Republican donor Elliott Broidy to plead guilty for foreign lobbying – The Jerusalem Post

Jho Low, a Malaysian national, paid Broidy, a former deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee and a vice-chairman of the finance committee of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, $6 million to influence a Justice Department investigation into a corruption scandal involving Low, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Broidy will enter his plea soon, the paper said, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Low, a fugitive believed to be living in China allegedly stole billions of dollars from a Malaysian development fund and is wanted in Malaysia, Singapore, and the United States. Broidy’s bid to tamp down the US investigation was unsuccessful.
In addition to attempts to get the Justice Department to scale back the investigation into Low, the charging document says Broidy at one point discussed with others plans to bring about the return to China from the United States Guo Wengui, a businessman who is wanted in China on criminal charges.
Broidy, who at one point was also on the board of the Republican Jewish Coalition, in 2018 made headlines when it emerged that he allegedly worked with George Nader, an American adviser to the United Arab Emirates, to influence US policy in opposition to Qatar.

Source: Republican donor Elliott Broidy to plead guilty for foreign lobbying – The Jerusalem Post

More than 400 rabbis back tough New York social distancing measures – The Jerusalem Post

The statement, organized by the New York Jewish Agenda, a liberal Jewish advocacy group, expressed its support for New York’s use of “data-driven, geographically-based efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.”
The reference to “data-driven” efforts is aimed at pushing back at claims that Cuomo and de Blasio are singling out haredi Orthodox Jews with their most recent efforts to contain the spread of the virus. In April, the group organized a letter protesting what it said was de Blasio’s “scapegoating the Jewish community” with a series of tweets harshly criticizing the violating of social distancing guidelines at an Orthodox funeral in Brooklyn. This week’s statement emphasized that the current orders, spurred by a sharp uptick in infections, are not driven by bias.
“We condemn the lack of compliance with public health directives and recent violent reactions from some individuals within the Orthodox Jewish community to enforcement of those mandates,” the statement said.

Source: More than 400 rabbis back tough New York social distancing measures – The Jerusalem Post

Sonny Perdue endorsed Trump in official speech, violating the law

“We’ve never seen an outpouring of compassion like that for people who matter, because people matter to you,” Perdue said, speaking directly to Trump in the audience. “And that’s what’s important to me. And that’s what’s going to continue to happen—four more years—if America gets out and votes for this man, Donald J. Trump.”

Asked by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to explain his comments, Perdue said he was describing the president’s past behavior and speculating on what he would do in the future if re-elected. Perdue said he had not encouraged anyone to vote a certain way.

The Special Counsel’s office determined that the remarks still ran afoul of the Hatch Act and directed him to reimburse the U.S. Treasury for the cost of the trip.

“Taken as a whole, Secretary Perdue’s comments during the August 24 event encouraged those present, and those watching remotely, to vote for President Trump’s reelection,” the report said. “His first words were not about USDA, but about the president’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns.”

If Perdue pays the fine, the case will be closed. However, the Special Counsel’s letter said any further violations could result in more serious action.

Source: Sonny Perdue endorsed Trump in official speech, violating the law

A Caterpillar With Vomit-Inducing Poison Fur Is Taking Over Virginia

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The West Coast is dealing with murder hornets entering a “slaughter phase.” Now the East Coast is getting in on the bad bug action, too, as furry poisonous caterpillars that can make people vomit and feel like they’re going into shock spread across Virginia. More like United States of Ahhh Get These Horror Show Bugs…

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Former Philadelphia Officer Charged With Murder in 2017 Shooting – The New York Times

According to information presented to the grand jury, Mr. Plowden, at the time of the shooting, “‘looked dazed and lost on the sidewalk’ having just stumbled from his car” after the crash, Mr. Krasner said in the statement. Mr. Ruch, who is white, fired directly at Mr. Plowden’s head “as Plowden sat on the ground with his left, empty hand raised and clearly visible.’”

Interview with the Earth

Kamal's Blogging Café

-Kamal Shrestha, 24 July 2020; shyresk@gmail.com
(From the book, “A CRUCIAL Journey of LIFE Begins”)

Mother goddess, the Earth,
One of the members of the universe,
Our ancestors started to grow,
On this planet six million years ago.

I fixed the interview with the Earth,
At the end day of Lockdown,
And, end day of the constant showering,
That lasted for 5 days abruptly towering.

In the morning, I woke up earlier,
And aimed to space freely without fear;
From the sky-line, I have seen,
Disastrous flood along with Covid-19.
 
People and the number of animals,
Accompanied by all the plants, trees,
Woods and the houses were flooded as well as vehicles,
By their destiny, the message from Oracles.
 
The whole world is plagued by Coronavirus,
Like ravaging the city, Thebes of Oedipus Rex,
Till the date more than 15 million in hospital’s bed,
And more than…

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Don’t forget: The Trump campaign gave its most sensitive data to a Russian spy | TheHill

we do know that he used four different encrypted messaging applications, “burner” phones, coded signals and a surreptitious method of passing messages – all hallmarks of espionage tradecraft – to communicate with a Russian spy at the height of the 2016 campaign.

We also know that Manafort’s Russian handler would discuss some topics only in person and repeatedly flew to the United States just to meet with Manafort. After their meetings, they used “separate routes to avoid being seen together.” Perfectly normal behavior of the chairman of a presidential campaign at the height of election season, right?

Evidence gathered by the Republican-led Senate links Manafort’s Russian handler directly to Moscow’s sweeping pro-Trump election interference campaign.

The chairman of an American presidential campaign maintaining close, surreptitious contact with a Russian spy linked to the Kremlin’s brazen attack on the 2016 election bears repeating – and should raise no shortage of alarm bells. More importantly, it demolishes Trump’s increasingly frantic claims of a Russia “hoax.”

Source: Don’t forget: The Trump campaign gave its most sensitive data to a Russian spy | TheHill

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