From their graves I heard the fallen above the battle cry...

Down from the glen came the marching men

With their shields and their swords

To fight the fight they believed to be right

Overthrow the overlords

To the town where there was plenty

They brought plunder, swords and flame

When they left the town was empty

Children would never play again

From their graves I heard the fallen

Above the battle cry

By that bridge near the border

There were many more to die

Then onward over the mountain

And outward towards the sea

They had come to claim the Emerald

Without it they could not leave

 

White House Changes Transcript of Kamala Harris Speech After Realizing How Badly She Screwed Up

When it comes to Kamala Harris, they really are putting words in her mouth.

The worst vice president since Joe Biden held the job has already established herself as being in deep over her head when it comes to handling any of the position’s responsibilities, but she’s shown a special knack for ineptitude when it comes to matters of foreign policy.

In a speech over the weekend, she proved it so badly that the official White House transcript had to be doctored to cover it up.

Speaking at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting at the Washington Hilton in D.C., Harris kicked off her speech with the usual glad-handing of domestic politics (“shout out to the Californians …”) before briefly touching on her recent trip abroad and the vicious war of aggression Russia is waging against Ukraine.

She should have left it untouched.

Listen to this:

As most people who take even a casual interest in world events probably know, the invasion was sparked at least in part by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opposition to Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military alliance that helped defeat the evil empire of Putin’s beloved Soviet Union.

Maybe Harris doesn’t take even a casual interest in world events — beyond getting private-jet service to European locales. Her speech at the DNC event suggested she thinks Ukraine already is a part of NATO, a misunderstanding so grave that revisionists on the White House briefing desk had to rewrite a bit of history.

“Russia’s invasion threatens not just Ukraine’s democracy, it threatens democracy and security across Europe,” the vice president said.

“So I will say what I know we all say, and I will say over and over again: The United States stands firmly with the Ukrainian people in defense of the NATO alliance.”

That’s what CNN heard. That’s what Business Insider heard. It’s what the transcriptionists at Grabien heard.

But it’s clearly not what the White House wants posterity to remember, because after someone realized just how grave an error Harris had made, the White House transcript of her errant sentence included the word “[and]” — as though she said something she hadn’t.

Here’s what the transcript shows (emphasis added):

“So I will say what I know we all say, and I will say over and over again: The United States stands firmly with the Ukrainian people [and] in defense of the NATO Alliance. (Applause.)”

Fox News’ “The Big Sunday Show” caught the moment:

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China and Russia Issue Ominous Joint statement Claiming that a “New Era” Isn’t on the Horizon.. it’s Already Here

Shortly before the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China and Russia issued a joint statement symbolizing not only their new found alliance, but also their malcontent feelings towards Western dominancy in the world. In the eerie 13 long page document, China and Russia state their claim that the uni-polar world is dead and the multipolar world is here. Their goal being “issuing a transformation of the global governance architecture and world order.”

They do not directly name the United States, but go on to say ‘Some actors representing but the minority on the international scale continue to advocate unilateral approaches to addressing international issues and resort to force; they interfere in the internal affairs of other states, infringing their legitimate rights and interests, and incite contradictions, differences and confrontation…” According to Russia and China, not only the United States but many other countries are guilty of this. The most recent example being how countries are indirectly and directly supporting Ukraine during the Russian invasion.

Ironically, not much further into the statement China and Russia say that both of their countries, “have a long history in the provision of democracy. The sides note that Russia and China as world powers with rich cultural and historical heritage have long-standing traditions of democracy, which rely on thousand-years of experience of development, broad popular support and consideration of the needs and interests of citizens.” One has to wonder how the people of Hong Kong, Ukraine and the Uyghur Muslims feel about this excerpt of the statement.

The document goes on to name all the counter productive measures the “majority states” have taken that go against the “mutually beneficial” goal of globalization. They don’t mention the United States at all throughout the memo, but after reading the document you can guess who they are targeting with these remarks.

Russia and China have long been enemies, to see them so closely aligned in a time where it seems all countries are picking sides is something to be weary about. We had the opportunity to turn Russia against China back in 2000 during the Clinton administration. Putin had asked Clinton “how would America see Russia joining NATO?” Clinton said he had no objections, yet according to Putin he could see Americas ”practical stance by America’s open support of terrorists in North Caucuses, ignoring Russian demands and concerns, withdrawing from the arms limitation treaties and so on.” Now, Russia and China are closer aligned than...

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Michigan elections official charged with ballot tampering

An elections official and former township clerk in Michigan has been charged with ballot tampering and misconduct in office relating to the August 2020 primary.

The Michigan Attorney General's Office says that Kathy Funk, who had been working as the Flint Township clerk, "purposely broke a seal" on a ballot container, according to a press release on Friday. Funk allegedly broke the seal so that, under Section 168. 871 of Michigan election laws, the ballots inside could not be counted in a recount.

"Election officials must uphold the integrity of their positions," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement posted to Twitter.

Funk, as the township clerk, was responsible for overseeing the August 2020 election and was seeking another term as clerk, according to Michigan Live. Funk went on to receive 2,698 votes over her opponent Manya Triplett, who received 2,619, according to official Michigan election results.

Triplett said that she had asked that a recount take place after noticing some suspicious activity at the township's election hall, according to Michigan Live.

Nessel said, "Those who abuse that commitment undermine the very foundation of our democracy," adding that her department is "committed to prosecuting election violations, regardless of the political" affiliation.

Under Section 168.871 of Michigan law, "the board of canvassers conducting a recount" is to recount "all ballots of a precinct using an electronic voting system" unless one or more possible circumstances arise, according to the Michigan Legislature's website.

Certain possible circumstances that would lead to ballots not being recounted include "the seal on the transfer case or other ballot container" being broken or having a different number than recorded in the poll record book, the amount of ballots needing recounting and the amount issued on election day not...

Clinton-Backed Haiti Pastor Indicted on Child Sex Charges. Corrigan Clay and Shelly Jean received visits from Bill Clinton, as well as support from the Clinton Foundation.

Corrigan Clay – a U.S. pastor who moved to Haiti and adopted two orphans – has been arrested on child sex abuse charges against one of his children. Corrigan is the co-founder of the “Apparent Project”, a non-profit charity organization established by his ex-partner Shelley Jean. The group has been visited and supported by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, who is also believed to have helped fund another of the pair’s entities, Papillion Enterprise, through Clinton Foundation grants.

In January 2021, child welfare authorities in Florida alleged that 43-year-old James Corrigan Clay, pastor, and philanthropist, had “abused” and “sexually assaulted” one of his underage children whom he had raised with ex-partner Shelley Jean. Clay was arrested March 10th this year by federal agents, according to an unsealed indictment first released on Thursday by The Daily Beast.

Both families of Shelley Jean and Corrigan Clay have declined to take any public stance regarding the sexual assault of one of their co-parented children. This has included Shelly Jean herself who, in 2021, was said to have hidden behind justice system instructions, avoiding any indication to whether she was aware of such ongoings between Clay and their underage adopted children prior to his arrest. Despite declining to make a direct statement on the sexual assault charges, Jean assured that the children have only lived with her since her learning of the incidents, according to the Haiti-based Ayibo Post.

Prior to this, Clay, Jean, and CEO Marilyn Monaghan founded Apparent Project, designed to “establish childcare for working parents, quality early education, and job skills that provide opportunities for the poor in Haiti.” As with Papillion Enterprise, the Apparent Project has been visited and supported by former president Bill Clinton, alongside various other celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian, displayed in a now-deleted blog post from Clay in 2012:

“Donna Karan, The Gap, Macy’s, Chan Luu, and Disney have marketed our jewelry, and our celebrity clients have included Bill Clinton, Oprah, Rainn Wilson, Olivia Wilde, Maria Bello, Petra Nemcova, Ben Stiller, and Kim Kardashian.”

– Corrigan Clay, 2012

Clay’s now-deleted post also included a letter, dated 2016, from a deprived seventeen-year-old Haitian girl expressing her desire to “make love” with him in order to aid her sister with access to medical surgery. Though Clay had expressed in his blog post that he helped the teenage girl without the requirement of sexual deeds, he further admitted to lingering on her proposal due to personal loneliness.

The Clinton Foundation has long-boasted of its ties to Papillion and related groups over the past decade. It was announced in 2016 that Papillion had “grown from less than...

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