Activist Judge Dismisses Charges Against FBI Officials who Lied to Congress During Hunter Biden Laptop Review

The same judge who said the DOJ was being too hard on the assassin who attempted to gun down people at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner has now dismissed the charges against the FBI officials who lied to congress about the Hunter Biden laptop investigation.

One look at U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui and we can see the ideology.

(VIA Fox News) – A federal judge tossed criminal charges against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden investigation Monday, delivering a blistering rebuke of the prosecution and accusing the Trump administration’s Justice Department of weaponizing the justice system.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui dismissed the criminal complaint against former FBI officials Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides from the bench, sharply criticizing the government’s handling of the prosecution.

“What has transpired here cannot be described as anything other than weaponization,” Faruqui said, describing the case as a “rush job” directed by President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel.

[…] The ruling capped a series of hearings in which Faruqui questioned the government’s decision to pursue the case through a criminal complaint rather than a grand jury indictment and blasted prosecutors for attempting to add another charge without first securing judicial approval. (read more)

Canada Manufacturing Contracted in October – U.S. Manufacturing Expanded

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A tale of two economic models.

Today the ‌S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in October from 51.5 in September.  A reading above a 50.0 is expanding; while anything below a 50.0 indicates contraction or lower manufacturing.

To assemble the PMI approximately 400 companies report, New Orders (30% weight), Production (25% weight), Employment (20% weight), Supplier Deliveries (15% weight) and Inventories (10% weight). Combined those metrics formulate the PMI index to highlight growth (expanded manufacturing), or contraction (declining manufacturing).

TORONTO, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Canada’s manufacturing sector contracted in October for the first time this year as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on activity, and after inflation pressures intensified.

The ‌S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.6 last month from 51.5 in September, marking the first move below the 50 threshold since December. A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the sector.

“Having enjoyed an uninterrupted run of solid growth throughout 2026 so far, Canada’s manufacturing sector ran out of steam in October,” Paul Smith, economics ⁠director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said in a statement. “Against a backdrop of tariffs and ongoing supply-side disruption, firms reported concurrent drops in both output and new orders over the month.” (read more)

Meanwhile in the USA:

WASHINGTON DC – The ISM Manufacturing Index jumped a full point in October to 55.5, beating Wall Street expectations of 54.7 and marking the tenth consecutive month American manufacturing has been in expansion territory. This is not statistical noise. It is Trumpnomics at work.

The internals are even stronger than the headline. New orders registered 55.5. Production surged to 59.0. Factory employment remained firmly in expansion at 52.4. Inventories rose to 51.4. Every one of the five components that make up the headline ISM index is now signaling expansion. Export orders also rose to 51.2.

For perspective, throughout most of 2023 and 2024, American manufacturing languished in contraction. Factories were closing, supply chains remained offshore, and America continued surrendering strategic industrial capacity. Now the arrow is pointing sharply in the other direction. (read more)