Sidney Powell: Michael Flynn Planned to ‘Audit’ Intel Agencies Before FBI Prosecution

Appearing Thursday on Fox Business Channel’s Mornings with Maria, attorney Sidney Powell said her client, former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (ret) Michael Flynn, was planning to “audit” U.S. intelligence agencies before the fateful 2017 interview which the FBI used to prosecute him.

A partial transcript is as follows:

MARIA BARTIROMO: This is September 2018, we don’t have any evidence of collusion. And yet, they still wanted to take down Trump’s campaign, beginning with General Flynn. You basically open this up, this is going to be a domino effect, giving us a window into what really took place. Are their other things that have been declassified that the public needs to see to better understand this?

SIDNEY POWELL: There are things that we still don’t have like the original Flynn 302, the original FBI report. The FBI has not produced that. If Mr. Wray wants to improve anything, I think that would be the first place to start, and then the next draft of it too, because we know there were multiple alternations of it. But there’s no excuse for not having produced the first draft of the FBI 302… Flynn was going to audit the intel agencies that would of included some of the FBI’s work, as well. They were all absolutely terrified of an honest person getting in the job of national security advisor and finding out what they all done, in addition to all the other atrocities.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/25/sidney-powell-michael-flynn-planned-audit-of-intelligence-agencies-before-fbi-interview/

Nancy Pelosi 'all for' holding a 'review' on taking down statues of Washington and Jefferson

The speaker of the House says if they are removed, it should be done safely

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested holding formal discussions over whether statues of Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson should be taken down, saying she is "all for" such a review.

During an interview Thursday with Washington Post Live, host Robert Costa asked Pelosi for her response to activists who believe "there needs to be a reckoning of some sort" for America's slave-owning Founding Fathers.

Speaker Pelosi said that while she feels any monuments to Confederates should be removed without question—albeit safely—she is also in favor of talks over whether statues depicting the nation's first and third presidents should also be taken down.

"I'm concerned about slavery in our country. I think it's a sin," the Speaker told Costa. "I also am concerned about what happened to Native Americans in our country, so we have a list of grievances that are part of the early years of our country and we do not want that to be continued by glorifying any of the people who perpetrated those injustices."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/nancy-pelosi-all-for-holding-a-review-on-taking-down-statues-of-washington-and-jefferson

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser urges residents to stay home on 4th of July—after she marched with hundreds

Now, she says it's just not safe to be outside in crowds because of the continued threat of COVID-19

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) held a press conference Thursday pleading for district residents to celebrate the upcoming Fourth of July holiday at their homes, warning that "large gatherings are still a high-risk activity" because of COVID-19.

No one in the press pool asked the mayor about what might have changed regarding crowd risk since she marched in the streets with hundreds of protesters earlier this month, but she did mention that people are welcome to "protest anywhere in the District of Columbia."

What are the details?

During the introduction of her briefing, Mayor Bowser said, "We want to send a message to our residents to enjoy the Fourth of July, to celebrate according to our guidance, and to do it at home or near their home in small gatherings."

Bowser noted the White House's announcement from last week declaring that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will still host the 2020 "Salute to America" celebration on Independence Day, and said it is her hope that the crowd size will be smaller this year than in non-pandemic years.

She urged residents not to attend the White House fanfare, and warned, "large gatherings are still a high-risk activity." She added, "So if you're outdoors, that's still a high-risk activity."

Bowser showed a graph and explained that although D.C. has "flattened the curve," the city has not yet eradicated the coronavirus.

When asked about ongoing protests and the tensions between demonstrators and police, Bowser encouraged peaceful assemblies and added, "people can protest anywhere in the District of Columbia."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-urges-residents-to-stay-home-on-4th-of-july-after-she-marched-with-hundreds

Watch Live: ‘F*ck the Police’ March to ‘Undisclosed’ Location in Washington, D.C.

Black Lives Matter activists are marching to “fuck the police” in Washington, DC, on Thursday.

“If we don’t get no justice, they don’t get no peace,” tweeted one account promoting the event.

The marchers will be heading to an undisclosed location. Prior to the march, organizers held a “white accomplices orientation” in Dupont Circle.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/25/watch-live-fck-the-police-march-to-undisclosed-location-in-washington-d-c/

"Big News!!" - LeBron James Raises $100 Million To Build Media Empire

NBA star LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter have raised $100 million for their newly created entertainment firm, The SpringHill Company.

Bloomberg reported James and Carter received a cash infusion from global investment and financial services firm Guggenheim Partners LLC, UC Investments, News Corp. heir Elisabeth Murdoch, and SC.Holdings, the investment fund managed by entrepreneur Jason Stein

The firm's board consists of Carter, Serena Williams, Murdoch, Marc Rowan, co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management, Live Nation Entertainment CEO Michael Rapino, Minerd, Paul Wachter, who is James' wealth manager, and Tom Werner, chairman of the Boston Red Sox and English soccer club Liverpool.

The SpringHill Company is a consolidation of James' marketing firm Robot Co. and several entertainment companies, including SpringHill Entertainment and Uninterrupted LLC. SpringHill Entertainment is the company behind the production of the upcoming sequel to "Space Jam."

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/big-news-lebron-james-raises-100-million-build-media-empire

Media-Induced Fear Of COVID-19 Is Starting To Cause A Second Wave Of Severe Economic Panic

Fear of COVID-19 absolutely crippled the U.S. economy during the first half of this year, and now it appears that there are some people that are pushing for that to happen again during the second half of 2020. Earlier this evening, I came across a headline that boldly declared that there will be “180,000 U.S. deaths of COVID-19 by October”, and right now just about every mainstream news outlet is running stories about how the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. is surging. And it is definitely true that we are seeing an alarming rise in the number of confirmed cases. In fact, the number of new cases in the U.S. on Wednesday set a new record…

The U.S. broke its record for the highest coronavirus cases recorded in a single day, with 36,358 new positives reported on Wednesday, according to a tally by NBC News.

Wednesday’s cases top the previous highest day count from April 26 — the first peak of the pandemic in the U.S. — by 73 cases, according to NBC News tracking data. The World Health Organization saw its single-day record on Sunday with more 183,000 cases worldwide.

The mainstream media is treating this as some sort of a big shock, but of course the truth is that this shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.

For months, I have been telling my readers that the lockdowns would “flatten the curve” for a while and that the number of cases would start to spike again once the lockdowns ended. That is exactly what has happened, but anyone with even a little bit of common sense could have anticipated this.

Earlier this year, states in the northeastern portion of the nation were the epicenter for the outbreak in this country, but now it is states in the southern and western sections of the nation that have become the most prominent hotspots…

Arizona, California, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina reported record-high new daily coronavirus cases during this week, as case counts continue to rise in more than half of U.S. states.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state is facing a massive outbreak with another 5,000 cases reported Wednesday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom reported Wednesday 7,149 tested positive, a record number for the nation’s largest state. Both states this week surpassed the entire European Union on the average number of daily cases.

Things are particularly bad in California. Over the past two days, we have seen a 69 percent increase in the number of newly confirmed cases…

The California Department of Public Health reported its second straight record jump in coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the state joins a handful of others with growing case numbers.

California reported an additional 7,149 Covid-19 cases since Tuesday, a 69% increase in two days, bringing the state’s total to 190,222 cases, according to the state’s health department. The previous highest day jump was reported on Tuesday when the state recorded 5,019 additional new cases.

Needless to say, the snowflake politicians in California are going to be even less eager to return to business as usual than they were before. And since the state of California accounts for more economic activity than any other U.S. state does, this is going to be a major drag on the U.S. economy as a whole.

http://themostimportantnews.com/archives/media-induced-fear-of-covid-19-is-starting-to-cause-a-second-wave-of-severe-economic-panic

NSW Labor MP Shaoquett Moselmane's home, office raided by police

Officers from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and ASIO have raided NSW Labor MP Shaoquett Moselmane's home and office in Sydney this morning.

NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay confirmed she was aware of the raids, and that the party would suspend Mr Moselmane's membership.

Ms McKay described reports that Mr Moselmane's office had allegedly been infiltrated by Chinese government agents as "dreadfully concerning".

"I was advised early this morning that there had been search warrants executed on the home of Mr Moselmane," she said.

Ms McKay said suspending Mr Moselmane's membership was "the right thing to do".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-26/nsw-labor-mp-shaoquett-moselmane-home-raided-by-police/12395712

Imran Khan on Pakistani-US Relations: 'We Will Not Fight Their War'

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday took credit for holding successful peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban on behalf of the US, stating that the world has acknowledged Islamabad’s efforts toward reconciliation in the region.

Relations between Pakistan and the US are based on trust and do not have a two-faced policy, said Imran Khan on Thursday while addressing the National Assembly in Islamabad. The prime minister, however, noted that Pakistan will only participate in American peace efforts.

“We told them we will not fight their war,” said Khan.

He added that Trump is now showing respect towards Pakistan, asking for help in reconciliation with Afghanistan. Khan maintained that peace in Afghanistan is in the best interest of the region.

Last September, Khan had said that Pakistan committed its biggest blunder when it joined America’s War on Terror strategy in Afghanistan.

"We lost 70,000 people. We lost over a hundred billion dollars to the economy. And in the end, we were blamed for the Americans not succeeding in Afganistan," Khan had said at a press conference.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Pakistan expressed disappointment over the US’s 2019 Report on Terrorism, describing it as self-contradictory and selective.

“We are disappointed with the U.S. State Department’s Annual Country Report on Terrorism for 2019, which is self-contradictory and selective in its characterization of Pakistan’s efforts for countering terrorism and terrorist financing,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad stated on Thursday.

The US State Department stated in its report on Wednesday that Pakistan continues to be a “safe haven” for regionally focused terrorist groups and allows outfits including the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed to operate from its territory.

“We reject any insinuation about any safe haven. Pakistan will not allow any group or entity to use its territory against any country,” the ministry added.

In recent months, Pakistan has prosecuted and convicted the leadership of several proscribed groups, which has been acknowledged by the United States as well. The American report noted the sharp decrease in the incidence of terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

Earlier this February, US President Donald Trump said that the relationship with Islamabad is a “very good one and thanks to these (operation against terrorists) efforts, we are beginning to see signs of big progress with Pakistan”.

https://sputniknews.com/world/202006261079719292-imran-khan-on-pakistani-us-relations-we-will-not-fight-their-war/

FFS yeah totally not the BLM/Pantifa BS

Covid-19 cases surge in Europe FOR FIRST TIME IN MONTHS as end of lockdowns ‘accelerate transmissions’ – WHO

European countries have seen increases in Covid-19 cases since they began relaxing the restrictions that were containing the virus’ spread, the World Health Organization has said.

“Last week, Europe saw an increase in weekly cases for the first time in months,” Hans Kluge, the WHO’s European regional director, said on Thursday. “Thirty countries have seen increases in new cumulative cases over the past two weeks,” he added.

The easing of lockdowns and of other obligatory restrictive measures has led to “accelerated transmission” of coronavirus. This, in turn, may push Europe’s health systems “to the brink once again” if left unchecked.

So far, however, new clusters of cases “have been controlled through rapid and targeted interventions,” Kluge said.

Specifically Poland, Germany, Spain and Israel have responded swiftly to dangerous outbreaks by quarantining infected individuals and, in case of Germany, even returning to a partial lockdown. Kluge lauded this as “very good news,” adding “Bravo to the authorities!”

Several countries have even reported a change in people’s behavior, “namely that they are adhering to physical distancing and wearing facial masks.”

Covid-19 surveillance apps have substantially helped to minimize transmission, by locating newly infected people and tracing every contact they have made, the WHO official concluded.

The health agency sees a dilemma, however, between the methods’ effectiveness and the breaches of personal and data privacy that they might entail. The legality and ethics of the coronavirus tracing apps following an individual person’s every contact has raised debate.

According to the WHO, Europe has recorded 2.5 million Covid-19 cases. Despite the number of cases decreasing when compared to other parts of the world, the region is seeing 20,000 new cases and over 700 new deaths daily.

https://www.rt.com/news/492930-covid-surges-europe-who/

Why Chinese whistleblower may be right that Communists paid Vatican to ‘shut up’ about its war on Catholics

Chinese Billionaire Dissident Guo Wengui claims the Vatican was bribed into silence

Chinese dissident Guo Wengui claims that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “allocates up to $2 billion a year” to buy the Vatican's silence concerning the ongoing persecution of the Catholic Church in China and other human rights abuses.

Mr. Guo made the allegation — without offering any supporting evidence — in a June 20th interview on Steve Bannon's The War Room. The explosive claim was made in the context of a larger discussion of how the CCP is spending huge sums of money to buy politicians, media, and influence in countries like Australia and Italy.

“2014, the CPC, inside, made the decision: Every year, they want 2 billion dollars to pay to the Vatican, to influence the Vatican policy about China/Vatican — and [regarding] the Christian and Catholic [mistreatment], they wanted Vatican to shut up, to follow the CPC about religion, you know the policy – that’s disaster,” Guo said.

These expenditures, according to previous statements by Guo, are part of a larger strategy to achieve global hegemony that goes by the initials “BGY.” The initials "BGY" stand for Blue (control over the Internet), Gold (buying influence with money), and Yellow (seducing key people with sex).

Guo said Saturday that the CCP, in pursuit of hegemony, has been investing a fixed percentage of trade earnings with foreign countries into the BGY program since 2014. The goal is to compromise, co-opt, and control as many nation-states as possible, especially its key competitor the U.S. To this end, he says, the BGY quota for the United States and other countries, which started at 1%, has been increased from 1% to 5% over the years.

So what do I, as a Sinologist, think about Guo's claims, especially where the Vatican is concerned?

Let me begin by offering a couple of cautions. For a successful businessman — Mr. Guo was once one of China’s wealthiest men — he often plays fast and loose with the numbers. Moreover, as someone who is now openly committed to the overthrow of the Chinese Communist regime, he always paints its actions in the darkest possible colors.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-chinese-whistleblower-may-be-right-that-communists-paid-vatican-to-shut-up-about-its-war-on-catholics

Conservatives urge move to 'free speech' platform Parler in protest over Twitter censorship

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz even made a promotional video for the social network

Prominent conservatives have launched a campaign on Twitter urging users to switch to Parler, a competing platform marketed as a "free speech social network."

The movement gained steam this week — with Parler gaining a 50 percent surge in users — after Twitter permanently suspended the account of a popular conservative meme maker, shut down the account of a wide-reaching conservative pundit, and suppressed a tweet from President Donald Trump for the second time.

What are the details?

Mediaite reported that on Tuesday, Twitter "banned Carpe Dunktum, a well-known meme creator whose content is often shared by President Donald Trump, and locked an account belonging to National Pulse editor Raheem Kassam. Those actions sparked outcry from conservatives who encouraged users to join Parler."

The Washington Examiner compiled a list of tweets from conservative politicians and other influencers who urged their followers to join them on Parler in the aftermath, including Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), commentator Dan Bongino (who owns a stake in the network launched in 2018), and pundit Jesse Kelly.

On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) even released a video on Twitter promoting Parler, saying the "platform gets what free speech is all about."

Notably, none of the conservatives pushing for a move to Parler appear to have shut down their Twitter accounts voluntarily at this point, but the campaign appears to be making an impact.

Over the course of just a few days, Parler went from roughly 1 million users to 1.5 million, according to data from the company provided to Mediaite. But those looking to punish Twitter for its censorship still have quite a hill to climb, considering the social media giant currently has about 330 million users.

Anything else?

Parler also has its critics. Jewish News website Forward said last year that the platform "is full of fury, fear and conspiracy theories." The outlet noted at the time that active users included "every member of the Trump campaign and Utah Senator Mike Lee."

A number of provocative conservative figures banned by Twitter are active on Parler, too, including conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, activist and journalist Laura Loomer, and British media personality Katie Hopkins.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/conservatives-urge-move-to-free-speech-platform-parler-in-protest-over-twitter

CDC Confirms 3 New COVID-19 Symptoms, Including Diarrhea

CDC has added three more COVID-19 symptoms to the eight it currently has

The three new symptoms are congestion or runny nose, nausea and diarrhea

CDC also made the alarming admission more than 20 million Americans might actually be infected with COVID-19

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added three more symptoms to its existing list, bringing to 11 the symptoms Americans should be on the lookout for it they think they've contracted COVID-19.

Added to the COVID-19 symptoms list, which is available on the CDC website, are congestion or runny nose, nausea and diarrhea. The updated CDC list of symptoms consists of:

Fever or chills

Cough

Fatigue

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Muscle or body aches

Headache

New loss of taste or smell

Sore throat

Congestion or runny nose

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

CDC said the list doesn't include all possible symptoms, an indication it may add more symptoms later on.

The most common symptoms of infection are fever or chills, cough and fatigue. The least common symptoms are muscle or body aches, sore throat, diarrhea, new loss of taste or smell and headache.

The serious symptoms are shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chest pain and loss of speech or movement, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

In addition, other COVID-19 symptoms such as conjunctivitis, a skin or discoloration (turning blue) of fingers or toes (indicating insufficient oxygen) haven't made it to the CDC list but are listed by WHO.

Most people beginning experiencing symptoms of infection anywhere from two to 14 days following exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), which is the virus that causes COVID-19.

https://www.ibtimes.com/coronavirus-update-cdc-confirms-3-new-covid-19-symptoms-including-diarrhea-3000832

‘Climate Pledge Arena’: Jeff Bezos unveils massive neon virtue-signal for Seattle NHL stadium he’ll RENAME

Amazon boss and world’s richest man Jeff Bezos has bought the naming rights to Seattle’s KeyArena complex, and will rename it Climate Pledge Arena. Yet behind the gesture lurks a company accused of eco-hypocrisy.

Bezos announced the purchase in an Instagram post on Thursday, saying the name will serve “as a regular reminder of the urgent need for climate action.” The e-commerce kingpin said that the National Hockey League (NHL) venue will “be the first net-zero-carbon-certified arena in the world,” will generate no waste, and will use reclaimed rainwater in its ice system.

https://www.rt.com/usa/492963-amazon-bezos-climate-arena/

White House coronavirus task force to hold first briefing in nearly two months

The White House coronavirus task force will hold a press briefing on Friday, marking the first time the group has spoken on camera to the public in roughly two months.

The briefing will take place at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be led by Vice President Pence, who chairs the task force.

The announcement comes as cases are spiking in several states.

The task force has been publicly absent for the last two months after the White House halted what had been near-daily briefings on the pandemic. The last task force briefing occurred on April 27, just a few days after President Trump sparked widespread backlash by suggesting scientists study injecting light and chemicals into the body as a potential treatment for the virus.

Trump is not expected to be present at Friday's briefing.

The White House has shifted its messaging around the virus in the time since to largely focus on the economic recovery after states shuttered businesses to slow the spread of the disease.

While case numbers, hospitalizations and death tolls dropped significantly in April and May, they have started surging again in Texas, Florida, California, Arizona and North Carolina, among other states, as businesses have reopened and citizens begin mingling again.

The U.S. on Wednesday recorded the largest single-day increase of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2.4 million.

Texas on Thursday paused the reopening of its economy, but Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has resisted calls to mandate the use of masks and close or reduce capacity at restaurants and bars that are already open. GOP governors in Florida and Arizona have also resisted such measures, which health officials have said can reduce the transmission of the disease.

Still, Trump and Pence have projected optimism about the administration's handling of the virus. Pence penned an op-ed last week declaring that fears of a second wave of the virus were "overblown" and largely manufactured by the media.

Trump has stirred fresh controversy by saying at a campaign rally last weekend in Tulsa, Okla., that he told officials to slow down testing because it was identifying too many cases and making the U.S. look bad.

White House officials have said the president was kidding, but Trump has in recent days doubled down on his belief that testing is a "double-edged sword."

"If we didn’t want to test, or if we didn’t test, we wouldn’t have cases," Trump said Thursday in Wisconsin, while touting the administration's investment in manufacturing. "But we have cases because we test. Deaths are down. We have one of the lowest mortality rates. We’ve done an incredible, historic job.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/504648-white-house-coronavirus-task-force-to-hold-first-briefing-in-nearly

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