If Comey lied to Trump — who is, after all, a federal official — it’s prosecutable as a False Statements Act violation. It would be lovely irony if Comey wound up facing one of those, after engineering them for others.

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  REALCLEARINVESTIGATIONS: Comey’s Under DoJ Scrutiny for Leading Probe While Misleading Trump. It is one of the most enduring and consequential mysteries of the Trump-Russia investigation: Why did former FBI Director James Comey refuse to say publicly what he was telling President Trump in private — that Trump was not the target of an ongoing probe? … Read more

Trump Sanctions Chinese Firm For Importing Iranian Crude

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via Zerohedge: A huge escalatory step in the US-led economic war on Tehran and its global oil exports, and amid continued trade tensions with Beijing: the US State Department said Monday the US will impose new sanctions against a Chinese company for transporting Iranian crude in contravention of US sanctions. As the WSJ reports: Secretary of State Mike … Read more

Huawei employees collected personal info on Czech Citizens targeted by the Chinese government

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The Czech branch of the Chinese company Huawei is suspected of collecting sensitive data on officials and businessmen through its employees. This material is allegedly gathered during business meetings and subsequently entered into a central database to which the company’s headquarters in China have access. Czech Radio’s investigative team at Radiožurnál broke the story, citing … Read more

It’s impossible to sell stuff online!

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I’ve been trying to sell things online and it’s just endless scammer after scammer. They all want me to ship something to their cousin in Florida, every single one! I have an app that has a perfectly setup purchasing system and guess what? They’re want To go around it and use PayPal anyway. This is … Read more

Here’s how Republicans and Democrats differ on conspiracy theories – Regardless of political affiliation, conspiracy theory discourse is on the rise

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by The_In-Betweener The partisan divide that exists in our culture is a constant source of discussion. Is it organic or is it manufatured? Chris Hedges recently said in an article: “The fact that on most big issues the two major political parties are in agreement is ignored. The deregulation of the financial industry, the militarization … Read more

All of these Democratic party stalwarts should be rounded up into a campaign ad ending with “I’m Donald Trump, and I approve this message.

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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS: ‘We Certainly Don’t Want Any More Coming In’: Pelosi On Immigration In 2008. Earlier: ● What Changed?! Chuck Schumer 2009 kicks Chuck Schumer 2018 right in his badoobies on illegal immigration (video). —Twitchy, December 28, 2018. ● “Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to remind Democrats that even former President … Read more

HAVE THEY NO DECENCY? How U.S. video game companies are building tools for China’s surveillance state.

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via latimes: Although it’s Chinese policy driving the restrictions, data privacy advocates say that for Americans to participate in the creation of these tools represents the crossing of a concerning new threshold. They view the moves as part of a problematic trend of Western technology firms redesigning their services to create China-friendly versions aligned with the … Read more

Jeffrey Epstein Chaired a $6.7 Billion Company that Documents Suggest May Have Received a Secret Federal Reserve Bailout!

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via wallstreetonparade: According to a database created by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists containing files leaked from the law firm Appleby, Jeffrey Epstein, who is under indictment as a sex trafficker and assaulter of underage girls, was the Chairman of Liquid Funding Ltd. from November 9, 2001 to at least March 19, 2007. The offshore business had been … Read more

Iranian flag flies from seized UK oil tanker… Britain holds emergency security meeting on Iran

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Iranian flag flies from seized UK oil tanker Iranian flag flies from seized UK oil tanker#Iran #OilTanker pic.twitter.com/TYyxpQtEoO — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) July 22, 2019 On Iranian State media too Britain holds emergency security meeting on Iran British Prime Minister Theresa May chaired an emergency security session on Monday to discuss how to respond … Read more

CHANGE? Puerto Ricans gather for massive protest to expel governor.

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via wate: Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to take over one of the island’s busiest highways to press demands for the resignation of Rosselló over an obscenity-laced leaked online chat the governor had with allies as well as federal corruption charges leveled against his administration. The demonstration in the capital of San Juan came … Read more

They’re Straining The Meaning Of The Word ‘budget’: Budget Deal Likely To Include Few Or No Cuts While Lifting Debt Limit For Two Years.

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via greenwichtime: WASHINGTON – White House and congressional negotiators rushing to hammer out the final details of a sweeping budget and debt deal are unlikely to include many – if any – actual spending cuts, even as the debt limit is lifted for two years, people familiar with the talks said. The agreement appeared likely … Read more