There are quite a number of #CCP-influence-focused congressional hearings happening simultaneously this morning, from focusing . EXCELLENT. I'm at the @USCC_GOV where now @PLMattis is speaking powerfully about the CCP's premier overseas info op, the United Front Work Department👇
.@Sarah_G_Cook: 130 news outlets (identified by @freedomhouse) have partnered with #CCP state propaganda media to produce CCP-positive content.
The CCP has also had success in:
👉Periodically quashing key stories.
👉Establishing dominance over Chinese media globally.
+lots more
.Commissioner @jacobhelberg asks, should we consider import controls on Chinese goods?
@edelabruyere: key issue is "independence problems" with some goods, as it's unequivocally clear the #CCP has a strategy to achieve absolute controls over key value chains.
.@PLMattis: Under the Trump admin, there was a debate about military-civil fusion as CCP policy. Are they really doing this?
Mattis had already found that this is one of the 7 KEY national strategies underpinning the system.
Commissioner Carte Goodwin: #China has achieved dominance in certain sectors, sometimes by illicit means. Paraphrasing @edelabruyere, the #CCP will take advantage of funding & support for US companies to benefit itself. (i.e. recent @Ford announcement). Wants to know about the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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A year ago, @MikeBenzCyber blew my mind when he explained the "foreign/domestic switcheroo" he describes in his definitive interview with @TuckerCarlson.
Check out PART 1: The West’s Burgeoning Censorship Industry & the Gov’t Funds Pouring In. Mike digs deep. Highly recommended!
I'll post PART 2 of last year's @MikeBenzCyber interview soon, below.
In the meantime, check out another mind-blowing deep dive, this with @Jacob__Siegel, Part 1: ‘Disinformation’ Warfare: A New Weapon of Mass Destruction, on our own platform @EpochTV👇 theepochtimes.com/epochtv/jacob-…
We actually have the best-priced trial subscription I've ever seen for @EpochTV right now, for 25 cents per week 👉 👈. It's how we keep the lights on! ept.ms/3LKqZgW
"Yesterday, the 3-judge panel…upheld that injunction against the gov't. They ruled that the White House, the Surgeon General, the CDC & the FBI, were clearly in violation of 1st Amendment rights when they pressured social media companies."
@AaronKheriatyMD on 5th Circ decision.
Full interview with @AaronKheriatyMD coming soon on @AmThoughtLeader on @EpochTV!
TBH I was surprised—even stunned—when the Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump today. The indictment remains sealed. Here's a quick roundup 🧵 of reactions (1/n)👇
“This is the worst case of prosecutorial abuse I have ever seen,” @AlanDersh said.
“Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda.”
—@GovRonDeSantis (3/n)👇
.@ShellenbergerMD is proposing legislated full transparency by #BigTech platforms, mandating public disclosure of each censorship decision, and an opportunity to respond.
Watch video statements from @JamesOKeefeIII on his leaving Project Veritas👇
"Our mission continues on. I'm not done. The mission will perhaps take on a new name, and it may no longer be called Veritas… I'll need a bunch of people around me…"