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UK Offers Eligible HongKong Citizens Passport by Jessy Samuel

UK Offers Eligible HongKong Citizens Passport by Jessy Samuel

The United Kingdom said Wednesday it would offer a path to citizenship for eligible Hong Kong residents and condemned China’s new security law as a threat to the city’s freedom.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in an on-camera interview that after “carefully” assessing the contents of the new national security law, it constitutes “a clear violation of the autonomy of Hong Kong, and a direct threat to the freedoms of its people.”

He said it was therefore “a clear and serious violation” of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which laid the groundwork for the city’s handover from British to China in 1997 and stated that Hong Kong’s existing system of government would remain in place for 50 years.

China’s central government on Tuesday night imposed a sweeping national security law that critics say has stripped the city of its autonomy and precious civil and social freedoms, and cements Beijing’s authoritarian rule over the territory.

Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Johnson said: “The enactment and imposition of this national security law constitutes a clear and serious breach of the Sino-British joint declaration.

It violates Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy and is in direct conflict with Hong Kong basic law.

“The law also threatens the freedoms and rights protected by the joint declaration.

“We made clear that if China continued down this path we would introduce a new route for those with British National Overseas status to enter the UK, granting them limited leave to remain with the ability to live and work in the UK and thereafter to apply for British citizenship — and that is precisely what we will do now.”

The UK’s Foreign Office said in a news release that “this new bespoke immigration route” would mean eligible Hong Kong residents could move to the UK without the current six month limit, and would have five years limited leave to remain, with the ability to live and work in the UK.

“After these five years, they will be able to apply for settled status and, after a further 12 months with that status, apply for citizenship,” the release said.

It said new route will be implemented in the coming months, with exact date and further details to be announced in due course. “In the meantime, we will ensure British National (Overseas) citizens who wish to come to the UK will be able to do so, subject to standard immigration checks,” it added.

“This a grave and deeply disturbing step,” Raab said in a statement to the House of Commons Tuesday.

He said it was “depressing but necessary” to report that it was “a clear and serious breach of the joint declaration.”

He called the new legislation “a sad day for the people of Hong Kong.”

As of February 24, 2020, there were 349,881 holders of BNO passports and the UK government estimates there are around 2.9 million BNOs currently in Hong Kong.

Source : CNN

Kanye West Appoints Nigerian- British Designer Mowalola Director Design of Yeezy Gap by Jessy Samue

Kanye West Appoints Nigerian- British Designer Mowalola Director Design of Yeezy Gap by Jessy Samue

Nigerian-British designer Mowalola Ogunlesi has been appointed as the Design Director of Kanye West’s Yeezy Gap initiative.

In a post to Instagram, Ogunlesi shared the exciting news regarding her new role. “Design Director of Yeezy Gap,” she wrote alongside a photo of the logo for Yeezy Gap.

On Friday (June 26), ‘Ye announced his latest business venture. As part of the agreement, Gap is expected to earn $1 billion annually within the first five years. “We are excited to welcome Kanye back to the Gap family as a creative visionary, building on the aesthetic and success of his Yeezy brand and together defining a next-level retail partnership,” the Global Head of Gap Brand Mark Breitbard said in a press release.

The 10-year partnership will include items “at an accessible price point” for men, women and kids. For sneaker lovers, however, West doesn’t plan on adding footwear to the equation.

“If anyone knows Kanye they know how much the Gap and Yeezy means to him so this partnership is his dream come true!” the father of four’s wife Kim Kardashian took to Twitter on Friday (June 26). “I am so proud of him. You guys are going to love what they have in store for everyone! From working at the Gap to this partnership is so inspiring.”

In addition to hiring Ogunlesi, West has more things up his sleeve. In a post to Twitter, he revealed that he is working on an animated TV series with his Kids See Ghosts collaborator Kid Cudi, which is inspired by their joint project. The Chicago native is also working on a “Dr. Dre version” of his 2019 album Jesus Is King.

In a viral video captured by Snoop Dogg, the “Sensual Seduction” rhymer shared footage of himself in the studio with Dr. Dre and West. “Kanye West got some hot music. Shhhhh,” Snoop whispered. “Only I can get exclusive footage…It’s finna come out. Dr. Dre touched it.”

Check out Mowalola Ogunlesi’s post regarding the exciting news below.

BLM Linked Organization Removes Webpage After Glenn Beck Reveals Violent Terrorist Origins by Jessy

BLM Linked Organization Removes Webpage After Glenn Beck Reveals Violent Terrorist Origins by Jessy

On last week’s Wednesday night special, Glenn Beck revealed where the Black Lives Matter organization really gets its funding, and the dark money trail leading to a cast of familiar characters. Shortly after the program aired, one of BLM’s fiscal sponsors, Thousand Currents, took down its board of directors page, which featured one of these shady characters:

Ex-Marxist professor and author of “Beyond Woke,” Michael Rectenwald, joined Glenn Beck on the TV show to fill us in on the suspicious change he discovered on the Thousand Currents webpage and the Communist terrorists who is now helping run the organization. (Fortunately, the internet is forever, so it is still possible to view the board of directors page by looking at a web archive from the WayBack Machine.)

Rectenwald revealed the shocking life history of Thousand Currents’ vice chair of the board, Susan Rosenberg, who spent 16 years in federal prison for her part in a series of increasingly violent acts of terrorism, including bombing the U.S. Capitol building, bombing an FBI building, and targeting police for assassination.

“Their whole campaign was one of unbelievably vicious, murderous cop killings, assassinations, and bombings,” explained Rectenwald of Rosenberg’s terror group known as the May 19th Communist Organization or M19.

Source: Glenn

Home Advantage Still Persists Despite Empty Stadium -Sarri by Raphael Bichene

Home Advantage Still Persists Despite Empty Stadium -Sarri by Raphael Bichene

Juventus coach, Maurizio Sarri, still believes that playing at home continues to offer an advantage in spite of matches currently being played without fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It still exists even when there isn’t a crowd,” he told a news conference ahead of their visit to Genoa for a Serie A match on Tuesday.

“You feel more comfortable and confident at home. There are certain things you can depend on, the surroundings are familiar. It still has an effect.”

Juventus, chasing a ninth successive title, have a four-point lead over Lazio, who visited Torino also on Tuesday.

“The game will be a complicated one, as they always are against teams who are fighting relegation,” said Sarri, who was speaking shortly before Juventus confirmed they had agreed to swap midfielder Miralem Pjanic with FC Barcelona’s Arthur Melo.

The match will be Juve’s fourth since the season restarted following the novel coronavirus stoppage.

We are still in the phase where we are looking for our best physical condition and that is the case for all of the teams,” said Sarri.

“As the days go by, the reverse problem will arise with the accumulation of matches.”

(Reuters/NAN

Michael Flynn:If We don’t Act, 2% of the People Controlling 98% of the People by Jessy Samuel Ejah

Michael Flynn:If We don’t Act, 2% of the People Controlling 98% of the People by Jessy Samuel Ejah

I was once told if we’re not careful, 2 percent of the passionate will control 98 percent of the indifferent 100 percent of the time.

The more I’ve thought about this phrase, the more I believe it. There is now a small group of passionate people working hard to destroy our American way of life. Treason and treachery are rampant and our rule of law and those law enforcement professionals who uphold our laws are under the gun more than at any time in our nation’s history. These passionate 2 percent appear to be winning.

Despite there being countless good people trying to come to grips with everything else on their plates, our silent majority (the indifferent) can no longer be silent.

If the United States wants to survive the onslaught of socialism, if we are to continue to enjoy self-government and the liberty of our hard-fought freedoms, we have to understand there are two opposing forces: One is the “children of light” and the other is the “children of darkness.”

As I recently wrote, the art and exercise of self-governance require active participation by every American. I wasn’t kidding! And voting is only part of that active participation. Time and again, the silent majority have been overwhelmed by the “audacity and resolve” of small, well-organized, passionate groups. It’s now time for us, the silent majority (the indifferent), to demonstrate both.

The trials of our current times, like warfare, are immense and consequences severe and these seem inconquerable.

As a policewoman from Virginia told me, “People don’t feel safe in their homes and our police force is so demoralized we cannot function as we should. In my 23 years with my department, I have never seen morale so low.

Another woman from Mississippi told me that we need our leaders to “drop a forceful hammer. People are losing patience. It simply must be stopped! Laws MUST be enforced … no one is above the law.”

Don’t fret. Through smart, positive actions of resolute citizen-patriots, we can prevail. Always keep in mind that our enemy (these dark forces) invariably have difficulties of which we are ignorant.

For most Americans, these forces appear to be strong. I sense they are desperate. I also sense that only a slight push on our part is all that is required to defeat these forces. How should that push come?

Prayers help and prayers matter, but action is also a remedy. Our law enforcement professionals, from the dispatcher to the detective and from the cop to the commissioner, are a line of defense against the corrupt and the criminal. It is how we remain (for now) in a state of relatively peaceful existence.

We must support them with all our being. They are not the enemy; they bring light to the darkness of night through their bravery and determination to do their jobs without fanfare and with tremendous sacrifice.

Source: WND

Governor Akeredolu Positive for Covid-19 by Raphael Bichene

Governor Akeredolu Positive for Covid-19 by Raphael Bichene

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for coronavirus.Akeredolu confirmed his status via his Twitterhandle on Tuesday.He tweeted, “Today, I tested positive for #COVID19. All is well. I’m asymptomatic and have been self-isolating. Work continues. Your continued prayers over my well being are most appreciated.”In a video attached to the tweet, Akeredolu said he took the COVID-19 test after being treated for malaria.The governor explained that he was advised to take the COVID-19 test by a governor at the All Progressives Congress National Executive Council meeting held on Thursday in Abuja.He said, “My good people of Ondo State. It gives me great pleasure to address you at this moment. I had malaria two days ago and was treated. I did get over it.“At the APC NEC meeting, one of my colleagues spoke with me. He advised that malaria should not be just treated as likely. That I should go ahead and have a test for COVID-19.The result came out today, June 30, 2020, and I tested positive. But I am asymptomatic. I am not feeling sick nor feeling odd in any way.“But my doctor has said that I should take the necessary steps and self-isolate. I believe that supervised home management would be ideal for me for now.”Details later…

Supreme Court Hands Trump Big Win , Elizabeth Warren Huge Loss by Raphael Bichene

Supreme Court Hands Trump Big Win , Elizabeth Warren Huge Loss by Raphael Bichene

The Supreme Court just gave Trump a big win and Elizabeth warren a huge loss and ruled that the president is free to fire the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if he wants for whatever reason he wants.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was developed by Elizabeth Warren, then a law professor at Harvard, and was created as part of the Dodd-Frank Act which passed in 2010 in the wake of the last bailout.

“Opening the door for industry to influence the CFPB is not the reason why this agency was created—it was created to stop abusive financial practices that brought us the Great Recession, to strike fear into unscrupulous lenders, and to look after consumers, who need an ally on their side, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic,” Will Corbett, a lawyer for the Center for Responsible Lending, said of the ruling.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional, striking down the protections that prevented the agency’s director from being fired at will.

The court said in a 5-4 decision that the firing protections are an unconstitutional restraint on the president’s ability to oversee executive branch agencies.

“Such an agency lacks a foundation in historical practice and clashes with constitutional structure by concentrating power in a unilateral actor insulated from Presidential control,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority decision, which was joined by his conservative colleagues.

“The agency may therefore continue to operate, but its Director, in light of our decision, must be removable by the President at will.”

The decision renders the agency, which was created to police predatory financial firms in the wake of the recession, much less autonomous, giving the president more authority to pick its leader.

Source: The conservative Daily

Trump Fires Director Homeland Security for Refusing Election Conspiracy Theory. By Raphael Bichene

Trump Fires Director Homeland Security for Refusing Election Conspiracy Theory. By Raphael Bichene

President Trump on Tuesday fired the Department of Homeland Security official who had rejected Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud.

Trump announced on Twitter he was firing Chris Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and directly tied it to Krebs’ statement that said there “is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.”

“The recent statement by Chris Krebs on the security of the 2020 Election was highly inaccurate, in that there were massive improprieties and fraud,” Trump said in a tweet before repeating multiple baseless conspiracy theories about the election. “Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.”

Source:CNN

Trump Impeachment: Conviction Gets Harder. By Raphael Bichene

Trump Impeachment: Conviction Gets Harder. By Raphael Bichene

Donald Trump left Washington DC almost a week ago, but he continues to cast a long shadow over the Republican Party in Congress.

In the first on-the-record test of support for conviction on impeachment charges that Trump incited his supporters to mount an insurrection at the US Capitol, 45 out of 50 Senate Republicans voted to consider stopping the trial before it even starts.

After the vote Rand Paul, who pushed for the dismissal, crowed that the impeachment article delivered by the House on Monday was “dead on arrival”.

He’s probably right.

It would take 17 Republican senators breaking ranks and voting alongside the 50 Democrats to convict the president and, with a subsequent up-or-down vote, prevent him from ever running for federal office again.

Tuesday’s vote shows there are definitely only five who even want to consider the evidence – Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Ben Sasse and Pat Toomey.

The rest contend that presidents can’t face impeachment trials once they’ve left office.

“My vote today to dismiss the article of impeachment is based on the fact that impeachment was designed to remove an officeholder from public office,” Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia said in a statement released after the vote. “The Constitution does not give Congress the power to impeach a private citizen.”

Democrats will surely find that a very convenient way of not having to pass judgement on the president’s behaviour.

They’ll also point out that while there is no historical precedent for such proceedings on the presidential level, a cabinet secretary in the 19th Century faced a Senate impeachment trial on corruption charges even after he resigned from office.

Regardless of the explanations and justifications, the procedural vote is just the latest, clearest sign of fading Republican support for finding Trump responsible for the Capitol riot three weeks ago.

Shortly after the incident, Lindsey Graham – one of the president’s closest allies in the Senate – said the president’s actions “were the problem” and that his legacy was “tarnished”.

Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly was “pleased” with the House’s impeachment efforts and said just last week that the mob that attacked the capital was “fed lies” and “provoked” by president.

Both Graham and McConnell voted on Tuesday to move towards ending the impeachment trial.

The Republican Party’s evolving views on the president’s culpability are probably best captured by the shifting comments of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

During the impeachment debate in the House of Representatives two weeks ago, McCarthy said Trump “bears responsibility for Wednesday’s attack by mob rioters” and recommended that he be formally censured by the chamber.

Last week, he said he didn’t believe Trump “provoked” the rally and then, a few days later, that “everybody across this country has some responsibility” for creating the political environment that led to the insurrection.

Meanwhile, those who spoke out against the former president and haven’t walked back their comments are facing growing calls for political retribution from within their own party.

Liz Cheney, who forcefully criticised the president and was one of 10 Republicans to vote for impeachment in the House, is facing an attempt to remove her from her party leadership post.

Others are being threatened with primary challenges if they run for re-election next year.

Following Tuesday’s vote, the Senate will go into a holding pattern on the matter for two weeks, while the House impeachment managers and Trump’s legal team prepare their cases.

Given the apparent disposition of the Republican senators, the Democrats’ only strategy may be to make an acquittal vote, even if it is a fait accompli, as uncomfortable as possible.

They’ll do their best to remind the 100 senators of the fear, confusion and anger they felt on 6 January, as they fled the chamber in the face of an angry mob.

They’ll try to lay responsibility for the riot at the feet of a president who spent two months questioning the outcome of the election and chose to hold a protest rally within walking distance of the Capitol on the day Congress gathered to certify that election.

And then they’ll have to hope that history – and American voters – are willing to assign guilt, even if the Senate isn’t.

Source: BBC

Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Trump Campaign by Jessy Samuel

Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Trump Campaign by Jessy Samuel

A Pennsylvania judge ruled in favor of the Trump campaign Thursday, ordering that the state may not count ballots where the voters needed to provide proof of identification and failed to do so by Nov. 9.

State law said that voters have until six days after the election — this year that was Nov. 9 — to cure problems regarding a lack of proof of identification. After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots could be accepted three days after Election Day, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar submitted guidance that said proof of identification could be provided up until Nov. 12, which is six days from the ballot acceptance deadline. That guidance was issued two days before Election Day.

“[T]he Court concludes that Respondent Kathy Boockvar, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Commonwealth, lacked statutory authority to issue the November 1, 2020, guidance to Respondents County Boards of Elections insofar as that guidance purported to change the deadline … for certain electors to verify proof of identification,” Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt said in a court order.

Source: Fox News