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January 29, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Politics

Judge Who Says Trump Should Be Off Illinois Ballot Was Appointed By RINO Who Backed Clinton in 2016.

Retired Illinois judge Clark Erickson has recommended removing former President Donald Trump from the Illinois state primary ballot. The former state circuit court judge was appointed to the bench in 1995 by moderate Republican Governor Jim Edgar — a vocal and aggressive critic of Trump’s presidency, The National Pulse can reveal.

Erickson made his recommendation based on a filing by a group of Illinois citizens backed by the far-left lawfare group Free Speech for People. Erickson’s decision is non-binding and will be weighed — along with other arguments — by the State Board of Elections this week.

Clark Erickson served as a judge on the Illinois 21st District  Circuit Court for 25 years before retiring on November 1st, 2020. Following his appointment in 1995, Erickson subsequently won election to retain his judgeship in 1996.

Former Governor Edgar, a moderate Republican, has been an outspoken critic of Trump — stating in 2016 that he would not vote for the Republican presidential nominee and would cast his ballot for Hillary Clinton instead. Edgar — who describes himself as an “Eisenhower-Ford-Bush Republican” — oversaw drastic changes to the Illinois state pension program during his two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999. Conservative and progressive policy analyses lay at least part of the blame for the state pension crisis on Governor Edgar and the changes he enacted.

While Erickson ruled that the former President engaged in “insurrection” and was barred under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, he added that Illinois state law does not allow the State Board of Election to settle constitutional questions. Instead, Erickson recommended the ultimate decision of whether Trump appears on the state primary ballot be left up to a higher court.

The National Pulse has previously reported on the efforts of far-left groups like Free Speech or People and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to remove Trump from state primary ballots. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider rulings ordering the removal of former President Trump from ballots in Colorado and Maine in February.

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Retired Illinois judge Clark Erickson has recommended removing former President Donald Trump from the Illinois state primary ballot. The former state circuit court judge was appointed to the bench in 1995 by moderate Republican Governor Jim Edgar — a vocal and aggressive critic of Trump's presidency, The National Pulse can reveal. show more
pushaw
January 26, 2024
Politics

‘I’ll Just F*cking Quit!’ – Christina Pushaw, Once Touted as ‘Secret Weapon’, Was Cut Out of DeSantis Campaign Months Ago.

Former advisor to Ukrainian politician Mikheil Saakashvili, Christina Pushaw, angrily threatened to resign from her “rapid response” communications role with the Ron DeSantis for President campaign over the summer of 2023 after she was frozen out of staff meetings for being “off-message” and “bad at messaging,” according to a lengthy report from The Messenger.

Pushaw, a registered foreign agent and open borders activist, reportedly lashed out in a heated exchange with then-campaign manager Generra Peck in the first weeks of July.

“If you think I’m so off-message and bad at messaging, why are you cutting me out of messaging meetings… I’ll just fucking quit!” screamed Christina Pushaw, according to reporting from Marc Caputo.

The incident occurred around the time Pushaw’s team of “social media knife fighters” had pumped out homoerotic and Nazi content featuring the Florida Governor, leading to widespread ridicule. A few weeks later, DeSantis himself appeared on the Megyn Kelly show to distance himself from Pushaw’s online operation.

“So, look, we have people that are doing this rapid response. I’m not putting my time into it at all. I mean, you know, they’re going and going back and forth. You know, there’s kind of a battle online. I’m not somebody who’s following that very closely. It’s just not my cup of tea,” DeSantis said.

“I think that there’s a place for that, but, ultimately, you know, the people in Iowa and New Hampshire, you know, they’re not following the latest Twitter war.”

DeSantis went on to lose by a massive margin in Iowa and dropped out before New Hampshire.

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Former advisor to Ukrainian politician Mikheil Saakashvili, Christina Pushaw, angrily threatened to resign from her "rapid response" communications role with the Ron DeSantis for President campaign over the summer of 2023 after she was frozen out of staff meetings for being "off-message" and "bad at messaging," according to a lengthy report from The Messenger. show more
January 26, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Politics

Bannon: ‘I’d Return to Campaign, White House if President Trump Asked.’

Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist, says he will return to Donald Trump’s side if called to do so, calling him “one of the greatest leaders” in American history.

“[I]f President Trump ever asked me to come back to the campaign or to the White House, I would always do whatever President Trump asked me to do,” Bannon said in a recent interview with Andrew Marr.

“This is only the third time in the history of our country… that the fate and destiny of one man is the fate and destiny of our republic,” he stressed, ranking Trump alongside George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Bannon called Trump “the American Cincinnatus,” referring to an early leader of the Roman Republic whose countrymen twice called on him to serve in times of crisis and twice returned to a quiet life on his farm when his work was done.

The War Room host used the opportunity to explain Trump’s dictator quips to the breathless corporate media, pointing out his administration was marked by a period of unprecedented peace. Joe Biden, conversely, has presided over the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, the outbreak of new conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, and the launching of an ineffective air war in Yemen.

Bannon said he and Trump are especially aligned on the need to take on the Deep State, which he described as a “fourth branch of government” that has “metastasized over the last 50 years.”

“[W]e’re training up right now 3,000 people that can step into the government, day one, that don’t need Senate confirmation,” Bannon said.

“[Trump] will hit the beach with people that are like-minded and tough, and know what we have to do,” he added — suggesting this is why global elites are “in total meltdown” over Trump’s potential return at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland.

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Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist, says he will return to Donald Trump's side if called to do so, calling him "one of the greatest leaders" in American history. show more
January 26, 2024
Culture
News
Politics
TECH

Florida Moves to Ban Under-16s from Social Media.

Republican lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives advanced legislation aimed at protecting minors from harmful content on social media. House Bill 1 requires a ban on social media platforms for users under 16. It also mandates age verification services by a third party.

State Rep. Fiona McFarland, a Republican cosponsor of the bill, compared social media to “a digital fentanyl.” The legislation would allow parents to sue social media companies that do not remove their child’s account.

Florida Republicans say the legislation is part of an effort to reduce bullying, depression, and suicide linked to social media use. The bill allows exemptions for websites primarily used for emails, texts, and streaming services. However, it has drawn criticism for its vague language and potential infringements on First Amendment rights.

Lawmakers have not specified which social media platforms might be impacted. If it becomes law, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube could be exposed to potential legal liabilities. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, believes its social media platforms fall outside the scope of House Bill 1. Before passage, language was added to the legislation limiting its applicability to social media apps that feature “addictive, harmful, or deceptive design features.”

The Florida State Senate will take up the legislation next. If adopted, it will be sent to Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to sign into law.

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Republican lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives advanced legislation aimed at protecting minors from harmful content on social media. House Bill 1 requires a ban on social media platforms for users under 16. It also mandates age verification services by a third party. show more
January 25, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics

Ken Paxton’s Texas Judge Has a Dog Called ‘Joe Biden’.

Travis County Judge Jan Soifer, who on Thursday denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s motion to halt his deposition in the ongoing whistleblower case against his office, is a far-left, partisan Democrat who even has a dog named “Joey Biden.”

Social media posts and FTC data reviewed by The National Pulse raise worrying questions about Soifer’s ability to be an impartial judge in the Republican Attorney General’s case. Her Facebook page features a profile picture of herself with Democrat President Joe Biden. The 81-year-old Biden also appears to be the namesake for the judge’s pet dog, “Joey Biden.”

In a now-deleted post on the anniversary of the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot earlier this month, Soifer encouraged her followers to back Biden’s re-election effort.

“In November 2024, democracy is on the ballot — and we must all vote for democracy and against autocracy,” she wrote, linking back to a January 6, 2021 entry stating: “What is happening on the streets of Washington, D.C., especially outside the U.S. Capitol, with the President’s urging, is no less than a lawless, violent insurrection.”

Soifer’s partisanship extends beyond social media posts, however. From May 2013 through September 2015, she served as the chairwoman of the Travis County Democrat Party. In that role, she claims to have “raised over a million dollars and ran a very successful coordinated campaign for the 2014 election.”

FEC data also reveals Soifer contributed $10,285.40 to Joe Biden’s re-election efforts and Democrat-aligned groups like the pro-LGBTQ Human Rights Campaign over the last year. Since 2016, when Soifer was first elected to the bench in Travis County, she has donated nearly $250,000 to Democrat candidates and organizations.

The Texas Supreme Court authorized the resumption of the whistleblower case after the State Senate acquitted Paxton on all 16 impeachment charges brought by the Texas House of Representatives in September of last year.

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Travis County Judge Jan Soifer, who on Thursday denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's motion to halt his deposition in the ongoing whistleblower case against his office, is a far-left, partisan Democrat who even has a dog named "Joey Biden." show more
January 25, 2024
William Upton
Politics

Montana U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy Is Hiding Past Support For ESG, Chinese Investments.

Multi-millionaire businessman Tim Sheehy, the Republican establishment’s anointed candidate to challenge Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) in 2024, appears to have built most of his wealth through corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) schemes, government contracts, and investments with companies linked to the Chinese Communist Party. Sheehy is expected to face off against conservative Congressman Matt Rosendale (R-MT) in the state’s Republican Senate primary — where the former Navy Seal’s investments and ‘woke’ business practices will likely draw attention.

Born in Shoreview, Minnesota, Sheehy relocated to Montana in 2014 after the end of his service in the U.S. military. With investments from his wife and family, Sheehy founded Bridger Aerospace — initially intending to provide aerial tracking support to Montana ranchers. However, Sheehy quickly pivoted to using his fleet of aircraft — now at 22 planes — to combat wildfires.

Cashing In On Corporate ESG.

Bridger Aerospace pitches its business as part of the fight against climate change, playing up its alignment with corporate ESG policies to draw in investors and secure federal government contracts. A public offering prospectus claims the company is uniquely suited to capitalize on a “market without a significant number of public-ready, fundamentally-driven ESG businesses.” Additionally, the document states: “Bridger’s Mission is to fight wildfires that cause hundreds of billions of dollars of economic damage and emit hundreds of millions of metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere annually.”

Since declaring his bid for the U.S. Senate, however, Sheehy has tried publicly portraying himself as a critic of ESG policies and has called President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda “disgraceful.” Early last year, Bridger Aerospace dropped references to climate change and ESG corporate governance from its website.

Bridger Aerospace officially went public in January 2023 with a valuation of $900 million.

Chinese Investments.

Aside from his involvement in the corporate ESG agenda, Sheehy — until recently — held investments in foreign companies with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Throughout 2023, Sheehy sold off shares he held in the Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent. The technology company that owns WeChat has deep ties to the CCP’s intelligence and propaganda apparatuses.

Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order in 2020 banning WeChat in the U.S. over national security concerns. A federal court ruling later blocked the order from taking effect.

Sheehy has tried to quietly dump investments in other companies with ties to Huawei, Alibaba, and Baidu — all Chinese-based firms with ties to the CCP. The U.S. State Department considers Huawei and Tencent “Communist Chinese military companies.”

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Multi-millionaire businessman Tim Sheehy, the Republican establishment’s anointed candidate to challenge Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) in 2024, appears to have built most of his wealth through corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) schemes, government contracts, and investments with companies linked to the Chinese Communist Party. Sheehy is expected to face off against conservative Congressman Matt Rosendale (R-MT) in the state’s Republican Senate primary — where the former Navy Seal’s investments and ‘woke’ business practices will likely draw attention. show more
January 25, 2024
Breaking
News
Politics

Trump White House’s Peter Navarro Gets 4 Months In Jail From Leftist Judge.

Peter Navarro, a former adviser to the Donald Trump White House, was sentenced to four months in prison on Thursday for ignoring a congressional subpoena related to the January 6 select committee’s investigation. Judge Amit Mehta handed down the sentence for the two counts of contempt of Congress on which Navarro was convicted in September last year.

The news is the latest in a long list of banana republic-style convictions and persecutions by the Biden regime, which is widely believed to be acting on the instruction of former President Barack Obama. The prosecution of opposing party politicians is almost unheard of in the Western world, though the Biden government has also given its blessing to the new Polish regime to act in the same fashion.

Judge Mehta has not yet determined if Navarro will be incarcerated while he appeals his sentence.

Before his conviction, Navarro’s legal team argued that federal prosecutors could not conclusively show that he willfully refused to comply with the congressional subpoena. As with the September trial, Navarro again argued he believed he was covered by executive privilege and was not required to comply with the Congressional subpoena.

“When I received that congressional subpoena… I had an honest belief that the privilege had been invoked,” Navarro told the judge before his sentence was handed down earlier today.

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Peter Navarro, a former adviser to the Donald Trump White House, was sentenced to four months in prison on Thursday for ignoring a congressional subpoena related to the January 6 select committee’s investigation. Judge Amit Mehta handed down the sentence for the two counts of contempt of Congress on which Navarro was convicted in September last year. show more
desantis
January 25, 2024
Politics

Jeb Bush Spox Says DeSantis in ‘Pretty Awesome Place’ for 2028 Run.

Failed Presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s ex-spokesman has heaped praise on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (another failed presidential candidate), indicating that the latter is in a “pretty, pretty awesome place to be” ahead of a potential 2028 run for the Oval Office.

Justin Sayfie told Fox News: “My own personal assessment is that he’s got three years left as governor of the third-largest state in the country, and that’s a pretty, pretty awesome place to be to drive conservative change… I expect him to focus on governing and governing with his unique conservative populist style.”

Critics argue, however, that DeSantis is not a populist. Instead, he has governed and campaigned as a free-market, neoliberal mash-up with some anti-woke stuff sprinkled in. They also allege his team and “online influencers” have burned their bridges with the MAGA community that dominates the Republican Party, hampering his chances at a 2028 run.

DeSantis ended his presidential bid ahead of the New Hampshire primary, having humiliated himself repeatedly, and blown through a record amount of cash at the behest of his advisors – the “Axis of Incompetence” – Jeff Row, Christina Pushaw, and Adam Laxalt.

“The Republican Party has a tradition of nominating candidates who have won previously and have done well in previous presidential campaigns. Mitt Romney didn’t win in 2008, but he became the nominee in 2012. And there are other examples. Bob Dole, running and then finally becoming the nominee in 1996. So, based on that historical precedent, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Gov. DeSantis run for president again,” said Bush’s former spokesman, Sayfie.

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Failed Presidential candidate Jeb Bush's ex-spokesman has heaped praise on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (another failed presidential candidate), indicating that the latter is in a "pretty, pretty awesome place to be" ahead of a potential 2028 run for the Oval Office. show more
January 24, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
Politics

AZ GOP Chairman Resigns After Kari Lake Bribery Recording.

Arizona Republican Party chairman Jeff DeWit resigned Wednesday following the release of an audio recording of his attempting to bribe Kari Lake to drop her bid for the U.S. Senate. In the recording, released Tuesday, DeWit informs Lake of financial benefits if she steps away from Arizona Republican politics for two years.  He also asks her if there is a dollar “number” for which she would end her Senate bid.

In his resignation letter, DeWit claimed Lake “selectively edited” the recording in a “deceptive” manner. He called the release of the audio a “betrayal of trust” and said he was merely “looking out for [Lake’s] financial interests.” According to DeWit, the conversation occurred while Lake worked for his company. He claims the recording and its release were “violation[s] of the fiduciary duties of an employee.”

DeWit said the secretly recorded conversation’s release was an “ethical breach” and “raises serious legal and moral concerns.” Arizona is a “one-party consent” state. Under state law, one may record a private conversation if they are party to and present for said discussion. It appears the recording and release of Lake’s conversation all fall perfectly within her rights under the law.

DeWit claims his resignation came only after being informed that additional recordings of his conversations with Lake existed. He claims he was told that the additional recordings would be released if he continued to remain in his role as GOP chairman.

 

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Arizona Republican Party chairman Jeff DeWit resigned Wednesday following the release of an audio recording of his attempting to bribe Kari Lake to drop her bid for the U.S. Senate. In the recording, released Tuesday, DeWit informs Lake of financial benefits if she steps away from Arizona Republican politics for two years.  He also asks her if there is a dollar "number" for which she would end her Senate bid. show more

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desantis
January 24, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Politics

DeSantis Predicted Low Turnout & Lib Dominance in NH… He Was Wrong, Again.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis predicted a low turnout in New Hampshire during what has become a typically bitter media outing on Tuesday, this time on the Steve Deace Show. In reality, President Trump broke records in the Granite State, with DeSantis’s political acumen now under further scrutiny for his bizarre and misguided forecasts.

In his first, soft-ball interview since dropping out of the Republican presidential nomination contest, DeSantis said he believed Republican turnout would fall short of expectations in New Hampshire. He argued that his low turnout prediction is indicative of a greater enthusiasm problem inside the GOP.

“They were conservative, but they did not want to see Trump nominated again, but they had basically been told that it was inevitable, that it was over, so why even bother?” DeSantis told ‘NeverTrumper’ host Deace, arguing apathy caused lower turnout in Iowa. In reality, the sub-zero degree windchill and winter storms depressed turnout in the Hawkeye State. The Florida Governor then predicted New Hampshire would see a similar drop in voter turnout; DeSantis added: “Trump’s going to win… But what’s the overall turnout?”

In fact, the New Hampshire Republican primary saw a record-breaking turnout. Former President Donald Trump handily defeated Nimarata’ Nikki’ Haley by around 12 points. As of early Wednesday morning, the New Hampshire Secretary of State confirmed more than 300,000 voters participated in the Republican primary contest. The previous turnout record was set in 2016, with just over 287,000 voters casting a ballot.

Trump is the only non-incumbent Republican to win both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary in a single election cycle. The former Republican President outperformed his 2016 primary margins in nearly every New Hampshire locality — winning many by double digits. Pushing past 166,000 total votes, Trump secured the most ballots any Republican has ever received in the New Hampshire primary contest.

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis predicted a low turnout in New Hampshire during what has become a typically bitter media outing on Tuesday, this time on the Steve Deace Show. In reality, President Trump broke records in the Granite State, with DeSantis’s political acumen now under further scrutiny for his bizarre and misguided forecasts. show more