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AUSTRLIA - Bondi Beach saw the return of OZ mass slaughter, and saw Benjamin Netanyahu attack the Aussie PM for supporting Palestine (Netanyahu implies that the attack came as a result of the PM’s position, which, of course, makes no sense, and is incredibly insulting, coming from the man who (along with others in the Israeli gubment) is responsible for the genocide in Gaza). It also saw Netanyahu claim that a man who disarmed one of the attackers (likely saving many lives) was Jewish, despite the widely seen fact that the man is a Muslim. Aaaand, despite the initial post-Port Author buy-back in 1996-97, violent crime per-capita ROSE, and… despite the SECOND highly publicized gun-grab in 2003 ALSO didn’t decrease violent crime. IN fact, violent crime in OZ did not go back to the pre-gun-grab levels until more than ten years later, after many Aussie’s flouted the statutes and got black market guns. Here is a segment from what I wrote on the subject in 2018. ‘As John Lott has correctly noted, violent crime increased immediately after the “ban,” and homicides and armed robberies continued the upward trend until 2000, never dropping below 1996 levels until after 2010 (in the case of armed robberies, they still hadn’t gone below 1996 levels by 2010).
As Miguel Faria, MD. Noted, after the Aussie “ban” was insituted:

That same year in the state of Victoria, there was a 300 percent increase in homicides committed with firearms. The following year, robberies increased almost 60 percent in South Australia. By 1999, assaults had increased in New South Wales by almost 20 percent. Two years following the gun ban/confiscation, armed robberies rose by 73 percent, unarmed robberies by 28 percent, kidnappings by 38 percent, assaults by 17 percent and manslaughter by 29 percent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

John Lott also notes that gun ownership eventually returned to per-capita levels that mirrored the rates prior to the “ban.” So, first, the claim that the “ban” saw a resultant decrease in violent crime, including homicides, is false. Second, violent crime rates only began to decrease years later, as guns returned to Australian hands against the wishes of the politicians writing the laws.’

As I noted in a subsequent piece for MRCTV (LINK), a piece that weaves in information from that 2018 article and adds more data: ‘And, as I observed in the same article, violent crime, including homicides and gun-related violent crime, increased in the UK following its government “banning” most firearms in 1997.
As Ryan McMacken writes for the Mises Institute, despite highly restrictive gun “control” laws imposed in 1972, Ireland saw an increasing homicide rate per 100,000 through 2014, nearly doubling what it was at the time the magical unicorn of the “gun ban” statute was passed.
A similar result was seen in Canada after the Canadian government instituted gun “control” in the 1960s. Observes McMacken: Canada enjoyed very low homicide rates during the 1950s and 1960s. However, from 1967 to 1977, the homicide rate nearly doubled from 1.66 per 100,000 to 3.0 per 100,000. This decade of growth in homicide rates followed the 1969 bill “C-150” which created new categories of restricted and prohibited firearms, while granting police the power to “pre-emptively” seize privately owned firearms from persons who were deemed a danger to society by the state…
Paralleling that reality about the failure of “gun control” to decrease violent crime is the fact that gun “control” advocates are incorrect to think that more guns in the hands of civilians leads to more crime.
A CDC study of fifteen states (which was conveniently “disappeared” by the CDC for years until researcher Gary Kleck discovered it) showed that armed civilians use firearms much more often to stop crimes than to engage in them.’
There is much more in both articles, so please feel free to dive in. The second link also includes the first part of a video series I did for MRCTV — a series that debunks the gun-grabber claims.
—VIOLENT CRIME RATES OVER TIME, OZ v US: They ROSE in Australia after gun grabs. In the US, despite massive increases in gun owner numbers, violent crime has decreased. Violent Crime Trends: US rates declined ~50% from 1995 peak (684.5) to ~340 est. in 2025, rebounding briefly in 2020. Australian rates rose ~70% since 1995 (driven by assaults, per ABS/AIC), but absolute levels remain ~1/3 of US.
Here are key, relevant charts comparing Australian violent crime rates per 100K versus US violent crime rates for the same, 100K.

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-As Max Blumenthal noted in February LINK: ‘Australia was hit with a suspicious wave of anti-Jewish incidents carried out by “paid actors,” and how an Israeli teen phoned in anonymous threats to Australian Jewish centers… Israeli intel ultimately coerced Canberra to blame Iran…’
-And Mario Nafal notes that Netanyahu already is claiming Iran was behind the Bondi Beach attack, which makes no sense, since prompting people to randomly attack Jews around the world merely bolsters the Zionist supporters’ energy to support Israel. LINK
-WHILE, inside the State Dept, Marco Rubio will be working with a Zionist rabbi to “combat antisemitism” online. Nothing like continuing their fake definition of “antisemitism” and attacking the Bill of Rights. LINK

—THE RHODE ISLAND (BROWN U) SHOOTINGS
The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. in a first-floor classroom lecture hall in the Barus and Holley engineering and physics building on Brown’s Providence campus, during an economics final exam review session. The gunman fired more than 40 rounds of 9mm ammunition from a handgun, killing two students (18-year-old MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, an international student from Uzbekistan, and another unidentified victim) and injuring nine others (eight in stable condition, one critical as of December 15). The suspect remains at large, with no gun recovered at the scene but two loaded 30-round magazines seized during the investigation. “Authorities” are using geolocation data, video footage, and public tips in their search. USA Today’s glorious AI notes: ‘The investigation into the Brown University shooting remains active, with law enforcement continuing to review surveillance footage, collect evidence, and seek additional leads. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley noted that releasing the person of interest might cause anxiety but emphasized there is no ongoing credible threat to the community or campus. Authorities have reiterated their commitment to solving the case, processing digital media tips, and supporting victims and their families as the search for the perpetrator continues.’

Meanwhile, let’s look at the Rhode Island and federal “gun regulation” statutes the attacker broke, in addition to the prohibition against murder… Rhode Island law explicitly bans firearms on educational campuses, regardless of permit status or intent:

• R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-60: Prohibits possession of any firearm (including handguns and rifles) on “school grounds,” defined to include colleges and universities like Brown. Violation is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine. This applies even to legal gun owners; the law makes no exceptions for open or concealed carry.

• Concealed Carry Restrictions (R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-18): Rhode Island requires a “may-issue” permit for concealed carry, which is rarely granted and explicitly invalid on school property. Open carry is also prohibited on campuses.

• University-Specific Policy: Brown’s Weapons and Firearms Policy bans all firearms and weapons at university locations, aligning with state law and enforceable via trespassing charges if needed.

By bringing and discharging a loaded 9mm handgun on campus, the shooter committed a clear violation of these statutes. No evidence suggests that the first “person of interest” Benjamin Erickson (a 24-yr-old army vet from Wisconsin) held a valid RI carry permit (unlikely given his out-of-state residency and the blanket campus ban), making possession alone illegal before any shots were fired.

SYRIAN KILLINGS OF THREE US MILITARY MEMBERS

-What a shock, US soldiers on the ground with Syrian forces, when there is no declared War, and, another surprise, the alleged killer was trusted by the US to be part of its proxy control system now that the US has helped overthrow Assad. LINK More, from AntiWar: LINK
-One deeper aspect, of course, is the fact that these were National Guard members, who are supposed to be part of the Militia, in their states unless called up for War or asked by another state to be led into that latter to protect against violence or insurrection (per Article 4 Section 4 of the Constitution). LINK And, Antiwar on it. LINK
-Daniel McAdams
-And the Trumpers want to move harder in Syria, as the “we’re fighting ISIS” narrative builds in the US and in Australia. LINK

UKRAINE
-The EU creeps closer to stealing Russian assets held at Euroclear bank in Brussels (and sending lots of the lucre to Ukraine). LINK RT has key video on this, and here is the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the matter. LINK
-Estonia’s government is trying to cajole the Hungarian government to prohibit the purchase of Russian fuel. LINK
-Slovak PM Fico knows the score, seeing that Ukraine is a black hole absorbing Western money. LINK
-Judge Andrew Napolitano and Ray McGovern offered key thoughts on the ongoing and reckless push by the tops in the EU to try to steal Russian assets and hand them to Ukraine. LINK
-The EU has sanctioned journalist and former Swiss Colonel and Intel Officer, Jacques Baud simply because he offers information about Ukraine’s military strength and positions in the war that the EU does not like to see widely disseminated. Simply jaw-dropping - and similar to Trump “sanctioning” Francesca Albanese and the core team of the International Criminal Court for citing Netanyahu for War Crimes. Similar to the US deporting foreign students for speaking up in favor of peace for Palestine, and similar to the US blocking travel to the states if a potential visitor’s “social media” posts show favor for Palestinian freedom. LINK

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VENEZUELA - The US Navy almost saw one of its TRANSPONDER OFF PLANES almost collide with a flight off the coast of VZ LINK Here is Antiwar on it, in print. LINK and here is Dave DeCamp on it, in video LINK
-Trump has moved more hardware and men into the region. LINK Some believe he is ready to start an invasion of some kind.
-ISRAEL - This is a good X post on the recent Christian Zionist gathering in Israel, and it links to a good piece at American Conservative. LINK
-IRAN - The US not only attacked and pirated a ship of the coast of VZ, they weeks ago did something similar to a ship traveling between China and Iran. LINK

The Intercept has this story. Well worth grabbing this info. LINK

Terrible news. LINK And… Trump posted one of the most bizarre and sick public statements of the year. LINK

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UKRAINE - Estonia just jailed politicians who oppose NATO. Because NATO is all about western ideals like free speech. LINK
NEPAL - A leaked doc reveals that the National Endowment for Democracy (to which nefarious Victoria Nuland was shuttled after the feds finally had to remove her form her State Department position as the No 2 to the Secretary of State), was involved with or mostly behind the Sept coup in Nepal. LINK
ISRAEL - UNWRA members are speaking out about the Israeli attack on UNWRA workers who had returned to Gaza to try to feed and give medicine to the survivors there. Their statements are very valuable to read LINK
-Israeli killers not only are engaged in genocide in Gaza, new investigation reveals that the government has worked with front groups to traffick in refugees. LINK From the article: “They found out that an unregistered nongovernmental organization called Al-Majd Europe had chartered the Romanian carrier, Flyyo Airlines, to take the Palestinian refugees to Nairobi. There, the refugees were put on another flight operated by South Africa’s Lift Airlines to take them to Johannesburg. Investigations into Al-Majd Europe led to the conclusion that it is not a well-meaning humanitarian initiative. Rather, it appears to be a front group for human traffickers.”
VENEZUELA - The US plans to seize more tankers. LINK
-And, some are reporting that Trump is starting a land-force attack… LINK
In memory of the great John Pilger, a powerful voice for peace, and here, we see him get a frank admission from an unscrupulous US international meddler. LINK
The US is moving more military members and non-human assets into the Caribbean, to pretend they will engage in a ground invasion — which would be insane. LINK
-The hypocrisy of the Trumpers re “drug wars” and their pals in central and south America who peddle in drugs? Yeah, more and more inescapable. LINK

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-Trump lost in court again, this time regarding the unconstitutional FEMA aid funds to states — funds he wanted to not send to NC, not because he knows the federal handouts for “emergencies” are unconstitutional, but because he wanted to refashion FEMA-type aid and supply it in a different way. LINK It’s worth recalling that the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program—which included cutting approximately $225 million in FEMA grants for 72 projects in North Carolina—was not related to the state’s immigration policies or non-compliance with federal immigration enforcement. The termination, announced in April, was a nationwide action affecting multiple states and was part of broader efforts to restructure FEMA. A Trump administration spokesperson described FEMA as a “green new deal slush fund” misused under the Biden administration.
But, get this, the Trump administration did not argue in court that FEMA was unconstitutional and that Trump had a duty not to send out the lucre. Thus, U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns Friday ruled that the administration lacked the “authority to cancel the program without congressional approval,” violating the “separation of powers” - so, if Congress passes more clearly unconstitutional legislation, and Trump or some other Prez declines to act on it/enforce it/execute it, would such a violation of the “separation of powers” not only be justified, but required, by the oath a Prez takes to protect and defend the Constitution?
The court ordered the funds restored and issued a permanent injunction against the termination. Separately, there have been other instances where the Trump administration has withheld or conditioned FEMA-related grants on immigration-related certifications (e.g., requiring states to exclude certain individuals from population counts for grant allocations), leading to lawsuits from North Carolina and other states over different funds like Emergency Management Performance Grants. However, those are distinct from the BRIC program referenced in the article.

The GOP under Johnson unveiled a new version of the “Affordable Care Act”. Rather than eliminating it for being unconstitutional and immoral, they are creating their own provisions and attempting to raise them like sails on the ugly ACA pirate ship. LINK Notice how the legislation attempts to create new corporate interest blocks. From the article: "The GOP proposal -- which will receive a vote on the House floor sometime next week -- would expand the availability of association health plans and what are known as ‘CHOICE arrangements’; impose new transparency requirements on pharmacy benefit managers to lower drug costs; and appropriate money for cost-sharing reductions to reduce premiums in the individual market. Association health plans allow employers to band together to purchase coverage. Notably, the 111-page measure would not funnel additional money into health savings accounts.”

The TSA gave fliers’ personal data to ICE to facilitate more deportations. Pay no attention to the Fourth Amendment, or the fact that the US Constitution mentions neither a federal “power” over travel (either in-state, or cross-state), nor a federal “power” over immigration. And, of course, even if the Constitution were amended, no group of people, regardless of size, has any self-claimed “authority” to demand money or actions from another. LINK (BTW, notice in the embedded video that Transportation Sec Sean Duffey and HHS Sec Robert F Kennedy Jr made a dual appearance to promote Duffey’s foolish toolish idea to put “workout rooms” into airports. How that comports with their already shredded US Constitution remains a mystery that even Columbo couldn’t figure out — but it, like Columbo’s focus, is a criminal act.)
-AND Duffey and his Transportation goons are threatening to withhold from NY state $73 MILLION in highway funds over immigration policy disagreements. In other words, it’s the withholding of unconstitutional and immoral “highway/transportation” funds over a dispute regarding the ALSO unconstitutional immigration police state. Do they ever pay attention to their so-called “rules”? LINK

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-More farm trouble is on the way… From the article: “A survey last month from the Chicago Fed found that third-quarter repayment rates in the Midwest for non-real-estate farm loans were lower than a year earlier for the eighth quarter in a row.” LINK
-More layoffs in TEXAS LINK However, as one reads about the TX layoffs, the larger US picture is even dimmer, in many states, and it is important to study what one branch of the Fed studied — the immigration crackdown. Federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration—ramped up since mid-2024—appears to be exacerbating Texas’s economic slowdown, particularly in labor-intensive industries like construction, agriculture, and hospitality that rely heavily on immigrant workers (who make up about 1 in 5 of the state’s workforce and contribute ~$192 billion annually in income). A Dallas Fed survey found that immigration policy changes are directly hindering hiring, with 20% of Texas businesses reporting trouble retaining or recruiting foreign-born workers, contributing to weaker-than-expected job growth (e.g., Texas added only ~15,000 jobs in September vs. forecasts of 20,000+). This is hitting harder in Texas than in some states due to its border proximity and high immigrant labor dependence—ICE arrests here accounted for 1 in 4 nationwide in early 2025. Broader effects include supply chain disruptions and higher costs for businesses, compounding trade tensions. However, it’s one factor among others like rising interest rates and energy sector volatility. For deeper reading, here are two recent articles tying Texas employment challenges to immigration enforcement:

• Immigration crackdown likely contributing to weak Texas job growth (Dallas Fed, Oct 17, 2025)

• Texas economy, job growth slowing amid trade war and immigration crackdown (Texas Tribune, Aug 13, 2025)

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Flu Shots Now SHIELDED Like Covid Shots — Sasha Latypova Exposes the Scheme, and is featured in this report from Lioness of Judah and the Shannon Joy Show. LINK
Aaaand… “Vaccinated kids” are sicker across 22 illness cohorts. LINK

Yep. More. In this case a boy pretending to be a girl won an Irish Dancing competition for the third year in a row. Don’t think about kissing the Blarney. LINK

Some positive changes. First “Tories to scrap ban on petrol cars” – Kemi Badenoch has said the Tories will ditch the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars if the party wins the next election, calling it an “economic act of self-harm”, reports the Telegraph.
Second. “Khan to be stripped of Net Zero powers that block housebuilding” – Mayors and council leaders, including Sir Sadiq Khan, will be stripped of powers to make ‘gold-plated’ Net Zero demands under plans to boost housebuilding, says the Telegraph.
And… a parallel to the Climate Cultism, central planning for veganism…
From Daily Skeptic: “Moron Miliband Hands £1.5 Million of Taxpayer Money to Make Vegan Supplements” – Ed Miliband has bankrolled plans to make vegan supplements on the site of the former Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland. This is completely crazy, says Paul Homewood on Not a Lot of People Know That.

That’s it for news links! Now, let’s offer two valuable videos that can be very informative! First, this, from Aaron Mate!

SECOND! The Judge’s Intel Roundtable is key!

THIRD!
Going Underground has a very good interview on the US attempt to topple Maduro and insert Muchado. LINK

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And thank you for being dedicated to promoting and supporting the ethics of freedom and peace! Tonight, we not only explored major (sometimes very alarming) news, we also closed the program with two short story live-reads! One, co-written by Charles Dickens, and the other by GG. :) Here are some of the stories we explored tonight…

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THE NDAA - The GOP-dominated House passed the “compromise” “National Defense Authorization Act”, and it now goes back to the Senate for final passage. Thomas Massie was justly and highly critical of the bill, and Massie (R-KY) was not the only Republican to vote against the NDAA. He was one of 18 GOP-ers who opposed the bill (alongside 94 Democrats), citing general concerns among fiscal conservatives that it did not sufficiently curb overseas commitments. The full list of Republicans who voted “NO” includes: Andy Biggs (AZ), Lauren Boebert (CO), Josh Brecheen (OK), Tim Burchett (TN), Eric Burlison (MO), Eli Crane (AZ), Warren Davidson (OH), Byron Donalds (FL), Paul Gosar (AZ), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA), Morgan Griffith (VA), Andy Harris (MD), Anna Paulina Luna (FL), Thomas Massie (KY), John Rose (TN), Chip Roy (TX), Keith Self (TX), and Greg Steube (FL). On the Dem Side, here is that list (which I will put into slightly smaller font, for space:

The utterly unconstitutional continuation of a standing army authorizes $900.6 billion in defense spending—about $8 billion more than the Trump administration’s initial request—and includes a mix of bipartisan priorities alongside provisions that sparked debate, particularly among conservatives concerned about foreign aid, “woke” initiatives, and industry influence. Some of the most contentious elements include:

Massie spelled out many of the Amendments he tried to attach to the NDAA, but Johnson worked against all of them.

Here is Massie, commenting about his effort, and Johnson’s devious work in the Rules Committee to stop the Amendments: LINK

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ISRAEL - Dropsite News on X notes: “ICC prosecutor Karim Khan says Britain threatened to cut funding and leave the Rome Statute if the court pursued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Guardian reports. In a filing defending his decision, Khan added that a senior British official argued the warrants for Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant were disproportionate. He also described pressure from US officials, including warnings of ‘disastrous consequences.’ Khan said the plan to issue warrants long predated sexual misconduct allegations that later surfaced, which he argues were weaponized to undermine him. He added that his case preparation was meticulous and based on expert legal review, not personal interest.” Here is the Guardian LINK
-Recall that in 2003, the US worked to suspend aid to 35 nations that voted to have the ICC cite the US over its Iraq and Afghanistan crimes. LINK
-Last Spring, the US sanctioned Khan himself. Incredible. LINK
-The US recently “sanctioned” each individual member of the ICC LINK
-And this is how Francesca Albanese is being harmed by US direct sanctions against her as the UN Chief Rapporteur on Gaza LINK
VENEZUELA (Scott Ritter has choice words) - The Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov is calling for a full international investigation into the criminal act of Trump to seize the VZ oil tanker. LINK
-Max Blumenthal points out that Trump releasing the convicted drug dealer and former Honduran Prez, Hernandez, emboldened real MS-13 gang members to begin operations there, anticipating greater political support from the Honduran pro-drug, pro-ZEDE regime to come. LINK
SOMALIA - Remember Wednesday, when, on Liberty Conspiracy, we played Trump advisor Stephen Miller claiming that Somalis who flee to the US leave their home nation because they just cannot manage it? Remember that we noted that the US has bombed Somalia over 100 times this year, working on behalf of the established ruling group? Well, that ruling group, as AntiWar reports, has also been working on the ground with US forces, killing people through the use of death squads. LINK
UKRAINE-BREAKING******** - News reports indicate that the “leadership” of the EU is going to move to seize Russian assets THROUGH A TRICKY “WRITTEN” VOTE, doubling the criminality of the already criminal political institution. : The EU Council’s “written procedure” is a quick-move-mechanism for adopting decisions rapidly when time is short or “consensus is clear,” as outlined in Article 12 of the Council’s Rules of Procedure. It’s commonly employed for routine administrative or technical matters—such as approving minor budget adjustments, extending non-controversial sanctions, or procedural housekeeping—rather than high-stakes foreign policy shifts. The move passed, so, now, EU “leaders” will convene to finalize details on using these assets to underwrite a “reparations loan” of up to €165 billion for Ukraine, covering its military and civilian needs through 2026–2027. This would involve loaning Ukraine profits from the assets (e.g., windfall interest, which yielded €3.7 billion in 2024) or potentially the principal itself, repayable only if Russia provides “reparations”.
-This video covers the fundamentals of the cash storage. LINK
-New revelations have come to light that Kier Starmer worked behind the scenes to convince UK banking interests to support seizing Russian assets, much like what the heads of the EU wand Euroclear in Brussels to do to Russian assets deposited there. The UK-based banks rejected this idea. Here is Chay on it, and more LINK
UK banks rejecting a government plan to redirect £8 billion ($10.6 billion) in frozen Russian assets toward Ukraine loans, citing risks of Russian lawsuits, as detailed in a December 11, Financial Times report.

• Frozen since Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion, these assets—part of $300 billion globally immobilized by the West—have seen G7 discussions on using interest profits for aid, with the EU approving €3 billion in 2024 but hesitating on full confiscation due to legal precedents like the 1980s Afghan assets case.

• This resistance signals deepening tensions in Western sanctions strategy, where banks prioritize liability protection over policy, potentially deterring foreign investment and enhancing appeal of non-Western financial hubs amid eroding rule-of-law perceptions.

-RUSSIA BEGINS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ASSET SEIZURE BY EU LINK
from the article: “The Bank of Russia announced on Friday that it will be filing a lawsuit with the Moscow City Arbitration Court. It will seek compensation for damages stemming from its ‘inability to manage monetary assets and securities’ placed with the depository. The precise amount of the claim has not been disclosed.”
-Russian Government Claims on USAID and Yermak Importing Spent Nuclear Material to Ukraine: Recent statements from Russian military officials, including Major General Andrey Rtishchev of Russia’s Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, allege that Andriy Yermak (head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office) personally oversaw the import of spent nuclear fuel from Poland and Romania into Ukraine. These claims, made TODAY during a briefing, suggest the material could be used for a “dirty bomb” under a false flag operation, raising radiation safety concerns. and LINK …. Rtishchev today also claimed that USAID facilitated drug testing (potentially including chemical/biological agents) on Ukrainian citizens in over 30 facilities. This echoes earlier 2022 claims during the invasion.
-This former Biden Admin official claims that if NATO had simply promised not to expand into the Baltic and Iron Curtain nations, Russia would not have invaded Ukraine? She is close. Essentially, NATO (through most of its members, esp the US) DID PROMISE NOT TO EXPAND into those nations, then it EXPANDED. Additionally, the US engaged in the overthrow of Yanukovych in late 2013, installing the pro-Nazi Yatsenyuk, aligned with Tyahnybok, and that regime began a ten-year slaughter in the Donbass, all of which induced Russia to act. Thus, one might appreciate some of this woman’s sentiment, but also note that it’s a bit of sleight-of-hand, at the same time. LINK
-Let’s recall Boris Johnson’s role in extending this war. LINK
NEPAL COUP - THE US BACKED IT (i.e. directed it) LINK and LINK!

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-Kilmar Abrego Garcia yesterday was released from custody by ICE, but now, a fake “administrative judge” in the “immigration court” (within the executive branch, not the judicial branch) has, ex-post-facto, issued a NEW deportation order. LINK
-AND… This man, who for five years has had a work visa, was kidnapped at the airport while traveling for Thanksgiving to see his brother. LINK

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Liberty Conspiracy News Notes:

Greetings, fellow Conspirators!

Tonight, we had the opportunity to dig deep into numerous major breaking stories, and we offered extra focus on the Trump Administration trying to keep survivors of its boat strikes away from the US, because being in the US would give them legal opportunities to utilize Discovery. We also looked at more GOP ties to the Honduran ZEDE fascism, and more! Here are some of the big items we covered tonight!

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*********!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BREAKING: -VENEZUELA. Trump is reported to have seized an oil tanker off the coast of VZ. LINK
-Trump also flew F-18 fighters over VZ airspace yesterday. LINK
-Hegseth will not release the FULL Vid from Sept 2 LINK
-AND we discover that the US did not want survivors picked up by the US or brought to the US, because they could have asked for discovery in legal proceedings. LINK

Trump threatens sanctions against members of the ICC unless they pledge NOT to prosecute him for war crimes… indicating that he knows he is committing them. LINK Trump ALSO wants the ICC to end investigations into Israeli troops who CLEARLY committed war crimes (and many recorded themselves doing so) in Gaza.
COLUMBIA - Trump is threatening the Prez there now, as well LINK
US MIL is starting its OWN AI that can view certain people as “expendable.” LINK
The new National Defense Authorization Act has in it an automatic Conscription sign-up. LINK
-KY Congressman Thomas Massie introduced a bill to withdraw the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, saying: “NATO is a Cold War relic,” and adding: “We should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our own country, not socialist countries. NATO was created to counter the Soviet Union, which collapsed over thirty years ago. Since then, U.S. participation has cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and continues to risk U.S. involvement in foreign wars. Our Constitution did not authorize permanent foreign entanglements, something our Founding Fathers explicitly warned us against. America should not be the world’s security blanket—especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense.” Massie appeared on Redacted at 4:06 eastern today to discuss this and the Epstein Files. LINK Thomas Massie also notes that Speaker Johnson is blocking amendments to many bills. LINK
-CHINA. Caitlin Johnstone offers a rebuttal to the NYT calling for a military buildup against China. LINK
-ISRAEL. Bari Weiss, the new head of CBS, just picked a guy for CBS News Anchor. His adult conversion to Zionism (not real Judaism) is disturbing. LINK
-Netanyahu spoke to 1,000 Zionist US pastors. They have no problem with genocide. LINK

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More on the Alaska test program to move residents of a zone into “voluntary” digital ID. LINK
-Australian govt goons are trying to stop teens from using social media. Did you know that Don Quixote was from Down Under? Did you know that this is a bakdoor way to get ADULTS to register for online use? Of course it is, that is how they will “verify” age… Maria Zee appeared on Redacted today, and offered very valuable info on this, from her locale of Oz. LINK

Indeed, in both Lander (who warned banks that if they did not apply the recently-created “gun shop purchase code” to buys from gun stores in NY, he would withdraw the NYC public employee retirement system’s investment in those banks) and the incumbent, we see very mixed messages. Lander is in favor of peace in Gaza, even as he attacks gun rights in the US, while the incumbent, Congressman Dan Goldman is a hardcore Zionist, but he just introduced legislation to force ICE to abide by the bill of rights when kidnapping people and he appeared at an ICE court to change the dynamic for some people being held prisoner prior to their potential deportation. As a sworn member of Congress, Goldman is supposed to recognize that there is ZERO federal power over immigration, thus seeing a call to END ICE, but this is a start. It’s a “pick your poison” situation, but the true lesson here is that a voter is not just “picking poison” to be given to HIM or HER, the voter… he or she is voting to force poison into another person’s life and make him or her pay for it. Here are links to some of the information about these two opponents for the Dem Congressional seat there in NYC. LINK LINK LINK LINK Here is my first piece about this, for MRCTV, from a few years ago (Sept 2022). LINK and here is a follow-up (2023) LINK

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- The Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is revealing even more of the devious tactics of the Trump DOJ. Since they, first, kidnapped him contrary to any provision of their vaunted US Constitution, then did not give him Due Process when they shipped him to El Salvador (he and 99 others, at least), and then they returned him, but cobbled a case of “trafficking” against him (when they didn’t charge him with that months earlier) and used testimony that appears to have been sourced from people the feds enticed with “special favors” to claim they worked with Garcia to traffick, and NOW, the US is trying to deport him to avoid actual trial action (which would reveal the Dept of Injustice perfidy, via discovery, or see the case dropped), now, it’s getting wild. Here is one of those “info-graphics” that offers some of the latest. Civil liberty lawyers are watching. LINK
-Here is another legal “immigration” bubble that indicates perfidy on the part of the Trump Admin. From the article re that initial deportation run to El Salvador, contrary to a judge’s order, the DOJ is not releasing required information on the legal advice they were using at the time. “Department of Justice officials, citing privilege, did not disclose details on the legal advice given to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the decision to continue the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador in March. The declarations filed in court Friday are a response to a contempt inquiry initiated by U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg, who is determining whether Noem or anyone else should be referred for potential contempt prosecution… …Boasberg’s earlier finding that the Trump administration likely acted in contempt was halted for months after an appeals court issued an emergency stay. A federal appeals court last month declined to reinstate Boasberg’s original order, but the ruling allowed him to move forward with his fact-finding inquiry.” LINK
-“U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell barred widespread warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., unless agents can show probable cause that a person is likely to flee. Howell found the plaintiffs had shown a strong likelihood of an unlawful pattern of warrantless arrests.” LINK
-Blowhard Stephen Miller is spouting more nonsense, trying to tie the abysmal US education system to immigration. Curiously, he doesn’t mention OTHER periods of high immigration when literacy not only was high, it increased. LINK And then there is the scapegoating of Somalis. LINK And more idiocy from MILLER in video form…
-Data shows that ICE has kidnapped 75,000 people who have ZERO criminal record. LINK
-Unless one lives near Portland, this story might not have gotten a lot of attention. It’s from October, when federal ICE agents pulled weapons on a government employee who was trying to drive into a kidnappee facility near the city. After another ICE agent pointed out “he works here” the ICE goons turned their attention back to the crowd, pepper-gassing them and throwing flash bangs at them. How nice. LINK
-And another ICE nightmare attack. LINK
-AND ANOTHER LINK
-AND, to recall from yesterday, Trump is going to expand the “no visitors at all” list by another 30 nations. LINK

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After soaking in great reports from people such as the team at RT and the folks at AntiWar and the Ron Paul Institute, and many other key news sources, we got to hit numerous key matters on our live program. Here is the Audio! - Feel free to join us, m-f at 6 pm on Rumble and my x :) And here are some of the big stories we covered tonight!

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE
Rick Sanchez offers a segment that helps viewers see the ways Indian resellers will work to continue supplying Russian fuel to European consumers, despite the EU thugs who want to stop the trade. LINK
And Rick spoke to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who, in this clip, reveals, “Hungary stands out as one of the rare EU nations genuinely championing peace in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Brussels ruling elite are determined to drag out the conflict, no matter the cost to their own people.” LINK
-Trump is calling for new elections in Ukraine LINK and Zelensky now seems to be okay with that idea. He has agreed to the idea of holding new elections, but with key caveats tied to “security and legal changes.” On December 9, 2025, during a visit to Italy (en route to meetings with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni), he told reporters from La Repubblica and Il Messaggero: “I am always ready [for elections].” He elaborated that he would ask Ukrainian lawmakers to prepare “proposals regarding the possibility of amending the legislative foundations and the law on elections during martial law.” Zelensky specified a timeline: Ukraine could hold elections “within 60-90 days” if external support is provided. He explicitly called on the US (and Europe) to “ensure security for the vote,” stating: “I ask the U.S., together with Europe, to ensure the security of the elections. Then, within the next 60-90 days, Ukraine will be ready for elections.” This response came hours after Trump’s comments and aligns with Zelensky’s recent European tour (including stops in Paris and London) to coordinate a counter-proposal to the US peace plan, which he plans to send to Washington on December 10.
-AND Zelensky says that Ukraine will not give up any land in a peace deal. That means there will be no peace deal and Ukraine will lose more and more land. Trump has specified that the Donbass will have to go to Russia. Zelensky wants Europe to help him prolong a fight. It’s insane. LINK
-YET, as TRUMP PORTRAYS HIMSELF AS WANTING AN END IN UKRAINE, HIS GOP and MANY DEMS PUSH MORE MONEY TO UKRAINE IN THE “NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT”. How is that US “defense”? How come Trump doesn’t speak up about this? Curious. This is particularly notable when one thinks about the tricky way that Trump pretends that NATO weapons to Ukraine will be paid by European nations, when, in fact, nearly 70% of NATO’s military budget is funded by the US. Here are Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul, expanding on what we last night reported is in the NDAA LINK.
-And Zelensky is working with EU-UK politicians to keep pretending there is a chance. Here is Chay Bowes on it LINK

ISRAEL-GAZA
-Tony Blair is said to be “Out” as governor of the further occupation of Gaza. The horrific Iraq darkness hovers over him like a pall. LINK

VENEZUELA

-Here is Col Wilderson reaffirming what we seem to see re US long-term strategy in Central and South America. It’s a positioning attempt to block China. LINK

-On the heels of the X-EU battle, META is caving. LINK

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-Despite there being no constitutional “power” or ethical justification for political agents to claim a power to demand “visas” to travel, the US has “revoked” 85,000 of them from foreigners since January. LINK
-And Trump plans to ban incoming travel from 30 more nations, after banning it from 19 last week. LINK Are you hearing much about this in the pop media? Essentially, this is Trump duplicating his travel bans from the so-called “pandemic” of 2020.
-”Department of Justice officials, citing privilege, did not disclose details on the legal advice given to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about the decision to continue the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelans to El Salvador in March.” LINK The declarations filed in court Friday are a response to a contempt inquiry initiated by U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg, who is determining whether Noem or anyone else should be referred for potential contempt prosecution.

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-Ken Klippenstein got out the info over the weekend. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), under Attorney General Pam Bondi, issued a leaked internal memo on December 4, 2025, outlining a new directive to identify and target groups or entities potentially involved in “domestic terrorism.” This represents a significant escalation in the federal government’s approach to what it deems supportive of or constitutive of terrorism, particularly in the context of political activism and speech opposing President Trump’s policies. The memo instructs all U.S. law enforcement agencies to compile a national list of such groups, emphasizing acts driven by “extreme viewpoints, anti-American sentiments and a willingness to use violence to serve those beliefs.” Key Elements of the New Position

• Broad Definition of Domestic Terrorism Acts: The memo categorizes activities like “organized doxing of law enforcement, mass rioting and destruction in our cities, violent efforts to shut down immigration enforcement, [and] targeting of public officials or other political actors” as potential domestic terrorism. These could encompass protest-related actions against Trump’s immigration crackdown or other initiatives.

• Link to Speech and Ideological “Sentiments”: It explicitly ties terrorism to ideological speech or views labeled as “anti-American,” including “anti-Christianity, anti-capitalism, adherence to radical gender ideology, hostility towards traditional views on family, religion, and morality, and views in favor of mass migration and open borders.” This framing suggests that certain forms of public discourse or advocacy—such as criticism of U.S. policies on borders, religion, or capitalism—could be flagged if perceived as fueling the listed acts, potentially chilling protected speech.

• First Amendment Caveat: The memo includes a disclaimer in a footnote: “The United States Government does not investigate, collect, or maintain information on U.S. persons solely for the purpose of monitoring activities protected by the First Amendment. No investigation may be opened based solely on activities protected by the First Amendment or the lawful exercise of rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States.” Critics argue this is insufficient to prevent abuse, given the vague criteria.

This appears to be the first formal implementation of Trump’s repeated calls to classify left-wing activists, including those affiliated with antifa, and including people who speak out against Christian Zionism, as “terrorists”. The memo was leaked over the December 7-8 weekend and first reported in detail by investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein.