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Now Shuttered US AID Funded Half-Billion Dollar Global Left-Wing Media Disinformation Network

Breaking Local News ReportFebruary 8, 20250

WASHINGTON—A dark-funded media organization that has received nearly $473 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other government sources has played a significant role in global media development, according to documents published by WikiLeaks. The organization, Internews Network (IN), has worked with thousands of media outlets worldwide and has alleged ties to initiatives supporting online content moderation and censorship. Internews has reportedly collaborated with 4,291 media organizations, producing 4,799 hours of broadcasts in a single year and training more than 9,000 journalists, according to figures cited in the report. The organization operates in over 30

New Jersey Edges Closer to Ending Taxpayer Funded Life Support for Dying Print Newspaper Industry

Breaking Local News ReportDecember 15, 20240

TRENTON, N.J. — When is the last time you held a physical newspaper? Probably not in a few years. Newspapers in New Jersey are in decline, and with the end of the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s oldest newspaper, on the near horizon, lawmakers are beginning to see the writing on the wall. Communities are being forced to public meeting notices, construction notices, and other public notices in newspapers by state law. With newspaper subscriptions dwindling, many are now questioning this unnecessary expense as digital news is the primary source for news reading these days. It’s time to stop keeping legacy newspapers

Three Sentenced for Conspiring to Obtain Over $500,000 in Federally Funded Benefits

Breaking Local News ReportJuly 7, 20240

WORTHINGTON, MN – Jeremias Otoniel Herrera Rosales, 37, an illegal alien from Guatemala, along with Jennifer Guadalupe Herrera, 43, and Jaklyn Guerra, 52, were sentenced to prison for conspiring to obtain over $500,000 in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security benefits, including a kidney transplant. The sentences were handed down on June 24, 2024, and July 2, 2024. Herrera Rosales received a 16-month prison term following his guilty plea on February 7, 2024, to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Jennifer Guadalupe Herrera was sentenced to one month in prison after her guilty plea on February 9, 2024,

‘Disastrous Foreign Policy’: Biden Admin Funded Both Sides Of Growing Israel-Iran Faceoff

The Daily CallerApril 21, 20240

The Biden administration has been a major benefactor for Israel and Iran, two countries that have launched direct attacks against each other in recent weeks. Israel launched a series of strikes against targets near central Iran Friday morning local time, in retaliation for Iran’s missile and drone attack against Israel days prior, which was largely unsuccessful. Israel has received billions in military aid from the Biden administration both before and after Oct. 7 — the day Hamas invaded the country and killed nearly 1,200 people — but Iran has also financially and militarily benefitted from the Biden administration’s policies prior

PAC Running ‘Republican Voters Against Trump’ Campaign Primarily Funded By Major Democratic Donors

The Daily CallerMarch 18, 20240

PAC Running ‘Republican Voters Against Trump’ Campaign Primarily Funded By Major Democratic Donors Robert Schmad on March 17, 2024 A PAC that recently announced an ad campaign spotlighting Republicans opposed to former President Donald Trump received the majority of its funding from Democratic donors in 2023, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. Republican Accountability PAC, an anti-Trump political committee, received nearly 75% of its donations from just six major Democratic donors, FEC records show. Sarah Longwell, executive director of Republican Accountability PAC, recently announced that “Republican Voters Against Trump,” a campaign run by the PAC, would be spending $50

Biden DOJ Taps Group Funded By Deep-Pocketed Left-Wing Orgs To Guide Gun Violence Reduction Efforts

The Daily CallerDecember 13, 20230

Biden DOJ Taps Group Funded By Deep-Pocketed Left-Wing Orgs To Guide Gun Violence Reduction Efforts Robert Schmad on December 12, 2023 The Biden administration is utilizing a think tank funded by left-wing charitable foundations to guide its national gun violence reduction strategy. The Department of Justice (DOJ) released its Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap Monday, a collection of resources meant to “assist local jurisdictions in developing, implementing, and evaluating the right set of strategies to prevent, intervene in, and respond to acts of community gun violence.” The DOJ said the strategies presented in the roadmap are based on a report produced

House Passes Israel Aid Bill Funded By IRS Cuts

The Daily CallerNovember 3, 20230

House Passes Israel Aid Bill Funded By IRS Cuts Arjun Singh on November 2, 2023 The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would send military aid to Israel during its conflict with Hamas, which will be funded by cuts to funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 would provide funds to the Department of Defense to replace equipment provided to Israel as military aid, fund research for new air defense systems that are being developed by Israel, such as the Iron Beam aerial laser program, and fund the Department

CHRISTIAN WHITON: Biden Funded Hamas And Its Iranian Masters

The Daily CallerOctober 8, 20230

CHRISTIAN WHITON: Biden Funded Hamas And Its Iranian Masters Christian Whiton on October 7, 2023 The Iranian proxy organization Hamas that runs Gaza attacked Israel this morning, overwhelming its vaunted Iron Dome missile-defense system by the sheer number of rockets launched. Hamas troops infiltrated Israel to kill and kidnap civilians. Ultimate fault for the crisis lies with the Islamist tyrants in Gaza who launched this sneak attack on a Jewish holiday—as well as the Iranian government of which they are but an instrument. But it is impossible not also to fault the Biden administration for its policy of funding Hamas

Group Funded By Left-Wing Megadonors Files Second Lawsuit In Blue State To Keep Trump Off The Ballot

The Daily CallerOctober 1, 20230

Group Funded By Left-Wing Megadonors Files Second Lawsuit In Blue State To Keep Trump Off The Ballot Kate Anderson on September 30, 2023 A left-wing activist group filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump Friday in Michigan, claiming that he is ineligible to run for a second term due to the 14th Amendment’s prohibition on engaging in “insurrection or rebellion,” according to court documents. Free Speech For People (FSFP), which is backed by left-wing donors, announced a campaign to remove Trump as a candidate for the 2024 election and filed a similar lawsuit in Minnesota on Sept. 12. The

Chinese Energy Firm That Paid Hunter Millions Also Funded NGO That Advised UN On Climate Change, Archives Show

The Daily CallerAugust 21, 20230

Chinese Energy Firm That Paid Hunter Millions Also Funded NGO That Advised UN On Climate Change, Archives Show Nick Pope on August 21, 2023 CEFC China Energy Co. (CEFC), the Chinese energy firm that directed millions of dollars to Hunter Biden and his associates, also fully funded a non-governmental organization (NGO) that worked with the United Nations UN on issues pertaining to climate change and that its de facto leader used to engage in international corruption. The CEFC NGO sponsored two UN programs that awarded funds annually to selected recipients whose work focused on climate change and “sustainable development,” according

Voter Groups, Funded By Liberal Megadonors, Launch Pressure Campaign For Meta To Censor Election Info

The Daily CallerAugust 4, 20230

Voter Groups, Funded By Liberal Megadonors, Launch Pressure Campaign For Meta To Censor Election Info Jason Cohen on August 4, 2023 Democrat-aligned contributors are financing left-wing get-out-the vote organizations attempting to influence Meta to suppress election “disinformation” on its most recent social media app. The liberal get-out-the vote-groups came together to sign a letter calling on Meta to censor election “disinformation” on the new app, Threads. “It is no surprise to see these organizations advocating for the censorship of ‘disinformation,’ a name reserved by the mainstream media for any information that makes Democrats look bad,” Parker Thayer, an investigative researcher

Lawsuit seeks to block first publicly-funded religious school in US

ReutersJuly 31, 20230

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Monday on behalf of Oklahoma residents asking a state judge to block the creation of the nation’s first religious public charter school. Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, one of the defendants in the suit, in June approved the Catholic Church’s application to create the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would use millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to operate. “Allowing St. Isidore to operate as planned would transform Oklahoma’s public schools into tools of discrimination and religious indoctrination,” the ACLU said in

WSJ Failed To Disclose Its Lead Cable Investigative Report Was Funded By Environmentalist Group, Phone Company Says

The Daily CallerJuly 25, 20230

WSJ Failed To Disclose Its Lead Cable Investigative Report Was Funded By Environmentalist Group, Phone Company Says Katelynn Richardson on July 25, 2023 AT&T wrote in a recent court filing that it “strongly disagrees” with The Wall Street Journal’s investigative series on phone companies using lead cables, saying the outlet failed to “disclose that it relies on testing funded by an advocacy organization.” The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) noted that it provided funding to the Marine Taxonomic Services (MTS), which collected samples for the WSJ’s report, in a July 17 press release. The WSJ affirmed MTS “received guidance and funding from

Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars Continue To Flow To NGO That Funded The Wuhan Lab

The Daily CallerJuly 20, 20230

Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars Continue To Flow To NGO That Funded The Wuhan Lab Jason Cohen on July 20, 2023 EcoHealth Alliance, the nonprofit organization that collaborated with and funded the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), which has been under suspicion as a potential origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to receive millions of dollars more in taxpayer-funded grants. EcoHealth distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds from 2014 to 2019 to the WIV for gain-of-function research on bat-based coronaviruses, potentially leading to the leak of COVID-19 from the Chinese laboratory. In May, the National Institutes of

Media Peddles New Gas Stove Study, Neglects To Mention It Was Funded By China-Linked Climate Group

The Daily CallerJune 23, 20230

Media Peddles New Gas Stove Study, Neglects To Mention It Was Funded By China-Linked Climate Group John Hugh DeMastri on June 23, 2023 Media outlets covering a recently-published study claiming to show the harmful effects of gas stoves this past week failed to note that the study was primarily funded by a China-linked climate group. The study found that the burning of methane in gas stoves raised household levels of benzene — a carcinogenic chemical — to those comparable with secondhand smoke, after setting one burner to high or an oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Outlets such as The New

Left-Wing Billionaire’s Nonprofit Funded DHS-Linked ‘Portal’ Used To Censor Social Media Platforms

The Daily CallerJune 10, 20230

Left-Wing Billionaire’s Nonprofit Funded DHS-Linked ‘Portal’ Used To Censor Social Media Platforms Jason Cohen on June 9, 2023 Left-wing billionaire Pierre Omidyar’s nonprofit provided funding for a “portal” linked to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aimed at flagging and removing “misinformation” on social media platforms relating to the 2020 election, according to documents obtained by independent journalist Lee Fang. The Center for Internet Security, a nonprofit organization focused on cybersecurity, partnered with election officials and a component of DHS to facilitate the reporting of “misinformation” during the 2020 general election through its “reporting portal,” as revealed in a CIS

Climate Activists Funded By Oil Heiress, Wealthy Elites Willing To ‘Risk Arrest’ In Planned White House Protest

The Daily CallerJune 7, 20230

Climate Activists Funded By Oil Heiress, Wealthy Elites Willing To ‘Risk Arrest’ In Planned White House Protest Nick Pope on June 6, 2023 A climate activist group planning to “converge” on the White House and “risk arrest” while protesting receives funding from an organization bankrolled by massive donations from wealthy American elites. Climate Defiance, a climate activist group established in 2023, announced the impending protest in a Monday tweet, stating that “the President has stabbed us in the back” by backing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal that would expedite approval for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project. A Los

China Tensions Cause Shakeup At VC Firm That Once Funded Apple, Google: REPORT

The Daily CallerJune 6, 20230

China Tensions Cause Shakeup At VC Firm That Once Funded Apple, Google: REPORT Nick Pope on June 6, 2023 Sequoia Capital, a major American venture capital firm, announced to its investors Tuesday that it plans to separate its Chinese and Asian business interests from its U.S. operations, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The firm announced its intention to separate its Asian regional interests into two separate firms with their own branding while retaining the Sequoia Capital name and brand for its American and European operations, according to a report from the WSJ. The plan, set for implementation by March

Soros Funded A Biden Center Report On Letting More Refugees Into The US. Some Of Its Authors Now Work For Biden

The Daily CallerMay 28, 20230

Soros Funded A Biden Center Report On Letting More Refugees Into The US. Some Of Its Authors Now Work For Biden Jennie Taer on May 28, 2023 Several authors of a Soros-funded Penn Biden Center report advocating for increasing the number of refugees allowed into the country now work in the Biden administration, handling immigration and national security policy. The Penn Biden Center and the National Conference on Citizenship published a 2020 report, which was funded by a $259,050 grant from Open Society Foundations, recommending increasing the number of refugees permitted to come to the U.S. and easing restrictions on

Liberal Billionaires Funded The Communist-Linked Group Pushing Jordan Neely Protests

The Daily CallerMay 8, 20230

Liberal Billionaires Funded The Communist-Linked Group Pushing Jordan Neely Protests Trevor Schakohl on May 8, 2023 A communist-tied activist group promoting protests over the recent death of New York City homeless man Jordan Neely has received significant funding from organizations bankrolled by liberal billionaires. Neely died after Marine Daniel Penny restrained him by the neck on a subway train on May 1 when he reportedly acted erratically, with the incident sparking protests and calls for Penny to serve prison time. Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (VOCAL) New York, an organization with members who participated in a protest on Wednesday

Toms River mayor waged three-year publicly funded legal battle in failed pension ‘scam’

Phil StiltonMay 1, 20230

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill is under fire after waging a three-year legal battle to claim retirement benefits was clearly not entitled to. Hill began seeking those benefits as far back as 2020 and was rejected. He filed an appeal with the state. That appeal was rejected three months later. The battle, which saw township attorneys Gregory P. McGuckin and Anthony Merlino fight on the mayor’s behalf, started on February 18, 2021. That was the day Hill received a letter from the New Jersey Department of Treasury’s Division of Pensions and Benefits clearly explaining why

‘Unsung Female Champions’: Biden Admin Funded Pakistani Show Featuring Trans Lawyer

The Daily CallerApril 11, 20230

‘Unsung Female Champions’: Biden Admin Funded Pakistani Show Featuring Trans Lawyer Kate Anderson on April 10, 2023 The Biden administration funded a show about a transgender lawyer in Pakistan to promote “gender equality” and empower women, according to a post from the agency’s Twitter account. The show goes through the lives of several women in Pakistan, with one of the main characters being a transgender lawyer played by Pakistani actor Muneeb Butt, according to a post from his Twitter account. The United State Agency For International Development (USAID) Pakistan wished a “[h]appy women’s day” to “unsung female champions” by retweeting

University Group Holds Event Supporting Palestinian-Americans That Funded Terrorist Organization

The Daily CallerMarch 13, 20230

University Group Holds Event Supporting Palestinian-Americans That Funded Terrorist Organization Kate Anderson on March 13, 2023 A college chapter of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is hosting an event on April 7 to support five Palestinian Americans convicted of supporting terrorism and protest the “injustice” of their sentencing, according to an Instagram post. The University of Minnesota (UMN) chapter invited Noor Eliashi and Nida Abu-Baker, daughters of two of the members of the Holy Land 5, leaders of an Islamic charity found to have provided funding to the terrorist organization Hamas in 2009, to speak about their fathers’

State Department Funded Foreign Think Tank Working To Censor Americans

The Daily CallerFebruary 14, 20230

State Department Funded Foreign Think Tank Working To Censor Americans Ailan Evans on February 13, 2023 The State Department funded the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a foreign organization that works to police online platforms. ISD has partnerships with YouTube and Spotify to inform their content moderation decisions, and claims it helps platforms curb “misinformation.” “By funding organizations – including foreign organizations, no less – that put their thumbs on the scale of hot-button domestic political debates, the federal government is wading into a dangerous Constitutional minefield,” Michael Chamberlain, director of government watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust, told the Daily

Jersey Shore mayor says Murphy offshore wind farm is hot air by funded by political lackeys

Phil StiltonDecember 20, 20220

POINT PLEASANT, NJ – Massive wind turbine farms just 15 miles off the coast of the Jersey Shore planned by Governor Phil Murphy encompass an area from Cape May to the Barnegat Inlet and are getting ready to be constructed. Point Pleasant Mayor Paul Kanitra says there’s more than just clean energy on the table, saying the effort is not only bad for tourism but a money grab by powerful entities. “One day in the not too distant future, you’re going to wake up, look out onto the beach and see armies of gas-powered ships starting to erect “clean” windmills