[Federalist] Cecile Richards is reportedly stepping down from her role as president of Planned Parenthood, according to BuzzFeed, amid an ongoing federal investigation into the nation’s largest abortion provider.
Under Richard’s leadership, the abortion provider drastically increased the number of annual abortions it performs, by 11 percent. During her tenure as president, which began in 2006, Planned Parenthood has aborted an estimated 3 million children, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis.
In 2015, numerous Planned Parenthood employees and high-ranking officials told undercover journalists the organization was harvesting body parts of unborn children, including intact heads. It exchanged these human body parts for money from companies and universities. These undercover videos, which spurred five congressional investigations, prompted Planned Parenthood to claim it stopped taking money for organ harvesting, despite the organization’s repeated claims that its behavior was completely legal.
While these congressional investigations have stalled, the Justice Department confirmed in December 2017 that there is an ongoing federal probe into Planned Parenthood’s business practices.
[PJMedia] So if -- and it's not that big an if anymore -- this story out of a spy novel (the density of Le Carré coupled with the outlandishness of Fleming) is indeed the truth, what do we do about it? The answer is not easy. At a minimum, it would necessitate a massive over-hauling, possibly even a dismantling, of the FBI and the Department of Justice. But how would we do that? That too will not be simple.
Critics of the FBI often acknowledge, seemingly paying obeisance, that there are many good people at the heart of the organization. Can we assume that to be accurate? Undoubtedly there is a significant number, but how do we determine who is who in an organization so adept at, and wedded to, stonewalling? Moreover, we can assume that the perpetrators at the top will be backed up and supported -- some of the time anyway -- by leaders of other investigative and intelligence branches, notably the CIA and the NSA, that have been similarly infiltrated over the years.
A second special counsel has been suggested, but we need considerably more than that. We need a thorough investigation via a full-on commission of the FBI and the DOJ themselves and, unfortunately, the intelligence agencies as well that could -- and most likely would -- take years. So many issues are at play here it's mind-boggling. How do we deal with the dishonesty of our officials and bureaucrats when those same people are the keepers of our secrets and the enforcers of our laws (both of which are related)? When is transparency necessary? When is secrecy justified? Who will watch the watchers? Are the congressional oversight committees enough? Do they have sufficient power?
The questions are indeed endless and the solutions will necessitate more than just firing or indicating the most recent miscreants. Deep structural problems have allowed this to happen. They must be corrected. Nothing should be sacrosanct. We face a complex future as technology advances inexorably and the capabilities of these organizations increase exponentially. We have to know -- in advance and to the extent we can -- how to prevent totalitarianism from within.
Mueller and current director Christopher Wray may not fully realize it -- longtime denizens of D.C. and its culture that they are -- but a significant portion of the American public outside Washington no longer believes in the fairness of our justice system and those people, with cause, are getting more skeptical by the day. There's no telling where this will end. Attempts to salvage the Trump-Russia investigation with charges of obstruction when no collusion occurred in the first place will only exacerbate the situation and drive a further wedge into a broken society.
This alienation has a powerful emotional effect on all us that often we cannot even see, although we sense it. For homework, everyone should watch, if they haven't, what may be the most insightful film of recent decades, the German-made movie about the Stasi, The Lives of Others.
In sum, as Peter Strzok himself texted, "there's no big there there" for the Trump collusion investigation. Unfortunately, and sadly for America, there is a big there there for corruption in the FBI -- and he's part of it. What to do?
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What to do with the FIB? Clean it out, reorganize it and reform it. It has been on a downhill slide since the Clintons turned it into the FSB in the 1990s.
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Queen Elizabeth I had two intelligence agencies; each one spied on the other. Just a thought.
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This just in at Breitbart.com
The Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz informed lawmakers Thursday that he has found the missing five months of text messages between senior FBI officials Peter Strzok
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Here's an idea. Fire everyone in the FBI. EVERYONE. Reform it under the leadership of some real, proven actual law enforcement types that aren't political or have an agenda outside enforcing the law. Written in each contract is the requirement that if asked by congress, ALL agents of any level will immediately turn over all materials to the relevant committee's. Failure to do so within 48 hours is punished by summary execution by flamethrower.
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Yes, but Steven Hatfill a native of Matoon, IL, had racist, South African apartheid regime connections so he was fair game....until he wasn't. Once the real culprit was identified, the U.S. taxpayers ended up paying Hatfill quite handsomely for his inconvenience.
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Folks should be keeping up with [QAnon](https://qcodefag.github.io/).
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Kill it with fire. Start from scratch
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Watching a government turn against itself and people is terribly disheartening.
That sort of thing has only been going on since the very beginning. The USA allowed the Brits to capture the US post on Mackinac Island in 1812 by the simply expedient of not bothering to tell its own commander that war had been declared. Gubmint was too stinkin' cheap & disorganized to send a fast canoe or man on horseback.
[Breitbart] Grammy-winning soul singer Erykah Badu pushed back against allegations of anti-Semitism in a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with Vulture released Wednesday, even as she also said she saw "something good" in former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
The 46-year-old oft-described "queen of neo soul" was asked by Vulture writer David Marchese about her trip to Israel in 2008, in which she expressed support for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who himself has been accused of anti-Semitism.
Badu told Marchese that Farrakhan has "flaws," like any man, but that she will "follow anyone who has positive aspects."
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She does realize that he viewed people like her as monkeys to be exterminated - he just started with Jews because Jews are dangerous and monkeys are not?
[Townhall] Every year, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) hosts SHOT Show, the annual tradeshow for firearms industry insiders. The goal of the meeting is to allow firearms manufacturers, dealers and industry-related media to gather and see what guns, accessories and the latest gadgets will be released in the next year.
"NSSF has run the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Show for 40 years, 20 of which have been in Las Vegas. There is an extensive area devoted to the law enforcement community and to programs and services related to public safety and to that of our customers. You have to be a member of the industry to attend. It is not open to the public," Michael Bazinet, NSSF's Director of Public Affairs, told Townhall. "We have significant security and safety protocols in place, as we do every year."
To make sure attendees are safe, all firing pins are removed from guns on the show floor, trigger guards are instituted and live ammunition is banned.
The Associated Press decided to write up a general article about what takes place at SHOT Show. The author's headline, however, is very misleading.
"Gun industry converges near Las Vegas mass shooting site"
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Is Syria becoming a death trap for Recep Tayip Edrogan? Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011, the ’Ottoman Turkish sultan’ has committed all possible mistakes with his neighbor, showing a surprising lack of political acumen. He first thought that his old ’friend’, Bashir al-Assad and his regime would collapse like a pack of cards in a few months. The Ottoman Turkish president started imagining that the Syrian Moslem Brüderbund would soon assume power in Damascus, like their Egyptian cousins. However, there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... Erdogan soon became disillusioned.
[Mercer] "DACA." That's the magic word, the "Open Sesame" of sorts, that stopped Democrats from saying President Donald Trump was senile.
DACA is the acronym for "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals." The DACA program is Barack Obama's grant of education, food stamps, health care, a shot at a job and a reprieve from deportation for the youthful alien among us. Or, for the older illegal immigrant who still has that certain, impish je ne sais quoi, and can pass for a younger lawbreaker.
Trump said "DACA," and he said it with love.
At a well-staged, "bipartisan immigration bill roundtable"‐CNN's billing‐Trump vowed to pass "a bipartisan bill of love":
"If we do this properly, DACA, you're not so far away from comprehensive immigration reform. And if you want to take it that further step, I'll take the heat, I don't care. I don't care‐I'll take all the heat you want to give me, and I'll take the heat off both the Democrats and the Republicans. My whole life has been heat. (Laughter.) I like heat, in a certain way. But I will. ... We're going to come up with DACA. We're going to do DACA, and then we can start immediately on the phase two, which would be comprehensive.
... I think what we're all saying is we'll do DACA and we can certainly start comprehensive immigration reform the following afternoon. Okay? We'll take an hour off and then we'll start."
Whether the president knew it or not, "comprehensive immigration reform" stands for amnesty.
High on whiffs of a DACA give-away, Democrats and their media dropped the charges of dementia being leveled at the president.
Which is when patriot Ann Coulter charged.
Today was "the worst day of Trump's presidency," she told broadcaster Larry O'Connor. Matter-of-fact, Ms. Coulter stated she was glad she would no longer be alive to witness the nation Mr. O'Connor's children would inherit, if Trump's DACA Bill of Love became a reality.
Ostensibly, President Trump's love-in with Democrats was orchestrated to dispel Michael Wolff's allegations about the president's cognitive competency. The toast of the town, Wolff, author of "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," has advanced the thesis that, to quote Steve Bannon, the president "is losing it," and that he lacks a command of the issues, and worse.
[Hot Air] It seems there is an entire class of potential government dependents which we have somehow overlooked. Tuesday the Washington Post published a story titled, "The surprising argument for extending food stamps to pets." A man named Edward B. Johnston has launched a petition to get the government to change the rules controlling food stamps so that the money can be used to purchase pet food as well:
The petition has little chance of succeeding, experts say, given the political and logistical challenges of changing food stamps, otherwise known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But it has attracted the attention of nearly 80,000 signers on the popular petition site Care2, as well as a number of animal welfare organizations.
These groups say that allowing food stamps to be used for pet food could potentially keep tens of thousands of animals out of shelters and prevent low-income people from cutting their pets’ meals.
"It’s potentially game-changing," said Matt Bershadker, the president of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. "I think we should get behind this in a big way."
Advocates say a food-stamp program that includes pet food would address a little-discussed gap in the social safety net: Currently, there is no federal program that helps low-income people care for their pets.
The article goes on to say that 14% of pet-owning households are at the poverty line which makes it difficult for them to cover things like food and also veterinary bills. I’m actually surprised no one is demanding pets be allowed to purchase subsidized Obamacare plans. It really makes just as much sense. I mean, Sweet Christmas! How have we allowed this massive gap in the social safety net to go on for this long? It’s almost as if we designed the entire system just for people.
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While they are at it, why not demand that Obamacare be extended to pets as well?
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It's a trick. Soon as it was authorized, Trump would be accused of "making Granny eat cat food to get by"
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"So what you're saying is lobsters should be eligible for food stamps."
Dang, that joke falls down because that *is* what they are saying. Muggeridge’s Law strikes again.
We live in an age in which it is no longer possible to be funny. There is nothing you can imagine, no matter how ludicrous, that will not promptly be enacted before your very eyes, probably by someone well known.
It’s time to abolish the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The G-men have degenerated into nothing more than a racketeering enterprise, a banana republic-style criminal conspiracy of vast proportions.
Now we know that the FBI was plotting a coup against President-elect Trump.
The crooked cops even had a name for their Democrat cabal ‐ the Secret Society. It’s all laid out in black and white, in the post-election texts the FBI neglected to delete as part of their ongoing obstruction of justice.
How many scandals does the FBI get a pass on?
As a society, we’ve eradicated earlier threats to the public order ‐ the American Communist Party and La Cosa Nostra, among others. Is the current police-state incarnation of the FBI any less sinister than either of those two mobs?
The solution is very simple ‐ we have the DEA take over all federal police functions, just like they did with the Whitey Bulger investigation here in Boston because the FBI was too corrupt to be trusted. Maybe the U.S. Marshals could help out, too. They’re a lot better at finding fugitives than Famous But Incompetent.
The biggest hero of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta won no medals, broke no records and signed no endorsement deals. It was neither a lithe sprinter nor a limber gymnast. He was a 33-year-old security guard on temporary hire who lived with his mother (in Woodbury Ga.)
The name of Richard Allensworth Jewell (now the late Richard Allensworth Jewell) will forever endure in Olympic lore for the early morning of 27 July 1996, when he spotted an unattended green backpack beneath a light and sound tower at Centennial Olympic Park, the designated town square of the Atlanta Games. He immediately alerted Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) officers and began clearing the area. The pipe bomb within the knapsack exploded minutes later, causing the death of two people and injuring 111 others, but Jewell’s vigilance had spared countless lives and his hometown the gruesome legacy of what could have been the worst tragedy in Olympic history.
[NATION.PK] Pakistain's ’faith mafia’ is back in action once again. This time it is Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi who has announced a sit-in in front of the provincial assembly of Punjab. The call for Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s resignation has gone and now Sialvi and his accomplices are demanding the government imposes Shariah law in the country.
According to the ’faith mafia’ in a country where 97 percent of the population is Moslem, the religion is not safe. Even the educated masses believe this and buy this illogical propaganda. The resilience of Sharifand his successful campaign against the invisible forces has one again brought this cruel religious card into play by these forces. Just two months ago, we saw the result of this ugly card when the state was made to surrender and fulfil all the holy mans’ demands. Now another Pir and his accomplice are threatening to siege the historic provincial capital of Punjab.
It seems that both the invisible forces and the majority in society do not want to get rid of the extremism and self fabricated interpretations of belief. The invisible forces, who were behind the previous sit-in of Khadim Hussain Rizvi, have not learnt the lesson yet. From the Zia ul Haq
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The American granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev spouts the party line.
[MarketWatch] "If the mountain will not come to Muhammad," so the saying goes, "then Muhammad must go to the mountain." With his decision to attend this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump seems to be taking that message to heart (though he would undoubtedly recoil from any link between the Prophet Muhammad and himself).
For the global business, financial, and political leaders who gather in Davos every January, the news that Trump would be joining them this year must have come as a shock, to say the least. Much of the global elite, exemplified by the Davos crowd, feel deep contempt for Trump, and their disdain has likely been deepened by Trump’s recent racist rants about "shithole countries."
Yet the conference will undoubtedly have its share of obsequious displays designed to appeal to Trump’s vanity, with participants by turns fawning over him and propping him up as he clumsily attempts to defend the indefensible, starting with his "America First" approach. After all, this is the same crowd that kowtowed to Chinese President Xi Jinping last year, when he fraudulently positioned himself as the world’s new champion of globalization and the rules-based international order.
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He's going there to kick people in the teeth, nothing more.
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This conference has been a disaster for Our Civilization.
All the mental midgets and their communist planners. Creating a permanent class structure, dividing US, unlimited immigration, climate change bullshit, soros, ... what else do I have to say about this destructive cabal.
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She's anything else to distinguish her for any other loud mouth Academic besides being old Nikita's (the man who tried Perestroika too early) granddaughter?
VATICAN CITY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the "evil" of fake news, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask manipulative "snake tactics" that foment division to serve political and economic interests.
"Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred. That is the end result of untruth," Francis said in the first document by a pope on the subject.
It was issued after months of debate on how much fake news may have influenced the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign and the election of President Donald Trump.
The document, called "The truth will set you free - Fake news and journalism for peace", was issued in advance of the Catholic Church's World Day of Social Communications on May 13.
"Spreading fake news can serve to advance specific goals, influence political decisions, and serve economic interests," the pope writes, condemning the "manipulative use of social networks" and other forms of communication.
"This false but believable news is 'captious', inasmuch as it grasps people's attention by appealing to stereotypes and common social prejudices, and exploiting instantaneous emotions like anxiety, contempt, anger and frustration," he said.
[Federalist] We know it’s a lie that abortion doesn’t harm women. We know this anecdotally, from talking with mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends who have had abortions, and shared their stories of pain, doubt, shame, guilt, and suffering. We also know it from research that demonstrates quantitatively that significant numbers of women are left clinically depressed as direct result of having had an abortion.
As often as we hear these stories, it’s still exceedingly difficult for women hurt by abortion, and their supporters, to get the message out. As Katie Yoder from Catholic Vote explains: "don’t expect the mainstream media to give them a voice. That’s not to say the media shy away from abortion stories. They don’t. But there’s a catch: The stories they share are positive ones. In presenting abortion in a positive light, the media not only dismiss countless abortion testimonies, but also overlook research."
The Divide Between Rhetoric and Women’s Experiences
Even though more Americans identify as pro-life than pro-choice, and have for a long time, we are still a nation deeply conflicted over the issue. One of the reasons for the conflict is in no small part due to the huge significance placed on having an abortion as the true mark of a woman taking ownership of her body. As if a woman isn’t truly in control of who she is until she’s exercised her right to abort her unborn child.
Abortion advocates see abortion as the final frontier for womanhood, the event horizon, the point after which a woman will pass, and never feel the same again. This is why abortion rhetoric must be powerful, because if abortion supporters can continue to distract the post-abortive woman with the idea that she has nothing for which to apologize; abortion is about her reproductive rights; and that it wasn’t her baby, it was a clump of cells, it will be easier for her the next time she choices to abort.
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"women are left clinically depressed as direct result of having had an abortion."
I spoke to a young lady who had just had an abortion at the demand of her boyfriend. She had one question for me as she broke down in tears, "Why do I feel so terrible?" She then withdrew from reality for a while.
In the mean time, her boyfriend died soon afterwards when a car he was under fell off the jack. Judgment.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Federalist] Cecile Richards is reportedly stepping down from her role as president of Planned Parenthood, according to BuzzFeed, amid an ongoing federal investigation into the nation’s largest abortion provider.
[PJMedia] So if -- and it's not that big an if anymore -- this story out of a spy novel (the density of Le Carré coupled with the outlandishness of Fleming) is indeed the truth, what do we do about it? The answer is not easy. At a minimum, it would necessitate a massive over-hauling, possibly even a dismantling, of the FBI and the Department of Justice. But how would we do that? That too will not be simple.
[Breitbart] Grammy-winning soul singer Erykah Badu pushed back against allegations of anti-Semitism in a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with Vulture released Wednesday, even as she also said she saw "something good" in former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
VATICAN CITY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the "evil" of fake news, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask manipulative "snake tactics" that foment division to serve political and economic interests.
