Today’s Top 5:
Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would be changing members of the legal team representing him in the federal case over whether he mishandled classified materials, soon after he announced he would be indicted by the Department of Justice.
Trump will be represented by Todd Blanche and a law firm “to be named later,” he wrote on Truth Social. Attorneys John Rowley and Jim Trusty, who issued public comments on the case to CNN on Thursday, won’t be representing him in the case, Trump added.
“I want to thank Jim Trusty and John Rowley for their work, but they were up against a very dishonest, corrupt, evil, and ‘sick’ group of people, the likes of which has not been seen before,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social in a post on Friday morning. “We will be announcing additional lawyers in the coming days. When will Joe Biden be Indicted for his many crimes against our Nation? MAGA!”
The federal government unsealed the indictment Friday against former President Donald Trump, detailing allegations that he and an aide, Waltine (“Walt”) Nauta, conspired to hide boxes that contained classified documents including sensitive national security secrets.
The federal indictment released Friday by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Special Counsel Jack Smith, Trump’s second in two months after a state court indictment in Manhattan in March, includes 38 counts of alleged crimes, along with 31 separate counts of alleged willful retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act.
The nearly 50-page indictment lays out the federal government’s argument against the former president. The Justice Department alleges Trump mishandled classified documents after he left office, including by storing them in a ballroom and a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago. The indictment also claims that Trump and Nauta obstructed efforts to reclaim the documents.
The indictment includes more details about the documents than had previously been known, such as that some of them contained information about foreign countries’ nuclear capabilities, or past attacks on the United States.
One part of the indictment recounts a recorded conversation that Trump had with a writer who was interviewing him, in which the former president allegedly produced a secret Department of Defense document to refute claims by a general that Trump had wanted to attack another country.
Trump is described as having said that he once could have declassified the document, but that it was still “secret” — a statement that prosecutors will use to rebut claims that Trump intended to declassify everything he brought with him when he left the White House.
Much of the indictment concerns mundane details about where documents were stored temporarily. These descriptions are meant to portray Trump’s handling of the documents as careless and reckless.
—> Read the Trump Federal Indictment on Scribd
The Biden administration’s agents working along the U.S.–Mexico border are primarily providing illegal immigrants with “care and welfare” services, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official.
DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari made the claims during a hearing before a House Oversight subcommittee on June 6 to discuss the ongoing law enforcement staffing challenges relating to the southern border.
During the hearing, Cuffari cited a report (pdf) published in May detailing how Border Patrol agents were suffering from low morale owing to widespread staffing shortages and improper management of resources and planning during a surge in immigrant crossings.
The report also noted issues with recruitment and hiring. These issues combined, according to the report, had led to many officers having to take on responsibilities outside their typical roles, which has affected their own operations.
The Great Awakening is the third installment of the Plandemic series. This documentary experience assembles forbidden puzzle pieces to reveal the big picture of what’s really happening in America and beyond. The Great Awakening is intended to be a lighthouse to guide us out of the storm and into a brighter future.
A study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration has shown that the risk of myocarditis following mRNA COVID vaccination is around 133x greater than the background risk in the population.
This means Covid vaccination increases the risk of suffering myocarditis, an autoimmune disease causing inflammation of the heart, by 13,200%.
WORLD NEWS
WHO Launches Digital Health Partnership With Europe
June 5, 2023, the World Health Organization and the European Commission announced the launch of a digital health initiative in which the WHO will establish a global COVID-19 vaccination certification system based on the European Union’s (EU) already existing Digital COVID Certificate
This vaccine passport system will be expanded into a Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) run by the WHO that will include “a wide range of digital products to deliver better health for all.” The vaccine passport will also, in time, cover all recommended vaccinations
WHO members have approved a $6.83 billion budget for the next two years, which will require a 20% hike in mandatory member fees
The budget increase is needed because the WHO is being set up as the sole decisionmaker over public health globally through the proposed pandemic treaty and International Health Regulation (IHR) amendments, each of which reinforces the WHO’s authority and power through different avenues while erasing national sovereignty and human rights
Baked into the pandemic treaty we also have One Health, which perfectly dovetails with The Great Reset narrative. When you add the treaty, the IHR amendments and One Health together, it becomes clear that the WHO is being set up as the de facto power center of the deep state, and this One World Government will rule everything
Mexican Government Threatens DeSantis for Anti-Migration Policies
Mexico’s pro-migration government is threatening to retaliate against Florida’s pro-American governor, Ron DeSantis, whose campaign-trail border policies are putting him on a collision course with Mexico’s president.
“The Government of Mexico emphatically condemns the practice of transporting migrant persons from states bordering Mexico toward other parts of the United States with electoral and political ends … Legal and diplomatic measures will be explored,” said the June 8 statement from Mexico’s foreign ministry.
Chinese Fighter Jets Cross Taiwan Strait for the Second Time in a Week
Ten Chinese fighter jets crossed the median line of the Taiwan strait — which serves as an official barrier between Chinese and Taiwanese forces — for the second time in less than a week.
Taiwanese forces spotted “24 Chinese air force planes, including J-10, J-11, J-16 and Su-30 fighters, as well as H-6 bombers,” at 2:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, Reuters reported. Four Chinese naval ships engaging in joint “combat readiness patrols” were also seen.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Dismissal of China Military Threat ‘Dangerously Naive’: Retired Colonel
Robert F. Kennedy’s view that China doesn’t pose a military threat to the United States is misguided and doesn’t align with reality, according to analysts.
In a Twitter Spaces conversation earlier this week with the platform’s owner Elon Musk, the Democrat presidential candidate called for the United States to engage with China in talks and compete with the country economically but not militarily.
“The Chinese cannot and do not want to compete with us militarily,” Kennedy said. “So it’s kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy that says, ‘Oh, the Chinese want to be our enemy and have a military competition,’ they don’t. What we should be doing is de-escalating military pressure on China.”
Boris Johnson’s bombshell exit from Parliament leaves UK politics reeling
Former U_K_ Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left chaos in his wake after quitting Parliament and accusing fellow lawmakers of ousting him in a “witch hunt.”
As opponents jeered, the Conservative government absorbed the shock of yet another Johnson earthquake, while a band of loyal supporters insisted Britain’s divisive ex-leader could still make a comeback. Two Johnson allies joined him in quitting the House of Commons, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Less than a year after he was forced out as prime minister by his own Conservative Party, Johnson unexpectedly stepped down as a lawmaker late Friday — “at least for now,” he said in a self-justifying resignation statement.
Johnson quit after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament over “partygate,” a series of rule-breaking gatherings in the prime minister’s office during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson was among scores of people fined by police over late-night soirees, boozy parties and “wine time Fridays” that broke restrictions the government had imposed on the country.
6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Japanese island Hokkaido
Officials said there was no tsunami expected to follow the earthquake, but that the areas that experienced strong tremors have the potential for rockfalls and landslides.
Japan Rehires Older Workers as U.S. Gov’t Imports Younger Migrants
Japan’s government has successfully raised the share of old people and women who are working, despite business pressure for more migrants, the Wall Street Journal reported on June 5.
“Over the past decade, and with little international attention, the Pacific island nation has achieved a second economic miracle,” despite a historically low birthrate and a declining population, the Journal reported
Commentary: As the World Awakens: We Will Not Comply
Last week was yet another dirty political circus with Donald Trump indicted by illegitimate US Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Department of InJustice. (As I have been calling it for a more than a decade because nothing changed under spinless Jeff Sessions and dirty player, Bill Barr.)
Trump hater, Special Council Jack Smith, thinks he’s the best legal mind in this country but in truth, he’s more penultimate in the ratings. “GOP lawmakers note that Smith played a role in the IRS’ targeting of conservative nonprofits during the Obama era and point to the work and political donations of his spouse.” Fox News
This is an 8:32 minute video well worth watching: Jesse Watters: Everyone has the law wrong on the Trump indictment
U.S. NEWS, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Trump Charged With Making False Statements, Concealing Documents
Former President Donald Trump has been charged with making false statements, concealing documents, and conspiring to obstruct justice, a newly unsealed indictment shows. Trump aide Waltine Nauta has also been charged.
Trump announced he’d been indicted on June 8. He says he is innocent. A lawyer representing Nauta declined to comment.
Trump violated federal law by causing “scores of boxes, many of which contained classified documents, to be transported” to his Mar-a-Lago resort after Joe Biden became president on Jan. 20, 2021, according to the indictment, which was approved by a grand jury in Florida and signed by special counsel Jack Smith.
The resort was not an authorized location to hold the documents but Trump stored them there anyway in various places, including in a bathroom and his bedroom, the indictment states. Some were located in a ballroom at the resort, which is located in Palm Beach, Florida.
In May 2021, Trump took some of the boxes to another property, the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, authorities allege.
Trump is accused of showing the classified documents to other people on two separate occasions in 2021 at the golf club.
He showed what he described as a “plan of attack” to a writer, a publisher, and two staff members in July 2021, the indictment states. Trump said he could have declassified the plan while he was president but that he couldn’t since he was no longer in office. “This is secret information,” he was quoted as saying.
In August or September 2021, Trump allegedly showed a classified map to a representative from the Save America PAC.
Trump has said he declassified the documents before leaving office.
Judge Who Ruled in Trump’s Favor Assigned to Mar-a-Lago Documents Case
A federal judge who was appointed by former President Donald Trump and ruled in his favor in the case involving records seized from his home by the FBI has been assigned to his new criminal case.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon was assigned to the criminal case, which was lodged in federal court in southern Florida, according to the court docket.
New cases are assigned randomly to one of 26 judges who operate in the district, according to the court’s internal rules.
Cannon, a former U.S. prosecutor who was appointed as a judge in 2020, sided with Trump in a previous case brought by the former president against the government following its execution of a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump asked for an independent person called a special master to be appointed to help adjudicate disputes over the documents the FBI seized, many of which weren’t marked classified, because he said many of the documents weren’t allowed to be seized under the warrant.
Department of Justice (DOJ) officials opposed the request, alleging that appointing a special master would harm national security and would impede its criminal investigation into Trump.
Cannon ruled on Sept. 5, 2022, that a special master would be helpful in identifying personal documents that Trump may be entitled to, such as tax documents that the government had acknowledged seizing.
She noted that the government had acknowledged botching a review of the documents for potentially privileged materials and that the team in charge of the review wasn’t always “perceived to be as impartial as special masters.”
Trump’s Lawyer Advises Against Plea Deal in Classified Documents Case
An attorney for former President Donald Trump said Sunday that she advises against a plea deal in the federal government’s classified document case.
“I know, I would never advise that, especially when he’s not done anything wrong. You take a plea deal to make something go away,” Alina Habba told “Fox News Sunday.” “That’s an admission of guilt. He would never admit guilt. Because there was nothing wrong with declassifying documents, taking documents with you.”
Habba added that any “indictment is a one-sided document,” continuing, “He has a defense—the defense is real. He had the Presidential Records Act, which only he has in play. Hillary Clinton didn’t have that. Biden didn’t have that. And we’ll put that defense on.”
Trump Can Run for President While Being Indicted: Here’s the Main Reason Why
Former President Donald Trump can still continue to run for president in 2024 after he announced that he’s being federally indicted on charges relating to whether he mishandled classified records, according to legal experts.
After Trump was charged by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office earlier this year in a separate case, some noted that the U.S. Constitution only requires that a candidate be a natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, and be a resident of the United States for at least 14 years. Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz told The Epoch Times in March that Trump could run—and serve—”from prison” if he is convicted and sentenced.
“The only way he can be disqualified is if they can prove that he actually fought in the Civil War for the South. If he fought for the Civil War in the south, he’s out,” Dershowitz told The Epoch Times. “But other than that, if he’s 35 years old, was born in America, and didn’t fight in the Civil War to the south. He’s eligible. And [can] run from prison.”
Dershowitz was referring to the 14th Amendment’s “disqualification clause” that targeted former Confederate soldiers who fought in the Civil War in the mid-19th century.
Trump: Polls Up, Fundraising ‘Through the Roof’ After Indictment
President Donald Trump says he’s up in the polls and his fundraising is “through the roof” in the wake of his indictment on 37 counts related to his handling of classified documents.
Trump said on June 8 that his attorneys were informed of the indictment by DOJ special counsel Jack Smith in connection to the investigation into the handling of classified documents. Trump is the first former U.S. president in history to face criminal action at the federal level. The announcement followed a raid by the FBI last year of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate that allegedly discovered several classified documents in the president’s possession.
During a rally in Atlanta on June 10, Trump addressed the charges, saying that they were trumped up by President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice to target him.
“The ridiculous and baseless indictment of me by the administration’s weaponized department of injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country,” Trump said. “Many people have said—Democrats have even said it—this vicious persecution is a travesty of justice. You’re watching Joe Biden … trying to jail his leading political opponent that opponent that’s beating him by a lot in the polls just like they do in Stalinist Russia, or communist China, no different.
“As far as this joke of an indictment, it’s a horrible thing. It’s a horrible thing for this country,” Trump said. “I mean, the only good thing about it is it’s driven my poll numbers way up. Can you believe it?”
He added: “And somebody said the fundraising is through the roof that’s less important. But I will tell you, it’s really driven us right through the sky. We’re really winning big. We’re winning over everyone—we’re beating the hell out of the Republicans and we’re beating the hell out of Joe Biden.
“That’s why they’re doing it. If I wasn’t, if I wasn’t, there’d be no witch hunt, there’d be no indictment.”
Trump Indictment Fails Crucial Test: Dershowitz
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump fails a crucial test, law professor Alan Dershowitz says.
“It doesn’t meet what I call the Richard Nixon standard, which was very clear obstruction of justice, destroying evidence, paying bribes,” Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, said on Newsmax on June 9 after the indictment was unsealed.
“This is too close a case to bring against the man running for president, against the incumbent president,” Dershowitz added.
Two paragraphs in the indictment do appear to meet the standard of the planned prosecution of former President Nixon, according to the law professor.
Trump Reveals His 2024 Plans If He Is Convicted of Crimes
Former President Donald Trump revealed whether he will drop out of the 2024 race if he is convicted in connection to a Department of Justice case over whether he mishandled classified documents.
In an interview with Politico, the 45th president and current GOP frontrunner was asked about if he would drop out of the race if he is convicted in the case. Trump stated that he believes he won’t be convicted and doesn’t plan on taking a plea deal with prosecutors.
“I’ll never leave,” Trump told the outlet. “Look, if I would have left, I would have left prior to the original race in 2016. That was a rough one. In theory that was not doable.”
He added, “We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone,” but added the caveat that Trump and others “must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
A legal analyst said that the federal government’s case against Trump “doesn’t meet what I call the Richard Nixon standard, which was very clear obstruction of justice, destroying evidence, paying bribes,” said Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, during a Newsmax interview on June 9.
“This is too close a case to bring against the man running for president, against the incumbent president,” Dershowitz stated.
Trump “may claim he didn’t show it to them, just kind of waved it in front of them as part of bragging but that’s something that will have to be explained,” Dershowitz said. “When you have a tape in the voice of the defendant himself it’s hard to dispute, so I think this is a serious indictment on these two charges. Everything else I think was exactly what we expected,” the former law professor and high-profile criminal defense attorney also said.
Trump has said that he declassified documents before leaving office. Presidents have the power of declassification. His lawyers have not included that claim in court filings related to the case.
Elon Musk Issues Warning About Justice System After Trump Indictment
Elon Musk issued a warning to the Department of Justice (DOJ) after former President Donald Trump was indicted on multiple federal charges on Thursday.
“There does seem to be far higher interest in pursuing Trump compared to other people in politics,” Musk wrote in a Twitter post on Thursday night, responding to a comment made by a prominent user on the platform. “Very important that the justice system rebut what appears to be differential enforcement or they will lose public trust.”
DeSantis Campaign Uses AI Deepfakes in Attack Ad Against Trump, Prompting Backlash
The fake images portrayed the former president embracing Dr. Anthony Fauci
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and his 2024 presidential campaign have come under criticism for using fake images generated with artificial intelligence (AI) depicting former President Donald Trump with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
A Twitter account called DeSantis War Room shared a video showing several images of Trump and Fauci, three of which depicted Trump hugging and kissing Fauci on the face with the caption “REAL LIFE TRUMP,” suggesting a close relationship.
“Donald Trump became a household name by FIRING countless people *on television.* But when it came to Fauci …,” the DeSantis War Room account said in the tweet.
However, the three images showing Trump hugging and kissing Fauci were later identified as fake and AI-generated by AFP Fact Check.
Major Interstate Collapses in Philadelphia After Tanker Truck Bursts Into Flames
A northbound section of Interstate 95 in northeast Philadelphia collapsed on June 11 after a tanker truck burst into flames beneath an elevated section of the highway, according to officials.
“Today’s going to be a long day. Obviously, with [I-95] northbound gone and southbound questionable, it’s going to be even longer,” Dominick Mireles of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, told local media outlets.
“Heavy construction equipment [is] going to be required to come in to search and remove that debris.”
City Managing Director Tumar Alexander said, “I-95 will be impacted for a long time, for a long time.”
Days before violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a U.S. Capitol Police captain ordered the confiscation of dozens of riot helmets from officers without the knowledge of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, a former USCP lieutenant told The Epoch Times.
Former Capitol Police Lt. Tarik K. Johnson said he was ordered to collect “20 to 30” helmets by his immediate supervisor, Capt. Ben Smith. Johnson said there was no explanation for the order, but he assumed the equipment was past its expiration date.
The collection was done within the two weeks prior to Jan. 6, most likely the week of Dec. 28, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2021, Johnson said.
“Now, did they tell me that the helmets were expired? Nobody told me that they were,” Johnson said in an interview with The Epoch Times. “But if they were perfectly good helmets, why would you take them?”
After receiving a list of officers from Smith, Johnson said, he had sergeants announce the helmet collection at roll call. He said officers brought their helmets to his office.
Johnson said he first reported the helmet confiscation to the office of U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) during a meeting on Jan. 11, 2021.
Johnson said he served on Leahy’s Capitol Police protective detail for more than two years. Leahy retired from the U.S. Senate in January after nearly 50 years in office.
Gay Group Slams Democrat Governor as ‘Pervert’ for Opening Women’s Spaces to Men
The Gays Against Groomers organization took to social media on Thursday to declare Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) a “pervert” for vetoing a bill that would have prevented men from sharing bathrooms and locker rooms with young girls.
“Gays Against Groomers spoke in support of SB 1040 that was just vetoed by Katie Hobbs,” the organization wrote in its tweet.
“Katie Hobbs would rather have boys and girls side by side in varying states of undress than confront the mental health issues being broadly promoted as a matter of ‘inclusion.’ PERVERT Hobbs,” the group added.
Texas Governor Orders Installation of Floating Border Barrier in Rio Grande
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his intention to install a floating barrier in the middle of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. The 1,000-foot-long structure, consisting of four-foot-wide buoys is a product manufactured by the Cochrane USA corporation. Abbot announced the installation of the barrier Thursday afternoon as he signed a host of border security bills in Austin.
Governor Abbott says the installation of the barrier is part of a strategy that will proactively prevent illegal crossings between ports of entry by making it more difficult to cross the Rio Grande and reach the Texas side of the southern border. The first 1,000 feet of the marine floating barrier will be deployed near Eagle Pass with construction slated to begin on July 7.
DHS Announces New Border Patrol Chief Replacing Raul Ortiz
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday announced that Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz will be succeeded by Jason Owens, the current head of the Del Rio Sector.
Owens, who is a seasoned Border Patrol veteran with over 25 years of experience, will assume the position upon Ortiz’s retirement on June 30.
DHS also revealed the retirement of acting Deputy Commissioner Benjamine “Carry” Huffman, who will be replaced by Pete Flores, the incoming executive assistant commissioner for the Office of Field Operations.
In a statement, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressed gratitude for the invaluable service rendered by Huffman and Ortiz, underscoring their unwavering dedication to public service and their substantial contributions to ensuring the safety and security of the American people.
“Acting Deputy Commissioner Huffman and Chief Ortiz embody the ideals of public service. They have dedicated their careers to the safety and security of the American people and the betterment of the great CBP for which they have sacrificed so much,” Mayorkas said in a statement.
“Their legacy of service is enduring and will forever be a part of the fabric of the entire Department of Homeland Security. Their legacy includes the many men and women whom they have inspired to serve and lead with honor and integrity. I congratulate them on their retirement and am profoundly grateful to them for everything they have done.”
Mayorkas commended Owens as a talented and selfless leader who is fully committed to the Border Patrol’s vital law enforcement mission.
Texas Congresswoman Introduces Legislation to Prevent China From Buying US Farmland
A congresswoman from Texas has introduced legislation aimed at preventing foreign adversaries, particularly China, from buying U.S. farmland.
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the legislation on June 9. Known as the Protecting American Farmland Act (H.R.3996), the bill would amend the U.S. tax code, preventing undisclosed purchases of American farmland in connection with a 60 percent exercise tax imposed on “country of concern” buyers.
“China is relentlessly trying to undermine our country—whether it’s poisoning our citizens with fentanyl smuggled in through our southern border, spying on us, or filling the global stage that has been left empty by the Biden Administration,” Van Duyne said in a statement accompanying the bill’s introduction.
She added, “American farmland—especially here in Texas—is the new frontline in our fight against the Chinese Communist Party’s aggressions. I’m glad to join Chairman Jason Smith in introducing this bill to keep our farmland from enemy hands, protecting our nation’s farmers, supply chains, and security.”
According to the language of the bill (pdf), a “country of concern” is defined as any nation that “is engaged in long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States.”
The bill names China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela under socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro as countries of concern.
Top Biden Administration Official Admits to Lying to Congress
A top official in the Biden administration has admitted to lying to Congress when she claimed to not own individual stocks.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, a Biden appointee, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on April 20 that she invested only in mutual funds and didn’t own any individual stocks.
Granholm said in a letter on June 9 to Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) that she wasn’t honest during the Capitol Hill appearance.
“I mistakenly told the Committee that I did not own any individual stocks, whereas I should have said that I did not own any conflicting stocks,” she wrote in the missive, which was obtained and reviewed by The Epoch Times.
6-09-23 Police Investigating Two Ocean Related Deaths in West Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating two ocean-related deaths that took place within 24 hours of each other in West Hawai‘i. The two unrelated incidents both involved visitors.
On Wednesday June 7, 2023 at 7:54 p.m. Kona patrol officers responded to Keauhou Bay to a report of an unresponsive female aboard a snorkeling tour boat. Staff from the tour boat related that at 5:45 p.m. a group disembarked the vessel to go snorkeling. About 7:45 p.m., a 62-year-old female, later identified as Barbara Bentrup, of St. Louis, Missouri, began having difficulty breathing.
The distressed snorkeler was assisted to the deck of the vessel where she remained conscious for 10 minutes before going unresponsive. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was performed by staff as the vessel returned to the dock. Hawai‘i Fire Department medics arrived on scene and continued CPR as Bentrup was transported to Kona Community Hospital. Unfortunately, efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful and Bentrup was pronounced dead at the Kona Community Hospital at 8:44 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Hawai‘i Island police are also investigating a possible drowning that took place Thursday morning, June 8, 2023, in South Kohala involving a visitor from Texas.
Government Overreached in Identity Theft Case, Supreme Court Rules Unanimously
The Supreme Court limited the reach of the federal Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, unanimously rebuffing the Biden administration’s efforts to prosecute a man already convicted of Medicaid fraud with a separate charge of aggravated identity theft arising out of the same fraud case.
The 9–0 opinion (pdf) in Dubin v. United States (court file 22-10) was issued on June 8 and authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Justice Neil Gorsuch filed a separate concurring opinion.
The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act mandate
Justice Thomas Issues Critical 50-Page Dissent in Key Supreme Court Case
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a lengthy, critical dissent in the high court’s ruling that struck down Alabama’s electoral map for congressional elections.
In a 5–4 ruling (pdf) last week, the court found that a map drafted by state Republican lawmakers violated the provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act (VRA) that mandates that states not racially gerrymander districts. The ruling requires the state to adopt a different map before the 2024 elections, which may benefit House Democrats.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who were appointed by Republican presidents, joined members of the Supreme Court who were appointed by Democratic presidents in the ruling. Thomas was among four other justices who were appointed by Republicans to disagree with the ruling.
Writing in his dissent, Thomas argued that the Supreme Court’s majority ruling that a section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that bans gerrymandering based on race is “nothing more than a racial entitlement to roughly proportional control of elective offices—limited only by feasibility—wherever different racial groups consistently prefer different candidates.”
Meanwhile, he added, the Voting Rights Act doesn’t mandate that Alabama “intentionally redraw its longstanding congressional districts so that black voters can control a number of seats roughly proportional to the black share of the State’s population.”
“At the outset, I would resolve these cases in a way that would not require the Federal Judiciary to decide the correct racial apportionment of Alabama’s congressional seats,” Thomas further stated.
“The majority goes to great lengths … to fossilize all of the worst aspects of our long-deplorable vote-dilution jurisprudence,” Thomas also wrote, adding that “it virtually ignores Alabama’s primary argument—that, whatever the benchmark is, it must be race neutral—choosing, instead, to quixotically joust with an imaginary adversary.”
Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81
Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday
—> Update: ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison medical center, AP sources say
Two Horses Euthanized at Belmont Park, Adding to Mounting Triple Crown Death Toll
Two horses were euthanized at Belmont Park on Saturday, a grim milestone meaning at least one horse has died at all three Triple Crown race sites this year.
Excursionniste was injured and euthanized after Saturday’s final race at the Belmont Stakes. Then, on Sunday, Mashnee Girl was euthanized after suffering what was described as a “catastrophic injury” to her left front leg.
DeSantis Tells Tulsa Rally He Will Turn America Around If Elected President in 2024
Republican governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis of Florida brought his campaign to Oklahoma this weekend where he picked up fellow Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt’s endorsement and told voters his plan to turn the country around.
Stitt compared DeSantis’s administration to his own work in Oklahoma. He said both states resisted mask mandates, both are pro-life, and both oppose the policies of the Biden administration.
“I 100 percent endorse Ron DeSantis,” he told the gathering on June 10.
DeSantis told an overflow Tulsa crowd that America is in decline by its leaders’ choices. He said he would use the policies implemented in Florida to turn the country around.
“Our great American comeback will begin when we send Joe Biden back to his basement in Delaware,” DeSantis told the crowd. “I know it can be done because I did it in Florida.”
George Soros hands reins of $25bn empire to son Alex
The Hungarian-born financier said his son had “earned it”, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
George Soros is also one of the largest donors to the US Democratic Party. Alex, a 37-year-old history graduate, is the second-youngest of his five children.
Alex is the only family member sitting on the investment committee for Soros Fund Management, the vehicle which the Wall Street Journal says is managing the $25bn for the family and the charitable foundation.
While they broadly share the same political views, he told the Wall Street Journal that he is “more political” than his father and that he would campaign against Donald Trump’s attempt to run for a second term as US president.
“As much as I would love to get money out of politics, as long as the other side is doing it, we will have to do it, too,” Alex Soros said.
VIDEO: SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ABOUT A 6 YEAR OLD FORCED TO PERFORM ORAL SEX ON CLASSMATES (NOTE: In Plainview, Texas, a 6-year-old was forced to perform oral sex on classmates while other students watched … and the school board appears to have attempted to cover it up! See mom having it out with the school board … it got nowhere.)
In Plainview Texas. The school tried to cover it up. I noticed most of their website and contact information has been taken down. So I searched a little. We should all contact them regarding this don’t you think? It says right on their website (on the pages I could find that have not been taken down) to contact them and gives their number.
Some controversy surrounded cycling’s Belgian Waffle Race North Carolina on Saturday, as a trans woman came out victorious in the women’s division of the 131-mile race through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Austin Killips, who rides under Nice Bikes, finished the tough, multi-surface race in eight hours, 28 minutes and seven seconds to win the third annual race, per Cycling News.
Coming in second place was Paige Onweller, who finished four minutes behind Killips.
Onweller discussed the controversy that surrounded Killips crossing the finish line first with a positive message for cycling.
“For those following women’s road cycling, you are aware of the UCI rule that this is currently allowed. Rather than sharing my personal opinions about the UCI rule, I think it’s most important to recognize that all athletes, no matter how they identify, should have a space to compete and race.
“Additionally, underneath all helmets is a face and a person who deserves respect, dignity and a safe space to ride bikes,” Onweller stated in a news release, via Cycling News.
“In the future, I feel a separate category is appropriate, but event promoters are also learning what is best to preserve both female cycling while also creating an inclusive space for all to ride. These things take both time and grace to resolve.
Young Montana residents bring climate change case to court for first time ever
Plaintiffs say state violated constitutional guarantee to a ‘clean and healthful environment’ for ‘present and future generations’
A groundbreaking climate change trial will begin on Monday in a courtroom in Montana’s capital city, involving 16 young residents who allege state officials violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment.
Filed in March 2020, the lawsuit, Held v Montana, will mark the first-ever constitutional climate trial in US history.
A groundbreaking climate change trial will begin on Monday in a courtroom in Montana’s capital city, involving 16 young residents who allege state officials violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment.
Filed in March 2020, the lawsuit, Held v Montana, will mark the first-ever constitutional climate trial in US history.
Supreme Court to Consider Hearing Case on Guns and Domestic Abuse Orders
The Supreme Court will soon consider whether to hear an appeal of a ruling striking down a domestic-violence law under the Second Amendment.
2ND AMENDMENT
Six people shot outside a club in Houston, Texas … four people were shot, four were stabbed and five people were run over by vehicles in a melee in Syracuse, New York … and four people were wounded as gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession in Chicago … the major cities are headed for a meltdown … this is why we have the 2nd Amendment.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pu4BTg-lc (Don’t tell 911 THIS Information After A Self-Defense Incident)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Bud Light No Longer the Top-Selling Beer Brand in US Amid Boycott
Bud Light is no longer the top-selling beer brand in the United States amid a boycott over the company’s decision to produce a promotional beer can for transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Industry figures provided to Newsweek show that Modelo Especial’s sales topped $333 million in the four weeks that ended on May 28, compared with Bud Light’s $297 million. The Bud Light numbers represent a 22.8 percent drop year-over-year, while Modelo’s sales are up 15.6 percent in the same time period, figures from Circana and IRI show.
Inside the United States, Modelo is owned by Constellation Brands. Outside, it is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, which also makes Bud Light. Several years ago, U.S. regulators forced AB InBev to sell Modelo’s American business to preserve competition in the market.
Bartender Company CEO Reveals ‘Significant Shift’ That’s Hitting Butt Light
Demand for Bud Light has significantly declined in recent weeks in the midst of a boycott against the company for producing a can with a transgender influencer’s face on it, according to a mobile bartending company founder.
“There has been a ‘significant shift’ in consumer preferences,” Catarina Tucker, the founder of Barnastics, told Fox News. “Bud Light, once a popular option, is no longer capturing the attention or enthusiasm of event organizers and attendees.”
Saudi Arabia signs $5.6bn EV deal as it eyes closer China ties
Saudi Arabia has signed a $5.6bn deal with a Chinese company to manufacture electric vehicles as the kingdom is looking to lead the Arab world in expanding economic ties with Beijing.
The memorandum of understanding signed on Sunday with electric and self-driving car maker Human Horizons on the development, manufacture and sale of vehicles accounted for more than half of the $10bn in investments signed on the first day of a major business conference being held in the capital, Riyadh.
Fraudster involved in a Florida real estate scam is now headed to prison
The Office of Statewide Prosecution, led by Attorney General Ashley Moody, obtained a prolonged jail term for a swindler who engaged in several white-collar offenses related to real estate and advertising property, Moody has announced.
IRS Warns Time Is Running out for Americans to Get Their Unclaimed Tax Refunds
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said that more than 1 million American taxpayers could miss out on about $1.5 billion in unclaimed refunds.
Those refunds, the IRS said in a notice, are for the tax year 2019. If one did not file taxes in 2020 or experienced other issues during that filing season, those refunds are up for grabs, the agency said.
“Time is running out for more than a million people to get their tax refunds for 2019,” said IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel in a news release. “Many people may have overlooked filing a 2019 tax return due to the pandemic. We don’t want people to miss their window to receive their refund.”
Taxpayers have three years to file their taxes and claim their refund. However, if they miss that deadline, the refunds will become the “property” of the U.S. Treasury Department instead.
But for the 2019 returns, taxpayers have more time than usual. The three-year window for unfiled returns was postponed by the IRS until July 17, 2023, due to the COVID-19 emergency that was declared by the federal government.
Meanwhile, the IRS warned that “taxpayers seeking a 2019 tax refund that their checks may be held if they have not filed tax returns for 2020 and 2021,” according to the release. “In addition, the refund will be applied to any amounts still owed to the IRS or a state tax agency and may be used to offset unpaid child support or past due federal debts, such as student loans.”
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
The early-morning liftoff was the first of two planned SpaceX missions today
SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Monday morning (June 12) and landed the returning rocket at sea.
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 52 Starlink spacecraft lifted off Monday at 3:10 a.m. EDT (0710 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, in the first of two planned SpaceX launches for the day.
The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth about 8.5 minutes after liftoff for a pinpoint touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Government Needs to Tell Americans What It’s Doing With UFOs: Rep. Tim Burchett
Congress needs to take conversations about UFOs seriously and provide Americans with greater transparency regarding what the Pentagon is hiding in the name of national security, said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.).
“It turns out we’ve been spending money researching it for years,” Burchett said in an interview for EpochTV’s “Crossroads” program ahead of an anticipated House Oversight Committee hearing on UFOs, formally referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs.
The hearing is prompted by a government whistleblower’s extraordinary claims that the U.S. government had obtained not only “intact and partially intact vehicles of non-human origin,” but also their occupants’ bodies. The whistleblower, David Charles Grusch, told science website The Debrief that there is a decades-long, ongoing competition with other countries to “identify crashes/landings and retrieve the material for exploitation/reverse engineering.”
Record Low Autopsy Rates in the US: Why It Matters and What It Reveals
The autopsy rate in 2020 reached a record low of 7.4 percent, marking the lowest rate between 1972 and 2020, according to a recently released new report by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a subagency under the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (pdf). In 1972, the autopsy rate stood at 19.1 percent, but it has since experienced a steady decline.
The decline in autopsy rates hitting a new low in 2020 is concerning as it hampers diagnostic accuracy, limits medical research and public health understanding, impairs legal and forensic investigations, hinders quality assurance and education, and deprives grieving families of closure and answers about their loved one’s cause of death.
SURVEILLANCE STATE
How the Censorship Industry Works, and How We Can Stop It
The internet was likely not intended to remain free forever. The intention for it to be used as a totalitarian tool was baked in from the start
Google started as a DARPA grant and was part of the CIA’s and NSA’s digital data program, the purpose of which was to conduct “birds of a feather” mapping online so that certain groups could be neutralized
All of the early internet freedom technologies of the ‘90s were funded by the Pentagon and the State Department. They were developed by the intelligence community as an insurgency tool — a means to help dissident groups in foreign countries to develop a pro-U.S. stance and evade state-controlled media. Now, these same technologies have been turned against the American public, and are used to control public discourse
In the past, censorship was a laborious task that could only be done after the fact. Artificial intelligence has radically altered the censorship industry. AI programs can now censor information en masse, based on the language used, and prevent it from being seen at all
One of the most effective strategies that would have immediate effect would be to strip the censorship industry of its government funding. The House controls the purse strings of the federal government, so the House Appropriations Committee has the power to end the funding of government-sponsored censorship
FBI Warns of Sextortion Scams Using ‘Deepfakes‘
The FBI is warning the public that criminals are taking social media photos and videos to create deepfakes in sextortion schemes.
The agency issued the warning in a public service announcement on June 6, drawing attention to how malicious actors take advantage of image and video editing tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to create deepfakes, which are fake media created from otherwise benign content.
“The FBI continues to receive reports from victims, including minor children and non-consenting adults, whose photos or videos were altered into explicit content,” the agency said in the alert. “The photos or videos are then publicly circulated on social media or pornographic websites, for the purpose of harassing victims or sextortion schemes.”
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Net-Zero: The War On Carbon (And Humans) Intensifies
Martin Lippert spoke about sustainability at OOP 2023 Digital.
There is no exact or clear definition of carbon neutral and net-zero, but we have a well-established common understanding of them, Lippert mentioned. He distinguished between two ways to deal with emissions- eliminating emissions and offsetting emissions:
Eliminating emissions means to not emit carbon into the atmosphere in the first place; you basically avoid creating carbon dioxide (or equivalent greenhouse gasses) and avoid emitting them into the atmosphere.
Offsetting carbon emissions means that you continue to emit carbon into the atmosphere, but you either compensate for those emissions (e.g. via carbon certificates) or you try to remove those emissions from the atmosphere again over time – which is often referred to as neutralizing emissions.
Lippert explained that carbon neutral means that the total amount of emissions is either eliminated (avoided), neutralized (removed again), or compensated (e.g. via carbon certificates) – or a combination of all three ways. But you don’t know which way was chosen to achieve carbon neutral – as long as the total sum is the same as the amount of carbon emissions that you caused, he added. So it might be the case that a company did not do anything to eliminate emissions, but solely bought certificates to compensate for those emissions. That would still result in a carbon neutral banner, Lippert said.
In contrast to that, net-zero takes the compensation part out of this equation and puts a lot more emphasis on the elimination (avoidance) part, Lippert explained. It usually means that you first try to eliminate as many carbon emissions as possible – and neutralize (remove later) the remaining emissions that you can’t eliminate, he said.
According to Lippert, net-zero is a much stronger goal when it comes to reducing carbon emissions – and probably the reason why you see many products, data centers, or companies already being carbon neutral, but not so many net-zero – at least not yet.
Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting in the early hours of June 7, after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing lava at a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island.
A glow was detected in webcam images from Kilauea’s summit early in the morning, indicating an eruption within the Halemaumau crater in the summit caldera, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 10, 2023, #409
The completely unprecedented Canadian wildfire incinerations are creating and feeding a massive solar radiation management “smoke apocalypse” that has covered the majority of the North American continent. Does this scenario serve primary stated objectives of climate engineering operations? The short answer is yes. On the other side of the world record shattering heat is fueling fires in Siberia. Sea ice in both polar regions is at record low levels with ocean temperatures escalating at blinding speed. Above it all, climate intervention operations are raging. What happens now? The latest installment of Global Alert News is below.
GARDENING, FARMING & HOMESTEADING
How to Keep Your Greenhouse Cool in Summer
The height of summer can be a hot and steamy affair, particularly if you’re working inside a greenhouse! Temperatures in this cosseted environment are often several degrees higher than outside – just what we’re after in winter, but not so welcome on a sunny day in the middle of the growing season when this mercury-pushing effect places strain on plants and gardeners alike!
Greenhouses, also known as glasshouses or, perhaps more aptly, hothouses, are invaluable to the kitchen gardener, enabling reliable production of warmth-loving crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers and melons. But even these sun seekers have a limit. Tomatoes, for example, see poor pollination and damage to immature fruits as temperatures climb above 32°C (90°F) by day and 24°C (75°F) by night.
It illustrates the importance of keeping your cool as the heat builds. A canny combination of shade, ventilation and humidity will help.
HEALTH
Chronic Pain Shows Alarming Trend, Surpasses Other Common Chronic Diseases
Easy Exercises to Combat Chronic Pain (Part 1)
In this series, “Easy Exercises to Combat Chronic Pain,” occupational therapist Kevin Shelley focuses on common issues associated with chronic pain and simple exercises to strengthen weak muscles and enhance joint mobility, with the goal of helping you become pain-free.
Why Is My Snot Green? How Deep Are My Sinuses? Fascinating Facts About Mucus, Noses and Sprays
Our noses perform important functions every day of our lives, but we often only notice when disease changes how they work.
Our sense of smell works when chemical molecules are sniffed into the nose and make contact with the sense organ called the “olfactory bulb” in the roof of the nasal cavity. The other main function of [the] nose is to warm and moisten air going to the lungs (air conditioning) and to remove unwanted particles and viruses suspended in the air (filtering).
EMF Exposure — A Major Factor in the Development of Autism
Autism needs to be approached as a system; systems biology looks at everything in biology as a web where everything is connected. When you tug at one part of the web, the rest of the web changes
Dr. Martha Herbert believes autism develops in response to environmental factors that irritate and excite the brain, such as toxic exposures, allergens and electromagnetic fields
Autism can be predicted by looking at the level of brain irritability in the child. Mercury, EMF, glyphosate, vaccine adjuvants and processed foods are all contributing factors
The neural network disturbance found in the brain of autistic children has been shown to be proportional to the amount of mitochondrial dysfunction they have; in other words, autism is an outgrowth of mitochondrial stress and dysfunction
De novo (new) gene mutations can result when sperm is exposed to wireless radiation. Men desiring healthy children should avoid carrying their cellphone in their pants pocket
Omega-3 May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in High-Risk Individuals NOTE: This is why we have Super Krill Oil at The Power Mall!
Research highlights the value of DHA bound to phospholipids — such as that found in krill oil — showing this particular form may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in those with the APOE4 gene
The APOE4 gene, which predisposes you to Alzheimer’s and lowers the typical age of onset, is thought to be present in about one-quarter of the population
People with the highest omega-3 blood levels are 18% to 21% more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those with the lowest levels. EPA was the most important factor; those with the highest levels of EPA were 24% less likely to experience unhealthy aging
In your brain, DHA stimulates Nrf2 (a transcription factor that regulates cellular oxidation protective genes) and heme oxygenase 1 (a protein produced in response to stress) and upregulates antioxidant enzymes
Getting an omega-3 index test is the best way to customize your dosage to ensure sufficiency, as requirements vary depending on your lifestyle. For optimal health, you’ll want an omega-3 index of 8% or higher
COVID RELATED NEWS
More Than 100 Young Children Suffered Seizures After COVID Vaccination: Study
More than 100 young children suffered seizures after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new study.
One hundred and four children under 6 years old suffered a seizure within 42 days of a COVID-19 shot, researchers with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other institutions found.
Others suffered strokes, blood clotting disorders, and appendicitis, the researchers said. They analyzed health records from the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), a CDC-funded network that features sites operated by Kaiser Permanente, Marshfield Clinic, Health Partners, and Denver Health.
The researchers examined events that fit one or more of 23 specified outcomes, including seizures and myocarditis, a form of heart inflammation, following messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccination.
Evidence: Pfizer Knew mRNA Shots Sicken Infants in April 2021
Per internal Pfizer documents forced into the public domain by court decree, we know now that the company knew way back in April 2021 of the risks its mRNA gene therapy posed to infants.
Via Pregnancy and Lactation Cumulative Review:
“ [Pfizer’s] safety database was searched for all BNT162b2 vaccine cases reporting any exposure to vaccine during pregnancy (mother and/or baby) or exposure to baby via lactation from all time through 28 February 2021. A search of the Pfizer safety database identified 673 case reports. …
Of the 673 case reports identified in the search, 458 involved BNT162b2 exposure during pregnancy (mother/fetus) and 215 involved exposure during breast-feeding…
In 174 of the 215 reports, there was no AE reported other than ‘Exposure via breast milk/maternal exposure during breast feeding’. In the remaining 41 cases, AEs were reported in the infants following BNT162b2 exposure via lactation.”
Doing some quick math, this means that Pfizer documented adverse effects in no less than 19% of the babies – almost 1 in 5 — that it observed to be exposed to the spike proteins produced by their mRNA shot.
None of these findings, of course, were voluntarily disclosed by Pfizer, the Public Health™ authorities, or the corporate state media that the biomedical state effectively owns.
To this very day, as a matter of fact, the CDC recommends that all pregnant women get shot up, as does the legacy media.
Pulling Back the Curtain: mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Design Created Potential for Clotting and Triggering Immune Overdrive NOTE: This is why we have Purely C at The Power Mall!
In this series, “Promise or Peril: Alarming COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Issues,” we explore how the introduction of mRNA technology lacked an adequate regulatory framework, setting the stage for serious adverse events and other concerns related to inadequate safety testing of lipid nanoparticles, spike protein, and residual DNA and lipid-related impurities, as well as truncated/modified mRNA species.
We will now discuss how the LNPs are constructed and how they behave in the body. The engineering of these molecules must keep the capsule stable during transit but also allow it to dissolve quickly once injected.
If the LNPs are too stable, they may move throughout the body to distant organs instead of disintegrating locally at the injection site as intended. Other properties of the LNPs also affect the likelihood of adverse events, such as their electrical charge and their tendency to cluster.
Fasting: A Game Changer for Spike Protein Injuries, Potentially Combats Alzheimer’s and Cancer
Numerous doctors treating long COVID and COVID vaccine injuries now suggest fasting as a potential therapy for overall symptom improvement. However, this therapeutic approach may also benefit individuals without these specific ailments.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, fasting was primarily associated with metabolic diseases, with several doctors recommending it for weight loss and diabetes management.
But recent studies have revealed that fasting offers a multitude of advantages beyond weight loss, including reducing inflammation and boosting immunity, enhancing cognitive function, and potentially lowering the risk of cancer.
Zuckerberg: Establishment Asked to Censor COVID-19 Posts That Ended Up Being True
Big Tech firms were asked to censor COVID-19 information that ended up being true, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has assessed.
“Just take some of the stuff around COVID earlier in the pandemic where there were real health implications, but there hadn’t been time to fully vet a bunch of the scientific assumptions,” Zuckerberg, whose company is the parent of Facebook and Instagram, said during a discussion with podcaster Lex Fridman that was released on June 8.
“And unfortunately, I think a lot of the kind of establishment on that kind of waffled on a bunch of facts and asked for a bunch of things to be censored that, in retrospect, ended up being more debatable or true,” he added. “That stuff is really tough, right? Really undermines trust.”
U.S. officials pressured Facebook and Instagram to censor posts, emails disclosed in court cases and through Freedom of Information Act requests have shown.
CANCEL CULTURE
This “Power Hour” is in no way related to The Power Hour!
North Carolina Doctor on Video Discussing Treating 8-Year-Olds With Puberty Blockers
A doctor at a North Carolina youth gender clinic discussed treating patients as young as 2nd grade with puberty blockers in a video recently spotlighted by a parental rights activist.
In a video posted to YouTube, Dr. Deanna Adkins describes the protocols during “KIPL Power Hour: Caring for LGBT Patients During Covid-19.”
The 2020 episode was presented by the North Carolina Medical Society Foundation and the Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership.
Adkins was identified in the video as the director of the Duke Child and Adolescent Gender Care Clinic. The facility is part of the Duke Health system that includes Duke University School of Medicine, where Adkins is an assistant professor of pediatrics.
Parental rights activist Sloan Rachmuth called attention to the video in an article on the website of Education First Alliance (EFA). She’s president of the North Carolina watchdog group.
Female-Only Spa With Compulsory Nudity Must Admit ‘Transgender Women’ With Penises: Judge
A spa that for years has served only women must admit men if they claim to be women, a judge has ruled.
The constitutional rights of the owners, employees, and patrons of the Olympus Spa in Washington state weren’t infringed when officials in the state ordered the facility to provide services to “transgender women” with male genitalia, Washington District Court Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein said in a June 5 ruling.
The spa was described by its owners, who are Christian, as being designed based on the belief that “a male and a female should not ordinarily be in each other’s presence while in the nude unless married to each other,” according to a complaint filed by the owners.
Many services provided by the spa require patrons to be fully naked, and the employees who work on-site are all female.
Requiring admission of men claiming to be women violates the Constitutional rights to freedom of speech, free exercise of religion, and freedom of association, the spa owners, workers, and patrons asserted.
PET NEWS
10 Ways to Spark Joy in Your Dog’s Life
You do a lot for your dog: you walk them, feed them, groom them, take them to the vet, spoil them with squeaky toys, buy them adorable sweaters (okay, that last one’s all you)… In other words, you’re probably ticking all the dog-duty boxes, and that’s great. But here’s the thing: Meeting your dog’s basic needs isn’t the only way to keep them happy and healthy. There are a lot of little things you can do that (thankfully) don’t require a ton of extra work. Try these tips to boost your dog’s joy — and your own in the process.
GOOD NEWS
Covenant Shooter’s Parents Transferring Rights to Daughter’s Writings Over to Victim’s Families
The parents of the Nashville Covenant School shooter Audrey Hale, through their legal counsel, told a Nashville judge on Thursday, June 8, they are in the process of assigning all ownership of their daughter’s writings to the children of The Covenant School.
The documents are still in the hands of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) after they were seized from the home of Ronald and Norma Hale and the vehicle of their daughter at the scene of her assault on the school, which left six dead, including three children, not including Hale who was herself killed by police.
“The papers that are at issue in this court, by the law of intestate succession, are theirs,” the Hales’ attorney, David Raybin, said. “There is no will that I am aware of. This morning, we are in the process of assigning all rights to the written documents to the children of the school, the intervenors.”
Man Transforms Abandoned 1940s Water Tower Into $2.5 Million Luxury Home—Here’s How It Looks Inside
In a massively ambitious renovation, a British man has transformed an abandoned water tower from the 1940s into a unique luxury home worth millions.
The concrete water tower, which was built in the 1940s, is situated at Clovelly Cross, about 15 minutes from the port town of Bideford in southwest England. It was decommissioned in 2009, HGTV reported, and spent a decade sinking into a state of disrepair before Rob Hunt came along in 2019, sold his house, and borrowed money from his parents to buy it.
ICYMI
Joe Biden Centers Trangenderism Flag on White House
President Joe Biden put the left’s “Progress Pride” flag — which is topped by the pink-and-blue colors of transgender advocacy — at the center of the White House for his “Pride” celebration.
The pro-transgender political display prompted many complaints that he disrespected the nation’s flag, which is the primary symbol of the nation’s solidarity with its ordinary citizens.
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