‘Indicative of Genocide’: CCP’s Abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Tibet Detailed by Tory Human Rights Commission

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has “intensified an assault on all human rights” against every group and individual in China, Britain’s Conservative Party Human Rights Commission has alleged in a report, which claims to show evidence that the actions carried out by the regime are “indicative of the crime of genocide”.

In the report, The Darkness Deepens: The Crackdown on Human Rights in China 2016-2020 — an advance copy of which was seen by Breitbart London — the Commission detailed the stunning growth of authoritarianism in China carried out by the dictatorship in Beijing.

The report documented the implementation of mass surveillance systems, mass instances of modern-day slavery, torture, organ harvesting, the dismantling of promised freedoms in Hong Kong, and the crimes committed against ethnic minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang.

The Commission said that evidence shows that between one and three million Uyghur Muslims have been detained in concentration camps in the Western Chinese province of Xinjiang, known also as East Turkestan by the local inhabitants.

Evidence presented to the Commission demonstrated the “mass internment, forced labour, torture, mass surveillance, severe violations of freedom of religion or belief and forced sterilisation” in Xinjiang.

Dr Joanne Smith Finley, Reader in Chinese Studies at Newcastle University, told the Commission of a conversation she had with a Uyghur man in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang, on July 18, 2018, who told her that “people are taken for small things, not necessarily always because of religious practice”.

The man said that he had never heard of anyone leaving the internment camps, with the exceptions of those who fell ill, saying: “Some people were given ‘medicine’ to change their thinking, ‘for their minds’. When this made them mentally ill, only then were they released.”

Two days prior to the conversation, a Han Chinese man — the dominant ethnic group of China — told Dr Smith Finley that “detainers are just there to have their thinking changed”.

One Uyghur woman who provided testimony to the Commission said that the CCP was attempting to “wipe out” three types of Uyghur: intellectuals, the rich, and the religious.

She said that 15 of her extended family members were interned in the camps for these reasons, including both of her parents, “for not cooperating with the Communist Party of China and for performing pilgrimage, being religious, being rich, and having more children”.

She said that one of her family members died as a result of the torture carried out by the communist regime.

“My youngest uncle has two children, and when he and his wife were taken away, the regime took his children away and put them in the children’s concentration camps,” the woman testified.

Speaking to the Commission, Dr Adrian Zenz said that by 2019, Xinjiang authorities had “planned to subject at least 80 per cent of women of childbearing age in the rural southern four minority prefectures to intrusive birth prevention surgeries (IUDs or sterilisation), with actual shares likely being much higher”.

Dr Zenz said that between 2015 and 2018, population growth rates fell by 84 per cent in the two largest Uyghur Muslim prefectures, with birth rates continuing to fall. He said that in 2020, one Uyghur region saw an “unprecedented near-zero population growth”.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/13/beyond-orwells-imaginings-chinese-communist-party-attacking-all-human-rights-claims-uks-conservative-party-human-rights-commission/

Archbishop of Glasgow dies after catching coronavirus at Christmas

The Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, has died after contracting coronavirus, the Catholic Church in Scotland has announced. The 70-year-old, who had served as leader of Scotland’s largest Catholic community since 2012, tested positive for Covid-19 shortly after Christmas and had been self-isolating at home. He died on Wednesday, January 13, the Feast of St Mungo – the patron saint of Glasgow. The cause of death is not yet clear.

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia had served as Archbishop of Glasgow since 2012 (Picture:Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Archbishop Tartaglia was previously the Bishop of Paisley, having been nominated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. He was ordained Bishop two months later, in November of that year, by his predecessor, Archbishop Mario Conti. The Pope’s Ambassador to Great Britain, Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, has been informed of his death.

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia opens the doors of St Andrew Cathedral as places of worship reopen for private prayers last June (Picture: Getty) A spokesman for the Church said the Archdiocese will be overseen by an administrator until Pope Francis appoints a successor. Philip Tartaglia was born in Glasgow on January 11, 1951, to parents Guido and Annita Trataglia and had three younger brothers and five younger sisters.

He went to primary school in Riddrie in Glasgow’s East End, and later worked in Dennistoun. The senior cleric also studied in Rome, and worked in Aberdeen and Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire.

http://www.mr-mehra.com/2021/01/archbishop-of-glasgow-dies-after.html

Operation Warp Speed Chief Resigns At Biden’s Request — Will Stay For 30 Days To Assist In The Transition

Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the chief executive of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine initiative, tendered his resignation Tuesday evening after being asked to do so by President-elect Joe Biden’s team.

Biden had heaped praise on Slaoui and the Warp Speed team for rapidly pushing two separate vaccines to market in record time, but in recent days, the president-elect has criticized the Trump administration’s distribution plan.

“I have submitted my resignation letter yesterday to the current administration thanking them for giving me the opportunity to help our country and our people as well as the people of the world,” Slaoui said Wednesday morning on CNBC. “I’m very supportive of this upcoming administration, and really of course, of the operation, and its mission, and I will be doing everything I can to help them succeed as part of the process.”

Slaoui then confirmed that Biden’s team had asked him to resign from his current post as “chief scientific adviser” and had allowed him to stay on for 30 days to assist with the transition process.

“I look forward to really helping the new team and continuing of course to work very hard and support the operation and the thousands who have participated through this effort and continue to succeed,” he continued.

https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/13/operation-warp-speed-chief-resigns-biden-30-days-transition/

Boris Johnson Blasts ‘Demented’ Chinese Traditional Medicine for Starting Coronavirus Crisis

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has blamed the worldwide coronavirus crisis on the “demented” ideas within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which advocates pseudoscientific herbal and natural remedies including the use of body parts of rare animals.

Speaking at a virtual One Planet Summit on Monday afternoon, the Prime Minister placed the blame of the Chinese coronavirus on the wide held belief in the communist country in TCM.

“Don’t forget that the coronavirus pandemic was the product of an imbalance in man’s relationship with the natural world,” Johnson said.

“It originates from bats or pangolins, from the demented belief that if you grind up the scales of a pangolin you will somehow become more potent or whatever it is people believe,” he said.

“It originates from this collision between mankind and the natural world and we’ve got to stop it,” Johnson concluded.

While the coronavirus is believed to have originated in bats, Chinese scientists have speculated that pangolins — an endangered, scaled ant-eater — may have served as pass-through species before it was spread to humans.

Mr Johnson is reportedly an avid advocate for the endangered species, with The Sun noting that while serving as Foreign Secretary he had a stuffed pangolin toy on his desk.

Farage: Blame China for Christmas Being Cancelled For Millions in the UK https://t.co/KkJGWs0yvy

— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) December 25, 2020

The tough words from Mr Johnson come as tensions have been rising between the United Kingdom and the communist regime in Beijing, with Conservative Party hardliners pressuring the PM to take a stronger stance against China for its human rights abuses in Xinjiang and the vicious crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, a former British colony.

On Tuesday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that the government would be imposing fines on companies who work with firms in China connected to allegations of modern slavery in the Western province of Xinjiang.

Mr Raab accused the communist country of using “internment camps, arbitrary detention, political re-education, forced labour, torture and forced sterilisation – all on an industrial scale.”

“It is truly horrific. Barbarism we had hoped lost to another era, being practised today as we speak in one of the leading members of the international community.”

“Here in the UK, we must take action to make sure that UK businesses are not part of the supply chains that lead to the gates of the internment camps in Xinjiang.

Mr Raab was accused of not going far enough by imposing fines, however, with former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith questioning why Magnitsky sanctions have not been imposed.

“Surely Magnitsky sanctions should have been in this list,” Sir Iain said, before questioning: “I wonder who it is in Government that is blocking this.”

‘Setback for the Free World’: EU Trade Deal with Communist China Draws Harsh Criticism https://t.co/CktU0dsAnG

— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) January 5, 2021

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/12/boris-johnson-blasts-demented-chinese-traditional-medicine-for-starting-coronavirus-crisis/

Google reveals sophisticated Windows and Android hacking operation

The attackers used a combination of Android, Chrome, and Windows vulnerabilities, including both zero-days and n-days exploits.

Google published a six-part report today detailing a sophisticated hacking operation that the company detected in early 2020 and which targeted owners of both Android and Windows devices.

"One server targeted Windows users, the other targeted Android," Project Zero, one of Google's security teams, said in the first of six blog posts.

Google said that both exploit servers used Google Chrome vulnerabilities to gain an initial foothold on victim devices. Once an initial entry point was established in the user's browsers, attackers deployed an OS-level exploit to gain more control of the victim's devices.

The exploit chains included a combination of both zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities, where zero-day refers to bugs unknown to the software makers, and n-day refers to bugs that have been patched but are still being exploited in the wild.

All in all, Google said the exploit servers contained:

Four "renderer" bugs in Google Chrome, one of which was still a 0-day at the time of its discovery.

Two sandbox escape exploits abusing three 0-day vulnerabilities in the Windows OS.

And a "privilege escalation kit" composed of publicly known n-day exploits for older versions of the Android OS.

The four zero-days, all of which were patched in the spring of 2020, were as follows:

CVE-2020-6418 - Chrome Vulnerability in TurboFan (fixed February 2020)

CVE-2020-0938 - Font Vulnerability on Windows (fixed April 2020)

CVE-2020-1020 - Font Vulnerability on Windows (fixed April 2020)

CVE-2020-1027 - Windows CSRSS Vulnerability (fixed April 2020)

Google said that while they did not find any evidence of Android zero-day exploits hosted on the exploit servers, its security researchers believe that the threat actor most likely had access to Android zero-days as well, but most likely weren't hosting them on the servers when its researchers discovered it.

Google: Exploit chains were complex and well-engineered

Overall, Google described the exploit chains as "designed for efficiency & flexibility through their modularity."

"They are well-engineered, complex code with a variety of novel exploitation methods, mature logging, sophisticated and calculated post-exploitation techniques, and high volumes of anti-analysis and targeting checks," Google said.

"We believe that teams of experts have designed and developed these exploit chains," but Google stopped short of providing any other details about the attackers or the type of victims they targeted.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-reveals-sophisticated-windows-android-hacking-operation/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=21735961543072688253262375158449&mid=13233487&cid=717936240

Trump team will blame China lab for growing Covid-19 with 'bombshell' evidence as part of final salvos of president's administration - but UK dismisses claim

America is set to present dramatic new evidence that the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab – in the final act of the Trump administration.

Senior officials in Washington say that outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to make a ‘bombshell intervention’.

They say he will reveal evidence that SARS-CoV-2 did not leap naturally from bats, pangolins or other species to humans.

Instead he will claim it was cultured by scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology – where Chinese and foreign experts have warned of poor bio-security for years.

British Foreign Office and security sources confirmed they were expecting the claims from Washington but dismissed them in advance, saying ‘all the credible scientific evidence does not point to a leak from the laboratory’.

They said this view was backed up intelligence agencies on both sides of the Atlantic, adding: ‘The established view of the US intelligence community suggests the pandemic was natural in origin.’

Yesterday Boris Johnson backed the theory the virus first infected humans at the Wuhan wet market, where pangolins were among the live species on offer.

But Mr Pompeo is also set to cite close links between the Institute and the People’s Liberation Army.

He will point out its highest security section has always had a ‘dual use’ military and civilian purpose.

He is also expected to accuse the World Health Organisation of assisting in a Chinese cover-up by refusing to probe the lab’s possible role.

Its ten-person team tasked with investigating the pandemic’s origins will arrive in Wuhan tomorrow – but there is no mention of the lab in its official terms of reference.

Former Brexit Secretary David Davis said it was ‘vital’ the WHO team probe the institute as the possible origin of the pandemic.

He said: ‘We don’t know whether this virus was natural or artificially created, and if it came from the lab, whether this was an accident or deliberate. It would be immoral and foolish to allow any sort of cover-up

http://www.womensystems.com/2021/01/trump-team-will-blame-china-lab-for.html

Florida State Representative Asks Governor DeSantis to Divest State Funds From Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter

“Florida taxpayers should not be forced to do business with entities that censor them.” – FL State Rep. Randy Fine

Florida State Representative Randy Fine asked Governor Ron DeSantis to divest state funds from Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter due to their censorship of conservatives.

Big Tech purged President Trump and thousands of conservatives then targeted Parler, the free speech alternative to Twitter.

One state lawmaker has had enough and is using his position to push back on the tech oligarchs.

“I am deeply disturbed to see the country’s major technology companies use the actions of these few as a pretext to silence tens of millions of good, patriotic Americans, millions of whom live here in Florida,” Fine wrote to DeSantis.

“It is clear that Twitter and Facebook are engaged in one-sided viewpoint discrimination on targeting conservatives. These companies allow actual terrorists around the world to use their platforms to target America, Americans, and our allies, without as much as a peep..”

He continued, “And it is not disputed that Amazon, Apple and Google are actively working to eliminate any alternative outlets where conservatives can speak freely.”

Rep Fine said he will be introducing legislation to forbid any state or local government from conducting any business with the tech tyrants.

“They may get to decide who they do business with. So do we,” he said.

http://www.hideoutnow.com/2021/01/florida-state-representative-asks.html

Every major Western media outlet has been wined and dined by communist China

Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) filings from the Department of Justice (DoJ) show that nearly every mainstream media outlet in the West has been broadcasting “favorable coverage” of communist China in exchange for “private dinners” and “sponsored trips.”

The China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF), which is funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has maintained a close relationship with media outlets like CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post, which continue to “disseminate positive messages” about China in exchange for the gifts they receive from the communist Chinese regime.

Other mainstream media outlets on the dole from China include MSNBC, Forbes, the Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, ABC News, the Economist, The Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine, the Los Angeles Times, AFP, The Hill, The Atlantic and BBC.

CUSEF also targets American colleges and universities with offers of funding for policy research, high-level dialogues and exchange programs, so long as these institutions do the bidding of China and cast the communist country in a positive light.

A report from the United States government explains that the goal of CUSEF and other associated people and groups is “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,” it further adds.

Mainstream media really is a communist Chinese propaganda front

After forging an agreement with the American lobbying firm BLJ many moons ago, CUSEF set out to “effectively disseminate positive messages to the media, key influencers and opinion leaders, and the general public” about China and the CCP.

With BLJ’s help, CUSEF has been providing journalists and journalism students with “familiarization trips” to China, which involve plenty of wine and dine experiences that propagate the illusion that communist China is a great place to be run by great people.

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/every-major-western-media-outlet-has-been-wined-and-dined-by-communist-china/

Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill Accuses GOP Congressmen of Giving Rioters “Reconnaissance” Tours the Night Before Capitol Stormed

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) accused Republican members of Congress of giving “reconnaissance” tours of the Capitol the night before rioters stormed the building while Congress met to certify the Electoral College vote for president. Sherrill did not name the Congressmen she is accusing of colluding with the rioters.

Sherrill made the accusation in a livestream address to her New Jersey constituents on her support for removing President Trump from office via impeachment or the 25th Amendment.

“We can’t have a democracy if members of Congress are actively helping the President overturn the election results. And so not only do I intend to see that the President is removed and never runs for office again and doesn’t have access to classified material,

I also intend to see that those members of Congress who abetted him — those members of Congress who had groups coming through the Capitol that I saw on January 5th for reconnaissance for the next day — those members of Congress that incited this violent crowd, those members of Congress that attempted to help our president undermine our democracy, I’m going see that they’re held accountable. And if necessary, ensure that they don’t serve in Congress.”

https://twitter.com/johnkruzel/status/1349198860573421568

Complete video.

Sherrill, serving her second term in Congress, is a former Navy helicopter pilot and former federal prosecutor.

http://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2021/01/democrat-rep-mikie-sherrill-accuses-gop.html

Debunked: There's no evidence of a planned 'huge uprising' of pro-Trump ‘armed protests’ in all 50 states

The FBI and news media is exaggerating and playing politics.

In the wake of the Capitol Hill melee last week, the news media has been breathlessly reporting on the possibility — citing an intelligence bulletin from the FBI — that there will be widespread armed protests in all 50 states on and leading up to Inauguration Day. If the FBI is to be believed, there is a serious, deliverable plot in motion that involves armed insurrectionists simultaneously storming each and every state capitol.

The hysteria has reached new heights this week, with prominent pundits, politicians, reporters, and other personalities claiming that a wave of pro-Trump right wing violence is right around the corner.

Security is being ramped up in capital cities across America, with many states announcing that they are bringing in National Guard units to prepare for the chaos that they’ve been told will meet them on or before the 20th.

The FBI, which has not gone on the record publicly to speak about this potential massive national security issue, has decided to communicate it to the public by leaking this bulletin to select individuals in the news media. As shown above, it has been the source for blaring, intense headlines across the legacy media landscape. The details within this “internal FBI bulletin” have now been shared by a variety of news sites such as CNN, Yahoo News, ABC News and other establishment outlets.

CNN reports on the FBI intel report:

The FBI has received information indicating "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington, DC in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.

ABC reported on the memo:

Starting this week and running through at least Inauguration Day, armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols and at the U.S. Capitol.

https://jordanschachtel.substack.com/p/debunked-theres-no-evidence-of-a

INCREDIBLE VIDEO: Senator Schumer Berated During Live Press Conference by Random Woman on the Streets of New York City

Earlier, a separate heckler disrupted the presser: “Traitor! Treason! You’re going down, buddy! Traitor! To this nation! Everyone knows!”

Schumer paused, then continued the topic at hand: “We are concerned about these people getting back on airplanes, doing more violence.”

— Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) January 12, 2021

VIDEO of Schumer being lambasted during his live press conference, this is quite a rant:

This was on live TV on all the networks, and then eventually the networks cut away. Quite a rant!

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/incredible-video-senator-schumer-berated-during-live-press-conference-by-random-woman-on-the-streets-of-new-york-city/

Massive Blackout in Iran Days After Similar Reports from Pakistan, Vatican

Social media users have now sparked a theory that the blackouts may have been a covert op

There are multiple reports of a massive power outage that is being reported across Iran, sparking conspiracy theories of a covert op for their alleged involvement in the American elections.

Several videos are being posted online claiming that there has been a massive blackout in various cities of Iran. The videos show streets, apartment complexes, factories, and highways without electricity.

A video posted on YouTube citing local reports claimed that massive blackouts have hit various cities in Iran. Heating systems and traffic lights are down across the country.

There, however, has not been an official statement on the blackouts from the Iranian regime.

Several Pro-Trump supporters on social media users have now sparked a theory that the blackouts may have been a covert operation.

"So it's a coincidence that Pakistan, Vatican, and Iran have all had blackouts this week and they are the three countries that interfere in our election?," a Twitter user said.

Social media users also pointed out the timing of the blackouts that coincided with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statement in which he said that Al-Qaeda has a new home base in Iran.

"Al-Qaeda has a new home base. It is the Islamic Republic of Iran," Pompeo said in a speech at the National Press Club.

"I would say Iran is indeed the new Afghanistan – as the key geographic hub for al-Qaeda – but it's actually worse," he said. "Unlike in Afghanistan, when al-Qaeda was hiding in the mountains, al-Qaeda today is operating under the hard shell of the Iranian regime's protection."

Today, @SecPompeo delivered remarks @PressClubDC. [Full Remarks 1/2] pic.twitter.com/cdXgc6HWgV

— Department of State (@StateDept) January 12, 2021

Vatican blackout was trending on Twitter earlier this week after conspiracy theories connected it to Italy's involvement in the US presidential election 2020.

A Twitter user, @Remaining33 even went to the extent of claiming that the Vatican blackout was the result of a leaked document.

Vatican in blackout after leaked statement on italians' involvement in U.S. elections. Coincidence? pic.twitter.com/Lhe20vSH0D

— ??הנותרים?? (@Remaining33) January 10, 2021

A user also posted, which was claimed to be a sworn affidavit that revealed that Italy was involved in the US election fraud and tampered with the American election results.

Meanwhile, the power outage in Pakistan is being blamed on a "technical glitch" that plunged several cities in Pakistan including the capital, Islamabad into darkness. Following the outage, internet connectivity in the country also reportedly had collapsed.

Pakistan's Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said that a technical fault caused the grid to automatically shut down. He, however, added that there was no clarity as to what exactly caused the power outage, reported VOA News.

https://www.ibtimes.sg/video-massive-blackout-iran-days-after-similar-reports-pakistan-vatican-54858

Peruvian Court Probing Judge's Ruling Alleging Soros, Bill Gates are Creators of COVID-19 Pandemic

Despite the World Health Organisation last year confirming the coronavirus to be of animal origin, conspiracy theories that COVID-19 is man-made continue to circulate.

The Supreme Court in the Ica region of Peru is investigating a resolution by a local court, claiming that COVID-19 was invented by the "criminal elites" of Hungarian-American philanthropist George Soros, the Rockefeller family, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

We "have ordered a preliminary investigation into the Chief Justices of the Criminal Appeals Chamber Chincha and Pisco to obtain evidence that will help determine the presence or absence of alleged violations", the Ica Supreme Court said in a message published on its Facebook page.

The probe comes after the Chinch and Pisco court reportedly moved to justify a petition for an extension of pre-trial detention in one criminal case due to the unpredictable nature of the coronavirus pandemic created by the "criminal elites who dominate the world".

"No world government, natural and legal persons, nor the defendant's defence can maintain that this pandemic has the quality of [being] 'predictable', except for the creators of the new world order such as Bill Gates, Soros, Rockefeller and others, who handled it and continue to do so with extreme secrecy within their environments and global corporations", the court earlier argued.

This comes amid ongoing conspiracy theories about the man-made origin of COVID-19, even though the World Health Organisation in May 2020 confirmed the virus was of animal origin.

The theories have been repeatedly fuelled by fake news claiming that Bill Gates or George Soros were promoters of a supposed plan to control the population via COVID-19 vaccines and 5G networks.

"[…] It's so easy to click on, particularly when a simple explanation for this pandemic—that there is somebody evil behind it—is somehow easier than the true biology, which is actually kind of complicated. So we have to make the truth more interesting. We've got to label things with the truth", Gates pointed out in an interview with Trevor Noah's "The Daily Show" in November 2020.

https://sputniknews.com/latam/202101121081739595-peruvian-court-probing-judges-ruling-alleging-soros-bill-gates-are-creators-of-covid-19-pandemic/

Biden Nominates Ex-US Envoy to the UN Samantha Power as USAID Administrator

Power served as a senior adviser to Barack Obama until May 2008, and in 2013 she became the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, remaining in office until 2017.

Joe Biden has named Samantha Power as his choice to lead the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

"Power will rally the international community and work with our partners to confront the biggest challenges of our time — including COVID-19, climate change, global poverty, and democratic backsliding", the official statement from his transition team said.

Biden praised Power as "a world-renowned voice of conscience and moral clarity".

"I know firsthand the unparalleled knowledge and tireless commitment to principled American engagement she brings to the table, and her expertise and perspective will be essential as our country reasserts its role as a leader on the world stage. As USAID Administrator, Ambassador Power will be a powerful force for lifting up the vulnerable, ushering in a new era of human progress and development, and advancing American interests globally", Biden said

https://sputniknews.com/us/202101131081751985-biden-nominates-ex-us-envoy-to-the-un-samantha-power-as-usaid-administrator/

Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Gun Registration and Ammo Ban House Bill H.R.127!

So much for “healing”…they’re about to pick off the scab.

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/sheila-jackson-lee-introduces-gun-registration-and-ammo-ban-house-bill-h-r-127/

“655 people have $4 trillion in wealth. 200 million can’t cover a $1000 expense.”

The COVID pandemic has caused the gap between the ultra-wealthy and the rest of us to grow larger than it ever has been before. Thanks to the hyperinflationary policies of the Federal Reserve and our politicians in Washington, stock prices have soared to unprecedented heights in recent months. This pushed the wealth of the uber-rich to dizzying heights, but for the rest of the country 2020 was an unmitigated nightmare.

As I have discussed previously, one survey found that 2020 was a “personal financial disaster” for 55 percent of all Americans. More than 110,000 restaurants shut down permanently last year, Americans filed more than 70 million claims for unemployment benefits, and tens of millions are potentially facing eviction in 2021. But even though we are mired in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s, those at the very top of the economic pyramid are laughing all the way to the bank.

Earlier today, I came across a tweet from Sven Heinrich that really struck an emotional chord with me…

655 people have $4 trillion in wealth.

200 million can’t cover a $1000 expense.

I certainly don’t have any problem with people gaining wealth by working extremely hard and making society a better place in the process.

But most of the people at the very top of the economic pyramid only increased their wealth in 2020 because the powers that be decided to open up the firehoses and rain obscene amounts of money on them.

That isn’t right.

As a result of the deeply flawed policies that were implemented because of the COVID pandemic, the gap between “gains in financial assets and the health of the economy” was the largest ever recorded last year…

But as stock market indexes staged a huge rebound from the lows seen in March when the pandemic first hit, the gap between the wealthy and the poor extended an already widening trend to historic proportions.

A report via BofA Global Research published on Friday notes that a measure of the differential between gains in financial assets and the health of the economy hit a record at 6.3X in 2020.

My regular readers are probably sick and tired of hearing me say that the stock market has become completely divorced from economic reality, and now we have a hard number which backs up what I have been saying all along.

https://www.activistpost.com/2021/01/655-people-have-4-trillion-in-wealth-200-million-cant-cover-a-1000-expense.html

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Zionist Boris is running cover for his bosses in Israel and the Banks in Switzerland

Putin orders to move to mass COVID-19 vaccination for Russians starting next week

The president noted that the relevant infrastructure should be prepared

NOVO-OGARYOVO, January 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed authorities to move forward with mass coronavirus inoculation for all Russians starting next week.

"We have already started large-scale vaccination. Last week, [Prime Minister] Mikhail [Mishustin] reported to me that the industry had not only kept up with the promised targets and volumes but also exceeded the planned vaccine production targets. We need to move from large-scale to mass vaccination," Putin told a cabinet meeting.

"I ask you to launch mass vaccination for the whole population starting next week and come up with the respective schedule of work, as is done with other infections like flu," the president added.

He noted that the relevant infrastructure should be prepared for mass inoculation. "Thank God, our vaccine does not require any extreme or unusual transportation conditions like temperature of minus 50 or minus 70 [degrees Celsius - TASS]. It works in a much simpler and efficient way," Putin explained.

https://tass.com/society/1244351

Secret Chat Reveals BLM Activist’s Violent Intent and Trump Supporter Disguise at Capitol

John Sullivan aka ‪Jayden X was among those who breached the US Capitol on Jan 6th. He is an activist allying BLM & Antifa as the founder of Insurgence USA. He was arrested July of 2020 in Utah on charges of rioting, making a threat of violence and criminal mischief after organizing a protest at which an elderly man was shot.

John’s organization openly advocates for revolution and he previously made threats toward the Capitol and President Trump, while speaking at an event in DC.

In the Aug 28, 2020 video he says, “We f*ing about to burn this s down… We got to defend ourselves because power to the people… We got to f*ing rip Trump out of that office right there, fing pull him out that s… Nah, nah. We ain’t about… waiting until the next election we about to get that mother f*er.”

In video he posted of the Jan 9 Capitol breaching, titled “Shooting and Storming Of The US Capitol In Washington DC” this same threatening rhetoric is heard. He says “we gotta burn this, we gotta burn this down.”

When protestors instruct each other NOT to deface the statues, John responds “well, people might burn this down, I’m not gonna lie, it might be too late for that.”

His video captures himself making “rip him out of there” threats toward President Trump, mirroring his prior threats.

John claims and the media reports that he “was just there to film” on the Jan 6th Capitol breach but that doesn’t match his words and actions both shown on the videos he has uploaded to his “JaydenX” YouTube account nor the messages we have received that he and other comrades posted in his chat group.

The facts are as follows:

John Sullivan had prior knowledge of a storm on the Capitol, he writes

“Tomorrow is the big purge

Let the chuds kill them selves

They are storming the Capitol building here in DC

So I’ve heard

They are not going after BLM plaza”

More

https://thedcpatriot.com/secret-chat-reveals-blm-activists-violent-intent-and-trump-supporter-disguise-at-capitol/

Jordan calls on Cheney to step down from House leadership

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is calling on House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (Wyo.) to be removed from leadership for announcing her plans to vote to impeach President Trump for inciting last week's riot at the Capitol.

Jordan, a founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and one of Trump’s top defenders in the House, joined other GOP allies of Trump in calling for Cheney to step down from the role.

“We ought to have a second vote,” he told reporters, according to the Capitol Hill reporter pool. "The conference ought to vote on that."

Jordan’s comments echo those of Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) and Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).

“When Representative Cheney came out for impeachment today, she failed to consult with the Conference, failed to abide by the spirit of the rules of the Republican Conference, and ignored the preferences of Republican voters," Rosendale said in a statement Tuesday. “She is weakening our conference at a key moment for personal political gain and is unfit to lead. She must step down as Conference Chair.”

Biggs told Fox News that he didn't think Cheney "should be the chair of the Republican conference anymore."

"The reality is she’s not representing the conference; she’s not representing the Republican ideals," he said.

Cheney announced Tuesday that she planned to vote in favor of impeachment, arguing the president failed to uphold his oath to the Constitution and misled his supporters with his rhetoric repeatedly claiming the election was "stolen" and calling on his supporters to march to the Capitol.

“None of this would have happened without the President. The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not. There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution,” she said in a statement on Tuesday.

Five people died amid the riot last week, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was struck by a fire extinguisher while working to stop rioters from entering the building.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534028-jordan-calls-on-cheney-to-step-down-from-house-leadership

Rep. Mace blames both parties for violence in House speech: 'Our words have consequences'

New Republican congresswoman called on both parties to solve problems instead of causing them

Newly-elected Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., chastised her colleagues on both sides of the aisle Wednesday for contributing to violence with their rhetoric, as they debated the potential impeachment of President Trump.

Mace delivered her first-ever remarks on the House floor during an impassioned debate that had been designated for a discussion of rules prior to a vote on whether to impeach Trump following the riot at the Capitol building on Jan. 6. Mace blamed the president for what happened, but she also blamed members of Congress for contributing to the violence that plagued American cities throughout 2020.

"I believe we need to hold the president accountable," Mace said. "I hold him accountable for the events that transpired, for the attack on our Capitol last Wednesday. I also believe that we need to hold accountable every single person, even members of Congress if they contributed to the violence that transpired here."

Mace then called on House members of both parties to be accountable for their own words and actions and to help bring the country back together.

"Today I'm asking my colleagues to remember the words of the legendary, the great leader in this country Dr. Martin Luther King, who once said, 'The time is always right to do what is right.' And if we're serious about healing the divisions in this country, Republicans and Democrats need to acknowledge this is not the first day of violence we've seen," Mace said. "We've seen violence across our country for the last nine months."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-mace-blames-both-parties-violence-house-speech

Dems Move to End Federal Death Penalty

More than 70 House and Senate Democrats announced Tuesday that they will reintroduce a bill ending the federal death penalty, enacting one of President-elect Joe Biden's campaign promises.

Spearheaded by incoming Senate majority whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) and democratic socialist congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), the bill would prohibit a sentence of death for any federal offender and require the resentencing of the 55 individuals currently on federal death row.

The move comes in reaction to the scheduled executions of three federal offenders later this week (one was stayed late Monday evening with an appeal pending to the Supreme Court), part of President Donald Trump's first-in-decades slate of executions begun in July.

"There are three lives that hang in the balance this week alone," Pressley told NPR. "And this is why we reintroduced this bill this week and are urging Congress to act immediately to pass it. State-sanctioned murder is not justice."

But it also follows Biden's call during the 2020 campaign to end the death penalty through legislation, making him the first president elected in the modern era who openly supports ending capital punishment. That makes the new bill a sign that Democrats see the death penalty as part of their agenda in the new term, a move likely to spark a heated national debate over the age-old punishment.

In addition to Durbin and Pressley, the bill has the backing of 10 senators and more than 60 members of the House. The list of backers is a who's who of congressional progressives, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Ed Markey (Mass.), Cory Booker (N.J.), and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), as well as "Squad" members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), and newly elected Cori Bush (Mo.) and Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.).

There has been an "active conversation" with the incoming administration about the legislation, Pressley told NPR. She indicated that she would also like to see a unilateral moratorium on executions from the Biden White House, in advance of legislative abolition.

The Biden transition team has been publicly silent on its plans with regards to the death penalty. Transition press secretary T.J. Ducklo told the Associated Press that Biden "opposes the death penalty now and in the future," but declined to comment further.

https://freebeacon.com/democrats/dems-move-to-end-federal-death-penalty/