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[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@ElfwickDraws “HelloFresh US defended the post as a ‘lighthearted nod’ to gay culture and doubled down by utilizing a promotional code called ‘BOTTOMSUP’.”

Disgusting

[PNW Conservative @PNWConservative]

China currently has 1,200 coal power plants in operation and emits more CO2 than the US, India, Russia, Japan, Mexico, Germany & Canada COMBINED.

The WA State Climate Commitment Act is a scam- meant to funnel our tax dollars to NGO’s who donate back to Democrat war chests.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

On June 4, the world marks 37 years since the Chinese Communist Party ordered its troops to attack thousands of peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square. Those who sacrificed to uphold their unalienable rights of free expression and peaceful assembly will be vindicated someday.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Whistleblower Leaks Stanford's Private Foreign-Funding Records, Exposing CCP-Linked Donors https://t.co/2rEQya4mFL

[Foreign Interference Research Center @ForIntOrg]

Just got details on a Chinese intelligence arrest in Australia that shows how Beijing's overseas operations have evolved far beyond traditional spying.

The Australian Federal Police nabbed a Chinese national allegedly running covert ops against local community groups. But here's what makes this significant: it's part of a systematic campaign that's equal parts intelligence collection and political control.

Australian intelligence assessments show foreign services aren't just after the usual targets anymore — defense capabilities, government decision-making, critical infrastructure. They're running what amounts to comprehensive surveillance and intimidation operations against diaspora communities.

Think about the scope here. Beijing is simultaneously using overseas Chinese populations as intelligence assets while working to suppress any voices critical of Chinese government policies. It's a two-for-one deal: maximize intelligence collection, minimize dissent.

This is transnational repression in action. Monitor the community, influence key voices, silence critics. All happening on Australian soil, targeting Australian residents.

The distributed nature of these operations makes them particularly nasty to counter. Unlike traditional espionage where you're dealing with embassy-based intelligence officers or clear state actors, this stuff spreads through community networks, making detection incredibly difficult.

Australian officials are calling it an evolution from traditional espionage to comprehensive transnational repression campaigns. That's not just intelligence jargon — it's recognition that the threat has fundamentally changed.

What we're seeing isn't isolated to Australia either. Similar operations are running in communities across the democratic world. The playbook is consistent: embed within diaspora communities, gather intelligence, suppress opposition voices, maintain political control over expatriate populations.

The challenge for counterintelligence services is that combating this requires coordination between government agencies and civil society in ways that traditional spy-vs-spy operations never did. When the battlefield is community centers and cultural organizations, you need a completely different approach.

This arrest likely represents just the tip of the iceberg. The secretive nature means most of these operations probably continue undetected until they're well-established and causing real damage to both national security and community safety.

For diaspora communities, this creates an impossible situation. They're simultaneously targets for recruitment, surveillance subjects, and potential victims of intimidation — often all at the same time.

The broader implication here is that authoritarian regimes have figured out how to weaponize overseas populations in sophisticated ways that blur the lines between intelligence operations, political influence, and community control.

That's what makes cases like this so important to track and understand. This isn't just about catching spies anymore — it's about protecting democratic societies from systematic foreign interference that operates through the very communities that make those societies diverse and vibrant.

https://t.co/xT0ZLSqiGm

#foreigninterference #AssetRecruitment #DiasporaSurveillance #TransnationalRepression

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@JonathanCohn - Can't remember what year it happened
- Has no proof
- Claims she was wearing a dress the would require time travel for her to purchase
- Conveniently "forgot" that a billionaire was funding everything until she got called out on it

But sure, go ahead and pretend it's all true

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@WallStreetApes NBC debunking it only makes me think it's true.

What reason do they have for covering a simple rumor?

The only evidence is some guy saying "I'm not aware of that. It seems unlikely", yet they considered this good enough to publish?

This seems like a favor for Pfizer

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@Polymarket I didn’t even know this movie existed

[Bin Xie @bxieus]

This man is an illegal alien from China, but he was delivering a speech yesterday in San Gabriel City Hall, in Chinese, demanding the City Council to cancel the recent waste management contract — on behalf of all Chinese residents of San Gabriel.

He came to the US illegally 3 yrs ago, initially he was selling cars to illegal immigrants, then he started selling Spicy Soy Pancakes on streets without a business license, earning $10K-20K monthly, never paid tax. He had been arrested for illegal business operation, but the local police didn't send him to ICE, knowing he entered America illegally, released him.

He is an Internet celebrity on Chinese social media with half million fans, and a beacon of successful overseas Chinese by getting around American laws. His goal is to run for LA Mayor in 3 years. This is no joking. The woman standing next to him is his campaign assistant.

One of his goals is making Chinese the official language of his city. In fact this city hall is helping him achieve his goal by allowing him to make a speech during the council meeting in Chinese language.

His TikTok handle is laxiaotang, he is currently looking for a business assistant. You can find all his successful stories by searching keywords 洛杉矶卖酱香饼的小唐 on Google

[Mari Otsu @marisotsu]

.@GaoPu1231, son of detained Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, tells me about the systematic persecution of Christians in China, contrasting it with the freedoms in the United States.

Gao highlights the CCP's ideological differences, explaining their atheist stance and the resulting crackdown on those who prioritize God over men.

Gao also shares a personal miracle from his childhood that strengthened his faith, and his prayer for America.

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@lynnek2005 a cone of the finest Velveeta🤌

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@SarahisCensored Super annoying that it uses a copyrighted translation by default. I guess you could always say “use KJV” or some other public domain version, or setup custom instructions. But it’s still annoying

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@SarahisCensored I tried multiple times and got the same result. When I asked why it was cutting it short, it said it was due to it being a long verbatim quote from a copyrighted modern translation. When I asked it to use a public domain version it was able to provide the full verse

[FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash]

🚨 Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang in California has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China in the United States.

Mayor Wang admitted to acting as a foreign agent from at least 2020 through 2022 - promoting PRC propaganda in the U.S. and acting at PRC’s direction to promote their interests. She has agreed to resign from office and plead guilty.

@FBI and our federal partners continue to move aggressively to root out this kind of influence in American institutions all over the country.
https://t.co/QBzriKa8rm

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

I used to be able to type with one hand while driving without even looking at my phone, but now I can’t even type with two hands while looking directly at my phone without having to constantly correct.

⬆️ Even in this message I had to change “event tupen” back to “even type”. wtf is a tupen?

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@harukaawake @4nt1p4tt3rn “I was very fascinated by their culture until I learned that they want to preserve it”

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@0hour1 It looks like AI. The entire image has a consistent noise pattern. Or maybe I’m retarded and it’s real

[DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican]

@BarackObama Stop lying. We know the full motive. The shooter wrote a manifesto. The shooter wanted to kill President Trump and his cabinet. Why are you lying?

[Terence Shen @Terenceshen]

This is a BIG DEAL. Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from ten major countries, including the United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, and Australia, have jointly released a technical framework to help network defenders counter China-linked cyber actors, particularly their use of large-scale networks of compromised devices, or covert botnets, to conceal and route malicious activity.

[Wes @HowdyImWes]

@ShawnRyan762 Making it more obvious that you have an objective. You better sell plenty of those overpriced gummy bears while you can.