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  • Elon Musk’s SpaceX Building Global Satellite Surveillance Network for U.S. Intelligence Agency

    03/17/2024 3:11:31 AM PDT · by Bratch · 35 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | March 16, 2024 | sundance
    According to a recent Reuters report, Elon Musk signed a $1.8 billion contract in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to launch a system of orbiting surveillance satellites.According to the report, “if successful, the sources said the program would significantly advance the ability of the U.S. government and military to quickly spot potential targets almost anywhere on the globe.”Remind me again exactly when Elon Musk bought the Twitter platform.WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said,...
  • NG: Taylor Swift Busted as Woke Hypocrite on 5 Activist Issues: Climate, LGBTQQIAAP2S+, Feminism

    12/27/2023 6:21:06 AM PST · by Bratch · 10 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12-27-2023 | David Ng
    Taylor Swift’s performative activism is getting tiresome — and transparently hypocritical.Now that she is the Democrats’ official cultural vector for promoting their left-wing agenda, the mega pop star has become more than ubiquitous. She is being forcibly crammed down everyone’s throats. Her media saturation level is somewhere near Hurricane Katrina. Even NFL fans who just want to enjoy the game have no choice but to watch Clockwork Orange-style as she cheers on her Kansas City Chiefs boyfriend in cringeworthy style.Left-wing and establishment media can’t help fantasizing about how Swift’s massive pop culture sway could “save Joe Biden” in next year’s...
  • Fox News’s Brit Hume Calls Donald Trump a Failed President

    08/08/2023 4:50:19 AM PDT · by Bratch · 74 replies
    Breitbart ^ | August 7, 2023 | Paul Bois
    Fox News Chief Political Analyst Brit Hume called former President Donald Trump a failed president on Monday. Hume issued his condemnatory statement in response to a video from conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who suggested that people oppose Trump due to his success as president. “If Trump was such a failed president, why are they doing everything they possibly can to prevent a second term of Trump?” said Kirk. “Oh, I don’t know. Maybe they don’t want a repeat of a failed presidency. Just guessing here,” responded Hume.
  • GOP Is Leaning Into Moderate, Experienced Senate Candidates In 2024 To Avoid Another Failed Red Wave, Experts Say

    07/09/2023 5:57:15 PM PDT · by Bratch · 163 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | July 9, 2023 | ARJUN SINGH
    The National Republican Senatorial Committee is seeking to recruit established candidates over populists for Senate races in 2024, according to comments from GOP strategists and commentators to the Daily Caller News Foundation.Republicans failed to make expected Senate gains in 2022’s midterm elections after novice GOP candidates lost critical races.“[We must be] nominating candidates who can win … Senate seats are too important to throw away,” said Peter Roff, a conservative commentator.Republicans are looking to recruit moderate and experienced candidates for Senate races in 2024 to avoid a repeat of losses in the 2022 midterms, GOP campaign experts and conservative commentators...
  • Jack Smith’s Backup Option

    06/15/2023 5:14:34 AM PDT · by Bratch · 35 replies
    The Atlantic ^ | June 14, 2023 | By Ryan Goodman and Andrew Weissmann
    Jack Smith’s Backup OptionDonald Trump was indicted in Florida. Could he also face charges in New Jersey?By Ryan Goodman and Andrew WeissmannEven before last Thursday’s indictment in United States v. Donald Trump, public speculation swirled about whether the former president had taken classified documents not just to Mar-a-Lago but also to his residence and golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The indictment answered that question with a bang while presenting a new puzzle about why Trump isn’t facing even steeper charges.According to the Justice Department and a taped recording of the former president, Trump took classified records from Mar-a-Lago to...
  • DeSantis 101

    05/25/2023 12:04:49 PM PDT · by Bratch · 42 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | May 25, 2023 | sundance
    DeSantis 101May 25, 2023 | Sundance | 74 CommentsNow that the people who created, manage and construct the branding for Ron DeSantis have finally made the admission to push their puppet into the 2024 race, we should probably talk about what the person representing their quest is all about.First, the obvious. Notice how the managers will not allow Ron DeSantis to hold a public campaign event in Florida? This is a tenuous time for them, and they cannot allow the optics of DeSantis being protested by Republicans in his home state to undermine their effort. DeSantis must be shielded in...
  • How Corrupt Is Our Current Situation? It’s Worse Than Most Can Fathom…

    05/05/2023 5:17:33 AM PDT · by Bratch · 17 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | March 4, 2023 | sundance
    How Corrupt Is Our Current Situation? It’s Worse Than Most Can Fathom…May 4, 2023 | Sundance | 309 CommentsThe football spiking by AG Merrick Garland today deserves some context, and I am going to take you through a story that will highlight just how bad the situation really is.Everything that preceded the 2020 federal election was a complex system of control by a network of ideologues, federal agencies, allies in the private sector, financial stakeholders and corrupt interests all working toward a common goal. There’s no need to go through the background of how the election was manipulated and how...
  • Horse deaths, 4 in 6 days, mar the start of Kentucky Derby week at Churchill Downs

    05/02/2023 7:24:43 PM PDT · by Bratch · 35 replies
    WDRB.com ^ | May 2, 2023 | Eric Crawford
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Kentucky Derby week is off to a grim start at Churchill Downs. Three horses have died in the first two racing days of a meet that already began on a tragic note with the death of a Kentucky Derby qualifier, Wild on Ice, who was euthanized following an injury sustained in training last Thursday. Parents Pride, a 4-year-old filly trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. and owned by Ken Ramsey, collapsed and died after Race No. 8 on the Churchill Downs turf course on Opening Night. Another horse trained by Joseph and owned by Ramsey, Chasing Artie,...
  • National Pro-Life Organization Turns Against President Trump Because Delivering on Goal to Overturn Roe -v- Wade Wasn’t Good Enough

    04/21/2023 6:11:38 AM PDT · by Bratch · 31 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | April 21, 2023 | sundance
    If you ever wanted to know how influential billionaire donors and the professional grift is amid the pro-life movement, this is a case study in the insanity of it. President Donald John Trump was the most pro-life President in U.S. history. President Trump outlined the platform policy of returning the issue of abortion to the states, and constructed all political endeavors to deliver on that pledge. President Trump was the first president to speak at the March for Life events in Washington DC and hold pro-life supporting events at the White House. [...] However, Lila Rose, President and Founder of...
  • Report: Manhattan Judge to Put ‘Gag Order’ on Donald Trump

    04/03/2023 4:01:44 AM PDT · by Bratch · 59 replies
    Breitbart ^ | April 2, 2023 | PAUL BOIS
    The legal team representing former President Donald Trump reportedly expects that the Manhattan judge will put a gag order on him as the case awaits trial. A source close to the legal team told the Daily Mail the judge will take an “unprecedented step” to silence the 2024 presidential candidate. The gag order could potentially undercut his ability to campaign on the issue of legal corruption during the primary. “The Trump legal team now thinks that the Manhattan judge will take the unprecedented step of silencing the presidential frontrunner with an unconstitutional gag order tomorrow,” the source said. “The Trump...
  • Ron DeSantis Wins the Coveted George Soros Endorsement – Describing DeSantis as “Shrewd, Ruthless and Ambitious”…

    02/16/2023 5:28:15 PM PST · by Bratch · 37 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | February 16, 2023 | sundance
    Ron DeSantis Wins the Coveted George Soros Endorsement – Describing DeSantis as “Shrewd, Ruthless and Ambitious”…February 16, 2023 | Sundance | 137 CommentsSaying that DeSantis “is shrewd, ruthless, and ambitious”, George Soros delivers an endorsement of the Florida governor adding, “He is likely to be the Republican candidate.”When billionaire leftist and creepy globalist George Soros is complimenting your personality attributes, you just might be doing the whole Republican presidential candidate thing wrong. Just sayin’.WASHINGTON DC – In a wide-ranging speech, Soros ripped Trump’s presidency and complemented elements of DeSantis’s style. “DeSantis is shrewd, ruthless, and ambitious,” said Soros, adding, “He...
  • DNC Approves Obama, Clyburn Plan for South Carolina to Lead 2024 Democrat Presidential Primary, Media Call It “The Biden Plan”

    02/05/2023 3:33:49 AM PST · by Bratch · 14 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | February 5, 2024 | sundance
    DNC Approves Obama, Clyburn Plan for South Carolina to Lead 2024 Democrat Presidential Primary, Media Call It “The Biden Plan”February 5, 2023 | Sundance | 39 CommentsIn the last several weeks I have been saying to watch the state of South Carolina for how both Republican and Democrats wings of the UniParty, RNC and DNC respectively, plan to use South Carolina as the mechanism for the 2024 illusion of choice. What I call the RNC and DNC roadmaps.Essentially the RNC/DNC constructs are the roadmaps, from the club system – two private corporations, to control the 2024 primary election outcomes.This is...
  • Tyre Nichols' Rumored Connection to Cop's Ex-Wife Under Investigation

    02/01/2023 4:40:04 PM PST · by Bratch · 43 replies
    Newsweek ^ | February 1, 2023 | Matthew Impelli
    The Memphis Police Department is currently investigating rumors regarding a possible connection between Tyre Nichols and the ex-wife or ex-girlfriend of one of the Memphis cops arrested and charged in Nichols' death.On Wednesday morning, Newsweek asked the Shelby County district attorney's office if it is investigating possible rumors connecting Nichols to the ex-girlfriend or ex-wife of former Memphis cop Demetrius Haley. Additionally, Newsweek asked about rumors that Haley sent photos of Nichols to his ex-wife following the violent arrest of the 29-year-old Black man."All of this is still under investigation. Those are the things, along with the participation of others,...
  • 2010 DHS Contract to General Dynamics Information Systems for Domestic “Media Monitoring and Social Media Networking”

    01/08/2023 1:07:59 PM PST · by Bratch · 2 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | December 30, 2022 | sundance
    2010 DHS Contract to General Dynamics Information Systems for Domestic “Media Monitoring and Social Media Networking”December 30, 2022 | Sundance | 110 CommentsDuring my trip to DC in the summer of 2020 there were a myriad of disconcerting datapoints assembled; revelations that made sense of the madness and disappointments found everywhere. However, one of the key notations for future reference was to watch the political evolution of Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) and spot the jump where the ideological outlook turns into specific government action.With that in mind, this recent discovery of a 2010 to 2015 DHS contract to a...
  • Foreboding Signals Amid Discovery the FBI Can Launch Pegasus Cell Phone Targeting With Appointment of Special Counsel

    11/22/2022 1:17:17 PM PST · by Bratch · 16 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | November 22, 2022 | sundance
    Foreboding Signals Amid Discovery the FBI Can Launch Pegasus Cell Phone Targeting With Appointment of Special CounselNovember 22, 2022 | Sundance | 39 CommentsIf you read the article about the “Pegasus Project”, spyware created to infect cell phones that was marketed by Israeli intelligence through a company called NSO {Go Deep Here}, then you essentially know the background. Pegasus is “no click” targeting spyware that can be deployed against cellular phones, simply by inputting the phone number and transmitting to it.The Guardian previously reported,“Claudio Guarnieri, who runs Amnesty International’s Security Lab, said once a phone was infected with Pegasus, a...
  • The Core Battle Within the Republican Party

    11/21/2022 10:42:27 AM PST · by Bratch · 27 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | November 21, 2022 | sundance
    The Core Battle Within the Republican PartyNovember 21, 2022 | sundance | 258 CommentsAn inflection point is coming. In preparation for what we are about to witness, it is critical to understand that both the DNC and RNC are private corporations with no affiliation to government.It is a difficult shift in thinking to appropriately understand, but the party system in U.S. politics revolves around two clubs that feed from the same corporate trough and position for influence and affluence within a political dynamic they control.The priority for both clubs, Republican and Democrat, is NOT primarily ideological. In the modern era,...
  • Big Picture, 2020 Midterm Elections Highlight the Distinct Difference Between Ballots and Votes

    11/09/2022 11:18:49 AM PST · by Bratch · 20 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | November 9, 2022 | sundance
    Big Picture, 2020 Midterm Elections Highlight the Distinct Difference Between Ballots and VotesNovember 9, 2022 | Sundance | 14 CommentsAs the political discussion centers on the 2022 wins and losses from the midterm election, one thing that stands out in similarity to the 2020 general election is the difference between ballots (counted) and votes (cast). It appears in some states this is the ‘new normal.’Where votes were the focus the Biden administration suffered losses. Where ballots were the focus the Biden administration won.Perhaps the two states most reflective of ‘ballots’ being more important than ‘votes’ are Michigan and Pennsylvania. Despite...
  • 'BRINGING LIGHT TO A GOOD MAN'

    10/26/2022 7:32:51 AM PDT · by Bratch · 3 replies
    WDRB-41 ^ | October 25, 2022 | Griffin Gonzalez
    Viral photo of coal miner and his son at UK scrimmage hits home for John CalipariLOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The McGuires are like a lot of Kentuckians.Michael, Mollie, and their two kids love the Cats. So naturally, when the Wildcats were coming to the family's hometown of Pikeville for the annual blue-white scrimmage, they had to go."It was heartwarming that they were willing to come to eastern Kentucky to help out and I knew that my husband and my son (Easton) were going to get to share that experience," Mollie McGuire said. "He was like, 'Are they going to be...
  • Credentialism, Crisis and Censorship: How the Left Eliminated Debate

    10/26/2022 5:52:47 AM PDT · by Bratch · 4 replies
    Front Page Magazine ^ | October 26, 2022 | Daniel Greenfield
    “The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of the Big Lie,”authored by a CBS reporter and a political activist, is the latest effort by leftists to wrap themselves in the banner of truth.Media bias has shed its protective coloration of neutrality and blares that its side, leftists, represent the truth and conservatives the ‘lie’. The title of the “The Big Truth”, an otherwise forgettable exercise in virtue signaling, is interesting only because it so perfectly encompasses a media feed that is a mad libs game of “X Republican lied, Y Democrat hopes truth will win out.”The problem is that...
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wins Coveted Paul Ryan Endorsement for 2024

    10/14/2022 1:30:38 PM PDT · by Bratch · 86 replies
    The Last Refuge ^ | October 14, 2022 | sundance
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wins Coveted Paul Ryan Endorsement for 2024October 14, 2022 | Sundance | 127 CommentsFolks, I’m not trying to bust on Ron DeSantis, I’m just highlighting the dynamic in the background to include the political players and deep connected GOP club operatives. If the truth makes me a critic, then so be it; but I’m not going to play the pretending game. Quite frankly, I’m tired of it.Ron DeSantis is backed by the same assembly of political insiders, donors, corporations and financial backers that supported Jeb Bush. The professionally republican class know what they have in DeSantis,...