• The silencing of academics
• Free speech being stamped out at universities across the US
• Peer review, a flawed process at the heart of science and journal publications

Soros has spent heavily on backing "progressive" candidates for local prosecutorial offices across the nation, following the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2014, which alleged that black defendants have been treated unfairly by the justice system.

Foxx ran in 2016 against incumbent Anita Alvarez, who faced intense public controversy over the 2014 murder of a black teenager, LaQuan McDonald, by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke.

Foxx ran on a platform of criminal justice reform, telling local ABC News affiliate WLS-7 that she wanted to focus on "restoring faith in our criminal justice system" and "bridging the divide between the community and law enforcement."

As chicagoist.com reported in 2016, Alvarez received donations from the "old-boy" network, but Foxx found other donors, including Soros:

But Kim Foxx has also found two other sources of cash, in the form of twin $300,000 donations to a Super PAC supporting her called Illinois Safety & Justice. The sole donors to the PAC are neoliberal superdonor and conservative-boogeyman George Soros and a "dark-money" group called Civic Participation Action Fund. A Super PAC is a fundraising group, created by the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision, that can raise as much money as they want for any candidate or cause-as long as they don't coordinate on any level with political campaigns, which have much smaller campaign limits.

State campaign finance records show that Soros personally contributed a total of $333,000 to Foxx's super PAC before the March 15, 2016 primary was over, and an additional $75,000 after she won.

Foxx defeated Alvarez in the primary, and won easily in the fall.

As Breitbart News has reported extensively, Soros has been intervening in local races for prosecutor, state's attorney, and district attorney - often backing left-wing Democrats against other Democrats in doing so.

Breitbart News reported in 2018 (original links):

Left-wing billionaire George Soros continues to pour millions of dollars into hitherto-obscure local races for district attorney, backing "progressive" candidates who are opposing more traditional law-and-order prosecutors.

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The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month that Soros is involved in 21 district attorney races across the country - and that is just the spending that is known. He is also contributing money to non-profit organizations that are engaged in certain political activities but are not required to report donations.

Foxx's office explained the decision to drop charges against Smollett by referring to his previous community service. The decision to drop the charges was officially made by Joe Magats, first assistant state's attorney.

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• Jordan Peterson warns against liberalism's 'totalitarian tilt': 'The left has gone too far'
• 'Humanities hijacked by ideologues': Jordan Peterson excoriates Western academia

• 'Inclusiveness' preaching Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation
• New Zealand bookstore chain bans Jordan Peterson's books 'because terrorism'
• Former UK lecturer blasts SJW students with 'smug little minds', says 'the Stasi would have loved you'
• Hard sciences targeted by SJW madness: Scientist faces backlash after 'highly offensive' talk on gender bias
• 'Lock 'em in and burn it down!' cries SJW at Queen's University/Peterson event in Ontario

• Duke University outed by whistleblower, admits to scientific fraud
• Scientific fraud: Harvard calls for retraction of dozens of studies by noted cardiac researcher
• China cracks down after research papers investigation finds massive peer-review fraud
• Corruption of science and data fraud: Stanford researchers uncover patterns in how scientists falsify research
• Science and fraud are the same thing with biotech giant Monsanto
• Scientific Fraud Prevalent Among Science-Based Medicines
• Science in Turmoil - Are We Funding Fraud?
• Corruption of Science: Fraud and Errors in Scientific Studies Skyrocket

• Executions have dramatically increased since change in Saudi leadership
• U.S. puppet state Saudi Arabia on track to beat annual record of executions
• Saudi Arabia advertises for executioners as beheading rates rise

Avenatti's most famous client revealed in a statement published Monday afternoon that she was "saddened, not shocked" by news of Avenatti's indictment, adding that she fired him after discovering that he had dealt with her in an "extremely dishonest" way.

With Avenatti in cuffs, and the Russia collusion narrative finally, definitively debunked, Michael Avenatti's star turn as a CNN stalwart are fading into the distance...except for the CNN hosts who feted him at their Hamptons estates.

As one reporter pointed out, the funniest part of the NY Avenatti indictment is the seemingly obvious (for everyone but Avenatti) setup engineered by Nike's lawyers.

China will buy a total of 300 passenger jets from European aircraft maker Airbus as its US rival Boeing struggles in the aftermath of two deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX.

The deal was signed during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to France. Beijing's order includes 290 aircraft from the A320 Family and 10 more from the A350 XWB line, Airbus said in a statement on Monday. The agreement reflects "strong demand" in all sections of the Chinese aviation market, according to the company.

Airbus did not reveal the total value of the deal. However, French officials told Reuters that it could be worth €30 billion (around $34 billion), roughly matching Airbus' list prices.

"The conclusion of a big [aviation] contract... is an important step forward and an excellent signal in the current context," French President Emmanuel Macron said in a joint address with Xi Jinping.