By Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter, 10/23/23
Consortium News sued the United States government and NewsGuard Technologies for allegedly defaming the independent media organization and violating the organization’s First Amendment rights.
The Dissenter: Consortium News Sues NewsGuard, US Government For Alleged Defamation
Tag: Department of Justice
The CIA and War Propaganda (Fifth Estate, 1986)
George Santos Suggested the Chinese Communist Party Kidnapped His Niece. Huh?
The fabulist congressman’s latest tale connects to his courtship of Chinese exile Guo Wengui.
George Santos Suggested the Chinese Communist Party Kidnapped His Niece. Huh?
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Santos Introduces GUO Act to Fight CCP Infiltration of U.S. Government
Like former CIA officer and Donald Trump campaign national security advisor Anthony Shaffer and others, Santos believes the CCP is infiltrating the U.S. government. Indeed, with the Bidens’ financial ties to China, it seems that infiltration might even extend to the White House.
Spook Tony Shaffer is a regular on Judge Napolitano. Must be one of those ‘realists’ like John Mearsheimer?! 🙄
Hong Kong ‘Protests’ (New Federal State of China)
How US gov’t prosecution of Uhuru activists threatens a ‘First Amendment exception’
The Uhuru 3 are accused by the US DOJ of “sowing discord” on behalf of Russia. Their attorneys warn the case threatens to “blow a hole in the First Amendment.”
How US gov’t prosecution of Uhuru activists threatens a ‘First Amendment exception’
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[2015] SECRET RECORD REVEALED IN AUSTRIAN COURT – YANUKOVICH PRESSURED INTO UNION WITH EU BY NULAND THREAT TO IMPRISON FIRTASH
A Vienna, Austria, court has ruled that Victoria Nuland (right), the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, attempted to pressure the President of Ukraine, Victor Yanukovich (left), into accepting Ukrainian association with the European Union (EU) by threatening Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash with arrest, extradition to the US, and imprisonment on allegations of bribery several years ago in India.
October 30, 2013 – Ukraine president Yanukovich is pressured to join the EU by Victoria Nuland threat to extradite and imprison Dmitry Firtash (archived)
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Austria (12916) – Treaty on Extradition
Judge Rebuffs U.S. in Rejecting Extradition of Ukraine Billionaire
NATO Official Says the ‘Bottom of the Barrel’ of Weapons Stockpiles Is Visible + US Transfers Alleged Iranian Ammunition Shipment to Ukraine
The head of NATO’s Military Committee is urging the alliance to increase arms production, warning the “bottom of the barrel” of NATO’s stockpiles is now visible due to the massive amounts of weapons and ammunition that have been shipped to Ukraine.
NATO Official Says the ‘Bottom of the Barrel’ of Weapons Stockpiles Is Visible
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Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show
Mexican drug cartels have been smuggling a vast arsenal of even military-grade weapons out of the U.S. with the help of American citizens, a CBS Reports investigation has found.
Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show
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Documents: ATF used “Fast and Furious” to make the case for gun regulations
Rifle Capable of Taking Down a Helicopter, Found in El Chapo’s House – Guess Who Gave it to Him
Operation Fast and Furious: The Forgotten History of the ATF’s Notorious Gunwalking Scandal
Fast & Furious Gun Found At Mexican Beauty Queen Murder Scene
I am beginning to think that the “populist” turn of the Republican Party may be lacking in substance
One of the top priorities of the Republican Party is allowing countless rich tax cheats to get off without reprucissions:
I am beginning to think that the “populist” turn of the Republican Party may be lacking in substance
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Rich Americans Are Stiffing the Taxman to the Tune of $66 Billion
What State Action Doctrine? Biden Administration Renews Push For Deal With TikTok, Where US Government Would Oversee Content Moderation On TikTok
For all the (mostly misleading) talk of the US government having too much say in content moderation decisions, this move would literally put US government officials effectively in control of content moderation decisions for TikTok. Apparently the thinking is “welp, it’s better than the Chinese government.” But… that doesn’t mean it’s good. Or constitutional.
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Honestly, what this reads as is the moral panic over China and TikTok so eating the brains of US officials that rather than saying “hey, we should have privacy laws that block this,” they thought instead “hey, that would be cool if we could just do all the things we accuse China of doing, but where we pull the strings.”
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So, look, if we’re going to talk about US government influence over content moderation choices, why aren’t we talking much more about this?
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TikTok and U.S. rekindle negotiations, boosting app’s hopes for survival
CFIUS monitoring agencies, including the departments of Justice, Treasury and Defense, would have the right to access TikTok facilities at any time and overrule its policies or contracting decisions. CFIUS would also set the rules for all new company hires, including that they must be U.S. citizens, must consent to additional background checks and could be denied the job at any time.
A Draft Of TikTok’s Plan To Avoid A Ban Gives The U.S. Government Unprecedented Oversight Power
President Biden should not run again in 2024
President Biden should not run again in 2024
Biden has never been good at saying no. He should have resisted the choice of Harris, who was a colleague of his beloved son Beau when they were both state attorneys general. He should have blocked then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which has done considerable damage to the island’s security. He should have stopped his son Hunter from joining the board of a Ukrainian gas company and representing companies in China — and he certainly should have resisted Hunter’s attempts to impress clients by getting Dad on the phone.
He shouldn’t have overthrown a democratically-elected president!
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