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Live link in article below links to New York Times article.

"Report: Homeland Security Officials Took Millions in Bribes to 'Look the Other Way' on Drug Cartels

"A stunning case of corruption inside the Department of Homeland Security was overshadowed by headlines about Russia and Israel this past week. Yet, federal employees accepting millions of dollars in bribes to avoid doing their job, is certainly worth a look.

Hundreds of DHS employees have "looked the other way" as drugs crossed the border because cartels have made them offers they can't refuse. Other employees have sold green cards and other documents illegally. More from The New York Times:....... "

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/12/31/report-homeland-security-officials-took-bribes-to-make-immigration-cases-go-away-n2265725

Nigel Farage New Years Message at end of 2016

https://youtu.be/kXJrNRMLvII?t=1s

They always have the best cartoon collection.

The Year in Pictures: From Brexit to Trumpit Edition 

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/12/the-year-in-pictures-from-brexit-to-trumpit-edition.php

Horsing Around with Putin  12-30-16 Ramirez

http://www.michaelpramirez.com/putin-apocalypse.html

Another great political cartoonist.

http://legalinsurrection.com/tag/a-f-branco/

Always good sound political commentary. For me the messenger doesn't have to be a mirror kissing suit with an inch of makeup.

*Language warning* If your ears are delicate then don't click the link.

Trump Ignores Obama's Obvious Trap, Praises Putin on Sanctions (vid)

https://youtu.be/2OQx2nqaaOE?t=1s

Just posted on YT today. 

You decide it's validity.

Anonymous "Trump VS Soros" THE BATTLE BEGINS! (vid)

https://youtu.be/QVwzL9Hm6qI?t=1s

Conservatives Are Idiots? Chad Prather Responds

https://youtu.be/PROOdB-Slpc?t=1s

Working with Millennials can be a challenge

https://youtu.be/RklUQ73fyuE

Do You Have a Big But? 

https://youtu.be/KkffOXfjmJU?t=1s

Gallery of his quotes on the page linked below.

"Thomas Sowell in Pictures

"As Scott notes below, the indispensable Thomas Sowell is ending his column. One of the things that will be missed is the aphoristic quality of  his writing that has spawned a cottage industry of Sowell memes. I’ve included a few now and then in the Saturday Week in Pictures gallery, but I think he deserves a grand send off from our format. (And here’s to hoping the mischievous folks at Despair.com offer these as wall posters for economics departments in universities everywhere.)"

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/12/thomas-sowell-in-pictures.php

Long article but good read punctuated by some good political cartoons.

A Loser's Malice: What's Behind Obama's Attacks On Putin

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-25/losers-malice-whats-behind-obamas-attacks-putin

Another Ugly Sweater From Great Aunt Obama 12-25-16

http://michaelpramirez.com/obamas-ugly-sweater-parting-gift.html

Obama Quietly Signs The "Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act" Into Law

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-24/obama-signs-countering-disinformation-and-propaganda-act-law

He knows....12-24-16

http://www.michaelpramirez.com/naughty.html

"Santa Obama’s Legacy

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/12/santa-obamas-legacy.php

Lifelong Liberal Switches Sides After Trump Win

https://youtu.be/ckmb27KouBs?t=1s

"China tycoon moves jobs to US, citing high taxes at home

"Shanghai (AFP) - A Chinese auto glass tycoon has caused a stir by shifting part of his empire to the United States and setting up a factory in Ohio, citing high taxes and soaring labour costs at home.

Cao Dewang's $600-million investment comes after Donald Trump threatened to declare Beijing a currency manipulator and slap 45 percent punitive tariffs on Chinese imports to protect American jobs.

The 70-year-old tycoon's decision to open a glass factory in the eastern American state of Ohio in October -- a rare case of jobs being exported from China to the US -- triggered an outpouring of criticism on social media.

The phrase "Cao Dewang has escaped" became a hot topic, generating nearly 10 million views on the Twitter-like Weibo microblog and many comments urging China to "not let Cao Dewang run away".

Cao's Fuyao Glass Industry Group -- a supplier to big names including Volkswagen and General Motors -- claims to be the biggest exporter of auto glass in the world, reporting 2.6 billion yuan ($370 million) profits last year.

Cao defended himself in an interview with the Beijing News Wednesday, saying he "did not run and will not run. The centre of my business is in China because I'm Chinese".

"I'm a business man and I'm doing business in the US," he said. "I'm merely reminding the government" that taxes and labour costs are too high......... "

https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-tycoon-moves-jobs-us-citing-high-taxes-093204655--finance.html'

You decide whether they're relevant to you or have credible info. I haven't used them in probably over 10 years.

Live links.

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"Snopes Co-Founder Accused Of Embezzling Company Money, Spending It On Prostitutes

".........As originally reported by TheDC, Snopes almost exclusively employs leftists as fact-checkers, many of whom have exhibited a clear distaste for Republican voters. TheDC could not identify a single Snopes fact-checker who comes from a conservative background. (RELATED: Snopes, Which Will Be Fact-Checking For Facebook, Employs Leftists Almost Exclusively)

The mythbusting site has butchered the truth on more than one occasion.

In July, TheDC exposed a Snopes lie about the lack of American flags at the Democratic convention, trying to pass off a picture from day two of the convention as though it were from day one in a flailing attempt to debunk a factual Daily Caller story. (RELATED: Snopes Caught Lying About Lack Of American Flags At Democratic Convention)

Similarly, a Snopes attempt at discrediting a news story from The Daily Caller News Foundation earlier this month was riddled with factual errors and omissions. (RELATED: Snopes Deliberately Omits Key Details To Protect Kerry’s State Department)

Neither Snopes nor Facebook returned TheDC’s request for comment regarding the accusations that David Mikkelson embezzled company money and spent some of it on prostitutes."

http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/21/snopes-co-founder-accused-of-embezzling-company-money-spending-it-on-prostitutes/

Following Emily's blog post Cinton Donors Want to Investigate How Hillary Spent $1.5 Billion in Campaign Donations this is also very interesting.

Note that it did not receive any press on the legacy media.

Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns Financial World

http://www.eutimes.net/2016/10/hillary-clintons-sudden-move-of-1-8-billion-to-qatar-central-bank-stuns-financial-world/

Interesting vid, you judge.

Anonymous - America WAKE UP NOW (Message to America)

https://youtu.be/CbJv6CzLSLo?t=1s

*Language warning* however he offers some interesting political commentary. He's excellent at dissecting motives.

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Progressive Harassment Backfires and Clinton Loses 5 Electors

https://youtu.be/MmrZ3GIDg_o?t=1s

Hmmmm says more faithless electors tried to jump ship on Hillary but were required by law to cast their vote for her.

And there have been 3 million illegally cast votes verified so far and if those were disallowed Trump would have won the popular vote.

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Trump Wins Electoral College. Clinton Humiliated by Defections

https://youtu.be/7wrrgyz0bzU?t=1s

I found this on another site.

The Electors Vote: December 19, 2016

http://www.270towin.com/live-2016-presidential-election-vote-of-electors/

BREAKING: EX-HOUSE INTEL CHAIR BOMBSHELL… CLAIMS ROGUE CIA AGENTS PUSHING RUSSIA HACKING NARRATIVE

https://youtu.be/z-UFd4eaU2M?t=1s

"Feel Good Story of the Day, Courtesy of the NY Times

"The New York Times has announced that it will lease out eight floors of its Manhattan headquarters to raise revenue—almost half of its total remaining office space:

    The New York Times is planning to offer up at least eight floors at its Eighth Avenue headquarters on the sublet market in an effort to generate some rental income......."

".....Heh. A “different era” meaning when newspapers were profitable, and elite reporters flew first class. Shadow owner Carlos Slim will need to change his name to Carlos Slimmer if this keeps up."

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/12/feel-good-story-of-the-day-curtesy-of-the-ny-times.php

Reality Check: 5 Problems with CIA Claim That Russia Hacked DNC/Podesta emails

https://youtu.be/CNIrPLHVfdI?t=1s

You be the judge.

BREAKING NEWS: WASHINGTON POST NOW CONFIRMS DHS HACKED ELECTION IN 20 DIFFERENT STATES

https://youtu.be/JiwJGfHMnsc?t=1s

Awesome cartoon by an exceptionally talented cartoonist.

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Beautiful metamorphosis of the Trump campaign
Metamorphosis 12-18-16

http://www.michaelpramirez.com/metamorphosis.html

Who wants to visit the DMV?

https://youtu.be/m0RQqlmJc_w?t=1s

A trip in the way-back machine to the Cold War with Russia (USSR). There are several of us old enough to remember the fear and uncertainty, others who have studied it in history.

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Khrushchev's U.N. Outbursts - Decades TV Network (4 min)

https://youtu.be/clIrbitQLI0?t=1s

Secrets Of War, The Cold War 07 Khrushchev's Regime (45 min)

https://youtu.be/OIkhrInjSyE?t=1s

Someone Has Officially Called The CIA's Bluff Over Russia

Submited by Alice Salles via TheAntiMedia.org,

"The scapegoating of Russia is now so widespread, Dirty Wars author and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill took to The Intercept to call the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on its bluff.

In the article, “Obama Must Declassify Evidence Of Russian Hacking,” Scahill and Jon Schwartz called out U.S. intelligence agencies for their record of deceit, asserting that the American people are not going to simply “take their word for it.”

    “U.S. intelligence agencies have repeatedly demonstrated that they regularly both lie and get things horribly wrong,” the article argues. But when it comes to the CIA’s case against Russia’s alleged interference with the latest U.S. presidential elections, it’s impossible to claim the hearsay is based on facts if evidence is not made available to support the agency’s claims. ......"


"...... Caitlin Johnstone put it best in an article for Newslogue:

    “Believing something the CIA says is like trusting a meth addict with your car, and trusting the CIA when they’re working with the Washington Post is like trusting a meth addict with your car and leaving your kid in the back seat with the house keys and money for Taco Bell.”

Unless proof is produced either by the CIA or a whistleblower, partisan voices crying wolf in Washington and in the media will continue to run on empty, feeding their base with nothing but “fake news.” But wasn’t that what we were told to unite over so we could “fight” it effectively? Here’s your chance, Mr. President."

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-14/someone-has-officially-called-cias-bluff-over-russia

Today is the first time I've heard of this memorial.

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Russia Gave The US a 9/11 Memorial

Did you know Russian President Vladimir Putin presented America with a beautiful sculpture to commemorate the fallen towers of New York City,on the 5th anniversary of 9/11 ?

http://mycatbirdseat.com/2014/06/40659-russia-gave-the-us-a-911-memorial/

Excellent article which may explain why we're seeing the narrative of election hacking. If there was real provable hacking why was it not addressed a few months back? And where is their evidence that it actually took place? .... And why are other intelligence agencies refuting the claim?

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".....In other words, it's not the Russians who sabotaged Hillary--it's America's own Deep State that undermined her coronation. It wasn't a matter of personalities; it was much more profound than that. It was about the risks posed by the neocon strategies and policies, and just as importantly, the politicization of the intelligence network.

And this is precisely what we discern in the C.I.A.'s unprecedented and quite frankly, absurd "secret report:" a blatantly politicized "report" that is not supported by any evidence, nor is it supported by the other 16 intelligence agencies. (Silence doesn't mean approval in this sphere.)..... "

(Diagram)

"......We can now discern the warring camps of the Deep State more clearly. On the one side is the C.I.A., the mainstream media, and the civilians who have feasted on wealth and power from their participation in the neocon's Global Project.

On the other side is the Defense Department's own intelligence agencies (D.I.A. et al.), the N.S.A., the F.B.I. and at least a few well-placed civilians who recognize the neocon agenda as a clear and present danger to the security of the nation.

From this perspective, the C.I.A.'s rash, evidence-free "report" is a rear-guard political action against the winning faction of the Deep State. The Deep State elements that profited from the neocon agenda were confident that Hillary's victory would guarantee another eight years of globalist intervention. Her loss means they are now on the defensive, and like a cornered, enraged beast, they are lashing out with whatever they have in hand.

This goes a long way in explaining the C.I.A's release of a painfully threadbare and politicized "report."

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-13/deep-state-war-itself

"Santa and Death Short Film" by Simpals Studio

https://youtu.be/gFnGSBv4-OE

Earlier link was replaced by this one with an announcement by Trump.

Trump Confirms Retired Marine General "Mad-Dog" Mattis Will Be America's Next Secretary Of Defense

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-01/trump-picks-retired-marine-general-mad-dog-mattis-secretary-defense