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This evening, racist cat-eating hoax-pusher Donald Trump told NewsNation reporter Ali Bradley in an exclusive interview for the network that he would revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio if he is elected “President” again. The cat-eating hoax was started by Trump’s ticketmate and Ohio Senator JD Vance. Dear Mr. Trump, the folks that are on TPS status are here legally, despite your feverish insinuations otherwise.
Read the full story at Daily Kos.
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NewsNation: Eccentric fitness icon Richard Simmons dies at 76
Russell Falcon and Austin Turner at NewsNation:
(NewsNation) — Richard Simmons, the legendary fitness instructor that reached massive celebrity status, has died at the age of 76, according to TMZ. Simmons was found by his housekeeper just before 10 a.m. Saturday, TMZ reports. He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. The outlet reports that police viewed his death as “natural.”
Fitness icon Richard Simmons passed away at 76.
From the 07.13.2024 edition of NewsNation's NewsNation Now:
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As a Sci fi author, writing a book series that includes aliens, these news are very entertaining to me. News Nation is American while I am not, so from a quick research, I can't tell how legit they are. The source that these news come from could also not be legit. So I stay skeptical.
https://youtu.be/jy9DapE5OP0?si=cb-TEFmuBvU7xWpj
Now I just wanted to say; if IRL gleeby deebys get revealed before I have finished writing my series, I am gonna be so pissed! They need to wait for another few decades!
Also, how do I know I have the requirements to experience an encounter of the fourth kind? They say in the interview you need a Caudate Putamen (a part of the brain) that is larger than avarage. Or at least people with one get abducted the most. How do I know the size of mine? I wanna get abducted and have an alien implant put inside of me. That would be so funny as a Sci fi author and Voices of the Void lover, haha.
Fuck, I wanna be Dr. Kel.
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🛸 The Twilight Zone
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O informante do Pentágono David Charles Grusch agora diz que o Vaticano ajudou os Estados Unidos a recuperar um OVNI abatido do ditador italiano Benito Mussolini
O denunciante do Pentágono David Charles Grusch, que serviu por 14 anos na Força Aérea, afirmou que o Vaticano está ciente de inteligências não humanas e ajudou os EUA a recuperar um OVNI abatido do ditador Benito Mussolini. Ele disse que a primeira recuperação de um OVNI foi em Magenta, Itália, em 1933 e foi realizada pelo governo italiano de Mussolini até 1944-1945. Grusch afirmou que o OVNI estava parcialmente intacto e foi mantido em uma base aérea segura até que os EUA o recuperassem após uma notificação do Papa Pio XII em decorrência do colapso do regime fascista italiano. Grusch não parou por aí e garantiu ainda que os EUA têm executado um programa ultrassecreto de recuperação de OVNIs por décadas, e algumas das "inteligências não humanas" em atuação são malévolas e até mataram humanos.
Torne-se o meu patrono no Patreon e leia na íntegra a matéria anterior desta série: Oficiais de Inteligência dizem que os Estados Unidos recuperaram naves de origem não humana
Para o NewsNation, uma rede de televisão por assinatura americana de propriedade do Nexstar Media Group, David Grusch, 36, que serviu durante 14 anos na Força Aérea e é um condecorado oficial de combate do Afeganistão que trabalhou para a Agência Nacional de Inteligência Geoespacial [National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)] e para o Escritório Nacional de Reconhecimento [National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)], não só ratificou o que já havia dito para o The Debrief, como fez novas e estupefacientes revelações acerca do que o governo norte-americano já fez e vem fazendo em relação aos UAPs.
David em entrevista ao premiado jornalista investigativo Ross Coulthart, da NewsNation.
Na matéria que foi publicada no domingo, 11 de junho, assinada pelos jornalistas Andy Gipson, Miguel Sancho, Zoë Lake, Dana Leavitt e Ross Coulthart, Grusch acrescentou que o Vaticano não só está ciente da existência de inteligências não humanas como ajudou os EUA a recuperar um OVNI abatido do ditador italiano Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) no final da Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945).
O papel de Grusch era atuar como representante do NRO ao lidar com a Força-Tarefa de Fenômenos Anômalos Não Identificados. A força-tarefa foi criada especificamente para investigar OVNIs. Ele se pronunciou reafirmando que os EUA têm executado um programa ultrassecreto de recuperação de OVNIs por décadas e acusou o Vaticano de estar "envolvido" no primeiro acidente e resgate de OVNIs da Era Moderna.
Grusch disse que a primeira recuperação de um OVNI foi em Magenta, Itália, em 1933, e foi realizada pelo governo italiano de Mussolini até 1944-1945, quando o Papa Pio XII (1876-1958, eleito em 1939) avisou os norte-americanos sobre isso.
Benito Mussolini.
Papa Pio XII.
"1933 foi a primeira recuperação na Europa, em Magenta, Itália", disse ele à News Nation. "Eles recuperaram um veículo parcialmente intacto, e o governo italiano o transferiu para uma base aérea segura na Itália até por volta de 1944-1945. O Papa notificou os americanos sobre o que os italianos tinham e acabamos descobrindo."
Grusch foi então solicitado a esclarecer se a Igreja Católica estava ciente da existência "não-humana" na Terra e ele respondeu: "Certamente".
E sobre por que suas afirmações deveriam ser acreditadas, ele disse: "Eu tenho as credenciais e fui um oficial de inteligência."
Ele acrescentou que os avistamentos de OVNIs na Itália durante a ditadura de Mussolini são amplamente conhecidos.
Grusch continuou afirmando que relatos de primeira mão de avistamentos feitos pelos homens do ditador na época continham desenhos "rústicos" que pareciam naves espaciais alienígenas.
Durante sua entrevista, ele disse que não foi capaz de fornecer provas de suas reivindicações porque os documentos e dados eram "classificados".
"É extremamente louco que a humanidade como um todo... não tem se beneficiado de uma ampla pesquisa sobre isso", disse ele. "Poderia resolver problemas de propulsão, energia, ciência de materiais inovadores que podem melhorar a qualidade de vida das pessoas. É totalmente louco como ele está sendo protegido e proíbe o progresso."
Programas profundamente secretos executados pelo governo dos EUA possuem naves "intactas e parcialmente intactas" de origem não humana que foram recuperadas, mas mantidas em segredo por décadas.
David em entrevista ao premiado jornalista investigativo Ross Coulthart, da NewsNation.
As alegações de Grusch não são nada novas e remontam de pelo menos há 40 anos, mas são as primeiras de um representante oficial do governo dos EUA.
Nick Pope, um ex-funcionário do Ministério da Defesa que investigou OVNIs para o governo britânico, chamou as revelações de Grusch de "muito significativas". "Uma coisa é ter histórias nos blogs de conspiração", acrescentou. "Mas isso leva a coisa para o próximo nível, com pessoas de dentro se manifestando."
Nick Pope passou anos investigando OVNIs para o Ministério da Defesa do Reino Unido. Foto de Chris Loomis.
Grusch deu ao Congresso dos Estados Unidos e ao Inspetor Geral da Comunidade de Inteligência, um órgão fiscalizador federal, "informações classificadas extensas" sobre este lado ultrassecreto do governo, disse Pope.
Grush disse que decidiu vir a público para dar ao mundo um "choque ontológico" (um que o faria pensar sobre a natureza do ser) e reuni-los para "reavaliar suas prioridades".
Grusch também alegou que os EUA estão em uma corrida armamentista com a Rússia e a China para entender a vida extraterrestre.
Em comentários recentes, ele disse que as inteligências "não humanas" agiram com malevolência – e até mataram alguns humanos.
"Acho que a falácia lógica existe porque eles são avançados, são gentis. Nunca entenderemos realmente sua intenção total e isso porque não somos eles. Mas eu acho que o que parece ser uma atividade malévola aconteceu. Isso é baseado em atividades de sondagem de instalações nucleares e depoimentos de testemunhas."
"Embora eu não possa entrar em detalhes porque isso revelaria certas operações classificadas dos EUA, fui informado por alguns indivíduos no programa de que houve eventos malévolos como esse", disse ele, quando perguntado especificamente se alguém havia matado humanos.
E Grusch também fez a afirmação surpreendente de que o governo dos EUA faria qualquer coisa para proteger o segredo – inclusive matar pessoas.
"Pelo menos, eu vi evidências substanciais de que o crime de colarinho branco foi cometido... infelizmente. Ouvi algumas coisas realmente não americanas que não quero repetir agora", disse ele. Ele afirmou que alguns dos OVNIs descobertos eram tão grandes quanto campos de futebol.
Grusch apresentou seu relatório em julho do ano passado. Na época, o Inspetor Geral da Comunidade de Inteligência chamou a denúncia de "urgente e confiável".
"Existe uma sofisticada campanha de desinformação visando a população dos EUA que é extremamente antiética e imoral", disse ele, acusando o governo dos EUA de mentir ao público por "décadas".
Uma captura de tela de um vídeo intitulado GIMBAL mostra o que o Departamento de Defesa dos EUA caracteriza como um "fenômeno aéreo não identificado". Três vídeos retratando objetos voadores desconhecidos, capturados por pilotos da Marinha dos EUA, foram divulgados oficialmente pelo Pentágono em 27 de abril de 2020. Fonte: Departamento de Defesa dos EUA.
"Definitivamente não estamos sozinhos", disse ele, acrescentando que "um grande número" de naves foi resgatado.
O Pentágono negou ter qualquer conhecimento do programa descrito por Grusch, mas disse que seguiria as investigações em andamento sobre suas alegações "onde quer que elas levem".
O Comitê de Supervisão da Câmara também diz que investigará suas reivindicações.
Em contraposição, o escritor de ciência e pesquisador cético Mick West disse que as asserções de Grusch "não são precisas".
Mick West é um desmistificador de teorias da conspiração e autor de Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect. Ele acredita que há explicações lógicas para o que se vê nos vídeos divulgados pelo Pentágono.
Em entrevista ao NewsNation, Mick West classificou de inconsistentes e ilógicas as alegações de Grusch, que não seriam muito diferentes das popularizadas por séries de ficção científica. Assista ao vídeo aqui.
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To my American followers and well any Americans on Tumblr that are of (or will be) voting age that don't want or are unsure of Biden in the primaries...
NewsNation hosted a Democratic debate on Dan Abrams Live last night with the 3 other candidates that are in the primaries: Marianne Williamson, Dean Phillips and Cenk Uygur (Biden was invited but didnt even respond what a coward...😒) please give this a watch and hear them out it was a very professional respectful debate and they had a lot of great ideas and my blood boils that the DNC is trying to shut them out at every turn (not allowing Biden to debate, rigging the schedule to get the upper hand, smearing them and cancelling primaries in some states, etc. Kinda ironic given Biden's "Democracy at risk" message) because the DNC shouldn't be forcing Biden on the voters through whatever means necessary that should be up to you as a voter whether you want to keep Biden or not as the nominee there are other options in the race and you deserve to hear them out and make an informed decision that's what Democracy is all about 😊
I know I'm Canadian but I really do care about my fellow American neighbours because honestly whatever affects you guys would eventually affects us too in the end whether its Trump or Biden or anyone else so please be informed and hear them out and make your vote count when the primaries come
#united states#USA#US#2024#2024 democratic primaries#2024 us presidential election#democratic party#democratic national convention#dnc#joe biden#newsnation#dan abrams#dan abrams live#democratic debate#marianne williamson#cenk uygur#dean phillips#youtube#your vote matters#your voice matters#dont the DNC force your vote#make an informed decision#from your neighbourhood Canadian lol#americans#america#united states of america
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Military Whistleblower Claims US Has UFO Retrieval Program | Elizabeth Vargas Reports
Military Whistleblower Claims US Has UFO Retrieval Program | Elizabeth Vargas Reports What Is It? The YouTube video Military Whistleblower Claims US Has UFO Retrieval Program | Elizabeth Vargas Reports by the YouTube channel NewsNation: Military Whistleblower Claims US Has UFO Retrieval Program | Elizabeth Vargas Reports Here is the description for this video: In an exclusive interview, an…
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Ow wow this is powerful. With the camera on the prison building, the people inside flicked their lights on and off to show they were listening and appreciative of the interview. I imagine they dont get very much interaction with the outside at all, nevermind journalism. I hope the journalists did properly follow up about the food and the rats. From synchronized yelling out the window. Powerful as hell.
y'all HAVE to watch this...interview??? with the inmates of the prison where luigi mangione is being held.
the reporter is standing outside the prison walls, while the inmates are inside watching newsmax, and collectively screaming out one-word answers to questions loud enough to be heard by the reporter.
I've never seen anything like it
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Dan Abrams Ends Newsnation Primetime Cable News Show News Buzz
NewsNation will need to find a new host for its critical 9 p.m. hour, with Dan Abrams set to step aside from his primetime program early next year. Abrams announced his decision Thursday at the end of his program Dan Abrams Live, adding that he will step aside from his show in February. Abrams is one of the media business’ biggest multitaskers, serving as ABC News chief legal analyst, a…
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I watched the Australian Investigative Journalist Ross Coulthart on his “Reality Check” Program on the NewsNation Website recently talk about the increase in sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), which are being called as “Drones” by the Western Governments, around the World during the last two Weeks.
Anonymous Intelligence Personnel reportedly told Coulthart that these are Chinese Drones, and are implying that China somehow has access to secret, exotic and advanced Technology that has not been revealed to the Public yet.
But this could be just misinformation though to cover up the non-Human Nature of these UAPs. However, if it is, indeed, true, then that is very intriguing also if China does have that kind of Technology. If China does have such Technology, then I think the United States (US) is likely to have similar if not the same Technology also.
You can watch the Video here at the NewsNation YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sucrnlxq8CA
SOURCE: Mysterious Drones swarm Military Bases, New Jersey Skies-Reality Check {Archived Link}
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(NewsNation) – Dr. John Moore, Cornell University virologist and researcher, says “Red COVID” is a “statistically proven phenomenon” — that people in Republican-led states are “more likely to die from COVID.” Moore believes COVID misinformation is what ultimately “killed voters” in red states. “The reason you’re less likely to be vaccinated is you’re bombarded with this information from right-wing sources, notably Fox News, and by the political leadership of the red states,��� Moore said during a Thursday appearance on NewsNation’s “CUOMO” while discussing a recent lawsuit filed against Pfizer by the state of Kansas. “Red state politicians ended up killing their constituents and voters.”
In the lawsuit filed Monday, Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach claims Pfizer misled Kansas residents by claiming the vaccine was safe and hid evidence of the shot’s link to myocarditis and pregnancy issues. “Pfizer made multiple misleading statements to deceive the public about its vaccine at a time when Americans needed the truth,” he said in a statement.
Dr. John Moore went on NewsNation’s Cuomo last night to drop facts about how the right-wing misinformation campaign against COVID vaccines led to more deaths in red states.
Dr. Moore calls this trend “Red COVID”.
From the 06.20.2024 edition of NewsNation's Cuomo:
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Cenk and I don't see eye to eye on anything, but he's making sense compared to the other guy.
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LE INDAGINI-Roma, Fiamme Gialle alla Link University: finti progetti per crediti fiscali, 14 indagati……………
La Link e il «Consortium for research on intelligence and security services» avrebbero simulato piani di ricerca e sviluppo. Sotto inchiesta anche il rettore Claudio Roveda.
Perquisizioni, acquisizioni di atti, controlli a tappeto: la Guardia di Finanza sta passando al setaccio la Link University di Roma, un’indagine coordinata dalla Procura di Roma in cui sono indagati a vario titolo 14 persone, in rapporti diretti e indiretti con l’ateneo. Dall’inchiesta emergerebbe che la Link e il «Consortium for research on intelligence and security services» avrebbero simulato l’esecuzione di progetti di ricerca e sviluppo che avrebbero loro consentito di godere di crediti fiscali.
Tra gli indagati il rettore Claudio Roveda
Tra gli indagati diverse figure di vertice dell’università, tra cui il rettore Claudio Roveda, il presidente della società di gestione Gem Vanna Fadini, il membro del consiglio d’amministrazione e presidente della scuola per le attività Undergraduate e Graduate Carlo Maria Medaglia, il direttore generale Pasquale Russo. Simulando l’esecuzione di progetti di ricerca e sviluppo, la Link e il Consortium avrebbero maturato – si legge nel decreto di perquisizione – inesistenti crediti di imposta che avrebbero poi utilizzato in compensazione in occasione del versamento delle imposte da loro dovute. Le società hanno poi ottenuto indietro parte del denaro versato alle società commissionarie, attraverso l’emissione di fatture per operazioni inesistenti con conseguenti movimenti finanziari di rientro delle somme originariamente versate.
Indagini della polizia finanziaria di Firenze e Roma con l’Agenzia delle entrate
L’indagine nasce da una serie di informative del nucleo di polizia economico finanziaria di Firenze e Roma e dell’Agenzia delle Entrate. Alla Link i finanzieri stanno acquisendo documenti contabili ed extracontabili, computer, server, agende, documenti bancari, registrazioni di videoconferenze. Materiale che sarà necessario a ricostruire le modalità e i soggetti coinvolti nei progetti di ricerca e sviluppo messi in piedi dalla Link e dal Consortium.
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Dodgers 'encouraged' by early indications after Ohtani injures shoulder in G2👇
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Zimbabwe: The men of god surrounding President Mnangagwa
Some of the most prominent clergymen in Zimbabwe continue to embrace President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his policies. Who are these men of god?
With economic depression and political repression in Zimbabwe, analysts say one would have expected all the clergymen in the country to emulate South Africa’s fearless cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu – who used the pulpit to fight apartheid – to speak truth to power. Instead, some of the most prominent ones have embraced President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his policies since he came to power.
“Such a rare breed of ecclesiastics with enough moral stamina to warn President Mnangagwa against looting national coffers and brutalising citizens are still to emerge in Zimbabwe,” says a political analyst who prefers to stay anonymous.
Three weeks before the citizen-backed military coup that dethroned the late president Robert Mugabe in 2017, Mnangagwa had been fired for “traits of disloyalty”.
When Mnangagwa took over the presidency in November 2017, he told his supporters that “the voice of the people is the voice of God”.
Many church leaders quickly embraced him even though his ascension to power was through a coup. Four months later, a local newspaper, The Herald, published an article saying churches had endorsed the “new dispensation” led by Mnangagwa.
In the run up to the 2023 elections, the churches rallied behind Mnangagwa under #pastors4ED campaign on social media.
Here are five clergymen who have built close ties with the president:
Angel (born Uebert Madzanire) is a Zimbabwean-British evangelical preacher and the founder of Pentecostal ministry Spirit Embassy, which has a following in dozens of countries across four continents. He presents himself as ‘man of God’ and his followers refer to him by this title.
Mnangagwa appointed him as Zimbabwe’s ambassador at large and presidential envoy, following two weeks of induction and a training programme for diplomats in Harare.
A March 2023 Al Jazeera investigation linked Angel to a global money laundering operation. It showed how funds were illegally channelled to Zimbabwe and traded for gold from local mines. The gold would then be sold again for ‘clean’ money.
The government froze his financial assets and bank accounts, as well as those of others implicated in the documentary, for investigation. But a month later, the authorities reversed the decision saying investigations had stopped as there was no wrongdoing.
Angel resumed his ambassadorial role, representing Zimbabwe in Europe and the Americas, while Parliament Speaker Jacob Mudenda blocked legislators from conducting their own independent investigations into money laundering allegations against him.
Angel’s international company, the Billion Group, has interests in several businesses, including a bank, Sam Barkeley Construction, Atom Mobile and Picasso Hotels. Angel is the author of several books on how to make money.
Mutendi, referred to as ‘His Grace’ by his followers, is the leader of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), one of the largest churches in Zimbabwe. His support for Mnangagwa and the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party is no secret.
At a public event in May 2018, Mnangagwa said Mutendi’s late father, Bishop Samuel Mutendi – who founded ZCC — foretold his “rise to power” as far back as 1964. The president and younger Mutendi enjoy cordial relationships.
In September 2020, Mnangagwa toured Mutendi’s wheat farm in Nyika, within Zimbabwe’s Masvingo Province, a manifestation of their deepening ties.
With a large following in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mozambique, and other denominations of the church in Europe, Mutendi has used church gatherings as campaign grounds for ZANU-PF since 2017. The church headquarters in Masvingo can accommodate up to 40,000 people.
Mutendi has been making headlines for delaying payment for the company that designed the building. The firm, Empire Designs, is also yet to receive payment of around $800,000 for the design of Mutendi’s schools and wellness centres across Zimbabwe.
Mutendi is not new to controversy. In 2014, he displaced more than 1,000 farmers from their land to construct church properties. The farmers, who had settled there following Zimbabwe’s land redistribution programme, alleged that Mutendi was fraudulently given an offer letter yet the cabinet had been dissolved five days before the 2013 elections.
“His offer letter is dated 26 July 2013. Most of us here got [our] offer letters way back [in] 2009. Now Mutendi wants to take over 500 hectares of Central Estates Farm, particularly the headquarters area,” said a farmer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Central Estates Farm used to belong to mining and properties magnate Nicholas van Hoogstraten before the government took over the land. At its peak, Van Hoogstraten’s farm used to keep over 60,000 cattle for beef.
Makandiwa (whose real name is Shingirai Chirume) is a controversial pastor in the capital Harare and one of the richest clergymen in the country. His establishment, the United Family International Church (UFIC), has a large footprint in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana and Zambia, with an online presence through his DSTV channel Emmanuel TV.
In 2015, agents from the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority visited the UFIC offices in Harare, demanding books of accounts, following accusations that the church was accumulating millions of dollars but not paying tax. Makandiwa’s spokesperson Prime Kufa said his church had no issues with the taxman, claiming that he was a victim of conspiracy theories.
In the run up to the 2023 election, Makandiwa invited Mnangagwa to his church in Chitungwiza Dormitory town. With an audience of approximately 60,000 people, he gave the president and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, an opportunity to campaign during the services.
UFIC sits on a wetland, which according to the by-laws is a no-construction zone. But Makandiwa’s proximity with the first family has deterred the authorities from pursuing the matter.
Last year, Makandiwa’s flamboyant multi-million-dollar mansion sparked heated conversations on social media. The mansion revived the issues of lifestyle audits, which influential clergymen evade while the taxman focuses on smaller churches.
Passion Java (whose real name is Panganai Java) is a famous pastor and leader of Passion Ministries. He is a mentee of Uebert Angel – who he named his son after — and a friend of Mnangagwa, as well as a staunch supporter of the ZANU–PF.
The preacher never shies away from flaunting his wealthy lifestyle online. He does this on a daily basis, praising Mnangagwa while chiding opponents of the ruling party. His late mother was a senator in parliament under the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance.
Java and his church have a larger following in the United States, where spends most of his time overseeing properties that he owns.
Ahead of the 2023 elections, Java hosted Congolese musician Koffi Olomide in Zimbabwe where he produced a song under the pastor’s record label. The song, which praised Mnangagwa, drew criticism from Zimbabweans online as well as members of the opposition.
Java also made headlines in South Africa after he reportedly spent R1.3m ($68,506) at a club in Pretoria to celebrate the birthday of Boss Lashaan, the manager of Passion Java Label.
In March 2022, over 9,000 people signed an online petition calling on the American authorities to deport Java over his alleged role in violation of human rights in Zimbabwe. He is yet to be deported.
Wutawunashe, the founder of the Family of God Church (FOG), is popular for leading national prayer days. His church has a steady following in Zimbabwe and other Southern African countries.
Wutawunashe, who has been allied to the ruling party for decades, endorsed Mnangagwa soon after the disputed 2023 elections, telling the opposition’s Nelson Chamisa to “swallow his pride”.
“As you can see, President Mnangagwa is genuinely popular,” Wutawunashe told the press in an interview during the inauguration.
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