."

Last year a British police chief filmed a social media video stressing the importance of recognizing "International Pronouns Day" and said misgendering someone is a "form of abuse."

And also in 2019, even Merriam-Webster got into the act and added a new definition for "they,"a new definition for "they," reflecting increased usage of the word among those who identify as gender nonbinary.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/dizzying-27-alternate-pronouns-displayed-on-college-business-school-application-along-with-an-other-option

>>12149763

War room Potus's lawyer Boris E just said the Sargent of arms for AZ was going to enforce the subpoena and collect the dominion machines

Trump heads to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas with government funding, coronavirus relief package in limbo

Trump will spend the holiday at his golf club resort Mar-a-Lago

President Trump headed to Palm Beach, Fla., Wednesday to celebrate Christmas with coronavirus relief and government spending in limbo due to his dissatisfaction with the package.

Trump will spend the holiday at his golf club resort Mar-a-Lago.

The president sent shockwaves throughout Washington Tuesday night when he pushed out a Twitter video of himself blasting the omnibus package. House and Senate leaders reached agreement on coronavirus relief after months of being at an impasse.

The president has five days to sign the bill or the government will shut down.

He demanded lawmakers amend the coronavirus stimulus package they passed Monday to include $2,000 checks for individuals instead of $600 checks. He also insisted that "wasteful and unnecessary" items be cut from the year-end spending package that was attached to the pandemic aid.

The omnibus funding package, valued at $1.3 trillion was combined with the coronavirus stimulus bill, $900 billion, as Congress raced to get out of Washington for Christmas. The funding package previously was negotiated in Congress, as lawmakers finally came to an agreement on coronavirus aid over the weekend. Combining the two allowed it to be done in one vote.

"I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple," Trump said in his Twitter video. "I'm also asking Congress to immediately get rid of the wasteful and unnecessary items from this legislation, and to send me a suitable bill or else the next administration will have to deliver a package, and maybe that administration will be me."

Trump added: "For example, among the more than 5,000 pages in this bill, which nobody in Congress has read because of its length and complexity – it's called the COVID relief bill, but it has almost nothing to do with COVID."

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