Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023
Prosecutor David Weiss did NOT plan to charge Hunter Biden .. It Was Only after IRS whistleblowers came forward sounding the alarm on DOJ interference
Special Counsel David Weiss - the top investigator into Hunter Biden's criminal case - did not plan to charge the president's son with any crimes until after two IRS whistleblowers came forward.
It was only until after the IRS agents accused the Department of Justice of improper influence in the federal investigation into Hunter that Weiss decided to charge Hunter with tax crimes, according to correspondence obtained by the New York Times.
Attorneys for the whistleblowers said that if it weren’t for their 'courageous actions' Hunter would never have been charged at all.
According to the New York Times, four years into Weiss' five-year investigation, Weiss determined he did not have enough evidence to charge the president's son.
During negotiations with Hunter's lawyers earlier this year, Weiss reportedly was working on a deal where Hunter would not have to plead guilty to any charges at all - including misdemeanors.
At the same time, whistleblower Gary Shapley came forward and alleged that DOJ in Washington, D.C., and California had refused to indict Hunter due to 'political pressures' and the president's son received 'special treatment.'
And only a few days later, Weiss then changed his tune and wanted Hunter to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges, according to the New York Times.
That was the plan, until the deal blew up spectacularly in court last month.
Hunter appeared in federal court on July 26 prepared to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and walk away with just a slap on the wrist and no prison time. Republicans slammed as a 'sweetheart deal' that Biden's DOJ put together to protect the president's son.
However, after Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned the 'diversion agreement' of Hunter's plea deal - a clause that gave him blanket immunity for a wide range of other potential charges, including illegal foreign lobbying - the deal blew up spectacularly.
Noreika dismissed the charges in Delaware after requests from the prosecution last week.
In addition, Attorney General Merrick Garland promoted Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss - the main Hunter prosecutor - to special counsel status earlier this month.
As a result, DOJ lawyers are not planning to enter into a new plea deal with the president's son anytime soon, and he is likely to head to trial for tax and gun crimes following the appointment of the special counsel.
Hunter's attorney Abbe Lowell slammed prosecutors for changing their decision 'on the fly standing up in court' and also pledged that the DOJ will find 'no new evidence' against the president's son.
Garland's decision to promote Weiss to special counsel comes after recent whistleblower allegations that Hunter received 'special treatment' during the criminal probe.
IRS agents Joe Ziegler and Gary Shapley testified under oath to House Republicans that their investigation 'supported felony and misdemeanor tax charges,' which were ultimately not brought against the president's son Hunter due to political pressures.
Weiss tried to bring felony charges against him in Washington, D.C., they said, but was blocked by the district's top federal prosecutor Matthew Graves, a Biden appointee.
over, said the whistleblowers who were told they would get in 'hot water' if they tried to speak with President Joe Biden's adult children and grandchildren over the course of their investigation.
The collapse of Hunter Biden's original plea deal also presents more problems for his father, Joe Biden. The president will now face more headlines and questions involving his drug-addict son's case as he hits the 2024 campaign trail.
The unraveling of the agreement between prosecutors and the defense team means Hunter could now face more charges. It also means that Hunter is likely to face additional prosecutions down the road.
Those may include any crimes related to his business deals with Ukraine, Romania and China that raked in millions of dollars.
And Republicans say Joe was at the center of them.
The White House has maintained that the president has never been 'in business' with his son.
WhatsApp launches a HUGE update that transforms the way you send photos to your friends
It's the go-to messaging platform for millions of people around the world.
But WhatsApp users will know the frustration of sending photos to their friends on the platform, only to discover that they're grainy.
Thankfully, the days of having to meet up to AirDrop the photos are finally a thing of the past, thanks to a huge WhatsApp update.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of WhatsApp's parent company, Meta, has announced that you can now send photos on WhatsApp in HD quality.
Here's everything you need to know about the update, including how to send high definition photos to your friends.
Zuckerberg shared the news on his Facebook page, posting a video showing how the feature works, alongside the caption: 'Sharing photos on WhatsApp just got an upgrade -- now you can send in HD.'
WhatsApp says the new feature is suited 'for special moments that you want friends and family to enjoy in every little detail'.
To try it yourself, simply open the WhatsApp app and tap on the conversation you'd like to send an HD photo in.
Tap the '+' symbol at the bottom left of the screen, then Photo & Video Library.
Select which photo you'd like to share, and you should now see a new HD option at the top of the screen.
Tap on this, then tap the blue arrow icon at the bottom right of your screen and the photo will send in HD.
'To ensure sharing photos over WhatsApp remains fast and reliable, Standard Quality will continue to be the default option photos are sent in,' WhatsApp explained.
Saudi's Solution to African Migrants ...Kill Them! The world Silent!
Border guards in Saudi Arabia have regularly opened fire on African migrants seeking to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, killing hundreds of men, women and children during a recent 15-month period, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.
The guards have beaten the migrants with rocks and bars, forced male migrants to rape women while guards watched and shot detained migrants in their limbs, leading to permanent injuries and amputations, the report said.
The shooting of migrants is “widespread and systematic,” it said, adding that if killing them were Saudi government policy, it would constitute a crime against humanity.
The Saudi government’s Center for International Communication did not respond when asked via email about the findings.
The report provides chilling new details about the conditions along one of the world’s most dangerous smuggling routes, a patch of isolated, war-torn territory rarely visited by journalists, aid workers or other international observers.
It focuses on the plight of migrants from Ethiopia, one of the world’s poorest countries, who seek to enter Saudi Arabia — the Arab world’s richest nation and one of the globe’s largest oil exporters — and on the increasingly harsh efforts by the kingdom’s security forces to keep migrants out.
Faisal Othman, a migrant from Ethiopia, told The New York Times that he was trying to cross the border with about 200 others last September when a projectile exploded near the group and shrapnel tore apart the women around him.
“Most of them ended up as remains,” Mr. Othman, 31, said by phone from the Yemeni capital, Sana. “They were shredded like crushed tomatoes.”
Destitution pushed people to make the trip, he said.
“They’re just poor people looking to make a living on bare feet, but they face rockets,” he said.
For years, streams of migrants have fled Ethiopia because of poverty, drought and political repression and have headed for Djibouti, where smugglers transport them across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, which has been torn apart by years of war.
Times of Israel Blogger Yossi Klein Halevi Keeps Lying about Judicial Reform
A trinity of respected names on the Left:
Matti Friedman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Daniel Gordis, penned a blog post in the Times of Israel imploring Diaspora Jews to “support Israel” by joining the fight against the “judicial revolution” and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s democratically elected government.
They invited Diaspora Jews to learn more about the far Left’s narrative against the government in a Zoom seminar hosted by a TOI deputy editor, which will host leaders of the protests.
We do not expect much critical pushback against the leftwing narrative from that unbalanced panel. Nor is this the first time this unholy trinity of the left has called on Diaspora Jews to interfere and save the Left from the results of Israel’s democratic election.
They question the legitimacy of the vote and the electoral system which didn’t yield the results they wanted.
The Right Won the Popular Vote
Belz schools to implement core curriculum
The Belz hasidic sect is in the advanced stages of implementing the core curriculum in exchange for 100% funding from the State, as the schools join the Bnei Yosef network run by Shas.
According to a report by Galatz journalist Yoeli Brim, two schools will join the network as part of an initial pilot program, and the agreement is later expected to expand to all of the hasidic sect's schools, which include approximately 9,000 students.
The move has caused a rift in the joint United Torah Judaism party, which includes the Chasidic Agudat Yisrael and the Lithuanian-haredi Degel Hatorah: Last year, Degel Hatorah threatened to split from Agudat Yisrael if the program to teach the core curriculum goes through.
At the time, the two parties agreed that if the right-religious bloc did not succeed in forming a government, Degel Hatorah would allow some of the Belz schools to join the independent haredi school system. Under that agreement, those schools which do not become part of the independent haredi system would be added to the Shas-run Bnei Yosef chain.
Shas initially opposed the proposition, but eventually the sides hired lawyers to see if it would be possible to overcome the legal difficulties involved in the merger.
Biden pays $16 billion ransom to Iran, fails to free 3 Americans
Critics are livid as US President Joe Biden prepares to pay the Iranian regime a hefty $16 billion for five hostages held by Tehran. Not only does the huge ransom provide a lifeline for its sanction-stricken economy and help continue exporting terror across the world, the deal leaves out three American nationals held as bargaining chips by the Islamic Republic.
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Zelensky the "Little Tyrant" Threatens to Bar Israelis from Uman for High Holy Days, Again ..Wants his Ukrainian Nazis to Enter Israel
Welcome to the annual hate fest from Kyiv.
Ukraine is once again threatening to block Jews – and particularly, Israelis – from access to the city of Uman during this year’s Yomim Naroim.
Uman is home to the tomb of the revered Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (who died in 1810), where tens of thousands of Hasidim and other followers gather each year to celebrate Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized this Saturday during his weekly address that the “rights of Ukrainian citizens must be guaranteed” – a statement believed to have been a reference to Israel’s restrictions on the entry of his citizens.
The next day, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk made it clear that Zelensky was indeed aiming his message at Israel.
“The Ukrainian government will not tolerate the humiliation of its citizens upon entering Israel, Korniychuk declared.
“We will suspend our bilateral visa waiver deals, according to article seven of the intergovernmental agreement,” he threatened.
Monsey Village Demands 6 Months Advance Notice Before the Impending Death of a Rabbi
Following a mass levaya near Monsey last week which reportedly created major traffic disruptions, the town of Chestnut Ridge has made a puzzling demand from cemetery officials.
The Rebbe of Rachmastrivka, Rabbi Chai Yitzhak Twersky, passed away last week and was laid to rest in a mass funeral that apparently disturbed the leaders of the town of Chestnut Ridge, just south of Monsey.
The kevurah took place in the Har Shalom cemetery in Airmont, which is near Chestnut Ridge.
Following the levaya, Chestnut Ridge village officials sent a letter to the cemetery, upset that they did not receive sufficient advance notice prior to the large levaya which caused extensive traffic and gridlock in their village.
In fact, their Special Counsel Alak Shah wrote a letter demanding that in the future, they be provided notice “at least six months in advance” of a big funeral.
The letter discussed “an unacceptable situation in Chestnut Ridge on August 16, 2023, which was the direct result of Har Shalom Cemetery’s failures”.
It added that “Chestnut Ridge officials, including the Mayor or its Village Board of Trustees, were never consulted or even so much as provided any advance notice of the significance of the funeral event for Grand Rabbi Twersky.”
The letter stated: “If there is any anticipated funeral or related procession or event such that Har Shalom orchestrates a plan ahead of time, the notice must be provided at least six months in advance and Chestnut Ridge officials consulted so proper traffic plan arrangements can be made.”
In the cemetery’s response to the village, it wrote: “…if Har Shalom is notified of an impending death that may result in such anticipated funeral six months in advance of the occurrence, Village of Chestnut Ridge will be notified.”
Friday, August 18, 2023
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Apple Watch and Fitbit wristbands are 'hotbeds' for harmful bacteria, study reveals
Your Apple Watch or Fitbit wristband is a hotspot for harmful bacteria linked to fever, diarrhea and a weakened immune system, according to a new study.
Researchers swabbed a range of wristbands, finding they are teeming with E. coli and Staphylococcus spp, which can lead to pneumonia.
The tainted bands were made from plastic, rubber, cloth, leather and metal.
The gym-goer showed the highest counts for bacteria linked to staph infections that can cause sepsis or even death, emphasizing sanitizing wristbands after working out.
However, the team found those made of gold and silver were the most sanitary.
'The quantity and taxonomy of bacteria we found on the wristbands show that there is a need for regular sanitation of these surfaces,' said the study's senior author Nwadiuto Esiobu, a professor of biological sciences at Florida Atlantic University.
Esiobu singled out active, gym-going healthcare workers as a group that might especially wish to take heed of the study's findings in an effort to avoid infecting at-risk patients.
215 New Olim Land at Ben-Gurion
A planeload of 215 immigrants from the U.S. and Canada landed at Ben-Gurion Airport on Wednesday, sparking emotional family reunions and even dancing in one of the terminals.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been happier in my whole life than I am today. It’s been a big dream that I’ve had for many years,” said Carol Ginzburg, 77. “I have a bunch of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who are living in Israel. So I want to be here.
Charedi leaders back down from Draft Law demands
Senior haredi officials were quoted Thursday as saying that there is internalization among haredi political leaders that, amid the public protests against the judicial reform, it will not be possible to approve a conscription law as stipulated in the coalition agreement.
According to a report on the haredi website Kikar Hashabbat, the haredi internalization took shape last week after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with senior members of the haredi parties and explained to them that the rift in Israeli society prevents the promotion of a law in the spirit that the haredim demand.
During the meeting, Minister Gallant cited the warnings of senior officials of the General Staff and the IDF Personnel Division who warn against the secular reluctance of parents who will refuse to send their sons and daughters to the army as long as the government enacts a conscription law in the spirit proposed currently.
"We listened to Galant, we didn't agree, but we understood that there was a problem. Gallant is not [Yisrael Beytenu chair MK Avigdor] Liberman, he does not act with hostility to the haredim," a haredi official was quoted as saying.
According to the indications, the haredi parties will advance a law based on the outline agreed upon in the coalition agreements in the Netanyahu-Gantz unity government.
Among the sections of the law, it will include recruitment targets and economic sanctions alongside targets for haredim entering the job market.
CRAZY!!!! >>>Rav Sholom Ber Sorotzkin Redeems Old Telz Yeshiva Building 82 Years After Holocaust Annihilation
DIN: Someone please tell me that this was all a bad dream, please!
How sick and perverted is this? Who paid for this craziness?
I hear Yeshivishe guys tell me all the time "you know Hashem wants us in galus, He spit us out of Israel"
Well didn't the very same Hashem spit you out of Telz?
Most of the talmiddim from Telz were murdered by their neighbors, The grounds of Telz is soaked in Jewish blood. Telz is NOT holy, Telz is a city steeped in Tumah. I'm waiting for Putin to raze the entire city and make it into a parking lot!
This Sorotzkin character compares this site to Har Sinai, and "people should take their shoes off when entering the building" well I have news to Sorotzkin, Har Sinai has absolutely no kedusha attached to it. None whatsoever! What a whack job this guy is!
In a moving ceremony which took place at the old historic building of the Telz yeshiva in Telz, Lithuania, Rabbi Sholom Ber Sorotzkin, the head of the Ateres Shlomo yeshiva and grandson of the Telz rosh yeshivas, redeemed the building 82 years after its students had left, most of whom were later murdered in the Holocaust.
The yeshiva, which was founded some 160 years ago by Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, was the most famous yeshiva in Lithuania after the closure of Volozhin. Rabbi Yosef Leib Bloch, the son-in-law of Rabbi Gordon, continued to serve as rosh yeshiva after him and his son, Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchak Bloch HyD was murdered in the Holocaust together with his students on 20th Tammuz 5701 (July 15, 1941)
Rachmastrivka Rebbe Passes Away at 92
DIN: People constantly ask me :
"Is there even one rebbe that you respect?
My answer was always: "There are many on my list, but the Rachmastrivka z"l tops my list."
The rebbe was a gentle soul who truly loved every single Jew, never played into the rebbeshe politics though others tried to draw him in. The previous Skverer Rebbe chose him as a son-in-law, and the rebbe was the Rosh Yeshiva of Skver for many years until Skverer Chassidim saw his greatness and needed to move him out so that he doesn't become a threat to his brother-in-law, the present Skverer Rebbe; he will be missed by all who loved and cherished him.
Rachmastrivka rebbe of Borough Park, Rabbi Chai Yitzchok Twersky passed away this afternoon at the age of 92.
The Rebbe was an internationally known tzaddik, who lead his Bais Medrash and kehillah in Borough Park on 45th Streer.
He is the uncle of the other Rachmastrivka Rebbe in Jerusalem.
Levaya will be held at 4 p.m. at the main Rachmastrivka beis medrash in Boro Park, followed by kevurah in the Rachmastrivka section of Har Shalom Cemetery in Airmont.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Karma! Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg Gets Booed by Ahroinim on His Visit to His Uncle's Kever in Kiryas Yoel
Reb Zalman Leib, Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg got a nasty reception in Kiryas Yoel when he went to visit the kever of R' Joel, founder of Satmar Chassidis! The Ahroinim surrounded and booed him.
R' Zalman Leib has a big mouth when it to disparaging the Me'etzet Gedoilei Ha' Torah, but becomes meek like a mouse standing up to his own brother R' Aaron.
If you stop and think about this, it's sheer lunacy, two brothers fighting, for what?
They are politically on the same page, no hashkafic differences, so what is this all about?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Holy' rabbis with obvious openly displayed "Sinas Chinum"
The chassidim supporters are the crazy ones, because they have nothing out of this feud, but follow their rabbis like dumb sheep!
In 5th Tragedy Of Bein Hazmanim, 18-Year-Old Yeshiva Student Drowns
In yet another tragic incident which occurred during the final days of the Bein Hazmanin period in Israel, an 18-year-old Yeshiva student, Yishai Keinan z’l, drowned in a lagoon near the Kinneret lake on Tuesday.
Keinan, a resident of the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood in Jerusalem, was a student at the Tiferet Levi yeshiva in Elad. He went with friends to the lagoon, located near Maale Gamla at the entrance to the Golan heights. At a certain point, Yishai lost contact with his friends and went underwater. Fire and rescue teams from Golan and divers from the Lehava unit located Yishai’s body hours later in the lagoon.
United Hatzalah volunteers Ohad Ringer and Avi Elhiani said that “The youth drowned and was lost, according to his friends description. Divers succeeded in locating and removing his body from the water and he was declared dead at the scene.”
Yishai was born on 26 Av 5765, exactly 18 years ago. He studied in the Tiferes Levi yeshiva ketana and last year entered the yeshiva gedolah, where he was considered one of the best students, studying Torah at all hours from 7:30 AM until the small hours of the night. Friends said that this was a “Great loss for family, yeshiva, and the entire generation. Without doubt he would have been one of the more prominent Talmidei Chachamim of the generation due to his diligence and perseverance in Torah and Avodas Hashem.”
Yishai z’l was brought to his final rest on Har Hamenuchos at 1:30 AM Wednesday. May his memory be blessed.
The current tragedy is unfortunately the fifth tragedy in the last few weeks of Bein Hazmanim. Two weeks ago, Rabbi Binyamin Praga (44) died of dehydration and exposure in a Jordan Valley stream. 10-year-old Baruch Abadi of Kiryat Sefer died in a swimming pool near his home. 4-year-old David Turgeman drowned in a pool in an Eilat hotel, and R’ Yitzchak Ben-Shimol of Jerusalem (79) drowned in the Kinneret near Tiberias.
תהא נשמתו צרורה בצרור החיים.
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