Ex-US military leaders in disturbing and reckless letter attacking Joe Biden
The letter, signed by 124 retired members of the armed forces calling themselves ‘Flag Officers 4 America’ said America is “in deep peril”
13 May 2021 • 6:58pm
One of the contributors, retired Brigadier General Don Bolduc, is running for a Senate seat in New Hampshire next year
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More than 120 retired US generals and admirals were accused of shamefully exploiting their rank to undermine Joe Biden after they published an open letter questioning the legitimacy of the election and labeling the president a “Marxist” dictator .
The letter, signed by 124 retired members of the armed forces calling themselves ‘Flag Officers 4 America’said that America is “in deep peril,” having “taken a hard-Left turn toward Socialism and a Marxist form of tyrannical government”.
Mitch McConnell and former Vice President,
Mike Pence.
Since he was put on trial for the second time for impeachment, Trump has openly criticised McConnell. However, this time, he crossed all limits by calling the senator a son of a b h , an attendee told Reuters anonymously.
Trump also claimed that since departing the White House, he has spoken to Pence and has made it clear to him that he was still very disappointed in him. This has come after several reports claimed that Trump had scolded Pence for not interfering with the certification of Joe Biden and for not standing up for Trump after the Capitol riots.
Hunter Biden with his father Joe, then Vice-President, in 2010
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In an ideal world, this book would never have been written. The author more-or-less says so himself. By his account, Hunter Biden – father, lawyer, recovering addict – was dragged into the spotlight during the 2020 election purely because he was Joe Biden’s son, and he’s half right. Joe was always going to be vetted; Hunter’s businesses dealings in Ukraine were always going to be examined.
But Trump supporters also dredged up Hunter’s problems with drink and drugs, which was a low blow. Anyone who has had an addiction, or knows someone with one, will appreciate that the addict is not themselves: they cannot be judged for their actions. Hunter writes honestly and with courage about the collapse of his marriage, hurting his father, squandering cash and going on a “crack-fuelled, cross-country odyssey”. There is no Hunter S Thompson joy here. It’s just sad.
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The tactic ensnared scores of unsuspecting Trump loyalists retirees, military veterans, nurses and even experienced political operatives.
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Stacy Blatt was in hospice care last September listening to Rush Limbaugh’s dire warnings about how badly Donald Trump’s campaign needed money when he went online and chipped in everything he could: $500.
It was a big sum for a 63-year-old battling cancer and living in Kansas City on less than $1,000 per month. But that single contribution federal records show it was his first ever quickly multiplied. Another $500 was withdrawn the next day, then $500 the next week and every week through mid-October, without his knowledge until Blatt’s bank account had been depleted and frozen. When his utility and rent payments bounced, he called his brother, Russell Blatt, for help.
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A pair of U.S. intelligence agency reports released Tuesday conclude that Russia and Iran attempted to interfere in the 2020 presidential election via disinformation campaigns. But they found no attempt by foreign hackers to directly manipulate vote tabulations or results.
The reports - one from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the other from the Department of Homeland Security - do note, however, that hackers from Russia, China and Iran cracked the security of networks associated with campaigns and candidates and accessed some data. We identified several incidents when Russian, Chinese and Iranian government-affiliated actors materially impacted the security of networks associated with or pertaining to U.S. political organizations, candidates and campaigns during 2020 federal elections, according to the DHS report, which includes information from the Justice Department, FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, whi