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June 18, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

The FBI Groomed a Teen Into Sending Cash to Agent Posing as Terrorist, Then Arrested Him.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) groomed a minor with special needs into sending gift cards to an agent posing as an Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist, then charged him with terror financing offenses when he turned 18.

Mateo Ventura was befriended online by an undercover agent at 16. The agent said he could help the teen travel to the Middle East, solicited small donations from him, and told him not to speak to his family, friends, or local religious leaders about their interactions.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) says Ventura intended to send resources to a foreign terrorist organization. Ventura’s father says his son has “brain development issues,” suffered “endless bullying at school,” and was “railroaded” by the FBI when he should have received help.

Ventura twice backed out of commitments to travel to the Middle East. He even attempted to turn in the agent he believed was an ISIS operative in exchange for money, despite the agent telling him not to speak to anyone about him.

The FBI’s National Threat Operations Center told Ventura his tips were “not actionable” and he was arrested weeks later.

 

 

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June 18, 2023
Jake Welch
News

Libs Freak as Muslim-Led City Bans Pride, Celebrates Being ‘F*gless’.

Hamtramck, a Muslim-dominated city in Michigan, is celebrating making the city ‘fagless,’ after the local council voted to ban LGBTQIA+ Pride flags from being flown or displayed on public property.

The city – which was featured heavily in National Pulse editor Raheem Kassam’s 2017 bestseller ‘No Go Zones’ – voted unanimously last Wednesday in favor of a resolution which also prohibits displaying flags with ethnic, political, or racial views.

“I’m working for the people, what the majority of the people like,” said council member Mohammed Hassan.

Another councillor, Nadeem Choudhury, asked, “why do you have to have the flag shown on government property to be represented? You’re already represented. We already know who you are.”

The city’s Mayor, Amer Ghalib, told the Guardian that local “LGBTQ+ supporters had stoked tension by “forcing their agendas on others.””

“There is an overreaction to the situation, and some people are not willing to accept the fact that they lost,” he added.

This follows the revelation that conservative boycotts of brands such as Bud Light “are working” to fight back against the LGBT movement.

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Hamtramck, a Muslim-dominated city in Michigan, is celebrating making the city 'fagless,' after the local council voted to ban LGBTQIA+ Pride flags from being flown or displayed on public property. show more

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June 17, 2023
Raheem J. Kassam
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WATCH: Karine Jean-Pierre Calls Herself ‘A Historic Figure Who Walks In History Every Day’.

Joe Biden’s second-choice White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, has referred to herself as a “historic figure” who “certainly walk[s] in history every day”.

The bizarre and self-aggrandizing comments came during an interview with The Grio – a Beverley Hills-based, black-owned media network – one year since “KJP” took over the job from her predecessor Jen “circle back” Psaki.

She went on to explain that she has “the hardest job in the building,” according to her former chief of staff, Ron Klain – an amazing claim from a communications staffer working for the Commander-in-Chief of the United States.

“It is not for everyone,” she added, before going on to explain how she represents “the Black community, the Caribbean community, [and] the LGBTQ community,” from the podium. She appears to have forgotten perhaps the largest community in America that she should try representing from the White House press podium: Americans.

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Joe Biden's second-choice White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, has referred to herself as a "historic figure" who "certainly walk[s] in history every day". show more
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June 17, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

Racism a Bigger Problem than Human Extinction Says EU.

There is a risk artificial intelligence (AI) could wipe out humanity, says the European Union’s Competition Commissioner – but the possibility of it discriminating against people based on race or gender is apparently more concerning.

“Probably [the risk of extinction] may exist, but I think the likelihood is quite small,” said Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, acknowledging but appearing to minimize the existential threat posted by AI.

“I think the AI risks are more that people will be discriminated [against], they will not be seen as who they are.”

– EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

“If it’s a bank using it to decide whether I can get a mortgage or not, or if it’s social services on your municipality, then you want to make sure that you’re not being discriminated [against] because of your gender or your colour or your postal code,” she said.

The European Commission is a the most powerful body in Brussels. It initiates legislation and serving as the bloc’s executive.

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There is a risk artificial intelligence (AI) could wipe out humanity, says the European Union's Competition Commissioner – but the possibility of it discriminating against people based on race or gender is apparently more concerning. show more
June 17, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

The Media Lied About Trump Not Picking Up the Check in A Miami Cafe.

The media falsely accused Donald Trump of breaking a promise to get “food for everyone” at a Cuban restaurant, and had to quietly correct their reports on the subject.

Journalists were quick to claim Trump skipped out on a promise to buy supporters food at the Versailles restaurant in Miami shortly after he appeared in court to face federal charges.

“It turns out no one got anything. Not even a cafecito to-go,” claimed the Miami New Times, citing a “knowledgeable source”. Business Insider, Salon, and others were quick to repeat the accusation. The claim has since been debunked by Trump’s team, indicating the outlets never even bothered to check with the Trump team before running their hit pieces.

The “update” quietly added to the pieces.

“A spokesperson for Trump [said] the former president had ‘offered to buy food’ for his supporters but they ‘followed him outside’ when he was leaving ‘and did not place orders themselves,'” admitted Insider in an amended version of their article, adding that Trump’s advance team “paid for any to-go meals ordered.”

Nevertheless, the headline of Insider’s report still suggests Trump “left without paying for anything” as of the time of publication.

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June 16, 2023
Jack Montgomery
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Obsessed E Jean Carroll Brings Another Trump Lawsuit Set for Jan ’24.

E. Jean Carroll, the Trump rape accuser whose main charge against the former President failed in court last month, is set to drag yet another case to trial in early 2024.

Carroll claims Trump raped her at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York in the 1990s, and defamed her by denying it. Jurors found Trump was not liable for rape, the central allegation against him, but was liable for sexual abuse and defamation, and should pay Carroll $5 million.

Now the advice columnist wants at least $10 million more after Trump – who is appealing the initial verdict – further derided her allegations during his infamous and recent CNN town hall.

Trump said Carroll’s account of running into him at the entrance of Bergdorf Goodman and ending up “playing hanky-panky in a dressing room” minutes later was ridiculous, calling Carroll a “whack job”.

Carroll has claimed to have been assaulted by numerous men other than Donald Trump, including a babysitter’s boyfriend, a dentist, a camp counselor, an unnamed college date, an unnamed boss, and CBS chief executive Les Moonves. Her lawsuit against Trump was funded by Democrat billionaire Reid Hoffman.

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E. Jean Carroll, the Trump rape accuser whose main charge against the former President failed in court last month, is set to drag yet another case to trial in early 2024. show more
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June 16, 2023
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DeSantis Hits GOP Poll Low of 14%.

Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, has slipped in the polls as the news of former President Donald J. Trump’s second indictment dominates the headlines. As of Friday evening, two polls were released showing DeSantis at 14 and 15 percent respectively.

A Harvard-Harris poll between June 14 and 15 showed the Florida governor dropping several points against Donald J. Trump, standing at just 14 percent amongst Republican voters. Trump himself stood at 59 percent. Harvard-Harris surveyed 2,090 registered voters.

Data seen earlier in the day, from ‘Big Village’ for their Caravan, omnibus study, showed similar results.

Asked “At this moment, who among the following would you prefer to see as the Republican Nominee for President in 2024?” a majority of 56.4 percent answered, “Donald J. Trump,” while only 15.3 percent opted for Governor DeSantis. 

Trump’s numbers haven’t shifted. This means DeSantis is bleeding to the other candidates in the race, including Mike Pence (nine percent), Nikki Haley (4.5 percent), Tim Scott (3.6 percent), and Vivek Ramaswamy (3.2 percent). Even Peter Griffin polls at 1.4 percent, while Larry Elder, Doug Burgham, Asa Hutchinson, and others poll around or below one percent.

Big Village is a data and marketing agency based in New York City and founded in 2018. They perform regular “omnibus” polls which you can see the results for, in detail, here.

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Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida, has slipped in the polls as the news of former President Donald J. Trump's second indictment dominates the headlines. As of Friday evening, two polls were released showing DeSantis at 14 and 15 percent respectively. show more

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June 16, 2023
Jack Montgomery
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DeSantis Exempts Elon Musk’s Tesla from Florida Car Sales Law.

Ron DeSantis has signed a law banning automakers from selling cars direct to consumers in Florida – but it contains a carve-out that will benefit his political backer Elon Musk and his Tesla company.

House Bill 637 requires most automakers to sell to Floridians through third-party car dealers, who sometimes add exorbitant markups to vehicles’ sales tags.

Drafted by lobbyists for dealers, who have made substantial donations to DeSantis, the law could have been a big blow to Tesla owner Elon Musk, who hosted his glitchy presidential campaign launch on Twitter.

Tesla cuts out the middleman by operating its own dealerships. Forcing it to use third-party franchises would have undermined its business model.

Conveniently for Musk, however, language was added to the new law exempting automakers without existing franchise agreements from its requirements. While Tesla is the chief beneficiary of the carve-out, other upstart electric vehicle makers such as Rivian, which sells direct to customers online, could also benefit.

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June 16, 2023
Jake Welch
News

Cops Aid Illegal Migrants by Providing Fake Documentation.

Two French policemen have been arrested and charged in an ‘ingenious scheme’ that assisted hundreds of illegal migrants obtain French residency permits by fraudulently claiming that they came from Eastern Europe.

For around $16,500, illegal migrants were given everything necessary to obtain permits, including “passports, identity cards, driver’s licenses, payslips, tax notices, medical prescriptions, and employment contracts.”

Those involved in the scandal allegedly falsified Eastern European documents as they are easier to reproduce than the French equivalents and because “they attract less attention from the [French] authorities.” Their clients could therefore take advantage of the European Union’s internal freedom of movement policy.

The two policeman and six accomplices were charged with use of forgery in writing, use of forgery in an administrative document, and aid for the irregular entry and residence of foreigners in France.

One source close with knowledge of the investigation told European media, “[f]ake documents were sometimes more real than life, a degree of sophistication rarely seen until then in France.”

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Two French policemen have been arrested and charged in an 'ingenious scheme' that assisted hundreds of illegal migrants obtain French residency permits by fraudulently claiming that they came from Eastern Europe. show more
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June 16, 2023
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NYT Bemoans Peaceful Trump Protesters as ‘Rhetorically Violent’.

The New York Times is bemoaning the “rhetorical violence” of Donald Trump supporters outside a Miami courthouse this week, despite having to admit that the event was actually totally peaceful.

“…just because the aggressive words did not result in aggressive actions hardly meant they were not corrosive to the fabric or the practice of democracy, scholars of political violence said,” according to the Times.

The paper also complained about the “belligerent language” of Trump backers such as Kimberly Guilfoyle, who posted a photo of the former president with the words, “Retribution is coming.” The Times was especially upset that the meme used “all capital letters.”

Long-time Trump advisor Roger Stone interviewed the former President before the Miami court date, wherein he told his supporters to protest “peacefully” before his arraignment, while stressing there is “plenty to protest about.” No major, corporate media outlet covered his calls for peace in advance of the rally, instead hyping the possibility of violence for days on end.

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The New York Times is bemoaning the "rhetorical violence" of Donald Trump supporters outside a Miami courthouse this week, despite having to admit that the event was actually totally peaceful. show more