New House Intel panel member calls for probe into adversaries’ control of US supply chain

"What are our adversaries doing in buying up technology?" asked Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.).

Georgia Republican Rep. Austin Scott, a new member on the House Intelligence Committee, hopes the panel will investigate efforts by unfriendly foreign powers to insert themselves into U.S. food and technology supply chains.

"One of the things that I expect us to look into, and hopefully look into, is where our adversaries have embedded themselves in the supply chain of basic necessities for Americans," Scott said on the John Solomon Reports podcast.

"I talk about food a lot, because it's one of the things that we have to have to get through the day," Scott explained. "What are our adversaries doing in buying up technology and embedding themselves into areas where you have constraints in seed supply or chemical supply, for example? There's also potential control over transportation and infrastructure."

Some U.S. governors have already taken action. South Dakota passed a law four decades ago banning foreign ownership of most farmland in the state, but Republican Gov. Kristi Noem told Just the News last month that she is searching for ways to block Beijing from making end-runs around that state ban via long-term rentals.

"I'm reexamining that," she said, "and looking to bring legislation that will not only address purchasing of land, but also make sure that those who hate us and other foreign entities can't have long-term leases, that they can't come in and lock up land for an agenda that isn't good for these people that live here in South Dakota, but also our country."

Another step governors have been taking to shield the U.S. from malign foreign influence is banning Chinese-owned TikTok from government-issued devices due to security risks and privacy concerns. Virginia, South Dakota, Georgia, Louisiana and Tennessee are among the states taking such action against the wildly popular social media app owned by Beijing-based tech giant ByteDance.

"TikTok and WeChat data are a channel to the Chinese Communist Party, and their continued presence represents a threat to national security, the intelligence community, and the personal privacy of every single American," Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a statement. "We are taking this step today to secure state government devices and wireless networks from the threat of infiltration and ensure that we safeguard the data and cybersecurity of state government."

https://justthenews.com/government/security/frieconomic-encroachment-rep-scott-calls-investigation-us-adversaries-invading

Memphis police chief previously fired by Atlanta police for covering up child sex crime

According to the report, two detectives claimed Davis instructed them to not investigate the suspected predator, Terrill Marion "TC" Crane, after police discovered sexually explicit images of him with minor girls.

Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis of the Memphis Police Department, which is at the center of attention as protests of the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols sweep the nation, was previously fired by the Atlanta Police Department after being accused of attempting to cover up the sex crimes of a co-worker's husband.

As the Hastings Tribune reports, Davis was terminated from her position as APD's internal affairs commander "​​for her alleged involvement in a botched sex crimes investigation into the husband of an Atlanta police sergeant."

According to the report, two detectives claimed Davis instructed them to not investigate the suspected predator, Terrill Marion "TC" Crane, after police discovered sexually explicit images of him with minor girls. Crane was later indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of producing child pornography, to which he pleaded guilty to one count in January 2009.

The case required a federal indictment due to Atlanta police taking "no action," according to the publication. An investigation conducted by the city later found that Davis was at fault for the inaction.

Then-Chief Richard Pennington first demoted the long-time law enforcement official from major to lieutenant before deciding to fire her, though she was ultimately reinstated after challenging the decision with Atlanta's Civil Service Board.

Davis retired from the department in 2016 to become the chief of the Durham, North Carolina, police department. In June 2021, she became the Memphis Police Department's first female chief.

Less than two years later, her department is being implicated in the death of 29-year-old father Tyre Nichols, who died three days after being beat by former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith, who were all fired and charged. They are each facing seven counts: second-degree murder; aggravated assault, act in concert; two counts of aggravated kidnapping; two counts of official misconduct; and official oppression, according to Fox News.

Before the Friday release of the disturbing bodycam and surveillance footage of the fatal January 7 altercation, Davis shared her thoughts on the actions taken by her employees.

"I was outraged," Davis told Don Lemon of CNN on the morning of the release. "It was unconscionable. … I don't think I’ve witnessed anything of that nature in my entire career. It was that bad."

According to the police chief, the video showed "acts that defy humanity," and a "disregard for life."

"Mr. Nichols was able to get away from these officers and they found him again at another location," Davis said. "At that point, there was an amount of aggression that is unexplainable."

https://thepostmillennial.com/memphis-police-chief-previously-fired-by-atlanta-police-for-covering-up-child-sex-crime

Democrat Adam Schiff triples down on the Russian collusion hoax.

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