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September 5, 2024
William Upton
Media
NatSec
Politics

FLASHBACK: Kassam Explains How Foreign Cash Influences U.S. Media and Politics.

While much is being made of the Biden Department of Justice’s (DOJ) indictment of two Russian nationals for allegedly enlisting a U.S. company and social media influencers to push pro-Russia propaganda on YouTube, corporate media has remained silent on far more complex and concerning foreign influence operations. The National Pulse’s Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, revealed five years ago in a video for Prager University that one of the most far-reaching foreign influence schemes has operated openly as a social media endeavor in the U.S. and continues to do so.

Owned by the Al Jazeera news network, AJ+ is funded by the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Despite its deep foreign connections, the organization has received minimal scrutiny from the DOJ. However, multiple Members of Congress— including former Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY)—have raised the issue over the years.

TERRORIST TIES.

“AJ+ is bankrolled by the government of Qatar,” Kassam explains, continuing: “[Qatar] is a tiny Persian Gulf state with lots of oil money, billions of dollars they’re not afraid to spend causes they believe in. Causes like the terror group Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip.”

Kassam goes on to note that aside from Hamas, Qatar also funds the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, and Hezbollah. The Persian Gulf state promotes the interests of its terror clients through its funding of the Arab news network Al Jazeera. The network rolled out AJ+ following its failed 2013 attempt to launch a U.S. news network after purchasing a media company from former Vice President Al Gore.

FOREIGN INFLUENCE.

Under the AJ+ banner, Al Jazeera and Qatar target American youth, pushing far-left messaging in an effort to sow division and influence U.S. politics and elections. “The young and hip presenters at AJ+ depict America as racist through-and-through, past-and-present,” Kassas states, adding: “Black Lives Matter has no greater media ally than AJ+. Nor do avowed socialists, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.”

While Qatar has primarily operated its foreign influence scheme through AJ+, the Persian Gulf state has also used other intermediaries, including former MSNBC host Mehdi Hassan, who now works for Al Jazeera. Additionally, Qatar has reportedly made a large investment in Newsmax through a member of its royal family.

The National Pulse reported in April this year that Joe Biden‘s brother, Jim Biden, also has concerning ties to Qatar—partnering with business interests controlled by the Persian Gulf state.

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While much is being made of the Biden Department of Justice's (DOJ) indictment of two Russian nationals for allegedly enlisting a U.S. company and social media influencers to push pro-Russia propaganda on YouTube, corporate media has remained silent on far more complex and concerning foreign influence operations. The National Pulse's Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, revealed five years ago in a video for Prager University that one of the most far-reaching foreign influence schemes has operated openly as a social media endeavor in the U.S. and continues to do so. show more
September 5, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

Here’s Who Macron Has Picked as France’s New Prime Minister (It’s Not Good!)

French President Emmanuel Macron has finally decided on a Prime ministerial candidate after the country was without a new government for nearly two months following July’s legislative elections.

Macron has called on Michel Barnier, the former European Union official tasked with negotiating a deal with the UK following the 2016 Brexit referendum, which is well-known as opposed to the UK leaving the European Union.

Barnier, a member of the center-right Les Republicains, is now tasked with forming a government as no single party or bloc of parties has a clear majority in the French parliament.

Marine Le Pen of the populist National Rally (RN) stated that her party’s support for Barnier would depend on his policies. Le Pen also referred to Barnier as the “French Joe Biden” due to his age, 73, which makes him one of the oldest French Prime Ministers in recent history.

Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure, meanwhile, expressed anger that Macron chose a Prime Minister from a party that came forth in the election rather than a member of the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP), which came first overall.

Faure went even further, calling the move a denial of democracy, a term used by Marine Le Pen when Macron’s allies and others prevented her party, which received the most significant vote of any single party in the election, from any critical parliamentary positions.

Alongside his role in the Brexit negotiations, Barnier is known in France for taking a more rigid stance against illegal immigration and mass migration in recent years. He once called for a three—to five-year ban on immigrants entering France from outside the European Union.

Should Banrier be unable to form a working majority, France could face another snap election, a scenario predicted by The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has finally decided on a Prime ministerial candidate after the country was without a new government for nearly two months following July's legislative elections. show more
September 5, 2024
Immigration
Politics

Biden-Harris Regime Pours Nearly $400 Million Taxpayer Dollars Into Migrant Aid NGOs Instead of Securing Border.

The Biden-Harris regime is spending another $380 million to support nonprofits and local governments in managing the needs of migrants released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the southern border. Overall, the federal government has spent nearly $640 million on migrant assistance so far this year.

The funding, channeled through DHS’s Shelter and Services Program (SSP), aims to provide essential services such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and transportation for migrants awaiting immigration court proceedings. Biden–Harris-backed NGOs are accused of helping corporations with cheap migrant labor in the past through the Tent Partnership for Refugees, a federal loophole allowing illegals to work if they claim refugee status.

An investigation by journalist James O’Keefe earlier this year exposed another Biden–Harris government-backed NGO, run by former UK Foreign Minister David Miliband, for shipping illegals into America.

The new announcement follows a previous allocation of $259.13 million in grants just four months prior, totaling nearly $640 million for the year. In fiscal year 2023, federal officials reported over 2.4 million migrant encounters, with projections indicating this figure could be surpassed by the end of fiscal year 2024.

ILLEGALS BUSTING BUDGETS.

The $380 million will be distributed among 50 nonprofits, municipalities, and governmental entities, with New York City as the largest beneficiary, receiving nearly $22.17 million. Despite this federal assistance, state and local governments have struggled with the ballooning costs generated by illegals.

Massachusetts Republicans claim the state has spent at least $1 billion on the migrant crisis. New York’s comptroller estimates a cost of $4.3 billion for state taxpayers through 2025, while New York City faces a $3 billion burden in fiscal year 2024.

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates the net cost of illegal immigration to the U.S. at various government levels to be at least $150.7 billion, subtracting the tax revenue contributed by illegal immigrants from the gross economic impact.

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The Biden-Harris regime is spending another $380 million to support nonprofits and local governments in managing the needs of migrants released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the southern border. Overall, the federal government has spent nearly $640 million on migrant assistance so far this year. show more
September 4, 2024
Culture
Politics

WEIRD: Kamala Donors Are Turning Jamie Raskin’s Memoir Into a ‘Spiritual’ Musical.

Democrat backers of Kamala Harris‘s 2024 presidential bid are adapting Representative Jamie Raskin‘s (D-MD) memoir into an oratorio—a type of classical music composition similar to an opera and focused on a sacred subject. Raskin has achieved an almost saint-like status among Democrat activists for his constant attacks on former President Donald J. Trump. Earlier this year, the Maryland Democrat introduced legislation to disqualify Trump from November’s presidential ballot.

Written by poet Anne Becker and composer Noam Faingold, “The Jamie Raskin Oratorio” is adapted from the Democrat lawmaker’s memoir. Consequently, the book details his recollections of the January 6 Capitol riots, his spearheading of the second impeachment attempt against former President Trump, and his son’s suicide. Faingold describes Raskin’s memoir as having a “spiritual aspect,” justifying the oratorio style.

The musical composition will be performed on Saturday in Takoma Park, Maryland, located in Raskin’s congressional district. A local non-profit music group, the Washington Musica Viva, will perform the oratorio.

“He’s certainly a neighborhood hero, but I think a national hero as well,” said Washington Musica Viva’s co-founder Carl Banner, praising Raskin’s efforts to subvert Trump. Banner, who is a donor to the Harris campaign, added: “We’re thrilled to be doing something in his honor.”

Opposition to Trump and any institution seen as being partial to the former Republican President has become a pseudo-religion among some Democratic Party activists. Additionally, many of the activists closely follow anti-Trump groups like the Lincoln Project and the far-left MeidasTouch Network and promote even the most absurd attacks against the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. However, Raskin’s public attacks on Trump and the United States Supreme Court have earned the lawmaker a priestly status among the most fervent Democrats.

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Democrat backers of Kamala Harris's 2024 presidential bid are adapting Representative Jamie Raskin's (D-MD) memoir into an oratorio—a type of classical music composition similar to an opera and focused on a sacred subject. Raskin has achieved an almost saint-like status among Democrat activists for his constant attacks on former President Donald J. Trump. Earlier this year, the Maryland Democrat introduced legislation to disqualify Trump from November's presidential ballot. show more
September 4, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Politics

Now That He’s Finally F**king Off, Biden’s Approval Numbers Are Rising.

The White House is boasting that Joe Biden’s approval rating is climbing—now that he is no longer running for the presidency. A poll by Suffolk University has 47.6 percent of respondents giving a favorable opinion of the 81-year-old, against 48.9 percent giving an unfavorable opinion.

While an improvement on Biden’s abysmal ratings while he was still the Democratic candidate, this is still a net negative rating, despite 48 percent of poll respondents identifying as Biden voters, against 41.6 percent Donald Trump voters.

The improvement in Biden’s public standing appears to be directly linked to the fact he is bowing out of politics, with 84.2 percent of respondents saying Biden’s withdrawal from the race was “the right thing to do.”

Opinions on Vice President Kamala Harris replacing Biden as the Democratic nominee without a primary contest are less clear-cut. Fifty-four percent say her elevation was “the right thing for Democrats to do,” but a sizeable minority of 40.6 percent disagree.

Despite likely Harris voters having high enthusiasm, approval of the job she is doing as Vice President is weak. Only 28.1 percent “approve” of her record, with another 18.6 percent who “strongly approve.” Meanwhile, 12.3 percent “disapprove,” and a plurality of 34.1 percent “strongly disapprove.”

Biden actually has stronger numbers than Harris in terms of job approval, with 30.2 percent answering “approve” and 17.7 percent answering “strongly approve.”

THE ISSUES.

Despite Harris having the edge in terms of overall voting intention, with 47.6 percent of respondents leaning Harris against 43.3 percent leaning Trump, the America First leader outpolls Biden’s deputy on many key issues.

An outright majority of respondents believe Trump would perform better on the economy, immigration, and national security, and a plurality believe he would do a better job dealing with China.

Harris only leads on healthcare and race relations.

Image by Gage Skidmore. 

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The White House is boasting that Joe Biden's approval rating is climbing—now that he is no longer running for the presidency. A poll by Suffolk University has 47.6 percent of respondents giving a favorable opinion of the 81-year-old, against 48.9 percent giving an unfavorable opinion. show more
September 4, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

French Conservative Leader Proposes Big Tent Right-Wing Party, Including Populists, as France Remains Without a Government.

French conservative leader Eric Ciotti is proposing a new right-wing party, including Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally (RN), inspired by General Charles de Gaulle. Ciotti is a leader of the center-right Les Republicains (Republicans), who, unlike others in the often RINO-like party, is open to allying with Marine Le Pen and the RN, admits the Republican brand is “outdated” and “discredited by its defeats.”

The French conservative is calling for a new party, the Union of the Right for the Republic or “UDR”—a nod to the Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR) created by General Charles de Gaulle in 1967. The original UDR  of de Gaulle opposed the far-left May 1968 movement, which nearly brought France to civil war through strike action and political violence.

Anti-populist members of the Republicans (LR) have attempted to remove Ciotti from the party leadership several times over his electoral alliance with Le Pen ahead of France’s recent snap election. They have failed so far, and await a court decision on ousting him on October 14.

TWO MONTHS & NO GOVERNMENT.

The Union of the Right proposal comes amid an ongoing political crisis. Nearly two months after legislative elections produced no clear winner, a government has yet to be formed.

While Le Pen‘s National Rally won the popular vote and the most seats of any single party, it is unable to form a majority in the legislature and has been excluded from key positions by blocs aligned with President Emmanuel Macron and the far left.

The New Popular Front (NFP) alliance of far-left parties has the most seats overall, but Macron has is refusing to accept the prime ministerial candidate they are putting forward. Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the NFP’s largest faction, France Unbowed, has proposed impeaching the French president over this refusal.

However, other members of the NFP, which the legislature’s second-placed bloc of globalist-progressive ‘Macronists’ are attempting to ally with, have distanced themselves from Melenchon’s proposal.

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French conservative leader Eric Ciotti is proposing a new right-wing party, including Marine Le Pen's populist National Rally (RN), inspired by General Charles de Gaulle. Ciotti is a leader of the center-right Les Republicains (Republicans), who, unlike others in the often RINO-like party, is open to allying with Marine Le Pen and the RN, admits the Republican brand is "outdated" and "discredited by its defeats." show more
September 3, 2024
William Upton
Corruption
NatSec
Politics

Top Democrat Aide Arrested as Agent of Communist China.

A former deputy chief of staff for Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has been arrested by federal law enforcement for acting as an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the People’s Republic of China and accepting kickbacks from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were taken into custody early Tuesday morning after a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raid on their multi-million dollar Long Island residence.

The Democrat aide worked as an Asian-American affairs liaison under former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) before being elevated to deputy chief of staff under Hochul. Sun was later transferred to the state’s Department of Labor, where she was fired earlier this year over undisclosed “misconduct” allegations.

According to the now unsealed 64-page federal indictment, Sun and Hu coordinated efforts to advance the interests of the CCP in New York. The ex-aide to the Democratic governor is accused of blocking attempts by the Taiwanese government to meet with Hochul and editing the statements of undisclosed state leaders to be more friendly towards Communist China.

“The defendant and her husband actually worked to further the interests of the Chinese government and the CCP,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement following the unsealing of the indictment. “The illicit scheme enriched the defendant’s family to the tune of millions of dollars.”

Federal prosecutors allege that Sun and Hu took millions of dollars in payments from the Chinese Communist regime in exchange for aiding the foreign influence operation. Some of the money taken by the couple was used in the purchase of their $4.1 million Long Island, New York home.

Sun is a close ally of Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY). She is the latest Democrat to be arrested in connection to a foreign influence scheme.

Image via Wikimedia Commons.

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A former deputy chief of staff for Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has been arrested by federal law enforcement for acting as an unregistered foreign agent on behalf of the People's Republic of China and accepting kickbacks from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were taken into custody early Tuesday morning after a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raid on their multi-million dollar Long Island residence. show more
September 3, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Election 2024
Politics

Kamala’s Wiki Page Increased ‘Black’ Mentions by 1000%.

The Wikipedia page for Kamala Harris has undergone many changes in the last decade, including mentions of her background, which has slowly become more black over the years.

In 2012, Wikipedia listed Harris, then the San Francisco District Attorney, as African-American, Tamil-American, and Asian-American—though neither of her parents is African-American; her mother is Indian and her father is a Jamaican of African and European heritage. One of Harris’s ancestors, Hamilton Brown, was an infamous slave owner.

Harris’s 2012 Wikipedia page, saved on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine website, only mentions the word “black” three times. In 2019, however, when Harris served as a Senator, mentions of “black” on her Wikipedia page increased to ten. References to her attending a black Baptist church alongside a Hindu temple growing up also appear.

This year, the number of mentions of “black” significantly increased to 34 overall, with long screeds discussing the “African-American intellectuals and rights advocates” Harris was allegedly surrounded by in her youth.

While mentions of her Indian background on her mother’s side remain on the page, much of the description of Harris’s life is focused on her black background and issues related to African-Americans.

Harris’s background and identity have become a focal point of her campaign, as she has been less than forthcoming on real policy proposals. Even the New York Times says Harris’s “Blackness” will do no more to improve the country than former President Barack Obama‘s did during his presidency.

Harris, despite being a descendant of slave owners, has compared police officers to slavers, resulting in demands she apologize. Donald Trump is the only living president, including Obama, whose ancestors never owned slaves.

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Image by Gage Skidmore.

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The Wikipedia page for Kamala Harris has undergone many changes in the last decade, including mentions of her background, which has slowly become more black over the years. show more
August 30, 2024
Election 2024
Politics

Maryland Democrat Wes Moore LIED About Being Awarded Bronze Star.

Governor Wes Moore (D-MD)—an up-and-coming star in the Democratic Party—is facing renewed scrutiny over his false claim of receiving a Bronze Star. During his 2022 gubernatorial campaign, Moore’s staff tried to brush aside questions regarding the Bronze Star claims, insinuating the error wasn’t the fault of the Maryland Democrat but of other individuals who had propagated incorrect information. However, Moore appears to have lied on a 2006 White House fellowship application, claiming he received the award.

The initial controversy in 2022 stemmed from incorrect introductions by television interviewers Gwen Ifill and Stephen Colbert, who had previously identified him as a recipient of the prestigious military award. Moore did not correct these introductions, although he and his aides maintained that he never asserted to anyone that he had received the Bronze Star.

Despite the now-Maryland Governor and his staffers’ assertions to the contrary, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by The New York Times has uncovered an application submitted by the then 27-year-old Army veteran seeking a prestigious White House fellowship. According to the 2006 application, Moore falsely claims that the 82nd Airborne Division awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge.

The episode echoes the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2024 Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), and his embellishments—and outright lies—regarding his tenure in the Minnesota National Guard. Walz abruptly retired shortly before his unit was set to be deployed to Iraq, and despite the Minnesota Governor’s insistence that he was unaware of the deployment orders, Walz’s public communications suggest otherwise.

Additionally, Walz has consistently and falsely claimed that he retired at the rank of Command Master Sergeant. According to his former battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel John Kolb, Walz “did not earn the rank.”

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Governor Wes Moore (D-MD)—an up-and-coming star in the Democratic Party—is facing renewed scrutiny over his false claim of receiving a Bronze Star. During his 2022 gubernatorial campaign, Moore's staff tried to brush aside questions regarding the Bronze Star claims, insinuating the error wasn't the fault of the Maryland Democrat but of other individuals who had propagated incorrect information. However, Moore appears to have lied on a 2006 White House fellowship application, claiming he received the award. show more
August 28, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Corruption
Election 2024
Politics

Harris and Biden Are FLOODING Govt Depts With Unvetted Hires.

The Biden-Harris government has been using a lesser-known hiring authority called Schedule A to pack the Department of Justice (DOJ), particularly in the Environmental, Antitrust, and Immigration divisions. This hiring method allows appointments to bypass traditional merit-based vetting processes. Appointees often remain in place long after the administration that hires them expires, raising concerns that Biden-Harris officials will wield long-term influence over government policies even if Donald Trump is reelected.

Critics argue that this approach is part of a broader strategy by the Biden-Harris regime to cement its agenda and make it difficult for a restored Trump administration to reverse its policies. Michael Chamberlain, director of Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT), which exposed the Schedule A hiring spree, warns that “Exploiting non-competitive hiring authorities to fill career civil service positions” is eroding the public’s trust in its government.

PPT obtained documents showing that the Biden-Harris government has hired over 100 immigration judges through Schedule A. The backlog in immigration courts has skyrocketed from 1.3 million cases in 2020 to over 3 million under Biden-Harris, and these judges will play a crucial role in deciding whether noncitizens can remain in the U.S.

The DOJ’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division has also significantly increased its staff, focusing on enforcing progressive environmental regulations.

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The Biden-Harris government has been using a lesser-known hiring authority called Schedule A to pack the Department of Justice (DOJ), particularly in the Environmental, Antitrust, and Immigration divisions. This hiring method allows appointments to bypass traditional merit-based vetting processes. Appointees often remain in place long after the administration that hires them expires, raising concerns that Biden-Harris officials will wield long-term influence over government policies even if Donald Trump is reelected. show more