I just saw a Chiropractor that moved from CA to GA. We talked about Newsom, he said he has dementia, I said you mean Dislexia, he said NO, he's going to be diagnosed with dementia. Any anons seen any signs of this. Keep an eye out.
PN>>18455343 For years, the Department of Homeland Security has run a virtually unknown program gathering domestic intelligence
Really long article
DHS has a program gathering domestic intelligence — and virtually no one knows about itCollecting information from Americans raises ongoing civil liberties concerns.
A virtually unknown DHS program allowed officials to go directly to incarcerated people — circumventing their lawyers — for interviews, raising important civil liberties concerns, according to legal experts. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
By Betsy Woodruff Swan
03/06/2023 04:30 AM EST
For years, the Department of Homeland Security has run a virtually unknown program gathering domestic intelligence, one of many revelations in a wide-ranging tranche of internal documents reviewed by POLITICO.
Those documents also reveal that a significant number of employees in DHS’s intelligence office have raised concerns that the work they are doing could be illegal.
Under the domestic-intelligence program, officials are allowed to seek interviews with just about anyone in the United States. That includes people held in immigrant detention centers, local jails, and federal prison. DHS’s intelligence professionals have to say they’re conducting intelligence interviews, and they have to tell the people they seek to interview that their participation is voluntary. But the fact that they’re allowed to go directly to incarcerated people — circumventing their lawyers — raises important civil liberties concerns, according to legal experts.
That specific element of the program, which has been in place for years, was paused last year because of internal concerns. DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which runs the program, uses it to gather information about threats to the U.S., including transnational drug trafficking and organized crime. But the fact that this low-profile office is collecting intelligence by questioning people in the U.S. is virtually unknown.
The inner workings of the program — called the “Overt Human Intelligence Collection Program” — are described in the large tranche of internal documents POLITICO reviewed from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Those documents and additional interviews revealed widespread internal concerns about legally questionable tactics and political pressure. The documents also show that people working there fear punishment if they speak out about mismanagement and abuses.
One unnamed employee — quoted in an April 2021 document — said leadership of I&A’s Office of Regional Intelligence “is ‘shady’ and ‘runs like a corrupt government.’” Another document said some employees worried so much about the legality of their activities that they wanted their employer to cover legal liability insurance.
Carrie Bachner, formerly the career senior legislative adviser to the DHS under secretary for intelligence, said the fact that the agency is directly questioning Americans as part of a domestic-intelligence program is deeply concerning, given the history of scandals related to past domestic-intelligence programs by the FBI.
Bachner, who served as a DHS liaison with Capitol Hill from 2006 to 2010, said she told members of Congress “adamantly” — over and over and over again — that I&A didn’t collect intelligence in the U.S….
(lots more illegal shit in article)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/06/dhs-domestic-intelligence-program-00085544
Ugandan President Has Hilarious Response to LGBTQ Activists’ RequestBy Catherine Salgado March 05, 2023
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had a hilarious response to a request from LGBTQ activists — a response that is actually completely normal and appropriate but sadly unusual in Western countries that have become warped and cowed by woke propaganda.
When asked to meet with homosexual activists, Museveni just laughed.
President of Uganda is asked to meet with the LGBTQ+ community His reaction: pic.twitter.com/HmJxlSECp9 — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 2, 2023
In a recently posted Twitter clip of what appears to be a press conference, a woman asks, “The gay community in Uganda is requesting to have a meeting with you, would you give them an ear—“ The Ugandan president interrupts to ask, “What?” The woman switches her word, using the accurate “homosexual” instead of “gay.” Through most of its existence as a word, “gay” had nothing to do with homosexuality and is used by leftists as a positive term meant to mask the real perversion of homosexuality.
”The homosexuals in Uganda, they are requesting to have an audience with you—“the woman then pauses because Museveni bursts out laughing. As the room joins in, even the woman starts to giggle, as if she somehow realizes for a moment too how preposterous LGBTQ ideology is. She then tries to stammer out her question as the clip ends with the president still laughing. If only other leaders around the world laughed off the truly ridiculous LGBTQ propaganda circulating! Maybe there would be fewer people claiming the pronouns “they/them,” taking kids to drag shows, putting up men in dresses as the faces of “Women’s Month,” or identifying as “cake gender.”
In a more serious vein, theChristian Ugandan president has made it clear that he sees homosexuality and LGBTQ perversions as wrong.
Homosexuality can be legally punished in Uganda==, and its parliament is reportedly investigating homosexuality in schools (if only the American government would conduct such an investigation). Museveni reportedly said last month that his country will not be legitimizing homosexuality and that Western nations need to stop trying to force LGBTQ ideology on Uganda.
Uganda is a majority Christian nation trying to adhere to Christian principles while under pressure from woke imperialist powers attempting to force leftist agendas on African countries regardless of what the Africans themselves want. Lawmakers in the Ugandan parliament are attempting to revive a bill against homosexuality, which India Today describes in leftist hysteria as “anti-LGBTQ.” Uganda also suffers from radical Muslim terrorism, as the Islamic State and other radicals target Uganda for violence and jihad.
With such serious threats to deal with, it’s no wonder Museveni laughed at the idea of wasting time playing political games with LGBTQ activists.
https://pjmedia.com/culture/catherinesalgado/2023/03/05/ugandan-president-has-hilarious-response-to-lgbtq-activists-request-n1675814
BRUTAL: Texas GOP Censures Congressman Over His 'Lack of Fidelity'By Chris Queen 7:09 PM on March 04, 2023
(TX anons you've got another undercover leftie, vote him out)
Call it a refrain or call it a marketing slogan, but we often hear the saying, “Don’t mess with Texas.” It looks like that statement refers to GOP politicians as well because the Texas Republican Party censured Rep. Tony Gonzales over some of his votes in recent months.
The party’s press release doesn’t mince words:
“The Republican Party of Texas officially censured Representative Tony Gonzales today, imposing the full set of penalties allowed by the rules, for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities,” it begins. “Rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas [RPT] allows the party to censure elected officials who violate Texas Republican Party principles and priorities three times or more in a given biennium. The censure of Rep. Gonzales details five such instances on issues such astraditional marriage, second amendment protections, preserving freedom, and border security.”
The full resolution goes pretty tough on Gonzales as well. It cites the congressman’s vote — twice — in favor of theRespect for Marriage Actfor starters.
“Congressman Tony Gonzales was the only Texas Republican to vote in favor of supporting gay marriage,” the party declares. “This action violated the RPT’s sixth core principle, namely, preserving ‘self-sufficient families, founded on the traditional marriage of a natural man and a natural woman.’”
The resolution goes on to blisterGonzales for voting against the GOP majority’s rules package for the new congressional session.
“Gonzales was the only Republican in the United States to vote with the Democrats against the rules package presented by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his leadership team, thereby endangering the hard-won Republican majority control of Congress and the victories earned by conservative Congressmen, including his colleagues from Texas, through both cooperation and negotiation with the incoming leadership team,” the resolution states.
The RPT goes on to cite four party principles that Gonzales’ vote violated: “Preserving individual, Texan, and American sovereignty and freedom,” “Limiting government power to those items enumerated in the United States and Texas Constitutions,” “Personal accountability and responsibility,” and “A free enterprise society unencumbered by government interference or subsidies.”
The party also goes afterGonzales for his failure to support H.R. 29, the Border Safety and Security Act of 2023: “To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of aliens, and for other purposes,” which Gonzales’ fellow member of the Lone Star State GOP delegation, Rep. Chip Roy, sponsored:
Congressman Tony Gonzales’s district encompasses 843 miles of Texas border, the largest of any other district, yet he is the only Texas Republican not supporting this bill. Congressman Tony Gonzales has gone on the record opposing this legislation, in opposition to the Republican Party of Texas #2 Legislative Priority, which is to “secure the border and protect Texans.” While opposing this legislation,Congressman Gonzales has falsely stated that the legislation would ban “all asylum, to include legitimate asylum,” and has repeated the Democratic canard that supporters of border security are “anti-immigrant.”
Finally, the resolution tacklesGonzales’ support for the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” gun-control legislationthat President Biden signed into law last summer.
“This bill, which violates our Second Amendment rights, was signed into law by President Biden on June 25, 2022,” the party states. “Congressman Gonzales’s votes in favor of this law violate Principle 1, ‘…and we support the strict adherence to the original language and intent of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutions of the United States and of Texas,’ and Principle 8, ‘the inalienable right of all people to defend themselves and their property.’”
The resolution goes on to explain that the party has made multiple attempts to speak with Gonzales about his “lack of fidelity” by phone call, email, and certified letter, but all attempts to contact him went unanswered…
As for Gonzales, his team is digging its heels in. The Hill quotes a campaign spokesman from the congressman who sounds unfazed by the censure (blah, blah, blah….)
Here’s the thing: this isn’t some silly internecine GOP squabble that would lead most people to laugh or scoff, and it’s not MAGA vs. establishment Republican. Gonzales has turned his back on some core Republican principles, and he should provide answers for his actions. And until he does, a 2024 reelection bid could come without the support of the state party.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/chris-queen/2023/03/04/brutal-texas-gop-censures-congressman-over-his-lack-of-fidelity-n1675663
Trump Says He'll Stay in the Race Even if He's Indicted
By Rick Moran 2:49 PM on March 05, 2023
(Sure sounds like a challenge, either indict me or not, I don’t care, do your best! This sounds similar to a Q quote, anons got any ideas?)
At CPAC, Donald Trump pledged to stay in the race for president even if he’s indicted. He made the statement to reporter James Rosen of Newsmax during a press conference on the sidelines of CPAC.
BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump told me @CPAC just now that he will stay in the race for the @WhiteHouse even if he is indicted in one or more of the pending criminal investigations into his activities. Watch @NEWSMAX to see the video. — James Rosen (@JamesRosenTV) March 4, 2023
While Trump’s pledge is hardly unexpected, it shines a light on what could be an unprecedented situation.
Even if Trump is indicted, he’s not going to be arrested and perp-walked in front of 50 million people, although the Democrats pray for such an outcome every night when they’re in their onesies and getting ready for bed.
And Trump wouldn’t have to spend any time in jail — unless he’s convicted. Even then, it’s not a certainty. So an indictment would not materially alter
Trump’s freedom of movement, and it certainly won’t shut him up. The question for the former president would be how many votes he might lose versus how many votes he might gain. The former president would probably lose some independents but gain votes among those who believe the process was rigged against him. (Plus there was a person in PA that was elected state governor while still in jail.)
Currently, there are several major investigations of Trump; the documents found at Mar-a-Largo and the January 6 riot at the Capitol are being investigated by special prosecutor Jack Smith. The allegations of election interference in Georgia appear on track to return some indictments despite the giggly, talkative grand jury forewoman’s appearances on TV. Trump may be on the hook as well.
But perhaps the former president should take heart from the travails of the former prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu.
New York Times:
Benjamin Netanyahu will make a remarkable comeback as Israel’s prime minister after the results of a general election, and the concession on Thursday of the current leader, Yair Lapid, put his right-wing bloc on a glide path to victory. But looming over his return is the unfinished business of the State of Israel v. Benjamin Netanyahu, a long-delayed felony corruption case.
Mr. Netanyahu, who faces a litany of bribery, fraud and breach of trust charges, has denied all accusations, vociferously attacking those who seek to prosecute him. The trial put Israel into uncharted territory, dominating political life and fueling a debate about the state of Israeli democracy and the country’s legal system.
The Netanyahu corruption trial has been one delay after another with the pandemic and weighty matters of state slowing progress to a crawl. American courts don’t move that slowly, but a good lawyer could drag out proceedings almost indefinitely.
It’s unlikely that Trump could get elected president while under indictment.(this is wear Moran earned his name).
But stranger things have happened in American politics, and Trump has been a magician at getting out of trouble.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/03/05/trump-says-hell-stay-in-the-race-even-if-hes-indicted-n1675775
6 Mar, 2023 17:18
Ex-presidential candidate sentenced to jail
Western-backed Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison
The Minsk City Court on Monday sentenced in absentia former Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, to 15 years behind bars and a fine of about US$10,000.
The Western-backed Tikhanovskaya, along with several other Belarusian opposition leaders, was found guilty of conspiracy toseize power by unconstitutional means, of creating and leading an extremist group, of issuing public calls to seize power, and of other actions aimed at harming national security and instigating social unrest.
Writing on Twitter, Tikhanovskaya claimed the sentence was her “reward” for trying to instill “democratic changes in Belarus.” However, she said that she is not thinking about her own sentence, and instead called for the release of thе “thousands of innocents, detained & sentenced to real prison terms.”
Tikhanovskaya, the wife of jailed political activist Sergey Tikhanovsky, came to prominence in 2020 when she became the figurehead of the Belarusian opposition after having claimed to have won that year’s presidential elections.Officially, she gathered just over 10% of the vote, finishing in second place after Alexander Lukashenko, who secured his sixth presidential term.
However, opposition figures claimed that the vote was rigged, which ultimatelysparked mass anti-government protests across the country that lasted for about six months. Protesters demanded the resignation of Lukashenko, the release of political prisoners and a new round of elections.
Amid a crackdown on opposition leaders, Tikhanovskaya fled to neighboring Lithuania. From there, she continues to insist that she won the 2020 elections and has embarked on a tour of Western capitals, calling for sanctions against Lukashenko's government.
Her pleas have been answered by a large number of Western nations, which have imposed sanctions on Minsk over allegations of elections-rigging and the violent crackdown on protesters and opposition figures.
Lukashenko, meanwhile, hasaccused the EU of waging a “hybrid war” against Belarusby hosting exiled activists and banned media outlets. (Sounds like they tried another color revolution)
https://www.rt.com/russia/572549-belarus-tikhanovskaya-prison-sentence/
6 Mar, 2023 13:00
Poland to sue Russia over ‘Friendship’
Moscow says it has halted oil supplies to Warsaw via the "Druzhba" pipeline due to nonpayment for transit
Poland will demand compensation from Russia over the ongoing halt in crude supplies to its refineries, Daniel Obajtek, CEO of the country’s leading oil refiner and retailer Orlen, announced on Monday.
Russian state-owned pipeline operator Transneft, which runs the a section of the “Druzhba” (“Friendship”) connector explained that in late February, Moscow suspended crude supplies after Poland stopped paying for deliveries.
Company spokesman Igor Demin noted that “routing orders with confirmed resource and transit payments were not processed,” and that “operational changes were made to the schedule, excluding supplies for Polish consumers.”
“The Russians stopped pumping oil to Poland… so we will now take legal action and demand claims,” Obajtek told radio Zet, without giving further details. He also declined to state a figure for potential compensation, saying he could not discuss details of company contracts.
While the EU banned seaborne oil imports from Russia last December, pipeline deliveries were exempted from the sanctions package.
Last March, Poland pledged to stop importing Russian oil by the end of 2022 but continued to receive crude via the Druzhba system.
Poland has been importing piped oil under a contract with Russia’s Tatneft since a previous supply agreement with oil major Rosneft expired. The current deal provides 200,000 tons of oil per month to Polish refineries and expires in December 2024.
According to Orlen, Russian oil currently accounts for 10% of Poland’s imports after Warsaw slashed shipments from the sanctioned country.
Poland has repeatedly pledged to replace Russian oilwith crude from the US, the Middle East and other sources.
https://www.rt.com/business/572533-poland-russia-oil-supply-compensation/
6 Mar, 2023 07:34
Pilots offered counseling after encounters with Chinese jets
Help is available to Australian aviators “troubled by the experiences they saw,” RAAF Air Vice Marshal Darren Goldie says
Pilots of Royal Australian Air Force arebeing offered psychological assistance after aerial encounterswith Chinese warplanes over the South China Sea, RAAF Air Commander, Air Vice Marshal Darren Goldie has said.
“The mental health of our aviators and people… coming in contact with things like intercepts or challenges on the radio… it's important that when we bring them back, we talk to them about the experience,” Goldie told ABC on Sunday. (WTF, this is pathetic! Why would Australia announce this? Announcing to the world that Australian pilots are afraid of Chinese jets.)
The RAAF keeps pilots informed about “what services are available, should they be troubled by the experiences they saw,” he added.
Special attention is being given to the wellbeing of aviators who aren’t in the pilot’s seat,as they have less control in tense encounters, the air vice marshal said.
According to Goldie, the preparation of Australian airmen for missions has also evolved as “we've seen the operational environment change” above the South China Sea.
Most of this body of water in the Western Pacific Ocean is claimed by Beijing as part of its own territory, despite overlapping claims by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. The US and its allies, including Australia, have carried out frequent naval and aerial missions in the South China Sea in recent times, as Washington insists that it “challenges excessive maritime claims around the world regardless of the identity of the claimant.”
“There has been a trend recently where we've seen a more aggressive posture set,” RAAF Chief Rob Chipman said, referring to the Chinese pilots. “When that occurs then we raise those issues, raise those concerns, through diplomatic channels,” he added.
Last June, Canberra accused Beijing of a dangerous intercept involving a Chinese J-16 fighter jet releasing a bag of “chaff” into the flight path of Australian P-8 maritime surveillance plane. The move by theChinese pilot led to aluminum fragments being sucked into the engine of the RAAF aircraft, according to the Australian military.
The Chinese Defense Ministry insisted its pilot performed reasonably and lawfully as it was the Australian plane that had threatened China’s sovereignty and security. Beijing “resolutely” opposes military actions by Canberra in the region, it stressed.
https://www.rt.com/news/572515-australia-china-pilots-counseling/
kek, the pronouns cannot be understood because they speak chinese, but the aussies still were offended!
ERIC was created by a Soros org, why in the fuck is anyone using it?