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April 11, 2024
Election 2024
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WATCH: Biden Says Presidential Legacy is Ending War in Vietnam (Which Ended 48 Years Ago).

Joe Biden appeared to indicate that he wants his presidential legacy to be that he reduced the prospect of war in Vietnam.

Biden’s comments came during an interview on Mexican-American network TelevisaUnivision. “Well, I hope the legacy is that I kept my word that I said that the reason I was running was to help change the life of ordinary people and reduce the prospect of war, because of Vietnam.”

The Vietnam War ended 48 years ago, in 1975, just over two years after Biden first assumed his seat in the U.S. Senate. When Biden was first campaigning for the Senate in 1972, he did not run on an anti-war platform. In his own words, he was “not big on flak jackets and tie-dye shirts” and professed a “lack of moral outrage” about the war.

The octogenarian president has faced increasingly widespread concerns over his mental faculties. Just this week, Biden appeared to forget his own name during a speech in Washington, D.C.

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Joe Biden appeared to indicate that he wants his presidential legacy to be that he reduced the prospect of war in Vietnam. show more
April 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
TECH
War
World

Ukraine Now Buying Chinese Drones, American Ones Keep Breaking.

The war in Ukraine has exposed significant deficiencies in the American drone industry, with glitchy, expensive drones made in the U.S. failing to meet expectations and being supplanted by off-the-shelf Chinese products.

Silicon Valley firm Skydio is among the U.S. firms whose drones have fallen flat on the Ukrainian battlefield, with the Wall Street Journal reporting “hundreds of its best drones… flew off course and were lost” after running into Russian jammers.

“The general reputation for every class of U.S. drone in Ukraine is that they don’t work as well as other systems,” admitted Skydio chief executive Adam Bry, confessing his product was “not a very successful platform on the front lines.”

Ukraine’s drone supplier of choice is Chinese firm SZ DJI Technology — which, officially, does not even want its products to be used in war zones, saying it “absolutely deplores and condemns the use of its products to cause harm anywhere in the world.”

Embarrassingly for the U.S. government, DJI has been banned by the U.S. military, and Congress is weighing whether to ban it altogether – yet the firm is being bolstered by Ukrainian purchases funded at least in part of U.S. aid.

Ukraine’s burgeoning domestic drone industry also relies on Chinese parts.

The problems with U.S. drones are not only a national security weakness but also a loss for the U.S. economy, with Ukraine using up around 10,000 drones a month that might have come mainly from U.S. firms had they been more reliable.

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The war in Ukraine has exposed significant deficiencies in the American drone industry, with glitchy, expensive drones made in the U.S. failing to meet expectations and being supplanted by off-the-shelf Chinese products. show more
April 10, 2024
Ed Kozak
News

Another Boeing Whistleblower Steps Forward.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is examining a whistleblower’s allegations that Boeing overlooked safety and quality concerns in the manufacturing of its 787 and 777 jets. Last year, Boeing disclosed that some 787 airplanes had irregularly sized shims and certain aircraft had areas that failed to meet skin-flatness specifications.

Engineer Sam Salehpour, the whistleblower, claimed he faced retaliation — in the form of threats and exclusion from meetings — for spotting engineering issues affecting the jets’ structural integrity. Salehpour’s lawyers stated he recognized engineering shortcuts that placed stress on airplane joints, resulting in drilling debris between essential joints on over 1,000 planes.

Salehpour also told reporters that he observed serious issues with misalignment in the production of the 777 widebody jet. “I literally saw people jumping on the pieces of the airplane to get them to align,” he said.

An FAA agency source confirmed it has interacted with Salehpour. The agency also affirmed the importance of whistleblowers in maintaining safety standards. “Voluntary reporting without fear of reprisal is a critical component in aviation safety,” it said. “We strongly encourage everyone in the aviation industry to share information. We thoroughly investigate all reports.”

Boeing continues to face scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigating potential infringements of a 2021 agreement protecting the company from prosecution following fatal MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.

A recent FAA audit of Boeing’s manufacturing processes found nearly 100 instances of noncompliance. Another Boeing whistleblower, John Barnett, was found dead in March, with authorities ruling his death a suicide. However, shortly before his death, Barnett warned a friend that “if anything happens to me, it’s not suicide.”

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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is examining a whistleblower’s allegations that Boeing overlooked safety and quality concerns in the manufacturing of its 787 and 777 jets. Last year, Boeing disclosed that some 787 airplanes had irregularly sized shims and certain aircraft had areas that failed to meet skin-flatness specifications. show more
April 10, 2024
News
Politics

50 Pro-Hamas Protesters Arrested for Occupying U.S. Senate Cafeteria.

A group of pro-Hams protesters staged a demonstration inside a U.S. Senate cafeteria on Tuesday, demanding the American government back a ceasefire in Gaza. The protestors, comprised at least in part by members of Christians for a Free Palestine, chanted: “Congress and their staff will not eat until Gaza eats.” Demonstrators also displayed banners reading “Send food, not bombs” and “Break bread, not bodies.”

More than 50 of the protestors were detained and arrested by the U.S. Capitol Police after they stormed through a Senate office building and occupied the cafeteria. The demonstration briefly caused the dining hall frequented by lawmakers and their staff – as well as guests and tourists — to be shut down.

The calls among Democrat and progressive activists for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have hit new highs following an accidental Israeli military strike that resulted in the deaths of several humanitarian aid workers. President Joe Biden has faced internal backlash within his party over appearing overly supportive of Israel and its military operation aimed at eliminating the Hamas terrorist group following their barbaric October 7, 2023 attack on the Jewish state.

Late last year, pro-Hamas demonstrators stormed the Cannon House Office Building in a moment reminiscent of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Several protestors were arrested for assaulting officers after clashing with U.S. Capitol Police. Meanwhile, outside the Capitol building, Rep. Rashida Tlaib urged on the demonstrators while attacking President Biden’s pro-Israel stance — claiming that Arab-American and Muslim voters would not forget his betrayal.

During the 2024 Democrat presidential primary, Biden faced several significant protest votes from the Muslim community and progressive activists in states like Michigan and Washington. Additionally, Arab-American and Muslim leaders in the U.S. have balked at efforts by the President’s re-election campaign to try and mend bridges.

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A group of pro-Hams protesters staged a demonstration inside a U.S. Senate cafeteria on Tuesday, demanding the American government back a ceasefire in Gaza. The protestors, comprised at least in part by members of Christians for a Free Palestine, chanted: "Congress and their staff will not eat until Gaza eats." Demonstrators also displayed banners reading "Send food, not bombs" and "Break bread, not bodies." show more
April 10, 2024
Corruption
Health
Politics

Rand Paul: ‘Smoking Gun’ Ties Fauci to Wuhan Lab Creation of COVID.

Sen. Rand Paul says a 2018 grant proposal seeking funding to experiment with a COVID-19-type virus is the “smoking gun” linking Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes of Health to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following recent disclosures by a Marine Corps whistleblower, Senator Paul flagged a 2018 grant proposal linked to 15 federal agencies that could have enabled the Wuhan Institute to develop a COVID-19-like virus.

“We only found out about this from a whistleblower — nobody else in government ever informed us, including Anthony Fauci,” Paul said. He alleges the “smoking gun” ties him and the NIH to the 2018 grant proposal, leading to the possibility that NIH and NIAID were part of research that could have potentially resulted in the COVID-19 virus.

The grant proposal, labeled “DEFUSE Project,” was submitted to the Department of Defense’s research agency, DARPA, and reportedly incorporated NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, yielding suspicions of Fauci’s knowledge and involvement. Paul has called for more information from each agency involved by April 23.

The grant proposal’s existence suggests Fauci may have lied directly to Congress. “Sen. Paul, I have never lied before Congress and I do not retract that statement. This paper that you are referring to was judged by qualified staff up and down the chain as not being gain-of-function,” Fauci said during a 2021 Senate hearing. “Sen. Paul, you do not know what you are talking about, quite frankly.”

While the DEFUSE project was not federally funded, according to Paul, Fauci and others were allegedly aware of Wuhan lab’s continuance in related microbial research. This brings into sharper focus the early insinuations of COVID-19 being a laboratory leak, and the subsequent dismissal of the hypothesis by prominent voices like Fauci, who derided it as a conspiracy theory.

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Sen. Rand Paul says a 2018 grant proposal seeking funding to experiment with a COVID-19-type virus is the "smoking gun" linking Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes of Health to the COVID-19 pandemic. show more
April 10, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Jack Smith Blasted for ‘Failure’ to Address Opposing Arguments.

Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over DOJ special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump over allegations he mishandled classified documents, chided the Biden government attorney multiple times for failing to respond to arguments made by opposing parties in an April 9 court filing. While Judge Cannon agreed to Smith’s motion asking the names of witnesses in the trial be redacted, she accused the special counsel at least eight times in her ruling of having failed to respond to objections raised by a coalition of press organizations who weighed in against Smith’s motion.

“The Special Counsel had two opportunities to raise these arguments and failed to do so in both instances. The Special Counsel’s initial Seal Request failed to offer a governing legal framework or any factual support for the relief sought,” Cannon wrote in her ruling. She continued: “Later, in response to the Press Coalition’s Motion, the Special Counsel failed to engage with — let alone refute — the Press Coalition’s argument that the First Amendment attached to the subject materials.”

The judge also criticized Smith for failing to comply with the court’s rules regarding the sealing of sensitive filings. “And this is to say nothing of the Special Counsel’s failure to comply with this District’s Local Rules on sealing, which the Court has emphasized repeatedly throughout this proceeding,” Judge Cannon wrote.

Prior to this most recent ruling, the relationship between the special counsel and Judge Cannon had already been under strain. Last week, the two tangled over the judge’s order requesting both Smith and attorneys for former President Donald Trump submit draft jury instructions, including arguments about the potential applicability of the Presidential Records Act. This latest episode suggests that the judge’s opinion of Smith may have fallen even further.

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Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over DOJ special counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of former President Donald Trump over allegations he mishandled classified documents, chided the Biden government attorney multiple times for failing to respond to arguments made by opposing parties in an April 9 court filing. While Judge Cannon agreed to Smith's motion asking the names of witnesses in the trial be redacted, she accused the special counsel at least eight times in her ruling of having failed to respond to objections raised by a coalition of press organizations who weighed in against Smith's motion. show more
April 10, 2024
Immigration
UK

Judge Reviewing Prince Harry’s Immigration Papers.

Prince Harry’s U.S. visa application has come under scrutiny following a Freedom of Information Act request for his immigration papers, fueled by questions around whether he was forthright about his abuse of drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, and ayahuasca.

The Heritage Foundation has been seeking to discover whether Prince Harry, who detailed his use of narcotics, including on U.S. soil, in his memoir Spare, received preferential treatment from the government.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has now submitted to a court request for the royal’s papers so they can be privately reviewed.

With the DHS and the Heritage Foundation dueling over whether the papers are protected by privacy regulations or of sufficient public interest to be released, Judge Carl Nichols has mandated an in camera review to establish whether or not they should be exempt from release.

Heritage says it has brought the case “in the main because HRH [His Royal Highness] voluntarily — and for immense profit — admitted in writing to…  any number of controlled substance violations.”

Donald Trump has suggested Prince Harry could be deported under a second Trump administration if he lied on his visa application.

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Prince Harry's U.S. visa application has come under scrutiny following a Freedom of Information Act request for his immigration papers, fueled by questions around whether he was forthright about his abuse of drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, and ayahuasca. show more
April 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media
Politics

Media Continues to Peddle Federal Abortion Ban Conspiracies Despite Unequivocal Trump Statement.

The corporate media is continuing to peddle falsehoods aimed at riling up abortion activists in an attempt to swing November elections for Democrats, with a new article in the Washington Post claiming the practice could be banned at the federal level under a second Trump term, despite the 45th President making an unequivocal federalist argument just days ago.

In his initial statement on abortion, Trump confirmed his personal support for exceptions in cases of rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is at risk. He also expressed his belief that, constitutionally, the issue should be decided according to “the will of the people” on a state-by-state basis.

“People forget, fighting Roe v. Wade was, right from the beginning, all about bringing the Issue back to the States, pursuant to the 10th Amendment and States’ Rights. It wasn’t about anything else,” he wrote.

“We had a Great Victory, it’s back in the States where it belongs, and where everyone wanted it. The States will be making the decision,” he added.

“Republicans are now free to run for Office based on the Horrible Border, Inflation, Bad Economy, and the Death & Destruction of our Country!”

Trump has frequently stressed people must follow “their heart” on abortion. However, he has warned conservatives that they must “win elections” to have any positive impact on the country at all.

Pushing for total or near-total bans on abortion, which does not enjoy broad public support, is likely to frustrate this larger goal, according to most polling.

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The corporate media is continuing to peddle falsehoods aimed at riling up abortion activists in an attempt to swing November elections for Democrats, with a new article in the Washington Post claiming the practice could be banned at the federal level under a second Trump term, despite the 45th President making an unequivocal federalist argument just days ago. show more
Biden Power Grab
April 10, 2024
Immigration

Biden’s Secret Migrant Flights to New York Are Responsible For City’s Fiscal and Public Safety Crisis.

The Biden government secret migrant flights continue to play an outsized role in New York City‘s ongoing illegal immigration-fueled fiscal and public safety crisis. While Mayor Eric Adams (D) continues to try and lay the blame squarely with Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) — whose state has bussed 37,000 illegal immigrants to the sanctuary city — he’s conveniently ignored the 33,000 who’ve arrived via the Department of Homeland Security flight program. All in all, the busses sent by Abbott account for about 25 percent of NYC’s illegal immigrant population, while the Biden government’s flight program accounts for about 22 percent.

According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the secret Biden government immigrant flight program allows for so-called asylum seekers to take direct flights from certain countries into the United States, with final destinations including New York City. Despite clear evidence suggesting President Biden’s lack of border enforcement contributes significantly to New York’s crisis, Mayor Adams continues to scapegoat Governor Abbott — rather than confronting the potential impact of the Biden government’s immigration policies.

Adams has claimed the ongoing crisis could ‘destroy’ the city. In February of this year, the New York Democrat declared that the city was “out of room.” The National Pulse previously reported that drone footage has revealed a massive tent city in Brooklyn constructed by New York City officials to house over 2,000 illegal immigrants.

Since the implementation of the Advanced Travel Authorization Program in January 2023, the DHS has reportedly approved the arrival of over 386,000 immigrants directly from foreign airports. This program, designed primarily for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan immigrants, has been expanded to include five other nationalities. A separate Biden government program has seen an estimated 420,000 immigrants arrive from over 100 countries at eight U.S. ports of entry over the past year.

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The Biden government secret migrant flights continue to play an outsized role in New York City's ongoing illegal immigration-fueled fiscal and public safety crisis. While Mayor Eric Adams (D) continues to try and lay the blame squarely with Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) — whose state has bussed 37,000 illegal immigrants to the sanctuary city — he's conveniently ignored the 33,000 who've arrived via the Department of Homeland Security flight program. All in all, the busses sent by Abbott account for about 25 percent of NYC's illegal immigrant population, while the Biden government's flight program accounts for about 22 percent. show more
bridge
April 10, 2024
News
Politics

Yes, The Collapsed Baltimore Bridge May Be Renamed Because It Was ‘Racist.’

The Caucus of African American Leaders voted to petition Governor Wes Moore to rename the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge once it’s rebuilt. Including organizations such as the NAACP and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, the Caucus argues the current namesake — author of the national anthem — held ‘racist’ views.

The Caucus claims that Key wrote lyrics that “demeaned black people” and proposed that the overhauled bridge bear the name of Parren J Mitchel, Maryland’s first black congressman.

Governor Moore, responding to a query about renaming the bridge, stated that his current priorities were closure for the victims’ families and getting the channel cleared. ”I think any other conversations along those lines, there will be time for that, but now’s not the time,” he said.

In addition, the Caucus is pushing to rename the Senator Frederick Malkus Memorial Bridge, highlighting the Senator’s opposition to desegregation efforts. They suggest the bridge be renamed to honor Gloria Richardson, a Maryland civil rights champion.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in late March after a cargo ship allided with one of its support pillars.

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The Caucus of African American Leaders voted to petition Governor Wes Moore to rename the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge once it's rebuilt. Including organizations such as the NAACP and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, the Caucus argues the current namesake — author of the national anthem — held 'racist' views. show more