DrMaddVibe
4 years ago
And so it begins...someone had to be first!

Biden's Top Science Advisor Forced Out Over Harsh Treatment Of Subordinates



President Joe Biden's top advisor on science and technology policy - two areas that have become extremely important to the White House over the past two years - has just been fired for demeaning and mistreating his subordinates following an internal White House probe.

Recordings and documents obtained by Politico exposed how Eric Lander bullied his former general counsel, and how he spoke to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy staff in "a disrespectful or demeaning way," which he acknowledged in his apology.

"I am devastated that I caused hurt to past and present colleagues by the way in which I have spoken to them," Lander wrote in a resignation letter to his boss. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday night that the president had accepted Lander’s resignation from his cabinet-level position (which technically put him in the line of succession)

This could create serious problems for the president as he tries to shift the public's attention to his cancer moonshot. Biden appeared alongside Dr. Lander during an event last week where the White House re-launched an initiative to cut the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years. The president said Dr. Lander would take a lead role in implementing the initiative. Dr. Lander had already recused himself from all COVID vaccine-related issues, but he has still played an important role in shaping the White House's response to the pandemic.

Dr. Lander

Biden now finds himself in a difficult spot: he has repeatedly promised to fire anybody in his administration who "talks down to someone...on the spot".

One former subordinate of Dr. Lander's complained that his behavior was downright "shocking".

Rachel Wallace, a career civil servant who works at OSTP, filed a complaint about Dr. Lander’s behavior to the White House, according to people familiar with the matter. A person who has spoken to OSTP staff said other people who worked in the office had similar concerns about Dr. Lander’s behavior.

"Dr. Lander’s behavior is shocking, to say the least, and I’m concerned that this kind of misconduct may adversely affect science policy," said David Seide, senior counsel at the Government Accountability Project, which is representing Ms. Wallace.

However, Lander's transgressions are much bigger than all that. While his behavior offered a convenient excuse for the White House to get rid of him, Lander has an employment record fraught with potential controversies. For one: before joining the White House, he was the founding director of the Broad Institute, a biotech outfit whose genomics work has touched upon eugenics - specifically the role that genetics plays in same-sex attraction, the development of PTSD and other issues, according to a report from the Organic Consumers Association.

Lander also helped cover up evidence showing that "gain-of-function" research financed in part by the US had helped a team of Chinese scientists create the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2, before the virus escaped from the lab and set off the global pandemic

Here's more on that from the OCA:

In January 2020, when scientists examined the genome of SARS-CoV-2 it was immediately clear that the unique feature that made it “100 to 1,000 times” more infectious than the first SARS was something that couldn’t have been achieved through natural recombination. In fact, the virus’s genetic code bore a tell-tale sign that it had been engineered in the lab. This was obvious to every scientist who looked at the virus, even those who later published articles claiming the virus wasn’t engineered.

The US government engaged in a coordinated cover-up that has been revealed in emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, but one aspect of the cover-up hasn’t been explored before now: A January 2020 analysis conducted by Eric Lander’s Broad Institute for the Director of National Intelligence that falsely claimed that the virus wasn’t genetically engineered.

Fortunately for Lander, he doesn't even need this job: He is already among the richest members of President Biden's cabinet, with a personal net worth of $45 million.

The top Democrat and Republican on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee demanded that the White House turn over its report on Landers' behavior - for which he issued a formal apology to staffers on Friday - as soon as possible.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidens-top-science-advisor-forced-out-over-harsh-treatment-subordinates 


You sir, are the weakest link...goodbye.

He ain't the Science...Pope Fauci is.

Sunoverbeach
4 years ago
Cats have 9 lives. Makes them ideal for experimentation.
- Jimmy Carr
MACS
4 years ago


^^That is hilarious!!
DrMaddVibe
4 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkgxgrWFRDY

^^That is hilarious!!

MACS wrote:




Its actually better than the real thing. The real thing needs to be hauled off the podium by Dr. Jill or reminded by his Secret Service detail where the doors are in the White House...remember he was there for 8 years with his BFF, Barry Hussein.
Sunoverbeach
4 years ago
I come from a stupid family. During the Civil War my great uncle fought for the west!
- RD
DrMaddVibe
4 years ago
Biden and his Magik Pen



Biden Orders Seizure Of $7 Billion In Afghan Funds, With Half Going To 9/11 Victims



President Biden on Friday signed a hugely controversial executive order which effectively steals $7 billion in assets from Afghanistan's central bank held in the US, which had previously been frozen by the administration.

The new Biden action is intended to make half of the $7 billion available as compensation for families of 9/11 victims, with the other half going to humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan. This comes as both international human rights bodies and activists have called for the unfreezing of the assets to help stave off Afghanistan's total economic collapse under the Taliban, which is leading to starvation and widespread malnutrition, particularly impacting already impoverished families and children in the war-torn country.

The White House has said the action will ensure the funds stay out of the hands of the Taliban and "malicious actors". The statement described it's "designed to provide a path for the funds to reach the people of Afghanistan while keeping them out of the hands of the Taliban and malicious actors."

Specifically the order will force all American financial institutions holding Afghan central bank assets to transfer the funds to a consolidated account at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. As The Hill observes, "The effort is unusual, as it involves money held by a foreign government on U.S. soil. It is likely to be the subject of complex litigation."

As for the $3.5 billion to be set aside for humanitarian aid for the Afghan population, there will still likely be strings attached determining whether it actually gets released. The Hill cites an admin official as follows:

The senior administration official said the Biden administration will spend the coming months setting up a third-party trust fund to administer the $3.5 billion in funds to support Afghanistan, as officials await a court ruling.

A senior administration official cautioned that the signing of the executive order is "a step in a process that might lead to the unlocking of these funds for the benefit of the Afghan people,' noting that the situation involves complex litigation.


Previously Washington set as a condition for the release of funds that the Taliban undertake specific urgent reforms, including in women's rights and education, eradicating terrorism, and allowing US passport holders to freely and safely leave the country.

Recently the United Nations warned that one million children under the age of five could die from severe acute malnutrition if the current dire food and medicines shortage in the country persists. Critics have warned that the US sanctions and assets seizure regimen is greatly exacerbating the crisis, and that ultimately it will be the common populace that bears the brunt of the punitive US measures.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-orders-seizure-7-billion-afghan-funds-half-going-911-victims 


Any guesses where this is headed now?

The DNC is a terrorist organization.
DrMaddVibe
4 years ago
THIS is prolly the reason Biden is lying against the Pentagon brass right now. HE HAS TO!


Biden Admin Already Backtracking On ISIS Leader Raid Story Details



US military officials told reporters on Thursday that there could have been more civilian casualties than initially thought in the recent special operations forces raid in northwest Syria that targeted an ISIS leader.

When the raid first happened, President Biden and the Pentagon said ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew up himself, his wife, and two children on the third floor of a building once US forces arrived. But other sources said at least 13 people were killed. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said among the 13 killed were four children and three women.

The military officials admitted Thursday that they don’t know for certain if al-Qurayshi detonated the bomb that caused the explosion. They insist the blast was caused by someone in the building and wasn’t the fault of the US, but they admitted there is no video footage of the raid.

The officials also said they couldn’t rule out that more people than al-Qurayshi and his family died. They noted that "multiple bodies" ended up under rubble, and the US forces didn’t have time to count them.


The officials said a lower-level ISIS member was on the second floor of the building with five children. The US forces killed the ISIS fighter and his wife in a gun battle and were able to evacuate four of the children, but a toddler was found dead, and the cause of death was not clear.

The raid came amid heightened scrutiny over the high number of civilian casualties caused by US operations in the Middle East. Thursday’s briefing shows that the White House was not being truthful about the raid on al-Qurayshi right after it happened.

On the day the raid was announced, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said it was "confirmed" that al-Qurayshi blew himself up and scoffed at a reporter who asked for evidence. The reporter mentioned that some people are 'skeptical" about US claims when it comes to civilian casualties. Psaki fired back and asked if the skeptics thought ISIS was providing more accurate information than the US military.

"Well, not ISIS, but, I mean, the US has not always been straightforward about what happens with civilians. And, I mean, that is a fact," the reporter responded.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-amid-already-backtracking-isis-leader-raid-story-details 


Just like the drone strike in Afghanistan that took out the aid worker...King Bidas called it a "Righteous strike". I call it a feeble attempt by a feeble man to reach into the playbook and pull out the VHS copy of "Wag The Dog"!
Sunoverbeach
4 years ago
My father carries around the picture of the kid who came with his wallet.
- RD
DrMaddVibe
4 years ago
Only 38???

"Something Isn't Right" - 38 Lawmakers Demand Biden Undergo Cognitive Testing As Soon As Possible



In a letter, signed by 37 of his Republican colleagues in Congress, Texas Rep. Dr. Ronny Jackson warns that President Biden's "mental decline and forgetfulness have become more apparent over the past two years," and urges the 79-year-old to take a cognitive aptitude test (just as former President Trump did).

“My colleagues and I are again asking President Biden to immediately undergo a formal cognitive screening exam, such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment,” Jackson said.

“As a former physician to three Presidents of the United States, I know what it takes mentally and physically to execute the duties of Commander-in-Chief and Head of State,” said Jackson, who served as a White House doctor to former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.


Jackson may have a point given this recent appearance...

https://tinyurl.com/54raybf7

“Joe Biden has continually proven to me and to the world that something isn’t right. The American people deserve to have absolute confidence in their president’s cognitive ability,” he said.

He is not alone in his concerns as a recent Politico poll found that 48% of Americans think the president is not "mentally fit" to do the job.

It's not just 'white supremacists' that are worried about the president's cognitive abilities, even Australia's mainstream media is picking up on it...

https://youtu.be/9ssNav3MnBg

Dr. Jackson appeared on Fox News' 'Hannity' to explain his concerns

https://tinyurl.com/4d7zjjht

Read the full letter below...

https://www.scribd.com/document/558489224/2-7-22-Rep-Jackson-Biden-Cognitive-Letter#download&from_embed

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/something-isnt-right-38-lawmakers-demand-biden-undergo-cognitive-testing-soon-possible 


Biden talks like he only has an IQ of 38. Maybe they only selected 38 as an homage to his remaining IQ score.
DrMaddVibe
4 years ago
UPDATE on http://www.cigarbid.com/Forum/c/posts/m/4650163/Presidentin-Is-The-Thing-You-Know-The-Thing#post4650163



After Biden Admin Green-Lights Taxpayer Dollars to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan, Ernst Leads Colleagues in Calling for Transparency, Accountability



After the Biden administration green-lighted taxpayer dollars meant to support humanitarian and other expansive forms of aid to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan—such as money to go toward “endangered species research” in the country—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is leading 15 of her colleagues in demanding a full accounting of the money the administration is allowing to flow through the Taliban and Haqqani Network.

In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, Ernst and her colleagues write, “We write to express significant concerns over the recent announcement from the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) on the issuance of General Licenses (GLs) authorizing the flow of U.S. taxpayer dollars through the Taliban and the Haqqani network. While we agree widespread famine and denial of rights to Afghan women and girls are immediate problems to address with humanitarian aid and assistance, OFAC’s sweeping authorization risks too much U.S. taxpayer money flowing through the Taliban or the Haqqani network to fund an excessive, ill-fated, or wasteful list of services such as activities to support the rule of law by the Taliban, education exchanges in a country that now devalues education for women and girls, and endangered species research.

They continue, “Furthermore, OFAC does not outline control mechanisms to ensure funds do not end up in the Taliban’s coffers. As these licenses stand, the Administration’s wide latitude and unclear enforcement mechanisms risk the American taxpayer funding the world’s most dangerous foreign terrorist organization.

The senators go on, “We call on this administration to stand by its promise to not remove financial sanctions against the Taliban unless they changed their governing policies, denied safe harbor to terrorists, and guaranteed the fundamental human rights of Afghan women and girls. Clearly, they have not met those conditions.”

In the letter, the senators request detailed responses to the following information by no later than February 11, 2022:

A listing of total funds provided by the U.S. to each GL issued by OFAC related to humanitarian assistance, other support, and trade with Afghanistan.

The total amount and percentage of funds collected by the Taliban and Haqqani network in the form of a tax, fee, or import duty.

The total humanitarian aid funding the U.S. has sent Afghanistan since August 31, 2021.


https://www.ernst.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/1/after-biden-admin-green-lights-taxpayer-dollars-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan-ernst-leads-colleagues-in-calling-for-transparency-accountability 


Sunoverbeach
4 years ago
A hooker once told me she had a headache.
- RD
DrMaddVibe
4 years ago
The other 1/3 works for the DNC, FBI, NY Times, CNN, MSNBC or posts here defending King Bidas and defying reality!

Two-Thirds Of Democrats Want Hillary Spying, Fake Russia Charges Investigated; New Poll Finds



A poll has revealed that a stunning 66 percent of DEMOCRATS want to see a new investigation into Hillary Clinton’s role in spying on the Trump 2016 campaign, and the baseless charges of Russian collusion that followed his victory in the election.

The issue has come back into the spotlight following revelations of the Durham probe into the FBI’s investigation, which found that Clinton operatives paid a tech company to “infiltrate” servers at Trump Towers and the White House, not only to spy on the Trump team and dig up dirt, but also allegedly with the intention to manufacture a “narrative” of Russian collusion.

https://t.co/JmCWI8RrwW 
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) February 13, 2022 https://tinyurl.com/226z7sxm

“There was spying going on, and it was worse than we thought because they were spying on the sitting president of the United States, and it goes right to the Clinton campaign.” -@Jim_Jordan

https://t.co/Xq5FxDV6KT 
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) February 13, 2022 https://tinyurl.com/4x94rmck

Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America pic.twitter.com/K6kDRWl6NA
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) February 13, 2022 https://tinyurl.com/ythwjamf


The poll, conducted by TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics reveals that almost three quarters of those polled who were following the story want prosecutors to investigate Hillary and members of her campaign team.

Those figures include two thirds of Democrats who were polled, twenty percent more than supported the move back in October. A total of 91 percent of Republicans want further investigation, with 65 percent of independents demanding a fresh probe.

The poll was even conducted before the very latest expositions, and so the figures are likely now even more damning for Clinton.

The same poll also found that 68 percent of respondents want to see more scrutiny of the Bidens’ business activities, including Hunter Biden’s involvement with his father’s administration.

A total of 71 percent of BOTH Democrats and Republicans said that they believe Biden family business should be kept separate from Biden administration activity.

When asked repeatedly about the unfolding scandal with Clinton, Biden’s deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to answer, stating “That’s something I can’t speak to from this podium so I refer you to the Department of Justice.”

Fox News host Jesse Watters presented a powerful report on the scandal Monday:



Watters further declared Monday that the failed presidential candidate “should be banished from polite society,” if the allegations are true.

“I’m not comparing her to O.J., because, you know, we have no proof that he ever murdered anybody, but I would like to see Hillary treated the way O.J. is. He’s not really welcome places, he’s kind of a pariah,” Watters stated.

The host added “Right now she is a certified political criminal. Her husband has been #metooed and has been fingered to be on Epstein’s island and you know the Foundation, that’s just like a washed up money laundering operation.”

“She paid people to hack into Trump’s computers and frame him for being a Russian traitor!” Watters asserted, adding “That would be like paying someone to break into Trump Tower at 2:00 in the morning, plant a bunch of guns and drugs and Russian documents and then call the FBI and say hey guys, I got a tip, why don’t you go raid the tower. That’s the same thing,”

He continued “And we now know too that this was happening as far back as 2014. The CIA knew Crooked was trying to frame him, they briefed Obama that Hillary was going to frame him. They briefed the FBI that this was a frame job so Mueller was just a clean-up operation to tee up the impeachment – and it failed.”

Watch:



https://www.zerohedge.com/political/two-thirds-democrats-want-hillary-spying-fake-russia-charges-investigated-new-poll-finds 


Now, why would so many of Brandon's devoted faithful turn and run now? When's the last time you saw a Biden/Harris bumper sticker on a car or someone wearing a blue hat that says "Uniter" on it? You have a better chance winning big on a scratch off lotto ticket!
Sunoverbeach
4 years ago
Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt because he leaves a pyramid in every room
- RD
DrMaddVibe
4 years ago
So, we don't need a golf course after all....

White House Spox Can't Confirm If Biden Worked This Week



During a gaggle aboard Air Force One on Thursday, White House Principal Deputy Press Security Karine Jean-Pierre offered an awkward answer to a question about President Biden's search for a Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Breyer.

A reporter asked whether Biden had interviewed any potential SCOTUS nominees, to which Jean-Pierre wouldn't give an answer. "So, has he just not been working for four days, or what's going on?" the reporter interjected.

"I just don't have anything to share or to confirm or not confirm on this," Jean-Pierre answered. Huh? She can't confirm whether President Biden worked this week? Listen for yourself:

https://tinyurl.com/2knyfkkn

"This is something, again, he's reviewing materials," Jean-Pierre added before the reporter chimed in again to ask "Don't the American people deserve to know what the president is doing?"

It's a good question, especially during the current administration in which Biden has often been outside of D.C., even when international and domestic crises are raging. From horrible jobs reports to the fall of Afghanistan to Taliban terrorists, Biden is more likely to be at the beach in Delaware or hid away at Camp David than in the situation room or meeting with his cabinet.


As for Jean-Pierre's answer, it's just another imprecise and poor answer that only raises more questions about what is going on and who's running the show at the White House. As Townhall pointed out earlier in the week after Jean-Pierre filled in for a full White House briefing, she's a bit of a know-nothing when it comes to answering questions about the Biden administration.

https://tinyurl.com/2p8fe54n 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2022/02/18/white-house-spox-cant-confirm-if-biden-worked-this-week-n2603490 


So, Choco Chocolate Chip it is. Thelma & Louise could run the nation like they did their car off a cliff better than King Bidas is running America!
JGKAMIN
4 years ago
Peppermint Patty will have to circle back on this…
BuckyB93
4 years ago
It's hard to blame or credit Biden for any of the country's woes and wins. I'd be surprised if he' s running anything. I mean seriously... does anyone think he's really in charge of anything?

He's just a mumbling puppet. The State of the Union address is typically held in the next couple of weeks or within the next month or so. That should be entertaining... assuming he actually does one.
JGKAMIN
4 years ago

It's hard to blame or credit Biden for any of the country's woes and wins. I'd be surprised if he' s running anything. I mean seriously... does anyone think he's really in charge of anything?

He's just a mumbling puppet. The State of the Union address is typically held in the next couple of weeks or within the next month or so. That should be entertaining... assuming he actually does one.

BuckyB93 wrote:


+1

March 1st is the date
Sunoverbeach
4 years ago
"Bipartisan" usually means that a larger than usual deception is being carried out
- GC
MACS
4 years ago
Ronald Reagan: The great communicator

RayR
4 years ago

"Bipartisan" usually means that a larger than usual deception is being carried out
- GC

Sunoverbeach wrote:



There is so much truth to that joke that it's not a joke at all.
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