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  • Usher Speaks For the First Time on Performing at the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, Getting The Call From Jay-Z, New Album, and More

    Usher Speaks For the First Time on Performing at the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, Getting The Call From Jay-Z, New Album, and More

    Usher on Why He’s Excited To Perform at the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show…

    It’s happening. It has happened, ladies and gentlemen!! It’s been a lot like to keep secrets from my own kids at home. Yeah. A very, very close knit group of people knew and were really excited about the entire thing. Obviously a legacy. But more than anything the fact that this is the most grand stage to ever play on, man. Those 13 minutes mean everything. Been on my bucket list for a long time. I’ve been asked many a times “what are the benchmarks or what are the things that matter the most I guess to you?” It’s obviously performing, but being able to perform on stage because so many amazing performers throughout the years have have graced it and did an amazing job. So of course the obsession of that starts. But man, just the excitement in this moment like to really be able to savor this moment. You you remember the first time you ever heard your record play on the radio. You remember the first time you ever heard your voice, you know, on a on a format or radio, Right? This is like that for me. Yes, it’s one of those….I’m very, very happy…

    Usher on Getting The Call From Jay-Z…

    Zane: One of the big questions that everybody would want me to ask is what’s it like getting that call from Jay-Z?

    Usher: Oh, man, I didn’t… Well, I mean, you know, me and the big home, we talk often. But when I got this call… he said, “it’s time, it’s magic time. You know, it’s time for you to have that moment.” I’m like, what are you talking about? He’s like “the Super Bowl.” I’m like, Oh, you ready? Absolutely. But no question. Yeah. And it was like this was destined to happen. I think that everything that led up to that moment, going to Las Vegas for my Vegas residency for the last two years. The legacy, obviously, that is the music, the celebration of entertainment in that place is the City of Lights. You know, it’s always been a place where, you know, entertainers go and find love and passion, connection to their fans. So for the Super Bowl to have made its way to Las Vegas while we were in Vegas, having such an amazing two years…

    Usher on the Unmatched Legacy of the Super Bowl Halftime Show…

    I mean, you think about all the people who have played it and just the idea of how Jay-Z and Roc Nation have really brought a mindfulness to our culture. You know, 30 years of a career deserves this kind of moment. But to have curators like them, like Jay-Z, like Des and like Roc Nation to come in and and manage to make certain that the entire world understands our culture, understands where we come from, understands the feeling and celebrates entertainment in the way that that they do. I mean, it’s just it just feels like it was, you know, I guess if you try to create a playbook in your mind, like 30 years after you start, you potentially play the Super Bowl. Some people wait an entire lifetime, you know what I’m saying? But I don’t feel like this is my lifetime. I feel like I’m only kind of starting to really, really get comfortable.

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    Usher on Growing Up Watching the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Joining That Legacy, and Why It Will Be a Moment To Remember…

    Zane: You talked about, you know, the Super Bowl and and this new era that the Super Bowl is in of authenticity, of representation of excitement, of music, of energy. And I think about your first experience watching the Super Bowl Halftime show and what it was like as a kid and whether that was the beginning of a manifestation for you?

    Usher: Yeah, I think being able to see performances from artists like Michael, you know, eventually Prince and then even, you know, more modern day artist and, and to be perfectly honest, to see artists that, you know, even started before, you know, started after I did get it, I was like, man, at some point I need to get a call with what’s going on now. But I’m really happy that I’m joining that short list of legacy artists from my genre who deserve this moment. And I’m really happy that Jay-Z and also to Roc Nation, you know, really put thought into making certain that they could bring to the world this kind of experience. It is definitely going to be a moment to remember.

    Usher on His Connection To Super Bowl Host City Las Vegas and How His Vegas Residency Has Re-Energized Him and Allowed Him To Reconnect With His Fans…

    Zane: I wanted to ask you, you know, what you have learned from from doing these residencies in particular, your latest one, My Way out of Las Vegas residency and what is what’s how you’ve grown even as a performer after so many years of performing at the highest level. But from a Vegas point of view.

    Usher: Reconnecting more than anything with my my core fans. You know, there’s a whirlwind, you know, of life experiences that lead you to the songs. And that song or those songs are the soundtrack for a lot of people’s lives. So when I look out in that audience and I see my fans who made a decision to have this be their destination with their loved ones, or either their friends and have an amazing time, it just really minded me, but also to re-energized my passion for what I do. I’ve always loved the live aspect of it more than anything. I enjoy making, you know, incredible records that touch places that I probably never go, but to literally be on the stage and perform every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday during the time that I’m there for an audience that I know came to see me, it really, really feels connected. It felt like, you know, if Vegas had ever become a place where artists came to just preserve their their past legacy, I don’t look at it as that. I’ve always looked at it as an opportunity to open new doors and new opportunities and look what happened that actually became so the idea of manifestation. I went to Las Vegas to just remind myself and remind my fans that I’m here for that I am connected, that I am still, you know, running and gunning. And I’m and I got out and I got a lot more where that came from.

    Usher Previews His Just-Announced New Album ‘Coming Home’…

    Zane: More big news today We’re Not Done is an album that’s just been announced and is up for preorder right now on Apple Music.

    Usher: Yay! Yay, yay. And it’s called Coming Home. It is a powerful statement.

    Zane: I feel like your albums have always said something. You know, your last project was Zeethoven just called. I said a lot about where your head was at and your heart was there. And it was a love letter for you to where you’re from. What does coming home mean to you?

    Usher: So a love letter once again to the legacy of my of my career. You know, I’ve been coming home in a lot of different ways. The choice of music and reconnection to some of the people that I’ve worked with from my past. And I always wanted to work with writers that I’ve actually made hit number one records with. In a sense, I’m coming home because I’m in that comfortable space. When you’re at home, you’re comfortable. When you’re at home, you feel connected, elevate, rise and inspire. To me, L.A. working together once again. The the inspiration that I’m drawn from does come, you know, with a bit of complication, which is in the music that I’m going to speak of. There’s a lot of honesty. Yes. I mean, come on, man. I don’t know. I’m not lying to you. Of course. And while leave it to the people who have to listen. And if any indication of what we’ve done in the past, me in LA is a representation of what you should expect, then there you have it. But what you do know is that we’re coming together. I’m coming home. I’m back home with my team. You know, even when you see the artwork, you will understand it. When you see the peach. You get it. You understand where I’m from and what we’re doing. And also to what this means, the subtlety of that. But more than anything, it’s a celebration of music. Coming home in many other ways as you get more acclimated. When I put out more records and also to put more visuals, actually begin to really understand it. But I think that it is something to be celebrated.

    Usher on Whether Fans Can Expect Special Guests During His Super Bowl Halftime Performance…

    Zane: Everyone’s going to ask the question, so I’m going to be the first one to get it all out on the table. Is it too soon to talk about possible guests on stage? People love the idea of it. Last year, Rihanna didn’t bring any guests in. The show didn’t need it. Sometimes people bring it because they want to embellish and celebrate and collaborate and share a moment. Have you thought about it?

    Usher: Well, one thing I can say is I’ve, you know, collaborated with a lot of incredible artists throughout the years. If anything, I like the socially engaged the world, you know what I’m saying? I like to hear who you think, you know, would would be a great guest, great guest to complement this.

    Zane: You’re not asking me that.

    Usher: You’re absolutely. I will put you on the spot. You going to put me on? I can’t put you on. So we leave that one on the takeover. So, by the way, by the way, there’ll be many more Sundays to talk about this leading up to the Grand Sunday of all. Yeah. And I’m so happy that we were able to, you know, launch it today.

    Usher on the Secrets To His Youth and Longevity…

    Zane: What is the secret to you for longevity? What is that? What is that secret? On the secret to it?

    Usher: I don’t know. I don’t know. I think I’ve just been happy in my worst moments. And I think that I’ve been grateful, you know, to. To be fortunate enough to just stay passionate. You know, I think that’s it. I think if you stay motivated and you stay focused on the work and not the stress when there are stressful moments, don’t completely give all the way into it. Of course, you should be mindful. Of course you should be. You know, you should learn. But I guess it’s staying creative. Something about this journey has been about never arriving. Mm hmm. It’s just really been about the journey. You know, the journey is the destination, so.

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  • Joby Aviation delivers first electric air taxi to U.S. Air Force

    Joby Aviation, a California-based startup company, announced on Monday that it had delivered its first electric air taxi to the U.S. Air Force, becoming the first company in the United States to deliver a fully electric air taxi.

    The battery-powered, oddly shaped six-rotor aircraft was delivered to the Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and is the first of nine total to be delivered under a contract with the company. In its press release, the company stated that the value of the company’s contract with the Pentagon is US$131 million (IT Home Note: currently approximately 958 million yuan).

    The aircraft was delivered six months ahead of schedule and was developed through the Air Force’s Agile Prototyping Program, according to the company. Sponsored by AFWERX, the Air Force’s innovation arm, the program works with a variety of industry players to develop proven electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) technology. Like the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey, Joby’s electric aircraft can take off and land vertically like a helicopter, but it can also spin its propellers to fly like an airplane.

    The company and the U.S. Department of Defense say the plane’s dual civilian and military uses could help revolutionize the aviation industry, which relies heavily on gasoline for propulsion and produces large amounts of carbon emissions. Joby said its aircraft provides a range of 100 miles (approximately 160.93 kilometers), a top speed of 200 miles per hour (approximately 321.87 kilometers) per hour, and can carry four passengers and a pilot.

    The eVTOL market could be worth more than $22 billion by 2030, according to analytics firm GlobalData. As part of its partnership with the Air Force, NASA will also try to use the Joby aircraft for other uses, with some focus on autonomous driving and is expected to complete a range of missions including cargo and passenger transportation.

    In addition to the support of the US military, Joby Aviation has also received substantial financial support from Intel, Delta Air Lines, Toyota Motor and other companies. Toyota is currently the largest external shareholder of Joby Aviation and has invested approximately US$400 million in the latter. In June of this year, Tetsuo Ogawa, CEO of Toyota North America, also joined the board of directors of Joby Aviation.

  • VIDEO: Canadians Troll Zelensky While Leaving Royal York Hotel After Visit with Justin Trudeau

    VIDEO: Canadians Troll Zelensky While Leaving Royal York Hotel After Visit with Justin Trudeau

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got the red carpet treatment during his recent visit to the West to implore formerly democratic governments to turn over billions of dollars more in funding for the Ukraine War quagmire.

    But not everyone was a fan, as was on full display when Zelensky and his globalist sidekick Justin Trudeau exited the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on Friday night.

    Among the choice epithets hurled at Zelensky:

    “F*** you… you little b****,” protesters could be heard shouting.

    “Kiss my unvaccinated a**.”

    “Get out of our country, Zelenskyy! Pay for your own f***ing war!”

    Zelenskyy was in Canada to deliver a speech to call on Canadian Parliament to continue to support the war in Ukraine.

    “Moscow must lose once and for all. And it will lose,” Zelenskyy said during his speech.

    The growing animus is indicative of mounting public frustration with a protracted war effort that has stalled, while Western leaders continue to press for more funding of the foreign effort.

    The New York Post reported that Zelensky had on Thursday attended an event arranged by J.P. Morgan Chase with some of the world’s richest elites.

    Earlier in the week, Zelensky had toured the U.S. capitol, where he was denied a Joint Address to Congress, but delivered his pitch for more war funding to the U.S. Senate and to the United Nations General Assembly.

    Zelensky’s appearance also touches a raw nerve with Americans who are about to see their government shut down over Ukraine War funding and other defense spending issues. Speaker Kevin McCarthy has backtracked on his pledge to make the Ukraine spending a stand-alone bill, thus roiling his already fraught relations with his Republican colleagues.

    There is also heightened concern that the stubborn refusal to come to the peace table could thrust the world into a war between nuclear powers. Russian state media on Saturday issued a number of alarming reports suggesting that the proxy conflict between NATO and Russia over Ukraine is becoming increasingly direct. Russian Armed Forces report killing German soldiers who were manning a Leopard tank that was turned over to the Ukraine War cause, as well as a targeted strike against an American-made MRAV armored vehicle.

  • How Ukraine’s President Zelensky Wines, Dines with World’s Richest Elites After Pleading for Another $24bn from America

    How Ukraine’s President Zelensky Wines, Dines with World’s Richest Elites After Pleading for Another $24bn from America

    It’s beneficial to be king, as Mel Brooks famously remarked.

    And if there ever was a king of the beggars, it would be Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine.

    No less than 46 aid packages from Americans have been requested by the comedian-turned-president to pay for a proxy war that no one has chosen to support.

    So, when Zelensky showed up in Washington D.C. (only to be turned away for his request to address a Joint Session of Congress) and gave a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, where he predictably implored the world to give him “mo’ money,” it would seem only fitting that he would later dine with the world’s richest elites.

    The New York Post reported that Zelensky brushed off his trademark army green fatigues and then joined a bourgeois soiree arranged by the megabankers at J.P. Morgan.

    The billionaire boys in attendance? Mike Bloomberg, worth an estimated $96 billion; Ken Griffin of the Citadel investment empire, worth around $35 billion; Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, worth $20 billion; Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, worth $11 billion; Jona­than Gray, the president of private equity powerhouse Blackstone, worth around $7 billion; Barry Sternlicht, of Starwood Capital; worth about $4 billion; Bill Ackman, the high-profile hedge fund operator, worth nearly $3.6 billion.

    Also in attendance, the Post was told, was a representative from BlackRock and Henry Kissinger himself.

    “Investing in Ukraine has to be good for you and good for us. I understand capitalism,” Zelensky told the financiers in an effort to woo investment commitments.

    Zelensky knows that ‘war is a business’ to these titans of financing. And business is good.

    So, as Zelensky makes a bid to grab another $24 billion from American taxpayers, the Ukrainian president needs to show the world what all that money is buying. Because it sure isn’t peace, which he has ruled out from the onset.

    The Russia-Ukraine war has stalemated for nearly a year and risks dragging the world unwillingly into a catastrophic World War III.

    Nobody in Congress voted for the U.S.’ participation in a war. Ukraine is not even a historic U.S. ally.

    It is also suspect to American taxpayers that these “aid” bills are being rammed through without a declaration of war. And the White House has resisted auditing these aid packages.

    Senator Rand Paul took to the floor and excoriated lawmakers for giving $113 billion and counting to Ukraine.

    “It’s as if no one has noticed that we have no extra money to send Ukraine,” he said, adding, “Borrowing money from China to send it to Ukraine makes no sense.”

    Senator Paul also torched the so-called “democracy” of Ukraine in a recent media appearance.

    “There’s also this incredible story about an American journalist, Gonzalo Lira. He’s reportedly right now in prison in Ukraine on allegations of spreading Russian propaganda. I don’t understand this, that Joe Biden could approve $113 billion of money to Ukraine, and yet he has not tried to get this American journalist out of prison there. How is that possible?” Fox News host Maria Bartiromo asked.

    “It’s even worse than that. Maria, they’ve canceled the elections,” Sen. Paul replied. “What kind of democracy has no election?”

    “So next year, Zelensky said he’s not going to have an election because it would be inconvenient during the war and would be expensive,” he continued. “Well, the thing is, if you don’t have elections, why in the world would be supporting a country that’s not a democracy? They ban the political parties. They’ve invaded churches, they’ve arrested priests. So no, it isn’t a democracy. It’s a corrupt regime. And are the Russians any better? No, the Russians are worse. But at the same time, we don’t always have to pick some side to beyond.”

    “But the ultimate reason I’m against this is we don’t have the money, and when we borrow more money, it leads to more inflation,” Paul said. “It leads to more likelihood of recession in our country, and so we just can’t keep doing it.”

    This is what an elected official sounds like when he is representing the American people, and not some glorified pauper presiding over a corrupt undemocratic country perpetuating a war with no end in sight.

  • Calls to Resign: Menendez Fighting for His Political Life

    Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is fighting for his political life amid rising calls to resign from Democratic colleagues in the wake of a federal indictment on bribery charges.

    Menendez on Monday said he’s not going anywhere during a defiant appearance before the press, insisting he’d be exonerated.

    But by 5 p.m. a second Senate Democratic colleague — Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio) —  had said he should step down, underscoring how the charges he faces have shaken the political earth beneath him.

    “The allegations leveled against me are just that: allegations,” Menendez told the crowd in Union City, N.J. “I recognized that this will be the biggest fight yet. But as I have stated through this whole process, I firmly believe that when all of the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I will still be New Jersey’s senior senator.”

    Menendez is up for reelection next year and may need to keep his Senate seat to raise money for his political defense.

    “His reputational survival, if not his financial survival, depends on his ability to beat these charges,” said Jim McQueeny, who served as chief of staff to the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.). “And to beat these charges, you need the best lawyers. To get the best lawyers, you need the most money. To get the most money, you can’t give up your seat.”

    “Bob can’t afford to give up his seat, literally,” McQueeny added.

    But in running as a wounded politician, he is giving an opportunity for Republicans to pick up another Democratic seat in what should be a safe Democratic state, all while putting his colleagues on a defensive footing.

    Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) earlier became the first Democratic senator to call for Menendez to step down, joining a number of lawmakers in the House.

    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) has also called on him to resign, along with at least six Democratic members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation and a number of top Democrat at the statehouse in Trenton.

    Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) has already announced a primary challenge against the sitting senator, with others potentially set to follow suit.

    Those drumbeats are likely to get louder when lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday and reporters ask Senate Democrats whether Menendez, who is up for reelection in 2024, should continue in office.

    “This is about to get uncomfortable for the rest of his colleagues, and real quick,” said one former Senate Democratic leadership aide. “The gold bar question is going to prove irresistible.”

    Prosecutors accuse Menendez and his wife, Nadine, of accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in bribes in exchange for using his “power and influence” to enrich a trio of New Jersey businessmen.

    Making headlines were the gold bars and $480,000 in cash stuffed into envelopes and clothing that authorities said they seized from the New Jersey Democrat.

    Menendez has proclaimed his innocence and attempted to explain some of the questions during the press conference. He said that the reason investigators found so much cash is because he keeps it on hand for “emergencies.”

    “For 30 years, I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my personal savings account, which I have kept for emergencies and because of the history of my family facing confiscation in Cuba,” Menendez said.

    One group that has continued to keep its powder dry on Menendez’s future is Senate Democratic leadership.

    Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Friday that he backed Menendez’s decision to once again step down from his chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but declined to go any further.

    Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, also declined to say whether he should resign during an interview on Sunday.

    “This is a very serious charge. There’s no question about it,” Durbin told CNN on Sunday. “These are, in fact, indictments that have to be proven. Under the rule of law, a person who is accused is entitled to the presumption of innocence. And it’s the responsibility of the government to prove that case.”

    Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), the state’s junior senator, has stayed mum since news of the indictments arrived.

    Compounding Menendez’s issue is the timing. Unlike his first indictment in 2015, he does not have years to go before he faces the voters and it is unlikely that this legal battle will be resolved by election day next year.

    The 2015 charges were ultimately dropped nearly three years later, only months before the state’s primary.

    If Menendez escapes a primary, Republicans are already smelling blood at a rare opportunity to nab a seat in deep blue territory.

    “You can appeal to a jury in a court of law, but when you appeal to voters in the court of public opinion, the most damning evidence is ‘The Gold Bars,’” McQueeny said. “I don’t know where you go from here.”

    Menendez did not address whether he will seek a fourth term during his Monday appearance in Union City, N.J. However, all signs are pointing to him moving in that direction.

    He appears well aware of the heavy rains he will have to weather in the storm ahead.

    “Everything I’ve accomplished, I worked for despite the naysayers and everybody who has underestimated me,” Menendez said on Monday. “I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet.”

  • Mar-a-Lago: Judge to Examine Alleged Attorney Conflicts of Interest

    Judge Aileen Cannon agreed Monday to a Justice Department (DOJ) request to hold hearings to examine potential conflicts of interest of two attorneys representing former President Trump’s co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case.

    The move comes after the DOJ warned that the two attorneys are representing other clients who may be called as witnesses against Walt Nauta, Trump’s valet who moved boxes in and out of a storage room, and Carlos De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago property manager who assisted him.

    Nauta’s attorney, Stanley Woodward, has represented “at least seven other individuals who have been questioned in connection with the investigation,” including those who have testified about Nauta, the DOJ disclosed last month.

    “Nauta should be thoroughly advised of the potential conflicts and attendant risks,” the DOJ wrote.

    De Oliveira is facing charges for obstruction of justice and lying to authorities. He’s represented by John Irving, who is also serving as counsel to a witness the DOJ said “has information demonstrating the falsity of statements De Oliveira has made to the government.”

    The same witness “also has information about De Oliveira’s loyalty to Trump and about De Oliveira’s involvement in the replacement of a lock—at the direction of Trump—on a closet inside Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago on June 2, 2022, the day Nauta and De Oliveira moved boxes” in and out of a storage room on the property, according to the DOJ.

    Dual hearings on the matters are now set for Oct. 12. Cannon’s decision comes after special counsel Jack Smith’s team has complained in filings about Trump’s offer to pay for the attorneys of those swept up in his legal troubles.

    The DOJ has had some success in shifting the case after requesting another so-called Garcia hearing for another Woodward client earlier this summer.

    Yuscil Taveras, a Mar-a-Lago IT worker, flipped in the case after he was offered the chance to speak with an outside attorney during one such hearing.

    Shortly after the meeting, Taveras disclosed to prosecutors the information that supported a superseding indictment in the case and led to charges for De Oliveira. Taveras has since signed a cooperation agreement.

    Woodward later complained that the Justice Department only made such an offer after Taveras switched representation.

     

  • Pastor Who Participated in COVID Lockdowns in Canada Sentenced to Jail

    His sentence has finally been delivered, and it involves a 60-day jail sentence that he already, in fact, served while being held for sentencing.

    We are talking about Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski, who was found guilty of violating Canada’s Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) “pandemic” lockdown measures. The court found Pawlowski guilty of mischief and breaching a release order for his participation in last year’s protest in Coutts, Alberta.

    The Crown’s initial goal was to sentence Pawlowski to anywhere from eight to 10 months in prison, but the defense was able to successfully argue that Pawlowski’s 60-day prison sentence is enough.

    Since Pawlowski already served 60 days while awaiting his sentence, he was able to simply walk out of the courtroom following its issuance without having to fulfill any additional incarceration.

    Pawlowski found “unrepentant” of violating state rules – because he serves a higher power

    You may recall that Pawlowski boldly delivered a fiery sermon to the protesters who were blocking the Canada-United States border near Coutts for just over two weeks during the famous trucker convoy protests.

    A judge found that Pawlowski was unrepentant over this “sin” against the state – Pawlowski answers to a higher power, after all, and not the state – which led to him being sentenced as punishment.

    While he was being sentenced, some 200 supporters of Pawlowski gathered outside the courthouse in Lethbridge, according to local media outlets. They were seen and heard cheering after learning that he would not have to return to jail for any further incarceration time.

    Judge Gordon Krinke stated that Pawlowski was not, in fact, involved in the planning of what came to be known as the “Freedom Convoy,” and did not play a major role in the blockade despite appearing there to preach.

    “Probation would serve no useful purpose as the accused does not believe he did anything wrong,” Judge Krinke stated. “He is not remorseful for the harm he has caused.”

    “Both the Crown and the defence are proposing a period of incarceration and I accept that. A period of incarceration is required in order to achieve the objectives of denunciation and deterrence.”

    During the trial, prosecutors tried to claim that Pawlowski’s impassioned speech to the truckers only fanned the flames of their unrest, convincing them to stay even longer than they otherwise would have.

    “This case is not about freedom of religion and it is not about free speech,” said prosecutor Steven Johnston. “This case is a straightforward criminal case.”

    “All protests have to take place within the rule of law. As a person, you don’t get to choose what laws you follow.”

    Johnston further commented on Pawlowski’s clear lack of remorse – and why should he be remorseful? After all, the lockdowns were an unjust violation of human rights, as were the “vaccine” mandates.

    Back in March, it was revealed that Premier Danielle Smith had spoken with Pawlowski over the phone, offering to make inquiries on his behalf. Smith also shared with Pawlowski details about the internal government arguments over the direction of his case, as well as explained to him that the charges levied against him are rooted in political bias.

    “Mr. Pawlowski accepts responsibility,” Pawlowski’s lawyer, Sarah Miller, told the court.

    “The Crown seeks to have Mr. Pawlowski bend the knee, to jail him until he abandons his beliefs and to keep him in custody for an indeterminate period of time.”

    Culled from Prophecy

  • Chicago Workers Earning $200 Per Hour at Illegal Migrant Shelters

    NBC 5 in Chicago aired a segment this week about where all the millions of taxpayer dollars for illegal alien migrants is going. It appears that a good chunk of it is being siphoned by employees at these private shelters and camps for illegals straight into their own bank accounts.
    According to the report, which you can watch below, employees at these private shelters and camps for illegals are making anywhere from $135 to $200 per hour for jobs that in the real world would pay a lot less.

    Investigator Bennett Baeberle from NBC 5 pored over documents and receipts showing that workers at these private migrant facilities, which are receiving millions of dollars from the government, are paying themselves very, very handsomely.

    “Imagine making almost $200 an hour,” Baeberle stated during the segment, holding up a stack of papers containing potentially incriminating evidence of wrongdoing. “These invoices show it has happened at the privately run shelters housing migrants.”

    Local aldermen say they had no idea that anything was amiss until NBC 5 conducted and ran the exposé, which shows once again that just about everything happening today on the “humanitarian” front is just a money laundering fraud helping insiders get rich on the backs of taxpayers.

    Favorite Staffing is the name of the company that run’s Chicago’s private migrant shelters. Invoices bearing its name and insignia show obscene amounts of money being charged by migrant shelter employees for ordinary jobs.

    “In one invoice, a facility manager made $14,000 in a week in December,” NBC 5 hosts explained while showing images of various invoices. “Another invoice shows a nurse earned more than $20,000 in one week – those figures do account for overtime.”

    “To see invoices like that is disgusting,” said Alderman Raymond Lopez. “They’re outrageous. And they should be cause for an immediate investigation.”

    “Uh, no we haven’t been,” responded Alderman Scott Waguespack when asked by NBC 5 if he and the other aldermen have an accounting for where all the dollars are going.

    “And I think that’s the big concern that came today was that we’re willing to accept federal dollars, we’re willing to give dollars to these issues, but we need to see where every penny is spent.”

    Three months ago, NBC 5 filed public records requests to obtain these damning documents, which are now going to city and state officials for review.

    In the comments, someone wrote that it is now abundantly and overwhelmingly obvious that the powers that be are “now pilfering the American people and redistributing it amongst the victors.”

    “I know I pay a huge tribute every month, so I may live in this conquered land,” this person further wrote in defeat. “Learn to live amongst them because they are here and there is not one thing anyone will do to stop it. So pay up until there is no more. We’d better hope they are kind masters.”

    The third world is invading the first world and now everyone is plunging into poverty as a result – except the “elite” at the very top, of course.

    Culled from Natural News

  • U.S. Church Crucifies, Resurrects Simba for Easter Play (VIDEO)

    Church of the Rock in Winnipeg, led by pastor Mark Hughes, is known for its unique Easter sermons, interpreting the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord of Glory as Hollywood blockbusters, ranging from Monty Python and the Holy Grail to Toy Story, Star Wars, Tombstone, Indiana Jones, Robin Hood, Back to the Future, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

    In fact, we last covered them after they crucified Iron Man on stage and then crucified Buzz Lightyear.

    From their 2022 Easter sermon, The Lion King of Jesus, we get the gospel stories and the passion reinterpreted with Simba being Jesus and Scar being Satan, because a straightforward exegesis and the proclamation of the good news of the resurrection as told by the scriptures is boring.

    Including covers of Gun N’ Roses and Adele, Shakira, fart-jokes from Pumbaa, and heretical parts like Simba being kind of a dum-dum who acts like he’s five years old and doesn’t know anything, it’s blasphemous and messy and is not a good time.

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    Culled from Protestia

  • U.S. in Total Financial Collapse – Jeffrey Prather

    There is very little time that remains before the inevitable collapse of the current financial system, aka Ponzi scheme, commences, and the world as we currently know it comes to an end. What will it look like?

    Intelligence expert-turned-whistleblower Jeffrey Prather shared what he thinks is going to happen with the Health Ranger in a powerful episode of “The Health Ranger Report” that you will not want to miss – you can watch it in full below.

    Even those with minimal knowledge about the biblical end of days can see that things are amiss. The war in Ukraine rages on; global supply chains are still in shambles from COVID and getting worse all the time; and the financial markets are teetering on the brink of a freefall – which will eventually be followed by the Mark of the Beast and a new “golden age” to go along with it.

    “If you look at scripture – and I’m a Christian chaplain – it is becoming scarily true right now,” Prather explained about the current state of the world. “It is all very inevitable. The flood is coming.”

    (Related: Some speculated during COVID that the World Health Organization’s [WHO] “digital health certification network” might become the prophesied Mark of the Beast [MOB] – what do you think the MOB will be?)

    There is a “flood” coming – are you prepared?
    One piece of scripture that is being fulfilled right this moment comes from II Timothy 3:1-5, which reads:

    “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

    Prather touched on this when he compared the self-sacrificial virtue of yesteryear to today’s standard of every man for himself and people ripping other people off just to survive. He also cited Sir John Glubb’s “Fate of Empires,” which states that empires throughout history last only about 250 to 275 years before they collapse – and the United States is now right there.

    Prather believes that he and anyone else who wishes to do so can successfully navigate the coming “flood,” as he calls it, by bolstering their physical, spiritual, and mental health and fortitude. But one thing is for sure: what is coming is not stoppable.

    Whoever survives the horrific events to come will face a completely different world than the one most people are used to currently. The United States as we currently know it will more than likely dissolve, both politically and possibly even physically depending on the impact of the calamitous events foretold in scripture.

    When asked by the Health Ranger if he believes that the U.S. will still look relatively the same as it does now come next fall when the 2024 election is scheduled to occur, this is what Prather had to say:

    “I don’t believe there is going to be any ‘revenge tour.’ I don’t think they’re going to allow that to happen. Will the United States exist? The United States as a republic has already fallen … I think the better question is, will Americans still exist?”

    His answer to that latter question is yes, but Prather also believes that the U.S. is going to look “very different than it does now.”

    Watch the full interview above to hear more about what Prather believes concerning the end of days and America’s role in prophecy.

    Culled from Discen Report.