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We had a great time tonight on the program, and got to welcome new Conspirators for freedom! If you missed it, here it the Rumble replay, and you can check out the show live, m-f 6 PM on Rumble, on X, or later, on Spotify or via Substack with the audio pod! Thanks to all the viewers and to the great journalists we got to feature. Take care, everyone! Aud-pod is here! And here are some of the key items you’ll find on it!

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Speculation about Trump’s speech is a time-waster, other than considering the fact that most of what he will discuss will pertain to things the US Government should not be doing according to their vaunted Constitution. The State of the Union address originates from Article II, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which requires the president to “from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” George Washington delivered the first in-person annual message to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1790, in New York City. Thomas Jefferson shifted to a written report in 1801, viewing oral delivery as too monarchical; this practice lasted over a century until Woodrow Wilson revived spoken addresses in 1913. The term “State of the Union” gained usage under Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s and became official in 1947.

Perhaps Pam Bondi will claim that the US has saved even more lives by killing people without trial and breaching due process, breaching the Constitution, and forcing you to pay for the slaughter?

Antiwar and several newspapers are reporting that Pentagon officials are warning President Trump that a war with Iran would be disastrous. Numerous reports note that the person issuing that warning is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, General Dan Caine. In his inimitable non-style, Trump calls this fake news. He says General Caine thinks that a war with Iran would be “easily won.” He also says that no one but him will make that decision. As Natali Morris, or Redacted, this morning observed: “‘It’s not supposed to work that way. Congress is supposed to declare war, according to Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress, not the president, the power “to declare War.” Yet President Trump is signaling that he alone will decide whether the United States goes to war with Iran.’ The President reportedly is “frustrated that a war with Iran would not be a quick one-and-done victory for the U.S. and Israel.”
This echoes 2003, when Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that stabilizing post-invasion Iraq likely would require “something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers.” That estimate directly contradicted much lower troop projections coming from the Pentagon’s civilian leadership. Then–Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz publicly dismissed Shinseki’s assessment as “wildly off the mark.” Shinseki was also informed he would be retiring earlier than some expected, which many observers interpreted as retaliation for his testimony.
But General Shinseki was correct. A Natali notes: ‘U.S. troop levels rose above 160,000 during the 2007 surge. His warnings were not heeded, and a deadly and expensive war was dragged on. Is General Caine this decade’s General Shinseki?’

Even within Israel, some are acknowledging how dangerous this move by Trump could be

And don’t you dare speak the truth about Israel if you are in the US military.

-Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul note the insult to reality of any claim Trump might make to being a “peacemaker” Here they are, from today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report LINK
-More insanity from the CIA

-Judge Napolitano and Matt Hoh remind us of the fakery re Iran that we have heard from Trump and Co

- A key post from David Stockman, re Israeli influence in DC

-Jared Kushner’s father has been cited by France, where he is the Ambassador for the US, for his callous approach to the French justice system. Headline: “France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access” LINK

The GAZA Reality: Israeli maniacs are ready to “settle” on other people’s land Here is Antiwar on it. Headline: “Smotrich: ‘In the End,’ Israel Will Occupy Gaza and Establish Jewish Settlements - News From Antiwar.com” LINK

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-Zelensky wants all the lost land back. Seriously. LINK
This fire still rages. Ukraine is run by madmen.

-Indeed PM Fico ordered the halt of emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine. Slovakia’s grid operator (SEPS) suspended support for stabilizing Ukraine’s energy grid. Fico described this as the “first reciprocal measure” and stated that any future Ukrainian requests for such aid would be denied until oil flows resume. He warned of potential further steps, including reconsidering Slovakia’s position on Ukraine’s EU accession or other EU-level support.

• Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár raised the issue at an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, demanding transparency from Kyiv on the damage extent, restoration timeline, and permission for Slovak experts to inspect the site (which has not been granted). Bratislava has pushed the European Commission to investigate Ukrainian claims (e.g., send inspectors to verify if the pipeline is operational and if damage justifies the halt).

-And this report is circling. I have not been able to confirm it, but Russian officials are livid and speaking up. Headline: IN BRIEF: Russia’s stance on UK, French plans to hand over nuclear weapons to Kiev - Russian Politics & Diplomacy” - TASS LINK

This is a valuable piece of research on the US handing out massive amounts of cash to state and local interests to build its ICE-POLICE-STATE infrastructure. LINK
-And another horror story, of innocent victims.

-And even former politicians are not safe. Headline: “DOJ seeks to revoke US citizenship of former North Miami mayor” LINK
-AND…

-Border “Czar” Homan had few answers when pressed on agents lying and kids being kidnapped. LINK
TARIFF TERRORISM

The Stock Markets (like anthropomorphic beasts) are fed by the Fed and friends, but even there, the Trump tariff threats and instability continue to cause fear and hesitation. Headline: “Dow has its worst day in a month as Trump looks to impose replacement tariffs” LINK
As Trump likely prepares to push his new form of tariffs — across the board for all imports at 15% — here is a reminder of the fact that anyone telling others that consumers don’t pay the tariffs is lying. Headline: “The White House Still Can’t Grasp That Americans Pay US Tariffs | Cato at Liberty Blog” LINK

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And…

And, despite Trump saying it would be 15%, it is starting at 10%

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Another one bites the dust. Headline: “Ford to close $5.8B plant, cutting 1,600 jobs amid tariff fallout” LINK

AND, mixed with the tariff terrorism, we get the added insult of this MISS GOP Senator telling people that if they can’t afford meats, get other sources of protein. She smiled while saying it. LINK
For context, let’s look at what the Trumpers claim will happen for the “tax brackets” this year. Single Filers (e.g., Individual Wage Earners)

• Low Earner (e.g., $25,000; falls in 10-12% bracket under OBBBA, 10-15% if expired): Saves about $245 (1.0% of income). This comes mainly from the higher standard deduction ($16,100 vs. $8,350 + $5,300 exemption) and lower effective rate.

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• Lower-Middle Earner (e.g., $50,000; 12-22% under OBBBA, 15-25% if expired): Saves about $1,023 (2.0% of income). Wider brackets keep more income at lower rates.

• Middle Earner (e.g., $100,000; 22-24% under OBBBA, 25-28% if expired): Saves about $2,848 (2.8% of income). Avoids the jump from 22% to 25% on a portion of income.

• Upper-Middle Earner (e.g., $200,000; 24-32% under OBBBA, 28-33% if expired): Saves about $6,271 (3.1% of income). Benefits from lower rates (24% vs. 28%) and wider brackets.

• High Earner (e.g., $500,000; 32-35% under OBBBA, 33-35% if expired): Saves about $666 (0.1% of income). Modest due to similar rates at this level, offset by bracket differences.

• Very High Earner (e.g., $1,000,000; 35-37% under OBBBA, 35-39.6% if expired): Saves about $12,857 (1.3% of income). Primarily from avoiding the 39.6% top rate.

Married Couples Filing Jointly (e.g., Dual-Income Households)

• Low Earner Couple (e.g., $50,000 combined; 10-12% under OBBBA, 10-15% if expired): Saves about $490 (1.0% of income). Doubled standard deduction ($32,200 vs. $16,700 + $10,600 exemptions) provides key relief.

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• Lower-Middle Earner Couple (e.g., $100,000; 12-22% under OBBBA, 15-25% if expired): Saves about $2,045 (2.0% of income). Wider low brackets shield more income.

• Middle Earner Couple (e.g., $200,000; 22-24% under OBBBA, 25-28% if expired): Saves about $5,695 (2.8% of income). Avoids higher rates on mid-range income.

• Upper-Middle Earner Couple (e.g., $400,000; 24-32% under OBBBA, 28-33% if expired): Saves about $17,133 (4.3% of income). Significant from rate reductions (24% vs. 28%) and bracket expansion.

• High Earner Couple (e.g., $1,000,000; 32-35% under OBBBA, 33-39.6% if expired): Saves about $33,363 (3.3% of income). Gains from avoiding narrower high brackets and 39.6% rate.

• Very High Earner Couple (e.g., $2,000,000; 35-37% under OBBBA, 39.6% if expired): Saves about $59,363 (3.0% of income). Large absolute benefit from the lower top rate (37% vs. 39.6%).

These figures are estimates for 2026 and don’t include state taxes, Social Security/Medicare, or other federal provisions (e.g., the OBBBA’s child tax credit increase to $2,200 vs. $1,000 if expired, which could add $1,200+ per child in savings for families). Overall, the law delivers the largest percentage savings to middle and upper-middle earners, while absolute dollar savings scale with income. LINK
NOTE: Each person in the US spent an estimated $1,200 last year on Trump’s tariff increases, alone, not to mention the loss of buying power of the Dollar. Yale’s Budget Lab estimates $1,700 short-run, settling at $1,300 for next year; $900 for bottom-income decile, $3,900 for top decile…

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Many thanks to Six of the New Prisoners and to all the great Conspirators who joined us tonight to explore the US warmongering against Iran, the evils of the “war on drugs”, the evils of Trump’s tariffs, Huckabee’s sociopathy, and more! Big thanks also to the fine journalists and lecturers whose work we got to feature tonight! - Join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or X and get the audio pod via Spotify or here, on Substack! Here are some of the key topics we covered tonight! Be Seeing You! -

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Many of our friends got stuck in Mexico after Anarchapulco finished. Natali Morris, or Redacted, has good coverage of this, in her morning email: ‘Drug cartels in Mexico are unleashing violent retribution after the government killed a notorious cartel boss, Nemesio Oseguera, known as El Mencho. The cartels caused violent havoc across Mexico on Sunday after the loss of one of their leaders. Schools across Mexico are shuttered today and most businesses are closed. El Mencho was a powerful drug lord and the leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación. But inside parts of Mexico, his reputation was more layered than the American narrative. In many communities, he functioned as a parallel authority, enforcing order, creating employment pipelines, and during COVID lockdowns, distributing aid when the state failed to show up. The Mexican military launched the operation to eliminate him Sunday, reportedly with U.S. intelligence support. Likely more than support. For years, Washington has armed, trained, and funded Mexican security forces under counter-narcotics partnerships, while American drug demand and U.S.-origin weapons fuel the cartel ecosystem itself. American policy is woven into both sides of this conflict, and now the destabilization phase is unfolding in real time. There are circulating reports that cartel elements are considering retaliation beyond Mexico’s borders. If violence were to extend into the United States, the political consequences would be immediate and profound. Is that the point? Is this the excuse the U.S. has been looking for to launch a military operation in Mexico?’
Zerohedge notes that US intel aided in the attack LINK
Here are Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul on it LINK

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The dynamic duo of Witkoff and Huckabee have done more to unravel the Netanyahu Yarns than anything in the last few months. First, we have Witkoff’s utterly deranged claim that Iran is within a week of “getting a nuclear bomb”. Not only does that contradict the Trump claim that the US “totally obliterated” the Iranian capacity to “develop nuclear weapons, for years to come”, it continues to push the yarn that Iran is developing nuclear weapons in the first place. The Ayatollah years ago issued a fatwah against nuke weapons, the Iranian government was, for years, signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty that allows the nation to pursue nuke refinement for energy (which they have) while being open to IAEA inspections to check on their facilities to check on any nuclear weapons work (and Iran, until a year ago, was not only open, the nation always passed inspections, and Tulsi Gabbard herself said last year that US Intel had determined that Iran was NOT pursuing nuke weapons. Here is Witkoff.

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-The Iranian Foreign Minister on CBS Sunday had to reiterate that the Iranians were enriching uranium for energy, and have not gone for weapons, but that, as a sovereign nation, the Iranian government claims the international right to do it.

Meanwhile, the US continues to unconstitutionally hand cash and weapons to Israel,

…and the US breaks international agreements (Israel has nukes and is not open to inspections) to boot.

Then, there is the Hucka Beehive and the dangerous insects buzzing in his head. This claim to Tucker C, that Huckabee thinks it’s fine for Israel to take most of the Middle East, has sparked outrage around the globe.

-Antiwar has a good handle of the situation as it echoes around the world. Headline: ‘Fourteen Countries Condemn Huckabee’s Support for Israel Taking Over Most of the Middle East - News From Antiwar.com”‘ LINK
-Max Blumenthal notes something key re Huckabee and Jonathan Pollard, the US citizen who sold US “secrets” to Israel, which subsequently sold them to the USSR. Trump and Sheldon Adelson saw Pollard traded to Israel for a “spy swap” and Pollard has lived in the Zion Occupation Zone ever since.

Here is the full Tucker C v Huckabee video, time-loaded to the beginning of the conversation re Pollard

-While Mike spouts venomous verbiage, his daughter sends Arkansas public retirement investment funds to Israel.

-Here is more foolish and dangerous Christian Zionism, via NewsMax

-And here is Caleb Maupin confronting John Kirby at the Biden White House, years ago, bringing up the fact that Israel has nukes.

-Here is our embed of Trump and Witkoff utterly contradicting themselves and the Admin claims of “utterly destroying the nuke program” in Iran. First, Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons and has been open to inspections until last year. Second, even if the govt there WERE, that has nothing to do with either the US Constitution or the deeper reality that you are supposed to be a free person, unencumbered by politicians telling you what to do with your life and earnings…

-Congressman Jim McGovern wants a “War Powers Resolution” before Trump attacks Iran. That’s close to a Declaration of War, but NOT a Declaration of War.

Mike H, from Florida, thinks there’s a term called “Maximum Flexibility” in his lovely Constitution…

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-The Trump DoJ in December court filings promised refunds to many businesses (they are consumers, like we are) - yet, now, the Trump White House says that is not going to happen? According to the initial DoJ filing, the “reliquidation funds” from the unlawfully collected IEEPA tariffs would primarily go to the importers of record—typically businesses that paid the duties when bringing goods into the U.S. But, now,

-Re the SCOTUS-hit tariffs, Trump quickly imposed new global tariffs (initially at 10%, then raised to 15%) under alternative statutory authorities, such as Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which unconstitutionally allows the PREZ to impose surcharges “to address balance-of-payments issues for up to 150 days (potentially extendable with congressional approval).” The administration also signaled plans to pursue additional tariffs via other mechanisms, including Sections 232 of the bizarrely titled “Trade Expansion act of 1962”, 301 (unfair trade practices), and 338 (discriminatory practices against U.S. commerce), to effectively replicate or expand upon the invalidated ones. This article, from JUSTIA, is very good to get a strong handle of what the 6-3 majority ruled re the specious Trumpite claim that it can use the IEEPA to impose tariffs. LINK Tax researchers are trying to figure out the burden his continued incubus activity will place on each US consumer. The Tax Foundation $700 estimate you see here is low, likely by 100%.

-The attempt to use Sec 122 is, even on the statutory level, bogus. Phil Magness has been covering this well:

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— Just to offer it here, Section 338 is in 19 U.S.C. (§ 1-338 titled “Discrimination by foreign countries”). It unconstitutionally authorizes the President, when finding that the public interest will be served, to impose additional duties (up to 50% ad valorem) or even exclude imports from countries that HE claims:

• Impose “unreasonable charges, regulations, or limitations on U.S. goods not equally applied to goods from other countries”, or

• “Discriminate against U.S. commerce” through customs duties, fees, classifications, restrictions, or other measures, placing U.S. commerce at a disadvantage compared to that of other nations.

The provision simply harms US consumers, even as it breaches the Separation of Powers between the Legislative and Executive branches. It never has been used to actually impose tariffs (though threats or findings of discrimination occurred historically, such as in the 1930s), making it an untested claim of authority in modern practice. Recent DoJ and Commerce Department discussions (as of February 22) have noted it as a potential alternative tool for country-specific tariffs following the Supreme Court’s invalidation of IEEPA-based duties, but it remains country-targeted rather than broadly global, and any use would likely face legal challenges due to its vagueness and lack of precedent. Note: There is a separate, unrelated 19 U.S.C. § 338 in Title 19 (Customs Duties) dealing with consular indorsement of invoices and ports of entry, but in trade policy and tariff authority discussions, “Section 338” universally refers to the discriminatory practices provision in the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1338).

It is astounding that some MAGA-Minds still believe Trump’s tripe.

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…yeah… Even in polls, which I typically give little attention, Trump’s lies are reflected as not sticking.

And this is interesting, as Trump moves to put all imports at a 15% tax rate…

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Let’s start our war coverage with the latest on IRAN…

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… And let’s keep in mind what Trump either let slip or intentionally mentioned at his Kafkaesque “Board of Peace” meeting in DC… Here was the headline from AntiWar: “President Trump Threatens War With Iran at His First 'Board of Peace' Meeting - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
-The Iranian government is ready to fight back. Headline: “Iran ‘not going to get bogged down in talks’ – source — RT World News’ LINK
NEXT, we take a less immediate, but highly disturbing and illuminating turn, by way of the character of the US Ambassador to the genocide-occupation machine, Israel. Mike Huckabee’s blithe cheerleading for international sociopathy is nearly unrivalled in contemporary history. Only Lindsay Graham and John McCain are/were as maniacal, but Graham doesn’t include his bizarre “insert religious pretense” in his public calls for mass murder, and McCain? He’s too warm to answer, if anyone were to reach him for comment… Let’s take a look at some of the Tucker-Huck interplay (some of which we got to discuss Friday night on Liberty Conspiracy LIVE) from their interview in the Tel Aviv. First, Huckabee says he’s fine with Israel taking over ALL of the Middle East.

That’s not sitting well with some of the people who live there.

-This segment, which includes an extended clip of Huckabee on FOX demanding that OTHERS PAY ISRAEL reparations, is very valuable. It not only shows him offering that insane statement, it shows the hostess lying about Israel being gracious and donating to the Gaza area, while Hamas somehow squandered the great manna. The commentary from Daniel Davis and Jeremy Scahill is excellent…

-More on the reaction to Mike H... Headline: “‘Absurd and provocative’: Huckabee faces firestorm for Israel border stance | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera” LINK
-And, of course, we have this lovely little bit of lunacy and double-think…

Here is another great, and timely, video, from Interesting Books Reviewed, on YT

…and Reagan’s trusted advisor, David Stockman, offers the truth to expose Newt Gingrich’s bald-faced lies…

-Kushner and Witkoff want regime change, and eventual absorption into the greater Israel nightmare

For the Americans who only focus on US citizens, you can offer them this. Their tax cash killed him and hundreds of thousands of others since October, 2023, and the criminality goes back in time to the mid-1800s

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-ANOTHER death at the hands of ICE… Headline: “Cuban dad dies in ICE detention from 'spontaneous use of force' after medical event” LINK
-and, yes, confirmation of another, as we reported last week on Liberty Conspiracy LIVE Headline: “Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show” LINK
-Here, they attack an 80-yer-old man for his work trying to get a backpack out of the way of their kidnapping activity.

-More news outlets are speaking out to expose the lies of ICE

And, more judges are raising alarms

Here’s … the tragedy of the commons in centralized immigration policing/taxation/kidnapping meets the tragedy of the commons in “education” policies and policing of kids in the prisons called “public schools”

-And…

-Reason has some valuable information to offer to the folks who try to claim that the US government has to round up migrants to stop “human trafficking” Headline: ‘96 percent of people charged with human trafficking are U.S. citizens’ LINK
-But hey, perhaps the DHS will just end up arresting EVERYONE

Trump is racing to not only keep the IEEPA tariffs applied - defying the SCOTUS - he is shifting the “authority claim” for some, and INCREASING the percentage on many products coming to us from willing sellers. Not a single one of any tariff ever forced onto people has been ethical; none of the Trump tariffs is constitutional, and none of the alternative methods he is attempting is constitutional. Let’s start an overview with this:

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and this:

-Here is RT on it. Headline: ‘Trump raises global tariff to 15% — RT World News’ LINK and…

-And, of course, Trump draws a false distinction. He is not supposed to do either of these on his own, according to the US Constitution, and on a deeper level, he has no moral right to force us to fund his toxic activity.

-Since, as we know, Trump pal Howard Lutnick’s sons stand to make BILLIONS off the repayment claims that they purchased, expecting Trump’s IEEPA tariffs would (and just were) found to be illegal (the SCOTUS could have gone further to mention that all Executive Branch-imposed tariffs are unconstitutional), this is something we also can keep in mind.

Unsurprisingly, Scott Bessent is clueless about the SCOTUS ruling.

-And what WILL happen to that stolen cash? HEADLINE 'Time for a refund'? The movement to give Americans tariff money” LINK
-If you are looking for more details on the SCOTUS ruling, here is our Friday evening investigation, covering the ruling, the statutes, the Constitutional problems of all of the “Executive Branch” created tariffs, and more LINK

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Again, David Stockman nails it

Davd Lammy still is pushing to end jury trials - putting protesters in great jeopardy of railroading by the govt. Headline: “David Lammy to face down rebels and force through judge-only trials.” LINK

What do you think of this legislation? Is the manufacture or sale of the product bringing direct harm to anyone? How is the policing of such a statute funded? Would that be through taxation, at the business end of government guns? Headline “Mississippi House passes bill to ban mail-order abortion pills - LifeSite” LINK

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And this, from Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling, of the Future of Freedom Foundation, is a very good look at the anti-ethics of US blockades on Cuba

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Mighty-mega thanks to you who joined us tonight for the program! It was a great exploration of economics, history, and the Tragedy of the Commons, as well as updated news from great sources!- Join the Conspiracy for Freedom, m-f 6 PM on Rumble, or on X, and visit my Substack for the audio pod and Daily News! Here are some of the key issues we got to discuss tonight!

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The Supreme Court this morning ruled 6-3 in a decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts that President Trump “exceeded his authority” (i.e. he BROKE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RULES the DC politicians keep telling us they will uphold) by imposing tariffs on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). (He has used other statutes to apply other unconstitutional tariffs.) Justices Thomas, Alito, and Kavanaugh dissented, while the majority affirmed Congress’s power over tariffs. The ruling invalidates these tariffs but does not address refunds for tariffs already collected or affect other tariffs like those on steel and aluminum.
But, what was the origin of the unconstitutional IEEPA? For that, one has to hop in the TARDIS and travel back to 1917…
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) originated in 1977 as a so-called “reform to limit” expansive presidential claims to power under the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 (TWEA). TWEA, enacted during World War I, empowered a President—“during war or declared national emergencies”—to “regulate or prohibit” imports and exports, including imposing tariffs on imports. This, of course, is patently unconstitutional. Nothing in their rule book allows Congress to hand to the President any taxation power or “revenue” extraction power. This is explicitly spelled out in Article One, and a “time of War” does not change that fact. None the less, characters such as President Nixon invoked TWEA, Nixon in 1971 did so to impose a 10% supplemental duty (tariff) on all imports. U.S. Customs Court (predecessor to the Court of International Trade) initially ruled against Nixon, holding that TWEA did not authorize tariffs. After that lower-court ruling by the U.S. Customs Court (Yoshida I) on June 25, 1974, the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on December 4, 1975 reversed the ruling and upheld the president’s actions. No petition for certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court, so the ruling stood, until…

…Insincere posturing from Congress members who purportedly were, Post-Watergate, concerned over unchecked executive authority saw Congress enact IEEPA on December 28, 1977, restricting TWEA to wartime while creating IEEPA for peacetime emergencies. In other words, just like they did with FISA, the Congress EXPANDED the capacity for unconstitutional Executive Branch action.
IEEPA focused on asset freezes (unconstitutional), sanctions (unconstitutional), and regulating international transactions (unconstitutional), with “congressional oversight to prevent abuse.” (I’ll wait, allowing you to enjoy a hearty laugh at that)…
Presidents, including Donald Trump, later invoked IEEPA for tariffs, citing threats like their old bogeyman “unfair trade practices.” Get it? You being able to buy what you want and decide on it YOURSELF is part of an “unfair trade”. Trade, by definition, is fair, because individuals decide for THEMSELVES.
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in “Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump” that IEEPA does not authorize such tariffs. Chief Justice Roberts held that the statute’s language on regulating “importation” excludes tariff imposition, striking down most of Trump’s IEEPA-based tariffs and reaffirming Congress’s primary role in trade policy. Now, the question of lawsuits over the tariffs, the $175 BILLION (only part of the $250 BILLION total tariff taxes he has sponged via this statute and others) extracted from consumers (including business owners who also are consumers) and the entire tariff framework constructed across international channels via Trump’s tariff strongarming are in chaos. We will report on each of these as we hear news… LINK
-Something to consider is that Congress has passed other unconstitutional and immoral tariff statutes that have not been challenged, and Trump already is using them to apply tariffs, and he is signaling that will to try to use those statutes to keep many of his now-in-limbo tariff taxes alive. The powers under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 for national security tariffs, Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 for addressing unfair trade practices, and Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 for balance-of-payments measures remain fully intact and unaffected by the Supreme Court’s February 20, 2026, ruling. The decision specifically invalidated the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs, determining that such duties amount to taxes that Congress alone can authorize. However, it did not challenge or restrict these other statutory authorities that Congress has delegated to the executive branch. While these sections include procedural requirements—such as investigations by the Commerce Department or the U.S. Trade Representative—and certain limitations on scope or duration, they still grant the president broad discretion to impose tariffs within their defined domains.The Trump administration has clearly indicated its plan to shift to these alternative authorities to reimpose or sustain tariffs on many of the same products and countries previously targeted under IEEPA, including broad reciprocal duties affecting imports from nations like China, Canada, Mexico, India, and Brazil. In his immediate reactions to the ruling, President Trump called it a “disgrace” and “deeply disappointing,” but he emphasized having a “backup plan” to preserve the tariff framework through different legal mechanisms. Top officials and experts expect swift executive actions, which could include new across-the-board tariffs, to limit any disruptions to the administration’s broader trade priorities.
Section 232 allows unlimited tariffs on imports that pose a threat to national security, provided there is a Commerce Department investigation (typically lasting 270 days but potentially expedited), with no caps on rates or duration. The administration is expected to ramp up this authority for items like steel, aluminum, automobiles, semiconductors, critical minerals, and other strategic goods that were previously affected by IEEPA tariffs, with analysts anticipating quick expansions to address China-related technology and rare earth materials.
Section 301 enables tariffs targeting subsidies, intellectual property theft, or other foreign practices “after an investigation by the U.S. Trade Representative (which can take 12-18 months),” and then allows indefinite duties as long as they are linked to whatever the government figures claim are “specific harms”. This unconstitutional and immoral so-called “tool” likely will be Trump’s focus, as he tries to keep imposing duties on sectors such as Chinese cranes and shipping, and the administration has already signaled intentions to expand its use to products from India.
Section 122, though rarely invoked historically, permits up to 15% in “EXECUTIVE BRANCH” imposed tariffs (i.e. unconstitutional tariffs) on all imports for 150 days to “correct trade deficits,” extendable only with congressional approval; it could act as a short-term fill-in for Trump’s broad “Liberation Day” measures while more permanent poisons are developed, though its temporary nature positions it as less central, with the White House possibly seeking congressional support for extensions or new legislation. PHIL MAGNESS Has key thoughts on the legality of this, even on the statutory level…

-Magness adds this. We should note that Jefferson’s belief that the political body can ever represent any “will of the people” is spurious. Only individual volition sees that.

-While Thomas Massie offers this from Justice Gorsuch

- REMEMBER, LUTNICK’S SONS COULD REAP HUGE OFF THE SCOTUS RULING

-AND… Remember, a low estimate notes that US consumers paid $1,000 more for their regular lives last year, in tariff costs, alone. LINK AND…
-Remember that the clownish behavior of Kevin Hasset has brought us his claim that “discipline” should be wrought on the folks at the Federal Reserve who have noted the burden of Trump’s tariffs LINK
-Here is the absurdity of Trump’s thinking. Hello, Broken Window.

And it gets worse. Here is Trump’s official blather after the SCOTUS ruling

-and, even after sucking up all that extra tax cash…

-and Steve Rattner makes a key point

Recall Kevin Hasset’s lying and smile-filled foolishness

Very few people that I’ve seen are discussing this. I think very few people know the Fed did it. The fiat-fascist banking cartel magically used interest rates for the Dollar v Yen to reduce the buying power of the Dollar for Japanese products. Headline: “Fed confirms it obeyed US Treasury request for an unusual rate check, weakening the dollar against foreign currencies” LINK
-More, on GDP for January - continuing to be abysmal.

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Despite many of the folks who voted for this bill being friends here in NH, I think it is important to note the omnipresent political problem of the Tragedy of the Commons we see in the passage of this bill. GOP House Chief Jason Osborne is a good friend, but he is wrong to support this bill. Beyond the problem of collectivist decision-making over pedagogy in schools, and with an understanding of the intent here, which is to exorcize woke cultural Marxist aspects of local school pedagogy, this bill reflects the problem of tax-funded systems that will take money from all, despite the fact that many might have different preferences and plans. It also runs counter to the NH Constitution, which, in Section One, Article Six, clearly notes that all localities shall have complete control over the contracting for their education professionals. This means that ANY state imposition on the locality and its people deciding how much to fund or how the fund will be spent? — UNCONSTITUTIONAL. HEADLINE: ‘NH House passes ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ aimed at certain topics in school…House Bill 1792 seeks to end what Republicans call leftist indoctrination in the education system.” LINK

-Israel is gearing up for more murderous action against Iranians. Headline from RT: “Israel ready to strike Iran-backed forces – media — RT World News” LINK
-Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie have their War Declaration resolution ready. Khanna and Massie intend to use a discharge motion (a procedural tool to bypass committee and bring the resolution to the floor) to force the House vote next week. No exact day (e.g., Tuesday or Wednesday) has been pinpointed in public announcements yet, and the precise timing could depend on when the motion is formally made and House scheduling. Note that War Powers Resolutions are privileged under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which can expedite floor consideration (often within set periods like 15 calendar days if not acted on in committee), but the discharge motion is the mechanism Khanna is using here to accelerate it given the urgency.
This GrayZone conversation w Prof Muhammad Mirandi is excellent. He still is in Iran, at Univ Tehran, and let’s hope he and his loved ones can live in peace.

-As we suspected a few months ago, it looks quite likely that Trump is planning to build a US military base INSIDE Gaza. Here is Antiwar on it: Headline “US Plans To Build a 5,000-Person Military Base in Gaza for International Force - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
-This exchange between Tucker Carlson and Zion Mike is telling, but not surprising

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-AND US El SUPREMO Ambassador to Israel, Mike H, claims not only that Israel should not pay for reparations or even for repairs in Gaza, but also that outside entities (Hamas, possibly IRAN?) should pay ISRAEL! Just insane.

Things heat up between Hungary and the main block of EU stuffed-shirts. Headline: “ Hungary blocks EU loan to Ukraine — RT World News” LINK

US kills more - Headline: “St Lucian fishermen believed killed by recent US boat strike | Local News | trinidadexpress.com” LINK

Here is an example of a good start, from a federalist standpoint. The question is whether the federalist system was a consideration here, or if it was more of a sentimental-emotional decision. Headline: “Detroit police chief draws line, firing officers who sold out individuals to ICE” LINK

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Greetings, fellow Conspirators!

We got to fit a lot into a single hour tonight — a rare abbreviated edition of the program due to demands that came up and needed attention. Because of this, we plan to do a live stream tomorrow at about 12:30 pm eastern time! Watch the mighty X for the announcement tomorrow morning, and we will let you know via Substack, as well!

Right now, enjoy this amazing conversation with the great Eric Peters, of ERICPETERSAUTOSDOT COM (Here is his X Feed!). Here are some of the items we got to discuss tonight… Join the Conspiracy for Freedom, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or X “AT” Gardgoldsmith, and offer your thoughts!

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Indeed. Trump today in Washington just held his first “official” gathering of his wildly unconstitutional “Gang of Peace” or something like that… Attending, of course, was war crim Tony Blair, as well as Jared Kushner, who is seeing his many-years-long plan to replace Gaza with high-rent real state is being set on the “action path” now, and people like Argentina’s Milei (who paid a $1 billion buy-in, despite his country just getting BILLIONS in a bailout from the US government - curious). At the conference, Trump repeatedly lied. More on that in a moment. Here is outside news coverage on the performance. Headline: ‘Trump says allies have contributed over $7 billion to Gaza relief’ LINK During his speech, Trump either let some of his Iran-war plans slip, or he intentionally coughed up the info in order to deceive people. Here is what I observed as I watched (and recorded for tonight’s Liberty Conspiracy LIVE) as the event unfolded. Trump either let slip or intentionally signaled an attack on Iran in ten days.

Here is a lie from Jared K. His long-term plan already has seen him approach investors.

And this, re Hamas knowing the genocide machine wants complete control over Gaza

And this

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams welcomed a guest today who has family ties to Iran, and he also is a great advocate of freedom. His name is Dr. Matt Rostami, and he is based in Texas. I hope tonight to play extended cuts from this conversation LINK
-Likewise, this conversation between Judge Andrew Napolitano and Col. Douglass MacGregor, opening with news we got to cover last night on Liberty Conspiracy, news on US pilots flying F-16s for Ukraine, then leading into an exploration of what appears to be a US plan to attack Iran in two weeks. Watch, when you can, and let us know your thoughts…

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