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'My family could provide a wealth of business opportunities at the highest levels.' Joe Biden's brother Jim touted his connections in a groveling letter asking for a meeting with a Qatari prince in charge of the nation's $170b investment fund --Jim Biden wrote the letter, obtained by DailyMail.com, in August 2017 | 28 Feb 2023 | Joe Biden's brother touted his family connections in a letter to the Qatari royal family asking for work, DailyMail.com can reveal. Jim Biden, Joe's younger brother, wrote a groveling letter to a Qatari prince in charge of the Arab nation's $170 billion investment fund in August 2017, asking for a meeting. In the letter, obtained by DailyMail.com from Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop, Jim told a Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) director: "My family could provide a wealth of introductions and business opportunities at the highest levels." The letter is the latest in a series of revelations about Joe's younger sibling Jim Biden, 73, using the family name to boost his business connections in the Middle East.

Train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel derails in Florida - Hazmat crews rush to the scene after six cars overturn | 28 Feb 2023 | A train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel has derailed in Florida, sparking new environmental concerns just weeks after a toxic train overturned in Ohio. Southern Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Robert Bounds said Tuesday afternoon that six Seminole Gulf railway cars fell off the tracks near a homeless camp at the Sarasota-Manatee County border. Five of the cars were carrying sheetrock, while the sixth was carrying propane. Another train car that did not overturn was also transporting propane at the time, and jumped the track during the partial derailment, FOX 13 reports. Hazmat teams are now monitoring the situation.

Pentagon to change promotion records for service members who refused COVID vaccine | 28 Feb 2023 | Each branch of the U.S. military is undergoing a review of their records to ensure that service members who refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine are not passed over for promotions after the Defense Department ended the vaccine mandate last month. The Pentagon issued a memo on Friday instructing that all military services "formally rescind any policies, directives, and guidance implementing those vaccination mandates as soon as possible, if they have not already done so." Defense Department component heads were given a March 17, 2023, deadline to certify that they've changed their policies.

House votes to kill Biden's 'woke' ESG investment rule that props up 'phony climate movement' --The House voted to kill the Department of Labor rule and the Senate will take it up next | 28 Feb 2023 | The House voted Tuesday to kill the Biden administration’s controversial rule that encourages private retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environment, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions for tens of millions of Americans. The Department of Labor rule is widely seen by Republicans as part of the Biden administration's push to inject "woke" ideology into all aspects of government. Under the rule, fiduciaries who make investment decisions for the retirement plans of more than 150 million people would be explicitly permitted under federal guidelines to consider companies’ approach to climate change and other social issues, instead of focusing on only profitability and return on investment for retirees. Republicans say that's a recipe for tanking millions of investment accounts, and on Tuesday, House GOP leaders called up a resolution aimed at killing the rule, which passed 216-204.

Upper ranks of Big Tech swarming with ex-CIA and FBI, 'agents of the national security state' -- Evidence is mounting that the many ex-intelligence officials populating the ranks of Big Tech are deliberately placed to control the flow of public information. | 23 Feb 2023 | Big Tech giants such as Twitter, Facebook, and Google are not merely private companies but essentially "agents of the national security state," observed a journalist who has extensively studied the subject. An "alarming" amount of Big Tech's high-ranking staff have been formerly employed by the CIA, FBI, or NSA, Alan MacLeod pointed out on a podcast hosted by fellow journalist and researcher Whitney Webb. His claim is backed by research by an open-source investigator with the Twitter handle @NameRedacted247, who has found that Google, for example, currently employs "at least 165 people, in high-ranking positions, from the intelligence community," including 52 people from the FBI, 30 people from the NSA, and 27 people from the CIA, as The Trumpet shared in January.

Zelensky aide explains why Ukraine won't let men leave --Human rights take the back seat to obligations to the state, Mikhail Podoliak told German TV | 27 Feb 2023 | Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's top aide has defended Kiev's decision to ban men from leaving the country, saying otherwise they could "run away." Fleeing the draft means wanting the country to be destroyed, Mikhail Podoliak told the German state outlet DW "Let's be blunt here. No need to speculate. What does the restriction of rights mean? Do people in Ukraine not have obligations also? Or are we just talking about rights?" Podoliak told DW in an interview making the rounds on social media on Monday. "...But in wartime, that's not a question to raise. Do you want to cross the border? That means you want Ukraine to stop existing, because you crossed the border. Because when you say 'Open the borders for men,' that means opening the border so they can run away from the manly choice. And they want to run away," Podoliak said.

Gas line fire in Daly City burns for 11 hours, forces people to evacuate | 28 Feb 2023 | (Daly City, CA) A gas line fire in Daly City, California, forced people to evacuate their homes overnight and into Tuesday morning. The fire was at a home on Gellert Avenue...just blocks from Westborough Middle School. Officials say the fire started around 11 p.m. Monday and was burning for hours into the morning in front of the home. As of 10 a.m., the fire is out after burning for 11 hours. Officials had said they were going to let it burn out. Fire officials on scene told ABC7 News they believe it may have been caused by an electrical valve blowing, which then sparked a gas leak.

Woman speaks out about NY law that doesn't allow mace to be shipped to state: 'Deprived of fundamental rights' | 23 Feb 2023 | New York Post columnist Rikki Schlott is raising awareness about a New York law that doesn't allow pepper spray to be mailed to any city or county in the state. State law allows pepper spray to be used and carried for self-defense but doesn't allow it to be shipped to a New York address. The only type of spray that can be mailed directly to the state is animal mace. Schlott says the law directly puts New Yorkers at risk because they aren't able to defend themselves from potential acts of violence.

San Francisco reparations panel on how it decided on $5M per black person: 'There wasn't a math formula' [Right, because there's nothing to calculate.] | 28 Feb 2023 | San Francisco's panel on reparations explained on Tuesday how it came to its recent recommendation that qualifying black residents should receive $5 million each. The city's African American Reparations Advisory Committee unveiled its recommendation in January, arguing that the city owed compensation to black residents for decades of discrimination. The committee's chair, consultant Eric McDonnell, now says the $5 million number came as a result of a "journey" rather than a "math formula." "There wasn't a math formula," McDonnell told The Washington Post. While slavery was never legal in San Francisco, reparations activists say the city imposed decades of racist policies that economically harmed Black residents.

Egg on media's face after dismissing COVID lab leak as 'debunked' conspiracy theory | 28 Feb 2023 | The COVID lab leak theory is the latest example of reporters and pundits from organizations like CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times and Washington Post dismissing something as "debunked" before uncovering the facts, and watchdogs believe the dangerous trend undermines the media's already poor credibility. Once broadly cast aside as a conspiracy theory, "debunked bunkum" and misinformation, the possibility that COVID-19 accidentally leaked from the [U.S.-funded] Wuhan Institute of Virology has continued to gain credibility over the years. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Energy Department feels the virus likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China. The stunning report triggered yet another reckoning for mainstream media journalists who dismissed the lab leak theory because it didn’t coincide with the popular narrative.

Chinese military put on 'high alert' | 27 Feb 2023 | A U.S. warplane's recent flight through the Taiwan Strait is a threat to the stability of the region, a Chinese army spokesman stated, as cited by China Daily on Monday. The P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol and reconnaissance aircraft flew through the strait separating mainland China and the self-governed island of Taiwan on Monday. A Chinese Su-27 took off and monitored the American spy plane along its path. Senior Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesman for the PLA (People's Liberation Army) Eastern Theater Command, said this maneuver "deliberately damaged the regional situation and jeopardized peace and stability" in the region. He added that the Chinese military was "on high alert to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity." The US forces in the region acknowledged the maneuver. "The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows including within the Taiwan Strait," the 7th Fleet Command said in a statement.

EU nation backs Chinese peace plan | 27 Feb 2023 | Hungary's government supports Beijing's peace plan for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament on Monday. The 12-point plan released by China last week calls for resuming peace talks and respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations while condemning unilateral sanctions. "We also consider China's peace plan important and support it," Orban told the lawmakers. In his half-hour-long speech, Orban insisted that the ongoing conflict was "bad for Ukrainians, Russians, Hungarians, Europe, and it is becoming increasingly clear [that] it is bad for the whole world." The prime minister then maintained that Budapest should stay out of the conflict, as was decided through a "national consultation." The prime minister also criticized some opposition parties for being seemingly overzealous in their support for Kiev to the point where they barely "differentiated" between Ukraine and Hungary, but said that he agreed there should be a country between Russia and Hungary.

Employee complaint alleges that Florida doctor said unvaccinated hospital staff should be taken 'to the firing line' | 22 Feb 2023 | Employees at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, are alleging threatening and abusive behaviors by senior physicians, even claiming that there are safety risks due to staff being overworked. The Florida Standard spoke to hospital employees who wish to remain anonymous, but provided copies of their complaints to hospital administrators. A complaint against Dr. Daniel B. Case was provided in which the employee alleges the doctor made disparaging remarks about people who are unvaccinated. The letter says the employee was whether the employee would get vaccinated, to which the employee replied "no," adding, "because that's my freedom of choice." In response, Dr. Case allegedly said, "You guys are the reason why people are dying and why COVID is spreading." Additionally, the complaint claims the doctor also said, "When you guys get fired, then we'll all have a party and Darwinism will do its work" and, perhaps most egregiously, "They should take you guys to the firing line."

East Palestine Train Disaster Killed More Than 43,000 Aquatic Animals, Ohio Agency Says | 24 Feb 2023 | The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) estimates more than 43,000 fish and other aquatic animals have died as a result of the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. ODNR director Mary Mertz announced Thursday that roughly 38,222 minnows and about 5,550 other aquatic animals -- such as small fish, crayfish, amphibians, and macroinvertebrates -- were killed in the 5-mile span of waterway from the derailment site... The ODNR director added that the agency is currently waiting for test results on non-aquatic animals, which include birds and opossum.

Air Force relieves 2 commanders, 4 leaders at North Dakota nuclear bomber, missile base | 27 Feb 2023 | The Air Force has relieved six leaders assigned to a North Dakota base in charge of nuclear missiles and bombers over a loss of confidence, the military branch said Monday. Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Gebara, commander of 8th Air Force, relieved Col. Gregory Mayer of the 5th Mission Support Group and Maj. Jonathan Welch of the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron, both based at Minot Air Force Base. The Air Force didn't identify the commanders, but an Air Force spokesperson confirmed their identities to Task & Purpose. Mayer, Welch and four subordinate leaders were relieved of command "due to a loss of confidence in their ability to complete their assigned duties," the Air Force said. The Air Force did not specify why commanders had lost confidence in all six individuals.

Norfolk Southern Train Derails in North Carolina | 25 Feb 2023 | A Norfolk Southern train derailed in North Carolina on Saturday morning, following a high-profile crash in Ohio earlier this month. The Saturday derailment, in Lexington, North Carolina, occurred on a 132-car freight train. Only one of those cars derailed, Norfolk Southern said, and as of Saturday afternoon there were no reports of a hazardous materials situation. A Norfolk Southern spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the incident occurred when "literally one set of wheels" on a car derailed, and that the car, as a whole, had not left the track. As of Saturday afternoon, the contents of the train's cargo had not been disclosed.

Flashback: Egg production and poultry price drivers - bird flu, pests, and fires | 8 June 2022 | Here is a list of poultry flock and egg production facilities destruction since March 2022... Excerpted from a list of 96 food production/storage facilities which have been destroyed damaged or impacted by "accidental fires" or disease or general causes. (List.)

Gov. DeWine suffers leg injury in East Palestine | 27 Feb 2023 | Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R - Great Reset) suffered a leg injury in East Palestine Tuesday. His office confirmed with Fox 8 Monday morning Columbus Dispatch reports that an injury above his left ankle will require him to wear a boot for the next few weeks. The injury happened on the stairs at the First Church of Christ in East Palestine. He was in the village with state and federal officials in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 train derailment.

Apple iPhone's Clean Energy Charging causes stir on social media over battery charging times, 'shaming' | 26 Feb 2023 | Apple iPhone users were stirred up on Sunday as they became aware of a somewhat new feature intended to reduce the carbon footprint by charging only when lower carbon-emission electricity is available. Apple introduced Clean Energy Charging with the release of iOS 16.1 on Oct. 24, 2022. The company claims that when the mode is enabled and a phone is connected to a charger, the iPhone gets a report of carbon emissions generated by the local energy grid and uses that information to determine when to charge the phone. One Twitter user raised the red flag to other users that if they notice their iPhone was charging a little slower, it could be because of Clean Energy Charging.

Elon Musk Accuses Fauci of Using Pass-Through Organization to Fund Gain-Of-Function Research | 26 Feb 2023 | Elon Musk accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of funding gain-of-function research at the Wuhan, China, lab from which COVID-19 is believed to have originated. Musk said Fauci funded gain-of-function research "via a pass-through organization (EcoHealth)" on Twitter Sunday. Musk's fiery accusation came in response to a tweet that aggregated the multiple occurrences where Fauci denied any gain-of-function research and counter-signaled the idea that COVID-19 originated from a 2019 Wuhan lab leak. "Dr. Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, lied to Congress about it, and now both the FBI & the Department of Energy have concluded that the coronavirus originated at the Wuhan lab. Does that mean Dr. Anthony Fauci funded the development of COVID-19?" the video’s caption reads.

1950s James Bond Books Being Rewritten to Remove 'Racially Insensitive' Words | 26 Feb 2023 | An upcoming reprinting of Ian Fleming's 1950s James Bond books will contain rewritten passages to remove "racially insensitive" words and stereotypes. The announcement comes on the heels of outrage over news that Roald Dahl's books will be edited to be more “inclusive.” The new prints of the books will also contain the disclaimer, "this book was written at a time when terms and attitudes which might be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace. A number of updates have been made in this edition, while keeping as close as possible to the original text and the period in which it is set," the disclaimer adds. Before his death, the author agreed to allow U.S. publishers to tone down racial references in Live and Let Die.

Valerie Jarrett Reveals Obama Had Trayvon Martin Question Planted With Reporter at 'If I Had a Son' Press Conference | 25 Feb 2023 | Close Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett said in a video released Sunday to mark the 11th anniversary of the shooting death of Black Florida teen Trayvon Martin (as he pounded George Zimmerman's head into the sidewalk) that then President Barack Obama told her to plant a question about Trayvon with a reporter at a Rose Garden event announcing the nomination of Jim Yong Kim for World Bank President held on March 23, 2012. Video and transcript of the event shows that only one question was asked at the event, and it was about Trayvon Martin. Video by Valerie Jarrett on the tenth anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin where she mentions Obama wanting the Trayvon question planted with a reporter.

Protection From New COVID-19 Vaccines Drops Sharply Within Months - CDC | 24 Feb 2023 | The new COVID-19 vaccines provide a boost to protection against hospitalization but that shielding wanes within months, according to unpublished data presented on Feb. 24. A bivalent Pfizer or Moderna booster increased protection against hospitalization initially by 52 percent, but that protection dropped to 36 percent beyond 59 days, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers said. The researchers separately looked at the protection people who had received two or more monovalent doses, or doses of the original vaccines, and no bivalent booster. They found that people aged 18 to 64 had just 19 percent protection against COVID-19 associated hospitalization and those aged 65 and older had just 28 percent protection. That means the protection after two months was around 60 percent in total for the elderly and goes below 50 percent for all other adults.

Michigan honor student, 17, shot dead by 14 and 13-year-olds in attempted carjacking after he offered them a ride during subzero temperatures - juveniles will be tried as adults --Chimner was charged Friday with felony murder, carjacking and two weapons-related violations, according to Fox 17. | 25 Feb 2023 | A 17-year-old honor student was killed by a 14-year-old and a 13-year-old after he offered the suspects a ride home from a birthday party. Jack Snyder was found lying next to his car at about 12:10am of January 17 in Battle Creek, Michigan, after he was shot during an attempted carjacking, according to police. EMTs and medical personal tried to revive the teen in subzero temperatures, but Snyder was declared dead at the scene. Justice Chimner, the 14-year-old boy, was arrested, while the 13-year-old turned himself in in connection with the killing. Police recovered a gun at the scene of the crime but could not say which boy had fired the weapon. Battle Creek Police Sergeant Jeff Case said in a press conference earlier this week that Snyder's desire to help led to his death.

One killed, a dozen injured after blast at Ohio factory scatters molten debris, starts fire | 20 Feb 2023 | An explosion tore through an Ohio metals plant on Monday, scattering molten metal and debris that rained down on neighboring buildings, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen others, officials, witnesses and a media report said. The blast sent smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen for miles around the damaged factory about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Cleveland. The explosion of unknown origin at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant in Bedford drew fire departments from throughout northeast Ohio.

Insane in the membrane: Biden Admin Proposes to Block Half of Current Gas Range Models | 25 Feb 2023 | A new regulation proposed by the Department of Energy (DOE) would block half of current gas stove models from the market, an analysis by the federal agency shows. In a proposed regulation published at the beginning of February, DOE set a maximum annual gas consumption of 1,204 thousand British thermal units (kBtu), also known as the EL 2 standard, for all gas cooking tops. If the new regulation is finalized, only half of gas cooking tops will be able to meet the new standard, i.e., half of the products currently on the market will be blocked. "DOE estimates that nearly half of the total gas cooking top market currently achieves EL 2 and therefore would not be impacted by the proposed standard, if finalized," DOE said in an updated analysis. DOE issued the updated analysis mainly because it excluded certain types of gas cooking tops in the previous analysis that was published on Feb. 1

Another Norfolk Southern train derails less than one month after East Palestine disaster | 25 Feb 2023 | A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Lexington, North Carolina on Saturday morning. A spokesperson for the company told Fox News Digital that residents in the area have nothing to worry about. "One of our trains traveling through Lexington derailed this morning. Of the train's 132 cars, one [set of wheels] has derailed. There are no reports of a hazmat situation or danger to the public. Our crew is safe and additional personnel are on their way to begin cleanup. We appreciate the public’s patience and care near this area during the cleanup work," the spokesperson said. After publication, the spokesperson said that "one set of wheels" derailed.

3 Separate Oil Facilities Explode in 24 Hours | 25 Feb 2023 | Three oil facilities in separate locations across Mexico and the United States have suffered huge fires after sudden explosions, according to reports. The explosions all occurred in the space of 24 hours. All three facilities, including one in Texas, are controlled by the state-owned Mexican oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX). On Thursday, three separate fires broke out at PEMEX facilities, resulting in the deaths of two workers, Bloomberg reported. At least eight people were also injured and several others are missing. [Here's more evidence for the coincidence theorists. Surely, there's no connection between these three explosions of oil facilities. --Michael Rectenwald, author of The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty.]

A look at the best snow videos from rare snowfall across Bay Area | 24 Feb 2023 | From Wine Country to the Santa Cruz Mountains, snow fell across parts of the Bay Area as a winter storm hit the entire state of California. Here's a look at some of the incredible video from Friday showing snowy scenes in Napa County, Los Gatos, Orinda, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Mission Peak, San Mateo County and Cloverdale. Watch our video roundup from Thursday, showing snowfall in Oakland, Saratoga, Mt. Hamilton, Los Gatos and other parts of Northern California.

U.S. Legislators Propose Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency | 24 Feb 2023 | Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer recently introduced a bill that would ban the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to anyone, per a report by Bitcoin Magazine. The bill is titled the "CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act" and outlines the following: "Except as specifically authorized under this Act, a Federal Reserve bank may not offer products or services directly to an individual, or maintain an account on behalf of an individual, or issue a central bank digital currency directly to an individual." The bill adds: "The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee may not use any central bank digital currency to implement monetary policy." In a tweet he posted on February 22, Emmer stated: "Any digital version of the dollar must uphold our American values of privacy, individual sovereignty, and free market competitiveness. Anything less opens the door to the development of a dangerous surveillance tool."