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Fauci stepping down as NIAID chief
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-Lurid Crime Tales-
BREAKING: Men Guilty on All Charges in Michigan Governor 'Kidnapping' Case
[PJMedia] Adam Fox
...accused of being the other ringleader in addition to paid Fed informant Big Dan Chappel...
and Barry Croft
...pardoned in 2019 for an old conviction for possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, allegedly the group’s bomb maker and a national leader of the 3 Percenters...
were found guilty of trying to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in their second trial of the year. The first took place in April.

FACT-O-RAMA! Adam Fox was so destitute he was living in the basement of a vacuum repair shop. An FBI informant offered him a credit card with a value of $5,000 to buy ammo for the kidnapping plot on several occasions, and Fox refused it.

The first trial ended in a mistrial for both men but set two other defendants free.

American Greatness senior writer Julie Kelly has been covering the controversial trials, even referring to them as the “Michigan fednapping” case.

The case is controversial because many of the people involved were FBI agents or informants. By some counts, as many as 12 agents or informants were involved.

FRAME-O-RAMA! The alleged scheme broke and the arrests took place in October 2020, a month before the 2020 election.

The two other defendants from the first trial in April, Brandon Caserta
...loudly anti-Trump Antifa...
and Daniel Harris,
...security guard, former Marine, BLM protester, so neither should be counted as “rightwing”...
were found not guilty on all charges. Two more defendants took plea deals and testified in both trials.

The judge who presided over both the April trial and the most recent proceedings, U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker, was accused of bias, going so far as limiting the time for the defense lawyers’ cross-examination of witnesses.

FACT-O-RAMA! At least 14 FBI whistleblowers have come forward recently, one of whom claims the FBI is padding the number of domestic violent extremists. Apparently, there just aren’t enough for the FBI.

Both men could spend the rest of their lives in prison. It is not yet known if they will appeal.
Posted by: DarthVader || 08/23/2022 14:35 || Comments || Link || [9 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Like "Whoopy" --- Corruption is the USA --- This Is the "New Normal" --- Blue State = Corrupt State --- Gretchen is the Pig Prize of Michigan. Michigan is the A-Hole State of AMERICA .... Gretchen is the top A-Hole of Michigan (I got pictures) so, with this I'm going to bed <<< Whoa, Gretchen (desperate beast) ...No, you CAN NOT join me>>> Get away from me, Satan & Minions......
Posted by: Spats Chineling2886 || 08/23/2022 22:32 Comments || Top||


-Great Cultural Revolution
California Gov. Gavin Newsom FINALLY takes action and vetoes bill allowing legal drug-injection sites after San Francisco's pilot scheme became open-air narcotics market plagued with crime
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a bill that would have allowed cities to open supervised drug-injection sites

  • The idea of the bill was to provide drug addicts with controlled substances in a supervised environment, where they could be connected with rehab specialists

  • Trained staff would also be able to respond in case of an overdose

  • But in a veto letter on Monday, Newsom said he has concerns about the 'unintended consequences' of these injection sites

  • A pilot program in San Francisco resulted in addicts openly taking drugs in the middle of the day, with school kids forced to walk home through the grisly scene
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/23/2022 07:57 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Narcos

#1  The crazies will hold this against him.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/23/2022 12:46 Comments || Top||

#2  ^ But they will vote for him anyway.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 08/23/2022 12:49 Comments || Top||


Government Corruption
Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos
[Just The News] "I have therefore decided not to honor the former President's 'protective' claim of privilege," acting National Archivist Debra Steidel Wall wrote Trump's team in May.

Long before it professed no prior knowledge of the raid on Donald Trump's estate, the Biden White House worked directly with the Justice Department and National Archives to instigate the criminal probe into alleged mishandling of documents, allowing the FBI to review evidence retrieved from Mar-a-Lago this spring and eliminating the 45th president's claims to executive privilege, according to contemporaneous government documents reviewed by Just the News.

The memos show then-White House Deputy Counsel Jonathan Su was engaged in conversations with the FBI, DOJ and National Archives as early as April, shortly after 15 boxes of classified and other materials were voluntarily returned to the federal historical agency from Trump's Florida home.

By May, Su conveyed to the Archives that President Joe Biden would not object to waiving his predecessor's claims to executive privilege, a decision that opened the door for DOJ to get a grand jury to issue a subpoena compelling Trump to turn over any remaining materials he possessed from his presidency.

The machinations are summarized in several memos and emails exchanged between the various agencies in spring 2022, months before the FBI took the added unprecedented step of raiding Trump's Florida compound with a court-issued search warrant.

The most complete summary was contained in a lengthy letter dated May 10 that acting National Archivist Debra Steidel Wall sent Trump's lawyers summarizing the White House's involvement.

"On April 11, 2022, the White House Counsel's Office — affirming a request from the Department of Justice supported by an FBI letterhead memorandum — formally transmitted a request that NARA provide the FBI access to the 15 boxes for its review within seven days, with the possibility that the FBI might request copies of specific documents following its review of the boxes," Wall wrote Trump defense attorney Evan Corcoran.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/23/2022 00:55 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under:

#1  It's going to be fun when President Trump waves Biden's, Obama's, Bush'es, Clintons, etc... 'privilege' in 2025 after he wins again.

See how that works?
Posted by: CrazyFool || 08/23/2022 1:12 Comments || Top||

#2  Beat me to it Fool.
Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 || 08/23/2022 7:15 Comments || Top||

#3  “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

It happens when you throw out studying Western Civ. For those who want a preview of what's to come, read up on the end of the Roman republic and how politicians went after those, and their supporters, who served before them.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/23/2022 7:34 Comments || Top||

#4  So Trump has been aware of the Biden-mob plan since April 11. I wonder what surprises he has coming up for the Dims?
Posted by: Bobby || 08/23/2022 9:50 Comments || Top||


Trump lawyers seek halt of Mar-a-Lago document inquiry, want Special Master to oversee review
[USA Today] Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking to halt the continued review of classified documents seized from the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month until a special master or third party can be appointed to ensure that possibly privileged material is shielded from scrutiny, according to court documents filed Monday.

The lawsuit filed Monday by Trump's legal team cast the search in stark political terms and described the government's search warrant as overly broad because it authorized FBI agents to seize "boxes of documents merely because they are physically found together with other items purportedly within the scope of the warrant."

The former president's attorneys also accused Attorney General Merrick Garland of using the criminal justice system to alter the political landscape.

In their filing, Trump's lawyers also said Garland's recent statement acknowledging the search "clearly suggests that the decision to raid Mar-a-Lago, a mere 90 days before the 2022 midterm elections, involved political calculations aimed at diminishing the leading voice in the Republican party, President Trump."
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/23/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1 
The DEEP STATE Coup, having had the files now for what, about 14+ days now?

Thus, using a COTS typical <$500 Page OCR-Scanner, which can scan 20-30 pages a minute (about 60k+ pages a day.) and save them into either TEXT, Img, DOC, or PDF formats. So if they used a small team of 10 agents (5 to collect and sort out documents and 5 running/using OCR (USB3.0) enabled system scanners.

Then this team could have sorted through, scanned, added to, or edited what the DC DEEP STATE / Coup wants to twist, and leak to NYT/WAPO/CNN/MS-NBC, a viable task.

I hope TRUMP has a few remotely & well hidden Flash Drives.

BTW: Hiding Flash drives like a 32gb to 128gb Memory Card(0.43in x 0.59in x 0.04in) is ridiculously easy.
Posted by: NN2N1 || 08/23/2022 9:03 Comments || Top||

#2  #1 You are absolutely correct, sir.
Posted by: Cesare || 08/23/2022 16:50 Comments || Top||

#3  It's reported now that the "boxes of documents" were packed by GSA employees, not Trump staffers.

Won't stop Garland's Gestapo from claiming Trump orchestrated it all.
Posted by: M. Murcek || 08/23/2022 17:03 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Border Crossers Awarded Healthcare, Free Cellphones Upon Arrival in NYC
[Breitbart] Border crossers arriving in New York City on migrant buses sent from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) are being awarded healthcare services as well as free cellphones, among other things.

On Sunday, as the New York Post reports, the city’s hospital system held an event for arriving border crossers at a hospital in the Bronx where they were offered healthcare services along with free cellphones, food, library cards, and school supplies.

The event comes as Mayor Eric Adams (D) estimates that, in the last few weeks, Abbott has bused more than 4,000 border crossers to New York City as part of his plan to alleviate waves of illegal immigration to Texas by transporting new arrivals to sanctuary cities run by Democrats.

In addition to free goodies from the city, thousands of border crossers are expected to be housed in luxury hotel rooms across Manhattan.

Last week, Breitbart News reported that New York City officials are planning to house border crossers arriving on migrant buses in about 6,000 hotel rooms. That plan comes as rents for New Yorkers have skyrocketed.

Likewise, New York City Cardinal Timothy Dolan said Catholic Charities is working to enroll young border crossers in high-priced Catholic schools.

Illegal immigration poses massive costs to American taxpayers, annually. Every year, taxpayers are billed more than $143 billion to subsidize the cost of the nation’s 11 to 22 million illegal aliens.
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/23/2022 09:31 || Comments || Link || [11 views] Top|| File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants

#1  Hmmm. I have some aches and pains and sure could use a new cellphone. Think Governor Abbott would be interested in bussing me to NYC?
Posted by: Tom || 08/23/2022 13:08 Comments || Top||

#2  Break the law and be rewarded. Any different when they do the same at the bottom or the top?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/23/2022 16:54 Comments || Top||

#3  No free Broadway show tickets?
Posted by: Snash Shairt9621 || 08/23/2022 18:22 Comments || Top||

#4  ^ Late Snark O' The Day!
Posted by: Frank G || 08/23/2022 19:51 Comments || Top||


Barack Obama Hosting Martha's Vineyard Fundraiser for Eric Holder's Army of Election Workers
[Breitbart] Former President Barack Obama will host a fundraiser for his former Attorney General Eric Holder’s redistricting committee on August 30th, in a major step forward for Democrats in the midterms.

The fundraiser for Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee
...which shares board members with dark money 501(c) House Majority Forward...
will feature a dinner and a discussion about democracy, supporting legal efforts to help Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections, according to Politico’s Playbook. The event will take place at Martha’s Vineyard.

Holder spoke about his group’s midterm efforts in a recent interview with Sirius/XM host Joe Madison.

He spoke about a pressing need to draft a group of polling workers in every state to combat Republicans and that his group was focusing on the problem.

Holder also warned that teams of Republicans working to prevent voter fraud in the midterm election would “muck up the process” and “intimidate people,” which he argued was a “threat” to democracy.

“The iteration of this Republican Party just ain’t that into democracy,” he said, warning that Republican efforts to secure elections would try to “guarantee themselves a positive result” in future elections.

Holder said his committee was working on drafting teams of election monitors and polling workers in every state to fight Republicans and called for volunteers.

“In the absence of some kind of countermeasures by those of us who favor democracy, they will take our democracy from us,” he said.

Holder also spoke about the midterm elections at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival.

“If we want to be at the place where we need to be, it’s up to this generation at this time to make sure these changes occur. We have that capacity,” he said. “The cavalry is not coming. We are the cavalry.”
Posted by: Skidmark || 08/23/2022 09:27 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1  In a single spot, so many communists plotting to subvert our electoral process, you would hope the EFFBEYE would be all over it!

Just kidding, but the DoJ-NSD will have a power point presentation scheduled on how to defeat investigative surveillance and cyber monitoring by all the White Supremacists.
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 08/23/2022 13:48 Comments || Top||

#2  Call it Apalachin II
Posted by: M. Murcek || 08/23/2022 13:58 Comments || Top||

#3  Nuke it from orbit, just to be sure.
Posted by: Glenmore || 08/23/2022 19:47 Comments || Top||


Fauci stepping down as NIAID chief
[NYPOST] Dr. Anthony Fauci
...American epidemiologist with rotating opinions, warnings about the unlikely, and reassurances that if you wear a mask you won't get COVID, as long as you're wearing multiple masks, assuming wearing a mask is necessary in the first place...
, the face of America’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday that he will be stepping down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) come December.

Fauci, 81, will also vacate his position as President Joe Biden
...... 46th president of the U.S. The guy who lost Afghanistan, aka Biden's Bungle......
’s chief medical adviser.

"While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring," the infectious disease expert said in a statement released by the National Institutes of Health. "After more than 50 years of government service, I plan to pursue the next phase of my career while I still have so much energy and passion for my field."
Posted by: Fred || 08/23/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Snide Button
So "Science" has officially been removed from the US Gov.

So now maybe some Real Facts will get released?

Just joking, they still have to Cover Their A$$ for all the lies and mistakes for another 50 years. Snide Button off
Posted by: NN2N! || 08/23/2022 8:23 Comments || Top||



#4  Fauxi's retirement may not stop a "full throated investigation" unless he high tails it to a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/23/2022 11:48 Comments || Top||

#5  ability of the government to respond to an infectious disease emergency

What, is this the null hypothesis? Gov't can't respond to anything that doesn't require billions of $ for themselves and their friends.
Posted by: AlanC || 08/23/2022 15:27 Comments || Top||

#6 
Posted by: Cholutle Thrans9751 || 08/23/2022 15:59 Comments || Top||



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