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Is it shocking to find out that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been improperly spying on thousands of American citizens? It should be shocking, but, of course, it isn’t. The unraveling of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax exposed the extent to which senior members of the Bureau are willing to go – and the laws they are willing to break – to investigate people they don’t like; even in the absence of any proof that a crime has been committed.
The idea of interagency rivalries within the federal government is also something that would not surprise anybody. However, if the FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA) are not on the same page, that might be cause for concern – and it appears that the latter may have just thrown the former under the bus, so to speak. The FBI does not have a good track record when it comes to abiding by the federal laws – and even its own protocols – regarding surveillance of American citizens. Just recently, the NSA – which itself is not known for respecting privacy rights – agreed to release some FBI-related records that are likely to further tarnish the reputation of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency. Improper Data Collection
This particular story begins with Ty Clevenger, an attorney who last year filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for a nonprofit organization called The Transparency Project. Clevenger requested records relating to FBI searches of intelligence databases; the Bureau was attempting to gather information on some 16,000 Americans. Clevenger’s request was denied when the FBI claimed that he did “not provide enough descriptive information to permit a search of our records.” The attorney had also filed a FOIA request with the NSA and, initially, the Agency declined to hand anything over.
Back in 2019, the FBI told a U.S. District judge that their data intercepts for all 16,000 of these Americans “were reasonably likely to return foreign-intelligence information or evidence of a crime because [redacted].” That judge, Obama-appointee James Boasberg, found the Bureau’s claim […]
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Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker