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Internal FBI report warns white supremacists 'seek affiliation' with cops and military
March 08, 2021
An internal FBI report warns that white supremacists are trying to join police departments and the United States military in order to wage a race war against nonwhite Americans.
The report, which was written by the FBI's division in San Antonio and was obtained by ABC News, claims that white supremacists will "very likely seek affiliation with military and law enforcement entities in furtherance of" their goals of sparking a race war within the United States.
<p>The danger of having racist extremists infiltrate military and law enforcement, the FBI argues, is that they "almost certainly will gain access to non-public tradecraft and information, enabling them to enhance operational security and develop new tactics."</p><p>Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tells ABC News that the leaked report should be a wake-up call for the FBI to be more forthcoming about the threat of white supremacists joining law enforcement agencies.</p><p>"When we asked the FBI last year to testify about white supremacists executing plans to infiltrate law enforcement entities across America, the bureau refused and told us it had no evidence that racist infiltration was a problem," he said. "Now, the January insurrection -- and the growing evidence of off-duty law enforcement officers being involved in the attack on Congress -- and this newly leaked report confirm in my mind that the FBI's failure to level with the American people."</p>
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'Peak conservative stupidity': Megyn Kelly mocked for 'trying to school Oprah' over Meghan and Harry interview
March 08, 2021
Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly offered some unsolicited advice to Oprah Winfrey while watching her bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and she was met with ridicule and criticism.
Kelly, who was paid nearly $30 million by NBC after losing her poorly rated program over her apparent defense of blackface, offered a litany of questions she wished Winfrey had asked in the interview, which reminded many viewers of the longtime talk show host's formidable skills.
<p>"Oprah stayed too broad-I wanted more: 'who?...Be specific...what exactly did they say? Who was jealous of M after Australia? How did u know that? What do you mean ur family hasn't "educated themselves' the way u have? They're racists? WHO?'" Kelly groused. "Eventually they'd have to get specific."<br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Oprah stayed too broad-I wanted more: “who?...Be specific...what exactly did they say? Who was jealous of M after Australia? How did u know that? What do you mean ur family hasn't “educated themselves" the way u have? They're racists? WHO?" Eventually they'd have to get specific.<br/>— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1368760153852571648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>Other social media users reminded Kelly of her own professional failures.</p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Ummm this why she is Oprah and you are sitting at the house tweeting.<br/>— Kamyle Li (@kamyle_li) <a href="https://twitter.com/kamyle_li/status/1368761546139123717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p>
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<p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Nice second guessing. You would never have got this interview and Oprah made more news in two hours than you have in two decades. She might have brought down an empire and the monarchy while revealing racism and elevating the convo on mental health. Plus they're having a girl.<br/>— Bob Vrbanac (@BobVrbanac) <a href="https://twitter.com/BobVrbanac/status/1368761554750083072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p>
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<p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Megyn Kelly trying to school Oprah Winfrey. Jealous much?<br/>— MomMiller (@SEMiller001) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEMiller001/status/1368761209508466690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p>
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<div style="margin:1em 0">Does Megyn Kelly really want us to compare her career and accomplishments with Oprah Winfrey? She’s telling Oprah h… https://t.co/qXrUbclAwE</div> — Carlton Hall (@Carlton Hall)
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<p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Maybe if NBC stops paying you $70M *not* to be TV you can interview someone newsworthy someday and show em how it's done. <br/><br/>Perhaps on your... podcast. Lol.<br/>— Ned Pyle (@NerdPyle) <a href="https://twitter.com/NerdPyle/status/1368850182553563139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">If they thought you were qualified to interview them you would have been asked. Too bad what you wanted! He had the class to not name names. Use your imagination, there is not that many of them.<br/>— Theresa (@T_4an) <a href="https://twitter.com/T_4an/status/1368762391803092993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">I think Oprah has this dialed in. You can just watch and learn from the master interviewer.<br/>— So-Called Mikey LLC 🚜 (@MikeJinID) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeJinID/status/1368760596515016706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">I guess it's fitting that the woman who saw no problem with blackface doesn't see the racism thrown at Meghan and her child. Disappointing but unsurprising.<br/>— Antoinette O (@AntoinetteOcean) <a href="https://twitter.com/AntoinetteOcean/status/1368903372619870214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">You're just jealous cause Oprah got the interview and you didn't. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OprahMeghanHarry?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OprahMeghanHarry</a> <a href="https://t.co/fGCtJvPoV6">pic.twitter.com/fGCtJvPoV6</a><br/>— E (@SilverEulalia) <a href="https://twitter.com/SilverEulalia/status/1368761562308239365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Well Oprah asked those questions if you were listening.Why does it matter? It happened & that's enough. The Establishment should be ashamed. Great interview by <a href="https://twitter.com/Oprah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Oprah</a> She's excellent at interviewing<br/>— jL0fty (@julofty) <a href="https://twitter.com/julofty/status/1368885485788094474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Yes of course. Because you held Trump's feet to the fire? Sit down.<br/>— Suburban Voyeur™️ (@subvoyeur) <a href="https://twitter.com/subvoyeur/status/1368773425670598656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">That's why O got the interview and you didn't. I don't disagree with you, but she got a heck of a lot more than most would have<br/>— Rob Stoto (@RobStoto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobStoto/status/1368761018374062087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Megyn Kelly critiquing Oprah. Can we get a Ben Shapiro hot take on how LeBron could improve his game?<br/>— Jeff (@RonJeffords) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonJeffords/status/1368910761561620480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">I don't care for Oprah, but she is excellent at what she does. She is the most successful media personality in history. Now, as for your track record, lets just say I saw your show on NBC and leave it at that..........LOL<br/>— Tired Old Man (@wabell0007) <a href="https://twitter.com/wabell0007/status/1368909365122629634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p>
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According to a report from Roll Call, Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are being targeted by Democrats for their refusal to vote for the COVID-19 relief bill, with both GOP lawmakers facing re-election in 2022.
Johnsons has been hedging his bets on whether he will run and Rubio won't face an insurgent campaign in the primary from Ivanka Trump -- which could have complicated his chances with supporters of her father -- but that isn't keeping Democrats from taking aim at both seats with an eye on expanding control of the Senate which is currently 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker.
<p>The report states that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has already kicked off its campaign against the two, feeling they are vulnerable to accusations that they ignored the needs of their constituents who have been suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>In one <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPNXq0558YQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recently released targetted ad</a>, Johnson is accused of failing to help families who have been "suffering," asking "Why won't Ron Johnson stand up for us?"</p><p>Superimposed over clips of health workers doing their jobs, the text continues, "While our communities are still suffering, Ron Johnson voted against: $1,400 direct relief checks for Wisconsinites, increasing access to vaccinations, local funding to safely reopen schools, aid for small businesses and restaurants."</p><p>Johnson's prospects of winning re-election are already being questioned by some Wisconsin Republicans, with Fond du Lac County Republican Party Chair Rohn Bishop telling the Chicago Tribune, "I think if the election were a week from now he would be in a world of hurt."</p>
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