Link: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/wedtrump-shocked-evidence-fbi-role-social-media-censorship-rigging

Former president still respects FBI even after raid, Russia collusion but wants bureau out of censorship and politics. | Former President Donald Trump still has a reverence for the FBI, even after the Russia collusion debacle and Mar-a-Lago raid. But he's adamant the bureau needs to be banned from meddling in elections by pressuring social media firms to censor Americans' opinions. ● In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday with Just the News, America's 45th president said it was "shocking to me" when Twitter released internal files showing the extent of FBI efforts to censor content during the 2020 election, including the creation of a command center in San Francisco just for that mission. 💬 "You always want to love the FBI and all you know it stands for, the image of what it stands for," Trump told the John Solomon Reports podcast and "Just the News, No Noise" television show on Real America's Voice.

■ In Trump’s Tax Returns, We See the Evil of the Income Tax (Ron Paul)
■ FBI Gaslights America Over Twitter Files (Ben Weingarten)

Link: https://abc7news.com/california-weather-updates-gilroy-flooding-montecito-evacuations/12684983/

Another powerful storm is moving into Southern California after forcing thousands to the north to evacuate, prompting dozens of water rescues, causing widespread damage and bringing to 14 the tally of people killed in the state's parade of storms in recent weeks. | More than 11 million people in western Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties were under a flood warning Tuesday morning, while some 34 million people across California -- about 10% of all Americans -- are under flood watches as the risk of mudslides also shifts to the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Tuesday's storms are just the latest in a wave of atmospheric rivers to thrash the West Coast in recent weeks. The stormy parade has led to dangerous flooding and mudslides and prompted evacuations across the state, with much of California getting 400% to 600% above-average rainfall totals in that time. Over 24 hours as of Monday night, 2 to 7 inches of rain had fallen across much of the state's lower elevations.

■ At Least 17 Dead In California Floods As Almost 165,000 Homes Are Without Power (Articles)
■ Biden declares emergency in US state (January 10th, 2023)

Link: https://sputniknews.com/20230110/peru-mourns-massacre-of-17-as-calls-grow-for-us-backed-coup-regime-to-step-down-1106209437.html

Link: https://sputniknews.com/20230109/europe-nato-pumped-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-of-arms-supplies-into-ukraine---kremlin-1106161472.html

The EU and NATO have supplied "tens of billions of dollars" worth of arms to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. | Last week, US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz released a joint statement announcing commitments of infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron, in turn, promised his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to supply Kiev with an unspecified number of AMX-10 RC armored combat vehicles. 💬 "It hardly makes sense to speak only of France's decision. We know that collective Europe, the North Atlantic Alliance, and the United States have pumped tens of billions of dollars into Ukraine through the supply of arms

■ Russian (Senator) Says Russia "At war with all of NATO" (01/09/23)
■ Zelensky Thanks US for Over $3 Billion Arms Package, Calls It an ‘Awesome Christmas Present’

Link: https://sputniknews.com/20230110/classified-docs-from-bidens-time-as-vice-president-uncovered-at-private-office-1106182787.html

Attorney General Merrick Garland tasked the US attorney in Chicago with a review of classified documents recovered from President Joe Biden’s office at a Washington-based think tank. | Citing two sources familiar with the inquiry, CBS News reported the federal prosecutor’s office is reviewing approximately 10 documents found by Biden’s personal attorneys at his vice-presidential office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. ● The sensitive materials were reportedly found while the personal attorneys prepared to vacate the office space. The classified documents were said to have been located alongside other unclassified papers.

■ National Archives asks DOJ to investigate classified documents found in private office Biden used

Link: https://thinkcivics.com/maxine-waters-loses-it-on-house-floor-after-matt-rosendale-points-out-some-uncomfortable-truths/

There have been some positive aspects of this fight over the Speaker of the House. | It’s shown us who is willing to fight for rules that are more favorable for the members to fight for their constituents as opposed to just shoving bills through without any thought or discussion. We’ve seen Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) hold that banner high, as well as some of the other 20 who are fighting for that cause. That’s an important thing to fight for, to bring some sanity back to the decision-making. Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) laid it out and it’s disturbing how little discussion and input from the individual members there are. This isn’t what the American people think is going on and he’s right. (Twitter Videos)

Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/10/house-republicans-irs-funding

The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Monday night that would slash tens of billions of funding dollars for the Internal Revenue Service. | The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-led Senate, but its presence at the top of the House GOP agenda suggests that IRS funding could be a reoccurring sticking point in future budget clashes. It's the first piece of legislation passed in the 118th Congress. Driving the news: The bill that passed 221-210 along party lines targets the IRS funding boost in the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act passed last year. The big picture: Republican lawmakers during last year's midterm election zeroed in on the increase in IRS funding — about $80 billion over 10 years. GOP lawmakers falsely claimed that President Biden was hiring 87,000 IRS agents to investigate everyday Americans, per the New York Times. Between the lines: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a report that found House Republicans' IRS legislation would increase the budget deficit by $114 billion over 10 years. What they're saying: The White House criticized the measure as "reckless" in a statement Monday before the vote.

Link: https://ground.news/article/report-us-federal-agency-is-considering-a-ban-on-gas-stoves_44934b

(Ground News // Articles) A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves as concerns about indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma rise, Bloomberg first reported. Thirty-five percent of households in the United States use a gas stove, and the number approaches 70% in some states like California and New Jersey.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/569626-biden-disaster-california-storms/

■ Major atmospheric river lashes California: 90% of state under flood watch (Axios)

Link: https://ground.news/article/bills-damar-hamlin-released-from-cincinnati-hospital-after-cardiac-arrest-on-field_be379a

(Ground News // Articles) Bills safety Damar Hamlin has returned home to Buffalo after nearly a week at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center following a Week 17 matchup against the Bengals where he suffered cardiac arrest, doctors said Monday.

Link: https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/6/russia-will-soon-launch-submarine-capable-of-firin/

A Russian nuclear submarine capable of launching the country’s hypersonic missile will enter naval service within three years, defense ministry officials said Thursday. The Yasen-class submarine will be the first regular carrier of the Zircon, Russia’s advanced hypersonic cruise missile, according to the country’s official TASS news agency. | “The Perm submarine with Tskirkons [missiles] is planned to enter service with the Navy in 2026. Prior to that, the submarine will undergo trials in late 2024 or early 2025,” a Russian defense ministry official told TASS. Hypersonic missiles are capable of maneuvering while flying faster than sound. In the past, Russian officials have claimed their Zircon missiles could accelerate to Mach 9, more than 6,900 miles per hour. The Russian navy conducted test launches of its Zircon missiles from a submarine in October, TASS reported. At least six similar submarines are being constructed at shipyards in Russia, officials said.

■ The U.S. State Department Has Published a Pep Talk to the People of Russia... (01/07/23)

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/569604-turkish-attitude-russia-poll/

Almost three quarters of the people surveyed have said they have a positive view of the country | An overwhelming 72.8% of Turks said the two nations should have a good relationship, while 62.6% said Russia was making a positive contribution to the Turkish economy. ● The news outlet suggested that the attitude contrasted to how Turks felt about the US, stating that the perception of Washington in the country took a turn for the worse after the [US] attempted [to carry out a] military coup [there] in 2016. 💬 “We can say that the people are more distant from the West and have more confidence in the Russians,” Murat Gezici, the president of the polling agency, said, as quoted by Ulusal.

Link: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/bulletin-flash-urgent-w-h-o-meeting-in-secret-to-convert-themselves-to-enforceable-law-under-existing-treaty

The International Health Regulations Review Committee (IHRRC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to meet in secret from Monday, January 9, 2023 to Friday January 13, 2023. The IHRRC will be working to finalize what is now a 46 page document that includes proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). | The 76th World Health Assembly is scheduled to occur from Sunday May 21, 2023 to Tuesday May 30, 2023. In order for the proposed amendments to be considered during the 76th World Health Assembly, they must be submitted to the World Health Organization at least 4 months in advance. The IHRRC plans to submit these proposed amendments to the WHO by Sunday, January 15, 2023. ● The International Health Regulations are existing, legally-binding international law. If the proposed amendments are presented to the 76th World Health Assembly, they could be adopted by a simple majority of the 194 member nations. According to the already agreed upon rules of the IHR, if the proposed amendments are adopted, the member nations would not need to take any additional actions.

Link: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/01/08/zelensky-thanks-us-for-over-3-billion-arms-package-calls-it-an-awesome-christmas-present/

The US also announced $682 million in aid for its European allies to 'backfill' weapons that have been sent to Ukraine | The US on Friday pledged a new $3.075 billion weapons package for Ukraine that includes Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the first time, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called an “awesome Christmas present” as it was announced on the eve of Orthodox Christmas. ● The aid marks the single largest arms package the US has pledged to Ukraine at one time since Russia’s invasion. On Twitter, Zelensky thanked President Biden for the “all-time defense package” and said it was an “awesome Christmas present” for Ukraine that would bring a “common victory” for the US and Ukraine. ● The $3.075 billion includes $2.85 billion in presidential drawdown authority, which allows Biden to send Ukraine weapons directly from US military stockpiles. Ukraine will also receive $225 million under the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, which provides foreign governments with funds to purchase US-made military equipment.

Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/09/biden-visits-el-paso-first-border-trip-president

President Joe Biden arrived in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday as part of his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border as president amid a major influx of migrants and asylum seekers arriving at the border. | Republicans, who made border security one of their top campaign issues in the 2022 midterms, have argued that Biden's lack of a visit is evidence the president is unserious about addressing illegal immigration across the southern border. ● Biden, after announcing the El Paso visit, unveiled a new policy last week to curb illegal border crossings, telling migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti in a rare public address dedicated to the border issue to "not just show up at the border," Axios' Stef Kight reports. The big picture: During his visit, Biden met with local officials, faith leaders and non-governmental groups who've supported migrants fleeing political oppression and economic collapse in their home countries at the El Paso County Migrant Services Support Center.

■ Biden Makes First Presidential Trip To Border

Link: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/08/bolsonaro-supporters-storm-congress-brazil

Supporters of Brazil's right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress and other government buildings in the capital Brasilia on Sunday in an attack that echoed the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump. | Authorities said late Sunday they had cleared the Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace offices of rioters, the New York Times reports. At least 300 people had been arrested, police said. What happened: Footage broadcast by several news outlets earlier Sunday showed protesters climbing onto the Congress building's roof, smashing some of its glass windows and doors, and damaging furniture. ● They also flooded parts of the Congress building with the sprinkler system and damaged furniture in the presidential palace and Supreme Court building, per Reuters. ● President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office less than a week ago, was in Sao Paulo at the time of the attacks. ● While Congress was not in session, protesters reportedly threatened employees if they tried to block their entry into the building, per CNN. ●  About 3,000 people took part in what initially started as a demonstration in Brasilia, according to local media.

Link: https://legitgov.org/dod-controlled-covid-vaccines-start-under-national-security-program-lied-entire-time-were-never-safe

DOD Controlled COVID 'Vaccines' From the Start Under National Security Program, Lied the Entire Time - Were Never 'Safe and Effective' | According to congressionally passed statutes, research of active laws, and extra details obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the Department of Defense owns, implements, and oversees the COVID-19 vaccine program as a "countermeasure" to foreign attack. While the public was bombarded with an orchestrated fear campaign, the U.S. government managed the Covid response as a national security threat. The research and documents were obtained by a former executive of a pharmaceutical Contract Research Organization (CRO), Sasha Latypova, and intensive legal researcher Katherine Watt. The Three-Legged Stool The undercover operation was orchestrated utilizing three critical legal maneuvers: 1. Emergency Use Authorization EUA; 2. Prep Act; 3. Other Transactions Authority. President Trump declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) on March 13, 2020, under the Stafford Act, putting the National Security Council in charge of the Covid policy. Covid-19 vaccines are "medical countermeasures" -- a grey area of products that are not regulated as vaccines or medicines.

Link: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/newly-discovered-emails-mo-la-government-lawsuit-reveal-biden-regime-pressured-facebook-censor-tucker-carlson/

Newly Discovered Emails in MO and LA Government Lawsuit Reveal Biden Regime Pressured Facebook to Censor Tucker Carlson and Targeted Robert Kennedy, Jr. | In May 2022, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and former Missouri Attorney General and current Senator Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit alleging the President of the United States and other senior officials in the Biden Administration violated the First Amendment by directing social-media companies to censor viewpoints that conflict with the government's messaging on Covid-19 and election integrity concerns relating to the 2020 general election... Dr. Tony Fauci, Nina Jankowicz, Vivek Murthy, and Karine Jean Pierre were served subpoenas along with several more Biden officials, the five social media giants as well as NIAID and the CDC in the Missouri and Louisiana lawsuit alleging collusion between the Biden administration and Big Tech in silencing conservative speech. The subpoenas request all communications between government officials and bodies and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. On Friday, January 6, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry released communications between Joe Biden's Director of Digital Strategy, Joe Flaherty, pressuring Facebook to censor Tucker Carlson of FOX News.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/569533-kevin-mccarthy-speaker-recap/

After a divisive voting process, Republicans choose the California lawmaker as the new speaker of the House of Representatives on Saturday | Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was sworn in as speaker of the House of Representatives on Saturday morning, bringing a divisive week of infighting to a close and formally handing control of the House to the GOP. A split in the party turned what is normally an uneventful procedure into an historic standoff, with 20 hardline Republican lawmakers holding up the process in a combined bid to thwart McCarthy’s appointment and squeeze concessions out of a leader they view as too establishment-friendly.

Link: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irs-targeted-poorest-taxpayers-millionaires-went-unscathed-2022-report

IRS targeted poorest taxpayers while millionaires went mostly unscathed in 2022 - report | A study of 2022 IRS tax audit data found that a taxpayer in the lowest income bracket is five times more likely to face an audit that would a member of the highest income bracket... The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University examines internal IRS management reports each month, and the group noticed different trends by reviewing 2022 data. Most notably, the group looked at audits, particularly considering the agency relying more heavily on automatically produced letters sent to taxpayers. The data showed that the IRS conducted 85% of its audits through these letters, which request additional information and documentation related to specific items of interest. The rate of income tax audits for those in the lowest income bracket hit 12.7 per 1,000, compared to 2.3 per 1,000 among theose in the highest -- a nearly five-fold increase. The odds of a millionaire facing an audit were around 1.1%.