John Durham Dissects a Smear Campaign

There’s much more to this tale of the most successful and destructive political smear in American history. So stay tuned for the next exciting episode of “John Durham Blows Up Washington.”

 The American Spectator

This is proof of overt acts and statements made in furtherance of the illegal but thus-far uncharged conspiracy.

" 'This is is the third in a series of articles analyzing the 27-page federal grand jury indictment charging lawyer Michael Sussmann with making a false statement to the FBI. The second article analyzed the indictment’s detailed factual averments that spelled out how Sussmann and others conspired to concoct a false but “plausible” narrative purportedly demonstrating the existence of a secret channel of internet communications between the Trump Organization, owned by Donald Trump, and the Russian Alfa Bank. The article ended at the point where Sussmann was about to meet with James Baker, the general counsel of the FBI.

"At the meeting, Sussmann allegedly delivered to Baker deceptive “white papers,” documents and computer data that were calculated to trigger an FBI investigation of the purported Trump-Alfa Bank connection. According to the indictment, once the FBI began its investigation, Sussmann, the top echelon of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign (“Clinton Campaign”) and others publicized the fact that the FBI was investigating possible ties between Trump and Russia.

"Moreover, the indictment also avers that, even before his September 19, 2016, meeting with Baker, Sussmann disseminated the fabricated Trump-Alfa Bank narrative to the media. Quoting billing records and emails from Sussmann’s law firm (“Perkins Coie” which represented the Clinton Campaign), the indictment gives the following examples of how the smear was spread: . . ."

Top Biden officials keep being MIA during crises

 Fox News  "Media notified two months later of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's parental leave"

. . ."Pete Buttigieg was completely unqualified to serve as Secretary of Transportation," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., tweeted Monday. "Now, Pete is absent during a transportation crisis that is hurting working-class Americans." . . . 

Ian Macfarlane

Chicago art institute fires all of its volunteer museum guides because most were wealthy white women: report

 The Post-Millennial

"On Friday, it was reported that in early September, the Art Institute of Chicago fired all of its docents, or trained volunteer museum guides and greeters, for being "mostly older white women of above-average financial means."

"According to the Wall Street Journal, on Sept. 3, Veronica Stein, an executive director of learning and engagement at the museum, sent an email to the more than 100 docents the museum has, firing all of them.

"In gratitude for their long, unpaid service—averaging 15 years each—the Art Institute offered the involuntarily retired guides a two-year free pass to the museum," wrote the Wall Street Journal.

"According to the Wall Street Journal, Stein said that the museum needs to move "in a way that allows community members of all income levels to participate, responds to issues of class and income equity, and does not require financial flexibility," reportedly pointing to the predominantly white and above-average financial means of the museum guides as an issue.

"A museum docent is a guide who serves as an educator who brings people on tours of the museums' artworks, giving details into the works and the artists' backgrounds. The position is usually a volunteer one."...

Joe's Man in Washington, Buttigieg: The Weak Link In The Supply Chain

 

Transportation sec. Buttigieg: Supply chain disruptions will continue into next year, but he'll be flying off to UN Climate Conference in Europe 

You can watch the entire CNN interview here.  But it was on NBC's Meet the Press that Buttigieg really outdid himself with meaningless bureaucrat-speak.  Sundance at The Last Refuge spotted it and transcribed some of it:

Biden's choice,  Buttigieg: The Weak Link In The Supply Chain  . . ."When asked on CNBC why the administration waited so long to take action, Buttigieg responded that “we’ve been working this issue from day one”.

"Well, not exactly.

"As Politico reported, Buttigieg was “mostly offline” starting in mid-August, and only went on a media blitz after Politico disclosed the fact that he’d been on an unannounced leave." . . .

 

Who IS running this show in our Obama-created newly third-world, tin-pot country?

"Pirro also reminded viewers that Obama told Stephen Colbert that he’d like to be telling a “stand-in” or a “front man/woman” what to do from behind the scenes in a theoretical third presidential term (which is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution) in office.  “So I ask you, who do you think is running the White House?” Jeanine Pirro concluded."  Jeanine Pirro

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

Judge Jeanine dishes on who’s really running the White House and all fingers point in one direction  "With Democrat Joe Biden appearing much like an addled absentee landlord, Judge Jeanine Pirro is wondering who is actually in control in the White House, and by logical extension, of the entire U.S. federal government.

"“What are we supposed to conclude when the most powerful man in the free world says that someone will reprimand him if he doesn’t do what they tell him to do?” she asked. “Is someone else in charge?”

"Pirro then implied that she thinks she might know who is calling the shots on a de facto basis.

". . . 

Is Peter Doocy allowed in this "room"?

“And by the way, how is it that Kamala Harris, who is Joe Biden’s choice for vice president, was even given that opportunity given the fact that she called him out on his racist beliefs? And why would someone as clueless as ‘cackler Kamala,’ who had to drop out of a presidential primary because she couldn’t get 1%, how is it that she’s now the vice president of the United States? Think back to Barack Obama’s affection for Kamala Harris"…

Gaffe-Prone Joe Biden Has Done A Stunningly Low Amount of Interviews During His Time in Office 

 . . . "But [Biden's] lack of long-range, in-depth interviews has garnered attention from even Democrats.". . . 

 As Biden's Ratings Plummet, Obama Tries to Save Him From Himself  "Ah, those heady old days. Barack and Joe. Joe and Barack. Joe fancied himself as Barack’s Sundance Kid; Barack once warned: “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to “f**k things up.” 

"Either way, here’s how creepy Joe saw his relationship with “Barack.”. . . 

Biden - Obama friendship bracelet 

. . . "Here’s how political analyst Dan Schnur put it, as transcribed by the Examiner:

“Obama is the most popular politician in the country right now, and any Democratic candidate who is relying on support from swing voters needs him. This is what’s happening in Virginia right now, but next year you’ll see Obama campaigning in these key districts in addition to, or instead of, Biden.”

The Vindictive Obama is "most popular"! Perhaps with those who mask up, burning cities and ruining America's historical monuments. TD

Updated: Joe's Malaise Update: Joe Biden Is Not Jimmy Carter, and This Is Not the 1970s

The two men George Soros would have bought for America if he needed to, but he got them for free. TD

 Intelligencer

Were you terrified to see kids in school looking at you like this?

"There’s a long-standing tradition among conservative pols and gabbers to compare every Democratic president to Jimmy Carter. It’s hardly surprising: Carter was the first and last sitting Democratic president since the 19th century to lose a general election. His presidency, moreover, led to a sort of Republican golden age with the landslide election (and 49-state reelection) of Ronald Reagan and the first Republican-controlled Senate since the early 1950s. It was natural for many pundits to compare the southern governor Bill Clinton and the foreign-policy novice Barack Obama to the 39th president, and Republicans, of course, loved to point to signs (falsely) indicating that both these men would be one-term presidents.

"The Jimmy Carter Redux game has returned with a vengeance in negative assessments of Joe Biden. For one thing, Biden was something of a contemporary (and supporter) of Carter’s; he was already in the Senate when the idea of a Carter presidency seemed like a preposterous long shot. For another, there is a rapidly emerging narrative on the right that some of the problems that sank Carter in 1980 are returning on Biden’s watch: inflation (combined with lagging economic growth), rising crime rates, feckless foreign-policy management, and a divided Democratic Party. So you are now routinely getting the kind of take Forbes reported back in May:

Trump, in a statement, joked that comparisons between Biden and Carter were “very unfair to Jimmy Carter,” claiming Carter “mishandled crisis after crisis” while “Biden has created crisis after crisis.”

“Joe Biden is the new Jimmy Carter,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) tweeted last week, blasting Biden for “rising gas prices,” while Donald Trump Jr. called Biden “Jimmy Carter 2.0,” pointing to the lackluster April jobs report and inflation spikes. 

"Actually, such comparisons are unfair both to Carter and to Biden, for different reasons. Let us count the ways in which their presidencies are strikingly dissimilar.". . . 

Update: Joe Biden’s Malaise Speech

. . . "While the energy and border crises, as well as the economic and supply-chain troubles are self-inflicted, Biden and the Democratic Party are not directly responsible for all the ills. But the American ruling class, which includes Democratic politicians, the establishment media, and its privileged private-sector patrons and clients, as well as their counterparts in other nations, were the most vocal and demanding cheerleaders of economic lockdowns that are the root of much of the damage. Vaccine mandates and passports, more favorites of the ruling class, are creating further harm.

"Biden and his party are facing a set of problems that they have no answer for. So they respond they way Democrats always do when there’s trouble: Demand an increase in the size and scope of government. Then they chastise Americans as if they were children who want too much." . . .

Americans have 'absolutely had enough' of Joe Biden

Sky News Australia

Students support diversity quotas...until it comes to football

Campus Reform    

'It doesn’t make much sense...it should be based on skill.' 

"Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson talked to students at the University of Florida on game day about diversity quotas. She first asked students if they support diversity quotas in hiring decisions and in college admissions processes. Most of the students said yes.

"“As a first generation college student from a Hispanic household, it’s very important,” one student said.

Another student said, “I think it’s an absolute necessity.”

“Absolutely, there should be more diversity in every single field,” another student told Campus Reform.

Jacobson then asked students if they support diversity quotas for sports teams. Most of the students said they would not support these quotas in sports. 

“We want to win no matter what you are,” one student said.

“I don't think we should. College sports is about getting the best players for your team, and I don't think we should focus on which race or ethnicity to get,” another student said.

“ 'It doesn’t make much sense...it should be based on skill,” one student told Campus Reform.

"Jacobson then showed students what the Florida Gators’ offensive lineup would look like if the team implemented diversity quotas based on student population demographics. Students didn’t think it would be fair to implement the quota for the team. 

"Did students change their mind on diversity quotas in the workplace and in college after seeing it from the perspective of college sports?

"Watch the full video above to find out. 

Suspect arrested for assassinating Brit MP is finally named by police, but the New York Times won’t print his name: Ali Harbi Ali

Thomas Lifson  "We can guess that British Member of Parliament Sir David Amess, cruelly and painfully stabbed to death while meeting with constituents, was likely targeted for his pro-Israel and philo-Semitic views, now that the name of the suspect arrested at the scene has

been released.

"Around 6 PM EDT Saturday, the UK Guardian first reported:

Sources have confirmed to the Guardian that the suspect’s name is Ali Harbi Ali, 25.

"Other British media picked up the story and added details. The Sunday Times and Evening Standard both chose to emphasize the suspect’s family as victims: “Father’s shock after son held over Sir David Amess murder” and “Terror suspect’s family have been left ‘traumatised’ by arrest.” They respectively headlined.

"It turns out that Mr. Ali already had been on the radar of the UK’s counter-terrorism apparatus:. .  . "

Who is Harbi Ali Kullane?(Terror suspect’s father reveals he is ‘feeling very traumatised’ by his son’s arrest in Sir David Amess murder probe )

The Somali father of the suspected terrorist who allegedly killed Conservative MP Sir David Amess in Friday’s horrific knife attack in Essex while meeting with constituents said he had been “ traumatized ” by the shock that his son was arrested for the crime.

Is “Insurrection” Cool Again? Climate Change Extremists Attempt To Storm Government Building

Climate protesters are pushing police, trying to force their way into the Department of the Interior where other activists have made it inside in an attempt to occupy the building. pic.twitter.com/IVhvPdTAYu

— Ellie Silverman (@esilverman11) October 14, 2021

Legal Insurrection

“It was global warming activists who tried to storm the Department of the Interior building. One officer was injured”

"Progressive climate change protesters stormed the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC this week. Is this an attack on our democracy? Was it worse than WWII and 9/11 combined?

"We’re patiently waiting for hyperventilating Democrats and media types to chime in on this outrage.

"Matt Vespa writes at Townhall:

So, We’re Just Going to Ignore a Bunch of Green Warriors Who Tried to Storm the Department of the Interior?

"It wasn’t the Capitol Building, but another insurrection occurred in Washington DC this week. Based on the liberal media’s rules, this was an attack on our democracy*, our principles, and it should shake us to our core. This isn’t who we are. Was this worse than 9/11? I don’t know.

"That’s what the establishment media thought of the January 6 riot. Are these domestic terrorists going to be arrested as well? Will there be a congressional committee to investigate how this heinous attack on our country occurred this week? Probably not. It was left-wingers. It was global warming activists who tried to storm the Department of the Interior building. One officer was injured…". . . 

All emphases in the original. 

CNN and MSNBC need people like this:

 Mr. Skambraks may be jeapordizing his career in broadcasting nby raising these questions, but as a man of conscience, he weites from the heart. We'll try to follow what happens to him.

Bookworm Room

German public broadcasting staffer decries suppression of Covid information: ‘I cannot do it anymore’  ..."Skambraks writes from an idealistic posture, calling on his organization to live up to its ideals as a public broadcaster.

From the beginning, I felt that public service broadcasting should fill precisely this space: promote dialogue between advocates of measures and critics, between people who are afraid of the virus and people who are afraid of losing their basic rights, between vaccination supporters and vaccination sceptics. For the past year and a half, however, the space for discussion has narrowed considerably.

Scientists and experts who were respected and esteemed before Covid, who were given space in public discourse, are suddenly labelled cranks, tinfoil hat wearers or Covidiots. (snip)

Instead of an open exchange of opinions, a “scientific consensus” was proclaimed, that must be defended. Anyone who doubts this and demands a multidimensional perspective on the pandemic, will reap indignation and scorn.

"He uses a German example of suppression of heterodox views:"

As an oft-cited example critical of the Government’s Covid-19 measures were labelled right-wingers. Which editor will still dare to voice similar ideas?...

TD: He will be pressured by the left to sink as low as these useful idiots: 

The faces of CNN

UPDATED: The woke storm DC: Dozens of 'extreme' climate change activists dubbed 'People vs Fossil Fuels' barge into Interior Department, leaving 'multiple cops and security' injured in scenes reminiscent of Jan. 6 Capitol riots

UK Daily Mail  "Dozens of climate activists have been arrested after they clashed with police in Washington DC and forced their way into the Interior Department building in scenes that some have called reminiscent of the US Capitol riot.

"An Interior Department spokeswoman said a group of demonstrators rushed the lobby on Thursday, injuring multiple security officers, at least of whom was taken to a nearby hospital. 

"Police and protesters clashed outside the building, and officers used Tasers and batons against several unarmed protesters, representatives for the activist group said. The group said 55 participants were arrested.

"The dramatic scenes came during five days of demonstrations in the capital organized by a Native American climate group calling itself 'People vs Fossil Fuels', which is demanding that President Joe Biden cease approvals for fossil fuel infrastructure and lead a renewable energy transformation. 

"Footage shared by Washington Post reporter Ellie Silverman shows protestors pushing their way into the Interior Department, while chanting 'sign the treaty' and 'protect the water'.

"An overwhelmed officer appears to flash his taser at the angry crowd gathered at the entrance to the federal building. " . . . 

Climate protesters are pushing police, trying to force their way into the Department of the Interior where other activists have made it inside in an attempt to occupy the building. pic.twitter.com/IVhvPdTAYu

— Ellie Silverman (@esilverman11) October 14, 2021

 Joy Reid of MSNBC: Jan. 6 was worse than 9/11   "MSNBC's reliably unhinged Joy Reid and network contributor Matthew Dowd agreed this week the riot, in which one protester was shot and killed, is probably worse than the Sept. 11 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 civilians were slaughtered in an act of political terrorism."...

Al and Joy

UPDATE: INSURRECTION: Climate Protesters Storm Dept Of Interior Offices, Multiple Cops Injured…  "OMG lock them up for 9 months in prison in solitary, insurrectionists!"

Via DailyMail:

Dozens of climate activists have been arrested after they clashed with police in Washington DC and forced their way into the Interior Department building in scenes that some have called reminiscent of the US Capitol riot.

An Interior Department spokeswoman said a group of demonstrators rushed the lobby on Thursday, injuring multiple security officers, at least of whom was taken to a nearby hospital.

Police and protesters clashed outside the building, and officers used Tasers and batons against several unarmed protesters, representatives for the activist group said. The group said 55 participants were arrested.

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