Category: Special Topics

US Sold 6 Million Barrels of Oil Reserves to China, Records Show

July 25, 2022
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The Biden administration has sold nearly 6 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to an entity tied with the Chinese Communist Party, records show. From September 2021 to July, the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded three crude oil contracts with a combined value of roughly $464 million to Unipec America, the…

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US Sold Nearly 6 Million Barrels of Oil Reserves to China, Records Show

July 25, 2022
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The Biden administration has sold nearly 6 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to an entity tied with the Chinese Communist Party, records show. From September 2021 to July, the Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded three crude oil contracts with a combined value of roughly $464 million to Unipec America, the…

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Taiwan Launches Drills Simulating China Missile Attack

July 25, 2022
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Roads were cleared and people ordered to shelter indoors throughout Taiwan on July 25, as the island’s democratic government conducted drills simulating a missile attack by communist China. A pre-announced “missile alert” text message was sent by the government, and sirens blared to life, announcing the mandatory drills early in the afternoon. Whole cities across…

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Pass the CHIPS, Then Pop the Champagne

July 24, 2022
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Commentary NEW YORK—It’s rare that one would find socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and conservative Fox News commentator Steve Moore on the same side of an issue, let alone legislation, but the CHIPS bill, expected to go before the Senate next week, is just such an instance. I happily oppose both of them, though Moore more so…

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Intelligence Committee Member Issues Warning of Possible Threat Targeting Americans’ DNA

July 24, 2022
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A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has warned Americans not to use DNA testing services, because their data could be collected to create bioweapons targeting individuals or groups. “You can’t have a discussion about this without talking about privacy and the protection of commercial data, because expectations of privacy have degraded over the last…

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Intelligence Committee Member Warns of Possible Threat Targeting Americans’ DNA

July 24, 2022
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A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee has warned Americans not to use DNA testing services, because the data could be collected to create bioweapons targeting individuals or groups. “You can’t have a discussion about this without talking about privacy and the protection of commercial data, because expectations of privacy have degraded over the last…

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China Becoming ‘More Aggressive’ in Pacific, Gen. Milley Says

July 24, 2022
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China’s military has become more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top U.S. general asserted on July 24. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters during a trip to Indonesia that the United States and its allies have conducted more and more intercepts of Chinese aircraft and…

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Pelosi More Likely to Make Taiwan Trip Despite Heightened Threats From CCP: Experts

July 24, 2022
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President Joe Biden has faced backlash from within the government after he cited the view of his military’ advisers that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s reported visit to Taiwan was “not a good idea.” Despite the Chinese communist regime sending out more threats against Pelosi’s planned trip, experts believe she is more likely…

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Gates Foundation Funding China to Recruit Foreign Scientists

July 23, 2022
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing financial assistance to the Ministry of Science and Technology of China in its bid to tempt foreign scientists to the country, the National Pulse reported. The Grant The $100,000 grant served the purpose of organizing a forum on “pandemic preparedness and response,” which would focus on “leveraging…

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Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Communism Is Threatened by Individuality

July 22, 2022
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I speak with Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who was elected as vice chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. We discuss his experience seeing the fall of the Soviet Union, what the concerns are in China when it comes to human rights, and his last trip to Hong Kong. We also look into…

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