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A Canadian businessman based in Beijing was sentenced by a Chinese court on Wednesday to 11-years in prison after being found guilty on charges of spying and providing state secrets to foreign countries.
Michael Spavor was detained in late 2018 alongside Canadian Michael Kovrig on espionage charges following the arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada.
The telecom giant’s CFO was arrested over allegations that the company violated U.S. sanctions on Iran. Canadian politicians have repeatedly connected Spavor and Kovrig’s detainment to the arrest of Meng, whose extradition hearing is reaching its final stages.
Spavor’s trial was held behind closed doors several months ago, making the evidence against him unclear. The court also said Spavor would be deported, though it was unclear whether that meant before or after serving his sentence.
Canadian Ambassador to China Dominic Barton condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the sentence handed to Spavor, adding that the trial lacked “both fairness and transparency.” Spavor will now have two weeks to decide whether to appeal the decision.
In an atypical show of significant support for Canada, diplomats from several countries including the U.S., Japan, Germany, Australia, and others gathered at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing. The governments of 25 countries have issued statements of support and issued appeals for Spavor and Kovrig to receive fair trials or be released.
“While we disagree with the charges, we realize that this is the next step in the process to bring Michael home, and we will continue to support him through this challenging time,” said Spavor’s family.
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Barton, who spoke recently with Spavor, says the Canadian wished to share three messages: “Thank you for all your support, it means a lot to me. Two, I am in good spirits. And three, I want to get home.”
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joined Democrats in passing the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday.
The bill moves to the Democratic-led House for consideration.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she won’t allow a vote on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill until the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion filibuster-proof reconciliation bill passes.Vice President Kamala Harris announced on the […]
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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