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August 27, 2024
William Upton
Election Integrity

Mark Zuckerberg Just Admitted His 2020 Election Interference AND Covid Cover-Ups.

Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg is admitting that his social media platform, Facebook, was pressured by the Biden-Harris government to censor Americans who posted about the COVID-19 pandemic on his website. Additionally, the tech billionaire acknowledges that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had warned them about potential Russian disinformation regarding Burisma and the Biden family, which directly resulted in the New York Post‘s Hunter Biden laptop story being suppressed on Facebook.

The admissions come in a letter from Zuckerberg to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH). This appears to be the most definitive acknowledgment by the social media titan yet of the scale and depth of the Biden-Harris government and FBI‘s role in censoring American citizens and the free press.

COVID CENSORSHIP.

“In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire, and expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn’t agree,” the Meta CEO and Facebook founder writes. Zuckerberg continues, acknowledging it was ultimately his company’s decision to censor users: “I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it… we’re ready to push back if something like this happens again.”

THE LAPTOP FROM HELL.

Addressing Facebook‘s interference in the 2020 presidential race by suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story just weeks before election day, Zuckerberg again pointed the finger at the federal government—namely the FBI.

“In a separate situation, the FBI warned us about a potential Russian disinformation operation about the Biden family and Burisma in the lead up to the 2020 election,” Zuckerberg states, while contending that the FBI briefing is what directly led to his company’s decision to percent users from seeing the New York Post story. He adds: “It’s since been made clear that the reporting was not Russian disinformation, and in retrospect, we shouldn’t have demoted the story.”

The National Pulse’s Facebook account has been virtually unusable since we were one of the first outlets to meaningfully report from the hard drive.

Zuckerberg told Chairman Jordan that Facebook has subsequently changed its policies and that news stories will no longer be demoted while being reviewed by the social media platform’s fact-checkers.

ELECTION DONATIONS.

In the final part of his letter to Chairman Jordan, Zuckerberg promises to end his donations to progressive-controlled election groups like the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), first exposed here on The National Pulse five years ago.

“Apart from content moderation, I want to address the contributions I made during the last presidential election cycle to support electoral infrastructure,” the Meta Chairman and CEO writes, adding: “I know that some people believe this work benefited one party over another. My goal is to be neutral and play a role one way or another—or even appear to be playing a role.”

Zuckerberg concludes: “So I don’t plan on making a similar contribution this cycle.”

The National Pulse has previously reported that Zuckerberg‘s contributions have helped fund an army of pro-Democratic Party election workers and poll watchers who have been instrumental in blocking Republican-backed election integrity efforts. Democratic Party corporate media allies have tried to claim Republicans “weaponized Mark Zuckerberg’s donations,” however his admission to Jordan suggests the Republican accusations are true.

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Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg is admitting that his social media platform, Facebook, was pressured by the Biden-Harris government to censor Americans who posted about the COVID-19 pandemic on his website. Additionally, the tech billionaire acknowledges that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had warned them about potential Russian disinformation regarding Burisma and the Biden family, which directly resulted in the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story being suppressed on Facebook. show more

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August 14, 2024
William Upton
Election 2024
Politics

Kamala’s Biggest Flip-Flop Yet!

Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic Party’s new presidential nominee, is now claiming she will not push for a Medicare for All-style healthcare plan despite backing legislation enacting such a plan in 2019. Harris, then a U.S. Senator for California, co-sponsored a bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would have expanded the Medicare program into a basic universal healthcare plan.

Under the Sanders proposal, government expenditures on healthcare could top $40 trillion over a decade.

The reversal in her support for Medicare for All marks the latest policy flip-flop by Kamala Harris as she attempts to disown the more radical political stances she took nearly four years ago during the lead-up to the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Harris’s change of opinion was first reported by journalist Peter Doocy who pressed her campaign as to whether she still supported Sen. Sander’s socialized healthcare plan.

Since being selected as the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee—replacing the 81-year-old Joe Biden—Harris has sought to distance herself from her past radical political statements and positions. The National Pulse reported in late July that the Harris campaign has claimed the candidate now disavows her previous support for a ban on fracking, attacks on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and sympathy for defunding the police.

Harris and her campaign’s corporate media allies have also worked to erase the fact Biden tapped her to serve as ‘border czar.’ Under her watch, the Biden government’s open borders policies saw an explosion in illegal immigration into the country.

In addition, the corporate media has attempted to remove partisanship ratings that revealed Harris to be the most far-left member of the U.S. Senate according to her legislative record.

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Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic Party's new presidential nominee, is now claiming she will not push for a Medicare for All-style healthcare plan despite backing legislation enacting such a plan in 2019. Harris, then a U.S. Senator for California, co-sponsored a bill by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would have expanded the Medicare program into a basic universal healthcare plan. show more
July 8, 2024
William Upton
Election Integrity
Lawfare

‘Mini-Soros’ Reid Hoffman Now Underwriting Smartmatic’s Lawsuits Against Fox News & Newsmax.

Reid Hoffman, the Democratic megadonor and ‘Epstein Island’ visitor, has invested in Smartmatic, an electronic voting company engaged in several defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax. While Smartmatic claimed last year that no third-party entities were underwriting its litigation efforts, that appears to have changed with Hoffman’s investment.

“Smartmatic built a global business by using technology to better engage citizens, regardless of party or ideology, by making voting simple and trustworthy,” Hoffman claimed in a statement, acknowledging his investment and its purpose. He continued: “After Donald Trump lost in 2020, however, Smartmatic became a target of the defamatory campaign to overturn his defeat.”

“Not only is Smartmatic a great investment in terms of financial returns, this was a way to provide capital that would allow the truth to be found in the courts,” he confired. “This is a company that is a great company with a great CEO, and this case is a great case.”

A trial date has yet to be set for Smartmatic‘s lawsuit against Fox News. It settled similar litigation last year with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.

HISTORY. 

Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, has funded several lawfare campaigns against conservative organizations and candidates, including E. Jean Carroll’s civil defamation lawsuits against former President Donald J. Trump. In addition, Hoffman is a major financial backer of the MeidasTouch Network. Founded by the three Meiselas brothers—Ben, Brett, and Jordy—the far-left media organization helped popularize the “bloodbath” hoax against Trump earlier this year.

The tech billionaire has also funded Fusion GPS, Nimrata ‘Nikki’ Haley, and other anti-Trump endeavors. In 2024—long after Epstein’s conviction for procuring a girl below age 18 for prostitution—Hoffman visited the pedophile financier’s compound in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition, Hoffman arranged to stay at the Manhattan townhouse where Epstein abused many of his victims.

He admitted to The Wall Street Journal that “by lending my association, I helped [Epstein’s] reputation, and thus delayed justice for his survivors.” The LinkedIn co-founder claims his last interaction with the convicted sex offender was in 2015.

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Reid Hoffman, the Democratic megadonor and ‘Epstein Island’ visitor, has invested in Smartmatic, an electronic voting company engaged in several defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax. While Smartmatic claimed last year that no third-party entities were underwriting its litigation efforts, that appears to have changed with Hoffman's investment. show more
June 28, 2024
Corruption

FLASHBACK: CIA Official Admits ‘Biden World Asked For’ Letter from 51 Intel Officials Blasting Hunter’s Hard Drive as Russian Propaganda.

The letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials just before the 2020 presidential election dismissing the contents of Hunter Biden‘s laptop as Russian disinformation was drafted at the behest of the Biden campaign, according to one of its signatories. Marc Polymeropoulos, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official, testified before three House committees last year that he was told by former deputy CIA Director Michael Morell “that someone from kind of the Biden world had asked for this.”

Polymeropoulos, who once headed the agency’s operations for Europe and Eurasia, helped Morell draft the infamous letter and served as one of its signatories. At the time, testimony from Morell suggested that then-Biden campaign advisor Antony Blinken was the individual ‘Biden world’ who made the ask.

CIA CLEARED LAPTOP LETTER.

Both Morell and Polymeropoulos’s 2023 testimony adds concerning context to new revelations detailed in a report issued by the House Committee on the Judiciary, Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. According to the three committees, CIA officials—likely including then-CIA Director Gina Haspel—reviewed and cleared the letter and its contents.

Additionally, Congressional investors say internal CIA emails reveal agency officials were aware that active contractors were signatories at the time—a potential violation of the Hatch Act. The statute prohibits federal employees and contractors from engaging in partisan political activities in their official capacity. In the emails, CIA officials expressed concerns over the political nature of the letter and its potential long-term impact on the agency’s reputation.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and attorneys with the Department of Justice (DOJ) have subsequently confirmed that the Hunter Biden laptop was authentic and not a product of Russian disinformation. The National Pulse reported earlier this month that none of the 51 officials who signed the 2020 letter would recant its false accusations.

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The letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials just before the 2020 presidential election dismissing the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop as Russian disinformation was drafted at the behest of the Biden campaign, according to one of its signatories. Marc Polymeropoulos, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official, testified before three House committees last year that he was told by former deputy CIA Director Michael Morell "that someone from kind of the Biden world had asked for this." show more
June 18, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Judge May Strip Rudy Giuliani Of Right To Control His Finances.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane is considering whether to strip America’s Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, of control over his finances. On Monday, the judge heard two hours of arguments from attorneys representing Giuliani and his creditors, though the court declined to issue an immediate decision on the matter.

The former New York City mayor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a jury in December awarded two Georgia election workers an absurd defamation verdict. Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss were awarded  $148 million over allegations they were defamed by Giuliani over claims the two engaged in a ballot fraud scheme in Fulton County, Georgia, during the 2020 presidential election.

“There are reasons to be very concerned here. I’m not going to beat a dead horse,” Judge Lane said before adjourning the court with no decision on the matter. The two women contend Giuliani‘s bankruptcy filing does not discharge him from paying the defamation award. However, the filing does allow the former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor to remain in control of his financial interests.

For several months, Giuliani‘s creditors have accused the Republican politician who led New York City through the 9/11 terrorist attacks of hiding his financial interests and using the bankruptcy filing to delay payment. At the Monday hearing, an attorney for the Freeman and Moss crassly accused Giuliani of conspiring to avoid payment: “He’s not a doddering 80-year-old. He is a shrewd and manipulative man. His reports are false, inconsistent, and late. His deadlines are ignored.”

Giuliani’s attorney, Gary Fischoff, contended that a full evidentiary hearing is needed before the judge can make any final decisions. He argued that the payment situation was improving and that current expenses were being paid through Giuliani‘s own money and not that flagged for creditors.

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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane is considering whether to strip America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, of control over his finances. On Monday, the judge heard two hours of arguments from attorneys representing Giuliani and his creditors, though the court declined to issue an immediate decision on the matter. show more
June 4, 2024
William Upton
Lawfare

Trump Allies Mike Roman, Ken Chesebro, James Troupis INDICTED for Questioning 2020 Results.

Three individuals who spearheaded the challenge to Wisconsin‘s 2020 presidential election results on behalf of the Trump campaign have been indicted by the state’s Attorney General Josh Kaul (D-WI) over their efforts. According to court documents filed early on Tuesday, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, former Trump campaign official Mike Roman, and James Troupis — a former judge and Trump campaign attorney — are charged with a single felony forgery.

The felony forgery charges stem from the three men’s role in organizing an alternative slate of electors and soliciting their signatures on paperwork attesting that former President Donald J. Trump won the state in the 2020 election. Chesboro and Roman were previously named as Trump co-conspirators in prosecutions in Georgia and Arizona over similar actions, though Chesboro has struck a plea deal in the Georgia prosecution. Troupis has not been previously charged in any other state.

As of Tuesday morning, Wisconsin‘s Attorney General hadn’t officially announced the charges, though the filings were publicly accessible on a court docket for Dane County, where the state capital of Madison is located.

While Democrats continue to insist that voter fraud did not impact the 2020 presidential election, recent evidence suggests otherwise.

The National Pulse reported in April that research from the Heartland Institute suggests that mail-in voting in 2020 was tainted by widespread fraud. Additionally, an investigation in Georgia into irregularities in Fulton County revealed that election officials used improper procedures during the election and cannot account for thousands of missing ballot images.

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Three individuals who spearheaded the challenge to Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election results on behalf of the Trump campaign have been indicted by the state's Attorney General Josh Kaul (D-WI) over their efforts. According to court documents filed early on Tuesday, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, former Trump campaign official Mike Roman, and James Troupis — a former judge and Trump campaign attorney — are charged with a single felony forgery. show more
May 23, 2024
Corruption
Crime
News

Biden’s Own DOJ Confirms Authenticity of Hunter’s Laptop, Plans to Use it Against Him.

The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) has acknowledged the authenticity of Hunter Biden‘s infamous laptop, the contents of which were made public shortly before the 2020 presidential election. DOJ special counsel David Weiss is asking a federal judge to allow his legal team to use evidence contained on the laptop’s hard drive in their ongoing prosecution of Joe Biden’s son for tax fraud and gun charges. In addition, Weiss has asked the judge to bar Hunter Biden and his defense attorneys from questioning the veracity of the laptop’s contents.

While IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley has claimed federal investigators confirmed in 2019 that the laptop and its hard drive contents belonged to Hunter Biden, the motion by the DOJ special counsel marks the first public admission by federal government officials as to its authenticity.

KEY EVIDENCE FOR DOJ. 

“The defendant has not offered any conspiracy theory, much less any evidence, regarding how or why Apple, Inc. produced manipulated data for his iPhone and iPad,” senior assistant special counsel Derek Hine wrote in a court filing on Wednesday. The federal prosecutor continued: “Second, the data from the laptop that the government is utilizing is not only self-authenticating, but it will be introduced with corroborating evidence at trial.”

“Any argument that suggests his laptop is not authentic would be inappropriate because there is no foundation for such questioning, and it risks creating juror confusion about the evidence actually at issue in this case,” Hines added before concluding: “The government requests that the Court grant the motion because the records are self-authenticating. The government further requests that the Court prohibit the defendant from suggesting that the electronic evidence is fabricated, manipulated, altered, or inauthentic because he has not offered any evidence supporting such a claim.”

THE REAL 2020 ELECTION INTERFERENCE.

The acknowledgment of the laptop’s provenance is a major blow to corporate news outlets, social media companies, and a bevy of former U.S. intelligence officials who actively worked to censor stories about its contents. Less than a month before the 2020 presidential election, 51 former senior intelligence officials published an open letter alleging the Hunter Biden laptop story had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”

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The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) has acknowledged the authenticity of Hunter Biden's infamous laptop, the contents of which were made public shortly before the 2020 presidential election. DOJ special counsel David Weiss is asking a federal judge to allow his legal team to use evidence contained on the laptop's hard drive in their ongoing prosecution of Joe Biden's son for tax fraud and gun charges. In addition, Weiss has asked the judge to bar Hunter Biden and his defense attorneys from questioning the veracity of the laptop's contents. show more
May 13, 2024
Lawfare

Anti-Trump Grand Jury Went ‘Rogue’ with Aggressive Indictments, Lied to Witnesses.

An Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 individuals, including major Republican figures and Trump allies, allegedly went rogue, aggressively charging individuals who even prosecutors said were not under investigation. A 58-page indictment was handed down by the panel in late April, listing charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, constitutional law professor John Eastman, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, attorney Jenna Ellis, Trump campaign advisor Boris Epshteyn, and campaign attorney Christina Bobb. Former President Donald J. Trump was named as an unindicted co-conspirator.

Despite narrow instructions from prosecutors, the Arizona grand jury engaged in an aggressive level of independence, which could hamper the ability of the state’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes to secure convictions. State prosecutors told Bobb and Ellis that neither was under investigation prior to the grand jury indictment. Additionally, at least one witness who testified before the panel said a group of jurors engaged in intense questioning that went far beyond the scope outlined by the prosecution.

“The State Grand Jury was given leeway to conduct an independent investigation, as it is entitled to do by law,” Richie Taylor, a spokesman for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, said in a statement. He added: “I cannot confirm or deny the specifics of grand jury proceedings, and I will note that the investigation remains open and ongoing. I will have to decline to comment further.”

While grand juries can act independently of prosecutors, even broadening the scope of an investigation, it is unusual for them to indict individuals who have been told by the State that they are not under investigation. “It’s bad form and something I would never do as a prosecutor,” former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti told POLITICO in a recent interview.

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An Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 individuals, including major Republican figures and Trump allies, allegedly went rogue, aggressively charging individuals who even prosecutors said were not under investigation. A 58-page indictment was handed down by the panel in late April, listing charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, constitutional law professor John Eastman, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, attorney Jenna Ellis, Trump campaign advisor Boris Epshteyn, and campaign attorney Christina Bobb. Former President Donald J. Trump was named as an unindicted co-conspirator. show more
Willis
April 13, 2024
Lawfare

Fani Willis Disqualification Petition Hits 65,000 Signatures.

A petition calling for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‘s disqualification from former President Donald Trump‘s election interference case has garnered over 60,000 signatures. Willis is currently prosecuting Trump and 14 others alleged of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

The petition comes amid ongoing efforts to remove Willis from the prosecution over allegations that she engaged in ethical improprieties by appointing her romantic partner, Nathan Wade, as a special prosecutor. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee recently ruled that either Willis or Wade would have to withdraw from the case — Wade resigned shortly thereafter.

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a conservative Christian legal organization, is pushing the petition. “This case isn’t just about President Trump. This is about ending the two-tiered system of justice and defeating political prosecutions… We’re filing on behalf of every American because this impacts you, your vote, and our entire constitutional system of justice,” the ACLJ petition reads. Jay Sekulow, the ACLJ’s chief counsel, formerly served on Trump’s legal team — including as outside counsel during the former President’s first impeachment trial.

An appeal of the decision allowing Willis to remain on the case is currently before the Georgia Court of Appeals. The ACLJ says along with the petition, they’ve filed an amicus brief during the appeals court to hear the appeal and move to disqualify Willis.

Last month, attorneys for former President Trump argued for the case’s dismissal on First Amendment grounds. Judge Scott McAfee denied the motion but did dismiss six charges due to insufficient details regarding the alleged crimes.

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A petition calling for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's disqualification from former President Donald Trump's election interference case has garnered over 60,000 signatures. Willis is currently prosecuting Trump and 14 others alleged of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. show more
March 29, 2024
William Upton
Election Integrity
Politics

‘Valid ID’ Was Required For The Biden-Obama-Clinton Fundraiser in New York.

At President Joe Biden‘s fancy fundraiser in New York City, guests were made to present a valid form of photo ID to enter. Instructions received by guests note the name on their ID must match the name printed on their ticket. The identification and name-match requirements contrast with the Democrat Party’s opposition to similar requirements in U.S. elections.

Republican state lawmakers across the country have pushed for strong voter ID laws, ballot custody restrictions, and name-match requirements for years. They contend that these measures are critical to reducing instances of election fraud. The issue became especially prevalent after the 2020 presidential election when questions of ballot integrity in several states lingered. While national Democrats have dismissed Republican concerns as ‘unfounded,’ there have been several instances of Democrat politicians and activists facing prosecution for election fraud in subsequent contests since 2020.

NUMEROUS FRAUD PROSECUTIONS.

In Washington, D.C., a local Democrat elected official received a $500 fine for committing voter fraud during the 2020 election – voting in both the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland. Two New Jersey Democrats were indicted by the state’s Attorney General for multiple instances of election fraud in elections held in 2020 and 2021. Another former New Jersey Democrat party official was indicted for election fraud this past February relating to a mail-in-ballot scheme.

The results of a local run-off election for sheriff were voided by a Louisiana judge after serious evidence of the election was uncovered. Democrat Henry Whitehorn appeared to have narrowly defeated Republican Republican John Nickelson by a single vote; however, at least eleven ballots were shown to have been cast fraudulently. Whitehorn subsequently won the do-over election.

One of the most concerning instances of fraud has been the ongoing drama surrounding the mayor’s race in Bridgeport, Connecticut — which will now be held a third time after the initial two elections were voided due to fraud.

VOTERS SUPPORT ID REQUIREMENT.

Meanwhile, survey data from Pew Research shows that voters overwhelmingly support election integrity measures. A massive 81 percent of respondents said they favor requiring people to show government-issued photo identification to vote, and 82 percent said they favor requiring paper ballot backups for electronic voting machines. Seventy-two percent of those polled said they were in favor of making Election Day a national holiday, while 76 percent say early voting should be available for two weeks prior to Election Day.

 

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At President Joe Biden's fancy fundraiser in New York City, guests were made to present a valid form of photo ID to enter. Instructions received by guests note the name on their ID must match the name printed on their ticket. The identification and name-match requirements contrast with the Democrat Party’s opposition to similar requirements in U.S. elections. show more