As some media outlets, albeit reluctantly, are finally admitting in their coverage of the Hunter Biden gun trial that the "Laptop From Hell" is real and not the result of Russian disinformation, a main source of that fake news story in 2020, Politico, is now avoiding its own highly embarrassing role in promoting the now discredited conspiracy theory. Perhaps Josh Gerstein and Betsy Woodruff Swan hoped we wouldn't notice their attempt to deflect responsibility from Politico on Tuesday in "Prosecutors open their case against Hunter Biden by playing his own voice for the jury." Buried deep, deep down in their story -- about 30 paragraphs deep -- was this paragraph with the responsibility-deflection twist: Jurors also saw first-hand the infamous laptop that Biden allegedly dropped off at a Delaware repair shop and never retrieved. The disclosure of its contents, including photos of Biden with drugs and in hotel rooms with women, caused a major dust-up in the 2020 presidential race, as Democrats insisted it was likely Russian propaganda and discussion about it was suppressed on social media sites. "Democrats insisted it was likely Russian propaganda and discussion about it was suppressed on social media sites." And who, pray tell, was at the forefront of giving the Democrats justification to promote the laptop disinformation as well as justification for social media sites to suppress the story? Why, none other than Politico itself. On October 19, 2020 the Gold Standard of promoting disinformation, the Mockingbird media journalist and national security reporter for Politico, Natasha Bertrand, engaged in election interference by writing this fake news story: "Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say." These people laundered the Antony Blinken's spin:  More than 50 former senior intelligence officials have signed on to a letter outlining their belief that the recent disclosure of emails allegedly belonging to Joe Biden’s son “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” Did Politico ever apologize for spreading election interference disinformation? No. Was there an apology from Natasha Bertrand? No.  In a normal world Bertrand should have been forced out of journalism in disgrace for perpetrating the biggest fake news of 2020 election. Instead she moved up the journalism ladder to CNN where today she is again acting as the "Gold Standard" Mockingbird reporter as their Pentagon correspondent. Meanwhile Politico hopes readers will forget its role in "fortifying" the 2020 election  by pointing fingers in other directions instead of looking in the mirror and taking responsibility for gross journalistic malpractice. PS: Here's our NewsBusters video from 2020 by Bill D'Agostino on the "Russian disinfo" laptop-aganda: 

Tell me you have too much time on your hands without telling me you have too much time on your hands. On Wednesday, just before the Senate voted against the Americans for Contraception (AFC) Act, a group set up a giant 20-foot intrauterine device (IUD) in front of Washington D.C.’s Union Station, across from the U.S. Capitol building. An IUD is a form of hormonal birth control that is about the size of a quarter and is inserted into a woman’s uterus. It works by making the uterus a hostile environment for an egg by thickening the cervical mucus and thinning the uterine lining making it hard for sperm to fertilize an egg after sexual intercourse. It is not 100 percent effective to prevent pregnancy. Some women have found it successful, while others have had terrible side-effects including painful periods & sex, bleeding, chills, nausea, infection and depression.  The display was set up to show support for a bill that was up for debate. Democrats insisted the bill was about reproduction and providing birth control to women, but in reality, it was about funneling money to Planned Parenthood so that the abortion giant could kill more innocent babies through abortion, spread a lie that sex should be casual and advocate for transgender surgeries for minors. The bill was blocked by Senate Republicans in a 51-39 vote considering how broad it was. But prior to the decision, many shared the image of the IUD and support for the bill in general. Yes, this is a 20-foot IUD in front of D.C.’s Union Station. Today, the Senate is voting on the Right to Contraception Act and let us be clear — “This is not a show vote, it’s a show us who you are vote.” - @SenSchumer pic.twitter.com/yDUwVwFPPK — Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) June 5, 2024 Laura Packard from Health Care Voices shared an image hugging the display. The Senate votes today on the Right to Contraception Act. Will Republicans side with the American people and vote for birth control, or not? #HandsOffMyBirthControl pic.twitter.com/mSB7EUjRQk — Laura Packard (@lpackard) June 5, 2024 Y’all, these people are insane. Imagine we get tourists coming in, walking outside the train station and seeing THAT!? All to advocate for a bill that was completely flooded with misinformation. Jesus, please return soon.

A Gallup poll of several months ago asked, “On the whole, would you say that you are satisfied or dissatisfied with the position of the United States in the world today?” Only one-third, 33%, said they were satisfied. This down from 53% in February 2020 at the conclusion of Donald Trump’s presidency. It’s a wonder that even a third of Americans are comfortable with President Joe Biden’s disastrous leadership. Many scholars now liken the world today to the 1930s, the years preceding World War II. Latest is Biden’s new proposal to resolve the conflict in Gaza. The proposal ignores Israel’s main objective, final removal of the presence and influence of the terrorist organization Hamas from leadership and control in Gaza. Of the 120 hostages that remain from the 251 originally abducted Oct. 7, 2023, it is not even clear how many are alive. Yet, in exchange for release of an unspecified number of hostages, Israel is asked to pull its troops out of all populated areas of Gaza. I pray that, for the sake of Israel but also for the sake of all remnants of decency in today’s crazy world, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resists pressure to accept this horrible arrangement. Why is the United States negotiating with terrorists and giving legitimacy to those who commit atrocities beyond the pale of minimally decent human behavior? The widespread backlash against Israel’s campaign in Gaza is supposedly because of the large number of civilian casualties. But those criticizing Israel should look in the mirror to see who has led to these casualties. If Hamas, who hides their fighters and equipment among civilians, whose priority is the death of Israelis and not saving lives of their own people, was immediately condemned and isolated by global leadership, Israel would not be left to take unilateral military action as its only option for its national security. Let’s recall that immediately following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, rather than condemning Hamas, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel. The attack “did not happen in a vacuum,” said Guterres. And he then justified it, saying, “The Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation. ... Their hopes for a political solution to their plight have been vanishing.” Guterres chose to ignore that it was the organization that he leads, the U.N., that endorsed partition in 1947 to create a Jewish state and a Palestinian state — an arrangement accepted by the Jews and rejected by the Arabs, who chose, instead, war. Hillary Clinton appeared on “The View” last December and reminded viewers that her husband tried to broker a peace deal in 2000, inviting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for talks in Camp David. Barak accepted the Clinton plan, and Arafat rejected it and, per Hillary Clinton, returned home and launched an intifada that would claim the lives of 1,000 Israelis, most of them civilians. But why, when the U.N. secretary-general started with his distortions of truth, did the United States U.N. representative sit by in silence? We saw nothing like this when Nikki Haley was the U.N. representative during the Trump presidency. When Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the U.N. voted 128-9 criticizing the U.S. Nikki Haley stood before the U.N. General Assembly and said, “To its shame, the United Nations has long been a hostile place for the state of Israel. ... It’s a wrong that undermines the credibility of this institution, and that in turn is harmful for the entire world.” The United States is one of 193 nations in the U.N. yet provides some 22% of its budget — $18 billion in 2022. The U.N. gives a vote and a say in world peace to unfree countries, countries led by dictators and despots. How about redirecting that $18 billion into our own sagging defense budget? It’s time for a new era of principled American leadership. This is the only path to peace. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.” Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

Caitlin Clark was on the receiving end of a hard foul from Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter during her WNBA game on Saturday — and it seemed the attack was for no apparent reason. While no one is sure what prompted the attack, Sunny Hostin of “The View” has a theory. “I do think that there is a thing called pretty privilege, there is a thing called white privilege, there is a thing called tall privilege, and we have to acknowledge that,” Hostin began. “And so, part of it is about race because if you think about the Brittney Griners of the world, you know, why did she have to go to play in Russia, because they wouldn’t pay her,” she concluded. Lauren Chen agrees that there is such a thing as pretty privilege and tall privilege but does not agree with Hostin’s comments about race. “I think tall privilege is especially going to help you in the WNBA, but I just don’t understand the obsession with automatically, we have to make it about race. From what I understand, it seems like Caitlin Clark is measurably just a better player than these other women, regardless of what their race is,” Chen says. “I think it’s just a lot easier to say, ‘Oh, well you’re only making it because you’re white,’ then just admit that ‘Yeah, you’re actually better than these other players,’” she adds. While Chen disagrees with Hostin’s take, "The View" cohost isn’t alone in her views. Jemele Hill also called Caitlin Clark’s fame “problematic” and about “race and sexuality.” “We would all be very naive if we didn’t say race and her sexuality played a role in her popularity,” Hill told the L.A. Times. “While so many people are happy for Caitlin’s success — including the player; this has had such an enormous impact on the game — there is a part of it that is a little problematic because of what it says about the worth and the marketability of the players who are already there.” “Well, maybe marketability is in part based on performance,” Chen comments. “And it kind of seems like Caitlin Clark is just a better performer regardless of her race or her sexuality.” Want more from Lauren Chen?To enjoy more of Lauren’s pro-liberty, pro-logic, and pro-market commentary on social and political issues, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Day four of the Hunter Biden trial focused primarily on the testimony of yet another of Biden's former lovers. This time, Hallie Biden, the widow of Biden's late brother Beau, took the stand, claiming to have used crack with Hunter Biden and to have thrown away the gun he had allegedly purchased illegally.Hallie Biden and Hunter's infamous laptopHallie has already made an appearance of sorts at the trial as attorneys and at least one witness have already mentioned drug-related text messages she exchanged with Hunter Biden. In October 2018, around the time Biden purchased the gun in question, Biden wrote to Hallie that he was smoking crack and sleeping on a car. Another message during that timeframe referenced meeting up with a drug dealer named "Mookie," as Blaze News previously reported.Those messages were allegedly found on the infamous laptop Hunter abandoned at a computer repair shop in Delaware several years ago. Earlier this week, special agent Erika Jensen testified that the FBI did authenticate the laptop as previously belonging to Hunter Biden by cross-referencing data from an iCloud account obtained from Apple by subpoena. Prosecutors also have a receipt from the computer repair shop that was sent to a known Biden email account.Hallie's testimonyOn Thursday, Hallie, who has been given immunity, took the stand for the prosecution and discussed her rather complicated history with Hunter Biden. While she described him as her "brother-in-law," she also admitted that the two engaged in a "gradual" romantic relationship after her husband, Beau Biden, died in 2015. That relationship continued on and off for years, she indicated.Hallie claimed she first learned Biden had been abusing drugs when she found an unfamiliar substance while the two were dating. She admitted she had to "Google" it because she didn't know what it was. Biden later informed her it was crack, she said.'Its hard to believe anyone is that stupid.'After that, she regularly witnessed Biden use drugs and even began using crack as well, she said, after Biden introduced her to it. On occasion, she found him using crack rocks the size of a "ping pong ball," CNN reported."It was a terrible experience that I went through, and I’m embarrassed and ashamed, and I regret that period of my life," she said.Hallie claimed she stopped using in August 2018, though Biden's drug use continued, as did their rocky relationship.On October 12, 2018, Biden purchased a Colt revolver from StarQuest Shooters in Wilmington, Delaware. Before the sale could be finalized, though, Biden had to fill out an ATF form that includes questions about illegal drug use since federal law forbids drug addicts from purchasing firearms. On the form, Biden allegedly marked that he was not a drug addict.Fewer than two weeks later, on October 23, 2018, Hallie found the revolver and some ammunition in Biden's truck. On the stand, she recalled feeling fear and concern that he might try to harm himself or that her children might find the gun and ammo."I panicked, and I wanted to get rid of them," she said.She apparently placed the items in a bag Biden previously used to carry drugs — and that later tested positive for cocaine — and drove over to a neighborhood grocery store. There, she tossed the bag into one of the garbage bins. "I realize it was a stupid idea now, but I was panicking," she said.Hallie also admitted under oath that she did not personally witness Biden use drugs during the approximately 12 days in October 2018 when he possessed the gun.She then told Biden what she had done, and he directed her to go back to the store immediately and retrieve it. "The f***ing FBI, Hallie, its hard to believe anyone is that stupid," Biden allegedly texted her that day.Surveillance footage from the store, which was played in court, showed Hallie desperately searching all the bins multiple times, to no avail. She later sought the help of a store employee and eventually filed a police report. Biden eventually drove to the store and participated in the investigation into the matter.On cross, defense attorney Abbe Lowell attempted to cast doubt on Hallie's memory, asking her to recall minute details from that day. "On that morning, you’re not certain when you went to the car? ... You’re not certain when you saw him?" he asked. She answered both questions in the negative.Hallie also admitted under oath that she did not personally witness Biden use drugs during the 11 or so days in October 2018 when he possessed the gun. She also could not confirm whether any of his drug-related messages from that time period reflected actual drug use or meaningless blather.In November 2018, just weeks after the grocery store incident, Biden allegedly texted Hallie: "Im a drunk." Then, four seconds later, he added: "An addict." Thus far, the texts mentioned in court suggest Biden was actively using drugs until at least late September 2018 and then again in November 2018. Anything else?The gun was eventually retrieved by Delaware Trooper Millard Greer. Greer and Trooper Joshua Marley, who also investigated the missing gun, both testified on Thursday. Defense attorney Lowell pressed them on details of the case, perhaps to cast doubt on their memory as well. Lowell even managed to get Marley to admit he called Biden "the victim" in the missing gun incident involving Hallie.Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Hunter Biden's father, President Joe Biden, was attempting to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. During an interview with ABC's David Muir, President Biden confirmed he would not pardon son Hunter Biden should he be convicted. Hunter Biden currently faces three federal felony charges related to the gun purchase: making a false statement material to a firearms sale, making a false statement in a firearms transaction record, and illegal possession of a firearm. While actively using drugs, Hunter Biden could not legally purchase or possess a firearm. However, his attorneys have argued that he was not in active drug addiction during the short time he possessed the weapon and therefore didn't lie on the ATF form during the purchase.Hunter Biden faces tax-related charges in a separate federal case to be heard in L.A. sometime in September.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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