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Clinton’s Campaign, Its High-Tech Allies, and Political Espionage <[link removed]> – With the latest filing <[link removed]> by special counsel John Durham, a chilling story <[link removed]> continues to unfold even though most mainstream media <[link removed]> outlets are downplaying it. The story: A presidential campaign quite possibly used its allies in the tech sector to engage in political espionage—not just against the opposition candidate, but against a sitting president. The underhanded activity even improperly exploited sensitive communications from the White House. We know that many tech companies have been captured by leftist ideology <[link removed]> and are manipulating and censoring the flow of information, which is bad enough. But actually spying on a presidential candidate and then on the president? That’s astonishing. Heritage Expert: Hans von Spakovsky <[link removed]>
‘He just gained more freedom fighters’: Truckers react to Trudeau invoking Emergencies Act <[link removed]> – Biden’s open-borders policies have sparked the worst border crisis in our history on the southwest border, and Justin Trudeau’s heavy-handed, totalitarian response to Canadians protesting his draconian COVID measures has major ramifications for
us, as well. What we’re seeing in Canada is a coming totalitarianism. These practices are, frankly, mirroring that of what China does in the social credit system, and it should frighten us all—especially that this is happening in a Western country right on our borders. Sadly—nothing about this is surprising. It’s exactly what leftists have been calling for. The growing symbiosis between government and tech companies to cut off access to basic financial services and digital platforms is essentially our country sleep-walking into a tech-enabled social credit system. The mobilization of government agencies in our own country to classify movements to the right of leftist ideology as “domestic extremism” lays the groundwork for the purging of these citizens from digital platforms and should send a chill up every American’s spine. The real threat here and in Canada is government and Big Tech’s collusion to infringe on legitimate peaceful protests and silence speech it doesn’t like. Heritage Expert: Lora Ries <[link removed]>
Don’t Worry, BLM Founders Aren’t Corrupt. They’re Capitalists. <[link removed]> – If you’re a woke journalist, how would you frame allegations of financial misconduct against the main Black Lives
Matter organization? You could ignore these financial questions about the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, sure. Or you could frame the allegations the way New York magazine has in a recent article: by absurdly quoting people saying that the organization’s corruption proves its leaders are capitalists. The creators of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation are not interested in social justice or black lives.From the start, the mainstream media has covered for, not covered, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. Journalists eventually will have to report the financial misconduct by the BLM foundation. But at least now we know how this could occur: because its leaders are capitalists. Heritage Expert: Mike
Gonzalez <[link removed]>
Violence Against Women Act Is Back, but It’s Still No Better. Here Are Its 5 Biggest Flaws. <[link removed]> – The Violence Against Women Act is once again up for debate and a vote in the Senate. The previous iteration of the bill <[link removed]> failed last year, having stalled in the Senate after complaints concerning the bill’s handgun restrictions, carve-outs for LGBTQ groups, stealth “gender identity” inclusions, and the constitutionally prohibited expansion of the jurisdiction <[link removed]> of Indian tribal courts. That’s why its sponsors went back to the drawing board. Unfortunately, what they “redrew” isn’t good enough. While the 2022 version <[link removed]> is being hailed as a compromise, it is anything but. The primary difference? The reader must wade through 100 more pages—335 in total—than the 2021 version, and carefully read between the lines to see which problematic provisions have been moved where. Much of the language has been changed to hide the most noxious provisions. But the effects are precisely the same. Heritage Expert: Sarah Parshall Perry <[link removed]>
Charter schools and the value of variety <[link removed]> – Today, more charter schools serve children living in cities <[link removed]> than in rural areas, but this does not mean that all charter schools are the same. In fact, charter schools are different from one to another and can offer a variety of learning options. Lawmakers can provide students with unique learning options by giving charter school creators the freedom to create schools as unique as they can imagine. Heritage Expert: Jonathan Butcher <[link removed]>
Durham Filing Reveals ‘High-Tech Watergate’: Heritage’s Mike Howell <[link removed]> – Spying on the president of the United States and infiltrating the White House to do so are criminal acts. The allegations in Special Counsel John Durham’s filing are evidence of a high-tech Watergate. Concocting a disinformation campaign to falsely accuse Donald Trump of colluding with a foreign power is terrible enough, but these dirty tricks, which may have been paid for by the Clinton campaign, take the scheme to an unconscionable level of criminality. The American people not only deserve to know who was involved—and the level of coordination with the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton—but every conspirator involved in this act of political espionage must be outed, publicly shamed, and held accountable. Unfortunately, we cannot rely on legacy media to perform its most basic duties in covering the matter. After years of parroting the left’s false collusion narrative, politically motivated news organizations are largely refusing to acknowledge this scandal. While the special counsel’s work must proceed uninhibited, Congress should make ample use of its oversight powers to immediately get answers and ensure bipartisan accountability. We must ensure the American people fully understand what happened so they will demand better leadership. Heritage Experts: Mike Howell <[link removed]>and Hans von Spakovsky <[link removed]>
How the U.S. Should Help Defend Ukraine <[link removed]> – It is in America’s interest that Ukraine remain independent and sovereign and maintain the ability to choose its own destiny without outside interference. While the success of Ukraine will rest in large part on the shoulders of Ukrainians themselves, U.S. leadership is essential for counteracting Russian aggression and supporting Ukraine. The U.S. should seize the opportunity to move quickly and robustly to reaffirm American commitment and support to the people of Ukraine. In turn, both America and its allies will be safer. Heritage Experts: James Carafano <[link removed]>, Robert Wilkie <[link removed]>, and Alexis Mrachek <[link removed]>
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