/qnotables23/ - ===Q Notables 2023===

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934186 (011216ZJUN23) Notable: CIA hacked iPhones of diplomats in Russia /ATT

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1 Jun, 2023 08:35

CIA hacked iPhones of diplomats in Russia – FSB

Russian security officials claim to have uncovered a major surveillance operation exploiting Apple devices

TheCIA installed malware on thousands of Apple phonesused by Russian citizens and foreign diplomats working in the country, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed.

The FSB said on Thursday that a joint operation with the Federal Guard Service (FSO) had “uncover[ed] a surveillance operation by American intelligence agencies, carried out with the use of Apple’s mobile devices.”

An assessment ofRussia’s telecom infrastructure revealed “anomalies”in the operations of some iPhones, caused by “a previously unknown malicious program that uses softwarevulnerabilities provided by the manufacturer,” a statement by the agency read.

Several thousand phones made by Apple were infected with the malware, according to the FSB.

Not only Russian citizens were targeted, but also “foreign phone numbers and subscribers that use SIM cards registered with diplomatic missionsand embassies inside Russia, including countries from the NATO bloc and the post-Soviet space, as well Israel, Syria and China,” the agency said.

The discovery ismore proof of the close cooperation between Apple and the US intelligencecommunity, the FSB claimed, adding that “the declared policy of ensuring the privacy of personal data of Apple users has nothing to do with reality.”

The FSB also accused Apple of “providing the American intelligence services with a wide range of opportunities to survey any persons of interest to the White House, including their partners in anti-Russian activities, as well as their own citizens.”

In March, the Kommersant newspaper reported that members of the Russian presidential administration had been told to discard their iPhones. According to the paper, the step was taken due to concerns that advanced cyberwarfare tools, such as the Israeli Pegasus software, could allow Apple gadgets to be breached, despite the producer’s claims of their enhanced security features.

Kremlin spokesmanDmitry Peskov declined to comment on the report, but noted that Russian officials were in any case barred from using smartphones “for work purposes” due to the potential vulnerability of devices. (Interesting declined to comment!)

https://www.rt.com/russia/577273-cia-hack-iphone-diplomats/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934238 (011237ZJUN23) Notable: @DeptofDefense Spread the word during PTSD Awareness Month.

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Spread the word during PTSD Awareness Month.

Even though PTSD treatments are effective and accessible, most people don't get the help they need. There are currently about 12 million people in the U.S. living with PTSD. Help spread the word on available PTSD treatments.

https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/status/1664240379384741888

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934269 (011248ZJUN23) Notable: Germany tells Zelensky NATO can’t consider Ukrainian membership now

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1 Jun, 2023 10:38

Germany tells Zelensky NATO can’t consider Ukrainian membership now

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock claimed that the doors of the US-led military bloc still remain open

Ukraine cannot join NATO while it remains locked in a conflict with Russia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. Last month, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also expressed skepticism about Kiev’s admission into the US-led military bloc.

Speaking ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Norwegian capital Oslo on Thursday, Baerbock claimed that the bloc’s doors remain open for potential new members. This applies to Sweden in particular, but also to Ukraine, she said.

“At the same time, it is clear that we cannot talk about new membership in the middle of a war,” Baerbock stressed regarding Ukraine’s aspirations.

German Chancellor Scholz said last month that Kiev’s potential NATO membership “doesn’t stand on the agenda anytime soon.” He cited a “whole range of requirements belonging to NATO’s criteria that Ukraine can’t fulfill at present.”

The chancellor argued that the bloc should for the time being focus on helping Ukraine to “defend its land” against Russian forces.

While some NATO members such as Poland and the Baltic states have long advocated a fast track for Ukraine’s accession, others, including the US and Germany, are reluctant to commit to such a scenario, the Financial Times reported in April.

Citing anonymous sources, the FT claimed on Wednesday that Ukrainian President VladimirZelenskyhad “made clear to NATO leaders that he will not attend the Vilnius summit [in July]without concrete security guarantees and a road map for accession.” (Zelensky is either stupid or he willingly sacrificed 100s of 1000s of men for his fame. Ukraine will never be in NATO because that will cause WWIII. Russia is not producing weapons 24 hours a day for this war, but for the future.)

Kiev formally applied to join the US-led bloc in September 2022, arguing that the collective defense it provides to members would ensure Ukraine’s security against Russia.

Moscow, in turn, considers NATO’s eastward expansion to be a threat to its national security, and has cited Ukraine’s aspirations to join the bloc as one of the reasons for the current conflict.

https://www.rt.com/news/577276-german-foreign-minister-ukraine-nato-membership/

(Watch the clip on next post from “White Tiger” to understand what the west is doing)

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934317 (011303ZJUN23) Notable: #OTD in 1914, General Order No. 99 banned all alcohol on U.S. Navy ships

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#OTD in 1914, General Order No. 99 banned all alcohol on U.S. Navy ships. Ships have remained dry except on very rare occasions. Meanwhile, the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has its own pub. "The Queen's Head" beer selection includes "Carrier Ale".

https://twitter.com/NavalInstitute/status/1664255919453097985

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934329 (011306ZJUN23) Notable: Germany tells Zelensky NATO can’t consider Ukrainian membership now

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-wants-clear-decision-nato-future-july-summit-zelenskiy-2023-06-01/

Ukraine wants 'clear' decision on NATO future at July summit - Zelenskiy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday Kyiv wanted to receive a "clear" decision on its future in the NATO military alliance when the bloc's leaders meet in Vilnius in July.

At a summit of over 40 European leaders in Moldova, he also said he wanted progress on Ukraine's path to the European Union, which Kyiv applied to join last year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

"This year is for decisions. In summer in Vilnius at the NATO summit the clear invitation to the members of Ukraine is needed and the security guarantees on the way to NATO membership are needed," Zelenskiy said.

"In (autumn), on our accession to the EU a clear, positive decision is needed. And we are also preparing for a Peace Summit, which will guide the world to jointly implement the peace formula," he said.

Ukraine has proposed a peace summit this summer to cement its vision of peace as the only way to end Russia's war. It has not said where the event would take place.

Zelenskiy, whose 10-point peace "formula" entails the full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, also called for a coalition of powers to supply Patriot air defence systems and fighter jets to Ukraine to help fend off Russian forces.

The summit of the EU's 27 member states and 20 other European countries was taking place at a castle 20 km (12 miles) from Ukrainian territory and near the Russian-backed breakaway region of Transdniestria.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934340 (011308ZJUN23) Notable: PF TITAN25 E-4B NightwatchSec, of Defense lloyd Austinarriving at Singapore-just before 9pm local time @Paya Lebar AB

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TITAN25 E-4B NightwatchSec, of Defense lloyd Austinarriving at Singapore-just before 9pm local time @Paya Lebar AB and SPAR65Indo-Pac Cmdr. AquilinoG5 arrived earlier from it's Yokota AB departure

Cap#4 is from last years USAF Academy commencement speech by Austin-where Potato is today >>59108 pb

C102 US Coast Guard departed Hanoi and also arrived at Singapore last night (CONUS time)

Austin Says ‘Unfortunate’ No Talks with Chinese Counterpart in Singapore

https://www.voanews.com/a/austin-says-unfortunate-no-talks-with-chinese-counterpart-in-singapore-/7118174.html

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Jamie Dimonon N662CH G650 had a stop at Bangalore after departing Shanghai yesterday and is now at Mumbai-landed about 3h ago

Elon Muskdeparted Shanghai on N628TS G650 and is going to Hawthorne, CA or to Austin, TX

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934388 (011320ZJUN23) Notable: (OPEC) hasrefused to invite reporters from Bloomberg News and Reutersto a scheduled event in Austria

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1 Jun, 2023 03:11

OPEC snubs major Western news outlets – media (KEK)

Reuters and Bloomberg said they were not invited to cover the upcoming meeting of oil-producing countries

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hasrefused to invite reporters from Bloomberg News and Reutersto a scheduled event in Austria later this week, both outlets said on Wednesday.

Correspondents from theWall Street Journal were also snubbed, according to Reuters and Bloomberg.

Though staff from the three media agencies typically cover major OPEC meetings, Bloomberg said that this time organizers decided to send invitations directly to reporters, as opposed to providing accreditation to any journalist seeking to attend an event.

“We are disappointed that Reuters has not been invited,” a spokesperson said, adding that the agency has “reached out to OPEC for clarity on the matter.”

“We believe that a free press serves readers, markets and the public interest,” the spokesperson added. Bloomberg said it had contacted the OPEC secretariat, but received no reply. (But you aren’t a free press, you are biased and the mouthpiece of your masters!)

The agencies are still expected to send reporters to Austria, even if they cannot access the OPEC Secretariat, where ministers meet, according to theFinancial Times (FT), which confirmed that it did receive an invitation. The newspaper added thatDow Jones was also denied access, however.

FT cited people familiar with the matter as saying Saudi Energy MinisterPrince Abdulaziz bin Salmanwas behind the exclusion of prominent news organizations.

Reporters from other outlets, includingCNBC, as well as pricing agenciesArgus and Platts,told Reuters that theywere invitedto the Vienna event. (KEK thats gotta burn.)

OPEC – along with its partners in the broader OPEC+ bloc, which includes Russia – have been under pressure to support Western sanctions imposed on Moscow in response to its military operation in Ukraine. OPEC members have worked with Russia to reach an agreement on coordinated production cuts, which drew criticism from Washington.

OPEC members will gather on Saturday and Sunday for a regular biannual meeting to determine next steps after US crude prices dropped below $70 per barrel this week. The decline comes despite an agreement to further slash production in April, expanding output cuts initially set last year.

https://www.rt.com/news/577251-opec-snubs-reuters-bloomber/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934407 (011325ZJUN23) Notable: PF TITAN25 E-4B NightwatchSec, of Defense lloyd Austinarriving at Singapore-just before 9pm local time @Paya Lebar AB

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>>59248

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934449 (011334ZJUN23) Notable: PF TITAN25 E-4B NightwatchSec, of Defense lloyd Austinarriving at Singapore-just before 9pm local time @Paya Lebar AB

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goes to India then France after this stop

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>This is being brought in to JBA for Sec. of Defense trip

Secretary of Defense Travel to Japan, Singapore, India, France

https://sg.usembassy.gov/secretary-of-defense-travel-to-japan-singapore-india-france/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934510 (011346ZJUN23) Notable: Protecting Manchin

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Protecting Manchin

https://twitter.com/JohnBasham/status/1664054899330490368?s=20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934514 (011349ZJUN23) Notable: Germany tells Zelensky NATO can’t consider Ukrainian membership now

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>>59244

>Annalena Baerbock

https://www.business-leaders.net/wef-young-global-leaders-die-liste-der-deutschen-teilnehmer/

Annalena Baerbock – Member of the WEF Young Global Leaders Forum

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is listed as a participant (2020-2025) in the Young Global Leaders program. This led to several inquiries - not only in the Bundestag - but also from citizens and voters. Two questions were asked on MPswatch:

Dear Ms. Baerbock, How will your membership of the World Economic Forum's "Young global leaders" feed into your policies? I actually wanted to vote for you and the Greens and I'm somewhat surprised to find you there. A forum for global players, for big business. What are you doing there as a Green?

Team Annalena Baerbock answers as follows: Thank you for your message. In spring 2020, Annalena Baerbock was nominated for the Young Global Leaders program by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The aim is to network young talents from politics, business and society with each other. This takes place, among other things, in the form of high-level discussions or public events to which the Young Global Leaders are invited as participants or speakers. Annalena Baerbock has accepted this nomination in her role as a politician and sees it as an opportunity to get different perspectives on certain issues with a global/international connection and to network with people from her generation. Membership is limited to five years. There are currently 700 active members. Participation is free, no consideration is expected. Ms. Baerbock has not been active so far. Due to the pandemic, no live events have taken place so far. Best regards

Here's another request:

Dear Ms. Baerbock, what did you learn from your participation in the Young Global Players meeting and what specifically do you want to implement if you are elected?

Young Global Players is the elite forge of the World Ecconomic Forum, a network of the richest and most powerful in the world that has existed for 50 years . What are you, like your colleague Cem Özdemir, doing at such a lobbying event, consisting of representatives of high finance, business, the aristocracy and unfortunately also high-ranking representatives of the press? It is not particularly surprising that Mr. Jens Spahn takes part in such events.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/ygl-wef-young-global-leaders/

LEADERSHIP

Meet our Young Global Leaders for 2020

Mar 11, 2020

https://www.younggloballeaders.org/community?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=baerbock

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934563 (011400ZJUN23) Notable: FDA launches ‘Rumor Control’ website to combat ‘growing spread’ of health ‘misinformation’

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FDA launches ‘Rumor Control’ website to combat ‘growing spread’ of health ‘misinformation’

Critics have argued that the FDA initiative to police supposed misinformation is hypocritical.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fda-launches-rumor-control-website-to-combat-growing-spread-of-health-misinformation/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934571 (011402ZJUN23) Notable: PlaneFag Europe Activity

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Busy on the Romania/Moldova/Ukraine border area: RAF RRR7201 RC-135 Rivet Joint, JAKE17RC-135 Rivet Joint with NATO03 E-3A Sentry AWACS buggin' out to the NW

Greek AF HAF352C G5 departed Oslo as well as Czech AF CEF05B C-296 Persuader-Blinken is there along with NATO Sec. Stoltenberg

@SecBlinken Great meeting with @NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg today in Oslo to discuss the Vilnius NATO Summit, continued Allied support for Ukraine, and advancing Sweden’s accession process.

https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1664186937815584772?cxt=HHwWiMC-xfzMsJguAAAA

Swedish AF SVF639 G5 WS from Stockholm-prolly heading to Brussels

Russian AF 82260 Tupolev T-154 ES from Moscow-Chkalovsky AB-red dot on right of cap

German AF GAF628 over Baltic Sea heading to Kanaus or Vilnius, Lithuania

VV100 US Navy G5 departed Helsinki, Finland

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934590 (011406ZJUN23) Notable: Dr.SHIVA™ LIVE: The “Humanitarian” Warmonger – Booby F’n Kennedy, Jr. – The Other Face of Imperialism.

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Dr.SHIVA™ LIVE: The “Humanitarian” Warmonger – Booby F’n Kennedy, Jr. – The Other Face of Imperialism.

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YpKkgQyRwBKj

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934591 (011406ZJUN23) Notable: Target double down

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Target spreading disinformation that the boycott is due to the upcoming 2024 election, and they still do not think they did anything wrong. Doubling down is akin to insanity!

https://twitter.com/manofbert/status/1661837566612750337?s=20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934611 (011412ZJUN23) Notable: ECW rt: Auditors: Over 1 million F-35 spare parts lost by DOD and Lockheed

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Ezra A. Cohen Retweeted

Jim LaPorta

@JimLaPorta

Auditors said that because the government doesn’t have its own system tracking those parts, officials may not truly know how many spare parts are actually in the global spares pool, where they are, or their total value.

defensenews.com

Auditors: Over 1 million F-35 spare parts lost by DOD and Lockheed

GAO said some defense officials believe the true amount of lost spare parts may be even higher.

8:20 AM · May 31, 2023

https://twitter.com/JimLaPorta/status/1663898296157446146

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/05/30/auditors-over-1-million-f-35-spare-parts-lost-by-dod-and-lockheed/

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934645 (011418ZJUN23) Notable: Deposits at Capital One Bank Frozen

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Another one bites the dust

https://www.newstarget.com/2023-05-31-deposits-capitol-one-bank-frozen-by-nyc.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934695 (011427ZJUN23) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Recycling Cassiopeia A

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 1, 2023

Recycling Cassiopeia A

Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives. Collapsing from vast cosmic clouds, their nuclear furnaces ignite and create heavy elements in their cores. After a few million years, the enriched material is blasted back into interstellar space where star formation can begin anew. The expanding debris cloud known as Cassiopeia A is an example of this final phase of the stellar life cycle. Light from the explosion which created this supernova remnant would have been first seen in planet Earth's sky about 350 years ago, although it took that light about 11,000 years to reach us. This false-color image, composed of X-ray and optical image data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, shows the still hot filaments and knots in the remnant. It spans about 30 light-years at the estimated distance of Cassiopeia A. High-energy X-ray emission from specific elements has been color coded, silicon in red, sulfur in yellow, calcium in green and iron in purple, to help astronomers explore the recycling of our galaxy's star stuff. Still expanding, the outer blast wave is seen in blue hues. The bright speck near the center is a neutron star, the incredibly dense, collapsed remains of the massive stellar core.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html?

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934702 (011429ZJUN23) Notable: Target double down

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>>59257

> Doubling down is akin to

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934808 (011448ZJUN23) Notable: Belk is targeting children as young as 2 with transgender pride merchandise

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Belk is targeting children as young as 2 with transgender pride merchandise.

Until Tuesday, the department store chain’s website was selling a boys’ T-shirt that displayed the words, “So happy to be me,” and featured a blue, pink, and white happy face — the colors of the transgender pride flag.

The shirt was removed from Belk’s website just hours after Fox Business reached out asking if it was aware of the merchandise. The company did not provide a statement by press time.

“Show support with this kids’ Pride graphic t-shirt. Our toddler and youth t-shirt is soft and durable for everyday wear,” Belk’s description for the shirt stated.

While the description of the shirt said it was meant for boys ages 4 to 7, it was available in sizes as small as 2T (toddler).

Another pro-LGBTQ shirt for boys that are still currently on Belk’s website doesn’t have any words but features various ice cream confections bearing the colors of the lesbian flag, transgender flag, gay pride flag, bisexual flag and a milkshake with the letter Q for “Queer.”

Both shirts on Belk’s website were sold via online retailer Instant Message.

https://nypost.com/2023/05/31/belk-selling-transgender-pride-shirts-for-toddlers/

Anons, Belk Customer Service has a quick survey you can take anonymously and let them know that you will no longer support their WOKE ideologies being used on our innocent children.

https://www.belk.com/customer-service/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934810 (011448ZJUN23) Notable: PlaneFag CONUS activity

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SAM027 C-40B State Dept AC #01-0040 (usually) EN from JBA with SAM004 heading WS off Florida's west coast

SAM065/086 W and WN from JBA

Elon MuskN628TS G650 going straight through to Austin from his Shanghai departure earlier >>59248

11-3014 USAFSOC 'Special Ops' C-146A Wolfhound ES from Eglin AFB

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934840 (011454ZJUN23) Notable: 3 more GOP governors sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border

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3 more GOP governors sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The governors of Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina on Wednesday joined a growing list of Republican leaders sending their state National Guard soldiers or other state law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is considered a possible presidential aspirant, announced an executive order directing the deployment of 100 Virginia National Guard soldiers and 21 support personnel. South Carolina’s Henry McMaster and West Virginia’s Jim Justice announced their deployments shortly thereafter, also in response to a request from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

The announcements bring to at least eight the number of Republican-led states deploying soldiers or offering other assistance in the weeks since Abbott appealed for help.

“The ongoing border crisis facing our nation has turned every state into a border state,” Youngkin said in a statement. “As leadership solutions at the federal level fall short, states are answering the call to secure our southern border, reduce the flow of fentanyl, combat human trafficking and address the humanitarian crisis.”

resident Joe Biden announced in early May plans to send 1,500 active-duty troops to the border, in addition to the 2,500 National Guard members already there. Those military personnel were tasked with data entry, warehouse support and other administrative duties so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection can focus on fieldwork, the White House said.

But the Virginia deployment and others from Republican-led states have specifically been in support of Texas’ Operation Lone Star, which is separate from the active duty and National Guard troops working with the Customs and Border Protection.

Abbott launched Lone Star in 2021, saying that the Biden administration was essentially welcoming illegal immigration. Critics have questioned the effectiveness of the multi-billion dollar operation. Some arrests, including for low-level amounts of marijuana during traffic stops, appeared to have little to do with border security, and some Texas National Guard troops initially complained of low morale, late paychecks and having little to do.

Abbott’s request this month came through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, which facilitates state-level mutual aid nationwide. Youngkin and McMaster also joined other governors in Austin last week to discuss border policies.

McMaster’s news release said South Carolina’s mission is “in the planning phase,” with a goal of deployment by July 1. Justice said he had approved the deployment of as many as 50 West Virginia National Guard soldiers and airmen for 30 days.

Youngkin’s order said the Virginia troops will answer to a military commander during a 30-day deployment, not any local civilian authorities. The operating cost of the mission is $3.1 million, spokeswoman Macaulay Porter said in an email.

Youngkin, a former private equity executive who is barred under Virginia law from seeking a second consecutive term, is frequently mentioned as a possible 2024 presidential contender. He said earlier this month that he had no plans to launch such a bid this year.

Presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is among the other governors who have announced plans to deploy Guard troops and other officers since Abbott’s request was made. Mississippi, Iowa, Tennessee, and Nebraska have also volunteered aid, and other GOP-led states have made similar deployments in recent years, part of the party’s criticism of Biden’s performance on the border.

CBP said it doesn’t have any role with National Guard deployments with individual states, including Texas.

In Virginia, while some Republicans praised Youngkin’s decision, the state’s Democrats characterized the move as absurd, disingenuous or politically motivated.

“Youngkin for President has officially jumped the shark — our VA National Guard troops shouldn’t be used to further presidential ambitions much less fight a MAGA culture war in Texas of all places — Never thought I would see my state so compromised,” state Sen. Scott Surovell tweeted.

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Associated Press reporters John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia; Jeffrey Collins and James Pollard in Columbia, South Carolina; and Rebecca Santana in Washington contributed to this report.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934892 (011503ZJUN23) Notable: #23246

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Dough

https://fullchan.net/?db1107a16469b816#3ZiXQKQZmhS4YCcvs7CudoMT4VY9AgU4K5iek8vHMbtj

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18934975 (011527ZJUN23) Notable: U.S. consumer outlook dims as upscale retailers, discounters slash forecasts

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U.S. consumer outlook dims as upscale retailers, discounters slash forecasts

Weak profit forecasts from department store chain Macy's (M.N) to discounter Dollar General (DG.N) on Thursday underscored the fragile health of the U.S. consumer as persistent inflation curbs spending.

Several U.S. retailers said sales have ebbed as consumers react to higher prices for food and other essentials. Broadly, U.S. consumer spending trends showed resilience in the face of high inflation, but big-ticket purchases suffered. Upscale retailer Macy's said the U.S. consumer pulled back more than anticipated and slashed its annual sales and profit forecasts for the year. The glum forecast sent shares of the company down 4%. "We are seeing continued evidence of a consumption pattern that has shifted from goods to services. Goods demand has fallen off a cliff," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B Riley Wealth.

Shares of major retailers are in a slump, with the S&P 500 Retail ETF down about 25% on Thursday since a recent peak in early February.-cap #2 and they got it green after that train wreck. The S&P 500 (.SPX) was flat during the same period. Macy's and lingerie brand Victoria's Secret & Co (VSCO.N) are resorting to more discounts to clear out excess inventory.

"Our business in North America became increasingly more challenging," Victoria's Secret CEO Martin Waters said during a post earnings call on Thursday. "We were more promotional than planned."

Its shares fell 11% after the company trimmed its annual sales forecast late on Wednesday, saying it expects sales of its Victoria's Secret and Pink brands to be down mid-to-high single digits.

Macy's peer Nordstrom Inc (JWN.N) maintained its outlook for the year, but said the company was also seeing high-end consumers turn more cautious. "We would say they're pretty resilient, but they're also cautious. And we're seeing that really across the board, that caution," Nordstrom president Peter Nordstrom told investors on a Wednesday call. Dr Martens' (DOCS.L) shares dropped more than 10% on Thursday after the British shoemaker flagged that the consumer backdrop in the United States "was the toughest in the world at the moment."

The pinch from slowing consumer spending was not just limited to high-end retailers.

Discount store operator Dollar General (DG.N) joined rival Dollar Tree (DLTR.O) in cutting its full-year profit forecast due to weaker discretionary spending. "The health of the lower-income consumer is clearly in question as inflationary pressures continue to take a toll on spending," said Arun Sundaram, equity analyst at CFRA Research.

Dollar General's shares slumped as much as 20% on Thursday, and were down by more than one-third since October.

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/wrapup-us-consumer-outlook-dims-upscale-retailers-discounters-slash-forecasts-2023-06-01/

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XRT

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935065 (011545ZJUN23) Notable: Makers of toxic PFAs - found in everything from frying pans to clothes - suppressed studies showing chemicals may cause cancer and birth defects for DECADES

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The 'forever chemical' cover-up exposed: Makers of toxic PFAs - found in everything from frying pans to clothes - suppressed studies showing chemicals may cause cancer and birth defects for DECADES, new report claims

June 1, 2023

- Researchers found internal alerts over the chemicals were raised in 1961

- But this didn't become public knowledge until the 1990s, some 30 years later

Manufacturers of 'forever chemicals' tried to cover up the dangers they posed for more than 30 years, a new report claims.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, who reviewed dozens of company documents, found executives were first alerted to the health risks in 1961, but scientists said that they failed to raise the alarm until the 1990s.

Internal documents revealed chemical manufacturers DuPont and 3M were facing studies warning the chemicals, dubbed per- and polyFluorinated Substances (PFAS), could cause liver enlargement, poisonings and birth defects in children.

But the executives were alleged to have sat on the evidence and allow the chemicals to continue to be used in pots and pans, carpets, children's toys and even period underwear. They are used in paints and fabrics to make items non-stick or waterproof.

Studies suggest that more than 97 percent of Americans now have PFAS chemicals circulating in their blood.

But US states are still only just waking up to the threat, with Minnesota set to become the first to ban them completely by 2025.

Dr Tracey Woodruff, a gynecologist, and others involved in the study likened the delay to the tobacco industry's response to warnings that smoking can cause cancer.

The companies created the chemicals which were then used by other companies in items such as pans and fabrics to make them non stick and give them a waterproof quality.

But a single scratch can release millions of these toxic forever chemicals that can then be absorbed through the skin into the blood.

They can then enter cells where they damage DNA, raising the risk of cancer, and interfere with vital organs such as the thyroid, affecting metabolism.

In the study, published last night in the Annals of Global Health, researchers combed through documents on PFAS.

These had been obtained from Minnesota-based PFAS inventor 3M and major PFAS manufacturer DuPont, based in Wilmington, Delaware, in a lawsuit by Robert Billot that began in 1998.

He eventually managed to get records from the company spanning 1961 to 2006 which were then donated to the UCSF Chemical Industry Documents Library.

The scientists used these documents to construct a timeline of when manufacturers became aware of the risks posed by PFAS chemicals.

They then conducted further research to also construct a timeline of when alerts were raised in the public.

Results showed that warnings about PFAS chemicals and, in particular, the Teflon chemical coating, were first raised in 1961.

The chief of toxicology at DuPont found in experiments that rats exposed to PFAS in low doses had an 'increase in the size of the liver'. They warned that the chemicals should be handled with 'extreme care' and contact with the skin should be 'strictly avoided'.

Concerns were again raised internally in the 1970s, when DuPont-funded Haskell Laboratorie found that PFAS was 'highly toxic when inhaled and moderately toxic when ingested'.

Tests in dogs in the same decade showed that animals that ingested a single dose of PFAS died up to two days later.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935109 (011553ZJUN23) Notable: weaponized subjective POLITICS masking as health

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the DSM is shit.. weaponized subjective POLITICS masking as health

https://vaclaimsinsider.com/gaf-to-whodas-2-0/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935147 (011600ZJUN23) Notable: PF German, Slovenia, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese and Danish AF ACs all left Chisinau after the E.U summit about NATO membership

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>>59255 lb

German, Slovenia, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese and Danish AF ACs all left Chisinau after the E.U summit about NATO membership

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935156 (011603ZJUN23) Notable: the DNC has closed their national HQ on South Capitol. They will now be officing on the fifth floor of DOJ.

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The absolute Fuck You to America and the Law, Garland makes it clear he hates Patriotic Americans!

Everyone says Thank God he’s not on the Supreme Court, he’s doing more damage with the power of the DOJ!

Ted Cruz@tedcruz

In related news, the DNC has closed their national HQ on South Capitol.

They will now be officing on the fifth floor of DOJ.

Garland had an empty conference room,and both DOJ & DNC will save on administrative costs by co-locating.

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1664032555052552192?s=20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935241 (011620ZJUN23) Notable: United States Corp.

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ty

United States Corp.

The United States is defined as a federal corporation under US code 3002, section 15. The

14th Amendment infers that people born in the jurisdiction of the United States are subject to

the United States which is defined as a corporation. The Virginia Company was transformed

into the United States corporation in 1776 during the Revolutionary War by the Freemasonic

Founding Fathers like George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, and

Benjamin Franklin who were working under the Grand Lodge of England and as double

agents for the English Crown. Freemasons hijacked the revolution. It was a Roman Catholic

British noble named Robert Petre the 9th Baron Petre who was the Grand Master of the

Grand Lodge of England in 1776. The Virginia Company was issued by the British royal

family from the City of London Corporation for North American settlements. Around 1213

King John surrendered the Kingdom of England to the Holy See under the Golden Bull or

Bulla Aurea. In 1215 under direct papal authority King John issued the Magna Carta (Latin

for Great Charter) and this officially established the one mile square block called the City of

London Corporation as a sovereign entity from England and London. The Holy See uses

Latin for official documents and the Vatican uses Latin as its official language. Novus Ordo

Seclorum is Latin and translates to New Order of the Ages and is on the United States Great

Seal and United States one dollar federal reserve note. Novus Ordo Seclorum was added to

the dollar in 1935 which is 6 years after the Vatican City was established as a sovereign

nation. Washington DC is located in both Virginia and Maryland. That is Virgin Mary Land.

The land today called Washington DC was originally owned by Roman Catholic families

involved with the church. Washington DC was established by the 1871 District of Columbia

Organic act as a municipal corporate state and headquarters of the United States and based its

formation on debts owed to foreign entities like the Hudson's Bay Company, Kingdom of

Belgium, and Irish Government. DC was originally called Rome in 1669 which is stated in

the Catholic Encyclopedia. DC is Roman architecture and Capitol Hill is named after

Capitoline Hill in Rome. The ancient Roman fasces symbol is all over federal buildings and

federal seals. This is all fraudulency.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935244 (011622ZJUN23) Notable: Starlink wins Pentagon contract for satellite services to Ukraine

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JUST IN: Elon Musk’s Starlink wins Pentagon contract for satellite services to Ukraine - Reuters

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1664303709755523072

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935282 (011630ZJUN23) Notable: Readout of US Space Force Chief Operations Officer Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt’s Travel to Germany and the UK

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Readout of US Space Force Chief Operations Officer Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt’s Travel to Germany and the UK

May 31, 2023

LONDON, England – Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, traveled to Germany and the U.K. May 22-26 to reaffirm enduring space partnerships and deepen multilateral cooperation between the U.S. Space Force, NATO allies and partners, and U.K. Space Command.

During her time in Germany, Burt visited Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and NATO Allied Air Command’s NATO Space Centre. She met with U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker, USAFE-AFAFRICA and NATO Allied Air Command Commander; U.S. Space Force Col. Max Lantz, USAFE-AFAFRICA Director of Space Forces; Italian Air Force Maj. Gen. Gianluca Ercolani, NATO Allied Air Command Chief of Staff; German Air Force Brig. Gen. Christoph Pliet, NATO Allied Air Command Deputy Chief of Staff; and other allied and partner nation officials.

At Headquarters USAFE-AFAFRICA, Burt was briefed on progress made toward the future standup of a U.S. Space Force component to U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command (SPACE-EURAF). The realignment of Guardians under the geographically-based component will provide organic space expertise in support of operations and deployed personnel assigned to the combatant commands.

At the NATO Space Centre, the leaders discussed the successful integration of space-based capabilities during recent combined, joint interoperability exercises in the region.

While in the U.K., Burt met with Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, U.K. Space Command Commander; Royal Air Force Air Commodore Adam Bone, U.K. Space Command Head of Space Operations, Plans and Training; Royal Canadian Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Adamson, Director General Space and Joint Force Space Component Commander; and other U.K. and Canadian officials.

The engagement served as an opportunity for trilateral classified conversations between the U.S., U.K. and Canadian space senior leaders. At the unclassified level, the three sides discussed ways to bolster the Military Personnel Exchange Program to increase interoperability throughout each country’s space-centric military units.

Burt also delivered keynote remarks at the Defence iQ Space Operations Summit in London, where she emphasized the importance of mutually beneficial relationships with allies, partners and industry. The annual event aims to explore ways in which nations are working together to defend space-based capabilities and secure freedom of action in space.

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/3411130/readout-of-us-space-force-chief-operations-officer-lt-gen-deanna-burts-travel-t/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935298 (011632ZJUN23) Notable: @realDonaldTrump arrives at the Machine Shed Restaurant Urbandale in IOWA…

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Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅

@DanScavino

6/1/2023| @realDonaldTrump

arrives at the Machine Shed Restaurant Urbandale in IOWA…

11:05 AM · Jun 1, 2023

from Urbandale, IA

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1664302274393305088

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935300 (011632ZJUN23) Notable: Department of the Air Force announces preferred locations for STARCOM HQ

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Department of the Air Force announces preferred locations for STARCOM HQ, three Deltas

May 31, 2023

ARLINGTON, VA (AFNS) – The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host the Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters, along with Space Delta 10. Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the preferred location for Space Delta 11, and Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, is the preferred location for Space Delta 12.

STARCOM, one of three U.S. Space Force field commands, is responsible for the deliberate development, education, and training of space professionals in addition to the development of space warfighting doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures, and the operational test and evaluation of Space Force systems.

Space Delta 10, which is responsible for doctrine and wargaming, is expected to also be located at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. This delta develops Space Force doctrine and tactics, conducts the service’s Lessons Learned program, and executes and supports wargames to adequately posture space forces and designated joint and allied partners.

Space Delta 11 is expected to be located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is responsible for all ranges and aggressors. This delta delivers realistic, threat-informed test and training environments through the provision of live, virtual, and constructive range and combat replication capabilities.

Space Delta 12 is expected to be located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, and is responsible for test and evaluation. This delta prepares space forces to prevail in contested, degraded, and operationally limited environments through the independent test and evaluation of Space Force capabilities and delivery of timely, accurate, and expert information in support of weapon system acquisition, operational acceptance, and readiness decisions.

The decision to host STARCOM HQ and the three deltas at their respective bases came after conducting site surveys at each location to assess their ability to facilitate the mission and infrastructure capacity, while accounting for community support, environmental factors, and cost.

The Department of the Air Force will now conduct environmental impact analyses at each base, which are expected to be completed later this year before final decisions are made.

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/3411715/department-of-the-air-force-announces-preferred-locations-for-starcom-hq-three/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935311 (011634ZJUN23) Notable: Colorado Springs to host DEL 15, two Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadrons

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Colorado Springs to host DEL 15, two Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadrons

May 31, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) – The U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 15, activated in March 2023, is expected to be permanently based at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, along with the new 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron. Additionally, the service expects the 74th ISR Squadron, activated in November 2022, to be based at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

DEL 15, a command-and-control organization within Space Operations Command, provides mission-ready forces in support of the National Space Defense Center’s protect and defend space mission. The unit currently operates at Schriever Space Force Base and is expected to remain there permanently.

The two ISR squadrons will provide additional capabilities within Space Delta 7, which has embedded detachments in each of the command’s other deltas to provide real-time ISR support to their respective missions.

The 74th ISR Squadron provides tailored threat analysis and intelligence production for tactical space operations. The squadron’s intelligence gathering is used to empower space operations to combat current, emerging, and future adversaries.

The new 75th ISR Squadron will be responsible for the federated targeting mission through orbital targeting sections focusing on integrating kinetic and non-kinetic targeting for the Joint Force across several orbital regimes.

The Department of the Air Force’s decision to host DEL 15 and the two ISR squadrons came after conducting thorough site surveys which assessed the location’s ability to facilitate the missions and infrastructure capacity while accounting for community support, environmental factors, and cost.

The Department of the Air Force will now conduct environmental impact analyses at each base, which are expected to be completed later this year before final decisions are made.

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/3411701/colorado-springs-to-host-del-15-two-intelligence-surveillance-and-reconnaissanc/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935370 (011645ZJUN23) Notable: MEPs question Hungary’s ability to take over EU Council presidency

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MEPs question Hungary’s ability to take over EU Council presidency

Budapest might not “credibly fulfill” tasks associated with the role, lawmakers said in a critical resolution

The European Parliament has passed a non-binding resolution calling into question Hungary’s ability to “credibly fulfill” its duties as president of the EU Council next year.MEPs accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s governmentof undermining the bloc’s fundamental values and failing to comply with EU law.

Hungary is scheduled to take over the six-month presidency in the second half of 2024 after Spain and Belgium have had their turn. While the position does not carry executive powers, it allows the leading country to set the agenda, draft compromise texts, organize votes on legislative files, and steer negotiations.

However, MEPs cast doubt over Budapest’s suitability for the role in a non-binding resolution, passed on Thursday with 442 votes in favor, 144 against and 33 abstentions.

The European Parliament “questions how Hungary will be able to credibly fulfill this task in 2024, in view of its non-compliance with EU law and the values enshrined in Article 2 (of the EU treaties), as well asthe principle of sincere cooperation,” the resolution reads. (who judges whether they are sincere?)

In their text, the MEPs went on to list a number of concerns they had regarding the state of democracy in Hungary, accusing it of lacking transparency, mismanaging EU funds, fraud, corruption and other violations.Lawmakers also statedthat there were“serious threats” against academic freedom and LGBTQ rights in the country.

Lawmakers have asked the EU Council to find a proper solution to the issue “as soon as possible” and suggested that “parliament could take appropriate measures if such a solution is not found.” The resolution did not specify what these solutions or measures could be, and did not mention canceling or postponing Hungary’s presidency.

Last year, the EU Parliament passed another non-binding resolution in which it declared that Hungary was no longer a fully functioning democracy and had instead become a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy.”

Judit Varga, Hungary’s minister of justice, has said her governmentwill not bow to pressure from MEPs, who she said were “constantly attacking the free elections of Hungary” and “didn’t respect the rule of law.”

Hungary has been at odds with Brussels in recent years, with tensions recently escalating over the crisis in Ukraine. Budapest has taken a neutral stance on the conflict andhas blocked NATO, of which it is a member, from using Hungarian territory for Western military aid transfers. It has also opposed anti-Russia sanctions and repeatedly held up EU attempts to approve financial aid for Kiev.

https://www.rt.com/news/577300-eu-parliament-hungary-presidency/

(Does anyone think the EU is going to break apart and fail due to the extreme corruption and being the mafia?)

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935380 (011648ZJUN23) Notable: United States Corp.

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USCODE-2012-title28-partVI-chap176-subchapA-sec3002.pdf

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935400 (011651ZJUN23) Notable: Gay pride at US emabassies

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Your nation is falling. And yet, you do nothing. Your forefathers are extremely proud of you.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/it-begins-us-embassies-around-world-fly-pride/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935423 (011654ZJUN23) Notable: US court bars student from wearing ‘two genders’ shirt, Massachusetts district court

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US court bars student from wearing ‘two genders’ shirt

The Massachusetts seventh-grader’s school forbade him from wearing the shirt and a ‘censored’ version mocking its decision

AMassachusetts district court denieda request on Wednesday from the lawyers of a 12-year-old student seeking to exercise his free speech rights by wearing a t-shirt reading “there are only two genders.”

The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Bostonrefused to grant a temporary injunctionpreventing Nichols Middle School from restricting seventh grader Liam Morrison’s freedom to express his views on gender while the court considers its final decision.

“Liam’s not asking to literally wear whatever he wants, but he is asking to do what other students are already allowed to do, which is express their view on this topic in a non-disruptive manner,” Alliance Defending Freedom legal counsel Logan Spena told Fox News on Thursday.

“They claim that because Liam’s message is not inclusive, they can exclude it,” he continued. “What they don’t account for is how does their own speech and all the other speech they already permit impact Liam.”

The ADF and Massachusetts Family Institute sued Nichols Middle School and the town of Middleborough on Morrison’s behalf last month after Morrison was pulled out of gym class and ordered to remove the shirt in question on March 21. When he refused, his father was called to take him home.

School staff reportedly told the seventh-grader his shirt was “targeting a protected class” and created a “disruption to learning” because it was making some people feel “unsafe,” though he later told the Middleborough School Committee that “not one person” had expressed discomfortor upset when he wore the shirt to class. (KEK)

When Morrison protested the school’s censorship by wearing another shirt to class last month reading“there are only censored genders,”he was pulled out of class within minutes and ordered to remove it as well.

At a Middleborough School Committee meeting in April, Morrison questioned who the “protected class” was that his shirt had offended. “Are their feelings more important than my rights?” he asked, pointing out that he didn’t complain when the school hung “Pride flags and diversity posters” in the halls because “others have a right to their beliefs, just as I do.”

Nichols Middle School has stood behind its dress code, which prohibits messages on clothing that “state, imply, or depict hate speech or imagery that target groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, or any other classification.”

The lawsuit argues that the school’s promotion of Pride month and other LGBTQ initiatives while barring Morrison from expressing his contrary views constitutes a violation of not only the First but the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the law. The next hearing is scheduled for June 13.

(This is headed to the Supreme Court, and how does this District Court ignore the constitution, if it’s ignored for regular kids, it should be ignored for Trans or whatever freakish belief they have.)

https://www.rt.com/news/577305-massachusetts-court-gender-shirt-speech/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935426 (011655ZJUN23) Notable: Comer says he's drafting contempt legislation against FBI Director Wray

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John Solomon

@jsolomonReports

House Oversight Chair James Comer says he's drafting contempt legislation against FBI Director Wray | Just The News

11:47 AM · Jun 1, 2023

https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports/status/1664312752171630595

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/house-oversight-chair-james-comer-says-hes-drafting-contempt-legislation

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935456 (011701ZJUN23) Notable: @onlydjole On June 12, NATO will begin its largest air exercise in history, called "Air Defender 2023".

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Djole 🇷🇸

@onlydjole

NATO's largest air exercise - Air Defender 23 - takes place during that time period and may include a Ukrainian "counter-offensive".

On June 12, NATO will begin its largest air exercise in history, called "Air Defender 2023".

https://twitter.com/onlydjole/status/1664256469548642304

https://twitter.com/onlydjole/status/1664258876886097920

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935628 (011733ZJUN23) Notable: Gal Luft, the missing whistleblower in the Biden Crime Family corruption investigation, is now speaking out

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Whistleblower Who Was Set to Reveal “Explosive” Information on the Biden Crime Family Before Disappearing Speaks Out In Interview – Is Hiding Out as Fugitive in Undisclosed Foreign Location

By Cullen Linebarger Jun. 1, 2023 11:20 am

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/whistleblower-who-was-set-reveal-explosive-information-biden

Gal Luft, the missing whistleblower in the Biden Crime Family corruption investigation, is now speaking out.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Luft vanished from Cyprus in April under mysterious circumstances. He is now living as a fugitive in undisclosed foreign location.

Luft was an adviser to CEFC China Energy (CEFC), a business conglomerate with extremely close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. He served alongside Hunter Biden.

CEFC Energy paid Hunter approximately $5 million in 2017 alone to secure energy deals in the United States according to the Washington Free Beacon.

Luft was arrested back in February on what he called bogus weapon trafficking charges on orders from the Biden regime. Once Joe Biden assumed power, there was every reason to keep details on his and his family’s corruption hidden from the public.

Luft explained to the New York Post’s Miranda Levine he fled Cyprus because he wanted to escape political prosecution and knew he would not get a fair trial in Washington DC.

The chances of me getting a fair trial in DC are zero.

I was charged for a thought crime. I was asked by a bona fide arms dealer, an Israeli friend, to inquire with a company I knew if they had an item and what would be the price of an item. This is where the conspiracy ended.

No follow-up, no money, no brokering activity.

Luft did not explain to Devine how he escaped from Cyprus because he did not want to get people in trouble.

Luft went on to tell the journalist that the date of his extradition order to America (November 1, 2022) was highly suspicious because it was seven days before the midterm elections when the Republicans were expected to win control of the House (which they narrowly did). Once in control, they were expected to investigate the corruption rampant within Biden family.

He also told Devine that House Republicans were preparing to interview him before he disappeared.

When it was clear the Republicans are going to win the House or the Senate, all of a sudden comes [GOP Rep. James] Comer and [GOP Rep. Jim] Jordan and the game is changing. There will be questions and subpoenas and investigations [so] they [the administration] have to discredit me. I never thought of coming forward. Through 2020 I sat quiet like a fish …

I didn’t want to get caught up in this game, but when they arrested me, I had no choice but to blow it up.

The New York Post previously revealed that Luft learned about some highly explosive information: someone was selling sealed U.S. law enforcement information to Chinese individuals.

His attorney claimed that Ye Jianming, founder and chairman of CEFC-USA, a nonprofit created by the China Energy Fund Committee, told Luft that Hunter Biden had an informant in the FBI to tip him off to the China probes. They paid lots of money to provide sealed law enforcement information.

The FBI mole was reportedly named “One-Eye.” The mole tipped off Hunter’s CEFC business partners Patrick Ho and Ye Jianming that they were under investigation.

Soon after that tipoff, Levine reported Ye offered Hunter $1 million to be his “private counsel” and flew to China, leaving his wife, daughter, son, mother, and nanny in his $50 million penthouse at 15 Central Park West.

Trending: “Wow!” Stunned John Kirby Stammers Out a Denial and Leaves Podium after White House Reporter Details Joe Biden Bribe Allegations and Whistleblower Charges, Asks About Majority of Americans Believing Biden is Corrupt

He was detained in Shanghai three months later and disappeared.

Ho told Luft that Hunter and Jim Biden flew to Hong Kong in the fall of 2017 to meet him.

They were behaving very suspiciously and changing phones. Ye said send a million dollars and those guys will take care of you.

Luft told Levine that he shared this explosive information with the FBI along with the fact Biden family associate Rob Walker was involved in distributing payments. But the FBI sat on this explosive information.

They were sitting on all the information. No new information as needed after they had the laptop plus my proffer yet they wasted another year and did nothing so … now there is a guy who can shed light on the cover-up and they arrest him.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935668 (011740ZJUN23) Notable: #23247-A

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Dough

https://fullchan.net/?025787652a2506f3#6xiGTscRPmtTswdcEGSmfe7D4QGHSnncvuL2FrQDy7YJ

Baker need off hand, will tap @20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935681 (011743ZJUN23) Notable: US Embassies Around The World Fly Pride Flag

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US Embassies Around The World Fly Pride Flag

US embassies around the world have decided to fly the pride flag for the month of June to commemorate “LGBTQI+ Pride Month.”

Videos on Twitter show the US Embassies in London, Suava, Dublin, Jerusalem and many more have all decided to host Pride flag raising ceremonies.

Under the Trump administration flying pride flags outside of US embassies was prohibited.

However in 2021 the Biden administration reversed the Trump admin’s policy on banning US embassies from flying the pride flag.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/it-begins-us-embassies-around-world-fly-pride/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935702 (011746ZJUN23) Notable: JPMorgan Downgrades Target Stock As Company Sees Worst Streak In Decades

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BREAKING: JPMorgan Downgrades Target Stock As Company Sees Worst Streak In Decades

Do the degenerate perverts at Target not realize or care that CHILDREN are often present with their parents in their stores?

Deliberately pushing sexual content in front of children?

BOYCOTT TARGET UNTIL IT GOES BANKRUPT

https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/breaking-jpmorgan-downgrades-target-stock-as-company-sees-worst-streak-in-decades-mstef/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935704 (011746ZJUN23) Notable: Two civilians injured as explosion rocks Russia’s Belgorod

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Two civilians injured as explosion rocks Russia’s Belgorod – governor

The blast was likely caused by a drone falling in the middle of a road, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said

An “unknown device” exploded in Russia’s southwestern city of Belgorod on Thursday, injuring two civilians and damaging a road vehicle, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said.

According to preliminary evaluation, the incident was caused by an UAV crashing into the middle of a road, the governor said in a Telegram post, sharing footage from the scene.

The imagery shows multiple emergency vehicles on site, as well as an apparent winglet of the crashed drone.

The incident left at least two civilians lightly injured, and one of them has been hospitalized with a possible concussion. The explosion also damaged a car, Gladkov wrote.

The drone seemed to explode in mid-air, with the blast occurring in the vicinity of a local gas station, Belgorod mayor Valentin Demidov has said, adding that no explosive materials have been found on the site of the blast. It was not immediately clear whether the UAV exploded on its own or was shot down.

Belgorod, as well as other Russian regions bordering Ukraine, have come under repeated artillery and rocket shelling, as well as drone attacks throughout the conflict. Earlier in the day, Gladkov said that several locations across the border had been subjected to heavy artillery shelling over the past day, with multiple residential homes and other properties damaged and more than a dozen of civilians injured.

https://www.rt.com/russia/577298-belgorod-uav-explosion-civilians/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935721 (011749ZJUN23) Notable: Whistleblower Who Was Set to Reveal “Explosive” Information on the Biden Crime Family Before Disappearing Speaks Out

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Whistleblower Who Was Set to Reveal “Explosive” Information on the Biden Crime Family Before Disappearing Speaks Out In Interview – Is Hiding Out as Fugitive in Undisclosed Foreign Location

Gal Luft, the missing whistleblower in the Biden Crime Family corruption investigation, is now speaking out.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported that Luft vanished from Cyprus in April under mysterious circumstances. He is now living as a fugitive in undisclosed foreign location.

Luft was an adviser to CEFC China Energy (CEFC), a business conglomerate with extremely close ties to the Chinese Communist Party. He served alongside Hunter Biden.

CEFC Energy paid Hunter approximately $5 million in 2017 alone to secure energy deals in the United States according to the Washington Free Beacon.

Luft was arrested back in February on what he called bogus weapon trafficking charges on orders from the Biden regime. Once Joe Biden assumed power, there was every reason to keep details on his and his family’s corruption hidden from the public.

Luft explained to the New York Post’s Miranda Levine he fled Cyprus because he wanted to escape political prosecution and knew he would not get a fair trial in Washington DC.

The chances of me getting a fair trial in DC are zero.

I was charged for a thought crime. I was asked by a bona fide arms dealer, an Israeli friend, to inquire with a company I knew if they had an item and what would be the price of an item. This is where the conspiracy ended.

No follow-up, no money, no brokering activity.

Luft did not explain to Devine how he escaped from Cyprus because he did not want to get people in trouble.

Luft went on to tell the journalist that the date of his extradition order to America (November 1, 2022) was highly suspicious because it was seven days before the midterm elections when the Republicans were expected to win control of the House (which they narrowly did). Once in control, they were expected to investigate the corruption rampant within Biden family.

He also told Devine that House Republicans were preparing to interview him before he disappeared.

When it was clear the Republicans are going to win the House or the Senate, all of a sudden comes [GOP Rep. James] Comer and [GOP Rep. Jim] Jordan and the game is changing. There will be questions and subpoenas and investigations [so] they [the administration] have to discredit me. I never thought of coming forward. Through 2020 I sat quiet like a fish …

I didn’t want to get caught up in this game, but when they arrested me, I had no choice but to blow it up.

The New York Post previously revealed that Luft learned about some highly explosive information: someone was selling sealed U.S. law enforcement information to Chinese individuals.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/whistleblower-who-was-set-reveal-explosive-information-biden/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935729 (011750ZJUN23) Notable: Bannon: Jim Jordan and MTG “Should Both Face Primary Challenges from Real MAGA” For Voting with Dems on Uniparty Spending Bill

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Steve Bannon: Jim Jordan and MTG “Should Both Face Primary Challenges from Real MAGA” For Voting with Democrats on Uniparty Spending Bill

Steve Bannon was in rare form on Thursday morning after the House Republicans passed their uniparty spending bill.

On Wednesday night 149 Republicans joined Democrats to pass the Uniparty spending bill.

The bill will now head to the US Senate where Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his stable of lackeys eagerly wait to give it their stamp of approval.

The mainstream media on Thursday morning cheered the vote – which tells you everything.

On Wednesday night Steve Bannon went off following this betrayal of MAGA voters once again.

Bannon posted on GETTR – both Jim Jordan and MTG “should both face primary challenges from real MAGA” for voting for this monstrosity.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/steve-bannon-jim-jordan-mtg-should-both-face/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935735 (011752ZJUN23) Notable: Residents of collapsed Iowa building allowed to stay as reports noted crumbling wall

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Residents of collapsed Iowa building allowed to stay as reports noted crumbling wall

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A structural engineer report issued just days before an Iowa apartment building partially collapsed indicated a wall of the century-old structure was in imminent risk of crumbling, yet officials did not order residents to leave and said Thursday they relied on the engineer’s assurances that the building remained safe.

Three residents of the six-story building in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport are still unaccounted for and there are no immediate plans to demolish what remains of the extremely unstable structure, according to local officials. Crews were using drones to scan the building and consulting with experts about how to safely bring down the structure while being respectful of bodies that could be buried in a debris pile, Mayor Mike Matson said.

“It’s dangerous, and it’s shifting,” Matson said.

The six-story building partially collapsed shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. Rescue crews pulled seven people from the building in their initial response and escorted out 12 others who could walk on their own. Later, two more people were rescued, including one woman who was removed from a fourth-floor unit hours after authorities said they were going to begin setting up for demolition.

https://apnews.com/article/building-collapse-davenport-iowa-3c07ad16dd48457e2adcaf41f000fc77

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935736 (011752ZJUN23) Notable: “We Want to Take This Case to The United States Supreme Court” – Kari Lake

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“We Want to Take This Case to The United States Supreme Court” – Kari Lake Announces Appeal in Election Lawsuit – FILING INCLUDED

Kari Lake announced last night during a rally that her attorneys just filed a Notice of Appeal in her election lawsuit against Maricopa County and Katie Hobbs’ fraudulent 2022 election.

Hundreds of Arizonans turned out on a Wednesday night to see Kari Lake and former ICE Director under President Trump, Tom Homan, speak at their “Defend America Rally.”

https://www.scribd.com/document/649868265/Lake-Notice-of-Appeal#download&from_embed

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935743 (011754ZJUN23) Notable: Bannon: Jim Jordan and MTG “Should Both Face Primary Challenges from Real MAGA” For Voting with Dems on Uniparty Spending Bill

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>>59302

>Jim Jordan

Kek Bannon might wanna rehash what Kappy said about him (Steve)

>>>/qresearch/18935732

There it is "Pridnado"

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935744 (011754ZJUN23) Notable: #Iran’s mining industry and the regime’s systematic looting and pillaging of Iran’s mines and industries under Khamenei’s direct supervision.

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Documents acquired by the Iranian opposition coalition NCRI expose the IRGC’s dominance on #Iran’s mining industry and theregime’s systematic looting and pillaging of Iran’s mines and industries under Khamenei’s direct supervision.

1st June 2023

https://twitter.com/HeshmatAlavi/status/1664325491782762497

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935747 (011756ZJUN23) Notable: African Officials Tell Today News Africa The Jeda Agreement Is Dead, @JoeBiden Sanctions on Sudanese Officials Will Drive Sudanese Forces Closer to #Russia

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Simon Ateba

BREAKING: African Officials Tell Today News Africa The Jeda Agreement Is Dead, Say @JoeBiden Sanctions on Sudanese Officials Will Drive Sudanese Forces Closer to #Russia while Not Stopping The War. It was the wrong move, they say.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Thursday the designation of four companies, accusing them of generating revenue and contributing to the conflict in Sudan. The targeted entities are linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the two opposing forces in the conflict.

However, several African officials, who spoke with Today News Africa on condition of anonymity because they were cleared to discuss sensitive matters, believe that the sanctions will not effectively achieve their intended goals. They argue that the RSF and SAF will find alternative ways to fund their operations, potentially seeking support from Russia.

https://twitter.com/simonateba/status/1664328742670311431

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935748 (011757ZJUN23) Notable: Musk Encouraged By Government To Expand Business, Investment In Shanghai

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Elon Musk Encouraged By Government To Expand Business, Investment In Shanghai

Tesla's relationship with China continues to look cozy heading into the second half of 2023, with Shanghai party chief Chen Jining reportedly encouraging Elon Musk to expand his business in China.

At the conclusion of a trip through China for Musk, on Thursday Bloomberg reported in a wrap-up that Musk was told to expand his investment and businesses in Shanghai, citing an official government statement.

The city is reportedly seeking "deepening cooperation with Tesla on electric vehicles and energy storage sector". Tesla "hopes to keep deepening cooperation" with the city, Bloomberg noted.

Recall, we wrote days ago how Musk was visiting China for the first time in three years. We reported yesterday that Musk told Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing that Tesla opposes "decoupling" and is willing to invest more in China.

Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush, shared his thoughts on Musk's first visit to China in three years yesterday. He said the visit comes amid a worsening EV price war and stressed the importance for Tesla to capture a greater market share in China versus domestic competitors.

"Playing nice in the sandbox in Beijing is something the Street is laser-focused on to make sure there are no disruptions to Tesla's expansion," Ives wrote in the note.

Elon Musk's tour of the country started earlier this week, on Tuesday. As we noted then, Tesla's second-biggest market, after the US, is China, where the company operates a massive factory in Shanghai. The world's second richest person met top Chinese officials and visited Tesla's Shanghai factory.

CCP's mouthpiece Global Times tweeted earlier this month, "Shanghai will further deepen cooperation with Tesla, pushing its layout on autonomous driving, robots and other business sectors in the city."

Despite souring relations between China and the US, Musk appears to be betting big on Shanghai production while other companies are rejiggering supply chains out of the world's second-largest economy to other friendlier countries.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/elon-musk-encouraged-government-expand-business-investment-shanghai

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935757 (011758ZJUN23) Notable: PF That "aeronautic test platform" that has been ever-present for the last several months under callsign B270E01 has changed its callsign to ELW01.

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Interesting bit of plane fagging:

That "aeronautic test platform" that has been ever-present for the last several months under callsign B270E01 has changed its callsign to ELW01.

If one searches ELW01, the first result is interesting. It's a D&D Adventure League game called "Murder in Skyway."

"On a dark and stormy night, the characters discover a dead body in Sharn’s wealthiest district… just as the Sharn Watch arrives! To clear their names, the characters must hunt the real killer through the mean streets of the City of Towers.

A 2-4 hour Embers of the Last War adventure for Tier 1 characters. Optimized for 1st-level characters."

https://warhorn.net/events/gateway-2019/schedule/sessions/41e3fb56-49b2-4425-85f1-f77ac2c0f3f6

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=adfb95

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935765 (011801ZJUN23) Notable: Nearly 10,000 photos from Hunter Biden's laptop released online

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Nearly 10,000 photos from Hunter Biden's laptop released online

A cache of photos from Hunter Biden's laptop have been released online. The trove of nearly 10,000 photos from Biden's personal laptop that was purportedly forgotten at a Delaware computer repair shop was published on a website on Thursday.

The thousands of photos reportedly from Hunter Biden's laptop have been uploaded to the BidenLaptopMedia.com website. The website hosts nearly 10,000 photos dated from 2008 to 2019 recovered from Biden's laptop. The website was developed by the nonprofit research group Marco Polo.

Garrett Ziegler – the founder of Marco Polo and a former Trump White House aide – told Fox News, "It's taken us a couple of months to, one, go through the photos, about 10,000 of them, and redact the genitalia on the photos."

Ziegler said multiple nude photos of Hallie Biden – widow of Beau Biden and Hunter's former lover – were not published.

One photo shows condom wrappers on a table with what appear to be drugs. The photo was reportedly from a text message conversation between Hunter and Hallie Biden.

The website redacted private information, such as Social Security numbers, banking information, and credit cards.

Ziegler admitted that nearly all of the photos are not newsworthy, but there are "several" questionable photos that deserve the media's attention.

Ziegler explained, "There are, for example, screenshots of Candy Crush games where we are fairly confident in saying there's absolutely no news value to those. So it's going to be, I would say, 98% of the photos on the device, around 10,000 in total, although it'll be slightly less than that."

"The number one thing we're about … is truth and transparency," Zieger said. "If the American people want to know what their first family is like, they're going to get it. And we're not going to be taking out photos that paint the Bidens in a good light."

Ziegler pointed out, "There's a picture of a letter that Hunter's daughter, Finnegan, wrote to, I assume, troops stationed overseas, like in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's an adorable letter. Finnegan's around 9 years old at the time, and it definitely paints the Bidens in a good light."

Ziegler said the website would provide a "completely authentic recounting of the photos" on Hunter's laptop. He noted that the website offers viewers the metadata of the photos taken from Biden's laptop.

"They're going to be able to see where the photo was taken, what time it was taken, if it has latitude and longitude coordinates attached to it," he said.

Ziegler said videos obtained from the missing laptop would be uploaded at a later date. He said the delay was in part because his team needs to use AI tools to censor the videos because "there's so much pornography."

In October 2022, the Marco Polo group released a 634-page report of its forensic examination of every document on Biden's laptop.

The New York Post reported, "The 634-page report (plus 2,020 footnotes) lists six alleged crimes committed by Joe Biden – including tax evasion and violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) – alongside 459 crimes it alleges were committed by Hunter, including illegal foreign lobbying and money laundering."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/hunter-biden-laptop-photos-released

https://bidenlaptopmedia.com/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935780 (011803ZJUN23) Notable: At NSA, we celebrate diversity and inclusion year round.

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>>59295

@NSAGov

At NSA, we celebrate diversity and inclusion year round.

This month, we want to wish you a Happy Pride! In defense of the nation, we are #StrongerTogether. #PrideMonth

2:01 PM · Jun 1, 2023

https://twitter.com/NSAGov/status/1664331252969644062/photo/1

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935790 (011805ZJUN23) Notable: Musk Says Twitter Has “No Actual Choice” But Comply With Government Censorship

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Musk Says Twitter Has “No Actual Choice” But Comply With Government Censorship Demands

Twitter has recently received censorship orders from government... and is complying.

Following criticism for complying with governments’ censorship demands, Twitter owner Elon Musk said that the platform has “no actual choice” when it comes to such requests.

When he announced interest in buying Twitter last year, Musk claimed to be a “free speech absolutist.” He argued that “we have free speech” when “someone you don’t like” is “allowed to say something you don’t like.”

At the time, Musk added that under his leadership, Twitter would “be very reluctant to delete things,” shy from permanent bans, and allow all legal speech.

In recent weeks, Musk has faced some criticism over the removal of content and accounts at the request of the Turkish government ahead of the elections.

On Sunday, columnist Matthew Yglesias tweeted that since Musk took over, Twitter has complied with a majority of censorship demands from governments.

Musk responded: “Please point out where we had an actual choice and we will reverse it.”

Musk had previously said that Twitter would comply with social media laws around the world even if the laws sometimes contradict his vision for absolute free speech.

In a separate tweet last year, he said, “By ‘free speech,’ I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law.”

In the last removal request report before Musk took over, Twitter claimed it received over 47,000 removal requests in the last half of 2021, and complied with 51% of the requests. However, even the previous Twitter complied with censorship requests from Turkey.

https://thefreethoughtproject.com/be-the-change/musk-says-twitter-has-no-actual-choice-but-comply-with-government-censorship-demands

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935799 (011807ZJUN23) Notable: PF That "aeronautic test platform" that has been ever-present for the last several months under callsign B270E01 has changed its callsign to ELW01.

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>>59310

>callsign B270E01 has changed its callsign to ELW01

My scope is showing B270E02

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935803 (011809ZJUN23) Notable: Leaked CPAC ‘Do Not Invite’ List Shows Schlapp’s ‘Z-List’, Including Trump Family, Congressmen, and His Own Board Members.

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Leaked CPAC ‘Do Not Invite’ List Shows Schlapp’s ‘Z-List’, Including Trump Family, Congressmen, and His Own Board Members.

Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) chairman Matt Schlapp retained a “DO NOT INVITE” spreadsheet of “Z listers” for his conferences. That list has been obtained by The National Pulse, and stunningly includes names such as Eric, Barron, and Tiffany Trump, as well as America First Members of Congress, and even some of CPAC’s own board members.

Schlapp’s treasurer – former Congressman Bob Beauprez – resigned last week alleging there was a “cancer” metastasizing inside the American Conservative Union (ACU), the parent organization of CPAC, also run by Schlapp. Dozens of staff have resigned in recent months.

Schlapp’s “Z-DO NOT INVITE” list is lengthy, and on a ‘CPAC Texas’ tab, includes names such as:

Morton Blackwell, Priscilla O’Shaughnessy, Ron Robinson, and Tim Ryan – all believed to be current, active board members of Schlapp’s own organization;

Reps. Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, James Comer, and around 50 other Members of Congress;

Barron Trump, Tiffany Trump, and Eric Trump, all prominent members of the Trump family;

General Flynn, Kayleigh McEnany, Kellyanne Conway, Brandon Straka, and dozens more.

https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/06/01/exc-leaked-cpac-do-not-invite-list-shows-schlapps-z-list-including-trump-family-congressmen-and-his-own-board-members/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935807 (011810ZJUN23) Notable: Former GOP Candidate Charged With Election Interference in Shootings at Albuquerque Lawmakers’ Homes

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Former GOP Candidate Charged With Election Interference in Shootings at Albuquerque Lawmakers’ Homes

A grand jury has indicted a failed political candidate on federal charges in connection with multiple drive-by shootings at the Albuquerque homes of state and local officials in December 2022 and January of this year.

Former Republican candidate Solomon Peña and two alleged accomplices were indicted for election interference, conspiracy, and weapons-related charges on Wednesday, in connection with shootings on the homes of four Democratic lawmakers, including the current state House Speaker Javier Martínez.

No one was killed or injured in the shootings.

The attacks came after Peña lost his bid for a state House seat in November 2022.

Private communications including text messages by Peña in the days following the midterm election allege election rigging, pinpoint the locations of the targeted homes, and mention his plans to “press the attack.”

Text messages included in the indictment allegedly show that Peña was outraged at his crushing election defeat. When Bernalillo County Commission certified the elections, convinced that he had been cheated out of his House seat, Peña allegedly decided it was time to take action.

Peña allegedly hired two men to conduct the shootings and was directly involved in at least one shooting himself, authorities said.

Hours before the first attack on Dec. 4, 2022, Peña allegedly texted a political ally who had also lost his election bid. “We have to act,” he wrote. “I’m continuing my study of election rigging. The enemy will eventually break.”

“Peña targeted several of these public officials because, in their official capacity, they certified the election, which he lost,” U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez said at a news conference.

“In America, voters pick their leaders, and would-be leaders don’t get to pick which voters they heed, which rules apply to them, or which laws to follow,” he added.

“It is our duty as Statesmen and Patriots, to stop the oligarchs from taking over our country,” Peña later allegedly texted one of the several unnamed conspirators in the indictment.

Elizabeth Honce, Peña’s attorney, said her client maintains his innocence. Peña was arrested in January and has been detained without bail.

Federal charges were also filed against the two men suspected of carrying out the shootings, the 22-year-old Jose Louise Trujillo and the 41-year-old Demetrio Trujillo. The two are also accused of assisting Peña in obtaining vehicles and firearms.

Jose Trujillo was arrested in January on an open, unrelated warrant. Police found more than 800 fentanyl pills and two firearms in his car. Investigators traced at least one gun to bullet casings found at one of the shootings.

The break in the investigation led to the arrest of Demetrio Trujillo on Wednesday, authorities said.

The first shooting occurred on Dec. 4, when eight rounds were fired at the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa. Days later, Martínez’s home was targeted. The following week, on Dec. 11, more than a dozen shots were fired at the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Debbie O’Malley. Martínez became the Democratic state House speaker in January.

The final shooting targeted state Sen. Linda Lopez’s home around midnight on Jan. 3. Here too, more than a dozen shots were fired. Police said Peña was personally present at this shooting.

According to Lopez, three bullets entered the bedroom of her sleeping 10-year-old daughter.

Following the incident, New Mexico state lawmakers enacted legislation that provides felony sanctions for intimidation of election regulators and allows some public officials and political candidates to keep their home address off government websites.

https://www.ntd.com/former-gop-candidate-charged-with-election-interference-in-shootings-at-albuquerque-lawmakers-homes_922946.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935817 (011813ZJUN23) Notable: GOP Congressman to Resign, Shrinking Republican Majority

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GOP Congressman to Resign, Shrinking Republican Majority

A GOP congressman announced May 31 that he will resign, a move that will reduce the party’s majority in the House of Representatives.

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) said he would step down after arranging an “orderly transition.”

“It has been one of the great honors of my life to serve the good people of Utah in Congress. My wife and I have made so many dear friends and memories throughout our journey. I can say with pride that I have been an effective leader for my beloved home state, and I’m honored to have played an important role in guiding our nation through some troubled times,” Stewart said in a statement.

“But my wife’s health concerns have made it necessary that I retire from Congress after an orderly transition can be ensured,” he added.

The specific health problems were not detailed, and Stewart’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Stewart, 62, was first elected in 2012. He won reelection in 2022 with 63 percent of the vote.

Before entering Congress, Stewart was a pilot in the Air Force. After exiting the military, he became a businessman and an author, including a collaboration with Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City and held captive for months before being rescued.

Colleagues wished Stewart well.

“Congressman Stewart has dutifully served our state and Utahns in the Second Congressional District for over a decade. A former Air Force pilot, Chris has consistently worked to safeguard the role Utah plays in our national defense. Ann and I are praying for the Stewart family,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said in a statement.

“Utah is losing a dedicated public servant who went to work every day for his district and our nation, and he’ll be sorely missed,” added Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah).

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) said Stewart “has a clear record of getting things done” and that “Congress is losing a great one.”

Majority Will Shrink

Republicans flipped a number of seats in the 2022 midterms, gaining control of the House after being in the minority for two years.

The GOP currently holds 222 seats.

That will go down to 221 after Stewart does resign, which could make it more difficult to pass legislation.

Republicans expect to ultimately hold on to the seat, which is situated in a red district.

Democrats have 213 seats in the lower chamber and remain in control of the Senate.

Democrats hold 51 seats in the Senate. Republicans hold 49.

https://www.ntd.com/gop-congressman-to-resign-shrinking-republican-majority_922987.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935840 (011820ZJUN23) Notable: Lukashenko claims West is preparing coup in Belarus/accused Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine of training armed “extremist”

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Lukashenko claims West is preparing coup in Belarus

The Belarusian president has accused Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine of training armed “extremist” groups to infiltrate the country

Western countries along with Ukraine are preparing a coup in Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed. He insisted thatMinsk’s security forces are prepared for the threat, and will not let such a scenario materialize.

Speaking on Thursday at a meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) security chiefs, Lukashenko said a “violent regime change is being prepared” in Belarus.

He went on to allege that “in Poland, Lithuania and, unfortunately Ukraine, illegal members of armed groups are being trained.” The operatives, according to Lukashenko,intend to create “sleeping extremist cells”in Belarus.

The president cited recent joint operations with Russian security forces, during which explosives were allegedly seized. “This fact means that they won’t leave us alone,” he predicted.

Lukashenko claimed that Belarusian citizens opposed to his government are fighting for Ukraine and gaining combat experience there.

He alleged that unlike the protests of 2020, theWest is now urging the country’s opposition to engage in acts of armed violence, and is funding such activities.

Lukashenko warned other CIS member states that they may encounter similar threats in future, and called for greater security cooperation.

Appearing on Poland’s Polsat TV channel late last month, retired general Waldemar Skrzypczak called on authorities in Warsaw to “prepare for an uprising in Belarus,” insisting that “it will happen.”

“We must be ready to support the troops that will carry out the operation against Lukashenko. We have reasons to help them, just as we help Ukraine,” the general, who was formerly Poland’s deputy defense minister for armaments, argued.

Commenting on the general’s remarks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov noted that Russia has an obligation to ensure the security of Belarus, “which we will do in the face of such obvious threats.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/577291-lukashenko-west-prepares-coup-belarus/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935915 (011836ZJUN23) Notable: 30,000 march in Jerusalem Pride Parade

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30,000 march in Jerusalem Pride Parade under tight security but without incident

National Security Minister Ben Gvir jeered by parade participants who shout ‘Nazis out’ at the far-right minister

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon for the Jerusalem Pride Parade to call for tolerance toward the LGBTQ community and its right to equality, while expressing overtly anti-government sentiment and opposition to its currently frozen judicial overhaul program.

An estimated 30,000 people turned out for the parade amid heavy security and the presence of some 2,000 police and riot police officers, as well as several lines of police barriers separating the parade from a far-right protest across the road.

The event passed smoothly without any security incidents.

Participants in the annual Jerusalem Pride Parade, on June 1, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon for the Jerusalem Pride Parade to call for tolerance toward the LGBTQ community and its right to equality, while expressing overtly anti-government sentiment and opposition to its currently frozen judicial overhaul program.

An estimated 30,000 people turned out for the parade amid heavy security and the presence of some 2,000 police and riot police officers, as well as several lines of police barriers separating the parade from a far-right protest across the road.

The event passed smoothly without any security incidents.

Israeli Caracal Brigade soldiers (IDF)- volunteer at Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba

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The Jerusalem Open House which organizes the event said that the number of participants was a record high since the parade in 2016, a year after 16-year-old Shira Banki was murdered in a knife attack during the event by an ultra-Orthodox extremist.

Taking part in a police security assessment, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said his priority was to ensure that any similar attack was prevented.

“It is clear that in my role as national security minister, I do and will do everything so that there won’t be a crazy incident like the murder of the girl Shira Banki,” said Ben Gvir, who leads the ultranationalist Otzma Yehudit party and who prior to becoming a minister was repeatedly involved in protests against the event.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/30000-march-in-jerusalem-pride-parade-under-tight-security-but-without-incident/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935935 (011842ZJUN23) Notable: CEO Of Top Carbon Credit Certifier Steps Down After Report Finds "Phantom Credits"

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CEO Of Top Carbon Credit Certifier Steps Down After Report Finds "Phantom Credits"

Four months after The Guardian and other European media outlets revealed the world's leading carbon credit certifier sold worthless offsets to major corporations, the head of Washington-based Verra has stepped down.

"I am writing to let you know that after nearly 15 fantastic years as the CEO of Verra, I have decided to step down," Verra's CEO, David Antonioli, wrote in a LinkedIn post last week. He's leaving the role after dominating the multi-billion dollar carbon offset market for years and certifying over a billion dollars in credits through its verified carbon standard (VCS).

Antonioli expressed gratitude towards the current and past employees and was proud of Verra's accomplishments as the world's leading standard-setter for climate action and sustainable development. He did not give a reason for his abrupt departure.

Antonioli's exit comes four months after The Guardian, German weekly Die Zeit, and SourceMaterial, a non-profit investigative journalism organization, revealed a damning report on how Verra approved tens of millions of dollars of worthless offsets to Disney, Shell, Gucci, and other big corporations.

The report found Verrra issued "phantom credits" to major corporations that don't represent genuine carbon reductions. Some corporations purchased these fraudulent credits and labeled their products as "carbon neutral."

Days after The Guardian's report in January, Antonioli rejected the findings, calling them "outlandish claims" and heavily defended Verra's certification of carbon credits. But after all that, Antonioli is still stepping down.

Meanwhile, "Some firms are moving away from offsetting-based environmental claims, such as Gucci, which has removed a carbon neutrality claim from its website that heavily relied on Verra's carbon credits," The Guardian said.

Diego Saez Gil, the CEO of Pachama, a carbon offsetting firm, said Verra should update its programs to improve the company's integrity. He told The Guardian:

"This is a pivotal moment for carbon markets. In order to scale the critical funding required for carbon sequestration at a planetary scale, we must ensure integrity, transparency, and real benefits for local communities and biodiversity. A new generation of innovative players is collaborating with standard bodies, academics, corporates, and communities, creating a new era of carbon markets that gives me hope."

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ceo-top-carbon-credit-certifier-steps-down-after-report-finds-phantom-credits

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935949 (011846ZJUN23) Notable: Dutch news: BBB biggest senate party, GL and PvdA can give gov’t a majority

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>>59325

>>>/qresearch/18935911

BBB biggest senate party, GL and PvdA can give gov’t a majority

As expected, the pro-farmers BBB is now the biggest party in the senate, or upper house of parliament, following Tuesday’s vote by provincial councillors and representatives of Dutch nationals outside the Netherlands.

The results mean the cabinet needs to find the support of opposition party senators to ensure more controversial policies can complete the parliamentary process.

In total, the four cabinet parties control 24 seats in the 75-seat upper house of parliament. This means that the 14 seats won by the combined PvdA/GroenLinks grouping are enough to pass legislation such as measures to combat nitrogen pollution. moar picrel...

sauce:https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/05/bbb-biggest-senate-party-gl-and-pvda-can-give-govt-a-majority/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18935950 (011847ZJUN23) Notable: Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell deposed John Paul Mac Isaac — the computer repair shop owner

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AHHHH!!

Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell deposed John Paul Mac Isaac — the computer repair shop owner who turned a laptop belonging to the president's son over to authorities and members of the press — in Delaware on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter tells Fox News.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-attorney-deposes-laptop-repairman-leak-lawsuit-source

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936001 (011859ZJUN23) Notable: @DJT on document story - part of greatest Witch Hunt of all time

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Truth Details

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

Just like the Democrat inspired Fake Dossier, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, the “No Collusion” Mueller Report, and so much else, the illegally leaked, by the DOJ, FBI, and Special “Prosecutor,” Document story is a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt of all time and, like all of the others, Fake News! I did nothing wrong, they did, and have been doing so for a long time. GREAT POLL NUMBERS - ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!

Jun 01, 2023, 1:38 PM

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/110470410536058871

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936004 (011900ZJUN23) Notable: Leaked Documents Reveals Israeli Preparations For War With Hezbollah In Lebanon

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Leaked Documents Reveals Israeli Preparations For War With Hezbollah In Lebanon

Israel is preparing for a possible full-blown war with Hezbollah in Lebanon according to official documents that leaked on the internet on May 31.

The leaked documents, which were sent from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to the councils of northern cities and settlements, includes emergency instructions in case war breaks out on the front with Lebanon.

On May 29, the IDF launched a large-scale two-week-long drill across the country, simulating a potential multi-front war. In the framework of the drill, the air force will conduct simulated “strategic” strikes deep in enemy territory in an all out war scenario, while the navy will carry out mock offensive and defensive actions.

The IDF said troops from the standing and reserve army, from nearly all units, would participate in the drill, codenamed Firm Hand. The emergency instructions were likely distributed as a part of the drill.

The leaked documents explained the “dangerous” nature of a possible war with Hezbollah and calls for drastic emergency measures that will need days to implement, including preparing shelters in the northern region.

“You have to evacuate the settlement as quickly as possible, there will be a small window of time when it will probably be possible to evacuate, and then the roads will be closed,” the IDF says in the documents.

In another part of the documents, the IDF explains ongoing preparations for a full-blown war and the scale of attacks expected.

The IDF drill comes amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah, whose Secretary-General, Hasan Nasrallah, threatened Israel with a “grand war” very recently.

Just a few hours before the IDF’s documents were leaked, the Liberation of Palestine – General Command held Israel responsible for a mysterious blast that killed five of its fighters and wounded ten others in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, near the border with Syria. Tel Aviv denied the accusations made by the front, which is allied to Hezbollah.

All in all, it appears that the IDF is preparing for a full-blown war not only with Hezbollah, but also with other members of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” which is led by Iran.

https://southfront.org/leaked-documents-reveals-israeli-preparations-for-war-with-hezbollah-in-lebanon/

https://southfront.org/leaked-documents-reveals-israeli-preparations-for-war-with-hezbollah-in-lebanon/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936008 (011900ZJUN23) Notable: Biden takes a hard fall

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BIDEN DOWN!

I REPEAT: BIDEN. DOWN.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936014 (011902ZJUN23) Notable: Senate votes 52-46 to OVERTURN Biden's student debt relief program | Just The News

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John Solomon

@jsolomonReports

Senate votes 52-46 to overturn Biden's student debt relief program | Just The News

https://twitter.com/jsolomonReports/status/1664342145719730176

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936015 (011902ZJUN23) Notable: Q 4408: We Are in the Middle of Another Enlightenment Approaching the Precipice

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muh [P]recipuss!

We Are in the Middle of Another Enlightenment Approaching the Precipice

Q !!Hs1Jq13jV6 4 Jun 2020 - 3:48:02 PM

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/enlightenment/📁

The Enlightenment is often associated with its political revolutions and ideals, especially the French Revolution of 1789. The energy created and expressed by the intellectual foment of Enlightenment thinkers contributes to the growing wave of social unrest in France in the eighteenth century. The social unrest comes to a head in the violent political upheaval which sweeps away the traditionally and hierarchically structured

ancien régime(the monarchy, the privileges of the nobility, the political power of the Catholic Church).

The French revolutionaries meant to establish in place of the ancien régime a new reason-based order instituting the Enlightenment ideals of liberty and equality.…enlightenment with the process of undertaking to think for oneself, to employ and rely on one’s own intellectual capacities in determining what to believe and how to act.

Q

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936049 (011908ZJUN23) Notable: Police investigate if drug money funded Solomon Pena’s failed campaign – more

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>>59316

Cartel or Democrat op.

or both

As police investigate if drug money funded Solomon Pena’s failed campaign,one top donor says she didn’t contribute

By Elise Kaplan / Journal Investigative Reporter

Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 at 7:20PM

Updated: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 at 10:13PM

In reports filed on the New Mexico Secretary of State website, Melanie Griego is listed as having donated $4,000 to Republican Solomon Pena in his 2022 race against an incumbent Democrat to represent House District 14 in the Legislature.

Griego’s contributions, plus the $5,155 listed as coming from her son, 21-year-old Jose Luis Trujillo, made up nearly 40% of the $23,660 in Pena’s campaign coffers.

The problem is 39-year-old Griego — whose occupation is listed as “mother/dependent” in the reports — told the Journal on Thursday she never made those donations.

And Trujillo — whose occupation is listed as “cashier” — is in federal custody on drug-trafficking and firearm charges after police say Pena paid him, his father and two other men to shoot up the homes of four Democratic lawmakers.

“I’m not a political person. I just barely got my voting rights back and I didn’t even go vote,” Griego said, adding she’s on a monthly income and doesn’t have thousands of dollars to donate to a campaign. “I don’t follow the news. I’m not a Trump supporter. I’m not even a Biden supporter. I’m just a poor little Mexican girl from Albuquerque … I guess this is just one of them cases of being at the wrong place at the wrong time — over and over again — just the story of our lives.”

Pena lost his bid for office in November by a landslide and is facing several counts of shooting at a dwelling, shooting at or from a motor vehicle and conspiracy to commit a shooting at a dwelling, as well as possession of a firearm by a felon.

He was arrested in a SWAT standoff Monday in a case that’s grabbed national headlines.

On Thursday, the Albuquerque Police Department announced it is investigating “potential illegal activity” related to the monetary contributions Pena “solicited” during his failed campaign.

“APD detectives learned through witness interviews related to the shooting investigation that Pena identified individuals to funnel contributions from an unknown source to his legislative campaign,” Gilbert Gallegos, an APD spokesman, wrote in a news release. “Detectives are working with other law enforcement agencies to determine whether the money for the campaign contributions was generated from narcotics trafficking, and whether campaign laws were violated.”

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936076 (011912ZJUN23) Notable: Police investigate if drug money funded Solomon Pena’s failed campaign – more

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>>59342

>As police investigate if drug money funded Solomon Pena’s failed campaign,

Ex con runs for office in district with no shot at winning. sucks in republican donors. Obviously loses. Fake news smears all Rs.

Possible mental disease?

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Authorities allege Pena was the mastermind behind four drive-by shootings that targeted the homes of Bernalillo County Commissioners Adriann Barboa and Debbie O’Malley, state Rep. Javier Martínez and state Sen. Linda Lopez over the course of a month. No one was injured in the shooting, but, in Lopez’s case, bullets went through her 10-year-old daughter’s bedroom while she slept.

Police say Pena orchestrated the shootings after losing his race and because he believes the election was “rigged.”

Trujillo was arrested a little over 4½ miles from Lopez’s house less than 40 minutes after the Jan. 3 shooting. He was driving Pena’s car and had more than 800 pills, believed to be fentanyl, a large amount of cash, a Glock pistol with a drum magazine and an AR pistol with him at the time, according to court documents.

Trujillo’s attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but has said in court filings that “there is reasonable cause to believe that Mr. Trujillo may presently be suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent.” He has requested a competency hearing.

Griego said her son — “a people person” and “busy bee” — was in special education growing up and she has not heard him express any opinions about the election.

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“How can he understand political campaigns and come to the conclusion that he thinks the campaign is rigged or whatever it is,” Griego said. “He doesn’t even know how to spell ‘campaign.’ ”

Jose Trujillo, 21 (Metropolitan Detention Center)

She said she’d seen Trujillo, his baby and his baby’s mother over Christmas and had no idea that anything was amiss. She said she found out about her son’s involvement with Pena from news reports. “This is just blowing my mind,” Griego said. “I don’t know what is real and what’s not real. What’s true and what’s not true. I’m very disappointed.”

Supporting a fellow candidate

From the details in campaign report filings, Trujillo appears to have been the top donor to Pena’s campaign, just ahead of the Jalapeño Corp. — an Albuquerque-based oil and gas drilling and exploration company owned by Harvey E. Yates Jr.

Yates, who was in Kansas “sitting on a drilling well” Thursday evening, said he met Pena twice — once in a Republican Ward meeting about two years ago and once during the recent campaign.

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“He seemed to be an intelligent and respectful young man who was trying to change his life’s path,” Yates said. “It is very sad that this analysis appears to have turned out to be wrong. Pena was one of about 20 candidates to whom my company donated $5,000.”

The Journal could not reach the other two people listed as Pena’s top donors: a security guard who gave $3,825 and a business operations specialist who gave $1,000.

Former State Legislator Janice Arnold-Jones, and gubernatorial candidates Jay Block and Greg Zanetti, all Republicans, also contributed to Pena’s campaign.

For his part, Pena was among the highest contributors to Republican Audrey Trujillo’s campaign for Secretary of State. According to campaign filing reports he donated $5,497.

Audrey Trujillo said Thursday she has received numerous contributions and Pena was one of many. She and Jose Trujillo are not related.

“I saw it as supporting a fellow Republican candidate,” Audrey Trujillo said.

Audrey Trujillo was defeated by incumbent Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver and was a controversial figure during the campaign after her social media account shared tweets mimicking a Spanish accent and suggested that Jews had an outsized influence in the development of COVID-19 vaccines.

At the time, Audrey Trujillo told the Journal she might have been hacked, but, if not, the tweets were not intended to be racist.

Pena also donated a little over $5,000 to the LaRouche PAC created to promote the ideas of Lyndon LaRouche, who ran for president eight times and died in 2019 at the age of 96.

According to the PAC’s website, global elites were challenged by LaRouche’s ideas and political organizing, so “he was framed up and thrown in prison for five years (1989-94) by the same intelligence and judicial networks that have waged the coup against Donald Trump, a coup which denied him his duly-elected second term.”

https://www.abqjournal.com/2566129/apd-investigating-if-drug-money-funded-solomon-pena-failed-campaign-one-top-donor-said-she-didnt-donate.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936109 (011918ZJUN23) Notable: Biden takes a hard fall

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Jake Schneider @jacobkschneider

BREAKING: Biden takes a big fall on stage just now at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation

11:50 AM · Jun 1, 2023

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936139 (011924ZJUN23) Notable: Scavino on Trump arriving in Iowa

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Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅

@DanScavino

6/1/2023 | @realDonaldTrump arrives at the Machine Shed Restaurant Urbandale in IOWA…

12:05 PM · Jun 1, 2023

from Urbandale, IA·

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1664302274393305088

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936156 (011926ZJUN23) Notable: Former U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer Sentenced To 36 Months’ Imprisonment For Willfully Retaining Top Secret National Defense Information

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Former U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer Sentenced To 36 Months’ Imprisonment For Willfully Retaining Top Secret National Defense Information

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/former-us-air-force-intelligence-officer-sentenced-36-months-imprisonment-willfully

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936173 (011929ZJUN23) Notable: Scavino on Trump arriving in Iowa

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Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅

@DanScavino

Moments ago, @realDonaldTrump arrives at the Grimes Community Complex in Grimes, Iowa to thank Donald J. Trump for President 2024 volunteers. #TRUMP2024

DJTFP24 Volunteer Info: https://donaldjtrump.com/join

3:25 PM · Jun 1, 2023

from Grimes, IA·

https://twitter.com/DanScavino/status/1664352407944323072

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936213 (011936ZJUN23) Notable: DeSantis tells Iowa Voters “We’re Going to Do Ballot Harvesting”

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VIDEO: Governor DeSantis Tells Iowa Voters “We’re Going to Do Ballot Harvesting”

Rush Limbaugh famously described the current Democrat party back in October 2020 before his death.

“They’re doing it in front of our faces. They really are. They are attempting to win elections without broad public support. That’s what they’re trying to do. That’s just another way of phrasing what they’re doing. How do you win elections without broad public support? You have to cheat.”

It may sound like a sensible plan to out cheat the Democrats but it will be nearly impossible to out-harvest the Democrat machine when they control the drop boxes, the union postal workers, bloated voter rolls, and unlimited mail-in balloting, and the keys to the absentee ballot rooms.

Governor Ron DeSantis is a very respectable man. He did an amazing job in Florida. But not every state is Florida.

On Thursday Desantis told supporters he will ballot harvest in 2024.

Governor DeSantis: “In Nevada, they sent everyone a ballot which is bad. But we’re going to do ballot harvesting. We’re going to do ballot harvesting.”

Ballot harvesting was illegal in Nevada until 2020.

DeSantis is going to ballot harvest.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/video-governor-desantis-tells-iowa-voters-were-going/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936243 (011941ZJUN23) Notable: Avril Haines star of big ceremony sponsored by Atlantic Council for her RussiaGate hoax work

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=Atlantic Council awards the Director of National Intelligence for her involvement in the Russia Gate hoax, sanctioned drone assassinations, falsified intelligence, and torture coverup

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines was the big star of a gala awards ceremony hosted by the Atlantic Council that was touted as the “Washington Oscars.”

The Atlantic Council is a neo-conservative think tank, which has three former CIA directors on its board and another as a lifetime director.

Paul Craig Roberts, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under Ronald Reagan, called the Atlantic Council the “marketing arm of the military-security complex.”

In 2015, it helped prepare a proposal to arm the Ukrainian military with offensive weaponry like Javelin anti-tank missiles—the same year that it presented its Distinguished Leadership Award to Marillyn Adams Hewson, then the CEO of Lockheed Martin, which produces Javelin missiles and many other strategic weapon platforms.

Two years before that, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received the award—not too long after she had famously gloated after the lynching of Libya’s ruler Muammar Qaddafi in a military operation sanctioned by Clinton that spread vast death and destruction.

https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/84778/atlantic-council-awards-the-director-of-national-intelligence-for-her-involvement-in-the-russia.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936269 (011946ZJUN23) Notable: Secy of Defense on PRIDE month

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin releases statement on Pride Month:

"This Pride Month, we honor the service, commitment, and sacrifice of the LGBTQ+ Service members and personnel who volunteer to defend our country. Their proud service adds to America's strength."

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1664357377775218692/photo/1

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936308 (011957ZJUN23) Notable: Foster mother who 'rescued' orphans from Ukraine let pedos rape children under her care

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Foster mother who 'rescued' orphans from Ukraine 'let paedophiles rape them and would force the children to eat vomit and put soiled nappies in their mouths'

A court in Poland heard Svetlana Plyushko regularly assaulted the children

The 53-year-old allegedly sexually abused 10 children aged between 4 and 16

A foster mum who rescued orphans from war-torn Ukraine has gone on trial for torture, sexual abuse and letting paedophiles pay to rape children in her care.

A court in the Polish city of Poznan has heard that Ukrainian Svetlana Plyushko regularly assaulted the children, forced them to put soiled nappies in their mouths and eat vomit.

It also heard that the 53-year-old allegedly sexually abused the 10 children aged between 4 and 16 and forced them to take drugs before inviting around local paedophiles who paid to abuse them.

Citing one example, prosecutor Aneta Chamczyńska-Penkala told the court: 'Together and in agreement with unidentified men, making it a permanent source of income, she handed over a minor to them in order to force her to have sexual intercourse.'

Local journalist Piotr Żytnicki from the respected Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper reported: 'They held her by the hair and raped her, while [Svetlana] stood in the doorway with the phone in her hand and counted the time.

'She counted if 20 minutes had passed. These men probably paid for those 20 minutes. The children said, "Mum didn't save us".'

A child psychiatrist added that when she interviewed the children they were 'scared. They sat with their hands on their knees, heads down, no eye contact.

'They were pale and very emaciated.

'The five-year-old weighed 11 kg. The condition of the teeth was bad. I've never seen such decay.

'This was not negligence that arose in a few weeks.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12148781/Foster-mother-rescued-orphans-Ukraine-let-paedophiles-rape-them.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936311 (011958ZJUN23) Notable: @jack: Open the Democrat primaries and debates. This isn’t fair to anyone.

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@jack

Open the Democrat primaries and debates. This isn’t fair to anyone.

https://twitter.com/jack/status/1664354188657041409

Biden narrative seeding

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936315 (011959ZJUN23) Notable: PF: west side of Ring of Fire quiet after busy week, more

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The west side of the ring of fire looks pretty quiet

...after a really busy week.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936334 (012003ZJUN23) Notable: Biden takes a hard fall

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Breakin Nuse

Biden, 80, FALLS on stage while handing out diplomas at U.S. Air Force Academy graduation

The fall came while Biden was handing diplomas to cadets at USAF academy

Comes weeks after he stumbled walking down stairs at shrine in Japan

'He's fine,' said the White House afterward

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12149847/Biden-FALLS-stage-handing-diplomas-U-S-Air-Force-Academy-graduation.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936344 (012007ZJUN23) Notable: America First is seeking law clerks, apply now!

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>>59298

>America First Legal

🚨Law students: applications for our law clerk program are due June 15.

We are seeking motivated and mission-aligned second and third-year law students to work as law clerks for the Fall 2023 semester.

Apply now!

http://aflegal.org/careers/

3:42 PM · Jun 1, 2023

https://twitter.com/America1stLegal/status/1664356647790075905/photo/1

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936351 (012008ZJUN23) Notable: President Trump: Ron DeSantis says he needs 8 years, I can do it in under 6 months.

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President Trump: Ron DeSantis says he needs 8 years, I can do it in under 6 months.

4:03 PM · Jun 1, 2023

https://twitter.com/realLizUSA/status/1664362130907201541/photo/1

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936385 (012016ZJUN23) Notable: Trump's golf swing vs Bidan's fall - who's more fit?

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Trump’s Golf Ball Vs Biden video already out.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936387 (012016ZJUN23) Notable: BRUTAL: 73-Year-Old Pro-Life Hero Violently Attacked Outside Planned Parenthood

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BRUTAL: 73-Year-Old Pro-Life Hero Violently Attacked Outside Planned Parenthood

Mark Crosby, a 73-year-old pro-life hero, suffered a violent near-death assault at the hands of a vicious abortion activist — all while defending life and praying the Rosary for the unborn in front of the Planned Parenthood in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bigotry of Race and Religion: Obama's Favorite Subjects

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936447 (012024ZJUN23) Notable: #23248

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dough

https://fullchan.net/?d52e9f72c05036fa#2aKFGt5tLQd3dGnFEK72hkapmYaExLBqVMAmjCPmMwsy

PDJT: We're PROUD to call you PRESIDENT!!!

Baker seeking handoff, ghosting in @20

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936518 (012038ZJUN23) Notable: Re: Wray's Biden Documents, Grassley: "We are responsible for making sure the FBI does it's job."

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Interesting, Not one notable on Grassley

Well here let me correct that for (You)

Re: Wray's Biden Documents.

Grassley: "We are responsible for making sure the FBI does it's job."

Hemmer: "You just said you read the documents. Is that right?"

Grassley: "Yes!"

https://truthsocial.com/@justhuman/posts/110470195082133086

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936524 (012038ZJUN23) Notable: Ukraine-bound US weapons weren’t ready for combat – watchdog

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1 Jun, 2023 19:35

Ukraine-bound US weapons weren’t ready for combat – watchdog

The Pentagon’s inspector general has found that equipment stockpiled in Kuwait hadn’t been properly maintained

Some of the weaponry that the US military provided to Ukraine to help battle Russian forces wasn’t ready for combat – leading to delays in deployment – because it hadn’t been properly maintained, the Pentagon’s inspector general has found.

Theweapons in question had been prepositioned in Kuwait, one of seven such stockpiles around the world, andrequired repairsbefore they could be sent to Ukraine, the US Department of Defense (DOD) inspector general said in a report issued last week. “We identified issues that resulted in unanticipated maintenance, repairs, and extended lead times to ensure the readiness of the military equipment selected to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”

The US military used its so-called drawdown authority dozens of times last year to provide more than $18.3 billion worth of stockpiled weapons and ammunition to Kiev. The aid was drawn from stashes called army prepositioned stock, or APS, which are supposed to be kept ready for immediate use in case of emergencies.

In the case of the Kuwait-based gear that was designated for Ukraine,all six M777 howitzers and 25 of the 29 M1167 armored vehicles weren’t “mission-ready,” according to the inspector general’s report. Repairs were required before the US European Command could send the equipment to Ukraine.

In some cases, a contractor had to strip parts from other equipment to meet a deadline for making repairs to the Ukraine-bound gear, leaving the remaining stock unprepared for use. The IG recommended that the US Army beef up its inspection procedures and factor in the amount of lead time required when tapping APS stockpiles for Kiev.

The audit on which the report was based is still ongoing; however, the Pentagon watchdog announced its preliminary findings on concern that “issues with poor maintenance and lax oversight” could lead to future delays of weapons shipments to Ukraine. “In addition, if US forces needed this equipment, they would have encountered the same challenges,” the report said. (Maybe they can assign the trans people to this duty)

The US and its allies have committed nearly $65 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine since the conflict with Russia began in February 2022, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said last week.

https://www.rt.com/news/577317-ukraine-bound-us-weapons-unprepared-ig-says/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936567 (012048ZJUN23) Notable: FLASHBACK Biden mocks Trump's ramp walk at West Point and claims he's stronger

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https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1372941569834299398

FLASHBACK -> Biden mocks Trump's ramp walk at West Point and claims he's stronger: "Look at how he steps and look at how I step. Watch how I run up ramps and he stumbles down ramps. Come on."

12:02 PM · Mar 19, 2021

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936632 (012100ZJUN23) Notable: US defense chief sounds alarm over China row

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1 Jun, 2023 17:30

US defense chief sounds alarm over China row

(Gorilla king warns the other gorillas, they have a problem)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has cautioned that an incident could “spin out of control” because communication has broken down

Pentagon chiefLloyd Austin has lamented a breakdownin US-Chinese defense relations, warning that the absence of communication between leaders of the two countries adds to the risk of an incident escalating into a more dangerous geopolitical conflict.

“You’ve heard me talk a number of times about the importance of countries with large, with significant capabilities being able to talk to each other so you can manage crises and prevent things from spiraling out of control unnecessarily,” Austin told reporters on Thursday in Tokyo, following a meeting with Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada. (Why is he telling this to reporters)

Austin made his comments two days after the US Indo-Pacific Command accused a Chinese pilot of nearly causing a midair collision by buzzing his fighter jet in front of an American reconnaissance plane last week over the South China Sea. Beijing blamed the US for the incident and demanded that Washington stop flying spy planes in the region, saying the flights are “dangerous provocations.”

Austin warned that an inability to discuss such conflicts makes them more dangerous. “As we take a look at some of the things that China is doing in the international airspace in the region and international waterways – you know, the provocative intercepts of our aircraft and also our allies’ aircraft – that’s very concerning. And we would hope that they would alter their actions. But since they haven’t yet, I’m concerned about, at some point, having an incident that could very, very quickly spiral out of control.”

China cut off defense and climate ties with Washington last August, citing alleged meddling by US officials in Taiwan. Just this week, Beijing declined Washington’s request for a meeting between Austin and his Chinese counterpart, Li Shangfu, on the sidelines of a security summit that’s scheduled to begin on Friday in Singapore.

Asked about the decision, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said US officials must “earnestly respect” China’s sovereignty and security interests. Responsibility for ongoing tensions between the countries “lies entirely with the US side,” she added.

Austin called the refusal to grant a meeting “unfortunate” and said he would “welcome any opportunity to engage” with Chinese leaders.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his defense chiefs on Tuesday that they must prepare for “worst-case and extreme scenarios,” as well as “choppy waters and even dangerous storms,” because Beijing faces increasingly difficult and complex security challenges.

https://www.rt.com/news/577311-pentagon-chiefs-warns-over-china-row/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936700 (012110ZJUN23) Notable: Mike Pence Will Launch 2024 GOP Nomination Effort From Des Moines Iowa, June 7th

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Mike Pence Will Launch 2024 GOP Nomination Effort From Des Moines Iowa, June 7th

May 31, 2023 | Sundance

According to NBC and confirmed by Politico, former Indiana Governor Mike Pence is scheduled to launch his bid for the GOP nomination in Iowa on June 7th.

Oddly, and speaking to the framework of the larger GOPe operation,Pence isn’t making his announcement in his home state; instead, he is going to launch his campaign during a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.

Mike Pence is a well-known name to voters having previously been vice-president to Donald Trump, and he is currently polling around 3% support according to Monmouth.

In his biggest role as Vice-President, Mike Pence was in charge of the federal COVID-19 emergency response as head of the White House COVID taskforce in 2020.

Pence is a well-known traditional Republican who identifieswith voters primarily on social issues. Pence will make an appeal to the evangelical community in Iowa and is organized in that effort byGOP brand consultant Chip Saltsman, the architect of former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s 2008 Iowa caucuses victory.

(Via NBC) – Mike Pence plans to enter the GOP presidential nomination fray June 7 with a campaign video and a kickoff speech in Des Moines, Iowa, according to a person familiar with his launch schedule.

The former vice president, a longtime advocate of the priorities of traditional conservatives on social and economic issues, will join the race at a time when his onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, claims a majority in most national polls and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a clear second place.

Redefining himself to Republican voters, most of whom know him primarily as Trump’s vice president, will be a challenge.

But the Indiana-bred Pence views his fellow Midwesterners in the Iowa GOP, and their first-in-the-nation caucuses, as a hospitable home for his brand of politics. Typically, the Iowa caucuses play a winnowing role in the nomination fight, providing rocket fuel to a handful of candidates while burying the hopes of the rest.

“We view this race as absolutely wide open, and Iowa is really going to solidify itself as the pivotal player,” the person familiar with Pence’s plans said. “It’s a place that values Mike Pence’s principles — traditional conservative principles — deep-rooted faith and uncommon character.” (read more)

Pence’s job, on behalf of the Sea Island group, will be to present an opticalcontrast to the unacceptable vulgarian Trump, while Chris Christie acts as the attack dog and the rest of the field protect Ron DeSantis fromThe Great Godzilla MAGA King.

The team effort is increasingly transparent, and the debate hosts, like Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, are proactively positioning to shape the staged narrative. At this point inthe dynamic, it is all rather shallow and obvious; however, in approved Republican operations – they never look outside the cloister.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/05/31/mike-pence-will-launch-2024-gop-nomination-effort-from-des-moines-iowa-june-7th/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936709 (012111ZJUN23) Notable: WATCH: @realDonaldTrump reacts to Joe Biden falling down at the Air Force academy

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WATCH: @realDonaldTrump reacts to Joe Biden falling down at the Air Force academy

😂😂😂

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https://twitter.com/alexbruesewitz/status/1664363365265821702

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936746 (012118ZJUN23) Notable: Troubling questions surround BBC ‘disinformation correspondent’ Marianna Spring

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Troubling questions surround BBC ‘disinformation correspondent’ Marianna Spring

Little is known about the history of Marianna Spring, the BBC’s first “disinformation correspondent.” But her record of churning out disinfo of her own in the service of British government objectives sends a bright red flag up over the new Verify project.

The launch of BBC Verify, “a new brand to address the growing threat of disinformation and build trust with audiences by transparently showing how BBC journalists know the information they are reporting,” has raised questions about whether the British state broadcaster is ramping up plans to manufacture consent for official objectives while maligning dissent.

The endeavor is said to be “a highly specialized team with a range of forensic and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) capabilities that enable them to go beyond conventional newsroom techniques.” In all, 60 BBC journalists are involved – including the “specialist disinformation correspondent” Marianna Spring.

The week after Verify’s rollout was announced, the 27-year-old Spring took to airwaves to acquaint BBC Breakfast viewers with her new venture. She explained its mission was to “verify video, factcheck, counter disinformation, and analyze really complex stories so we can get to the truth of what’s going on.”

Standing before three interactive video screens, Spring outlined an array of investigative projects soon to appear under the auspices of Verify. They included an initiative employing “undercover accounts” which comprise a set of fake “characters” active on social media networks. The ostensible purpose of the sock-puppets created by Spring and her BBC associates is to “really understand polarization online and what’s happening on our social media feeds and what we’re being recommended and being pushed to us [sic] can affect all of us.”

On the last screen, she daubed a crude diagram linking “local communities,” “far-right figures,” “alternative media,” a “conspiracy theory newspaper,” “funding,” and “foreign links”. These elements were components of a forthcoming investigation into the alleged proliferation of a “conspiracy movement in the UK,” which has purportedly “evolved and intensified since the pandemic,” and could, Spring suggested, create a situation comparable to January 6th, or the bizarre and largely forgotten “Fourth Reich” coup in Germany.

That Verify is managing bogus personae on social networks in the manner of the British Army’s 77th Brigade, or the Pentagon’s Operation Earnest Voice, is troubling enough. But Spring’s history of churning out disinformation in the service of British government objectives adds a whole new level of concern about the initiative.

BBC star rises from out of nowhere

Beyond her education at elite British educational institutions like Oxford University’s Pembroke College, little is known about Spring’s background. She studied at Oxford during the period when disgraced former MI6 chief Richard Dearlove served as its master. While there, she spent an extended period in Russia, working for the Western-funded Moscow Times. Her LinkedIn profile has been cached by the Internet Archive suspiciously few times since its creation, suggesting certain captures may have been scrubbed upon request.

There can be little doubt Spring’s online footprint elsewhere has been subjected to a dedicated cleanup operation. One of the most prolific editors of her Wikipedia page is the mysterious ‘Philip Cross’ profile, a notorious troll whose fanatical dedication to vandalizing the entries of anti-war, anti-imperialist public figures, while whitewashing and beautifying those of establishment shills and deep state actors, is so prolific that it has even been acknowledged by the mainstream media.

Spring’s proximity to the British intelligence sector was highlighted by a shadowy Foreign Office contractor, Amil Khan, when he proposed her as a potential participant in a meeting aimed at devising methods to destroy this outlet, The Grayzone.

https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/01/bbc-specialist-disinformation/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936758 (012120ZJUN23) Notable: PF: Potato back to JBA from USAF commencement SAM/SPAR activity and Elon back at Austin

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PF: Potato in 92-9000 747 departed Peterson SFB and 09-0015 C-32A left Kirtland AFB-shares with Sunport Int'l Airport Albuquerque with BOXER46 C-40C also departed Peterson SFB

That is all he is doing today-had to arrive yesterday for that too

https://factba.se/biden/calendar

SAM006 G5 departed Long Beach Airport after an overnight

SAM004 G5 returned to JBA after a ground stop at Cancun Int'l

WEPS89 E-6B Mercury on the track as Potato and escort pass by

SPAR597 Learjet 35 just departed Barksdale AFB after a ground stop

Elon Musklanded at Austin Int'l from a Shanghai Int'l depart earlier >>58483, >>58957, >>59264, >>59248 pb

VV100 G5 inbound to JBA from a Helsinki Int'l depart earlier today

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936768 (012121ZJUN23) Notable: Trump to speak on Hannity tonight at 9pm

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Trump to speak on Hannity tonight at 9pm (EST).

https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1664377091100475395?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936822 (012130ZJUN23) Notable: Whats this? BLACKOUT WARFARE/U.S. Cyber 'Plan X' PDF

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BLACKOUT WARFARE

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936830 (012132ZJUN23) Notable: J6 Unmasked: Security footage shows Pelosi evacuating Hollywood-style from Capitol as daughter films

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J6 Unmasked: Security footage shows Pelosi evacuating Hollywood-style from Capitol as daughter films

Ex-Capitol Police chief says Pelosi's actions that day created a 'major distraction,' put unnecessary strain on her security detail.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described having to evacuate a riotous Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as traumatic. But Capitol Police security footage obtained by Just the News shows the long-time Democrat leader exited Hollywood-style from the home of Congress that fateful day with her daughter filming her as security officers tried to guide her through a secret safe passage corridor.

The footage, made available by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and aired for the first time on the Just the News, No Noise television show on Real America's Voice on Thursday night, provides three different angles of Pelosi's evacuation the afternoon of Jan. 6. Each show her daughter Alexandra roving around her mother's delegation with a camera as they moved briskly through corridors, led by members of the Capitol Police protective detail.

The video shows then-Speaker Pelosi was not in jeopardy after fleeing the breached Capitol chamber, because the footage shows no protesters or rioters penetrated the evacuation route. Capitol Police confirmed to Congress the woman holding the camera in the footage was Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra.

Steven Sund, the former Capitol Police chief, who was fired after the Jan. 6 tragedy, viewed the evacuation footage Thursday for the first time and said he was deeply concerned that Pelosi's actions that day put an unnecessary strain on her security detail.

"When you look at the footage, what you need to realize is a protective detail is specifically for the protectee. You're there, you're protecting the protectee," Sund told Just the News. "Now, Capitol Police statutorily do have the authority to protect family members. And it's my understanding the person holding the camera was Pelosi's daughter. But she's there in the position of being media.

"The protective detail isn't there to protect media. And whoever else was there with her for the sole purpose of videotaping creates a major distraction for the protective detail," he added. "You know, they don't train to protect those additional people."

Sund said the filming operation also likely created consequences for the specialized vehicle that was sent to whisk Pelosi to a safe location at Fort McNair.

"There's a limited number of seats in the armored vehicles that, you know, if you're going to put one of those additional people into the armored personnel carrier, or the armored vehicle, you're going to lose one of your security detail. And that's not what's meant to happen so it creates a distraction."

Spokespersons for Pelosi and her daughter did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

Just the News blurred portions of the security video that potentially revealed security measures along the secret escape route but left unblurred the heart of the footage showing Pelosi, her daughter and the security detail on the route.

Just the News plans to air several more never-before seen security videos from the Jan. 6 riot in the next month that identify security failures and questions left unanswered by the Democrat-led House Jan. 6 select committee.

Alexandra Pelosi has acknowledged filming her mother that day and using some of the footage to produce a documentary about her mother that was released on HBO last December called, "Pelosi in the House." That footage showed Pelosi at various points during the riot but it did not show the impact of the video operation on the security detail, as the security footage did.

On Jan. 7, 2021, Pelosi said that many Capitol Hill staff members were traumatized by the riot a day earlier.

https://justthenews.com/government/congress/new-video-shows-pelosi-being-filmed-daughter-she-evacuates-us-capitol-jan-6

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936871 (012140ZJUN23) Notable: Bank Bailout Facility Usage Hits New Record High As Money-Market Fund Inflows Soared Again Last Week

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>>58960, >>58961, FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile (1st Quarter 2023)

Bank Bailout Facility Usage Hits New Record High As Money-Market Fund Inflows Soared Again Last Week

After Friday's deposits data hinted - on a seasonally-adjusted and pre-revision basis - that outflows had stalled, we note that regional bank stocks have gone nowhere and, as we just found out, money market fund inflows have continued to soar-cap#2.

The last week saw a $31.7 billion inflow into money market funds to a new record high of $5.42 trillion - the 6th week in a row (and 11th week of the last 12) Notably, in the last 14 weeks - since SVB's panic began - money-market funds have seen an aggregate $600 billion in inflows. Institutional funds saw $19.77 billion in inflows while retail funds added around $12 billion. This continued surge in money market fund inflows strongly suggests tomorrow's H8 deposit report will show the bank walk/run is continuing.-cap#3

(The 'tax season or seasonal adjustment narrative is total BS-and the Fed thinks that a magiacal amount of $200B is just gonna show up ) The Fed's balance sheet shrank a dramatic $50 billion last week, almost back to pre-SVB-bailout levels..And as far as QT is concerned, after last week's very small drop, Total Securities Held Outright tumbled around $43 billion to its lowest since Aug 2021. The US central bank had $97.6 billion of loans outstanding to financial institutions through two backstop lending facilities, up again from last week (the drop was FRC's removal) with the Fed's Bank Term Funding Program rose by $1.7 billion to a new record high of $93.6 billion-cap #4

moar here

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bank-bailout-facility-usage-hits-new-record-high-money-market-fund-inflows-soared-again-0

As yesterday's FDIC Qrtly bank report showed (and that is just the first few weeks of the stresses in the Treasury markets because that was for Q1 which ended on March 31st) the banking system still holds roughly 54% of it's assets in short term (less than 3 year maturities) so even though the total amount of unrealized losses went down by 16%..that was from Q4 '22 to Q1 '23 so the next one will show a very large increase in the unrealized losses or 'Held-to-Maturity' accounting bucket

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936878 (012141ZJUN23) Notable: Whats this? BLACKOUT WARFARE/U.S. Cyber 'Plan X' PDF

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U.S. Cyber 'Plan X'

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936879 (012142ZJUN23) Notable: Lindsay Graham absoluteley buttflustered that we're not doing moar to stop evil Putler

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SEN. GRAHAM ON DEBT DEAL: "Not a penny in this bill to help Ukraine defeat Putin! [...] We need to send a clear message to Putin that when it comes to your invasion of Ukraine, we're gonna support the Ukrainians to ensure your loss. If we don't do that, then we're gonna snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory."

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1664383399769808898

Lindsey Graham & John McCain in Ukraine, December 2016

https://youtu.be/JeWHviwLMy8

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936892 (012145ZJUN23) Notable: Lindsay Graham absoluteley buttflustered that we're not doing moar to stop evil Putler

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>>59389

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936955 (012157ZJUN23) Notable: 'Facebook Receipts' project aims to reveal Meta's ability to influence Congress through high-powered lobbyists

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https://www.foxnews.com/media/facebook-receipts-project-aims-reveal-metas-ability-influence-congress-through-high-powered-lobbyists

'Facebook Receipts' project aims to reveal

Meta's ability to influence Congress through

high-powered lobbyists

Fox News, by Brian Flood

Posted By: Moritz55, 6/1/2023 2:48:33 PM

A new project dubbed The Facebook Receipts aims to put a harsh spotlight on the social media juggernaut’s staggering ability to influence legislation and regulation in Washington, D.C., through high-powered lobbyists. "The Facebook Receipts shows that data is power, that bringing together already open-sourced information, and the material that we've uncovered, reflects that Facebook's influence is strong in D.C., but it also goes to show that as their lobbying dollars increase, so is the energy in Congress to do something about this issue," Zamaan Qureshi told Fox News Digital. The 20-year-old Qureshi, a political internet wunderkind who got involved during the 2018 midterms when he felt social media

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18936976 (012200ZJUN23) Notable: Bank Bailout Facility Usage Hits New Record High As Money-Market Fund Inflows Soared Again Last Week

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>>59387

>>56870 pb

Repocalypse Redux Ahead on Deluge of $1 Trillion in Treasury Bills

So you "solve" the debt ceiling problem (they will eventually and may even go a day or two w/o) but you then have a flood of US Treasury notes/bills that come to market to make up for the inability to issue it. Last time (in 2019) is was only $78B that caused the "repocalypse" problem-SOFR rates spiking to 10% stopped QE-and now yer gonna have about $1T so nuffin to see here. No matter what they do they are screwed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27T77luHMz4

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937007 (012206ZJUN23) Notable: PF: Potato back to JBA from USAF commencement SAM/SPAR activity and Elon back at Austin

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PF: CHUB01 E-6B Mercury heading off shore from Travis AFB, CA depart

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937044 (012215ZJUN23) Notable: President Trump Reacts to Biden's Latest Gravity-related Accident + Meme ammo

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>>59371

tyb

here you go anons.

meme and a blank to do moar memes

o7

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937081 (012229ZJUN23) Notable: Veteran Character Actor John Beasley, Who Appeared in the TV Drama ‘Everwood,’ Dies at 79

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Veteran Character Actor John Beasley, Who Appeared in the TV Drama ‘Everwood,’ Dies at 79

May 31, 2023

OMAHA, Neb.—John Beasley, the veteran character actor who played a kindly school bus driver on the TV drama “Everwood” and appeared in dozens of films dating back to the 1980s, has died. He was 79.

Beasley died Tuesday after a “brief and unexpected illness” at a hospital in his hometown of Omaha, his manager, Don Spradlin, said.

Beasley played an assistant coach in the 1993 football film “Rudy” and a retired preacher in 1997’s “The Apostle,” co-starring and directed by Robert Duvall.

On TV, Beasley was the father of Cedric the Entertainer in the TV Land comedy “The Soul Man” and later starred for four seasons alongside Treat Williams in The WB’s “Everwood.”

Most recently, Beasley had small parts in the Showtime drama “Your Honor,” with Bryan Cranston, and “The Mandalorian,” a Star Wars offshoot on Disney+.

For more than a dozen years, he ran the John Beasley Theater and Workshop in Omaha, where he was born in 1943.

“To be a working artist is the highest calling, and I appreciate wherever it takes me,” Beasley told the publication American Theatre last year.

He is survived by Judy, his wife of 58 years; two sons, Michael and Tyrone; and six grandchildren, including Malik Beasley, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The NBA veteran paid tribute to his grandfather on Instagram.

“To the man who put the Beasleys on the map,” he wrote.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/veteran-character-actor-john-beasley-who-appeared-in-the-tv-drama-everwood-dies-at-79_5304504.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937130 (012244ZJUN23) Notable: Whats this? BLACKOUT WARFARE/U.S. Cyber 'Plan X' PDF

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>>59385

From the pdf.....

For example, a 10 kiloton weapon detonated at 30 kilometers over the U.S. Eastern Grid would

generate a HEMP field over about 600 kilometers in radius, much smaller than the Eastern Grid.

But the national electric grid being aged, over-taxed with demand, and often operating on the verge

of failure, is capable of blackouts that put 50 million people into the dark because of cascading

failures from a tree branch (like the Great Northeast Blackout of 2003), the entire Eastern Grid

would certainly be plunged into a protracted blackout from such an HEMP attack. The U.S. cannot

survive without the Eastern Grid which generates 75 percent of the nation's electricity and supports

most of the national population.36

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937148 (012248ZJUN23) Notable: Whats this? BLACKOUT WARFARE/U.S. Cyber 'Plan X' PDF

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>>59400

>>59385

Deltas for Blackout

Q !CbboFOtcZs ID: 5a7e3c No.1620282📁

Jun 3 2018 14:58:29 (EST)

BOOM.

BOOM.

BOOM.

BOOM.

A WEEK TO REMEMBER.

DARK TO LIGHT.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937171 (012252ZJUN23) Notable: The FDA Approved Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine Today for Ages 60+

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https://twitter.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1664093965275086848

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The FDA Approved Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine Today for Ages 60+

According to Pfizer’s data, over 16,000 doses needed to be given to prevent 22 RSV cases

Meanwhile in the vaccine group there were 22 more Serious AE’s reported with 3 leading to death

https://fda.gov/media/165625/download

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“The single-dose vaccine was 67% to 86% effective at preventing illness from RSV.”

Reminder this doesn’t mean what you think of does.

Let’s say you have 10,000

people in both placebo & vaccine groups. 60 people get sick in the vaccine group and 20 in the placebo group. That’s… Show more

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3:18 PM · May 31, 2023

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937175 (012254ZJUN23) Notable: The DOD intentionally, without justification and with disregard for the risks, misrepresented an experimental vaccine as “safe and effective” when it could not legally use that terminology.

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https://twitter.com/ChildrensHD/status/1664089633897021442

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The DOD intentionally, without justification and with disregard for the risks, misrepresented an experimental vaccine as “safe and effective” when it could not legally use that terminology.

#TheDefender

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Breaking: Family of 24-Year-Old Who Died From COVID Vaccine Sues DOD in ‘Groundbreaking Case’

The family of a 24-year-old man who died from complications of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis alleges the U.S. Department of Defense engaged in “willful misconduct” when it claimed Pfizer’s...

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937245 (012306ZJUN23) Notable: #23249

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/18937259 (012311ZJUN23) Notable: Artificial Intelligence Is Decaying the Internet

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https://t.me/AmericanSpectator/4823

Artificial Intelligence Is Decaying the Internet

The internet, it turns out, is not forever after all.

READ MORE: https://spectator.org/artificial-intelligence-is-decaying-the-internet/