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China’s Electric Cars Controlled by CCP?

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A Norwegian public transport company has found that Chinese-made electric vehicles have security flaws built into them that allow their Chinese manufacturers to remotely access them and even control them. This means they can be turned into saboteurs and user data is going back to the CCP.

Arild Tjomsland, one of the investigators, claimed, “The Chinese bus can be stopped, turned off, or receive updates that can destroy the technology that the bus needs to operate normally.”

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Major security concerns have been raised in Norway after safety tests revealed that Chinese-made electric vehicles can be remotely accessed and controlled by their manufacturers in China.

A Norwegian public transport company conducted covert cybersecurity tests on electric buses from both European and Chinese makers.

The investigation sought to determine whether foreign-built vehicles posed a threat to national security.

FBI Thwarts Dearborn Muslim Terror Attack on Detroit

pgnewser November 5, 2025 0

Anti-Americanist Islamists from Dearborn, Michigan, the hub of activity for this people group, were prevented from carrying out a Halloween massacre on Americans in Detroit this past Halloween. Two men, Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud intended on killing Americans on Halloween using AR-15 rifles.

FBI Director Kash Patel said, “The FBI stopped a potential terrorist attack in Michigan before it could unfold. Thanks to swift action and coordination with our partners, a violent plot tied to international terrorism was disrupted. This is what defending the homeland looks like — vigilance saves lives.”

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For better or for worse, Halloween has increasingly become associated with darkness, the occult, and the macabre.

Due in no small part to the thankless work of the FBI, this year’s Halloween wasn’t nearly as dark or macabre as it could’ve been — and that’s objectively for the better.

According to Fox News, the FBI foiled an “ISIS-inspired terror attack” that would have involved a massacre in Detroit on Halloween. The plot was allegedly codenamed “Pumpkin.”

“Mohmed Ali, of Dearborn, Michigan, and Majed Mahmoud are accused of plotting to launch a terror-inspired mass shooting codenamed ‘pumpkin,’ according to court documents,” Fox reported.

“They’ve been charged with receiving, transferring and attempting to receive and transfer firearms knowing and having reasonable cause to believe that they would be used to commit terrorism.”

ABC News noted that, according to the FBI, multiple raids were conducted in the early hours of Pumpkin Day:

 

UK Thinks We’re Still a Colony?

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Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s communications regulator has recently declared that Americans are not protected from UK prosecution for violating their soviet-styled speech laws on social media reaching their citizens. So far, talk of bills being written to deal with this foreign intrusion on American sovereignty is all that’s been seen in response to this assertion by the UK.

The claim came effectively in an ongoing lawsuit in which Ofcom argued, “We also note 4chan’s claim that it is protected from enforcement action taken by Ofcom because of the First Amendment to the US Constitution. However, the First Amendment binds only the US government and not overseas bodies, such as Ofcom, and therefore, it does not affect Ofcom’s powers to enforce the Act in this case.”

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The UK government’s communications regulator Ofcom is facing backlash and a federal lawsuit after asserting that the U.S. Constitution does not protect American citizens from its online censorship laws.

Under the United Kingdom’s sweeping Online Safety Act, Ofcom has been sending enforcement letters to small U.S. platforms, including 4chan and Kiwi Farms.

Ofcom is demanding compliance with British speech regulations and threatening heavy fines for noncompliance.

But the move has triggered what one U.S. attorney calls a “constitutional ambush.”

Preston Byrne, an attorney representing 4chan, Kiwi Farms, and two other American companies, said the regulator’s actions were “frankly asinine.”

“My clients are entirely American,” Byrne said.

Catholics Chaffe at Vatican’s Limitations on Divine Powers of Mary

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A document from the Vatican is recommending churches do not use the phrase “Mediatrix of ALL Graces,” claiming Revelation does not validate the term and it puts on “limits that do not favor a correct understanding of Mary’s unique place.  Catholics argue the OPPOSITE is true, it is the Vatican LIMITING Mary’s powers.

Catholics fighting back site an encyclical on the Immaculate Conception by Pope Pius IX in 1849 that claimed, “God has committed to Mary the treasury of all good things, in order that everyone may know that through her are obtained every hope, every grace, and all salvation. For this is His will, that we obtain everything through Mary.”

Protestants would dispute both the papal and the traditional Catholic claims on the nature of Mary, citing, Luke 11:27-28, “As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!’ But he said, ‘Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!’”

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Yesterday LifeSiteNews reported that a new document from the Vatican has discouraged the use of “Mediatrix of All Graces” as a title for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The document suggests that the title lacks solid grounding in Revelation and carries “limits that do not favor a correct understanding of Mary’s unique place.”

On the contrary, the doctrine that all graces come to us through the mediation of the Blessed Virgin has been taught many times by the Successors of St Peter.

Bezos’ Ex-Wife Dumping $12.6 Billion Worth of Amazon Stock

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MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has reportedly sold off 42% of her Amazon stock worth $12.6 billion in the last year alone. Scott has been working on giving away the bulk of her wealth, according to her own claims. So far, she has given away more than $19 billion. She is the source of a lot of funding of far left “social just orgs.

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Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, has reportedly slashed her stake in Amazon by a significant margin over the last year. As per reports, she has reduced it by a massive 42%, or $12.6 billion. She now owns 81.1 million shares. This figure is down by over 50 million from last year.

MacKenzie Scott is holding on to her promise of giving most of her fortune away as she continues her philanthropic work.

Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, has now donated more than $19 billion since her divorce from the billionaire in 2019. Over the last year alone, she has cut her stake in Amazon by about 42%, or $12.6 billion.

Bolivia Officially Rejects Socialism, Elects Center-Right Candidate

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democrat Party has been elected the next President of Bolivia. In August, he finished first in the general election, winning a run-off election with former President Jorge “Tuto’ Quiroga.

In the run-off election, Paz won 54.5% to 45.5%. The election breaks the socialist control of the country as Bolivia looks to follow Argentina in opening their markets and purging the government of waste. He has promised to take a “gradual approach to free-market reforms in hopes of avoiding a sharp recession or jump in inflation that would enrage the masses.”

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It looks like Bolivia is done with socialism. For the first time since 2005, the country has officially elected a candidate who is not a part of Evo Morales’ Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party. This comes as Bolivia faces a serious economic crisis — something that seems to go hand-in-hand with years of socialism.

As I reported back in August, the country held its general election, which led to a runoff between center-right Senator Rodrigo Paz, who earned 32.18% of the vote, and conservative former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, who earned 26.81% of the vote.

DEI Industry Dying as Trump clamps down on racist policies

pgnewser October 22, 2025 0

September’s job postings reveal a 50% drop in DEI-related job postings compared to pre-pandemic levels. The peak of DEI job postings was in 2022, when 10,000 jobs were posted, compared to the pace of 1,500 for this year so far.

The Trump administration’s policies had a direct impact on DEI incentives, penalizing government-funded companies and banning DEI policies in government institutions. So far, under President Trump, 38% of DEI employees were moved into non-DEI roles, 55% moved to another company in a non-DEI role, leaving only 7% still in DEI positions.

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The plight of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) jobs is only getting worse as the Trump administration’s crackdown takes hold, new employment research shows.

As of September, job postings for diversity roles have plunged roughly 50% from pre-pandemic levels, falling to about 1,500 this year, according to Revelio Labs data reported by Bloomberg. By comparison, DEI-related postings nearly quadrupled in 2022, reaching approximately 10,000.

When President Donald Trump took office in January, DEI job postings were about 6% above 2019 levels, according to the outlet.

MIA Brief – Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – Pakistan and India Nearly at War

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25 05 07 Brief

 

TOP FOCUS

INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT GOES FROM HOT TO WHITE HOT AFTER MISSILE STRIKE – India launched a missile strike into rival nation Pakistan, killing 31 people and injuring 57 others, Pakistan claims. The conflict is over the contested region of Kashmir that both countries claim as being rightfully theirs. Pakistan has called the attacks an “act of war” and has instructed its military to prepare to act in kind. Both nations have nuclear weapons, so the stakes for this potential conflict are near-catastrophic. Read the full blurb report

FEATURES

AFTER “FAR RIGHT” WIN SUPPRESSED BY EU, ROMANIA DELIVERS AN EVEN BIGGER “FAR RIGHT” VICTORY –  The current flag bearer of the de facto “Romania First” party, George Simeon, has finished first in the first round of Romania’s Presidential elections. He won the first round with 41% of the vote to second place Nicusor Dan. He finished with 21% of the total vote. Simeon appears set to win by an even bigger margin of victory than his party leader predecessor, Calin Georgescu, did in December of 2024. That election was cancelled by the EU, and Georgescu banned from running for public office. Read the full blurb report

MERZ FINALLY PREVAILS IN SECOND GERMAN PARLIAMENT VOTE  – After having failed an historic first vote to officially win Germany’s Chancellorship, Conservative leader Friedrich Merz finally secured the majority vote needed in the second round of voting.

In the first round of voting, Merz’ coalition of 328 failed to deliver the necessary 316 majority vote needed. He received only 310 votes. The historic first vote failure is seen as a sign that Merz will be beginning his chancellorship with a shaky coalition. Read the full blurb report

 

HEADLINES

HOUTHIS CRY NO MAS TO U.S., BUT NOT TO ISRAEL – It appears the Houthis are done with Trump, or so they think. They’re hoping for a ceasefire that allows them to continue to fight Israel, even if it means no longer attacking ships going through the Red Sea.

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A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the United Staes does not include sparing Israel, the group said on Wednesday (May 7), suggesting its shipping attacks that have disrupted global trade and challenged world powers will not come to a complete halt.

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the US would stop bombing the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, saying that the group had agreed to stop attacking US ships…

 

CHINA, U.S., HEADED TO TRADE TALKS IN THE ALPS – Switzerland will be the home of high-level trade talks between the U.S. and China. These talks will most likely be the opening salvos in a series of talks that will eventually end with a trade deal of substance, or so it is “hoped.”

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Senior US and Chinese officials will travel to Switzerland later this week to kickstart stalled trade talks following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout, according to statements from both countries.

The talks mark the first official public engagement between the world’s two largest economies to resolve a trade war escalated by Trump shortly after his return to office in January.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer will attend the talks in Europe for the United States, their offices said.

 

UKRAINE CEASEFIRE GETS MORE DISTANT AS VANCE DOUBTS RUSSIA’S SINCERITY – VP JD Vance is asserting Russia is demanding too much ahead of any potential long-lasting ceasefire deal.

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Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that Russia is “asking for too much” to end its war with Ukraine, underscoring new frustrations in the Trump White House over its efforts to court Moscow on peace talks…

 

MALI JUNTA MAKES IT OFFICIAL, DEMOCRACY IS DEAD – Until further notice, in the interest of public order, all political activity will cease, for the good of the whole, the Mali Junta declares.

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Mali’s junta on Wednesday suspended political parties’ activities “until further notice for reasons of public order”, as the opposition protests against the military government’s ramped-up crackdown on dissent.

 

 

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JUDICIAL WATCH SAYS IRS UNFAIRLY TARGETS J6 PROTESTERS, FILES LAWSUIT TO GET THE RECORDS

Judicial Watch sues IRS for records on possible targeting of J6 protesters – justthenews.com
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Judicial Watch said Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the IRS over possible targeting of Jan. 6th protesters.

The watchdog group group filed the Freedom of Information Act suit on April 25 to obtain records regarding potentially improper targeting of Jan. 6th Capitol rioters, their supporters, and related nonprofits…

 

RUSSIA JOINS WITH TALIBAN TO FIGHT “COMMON ENEMY,” THE ISLAMIC STATE

Russia says it will help Taliban fight Islamic State in Afghanistan – Reuters
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Russia will help the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan fight against the Afghan branch of Islamic State, Moscow’s special representative for the country was quoted as saying on Friday…

 

TRUMP SUFFERS ANOTHER COURT LOSS, THIS TIME PREVENTING HIM FROM REVOKING LEGAL STATUS OF “PAROLEES”

US appeals court blocks Trump’s attempt to revoke legal status of parolees living in US – Jurist.org
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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans living in the US. The ruling follows a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of individual beneficiaries, sponsors of humanitarian parole processes, and affected parolees…

 

MOSCOW AIRPORTS FACE UKRAINE DRONE ASSAULT AS PUTIN PREPARES FOR RED SQUARE PARADE

Ukrainian drones keep targeting Moscow as foreign leaders arrive for Red Square parade – The Washington Post
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Attacks by Ukrainian long-range drones caused flight disruption at Moscow’s main airports for a third straight day on Wednesday as Russia prepared to receive the Chinese president and other foreign leaders for the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square…

 

PA VOTER BILLS LOOK TO PRESERVE MASS MAILER ELECTIONS, DISENFRANCHISING KEYSTONE VOTERS

Voter ID and vote-by-mail reform bills move to Pa. House – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Pennsylvania lawmakers will consider a package of election reforms including a voter ID requirement and changes to the commonwealth’s vote-by-mail law after a House committee passed the long-debated measures…

 

GAY ADVOCATE MEDIA LAMENTS NY BILL THAT WOULD BAN MALES PRESENTING AS FEMALES FROM PARTICIPATING IN FEMALE SPORTS

New York State Senate committee approves anti-trans sports bill – Gay City News
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The New York State Senate’s Education Committee approved an anti-trans sports bill on May 6 that would stop the state education commissioner from implementing trans-inclusive sports policies, drawing immediate criticism from LGBTQ advocates…

 

DEMS LOOK FOR HAIL MARY BILL TO PROTECT DE FACTO FEDERAL FUNDING OF PARTY FROM BEING AXED FURTHER

House Democrats are launching a longshot procedural move to prevent safety net cuts– www.politico.com
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House Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would launch a longshot effort to force a vote on a bill preventing cuts to key federal safety-net programs…

 

TRUMP PREPARES UN FOR U.S. ECONOMIC WITHDRAWAL

Trump puts the U.N. on notice: Don’t expect the gravy train to keep rolling – Washington Times
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The United Nations is not exactly known for its thrifty ways. Despite facing periodic pressure to reduce its budget, the world body spends trillions of dollars annually, and much of that funding comes from the United States. Thanks to President Trump, that’s about to change…

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Canada’s PM Takes the Lead as His Authoritarian Hatred of the Freedom Convoy Comes to Light

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It appears the Canadians are set for more years under “liberal tyranny” as the current frontrunner in the Canadian elections is Liberal Party head and current unelected PM Mark Carney. He leads Conservative party head Pierre Poilievre, 43.9% to 37.3%.

An op-ed from Mark Carney in 2022 shows his utter disdain for the Freedom Convoy. In the op-ed he declared “…no one should have any doubt. This is sedition. That’s a word I never thought I’d use in Canada. It means ‘incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority…. Those who are still helping to extend this occupation must be identified and punished to the full force of the law. Drawing the line means choking off the money that financed this occupation… Foreign funders of an insurrection interfered in our domestic affairs from the start. Canadian authorities should take every step within the law to identify and thoroughly punish them…”

RED FLAG: Carney called to freeze Freedom Trucker’s bank accounts, said protesters were ‘seditious’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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He described balloon bouncy castles and a grassroots, peaceful movement as “dangerous infrastructure” that was being “reinforced” by those funding the movement.

An unearthed op-ed from February 2022 by Mark Carney provides Canadians with insight into how the new prime minister views the rights of private citizens.

In the wake of the Freedom Convoy protests that gripped Ottawa, Carney, one week into the protests and just before the use of the Emergencies Act by then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made it clear that he was in favor of freezing the bank accounts of Canadians, cutting funding to the protest, and even calling the movement “seditious” without evidence. Carney declared that those who donated to the protest were “funding sedition” and referred to the organizers’ actions as “blatant treachery.”

Danish PM heads to Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory– abcnews.go.com

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Danish PM heads to Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory– abcnews.go.com
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NUUK, Greenland — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is traveling to Greenland on Wednesday for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory.

Frederiksen announced plans for her visit after U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited a U.S. air base in Greenland last week and accused Denmark of underinvesting in the territory.

Greenland is a mineral-rich, strategically critical island that is becoming more accessible because of climate change. Trump has said that the landmass is critical to U.S. security. It’s geographically part of North America, but is a semiautonomous territory belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Frederiksen is due to meet the incoming Greenlandic leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after an election last month that produced a new government. She is also to meet with the future Naalakkersuisut, the Cabinet, in a visit due to last through Friday.

“It has my deepest respect how the Greenlandic people and the Greenlandic politicians handle the great pressure that is on Greenland,” she said in government statement announcing the visit.

Vance Challenges Europe to Embrace Dangerous Free Speech

pgnewser February 17, 2025 1

U.S. Vice President JD Vance stood before world leaders in a Munich, Germany speech in which he challenged Europe’s resistance to free speech. He highlighted the arrest of a British citizen for silently praying outside an abortion clinic.

Vance stated, “I can tell you plainly: There can be no security if you are afraid of the voices, the opinions, and the conscience that guide your own people. What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values.”

JD Vance rebukes anti-free speech, anti-Christian discrimination in Munich speech – The Christian Post
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Delivering a speech in Germany, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance criticized European governments for suppressing free speech and discriminating against Christians. He urged leaders across Europe to reverse the ongoing crackdown on conservative voices and religious freedoms.

In his address at the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Friday, Vance noted that conservatives have been investigated, arrested, prosecuted or fined for protesting abortion and posting views on social media.

He also criticized attempts to exclude populist parties from political collaboration, saying they pose a threat to democracy.

Last month, the European Union introduced fresh measures to enforce the Digital Services Act, which limits American speech on social media platforms. While EU lawmakers claimed the initiative was to target “foreign interference” and “illegal content,” it raised concerns among free speech advocates in the U.S. The Act compels social media companies to remove “illegal content” or face penalties of up to 6% of their global annual turnover.

Paul Coleman, executive director of the legal advocacy group ADF International, warned at the time that a “new bipolar order of speech” was unfolding. “On the one hand, Europe is doubling down on censorship, while the U.S. is recommitting to its free speech heritage.”

“I can tell you plainly: There can be no security if you are afraid of the voices, the opinions, and the conscience that guide your own people,” Vance said in Munich. “What I worry about is the threat from within, the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values.”

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Musk to Restore Cancelled DOGE Employee

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In what could be seen as a symbol of the death of cancel culture, former DOGE staffer Marko Elez saw his promising career cut short because of racist tweets from the past, only to be restored by two acts that could serve to blunt the social power of “cancellation.” First, Vice President VD Vance called for Elez to be restored, then Musk vowed to bring him back.

Elon Musk shows us how to kill cancel culture once and for all– www.theblaze.com
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Elon Musk knows how to end cancel culture.

Earlier this month, a member of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team, Marko Elez, resigned after the Wall Street Journal reported that the young DOGE staffer once posted “to a deleted social-media account that advocated racism and eugenics.” The story primarily focused on the DOGE’s efforts and offered little evidence to support the serious accusation, giving readers only two examples.

For liberals angry over the DOGE’s mission to uncover and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, the story proved to be confirmation that Musk is operating a rogue campaign with immature and inexperienced loyalists.

A watershed moment?

What happened after Elez’s resignation may prove to be a turning point that erodes cancel culture.

It began when Vice President JD Vance spoke up.

“Here’s my view: I obviously disagree with some of Elez’s posts, but I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life,” Vance said. “We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. So I say bring him back. If he’s a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.”

That prompted Musk to promise Elez’s return — for an important reason.

“He will be brought back,” Musk vowed. “To err is human, to forgive divine.”

 

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Was it Free Speech that gave rise to Hitler?

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CBS News saw the anchor of its show “Face the Nation” espouse the assumption that free speech is what gave rise to Nazism. The counter is that Nazis did NOT, in fact, allow free speech, but she MIGHT BE claiming free speech BEFORE Hitler gave rise to Hitler. However, while the Weimer republic ended a lot of press censorship, they still had many anti-free-speech laws, including hate speech laws.

The host, Margaret Brennan, made this claim to Secretary of State Rubio: “Well, (Vice President Vance) was standing in (Germany) where free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide, and he met with the head of a political party that has far-right views and some historic ties to extreme groups. The context of that was changing the tone of it. And you know that.”

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CBS’s “Face the Nation” anchor Margaret Brennan said Sunday on “Face the Nation” that Nazis “weaponized” free speech to conduct the Holocaust during an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you about what happened in Munich, Germany, at the Security Conference. Vice President Vance gave a speech, and he told U.S. allies that the threat he worries about the most is not Russia, it is not China. He called it the “threat from within,” and he lectured about what he described as censorship, mainly focusing, though, on including more views from the right. He also met with the leader of a far-right party known as the AfD, which, as you know, is under investigation and monitoring by German intelligence because of extremism. What did all of this accomplish, other than irritating our allies?

SECRETARY RUBIO: Why would our allies or anybody be irritated by free speech and by someone giving their opinion? We are, after all, democracies. The Munich- Munich Security Conference is largely a conference of democracies in which one of the things that we cherish and value is the ability to speak freely and provide your opinions. And so, I think if anyone’s angry about his words, they don’t have to agree with him, but to be angry about it, I think actually makes his point. I thought it was actually a pretty historic speech, whether you agree with him or not. I think the valid points he’s making to Europe is, we are concerned that the true values that we share, the values that bind us together with Europe, are things like free speech and democracy and our shared history in winning two world wars and defeating Soviet communism and the like.

These are the values that we shared in common, and in that cold war we fought against things like censorship and oppression and so forth, and when you see backsliding, and you raise that, that’s a very valid concern. We can’t tell them how to run their countries. We are- he simply expressed in a speech his view of it, which a lot of people, frankly, share. And I thought he said a lot of things in that speech that needed to be said. And honestly, I don’t know why anybody would be upset about it. People are- you know, you don’t have to agree on someone’s speech. I happen to agree with a lot of what he said, but you don’t have to agree with someone’s speech to- to at least appreciate the fact they have a right to say it and that you should listen to it and see whether those criticisms are valid. I assure you, the United States has come under withering criticism on many occasions from many leaders in Europe, and we don’t go around throwing temper tantrums about it.

BRENNAN: Well, he was standing in a country where free speech was weaponized to conduct a genocide, and he met with the head of a political party that has far-right views and some historic ties to extreme groups. The context of that was changing the tone of it. And you know that. That the censorship was specifically about the right–

RUBIO: — Well I have to disagree with you. No- I have- I have to disagree with you. Free speech was not used to conduct a genocide. The genocide was conducted by an authoritarian Nazi regime that happened to also be genocidal because they hated Jews and they hated minorities and they hated those that they- they had a list of people they hated, but primarily the Jews. There was no free speech in Nazi Germany. There was none. There was also no opposition in Nazi Germany, they were a sole and only party that governed that country. So that’s not an accurate reflection of history. I also think it’s wrong- again, I go back to the point of his speech. The point of his speech was basically that there is an erosion in free speech and intolerance or opposing points of view within Europe, and that’s of concern because that is eroding.

That’s not an erosion of your military capabilities, that’s not an erosion of your economic standing, that’s an erosion of the actual values that bind us together in this transatlantic union that everybody talks about, and I think allies and friends and partners that have worked together now for 80 years, should be able to speak frankly to one another in open forums without being offended, insulted, or upset. And I spoke to Foreign Ministers from multiple countries throughout Europe. Many of them probably didn’t like the speech or didn’t agree with it, but they were continuing to engage with us on all sorts of issues that unite us. So again, at the end of the day, I think that, you know, people give all- that is a forum in which you’re supposed to be inviting people to give speeches, not basically a chorus where everyone is saying the exact same thing. That’s not always going to be the case when it’s a collection of democracies where leaders have the right and the privilege to speak their minds in forums such as these.

Judge stops USAID layoffs amid backlash from government workers, unions | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

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Judge stops USAID layoffs amid backlash from government workers, unions | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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The judge noted in his order that the unions had presented a “strong showing of irreparable harm” if the court did not intervene.

A judge has temporarily put a halt on the Trump administration’s attempt to downsize the US Agency for International Development (USAID), making it so that approximately 2,700 employees who were placed on leave can return to work.

US District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, issued the order on Friday in response to a lawsuit filed by the largest US government workers’ union and an association of foreign service employees. The unions argued that the administration’s actions overstepped executive authority and caused undue harm to USAID personnel.

Nichols’ ruling, which remains in effect until February 14, prevents the administration from placing an additional 2,200 USAID employees on paid leave starting Saturday and reinstates 500 workers who had already been furloughed. It also blocks the administration from moving USAID humanitarian workers stationed overseas.

The judge noted in his order that the unions had presented a “strong showing of irreparable harm” if the court did not intervene. However, Nichols declined to grant other union requests, such as reopening USAID offices and restoring funding for agency grants and contracts. A hearing scheduled for Wednesday will determine whether a longer-term injunction will be put in place.

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DOGE Gains Limited Access to Treasury Data

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After DOGE accessed the Treasury Department’s payment data when Homeland Security Officers had to be called to remove resisting bureaucrats from the premises, they discovered a far-left slush fund called USAID. Soon after, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly halted the operation.

Now, the operation, the forensic investigation of government budget by DOGE, can continue after the DOJ agrees to a proposed order that would allow only two Musk-approved, but Treasury Department employed people to have access to the data, but only in read-only mode. These two special employees are Tom Krause and Marko Elaz.

DOJ agrees to proposed order to limit DOGE’s access to Treasury data – ABC News
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In a filing late Wednesday evening, lawyers with the Justice Department agreed to a proposed order that would largely prohibit the Treasury Department from sharing sensitive financial data with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

The agreement allows two individuals associated with Musk but employed by the Treasury Department – called special government employees – to have “read only” access to the sensitive data.

Once approved by U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who is overseeing the case, the agreement will stay in place until Feb. 24 when both sides return to court to argue about a long-term preliminary injunction.

The two special government employees allowed to continue seeing Treasury Department data are Tom Krause and Marko Elez, according to the filing. Krause is the former chief executive of Cloud Software Group, a Silicon Valley tech company. Marko Elez is a 25-year-old engineer who used to work for Musk’s X and SpaceX.

Mass Shooting in Swedish Adult Center Triggers Calls for MORE Gun Control

pgnewser February 7, 2025 0

Sweden, which has been overrun by mass migration from Islamists that hate their country, and are now proceeding to rape and plunder it, is looking to disarm its citizens after the nation’s worst mass shooting in history. The shooting at an adult center left 10 victims dead, with the shooter committing suicide.

The government response to the tragedy was to state, “There are certain types of weapons that are so dangerous that they should only be possessed for civilian purposes as an exception,” while Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said, “We have to ensure that only the right people have guns in Sweden.” The opposition party is aboard with the plan.

Death Toll in Swedish School Shooting at 11 as Authorities Slow-Walk the Truth About the Incident – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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We believe that 11 people, including the shooter, were killed at Campus Risbergska, a school for adults in the city of Örebro, about 125 miles from Stockholm. “At least” six people were seriously wounded, according to the police.

In this case, local media is filling in some of the blanks.

The police say that the attacker “acted alone.” They say he was “unknown to the police.” They say the attack was not based on ideology. They claim the attacker did not belong to a gang.

The police also say that this information may change.

“At the moment, the police believe that the perpetrator was acting alone, but we cannot rule out more perpetrators connected to the incident,” police said Tuesday.

“The reason it took so long to give a death toll was due to the size of the school premises, according to local police chief Mr. Forest,” reports the BBC. There were four other schools on the Risbergska campus with about 2,000 students. It’s large, but they couldn’t search all of it in 24 hours?

The attacker is still a mystery.

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In an interview with the Aftonbladet tabloid, a relative of the suspect says he had not had much contact with family in recent years and was unemployed.

“As a child he was different but lively. He did well at school. But recent years were tough for him.”

Another relative says the man, who allegedly changed his surname eight years ago, was a “recluse” and may have had mental health problems.

“Before, he had a friend he spent he spent a lot of time with, but not now. He wants to be on his own. He doesn’t seem to like people much.”

Hours after the attack, heavily armed officers raided a flat in Orebro believed to be registered to the man, using drones and a ladder truck, according to Swedish Radio.

The broadcaster found he had no convictions to his name and had declared no income over the past few years.

 

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NTSB Claims Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot Error Behind Deadly DC Crash

pgnewser February 7, 2025 0

The mid-air collision over the Potomac River that led to the deaths of 67 people, 64 people on the jet and three on the helicopter, was caused by pilot error an initial NTSB report claims. The report cites the altitude of the helicopter, which was at 300 feet, 100 feet over the 200 feet limit.

Video of the crash leaked by airport workers shows the helicopter appears to have had plenty of time to see the plane and get out of the way. The airport workers were arrested. The pilot is Rebecca Lobach, whose social media presence appears to have been scrubbed before her name was released. Her family, reportedly, was worried she would be called a DEI hire.

NTSB Update Confirms Black Hawk Helicopter Made Crucial Error Before Plane Crash– www.westernjournal.com
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The National Transportation Safety Board released an update on Tuesday informing the public that the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., last week was flying too high at the time of the crash.

The agency found that the Black Hawk was positioned at 300 feet on the air traffic control display.

That is 100 feet higher than the ceiling of 200 feet for helicopters in the National Capital Region, according to a report from Fox News.

The report confirms earlier analysis of the crash, including from President Donald Trump, who wrote in a post on Truth Social that the “helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200 foot limit.”

But it leaves key questions unanswered, particularly the cause of the error: Malfunctioning equipment? A mistake by the pilot? Some other reason?

The NTSB also recovered various parts of the Bombardier CRJ700 operated by American Airlines from the Potomac River.

The parts include the “right wing, center fuselage, part of the left wing and left fuselage, significant portions of the forward cabin and cockpit, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, tail cone, rudder, elevators, TCAS computer and quick access recorder.”

 

Two DC Airport Workers Arrested Over Plane Crash Footage

But he said that the American commercial air travel system remains safe.

“We have the safest skies in the whole world. Traveling by air is the safest mode of transportation,” Duffy said.

“It’s not just air traffic controllers, but we do have technologies on airplanes to keep them separated,” he added. “So, yeah, no, this is the safest system.”

Duffy also criticized the diversity hiring that has occurred for air traffic controllers and said that the country should instead focus on hiring the most qualified candidates.

“You can’t focus on diversity, equity and inclusion when you try to hire air traffic controllers. You focus on the best and brightest,” Duffy added.

“I mean, again, some people like me like to have this conversation around equity. But if it’s your pilots or if it’s your air traffic controllers, you want the best. You want the brightest protecting yourself and your family. That’s what we’re going to do with the department.”

UK’s Starmer Rules Out Full Return to EU, but Brexit Renegotiation is on

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The UK’s Kier Starmer stated his cabinet’s policies regarding Brexit include a “reset” but not a “return” to the EU. The comments came during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ visit to the UK. He called for there to be “closer ties” between the UK and the EU.

Starmer said “I have been very clear (…) that I do want a reset of the relationship between the UK and the EU. That does not involve a return to the European Union. We had a referendum here on that, and that matter is settled… I think that is certainly in the UK’s best interest, I do believe it’s in the EU’s best interest, and already I hope that in the last seven months there has been a manifest difference in approach, tone and relationship,”

UK PM vows to ‘reset’ ties with EU but rules out rejoining the bloc – efe.com
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday pledged to “reset” the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union but ruled out rejoining the bloc, which the UK left in 2020.

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Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund XO Could Set Stage for TikTok Buyout

pgnewser February 4, 2025 0

President Donald Trump signed an order that creates a government-owned sovereign wealth fund which he suggests might be used for purchasing TikTok. The fund must be approved by congress as it is new federal spending as opposed to the allocation of resources already granted by congress.

Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund in United States, possibly to buy TikTok – UPI News
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President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the creation of a government-owned sovereign wealth fund of financial assets, which he said possibly could be used to buy TikTok.

Trump designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick to create and lead such a fund. The new fund would take approval from Congresses, which normally approves federal spending, Axios reported.

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Trump, Musk Take Axe to USAID

pgnewser February 4, 2025 0

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has become a den of leftist slush funds laundering U.S. tax dollars from alleged international outreach efforts to far-left radical activist organizations. Elon Musk’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) uncovered the rot, forcing a dramatic showdown at the Department of State that led to the laying off of two leaders at USAID.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the shutting down of USAID, stating “Consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, Secretary Rubio has paused all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for review. He is initiating a review of all foreign assistance programs to ensure they are efficient and consistent with U.S. foreign policy under the America First agenda.”

Trump Just Froze USAID. Here’s Why.– townhall.com
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Last week President Donald Trump took executive action to freeze the vast majority of all foreign aid payments made through the United States Agency for International Development. Secretary of State Marco Rubio took swift action to comply.

“Consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, Secretary Rubio has paused all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for review. He is initiating a review of all foreign assistance programs to ensure they are efficient and consistent with U.S. foreign policy under the America First agenda,” the State Department released in a statement about the move.

“President Trump stated clearly that the United States is no longer going to blindly dole out money with no return for the American people. Reviewing and realigning foreign assistance on behalf of hardworking taxpayers is not just the right thing to do, it is a moral imperative. The Secretary is proud to protect America’s investment with a deliberate and judicious review of how we spend foreign assistance dollars overseas,” the statement continues.

The review of USAID spending has been underway and is ongoing. The findings, detailing how USAID spends American tax dollars, are astonishing.

Meanwhile, U.S. Envoy for Special Projects Richard Grenell is calling for an investigation into for USAID director Samantha Power.

 

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Panama President ENDS Canal Deal With China After Meeting with Marco Rubio– wltreport.com

pgnewser February 3, 2025 0

In the face of belligerent warnings made by President Donald Trump, Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino announced plans to leave China’s Belt and Road initiative, effectively ending its access to effectively run the Panama Canal. They also announced the U.S. Navy would no longer be charged to go through the canal as they have been until Trump made his ultimatums.

Panama President ENDS Canal Deal With China After Meeting with Marco Rubio– wltreport.com
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This is huge…

After meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the President of Panama has just agreed to end a key Panama Canal deal with China.

President José Raúl Mulino announced today that Panama will not renew their contracts with China from 2017, which are part of a CCP development initiative.

Take a look:

Fox News reported:

Panama’s president vowed Sunday to end a key development deal with China after meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and after complaints from President Donald Trump that the Latin American country had ceded control over its critical shipping canal to Beijing.

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Is Iran Building Nukes that can touch Europe?

pgnewser February 3, 2025 0

According the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), they claim the Iranian Islamist regime is working on developing nuclear missiles that can effectively reach Europe. They are using North Korean designs, the report alleges.

A U.S. representative of the NCRI, Soona Samsami,  told The Telegraph UK, “For over two decades, they have used negotiations and the West’s leniency as a means to advance their nuclear weapons program, threatening global peace and stability. Tehran has never been as weak and vulnerable as it is today. The desperate Iranian regime is thus speeding up the development of nuclear weapons. Now is the time to hold the regime accountable for internal killings, regional warmongering and nuclear weapons development.”

Iran secretly building nuclear weapons able to reach Europe based on North Korean designs – Ynetnews
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Iran has allegedly been covertly developing nuclear weapons with a 1,800‑mile range that could reach Europe using North Korean designs, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The Telegraph in Britain reported Sunday that details provided by the NCRI indicate that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is expanding its warhead program at two sites disguised as communication satellite launch facilities. The facilities, controlled by Iran’s nuclear weapons division – the Organisation for Advanced Defence Research (SPND) – are reportedly expediting missile production…
According to the report, the first warhead base is located about 22 miles from the Iranian city of Shahrud. Experts from the SPND and the IRGC Aerospace Force have been working on a nuclear missile integrated into a Ghaem-100 rocket, capable of traveling 1,800 miles. This range would put targets in Europe –including Greece –and Israel within reach.
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Ex-Federal Reserve Advisor Charged with Trading Secrets to CCP

pgnewser February 3, 2025 0

Under President Donald Trump, the DOJ arrested former senior Federal Reserve advisor John Harold Rogers, 63, for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the U.S. agency that controlled China’s access to U.S. markets. He took those trade secrets and gave them to his CCP handlers.

Former Federal Reserve Adviser Arrested for Allegedly Passing US Trade Secrets to China – NTD
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Prosecutors on Jan. 31 arrested a former senior Federal Reserve advisor, accusing him of stealing trade secrets from the agency that could allow China to manipulate the U.S. market.

John Harold Rogers, 63, worked for 11 years as a senior advisor for the international finance division of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the main governing body for the U.S. central bank.

A federal indictment alleged that Rogers began working with Chinese conspirators since at least 2018. The Chinese handlers worked for the Chinese intelligence and security apparatus and posed as graduate students at a Chinese university, according to the filing.

Rogers, in the collaboration, allegedly solicited trade-secret information that included proprietary economic data sets, China tariff deliberations, and briefing books for specific board governors. He also allegedly solicited internal discussions and forthcoming announcements from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), a 12-member body consisting of the seven Federal Reserve board of governors, the New York Federal Reserve Bank president, and four of the remaining 11 Reserve Bank presidents that rotate on an annual basis.

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Will Poland Fall to Tusk in May?

pgnewser January 30, 2025 0

The current Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, is a WEF candidate who is seeking to turn Poland into a reduced vassal state obedient to the European Union. His efforts to undo Poland’s conservative culture and replace it with degenerate leftism have been held up by the current President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, a pro-Trump ally.

Now his handpicked successor, Karol Nawrocki, faces an uphill, but not insurmountable, battle with Donald Tusk’s far left ally, Rafal Trzaskowski, another self-hating Pole looking to destroy Poland’s sovereignty from within.

Should the far-left candidate win the election on May 18, 2025, Poland will rapidly accelerate its descent into far-left madness, an outcome that would harm American interests and aid Progmericans in their continued effort to undermine liberty at home and abroad for the sake of a global oligarchy that treats humans like raw resources.

Poland in 2025: Key Presidential Election to Feature in Busy Year – Reporting Democracy

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…the presidential election in May will determine much of what happens this year in domestic politics, potentially impacting also the country’s standing on the international stage.

The polls indicate the most likely winner of the presidential election will be the current mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski, from Tusk’s Civic Platform (PO) party. Trzaskowski ran in 2020, but narrowly lost to Duda by only a few hundred thousand votes, a small difference in a country of 38 million.

The PiS contender, Karol Nawrocki, was handpicked by party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, though the 41-year-old is being presented to Polish voters as a non-partisan candidate. Nawrocki is known for having politicised the Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk as well as the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw, which he currently heads. According to Polish media, he also has links to far-right activists, which might make him appealing to voters of Confederation (a far-right alliance) whom PiS would try to attract in any second round in the election.

While Nawrocki’s performance so far is regarded by many as dull, the PO camp remains wary of a surprise victory by Kaczynski’s man: back in 2015, the PiS-allied Duda – also not known for an abundance of charisma – came out of nowhere to defeat the incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski.

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Trump Softening on China?

pgnewser January 30, 2025 0

With the inclusion of Elon Musk to President Donald Trump’s cabinet, it is no surprise to this writer that Trump appears to be softening his position on China. Musk, whose company Tesla recently lobbied the EU to protect China’s EV industry from tariffs, has a vested interest in U.S.-China relations remaining good. The one fly in the ointment might be Trump’s aggressive push to get China out of the Panama canal.

So far, Trump has softened his position on tariffs, though he continues to threaten China if they fail to stop delivering fentanyl to Mexico they will face daunting tariffs. China sent their VP, Han Zheng, to the inauguration, but the VP also met with Elon Musk to work out a deal between the CCP and Musk’s EV company, Tesla, which operates factories in China and hopes to sell to the China market.

China’s official meets with Elon Musk as Trump begins second term · TechNode– technode.com
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Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Jan. 19 called on US businesses to help boost trade relations between the rival countries in a meeting with Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla and a member of Trump’s incoming administration, in Washington.

Why it matters: The meeting came just a day before Donald Trump took office for his second term as President of the United States on Monday at the US Capitol.

  • Han, who represented China at Trump’s inauguration, used the visit to also meet with new US Vice President JD Vance, as well as business leaders from US companies such as FedEx and Visa, according to a Bloomberg report.
Trump shifts to pragmatic China strategy in second term, softens tariff stance  Washington Times
15 Ways Trump Is a China Dove, Part 2 | American Enterprise Institute– www.aei.org
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Commentary: China has invested billions in ports around the world. This is why the West is so concerned– www.channelnewsasia.com
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Denmark Counters Trump’s Greenland Dreams with Arctic Defense Budget

pgnewser January 28, 2025 0

Denmark has announced plans to increase its military presence in the North Atlantic and Arctic regions, an operation that will have a $2 billion annual budget.

Denmark’s Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the move was made because, “There are serious challenges regarding security and defence in the Arctic and North Atlantic.” This follows comments by the country’s PM, Mette Frederiksen, calling for “European Unity.”

He stated, “Europe is facing a serious situation. With war on the continent and shifts in the geopolitical reality. In moments like this, unity is crucial. Denmark is a small country with strong allies. And it is part of a strong European community where together we can meet the challenges we face,”

Denmark to pump $2bn into Arctic security as Trump eyes Greenland | Military News– www.aljazeera.com
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Copenhagen boosting defence spending and talking with allies as it resists US demand for the strategic island.

Denmark has unveiled plans to boost its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic region.

Copenhagen announced on Monday that it will pump an additional 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05bn) into security. The announcement came as the European country resists demands from United States President Donald Trump to hand over control of Greenland.

“There are serious challenges regarding security and defence in the Arctic and North Atlantic,” Denmark’s Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in a statement.

His announcement came as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen prepares to meet the leaders of France, Germany and NATO this week to shore up “European unity” on Greenland.

“Europe is facing a serious situation. With war on the continent and shifts in the geopolitical reality. In moments like this, unity is crucial,” Frederiksen said in a statement.

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Florida GOP Creates Pro-Illegal-Immigration Trojan Horse Bill

pgnewser January 28, 2025 0

Against the will of the rank-and-file members of the Florida GOP, the people who gave the party its overwhelming majorities in the legislature and Governor’s office, the Florida RINO GOP is leading a revolt through the creation of a bill allegedly intended to help Trump’s Deportation agenda.

Governor Ron DeSantis said of the bill, “The Legislature’s bill is a bait-and-switch tactic trying to create the illusion of an illegal immigration crack down, when it does anything but. It is an insult to name such a weak bill after President Trump, who has been so strong on this issue.”

He added, “By giving enforcement power to the agricultural arm of state government, it ensures that enforcement never actually occurs. In short, it puts the fox in charge of the hen house.”

Florida Legislature Goes Full ‘RINO,’ Turns on DeSantis with ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Move– www.westernjournal.com
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For the past six or seven years, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been a conservative stalwart in the Sunshine State, and the Republican-controlled state legislature has begrudgingly followed his lead.

But like so many other Republican states, Florida has a deeply entrenched uni party establishment, despite the fact that DeSantis has turned Florida from purple to ruby red, at least with respect to voting patterns.

Most recently, DeSantis called a special session of the legislature to back President Donald Trump’s immigration and mass deportation efforts. Rather than passing helpful immigration policies, the Florida Republican establishment gaveled out on Monday and started their own special session in an attempt to gut immigration enforcement in the state.

In a bill called the TRUMP Act, they named Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson as the chief immigration officer in Florida, and perhaps even worse, they failed to pass a meaningful duty for local and state law enforcement to help with immigration enforcement.

“By giving enforcement power to the agricultural arm of state government, it ensures that enforcement never actually occurs,” DeSantis said on social media. “In short, it puts the fox in charge of the hen house.”

DeSantis added that the move to appoint Simpson as the chief immigration officer “unconstitutionally removes authority to enforce the law from the governor to a lower-level cabinet agency.” He warned that the stakeholders in that agency “often oppose enforcement measures.”

Are you worried about what will happen to Florida when DeSantis leaves office?

“The Legislature’s bill is a bait-and-switch tactic trying to create the illusion of an illegal immigration crack down, when it does anything but,” he continued. “It is an insult to name such a weak bill after President Trump, who has been so strong on this issue.”

The nerve that these lawmakers had to name their watered-down bill the TRUMP Act indeed showed they were signaling to voters that they are handling immigration when in reality they are trying to do the opposite.

Daniel Horowitz, a commentator with The Blaze, added that such efforts are “why so many Republican voters have become jaded with the party.”

Rather than executing on the immigration agenda Florida voters so clearly want, Florida Republican Senate President Ben Albritton is “working with the open borders lobby to undermine the best opportunity to end illegal immigration once and for all,” Horowitz cautioned.

Related:

Woman Texts Drug Dealer for Fentanyl but Misses 1 Detail That Lands Her Straight in Jail

The TRUMP Act bizarrely had a provision to create “more beds” for criminal illegal aliens, prompting DeSantis aide Christina Pushaw to respond.

“Why does it sound like these legislators’ priority is to ensure Florida pays for more beds to comfortably house illegal aliens here?” she asked. “We voted for MASS DEPORTATIONS.”

Lake County Republican Commissioner Anthony Sabatini likewise rebuked the Florida state legislature. He warned that the proposal is a “FAKE immigration bill” that watered down the DeSantis agenda to “nearly nothing” and put “pro-illegal immigration” Simpson in charge of enforcement.

Though we do not see the Republican establishment rear its ugly head as visibly in Florida relative to other red states, the swamp still needs to be drained in Tallahassee.

The latest showdown in Florida is a reminder that the Democrats are not always the problem.

Sometimes the establishment Republicans are actually the enemy.

Even worse, rather than directly opposing the conservative agenda, those sorts of Republicans coat their subversion in a veneer of conservatism in cynical attempts to fool voters.

That means conservatives in Florida, and the rest of the country, must remain vigilant.

 

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Biden Sets Child Murderer Free

pgnewser January 28, 2025 0

Adrian Peeler, who was convicted of murdering a child witness to a crime, will be freed on July 16, 2025, thanks to former President Joe Biden commuting his sentence. Peeler was convicted of murdering 8-year-old Leroy “B.J.” Brown and his mother, Karen Clarke. The case led to the creation of Connecticut’s Witness Protection Program.

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who was the state AG at the time, said of the commutation “It seems to me that someone dropped the ball here to let his person get released. This was a really vicious murder that changed our laws. It also highlights how we need to take a look at the pardon system to see how it can be improved.”

Connecticut House Republican leader Vincent Candelora was less generous in his response, saying, “Former President Biden’s clemency for Adrian Peeler is a disgusting miscarriage of justice. Peeler’s conviction tied to brutal murders that prompted the creation of Connecticut’s witness protection program makes any leniency — federal or otherwise — utterly indefensible. This reckless act by Joe Biden dismisses the pain of the victims’ families and erodes public trust in the principles of justice. Such a careless decision at the close of his term should generate outrage here and throughout the nation.”

Biden gave clemency to child-murdering drug dealer who shot 8-year-old witness to death in CT | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com
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The brutal killing led to the creation of Connecticut’s witness protection program.

In Joe Biden’s last days in the White House, he issued another round of commutations for prisoners, totaling nearly 2,500 people. Among the list of those whose sentences were commuted was that of Adrian Peeler, a man who was convicted in the 1999 murder of an 8-year-old boy and his mother.

Peeler was included on a list of inmates whose prison sentences will now expire on July 16, 2025, with $10,000 being taken off their fine or restitution amounts, if applicable.

According to the Hartford Courant, Peeler was convicted for the January 1999 shooting death of 8-year-old Leroy “B.J.” Brown and his mother Karen Clarke. He reportedly conducted the killings on orders from his older brother Russell Peeler, who was a partner in their Bridgeport drug gang. Prosecutors said at the time that Russell was about to be tried for killing Clarke’s boyfriend, Rudolf Snead, who was a rival drug dealer in the Connecticut city, and the brothers wanted to eliminate B.J. as a witness against Russell. The 8-year-old had told police that he and another boy were sitting in Snead’s car and saw Russell Peeler shoot Snead in a 1997 drive-by-attack, of which he survived.

Adrian Peeler was sentenced to 25 years on state charges of conspiring to murder Clarke and her son and 35 years on federal drug trafficking charges, which were ordered to be serviced concurrently. Peeler completed the state murder conspiracy sentence in December 2021 and was transferred to federal custody. Peeler’s federal sentence was reduced to 15 years. Peeler, without the commutation, would have been released in October 2033.

Poland’s Conservative President Faces Re-Election

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Poland to hold presidential election on May 18, says parliament speaker who will run in it – Jacksonville Journal-Courier
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The head of Poland’s parliament said Wednesday that the country’s presidential election will be held on May 18, with a runoff on June 1 if needed.

The election will decide whether the pro-European Union Cabinet of Prime Minister Donald Tusk will gain an ally in the presidential palace at a challenging time for Poland and for Europe, with a full-scale war in neighbouring Ukraine.

The incumbent right-wing President Andrzej Duda is at odds with the government, blocking legislation and making strongly critical comments. In the latest spat, Duda chose skiing over attending a concert gala marking the launch of Poland’s rotating presidency in the EU.