Daily Dispatch - 13 July 2023

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TOP STORIES

1. Republicans grill FBI Director Wray over collusion with social media 

2. “War Effort In Shambles As Hawks Turn On Each Other” At NATO Summit 

3. BREAKING: FBI director claims he's 'not sure' if there were undercover agents on Jan 6 | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com 

4. House Republicans Accidentally Released a Trove of Damning Covid Documents - The Intercept 

5. NY Health Commissioner says she blew hospitalizations out of proportion to push COVID shot for kids - LifeSite 

FBI

1. (4) KanekoaTheGreat on Twitter: ".@RepChipRoy asks Chris Wray why FBI Agent Brian Auten can suppress the Hunter Biden laptop investigation and participate in the Mar-a-Lago investigation despite being under "disciplinary review" for deceiving FISA courts with the Steele Dossier to spy on the Trump campaign?… https://t.co/67761IlA4o" / Twitter 

RAY EPPS

1. BREAKING UPDATE: Ray Epps' lawsuit against Fox News reveals he's being criminally charged by DOJ, 2.5 years after Jan 6 riot | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com 

2. (2) Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 on Twitter: "A few observations on Epps’ lawsuit against Fox. As I noted yesterday, language in the suit would be telling. Epps is suing Fox for claiming he was an “FBI undercover agent.” That leaves a LOT of wiggle room as to his suspected role. We saw this yesterday when Chris Wray… https://t.co/IfGaekJCd3" / Twitter 

EUROPE

1. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton Warns Social Media Companies to Turn Up the Dial on Censorship – Or Else 

2. UK Defence Minister Says What Everyone Is Thinking: ‘We Are Not An Amazon Delivery Service For Weapons To Ukraine’ 

3. BBC Fires Top Presenter Accused of Paying Teen $45K for Sexually Explicit Photos 

4. Migrant crisis: Berlin pool workers ‘sick with stress’ over feces on the wall and constant sexual assaults from ‘Arab migrants and Chechens’ 

5. New UK Law Proposals Would Legally Curb Algorithms That Promote Andrew Tate 

NATO

1. Mats Nilsson on Twitter: "It was decided at the NATO summit that 300,000 NATO troops would be additionally deployed on the eastern flank of the alliance. This means that the NATO grouping of troops against Russia, taking into account auxiliary units, will amount to more than a million soldiers. One… https://t.co/uUfCwzm1x8" / Twitter 

2. NATO: Ukraine will 'no doubt' join alliance when war with Russia ends, US defense secretary tells CNN | CNN Politics 

3. Russian general says top military brass betrayed soldiers fighting in Ukraine | Reuters 

CRIME

1. DPS body cam footage shows troopers did not point guns at 10-year-old in South Austin 

2. Texas DPS video shows man admit smoking pot, driving illegally, refutes claim troopers aimed guns at child | Fox News 

3. Oprah's Spiritual Healer, Sentenced To 99 Years For Raping Girls, Accused of 'Baby Trafficking' - The People's Voice 

POLITICS

1. G.O.P.’s Far Right Seeks to Use Defense Bill to Defund Ukraine War Effort - The New York Times 

2. Karine Jean-Pierre on Twitter: "For all of you wondering “What is Bidenomics?” 13.2 million jobs created. Unemployment has remained below 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s. Inflation cut in half. Almost 800k manufacturing jobs created. There’s your answer." / Twitter 

3. Video: Kamala Harris Sounds As Thick As A Brick When Discussing AI 

4. Video: MSNBC Shill Brzezinski Rages At Biden’s Handlers For Allowing Him To Make A Fool Of Himself 

5. Democrats in Massachusetts Look to Give Voting Rights to Foreign Nationals 

6. Justice Department appeals Jan. 6 prison sentences for Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers - POLITICO 

7. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly suggested that chemicals in water are impacting sexuality of children | CNN Politics 

8. G.O.P.’s Far Right Seeks to Use Defense Bill to Defund Ukraine War Effort - The New York Times 

9. The great Ron DeSantis campaign train wreck | Financial Times 

10. Prosecutors of Biden Family Corruption Witness Gal Luft Donated to Joe Biden, Other Dems 

GUEST

1. EXCLUSIVE: Bombshell New Whistleblower Document Reveals Multi-Agency Criminal Conspiracy To Spy On And Entrap Law Abiding Americans — Idaho Tribune 

LGBTQP

1. Calls for violence in the trans debate only come from one side - The Post 

2. brecht apologist on Twitter: "i’m sure her family (the von donnersmarck) was up to totally normal and innocuous things in europe during the ‘30s and ‘40s https://t.co/x6azLNeFIC" / Twitter 

3. (3) Mike Pence on Twitter: ".@IlhanMN, Israel is one of our greatest and most important allies. Your defense of terrorists and attacks on the Jewish state are sickening. There is no place for antisemitism in our society. I will never apologize for standing with Israel. Stand with me. https://t.co/YxTbSUtZ0g" / Twitter 

COVID

1. Scientists, Under Fire From Republicans, Defend Fauci and Covid Origins Study - The New York Times