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September 14, 2023
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BREAKING: Hunter Biden Indicted on Felony Charges.

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, has been indicted on felony gun charges by special counsel David Weiss. This indictment adds further legal pressure on Hunter Biden, as a plea agreement he had previously struck with prosecutors fell apart.

The plea agreement, which would have allowed Hunter Biden to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses and enter a pretrial diversion program, collapsed during a court hearing in July due to concerns raised by U.S. Judge Maryellen Noreika about its structure and an immunity deal.

Attorney General Merrick Garland subsequently elevated Weiss to special counsel, granting him expanded authority to bring charges against Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden’s legal team contends that the pretrial diversion agreement remains valid, while Weiss’s team argues that it is null and void as the probation officer did not sign it.

Further charges, including the two misdemeanor tax offenses, are expected to be withdrawn in Delaware and brought to California and Washington, D.C., where the alleged misconduct occurred. It remains unclear when these charges will be filed. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced his plan to initiate an impeachment inquiry against President Biden over his alleged involvement in his son’s influence-peddling. The White House has dismissed this move as “extreme politics,” asserting that the president has not engaged in any wrongdoing.

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President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, has been indicted on felony gun charges by special counsel David Weiss. This indictment adds further legal pressure on Hunter Biden, as a plea agreement he had previously struck with prosecutors fell apart. show more
cia
September 14, 2023
News
TECH

Ex-CIA Employee Guilty of Child Abuse Image Possession.

Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte has been convicted for a second time on charges of possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images. The conviction was delivered by a jury in Manhattan federal court, who presented evidence that Schulte had over 3,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse hidden in encrypted areas of his home desktop computer. Schulte, who was previously convicted for releasing agency secrets through WikiLeaks in 2017, could face decades in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for January 10.

The so-called Vault 7 leak, orchestrated by Schulte, exposed the CIA’s hacking of Apple and Android smartphones for overseas spying operations. It also revealed efforts to turn internet-connected televisions into listening devices. In his position as a coder at the agency’s headquarters in Virginia, Schulte had helped create these hacking tools. A mistrial was declared in Schulte’s original 2020 trial due to jurors deadlocking on serious counts such as illegal gathering and transmission of national defense information.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams released a statement acknowledging Schulte’s accountability for endangering both national security and children. Schulte, 34, has been held in custody without bail since 2018. His lawyer declined to comment on the recent conviction.

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Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte has been convicted for a second time on charges of possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images. The conviction was delivered by a jury in Manhattan federal court, who presented evidence that Schulte had over 3,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse hidden in encrypted areas of his home desktop computer. Schulte, who was previously convicted for releasing agency secrets through WikiLeaks in 2017, could face decades in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for January 10. show more
paxton
September 14, 2023
William Upton
News

Paxton Impeachment Crumbles as Witness Admits Bribe Never Happened.

The prosecution’s case in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have crumbled, with Andrew Wicker, former personal assistant to Paxton, admitting to defense attorney Tony Buzbee that photos of Paxton’s home indicate no renovations were made to the kitchen counter-tops nor to the kitchen cabinetry – one of the key claims against the Texas AG.

The alleged kitchen remodel was, according to Texas House lawmakers who approved 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton on May 27th, part of a quid pro quo scheme with real estate developer Nate Paul in exchange for Paxton helping him with a fraud lawsuit and preventing foreclosure on properties that he owned.

During Buzbee’s cross examination, however, Wicker was shown two sets of photos from 2020 and 2023 of the kitchen in the Paxton home. Buzbee asked Wicker, “We can see that there are no work done on the counter tops, can’t we?” With Wicker answering in the affirmative. The Paxton defense attorney followed up asking, “We can see that there was no work done in the cabinetry, can’t we?” The former personal assistant again responding in the affirmative.

Last week The National Pulse reported that another star witness for the prosecution against Paxton admitted to defense attorney Mitch Little that upon closer examination, many of the articles of impeachment appeared to have no basis in fact. Ryan Vassar, a former aide in the Attorney General’s Office, also admitted to Little that he had reported Paxton to the FBI with no actual evidence.

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The prosecution's case in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have crumbled, with Andrew Wicker, former personal assistant to Paxton, admitting to defense attorney Tony Buzbee that photos of Paxton's home indicate no renovations were made to the kitchen counter-tops nor to the kitchen cabinetry – one of the key claims against the Texas AG. show more
Disqualify Trump
September 14, 2023
News
Politics

14th Amendment Won’t Disqualify Trump, Says NH Secy of State.

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan addressed concerns about former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on state ballots during a news conference this week, explaining there would be chaos, confusion, anger, and frustration if different states had different rules regarding ballot eligibility. New Hampshire’s filing period for candidates will run from October 11th to October 27th.

Opponents of Trump argue Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies him from appearing on the 2024 ballot due to his efforts to overturn the rigged 2020 election. Scanlan assured that if a candidate submits their paperwork during the filing period and pays the required fee, their name will appear on the ballot in the state.

Chairman of the state Republican Party, Chris Ager, expressed satisfaction with Scanlan’s remarks and stated that the 14th Amendment issue could be put to rest in New Hampshire. Bruce Breton, campaign co-chair in New Hampshire, echoed Scanlan’s comments, confirming that anyone who meets the requirements and pays the filing fee will be placed on the ballot, including Trump.

Earlier this month, a group of Minnesota voters filed a lawsuit seeking to remove Trump from the ballot, citing the insurrection clause of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Similar lawsuits have also been filed by voters in Colorado. Scanlan clarified that he is not seeking to remove any names from the presidential primary ballot in New Hampshire.

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New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan addressed concerns about former President Donald Trump's eligibility to appear on state ballots during a news conference this week, explaining there would be chaos, confusion, anger, and frustration if different states had different rules regarding ballot eligibility. New Hampshire's filing period for candidates will run from October 11th to October 27th. show more
sean penn
September 14, 2023
William Upton
Culture
News

Sean Penn Wants to Make AI Replicas of Studio Chiefs’ Daughters.

Actor and infamous Hollywood liberal Sean Penn wants to make AI replicas of the daughters of major motion picture studio executives and, according to him, let his friends do whatever they want to them. Penn’s bizarre comments come in response to the ongoing Hollywood writers and actors strike, where the issue of studio use and control over AI generated likenesses of actors has become a critical sticking point.

When asked about the strikes during an interview with Variety, the actor proposed his solution to the impasse over AI: asking film executives, on camera:

“So you want my scans and voice data and all that. OK, here’s what I think is fair: I want your daughter’s, because I want to create a virtual replica of her and invite my friends over to do whatever we want in a virtual party right now. Would you please look at the camera and tell me you think that’s cool?”

– Sean Penn, September 2023.

Over-the-top outbursts against his perceived enemies is not unusual for Penn, now 63 years old. In a 2018 opinion piece for Time, the actor declared that then President Donald Trump was the “enemy of mankind” and an “enemy of the state” insinuating that Trump was an immediate threat to the American people. In 2003, Penn took out a full page ad in the New York Times to attack President George W. Bush, warning that the American flag was becoming “a haunting banner of murder, greed, and treason against our principles”

Most recently, the Oscar-winning actor has taken up the cause of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his country’s war with Russia, making a failed push for the Ukrainian president to address the crowd and cameras at the Academy Awards in 2022.

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Actor and infamous Hollywood liberal Sean Penn wants to make AI replicas of the daughters of major motion picture studio executives and, according to him, let his friends do whatever they want to them. Penn's bizarre comments come in response to the ongoing Hollywood writers and actors strike, where the issue of studio use and control over AI generated likenesses of actors has become a critical sticking point. show more
desantis romney
September 14, 2023
Jake Welch
News
Politics

DeSantis Turns To Big Money Romney Advisors for Help.

Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis is turning to Mitt Romney‘s former advisor, Emil Henry, for financial support in an effort to save his beleaguered 2024 presidential campaign.

Henry, CEO of the private equity firm Tiger Infrastructure Partners, will host a fund-raising lunch event on Thursday for the Florida Governor, charging a whopping $11,600 for admission. Henry, a long-term “moderate” Republican fundraiser, worked for the Romney on his 2012 presidential campaign, and as the assistant secretary of the Treasury in the George W. Bush administration.

DeSantis participated in a $11,600 per person breakfast on Thursday, alongside Republican fundraisers including David Blumberg, who has already donated over $60,000 to the Florida Governor, and Mark Gerson, who has similarly donated tens of thousands to DeSantis. Attendees will also required to make a minimum $1,500 campaign donation.

The Florida Governor’s campaign has relied heavily on corporate donors and D.C. Republican figures to raise capital after his campaign ranked eighth in grassroots, small-dollar donations earlier this summer. He is also having to re-raise the vast amounts his campaign has burned through without seeing any political gain.

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Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis is turning to Mitt Romney's former advisor, Emil Henry, for financial support in an effort to save his beleaguered 2024 presidential campaign. show more

Editor’s Notes

Behind-the-scenes political intrigue exclusively for Pulse+ subscribers.

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Writing for POLITICO, of all places, back in 2014, Ron DeSantis’s new fundraiser Emil Henry called the outgoing Utah Senator “the de facto leader of the Republican Party,” as well as lauding him for his “core competence”
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Writing for POLITICO, of all places, back in 2014, Ron DeSantis’s new fundraiser Emil Henry called the outgoing Utah Senator “the de facto leader of the Republican Party,” as well as lauding him for his “core competence” show more
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boris johnson ukraine
September 14, 2023
Jake Welch
Media
News
World

Ukraine Lobbyist Boris Johnson Begs Trump, ‘Don’t Stop Supporting Ukraine.’

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who is believed to have thwarted an early-brokered peace between Ukraine and Russia – is now urging Donald Trump to continue the wasteful and unaccountable U.S. support for the nation in his second term.

Johnson visited Ukraine again last week, and has now warned in a new column in the globalist Spectator magazine that Russian success would be a “catastrophe” for Western and American leadership. Johnson peddled the same neoconservative positions he used while Prime Minister, before his ouster over corruption.

“I don’t believe it is an outcome that could easily be endured by a US President, let alone one who wanted to Make America Great Again. And if, on the other hand, Ukraine wins and kicks Putin out – as, with our help, they can – then the reverse is true.”

– Boris Johnson, September 2023.

“Exactly the opposite message will be sent around the world: that we do care about democracy, that we are willing to back our principles, and that the West still has the guts to stick at something until we succeed,” Johnson added.

Instead, Johnson supports the view of the Biden government in continuing to send billions of dollars in weaponry, machinery, and aid to maintain the war, which has already led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and tens of thousands of amputations and life-changing injuries.

Johnson also recently claimed he wants to force the Taliban to watch women’s soccer until they finally appreciate women’s sports.

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who is believed to have thwarted an early-brokered peace between Ukraine and Russia – is now urging Donald Trump to continue the wasteful and unaccountable U.S. support for the nation in his second term. show more

Editor’s Notes

Behind-the-scenes political intrigue exclusively for Pulse+ subscribers.

RAHEEM J. KASSAM Editor-in-Chief
Boris Johnson has now meddled in both American and Ukrainian politics more than his wife meddled in the running of his UK government – and that’s a lot! But seriously, it raises questions as to what he’s doing this for, and why? Or, more to the point, who’s paying him
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Boris Johnson has now meddled in both American and Ukrainian politics more than his wife meddled in the running of his UK government – and that’s a lot! But seriously, it raises questions as to what he’s doing this for, and why? Or, more to the point, who’s paying him show more
for exclusive members-only insights
reparations
September 14, 2023
Jake Welch
News
World

Caribbean Nations Demand $33 TRILLION in Slavery Reparations.

Caribbean nations are demanding a staggering $33 trillion from Europeans as a ‘formal apology’ for their role in the Transatlantic slave trade, with ‘Caricom,’ an economic and political union representing 15 West Indian countries, establishing a ten-point plan to conduct negotiations.

The plan will request a formal apology, repatriation to Africa for “those persons who wish to return,” education and healthcare funding, transfers of technology, and debt cancellation, among other things.

The report has calculated that Great Britain owes the largest amount at $19.6 trillion – more than six times the country’s annual GDP – followed by France at $6.3 trillion, then Spain at $6.3 trillion. Jamaica alone demands $9.5 trillion.

“We need a figure to begin with, a negotiating figure,” argued vice-chairwoman of Caricom, Verene Shepherd, who added: “The crime is huge. The responsibility for what happened is huge.”

Caricom first established a reparations commission in 2013, regularly writing and contacting former colonial powers about receiving reparations. Yet, it “didn’t get a positive response” from the countries, according to vice-chairwoman Shepherd.

Proponents of slavery reparations neglect to mention that Great Britain took out one of the largest loans in human history to emancipate those enslaved throughout the Caribbean in the 1830s. The British also dedicated major naval resources to patrolling the Atlantic to enforce the abolition of the Transatlantic slave trade through the early- to mid-nineteenth century, capturing and releasing an estimated 200,000 people at the cost of thousands of British lives.

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Caribbean nations are demanding a staggering $33 trillion from Europeans as a 'formal apology' for their role in the Transatlantic slave trade, with 'Caricom,' an economic and political union representing 15 West Indian countries, establishing a ten-point plan to conduct negotiations. show more
books
September 14, 2023
Jake Welch
Education
News
UK

Publishers Discourage Submissions From White, Able-Bodied People.

Book publishers and literary agents are actively discouraging submissions from white and “able-bodied” people, preferring instead to support those from perceived “marginalized” or “under-represented” backgrounds, an investigation has found.

A number of authors have even claimed they have become “ostracized” from the industry as they are not black or an ethnic minority, disabled, or LGBT. One example is Ash Literary, which states explicitly on its submissions page:

“We are actively seeking voices that have historically been underrepresented, particularly with tropes that are often said to be “over done”. For example, we are not interested in stories about white able bodied WW2 evacuees but would welcome that story from a disabled, LGBTQ+ or BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color] perspective.”

Another is the Good Literary Agency, which even receives funding the British government to represent “British writers from backgrounds under-represented in UK publishing” and demands that job applicants understand societal issues in publishing and structural inequalities from “BAME [Black and Minority Ethnic], working class, disabled, and LGBTQ+ being under-represented.”

In recent days, top law firms were also found to be actively discriminating against white employees or applicants, with new legal challenges set to confront the practice already underway.

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Book publishers and literary agents are actively discouraging submissions from white and "able-bodied" people, preferring instead to support those from perceived "marginalized" or "under-represented" backgrounds, an investigation has found. show more
desantis cortes
September 13, 2023
William Upton
News
Politics

DeSantis Spox Admits Trump’s Nomination ‘Seems Inevitable’.

Steve Cortes, the ” national spokesman” for the pro-DeSantis SuperPAC Never Back Down, has admitted a presidential rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden “seems inevitable,” during an appearance on the Chicago’s Morning Answer. While laying out the case for Florida Governor DeSantis, Cortes claims voters do not want to see a rematch of 2020, though let slip that Trump’s primary victory appears all-but-certain.

“You mentioned earlier about dissatisfaction with a Trump-Biden rematch. On most polling, roughly two-thirds of Americans… do not want that rematch. It is a rematch that nobody wants yet it seems at this moment to be inevitable,” Cortes told the radio hosts before going on to pitch DeSantis an alternative. The show hosts were quick to point out that much of the Republican establishment appears to have moved on from DeSantis, with many even favoring the candidacy of former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley.

“DeSantis is now not a clear-and-away second place candidate. He’s fighting for second place. And then whoever’s there, if they can establish some separation, then they’ve got 20, 30, 40 points to go to get to Trump.”

Cortes conceded the situation is “a tough one for Ron DeSantis.”

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Steve Cortes, the " national spokesman" for the pro-DeSantis SuperPAC Never Back Down, has admitted a presidential rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden "seems inevitable," during an appearance on the Chicago's Morning Answer. While laying out the case for Florida Governor DeSantis, Cortes claims voters do not want to see a rematch of 2020, though let slip that Trump's primary victory appears all-but-certain. show more