Peng Shuai Makes Forced Appearance at Beijing 2022

Peng Shuai Makes Forced Appearance at Beijing 2022

Parker Davis February 8, 2022

The virtually disappeared Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai made another awkward forced interview appearance during the Beijing Olympics. Her appearance is a reminder of a list of well-known Chinese celebrities that have disappeared after crossing the Comminust Party. None of them are bigger than China’s former version of Elon Musk, Jack Ma, who was last seen in a brief video in January 2021 after going missing a few months before that video appeared.

Peng Shuai’s controlled interview mirrors previous narratives

From www.csmonitor.com
2022-02-07 20:17:54
Sarah DiLorenzo
Excerpt:

The drama surrounding Peng Shuai is following a familiar script, in which someone who has run afoul of China’s Communist government disappears from view.

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai gave a controlled interview on Monday in Beijing that touched on sexual assault allegations she made against a former high-ranking member of China’s ruling Communist Party. Her answers – delivered in front of a Chinese Olympic official – left unanswered questions about her well-being and what exactly happened.

What happens next depends on the case, but it is not uncommon for the person in question to disavow the statements or actions that first upset officials. Other times, the person simply keeps a lower profile. Sometimes, their arrest is eventually announced.

Ms. Peng’s saga began in November, when she wrote in a social media post that a former member of the party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee had forced her to have sex three years ago despite repeated refusals.

The post was quickly taken down and the former top-ranked doubles player dropped out of public view late last year.

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Thousands of Americans Forgotten in Afghanistan

Mark Clouse February 8, 2022

A Republican-led Senate Report suggests that the hasty Biden evacuation of Afghanistan ended up leaving perhaps thousands of Americans behind. The Senate Committe on Foreign Relations’ GOP Members issued the report, which was called “Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden-Administration’s Strategic Failures during the Afghanistan Evacuation.”

Senate report estimates thousands left behind in Afghanistan

From www.christianpost.com
2022-02-07 19:42:16

Excerpt:

A new report from U.S. Senate Republicans estimates that the Biden administration left hundreds, if not thousands, of Americans behind in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the official statistics compiled by the U.S. State Department.

The Republicans on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, led by Ranking Member Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, released a report last week titled “Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden Administration’s Strategic Failures during the Afghanistan Evacuation.”

The report elaborated on the consequences of the Biden administration’s withdrawal of the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan last summer, which followed nearly two decades of consistent military…

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Gloria Allred Gets Exposed by Murdered Lawyers Documents

Ivo Fysic February 8, 2022

The ambulance-chasing lawyer that never found a woman in distresss she wasn’t willing to exploit (regardless of the merits of the distressed woman’s claims), Gloria Allred, has recently been exoosed in a FISA request for documents belonging to murdered attorney Phillip Kaye. The documents reveal Alred and Tom Girardi lost a $54 million lawsuit by a former client, Mahim Kahn, who alleged the pair ran a blackmail scheme against him.

Gloria Allred’s $54 Million Blackmail Scheme Exposed in Murdered Lawyer’s Records |

From www.tvmix.com
2022-02-07 08:15:10

Excerpt:

Superior Court of Los Angeles Judge Michelle Court Failed To Disclose Her Illicit Relationship With Disgraced Attorney Tom Girardi and Gloria Allred, when Judge Court awarded Allred’s client Mahim Kahn $54 Million Dollars.

TVMix has received copies of FISA Court Court Documents filed in a Secret Washington DC Court by murdered Los Angeles Attorney Phillip Kaye. The Statements herein are extracted from the evidence put together by Lawyers whose profession was grossly impacted by Tom Girardi’s corruption of the State Bar of California. Lawyers who wish to have Phillip Kaye’s memory honored by having Tom Girardi and Gloria Allred are brought to justice.

The gross misconduct in the Civil Court trial of Mahim Kahn Vs Alki David and Co is currently under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Michelle Court was a lone-practitioner in Los Angeles and had failed at least two times in an effort to become a Superior Court Judge until Lawyer Tom Girardi and Gloria Allred fixed Court’s position at the Stanley Mosk Court House in Downtown Los Angeles.

Alki David was the target for Allred and Girardi’s Scam which included former State Bar Chief Joe Dunn who recently settled privately with the State Bar of California for $4 Million Dollars, over Dunns dismissal.

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VA SCOTUS Rejects Pro-Mask Mandate Petition Against Youngkin

Parker Davis February 8, 2022

The VA Supreme Court rejected a petition to reverse the Youngkin order that public schools cannot mandate mask wearing for kids. The petition was rejected on procedural grounds.

Virginia Supreme Court dismisses mask mandate petition

From abcnews.go.com
2022-02-07 20:25:44

Excerpt:

LEESBURG, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia on Monday rejected on procedural grounds a petition from parents seeking to invalidate Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order prohibiting school systems from enforcing mask mandates in the classroom.

Youngkin and Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares are battling in court on multiple fronts to defend the executive order. But the ruling is far from definitive. In a footnote, the justices say they offer “no opinion on the legality of EO 2,” the executive order that seeks to undo mask mandates, which are aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

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Arizona Bill Would Force Christians to Bake the LGBTQ Cake

Parker Davis February 8, 2022

A bipartisan effort appears to be going forward in Arizona that would force the metaphorical and literal Christian baker to bake the metaphorical and literal LGBTQ Cake. The bill is being introduced and sponsored by a number of Arizona Representatives, including the Republican Speaker of the House.

Lawmakers introduce Arizona LGBT anti-discrimination bill

From www.thetelegraph.com
2022-02-07 22:22:23

Excerpt:

A bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers that includes the Republican House speaker announced Monday they were introducing legislation that would for the first time protect gay and transgender people from discrimination by businesses, landlords and employers…..

The legislation would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in workplaces, housing and places of public accommodation, which covers most businesses selling goods and services to the public.

The measure would exempt religious institutions such as churches but not individuals who say their faith prevents them from serving certain customers, such as Christian bakers who don’t want make cakes for same-sex weddings.

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California Bill Creates Plant-Based Diets for Schools

Parker Davis February 8, 2022

The California Assembly has passed a bill that would create a plant-based diet program in the public schools. The schools are not going exclusively vegetarian, but the plant-based diet will be heavily promoted and encouraged.

Victory! Bill Promoting Nutritious Plant-Based School Meals Passes California Assembly

From pcrm.org

Excerpt:

The Child Nutrition Act of 2022 (AB 558), a bill co-sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, passed the California State Assembly today. The bill incentivizes K-12 public schools across the state to offer healthier, climate-friendly plant-based meals and beverages.

“As the country continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring that California’s students have access to healthy plant-based meals that promote overall wellness and help support their immunity is a more urgent need than ever,” says Maggie Neola, RD, a dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

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From the Bill:

This bill would require the State Department of Education to develop, and to post on its internet website by July 1, 2023, guidance for local educational agencies participating in the federal School Breakfast Program that maintain kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 6, inclusive, on how to serve eligible nonschoolaged children breakfast or a morning snack at a local educational agency schoolsite. The bill would define “eligible nonschoolaged child” to mean a child who is not enrolled in school and who is a sibling, half sibling, or stepsibling of, or a foster child residing with, a pupil who is eligible for a free or reduced-price breakfast. The bill would require a guardian of an eligible nonschoolaged child to be present in order for the nonschoolaged child to receive breakfast or a morning snack. The bill would require the department to evaluate the guidance and to submit the evaluation to the Legislature by January 1, 2025. The bill would require a local educational agency that chooses to implement the department’s guidance to submit to the department certain information relating to serving breakfast and morning snacks to nonschoolaged children.

One Island Gets All the North Korean Missiles

Mark Clouse February 8, 2022

It seems Kim Jong Un really hates an island off the North Korean Coast now simply called No Man’s Land. That island, or rock, Alsom Island, has been targeted more than 25 times for missiles to the face since 2019. Evertyime Kim wants to show the world he matters, Alsom gets a missile to the face.

Kim Jong Un keeps aiming his missiles at this ‘most hated rock’

From stripes.com

Excerpt:

As Kim Jong Un unleashed his biggest-ever barrage of missile tests last month, one place suffered the most: a barren piles of rocks whose name means “No Man’s Land.”

Alsom Island, located 11 miles off North Korea’s northeastern coast, has been targeted in more than 25 missile strikes since 2019. It was the destination of eight rockets in January alone, as Kim carried out the most launches since he took power in a signal of defiance against a U.S.-led sanctions regime intended to punish Pyongyang for developing such weapons.

The South Korean military has closely watched the outcropping’s bombardment, especially after North Korea built a 10-meter wide domed structure there in August 2020, according to opposition lawmaker Yoon Ju-kyeong. Such a structure could be used to test bunker-buster bombs, her office said, while others have speculated it might serve as a stand-in for a government building in Seoul.

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Drought Threatens 4.3 Million in Somalia

Freedomist Curator February 8, 2022

UN says severe drought affects 4.3 mln people in Somalia

From www.china.org.cn
2022-02-07 15:55:28

Excerpt:

MOGADISHU, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — An estimated 4.3 million people have been affected by the severe drought which is ravaging several parts of Somalia, up from 3.2 million a month ago, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Monday.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said the escalating drought has seen some 271,000 have abandoned their homes in search of water, food and pasture. “With the next rainy season not expected until April 2022, Somalia is staring at a potential catastrophe,” UNOCHA warned in its latest drought response released in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.

It said the UN Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated 25 million U.S. dollars for the drought response and the Somalia Humanitarian Fund has complemented this funding with an allocation of 6 million dollars; a second allocation is underway. Additional funding for priority sectors is urgently required to save lives and livelihoods, including substantive and early funding…

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Did Biden Fed Reserve Pick Hand Out Master Account?

Ivo Fysic February 8, 2022

Biden pick under GOP scrutiny for role with fintech firm that got Fed account

From www.washingtonexaminer.com
2022-02-07 19:10:37
Zachary Halaschak
Excerpt:

Republicans are seeking answers from Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden’s pick for a top Federal Reserve role, about how a company she directed as a board member was able to obtain “unusual access” to the Fed’s payment system.

At question is to what role, if any, Raskin, who was fresh out of a position in the Obama administration with a background at the Fed, played in helping to convince the central bank to grant Colorado-based Reserve Trust a Fed master account, which is highly coveted and hands the company an advantage over its rivals. Reserve Trust is apparently the only nonbank fintech business in the country that has been able to secure a Fed master account.

Sen. Pat Toomey, the top Republican on the banking committee, said on Monday that the Fed confirmed to his office that, prior to the prized account being awarded to Reserve Trust, Raskin called the central bank on behalf of the company. Raskin was later given…

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Biden Wants Insurers to Pay for Gender Reassignment Surgery

Ivo Fysic February 8, 2022

Biden’s Latest Proposal Would Force Insurers to Pay for Gender “Transition”

From www.heritage.org
2022-02-07 19:06:36

Excerpt:

President Joe Biden has sought to inject gender ideology into our laws since his first day in office. He might prefer a massive bill like the Equality Act that elevates the categories of “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to status of race and sex. But that effort has stalled in the Senate. So, for now, his administration is looking for ways to insert sexual orientation and gender identity concepts into existing law.

The latest? In January, the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would add sexual orientation and gender identity language to the 2010 Affordable Care Act. According to the department, these amendments will ensure that those who identify as LGBT receive “medically necessary” care. This includes “gender-affirming” surgeries and hormone “therapy.”

In fact, the department’s proposed rule circumvents the law and treats dubious treatments as essential health benefits in qualified health plans. This not only…

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