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In a not-so-surprising twist in the presiding judge’s life of the ongoing sham Trump trial in New York City, unhinged Judge Arthur Engoron has taken to an unconventional pastime—posting half-naked photos of himself on an alumni newsletter he oversees. Research group Marco Polo first reported this revelation.

Jackie Chan was slammed by fans online for abandoning his openly gay daughter Etta Ng Chok Lam, in a controversy prompted by a viral video of a movie clip in which he was acting like a loving father. The situation involving the Hong Kong-born film star, 69, began after a clip of an emotional scene from his new film Ride On circulated. Following the initial positive reaction to the sentimental clip, public opinion shifted as details of the Rush Hour actor's relationship with his actual daughter emerged - and many were critical of Chan. 'Jackie Chan disowned his actual daughter...

The Twitter Files show how the FBI deputized Twitter to conduct illegal censorship of American citizens and undermine the First Amendment. ... Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter last October and the subsequent reporting on the “Twitter Files” by journalists Matt Taibbi, Bari Weiss, and a handful of others beginning in early December is one of the most important news stories of our time. The “Twitter Files” story encompasses, and to a large extent connects, every major political scandal of the Trump-Biden era. Put simply, the “Twitter Files” reveal an unholy alliance between Big Tech and the deep state designed to...

Former CA agent helped a man tied to organized crime learn if his associates were under investigation ... A former FBI agent in Northern California who handled national security issues was convicted Tuesday of accepting at least $150,000 in gifts and cash bribes to provide confidential information to a man with organized crime ties, prosecutors said. Babak Broumand, 56, of Lafayette, was found guilty in Los Angeles of conspiracy, bribery of a public official and monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. He could face 15 to 45 years in...

The FBI team that was in communication with Facebook before the social media company censored the original Hunter Biden laptop story has been identified, according to a new court filing. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, identified the team as the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF), according to an updated complaint entered late on Oct. 6. Meta named the team after receiving a subpoena in a case alleging the federal government pressured Big Tech firms to censor users. “Pursuant to the third-party subpoena, Meta has identified the FBI’s FITF, as supervised by Laura Dehmlow, and Elvis Chan as involved in the...

This article was sponsored by Citizens United Productions. The 2020 presidential election was one of the most hotly contested in history, and over 150 million votes were cast. But how many of them were influenced by outside entities? In its new film “Rigged,” Citizens United investigates the election and the corruption surrounding it, especially as it pertains to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.

Covid could be a man-made, genetically engineered virus, MPs have been told. Dr Alina Chan, a specialist in gene therapy and cell engineering at MIT and Harvard, made the claim as she said it is now 'more likely than not' that the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab in China. She made the claims in evidence to the UK Parliament's Science and Technology Select Committee.

You Think Zuckerberg’s Massive Investment In RNA Vaccine Development Has Anything To Do With Facebook Censorship Of Vaccine Information? Recently, I posted on my personal Facebook page some video shot outside of a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The video showed protesters who were opposing the hospital’s decision to require all personnel to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A speaker in the video pointed out that the vaccines being marketed never completed the normal full scope of FDA testing and were being made available pursuant to emergency use authorizations (EAU’s). All of this is undeniably, factually true. Nonetheless, within hours Facebook shut...

Zuckerberg’s recent donation of $400 million has been thrown into greater controversy with the revelation that his foundation’s lead in policy and advocacy formerly worked as the campaign manager and senior advisor to former President Obama. David Plouffe was hired in 2017 to lead policy and advocacy work at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), a charity founded in 2015 by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan “to accelerate progress in Education, Justice & Opportunity and Science.” Plouffe’s background includes extensive involvement as a policy leader in the Obama campaigns and organizations like Uber, CZI, and most recently...

A Hong Kong legislator and pro-democracy activist went to the U.N.’s top human rights body in Geneva this week to appeal for action in the face of alleged police brutality, only to be reprimanded by the presiding officer. Human Rights Council vice president Carlos Mario Foradori told Tanya Chan that her statement did not fall within the parameters of the agenda item being discussed – “Promotion and protection of all human rights.” In her statement, delivered during a segment of the session devoted to non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives, Chan accused Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed authorities of endorsing “police abuse” against pro-democracy...

Jonathan Cahn's full speech as he delivers a prophetic word to America: January 20, 2017 in Washington D.C., the morning of the Presidential Inauguration - at the 2017 Presidential Inaugural Prayer Breakfast

snip A motive is still unclear, and the FBI is investigating the incident. Slater, of the FBI, said it’s too soon to say whether the GOP lawmakers were targeted in a deliberate attack. “We’re exploring all angles,” Slater said.

Action star Jackie Chan has once again sparked controversy by branding America the world's "most corrupt" country in a TV interview. His comments were slammed by The Washington Post's foreign affairs blogger Max Fisher as "anti-American" and a reflection of China's insecurity about itself. Chan told Phoenix TV that China has been bullied by international powers for a long time and only began making progress in recent years. Chan added that while China has a corruption problem, so do other nations, including America. "If you talk about corruption, the entire world - America - has no corruption?" said the actor....

Obama's White House State Dinner to boast 'Who's Who' list including Jackie Chan, Barbra StreisandBy Thomas M. Defrank DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF Wednesday, January 19th 2011, 8:08 PM WASHINGTON - Chinese President Hu Jintao scored the full-hoopla treatment at the White House on Wednesday, a tribute to his country's growing global clout. President Obama rolled out the literal red carpet for a critical if uncertain strategic partner, not to mention one of America's largest bondholders. A full pomp-and-circumstance arrival ceremony on the South Lawn launched a day of talks capped by a rarity in the Obama years - a...

It is hard to think of a more embarrassing endorsement of President Obama’s health care reform bill than that offered this week by the United Nations. The UN, probably the most corrupt and ineffective multilateral body on the face of the earth, which devotes much of its time trying to undermine American global power, has officially given its blessing to Barack Obama’s hugely controversial and unpopular legislation. The United Nations is increasingly disliked in the eyes of the American public, and continues to empower some of the most odious anti- American tyrannies across the world. World Health Organisation Director Margaret...

Despite the evidence of dimishing cases in Mexico, and only 1,311 of the 2,498 believed to be sickened in that nation remaining in the hospital, WHO's Director, Margaret Chan, decided to rachet up the hype by raised the pandemic alert to Phase 5, calling a global outbreak "imminent". WHO Director General Margaret Chan declared the phase 5 alert after consulting with flu experts from around the world. The decision could lead the global body to recommend additional measures to combat the outbreak, including for vaccine manufacturers to switch production from seasonal flu vaccines to a pandemic vaccine. "All countries should...

BOAO, China (AP) - Action star Jackie Chan said Saturday he's not sure if a free society is a good thing for China and that he's starting to think "we Chinese need to be controlled." Chan's comments drew applause from a predominantly Chinese audience of business leaders in China's southern island province of Hainan. The 55-year-old Hong Kong actor was participating in a panel at the annual Boao Forum when he was asked to discuss censorship and restrictions on filmmakers in China. He expanded his comments to include society.

I don't know if anyone else has seen this. I can only watch NBC, and this ad hasn't run there. Jackie being his usual goofy self.

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Now, count this as a rumor so far, but it seems that Jean Claude Van Damme thinks he's signed on to play the villain in RUSH HOUR 3... Here's the scoop: Here is a big scoop for you, Harry! Jean Claude Van Damme has signed on to play the main villain in "Rush Hour 3"(set to film in August). It involves Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker getting mixed up with Triads in Paris. Van Damme spoke on a recent British TV Show about it and was looking forward to working with Jackie Chan. Also rumored to...

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Chan Chandler is one of my students. You may have heard of him. He is the pastor of the East Waynesville Baptist Church in Waynesville, N.C. According to the Associated Press, Chan ousted all the members of the church who would not support George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. Now, if that were true, that would be one sensational story. The real sensational story, though, has been the media’s frenzy over supposed evidence of the religious right’s imposition of a theocracy in America. What a place for right-wing Christian radicals to begin, in a church...