The White Powder House Cocaine Cover Up

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Well, it didn’t take very long, 11 days, for the most secure and well guarded building in America to declare that its protection detail, a.k.a. the U.S. Secret Service, announced that they, the U.S. Secret Service, has “no suspect” for the infamous white powder, a.k.a. cocaine, found in a “secured area” accessible only to the U.S. Secret Service, first family and selected staff and guest, like Hunter Biden.

White House pool reporters said they saw Hunter Biden climbing into a presidential SUV on Friday, to accompany President Joe Biden and other family members for a weekend getaway to Camp David. Hunter Biden, his wife, and son Beau, returned to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, along with the president and first lady Jill Biden. The cocaine was discovered after the Bidens departed.

Watch this viral C-SPAN video showing Hunter Biden “sniffing” at the White House posted by Prapti Upadhayay.

This déjà vu vu all over again. See something but say nothing.

Nothing to see here, just move on we the people are told.

Did the U.S. Secret Service do a toxicology screen on the first family? Did the U.S. Secret Service do a toxicology screen on the second family? Did the U.S. Secret Service do a toxicology screen on the White House staff and administration visitors?

If not, why not?

Former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins torched the White House for its cocaine ‘cover up‘ in this video.

WATCH:

The Daily Caller’s White House correspondent Diana Glebova reported,

The Secret Service concluded its investigation into the cocaine found at the White House and agents were unable to find a suspect, The Associated Press reported Thursday.

The bag of cocaine was discovered in the White House on July 2, and the Secret Service was conducting an investigation with fingerprints and DNA testing. A report released Thursday said the probe ended with no viable suspects, despite the Secret Service looking at visitor logs and “surveillance footage of hundreds of individuals,” the outlet reported.

The agents were also not able to identify what day the illicit substance was left in a West Wing cubby near the Situation room, CNN reported, and the leading theory is that the cocaine was left by a visitor.

Visitors to the White House are required to present ID and have to sign up a minimum of 21 days in advance for background checks. “Bags of any kind,” including clutches and fanny packs, are not allowed, White House guidance reads.

“Without physical evidence, the investigation will not be able to single out a person of interest from the hundreds of individuals who passed through the vestibule where the cocaine was discovered,” Secret Service officials reportedly said.

Read more.

During hearings Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz questioned FBI Director Christopher Wray about the bureau’s allegedly lenient conduct towards investigations of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden at a hearing on Wednesday, asking him whether the bureau was protecting the family.

WATCH:

Now it seems like the U.S. Secret Service, given all of the forensic resources available to it and the videos taken in the White House, just can’t seem to find anyone who turned the White House into the White Powder House.

If you believe this then I have a bridge to Hawaii for sale, if your stupid enough to buy it.

We predict that eventually a whistleblower will come forward and tell we the people the truth about who is the culprit or are the culprits. Including those involved in the cover up.

©2023. Dr. Rich Swier. All rights reserved.

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President Biden’s Disqualifying Filial Affection

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The adults are back in charge, and normalcy is restored to Washington. White House evacuations, profanity-laced rants, disavowal of family members, corruption of justice, hard drugs — that’s what normal means, right?

The U.S. Secret Service evacuated the White House last Sunday evening after a small bag of white powder, later determined to be cocaine, was discovered. At least three different locations have been suggested as the place where the bag of powder was found. On Tuesday, the Secret Service informed Bloomberg Business investigative reporter Jason Leopold that they could not, in fact, disclose records “referencing the cocaine found in the West Wing of the White House,” as “disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.”

But if investigators have a lead on who left cocaine in the White House, they haven’t tipped their hand. Last Wednesday, Politico quoted an unnamed law enforcement official suggesting it is unlikely the culprit will be caught. “Even if there were surveillance cameras, unless you were waving it around, it may not have been caught” by cameras, the official said. “It’s a bit of a thoroughfare. People walk by there all the time.”

But entering the White House is not like crossing the southern border. Federal law enforcement performs a prior background check on every staffer, intern, and visitor. Those with security clearances face a more strenuous investigative process — and using hard drugs would be grounds for immediate revocation and termination — while even interns are fingerprinted and tested for drugs. Security for the West Wing is even more stringent; visitors (restricted to certain times and numbers) and interns (thanks to President Clinton) are not allowed to waltz through without a staff escort. Meticulous record-keeping and visitor logs should enable the Secret Service to rapidly narrow the pool of suspects.

Unless, that is, the culprit was a member of the executive family — exempt from visitor logs and the usual screening protocols. That would make the investigation, if not harder, a more sensitive affair.

One member of the president’s family has a public history of cocaine use: Hunter Biden, the president’s son. The younger Biden (who is in his 50s) wrote in his memoir about a low point in his life when he was “smoking crack every 15 minutes.” His laptop, abandoned at a Delaware repair shop, also provides evidence of his addiction, among other crimes and immorality. He was kicked out of the Navy in 2013 and out of a strip club in 2019, both for drug use. (In 2018, he answered the question, “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance?” in the negative, on a form to purchase a handgun, which he subsequently lost after his girlfriend — also his brother’s widow — threw it in a trashcan across the street from a high school.)

That isn’t to say that the cocaine found in the White House belonged to Hunter Biden. There could be other suspects, another cause, or a bulletproof alibi. But National Review’s Jim Geraghty has pointed out that he is at least a natural target for suspicion. In response to a question along that line, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that even asking if the cocaine belonged to Hunter or another Biden family member “is actually incredibly irresponsible.” At the very least, this response does not incite public confidence that the investigation is going forward with the open-mindedness required to maximize the likelihood of success.

In fact, Geraghty also noted that Hunter Biden somehow avoided prosecution for the near-constant possession and use of cocaine (federally and locally illegal) during years in which his father’s high ranking public offices placed him in frequent proximity to law enforcement. “We have this odd situation of a top government official’s son who, in his own description, was constantly doing drugs, and regularly around law-enforcement agents with drug-sniffing dogs, who somehow never got caught,” he wrote. “Remarkable luck!”

Hunter’s “luck” rolls on like a casino’s. Last month, Hunter Biden was facing decades of jail time, as an investigation the Justice Department (DOJ) could no longer slow-walk found itself in possession of strong evidence that Hunter had committed multiple felonies — in addition to lying on the firearms form, Hunter Biden also failed to pay his taxes for multiple years, not to mention his influence peddling in foreign countries. Instead of charging him with any felonies, the DOJ allowed Hunter Biden to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and avoid jail time in a probation deal that suspends any other prosecution while he abides by his probation terms.

Of course, there is an obvious conflict-of-interest in officials who serve at the will and pleasure of President Joe Biden supervising the criminal prosecution of his son. Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy wrote that Attorney General Merrick Garland was “duty-bound” by law to appoint a special counsel in the Hunter Biden case, yet he did not do so. Instead, Garland delivered an “intentionally provocative” sweetheart deal for the president’s son just as the DOJ was unveiling a politically inflammatory prosecution of a former president and current presidential candidate.

In an added twist, the DOJ unsealed an indictment this week against Gal Luft, believed to be a witness in the U.S. House investigation into Hunter Biden’s foreign influence-peddling, charging him with violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The DOJ seems determinedly uncurious about the foreign business dealings of the Biden family, despite a suspicious number of large bank transfers. Luft advised a now-defunct Chinese energy company for four years, while Hunter Biden had business dealings with the company. Luft contacted the FBI and DOJ as early as 2019 and offered to provide them with evidence of Hunter Biden’s misdoings.

Throughout the scandals, President Joe Biden has stuck by his son Hunter, categorically declaring in May, “my son has done nothing wrong,” even though he authored the gun law Hunter violated. Only days after pleading guilty to misdemeanors, Hunter appeared at a White House state dinner. Could these public declarations of support have any influence on the conduct of government officials who report to the president?

The optics are so poor that even NBC News is concerned:

“The public displays of parental support, to the dismay of some Democrats, aren’t just about a loving father or a stubborn president’s defiance. For Biden, keeping his son — a recovering drug addict — close means keeping him safe, people close to the president say. Behind the Hunter Biden photo-ops and the state dinner invitations, they say, is an existential concern that weighs on the president daily: If he loosens his grip on his son, who or what will replace it — and to what end? ‘It’s consumed him,’ a person close to the president said.

Of course, helping a recovering drug addict to make good choices is not a bad thing. But President Biden seems to have taken the concept a bit too far. President Biden reportedly refuses to hear advice about Hunter from well-meaning aides. Again, from NBC:

“President Joe Biden has made it clear to his closest aides in no uncertain terms that he not only will reject any political advice that he try to limit his son Hunter’s public visibility but that he also doesn’t want to hear such suggestions, according to three people familiar with the discussions. His message, as one of the sources described it, was: ‘Hands off my family.’”

The aides would do well to heed the warning. Axios recently reported that, “behind closed doors, Biden has such a quick-trigger temper that some aides try to avoid meeting alone with him.” His go-to admonitions are too laced with profanity to be reprinted here. Out of the media’s eye, the ice cream-licking back-slapper is a different person altogether.

Loyalty to one’s family is not a bad quality, but Joe Biden only extends it to some family members. In fact, President Biden has refused to acknowledge his relationship to one of his grandchildren so often that even the mainstream media is starting to notice.

An affair between Hunter Biden and a former stripper produced a little girl, Navy Joan Roberts, born out-of-wedlock in 2018. A 2020 paternity test (which he tried to dodge) proved he is her father. After he was sued for child support, Biden continued to fight a losing legal battle in Arkansas family court. Eventually, he gave the child’s mother some of his overpriced paintings in exchange for denying his daughter the right to use the Biden family name (can you imagine your own father doing that to you?).

Navy Joan is Biden’s seventh grandchild, yet Biden insisted again, recently, that he has “six grandchildren, and I’m crazy about them — I speak to them every single day; not a joke.” At least he doesn’t send mean tweets.

There’s loving and defending your family, and then there’s the way that Joe Biden treats Hunter. When it comes to Hunter, Joe Biden seems to lack proportionality, propriety, or the ability to take advice. Proverbs 13:10 warns, “by insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.”

But family loyalty should not be a trump card to all other values. In Deuteronomy 21:18-21, Moses instructs the Israelites that if a son is persistently stubborn and rebellious, the penalty is death, and his own parents should initiate the legal proceedings against him. The stated purpose is, “so you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear.” Such a drastic law demonstrates the importance of righteousness. In America today, we live in a different context where disobedience is not (and should not be) a capital crime. The lesson for us today is that righteousness and justice are more important than even the closest familial ties.

The jury is still out on how closely Joe Biden was involved in Hunter’s foreign business dealings as vice president, but he has clearly used his position as president on his son’s behalf. And even if this isn’t corruption in a legal sense or serious enough to warrant impeachment, everyone understands this is a political issue. That is why the DOJ leaned on social media companies to suppress the New York Post’s original reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop. That is why a Biden aide said last week, when asked whether the White House cocaine belonged to Hunter, answered, “I don’t have a response to that because we have to be careful about the Hatch Act” (the Hatch Act prevents federal officials from using their official positions for campaign purposes). And that is why Hunter Biden will continue to make news as long as his father remains in the White House.

That Joe Biden seems unable to keep this perspective with regard to his son Hunter cast doubt on his ability to faithfully execute his office, or even uphold his oath to defend the U.S. Constitution. Is there nothing he won’t do for his son?

AUTHOR

Joshua Arnold

Joshua Arnold is a staff writer at The Washington Stand.

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Biden Regime Opposes Merit-Based Military Promotions in Favor of Race

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The White House has come out against a provision in the annual defense spending bill that would require the military to base promotion decisions on who is the best candidate for the job, regardless of their race.

The Democrats are hurling us back to a discriminatory, race based society. We defeated them in the civil war – how were they allowed to triumph? And didn’t the Supreme Court just rule that racist policies are unconstitutional?

Biden Administration Opposes Merit-Based Military Promotions in Favor of Race Quotas

By Eric Lendrum, AM Greatness, July 12, 2023

The Biden Administration has publicly voiced its opposition to a measure in the annual defense spending bill that would mandate promotions based on merit and forbid promotions based on race.

As the New York Post reports, the provision in question is one of eight measures in the overall proposal that was officially opposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as it would essentially undo many of the pro-DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility) initiatives that the Biden Administration has been pushing for since first taking power.

“A candidate shall be evaluated on the bases of qualifications, performance, integrity, fitness, training and conduct,” the proposed rule reads. “No determination may be based on favoritism or nepotism; and no quota may be used.”

“The administration strongly opposes the House’s sweeping attempts to eliminate the [Defense Department’s] longstanding DEIA efforts and related initiatives to promote a cohesive and inclusive force,” OMB wrote in its response. “DoD’s strategic advantage in a complex global security environment is the diverse and dynamic talent pool from which we draw.”

Other proposals by House Republicans that drew the White House’s ire include a ban on funding for the teaching of critical race theory (CRT), a ban on performing drag shows in the military, and outright eliminating the newly-created position of DEI Chief at the Pentagon. Another measure would forbid Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin from “appointing or employing a military or civilian employee whose duties include diversity, equity, and inclusion” to any high-ranking position.

Congressman Jim Banks (R-Ind.), the member who wrote two of the provisions in question, including the merit proposal, said that he “considers the White House’s opposition to my amendments a badge of honor.”

“Wokeness is a cancer that will destroy our military from the inside out if we don’t stop it,” said Banks, who is currently running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Indiana next year

Read more.

AUTHOR

Pamela Geller

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Biden’s DOJ Removes ‘International Sex Trafficking of Minors’ as an ‘Area of Concern’

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Villainy. By their acts we shall know them, and so we know these degenerates.

81 million votes!

Biden’s DOJ Removes ‘International Sex Trafficking of Minors’ as an ‘Area of Concern’

Democrat President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed child sex trafficking from a list of crimes it considers to be an “area of concern.”

By: Slay News, July 12, 2023:

In late May, the DOJ erased content from its webpage on child sex trafficking.

The section had been added by President Donald Trump’s administration and highlighted that cracking down on the “international sex trafficking of minors” was a top priority for the U.S. government.

However, it has just been revealed that the information was scrubbed and the horrifying crime is no longer listed as a “concern” for Biden’s DOJ.

The stunning revision was exposed by journalist Natalie Winters of Steve Bannon’s Warroom.

The change in policy comes amid mounting scrutiny of Biden’s continued incitement of mass migration via America’s porous southern border.

The border is a prime avenue for child sex trafficking, as Slay News has reported.

It also coincides with the recent release of the hit anti-child trafficking film “Sound of Freedom.”

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) webpage chronicling what constitutes child sex trafficking and how the department is combatting it underwent severe revisions on May 12th, 2023, including the erasure of the three sections: “International Sex Trafficking of Minors”; “Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors,” and “Child Victims of Prostitution.”

Keep reading.

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

By: Arielle Del Turco and Alaina Cothran, Washington Standard, July 11, 2023:

Human trafficking — both sex trafficking and labor trafficking, including of children — remains a widespread global problem, and America is not left untouched. Here is what you should know about human trafficking.

1. Human Trafficking Is More Prevalent Than You Think

The U.S. Department of Justice defines human trafficking as “a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts.” This coercion can be presented as “subtle or overt, physical or psychological.” The breadth of the issue creates a complex web of victims with different experiences, the majority of which never receive justice for the evil committed against them.

It is estimated that nearly 28 million individuals are trafficked globally at any given time. Human trafficking creates a global profit of $150 billion each year, making it “the most lucrative crime after drug trafficking.” Even so, only a fraction of traffickers are punished for their crimes. In 2022, there were 15,159 prosecutions worldwide for trafficking, yet these culminated in only 5,577 convictions. In the United States specifically, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received over 10,000 reports regarding 16,554 victims throughout 2021.

While human trafficking is not limited just to sex crimes, statistics reveal that the U.S. is a top consumer of child sex in the world. In the U.S. alone, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received more than 17,200 reports of child sex trafficking in the United States in 2021. Geoff Rogers, co-founder of the United States Against Human Trafficking, reports how the “United States is the No. 1 consumer of sex worldwide,” and demand is often being driven with children. Rogers asserts there are “a multitude of kids that are being sold as sex slaves today in America,” over half of which come from the foster care system. These statistics confirm the somber reality of this evil; child sex trafficking not only exists in foreign nations, but it thrives here in our communities.

2. Porn Creates Demand for Sex trafficking, Including for Child Sex Trafficking

Studies have shown the consumption of pornography contributes to the objectification of human beings and an “acceptance of sexual mistreatment.” In a lecture on the link between pornography and sex trafficking conducted by the Family Research Council, Arina Grossu emphasized the addictive nature of pornography, which fuels the demand for more pornographic material and sex acts. Many of these commodities are provided by individuals who are sex trafficked.

Specifically, research shows that those who observe pornography most often were also the ones to purchase women in prostitution for sex acts. Journalist John-Henry Westen asserts that viewership creates increased acceptance for violent, disturbing pornography, ultimately culminating in a clientele for the sex trafficking industry. With desensitization — and even broad acceptance — of porn consumption and engaging in pornographic activity, sex trafficking victims are used to meet the demand and produce content without the opportunity to express true consent. With the worldwide pornography industry worth $97 billion — its success largely attributed to its addictive nature — traffickers have an incentive to continue using victims for continued economic profit.

Even more startling is the growing success of online child pornography consumption. Of those who view child pornography, between 40-80% have in fact molested a minor themselves. Further research concludes 66-90% of women used to create pornographic material were victims of sexual abuse at some point during their childhood. This connection between childhood abuse and increased likelihood of being sex trafficked for pornographic material in the future draws attention to the crisis our society faces in protecting children from this evil.

3. Current U.S. Border Policy Is Enabling Human Traffickers

It is estimated upwards of 72% of all human trafficking victims in the U.S. are immigrants, many of which are transported across the border between the U.S. and Mexico. With the current status of the border, many girls, some as young as 14, are abducted prior to their arrival at the border then smuggled across to perform sex acts at a price. Approximately 60% of children who enter the U.S. illegally and unaccompanied are caught by cartel members and used in the production of child pornography.

In terms of the legislative process, the issues of illegal immigration and human trafficking are generally dealt with separately to pass bipartisan legislation more easily. The recently passed version of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act grants unaccompanied minors “special accommodations, such as expedited processing and benefits.” Unfortunately, these opportunities provided to unaccompanied minors incentivize minors to cross the border, ultimately creating minimal restrictions and increased opportunities for cartels to seize these children. To effectively address human trafficking in the U.S., we must also take measures to address rampant illegal border crossings, especially when unaccompanied minors are involved.

Keep reading.

AUTHOR

Pamela Geller

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House GOP Is About To Drop A Massive Report Alleging That Biden’s DHS Chief Broke The Law

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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green is set to release a lengthy report detailing his initial findings of his probe into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that details ways he believes he broke the law, he told the Daily Caller News Foundation in an exclusive interview.

Green launched a probe into Mayorkas on June 14 with the initial phase focusing on the DHS secretary’s alleged “dereliction of duty.” Green says the more than 100 pages of findings from the first phase of his ongoing probe will be released within the next couple of weeks.

“The list of everything that we’ve learned so far in phase one, the dereliction of duty phase will be published here very shortly. In fact, I’m proofing the final document, which is like 111 pages, but laws that have been violated. In some cases, we believe that Mayorkas has broken the law himself,” Green told the DCNF.

Green cited several instances where he believes Mayorkas has committed “intentional” and “willful dereliction of duty,” he said, referring to DHS’ use of the CBP One phone application to allow tens of thousands of migrants to enter the country each month through ports of entry at the southern border. He also believes Mayorkas lied to Congress when he asserted that DHS had “operational control” of the U.S.-Mexico border.

“There’s the lying to Congress, there’s the CBP One app, which is just this big shell game to produce automatic mass parole in violation of the laws passed by Congress. It is a wanton disregard for the separation of powers and the Constitution of the United States,” Green said.

“There’s also sort of negligent dereliction of duty. He admitted in the Senate that he didn’t understand the cartel strategy despite the fact that Merrick Garland very clearly understood it when he testified. If you’re the guy who’s in charge of homeland security and protecting the borders and going against the cartels, you probably ought to understand the major strategies of the drug cartels,” Green said, referring to Mayorkas seemingly not knowing about cartel wristbands used to track migrants crossing the southern border when previously pressed by Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

WATCH:

Despite some House Republicans already having filed articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, Green stopped short of calling for such action until his investigation concludes.

Green said the final phase of the probe will include information from anonymous U.S. officials who have been speaking with the committee that he hopes will become whistleblowers and testify publicly. He told the DCNF in May that he was speaking with the officials and that they had shared evidence of “potential fraud” Mayorkas committed.

“Ideally, they would become whistleblowers, get protection and testify. They have reluctance to do so because of what’s happened at the DOJ with the guys who came clean there and then got bullied by the leadership,” Green said.

“So they’re obviously very concerned. I mean this administration has no concept of law and order and so these people are very concerned. We just have to figure out a way to make sure we can guarantee the protection because some of these people they have their retirements on the line,” Green added.

The second phase of Green’s investigation into Mayorkas will begin with a subcommittee hearing entitled “Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America” Wednesday that will spotlight the fentanyl crisis, the DCNF first reported. It will be followed by a full committee hearing on July 19 “to examine how this administration’s reckless open-border policies have empowered cartels in Mexico to seize operational control of the Southwest border,” a committee spokesperson told the DCNF.

AUTHOR

JENNIE TAER

Investigative reporter.

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5 Things You Should Know about Human Trafficking

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Released in theaters last week, “Sound of Freedom” tells the true story of Tim Ballard, a Homeland Security agent who quits his job and joins forces with local Latin American law enforcement and underground contacts to rescue children caught in human trafficking. The film portrays Ballard as he sets up a sting operation that successfully frees a young Honduran boy and reunites him with his father. When the boy tells him about his sister who is still in captivity, Ballard becomes determined to find her. The heartfelt thriller has proven surprisingly successful, beating “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” at the box office on July 4.

Despite the heavy subject matter, “Sound of Freedom” leaves viewers feeling hopeful and motivated to make a difference. In the film, Ballard’s character expresses understandable frustration that more is not being done to free enslaved children, saying, “And every day, ordinary people don’t want to hear it. It’s too ugly for polite conversation.” The film’s early success will hopefully prove that thinking false.

Human trafficking — both sex trafficking and labor trafficking, including of children — remains a widespread global problem, and America is not left untouched. Here is what you should know about human trafficking.

1. Human Trafficking Is More Prevalent Than You Think

The U.S. Department of Justice defines human trafficking as “a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts.” This coercion can be presented as “subtle or overt, physical or psychological.” The breadth of the issue creates a complex web of victims with different experiences, the majority of which never receive justice for the evil committed against them.

It is estimated that nearly 28 million individuals are trafficked globally at any given time. Human trafficking creates a global profit of $150 billion each year, making it “the most lucrative crime after drug trafficking.” Even so, only a fraction of traffickers are punished for their crimes. In 2022, there were 15,159 prosecutions worldwide for trafficking, yet these culminated in only 5,577 convictions. In the United States specifically, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received over 10,000 reports regarding 16,554 victims throughout 2021.

While human trafficking is not limited just to sex crimes, statistics reveal that the U.S. is a top consumer of child sex in the world. In the U.S. alone, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received more than 17,200 reports of child sex trafficking in the United States in 2021. Geoff Rogers, co-founder of the United States Against Human Trafficking, reports how the “United States is the No. 1 consumer of sex worldwide,” and demand is often being driven with children. Rogers asserts there are “a multitude of kids that are being sold as sex slaves today in America,” over half of which come from the foster care system. These statistics confirm the somber reality of this evil; child sex trafficking not only exists in foreign nations, but it thrives here in our communities.

2. Porn Creates Demand for Sex trafficking, Including for Child Sex Trafficking

Studies have shown the consumption of pornography contributes to the objectification of human beings and an “acceptance of sexual mistreatment.” In a lecture on the link between pornography and sex trafficking conducted by the Family Research Council, Arina Grossu emphasized the addictive nature of pornography, which fuels the demand for more pornographic material and sex acts. Many of these commodities are provided by individuals who are sex trafficked.

Specifically, research shows that those who observe pornography most often were also the ones to purchase women in prostitution for sex acts. Journalist John-Henry Westen asserts that viewership creates increased acceptance for violent, disturbing pornography, ultimately culminating in a clientele for the sex trafficking industry. With desensitization — and even broad acceptance — of porn consumption and engaging in pornographic activity, sex trafficking victims are used to meet the demand and produce content without the opportunity to express true consent. With the worldwide pornography industry worth $97 billion — its success largely attributed to its addictive nature — traffickers have an incentive to continue using victims for continued economic profit.

Even more startling is the growing success of online child pornography consumption. Of those who view child pornography, between 40-80% have in fact molested a minor themselves. Further research concludes 66-90% of women used to create pornographic material were victims of sexual abuse at some point during their childhood. This connection between childhood abuse and increased likelihood of being sex trafficked for pornographic material in the future draws attention to the crisis our society faces in protecting children from this evil.

3. Current U.S. Border Policy Is Enabling Human Traffickers

It is estimated upwards of 72% of all human trafficking victims in the U.S. are immigrants, many of which are transported across the border between the U.S. and Mexico. With the current status of the border, many girls, some as young as 14, are abducted prior to their arrival at the border then smuggled across to perform sex acts at a price. Approximately 60% of children who enter the U.S. illegally and unaccompanied are caught by cartel members and used in the production of child pornography.

In terms of the legislative process, the issues of illegal immigration and human trafficking are generally dealt with separately to pass bipartisan legislation more easily. The recently passed version of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act grants unaccompanied minors “special accommodations, such as expedited processing and benefits.” Unfortunately, these opportunities provided to unaccompanied minors incentivize minors to cross the border, ultimately creating minimal restrictions and increased opportunities for cartels to seize these children. To effectively address human trafficking in the U.S., we must also take measures to address rampant illegal border crossings, especially when unaccompanied minors are involved.

4. God Cares Deeply about Those Trapped in Slavery

In “Sound of Freedom,” Tim Ballard’s character successfully catches a pedophile attempting to traffic a child in a sting operation. The film’s representation of these real-world scenarios rightfully creates a stomach-churning reaction. Witnessing the cruelty of humanity in this way draws us to John 3:19: “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.” It’s a verse that naturally comes to mind when confronted with the evil of child exploitation. In this industry that so overtly disregards the value of human life — especially that of a child — let us remember that they reside in the darkness. For our fight is not against earthly foes, but it is “against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12). That is why we should make every effort to administer justice to those in need and to deliver them from the wickedness of this fallen world (Psalm 82:3-4).

Human trafficking of those of any age is an assault on the human dignity of women and men and girls and boys made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). We are right to be grieved by news of human trafficking and to seek justice for those who are oppressed (Isaiah 1:17).

5. You Can Be a Part of the Solution

If you feel a burden to make a difference on behalf of victims of human trafficking, a first step you can take is learning more about what the current challenges are. Then pray about what God might be calling you to do in your daily life. That may be donating to an organization that fights human trafficking, researching your states’ anti-trafficking laws and encouraging local leaders to make them stronger if needed, or praying with your small group from church.

For more on what you can do to fight trafficking, visit the National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s resources page. It includes action steps like how you can report suspected trafficking, how to upload images of your hotel room to a national database, and more.

Elected representatives at the state or federal level will often not prioritize an issue unless they think that their constituents are prioritizing it. Sharing information about human trafficking on social media, encouraging friends to see the “Sound of Freedom” movie, and telling your representatives you want to see more action done on fight human trafficking can all go a long way towards calling attention to human trafficking.

A quote often attributed to Mother Teresa reminds us, “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” We all can play a part in building momentum to address this evil.

AUTHORS

Arielle Del Turco 

Arielle Del Turco is Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, and co-author of “Heroic Faith: Hope Amid Global Persecution.”

Alaina Cothran

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FBI Colludes with Ukrainian Intel to Censor Americans under Biden Misinformation Campaign

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In the most recently exposed Biden administration scheme to combat misinformation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) colluded with a compromised Ukrainian intelligence agency to censor the speech of Americans. The federal agency responsible for protecting the nation against terrorists, violent street gangs and serial killers joined forces with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which is widely known to be infiltrated by Russian-aligned forces, to take down the authentic social media accounts of Americans. This includes a verified U.S. State Department profile and those belonging to American journalists. Interestingly, accounts targeted for removal by the SBU and FBI criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and expressed pro-Ukrainian views.

Details of the illicit operation are outlined in a new congressional report made public this week by the House Judiciary Committee. The document also exposes how the FBI offered Facebook and Instagram legal cover to delete social media accounts singled out by the SBU. The two agencies routinely sent the popular social media platforms spreadsheets and other documents identifying thousands of profiles to eliminate. “Regardless of its intended purpose in endorsing the SBU’s requests, the FBI had no legal justification for facilitating the censorship of Americans’ protected speech on social media,” the report states. “In contrast to the Biden Administration’s stated support for Ukraine, the FBI, on behalf of the SBU, flagged Americans’ accounts and posts that were critical of Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

The report says that the FBI also delivered censorship orders from the SBU to Google and YouTube and reveals that a senior cybersecurity employee at Google said the company was “deluged with various requests” for content removal after Russia invaded Ukraine. The primary liaison between the FBI and Silicon Valley is Elvis Chan, a San Francisco-based assistant special agent in charge of the division’s cyber branch. The congressional probe highlights the FBI’s unconstitutional role in enabling the SBU’s censorship regime and raises grave concerns about the agency’s credibility and competence as the nation’s premier law enforcement organization. “Put simply, the FBI worked with and on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency—widely known to be compromised by Moscow at the time—and directly abetted efforts to censor Americans engaging in protected speech,” the report says. “As a result, the FBI agents’ actions had the potential to render substantial aid to the Kremlin’s war effort.”

Strangely—or perhaps not surprisingly—the alarming document has received scant coverage from the mainstream media. One national outlet that did publish a story about it, dismissed it as “the latest in a series of Republican efforts to attack the Biden administration’s work with social media platforms, which ramped up over intervention on stories about Hunter Biden’s laptop.” The operation is hardly the first involving the administration’s highly questionable efforts to control information. Just days ago, a federal judge issued an order prohibiting the Biden administration from pressuring social media companies to suppress free speech protected under the Constitution. The ruling involves a lawsuit filed by states accusing the federal government of going too far to supposedly combat COVID-19 disinformation. In the decision, the judge wrote that there was “substantial evidence” of a far-reaching censorship campaign.

It is part of a broader effort to divert public funds for a fictitious crisis created by the Biden administration to control information. The movement started with a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) panel known as the Disinformation Governance Board, which was technically dismantled after major backlash. Taxpayer dollars keep flowing to related causes, however. Millions in DHS terrorism prevention grants have gone to combat “misinformation and disinformation” and to create media disinformation networks worldwide. Large sums have also gone to related projects such as fighting science misinformation and misperceptions in black communities and, of course, COVID-19 misinformation, especially involving minorities and vaccines.

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The Venezuelan/Smartmatic-Bizta/Florida Links to the Great Election Fraud of 2020

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“Smartmatic has helped hundreds of millions of voters cast 6.5 billion votes in thousands of elections around the world.” — Smartmatic website

Watch Smartmatic CEO Antonio Mugica Rivero admitting to “manipulating turnout numbers’ in July 2017 Venezuela election – 59 to 41.”

According to Wikipedia,

In 2017, Los Angeles County signed a $282 million contract with Smartmatic to create an election system to be used for future elections,[97][98] and became the first publicly owned voting system in the United States.[99] The system will be used for the first time during the 2020 California Democratic primary.[97][98] Both software and hardware were developed in the United States by Smartmatic, while ownership of all products and intellectual properties were then given to Los Angeles County.[97] The machines developed incorporate an interactive ballot that is printed by each voter to validate results, and then deposited back into voting machines.[99][100] According to VSAP, interest in the voting system was expressed by other districts in the United States and internationally.[99]

In a column titled “Smartmatic: All Things Connected” Alek Boyd wrote,

The Miami Herald reported on Friday May 28, 2004 :

“A large and powerful investor in the software company that will design electronic ballots and record votes for Venezuela’s new and much criticized election system is the Venezuelan government itself…Venezuela’s investment in Bizta Corp., the ballot software firm, gives the government 28 percent ownership of the company it will use to help deliver voting results in future elections, including the possible recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez, according to records obtained by The Herald…Until a year ago, the Bizta Corp. was a struggling Venezuelan software company with barely a sales deal to its name, records show. Then, the Venezuelan government — through a venture capital fund — invested about $200,000 and bought 28 percent of it” (sic).

Further the Herald also shed light upon shareholders and registered addresses of both Smartmatic and Bizta thusly:

Three companies will build and execute Venezuela’s new touch-screen voting system. Two are incorporated in Florida, though neither does most of its business here.

* Smartmatic Corp., which will build the machines, incorporated in Florida in 2000 and lists its world headquarters at 6400 Congress Ave. in Boca Raton. Its president is Antonio Mugica Rivero, 30, and its vice president is Alfredo Anzola, 30.

* Bizta Corp., which will provide software for the new machines, incorporated in Florida in 2001, and lists its address as 19591 Dinner Key Dr., Boca Raton, a residential property owned by Mugica’s father. Mugica is listed as president, and Anzola is vice president, according to Florida records. Venezuelan records, however, indicate Anzola is president. In Caracas, Bizta shares its office with Smartmatic.

* CANTV, Venezuela’s publicly held phone company, will provide phone lines to connect the system and election day technical support. It would have been part of any voting system selected for the elections contract.

Venezuelan journalist Orlando Ochoa Teran investigated the claims published by the Miami Herald and discovered that Venezuelan officials were behind the incorporation of Smartmatic. Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel and Venezuelan Ambassador to the USA Bernardo Alvarez Herrera are intimately related, either through long time friendship or consanguinity relationship, to the directors of Smartmatic. According to registry documents, that went missing after the Herald blew the whistle, the names associated to the company are Alfredo Anzola, Antonio Mugica and families Gabaldon-Anzola and Herrera-Oropeza [3]. The incorporation of Smartmatic took place in the Fifth Mercantile Registry, located in the ground floor of tower B in “Cubo Negro” building in Chuao Caracas. Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel’s daughter, lawyer Gisela Rangel Avalos de D’Armas was, at the time, the head of the said registry.

Since March 2004 the CNE has disbursed at least $131 million to Smartmatic [4].

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The Guardian in an April 22, 2019 article by Jordan Wilkie titled America’s new voting machines bring new fears of election tampering reported,

‘They think they are above the law’: the firms that own America’s voting system

By design, tens of millions of votes are cast across America on machines that cannot be audited, where the votes cannot be verified, and there is no meaningful paper trail to catch problems – such as a major error or a hack.

For almost 17 years, states and counties around the country have conducted elections on machines that have been repeatedly shown to be vulnerable to hacking, errors and breakdowns, and that leave behind no proof that the votes counted actually match the votes that were cast.

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“At the end of January – beginning of February 2004, the apparent contracting of the SBC Consortium (Smartmatic-Bizta-CanTV) for 112 million US$ took place, of which 91 million would be for Smartmatic-Bizta, in fact sixty-three (63) million would be for Smartmatic (purchase of the machines) and thirty-one (31) for Bizta (local processes)  [See Annex 6 – El Carabobeño].   

The exact amounts and responsibilities of each entity could not be specified as there was no access to the contract documents or the letters of credit apparently opened before the Bank of America in favor of Smartmatic and Bizta: They were opened before the Bank of America.

In any case, what is essential is the impossibility of trusting a company in which the government is not only a shareholder, but has appointed as its representative and Director not just any official from the public administration, but a person clearly linked to the most radical of Chavismo, Eng. Omar Montilla Castillo, which is evidenced by the following  [see Annex 5].

He was a militant and operational member during the electoral campaign in 1998 and 1999 of UNEPAD –  (Unit for Strategy and Electoral Register of the Patriotic Pole).

The director of UNEPAD was the current Minister of production and Commerce Wilmer Castro Soteldo, remember that Foncrei (owner of SCR) is attached to this ministry. 

For Castro Soteldo, engineers Jorge Berrizbeitia and Omar Castillo worked in the computer science area of this unit 1, who today serve as President and General Director of the National Center for Information Technology (CNTI), an organization attached to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Smartmatic Consortium (SBC) Founders Connected to Radical Venezuelan Communist Government

Relationship of the actors:

CNE: National Electoral Council, Public Power of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela directed by a board of five members (Francisco Carrasqueño-President, Ezequiel Zamora-Vice President, Jorge Rodríguez, Oscar Battaglini, Sobella Mejias,)

Smartmatic Corporation: Company registered in the State of Delaware on April II-2000 under file number 3209993 by Antonio Mugica Rivero (Chairman), Alfredo Anzola (Vice Chairman), Roger Piñate (Director) and Antonio Mugica Sesma (Director). It operates with Antonio Mugica and Alfredo Anzola as President and Vice President. The company applied for permission to operate as Edge Act Corporation in the State of Florida on September 11, 2000. It is a very small company that has carried out work in the area of automation. (Look at annex 1)

Bizta Corporation: Company registered in the State of Delaware on April 12, 2000 under file number 3211192 by Antonio Mugica Rivero (Chairman) without any other Director. It operates with Antonio Mugica and Alfredo Anzola as President and Vice President. The company applied for permission to operate as Edge Act Corporation in the State of Florida on January 24, 2001. It has not been possible to locate any record of any work carried out by this company. It has the same physical address and directors as Smartmatic. (Appendix 2)

Bizta R&D Software C.A.: In Caracas on October 15, 1997, the company “Software Softer C.A” was registered with a subscribed capital of five million bolivars and paid twenty percent (one million bolivars), its shareholders are Antonio Mugica Rivero and Antonio Mugica Sesma (the father). The company’s commercial registry does not show any activity until June 22, 2001, in which an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting was held with the presence of these, and also Alfredo Anzola Jaumotte, Eduardo Correia and Sol Rivero de Mugica. In said meeting (June 22, 2001) the name was changed to Bizta R&D Software C.A., increasing the capital by 515 million bolivars to 520 million, through capitalization of the “shareholders’ credit” account and. Proceeding the sale of the entire capital stock to Bizta Corporation (Delaware, April 12, 2000- Alfredo Anzola). In this session, Eduardo Correia is appointed as President and Antonio Mugica (father) as Vice President. Ten days later (July 2, 2001) another Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting was held and Mugica (father) was replaced as Vice President. The commercial registry remains without activities until March 20, 2003, date on which the capital is increased again, now to 775 million bolivars, with the same figure of the “capitalization of shareholders’ debts”, and with the particularity that Bizta Corporation sells all the shares to the following people: Antonio Mugica R., Antonio Mugica S., Eduardo Correia and Alfredo Anzola. Eduardo Correia is maintained as President and Alfredo Anzola is appointed as Vice President.

Three months later (June 10, 2003) another Shareholders’ Meeting was held, with the shareholders present and with Marieta Maarroui de Bolívar, president of Foncrei and SCR (wife of Didalco Bolívar-Governor of Aragua), in which it is decided to increase the capital of the company by 300 million bolivars up to one thousand seventy-five million bolivars (1,075 million); noting that these three hundred million bolivars are contributed in cash by the Venezuelan State, very different from the rest of the “capital increases” that had previously been carried out, I finish. In this assembly, a group of directors is appointed, whose presence is mandatory (operating quorum 3 out of 3) for decision-making in the company’s administration. These directors are Alfredo Anzola-President, Eduardo Correia-VP and Antonio Mugica-Director. According to the meeting minutes, this meeting was to remain until June 2004. However, the next and until now last performance in the company registry is another Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting in which the Board of Directors is modified again, leaving the same Pdte and VP, but naming Omar Montilla Castillo as Director to replace Antonio Mugica. (See annex 3)

Cantv: Telefónica de Venezuela, its largest shareholder is Verizon (USA).

SCR: Venture Capital Society (not to be confused with SBC), Foncrei Subsidiary registered in Caracas on November 14, 2001, with a subscribed and fully paid capital of five billion bolivars. Its shareholders are Foncrei (4,998 shares), Anfico (Corpoindustria) (One share) and Fonpyme (One share). Its audited balance sheet as of June 2003 indicates that it only has shareholdings in two companies, a roasting company (200 million bolivars) and shares in Bizta R&D Software C.A. (Three hundred million bolivars). Several of its directors signed against the opposition deputies. It owns 28% of Bizta R&D Software C.A. (See annex 4 statutes, balance and signatures against deputies).

The hiring

Since the appointment by the TSJ of the CNE board (August 2093) the selection of the companies and systems to be used in eventual elections and referenda that would take place in Venezuela began. At the end of January – beginning of February 2004, the apparent contracting of the SBC Consortium (Smartmatic-Bizta-Cantv) for 112 million US$ took place, of which 91 million would be for Smartmatic-Bizta, in fact sixty-three million would be for Smartmatic (purchase of the machines) and thirty-one for Bizta (local processes) (See annex 6-El Carabobeño). The exact amounts and responsibilities of each entity could not be specified as there was no access to the contract documents or the letters of credit that were apparently opened before the Bank of America in favor of Smartmatic and Biz:La.

In any case, what is essential is the impossibility of trusting a company in which the government is not only a shareholder, but has appointed as its representative and Director not just any official from the public administration, but a person clearly linked to the The most radical of Chavismo, Eng. Omar Montilla Castillo, which is evidenced by the following (see Annex 5).

  1. He was a militant and operational member during the electoral campaign in 1998 and 1999 of UNEPAD (Unit for Strategy and Electoral Register of the Patriotic Pole). The director of UNEPAD was the current Minister of Production and Commerce Wilmer Castro Soteldo, remember that Foncrei (owner of SCR) is attached to this ministry. For Castro Soteldo, engineers Jorge Berrizbeitia and Omar Castillo worked in the computer science area of this unit 1, who today serve as President and General Director of the National Center for Information Technology (CNTI), an organization attached to the Ministry of Science and Technology. .
  2. His father worked in the Secretary of the Council of Ministers and in the Directorate of Registries and Notaries.
  3. In recent signature collections, he requested the recall of Liliana Hernández and Henry Ramos. Likewise, several of the members

Annexes

Appendix 1

Smartmatic:

  • Registration of Incorporation in Delaware USA (II‑April‑2000)
  • Application for authorization to carry out business in Florida (Sep-11, 2000)
  • Annual reports (2003 and 2004)

Appendix 2

bizta

  • Registration of Incorporation in Delaware USA (12‑April‑2000)
  • Application for authorization to carry out business in Florida (January 24, 2001)
  • Annual report (2004)

Annex 3

Bizta R&D Software C.A:

  • Mercantile Registry (Caracas 1997) with all its modifications.

Annex 4

SCR‑Venture Capital Company (Froncrei Subsidiary):

• Mercantile Registry (2001) with all its modifications.

• Audited Balance (June‑2003) where the only two investments are shown (Torrefactora and Bizta)

• Signature of several of the members of its Board of Directors against the: S deputies of the opposition.

Annex 5

Omar Montilla

  • Sample of the existence of the UNEPAD-Polo Patriotico headed by Castro Soteldo (report El Universal, Yolanda Valery, 1998).
  • List of ex-members of UNEPAD-Polo Patriotico who are part of the CNTI board together with Montilla.
  • Signature of Montilla against opposition deputies (2004)
  • Official Gazette of the appointments of the father in various government positions.

Annex 6

News

  • News (Aporrea, El Carabobeño, El Universal) on the recent contracting of the Smartmatic-Bizta-Cantv consortium.

Annex 7

laws

Comments on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

  • Applicability of the Rico Act.

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Texas Republicans Betray Most Conservative Man in Texas

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is one of the most conservative politicians in Texas. He has been a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, religious freedom, and traditional values. However, in recent months, Paxton has been betrayed by some of his own Republican colleagues.

Indictment and Impeachment

Paxton was indicted on securities fraud charges. The charges stem from a 2011 investment deal that Paxton was involved in. Paxton has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to fight the charges. However, the sham impeachment has injured his reputation and made it more difficult for him to do his job.

Despite the indictment, Paxton has continued to be a vocal critic of the Biden administration. He has sued the administration over several policies, including its vaccine mandates and immigration policies. Paxton has also been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump.

Paxton’s conservative views have not favored him over his Republican colleagues. In recent months, some Republicans have backstabbed him. They have argued that the indictment has made it impossible for Paxton to do his job effectively.

Tinderholt’s campaign also sheds light on the role of individual lawmakers in shaping public opinion and the political narrative. As a respected Republican representative, his actions carry weight and resonate with the party’s base. By actively engaging with Republican voters and encouraging them to express their opposition to Paxton’s impeachment, Tinderholt seeks to counter the negative perception of the charges brought against Paxton. His efforts are a powerful reminder that individual lawmakers can play a significant role in influencing public opinion and shaping the outcome of critical political events.

Moreover, the consequences of Tinderholt’s mobilization efforts extend beyond the immediate impeachment trial. They highlight the broader significance of public engagement and political activism in our democratic process. Grassroots mobilization allows citizens to participate in politics actively, express their views, and influence decision-making. These efforts can strengthen the bond between elected officials and their constituents, deepening democratic engagement within the Republican Party and beyond.

The Betrayal

The betrayal of Paxton by some of his Republican colleagues is a sad day for Texas. Paxton is a man who has dedicated his life to fighting for conservative values. He is a true conservative warrior, and he deserves the support of his fellow Republicans.

Paxton has defended dozens of lawsuits related to election fraud. Democrats wanted to open the elections to mail-in ballots and ID-free elections and sued Texas for instituting these unconstitutional practices in our elections. He and his office won every single one of these cases and prevented Democrats from stealing Texas as they did in Georgia, Arizona, and many other states.

When progressives left across the country, including in Texas, attacked our freedom of religion daily, he stood firm and stopped them. He has defended the rights of religious Texans to worship freely, without government interference.

At a time when both parties and too many activist judges play politics and refuse to defend our constitutional rights, his strong stance is particularly welcome. He has been a tireless advocate for the Constitution, and he has always put the rights of the people first.

The allegations against Paxton are still unproven. He has not been convicted of any crime and has the right to a fair trial. However, the indictment has damaged his reputation and made it more difficult for him to do his job.

Unveiling the Viciousness

Some blame Karl Rove and the Bushes for using their power against him. Their tactics were not merely the result of political competition but deliberate acts of aggression. Rove’s relentless pursuit of power and the Bush family’s disregard for the nation’s well-being has left lasting scars on American democracy.

By highlighting the viciousness of these individuals, it becomes apparent that their actions were driven by a thirst for power and a willingness to manipulate the system to their advantage. The negative consequences of their policies and decisions cannot be understated. From the lives lost in unnecessary wars to the erosion of civil liberties, their viciousness becomes apparent when we delve beneath the surface.

Karl Rove, the Bushes, and their political legacies are riddled with deception, self-interest, and a relentless pursuit of power. Their tactics have left a lasting impact on the American political landscape, with repercussions that continue to resonate today. By shedding light on their Machiavellian strategies and destructive policies, we must remain vigilant, ensuring that such individuals are held accountable and that our democracy is safeguarded from their insidious influence. We can only strive for a more just and equitable political future through an informed and critical assessment of their actions.

The betrayal of Paxton by some of his Republican colleagues is a sad day for Texas.

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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Intel-Linked ‘Service Centers’ In U.S. Cities Used Cultural Events To Push Communist Party Propaganda

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Overseas “service centers” set up in seven U.S. cities by a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence arm have hosted cultural events featuring pro-CCP propaganda and performers tied to China’s government and military, according to Chinese government records and state-run media reports reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The CCP’s United Front Work Department (UFWD) runs “Overseas Chinese Service Center” (OCSC) branches that operate out of U.S.-based nonprofits in seven U.S. cities, a recent DCNF investigation found. OCSCs were ostensibly set up to assist with official government duties, like reviewing passport applications, but they also host cultural events that often feature pro-CCP songs and performers tied to China’s military and propaganda departments, according to Chinese government records and state-run media reports.

Members of the U.S. Congress have attended these propaganda-filled cultural events, according to Chinese state-media reports and photos.

“These activities offer a perfect platform for the CCP to invite elected officials, whom they can then influence into endorsing the CCP’s narrative, and, in turn, influence broad masses of people,” Scott McGregor, a former Canadian military intelligence officer, told the DCNF.

The DCNF previously identified OCSC branches operating in San Francisco, California; St. Paul, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Charlotte, North Carolina; Houston, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah. The DCNF also reported that, during a 2018 trip to China, OCSC representatives met with officials from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), which is China’s national police authority.

Republican Senators have asked the FBI and Justice Department to investigate the OCSCs. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey recently opened an investigation into the St. Louis OCSC, which he called a “possible CCP outpost.”

‘China Is Back’ 

Between 2014 and 2017, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office established 60 OCSCs around the world, including seven branches in U.S. cities, the DCNF previously reported.

The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office was under control of the CCP’s State Council until 2018 when it became part of UFWD, according to Chinese government documents and reports from China experts. The U.S.-China Economic Security and Review Commission, a federal entity, characterizes the UFWD as the CCP organ “responsible for coordinating [foreign and domestic] influence operations” as well as a “Chinese intelligence service.”

“United Front work is Beijing’s effort to enlist the Chinese diaspora and sympathetic residents of other countries to create sympathy for, and support of, the CCP’s goals,” Dr. June Tuefel Dreyer, former commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, told the DCNF.

OCSC branches perform a variety of duties in support of China’s foreign ministry, ranging from processing Chinese passport and travel permit applications to so-called “consular protection” activities, the DCNF previously reported. However, OCSCs also regularly host Chinese cultural events, many of which have featured pro-CCP propaganda, according to a DCNF review of dozens of events.

OCSC-hosted cultural events — which include Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival and other Chinese national celebrations — often present traditional Chinese music and dance alongside pro-CCP propaganda songs.

For instance, the Salt Lake City OCSC held a 2022 Mid-Autumn Festival livestream event featuring lion dancers and traditional instrumental songs, according to its website. Performers at the event also sang and danced to “My People, My Country,” one of 100 songs selected by the CCP Propaganda Department to commemorate communist China’s 70th anniversary, according to the state-run People’s Daily.

In a 2020 speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping called the song part of a “surging current that sings an ode to New China and inspires us to work harder in the new era, filling us with boundless energy.”

In 2018, the Salt Lake City OCSC hosted a Lunar New Year event that included ethnic dance routines, martial artists and performers singing patriotic tunes, like “Love My China,” which was also on the Propaganda Department’s list.

The OCSC in St. Paul, Minnesota helped organize a 2019 event celebrating the founding of communist China and the establishing of U.S.-China diplomatic relations, according to a report from the nonprofit Alliance of Minnesota Chinese Organizations (AMCO). The All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese is also listed as a co-organizer for the event. The All-China Federation is part of the CCP’s united front, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

In addition to performances featuring acrobats and traditional Chinese instruments, a performer at the St. Paul event also sang “Ode To The Motherland,” another CCP Propaganda Department-approved song, according to People’s Daily. The state-run China News Service has called the song communist China’s second national anthem.

The song’s author boasted to Chinese state-controlled media that his lyrics depict “the power of justice, a blood vow to resist the shame of national subjugation roared in the middle of battle.”

Although they did not appear to attend the event, AMCO reports that Minnesota Democratic politicians Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Dean Phillips and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey all wrote letters praising the celebration.

Klobuchar, Phillips and Frey did not respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.

Service centers have also hosted events that included performances from art troupes affiliated with Chinese government propaganda departments, according to multiple Chinese state-run media reports.

In 2018, the Omaha OCSC sponsored a Lunar New Year celebration that featured Chinese opera performers from the state-owned Jiangsu Provincial Theatrical Troupe, according to Qiaowang, which is the news and propaganda arm of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.

The Jiangsu theatrical troupe operates under the direction of the Jiangsu Propaganda Department, according to Chinese government documents.

The St. Paul OCSC and the Chongqing Propaganda Department have co-sponsored multiple events at the Mall of America in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, including events in 2019 and 2022, according to AMCO and Sohu.com. The 2022 event featured a performance from a dragon dance troupe managed by the Chongqing Propaganda Department, according to Sohu.com.

These performances came after the CCP Propaganda Department minister from Chongqing traveled to Minnesota in 2018 to sign a “mutual cooperation” agreement with the Mall of America and the St. Paul OCSC, according to the nonprofit AMCO. The details of the agreement are unknown.

In 2019, a vice president for Triple Five Group, which owns and operates the Mall of America, wrote a letter — which was posted on AMCO’s website — thanking the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the head of the Chinese consulate in Chicago and several Chinese provincial government entities for their “firm support” of the mall’s Chinese New Year performances that year.

Neither the Mall of America nor the Triple Five Group responded to multiple requests for comment.

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OCSC branches have also co-hosted performances with a related Overseas Chinese Affairs Office program called the Star Art Troupe.

Launched in 2014, the Star Art Troupe theatrical program is the “cultural flagship” of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and aims to “meet the cultural needs of overseas Chinese” while providing a “window for foreigners to understand China,” according to the office’s website.

Chinese government and state-run media reports detail how, between 2014 and 2017, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office established seven Star Art Troupes in Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle and St. Paul.

U.S. OCSC have co-hosted events with Star Art Troupes, according to multiple Chinese state-run media reports. Some of these events featured performers from the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Academy of Art. The PLA is the Chinese military.

In October 2019, for instance, St. Paul’s OCSC and the local Star Art Troupe co-hosted an event commemorating the founding of communist China, according to AMCO. The event included a singer and musician from the PLA’s Academy of Art, according to Sohu.com.

Similarly, Houston’s Star Art Troupe also included a dancer who attended the PLA’s Academy of Art, according to the Oriental Arts Education Center (OAEC), though it’s unclear if the dancer remains at the center. OAEC, which hosts the art troupe, has co-hosted events Houston’s Chinese Civic Center, which houses the Houston OCSC.

In September 2015, Houston’s Chinese Civic Center sold tickets for a public event in Stafford, Texas, celebrating communist China’s founding that was co-hosted by Houston’s Star Art Troupe, according to the local Chinese Student Association. During the event, the lead saxophonist for the PLA’s Central Military Band played the pop hit “My Heart Will Go On,” the association reported.

That same month, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office invited the head of Houston’s Star Art Troupe to come to China to attend a military parade at Tiananmen Square commemorating the defeat of Imperial Japan, according to OAEC.

While in Beijing, the head of Houston’s Star Art Troupe met with the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office’s chief propagandist to discuss “how the modern mission of overseas cultural disseminators is to use cultural confidence to demonstrate Chinese people’s profound heritage and love of peace in order to defend the peaceful image of China,” according to OAEC.

OAEC did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

“Americans should be very wary of cultural events hosted by organizations affiliated with the UFWD — and especially the MPS — because they are used to covertly hide the CCP’s true intent,” Ina Mitchell, Canadian investigative reporter and co-author of “The Mosaic Effect,” told the DCNF.

The DCNF reached out to all seven nonprofits housing OCSCs by email and phone. Only two of the nonprofits responded.

The Nebraska Chinese Association, which houses the Omaha OCSC, claimed its cultural events “strive to cultivate understandings between Chinese and American culture” and denied any relationship with the Chinese government.

A man who identified himself as a “founding member” of the Charlotte “Chinese service center” told the DCNF by phone that his organization was “not related to any government agency.” He directed the DCNF to review the group’s website.

‘Feel Good Sentiments’

Several members of Congress have attended OCSC-sponsored cultural events, according to multiple Chinese state-run media reports.

In January 2023, St. Paul’s OCSC co-hosted another Lunar New Year event at the Mall of America. During the event, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith delivered a speech praising her state for welcoming immigrants, the CCP-controlled Qiaowang and CBS News reported.

Smith’s office did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Sen. Klobuchar also gave a video speech thanking an OCSC representative for promoting “the cultural heritage of Chinese Americans,” according to AMCO’s YouTube channel.

Performers at the January 2023 event sang the CCP Propaganda Department-approved song “Why Are The Flowers So Red?” The song’s lyrics celebrate “the heroic frontier guards in Northwest China’s Xinjiang,” according to the PLA’s English website.

The song’s lyrics include the line: “Why are the flowers so red? They’re watered with the blood of youth.”

Rep. Phillips has also attended St. Paul OCSC co-sponsored by the Chongqing Propaganda Department, according to multiple reports.

In September 2022, Phillips attended the St. Paul OCSC’s Mid-Autumn Festival event at the Mall of America, according to iChongqing, a Chinese state-run media outlet. During the event, Phillips, the head of China’s Chicago consulate and St. Paul OCSC members painted eyes on a large dragon puppet, which was then used in a performance by a dragon dance troupe managed by the Chongqing Propaganda Department, photos from a state-run media outlet show.

“Cultural events create feel good sentiments — ‘how could a civilization that produced such fantastic dance, musical performances, acrobats, cuisine possibly have militant intentions?’” Dr. Dreyer told the DCNF.

Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon has also attended events hosted by the Omaha OCSC, including a 2018 Lunar New Year event that featured the state-controlled Jiangsu Provincial Theatrical Troupe, according to Qiaowang.

Bacon’s spokesperson told the DCNF that individuals from the Nebraska Chinese Association “cherish their Chinese heritage” and “have a deep disdain for the Communist government and have expressed love and patriotism for the United States.” Bacon’s spokesperson added that local law enforcement had never “highlighted any concerns to us in the past” about the organization.

However, after the DCNF reported on the Omaha OCSC’s connection to the CCP’s United Front, Bacon said he contacted the FBI about the service center.

“Allegations that the Chinese Communist Government is operating an illegal organization to monitor and intimidate Chinese students and visitors in Omaha are obviously very alarming and we want answers from the FBI,” Bacon said.

In 2022, the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center warned that CCP influence operations in the U.S. have now placed state and local officials “on the “front lines of national security.” While these operations may vary in their execution, ultimately, they all aim to coopt American lawmakers as Beijing’s proxies, whether wittingly or unwittingly, DNI cautioned.

“These associations have been bridges that Americans naively saw as just cultural and mutually beneficial,” Steve Yates, former deputy national security adviser to former vice president Dick Cheney, told the DCNF. “The CCP has always used every organization as a vehicle to monitor, and, in many cases, control their ethnic affiliates and through them the influencers in the communities in which their ethnic compatriots reside.”

AUTHOR

PHILIP LENCZYCKI

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Supreme Court Could Upend Hundreds of January 6 Prosecutions — and, Potentially, President Trump’s

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We must restore the Constitution and prosecute the Democrat traitors who overthrew this country.

The persecution and prosecution of election fraud protesters was an act of war against the American people and our Constitution. I covered ever Trump rally both before and since the 2020 election, there was never any violence. Counter that with every Democrat, BLM, Antifa riot.

Remember this, they can find grandmas who went to DC to protest election fraud, but they can’t find the pipe bomber or the Biden family member who was snorting cocaine at the White House.

Complete coverage of January 6th political persecution here.

Supreme Court Could Upend Hundreds of January 6 Prosecutions — and, Potentially, President Trump’s

A rioter asks the high court to weigh in on whether a statute intended to fight financial crime is an appropriate tool for prosecutors to use against violent protesters.

By: A.R. Hoffman, NY Sun, July 10, 202306:42:26 am

The filing at the Supreme Court of a petition arguing that hundreds of defendants who engaged in violence at the Capitol were mischarged has the potential to upend the largest prosecutorial effort in the Department of Justice’s history.

The justices have been asked to consider whether a federal law, Section 1512 (c)(2) of the United States Code, is a fit for what transpired at the Capitol. The statute assigns 20 years in prison for anyone who “corruptly alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document,” or “otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so.”

This issue was flagged in January by The New York Sun, which wondered if “obstruction of an official government proceeding” is “appropriate for the former president’s behavior that day,” and noted that the statute is “one of the government’s primary tools in its sprawling portfolio of prosecutions.”

The Sun predicted in an April editorial, “The Sarbanes-Oxley Riot,” that the law’s unsettled application “opens the door to further litigation — and possible intervention by the Nine.” The riot, we ventured, “offers no justification for traversing the Constitution by way of overambitious interpretation of criminal laws by prosecutors.”

The charge has been deployed against some of January 6’s highest profile participants, including the “QAnon Shaman,” Jacob Chansley; the leader of the Oath Keepers, Elmer Stewart Rhodes III; and an Olympic swimmer, Klete Keller. The DOJ’s reliance on its provisions has also faced some skepticism from lower court judges, who see its application as a stretch.

The statute also looms over President Trump. It was included in the January 6 committee’s criminal referrals to the DOJ, suggestions that now belong in the purview of Special Counsel Jack Smith. Its popularity among prosecutors thus far is likely in part due to its stiff maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars. That’s more than is advised for such a serious crime as seditious conspiracy.

The law’s origins stretch back not to ages of war and revolution, like the laws banning seditious conspiracy and insurrection, but rather to efforts to crack down on white collar crime, codified in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which increased regulation in the wake of the implosions of Enron and WorldCom.

This petition to the Supreme Court emerges from the case of Edward Lang, who hails from the Hudson Valley and now sits behind bars awaiting sentencing for, among other things, assaulting a police officer with a baseball bat. In a video posted to Twitter after January 6, 2021, he asserted that “dying for our rights is the only option that any person with a logical brain sees right now. This is it.”

Mr. Lang was indicted on 11 charges, and pleaded not guilty to all of them. He has not yet stood trial. A district court judge, Carl Nichols, though, tossed the charge relating to obstruction of an official proceeding in respect of Mr. Lang and two others accused of violence at the Capitol. He reasoned that their cases had nothing to do with doctoring documents or records.

The panel of the United States appeals court for the Fourth Circuit, though, by a 2-to-1 margin, upheld the use of the obstruction charge, deciding that Judge Nichols’s reading was too cramped. Judge Pan, writing for the majority, ruled that the “broad interpretation of the statute — encompassing all forms of obstructive acts — is unambiguous and natural.”

The request for a hearing before the Nine asks whether the statute, intended to clamp down on financial malfeasance, “can be used to prosecute acts of violence against police officers in the context of a public demonstration that turned into a riot.” Mr. Lang argues that a “statute intended to combat financial fraud has been transformed into a blatant political instrument to crush dissent.”

The petition tells a story of prosecutorial overreach, warning that a “revolution is underway, with ambitious federal prosecutors reworking the penal code to make it do work never intended to be done, work that threatens to chill, and does chill, ordinary Americans in their First Amendment.

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Pamela Geller

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French President Blames ‘Video Games’ Instead of ‘Islam’ for Riots

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“The video games that have intoxicated them” — Emmanuel Macron

While I don’t think modern digital entertainment is especially healthy, national leaders blaming movies and games instead of dealing Islamic violence is even less mentally healthy.

Here’s France’s President Macron trying hard not to talk about the thing you’re not supposed to address.

President Emmanuel Macron has mostly blamed social media for the devastation, but he has also claimed that video games have inspired copycat violence and vandalism.

“It sometimes feels like some of them are experiencing, on the streets, the video games that have intoxicated them,” Macron said in a press conference on July 1.

There were massive riots in France long before video games and while feedback cycles of simulated violence are probably not doing anything helpful for the minds of France’s youth, the bigger problem is that the youth increasingly consists of North African Muslims who have no investment in the country, a great deal of hostility to it and every reason to act out their version of the BLM riots.

Social media is playing a role here, but talking about the digital element ignores the real issue. Much like the arguments that video games caused school shootings, the vast majority of kids playing games don’t shoot up schools, and those who do have specific motives. Entertainment is rarely a motive, it may just occasionally suggest a means. Macron wants to talk about the adrenaline high rather than the underlying hatred.

Islam does not need video games to inspire violence in its followers and the clash of civilizations in France is not just a misfiring reptile brain. Everything else is a distraction from that simple reality.

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DANIEL GREENFIELD

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As New Crime-Encouraging Policies Take Effect, Rapper 50 Cent Says L.A. Is ‘Finished’

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People are already fleeing California in record numbers. Nevertheless, Los Angeles hasn’t implemented full Leftism yet, so the City of Angels isn’t quite as paradisal as it could be or should be. Leftists are fixing that, however, by stopping detaining people for crimes such as theft and vandalism. Leftists can watch for L.A. to flower like never before now, but rapper 50 Cent won’t be among them. Suddenly red-pilled, he has declared: “LA is finished.” Yeah.

Despite the massive exodus, apparently, there are still too many people in the state for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has an eye on the Democratic presidential nomination if Old Joe shuffles off the scene and who apparently doesn’t think his gubernatorial record is ghastly enough to appeal to the party’s hardcore Marxists. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is likewise apparently feeling crowded, but her new measure is sure to make the Entertainment Capital of the World become the City of Wide Open Spaces or, more precisely, The Waste Land.

The Daily Wire reported Monday that “50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson) took to Instagram to post a video clip of a news report about a federal judge’s decision that holding inmates until they can pay cash bail is a violation of their constitutional rights.” Deputy District Attorney John McKinney appears in this report, saying, “Starting at midnight tonight, the sheriff’s department will no longer detain people for crimes such as theft, shoplifting, drug use, vandalism, battery, and a whole host of other non-serious, non-violent crimes that affect the quality of life of people here in Los Angeles County.”

One would think that after seeing America’s once-great cities become crime-ridden hellholes because of similar policies, L.A. would not follow the same suicidal path, but we are talking about Leftists here. Learning from experience is not their strong suit, or they would have given up Leftism around the time of, oh, Stalin’s purges.

The news report 50 Cent was reacting to continues with the newscaster saying, “L.A. Deputy DA John McKinney explains that due to Judge Lawrence Riff’s ruling, many people arrested will be released immediately without having to pay bail before their arraignment.” Then it cut back to McKinney, who added, “Judge Riff made the point of saying that he implored California officials like the sheriff, the chief of police, the district attorney, the city attorney, he implored them to testify to explain why he shouldn’t issue this order, and he was surprised when no one stood up to challenge it. No one challenged it, not LAPD Chief Michael Moore, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna, or District Attorney George Gascon.”

Of course, no one challenged it. Doing so would have cut against core Leftist principles, and no one in Los Angeles was going to dare to do that. 50 Cent, however, was not willing to play along with the charade that these were sane and reasonable policies. He wrote on Instagram, “LA is finished watch how bad it gets out there. SMH.” It’s going to get very, very bad.

How bad? The Daily Wire noted that “during the height of the COVID pandemic, Los Angeles County did away with cash bail to ease overcrowding in jails. Since then, the crime rate has soared. In the downtown area in 2022, there was a 25% rise in violent crime, such as rape, compared to 2019.” In just one neighborhood, Rancho Park, violent crime “rose 114% between 2019 and 2022.” The Wire adds that “LA police say mental illness, rampant drug use, and homelessness are to blame.”

No, that is not it at all. Mental illness, rampant drug use, and homelessness are not to blame. The coddling of mental illness, rampant drug use, and homelessness are to blame. The fact that the violently mentally ill cannot be incarcerated, that open drug use is tolerated on the streets of L.A. and every other major city in the United States, and that the homeless can set up tents on sidewalks and pursue drug addiction on America’s streets with no consequences — that’s what’s to blame. In other words, Leftist policies are to blame, but instead of engaging in some much-needed self-reflection, Los Angeles officials are doubling down and planning to inflict even more pain upon their people.

That pain could be considerable. Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig explained the real effects of zero bail policies: “I mean, we have more people being shot at, stabbed, assaulted, robbed, beaten. These are real victims — and the numbers are staggering under zero bail.” 50 Cent is right: it’s long past time for the remaining sane people to leave Los Angeles and California as a whole. Their very lives could depend upon it.

AUTHOR

ROBERT SPENCER

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Education Game-Changer

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Last week, for the first time, a major state formally rebuked one of the core elements of the Left’s scheme to undermine our education (see below). If other states are paying attention, this could be the beginning of an extraordinarily significant awakening and rejection of the stranglehold that the Left now has on our K-12 education system…

It’s no secret that the Left’s plan is to take down America. Their number one strategy to bring this about, is to corrupt the education system. Their objective is to produce uneducated and unthinking K-12 graduates, who (in short order) become voting citizens. As explained before, their focus has been on K-12 Science Education.

They have been successfully undermining two pillars of K-12 Science Education: the Scientific Method and Critical Thinking. Their primary tool is the progressive NGSS, which was purposefully designed to kill both of those. Unwittingly, over the last ten years, 45+ states have bought into all or most of the NGSS, and its anti-American agenda! What happened in NC is a MAJOR rejection of that insidious effort.

It’s essential to understand some bureaucratic background to appreciate the profound significance of what happened in North Carolina, on July 6th, 2023: please read this.

2023 was apparently the first time that NC K-12 Science Standards were formally reviewed since 2009: way too long. I initially became aware of what was being proposed when the 2nd Draft was published on the NC Dept of Public Instruction (DPI) website. As a professional scientist, I read these carefully, and had two major concerns.

The first was that nowhere in any of the NC 15 Science Standards was the Scientific Method even mentioned! When asked about this omission, the DPI answers were:

a) It wasn’t their doing, as the Scientific Method was dropped from the North Carolina K-12 Science Standards over ten years ago.

b) The Scientific Method is undesirable as it promotes “linear thinking.”

c) They had replaced the Scientific Method with an “improved” version — the progressive Science and Engineering Practices.

d) Even though the Scientific Method had been deleted from NC Science Standards, that did not prevent any local NC teacher from teaching it.

e) No one had formally complained about the Scientific Method removal in these last ten years, so what’s the big deal? (By “no one” they meant that no teachers, parents, citizens, scientists, conservative organizations, legislators, media, etc. had formally objected to NC scrapping the Scientific Method.)

My response to each of these was:

a) No one that I’m aware of said that it was the current DPI who removed the Scientific Method from the state’s Science Standards. This year we are formally reviewing the current NC Science Standards to see what can be improved on — and adding back the Scientific Method is one major recommendation.

b) The linear thinking claim is malarky for multiple reasons: i) it is just parroted from the progressive Framework,  ii) linear thinking is not a bad thing,  iii) the Scientific Method is not linear thinking anyway, etc.  For more details read this.

c) The progressive Science and Engineering Practices is not an “improvement” of the Scientific Method!  See Appendix I of my Education Report for details.

d) Yes, even though the Scientific Method had been deleted from NC Science Standards, that does not prevent any NC teacher from teaching it. However, this deletion is reflected in state-approved textbooks and statewide tests — so it is not likely that many teachers will take a path that deviates from the state’s.

e) Yes, it is concerning that there have not been complaints by parents, citizens, and legislators — but the most probable answer is that they were unaware that the Scientific Method was no longer being taught in NC. Also, teachers are not likely to complain as they don’t want to buck the system. Conservative organizations have chosen to focus on other education problems (e.g., school choice). Etc.

What happened this year regarding the 2023 NC DPI proposed Science Standards:

1) In the first draft of the updates, there was no mention of the Scientific Method.

2) In the second draft of the updates, there was no mention of the Scientific Method. It was at this point that I formally filed a written objection about this to DPI. They subsequently said that they receive some 14,000 inputs on the Science Standards, and apparently I was the only one bringing up this issue (!).

3) In the third draft of the updates, there was no mention of the Scientific Method. Having been alerted to this matter, two SBE members (out of eighteen) queried DPI about this omission, and (per above) pushed back against the DPI answers.

4) In the final version of the updates, there were significant changes regarding the Scientific Method. This version was approved by the SBE on July 6th, 2023!

The new NC words regarding the Scientific Method are excellent. The addition of these words is to the credit of NC DPI and NC SBE, so kudos to them. This new emphasis on the Scientific Method will be beneficial to all NC K-12 students.

As stated above, dumping the Scientific Method has been a planned progressive strategy, which started back in 2012 with the Framework for K-12 Science Education, which morphed into Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS has been fully or mostly adopted by some 45 states. Hopefully, some of those states will follow the good NC example, and reinstate the Scientific Method in their K-12 Science Standards.

I’m optimistic that NC DPI and SBE will soon address my second major concern here: the Science Standards need more specificity regarding Critical Thinking. Currently, Critical Thinking does not appear in these Standards!

With a little thought, it should be clear that there is an intimate connection between a Critical Thinking analysis (comprehensive and objective), and the Scientific Method (a universal problem-solving procedure).

Further, NC’s Portrait of a Graduate, proudly proclaims that Critical Thinking is a key characteristic that DPI is promising legislators, parents, and citizens, that NC students will be proficient in doing — yet nothing about it appears in the Science Standards, the most appropriate place for Critical Thinking to be taught…

Using the same cooperative spirit (plus public support). we can fix the Critical Thinking deficiency in short order. That would be in the best interest of ALL NC K-12 students — and likely a fatal blow to the Left’s plan for education indoctrination.

Their worst fear is to have informed, critical thinking citizens.

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