The House Oversight Committee led by Rep. James Comer has released new bank records from Hunter Biden’s business dealings with individuals from Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. NEWSMAX’s Kilmeny Duchardt reports – Via Wednesday’s “National Report.”
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“And some folks still can’t see the hypocrisy and difference in treatment of Trump and Biden…”
Border correspondent Jaeson Jones and Texas Highway Patrol’s Staff Lieutenant Christopher Olivarez comment on the growing crisis at the U.S. southern border, and more on NEWSMAX’s American Agenda.
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“Thanks Joe for putting America last as always”
(SNews) – Elon Musk slammed George Soros for “arbitraging politics” and warned the public that the leftist billionaire “hates humanity.”
Musk was responding to Soros’s efforts to elect soft-on-crime district attorneys who have destroyed great American cities by turning them over to violent criminals.
“Soros arbitraged politics,” Musk said on X, formerly Twitter.
“He figured out that spending small amounts of money in many obscure, but influential, races is far more effective than money spent on major contests.
“The mistake people make is thinking that he did it for the good of humanity.
“He hates humanity,” Musk asserted.
When George Soros Admitted Seeing Himself "As Some Kind Of God" https://t.co/5dqmw3pMcY
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 5, 2023
Soros arbitraged politics. He figured out that spending small amounts of money in many obscure, but influential, races is far more effective than money spent on major contests.
The mistake people make is thinking that he did it for the good of humanity. He hates humanity.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 6, 2023
Musk has previously made similar comments about Soros, as Slay News reported.
Soros reminds me of Magneto,” Musk wrote in May.
Magneto is a villainous character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men.
In another tweet, Musk added that Soros “wants to erode the very fabric of civilization” and “hates humanity.”
“I strive to entertain humanity, whom I love,” Musk added.
“Among other things, Soros astutely identified a massive arbitrage opportunity in district attorney elections, where a relatively small amount of money has outsized influence.
“Soros’s instructions to his pet prosecutors were (essentially) to minimize prosecuting even violent criminals.”
Over the weekend, Musk also stood tall for free speech by offering to fund lawsuits for anyone who was fired over their posts on Twitter/X.
“If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill,” Musk said.
“No limit.
“Please let us know.
“And we won’t just sue, it will be extremely loud and we will go after the boards of directors of the companies too.”
slaynews.com/news/elon-musk-convicts-george-soros-soros-identified-a-massive-arbitrage-opportunity-in-district-attorney-elections-to-minimize-prosecuting-even-violent-criminals/
(SNews) – Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and other House Republicans are supporting a multistate lawsuit that seeks to end Democrat President Joe Biden’s efforts to censor the American people.
The suit was filed against the Biden administration for violating the U.S. Constitution by censoring free speech.
“The extensive investigation of the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government has uncovered smoking gun documents showing how Big Tech and Big Government worked together to stifle free speech online,” House Judiciary Chair Jordan said.
“We know through the Facebook Files that the Biden Administration directed Big Tech companies to censor speech the government disagreed with, and launched a pressure campaign when companies did not comply with these censorship orders quickly enough,” he added.
Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference, said: “This is un-American, unconstitutional, and a violation of our First Amendment rights.
“I am proud to join this amicus brief to protect Americans’ First Amendment rights and stand up to the Biden Administration’s continued unconstitutional weaponization of the federal government against their political opponents.”
Big stuff happening at @Weaponization with @America1stLegal.
Read about it here: https://t.co/HK5z0Nv42W
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) August 8, 2023
Journalist Michael Shellenberger broke down what the GOP discovered in their investigation:
“The Biden White House did not violate the First Amendment when it requested that Facebook censor information on Covid’s origin and vaccine side effects, say many policymakers, journalists, and legal experts.
“Rather, White House officials were simply expressing their free speech rights, and Facebook executives were free to ignore White House requests.
“But newly released internal emails show that Facebook executives felt pressure to comply with White House demands in order to resolve a European Union ban on the social media company’s ability to transfer the data of European users to its servers in the United States.
“In July 2021, after a White House official demanded that Facebook censor more information, Facebook’s Vice President of Global Affairs and Communications, Nick Clegg, asked his colleagues to comply.
“The reason? Because of “the bigger fish we have to fry with the Administration — data flows etc…”
“By ‘data flows,’ Clegg was referring to the EU’s demand that Facebook stop transferring European user data — which Facebook advertisers value for targeting customers — to the United States.
“The dispute was no small matter.
“In May of this year, EU regulators fined Meta, Facebook’s parent company, a record $1.3 billion for breaking the EU’s privacy regulations.
“The regulator said that Meta had violated a 2020 ruling by the EU’s highest court.
“Two months later, on July 10, 2023, the Biden Administration and European Union announced a deal, the ‘EU-US Data Privacy Framework.’
“The series of events suggests a quid pro quo.
“Facebook would bow to White House requests for censorship in exchange for its help with the European Union.”
Columbia Law School Professor Philip Hamburger told Public:
“This is a gross violation of the First Amendment, not only because it involves what the Supreme Court considers ‘coercion,’ but also because it’s equally unconstitutional for the government to seek censorship through contract or conspiracy.”
“And that’s what happened here,” Shellenberger noted.
“The White House wasn’t the only entity demanding that Facebook censor.
“NGOs and journalists from NBC and the New York Times were also pressuring Facebook to censor more.
“In response, Facebook executives weighed the radical ‘blackholing’ measure, which blocks links to external websites without informing users.
“But it’s clear from the newly released emails that Facebook executives felt the greatest pressure from the White House and that they feared the White House would hurt them in other ways.
“Until now, critics of government demands for greater Facebook censorship have focused on the White House’s threat to revoke Facebook’s Section 230 status, which immunizes the company from many forms of liability.
“But the new emails point to a form of government leverage over the platform that has been ignored until now: the EU demand on Facebook to stop data flows from the EU to the US, and the conditional willingness of the White House to push back against it.
“A potential end of EU-to-US data flows is an even more urgent threat to Facebook’s business than White House threats to Section 230.
“About ten percent of Facebook’s total global advertising revenue, $1.2 billion, comes from selling ads in the EU.
“While neither Congress nor the Biden Administration have shown much willingness to follow through on their threats to modify Section 230, the European Union has imposed fine after fine on Meta/Facebook.
“Last November, EU regulators fined Meta $291 million for a leak of its data.
“And in January of this year, they fined Meta $429 billion for making users accept personalized ads in order to use Facebook.
“All of which raises the question: why did EU leaders cut a deal with the Biden White House to allow Meta to move data to the United States?
“While it’s clear what Facebook and the White House got out of the secret quid pro quo, what did Europe get?”
The White House didn’t violate the First Amendment when it demanded more censorship by Facebook, many say. But newly released emails show Facebook execs felt pressure to comply with White House demands in order to save its $1.2B/year advertising business in the European Union. pic.twitter.com/S3JsppVYeK
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) August 7, 2023
slaynews.com/news/elise-stefanik-moves-to-end-bidens-reign-of-terror-this-is-un-american-unconstitutional-and-a-violation-of-our-first-amendment/
‘Outnumbered’ panel discusses latest poll numbers for Trump and Biden and the Biden campaign hiring a senior staffer who previously pushed for Facebook censorship.
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“There is NO WAY biden could be up in ANY POLL”
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reacts on ‘The Ingraham Angle’ after Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declares emergency
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“If Trump gets knocked out my vote will go to Ramaswamy!”
(SNews) – Judge Aileen Cannon has struck down two of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s sealed filings in her ruling in President Donald Trump’s document case, sending Democrat legal analysts into a panic.
Reporter Kyle Cheney said, “Judge Cannon comes out swinging at special counsel this morning, striking two of prosecutors’ sealed filings and demanding an explanation of ‘the legal propriety of using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to continue to investigate’ the docs case.”
Judge CANNON comes out swinging at special counsel this morning, striking two of prosecutors' sealed filings and demanding an explanation of "the legal propriety of using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to continue to investigate" the docs case https://t.co/jawTpEvPWq pic.twitter.com/OciEt2vJql
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 7, 2023
Reporter Julie Kelly said, “I told you Judge Cannon is legit.
“She is not going to tolerate Jack Smith’s bullsh*t.
“This is gold–she asks defense to raise possible grand jury abuse by DOJ for conducting nearly all of the investigation in DC then switching to FLA at last minute for indictment.
“Cannon also won’t tolerate DOJs nonstop requests for secrecy.
“She already denied a govt motion asking to keep names of 80+ witnesses under seal.”
MSNBC analyst Joyce Alene called for the removal of Cannon, a Trump appointee.
“Judge Cannon responds to the govt’s request for a hearing on Nauta’s lawyer’s conflicts & discloses the existence of a grand jury investigation in another district while denying gov’t’s motion to seal.
“The govt can appeal.
“This may tee up the issue of her fitness on this case.
“Looking like a good week to ask the 11th Circuit to replace the judge.”
Judge Cannon responds to the govt's request for a hearing on Nauta's lawyer's conflicts & discloses the existence of a grand jury investigation in another district while denying gov't's motion to seal. The govt can appeal. This may tee up the issue of her fitness on this case. pic.twitter.com/62fC57MpSc
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 7, 2023
A liberal media group, Meidas Touch, said:
“Don’t overlook the footnotes.
“The footnote in Judge Cannon’s response is basically inviting Trump to submit a motion to dismiss the case referencing rule 12(b).”
Don't overlook the footnotes. The footnote in Judge Cannon's response is basically inviting Trump to submit a motion to dismiss the case referencing rule 12(b). https://t.co/qpy1JtZ6ov pic.twitter.com/hAIk9JCkZF
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 7, 2023
In her ruling, Judge Cannon wrote, “The Special Counsel states in conclusory terms that the supplement should be sealed from public view ‘to comport with grand jury secrecy,’ but the motion for leave and the supplement plainly fail to satisfy the burden of establishing a sufficient legal or factual basis to warrant sealing the motion and supplement.”
“Among other topics as raised in the Motion, the response shall address the legal propriety of using an out-of-district grand jury proceeding to continue to investigate and/or to seek post-indictment hearings on matters pertinent to the instant indicted matter in this district.”
slaynews.com/news/judge-cannon-overrules-jack-smith-and-dems-panic-basically-inviting-trump-to-submit-a-motion-to-dismiss-the-case-referencing-rule-12b/
(SNews) – A Washington State hospital has been accused of sharing its patients’ private data with social media giant Facebook.
The allegation is made in an emerging Seattle-based class-action lawsuit.
The suit condemns Overlake Hospital Medical Center, a major hospital, for allegedly sharing sensitive patient information with Facebook, its parent company Meta, and associated third parties.
The claim puts into question the ethical dimensions of little-known data-monitoring tools that could have devastating impacts.
The litigant, Jacq Nienaber, has accused Overlake Hospital Medical Center of effectively allowing Meta Pixel, and its Conversions Application Programming Interface, to act as a kind of surveillance within its infrastructure.
These marketing tools are commonly embedded in apps such as Facebook and Instagram to optimize advertisement delivery.
However, they have resulted in a significant breach of trust.
The new lawsuit argues that the intimate health secrets of hundreds of thousands of patients have potentially been siphoned off and shared.
The revelations came to light around the same time that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighted the severe privacy risks around such prevalent tracking technologies.
The issue was raised in a joint advisory letter from the HHS and FTC to 130 hospitals and health app developers.
The warning stated that ill-guarded tracking tools such as Meta or Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics could lead to unwanted implications.
Those implications include identity theft and discrimination against unsuspecting consumers.
Nienaber’s lawsuit amplifies the cautionary approach of the agencies.
It contends that Overlake Hospital not only used the surveillance widgets to increase profitability by encouraging patients to interact more with its digital health platform but also allowed Meta and associated marketers to violate patients’ confidentiality by illegally accessing their information.
This far-reaching access could permit third parties to derive knowledge about users’ specific medical conditions.
The data that was accessed exposed sensitive issues like cancer, pregnancy, HIV, and dementia, according to the lawsuit.
Nienaber’s lawsuit underscores that such risks are inherent in Overlake’s corporate ambition to “optimize the delivery of ads, measure cross-device conversions, create custom audiences, and decrease advertising and marketing costs.”
The Facebook Pixel, an unnecessary addition that has no bearing on the website’s functioning, arguably serves Overlake’s self-interests at the expense of its patients.
Bellevue-based Overlake allowed Meta to automatically and subtly access a wide range of patient details.
Those details included the specifics of their symptoms, treatments, and conditions.
slaynews.com/news/hospital-accused-sharing-private-patient-data-facebook/
Columnist David Marcus joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss how the Democrats and the media have downplayed the latest developments in the Hunter Biden scandal.
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“If the shoe were on the other foot, the Democrats would have already started the impeachment.”
Fox News host Laura Ingraham and ex-BLM activist Xaviaer DuRousseau rip liberal excuses over rising crime on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
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“You hit the nail on the head! Young people feel they are entitled because parents have left the room! Biden is a perfect example of the enabler!”
