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Feds Used ‘Secret Portal’ to Tell Banks to Flag Customers’ Purchases Involving MAGA, Trump

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Federal law enforcement operated a “portal” where it shared guidance instructing financial institutions to identify “domestic violent extremists,” which included searching for customer transactions including keywords like “MAGA” and “Trump,” as well as purchases for items like “religious texts,” according to a new House committee report.

Documents obtained by the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government revealed law enforcement “treated lawful transactions as suspicious and shared information with financial institutions through backdoor channels, often circulating materials exhibiting a clear animus towards conservative viewpoints,” according to the report. Through a web portal run after Jan. 6 by the Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC), a public-private partnership headed by the DHS and FBI, federal law enforcement shared materials offering guidance on identifying “extremists” with over 650 member companies, the report details.

One such intelligence product, titled “Domestic Violent Extremists Likely Emboldened in Aftermath of Capitol Breach,” put financial institutions on alert about Americans who “expressed opposition to firearm regulations, open borders, COVID-19 lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and the ‘deep state.’”

“Federal law enforcement used this report and materials like it to commandeer financial institutions’ databases and ask the financial institutions to conduct sweeping searches of individuals not suspected of committing any crimes,” the committee report explains.

The report also includes emails FBI officials sent directly to Bank of America with specific search requests. One request, sent on January 15, 2021, asks for any customer who made transactions in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 5-6 that had any “historical purchase” of a firearm or who purchased a hotel or Airbnb within a range of dates that month.

(Read more from “Feds Used ‘Secret Portal’ to Tell Banks to Flag Customers’ Purchases Involving MAGA, Trump” HERE)

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Biden Threatens Supreme Court Over Abortion Ruling (VIDEO)

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Following in the footsteps of Sen. Chuck Schumer, who earlier publicly threatened members of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other Democrats, Joe Biden took the same approach during his politicized State of the Union speech.

“With all due respect, justices, women are not without electrical power! Excuse me, electoral or political power. You’re about to realize…”

A report by The Gateway Pundit noted the threat was a Biden ad lib, as it was not in the White House transcript prepared for his speech.

That said, “Many of you in this Chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom. My god, what freedoms will you take away next?”

The Daily Mail reported it was one of many “political barbs” in the partisan speech. (Read more from “Biden Threatens Supreme Court Over Abortion Ruling (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Biden Deploying U.S. Military to Provide Meals to Palestinians in Gaza

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President Joe Biden has ordered the deployment of up to 1,000 U.S. troops to construct a temporary pier in Gaza. The goal is to facilitate the delivery of over 2 million meals per day to the citizens of Gaza, according to Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder.

The decision follows criticism from far-left Democrats and Muslim voters in the U.S. who expressed dissatisfaction with what they perceived as inadequate support for Palestinians in the aftermath of October 7 terrorist attacks orchestrated by Palestinian Islamic terrorists with Hamas. The attacks resulted in the tragic loss of 1,200 lives within Israel.

Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, speaking on Friday, explained that the “emergency mission to establish a temporary pier in Gaza” could be a lengthy process, potentially taking months, and involves the deployment of the 7th Transportation Brigade Expeditionary from Joint Base Langley Eustis in Virginia.

The Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) capability will be utilized to create an expeditionary pier offshore, enabling shipping vessels to transfer cargo to smaller vessels. These smaller vessels will then transport and offload cargo to a temporary causeway, facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder emphasized that there would be “no U.S. forces on the ground in Gaza.” The planned concept involves U.S. military personnel on military vessels offshore, ensuring aid distribution without requiring personnel to go ashore. Ryder stated, “In terms of security on the ground, we’re continuing to plan and coordinate with partners in the region.”

Regarding aid distribution, Ryder mentioned ongoing coordination with ally and partner nations, the United Nations, and humanitarian non-governmental organizations.

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Biden Signals He Will Sign TikTok ‘Ban’ if Congress Passes Legislation

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President Joe Biden signaled on Friday he would sign off on new legislation in Congress that could potentially result in the ban of TikTok.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a bipartisan bill that would force Bytedance, a Chinese-based company, to sell its subsidiary app TikTok or face removal from U.S. Biden told reporters on Friday that he would greenlight the legislation if Congress can pass the bill.

“If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” Biden said before boarding Air Force One en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Survey Reveals Majority Express Doubts About President Biden’s Mental Fitness

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A recent Harvard-Harris survey has unveiled that a significant majority of Americans harbor doubts about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness, with 59 percent expressing concerns about his ability to serve in the highest office. The survey, conducted on February 21-22 among 2,022 registered voters, paints a concerning picture for the Biden administration.

Respondents were asked a straightforward question: “Is Joe Biden mentally fit to serve as President of the United States, or do you have doubts about his fitness for office?” The results revealed that 59 percent had reservations about President Biden’s mental fitness, while 41 percent did not share such concerns.

What’s noteworthy is the internal breakdown of these numbers. Surprisingly, nearly one-third of Democrats, constituting 32 percent, admitted to having doubts about Biden’s mental fitness. Independents were even more skeptical, with 66 percent expressing concerns. Among Republicans, the doubt percentage stood at 92 percent.

Additionally, 67 percent of respondents believed that President Biden is “showing he is too old” for the role. This sentiment was shared by 40 percent of Democrats, a staggering 92 percent of Republicans, and 68 percent of Independents.

The survey follows ongoing concerns regarding President Biden’s physical and mental fitness, particularly gaining attention after the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report. Although Hur decided not to pursue prosecution over Biden’s handling of classified documents, the report included startling revelations about the deterioration of Biden’s mental state.

“We have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” the report states. It continues, “It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him — by then a former president well into his eighties — of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness.”

Notably, the report highlighted instances where Biden could not recall essential details, such as when he served as vice president or the date of his son Beau’s death, raising additional concerns about his cognitive abilities.

Report: Zelensky’s Wife Snubs Biden Invite to State of the Union

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The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska declined an invitation from the White House to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address.

The alleged snub was somewhat unusual given the prestige of a choice SOTU seat and Ukraine’s fervent desire to remain in the good graces of the United States, the most pivotal supporter of Kyiv’s struggle against the Russian invasion. The White House reportedly offered to seat Zelenska next to U.S. first lady Jill Biden.

According to the Washington Post, Zelenska turned down the invitation because Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian dissident leader Alexei Navalny, was also invited to sit with Mrs. Biden during the speech.

The White House wanted the symbolism of Zelenska and Navalnaya sitting together while President Biden spoke, but the Ukrainian government was reportedly uncomfortable with the arrangement because Alexei Navalny was somewhat equivocal about Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Navalny, who died at the age of 47 under suspicious circumstances in an Arctic penal colony in February, was an outspoken Russian nationalist early in his political career. He supported Russia’s 2018 invasion of Georgia, for example. (Read more from “Report: Zelensky’s Wife Snubs Biden Invite to State of the Union” HERE)

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Upset: Joe Biden Has Lost a Super Tuesday Primary

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Joe Biden is the Democratic Party’s nominee. . .Biden lost in American Samoa to Jason Palmer—who the hell is that—who got 51 votes over the president’s 40. Yeah, only 91 people voted over there (via The Hill):

Democrat Jason Palmer, a entrepreneur running a long-shot bid against the incumbent, was projected to win the U.S. territory’s Democratic race.

Palmer has reportedly qualified for the presidential ballot in just 16 states and territories, according to a release from the campaign through PRNewswire.

(Read more from “Upset: Joe Biden Has Lost a Super Tuesday Primary” HERE)

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Biden Reportedly Pushing His Aides To Let Him Be Himself Ahead Of Election

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President Joe Biden is pushing his aides to let him be himself ahead of the 2024 election, staffers and people close to the president told The New York Times (NYT).

As Biden battles concerns about his age, the president and those around him are considering a new strategy that would involve letting “Joe be Joe” and interact with the American people more frequently, according to The NYT. As a part of the strategy, the White House has worked on getting Biden outside of Washington, D.C., to participate in one-on-one experiences with voters and to engage on social media, The NYT reported.

“I have been saying for several months to the campaign, ‘Please, let him be Joe Biden,’ and so have many others,” Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons told the outlet.

In a February social media clip, Biden reacted to a video of former President Donald Trump comparing himself to late Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. Rob Flaherty, a top advisor to the president, told The NYT that Biden came up with the idea for the video himself.

“That came from his brain,” Flaherty told the outlet. (Read more from “Biden Reportedly Pushing His Aides To Let Him Be Himself Ahead Of Election” HERE)

Joe Biden Can’t Be Bothered to Speak to the People Who Work for Him

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For someone who is supposed to be running the United States government, President Joe Biden doesn’t seem to interact much with those working for him or know what they are doing.

A few weeks removed from the Pentagon hiding the physical condition of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin from the president, the former chief of the U.S. Border Patrol revealed Sunday that he never once talked to Biden during his two years on the job.

“I’ve never had one conversation with the president or vice president,” Raul Ortiz, who was the chief of the Border Patrol from August 2021 until his retirement last year, said in a 60 Minutes interview Sunday. “I was the chief of the Border Patrol. I commanded 21,000 people. That’s a problem.”

No kidding it’s a problem. The president of the U.S., for two years, was either unwilling or unable to talk to the one person who commands the group of people tasked with ensuring that the U.S. border is secure and under control. All the while, a record number of illegal immigrants crossed the border and were released into the U.S. And, most disturbingly, it betrays how little Biden is involved in managing the government he was elected to lead. (Read more from “Joe Biden Can’t Be Bothered to Speak to the People Who Work for Him” HERE)

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Trump Nostalgia Is Here — And Endangering Biden’s Presidency

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Donald Trump obviously left office on a sour note in January 2021, written off by many opinion-makers and political professionals. . .

The most remarkable phenomenon of the 2024 election cycle so far is the rise of Trump nostalgia.

It’s difficult for anyone to have a new opinion about former President Trump, who is so well-known, so in-your-face and so polarizing.

Yet people have a new, more favorable attitude toward his presidency in retrospect, certainly compared to the White House’s current occupant.

After about 36 months of President Biden, in other words, people yearn for the halcyon Trump years. (Read more from “Trump Nostalgia Is Here — And Endangering Biden’s Presidency” HERE)

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