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Report says Hunter Biden prosecutor 'paused' investigation before election

Steven Nelson and Emily Jacobs
New York Post
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:03 UTC

Did U.S Attorney for the District of Delaware, David Weiss pause the Hunter Biden investigation to protect Joe Biden's presidential campaign?

The top federal prosecutor in Delaware decided to pause a criminal investigation of Hunter Biden months before the 2020 election to prevent the public from learning about it, according to a report.

US Attorney David Weiss, appointed by former President Donald Trump, decided not to seek search warrants or issue grand jury subpoenas so as not to "alert the public to the existence of the case in the middle of a presidential election," Politico reports.

The prosecutor's office reportedly was torn over whether to continue its probe or pause it due to the election, and Weiss, who remains in his job leading the case, sided with those who wanted to wait.

Comment: There can be no other explanation for the 'pause' in pursuing such a slam-dunk case as presented by Hunter's laptop, and the total media blackout for reporting on it, other than shielding Joe's presidential campaign. This was borne out by polls indicating nearly 17% of Democrat voters would not have cast their ballot for Biden, if they had known about his and his son's corruption.

From November 2020:

The study, conducted by The Polling Company on behalf of the Media Research Center, polled 1,750 Biden voters in seven swing states, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin), six of which (all but North Carolina) were called for Biden.

"One of every six Biden voters we surveyed (17%) said they would have abandoned the Democratic candidate had they known the facts about one or more of these news stories. A shift of this magnitude would have changed the outcome in all six of the swing states won by Joe Biden, and Donald Trump would have comfortably won a second term as president," MRC reports.

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The survey found that more than one-third of Biden voters (35.4%) were unaware of the serious allegations brought against the Democratic nominee by Tara Reade, a former staffer who said Biden sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. They found that 8.9% of his voters would not have voted for him had they known about the allegations.

"If they had known about Tara Reade's sexual assault allegations, 8.9% told us they would have changed their vote — either switching to Trump or a 3rd party candidate, not voting for any presidential candidate, or not voting at all. By itself, this would have flipped all six of the swing states won by Biden (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin), giving the President a win with 311 electoral college votes," MRC reports.

Additionally, 45.1 percent said that they were not aware of the scandals surrounding Hunter Biden. "According to our poll, full awareness of the Hunter Biden scandal would have led 9.4% of Biden voters to abandon the Democratic candidate, flipping all six of the swing states he won to Trump, giving the President 311 electoral votes."

Tucker Carlson weighs in:

Congressional corruption: Nancy and Paul Pelosi are making millions trading stocks in companies she actively regulates

Glenn Greenwald
greenwald.substack.com
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 16:24 UTC

The Speaker, already one of the richest members in Congress, has become far richer through investment maneuvers in Big Tech, as she privately chats with their CEOs.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is the sixth-richest member of Congress, according to the most recent financial disclosure statements filed in 2019. As the California Democrat has risen through party ranks and obtained more and more political power, her personal wealth has risen right along with it. Pelosi "has seen her wealth increase to nearly $115 million from $41 million in 2004," reports the transparency non-profit group Open Secrets. Even by the standards of wealth that define that legislative body — "more than half of those in Congress are millionaires" — the wealth and lifestyle of the long-time liberal politician and most powerful lawmaker in Washington are lavish.

And ever since ascending to the top spot in the House, Pelosi and her husband, Paul, keep getting richer and richer. Much of their added wealth is due to extremely lucrative and "lucky" decisions about when to buy and sell stocks and options in the very industries and companies over which Pelosi, as House Speaker, exercises enormous and direct influence.

Comment:

Pelosi exhibits many signs of sociopathy. Her callous treatment those she considers inferior, plus the attitude that 'rules don't apply to me' argue for it.

The Guardian plumbs new depths: Inside the latest wild claims from its resident 'Russiagate' fanatics that Putin got Trump elected

Paul Robinson
RT
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:09 UTC

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.

If you believe The Guardian, leaked Kremlin papers prove that the Russian state hatched a secret plot to have Donald Trump elected as US president. However, based on the evidence, it seems fair to be more than a little sceptical.

From 2016 to 2020, a single story with two elements dominated the American headlines: Russiagate. The first part of the narrative was the claim that the Russian government had used a range of tools, including disinformation, to ensure Trump clinched his country's highest office. The second was that Trump had knowingly colluded with Moscow to achieve this goal.

After endless repetition, these claims became something close to sacred 'truths' for some people. And yet, as we now know, the whole thing began with a falsehood, or more accurately a single document containing a whole series of falsehoods.

This was the infamous 'Steele dossier', assembled by former British intelligence office Christopher Steele, as part of a strategy by the Democratic Party to dig up dirt to blacken Trump's reputation.

Comment: More on MI-6 and US propaganda shill Luke Harding:

Biden: Social media platforms 'killing people'

Morgan Chalfant
The Hill
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:12 UTC

President Biden on Friday said that social media companies that allow coronavirus misinformation to spread on their platforms are "killing people," escalating a fight with Facebook and other companies as the White House warns about the spread of inaccurate information about COVID-19 vaccines.

Biden was asked by reporters at the White House on Friday afternoon what his message is to social media platforms on coronavirus misinformation.

"They're killing people. The only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they're killing people," Biden said.

Comment:

Paul Joseph Watson: The Sportsball Scam

Paul Joseph Watson
YouTube
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:50 UTC

Problem-Reaction-Solution.

Hungary's Orban slams EU's pro-LGBT propaganda law as 'legalized hooliganism'

RT
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:49 UTC

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FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend a protest against a law that bans LGBTQ content in schools and media at the Presidential Palace in Budapest, Hungary, June 16, 2021.

Speaking on his country's state radio on Friday, Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban decried the European Commission's infringement action against his government's LGBT propaganda law as "legalized hooliganism."

The condemnation of the European Union's activity comes after the Commission launched legal action against Hungary, claiming that a newly introduced law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality discriminates against LGBT individuals.

Orban blasted the European Commission's stance as "shameful," declaring that the infringement action being taken against his government is "legalized hooliganism." Defending his administration's actions, the Hungarian leader reaffirmed that LGBT activists would be banned from being allowed to "march up and down" or to promote sexual propaganda in schools.

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20 years after the Russo-Chinese friendship treaty, relationship between two nations at 'unprecedented heights,' says Moscow

Jonny Tickle
RT
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 11:30 UTC

Relations between Moscow and Beijing have reached "unprecedented heights," with Russo-Chinese cooperation being an example of how to work together despite "ideological constraints," the Russian foreign minister claimed on Friday.

Writing on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship, Sergey Lavrov explained that the two nations were successfully cooperating military in a manner that is "only defensive in nature."

The treaty, signed on July 16, 2001, by Presidents Jiang Zemin of China and Vladimir Putin of Russia, serves as a basis for peaceful relations between the two nations and provides for cooperation in the fields of trade, energy, and transport, among others.

Comment: Were it not for Russia and China's influence on our planet, it's likely that the situation would be even worse than it already is:

'If I was going to do a coup, it wouldn't be with him': Trump attacks 'woke' general Milley who suspected a 'nazi' coup attempt

RT
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:25 UTC

Former President Donald Trump has issued a scathing rebuke of US General Mark Milley, after book excerpts revealed Milley had allegedly compared Trump's supporters to Nazis and planned to resist a hypothetical "coup" by Trump.

Excerpts from an upcoming book by Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker describe how, in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as Trump disputed Joe Biden's victory, Milley, the nation's highest military officer, summoned the rest of the Pentagon's top brass to discuss the possibility of Trump attempting to use them in a "coup" attempt to stay in power.

Milley, according to the excerpts seen by CNN, drew on numerous World War II cliches, comparing Trump's rhetoric of a 'rigged' election to "the gospel of the Fuhrer," his supporters to the Nazi "brownshirts," and Trump himself as "the classic authoritarian leader with nothing to lose."

As Milley and his deputies discussed the possibility of Trump's supporters directly attacking Washington DC, he flexed his military muscles. "They may try, but they're not going to f**king succeed," he reportedly said. "You can't do this without the military. You can't do this without the CIA and the FBI. We're the guys with the guns."

Comment: Trump is America's greatest unappreciated comedian:

The UAE is quietly attempting to eclipse Saudi Arabia and assert itself as the main power in the Persian Gulf

Robert Inlakesh
RT
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:37 UTC

A clash between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over oil production is finally revealing the rise of a new regional power. While the world looked the other way, Abu Dhabi has been slowly building and expanding its sphere of influence.

Unbeknownst to most in the West, the United Arab Emirates has been expanding its network of power throughout the Middle East and even beyond, to the point where its Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed seriously contests the power of Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman.

In the past weeks a dispute between Saudi Arabia and the UAE began when an OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) plan set out a new 2022 schedule during which there would be a prolonged reduction in oil output. The UAE quickly lashed out, publicly calling the plan "unfair" and sparking retaliatory rhetoric from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Under an OPEC+ (OPEC plus ten other oil-producing states) proposal, still in dispute, Saudi Arabia would have to cut its oil production by 5% and the UAE by 18%. The UAE fired back, declaring that the market is in need of higher oil production, due to a decline in prices, which comes as a result of the reduction in energy usage and international travel.

This spat between Persian Gulf powers may seem relatively inconsequential to the average western onlooker, but the implications have already been significant, with a six-year high in oil prices coming as a result. Although they seem to be moving towards an agreement, it is likely that the two allies will soon again be at loggerheads, as their proxy forces in Yemen wage war upon each other.

Glenn Greenwald: America First conservatives shouldn't support unrest in Cuba

Phillip Nieto
Spectator World
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:57 UTC

Glenn Greenwald wants right-wing populists to understand that the CIA is not their friend.

On Sunday thousands of Cubans swarmed the streets of Havana amid ongoing blackouts, food shortages and rising prices. Increasing COVID infections have strained the island's healthcare system and put medical care at a standstill. The protests are the largest of their kind in over a decade. In turn, the government began a crackdown. More than 100 activists and journalists are reportedly in custody. One male protester was shot in his home on Wednesday during a police raid. Facebook and Twitter played a crucial role in allowing the rest of the world to witness the unrest — so of course the Cuban government has banned those platforms in the last 72 hours.

Almost unanimously, GOP lawmakers in the last few days have thrown their support behind the anti-communist protesters, including Sen Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and 2024 hopeful Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

In an interview with The Spectator, journalist Glenn Greenwald broke down why he believes 'America First' conservatives should reevaluate their support for Cuba's protests. The Intercept co-founder argues that conservatives with nationalistic tendencies should prioritize American domestic policy without embroiling themselves in foreign conflicts.

Comment: See also: Thousands march in Cuba in rare mass protests amid economic crisis

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State power has its own limits defined by the fact that it is authority that reaches people from outside. State power cannot oversee and dictate the creative states of the soul and mind, the inner states of love, freedom and goodwill. The state cannot demand from its citizens faith, prayer, love, goodness and conviction. It cannot regulate scientific, religious and artistic creation. It should not intervene in moral, family and daily private life, and only when extremely necessary should it impinge on people's economic initiative and creativity.

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Exactly the same Faustian Bargain is being offered by Comrade Ardern here in NZ. Trouble is, there is no further plan, no "what happens next", and...

Martin Harris

winters and summers come and go and the downfall of earth is constantly wrongly predicted. summer is here; [Link] +1

rakarb

He's bloody moron and West's stooge. He was kissing frau Merkel's ass only a few weeks ago.

sinip

No way. Have you noticed that conspiring is practically, the most common social activity in existence? So how could that be?

sir_isO

RT = CNN So this piece is likely agitprop. "The beatings will continue until morale improves." Please, just follow the $cience.

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Puppet Masters

Report says Hunter Biden prosecutor 'paused' investigation before election

Congressional corruption: Nancy and Paul Pelosi are making millions trading stocks in companies she actively regulates

The Guardian plumbs new depths: Inside the latest wild claims from its resident 'Russiagate' fanatics that Putin got Trump elected

Biden: Social media platforms 'killing people'

Paul Joseph Watson: The Sportsball Scam

Hungary's Orban slams EU's pro-LGBT propaganda law as 'legalized hooliganism'

20 years after the Russo-Chinese friendship treaty, relationship between two nations at 'unprecedented heights,' says Moscow

'If I was going to do a coup, it wouldn't be with him': Trump attacks 'woke' general Milley who suspected a 'nazi' coup attempt

The UAE is quietly attempting to eclipse Saudi Arabia and assert itself as the main power in the Persian Gulf

Glenn Greenwald: America First conservatives shouldn't support unrest in Cuba

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