TYB
https://truthsocial.com/@KickDreaming/posts/110104142918134184
Tennessee Gov. reveals his wife was good friends with Nashville victim Cynthia Peak
In a video released to social media, Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) responded to the deadly mass shooting at Covenant School in Nashville, and said that his wife was set to have dinner with one of the victims.
Mar 28, 2023 5-minutes
https://youtu.be/Y_vFEWvf12o
AP
Amid strained US ties, China finds unlikely friend in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — China’s global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah, a deeply religious and conservative state with few obvious ties to the world’s most powerful communist country.
An investigation by The Associated Press has found that China and its U.S.-based advocates spent years building relationships with the state’s officials and lawmakers. Those efforts have paid dividends at home and abroad, the AP found: Lawmakers delayed legislation Beijing didn’t like, nixed resolutions that conveyed displeasure with its actions and expressed support in ways that enhanced the Chinese government’s image.
Its work in Utah is emblematic of a broader effort by Beijing to secure allies at the local level as its relations with the U.S. and its western allies have turned acrimonious. U.S. officials say local leaders are at risk of being manipulated by China and have deemed the influence campaign a threat to national security.
Beijing’s success in Utah shows “how pervasive and persistent China has been in trying to influence America,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI counterintelligence agent who lives in Utah.
“Utah is an important foothold,” he said. “If the Chinese can succeed in Salt Lake City, they can also make it in New York and elsewhere.”
Security experts say that China’s campaign is widespread and tailored to local communities. In Utah, the AP found, Beijing and pro-China advocates appealed to lawmakers’ affiliations with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, better known as the Mormon church, which is the state’s dominant religion and one that has long dreamed of expanding in China.
Beijing’s campaign in Utah has raised concerns among state and federal lawmakers and drawn the attention of the Justice Department.
A state legislator told the AP he was interviewed by the FBI after introducing a resolution in 2020 expressing solidarity with China early in the coronavirus pandemic. A Utah professor who has advocated for closer ties between Washington and Beijing told the AP he’s been questioned by the FBI twice. The FBI declined to comment.
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https://apnews.com/article/china-foreign-influence-utah-legislature-mormon-church-921526d0c8eda2732c361488d20dd1b4
Potential MASSIVE Money Laundering into Political Campaigns
The O’Keefe Media Group broke its first story investigating what appears to be a national plot to utilize senior citizens matching a similar profile as vehicles to launder millions of dollars into political campaigns.
9:22
https://rumble.com/v2f9bia-okeefe-media-group-uncovers-potential-massive-money-laundering-into-politic.html
>OMG Just dropped
>This is some of the best work I've ever seen from him.
I agree this could be BIG.
Back in 2008 for [BHO] there were thousands of untraceable small dollar donations.
That "success" is what likely lead to creation of ActBlue.
And now [they] can easily find names to link to the influx of funds from C_A to [D] Candidates, and it looks like all Utah politicians:
>Beijing’s success in Utah shows “how pervasive and persistent China has been in trying to influence America
>what is the point of this.
I explained my theory here:
also, just dug up a tidbit on 2008 funds from China to Obama.
Obama Campaign Rakes In Millions In Illegal Foreign Cash
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What it found should be of concern, since it suggests that many in Congress and, more importantly, the Obama campaign have systematically exploited loopholes in the law to raise millions of dollars overseas — a big chunk of it in the People's Republic of China.
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Of special concern are funds flowing into the Obama campaign from foreign sources, especially China. In 2008, Robert Roche, a U.S. businessman based in Shanghai with extensive commercial ties to the Chinese government, bought the website Obama.com.
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The revelation is troubling, since China's government has a history of trying to manipulate U.S. politicians, especially — but not exclusively — Democrats.
In 1996, Chinese agent Johnny Chung gave almost $100,000 to American politicians, much of it from powerful members of China's military. Chung reportedly gave $300,000 to President Clinton's campaign.
The Justice Department in 1997 launched two investigations of reported attempts of high-level Chinese officials to "buy influence" with U.S. politicians, especially the Democratic National Committee.
With the Internet, China seems to have found a road to political clout bigger than an eight-lane highway.
Under the current president, the U.S. has largely ceded control of the Western Pacific to China and let that nation's massive military buildup go unchallenged. Meanwhile, until recently, Obama soft-pedaled even the mildest criticisms of China's economic policies.
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https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/obama-campaign-raises-illegal-cash-overseas/
Mike Pompeo
We should stand with the incredible teachers who care deeply about education.
And we should call out the woke nonsense pushed by union bosses likeRandi Weingarten—the most dangerous person in the world.
9:53 PM · Mar 28, 2023
https://twitter.com/mikepompeo/status/1640894884646203392