Gowdy singles out reporters he says took leaks from Schiff about Trump-Russia collusion…
May 11, 2020
“Let’s just start with Politico,” the South Carolina Republican said after quipping it would take three hours to go through the list, before adding, "Kyle Cheney is just an acolyte for Adam Schiff." “Manu Raju from CNN,” he continued. “Nothing Schiff wanted out, made public — no leak was too low for Manu Raju and CNN. Fill in the blank at the New York Times."
Newly declassified evidence undercuts former DNI Clapper’s testimony to Congress…
May 11, 2020
‘A bill has to come due for China’: White House advisor Navarro threatens coronavirus retaliation…
May 11, 2020
"A bill has to come due for China," Navarro said during an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box." "It's not a question of punishing them, it's a question of holding China accountable, the Chinese Communist Party accountable."
New York rolling out training for virus detectives
May 11, 2020
New York is poised to launch its training plan for the huge corps of disease detectives it plans to deploy to track people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The effort, seen as a key to keeping the outbreak from flaring again once it is under control, is likely to involve hiring several thousand people who have no background in public health.
WAPO reporter David Ignatius wasn’t the first reporter to get the Flynn/Kislyak leak…
Read the Twitter thread from Techno Fog...
May 11, 2020
Washington Post reporter Adam Entous stated at a 2018 Georgetown Law panel discussion that “sources start whispering to me that there were all these mysterious communications between Michael Flynn, who was then the National Security Advisor designate for Trump and the Russian ambassador, Kislyak.”... “Initially, I didn’t know what to make of it,” Entous said. “There were divisions within the newsroom. At that point, I’m at the Washington Post... Why is it news that Michael Flynn is talking to the Russian ambassador? He should be talking to the Russian ambassador. He should be talking to him about saving the children of Aleppo, for example. There’s no reason why he shouldn’t be having that conversation. I was arguing internally that we need something more than just the fact that there was a conversation, but I’m one of many reporters.”
Trump in last-ditch bid to halt release of tax records as Supreme Court to rule…
May 11, 2020
The justices are hearing arguments by phone tomorrow in a pivotal legal fight that could affect the presidential campaign, even with the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting economic fallout. Rulings against the president could result in the quick release of personal financial information that Mr Trump has sought strenuously to keep private...
‘Preposterous lies’: China claims ‘no proof’ coronavirus originated in Wuhan…
May 11, 2020
Beijing argued that even though Wuhan was where COVID-19 cases were first identified, there was no proof the virus originated there. “Being the first to report the virus does not mean that Wuhan is its origin,” the article states.
Devin Nunes: ‘We can’t find’ original Michael Flynn interview summary…
May 11, 2020
"The original report that was used to brief the United States Congress, that report is missing. It's gone, poof, we can't find it,"
NYC won’t reopen before June ‘unless something miraculous happens,’ de Blasio says…
NY Governor Cuomo says New York can open certain low-risk businesses statewide this week...
May 11, 2020
De Blasio sad the earliest non-essential businesses in the city could open is June 7. De Blasio also was asked about schools reopening, which he said he expects to do “safely” in September.
State AGs ask Congress to hold hearings investigating China’s ‘deceit’ in coronavirus response…
May 11, 2020
Attorneys general for 18 states have signed a letter asking bipartisan leaders in both the House and Senate to open hearings into China's role in the spread of the coronavirus, accusing the nation of "layers of deceit" in a coverup of the severity of the virus while it "wreaked havoc" in the U.S.
Apple Plans to Move Significant Amount of iPhone Production from China to India…
May 11, 2020
MacRumors reports that American tech giant Apple may be moving a significant portion of its production from China to India in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Apple could reportedly be planning to produce as much as $40 billion worth of smartphones in India through manufacturers Wistron and Foxconn, according to the Indian Economic Times.
Durham moving ‘full-throttle’ on Russia probe review, top federal prosecutors involved…
May 11, 2020
Two sources told Fox News that Jeff Jensen, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri who was tapped by the Justice Department in February to review the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, is continuing to help with Durham’s investigation even after the DOJ’s move last week to drop the case against Flynn. The sources told Fox News that interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Timothy Shea is also assisting with components of the investigation.
Giuliani: What Comey, Brennan Orchestrated ‘as Close to Treason as You Can Get’…
May 11, 2020
In a Sunday interview on New York AM 970 radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” Rudy Giuliani, personal legal counsel for President Donald Trump, weighed in on the Department of Justice’s decision to drop charges against former National Security Adviser Ret. Gen. Michael Flynn after new evidence came to light showing FBI agents attempted to entrap Flynn into lying to them.
Iranian navy ship Konarak ‘sunk by friendly fire’ from frigate…
May 11, 2020
Semi-official Iranian news agency Fars said one sailor was killed and several others injured in a "naval exercise"... The incident came at a time of heightened tension with the US...
Trump increases attack against Obama with ‘Obamagate’ tweet. Obamagate trending on twitter but heavily censored…
May 11, 2020
He got caught, OBAMAGATE! https://t.co/oV6fum0zIS
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020
‘Double rainbow guy’ Paul L. Vasquez dies, aged 57
Click here to see another video about him...
May 11, 2020
His famous "double rainbow" video is one of the earliest examples of viral video fame. Double rainbows aren't all that uncommon, but Vasquez's reaction -- shot outside California's Yosemite National Park -- was what transformed the video into a must-watch.