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Category Archives: Ron Paul
Top 10 Benefits Of Putting All Your Money Into Gold – The Babylon Bee
Posted: May 25, 2022 at 4:20 am
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Enjoy eating food? Like having a healthy family? Then you'd better drop all your money into gold right now!
Still not convinced? Check out these amazing benefits:
1) As far as we know, the Federal Reserve hasn't figured out how to print gold yet: Which means they won't be able to crater its value.
2) It's shiny: And yellow-ish!
3) You'll be able to get James Bond's autograph before you cut him in half with a laser: Make sure to get his autographbeforeattempting to kill him.
4)When it's time to withdraw your retirement, the bank will put it in a complimentary pirate's chest: Neat!
5) You can use the word "doubloons", which is an awesome word: You'll be the envy of all your friends.
6) Impress your date after an expensive dinner when you drop a gold brick on the table and say I think that should cover it: Nice power move.
7)Can melt down and mold into an image of a calf to worship: You'll be the coolest guy at your impromptu wilderness party.
8)Forgea ring into which you pour your cruelty, malice, and will to dominate all life: With enough effort, you can turn into a giant flaming eyeball.
9)Can bury it in the backyard then forget where you buried it and on your deathbed whisper there's a gold bar somewhere in the backyard"and make your kids regret selling your house and moving you into a nursing home:Classic!
10) Ron Paul said so: He's been right about so many things. It'd be a mistake to ignore him now.
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Susan K. Averitt – The Daily Globe – Your Daily Globe.com
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IRONWOOD, Mich. Susan K. Averitt, 75, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022.
On Feb. 9, 1947, Sue was born in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Eugene and Ann (Lopez) Jacquart. She attended school in Ironwood and graduated from St. Ambrose High School in 1965. Sue then attended Gogebic Community College and worked as an LPN for some time after completing the nursing program.
Sue dedicated her life to raising her three boys: Jim, Dan and Nick. She loved children and operated a residential daycare for several different children over the years that she cared for greatly.
Sue loved a good TV crime drama and her Hallmark movies. In addition, she loved to knit and spend her time working on Word Seek puzzle books and enjoyed watching the Minnesota Vikings during the NFL season. She also had a special love for dogs, especially Old English Sheepdogs, of which she had three over the years.
Surviving are Sues two sons, Dan Averitt of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Nick (Krystal) Averitt of Burnsville, Minnesota; grandchildren, Brayden Averitt, Kate Averitt, Ian Averitt, Marshall Averitt and Louis Averitt; great-grandchildren, Layla Averitt and Leo Averitt-Foster; sister, Mimi (Chatsie) Moncher; brothers, Don (Diane) Jacquart and Ron (Gary) Jacquart; nephew Paul (Christy) Jacquart; nieces, Jamey Jackson, Anney Jackson, Joey Jackson, Toni (Kevin) Hogan, Leslie (Matt) Young and Jeanine Bessette; cousins, Kathy (Fred) Friedman and Bob (Denise) Jacquart; daughter-in-law, Tiffany Averitt; special friend, Debbie (Ray) Bastman; and many other dear friends and family.
Besides her parents, Sue was preceded in death by a son, Jim P. Averitt; her brother, Paul Jacquart; aunt, Kay Jacquart; uncle, Bob Jacquart; and her ex-husband, Jim B. Averitt.
Sues family would like to extend a special thank you to all of the workers at Westgate Nursing Home for the support and care they have provided to her over the past several months.
There will be a private family funeral service at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church per Sues wishes. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Ironwood.
Memorial contributions in her honor may be made to HOPE Animal Shelter, 510 Easy St., Ironwood, MI 49938.
The family has chosen McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home of Ironwood to honor Sues legacy of life. You can leave a condolence or a tribute at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.
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‘It’s Time To Talk About The Stolen Election,’ Says Wild-Eyed Bill Maher Surrounded By Crates Of Ammo And Emergency Food – The Babylon Bee
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LOS ANGELES, CAIn a shocking monologue this past weekend, comedian and political commentator Bill Mahersaid it's time to finally start talking about whether or notthe 2020 election was rigged.
"Good evening fellow patriots, it's time to talk about the stolen election," said the wild-eyed host, who was wearing a MAGA hat and was surrounded by stockpiles of ammunition and emergency food. "I've been doing some research and my eyes have been opened. I think the Deep State may have orchestrated a coup against Donald Trump! And have you really listened to this Ron Paul guy? He really makes a ton of sense! And do you know what else? I'm starting to think gun control will do nothing to reduce gun crime! And by the way, have you seen how the government is spending our money? And have you seen the crap they're teaching in schools? THEY'RE GROOMING KIDS! WE'RE BEING RULED BY A CABAL OF PEDOPHILES! AHHHHHHH!"
According to sources, the crowd sat in stunned silence for a few seconds before someone in the back started a slow clap that spread throughout the audience until everyone was on their feet chanting "BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL!"
Maher says he still identifies as a Liberal andis glad to have finally found the true home of liberal values: conservatism.
The host is reportedly changing the name of his show to Bill's Patriot Hour, where he will rant aboutprogressive insanity, cancel culture, and whether or not Q will finally do what he promised and reinstate President Trump.
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Athletes of the Week: Losing helps badminton champ HaNeul Jeong-McDonell gain ground – Star Tribune
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HaNEUL JEONG-McDONELL
St. Paul Highland Park badminton
Jeong-McDonell learns quickly from her losses.
The Scots senior defeated St. Paul Washington's Cinderella New 21-12, 21-14 to win the singles championship in the badminton state tournament at Edina High School. She was the runner-up in the state tournament in 2021.
"I was overwhelmed and excited," Jeong-McDonell said. "You can learn from your losses. I just kept plugging away."
Jeong-McDonell lost to New the previous week, 10-21, 21-16, 21-16, in the singles final in the St. Paul City Conference championships.
"I knew I could face her again in the state tournament," Jeong-McDonell said. "I worked hard on receiving her high serves. That helped me in the state tournament."
Jeong-McDonell was seeded second behind New entering the event. The previous year she was more of an unknown.
"I wasn't expected to place last year. I surprised myself," Jeong-McDonell said. "This year was a lot of fun."
Northfield lacrosse
The three-year captain is a big reason the Raiders are 9-2 this season. Northfield's leading scorer, he has 42 goals, three more than he scored a year ago, and 20 assists. He has five games of at least five goals. "Spencer is a natural goal scorer who can also be a two-way contributor," Raiders coach Jeff Wright said.
White Bear Lake softball
Barber is 13-2 as a pitcher with a 1.11 ERA while striking out 190 in 101 innings. At the plate, the junior is hitting .446 with 12 home runs and 36 RBI. "Chloe's talent, potential and knowledge of the game make her a special player," Bears coach Kaity Wightman said.
Edina golf
The senior is one of the reasons Edina is ranked No. 1 in the state by the Minnesota Golf Association. Nasby, ranked No. 34 among individuals, shot a 7-under-par 64 in a Lake Conference meet at Wild Marsh Golf Club in Buffalo. "A 64 is a crazy low number for a high school golfer to shoot, and he made it look easy," Edina coach Mike McCollow said.
Bloomington Kennedy lacrosse
The senior has 73 goals on the season, which includes five games of eight or more. She has three 10-goal games in the past two years, helping turn the Eagles program into a winner.
Farmington baseball
The senior first baseman homered in three consecutive games as the Tigers (17-2) extended their winning streak to 15 games. "He continuously finds ways to reach base and help us produce runs," Farmington coach Jon Graff said.
Belle Plaine softball
The sophomore catcher is hitting .559 with 23 runs scored and 37 RBI. She has belted seven of her 13 home runs in May. "Cam works very hard to get better every year," Tigers coach Brent Jaeger said. "She is one of those players every coach would love to have."
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NSSCL Division Seven: Jake Mills makes history in Cheadle thirds’ weekend win – Stoke-on-Trent Live
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Cheadle thirds batsman Jake Mills broke the individual NSSCL Division Seven batting record in his sides victory at Rode Park & Lawton seconds at the weekend.
The previous record was Nigel Sargeants 177 for Oakamoor against Bagnall in 2011 - when it was known as Division Three B - but Mills raced past that landmark.
Mills struck an unbeaten 202 to dominate Cheadles 284-2 from their 40 overs on the road.
Mills faced 149 balls in his innings, hitting 29 fours and three sixes in his record-breaking knock - not the first time he has set a landmark in the league.
He actually holds the overall league highest score record after scoring 262 not out for Cheadle in a 2017 Division Five win against Meakins. That surpassed the 242 scored by James McCarthy for Porthill Park in 2004.
On Saturday, Sam Cliffe (34) and Joe Degg (27) lent support at the other end as Cheadle virtually had the game wrapped up by the halfway stage.
Rode Park & Lawton didnt disgrace themselves in reply as they managed a highly-respectable 168-6 from their allocation.
Thomas Atkinson scored an unbeaten 50, featuring 10 fours, with Cosmos Cupid (33) and Gary Jennison (25) also spending decent time at the crease.
Sam Akram took a couple of wickets for Cheadle as they eased to victory.
Audley thirds had few concerns in beating Wood Lane seconds.
Visitors Audley posted 246-7 on their visit to Megacre, in which Charles Birkin made 46 and Andrew Forster chipped in with 40.
Levi Smith and Andrew Norcup both grabbed a couple of wickets for Wood Lane.
In reply, Matthew Hagan (31), Deane Jervis (27) and Smith (25) shone, but Wood Lane were bundled out for 138.
Thomas Boundy did the damage with 4-26, with Huey Nield capturing 3-13.
Onneley were in good form to win at home against Sandbach seconds.
Set 136 for victory, Onneley seconds had Geoff Hall (32no) and Michael Knowles (31no) to thank primarily for their six-wicket triumph.
But Kyle Knowles (29) and Ash Hall (26) also played their part, despite Paul Jacksons two wickets.
Sandbach had stuck 135-9 on the board earlier on in the afternoon, with Jackson top-scoring with 30.
Evergreen batsman Richard Bowyer also starred with 22 at the top of the oder.
Bradley Hall, Kyle Knowles and Ash Hall shared six of the wickets to fall in the Sandbach innings.
Porthill Park fourths had a productive away-day as they netted the 18 points on offer at Kidsgrove.
Calum Biltons unbeaten 40 was backed up by Chris Tattons 33 and 31 from Harry Stubbs as Porthill Park made fine progress to 184-7. Kane Lowton and Thomas Plant snared a couple of victims apiece.
Chris Highfield (31), James Green (28) and Plant (21) fronted the Grove response, but they were limited to 144-8 at the close.
That was thanks to double strikes from Alex Lockett and Bilton.
Woore seconds won on their visit to Checkley thirds.
Andrew Burton hit 10 fours and one six in his 73 to form the cornerstone of Woores 192-9.
Michael Griffiths weighed in with 34, while Jack Farrington claimed 3-35 for Checkley.
Farrington (32) showcased his all-round ability after tea, with Andrew Eccles chipping in with 25.
But Jake Toppings 3-25, plus a couple of wickets from Lauren Kenvyn, ensured Checkley drew stumps on 120-8.
Audlem cruised to victory in their home meeting with Endon seconds.
Half-centuries from Andy Rothwell and Dave Parkinson were instrumental in Audlems 208-7 from their 40 overs.
Rothwell made 60 and Parkinson added 56, with Callum McIlveen adding late momentum with an unbeaten 38.
Liam Clows 20 was the main contribution in reply, but double strikes from McIlveen, Simon Swift and Ron Paul, saw Endon dismissed for 122.
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Pau Torres agents flying to Manchester this week, Ten Hag confirms he wants Ronaldo to stay Man Utd tra… – The US Sun
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Good morning United fans
Anthony Martial is back at Manchester United after Sevilla reportedly rejected the chance to sign him.
United have been urged to sign Norwich ace Max Aarons by Rio Ferdinand.
Ferdinand believes Aarons would have a lot of longevity at United and would prove to be a clever investment.
Duo Alex Telles and Hannibal Mejbri have been named as the two players that were involved in a bust-up at Carrington earlier this month.
SunSport exclusively revealed that twoRed Devils stars had to be pulled apart in shocking scenesfollowing their training ground scrap, and now the men have been named.
Manchester Evening Newsreported that new boss Erik ten Hag is still yet to meet Ralf Rangnick.
And Ten Hag says he is relishing working with former Everton loanee Donny van de Beek again after their time together at Ajax.
And he warned rivals Liverpool and Manchester City he is coming for them.
Ten Hag said: In this moment, I admire them both, Manchester City and Liverpool. They both play really fantastic football, both Liverpool and Man City.
But you will always see an era can come to an end and I am looking forward to battling with them.
Im really looking forward to doing this job at this club with massive history. And we want to restore it to where it belongs.
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Cool Sunday and to start the week, temps rebound nicely Thursday & Friday – MPR News
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This is a great time of year, with colorful blossoms on many trees. Although its cool today, the weather will cooperate with most outdoor plans. A brief passing sprinkle is possible in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Sunday afternoon highs will be in the 50s across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. A few spots in the Twin Cities metro area and southeastern Minnesota could touch 60 degrees. For reference, our average Twin Cities high temp is 71 degrees this time of year.
Low temps late Sunday night and early Monday morning are forecast to reach the 30s in roughly the northern half of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin:
Forecast low temps late Sunday night/early Monday morning
National Weather Service
When winds are light, the temperature near the ground can be several degrees colder than the official temp which is measured 5 feet above the ground. Frost advisories may be needed overnight in the coldest areas.
You can hear updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the Minnesota Public Radio Newsnetwork, and you can see updated weather info on the MPR Newslive weather blog.
Temperature trends
Monday highs will reach the 60s in most areas, with a few upper 50s in parts of northeastern Minnesota:
Monday forecast highs
National Weather Service
Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be in the mid 60s Monday and Tuesday, then around 60 degrees on Wednesday, followed by 70 Thursday and mid 70s on Friday.
Wednesday looks like the rainiest day this coming week, but we could also see a few showers late on Tuesday. Check updates.
June outlook
The June temperature outlook from the NWS Climate Prediction Center shows equal chances of above normal or below normal temps for most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin:
June temperature outlook
NWS Climate Prediction Center
Even if our June temps average out close to normal, it will be enjoyable; our average Twin Cities high temp goes from 75 degrees on June 1 to 83 degrees on June 30.
Flood update
Flood warnings (shaded green on the following three maps) continue along several rivers in Minnesota, including the Rainy River Basin of northeastern Minnesota:
Flood warnings are shaded green
National Weather Service
Flood warnings are shaded green
National Weather Service
Flood warnings are shaded green
National Weather Service
Here are details on the Rainy River Basin flood warning in northeastern Minnesota:
Flood Statement National Weather Service Duluth MN 304 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022 MNC071-075-137-252200- /O.CON.KDLH.FA.W.0011.000000T0000Z-220525T2200Z/ /00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Koochiching MN-Lake MN-St. Louis MN- 304 PM CDT Sat May 21 2022 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is occurring. Namakan Lake has already surpassed the level reached in the 2014 flood and is continuing to rise. Rainy Lake is expected to exceed the 2014 level. * WHERE...Portions of north central Minnesota and northeast Minnesota, including the following counties, in north central Minnesota, Koochiching. In northeast Minnesota, Lake and St. Louis. * WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Lake level rises are ongoing. Flooding continues on areas lakes and rivers. Widespread impacts are ongoing for shoreline residents. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 301 PM CDT, Emergency management reported ongoing flooding across the warned area. - Lake inflows are slowing for Crane Lake, Kabetogama Lake and Namakan Lake. However... inflows still exceed outflows so rises will continue... especially on Rainy Lake. Lake levels on Namakan Lake are expected to rise 6 to 7 inches through May 27th with continued rises thereafter. Namakan Lake inflows are expected to decline but remain high for the remainder of the month. Rainy Lake is expected to rise 12 inches through May 27th. The 2014 level on Rainy Lake will be exceeded early this week and rises will continue at a slower rate beyond the 7 day forecast. Expect minimal rainfall amounts over the next 7 days. - Areas affected include Rainer, Island View, Voyageurs National Park, Crane Lake, Kabetogama Lake and Lake Vermilion. - http://www.weather.gov/dlh/RainyRiverBasin PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Use extreme caution if venturing our on these water bodies as many hazards exist.
And here is more info:
Flooding update for the Rainy River Basin
National Weather Service
You can get updated info on the flood warning areas by clicking on the maps that are posted by the Duluth, Grand Forks, and the Twin Cities NWS offices.
Hydrographs of river levels
Map of river stages on May 22
NOAA/NWS/U.S. Geological Survey
NOAAsAdvanced Hydrologic Prediction Servicesite shows river gauges across our region. You can click on any gauge at that site to get recent and current river levels plus the forecast levels over the next few days.
The Mississippi River at Aitkin had been at moderate flood stage, and has now dropped to minor flood stage:
The Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minnesota
NOAA/NWS/U.S. Geological Survey
The Mississippi River is expected to stay below minor flood stage at St. Paul this week:
The Mississippi River at St. Paul
NOAA/NWS/U.S. Geological Survey
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Ron Paul: Why Did Rand Paul Delay Washington’s $40 Billion Ukraine Giveaway? OpEd – Eurasia Review
Posted: May 23, 2022 at 12:06 pm
Even by Washington standards, the Biden Administrations recent request for $33 billion for military aid to Ukraine was shocking. Surely a coalition of antiwar progressives and budget-hawk Republicans would oppose the dangerous and expensive involvement of the US in the Russia/Ukraine conflict? No! Not only did Congress not object: they added nearly seven billion MORE dollars to the package!
In the end, not a single House Democrat voted against further US involvement in the war, and just 57 Republicans said no to funding yet another undeclared war.
On the Senate side, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) both demanded immediate passage of the huge giveaway to Ukraine. Thats Washingtons bipartisanship for you.
Then the junior Senator from Kentucky came to the Senate Floor and did the unthinkable in Washington: he delayed the vote.
My oath of office is to the national security of the United States of America, Sen. Rand Paul said. We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy. He went on to point out that the US has spent nearly as much on Ukraines military as the entire military budget of Russia and that the US government has sent more military money to Ukraine than it spent in the entire first year of the US war in Afghanistan.
Sen. Paul put the package into perspective: this massive giveaway to Ukraine equals nearly the entire yearly budget of the US State Department and is larger than the budget of the Department of Homeland Security!
Schumer was furious with Paul, accusing him of preventing swift passage of Ukraine aid because he wants to add at the last minute his own changes directly into the bill.
What was he trying to add to the bill? In his own words, All I requested is an amendment to be included in the final bill that allows for the Inspector General to oversee how funds are spent.
He wanted at least a bit of oversight on the nearly $50 billion in total that Washington has sent to what Transparency International deems one of the most corrupt countries on earth. Is that really too much to ask?
For Washington, the answer is yes. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) was an endless thorn in Washingtons side, because he actually did his job and reported on the billions of dollars that were stolen in Afghanistan.
In its final report on the 20 year Afghanistan war, SIGAR reviewed approximately $63 billion of the total $134 billion appropriated to Afghanistan and found that nearly $19 billion of the amount was lost to waste, fraud, and abuse. Nearly one third of the funds they reviewed were outright wasted or stolen by corrupt Afghan officials. Does anyone think it would be any different in Ukraine?
Maybe thats why they were so furious that Sen. Paul proposed that we perhaps keep track of this $40 billion to make sure its not wasted: Washington doesnt want to know. And, more importantly, Washington doesnt want us to know.
The temporary pause is important. It gives Americans a little time to let their Senators know that they do not support this ridiculous and wasteful giveaway to Ukraine. Inflation is ripping through the country. Gas prices are through the roof. Our infrastructure is crumbling. The dollar is teetering. And were giving money away?
The vote appears set for Wednesday. Time to let your Senators know what you think about it!
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The Typhoid Mary of Disinformation: Nicolle Wallace. Nobody Spreads it More Relentlessly. – Scheerpost.com
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From her days as Bush/Cheney propagandist, to her stint on The View, to her role as beloved-by-Democrats MSNBC host, Wallace has perfected the art of sociopathic lying.
By Glenn Greenwald / Substack
The most blatant and shameless liarsfrom the first term of the Bush/Cheney administration have, revealingly, enjoyed great success in media and journalism. That is because serial deceit is not a liability for a thriving career in corporate journalism but rather a vital asset provided that the lies are in service of ruling class policies. Tawdry propagandists who helped drive post-9/11 America into a bottomless pit of lies and self-destruction have become the most highly-paid and beloved stars of liberal media. They include:
But few Bush-era propagandists have thrived more, made more money, and developed a more devoted and swooning liberal fan base than the official Communications Director of the Bush/Cheney White House and 2004 Bush/Cheney-reelection campaign, Nicolle Wallace. Having catapulted from her work as Jeb Bushs Press Secretary to the White House to senior adviser to John McCains presidential campaign (working for her close friend, Lincoln Project co-founder Steve Schmidt, who recently performedone of the most public and sustained nervous breakdownsin the history of the internet), Wallace was always beloved by the DC press corps.
In 2005, when she was named Bush White House Communications Director,The New York Timeslavished her with praise,claiming thatshe comes from a different mold than the small band of Texans who carry out the White House press policy and admiringly noted that she was once fired for being too nice to reporters. She endeared herself further to corporate journalists by repeatedly sabotaging the McCain campaign from which she was collecting a paycheck, leaking negative stories about McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (whose selection as Vice Presidential candidate was driven primarily by liberal iconsBill KristolandSteve Schmidt).
As Wallace seeing the medias love affair with Obama began shrewdly repositioning herself as a liberal, sheclaimed in 2010that she did not even vote for McCain due to her misgivings about Palin (a claim which Schmidtrepeated about himselffor the first time last week during his multi-day psychological erosion). When Wallace published a self-glorifying novel about the first female chief of staff (modeled after herself) to the first female president in 2011, liberal corporate journalists includingMSNBCs Rachel Maddowgushed over it, whileThe New York Times reporter Ashley Parker, now ofThe Washington Post,heralded heras the tough, savvy and hard-charging conservative political operator who enjoys a close friendship with CNNs Dana Bash.
So beloved was Wallace by the corporate press that she was rewarded in 2014 with a highly lucrative contract to be a co-host on ABCsThe View. She then joined NBC News. Quickly adapting to her new role as a Republican who vehemently despised Donald Trump easily the most lucrative Trump-era archetype - MSNBC bestowed her with her own afternoon cable show in 2017. She quickly became one of Democratic viewers most popular hosts constantly giving a platform to Schmidt and other Lincoln Project sleaze merchants as part of the #NeverTrump gang, a faction so beloved by corporate media employees that they filled cable green rooms and newspaper op-ed pages while having little to no representation among the actual voting populace. Liberals love Wallace so much that she was given a second hour to host in 2020.
But lurking beneath her perky smile, multi-million-dollar media contracts, gushing liberal fan base and a long list of media admirers is something extremely dark and pernicious. In a swamp of professional liars and sleaze merchants, Nicolle Wallace has distinguished herself easily as one of the most seamless and casual liars in the world of Washington politics and media. She thrived in the Bush/Cheney administration precisely because she was so adept at selling the White Houses deadly lies to liberal corporate media employees, dressing up those lies in a pleasing-to-liberals packaging that she learned from growing up in a affluent town near San Francisco, and then at Berkeley and Northwesterns School of Journalism. She was the vintage conservative who liberals could love a smiling sophisticate, someone willing to betray her GOP employers to impress liberal journalists, an amicable young woman touting degrees from the types of schools that impress coastal media elites and it was virtually inevitable that she would thrive within media corporations that need women who can credibly claim to be conservatives yet appeal to liberal sensibilities and flatter liberal audiences.
Wallace has employed those personality traits in service of the most toxic and insidious of all tasks: ahappy,relentless purveyor of official disinformation. When the CIA wants the American public contaminated with its lies and disinformation, Nicolle Wallaces lips begin moving. She delivers the anonymous disinformation campaigns of the U.S. security state with a tone of empathy, compassion, and liberal elegance, all in the language and with the affectations which affluent liberals most admire.
She has an unsurpassed ability to broadcast to audiences outright lies whispered to her by Deep State operatives one after the next without flinching or betraying the slightest sense of a conscience or moral compass. She lies like only a sociopath can: exuding charm and warmth yet utterly vacant on the inside, except for a soul festering in rot. Over the last twenty years from her perches at the White House, onThe View, and now at MSNBC nobody has made liberals eat up Pentagon and neocon war propaganda more eagerly and uncritically than Nicolle Wallace.
There is literally not a single liberal/CIA disinformation campaign over the last six years that she did not fully and uncritically embrace. Each time the U.S. Security State and Democratic Party fabricated blatant lies and embarked on injecting their poisonous brew into the American bloodstream, Nicolle Wallace was at the forefront. Using the skills she harnessed to help lead Americans into one of its most destructive and immoral wars in U.S. history the invasion and 15-year destruction of Iraq the former Bush/Cheney shill, now a DNC and CIA shill, has played a starring role in virtually every lie American liberals have been led to believe.
Because Wallace is primarily a video performer she rarely writes or speaks extemporaneously, instead clinging loyally to talking points and teleprompter scripts video is the only medium that can really convey the full extent of her brazen contempt for the truth. After we began compiling many of the examples of Wallaces leading role in spreading official disinformation, we asked Matt Orfalea who came to prominence as a young videographer for the 2016 Sanders campaign and who has since become a much more heterodox voiceon his Rumble page, which he began after repeatedly being censored by YouTube to produce a video with the goal of viscerally conveying who Nicolle Wallace really is and the dark arts on which she relies for her careerist and ideological project.
Orfalea is an artist: a highly creative and unorthodox videographer. The videos he produced for journalist Matt Taibbi regarding themedias disinformation orgyabout the Kyle Rittenhouse trial andits even more deceitful effort to lie to the publicabout the materials on Hunter Bidens laptop are two of the best political videos I have seen in years. The video he produced for us on Nicolle Wallace the Typhoid Mary of Disinformation is, in my view, at least of the same quality. The tone and tenor of this video are obviously quite different from those we typically employ to do our reporting here, but the video so perfectly conveys who Wallace is, and how she spews and disseminates disinformation, that I am very proud to present it and eager for you to watch it.
The free trailer, available to all, is below. The full mini-documentary, for subscribers only, follows after that. Above all else, it demonstrates the key point about this new discourse about disinformation. Those who most flamboyantly warn of the dangers of disinformation and seek to censor the internet in the name of fighting it are, (through such tactics as thedefunct-for-nowHomeland Security Disinformation Board) in fact, the most aggressive and destructive purveyors of disinformation in the world.
The trailer for The Typhoid Mary of Disinformation:
The full video, The Typhoid Mary of Disinformation, produced by this Substack andMatt Orfalea:
Glenn Greenwald is a journalist,former constitutional lawyer, and author of fourNew York Timesbestselling books on politics and law. His most recent book, No Place to Hide, is about the U.S. surveillance state and his experiences reporting on the Snowden documents around the world. Hisforthcoming book, to be published in April, 2021, is about Brazilian history and current politics, with a focus on his experience inreporting a series of expossin 2019 and 2020 which exposed high-level corruption by powerful officials in the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, which subsequently attempted to prosecute him for that reporting.
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Its hard for Paul Bettany to play a lunkhead. With his dashing good looks and sophisticated air, the British actor practically exudes intelligence in a way that few major film actors of his generation possess. That patrician vibe has been a major plus for the actor in his transition to films, but what has made him such an in-demand star is his attention to character detail. Scroll through our photos below to see the Top 12 Paul Bettany movies and TV shows ranked worst to best.
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