Posted on 01/12/2020 3:03:05 PM PST by MassMinuteman
SWAMP: Ex-DOJ official picked to assist FISA reform was ardent defender of FBI’s surveillance of Carter Page
A former Justice Department official picked Friday to oversee the FBI’s reforms of its surveillance procedures in the wake of a damning inspector general’s report was one of the many pundits during the Russia probe to defend the bureau’s surveillance of Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Dem group began investigating Trump-Ukraine long before Whistleblower
Months before a whistleblower complaint that would spark the Democrat effort for impeachment, a shadowy liberal group founded and staffed by Obama administration alums and former Democrat congressional staffers launched an outside investigation into whether President Trump’s allies were seeking “foreign interference” from Ukraine in the 2020 elections.
Sonoma County plan would evict renters to buy housing for homeless
A controversial plan to solve the homeless crisis has people fired up in Sonoma County where officials plan to spend millions of dollars to buy three properties that would be used to house the homeless.
US to expel over a dozen Saudi trainees after review of Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting
The United States is poised to expel more than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at U.S. military installations following a review of last month's shooting at the naval air station in Pensacola, Florida.
In wake of Soleimani hit, one NYT reporter amplified Iranian propaganda
The journalist was by no means an isolated case. Iranian propaganda and propagandists managed to get air time on CNN , Yahoo , the NYT and Washington Post , among other outlets, and a fake American death toll that made headlines on MSNBC was actually sourced directly to Iranian media. Above it all though was New York Times reporter Farnaz Fassihi.
FBI protecting and hiding sketchy FBI agent Joseph Pientka?
With increased scrutiny toward the actions, and lack thereof, from current FBI Director Christopher Wray, another sketchy aspect deserves some scrutiny. Hat Tip Techno-Fog for noting some remarkable FBI activity.
Florida man charged with impersonating a security member for Marine One after breaching checkpoints
A former Marine allegedly impersonated a security team member for Marine One, the helicopter that transports President Trump on short trips, and breached two checkpoints last week at Palm Beach International Airport, according to authorities.
Iran's only female Olympic medalist announces her defection from Iran in scathing message
Kimia Alizadeh, Iran's sole female Olympic medalist, has announced her defection from Iran. Amid increasing unrest in the Islamic Republic following Tehran's admission that it shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet last week, Alizadeh, who is just 21 years old, posted to her Instagram on Saturday that she has officially defected from Iran.
TENSION: Russian and US naval vessels nearly collide in North Arabian Sea
Russian and US warships almost collide The US Navy said a Russian navy ship "aggressively approached" its destroyer in the Arabian Sea on Thursday while it was conducting routine operations. The USS Farragut gave five warning blasts on its horn before the Russian warship changed course.
Macron caves in, offers to scrap plan to raise pension age to 64 as Paris burns yet again
France's government offered a possible compromise to unions waging a crippling, weeks-long transport strike against pension reform. The government on Saturday offered to withdraw the most contested proposal that would in effect have raised the retirement age by two years.
High-ranking pro-Iranian militia commander shot dead in Iraq: report
Taleb Abbas Ali al-Saedi, a top leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces, was killed in Karbala, a city in central Iraq, by “unidentified gunmen,” the outlet reported.
Facebook glitch reveals Greta Thunberg's father posting as teenage climate activist
A Thursday evening software update at Facebook accidentally allowed anyone to view exactly who is posting under the accounts of public figures, businesses and other entities, according to Wired .
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Wow, you’ve certainly stolen a lot of material today.
I see that you have attributed all of it to your blog,
very clever of you.
Folks might think it is material you wrote yourself.
It’s still theft, though.
That’s wrong.
You should repent of your sins and get a job.
When it comes to a job, perhaps the porcine bully here should go and get merit-tested to see if he's qualified to dig ditches or wash dishes, as bullying posters on a message board isn't really a job, much less a full-time one.
Waste of bandwidth. I call abuse.
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