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Rumble January 9, 2023 Click to View Podcast Audio of the podcast is available at https://www.freedomwatchusa.org/mp3/230109-Special-Prosecutor.mp3
Bolsonaro supporters break into Brazilian Congress and presidential palace | CNN By Flora Charner,Marcia Reverdosa,Rodrigo Pedroso,Dakin Andone,Alaa Elassar,Heather Chen CNN January 9, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz In��cio Lula da Silva on Sunday pledged to punish hundreds of supporters of the country’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro after they stormed major government buildings, smashing windows and using furniture to form barricades against security forces. In a news conference, Lula da Silva described events in the capital Brasilia as “barbaric” and said “a lack of security” had allowed Bolsonaro’s “fascist” supporters to breach barriers set up by the Armed Forces outside…
Biden administration condemns storming of government buildings in Brazil’s capital By Olivia Olander, Nahal Toosi POLITICO January 9, 2023 The Biden administration on Sunday condemned the attacks by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil on the country’s congress, supreme court and presidential palace. “I condemn the assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil,” President Joe Biden tweeted Sunday evening after a visit to El Paso, Texas. “Brazil’s democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined.” The storming of government buildings on Sunday…
House Republicans Preparing Broad Inquiry Into F.B.I. and Security Agencies By Charlie Savage and Luke Broadwater New York Times January 8, 2023 WASHINGTON — Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing a wide-ranging investigation into law enforcement and national security agencies, raising the prospect of politically charged fights with the Biden administration over access to sensitive information like highly classified intelligence and the details of continuing criminal inquiries by the Justice Department. The House plans to vote this week on a resolution to create a special Judiciary subcommittee on what it calls the “weaponization of the federal government,” a…
The feds say they’re in for the long haul on Jan. 6. Online sleuths want them to pick up the pace. NBC News January 8, 2023 The federal probe into Jan. 6 has led to 900-plus arrests, nearly 500 guilty pleas and more seditious conspiracy convictions than the U.S. had seen in several decades. Still, the FBI has arrested just a small fraction of the more than 3,000 people who could be charged. At least 250 suspects wanted by the bureau on accusations that they assaulted officers on Jan. 6, 2021, are still at large, according to federal…
‘Grotesque’ new Batman story features the Joker becoming pregnant and giving birth to a ‘handsome’ baby By Gabriel Hays Fox News January 8, 2023 The latest chapter in the Joker’s nefarious story arc may be the DC Comics arch villain’s most unusual yet: He becomes pregnant. In the latest issue of DC Comics’ series, “The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing,” Batman’s nemesis actually carries and gives birth to a child. If that sounds strange, that’s the way the graphic novel company intended it. On its website, DC Comics advertised the issue as containing Joker’s “most bizarre caper…
Trump takes credit for McCarthy Speaker win The Hill January 8, 2023 Former President Trump is taking a victory lap following Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) win after 15 rounds of voting. “The Fake News Media was, believe it or not, very gracious in their reporting that I greatly helped Kevin McCarthy attain the position of Speaker of the House,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. “Thank you, I did our Country a big favor!” Although there was talk of Trump’s weakened political clout after Republicans opposed to McCarthy’s Speakership bid ignored the…
Republicans walk out on Gaetz, and other colorful moments of speaker vote Washington Post January 7, 2023 It’s been a dramatic, history-making few days in the House, with Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) finally becoming speaker after four long days and 15 rounds of voting. What is normally a simple procedure was instead fraught with drama — with popcorn in the House, a walkout and near-fight among Republicans, and a phone call from former president Donald Trump. Here are some of the most dramatic and colorful moments from the past week: Continue Reading…..
People who haven’t had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 — and many will get reinfected, experts say USA TODAY January 7, 2023 The newest COVID-19 variant is so contagious that even people who’ve avoided it so far are getting infected and the roughly 80% of Americans who’ve already been infected are likely to catch it again, experts say. Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they’re super careful, up to date on vaccines, or have caught it before, said Paula Cannon, a virologist at the University of Southern California. “It’s crazy infectious,”…
Judge considers sanctioning Trump’s lawyers in ongoing New York $250M civil lawsuit ABC News January 7, 2023 Judge Arthur Engoron, in an email to the attorneys, said he “is considering imposing sanctions for frivolous litigation” over Trump’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Trump’s attorneys, Alina Habba, Christopher Kise and Clifford Robert, argued the lawsuit should be dismissed because the attorney general lacks standing or capacity to sue. They also echoed Trump’s “witch hunt” line by arguing “the NYAG has pursued this crusade against all things Trump.” Those are “the same legal arguments that this Court previously rejected,” Engoron…