Muslim Americans in swing states launch anti-Biden campaign

Dec 2, 2023

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Muslim Americans in several swing states are scheduled to gather in Michigan on Saturday to start a campaign they're calling #AbandonBiden, a reflection of their outrage over President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

Why it matters: Arab American and Muslim American anger could hurt Biden's re-election prospects in most of the 2024 swing states he won in 2020, as those groups have been heavily Democratic.

Zoom in: Muslim American leaders from Michigan, Minnesota, Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, and Pennsylvania are expected to meet in Dearborn, Mich., to start the new campaign.

"This #AbandonBiden 2024 conferenceis set against the backdrop of the upcoming 2024 presidential election and the decision to withdraw support for President Biden due to his unwillingness to call for a ceasefire and protect innocents in Palestine and Israel," the group said in a statement.

"Leaders from swing states will work together to guarantee Biden's loss in the 2024 election."

The campaign primarily will focus on social media for now, organizer Jaylani Hussein of Minneapolis tells Axios.

Hussein said Muslim leaders acknowledge that not supporting Biden could result in the re-election of former President Trump, who is disliked by many Muslim Americans because of his racist retweets about them and his efforts to ban Muslims from migrating to the U.S.

"We recognize that, in the next four years, our decision may cause us to have an even more difficult time. But we believe that this will give us a chance to recalibrate, and the Democrats will have to consider whether they want our votes or not."

The Biden campaign declined to comment.

A senior White House official told Axios this week that the White House recently met with Arab American leaders to hear their thoughts, and those conversations are ongoing.

The intrigue: Those swing states all have notable pockets of Arab American and Muslim American populations.

Yes, but: There aren't reliable statistics on how many are registered voters — but even tiny shifts of support in any of these super-tight states that Biden won in 2020 could make a difference.

The Muslim American population — which can include Arab Americans, Black Americans and Asian Americans — is about 3.45 million, according to the Pew Research Center.

The Census doesn't collect data on religious affiliation in its demographic surveys or its once-a-decade count.

Zoom out: An Axios review of 2020 results in these crucial states shows that if even a sliver of the Arab American and Muslim American vote were to stay home or defect to Republicans, Biden could be in a deep hole.

In Michigan, for example, Biden won in 2020 by 154,000 votes. Census estimates put the state's Arab American population around at least 278,00o.

Biden won Arizona by 10,500 votes. The Arab American population in the Grand Canyon State is estimated to be 60,000.

Biden took Georgia by 11,800 votes. The Arab American population there is at least 57,000.

The Arab American Institute estimates from its own polling that about 59% of Arab American voters supported Biden in 2020, but says its polling indicates that percentage has dropped dramatically in recent weeks.

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/02/muslim-americans-swing-states-anti-biden-campaign

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Capitol Police whistleblower delivers scathing rebuke to 2 of its senior leaders Jan. 6

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The whistleblower alleges, among multiple serious allegations, that former acting chief Yogananda Pittman lied to Congress about an intelligence report Capitol Police received before that day’s riot.

The whistleblower accuses Sean Gallagher, the Capitol Police’s acting chief of uniformed operations, and Yogananda Pittman, its assistant chief of police for protective and intelligence operations, of deliberately choosing not to help officers under attack on Jan. 6. | Julio Cortez/AP Photo, file

By DANIEL LIPPMAN and BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN

10/08/2021 03:34 PM EDT

A former high-ranking Capitol Police official with knowledge of the department’s response to the Jan. 6 attack has sent congressional leaders a scathing letter accusing two of its senior leaders of mishandling intelligence and failing to respond properly during the riot.

The whistleblower, who requested anonymity for privacy reasons and left the force months after the attack, sent the 16-page letter late last month to the top members of both parties in the House and Senate. His missive makes scorching allegations against Sean Gallagher, the Capitol Police’s acting chief of uniformed operations, and Yogananda Pittman, its assistant chief of police for protective and intelligence operations — who also served as its former acting chief.

The whistleblower accuses Gallagher and Pittman of deliberately choosing not to help officers under attack on Jan. 6 and alleges that Pittman lied to Congress about an intelligence report Capitol Police received before that day’s riot. After a lengthy career in the department, the whistleblower was a senior official on duty on Jan. 6.

The whistleblower’s criticism went beyond Capitol Police leaders to Congress. Without naming specific lawmakers, his letter accuses congressional leaders of having “purposefully failed” to tell the truth about the department’s failures.

POLITICO obtained the letter detailing the allegations, which is circulating among Capitol Police officers, and is publishing portions of it here. To protect the whistleblower’s identity, POLITICO is not publishing the letter in full.

“The truth may be valued less than politics by many members of the congressional community to include those that have made decisions about the leadership of the USCP post January 6th, but I believe the truth still matters to real people and certainly the men and women of the U.S. Capitol Police,” the whistleblower wrote.

A spokesperson for the Capitol Police sent a statement in response to the letter that begins: “A lot has changed since January 6. Although there is more work to do, many of the problems described in the letter have been addressed.”

The spokesperson added that the department “has implemented, and continues to implement, many of the critical recommendations called for in” a Senate inquiry into Jan. 6, a separate review conducted by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, and multiple probes by its own inspector general.

“The letter from the former employee echoes the thoughtful recommendations in those reports,” the Capitol Police spokesperson continued. “USCP leaders, under new Chief Tom Manger, are committed to learning from prior mistakes and protecting our brave officers, who fought valiantly on January 6, so we can continue to carry out the Department’s critical mission. The men and women of this Department are committed to that critical mission. Our goal is to work as a team, to move forward, and advance the work that keeps the U.S. Capitol and the people who work here safe.”

The letter was sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The House Administration Committee’s Republican staff was also sent a copy….

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/08/capitol-police-whistleblower-rebuke-jan-6-515696

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Capitol Police whistleblower delivers scathing rebuke to 2 of its senior leaders Jan. 6

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The whistleblower accused Pittman of lying to Congress about a key intelligence report the department received in late December. That report noted that a blog called “thedonald.win” posted a map of the Capitol campus, and that commenters on the site called for protesters to carry guns and confront members of Congress on Jan. 6.

Pittman told congressional investigators in April that a cohort of senior officials in the department were also aware of that intelligence before the attack. The whistleblower claimed in his letter, however, that other officials did not receive the intelligence report, and that Pittman lied when she said they did.

“These officials were the only officials that had all the intelligence information for the 6th,” the whistleblower wrote, regarding Gallagher and Pittman.

“The single most important piece of intelligence information … was never shared with any members of USCP leadership,” the whistleblower added, asking: “Why did they approve the operational plan for the 6th if they knew the intelligence?”

A senior law enforcement official said that other people in the department actually did have the intelligence, but that it clearly should have been distributed more widely. The Capitol Police spokesperson disputed the allegation that Pittman lied to Congress and noted that the department has changed its internal and external intelligence-sharing practices because of the attack.

However, the report in question wasn’t the only key piece of intelligence that didn’t reach the right people in the department, according to the whistleblower. Gallagher and Pittman also had information showing groups that received permits to hold events surrounding the Capitol on Jan. 6 were all front operations for Stop the Steal, the whistleblower wrote.

Stop the Steal was a movement promoting the conspiracy theory that nefarious forces stole the election from Trump. The movement’s organizers promoted a rally on the National Mall that preceded the attack on the Capitol.

That was “game changing information,” the whistleblower added, but operational commanders — meaning, the law enforcement officers in the field supervising police activity — never learned about it.

In the whistleblower’s view, Gallagher and Pittman had all the intelligence needed to justify demanding reinforcements from the National Guard, closing the doors to the Capitol and using tougher but less-than-lethal weapons on the morning of Jan. 6. But they didn’t share that intelligence with the right people, the whistleblower wrote, and instead approved a woefully inadequate security plan.

The whistleblower also said he spent hours during the attack in the Capitol Police’s Command Center with Pittman and Gallagher, claiming that they did little to stop the violence. The whistleblower’s presence in the command center on Jan. 6 was confirmed by two other law enforcement officials and a third person who was there during the attack.

Those three people gave different accounts of how long the whistleblower was there. One of the people said he was there for six hours, another said he was there for “several” hours and a third said he was there for less than two hours.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/08/capitol-police-whistleblower-rebuke-jan-6-515696

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Capitol Police whistleblower delivers scathing rebuke to 2 of its senior leaders Jan. 6

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“What I observed was them mostly sitting there, blankly looking at the TV screens showing real time footage of officers and officials fighting for the Congress and their lives,” the whistleblower wrote.

“It is my allegation that these two with intent and malice opted to not try and assist the officers and officials, blame others for the failures, and chose to try and use this event for their own personal promotions,” he added. “This was done not after the even[t] but while officers and officials were still fighting the demonstrators.”

They watched “mostly with their hands in their laps,” he added, and “did not try to help or assist as officers and officials were literally fighting for each other, their lives and the Congress.”

The two law enforcement official who confirmed Pittman and Gallagher’s presence in the command center disputed the claim that they passively watched the attacks. Those officials said Gallagher focused on bringing in support from the National Guard and law enforcement partners, and that Pittman focused on the evacuation and protection of members of Congress and the vice president. The whistleblower, however, wrote that officials and officers have resigned from the department en masse because Pittman and Gallagher haven’t been held accountable for what happened that day.

“This concerted effort to protect the two members of the Department without question the most responsible for the tragic events of January 6th is repulsive,” the whistleblower wrote.

And the whistleblower lambasted congressional leadership for letting Gallagher and Pittman maintain their senior roles in the police department even as a new chief took over at the Capitol Police.

“[I]t is immensely embarrassing to the congressional leadership and staff that they selected the two individuals most responsible for the 6th to lead the Department after the 6th,” he wrote in his conclusion. “Especially since some entity selected them without any investigation. To hold them accountable would require this same group to admit they were wrong.”

Tucker Interviews Former Capitol Police Chief About What REALLY Happened On January 6th

Tucker Oct, 2023

https://youtu.be/W9R9oysRLK4?si=Jo5XDQPZOLAwcN4b

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/08/capitol-police-whistleblower-rebuke-jan-6-515696

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Ex-Capitol Police Officer Promises to Release Info on Jan. 6 'Cover-Up'

Nov 30, 2023 at 5:43 PM EST

Former U.S. Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarik Johnson has revealed his plans to release information about a January 6 "cover-up."

On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C., while Congress was attempting to certify the 2020 election results after the former president baselessly claimed the election was stolen from him in favor of President Joe Biden, via widespread voter fraud.

More than 1,200 people have been charged in the deadly siege, according to the latest data from the Department of Justice (DOJ), including more than 400 accused of assaulting or impeding law enforcement, which is a felony.

Johnson claimed, without providing evidence, that the events of January 6 were a "set-up," which was then concealed to the public.

He wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday, "I spoke to my lawyer and I told him what my plans are as it relates to releasing information on X about the J6 set-up and the cover-up that ensued after."

After consulting with his lawyer, Johnson said that he was given the green light to release the information relating to the Capitol attack. He said he hopes to release the information by next week.

"Please know that I am fighting for EVERYONE that was aggrieved from the events of J6 and UNITY in our country," Johnson posted. "I am a LION and I will protect my cubs. In this case they are EVERYONE in the J6 community as you were set-up and that should not have happened to you even if you did wrong things that day.

"The police from all 17 agenciesthat responded to the Capitol to defend it as we should have been more prepared that day. All the people that died on J6 or as a result from that day. All whistleblowers from every agency that put their careers in jeopardy and or lost them because they wanted the truth out and saw what was happening to US citizens because of J6," Johnson continued.

Newsweek reached out to the Capitol Police via email on Thursday for comment.

When asked about Johnson's allegations, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who does not speak on behalf of Capitol Police, told Newsweek via phone,"If he had something, then go ahead and show it. I've been all for the truth coming out and if he got something that will show the truth, then show it."

Dunn has been vocal regarding his experience during the Capitol riot, writing a New York Times bestseller titled, Standing My Ground.

Johnson was not the only ex-Capitol Police officer to claim that there was a "cover-up" following January 6. Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund revealed in a leaked un-aired interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that he believed officials were aware of the Capitol riot before it happened and covered it up by failing to disseminate the information to those who needed it.

"If I was allowed to do my job as a chief, we wouldn't be here," Sund said in the interview with Carlson."This didn't have to happen. Everything appears to be a cover-up.”

(Picture: Supporters of ex-President Donald Trump swarm the U.S. Capitol's east steps during the siege of January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Former U.S. Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarik Johnson has revealed plans to release information about a January 6 "cover-up.")

https://www.newsweek.com/ex-capitol-police-officer-promises-release-info-jan-6-cover-1848582

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Anons on Twitter please go to his twitter account and see if he has released any more info since Nov. 30, 2023

Former U.S. Capitol Police Lieutenant Tarik Johnson

Flood Incoming or Avalanche!

>>20023332

Here’s the full bullshitJ6 Committee reportby the dem committee, save it, to refute every lie they told. Keep it, this will come in handy. First 845 page Propaganda report

Anons be aware to collect all info from Cassidy Hutchinson, since sge’s changing her story it will be interesting how many 100s of lies she told. I’m sure they are already scrubbing the info

Link to report

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23516178/report_finalreport_jan6selectcommittee.pdf

>>20023437

Call to dig listing of all staff and contractors that worked for J6 Committee

This was the plan of J6 Committee all along:

“NBC News first reported last month that members of the congressional staff tasked with conducting that and other parts of the committee's investigationwere upset after they were informedthat much of their work would be left outin favor of a narrative that focused only on the actions of former President Donald Trump.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-committee-avoids-criticizing-law-enforcement-summary-rcna61935

Jan. 6 committee avoids criticizing law enforcement in report summary

The committee was charged with examining law enforcement and intelligence failures. Analysis was largely left out of the introduction, with the full report expected this week.

Dec. 19, 2022, 8:37 PM EST

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-committee-avoids-criticizing-law-enforcement-summary-rcna61935

Intel community escapes major criticism by Jan. 6 committee for missing 'foreseeable' Capitol violence

The intelligence available to law enforcement was "sufficient to warrant far more vigorous preparations for the security of the joint session," the committee's appendix said.

Dec. 23, 2022, 2:03 AM EST

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/intel-community-escapes-major-criticism-jan-6-committee-missing-forese-rcna62628

Jan. 6 committee staffers told preliminary plan for final report would focus largely on Trump, not on law enforcement failures, sources say

The House resolution that created the committee said its mission included examining “the preparedness and response” of Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies.

Nov. 11, 2022, 8:28 PM EST

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-committee-staffers-told-preliminary-plan-final-report-focus-larg-rcna56802

The House resolution that created the committee said its mission included examining “facts and causes relating to the preparedness and response” of Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies. NBC News has previously reported that one of the investigatory teams conducted more than 100 interviews and depositions with officials from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon, the D.C. and Capitol police, and other law enforcement agencies.

The final report —much like the committee’s hearings — seems to be shaping up to be “all-Trump,” one source said.

Informant warned FBI weeks before Jan. 6 that the far right saw Trump tweet as 'a call to arms'

Theemail, which has not previously been made public, adds to the mounting evidence that the FBI had intelligence warnings that Jan. 6 was a major threat.

Dec. 21, 2022, 9:37 AM EST

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/informant-warned-fbi-weeks-jan-6-far-right-saw-trump-tweet-call-arms-rcna62683

FBI failures before the Capitol siege avoided the Jan. 6 committee's scorn.Not for long.

The House Jan. 6 panel has been running a behind-the-scenes investigation into how law enforcement missed the warning signs flashing before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

July 31, 2022, 4:30 AM EDT

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-failures-capitol-siege-avoided-jan-6-committees-scorn-not-long-rcna38615

Shown Here: Engrossed in House (06/30/2021)H. Res. 503

In the House of Representatives, U.

June 30, 2021.

Whereas January 6, 2021, was one of the darkest days of our democracy, during which insurrectionists attempted to impede Congress’s Constitutional mandate to validate the presidential election and launched an assault on the United States Capitol Complex that resulted in multiple deaths, physical harm to over 140 members of law enforcement, and terror and trauma among staff, institutional employees, press, and Members;

Whereas, on January 27, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security issued a National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin that due to the “heightened threat environment across the United States,” in which “[S]ome ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition, as well as other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives, could continue to mobilize to incite or commit violence.” The Bulletin also stated that—

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/503/text

>>20023622

They missed the blackmail piece, the advertisers want more “free speech censoring” and if Musk won’t do it they remove their ads. If he does it they continue with their ads. If not they’ll hurt you financially

Are they stupid

>>20023615

Wow is Christie getting fatter? He could be the floating Dough Boy in Ghost Busters

>>20023302

The key takeaway I get from this report is that Republicans also received this report and fucking did nothing for two plus yearsuntil Johnson released the videos

When Bannon says the lawmakers in House and Senate on both sides “Hate Us” believe him!

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Former Acting Capitol Police Chief Took Part in a Closed Door Interview with Republicans on a Key Panel

Democrats said Republicans shut them out of the interview with Pittman

6/21/23

PDF attached

What happened: Former acting Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman appeared last Friday and Tuesday for a closed-door interview with Republicans on the House Administration Committee, top members on the panel said.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), who chairs a key subpanel, said Pittman took part in “transcribed interviews” with his subcommittee about the Jan. 6 insurrection and her departure from the police force.

Dems respond: The appearances drew a protest from the top Democrat on the subpanel, Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.), who said Republicans scheduled the Friday interview without informing Democrats or including them.

“This is taking us down a dangerous and unprecedented path, and Americans deserve to know what they are trying to hide,” said Torres in a statement. “Their latest attempt to weaponize Congress’ oversight authority undermines the integrity of this institution and erodes the American people’s trust in our democracy.”

Loudermilk said Democrats were allowed to submit questions on Friday and believed Democrats were offered their own meeting with Pittman on Tuesday to ask questions, too. A senior Democratic committee aide disputed Loudermilk’s comments and said Democrats were excluded from the proceedings and didn’t meet with Pittman or submit questions.

The rules: Although House rules require minority notification and participation in depositions, which are linked to subpoenas compelling an individual to appear, they’re fuzzier on the requirements for voluntary transcribed interviews. Asked about Democrats’ contention that they weren’t allowed to take part in the sit-down, GOP aides countered that there’s no explicit requirement for the minority to take part in interviews.

Why Pittman? Pittman has drawn scrutiny for her role overseeing the Capitol Police’s intelligence division at the time of the attack and for the circumstances surrounding her departure from the Capitol Police for a job as the University of California, Berkeley’s police chief. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger told lawmakers earlier this year Pittman had been “on leave without pay” from USCP even as she took her new job at UC Berkeley, raising concerns from lawmakers about the nature of the arrangement.

Pittman took part in a transcribed interviewwith the Jan. 6 select committee last year too, though she was questioned mostly about the attack.

— Nicholas Wu and Jordain Carney

((https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/06-21-2023/pittman-uscp-congress/

Expenditures of Jack Smith

They are spending money like drunken and desperate insane “Get Trump” maniacs

Panic in DC

November 18, 2022 to March 31, 2023

Keep in mind this was investigation phase, all the different charges had not happened yet:

Total spent: $5,428,579

Nov. 18, 2022 to Mar. 31, 2023

Total 4 months and 18 days

Total days 134 including weekends, cost per day: $40,512

Total days 99 without weekends, cost per day; $54,834

Total compensation and benefits of staff assigned: $2,672,783

Cost per day 134 days: $19,946

Cost per day 99 days: $26,998

(The total staff must be gigantic because a staffer making $100,000 a year is only making $274.00 a day)

We don’t know how many Staff Smith’s team is, with the total comp above, but it seems the amounts above are for the full time DOJ assigned, not including the contractors hired below:

Total compensation of Contractors hired: $1,881,926

Cost per day 134 days: $14,044

Cost per day 99 days: $19,009

Total cost for 4-1/2 months: $5,428,579

Total cost staff assigned: $2,672,783

Total cost contractors: $1,881,926

Total for manpower: $4,554,470

Remaining cost for misc, travel, rent, printing etc: $872,870

Over 84% of the cost was manpower and contractors. That will go up dramatically when court cases accelerate.

Keep in mind, this was burned up in less then 4 months because Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year holiday included. And Smith hadn’t brought the majority of cases before March 31, 2023, so the cost along with court etc is going to be much higher.

The low estimate cost annually is: $21,714,316, but it will be much higher and it does not include the lawyers/contractors added for court with additional costs, because of their panicking.

My estimate at low (current monthly spending) over 24 months (Nov. 2022 to Nov. 8, 2024): its easily going to be over $42, 000,000. But that cost was based in the first 4 months with little activity and manpower. So with added cases, manpower court, it could easily be double that amount of $84,000,000.

My guess is it will end up being $66,666,666 because that is how Satanists roll.