Portland Mayor Turns On Antifa, Vows To Battle 'Lawlessness And Anarchy'

In July, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler thought he was in control. As BLM protests raged across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody in late May, Wheeler decided to mingle with protesters - a mix of BLM activists and Antifa.

Yet, instead of a rockstar crowd-surfing moment or whatever fantasy he envisioned, Wheeler was mocked as he gagged on tear gas, until he was forced to flee.

"He doesn't deserve to speak. He's a fucking fascist." pic.twitter.com/EEXrg918u1

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) July 23, 2020

Two weeks later, Wheeler had changed his tone - calling protesters who attempted to burn down a police station with people inside "attempted murderers," as the city saw its most violent month in decades - which came after the Portland City Council slashed the police budget as part of an early July push to defund the police. The move forced the city to make drastic cuts to its Gun Violence Reduction Team as lawless anarchists destroyed property throughout the city.

The loss “forced us into a position where we have to really look at what resources we can bring to bear, absent that structure that we had with the Gun Violence Reduction Team,” said Police Chief Chuck Lovell in August.

In December, Portland police were attacked in broad daylight after Antifa erected a new 'autonomous zone.' Police were seen being struck by fists, fists, and even bricks hurled through the air "in broad daylight," as the AP described further that "The violence happened in broad daylight."

More video of how antifa in Portland attacked police at the autonomous zone and made them retreat. They sprayed a chemical all over one police cruiser’s front window to completely block the view while others threw projectiles. pic.twitter.com/La91Tn2F5r

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) December 9, 2020

Portland protesters have put up barricades on Mississippi Ave in an attempt to block an eviction of “The Red House” residence. Portland police have attempted to evict on multiple occasions during the over the past year. #Portland #protest #Portlandprotests #BLM #Antifa pic.twitter.com/0yYKH8r3ln

— Independent Media PDX (@NDpendentPDX) December 9, 2020

Now, (and with the 2020 election in the rearview mirror) Wheeler has had enough in the wake of a New Year's Eve riot.

Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese spoke about the new year's eve riot in downtown Portland where antifa ransacked and looted businesses, started fires, assaulted responding law enforcement, and tried to break into the Justice Center. pic.twitter.com/1iutoyagup

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) January 2, 2021

In a New Year's press conference, the Portland Mayor admits that efforts to compromise with Antifa have failed, and he's now committing to pushing back - with his limited police force.

"My good faith efforts at de-escalation have been met with ongoing violence, and even scorn, from radical Antifa and anarchists," said Wheeler.

"It will be necessary to use additional tools, and to push the limits of the tools we already have, to bring the criminal destruction and violence to an end," he added. "Lawlessness and anarchy come at great expense, and with great risk to the future of our community. It's time to push back harder against those who are set on destroying our community, and to take more risks in fighting lawlessness."

"I condemn anyone who engages in violence or criminal destruction no matter what their ideology."

In his new year's presser, Portland Mayor @tedwheeler admits that his efforts to de-escalate & compromise with antifa have failed to yield results. He condemns the violent extremist movement by name & calls for more to be done. https://t.co/1MJhHOxO1u pic.twitter.com/HtsSSM3dzz

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) January 2, 2021

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/portland-mayor-turns-antifa-vows-battle-lawlessness-and-anarchy

Perdue: ‘Amazing’ Media Can Ignore Ossoff China Issue When You Have Swalwell, Hunter Biden Issues

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) said he’s amazed “that you can have the Eric Swalwell crisis, the Hunter Biden crisis, and ignore the Jon Ossoff crisis” when it comes to China.

Perdue said, [relevant remarks begin around 7:10] “[T]his question needs to be asked. But it’s not asked by any of the liberal media that’s out there. It’s amazing to me that you can have the Eric Swalwell crisis, the Hunter Biden crisis, and ignore the Jon Ossoff crisis. This is clearly a pattern of activity from the Chinese Communist Party. They identified Jon Ossoff after his 2017 attempt to run for the U.S. House, and lost. They identified him as an ambitious young politician on the Democratic side that they probably could get influence with. So, they hired him, and he worked for two years for this propaganda company of the Chinese Communist Party, Julie, and he hid it from the people of Georgia during his primary. He might not have won that primary had he fully disclosed that. He got caught. He then disclosed it, lied about it, and lied about it again, … he never has answered that question.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/01/perdue-amazing-media-can-ignore-ossoff-china-issue-when-you-have-swalwell-hunter-biden-issues/

D.C. Officials Slam Pro-Trump Rally Planned to Oppose Biden’s Election

Officials in the District of Columbia are characterizing a pro-Trump rally planned for January 6 as backed by extremists, but organizers say the event will feature well-respected conservative activists and elected lawmakers from across the country.

According to the rally’s website, it will feature a wide range of conservatives, including Tea Party Patriot’s Jenny Beth Martin; president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, Ed Martin; founder and president of Moms for America, Kimberly Fletcher; and Andrew Pollack, a school safety activist whose daughter was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting.

Elected officials slated to speak include Reps. Lance Gooden (R-TX) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Reps.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Marjorie Greene (R-GA), and State Reps. Vernon Jones (D-GA), Mark Finchem (R-AZ), Doug Mastriano (R-PA), and Anthony Kern (R-AZ).

But according to a CBS report, violent extremists support the event:

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine is preparing for another round of protests in the nation’s capital next week, when supporters of President Trump are expected to travel to Washington to protest Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory in the 2020 presidential election.

“My level of anxiety is high. My preparation is even more intense than that,” Racine told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett in this week’s episode of “The Takeout” podcast. Racine is worried the far-right, white supremacist group known as the “Proud Boys” will return to the District and “pick fights, create damage, damage property, and then act in a very threatening way” towards historic Black institutions in the city like the group did in mid-December 2020.

“[President Trump] literally really has given breath, fresh air and encouragement to hate groups. Hate is up dramatically since the president came into office,” Racine added.

The upcoming rally also caused the closure of a hotel and bar in D.C. that is a popular gathering place for conservatives after pressure from activists claiming the Proud Boys controversial group would use the property as a base for illicit activities, including inciting violence from Antifa followers.

Antifa and Black Lives Matter activists have gathered at the BLM plaza D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser created as part of protests taking place across the country in recent months in the name of racial justice. Many downtown businesses remain shuttered and more are closing their doors after Bowser put new lockdown orders in place because of the coronavirus.

The Hill reported on the Harrington Hotel and Harry’s, the hotel’s popular bar, and the decision to shut down:

“Washington, D.C. has been our home for 106 years and we join with all of our guests, visitors, staff and neighbors in our concern and desire for everyone’s health and safety,” the statement read.

“We greatly appreciate the trust our guests have placed in Hotel Harrington over the years and we wish to continue to earn that trust,” the statement continued. “While we cannot control what happens outside of the hotel, we are taking additional steps to protect the safety of our visitors, guests and employees.”

https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2021/01/02/d-c-officials-slam-pro-trump-rally-planned-oppose-bidens-election/

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Top Biden ‘Pick’ Led Group Which Took Sponsored Trips To China For Pro-Beijing Org, Co-Authored Reports

A senior Biden camp pick for one of the top offices in the country also ran an organization which has participated in programs with a leading Chinese Communist-backed propaganda organization for over a decade, even co-authoring reports with the group, The National Pulse can today reveal.

The D.C.-based Center for American Progress (CAP) – often highlighted as for being “closely aligned” with the Obama-Biden White House – has repeatedly partnered with the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) on sponsored trips to China, reports, and other endeavors over an 11-year period.

Now, the head of the organization has been tapped by Biden to lead his presumptive Office of Management and Budget in the event that fraudulent election results are counted and Joe Biden assumes the office of President.

CUSEF was founded by the Vice-Chairman of the “highest-ranking entity overseeing” China’s United Front, which the U.S.-China Security and Economic Review Commission identifies as seeking to “to co-opt and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of its ruling Chinese Communist Party” and “influence overseas Chinese communities, foreign governments, and other actors to take actions or adopt positions supportive of Beijing.”

Aided by Western lobbying firms, CUSEF has set out to “effectively disseminate positive messages to the media, key influencers and opinion leaders, and the general public” regarding China, according to Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) filings with the Department of Justice.

The National Pulse has previously revealed CUSEF’s links to mainstream corporate media outlets and other leading political figures in the United States, which perhaps explains why the Biden-CAP links to Chinese propaganda have never before been reported on.

Annual Delegations.

Since 2009, CAP has sent delegations to China as part of a CUSEF program.

Brochures from the Chinese government-linked organization reveal CAP delegations have discussed “a wide range of issues including geopolitical cooperation, military-to-military collaboration, climate change, energy security, trade balance, and the global financial crisis.”

“Both countries now must exhibit commitment and determination to build a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive China-US relationship for the future,” a summary of remarks from delegation leader, Obama adviser, and Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton John Podesta read.

https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-omb-director-think-tank/

At Least 56 People Killed, 20 Wounded After 'Terror Attack' in Niger, Reports Say

The most recent prior terror attack occurred in Niger, targeting the town of Toumour in the southeastern part of the country. Claimed by the Boko Haram terrorist group, the four-hour 12 December attack saw at least 28 killed and left "hundreds more" injured, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

According to Radio France internationale (RFI), "jihadists" on Saturday attacked the villages of Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye in the vicinity of the Malian border, leaving at least 56 civilians killed and around 20 injured.

A military source in the Malian army confirmed to Sputnik that "about 58 people" were killed in an attack carried out by unidentified gunmen in Western Niger.

The source also outlined that the militants "in recent weeks made threats to the residents of border villages between the two countries, Mali and Niger, in order to support jihadist groups and stand against the state."

Reuters reported, citing two security sources, that at least 70 civilians had been killed in the attack.

The attack occurred on the day of the announcement of the preliminary results of the first round of presidential elections in Niger that saw former Foreign Minister Mohamed Bazoum leading.

Subject to frequent terror attacks, Niger saw its most recent in the middle of December, after the town of Toumour was attacked by the Boko Haram terrorist group, killing at least 28 and injuring hundreds more, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

The attack was condemned by the UN, with the UNRA saying that the Diffa region in southeast Niger "has been hit hard by increasing extremist violence in the Lake Chad basin that has forced hundreds of thousands into the region".

"In the first nine months of this year, over 450 acts of killing, kidnapping, sexual and gender-based violence, and other serious incidents were reported", the agency said.

For the last two years, according to the International Crisis Group, Niger has been at war with Boko Haram*, with the region of Diffa in southeastern part of the country particularly affected by terrorist attacks.

https://sputniknews.com/africa/202101021081633490-at-least-56-people-killed-20-wounded-after-terror-attack-in-niger-reports-say/

Despite Progressive Objections, Officials With Corporate Ties Slide Into Incoming Biden Administration

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped multiple corporate executives to fill various government openings over the objections of numerous progressive organizations.

Groups including Demand Justice, Public Citizen and the Sunrise Movement urged Biden in a November letter to “decline to nominate or hire corporate executives, lobbyists and prominent corporate consultants,” referencing Democrats’ staunch opposition to similar nominations from President Donald Trump.

“The [corporate-government] revolving door limits the trust Americans have in government and has time and time again led to bad policy outcomes,” the letter adds. “We urge you to take advantage of this unique and historic moment in American history to shut the revolving door and rebuild that trust.”

Biden’s advisory team helping his transition with White House’s Office of Management and Budget, however, includes executives from Amazon Web Services, Lyft, Airbnb. Additional advisors have ties to WestExec Advisors, a corporate consulting firm co-founded by Antony Blinken, his nominee for secretary of state, and Michèle Flournoy, who was floated as a possible secretary of defense.

“This puts us at a state of high alarm,” Jeff Hauser, who runs the Revolving Door Project, a group dedicated to limiting the appointments of lobbyists and corporate executives in government, told The New York Times in November.

A spokesman for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In addition to the corporate influence at OMB, Steve Ricchetti, one of Biden’s top White House advisors and a longtime aide, also has strong ties to Amazon and its federal lobbying efforts. The company recently hired his brother, Jeff Ricchetti, to lobby on COVID-19 and the implementation of the CARES Act, according to its disclosure forms.

The two co-founded the lobbying firm Ricchetti Inc. in 2001 after Steve Ricchetti left President Bill Clinton’s administration, where he served as deputy chief of staff.

Steve Ricchetti and Blinken, whose private-sector work is omitted from his biography on the Biden transition site, are not the only figures in the incoming Biden administration with corporate ties. Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming chief of staff, worked with AOL founder Steve Case in venture capital and warned about the impact government regulation can have on technology start-ups in a 2015 op-ed.

Despite the ties between his developing administration and corporations, Biden took an aggressive stance against lobbyists and special interests during the campaign, pledging to reduce the influence of money in politics, heighten ethical standards, rein in financial conflicts of interest in the Executive Branch and more.

https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/29/progressive-objections-officials-corporate-ties-biden-administration/

Alyssa Milano slammed as #MeToo 'hypocrite' for fundraising for Raphael Warnock, who was involved in domestic dispute

'Where's the Me Too movement now?'

Actress Alyssa Milano has been a vocal #MeToo advocate, but some are claiming that the Democratic activist's morals appear to waver when it comes to the Georgia Senate runoffs.

During Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings in 2018, Milano was extremely critical of Kavanaugh, and welcomed all of the allegations against him without questioning them. She wore a sash with the words "BELIEVE WOMEN" on it during Kavanaugh's hearing. She also sat behind Kavanaugh and held up a booklet that read: "I BELIEVE SURVIVORS."

"I wasn't there with any political agenda. I was there to support a survivor of sexual assault," Milano told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. "As a survivor, it literally is all of our worst nightmares come true. This is exactly the reason why we don't come forward, or we don't report. Because of the scrutiny. Because a man's word will always mean more than our word. And it's disgusting."

But now, people are pointing out that Milano has a much different approach when it comes to the broad strokes of "I believe survivors" and "believe women." Milano is raising money for Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, who was allegedly involved in a domestic dispute.

Warnock is alleged to have run over the foot of his ex-wife Oulèye Ndoye during an altercation that police responded to. Police bodycam footage shows the aftermath of a verbal altercation between the couple, who got divorced in November 2019.

"This man's running for the United States Senate and all he cares about right now is his reputation," Ndoye told police. "I work at the mayor's office and this is a big problem. I've been trying to be very quiet about the way he is for the sake of my kids and his reputation."

"I've tried to keep the way that he acts under wraps for a long time and today he crossed the line," she continued. "So that is what is going on here and he's a great actor. He is phenomenal at putting on a really good show."

The wife claimed that Warnock ran over her foot with a car, but medical examiners found no physical damage.

In an incident from 2002, Warnock "repeatedly disrupted a 2002 police investigation into child abuse at a church-affiliated summer camp, interfering with interviews and discouraging counselors from speaking with investigators," according to two Maryland State Police reports obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Despite the problematic allegations, #MeToo champion Milano is proudly supporting Warnock. Milano has been working the phone banks for Warnock and fellow Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff.

🚨ALL HANDS ON DECK🚨 We need to win those 2 senate seats in Georgia! Phone bank with me next Wed! You can do this… https://t.co/9cBgu9rn0F

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa Milano)1607108113.0

On Dec. 16, Milano asked Warnock on Twitter, "How's our fundraising goal looking?"

Some online commentators pointed out the hypocrisy of Milano raising money for someone who has accusations against him by his ex-wife.

One Twitter used asked, "Where's the Me too movement now?"

Another user responded, "#MeToo is an exclusive club now? To only woman you agree with."

Someone said, "#MeToo was a complete lie."

Another person wrote, "Do you see a hypocrite when you look in the mirror @Alyssa_Milano Asking for a friend #metoo #timesup." The reply included a Rose McGowan tweet, where the actress torched Milano and called her a "fraud" for her silence about the sexual accusations against Joe Biden by former Senate staffer Tara Reade.

"You are a fraud. This is about holding the media accountable. You go after Trump & [Supreme Court Justice Brett] Kavanaugh saying Believe Victims, you are a lie. You have always been a lie. The corrupt DNC is in on the smear job of Tara Reade, so are you. SHAME," McGowan wrote in April.

https://t.co/yM2hZqWDom Do you see a hypocrite when you look in the mirror @Alyssa_Milano 🥸 Asking for a friend 😉… https://t.co/GPGJyI1OkH

— Travis Aaron Wade (@Travis Aaron Wade)1609432968.0

Georgia's two runoff elections for U.S. Senate take place on Jan. 5.

https://www.theblaze.com/alyssa-milano-warnock-metoo

US Govt Paid Over $57 Million For Vaccine Injuries In 2020 As Experimental COVID Vaccine Fast Tracked

As experimental COVID vaccines have been fast tracked with secret agreements by govts to protect the pharma companies from liabilities, the US government paid over $57 million in compensation for vaccine injuries and deaths till March 2020 alone. Meanwhile, there are currently no such laws in India that would protect victims of the COVID-19 vaccine side-effects.

Unknown to most of the public and conveniently suppressed by the media, a meeting was held on March 6, 2020 with the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

These are quarterly meetings held every 3 months, as required by law, but seldom, if ever, reported by media.

The March 6th meeting by the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines included a report (read full report below) from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on cases settled fr vaccine injuries and deaths as mandated by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP).

The NVICP was started as a result of a law passed in 1986 that gave pharmaceutical companies legal immunity from being sued due to injuries and deaths resulting from vaccines.

If you or a family member is injured or dies from vaccines, you must sue the US federal government in this special vaccine court. Many cases are litigated for years before a settlement is reached.

https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/78909/us-govt-paid-over-57-million-for-vaccine-injuries-in-2020-as-experimental-covid-vaccine-fast.html