PROJECT VERITAS: CNN Director Admits Network Engaged in ‘Propaganda’ to Remove Trump From Presidency

James O’Keefe strikes again!

Project Veritas on Tuesday released undercover video of a CNN director admitting the network engaged in ‘propaganda’ to remove Trump from the presidency.

The CNN director also admitted the network made Biden look like a “young geriatric” with his aviator shades.

‘Our Focus Was to Get Trump Out of Office’ … ‘I Came to CNN Because I Wanted to Be a Part of That,’ CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester said. “Look what we did! We got Trump out!”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-project-veritas-cnn-director-admits-network-engaged-propaganda-remove-trump-presidency-video/

“Our Politically Correct Supreme Court Will Get What They Deserve” – Trump Slams Timid SCOTUS and “Helpless” Mitch McConnell in Explosive New Statement

Last Friday Joe Biden announced an executive order to look into packing the US Supreme Court.

On Monday President Trump released a statement and unloaded on the “politically correct” Supreme Court and how “ironic” it would be if Joe Biden packed the court with new far left justices.

President Trump added, “Our politically correct Supreme Court will get what they deserve — an unconstitutionally elected group of Radical Left Democrats who are destroying our Country… If and when this happens, I hope the Justices remember the day they didn’t have the courage to do what they should have done for America.”

Trump then took a swipe at weakling Mitch McConnell adding, “With leaders like Mitch McConnell, they are helpless to fight. He didn’t fight for the Presidency, and he won’t fight for the Court. If and when this happens (Biden packing the courts), I hope the Justices remember the day they didn’t have the courage to do what they should have done for America.”

There really is no other like President Trump.

His devotion to the American people is clear and evident with every action – and every new press release!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/politically-correct-supreme-court-will-get-deserve-trump-slams-timid-scotus-helpless-mitch-mcconnell-explosive-new-statement/

Johnson and Johnson COVID Vaccine on ‘Pause’ After FDA, CDC Report Rare Blood Clot Issues

The Biden administration called for a ‘pause’ in administering the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 China coronavirus vaccine Tuesday morning. The FDA and CDC, citing six reports of blood clots in women aged 18-48–including one fatality–out of about seven million administered vaccines, called on states to ‘pause’ the J&J vaccine while the problem is studied. The similar AstraZeneca vaccine deployed in Europe has faced similar rare clotting issues. The New York Times was first to report on the ‘pause’.

FDA and CDC statement:

Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

The following statement is attributed to Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC and Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

As of April 12, more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen ) vaccine have been administered in the U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine. In these cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). All six cases occurred among women between the ages of 18 and 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. Treatment of this specific type of blood clot is different from the treatment that might typically be administered. Usually, an anticoagulant drug called heparin is used to treat blood clots. In this setting, administration of heparin may be dangerous, and alternative treatments need to be given.

CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday to further review these cases and assess their potential significance. FDA will review that analysis as it also investigates these cases. Until that process is complete, we are recommending a pause in the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution. This is important, in part, to ensure that the health care provider community is aware of the potential for these adverse events and can plan for proper recognition and management due to the unique treatment required with this type of blood clot.

Right now, these adverse events appear to be extremely rare. COVID-19 vaccine safety is a top priority for the federal government, and we take all reports of health problems following COVID-19 vaccination very seriously. People who have received the J&J vaccine who develop severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care provider. Health care providers are asked to report adverse events to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System at https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.htmlexternal icon.

CDC and FDA will provide additional information and answer questions later today at a media briefing. A recording of that media call will be available on the FDA’s YouTube channel.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/johnson-johnson-covid-vaccine-pause-fda-cdc-report-rare-blood-clot-issues/

Footlocker Looted Again Despite $200 Million In Donations To BLM Causes

Footlocker stores in Minnesota were looted and trashed once again despite the company having donated $200 million dollars to Black Lives Matter causes in the past year.

Minnesota has been hit with yet more violent unrest over the last two nights in response to the police killing of Daunte Wright, who was shot by a female officer who mistook a gun for a taser.

Footage from Sunday night showed looters breaking into a shoe store and stealing Nike trainers, because apparently justice for Daunte Wright looks an awful lot like getting your hands on a brand new pair of Air Max.

By the end of the night, around 20 Brooklyn Center businesses had been looted as well as sporadic looting in surrounding areas, and the chaos was repeated last night.

Apparently, the opportunistic thugs who looted both stores didn’t care too much for Nike and Footlocker’s commitment to helping Black Lives Matter causes.

Back in June, Nike pledged $40 million over four years to “black community organizations” in a bid to help tackled “systemic racism and police brutality.”

“”Systemic racism and the events that have unfolded across America over the past few weeks serve as an urgent reminder of the continued change needed in our society. We know Black Lives Matter. We must educate ourselves more deeply on the issues faced by Black communities and understand the enormous suffering and senseless tragedy racial bigotry creates,” John Donahoe, President and CEO of Nike said in the statement.

However, Nike’s financial commitment was dwarfed by Footlocker, which pledged a whopping $200 million after the George Floyd riots which went to BLM causes, “investing in youth-centric Black-owned businesses” and served as a means of “enhancing the lives of our team members and our customers in the Black Community through Economic Development and Education.”

Apparently, that education didn’t include educating young black males that “justice” has nothing to do with stealing the latest pair of high-end sneakers.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/footlocker-looted-again-despite-200-million-donations-blm-causes

Crooked Raffensperger Got to Him – Georgia Judge Now Reportedly Preventing Access to Actual Ballots in Upcoming Audit

The people in Georgia need to stand up and demand a valid forensic audit of Fulton County’s 2020 Election results!

Where are the grassroots patriots like in Arizona we will stand up and demand the state perform a valid forensic audit of results from the 2020 Election in Fulton County?

Crooked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger last week petitioned a judge to not allow an audit of the actual ballots in Georgia from the 2020 election.

Today it looks like the judge is going to side with creepy Raffensperger. CD Media is reporting this morning:

CDMedia is monitoring the hearing in Henry County, GA between Fulton County election officials and VoterGA.org, which is pushing for access to actual ballots used on Nov 3rd as witnesses testified under oath that thousands of ballots were counterfeit, not creased, and had not been mailed.

It looks like Judge Brian J Amero, Henry County Superior Court is going to rule that VoterGA can only scan images of the ballots and not the actual ballots themselves, and therefore VoterGA will not be able to detect the counterfeit ballots.

The images only is what Raffensperger wanted. He knows that the real ballots will show widespread fraud in the election and is doing all he can to prevent access to the paper ballots. The paper ballots can be tested for paper type, ink type, and set up. Things the images cannot be tested for.

Let’s hope the judge changes his mind. Regardless the people in Georgia need to get together and stand up and demand real forensic audits of the entire state.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/crooked-raffensperger-got-georgia-judge-now-reportedly-preventing-access-actual-ballots-upcoming-audit/

The country needs someone who is fit, ‘that’s not me’: Austria’s health minister to step down, exhausted by Covid-19 pandemic

Austria’s health minister has announced his plan to step down next week, saying his 15 months in the job felt like 15 years, as he led the country’s response the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout.

Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said the country needed someone who was totally up to the job of dealing with the pandemic. “In the worst health crisis in decades the republic needs a health minister who is 100% fit. That is not currently me,” he said.

Anschober, a 60-year-old former journalist, schoolteacher and member of the Greens, the junior partner in the conservative-led coalition, cited blood-pressure problems and his exhaustion after 15 months of battling the Covid pandemic. “I… do not want to break myself… I took on a very nice and challenging job 15 months ago. It feels like it has not been 15 months but 15 years,” he stated.

The minister took the role when the coalition was formed back in January 2020, but before the pandemic had arrived properly on European shores. He was often considered a lone voice calling for tougher restrictions to slow the spread of the virus, while Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s conservatives were keen to keep the economy open.

Kurz tweeted on Tuesday that he had been informed about Anschober’s resignation in the morning and respected this personal decision. “Rudi Anschober carried out this task with great responsibility right from the start. Over the past 16 months, he has sacrificed himself for our country and, as Minister of Health, has put all his energy into fighting the corona pandemic,” he added.

Like much of Europe, Austria continues to battle against a third wave of Covid-19 as it rolls out vaccines.

https://www.rt.com/news/520887-austria-covid19-minister-vaccine-resigns/

Google Shadow-Bans Searches For "Riots Today" Following Violent Unrest In Minnesota

Other search engines provide results about Minnesota riots when same term is used.

Amidst yet another night of violent unrest in Minnesota, Google is effectively shadow banning searches for “riots today” despite other search engines providing links to stories about the riots when the same search term is used.

Black Lives Matter agitators rioted and looted for a second night in Minnesota despite the deployment of the National Guard.

The unrest is in response to the police shooting of Daunte Wright, who resisted arrest after cops stopped him for a traffic violation.

The killing is being described as an example of “systemic racism” despite the fact that Wright was shot by a dumb female officer who mistook a gun for a taser.

Apparently, Google is keen to not have the disorder that followed be described as “riots,” despite the fact that is precisely what happened.

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Amidst yet another night of violent unrest in Minnesota, Google is effectively shadow banning searches for “riots today” despite other search engines providing links to stories about the riots when the same search term is used.

Black Lives Matter agitators rioted and looted for a second night in Minnesota despite the deployment of the National Guard.

The unrest is in response to the police shooting of Daunte Wright, who resisted arrest after cops stopped him for a traffic violation.

The killing is being described as an example of “systemic racism” despite the fact that Wright was shot by a dumb female officer who mistook a gun for a taser.

Apparently, Google is keen to not have the disorder that followed be described as “riots,” despite the fact that is precisely what happened.

WOW Search Results for "Riots Today" on DuckDuckGo vs Google (4/12/21) pic.twitter.com/i9ocM8jbxC

— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) April 13, 2021

A search for the term “riots today” returns results pertaining to the January 6th incident at the Capitol and the Brixton riots, which took place 40 years ago.

In comparison, searching for the same term on DuckDuckGo provides numerous links to stories about the riots (despite them being described as “protests” by most mainstream media sources).

The top news search result on Microsoft Bing also returns a story about the Minnesota riots.

Twitter also continues to describe the chaos as “protests,” despite even Joe Biden himself asserting that looting and attacks on buildings aren’t a legitimate form of protest.

Once again, despite the fact that Wright’s killing is blatantly being exploited by opportunistic thugs to commit crimes that have nothing to do with “justice” or “peaceful protest,” the media and the Big Tech establishment continues to run defense for violent BLM-inspired scumbags.

https://summit.news/2021/04/13/google-shadow-bans-searches-for-riots-today-following-violent-unrest-in-minnesota/

US ‘will not need’ AstraZeneca Covid jab for vaccine rollout, Fauci says, as pharma giant suffers another setback

Dr. Anthony Fauci has dismissed the AstraZeneca vaccine, claiming America “will not need it” due to the country’s strong supply of shots from other pharmaceutical companies, as he praised the government’s “successful rollout.”

Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday, America’s leading infectious disease official rejected the idea of using the AstraZeneca jab “at this point in time,” as the country “will not need it” due to a strong supply of doses from other pharmaceutical companies, delivering another blow to the vaccine manufacturer.

Fauci was clear that the decision to not use the AstraZeneca jab in the rollout was “not a negative indictment of AstraZeneca,” following concerns about its side effects, but was simply a matter of already having secured adequate supplies to ensure a “successful rollout.”

Whether or not we ever use AZ is unclear but it looks right now at this point in time that we will not need it.

Despite his praise of the nation’s vaccine rollout, Fauci was quick to warn individuals in the US there is still a “really risky situation,” as the rollout will only limit the likelihood of “a real explosion” of cases, rather than eliminating all new infections.

The rejection of AstraZeneca doses by the US is another blow to the pharmaceutical company, which has found itself in difficulty recently, as countries suspended the use of its jab over blood clot concerns, and the UK, which first authorized the jab, said under-30s would receive an alternative vaccine.

At least 18 countries temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine earlier this year, sparking an investigation into concerns about the side effects, although some nations have since recommenced use of the jab in their rollout.

https://www.rt.com/usa/520919-anthony-fauci-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine/

Regeneron to Seek FDA Approval for Its COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail to Be Used for Prevention

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is pursuing FDA approval for its antibody cocktail to be used as a preventative treatment for COVID-19 after its latest study showed positive results.

The company announced in a release that its phase three prevention trial for REGEN-COV—a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab—showed that the drug reduced the risk of symptomatic infections by 81 percent.

The findings are drawn from the 1,505 people who were not infected when they entered the trial.

The double-blind, placebo-controlled trial also found that the drug cocktail “rapidly protected” people from exposure to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in households where someone else has the virus. It provided 72 percent protection against symptomatic infections in the first week and 93 percent after that, the company announced.

Among people who developed symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, those who were treated with REGEN-COV cleared the virus faster and their symptoms were resolved faster—within one week compared to three weeks with a placebo, according to trial data.

The drugmaker said that it will share data with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and request an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the combo therapy “to include COVID prevention for appropriate populations, using a 1,200 mg subcutaneous dose.”

“These data suggest that REGEN-COV can complement widespread vaccination strategies, particularly for those at high risk of infection,” Myron Cohen, who leads monoclonal antibody efforts for the U.S. National Institutes of Health-sponsored COVID Prevention Network, said in a statement.

“Despite standard precautions to reduce transmission, nearly 10 percent of unvaccinated individuals living with an infected person developed symptomatic infections if they did not receive REGEN-COV,” he said, adding that if authorized, the therapy “could help control outbreaks in high-risk settings where individuals have not yet been vaccinated, including individual households and group living settings.”

https://www.ntd.com/regeneron-to-seek-fda-approval-for-its-covid-19-antibody-cocktail-to-be-used-for-prevention_596348.html

Lancet’s COVID Chairman Jeffrey Sachs States “Opposition” To “Confronting” China, Linked to Hunter Biden’s China Energy Deals.

Jeffrey Sachs, the chairman of Lancet medical journal’s COVID-19 commission, has extensive ties to several Chinese Communist Party influence groups including with ties to Hunter Biden and has voiced his opposition to “confronting China” while contributing to Chinese state-run media outlets.

Sachs, who has long dismissed the COVID-19 lab leak theory, is the Chair of the Lancet journal’s Covid-19 Commission. His lead role on the commission, which presented its findings dismissing COVID-19 originating in a Chinese lab, allows him to “oversee the investigation, not just into the origins of virus, but the world’s reaction to it in order to make recommendations for strengthening pandemic preparedness globally.”

But Sachs – like many other Western scientists cast by the media as impartial COVID-19 investigators like the World Health Organization’s Peter Daszak and Marion Koopmans – has deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Conflict of Interest.

As COVID-19 was spreading across the U.S., Sachs appeared on The China Current, a show launched by the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) propaganda group in 2019. CUSEF was founded by a former Chinese Communist Party apparatchik who serves as the Vice-Chairman of the “highest-ranking entity overseeing” China’s United Work Front according to the U.S.-China Security and Economic Review Commission.

The effort, according to the U.S. government report, aims 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’s preferred policies.”

In practice, CUSEF has set out to “effectively disseminate positive messages to the media, key influencers and opinion leaders, and the general public” regarding the Chinese Communist Party, according to Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) filings with the Department of Justice.

The host’s insistence that “we’ve come to feel safe in your hands and in your ambitions,” should serve as a major red flag.

Speaking on the podcast in May 2020, Sachs also revealed his “opposition” to “confronting China” and belief that the Trump administration’s hardline approach to the communist regime was “dangerous, wrong, absurd, on false pretenses”:

“The U.S. right-wing was attacking China beforehand and the Trump administration had its so-called trade war against China and then its technology war against China. I regarded those as dangerous, wrong, absurd, on false pretenses, but it showed China’s successes of recent years had triggered a response by the American right-wing, the hardline nationalists to say we have to confront China and Trump was in the middle of confronting China, and I think very dangerously so and I opposed it all along.”

https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/lancets-jeffrey-sachs-covid-commission-chair-ccp-ties/

Scientific American to begin using term 'climate emergency,' says it 'agreed with major news outlets worldwide' to do so

'This is a statement of science, not politics,' the magazine insisted

Scientific American — the longtime publication that covers the "intersection of science and society" — announced Monday that it will begin using the term "climate emergency" in its coverage of climate change.

In publishing the op-ed "We Are Living in a Climate Emergency, and We're Going to Say So," senior editor Mark Fischetti called attention to the magazine's decision, which insists that "this is a statement of science, not politics."

A Scientific American tweet added that it "agreed with major news outlets worldwide" in enacting the "climate emergency" terminology:

Scientific American has agreed with major news outlets worldwide to start using the term “climate emergency” in its… https://t.co/SfkeH1OGXB

— Scientific American (@Scientific American)1618236001.0

What else does Scientific American have to say?

The magazine said that adopting the term "climate emergency" is "not a journalistic fancy. We are on solid scientific ground."

The op-ed went on to cite a January article from its pages that noted "more than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries had signed a report to signify their agreement that the world is facing a climate emergency that requires bold action. As of April 9, another 2,100 had signed on."

The magazine, further citing the article, said that as of January, "1,859 jurisdictions in 33 countries have issued climate emergency declarations covering more than 820 million people."

Fischetti wrote that "journalism should reflect what science says: the climate emergency is here."

What does the magazine's statement say?

The op-ed included Scientific American's formal statement:

April 12, 2021

From Covering Climate Now, Scientific American, Columbia Journalism Review, the Nation, the Guardian, Noticias Telemundo, Al Jazeera, Asahi Shimbun and La Repubblica:

The planet is heating up way too fast. It's time for journalism to recognize that the climate emergency is here.

This is a statement of science, not politics. Thousands of scientists—including James Hansen, the NASA scientist who put the problem on the public agenda in 1988, and David King and Hans Schellnhuber, former science advisers to the British and German governments, respectively—have said humanity faces a "climate emergency."

Why "emergency"? Because words matter. To preserve a livable planet, humanity must take action immediately. Failure to slash the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will make the extraordinary heat, storms, wildfires and ice melt of 2020 routine and could "render a significant portion of the Earth uninhabitable," warned the January Scientific American article.

The media's response to COVID-19 provides a useful model. Guided by science, journalists have described the pandemic as an emergency, chronicled its devasting [sic] impacts, called out disinformation and told audiences how to protect themselves (with masks and social distancing, for example).

We need the same commitment to the climate story. As partners in Covering Climate Now, a global consortium of hundreds of news outlets, we will present coverage in the lead-up to Earth Day, April 22, 2021, around the theme "Living Through the Climate Emergency." We invite journalists everywhere to join us.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/scientific-american-climate-emergency

Gang Members With Felony And Sex Crimes Charges Arrested At US Border.

Customs and Border Patrol officials have intercepted several gang members – including individuals with several felony convictions – attempting to breach the U.S. border.

“U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley arrested three sexual predators and a gang member within 72 hours,” a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) press release notes.

Among the individuals arrested were a Salvadoran National previously convicted in Texas for aggravated sexual assault with a child under 14 years old and sentenced to five years confinement, a Honduran National previously arrested in New York for criminal sexual conduct, a third degree felony, and sentenced to 15 months confinement, and another migrant previously arrested for aggravated sexual assault in the first degree in New Jersey and sentenced to nine years confinement.

Within the group the Honduran National was traveling with, there “was a child traveling by himself,” CBP notes.

“Agents also apprehended a subject from El Salvador, who’s record checks revealed, he is a Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member,” CBP revealed.

A separate CBP press release reveals how an illegal alien attempted to smuggle an MS-13 gang member into the U.S.:

The passenger, a 33-year-old man, is a self-admitted MS-13 gang member. The gang member is being held in federal custody pending removal back to El Salvador.

And another press release reveals how CNP officials intercepted a gang member with several felony convictions attempting to cross the U.S. border:

Agents conducted records checks, which revealed that the man, a 41-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, is a documented Paisas gang member with a criminal history. He has multiple felony convictions to include Grand Theft, Robbery, Evasion, and Re-entry of a Deported Felon, all of which are felony offenses. The illegal alien was sentenced to over 8 years’ incarceration for his crimes. He committed his crimes in Los Angeles and Imperial Counties. Additionally, an immigration judge formally removed the illegal alien on Aug. 10, 2004 back to Mexico.

https://thenationalpulse.com/breaking/cbp-arrests-several-felon-gang-members/

NCAA ‘unequivocally supports’ transgender athletes participating in women's sports and will pull championships from states that disagree

'Fair competition'

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, the country's largest organization regulating college athletics, announced this week that it "firmly and unequivocally supports" the inclusion of transgender athletes in college sports competitions.

The announcement comes as Republican-controlled legislatures in multiple states around the country consider legislation banning transgender individuals who are biologically male from competing in women's sports. Proponents of the legislation argue that to allow such individuals to participate is "unfair" to female athletes.

However, in a statement issued Monday, the NCAA insisted its dedication to including transgender athletes in women's sports is for the purpose of producing "fair competition."

"The NCAA Board of Governors firmly and unequivocally supports the opportunity for transgender student-athletes to compete in college sports. This commitment is grounded in our values of inclusion and fair competition," the statement said.

The organization cited a policy implemented in 2010, which "requires testosterone suppression treatment for transgender women to compete in women's sports," as a means to provide a "more inclusive path for transgender participation in college sports."

"Inclusion and fairness can coexist for all student-athletes, including transgender athletes, at all levels of sport," the board argued. "Our clear expectation as the Association's top governing body is that all student-athletes will be treated with dignity and respect."

What else?

The board also raised eyebrows in the statement by vowing to pull championship events out of states that disagree with its policies regarding transgender athletes' participation, a move that was immediately celebrated by transgender advocates.

"When determining where championships are held, NCAA policy directs that only locations where hosts can commit to providing an environment that is safe, healthy and free of discrimination should be selected," the statement said. "We will continue to closely monitor these situations to determine whether NCAA championships can be conducted in ways that are welcoming and respectful of all participants."

The American Civil Liberties Union, a left-wing advocacy organization, commended the decision on Monday, firing a warning shot to state lawmakers.

"Today the NCAA confirmed it will pull events from states with bills banning trans students from participating in school sports," the group said in a tweet, adding, "State lawmakers take note: discriminating against trans youth is wrong, against the law, and costly."

"Dangerous proposals around the country are putting transgender young people at risk," National Center for Transgender Equality deputy executive director Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen added. "The NCAA is making it clear that their Board of Governors supports transgender athletes, and the board should hold those states passing these harmful laws accountable."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/ncaa-backs-transgender-athletes-womens-sports

House Republicans On Doctors Caucus Demand Answers From Fauci On Health Risks Related To Border Crisis

A group of House Republicans who are physicians and or former health care workers sent a letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci regarding the health risks related to the current border crisis Tuesday, calling on him to express his concerns on the national health emergencies created by the surge in illegal immigration.

The Daily Caller first obtained the letter which was organized by North Carolina Rep. Greg Murphy and signed by twelve other lawmakers, who all serve on the Doctors Caucus. In the letter they ask Fauci, the top infectious disease expert at the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and President Joe Biden’s top medical advisor, to call out the health risks associated with the influx of migrants coming across the southern border every day, many of who have not been tested for COVID-19.

“Several of us, who are your fellow physicians and healthcare professionals, recently visited our southern border and have come away with grave concerns over the lack of COVID-19 accountability during this world-wide pandemic. The Border Crisis is a public health emergency as well as an issue of national security. In your role as Chief Medical Advisor to the President, we feel it is imperative that you use your position to publicly express your concerns over the national health emergencies created by this surge in illegal immigration,” part of the letter states.

Murphy explained his reasoning for sending the letter in a conversation with the Daily Caller, where he said Fauci is neglecting his duties as the chief medical adviser to the president.

“We’re very disappointed… If you look at our southern border, our northern border, you can’t fly into this country without a negative COVID test. But they’re allowing people really across the border to come in who are COVID positive. The Customs and Border Patrol agents are doing the very, very best they can to try to catch these individuals and if they can quarantine them. By the sheer numbers, we know that individuals are coming into this country who are COVID positive,” Murphy said,

“This is in light of the feared fourth surge. So for Dr. Fauci, as the chief medical adviser to the president, to say that he has nothing to do with the border is him neglecting his duties. He should be commenting upon what’s going on at the border and trying to deal with that,” he added.

https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/13/house-republicans-greg-murphy-physicians-former-health-care-workers-letter-anthony-fauci-health-risks-border-crisis/

Barack and Michelle Obama: We Must ‘Reimagine Policing’ After Shooting Death of Daunte Wright

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama voiced Tuesday their support to “reimagine policing” in American communities in reaction to the latest police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota.

“Our hearts are heavy over yet another shooting of a Black man, Daunte Wright, at the hands of police,” the Obamas said in a statement, describing the shooting as proof of “just how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety in this country.”

Wright was shot and killed Sunday by a Brooklyn Center police officer after he resisted arrest after a traffic stop. The police chief published body camera footage of the incident on Monday, arguing that a veteran police officer accidentally drew her gun instead of a Taser to subdue Wright.

“Michelle and I grieve alongside the Wright family for their loss,” Obama said. “We empathize with the pain that Black mothers, fathers, and children are feeling after yet another senseless tragedy.”

The Obamas acknowledged the shooting took place during the trial for the “heart-wrenching” murder of George Floyd and called for a full investigation.

“[W]e will continue to work with all fair-minded Americans to confront historical inequities and bring about nationwide changes that are so long overdue,” they said.

Barack Obama also voiced support for reimagining policing in June 2020 in reaction to the protests after the death of George Floyd.

He said the shooting incidents were the result of structural problems in the United States.

“[T]hey’re the result of a long history of slavery and Jim Crow and red lining and institutionalized racism that too often have been the plague, the original sin of our society,” he said during an online conversation on the issue.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/13/barack-and-michelle-obama-we-must-reimagine-policing-after-shooting-death-of-daunte-wright/

2nd Texas Child Migrant Shelter Under Scrutiny amid Sex Abuse, COVID Concerns

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) sent a letter last week to Vice President Kamala Harris, demanding the Biden Administration close the Health and Human Services Emergency Intake Site (EIS) for unaccompanied migrant children located at the Freeman Expo Center in San Antonio. In new developments, law enforcement sources say authorities are now looking at conditions at another facility in the Rio Grande Valley.

A law enforcement source within CBP, speaking on a condition of anonymity, says Texas Rangers visited the Donna facility in recent days to investigate conditions. Rangers conduct major violent crime, public corruption, cold case, and officer-involved shooting investigations. They also oversee the Texas Department of Public Safety’s border security and crisis negotiation programs.

The source reports that Texas Rangers visited the facility but did not gain full access. Department of Homeland Security Investigators (HIS) have moved in to take the lead in the investigation into conditions. HSI maintains they have jurisdiction over the facilities, according to the source.

The original letter from Governor Abbott cites allegations of sexual assault, bullying, under-staffing, and a disregard for COVID-19 protocols. The letter also alleges unaccompanied children with COVID-19 are not isolated. The conditions under scrutiny at Donna have not been made public.

Governor Abbot’s statement on the conditions at the HHS facilities paint a grim picture.

The State of Texas previously warned about overcrowded conditions at these facilities, and now those conditions have led to allegations of child abuse and neglect … Our repeated warnings and questions have gone ignored by President Biden, yourself, and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. In your role as Border Czar, you have a duty to these children and the American people to act immediately. I implore you to act immediately to protect these children, secure the border, and end this crisis.

In a statement released after the letter’s publication, HHS responded and addressed the protocol for handling allegations of this nature.

HHS takes its humanitarian mission seriously and while unaccompanied migrant children are in our care under the law, we strive to provide a safe space while they go through immigration proceedings. HHS has a zero-tolerance policy for all forms of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and inappropriate sexual behavior at all UC care provider facilities. We will continue investigating any incidents affecting children’s health, well-being and safety and will take the proper measures including initiating employee disciplinary action, termination, and reporting to appropriate investigative entities, such as law enforcement agencies and relevant licensing bodies.

The number of unaccompanied minors in U.S. custody has steadily risen over the last several months and shows no signs of waning. There are more than 20,000 unaccompanied children being held by HHS and CBP across the country. The number has risen nearly 1% per day over the last two weeks, according to HHS data.

According to a law enforcement source within CBP, nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children were arrested in March, an all-time monthly record. HHS is scrambling to keep up with the record numbers by adding facilities and increasing bed capacity at an unprecedented pace.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/04/13/exclusive-2nd-texas-child-migrant-shelter-under-scrutiny-amid-sex-abuse-covid-concerns/

NATO concentrating over 40,000 troops near Russian border

The American troops are now redeploying from continental North America to Europe through the Atlantic, Russia’s Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said

SEVEROMORSK /Murmansk Region/, April 13. /TASS/. NATO will concentrate 40,000 troops and 15,000 items of armament and military hardware near Russian borders, basically in the Black Sea and Baltic regions, Russia’s Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Overall, "40,000 troops and 15,000 items of armament and military hardware, including strategic aircraft, will be concentrated" near the Russian borders, the defense chief said.

The American troops are now redeploying from continental North America to Europe through the Atlantic, Shoigu said.

"The troops in Europe are moving towards Russian borders. The basic forces are being amassed in the Black Sea area and in the Baltic region," the defense chief said.

As the Russian defense minister pointed out, "US force groupings are being reinforced in Poland and the Baltic states, the American ‘four thirties’ concept has been adopted and is being implemented and the intensity of air reconnaissance has grown twofold and naval reconnaissance by 50% compared to last year."

"The alliance annually holds up to 40 large operational training measures of a clearly anti-Russian bias in Europe. In the spring of this year, the NATO allied forces launched Defender Europe 2021 drills, the largest exercise over the past 30 years," Russia’s defense chief stressed.

https://tass.com/defense/1277345

Speaker Pelosi and Her Husband Purchased 10mil$ in Microsoft Stock a Few Weeks Before $22Billion Defense Contract

Did the same thing with Tsla stock right before the new big EV push, should be illegal.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/16/fact-check-paul-pelosis-tesla-investment-predated-joe-biden-order/6727271002/

But its ok because she bought it a month before…

Yet the government loses its minds when autists on the internet short gamestop

Though it's nearly impossible to know how much Pelosi has made from this investment without knowing how many shares she purchased—it's worth noting Microsoft's stock bumped up 1.7% on the news.

On the reported purchase date, the share price was $230—it now sits at $255. pic.twitter.com/PEJ9ypDXxT

— Robbie Jaeger 🔎 (@RobletoFire) April 12, 2021

Money in the pockets. She doesn’t specify which family, or which American.

The #AmericanRescuePlan is about the children, the children, the children.

Their health: vaccination, nutrition

Their education: resources for safely going back to school

The family's economic security: money in the pockets

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) April 10, 2021

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/speaker-pelosi-and-her-husband-purchased-10mil-in-microsoft-stock-a-few-weeks-before-22billion-defense-contract/

New Yorker who wants to marry their adult biological CHILD sues to overturn laws banning incest, saying it is a matter of 'individual autonomy'

A New York parent who wants to marry their adult biological child is suing to overturn laws banning incest, saying marriage is a matter of 'individual autonomy'.

The parent filed the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on April 1 asking a judge to declare incest laws 'unconstitutional' and unenforceable so that they can wed their offspring in a ceremony in New York City.

The identities of both the parent and the child are not known, with the gender, ages, hometowns and nature of their relationship not detailed in the suit, seen by the New York Post.

The suit says the parent wishes to remain anonymous because they recognize that their hope of marrying their child is 'an action that a large segment of society views as morally, socially and biologically repugnant.'

'The proposed spouses are adults. The proposed spouses are biological parent and child,' the suit reads.

'The proposed spouses are unable to procreate together.'

According to the suit, the parent and child regard themselves as a 'PAACNP' couple - 'Parent and Adult Child Non-Procreationable' couple - and believe it would 'diminish their humanity' if they could not marry one another.

The claimant argues that the 'enduring bond of marriage' would take the parent and child union to a 'greater level of expression, intimacy and spirituality.'

'Parent-and-adult-child couples for whom procreation is either virtually or literally impossible can aspire to the transcendent purposes of marriage and seek fulfillment in its highest meaning,' the suit reads.

The parent claims they want to propose to their other half but have not yet done so because they would 'sustain emotional harm' if they became engaged when they are legally unable to walk down the aisle.

http://www.stationgossip.com/2021/04/new-yorker-who-wants-to-marry-their.html

Jen Psaki says the White House is trying to get conservative white men to take the vaccine by running ads during Deadliest Catch, NASCAR and on Country Music TV

Psaki said the goal with the ad campaign was to 'meet people where they are'

The TV ads are part of a $3billion White House push to get more vaccinated

Recent polls have shown a hesitancy among white conservatives to get a shot

Former President Donald Trump got the vaccine in January before he left the White House

He said in a Fox News interview last month he would 'recommend it' but also highlighted personal freedoms

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9463429/Biden-trying-conservative-men-vaccine-running-Deadliest-Catch-NASCAR.html

The Ten Worst Drug Recalls In The History Of The FDA

This year’s recall of certain types of Tylenol and Motrin by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), which began in January, brought back memories of the 1982 Tylenol recall. It affected as many as 21 million packages which were in circulation at the time. Johnson & Johnson’s reaction set the bar for other companies. It did not spare any expense to protect the public from what turned out to be a tiny number of tainted products.

Recalls are commonplace now. And, they are not just for drugs. Recent incidents include children’s beds and toys with high lead content. However, it is still the huge recalls of prescription drugs that garner the most headlines because they often harm the largest numbers of people. These recalls can also cost large pharmaceutical companies billions of dollars.

Many dangerous drugs have slipped past the FDA and found their way into the marketplace. When the agency approves a dangerous drug, there can be a number of consequences, often times tragic. Once news of a tragedy reaches the public, pressure mounts for FDA policy to change, as happened after the Thalidomide controversy in the 1960s.

Prior to 1962, there was no mechanism in the US to approve drugs before they went to market. Although the 1906 Food and Drugs Act required drugs to be accurately and honestly labeled, that was largely the extent of the oversight. In 1961, it was determined that Thalidomide caused horrifying birth defects. It is estimated that between 10,000 to 20,000 people were affected in what is considered to be among the worst medical disasters in history. Thalidomide prompted Congress to act, and the Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments were passed in 1962, granting oversight of drugs to the FDA and compelling manufacturers to prove that their drugs are safe for public consumption.

Each of the drugs or group of drugs on this list drew a strong reaction from the public. In some cases, such as DES and PPA, what is shocking is how long the drugs were on the market before their devastating side effects were acknowledged. In others, the amount of money the drug company paid in settlements was so huge it drew public attention and ire. Still others were surprising because of the fraudulent manner in which they reached the market. This is a list of the worst drug recalls since the FDA became responsible for approving drugs in 1962.

Information for this article about litigation was obtained from the US Department of Justice and from LexisNexis. Facts about the history of each recall and statistics citing numbers of injuries or deaths were obtained from the archives of The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and USA Today.

https://247wallst.com/investing/2010/12/10/the-ten-worst-drug-recalls-in-the-history-of-the-fda/

Biden's new border chief nomination held up a BLM banner at 2014 rally, advocates for police 'reform' and has defended sanctuary cities

Joe Biden's new border chief nomination has been pictured holding up a Black Lives Matter banner, advocates for police reform and has defended sanctuary cities.

The president on Monday named Tucson, Arizona Police Chief Chris Magnus to be commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

Magnus, 60, a staunch Trump critic, is a gay, white man who grew up in Lansing, Michigan and advocates for community policing.

He was previously was chief of police in Fargo, North Dakota, and Richmond, California where he 'developed a reputation as a progressive police leader who focused on relationship-building between the police and community', officials said.

Magnus is said to have 'implemented evidence-based best practices, promoted reform, and insisted on police accountability,' the official added in a statement.

While at his California post, Magnus went viral in 2014 after being pictured in uniform holding the #BlackLivesMatter sign at a rally.

http://www.stationgossip.com/2021/04/bidens-new-border-chief-nomination-held.html

HERE WE GO – The head of NATO issues ultimatum to Russia to withdraw from Ukraine’s border!

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/here-we-go-the-head-of-nato-issues-ultimatum-to-russia-to-withdraw-from-ukraines-border/

Court orders NY hospital to administer ivermectin to COVID patient who began breathing on his own after one dose

Americans woke up to the shocking news today that the CDC is recommending a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to blood clotting issues, a decision that will undoubtedly make the public nervous about the other two experimental vaccines in use. Now is the time for the government to tell the public the truth that there is a safe and effective treatment for this virus from a cheap drug that has been safely used for years. No experimentation needed.

The same international and national health agencies that continue to panic about COVID-19 are refusing to allow early and preventive treatment of ivermectin or even further study of its efficacy. The more studies and real-world experience show that it works marvelously against the virus, the more they stall, censor, or obfuscate information. At this point, almost nobody should be dying from COVID if everyone were given ivermectin among other proven early treatments. Why is there no effort to promote these early treatments — to the point that desperate patients are forced to go to court to access treatment?

John Swanson, 81, of Genesee County, New York, like so many elderly Americans, was given no legitimate preventive or early treatment options for this now very predictable inflammatory response to COVID-19. He wound up on a ventilator at the United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia and, according to the court affidavit, was "on death's doorstep." The Buffalo News reports that, according to attorney Ralph C. Lorigo, Swanson was given one dose of ivermectin and began breathing on his own, was then taken off the ventilator, and began to show great progress. However, the hospital, with no other legitimate treatment options to offer, refused to give him follow-up doses.

On April 2, state Supreme Court Justice Frederick J. Marshall ordered the hospital to administer the follow-up doses at the request of Swanson's wife.

As of late Friday afternoon, his attorneys described Swanson as "stable."

"I definitely think the Ivermectin is helping him," Sandra Swanson told The Buffalo News, but she said she is upset and frustrated that hospital officials would not allow her to visit with her husband.

"They held the phone to his ear, and I read him a long list of people who are praying for him every day, about 20 people," she said. "But I need to see him."

There have been at least two other instances where New York judges had to force local hospitals to administer lifesaving treatment to those who appeared on their way to death.

It is shocking how 13 months into this pandemic, the medical profession has nothing to offer but a ventilator, keeping loved ones away from seeing the patient, and blocking the only known lifesaving treatments.

What is even more bewildering is the fact that the World Health Organization's own data show that early-use ivermectin is even more effective, reducing mortality by 81%. Were every vulnerable person to use it preventively, one can only speculate that the results would be even better, because the key to fighting the inflammatory response is to pre-empt it from getting off the ground.

http://www.tathasta.com/2021/04/horowitz-court-orders-ny-hospital-to.html

Will Smith moves production of his new slavery movie Emancipation out of Georgia in protest over new voting laws even though it'll cost another $15million

Will Smith has moved production of his new slave film Emancipation from Georgia to Louisiana in protest over the state's new voting laws, which critics say will suppress minority voters.

The decision will cost an estimated $15million and is the latest retaliation by businesses against the new voting laws which crackdown on ID checks when voting and limit absentee ballots.

Companies like Coca-Cola have spoken out against them which prompted outrage among conservative consumers who lambasted the corporation for politicizing its goods. Mitch McConnell said it's a sign of companies acting like a 'a woke parallel government' and that they'd face tax consequences.

MLB has also moved its All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver. Gov. Brian Kemp says the move will harm the businesses near the baseball stadium where it was due to be held, many of which are minority-owned.

In Atlanta - where it was set to be filmed - production companies get enormous tax kick backs as incentives to film there.

Apple bought the rights to the movie for $105million after Smith and Fuqua had signed on. It was due to begin production in June 2021. It's unclear now when filming will start in Louisiana.

In a statement, Smith and the film's director Antoine Fuqua said: 'At this moment in time, the Nation is coming to terms with its history and is attempting to eliminate vestiges of institutional racism to achieve true racial justice.

'We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access.

http://www.madnesshub.com/2021/04/will-smith-moves-production-of-his-new.html

Biden to Withdraw Last US Troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11: Report

President Joe Biden will announce plans Wednesday to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, The Washington Post reported.

In a story Tuesday, the Post said that Biden is planning to keep the more than 2,500 U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan there past the May 1 deadline the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban.

But by the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that launched the United States' longest war, all troops will be withdrawn, the Post reported.

The Pentagon declined to comment on the Post's story.

In a press conference last month, Biden suggested he would likely end the war in Afghanistan by next year.

"I can't picture that being the case," Biden told reporters March 25 when asked whether U.S. troops would be in Afghanistan in 2022. "We will leave; the question is when we leave."

During the same press conference, Biden indicated that the May 1 troop withdrawal deadline would not be met "for tactical reasons."

"We've been meeting with our allies, other nations who have troops in Afghanistan as well," he said. "If we leave, we're doing so in a safe and orderly way."

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/13/biden-withdraw-last-us-troops-afghanistan-sept-11-report.html

Ex-IDF intel chief questions Netanyahu’s authority to order attacks on Iran

Amos Yadlin says sensitive operations require cabinet approval, suggests PM acting out of domestic political interests

Amos Yadlin, a former IDF chief of Military Intelligence, said on Tuesday following a blast at a key Iranian uranium enrichment site that Israel’s process for approving sensitive security-related operations was not being followed, indicating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was acting without the necessary legal authority.

He further suggested that Netanyahu was dangerously stoking tensions with Iran for domestic political purposes as the prime minister tries to form a coalition following last month’s inconclusive elections.

Yadlin raised the concerns in a scathing attack on policy regarding Iran and its nuclear program in the wake of a Sunday explosion that caused a power outage at the Natanz uranium enrichment site, which Tehran has blamed on Israel. Media reports citing intelligence officials have also attributed to the attack to Israel, which has not officially confirmed any role but has hinted at its involvement.

“Sensitive operations, with diplomatic and security significance that include the potential for escalation, require government approval,” Yadlin wrote in a series of tweets. “The cabinet can authorize the [security] cabinet to decide, and the cabinet [can authorize] the prime minister and defense minister.”

“All these processes did not happen, and the decisions are being made while excluding all the decision-making bodies. Knesset oversight has not existed for a long time,” he wrote.

Israel’s security cabinet, which has not met since February, is scheduled to convene next week to discuss the recent developments.

“It is doubtful whether Israel has a comprehensive and up-to-date strategy for conducting the campaign in the era of the Biden presidency, and without a doubt, in the shadow of the political crisis, the essential discussions have not taken place,” Yadlin said.

“Even taking a cautious view, it is doubtful whether we are not witnessing a political timing that influences the initiation of a security crisis with the goal of making it easier for Netanyahu to form another government under his leadership,” he wrote. “These are not the considerations that should inform such fateful decisions.”

Yadlin also assessed that no matter the extent of the damage inflicted by the incident at Natanz, “it is clear that the attack is not the final word on the nuclear program,” in contrast to Israel’s airstrikes against Iraqi and Syrian reactors that destroyed those countries’ programs before they became operational.

He warned that Iran was likely to respond to the attack with force, though in a measured way so as to keep the escalation in check. In addition, Yadlin predicted, Iran will defiantly further advance its nuclear program and will likely stiffen its stance in ongoing talks aimed at salvaging its 2015 pact with world powers. The attack could also boost calls from Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps to abandon the nuclear agreement, he cautioned.

The actions are also not helpful at building trust with the Biden administration, Yadlin assessed, even if Israel informed the US ahead of acting. Netanyahu met Monday with visiting US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at his office in Jerusalem and vowed that Israel would never let Iran get nuclear weapons.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-idf-intel-chief-questions-netanyahus-authority-to-order-attacks-on-iran/

Packing the Supreme Court means "Blowing up the Constitution!" | Tom Fitton

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on “Fox & Friends First” to discuss the issue of “court packing” in the Supreme Court and what it can mean for the Constitution. WATCH NOW! Donate today

https://www.judicialwatch.org/videos/packing-scotus/

Chinese Propagandists Tout NYT Columnist Thomas Friedman’s Comments

Chinese state media are trumpeting New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's China-friendly comments, the latest example of the Gray Lady's ties to the Chinese propaganda apparatus.

When Friedman, a longtime columnist for the Times, participated in a March 29 "fireside chat" with the Center for China and Globalization, a Beijing think tank with close ties to the regime, the state-owned China Global Television Network (CGTN) broadcast the entire 90-minute interview. Once the interview was over, the network disseminated the interview as an example of a Western intellectual calling for improved relations between the two superpowers.

"Friedman said 1979-2019 was a golden era of global prosperity and peace with the US and China at the core, and the two countries need to find ways to work together for the sake of the world’s development," a writeup of the interview by the state-owned China Daily read.

Chinese propagandists touted the Friedman interview across the world, including in the United States. China Daily paid to run advertorials highlighting the interview on the website of Foreign Policy, a global affairs magazine read by American foreign policy elites. Foreign Policy did not respond to a request for comment.

The March 29 interview is only the most recent example of Friedman appearing on Chinese propaganda outlets. CGTN has interviewed the Pulitzer Prize-winner on at least four separate occasions, one dating back to 2015. Friedman repeated pro-China talking points in these media appearances, such as criticizing the Trump administration's confrontational approach to China, which he said would do irreparable damage to the global order.

"I believe America and China are one country, two system," Friedman told CGTN in 2019. "We are one country in a sense that our fates are tied together. America cannot rise, I don't believe, without a healthy relationship with China."

Friedman's interview is the latest example of the links between the Times and the Chinese propaganda apparatus. During the 2010s, the Times sold hundreds of advertising spaces to China Daily, which in turn used the ad space to publish propaganda articles touting China's Tibet policies and economic development. While the paper quietly ended the ad sales in 2020, Friedman's participation in the panel discussion is a sign that the paper still allows its writers to support Chinese propaganda efforts. The Times did not respond to a request for comment.

Friedman has a history of writing columns that lavish praise on China, often at the expense of the United States. In March, Friedman wrote a column titled "China Doesn’t Respect Us Anymore—for Good Reason." In October 2020, he wrote another article criticizing the U.S. pandemic response titled "China Got Better. We Got Sicker. Thanks, Trump."

While Friedman is happy to write polemics against the U.S. political system, he is much more hesitant to criticize the shortfalls of the Chinese state. During the March 29 interview, Friedman acknowledged the Chinese government's oppression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang but said that "Americans need to understand that a country of 1.4 billion people needs to maintain stability" before condemning Chinese human-rights abuses.

"China's central value is the stability of the collective," Friedman said. "And it values that more than Uyghur nationalism or Jack Ma getting rich."

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/chinese-propagandists-tout-nyt-columnist-thomas-friedmans-comments/

Spain: Police Detain 20 Members of Human Trafficking Organization

Rabat – Spain’s National Police arrested 20 individuals affiliated with a human trafficking organization near Campo de Gibraltar.

The organization is responsible for the deaths of four irregular migrants after the sinking of a boat between Spain and Morocco in February. The boat was full of primarily Moroccan women and children. Moroccan minors were reportedly transported for €2,500 (MAD 26,700).

Dismantling the organization took nearly 150 personnel from the Spanish National Police and Europol working on the case.

In a statement by Spanish Police, the traffickers were described as, “very violent because they do not hesitate to attack or threaten their victims with firearms in the event of transfer delay or non-payment.”

The plan to disassemble the organization included seven other search and seizure operations within the region. The operations yielded a plethora of contraband including five firearms with ammunition, over 5,500 liters of fuel, three boats, 1,380 pounds of sterling silver, and €710 (MAD 7,500) in cash.

Irregular migration in the region has been a prominent issue between Spain and Morocco as human trafficking becomes increasingly lucrative for traffickers.

Both North Africans and sub-Saharan Africans attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea each year as irregular migrants.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported approximately 6,411 arrivals to Spain by sea in 2021. Last year, 788 irregular migrants were reported dead or missing by the UNHCR.

Morocco continues to work closely with Spain authorities to curb human trafficking patterns. In 2020, the US state Department ranked Morocco as a tier 2 country for human trafficking stating, “The Government of Morocco does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Morocco remained on Tier 2.”

https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/04/339590/spain-police-detain-20-members-of-human-trafficking-organization/

Flagler County Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Sex Trafficking Of A Minor

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/flagler-county-man-sentenced-30-years-federal-prison-sex-trafficking-minor

New York Man Convicted Of Conspiracy And Attempt To Engage In Sex Trafficking Of A Minor

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/new-york-man-convicted-conspiracy-and-attempt-engage-sex-trafficking-minor

US Helicopters Transported Dozens Of ISIS Terrorists To Al-Omar Oil Field: SANA Report

On April 13, the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA reported that US helicopters transported dozens of ISIS terrorists from prisons which are under the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) control in Hasaka province to al-Omar oil field on Deir Ezzor eastern countryside.

Citing local sources, SANA claimed that 60 ISIS members terrorists were transported on board of two US helicopters. The convoy was escorted by Apache helicopter.

Before being sent to al-Omar oil field, terrorists have reportedly received training by American forces in order to join the ranks of the so-called “Tribal Army” led by Kurdish commander al-Khabil.

Previously, on March 31st, US helicopters allegedly transported 40 ISIS terrorists from al-Houl prison, east of Hasaka city, to its base in al-Shadadi city in the southern part of the Hasaka countryside, Syrian state outlet SANA reported.

The transfer took place amid a large security operation in al-Hol camp that involved thousands of troops from the US-backed SDF, Asayish security forces and the Women’s Protection Units took part in the first phase of the operation. Al-Hassan revealed that 125 members of ISIS were arrested in the course of the operation.

While Russian Aerospace Forces are carrying out airstrikes on the terrorist group’s hideouts, together with Syrian government forces that are carrying out regular combing operations in the central region, inflicting heavy losses to the terrorists, the US forces profit from their impunity and allegedly cooperate with ISIS to fulfill its interests.

https://southfront.org/us-helicopters-transported-dozens-of-isis-terrorists-to-al-omar-oil-field-sana-report/

Lawfare Activated – 16 Top Leftist Law Firms Plan “SWAT” Teams to Battle State Election Reform Legislation

Thus the need for “America-First Legal”, the counter strike group put together by Stephen Miller.

NBC is reporting that sixteen major national law firms (all leftist aligned) have signed-on to an agreement to create rapid response “SWAT” style legal teams to immediately drag any state election reform efforts into court.

(Via NBC) – More than a dozen of the country’s top law firms have committed to join forces to challenge voting restrictions across the country NBC News reports, adding legal might to the corporate pressure campaign opposing Republican-led attempts to overhaul elections in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s loss.

One of the effort’s leaders, Brad Karp, chairman of the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison of New York, said Monday that 16 firms had signed on so far, including his. The lawyers will act like “SWAT teams” for legal action, he said. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a Yale School of Management professor who is working to help mobilize corporate America against the restrictions, described the legal coalition as an “army of election law experts ready to dispatch at a moment’s notice.”

The group came together from conversations among major law firms about publicly taking a stand against restrictive voting laws like the one enacted in Georgia last month, as well as bills under consideration in Texas, Arizona, Florida and other states. (read more)

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2021/04/13/lawfare-activated-16-top-leftist-law-firms-plan-swat-teams-to-battle-state-election-reform-legislation/

Setting the Scene for Global Destruction. Now It’s the Arctic

The U.S. is preparing for war in the Arctic, and the “boiling point” might not be far away, Brian Cloughley writes.

On April 8 the front pages of the main U.S. newspapers noted that President Biden was “open to compromise” and a quick glance prompted optimism that Uncle Joe might be seeing some sense about international developments. He said that “Debate is welcome. Compromise is inevitable. Changes are certain,” which is a deep and important statement that would be immensely heartening if it referred to U.S. relations with China and Russia.

Alas, his words referred to purely domestic affairs, in that the White House was preparing to compromise with the blinkered Republican Party which is intent on defending business interests — and especially those concerned with weapons’ production — at the expense of the average citizen. Joe declared that he is “sick and tired of ordinary people being fleeced,” which is an understandable point of view. But the way he’s heading in foreign policy means that these ordinary people, and everyone else in the U.S. and all round the world, may well be conned, and possibly terminally. They are facing ever-increasing danger of being destroyed, because Joe is backing the sabre-brandishers in their encouragement of confrontation and provocation that could well lead to major war.

Make no mistake : there is going to be no such thing as “limited” war if the U.S.-Nato military alliance continues to goad and antagonise Russia and China. If there is a clash of military forces there will be escalation, and the ensuing conflict will inevitably heighten the risk of nuclear exchanges which would destroy the planet.

The scene-setting by Washington’s military-industrial complex and in the Pentagon’s sub-office in Brussels includes warnings about a Russian “buildup” in the Arctic, as reported by CNN which quoted a Pentagon representative as saying “Russia is refurbishing Soviet-era airfields and radar installations, constructing new ports and search-and-rescue centres, and building up its fleet of nuclear and conventionally-powered icebreakers.” This activity is indeed taking place, and is happening in Russian sovereign territory, which has nothing to do with the Pentagon or anyone else. It’s not in any way similar to the U.S. military’s overseas “forward military presence” of some 200,000 troops in over 800 bases around the world.

USA Today states that Trump “opened additional bases in Afghanistan, Estonia, Cyprus, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Niger, Norway, Palau, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Somalia, Syria and Tunisia”, which seems pretty impressive, but in reality-land is entirely counter-productive. And it seems that Uncle Joe isn’t going to close down any of them.

It is unfortunate that so many of these bases have proved totally useless in practical terms, but this doesn’t stop or even slow down the Pentagon’s global expansion. In spite of all the bases in Afghanistan, for example, a chaotic civil war still rages. As USA Today observes, “The 19-year-old conflict has cost more than $2 trillion and more than 2,300 American lives. More than 38,000 Afghan civilians have been killed. And yet the Taliban controls vast swaths of the country, which continues to be wracked by violence…” So what have all these U.S. bases accomplished? What do they achieve anywhere, other than apprehension and reaction on the part of those whom they are designed to threaten?

https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/04/13/setting-scene-for-global-destruction-now-its-arctic/

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