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September 13, 2021
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Today, as every September 13, I celebrate the day that I came to America from the totalitarian socialist Soviet Union. America today is a very different country than the one my mother sent me to more than 30 years ago. The grip of government control in today's USA is getting tighter and tighter. The double standard -- one set of rules for us and another one for them, the ruling elites -- is become more and more visible. We must stop this monumental transformation of the USA
into USSR, now. Unlike, my mother, we have no other place, where we could send our kids, in search of freedom.
Join me in the fight against Socialism in America by reading my Op-Ed in Fox News today. Here it is.
Rebekah Koffler: Socialism in America – a warning to my adopted homeland about the evils of this system . . . As Afghanistan is burning – with American citizens left behind the enemy lines by Joe Biden, at the mercy of the murderous Taliban – Washington’s socialists don’t sleep. Having sunk $2.2 trillion of your money into yet another failed nation-building project, the leftists, headed up by Confiscator in Chief Bernie Sanders, are
conjuring up additional schemes of how to leech another $3.5 trillion from hard-working Americans. Sanders is dead set on delivering on his goal stated in August 2020, "We must first elect Biden, then keep pushing country further left."
As an immigrant to America from a socialist country, I am distressed about the monumental shift of my adopted homeland toward socialism. I am compelled to warn my fellow Americans what socialism is really about. Let me put in context what the promises of free stuff and equality for all, by elitists like Sanders, really mean. Socialism is an evil system, incompatible with freedom and democracy. It doesn’t work because it is based on unrealistic theories that ignore human nature. It has
failed everywhere. And it could also destroy America. Fox News
Here's also also the very first review of my book on American Thinker. Incredibly, the main stream outlets would not review Putin's Playbook. The "problem" is that my book doesn't clearly align with either political side's narrative: it debunks the leftist' disinformation of the "Trump-Russia collusion" while also
shattering the pipe dream that some on the right believe in, that US and Russia could become friends. Neither one is grounded in reality. Here's an excerpt from the review.
From Russia with Love. Book Review . . . Many Americans of the right and left no longer feel loyal to the United States, its traditions, or its government. Many on the right view Putin’s Russia as the savior of the West. Arguing that Putin has restored Christianity in Russia and has effectively won the culture war against the left in his home country, some on the right view Russia as being America’s moral superior. Indeed, some
have even suggested that if Russia were to engage in a war with the United States, it would be far better for Americans if Russia won.
Attempting to dissuade conservatives from sympathy for Russia, former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst Rebekah Koffler argues in Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America (Washington, DC Regnery Gateway, 2021. 410pp. $28.99) that Vladimir Putin views America as his mortal enemy and that Russia is already engaged in an information and cyberwar with the United States and is, even more alarmingly, preparing for what they feel may be an inevitable kinetic and even nuclear war
with the United States. American Thinker
New book reveals how Biden’s family used his position for profit . . . “Jim’s job,” one of his former business partners told author Ben Schreckinger of President Biden’s younger brother Jim, “is to ensure the lifestyle is good for the family.” Son Hunter Biden later joined that pursuit, as Schreckinger reveals in his new book, “The Bidens: Inside the First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power.” In this exclusive excerpt,
Schreckinger reveals how Jim and Hunter opened doors and profited using Joe Biden’s name and influence. In January 2006, Hunter Biden was a lobbyist for William Oldaker, who had served as a campaign counsel and treasurer to Joe Biden. Jim Biden, Joe’s younger brother, called his friend Anthony Lotito for a favor. Hunter needed a new job.
Joe was getting ready to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, and his son’s work for a Washington lobbying firm would be a problem. New York Post
Soviet Playbook.
Members of Congress, Federal Judges, Staffers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate . . . Absent from President Biden's mandates of vaccinations for the COVID-19 virus were requirements for members of Congress, federal judges, or their staffers. Biden’s executive orders would unilaterally require vaccination for federal employees, the military, and government contractors. The president also asked Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) to require that firms with over 100 employees either mandate vaccination or weekly CCP virus tests. In total, these mandates could affect over 100 million American workers, making it one of the widest-reaching vaccine mandates in world history. Epoch Times
That's how the government apparatchiks roll. Soviet Playbook.
Democrats brace for battle on Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan . . . Democrats are bracing for battle as they try to unify their slim majorities behind a sweeping social spending package at the heart of President Biden’s economic and political agenda.
Democratic leaders are vowing to plow forward: They have a soft deadline on Wednesday for roughly a dozen Senate committees to finish drafting parts of the bill, and want to pass the $3.5 trillion spending plan in the House by the end of the month. But they face a number of sticking points, including over the total cost of the package, and how to pay for it. The Hill
GOP 2024 hopefuls tread carefully around Trump . . . With Trump increasingly signaling he’s positioning himself for another presidential campaign, it’s a reflection of the political limbo that top Republicans find themselves trapped in. Always aware they are operating under Trump’s watchful eye, they are moving forward gingerly for fear of alienating the easily provoked former president. “The Trump overhang on the race isn’t going to
affect what these potential candidates are going to do at this point," said veteran Republican presidential campaign strategist David Kochel, who’s based in Iowa. “It’s a delicate balancing act, one that requires campaigning in a post-Trump landscape where — even after defeat — Trump continues to eclipse everything and everyone else in the party. Politico
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Big Tech is listening to your private discussions, lawsuits claim. Should you be worried? . . . A federal judge has given a green light for a class-action lawsuit claiming that Apple's Siri voice assistant violates users’ privacy. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said the plaintiffs would be allowed to move forward with lawsuits trying to prove that Siri routinely recorded their private conversations because of
"accidental activations" and that Apple provided the conversations to advertisers. The plaintiffs claim that Apple violated the federal Wiretap Act and California privacy law, among other claims. Separate lawsuits against Google and Amazon make similar claims about voice assistants. One of the most common claims cited in the lawsuits is that conversations were recorded without user consent and then used by advertisers to target the plaintiffs. This is happening against a backdrop of
surging smart speaker sales. As of June 2021, the installed base of smart speakers in the U.S. reached 126 million units, jumping from 20 million units in June 2017, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). Amazon has the biggest slice of the installed base, with 69% as of June of this year. Fox Business
Social media making political polarization worse: report . . . A new report recommends that the federal government prioritize plans to enact stronger transparency requirements and other measures for tech platforms in an effort to combat polarization on social media. The report released Monday by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights argues that tech platforms have failed to "self-regulate sufficiently" and calls for
government intervention. The authors cite the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as an example of social media contributing to political polarization in a way that manifests in real-world harm. The report recommends the House Select Committee investigating the insurrection devote “ample resources” to determining how technology was used to incite the violence on Jan. 6. The Hill
FBI Releases First Declassified 9/11 Document 20 Years After Attacks . . . The FBI over the weekend released the first previously declassified document about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack hijackers, responding to an order handed down by President Joe Biden days earlier. On Sept. 11, a 16-page heavily redacted document (pdf) that was written in 2016 sheds light on the logistical support that was given to some of the Saudi Sept. 11
hijackers. Families of victims who died during the 2001 attacks have long sought the declassification of the report, as well as other documents related to the incident. According to the document, the FBI didn’t find evidence that linked the Saudi government to the terror attacks, although 15 of the hijackers were Saudi nationals. Previously, a U.S. commission said it had no evidence that Saudi Arabia directly funded al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that was long suspected of directing the
terrorist attacks. Epoch Times
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Taliban raise flag at presidential palace on 9/11 anniversary . . . The Taliban raised their flag at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday as the United States commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Ahmadullahh Muttaqi, the Taliban's cultural commission spokesman, said the group held a brief ceremony to honor the start of its government, with Prime Minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund lifting the black
and white flag at 11 a.m. local time. The flag was first raised the day prior at the Afghan presidential palace, according to a separate Taliban official. The Hill
Final US Drone Strike In Afghanistan Killed Aid Worker And Family, Not ISIS Fighters . . . An American drone strike conducted in the final days of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan killed an Afghan aid worker and his family, not an ISIS target with a car bomb, according to an investigation by The New York Times. The strike was launched Sunday, Aug. 29, less than 48 hours before the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan was
complete. The Pentagon claimed that it killed at least one ISIS-K operative in a vehicle killed with explosives, who posed an imminent threat to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Daily Caller
Russia uses new hardware at big military drills . . . Russia used new combat robots and tactical vehicles on the second day of the active main phase of large military drills with its ex-Soviet ally Belarus, the defence ministry said on Saturday. The "Zapad-2021" war games, which will run until next Thursday on Russia and Belarus's western flanks including sites close to the European Union's borders, have alarmed Ukraine and some NATO
countries. President Vladimir Putin denies the drills are directed against any foreign power and says they are sensible given increased NATO activity near Russia's borders and those of its allies. Reuters
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Biden’s Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Further Stresses Supply of Rapid Tests . . . America’s Covid-testing infrastructure, from drugstores to diagnostics manufacturers, is bracing for a surge in demand following the Biden administration’s order that most large U.S. companies mandate their workers get vaccinated or be screened weekly for the virus. Makers of over-the-counter Covid-19 tests are continuing to boost production,
while laboratories and companies are ramping up operations that some had scaled back after the virus largely retreated earlier this year. CVS and Walgreens have begun limiting the number of at-home tests customers can buy online or in stores as they work with test suppliers to ensure they are able to meet demand. Meanwhile, employers already are having a tougher time securing bulk tests to screen employees as retail pharmacies and other testing providers ration supplies. Wall Street Journal
Doctors, Ethicists Blast Colleagues Who Threaten To Withhold Treatment From Unvaxxed . . . A growing number of doctors have threatened to withhold treatment from the unvaccinated, sparking backlash from doctors and bioethicists who say such sentiments violate the Hippocratic Oath. Those critics are even more troubled by the silence from professional organizations tasked with upholding medical ethics. Doctors in Tennessee, Florida, and
Alabama have announced they will refuse to treat unvaccinated patients, while Dallas hospital workers reportedly discussed considering vaccinated status when delegating ICU beds. Such comments have infuriated top medical professionals. Dr. Brian Callister, governor of the Nevada chapter of the American College for Physicians, said doctors should never blatantly refuse to treat unvaccinated patients who are otherwise willing to comply with the rules set out by the practice. Washington Free Beacon
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From zippers to glass, shortages of basic goods hobble U.S. economy . . . Before supply chain breakdowns and shortages swept the world in the wake the COVID pandemic, buying the bits and pieces for an assembly line was often as easy as clicking a button and waiting a few days or, at most, a few weeks for delivery. Not anymore. Shortages of metals, plastics, wood and even liquor bottles are now the
norm. The upshot is a world where buyers must wait for delivery of items that were once plentiful, if they can get them at all. Rash has piles of tents she can’t ship because she can’t get the right aluminum tubing for their frames, for instance, while others lack the right zippers. Along with the shortages come hefty price increases, which has fueled fears of a wave of sustained inflation. Reuters
Shipping options dry up as businesses try to rebuild from pandemic . . . A wave of shipping consolidation over the past five years is adding to the supply-chain woes caused by Covid-19 outbreaks, further delaying the movement of cargo across the oceans. A handful of big shipping players control the majority of containers via giant vessels, leaving the world with fewer routes, fewer smaller ships and fewer ports that could keep the flow of
goods moving when the pandemic disrupted operations, according to cargo owners and freight forwarders, who secure ship space to move cargo. The top six container operators control more than 70% of all container capacity, according to maritime data provider Alphaliner. As businesses try to restock after the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions, they are paying at least four times more to move their products compared with last year and face long delivery delays, industry executives say. Fox Business
Why are US lawmakers arguing over the debt ceiling again? . . . US lawmakers have just weeks to come to an agreement to lift the limit on federal borrowing or risk financial calamity if the government can no longer meet its obligations. After a two-year suspension, the debt ceiling is back at the centre of a high-stakes political battle that is only set to intensify as the window for a deal begins to close. Here is a guide to what
is going on, why it matters and what it will take to avoid a US sovereign debt crisis.
The debt ceiling sets a limit on the amount that the Treasury department can borrow to pay government commitments already approved by Congress. Once the ceiling is reached, US lawmakers must either increase or suspend it to allow for the agency to issue new debt and raise the necessary cash to cover its bills — something they have done almost 100 times since the end of the second world war. Financial Times
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‘We Love Trump’: Fans Cheer While Trump and Don Jr. Commentate Boxing Match . . . The crowd at a Saturday boxing match commentated by former President Donald Trump and his son Don Jr. chanted “we love Trump.”
Trump took the mic ahead of the Evander Holyfield/Vitor Belfort fight but was interrupted by loud chants of his supporters attending the event. “This is an honor to be with you! What a great evening,” Trump said. “I think you’re gonna see an incredible fight.” “We love our country, we love our country. Thank you very much,” Trump added, addressing the crowd that continued chanting even after the president had taken his seat at the announcer’s table. Daily Caller
Two-Tiered Justice for Three Sets of Rioters . . . When we compare the punishments of anti-Trump rioters to pro-Trump rioters, we find there’s no comparison. On any given weekend in Chicago — take this past weekend, for example — the self-inflicted slaughter of the city’s black population continues apace.
And yet all Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Georgetown Democrats can seem to focus on is the unarmed non-insurrection of January 6, an unruly and at times violent event which nonetheless saw just one violent casualty: that of an unarmed 110-pound Trump supporter named Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally and, we believe, senselessly shot.Democrats want blood for the events of January 6, and they’re getting it. In July, the first of the “felony” offenders who breached the Capitol was sentenced: a
38-year-old Tampa resident named Paul Hodgkins, whose crime was having walked peacefully into “The People’s House” while sporting a “Trump 2020” flag. For his utterly non-violent offense, Hodgkins got eight months in prison. And there are hundreds more like Hodgkins still languishing in jail eight months after the offense, still waiting their sentencing for having protested an election they believed to have been deeply flawed and improperly investigated. So much for our Constitution’s Sixth
Amendment guarantee of “the right to a speedy and public trial.” Patriot Post
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Uh-Oh: Vials Of Mysterious Substance At Wuhan Lab Labeled 'Save For 2024 Election' . . . Well, this can't be good: an investigative journalist—a real one, not a "journalist" who complains about pronouns in videogames on Twitter—managed to infiltrate the Wuhan Institute of Virology. What they saw concerned them: for one thing, there appeared to be multiple vials of a mysterious substance, all of them labeled "Save for 2024
election." Someone had scrawled the words on the vials in red marker, warning lab workers not to open the vials until they're needed in 2024. "What's that?" the journalist asked in an audio recording from her phone.
"That? Oh, that is nothing!" replied one scientist. "Then why does it say that on the vial?" she asked. "Because we want nothing bad to happen in 2024 so we are going to release the bottle with nothing in it that year. For good luck." She then narrowly escaped with her life as she saw the lab worker pressing the room's "release the monkeys" button. "This, uh, doesn't seem good," said one political commentator. "I guess I shouldn't have thrown all those masks away." At
publishing time, sources had confirmed the handwriting was in English and matched Dr. Fauci's. Babylon Bee
Satire.
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