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💣BarrGate💣

4 feds w/draw amid escalating DOJ fight over Stone’s prison term

Barr is interfering in matters of interest to Trump e.g. Stone & Flynn sentencing

Barr removed Jessie Lui & replaced her with Shea, one of his aides.

Lui had been overseeing the inv’n into McCabe
💣BarrGate2💣

McCabe has not been charged, despite calls by Trump for him to go to prison.

“This signals to me that there has been a political infestation," says Chuck Rosenberg.

“And that is the single most dangerous thing that you can do to the Department of Justice."
💣BarrGate3💣

"I've never seen this happen, ever," said Gregory Brower. "I'd be shocked if the judge didn't order the US atty to come into ct to explain it."

Trump Budget Would Fray Social Safety Net

Proposals for cuts in SNAP, housing & edu cd exacerbate inequality in the US
💣BarrGate4💣

Trump is trumpeting his desire to chip away at the nation’s social safety net while increasing spending on the military and border security.

Although Trump said Social Security would remain unscathed, his proposal cuts spending on the program.
💣BarrGate5💣

Trump’s budget proposal won’t reduce your Social Security check, but it could lower your quality of life and health care

The 2021 budget proposes cutting SNAP funding by about $15B

Trump’s budget proposed a 15.2% decrease for HUD low income housing.
💣BarrGate6💣

Trump has proposed a 25 % cut to the signature military fund designed to offset Russian aggression in E Europe, per the DOD.

Google Among Tech Giants Facing New Antitrust Scrutiny on Deals

Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has built a $1B disinfo machine
💣BarrGate7💣

Newly unredacted emails confirm that OMB, including the WH general counsel’s office, was fully in the loop about the Pentagon’s concerns & took active steps to bury them.

The emails also expose the extent to which OMB misled, and even lied to, the GAO.
💣BarrGate8💣

Katie Porter grilled Powell over whether the people in attendance -- including Bezos, Javanka, KAC & Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan)-- were in a position to benefit financially from the ability to weigh in on monetary policy in private convos w/ the Fed chair.
💣BarrGate9💣

BlackRock Climate Vow Pays Off With New ETF’s $600 Million Debut

📌ESG ETF flows are likely to rise this year after record 2019

🔑When the bull market is about to turn into a bear, ETFs may offer a safe haven.
💣BarrGate10💣

DOJ Nears Decision on Whether to Charge Blackwater Founder Erik Prince

Prince could face charges stemming from his testimony to Congress about Seychelles meeting w/ Putin adviser & potential arms-trafficking violations

Adelsons Spend $100M in Trump Re-elex bid.
💣BarrGate11💣

UN Security Council to Discuss Trump's Mideast Plan, but Won't Vote on Palestinian Resolution

The Palestinians withdrew their proposed resolution condemning Trump's plan, which was set to be voted upon during the session, claiming it has yet to be finalized
💣BarrGate12💣

Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Isn’t New. It Plagiarized a 40-Year-Old Israeli Initiative.

The WH likes to pretend it’s breaking with tradition. In fact, it’s recycling old maps & ideas. 

Crypto asset manager sees bitcoin mining shift from China to North America
💣BarrGate13💣

Judge dismisses lawsuit to compel White House to archive records of Trump calls, meetings with Putin, other foreign leaders

‘The intelligence coup of the century’

For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries.
💣BarrGate14💣

The House Oversight Wars Are Not Going Away

Sudan's rulers have agreed that those wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) will appear there.

The decision paves the way for ex-President Omar al-Bashir to be sent to The Hague to face charges there
💣BarrGate15💣

France fines son of Equatorial Guinea leader €30 million for corruption

Jeers as Weakened Rouhani Calls for Unity in Deeply Divided Iran

Zelenskiy has dismissed the chief of his adm, Andriy Bohdan, & replaced him with Andriy Yermak, an aide linked to Giuliani.
💣BarrGate16💣

Father of Sarah Lawrence Student Accused in Sex Trafficking of Her Classmates

Lawrence Ray was charged with moving into his daughter’s dormitory and targeting her friends for exploitation.
💣BarrGate16💣

In fall 1997, Kerik asked Lawrence Ray to use his contacts in Russia to try to arrange a meeting between Giuliani & Gorbachev, Ray said.

Among his many hats, Ray said that he had managed to become a security advance man for some of Gorbachev’s trips to the US.
💣BarrGate16💣

Ex-Billionaire Mallya Fights Extradition From U.K. for Fraud

India’s ‘King of Good Times’ defaulted on $1.3 billion in debt

DARPA awards contract to Aerojet for Glide Breaker program.

DOJ Human Trafficking Grants Prompt Whistleblower Complaint
💣BarrGate17💣

One of Britain's leading national security think tanks says the UK must develop the capability to push back against CH & RU political warfare & be prepared for competition without end.

Fed Reserve Monitoring Coronavirus Outbreak & Risks for Broader Disruptions
💣BarrGate18💣

The UN health agency announced that "Covid-19" will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a "very grave threat" for the world but there was a "realistic chance" of stopping it.
💣BarrGate18💣

Saudi-Qatar Talks to End Lengthy Gulf Dispute Falter, Sources Say
One diplomat said Saudi Arabia wanted a new arrangement with Qatar that would involve Doha making fresh commitments

Swiss government lobbies for EU ties as 'Brexit moment' looms
💣BarrGate18💣

Jeff Bezos’s Record $4.1 Billion Stock Sale Ends Years of Restraint

This after Fed Chair Powell attended Bezos’ party 1/25/20.

Javanka, KAC & JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon also attended the party.

Prague to risk Russian wrath by naming square after Boris Nemtsov
💣BarrGate19💣

The FTC plans to examine past acquisitions by five major tech companies—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft—as part of a look at competition in tech markets

DHS Considered How To Punish States That Deny Access To Driver Records, A Memo Says
💣BarrGate20💣

The ACLU Slammed A Facial Recognition Company That Scrapes Photos From Instagram And Facebook

Members of Wisconsin's Hmong community are speaking out after reports that the Trump adm is seeking the ability to deport thousands of Hmong residents to Laos.
💣BarrGate21💣

A Reality-TV Producer Became Rainmaker to $300 Billion Saudi Fund

Carla DiBello has a close relationship with its chief and little formal finance training, and her role is frustrating some officials at the fund

Bennet & Yang Suspend Presidential Campaigns
💣BarrGate21💣

Matzneff is accused of actively promoting pedophilia thru his books.

The Gloves Are Off’: Trump Pushes Revenge Ops

'A Frankenstein creation': Saudi prince says US peace plan takes away Palestine's heart & soul

Philippines Says It Will End US Security Agreement
💣BarrGate22💣

Trump Iran Man Brian Hook Met With a Fmr Terror Group’s (MEK) Rep After Soleimani Strike

MEK has long sought regime change in Iran.

MEK had long seen Soleimani as one of Iran’s foremost villains, “an infamous symbol of the regime’s intimidation & murder.”
💣BarrGate23💣

Soleimani was “directly responsible for killing some of my MEK people,” said Giuliani, a long-time ally of the group,

“We don't like him very much.”

Yet, in the wake of that strike, Pompeo sent a memo barring US officials from meeting with reps of the MEK.
💣BarrGate24💣

Australia's Aborigines win legal protection from deportation in landmark court ruling

Pompeo cited MEK’s contro’l history—it allegedly played a role in the assassination of three US Army officers & 3 more civilian contractors & poor public standing in Iran.
💣BarrGate25💣

Mossad relied on MEK operatives to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists during Iran & Israel’s secret dirty war between 2010 and 2012.

Germany's Merkel loses control of her own succession

LA has passed nearly 100 anti-abortion restrictions since Roe v. Wade
💣BarrGate26💣

Credit-Card Debt in US Rises to Record $930 B, particularly among younger borrowers

U.S. Household Debt Exceeds $14 Trillion for the First Time

Mortgage loans for young adults at highest level since 2007

More than $100B in student loans held by people over 60
💣BarrGate267💣

Trump’s ugliest degradations — the nonstop lying, the constant efforts to undermine faith in our political system, the relentless delegitimization of the opposition — often seem to converge in some sense on a single, overarching goal
To get you to give up.

DON’T
Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing

Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case wasn't the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving an ex-Trump aide, officials say.

nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Breaking: All four prosecutors in Roger Stone’s case have asked to withdraw, raising questions about politicization at Justice Dept.

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
DOJ Nears Decision on Whether to Charge Blackwater Founder Erik Prince

Prince could face charges stemming from his testimony to Congress about Seychelles meeting with Putin adviser and potential arms-trafficking violations

wsj.com/articles/doj-n…
Katie Porter grilled Powell over whether the people in attendance -- including Bezos, Javanka, KAC & Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan)-- were in a position to benefit financially from the ability to weigh in on monetary policy in private convos w/ the Fed chair.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
BlackRock Climate Vow Pays Off With New ETF’s $600 Million Debut

Leaders ETF began trading Friday

📌ESG ETF flows are likely to rise this year after record 2019

🔑When the bull market is about to turn into a bear, ETFs may offer a safe haven.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump’s budget proposal won’t reduce your Social Security check, but it could lower your quality of life and health care

marketwatch.com/story/trumps-b…
Trump Iran Man Brian Hook Met With a Former Terror Group’s (MEK) Rep After Soleimani Strike

FYI: MEK has long sought regime change in Iran.

thedailybeast.com/trump-iran-man…
MEK
Trump Advisors Giuliani and Bolton (& Chao) Support MEK, the Iran Terrorist Organization

Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad, relied on MEK operatives to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists during Iran and Israel’s secret dirty war between 2010 and 2012.

haaretz.com/1.5183498
Why Trump’s Hawks Back the MEK Terrorist Cult

nybooks.com/daily/2018/07/…
Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Isn’t New. It Plagiarized a 40-Year-Old Israeli Initiative.
The White House likes to pretend it’s breaking with tradition. In fact, it’s recycling old maps and ideas. 

foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/11/tru…
U.S. Household Debt Exceeds $14 Trillion for the First Time

Mortgage loans for young adults at highest level since 2007 More than $100 billion in student loans held by people over 60

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Report: Sheldon and Miriam Adelson to Spend $100 Million in Trump Re-election Bid
Most of the money would be funneled through political action committees and 'dark money' groups that are not required to reveal donors, The Guardian says

haaretz.com/us-news/.premi…
Trump has proposed a 25 percent cut to the signature military fund designed to offset Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, according to the Defense Department's budget documents unveiled Monday.

usnews.com/news/world-rep…
‘The intelligence coup of the century’

For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries.

washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…
Roger Stone deserves 7 to 9 years prison for lying to Congress in Russia probe, U.S. says in sentencing recommendation for Trump confidant

washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
Newly unredacted emails confirm that OMB, including the GC’s office, was fully in the loop about the Pentagon’s concerns & took active steps to bury them.

They also expose the extent to which OMB misled, and even lied to, the GAO.

justsecurity.org/68614/exclusiv…
Google Among Tech Giants Facing New Antitrust Scrutiny on Deals

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the chief of his administration, Andriy Bohdan, and replaced him with Andriy Yermak, an aide whose name has been linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani.

rferl.org/a/ukrainian-pr…
Jeff Bezos’s Record $4.1 Billion Sale Ends Years of Restraint

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The FTC plans to examine past acquisitions by five major tech companies—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft—as part of a look at competition in tech markets

wsj.com/articles/ftc-p…
Sudan's rulers have agreed that those wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) will appear there.

The decision paves the way for ex-President Omar al-Bashir to be sent to The Hague to face charges there

bbc.com/news/world-afr…
The Oversight Wars Are Not Going Away

Impeachment may be over, but other skirmishes between Trump and the House will come to a head over the next few months.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Father of Sarah Lawrence Student Accused in Sex Trafficking of Her Classmates

Lawrence Ray was charged with moving into his daughter’s dormitory and targeting her friends for exploitation.

nytimes.com/2020/02/11/nyr…
In fall 1997, Kerik asked Ray to use his contacts in RU to try to arrange a meeting between Giuliani & Gorbachev.

Among his many hats, Ray said that he had managed to become a security advance man for some of Gorbachev’s trips to the United States.

denverpost.com/2007/12/18/giu…
The Giuliani Files
By John Solomon
H/T @crushmycurls

voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2007/12/the…
Giuliani's Kerik Woes Resurface Through Informant

By John Solomon and Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

H/T @crushmycurls

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content…
📌Kerik brought Ray into contact with Giuliani on a handful of occasions doc’d in photos and that he invoked Giuliani's name in connection with a New Jersey construction company with alleged mob ties that is now at the heart of the criminal cases.

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content…
'A Frankenstein creation': Saudi prince says US peace plan takes away Palestine's heart and soul

cnbc.com/2020/02/11/mid…
Trumpism Is the Prosperity Gospel of Politics
Success is yours, if you will just enter into a personal relationship in supporting Donald Trump.

thebulwark.com/trumpism-is-th…
Philippines Says It Will End U.S. Security Agreement

npr.org/2020/02/11/804…
Exclusive: Justice Department Anti-Human Trafficking Grants Prompt Whistleblower Complaint

nytimes.com/reuters/2020/0…
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has built a $1 billion disinformation machine. Here's how to beat it

salon.com/2020/02/11/how…
One of Britain's leading national security think tanks says the UK must develop the capability to push back against Chinese and Russian political warfare and be prepared for competition without end.
H/T @911CORLEBRA777

smh.com.au/world/europe/b…
Trump’s ugliest degradations — the nonstop lying, the constant efforts to undermine faith in our political system, the relentless delegitimization of the opposition — often seem to converge in some sense on a single overarching goal:
To get you to give up

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
How a Reality-TV Producer Became Rainmaker to $300 Billion Saudi Fund
Carla DiBello has a close relationship with its chief and little formal finance training, and her role is frustrating some officials at the fund

wsj.com/articles/how-a…
Fancy Gambian Paper - #29Leaks

occrp.org/en/29leaks/fan…
Trump Budget Would Fray Social Safety Net

Proposals for cuts in food stamps, housing and education could exacerbate inequality in the United States.

nytimes.com/2020/02/10/us/…
Coronavirus emergency 'holds a very grave threat' for world: WHO

reuters.com/article/us-chi…
The UN health agency on Tuesday (Feb 11) announced that "Covid-19" will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a "very grave threat" for the world but there was a "realistic chance" of stopping it.

straitstimes.com/world/europe/n…
📌Credit-Card Debt in U.S. Rises to Record $930 Billion

📌Serious delinquencies increase, particularly among younger borrowers

wsj.com/articles/credi…
Bribery trial begins against ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa

apnews.com/a8729ae007b617…
Rafael Correa - Assange - Snowden - Russia

Matzneff is accused of actively promoting pedophilia through his books.

Matzneff could face up to 5 years in prison, yet the case is also an implicit indictment of an elite that furthered his career & swatted away isolated voices calling for his arrest.

nytimes.com/2020/02/11/wor…
🌿#PAM #PAMFAM🌿

Nothing Could Be Sweeter Than Being Godiva’s Top Chocolate Chef

Thierry Muret’s science training was the perfect match for the challenges of becoming a chocolatier—a calling that requires precision and patience.

wsj.com/articles/nothi…
🌳Breathe🌳

Another big day headed for the history books—you will remover today for a long time.

Media: you failed to vet/research & publish Trump’s long & sordid history with the Russian mafia & you are again failing to vet Sanders (Manafort’s LW pick).

DO YOU F’g JOB! Please
Thank you con’t: @lennoxskyler @JaneToppan @CDesign @shiftypC @LVFREW @LincolnsBible @KiernanKathleen @ninaandtito @ericgarland @lauferlaw @chunkled

Please send me your handle if I have forgotten to mention you. I suck at remembering handles at the end of the day. Thank you!
@threadreaderapp unroll please and TY!

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#ThePatriotTimes

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February 11, 2020

Rest well #TeamPatriot #USVIA
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