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Fox News Far-Left Activists Trump Jury
April 17, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

WATCH: Even FOX Admits Far-Left Activists Attempt Trump Jury Infiltration.

Even the globalist, Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News is admitting that far-left activists have attempted to infiltrate the jury in former President Donald Trump‘s New York ‘hush money’ trial. Last night, Jesse Waters — a primetime host with the anti-Trump Murdoch’s network — pointed to instances where the former President’s legal team exposed several potential jurors as having lied about their political bias and social media posts regarding Trump.

“Trump’s legal team was given the names of potential jurors, and after googling them, discovered there were undercover activists trying to sneak on to the jury,” Waters said.

JURORS MISLED THE COURT.

The legal team for former President Donald Trump was able to strike several prospective jurors with cause before they could be seated. In almost every instance, the jury candidate had attempted to mislead the court about their knowledge of or bias against the former President.

One potential juror told the court they were impartial, but Trump’s attorneys quickly provided the court with social media posts by that juror stating, “Donald Trump should be locked up.” In another instance, a prospective juror said they couldn’t remember making any negative posts about Trump. Again, Trump’s attorneys produced evidence of social media posts showing the exact opposite.

Another juror, who works in cybersecurity, told the court that she could be unbiased. However, after her dismissal, she was interviewed outside the courthouse and admitted she lied. “It’s very difficult for anyone, really in this country, to not come to this with prior opinions,” she said before continuing: “We all have prior opinions about the defendant unless you’ve been living in a cardboard box.”

‘REMEMBER, THIS IS A MANHATTAN JURY.’

“Remember, this is a Manhattan jury. It [Manhattan] went 87 percent for Biden. And the judge who is overseeing the selection process is a Biden donor whose family was paid by the Biden campaign,” Waters said. He continued: “Yesterday, fifty white women, wearing masks, fled the courtroom claiming they couldn’t be fair to Trump.”

“Anyone wearing a mask at this point is not an impartial juror,” he added.

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Even the globalist, Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News is admitting that far-left activists have attempted to infiltrate the jury in former President Donald Trump's New York 'hush money' trial. Last night, Jesse Waters — a primetime host with the anti-Trump Murdoch's network — pointed to instances where the former President's legal team exposed several potential jurors as having lied about their political bias and social media posts regarding Trump. show more
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Trump Jury So Far
April 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Lawfare

7 of 12 Trump Jurors Have Been Picked. Here’s What We Know About Them…

Seven jurors have been selected to serve on Donald Trump’s election interference trial in New York so far, amid a grueling jury selection process. Here’s what we know about them.

  1. The first juror, who will act as foreman, is an immigrant from Ireland. He is a married, childless salesman described as having “some” college education. He said he receives his news from the New York Times, Daily Mail, far-left MSNBC, and centrist Fox News;
  2. The second juror is a native New Yorker. She is an unmarried, childless oncology nurse who lives with a fiancé. She said she receives her news from the New York Times and CNN;
  3. The third juror is originally from Oregon. He is an unmarried, childless corporate lawyer. He receives his news from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Google;
  4. The fourth juror is from Puerto Rico. He is married, has adult children and two grandchildren, and runs an IT business. He describes Trump as someone who “makes things interesting”;
  5. The fifth juror is an unmarried, childless black woman who teaches English in a public charter school, with a master’s degree. She has said that as a person “of color” she has friends with strong views on Trump. She is the only juror selected so far who claims to be unaware of the other criminal cases against him;
  6. The sixth juror is unmarried and childless and lives with a trio of roommates. She is described as a recent college graduate who works as a software engineer at a large broadcaster. She receives her news from the New York Times, Google, Facebook, and TikTok;
  7. The seventh juror is originally from North Carolina and lives in Upper East Side Manhattan. A lawyer, she is married with two children. She receives her news from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and Washington Post and claims she doesn’t “have opinions about [Trump] personally.
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Seven jurors have been selected to serve on Donald Trump's election interference trial in New York so far, amid a grueling jury selection process. Here's what we know about them. show more
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Ukraine Nightclub
April 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War
World

REPORT: Ukraine’s Men Dodging Draft, Hanging Out in Nightclubs Instead.

Ukrainian resolve is breaking, and Ukrainian men are “packing into hipster bars and techno clubs” or leaving the country outright rather than answering the draft, according to on-the-ground reporting.

POLITICO correspondent Jamie Dettmer, who traveled to the Eastern European country to speak with top politicians and military leaders, noted the “crowds of young men who lined up to join the army” have now “disappeared” and morale among servicemen is “grim” after being “ground down by relentless bombardment, a lack of advanced weapons, and losses on the battlefield.”

Despite politicians lowering the conscription age from 27 to 25, Dettmer noted, “eligible would-be recruits dodge the draft and spend their afternoons in nightclubs instead.”

The report continues:

“Two years ago, the trains heading out of Ukraine were almost exclusively carrying women, children and the elderly to seek refuge. This week, around a third of the passengers on one train carrying this correspondent out of the country were men of fighting age. Somehow they’d managed to get waiver papers to leave.”

FLAGGING. 

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, admitted “people are flagging,” as did the foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba.

POLITICO also noted Ukraine required “millions” of artillery shells; however, war skeptics such as Senator J.D. Vance have pointed out the West is simply incapable of meeting such demands, with total U.S. capacity, for example, being only 360,000 shells a year.

Dettmer said senior military officers, who only agreed to speak to him on condition of anonymity, have an “even darker” view of the country’s prospects, forecasting “frontlines potentially collapsing this summer.”

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Ukrainian resolve is breaking, and Ukrainian men are "packing into hipster bars and techno clubs" or leaving the country outright rather than answering the draft, according to on-the-ground reporting. show more
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April 17, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Election 2024

Trump Visits Harlem, Crowd Chants ‘Four More Years!’

On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump stepped away from his criminal trial to visit Hamilton Heights bodega worker Jose Alba. Alba had been charged with murder after defending himself against Austin Simon, an ex-convict who jumped the counter in his store back in July 2022. The charges were brought by Alvin Bragg, the Democrat district attorney currently prosecuting Trump in Manhattan.

During his visit to the bodega, Trump was greeted with enthusiastic support. Crowds sang The Star-Spangled Banner and chanted “four more years!” Trump promised them that a new administration was “going to be saving America” after the presidential elections in November.

Alba’s aborted prosecution, which earned public backlash after security footage indicated he acted in self-defense, has given weight to Trump’s campaigning against the Democrats’ harsh attitude towards the law-abiding and leniency towards lawbreakers.

“There’s no crime,” Trump said of Bragg’s case against him. “You know where the crime is? In the bodegas where they come and rob them every week. Alvin Bragg does nothing. He goes after guys like Trump who did nothing wrong,”

During his visit, Trump expressed his fondness for New York City and said his campaign would be “making a big play” for its traditionally Democrat-voting state in November.

“I love this city, and it’s gone so bad in the last three years, four years, and we’re going to straighten New York out,” he promised.

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On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump stepped away from his criminal trial to visit Hamilton Heights bodega worker Jose Alba. Alba had been charged with murder after defending himself against Austin Simon, an ex-convict who jumped the counter in his store back in July 2022. The charges were brought by Alvin Bragg, the Democrat district attorney currently prosecuting Trump in Manhattan. show more
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Kharkiv
April 17, 2024
Ed Kozak
War
World

Russia Poised to Capture Kharkov Within Months.

Russian forces are poised to capture Kharkov, the second-largest city in Ukraine. Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his government was “doing everything we can” to prevent the Russians from capturing the city. “Kharkiv [sic] is one of the capitals of Ukraine, so it has great symbolic meaning.” Without further Western interference in the war, however, it is unlikely that Ukraine will be able to stop Russian forces should they make a push for the city.

A “successful assault on Kharkiv [sic] would be a major undertaking for Russia, but not completely out of the question,” noted Jacob Parakilas, research leader for Defense Strategy, Policy and Capabilities at RAND Europe. Kharkov sits fewer than 20 miles from the Russian border, and a “slow, grinding attack” could see Russian forces take control of the city within “months,” Parakilas said.

“In the event of an offensive, will the Ukrainian defense forces be able to defend Kharkiv [sic] without U.S. military assistance? We can!” claimed Colonel Andriy Zadubinnyi, a press officer with the Ukrainian military. “But it will be at the cost of tens of thousands of lives of Ukrainian soldiers,” he added.

The reality is that Ukraine would likely be unable to successfully defend Kharkov from a Russian offensive. “The Russian military can afford to take more losses for longer than the Ukrainians can,” Parakilas said.

Despite its continued pleas, it is unlikely Ukraine can defeat Russia even with an injection of billions of U.S. dollars into its coffers. U.S. Senator J.D. Vance noted recently that the “math” on Ukraine “doesn’t add up,” with the country needing more U.S. equipment than the U.S. can produce and more soldiers than it can possibly field. Former Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite predicted last week that Ukraine could be “quickly overwhelmed” by Russia “within weeks.”

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Russian forces are poised to capture Kharkov, the second-largest city in Ukraine. Earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his government was "doing everything we can" to prevent the Russians from capturing the city. "Kharkiv [sic] is one of the capitals of Ukraine, so it has great symbolic meaning." Without further Western interference in the war, however, it is unlikely that Ukraine will be able to stop Russian forces should they make a push for the city. show more
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Adam Hetke
April 16, 2024
Crime

Man Claiming To Be Transgender ‘Vampire’ Convicted of Sexual Assault.

Adam Hetke, a transgender sex offender also known as Sabrina and a slew of other aliases, faces another conviction after a Wisconsin jury found him guilty of two counts of sexual assault. A biological male, the self-described transgender female ‘vampire’ was found to be mentally fit to stand trial earlier this month.

According to prosecutors, last July, the 35-year-old Hetke followed a mentally disabled 16-year-old girl home from a gas station before sexually assaulting her. Upon his arrest, he was charged with first-degree sexual assault by threatening the use of a dangerous weapon and second-degree sexual assault of a mentally ill victim.

Hetke, who was released from prison for other sex crimes just a year prior, committed the assault while also under investigation for the alleged murder of Vydale Thompson-Moody, a 28-year-old man also with a mental disability. The registered sex offender is accused of strangling Thompson-Moody with an electrical cord.

A tentative homicide charge against Hetke was filed in Milwaukee in 2021, although the homicide investigation was considered to be ongoing. This resulted in the sex offender being released from custody. According to his roommates, Hetke confessed to the murder of Thompson and claimed to police he was “possessed by a demon.”

Since his most recent conviction, Hetke now faces a first-degree murder charge for the death of Thompson. The trial is slated to begin in June.

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Adam Hetke, a transgender sex offender also known as Sabrina and a slew of other aliases, faces another conviction after a Wisconsin jury found him guilty of two counts of sexual assault. A biological male, the self-described transgender female 'vampire' was found to be mentally fit to stand trial earlier this month. show more
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Patrice Runner
April 16, 2024
William Upton
Crime
World

‘Psychic’ Canadian Conned 1.3M Americans Out Of $175,000,000.

Patrice Runner, a Canadian fraudster, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison for defrauding over $175 million from an estimated 1.3 million Americans. For two decades, Runner posed as a ‘psychic’ who would promise financial success and personal happiness if his marks sent him money through the mail.

“Patrice Runner’s extravagant lifestyle, borne on the backs of millions of older and vulnerable Americans, has come to an end,”  U.S. postal inspector Chris Nielsen said. Responding to the 10-year sentence handed down in the Eastern District of New York, Nielsen said he believed it to be an “appropriate punishment.”

An American jury convicted Runner last June of 14 counts, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. The jury also found the conman guilty of eight additional counts of mail fraud, four counts of wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

In his scheme, the conman would fraudulently pose as famous psychics Maria Duval and Patrick Guerin. Letters sent to his targets would claim they could “achieve great wealth and happiness with the psychic’s assistance, in exchange for payment of a fee.” The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Runner and his co-conspirators sent tens of thousands of such letters weekly.

The DOJ said in a press release announcing the sentencing decision that “some victims made dozens of payments in response to the fraudulent letters, losing thousands of dollars.”

United States government officials had Runner — who possesses both Canadian and French citizenship — extradited after his arrest in Ibiza, Spain, in 2020. Addressing the charges, the Runner claimed he did nothing illegal. “Maybe it’s not moral, maybe it’s bullshit,” he said, adding: “But it doesn’t mean it’s fraud.”

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Patrice Runner, a Canadian fraudster, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison for defrauding over $175 million from an estimated 1.3 million Americans. For two decades, Runner posed as a 'psychic' who would promise financial success and personal happiness if his marks sent him money through the mail. show more
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Naxalite Maoist Rebels India
April 16, 2024
War
World

Commies Killed in Gun Battle with Cops.

Indian police forces killed 29 suspected Maoist rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, just three days before the start of India’s presidential election.

Law enforcement authorities initiated a raid in the Kanker district following crucial intelligence about suspected communist rebel activities. In the ensuing skirmish, three security personnel suffered injuries. The after-action led to a recovery of several firearms.

The clash traces back to a seemingly never-ending conflict that began in 1967 when Indian forces found themselves locked in a struggle with Maoist rebels across various central and northern territories. These rebels, also known as Naxalites, agitate for more employment opportunities, land rights, and wealth for India’s economically impoverished indigenous tribes.

According to the Indian government, the dissidents pose the gravest internal security challenge for the nation. Drawing direct inspiration from Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, they persist with disruptive activities mainly in Chhattisgarh, often making government forces and officials the targets of their aggression.  Chhattisgarh is among the poorest regions of India but is rich in minerals.

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has resolved to uproot the communist insurgency from this embattled state, describing it as the “biggest enemy of development, peace and bright future of youth” and stating that “We are determined to free the country from the scourge of Naxalism.”

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Indian police forces killed 29 suspected Maoist rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, just three days before the start of India's presidential election. show more
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April 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
NatSec
News

FISA Bill Progresses, As ‘Checks and Balances’ Amendment Fails.

A proposal to renew section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) cleared the House of Representatives by a vote of 259-128 on Monday, and it is now heading to the Senate.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) had put forward an amendment requiring the authorities to acquire a warrant before accessing information collected on American citizens using FISA, but it was unsuccessful. The Joe Biden regime opposed the amendment, despite FISA’s defenders insisting it is a tool to surveil foreigners rather than U.S. citizens.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) expressed strong disapproval of FISA’s renewal, noting that “the program has been abused to spy on American citizens in direct violation of American liberty and the 4th Amendment” and that “[t]he FISA court found that the federal government violated its own rules over 278,000 times.”

“The swamp won today. The intel bros, uniparty, and deep state won two more years of warrantless surveillance,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Donald Trump had been FISA’s most high-profile opponent, and his intervention helped defeat another attempt to reauthorize it earlier this month.

“KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” he wrote on Truth Social.

Following this initial defeat, Trump said at a joint press conference with Speaker Johnson that, while he was “not a big fan of FISA,” House Republicans “put a lot of checks and balances on and I guess it’s down to two years now so that it would come due in the early part of my administration.”

The former president was referring to changes to the initial bill requiring FISA to be renewed again in two years rather than five.

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A proposal to renew section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) cleared the House of Representatives by a vote of 259-128 on Monday, and it is now heading to the Senate. show more
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April 16, 2024
William Upton
Media
Politics

NPR Editor Who Exposed Far-Left Bias Suspended Without Pay.

National Public Radio (NPR) has suspended veteran editor Uri Berliner after he published a scathing criticism of the news organization in The Free Press last week. Berliner’s commentary contented that NPR had abandoned any pretense of objective journalism and instead had become a willing mouthpiece for partisan propaganda pushed by the likes of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

The news organization‘s executives suspended Berliner without pay for five days on Friday. They contended that his opinion editorial at The Free Press contravened company rules regarding contributions to external media outlets. NPR requires its journalists to receive company leadership approval before publishing content at a rival media outlet.

The veteran NPR editor’s revelations of rampant partisan political bias in news coverage have thrown the company into disarray, especially as additional scrutiny now mounts against the outlet’s new CEO, Katherine Maher. Appointed in March, Maher has led the taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s pushback against Berliner.

“Questioning whether our people are serving our mission with integrity, based on little more than the recognition of their identity, is profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning,” she complained. The National Pulse has detailed several instances where Maher has demonstrated extreme left-wing bias herself, including posting anti-Donald Trump diatribes while serving as an executive at Wikimedia. Maher also claimed it would be unfair for her to leave the U.S. when Trump was elected President as she would be using her “cis white mobility privilege.”

NPR issued a “final warning” to Berliner in a memo, informing the editor that further policy breaches would result in his dismissal. Berliner’s former colleagues believe the veteran editor’s days are numbered at the taxpayer-funded news outlet. “It seems to me that it would be very difficult for him now at NPR,” one individual told Fox News.

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National Public Radio (NPR) has suspended veteran editor Uri Berliner after he published a scathing criticism of the news organization in The Free Press last week. Berliner's commentary contented that NPR had abandoned any pretense of objective journalism and instead had become a willing mouthpiece for partisan propaganda pushed by the likes of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). show more
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