Lawmaker Demands Biden Admin Disclose Secret Iran Talks with China

Rep. Burchett says Biden State Department hiding its Iran diplomacy from Congress

In a letter exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, a Republican member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is demanding the Biden administration provide Congress with answers about U.S.-Iran envoy Robert Malley's undisclosed talks earlier this month with China about rejoining the 2015 nuclear accord.

Rep. Tim Burchett (R., Tenn.) petitioned the State Department on Thursday to come clean about Malley's talks with China, which came just before the Biden administration announced it is seeking direct negotiations with Iran about rejoining the nuclear accord. Burchett says the administration's refusal to provide Congress with details about Malley's discussions indicates that it is intentionally leaving Republican lawmakers in the dark about its bid to rejoin the nuclear agreement.

Malley has yet to brief top Republican foreign policy leaders, including those on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, about the administration's diplomacy with Iran, the Free Beacon reported this week.

"I find it troubling that the Biden Department of State is reaching out to foreign governments regarding the [nuclear deal] while you yourself have said that the Department of State won't make diplomatic overtures to the Iranians until they fall back into compliance within the original parameters of the deal," Burchett wrote in his letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Chinese vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu "had a phone conversation with U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley at the latter's request, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the Iranian nuclear issue," China's foreign ministry announced two weeks ago. The State Department initially refused to provide any information about the call or even confirm that it happened when approached by the Free Beacon. Since then, the State Department has brushed off questions from reporters asking about the contents of the call.

Burchett is demanding answers, writing that efforts to hide Malley's talks with China "give me great concern over transparency at the Department of State." He added that the Communist Party is "untrustworthy and one of the last entities we should be consulting regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities."

https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/lawmaker-demands-biden-admin-disclose-secret-iran-talks-with-china/

Big Think, A Koch-Funded Company, Is Behind Racist ‘Be Less White’ LinkedIn Training Offered By Coca Cola

The company was founded as "YouTube for intellectuals"

The company behind the racist “be less white” training on LinkedIn featuring Robin DiAngelo is Big Think, a multimedia platform designed to be “YouTube for intellectuals.”

National File reported last week on the racist, anti-white “Confronting Racism” course, featuring content from noted anti-white commentator Robin DiAngelo. The course, which was allegedly made mandatory by Coca-Cola, teaches people to “be less white,” and implies that to be white is to be arrogant, defensive, ignorant, and oppressive.

The course, available on LinkedIn Learning, was put together by a company called Big Think, without the knowledge of DiAngelo herself. After being brought to her attention, the course was pulled from LinkedIn via Big Think at her request. DiAngelo said she had no knowledge that Big Think used her materials to make money.

Big Think describes itself on its Facebook page, which at the time of writing has over 3 million likes, as “a forum where top experts explore the big ideas and core skills defining the 21st century.” Big Think was founded in 2007 by Victoria Brown and Peter Hopkins, who envisioned creating a “YouTube for intellectuals,” when the site at the time was severely lacking in high quality content.

Hopkins told TechCrunch in 2008 that he wanted to use “high-quality content to begin an exchange of ideas in two directions,” and encourage debate. On the face of it, Big Think has done just that, with the platform including “intellectuals” from across the political spectrum, ranging from socialists to the members of the “intellectual dark web.”

However, further examination reveals a more subtle bias to Big Think’s content production – that of an atheist, liberal, pro-“science” bent, and a total lack of positive discussion for ideas supported by millions of conservative Americans.

https://nationalfile.com/revealed-big-think-a-koch-funded-company-is-behind-racist-be-less-white-linkedin-training-offered-by-coca-cola/

Donald Trump Jr. blasts Springsteen’s dropped DWI charge as ‘liberal privilege’

Donald Trump Jr. tweeted Thursday that federal prosecutors only dismissed charges of DWI and reckless driving against rock icon Bruce Springsteen because of “liberal privilege.”

Trump Jr., 43, gave his take on Wednesday’s dismissal to his 6.7 million followers, citing a Post article on the outcome.

“I’d say it’s #WhitePrivilege but we all know it’s really #LiberalPrivilege,” read the the post, which had been retweeted more than 3,200 times by Thursday afternoon.

While prosecutors dropped the two charges, Springsteen, 71, pleaded guilty to a single count of drinking in a closed area stemming from his Nov. 14 arrest at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook.

Prosecutors noted that The Boss’ blood alcohol content was just 0.02 at the time, or far below the state’s legal limit while driving of 0.08.

“I had two small shots of tequila,” Springsteen said during the virtual hearing.

Assistant US Attorney Adam Baker said Springsteen refused to take a preliminary breathalyzer at the park, but he was not required by law to do so.

“He did submit to the legally required breath test when he was at the ranger station,” Baker told a judge.

https://nypost.com/2021/02/25/donald-trump-jr-blasts-springsteens-dropped-dwi-charges/

MIKE LINDELL: “I would not go all in and risk everything I have—everything!—I haven’t been able to see my grandkids—I’m in physical danger!”…“I will lose $65 Million this year alone”

Mike Lindell appeared in a powerful interview on the Pete Santilli Show Tuesday night, where he explained how Dominion is lying about how he’s using his public fight to expose voter fraud to sell pillows.

100 Percent Fed Up – In his interview with Santilli, Lindell explains how the big box vendors like Kohls, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kroger, and Wayfair, who have dropped his products over his decision to pursue the truth about voter fraud in America, “I lost 20 retailers, and it’s cost me $65 million this year that I won’t get back, OK?”

Mike Lindell blasted voting machine company Dominion for threatening anyone who mentions their name with a defamation lawsuit. Lindell explained to Santilli that everyone in the media wanted to talk to him until his “Absolute Proof” documentary on voter fraud was released on February 5th. After the release of his documentary, the media stopped contacting him. Now that Dominion is suing him, Mike claims the media again has a renewed interest in speaking with him, but only about the lawsuit.

Lindell explained how he is not in fear of the Dominion lawsuit, but instead, he is actually begging them to bring it on! “One of the things I want to say about the lawsuit—is I kept telling them, ‘Please sue me! Sue me!’ and now I’m saying, ‘Please serve me, because as soon as they serve me, I can actually take the evidence and put it in their reply to them, and then all the evidence will be public record. I have 100% proof!—Not 99% proof—100% evidence of everything that they did!” Lindell said.

Lindell asked Pete Santilli why Dominion is trying to prevent anyone from inspecting their machines? “If I’ve got somebody running around, saying, ‘They’ve got rocks and nails inside of a My Pillow,’ what am I gonna do as Mike Lindell, the My Pillow company?” he asked. “The first thing I’m gonna do is, ‘Hey everybody, come and look at My Pillow; there’s no rocks or nails inside, there’s my patented foam,” Lindell said. He mocked Dominion for their lack of transparency, “So, Dominion, instead of them saying, ‘Hey everybody, go in and look at our machines, and check it out, they’re legit—everything’s on the up and up,’ but they went the other way. Why would they do that?” he asked. Why would they go suing people so they would suppress them?” Lindell asked.

“You can’t even say the word ‘Dominion’ out there without being sued!” Lindell told Santilli.

Mike looked directly at the camera and asked Dominion Voting Machines, “So Dominion, I ask you, what are you hiding?” Lindell told Santilli he “welcomes the lawsuit!” explaining how he’s putting “everything on the line” to expose massive voter fraud. “I would not go all in and risk everything I have—everything!” he said, adding, “I haven’t been able to see my grandchildren and nephews and nieces. I’ve had to stay away from Minnesota,” he said, explaining to Santilli that he’s putting his own life in danger, “I’m in physical danger!”

Lindell told Santilli that he’s had leaders of two countries who’ve called him to thank him for the work he’s doing.

Watch the incredible video here:

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/mike-lindell-not-go-risk-everything-everything-havent-able-see-grandkids-physical-danger-will-lose-65-m/

Biden’s Trade Pick Describes Chinese Regime as Both Rival and Partner

President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, on Feb. 25 pledged to work with allies to hold the Chinese regime accountable for its unfair trade practices.

In remarks at her confirmation hearing in the Senate Finance Committee, Tai described the Chinese regime as “as simultaneously a rival, a trade partner, and an outsized player whose cooperation we’ll also need to address certain global challenges.”

“We must remember how to walk, chew gum, and play chess at the same time,” she added.

Tai, who grew up in Taiwan and is a fluent Mandarin speaker, is the top trade lawyer for the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee. She also previously served several years as head of China enforcement at the trade representative’s office.

“I know firsthand how critically important it is that we have a strategic and coherent plan for holding China accountable to its promises and effectively competing with its model of state-directed economics,” she said.

The Trump administration slapped tariffs on $360 billion worth of Chinese goods in response to the regime’s expansive state-sanctioned campaign to steal American intellectual property (IP). It also entered into trade negotiations with the regime in an attempt to force Beijing to reform a range of unfair economic practices, such as heavy subsidies for domestic industries, forcing U.S. companies to transfer IP as a condition to enter the Chinese market, and currency manipulation.

The two-sides entered into a phase-one trade deal last January, in which the Chinese regime promised to buy an additional $200 billion over the next two years. But Beijing has so far fallen short of these purchase commitments. It also pledged to carry out structural changes, including protecting intellectual property, stopping forced technology transfers, and providing transparency on foreign exchange practices.

The Biden administration is currently reviewing Trump-era trade policies, and has yet to say whether it will keep the tariffs or the phase-one trade deal.

Asked whether she would push the Chinese regime to implement structural changes it promised in the phase-one deal, Tai replied that Beijing needs to deliver on those pledges.

She said that discussions with Beijing to get it to make good on structural reforms is “absolutely worth exploring with China,” but noted that “those are roads that have been well worn by U.S. trade representatives before me.”

“We need to be exploring all of our options,” Tai added.

Tai also emphasized building “a united front of U.S. allies” to combat Beijing’s predatory practices, while acknowledging that working with others was “hard work.”

“We must also impart the values and rules that guide global commerce—and we must enforce those terms vigorously,” she said.

https://www.ntd.com/bidens-trade-pick-describes-chinese-regime-as-both-rival-and-partner_572452.html

Literally a Chinese spy and CCP member