Kash Patel's involvement in various political and legal controversies has indeed raised questions about his suitability for leading the FBI:

• January 6 Involvement: Patel has been noted for his actions around the January 6 Capitol attack, where he was involved in discussions and communications that were scrutinized for their implications regarding the event's planning or response.

• Public Testimony: Patel has publicly testified on multiple occasions, often defending actions under the Trump administration, which has included contentious claims or defenses regarding the administration's policies and actions.

• Benghazi: His comments on Benghazi have been criticized for spreading misinformation or misinterpretation of events.

• Meetings with Christopher Steele: Patel's alleged secret meetings with Christopher Steele, a central figure in the Russian interference investigation, were part of efforts to discredit the investigation into Trump's campaign, which has been seen as an attempt to undermine the investigation's credibility.

• Epoch Times & Financial Entanglements: The mention of his entanglement with the Epoch Times CFO, Madison Avenue ad agencies, and a debit card scam points to potential financial impropriety or conflicts of interest.

• Trademark Issues: Allegations of illegal use of trademarks from Disney and Marvel for profit through merchandise sales suggest potential unethical behavior or disregard for legal standards.

Given this backdrop, critics argue that Patel's actions demonstrate a lack of integrity or judgment necessary for leading the FBI, an agency tasked with upholding the law and ensuring justice. However, supporters might argue that his aggressive defense of Trump and his policies shows loyalty and a commitment to a particular political ideology. The suitability of Patel for the FBI director position thus becomes a matter of perspective, where some view his actions as disqualifying, while others might see them as part of the rough and tumble of political warfare.

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https://www.cbr.com/marvel-should-stop-selling-punisher-merchandise/

Black Lives Matter. It’s been powerful to witness people and organizations gather for the most meaningful cause of the century, but bigger names at the table can do more. While Marvel has already gone in the right direction by publicly denouncing police officers’ use of the Punisher logo, the company (and its parent, Disney) needs to take that a step further and stop licensing Punisher merchandise.

The Punisher has been driven by revenge and bloodlust, a tragic portrait of a man who, after suffering a tragedy, loses his sense of humanity and righteousness after staining his hands red one too many times.

He has, admittedly, lost this thematic edge after appearing in lighter fare through crossovers and being carelessly commodified into a product to sell in comics, movies, TV and other media. Regardless, he should never be considered a "fun" or inspiring character. At his heart, the Punisher is a cautionary tale about violence and brutality, as well as the toll the quest for revenge can wreak on the soul.

Related: Twitter Presses Disney to Sue Police for Co-Opting Punisher's Iconic Skull

Countless police officers have misguidedly appropriated the ragged skull on the Punisher’s chest into a twisted symbol of "justice" fueled by aggression and dominance. It’s the total, unbelievably tone-deaf antithesis of what the character stands for, and is propagating a dangerous mindset among those who are supposed to serve and protect.

Marvel is limited in enforcing its trademark on the Punisher logo; once a product is purchased, the consumer can use it however they see fit. Thus, Marvel should feel obligated to discontinue licensing Punisher merchandise immediately. That doesn't necessarily mean discontinuing the comics or character – only the extra commercialized content from which the company has profited.

Commerce and revenue aren’t the point, but the Punisher is a fairly niche character in the Marvel catalog; removing his merchandise from product lines would barely dent the company's bottom line.

Related: Punisher Creator Planning Fundraising Project to Reclaim Skull

In addition to limiting the police and military’s ability to cop the Punisher into their public image, this would also help to diminish the circulation of more insidious, unlicensed merchandise.

If official Punisher merchandise were made unavailable through primary channels (assuming secondhand sales would continue), it would also allow for a smoother crackdown on these groups’ bootleg products. As a massively influential voice around the world, Marvel is at least indebted to cutting off the commercial traffic of these products and the hazardous messages they convey.

If Marvel says it cannot legally do anything about its usurped logo, the company can at least show solidarity with the right people. Last year’s Punisher #13 showed Frank Castle scold a set of police officers after they proudly showed off their use of his stylized skull in support of his cause. While an immeasurably important move on the creative team’s part, actions speak louder than words. Marvel would do well to fully cut off its commercial ties to the Punisher’s tainted visage.

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Now Epoch Times MADISON AVENUE AD AGENCY’S CFO Has BEEN INDICTED

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Facebook has banned The Epoch Times, a conservative news outlet that spent more money on pro-Trump Facebook advertisements than any group other than the Trump campaign, from any future advertising on the platform.

The decision follows an NBC News report that The Epoch Times had shifted its spending on Facebook in the last month, seemingly in an effort to obfuscate its connection to some $2 million worth of ads that promoted the president and conspiracy theories about his political enemies.

"Over the past year we removed accounts associated with the Epoch Times for violating our ad policies, including trying to get around our review systems," a Facebook spokesperson said. "We acted on additional accounts today and they are no longer able to advertise with us."

Facebook's decision came as a result of a review prompted by questions from NBC News. The spokesperson explained that ads must include disclaimers that accurately represent the name of the ad's sponsors.

The Epoch Times' new method of pushing the pro-Trump conspiracy ads on Facebook, which appeared under page names such as "Honest Paper" and "Pure American Journalism," allowed the organization to hide its multimillion-dollar spending on dark-money ads, in effect bypassing Facebook's political advertising transparency rules. Facebook's ban will affect only The Epoch Times' ability to buy ads; the sock-puppet pages created to host the new policy-violating ads were still live at the time of publication.

Nicholas Fouriezos, a reporter for the website OZY, tweeted about the move Thursday. It was first spotted last week by Lachlan Markay of The Daily Beast.

A recent NBC News investigation revealed how The Epoch Times had evolved from a nonprofit newspaper that carried a Chinese-American religious movement's anti-communism message into a conservative online news behemoth that embraced President Donald Trump and conspiracy content.

The religious group that quietly operates the paper believes in a coming judgment day that will send communists to hell and says Trump is helping accelerate that timeline.

Since 2016, The Epoch Times' revenue more than doubled, and the reach of its online content rocketed past that of every other news organization, attracting billions of views across its many platforms. It also became a player on the conservative media stage, securing interviews with Trump Cabinet members, loyalists and family members, as well as members of Congress and Republican media stars.

Until mid-July, The Epoch Times had placed its ads through accounts that clearly labeled their affiliation to the wider organization. Through the umbrella account, Coverage of the Trump Presidency by The Epoch Times, the news organization spent $1.5 million on more than 11,000 Trump-friendly Facebook ads within the last year.

In May, after a popular newsletter from the progressive nonprofit ACRONYM highlighted The Epoch Times' major Facebook spending, journalist Judd Legum noted in his newsletter how many of the ads were in violation of Facebook's policies. NBC News reporters reached out to The Epoch Times in June, prompting a defensive open letter from the site's publisher.

By July, The Epoch Times' official accounts were no longer running any ads on Facebook, according to searches of Facebook's Ad Library, its transparency tool that is supposed to make it easy to find information behind ads "related to politics or issues of national importance."

The ads are still running, just not under the official accounts. By mid-July, Epoch Times ads had shifted to multiple pages with opaque names such as Honest Paper, Patriots of America, Pure American Journalism and Best News. Other Epoch Times ads were sponsored by a now-defunct page called The News Express.

The Epoch Times has spent more than $450,000 on thousands of ads from these five accounts in the last 30 days. It is unclear whether there are other accounts.

Multiple anonymous patrons now appear on the "paid for" section of each ad. Where Epoch Times ads used to be clearly marked as being paid for by The Epoch Times, ads now claim to have been paid for by groups such as "Chronicle Media" or "MarketFuel Subscription Services."

The new ads prompt potential customers to visit similarly generic websites, such as genuinenewspaper.com and truthandtradition.news, websites registered privately on July 24 and 25, respectively, according to a search on DomainTools, a domain-research company. Those sites both redirect to The Epoch Times' subscription page.