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January 31, 2024
Ed Kozak
News
Politics

Pro-Life Activists Face 11 Years in Jail at Hands of Biden DOJ.

A Nashville grand jury charged six peaceful pro-life activists with violating the FACE Act and conspiracy against rights after the Biden Justice Department brought charges in 2022.

What is the FACE Act? It’s a 1994 law that prohibits threats, obstruction, and physical violence against patients and employees of abortion and reproduction health centers [this includes pro-life centers].

Back up: On March 5, 2021, pro-life activists held a peaceful protest outside a Tennessee abortion clinic, which the DOJ claims prevented a patient and employee from entering.

  • Livestream footage shows them praying, singing hymns, and urging women to reconsider their decision to seek an abortion.
  • The stream shows some protestors sitting in front of the clinic door and refusing to move when asked.

Penalty: All six defendants [Chet Gallagher, Coleman Boyd, Heather Idoni, Cal Zastrow, Paul Vaughn, and Dennis Green] – face up to 10.5 years in prison and fines of up to $260,000.

Disproportionate distribution of justice: The defendants argued that the Biden DOJ disproportionately seeks charges against pro-lifers while choosing not to use the FACE Act against abortionists who protest at pro-life centers and churches.

The numbers seem to back up their accusations. According to data compiled by the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, the Biden regime has used the FACE Act:

  • 126 times to charge pro-life activists
  • 3 times to charge pro-abortion activists
The last word: Rep. Mike Lee summed it up on X, writing: “Bottom line: the Biden administration incarcerates people for praying at abortion clinics while ignoring violent acts at churches and pregnancy centers.”
This article is adapted from the free ‘Wake Up Right’ newsletter, which you can subscribe to here.
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January 31, 2024
Ed Kozak
News
Politics

Patagonia Is Spending MILLIONS of Firm Profits on Far-Left Causes.

Outdoor clothing company Patagonia is spending millions of its profits on far-left causes — including $1 million to help elect Democrats across the country — a report in The New York Times reveals.

In 2022, Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard, gave up ownership of the famous outdoor apparel brand. At the time, Chouinard declared that all of the company’s future profits would be used to “give away the maximum amount of money to people who are actively working on saving this planet.” Since then, those profits — totaling more than $71 million — have been distributed to various campaigns and causes via an entity called the Holdfast Collective.

The Holdfast Collective has so far given “$1 million to help elect Democrats around the country, including $200,000 to a super PAC this month,” according to the Times. Recipients of those funds include the Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC.

The spending is raising concern among conservatives about the Hodlfast Collective’s influence. Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of the conservative watchdog group Americans for Public Trust, called Holdfast “a $1.7 billion political organization in waiting” and said her group plans to file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission for incorrectly reporting donations as having come from the Holdfast Collective instead of the nonprofit groups it administers.The Holdfast Collective’s funneling money to Democratic political causes appears at odds with Chouinard’s pledge to use company profits for environmental causes. “I personally fail to see the connection between spending money on abortion and climate change,” Sutherland noted.

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Outdoor clothing company Patagonia is spending millions of its profits on far-left causes — including $1 million to help elect Democrats across the country — a report in The New York Times reveals. show more
January 31, 2024
Election 2024
Media
News
Politics

Biden SuperPAC Makes Largest Ad Purchase in U.S. History to Target Battleground States.

The Democrat SuperPAC backing President Biden’s re-election bid is reserving television air time it claims will be the largest political ad buy in U.S. history. Future Forward plans to reserve $250 million worth of advertising through a variety of mediums across the country.

Future Forward says the bulk of its ad buy  — $140 million — will be committed to television, while the remaining $110 million will be spread across digital and streaming services. The spending represents a significant uptick from the group’s expenditure during Biden’s 2020 campaign, in which the Democrat-aligned SuperPAC spent $151 million.

Swing State Media Blitz

The SuperPAC plans to target critical battlegrounds, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, with a barrage of ads from August to Election Day. Future Forward’s campaigns are expected to spotlight topics such as Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and various Latino concerns in Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.

President Biden’s 2024 campaign committee and the PrioritiesUSA SuperPAC have already rolled out a strategy centered around a significant use of social media to mainly target the presumptive Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. The SuperPAC and Biden campaign’s aggressive spending is likely in response to recent polls showing Trump leading the Democrat incumbent in most swing states.

Polls indicate that concerns about the 81-year-old Biden’s advanced age, his handling of inflation, increasing global instability, and the ongoing border crisis are fueling voter uncertainty toward his re-election.

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The Democrat SuperPAC backing President Biden's re-election bid is reserving television air time it claims will be the largest political ad buy in U.S. history. Future Forward plans to reserve $250 million worth of advertising through a variety of mediums across the country. show more
January 31, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics
UK
War

‘We Need to Do It’ – Ex-UK Foreign Secretary Urges Return of ‘National Service’.

Lord William Hague, a former British Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party leader, is urging the government to introduce a modern form of the universal draft as the country further embroils itself in wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Hague, now a lawmaker in the House of Lords, wants Britain’s major political parties to commit to a Norwegian-style draft ahead of national elections this year. This would involve roughly a fifth of youngsters being conscripted to serve in uniform for 12 to 18 months, forming a reserve and enabling the military to expand to 870,000-strong in a crisis.

He wrote in the Times of London this week:

National Service is firmly associated with the past. It’s what they did in the 1940s and 1950s, isn’t it? That was our dads and grandads. How very 20th century. It is not seen as compatible with our hyper-individualistic age. How dare we disturb the idea that everyone has a lot of rights without any responsibility to protect them?

Most people with such fears can rest easy: the last thing the army needs is several million unwilling conscripts on its hands. But now we need the 21st-century version of National Service: not its return but its reinvention, bringing the prospect of skills, motivation, recognition and inclusion for individuals while ensuring the security of the country.

Sweden has just set an example of this, reinstating civic duty for 18-year-olds, which includes training in emergency services or maintaining vital infrastructure as alternatives to the armed forces. “Citizenship is not a travel document,” explained the Swedish prime minister, but comes with obligations as well.

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Lord William Hague, a former British Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party leader, is urging the government to introduce a modern form of the universal draft as the country further embroils itself in wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. show more
January 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Politics

Trump’s Lead Over Biden Grew Again After the E. Jean Carroll Verdict.

Donald Trump has maintained his lead over Joe Biden nationally in the latest Morning Consult poll, with a particularly strong 12-point lead over the incumbent among Independents. The data comes on the back of the E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump, wherein a Manhattan jury awarded the advice columnist a whopping $83M.

Overall support for Trump stands at 44 percent, while support for Biden stands at 42 percent — a slight narrowing of the gap since the last Morning Consult poll.

Trump’s lead among Independents is much stronger, however. His share of Independent support had increased by four points to 42 percent, while Biden’s share of Independent support languishes at just 30 percent, far behind his predecessor despite a two-point bump.

Contrary to the claims of Trump’s GOP rival Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley, the survey also suggests he is the “more electable” of the two. This is due to “a significant appetite among Republicans for a third-party vote in the event of a Biden-Nikki Haley matchup — especially in battleground states.”

The 45th President continues to dominate Haley in primary polling, 81 percent to 18 percent.

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Donald Trump has maintained his lead over Joe Biden nationally in the latest Morning Consult poll, with a particularly strong 12-point lead over the incumbent among Independents. The data comes on the back of the E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump, wherein a Manhattan jury awarded the advice columnist a whopping $83M. show more
January 30, 2024
News
Politics

Is China Behind America’s Far-Left Climate Groups?

Republican leaders from three top House committees are investigating the Energy Foundation, an environmental group with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The inquiry follows a Fox News Digital report detailing $3.8 million in contributions from the Energy Foundation to U.S. climate groups. These include the Rocky Mountain Institute, the International Council on Clean Transportation, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

The chairs of the House Energy and Commerce, Science Space and Technology, and Natural Resources committees — Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark) — sent a letter to Energy Foundation CEO and President Ji Chou notifying him of their investigation.

“China has already attempted to influence United States policy and opinion regarding China through covert influence and exploit perceived societal divisions,” McMorris Rodgers, Lucas, and Westerman wrote. “As such, we are alarmed by attempts of China-affiliated organizations attempting to influence United States energy policy.”

While the Energy Foundation’s headquarters is in San Francisco, most of its operations are based in China, and its staff has extensive connections to the CCP. The group refers to itself as “Energy Foundation China” and split from the United States Energy Foundation in 2020. Many of its members have served in high-ranking roles within Chinese government agencies and state-run research institutions. Chou previously served as the deputy director general of China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy.

The GOP leaders involved in the investigation requested documents and contracts linked to the Energy Foundation’s financial transactions. The investigation is part of broader Republican efforts to analyze how Chinese entities might influence environmental groups and their increasing engagement with the Chinese government on climate change issues.

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Republican leaders from three top House committees are investigating the Energy Foundation, an environmental group with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The inquiry follows a Fox News Digital report detailing $3.8 million in contributions from the Energy Foundation to U.S. climate groups. These include the Rocky Mountain Institute, the International Council on Clean Transportation, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) show more
January 30, 2024
Election 2024
Politics

3,000+ Leftist Groups Involved in Anti-Trump Efforts.

A complex network of over 3,000 left-wing groups led by an organization called “Indivisible” is reportedly engaged in efforts to undermine the influence of former President Donald Trump. Investigative research conducted by Northeast Florida-based conservative grassroots activist Jessico Bowman hints at a well-coordinated movement to extricate Trump from his 2024 election bid backed by several anti-Trump organizations and charities managed by — or associated with — Indivisible.

Modeled after the conservative Tea Party moment, the group has worked to influence Democrat lawmakers at the state and national levels. They work to encourage Democrat office-holders to adopt increasingly radical talking points and actions to undermine Donald Trump and the MAGA movement’s policy agenda.

Bowman claims her research shows that Indivisible has exerted influence even over President Joe Biden. The group claims the 81-year-old Democrat has often used their talking points in the media.

Indivisible, previously known to have supported Hillary Clinton in 2016, has its stated mission as “remaking our democracy” and aims to “resist the Trump agenda.” The organization’s website indicates that it’s a “movement of thousands of group leaders and more than a million members” taking steps to oppose the GOP’s agenda, support local champions, and advocate for progressive policies.

The website also provides a map and a list of all affiliated organizations across the United States. Displaying over 3,000 group names, locations, and social media links, it offers users an insight into the extensive web of left-wing groups connected under the Indivisible umbrella. Since 2017, the group has received several million dollars in donations from George Soros–affiliated foundations and PACs.

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A complex network of over 3,000 left-wing groups led by an organization called "Indivisible" is reportedly engaged in efforts to undermine the influence of former President Donald Trump. Investigative research conducted by Northeast Florida-based conservative grassroots activist Jessico Bowman hints at a well-coordinated movement to extricate Trump from his 2024 election bid backed by several anti-Trump organizations and charities managed by — or associated with — Indivisible. show more
January 30, 2024
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics

Biden’s Approval Rating Among Young Voters Craters to 27 Percent.

Joe Biden’s approval rating has cratered among 18-29-year-olds. A key demographic for the Democrat in 2020, younger voters now give him one of the worst ratings of any cohort in the country, with 27 percent approving of his performance against 71 percent disapproving.

The President’s popularity among voters under 30 may have been damaged by his stance on the Israel-Hamas war. Members of his own government and campaign staff are in revolt over his position, with some penning an open letter warning it is “a moral and electoral imperative for [him] to publicly call for a cessation of violence” as “Biden for President staff have seen volunteers quit in droves.”

Black Americans, Biden’s other key demographic, also give the 81-year-old Democrat a slightly negative approval rating, with 48 percent approval versus 49 percent disapproval. He commanded 92 percent of the black vote in 2020.

This is still his strongest approval rating by ethnicity by far, however. Among Asians, his approval-to-disapproval rating is 39-59, while among Hispanics it is 32-65, scarcely better than his rating among whites, which stands at 30-68.

Biden enjoys a very slight net positive approval rating of 50-49 among those with postgraduate qualifications, but it collapses to 36-62 among regular college graduates. His rating among non-college graduates is dire, tying with his rating among 18-29-year-olds at 27-71.

Biden’s overall approval rating reached a high of 54 percent in early 2021 but dipped below 50 percent before the year was out and has never recovered. It currently stands at 33 percent approve, 65 percent disapprove.

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Joe Biden's approval rating has cratered among 18-29-year-olds. A key demographic for the Democrat in 2020, younger voters now give him one of the worst ratings of any cohort in the country, with 27 percent approving of his performance against 71 percent disapproving. show more
January 30, 2024
Election 2024
Politics

Haley Blasts Economic Nationalism Ahead of Wall Street Elite Conflab.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley sharply contrasted her views on trade with those of Donald Trump on Monday ahead of fundraisers with members of the Wall Street elite.

On CNBC’s Squawk Box, Haley criticized Trump’s proposal of a blanket 10 percent tariff on all imported goods. “This is a man who now wants to go and put 10 percent tariffs across the board, raising taxes on every single American,” Haley said. Trump “is going to raise every household’s expenses by $2,600 a year,” she claimed, citing a report from the National Taxpayers Union.

While free trade agreements and policies have decimated American working-class communities and led to the offshoring of millions of American jobs, they have been highly lucrative for the Wall Street investor class, many of whom support Haley’s campaign. On Tuesday, Haley is attending a fundraiser hosted by billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller. Tickets to the swanky New York City event start at $3,300 and go up to $33,200.

Michael Every, a global strategist at Rabobank, said that critics of Trump’s tariff policy fail to understand its reasoning. “They don’t grasp that Trump isn’t talking about a 10 percent tariff just because it’s a 10 percent tariff,” said Every, adding that Trump “is talking about structurally breaking the global system, by hook or by crook, to basically re-industrialize the U.S.” He aims to establish “a barrier between it and the rest of the world so it’s cheap to produce in America and more expensive to produce everywhere else if you’re importing into America,” Every explained.

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Former South Carolina Gov. Nimarata ‘Nikki’ Haley sharply contrasted her views on trade with those of Donald Trump on Monday ahead of fundraisers with members of the Wall Street elite. show more

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January 29, 2024
Ed Kozak
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Politics

Western Nations Have Donated Over $8 BILLION To UNRWA – Whose Staff Aided Hamas Terror – Over 10 Years.

An analysis by The National Pulse has revealed that Western nations donated over $8 billion to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRW) between 2013 and 2022. Over $2.5 billion came from the United States alone.

According to data compiled by UNRWA, in the ten years from 2013 to 2022, the United States gave $2,558,830,210, the EU and its member states collectively gave $5,246,475,932, and Australia, Canada, and New Zealand gave a combined $313,429,066 to the controversial agency — a grand total of $8,118,735,208. 

At least 11 nations have announced their intention to stop funding UNRWA following revelations that some of its employees directly took part in the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack against Israel, including participating in massacres at an Israel Kibbutz and kidnapping women.

In the final two years of his presidency, Donald Trump eliminated U.S. funding for UNRWA. The Biden regime reauthorized funding for the agency and gave it a combined $682,337,718 in 2021 and 2022. Figures for 2023 funding for UNRWA are not yet available.

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An analysis by The National Pulse has revealed that Western nations donated over $8 billion to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRW) between 2013 and 2022. Over $2.5 billion came from the United States alone. show more