Gen. Mattis just testified in one of the largest court cases in Silicon Valley history

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general, resurfaced on Wednesday to testify in the Silicon Valley fraud case against Elizabeth Holmes and her blood-testing tech startup, Theranos.

During the trial, Mattis testified that he had been interested in Theranos’ claimed technological breakthrough, which hoped would help save troops on the battlefield, the Associated Press reported.

Mattis ultimately joined Theranos’ board of directors in 2013, just a few months after retiring from the Marines after serving as a four-star general. He personally invested $85,000 of his own money into the start-up.

According to evidence submitted by Holmes’ lawyers, Theranos paid Mattis a $150,000 annual salary as a board member. Mattis testified he told Holmes he would serve on the company’s board for free because “I believe in what you are doing.”

Emails dating as far back as 2011, which were presented during the trial showed Mattis repeatedly referred to Holmes, then 27, as “young Elizabeth.” During the trial, Mattis said Holmes impressed him for being “sharp, articulate, committed.”

In August 2017, Holmes said she added Mattis to the Theranos board because “He’s one of the most brilliant strategists I’ve ever met.”

Mattis said that while he was impressed by Holmes “that didn’t take the place for having the device prove itself.”

In a 2011 email, Mattis said he wanted to get Theranos devices on military vessels on a trial basis

Theranos billed its lab technology as having the ability to perform more than 240 tests, ranging from cholesterol to cancer screenings, from just a few drops of blood.

Mattis ultimately left Theranos’ board in 2016, a year after the Wall Street Journal reported the company’s technology could not handle the wide range of blood tests it said it could and alleged the accuracy of those tests remained in doubt.

“There became a point where I didn’t know what to believe about Theranos anymore,” Mattis said, though he could not say specifically when he began to lose faith in Holmes.

CNN reported Holmes faces a dozen federal fraud and conspiracy charges and faces up to 20 years in prison if she is convicted.

Mattis is one of several high-profile investors in the start-up. Other investors have included former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Wells Fargo Bank CEO Richard Kovacevich, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and the Walton family, which founded Wal-Mart. Prosecutors have listed some of these high-profile figures as potential witnesses they may call upon during the trial.

Mattis is the seventh overall witness to be called to the stand in the case.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/09/gen-mattis-just-testified-in-one-of-the-largest-court-cases-in-silicon-valley-history/

Marine Corps develops secure app to monitor holistic health and combat readiness of Marines

A Marine’s greatest threat isn’t always a physical adversary. Marines risk their lives to protect their country. However, some warfighters deal with a range of social, financial or mental health concerns upon returning home. This can lead to the Marine experiencing personal issues that compromise their overall health and combat readiness. In 2020, Marine Corps Systems Command deployed an application designed to help commanders and their leadership team monitor behavioral changes among Marines. Command Individual Risk and Resiliency Assessment System, or CIRRAS, is a Common Access Card-enabled software application that stores a Marine’s personal information, such as health, social, educational and familial data, in a secure, electronic environment for a commander’s awareness…

https://americanmilitarynews.com/ai/marine-corps-develops-secure-app-to-monitor-holistic-health-and-combat-readiness-of-marines/

House Panel Probing Jan. 6 Riot Issue First Subpoenas For Trump Allies | FULL LIST

(JAN. 6 SELECT COMMITTEE / NEWS RELEASE) – Chairman Bennie G. Thompson today announced that he has issued a round of subpoenas for documents and testimony to four individuals with close ties to the former President who were working in or had communications with the White House on or in the days leading up to the January 6th insurrection.

In letters to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Daniel Scavino, former Defense Department official Kashyap Patel, and former Trump advisor Stephen Bannon, Chairman Thompson instructed the witnesses to produce materials and appear at depositions in the weeks ahead.

“The Committee is investigating the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack and issues relating to the peaceful transfer of power, to identify and evaluate lessons learned and to recommend corrective laws, policies, procedures rules, or regulations,” wrote Chairman Thompson, underscoring the Select Committee’s authority established by House Resolution 503.

While serving as White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows reportedly communicated with officials at the state level and in the Department of Justice as part of an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election or prevent the election’s certification. According to other reporting, Mr. Meadows was also in communication with organizers of the January 6 rally, including Amy Kremer of Women for America First. The Select Committee has previously sought White House records dealing with Mr. Meadows, including his actions and communications and information he received dealing with the results and integrity of the 2020 election.

Reporting indicates that former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Daniel Scavino was with the former President on January 5th during a discussion of how to convince Members of Congress not to certify the election for Joe Biden. Prior to the January 6th March for Trump, Mr. Scavino promoted the event on Twitter, encouraging people to “be a part of history.” And records indicate that Mr. Scavino was tweeting messages from the White House on January 6, 2021.

https://breaking911.com/breaking-house-panel-probing-jan-6-riot-issue-first-subpoenas-for-trump-allies-full-list/

Prosecutors Seeking Sex Trafficking Victims Who Were Advertised On Website That Replaced Backpage

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas is seeking individuals who were trafficked on CityXGuide, a commercial sex website shut down by the federal government in June 2020, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah.

Prosecutors are requesting that victims — who are afforded rights under the Crime Victims’ Rights Act (CRVA) and may be eligible for restitution — visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/united-states-v-wilhan-martono-cityxguide to submit their information.

The U.S. Attorney’s questionnaire will allow victims to outline any physical or mental health injuries they sustained as a result of human trafficking (information that is critically important to request court-ordered victim compensation at sentencing) and to share their thoughts on the sentence the judge should impose CityXGuide owner Wilhan Martono.

Mr. Martono, 47, was arrested on June 19, 2020, the same day his websites were seized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He pleaded guilty on Aug. 24, 2021 to one count of promotion of prostitution and reckless disregard of sex trafficking and one count of conspiracy to engage in interstate transportation in aid of racketeering enterprises – facilitating prostitution. His plea is the first ever entered under the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), a 2018 law that allows the federal government to prosecute websites that facilitate sex trafficking.

In plea papers, Mr. Martono admitted that he created, owned, and operated CityXGuide and a suite of related websites. He registered the domain names for several of the sites on April 8, 2018 — just one day after the feds shut down Backpage.com, then the internet’s leading source of commercial sex advertisements. Like Backpage, Mr. Martono’s sites allowed users, including traffickers, to post hundreds of thousands of commercial sex advertisements worldwide.

Mr. Martono admitted that he turned a blind eye to the illegal sex trafficking occurring on CityXGuide. Despite receiving numerous emails from federal, state, and local law enforcement informing him that CityXGuide and its companion websites were being used to facilitate sex trafficking and child exploitation, he continued to operate those sites in the United States and around the world. In court documents, prosecutors estimated that Mr. Martono netted more than $21 million off his websites, which users described as “taking over from where Backpage left off.”

Law enforcement has already identified numerous trafficking victims in CityXGuide advertisements, including a 13-year-old Jane Doe identified in North Texas in November 2019 and a 16-year-old Jane Doe identified in North Texas in March 2020. Prosecutors are now seeking to notify all survivors of sex trafficking who were advertised on CityXGuide.

Potential victims include minors who were advertised on Cityxguide.com or a related website (including Cityxguide.net, Cityxguide.co, Cityxguide.be, Bodyrubshop.com, CAPleasures.com, or Backpage.co), as well as adults subjected to force, threats of force, fraud, and/or coercion at the time they were advertised on CityXGuide or a related website.

https://breaking911.com/prosecutors-seeking-sex-trafficking-victims-who-were-advertised-on-website-that-replaced-backpage/

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Riot squad fires rubber bullets and tear gas to CRUSH construction worker uprising

“It’s scary”: Police swarm shopping centre with helicopters, drones, and horses

https://youtu.be/n89J9HHQx-s

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Former Nassau County Fire Rescue Employee Sentenced To More Than 7 Years In Federal Prison For Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Images And Videos Over The Internet

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/former-nassau-county-fire-rescue-employee-sentenced-more-7-years-federal-prison

Putnam County Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/putnam-county-registered-sex-offender-sentenced-10-years-federal-prison-possessing

Individual Pleads Guilty To Sexual Abuse Of A Minor In Indian Country

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/individual-pleads-guilty-sexual-abuse-minor-indian-country

Altoona, PA Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Pictures and Videos Depicting Child Sexual Exploitation

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/altoona-pa-man-pleads-guilty-possessing-pictures-and-videos-depicting-child-sexual

Man Sentenced to 35+ Years for Pornographic Images of Six-Year-Olds

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/man-sentenced-35-years-pornographic-images-six-year-olds

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- September

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/federal-grand-jury-b-indictments-announced-september

Big change to hated rule in Qld

Queensland has announced an easing of restrictions around one of the most hated Covid rules.

Speaking on Friday, Deputy Premier Steven Miles announced the mask mandate had been extended but it would continue with slightly different rules.

“Once you are seated you will be able to remove your mask, you don’t need to wait until you are eating or drinking,” Mr Miles said.

This applies to all settings, and means as soon as residents are seated, whether it be at work, school cinemas or a stadium, they can take of their mask.

“That also means that schoolchildren can remove their masks once they are seated. If you are in a cafe or a restaurant, you will not longer have to wait until you have a drink at the table to remove your mask,” Mr Miles added.

Chief health officer Dr Janette Young said people should continue to carry masks with them at all time and needed to put their masks back on when standing.

”When you stand up please put it on again because we don’t know who you are coming into contact with,” she said.

https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/australia/australia-covid-news-live-new-victorian-workforce-facing-mandatory-vaccinations/news-story/92e4846dba172d9351789fe479660225

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URGENT: Boppy Recalls Millions of Baby Pillows After 8 Kids Suffocated To Death

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and The Boppy Company, of Golden, Colorado, are announcing the recall of the Boppy Original Newborn Loungers, Boppy Preferred Newborn Loungers and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Loungers. There have been eight reports of infant deaths associated with the Boppy Company Newborn Lounger and this hazard. The infants reportedly suffocated after being placed on their back, side or stomach on the lounger and were found on their side or on their stomach. The infant deaths occurred between December 2015 and June 2020.

“These types of incidents are heartbreaking,” said Acting Chairman Robert S. Adler. “Loungers and pillow-like products are not safe for infant sleep, due to the risk of suffocation. Since we know that infants sleep so much of the time – even in products not intended for sleep – and since suffocation can happen so quickly, these Boppy lounger products are simply too risky to remain on the market.”

“We are devastated to hear of these tragedies,” a spokesperson for Boppy commented. “Boppy is committed to doing everything possible to safeguard babies, including communicating the safe use of our products to parents and caregivers, and educating the public about the importance of following all warnings and instructions and the risks associated with unsafe sleep practices for infants. The lounger was not marketed as an infant sleep product and includes warnings against unsupervised use.”

https://breaking911.com/urgent-boppy-recalls-millions-of-baby-pillows-after-8-kids-suffocated-to-death/

County Supervisor Steve Chucri Leaked Audio: “I’ve Had DEMOCRATS Telling Me They Don’t Have Confidence, They Don’t Like DOMINION – Why In The World Would Governor Ducey Really Say No To Guliani?”

The Gateway Pundit has obtained exclusive audio recordings of Maricopa County Recorder Steve Chucri expressing his doubts in the election and his despise for his colleagues.

Chucri says many hateful things about his colleagues who fought against a full forensic audit of the 2020 election because he knows that there was fraud in 2020 and they are trying to sweep it under the rug.

In one recording Chucri states that he believes “multifaceted” election fraud occurred with dead voters and illegal ballot harvesting.

In another, he admits that the Maricopa County audit of the 2020 election was “bullsh*t” and that his colleagues were too scared to do an audit.

Supervisor Bill Gates “has the backbone of a plastic fork” according to Chucri.

Supervisor Clint Hickman “just didn’t have the guts” either.

In this release, Steve Chucri gives his true feeling about the public perception of the election.

He also says that his colleagues do not have a backbone again and loops Governor Doug Ducey into the conversation, saying it looks like Ducey has something to hide.

January

Chucri: People are trying to say “oh this is the far right, these are just the Trumpers.” No it’s not! This is middle-of-the-road republicans too like my 82-year-old mother, my contractor building a house for me, same thing! I’ve had Democrats telling me they don’t have confidence, they don’t like this Dominion. So look, I think we have to do an audit to see what happened or didn’t happen.

March

I still think even though all of these audits have been done, I still think there’s a lot of uneasiness not even from Republicans. I’m just talking about people you don’t even know, I don’t even know, they’re just your average Arizonan that still has doubts, like my mother.

I’ve even had democrats email me about it.

They just don’t have backbone. Why in the world would Governor Ducey really say “no” to sit down with Guliani. I mean it only makes it look like you have something to hide.

A majority in the country knows that this election is not what Maricopa County pretends.

How could Steve do this to his own mother?

In another audio recording, published earlier today, Steve Chucri acknowledges that elections problems occurred in all of the states that used Dominion “so it’s not just like it was an isolated incident with no proof.”

He also rips into his colleagues and attorneys for preventing this audit, giving us more clues into what was happening behind the scenes.

The Supervisors knew this election was stolen and they did nothing!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/breaking-county-supervisor-steve-chucri-leaked-audio-democrats-telling-dont-confidence-dont-like-dominion-world-governor-ducey-really-say-no/

Hack Reporter Jen Fifield Posts 7,000 Word Hit Piece on AZ Auditor Doug Logan and Doxxes His Family Before Audit Release

The Arizona Republic (TAR) newspaper and their website AZCentral are the most committed to disparaging the historic Arizona Senate audit. As a USA Today affiliate, they are owned by Gannett. GateHouse Media merged with Gannett in 2019, they now represent over 550 newspapers. TAR has dispatched a cabal of 15 journalists and photographers to cover the audit. Their articles are distributed to Yahoo News, MSN, USA Today affiliates, and other GateHouse rags. The negative audit coverage by TAR reporters has been rewarded with appearances on MSNBC, CNN, Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, etc.

Jen Fifield is the worst of all the audit reporters. Last September the Arizona Republic promoted her to cover elections for the very first time, for Maricopa. The newspaper’s leadership has molded this young lady into a hammer looking for a nail, while absorbing all this paper’s liberal groupthink.

In a recent online “Media Misinformation” meeting, Fifield dismissed election mistakes. “People and the public need to understand every election has glitches”. She gave a pass to the Maricopa election department, which has decades of practice, massive budgets, and full-time staff. She then published anything remotely damaging about the Senate audit. She disregarded the fact it was a new, very complex process, the first in the world.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/652040/

Facebook Overpaid FTC Fine By Billions To Shield CEO Zuckerberg From Personal Liability, New Lawsuits Allege

What's good for the geese is good for the gander, especially when it comes from a giant pile of shareholder cash.

That is the allegation shareholders are making of Facebook in two new lawsuits that claim company funds were paid to shield the company's CEO from personal liability.

Facebook allegedly overpaid an FTC fine by billions of dollars in 2019 in order to shield CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the suits, reported on by Forbes, claim.

The FTC first investigated Facebook back in 2016 as a result of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The FTC eventually alleged that Facebook was failing to protect its users' data.

As a result, the company paid a massive $5 billion fine to settle the allegations. The fine was "about 50 times more" than two lawsuits estimated the FTC could have fined them over the issue.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/facebook-overpaid-ftc-fine-billions-shield-ceo-zuckerberg-personal-liability-new-lawsuits