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When The FBI Does It, That Means That It’s Not Illegal

The Insurance Policy; (sorry! Updated with link)

It is a violation of FBI policy to open a counterintelligence case file on a US Person with no present intention to conduct a counterintelligence investigation of the US Person. It might even be a crime.
 
And yet that is exactly what Special Agent Barnett says FBI Deputy Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Peter Strzok did with regard to General Michael Flynn, decorated U.S. war hero.

Wealthy Developer Employs Accountants To Reduce Federal Tax

Film at 11.

Update.

More: No, You Idiots. That’s Not How Taxes Work.

Khmer Noir

Woman who plowed her car into Trump supporters is a major BLM organizer: Turner was arrested after driving a car in a library parking lot that struck at least two people who were taken to a nearby hospital with major but non-life threatening injuries, the statement said. Turner is being held on $1 million bail and expected to appear in court on Tuesday, according to a county website. It was not immediately known if she had a lawyer.

Video of (some of) the confrontation here.

Art Of The Deal

Your move, Justin.

U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive permit allowing a $22-billion international railway to be built between Alaska and Alberta.
 
“Based on the strong recommendation of @SenDanSullivan and @repdonyoung of the Great State of Alaska, it is my honor to inform you that I will be issuing a Presidential Permit for the A2A Cross-Border Rail between Alaska & Canada. Congratulations to the people of Alaska & Canada!” the president tweeted Friday. […]
 
Treadwell said the the system will transport bitumen, potash, sulfur and grains.
 
“We believe we have a project which is competitive with pipeline and one of the reasons why it’s competitive is because its risks can spread over several different commodities,” he said.
 
Treadwell says if all goes according to plan, work on the project would begin within three years and be completed in six.
 
The company said it will now begin an “extensive environmental impact assessment” (EIA) under Canadian legislation for the Yukon, B.C. and Alberta.

I Want A New Country

I really don’t know what we’re waiting for.


Good question: Is this money going to the Chinese National Oil company that just got the approval for exploration drilling in the Flemish Pass Basin?

Unexpectedly

CTV;

The federal government has reached a deal with the NDP to soon pass the Liberals’ recently tabled bill to implement a trio of new COVID-19 benefits to fill gaps left by the expiring Canadian Emergency Response Benefit program. This agreement paved the way for the NDP confirming it will prop up the Liberal minority to avoid a fall election.

From the comments: The “Jack Layton Building”, the federal NDP headquarters in Ottawa with a market value of $3.5-million, has been mortgaged for $12.0-million in a vain attempt to keep the party solvent. They will avoid any election, at all costs, for the foreseeable future.

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