So Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop has now been introduced into the trial where Hunter has now been found guilty on three counts. Now what?  The infamous “laptop from hell” (as the New York Post’s crack reporter Miranda Devine called it) has now been used as hard, factual evidence in Hunter Biden’s recent trial in Delaware. The Washington Examiner reports as follows: IRS whistleblowers revealed the FBI verified the authenticity of Hunter Biden’s laptop by November 2019, nearly a year before social media companies censored stories about it. They also said some laptop contents were withheld during their criminal investigation. The whistleblower claims came from two IRS agents who played key roles in the Hunter Biden investigation: Gary Shapley, a supervisory special agent with the IRS’s criminal investigation, and a yet-unnamed IRS case agent who is referred to as “Whistleblower X.” The whistleblowers said the laptop hard drive belonging to President Joe Biden’s son was quickly determined to be authentic, but there were limitations placed on what laptop contents they were allowed to use in their inquiry. So. Got all that? The FBI had verified the authenticity of the laptop all the way back in 2019. That would be a full year before the 2020 election and the revelation of the laptop’s existence by the New York Post. And what happened in 2020? When the New York Post published its scoop, Big Government and Big Tech went out of their way to shut down the story, close to effectively killing it. As Sean Hannity said this week, the FBI set about “pre-bunking” the story. Then there were those 51 so-called intelligence experts who brazenly lied about the authenticity of the laptop. In 2022, the New York Post ran a front page story headlined:   Spies who lie: 51 ‘intelligence’ experts refuse to apologize for discrediting true Hunter Biden story The Post pursued the 51, publishing their names in March of 2022, along with what they said individually to the Post when contacted.  I’ll list a mere six names and their responses to the Post to give you a flavor of how these people are playing the game:  Mike Hayden, former CIA director, now analyst for CNN: Didn’t respond. Jim Clapper, former director of national intelligence, now CNN pundit: “Yes, I stand by the statement made AT THE TIME, and would call attention to its 5th paragraph. I think sounding such a cautionary note AT THE TIME was appropriate.” Leon Panetta, former CIA director and defense secretary, now runs a public policy institute at California State University: Declined comment. John Brennan, former CIA director, now analyst for NBC and MSNBC: Didn’t respond. Thomas Fingar, former National Intelligence Council chair, now teaches at Stanford University: Didn’t respond. Rick Ledgett, former National Security Agency deputy director, now a director at M&T Bank: Didn’t respond. That’s a mere six of the 51 names. And as with the six I’ve just named, the other 45 are similarly listed by the Post as either not responding or declining to comment. Now.  This week in the Wall Street Journal, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell had an op-ed published. McConnell does not mention either the laptop or the coverup by the 51 intel experts and their lying. But you’ll get the connection. McConnell headlined his piece:  Mitch McConnell: Liberal Bureaucrats Threaten Democracy The administrative state thwarts the Constitution’s structure for keeping officials accountable. McConnell said this:  Democrats like to say that “democracy is at stake” in November. That may be true, but not in the way they think. Across all three branches of the federal government, liberals are working to undermine democratic accountability over their exercise of power. Their philosophy of the administrative state has one unifying thread: the abrogation of democratic legitimacy in deference to unelected bureaucrats. McConnell ends by saying:  The Constitution vests each branch of the federal government with an exclusive power, responsive to the people in elections. In each branch, liberals seek to remove that power from democratic accountability and vest it in unelected bureaucrats. This practice might come from a good-faith trust in “experts,” or a sincere belief that sound policy is too valuable to risk in elections. But at its core, it is a rejection of democratic accountability in favor of the administrative state. In short, the handling of the Hunter laptop by the FBI and the seemingly instinctive attack on the truthfulness of the laptop contents by those 51 intel experts? All of this combines to illustrate exactly Sen. McConnell’s sharply worded point that what was originally supposed to provide for democratic accountability has in fact now been vested in unelected bureaucrats.  Note well that, to this moment, no name has been provided as to who, specifically, inside the FBI, authorized the treatment of the Hunter Biden laptop. Over at the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, co-host Travis raised the same question. The American public simply doesn’t know who did this. And they have every right to know that person’s, as it were, name, rank, and serial number. Republicans control the House. It would seem, at a minimum, that they should be demanding the answer to that mystery.  That would be: Who did it? The post Who Did It? appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

by Jim Hoft, The Gateway Pundit: The Biden DOJ convicted Paula Harlow last year of federal conspiracy against rights and FACE offenses for peacefully protesting an abortion clinic in DC back in 2020. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee, sentenced Harlow to 24 months in prison. She was the tenth defendant to be sentenced by […]

by Peter Schiff, Schiff Gold: China has called quits on its 18-month gold buying spree, causing precious metal prices to stumble this week as the world’s largest buyer unexpectedly closes its tab. In 2023, the People’s Bank of China purchased more gold than any of the world’s other central banks, swelling its reserves of the precious […]

In a sharp flip from the totalitarian COVID era, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering banning face masks in the New York City subway system. The Democrat governor cites people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts. Gov. Hochul considering banning people from wearing masks on NYC subways https://t.co/5HiSnb3OnE — Gothamist (@Gothamist) June 13, 2024 According to the New York Post, Hochul is working with legislators to reinstate an anti-masking law repealed during COVID-19. Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams consider cracking down on masks on NYC subways https://t.co/POUPOFLXmv — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 14, 2024 From the New York Post: Hochul said any masked policy would include reasonable carve-outs for health concerns, cultural events, religious reasons and Halloween. She drew a distinction between wearing an N95 mask for health reasons and donning a full-face covering to hide one’s identity. Banning masks at protests entirely carried freedom of speech complications, but she said protesters’ criminal and threatening behavior is a “different ballgame.” “You certainly have to say there are major exemptions,” she said. The governor didn’t lay out a timeline or say she would ask lawmakers to come back to Albany – a necessary step to reversing the ban on masks at protests, given that the legislative session ended last week and won’t reopen till next year. “My team is working on a solution, but on a subway, people should not be able to hide behind a mask to commit crimes,” Hochul said, according to Insider Paper. JUST IN – Gov. Hochul considering banning people from wearing masks on NYC subways: "My team is working on a solution, but on a subway, people should not be able to hide behind a mask to commit crimes.” pic.twitter.com/bR1aHBE3O9 — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) June 13, 2024 Per the Associated Press: New York passed a law banning face masks in public in the 1800s as a response to protests over rent. It was suspended in 2020 by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo as part of a pandemic public health campaign, and masks were also made mandatory for subway riders until September 2022. The mask ban previously had drawn criticism from civil rights groups that argued it was selectively enforced to break up protests where people wanted to hide their identities to avoid legal or professional repercussions. “The Governor’s concerns about masks disguising criminal activity won’t be quelled by banning anonymous peaceful protest. Mask bans were originally developed to squash political protests and, like other laws that criminalize people, they will be selectively enforced — used to arrest, doxx, surveil, and silence people of color and protestors the police disagree with,” Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement. “A mask ban would be easily violated by bad actors and, if someone’s engages in unlawful actions, the judgement should be made based on the criminal behavior, not their attire,” she said.

Emergency officials responded after a ‘chemical reaction’ and explosion reportedly occurred at an Eastlake, Ohio, home Thursday evening. The incident reportedly hospitalized at least five people. “At this time, numerous law enforcement and emergency personnel are on the scene in Eastlake, Ohio, following a chlorine explosion that took place near or in a home. Emergency officials report that at least five to eight people have been exposed to the hazardous substance,” Rawsalerts wrote. “Multiple ambulances along with a hazmat teams have been dispatched as Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion and are working to secure the area,” the post added. “A follower of mine and a witness who lives very close to the house says they do indeed have a pool. He was mixing some chemicals in their garage, and it exploded, releasing the chlorine gas. He says the smell of chlorine is heavy in the air,” an update said. #UPDATE: A follower of mine and a witness who lives very close to the house says they do indeed have a pool. He was mixing some chemicals in their garage, and it exploded, releasing the chlorine gas. He says the smell of chlorine is heavy in the air. — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 14, 2024 FOX 8 reports: Five people were taken to the hospital after a chemical reaction went wrong at an Eastlake home Thursday evening. Just after 6 p.m., first responders were called to the home on the 600 block of Saint Lawrence Boulevard. According to Eastlake Fire Chief Ted Whittington, the family was mixing pool chemicals in the kitchen and accidentally caused a bad reaction. When firefighters arrived, the family was already outside rinsing everyone off with a garden hose. Three people were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center and two others were taken to local hospitals for burning eyes and trouble breathing. The fire chief said he believes everyone is in stable condition at this point. There were 11 people in the house at the time of the reaction. The remaining family members weren’t experiencing symptoms, the fire chief said. BREAKING: CHLORINE EXPLOSION IN OHIO, MULTIPLE EXPOSURES Emergency officials are on the scene in Eastlake, Ohio, after a chlorine explosion near or in a home. At least 5-8 people have been exposed to the hazardous substance. Multiple ambulances and hazmat teams are on… pic.twitter.com/52q1lRGwb4 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) June 14, 2024 From News 5 Cleveland: Thursday evening, the homeowner was prepping chlorine inside of the home for their backyard pool when what Eastlake Fire describes as a chemical reaction occurred. Three adults and two children were all transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition, Eastlake Fire said. This incident is still under investigation, and this story will be updated once more is learned.