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February 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics
War

Here’s What Trump Discussed With Tulsi Gabbard.

Donald Trump recently met with former Hawaii Congressman Tulsi Gabbard to discuss Pentagon reforms. Gabbard ran against Joe Biden for the Democrat nomination in 2020 and continues to criticize him over his foreign policy, particularly in Ukraine, and mismanagement of the southern border.

A Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and decorated Iraq War veteran, Gabbard earned a cult following for her strong stance against the U.S. intervening or otherwise involving itself in foreign wars in 2020. She is said to have discussed personnel changes at the Pentagon with Trump, who wants to ensure fewer war hawks are in place working to undermine his priorities if he is reelected.

“She appeals to Republicans who are skeptical of intervention overseas, which is now a majority of Republican voters,” said Andrew Surabian, an advisor to Donald Trump Jr. and Senator J.D. Vance.

In 2022, Gabbard left the Democratic Party, branding it an “elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness” and accused them of “stok[ing] anti-white racism” and “weaponiz[ing] the national security state to go after political opponents” while “dragging us ever closer to nuclear war.”

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Donald Trump recently met with former Hawaii Congressman Tulsi Gabbard to discuss Pentagon reforms. Gabbard ran against Joe Biden for the Democrat nomination in 2020 and continues to criticize him over his foreign policy, particularly in Ukraine, and mismanagement of the southern border. show more
February 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration

POISONING THE BLOOD: Border Patrol Catches Mexican Trafficking 154 Pounds of Meth in Duffel Bags.

Border Patrol has recovered a 154-pound haul of methamphetamine from a Mexican drug trafficker in California. Agents discovered the drugs in a beige sedan near the El Centro Sector of the border in California.

Having been stopped, the sedan’s driver refused to consent to a search, but a K-9 sniffer dog established probable cause from outside the car, allowing Border Patrol to recover “five duffel bags with multiple packages wrapped in cellophane” from inside the vehicle.

These were found to contain 154 pounds of meth with an estimated street value of $278,000. The driver, who had previously been issued with a border crossing card, has been arrested, and his entry benefits have been rescinded.

The southern border crisis has stretched border officials’ resources thin and facilitated drug trafficking into the United States, with fentanyl, in particular, driving a significant increase in overdose deaths.

Meth and other notionally safer drugs are frequently found to be adulterated with fentanyl, with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warning the synthetic opioid is now in “everything we seize.”

Donald Trump has vowed to seal the border if reelected, warning the spread of drugs, disease, and criminal aliens is “poisoning the blood” of the United States.

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Border Patrol has recovered a 154-pound haul of methamphetamine from a Mexican drug trafficker in California. Agents discovered the drugs in a beige sedan near the El Centro Sector of the border in California. show more
February 14, 2024
Ed Kozak
War

UK Foreign Sec Demands U.S. Congress Back Ukraine: ‘I Am Dropping Diplomatic Niceties.’

In a bizarre break from diplomatic norms, UK Foreign Secretary and former Prime Minister David Cameron is demanding the United States Congress send more money to Ukraine, writing for The Hill newspaper on Wednesday:  “As Congress debates and votes on this funding package for Ukraine, I am going to drop all diplomatic niceties. I urge Congress to pass it.”

The funding package to which Cameron refers is the $95 billion ‘aid’ package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan that passed in the Senate early Tuesday morning. It is likely dead on arrival in the House, however, as Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has signaled his unwillingness to take up the bill, and the use of a discharge petition to force a vote on the bill is unlikely to succeed, given progressive Democrat opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza.

“I want us all — U.S., U.K., European and other allies — to support Ukraine in fighting against completely unjustified aggression. It is hard to think of a clearer case of one country being invaded by another without the slightest justification,” Cameron wrote further.

Cameron’s claims that Ukraine is “fighting against completely unjustified aggression” are not strictly true, however. As Russian President Vladimir Putin explained in a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, the West repeatedly broke promises not to expand NATO, increasingly pushing the alliance closer to Russia’s borders. The precarious diplomatic situation culminated in the Maidan Revolution in 2014, in which the CIA assisted in overthrowing the pro-Russian Ukrainian government, which in turn forced Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine to declare independence and set the stage for the current conflict.

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In a bizarre break from diplomatic norms, UK Foreign Secretary and former Prime Minister David Cameron is demanding the United States Congress send more money to Ukraine, writing for The Hill newspaper on Wednesday:  "As Congress debates and votes on this funding package for Ukraine, I am going to drop all diplomatic niceties. I urge Congress to pass it." show more
February 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media

Meghan Markle Signs Podcast Deal with ‘BEING Trans’ Network.

Meghan Markle has signed a new podcast deal with Lemonada Media, the left-leaning network famed for hosting the ‘BEING Trans’ podcast.

“I’m proud to now be able to share that I am joining the brilliant team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasting,” said Harry’s 42-year-old wife in a statement on the move.

“Being able to support a female-founded company with a roster of thought-provoking and highly entertaining podcasts is a fantastic way to kick off 2024,” she added.

In addition to transgenderism-focused shows, Lemonada also platforms far-left “comedians” Sarah Silverman and Samantha Bee.

Lemonada CEO Jessica Cordova Kramer said her company was “beyond honored” to have partnered with the Duchess, claiming her “talent as host, creator and conversationalist is unparalleled.”

Meghan and Harry’s previous deal with Spotify was worth a reported $20 million, but the Anglo-American couple produced only a handful of episodes for the company from late 2020 to 2022 before it cut the deal short in mid-2023. The botched partnership resulted in significant job losses.

Lemonada Media, with fewer than 11,000 followers on Elon Musk’s X platform, is a significant step down from Spotify, which boasts 14.3 million.

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Meghan Markle has signed a new podcast deal with Lemonada Media, the left-leaning network famed for hosting the 'BEING Trans' podcast. show more
February 14, 2024
Ed Kozak
Immigration

Border Crossing Injuries Up 10X Since Trump Admin.

The number of illegal aliens injured whilst attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has increased more than tenfold since Joe Biden took office, according to data compiled by the University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) trauma center. From 2021-2023, USCD doctors treated 1,020 patients who sustained injuries crossing the border. In 2020, Trump’s final year in office, they treated just 92.

In 2023, doctors at UCSD treated 455 patients who sustained serious injuries while attempting to cross the border. Nearly all of these injuries occurred when the illegal aliens in question fell from the border wall and landed on the U.S. side, Alexander Tenorio, a neurosurgeon at UCSD who treats brain and spinal cord injuries, told The Guardian. UCSD recorded 311 border-crossing injuries in 2022 and 254 in 2021.

The numbers reflect the exponential increase in illegal border crossings that have occurred since Joe Biden took office. In October 2023, it was reported that the number of illegal border crossings under Biden’s watch exceeded 10 million. The crisis at the border has gotten so out of hand that a majority of Americans believe it constitutes an invasion.

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The number of illegal aliens injured whilst attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has increased more than tenfold since Joe Biden took office, according to data compiled by the University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) trauma center. From 2021-2023, USCD doctors treated 1,020 patients who sustained injuries crossing the border. In 2020, Trump's final year in office, they treated just 92. show more
February 14, 2024
UK
War

Britain Could Run Out of Tea.

British retailer Sainsbury’s has warned customers about potential shortages of black tea due to continuing disruptions to international trade routes. Signs posted in certain Sainsbury’s locations announced, “We are experiencing supply issues affecting the nationwide supply of black tea. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to be back in full supply soon.” Despite this, retail executives were quick to reassure customers that the impact will hopefully be minimal and only temporary.

While Sainsbury’s declined to provide further comment, it’s understood that the complications are tied to Houthi rebel attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea and related delays with a tea supplier. Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, stated, “There is temporary disruption to some black tea lines, but the impact on consumers will be minimal as retailers are not expecting significant challenges.”

While the interruption in the tea supply is significant, the other supermarkets contacted about the situation, including Waitrose, did not report any similar issues. It’s been noted that freight shipments from Asia and East Africa, areas that make up about 75 percent of global tea production, have faced significant disruption in the last two months due to unrest in the Red Sea. The increased violence in the area has forced many shipping companies to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, leading to 10 to 14 additional days in shipment times and increased costs for shipping firms.

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British retailer Sainsbury's has warned customers about potential shortages of black tea due to continuing disruptions to international trade routes. Signs posted in certain Sainsbury's locations announced, “We are experiencing supply issues affecting the nationwide supply of black tea. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to be back in full supply soon." Despite this, retail executives were quick to reassure customers that the impact will hopefully be minimal and only temporary. show more
February 13, 2024
William Upton
Media

KASSAM: It’s Not Tucker They Don’t Trust… It’s YOU.

Appearing on One America News Network’s Real America program, The National Pulse’s editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam argued that the corporate media’s outrage over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin is rooted in their distrust in the ability of average Americans to make up their own minds.

Kassam explained to host Dan Ball that the corporate media is loathe to relinquish control over their narrative surrounding the war between Russia and Ukraine. “It’s not just [the media] saying they don’t trust Tucker with this information,” said Kassam, before continuing: “They don’t trust you with that information.”

The media reaction to the Putin interview is especially dubious, according to Kassam, since most members of the press would jump at the opportunity to sit for a one-on-one interview with any world leader — especially one as controversial as Russia’s Vladimir Putin. “I don’t think there is a single reporter worth their weight in ink that would turn an interview like that down,” Kassam argued, adding: “I certainly wouldn’t.” Real America host Dan Ball agreed, saying: “I’d do it in a heartbeat.”

According to Kassam, the crux of the media and the U.S. government’s problem with Carlson’s interview with Putin is: “He presents the information to the world that is unvarnished. It is unedited.” Kassam argues that the lack of narrative control is “the big concern of the political establishment.”

The media’s reaction to the Tucker interview reminded Kassam of how the media reacted to the Hillary Clinton email scandal before the 2016 election. “Chris Cuomo — who was then on CNN — turns to the cameras at the time and says, ‘Now you shouldn’t read any of these, let us read them for you and decide what to tell you,'” Kassam recalled, adding: “He said the quiet part out loud there, and they’re saying the quiet part out loud here too.”

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Appearing on One America News Network's Real America program, The National Pulse's editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam argued that the corporate media's outrage over Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin is rooted in their distrust in the ability of average Americans to make up their own minds. show more
February 13, 2024
William Upton
Immigration
NatSec

INVASION: 300 Chinese Entered America Illegally YESTERDAY Alone, With 20K Since October.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeing an alarming increase in Chinese nationals attempting to cross the southern border. Last year, illegal immigrants from China were the fastest-growing demographic of border crossers at 37,000 encounters. Since the start of the 2024 fiscal year in October, CBP says they’ve already encountered 20,000 Chinese nationals — that number appears on pace to shatter last year’s record.

Nearly 300 illegal immigrants from China crossed into the United States yesterday, with the daily average sitting at 150 illegal immigrants per day having originated from the Asian communist nation. The increase in Chinese nationals crossing the border is raising national security concerns, especially after CBP reduced the number of questions processors are required to ask Chinese asylum seekers from 40 to just five last April.

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“Our Committee has been informed that some of these Chinese nationals are affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),” House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mark Green said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding: “[A]nd those are just the ones we’ve been able to vet. This is simply unsustainable, and the national security risks are massive.”

The fact that the Chinese Communist Party does not allow United States border officials access to Chinese law enforcement databases makes identifying dangerous individuals even more difficult. Additionally, the increasing number of Chinese nationals crossing the border makes identifying potential infiltration by CCP intelligence agents more difficult, too. The Chinese Communist Party has deployed agents in the United States in the past to threaten political opposition leaders and other dissidents — often using friends and family in China as leverage.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeing an alarming increase in Chinese nationals attempting to cross the southern border. Last year, illegal immigrants from China were the fastest-growing demographic of border crossers at 37,000 encounters. Since the start of the 2024 fiscal year in October, CBP says they've already encountered 20,000 Chinese nationals — that number appears on pace to shatter last year's record. show more
February 13, 2024
William Upton
Breaking
Immigration

Biden Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas IMPEACHED By U.S. House.

The House of Representatives voted tonight to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for dereliction of duty in failing to secure the U.S. southern border. During his tenure under President Joe Biden, Mayorkas has overseen what has been described as an ‘invasion‘ of the U.S. by illegal immigrants — with the total number of illegals in the country doubling from 10 million in 2021 to 20 million in 2024.

An initial attempt by the House to impeach Secretary Mayorkas last week failed after several key Members were absent, robbing the majority of the votes needed to pass the impeachment resolution. However, with Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) returning to Washington, D.C., after announcing his cancer was in remission, House leadership moved forward with a second vote, confident they had secured a majority for impeachment.

The impeachment resolution was passed along party lines, with three Republicans — Reps. Buck (R-CO), McClintock (R-CA), and Gallagher (R-WI) — defecting to join Democrats against the measure. Now that the House has formally impeached Secretary Mayorkas, the Senate will convene to hold a trial and determine if the Biden appointee should be removed from office.

Under Mayorkas, the Department of Homeland Security has weakened border protection, including reducing the number of screening questions used for Chinese nationals encountered at the border from 40 to just five. The change has raised national security concerns that the Biden government is making it easier for Chinese intelligence agents to infiltrate the U.S. The unchecked flow of illegal immigrants has also led to acts of violence against law enforcement in some of America’s most populous cities.

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The House of Representatives voted tonight to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for dereliction of duty in failing to secure the U.S. southern border. During his tenure under President Joe Biden, Mayorkas has overseen what has been described as an 'invasion' of the U.S. by illegal immigrants — with the total number of illegals in the country doubling from 10 million in 2021 to 20 million in 2024. show more

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February 13, 2024
Jack Montgomery
NatSec
News
Politics
Science
TECH

‘We Have It! Let’s Use It!’ – AI Quick to Opt for Nuclear War in Simulations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, show a “worrying” eagerness to use nuclear weapons when asked to run war simulations.

The ‘Escalation Risks from Language Models in Military and Diplomatic Decision-Making‘ paper analyzed OpenAI LLMs, Meta’s Llama-2-Chat, and Claude 2.0, from Google-funded OpenAI veterans Anthropic. It found most tended to “escalate” conflicts, “even in neutral scenarios without initially provided conflicts,” the paper said. “All models show signs of sudden and hard-to-predict escalations.”

Researchers also noted the LLMs “tend[ed] to develop arms-race dynamics between each other,” with GPT-4-Base being the most aggressive. It provided “worrying justifications” for launching nuclear strikes, stating, “I just want peace in the world,” on one occasion and on another saying of its nuclear arsenal: “We have it! Let’s use it!”

The U.S. military is already deploying LLMs, with the U.S. Air Force describing its tests as “highly successful” in 2023 — although they did not reveal which AI it used or what it used it for.

One recent Air Force experiment had a troubling outcome, however, with an AI-controlled drone in a simulation “killing” a human overseer capable of overriding its decisions so it could not be told to refrain from launching strikes.

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