by | Feb 23, 2024 | Aggregate
Last week, a committee in the Colorado legislature voted along party lines to “postpone indefinitely” a bill that would have mandated sentencing minimums for convicted buyers of children for sexual exploitation. Surprising or not, the vote was on party lines despite the bill being co-sponsored by members of both parties, with the Democrats all voting against the passage of the bill to send it to the Appropriations Committee.
The bipartisan HB24-1092 was sponsored in the Colorado House by Rep. Brandi Bradley (R) and Rep. Regina English (D) and Sen. Kevin Van Winkle (R) on the Senate side. The bill would have required sentencing minimums for several class 3 felonies committed against children to serve 4 years, while certain class 2 and 3 felonies would have been mandated to 8-year minimums, as is the presumptive range for each class of felonies.
Of the 23 lobbyists cited in the legislation, only one was “opposing,” the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar represented by Gorman Consulting, while 18 were supportive of the legislation.
According to The Gazette, Colorado is a top 20 state for human sex trafficking and, with the failure to pass this legislation, could find itself at the top of the list soon. From the Gazette Editorial:
Indeed, the U.S. State Department often ranks the United States among the top states for sex trafficking, placing us No. 1 in 2018. As sex crimes against children increase in Colorado, blame House Speaker Julie McCluskie and Majority Leader Monica Duran for sending House Bill 1092 to the kill committee.
Blame committee members Steven Woodrow, Andrew Boesenecker, Elisabeth Epps, Jenny Willford, Kyle Brown, and Naquetta Ricks, Jennifer Lea Parenti and Manny Rutinel for dismissing the bill. Thank Republican committee members Ken DeGraff, Scott Bottoms and Brandi Bradley for voting against adults raping children.
Do not blame Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, a father who wants accountability for rapists. He vows to make Colorado among the 10 safest states, and this bill counters his effort.
Despite over 50 witnesses present for the hearing, including survivors of child sex slavery, all but three supported the passage of the bill.
Dr. Karen Pennington, the State Director for Concerned Women for America, submitted a written letter as testimony stating that “the issue of child sex trafficking and prostitution has seen explosive growth in our country from $500 million to $150 billion per year.” According to Dr. Pennington, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation cites that “a child is bought or sold for sex every two minutes – every day in this country.”
“The victim has a mandatory life-long sentence of multiple traumas, PTSD, and mental and behavioral difficulties. I ask you, why would you NOT want to pass this bill to protect our children? It is the greatest fear of parents and grandparents that justice would not be served to the perpetrators of this crime,” testified Dr. Pennington.
One of the most troubling things that I’ve seen so far as a legislator was the Democrats’ party-line opposition on Thursday in committee, for HB24-1092
Minimum Sentence Crimes against Prostituted Childrenhttps://t.co/Xmhu48qrkK
Hearing every Democrat on the committee justify why… pic.twitter.com/nMoNPbgby0
— Representative Ryan Armagost (@RepRyanArmagost) February 17, 2024
Colorado Representative Scott Bottoms Confirms That People Are Buying 1-5 Year Old Children For Sex
He Says “Almost all the time, they get off on probation after buying a child and raping a little child.”
“These are the times that I am discouraged about my job as a… pic.twitter.com/X46Smgn6lc
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 22, 2024
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by | Feb 23, 2024 | Aggregate
President Trump’s legal team filed several motions late Thursday to dismiss Jack Smith’s classified documents case, citing presidential immunity.
This is a glaring example of a two-tiered justice system.
Joe Biden was not charged after he stole SCIF-designated classified documents when he was a US Senator and Vice President.
Earlier this month Special Counsel Robert Hur found that Joe Biden “willfully retained” classified information, however, he decided not to charge him. Hur said there is evidence Biden retained classified notebooks, “knowing he was not allowed to do so.”
Biden stored black notebooks (photos below) that contained classified material in “unlocked and unauthorized containers in his home.”
Jack Smith indicted Trump on 37 federal counts in Miami in June for lawfully storing presidential records at his Mar-a-Lago estate which was protected by Secret Service agents.
Trump was charged with 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information and 6 other process crimes stemming from his conversations with his lawyer.
In July Jack Smith hit Trump with 3 additional charges in the investigation into classified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago. The superseding indictment, filed in the Southern District of Florida, claims Trump was part of a scheme to delete security footage from Mar-a-Lago.
Trump’s legal team late Thursday night filed several motions arguing the federal charges should be dismissed for many different reasons including the statute Trump was charged with, the unconstitutionality of Jack Smith’s appointment, and other points related to the Presidential Records Act.
“President Trump’s alleged decision to designate records as personal under the PRA and cause them to be removed from the White House — which underlies Counts 1 through 32 of the Superseding Indictment — was an official act by the incumbent president,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in court papers filed late Thursday night, according to NBC News.
“President Trump is entitled to immunity for this official act and that must include immunity from criminal prosecution,” Trump’s lawyers wrote.
Trump’s co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira on Thursday also filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him.
The classified documents trial is currently set for May 20, 2024, unless Judge Cannon dismisses the case. If she doesn’t dismiss the case it still may get postponed since Jack Smith’s January 6 DC trial, which was set for March 4, 2024, is delayed.
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by | Feb 23, 2024 | Aggregate
Thank goodness for woke AI, without it we would never have known that George Washington was actually black.
Google’s AI chatbot “Gemini” is getting destroyed online after reports show it generates historically inaccurate diverse images. The Gateway Pundit previously reported,
The New York Post reported the bizarre results came after simple prompts by users, including from the paper itself.
As NBC News notes, Google announced its “next-generation” AI model, Gemini 1.5, last week, claiming was its most capable yet. Unless they were talking about peak wokeness, this was a clear misjudgment.
In addition to the Founding Fathers, the images include female and black popes, black Vikings, Nazis of different races, and Asian female hockey players.
X users, including owner Elon Musk, responded with humorous posts roasting Google Gemini for its absurd wokeness.
The backlash was so brutal that now Google has now paused the chatbot and vowed to release an “improved version” in the future.
We’re already working to address recent issues with Gemini’s image generation feature. While we do this, we’re going to pause the image generation of people and will re-release an improved version soon. https://t.co/SLxYPGoqOZ
— Google Communications (@Google_Comms) February 22, 2024
Don’t worry though, there is no anti-white agenda and the replacement theory is a total unsubstantiated myth. Nothing to see here.
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by | Feb 23, 2024 | Aggregate
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Home Depot violated an employee’s rights by firing them after they refused to remove “BLM” from their work apron.
The employee had handwritten the acronym for Black Lives Matter on the apron.
Fox Business reports:
The board determined that the employee’s refusal to take “BLM” off their apron was “concerted” because it was a “logical outgrowth” of prior protests alleging racial discrimination in the workplace.
Several other employees at the same location also had the acronym on their work aprons in an attempt to make Home Depot managers aware of complaints about discrimination, according to the board.
The board claimed that the writing fell under “for mutual aid or protection” because they claimed to be raising an issue with their working conditions.
“It is well-established that workers have the right to join together to improve their working conditions — including by protesting racial discrimination in the workplace,” NLRB Chairman Lauren McFerran said in a press release. “It is equally clear that an employee who acts individually to support a group protest regarding a workplace issue remains protected under the law.”
Home Depot said in a statement to Fox Business, “We disagree with the NLRB’s decision. The Home Depot is fully committed to diversity and respect for all people. We don’t tolerate any kind of workplace harassment or discrimination.”
The report noted that “The NLRB alleged in 2021 that Home Depot ‘selectively and disparately’ enforced its dress code to target Black Lives Matter imagery.”
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The current “everything bubble” that should be making more news has been largely ignored by corporate media. Part of the reason for this is because there has been so much to cover since the unleashing of Covid-19 that “boring” economic news gets pushed aside. But another more nefarious reason can be traced back to the central banks whose members have great influence over what’s reported and what’s ignored.
All the while, they’ve been quietly buying up as much gold and silver as possible in preparation for Central Bank Digital Currencies and the eventual bursting of the various economic bubbles.
From the World Gold Council, here is the data on “colossal central bank buying” of gold in recent years:
A faith-driven precious metals company, Genesis Gold Group, has been working diligently to get as many Americans ahead of the “retirement bubble” as possible. They are changing the industry in the process, pushing against the questionable tactics of “Big Gold” companies by focusing on customer service and long-term value for their clients.
David Holland, a minister and the Director of Philanthropy at Genesis Gold Group, points to the Bible as reason why Americans should protect their life’s savings at such a time as this.
“Proverbs 22:3 admonishes us to prepare our families, stating, that a prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions,” he said. “I firmly believe, along with leading my family to walk with Christ, that securing our family’s finances with gold & silver puts us in the best position to fulfill these biblical principles.”
The signs of such dangers are all around us now, but many are missing them because there are so many distractions thrown at us on a daily basis. Job numbers come back positive only to be “corrected” later to reflect a sadder reality. Wages are going up, but inflation is going up faster. Both political sides claim to be protecting Social Security but both also realize the challenges it faces. The bank crisis is ongoing but never makes the news until it’s too late.
All the while, central banks keep making moves that telegraph their belief in bad times ahead.
“The way central banks are buying up gold has changed the landscape in precious metals,” said Jonathan Rose, co-founder of Genesis Gold Group. “Unfortunately, many in the industry aren’t keeping up with these changes because they’re busy doing business as usual. There’s nothing ‘usual’ about what’s happening in America and across the globe financially.”
Genesis Gold Group, which is one of the only precious metals companies in America that unabashedly espouses a Biblical worldview as their namesake implies, has noted net increases in gold supply held by most central banks. They’ve followed the trends with both eastern and western central banks; Turkey’s is the only one based on their current financial troubles that didn’t make moves toward precious metals in May. This influences which precious metals Genesis recommends for the self-directed IRAs they generate for their customers.
“Getting the proper mix of coins into our clients’ depositories makes a big difference for their long-term returns,” Rose noted. “We stay aware of everything that’s happening before making moves with our clients. It’s not just about price fluctuations today. It’s about which products are poised to appreciate in the future.”
Central banks aren’t the only ones making big moves. Asset managers like BlackRock are delivering unprecedented recommendations to their investors to purchase precious metals, which seems to go against their past preferences for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) investments.
Genesis Gold Group focuses on serving God and their customers. This is how they maintain a perfect 5 out of 5 score with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Here are some of the things their customers have said about them recently:
“Genesis Gold Group has been very helpful to me as a first time customer. They were very patient with me and answered every question I had.
“Genesis Gold Group is a wonderful company to do business with. The staff are knowledgeable, courteous, and patient . . . I’ve had many questions before, during, and even after opening my Self Directed IRA and everyone has been very kind and open. Start your Gold IRA with Genesis Gold Group without reservation!”
“The staff at Genesis Gold Group has been very friendly and helpful. I was contacted by them when I left my contact details on their website. They weren’t just interested in my business only but me as well. I can tell that they’re for real. My texts are replied within the same day. I had a concern and I got a call within hours. The staff was willing to talk about life, food, prayed for my wife. This is how businesses should be. It takes something special to do so. And most importantly, I am not the investor with a lot of money here, just pocket change and I have never felt like I am an inferior person. Glad I found Genesis Gold Group.”
“This company has been a wonderful choice for us and helped greatly when we were buying metals for the first time . . . I absolutely recommend Genesis Gold Group.”
“We set out to make a difference in the precious metals industry and to change the lives of our customers for the better,” says co-founder Jonathan Rose. “I’m not sure if we can really change other gold companies but I am certain we’re succeeding in the more important goal of helping Americans secure their life’s savings.”
Reserve an appointment with Genesis Gold Group and see how they can help you rollover or transfer your retirement into a self-directed IRA backed by the right physical precious metals today.
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