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Thursday, August 11, 2022

The House Stands Adjourned Until September 6, 2022 (next session August 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT pro forma)

The Senate Stands Adjourned Until September 6, 2022 (next session August 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT pro forma)

August 8 - September 5 State Work Period

Secretary Blinken is on travel to Cambodia, the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda from August 2-12, 2022.

pResident Biden is on vacation at Kiawah Island, South Carolina

August 10, 2022 - August 17, 2022

https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_2_5477.html

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Full Moon 19° Aquarius

https://www.elsaelsa.com/astrology/full-moon-in-aquarius-august-11-2022-the-beast/

2:30 AM EDT

Secretary Blinken meets with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta

Kigali, Rwanda

(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

4:20 AM EDT

Secretary Blinken holds a joint press availability with Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta

Kigali, Rwanda

(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

6:00 AM EDT

Secretary Blinken visits the Kigali Genocide Memorial

Kigali, Rwanda

(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

7:00 AM EDT

Secretary Blinken meets with civil society representatives

Kigali, Rwanda

(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

1:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken holds a meet and greet with employees and families from U.S. Embassy Kigali in Kigali, Rwanda.

(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

6:00 AM EDT

Extraordinary Meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE)

World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/08/11/default-calendar/extraordinary-meeting-of-the-strategic-advisory-group-of-experts-on-immunization-(sage)-11-august-2022

8:00 AM EDT

Launch Event: "Implication of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Patient Safety: A Rapid Review"

World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/08/09/default-calendar/Launch-event-Implication-of-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-for-Patient-Safety-a-rapid-review

8:30 AM EDT

World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Export Sales Report Weekly Export Sales

Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture

https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/weekly-export-sales-82

9:00 AM EDT

The Impact of the Pelosi Visit to Taiwan

Stimson Center

https://www.stimson.org/event/the-impact-of-the-pelosi-visit-to-taiwan/

9:00 AM EDT

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Will Announce His Vision for the Future of Higher Education

Raise the B.A.R. (Bold + Action + Results) in College Excellence and Equity Summit

https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/us-secretary-education-outline-new-vision-college-excellence-uplifts-inclusivity-equity-and-quality-during-raise-bar-summit-will-announce-actions-support-college-completion

9:30 AM EDT

Best Practices for Topical Generic Product Development and ANDA Submission

Food and Drug Administration

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/best-practices-topical-generic-product-development-and-anda-submission-08112022

9:50 AM EDT

3rd Quarter FSD Town Hall

The Director, Paul G. McMahon, will host the 3rd Qtr. Facilities Services Directorate (FSD) Town Hall.

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/29332

10:00 AM EDT

A Conversation with Doug Holtz-Eakin - Previewing a Republican Congress

Bipartisan Policy Center

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/a-conversation-with-doug-holtz-eakin-previewing-a-republican-congress/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBE3BhdXC_w

10:00 AM EDT

July 2022 Business Formation Statistics Data Release

https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/index.html

10:00 AM EDT

Fourteenth Meeting of IWG-3 Space Services (WAC23)

Federal Communications Commission

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2022/08/fourteenth-meeting-iwg-3-space-services-wac23

10:00 AM EDT

Open Meeting

Federal Election Commission

https://www.fec.gov/updates/august-11-2022-open-meeting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YcAx8FhD6E

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12:00 PM EDT

No Free Lunch

Acton Institute

https://www.acton.org/event/august-als-fuller

12:00 PM EDT

The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for Today's Economy with Kyle Pomerleau, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/event/prescription-fiscal-policy-todays-economy-kyle-pomerleau

1:00 PM EDT

Twelfth Meeting of IWG-4 Regulatory Issues (WAC23)

Federal Communications Commission

https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2022/08/twelfth-meeting-iwg-4-regulatory-issues-wac23

1:00 PM EDT

2022 FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Advanced Manufacturing Public Meeting

Food and Drug Administration

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/workshops-conferences-meetings/2022-fda-cvm-advanced-manufacturing-public-meeting-08112022

1:00 PM EDT

Veterans Benefits and Workplace Protections

Department of Labor

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/08112022/veterans-benefits-and-workplace-protections

1:00 PM EDT

Webinar on Food Facility Registration (FFR), Biennial Renewal, and Unique Facility Identifiers (UFI)

Food and Drug Administration

https://www.fda.gov/food/workshops-meetings-webinars-food-and-dietary-supplements/webinar-food-facility-registration-ffr-biennial-renewal-and-unique-facility-identifiers-ufi-08112022

1:00 PM EDT

Biophysics of Lipids in Development and Disease

National Institutes of Health

https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/40871

1:00 PM EDT

Better Buildings Webinar Series - People Matter: Latest Insights on How to Design Effective Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction Programs

Department of Energy

https://www.energy.gov/eere/better-buildings-residential-network/events/people-matter-latest-insights-how-design-effective

1:30 PM EDT

On the Frontlines: Responding to the Threat of Election Misinformation

House Oversight Committee

https://oversight.house.gov/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBQFyzM2eok

Arizona and Vermont Officials Testify on Election Misinformation

https://www.c-span.org/video/?522286-1/arizona-vermont-officials-testify-election-misinformation

1:45 PM EDT

MEDCoE ACFT Forum

Please join CSM Clark Charpentier, MEDCoE Command Sergeant Major, as he hosts a panel to discuss the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)

https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/29300

1:45 PM EDT

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Will Announce His Vision for the Future of Higher Education - Moderated Conversation

Raise the B.A.R. (Bold + Action + Results) in College Excellence and Equity Summit

https://www.ed.gov/news/media-advisories/us-secretary-education-outline-new-vision-college-excellence-uplifts-inclusivity-equity-and-quality-during-raise-bar-summit-will-announce-actions-support-college-completion

https://mediasite.ed.gov/webcast/Play/8babaa71622541e7bd575301a6ce8dd31d?

2:00 PM EDT

SEC Closed Meeting

Securities and Exchange Commission

https://www.sec.gov/news/upcoming-events/closed-meeting-081122

2:00 PM EDT

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel Holds A Telephonic Press Briefing

Department of State

2:00 PM EDT

GSL/Energy Storage Webinar Series: Capacity Expansion Planning: The Role of Long Duration Energy Storage

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

https://pnnl.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_1-m7msFVSDmCKHJ7yOftYg

3:00 PM EDT

Energy Security and Decarbonization: A Policy Leadership Series Event with US Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk

Resources for the Future

https://www.rff.org/events/pls/energy-deputy-secretary-david-turk/

4:00 PM EDT

The Arc of a Covenant: A Conversation with Walter Russell Mead and Michael Doran

Hudson Institute

https://www.hudson.org/events/2134-the-arc-of-a-covenant-a-conversation-with-walter-russell-mead-and-michael-doran82022

5:00 PM EDT

Sam Kazman Retirement Extravaganza

Competitive Enterprise Institute

https://cei.org/event/sam-kazman-retirement-extravaganza-8-11-22/

6:00 PM HST local time

Kona in-person public scoping meeting: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Initiate Section 106 Consultation for a Potential National Science Foundation Investment in the Construction and Operation of an Extremely Large Telescope Located in the Northern Hemisphere and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings and Comment Period

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/19/2022-15349/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-and-initiate-section-106-consultation

https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/environmental-compliance/thirty-meter-telescope#meet

7:00 PM EDT

Chat Live with Scientists in Antarctica Live from Palmer Station

Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305432&org=NSF

9:36 PM EDT

August Full Supermoon - Sturgeon Moon

https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-august

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This seems to be a last-minute thing? I don't understand how/why a House Committee is meeting when Congress is on break for a month.

1:30 PM EDT

On the Frontlines: Responding to the Threat of Election Misinformation

House Oversight Committee

https://oversight.house.gov/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBQFyzM2eok

Arizona and Vermont Officials Testify on Election Misinformation

Arizona and Vermont officials testify on election misinformation during a roundtable discussion with the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?522286-1/arizona-vermont-officials-testify-election-misinformation

Requests filed to unseal search warrant used to raid Trump estate

A U.S. magistrate ordered the Justice Department to respond by Monday to motions filed by the Times Union and Judicial Watch seeking unsealing of warrants used to raid Mar-A-Lago

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Requests-filed-to-unseal-search-warrant-used-to-17365143.php?

Former Fort Campbell Soldier & Wife Sentenced To Federal Prison For Child Pornography Crimes

Thursday, August 11, 2022

NASHVILLE – Kara Adkins, 38, and Robert Adkins, 42, both of Clarksville, Tennessee, were sentenced yesterday to federal prison for child pornography crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Kara Adkins was sentenced to 260 months in prison and Robert Adkins was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The Court also ordered Kara Adkins to be placed on supervised release for 10 years and Robert Adkins for eight years. Both were indicted in January 2018 for conspiracy to produce child pornography and other related charges and pleaded guilty in October 2021. Kara Adkins pleaded guilty to production, transportation, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Robert Adkins pleaded guilty to receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/former-fort-campbell-soldier-wife-sentenced-federal-prison-child-pornography-crimes

Former Twitter Employee Found Guilty of Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government and Unlawfully Sharing Twitter User Information

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Federal Jury Finds Former Twitter Middle East Media Partnerships Employee Guilty of Fraud, Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Foreign Agent Charges for Bribe Scheme to Access, Monitor, and Convey User Information on Behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its Royal Family

A federal jury yesterday convicted a former Media Partnerships Manager for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region at Twitter of acting as a foreign agent without notice to the Attorney General, conspiracy, wire fraud, international money laundering, and falsification of records in a federal investigation. The verdict follows a two-week trial before the Honorable Senior U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen for the Northern District of California.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Ahmad Abouammo, 44, formerly of Walnut Creek, California, and currently residing in Seattle, was employed at Twitter as Media Partnerships Manager for the MENA region. The evidence at trial demonstrated that Abouammo took bribes in exchange for accessing, monitoring, and conveying the private information of Twitter users to officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Royal family. In this position, Abouammo was responsible for protecting Twitter user information and owed Twitter his honest services. Twitter policies also required Abouammo to disclose violations of Twitter’s security policies and report gifts from those with business dealings with the company. When questioned about the accesses of Twitter user information and his receipt of bribes, Abouammo then lied to FBI investigators and falsified a document.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-twitter-employee-found-guilty-acting-agent-foreign-government-and-unlawfully-sharing

French AWACs plane is up out of NJ

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3b77db

August 13, 2022

12:00 PM EDT

RSBN To Exclusively Livestream True the Vote's 'The Pit' Which Will Reveal 'Devastating' Information About 2020

From the producers of '2000 Mules' brings us 'The Pit', an informative strategy session that lays out the groundwork to save this country. Features special guests as well as info about the latest technology that's being weaponized against the American people.

https://www.rsbnetwork.com/featured/exclusive-live-from-the-pit-a-vital-strategy-session-presented-by-true-the-vote/

https://rumble.com/v1f8hvx-exclusive-live-from-the-pit-a-vital-strategy-session-presented-by-true-the-.html

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Celebrities Visit Broadway - August 2022

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 01: (L-R) Lea DeLaria, Georgina Chapman, Julianna Hough and Huma Abedin pose backstage at the hit play “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive" on Broadway at The Shubert Theater on August 1, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)

https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/lea-delaria-georgina-chapman-julianna-hough-and-huma-abedin-news-photo/1412862119

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