If You Don’t Suspect Deep State Provocation at the Jan. 6 Riot, Start Paying Attention

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By Townhall. It’s not only reasonable but required to ask at the outset of leftists’ 1/6 “Truth Commission”: How much of what led to Donald Trump supporters “storming the capitol” was a setup?

. . .For readers who have been under a rock for the last five years, let’s review just the recent highlights of spy agency, Democrat, and media collusion that would lead one to suspect the Jan. 6 events as part of this pattern.

Russiagate is the prime example. This was designed to make Americans believe that if Donald Trump won in 2016, his presidency was illicitly installed by foreign actors. It was a complete fabrication of the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, in collusion with the Obama White House, and highly successful. It dragged the nation on a five-year goose chase costing billions of dollars and hamstringing the national government — not coincidentally during a rare, ill-used, and short-lived span during which Republicans controlled both Congress and the presidency. . .

All these tactics, of course, are hallmarks of totalitarian dictatorships. Yes, all that fear-mongering pounded into our national psyche about Donald Trump as an “authoritarian” “fascist”? It’s clearly projection by people deploying actually authoritarian and fascist methods of governance, like spying on political opponents, surveilling journalists, fabricating smears, and using leaks and “confidential human sources” to frame people as nefarious actors.

All this certainly makes one think twice about many facts related to January 6, such as these noted by Glenn Greenwald: “Numerous requests prior to the event for an additional police force and national guard activation were rejected by the civilian command structure. Social media companies were actively feeding information to law enforcement about what was being planned by conspirators. We also know that the FBI extensively monitors social media through a variety of agents and tools.” (Read more from “If You Don’t Suspect Deep State Provocation at the Jan. 6 Riot, Start Paying Attention” HERE)

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Police Union Goes to Bat for Chicago Officer Charged in Capitol Protest

By CNN. The Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police union is going to bat for one of its members who stormed the US Capitol and now might lose his job with the Chicago Police Department. . .

CPD Officer Karol Chwiesiuk was charged in June with two misdemeanors after breaching the Capitol and the office of Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley. Prosecutors said in charging documents that Chwiesiuk used the N-word when bragging to a friend about his actions at the Capitol that day, saying, “n—a don’t snitch.” He hasn’t yet entered a plea to the charges.

He wasn’t accused of violent crimes, so he was released by a judge and ordered not to have any guns in the home and to give up the firearm owner ID card that is required under Illinois law. But in new court filings, Chwiesiuk asked for permission to retake possession of the ID card, because he says he needs it to keep his job, even though he was moved to desk duty and doesn’t carry a gun.

The vice president for the Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police union sent a letter to court officials saying that the union will try to block Chwiesiuk’s possible firing and will “start the grievance process to get Officer Chwiesiuk into a pay-status” if he gets back his firearm ID card. (Read more from “Police Union Goes to Bat for Chicago Officer Charged in Capitol Protest” HERE)

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Criticizing Scientists Like Fauci Could Soon Become ‘Hate Crime’

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A new article in a scientific journal is lobbying for criticism of scientists, specifically President Biden’s COVID adviser Anthony Fauci, to be labeled as “hate.”

The National Pulse explains the article authored by Peter Hotez, sometimes a guest on legacy media outlets, called to “extend federal hate-crime protections” to scientists facing criticism.

It is the controversial Fauci, the director of the National institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, who has funded organizations that gave grants to the Wuhan lab in Chinese where COVID is thought to have originated.

Just weeks ago, he let loose with his ego and argued publicly that anyone who argued with him was disagreeing with “science.”

The report explained Hotez, who himself has been given money from Fauci’s NIAID operation, “offered the robust defense of scientists including Fauci and EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak in a recent paper: ‘Mounting Antiscience Aggression In The United States.'” (Read more from “Criticizing Scientists Like Fauci Could Soon Become ‘Hate Crime'” HERE)

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Amazon Fined $886M Over Privacy Concerns

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On Friday, Amazon disclosed its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealing that the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD), Luxembourg’s data protection group, had fined the retail giant €746m (or $886m).

The fine, issued on July 16, is the largest fine on record under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law. The CNPD issued the fine because Amazon’s European headquarters are located in Luxembourg.

Investigation into Amazon’s privacy concerns began after French privacy advocacy group La Quadrature du Net waged a complaint in 2018 over how the company obtains information for targeted advertisements. In a blog post, La Quadrature du Net wrote that the decision to fine Amazon “comes after three years of silence that made us fear the worst.” (Read more from “Amazon Fined $886M Over Privacy Concerns” HERE)

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Missouri Governor Pardons Mark and Patricia McCloskey

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.

The husband and wife, who gained national attention in the summer of 2020 after brandishing firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their St. Louis home, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in June over the incident.

Video of the encounter showed Mark manning an AR-15 and Patricia holding a handgun to confront the protesters whom they said threatened their lives.

“[They said] that they were going to kill us,” Patricia McCloskey said in July 2020. “They were going to come in there. They were going to burn down the house.” (Read more from “Missouri Governor Pardons Mark and Patricia McCloskey” HERE)

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Biden Federal Vaccine Mandate Sets Stage for Onslaught of Lawsuits

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President Biden’s vaccine rule for federal employees is expected to bolster efforts to require vaccines in the workplace, but experts say it’s also likely to spark court fights that could threaten the long-standing legal authority of employers to impose health measures at work.

As the largest employer in the country, the federal government could end up setting the standard for the private sector with Biden’s requirement that workers undergo regular testing, wear masks and socially distance if they choose not to get vaccinated.

A day after Biden announced the new approach, the Walt Disney Co. said all of its employees would need to be vaccinated within two months. Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, said it would require vaccinations for workers at its Arkansas headquarters.

But a number of public unions have pushed back on Biden’s plan — a sign that companies are likely to face similar resistance, even if their workers aren’t unionized. (Read more from “Biden Federal Vaccine Mandate Sets Stage for Onslaught of Lawsuits” HERE)

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Report: Mitch McConnell Likely to Vote for So-Called ‘Infrastructure’ Bill

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) comments Tuesday indicate he would likely back the $1.2 trillion so-called infrastructure bill, according to a Washington Post reporter.

McConnell said Tuesday that he would encourage his Republican colleagues to oppose Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) efforts to end the amendment debate Tuesday on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

“Slow and steady wins the race,” McConnell said.

Ending debate on amendments would allow for the Senate to file cloture on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, putting it dangerously close to a full vote on the Senate floor.

The leading Senate Republican signaled that he would likely vote to pass the infrastructure bill. (Read more from “Report: Mitch McConnell Likely to Vote for So-Called ‘Infrastructure’ Bill” HERE)

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Dominion Voting Systems, Maricopa County Reject Subpoenas in Arizona Election Audit

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Both Maricopa County and Dominion Voting Systems have rebuffed subpoenas from the Arizona state Senate related to the Republican-led chamber’s audit of the 2020 presidential election.

The county was asked for routers, machine passwords and voter registration records while the same passwords were sought from Dominion. The Senate‘s contractor, Florida-based Cyber Ninjas, wanted to check whether they had been connected to the internet on Election Day.

All the information was to have been turned over by Monday, but both parties declined, citing security and legal issues.

In its letter, according to reports in Axios and the Arizona Republic, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said it already had provided Cyber Ninjas with the information needed but could not turn over the routers. (Read more from “Dominion Voting Systems, Maricopa County Reject Subpoenas in Arizona Election Audit” HERE)

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Poll: Large Majority Believe January 6 Committee is Biased in Favor of Democrats

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A Thursday poll shows that 58 percent of voters believe the January 6 Committee is biased towards Democrats.

“Fifty-eight percent of voters polled said they believed the committee set up by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was biased, while 42 percent said they thought it was fair,” according to a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll.

Codirector of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey Mark Penn told the Hill that “Americans want an examination of the riots over the summer and the origins of the virus over investigating Jan. 6th.”

“The voters reject the Pelosi move to toss Republicans off of the committee and see it now as just a partisan exercise,” he said.

The poll’s findings come as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) blocked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) appointments to the committee in which she stated out of “concern about statements made and actions taken by these Members, I must reject the recommendations of Representatives [Jim] Banks and [Jim] Jordan to the Select Committee.” (Read more from “Poll: Large Majority Believe January 6 Committee is Biased in Favor of Democrats” HERE)

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President Biden Breaks Silence on Cuomo Investigation

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President Joe Biden called on Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign following an investigation that determined he sexually harassed women.

New York Attorney General Letitia James declared Tuesday that an independent investigation found Cuomo had sexually harassed multiple women and that the governor violated state and federal law. The president was reminded of his comments back in March regarding Cuomo, when he told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that the Democratic governor should resign if the investigation confirmed the allegations.

“I stand by that statement,” Biden told reporters Tuesday.

The president was pressed on whether his response meant that he was specifically now calling for Cuomo to resign.

“Yes,” Biden declared. (Read more from “President Biden Breaks Silence on Cuomo Investigation” HERE)

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Kim Jong Un Seen With Mystery Spot, Bandage on Back of His Head

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Kim Jong Un has appeared in public with a dark spot, at times covered by a small bandage, on the back of his head – stoking more speculation about the the slimmed-down North Korean despot’s health.

The mystery spot was visible during a military event as well as in footage from a war veterans conference Kim attended late last month, according to NK News, which provides news and analysis about the rogue regime.

During his previous public appearances at a politburo meeting on June 29 and with musicians on July 11, the mysterious spot was not seen, according to the outlet.

Official footage seemed to avoid showing the mark on Kim’s head last month, though NK News reported that state media photos showed the bandage. (Read more from “Kim Jong Un Seen With Mystery Spot, Bandage on Back of His Head” HERE)

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