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Do Anons remember the ongoing digs on the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)? Let's try to get this nailed down because it ties into current events (think Jim and the congressional hearings). For the Newfags, here's a summary of previous NED digs. If a link appears in green text, copy the post title (Answering the Call to Dig NED, for example) or a portion of it, enter it in the search bar at https://qresear.ch/ and hit enter. Results should appear in red. Click the blue links to view related posts. If any Anon knows of additional NED digs, please feel free to add them to the list below.

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>>16273496, >>16273504, >>16273507, >>16273512, >>16273517, >>16273521, >>16273534, >>16273536, >>16273541, >>16273544 Answering the Call to Dig NED; Let's Look at Their History

>>16276368, >>16276374, >>16276385, >>16276404, >>16276411, >>16276416 Moar NED -CIPE

>>16278892, >>16278901, >>16278904, >>16278910, >>16278916 MOAR NED - NDI

>>16282158 An Unholy Alliance - The AFL-CIO and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) in Venezuela

>>16283246, >>16283248, >>16283251, >>16283257, >>16283261, >>16283264 NED and the International Republican Institute

>>16284250, >>16284292 NED, the International Republican Institute, CIMA, Soros' Open Society and Adam Schiff - (Thank You Anon, for the help)

>>16292782, >>16292794 NED Related - Free Trade Union Institute - Now Solidarity Center

We learned, in the posts above, that NED, although "non-governmental", is a congressional "creation" (slush fund?). NED is funded by congressional appropriation and acts "as a grant-making foundation, distributing funds to private organizations for the purpose of promoting democracy abroad. These private organizations would include those created by the twopolitical partiesand thebusiness community, which would join the regional international institutes of the labor movement already in existence."

In the last installment of the NED digs above, we learned that the Solidarity Center used to be called the Free Trade Union Institute (FTUI). Before it was known as the Solidarity Center, FTUI was called the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS). In PB >>16282158 An Unholy Alliance, we learned that ACILS was a labor force active in Venezuela. Affiliations include: AFL-CIO, Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV), the Catholic Church, SUMATE and a business community known as FEDCAMARAS. The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) provided funding for SUMATE's Venezuelan activities and resulted in the head of SUMATE being prosecuted for accepting US money to influence Venezuelan elections. The author, Kim Scipes, stated, "Thus, it is clear that the NED is an important actor in world events, especially in countries in which the US has "important interests." It might help to better understand this beast." Throughout Dr. Kim Scipe's essay she makes clear her belief that AFL-CIO, in conjunction with NED, Solidarity Center and others, is a driving force in destabilizing governments. Kim Scipe's (Ph.D.) essay is a little long and involved but very much worth the read.

With this review in mind, let's drill down onSolidarity Center and AFL-CIO. Solidarity Center works around the world withgovernments, individuals, NGOs, labor unions and churches. Their field of influence includes:climateissues, labor,justice,equality,gender, forced labor and trafficking, theglobal supply chain, child labor, migration and just about any other hot button topic. They're a little shy about naming the names of their partners on their "Partners" webpage. The list on their supporters page is extensive and incomplete (partial). The Chair of Solidarity Center's Board of Trustees is Elizabeth Shuler, the current President of theAFL-CIO, a member of NED's Board of Directors and a member of theAspen Institute.

Solidarity Center

https://www.solidaritycenter.org/

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If you would like to take a close look at what the Solidarity Center does, see the sauces below.

What We Do

CLIMATE & LABOR JUSTICE - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/climate-labor-justice/

EQUALITY & INCLUSION - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/equality-inclusion/

FACT SHEETS & ADVISORIES - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/media-and-more/advisories/

Gender Equality - You Tube - LOTS OF LANGUAGES - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfjFAZ18PardcdVzJiEFC3r7ZuLD1Zw3B

PUBLICATIONS - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/media-and-more/publications/

Gender-Based Violence and Harassment at Work - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/equality-inclusion/gender/

Exchange Programs - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/exchange-programs/

BLACK LIVES MATTER: UNIONS MUST BE A FORCE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

"…we know that this is not unique to our country. Anti-Blackness is global, and all countries around the world have their own

histories of oppression rooted in white supremacy, sexism, orientalism, colonialism, economic exploitation, classism, homophobia,

ethnic and cultural tension, religion and xenophobia. These systems are distinct but interrelated and have been used for

generations to shape societies, exploit resource-rich countries, entrench poverty and dependency, and deny fundamental human

rights."

https://www.solidaritycenter.org/black-lives-matter-unions-must-be-a-force-for-social-justice/

Forced Labor and Trafficking - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/human-trafficking/

Child Labor - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/child-labor/

Freedom to Form Unions https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/freedom-to-form-unions/ <-This was #1 in the Queue at archive.md

Informal Economy - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/informal-economy/

LABOR LEADERS, ACTIVISTS: WOMEN WORKERS CRITICAL IN DRIVING INCLUSIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

Paraphrase - Because of climate change, natural disasters impact women.

https://www.solidaritycenter.org/labor-leaders-activists-women-workers-critical-in-driving-inclusive-climate-solutions/

Labor Migration - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/labor-migration/

"Labor migration feeds the global economy. Hundreds of millions of migrant workers worldwide generatebillions of dollarsinglobalremittances."

"The Solidarity Center strives forworker rights for people on the moveby ensuring migrant worker rights are a key part of the labor movement."

RULE OF LAW - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/rule-of-law/

Safety & Health - COVID-19 - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/safety-health/ <- This was #2 in archive Queue

Global Supply Chain - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/what-we-do/global-supply-chains/ <- This was #1 in archive Queue

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If you would like to know more about where Solidarity Center works, Go to https://www.solidaritycenter.org/, select the drop down arrow next to "Where We Work", select the drop down arrow next to the region you're interested in and then select the country of your choice. Anon used Ethiopia as an example.

Africa - i.e. Ethiopia - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/category/africa/ethiopia/

Here is the sauce for Solidarity Center's "Our Partners" page. As Stated above, Anon found this page to be vague on details about the actual names of the partners. They do however describe the kinds of partners they collaborate with. Notice that they collaborate with world governments.

https://www.solidaritycenter.org/who-we-are/our-partners/

Found this partial list of Solidarity Center's Supporters. This is too big a list to post unless some Anon just feels up to the task. This Anon recommends that all Patriots take a look at this list. Remember, it is just a partial list.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQ62QVh9dYZTNgDsGgg6R794E9TC_-pxgA-EOMZxD42NDw1Zatb4O-m1GxMujsoS5ioJ729JL4fmZlP/pubhtml

Solidarity Center - Leadership - https://www.solidaritycenter.org/who-we-are/leadership/ <- This was #1 in archive Queue

There have been changes in leadership since this was previously archived on June 4, 2020 - https://archive.ph/zaBeD

LEADERSHIP - Shawna Bader-Blau, Executive Director

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Al Davidoff, Organizational and Leadership Development Director

Sarah McKenzie, Program Coordination Director

Mary Markowicz, Program Quality, Learning and Compliance Director

Quoc Nguyen, Finance Director

PROGRAMS

Fred Azcarate, Asia Regional Program Director

Hind Cherrouk, Middle East and North Africa Regional Program Director

Kate Conradt, Communications Director

Tom Egan, Strategic Research and Campaigns Development Director

Brian Finnegan, Americas Regional Program Director

Christopher Johnson, Africa Regional Program Director

Arina C. Lester, Development Global Lead

Neha Misra, Migration and Human Trafficking Global Lead

Sonia Mistry, Climate Change and Just Transition Global Lead

Hanad Mohamud, Program Coordination and Leadership Associate Director

Joell Molina, Program Coordination and Cross-Regional Programming Associate Director

Catherine Pajic, Organizational Development for Recruitment and Hiring Systems Deputy Director

Robert Pajkovski, Asia Regional Deputy Program Director

Sanjiv Pandita, Asia Senior Adviser

Rudy Porter, Europe and Central Asia Regional Program Director

Melysa Sperber, Policy Director

Andrew Tillett-Saks, Trade Union Strengthening Director

Jeff Vogt, Rule of Law Director

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Allison Aguilar, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Head

Erika Fagan, Program Quality, Learning and Compliance Deputy Director

Michael Lawrence, Controller

Stoniek Staniszewski, Information Technology Senior Adviser

Darcy Wertz, Operations Director

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Solidarity Center - Board of Trustees

https://www.solidaritycenter.org/who-we-are/board-of-trustees/

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIR

Elizabeth Shuler - President, AFL-CIO

SECRETARY TREASURER

Fred Redmond - Secretary Treasurer, AFL-CIO

MEMBERS

Gabrielle Carteris - President, International Federation of Actors (FIA)

Thomas M. Conway - President, United Steelworkers (USW)

Ray Curry - President, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)

Evelyn DeJesus - Executive Vice President, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO

Robert Martinez, Jr. - President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)

Terrence L. Melvin - Secretary-Treasurer, New York State AFL-CIO, and President, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

Doug Moore - Executive Director, United Domestic Workers (UDW/AFSCME Local 3930)

Art Pulaski - Executive Secretary-Treasurer, California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO

Alvina Yeh - Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)

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Let's take a closer look at Elizabeth Shuler. She seems to have a lot of support and influence. There are 3 AFL-CIO bio(?) pages about her. The 3 links are below. Shuler is a member of the Aspen Institute. Anon made some copy pasta for your convenience.

Elizabeth Schuler - AFL-CIO

https://aflcio.org/about/leadership/liz-shuler

"Elizabeth Schuler - About Us - Elizabeth Schuler

https://demo.aflcio.org/about-us/elizabeth-shuler

Elizabeth Schuler - AFL-CIO - Union Hall

https://unionhall.aflcio.org/demo-clc/about-us/elizabeth-shuler

Shuler - Aspen Institute

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/our-people/liz-shuler/

Liz Shuler

PRESIDENT, AFL-CIO, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM

Advisory Council, Economic Opportunities Program

Elizabeth H. Shuler is president of the 56 unions and 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO. A visionary leader and longtime trade unionist, Shuler believes the labor movement is the single most powerful vehicle for progress and that unions are a central force in leading lasting societal transformations. She is committed to busting myths about labor, leveraging the labor movement’s diversity for innovative approaches to social justice and making the benefits of a union voice on the job available to working people everywhere.

Shuler is the first woman to hold the office of president in the history of the labor federation. She was elected by the AFL-CIO Executive Council on Aug. 20, 2021, after the unexpected and untimely passing of her predecessor, Richard Trumka.

In 2009, Shuler became the first woman elected to the position of secretary-treasurer at an AFL-CIO convention and the youngest woman ever on the federation’s Executive Council. As secretary-treasurer, she served as the chief financial officer, turning deficits into surpluses and steering the federation through multiple fiscal crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to her stewardship of the federation’s finances, she led the AFL-CIO’s initiatives on the future of work, retirement security, the clean energy economy, public safety reform, workforce development, and empowering women and young workers.

Shuler grew up in a union household—her father, Lance, was a power lineman and longtime member of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 125 at Portland General Electric and her late mother, Joyce, worked as an estimator in the company’s service and design department. In 1993, Shuler was hired at Local 125, where she was thrust into a full-fledged campaign to help the clerical workers organize, an experience that underscored the importance of building mobilizing capacity within the local union, particularly for women workers.

When energy giant Enron Corp. tried to muscle electricity deregulation through the Oregon Legislature, Shuler worked with a broad-based coalition of labor, community and environmental activists to challenge and ultimately overcome Enron’s powerhouse lobbying campaign, a victory that sparked her passion for mobilizing workers to make change even when faced with overwhelming odds.

In 1998, Ed Hill, then-secretary-treasurer of the IBEW, took notice of Shuler’s outstanding work and temporarily assigned her to California where she mobilized IBEW members to help defeat Prop. 226, the so-called paycheck protection initiative that threatened to silence union members in the political process. That victory prompted John J. Barry, president of the IBEW at the time, to hire her as an international representative in the union’s Political/Legislative Affairs Department in Washington, D.C. In that role, Shuler mobilized local unions across the country and frequently lobbied Congress on a range of issues important to working families. In 2004, she was promoted to assistant to the international president, where she advised President Hill, who had succeeded to that position, in driving the agenda of the nearly 1-million member union.

Shuler is not afraid to think big, take risks and do things differently. She looks at technological change as an opportunity to strengthen worker voice and to carve new pathways for workers to learn skills and stay relevant in a changing economy. She knows digital tools can help workers organize in new and powerful ways, forge community alliances and advance issues that matter to working people.

Shuler believes unions are the single greatest force for economic fairness and equality, and a collective bargaining agreement is the best tool for achieving justice for all working people, especially for women, immigrants and people of color…

"Liz is a member of the Advisory Council of the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program. Learn more at as.pn/eopadvisorycouncil."

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How, you may ask yourself, does this relate to Jim Watkins' and his congressional testimony?

Do you remember Jim telling the "committee" that they are "overstepping" their "position in our American government"? He is, in Anon's opinion, correct. The committee appears to be trying to do the job of the Executive Branch (through the DOJ, NGOs and unions) and the Judicial Branch by intimidating justices into extra constitutional decisions.

To understand the over-reach being perpetrated (in Anon's opinion) by the US Congress, you should have an understanding of the US Constitution. If you have never read it, Anon highly recommends that you do so. Find the US Constitution at this sauce - https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/

The constitution establishes 3 branches of the government.

Find the White House description ofExecutive Powershere - https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-executive-branch/

Find Cornell Law's descrition ofExecutive Powershere.

Cornell Law - Powers of the Executive Branch of Government - https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/executive_power

As you can see, the Executive Branch of Government is responsible for enforcing laws passed by Congress. It is empowered to make treaties with other countries with the approval of the Senate (NOT the House of Representatives). The President is the Commander in Chief of US Armed Forces. The President makes Judicial and other nominations to fill vacancies in our government. The President can issue executive orders and pardons, call special sessions of Congress, veto legislation and is required to deliver the State of the Union Address. The President does not have the constitutional authority to declare war without the approval of Congress. The President can make recess appointments, when Congress is not in session. (This could explain why Congress is cronichly in session.)

Find the White House description ofLegislative Powershere - https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-legislative-branch/

The House of Representatives has no authority to enter into any treaties with other governments or interfer with elections in other countries.

Find Cornell Law's description of thePowers of the Legislative Branchof Government here - https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei

The Constitution establishes 2 legislative bodies: the House of Representatives and the Senate. It establishes the terms to be served by Representative and Senators. The House can raise revenue. Congress can lay and collect taxes. They can regulate commerce with foreign countries, among the states and with Indian tribes. They can coin money, borrow money, establish post offices, declare war, raise and support armies and provide and maintain a navy. No state has the authority to enter into any treaty, alliance or confederation.

Find the White House description of thePower of the Judiciaryhere - https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-judicial-branch/

Find Cornell Law's description of thePowers of the Judicial Branchhere - https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiii

The Constitution establishes the Supreme Court and its authority over the lower courts and establishes that it operates under the Constitution, laws of the US and treaties made.

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If Anon understands this correctly, Congress has no authority to enter into treaties with or make agreements with other countries. That is the pervue of the Executive Branch. The establishement of NGOs funded by Congress and overseen by boards packed with politicians (most of whom are not President and never have been) and buruecrats who have never been President does not make it OK to meddle in the affairs of other countries. Congress has the purse strings but they do not, in Anon's opinion, have the authority to finance Extra Constitutional activities nor do they have the authority to assign such activities to NGOs or labor unions. Most certainly the NGOs in question and the AFL-CIO have no Constitutional authority to meddle in foreign countries.

The National Endowment for Democracy has been a controvercial entity since early in it's history (https://www.ned.org/about/history/). NED has been called redundant and complimentary. Of course, the beurocracy has determined that NED is not duplicative but is complimentary. The question is, is it Constitutional?

NED Fax - https://www.ned.org/about/faqs/

"Q: WHY IS NED NECESSARY? DOESN’T THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PROMOTE DEMOCRACY ABROAD?

A: As a non-governmental organization, NED plays a critical,complementaryrole to official U.S. Government efforts to promote democracy abroad. First, NED’s NGO status allows it to work where there are no government to government relations and in other environments where it would be too complicated for the U.S. Government to work."

-"NED also enjoys a comparative advantage in providing assistance during times of rapid political change or crisis. Because NED is small and non-bureaucratic, it can be much more responsive to changing circumstances on the ground. NED’s independence from the U.S. Government also allows it to work with many groups abroad who would hesitate to take funds from the U.S. Government."

-"Finally, NED is better able to work with the small, relatively new groups that often typify democratic movements in their earliest phases of development. NED usually provides small grants to these groups and works closely with them until they build the capacity to run larger programs such as those more commonly funded by the US Government."

Anon has a major concern about NED and everything about it. Is NED an end run around the constitution? Voters across the US alledgedly elect Presidents to represent them as required by the Constitution. Congress is allegedly elected by the people of their respective states and districts (not by all voters). How can it be constitutional for Congress to establish an entity funded with tax dollars, staffed by unelected individuals and send them out to meddle in the affairs of other countries? Voters nationwide did not vote any of these people to the positions they hold in these Extra Constitutional Entities. If these are unconstitutional entities, it's important to understand that their activities have been ongoing for decades. What do Anons think? Am I concerned about nothing or do you think there is something to be concerned about?

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Here are previous related posts that Anon feels are important to keep in mind.

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>>16412366 Ron Watkins, Jim Watkins talks about a 6 hour interrogation

Jim says Congress is claiming Executive and Judicial Power

>>16412790 Jim Watkins Letter to the January 6 Committee

"The glaring facts show that the people’s house is overstepping its position in our American government. Approaching and in all reality by a projection of power the place of not only legislative butjudicialandexecutiveas well. You do have this power. You do not have the right to this power. History will not be kind, you can be certain of that."

>>16392612 Former Trump Aide Peter Navarro speaks to reporters at EXPLOSIVE Press Conference after being arrested by the FBI over 2 indictments oncontempt of congress charges.

^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Wonder when they'll do Eric Holder?

>>16392427

"Navarro: My mission here is to get this to the Supreme Court…the biggest issue here is whether an incumbent president can strip a predecessor of Executive Privilege. If that happens, if the courts allow it to stand, the Justice Department gets away with that, that will

essentially kill the institution of Executive Privilege as we know it.

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In Anon's opinion Congress has been usurping (through NED and its affiliates) the responsibilities of the executive Branch for decades. Now, if Navarro is right, the Executive Office itself is at risk. Now the question may be, is that OK with the Supreme Court?

>>16423322, >>16423333, >>16423344, >>16423352, >>16423375, >>16423392, >>16423396, >>16423403NED, Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO, CIPE, NDI, IRI, FTUI, ACLIS, Our Tax Dollars and Extra Constitutional Activities?

Bun forBaker, if you like.

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>>16423322, >>16423333, >>16423344, >>16423352, >>16423375, >>16423392, >>16423396, >>16423403 NED, Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO, CIPE, NDI, IRI, FTUI, ACLIS, Our Tax Dollars and Extra Constitutional Activities?

Bun forBaker, if you like.