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Chinese Spies, United Front Operations in the U.S.

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This week, Europe is slamming President Trump for refusing to keep funding the Ukraine war. While European leaders scramble to figure out how to bankroll it and keep it going, China is busy hacking Poland’s space agency and Belgium’s intelligence services.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) loves when the U.S. and the world are focused on Russia because Beijing is the much larger security threat. And while Washington is distracted, Beijing never sleeps—the CCP and its United Front Work Department are hard at work undermining the U.S.

Late last year, a federal investigation exposed a broad Chinese cyberespionage campaign, with hackers infiltrating multiple U.S. telecommunications networks to steal information from government officials and political figures, according to the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Hackers linked to Beijing compromised telecom networks, gaining access to call records and private communications of high-value individuals, mostly involved in government and politics. They also targeted sensitive law enforcement data, potentially attempting to breach FISA surveillance programs.

This revelation follows a string of Chinese cyberattacks, including Flax Typhoon, a hacking operation that infected over 200,000 consumer devices to build a botnet for further cyber crimes. Last month, Chinese hackers targeted the phones of Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Kamala Harris’s associates, underscoring Beijing’s aggressive digital espionage efforts.

Most recently, another U.S. telecom company was confirmed as a victim of China’s Salt Typhoon hacking campaign, which granted Beijing access to private calls and texts of an unknown number of Americans, according to a White House official. The hackers focused on the Washington-Virginia area, targeting government officials and political figures to identify high-value individuals and monitor their communications.

Additionally. researchers found over 12,000 exposed Cisco devices, with Salt Typhoon successfully breaching a critical subset of telecoms and universities. By configuring these devices to connect to their command-and-control servers via GRE tunnels, the hackers maintain persistent access, exfiltrate data, and continue posing a serious national security threat.

While China’s hacking threat is pervasive, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) employs many other methods to infiltrate the U.S. and compromise national security. A prime example is the case of U.S. Navy Petty Officer Thomas Zhao, whose arrest last year highlights the United Front Work Department’s (UFWD) role in espionage and its growing use of “virtual espionage”—a tactic where Chinese intelligence officers target U.S. military personnel and high-value individuals via social media.

Zhao was recruited through a stock trading chat group on WeChat, where a Chinese intelligence officer first engaged him in investment discussions before steering the conversation toward sensitive military topics.

Over two years, Zhao received $15,000 in exchange for classified photos and videos of restricted areas at his Southern California base, demonstrating how China exploits social media to penetrate U.S. military infrastructure.

FBI officials warn that China is aggressively using social media to infiltrate U.S. institutions, casting a wide net to manipulate and compromise individuals with access to sensitive information.

This case highlights Beijing’s persistent efforts to penetrate U.S. military infrastructure through unconventional intelligence-gathering methods, with many of these operations led by the United Front Work Department (UFWD).

The UFWD is a core arm of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence operations, working to expand Beijing’s political, economic, and ideological reach abroad.

While it presents itself as a diplomatic and cultural outreach effort, it is deeply embedded in intelligence gathering, elite co-optation, and disinformation campaigns. Operating through Chinese business, academia, and diaspora networks in the U.S., the UFWD works to shape public opinion, silence CCP critics, and advance China’s strategic interests.

China’s United Front Work Department (UFWD) is one of Beijing’s most effective yet overlooked global influence tools, blurring the line between soft power and covert operations.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) extends its reach through consulates, trade, investment, technology partnerships, media, and research entities, embedding itself in U.S. economic and political structures at multiple levels.

A key strategy in China’s influence campaign is subnational engagement, where Beijing cultivates relationships at state and local levels through economic, informational, and political tools.

Unlike federal authorities that focus on national security, local governments prioritize economic development and job growth, making them more receptive to Beijing’s overtures. These efforts bypass federal oversight, creating power centers that shape local policies in ways that ultimately influence national decisions.

Beijing frames these subnational activities as “win-win mutual benefit,” emphasizing economic returns and dialogue while masking its strategic intent.

Through organizations like the Chinese embassy, consulates, and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), China leverages economic dependencies to shape narratives favorable to the CCP.

This not only distorts local markets but also entrenches long-term dependencies, aligning U.S. institutions and businesses with Beijing’s strategic interests at the expense of national security.

Despite these growing threats, U.S. policy responses remain fragmented and reactive. Efforts such as limiting Confucius Institutes or restricting Chinese investments are important but insufficient on their own.

A more coordinated strategy is needed, including alternative cultural exchanges, federal-state cooperation, and economic safeguards, to counter China’s influence while preserving democratic freedoms and economic security.

President Trump’s strong stance on China—through tariffs, trade restrictions, and limits on Chinese investment—is a critical step in countering Beijing’s threat.

Additionally, tightening border security will help reduce the number of Chinese agents entering the country, further safeguarding U.S. national security. However, the U.S. will be facing China alone, as Europe remains preoccupied with blaming America and fixating on Russia instead of addressing the real, long-term threat posed by Beijing.

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Black Lives Matter Activist in Boston Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges – Scammed Donors to Fund Her Lifestyle

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A Black Lives Matter activist in Boston named Monica Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to federal charges this week, admitting that she scammed donors and used their money to fund her own lavish lifestyle.

Cannon-Grant was previously held up as an admired figure. The city of Boston named her the Bostonian of the year at one point for her ‘social justice activism’ and she was even recognized by the Boston Celtics basketball team for her efforts.

She is now facing a minimum of two years in prison.

The New York Post reports:

BLM-linked activist admits conning donors to fund her lavish lifestyle

A once-celebrated Boston social activist has pleaded guilty to defrauding donors — including Black Lives Matter — out of thousands of dollars that she used as a personal piggy bank.

Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to 18 counts of fraud-related crimes that she committed with her late husband while operating their Violence in Boston (VIB) activists group, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

The activist scammed money — including $3,000 from a BLM group — while claiming it was to help feed children and run protests like one in 2020 over the murder of George Floyd and police violence.

Cannon-Grant also conned her way into getting $100,000 in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits — which she used to pay off her personal auto loan and car insurance policy.

But she has now confessed to transferring funds to personal bank accounts to pay for rent, shopping sprees, delivery meals, visits to a nail salon — and even a summer vacation to Maryland.

Just amazing.

Here’s a local video report:

She should pay back every penny.

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Keith Olbermann Backpedals Furiously With Apology for Threatening CNN’s Scott Jennings – Jennings Responds (VIDEO)

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As the Gateway Pundit reported yesterday, former MSNBC host and generally unhinged leftist Keith Olbermann, appeared to threaten CNN’s conservative pundit Scott Jennings on Twitter saying, ‘You’re next motherf**ker.’

Well, Olbermann may have gotten a phone call or a visit from the FBI because today he walked back those comments with a full-throated apology.

RedState has an update:

To quickly recap, Scott Jennings, a Salem Media Network radio host and conservative CNN political commentator, reacted to breaking news on Monday that Kimmel had been reinstated by tweeting, “So basically his employer suspended him for being an insensitive pr**k, and we don’t live in an authoritarian regime? Got it.”

This enraged Olbermann, who proceeded to tweet what many, including Jennings, perceived to be a threat. “You’re next, motherf**ker. But keep mugging to the camera.” Jennings tagged Patel and included a screengrab of the tweets in response.

Though the FBI hasn’t commented as to whether an investigation was launched, Olbermann ostensibly appears to have thought twice about what he tweeted and deleted, apologizing profusely in tweets posted on Tuesday and claiming what he wrote was “misinterpreted”:

See Olbermann’s tweet below:

Scott Jennings, always a class act, offered this hilarious response:

Keith Olbermann really needs help. The guy is just so out of control.

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Where is Lance Twiggs? Kirk Assassin’s Transgender Lover Has Vanished

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Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson and roommate Lance Twiggs

Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner – a male-to-female trans named Lance “Luna” Twiggs.

The FBI used Robinson’s texts with his transgender partner to solidify that Robinson was the assassin. Lance Twiggs has not been charged with any crime; however, federal authorities are still investigating.

Last week, Utah authorities released the text exchange between Tyler Robinson and his transgender lover, Lance Twiggs, sent shortly after Kirk’s assassination.

Utah County District Attorney Jeff Gray announced seven charges against Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson. They will also be seeking the death penalty.

Robinson was charged with:

– Count 1: Aggravated murder (capital offense)
– Count 2: Felony reckless discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury
– Count 3: Felony obstruction of justice for hiding the firearm
– Count 4: Felony obstruction of justice for discarding the clothing he wore during the shooting
– Count 5: Witness tampering for asking roommate to delete incriminating messages
– Count 6: Witness temperating for demanding trans roommate stay silent, and not speak to police
– Count 7: Commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child

Jeff Gray released the chilling texts between Tyler Robinson and his “love” Lance Twiggs.

Read the text exchange here:

Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 1
Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson texts with transgender lover Lance Twiggs / 2

Lance Twiggs was reportedly cooperating with the FBI, however, according to the Daily Mail he has seemingly vanished.

“If [Lance Twiggs] ever comes back, it will be in a body bag,” a neighbor said to the Daily Mail. “That’s not a threat – I’m just saying that there are so many people who want a piece of him he’d be mad to show his face in public again. This was a generational event.”

The Daily Mail reported:

The Trans boyfriend of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin has fled their former lovenest – and locals tell the Daily Mail they never want to see him again.

Lance Twiggs, 22, was led away for questioning when police swooped on the smart three-bed condo he shared with accused gunman Tyler Robinson, 22.

Shaken neighbors say the part time plumber has not been back to the $320,000 property in St. George, Utah – one declaring: ‘Good riddance. I never want to see either of them again.’

His beaten-up Infinity compact is still parked in his space with his work gear tossed across the back seat and a sandwich wrapper and a drink on the front passenger seat.

Upstairs lights have been left on for more than a week and notes and Amazon packages are piling up outside the home owned by Twiggs’s devout Mormon family.

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