Durham Goes Off On FBI, CIA, Schiff During Wednesday Testimony

Update (1351ET): More bombshells from Durham on Wednesday, where he told the House Judiciary Committee that the CIA knew that Hillary Clinton approved a plan to smear then-candidate Donald Trump with Russia allegations in order to distract from her classified email scandal, and that the FBI did not "sufficiently scrutinize information it received," nor "apply the same standards to allegations it received about the Clinton and Trump campaigns."

"The FBI was too willing to accept and use politically funded and uncorroborated opposition research, such as the Steele dossier," said Durham, adding "The FBI relied on the dossier and FISA applications, knowing there was likely material originating from a political campaign or political opponent."

Durham said that it's "going to take time to rebuild the public's confidence in the institution," referring to the FBI following its mishandling of the Russia collusion probe.

Under questioning from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Durham said former FBI Director Jim Comey withheld a referral memorandum from the agents working the Crossfire Hurricane case.

The memo contained intelligence from a high-level briefing with Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan related to then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's attempts to tie Trump to Russia.

"They kept key intelligence from the investigators. This is how bad this investigation was but here's the scary part: I don't think anything has changed," Jordan said. -Just the News

A few highlights:

John Durham SNAPS at Adam Schiff after trying to justify Russiagate Hoax by asking if leaked emails were stolen: “In your mind!” pic.twitter.com/WD6VQNZazK

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 21, 2023

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/our-findings-were-sobering-john-durham-gives-fiery-testimony-fbi-abuses-schools-schiff

AG Garland Deflects When Asked if Hunter’s Sweetheart Deal and Trump’s Indictment Reflect a “Different Standard of Justice Depending on Political Leanings”

US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday was asked about Hunter Biden’s sweetheart deal with federal prosecutors.

Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges in a sweetheart deal given by his corrupt father’s Justice Department after a five year investigation (mop up operation).

Hunter Biden will likely get probation for not paying his taxes – only peasants go to prison for not paying taxes.

As far as the gun charge – A FELONY – Hunter Biden won’t even be pleading to that crime.

Merrick Garland took questions after delivering remarks in Stockholm, Sweden.

A reporter asked Garland about the different standards of justice depending on political leanings.

“Do [Pres. Trump’s and Hunter Biden’s cases] reflect a different standard of justice depending on political leanings?” a reporter asked Merrick Garland on Wednesday.

Merrick Garland deflected and referred questions to US Attorney David Weiss’s office.

“I would leave this matter in the hands of the United States Attorney who was appointed by the previous president and assigned to this matter by the previous administration that he would be given full authority to decide…” Garland said.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/ag-garland-deflects-when-asked-if-hunters-sweetheart/

Christie Says Transgender Procedures On Minors Should Be Allowed If Parents Consent

While governor of New Jersey, Christie signed into law a measure that allows self-identifying transgender minors to use the bathroom that accords with their professed gender identity. That proposal advanced amid national debate over whether transgender people should use opposite-sex bathrooms, particularly biological males using female bathrooms.

Now, a number of states have passed laws restricting access to transgender procedures for minors as the country has seen a sharp uptick in the number of youths who question their gender identity.

States with laws that limit transgender procedures include Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Similar legislation is pending, having been approved by at least one state legislative chamber, in Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas, and Wyoming. In total, 33 states have at least a pending bill addressing the topic.

Critics of transgender transitions by minors say minors aren’t developmentally equipped to make such decisions, arguing that the procedures used—double mastectomy, chemical or physical castration, and potentially sterilizing hormones and puberty blockers—are permanent and don’t take into account the prospect that a child may become more comfortable with their biological sex later in life. Supporters say these procedures are the most effective way to treat gender dysphoria, the subjective feeling that one’s “true” gender does not align with the gender they were “assigned” at birth.

Christie took a midline position on the issue, suggesting that he would allow the procedures as president but would emphasize the importance of parental involvement.

“Many Republican governors across the country have been banning hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender people under 18 years old,” anchor Jake Tapper said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“As governor of New Jersey, you signed into law some legal protections for trans people, including students. What do you make of your fellow Republican governors and candidates going in the opposite direction?”

Christie responded, “Jake, what I believe we should be focused on most importantly in these issues, is making sure there’s parental involvement and every step along the way.

“I don’t think that the government should ever be stepping into the place of the parents in helping to move their children through a process where those children are confused or concerned about their gender. And I just would say the parents are the people who are best positioned to make these judgments. And so what I’d like to make sure each state does is require that parents be involved in these decisions.

“The fact is, that folks who are under the age of 18 should have parental support and guidance and love as they make all of the key decisions of their life. And this should not be one that’s excluded by the government in any way.”

The comments put Christie at odds with some of his top rivals for the Republican nomination.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/christie-says-transgender-procedures-minors-should-be-allowed-if-parents-consent

Brussels piles more sanctions on Moscow

The latest penalties target third nations for circumventing the existing restrictions

EU member states agreed on a new batch of sanctions targeting Russia on Wednesday. Sweden, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, announced the deal on Twitter.

The 11th set of EU punitive measures is mainly aimed at stopping third countries and companies from bypassing the existing sanctions.

“Today, the EU Ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia. The package includes measures aimed at countering sanctions circumvention and individual listings,” the Swedish presidency said.

The latest package bans the transit of dual-use goods and technology through Russia to prevent the use of these products in the country’s defense and security sector. The new sanctions also allow the bloc to impose restrictions on the sale of sensitive dual-use goods and technology to nations that may resell them to Russia.

The EU has also expanded the list of restricted goods that could serve Russia’s military sector. The latest set of penalties extends the suspension of the broadcasting licenses in the EU of five Russian state-controlled media outlets.

https://www.rt.com/business/578409-eu-russia-sanctions-ukraine/

WWF declared ‘undesirable’ in Russia

The Swiss-based NGO was allegedly working against Russian economic interests

Russia’s Prosecutor-General on Wednesday declared the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), also known as the World Wildlife Fund, “undesirable.” Moscow accused the Switzerland-based nonprofit of working on behalf of the US against Russia’s economic and security interests, especially in the Arctic.

The Prosecutor-General’s Office said that the WWF used environmental and educational activities “as a cover for implementing projects that pose security threats in the economic sphere.”

Specifically, “under the pretext of preserving the environment, the WWF is carrying out activities aimed at preventing the implementation of [Russia’s] policies for the industrial development and exploration of natural resources in the Arctic territories, while developing and legitimizing restrictions that could serve as a basis for transferring the Northern Sea Route into the exclusive economic zone of the US.”

The NGO is especially targeting large enterprises engaged in the energy sector, the oil and gas industry, and also the mining of mineral deposits and precious metals, according to Russian officials. The Prosecutor-General’s Office in particular objected to the WWF’s use of the ESG (Environmental/Social/Governance) scores to rate Russian companies, which are based solely on the “subjective standards and criteria developed by the WWF.”

The WWF has provided material and other support for several Russian NGOs that have been included in the registry of foreign agents, such as ‘Friends of the Baltic’ and the ‘Sakhalin Environmental Watch’. The Russian Ministry of Justice declared the WWF itself a foreign agent in March this year.

Being declared undesirable is an effective ban on the organization. It must shut down its offices in Russia, and doing business with it is punishable with a fine or jail in case of repeat offenders. The first organization to be designated so was the US Congress-funded National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in 2015.

Another environmentalist NGO, Greenpeace, was declared unwelcome last month after allegations it had sought destabilization and change of government in Russia “through unconstitutional means.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/578405-russia-wwf-undesirable-ban/

GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley Lists Off Numerous Lies by Democrats Schiff, Nadler, Swalwell, and Lieu on Trump Russia Hoax – Durham Agrees

Former special counsel John Durham will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning starting at 9 AM Eastern.

Special Counsel John Durham released his final report earlier this month in his investigation on the launch of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax by top intelligence Durham concluded the FBI had no verified intel when it opened the Crossfire Hurricane investigation into Trump in 2016. And the FBI still had no evidence when they opened the Mueller Special Counsel in 2017.

The Crossfire Hurricane CI investigation was based on lies conjured up by Hillary Clinton and her paid for fake Russia dossier.

Rep. Kiley: Mr. Durham, several people today, including ranking member Nadler and three representatives from California Mr. Schiff, Mr. Swalwell and Mr. Lieu have attacked you. Ranking Member Nadler called your report a political exercise with ethical ambiguity. Mr. Lieu called you a partisan hack.

However, it seems that they’re taking issue not so much with the conclusions of your report court as those of Mr. Mueller’s report, which concluded that the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.

That conclusion directly contradicted statements made on the record by those representatives. For example, Mr. Schiff in 2017 2018 made statements such as the Russians offered help, the campaign accepted help, the Russians gave help, and the President made full use of that help. And that is pretty damning. He also said there’s clear evidence on the issue of collusion. He said, I think there’s plenty of evidence of collusion or conspiracy in plain sight. Mr. Durham, are those statements supported by the conclusions of the Mueller Report?

John Durham: I don’t believe so.

Rep Kiley: Mr. Nadler stated It’s clear that the campaign concluded, and there’s a lot of evidence of that. The question is, was the President involved? Mr. Nadler also said there was obviously a lot of collusion. Mr. Durham, were those statements supported by the Mueller report?

John Durham: I don’t believe so.

Rep. Kiley: Mr. Lew stated in a press release in March of 2017, the bombshell revelation that US. Officials have information that suggests Trump associates may have colluded with the Russians means we must pause the entire Trump agenda. We may have an illegitimate President of the United States currently occupying the White House. Mr. Durham, did the Mueller report establish that we had an illegitimate President occupying the White House?

John Durham: Not to my knowledge.

Rep. Kiley: Even here today, we had Mr. Schiff raise questions about your public statement during the investigation, saying this somehow violated a DOJ policy. However, Mr. Mueller himself made a public statement in January of 2019. This is an article from CNN Headline. Mueller’s office disputes. BuzzFeed report that Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. So whatever policy there might exist in the DOJ with respect to public statements by Special Counsels, it would seem that you and Mr. Moore would be on equal footing with respect to it. Is that correct?

John Durham: it seems so.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/gop-rep-kevin-kiley-lists-numerous-lies-democrats/

Dirty Facebook META Announces Release of “Twitter Rival” Called THREADS So They Can Censor, Ban and Silence Conservatives on a Whole New Platform

Facebook-META wants to challenge Twitter with a new platform called “THREADS.”

The dirty social media company hopes to gain users so they can censor, ban and silence conservative voices in a whole new arena.

The Gateway Pundit has been reporting on Facebook censorship of conservative voices for years. Facebook META has banned a photo of Santa kneeling before Baby Jesus, the Star Spangled Banner video, and the Bible verse John 3:16.

Facebook eliminated or censored ALL of the top Pro-Trump pages in 2017 immediately after President Trump’s victory.

META misses the good old days – when they could ban millions of conservative users on a whim. So the dirtbags at the corrupt company is launching a Twitter rival called THREADS to take on Twitter.

Mario Nawful reported:

META, the same company that copied Snapchat, TikTok, StumbleUpon, Foursquare, BeReal and Clubhouse, began coding ‘Project 92’ three months after Elon acquired Twitter.

Rumors have been circulating about the app’s public name being ‘Threads’.

META’s chief product officer Chris Cox described Project 92 as “our response to Twitter” and mentioned that it will allow Instagram users to automatically transfer their followers and user information straight to the new app.

Cox threw shade at

@elonmusk

‘s Twitter by claiming Meta’s “been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/dirty-facebook-meta-announces-release-twitter-rival-called/

Pennsylvania: Failed GOP Nominee Carrie DelRosso Now a Lobbyist for DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS

Carrie DelRosso was the GOP establishment's chosen nominee for Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania in 2022. Now she's working as a lobbyist and representing the notorious voting company at the very center of 2020 election fraud investigations.

Carrie DelRosso, the failed 2022 GOP nominee for Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania, who’s been widely credited by her own party with helping sink the statewide GOP ticket, led by America First gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, has gone to work as a lobbyist representing Dominion Voting Systems.

DelRosso was the Pennsylvania establishment’s hand-chosen nominee for Lt. Governor in 2022, as they mobilized to take down the Trump-aligned primary campaign of Teddy Daniels and, eventually, the general election campaign of Doug Mastriano, who’d endorsed Daniels in the primary and was also backed by President Trump.

Now, DelRosso has gone to work as a lobbyist on behalf of Dominion Voting Systems, the electronic voting company at the center of 2020 election fraud investigations that won a whopping $787.5 million after suing Fox News for the apparent crime of some of its hosts questioning the reported 2020 election results. The company has also been reported to have directed Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson.

A recent report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, headlined “Post-Mastriano, DelRosso goes team Dominion”, details Carrie DelRosso’s new employment, revealing that DelRosso “is now a lobbyist for Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney.”

The lobbying firm, The Inquirer reported, “has been lobbying for Dominion since 2017,” well before the 2020 Presidential Election and during a period of time in which electronic voting companies pushed hard to seize control of American elections – with great success, largely thanks to big-money lobbying firms and their paid political hacks.

DelRosso and a Dominion spokesman each refused to comment when reached by The Inquirer, the report adds.

https://nationalfile.com/pennsylvania-failed-gop-nominee-carrie-delrosso-now-a-lobbyist-for-dominion-voting-systems/

Report: Joe Biden Spills ‘Sensitive’ Intelligence about Chinese Spy Balloon to Campaign Donors

President Joe Biden spilled “sensitive” United States intelligence about China to campaign donors at a recent event in California, according to a report.

At the fundraiser in California, Biden revealed to attendees what the U.S. intelligence agencies had learned about the Chinese spy balloon incident earlier this year, reportedly surprising U.S. officials.

The New York Times reported that at the fundraiser, Biden “set off into what appeared to be an unplanned riff” about the spy balloon incident, “revealing what United States intelligence agencies had learned about the internal confusion in Beijing during the incident.”

According to the Times, Biden told about 130 guests in attendance at the fundraiser: “The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two boxcars full of spy equipment in it is he didn’t know it was there.”

“No, I’m serious. That’s what’s a great embarrassment for dictators, when they didn’t know what happened,” Biden said.

The Times reported that “other U.S. officials were surprised on Tuesday night that the president would discuss the sensitive information in a public setting.”

The paper reported:

U.S. officials have previously said they suspected the craft was supposed to conduct surveillance over U.S. military bases in Guam and Hawaii but got blown off course to Alaska and eventually the continental United States, but they had not publicly disclosed Mr. Xi’s apparent ignorance.

An official briefed on the intelligence who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the outlet that Biden’s remarks accurately reflected the American government’s private assessment.

Biden also discussed other U.S. government assessments of China.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2023/06/21/report-joe-biden-spills-sensitive-intelligence-about-chinese-spy-balloon-to-campaign-donors/

School Allowing Children to ‘Identify as Cats’ Facing Govt Investigation: Report

The British government is reportedly set to launch an investigation into a secondary school after a teacher was recorded scolding two girls who refused to accept that their classmate could “identify as a cat” and that there are more than two genders.

Rye College, a state secondary school in East Sussex, England is facing a government probe following revelations that teachers and school officials are indulging children who claim to be cats or other non-human identities, according to The Telegraph.

The school came under heavy scrutiny following the release of an audio recording in which a teacher at Rye was heard reprimanding two girls as “despicable” for denying that it is possible for a fellow classmate to actually be a cat or accepting the idea that there are more than two genders.

According to the broadsheet, which is most closely aligned with the governing Conservative Party, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is understood to have launched an investigation into the school. A source, described as close to the minister, said: “Teachers should not be teaching contested ideology as fact. They must have due regard to safeguarding if a pupil identifies as an animal.”

While Rye College has received much attention over the past few days in the British press, the issue of schools allowing children to identify as they choose, is not a localised issue, with the Telegraph reporting that other schools have been found to allow children to identify as horses, dinosaurs, and even a moon.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/06/21/school-allowing-children-to-identify-as-cats-facing-govt-investigation-report/

Massive Explosion at Paris’ American Academy Leaves Dozens Injured

A strong explosion hit a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving 24 injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over city monuments and prompted the evacuation of surrounding buildings, police said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.

The facade of a building in the 5th arrondissement, or district, collapsed, and emergency services were working to determine if anyone was still inside, a Paris police official said. The explosion happened near the historic Val de Grace military hospital.

Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said the building where the explosion occurred was a private school, the Paris American Academy, which was founded in 1965 and offers teaching in fashion design, interior design, fine arts and creative writing.

The fire was contained but not yet extinguished. Some 270 firefighters were involved in putting out the flames and 70 emergency vehicles were on the scene.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/06/21/massive-explosion-at-paris-american-academy-leaves-dozens-injured/

170K Migrants Apprehended in May at Southern Border Doubles Biden’s Inaugural Month

Border Patrol agents along the southwest border with Mexico apprehended nearly 170,000 migrants who crossed between ports of entry in May. While this is down from the more than 183,000 apprehended in April, it is more than double the 71,141 apprehensions in January 2021 — the month President Joe Biden took office.

Border Patrol agents in the nine southwest border sectors apprehended 169,244 migrants who crossed the border between ports of entry in May. This is down by less than eight percent from the 183,079 apprehended in April.

The apprehension numbers do not include an estimated 51,000 migrants who were classified as known got-aways, according to a CBP source not authorized to speak to the media. This brings the number of known migrant crossers to more than 220,000 migrants.

While the Biden administration credited the decrease in apprehensions to new border security and immigration policies, the number is an increase of nearly 125 percent from the 75,316 migrant apprehensions in January 2021 — Joe Biden’s inaugural month.

“As a result of comprehensive planning and preparation efforts, there has been a significant reduction in encounters along the Southwest border since the return to full Title 8 immigration enforcement on May 12,” Senior Official Performing the Duties of CBP Commissioner Troy A. Miller said in a written statement rolling out the May numbers. “As we continue to execute our plans –including delivering strengthened consequences for those who cross unlawfully while expanding access to lawful pathways and processes– we will continue to monitor changes in encounter trends and adjust our response as necessary.”

CBP officials continue claiming to operate a “safe, orderly, and humane immigration system.]

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/06/21/170k-migrants-apprehended-in-may-at-southern-border-doubles-bidens-inaugural-month/

Beware of WEF- and Bill Gates-funded Apeel “Organipeel” food coating chemical on ORGANIC produce

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has dropped a bombshell this week about a chemical substance called “Organipeel,” produced by a company called Apeel, that is hiding in plain sight as a protective coating on organic produce.

The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) reportedly gave Apeel’s Organipeel the green light “presumably based on citric acid being the active ingredient.” However, Organipeel only contains 0.66 percent citric acid; the other 99.44 percent of the substance remains a mystery.

Perhaps not surprisingly, both the World Economic Forum (WEF) and billionaire eugenicist Bill Gates of Microsoft fame are behind Organipeel. The WEF and Gates were instrumental in convincing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve it for use on organic produce, even though it appears to be anything but organic.

The OCA reported that citric acids is allowed in organic foods, despite technically being non-organic, just so long as it is not synthetically derived – yes, there are different forms of citric acid. However, it is unclear what the rest of the Organipeel formula contains.

Organipeel, also known as Edipeel, contains ingredients derived using toxic solvents that may leave behind residues of mercury, cadmium and other poisons on food

A 45-page document submitted by Apeel Sciences to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) submission to the federal agency on Oct. 9, 2019, offers a few clues about Organipeel, which in this document is referred to as Edipeel – Apeel has multiple names for the substance depending on how it is applied to organic food.

The main ingredient, based on this document, is monoacylglycerides extracted from grape seed, which might sound natural until you realize that Apeel’s extraction methods involve the use of multiple toxic solvents. These solvents can leave behind toxic residues of mercury, cadmium, lead, arsenic, palladium, heptane, and ethyl acetate in the final product.

On Nov. 8, 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) conducted a review of monoacylglycerides, which in Europe is labeled on food as E 471. That review concluded that “the potential exposure to toxic elements resulting from the consumption of E 471 could be substantial.”

In 2017, the EFSA conducted another review that concluded the potential presence of glycidol, a carcinogen, in monoacylglycerides. And long before that in 2000, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glycidol as being “probably carcinogenic to humans.”

Despite all this, the WEF, Gates, and other globalist entities are insistent that monoacylglycerides, the main ingredient in Organipeel and Edipeel, are safe to consume even though they are linked to a cancer-causing carcinogen called glycidol, not to mention all those toxic metals aforementioned that linger on food as well.

It turns out that monoacylglycerides are also linked to diabetes. These environmental compounds, according to evidence provided in the 2012 issue of Diabetes Care, are linked to the “prevalent and chronic” problem of insulin resistance and associated diabetes, which has become a type of plague in modern society.

In 2021, Apeel was valued at $2 billion, thanks to the government’s approval of its questionably toxic Organipeel and Edipeel food preservative coating, which could be hiding in your organic fruits and vegetables. And you have the WEF and Gates to thank for this hidden poison.

http://www.stationgossip.com/2023/06/beware-of-wef-and-bill-gates-funded.html

Majority of 2,500 “climate mitigation” projects funded by the World Bank have little to do with climate

According to an analysis by the Breakthrough Institute and the Centre for Global Development, the majority of climate projects funded by the World Bank between 2020 and 2022 turned out to have little to do with climate at all.

The World Bank is by far the largest provider of climate finance. Its climate portfolio comprises almost $119 billion in various types of funding that it will spend over the course of 23 years. Of that, it has already invested $37 billion between 2020 and 2022 to fund 2,554 climate projects from low- and middle-income countries, including 1,179 described as being focused on climate mitigation activities.

The researchers, who analysed every project in the portfolio, found that a large number of the ones tagged as “climate” had little to nothing to do with it, and included instead administrative and bureaucratic projects: payment automation for salaries in Afghanistan, municipal transparency in Gaza, fiscal management in Benin.

Even projects that were more specifically related to climate failed to provide accurate estimates of the greenhouse gas emission reductions the projects would deliver.

Part of the issue is one of transparency and data collection: Since it’s hard to access detailed information about the projects, it’s also difficult to measure their results. But this can lead to overstating of climate investment. In the case of the World Bank, a separate analysis by Oxfam estimated that the institution is effectively putting 40% less funding into climate change than it believes it is.

The above are extracts from an article published by Quarts ‘The World Bank has spent $37 billion since 2020 on “climate mitigation” projects. Most have little to do with climate’. Read the full article HERE.

https://expose-news.com/2023/06/20/world-bank-climate-mitigation-projects/

12-year-old girl's alleged rape by boy in trans-inclusive bathroom discovered after mother read her diary: 'I was raped. F***ing kill me'

A 12-year-old girl alleged that she was raped in a middle school bathroom in October 2021, but the incident was not brought to light until the girl's mother discovered her diary entry about the attack, according to the Post Millennial.

In Rio Rancho, New Mexico, the young girl was washing her hands in what was described as a girls' restroom at the ASK Academy middle school. At that point a male came into the bathroom and allegedly walked over to the girl, pinned her against the counter, and wrestled her onto the floor. After allegedly hitting her head, he also reportedly held the girl down and raped her.

“I was raped. I was raped. I was raped. F***ing kill me," the girl, who is being referred to as Ray, reportedly wrote in her diary. The discovery of the passage by her mother, being referred to as Maggie, explained the shift in mood and mental health that her daughter had inexplicably been going through.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/gender-neutral-assault-nm-middleschool

John Kerry hit with ethics complaint over 'inaccurate' climate death toll claims

John Kerry was hit with an ethics complaint Tuesday alleging he "disregarded" scientific evidence on climate issues.

Protect the Public's Trust filed the complaint against the Biden administration's special presidential envoy for climate, detailing a May 10 speech in which Kerry claimed 15 million people perish every year due to greenhouse gas emissions.

"This claim is both tremendously consequential and entirely unsupported by scientific evidence," the letter to State Department and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy officials states.

PPT is calling for an investigation into Kerry's comments for violating the Biden administration's scientific integrity policies and are asking the government to "adequately correct the public record and deter similar hysterical claims in the future."

“[Fifteen] million people are dying every single year around this planet as a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, in the air which travels around and drops in the form of pollution and is warming the ocean at record rates, changing the chemistry of the ocean itself," Kerry, a former secretary of state, said at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's AIM for Climate Summit. "Without action, millions of lives and the livelihood of the planet is at risk."

In addition to Kerry's 15 million air deaths, he also said another 10 million people die annually from extreme heat.

“There are few more perilous breaches of scientific integrity than for public officials to convey inaccurate data to the public knowingly or recklessly, especially when it is done to justify politically motivated decisions or agendas," PPT Director Michael Chamberlain told the Washington Examiner. "Simply put, hysteria, hyperbole, and misrepresentation of data have no place in our government’s official pronouncements."

PPT's letter countered Kerry's claims with data with some of the most far-reaching death toll predictions in scientific literature, which claim the globe could see 3.4 million deaths per year by 2100, which is both significantly less than Kerry's prediction and also 77 years from now. Many of the deaths are attributed to wildfires and mosquito-borne illnesses.

"Despite the enormity of Mr. Kerry’s claim, he did not cite any scientific evidence for its basis," the letter states. "Nor is there any apparent scientific research that supports a claim that there are currently 15 million people dying yearly due to greenhouse gas emissions – or any other single cause of death that is tracked."

According to PPT, Kerry violated several of the Biden administration's scientific integrity policies, including a February 2021 memorandum called "Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking," OSTP's "Framework for Federal Scientific Integrity Policy and Practice," and the State Department's scientific integrity policy.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/john-kerry-ethics-complaint-climate-death-toll-claims

Coalition MK: LGBTQ community poses greater threat to Israel than Hezbollah or Hamas

Yitzhak Pindrus of the United Torah Judaism party says that it’s his duty to ‘not only prevent the Pride parade, but in general to prevent this movement’

A Haredi member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition blasted the LGBTQ community in an interview Tuesday, saying it was a graver threat to Israel than Islamist terror groups and adding that it was his duty to prevent Pride marches.

Yitzhak Pindrus, a senior member of the United Torah Judaism party who has a history of controversial remarks, including against members of the LGBTQ community, told Channel 12 news that “I understand I may have not correctly conveyed my message [previously], I will now try to explain it better.

“In my worldview, the most dangerous thing to the State of Israel — more than Islamic State, more than Hezbollah, more than Hamas — is the permissiveness regarding arayot, because that’s what the Torah says,” Pindrus said, using a term for sexual relationships and practices that are forbidden by the Bible and by Jewish law, including intercourse between men, among many other examples not related to LGBTQ people.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/coalition-mk-lgbtq-community-poses-greater-threat-to-israel-than-hezbollah-or-hamas/

Gannett sues Google, Alphabet, says their monopoly on digital ad sales has 'demolished' competition

Largest newspaper publishing company says Google has 'monopolized the markets' in online advertisement

Gannett, the company that owns USA Today and hundreds of local newspapers, has filed a federal lawsuit against Google that alleges the Big Tech company has a monopoly on the digital ad market.

The publishing company filed the suit Tuesday in a New York federal court, arguing Google and parent company Alphabet controls how publishers buy and sell ads online, which is costing Gannett and other publishers.

“The result is dramatically less revenue for publishers and Google’s ad-tech rivals, while Google enjoys exorbitant monopoly profits,” the lawsuit states.

Papers are still making much of their money off of ad revenue.

Gannett CEO Mike Reed writes in an op-ed in USA Today that digital advertising is now a $200 billion business – roughly eight-time what it was in 2009. However, he argues, the revenue news publishers has over the same period declined.

"Our lawsuit seeks to restore fair competition in a digital advertising marketplace that Google has demolished," Reed said. "The core of the case and our position is that Google abuses its control over the ad server monopoly to make it increasingly difficult for rival exchanges to run competitive auctions."

This is not the first time Google has been sued for alleged monopolistic control in the online advertising ecosystem.

In January, the Justice Department and eight states reportedly filed an antitrust suit against the tech giant. And in June 2021 the European Union conducted an antitrust investigation to learn whether Google was holding back competition in digital advertising technology.

Reed accused Google of bolstering its own gains at the expense of the newspapers, especially local ones.

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/gannett-sues-google-and-alphabet-over-unfair-advertising-policy

Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Transportation of Child Pornography

EUGENE, Ore.—On June 20, 2023, a former Veteran’s Administration police officer and resident of Roseburg, Oregon was sentenced to federal prison for repeatedly placing hidden cameras in sensitive personal locations to capture sexually explicit photos and videos of minors.

Robert Wayne Roady, 50, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison and 10 years’ supervised release.

In October 2020, Roady’s conduct was reported to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office who opened an investigation. Roady later admitted to hiding the cameras.

On November 5, 2020, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned an indictment charging Roady with attempted sexual exploitation of a child. On March 1, 2023, Roady pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging him with attempted transportation of child pornography.

This case was investigated by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the FBI. It was prosecuted by Adam E. Delph and Jeffrey S. Sweet, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon with assistance from Allison D. Eichmann, Chief Deputy District Attorney for the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.

If you or someone you know are in immediate danger, please call 9-1-1.

Anyone who has information the physical or online exploitation of children are encouraged to call the FBI at (503) 224-4181 or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/former-federal-law-enforcement-officer-sentenced-14-years-federal-prison-transportation

National MS-13 Gang Leader Along with 22 MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted for Murders and Other Acts of Violence

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/national-ms-13-gang-leader-along-22-ms-13-members-and-associates-indicted-murders-and

Former FBI Analyst Sentenced for Retaining Classified Documents

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/former-fbi-analyst-sentenced-retaining-classified-documents