FREEDOMIST INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR Presents
FIA WEEKDAY
TUESDAY August 22, 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
CCP Owns Texas, Left’s New Language Game, No AI IP Owners, Spain’s Catalan Compromise, Target’s Theft Spikes
ED.NOTE: Non-Freedomist shared links are NOT endorsements
TOP STORIES
DID THE CCP KILL A TEXAS BILL BANNING THEM FROM BUYING LAND? –Texas State Senator Lois Kokhorst (R-Brenham) filed a bill (SB 147) that would not allow foreign nationals from anti-American nations like China from purchasing land in Texas. Protestors were gathered and coordinated by the DNC using wechat, a CCP-owned and operated app, to blunt the bill before it ever reached the Senate floor. The plan worked to send a message to the republican in charge of the committee the bill would be coming out of. The bill died in the House State Affairs Committee, chaired by DNC-CCP plant Representative Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi) who let the bill die in the committee after passing the House. GO DEEPER
CNN EXPOSES DNC-CCP’S NEWEST LANGUAGE WAR GAMES TO DEFEAT AMERICANS WITH; USE THE REVERSE JIU JITSU CARD – A CNN contributor named John Blake, who is listed on CNN as a Senior Writer who “writes about race, religion, politics, and other assorted topics, wrote a sophistic piece of language war he called an analysis. This piece is either a signal by the DNC-CCP on how their agit prop soldiers are to now fight the war against the American republic, or an unintentional exposure by a hubristic bit hitman who just telegraphed to Americans what they should be prepared for next in the language wars. GO DEEPER
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE RULES AI ART CANNOT BE COPYRIGHTED – U.S. District judge Beryl Howell ruled that art created by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted. The judge was ruling in a case involving Stephen Thaler who had filed for U.S. patents that were created by his AI program called DABUS (Device for Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience). Thaler has also filed in other countries and met with similar outcomes. GO DEEPER
SPAIN’S LEFT BENDS TO CATALAN PARTY IN BID TO RETAIN PM POSITION – After the indecisive Spanish elections that left neither major left or right parties with enough votes in parliament to claim the Prime Minister position and form a government, the Catalan party became the kingmaker. They have been looking for more rights to self-rule for the region and amnesty for previously convicted and charged Catalans. The Catalans may not get what they want, but they might be willing to settle for the compromise offer. They wanted their previous leader Carles Puigdemont to be given full amnesty, but that appears to be off the table.
TARGET CEO REPORTS SPIKES IN THEFT AND VIOLENCE ARE REACHING “UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS” – Target CEO Brian Cornell told investors in an earnings call that theft and violence in their stores are up over 120 percent over last year, and the trend is still spiking upwards. He said, “Our team continues to face an unacceptable amount of retail theft and organized retail crime. Unfortunately, safety incidents associated with theft are moving in the wrong direction.”
TRENDING
HURRICANE HILARY HITS WEST COAST – On Sunday, Hurricane Hilary hit California where it became a tropical storm that has led to widespread life-threatening flooding and power outages. Dodgers’ stadium was apparently flooded, with scheduled games on Monday being postponed due to storm damage. The storm has affected Mexico, California, Oregon and Nevada so far, with all three states reporting widespread flooding. In Mexico, one death was reported. Just before the storm hit, southern California was also hit by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake.
CANARY ISLANDS WILDFIRE IN TENERIFE WAS INTENTIONALLY STARTED – Authorities have declared the Tenerife wildfire to be the result of arson after an investigation was conducted. The fire has hit the popular UK tourist destination of Tenerife on the Canary Islands. 12,000 people have been evacuated. The Canary Islands have experienced drought, which exasperated the fire that appears to be the work of an arsonists. The fires have burned for five plus days and are the worst the islands have experienced in decades.
more:
In Hawaii, Lahaina Baptist Church ‘Untouched’ by Fires – www.dailysignal.com
Russia’s lunar lander crashes into the moon – www.gfwadvertiser.ca
Georgia DA proposes arraignment, March trial date in Trump case | News – www.valdostadailytimes.com
Canadian Firefighters Wage Epic Battle to Save Communities – time.com
Pentagon deploys nearly 700 responders to fight Hawaii wildfires – americanmilitarynews.com
WORLD
SAUDIS ACCUSED OF MURDERING HUNDREDS OF ETHIOPIAN MIGRANTS – Human Rights Watch is accusing Saudi border guards of opening fire on Ethiopian migrants who were seeking to exit Yemen and enter Saudi Arabia. The rights group said they have numerous eyewitness accounts that can testify to the killings which, they say, could number in the thousands. So far, the House of Saud has yet to respond to a UN inquiry on the matter.
U.S. ENTERS INTO INFORMAL NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN – The United States is entering into what is called an informal and limited deal with Iran that will see Iran not process uranium beyond the 60 percent level, release Iranian Americans from their jails, stop attacking American forces, and stop transferring ballistic missiles to Russia. In exchange, the U.S. will not increase sanctions, seize oil tankers, or seek punitive resolutions in the UN over Iran’s Nuclear Energy program.
more:
Ecuador election heads to run-off vote, with González to face surprise second-place Noboa – ktvz.com
Report: Talks yield little as Niger’s junta continues to resist reinstating president – thegrio.com
Niger Is Ours! Say Russia’s Imperialists (But it Isn’t) – cepa.org
Ukrainian pilots begin training on much sought after F-16 fighter jets, Kyiv says – cnn.com
70% of Germans want a new chancellor – poll — RT World News – www.rt.com
New Leaders Take Charge of Africa’s Largest Economy Today – www.thisdaylive.com
Russian-Occupied Crimea Facing Gasoline Shortages Following Ukrainian Bridge Strike – www.rferl.org
Azerbaijan prevents Armenian armed groups from strengthening … – Trend News Agency – en.trend.az
Ecuador votes to stop oil drilling in the Amazon reserve in “historic” referendum – www.cbsnews.com
Gabon Opposition Cries Foul Over Rule Change For President Vote – www.barrons.com
POLITICS
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING HUNTER WORKED WITH HIS LATE BROTHER – The U.S. Attorney assigned to investigate Hunter Biden, David Weiss, was once a coworker with Beau Biden, Hunter’s late brother. He even worked on cases with Beau, assuring Hunter will not face charges at the end of his face-saving investigation. It would appear the investigation is about taking the heat off the corrupt DOJ and “disproving” political opponents’ accusations of wholesale corruption by America’s first grifter family.
TWITTER LOOKS TO REACTIVATE 2024 CENSORSHIP TEAM, HIRING PRO-GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP HEAD – The announcement of the formation of a Civic Integrity/Elections team led by Aaron Rodericks has caused users to prepare for a new round of oppression of tweets to protect the DNC in the 2024 election. Rodericks had previously supported the creation of the Department of Homeland Security’s CISA program (which worked with social media to throttle dissent from the DNC) and the now-defunct Disinformation Governance Board (which is probably still in existence in a black hole in the bureaucracy somewhere).
more:
Three More Hunter Biden Lawyers Move to Withdraw from Case – www.breitbart.com
Trump Maintains Strong GOP Primary Lead – www.rasmussenreports.com
Could the South Dakota Governor be Trump’s Running Mate? – loyalconservatives.com
Asa Hutchinson announces he has qualified for the Republican debate – amp.cnn.com
The identities behind the 30 unindicted co-conspirators in Trump’s Georgia case – abc17news.com
Republican feud over ‘root canal’ spending cuts raises US government shutdown risk – www.reuters.com
Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure – news.yahoo.com
Political campaigns need to be wary of running afoul of copyright law – www.newstalkzb.co.nz
EDITOR’S CHOICE
AS U.S. MILITARY RECRUITMENT GOALS FAIL, PENTAGON LOWERS STANDARDS AGAIN – The U.S. Military has been failing to meet its recruitment goals, so the solution has been generally to lower standards and requirements. The Defense Department has announced a new lowering of standards, recruits can now use a calculator during the entrance exam to assure more people can pass the exam.
X LOOKING FOR CENSORS AHEAD OF 2024 ELECTION – X, the platform formerly known as Twitter has listed job opportunities for people to help them protect “information integrity” and “civic conversations. The job ad says applicants must “have a deep understanding of geopolitical, disinformation, and cybersecurity trends.”
more:
Thailand threatens Facebook with legal action over alleged scams – www.reuters.com
‘Defund the police’ AOC, ‘Squad’ spent $1.2M on security – nypost.com
Epstein referred former Obama White House counsel to JPMorgan as client – www.nbcnews.com
Judge rules in YouTube’s favor, dismissing racial discrimination suit – Tubefilter
Writers Guild Demands Government Intervention of Disney – insidethemagic.net
Mindfulness Myth? Philosopher Challenges Its Core Principles – scitechdaily.com
Lehigh Valley homeschool hybrid program grows post-pandemic – The Morning Call –
The US Destroyed Iranian Democracy to Uphold British Imperialism – jacobin.com
Pakistan: What are the amendments made to Army Act and Official Secrets Act? – www.dawn.com
SCI-TECH
CANADA ACCUSES FACEBOOK OF COSTING LIVES BY NOT ALLOWING NEWS SHARING DURING WILDFIRES – Canadian officials are calling on Facebook to reverse its decision to not allow Canadians to share news on their platform due to Canada’s news tax (which the U.S. is protesting).
Pablo Rodriguez, Canada’s transportation minister, said at a news conference “What Meta is doing currently is unacceptable. We’ve seen that, throughout this emergency, Canadians have not had access to the crucial information they need. So, I ask Meta to reverse its decision, allow Canadians to have access to news on their platforms.”
FIRST-EVER ROBOT-ASSISTED LIVER TRANSPLANT SUCCESSFUL, PATIENT FULLY RECOVERED – Washington University’s School of Medicine has announced the follow-up success of the U. S’s first ever whole liver transplant. The surgery happened in May at Barnes-Hewish Hospital (which we covered). Now, the man has successfully recovered from the surgery and is already resuming playing golf.
more:
Cancer could soon be self-diagnosed through simple urine test – uk.news.yahoo.com
Somalia orders ban on TikTok, Telegram – www.arabnews.com
This advanced zinc-air battery can further electric mobility – interestingengineering.com
The best AI story generators to help you write your next novel – www.androidauthority.com
Platelets in the brain can duplicate the advantages of exercise – www.techexplorist.com
Marine scientists discovered a terrifying new sea creature with 20 arms – bgr.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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