The Tower For Twitter? UK Minister Calls For Jailing Social Media Bosses Who Do Not Censor Speech

As previously discussed, after Musk decided to buy Twitter, Hillary Clinton called upon European countries to force social media companies to censor Americans. The European Union quickly responded by threatening Musk and other executives. Now, Technology and Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced plans to jail social media executives if they fail to censor so-called “harmful” content on their websites. The government, of course, will determine what is deemed too harmful for citizens to see or hear.

Donelan is seeking speech arrests under the UK’s Online Safety Bill, a draconian censorship bill that would effectively ban end-to-end encryption for private internet users.

The bill uses Britain’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom to censor “all forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify hatred” based on various progressive characteristics, including transgenderism. So the government can censor anyone who it views as promoting or justifying hatred against virtually any group. Those who do not censor can now be rounded up by Donelan and her minions.

According to a report by The Telegraph, companies will also face fines of up to 10 per cent of their global revenue should they dare to ignore Britain’s demands to preemptively delete or obscure posts violating its coming censorship regime.

The decline of free speech in the United Kingdom has long been a concern for free speech advocates. A man was convicted for sending a tweet while drunk referring to dead soldiers. Another was arrested for an anti-police t-shirt. Another was arrested for calling the Irish boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend a “leprechaun.” Yet another was arrested for singing “Kung Fu Fighting.” A teenager was arrested for protesting outside of a Scientology center with a sign calling the religion a “cult.”

Recently we discussed the arrest of a woman who was praying to herself near an abortion clinic. English courts have seen criminalized “toxic ideologies” as part of this crackdown on free speech.

Donelan is only the latest voice of a rising generation of censors. These officials proudly parade their intent to silence or jail those with dissenting views. Yet, they do so in the name of tolerance. This is why free speech is in a free fall in Europe and why we must remain vigilant in this country to resist figures like Clinton who want to bring European censorship to our shores.

https://jonathanturley.org/2023/04/21/the-tower-for-twitter-uk-minister-calls-for-jailing-social-media-bosses-who-do-not-censor-speech/

North Dakota House Passes Ban on Sexually Explicit Books in Children’s Sections of Libraries

The North Dakota House has passed a bill to remove sexually explicit books from the children’s section of libraries.

The bill has passed the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities. Ten Republicans and all Democrats voted against it, but it still passed with a 70-22 vote.

The legislation describes “explicit sexual material” as “any material which, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest of minors; is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community in North Dakota as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.”

The bill also applies to “newsstands or any other business establishment frequented by minors, or where minors are or may be invited as a part of the general public.”

According to a report from Fox News, a librarian, or anyone else, who violates the law could be charged with a felony. They could face up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines if convicted.

Additionally, employees of school districts, state agencies, or public libraries can be charged with a misdemeanor if they are found to be willfully exposing “explicit sexual material” to a child.

Liberals have opposed the bill by claiming that protecting children from sexually explicit materials is “censorship.”

Republican Rep. Vicky Steiner argued that “the media has been headlining this as ‘banning books.’ This bill is putting restrictions on pornographic children’s books currently being purchased by public libraries in taxpayer-funded buildings.”

It will become law after returning to the Senate for concurrence with its amendments and then being signed by Republican Governor Doug Burgum.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/north-dakota-house-passes-ban-on-sexually-explicit-books-in-childrens-sections-of-libraries/

Utah State Senator’s Home Vandalized Over Law Banning Child Sex Change Surgeries

The home of the Republican state senator has been vandalized over his bill banning sex changes for minors — which the governor has signed into law.

The vandalism took place at the home of Sen. Mike Kennedy on the evening of April 21.

The vandal left messages in red spray paint across Sen. Kennedy’s garage, including “Fash,” presumably meaning Fascist, and “these trannies bash back.”

Sen. Lee posted a photo of the crime on his Facebook page and explained that he will not be intimidated or deterred.

“To those who seek to use violence, vandalism, and intimidation to deter me from standing up for what is right, let me be clear: you will not succeed,” Sen. Lee wrote. “I will not be deterred by your cowardly actions. The recent vandalism to my family’s home was not just an attack on me, but on the very principles our state stands for. We will not let fear and violence control our destiny. As Utahns, we will always stand up and push back against radicals who seek to push their agenda in our state. I am more determined than ever to work with the good people of Utah to make our state a better place for all, especially our children, and I won’t back down.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/utah-state-senators-home-vandalized-over-law-banning-child-sex-change-surgeries/

“Bragg Caved, Jim Jordan Won” – Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Drops Appeal, Former Clinton Lawyer And Ex-Prosecutor Will Testify

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg caved.

District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dropped his attempt to block the testimony of ex-prosecutor and former Hillary Clinton lawyer Mark Pomerantz.

The House Judiciary Committee and Bragg came to an agreement on Friday.

The agreement will allow a lawyer from Bragg’s office to present for objections.

Fox News reported:

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped an appeal he filed after a federal judge ruled that an ex-prosecutor in his office can be subpoenaed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

Bragg dropped the appeal Friday, after the parties came to an agreement on a testimony from former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz to the House Judiciary Committee.

The agreement stipulates that a lawyer from Bragg’s office will be present at the testimony who can make objections.

“Our successful stay of this subpoena blocked the immediate deposition and afforded us the time necessary to coordinate with the House Judiciary Committee on an agreement that protects the District Attorney’s privileges and interests. We are pleased with this resolution, which ensures any questioning of our former employee will take place in the presence of our General Counsel on a reasonable, agreed upon timeframe. We are gratified that the Second Circuit’s ruling provided us with the opportunity to successfully resolve this dispute,” a Manhattan DA spokesperson said in a statement.

Jim Jordan can now continue his investigation into Bragg.

The deposition of Pomerantz will take place on May 12th.

Breitbart reported:

In reaching the agreement, Jordan is able to continue his investigation into Bragg, who is pursuing a historic criminal case against former President Donald Trump.

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Jordan has said Pomerantz, who was serving as a special assistant on the Trump case when Bragg took office, is relevant to his congressional investigation.

In his resignation letter, media appearances, and a book he authored called People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account, Pomerantz has expressed his grievances with Trump in vivid detail.

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Along with seeking to question Bragg and Bragg’s senior counsel Matthew Colangelo, Jordan said in a subpoena cover letter to Pomerantz that he is relevant to the congressional probe because of his “unique role as special assistant district attorney leading the investigation into President Trump’s finances.”

The House Judiciary Committee celebrated the news, tweeting, “Bragg caved. Jim Jordan won.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/bragg-caved-jim-jordan-won-manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-drops-appeal-ex-proseuctor-will-testify/

Biden Official Placed On Leave, Has Office Raided And Taped Off After “Security Incident”

This is not a good look for the Biden administration.

DHS official Brian Sulc, executive director of the Transnational Organized Crime Mission Center at DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, had his office searched and was escorted out of the building Monday.

His office was sealed with police tape and evidence seals were put around the keyholes.

Sulc is under investigation for allegedly taking a personal electronic device into a secured office – this is a violation of security protocols.

Sulc was responsible for assessments on some of the top matters at the department.

The Washington Examiner reported:

An intelligence official working for the Department of Homeland Security reportedly had his office searched and was escorted from the workplace on Monday.

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The report says that Sulc was responsible for assessments for some of the top matters the department handles, including border security and the opioid epidemic.

The Rolling Stone report also says that Sulc was escorted from his office once law enforcement arrived and was brought to a different part of the DHS complex to be questioned. Sulc’s office was reportedly sealed with police tape, and evidence seals were put around the and on the door’s keyhole. The incident wherein Sulc was taken away from his office happened after 4 p.m. on Monday.

DHS has now confirmed this.

Sulc has been placed on administrative leave.

He has not been charged or arrested.

Fox News reported:

The spokesperson also told Fox News Digital that Sulc was placed on administrative leave as part of the ongoing investigation, per standard procedure.

Additionally, the spokesperson said the actions taken by the Federal Protective Service (FPS) were not related to the ongoing internal inquiry.

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Sulc has neither been arrested nor charged. FPS raided Sulc’s office at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, covered his office with tape and placed evidence seals on the door and keyhole to his office.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/biden-official-placed-on-leave-has-office-raided-and-taped-off-after-security-incident/

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/biden-official-placed-on-leave-has-office-raided-and-taped-off-after-security-incident/

Elementary school assistant and 'drag mom' to 11-year-old child drag queen sentenced to less than a year in prison for 11 felony child sex crimes

A self-described "drag mom" and former instructional assistant at an elementary school in Oregon will spend less than a year after being found guilty of 11 felony child sex crimes.

Last year, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force accusing Kelsey Meta Boren of uploading child porn to the internet, according to KDRV-TV.

While executing a search warrant at Boren's home, detectives said they found "evidence indicating that Boren has utilized the internet on numerous occasions to distribute and exchange pornographic images of children."

KPIC reported, "They say they also found evidence that showed she had engaged in creating child pornography and uploaded it to the internet."

Boren – a 31-year-old instructional assistant at the Veneta Elementary School – was arrested in August 2022.

Shortly after the arrest, the Fern Ridge School District suspended Boren and barred her from the school grounds.

On March 23, Boren pleaded guilty to 11 counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse. Boren was sentenced to 330 days in jail at Lane County Circuit Court – 30 days for each charge. A charge of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct was dismissed.

Boren also was hit with five years of probation, prohibited from any contact with anyone under the age of 18 without the permission of her probation officer, barred from contact with the victim, and must register as a sex offender, according to court documents.

Before her arrest, Boren frequently posted photos on social media of herself with an 11-year-old girl, who is also a child drag performer named Vanellope MacPherson DuPont. In the social media posts, Boren reportedly referred to herself as the child's "drag mom."

Two months after her arrest, Boren participated in a drag queen event that featured a Vanellope MacPherson DuPont at Old Nick’s Pub in Eugene, Oregon. The venue is a Satan and pagan-themed bar that regularly hosts drag queen shows, drag queen story hour, and "fetish nights."

The bar promoted the event with the child drag performer.

"Vanellope is here to show you what an 11-year-old drag queen can do," a post on the bar's Facebook page read. "With all the charm and sweetness of a bowl of sugary cereal, Vanellope is here to brighten up your morning with all her drag talent."

The October 2022 event ignited intense backlash, prompting about 200 people to either protest or support the drag show with a child. Vanellope reportedly did not perform that day.

The family of the 11-year-old girl issued a statement distancing themselves from Boren. They claimed Vanellope met with Boren "maybe four or five times," and that the relationship was strictly "professional."

The family added, “Meta Boren was not a family friend, nor was she ever a mentor for V in the drag world. They, also, have not had any contact since before covid, and all ties have been severed as of the time of Meta Boren's arrest in August.”

https://www.theblaze.com/news/drag-mom-drag-queen-child-sex-crimes

Virginia: Democrat Socialite, Uni-Party ‘Scion’ Arrested on Child Porn, Attempted Rape Charges

Eleanor Hoppe sent child rape porn to undercover agents and was arrested at a hotel where she planned to rape an 8-year-old girl.

A Charlottesville, Virginia socialite who’s described as the “scion” of a major uni-party legal family and the ex-wife of a federal magistrate judge appointed under the Obama Administration has been arrested after she sent child rape porn to undercover investigators and traveled to a Northern Virginia hotel, equipped with silk undergarments and lubricant, to rape an 8-year-old girl.

Eleanor Beaumont Hunton Hoppe, a 45-year-old divorced mother of two daughters, was arrested on March 20th and charged with multiple federal crimes. Currently, Hoppe is facing federal charges of distribution of child pornography, enticement of a minor, and attempted transportation of a minor with attempt to engage in sexual activity.

All of the charges are felonies and Hoppe faces up to life in prison if she’s convicted.

The arrest isn’t even Hoppe’s first for a sex crime, having been charged and convicted in 2019 for “undressing where prohibited.” Unfortunately, that case was appealed and the charge was later dismissed, leaving Hoppe to continue acting on her perversions.

As a result of the investigation, authorities have found Hoppe to have been peddling child rape pornography and nude photos of herself online, in “fetish” forums where she chatted with fellow pedophiles and, fortunately, with undercover investigators. It’s unclear if any of the little girls in Hoppe’s child rape videos are her own children, who are 10 and 12 years old respectively, but she told undercover investigators during web chats that she was interested in “taboo parenting.”

In text messages that Hoppe sent to an investigator, she described in detail the plans she had for raping an 8-year-old girl, who didn’t truly exist, but was the creation of the investigative team, unbeknownst to Hoppe.

“I can’t wait [to rape the 8-year-old girl],” Hoppe wrote in a text message. “And then of course, putting her to bed and waking her up to do a few extra things will be so fun.”

“A great thing to do is to wake her up by trying new things,” Hoppe wrote in another message, fantasizing about raping a sleeping child. “That hazy/ dreamlike state is perfect to introduce a variety of new things…especially with someone to help with positioning her body and then you let her fall right back to sleep.”

She also described a pink robe (which was seized by investigators at the scene) that she’d bring to the hotel to serve as the young victim’s “big girl robe.”

“I’ll be [there] as soon as I can and I’ll get naked too,” Hoppe wrote as she embarked for the hotel.

Upon her arrival at the hotel in Warrenton, Hoppe was immediately arrested by FBI agents. In addition to the robe meant for the little girl, Hoppe was in possession of silk undergarments and lubricant.

In addition to being the ex-wife and co-parent of federal magistrate judge Joel Hoppe, of the Western District of Virginia, Eleanor Hoppe, whose full name is Eleanor Beaumont Hunton Hoppe, is the scion of a prominent Virginia legal family, which operates one of the largest law firms in the state, Hunton, Andrews, Kurth.

The Hunton, Andrews, Kurth law firm donates millions of dollars to uni-party candidates, as demonstrated in the campaign finance report pictured below:

https://nationalfile.com/virginia-democrat-socialite-uni-party-scion-arrested-on-child-porn-attempted-rape-charges/

Kerry: Green Energy Will Be More Competitive if We Raise Prices of Oil, Gas

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry stated that wind and solar power will become “far more price competitive than oil and gas” if oil and gas companies see their costs rise because they “have to spend huge amounts of money for carbon capture and storage and utilization.”

Kerry said, “I would say to you, Andrea, that, frankly, I’m surprised, pleasantly, on the positive side, by the amount of things that are just taking hold. We see remarkable progress on batteries and battery storage. We’re seeing the price of wind and solar coming down still, even as the technology is getting better, and it’s going to be far more price competitive than oil and gas if they have to spend huge amounts of money for carbon capture and storage and utilization. We don’t know the answer to some of those questions now. The marketplace is chasing solutions, but that is creating jobs, it’s creating economic opportunity, and it’s already producing some changes that are happening — like electric vehicles — much faster than we anticipated.”

Earlier in the interview, Kerry stated that “I think that we are on the right track, as long as the emissions begin to be abated, they begin to be captured. And that is the key for the oil and gas industry.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/04/22/kerry-green-energy-will-be-more-competitive-if-we-raise-prices-of-oil-gas/

More Americans are losing their homes as foreclosures on US properties rise

U.S. foreclosure filings jumped 22% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago, according to a report from real estate data analytics firm ATTOM.

While still below pre-pandemic levels, foreclosure activity has increased on an annual basis for 23 straight months. The uptrend reflects higher jobless rates, ongoing economic challenges and backlogged foreclosures working through the pipeline after the lifting of government interventions to help struggling homeowners during the pandemic, said Rob Barber, chief executive officer of ATTOM.

“However, with many homeowners still having significant home equity, that may help in keeping increased levels of foreclosure activity at bay,” Barber said in a statement.

The number of foreclosure filings has been climbing since the federal moratorium ended in mid-2021. During the pandemic, an estimated 2 million homeowners fell behind on their mortgages.

Major metropolitan cities with populations of more than 200,000 that had the most foreclosures starts last quarter included New York (4,674); Chicago (3,549); Los Angeles (2,210); Houston (2,120); and Philadelphia (1,985).

Meanwhile, on a percentage basis, Michigan topped the list of states with a 41% increase in foreclosure filings from the previous quarter.

Major metro areas with the highest foreclosure rates in the January-March period included Fayetteville, North Carolina (one in every 526 housing units); Cleveland (one in 582); Atlantic City, New Jersey (one in 661); Columbia, South Carolina (one in 671); and Bakersfield, California (one in 688).

Barber pointed out that in January, 24 out of 30 metropolitan areas with the highest foreclosure rates had median household incomes below the nationwide median of about $71,000, according to the US Census Bureau data. Unemployment rates exceeded 5% in nine of the top 30 metros, based on December 2022 federal data.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/04/more-americans-are-losing-their-homes-as-foreclosures-on-us-properties-rise/

Ex-Venezuelan treasurer, husband sentenced to 15 years in Miami bribery case

A federal judge Wednesday sent a former Venezuelan national treasurer and her husband to prison for 15 years after they were convicted of accepting tens of millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for lucrative government contracts and then moving some of their illicit money to Miami in an unprecedented foreign corruption case.

Claudia Díaz Guillen, and her husband, Adrian Velásquez Figueroa, parents of two young children, sought lenience from U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas. But while he acknowledged their lawyers’ argument that the couple’s children would be growing up without them, the judge gave them a sentence that was a only a few years less than the punishment sought by federal prosecutors.

In fact, Dimitrouleas read part of the prosecutors’ sentencing memo when he imposed their prison terms: “The over $136 million received is an astounding amount of money, drastically changing the middle-class life of the defendants to one of multiple private jets, yachts, luxurious world travel, and even a high-end fashion line.”

In addition to prison time, the judge imposed a financial forfeiture penalty of $136 million and an additional fine of $75,000 each to be paid to the U.S. government. The defendants remained silent throughout the proceeding in Miami federal court.

In December, Díaz and Velásquez were found guilty of money laundering by a federal jury, including accepting bribes from wealthy Caracas TV mogul and political insider Raul Gorrín, who was indicted along with them but remains a fugitive in Venezuela.

Prosecutors portrayed Díaz as a “corrupt public official” and Velásquez as “her front man,” saying that Gorrín’s massive payoffs were transferred through offshore companies, Swiss banks, South Florida accounts, a Miami yacht firm and a fashion shell company. In exchange, Gorrín gained access to highly profitable Venezuelan government contracts involving bond deals and corrupt currency trades that yielded billions of dollars during the administration of the late President Hugo Chávez.

“She was in a position of trust, but she chose to take the money,” said Justice Department trial attorney Paul Hayden, who worked on the case with fellow prosecutors Kurt Lunkenheimer and Michael Harper. Hayden told the judge that federal authorities “believe they are hiding assets,” totaling as much as $6 million.

Both prosecutors scoffed at the defense attorneys’ request for far less punishment. Their sentencing memo sought two years in prison for the couple, who had fought their extradition from Spain to the United States.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/04/ex-venezuelan-treasurer-husband-sentenced-to-15-years-in-miami-bribery-case/

State Department Fails To Comply With House GOP Subpoena To Turn Over Afghan Dissent Cable

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has failed to comply with a congressional subpoena, which required the State Department to hand over by April 19 a dissent cable from the time of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Epoch Times has learned.

Yimmi Fontenot, the press secretary for Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which issued the subpoena, told The Epoch Times that the State Department has not sent over the cable.

The committee subpoenaed Blinken in March for the cable, which, as The Wall Street Journal first reported, showed the U.S. Embassy in Kabul warning Foggy Bottom about the Taliban quickly gaining ground and the Afghan forces falling apart. They gave suggestions on how to expedite an evacuation and alleviate the situation.

“The cable, dated July 13, also called for the State Department to use tougher language in describing the atrocities being committed by the Taliban,” reported WSJ, citing a person familiar with it. The withdrawal was completed at the end of the following month.

“This committee is empowered by the U.S. Constitution to conduct oversight of the State Department,” said committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) in announcing the subpoena on March 28.

“We have made multiple good faith attempts to find common ground so we could see this critical piece of information. Unfortunately, Secretary Blinken has refused to provide the Dissent Cable and his response to the cable, forcing me to issue my first subpoena as chairman of this committee.”

McCaul has requested the cable on multiple occasions.

In a statement to The Epoch Times, the State Department implied it has not turned over the document.

“Secretary Blinken has continued to make clear his and the State Department’s commitment to working with the House Foreign Affairs committee to provide relevant information, while also upholding his responsibility to protect the integrity of the Department’s dissent channel,” said Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/state-department-fails-comply-house-gop-subpoena-turn-over-afghan-dissent-cable

Controversy Erupts After Italian Minister Calls for Boosting Birth Rate to Avoid 'Ethnic Replacement'

Day by day, it becomes harder to deny that mass migration aims to erode and ultimately annihilate the unique cultures of local and national communities.

Italian Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, warned that Italy’s low birth rate and an increase in irregular immigration could lead to “ethnic replacement,” sparking anger from the country’s left-wing opposition.

The brother-in-law and close political ally of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s remarks come in response to a recent report which found Italy has one of the world’s lowest birthrates with fewer than 400,000 births in 2022.

Lollobrigida’s comments were made at the national congress of Cisal Tuesday, where he discussed the issue of demographic growth and the importance of creating a welfare system that enables people to work and raise a family. Lollobrigida emphasized that boosting the birth rate is not about convincing people to stay at home more but instead creating an environment where young couples can find employment and build a future for themselves and their families.

The solution is to help young couples find employment. The answer is to enable everyone to read data that reveal that demographic growth and better state aid work side by side, even within our national territory.

We cannot yield to the idea of ethnic replacement. The ethnic replacement means: Italians have fewer children, so we replace them with someone else. That’s not the solution. In the regions with fewer welfare programs, a more significant demographic collapse is reported than in other regions.”

Lollobrigida stressed that ethnic replacement is not a solution and that immigration can be an opportunity for a nation’s economic growth. He argued that legal immigration, organized with regular flows of people, is the way forward, but illegal and clandestine immigration is the first enemy of legal immigration. He stated that his ministry is working to contain the major flows of migrants and create organized, triennial flows where migrants can be easily integrated into Italian society.

https://rairfoundation.com/controversy-erupts-after-italian-minister-calls-for-boosting-birth-rate-to-avoid-ethnic-replacement-video/

Two key Republicans call for Secretary of State Blinken to resign over Hunter Biden revelations

Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Andy Biggs say Blinken should face impeachment if he doesn't step down.

Two high-profile Republicans who have probed the Biden family scandal are calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign or face impeachment over allegations he helped trigger an intelligence community letter during the 2020 election that falsely portrayed Hunter Biden's laptop contents as Russian disinformation.

The rebukes of Blinken by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) came after the release Thursday night of testimony from former CIA chief Michael Morell that Blinken had spurred him to organize the now-infamous October 2020 letter to benefit the Biden campaign. Morell testified he agreed to do so because Blinken reached out to him and he wanted to influence the election in Joe Biden's favor.

"This, in my opinion, probably disqualifies him to serve as the Secretary of State," Biggs told Just the News in a wide-ranging interview Friday on the John Solomon Reports podcast. "And I know people keep saying, 'Andy, you want to impeach everybody?' Well, you know, Tony Blinken probably should be impeached, just like [Homeland Secretary Alejandro] Mayorkas should be impeached.

Biggs, a member of the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees that are currently probing the Biden family influence peddling allegations, said the revelation that Blinken allegedly was willing to accuse a nuclear superpower, Russia, of interfering in the U.S. election without evidence just to create a presidential debate talking point for Joe Biden made it impossible for him to deal credibly with foreign countries as America's chief diplomat.

"Let's talk about our allies who now don't trust us at all," he said. "And why would they? They think we're weak, untrustworthy. How in the world can he remain our spokesperson to the world? … I just don't see how he can, and he should go. I think he's irreparably harmed the United States."

Asked whether he was formally asking Blinken to resign, Biggs answered: "Yeah, in fact, I'll break it on your show. Tony Blinken, you should resign."

Johnson, who led a 2020 Senate probe that concluded Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings while his father was vice president harmed U.S. national security, also called for Blinken to resign if Morell's allegations prove true.

"And if he doesn't resign, he should be impeached," he said during an interview Friday with the Star News Network. "Again, so many members of the Biden administration have this level of deceit, dishonesty and corruption. This is a lawless administration."

The State Department declined to address Morell's allegations about Blinken, saying it would not comment on matters currently under investigation.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, who conducted the bombshell interview with Morell that uncovered Blinken's role, has demanded the secretary of state answer questions about his role in the letter and whether others, including the president, were involved.

"Based on Morell's testimony, it is apparent that the Biden campaign played an active role in the origins of the public statement, which had the effect of helping to suppress the Hunter Biden story and preventing American citizens from making a fully informed decision during the 2020 presidential election," Jordan wrote Blinken in demanding he turn over evidence about the letter.

https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/sattwo-key-republicans-call-secretary-state-blinken-resign-over

https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1649523150483324928

Prigozhin says war is being sabotaged by Russia’s Deep State

Wagner CEO Yevgeny Prigozhin published an article on April 14 in which he made the following claims:

“The strategic role of Bakhmut is not so great. Bakhmut is followed by Seversk, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Druzhkovka and Chasov Yar … [T]he capture of Bakhmut itself will not ensure a short-term victory over Ukraine, the road to the Dnieper, or even the capture of Donbass.”

“The US does not need a quick war”. Washington wants to drag the conflict out as long as possible in order to destabilize Russia and “collapse [it] into many principalities”.

Russia’s Deep State, “a community of near-state elites that operate independently of the political leadership of the state”, is actively sabotaging the war effort.

To prevent the Deep State from making concessions to Washington, Russia should announce the successful completion of the “special military operation” and consolidate territorial gains.

To summarize: An oligarch who is spearheading Russia’s only discernable offensive in Ukraine says the war will continue for the foreseeable future, even if/when Bakhmut is captured. Meanwhile, a powerful group of oligarchs and bureaucrats want to negotiate a backdoor deal with Washington that would have disastrous consequences for Russia.

Shocking and outrageous claims? Only if you’ve been getting your “war updates” from YouTube.

Strelkov’s “angry patriots” release manifesto

Igor Strelkov’s Club of Angry Patriots published a manifesto on April 17. A few highlights:

“The opportunity for a quick and bloodless victory over the Ukrainian state, which has become a weapon of NATO, was missed back in 2014 by the signing of the treacherous Minsk agreements. The military operation launched in 2022 could have gone according to a completely different scenario, but mediocre organization at the strategic, operational and tactical level led our country to a war of attrition.”

“Defeat in the war will lead Russia to catastrophic consequences. The United States and NATO states do not hide their intentions to dismember the Russian Federation and bring the Russian people into submission under a new [Western] yoke.”

“The military-political leadership of Russia does not realize the gravity of the situation.”

“Those who have transferred their capital and their loyalty to the West continue to remain in power and big business. They are ready for sabotage, as well as for direct collusion with the enemy and, therefore, betrayal. We do not rule out that they are preparing a pro-Western coup, capitulation and, consequently, the dismemberment of Russia.”

“We will counter this scenario [betrayal by those loyal to the West] with all available means.”

Notably, Strelkov and Prigozhin, who don’t particularly like each other (if you are familiar with their colorful history), are basically saying the exact same thing.

https://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=267938

Far-Left Actor Who Played “George Costanza” on Seinfeld Gets WRECKED In Comments Under Tweet Announcing He’s Leaving Twitter Over Small Fee To Get Certified

Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander, who played the role of George Costanza, announced that he was leaving Twitter Friday after having his verification removed. The actor received millions for his role on the hit tv show but is fussing because it costs $8.00 to verify a Twitter account. The real-life drama resembles a typical Seinfeld episode and has brought a flood of hilarious criticism against Alexander’s ridiculous behavior.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk sparked outrage among celebrities now throwing fits because they have to pay an $8 monthly fee to maintain a blue check mark verification symbol on their Twitter account.

Before billionaire Musk bought Twitter, blue check marks were applied to user accounts to indicate that the account is verified and belongs to the person it appears to. Typically, verified accounts included celebrities, journalists, athletes, and public figures. But since taking over the social media platform, Musk has made blue verification check marks available to all Twitter users who pay an $8 monthly subscription fee and verify they are who they say they are.

So on Thursday, when the blue check marks were removed from the accounts whose owners had not signed up for the subscription, several public figures with enormous incomes who are used to receiving preferential treatment lost their minds at the prospect of paying $8.00 each month to have their accounts verified. Yet everyday Americans have treated the fee like they would any subscription service, recognizing the value in paying for the received product.

But since entitled Jason Alexander is one of the elitists who can not handle the thought of paying $8.00 a month to verify his account, he has opted to leave the platform. On Friday, Alexander tweeted, “Ok, everyone. Twitter has removed my verification. I will no longer be posting on this app. Anyone who posts as me is an imposter. I wish you all well.”

Little did Alexander know that his tweet would bring a mountain of comments roasting the actor, pointing out that he is a cheapskate for refusing to pay the nominal Twitter fee.

One user wrote, “You don’t have to announce your departure. It’s not the airport. You can just leave.”

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