Sunday, March 10, 2019

A prominent conservative group is thrusting itself into the Democratic primary with a TV ad assailing Beto O’Rourke — a move that comes as Republicans consider a broader campaign to meddle in the opposing party's contest to take on Trump


The spa founded by Trump donor Cindy Yang was “allegedly engaged in trafficking young women from China, turning them into sex slaves locked into horrendous lives of serial rape and squalor,” writes


1000s of Russians protested today vs plans to give the authorities greater control over the internet. Sold as protection from external aggression, this crowd say the 'sovereign internet' concept is actually about censorship & control. (IC3PEAK did a turn with 'Let it all burn')


Ethics watchdog American Oversight is suing the Pentagon to see whether acting Defense Sec'y Patrick Shanahan's Boeing ties have given the company "undue influence" within the department. The group wants any comms with Boeing, calendar entries, and more.


Paul Manafort's longtime pollster helped him run a scam PAC to funnel cash to one of his former lobbyists (and godfather to his daughter) which went towards paying his legal fees. Then Manafort lied about it to Mueller's team.


Let’s get this straight: billions of dollars for a border wall is a waste of money. American taxpayers shouldn’t foot the bill for the President’s vanity project. We simply don’t need it.


Vaccination was being used by trolls and sophisticated bots as a "wedge issue", said Mark Dredze from Johns Hopkins University. "By playing both sides, they erode public trust in vaccination, exposing us all to the risk of infectious diseases," he said.


Bad news. Trump’s regulators are gutting the bank stress tests, increasing the probability of another banking crisis—and the biggest victims are ALWAYS working Americans.


This article lists all of China's organizations in the United States working against US interests. Thing is, almost none of them are registered under FARA


George Nader paid Joel Zamel $2,000,000 after the Trump election. Nader doesn't have $2,000,000 to give away. Someone else paid Zamel. Why? And why use Nader as an intermediary?


Manafort had a crony, Laury Gay, set up a pro-Trump super-PAC, Rebuilding America Now. It had ONE vendor, Multi Media Services.


This photo of Cindy (Li) Yang was found by @mopeng . It shows Yang, her husband and a few other minor notables at a Trump fundraiser. The photo was published in the China Daily, a Chinese state media newspaper. I have many, many questions


Trump & Friends' Chinese tug-shop problem isn't a sex scandal -- it's a full-blown foreign espionage and illegal influence scandal. Nice way to let PRC spies into Mar-A-Lago, Donnie!


This is the photo being quoted by various journalists. Cindy (Li) Yang is at the far left in the blue dress. If she was / is Deputy Director of this Association, then she is a full blown Chinese asset, with a Mar a lago membership


'Straw Man Defends Straws, Fears Straw Police'


NEW: My investigation into the $125,000 paid to Manafort's lawyers that Manafort allegedly lied about. Until now, source of $$ had been identified only as Firm A. We report Firm A is Va. based Multi Media Services Corp, owned by GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio


More possible fallout from President Trump's abrupt walkout from Hanoi talks with Kim Jong Un. As North Korea appears to make preparations for a new launch, sources say Chinese President Xi is no longer planning to travel to the US this month -- worried Trump may walk out on him.


Matt Gaetz defends lone no vote on anti-human trafficking bill

ICYMI

Almost overnight, Chinese entrepreneur Li Yang, better known as Cindy Yang, went from unknown Florida resident to the center of attention with questions mounting about her businesses and political ties.


Opinion: U.S. sentencing needs reform, but Manafort’s 47 months was a strange one


Illicit massage business #IMB is a $2.5 billion year industry


Miami Herald Iteam report: Massage parlor magnate helped steer Chinese to Trump NYC fundraiser, attendee says


"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's" doesn't mean everything is Caesar's. Nor does it mean everything Caesar does it right. Caesar's role is limited. Plus you've forgotten the second part: "Give to God what is God's." And what does God ask? It's clear: Welcome the stranger (Mt 25)


Major sex trafficking bust: 11 massage parlors raided, 26 women freed in Seattle


Yang’s company is promoting an upcoming event at Mar-a-Lago featuring Trump’s sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau. The co. bills it as “a once-in-a-lifetime publicity opportunity” where "Chinese elites" will have the chance to mingle with Trump Grau and members of Congress


Police say more than 26 sex workers have been rescued 11 massage parlors - many of the women, who range in age from 20 to 65, were brought to the US from mainland China. They lived, worked and performed sex acts inside the businesses


All of the alarms should be going off on this. It’s not just sex trafficking and enslavement, it’s also ripe for political extortion, with enormous national security implications.


An archived version of Cindy Yang's website - the one where she's trying to sell our democracy instead of trafficking women. (GY US Investments LLC) I don't read Chinese, but it's still interesting - many of the names you know are in English


Sorry, Mr. Trump and Mr. Meadows. I was not part of any of the staff proffer sessions with Mr. Cohen. You really should be more careful about making or propagating false statements if you wish to condemn Cohen and others. I’m sure it was unintentional....


Amid Trump’s legal woes, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine enjoys the limelight


Yang’s company is promoting an upcoming event at Mar-a-Lago featuring Trump’s sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau. The co. bills it as “a once-in-a-lifetime publicity opportunity” where "Chinese elites" will have the chance to mingle with Trump Grau and members of Congress


"Several sources tell Cockburn that the Special Counsel has indeed completed his report. It is said to recommend indicting three of President Trump’s children – Don Jr, Ivanka and Eric – as well as his son-in-law, Jared Kushner."


Miami Herald Iteam report: Massage parlor magnate helped steer Chinese to Trump NYC fundraiser, attendee says


From Steele dossier.