News and Headlines 12/20/2021: Keeping you informed.

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Pentagon bans troops from liking ‘extremist’ social content, much more in new policy – here it is

The Pentagon unveiled new guidelines on “extremism” on Monday, including rules that clarify what kind of behaviors constitute “extremism.” The rules have been updated to reflect the social media era and now prohibit service members from “liking” or “sharing” social media posts from “extremist” groups.

In addition to existing guidelines like not distributing literature linked to “extremist” groups or words, flags or symbols of those groups, the updates to the instruction now describe what types of social media activity would be considered prohibited.

The updated instruction states, “Engaging in electronic and cyber activities regarding extremist activities, or groups that support extremist activities – including posting, liking, sharing, re-tweeting, or otherwise distributing content – when such action is taken with the intent to promote or otherwise endorse extremist activities. Military personnel are responsible for the content they publish on all personal and public Internet domains, including social media sites, blogs, websites, and applications.”

The instruction also prohibits “knowingly accessing internet web sites or other materials that promote or advocate extremist activities” and “applications.”

The instruction also prohibits “knowingly accessing internet web sites or other materials that promote or advocate extremist activities” and “

displaying paraphernalia, words, or symbols in support of extremist
activities or in support of groups or organizations that support extremist activities” such as flags, clothing, tattoos and bumper stickers.

Supreme Court Asks Biden Administration to Respond to Flurry of Challenges to OSHA Mandate

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump nominee, told administration officials to file responses to applications from faith groups, companies, and attorneys general from over half the states in the country by 4 p.m. on Dec. 30.

That’s just days before the mandate’s deadline.

“We’re very pleased with Justice Kavanaugh’s quick response and are confident that the court will act quickly to ensure legal predictability before the deadline,” John Bursch, a lawyer for Alliance Defending Freedom, added.

Kavanaugh is dealing with the matter because the appeals court that issued the ruling that prompted the challenges is under his jurisdiction.

DC Bar Restores Convicted FBI Russiagate Forger to ‘Good Standing’ Amid Irregularities and Leniency

The move is the latest in a series of exceptions the bar has made for Kevin Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty in August 2020 to doctoring an email used to justify a surveillance warrant targeting former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Before quietly making that decision, however, records indicate the bar did not check with his probation officer to see if he had violated the terms of his sentence or if he had completed the community service requirement of volunteering 400 hours.

Clinesmith — who was assigned to some of the FBI’s most sensitive and high-profile investigations — may still be in Durham’s sights regarding others areas of his wide-ranging probe.

Covid Fraud Capital

Billions of dollars have been lost to Covid Relief Fraud across the country. But one city eclipses all the others, according to the FBI: Miami, Florida dubbed the Capital of Covid Fraud. Scott Thuman reports.

White sandy beaches and swaying palm trees, Miami has become one of the nation’s hot spots for luxury lifestyles.

But some wanting to feed that first-class life, are cutting corners and breaking the law.

Miami has become ground zero for Covid Relief Fraud.

The Journey Home | Full Measure

This holiday season we have a complicated story involving tragedy, a former soldier, accusations of murder, and a journey with an unexpected ending.

Nick Slatten: This is a story about a man that went to war for his country and basically was sacrificed for politics.

To be sure, Nick Slatten’s version of his own story told here in his first television interview isn’t shared by everyone.

Slatten: My brothers and I, there was four of us total that were sacrificed.

Project Dynamo rescues dozens of Americans, permanent residents from Afghanistan

Combat veteran Bryan Stern and former Afghan translator Mohammad Mojadidi, who was rescued, joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the evacuation efforts.

Portland Antifa Sex Worker Indicted with Felony

On 15 Dec., 2021, Andy Ngo was interviewed by Jason Rantz about Portland Antifa member Alissa E. Azar, who was recently indicted for felony rioting. Ngo also discusses the case of other Antifa members recently getting charged.

Illegal Alien Arrested for Child Abuse, Hitting Woman in Florida

Fernando Herrera, a 21-year-old illegal alien, was arrested by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, according to 3 WEAR-TV, on charges of child abuse, battery, and cocaine possession.

Herrera was in a physical altercation with his brother when police said he struck a woman in the face. The woman told police that she also saw Herrera lift a child up before dropping them on the ground.

When Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene, Herrera had already fled. Deputies eventually tracked Herrera down, finding cocaine on his person in the process, according to police.

The case comes after 26-year-old Corbin Wagner was killed last month in Jacksonville, Florida, in a drunk driving crash allegedly caused by an illegal alien who was driving three times over the legal limit.

Saudi Arabian ‘potential terrorist’ nabbed at US-Mexico border; ties to Yemeni subjects of interest, feds say

A “potential terrorist” with links to a number of “Yemeni subjects of interest” was captured in Arizona late last week after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol officials announced Monday.

The 21-year-old man was apprehended Thursday night entering the U.S. from Mexico through Yuma, Arizona, according to a tweet from Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem.

He appears to have been wearing a jacket emblazoned with an American flag patch and another that stated: “Central Oneida County Volunteer.”

Texas unveils first stretch of border wall funded by the state

George P. Bush, Texas land commissioner, says the state had to take matters into their own hands to combat the immigration crisis.

Man Arrested at Panera Bread in Brooklyn For Attempting to Eat Without a Vaccine Passport

(READ) Parler expands Web 3 (decentralization) efforts

With this move, Parler embraces Web 3 and demonstrates its commitment to being a first mover amongst social media companies in this sphere. Parler CEO George Farmer stated, “no company has been more punitively damaged than Parler by Big Tech, and we, as a business, are now seeking to be an early-stage investor and operator in the Web 3 movement: user, not owner, operated.” 

Parler will therefore be expanding its portfolio of operations to focus on Web 3 and decentralized assets.

Parler has already demonstrated its first steps into this field by assisting comprehensively in the buildout of the NFT platform for Melania Trump.

Facebook’s fake fact-checkers censor medical journal article on alleged safety issues with Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine study

Obviously, corporate and political interests are behind the efforts, using them to keep the public from seeing or hearing information that is contrary to their paid interests.

This helps explain a lot about Facebook’s indefensible censorship of a factual investigation published in the prestigious British Medical Journal.

The article by Paul Thacker exposed alleged poor practices and quality control issues during Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine studies based on whistleblower documentation.

Of course this bombshell information is not what vaccine industry interests and their supporters in government and media wanted to be seen. (Pfizer has always denied any wrongdoing. Pfizer, the FDA and CDC all say all vaccines in use in the U.S. are safe and effective.)

Politics:

The real goal of the January 6th committee

Pelosi’s January 6th committee is just a repeat of the Russia collusion allegations and investigation against Trump.

Real Evidence of Fake News: “Losers and Suckers”

Anonymous sources are often used to conjure fake news. Two such instances are illustrated here.

Levin Slams ‘Modern-Day Stalinist’ Pelosi for Using Capitol Riot for Political Gain

Mark Levin: “What are the differences between the Jan. 6 committee and their so-called investigation and the kind of investigations that Joseph Stalin used to conduct? Not a lot”

Donald Trump Sues New York AG to Stop ‘Political’ Investigation into His Business

The New York Times first reported Trump’s lawsuit against James was filed in federal court in New York by the former president and his family.

“Her mission is guided solely by political animus and a desire to harass, intimidate, and retaliate against a private citizen who she views as a political opponent,” the suit reads, according to the report.

The Trump team also released a video highlighting a series of political statements that James had previously made about Trump.

Since March 2019, James launched a civil investigation into Trump’s business practices, focusing on whether or not he inflated the value of his assets.

James abandoned her attempt to run for New York governor last week, after struggling to get traction and early fundraising.

Donald Trump: Border crisis is destroying America

Former President Donald Trump discusses the infrastructure bill and Biden’s failed handling of the southern border.

Analysis: Republican-led States Lead Democrat-led States in Economic Recovery in November

“More jobs are being recovered and unemployment is lower in red states,” the RNC research team wrote.

Without interruption from a Democrat-led state, the top 13 states leading in job growth as states across the country continue to end the coronavirus restrictions as Americans get back in the states run by a Republican governor.

Looking further into the data, the RNC analysis confirmed that 17 of the top 20 states led by Republican governors are doing a better job versus those led by Democrats governors.

Plus, 18 of the top 20 recovering states have Republican-controlled legislatures. Both of these are the ratio that the analysis of the October data revealed.

Biden is ‘obviously senile’: Steve Hilton

‘The Next Revolution’ host slams President Biden for being an incompetent leader.

This about Biden is ‘terrifying’: Miranda Devine

Fox News contributor says President Biden’s ‘anger and resentment’ are palpable in public appearances amid plummeting approval.

Russia, China, Iran have increased aggression since Biden took office: Gen. Keane

Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane discusses a ‘pattern’ of recent acts of aggression by U.S. adversaries since the beginning of the Biden administration.

World News:

Millions protested vaccine mandates over the weekend, and the media barely mentioned it

In major cities across the Western world, tens of thousands, sometimes even hundreds of thousands in each city, marched against their government’s anti-freedom, anti-human agenda regarding COVID-19, mandatory vaccines, and the dehumanizing apartheid state the entire world seems hellbent on imposing.

These protests are so widespread that it would almost be easier to list the countries which didn’t have demonstrations rather than those that did.

Nonetheless, here are only a select number of cities that saw massive pro-freedom demonstrations, collectively constituting millions of freedom fighters:

Five Eyes Allies Voice ‘Grave Concerns’ as Beijing Loyalists Dominate Hong Kong Polls

The United States, the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have issued a joint statement expressing “grave concerns” over the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong, in which only pro-Beijing loyalists were approved to run.

Foreign ministers of the five countries, which make up the “Five Eyes” alliance, said they were concerned over “the erosion of democratic elements” of Hong Kong’s electoral system.

In March 2021, China’s rubber-stamp legislature approved electoral changes for Hong Kong that would effectively bar democratic representatives from occupying key positions.

Jessica Dalgleish: Man jailed for 11 years for killing three-year-old girl who failed to finish her lunch

Toddler, Jessica Dalgleish died from catastrophic head injuries inflicted by 27-year-old Paul Marsh at her home in Sandgate, near Folkestone, on 21 December 2019, Kent Police said.

Bruises later found on her face and head suggested Jessica was assaulted by the 27-year-old previously, however, these incidents went unreported to the police at the time.

Initially, he suggested Jessica may have fallen down the stairs whilst playing. But his account of the events was unclear which prompted Kent Police to investigate further.

COVID-19: New Year’s Eve celebrations in Trafalgar Square cancelled ‘in interests of public safety’

The goal is to “ensure our NHS services are not overwhelmed this winter.”

The mayor admitted his decision would be “very disappointing for many Londoners, but we must take the right steps to reduce the spread of the virus”.Advertisement

There will still be a “live broadcast spectacular celebrating our city and highlighting the most defining moments of 2021”, Mr Khan continued.

Malaysian floods displace over 30,000 people

Since March 2019, James launched a civil investigation into Trump’s business practices, focusing on whether or not he inflated the value of his assets.

James abandoned her attempt to run for New York governor last week, after struggling to get traction and early fundraising.

Commentary/Opinion:

Exposing Russiagate ft. Amanda Milius | The Liz Wheeler Show

It’s well-known by now that Russiagate was a hoax designed by Democrats to take down a duly-elected U.S. president.

Amanda Milius, director of the explosive new documentary “The Plot Against The President,” joins Liz Wheeler to discuss her groundbreaking exposé and reveal what you don’t know—but need to know—about this tumultuous series of events.

Plus, Milius shares firsthand what it was like working in the Trump administration as Democrats launched this attempted coup, and how she reentered Hollywood after a successful political career.