Media and Democrats Ignoring Chy-Nahgate

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Earlier this week, Axios, dropped a "December Surprise" bombshell about how a Chinese honey trap infiltrated several Democratic campaigns.

A bombshell (full story by Axios) the Ministry of Truth is trying to muffle.

Especially when the lead dupe is none other than Congressman Eric "...the government has nukes..." <to force gun owners to disarm> Swallwell.

No American politician, regardless of political party, should ever imply using nuclear weapons against law-abiding American citizens, on American soil.

That being said, I have no problem with virtually hitting "Nukem Swallowswell" below the belt, so to speak:

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Of course, Nukem's non-Chinese handlers are refusing to answer hardball questions about his foreign affair.

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House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy demanded answers from Nancy Pelosi, as to whether she knew about Swallwell's shenanigans' before placing him on the House Intelligence Committee. 

While Nukem broke off contact in 2015 with his honeytrap handler, his dad and brother are still Facebook friends with her.

Talk about a "family affair."

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I know.  In a Normal World, family members befriending people on social media doesn't mean there's any hanky-panky going on.

But we live in Clown World, and the woketards who unleashed the Cancel Culture Beast deserve to have a virtual bite taken out of them. 

Instead of crying "foul" though, the Dimtards and their media minions are trying to ignore this story of possible collusion.

One possible reason for the deafening silence is that a recent Senate committee dropped a new report detailing Crackhead Biden's alarming connections to China. 

Tucker Carlson called-out the people at "...the top of America's core inner circle of power and influence." 

As the story continued to unfold, Nukem claimed Our Grand Nagus leaked this information to discredit him. 

No.  He nuked himself when he hooked-up with a honey trap.  

There is an easy solution for Nukem--if he has nothing to hide. But at a minimum, he should be booted off the Intel Committee.

Even if Swallowswell is guilty of all sorts of collusion with the Chicoms, he's not alone.

The Democrats are in bed with China, literally. 

So if Harris Biden is inaugurated, it will be the end of the MAGA Era.  Basement Biden is already dutifully complying with China's demands.  

Depending on how the Electoral Vote finally shakes out, we could expect more compliance with the PRC in the years ahead...

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FBI--Facilitating Bias Intentionally

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Well, the much anticipated IG report on the FBI's (mis)handling of it's investigation of Corrupt Queen Clinton.

The results were simultaneously devastating an a whitewash.

Basically, a bunch of g-men were cited as being openly biased against Our Grand Nagus.  But we're being assured that their animosity in no way influenced the performance of their duties.

Yeah.  Right.

Especially since the FBI's star-crossed lovers spent more time discussing "electoral insurance policies" than sexting, which is often the high-tech hallmark of today's passionate affairs--illicit or otherwise.

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The 568-page report is no breezy summer read.

Fortunately, Gregg Re of FOX NEWS gives us Seven disturbing highlights, while OAN's Liz Wheeler says there's eight damning revelations about the report.

Seven?  Eight?

It doesn't really matter, because, as Mark Steyn puts it there's no rule book in the FBI, while Sean Hannity called the report itself a swamp document.

And the swamp-dwellers are hoping this will all blow over and we can all go back to trusting the FBI, along with the other tentacles of Big Government.

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The Collusion of Comey & CO.

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While ex-G-man James Comey is conducting his book tour, VDH ties up some loose ends on who's been colluding with whom.

Meanwhile, Mark Steyn calls-out who the real obstructors of justice are.

At least our version of the "gang of four" have been officially referred for criminal investigation.

In a just world, we'll see all the deep staters convicted, or at least driven from public office.

In the meantime, though, not every interview in Comey's book tour goes his way.  Meghan McCain called him out as a political commentator.

Some folks have even lower opinions of him...

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The Deep State Strikes Back (Again)

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Yesterday, while I was composing a complaint about Cultural Appropriation, news was unfolding that:

TRUMP REVEALED HIGHLY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO THE RUSSIANS!!!

The media feeding frenzy exploded as the NYT and WAPO posted the stories.

These along with the other non-FOX News agencies are the same ones who insisted that Hillary Clinton's Secret Server, and her Pay-For-Play Program in the Clinton Money Laundering Foundation were fake news--and helped the Corrupt Queen get within 74 electoral votes of the Oval Office.

National Security Advisor, H.R. McMaster, who was at the meeting, said Our Grand Nagus did not compromise sources or methods to the visiting Russians.

But as Fred Flietz points out--who leaked the story to the WAPO is the real scandal.

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Laura Ingraham believes someone burrowed in the intel community wants to hurt Trump.

More like a group of somebodies.

Sean Hannity said there are five major forces are aligned to take down Trump.  (Note:  Sean spends a lot of time in this video discussing the mysterious murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich, but I'm going to hold-off on writing about this until more evidence becomes available).


But none of this matters to the Democrats, who are already making early calls for Trump's impeachment.  To them, it's always...

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Yeah, now we know how Jan Brady felt.

Or as The Diplomad calls it:  The Attack Continues--Russia, Part 397.

Parts 398, 399, etc. so on and so forth, will soon follow I'm sure.

Wiretapping vs Russian Collusion Re-Ignited

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While the late and un-lamented London attacker was running over and knifing innocent people, the Towergate plot thickened.

According to Congressman Nunes of the House Intelligence Committee, some sort of surveillance was conducted against Team Trump after all.

The Five got into a free for all heated debate over this latest development, where even panelists who normally agree with each other were arguing.

Tucker Carlson wondered was this a vindication of the Grand Nagus? (Along with getting into a heated debate with Jessica Tarlov).

Towergate & Russian Hacking aren't going to be resolved overnight.

I'm willing to bet the scandalous waters will still be muddied when I'm back on-line next week (maybe sooner, if I can manage).

More Fuss and Feathers Over Flynn

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Apparently there's an audio tape of Michael Flynn chatting with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian Ambassador to the US on 29 December 2016--the crux of the whole scandal--phony or otherwise.

I agree with Andrew McCarthy's recommendation:  Make the Flynn Tape public.

But to paraphrase McCarthy's article:  No one, from beauraucrats still loyal to Barry O to Team Trumpler, seems to be hell-bent on doing so, because the details or how the situation was (mis)handled may embarrass both sides.

As to how the hostile media got wind of all this, a former CIA analyst claimed Obamunists holdovers are behind the leaks.

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The term deep state is being used a lot this past week.

Trump and Congress are gearing-up to find the leakers and make them pay a "big price."

Meanwhile:  Flynn plans to put up a fight...and...his successor decided not to take the job after all.

Fussing Over the Flynn Flap

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Just before Valentine's Day, Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned,

The hoopla centered on the ex-national security adviser's contact with the Russian ambassador, and whether he lied to, or simply misled Pence & Trump.

This in-turn made it unclear if Flynn fibbed about other national security issues.

While I was out & about preparing to celebrate Valentine's Day with my wife, I would catch headlines about the chaos & confusion inside the Trump Tower White House.

Michelle Malkin reminds us of all the bumps in the road during Barry O's first 100 Days.

Trump though, is ticked off at apparent leaks from folks inside the intelligence community to the media.

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Flynn may come under investigation by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which Charles Krauthammer called a cover up without a crime.

In the meantime, until the Flynn fallout settles, offered to Vice Admiral Robert Harward.

Hopefully, he'll last longer than his predecessor.

First Week of 2017 News Round-Up

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I was off duty for most of last week, and coincidentally so was my wife.  Unfortunately, while we enjoyed our time together the news-cycle didn't stop.

So here's a run-down of the top stories that broke during 2017's opening week.

First, US intelligence agencies concluded the Bare-Chested Czar ordered in "interference campaign" to help the Boorish Billionaire defeat the Corrupt Queen.  Later, they presented their findings to Congress.  Despite Leftists' hue & cry over "Russian Hacking!" there was no evidence of any votes being changed during the election.   But even ABC's Jon Karl pointed out why didn't Obama freak out when China hacked the US Office of Personnel Management?

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Some hackers, spies and diplomats are more equal than others, I guess.

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The assurances that the Ruskies didn't defile and voting data still wasn't enough to keep the out-of-touch Hollywierd celebrities from staying out of the political limelight--again.  Several celebs--none of whom I recognized--made a video demanding Congress oppose our Boorish Billionaire Prez Elect.  The good folks at Townhall concocted this parody:

And Now, A Special Message to Predictable, Self-Important Hollywood Celebrities.

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I re-watched both videos straight on YouTube so I could "Like" and "Dislike" as appropriate.  What I found curious about the original video was the Like and Dislike buttons were disabled.  It could have been operator error a glitch, or as I posted in the comment section:  Maybe they don't want to know how many folks dislike this video.

The week took a horrific turn when four thugs were arrested for the kidnapping and torture of mentally disabled man--and posting their torture porn on Facebook.  After some hemming & hawing over the video, Windy City's Finest finally ruled the torture of the Trump supporter to be a hate crime.

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Now I agree with Gutfeld--hate crimes suck--primarily for the slippery definition employed by Leftists.  In addition be being glad the victim is still alive, and the thuggish foursome are in jail--without bail--I'm content to see the same rules being applied in this case and not allowing Leftists to whitewash this evil act as "bad home training," or that hate crimes are only committed by whites against minorities.

Unfortunately, this was Evil's warm-up routine.

On Friday (6 January), 5 people were killed and another 8 wounded when Estaban Santiago opened fire on fellow travelers in the Baggage Claim Area of Fort Lauderdale's Airport. 

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Fortunately, the killer was captured.  Feds will be charging the killer and won't rule out terror.

Normally, I don't like it when officials and the media go wishy-washy on terrorism (or hypocritical on hate crimes), but it does sound like Santiago had issues before he went on his killing spree.

Even so, Mark Steyn summed it all up with his article on Identity Politics and Dehumanization.

While Barry O's days in the Oval Office are numbered, I'm afraid there will be plenty of WTFO news in the year(s) ahead.

The Dems' Hackmas Wish

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Last week, Clinton complained James Comey and Russian hackers cost her the crown.

But as Matt Vespa concluded in the above article:   

"In the end, Clinton lost.  And that's all on her..." 
 
According to Wikileaks founder, his sources weren't Russian.  

Not that I care for the likes of Julian Assange, but the fact is:  Despite the headlines raising the hue & cry of "Russian hackers," at this point we truly don't know the source of the leaks.


Whoever the hackers were (still are), they also targeted the Republican Party, but the RNC's security was better.

This is what happens when someone like Madam Reset circumvents security protocols.

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By Friday though, the FBI fessed-up that there was Russian interference in the election.

Lame Duck Barry O promised to respond to Russian cyberattacks. 

Of course, Barry O and his minions knew about the cyber shenanigans months ago--but did nothing--supposedly so as not to interfere with the election.

Translation:  Keep things quiet in order for Clinton to be coronated.

Mark Steyn points out how tunes changed in his article The Trump Hack of Notre Dem.

As I mentioned in a previous post:  The lamentations of leftists will be constant background--and even forefront--noise for the next four years.

VDH explains how "...new commandments will replace old ones on the barn wall."

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The Unremitting Narrative of Russian Hacking

The hoopla over election hackers continues.  As of two days ago, the FBI still didn't think the Russians influenced the election.  That however, didn't stop Barry O's mouthpiece from claiming there is "ample evidence" of Trump knowing about Russian hacking attempts.

Members of the House Intelligence Committee wanted to be briefed on this matter, but the CIA refused to send a briefer to Capital Hill.

If there's such "ample evidence," then why didn't the CIA send a briefer to brief the Intelligence Committe?

Despite the conflicting information, a recent FOX-News poll results show most Americans aren't buying the narrative that Russian hacking changed the election's outcome.

I'm not buying this either.

It's not because I'm placing my faith in a post-2016 Election poll, laced with a debatable amount of bias, and may be of dubious value.  The like-minded folks I've talked to personally all feel the same way.

Yes, Trump was boorish during the campaign, he probably still is when he's off-camera.  But Hillary was a horrible candidate and no amount of Russian hacking would have torpedoed Clinton's campaign.

Hillary's election loss was a self-inflicted--and fatal--wound.

Russian Hacking of US Election a Red Herring?

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Throughout the Cold War, anytime Republicans raised concerns over the Soviet Union, Democrats and their leftist rank & file considered it the "fake news" of their day.

Now leftist consider Russia a cyber-threat that was instrumental in torpedoing The Corrupt Queen's Coronation.

Russia throws the US Election to Trump?

Really?

If anything, I think the Bare-Chested Czar would have considered "Madam Reset" to be a more malleable American president.

This appears to be nothing more than an attempt by sore loser Barry O to delegitimize turning over the keys to the White House to the Boorish Billionaire.

Especially since the Director of National Intelligence (and the FBI) aren't all that sure about this anonymous source in the CIA.

Still, it doesn't stop the media types from hitting the panic button.

Or put another way:  Leftists are still stinging from their November defeat and are "Russian to judgement."

Hillary's Opaque Transparency

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While the political primaries grind on, the "old news" of Hillary's secret server is still being investigated by the FBI.

According to the Washington Post (WaPo) and Townhall, here's 12 key quotes from the "Deep Dive" E-mail Scandal that can be used as a handy reference.

Nor is corrupt cronyism confined to the US Department of State.  Apparently, the "completely transparent" Clinton Foundation hasn't been transparent at all.

Too bad Hillary's presidential campaign isn't an elaborate April Fool's joke.

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Book Review: Shadow Knights

(Note:  This post appeared on my Stern Rake Studio blog three days ago)

It's been a while since I read a non-fiction book, so I think it's time to take a break from today's dreary headlines.

Nearly six years ago, Simon & Schuster started a line of books called Pulp History.  The intent was to introduce readers to some of the past's most thrilling stories.

And what could be more thrilling than British agents infiltrating Nazi-occupied Europe?

Shadow Knights: The Secret War Against Hitler is an illustrated book about some of the men and women of Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE). 

While the book touches on various aspects of SOE's existence, the focus rests on the exploits of Harry Ree, Noor Inayat Khan, and the team of Norwegians responsible for the destruction of Germany's heavy water production.

In addition to stirring accounts of survival, betrayal, capture and the occasional triumph; Shadow Knights is lavishly illustrated with maps, sidebar notes, while artist Jeffrey Smith's splash pages bring the characters to life.

I give this book a solid four-star rating, leaning more towards work of entertainment than an in-depth historical analysis of irregular warfare waged against Nazi Germany.  For the sake of telling stories of derring do, Shadow Knights "pulps over" many aspects of World War II, outside the scope of SOE's operations. 
The book has a 4.5-star rating out of 5 on Amazon.com.

Unfortunately, Simon & Schuster's Pulp History fizzled out after releasing only two books, the second being, Devil Dog: The Amazing True Story of the Man Who Saved America.

Both books can be found in used book stores or through Amazon.com.

Hillary's SAPpy Server

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Despite Queen Hillary's attempt to deflect criticism of her secret server as another "vast right-wing conspiracy," her e-mail woes not only won't go away, but continue to get worse.

The other day, news broke that Hillary's secret server contained material even more sensitive than Top Secret, known as Special Access Programs (SAP).

In fact, the SAPpy stuff was so sensitive that the Inspector General (IG) needed special clearance just to have a peek.

Hillary's minions claim there's nothing to worry about, and this is merely a coordinated effort by the IG and congressional Republicans to smear her.  (Translation:  The vast right-wing conspiracy is at it again).

Things may indeed be fine & dandy inside the campaign headquarters bubble.  However, outside where the voters lurk, according to a CNN poll Bolshevik Bernie is leading Hillary by 27 points.

The Diplomad warns that Bill & Hill have dodged the "...consequences of their corruption..." before, and wonders "...will they be able to do it again?"

I'm about in the dark as The Diplomad.

Ever since E-mailgate made the news, I haven't seen any of the liberals I know on Facebook condemn Hillary's actions.  Instead, they're engaging in a silent disapproval campaign by pledging their support for Bolshevik Bernie.

But oh boy, they're all over the story of  Sarah Palin's son being arrested for domestic violence and possessing a firearm while intoxicated.

Not that Sarah--or the antics of her family--are above reproach, especially since she continues to play with political fire.  Shortly after Palin's son was being hauled off to the klink, she endorsed Donald Trump.

But the same open contempt should heaped on Hillary, or anyone for that matter, who openly defies national security protocols, and continues to lie about having done so.

Hillary's Secret Server Scrutinized

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Let's take a time-out from Trump, for the moment, and return our focus back on Hillary. 

 

Ten days ago, the FBI began examining just how secure Hillary's "secure" server really was.

 

For months Hillary and her cronies assured us no classified material was ever on her secret server.  Charles Krauthammer reminds us that nothing Hillary says is true three weeks later.

 

 

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Hillary's current defense is nothing "labeled" classified was on the secret server. 

The Former Spook In From the Cold explains why the "nothing was labeled classified" defense is bogus.

 

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Which makes Guy Benson wonder:  Did Hillary's inner circle commit a felony by stripping e-mails of their classification?  

While Hill & Bill have slithered past previous scandals, many hope this one finally sticks. 

The ray of hope is:  Deleted e-mails may be salvaged.

Hillary's Secret Server Woes Escalate

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Earlier this week the Intelligence Community Inspector General confirmed what us like-minded folks always suspected:  At least five of Hillary's e-mails contained classified information.

Then four days ago the FBI started looking into the security set-up of Hillary's secret server.

Most of us like-minded folks hope these investigations will lead...somewhere...

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Islamic Hacktivism Struck the Pentagon

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While the world was focused on who was attending--or not attending--the Paris Street Rally Summit, a group claiming to be from the Islamic State hacked into some of the Pentagon's social media sites.  But rest assured, no classified data was compromised.

 

Yet.

 

Some folks were wondering if the Islamic State was the real culprit.

 

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No matter who did this, or whether or not classified data remained secure, the security state isn't all that secure.

Giving Away the Keys to the Kingdom

 

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I wonder if Vlad's new toy comes with our missile launch codes? 

 

It may as well, especially since the State Department is in full "Reset Mode" and greasing the skids for Russia to build a dozen monitoring stations in the US.

 

One of my friends asked:

 

 Uh, why on earth would we help them with that system?!?

 

Why indeed?

 

I put nothing past this administration. Nothing. They’re already trying to give away the store to the Iranians. Why not add the Russians to that?

Hence my comment about the launch codes.

What concerns me is that, at least with Iran, we had the French, Saudis, and UK to play grown-up. Domestically, there is no grown-up.

Hopefully, 2016 won't be too late to get some adult supervision back into the Oval Office.

US Military Using Chinese Satellites

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A few days ago, one of my friends sent us an e-mail titled:  Major WTF!?

What could be so upsetting?

How about:  The Pentagon paying China--yes China--to carry data.

The other tidbit in this story that caught my eye was:  "In 2012, China for the first time launched more rockets into space than the U.S...."

Growing up during the Space Race, I find this both sad and frightening.

Wee Willi Wiki

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks' founder, was arrested in London today.  Despite contributions by leftist friends, the judge denied him bail.  The UK's Daily Mail has the story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336509/Julian-Assange-refused-bail-vows-releasing-files-U-S-government.html

On what grounds the Leaker-in-Chief was arrested is a tawdry tale.  The Daily Mail has the dirty laundry:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336291/Wikileaks-Julian-Assanges-2-night-stands-spark-worldwide-hunt.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Throughout all this Assange continues threatening to leak more classified information, to include a "doomsday" file, which he supposedly disseminated to thousands of folks in the event of his "untimely demise," or any attacks launched against his website.

I say "publish and be damned."  It's time to burn this cyber-spy ring down.