Daily Dispatch - 2 December 2024

The Big Guy Comes Through

TOP STORIES

1. Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden - The New York Times

2. Donald Trump's appointment of Kash Patel to FBI director fuels speculation about bureau's future

3. Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar

4. US presence in Syria behind resurgence of terror; Israel ‘biggest beneficiary’ of insecurity: Iran

5. Georgia PM Accuses EU of Launching ‘Color Revolution’ After Riots Erupt in Wake of Election

TRUMP APPOINTMENTS

1. President-elect Trump appoints three key positions in White House offices | Fox News

2. Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director? | CNN Politics

3. Canada Will Strengthen Border Security after Trump-Trudeau Meeting

4. A Constitutional Crisis Greater Than Watergate - The Atlantic

5. Not Lawfare. Justice. - Declassified with Julie Kelly

6. (11) Libertarian Party of Mississippi on X: "Trump's nominee for DEA arrested a pastor for having the audacity to...checks notes...hold church service." / X

7. Georgia Supreme Court will Likely Dismiss Fani Willis’s Lawfare RICO Case Against Trump - WCBM TALKRADIO AM 680

8. (18) Donald J. Trump on X: "The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER. We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they" / X

9. RINO Neocon John Bolton Unhappy with Trump's Kash Patel Pick, JD Vance Responds with Fire | The Gateway Pundit | by Margaret Flavin

10. Jack Smith Could Face ‘Severe Consequences’ For Year-Long Legal Crusade Against Trump | The Daily Caller

11. 'Remain Close to DC - Your Presence Will Be Commanded" - Rep. Clay Higgins Fires Off a Warning Shot at Chris Wray | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

12. Trump threatens 100% tariff on Bric nations

BIDEN PARDONS HUNTER

1. ‘Enough Is Enough’: Biden Pardons Hunter For ‘Unfair Prosecution’ By His Own DOJ

2. Republicans react to Biden's 'No one is above the law' post following Hunter pardon | Fox News

3. Watch: Jean-Pierre Denies Biden Will Pardon His Son Hunter

4. Hunter Biden pardon live updates: Joe Biden issues 'full and unconditional' pardon for son - BBC News

5. Trump reacts to Biden pardoning son Hunter, raises Jan. 6 rioters' cases

6. Will Trump Pardon J6ers?

7. White House promised repeatedly not to pardon Hunter Biden

8. (9) Insider Paper on X: "Trump responds after Biden pardons son Hunter https://t.co/IWrP8FVyaz" / X

9. We haven’t seen a pardon as sweeping as Hunter Biden’s in generations - POLITICO

10. Washington DC reacts to President Biden pardoning son Hunter in shock decision - ABC News

11. (11) ZyroFoxtrot🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸 on X: "So Biden pardons his son Hunter for all crimes he committed (admission of guilt) between 2014 and 12/1/2024 Do you know what else coincides with that timeline? The Euromaidan Revolution in Ukraine.... The President’s pardon power does not extend to state crimes or private… https://t.co/3uCg82HBhy" / X

12. (5) John Harwood on X: "people who insist Biden will pardon Hunter after specifically ruling it out are telling on themselves they can't imagine someone acting on principle and keeping his word" / X

SYRIAN REBELS

1. Statement issued by the General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces - During the past 24 hours in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib, 5 command headquarters, 7 ammunition depots and various weapons were destroyed, some of which contained drones.

2. Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted - The New York Times

3. Who are the rebels who have seized control of Aleppo, Syria? : NPR

4. Fall of Aleppo: Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, jihadist group behind resurgence of Syria conflict? - Times of India

5. From Beirut to Khartoum, the Arab world is changing beyond our recognition | Nesrine Malik | The Guardian

6. Syria's Assad says conflict in north a bid to 'redraw map' of region - Insider Paper

7. (13) Brandon Weichert on X: "Here's why @NATO & Turkey-backed Jihadists are making tearing throughout #Syria right now. HINT: It's actually about #Russia & the Russian quest for Warm Water Ports... 1/ https://t.co/EPar75iKfv" / X

8. (15) Mario Nawfal on X: "🇷🇺🇸🇾RUSSIA HAS A NAVAL BASE IN SYRIA... AND IT COULD LOSE IT TO REBELS Rebels are now near Homs, approximately 96 miles (154 kilometers) from Tartus, Russia’s only naval base on the Mediterranean. This rapid advance puts Moscow’s critical outpost within striking distance, https://t.co/fQHGM7ssqd" / X

RUSSIA / UKRAINE

1. Experts say Putin’s 2022 Ukraine invasion marked the start of a new global conflict. This isn’t tanks and trenches—cyberattacks, fake news, and space threats are now key weapons. Russia’s Wagner Group fuels coups in Africa

2. Ukraine's military lacks strength to retake some occupied territories, diplomacy needed, Zelensky says

3. US Will Not Return Nuclear Weapons to Ukraine

4. How Zelensky’s popularity has sunk after nearly three years of war

GEORGIA COLOR REVOLUTION

1. Georgian president seeks Europe's support as she defies her own government | Reuters

MEDIA

1. Joe Rogan reacts to wild claim Diddy 'poisoned' Jamie Foxx causing his 2023 hospitalization | Daily Mail Online

2. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg swings by Mar-a-Lago to see Trump | Fox Business

3. Australian Broadcasting Boss Attacks Joe Rogan As ‘Malevolent Figure Preying On The Public’

4. Republicans Built an Ecosystem of Influencers. Some Democrats Want One, Too. - The New York Times

UK

1. Keir Starmer: Mass Migration to U.K. 'Happened by Design' | National Review

2. UK Parliament Votes in Favor of Bill Allowing Doctors to Kill Their Patients

3. Muslim MP Demands Blasphemy Laws in UK

4. Donald Trump more popular than Sir Keir Starmer with British voters

INVASION

1. Tom Homan: US has 'no other option' than mass deportations

2. Trump's "border czar" claims more than 1.5 million noncitizens in the U.S. have criminal convictions. Here's a fact check. - CBS News

3. NYC is now home to over 58K 'criminal' migrants — including more than 1,000 gang members: ICE

OTHER

1. (14) Mario Nawfal on X: "🇩🇪 GERMANY TO BAN AFD PARTY?! 17 German constitutional law experts have argued that the AfD party meets the criteria for a ban, citing its radicalization and anti-constitutional actions. While the federal office for the protection of the constitution has not classified the https://t.co/deMsRk2u8l" / X

2. Dutch Health Minister Admits: Covid Was a Military Operation Against the People |

3. CDC Accelerates Childhood Hyper-Vaccination Plan for 2025: '32 Shots by Age 2' - The People's Voice