Smaller Bites – (Connecting the Dots: Egypt, National Geographic Society & Soros Funding, All Networking)

US investigates National Geographic over ‘corrupt payments’ to Egypt's keeper of antiquities

Independent.co.uk

David Usborne

Monday 28 October 2013 20:04

Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s former minister of antiquities (AFP/Getty)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-investigates-national-geographic-over-corrupt-payments-to-egypt-s-keeper-of-antiquities-8909454.html

National Geographic may be facing an unexpected challenge to its reputation as one of the world’s most respected educational and scientific institutions amid reports that it is under investigation in the United States over its ties to a former Egyptian official who for years held the keys to his country’s many popular antiquities.

At issue is whether the Washington-based organisation, which in recent years has rapidly extended its public reach beyond its well-known glossy magazine to a cable television channel and other enterprises, violated strict US laws on payments to officials of foreign governments in contracts starting in 2001 with Dr Zahi Hawass, who, until the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, was the government’s sole gatekeeper to all things ancient Egypt.

For a decade, Dr Hawass seemingly played a critical role in giving National Geographic constant access to the antiquities, including the pyramids and Tutankhamun treasures which because of their popularity with the public became a lynchpin of its expansion. Fees for those services, which according to the Vocativ news web site ranged from $80,000 (£50,000) to $200,000 a year, could be interpreted under US law as illegal bribes.

The Justice Department declined to confirm the investigation. “As a matter of long-standing policy, we generally do not confirm nor deny whether a matter is under investigation,” Peter Carr, a spokesman with the Justice Department Criminal Division, told The Independent.

In a separate statement, a spokesperson for the National Geographic, said: “The National Geographic Society has complied with all applicable laws and acted appropriately with respect to its relationship with Dr Zahi Hawass and the government of Egypt.”

Dr Hawass was likewise indignant. “No one can bribe me,” he told Vocativ. “I’m the most famous Egyptologist.”

Dr Hawass, who lost his perch as protector of his country’s ancient treasures after the first Egyptian uprising and fall of Mubarak, signed successive deals with National Geographic that named him an “explorer-in-residence”. The deal gradually made him a celebrity with armchair archaeology fans in America and wherever National Geographic TV is shown.

“When I became an ‘explorer’, I signed a contract to write books and make lectures,” he insisted. “Based on the law, if you sign a contract to write books and make lectures, you have to get the government’s approval, and I did!” He added: “It was a contract. It was not a bribe. I gave no single favour to National Geographic.”

Any US investigation will be focused less on any possible wrongdoing by him but rather by National Geographic, a charity that first began publishing its magazine with the familiar yellow borders in 1888, with particular reference to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act which forbids US entities from paying bribes to foreign government to gain an unfair competitive advantage.

Companies targeted by the act recently have included WalMart, accused of paying illegal fees to officials in Mexico to speed the approval of building permits for its superstores.

The institution insists nothing was underhand in its dealings with Dr Hawass. “If there were requests made by governmental entities about our activities, we would co-operate fully and transparently,” a spokesperson told Vocativ.

Connecting the Dots:

Frank G. Wisner was a U.S. ambassador for Egypt and is a director emeritus for Refugees International.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Refugees International and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Richard C. Blum is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), married to Senator Dianne Feinstein and a council of adviser’s member for the National Geographic Society.

Nigel Morris was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a trustee at the National Geographic Society.

Victoria P. Sant is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a council of adviser’s member for the National Geographic Society.

Tracy R. Wolstencroft is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee, council of adviser’s member for the National Geographic Society.

B. Francis Saul II is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a trustee at the National Geographic Society.

Theodore W. Waitt is a trustee at the National Geographic Society and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Richard C. Blum is a council of adviser’s member for the National Geographic Society, married to Senator Dianne Feinstein and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.    

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.   

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).  

David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a council of adviser’s member for the National Geographic Society.

Sylvia A. Earle was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society.

Resources: Past Research

Egypt asks Turkish ambassador to leave over support for Muslim Brotherhood (Past Research on Egypt)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/egypt-asks-turkish-ambassador-to-leave.html  

Jay Z-Produced National Geographic Series to Explore Race in Trump Era (Researchers Note: Chicago Politics has a History of Playing the Race Card!) (Past Research on the National Geographic Society)

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/04/jay-z-produced-national-geographic.html

EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Ohio Derailment Site (Connecting the Dots: CSX, Federal Railroad Administration, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Ohio Derailment Site (Connecting the Dots: CSX, Federal Railroad Administration, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax

By Charles Kim    |   Tuesday, 21 February 2023 02:26 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/chemicals-ohio-train-derailment/2023/02/21/id/1109550/

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday ordered rail carrier Norfolk Southern to clean up and be responsible for "all necessary actions" after the derailment of its 150-car freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 that resulted in a massive fire and the "controlled release" and burn off of several hazardous chemicals.

"The Norfolk Southern train derailment has upended the lives of East Palestine families, and EPA's order will ensure the company is held accountable for jeopardizing the health and safety of this community," EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a press release Tuesday announcing the agency's order. "Let me be clear: Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess they created and for the trauma they've inflicted on this community."

The EPA's order demands Norfolk Southern identify and clean contaminated soil and water resources, reimburse the federal agency for cleaning services to be offered to the town's residents and businesses, attend public meetings at EPA's request, post information online, and pay the EPA for all work done under the order.

"I'm deeply grateful to the emergency responders, including EPA personnel, who've been on the ground since day one and ensured there was no loss of life as a result of this disaster," Regan said in the release. "As we transition from emergency response, EPA will continue to coordinate closely with our local, state, and federal partners through a whole-of-government approach to support the East Palestine community during the remediation phase. To the people of East Palestine, EPA stands with you now and for as long as it may take."

According to the agency, Norfolk Southern will have to pay triple the cost if it fails to comply with the order.

Some East Palestine residents filed a class action lawsuit against the rail carrier on Feb. 7 because of the derailment, which included the spilling of the dangerous chemical vinyl chloride.

The suit charges Norfolk Southern with negligence in operating the train, causing the residents to be exposed to "toxic fumes, substances, and carcinogens," which forced them out of their homes and businesses.

The lawsuit wants a judgment against the railroad company for a yet undisclosed amount of money.

Norfolk Southern did not respond to an NBC News request for comment on the EPA's order Tuesday.

CSX Transportation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSX_Transportation#Conrail_acquisition

Conrail acquisition

On June 23, 1997, CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) filed a joint application with the Surface Transportation Board for authority to purchase, divide, and operate the assets of the 11,000-mile (18,000 km) Conrail, which had been created in 1976 by bringing together several ailing Northeastern railway systems into a government-owned corporation. On June 6, 1998, the STB approved the CSX–NS application and set August 22, 1998, as the effective date of its decision. CSX acquired 42 percent of Conrail's assets, and NS received the remaining 58 percent. As a result of the transaction, CSX's rail operations grew to include some 3,800 miles (6,100 km) of the Conrail system (predominantly lines that had belonged to the former New York Central Railroad). CSX began operating its trains on its portion of the Conrail network on June 1, 1999. CSX now serves much of the Eastern United States, with a few routes into nearby Canadian cities.

In actuality, not all of Conrail was eliminated. There were a few parts of Conrail that both CSX and NS wanted, and neither wanted to allow the other to have total control over. Those small pieces remained owned by the renamed "Conrail Shared Assets," (later "Conrail Shared Assets Operations") so that the pieces were effectively owned and operated by a separate railroad owned by both railroads, thus neither railroad would control those pieces.

Connecting the Dots:

Elizabeth E. Bailey was a director at the CSX Corporation and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.   

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP. 

Carter G. Phillips is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and was an attorney for CSX Transportation.

American rail freight system is a Class 1 railroad for CSX Transportation.

CSX Transportation is a subsidiary of the CSX Corporation.

T. Martin Fiorentino Jr. was a special counsel for the CSX Corporation and the chief of staff for the Federal Railroad Administration.

Federal Railroad Administration is a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Pete Buttigieg is the Secretary of Transportation for the Joe Biden Administration, attending the latter on a Rhodes Scholarship and a graduate at the University of Oxford.

William T. Coleman Jr. was a secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Richard N. Haass was a Rhodes scholar at the Oxford University and was a VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Elizabeth E. Bailey is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a director at the CSX Corporation.

CSX Transportation is a subsidiary of the CSX Corporation.

T. Martin Fiorentino Jr. was a special counsel for the CSX Corporation and the chief of staff for the Federal Railroad Administration.

Federal Railroad Administration is a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

American rail freight system is a Class 1 railroad for CSX Transportation.

List of Class I railroads

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Class_I_railroads

Current Class I railroads

Today there are just five American owned Class I freight railroad companies and one passenger railroad company (Amtrak). The list also include two Canadian owned Class I freight railroads, both of which have trackage in the US.

·        Amtrak

·        BNSF Railway

·        Canadian National Railway

·        Canadian Pacific Railway

·        CSX Transportation

·        Kansas City Southern Railway

·        Norfolk Southern Railway

·        Union Pacific Railroad

Resources: Past Research

Researcher’s Note: Again I ask the question was this an accident or premeditated? (Past Research on the CSX Corporation)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2018

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2018/02/researchers-note-again-i-ask-question.html

Buttigieg Defends Fed Response to Train Derailment in Ohio (Connecting the Dots: Pete Buttigieg, Oxford University, The U.S. Department of Transportation, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Federal Railroad Administration & Soros Funding, All Networking)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/02/buttigieg-defends-fed-response-to-train.html

Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (Connecting the Dots: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI), CFR, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Washington Institute for Near-East Policy, William Kristol, Paul Singer & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (Connecting the Dots: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI), CFR, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Washington Institute for Near-East Policy, William Kristol, Paul Singer & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Influencewatch.org

Non-Profit

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/manhattan-institute-for-policy-research/

The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (MI) is a non-partisan public policy think tank that advocates for greater economic choice and individual responsibility in New York. MI conducts research, publishes a quarterly magazine, City Journal, and has developed initiatives on college campuses in support of free-market ideas that shape political culture. ^[1]

The Manhattan Institute is an associate member of the State Policy Network, a coalition of free-market state-level policy organizations. ^[2] While MI is non-partisan, members of its board have affiliations with the Republican Party.

History

The Manhattan Institute was founded as the International Center for Economic Policy Studies in 1978 and took its present name in 1981. During the Reagan administration, the Manhattan Institute advocated the administration’s “supply-side” economic policies, with some calling MI scholar George Gilder’s book Wealth and Poverty “the Bible of the Reagan administration.” ^[3]

The Manhattan Institute has been credited with influencing the crime-control policies of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R); the Institute is long associated with promoting right-of-center policies in cities, especially New York. ^[4]

Activities

The Manhattan Institute advocates for aggressive education reform focused on preparation for college or the workforce, effective and accountable schools, and safe school environments for students and staff. ^[5] In an October 2021 paper, MI claims that most school districts would see positive fiscal effects from educational choice programs like education savings accounts (ESA). The Manhattan Institute further claims that use of ESAs will provide students who remain in public schools with more resources on a per-pupil basis. ^[6]

The Manhattan Institute advocates for free market-based health care policy reforms that encourage competition, transparency, accountability, and innovation. ^[7] In a June 2021 paper, MI recommended establishing an individual insurance market outside of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which mandates state regulations. The Manhattan Institute claims that the ACA is responsible for the rise in the variation of individual market premiums between states and that allowing competition across state lines would ultimately lower health care premiums. ^[8]

The Manhattan Institute advocates for tax policy based on market-based capitalism in order to advance free enterprise, fiscal discipline, economic growth, and the rule of law. ^[9] In an October 2020 paper, MI states that a wealth tax will not decrease wealth inequality, provide more tax revenue, or prevent special interests from getting government favors. The Manhattan Institute further claims that a wealth tax could potentially damage the economy while bringing in little revenue. MI proposes that a better solution for increasing revenue would be to reform the tax system to remove many of the system’s existing distortions. ^[10]

Funding

The Manhattan Institute is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. While MI does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the Thomas W. Smith Foundation ($1.27 million in 2019), ^[11] the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation ($625,000 in 2019), ^[12] and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ($599,631 in 2017). ^[13]

People

STAFF

Reihan Salam the president of the Manhattan Institute. Salam is a former policy fellow at the National Review Institute and former Bernard L. Schwarz fellow at the New America Foundation. ^[14]

Michael Hendrix is a senior fellow and director of state and local policy at MI. Hendrix formerly worked as senior director for research and emerging issues at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. ^[15]

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Paul Singer is the chair of the board of MI and serves on the advisory board of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. ^[16] Singer is a major donor to Republican candidates and conservative political committees. ^[17]

Roger Hertog is the chairman emeritus of the board of MI and formerly sat on the boards of the American Enterprise Institute and the Washington Institute for Near-East Policy. ^[18]

Ravenel Curry sits on the boards of the Hudson Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. ^[19]

Harvey Golub is the former CEO and chair of American Express and currently sits on the board of the American Enterprise Institute. ^[20]

William Kristol is the editor-at-large of The Bulwark, a nominally right-leaning political commentary website that opposes most Republicans and supports certain liberal policies. Kristol formerly worked as chief of staff to former Education Secretary William Bennett during the Reagan administration and former Vice President Dan Quayle in the George H. W. Bush administration. Kristol formerly led the Project for the Republican Future. ^[21]

Thomas Mcinerney is the chair of the board of Foundations in Education. ^[22]

Russell Pennoyer serves on the boards of the William T. Grant Foundation, the Hudson Institute, and as president of the Achelis and Bodman Foundation. ^[23]

Robert Rosenkranz is the founder and chair of Intelligence Squared U.S. Rosenkranz serves on the board of Policy Exchange and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Connecting the Dots:

R. James Woolsey is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George P. Shultz is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Condoleezza Rice is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and 

a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations. 

Carol C. Adelman was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and is a director, Center for Global Prosperity for the Hudson Institute (think tank).

Alexander M. Haig Jr. was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a trustee emeritus at the Hudson Institute (think tank).

Richard N. Perle was a trustee at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

John R. Allen is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Strobe Talbott is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an editor for Time magazine.

William Kristol was a columnist for Time magazine and is a friend of Robert Kagan.

Robert Kagan is a friend of William Kristol and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.

Daniel S. Loeb is the president of the Daniel S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation, was a contributor for the American Unity PAC, a contributor for the ESAFund, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.

Paul E. Singer was a contributor for the American Unity PAC, supported same-sex marriage in New York and is the chairman for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Clifford S. Asness was a contributor for the American Unity PAC, supported same-sex marriage in New York, a trustee at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation, the International Rescue Committee and the New America Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.

Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son, a director at the New America Foundation and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

German Marshall Fund of the United States  (think tank) was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Robert Kagan was a transatlantic fellow for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (think tank), a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a friend of William Kristol.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Brookings Institution (think tank)

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Strobe Talbott is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an editor for Time magazine.

William Kristol was a columnist for Time magazine and is a friend of Robert Kagan.

John R. Allen is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

R. James Woolsey is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George P. Shultz is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Condoleezza Rice is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Henry A. Kissinger is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and 

a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations. 

Carol C. Adelman was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and is a director, Center for Global Prosperity for the Hudson Institute (think tank).

Alexander M. Haig Jr. was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a trustee emeritus at the Hudson Institute (think tank).

Richard N. Perle was a trustee at the Hudson Institute (think tank) and is an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Charles H. Brunie is a trustee emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and was the chairman for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Herbert I. London is the president emeritus for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Hudson Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank).

Laura D'Andrea Tyson was a director at the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank) and is a director at the New America Foundation.

Rita E. Hauser is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank) and a director at the New America Foundation.

Ravenel Boykin Curry IV is a director at the New America Foundation and a trustee at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Jonathan Soros is a director at the New America Foundation and George Soros’s son.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Alan B. Davidson is a fellow at the New America Foundation, and was a senior policy counsel for Google Inc.

Google Inc. was a funder for the New America Foundation.

Eric E. Schmidt is the chairman emeritus for the New America Foundation, was the CEO for Google Inc., and a director at Apple Inc.

Google's Eric Schmidt talks about how to run the world (not that he wants to)

June 9, 2008 | 3:48 pm

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/06/googles-eric-sc.html

It was meant to be an inspiring moment ...

...as Schmidt wrapped up a speech to the Economic Club of Washington during a luncheon in a packed ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Click here for an audio clip of Schmidt’s comments.

The appearance was a homecoming of sorts for Schmidt. Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the club’s president and a former President Clinton advisor, noted that Schmidt was born a few blocks away from the hotel at George Washington University Hospital, and grew up in the Northern Virginia suburbs. His mother, Ellie Schmidt, was in the audience.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. was the president of the Economic Club of Washington and is  an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

David M. Rubenstein is the president of the Economic Club of Washington, a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), a regent at the Smithsonian Institution and Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving at his home.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society

Joseph R. Biden Jr. spent Thanksgiving at David Rubenstein’s home, is the president for the Joe Biden Administration and a regent at the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Smithsonian Institution and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

David M. Rubenstein is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington, Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving at his home and was a benefactor at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank). 

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

R. James Woolsey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

George P. Shultz is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Condoleezza Rice is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Henry A. Kissinger is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) an adviser for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

David M. Rubenstein was a benefactor at the Aspen Institute (think tank),

is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington, Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving at his home.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Maurice R. Greenberg is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a trustee at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Clifford S. Asness is a director at the International Rescue Committee, a trustee at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and supported same-sex marriage in New York.

Paul E. Singer supported same-sex marriage in New York and is the chairman for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Daniel S. Loeb supported same-sex marriage in New York and is a trustee at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.

Resources: Past Research

Georgetown Rescinds Invite to Egyptian Nazi (Past Research on the Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/georgetown-rescinds-invite-to-egyptian.html

Bill Kristol: I'm Backing Third-Party Choice If Trump Wins Nomination (Past Research on William Kristol)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/09/bill-kristol-im-backing-third-party.html

Paul Singer-Funded Washington Free Beacon Behind Initial Fusion GPS Trump Effort (Past Research on Paul Singer)    

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/10/paul-singer-funded-washington-free.html

THE SORO’S NETWORK IS JUST PLAIN EVIL! (Past Research on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-soros-network-is-just-plain-evil.html

Yup, they all belong to the same club! THE ELITE CLUB OF AMERICA (Past Research on the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank))

FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/05/yup-they-all-belong-to-same-club-elite.html

FAKE NEWS: Google Targets Daily Wire, Other Conservative Sites With Left-Wing Fact Checks, Immunizes Left-Wing Sites (Past Research on Google, the New America Foundation & Eric Schmidt)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2018/01/fake-news-google-targets-daily-wire.html

Valerie Jarrett Organized White House Rainbow Lights (Past Research on the Economic Club of Washington)

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/valerie-jarrett-organized-white-house.html

Catholic school students kicked out of Smithsonian museum in DC over pro-life beanies (Connecting the Dots: Smithsonian, Planned Parenthood, David Rubenstein, Joe Biden & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Joe Biden, Smithsonian & David Rubenstein)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/02/catholic-school-students-kicked-out-of.html

Madeleine Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine Albright)

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html

Smaller Bites – Henry Kissinger (Connecting the Dots: Henry Kissinger, Kissinger Associates, Inc, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Carnegie Endowment, William Burns & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Henry Kissinger)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/12/smaller-bites-henry-kissinger.html

 

Smaller Bites – (Connecting the Dots: Susan Rice, The Office of Management and Budget & Soros, All Networking)

Ambassador Susan Rice Remarks at Virtual National Briefing on Equity

THE WHITE HOUSE

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

https://www.whitehouse.gov/dpc/briefing-room/2023/02/16/ambassador-susan-rice-remarks-at-virtual-national-briefing-on-equity/

As Prepared For Delivery:

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you to the members of the public who are tuning in. I’m Susan Rice, President Biden’s Domestic Policy Advisor. It’s my pleasure to kick off today’s National Briefing on Equity. As I hope you’ve seen, earlier this morning President Biden signed a new Executive Order to further advance racial equity and support for underserved communities.

The President has made equity and racial justice a day one priority for this Administration. Literally, on Day One, he signed his first Executive Order on equity. This historic mandate charged the entire federal government to tackle the challenges that generations of discrimination, exclusion, and disinvestment cause for communities across our nation.

We know, however, that the fight for equity is not a one-day project, a one-year project, or a two-year project. As the President has said, it’s a generational commitment. This work gets to the heart of our success as a nation. We’re working to ensure that everyone—including rural communities, communities of color, Tribal communities, LGBTQI+ individuals, people with disabilities, women and girls, first-generation Americans, and communities impacted by persistent poverty—has every opportunity to realize the promise of America. Despite what some politicians may say about equity efforts, the truth is when we lift each other up, everyone benefits.

Under the first Executive Order on equity, President Biden tasked agencies with changing the way they do business, ensuring that equity is at the forefront of their work. It was a whole-of-government endeavor. Agencies assessed their high-impact services to uncover where systemic barriers to access may exist. Last April, 90 agencies used those findings to produce more than 300 new strategies to support underserved communities.

These strategies include bold actions such as working with states to expand postpartum coverage for a year after childbirth to address the maternal mortality crisis that disproportionately affects Black and Native women; shifting the Environmental Protection Agency’s civil rights enforcement from being complaint-driven to proactive to advance environmental justice; translating more of the Justice Department’s public safety programs into additional languages so that everyone can access vital information about law enforcement; and providing better technical assistance to rural communities so farmers and ranchers can secure federal funding to sustain and grow their businesses. 

Agencies are also prioritizing equity in implementing new programs that invest in American communities under landmark legislation, including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPs and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act.

To give you just a few examples, through these landmark laws, we are:

Replacing poisonous lead pipes that go into 10 million homes and 400,000 schools and childcare centers, so every child in America can drink clean water;

Replacing the nation’s existing fleet of school buses with clean and zero-emission buses, ensuring cleaner and healthier air for children and families;

Relieving debt obligations for tens of thousands of distressed farm loan borrowers and farmers who have experienced discrimination;

Deploying record investments to Tribal Nations and Native communities to provide affordable high-speed internet, safer roads and bridges, modern wastewater and sanitation systems, clean drinking water, reliable and affordable electricity, and programs for climate resilience and drought mitigation;

Closing long-standing loopholes that enabled for-profit colleges to aggressively target veterans and service members and low-income students; and

Conducting robust outreach to veterans, particularly veterans in underserved communities, to ensure that they know they are eligible for benefits and health care under the PACT Act.

Already, we’ve achieved the most equitable economic recovery in memory and created a record 12 million jobs, including 800,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs. We have brought down unemployment nationwide—in particular for Black and Latino workers, for whom unemployment rates are near 50-year lows.

And we’re keeping our foot on the gas. Equity remains a key priority for the President, and he reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to this equity mandate with today’s second Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.

This new Executive Order strengthens the Administration’s commitment to build an America in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential.

The Executive Order directs federal agencies to publish annual action plans about how each agency is leveraging all of its resources and programs to advance more equitable outcomes.

In developing these action plans, the Executive Order directs agencies to engage regularly in consultation with underserved communities—especially those communities that face legacy exclusions in engaging with the federal government.

The President’s renewed mandate directs federal agencies to increase support for rural and urban communities alike to ensure that there is more equitable development in all communities.

The executive order also recognizes the importance of fully delivering the promise of our civil rights laws by reinvigorating federal civil rights offices, while preparing to address the emerging threats to civil rights posed by technology and algorithmic discrimination.

It also directs agencies to strengthen their internal efforts on equity—establishing senior leadership teams to coordinate this whole-of-government mandate.

And, the Executive Order directs agencies to use the federal budget, regulations, and other important tools to advance equity for all communities.

For example, it formalizes the President’s goal of increasing the share of federal contracting dollars awarded to small, disadvantaged business by 50 percent by 2025.

This work matters deeply for communities across the country, and we’re excited to continue implementing this equity mandate.

With that, I’ll turn it over to Shalanda Young, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Connecting the Dots:

Christopher Edley Jr. was an associate director for economics & government for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank),

Susan E. Rice was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the White House national security adviser, former U.S. ambassador to UN for the Barack Obama administration and is President Biden’s Domestic Policy Advisor.

Resources: Past Research

Improper Food Stamp Payments Hit $2.6 Billion (Past Research on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget)

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/07/improper-food-stamp-payments-hit-26.html

Let’s connect the dots and see where Susan Rice fits in the George Soros Network with Past Research (Past Research on Susan Rice)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2020/08/lets-connect-dots-and-see-where-susan.html 

Fond Remembrances for Jimmy Carter After Entering Hospice (Connecting the Dots: Jimmy Carter, Carter Center, Phi Beta Kappa Society, U.S. Supreme Court, Richard Nixon, Saudi Arabia, Muslims, The White House Project & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Fond Remembrances for Jimmy Carter After Entering Hospice (Connecting the Dots: Jimmy Carter, Carter Center, Phi Beta Kappa Society, U.S. Supreme Court, Richard Nixon, Saudi Arabia, Muslims, The White House Project & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax

Sunday, 19 February 2023 02:32 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/us-jimmy-carter-hospice-care/2023/02/19/id/1109272/

Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter's legacy were offered up at his small Baptist church in Plains, Georgia, a day after he entered hospice care.

Among those paying homage was his niece, who noted the 39th president's years of service in an emotional address at Maranatha Baptist Church, where Carter taught Sunday school for decades.

“I just want to read one of Uncle Jimmy’s quotes," Kim Fuller said during the Sunday school morning service, adding: "Oh, this is going to be really hard.”

She referenced this quote from Carter: “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose that something. ... My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, whenever I can, for as long as I can.”

“Maybe if we think about it, maybe it’s time to pass the baton,” Fuller said before leading those gathered in prayer. “Who picks it up, I have no clue. I don’t know. Because this baton’s going to be a really big one.”

Carter, at age 98 the longest-lived American president, had a recent series of short hospital stays. The Carter Center said in a statement Saturday that the 39th president has now “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”

In Atlanta, people, some traveling many miles, made the trip to the Carter Center to reflect on the life of the former president on a spring-like Sunday under a sunny sky.

“I brought my sons down here today to pay respect for President Carter and teach them a little bit about how great a humanitarian he was, especially in the later stages of his life,” said James Culbertson, who drove an hour to Atlanta from Calhoun, Georgia.

The presidential library itself was closed in honor of President’s Day weekend, but people were still showing up to walk past the fountains and through the gardens.

David Brummett of Frederick County, Maryland, said he changed his Sunday morning plans when he heard news that Carter was in hospice care.

Brummett paused near a large statue of Carter, where someone had placed some violets at the base.

“Great man, great president, probably under-appreciated by those who didn’t know much about him," Brummett said. “People should come here to appreciate the life, and the contributions he made both during his presidency and after.”

Following Fuller’s Sunday school service at Maranatha Baptist Church, Pastor Hugh Deloach offered prayers for the Carter family, particularly for Rosalynn Carter, the wife of the former president.

The Carters have been married for more than 75 years, making American history as the longest-married presidential couple.

“Lord, especially Mrs. Carter, and God look back on times and years that they’ve been together and Lord just strengthen her in the power of your might as well,” the pastor said.

Others took to social media to remember Carter, who served one term after defeating President Gerald Ford in 1976.

“Across life’s seasons, President Jimmy Carter, a man of great faith, has walked with God. In this tender time of transitioning, God is surely walking with him,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, said in a tweet.

“May he, Rosalynn & the entire Carter family be comforted with that peace and surrounded by our love & prayers.”

The Carters volunteered for decades with Habitat for Humanity, beginning in 1984 and continuing until 2020.

“All of us at Habitat for Humanity are lifting up President and Mrs. Carter in prayer as he enters hospice care,” Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford said in a statement.

“We pray for his comfort and for their peace, and that the Carter family experiences the joy of their relationships with each other and with God in this time,” Reckford said.

Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist, tweeted: “Prize winners and truly impressive people. Few are as truly good as Jimmy Carter, who at age 98 is now entering hospice. He leaves this planet so much better than he found it. A great, great, great man.”

Carter was a little-known Georgia governor when he began his bid for the presidency ahead of the 1976 election. He went on to defeat Ford, capitalizing as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office in 1974.

Carter served a single, tumultuous term and was defeated by Republican Ronald Reagan in 1980, a landslide loss that ultimately paved the way for his decades of global advocacy for democracy, public health and human rights via The Carter Center.

The former president and his wife, Rosalynn, 95, opened the center in 1982. His work there garnered a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Connecting the Dots:

Jimmy Carter was the president of the Jimmy Carter administration, an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Henry A. Kissinger was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Bohemian Club.

Richard M. Nixon was an honorary member of the Bohemian Club and the president of the Richard M. Nixon administration.

Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.

Sonia Sotomayor was a member of the Belizean Grove, is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Elena Kagan is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and was the solicitor general for the Barack Obama administration.

Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Stephen G. Breyer is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Anthony M. Kennedy is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

David Hackett Souter is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and was a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Harry A. Blackmun was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Lewis F. Powell Jr. was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

John Paul Stevens was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Potter Stewart was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Byron R. White was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.

John G. Roberts Jr. is the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and an honorary member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is the president emeritus of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA) and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Jimmy Carter is an honorary co-chair for the Commission on Presidential Debates, a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, a co-founder & trustee for the Carter Center, was the president of the Jimmy Carter administration and an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Chas. W. Freeman Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a president of the Middle East Policy Council and a Saudi Arabia U.S. ambassador.

Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud is a benefactor at the Middle East Policy Council, the Saudi Arabia king and Alwaleed bin Talal’s uncle.

Alwaleed bin Talal is Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud’s nephew, the Saudi Arabia prince, a benefactor at the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.

Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation is a benefactor for the Carter Center.

Jimmy Carter is a co-founder & trustee for the Carter Center, was the president for the Jimmy Carter administration and an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society. 

Angelina Jolie was a director at the Millennium Promise and a co-founder for the Jolie/Pitt Foundation.

Jolie/Pitt Foundation was a funder for Doctors Without Borders.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Doctors Without Borders and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank). 

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Marjorie M. Scardino is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a trustee at the Carter Center.

Chuck Hagel was the chairman for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a professor at Georgetown University.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding was a center at Georgetown University.

Alwaleed bin Talal is a benefactor at the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, the Saudi Arabia prince, Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud’s nephew.

Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation is a benefactor at the Carter Center and was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.

Cordoba Initiative is a sponsor for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.

Feisal Abdul Rauf is the founder & chairman for the Cordoba Initiative, a developer for Park51, a co-founder for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and married to Daisy Khan.

Daisy Khan is a developer for Park51, married to Feisal Abdul Rauf, an executive director for the American Society for Muslim Advancement and was a director at the White House Project.

Beth A. Brooke was a director at the White House Project and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Marjorie M. Scardino is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a trustee at the Carter Center.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch. 

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch and a member of the Democracy Alliance.

Gara LaMarche was the VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, an associate director at the Human Rights Watch, a director at the White House Project and is the president of the Democracy Alliance.

Resources: Past Research

Does the Phi Beta Kappa Society Manipulate the U.S. Supreme Court? You Decide (Past Research on Jimmy Carter & The Phi Beta Kappa Society)

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/does-phi-beta-kappa-society-manipulate.html

Donald Trump: Obama ‘The Single Best Thing to Ever Happen to Jimmy Carter’ (Past Research on Jimmy Carter)

FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/05/donald-trump-obama-single-best-thing-to.html

Rand Paul: Force John Roberts Into Obamacare (Past Research on John Roberts & The U.S. Supreme Court)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/rand-paul-force-john-roberts-into.html

Hours After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson. It’s the Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just bleeds into the Next (Covid Project))

THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html

Jimmy Carter: From Nobel Prize to 'Terrorist' Ties (Past Research on the Carter Center)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/12/jimmy-carter-from-nobel-prize-to.html

Insider challenges Woodward's 'Deep Throat' claim (Past Research on Richard M. Nixon)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/insider-challenges-woodwards-deep.html