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Biden’s Pentagon Pick Was Accused Of Downplaying ISIS Threat

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Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, who President-elect Joe Biden selected as his secretary of defense, was accused during the Obama administration of downplaying the threat posed by ISIS, allegations Austin vehemently denied at the time but could be a roadblock to his Senate confirmation.

The allegations stem from Austin’s tenure as commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which directed U.S. military operations in the Middle East against the Islamic State.

A Defense Department inspector general’s report released on Jan. 31, 2017, cited witnesses who claimed that Austin did not like to receive bad news about ISIS and that he painted a “rosier” picture of the fight against the terror group than was warranted.

“Several witnesses asserted that GEN Austin did not like to receive bad news from his staff regarding USCENTCOM’s counter-ISIL campaign. These witnesses believed that GEN Austin was the source of pressure to present a rosier picture of the effects of USCENTCOM’s operations against ISIL,” the report said.

Austin, who retired from the military on March 30, 2016, emphatically denied allegations laid out in the IG report. Two officers who worked under Austin also disputed the claims in interviews with the IG. (Read more from “Biden’s Pentagon Pick Was Accused of Downplaying ISIS Threat” HERE)

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Joe Biden: Coronavirus Vaccine Will Not Be Mandatory

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. . .Joe Biden said that he would not make the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for all Americans to get after he is inaugurated in January.

Joe Biden said at a Friday press conference in Delaware that he would not impose a vaccine mandate nor a mask mandate when he is sworn in as the next president, according to The New York Post. The president-elect added that he would still encourage all Americans to both get vaccinated and continue to wear masks because it’s the “right thing” to do.

“No, I don’t think it should be mandatory,” Biden said, the Post reported. “I wouldn’t demand it be mandatory.”

“But I would do everything in my power — just like I don’t think masks have to be made mandatory nationwide — I will do everything in my power as president of the United States to encourage people to do the right thing. And when they do it, demonstrate that it matters,” he continued. (Read more from “Joe Biden: Coronavirus Vaccine Will Not Be Mandatory” HERE)

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Soros Foundation President Resigns, Likely To Join Biden Administration

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George Soros’s Open Society Foundations President Patrick Gaspard is resigning from his position to reportedly pave the way for a potential job in the Biden administration.

“Fundamental social change doesn’t customarily occur in a revolutionary moment. Instead, what is needed is the partnership of activists, government, and the nonprofit sector, collaborating over time and space in unity and solidarity,” Gaspard said in a statement. “This is what I worked to do at Open Society. My commitment now will be to re-enter the world of politics and ideas, where I can continue the struggle against oppression everywhere.”

Gaspard previously served in the Obama administration between 2013 and 2016 as the U.S. ambassador to South Africa. He has also served as the director of the White House Office of Political Affairs.

He then worked on the Soros founded board for three years before the announcement that he is stepping down at the end of the year. (Read more from “Soros Foundation President Resigns, Likely To Join Biden Administration” HERE)

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Report: Dominion Machine Analyzed, and Yes, It Switched Votes (VIDEO)

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A witness at a Georgia Senate hearing said an analysis of a Dominion voting machine found it flipped 37 votes in a tiny Georgia county from President Trump to Joe Biden.

Steve Bannon’s “War Room” reported someone testifying for the Trump team analyzed the machine.

The comments about the Georgia machine start about 52:30:

The Dominion systems are used in many states across the nation, including a majority of swing states where Trump had significant leads when the polls closed. Later, vote “dumps” almost exclusively for Joe Biden put the Democrat in the lead.

(Read more from “Report: Dominion Machine Analyzed, and Yes, It Switched Votes (VIDEO)” HERE)

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New Details Emerge on Biden Foot Injury

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The details surrounding how President-elect Joe Biden sustained hairline fractures in his right foot continue to expand.

Biden said the story of how he fractured his foot was “not a very exciting” one, owning the fall that caused the fractures after he tripped over a bath mat while chasing his dog Major’s tail.

“What happened was I got out of the shower … [and the] little pup dropped a ball in front of me for me to grab the ball,” Biden told CNN on Thursday evening. “And I’m walking through this little alleyway to get to the bedroom, and I grabbed the ball like this. And he ran. And I’m joking, running after him, and grab his tail. And what happened was that he slid on a throw rug, and I tripped on the rug he slid on.” (Read more from “New Details Emerge on Biden Foot Injury” HERE)

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Consulting Firm Founded by Biden’s Secretary of State Pick Just Scrubbed Its Website of All Business Ties to Communist China

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WestExec, a consulting firm co-founded in 2017 by Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, scrubbed one of its services offering U.S. research universities the opportunity to garner funds from foreign donors, such as those in China.

In July, the company listed “U.S. research universities” as a beneficiary of its services, assisting prominent colleges by “expanding foreign research collaboration, accepting foreign donations, and welcoming foreign students in key STEM programs” without violating any Department of Defense-sponsored research grants, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

By August, however, the WestExec’s section detailing “Managing China-related Risk in an Era of Strategic Competition” was revised, offering a new example detailing its services for a U.S. manufacturing firm.

The Free Beacon noted that the change occurred mere “weeks before Biden accepted his nomination at the Democratic National Convention in late August.” (Read more from “Consulting Firm Founded by Biden’s Secretary of State Pick Just Scrubbed Its Website of All Business Ties to Communist China” HERE)

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Dominion Voting-Machine Company Reportedly Has Chinese Links

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Lawsuits filed in several states have alleged Dominion Voting Systems machines were used to flip votes from President Trump to Joe Biden.

Now, an investigation into Securities and Exchange Commission filings has revealed that the firm that owns Dominion Voting Systems received $400 million from a Swiss bank with close links to the Chinese government less than a month before the election, reports the Gateway Pundit. . .

The president and his supporters have charged that the system was utilized to switch “millions” of votes from the president to Biden.

The transaction with Dominion, first reported by Infowars, was made Oct. 9. Staple Street Capital filed SEC Form D offerings and sales amounting to $400 million, according to the SEC. The Sales Compensation Recipient was identified as UBS Securities. Another payment of $200 million went through in 2014.

UBS Securities is a Swiss bank that owns nearly 25% of UBS Securities Co., a Chinese investment bank. The rest is owned by the Chinese government. (Read more from “Dominion Voting-Machine Company Reportedly Has Chinese Links” HERE)

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Facebook Wants to Help Biden Administration with Coronavirus Vaccine Response

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is ready to help a potential Biden administration with its coronavirus vaccine response.

Mark Zuckerberg said in a livestreamed interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci that Facebook is trying to work with Joe Biden regarding how the social media giant can help a potential Biden administration with a response to the Chinese coronavirus. . .

“You and the rest of the government have an important job ahead,” Zuckerberg told Fauci during the interview.

“I know our team at Facebook has already reached out to the incoming administration to help with the COVID response in any way that we can,” continued Zuckerberg. “I’m sure there will be a few important things that we can do together.” (Read more from “Facebook Wants to Help Biden Administration with Coronavirus Vaccine Response” HERE)

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Anti-Israel Radical Named as Biden’s Deputy White House Press Secretary

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On Sunday, Joe Biden’s transition team announced that Karine Jean-Pierre would become the principal deputy White House press secretary. Previously, Jean-Pierre was both a senior advisor and chief of staff to Kamala Harris.

However, Jean-Pierre is also notoriously anti-Israel.

In 2019, as a national spokesperson for the radical-Leftist group MoveOn.org, Jean-Pierre commended the 2020 Democrat presidential candidates for boycotting the annual American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference. She wrote in Newsweek at the time that “AIPAC’s policies are not progressive policies. AIPAC’s values are not progressive values.”

Jean-Pierre criticized AIPAC for hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, writing that “under his leadership of Israel, according to the United Nations, Israel may have committed war crimes in its attacks on Gazan protesters.” She has also accused the group of “severely racist, Islamophobic rhetoric.”

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Biden’s Security Picks a Worrisome Sign for Iran Policy

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Why on Earth would the United States rush to rejoin the unreformed 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran nuclear accord?

. . .One key failing is the accord’s inability to restrain Iran’s rampant research of ballistic missile technology. Cloaked under the absurd pretense of civilian satellite research, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has spent the past five years steadily improving its means to deliver a nuclear warhead. Considering the severe economic pressure Tehran is suffering, the fact that it continues to throw hundreds of millions of dollars at its ballistic missile program is good evidence for the regime’s desire to be able to wage nuclear war.

Former Secretary of State John Kerry’s diplomatic masterpiece also retains totally inadequate inspection protocols. Iran has a 30 days’ notice grace period before it must give international inspectors access to a site. Helpfully for Iran’s warhead weaponization research, military sites are off-limits.

Perhaps most important of all, the accord’s so-called “snapback” sanctions mechanisms have been proved impotent. The International Atomic Energy Agency recently reported that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is now 12 times the level that is allowed under the accord. In addition, Iran has installed new centrifuges and is enriching uranium up to a 4.5% purity, beyond the 3.67% cap imposed under the deal. Iran has accomplished these patent breaches of its pledges in the open, proudly proclaiming its disdain for the remaining members of the accord it once solemnly signed.

Astonishingly, President-elect Joe Biden, his State Department nominee Antony Blinken, and his national security adviser Jake Sullivan don’t seem terribly concerned about this reality. Instead, they present the speedy return to the nuclear accord as an exigent requirement of regional stability and restored confidence with our European allies. (Read more from “Biden’s Security Picks a Worrisome Sign for Iran Policy” HERE)

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