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April 30, 2024
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Biden Govt to Reclassify Marijuana.

The Biden government’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning to reduce federal restrictions on cannabis, marking a shift in the drug’s classification for the first time since the enactment of the Controlled Substances Act over 50 years ago. The reclassification, moving marijuana from Schedule I to the less stringent Schedule III, signifies acknowledgment of the drug’s potential medical benefits and a commitment to in-depth research.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an opinion, expected to be approved by the DEA, favoring the reclassification. Such a decision by the Department of Justice could significantly reduce the black market, stimulate legal markets, and ease tax burdens for cannabis businesses in states where the drug is legal.

The move comes after Joe Biden called for the review of marijuana’s classification in October 2022 and pardoned thousands of Americans with federal convictions for possession of the drug. Federal scientists found credible evidence that cannabis provides medical benefits with lower health risks than other controlled substances.

A Schedule III classification would place marijuana in the same category as substances such as ketamine and some anabolic steroids. The DEA’s initiative comes at a time of growing acceptance of marijuana, with 38 states already legalizing medical marijuana and 24 endorsing its recreational use. Others may soon follow suit. The Florida Supreme Court recently approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana.

While still under strict regulation, the move is expected to reduce the industry’s tax burden, potentially fostering growth in the $34 billion industry. However, there are potential challenges ahead. A public review period could lead to challenges or alterations to the reclassification proposal. Upon completion of the review period and the Office of Management and Budget’s evaluation, Congress will have the power to overturn the rule under the Congressional Review Act.

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The Biden government's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning to reduce federal restrictions on cannabis, marking a shift in the drug's classification for the first time since the enactment of the Controlled Substances Act over 50 years ago. The reclassification, moving marijuana from Schedule I to the less stringent Schedule III, signifies acknowledgment of the drug's potential medical benefits and a commitment to in-depth research. show more
April 30, 2024
William Upton
Media

Biden Refused to Sit for Interview With Time Magazine Reporter, Unlike Trump.

TIME Magazine writer Eric Cortellessa acknowledged that the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent Joe Biden rejected the same interview request accepted by former President Donald Trump. As the lengthy interview came to a close, Cortellessa suggested a series of rapid-fire questions to which Trump agreed — but not before he asked if the TIME writer thought that Biden would be able to do the same.

“All right. Do you think you could do this interview with Biden?” the former Republican President asked. Cortellessa responded, “You know, he didn’t say yes. So I’m grateful that you’re giving me the opportunity.” Trump expressed his doubts that Biden would ever accept the interview offer, telling Cortellessa: “He will never say yes, cause he’s off. He’s off, way off.”

The admission by Cortellessa that Biden had declined an interview with the magazine comes as the corporate media wavers in running cover for the Democrat leader’s declining mental faculties. The Biden White House has taken great pains to ensure the 81-year-old only engages in carefully scripted interviews, often requiring reporters to submit questions beforehand. Most recently, the White House heavily promoted Biden’s interview with radio host Howard Stern, in which the one-time shock jock gushed over the Democrat President for a little over an hour and offered only softball questions.

Unlike Biden, whose communications team will abruptly end interviews when the 81-year-old Democrat begins to stray off message, Trump offered to extend the interview with TIME — eventually doing a follow-up interview over the phone.

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TIME Magazine writer Eric Cortellessa acknowledged that the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent Joe Biden rejected the same interview request accepted by former President Donald Trump. As the lengthy interview came to a close, Cortellessa suggested a series of rapid-fire questions to which Trump agreed — but not before he asked if the TIME writer thought that Biden would be able to do the same. show more
April 30, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare
Politics

Trump: ‘I’d Consider Pardon for EVERY J6 Prisoner.’

Former President Donald J. Trump says he would consider a pardon for each of the January 6 defendants either currently imprisoned or being prosecuted by the Biden government. The former President made the commitment during a recent interview, lamenting what he sees as a ‘two-tier justice system.’

“[W]hen I look at Portland, when I look at Minneapolis, where they took over police precincts and everything else, and went after federal buildings, when I look at other situations that were violent, and where people were killed, nothing happened to them,” Trump said during an interview with TIME Magazine. He continued: “Nothing happened to them. I think it’s a two-tier system of justice. I think it’s a very, very sad thing.”

The former Republican President went on to note that the only individual who died as a direct result of the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol building was protestor Ashli Babbitt. Last November, the Black Lives Matter activist — John Sullivan, a.k.a Jayden X— who filmed Babbitt’s death inside the Capitol, was convicted for his role in inciting protestors to riot. The National Pulse previously reported in January that Babbitt’s family has filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against Capitol Police Officer Lt. Michael Byrd.

Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently claimed that his investigation into the events leading up to the January 6 riots suggests federal law enforcement may have played a more significant role in instigating the violence than previously stated. The Louisiana Republican said he’d uncovered evidence that federal agents were active in online chat groups with U.S. military veterans prior to their involvement in the protest that day.

Currently, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether Biden’s Department of Justice has abused a financial crimes statute to enhance the felony ‘obstruction‘ charges against the rioters.

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Former President Donald J. Trump says he would consider a pardon for each of the January 6 defendants either currently imprisoned or being prosecuted by the Biden government. The former President made the commitment during a recent interview, lamenting what he sees as a 'two-tier justice system.' show more
April 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Lawfare

Anti-Trump Prosecutor Linked to Anti-Conservative Lawfare Dating Back to 2011!

Matthew Colangelo, assisting the George Soros-backed District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of Donald Trump, oversaw the Voting Section of the Justice Department, which reportedly coordinated with a former affiliate of the disgraced Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) during the Barack Obama administration.

Documents uncovered by Judicial Watch in 2011 suggest the Project Vote organization had high-level access to the Voting Section of the Justice Department under Obama. A contemporary report on the findings characterizes the documents as revealing “how left-wing civil rights groups work against Republican or conservative candidates by attempting to leverage law enforcement against them.” Colangelo is listed among the high-level Justice Department officials to whom the groups had access.

The Project Vote group appears to have recommended hires to the Voting Section and to have directed Voting Section resources against conservatives trying to combat voter fraud.

Colangelo is reported to have used the Voting Section to block state election integrity laws on multiple occasions during the Obama administration. Voter ID in South Carolina was among the measures he blocked. Future Donald Trump Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh later ruled he acted unlawfully.

‘PRESSING CONCERNS.’

Multiple employees of ACORN, with which Project Vote was formerly affiliated, were convicted of crimes related to voter registration fraud during the George W. Bush and Obama administrations.

Matthew Colangelo’s resignation from the Department of Justice to join DA Bragg’s team had already seen Republican lawmakers warn the Joe Biden regime may be directly involved in his notionally state-level prosecution of Trump.

“The fact that Colangelo stepped down from a senior DOJ role to join a prosecution team in a city DA office raises some pressing concerns,” commented Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) earlier this month. He has requested “immediate access to all records and communication in relation to the Department of Justice and the Manhattan District Attorney General’s Office process of hiring Matthew Colangelo.”

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Matthew Colangelo, assisting the George Soros-backed District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution of Donald Trump, oversaw the Voting Section of the Justice Department, which reportedly coordinated with a former affiliate of the disgraced Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) during the Barack Obama administration. show more
April 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War

Ukraine Bombs Crimea… The Region It Claims Ownership Over.

The Kerch Strait Bridge linking Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, to the Russian mainland closed temporarily on Tuesday following a reported Ukrainian attack. The peninsula was reportedly struck by missiles from a U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The reported strike comes days after the U.S. authorized a $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine.

The bridge, constructed following Crimea’s annexation, was previously damaged by a truck bomb in October 2022. It was damaged again in July 2023. Once critical supply infrastructure for Russian forces, the bridge has become less important as a result of Russian territorial gains linking Crimea to the Russian-occupied Donbass and Russia proper by land.

The bridge’s closure was announced in the early hours of Tuesday morning, local time, but it is now said to be open again.

“Tonight, militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on the Republic of Crimea,” claimed Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together With Russia organization in the Zaporozhye (Zaporizhzhia) region, officially annexed to Russia but only partly under Russian control.

“Russian air defense worked over Dzhankoy and Simferopol. According to latest information, our defenders did an excellent job,” he added.

CRIMEA.

Destroying the Kerch Strait bridge is a key goal of President Volodymyr Zelensky. He has lobbied the Joe Biden regime to supply him with long-range ATACMS capable of striking it for years. However, the Pentagon has hitherto supplied only shorter-range ATACMS, fearing missile strikes deep inside Russian territory could escalate the conflict.

Zelensky has rejected a rumored peace plan proposed by Donald Trump in part because it would involve Ukraine acknowledging Russian sovereignty in Crimea. Most of the peninsula’s population are ethnic Russians and Russian speakers, and it was historically considered part of Russia until Soviet dictator Nikita Khrushchev transferred it to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1954.

Zelensky still insists on reclaiming Crimea as a key war objective despite his 2023 counter-offensive having failed disastrously.

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The Kerch Strait Bridge linking Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, to the Russian mainland closed temporarily on Tuesday following a reported Ukrainian attack. The peninsula was reportedly struck by missiles from a U.S.-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The reported strike comes days after the U.S. authorized a $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine. show more
April 30, 2024
William Upton
War
World

Trump: Netanyahu Has Been ‘Rightfully Criticized.’

Former President Donald Trump says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ‘Bibi‘ Netanyahu has been “rightfully criticized” for his country’s intelligence failures in the lead-up to the Hamas terrorist groups’ barbaric attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. In a lengthy interview with Time magazine, Trump spoke in depth on the nuances of America’s relationship with Israel but didn’t demur on what he thinks are failures on Netanyahu’s part.

“Bibi Netanyahu rightfully has been criticized for what took place on October 7,” the former President said. Earlier, Trump expressed dismay that the Israeli Prime Minister appears to have ignored mounting evidence that Hamas had been planning a large-scale attack. He said: “I would say that what happened on—October 7 should have never happened… They have the most sophisticated equipment. They had—everything was there to stop that.”

FATE OF THE HOSTAGES.

Addressing the grim reality of the fate of the hostages taken by the Hamas terrorists on October 7, Trump explained that the terror group’s disregard for human life has likely resulted in the death of many of those taken. “And I happen to think that on the hostages, knowing something about the enemy, and knowing something about people, I think you have very few hostages left,” Trump said.

ON BENNY GANTZ.

While the former President offered sharp criticism of Netanyahu‘s inaction and the barbaric actions of Hamas, Trump did signal an openness to working with other Israeli leaders. When asked if he’d rather work with a Benny Gantz-led Israeli government, Trump said: ” I think Benny Gantz is good, but I’m not prepared to say that.”

Gantz is a retired Israeli Defense Forces general who served as the country’s defense minister from 2021 to 2022, as well as eventually deputy prime minister. Despite his tenure in the Bennett-Lapid government, Gantz currently serves as a minister without portfolio in the Netanyahu government as part of the War Cabinet formed after the October 7 Hamas terror attacks.

Considered the most prominent opponent of Netanyahu, Gantz has said he will move to topple the unity government unless the Prime Minister secures the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas.

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Former President Donald Trump says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu has been "rightfully criticized" for his country's intelligence failures in the lead-up to the Hamas terrorist groups' barbaric attack against Israel on October 7, 2023. In a lengthy interview with Time magazine, Trump spoke in depth on the nuances of America's relationship with Israel but didn't demur on what he thinks are failures on Netanyahu's part. show more
April 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Education
War

Anti-Israel Mob Seizes and Barricades Columbia University Dean’s Office.

Anti-Israel activists have seized Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, which holds the dean’s office and other important facilities. Palestinian flags now fly from the building, named after Alexander Hamilton, who attended Columbia when it was still known as King’s College, as well as a banner renaming it Hind’s Hall after a Palestinian killed in Gaza.

“Protestors have voiced their intention to remain at Hind’s Hall until Columbia concedes to CUAD’s three demands: divestment, financial transparency, and amnesty,” said the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) group. However, it claims the activists are an “autonomous group.”

The university newspaper reports the occupiers are “moving metal gates to barricade the doors, blocking entrances with wooden tables and chairs, and zip-tying doors shut.” They are said to be “dozens” strong and gained access to the building by breaking windows.

The occupation comes as Columbia has begun suspending students involved in establishing a ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ on campus grounds. Hundreds of anti-Israel students have been arrested across the United States, including Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi.

The Gaza war has become a political headache for Joe Biden, with some Muslims — key to his voter base in swing states like Michigan — now saying they would rather have Donald Trump back in the White House. The 81-year-old has been forced to insist there are fine people on both sides of the campus crisis to retain support.

Donald Trump has further driven the wedge between Biden and his base, arguing the Democrat “HATES Israel and Hates the Jewish people [but] HATES the Palestinians even more” and “just doesn’t know what to do.”

However, some GOP figures, such as Speaker Mike Johnson, have undermined the former president’s efforts by intervening.

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Anti-Israel activists have seized Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, which holds the dean's office and other important facilities. Palestinian flags now fly from the building, named after Alexander Hamilton, who attended Columbia when it was still known as King's College, as well as a banner renaming it Hind's Hall after a Palestinian killed in Gaza. show more
April 30, 2024
Media

Bill Barr Tries To Explain This Trump Thing to the Media (Who Still Don’t Get It).

Former Attorney General Bill Barr recently explained to CNN‘s Kaitlan Collins that the media too often takes the alleged comments of former President Donald Trump too literally. During an interview last week, Collins pressed Barr on allegations made by former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin that Trump had called for a White House staffer to be executed for leaking to the media.

“I remember him being very mad about that,” Barr recalled to Collins. He continued, noting that the former President was angry but not being serious: “I actually don’t remember him saying ‘executing’ but I wouldn’t dispute it, you know… The president would lose his temper and say things like that. I doubt he would’ve actually carried it out.”

Barr explained to Collins that Trump‘s offhanded remarks were made in an effort to blow off steam or as a bit of gallows humor. He said the media and critics often take Trump “too literally.” He reiterated, dismissing the ginned-up concerns of the corporate media: “Having worked for him and seen him in action, I don’t think he would actually go and kill political rivals and things like that.”

Earlier this month, Trump‘s former Attorney General said he’d support his one-time boss in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Barr argued that the choice for him boils down to a “duty to pick the person I think would do the least harm to the country.” He said, “a continuation of the Biden administration is national suicide, in my opinion.”

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Former Attorney General Bill Barr recently explained to CNN's Kaitlan Collins that the media too often takes the alleged comments of former President Donald Trump too literally. During an interview last week, Collins pressed Barr on allegations made by former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin that Trump had called for a White House staffer to be executed for leaking to the media. show more
April 30, 2024
News

WATCH: ‘Afroman’ Remixes 2000 Hit in Honor of Hunter Biden.

Rapper and singer Afroman has rerecorded his acclaimed 2000 hit “Because I Got High” with lyrics about Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter Biden. The new parody, “Hunter Got High,” pokes fun at the Biden son’s infamous laptop scandal, his drug use, alleged pay-to-play schemes involving his father, and even his art career. The remixed song, released by Baste Records, was posted for viewing on X, accompanied by a detailed music video now available on YouTube.

“He was gonna get his laptop fixed, But Hunter got high,” Afroman sings in a clear reference to Hunter Biden’s notorious leaked laptop saga. “He shoulda let Hillary bleach the whole hard drive. But Hunter got high, Hunter got high, Hunter got high,” he sings.

Furthermore, Afroman doesn’t shy away from allegations against the Biden family regarding influence peddling. “Ukraine wasn’t part of the plan, till Hunter got high,” he sings. “China wasn’t that big a fan, till Hunter got high. He wasn’t gonna split it all, with the old big guy. But Hunter got high, Hunter got high, Hunter got high.”

Afroman also alludes to the cocaine discovery at the White House last summer which resulted in the Secret Service suspending its investigation without identifying an offender: “He thought he had a secret stash, but Hunter got high. The White House got shut down, and we all know why. Hunter got high, Hunter got high, Hunter got high.”

The song also includes a mockery of Hunter Biden’s art career, a contentious topic that has received criticism from House Republicans who argue potential conflict of interest issues might arise with affluent buyers due to Hunter’s White House connectivity. “Biden never use to start with B-U-Y. Till Hunter got high, Hunter got high, Hunter got high,” sings Afroman.

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Rapper and singer Afroman has rerecorded his acclaimed 2000 hit "Because I Got High" with lyrics about Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. The new parody, "Hunter Got High," pokes fun at the Biden son's infamous laptop scandal, his drug use, alleged pay-to-play schemes involving his father, and even his art career. The remixed song, released by Baste Records, was posted for viewing on X, accompanied by a detailed music video now available on YouTube. show more
Trump Hush Money Trial
April 30, 2024
News

BREAKING: Judge Fines Trump Less Than The Cost of His Fuel to Fly to New York.

Conflicted New York judge Juan Merchan has fined former President Donald J. Trump $1,000 per breach of his gag order, imposed to prevent the former President from communicating with the public about endemic corruption in the Alvin Bragg and Joe Biden-led case. The total fine equates to $9,000, or less than President Trump spent in fuel to reach New York from Florida on Monday.

Trump’s jet is believed to have used $11,416 of fuel to reach La Guardia Airport following his weekend meeting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Merchan also demanded the social media posts be removed, and further hearings on more potential breaches of the unconstitutional gag order will be heard later this week.

Meanwhile, polls suggest the Biden-led prosecution of Trump may be backfiring, with critical swing state independent voters saying they would be more, not less, likely to vote for Trump if the jury in New York finds him guilty.

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Conflicted New York judge Juan Merchan has fined former President Donald J. Trump $1,000 per breach of his gag order, imposed to prevent the former President from communicating with the public about endemic corruption in the Alvin Bragg and Joe Biden-led case. The total fine equates to $9,000, or less than President Trump spent in fuel to reach New York from Florida on Monday. show more