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Immense thanks to Eric Peters, of Eric Peters Autos and here on X, one of the best libertarian philosophy and current events sites in the world, for being our guest in tonight’s Mind Meld. We got to explore the immoral, anti-constitutional, anti-economic Obamacare, the immorality of forced collectivism, Trump’s insane tariffs, the unhinged Trump attacks on Venezuelans and others in the Caribbean and east-Pacific, and Trump’s flips on migrants in colleges. How about freedom? Thanks, also, to our great chat audience, and to the journalists we got to feature, thanks for their excellent work exposing key matters in the news. Join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble, and here on X! What are some of the matters we discussed?

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KASH - OUT OF CURRENCY
Yeah, his memory seems not-so-good. This isn’t a biggie, but it’s amusing. LINK

IMMIGRATION POLICE STATE
- A lawsuit against ICE mistreatment in PA. LINK
- The Trans Sec “revokes” a bunch of driver’s licenses for “undocumented” people. Yet there is utterly ZERO power for the feds to touch state driver’s licenses and there is no power for the feds to say they can ok or not ok interstate driving. LINK
-A massive ruling for detained people, including compensation. LINK

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US GOVT “BUDGET DEAL” SEES MCCONNELL, OTHERS BAN HEMP
- Yep. Despite the feds not having any “constitutional” power to ban any product, the Senate did not include language from Rand Paul that would have reversed a reversal of the 2018 allowance by the also unconstitutional FDA to allow legal sales of intoxicating hemp products. The McConnells of the Senate claimed that this would not impede on sales of industrial hemp, but Paul and Ron Wyden observed that the basic hemp as it grows in fields has sufficient THC in it (even if it is being grown for industrial use in rope, clothing, etc.) that the new FDA rules would ban it all. The booze and pot lobbies pushed hard to return to the pre-2018 hemp ban. LINK
- Recall the big to-do over whether SNAP ‘benefits’ would be fully funded or cut off as the feds kept bombing people and moving warships all over the globe at our expense and at the expense of the unborn? Few people discussed the unpopular fact that the US Constitution doesn’t allow SNAP or other handouts for anyone, regardless of whether they are immigrants, or native-born, or created in a lab. Here, we see a revelation about SNAP “fraud” that doesn’t even note the overall fraud of the SNAP concept itself. LINK

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UKRAINE
-A titanic corruption case has come to light — that would be corruption within the NATO-US-EU overthrow, corporatism, pro-Nazi, warmongering corruption already extant. This man was Zelinsky’s close business partner. Note, the money was stolen upon arrival in Ukraine, money directly delivered from the US Federal Reserve printing it up. Seriously. LINK If that gives you a paywall, try this! LINK

CLIMATE CULT COP 30 - MASSIVE LOCAL PROTEST!
- Local Brazilians are irate over the destruction of lands and the towering hypocrisy of the aging Climate Cult currently meeting in the hacked-up jungle of Brazil. Check out the intensity of their efforts as the burst into the conference area. LINK This conference saw the Brazilian gubment cut hundreds of thousands of trees to make a road that would cut through to the hotel. MORE

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Here are some of the big news stories we got to cover tonight!

US GOVT - SHUTDOWN, NOT:
Yesterday, in a 60-40 vote, the U.S. Senate passed a “stopgap” spending package, ending the longest federal government non-shutdown at 41 days. The bill, a “minibus” combining three fiscal year 2026 appropriations measures, funds the Department of Agriculture and FDA, Veterans Affairs, military construction (a new base proposed for Gaza, another in Damascus, and the rebuild in Puerto Rico), and congressional operations at current levels. A simultaneously passed “continuing resolution” extends funding for all other federal agencies through January 30, 2026. The package also mandates back pay and rehiring for furloughed workers, prohibiting further layoffs until the deadline. Overall spending maintains fiscal year 2025 baselines without new boosts, totaling roughly $1.7 trillion in discretionary outlays prorated to January—though exact figures remain fluid pending House approval expected by tomorrow afternoon (they will throw at us any number they like, of course). The deal was “brokered” by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Angus King (I-ME).
The bill does not extend the expiring health insurance subsidies added in 2021 to the Affordable Care Act (we got to dig into those last night on Liberty Conspiracy, and you will find details in yesterday’s News Notes) that Democrats really wanted. Buuuut… A key Democratic win secures a mid-December Senate vote on extending the enhanced subsidies, which bolster premium tax credits for millions and are set to expire December 31.
The bill now heads to the House of Representatives where it will likely clear enough votes to pass before heading to the President’s desk. He is expected to sign it as early as tomorrow night. LINK

AL SHARAA’S WH VISIT
Yep. While the US purportedly was “unfunded” Mr. Trump welcomed the man whom US “authorities” claimed was a “terrorist” last year but who now rules Syria for the US and Israel. He’s the man whose hands recently held severed heads in front of cameras, Ahmad Al Jolani, aka Al Sharaa. Glenn Greenwald offers key thoughts about the appearance, which was almost as stomach-turning as the sycophantic retired gen Patraeus kissing-up to Sharaa a couple months ago.
Sharaa got to shoot some hoops on our dime — not heads, but close. LINK
Sen Jim Risch (R-Idaho)and his fellow parasites on the Senate Foreign Affairs Comm met with Sharaa, as well, and posed for a photo with him. He did not remove their heads, but, likely, got plenty of promises of OUR TAX MONEY (more of it, since he got our cash while sitting in Idlib, while working with al Queda, and while helping to form ISIS). LINK
-Trump followed-up this obnoxious continuation of US corruption by joining the censorious, mass-murder-applauding JD Vance at Arlington Cemetery to “honor American war dead.” Seriously. LINK
-Dave DeCamp, of AntiWar, offers key commentary about this tepid “interview” w Sharaa on Fox. LINK And Glenn G offers additional thoughts on the Fox appearance. LINK

US MASS MURDER IN CARIBBEAN
- UK Prime Minister Starmer evidently so greatly wants to project an image of “don’t kill innocents — unless they are in Gaza or the Donbass” he has told UK intel not to share intelligence with US forces in the Caribbean. LINK

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ISRAEL
-The Israeli military just blasted more people east of Khan Yunis, in Gaza. Because, as we all know, firing and killing is completely consistent with a ceasefire. LINK
-Israeli murderers also killed three people in Lebanon, claiming they were Hazbollah and had launched rockets at Israel. But no rockets have left Lebanon for months. LINK
-This is a good, brief, conversation about the lack of prosecutions by the Israeli government of soldiers who have committed war crimes or other crimes tied to the military-detention industry there since Oct 7, 2023. LINK
-The soldiers who not only are accused of raping a prisoner, but some of whom have admitted on camera that they did it? They just got a warm, standing-o welcome in court. LINK Here is one of the accused, mocking starving Palestinians.
-Israeli “settlers” aka occupiers and terrorizers, yesterday burned many homes in the West Bank LINK
- This attitude is not atypical in Israel. LINK
- Anna K of TYT offers key thoughts. LINK
-ZIONIST-BACKED CENSORSHIP, PROPAGANDA: The head of the World Jewish Conference calls for censorship of those who criticize the US funneling money and weapons to the Zionist genocide machine. LINK
-And Natali Morris notes this in her morning Redacted newsletter: “$2,500. That was the bail set for a 20-year-old Mississippi State University student arrested after yelling “F*** the Jews” at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy during a campus pizza review. Police charged him with disturbing the peace, not for the antisemitic remark itself. Police said this about it: “Offensive words alone are protected, but when behavior disrupts a public event or risks violence, the Starkville Police Department will take steps to help maintain safety and security.” Video shows the guy being a jerk, not a threat. Calling that a “risk of violence” is pure CYA from the police department, trying to rationalize an arrest they likely know won’t stand up in court.”

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
- As RT’s Chay Bowes notes, the Russian military is making massive advances and Ukrainian soldiers are surrendering in record numbers. LINK AND LINK from RT

IMMIGRATION POLICE STATE
- Fullerton, CA, cops confirmed that an ICE goon drew his gun, got out of his tax-funded vehicle, and threatened a woman driving behind him. LINK MORE
- And more trucking nightmares, due to the immigration crackdown. LINK
- ANOTHER FREIGHT TRANSPORT CO is closing down. LINK
- The firefighter who was snatched FROM THE JOB by ICE in the northwest? He’s speaking out. LINK

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Greetings, fellow Conspirators!

In addition to being able to expose the lies of Trump’s fascist economic team, we got to hear great music, dive into history thanks to Michael of the Tenth Amendment Center, Dave DeCamp of AntiWar, Kyle Anzelone of the Libertarian Institute, and more — and we got to share great observations in the chat! Many thanks to all the comrades who joined us, and to the great journalists we got to feature! Here are some of the issues we got to discuss!

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SHUTDOWN OF THE SO-CALLED FEDERAL “SHUTDOWN”?
The US Senate today (as we go to print) debating an end to the filibuster (EDIT: THE PROPOSAL JUST PASSED in the SENATE and Johnson thinks the GOP has the votes in the House LINK), reducing the vote threshold to stop Senators from using speeches to block votes on bills. Each party in power has proposed ending this filibuster-buster, as they both pursue their thirst for more of our tax-blood and more power over the private sector (what is left of it mostly is in black and gray markets). HERE ARE KEY FACTORS IN THE “FEDERAL FUNDING” DEBATE…
- The “Nuclear Option”: The “nuclear option” refers to a Senate procedural maneuver to override the filibuster rule (which requires 60 votes for most legislation) via a simple majority vote, potentially allowing budget or shutdown resolutions to pass without bipartisan support. In the current context, some Republicans, including Rep. Chip Roy and President Trump, have floated using it to break the shutdown stalemate by eliminating the 60-vote threshold for appropriations bills. Trump has publicly urged Senate Republicans to deploy it, arguing it would prevent Democratic “obstruction” and enable quicker passage of GOP priorities. However, prospects for invoking it remain low. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has explicitly ruled it out, stating Republicans won’t “touch the filibuster” to end the shutdown, citing risks of long-term institutional damage and potential Democratic retaliation in future majorities (no, really?). While the idea has gained traction among a frustrated faction of shutdown-weary GOP senators amid the 41-day non-crisis, broader party leadership views it as a last resort unlikely to materialize before a negotiated deal. If the current bipartisan “continuing resolution” (also known as “conjuring resolution”) passes, discussions may fade; otherwise, pressure could mount if the impasse extends into December.
- The GOP ObamaCare Fakeout: Well, well! It sure is strange to see that health insurance rates rise when government thugs tell business owners and individuals they MUST get health insurance and then the government thugs tell insurance companies that they MUST carry people regardless of risk. Odd that upward cost spiral which, of course, pushes people to switch onto the government-provided plans in their states that all are part of the 2010 ObamaCare “Network”. The enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often called Obamacare subsidies, were introduced in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act to make “marketplace health insurance more affordable.” Of course, that “marketplace” term is what the government pushers use to describe exactly the OPPOSITE of a market — the government-created, bureaucratic welfare system of Obamacare handout tiers. Extended through the end of 2025 by the 2022 so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” these temporary provisions expand eligibility and increase subsidy amounts beyond the original ACA formula. Key features include:

• Eligibility: Available to individuals and families with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level (about $58,320 for an individual in 2025), but enhanced versions remove the upper income cap for premium assistance.

• Benefits: Subsidies cap premiums at 8.5% of household income (down from 9.83% pre-2021), with many low- and middle-income enrollees paying $10 or less monthly—or $0 for those below 150% of poverty. This has covered ~90% of the 21 million ACA marketplace enrollees in 2025.

• Impact: Without extension, average premiums could more than double in 2026 (to $20 per month for the lower wage earners, and from $138 to $302 monthly for a benchmark silver plan), potentially causing 4–5 million people to lose coverage, especially in Republican-led states like Florida, Texas, and Georgia.

As of this afternoon, the subsidies are set to expire December 31 without legislative action, fueling the shutdown debate. The emerging Senate deal includes a commitment for a December vote on extension legislation, but Republicans seek reforms like redirecting funds to direct payments or health savings accounts (HSAs) rather than “enriching insurance companies.” No standalone extension bill has passed, and prospects hinge on post-shutdown negotiations.
— WHAT DO GOP COLLECTIVISTS WANT FOR “OBAMACARE”? Key proposals include:

• Redirect Subsidies: Convert ACA funds into direct cash payments to individuals (e.g., $5,000–$10,000 per person annually) for use in HSAs or private plans, bypassing the Obamacare “marketplaces” and Obamacare-okayed insurers. This aims to promote “skimpier, lower-cost” policies with high deductibles.

• State Flexibility: Expand block grants to states for Medicaid (ACA’s coverage expansion arm), allowing tailored programs over federal mandates—potentially cutting federal spending by $500–$800 billion over a decade.

• Short-Term Fixes: Permit broader sale of short-term, non-ACA-compliant plans and association health plans to undercut marketplace premiums without subsidies.

• Ties to Broader Agenda: Integrate into budget reconciliation (e.g., the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed by House Republicans in June 2025), which would cap Medicaid growth (notice that they mix the metaphors, claiming to “cap” growth — thus allowing the growth, while claiming to cap it, this is a smokescreen that allows for increases, year-on-year) and repeal some ACA taxes, though Senate filibuster risks remain.

Critics argue these lack their vaunted and impossible “universal coverage” goals, potentially increasing uninsured rates by 10–15 million. Some moderate Republicans support extending enhanced subsidies temporarily but with reforms, reflecting internal divisions exposed by the shutdown. And, it seems, only KY Congressman Thomas Massie reminds people of how unconstitutional the entire frozen federal entree is. - Once the Senate passes the bill today, it returns to the House for concurrence; Speaker plans to call a vote by November 11 if needed, but unified GOP support is uncertain amid Trump’s influence.
— The SIZE of the FEDERAL BUDGET: The U.S. federal budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025) operated under a full-year “CR” signed by Trumpola on March 15, 2025, after Congress failed to pass the 12 individual appropriations bills. Total federal spending reached $7.01 trillion, equivalent to 23% of GDP (for comparison, the average govt-spending-to-GDP ratio for the BRICS nations is 18.25% for Brazil, 18.47% for Russia, 10.14% for India, and 15.58 % for China), while the budget deficit was estimated at $1.8 trillion—slightly lower than the prior year’s $1.808 trillion. Discretionary spending was capped at $1.606 trillion under the Fiscal Responsibility Act, with a 1% increase over FY 2024 levels for base defense and non-defense categories. Today is the 41st day of the impasse—the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the 35-day 2018–2019 shutdown. This lapse affects non-essential services, with over 2 million federal workers furloughed or working without pay, and affects programs like SNAP benefits, national parks, and air traffic control — all of which are unconstitutional...
INTEREST ON THE FEDERAL DEBT SOON WILL DOMINATE ALL FEDERAL TAX RECEIPTS
-Net interest payments on the national debt are a growing burden, driven by higher rates and debt levels (~$37 trillion as of late 2025, or 126% of annual GDP [29.4 Tril for 2025]). For FY 2025:

• Nominal Amount: Estimated at $952–$970 billion, up from $870 billion in FY 2024, marking the highest in nominal terms (eclipsing pandemic-era peaks adjusted for inflation).

• As Percentage of Budget: Approximately 13.6–13.8% of total federal outlays ($7.01 trillion), or 3.2% of GDP—the largest share since 1947 outside wartime.

• Average Interest Rate: 3.39–3.41% on marketable debt, with ~20% of outstanding debt refinancing in FY 2025 at these elevated rates.

CBO projects interest costs will exceed $1 trillion annually by FY 2026 and reach 3.3% of GDP by 2055, crowding out other spending if deficits persist.
— RELATED: FUNKO IS NEAR BANKRUPTCY - SOOO, perhaps they can get a US bailout if they create Trump FunkoPop dolls? LINK
— RELATED: Trump has proposed a $10K bonus to “AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS” who stay on the job until their tax-fed salaries are restored. Since when was it morally acceptable to take money from anyone to giver it to others, let alone from people who many never use the glorious, govt-run air “traffic” system? LINK
AIR TRAFFIC CUTS: the head of the unconstitutional FAA says flights had to be cut in order to manage the strained system. In a free market, supply rises to meet demand. LINK Here’s a little something to remember and more about how strangling the US government is when it comes to air travel. I have much more in my book, “Live Free or Die”.
-FRIEGHT JOBS - DYING LINK

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US ECONOMY - PRICES KEEP RISING, WHILE TRUMP OFFICIALS CLAIM THE OPPOSITE
- One of Trump’s goonmeisters recently appeared on TV and claimed that prices are going DOWN. (YES! THERE’S VIDEO!! :)) Here are some key facts that show how absurd such a statement is. LINK
- Yet, of course, when people inevitably bring up to Trump the price of beef in the US, he blames the domestic farmers/ranchers. LINK (See yesterday’s Sunday News Assembly for refutations of Trump’s basis — to see how his tariffs are driving up prices!) !!!!
- Trump and some of his lackeys are pushing a change in the federal statutes to allow HUD to offer FIFTY-YEAR HOME LOANS. First, the feds are not supposed to be offering ANY kinds of loans. Second, this is a smoke-and-mirrors game similar to the “variable rate” mortgages circa 2000-2006 that people got to buy homes. Trump is trying to artificially increase demand for homes, but the 50-year mortgage idea will make people more like renters, decrease the equity they might build under shorter-term loans, and see overall costs for the mortgages increase over the term of the loans. LINK RON PAUL AND DANIEL MCADAMS HAVE KEY THOUGHTS ON THIS LINK
-AND Trump claims he wants to “give” $2,000 to each American because his tariffs have snatched so much gold from thin air — except, the snatching came from our consumer pockets, and he isn’t giving us back even a small degree of what we’ve had taken from us. LINK

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WAR:
ISRAEL - YouTube has scrubbed hundreds of clips documenting Israeli war crimes. LINK
The Israeli prosecutor who now is being prosecuted for revealing the rape video that shocked the world says that she did not release many other pieces of evidence about ADDITIONAL war crimes. LINK
The Kushner plan for Gaza has been spinning for a while, and Anna K has good thoughts on it all. LINK
Gaza is “the world’s LARGEST MASS GRAVE” LINK MORE (VID)
SPEECH-WAR - ANNA K covers YouTube removing lots of key videos… LINK
SYRIA - TRUMP TODAY WELCOMED Al Sharaa (aka al Jolani/Golani) to the White House, on the 250th anniversary of the formation of the US Marines. Here is Al Sharaa with some heads in his hands (no word as to whether he gilded some and gave them as gifts to Trump, or if he just gave Trump an Israel-designed beeper), and Kyle Anzalone with Judge Andrew Napolitano, on the matter and on MTG, who is speaking out against Trump’s hypocrisy. LINK
Yes, this comes less than a year after the US had Sharaa on its “Most Wanted” list (while the US unofficially funded him to sit like a warlord in Idlib province before letting him loose to take over Syria). LINK
Now, let’s talk about the “anniversary” of the US Marines, and standing armies in US history. The Tenth Amendment Center has a new book coming, and in it, they feature excellent and prescient comments on the dangers of standing armies. George Mason’s thoughts are “out”-standing. LINK

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This past week, we saw Captain Z Mamdani trounce the competition to get the coveted spot of next NYC Mayor, which is cool for those of us who dig his justified criticism of murder-maniac Netanyahu, and could prove frustrating for GOP-ers who want to criticize him for being a collectivist, even as they will not admit that they, too, are collectivists, for their vaunted military, the FCC, tariff mandates, ICE goon squads, public schools, police, and most other things that politics poisons and over which so many people fight and jockey for control. We also discovered that the Trump blasted a 17th boat in waters south of the contiguous US and as he saw his ICE goons point guns, make innocent men fall into seizures, and kidnap people. We were unable to stream on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the last week, and will have additional coverage of the multiple Trump Admin crimes, and much more, this week.
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US-ISRAEL-TAXPAYERS TIED TO GENOCIDE
—In a Sept piece for Last American Vagabond, GenXGirl used numbers covering 1973 through 2002 and extrapolated to estimate how much each state government spent on Israeli bonds from 1973 to 2024. LINK Here is her opening paragraph:

"For decades, the unwavering support of the U.S. government for Israel has consistently prioritized Israeli interests, often at the expense of American taxpayers and their constitutional rights. Economist Thomas Stauffer estimated that U.S. support for Israel cost taxpayers $1.6 trillion between 1973 and 2002. Using his formula, a conservative estimate places that cost at approximately $3 trillion by 2024 which is equivalent to 8% of the current $37 trillion US national debt. As global sentiment shifts and Israel faces increasing economic and diplomatic sanctions, the U.S. government is taking drastic measures to shield it, damaging both American economic interests and the nation’s international standing.”

These “Israel Bonds” issued by the State of Israel through the Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds (a U.S.-registered entity that acts as the fiscal agent for these issuances) are distinct from Israel’s sovereign bonds (traded on open markets) and U.S.-guaranteed bonds (explicitly backed by the U.S. government in case of default), but they are still direct obligations of the Israeli government and are marketed directly to institutions like state pension funds and local governments. Since October 2023, at least 35 U.S. states and localities have bought these, with documented purchases totaling about $2.4 billion from 17 states and 9 counties alone (often using taxpayer-funded pension investments). DID YOU KNOW YOUR STATE LIKELY DID THIS?

”Principal” is returned in full at maturity (typically 2–10 years for the bonds states buy), while interest is paid semi-annually throughout the term. Repayments come from Israel’s general budget revenues, which include tax collections, export earnings, and other fiscal inflows. There is no special repayment fund or escrow for these bonds; they’re serviced like any other government debt.
The U.S. FEDERAL GUBMENT provides Israel with approximately $3.8 billion annually in fungible Foreign Military Financing (FMF) aid—part of a 10-year memorandum of understanding that runs through 2028. This aid doesn’t go directly toward bond repayments (it’s “restricted” to military purchases), but it frees up a substantial portion of Israel’s budget for non-military uses, including debt service on bonds like these. Israel’s overall budget is heavily reliant on U.S. support: historical analyses estimate U.S. aid has been “vital” to propping up Israeli institutions. GenX Girl’s article correctly frames this broader U.S. taxpayer support (totaling at least $75 billion over the past two years, and cumulatively around $3 trillion adjusted for inflation since 1973) as effectively subsidizing Israel’s “zombie economy,” including its ability to service international debt without default risk. For comparison, U.S.-guaranteed bonds (a separate category, with $4.1 billion drawn so far under a 2003 program) explicitly shift default risk to American taxpayers, but the Israel Bonds bought by states carry no such guarantee.
These Israeli bonds pay fixed interest (coupons) to holders, but the article highlights that recent purchases by states have yielded about 20% lower returns than comparable safe investments, costing U.S. pension funds an estimated $320 million in foregone gains due to the bonds’ elevated risk (e.g., after credit downgrades by Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P).
Holders such as US state funds receive these payments directly, and the bonds can’t be traded on secondary markets, locking in the commitment until maturity.
Jimmy Dore and Kurt Meztker cover this with sharp wit and keen alacrity. LINK
— For those who want to protest the US policies re Israel or immigration, the feds have new “rules” - like “don’t get too close” and “don’t fly a drone near us unless we give permission…” LINK
— Israeli goons are blowing up more ancient sites and Christian locales in Lebanon. LINK
— MEXICO
- The Mexican Prez no longer appears willing to play ball with Trump the Toro. LINK

IMMIGRATION POLICE STATE
— A Federal judge Friday blocked Trump from deploying Nat-Guard in Portland. LINK
— These Boston area car wash workers must have been evil, harming people… Or, perhaps it’s the state and its agents that harm people. LINK
— Warrantless kidnapping in Illinois. LINK
— More, as a father and toddler child are attacked by ICE, who break into his car, despite him showing ID. LINK
—Chicago, a drive-by ICE attack, w/ pepper-spray bullets, and when they realized they were caught on cam, they raced away. LINK

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SNAP-ON, SNAP-OFF?
— SCOTUS parasite Brown-Jackson (not to distinguish her, since they all are parasitic off of taxpayer labor) Nov 7 allowed the Trump Admin to halt SNAP payments. Just a week ago, a lower court (from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) had ordered the Trump administration to fully fund and distribute SNAP benefits for November, rejecting the administration’s claims of fiscal constraints. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, acting as the circuit justice, granted the Trumpers a stay of the US Dist Court order, allowing the administration to withhold the full amount pending further review. LINK

TARIFFS
— Trump is accusing US beef interests of raising the costs of beef for American consumers. Seriously. LINK
Buuuut, Trump might want to look at his tariffs on beef imports from countries like Argentina and Brazil. Here are some tariff facts, Donald:

1. 50% on beef from Brazil: Combines a 10% reciprocal tariff with a 40% “free speech” tariff (effective August 6, 2025), targeting all Brazilian goods amid disputes over censorship and trade imbalances.

2. 35% on beef from Canada: A “fentanyl” tariff (effective March 4, 2025, adjusted August 1) on non-USMCA-qualifying imports, aimed at curbing drug flows but hitting agricultural products hard.

3. 25% on beef from Mexico: Similar “fentanyl” tariff (effective March 4, 2025) on non-USMCA goods, with threats of increases to 30%.

4. 15% on beef from Argentina: Reciprocal tariff (effective August 7, 2025) above the expanded quota, applied to excess shipments despite efforts to boost low-tariff imports.

Trump’s tariffs apply uniformly to other meat categories like pork, chicken, and veal (classified under similar HTSUS codes), exacerbating import costs without specific exemptions for these products. From at least three nations:

• From Canada: 35% “fentanyl” tariff on non-USMCA pork, chicken, and veal.

• From Mexico: 25% “fentanyl” tariff on non-USMCA pork, chicken, and veal.

• From Brazil: 50% combined rate (10% reciprocal + 40% “free speech”) on pork, chicken, and veal.

These have contributed to retaliatory measures abroad, further straining U.S. exporters while raising domestic prices. But don’t let Donald know… He likes to operate in a dream world, evidently.

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CANADA - UNIVERSAL OSTRICH FARM, VICTIM OF BC GOVT
— The insane monsters of the Canadian (BC) government Friday night shot 300 healthy ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, British Columbia, following a Supreme Court decision that upheld the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) order due to concerns over an H5N1 avian flu outbreak that killed 69 birds in late 2024. The farm owners argued the surviving birds had developed immunity and held research value, but the courts sided with the CFIA’s biosecurity protocols, classifying ostriches as poultry despite their unique status. The question of whether the birds had or did not have immunity is irrelevant. The central point is whether or not the owners of the farm and birds have property rights and the right to be left alone. As we mentioned yesterday, private property rights allow people to hold the birds and others to visit or trade with the owners based on their own decisions and safety desires. A spread to other people’s property would introduce a tortious claim, thus incentivizing the original bird owner to be careful. This one-size-fits-all government diktat negates all valuation and breaches all respect for individuals…

• The cull was executed under cover of darkness with professional marksmen firing up to 1,000 rounds, an action described as inhumane by witnesses and criticized for its cruelty, as the birds were reportedly healthy and the method of killing was deemed excessively violent. This event has sparked international outrage, with figures like U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others pleading for the birds to be spared for scientific study, highlighting a tension between public health measures and animal rights or scientific potential.

• The incident reflects broader tensions in Canada regarding government overreach and public health policies, especially in the context of post-pandemic skepticism. The involvement of high-profile international figures and the dramatic nature of the cull have amplified the story, making it a focal point for discussions on biosecurity, animal welfare, and the balance of power between government agencies and private citizens, with some viewing it as a precedent for future encroachments on personal and property rights.

— Rebel News noted that RFK Jr offered to save the birds, but the Canadian bureaucrat responded with a smirk. LINK
— The husband who co-owns the farm. LINK
— An update, after the slaughter, reports of birds without heads, the birds being removed without any pretense that the government thinks they are “biohazards”. LINK— This reporter makes a good point about the obviously fraudulent “concern of infection-spread” since the dead birds litter the ground and now can spread the spurious disease to many other birds that might stop in for a visit. LINK
— More, on the cost. LINK
— PM Carney is said to be heavily invested in a pharma co that is producing a “vaccine” for bird flu (which strain?). This is unconfirmed, but Canada secured 500,000 doses of GSK’s Arepanrix H5N1 vaccine in February 2025 for “at-risk” humans.

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US SHUTDOWN - HOW ABOUT PRIVATE, NON-COLLECTIVE, COMPETITIVE, RESPONSIBLE SYSTEMS?!
— Transportation Sec Duffy says that pilots who don’t have FAA tower control help need to “suck it up” and go by instinct. Use the FORCE, Luke! Let go, Luke!! ;) Yes, the “government system” is so bad, they still claim the power to control the airways even as they simultaneously tell us they cannot control the air routes. LINK

J6 PIPE BOMB - SUSPECT IS FORMER COP
— Yep. She fits the profile, in this ever-more tangled ball of govt-narrative yarn. LINK

EPSTEIN FILES
— Mike Johnson continues to refuse to seat the recently elected congresswoman from AZ, evidently because she will be the deciding vote to release whatever files remain (likely highly tampered-with by now) of Epstein’s clients. LINK
— Part of the debate about the SHUTDOWN has to do with Obamacare, which is clownishly unconstitutional, but, hey, Justice Roberts doesn’t care about that fact. LINK

FINALLY - THE LITTLE LEVIATHAN GOES AFTER A PET GOAT.
— Yep. LINK

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We have two great ones for your perusal… First, Prof Glenn Diesen with Prof Michael Hudson on the European decline and the EU power-players trying to seize Russian sovereign funds. Not a good idea.

SECOND!

Scott Horton and Darryl Cooper offer great thoughts about the downfall of the Zionist propagandists in the US — people such as Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin.

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