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Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis added former Vice President Mike Pence to the witness list‚ along with 149 other people‚ to testify against Donald Trump and his remaining co-defendants‚ including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows. The information came from CNN. ”Despite what the former president and his allies have said for now more than 2 1/2 […] The post All the Latest Bad News for Former President Trump appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Oddly‚ natural solutions to the pollution and emissions problems are rarely considered. One solution has been ignored or vilified for years. A study published Monday in Current Biology found that fungi gobble up more than a third of the world’s annual fossil fuel emissions. As such‚ fungi “represent a blind spot in carbon modeling‚ conservation‚ and restoration‚” […] The post A Natural Solution to Pollution Problems – Jaw-Dropping Numbers appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro opened his show Wednesday morning by announcing a lawsuit filed by his company along with The Federalist and the state of Texas against the U.S. State Department over its censorship effort.  The Daily Wire‚ conservative news outlet The Federalist‚ and the state of Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday night against Biden’s State Department alleging that the government agency funded censorship technology designed to bankrupt conservative media outlets. The lawsuit says the case is “one of the most audacious‚ manipulative‚ secretive‚ and gravest abuses of power and infringements of First Amendment rights by the federal government in American history.” “The U.S. State Department is funding the development‚ testing‚ and marketing of censorship technology used to suppress First Amendment-protected activity by American media outlets like The Daily Wire‚” Shapiro said on his show. “The State Department uses its Global Engagement Center (GEC) to finance the development and promotion of censorship technology and enterprises‚ including organizations like NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index.” MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Just like we sued the Biden administration over the pathetic and ridiculous OSHA vax mandate‚ we have now joined with @FDRLST to sue the U.S. State Department to stop their censorship regime from targeting the Daily Wire and other conservative media outlets. pic.twitter.com/5egyaxkisE — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 6‚ 2023 Founded in 2011 as the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications‚ the GEC focused on countering foreign terrorist propaganda from groups such as Al Qaeda. It was renamed to the GEC in 2016 but continued to defend against terrorist propaganda. Congress even made clear that “none of the funds authorized” for the entity “shall be used for purposes other than countering foreign propaganda.” Nonetheless‚ GEC turned its focus on Americans‚ the complaint alleges‚ using taxpayer funds to finance the development and promotion of censorship organizations such as NewsGuard and the Global Disinformation Index (GDI)‚ which regularly target conservative media outlets such as The Daily Wire and The Federalist with the stated goal of limiting ad revenue. “Their goal is to paint us as unreliable and therefore to push advertisers away from advertising on programs like this one‚ websites like The Daily Wire‚ websites like the Federalist‚” Shapiro added. “That is being pushed by the State Department. That is an ongoing problem.”  Shapiro said the censorship effort from the State Department is just one aspect of how the federal government is interfering with free speech rights. This same type of censorship has also infected the FBI and other government organizations that have been “coordinating with social media in order to shut off particular stories‚” according to Shapiro.  “We are suing‚ not for money‚” the Daily Wire co-founder continued. “We are suing the State Department for an injunction so they will stop their censorship regime.”  In 2021‚ The Daily Wire sued the Biden administration over the OSHA vaccine mandate resulting in a major win for the company when in January of 2022‚ the Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for employers with at least 100 employees. Luke Rosiak contributed to this report.

The fight over a congressional subpoena is poised to escalate‚ with House Republicans warning Hunter Biden on Wednesday about the prospect of contempt of Congress proceedings if he does not appear for a deposition this month. Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a short response to Biden’s attorney‚ Abbe Lowell‚ who reaffirmed in another letter earlier in the day that his client was not willing to appear for a closed-door session. “Contrary to the assertions in your letter‚ there is no ‘choice’ for Mr. Biden to make the subpoenas compel him to appear for a deposition on December 13‚” they wrote. “If Mr. Biden does not appear for his deposition on December 13‚ 2023‚ the Committees will initiate contempt of Congress proceedings.” House Republicans aim to have Biden testify as part of the corruption-focused impeachment inquiry into his father‚ President Joe Biden. Other subpoenas and interview requests have been sent out in recent weeks‚ including to the president’s brother‚ James Biden. Lowell‚ in his letter to Comer on Thursday‚ repeated an earlier offer to House Republicans that Hunter Biden would be willing to show up for an open hearing rather than a closed deposition. “He is making this choice because the Committee has demonstrated time and again it used closed-door sessions to manipulate‚ even distort‚ the facts and misinform the American public — a hearing would ensure transparency and truth in these proceedings‚” Lowell said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP While President Biden and his allies insist he committed no wrongdoing and claim the impeachment inquiry is tainted by politics‚ House Democrats have condemned their GOP counterparts for resisting the open hearing offer from Lowell. The top Democrat on the oversight panel‚ Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)‚ issued a statement that said: “Chairman Comer has now apparently decided to avoid all Committee hearings where the public can actually see for itself the logical‚ rhetorical and factual contortions they have tied themselves up in.” During a Fox News interview over the weekend‚ Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) emphasized the importance of “precedent” as he dismissed Lowell’s pitch for a hearing. On Tuesday‚ Johnson announced the House would hold a vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry‚ which began in September‚ in a bid to combat alleged “stonewalling” by the White House. “The House has no choice‚ if it’s going to follow its constitutional responsibility‚ to formally adopt an impeachment inquiry on the floor so that when the subpoenas are challenged in court we’ll be at the apex of our constitutional authority‚” Johnson said.

Singer Brenda Lee‚ 78‚ got emotional while reacting to the news that her classic Christmas song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was at the top of the Billboard charts for the first time since its release 65 years ago. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is the third holiday song in history to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100‚ per Good Morning America. The other two holiday hits to earn that distinction are Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You‚” and “The Chipmunk Song” by The Chipmunks with David Seville. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was written by Johnny Marks and released in 1958. It debuted on the Billboard 100 in 1960 but only climbed to number 14 that year. The upbeat song also appeared on charts in 2019 and 2022 but couldn’t break the number two spot‚ the outlet noted.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by billboard (@billboard) The singer was only 13 when she recorded the song‚ which has sold more than 25 million copies around the world and has the 4th most digital downloads of any Christmas single. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Lee has also broken the record for the oldest recording artist to have a number one Billboard song‚ with the title previously going to Cher for having her hit single “Believe” topped the charts in 1999 when she was 52.  “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” also broke the record for the longest gap between a song’s release and reaching the number one position. Previously‚ Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” had that distinction as there was a 25-year gap between the song’s release in 1994 and the song reaching Billboard’s top spot in 2019. Lee recently released a music video for “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree‚” which helped spur its rise up the charts. The song has been used multiple times in movies and television‚ including in the 1990 hit comedy‚ “Home Alone.”  Lee said during a 2019 interview‚ “Somebody called me and said‚ ‘Have you seen the movie ‘Home Alone?’ You ought to‚ because they’ve got ‘Rockin’ really featured in it.’ That’s when it really took off with the youngsters. I knew it was special‚ but you never know what’s going to be a hit — if you did‚ we’d all have hits every day. It has been a wonderful gift.”