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November 10, 2021
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FBI Raids Project Veritas Writers . . . Over A Missing Biden Diary? . . . There is a curious story out this weekend on reported FBI raids of writers or associates of Project Veritas, the conservative investigative journalism outfit. The FBI searched two locations in New York in search of the “stolen” diary that went missing days before the 2020 presidential election. Project founder James O’Keefe questioned how the Times received the
story within an hour of the first raid. O’Keefe says that the organization actually received a tip that the diary was abandoned in a room, an allegation that harkened back to the abandoned laptop of Hunter Biden. However, Ashley reportedly insisted it was stolen.
The use of the FBI is also reminiscent of the still unexplained use of the FBI when Joe Biden was Vice President to search for a gun owned by Hunter Biden that was discarded behind a restaurant.
Project Veritas decided not to run the story because it could not verify that the diary belonged to Biden. (The FBI may have just offered that confirmation). Instead, it alerted the police, according to O’Keefe: “Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner. We never published it.” So why the raids? Since when does the FBI conducted raids over missing diaries? Jonathan Turley
Soviet Playbook.
Donald Trump bashes 13 Republicans who backed infrastructure bill . . . Former President Donald Trump ripped 13 congressional Republicans who backed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill during a lengthy speech Monday – while one of them, New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, listened from the audience. Malliotakis appeared visibly shaken as Trump railed against her and other Republican House members during the National
Republican Congressional Committee dinner, a source told The Post. The freshman congresswoman and a dozen other Republicans pushed the infrastructure bill to approval Friday in a 228-206 vote after some Democratic Party infighting that threatened to sink the plan. The Senate-approved bill had six Democrats voting no — meaning Republicans would’ve killed the measure if the caucus voted no in unison. New York Post
Judge allows Jan. 6 committee access to Trump documents . . . A federal judge denied former President Donald Trump’s request for a preliminary injunction to keep the National Archives from handing over documents to the Jan. 6 House committee. The ruling will be appealed. This will end up in the Supreme Court. President Biden, of course, is all too eager to deny Donald Trump executive privilege. Until he needs it himself. White House Dossier
Jan. 6 Committee Issues 10 More Subpoenas . . . The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued subpoenas to 10 former Trump administration officials, including former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and senior adviser Stephen Miller. The committee is seeking depositions and records from the aides to former President Donald Trump, with deadlines later this month and next month. Also
subpoenaed were Chris Liddell, a former White House deputy chief of staff; Nicholas Luna, Mr. Trump’s personal assistant who reportedly was in the Oval Office with the president on Jan. 6; John McEntee, former White House personnel director; Ben Williamson, deputy assistant to Mr. Trump and senior adviser to then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ; Keith Kellogg, who served as then-Vice President Mike Pence’s national security adviser; Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as special assistant to the
president for legislative affairs; Molly Michael, special assistant to the president and Oval Office operations coordinator, and Kenneth Klukowski, former senior counsel to Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark. Wall Street Journal
‘Many’ More Durham Indictments Likely in Connection to Steele Dossier: Former Director of National Intelligence . . . Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said he expects special counsel John Durham’s team to indict more suspects in connection to the origins of the Trump-Russia probe and the discredited Steele dossier. Last week, a grand jury empaneled by Durham indicted Russia analyst Igor Danchenko, who previously
worked for the left-leaning Brookings Institution, for allegedly lying to the FBI. Danchenko had been the main source for the dossier created by former UK spy Christopher Steele that was, in turn, used by the FBI during its inquiry into whether the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump colluded with Russia. Epoch Times
Jake Sullivan outed as ‘foreign policy adviser’ in Durham indictment: Report . . . White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is the “foreign policy adviser” identified in special counsel John Durham’s indictment of Democratic lawyer Michael Sussmann, according to a report Tuesday. The revelation, reported by Fox News, is significant because it is the strongest connection Mr. Durham has made linking the Clinton campaign, the
Biden administration and the spread of the false Trump-Russia collusion story. Mr. Durham is investigating suspected wrongdoing by the FBI when it was looking into actions by Donald Trump and his associates during the 2016 presidential election. It does not appear that Mr. Sullivan is a target of the Durham probe, but the inquiry might get uncomfortable for the top national security official in the Biden White House. Mr. Durham is zeroing in on the Clinton campaign’s role in spreading
since-debunked accusations of links between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa Bank. Washington Times
Kamala Harris lands in Paris to try to reverse all the bad polls . . . A USA Today/Suffolk poll out this week gives Vice President Harris what SFGATE referred to as a “comically bad” approval rating of 28%. So she’s off the Paris to be seen in the company of French President Emmanuel Macron and give people the idea that she is a serious leader. Macron’s feelings were wounded when the United States caused Australia to scrap a
submarine deal with France and enter into one with the United States instead. One assumes his feelings will only be double hurt by having to meet with Harris. White House Dossier
Biden’s ‘Marxist’ Treasury Nominee Saule Omarova Wants To Bankrupt, ‘Starve’ Fossil Fuel Industry . . . President Joe Biden’s nominee for a key Treasury Department role admitted that oil, natural gas and coal firms need to go bankrupt to prevent climate change, a resurfaced video showed. “Here what I’m thinking about is primarily the coal and oil and gas industry. A lot of the smaller players in that industry are going to probably go
bankrupt in short order, at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change,” Saule Omarova — who the Senate is considering to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — remarked in a clip uncovered Tuesday by the American Accountability Foundation (AAF), a conservative research group. The comments were originally made during a March talk Omarova gave as part of the Jain Family Institute’s “Social Wealth Seminar” series. Daily Caller
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Justice Dept. Brings New Charges in Ransomware Attacks . . . On July 2, the multinational information software company Kaseya and its customers were attacked by one of the most prolific strains of ransomware known as REvil, or Sodinokibi. On Aug. 11, the Justice Department indicted Yaroslav Vasinskyi, also known by the online moniker Robotnik. The indictment, which was previously under seal, charges him with conspiring to
commit intentional damage to protected computers and to extort in relation to that damage, causing intentional damage to protected computers and conspiring to commit money laundering. Two months after the indictment on Oct. 8, Vasinskyi crossed the border from Ukraine into Poland. New York Times
United States Sours on Israeli Spyware Vendor . . . Days after being placed on a U.S. sanctions list, Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group was handed a major loss in federal appeals court Nov. 8 when justices denied the company’s sovereign immunity claims—paving the way for the firm to face legal liability in the United States. NSO Group faces legal and regulatory actions in numerous jurisdictions over what’s been dubbed the Pegasus
scandal—where the company allegedly allowed authoritarian governments to use its Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents. Developed by former members of the elite Israeli Unit 8200—comparable to the U.S. National Security Agency—the Pegasus software allegedly infects iPhones and Androids, enabling operators to extract messages, photos, and emails; record calls; and activate microphones in secret. Epoch Times
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Iran’s Cash Reserves Soar Under Biden . . . Iran's stockpile of hard currency has skyrocketed during the Biden administration, rising from just $4 billion at the end of 2020 when sanctions were at their height, to more than $31 billion by the end of 2021, according to projections by the International Monetary Fund. The Biden administration's decision to pursue diplomacy with Iran and unwind the Trump administration's sanctions has helped
the country recover from its cash shortage, according to the IMF’s projections. The group says Iran's cash reserves will top $31 billion by the end of the year and increase up to $42.9 billion by the end of 2022. This number could be even higher if the United States reenters the 2015 nuclear deal and removes all sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. Washington Free Beacon
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Censorship alert: Surgeon general warns against ‘health misinformation’ . . . The U.S. surgeon general released a brochure this week warning against misleading memes and graphs online in an effort to stamp out “health misinformation.” “With the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children 5 to 11 years old, it is more important than ever that families have access to accurate, science-based information. Health misinformation is
spreading fast and far online and throughout our communities,” Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said in a press release Tuesday. “The good news is that we all have the power to help stop the spread of health misinformation during this pandemic and beyond. That’s where this toolkit comes in – to provide Americans with resources to help limit and reduce this threat to public health.” White House Dossier
Please be sure from now on to only say correct, government-approved things about the coronavirus.
Pelosi slammed for attending lavish wedding maskless while California children are forced to mask up . . . House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is facing criticism after being spotted maskless at a lavish wedding with a large group of people while children in her state are required to wear masks in school.
Pelosi officiated the wedding at San Francisco City Hall before guests, who had to show proof of vaccination, made their way to the Getty Mansion, where the celebration continued. The event was also attended by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. Fox News
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Yellen: Federal Reserve won't allow inflation to reach 1970s levels . . . Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen downplayed concerns Tuesday that inflation could spike to levels seen during an economic downturn in the 1970s, asserting that the Federal Reserve would act before a surge of that magnitude could occur. Yellen has repeatedly said that she expects inflation to return to acceptable levels of roughly 2% by in 2022. She
reiterated that stance during an appearance on the "Marketplace" radio show, arguing economic conditions will improve as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington Times
U.S. Inflation Likely Reached 30-Year High in October . . . U.S. inflation likely hit a three-decade high in October, pushed up by pandemic-related supply shortages and continued strength in consumer demand. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal estimate the Labor Department will report the consumer-price index—which measures what consumers pay for goods and services—rose 5.9% in October from the same month a year ago. That would
mark the fastest pace since 1990 and the fifth straight month in which inflation topped 5%. Wall Street Journal
US justice department warns of impending corporate crime crackdown . . . The US Department of Justice is preparing to launch a crackdown on wrongdoing by companies with the first cases expected within weeks, a top official has warned, after the Biden administration pledged to take a tougher stance on corporate crime. In an interview with the Financial Times, John Carlin, a senior official working on the department’s crackdown, said
“you’ll see cases in the weeks to come” involving “some of the largest corporations” operating in the US. Financial Times
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Loudoun School Board meeting erupts into shouting as parent group files petition to oust board chair . . . The Loudoun County School Board meeting erupted into shouting on Tuesday night after parents confronted members of the school board after the parent group Fight for Schools filed more than 2,000 signatures to remove the board chair. "By the way, Denise, Brenda, Ian, Atoosa, we are well over 100% of required
signatures for the petitions," Megan Jenkins said during the public comment period. "So I'm not going to encourage any of you to resign because when you are recalled and removed from office, it will be much more satisfying. See you in court." Fox News
Now Obama doesn’t know where he is either . . . The supposedly erudite constitutional scholar got things mixed up in Scotland while making the world feel guilty for using cheap energy. Must be hanging out with Joe Biden again. Former President Barack Obama called on world leaders to save the planet, but he couldn’t quite identify which country he was in.
Mr. Obama’s speech Monday at the COP26 climate-change summit is being mocked for his reference to host Scotland as part of the “Emerald Isles,” which is a nickname for Ireland. White House Dossier
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Now That He's Sold The Pfizer Vaccine, Here Are 10 More Upcoming Product Endorsements From Big Bird . . . The beloved Sesame Street character Big Bird is finally doing what he was born to do: sell pharmaceutical products to small children! After his resounding success in selling a Pfizer vaccine, here are 10 more exciting Big Bird product endorsements PBS is planning:
1) The brand new cereal Pfizer-O's: Every bowl is the equivalent of one additional COVID booster. The FDA says it's a balanced part of your complete breakfast! Cool!
2) Pfizer's watermelon flavored puberty blocker chewables: change your gender without sacrificing taste.
3) Lead finger-paint set: This is a great way to boost your child's immunity to lead poisoning. Made in China.
4) Communist Manifesto: Illustrated Children's Edition: It's never too early to introduce your kids to the greatest political ideology on earth. A great alternative to Tuttle Twins books.
5) Fisher Price's My First Pregnancy Test: They even come in pink and blue, depending on whether your pregnant child is a man or a woman!
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