Month: March 2024

Former Joe Biden spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on her show this week that she does not appreciate being compared to former RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.

Psaki claims that her point is not about Democrats vs. Republicans, a laughable point.

She paints a picture of herself as a noble truth teller, as opposed to McDaniel.

FOX News reports:

Jen Psaki erupts over comparisons between her and Ronna McDaniel: ‘Truth versus lies’

During Monday night’s installment of “Inside with Jen Psaki,” a segment on McDaniel began with Psaki decrying those who likened her to the former Republican Party leader. She said much of the criticism had come from the “right-wing ecosystem” and felt she needed to address it.

“I got into public service for the same reason many people do, to serve the American people,” Psaki said.

Psaki, who previously worked for former President Barack Obama before becoming the White House press secretary to President Biden, said those with experience like her only matter and have value to viewers when “paired with honesty and good faith.”

“Those qualities are especially important right now at a time when our institutions are under attack and when our democracy is in danger,” she continued. “And our democracy is in danger because of the lies that people like Ronna McDaniel have pushed on this country.”

“Look, this is not about Republicans versus Democrats. This is not about red versus blue. This is about truth versus lies. Service to the country versus service to one man committed to toppling our democratic system,” Psaki added. “That is the type of experience that Ronna McDaniel brings to the table and that experience does not get us to a deeper understanding of anything in the public debate.”

Here’s the video:

Jen Psaki addresses the Ronna McDaniel story, and “right-wing ecosystem” comparisons to her.

Psaki says her political experience “only matters, and only has value to viewers… if it it paired with honesty, and with good faith” .. “service to the country vs. service to one man” pic.twitter.com/xaersK4DK5

— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) March 26, 2024

Jen Psaki is a Democrat propagandist just like everyone else on MSNBC.

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US elites have a favorable opinion of journalists, professors, and Congress. Voters hold the opposite opinion.

Former Republican Representative and Dean of Liberty University Dave Brat joined Steve Bannon on The War Room on Tuesday.

During their discussion Dave Brat described the vast difference in beliefs between the ruling elites and normal American voters. As an example: Normal Americans have a very unfavorable view of Congress and mainstream journalists. The sociopathic overlords however have very favorable opinions of Congress and American journalists.

Dave Brat: Normal Americans, voters, 6% of normal people have a ‘very favorable view of Congress for good reason. They’re bankrupt in you. Your wages are going down. Productivity has been going down for 70 years. 10% of the average Americans like journalists, because as you saw in your shattered glass segment yesterday, mainstream media has fallen apart.

The Wall Street Journal made a smear at Jim DeMint yesterday… They just lie. They straight out lie. Then a 17% favorable view of professors. After you see the Harvard headlines and the MITs and the whatever and the elites and the elites, and they’re plagiarizing and make up stuff and lying, and the treatment of their own Jewish kids on campus. I’ve been on Liberty campus. I’ve never heard a kid make a racist, sexist remark in my five years here. Our kids are just remarkable.

Then on the elite side of the world, by contrast, the elites, they are sociopathic overlords, the head of the State Department, DOD, CIA, FBI, mainstream media, all the academics, etc. That top 1% of the folks who rule our lives and make up these budgets for us, 69% of them have a very favorable view of Congress. Why? Because they just funded $7.2 trillion, and part of that goes to every elite group on the Hill, and the State Department, the NGOs who are helping the border invasion. 71% of the elites, the elites have a 71% favorable view of journalists. You got to be kidding. It’s hard to find the truth these days. Then same thing, the elites have a 76% favorable view of the professors who are the elitists who are training in the kids to, roughly speaking, being Marxists.

In Holy Week, let that sink in. Your elite schools are training in Marxists. They’re not training in Christians. They’re not training people in on the Judeo-Christian West. They’re training in Marxists who want to create division.

Sad but true.
The future of the country is bleak when the youth are being brainwashed to hate America and its values.

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The United Kingdom showcased its submission to mass immigration on Tuesday by flying the Pakistani flag above its most important Anglican church.

Footage shared across the X platform showed the flag of Pakistan flying above Westminster Abbey, an Anglican church in central London that is host to royal weddings, funerals, and other national occasions.

The Pakistani flag is being flown from Westminster Abbey, Britain’s most important Anglican Church. Chilling. pic.twitter.com/4A5dNVYpl6

— Ben Kew (@ben_kew) March 26, 2024

According to the Pakistan High Commission, the flag was hoisted to celebrate Pakistan Day, a national holiday commemorating the adoption of the first Constitution of Pakistan.

“Special prayers were offered for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan, its leadership & people as well as for the continued friendship between the two countries,” the commission noted.

“A large number of British citizens, Churchgoers and officials from Pakistan High Commission attended the event.”

Westminster Abbey @wabbey marks Pakistan Day with Special Service.

Pakistan’s flag hoisted on the rooftop of Westminster Abbey.

As per tradition, the Westminster Abbey organized a Special Evensong to mark the Pakistan Day.

Special prayers were offered for the progress and… pic.twitter.com/5Do5XYvbGw

— Pakistan High Commission London (@PakistaninUK) March 22, 2024

Such an act of deference is particularly offensive to Christians given Pakistan’s brutal persecution of its Christian minority, who are regularly the target of the country’s blasphemy laws.

According to Global Christian Relief, Christian persecution in Pakistan “includes large-scale kidnappings of young believers who are thrust into forced marriages, dreadful violence directed at churches on feast days, and societal discrimination.”

“Today, Christian persecution in Pakistan is evident in the form of job discrimination; over 80% of Pakistani believers are from these lower echelons of society and often work undesirable jobs,” the organization notes.

Per Global Christian Relief:” Christian persecution in Pakistan includes large-scale kidnappings of young believers who are thrust into forced marriages, dreadful violence directed at churches on feast days, and societal discrimination.” pic.twitter.com/d5ePekOdtd

— Ben Kew (@ben_kew) March 26, 2024

The rising of the another country’s flag is also a reflection of Britain’s large Pakistani population, many of whom hold Christianity in contempt. According to the most recent national census, there are around 1.5 million Pakistanis living in the UK, with that number growing every year.

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A London civil court today (26) ordered former curator at the British Museum Peter Higgs, accused of stealing hundreds – or maybe thousands – of artifacts, to provide the museum with a list the items he is suspected of taking, and to return those still in his possession.

I write about him here in TGP back in August 2023. Higgs was a PHD curator of Greek collections at the British Museum, and also tracked down looted artifacts and returning them to their home countries.

Back then, the Daily Mail reported:

“The British Museum worker sacked after being accused of stealing priceless treasures was today revealed to be a ‘world expert’ on ancient Greece who had worked there for more than three decades.

Peter John Higgs, 56, was fired this summer over jewelry, gems and precious metals spanning more than three millennia of history that vanished from the museum’s vaults over a number of years.”

Higgs has not been arrested by police, but was dismissed from the Museum after items were found to be ‘missing, stolen or damaged’.

Met Police has not revealed what was stolen. But high profile thefts in the Museum include a £750,000 Cartier diamond ring, missing since 2011.

Higgs is currently under Met police investigation, but so far he has not been charged.

Meanwhile, the British Museum has brought a civil lawsuit against him.

When the British Museum, one of the most visited in the world, reported in August that hundreds of items had been stolen from its collection or were missing, the internal organizational failings led to the resignation of Museum director Hartwig Fischer.

Reuters reported:

“The British Museum, which holds treasures such as the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon marbles, has said the stolen items included gold rings, earrings and other pieces of jewelry dating back to ancient Greek and Roman periods.

The museum’s lawyer Daniel Burgess said in court documents: ‘While the full extent of the thefts is unknown, it is presently believed that over 1,800 items were stolen or damaged and that many hundreds of them were sold or offered for sale by (Higgs)’.

Burgess added that Higgs tried to ‘cover his tracks by, among other things, using false names, creating false documents and manipulating records held on the Museum’s IT systems’.”

The museum says that, so far, it has recovered 356 of the missing items , and it hopes to get more back.

“’The items that have been stolen from the museum are of cultural and historical significance’, museum lawyer Daniel Burgess said in written legal arguments.”

[…] Chairman of trustees George Osborne has acknowledged that the reputation of the 265-year-old institution has been damaged by the episode.”

Read more:

Those Elegant Art Thieves: In the US and the UK, the Fate of Two Sophisticated Academics Show a Different Face of Criminality

 

 

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House

This article originally appeared on WND.com

Guest by post by Bob Unruh 

Demands $20 billion a year, amnesty, sanctions lifted

The president of Mexico, in an interview, has confirmed what essentially appears to be his attempt to blackmail the United States into paying billions of dollars, or else the “flow of migrants will continue.”

A report at Fox News reveals that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador earlier demanded a series of actions by the United States in order for him to try to cut off some of the millions of illegal aliens coming from Mexico into the United States across its southern border.

Then just days ago, he said in an appearance on 60 Minutes that if the U.S. fails to meet his demands, “The flow of migrants will continue.”

The report said Obrador, in recent weeks, has demanded that the U.S. give $20 billion a year to Latin American nations, lift sanctions on Venezuela, end the Cuban embargo and give legal status in America to the millions of Mexicans who already have entered illegally.

Fox reported that the original demands, which have been described by critics “blackmail,” came in January when he made the demands regarding billions in cash, amnesty and more.

“Mexico has reportedly taken some state-level action to curb mass migration at President Biden’s request, making crossings drop, however, the number of migrants began to rise again in February, with Border Patrol expecting another surge in the spring,” the report said.

Interviewer Sharyn Alfonsi asked, “Everybody thinks you have the power in this moment to slow down migration. Do you plan to?”

He responded that the “root causes” must be addressed.

“Your critics have said what you’re doing, what you’re asking for to help secure the border, is diplomatic blackmail. What do you say?” Alfonsi asked.

He later seemed to contradict himself, confirming that even if those things don’t happen, he will continue to try to help secure the border because the relationship between the nations is important.

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A new dispatch audio from Maryland Transportation Authority police reveals that officers had been pre-alerted to divert traffic one minute before the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed.

Dispatch audio obtained by DMV News Live reveals that MDTA authorities alerted nearby officers to divert traffic to the Francis Scott Key Bridge a minute before the bridge collapsed.

In the MDTA dispatch audio, an MDTA officer can be heard ordering officers: “I need one of you guys on the north side, one to the south side, and one of you guys on hold all traffic on the Key Bridge.”

“There’s a ship approaching that lost its steering. So until we get that under control, we’ve got to stop all traffic.” added the MDTA officer.

MDTA authorities were pre-alerted by the Dali cargo ship’s crew, who issued a mayday call moments before the ship struck the bridge.

AUDIO:

Here’s video with some of this afternoon’s on-scene footage from Dundalk, Maryland. Included as well is the police dispatch channel audio of the incident. (via @Broadcastify/ YouTube) @TheMDTA Police were ‘pre-alerted’ by ~1 min & managed to divert traffic within ~90 seconds. https://t.co/SBMrjWAeSa pic.twitter.com/26O8zUssvR

— DMV News Live (@DCNewsLive) March 26, 2024

Per The Daily Mail:

This is the harrowing audio of Baltimore officials as they rushed to stop traffic on the bridge seconds before it collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship.

The ship’s crew issued a mayday call moments before the crash took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday morning, enabling authorities to limit vehicle traffic on the span, Maryland’s governor Wes Moore said. About 90 seconds after they mayday call, another is heard on the audio reporting the bridge has collapsed.

‘I need one of you guys on the south side, one of you guys on the north side, hold all traffic on the Key Bridge,’ one person is heard saying.

‘There’s a ship approaching that just lost their steering so until we get that under control, we’ve got to stop all traffic.’

In a press conference, Governor Wes Moore praised the Dali cargo ship crew on board for issuing a mayday call, which gave officers time to stop traffic to the bridge.

WATCH:

The crew on the cargo ship that collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge issued a “mayday” call before the collision, which allowed authorities to stop traffic from going on the bridge, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said. pic.twitter.com/wwhDZt42pT

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 26, 2024

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Music mogul and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs said he is the victim of a “witch hunt” after the feds raided his homes and handcuffed his sons.

Federal agents on Monday raided the Miami and Los Angeles homes belonging to rapper Sean Combs in connection with a sex-trafficking investigation.

Homeland Security Investigations executed the raids on Combs’ Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles and his Miami home on Star Island.

Combs has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting young women.

“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available,” Homeland Security Investigations said in a statement Monday.

“Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences. There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated,” Aaron Dyer, an attorney for Combs told The Daily Mail.

“Mr. Combs was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities,’ Dyer added. “Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way,” Dyer said.

Combs’ two sons – Justin and King Combs – were handcuffed on Monday.

WATCH:

JUST IN: I obtained new video from Monday’s Homeland Security raid at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ home in L.A. One of his sons can be seen in handcuffs as federal agents use a loud speaker to say “come out with your hands up”. #Diddy #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/aNRPsQIZE3

— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) March 26, 2024

The black Gulfstream 5 owned by rapper and music mogul Sean Combs touched down in Antigua on Monday after the feds raided his Miami and Los Angeles homes.

TMZ tracked Combs’ private jet to the Caribbean island amid the federal raids on his homes.

It was initially unclear if Sean Combs was on the Gulfstream 5 in Antigua.

The island’s Prime Minister told Newsweek that there is “no credible” information Sean Combs arrived there on the private jet on Monday.

“There is no credible information that he is here. To the contrary, he did not arrive on the flight yesterday to Antigua,” Prime Minister Browne said.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has been accused by a grieving father of using his slain child to push the Biden administration’s gun control agenda.

And it’s not the first time the administration has done this.

Most of us remember Feb. 14, 2018, when 14 students and three staff members were killed by a crazed gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

The tragedy devastated the community, the country and, most importantly, the parents who lost children that horrific day.

But for Democrats, the pain of these families is just an opportunity to push gun control.

On Saturday, Harris toured Marjory Stoneman Douglas, according to The Associated Press.

Following the tour, Harris announced a new $750 million federal grant program to assist the 21 states, including Florida, that have “red flag” laws allowing authorities to temporarily seize guns from people deemed dangerous by a judge.

“Part of why I’m here is to challenge every state: Pass a red flag law,” Harris said, according to Fox News.

One of the Parkland parents, Ryan Petty, wasn’t happy with Harris’ visit.

“The vice president and the White House’s Office of Gun Violence Prevention made it very clear to the families early on that nothing short of new gun control was going to satisfy them with regards to protecting our nation’s schools,” Petty told Fox.

“And that is just a slap in the face to those of us that have worked for six years now to try to protect our nation’s schools.”

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Harris also posted a picture of herself on X looking at a memorial to the Parkland victims, writing, “The memory of what happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas will never be erased. Inspired by the community’s courage, let us find it within ourselves to do more.

“We know what works: Universal background checks. Red flag laws. An assault weapons ban. Now, legislators must act.”

Petty shared the post with the caption, “Stop using my daughter for your photo op!”

Stop using my daughter for your photo op! https://t.co/pgFHJHau3G

— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) March 25, 2024

This was not the first time the Biden administration had used Petty’s child as a prop.

Last year, Biden marked the five-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting by pushing a ban on “assault weapons,” prompting Petty to slam him on X.

“Don’t use my daughter’s death to advance your political agenda,” he wrote.

“Because of your politicized FBI, failed Obama era school discipline policies and a Sheriff that cared more about his image in the community than enforcing the law, a maniac was allowed to attack a school. Try learning what really happened.”

Don’t use my daughter’s death to advance your political agenda. Because of your politicized FBI, failed Obama era school discipline policies and a Sheriff that cared more about his image in the community than enforcing the law, a maniac was allowed to attack a school. Try… https://t.co/T0apFlLEnM

— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) February 14, 2023

Back in 2021, Petty made the same request — that his daughter, Alaina, not be used as a political tool.

“Mr. President, thank you for remembering the loved ones taken from us 3 years ago,” Petty posted on the anniversary of the shooting.

“Alaina loved this country and the freedoms it guarantees. Common sense tells us that honoring her life does not require infringement on the rights of law-abiding citizens.”

It takes a certain kind of heartlessness to continuously dig into an open wound after being asked again and again to leave it alone.

No one can understand Petty’s grief unless one has gone through what he has gone through. Harris’ willingness to slap him in the face to push an agenda takes callousness to a whole new level.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Francis Scott Key Bridge following collapse

Guest editorial by Jim Nelles:

The video footage of the Singaporean-flagged cargo vessel, the Dali, crashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is truly horrifying.

Video footage shows the ship’s lights flickering on and off, indicating it lost power shortly before crashing into the bridge’s stanchion. The video also shows black smoke coming from the ship’s exhaust vents, indicating that the crew was trying to restart diesel engines.

Unfortunately, eight workers were performing construction on the bridge at the time of collapse, only two of whom were rescued. Given the temperatures of the Patapsco River, they must be presumed deceased.  In addition, a number of cars were on the bridge when it collapsed.

The ship issued a mayday prior to hitting the bridge, which allowed Maryland Transportation authorities to stop traffic on the bridge, saving countless lives.

However, this begs the question, why did the ship not drop anchor upon losing power, as is standard protocol when a ship is in what is called restricted maneuvering conditions. Upon losing power, the ship’s personnel should have dropped anchor.

Regardless of the ship failing to follow protocol, the disaster should serve as a warning about the security of our ports.

The port of Baltimore is now closed. The port handled 52.3 million tons of international cargo, worth approximately $80.8 billion in 2023.  The port supports more than “15,000 direct jobs and more than 139,000 indirect jobs, generating more than $3 billion in total personal income.”

The port handled a record amount of foreign cargo last year, and it was the 17th biggest port in the nation overall in 2021, ranked by total tons, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

The port was the largest importer of trucks and light vehicles in 2023, with approximately 750,000 cars and light trucks entering the port in 2023.

Beyond that, an estimated 12.4 million vehicles cross the Francis Scott Key Bridge every year, nearly 34,000 per day.

The economic impact of this bridge collapse is beyond measure.

As of Tuesday morning, more than 40 ships are stuck inside of the harbor.

Imagine a similar accident in New York, collapsing the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, blocking the entrance to the ports of New York and New Jersey, which moved nearly 9.5 million containers in 2022.

In addition, Synergy Marine Group, the company that operates the vessel, is a huge fan of DEI, claiming that they “realize that the benefits of diversity are best achieved by fostering greater inclusion and belonging.

Perhaps they should be focusing on navigation, and not Diversity. To paraphrase Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon, DEI can lead to DIE.

So what is to be done?

First, the nation’s Secretary of Transportation, who has been missing in action, needs to ensure that all ships entering American ports are properly manned and that they follow standard protocols when entering our waters.

Second, protocols need to be formalized into law, not just standard practice.

Last, the U.S. Coast Guard must ensure the safety of our ports, even at the risk of impacting commerce. This disaster has become a blueprint for terrorists looking to destroy our nation’s economy.

Jim Nelles is a supply chain consultant based and political analyst in Chicago, IL. He has served as a Chief Procurement Officer, Chief Supply Chain Officer, and a Chief Operations Officer for multiple companies. He has a BA from Northwestern University in Economics and French as well as a Masters in Management from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Business.

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President Trump weighed in after NBC fired former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel following her debut on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

McDaniel joined liberal NBC and MSNBC as a contributor and debuted on Sunday on “Meet the Press.”

Just two days later NBC fired Ronna McDaniel after Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow, and other ‘talent’ attacked her on air over the weekend.

Ronna McDaniel was also dropped from her talent agency!

+ Ronna McDaniel has also been dropped by her talent agency CAA. She’d only hired an agent earlier this month.

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) March 26, 2024

McDaniel is now seeking legal representation, according to Puck News.

After losing several elections for Republicans, she attacked imprisoned J6ers and blasted Trump during her debut on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

But it wasn’t good enough for the lefties at NBC. The ‘talent’ at NBC still hates McDaniel and lobbied for her to be fired.

“Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd SCORCHED Ronna McDaniel in an on-air rant on Sunday.

Rachel Maddow compared McDaniel to a mobster.

Trump released a scorched earth statement after NBC fired McDaniel and said the former RNC chairwoman is now in a strange place called “NEVER NEVERLAND.”

OUCH!

“Wow! Ronna McDaniel got fired by Fake News NBC. She only lasted two days, and this after McDaniel went out of her way to say what they wanted to hear. It leaves her in a very strange place, it’s called NEVER NEVERLAND, and it’s not a place you want to be. These Radical Left Lunatics are CRAZY, and the top people at NBC ARE WEAK. They were BROKEN and EMBARRASSED by LOW RATINGS, HIGHLY OVERPAID, “TALENT.” BRING BACK FREE AND FAIR PRESS – MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN 2024!” Trump said on Truth Social.

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