National Security Breach? White House Posts, Then Deletes Photo of Biden Meeting US Troops in Israel

The White House posted a photo to its social media pages on Wednesday of Joe Biden meeting in Israel with what the White House called “first responders”, but were actually U.S. troops. The photo was later deleted from postings on White House accounts Instagram, Facebook and X Twitter.

The photo showed Biden greeting several U.S. troops in a room with U.S. and Israeli flags set in front of blue drapes. The photo was captioned, “In Israel, President Biden met with first responders to thank them for their bravery and the work they’re doing in response to the Hamas terrorist attacks.”

A screen caption of the post on Instagram was edited to protect the identities of the U.S. troops in the photo. This writer saw the original photo on the White House X Twitter feed on Wednesday that showed the faces of the soldiers.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/national-security-breach-white-house-posts-then-deletes/

Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Case in Exchange for Reduced Charges – Will Testify to Avoid Jail Time

Attorney Sidney Powell on Thursday pleaded guilty in the Georgia RICO case against Trump in exchange for reduced charges.

Powell will testify against her co-defendants to avoid jail time.

In August Fulton County DA Fani Willis hit President Trump and 18 others with RICO and conspiracy charges for daring to challenge the 2020 election.

Sidney Powell was charged with counts 1, and 32-37: RICO, Conspiracy to Commit Election Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Computer Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Computer Trespass, Conspiracy to Commit Computer Invasion of Privacy and Conspiracy to Defraud the State.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-georgia-case-exchange-reduced/

Virginia Giuffre Wins BIG in NY Supreme Court: Jeffrey Epstein’s Trafficking Victim Can’t Be Sued for Crimes That He Made Her Commit

In the future, when the full story of the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking ring is finally told in all its sordid magnitude, I believe one name will shine brighter than all others: Virginia Roberts Giuffre.

In my book she is a heroine, from victim to avenger, and now – having to battle to prove her innocence.

the ‘trifecta’ of settlements, against Epstein, against Ghislaine Maxwell and against Prince Andrew.

Without her relentless fight, it is highly unlikely that names like the three above (and others such as the late model agent – and alleged serial rapist – Jean Luc Brunel), would ever have faced any kind of scrutiny or retribution.

While she had to drop her Dershowitz suit, and as I understand her health is (or was) fragile, she still looms high in this planetary fight against pedophiles and sex traffickers.

But nothing is simple in this life. And certainly not for sex trafficking victims.

I’ve written about the ‘the dark satanic mills, that manufacture hell on earth’, to use a verse from a song.

Consider this: victims of sex trafficking are usually sent by their abusers on the road to become abusers themselves, feeding the self-replicating hellish cycle.

It’s known from legal filings that Virginia Roberts met her husband in Bangkok, and fled to Australia to build a life and a family with him.

What is also known is that Virginia was in Thailand with a double mission – she was to take courses in massage, and also – that’s a crucial point – to ‘find nice girls to send to Jeffrey’.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/virginia-giuffre-wins-big-ny-supreme-court-jeffrey/

Digital Dollar Poses "Significant Risks" To Consumer Privacy, Financial System: Fed Governor Admits

The creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) presents "significant risks" for the financial system and consumer privacy, says Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman.

Appearing at a Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems roundtable on Oct. 17, Ms. Bowman conceded that the benefits of a digital dollar are uncertain and that there could be "unintended consequences" for the banking sector.

"The potential benefits of a U.S. CBDC remain unclear, and the introduction of a U.S. CBDC could pose significant risks and tradeoffs for the financial system," she said in prepared remarks.

"These risks and tradeoffs include potential unintended consequences for the U.S. banking system and considerable consumer privacy concerns."

Ms. Bowman, who is one of seven Federal Reserve Board members overseeing domestic payments systems and banking, averred that she has not come across a "compelling argument" that a CBDC could solve issues surrounding frictions within payment systems, advance financial inclusion, or offer the public access to safe central bank money.

She did agree that the Fed needs to continue researching the subject and obtain greater insights into a digital dollar's technical capabilities and risks associated with CBDCs.

"As the money and payments landscape evolves, I continue to stress the importance of looking ahead and analyzing potential changes that may emerge well into the future," the Fed official noted. "Given the breadth of activity in this space, I believe that policymakers must specify the problems they are trying to solve, understand the range of alternatives that could address any problems, including policy and technology options, and thoroughly analyze the associated risks and tradeoffs."

In July, the central bank launched the FedNow Service, an interbank system for instant payments. Ms. Bowman asserts that this real-time payment service, which allows banks and credit unions to transfer funds instantly for customers, addresses many of the same issues that CBDCs ostensibly need to resolve.

"It is quite possible that other proposed solutions may address many or all of the problems that a CBDC would address, but in a more effective and efficient way," she said.

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/digital-dollar-poses-significant-risks-consumer-privacy-financial-system-fed-governor

Scotland's first minister volunteers country to be 'sanctuary' for Gaza refugees, says America should as well

The first minister of Scotland announced that the country is willing to be the first nation to accept refugees from Gaza and would be a "sanctuary" in what he hopes would be a "worldwide refugee scheme."

First Minister Humza Yousaf, the head of the Scottish government, wrote on his X account that "the people of Gaza are a proud people" whom his country would be willing to take in.

"Many don't want to leave, and shouldn't have to. But for those displaced, who want to leave, there should be a worldwide refugee scheme. Scotland is willing to be a place of sanctuary and be the first country to take those refugees," Yousaf wrote.

"The people of Gaza and the people of Palestine … my wife is Scottish Palestinian, and I can tell you they're very proud people and right to be proud," Yousaf said in an attached video. "They're proud of their culture, they're proud of their county, they're proud of their land."

"So many of them don't want to leave, and neither they should have to leave," the minister went on. "The world should be involved," he continued, while mentioning Europe and America, among others.

The first minister also noted how "generous" Scotland is, as the country has given refuge to Ukrainians and Syrians.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/scotland-s-first-minister-volunteers-country-to-be-sanctuary-for-gaza-refugees-says-america-should-as-well

'You f***ing sick Jew haters': Michael Rapaport launches blistering attack on the Squad in profanity-laden tirade

Comedian Michael Rapaport launched a profanity-laden tirade against Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The actor declared the Squad to be "the biggest f***ing squad of Jew haters in the United States."

Rapaport tagged Ocasio-Cortex, Omar, and Tlaib on his Instagram post that was captioned: "The Big 3 of Antisemitism!!!"

The opinionated actor added, "These 3 have hypnotized the World into thinking they’re not All About The Benjamin’s & will soon be out of Politics with a Production Company making Propaganda Content against #jewish people MARK MY WORDS!!!!"

Rapaport is referencing two anti-Semitic incidents involving Omar.

In a tweet from 2012, Omar wrote, "Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel."

In 2019, Omar sparked outrage when she suggested the Republican Party's overwhelming support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins."

Top Democrats – including Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif), Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), James Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) – released a statement condemning Omar's "deeply offensive" comments as "anti-Semitic tropes" and "prejudicial accusations."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/michael-rapaport-the-squad-aoc-israel-hamas

Gov. Hochul’s father dies suddenly while she’s in Israel, leading to emotional moment at Western Wall

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 87-year-old father died overnight while she was touring Israel — with the emotional politician leaving a note paying tribute to him in the Western Wall early Thursday.

“I pray for my father, who cherished his visit to this Holy Land, and who passed during the night,” Hochul’s handwritten message read in part.

Hochul was dressed in all black to mourn dad John Courtney, who died from a brain hemorrhage in Florida Wednesday night.

Courtney was an Irish Catholic who had previously visited Israel and encouraged his daughter to do the same.

Hochul arrived in Israel Wednesday in a show of support for the country and its people in the wake of the deadly Oct. 7 atrocity by Hamas terrorists.

“I pray for the victims of the Hamas attack on Israel, their families and all the innocent civilians lost as a result,” the note continued. “I pray for my father, who cherished his visit to this Holy Land, and who passed during the night.”

Following her visit to the Western Wall, Hochul, who is Catholic, made an unscheduled stop at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher — one of the holiest sites in Christianity — against the objections of her security team.

The governor walked over to the site, where it is believed Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.

https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/gov-hochuls-father-dies-suddenly-while-shes-in-israel/

It's exactly the same script as Ukraine - go visit denounce the opposition then right a big check

Rishi Sunak Lands in Israel with Message: ‘I Stand with You Against the Evil that Is Terrorism’

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak landed in Tel Aviv late Wednesday night to begin a 48-hour diplomatic foray to the Middle East.

The previously unannounced mission will caution leaders against any “dangerous escalation” in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas terrorist forces and their backers while telling the Jewish state he is with them.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/10/19/rishi-sunak-lands-in-israel-with-message-i-stand-with-you-against-the-evil-that-is-terrorism/

FOIA’d Emails Reveal Highest-Level Leaders at White House, HHS, CDC, NIAID, AAP All Knew COVID Vaccines Linked to Myocarditis, Yet Publicly Covered Up Findings.

DailyClout received the third, 131-page release of documents from Attorney Edward Berkovich’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The FOIA request stated: “I request emails sent by and received by Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, Sherri A. Berger, and Kevin Griffis (all of whom are CDC personnel) on dates beginning February 1, 2021 through May 31, 2021, containing the word myocarditis.” Astonishingly, the emails reveal that the most senior of leaders, all the way up to the White House, knew about heart damage linked to mRNA vaccines yet colluded behind the scenes to conceal this side effect from the American people.

Approximately 60% of the production is redacted. In a letter that accompanied the documents, the HHS FOIA office gave its reasoning:

“The Office of the Secretary [of HHS] conducted review 94 pages of responsive records. After a careful review of these pages, I am releasing 52 pages, we have found that it is reasonably foreseeable that disclosure would harm an interest protected by one or more of the exemptions to the FOIA’s general rule of disclosure and/or that disclosure is prohibited by law; therefore I have determined to withhold portions of three pages, pursuant to Exemption (b (6) of FOIA (5 U.S.C. §552).

Additionally, CDC is withholding portion of 37 pages, to include 37 pages in their entirety pursuant to Exemptions (b)(5) and (b)(6) of FOIA (5 U.S.C. §552). Exemption (b)(5) protects inter-agency or intra-agency memoranda or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency. This exemption protects documents that would be covered by any privilege an agency could assert in a civil proceeding. These privileges include, among others, the deliberative process privilege, the attorney-client privilege, and the attorney work-product privilege. In this instance, the process privilege applies.

FOIA exemption (b)(6) permits a federal agency to withhold information and records about individuals in ‘personnel and medical files and similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.’ The definition of ‘similar files’ has historically been broadly interpreted to include a wide variety of files, and the United States Supreme Court has held that Congress intended the term ‘similar files’ to be interpreted broadly, rather than narrowly. I have analyzed these records and find they meet the threshold requirement of this exemption. Additionally, I have reviewed and weighed the public interest in disclosure of this information against the privacy interest in nondisclosure and found that the privacy interest outweighs the public’s interest in disclosure.”

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https://dailyclout.io/foiad-emails-reveal-highest-level-leaders-at-white-house-hhs-cdc-niaid-aap-all-knew-covid-vaccines-linked-to-myocarditis-yet-publicly-covered-up-findings/

The all knew

European Union Opens Disinformation Case Against Meta and TikTok

The European Union on Thursday demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war, flexing the power of a new law that threatens billions in fines if tech giants fail to do enough to protect users.

The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive branch, formally requested that the social media companies provide information on how they’re complying with pioneering digital rules aimed at cleaning up online platforms.

The commission asked Meta and TikTok to explain the measures they have taken to reduce the risk of spreading and amplifying terrorist and violent content, hate speech and disinformation.

It’s the prelude to a possible crackdown under the new digital rules, which took effect in August and have made the EU a global leader in reining in Big Tech. The biggest platforms face extra obligations to stop a wide range of illegal content from flourishing or face the threat of fines of up to 6% of annual global revenue.

The new rules, known as the Digital Services Act, are being put to the test by the Israel-Hamas war. Photos and videos have flooded social media of the carnage alongside posts from users pushing false claims and misrepresenting videos from other events.

Brussels issued its first formal request under the DSA last week to Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

European Commissioner Thierry Breton, the bloc’s digital enforcer, had previously sent warning letters to the three platforms, as well as YouTube, highlighting the risks that the war poses.

“In our exchanges with the platforms, we have specifically asked them to prepare for the risk of live broadcasts of executions by Hamas – an imminent risk from which we must protect our citizens – and we are seeking assurances that the platforms are well prepared for such possibilities,” Breton said in a speech Wednesday.

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it has a “well-established process for identifying and mitigating risks during a crisis while also protecting expression.”

After Hamas militants attacked Israeli communities, “we quickly established a special operations center staffed with experts, including fluent Hebrew and Arabic speakers, to closely monitor and respond to this rapidly evolving situation,” the company said.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/10/19/european-union-opens-disinformation-case-against-meta-and-tiktok/

Truth Social is a gatekeeping POS site

‘Highly Concerning Behavior’: Pentagon Declassifies Nearly 200 Intercepts Between US And Chinese Warplanes

The Pentagon officials warned inadvertent conflict with China could erupt after releasing declassified pictures and videos on Tuesday showing Chinese aircraft displaying “highly concerning behavior” toward U.S. military planes in international airspace.

Dr. Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, told reporters on Tuesday that more than 180 incidents have occurred over the East and South China Sea region since 2021, signifying a sharp increase in coercive and risky operational behavior in the last decade.

“That’s nearly 200 cases where [People’s Liberation Army] operators have performed reckless maneuvers or discharged chaff or shot off flares or approached too rapidly or too close to U.S. aircraft,” Ratner said. “All as part of trying to interfere with the ability of U.S. forces to operate safely in places where we and every country in the world have every right to be under international law.”

The U.S. has operated in the region for decades, Ratner said. However, reports indicate that Chinese forces have previously used such tactics to harass and irritate U.S. aircraft and its allies in international airspace. The declassified documents reportedly captured tense moments between U.S. and Chinese aircraft.

Earlier this year, Ratner said a Chinese fighter jet “clearly armed” approached an American aircraft flying over the South China Sea traveling “hundreds of miles per hour” from approximately 30 feet away and lingered at narrow proximity for roughly 15 minutes.

The Pentagon reportedly said that other occurrences included one Chinese fighter jet flying 10 feet below a U.S. aircraft in the East China Sea and another fighter jet intimidating an American plane by displaying weapons from approximately 40 feet away in the South China Sea. A Chinese pilot then responded with an expletive toward the U.S. pilot, who attempted to make contact with the person.

Ratner said the example of behavior points to what the Pentagon’s next annual China Military Power Report (CMPR) will describe as “a centralized and concerted campaign to perform these risky behaviors in order to coerce a change in lawful U.S. operational activity and that of U.S. allies and partners.”

Admiral John C. Aquilino, commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, told reporters that such types of intercepts happen daily around the world but noted that the vast majority are conducted safely and without incident.

“I’m most concerned about the potential for accidents the way Dr. Ratner explained them, and those accidents could lead to miscalculation,” Aquilino said. “We must prevent these from happening in the theater.”

Pentagon officials said the interceptions from China fit into a wider effort to undermine international order by using naval and land maneuvers around foreign military equipment throughout the region.

“We’re seeing it against allies and partners,” Ratner said. “Not just the United States. We’re seeing it on land against our Indian partners. So this is part of a much broader picture.”

The news conference comes after months of the White House warning about Chinese military aggressiveness.

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters in June that it “won’t be long before somebody gets hurt.”

http://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2023/10/highly-concerning-behavior-pentagon.html

Pfizer’s newly issued press release states definitively that mRNA COVID vaccines “show increased risks” of myocarditis.

https://twitter.com/LeadingReport/status/1714782169032225235

GOP mega-donor, tech icon exposed as FBI informant: Report

Tech magnate Peter Thiel, best known for co-founding PayPal and his role as a Republican mega-donor, secretly served as a “confidential human source” (CHS) for the FBI, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

The revelation of Thiel’s role as an FBI informant was unveiled by a recent Business Insider report based on sources close to the tech billionaire.

Peter Thiel, the man behind major Silicon Valley investments and a key player in the cryptocurrency realm, reportedly began working with the FBI in the summer of 2021. Sources told Business Insider that Thiel funneled information to Los Angeles-based FBI agent Johnathan Buma, an expert in probing political corruption and foreign influence campaigns.

The path to Thiel’s role as an FBI informant was reportedly paved by Charles Johnson, an internet troll and long-standing associate of Thiel’s. Johnson shared with Business Insider that he was instrumental in linking Thiel with Agent Buma, a claim backed by another anonymous source familiar with Thiel’s FBI association.

One source indicated to Business Insider that Thiel’s assistance to the FBI emerged in an attempt to distance himself from former President Donald Trump and the broader MAGA movement, as the former president has been vocally critical of federal law-enforcement agencies such as the FBI under the Biden administration.

According to the FBI’s Confidential Human Source Policy Guide, once someone becomes an FBI source, “[They] will be either an ‘FBI source’ or a ‘former FBI source’ and, in turn, his or her conduct or misconduct will reflect upon the FBI.”

The policy guide also stipulates that only people who can provide “valuable information… on a recurring basis” can be given CHS status.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/10/gop-mega-donor-tech-icon-exposed-as-fbi-informant-report/