Texas joined nine states to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google
Texas attorney general Ken paxton said Dec. 16 it has joined nine other states in filing a lawsuit against Google (googl-us) for violating anti-trust laws in its online advertising business, seeking a break-up and a fine. Google faces joint lawsuits from as many as 30 states on Thursday, in addition to charges filed by the U.S. justice department and the Texas attorney general, Reuters reported.
According to the lawsuit, Google is accused of teaming up with Facebook to strengthen its position in the already dominant online advertising business, demanding compensation and a spin-off.
It is the second major lawsuit against Google brought by US authorities and the fourth in a string of federal and state lawsuits against so-called Big Tech.
Although no full lawsuit has been formally filed, a public filing shows that Texas will join nine other states as plaintiffs, including Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah.
In addition to the Texas lawsuit, Google is expected to face another antitrust lawsuit filed by a cross-party attorney general on Thursday, with more than 30 states expected to join the suit, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The DIRECTOR of US intelligence has revealed that China’s Communist Party was involved in a cover-up in the US election intelligence community
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) announced On Monday that it would delay the submission of its assessment of foreign interference in the election, and that Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe would not submit his assessment by the December 18 deadline.
U.S. director of national intelligence official twitter account cited strategic communications director of office of Amanda shaw (Amanda Schoch) as saying: “today (16) in the afternoon, intelligence director informed professional intelligence officials, intelligence community will be unable to deadline on December 18th, in accordance with administrative order and congressional rules, submit the intelligence about the 2020 U.S. presidential election the classified evaluation report of foreign threats.”
Bloomberg and Fox News, citing sources, said there was no consensus within the intelligence community that the Communist Party would try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
A senior intelligence official told Fox News that Ratcliffe wanted “intelligence to be accurate and honest about China and everything else.”
Here: U.S. Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe before boarding president Donald Trump‘s Air Force One helicopter on December 12, 2020.
The report is expected to be made public in January, ACCORDING to CBS. Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said the report would reflect the impact of election meddling by The Chinese Communist Party, Iran and Russia.
According to the conservative Breitbart News, a person familiar with the matter said ratcliffe was considering not signing the Report if it did not accurately reflect intelligence analysts’ debate over the extent of The Chinese Communist Party’s involvement in the 2020 U.S. election, despite the Dec. 18 deadline for the report to Congress.
Mr Ratcliffe is concerned that the report has been politicised, to disguise the intelligence community’s real and growing concerns about the Communist party.
A senior national security official told Breitbart news that it was good to see Ratcliffe increase the intelligence community’s focus on the Chinese communist Party. Some people don’t want President Trump to be caught with the Chinese communist Party influencing the election, but we all know it’s true.
Under the Intelligence Reform and Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2004, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) was created to protect the national security of the United States and comprise 16 U.S. government intelligence agencies. Ratcliffe has held the post since May 26 this year.
Mr. Ratcliffe praised the intelligence community’s growing interest in the Communist Party, writing in the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 3 under the headline, ‘The Communist Party is the Number one threat to National security.’
“As director of National intelligence, I have greater access to intelligence than any member of the U.S. government other than the President. I oversee the intelligence community, and my office produces the president’s daily briefing, detailing the threats to the nation. If I can convey one thing to the American people from this unique vantage point, it is that China poses the greatest threat to the United States today, and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom in the world since World War II.” “The intelligence is clear: Beijing intends to dominate the United States and the rest of the planet economically, militarily and technologically. Many of the big public initiatives and famous companies just provide a disguise for the party’s activities.”
Analysis: Assessment of the impact of the postponement of foreign intervention in the election
Apollo network commentator Wang Duran said, intelligence director cannot be released, because some information cannot be collected, the key to this problem should be caused deep government in operation, because the evaluation report, means that trump next steps cannot be performed, deep government is to want to drag, and then drag it to trump can’t make action according to the interference U.S. presidential election, but the appraisal report should not be the only way. There are patriots everywhere, intelligence is no exception, otherwise no word would come out that President Trump actually won the election.
Wang said more evidence of a cover-up will come to light after Trump’s thunderous actions, because the deep government cannot destroy everything.
He Qinglian, a scholar in the United States, said on Twitter, “Last week’s big event happened on Wednesday:
On December 14, the states were certified as president, and McConaughey joined in. Relations with China exposed.
On The 16th of December, the Senate National-Political Committee heard an admission that it had stolen the election, but this time it was over, and I hope it will not happen again;
On the same day, the intelligence director predicted through the media that China (Communist Party), Russia and Iran would interfere in the election.
“To all twitter users who think the report was published on December 18:
It’s a misunderstanding. The report is due on December 18, 45 days from election day, and only those individuals and agencies specified in Article 1 of the 2018 Executive Order are eligible to receive the report.
The public report in January, not the full version, but the abridged version.”
Trump declared an extension of the state of emergency in response to national security threats
President Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump on December 16 issued a notice to “continue the state of emergency in response to grave human rights violations and corruption,” extending the state of emergency for another year to address threats to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic anomalies.
Trump also sent the message to the U.S. Congress the same day, stating that the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 13818 on December 20, 2017, will continue beyond December 20, 2020.
“The prevalence and seriousness of human rights violations and corruption, originating wholly or largely outside the United States, continue to threaten the stability of the international political and economic system,” the letter said. Human rights violations and corruption undermine the values that form the basis of a stable, secure and functioning society; Has had a devastating impact on individuals; To undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, perpetuate violent conflicts, and promote the activities of dangerous persons; Destroying economic markets; And continues to pose an extraordinary threat to America’s national security, foreign policy, and economy.”
Executive Order13818, signed by president trump in 2017, “freezes property involving serious human rights violators or corrupt elements,” is based on the global magnitsky human rights accountability act, which punishes human rights criminals and corrupt elements.
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