Author: Freedom Watch

Court Document Claims Zion Williamson Received Improper Benefits Prior To Enrolling At Duke — OutKick OutKick May 13, 2021 A new filing in an ongoing lawsuit between Zion Williamson and his former marketing agents claims that Williamson and/or his family received improper benefits before he ever enrolled at Duke University. “Recent filings in Bowen vs. Adidas, et al., Case No. 18-CV3118, pending in the United States District Court, District of South Carolina, have revealed new evidence that, prior to his enrollment at Duke University, Williamson and/or his family received improper monies and/or improper benefits from an Adidas representative…

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Gal Gadot: Wonder Woman actress receives backlash over Middle East tweet BBC News May 13, 2021 Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has received a backlash online over her tweet about the escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza. The Israeli actress and former Miss Israel posted: “Israel deserves to live as a free and safe nation,” adding: “Our neighbours deserve the same.” The comments attracted thousands of replies – now switched off – leading to her name trending on Twitter. In her youth, Gadot completed two years of mandatory military service. Continue Reading…..

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Masters champ Matsuyama makes return Golf Channel May 13, 2021 One month to the day since he won the Masters, Hideki Matsuyama faced the media again at the AT&T Byron Nelson as he prepared to make his long-awaited return to competition. Following his momentous victory at Augusta National, Matsuyama boarded a flight back to Japan and had to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. In his hotel room he watched some highlights from the final round, feeling the nerves all over again, and read every newspaper and magazine story written about his win. Matsuyama became the first Japanese…

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IDF calls up reservists as rockets continue to pound Israel By Anna Ahronheim, Tzvi Joffre The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com May 13, 2021 The Israeli military is prepared to continue with its strikes on Hamas and other terror groups in the Gaza Strip for several days and has called up 7,000 reservists as rocket barrages continue to pound central and southern Israel. On Thursday evening Defense Minister Benny Gantz authorized the IDF to call up another 9,000 reservists as needed in accordance with operational needs. The reservists would come from combat units and command center operators and would…

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Palm Beach planning for possibility of Trump indictment: report By Joseph Choi TheHill May 13, 2021 Officials in Palm Beach, Fla., are reportedly considering a course of action should former President Trump be indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. while he is staying at Mar-a-Lago. According to Politico, law enforcement officials in the town have discussed how to handle a possible extradition if Trump is indicted by authorities investigating whether he committed banking and tax fraud. The news outlet notes Trump’s location would affect potential extradition proceedings, as Florida’s extradition statute gives Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)…

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‘Disturbing and reckless’: Retired brass spread election lie in attack on Biden, Democrats By Bryan Bender POLITICO May 12, 2021 A day after 124 retired generals and admirals released a letter spreading the lie that President Joe Biden stole the election, current and former military officers are speaking out, calling the missive a dangerous new sign of the military being dragged into the trenches of partisan warfare. The open letter on Monday from a group calling itself Flag Officers 4 America advanced the false conspiracy theory that the presidential vote was rigged in Biden’s favor and warned that…

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By Josh Gerstein POLITICO May 12, 2021 Two top Trump administration officials testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump never contacted them on Jan. 6 as rioters overran the Capitol and engaged in brutal combat with police officers. Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said at a House Oversight Committee hearing that they had no interaction with Trump during the riot. “I did not,” Rosen said under questioning by Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) “I did not require any authorities that the department didn’t already have.” Continue Reading…..

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More Than 120 Retired Generals and Admirals Wrote to Biden Appearing to Back a False Election Conspiracy and Questioning His Mental Health By Bill Bostock Business Insider May 12, 2021 The letter published by “Flag Officers 4 America” appeared to advance a false conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was rigged and questioning President Joe Biden’s mental capacity to serve. “Without fair and honest elections that accurately reflect the ‘will of the people’ our Constitutional Republic is lost,” said the letter released Tuesday by “Flag Officers 4 America,” and signed by 124 former admirals and generals. “The FBI…

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