FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company

An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.

Alexander Smirnov falsely reported to the FBI in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each in 2015 or 2016...

Why wouldn't Hunter Biden sue for defamation? He already is suing the CEO of Overstock.com for saying he had corrupt contact with Iran.

ABC News: Hunter Biden accuser lied.

CBS News: Hunter Biden accuser lied.

MSNBC: Hunter Biden accuser lied.

CNN: Hunter Biden accuser lied.

Fox News: Hunter Biden nude on a water slide. - Middle Age Riot

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Fox News Suddenly Quiet On 'Biden Bribe' Story They Pushed Relentlessly — After Source Charged for Lying
• 'We Had Brutal Arguments!' Trump Election Crimes DA Fani Willis Rips Claims Against Her With Stunning Outburst
• Trump-Appointed Judge Denies Ex-President’s Motion to Delay Deadlines in Documents Case
• Fox's Jennifer Griffin and Lawrence Jones Spar Over Kamala Harris Speech on Border Security: 'That is a False Comparison!'
• White House's Jake Sullivan Responds to 'Terrible Tragedy' of Putin Opposition Leader's Death: 'Real and Obvious Questions'
• Republican Lee Zeldin Mourns Navalny by... Comparing Him to Donald Trump
• A California man was found with 1 million rounds of ammo and 248 illegally owned guns in his house, state authorities say

Putin atrocity after Putin atrocity, and the one force on earth that might stop him - the United States - is paralyzed by the Republican "Russia First" caucus in the US House of Representatives. - David Frum

This Murder By Putin Is Way Different From The Others
Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47.

First Putin tried to kill Navalny with poison. After Navalny came back, Putin sadistically tortured Navalny in a special prison designed to kill him slowly and painfully. That Navalny defied Putin's cruelty for so long was a miracle until today. - Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and friend of Alexei Navalny

Is Tucker still in Moscow? He will be amazed by the low price of human life in Putin's Russia. - Garry Kasparov 

Republican Shenanigans

• 'I Was Too Close To The Jews': Fani Willis Witness Reveals Stunning Threat On Stand At Trump Election Crimes Hearing
• House Homeland chairman announces retirement a day after leading Mayorkas' impeachment
• After convoy, ‘Army of God’ rallygoers filmed themselves harassing migrants, report says
• House panel obtains texts allegedly showing Gaetz setting up 2017 Florida Keys trip with woman his associate paid for sex: Sources
• 14 GOP-led states have turned down federal money to feed low-income kids in the summer. 
• Romney rules out voting for Trump, citing court’s sexual abuse finding in Carroll case

So hold up hold up

GOP’s star informant was just arrested for lying about Biden

GOP’s star witness Devon Archer testified that Biden never discussed business with Hunter

GOP’s star whistleblower was indicted for arms trafficking & being a foreign agent

Do I have this right? - Lindy Li

Fani Will Be Fine. As She Already Is.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis won’t take the stand again Friday to testify in the misconduct hearing that seeks to have her removed from the case for an alleged conflict of interest, because, according to CNN’s sources, her team believes her testimony Thursday was enough to defeat the effort to disqualify her.

Let the Fox News Pundit among us who hasn't had an extramarital affair with one of his subordinates cast the first stone. - Stonekettle

FLASHBACK When Joe Scarborough Promoted An Antivaxxer: In a 2005 interview with RFK Jr. on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough said he believes Thimerosal in vaccines cause autism.

Joe Scarborough is nothing more than an opportunist, a dangerous opportunist, and this comes from someone who he served with a cease and desist order in 2006...me. It didn't work.

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden campaign highlights Trump’s ‘shameful’ NATO remarks in battleground ad
• Manchin not running for president
• Mary Trump blasts Jon Stewart as ‘danger to democracy’ following his ‘Daily Show’ return

Joe Manchin’s Decision Not to Run for President Devastates Both His Supporters. - Andy Borowitz

My, My, My, Lady Justice Has Been Quite Busy.

A judge on Friday rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘s attempts to throw out felony securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade.

The decision by state District Judge Andrea Beall, an elected Democrat, keeps Paxton on track to stand trial in April on charges that he duped investors in a tech startup. If convicted, Paxton faces up to 99 years in prison.

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Business/Tech News

• Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year's autoworkers strike
• Producer prices and consumer prices both came in hot in January
• Buttigieg swipes at congressional inaction on rail safety bill as Biden heads to East Palestine
• ‘You Are Dead To Me’: Twitter Files Journalist Matt Taibbi Posts Unhinged Messages from Elon Musk

Barron Trump Turns Down Dad’s Offer to Become RNC Chair. - Andy Borowitz

Musk Has An Unusual Ability To Make Enemies. Good Luck, Texas.

The legal corporate governance community is unmoved by Elon Musk’s call for companies to dump Delaware as their home state after his historic $55.8 billion pay plan was basically thrown in the trash by a judge in that state’s famed chancery court...“Over the past 100 years, Delaware has periodically irritated one or two executives by enforcing the law, and even led some prominent lawyers to call for companies to move elsewhere from time to time,” ...according to Harvard professor of law and economics John Coates, this kind of thing just happens sometimes in “the First State.”

World’s Quickest Idiot Test: Have you ever donated your money to a billionaire? - John E. Rock

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Odd News

• NASA, SpaceX set Crew-8 launch date from Florida to space station
• Dead star 'glitches' could reveal the origins of fast radio bursts
• Study shows majority of Louisiana's coastal wetlands undergoing 'ecosystem collapse'
• Raccoons steal Florida woman's DoorDash tacos
• Bag containing $30,000 left behind on New York train

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Azenhas do Mar is a coastal town with just about 800 inhabitants, it is about an hour from Lisbon, Portugal. Wow, just wow.

Peace.

'I Have a PhD in Recognizing Bullsh*t': Marjorie Taylor Greene Responds to FDA Expert Testifying Covid Vaccines Saved 3.2 Million Americans

'I Have a PhD in Recognizing Bullsh*t': Marjorie Taylor Greene Responds to FDA Expert Testifying Covid Vaccines Saved 3.2 Million Americans

...Greene honed in on Dr. Peter Marks, the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the Food and Drug Administration, and his support of vaccines, especially for young children.

I'm surprised Marjorie Taylor Greene didn't shoot him with Jewish Lasers.

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• ‘Kiss My Ass’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips U.K. Foreign Minister for Urging U.S. to Pass Ukraine Aid
• Putin Complains Tucker Carlson Gave Him Softball Questions: ‘I Didn’t Get Complete Satisfaction From This Interview’
• Obama: Biden ‘absolutely right’ that promise of NATO keeps American families safe
• White House hits Johnson for going on recess without passing Ukraine aid
• Biden holds back action on Israel despite dire Gaza warnings
• Trump lawyer Alina Habba on New York fraud verdict: ‘I don’t have high hopes’

Why would ANYONE from another country want to vacation in America anymore?  With mass shootings happening on a regular basis, why would they take the chance?  I wouldn't.  This HAS to have hurt tourism.  We're currently a S*ITHOLE COUNTRY.  Thanks, GOP. - Michelle

Reasonable gun laws are not a violation of your rights.

Being shot at a parade is. - Middle Age Riot

Apparently, Putin Is Playing Both Sides of the Fence

A Joe Biden presidency would be better for Russia than a Donald Trump one, Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin in an on-camera interview Wednesday.

Asked by Zuribin about the upcoming US presidential election, Putin said Biden would be better for Russia “because he is a more experienced person, he is predictable, he is a politician of an old formation.”

BREAKING: NY Judge Rejects Trump’s Motion to Dismiss Criminal Case, Sets Trial for March 25

Remember when it was revealed that the Trump Administration was a pill mill, and we sort of just moved on? - John Collins

Republican Shenanigans

• Newsmax's Eric Bolling Blasts House Republicans: 'They Cannot Govern'
• Fox's Brit Hume Warns House Republicans They Risk Looking Like 'A Do-Nothing Congress'
• Turner accused of ‘reckless disregard’ as GOP colleague asks for formal inquiry
• ‘F*ck You, B*tch!’ Kristen Stewart Responds to Trump’s Old Tweets Telling Robert Pattinson to Dump Her
• Trump Sends Criminal Arrest-Themed Valentine To Melania — AND Millions of Potential Love Donors
• Haley: Trump's court 'chaos' will sink Republicans in November
• Florida Republicans Push To Double Governor's Salary
• Special counsel Hur making plans to testify to GOP panel about Biden

Trump is out of money which is why he is going hard at Ronna Romney so he can take over the RNC treasury. - Anthony Scaramucci 

The Only Person I'd Care That Fani Willis Is Dating, is Trump.
A judge in Fulton County, Georgia threatened to remove one of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants from the courtroom on Thursday, during a hearing involving Fani Willis and attempts to have her disqualified from the former president's case.

If I’m correctly tracking Trump’s logic, Fani Willis dated Nathan Wade so Trump is innocent.

Did I get that right? - Roger Tansey

You told us you were Moses!

Mike Johnson: I was referring to being lost for 40 years. - 7Veritas4

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden student loan forgiveness plan: Administration reveals who may qualify
• House Democrats eye backdoor to force vote on Israel, Ukraine aid bill
• Rep. Jim Clyburn to step down from House Democratic leadership post

I’m no political analyst, but I feel like if a judge had ordered Biden to pay $83 million to a woman he raped last week, we’d still be talking about it. - Zack Bornstein

Well, Who In The FBI Decided Not To Investigate Complaints Against Jeffrey Epstein in 1996? 

A dozen victims of Jeffrey Epstein sued the U.S. government Wednesday, accusing the FBI of allowing and enabling his sex trafficking for two decades.

The anonymous victims alleged that the FBI had received credible tips about Epstein’s sex trafficking operation as early as 1996 but did not investigate them.

Joe Biden deserves extra credit for being able to run a country with so many dumb f*cks. - Captain Obvious

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Business/Tech News

• Japan slips to the world's 4th-largest economy behind the U.S.
• Schumer, LGBTQ+ advocates back updated kids online safety bill
• Almost half of health-care workers witness racism toward patients: Survey 
• COVID patients 4 times more likely to develop chronic fatigue: CDC research

No deepfake of Trump could make him seem worse than the real thing. - Andy Borowitz

Mortgage Rates Surge, Homeowner Hopes Dissolve

Mortgage rates surged this week with homebuyers retreating from the housing market — taking with them hopes of the Fed cutting rates by the spring buying season as inflation remains higher than expected.

"The best things in life are free." 

- A Kleptomaniac

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Odd News

• Private 'Odysseus' lander heads for the moon after SpaceX launch
• How an ancient virus made our brains complex
• Danish man sticks 68 matches up his nose for world record
• California man receives dozens of Amazon packages he never ordered
• Delta flight rerouted after maggots fall on passenger

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I've never seen the Northern Lights. I'd probably faint or at the very least, my knees would buckle.

Peace.

GOP Speaker Johnson says House won't be 'rushed' to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls

GOP Speaker Johnson says House won't be 'rushed' to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will not feel “rushed” to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine,...

If Mike Johnson and co. want to help Putin out so badly they should enlist in the Russian army. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• NATO chief touts record defense spending, pushes back on Trump’s remarks
• Russian officials claim that US rejected Putin's proposed peace talks
• Austin makes urgent pitch for Ukraine aid in remarks after latest hospital release
• House Democrat says Trump setting stage for World War III
• Speaker Mike Johnson Says House Will Not Vote on Foreign Aid Bill Because it Doesn’t Have a Border Policy —Which He Opposed Last Week
• Gov. Kemp sending more Georgia National Guard troops to Texas

Impeachment won't even take away Alejandro Mayorkas's parking spot, he goes to work tomorrow like nothing happened. 

Republicans just wasted everyone's time, instead of putting their own border bill up for a vote. - Alex Cole

Moscow Musk Has Something To Say

Elon Musk thinks the US should stop sending aid to Ukraine.

The world's richest person told US Republican senators during an X Spaces "there is no way in hell" Vladimir Putin was going to lose the war with Ukraine. He encouraged citizens to contact their representatives about the Ukraine funding Bill in comments reported by Bloomberg.

It’s Valentine’s Day, so the entire Republican Party can kiss my *ss. - Middle Age Riot

Republican Shenanigans

• 'He IS Unhinged! Nikki Haley Tells TODAY That 'Diminished' Trump Is Suffering His Own Cognitive Decline
• Fox News Anchor Tells Nikki Haley She’ll Likely ‘Lose Badly’ in Home State and Asks, 'Why Go Through with It?'
• WAIT WHAT?? Trump Cites Baseball Legend Yogi Berra In Supreme Court Appeal Demanding Absolute Criminal Immunity
• 'I WANT TO BE LOVED!' Trump Blames GOP Defeat in NY Run-Off on 'Foolish' Candidate Mazi Pilip Not Endorsing Him
• Trump On Pace to Drain Legal Funds by July, With Only $27 Million Left
• Kentucky Senate approves limit on DEI at public universities
• Tucker Carlson Tells Russell Brand He Despises Ben Shapiro and Nikki Haley Because They're Threatening the Lives of His Children
• Jared Kushner says he would not join a second Trump administration.

Every time there's an election, we find out that the media has been lying to you about how popular the Democratic party is. - BlackKnight10K

Grifter To Grift The Grifters

Lara Trump said that she would spend all of the Republican National Committee’s money on electing Donald Trump if she becomes chair of the Republican National Committee.

Such a plan would undoubtedly be an unwelcome development for many downw-ballot Republicans who expect to be in close races in November.

Lara Trump is going to bleed the RNC dry. 

The Trump crime family destroys everything they touch. - MayoIsSpicyy

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Rock The Voter News

• Democratic voters in Philadelphia's competitive Bucks County say they're unconcerned about Biden's age
• Democrat Tom Suozzi Flips Congressional Seat Vacated by George Santos
• Florida families are recreating the voices of gun violence victims to call lawmakers
• U.S. Rep. Greg Casar files bill to connect Texas grid to rest of the country
• Sen. Bob Menendez's wife got engagement ring through bribery scheme: prosecutors

This is your regular reminder that when Democrats tried *twice* to keep Roe v. Wade as the law of the land every single republican in Congress voted no. Remember it.

The Cause & Effect of Republicans Rejecting Securing The Border Bill. They Made It Worse.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted contingency plans to cut detention capacity and release thousands of immigrants as a result, according to a source familiar with the plan.

The draft plan comes as ICE faces a dire budget shortfall amid stalled congressional action on the White House supplemental request.

Last night, Democrats overperformed by 25 points in a Pennsylvania special election.

Last night, Democrats overperformed by 21 points in an Oklahoma special election.

Last night, Democrats flipped a Republican-held House seat by 8 points.

I don’t give a damn about the polls. - MI_James57

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Business/Tech News

• Immigration cuts could dent US economy at crucial time, experts say
• Corporate greed increasingly seen as ‘major cause’ of inflation: Poll
• US adversaries using AI for offensive cyber operations: Microsoft
• Hobby Lobby-funded Jesus Super Bowl ads can't hide the hate that fuels the Christian right

Republicans will never let border crossings stop bc US needs an exploited marginalized workforce.

They’ll *never* go after the employers of “illegals.”

But they *will* freak out conservatives for votes, bc that’s easier than having a policy platform that helps working ppl. - John Fugelsang

Here's One of the Reasons House Prices Are So High. Add Realtors and Flippers.
Investors bought more than a quarter of lower-priced homes in the fourth quarter of 2023 as mortgage rates and home prices hover well above their pre-pandemic baseline.

I don't care what they say about uncle Joe. He hasn't told anyone to drink bleach yet. - Ken Tichy

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Odd News

• Water detected on surface of asteroids for first time, thanks to defunct NASA mission
• Land cover changes across Greenland dominated by a doubling of vegetation in three decades
• Multimillion-dollar homes on the edge after landslide crumbles California cliff
• Tree debris from Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption still clogs Spirit Lake
• Man Charged for Stealing and Destroying Jackie Robinson Statue for Scrap Metal
• BASE jumpers plunge from graffitied luxury L.A. tower in viral video

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This heart-shaped cloud of cosmic gas and dust is called the "Heart Nebula," or IC 1805. It lies about 7,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia. Happy Valentine's Day everybody!

Peace.