Missouri judge finds Chinese government
liable for $24B in damages for ‘hoarding’
protective equipment during COVID pandemic
Posted By: sunset, 3/8/2025 1:23:24 AM
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey secured a $24 billion judgment against the Chinese Communist Party on Friday after a federal judge found the US adversary liable for damages related to the hoarding of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a landmark victory for Missouri and the United States in the fight to hold China accountable for unleashing COVID-19 on the world,” Missouri sued the CCP, the Wuhan Institute of Virology and several other Chinese entities, alleging that China caused and exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit accused China of nationalizing American factories producing PPE and hoarding protective equipment
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The U.S. Navy has used more missiles for air defense since combat operations in the Red Sea began in October 2023 than the service used in all the years since Operation Desert Storm in the 1990s, said retired Navy Cmdr. Bryan Clark, of the Hudson Institute. Over that 15-month-period, which ran to Jan. 19, 2025, the Navy saw the most combat at sea since World War II. “It’s kind of amazing how the Navy has held up with no losses, but the cost has been pretty enormous,” Clark said. “The estimates are the Navy has used up $1 billion-plus worth of interceptors to shoot down these drone and missile threats.”
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey secured a $24 billion judgment against the Chinese Communist Party on Friday after a federal judge found the US adversary liable for damages related to the hoarding of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a landmark victory for Missouri and the United States in the fight to hold China accountable for unleashing COVID-19 on the world,” Missouri sued the CCP, the Wuhan Institute of Virology and several other Chinese entities, alleging that China caused and exacerbated the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit accused China of nationalizing American factories producing PPE and hoarding protective equipment
NYC To Ignore ICE Detainer On Illegal
Immigrant Who Allegedly Set Woman On Fire
In Subway 22 replies
Immigrant Who Allegedly Set Woman On Fire
In Subway 22 replies
Officials in New York City have indicated they will ignore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer placed on the illegal immigrant who allegedly burned a woman alive on the subway, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Wednesday. Noem visited the Coney Island subway station where Sebastian Zapeta, 33, allegedly set Debrina Kawam on fire while she was sleeping in a subway car. Noem said New York officials weren’t cooperating with ICE. “ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the NYC Department of Corrections to take this depraved alien into custody. Because of current sanctuary city policy, the corrections department has indicated it will NOT honor the detainer,”
In virtually every election for almost a half-century, aspiring leaders in Greenland have promised to seek independence from Denmark. And following every election, it hasn’t happened. But this year, with US President Donald Trump loudly proclaiming his ardor and Denmark reaffirming the importance of its ties to the Arctic island, independence has catapulted to the top of the agenda.
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Trump’s Dept. of Education Creates ‘End
DEI’ Portal to Report Schools’ ‘Discriminatory’ Practices 4 replies
DEI’ Portal to Report Schools’ ‘Discriminatory’ Practices 4 replies
The U.S. Department of Education launched a public portal on Thursday for parents, students, teachers, and communities to submit reports of sex and race-based discrimination in public K-12 schools.
The portal is called the “End DEI” portal and allows the submission of an email address, the name of a student’s school or school district, and a text box with 450-word limit for detailing concerning practices.
“The U.S. Department of Education is committed to ensuring all students have access to meaningful learning free of divisive ideologies and indoctrination,”
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a directive last night regarding the recent fiasco engulfing the intelligence community: identify the degenerates who engaged in secret trans sex chats on government time, terminate their employment, and revoke their security clearances. Chris Rufo and Hannah Grossman of the Manhattan Institute were able to procure sources inside the intelligence community who exposed a secret sex chat where castration, pis* fetishes, gangbangs, and other nonsense were discussed at length. It was on government devices, which points to higher-ups approving this activity, reportedly part of some DEI initiative.
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When Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) went to the steakhouse at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C. Monday night to dine with (alleged) lobbyists he was a little too loose-lipped, and sadly for him conservative journalist Nick Sortor was seated at the table next to him and heard it all. In fact, Sortor says Swalwell "invaded" his table while he was "inebriated at dinner," and promised a video recap. Sortor says he has audio of the conversation, but he hasn't yet released it. (Presumably, he's getting legal advice) He did, however, release a summary of what Swalwell said and a video of him confronting Swalwell as the group exited the restaurant.
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Sen. Tina Smith won’t run again
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U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D) shook up the state’s political landscape next week, announcing she won’t seek re-election when her seat is up in 2026.
Smith, 66, said she wanted to spend more time with family and will end a career in public service that also included a stint as the state’s lieutenant governor under former Gov. Mark Dayton.
Dayton appointed Smith to the Senate in 2018, following the resignation of former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, and she won both a special election later that year, and then a six-year term with a 2020 victory over Republican Jason Lewis.
But with 2026 and another election approaching, Smith said is opting out of politics.
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according to a new report by an arm of the
conservative Heritage Foundation, sparking
questions over who was pulling the strings
during the former president's four years in
office.
'Whoever Controlled the Autopen Controlled the Presidency,' the Oversight Project wrote in a post on X on Thursday.
'We gathered every document we could find with Biden's signature over the course of his presidency. All used the same autopen signature except for the announcement that the former President was dropping out of the race last year,' it continued.
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REPORT: Sorority Kicks Out Women’s Sports
Advocate Payton McNabb for Filming Man
in Women’s Bathroom 15 replies
Advocate Payton McNabb for Filming Man
in Women’s Bathroom 15 replies
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