FREEDOMIST INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR Presents
FIA WEEKDAY
MONDAY August 20, 2023
editor Paul Collier
A summary of news from the day before (or weekend for Monday reports),
with breaking news added at the time of publication (released weekdays 8am eastern time).
“(Love) does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. “ – 1 Corinthians 13:6
DNC’s California GOP, Junta Hates Wagner, Multimillionaire Penis God, Mortgage Spikes, Big Guy Justice for Hunter
ED.NOTE: Non-Freedomist shared links are NOT endorsements
TOP STORIES
CALFORNIA GOP TO CONSIDER EMBRACING ABORTION, “GAY RIGHTS” – The California GOP is considering changing its party platform to embrace same-sex marriage and abortion, though the move has some within the party ready to break away. The showdown will happen at this year’s state convention, scheduled at Anaheim this fall. The California GOP is going through a civil war currently as some “leaders” have decided that in order to win elections in California, you must stop being conservative and be liberal-light, embracing abortion and gay marriage so you can finally get non-conservatives to vote for you. GO DEEPER
NIGER JUNTA NEEDS THREE YEARS TO TRANSITION POWER AND WAGNER GROUP CAN POUND SAND? – Two developments emerged this past weekend out of the overthrow of the Nigerien government by American-trained military junta leaders. The first one is the statement by the coup leaders that they will need three years to transition rule to civil authorities. The second one is the statement by the coup leaders that they will not be working with the group that helped bring them to power, the Wagner group, Russia’s mercenary group that once tried to overthrow Putin. GO DEEPER
MULTIMILLIONAIRE WORKING ON BECOMING A GOD CHOOSES PENIS SHOCK THERAPY – Lifted from the badly written pages of Marvel or DC Comics comes the most benign villain in the world, Bryan Johnson, a multimillionaire who has been working on attempting to de-age himself so he can live forever. He made his millions with a sports betting app called Braintree and has been using his wealth to search for the chemical elixir that will reverse aging. Having so far failed to deliver this immortality to himself, the cheesy benign villain is now turning to shock therapy of the penis in an attempt to rejuvenate his sex life. GO DEEPER
MORTGAGE RATES REACH 21-YEAR HIGH – Freddie Mac has released mortgage data that shows the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has reached 7.09%, reaching 21-year highs. The rise in the mortgage rate also hasn’t been this accelerated since the 1980s.
HUNTER BIDEN AND DOJ COLLUDED TO LESSEN CHARGES FOR PRESIDENT’S SON – Emails reveal the Hunter Biden legal team threatened to call President Joe Biden to the stand in defense of Hunter, a move that soon produced the sweetheart deal Hunter received, a deal that Judge Maryellen Noreika nuked after asking some basic questions about blanket immunity. The allegation is the Defense team used the “Big Guy” to intimidate the DOJ to back off, which they appeared to do.
TRENDING
RUTGERS WANTS THE UNVAXXED UNPERSONED – Rutgers University has announced its intentions to disenroll students who choose not to receive one of the Covid-19 vaccines in a move that is sure to bring multiple lawsuits to the captured university.
TRANS “WOMAN” SHATTERS WOMEN’S LIFTING RECORD, WOMEN NOT HAPPY – Anne Andres, the trans “woman” who entered women’s powerlifting competitions starting in 2020, has won another competition and shattered more records. April Hutchinson, a fellow competitor, noted the wide disparity between second place, an actual woman, SuJan Gill, who finished with 387.5 kilograms, and the “woman” who finished with 597.5 kilograms. She said of the win that it was “disgusting,” noting “My boyfriend could basically walk in tomorrow, identify as a female, compete, and then the next day, go back to being a man again. No proof, no ID required, just basically going on how you feel that day or whatever gender you want to it.”
more:
Bus Engulfed in Flames After Crash, Killing At Least 20, Wounding 11 Others – dailycaller.com
British Columbia Declares Fire Emergency With Thousands Evacuated – financialpost.com
Maui Fire Lays Bare Utility Missteps Mirrored Across the Country – www.bloomberg.com
Maui County Filed Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies In 2020 – crooksandliars.com
Man disparages Pride flag, then kills shopkeeper in California – www.bbc.com
Judge Throws Out Confession of Bombing Suspect as Derived From Torture – www.nytimes.com
Bus Engulfed in Flames After Crash, Killing At Least 20, Wounding 11 Others – dailycaller.com
Hunter Biden’s Tax Charges Dismissed Will He Face New Ones? – loyalconservatives.com
Migrants entering US through new route popularized on social media – nypost.com
Meadows seeks dismissal of Georgia charges against him – news.yahoo.com
Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature – www.bbc.co.uk
WORLD
IT’S OFFICIAL, UKRAINE’S OFFENSIVE HAVE FAILED – A recent U.S. intelligence report suggests the Ukraine offensive to cut Russian troops in the Crimea off from mainland Russia has failed. The report claims that Ukraine has made small gains, many of which have already been lost, and the push has cost many lives and equipment.
AFGHAN REFUGEES WHO AIDED U.S. MILITARY STILL NOT GIVEN PERMANENT STATUS – A number of Afghan refugees who left after the catastrophic fall of Afghanistan are still awaiting news of their status in the United States where they fled seeking asylum. So far, the Biden administration has not moved to give these heroes the certainty they deserve after risking their lives to help us.
more:
Ecuador Votes In Presidential Election Dominated By Security Woes – www.barrons.com
Niger demonstrators stage pro-coup rally after junta warns against intervention – amp.france24.com
Denmark, Netherlands Get US Approval to send F-16s to Ukraine – www.bloomberg.com
Pakistan ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi detained in Islamabad – www.businesstoday.in
U.S., Japan, South Korea form historic defence pact to counter China – National – globalnews.ca
Kenya, South Sudan commit to strengthen bilateral ties – www.the-star.co.ke
In sign of weakness, pro-PRC Solomons PM avoids meeting US Congress members – sundayguardianlive.com
Russian court charges jailed U.S. citizen with espionage: reports – National – globalnews.ca
Russian, Chinese Warships in East China Sea After Sailing Near Alaska – news.usni.org
How Nigerian, Cameroonian Forces Blocked Pro-Biafra Militants From Bombing Vessels – 247ureports.com
Pyongyang’s armed drones pose new threat to Seoul – m.koreatimes.co.kr
POLITICS
GOP ACCUSES CITIBANK OF COLLUDING WITH DNC TO TARGET AMERICANS – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is accusing Citibank of giving Biden’s FBI private information about U.S. citizens without having a justified reason for doing so. The allegation is the bank provided the FBI information about citizens without being compelled legally to do so. The committee has subpoenaed the unamerican corporation to turn over records that will reveal exactly what information the police state informant bank gave to the DNC in pursuit of eliminating political opposition to the party.
NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF REPUBLICANS NOW WANT TRUMP AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT– So far, the indictments haven’t hurt former President Donald Trump who has surged to 62 percent among Republican voters for their primary choice for President, while DeSantis has fallen back to 16 percent. The poll was a CBS News/YouGov Poll that was conducted between August 16-18.
more:
Obama Admin Comments Supporting ‘Alternate Email’ Accounts Resurface – okmagazine.com
Trump Cancels News Conference on Georgia Election Fraud Report – www.bloomberg.com
Dem. Senator Manchin fuels further speculation about third party presidential bid – www.theblaze.com
US Senate Republican says Trump should drop out of presidential race – www.reuters.com
Democrats Want Private Security Watching GOP Poll Watchers – thefederalist.com
MAGA Rages After DeSantis Called Trumpers ‘Listless Vessels’ – crooksandliars.com
Massachusetts to Fund Tuition Assistance for Illegal Immigrants – legalinsurrection.com
Youngkin urges Republicans to embrace early voting – msnNOW – www.msn.com
FINANCE WATCH
MAJOR WIRELESS CARRIERS LOSE BILLIONS IN SMARTPHONE SALES – Wireless carriers are experiencing a sudden plummet in smartphone sales as consumers seem inclined to hold on to their smartphones longer than they ever did before. This has resulted in billions of lost revenue compared to last year. The current state of the economy is one factor, but the lack of noticeable differences from one year model to the next is also factoring in.
U.S. INCHING TOWARDS TRADE WAR WITH MEXICO OVER CORN – The U.S. government is protesting Mexico’s stance on banning the import of genetically modified corn, saying it is a violation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade agreement (USMCA). Mexico has countered that “the measures under debate have no effect on trade.”
more:
China’s Debt Crisis Mounts As Everything Goes Wrong; S&P 500 Risk Limited – www.investors.com
Mexico expands tariffs to protect domestic markets – mexiconewsdaily.com
Indexes Fall as Treasury Yields Climb to Highest in More Than 10 Years – www.investopedia.com
US Bank Freezing Accounts, Denying Customers Access to Funds – btcpeers.com
Verizon showing interest in possible ESPN partnership – www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
Argentina sets grocery price controls for 90 days to tame inflation – www.reuters.com
Argentina government: IMF had wanted “100%” peso devaluation – www.reuters.com
FTX and Genesis reach $175 million settlement as the crypto bankruptcies drag on – fortune.com
Transnet CEO Fears Major Job Losses in Trucking Industry After … – Bloomberg – www.bloomberg.com
Minneapolis Sets Minimum Wage for Uber and Lyft Drivers – krocnews.com
New Mexico Secretary of State condemns Kroger-Albertsons merger – www.krqe.com
IMF praises Digital Real, Brazil’s CBDC expected in 2024 – www.fintechnexus.com
Retail CBDCs and the Limits of Spending Limits – www.pymnts.com
Libya’s central bank reunifies after almost a decade – www.reuters.com
Egypt to keep electricity prices unchanged for consumers until Jan. 2024 – www.reuters.com
CULTURE WATCH
HHS SEEKS TO CRIMINALIZE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE TRANSGENDER LAWS – We covered how HHS is attempting to change privacy rules to “protect” women who choose to murder their unborn children from prosecution in states where the crime of murder is actually a crime. Now, the extreme left department is investigating Vanderbilt University’s compliance with Tennessee laws on transgender treatment. HHS seeks to subvert the will of the people of the states to impose its far left agenda on states that clearly have rejected it.
FEDERAL COURT PROTECTS MEN BEATING WOMEN AT THEIR OWN GAME – A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision to place an injunction on a 2020 Idaho law banning transgendered “women” from playing women’s sports. The anti-American court said of the law that it “perpetuates historic discrimination against both cisgender and transgender women by categorically excluding transgender women from athletic competition and subjecting all women to an invasive sex dispute verification process.”
The telltale sign these judges are basing their ruling on their ideology of feat, hate, and fake hope (the DNC narrative) rather than constitutional law is the use of the insulting and sub-humanizing term of “cisgender” to describe a woman. Let us hope SCOTUS rescues us from this ungodly ruling, and let us hope these judges someday face impeachment and removal for such a vulgar violation of the U.S. Constitution.
more:
Court Slaps Down FDA Again for Illegally Dropping Abortion Pill Rules – www.dailysignal.com
Fairfax County Virginia schools defy governor over trans students – www.losangelesblade.com
Art scholar teaches kids to ‘summon’ ‘demons’ – www.thecollegefix.com
Texas university students brace for LGBTQ resource center closure – www.losangelesblade.com
High Court rules against an Arkansas anti-evolution law – www.arkansasonline.com
Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. – 1 Chronicles 12:32
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