REPORT: Al Gore’s ‘Green’ Investment Firm Owns Shares in Companies That Pollute

Al Gore is the left’s godfather of climate change. He has been talking about it for over 20 years, after writing a book about it which was even made into a movie.

Yet like so many liberal climate change activists, Gore is a total fraud. Not only does he fly around the world in private jets, his green investment firm apparently owns shares in companies that pollute.

Is anyone surprised?

The New York Post reports:

Al Gore’s ‘eco-friendly’ investment firm owns shares in polluting companies: report

The “green-friendly” investment firm co-founded and run by former Vice President Al Gore, 74, owns a portfolio of more than $26 billion worth of shares in nearly two dozen companies that were found to have increased greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, according to a report.

Gore, whose Oscar-winning film “An Inconvenient Truth” cemented his status as the most prominent doomsayer on climate change, chairs the London-based Generation Investment Management, which touts a “stated emphasis on sustainable investment options.”

But a recent analysis by Bloomberg News found that Generation’s Global Equity fund, which numbers a total of 42 companies, includes 18 firms which emitted increasingly more greenhouse gases annually between 2015 and 2021.

Bloomberg ranked Generation, which has $40.4 billion worth of assets under its management, as among the companies that owned the greatest share of greenhouse gas-emitting firms when compared to other funds that placed a priority on so-called ESG — environmental, social and governance — investing.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/report-al-gores-green-investment-firm-owns-shares-in-companies-that-pollute/

Supreme Court Rejects Request to Hear Case Seeking to Overturn 2020 Election

Justices turned down a request for rehearing by Raland Brunson, a Utah man who brought the case.

Justices did not explain their decision and a vote tally was not made available.

https://www.ntd.com/supreme-court-rejects-request-to-hear-case-seeking-to-overturn-2020-election_902714.html

Pipe Bomb Found Near Catholic Church in Philadelphia

A Philadelphia Police Department bomb disposal team responded to a call about a pipe-bomb that was found near a Catholic church on the northeast end of the city on Sunday (Feb. 19) afternoon.

Members of the Philadelphia Police Department’s 8th District were called to St. Dominic’s Catholic Church on the 8500 block of Frankford Avenue in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia. In a statement shared with NTD News, PPD spokesperson Eric McLaurin said a passerby had found the device, an 18-inch length of plastic PVC pipe with capped ends and black powder on it, at around 1:39 p.m. local time on Sunday.

McLaurin said police closed down Frankford Avenue from Benson Street to Blakiston Street while members of the Bomb Squad arrived on the scene to remove the bomb. McLaurin said the device was removed from the area and taken back to the bomb squad’s headquarters.

The police spokesperson said the PVC pipe contained an unknown powder. It remains unclear what type of powder was in the device and McLaurin provided no additional details about the incident.

The Philadelphia police did not specify where the investigation stands or whether they’ve identified potential suspects or motives behind the bomb scare.

St. Dominic’s Catholic Church has a neighboring cemetery, as well as an affiliated high school.

Local resident Alan Serge told CBS that it was his neighbor who was the passerby that discovered the pipe bomb.

“My neighbor always takes his dog every day for a walk in the graveyard and he said he seen something that look[ed] like a PVC pipe with two ends on it,” Serge told CBS. “He touched it and he moved it out of the walkway and he said, ‘Oh God that looks like a pipe bomb.’ So, he called 9-1-1.”

The incident has caused Serge to rethink his family’s safety.

“It’s pretty scary if it was a friggin’ pipe bomb. I mean I’m not letting my kids go over there, I know that. That’s for a fact,” Serge told CBS.

Another local resident, Brian Boedecker, shared similar concerns about his family’s safety if they go near the church grounds.

https://www.ntd.com/pipe-bomb-found-near-catholic-church-in-philadelphia_902690.html

Reckitt Recalls 145,000 Cans of Baby Formula Over Possible Deadly Bacteria Contamination

Nutrition product maker Reckitt is voluntarily recalling 145,000 cans of baby formula “out of an abundance of caution” due to possible cross-contamination with the potentially deadly bacteria, Cronobacter sakazakii.

In a notice on Feb. 19, the British consumer goods company said it is recalling select batches of ProSobee 12.9 oz. Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula as a precautionary measure after samples tested negative for contaminants.

ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula in 12.9 oz containers was manufactured between August 2022 and September 2022 and distributed through retail stores nationwide in the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

Consumers can identify the batches in question by looking for the number on the bottom of the can.

Recalled product batches have the codes ZL2HZF and ZL2HZZ both with a UPC Code of 300871214415 and have a use-by date of March. 1, 2024.

Consumers who have the impacted products are asked to dispose of them immediately or return them to the place they were purchased to receive a total refund.

No Adverse Reactions Reported

To date, there have been no reported illnesses or adverse consumer reactions from the impacted products, according to Reckitt.

No other ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula batches or other Reckitt products are impacted by the voluntary recall, according to the manufacturer.

Cronobacter sakazakii is a germ found naturally in the environment that can live in various dry foods, such as powdered infant formula and powdered milk as well as in various starches and herbal teas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

While Cronobacter infections are rare, they can cause severe, life-threatening infections such as sepsis or meningitis in infants, particularly those who are born prematurely or who have weakened immune systems.

Symptoms in infants usually begin with a fever and a lack of hunger along with excessive crying, or very low energy, according to the CDC. In some cases, infants may have seizures.

https://www.ntd.com/reckitt-recalls-145000-cans-of-baby-formula-over-possible-deadly-bacteria-contamination_902669.html

Visions of ‘Justice’: Ukraine Wants Tanks in Moscow, Estonia Talks ‘Nuremberg Trials’ For Russian Leaders

Thoughts are turning to the end of the Ukraine war in some European capitals and how “justice” is to be meted out to Russian leaders, with suggestions from top political figures in recent days ranging from war crimes trials to Ukrainian tanks parked in Moscow’s Red Square.

Military ambitions for how to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine took a considerable leap forward this week with comments attributed to Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov who spoke of “justice” in the form of troops marching on Moscow.

The remarkable comments from Danilov were reported in the British high-circulation tabloid The Sun, which claimed an interview with the Ukranian politician and relayed him as saying: “Our tanks will be on Red Square and that will be justice.

“We didn’t start this war. We didn’t call them here. They invaded our territory, killed our women, our children, the elderly and civilians.”

Whether Danilov was articulating actual Ukrainian policy to push the front line 300 miles back to Moscow, or if he was speaking metaphorically, or exaggerating for effect is not made clear in the Sun report. Breitbart News has approached the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for clarification.

Should Kyiv envision a march on the river Moskva or not, a NATO member state prime minister has certainly called for post-war repercussions for Russia’s present leaders this week. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference Estonia’s Kaja Kallas said Moscow must be held to account and discussed changes for the Russian people, which could imply a Western occupation of Russia, or at the very least the end of the Russian state as we now know it.

Calling for action that she compared to the 1945-47 Nuremberg and Tokyo War Crimes Tribunals, Prime Minister Kallas said after the Second World War and Cold War, citizens of former Axis powers and former Soviet Bloc nations had a chance to learn about the crimes of their former leaders, but this had never happened in Russia itself. Talking about the education of Russian citizens and “re-written” history books, Kallas said education in that country was still from “Soviet” textbooks and this would have to change in a post-war world.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/02/21/visions-of-justice-ukraine-wants-tanks-in-moscow-estonia-talks-nuremberg-trials-for-russian-leaders/

Former Trump Donor And Ambassador Says He’d Back DeSantis In 2024

A former donor and ambassador to Jamaica for President Donald Trump, who supported him in 2016 and 2020, said he will back Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024 should he decide to run for president, according to Politico.

Don Tapia plans to attend DeSantis’ three-day retreat on Friday, which he believes will be filled with former Trump donors, Politico reported. A large group of donors who supported the former president are ready to turn the page and back DeSantis instead, while some are still playing the field, according to Politico.

Tapia told Politico that Trump’s style is getting old, and many donors don’t like his jabs at DeSantis.

“The name-calling has turned a lot of people off,” Tapia told Politico. “Let me tell you, we don’t like that.”

Three big donor events will take place later this week, with Trump’s MAGA Inc. PAC hosting an event on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida, Karl Rove hosting a conference on Friday in Austin, Texas, and DeSantis hosting his retreat this weekend, also in Palm Beach, Politico reported.

These events will indicate who these donors will back in 2024, depending on whose event they attend, according to Politico.

The former ambassador has contributed to the governor’s efforts before, donating over $50,000 to DeSantis for his 2022 reelection campaign and also hosting a couple of fundraisers for him, Politico reported.

Tapia is an Army veteran and a retired CEO and chairman of Essco Group Management, an electrical company from Arizona in which he served for 30 years.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is officially in the race, former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will be in attendance at the Texas conference, according to Politico.

Neither the Trump campaign nor DeSantis’ team immediately responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/21/former-trump-donor-ambassador-says-back-desantis-2024/

UK Anti-Terror Programme Lists Reading Orwell’s 1984, Huxley’s Brave New World as Signs of Extremism

Reading George Orwell’s 1984 or Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World among dozens of classic books and television shows is a sign that you could be a far-right extremist, a leaked document from a UK anti-terrorism programme reportedly claims.

A 2019 document said to have leaked from the UK’s much-criticised Prevent anti-terrorism programme has claimed that someone reading George Orwell’s 1984 or Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World should be viewed as potential warning signs of extremism, with the internal paper listing a wide range of other seminal pieces of media as being red flags indicating someone may hold radical views.

The leak comes shortly after a government investigation into the programme found it to disproportionately focus on alleged right-wing extremists at the expense of dealing with the very real problem of Islamic fundamentalism in Britain.

According to an article by Douglas Murray in The Spectator, the alleged document created by Prevent’s ‘Research Information and Communications Unit’ (RICU) lists a wide range of films, TV shows, novels and non-fiction texts that may indicate someone is being radicalised if they chose to watch or read them.

Many of these texts are classic works of British fiction, such as the aforementioned anti-authoritarian Brave New World and 1984, but also the likes of John Milton’s Paradise Lost as well as the complete works of William Shakespeare.

The list also includes a number of seminal works of philosophy, including Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, as well as Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France.

The inclusion of this latter text is particularly notable considering its importance to modern-day British conservatism, whom Edmund Burke is widely credited as being the founder of.

Not all of the works indicating someone could be an extremist in Prevent’s eyes are classic works of fiction or philosophy, however, with the counter-terror org’s document also claims that an individual’s viewing of a number of mainstream films and comedy shows could betray their latent extremist beliefs.

Such problematic productions include the classic BBC sitcom Yes, Minister, which satirises the power dynamics at the heart of British government.

Also listed as a potential red flag is The Thick of It, a far more modern comedy detailing the lives of politicians, as well as the cut-throat political advisors who stalk the halls of Westminster making sure they do not step out of line.

No doubt the most puzzling inclusion in the list of potential extremist programmes though is Great British Railway Journeys, a gentle and affectionate BBC documentary series involving former Conservative Party Minister Michael Portillo travelling around the British countryside and enjoying Britain’s historic train network.

Other pieces of media that also made the extremism list include classic films The Bridge Over the River Kwai, The Dam Busters and The Great Escape.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/02/21/uk-anti-terror-programme-lists-reading-orwells-1984-huxleys-brave-new-world-as-signs-of-extremism/

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Biden challenges Putin to 'end the war' in Ukraine, threatens to ramp up sanctions against Russia

Biden spoke in Poland, nearly one year after Russia invaded Ukraine

President Biden on Tuesday challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "end the war" against Ukraine, and warned that the U.S. and its allies around the world will continue to support Ukraine and push for new sanctions on the Kremlin.

Biden delivered that warning from Warsaw, Poland, nearly a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a day after making a surprise visit to Ukraine.

"One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv," Biden said. "Well, I just came from Kyiv and I can report Kyiv stands strong. Kyiv stands proud. Kyiv stands tall. And most importantly, Kyiv stands free."

Biden stressed that a year after Putin’s invasion, NATO is "more united and more unified than ever before."

"Putin is confronted with something today that he didn’t think was possible a year ago — the democracies around the world have grown stronger, not weaker; but the autocrats around the world have grown weaker, not stronger," Biden said.

"One year into this war, Putin no longer doubts the strength of our coalition, but he still doubts our conviction; he doubts our staying power; he doubts our continued support for Ukraine; he doubts they can remain unified," Biden said. "But there should be no doubt — our support for Ukraine will not waiver. NATO will not be divided and we will not tire."

Citing remarks Putin made early Tuesday, Biden said the United States and Europe "do not seek to control or destroy Russia."

"The West is not plotting to attack Russia, as Putin said today," Biden said. "This war was never a necessity — it is a tragedy."

Biden said Putin "chose this war."

"Every day the war continues, this is his choice. He could end the war with a word," Biden said. "It’s simple: if Russia stopped invading Ukraine, it would end the war."

Biden stressed that the United States and a "worldwide coalition of more than 50 nations" will continue to ensure that Ukraine stands able to defend itself.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-challenges-putin-end-war-ukraine-threatens-ramp-sanctions-against-russia

Edelstein, Elkin meet Zelensky, say Israel must give Ukraine defensive arms

“We must assist Ukraine in all areas where Israeli technologies, including its military ones, can help protect the civilian population," Edelstein and Elkin said.

Top Israeli politicians met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and called on Israel to give Kyiv an anti-drone and anti-missile system.

“Israel has provided and will continue to provide extensive humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but, in our opinion, it is not enough,” Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Yuli Edelstein (Likud) and MK Ze’ev Elkin (National Unity) said in a joint statement after the meeting.

In their statement, they repeated the words they had said to Zelensky when spoke with him on Tuesday.

“Israel needs to significantly increase its support for Ukraine, Israel can and should do much more than it has done so far,” they said.

“We must stop being afraid, and take an active unequivocal position in accordance with the basic moral values, as expected from any western country.

“We must assist Ukraine in all areas where Israeli technologies, including its military ones, can help protect the civilian population, its freedom and independence.

"There are moments in world history when you cannot sit at once on two chairs,” they said.

The two men, both originally from Ukraine, now lead the Ukrainian parliamentary friendship group in the Knesset. Edelstein is a former Knesset speaker and Elkin, a former minister, has often acted as an interpreter for Israeli Prime Ministers when they spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This included when former prime minister Naftali Bennett flew to Moscow last March to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to mediate an end to the war.

Both men have in the past been supportive of Israel maintaining close ties with Russia, but now they have become bi-partisan advocates of the necessity of standing with Ukraine, even at the risk of damaging ties with Moscow.

Eli Cohen visited Zelensky last week

Their visit followed the trip by Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Ukraine last week in which he also met with Zelensky, but did not pledge to provide any defensive arms. Ukraine has specifically looked to Israel for help with anti-drone and antimissile.

Zelensky publicly called out Israel during his address last week to the Munich Security Conference and asked that it provide Ukraine with its advanced David Sling system, which is jointly developed between the Israeli company Rafael and the US one Raytheon.

Edelstein and Elkin said they hoped that Cohen’s visit was just the first step in the process of expanding Israeli assistance to Ukraine.

“As parliamentarians, we will do everything in our power to significantly increase Israeli support to Ukraine in all areas,” they said.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-732251

Lockheed Clinches $1.1B US Sea-Based Hypersonic Weapon Contract

Lockheed Martin has received a $1.1-billion contract to provide the US Navy with its first sea-based hypersonic strike capability.

As part of the agreement, the company will integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system onto Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers.

It will also provide launcher and weapon control systems as the integrated missile components of the naval platform.

According to Lockheed Martin vice president Steve Layne, early design work for integrating hypersonic strike capability onto surface warships is already underway.

“Lockheed Martin continues to advance hypersonic strike capability for the United States through this new contract,” he said. “Our team looks forward to supporting the warfighter by providing more options to further protect America at sea.”

The defense firm is expected to finish installing the CPS surface-launched, sea-based hypersonic strike capability by the mid-2020s.

‘An Important Step’

Lockheed Martin’s CPS is a hypersonic boost-glide weapon system designed to survive against sophisticated enemy air defenses.

It enables long-range missile flight at a speed greater than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.

The weapon is highly maneuverable, making it suitable for highly-mobile Zumwalt-class destroyers.

The company stated that integrating the CPS onto US Navy warships is a necessary and important step in equipping warfighters with a modern and more lethal strike capability.

It vows to leverage its expertise in naval systems and hypersonic strike integration to support a wide variety of maritime missions.

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/02/20/lockheed-us-hypersonic-weapon/

Pfizer Knowingly Allowed Dangerous Components In Its Vaccines

Summary of Key Facts

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine contains truncated mRNA, which the EMA flagged as a reason for its “major objection,” indicating a preclusion of their approval.

Pfizer has not investigated the detrimental outcomes of truncated mRNA in its vaccines.

Pfizer submitted Western blot figures to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the EMA that were digitally generated—not from actual experiments.

There has been an alarming lack of action taken by health authorities on this issue.

Truncated mRNA potentially contributes to multiple vaccine-related injuries, including misfolded spike protein-induced fibrous blood clots, autoimmune disorders, and cancer.

These problems with the Pfizer vaccine could have resulted in drastic product quality variations from batch to batch. This could explain the difference in adverse events experienced by vaccine recipients.

The root cause of such irresponsible conduct by pharma and health authorities is a lack of ethics.

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/pfizer-knowingly-allowed-dangerous-components-its-vaccines

World Bank President steps down after accusations of “climate change denier”

World Bank President steps down after accusations of “climate change denier”

David Malpass has stepped down as president of the World Bank, with a year still left before the end of his five-year term.

Appointed by US President Donald Trump in 2019, Malpass, an economic analyst, resigned months after he faced criticism for being a climate change denier. In September, during an interview, he had dithered and declined to agree that fossil fuel consumption is warming the planet.

Malpass later acknowledged manmade climate change and improved climate financing at the World Bank, doubling its climate commitments to $32 billion. In his resignation statement, Malpass said he quit early to “pursue new challenges” and “provide opportunity for a smooth leadership transfer.”

His retirement coincides with efforts by Janet Yellen, the US treasury secretary, to reform the World Bank and increase climate-related loans. In mid-April, Yellen said, World Bank governors will adopt updates to the institution’s vision and mission

Traditionally, the US chooses World Bank presidents, and its choices have invariably been American bankers or economists. But not only are US priorities increasingly out of step with the goals of international financial institutions, chair of the US Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum Mark Sobel wrote, but the choice of a non-American bank president would counter regionalism.

The World Bank gives developing nations billions every year; in 2022, it committed $104 billion to projects around the world. But the bank has been criticised for not sufficiently helping climate-impacted countries and for burdening poor countries with debt. A non-American head would do more than symbolically herald a new world order; they would also come with a different understanding of the most urgent priorities facing developing, climate-hit nations today.

It doesn’t, however, seem like the Biden administration is in the mood to break the unwritten code of the World Bank presidency. Rajiv Shah, the head of the Rockefeller Foundation; Samantha Power, the former US ambassador to the UN; and Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of Pepsico have all been floated as potential replacements for Malpass by global development experts – and they’re all American.

https://expose-news.com/2023/02/21/world-bank-president-steps-down-after-accusations/

Russia Summoned US Ambassador Due To Military Involvement In Ukrainian Conflict

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy to make a demarche due to the growing involvement of the United States in the fighting on the side of the Kiev regime. The diplomatic measure was taken almost immediately after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his annual address to the Russian Federal Assembly, claiming among other things that Russia suspended implementation of START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).

The protest note transmitted to the Ambassador emphasizes that the pumping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons, as well as the target designation for striking Russian military and civilian infrastructure facilities clearly prove the inconsistency and falsity of the claims of the American side that the United States is not a party to the conflict. It is also indicated that the weapons supplied to Kiev, as well as the service personnel, including American citizens, represent a legitimate goal, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned.

In this regard, the US Ambassador was informed about the “counterproductivity of the current aggressive course of the United States to deepen confrontation with Russia in all directions”. It was particularly noted that in order to de-escalate the situation, Washington should take steps involving the withdrawal of US-NATO military and military equipment from Ukraine, as well as the cessation of hostile anti-Russian activity.

The Russian side also stressed that the United States should provide explanations about the explosions on the Nord Stream–1 and Nord Stream–2 gas pipelines and not interfere with an objective investigation to identify the perpetrators.

In addition, a number of bilateral issues were discussed during the meeting. The Russian media suppose

https://southfront.org/russia-summoned-us-ambassador-due-to-military-involvement-in-ukrainian-conflict/

Defendants Dumbfounded After Judge Warns Their Chats Are Being Leaked

For the first time following Townhall's bombshell investigation into a suburban LGBTQ pedophile ring near Atlanta, gay activists turned-alleged child rapists Zachary and William Zulock, who are accused of sexually abusing their adopted sons, made physical appearances in the courtroom for separate motion hearings on Feb. 1 as the Georgia child-prostitution case gears up for trial.

There, during back-to-back court proceedings, Judge Jeffrey Foster considered Walton County District Attorney Randy McGinley's motion for the restriction of "extrajudicial statements," commonly referred to as a gag order, and cautioned that the same-sex couple's not-so-private communications from behind bars have been made public by a family whistleblower of sorts.

The judge's warning came after Townhall published Zachary and William's recorded jailhouse calls and text conversations with a concerned family member, who shared the material exclusively with Townhall to shine a spotlight on the Zulock case that has seen an all-out media blackout—at the local and national level—since news of the married men's arrests broke over the summer.

"My instinct is that much of what is out there was conversation that was assumed to be in confidence that, obviously, was not held in confidence," Foster, alluding to the leaked calls and chats, stated. "I'm sure, after discussions with counsel, the nature of any exchanges and conversations with family members would probably be much more guarded, in light of the circumstances now anyway." The judge underscored: "But, I can't compel third parties who would become aware of information to not say anything."

Immediately after Foster warned the Zulock men against speaking about their criminal case to third parties, the co-defendants—left dumbfounded by the prosecution dangling the threat of a gag order—both blabbed anyways in spite of the judge's advice.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/miacathell/2023/02/21/zulocks-blab-n2619655

WATCH: We ran into President Biden at dinner in DC - he can eat peace when there’s peace for the people and planet too! ✌️

#PeaceInUkraine #CubaSíBloqueoNo

https://twitter.com/codepink/status/1627116420562558976

Note all servers are masked not the diners

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https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1628097115380383755

Queensland to relax drug laws, implement three-strike rule for people carrying small amounts of drugs for personal use

Drug laws in Queensland will be relaxed for anyone caught carrying small quantities of illicit substances like heroin, cocaine or ice, with users to be given three chances before facing a criminal charge.

Key points:

A drug diversionary program will be offered on second and third occasions

Police minister said the changes had been requested by the police service

People who have been previously sentenced to imprisonment for serious drug crimes will not be eligible

In changes introduced to parliament on Tuesday, a warning will be given the first time someone is caught carrying a small amount of a dangerous drug.

The offer to complete a drug diversionary program will be made on the second and third occasions.

The changes will come as a result of expanding the police drug diversion program to those found in possession of personal quantities of all illicit drugs and unlawful pharmaceuticals.

Currently the program is only offered to people found with personal quantities of cannabis who are not facing other charges.

Police Minister Mark Ryan said the changes had been requested by the police service and would implement a "common sense" approach to minor illicit drug use in Queensland.

"It's an approach that relieves the pressure on our criminal justice system and allows our police to focus their attention on people that profit on the suffering of others by producing, supplying and trafficking dangerous drugs," he said.

"The government has listened to the evidence and the experts.

"A drug diversion assessment program provides drug users with tailored education and counselling, and where appropriate the person is connected with further treatment.

"It is a successful program and we know the majority of people who are diverted from the criminal justice system for possession of cannabis are not dealt with by the police ever again."

Focusing on traffickers

Mr Ryan said the proposal was supported by current and former police commissioners, as well as medical and addiction advocacy groups.

He said 17,000 minor drug offenders could avoid prosecution under the proposed expansion of the program during the first year of implementation.

"We know that one in six Australians have used an illicit drug in the last 12 months," he told parliament.

Mr Ryan said drug diversion will not be offered unless a police officer reasonably believes that the drugs possessed are for the person's personal use.

People who have been previously sentenced to imprisonment for serious drug crimes will not be eligible for the program even if they are in possession of a small quantity.

If the offence is committed in connection with another indictable offence the diversion will not be an option.

The ACT is the only jurisdiction in Australia which has decriminalised small amounts of commonly used illicit drugs with the laws taking effect later this year.

The changes will bring Queensland into line with other jurisdictions such as Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT and South Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-21/queensland-drug-laws-change-parliament-cocaine-ice-heroin/102003918

Gov about to take over the drug supply market

Pentagon fixes glitch after tech researcher discovers unsecured email server with sensitive military info

The server contained roughly three terabytes of military emails which may have pertained to US Special Operations Command.

An unsecured server that allowed for US military emails to be spilled across the web for weeks was repaired on Monday.

The exposed server was hosted on Microsoft's Azure government cloud, reports TechCrunch, "which uses servers that are physically separated from other commercial customers and as such can be used to share sensitive but unclassified government data."

The server contained roughly three terabytes of military emails which may have pertained to US Special Operations Command. The site reports that a misconfiguration left the server "without a password," which allowed the emails to be easily accessible by anyone with internet access with just a web browser, so long as the IP address was known.

One security researcher, Anurag Sen, found the server last weekend and gave the details to TechCrunch, which then alerted the US government.

The server contained sensitive military information and email messages which dated back "years." One email included a filled-out questionnaire that federal employees use to seek security clearances. Those forms contain sensitive individual information before they are cleared to handle classified information.

The questionnaires hold a "significant amount of background information on security clearance holders valuable to foreign adversaries," TechCrunch reports.

Chinese hackers had previously stole millions of sensitive background check files seeking security clearances in a data breach of the US Office of Personnel Management.

The mailbox server was first detected spilling information two weeks ago, on February 8. It is not known how the mailbox became exposed, but it was likely due to human error. The server was not secured until Monday afternoon. "When reached by email, a senior Pentagon official confirmed they had passed details of the exposed server to USSOCOM. The server was inaccessible soon after," TechCrunch reports.

“We can confirm at this point is no one hacked U.S. Special Operations Command’s information systems,” said USSOCOM spokesperson Ken McGraw.

It is not clear whether or not anyone other than Sen found the server in the two weeks that it was accessible. "TechCrunch asked the Department of Defense if it has the technical ability, such as logs, to detect any evidence of improper access or data exfiltration from the database, but the spokesperson did not say," their report concludes.

https://thepostmillennial.com/pentagon-fixes-glitch-after-tech-researcher-discovers-unsecured-email-server-with-sensitive-military-info

THEY’RE SCARED: Democrats And A Certain RINO Are Melting Down Over Tucker Carlson Releasing 41,000 Hours Of J6 Footage

The corporate media and the Democrats’ worst nightmare came true after Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Tucker Carlson 41,000 hours of unreleased J6 footage.

The January 6th commission led by Democrats and two despicable RINOs (Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger) solely focused on vengeance against President Trump and trying to ensure he went to jail. Revealing the unvarnished truth would have detracted from these efforts.

Carlson, who correctly pointed out the Commission’s obfuscation of the truth months ago, said this to Axios after obtaining the footage:

“There was never any legitimate reason for this footage to remain secret. If there was ever a question that’s in the public’s interest to know, it’s what actually happened on January 6. By definition, this video will reveal it.”

The truth to Democrats is like sunlight to vampires. They are trembling in terror over their possible political destruction after this footage is released.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/theyre-scared-democrats-and-a-certain-rino-are-melting-down-over-tucker-carlson-releasing-41000-hours-of-j6-footage/