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June 27, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
News
Politics

DATA: Farage *Could* Win Up to 18 Seats in Parliament.

A newly released MRP poll predicts that Nigel Farage’s Reform Party could secure up to 18 seats in the upcoming UK general election on July 4.

Polling data suggests that the Labour Party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, is poised to achieve the largest majority in decades, potentially surpassing the 419-seat majority won by former Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1997.

Labour, which has dominated the polls throughout the election campaign, could capture as many as 450 seats in the House of Commons, marking the largest majority since 1931.

The current Conservative government may face significant losses, potentially retaining only 60 MPs, thereby allowing the Liberal Democrats to become the official opposition with an estimated 71 seats.

Several top Tory MPs, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, are likely to lose their seats to Labour candidates on July 4.

Electoral Calculus and Find Out Now conducted the survey, with Martin Baxter, founder of Electoral Calculus, labeling the projected result a “disaster” for the Tories.

Nigel Farage and Reform have seen increasing popularity among young voters in the UK, according to a YouGov poll that found the party more favoured among 18 to 24-year-olds than the Tories.

Farage himself has been engaged in a feud with former Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson after Johnson accused Farage of being a “Putin-apologist” due to his remarks on the Ukraine conflict.

In Dover earlier this week, Farage emphasized Johnson’s previous statements blaming the European Union for the Ukraine-Russia crisis in 2016.

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A newly released MRP poll predicts that Nigel Farage's Reform Party could secure up to 18 seats in the upcoming UK general election on July 4. show more
June 27, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
War
World

The EU is Taking Further Steps to Prolong the War in Ukraine.

The European Union (EU) has officially begun accession talks with Ukraine despite its ongoing war with Russia. A delegation from Ukraine will participate in an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg to formally commence efforts to align Ukrainian laws and standards with those of the EU. Separately, Moldova, which applied for EU membership shortly after the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, will join in its own intergovernmental conference to initiate accession talks.

“Ukraine is returning to Europe,” President Volodymyr Zelensky declared after the EU agreed to initiate the talks.

Ukraine must harmonize its laws and standards across 35 critical areas with the EU, covering everything from the movement of goods to the judicial system. Approval from all 27 member states is required to either open or close each policy chapter.

Ukraine aims to achieve EU membership by 2030 but must first undertake extensive institutional and legal reforms, focusing particularly on anti-corruption measures. The country often ranks as the most corrupt in Europe. In recent months, the theft of money to pay for fortifications in the Kharkov (Kharkiv) region assisted in a significant Russian breakthrough.

The EU has exerted considerable influence in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014, during the Maidan coup. In May, Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-chief of The National Pulse, explained that the Maidan “was an act of war.”

Kassam also commented on recent developments, noting criticism among the Western media-political class of Reform Party leader Nigel Farage as “pro-Putin” due to his view the EU and NATO helped to instigate the war.

Kassam highlighted the “blackout” in British media with respect to criticism of Zelensky.

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The European Union (EU) has officially begun accession talks with Ukraine despite its ongoing war with Russia. A delegation from Ukraine will participate in an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg to formally commence efforts to align Ukrainian laws and standards with those of the EU. Separately, Moldova, which applied for EU membership shortly after the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, will join in its own intergovernmental conference to initiate accession talks. show more
SCOTUS Trump decision
June 26, 2024
William Upton
Corruption

Supreme Court: It Is Illegal For Public Officials to Accept Bribes, But Maybe Not Gratuities?

The United States Supreme Court upheld the illegality of government officials accepting bribes in one of the strangest cases of the court’s term. In Snyder v. United States, all nine justices held that federal law prohibits state and local government officials from agreeing to and accepting bribes.

However, in addressing a specific statute—18 U. S. C. §666—the Supreme Court split six to three over whether the law applies to so-called ‘gratuities.’ The majority determined that “…666 proscribes bribes to state and local officials but does not make it a crime for those officials to accept gratuities for their past acts.” The justices reasoned that other federal statutes likely covered the issue of gratuities, but the specific language of 18 U. S. C. §666 only applies to bribes.

WHEN IS A BRIBE NOT A BRIBE?

Snyder v. United States stems from a challenge filed by James Snyder, the former mayor of Portage, Indiana. In 2013, as mayor, Snyder had awarded several city contracts to two firms that would supply garbage trucks. Later, the mayor received a $13,000 check from one of those firms. Snyder claims the check was a payment for consulting work. However, federal prosecutors contended—and a jury agreed—that the payment was a gratuity for awarding the contracts. Snyder was convicted under 18 U. S. C. §666 and sentenced to just over a year and a half in prison.

BIDEN’S DOJ USED THE WRONG LAW.

The Department of Justice (DOJ)’s use of 18 U.S. C. §666 was challenged by Snyder, whose attorneys argue that “§666 criminalizes only bribes, not gratuities.” Six of the justices agreed with Snyder’s position, as the statute does not explicitly apply to payments deemed gratuities. The court ruled that because of the timing and lack of formal agreement regarding a quid pro quo, the payment to Snyder is not covered under §666—though Justice Brett Kavanaugh concedes the payment may still be illegal under other federal statutes. Snyder’s bribery conviction, the court determined, should be vacated.

Snyder v. United States isn’t the only challenge to the DOJ‘s application of a statute that doesn’t necessarily apply to the crimes they allege. The Supreme Court will also rule on Fischer v. United States this term, which challenges the Biden DOJ’s use of enhanced “obstruction of an official proceeding” charges found in the Sarbanes-Oxley financial crimes bill for over 300 January 6 U.S. Capitol riot cases.

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The United States Supreme Court upheld the illegality of government officials accepting bribes in one of the strangest cases of the court's term. In Snyder v. United States, all nine justices held that federal law prohibits state and local government officials from agreeing to and accepting bribes. show more
Orban
June 26, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration

Orban Says Germany No Longer Smells The Same.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes mass migration is permanently transforming Germany. He is urging Hungarians to say “no” to a similar transformation of their country—as they cannot reverse it if it turns out to be a mistake.

Speaking to Hungarian radio in Germany, where he was meeting the embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Orban said: “We’re sitting here in Germany, so if I compare this Germany with the Germany of ten years ago, it doesn’t look the same, it doesn’t taste the same, it doesn’t smell the same.”

“Taken as a whole, this Germany isn’t the Germany that our grandparents and our parents used to set before us as an example, saying, ‘Son, if you want to see a hard-working person, go to Germany, if you want to see well-organized work, go to Germany. If you want to see order, go there, where there’s order…’ Now this Germany is no longer that one,” he continued.

“It’s a colourful, transformed, multicultural world in which the migrants coming in are no longer guests of the country,” Orban said. “This is now their country too, and it’s increasingly becoming theirs.”

NO GOING BACK. 

Orban says the changes in Germany have been driven by left-wing governments “granting fast-track citizenship, arranging family reunification [chain migration], and whatever else.” He warns this “has all kinds of repercussions, because now a specific cultural milieu has emerged here in Germany.”

Orban recalled that when hundreds of thousands of migrants began marching through Hungary in 2015, he made a decision that he would build a wall and stop them from coming, “otherwise Hungary will no longer be a Hungarian country.”

He stressed that “if you make a mistake in migration policy once, you cannot undo it later.” He explained that economic and social policy can be corrected,  “but migration is one of the few areas in which, once you’ve made a mistake, you can never put it right again.”

Foreigners now account for 58.5 percent of all violent crimes in Germany, despite comprising only 14.6 percent of the population. Over 60 percent of welfare recipients have a migration background.

Earlier this month, European Union judges fined Hungary hundreds of millions of euros over its strong border policies.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes mass migration is permanently transforming Germany. He is urging Hungarians to say "no" to a similar transformation of their country—as they cannot reverse it if it turns out to be a mistake. show more

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RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Orban elaborated on these themes in a candid interview with Germany’s Funke Media Group, explaining why he rejects mass migration: “Tens of thousands of migrants crossed the Hungarian border in 2015
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June 26, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Corruption
Politics

Biden’s Ghostwriter, Who Deleted Recordings, May Be Next to Be Held in Contempt.

The House Judiciary Committee is preparing for a vote to hold Joe Biden’s ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, in contempt of Congress. Two sources confirmed this move, beginning with a “markup” session on Thursday followed by a committee vote. This sets the stage for a full House vote.

In March, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican, subpoenaed Zwonitzer after he failed to provide requested documents. These documents include transcripts, audio, and video recordings of his interviews with Biden for his memoirs.

The Republican-drafted resolution cites special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. Hur’s report indicates Zwonitzer deleted interview recordings after learning of the investigation.

“The outside observer is going to look at this and say ‘Mark Zwonitzer, President Biden‘s friend, ghostwriter, collaborator learned of the special counsel’s investigation, saw this happening and then deleted all these audio recordings,’” one of Hur’s investigators said to Zwonitzer.

“I’m not going to say how much of the percentage it was of my motivation,” Zwonitzer replied.

Hur chose not to pursue charges against Biden or Zwonitzer.

House Republicans argue that Zwonitzer’s lack of full cooperation with the Judiciary Committee has impeded their investigation.

Previously, the House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio of Biden’s interview with Hur. However, the Department of Justice, controlled by Garland and Biden, says it will not prosecute Garland for contempt.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) says she will force a vote on exercising Congress’s constitutional power of inherent contempt and directing the House Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest Garland.

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The House Judiciary Committee is preparing for a vote to hold Joe Biden's ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer, in contempt of Congress. Two sources confirmed this move, beginning with a "markup" session on Thursday followed by a committee vote. This sets the stage for a full House vote. show more
June 26, 2024
Jack Montgomery
NatSec
War
World

Israel May Soon Be at War With Hezbollah

U.S. officials are warning Hezbollah not to assume Washington can stop Israel from attacking them. They expect Israel to launch a significant offensive against Hezbollah across the Israel-Lebanon border soon. The U.S. stresses it will support Israel if Hezbollah retaliates, communicating this message indirectly since it doesn’t engage with Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist organization, directly.

“Israel’s gotta do what they gotta do,” a Defense Department official granted permission to speak anonymously said.

Israel and Hezbollah have been embroiled in relatively low-level clashes since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, with much of the border region being evacuated. U.S. officials fear a full-scale conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which is stronger and better armed than Hamas and backed by Iran, could plunge the region into a wider war.

The Joe Biden regime is pledging to support Israel, including replenishing the Iron Dome and providing intelligence. If Israel faces a severe threat from Hezbollah, the U.S. may offer direct military support. However, U.S. officials are warning Israel they cannot stop Hezbollah strikes as effectively as they stopped Iranian strikes in April, with Hezbollah being far closer to the Jewish State geographically.

The U.S. intelligence community believes Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah does not want war, but the risk of miscalculation and escalation remains high.

Nasrallah is already threatening Cyprus, a European Union member which shares an island with two British Sovereign Base Areas and a Turkish puppet state, with war and an illegal migrant invasion for supporting Israel.

Despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Israeli leaders argue they need to act against Hezbollah to restore border security and allow displaced families to return home.

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U.S. officials are warning Hezbollah not to assume Washington can stop Israel from attacking them. They expect Israel to launch a significant offensive against Hezbollah across the Israel-Lebanon border soon. The U.S. stresses it will support Israel if Hezbollah retaliates, communicating this message indirectly since it doesn't engage with Hezbollah, a proscribed terrorist organization, directly. show more
June 26, 2024
News

Good News for Bannon as Republicans Look Set to Nullify J6 Committee’s Work.

Chairman Barry Loudermilk of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight will submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, aiming to invalidate the January 6 Select Committee’s report against former White House Strategist Steve Bannon.

Loudermilk asserts the Committee failed to follow House rules, which mandated consultation with the “Ranking Member of the Minority” for depositions. The absence of a Republican Ranking Member allegedly rendered this process impossible, thereby invalidating the contempt charges against Bannon for not attending a deposition. Republican Rep. Liz Cheney as acting as Vice Chairman of the Committee, does not meet the legal requirement for consultation with a Ranking Member since she was selected by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Loudermilk will explain.

The House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight, led by Loudermilk, is also crafting legislation to nullify all the work conducted by the January 6 Select Committee. This development follows Bannon’s request to the Supreme Court for a delay on his four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, which he has been directed to commence by July 1.

“Over the past year and a half, my Committee has extensively reviewed and investigated the operations of Vice-chair Liz Cheney and Chair Bennie Thompson’s Select Committee on January 6th,” Loudermilk told the Daily Caller. “We have discovered they were not entirely forthright with the American people and exhibited a disregard for House rules and transparency.”

Speaker Johnson explained to Sean Hannity on Wednesday night that the J6 committee’s work was tainted, and used “nefarious” tactics to target political opponents such as Bannon and Trump aide Peter Navarro.

Additionally, Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana has urged Speaker Mike Johnson to support Bannon’s legal defense and file an amicus brief in support of Bannon’s pending appeal to the Supreme Court. Banks emphasized his backing for this action to delay Bannon’s incarceration.

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Chairman Barry Loudermilk of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight will submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, aiming to invalidate the January 6 Select Committee's report against former White House Strategist Steve Bannon. show more
June 26, 2024
News

AIPAC-Led Campaign Defeats Fire Alarm Puller Jamal Bowman.

Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, a member of the House’s far-left “squad” and a vocal critic of Israel, has been defeated in the Democratic primary by Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

Bowman, who attracted national attention when he “accidentally” pulled a fire alarm in order to delay a vote in Congress, saw a record-breaking $16 million spent to unseat him.

Latimer, benefiting from robust financial backing, framed his campaign as a return to moderate politics.

The race highlighted the waning influence of progressive groups within the district. High-profile endorsements and campaign efforts from figures like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders were not enough to counteract the well-funded opposition Bowman faced.

Latimer is poised to easily win the general election in the overwhelmingly Democratic district in November. The impact of the Bowman primary defeat could extend beyond just him. Pro-Israel groups are now looking to target other far-left incumbents, such as Representative Cori Bush of Missouri.

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Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, a member of the House's far-left "squad" and a vocal critic of Israel, has been defeated in the Democratic primary by Westchester County Executive George Latimer. show more
trump mar a lago
June 26, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

‘I Want You To Show Them’ — New Report Reveals Trump Told Lawyers to be Fully Transparent in Mar-a-Lago ‘Documents’ Case

Notes and audio recordings belonging to an attorney representing former President Donald J. Trump regarding the retention of potentially classified documents show the former President wanted full transparency and cooperation with the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ). Despite Trump’s efforts to comply with the department’s requests, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the former President’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022—just months after the recordings were made.

According to notes from a May 2022 meeting, Trump told his attorney, Evan Corcoran, “I’ve got nothing to hide. If they ask, I want you to show them.”  Trump also directed Corcoran to review the documents in his possession and hand over any classified materials to the DOJ. Additionally, the former President insisted his attorneys grant the DOJ access to any additional documents they wished to review.

‘IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, JUST ASK.’

Following Corcoran’s review of the boxes of White House materials that Trump had taken to Mar-a-Lago, a half-inch stack of documents determined to be still classified were placed in an envelope and bound with tape. Trump’s attorneys then contacted the DOJ to notify and arrange the return of the materials.

The Biden government dispatched Jay Bratt, the then deputy chief of the DOJ‘s National Security Division, to retrieve the documents. Upon his arrival at Trump‘s Palm Beach, Florida, residence, the former President surrendered the materials to Bratt. The former President was cordial, telling the DOJ officials, “I’m glad you’re here. I appreciate what you’re doing. If you need anything at all, just ask Evan.”

According to Corcoran’s notes, the former President—against his attorney’s advice—even went so far as to show Bratt and FBI agents present the storage vault where the documents had been kept.

FBI TAMPERED WITH EVIDENCE.

Rather than acknowledging Trump‘s cooperation, however, DOJ special prosecutor Jack Smith alleges the notes show that the former President intended to deceive the Biden government. Smith contends that the additional documents found during the FBI raid—which occurred two months after Trump met with Bratt—were also classified, suggesting the former President intended to obstruct justice.

However, the actual status of the documents the FBI seized during their raid on Mar-a-Lago is unclear, as Smith has now acknowledged that agents placed the classified cover sheets on the stacks of papers themselves prior to photographing them. Former President Trump‘s attorneys are now asking federal judge Aileen Cannon to dismiss the case due to FBI tampering with evidence and the withholding of the exculpatory notes from another federal judge who authorized the raid.

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Notes and audio recordings belonging to an attorney representing former President Donald J. Trump regarding the retention of potentially classified documents show the former President wanted full transparency and cooperation with the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ). Despite Trump's efforts to comply with the department's requests, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the former President's Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022—just months after the recordings were made. show more
June 26, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
UK

UK Govt Finally Admits Failure on Illegal Immigration

Michael Tomlinson, the British government minister responsible for illegal immigration, admits the government is failing to stop illegal aliens from crossing the English Channel in small boats. He claims the issue, which has badly damaged the Conservative (Tory) Party’s standing on immigration, will finally be resolved if they are reelected on July 4.

“If we vote for the Conservative Party, the planes are booked, the airstrip is ready, and the full deterrent effect will kick in,” Tomlinson claims, referring to the Rwanda policy, which would see boat migrants transported to asylum accommodation in the East African country.

However, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has allowed leftist judges to repeatedly block migrant flights to Rwanda, often citing European law the Conservatives have not repealed despite Brexit. Sunak has also suspended the implementation of the policy until after the July 4 snap election, which has led many to suspect he believes judges are poised to block it yet again.

‘HOW MUCH WORSE COULD IT BE?’

On Tuesday, Reform Party leader Nigel Farage watched a boatload of migrants that will take the number of Channel crossings since Sunak became Prime Minister to over 50,000 being escorted into British waters by a French vessel.

Farage observed, “128,000 people have come, 90 percent of them young men… from areas plagued by terrorism, gang crime, [and] with attitudes towards women that we would find completely unacceptable. I mean, how much worse could it be under Labour?”

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, projected to win the snap election with a large majority, has vowed to scrap the Rwanda policy.

Farage’s Reform Party is polling in second place nationally, ahead of the Conservatives. Due to the nature of the British electoral system, Reform is unlikely to win as many seats as the governing party, but Farage believes he can establish a parliamentary “bridgehead” from which he can challenge Labour in 2029.

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Michael Tomlinson, the British government minister responsible for illegal immigration, admits the government is failing to stop illegal aliens from crossing the English Channel in small boats. He claims the issue, which has badly damaged the Conservative (Tory) Party's standing on immigration, will finally be resolved if they are reelected on July 4. show more