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December 11, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare
News

Judge Blocks Infowars Sale to The Onion. Here’s Why…

Alex Jones will be allowed to remain in control of InfoWars—at least for the time being—after a federal judge blocked its sale to the satirical news site The Onion late Tuesday night. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez found in favor of Jones, determining that the auction trustee failed to ensure the maximum value was secured.

While hinting at potential collusion, Judge Lopez insisted the trustee had made a good faith error in not reopening the auction to more bids, including from the second-place bidder, First American United Companies—affiliated with Alex Jones’s supplement business. “This should have been opened back up, and it should have been opened back up for everybody,” Lopez said, continuing: “It’s clear the trustee left the potential for a lot of money on the table.”

“You got to scratch and claw and get everything you can for them,” the bankruptcy judge added.

The National Pulse reported in November that The Onion had initially won the auction, which was intended to settle Jones’s outstanding debt stemming from a civil lawsuit brought against him by Sandy Hook school shooting victims’s families.

Along with the Jones-affiliated First American United Companies, other bidders and individuals believed to have considered purchasing InfoWars included Angelo Carusone, president of the George Soros-funded Media Matters for America.

It appears Jones will continue to own InfoWars for the time being. Judge Lopez ordered trustee Christopher Murray to resolve financial claims between Jones’s creditors first before making another attempt to auction Infowars to settle any debts.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Alex Jones will be allowed to remain in control of InfoWars—at least for the time being—after a federal judge blocked its sale to the satirical news site The Onion late Tuesday night. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez found in favor of Jones, determining that the auction trustee failed to ensure the maximum value was secured. show more
December 11, 2024
News
Politics
UK

Billionaire Nick Candy Pledges Seven-Figure Donation to Farage’s Reform Party.

Billionaire property developer Nick Candy has announced a significant financial commitment to Brexit leader Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. After leaving the Conservative Party, Candy will join Reform as its new treasurer in the new year.

Candy, formerly a substantial donor to the Conservatives, confirmed he would contribute a “seven-figure” sum to Reform, emphasizing his support for the party’s future-focused political agenda. The billionaire  expressed his dissatisfaction with the Conservative Party, saying he had “resigned my membership of the Conservative Party after many years of active support and substantial donations to the party.”

“I am sorry to say there have been too many broken promises and a complete breach of trust with the wealth creators in our country,” Candy added.

Nick Candy is married to pop singer Holly Valance, who also supports Reform. They have previously been seen with conservative leaders, including President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Candy joining Reform coincides with multiple defections from the Conservative Party to Farage’s party, such as the former government minister Andrea Jenkyns. The National Pulse reported in early December that Elon Musk is also considering backing Farage.

The announcement comes as Reform UK passed the ruling Labour Party in a recently released poll to become the second most popular party in the country. Last month, Reform beat Labour in a municipal by-election. It shows strong polling numbers in many traditionally Labour parliamentary seats, including parts of the North East of England.

Farage’s party, which currently has five seats in the House of Commons, could win as many as 95 in the next election if current polling trends continue.

Image courtesy of Stuart Mitchell, IncMonocle.

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Billionaire property developer Nick Candy has announced a significant financial commitment to Brexit leader Nigel Farage's Reform Party. After leaving the Conservative Party, Candy will join Reform as its new treasurer in the new year. show more
December 10, 2024
Economy
News
UK

Brits Are Boycotting These Products Over This Crazy Ingredient.

Consumers in the United Kingdom are looking to boycott dairy products after a Danish company announced it would feed cows an ingredient to reduce flatulence. Opponents have criticized the product, claiming that some of its components may be linked to cancer and other harmful side effects.

The protest comes after Danish company Arla announced a trial of Bovaer, intended to reduce methane emissions from cows. Some consumers are pledging to boycott the company’s products, including Lurpak and Anchor butter.

Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises caution in handling 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP), a component of Bovaer. It states that it “should be considered corrosive to the eyes, a skin irritant, and potentially harmful by inhalation.” However, they claim it does not transfer to milk, being filtered by the cow’s digestive system.

Some critics have also claimed that 3-NOP could cause cancer, which regulators also deny. Bovaer is composed of 3-NOP,  silicon dioxide, and propylene glycol.

Social media platforms such as TikTok, X, and Facebook have seen a viral campaign urging consumers to avoid Arla’s products. Brands with partnerships with Arla, such as Starbucks and McDonald’s, and supermarkets whose own-brand milk is supplied by Arla are also targeted.

Arla officials and Bovaer manufacturer Dsm-Firmenich blamed “misinformation” for the outcry.

Denmark is just one of the several European Union member states to make changes in an attempt to reduce methane emissions from cows, in order to meet climate change goals.

The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and other EU countries have faced massive backlash and protests from farmers over EU green agenda policies.

Image by Sebastiaan ter Burg.

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Consumers in the United Kingdom are looking to boycott dairy products after a Danish company announced it would feed cows an ingredient to reduce flatulence. Opponents have criticized the product, claiming that some of its components may be linked to cancer and other harmful side effects. show more
December 10, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare
News

WATCH: Jan 6 Defendant Feels ‘Amazing’ After Judge Throws Out Felony Obstruction Charge.

On January 6, defendant Erik Herrera announced that the judge presiding over his case has accepted his motion to throw out the Biden-Harris Justice Department’s 1512(c)2 felony obstruction charge against him. Herrera was initially sentenced to four years in prison after taking a photo of himself standing in a Capitol building office that had been trashed by protestors—with the California native already having served one year of his incarceration.

Herrera will now only have four misdemeanor charges on his record, including “entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol Building; disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building.”

“I feel amazing; I’m no longer a felon,” Herrera says in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter). “This is a long time coming… I’m just very thankful that this thing has officially been taken off my case, and now I have to go to Washington, D.C., on January 24 for my resentencing, and we’re expecting the judge to just give me time served.”

“I know nothing in life is guaranteed, so we’ll just see how this pans out on that date. But I’m feeling very hopeful,” Herrera added.

In June, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Justice Department overreached in using 18 U.S. Code § 1512(c)2 to attain enhanced felony sentencing for January 6 defendants.

The law was originally intended as a felony punishment for individuals engaging in document and evidence destruction during a financial crimes investigation following the Enron and WorldCom scandals.

Image by Tyler Merbler.

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On January 6, defendant Erik Herrera announced that the judge presiding over his case has accepted his motion to throw out the Biden-Harris Justice Department's 1512(c)2 felony obstruction charge against him. Herrera was initially sentenced to four years in prison after taking a photo of himself standing in a Capitol building office that had been trashed by protestors—with the California native already having served one year of his incarceration. show more
December 10, 2024
Immigration
Politics

New York is Now Trying to Hide Illegals from Trump.

New York City officials have decided to close a large tent complex in Brooklyn. The site, located on Floyd Bennett Field, is built on federal land and currently accommodates around 2,000 migrants.

Mayor Eric Adams‘s administration is taking this action due to concerns over potential policy changes by incoming President Donald J. Trump and his immigration czar, Tom Homan. Officials worry that Trump’s White House might terminate the shelter’s lease upon his assuming office in January, or could claim the right to conduct immigration enforcement on federal land.

The closure of Floyd Bennett Field is part of a broader plan to shut down 25 migrant shelters across the city by March. Facilities set to close include several hotels throughout New York City, college dormitories in Upper Manhattan, a converted warehouse at Kennedy Airport, and numerous upstate hotels used for housing migrants.

An anticipated drop in illegal immigrant numbers follows the city’s expenditure exceeding $6 billion over two years for housing purposes. Mayor Adams has steered clear of directly citing President-elect Trump as a reason for the Floyd Bennett Field closure despite the location being the only city shelter on federal land.

City representatives have indicated that while the lease will conclude by March, families will vacate the shelter by January 15, shortly before President-elect Trump assumes office. In a statement, Mayor Adams mentioned, “We’re going to continue looking for more sites to consolidate and close, and more opportunities to save taxpayer money, as we continue to successfully manage this response.”

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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New York City officials have decided to close a large tent complex in Brooklyn. The site, located on Floyd Bennett Field, is built on federal land and currently accommodates around 2,000 migrants. show more
December 10, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics

Nancy Pelosi is Now Worth HOW MUCH?!

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has seen her net worth hit a new record high, reaching upwards of $272 million—an exponential increase from her reported wealth just a decade ago. The 84-year-old Democrat and her husband, Paul Pelosi, have been prolific stock traders throughout 2024, with a reported trade volume of $137.48 million on just 171 trades.

Many of Nancy and Paul Pelosi‘s stock trades occur just before major government announcements that move the market. In 2021, Paul Pelosi bought around $5 million shares in Elon Musk‘s electric vehicle and battery company, Tesla, just days before President Joe Biden announced a mandate that all government vehicles be electric. In addition, in the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi pushed for more significant subsidization of the electric vehicle industry.

Also in 2021, the Pelosis exercised $2 million in stock options held with Microsoft just weeks before the Biden government announced a $22 million military contract for the technology giant. One of Paul and Nancy Pelosi’s most controversial trades came with the 2022 purchase of around $5 million in options with the chip manufacturer Nvidia. The purchase was made in the lead-up to the House voting through a $52 billion subsidy for chip makers in the CHIPS and Science Act.

All in all, Rep. Pelosi’s net wealth is shocking—even considering her husband’s real-estate business ventures. Members of Congress earn just $174,000, suggesting Nancy Pelosi likely lacks the capital to execute a $137.48 million trade volume herself. However, as detailed in her husband’s stock trades, Pelosi likely benefits from sharing upcoming legislative action with her husband, who has the capital to execute the number and volume of trades reported.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has seen her net worth hit a new record high, reaching upwards of $272 million—an exponential increase from her reported wealth just a decade ago. The 84-year-old Democrat and her husband, Paul Pelosi, have been prolific stock traders throughout 2024, with a reported trade volume of $137.48 million on just 171 trades. show more
December 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News

WATCH: Syria’s New Leader Vows to Take Jerusalem After Damascus.

Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the wanted terrorist and de facto leader of Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, declared in 2018 that his Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) organization—a rebrand of al-Qaeda franchise al-Nusra—intended to take not only Damascus but the Israeli capital of Jerusalem.

In a video released as Assad’s forces had gained the upper hand over the various rebel factions, al-Julani told his followers, “There is no significance to the defeat of one village to another. Our goals are much loftier than that… It is a war of ideas, a war of minds, a war of will, a war of steadfastness.”

“We must use everything that we have to protect the Sunnis,” he said—a bad signal for the Alawite minority from which Assad hailed, as well as Syrian Christians, Druze, and other minorities, now al-Julani has taken power.

“Allah willing, we will reach not only Damascus. Jerusalem awaits us as well. Every bullet we fire here will reverberate throughout the Islamic world. Your place as a Jihad fighter on this blessed land is in itself a grace of Allah, Who chose you from among billions of people.”

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has taken credit for Assad’s ouster by al-Julani and appears satisfied that it is a positive development, having eliminated a regional rival in Assad and weakened his erstwhile allies in Hezbollah and Iran.

However, with the “al-Julani” name being a nom de guerre referencing the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, plus al-Julani’s past remarks on Jerusalem, the Israelis may find the Turkey-backed jihadists prove to be a greater threat than Assad.

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Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the wanted terrorist and de facto leader of Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, declared in 2018 that his Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) organization—a rebrand of al-Qaeda franchise al-Nusra—intended to take not only Damascus but the Israeli capital of Jerusalem. show more
December 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media

REPORT: Vox Media Dumps Taylor Lorenz.

Vox Media is ending its distribution deal with journalist Taylor Lorenz, according to sources familiar with the matter. Semafor’s Max Tani reports that Vox’s collaboration with Lorenz will conclude at the start of 2025.

Lorenz, a former Washington Post reporter, refuted the report on social media, saying, “This is 100 percent false and I’m very much still working with Vox, and my show is not up for ‘renewal’ because I actually own 100 percent of the show and control the distribution, not Vox. Media reporters continue to lie about me!” However, Vox declined to comment on Semafor’s report, and Semafor is standing by it.

The controversy surrounding Lorenz heightened recently following remarks she made about the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On the social media platform Bluesky, Lorenz appeared to justify the killing, saying, “People have very justified hatred toward insurance company CEOs because these executives are responsible for an unfathomable amount of death and suffering.” In a subsequent post referencing an insurance company rescinding anesthesia coverage, she added, “And people wonder why we want these executives dead.”

Her statements came just after Thompson was fatally shot in New York City, leaving his two sons fatherless.

In August, another scandal erupted when Lorenz referred to Joe Biden as a “war criminal” in a social media post. The post ultimately prompted her departure from The Washington Post amidst an internal review.

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Vox Media is ending its distribution deal with journalist Taylor Lorenz, according to sources familiar with the matter. Semafor's Max Tani reports that Vox's collaboration with Lorenz will conclude at the start of 2025. show more
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December 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

LA Deputy District Attorney Suggests ‘Tyrant’ Trump Should Be Killed.

Patrick Frey, Deputy District Attorney at Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, has suggested the American people will have to rise up and kill President-elect Donald J. Trump if he becomes a dictator. “If Donald Trump is going to become a tyrant, the American people will have to examine the option of dealing with him the way a citizenry deals with a tyrant.” Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the “tree of liberty must be refreshed” with “the blood of patriots and tyrants” periodically.

Frey, who goes by ‘Patterico’ online, made the comments on Bluesky, a bolthole for former X (formerly Twitter) users fleeing the platform since Elon Musk purchased it and endorsed Trump’s third bid for the presidency. Several hard-leftists have gotten themselves into difficulty by indulging in unhinged rants within their echo chamber. For instance, Scientific American editor Laura Helmuth had to resign over a series of posts lambasting Trump voters as “f***ing fascists” and calling Vice President-elect J.D. Vance a “bigoted, misogynistic, white supremacist.”

On X, Frey celebrated the overthrow of Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad by al-Qaeda, suggesting he is “lucky to be living in exile.”

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Patrick Frey, Deputy District Attorney at Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, has suggested the American people will have to rise up and kill President-elect Donald J. Trump if he becomes a dictator. "If Donald Trump is going to become a tyrant, the American people will have to examine the option of dealing with him the way a citizenry deals with a tyrant." Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the "tree of liberty must be refreshed" with "the blood of patriots and tyrants" periodically. show more
December 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration

Here’s A List of Countries Now Freezing Syrian Asylum Claims.

A number of European countries, including the United Kingdom, have temporarily halted the processing of asylum applications for Syrian nationals following the recent political changes in Syria. In Germany, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has suspended the processing of Syrian asylum applications, affecting around 47,270 pending cases. However, those already granted asylum remain unaffected.

Germany hosts the largest population of Syrians in Europe, with approximately one million residing there, including about 700,000 classified as refugees. Most are on welfare, and a number have perpetrated terrorist attacks, including a recent mass stabbing at a “Festival of Diversity.”

Neighboring Austria’s interim government has ceased considering new Syrian asylum claims and is evaluating plans to either repatriate or deport individuals back to Syria. France and Greece have similarly paused their asylum decision-making processes.

In the Middle East, thousands of Syrians are said to be returning from exile in Lebanon and Jordan. However, reports from the Lebanese border indicate this traffic is not just one way, with some Syrians seeking entry into Lebanon. The incoming regime is dominated by Sunni jihadists, principally Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Qaeda branch.

Alawites, an offshoot of Shia Islam, were the country’s dominant demographic and may attempt to flee possible reprisals alongside Christians, Druze, and other minorities that Sunni jihadists have badly mistreated at various times during the country’s civil war.

Days prior to the jihadists’ capture of Damascus, the United Nations estimated this new phase in the Syrian war could prompt up to 1.5 million more people to leave the country.

Image by Mstyslav Chernov.

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A number of European countries, including the United Kingdom, have temporarily halted the processing of asylum applications for Syrian nationals following the recent political changes in Syria. In Germany, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has suspended the processing of Syrian asylum applications, affecting around 47,270 pending cases. However, those already granted asylum remain unaffected. show more