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February 12, 2024
William Upton
Politics
War

Ukraine Funding Bill Tries to Make Peace Illegal.

Provisions buried in the Ukraine supplemental funding bill would make it nearly impossible for a future president to pursue a peaceful resolution to the conflict without facing impeachment from Congress. U.S. Senator J.D. Vance is raising the alarm regarding the legislative text and its implications for a future Trump presidency should Trump pursue peace between Ukraine and Russia.

In a memo to colleagues, Vance warns of a buried impeachment trigger using the same obscure budget laws Democrats cited during President Trump’s 2019 impeachment. Contained in the supplemental funding bill, Vance notes, are appropriations totaling $1.6 billion for foreign military financing and $13.7 billion for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — both budgeted into 2025. This would extend the funding into the first term of a possible second Trump administration. Should a future President Trump move to pause these funds to allow for a peace process to move forward, it could trigger a similar impeachment scenario Trump faced in 2019.

In 2019, the Republican President was accused by Congressional Democrats of ‘abuse of power’ and ‘obstruction of Congress’ for withholding aid that had been earmarked to be sent to Ukraine. Democrats argued former President Trump contravened the opinions of “career experts” — and the Impoundment Control Act — to pressure Ukraine’s political leadership to divulge information regarding their dealings with Joe Biden when he served as vice president. While the Democrats were successful in impeaching Trump in the House, the Senate declined to convict Trump.

Should former President Trump retake the White House and, as promised, pursue an end to the conflict in Eastern Europe, the cost of peace may very well be another attempt by Congressional Democrats to impeach him. “The supplemental represents an attempt by the foreign policy blob/deep state to stop President Trump from pursuing his desired policy, and if he does so anyways, to provide grounds to impeach him and undermine his administration,” Vance argues in his memo to colleagues, adding: “All Republicans should oppose its passage.”

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Provisions buried in the Ukraine supplemental funding bill would make it nearly impossible for a future president to pursue a peaceful resolution to the conflict without facing impeachment from Congress. U.S. Senator J.D. Vance is raising the alarm regarding the legislative text and its implications for a future Trump presidency should Trump pursue peace between Ukraine and Russia. show more
February 12, 2024
Election 2024
News
Politics

RFK’s SuperPAC Spent $7 MILLION on A Super Bowl Ad.

The SuperPAC backing Robert Kennedy Jr.’s (RFK, Jr.) independent presidential bid drew mixed reactions after running a 30-second television spot during the Super Bowl. The advertisement — which the American Values 2024 SuperPAC said cost $7 million — used elements of a 1960 campaign spot run Kennedy’s his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy.

Borrowing visual and musical motifs from the John F. Kennedy campaign’s television spot, the RFK, Jr. advertisement featured images of the independent candidate’s testimony before Congress and his engaging in outdoor activities. The ad ended with the tagline: “Vote independent.”

When the campaign spot initially aired last night, Kennedy embraced the message, promoting its message on  X (formerly Twitter). “Our momentum is growing,” he wrote, adding: “It’s time for an Independent President to heal the divide in our country.”

However, just hours later, RFK, Jr. moved to distance himself from the SuperPAC’s Super Bowl spot. “I’m so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain. The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from my campaign,” Kennedy posted on X (formerly Twitter). He continued: “FEC rules prohibit Super PACs from consulting with me or my staff. I love you all. God bless you.”

The Kennedy family has repeatedly criticized RFK, Jr.’s independent presidential bid, with the SuperPAC’s ad drawing renewed consternation. In October, several members of the Kennedy clan signed an open letter condemning RFK, Jr.’s campaign.

“My cousin’s Super Bowl ad used our uncle’s faces- and my Mother’s,” said Bobby Shriver – RFK, Jr.’s cousin – on X (formerly Twitter). “She would be appalled by his deadly health care views. Respect for science, vaccines, & health care equity were in her DNA. She strongly supported my health care work at @ONECampaign & @RED which he opposes.”

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The SuperPAC backing Robert Kennedy Jr.’s (RFK, Jr.) independent presidential bid drew mixed reactions after running a 30-second television spot during the Super Bowl. The advertisement — which the American Values 2024 SuperPAC said cost $7 million — used elements of a 1960 campaign spot run Kennedy’s his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy. show more
February 12, 2024
War

Trump Triggers Globalists… By Suggesting NATO Have MORE Resources!?

President Donald Trump has once again attracted the ire of globalists for daring to suggest this weekend that NATO member nations that are delinquent in their payments to the alliance should not get protection from the United States. Trump’s comments came during a campaign rally in South Carolina on Saturday.

“One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘Well, sir, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?’” Trump said. “I said, ‘You didn’t pay. You’re delinquent.’ He said, ‘Yes, let’s say that happened.’ No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want.”

Trump has been a long-standing critic of NATO and, as President, worked to ensure that NATO members spent the 2 percent of GDP on defense required by membership in the organization. According to 2023 data, 19 of the 30 members of NATO are spending less than that.

“Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the U.S. and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk,” NATO Secretary General Jans Stoltenberg said in a written response. “I expect that regardless of who wins the presidential election, the U.S. will remain a strong and committed NATO ally.”

“Reckless statements on NATO’s security and Art 5 solidarity serve only Putin’s interest. They do not bring more security or peace to the world,” said Charles Michel, President of the European Council, in a statement on social media.

Some European leaders were less concerned, however. “I am not paid to be worried,” said Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics. “Europe must spend more on defense, on capabilities and ramp-up defense production regardless who wins in the U.S. It is in our vital interest.” Latvia is one of the few NATO members meeting its spending requirements.

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President Donald Trump has once again attracted the ire of globalists for daring to suggest this weekend that NATO member nations that are delinquent in their payments to the alliance should not get protection from the United States. Trump’s comments came during a campaign rally in South Carolina on Saturday. show more
February 11, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Health
News

‘Forever Chemicals’ in Tap Water Spread Cancer, Study Suggests.

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” appear to cause cancer to metastasize, according to a new, peer-reviewed study.

Forever chemicals are near-ubiquitous in non-stick cookware and other everyday household items and also present in specialized substances, including the foam used by firefighters — who are at a 21 percent greater risk of developing colorectal cancer than the general population.

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have now confirmed exposure to forever chemicals causes colorectal cancer cells cultured in Petri dishes to migrate to new locations, indicating they could also cause cancer cells in the body to spread.

Even in households where non-stick pans and other items made with PFAS are carefully avoided, almost half of U.S. tap water now contains forever chemicals, and they are detectable in the bodies of some 97 percent of Americans.

The multinational 3M Company agreed to a multi-billion-dollar settlement with various states and municipalities last year for its part in contaminating the country’s drinking water with forever chemicals.

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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," appear to cause cancer to metastasize, according to a new, peer-reviewed study. show more
February 11, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime

Democrat D.C. Sees More 911 Calls Than Any U.S. State.

Democrat-run Washington D.C. receives more 911 calls than any U.S. state, according to research by the Schiller Kessler Group (SKG). Examining the number of emergency calls from the District from 2019 to 2021, the attorneys estimated an average of 2,012 calls per 1,000 residents.

This places the U.S. capital a remarkable 72 percent ahead of the worst-rated U.S. state, New Mexico, which saw an average of 1,169 emergency calls per 1,000 residents.

While SKG did not analyze calls from 2022 to 2023, serious crime in D.C. worsened substantially last year, with homicides increasing by 35 percent to 274 and shootings increasing by 10 percent to 960. Over a hundred of the shooting victims were minors, including two slain infants.

Carjackings were also a growing issue, continuing into 2024. A recent carjacking spree saw two people murdered, including former Donald Trump administration official Mike Gill.

Washington D.C. is governed by Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, and a City Council comprised entirely of Democrats and former Democrats sitting as independents.

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Democrat-run Washington D.C. receives more 911 calls than any U.S. state, according to research by the Schiller Kessler Group (SKG). Examining the number of emergency calls from the District from 2019 to 2021, the attorneys estimated an average of 2,012 calls per 1,000 residents. show more
February 11, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
Politics

VA Dems Want to Incentivize Illegal Immigration by Giving Migrant Minors Free Healthcare.

Virginia Democrats are pushing legislation extending “state-funded comprehensive health care coverage” to illegal aliens under 19 years of age who are not already covered by a health plan or insurance.

The so-called ‘Cover All Kids’ bill, complains Republican State Senator Glen Sturtevant, will “undermine legal immigration and incentivize illegal immigration,” coming alongside similar proposals to “grant illegal immigrants driver’s licenses.” He estimated the cost to Virginia taxpayers from the healthcare bill at over $100 million.

“These bad policies jeopardize not just Virginia’s healthcare system but create perverse incentives that illegal immigrants will see as a green light to travel to Virginia for free schooling, driver’s licenses, and now, free healthcare,” Sturtevant warned, comparing the Democrat agenda to the “sanctuary” policies which have seen cities like New York and Chicago become magnets for illegal aliens, incurring huge costs.

Similar “perverse incentives” have been seen in Massachusetts, where state ‘right to shelter’ laws have seen migrants crowd into hotels across the country at taxpayers’ expense. Whistleblowers say the scheme is running up enormous costs, with the migrants given “free diapers, wipes, toiletries, free tablets and phones, free English lessons, state caseworkers making sure all entitlements are taken, free Uber and Lyft rides, [and] free bus passes,” among a host of other benefits.

They are also said to be eating up first responder resources, with police and firefighters attending migrant hotels to deal with “fights, guns, drugs, [and] overdoses” on a daily basis.

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Virginia Democrats are pushing legislation extending "state-funded comprehensive health care coverage" to illegal aliens under 19 years of age who are not already covered by a health plan or insurance. show more
February 10, 2024
Ed Kozak
Culture
News

Bill Maher Won’t Air Kanye Interview For Fear of Spreading ‘Idea That Jews Are The Worst People in the World.’

Bill Maher conducted a two-hour interview with rapper Kanye West but will not air it as he is afraid it will spread the “idea that Israel and the Jews are like [sic] the worst people in the world.”

“I had Kanye right here at Club Random, we did an episode with him. I thought it was going to be a learning moment. I mean, we were here for two hours. By the way, we had an amazing, fun time. He’s a very charming anti-Semite,” Maher said in an interview with TMZ on Monday.

“The problem, I think, is that he appeals mostly — of course, he’s a rock star — to young people. They don’t know much and they surely don’t know much about the Middle East or Jews,” Maher said. “So the combination of, you know, Kanye out there — I feel like he sort of like was helpful for spreading the fertilizer, and I do mean fertilizer, for this idea that Israel and the Jews are like the worst people in the world,” he continued, adding: “And by the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels that way. It’s not like the Jews are universally loved except for Kanye West, okay?… That’s why I wouldn’t air that episode. Because I’m not going to contribute to this.”

West has faced continued accusations of anti-Semitism after a series of controversial remarks about Jews in 2022 and 2023 and a 2023 interview with Alex Jones in which the rapper praised Adolf Hitler.

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Bill Maher conducted a two-hour interview with rapper Kanye West but will not air it as he is afraid it will spread the “idea that Israel and the Jews are like [sic] the worst people in the world.” show more
February 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Health

Now Weed Has Fentanyl In It.

Fentanyl-laced marijuana is spreading rapidly across the United States, doctors have warned. This poses a particular threat to teenagers who may not be aware they are being exposed to the deadly synthetic opioid.

In a letter to the Primary Companion for CNS Disorders journal, Dr. Shailesh Jain of the Texas Tech University Health Science Center and three other physicians warned, “prescription drugs or fentanyl-laced marijuana” are the most common way for young people to be “initiated” into fentanyl use.

“Fentanyl-laced marijuana has been recovered from across the United States,” they note. The doctors cited reports of “school children intoxicated with fentanyl when using marijuana,” highlighting how even small amounts of the drug can easily kill minors.

“Combining fentanyl and marijuana can have severe drug-to-drug interactions and potentially life-threatening consequences,” the doctors warned, noting that taken together, the drugs can cause “extreme drowsiness, confusion, and impaired coordination,” elevating the risk of accidental injuries.

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent Towanda Thorne-James recently warned fentanyl is now “in everything that we seize.”

The agency seized enough of the drug to kill every American citizen in 2023, bolstering Donald Trump’s assertion that the border crisis is “poisoning the blood” of the country.

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Fentanyl-laced marijuana is spreading rapidly across the United States, doctors have warned. This poses a particular threat to teenagers who may not be aware they are being exposed to the deadly synthetic opioid. show more
February 10, 2024
News

Bloomberg: Biden Skipping Super Bowl Interview Because He Can’t Handle It.

In a recent segment on “CNN This Morning,” Bloomberg senior Washington correspondent Salena Mohsin speculated on President Biden’s decision to skip the traditional network news Super Bowl interview this Sunday – the second time he has done so. Mohsin suggested that the decision might indicate concerns about the President’s capacity to handle questions or articulate his responses during a live interview, particularly considering the scale of the viewing audience on Super Bowl Sunday. This avoidance marks a departure from the practice initiated during President Obama’s first term and mostly followed by subsequent Presidents.

The topic was raised during a discussion about the prospect of upcoming presidential debates ahead of November’s general election. When co-anchor Phil Mattingly expressed certainty that debates would occur, Mohsin urged him to reconsider, hinting at the unpredictability of recent political years.

Importantly, this avoidance of media interaction is not entirely unprecedented for President Biden, who gave only seven formal interviews in 2022. Some White House press corps members have voiced criticism about Biden’s apparent reluctance to engage with the media. One anonymous reporter told Fox News Digital last year about the press corps’ concerns regarding perceived attempts by the White House staff to shield the President.

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In a recent segment on "CNN This Morning," Bloomberg senior Washington correspondent Salena Mohsin speculated on President Biden's decision to skip the traditional network news Super Bowl interview this Sunday – the second time he has done so. Mohsin suggested that the decision might indicate concerns about the President's capacity to handle questions or articulate his responses during a live interview, particularly considering the scale of the viewing audience on Super Bowl Sunday. This avoidance marks a departure from the practice initiated during President Obama's first term and mostly followed by subsequent Presidents. show more
February 10, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Economy
News
Politics
World

EU Backpedals on Green Agenda Due to Farmer Protests.

The European Union (EU) is diluting radical green agenda policies on emissions as farmers stricken by onerous regulations, tax hikes, price rises, and a glut of Ukrainian produce stage protests across the bloc.

Initially, the EU intended to require all sectors to cut emissions, specifying a 30 percent reduction in agricultural “pollution” by 2040. The revised plan omits this, a push to end fuel subsidies, and plans to pressure EU citizens into eating less meat.

The upheaval has been primarily driven by farmers fearing the economic impact of the EU’s green policies. There have been significant protests in Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, among other countries.

The updated draft now frames agriculture positively, highlighting the sector’s role in the EU’s “food sovereignty.”

The European Commission, the EU’s unelected executive, now claims it will take a “balanced approach.” Supposedly, this will give equal consideration to climate change and citizens’ livelihoods.

Whether the concessions will be enough to dissuade farmers from their protests remains to be seen. On Friday, farmers in Poland began what is expected to be a 30-day blockade of the Ukrainian border. They are protesting being undercut by the flood of Ukrainian produce the EU has allowed into the bloc.

Ukrainian farmers do not face the same costly regulations as EU farmers. This has made it difficult for EU farmers to remain competitive.

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The European Union (EU) is diluting radical green agenda policies on emissions as farmers stricken by onerous regulations, tax hikes, price rises, and a glut of Ukrainian produce stage protests across the bloc. show more