Sunday January 17th – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

More U.S. Military Troops Needed To Install Joe Biden Than We Have in Afghanistan

Think about it carefully…. 25,000 troops needed at the U.S. Capitol to install the Biden administration.  How many armed soldiers do you need at the inauguration of the “most popular Presidential candidate in American history after the most secure election in history?”

WASHINGTON DC – As many as 25,000 National Guard troops will be in Washington, D.C., for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week, the Army confirmed on Friday.

The Defense Department authorized up to 25,000 service members — an increase of 5,000 from numbers confirmed earlier this week — to support the “federal law enforcement mission and security preparations” in the inauguration, as led by the Secret Service, according to an Army statement.

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Homeland Security Committee Releases Report Outlining Biden Family Selling U.S. Policy for Personal, Financial Gain

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finalizes a report [pdf available here] with evidence of Joe and Hunter Biden conducting financial deals with foreign governments.  The report outlines how the Biden family sold access to government policy for personal financial benefit.

[Embed pdf Below] Considering the scale of evidence showing massive conflicts of interest, it is quite astounding that Joe Biden is currently ‘president-elect’…

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January 16th – 2021 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1458

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency.

Donald J. Trump - 45th President of the United States

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President Trump Twitter @POTUS / Vice President Pence Twitter @VP

Kayleigh McEnany Twitter @PressSec

Saturday January 16th – Open Thread

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Senate Judiciary Committee Releases 11 Transcripts From Investigation into DOJ/FBI Misconduct During Crossfire Hurricane

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham released 11 transcripts of interviews conducted during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s inquiry into the origins and aftermath of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation.  (press release)

  1. Handling Agent 1: Interviewed on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (Transcript)
  2. Michael B. Steinbach: Interviewed on Friday, June 12, 2020 (Transcript)
  3. Stephen C. Laycock: Interviewed on Monday, June 15, 2020 (Transcript)
  4. Dana J. Boente: Interviewed on Monday, June 22, 2020 (Transcript)
  5. Bruce Ohr: Interviewed on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (Transcript)
  6. Stuart Evans: Interviewed on Friday, July 31, 2020 (Transcript)
  7. Supervisory Special Agent 1: [Joseph Pientka, the name no-one is allowed to repeat] Thursday, August 27, 2020 (Transcript)
  8. Jonathan Moffa: Interviewed on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 (Transcript)
  9. Deputy Chief, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, Justice Department: Interviewed on Friday, September 18, 2020 (Transcript)
  10. Case Agent 1: Interviewed on Friday, September 25, 2020 (Transcript)
  11. Supervisory Intelligence Analyst: Interviewed on Thursday, October 29, 2020 (Transcript)

“The bottom line is that going forward we must have more checks and balances when it comes to political investigations. We must have more meaningful sign-offs on warrant applications, and we need to restore the trust to the American people in this system.”  – Press Release

Lots of reading to do… I shall be starting with #4 Dana Boente, the FBI legal counsel hired by FBI Director Chris Wray who was removed from his position by AG Bill Barr.

The Big Shift Continues, Narrative Now: ‘Lockdowns Have No Benefit’

The transparency of timing is brutally obvious.  Yes, the far-left was willing to put millions of American’s through economic pain and hardship in order to advance their interests.

Last week New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the economy had suddenly become more important than the threat presented by COVID-19. Too much economic damage was inflicted upon his state and now wants to re-open.

Yesterday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the economic damage to the service industry was so severe it was now greater than the COVID risk…. and will reopen bars and restaurants.   Today, a new study shows no benefit to the lockdowns.

The motives here are exactly as outlined for the past year.  The fear of COVID was weaponized to damage the global economy and in doing so damage the reelection guarantee of Donald Trump. Now that mission is accomplished, the walk-back begins:

[Newsweek] A new study evaluating COVID-19 responses around the world found that mandatory lockdown orders early in the pandemic did not provide significantly more benefits to slowing the spread of the disease than other voluntary measures, such as social distancing or travel reduction.

The peer reviewed study, which was conducted by a group of Stanford researchers and published in the Wiley Online Library on January 5, analyzed coronavirus case growth in 10 countries in early 2020.

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Big Tech Targeting Leads to Massive Increase in Signal App Users

An interesting development as Big Tech decides to go into full totalitarian surveillance and targeting mode.  Encrypted communication apps are now exploding with new users.

This outcome will not come as a surprise to CTH readers because the ‘Rebel Alliance’ has been using encrypted communication like Signal App for several years and planning to deal with the mass targeting currently underway.  This is why CTH has/is so closely guarded the privacy of CTH readers.

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(Via NYT) – The encrypted messaging services have become the world’s hottest apps over the last week, driven by growing anxiety over the power of the biggest tech companies and privacy concerns.

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REPORT: President Trump Schedules Extensive Declassification Prior To Departure – Chris Steele Interview Likely Included

John Solomon is reporting that President Trump is likely to declassify a trove of Russia Collusion/Conspiracy documents prior to departure from the White House.

John Solomon – “President Trump is declassifying a massive trove of FBI documents showing the Russia collusion story was leaked in the final weeks of the 2016 election in an effort to counteract Hillary Clinton’s email scandal.

The memos to be released as early as Friday include FBI interviews and human source evaluation reports for two of the main informants in the Russia case, former MI6 agent Christopher Steele and academic Stefan Halper.” (read more)

[John Solomon Audio Podcast Here]

In June of 2019 CTH noticed a little-known media report from the U.K.  The DNC-contracted author of the infamously sketchy dossier on Trump, Christopher Steele, was willing to cooperate with U.S. authorities.  This was a reversal of prior position.

Steele was hired by Fusion-GPS founder Glenn Simpson as an outcome of a contract between the Clinton campaign and Fusion-GPS. Steele was hired by Fusion to work with Nellie Ohr (wife of DOJ official Bruce Ohr), generate political opposition research, and write a dossier targeting candidate Donald Trump.

According to the London Financial Times, the former MI6 intelligence operative was  willing to talk to U.S. investigators regarding his contact with corrupt DOJ and FBI officials during the 2016 campaign and seditious aftermath.  It appears a key part of the declassification “trove” will be records from these Steele statements to Durham investigators.

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January 15th – 2020 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1457

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency.

Donald J. Trump - 45th President of the United States

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

President Trump Twitter @POTUS / Vice President Pence Twitter @VP

Kayleigh McEnany Twitter @PressSec