St. Louis Transgender Clinic Under Investigation for Using Experimental Drugs on Kids, Medicaid Fraud

A pediatric gender clinic is under criminal investigation after a whistleblower charged the center with potentially defrauding Medicaid and private insurance to prescribe transgender hormones to children as young as 11. The sworn affidavit states the St. Louis facility administered cross-sex hormones to mentally ill children, sometimes against their parents’ wishes, and ignored children’s worsening physical and mental health conditions — including at least one suicidal teenager.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) announced Thursday night that his office and two other agencies had opened an investigation into The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. “We have received disturbing allegations that individuals at the Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital have been harming hundreds of children each year, including by using experimental drugs on them,” said Bailey, citing an affidavit from a former employee, who switched to another area of the hospital after becoming convinced the center is permanently hurting the people it swears to help.

The whistleblower, Jamie Reed, describes herself as “a 42-year-old St. Louis native, a queer woman, and politically to the left of Bernie Sanders.” She says she is married to a woman who identifies as a male and affirms, “I support trans rights.” Reed details in her affidavit and in an article at Bari Weiss’ website, The Free Press, that she began working as an idealistic case manager at the center in 2018. By the time she left last November, she left convinced the center’s actions are “morally and medically appalling” — and is likely a systemic problem in the nation’s 100 pediatric gender clinics. “By the time I departed, I was certain that the way the American medical system is treating these patients is the opposite of the promise we make to ‘do no harm,’” she wrote.

“I was struck by the lack of formal protocols for treatment,” said Reed. Yet she kept her concerns private for months, because “anyone who raised doubts ran the risk of being called a transphobe.”

Reed states the center provides outside psychiatrists with a “template” form letter attesting that a child identifies as transgender. If the analyst will not sign it, the center uses in-house psychiatrists, Dr. Dr. Alex Maixner and Dr. Sarah Girresch-Ward, to confirm a child’s “gender dysphoria” after a one-to-two-hour consultation, rather than a full 10-12 hour assessment. They then begin children on a pipeline that results in lifelong hormones and potentially permanently disfiguring surgery before the age of 18.

She exposed potential perjury, as surgeons at the center testified before the Missouri legislature that transgender surgeries for minors are not “on the table” at their center. “This was a lie,” said Reed in the affidavit. She said the center claimed it provided minors with referrals to surgeons who are willing to remove teenagers’ healthy breasts and genitals “for educational purposes,” but they “were in fact referrals.” And Dr. Allison Snyder-Warwick performed at least one gender transition surgery in the hospital, apparently contradicting the doctors’ testimony.

Doctors at the center prescribed teenagers the prostate cancer medication Bicalutamide, which she says caused liver toxicity in a 15-year-old boy. (His mother agreed not to sue the center but warned her son’s condition “could be a huge PR problem.”) She related horrifying tales of physical and mental harm, including a graphic description of intense vaginal bleeding caused by the side effects of “gender-affirming care.”

Reed paints the picture of a center ignoring the real needs of its patients, and the real harms inflicted by the transgender regimen, in order to maximize its profits.

“[N]early all children who came to the Center here presented with very serious mental health problems,” including autism, ADHD, depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma histories, OCD, and serious eating disorders, she said. Some erroneously identified as suffering from other psychosomatic maladies, such as Tourette Syndrome or blindness. “Privately,” the doctors recognized their other psychosomatic illnesses reflected “social contagion” … but not their gender dysphoria, even when groups came from the same high school. Others used pronouns identifying as a “mushroom” or a “rock”; one patient told employees she identified as a “communist, attack helicopter, human, female, maybe non-binary.” Despite these serious issues, the center “would not treat these mental health issues. Instead, children were automatically given puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.”

The center also ignored indications of parental coercion of physical abuse, Reed said. In one case, a parent was “forcing” a boy to dress as a female, but the center administered cross-sex hormones, as well. In another, a 17-year-old boy brought to the center by an unrelated male and given hormones upon turning 18. His mental health deteriorated, yet staffers continued administering hormones — even after it turned out the man who brought him to the facility “had been sexually and physically abusing” him.

The experimental nature of many of these drugs set children up for a lifetime of infertility, early menopause, bone thinning, and — contrary to their advertisements — worsened mental health. “I witnessed the Center cause permanent harm to many of the patients,” said Reed. “I doubt that any parent who’s ever consented to give their kid testosterone (a lifelong treatment) knows that they’re also possibly signing their kid up for blood pressure medication, cholesterol medication, and perhaps sleep apnea and diabetes.” She added “clinics like the one where I worked are creating a whole cohort of kids with atypical genitals.”

When parents or doctors would describe worsening mental health outcomes, the center ignored them and continued the hormones, she said. One mother, in a letter revoking consent for her son to receive hormone blockers, said her child “is a shell of his former self riddled with anxiety.”

The center even ignored pleas that their actions might contribute to a potential suicide. In one case, “a psychiatrist called the Center’s endocrinologist and explained that a child, who had already tried to commit suicide by threatening to jump off a roof, should not be given cross-sex hormones because the child was struggling with serious mental health issues,” Reed attested. “I witnessed the endocrinologist yell at the psychiatrist on the phone and speak down to this provider.”

“The Center never discontinues cross-sex hormones, no matter the outcome,” she said.

The center’s actions often lead to lifelong regret, Reed noted. A black teenager from a troubled family began receiving hormones at the facility at age 16 and had a double mastectomy at age 18. Three months later, she told the surgeon she would return to her birth gender, adding, “I want my breasts back” and asked a surgeon to have them “put back on.” Reed wrote, “The last I heard, she was pregnant. Of course, she’ll never be able to breastfeed her child.”

These are the same concerns that motivated Chloe Cole, the teenage detransitioner who now embraces her biological identity, as nearly nine out of 10 children with dysphoria eventually do. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to fully carry a child,” she told Florida legislators last July. “And because I do not have my breasts … I am not able to breastfeed whatever future children I have. That realization actually was one of the biggest things that lead to me realizing that this was not the path that I should have taken.” She’s now suing the Permanente Medical Group and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan for breaching appropriate standards of care.

Even removing parental consent was not enough to stop the ideologically motivated doctors at the center according to Reed, who testified, “On several occasions, the doctors have continued prescribing medical transition even when a parent stated that they were revoking consent.”

The center also fudged the billing codes for many of these prescriptions, Reed said, sending erroneous invoices to private insurance and sometimes state or federal programs. Employees falsely claimed that one child who received puberty blockers was experiencing precocious puberty, Reed wrote.

The whistleblower’s comments have triggered a statewide investigation from the Missouri attorney general, the Missouri Department of Social Services, and the Division of Professional Registration. Sheila Solon, the director of the Division of Professional Registration, promised her agency will “take any necessary action against the licenses” of Missouri doctors involved in the center’s work that violates the “health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Missouri.”

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DECEIT: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Caves to Woke Disney, Pushes Bill to Quietly Restore Special Tax Breaks

Ron DeSantis is restoring the special tax breaks Disney enjoyed after posturing and preening publicly against the woke corporation.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is folding to woke Disney, pushing a bill in the state legislature to quietly restore their special tax breaks after posturing publicly against the megacorp.

By: Shaee Prejo, Big League Politics, February 1, 2023:

DeSantis is making the capitulation even as he and RINO Republican leaders in the state claim that they are punishing Disney – the exact opposite of what is happening.

“The bill maintains the current tax-exempt status of property of the district and bonds issued by the district,” the analysis of DeSantis’ measure states.

DeSantis is using sleight of hand to claim he is cracking down on Disney when he is really giving them what they want and enabling Disney’s campaign contributions to fill Republican coffers in the years to come.

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And Disney is still brainwashing our children:

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The Nazification of America by the Democrat Party

 “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” — Joseph Goebbels 


German National-Socialism had its certain features and one of them was vividly described by Joseph Goebbels. Moreover, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Introduction, Nazis Propaganda made it clearer:

“Shortly after rising to power in 1933, Adolf Hitler created the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (RMVP), headed by Joseph Goebbels. Nearly all aspects of German culture were subject to the Propaganda Ministry’s control, including films, theater, music, the press, and radio broadcasts. Given tremendous leeway by Hitler, and utilizing modern techniques and technologies, Goebbels quickly set out an ambitious agenda to indoctrinate the German people in Nazi ideology and to influence the behavior of the entire society.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Introduction, Nazis Propaganda.

Soviet Socialism or Soviet Fascism

I have been discussing the subject for forty years, especially today.

The Biden State of the Union Address has been a very successful two–folded theatrical performance. One part was his usual plagiarism: adopting the narratives of several Republicans like his own. The second and major part of the Address was very well familiar to me, I have been writing about it for decades—Socialist modus operandi: lies, deceit, fabrication, and fraud. In fact, it is understandable—Biden is implementing Socialism in America for two years of his entire presidency, as a legacy of the Dem Party. You will grasp it only if you know Socialism. I do know Socialism that always acted against its own people. In that, Biden has helped in implementing Socialism from the terrorist state of Russia, the “Squad,” George Soros, and other seventy Socialists in the U.S. Congress … Let me give you another quote from the mentioned above Introduction to wake you up:

 “The principles of Nazism, including the antisemitism at the core of much of its dogma, were incorporated into nearly every newspaper, radio broadcast, and film produced in the Third Reich.”

I reminded you about German national-socialism for a reason. Stalin had done the same Hitler did, by building his system of Soviet Socialism over the territory of the eleven time zones of the Soviet Union. He implemented all mentioned above in developing his Soviet Socialism. Thousands of Jews were forced to emigrate, including me. The Evil ideology of Soviet Socialism, which I called Soviet fascism has been inextricably tied to the State Security Apparatus: they presented one-whole gigantic Evil, merging the principles of Nazism, including antisemitism. Soviet people called the KGB—the Soviet Gestapo. Stalin weaponized the Soviet Government, all its actions had an operational control over election and all citizens by engaging the KGB—a Doer. Today our enemy is Stalinist KGB’s Mafia/Army, not a dead Marxism. The Putin/Biden collusion over the border is obvious. There are no Mexican Cartels, those are Russian Cartels established by Stalin in 1950-196O’s.

I mentioned the “Squad” and Soros for a reason: they are openly un-American, anti-American, and anti-Semitic. Just listen to the “Squad” and analyze what they are constantly doing to help Biden’s team to destroy our country. Woke is a censorship, a Sovietization of America. The plot is bigger and there are the prerequisites to understand it: Russia and China are leading the plot and both served by the KGB’s Mafia/Army. Our enemies are collaborating, it is an International Socialist Criminal Cabal and I suspect that Biden’s team is a part of it. I have been writing about A Global Spy Ring for the last forty years, but the infiltrated FBI sabotaged all my writings by submitting my name to the FISA Court. The Court made me a Foreign Agent in 2002. You will find my name in the list of the FISA Court cases in 2002.

Weaponization of the American Government

By intentionally suppressing information about my books and columns the FBI has exposed his face—they have been deliberately preventing you from learning the Truth. The FBI’s illegal actions cost $Trillions to the U.S. People’s awareness could’ve prevented the tragedy going on in America today. The event also gives the idea of who, personally, could initiate the violation of my rights provided with the American Constitution. As my main topic is the Russian Intel and Security Apparatus, the FBI didn’t want it to be known by the American people. Perhaps, the bad actor from Russia grasped the value of my writings and the damage it can do to the Russian Intel: they have initiated the crime against me. Doesn’t it remind you of a suppression of the information (Soviet style) about Hunter’s lob-top by the FBI in 2019? All of those had been done by the KGB’s Mafia/Army against you, the patriots of America the Beautiful! WWIII was waged against us by Socialist/Communist forces!

It was Stalin who established Socialist North Korea and started the Korean War under his usual motto “Divide and conquer” in 1950. The International chain of wars had never ended. You should remember those wars, as a lot of Americans had been killed and injured there, defending democracy and global stability. A devoted disciple of Stalin, Vladimir Putin was continuing the war involving China, Iran, Venezuela, and now fighting Ukraine to demolish a young Ukrainian democracy. The U.S. position in the war is very problematic, as Ukraine can’t win this war. To be aware why, please, read my three columns dated February 21, 2022, February 28, 2022, and April 4, 2022.

A couple of days prior to the Chinese Spy Balloon catastrophic breach of our national security, I wrote a column titled The Hidden Truth of Global Destruction: WWIII, February 1, 2023. As a matter of fact, our enemies have been fighting Capitalism and stealing our secrets for a century. Russia started it after the Socialist Revolution in 1917. The people who remember the Soviet Union, should remember the agency called the KGB. The Russian Dictator Stalin weaponized it making the agency an international force to spread the Evil ideology of Soviet Socialism throughout the world. What was done by the KGB, now transformed it to the KGB’s Mafia/Army, which continues to fight Capitalism and stealing our secrets by the countries-enemies under the Russian umbrella in all continents. Knowledge of Soviet Socialism is imperative to learn the current events in America…

For example in Africa Soviet Socialism uses child slaves in Congo to allow Biden’s team to implement the New Green Ideology to bankrupt Capitalism. Read Cobalt Red by Siddhartha Kara. The author is terrified by the conditions the children are working in and the book’s title Cobalt Red   warns humanity about Soviet Socialism. At the same time, America discusses electric vehicles, too: “The automotive industry’s shift to electric vehicles is producing a scramble for the raw materials needed to make the batteries and motors for those cars. Cobalt is a key material for EV batteries, but the rapid acceleration in demand for the element has led to questions about the availability of necessary supply and the ethics of that supply. ”How the Auto Industry Will Get Enough Cobalt for the EV Revolution. The cobalt industry has plans to address the auto industry’s insatiable demand while ensuring ethical working conditions. Dan Carney  July 14, 2022.

The Enemy Within

Exclusive: Top Jan. 6 investigator says FBI, DHS, Capitol Police could have repelled the Capitol mob had they acted on intelligence collected in the weeks before the attack. @KenDilanianNBC. I knew about the plot two years ago when the FBI participated in the seven years plot against Donald J. Trump. Today, Biden’s team is leading that exact plot against America the Beautiful:

“NBC News reports that former federal prosecutor Tim Heaphy, a Democrat and the committee’s chief investigative counsel, did continue to assert that former President Trump’s words incited the crowd to action. But for (Trump’s) words, and deeds, it wouldn’t have happened,” he contends. However – and this is the biggest however – he also accused the House select committee of leaving out information from their reports and televised hearings that security agencies could have stopped the mob that day regardless.”

“Law enforcement had a very direct role in contributing to the security failures that led to the violence.” He added. Top January 6th Lawyer Claims FBI Could Have Stopped Capitol Riot, House Committee Intentionally Concealed Information By Rusty Weiss, February 1, 2023. Even more:

Matt Taibbi, a former contributing editor for Rolling Stone, stated that “Hamilton 68 was and is a computerized ‘dashboard’ designed to be used by reporters and academics to measure ‘Russian disinformation.’ It was the brainchild of former FBI agent (and current MSNBC ‘disinformation expert’) Clint Watts, and backed by the German Marshall Fund and the Alliance for Securing Democracy, a bipartisan think-tank. The latter’s advisory panel includes former acting CIA chief Michael Morell, former Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, former Hillary for America chair John Podesta, and one time Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol.” Elon Musk’s Twitter Files just unveiled one massive fake news scandal, February 1, 2023, Unmuzzled News. This is, by itself, a very important revelation…

The KGB’s Mafia/Army—a Doer

There are two mind boggling sticking issues, “Russian Disinformation” and a list of actors from Hamilton 68. If you don’t know Russia, its Intel, and Security Apparatus, you can’t grasp Russian “Operation Disinformation.” It is a deliberate strategy to mislead and confuse the opponents, adversaries, and enemies. Socialist modus operandi is the basis of the “Operation Disinformation.” Writing about WWIII, I have discussed the issue many times. Implementing Socialism, the Biden WH has employed and used Russian “Operation Disinformation” against the American people and the Republicans. Second, the bad actors from Hamilton 68 who were helping the Democrats and the Biden team to implement Socialism in America also had been exposed many times. Read Socialist Revolution in America, XLIBRIS, 2021, or all my columns for free at www.drrichswier.com/author/spipko/

Those bad actors, plus the infiltrated and dysfunctional FBI and CIA are responsible for all problems we have today. Their dysfunction has allowed the KGB to exercise a global invasion to America from outside and inside by the Putin/Biden collusion. We have a monumental border crisis which is destroying our country. I hope now you finally understand that the Biden’s White House is run by Vladimir Putin and his agenda. I have informed you about Biden’s staff running the White House two years ago. Yes, the surrender in Afghanistan had been designed by Putin and executed by the White House staff. A demented Biden recently blamed his staff for misplacing his top-secret documents. Maybe it means he has had the same staff since 1974? It is even more dangerous for America…

Have you noticed in my writings a constant refrain to Socialist modus operandi? I have refrained it purposely for you to remember. Try to compare and examine the behavior of Russia, China, and the Biden WH. You will be stunned: all three follow Socialist modus operandi: lies, deception, fabrication and fraud. That Socialist modus operandi has been brought to life by Stalin in the 20th century and spread throughout the world by a Doer—the KGB’s Mafia/Army. Watch Russia, China, and Biden’s White House: they all followed Socialist modus operandi. Please, also remember my definition of WWIII: Recruitment and Drugs, Infiltration and Assassinations. Watch and you will see them all in America…

This is unprecedented! We have four violations of our air-space in 8 days. The American and Canadian Air-Force shot down another three “High-Altitude Objects,” one Object over Canada and two over Alaska and Lake Huron. They could be launched to help Biden’s White House to correct its mistakes with the first Balloon. Maybe China is not alone. It could be the Russian, Korean or Iranian Objects looking for American weaknesses. They are arrogantly testing and threatening us, Soviet style. The Globalists of the KGB’s Mafia/Army have control and power over the globe and over Biden’s White House. Wake Up America!

Here is Stalin’s prediction made seventy years ago:

“America is like a healthy body and its resistance is Threefold: its patriotism, its morality, and its spiritual Life. If you can undermine these three areas, America will Collapse from within.” — Joseph Stalin.

To be continued www.drrichswier.com/author/spipko/or at www.simonapipko.com

There’s One Key Issue That Could Decide The 2024 GOP Primaries

Education issues such as Critical Race Theory (CRT) and gender ideology are likely to become a key factor in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries as candidates attempt to appeal to the GOP base, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

While only former President Donald Trump has officially declared, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to announce a run, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as well as several other Republican governors and former governors, have either laid the groundwork or hinted at possible campaigns.  As state-level executives, these candidates have a proven track record on education that may prove pivotal as the issue has become a political and cultural flashpoint in recent years, experts told the DCNF.

“To win the GOP primary, this is a smart strategy,” Dr. Keith Gaddie, Oklahoma University professor and political scientist, told the DCNF, adding that candidates’ background in enacting state-level education policy would “no doubt” be a valuable asset to their campaigns.

In 2021, DeSantis expanded Florida’s school choice program and in March 2022 signed the Parental Rights in Education Act into law, barring teachers from educating K-3 students on topics such as sexual orientation and gender ideology. Most recently, he pressured the College Board to alter its AP African American Studies course and announced legislation to provide core curricula “rooted in Western tradition” and eliminate the emphasis on CRT and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in Florida universities.

“Education is going to be a big issue in the Republican primaries mostly because it has (finally) dawned on folks on the right that the interests of State schools might not always align with the interests of the parents. That has probably been true for 100 years; not sure why it has taken so long for folks to figure that out,” Michael McKenna, president of MWR Strategies, told the DCNF.

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has also been the subject of much speculation as to whether he will launch a presidential campaign, though the governor has yet to commit to a run. Youngkin won Virginia in 2021 on the back of a “parents’ rights” platform in a blue-leaning state, frequently arguing for parents to play a greater role in their child’s education.

Since his election, the governor has continued to stress education issues; recently, Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares launched an investigation into Virginia high schools after certain schools withheld merit awards from students, allegedly out of concern for “equity,” while Youngkin proposed a “merit protection bill” that made it through the state’s House Education Committee on Jan. 25.

Youngkin has also made school choice a central part of his education policy, frequently pushing to expand Virginia’s program and investing in charter schools.

“It is pretty safe to say that the next Republican presidential nominee is going to be in favor of funding students not systems,” McKenna said.

Candidates will likely what cite what they’ve done on education within their state and their plans to nationalize these reforms if elected president, Dr. Charles Bullock, professor of political science at the University of Georgia and an American Enterprise Institute Fellow, told the DCNF.

“It would make sense, particularly for these individuals who have had terms in the governor’s desk, to talk about education and what they would do about it, and they would do it with some degree of expertise,” Bullock said.

He noted that that such state-level experience gives these potential candidates an advantage over Trump, and it would be wise to stress the issue.

“President Trump has not emphasized the issue, so it allows for some asymmetrical attacks from challengers, especially those who have been governors and been in the middle of the brawl,” McKenna said.

Trump released a preview of his education plan in January detailing proposed reforms should he win the presidency. The plan aims to “restore power to American parents” and remove CRT and gender ideology from American classrooms.

“Our public schools have been taken over by the radical left maniacs,” Trump said in the video. “At the end of the day, if we have pink-haired communists teaching our kids, we have a major problem.”

“Education will resonate well with the electorate, particularly those folks who have children, they’re desperately concerned about having their children prepared to succeed,” Bullock said. “It’s a good issue to run on.”

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has also leaned into the education issue, especially in recent years, targeting CRT and advocating for educational reforms.

“[M]ore school choice, more pathways to college degrees, more college alternatives, and more workforce training for people of all ages. Education can’t be allowed to hold anyone back. Every child deserves a world-class education that helps them get ahead – regardless of where they are born and raised,” the former governor said in a speech at the Heritage Foundation in 2021.

Haley released a video Wednesday teasing her entrance into the race, ahead of her expected official announcement on Feb. 15.

Similarly, DeSantis’ advisors have been holding preliminary meetings to discuss a 2024 presidential campaign, the most recent suggestion that the governor is likely to jump into the GOP primary, according to The Washington Post.

“Schools have become a hot plate for activism, at the expense of core academics. This will make a lot of parents single-issue voters in 2024; that issue will be the current state of public education in America,” Mailyn Salabarria, Director of Community Engagement for Parents Defending Education, said in a statement forwarded to the DCNF.

Republicans have also made up serious ground on Democrats on the education issue, with voters just barely preferring Democrats to manage education over Republicans, according to a polling memo from the Republican National Convention.

“Voters are most concerned with kids not learning enough basic life skills AND the long-term effects of COVID on emotional and educational development. While masks on seven-year-olds and CRT is a concern, it is not the driving force. If Republicans solely focus there, they are missing a wide swath of voters open to the Republican message on education,” the memo read.

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“Kid-Friendly” Sexualized Drag Show In Arizona City Funded By Taxpayers

They’re coming for your children and they they expect you to pay for it. Deviants and pedophiles are driving the left’s culture war.

Save your children. First, pull them out of government schools.

All-Ages Drag Show In Arizona City Funded By Taxpayers?

It turns out that the local mayor not only manages the venue the event was held at, but also voted for $1.6M in tax funding for the tourism company promoting the show.

By: Ray Dietrich, Red Voice Media, February 9, 2023:

An all-ages drag show was held at the London Bridge resort in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on February 4th. Prior to the event taking place, protestors in the community made their voices heard and caused public discussion about children attending sexualized drag shows. The protestors made it clear they weren’t necessarily against drag shows but against children attending. Protestors compared the drag show to strip clubs where attendees must be adults. Of course, the local news ran with the leftist framed story, which goes something like “bigots hate trans people,” which isn’t the case.

Check out some video footage and pictures from the show:

As you can see in the video, during their quest to grab $1 bills, the performers shook what their momma didn’t make them, and some even pulled off, thrusting pelvis tricks on stage to the all-aged crowd.

I know what you’re thinking, another day, another drag show where children get to attend… but here’s where it gets weird(er). Lake Havasu City is in Mohave County, which happened to vote 74% for Trump in 2020, just to give you an idea of how ‘red’ it is. The Lake Havasu City mayor and city council are considered to be non-partisan but let their political leanings be known.

When you visit Mayor Cal Sheehy’s website, you see pictures of him with America First political superstars including Rep. Paul Gosar, Rep. Andy Biggs, AZ State Rep Leo Biasiucci, and AZ State Senator Sonny Borrelli. One would think this non-partisan mayor is attempting to show himself as a conservative Republican.

Yes, Cal, the non-partisan who pimps pictures hanging out with leaders of the America First movement runs the venue that held the drag show. Keep in mind Cal’s voters are overwhelmingly conservative. Unfortunately, this isn’t even the worst part.

Let’s take a look at the money trail. The event was promoted by Go Lake Havasu, which is under the parent company, Lake Havasu Tourism Bureau, Inc.

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Networks Ignore ANOTHER GOP Councilmember Killed This Week In New Jersey

Enemy of the people.

If this happened to two Democrat council members, the cable and news broadcast networks would be bombarding us with MAGA hate, insurrection and calls for public hangings.

Networks Yawn at ANOTHER GOP Councilmember Killed in New Jersey

By: Kevin Tober, Newsbusters, February 10, 2023:

On Thursday, Fox News reported that a second Republican council member from New Jersey was assassinated in a little over a week. The first was councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour from Sayreville, New Jersey who was brutally shot and killed outside her townhome on February 1. Over a week later, Republican Milord councilman Russell Heller was killed outside his workplace. For all the leftist media’s crowing about “attacks on democracy,” you would think the three evening networks newscasts would be all over this story. Unfortunately, all three ignored the story during their Thursday broadcasts.

Instead of reporting on the second assassination of a Republican elected official, the three networks decided to report on stories like local weather forecasts (ABC), a segment on the future of robots (CBS), and a report on potential racial discrimination in home appraisals (NBC).

Special Report anchor Bret Baier opened by expressing shock at the violence that has been occurring against Republican elected officials in New Jersey over the past week: “For the second time in a week, a New Jersey council member has been gunned down–killed. Yesterday Republican Russell Heller was killed outside his workplace. Last week Republican Eunice Dwumfour was killed outside her home.”

Baier then handed it off to correspondent Alexis McAdams who reported that “in Milford New Jersey, this councilman Russell Heller was shot and killed in a different case.”

“Heller was gunned down yesterday morning in the parking lot of this New Jersey power company where he had a full-time job as a supervisor. Investigators say that gunman was a former employee who drove off and later killed himself,” she added.

If this happened to two Democrat council members, the broadcast networks would not be ignoring this story.

Keep reading.

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FBI WEAPONIZATION HEARINGS: FBI Special Agent, “There Are ‘Two FBIs’, Bureau Became ‘Politically Weaponized’ Top Down

“In my entire time in Congress, I have never seen anything like this, dozens and dozens of whistleblowers, FBI agents, coming to us talking about what’s going on.” — Congressman Jim Jordan on DOJ weaponization.


Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker delivered an emotional testimony before the House Subcommittee on Weaponization during which she explained that she had resigned due to the bureau having become “weaponized.”

Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker says bureau became ‘politically weaponized,’ trickled down from HQ

Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker says there became ‘two FBIs’ during emotional testimony

By Brooke Singman | Fox News

House Republicans to probe politicization of DOJ and FBI

A former FBI special agent on Thursday delivered an emotional testimony before the House Subcommittee on Weaponization, telling lawmakers that she had resigned from the bureau after it had become “politically weaponized.”

Nicole Parker, a former FBI special agent who served in the bureau from 2011-22, reflected on her career, saying that she had felt she had been making an “impactful difference.”

“Every day, I woke up and embraced being an FBI special agent. Until things changed,” she said, adding that the FBI’s “trajectory transformed.”

“On paper, the bureau’s mission remained the same, but its priorities and governing principles shifted dramatically,” Parker said. “The FBI became politically weaponized, starting from the top in Washington and trickling down to the field offices.”

Nicole Parker was a special agent with the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the Bureau’s Miami Field Office from 2011-22.

Nicole Parker was a special agent with the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the Bureau’s Miami Field Office from 2011-22. (Courtesy Nicole Parker)

“Although FBI employees have their first amendment rights, they are not at the liberty to allow their personal political views or preferences to determine their course of action or inaction in any investigation,” Parker explained. “Lady Justice must remain blind — those that do not uphold these responsibilities cause a negative ripple effect through the agency in the field.”

She added: “It’s as if there became two FBIs.”

Parker said that the “two FBIs” were headquarters, based in Washington, D.C., and the field offices, where “the standard rank” work to “serve the country, protect American citizens, and fight crime.”

“We have no interest in politics,” she testified.

Parker said that now, there has been a “loss of trust” of the FBI by many Americans, causing “low morale” among FBI employees.

“For many, becoming a special agent was their calling in life, but now, it is merely a dangerous, high-risk job with minimal contentment,” Parker said.

“For me, distancing myself from egregious mistakes, immoral behavior, politically charged actions taken by a small but destructive few FBI employees became exhausting,” Parker said, adding that she “no longer felt” that she was “the type of agent the FBI valued.”

Parker resigned from the bureau less than four months ago, “with an exemplary and spotless record.”
The FBI has previously stated that it does not punish employees for expressing their views.

The FBI has previously stated that it does not punish employees for expressing their views. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

“I love the FBI I joined,” she said. “I have treasured memories working alongside remarkable people. I’m proud to have served with honor as a special agent.”

“While I sincerely pray for the FBI’s future success, the FBI’s troubles of late are bigger than anything I could change,” she added.

“I am not here today to show favor to any political party — I am here to stand for the truth based on my experience at the FBI,” she continued. “In all humility, I hope to make an impact in creating a stronger agency, which is what Americans deserve.”

The FBI has previously stated that it does not punish employees for expressing their views.

“The FBI does not target or take adverse action against employees for exercising their First Amendment rights or for their political views; to allege otherwise is false and misleading,” an FBI spokesperson told Fox News last year. “The FBI is required to follow established policies and procedures, to include a thorough investigation, when suspending or revoking a security clearance.”
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan.

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Jim Jordan. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Parker’s testimony comes during the first hearing of the House Subcommittee on Weaponization, chaired and created by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.

The panel is expected to investigate not only how the executive branch has gathered information on citizens but also how it has worked with other bodies, including private-sector companies, to “facilitate action against American citizens.”

It will investigate the censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story, the DOJ and FBI’s alleged targeting of parents at school board meetings, the origins of the Trump-Russia probe and more.

The resolution creating the subcommittee states that the panel will investigate how the executive branch agencies “collect, compile, analyze, use, or disseminate information about citizens of the United States, including any unconstitutional, illegal, or unethical activities committed against citizens of the United States.”

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If You Only Have Time to Read a Few Select Articles:

*** It’s Time for the Medical Community to Admit they were wrong about COVID — and It Cost Lives

*** New Docs Reveal Dept of Defense Controlled COVID-19 Program from the Start

*** CDC data now shows that COVID injections ‘Lower Lifespan By Up To 24 Years’

*** Deborah Birx’s “Silent Invasion”: a Guide to Destroying America From Within

*** Congressional Hearing: Twitter re Censoring Physicians

*** Tucker Carlson Utterly Unravels the Climate Change “Religion”

*** Energy CEO Fights Climate Science – and LinkedIn, North Face, too

*** Testimonial: No Climate Emergency

*** Al Gore and the End of Climate Policy

*** It’s Official: No Global Warming For Eight Years

*** The Clown Car of Climate Deists

*** Sea level is stable around the world

*** 2035: The end of civilization — where is energy policy taking us

*** Gas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny with New US Limits Proposed

*** The Final Nail in The Coffin Of “Renewable” Energy

*** Dozens of giant turbines powered by diesel generators

*** We Demand a Demonstration Project of a Mainly Renewables-Based Electrical Grid

*** Why Environmentalists May Make This Whale Species Extinct

*** First Small Modular Reactor Gets Certification From Nuclear Regulatory Comm

*** Mass Hysteria Driving the EV Phenomenon

*** Talking points on Biden’s State of the Union 2023

*** Short video: The Moral Case for Mockery

*** America ‘unrecognizable’ and on the brink of collapse

*** Critically Thinking about Equality vs Equity

*** Marxism Sugarcoated And Force fed To Schoolchildren As ‘Equity’

*** The Pandemic of Doubting God

*** What will ChatGPT do to Critical Thinking?

*** Earthquake Relief (American Red Cross)

COVID-19 — Repeated Important Information:

My webpage (C19Science.info) with dozens of Science-based COVID-19 reports

*** World Council of Health: Early COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

*** FLCCC Long COVID Treatment Protocol

*** COVID-19: What You Need To Know (Physicians for Informed Consent)

*** If you have received a COVID-19 injection, here’s how to Detox

*** Place Your US Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

COVID-19 — Injections:

*** New Docs Reveal Dept of Defense Controlled COVID-19 Program from the Start

*** We All Got Fooled Again

*** CDC data now shows that COVID injections ‘Lower Lifespan By Up To 24 Years’

*** Congressional Hearing: Twitter re Censoring Physicians

FDA Makes Shocking Admission: Getting Pfizer’s Covid Booster & Flu Jabs On Same Day May Cause Stroke

New Medicare data shows how each COVID shot increases your risk of death

Dr. Fauci now admits the mRNA COVID injections hardly work…

Archive: Do Not Give Up Your Rights ~ Dr. Julie Ponesse’s Speech

COVID-19 — Masks:

*** MetaStudy: The debate is over: Masks do NOT work

New York state ending mask rule for hospitals, doctors’ offices

COVID-19 — Misc:

*** It’s Time for the Medical Community to Admit they were wrong about COVID — and It Cost Lives

*** Deborah Birx’s “Silent Invasion”: a Guide to Destroying America From Within

*** CCCA’s Response to the Council of Canadian Academies’ Misinformation Report

How Suppressed Scientists Fought Back Against COVID Censorship

The Rise of Totalitarian Scientists

Archive: Historical Failures of Public Health Authorities

The vindication of Anton Wahlman

Renewables (General):

*** The Final Nail in The Coffin Of “Renewable” Energy

*** Murphy’s Law of Alternative Energy

*** BP to cut back on green shift amid booming demand for fossil fuels

*** We Demand a Demonstration Project of a Mainly Renewables-Based Electrical Grid

Replacing Cheap, Reliable Power With Unreliable Energy Is Actually Hard

The Human Price of Cobalt

Wind Energy – Offshore:

*** Why Environmentalists May Make This Whale Species Extinct

*** Study: The Interaction Between Resource Species and Electromagnetic Fields Associated with Electricity Production by Offshore Wind Turbines

Feds push ignorance defense for whale killing by offshore wind development

Are NOAA Scientists Being Silenced?

Momentum Grows To Save The North Atlantic Right Whale

Whales and Turbines Don’t Mix!

Wind energy gets scrutiny following whale deaths

Wind Turbines Wrong for Right Whales

SouthCoast Wind Gets Tepid Reception on Nantucket

FERC’s role in the offshore wind stampede

Wind Energy – Other:

*** Dozens of giant turbines powered by diesel generators

*** Wind Turbines out Northwest

*** Wind turbine developers suffer huge losses, want to abandon major project

Strong opposition for huge Washington wind project

Wyoming Wind Projects Pose “Profoundly Dangerous” Threat To Golden Eagles

Critics say wind project adds to ‘industrialization’ of rural Wyoming

Peak Stupidity is Blowing in the Wind

NY Towns poll their citizens about turbines — and respect their wishes!

Solar Energy:

No Solar For Scranton Joe

Nuclear Energy:

*** First Small Modular Reactor Gets Certification From Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The Energy Gang Podcast: The Renaissance of Nuclear Power

Can new cheap, frequent “laser” monitoring of critical components extend Nuclear plant lifetimes by decades?

French ministerial council prepares for nuclear revival

Fossil Fuel Energy — Gas Stoves:

*** Gas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny with New US Limits Proposed

*** Those Attacks on Gas Stoves Aren’t Really about Health

Gas Stove Bans: Everything You Need to Know To Fight Back!

All Fired Up Over Gas Stoves in NYS

NY’s Climate Act and Gas Stove Bans

Peter Thiel, Palmer Luckey, and Alex Epstein discuss Fossil Future

Fossil Fuel Energy — Other:

*** Energy CEO Fights Climate Science – and LinkedIn, North Face, too

Everything that needs electricity is made with oil

Electric Vehicles (EVs):

*** Mass Hysteria Driving the EV Phenomenon

*** Outlawing Diesel Trucks Makes No ‘Green’ Sense

EV sales plummet over 80% in Germany, following subsidy cut

Are Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Really Worth Taxpayer Money?

Misc Energy:

*** What We Get Wrong About Energy Poverty

*** 2035: The end of civilization — where is energy policy taking us

*** Archive Study: A Scientific Study of our Energy Options

Archive: LCOE and its Limitations

What’s Keeping the Heat On in NYS?

Hydrogen, a century-old idea and still windy

Out Of Transmission

New York ISO warns NextEra, others against lobbying over transmission

Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:

*** Let’s Face It: Net Zero Is Dead In The Water

*** Testimonial: No Climate Emergency

*** 1.5º of climate change is not a scientific limit but a moral one (!)

*** Tucker Carlson Utterly Unravels the Climate Change “Religion”

Biden’s Latest Lunacy: Climate Change A Bigger Threat Than Nuclear War

Hot Air: No Global Warming for Eight Years

Sea Level is Stable Around the World — the Good News the Media Won’t Tell Us

Scientists Struggle to Understand Why Antarctica Hasn’t Warmed for Over 70 Years Despite Rise in CO2

A new Study critical of climate computer models

Manmade Global Warming — Misc:

*** Al Gore and the End of Climate Policy

*** It’s Official: No Global Warming For Eight Years

*** The Clown Car of Climate Deists

*** Sea level is stable around the world

CO2 Benefits: A Summary

Climate Change Extremes

Video: Dr Jordan Peterson and Dr. Judith Curry

Ten Reasons NY’s CLCPA May Cost More than It’s Worth

Peer-review Study: Modulation of Ice Ages via Dust and Albedo

Biden’s Climate Agenda Will Damage Two-Thirds of US Retirement Accounts

Biden admin cracks down on washers, fridges in latest climate action: ‘Overregulation on steroids’

US Election — State Issues:

*** Citizen’s Guide to Building and Election Integrity Infrastructure

*** Ten Damn Good Reasons to Oppose Ranked Choice Voting

Kari Lake: The Fight Continues

NC Supreme Court Hands Win to GOP on Redistricting, Voter ID

Senate Committee Pushes Through Bills Attempting to Strengthen Arizona’s Elections

322 election-related bills introduced in state legislatures last week

Misc US Politics:

*** California Bar Seeks to Disbar Trump Attorney John Eastman for Nothing

*** Attorney John Eastman Legal Defense Fund

*** Top Progressive Magazine Condemns Media’s Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax

*** …And So, I Threw My Stapler On The Floor!

*** Talking points on Biden’s State of the Union 2023

*** Short Congressional Video: Twitter’s Response to Hunter Biden’s Laptop Story

*** What Happened to Social Security Under Each President

Forest Service Shows Precisely How We Are Losing America

Societally US:

*** Short video: The Moral Case for Mockery

*** Why Do Citizens Meet to Discuss Local Issues?

Black Reparations Inspiring a Multicolored Pandora’s Box of Intersectional Demands

How George Soros funds ‘fact checkers’ to silence dissent

Control of the Lives of Others Is the Root of All Evil Ideas

Hostile takeover? James O’Keefe accused of ‘erratic behavior’ by 16 Project Veritas employees, O’Keefe forced onto paid leave

US Politics and Socialism:

*** America ‘unrecognizable’ and on the brink of collapse

*** Critically Thinking about Equality vs Equity

*** Ten Lies About Reality

*** Sarah Sanders delivers GOP rebuttal to Biden SOTU

*** Symptoms of a Nation in Peril — the Real State of the Union

*** YOU can help by making Woke go Broke

Only 109 House Dems Vote to Condemn the ‘Horrors of Socialism’

Globalism:

*** Jordan Peterson vs Klaus Schwab: who will ‘rule ze vrold’?

*** Archive: Infographic — China’s Secret War Against America

US government map shows areas most at risk of being targeted in nuclear war

Religion Related:

*** The Pandemic of Doubting God

*** The Absence of Religious Neutrality in K-12 Public Science Education

Education Related:

*** Critically Thinking about US K-12 Education: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

*** Some criticisms of the Framework and Next Generation Science Standards

*** What will ChatGPT do to Critical Thinking?

*** Archive: Marxism Sugarcoated and Force-fed to Schoolchildren as ‘Equity’

*** Heartland Sends Teachers Textbook Challenging ‘Climate Crisis’ Narrative

The pandemic missing: The 240,000± US kids who didn’t go back to school

The University of NC faculty is outraged that the school’s trustees favor open academic inquiry

College Board Shrinks Advanced-Placement Curriculum for African-American Studies

State University of New York Forces Students to Take DEI Course or Not Graduate

A Physicist Addresses the US Education Crisis

Science:

*** Science-based or Evidence-based Policy: A Critical Review

*** Broken Science Initiative — February 18th (Phoenix, AZ)

*** Important statement about Science by Dr. Carl Sagan

Modern Science

Nuclear Rockets, Forging A Path To New Space Frontiers

Digital humans created by AI could replace supermodels

Anti-aging Gene Shown to Rewind Heart Age by 10 Years

Ukraine:

*** Pray for the safety of the Ukrainian people

*** A well-rated source to make a Ukraine donation

*** Latest Developments in Ukraine: February 12th

*** Earthquake Relief (American Red Cross)


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Wanted: A Few Good Statesmen and Stateswomen

History is replete with bad decisions and wasted opportunities. With perfect hindsight we can look back at all the wars that could and should have been averted by good statesmanship. But that would be “Presentism,” meaning to judge past actions based on what we know now, rather than based on what the actors knew back then. It is Presentism that unfairly fuels the current counterculture movement.

Looking forward the presidential election of 2024, what the Republicans should do is this: 1. All the leading candidates should hold a meeting, decide who among them has the best chance of winning, and all work together to elect their chosen candidate. That would be an act of statesmanship. 2. Also, the GOP must learn how to use mail-in ballots as well as the Democrats. 3. The GOP must finish its transition from Country Club/Hedge Fund Elitism to Working-class Popularism.

Those of the Greatest Generation might hope that the Democratic Party would return to being the party of Harry Truman. But that is just as unlikely as the Republican Establishment acting on the three steps outlined above.

Although the crystal ball is very cloudy this early in the presidential race, it is a good bet the GOP will field a high number of candidates. Some of them just raising money for personal use or to trade campaign cash as favors to other candidates playing the same fund-raising game. A few will be in the race to build future name recognition. Ergo: a plethora of candidates might result in another Ross Perot-type three-way race that elects the Democrat candidate who is very likely to be Michelle Obama, standing in for Barack Obama.

Mrs. Obama just published a campaign-style autobiography and is making the rounds of the MSM talk shows promoting her book and herself as the champion of middle-aged, pro-choice women. She knows her demographics. She even has a podcast. By side-stepping what she thinks about President Biden*, Michelle lends credence to the idea that Biden*/Harris will not be on the Democrat’s next presidential ticket.

Meanwhile, the reelection of a four-time election loser to continue to lead the Republican National Committee (RNC) tells us the old pro-Deep State Guard does not understand the GOP rank-and-file is increasingly made up of skilled and unskilled members of the working class.
Amazingly, the GOP is becoming like the party of Harry Truman while the Democratic Party has become the party of Alinsky, Marx, Lenin, and Goebbels complete with mastery of the FBI, the intel community, the MSM, and, except for Elon Musk’s Twitter, all of Social Media. We are being eye-witnesses to an historic political party switcheroo, albeit the Bush-era GOP leadership refuses to acknowledge a seismic shift of America’s workers from Fabian Socialism to the thinking of Milton Friedman and Ronald Reagan.

While former President Donald J. Trump has thrown his golf cap in the ring and others are showing signs of doing so as well, we really do not know which hats will remain in the ring and which additional hats might be thrown and which will be withdrawn. All candidates must answer for themselves the question: If elected, is this really what I want to do with the rest of my life and that of my family? Stay tuned.

Suggested reading: Free to Choose by Milton and Rose Friedman, 1980. Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky, 1971.

©2023. William Hamilton. All rights reserved.

Austin: Spy Balloon Forced Us to ‘Button Down’ Nuclear Bases

In an interview Wednesday with CBS News, woke Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that in response to the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the country last week, the United States ensured that its nuclear bases “were buttoned down” and that “movement was limited and communications were limited so that we didn’t expose any capability unnecessarily.”

Asked what he was concerned that the balloon might be looking for, Austin answered, “Well, I — certainly, all of our strategic assets, we made sure that we were buttoned down and movement was limited and communications were limited so that we didn’t expose any capability unnecessarily.”

Austin confirmed that by “strategic assets,” he meant the nuclear force.

He was then asked, “So, the nuclear bases across this country from Montana to Whiteman in Missouri, all across, they were all buttoned up?”

Austin responded, “They were.”

Well, that’s comforting. Good thing everything is buttoned up while we allowed a Chinese spy balloon to hover across the U.S. for five days unobstructed.


Lloyd Austin

Austin’s Priorities As Defense Secretary

Austin came into office as Defense Secretary defining the coronavirus pandemic as America’s greatest national security challenge, and declaring climate change to be an “existential threat” that he intended to meet by “electrifying our own [military] vehicle fleets.” “Climate change is making the world more unsafe and we need to act,” Austin asserted in April 2021. “Today,” he added, “no nation can find lasting security without addressing the climate crisis. We face all kinds of threats in our line of work, but few of them truly deserve to be called existential. The climate crisis does.”

In early 2021 as well, Austin claimed that yet another of his top priorities as Defense Secretary would be to address the allegedly pervasive problem of sexual assault in the U.S. military, saying: “Sexual assault is a problem that plagues us. It is a readiness issue. It is a leadership issue. We’re going to lead real change for real results.”

To learn more about Lloyd Austin, click here.

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Biden Appointed Member Of Alleged Chinese Communist Front Group To Represent U.S. Business In Asia

  • Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, whom President Joe Biden appointed to represent the U.S. at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, is a current and former member of two alleged front groups serving a “Chinese intelligence service,” a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found.
  • Ng served as “executive director” of the China Overseas Exchange Association until 2017 and still serves in that capacity at the related China Overseas Friendship Association, according to DCNF translations of those groups’ archived rosters.
  • “The FBI should immediately launch an investigation into Mr. Ng,” Texas Republican Rep. Lance Gooden told the DCNF.

President Joe Biden appointed an alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) front group member to represent U.S. business interests in Asia, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found.

In April 2022, Biden appointed Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, to a one-year position representing the U.S. on the Business Advisory Council of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), after Ng donated $100,000 to the Biden Victory Fund and $35,500 to the Democratic National Committee in 2020, Federal Election Commission records show. However, Ng’s donations to Biden’s campaign and his current appointment overlap with his membership in an organization which several China experts have identified as a front group for a Chinese government intelligence agency, according to DCNF translations of archived membership records.

Likewise, Ng was also previously a member of another alleged front group, the DCNF found.

“President Biden ignored Dominic Ng’s extensive ties to the CCP and Chinese intelligence groups, happily took his campaign donations, and in return appointed a possible Chinese spy to a senior government position,” Texas Republican Rep. Lance Gooden told the DCNF.

Ng, APEC and East West Bank did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Ng served as “executive director” at the China Overseas Exchange Association (COEA) between 2013 and 2017, before beginning a five-year position with the same title at the related China Overseas Friendship Association (COFA) in 2019, where he apparently remains a member, according to a DCNF translation of archived membership records.

Both COEA and COFA, which merged in 2019, are considered fronts groups for the United Front Work Department (UFWD), a CCP agency responsible for both influence and intelligence operations, according to reports from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Multiple experts who spoke to the DCNF agreed that both COEA and COFA are UFWD fronts.

“A person who holds a position in COFA or COEA, including provincial branches, and works in any U.S. government agency should not be allowed access to any sensitive information, and, in fact, will have divided loyalties at best,” Clive Hamilton, author of “Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping The World,” told the DCNF.

Members of COFA and COEA are “expected to carry out influence work overseas to advance the objectives of the Party,” Hamilton said.

The DCNF located Ng’s Chinese name, Wu Jianmin, on East West Bank’s website, and matched it with archived records to confirm Ng’s former and current membership within the two alleged Chinese intelligence front groups.

Despite his ties to alleged CCP front groups, Ng will serve a prominent role in U.S.-Asia trade relations.

As chair of APEC’s Business Advisory Council, Ng is tasked with providing “recommendations to APEC leaders reflecting the perspectives of key APEC stakeholders,” according to the State Department. APEC is China’s most valuable trade forum after the World Trade Organization, with a reported 70% of all Chinese trade occurring with other APEC members, according to China Briefing, an online publication concerning business in China.

According to the State Department, Mr. Ng serves on the governing boards of Mattel, Inc., the University of Southern California, and the Academy of Motion Pictures, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a former board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch.

Thomas Duesterberg, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, told the DCNF that it was “not at all surprising” that the CCP might hypothetically seek to insert influence operatives into APEC, an international forum whose stated mission is “championing free and open trade and investment” for the sake of “sustainable economic growth and prosperity” in the Asia-Pacific, according to its website.

“The increasing level of competition with the United States is causing [China] to want to consolidate their position wherever they can, but especially in their neighborhood,” said Duesterberg, who formerly served as assistant secretary for international economic policy at the Department of Commerce and attended the first two meetings of APEC.

“Their modus operandi is to use all means possible to become dominant, including lots of means that we normally don’t approve of,” he added.

Underscoring the forum’s apparent importance to China, Biden and General Secretary Xi Jinping may meet during APEC’s November 2023 summit in San Francisco, according to statements made by Michael Swaine, East Asia program director at the Quincy Institute, on C-SPAN Feb. 5.

However, some of the organizations at which Ng has served as “executive director” are closely affiliated with Chinese intelligence operations, experts told the DCNF.

“Both [COEA and COFA] are elements of the UFWD,” Nicholas Eftimiades, a former CIA officer and author of “Chinese Intelligence Operations,” told the DCNF.

In fact, COFA’s own website reveals the organization was founded by the UFWD in 1997. USCC identified the organization as “the UFWD China Overseas Friendship Association” in 2018.

Eftimiades characterized COEA as a “subset” of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO), a CCP department which “became a bureau of the UFWD in 2018.”

“Persons from the UFWD have repeatedly been caught conducting espionage and covert influence activities abroad,” Eftimiades told the DCNF. “Employment of individuals from this organization is certainly higher up on the risk management scale.”

A State Department spokesperson referred the DCNF to the White House, which did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

In addition to his positions at alleged UFWD fronts, Ng also has a history of meeting with Chinese government personnel allegedly tied to the UFWD, the DCNF determined. In one instance, COEA’s leadership invited Ng to meet with them in Beijing shortly after he’d joined COEA in 2013, according to Chinese government records.

On Nov. 1, 2013, Ng met in Beijing with Qiu Yuanping, COEA’s “executive vice chairman,” as well as Han Qide, COEA’s “chairman,” a DCNF translation of Chinese government records reveals.

Beyond just their COEA leadership positions, both Qiu and Han are also members of the CCP and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a Chinese government agency which is the “highest-ranking entity overseeing the United Front system,” according to the USCC.

Ng has since met multiple times with alleged UFWD leaders, Chinese government records reveal, including another Beijing meeting with COEA’s leadership, which occurred after Ng attended the CPPCC’s national committee in March 2015.

Ng even met with alleged UFWD leaders in the U.S., the DCNF discovered. During one such meeting in February 2016, Ng took COEA’s “executive vice chairman,” Qiu, around on a tour of East West Bank in Los Angeles, according to Chinese government records.

After touring East West Bank, Qiu reportedly told Ng and several others present at the time that “Chinese-American elected officials” could connect the U.S. and China and, thus, she was “full of anticipation” because they might “play an active role” in “Congress” or within “think tanks,” a DCNF translation of Chinese government records found.

“The FBI should immediately launch an investigation into Mr. Ng,” Gooden said. “And if he is found to be an accomplice in Chinese espionage operations, he should rot in prison for his betrayal of the United States.” 

The FBI told the DCNF that they had no comment.

Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher, who was recently appointed chairman of the House China Select Committee, told the DCNF that the U.S. needs to do more to combat CCP influence operations.

“Too many former U.S. government officials and public servants are willing to shop out their connections and expertise to foreign adversaries, helping Xi Jinping wield his so-called ‘magic weapon’ of United Front work,” Gallagher said. “If you have the privilege of serving the American people at any level of government, you should, at a minimum, commit to serve the interests of the American people alone.”

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Hostile Takeover of Project Veritas by DeSantis-Aligned Operatives?

Below makes sense to me. The Deep State and NeverTrumper establishment Republicans don’t like having their corruption revealed by James O’Keefe so they’re inventing things ala Saul Alinsky to get rid of him.  Informed commentators like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk know better.

Hostile Takeover of Project Veritas Seeking to Remove James O’Keefe – DeSantis Aligned Operatives Spearheading Effort for Removal

February 9, 2023 | Sundance

Word first broke on the Twitter last night about a board coup inside the Project Veritas organization led by Matt Tyrmand, a rabid advocate for Ron DeSantis and part of the 2024 influence operation. [TWITTER Source]

According to the leaked information, Matt Tyrmand organized a six-hour confrontation session against Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe, culminating in a decision to put O’Keefe on leave.

“The board held a six-and-a-half-hour struggle session vs James where they subjected him to constant derision and insults. At the insistence of Tyrmand, O’Hara, and Hinckley; “about ten employees aired their grievances about James, which essentially boiled down to him being a tough boss to work for. At the end of this six-hour struggle session, Tyrmand and fellow board member John Garvey put him on leave and stripped him of all authority.” (source)

New York Mag is essentially confirming the original sourcing [SEE HERE].

James O’Keefe, the founder and chairman of Project Veritas, has taken a paid leave from the conservative nonprofit media organization as its board considers whether to remove him from his leadership position, according to current and former employees of the organization.

An internal message sent to Project Veritas employees by the organization’s executive director, Daniel Strack, said that O’Keefe would be taking “a few weeks of well-deserved PTO.” An image of the message was shared by a source familiar with the organization’s internal operations, and its authenticity was confirmed by a current employee. When reached for comment on his personal cell phone, O’Keefe said nothing in response and did not respond to follow-up calls and text messages. (source)

Considering the recent explosive undercover work against Pfizer, it is not out of the question, heck, it might be likely – that the Big Republican Club is at work against O’Keefe.

Remember, big corporate donors like the Koch Donor Trust are attached to Project Veritas and simultaneously attached to Ron DeSantis. This could be where DeSantis operative Matt Tyrmand connects the issues between Big donors (Koch), Big Pharma (Pfizer) and Big Club (DeSantis) motives.

However, Occam’s Razor could also apply in that an untrustworthy, backstabbing dirtbag and ankle biter like Matt Tyrmand just happens to find a natural ideological alignment with Team DeSantis.

Money at this scale, with the political overlay and stakes high, is a powerfully corrupting combination. However, if the board at Project Veritas thinks they can oust James O’Keefe and still remain viable, they are sadly mistaken. There is no Project Veritas without James O’Keefe.

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Not One Student Was Proficient In Math In 23 Baltimore Schools: REPORT

In 23 Baltimore City Schools, zero students tested proficient in math in 2022, according to a report by Project Baltimore.

Through an analysis of 150 Baltimore City Schools, 23 of them, including 10 high schools, eight elementary schools, three high schools and two middle schools, no students met math grade-level expectations, according to a report by Project Baltimore. Approximately 2,000 students took the state administered math exams that tested proficiency levels.

“It just sounds like these schools, now, have turned into essentially babysitters with no accountability,”  Jovani Patterson, a Baltimore resident who sued the district for not properly educating its students, told Fox 45 News. “This is the future of our city. We’ve got to change this.”

An additional 20 schools in the district had no more than two students proficient in math, Project Baltimore reported. Another three schools in the district, which are for incarcerated students and students with disabilities, had no students that met grade-level expectations.

Approximately 7% of third through eighth graders at Baltimore City School met grade level expectations in Math in 2022, according to the Maryland State Department of Education.

The report on Baltimore City Schools comes as the nation suffers historic learning loss; since 2020, the nation’s reading scores dropped to fall in line with numbers from 1990, while math scores fell for the first time from. Every state has seen a decline in its students’ math scores since 2019.

To combat the lack of proficiency in its students, the school district has implemented professional development for teachers and summer learning sessions, Fox 45 News reported.

“We’re confident these instructional strategies will help us regain the momentum and progress we experienced before the pandemic,” the district told Fox 45 News.

Baltimore City Schools did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

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Tulsi Gabbard Rips Mitt Romney During Hearing For Accusing Her Of ‘Treason’

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard testified at a weaponization subcommittee hearing on Thursday, ripping Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney for accusing her of “treason.”

“Senator Mitt Romney accused me of treason, a crime that is punishable by death under our laws,” Gabbard told the committee. “I challenged him to back this serious allegation up with evidence. What was this based on? There was no response, no explanation, no evidence and certainly no apology.”

The allegations of Gabbard’s “treasonous” behavior stem from a tweet the former representative shared expressing concern that reported biolabs in Ukraine, if breached, could result in “deadly pathogens” being spread throughout the world. Romney responded to Gabbard’s video with his own tweet, saying, “Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda. Her treasonous lies may well cost lives.”

Gabbard, who was a member of the Hawaii National Guard, continued her testimony by pointing out that those kinds of accusations are often shrugged off and dismissed as politics.

“That may be easy for some of you to say, but for somebody who wears the uniform, this is serious. It’s serious not only to me but to my fellow service members and veterans. Every one of us making a decision that at some point in our lives to raise our right hand prepared and volunteering to lay our life down for this country,” she stated.

Gabbard left the Democratic Party in October, claiming it was “controlled by fanatical ideologues who hate freedom” and further stating that the party would actively work with the corporate media and Big Tech to silence anyone who questioned their agenda.

The new House subcommittee that heard her testimony is investigating claims regarding the weaponization of the federal government, specifically “the politicization of the FBI and DOJ and attacks on American civil liberties,” NPR stated.

“When those who dare to challenge the establishment targeted by this powerful conglomerate of government, corporate media and Big Tech weaponizing all that they have against the people for their own selfish gain, it has a dangerous, chilling effect on free speech, and it sends a very powerful message: if you dare to challenge us, we will come after you,” she said to the committee. 

“The more we allow this to happen, we start looking less and less like a democratic republic and more and more like a banana republic,” she added.

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Obamacare Ropes More Into Government Dependency

The Biden administration is crowing about the record number of sign-ups for Obamacare this year.  They shouldn’t be.

A record 16.3 million people signed up in the latest enrollment period.  Supporters trumpet the notion this is double the number who signed up when Obamacare first became available.  Sounds great, right?  Not so fast.  When they were selling us the Obamacare legislation, they promised 21 million people would sign up right away.  That’s never happened, and they’re still 30 percent short of the goal they set for themselves ten years ago.

Besides, it’s no mystery why enrollment went up this year.  Obamacare subsidies have been jumbo-sized and the jumbo subsidies have been extended through 2025.  Now, some people don’t have to pay for it at all.  They get zero-dollar premiums.  If you give it away for free, of course more people will sign up.  No mystery there.  So now they’re practically giving it away and they’re still 30 percent short of where they thought they would be a decade ago.  That’s not a triumph.  It’s an utter abysmal failure.  The failure is not unexpected; only half of Americans approve of Obamacare and, now as we’ve seen, most people don’t want it, unless it’s handed to them on a silver platter.

It’s not hard to see why people don’t want it.  First of all, lots of the best hospitals and doctors won’t take Obamacare.   Obamacare patients don’t have access to top-tier care.  Doctors hate Obamacare because it adds layers of paperwork to their burdens.

Second, Obamacare has led to concentration in the individual insurance market.  Prior to Obamacare, there were lots of insurers competing on price and features.  Obamacare standardized many of those features and, in addition, caused lots of insurers to drop out.  I read one article crowing about how most of the country now has three insurers in their state Obamacare exchange.  Only three?  Here’s what happens when the market becomes concentrated and you only have three companies competing for business, according to a recent GAO report:

From 2015 through 2020, most states’ exchanges were concentrated and became more concentrated over time…. In 2020, the exchanges were concentrated in all states…. [M]arket concentration … can result in higher premiums due to less competition in the market.”

So what’s being covered up by the jumbo subsidies is the fact that premiums are rising behind the scenes, because of Obamacare.  Insurers can hike prices because federal subsidies ensure consumers don’t feel the pain.  By the way, the overall price tag for those subsidies is a lot higher than originally estimated.

Obamacare is also causing overall healthcare costs to go up.  The insurance taxes in Obamacare get passed along to consumers.  Obamacare was supposed to keep people out of expensive emergency rooms, but ERs are more crowded than ever.

But the most insidious effect of Obamacare is increasing dependency on government.  People are being trained to rely on government as the answer for everything instead of relying on themselves and looking to the private sphere for solutions to what they need.  The law putting jumbo Obamacare subsidies in place also pushed welfare spending further into the middle class.  A family of four that makes $111,000 a year is now eligible for subsidized health insurance.  That’s crazy.  Most people who take the subsidies already had health insurance, so government dependency is crowding out private insurance.

There’s been commentary recently that we’re turning into a nation of welfare moochers.  People can make $80,000 to $100,000 a year in Obamacare subsidies and other government benefits for sitting around doing nothing.  That’s not normal, healthy, or sustainable.  As the economists like to say, things will continue until they can’t.

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