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John Weaver, a longtime G.O.P. operative who advised John McCain and John Kasich, made sexual overtures to young men, sometimes offering to help them get work in politics.John Weaver, a longtime Republican strategist and co-founder of the prominent anti-Trump group the Lincoln Project, has for years sent unsolicited and sexually provocative messages online to young men, often while suggesting he could help them get work in politics, according to interviews with 21 men who received them. His solicitations included sending messages to a 14-year-old, asking questions about his body while he was still in high school and then more pointed...

I was searching for other data pertaining to FBI domestic terrorism criteria and came across this paper, Political Weaponization of Labels: How Americans Become Unwitting "Domestic Terrorists". Below is text from the opening statement of the paper (which I had to transcribe; forgive any errors): Labels (i.e. domestic extremist, white supremacist, right-wing, etc) are being dubiously applies by certain non-profits, media, academics, social media, businesses and law enforcement, as well as Federal, State and Local legislation, which target proponents of the precedent doctrine, known as 'dual' federalism. Additionally, legislation has been proposed, the result of which will be to silence,...

Former British Prime Minster Tony Blair has said that the British government should take advantage of the fact that it is to preside over the G7 this year to implement a global vaccine passport system. Blair’s globalist institute issued a report urging the UK government to “place the creation of a global Covid-19 travel pass as a key item” on the G7 agenda. In an interview with the Telegraph, the Iraq war architect himself stated that vaccine passports are “inevitable” and that British government needs to “take the initiative” using its “fortuitous” G7 presidency, and implement a “critical first step”...

Sen. Chuck Grassley on Friday called on the Justice Department to explain its decision to close an investigation into leaks of information about former national security adviser Michael Flynn with a finding of no wrongdoing on the part of Obama administration officials.The New York Times reported Tuesday that federal prosecutors quietly closed a criminal probe into the leak of information to The Washington Post in 2017 regarding Flynn’s phone calls in December 2016 with then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.According to The Times, prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C. who were investigating the leak found “no wrongdoing” on the...

In the Netherlands, the government isn’t responding to the reality of COVID-19. Instead, officials are responding to a possible reality in the future. Dutch lawmakers made the decision last week to implement a draconian lockdown, complete with a 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. curfew — the first one enacted in the Netherlands since World War II, according to Slate. The anger is motivated, at least in part, because the government made the decision to implement the strict lockdown and its accompanying curfew despite the fact that COVID-19 cases are falling in the Dutch country. For context, as Reuters reported, documented...

"You walk into this room at your own risk because it leads to the future. Not a future that will be, but one that might be. This is not a new world, it is simply an extension of what began in the old one. It has patterned itself after every dictator who has ever planted a ripping imprint of a boot on the pages of history since the beginning of time. It has refinements, technological advances, and a more sophisticated approach to the destruction of human freedom. But like every one of the super-states that preceded it, it has one...

Joe Biden waited nearly four decades to become the most powerful man in the free world. Now that he is, he’s making himself scarce. **SNIP** White House aides describe the strategy not so much as delegation but as an concerted effort to restore confidence with a public battered by the contradictory messaging and scorched-earth politics of the Trump years. In just over a week, the White House has booked 80 TV and radio interviews with 20 senior administration officials, members of the Covid-19 response team and Cabinet secretary designates. They’ve had officials on each major network, booking them on every...

OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. 30. THE MISSION OF THE BROOKLYN. The commander of the Brooklyn is ordered to land supplies at Fort Pickens; then to lay off, and closely watch the movements of the State troops. If he perceives any purpose to attack the Fort, or any preparations therefor, he is to land his artillerymen and bring his own guns to bear in defence of the post. This I take from a copy of the official orders. Intense anxiety prevails at the President's House to hear from Pensacola, as an immediate collision is apprehended. GEN. SCOTT AND THE...

The U.S. Navy is considering removing conformal fuel tanks, or CFTs, from the Block III upgrade package for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornets after discovering various issues with them during testing. Deciding not to pursue these tanks, which are designed to extend the Super Hornet's range even without it having to carry drop tanks in place of other underwing stores, could have significant ramifications for the service's future tactical aviation plans.

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence is beginning to build a political future without Donald Trump, including making plans to form a policy-focused fundraising committee that would help him maintain a relationship with donors, according to multiple sources familiar with his plans. Pence, who left Washington and took a post-inauguration vacation with his wife in St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, ahead of resettling in Indiana, is expected to announce his new venture in the coming weeks, sources said. To say the end of his time in office was rocky would be to put it mildly. His relationship...

They do their business and I do mine. We are not bad people.”Indeed they do. And then some. Those are the words of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) in 2004, in reference to a report by the Los Angeles Times that found various Waters family members had pocketed a total of more than $1 million over eight years from businesses and campaigns with a connection to the congresswoman. Shockingly,” Waters “separated herself from any ties to those activities.”Welp, that was then and this is now.I don’t know whether Mad Maxine and her family are good people or “bad people,” but I...

Do you ever get the feeling you’re being lied to? 450,390 people have now died WITH the coronavirus in the US this year. That number includes poisonings, shootings, homicides and hospice deaths. The Gateway Pundit reported news from the CDC in August that only 6% of all deaths in the US classified as Coronavirus deaths actually died from the China Coronavirus exclusively. That means the number of those poor people who died from the coronavirus exclusively is much, much lower than the headlines. Many local and state governments are shutting down their local businesses and institutions due to over-inflated statistics...

“Speak unto us smooth things . . .” (Isaiah 30:10).

Per capita income and Gini index are 2 criteria that represent the income and income inequality or wealth inequality within a nation or a group of people in a society. According to available statistics, per capita income (PCI) or average income of Iranian households has been declining instead of increasing over time. On top of that according to the head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, during the four decades after the revolution, the country’s economy had single-digit inflation for only four years and double-digit inflation for the rest of the years, which means higher prices, reduced purchasing power and...

Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part series.Two hundred thirty-two years ago, in the first ever presidential inauguration, our nation's first President addressed a jubilant multitude and a nation that was united and shared values and a common hope in America's future. In that first ever presidential address, George Washington gave the newborn nation a prophetic warning. He said, “The propitious smiles of heaven, cannot be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal Rules of Order and right that heaven itself has ordained.” In other words, if America follows the ways of God, His eternal rules of...

The town of Palm Beach, Florida, is reviewing legal documents after former President Donald Trump decided to make Mar-a-Lago – his private club – his permanent residence. When Trump converted the private residence into a club in 1993, he allegedly came to an agreement with the town about residency restrictions. According to The Hill, some of the conditions of the agreement are that club members, including the former president himself, could only spend a maximum of seven consecutive days and no more than three weeks a year at the property. The number of members are also capped at 500 and...

Former Republican President George W. Bush waded into the escalating GOP civil war over Donald Trump's impeachment on Friday, after Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz rallied to defeat Congresswoman Liz Cheney in her home state of Wyoming. As the Republican party grapples with its future under President Joe Biden, the civil war has intensified after 10 House members voted in favor of impeaching Trump for allegedly inciting the deadly insurrection on January 6. Bush spoke out one day after Gaetz railed against Liz Cheney—the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney—the No. 3 Republican in the House who joined nine others...

Trudeau announced Friday morning that all returning travellers into the country must go to a government isolation centre where another COVID-19 test will be taken.. An Edmonton pastor may have found out the hard way Thursday night about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau announced Friday morning all returning travellers into the country must go to a government isolation centre where another COVID-19 test will be taken. If a passenger tests negative, they will be allowed to return home for a strictly-enforced another 11 days. Those testing positive will be taken to another government...

A week and a half into the Biden presidency, Democrats are adopting a more muscular approach to dealing with Republicans, essentially declaring they will work with them if they can but are prepared to move past them if they must. Top Senate Democrats are now working on dual tracks, planning to hold a speedy impeachment trial to avoid derailing President Biden’s legislative agenda while also laying the groundwork for Biden’s covid relief package to pass shortly afterward. The moves come after Biden launched his administration without Republicans in his Cabinet and started by issuing dozens of executive actions, a clip...

A few years ago, while serving as academic dean, I met with a professor who had been accused of racial discrimination. He was stunned. “I don’t understand how this could happen,” he said. “My progressive credentials are impeccable.” For the record, I don’t believe he was guilty. But his answer told me far more about the mindset of the left than about his actions. For leftists, intentions always trump behavior and even consequences. Regardless of what actually happens, if they meant well, then they were clearly on the side of the angels. This same courtesy is never extended to conservatives,...