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Natural rights are inherent, as Jefferson noted 250 years ago. Jacob Hornberger founded the Future of Freedom Foundation to defend natural rights, and help teach people about the heroes of freedom who have come before our era. In this conversation, we get Jacob’s insights on the stark difference between the principled stance of many Founders and the political predation perpetrated by various levels of government. From the immigration police state, to international war, Jacob puts a lens to the trouble, and shows us why freedom and voluntary association -- including market activity -- are the ethical ways to live. Join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble or X “AT” gardgoldsmith. Subscribe to the Gardner Goldsmith Substack for Daily News and research backing freedom, and visit the “Former Star Trek Writing Fellow” ch on YT or Rumble for great book suggestions and insights into film and television work! Be Seeing You!

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Immense thanks to Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, for joining us to discuss his excellent piece on the striking contrast between the principles expressed and respected in the Declaration of Independence and the current immigration police state in the US. We had a great conversation, and got to discuss excellent work by journalists.- I hope plenty of folks are following them here, and I hope folks will join us, m-f at 6 pm for Liberty Conspiracy LIVE, on Rumble or on X! - The audio pod always follows each show, via Substack and Spotify! Here is the link to tonight’s video: Liberty Conspiracy Live 7-6-26 Iran, Trump Blindness, EU Bloodlust, Hornberger! https://rumble.com/v7ccvi0-liberty-conspiracy-live-7-6-26-iran-trump-blindness-eu-bloodlust-hornberger.html

And here are some of the major issues we got to cover, tonight!

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The FUNERAL: Massive “Khamenei’s funeral reflects ‘a real sense of unity’ – analyst (VIDEO) — RT World News” LINK

Donald Trump recently commented on the massive crowds at the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (killed in the Feb. 28, 2026, US airstrike that also murdered Boshra Khamenei (Khamenei’s daughter), Zahra Mohammadi Golpayegani (Khamenei’s granddaughter, Boshra’s daughter who was 14 months old), Mesbah Bagheri Kani (Khamenei’s son-in-law, and husband of Boshra), Zahra Haddad-Adel (Khamenei’s daughter-in-law). Not only did Trump react to the massive turnout (nearly 10 million, estimated, in numerous cities — the largest funereal gathering in human history) in such a flip manner that Flip Wilson (who became a pastor after his work as a comedian) would likely change his name, Trump appeared to have forgotten that HE and his military who carried out his orders were responsible for the murders…

Trump expressed shock at the scale of turnout and mourning:

• -“I thought people hated him.” / “I thought they hated Khamenei!” (referring to the massive crowds and people crying at the funeral).

• -He suggested the tears might be “fake.”

• -On the concentration of Iranian leadership at the events: “They are all there. One shot [and we can take them all out], but we are not going to do that because then we would have nobody to negotiate with.”

• -He described giving Iran “a week off for a funeral because we’re nice.”

• -Negotiations were paused until after the funeral, with an agreement that “neither side will shoot the other during the funeral proceedings.”

These remarks appear in multiple news reports. The combination of downplaying genuine mourning/support for Khamenei while highlighting a hypothetical military opportunity strongly suggest Trump is an immoral sociopath — in the same vein as Mark Levin:

Meanwhile, their friend, and recipient of our tax money, Benjamin Netanyahu, claims that world sentiment that opposes Israeli aggression is concocted by bot farms and influence campaigns, kinda like the bot farms and influence campaigns numerous reporters have discovered to be under the control of, or financially supported by, Israel.

These efforts are part of the Israeli “hasbara” (“public diplomacy”) or information operations. The most prominent recent example is the “Esther Project” (revealed via US Foreign Agents Registration Act/FARA filings in 2025):

• Israel’s Foreign Ministry (via the Israel Government Advertising Agency) hired Bridges Partners LLC (a US firm set up in Delaware in June 2025 by Israeli consultants Uri Steinberg and Yair Levi) to recruit and manage 14–18 US-based social media influencers.

• Influencers were reportedly paid around $6,000–$7,000 per post (with total campaign billings up to ~$900,000) to create pro-Israel content on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X. The campaign ran roughly July–November 2025, with influencers expected to post 25–30 times per month.

• The activity was registered under FARA as foreign agent work. Some payments also went to consultants (e.g., Nadav Shtrauchler, linked to Netanyahu circles).

• Netanyahu met with pro-Israel influencers in New York (some denied direct payment from Israel).

Keep in mind that the Biden Admin almost prosecuted “influencers” such as Dave Rubin who were willing to do work to explain that Russia was not influencing the 2016 election (the funds purportedly came from two employees at RT), and the Biden Admin BANNED RT, forcing many American workers to move to Russia in order to continue doing their work.

Israel has used multiple U.S. firms in parallel influence efforts around the same period. Some of those other contractors do have Trump-world ties:

• Brad Parscale (Trump’s 2016 digital director and former campaign manager) runs Clock Tower X LLC, which received a separate multimillion-dollar contract from Israel for AI/content work.

• Other elements in Israel’s broader network involve evangelical/Christian PR firms or media outlets (e.g., Salem Media Group) with indirect Trump-family connections.

This, also, from Netanyahu, re Lebanon, is amazingly absurd. It is not Hezbollah that is attacking Christian communities and sites. The Israeli Offense Force has done so in Lebanon, Gaza, Jerusalem, and the West Bank.

Oh, and there’s this…

AND… this. It must be fascinating to be so desperate for the job, or so lacking of self-esteem, or so immoral, that a reporter/host can roll along with this absurd nonsense.

MORE on the MASSIVE Funeral for Ali Khemeini - This, from Laith Marouf, of Palestine Action, is very valuable

And, if you can watch all of this fantastic conversation between Max Blumenthal and Seyed Mirandi, you’ll be well rewarded. Max is in Tehran, reporting for The GrayZone

Yeah. The “Ceasefire” continues… Right, Zionists?

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Just a reminder of the history of Israel, the Irgun bombing the King David Hotel in the 1940s

Multiple investigations provide evidence that certain people at Microsoft had significant knowledge of the collaboration with Israel’s Unit 8200 and the scale/nature of the data involved, though Microsoft maintains that top leadership and the company as a whole were not aware it involved mass storage and processing of intercepted civilian Palestinian phone calls for surveillance purposes. LINK

Key Details:

The primary sources are the August 2025 joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call, based on leaked internal Microsoft documents and interviews with 11 sources (from Microsoft and Israeli military intelligence). These reports detail how Unit 8200 used Microsoft’s Azure cloud (with a customized, segregated setup) starting around 2022 to store massive volumes of data, including audio files of millions of daily Palestinian phone calls from Gaza and the West Bank.

• 2021 meeting with Satya Nadella:

  Unit 8200’s then-commander Yossi Sariel met Nadella at Microsoft headquarters in Seattle. Sariel discussed moving large amounts of “sensitive workloads” and secret/top-secret data to the cloud (up to 70% of Unit 8200’s data). Nadella expressed support, described the partnership as “critical” for Microsoft, and offered resources to help migrate workloads gradually. Internal Microsoft records of the meeting exist. Microsoft states Nadella was present for only about 10 minutes, that the specific content of the data (e.g., civilian phone calls) was not discussed, and that he was unaware of plans to store such data.

• Internal Microsoft documents and operational involvement:

  These show Microsoft engineers (including some Israel-based staff and Unit 8200 alumni) worked closely and daily with Unit 8200 on security features and implementation. Documents reference raw intelligence data, audio files, enormous storage needs (“a million calls an hour”), and projected revenue in the hundreds of millions of dollars. By mid-2025, around 11,500 terabytes of Israeli military data (roughly equivalent to 200 million hours of audio) were reportedly stored on Azure servers in the Netherlands and elsewhere. Sources indicated that Israel-based Microsoft personnel were given indications it involved audio files on a massive scale, with one noting it was “pretty clear what it is.” LINK!

• Microsoft’s official position:

  The company has stated that it was not aware Unit 8200 was using Azure for “the surveillance of civilians or collection of their cellphone conversations.” It framed the engagement as cybersecurity support. An earlier external review (before the full revelations) found “no evidence” of use to target or harm people in Gaza. After the August 2025 reporting, Microsoft launched another review, found evidence supporting elements of the reporting (e.g., Azure storage consumption in the Netherlands and AI services use), and in September 2025 terminated Unit 8200’s access to specific cloud storage and AI services, citing a violation of its terms prohibiting facilitation of mass civilian surveillance.

Later reporting (into 2026) noted an internal Microsoft probe that led to the departure of Microsoft Israel’s chief (Alon Haimovich) and some senior managers, amid “concerns about transparency from Israel-based staff.” (In other words, they had to jettison the baggage and hope that the move would give them sufficient PR cover). Microsoft has denied allegations of leadership involvement in knowingly supporting the described project, but these reports indicate that the denials are false. LINK

The 7amleh study on voice surveillance (mentioned in the original post) aligns with and builds upon these revelations, as the stored audio/call data would enable AI processing like voice biometrics.In short: The investigations reveal deep technical and commercial collaboration, with operational-level Microsoft personnel having clear indications of the project’s massive scale and audio/intelligence data characteristics. However, Microsoft denies (and the reporting does not provide definitive proof of) specific prior knowledge at the highest levels that the data consisted of mass-intercepted civilian Palestinian phone calls being used for broad surveillance and targeting. Microsoft ultimately acted by restricting access after the public reporting. These accounts come from journalistic investigations citing documents and sources on both sides.

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Russian forces last night blasted multiple locations in and around Kiev. One of those appears to have been an arms-manufacturing facility called Vizar plant, in the Kyiv region, which produces and repairs anti-aircraft systems, Neptune missiles, and related components. LINK LINK (RT) Press Sec for Putin Dmitri Peskov confirms that Russia no longer is engaged in a “special military operation” but now is engaged in War.

The details on that Russian strike, and more information on the US-NATO provision of weapons to Ukraine — something that they cannot sustain

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte aggressively have promoted expanded weapons production across Europe. Von der Leyen’s ReArm Europe plan and European “Defence” Industrial Strategy call for joint procurement, hundreds of billions in new spending, and a strengthened European “defence” industrial base to achieve “strategic autonomy.”

Rutte has urged allies to adopt a “wartime mindset” and rapidly scale up output of ammunition, drones, missiles, and other capabilities. LINK Politicians present this as both a security necessity and an economic opportunity—creating jobs, boosting GDP, and revitalizing industry. Yet from the Austrian School perspective, this view rests on a fundamental misunderstanding of how economies function.Military production does not create wealth; it consumes it.

Scarce resources—skilled labor, steel, energy, capital goods, and entrepreneurial talent—are diverted from the production of consumer goods and long-term capital formation toward goods whose primary purpose is destruction or stockpiling. This reallocation occurs through taxation, borrowing, and regulatory pressure, not voluntary exchange. The result is classic crowding-out: private investment falls as resources are bid away by state demand, distorting relative prices and the capital structure.Austrian analysis, rooted in Mises’ calculation problem and Hayek’s knowledge problem, shows why central direction of production fails to replicate market outcomes. Wartime or rearmament “booms” register higher measured output while actual consumer welfare declines through shortages, inflation, and suppressed living standards. Post-war recoveries have repeatedly demonstrated that genuine growth resumes only when resources return to peaceful, consumer-oriented uses.Europe’s push for greater arms manufacturing, however well-intentioned on security grounds, risks precisely the economic weakening its advocates claim to avoid. Sound policy would prioritize removing barriers to voluntary production rather than engineering new ones under the banner of national or continental strength.

Key EU statements:

• Ursula von der Leyen, Press statement on the defence package (ReArm Europe): https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/et/statement_25_673

• European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS): https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-industry/edis-our-common-defence-industrial-strategy_en

• Mark Rutte, “To Prevent War, NATO Must Spend More” (December 2024): https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/events/transcripts/2024/12/12/to-prevent-war-nato-must-spend-more

Annnnnd… MORE Terroristic action revealed, driven by Ukraine and Europe/UK “UK orchestrated Ukrainian attack on iconic museum – Moscow (VIDEO) — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK

The battle over what the fiat-currency, cronyist, central banking cartel will do with the money supply continues.

The Central Bank Power Struggle: Rhetoric, Rates, and the Illusion of ControlThe rhetorical battle between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve over interest rates exposes the core flaw of central banking. President Trump has repeatedly demanded aggressive rate cuts to ease government borrowing costs on trillions in debt, boost housing, and stimulate growth ahead of the November midterms. He has publicly criticized Fed Chair Jerome Powell and pushed for rates as low as 1 percent or below.

Many on the Federal Open Market Committee, however, have resisted, citing persistent inflation risks and a commitment to their 2 percent target. Markets currently assign only a 21 percent chance of any rate cuts in 2026.

From an Austrian perspective, this clash is a distraction. Interest rates are not tools for politicians or bureaucrats to wield; they are market prices reflecting individuals’ time preferences between present and future consumption. When the Fed artificially suppresses them, it distorts capital allocation, fuels malinvestment, and sets the stage for the next boom-bust cycle—the very phenomenon Austrian economists from Mises to Hayek identified as inherent to central banking.The Supreme Court’s June 29, 2026, ruling in Trump v. Cook (5-4) further entrenches this system. The Court blocked President Trump’s attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, preserving the Board’s “for cause” removal protection while litigation continues.

This decision reinforces the myth of Fed “independence” from political pressure, even as it limits the administration’s ability to reshape the Board and ease the path to lower rates before the elections.Neither side offers a genuine free-market solution. Political pressure for easy money and bureaucratic resistance to it both rely on the same flawed premise: that a central authority should manipulate the money supply and interest rates at all. The real path to stable prices and sustainable growth lies in ending the Fed’s monopoly and allowing interest rates to emerge freely from voluntary savings and investment. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-prevents-trump-from-firing-fed-governor/

Meanwhile, no one is free when the government controls what is so-called “legal tender”. For those of your friends who are “constitutionalists”, please let them know that even in the US Constitution, the “founders” stated that the US govt can coin money, but not the ONLY money. We should be free to hold gold and silver in our own vaults and issue currency based on our reserves, and if the market begins to show that we do not hold in reserve enough to fulfill calls if people with the currency slips want their metal, our institution will fail and more stable and transparent institutions will gain business.

It might be worthwhile to recall that the great early 18th C Irish clergyman, novelist, and satirist, Jonathan Swift, fought fiat currency and debasement, and won! Here is the Mises Institute on that! “Government Money Deserves a “Swift” Abolition | Mises Institute” LINK

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Headline! “Trump admin appears to delete air conditioner guidance amid right-wing freakout” LINK

Hannah Dugan’s battle continues “’No one is above the law’: Trump DOJ wants unremorseful judge slapped with ‘serious sentence’ for helping immigrant evade ICE, but she’s not having it” LINK

AND, for the FOURTH and MORE

“Mariachi star plays ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ in ICE detention for July 4” LINK

AND THIS, from tonight’s Mind Meld guest, Jacob Hornberger, Founder and President of the Future of Freedom Foundation “The Declaration of Independence Versus America’s Immigration Police State – The Future of Freedom Foundation” LINK

AND ONE MORE FROM JACOB HORNBERGER!

This, published today, offers more great insights on collectivism versus freedom. “What’s Trump’s Beef with Communism? – The Future of Freedom Foundation” LINK

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It’s the day after Independence Day, 250 years on, and I get a sense that many people who believe in the principles of freedom feel as if the US they see around them is like a studio back-lot, a facade, a mockup of what once was. Saturday, on America Unplugged, author Don Jeffries put it well, noting that there had been at least one more American Revolution, that of Lincoln’s centralizing move, but, of course, the precedent already was set by Hamilton and the centralizers replacing the Articles of Confederation with a much bigger, crony-pushed, banking-taxing, special interest-driven system under the US Constitution. That rent-seeking system has blossomed like a mushroom cloud, clamping down on personal liberty, destroying free trade, redirecting useable capital, creating fiat currency that destroys the buying power of our labor and trade, and spreading death through warfare, all around the globe. Let’s see where things stand, now, after successive generations of opportunists have used the fraudulent “argument for” government (“we protect you from - fill in the blank”) to expand the federal and state government oppression and build on the expansions of those from the previous generation. — As always, please feel free to read all, or just portions, of the Assembly, to leave and return, and to SHARE the internal links and the whole release! Be sure to head to Rumble or Gardner’s X at 6 PM eastern each M-F for the news, from Liberty Conspiracy LIVE! We hope to provide as much big info for freedom fighters as we can!! ALSO, check out the new Former Star Trek Writing Fellow Channels - On YT, and on Rumble!

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So listen to the President as he stands at the foot of the icon-worship mountain and he pushes that new campaign narrative of opposing “communism” — even as he pushes socialistic wealth handouts to foreign nations, he suppresses speech, he invests the US government in a dozen corporations (i.e. FASCISM), and he continues the collectivist education, home-loan, farming, telecommunications control, immigration policing, and other nightmares he runs from the central government of DC “In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism : NPR” LINK

Happy IN-dependence Day

Don’t complain that the people pointing government guns at you and engaging in worldwide war crimes tell you that you are a lazy sod if you don’t agree with their rosy assessment of America. Here is what we discussed Friday on Liberty Conspiracy LIVE, and what we separated into its own video, Karoline Leavitt and Jesse Watters claiming that the US population that complains about prices only does so because they don’t have good jobs, not that TRUMP and CONGRESS and the FED are pushing the US economy into the ground.

Yes… Happy Independence Day

But remember, you are a slave to the US Govt and Israel, among many statist entities

As Mike Huckabee indicates. “Huckabee: Israel 'the 436th congressional district' of US | Responsible Statecraft” LINK
BUT here is some SUCCESS!

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The largest state-gathering of state-figures for a funeral in modern times began Friday, ramped up with official public mourning Saturday, and will run for many more days. Trump Saturday mocked it. He belittled the lives and morals of the millions who mourn the Ayatollah he ordered assassinated.

This is fascinating…

Prof Mirandi makes it clear that Iranian government officials repeatedly stress that their military actions only will be taken in RETALIATION against US attacks or Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

MEANWHILE, the Strait remains in the hands of Iran, as the US government knows but does not want people to understand, especially if they are investing in the stock market.

Returning to Russia from Tehran, Medvedev offered salient notes about Iran’s strength over the Strait.

-Trump continues to breach the MoU

- Here, Mario’s guest, a prof from the University of London, expresses his informed opinion that Israel will return to attacking Iran.

While some foolish people in Europe push this idiocy

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This is infuriating, stunning. What can we do to help him?

Recall when he courageously walked across rubble in Gaza to confront an Israeli tank “The Search for Doctors in Gaza Disappeared by the Israeli Military” LINK

The Russian ground campaign continues to move westward, now enveloping a key region of the area just west of the Donbass. RT Headline: “Russian MOD showcases Konstantinovka liberation highlights (VIDEO) — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK
Here is a very good overview, from Rick Sanchez:

And this, from Larry Johnson

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- Craig Murray reminds us that the EU wants to punish people who post RT material or allow it on their hosting sites.

AND, a reminder re the UK

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This is the latest from the 60 Minutes collapse, as another team member departed June 29 “Another 60 Minutes veteran exits as newsroom shakeup continues” LINK
And…

“Venezuela’s official death toll from quake rises to almost 3,000” LINK Meanwhile, through seizure-sale of Venezuelan oil, previous assets that the US stole from Venezuela, and other “penalties” the US has imposed on Venezuela, the US currently holds and has not returned to VZ nearly $10 BILLION.

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Oh, look! “Armed With New Slush Fund, 'Lawless and Rogue' ICE Arrests 10,000+ in Just Five Days | Common Dreams” LINK
AND… “ICE kept arresting immigrants at Manhattan courts after judges said stop, new filing says” LINK
****AND, to round things off, I want to reiterate this piece by Jacob Hornberger! “The Declaration of Independence Versus America’s Immigration Police State – The Future of Freedom Foundation” LINK

Color us shocked!

The information re sunscreen use and skin cancer continues to emerge. Fascinating revelations!

This, from Mario Nawfal, offers a look at what we discussed about two weeks ago: the fake nature of Trump’s claim that the US was “secretly” moving oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

More on that fake Trump narrative about sneaking oil thru the Strait

SECOND!

Daniel Davis nail many great points in this combination of a reflection on the anti-freedom state of the US today, and the mentality of US warmongers, offering evidence of one such maniacal warmonger who has no problem targeting Iranian negotiators.

THIRD!

This video, featuring a conversation between Jimmy Dore and Roger Waters, offers keen insight into the fakery of the official 9-11 narrative, plus key thoughts about Zionism and free speech. Check it out!

AND FOR THE FOURTH… Though I hold a different position on both the constitutionality of immigration policing by the feds and the position Tony and Don take re “birthright citizenship” (I believe it’s pretty clear that the children of anyone but dignitaries born here are under the jurisdiction of the state in which they are born and they are automatically citizens, based on the wording of the provision in the 14th A), I think you will find this a powerful conversation that echoes how we opened today’s Sunday News Assembly…

That’s it for now, all!

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Greetings, fellow Conspirators!

Many, and big thanks to all the nice people who joined us tonight to dive into the major stories of the day, reflect on history, and dig into a great short story reading, that by the legendary HP Lovecraft! Thanks to all the fine journalists whose work we got to cover. - Join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble or on X, and find the audio of the program on Spotify or Substack, free! - Liberty Conspiracy Live 7-3-26 Freedom, Iran, Ukraine, Immigration Due Process, Fiction Friday! Here is the link to the entire video: https://rumble.com/v7c7m3e-liberty-conspiracy-live-7- Here are some of the major stories we got to cover tonight!

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We this week reiterated the fact that the Trump Administration has no foundation for criticizing those whom they portray as the enemy, “collectivists”. This is because Trump not only sends socialistic welfare to foreign nation-state governments, he runs a giant colonial empire and he has directed the US govt to “invest” in a dozen companies, meaning… fascism (in addition to the fascist regulatory regime that has been long-standing in the US). Here is Thomas Massie, noticing the same hypocrisy.

And here, we see Trump excusing his family members making money off insider trading from knowledge of government policies. This not only indicates that he and his family members have no compunction about such unethical activity, it indicates the sheer scope of US government influence on what is supposed to be a market economy, separate from the polis.

First, IRAN,

…and the realignment of the Middle East, the Global South, and China and Russia, together, with Iran and those nations that trade and work with Iranian people. This is the biggest state funeral gathering of international “leaders” and “reps” in the history of the modern era, likely since the birth of Jesus Christ.

Larry Johnson has some disturbing math to relate when it comes to oil reserves, particularly for Diesel and Jet Fuel

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Notice here that the EU is signaling “greater partnership” with the govt of Armenia, which, as we noted, is a target to separate it from Russia. Recall that Azerbaijan is allied with Israel, that Trump just last year claimed control of a land bridge on the southern tip of Armenia that allows for easier land trade with Turkey and Iran. Now, with that leverage, the Europeans further try to “entice” Armenia away from Russian trade and interests.

OH, and Chay Bowes has a follow-up on the Mayor of Kiev whom we mentioned yesterday on Liberty Conspiracy Live. I’ll post my response to his X post, and it will include his original post.

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This is something that deserves reiteration

And so is this:

1,000 days of genocide.

-This is grisly, starkly real, and important to bookmark, to share… (Here is the direct link to the archive site, in case X erases posts about it) LINK

But remember, if you should protest about this US-generated support for genocide and international imperialism, you’re an “ingrate” and don’t understand what Pete Hegseth is giving you. “Pete Hegseth slams ‘ingrates’ as protesters overwhelm speech to National Guard in DC” LINK

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John Mearsheimers POV on the Russian reprisal against Ukrainian drones is valuable

As Glenn D notes, the Russian Prank Callers got info from Estonian officials indicating that they might have assisted Ukraine in attacks on Russia.

This is an important conversation, offering the POV of a Russian who senses precisely where the Europeans and NATO-US thugs are pushing things…

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Look at how Leavitt and The Chuckler not only make light of economic problems millions of people are correct to protest, but they add pile after pile of flip, obnoxious, clearly careless, lines about war, about foreigners, and, specifically, about nations to which the US taxpayer was forced to bring thousands of deaths. They show contempt for the taxpayer, for the foreigners, and then for the man whom the US recently assassinated, along with most of his family, in Iran’s religious leadership. ALL, while they sit in front of a tax-funded celebration of purported FREEDOM. Orwell would not have included this level of absurdity in “Nineteen-Eighty-Four” because it would have been to beyond the pail. By the way, it’s rich to see Karoline Leavitt mock people for “being lazy” while she derives her income off the productive capacity of others. Just astounding.

We saw that the US unemployment rate for June came in at 4.2%, and that the unemployment rate of 4.3 for May was an undercount, as admitted by the BLS (by how much, one cannot be certain). So, it sure makes sense that the GOP leadership wants to make it more expensive to get shipped goods along US coasts. They want the Jones Act from 1920 reinstated. Yep… Headline: “House GOP wants Trump to let Jones Act waiver expire in August” LINK - Soooo, what has that protectionist special interest act done? It’s forced shippers from other countries to have to shift all of their load/inventory onto US-flagged ships after their first stop at a US port, increasing costs and time… For some reason, they momentarily realized that STOPPING THIS helped bring down prices. That was at a time when people were really paying attention to the fact that the US was insanely blocking Russian goods/fuel. SOOOO, let’s look at that, and then, leave room in this edition of the News Notes to look at TARIFF TROUBLE, as the US adds more stresses to Canadian and Mexican relations/trade w American consumers…
The US imposed a comprehensive ban on imports of Russian fuel (petroleum products) in March 2022, with no subsequent lifts of the US import prohibition. The ban remains fully in effect as of July 2026. Temporary 2026 measures were narrow waivers for third countries only and did not allow US imports.

The Glorious Timeline of the US Russian Import Ban

• -Imposition (March 8, 2022): President Biden signed Executive Order (EO) 14066, prohibiting the importation into the United States of crude oil; petroleum; petroleum fuels, oils, and products of their distillation; liquefied natural gas; coal; and coal products of Russian Federation origin. This took effect immediately.

• -Wind-down/transition period (until April 22, 2022): OFAC General License 16 authorized limited imports under pre-existing written contracts or agreements entered before March 8, 2022. New contracts were not permitted. This allowed some shipments to clear based on prior deals.

• -Codification by Congress (April 2022): Laws signed on April 8, 2022 (including the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act and related measures) reinforced and codified the energy import ban, covering products under HTS Chapter 27. Normal Trade Relations (NTR/MFN status) with Russia was also suspended effective April 9, 2022, shifting non-prohibited Russian goods to higher Column 2 tariff rates.

  -No lifts or easing of the US import ban (2022–2026): The prohibition on US imports of Russian-origin fuel/petroleum products has remained unchanged and in full force. Additional US sanctions (e.g., on major Russian oil companies like Rosneft and Lukoil in October 2025) have further restricted related activities, but the core import ban predates and stands independently.

• -2026 temporary waivers (third countries only): In March–June 2026, amid global energy market disruptions linked to Middle East conflicts (including the Iran situation), OFAC issued short-term General Licenses (e.g., GL 133, GL 134 and extensions/renewals). These authorized third countries (not the US) to purchase, deliver, or offload Russian crude oil and petroleum products already loaded on vessels before specific cutoff dates (e.g., March 12, 2026). These were time-limited (typically 30 days, with some extensions through mid-June 2026) and explicitly did not authorize US imports or lift the EO 14066 ban. They claimed they wanted to stabilize global supply and prices for vulnerable nations. The licenses expired without renewal in some cases and did not change the US import prohibition.

• -Current status (July 2026): US imports of Russian fuel and petroleum products remain prohibited under EO 14066 and related authorities. No general licenses or waivers permit direct US importation. Third-country waivers from earlier in 2026 have lapsed or are narrowly scoped and do not apply to US entities importing into the US.

AND, as they push to make shipped goods more expensive, let’s see what Trump is doing for trade between the US, Mexico, and Cana— OH! Yeah! He’s crippling it. “US declines to renew trade pact with Mexico and Canada. Here’s what it means for each country” LINK

NOTE: “Column 2” is US trade hipster lingo. It refers to one of the two main duty rate columns in the official U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS):

• Column 1 (General / MFN rates): These are the lower, standard rates that apply to most countries the U.S. has normal trade relations with (nearly all WTO members).

  • The trade-weighted average across typical imports is roughly 1.5–2.5%.

  • Individual product rates vary (many are 0%, some are 5–10% or higher depending on the good).

• Column 2: These are the higher, non-MFN rates. They apply to countries that do not have normal trade relations (NTR) with the United States.

  • Currently, only a few countries are subject to Column 2: Russia, Belarus, Cuba, and North Korea.

  • Column 2 rates are generally significantly higher than Column 1 rates for the same products.

It’s coming. “SpaceX panic sends AT&T stock to its worst week in years” LINK

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What a surprise! No one saw this coming… But, remember, it’s all for your benefit and ease…

Then, there’s a little “Independence Day” reminder of privacy, FLOCK CAM style LINK

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Here is an interesting mix of “rules for thee, but not for me…”

COURT ACTION!

First. “US judge halts Philadelphia’s ‘ICE Out’ ban on masked federal law enforcement agents” LINK
Just a reminder, especially given the above story. “ICE’s face-scanning reach has widened well beyond the border, privacy coalition warns” LINK
AND… “Trump hired warrantless surveillance experts for new ‘anti-Americanism’ unit: report” LINK
Here is missing the forest for the trees. First, the US federal gubment has zero jurisdiction in policing immigration rules or even making them. Second, though it is sad and troubling to see a person describe victimization, this is not a matter solely wrought by migrants, obviously. Even if the vast majority of crimes were, somehow, perpetrated by migrants, that would not grant the feds any magic power to police immigration. Third, the federal agency in dispute here has directly killed or been responsible for the deaths of nearly 50 people in the last year. Headline “’What do you consider a serious case?’: Rep. Russell Fry presses witness over states’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities” LINK
BUT THIS, from the 5th CIRCUIT COURT, IS A PLUS! “’Aliens gain due process rights’: 5th Circuit effectively reverses itself in major blow to Trump administration’s indefinite detention policy” LINK

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Strange. What do you think? “Scientists claim they have developed a cell from scratch” LINK

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Sailing across the tumultuous seas of tyranny, we had a blast taking apart big news info and pinpointing principles in the events. And we even got to read a classic horror tale by William Morrow and to recall the pre-Independence Day history offered by the good folks of the Tenth Amendment Center ! Check out the links from the great journalists we got to mention! Join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or here on X, and get the audio pod shortly after each show, via Spotify or Substack! - Liberty Conspiracy LIVE 7-2-26 UAE BRIBES Trump? Russia Hits Back, Dark Economy, Fiction Here is the link to the whole show! https://rumble.com/v7c5v7a-liberty-conspiracy-live-7-2-26-uae-bribes-trump-russia-hits-back-dark-econo.html And here are some of the major stories we got to discuss tonight! Be sure to join us and offer your thoughts!

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Let’s begin with a different blunt instrument today, as we decided to do yesterday. Yesterday, we dug into the “make-believe” that the 14th Amendment does NOT grant birthright citizenship and the deeper fakery that the US government has some “constitutional role” in policing immigration. We then dove into the massive corruption tied to the Immigration Police State, that being the Trump investments in — and Admin ties to — Geo Group, the largest private prison corporation in the US and the main beneficiary of US ICE kidnappings of migrants. Now, we discover that the UAE invested over HALF A BILLION DOLLARS into Donald Trump’s crypto offerings.

But that’s okay, because your bottom line must be going gangbusters! “US job growth misses expectations in June, unemployment rate falls to 4.2%” LINK

Now, onto the kinetic WAR NEWS

The US STILL IS HOLDING NEARLY 10 BILLION of VZ money, even as over 1,000 people have died after two earthquakes in VZ, and the population struggles to keep many injured people alive and to rebuild.

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UKRAINE hit more civilians in Belarus - another attack on a bus, similar to the Ukrainian attack at the start of June, near St. Petersburg. “Ukrainian drone strikes Belarusian tourist bus — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK

The Russian military hit many locations in Ukraine, while the Russian government claimed they were military targets, numerous arms appear to have devastated civilian areas.

But Kaja Googoo Kallas doesn’t get it. She wants MORE war…

Next: “Kiev ablaze as Russia targets Ukrainian war infrastructure (VIDEOS) — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK Here is more, from Daniel Davis and Matt Hoh

Next, let’s recall that many Euro nations are ready to return escaped Ukrainians who don’t want to fight for Zelinskyy. “Europe wants to force Ukrainian refugees to return home to fight | Responsible Statecraft” LINK

Meanwhile, the EU will prosecute people who share RT videos, and any of the hosts that allow such videos on their platforms. “EU court backs criminal prosecution for sharing RT videos — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK

A change of pace… Beautiful!

Tlaib makes more excellent points

And, the Israelis plan on staying in southern Leb, a-course.

Because, well, yeah, this was what one might have expected the Zionist genocide machine to do

Jerusalem

And, the Irony the IRONY - see Trump’s complaint about the Panama Canal and a Dollar… -

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This, of course, is not

And, yes, the Israelis are working towards taking 100% of Gaza

YET, Zionistas still push the canard that to criticize Israeli actions is to be “antisemitic”

More details on the Israeli intention to begin planting more “settlements” in Gaza

Rumors/reports are spreading that Tucker Carlson wants to start a new political party, and it looks like MTG is echoing the sentiment. But, unless the members of this party recognize the magnetic pull of statism, to always expand, to cater to factions (to rent-seekers) and to fudge the original rules of the US or any political system, they will end up, years from now, just like the other parties.

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SHOCK! “Trump administration accused of targeting ICE critics” LINK

JULY 2 was a big day in American history. Here is Michael, of the 10th Amendment Center, on it “Totally Dissolved: The Forgotten Vote for Independence | Tenth Amendment Center” LINK

AND, from Jacob Hornberger:

That’s it for now, all! WAIT! This is happening in NH!

“The Liberty Party and the Rise of Constitutional Abolitionism: New Hampshire Thunders an Indignant “No!” | AIER” LINK Historian David Beito is speaking to two audiences tonight (Thursday)!
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Big, big thanks to all the great journalists whose work we got to feature tonight on the program! I hope folks get a chance to follow them as soon as possible! - Thanks, to all, and to the good folks who compare thoughts on the big news of the day and who try to support human liberty. Join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble or on X. Audio pod is here, via Spotify or Substack! - Here is the link to the original show: Liberty Conspiracy LIVE 7-1-26 Trump's Geo Group Corruption, Iran, Bad Attitude! https://rumble.com/v7c431w-liberty-conspiracy-live-7-1-26-trumps-geo-group-corruption-iran-bad-attitud.html Here are some of the big stories we got to cover tonight!

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Let’s begin with a different kind of opening, and an expansion on the understanding of “Government at WAR” - This is the war on you, your earnings, your property, and the rest of your rights. It is multi-faceted, ceaseless, and expanding, and leftists who claim they oppose kinetic war “ABROAD” often overlook the fact that when they engage government to force others to cough up cash, or they engage government to “regulate” businesses or enforce any other kind of statute they think is “helpful”, they are engaging in weaponized aggression “ABOARD” - aboard the slave ship on which you’ve been forced. They engage in domestic warfare by proxy. SO, let’s see how some leftists (and most libertarians and anarchists) have been correct to criticize the Trumpers for targeting immigrants. As we noted yesterday, the Supreme Court ruling on “birthright citizenship” is correct, because the final wording of the 14th Amendment never included the specifics that the sponsor of the section claimed were his specific reasons for proposing that portion of the Amendment. Here is what he originally had in mind.

- Soooo, let’s reiterate two important points. The first, a more subtle point about the final version of the clause in the 14th A…
The Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” Its primary purpose was to overturn the Dred Scott decision and secure citizenship for freed slaves. During Senate debate on May 30, 1866, Senator Jacob Howard of Michigan, who introduced the language, explained that the clause was “simply declaratory” of existing law. He stated it would grant citizenship to every person born in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction, but “will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States.”
One of the keys there is that this is a transcription of what he said. As a result, the comma can be additive, or it can make the material following it become reiterative and explanatory. In other words, “foreigners, aliens” could mean that aliens is separate from foreigners and not a more detailed added coloring of the phrasing used to mention foreigners. But since “aliens” already are foreigners, the word “aliens” seems to be something of a reiterative statement, simply amplifying his first point. This syntax-based analysis also applies to the rest of the sentence, with “who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers…”, again, these seem to be deeper descriptors of the one exception he is describing, which would be the offspring of ambassadors, all of which he offers with a general opening, “foreigners” and keeps winnowing down to the specific kind of foreigner, alien, he means. In the end, this is made moot, even so, because the final wording of the clause does not even include his elucidation.
Other than stating “under the jurisdiction thereof” (meaning the state in which they reside), Congress did not incorporate the specific exclusions mentioned by Howard, nor the Congress include any enumerated list into the final text. The Joint Committee on Reconstruction and both houses kept the language concise and general, relying on the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” as the sole qualifier. Adding detailed exceptions risked complicating ratification, inviting endless litigation, or unintentionally narrowing protections against state discrimination.
This choice left interpretation to the courts applying common-law principles. In United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898), the Supreme Court ruled that a child born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrant parents (lawful residents barred from naturalization) was a U.S. citizen. The Court held that “subject to the jurisdiction” requires only that the parents owe temporary allegiance and are amenable to U.S. laws—not diplomatic immunity or enemy occupation.
Consequently, the broad textual formulation has established that children born on U.S. soil to non-diplomat parents—including those of visiting or resident immigrants—are automatic citizens. The only clear exceptions remain children of accredited foreign diplomats and those born to hostile enemy forces. Howard’s floor remarks described one senator’s understanding; the ratified text and binding precedent define the operative meaning.
The SECOND key point here is, of course, the fact that the word “immigration” is not in the US Constitution. It was, as Jefferson noted in Kentucky Resolve 4 (1798) left to the states, and it was not until the 1875 “Chy Lung v Freeman” case that the SCOTUS invented such a play-act power. The central planners in DC have screwed with it ever since, and the position in which such claims of power now place us is the loss of federalism (federal “troops” are not supposed to enter a state without a request from that state’s the legislature, or that state’s governor, if the legislature is out of session), and the further loss of our rights to privacy, freedom of association, speech, movement, and due process…
Now, let’s shift to how the illegitimate War on Migrants ties in to a breaking story about Mr. Trump’s finances, and expands on our understanding of matters about which we already have reported that concern Geo Group, and Trump Admin members…
Trump’s GEO Group Investments and Administration Ties to Private Prisons
Recent financial disclosures show that President Donald Trump’s investment accounts purchased shares in The GEO Group, Inc., the major private prison and immigrant detention operator, beginning shortly after his January 2025 inauguration. A July 2026 periodic transaction report filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics details purchases starting about 10 days into his term. As the number of immigrant detainees rose from roughly 35,000 to nearly 70,000 amid the administration’s enforcement push, the accounts continued buying GEO stock. Transaction values for purchases ranged from $143,000 to $445,000, with the final purchase listed in late November 2025. Sales of the shares were reported in ranges of $67,000 to $180,000. Exact net profits cannot be determined because disclosure rules use value ranges rather than precise figures.
GEO Group, based near Mar-a-Lago in Florida, saw its stock price nearly triple after Trump’s 2024 election victory, peaking at $36.46 early in the term before falling to around $16 per share by the end of 2025. The company reported strong financial results for fiscal year 2025, with net income reaching a record $254.3 million — an approximately 800% jump from $31.9 million the previous year. This surge was driven by expanded and new contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house more detainees under the administration’s mass deportation priorities. Revenue exceeded $2 billion as idle facilities were reactivated and new capacity came online. LINK
Former Trump “border czar” Tom Homan also had direct financial ties to GEO prior to entering the administration.
In his February 2025 ethics disclosure, Homan reported working as a paid consultant for GEO Group’s GEO Care division, which provides rehabilitation programs and electronic monitoring services. He earned more than $5,000 (the minimum disclosure threshold) for this work in the two years before his January 2025 appointment. The exact total compensation and specific duties performed remain undisclosed. LINK
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi previously represented GEO Group through the lobbying firm Ballard Partners.
Federal lobbying records show she worked on GEO’s behalf as recently as 2019, including contacts with the White House and Department of Homeland Security on detention-related issues. Specific personal compensation figures for her lobbying are not publicly detailed, as payments went to the firm.These examples illustrate a broader pattern of connections between Trump administration officials and GEO Group. The company, its PAC, subsidiaries, and executives donated nearly $2 million to Trump’s 2024 campaign and inaugural committee. GEO’s performance in 2025 reflects how expanded federal spending on immigrant detention — including billions allocated through budget measures — has generated substantial revenue for private contractors operating under government contracts. LINK
There is a documented “revolving door” between GEO Group and Trump administration officials, particularly in immigration enforcement and detention roles at ICE and DHS. Besides Tom Homan (who consulted for GEO Group’s GEO Care division before becoming Border Czar) and Pam Bondi (who lobbied for GEO through Ballard Partners), the most prominent example is David Venturella.David Venturella (Acting Director of ICE)
Venturella has a long history of moving between government and GEO Group:
He spent about 22 years at ICE (and its predecessor) in leadership roles, including Director of the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (February 2011–June 2012). From 2012 through 2023, he worked as a high-ranking executive (including senior vice president) at GEO Group, managing the company’s federal contracts for immigration detention facilities. He reportedly received around $6 million in compensation during this period. He continued as a paid consultant to GEO Group until January 31, 2025. In February 2025 (just days after ending his GEO consulting), he rejoined ICE/DHS as a senior adviser. In May 2026, he was appointed Acting Director of ICE.
Ventruella received an ethics waiver allowing him to work on matters involving GEO Group despite the standard one-year cooling-off period for former employers. During and after his return, GEO Group secured hundreds of millions in new or expanded ICE contracts. Critics, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, have raised concerns about conflicts of interest and his involvement in detention expansion planning. LINK This is frequently cited as a classic example of the revolving door between ICE and private prison contractors like GEO Group.
Other Ties and Patterns:
Christopher LaCivita (Trump 2024 co-campaign manager and political consultant closely aligned with the administration) was hired by GEO Group in 2024/2025 to lobby on detention center contract issues. While not a formal administration appointee, his role highlights close connections.
GEO Group has historically hired multiple high-level former ICE officials over the years (the company has acknowledged a pattern of recruiting from government). Venturella is the most high-profile recent case returning to a senior Trump administration post.
In the opposite direction, some former Trump-era ICE officials have later taken consulting or other roles with GEO Group (e.g., reports of Todd Lyons moving to a consulting position with GEO after his ICE tenure).
These connections are part of a broader pattern documented by watchdogs like the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), where GEO Group and similar contractors maintain strong ties to officials overseeing the very contracts from which they profit. LINK
No other widely reported cases of current or former Trump administration cabinet-level or senior appointees with direct employment at GEO Group have surfaced beyond the examples above, though the revolving door at the ICE/DHS operational level is well-established. Public ethics disclosures and lobbying records are the primary sources for these connections.

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As we noted last night on Liberty Conspiracy Live, the effort to stop the integration has failed… Headline: “Congress blocks Massie-Khanna effort to kill US-Israel integration | Responsible Statecraft” LINK

Here is the latest fantasy story that the White House scriptwriters are pushing. The Trumpian “threaten to get something from others” motif continues to paint things black. Trump cannot use the military without ending up failing or driving the area to nuclear war.

JD Vance admits the obvious. The Trump Admin is not serious about their “MoU”. They are using it to realign, restock, and try to manipulate political leaders in the Middle East, including those in Saudi, Iraq, the UAE, and Oman. It appears as if the Omanis are not going to align with the US, while in Iraq, the US engaged in a semi-coup to eliminate opposition. This time period also is giving Israel the opportunity to pretend to be “at peace” in Lebanon, while occupying the area south of the Litani, and to give Israel the chance to take more lives and land in Gaza.

More thoughts on it, from The Cradle:

More, from this Vice-Liar

No one can trust Vance or anyone in the Trump Administration. This is clear, and we can see this reflected in this excellent conversation between Nima Alkorshid and Scott Ritter.

As usual, Iran’s govt told the truth that there were NO new direct negotiations: “Qatar Says US Officials in Doha Will Not Hold Direct Talks With Iranians - News From Antiwar.com” LINK

Meanwhile… Let’s return to Trump blaming the oil companies for the price-hikes he is causing. Reason: “Trump scapegoats gas companies for price hikes caused by his Iran War” LINK

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The Israelis have no intention of leaving.

Headline, from AntiWar: “Netanyahu Visits IDF-Occupied Southern Lebanon, Says Israel Won’t Leave - News From Antiwar.com” LINK

Yep, Smotrich and Netanyahu are showing more of their obvious hand.

And, one of the mendacious mental cases who has been helping Israel commit genocide…

MORE “Palestinians Report Intensified Israeli Military Operations in the Gaza Strip - News From Antiwar.com” LINK

And, of course, Trump’s BoP doesn’t want UNWRA involved with helping the people of Gaza, because the BoP is designed to remove the rest of the people of Gaza.

Many people are changing their minds re Israel and they are seeing the censorship that the Zionistas adore. This woman just won in her Colorado-based primary, beating a big AIPAC recipient. She stood up for freedom of speech on college campuses that receive government funds, and for her own expression of principle. She left her job over it.

Tonight we will get to watch an extended segment from the Ron Paul Liberty Report about the rise of pro-peace (on the international warfare front) candidates, especially leftists, and how these candidates and many of their supporters STILL favor aggression domestically through taxation, regulation, and fake-charity welfarism. LINK

MACGREGOR nails it

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-”Federalist CEO suggests sterilizing foreign visitors after SCOTUS ruling” LINK

-”Conservative gadfly criticized over immigrant threat” LINK

-Stephen Miller claims foreigners couldn’t even invent the wheel… Seriously. LINK Notice that he speaks to a man who once joked about assaulting homeless people, and also notice that Miller’s argument is consequentialist, based on his views, his preferences. His illogic and upset at what actually is written in the Constitution’s Amendment 14 could be translated to “a home-builder built someone else’s house and included a door that can open, and people might do open it and enter, so we have to punish anyone who enters the house, even though there’s no moral authority for us to do so and the homebuilder never intended the door to be locked by us.”

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-HUCKABEE - Proclaims Jerusalem the Capital of “Judea” and officially signs the US embassy location as being there. Not a good idea. He also spouts more nonsense about “God’s chosen people” that smacks of racial elitism, ethno-preference, and anti-Christian renunciation of the Second Covenant.

CARP

On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, striking down federal limits on coordinated expenditures by political parties with their candidates. LINK

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion, holding that these restrictions—part of the post-Watergate Federal Election Campaign Act—violate the First Amendment by unduly burdening political speech. The Court overruled its 2001 precedent in FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee, concluding that contribution limits, disclosure requirements, and anti-earmarking rules already sufficiently guard against quid pro quo corruption.

The three liberal justices dissented. Justice Elena Kagan argued the decision would let parties act as conduits for large donations, increasing risks of corruption and circumvention of individual contribution caps. - The trick here is that the First Amendment prohibits Congress from abridging the freedom of speech. Thus, Congress cannot pass any of these statutes.

At the same time, the Constitution confers zero “power” on the feds to “create” corporate status for business owners. This practice grants legal immunity to the business owners, allowing them to shield their personal assets from tort liability claims, and, thus, giving them advantages over real individuals in a competitive market (which no longer is a truly competitive market, since it’s being manipulated by statism). The key is to see that the very existence of statism creates these halls of power, places filled with petty bureaucrats and politicians who will claim power over society, thus opening the proverbial door to rent-seekers who try to game the political system in their favor. The problem is not business or market competition. It is the polis and its parasites who claim the power to control others.

Headline: “SCOTUS agrees to address the constitutionality of ‘assault weapon’ bans” LINK

Remember, Vance applauded the extrajudicial killings of hundreds in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. This ties to his previous statements about what he sees as the need to engage in “extra-constitutional” actions to get the US government to do what he desires. Here is Reason on the looming, ever-more-obvious, threat. “The American Revolution isn’t over” LINK

Here is ERIC PETERS on the current state of US “freedom” - “Independence - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk” LINK

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