Wednesday, August 22, 2018

China Ratchets Up Its U.S. Spying Programs

By Michael Cutler

Russian efforts to corrupt American politics captivates the media, but they pay scant attention to the aggressive actions of the Chinese.  This under-reporting is concerning,  given the concerted Chinese efforts go well beyond the hacking of U.S. computers - an illegal activity of great concern - but they also extend onto the campuses of our universities.

There are, however, occasional acts of real reporting on Chinese espionage. One example comes from, the usually liberal and globalist publication, Newsweek back on May 20, 2015,  A New Cold War, Yes. But It’s With China, Not Russia

Another story worthy of mention is this from the Houston Chronicle reported on August 8, 2018, which reported: FBI warns Texas academic and medical leaders of ‘classified’ security threats.

The piece led off with this ominous excerpt:

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The 100-Year Marathon: One of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.
Mark Levin slams Michael Cohen's plea deal: Fox
Dems use Manafort, Cohen as weapon against Brett Kavanaugh: Exam
Cohen's plea deal is prosecutor's attempt to set up Trump: Mark Penn

The Double Standards of Postmodern Justice: Victor Davis Hanson
Illegal immigrant charged with Mollie Tibbetts’ murder: Chris Perez
VDH: For Elizabeth Heng: Scott Johnson

Explaining the Left: Part II: Dennis Prager
Treason, Trust—and Trump: William McGurn
First They Came for Alex Jones: Jack Cashill

Michael Cohen Reaches Plea Deal: Jack Crowe
Manafort found guilty on 8 of 18 charges: Times
Manafort guilty verdicts may pressure him to cooperate with Mueller probe: Chris Swecker

Economy

Corporate Gun Control Might Be the Worst Threat to Gun Rights: David French
California Used Loopholes To Keep Thousands on SNAP From Having to Work: Exam

Scandal Central

The fix was in: Former Democratic IT staffer Awan avoids jail time: Naomi Lim
Manafort split verdict says nothing on Trump, Russia, and the 2016 election: Byron York
Even more evidence of Cuomo pay-to-play corruption: Post

Climate, Energy & Regulations

Failed VA wind turbine, which didn't produce any energy, to be torn down.: WJON

Media

Millennials say America was ‘never that great’: Cabot Phillips
The Misrepresentation of Israel’s Democracy: Matthew Continetti
Prayers, no animal slaughter at Minn. stadium: AP

World

100,000 Iranians chant ‘death to the dictator’ as economy tanks in wake of Trump sanctions: Thomas Lifson
An Hour Dying in No Man’s Land: Teen’s Berlin Wall Tragedy: Lee Ferran
Russia Influence Operations Seek to Sow U.S. Division: Bill Gertz

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Screenshots Show How Google Shadowbans Conservative And Pro-Trump Content: Doug Wead
Total Crypto Market Cap Jumps $12 Billion in an Hour as BitMEX Pauses Trading: Olivia Capozzalo
Congo approves more experimental Ebola treatments as cases rise: Reuters

Cornucopia

Guns Don’t Kill People…: MOTUS
Girl Loses NASA Internship Over Insult to ‘October Sky’ Legend—He’s Still Helping Her: John Bonazzo
Canadian Pot Sobriety Test: GoC

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

On the Existential Struggles of Our Time, Part I

By Stu Cvrk

There are three main existential struggles ongoing in the Age of Trump (IMHO); this thread will examine the first one:

a. Globalism vs. nationalism
b. Individualism vs. collectivism
c. Judeo-Christian good vs. evil

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The Second Coming: A Thriller... A child cloned from the blood on the Shroud of Turin has the potential to save the world—or destroy it.
Anatomy of a Sting: Robert Mueller Likely Set Up George Papadopoulos in July 2017: CTH
Did Brennan Admit to Using Reverse Targeting to Spy on Trump Campaign?: Jeff Carlson
Why Democrat Andrew Cuomo doesn't see America's greatness: Salena Zito

Democrats on verge of winning 222 House seats in 2018 midterms: Poll: Naomi Lim
Jury in Manafort trial ends third day of deliberations with no verdict: Exam
Sen. Susan Collins: 'number of issues raise questions' about Kavanaugh: Susan Ferrechio

Trump makes immigration top midterm issue, hoping to put Dems on ICE: Exam
US charges two men with being spies for Iran: Diana Stancy Correll
Immigration in the National Interest: Tom Cotton

Economy

Economist: Warren's "Capitalism" Bill Would Bring Venezuela's Economy Here: Tyler O'Neil
Media Ignore Record Low ObamaCare Rate Hike-Anyone Want To Guess Why?: IBD
Suit: HCL discriminates against non-Indians, games U.S. visa system: Ethan Baron

Scandal Central

The John Brennan Interview: Jeff Carlson
Brennan Denies Dossier Allegations, but Congress Wants Answers: Sara Carter
“Sex huntress” Anastasia Vashukevich says she gave tapes proving election meddling to Deripaska: Vice

Is Rinat Akhmetshin the ‘Former Russian Intelligence Officer’ Who Was a Source for Steele Dossier?: Brian Cates
Graham rips FBI for briefing Feinstein on Chinese spy, but keeping Trump in dark on Russians: Brooke Singman
Don McGahn did not 'incriminate' Trump in Mueller interviews, his lawyer says: Diana Stancy Correll

Media

Judge T. S. Ellis to CNN: “Get Stuffed”: BattleSwarm
Trump: ex-CIA, FBI official Philip Mudd 'in no mental condition' to have a clearance: Diana Stancy Correll
HR McMaster talked Trump out of blocking Obama's access to intelligence: Report: Daniel Chaitin

Read the Paper CNN Says Is ‘White Supremacist’: Darren J. Beattie
CBS Rewrites History: The Polls Weren’t Wrong in 2016: Scott Whitlock
Over 200,000 A-Holes: Thomas Wictor

World

South Africa Goes Zimbabwe: Daniel Greenfield
London Subway Terror Attack–Why is There a Media Blackout?: James Ledbetter
A short thread about Corbyn's Labour Party and Jews: Jeremy Drysdale

The House Of Special Purpose At 100: The Camp of the Saints
Venezuelans rush to shop, fill tanks before monetary overhaul: Reuters
A New Way to Wage a Ground War: The Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle: Charlie Gao

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Cisco Said to Be Cited for Bias Against U.S. Workers : Bloomberg
How to predict the side effects of millions of drug combinations: Kurzweil AI
After decades of work, scientists found direct evidence of ice on the Moon: Katherine Ellen Foley

Cornucopia

How to be a great manager (or a terrible boss): The Predictive Index 2018 Survey
Civilian Contractor Awarded Medal of Valor After He and Another Fought Off Taliban: Kristina Wong
Even When We’re All the Same, There Will Always be LGBTIA: MOTUS

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Monday, August 20, 2018

#SPYGATE: Unmasking Little Billy Kristol and The Weekly Standard

By Julie Kelly

Barack Obama really owes Bill Kristol—big time.

First, had Kristol and his fellow neoconservatives not pushed for a deadly, prolonged war in Iraq after September 11, there would be no President Obama. The first-term senator’s premature candidacy for president was based largely on his vocal opposition to the Iraq War, which had been supported by his primary opponent, Senator Hillary Clinton.

“Most of you know I opposed this war from the start,” Obama said in his announcement speech in February 2007. “America, it’s time to start bringing our troops home. It’s time to admit that no amount of American lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else’s civil war.”

Second, Kristol’s magazine, The Weekly Standard, just gave political cover to Obama’s most unforgivable scandal: The weaponization of our law enforcement and intelligence apparatus to target Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and violate the constitutional rights of private U.S. citizens.

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The Second Coming: A Thriller... A child cloned from the blood on the Shroud of Turin has the potential to save the world—or destroy it for good.
You’re Surrounded Mr. Mueller, Give Yourself Up; The Truth Is Too Big To Hide: RS
John Ratcliffe Very Interesting Interview With Maria Bartiromo: CTH
Rudy Giuliani on Ridiculous New York Times McGahn Narrative and the Ohrs: CTH

Trump’s Character and Trump’s Presidency: David Horowitz
Treat Trump ‘Mental Health’ Talk Like The Coup Attempt It Is: Mollie Hemingway
What If You Gave a Netroots Nation And Nobody Came?: BattleSwarm

The Fall of Texas and the Coming One Party State: Wilder
Cruz calls out O'Rourke for supporting NFL players' protests during anthem: Justin Wise
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) warms up rally with joke about POTUS dying: DC

24 Hours in Gangland, 49 Shot Including a 3-Year Old, Three Fatally Shot: S. Noble
More Than 700,000 Overstayed Visas in 2017: Charles Fain Lehman
New study finds growing demand for concealed handgun permits: Robert Gearty

Economy

Workers are about to take home their biggest checks in years: study: John Aidan Byrne
Countries Most at Risk From a Currency Crisis: GPF
China’s Empire of Money Is Reshaping Global Trade: Bloomberg

Scandal Central

GOP investigators: Did Sally Yates enable DOJ official tied to Trump dossier?: Daniel Chaitin
Bolton: "[Brennan] and others in the Obama administration were politicizing intelligence": Breitbart
Michael Cohen under investigation for $20 million-plus in bank fraud: Report: Naomi Lim

Climate, Energy & Regulations

Trump prepares to gut Obama's signature anti-coal climate rule: Josh Siegel

Media

The Brennan - Maddow interview: Very Interesting Points: Harold Finch
James Clapper: Maybe That John Brennan Guy Is Just A Little Nuts, Now That You Mention It: RS
NY Times Columnist: Trump ‘Would Certainly Like to’ Murder People Without Due Process: Paul Crookston

ABC’s Dowd: ‘Every Factor Seems To Point That Democrats Are Going To Take the House’: Grabien
The media’s hatred of Trump is only hurting itself: Michael Goodwin
Giuliani: ‘Truth isn’t truth’: Mark Moore

World

Israel Deprives Iran of a Proxy: Jacob L. Shapiro
Venezuela In Chaos After Maduro Announces Massive 95% Devaluation: ZH
Trump to Jordan's King: one-state solution would lead to Israeli prime minister named 'Mohammed': Naomi Lim

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Trump Admin Moves Against Facebook: Files Formal Complaint Over 'Discriminatory' Policies: InfLib
Gmail Confidential Mode lets you send top-secret emails on your phone: Gordon Gottsegen
When it's hotel staff, not the hackers, invading folks' privacy: Iain Thomson

Cornucopia

Minnesota beer truck driver talks distressed man off bridge, offers him a drink: CBC Radio
Good Morning, Sunshine: MOTUS
21-Year-Old Trader Prosecuted Over Bitcoin Money Laundering: Wolfie Zhao

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Sunday, August 19, 2018

NOVEMBER IS COMING: I don't want you to get paranoid about the midterms, but it's time to get paranoid about the midterms

If you don't show up in November, these will be your new leaders in Congress:


Impeachment proceedings? Non-stop subpoenas? More appeasement of China and Iran? Marxists in Congress?

Start mobilizing your family, your friends, your colleagues now. It is our mission to send these Communists packing in November. If you don't turn out, if we don't turn out, the #MAGA experiment is over.

Volunteer here. And vote in November Like Your Life Depends On It. (Hat tip: Mark Levin)
 

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Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life.
Did FBI Use Formal Interviews With Ohr to Transmit Information From Steele? Jeff Carlson
New Calls to Reopen Hillary Email Probe as More Classified Info Found: Joseph Jankowski
After Strzok firing, Trump says Clinton investigation should be ‘redone’: Chris Pandolfo

Democrats shatter primary turnout records on anti-Trump fervor: Seth McLaughlin
The Untouchables vs. The Deplorables: Julie Kelly
Trump at 36 percent approval among African-Americans: new poll: William Cummings

In Mueller memo, Papadopoulos emerges as bit player in Trump-Russia affair: Byron York
Manafort conviction will add little firepower to Mueller investigation: Jonathan Turley
Sketchy Mueller Sentence Recommendation For Papadopoulos Plea Likely 30 Days: CTH

Brennan: I Didn't Mean That Trump Committed Treason: Ian Hanchett
White House drafts documents to revoke more security clearances: Report: Katie Leach
Lawyer/Lobbyist Adam Waldman Refuses to Cooperate With Senate Judiciary: CTH

Economy

Sobering Reports from the School-Reform Wars: Ray Domanico

Scandal Central

Facebook: Hey, Sorry For Making Those PragerU Videos Disappear: John Sexton
Papadorkoulos did not wear a wire for Mueller, as Trump critics gleefully speculated : Chuck Ross
Remember Brennan saying Trump was "treasonous"? Turns out he didn't mean it: Aaron Maté

Obama Weaponized Our Intelligence Services To Destroy @realDonaldTrump: Buster Hyde
The Crusader Who Exposed Pennsylvania’s Sadistic Priests: Barbie Latza Nadeau
A Video Record Of The Al Sharpton-Led Crown Heights Pogrom: Jeff Dunetz

Media

Editorial Collusion By Dozens Of Newspapers Proves Trump's Point: The Media Are Biased: IBD
CNN Accused of Intimidating Paul Manafort Jury: John Nolte
Bill Maher criticizes social media bans: ‘Alex Jones gets to speak’: Jacqueline Thomsen

Examine The Key Figures Who Shaped Our Understanding Of The Constitution: Michael Rosen
ICE Busts Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder in Mexico, Media Outraged: Daniel Greenfield
Unhinged, Unstable Philip Mudd Erupts in Rage During CNN Discussion on Security Clearances: CTH

World

The Islamic Lotus: RPJ
Michael Pillsbury: China Has “New Respect” For U.S. Trade Strategy: CTH
South Africa farm seizure: Terrified white farmers plot escape as crackdown looms: Simon Osborne

Here's How a Suspected ISIS Terrorist Ended Up in US as a Refugee: Chuck Ross
Israel slams UN chief for advocating armed UN force to protect Palestinians: WIN
Mexican Radio to Beam Chinese Propaganda: Bill Gertz

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Mark Warner (D-VA) Surprise Force Behind Masters of the Universe Crackdown on Speech: Kristina Wong
This NASA Video of the Moon's Lunar Landmarks Is Simply Amazing: Samantha Mathewson
NASA Wants You… to Design Their Robot: Hackaday

Cornucopia

Full disclosure: I am a fanatical supporter of President Trump. But. He earned that support: Thomas Wictor
On the Passing of Kofi Annan: MOTUS
Rare Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Stolen From Nurburgring Hotel: Brad Anderson

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Saturday, August 18, 2018

MEDIA M.I.A.: Pentagon Whistleblower Stripped of Security Clearance After Exposing #Spygate Contract

By Chuck Ross
  • A Pentagon whistleblower complained in October 2016 about “outrageous” contracts that were provided to Stefan Halper, the FBI informant who spied on the Trump campaign.
  • The whistleblower, Adam Lovinger, was stripped of his security clearance after complaining about Halper’s contracts.
  • Lovinger’s lawyer says Halper’s work for the Pentagon could have provided him the cover he needed to contact the Trump campaign.

Over a year before Stefan Halper was revealed as an FBI informant who spied on the Trump campaign, a Pentagon analyst complained to his bosses about “astronomically outrageous” contracts given to Halper, a former University of Cambridge professor.

That analyst, Adam Lovinger, has since been stripped of his security clearance; he says because he blew the whistle on the Pentagon contracts with Halper and Long Term Strategic Group (LTSG), a firm owned by a childhood friend of Chelsea Clinton’s named Jacqueline Newmyer Deal.

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Larwyn's Linx: Bruce Ohr Texts, Emails Reveal Steele’s Deep Ties to Obama DOJ, FBI

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The 100-Year Marathon: One of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.
Bruce Ohr Texts, Emails Reveal Steele’s Deep Ties to Obama DOJ, FBI: Sara Carter
What was Bruce Ohr doing?: Kimberley Strassel
DOJ's Ohr: Steele 'very concerned about Comey's firing -- afraid they will be exposed': Fox

John Brennan: Political Hack: Stephen F. Hayes
John Brennan, a Security Risk from the Start: George Neumayr
The pathetic omission in John Brennan's New York Times op-ed on Russia: Tom Rogan

Press needs to restore its credibility on the FBI and Justice Department: Mark Penn
Judges: Trump bound by Obama, not the law and the Constitution: Daniel Horowitz
Limbaugh: Identity politics is nothing but a cynical election ploy: David Limbaugh

Actually, Brennan Should Be In Jail Right Now: Bill Quick
Will Brennan’s Text Messages and Emails Be Next?: Sara Carter
Bill Nelson Admits He Made Up Russian Hacking Claim: S. Noble

MSNBC Hits Baldwin on Opposing Kavanaugh Before Meeting Him: David Rutz
Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib Now Too Radical for J Street: Brent Scher
Ocasio-Cortez slammed for banning press from public event: Joe Concha

Economy

National debt jumps $500 billion in less than six months: Pete Kasperowicz
BLS Report: Productivity Increases 2.9% in Second Quarter: CTH
Massachusetts Taxpayers Sue Over Anti-Semitic, Pro-Islam School Lessons: Adam Kredo

Scandal Central

Papadopoulos’ lies ‘impeded’ Mueller investigation into Russian interference, court filing says: Caitlin Yilek
Collapse: Richard Burr Tries Reversing Claims on Russian Conspiracy….: CTH
Manafort's Purge Trial: Roger L. Simon

CNN Just Sued The Government To Get The Names And Addresses Of Manafort Jurors: Bre Payton
Judge in Manafort trial says he's been threatened over case: Fox
Judge denies CNN effort to dox jurors!: Scoop

Climate, Energy & Regulations

Crow Tribe rips left coast states for using EPA regs. to deny his people prosperity: National Sentinel
Junk Science and Leftist Folklore Have Set California Ablaze: Bruce Thornton
With a quarter million comments in, EPA set to move on contentious 'secret science' rule: John Siciliano

Media

The New York Times Runs a Sloppy, Specious Democratic Hit on Kavanaugh: David French
That modern art of omitting details: @KimStrassel
ESPN will not broadcast the national anthem before 'Monday Night Football' games: Chuck Schilken

The SPLC’s terrible year just got worse: Post
What a guilty verdict for Manafort would mean for Trump and Mueller: Gabby Morrongiello
Media Backs Efforts to Destroy Mexican Restaurant That Let Sessions Dine: S. Noble

World

The Royal Catholic Church: TCOTS
Beijing adds 130 bombers in past year and trained for strikes on U.S. bases: Bill Gertz
Standing Up to China: Larry Diamond

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Prager U. is being heavily censored on @Facebook: Prager U.
The Five Stages of Disruption: DisruptionHub
Ethereum Classic (ETC) Surges After Coinbase Consumer Confirms Listing: Nick Chong

Cornucopia

AOTW 8-17-2018: GoC
Netflix cancels comedian Michelle Wolf's show: Justin Wise
“For some reason, when there’s a garbage can on a corner, it attracts litter.”: MOTUS

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Friday, August 17, 2018

Larwyn's Linx: A Compilation of DNC Media Collusion & Complicity

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A Compilation of DNC Media Collusion & Complicity: Jeff Carlson
The Press Misses the Point Again: Lee Smith
There's that word again: GoC

Feds' Weird and Sketchy Behavior Towards New Mexico Terror Training Compound: CTH
Paul Manafort trial: Jury ends first day with no verdict, asks judge 4 questions: Kelly Cohen
Clyburn: I’ll Run for Speaker if Pelosi Doesn’t Have the Votes: David Rutz

Keith Ellison's ex-girlfriend says she filmed him dragging her off bed: Anna Giaritelli
Democrat Rep.on Asian opponent: 'Don't vote for the ching-chong!': Violet Ikonomova
Magic Mirror On The Wall Which Cuomo Brother Is The Dumbest Of All: Jeff Dunetz

Iraqi man who fought, killed for ISIS entered US as refugee under Obama: Anna Giaritelli
Pope Francis breaks silence on PA Catholic church sex abuse scandal: Naomi Lim
California’s "Swallows" Swalwell Not Ruling Out 2020 Presidential Run: Todd Shepherd

Economy

Elizabeth Warren’s Batty Plan to Nationalize . . . Everything: Kevin D. Williamson
How Support For Socialism Arises From Ingratitude: Robert Curry
Money for Nothing and the Rent’s for Free: Steven Greenhut

Will Trump Be Impeached for Obamacare ‘Sabotage’?: David Catron
Did Trump Really Save America From Socialism?: Steve Baldwin
POTUS Invites Media To Remain for Another White House Cabinet Meeting: CTH

Scandal Central

President Trump Tweets: Oleg’s Story – Yes, The Russians Were Involved In The 2016 Election: CTH
Pentagon analyst stripped of security clearance after Stefan Halper complaints: Times
Twitter Verifies NY Times Writer Sarah Jeong After Outrage Over Old Tweets: Jon Levine

Media

Over 200 Liberal Newspapers Launch Massive Coordinated Attack on President Trump: Dave Andrusko
CNN Commentator Agrees With Andrew Cuomo: ‘America Has Never Been Great’: Paul Crookston
AP Editorializes in One of Their Infamously #FakeNews "Fact Checks": AP

World

Pentagon: China ‘Likely’ Training Pilots for Strikes Against U.S.: Beast
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Introduces The Iran Action Group and Director Brian Hook: CTH
Take a look at Iranians' replies to a tweet of @CNN to see why they are #FakeNews: @Babak_1992

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Tesla ex-security employee alleges theft, drug dealing and spying at Gigafactory: Lora Kolodny
A 16-year-old hacked Apple and stole 90GB of secure files: Chris Smith
I wonder how black Americans feel about @TwitterSafety doing THIS?: Thomas Wictor

Cornucopia

America's Most Expensive Foreclosure Is in ... Napa County?: Claudine Zap
A Thread on Evil: Thomas Wictor
Divas Always Wear Mink: MOTUS

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

KAWABUNGA: Even Senate RINO Richard Burr Just Pimp-Slapped John Brennan Over His Revoked Security Clearance

The Senate Intelligence Committee is corrupt. It is synonymous with the "Deep State". In fact, its leading intelligence staffer, James Wolfe, has already been arrested for leaking to media-prostitute journalist Ali Watkins of the proud New York Times.


But Obama CIA director John Brennan's behavior of late has been so egregious, so outrageous, and so maniacal, that even SIC Chairman Richard Burr has finally spoken up:

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One of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.
Clinton-Funded Opposition Research Launched FBI’s Trump Investigation: Margot Cleveland
Fusion GPS shared "false story" with DOJ's Ohr That Was Leaked to Media: Chuck Ross
Cuomo Slams Trump’s MAGA Slogan: America ‘Was Never That Great’: David Rutz

Trump revokes John Brennan's security clearance over 'erratic' conduct: Exam
Rand Paul takes victory lap after Brennan's security clearance revoked: Michael Burke
Levin on Brennan: How Did a Stalinist Ever Get a Security Clearance?: FNI

‘Everyone Knows’ — Why John Cox Can Win Governor of California: Brian Harrington
Andrew Cuomo shocks crowd, says America 'was never that great': Adam Shaw
ISIS member and "refugee" arrested for murder charges in California: Chuck Ross

Economy

Either Trump is delivering on his economic promises, or he's very lucky: Michael Barone
Dems Battle to Limit Your Health Insurance Choices: Betsy McCaughey
July Retail Sales Growth: 6.4% “Unexpected”, “Well Beyond Expectations”: CTH

Scandal Central

Former Obama aide Ben Rhodes now a person of interest in unmasking probe: Circa
The Weekly Standard’s Ties to Fusion GPS: Julie Kelly
Manafort's lawyers blame Rick Gates in closing argument: Exam

Media

CNN Ratings Fall To 7th Place, Lose to ‘Ancient Aliens’: Shifra
'Gosnell' Abortion Doctor Movie Releases Trailer: Paul Bond
The Clinton-Silsby Trafficking Scandal And How The Media Covered It Up: Disobedient

World

ISIS Member Who Applied For Refugee Status Has Been Arrested On Murder Charges In California : Chuck Ross
U.S.-Turkey Rift Widens: Susan Crabtree
Jeremy Corbyn is either deeply sinister – or a total idiot: Rod Liddle

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Your favorite Twitter clients are about to get less useful: Mikey Campbell
This Teeny, Tiny Galaxy is Hiding a Supermassive Black Hole: John Wenz
The Online Magazine You Can’t Read Online: Michael Segal

Cornucopia

Ronsday – Sports And Celebs: GoC
Illegals... in a Nutshell: C&S
The List™ is long and full of terrors: Sondrakistan

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Fusion GPS Fed False Story About GOP Lawyer to DOJ’s Bruce Ohr That Magically Appeared in Media Reports

By Chuck Ross
  • Notes taken by disgraced DOJ official Bruce Ohr show that Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson claimed that longtime GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell was concerned about Russian funding for the NRA.
  • Mitchell vehemently denies the allegation, which first appeared in a news article published by McClatchy in March.
  • Mitchell says Simpson should be prosecuted for making false statements to a federal official.

Veteran GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell suddenly found her name mixed up in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

The first public mention of Mitchell came in a March 13 report released by Democrats on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The report listed Mitchell, a partner at the firm Foley & Lardner, as one of the “individuals or groups who were involved in or may have knowledge of third-party political outreach from the Kremlin to the Trump campaign.”

Two days later, McClatchy newspapers cited two anonymous sources who claimed that Mitchell expressed concerns just after the election that Russians had funneled secret cash to the National Rifle Association.

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A leading China expert reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.
They Are Not Never Trump – They Are Never You: Kurt Schlichter
In November, Make Democrats Cry Again: Douglas V. Gibbs
Brennan, the Spooks, and Russian Collusion: Ishmael Jones

Another Keith Ellison Sexual Assault Charge: John Hinderaker
911 Record Documents Woman’s Claim of Keith Ellison’s Domestic Assault: BFT
DNC Silent on Domestic Abuse Allegations Against Vice Chair Keith Ellison: David Rutz

Media Conspiracy Theories About Devin Nunes Are Out Of Control: Mollie Hemingway
Coup-Supporting Demrats Raise $350,000 for Peter Strzok’s Legal Expenses: Haris Alic
Outside of All the Violence, Those Antifa Protests Sure Were Peaceful: Alex Griswold

Meet the Hawaiian Army Veteran Who Just Won Huge Gun-Carry Case: Stephen Gutowski
Jeff Colyer Concedes To Kris Kobach in Kansas GOP Primary: CTH
West Virginia’s Entire Supreme Court Just Got Impeached: Joe Setyon

Economy

Turns Out, Democrats Really Are Turning To Socialist Death Cult: Andrew Malcolm
#MAGAnomics: Small Business Optimism Survey Second Highest Reading in History: CTH
Multinational Wall Street -vs- Main Street U.S.A: CTH

Scandal Central

George Papadopoulos, Alexander Downer & the Opening of the FBI Investigation: Jeff Carlson
Unbelievable: New Mexico Judge Allows Jihadis Released on Signature Bond: CTH
John Brennan's Secret Trip to Moscow: Daniel John Sobieski (4/24/18)

Media

Boston Globe's leftwing nutjob editor proves Trump's point: Patricia McCarthy
CNN Falls To The History Channel In Primetime Ratings: Amber Athey
The latest surge of fake news from the establishment media axis: Lloyd Billingsley

Chris Cuomo’s Very Bad, Very Dumb, Very Dangerous Defense of Violent Thuggery: Alex Griswold
The Glamorization of Violence: Steyn Online
Levin: Don’t believe the MSM’s garbage about defending the free press: Nate Madden

Sarah Jeong and the Media's Alt-Left: Daniel Greenfield
Omarosa’s Failed Fake Book and the Media’s Fake News: Daniel Greenfield
Sanders: The Press ‘Refused’ To Give Omarosa A Platform When She Was Pro-Trump: Alex Parker

World

Another Terrorist Attack in London: Jihadist Hits 15 Cyclists With Vehicle…: CTH
Trump Responds to London Terrorist Attack: These ‘Animals’ Must Be Dealt With: Cameron Cawthorne
Brexit Britain and policing Project Fear: Luke Watson

Trump approves largest-ever aid package to Israel, sets up showdown with Turkey over F-35s: IsraPundit
Trump to Sanction Iranian Ship Identified in Facilitating Terror Strikes: Adam Kredo
The future of multiculturalism around the world: Law of Markets

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

LIFE, LIBERTY & LEVIN: Communist China’s Hundred-Year Marathon to Eradicate America

Editor's Note: on Sunday nights at 10:00pm Eastern on FNC, Mark Levin hosts the most unique and insightful interview program seen in decades on national televsion: Life, Liberty & Levin. Interviewing a single guest for the entire hour, Levin explores guests' writings and philosophies in exquisite detail, putting to shame the 15-second sound-bite, dueling talking-head format employed by almost every other program.

MARK LEVIN, HOST: Hello America, I'm Mark Levin, this is "Life, Liberty & Levin." We have a wonderful guest, Dr. Michael Pillsbury. how are you sir?

MICHAEL PILLSBURY, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER ON CHINESE STRATEGY, HUDSON INSTITUTE: Fine, thank you.

LEVIN: It's a pleasure. Now you wrote an amazing book, "The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower" that grabbed my attention because of its incredible relevance... This book has taken off in Asia, the Chinese have the book, although they keep it under glass.

You're a senior fellow, Director of Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute, a distinguished defense policy adviser, former high-ranking governmental official. You've written many books and reports on China. You're educated at Stanford, BA in History, with honors in Social Thought, Columbia University; MA, PhD.

During the Reagan administration, you were the Assistant Undersecretary for Defense for policy planning and responsible for implementation the program of covert aid known as the Reagan Doctrine, but you worked for Nixon, George H.W. Bush, Reagan, somewhat Obama, anyone else that I missed? That pretty much covers it?

PILLSBURY: Yes.

LEVIN: So you've spent your entire career, your professional career, really, focused on China, and I want to read you just a couple of sentences out of your book to elaborate on this for me...

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