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Immense thanks, as always, to the good folks who joined us tonight to dig into excellent news coverage from great journalists and profs. I hope many people get to follow their feeds, and that many will join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or on X! Audio pod follows soon, via Spotify and here on Substack! - Here is the link to the whole video! Liberty Conspiracy LIVE 92826 Trump War Fever, Netanyahu Lies, CAFE MANDATES, ICE
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And here are some of the big stories we got to dissect, tonight!
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**Let’s begin with a very good observation about the difference between principled proponents of liberty, and fraudsters. Dave Smith lays it out.
WAR
Trump’s threat to “annihilate” Iran, which he reiterated at the UN, of all places, has hit a number of threat dominoes. Here, Judge Napolitano and Alistair Crooke look at the statement, and assess the valid reaction by Iran as noted on MTP. Below this, we will share key info on Trump ALSO rejecting the Seven Day plan offered by Iran through proxies.
Donald Trump rejected the 7-Day peace MOU of Iran.
He also yesterday said this, among other completely fanciful things.
Trump then received accolades from the clapping seal brigade, as he frivolously posted a map of the Strait of H and called it…
Iran’s “Seven Day” plan, presented by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in late September 2026 at the UN General Assembly, was a proposed roadmap to halt the nearly seven-month US-Israeli war with Iran and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. Conveyed to Washington via Qatari mediators, it aimed to revive the collapsed June 2026 memorandum of understanding on a faster timetable. The seven-day clock would start the moment the United States accepted the proposal. In the first four to five days, Washington would lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales, and release an estimated $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets. A ceasefire would cover regional fronts including Lebanon. Iran would then reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sixth day. Comprehensive nuclear talks would begin on day seven. Tehran framed the plan as implementing prior commitments rather than new concessions. President Trump rejected it on September 26, calling the terms unacceptable because Iran demanded relief before verified nuclear and maritime steps. He said talks could still occur this week but did not rule out renewed strikes after the November midterms.
And let’s note something important that Pepe Escobar brought up to Nima Alkorshid today, that Xi, Friday meeting w Trump, implored Trump to accept the plan. As we know, within 36 hours, Trump publicly dismissed it. As Pepe notes, this is a major expression of disrespect to Xi, to do this so publicly and frivolously.
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Iran’s foreign minister notes that they are prepared for the coming escalation, and will respond in kind, with more force than previously wielded.
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NETANYAHU, ACCUSED WAR CRIMINAL, AT UN
He made some very slippery claims, attempting to deceive people, again.
Netanyahu is not being honest about the food and the medicine. Not only has the food been insufficiently brought in, it was completely blocked for many, many months, while the Gazan’s also were deprived of proper drinking water. When some food was allowed in, the Israelis have been accused of helping marauders seize it (those being the same gangs that the IDF now pays to “police” certain areas along the ever tightening noose of the Orange-Yellow Line, and by “police” we mean kill people, steal more food, and terrorize people), and IDF soldiers killed food workers. Both food and medicine that the Israelis HAVE allowed in have not been distributed properly, allowing deprivation to persist. It’s one thing to say X amount of food crossed a boundary that YOU imposed, it’s another to say that the food got to starving people. As we know, the IDF killed many people from World Kitchen, and their food was left in buildings when they wisely fled the IDF attacks. Let’s take a closer look at Netanyahu’s claim:
In fact, Bibi, 59 percent of the population (about 1.2 million people) still faced Crisis-level or worse food insecurity in April–June 2026, with projections of 67 percent by year-end. Distributions often covered only 50–75 percent of caloric needs because of stock limits, funding shortfalls, and access constraints; thousands of children continued to require treatment for acute malnutrition.
Water volume claims similarly differ from on-the-ground reporting. COGAT states more than 70,000 cubic meters per day meet humanitarian standards via pipelines and desalination. UN partners document damaged infrastructure, electricity shortages, low chlorination, and continued reliance on trucking.
Medicine: UN health clusters note ongoing shortages of essential drugs that constrain care.
Looting and violence around aid are documented on both sides of the ledger. Israel attributes large-scale theft to Hamas. UN memos, Washington Post reporting, and Forensic Architecture investigations describe armed gangs—including IDF-paid groups operating in Israeli-controlled areas such as the Popular Forces/Abu Shabab—seizing convoys.
Separate 2025 incidents at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites and along aid routes involved IDF fire that killed hundreds of civilians seeking food; Human Rights Watch and UN figures recorded over 2,600 deaths of aid-seekers in that period, alongside strikes on kitchens and warehouses. These events sit outside the aggregate tonnage Netanyahu cited. Netanyahu presents entry volumes and selected health interventions as decisive evidence against intent and the wider, longer picture. Independent monitors treat those volumes as real but incomplete: they do not automatically translate into safe, equitable, or sufficient access once inside Gaza, where distribution systems remain fragmented, security incidents persist, and food-insecurity metrics stay elevated.
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NETANYAHU QUICK-VISITS UAE AFTER LEAK RE 10-7 FOREKNOWLEDGE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday, meeting UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Israeli sources said. The hours-long talks focused on Iran amid the regional war. Netanyahu asked him to deny Haaretz reports that the sheikh warned of a Hamas attack before October 7, 2023. Israel and the UAE have official diplomatic ties and open communication since the 2020 Abraham Accords. Neither government issued immediate confirmation of the meeting. LINK - more
And… This adds more testimony to the growing evidence that the Israelis under Netanyahu let 10-7 happen… And we must recall the IDF slaughter in Gaza earlier that year. By late August, OCHA recorded 219 Palestinian fatalities from Israeli actions across the occupied territories and Gaza in 2023, most from live fire during operations and a smaller number from airstrikes. The majority occurred in the West Bank, particularly in and around Jenin, Nablus, and Tulkarm refugee camps. Hundreds more Palestinians were injured. The largest single operation was in Jenin refugee camp on 3–4 July 2023. Israeli forces used drones, ground troops, and armored vehicles; 12 Palestinians were killed (Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed eight as its fighters) and more than 100 were wounded. One Israeli soldier died, later confirmed as friendly fire. The raid caused significant damage to infrastructure and temporarily displaced hundreds of residents.
More, from the Judge and Jeff Sachs:
While the criminals such as Smotrich continue to explicitly tell people they are intent on committing ethnic cleansing.
And while ministers in the Israeli govt joke about killing people in Ireland.
Based on the Lebanon experience w the pagers, on the Israeli-committed genocide in Gaza, and the continued attacks in the West Bank, who can rule out wider Israeli terror attacks in places like Ireland or even places like, say, the US, circa 2001? Dave DeCamp offers more on:
GAZA-WEST BANK
The Devastation of Gaza, getting more attention b/c Google finally shows it from space.
And… Brit Hume tries to JUSTIFY IT?
And IF Israel did not turn 100,000 people to bones, blood, and dust beneath tonnes of rubble, why not PROMOTE the idea of media going in to look?
Perhaps because…
While Mark Levin cries lies about a “clash” between “civilization” and the eeeeevil people in Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, the West Bank, Gaza, and lots of other places the US and Israel keep attacking like the two-bit dying imperial powers they have been.
Levin also caterwauls about the Bible, and claims that “Judeo” was part of the US constitutional order (first of all, he might want to mention that the Constitution is a usurpation of the Articles, and he might want to talk about HABEAS being snatched away for tens of thousands of kidnapped migrants.)
It’s possible that, soon, these two will only be taking with each other and no one will watch their militant blather.
Hmmm. They don’t want to address this; those “gentlemen” above seem disinclined to face facts…
THE TRUMP ATTACK ON THE ICC
This is a very valuable addition to the analysis of Trumpers trying to dismantle the ICC (because it has warrants out for Netanyahu and other Zionist mass-killers).
THE FALSE FLAG UK RAF BASE “TERROR PLOT”
UK claims of an Iranian terror attempt at RAF Fairford lack hard evidence. Five British Londoners were arrested after a farmer spotted vans and masked men near the US-used base, then released on bail. Police cite multiple inquiries, including possible state proxies, but confirm no Iranian link; Tehran denies it. Trump said his government knew and had them “under view for a long time.” If so, why let vans reach the perimeter, and why did a civilian’s 999 call—not intelligence—halt any purported bombing? LINK
YET, it took TWO WEEKS for the US to ADMIT that Iran hit a US Military vessel. As Daniel Davis discusses
IRAQ
In two days, all us forces are supposed to leave Iraq… This is a good sign, right here.
FUEL - US ECONOMY
As of 4 PM, 9-28, current world oil spot prices showed West Texas Intermediate crude trading at $92.55 per barrel while the Brent benchmark hovered near $105 per barrel. The average U.S. regular gasoline price stood at $4.48 per gallon and diesel at $6.45 per gallon according to the latest AAA data.
BONDS
Meanwhile the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield also reached 5.22 percent and the 30-year Treasury bond yield stood at about 5.56 percent.
Steve R pulls through with more key stats
Construction in the US
IMMIGRATION
“DHS announces nationwide surge in ‘sanctuary’ cities” LINK
”Federal judge blasts ICE over inhumane NYC detention conditions” LINK
FREE SPEECH v ICE
Is anyone surprised by this one?
AND… “‘Completely unpredictable’: Maine man describes being threatened by ICE for observing their work” LINK (this is a bit low on audio, so we will amp it up and play it tonight on LCL).
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FUEL Pt 2 - MILEAGE MANDATES LOWERED - HOW BENEFICIENT OF OUR CAPTORS…
The Trump administration finalized new CAFE “standards” (ie EDICTS) today (September 28, 2026). They replace the Biden-era diktats and apply to passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2022–2031. NHTSA projects a combined fleetwide average of 34.9 mpg in model year 2031. That is up from an estimated 30.1 mpg in May 2024, but far below the 50.4 mpg the prior administration had mandated for 2031. A listing…HERE’S AN IDEA! HOW ABOUT NOT MANDATING WHAT PEOPLE CAN AND CANNOT MAKE, SELL, OR BUY?
Passenger cars
2022: 43.7 mpg old | 37.4 mpg new
2023: 43.7 mpg old | 37.5 mpg new
2024: 49.2 mpg old | 38.1 mpg new
2025: 53.4 mpg old | 38.5 mpg new
2026: 59.4 mpg old | 38.9 mpg new
2027: 60.0 mpg old | 39.2 mpg new
2028: 61.2 mpg old | 39.6 mpg new
2029: 62.5 mpg old | 39.9 mpg new
2030: 63.7 mpg old | 39.8 mpg new
2031: 65.1 mpg old | 40.2 mpg new
Light trucks
2022: 31.3 mpg old | 29.4 mpg new
2023: 31.3 mpg old | 29.7 mpg new
2024: 35.1 mpg old | 29.8 mpg new
2025: 38.2 mpg old | 30.0 mpg new
2026: 42.4 mpg old | 30.1 mpg new
2027: 42.6 mpg old | 30.3 mpg new
2028: 42.6 mpg old | 30.4 mpg new
2029: 43.5 mpg old | 30.6 mpg new
2030: 44.3 mpg old | 26.2 mpg new
2031: 45.2 mpg old | 26.4 mpg new
Combined fleet
2027: 47.3 mpg old | 32.3 mpg new
2028: 47.4 mpg old | 32.4 mpg new
2029: 48.4 mpg old | 32.6 mpg new
2030: 49.4 mpg old | 34.6 mpg new
2031: 50.4 mpg old | 34.9 mpg new
Article: “Trump terminates ‘ridiculous’ Biden-Buttigieg EV mandate with sweeping new fuel standards” LINK
And, to close things today, this, from the Whiteheads, focuses on something we often have mentioned: the state defining anything means you cannot define it in your own life, which immediately removes the market force of subjective marginal utility that allows us to place our own value on each thing in our lives and express that value through peaceful market exchange. Here, we see the govt word-power play of “national security” in the spotlight. “When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat - Antiwar.com” LINK
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BASIC ECONOMICS
Finally, how about empires? This short YT vid is a good take on the evil imperialist mindset, throughout history, and across continents. LINK
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Welcome, fellow Conspirators!
It’s nearly October, classic “Trick or Treat” month. But the tricks of statism are constant and evil, not occasional and playful, and the treats only can be given to special interests that cozy up to the gubment, at the expense of those forced to pay in taxes and in the destruction of their currency via central banking (the govt itself, or a govt-granted banking cartel)… The results facing us right now are US-committed war crimes overseas, the strangling of the world-needed oil, nat-gas, fertilizer, and rare earth minerals, the decrease in affordable food, the kidnapping of thousands of people each month here in the US (destroying the labor supply), the increase in US surveillance domestically and abroad, the US continuing to back NATO with weapons and money, central bank buys of US debt instruments that hover at record highs for their interest rates, a decrease in wage strength here in the US, and more. At the close of this Assembly, I will be attaching a link to an excellent piece on the Hegelian false-choice that is rising in the US, a non-choice between two collectivist political parties, one a welfarist leftist group that purports to oppose military aggression while promoting the use of government aggression against people here to make them pay taxes, and the other a “right” wing party that embraces international war, tariffs (which the left adored under Biden) and corporate-fascism, Trump-style. The author, a prof of economics at George Mason, compares this phenomenon to what already has transpired in Chile. It’s a great piece.
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WAR - ECONOMY IN US, WORLDUNITED NATIONS FALLOUT - Pt 3 of appx a Week of SUPA-DRAMA Coverage
UNO. Simple, correct. - More on Iran, after our first set of UN-Netanyahu-US-Warmongerers coverage…
This, from Spain, again, is one of the few positives from the carnival of carnage and the visit of one of its main committers, Netanyahu.
The leadership of Malasia seems to be offering similar sentiment
And the leadership of China also is offering valid points.
This, next, comes from a man representing the government that started and continues a military attack on Iran that has caused the vast majority of the economically disastrous shortages, and a government that is responsible for the ouster of Ukraine’s elected leader in late 2013, replaced by a pro-NATO/US lapdog that used US $ n’ weapons to slaughter thousands in the Donbass in 2014.
But Trump doesn’t want the Ukraine war to stop, and the US has had to have helped Ukraine hit those Russian targets. In fact, on the Iranian side of it, we see Trump continuing to recklessly threaten Iran, prolonging the closure of Homuz, increasing costs for us, and increasing the debt of the US.
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MORE - IRAN UPDATETrump Saturday rejected Iran’s “Seven-Day Proposal” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart nuclear talks if Washington lifts its illegal naval blockade. He insisted Iran is “losing badly.” This latest snub extends the United States’ unconstitutional and immoral war of aggression. President Pezeshkian affirmed Iran is ready for talks but rejects bullying. Tehran continues its just resistance against U.S. strikes that slaughtered civilians including children.
The “Seven-Day Proposal, conveyed to the United States via Qatar during the UN General Assembly, offered an accelerated version of the collapsed June Islamabad memorandum. The clock would start upon U.S. acceptance. Washington would then have four to five days to halt hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon; lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports; waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales; and release at least $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets. Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz on the sixth day. Comprehensive talks on Iran’s nuclear program would begin on the seventh day. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi showed great smarts when he said the required U.S. steps were already contained in the earlier memorandum and could be implemented quickly if Washington showed seriousness. - Clearly, this exposed the fact that the original MOU meant nothing to the US Admin, and the US has other intentions than abiding by its own agreements.
THUS, Iran saw Trump reject their MOU-Pt 2 proposal (known as the “Seven Days” Proposal). Nima A and Larry J offer valuable thoughts on this and on the 77 heads of state who walked out of the UN when Netanyahu got up to speak.
… and they have responded by warning any unauthorized (by the state if Iran) ships that they will be hit or intercepted. As far as the state-v-state battles go, they are justified, but on a deeper, human level, no state action is justified, because it requires civilians to pay for the action.
more on this development, from Brandon W and Karen K
… AND, since Bessent is threatening nations or private airports that allow Iranian planes to land or refuel there, Iran is responding in kind.
And it seems that Russia and China are not complying with the US demand to not allow flights from Iran
As many of you know, we on LCL the other night got to report that Iraq’s gubment was complying with the “no Iranian flights” edict from Bessent. Many people on the ground there are not happy about that.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINESergei Lavrov spoke at the UN, focusing on the illegal kidnapping of Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, and on a number of other US criminal actions.
All of Mr. Lavrov’s speech is valuable.
And…
Lavrov also pointed out the dangerous militarism of Merz in Germany
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THE WEST BANKMore land theft on the way
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GAZA-Israeli occupation forces killed at least ten Palestinians, including a one-year-old child, in a series of attacks across Gaza from September 22 to 24. Drone strikes targeted vehicles and tents housing displaced families in Khan Younis, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City. On September 23 four more died in airstrikes Israel said hit a Hamas finance official. This latest wave of violence despite the “ceasefire” has now claimed over 1,400 Palestinian lives since October 2025. LINK
Just a reminder… Netanyahu and the US set up Hamas to be the political leadership there, then paid the leadership millions, and Netanyahu clearly knew an attack was imminent, after the summer of 2023 saw numerous Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza. “NYT Confirms Report That Netanyahu Knew About Oct. 7, Failed to Warn Officials - The New American” LINK
-More than 900 wheelchairs donated by Australian charities have waited in Jordanian warehouses for over a year, blocked from entering Gaza despite applications to Israel's COGAT. Layan's heartfelt plea highlights the crisis, as the UN notes Gaza has the world's highest rate of child amputees needing mobility aids for rubble-strewn streets.
UNICEF - Mr. Bardem is doing darned good things here. “News of the week: Javier Bardem shares petition to remove Pink as UNICEF ambassador'“ LINK
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EU/US/NATO/UKRAINE V RUSSIAThis is insane “Poland eyes spending up to $4.4 billion on ‘Fort Trump’ — RT World News” LINK
Over 45,000 students Saturday walked out of schools and universities in more than 100 cities to protest a new law requiring 18-year-old men to complete a digital questionnaire on military fitness and interest. The 'voluntary' model, effective since January 2026, could lead to compulsory conscription if volunteer numbers fall short, with medical exams starting for men in mid-2027. Protesters waved banners like 'Your war — without us' and shredded questionnaires, arguing it risks turning youth into cannon fodder amid Russia tensions, while authorities say it's about bolstering “defenses” post-Ukraine invasion… suuuuure.
FREE SPEECHYep. The Canadian government just ramped up the anti-speech threats.
ECONOMICSThis piece, from the Mises Institute, is valuable to better see how dangerous is the connection between state and currency… “What the Dow/Gold Ratio Shows That the CPI Hides | Mises Institute” LINK
TARIFF TERRORISMThis is a good piece from Reason about the anti-economics and central-planning hubris of tariff imposition. - “Trump's trade deficit claims don't make economic sense” LINK
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IMMIGRATION POLICE STATEThis is about more than repatriation. It is about shoving the people away from the US to nations where the governments typically have accepted US bribes of loans, weapons promises or straight-up payments. This covers the 25K matter, and it is well worth reading.
Andy Worthington’s SubstackTrump’s “extraordinary rendition” of 25,000 US migrants to third countriesA screenshot from Channel 4 News’ recent report about the Trump administration’s third country deportation program, featuring Carlos, a Venezuelan migrant sent from the US to Liberia, despite a US judge having issued a withholding order preventing his deportation…Read more16 days ago · 27 likes · 1 comment · Andy WorthingtonTHE ANTI-CONSTITUTIONAL “ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL COURT” - FIRST CASE CONCLUDESOn Liberty Conspiracy Live, we have discussed this anti-constitutional, anti-judicial attempt to deport people, simply by accusing them of “terrorism” or “aiding” it. The defendants get no Due Process, no Habeas, nothing, and so are incentivized to plead and come to a deal that will see them deported. This is what just happened in the first case brought to the fake “court” since it was resurrected after decades of being unused, unpopulated, and not funded via taxes. This is a blight on all jurisprudential practice in the Western tradition. “Secret U.S. Court Gets Its First Case and Its First Deportation - The New American” LINK - To their credit, even though New American is very anti-immigrant, they provide some lines of skepticism about the constitutionality of this “court”.
THE FALSE “R” or “D” NON-CHOICE - COLLECTIVISM, EITHER WAYHere is that excellent piece, via AIER: “Beefsteak Socialists? Left and Right Are Competing to Control the Economy | The Daily Economy” LINK
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NOW! VIDEO!1!! This new production from Children’s Health Defense is a powerful three-punch, on the health problems created by the mRNA jab, on the perverse incentives offered by the feds to see people in medical centers misdiagnosed and put on deadly ventilators, and on the catastrophic effects of Rendezivir. Please check it out! LINK
AND, 2, THIS! A great addition to the great line of videos that “Interesting Books, Reviewed” offers on YT!
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Big thanks to all the kind folks who joined us tonight to dig into the big news, from great journalists and peace advocates. I hope many people get to check out their feeds and work, and that plenty of you will join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble or on X for Liberty Conspiracy Live ;) Audio Pod soon after each show, via Spotify or here at Substack! - Here is the link to the entire stream, now stored at Rumble - Liberty Conspiracy Live 92526 Post-UN, Trump's Sociopathy, Gun Rights, ICE, FICTION Please feel free to SHARE the links, and join us every M-F at 6 PM on Rumble, and my X @gardgoldsmith — and you also can donate to help the Liberty Conspiracy, itself! Just visit PayPal to help out! You also can mail GG at:
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WARTRUMP’S OVERALL ATTITUDE
Antiwar has good coverage of this
And, Trump’s reckless mentality is alarming many people - here are Judge Andrew Napolitano, Larry Johnson, and Karen Kwiatowski on the danger and the hope that mid-level military might stop Trump from launching nuclear weapons against Iran
IRAN
Here is a bit of a positive, but likely will see Trump respond with more aggression. “Iran offers Trump deal before US election — RT World News” LINK
And, here, Brett B seems to neglect causation and some simple historical facts
A quick one from AntiWar on the War Powers Res (2) vote that just barely lost (after an earlier one WON, but didn’t stop Trump) “Senate Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution - News From Antiwar.com” LINK - More, from Dave at Antiwar
-This, after the US and Zionist death machine tried to leverage thousands of Starlink connections for mercenaries in January, inside Iran, to overthrow the govt, is revolting.
UN FALLOUT - CONT’D
A commendable comment from Patrick Henningsen
Aaron Mate also offers salient observations, this one re the fake “death toll” after the US and Israeli proxies and mercenaries mixed with a portion of the Iranian pop to try to overturn the gubment there in Jan. Appx 4,000 people were killed? Is that the closest number that seems true? It is made up of spies, mercenaries, cops, and honest protesters. Waltz does a service here by again exposing his easy employment of lies, and by drawing attention (though it was unintentional, surely) to the slaughter by Israel and how many nations walked out.
AND, Aaron attended the meeting of The Hague Group that we mentioned would gather in NYC today. The Hague Group, founded in January 2025 by South Africa and eight other nations, coordinates diplomatic and legal measures to implement ICJ rulings, including the July 2024 advisory opinion requiring Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories. Participants at the New York session advanced proposals such as a UN monitoring mechanism modeled on the Special Committee against Apartheid, efforts for a Security Council arms embargo on Israel, and protections for the ICC from external pressures.
@ProgIntl, they've convened a historic session at the UN to expand their campaign. Public outrage has forced many countries that stayed on the sidelines, or even acted as…","username":"aaronjmate","name":"Aaron Maté","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/2095741748995919872/DIzP9N53_normal.jpg","date":"2026-09-25T15:32:42.000Z","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{"full_text":"LIVE NOW: 40 States, including 12 foreign ministers, meet at UN Headquarters for The Hague Group's High-Level Meeting in Defence of International Law.\n\nWatch: https://t.co/YG3J6PpUvd","username":"The_Hague_Group","name":"The Hague Group","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/2103182059023822848/gjfdnezE_normal.png"},"reply_count":9,"retweet_count":260,"like_count":721,"impression_count":13910,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":null,"video_preview_media_key":null,"belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">South Africa and Malaysia this morning convened The Hague Group’s High-Level Meeting in Defence of International Law at UN Headquarters. Forty states including twelve foreign ministers addressed enforcement of ICJ advisory opinions on Palestine. Participants advanced proposals for a UN monitoring body modeled on the Special Committee against Apartheid, a Security Council arms embargo targeting Israel, and safeguards for the International Criminal Court. Co-sponsors committed to further consultations on practical implementation.
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YEMEN
And Patrick H and Nima Alkorshid cover the breaking news that the MECCA trio have called an emergency security meeting, implying that Saudi is trying to get Pakistan and Turkey to join in the fight against Yemen?
French “Jupiter” Macron claims he is ready to send forces into the Red Sea region to try to topple Ansarallah. As Daniel Davis writes, this is folly, following the folly of people like the UK PM at the UN.
GAZA/WEST BANK
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This is indicative of the larger Zionista problem there: “Shepherds Increasingly the Target of Israel’s Southwest Syria Detentions - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
Many of you likely saw this last night or this morning, and it’s astounding that: A. Netanyahu tries to tie his eastern European non-Semitic heritage to Golan B. He makes this claim in opposition to Syria’s new Prezzy claiming it for Syria, when al Sharaa’s old name was “AL GOLANI/JOLANI” because he came from that area, and C. Jews within a political organization who claim anything are operating contrary to the New Testament.
LEBANON
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More hits by Ukraine, which are facilitated by the lying US
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ECONOMICS (AND WAR, OF COURSE)FUEL
Trump’s export ban idea is insane. He did not announce it today as some speculated he would.
WAGES
CENTRAL BANKING, BAILOUTS, GOVT SPENDING, INFLATIONAnother smart move by China
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- “GM, Ford to suffer steepest US market-share decline in 2026: Cox Automotive” LINK AND, of course, they didn’t help their situations by pursuing EV tactics the past five years. Now, in CA, where the EV virtually will be mandated for new car sales in 2035, there is this… “California is banning new gas cars by 2035 - the average EV still costs nearly $12,000 more than a gas car | Watch” LINK Aannnnnd
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TARIFF TERRORISMThis, from CATO, is revealing. Trump set off alarms for business people who last year worried that he would impose taxes on them. So they ordered extra stock and held it to sell later, trying to keep their costs lower than they would be when Trump imposed his immoral and unconstitutional taxes. Now, the Trump Admin is “investigating them” for “stockpiling”! Seriously! “The Trump Administration Takes Aim at Import Stockpiling | Cato at Liberty Blog” LINK
-More, on the legal side - Re DUE PROCESS “Colleagues chew out Trump judges over ‘abhorrent’ ICE policy” LINK
Recall that August Federal Dist Court ruling striking down many provisions of the 1934 Firearms Act and its amendment? It is currently stayed, pending a US Govt appeal (showing us just how dedicated Trumpola is to the right to keep and bear arms, which is NOT AT ALL) but if it is upheld, it will block many add-ons to the 1934 act because they are proscriptions, rather than the already tricky attempt to work around the 2A’s clear statement that “…the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (by ANY level of gubment)? CATO has a good piece on it, and on other court positions on the Second Amendment and the right it is supposed to protect from gubment attack. “No More Judicial Rubber-Stamping of Gun Laws | Cato at Liberty Blog” LINK Something I try to reiterate on Liberty Conspiracy is that even the “tax” is an infringement, since it imposes a condition on you if you want to procure a gun. If you don’t pay the gubment a cut, you cannot exercise your right, which, clearly, is WRONG! “No More Judicial Rubber-Stamping of Gun Laws | Cato at Liberty Blog” LINK
IMMIGRATION POLICE STATEYep, as we have noted, the feds are raising prices via ICE kidnappings and raids.
More, on the latest ICE shooting victim. “Stop lying: Attorney for Texas immigrant shot by ICE calls out false DHS claims” LINK
FINALLYFor folks who study music, esp drums, this man offered a great deal to learn.
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Big, big thanks to the great Conspirators who joined us tonight to explore the major breaking news and our Theology Thursday segment on the Gospel from John. Many thanks, also, to all the fine journalists whose work we got to mention.- I hope many people get to follow them and will join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or on X! The Audio Pod follows each show, via Spotify or Substack! Here is the link to the entire video stream, housed at Rumble! - Liberty Conspiracy LIVE 92426 UN Fallout, Ukraine, Zionistas n Prager, Bonds Attack Please feel free to SHARE the links, and join us every M-F at 6 PM on Rumble, and my X @gardgoldsmith — and you also can donate to help the Liberty Conspiracy, itself! Just visit PayPal to help out! You also can mail GG at:
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The Beatings will continue, comrades, but we can punch back. Here are two of the deadly, gaslighting, fearmongering parasites who want to take more from you to kill,
again and again…
And remember that Ted will MAKE YOU pay.
Max Blumenthal offers key information about Ted Cruz getting $ via ads that a Jewish-Zionist group called the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews buys on his I-Heart-Media radio program, and Max offers more about the wide scope of the group’s influence (just one such Zionist group).
Here’s more that I got to research, today: Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein (1951–2019) founded what became the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1983 after leaving the Anti-Defamation League, where he had worked on “interfaith outreach.” The group started as the Holyland Fellowship of Christians and Jews in Chicago. It was renamed the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in 1991. Early growth was modest and mostly Jewish-funded. The turning point came after the Soviet collapse: the “On Wings of Eagles” program paid for flights bringing Jews from the former Soviet Union (and later Ethiopia, Ukraine, and elsewhere) to Israel. Evangelical donors responded strongly to the biblical framing. Television appeals featuring figures such as Pat Boone, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson scaled fundraising rapidly. By the 2010s the organization was raising well over $100 million a year, almost entirely from Christians, and had become one of Israel’s largest private aid sources. Eckstein made aliyah, became an Israeli citizen in 2002, and died of sudden cardiac arrest in Jerusalem on February 6, 2019, at age 67. His daughter Yael, already a senior executive, succeeded him. The payments that draw criticism are executive compensation. Public Form 990 filings and contemporary reporting show Eckstein receiving:
Mid-2000s figures around $400,000–$500,000 total compensation.
2007 reported compensation of about $824,000.
2008–2014: roughly $464,000 in salary plus large deferred pension contributions averaging about $419,000 a year.
2018: more than $700,000.
2019 (the year he died): total compensation reported near $3 million, which IFCJ said included a death benefit paid to his widow. Combined with Yael’s pay that year, family-related compensation approached $4 million.
Critics (including some Christian ministry watchdogs and Israeli press) called the numbers high relative to the donor base—many small gifts from middle- and lower-income evangelicals—and compared them unfavorably with leaders of some similarly sized ministries. The organization and its board have long replied that pay was set by an independent compensation committee using outside consultants (Towers Watson / Willis Towers Watson), that it met IRS “reasonable compensation” rules, and that Charity Navigator and similar raters have given the group passing marks on finances. Most of the budget still goes to grants and program work in Israel and Jewish communities abroad rather than salaries. In 2023 leaked files from the reputation firm Eliminalia showed attempts to remove blog posts criticizing the Ecksteins’ pay, using what The Washington Post described as bogus copyright complaints. IFCJ said it did not hire the firm and suggested Eckstein may have done so privately; the episode added to the appearance of trying to manage the optics of the compensation. No public record of criminal charges or proven diversion of funds has emerged. The pattern that looks “corrupt” to critics is therefore the combination of high, family-linked pay, a large one-time death-year payout, succession by the founder’s daughter, and efforts to suppress salary criticism—while the organization itself continued to grow and deliver large-scale PR to Israel.
TIES TO ISRAELI GUBMENT: IFCJ has had repeated official, operational, and financial ties with Israeli ministries, the IDF, and related institutions…Yechiel Eckstein served as an adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. In 2005 the Israeli government appointed him Goodwill Ambassador of the State of Israel ($ is sent from the Israeli gubment not directly to IFCJ, but to HaKeren L’Yedidut (the Amutah), which operates as IFCJ’s arm in Israel. That entity has received government money through joint, matching programs with the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs), with a focus on evangelical communities, especially in Latin America. In 2010 Welfare and Social Services Minister Isaac Herzog gave him the government’s first Award for Special Contribution to the Welfare of the People of Israel. Joint programs with ministries. IFCJ’s Israeli affiliate (Hakeren L’Yedidut) has worked directly with the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Affairs. A 2022 announcement described a $70 million, three-year joint initiative for food, medicine, housing help, and other aid to poor families, Holocaust survivors, the elderly, and the homeless; applicants go through local welfare offices. Tax filings for the affiliate have described additional joint funding agreements with the Welfare Ministry (one cited figure was $11.5 million for material assistance). After October 7, the government also matched part of an IFCJ emergency welfare fund for evacuees. Coordination with the IDF and civil defense. IFCJ has installed hundreds of mobile bomb shelters in coordination with the IDF Home Front Command, which decides placement. Similar coordination covers bus-stop shelters near the Lebanon border, armored vehicles, flak jackets, and hospital protected spaces. The group has also partnered with the IDF on aid deliveries to Christian and Druze communities in Syria. Local municipalities and Home Front Command have asked IFCJ for rapid help in wartime because it can move money and equipment faster than some official channels. Aliyah and other state-adjacent work. The organization has funded immigration to Israel (On Wings of Eagles and later its own flights), historically working with and later independently of the Jewish Agency. In 2001 it put $2 million into launching Nefesh B’Nefesh after a request associated with Benjamin Netanyahu. It also supports IDF-related charities such as Friends of the IDF and soldier-family aid.Yael Eckstein has described the group as implementing programs “on behalf of the government when there’s no other organization to do that” and partnering with “almost every single large organization” in its fields in Israel, while saying IFCJ itself stays out of partisan politics. U.S. Form 990s typically show little or no direct Israeli government grant income on the American entity; the operational link runs through the Israeli affiliate, matching funds, and on-the-ground coordination rather than IFCJ being a government contractor or official arm.
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(MORE ZIONISTA INFLUENCE IN THE US - PRAGER U)
David Knight got to discuss this today on his program, and I want to be certain I share it, as well. This is a great article.
Insight to Incite: Open Source Intelligence Analysis Open Source Intelligence Analysis given directly to Christian insurgents, political dissidents, and cultural conquistadors, from an evangelical perspective. By JD HallWAR - IMMORALITY - ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCESNETANYAHU SLITHERED INTO NYC to address the UN General Assembly, and a huge, very diverse-in-interest gathering came to protest.
@jvplive NYC protest of Benjamin Netanyahu\n\nRabb: \"Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and should be in the Hague. \n\nWe're sending money to support a genocide, and bombing in Iran and Lebanon and so forth, when that …","username":"Popstonox","name":"Popstonox","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1982948319191007232/GlxPak3D_normal.jpg","date":"2026-09-24T18:09:25.000Z","photos":[{"img_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uzTS!,w_1028,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best,fl_progressive:steep/l_play_button_usfui2,w_88,e_colorize:0/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__tw-video-preview-13_2103183236343975936.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/scJxs3ODQ7"}],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":2,"retweet_count":30,"like_count":228,"impression_count":2503,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":"https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2103183236343975936/vid/avc1/1280x720/XoRpgdtGM0dcryL_.mp4","video_preview_media_key":"13_2103183236343975936","belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">Tony Blair, who not only lied to get the UK and US to attack Iraq and Afghanistan 24 years ago, but also is part of the corrupt “steal more land” Board of Peace fascism? He yesterday spoke at a high-level Gaza Board of Peace briefing in New York, held on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly. His “good start”? How about giving back the stolen land? The stolen lives can’t be returned…
BUT, tomorrow, we will hear, at least HEAR, strong words from the members of the Hague Group. The Hague Group is a coalition of sovereign states, not a private organization, though it was convened by the transnational network Progressive International and relies on that group for secretariat support. It was launched on 31 January 2025 in The Hague by government representatives who issued a joint statement pledging coordinated legal and diplomatic measures. Founding states were Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa. Belize left within a month; Honduras and Bolivia withdrew in March 2026; Colombia (a former co-chair) left in August 2026 after a change of government. As of now, late September, 2026, the remaining core members listed are South Africa (chair), Cuba, Malaysia, Namibia and Senegal. Larger meetings have drawn 30–40 participating or observing states beyond the formal members. It has no independent court, police, or binding treaty of its own. “Enforcement” consists of coordinated national policies that participating governments say implement existing third-state duties under ICJ advisory opinions and UN General Assembly resolutions. Announced measures have included:
Restrictions or bans on arms, ammunition, dual-use goods and military fuel transfers to Israel.
Port, flag-state and transit controls on vessels carrying such cargo.
Reviews of public procurement, contracts and investment to avoid support for settlements or occupation.
Support for ICC arrest warrants and universal-jurisdiction prosecutions.
Non-recognition of settlements and restrictions on settlement goods.
Screening or visa measures tied to military service records.
These remain voluntary domestic actions; the Group itself cannot compel compliance.
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and..
Bessent not only is offering untruths, he has to know he is lying. Traffic is about 1/10 what it normally is, and, as I noted on X, Lloyds of London will not insure large vessels to pass through without Iranian okay.
LAURA INGRAHAM TRIES TO REWRITE HER HISTORY ON IRAN
Nima and Alex nail key points re Iran and the rise of Yemen vs Saudi-west power
GAZATHIS was good to see at the UN today
They are almost ready to reveal their vulture fiend club, but they have to kill for a few months longer, they seem to think.
THE TRUMP ATTACK ON THE ICC
@4noura break down recent attacks on the ICC, its “optional” …","username":"BTnewsroom","name":"BreakThrough News","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1559427530448408577/E1jdhVJK_normal.jpg","date":"2026-09-24T17:47:18.000Z","photos":[{"img_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sEJJ!,w_1028,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best,fl_progressive:steep/l_play_button_usfui2,w_88,e_colorize:0/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F__ss-rehost__tw-video-preview-13_2103176332053970944.jpg","link_url":"https://t.co/WALT9uotZD"}],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":1,"retweet_count":13,"like_count":16,"impression_count":2289,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":"https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2103176332053970944/vid/avc1/1280x720/UKzR-1TxrOOdCIjQ.mp4","video_preview_media_key":"13_2103176332053970944","belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">UKRAINE/US/NATO/EU v RUSSIAUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week again called for a “ceasefire” with Russia, proposing an energy truce after meeting Donald Trump. TASS, RT and Sputnik report these appeals usually arise from a Ukrainian desire to work with Western allies to rearm, not to strive for peace. Antiwar.com notes Kyiv still presses Western allies for Patriots and other arms. Moscow seeks a durable settlement of the conflict’s root causes, not merely a pause to regroup.
VZTrump Meets With Venezuela’s Acting President After Boasting About Plundering the Country’s Resources - News From Antiwar.com LINK
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US ECONOMYThe debt, and the heavy burden it places on the Fed to print money in order to buy the debt, and the pressure of higher spending due to warfare, and Trump’s tariffs and blockades, and the removal of hundreds of thousands of workers (thanks to the ICE kidnappings), mean the US economic machine is hobbled, the US tax coffers are not close to paying the budget expenses, and the US has to borrow, float bonds, which will be repaid with inflated currency… Watch for the property liquidations and foreclosure sales, coming soon!
Chris Martinsen offers a succinct recap of the current start of the clear, clear, disaster.
Oh, look! “Mortgage rates surpass 7% for first time in 2 years amid inflation, Iran war” LINK
MEANWHILE - in the land of Make-Believe… The head of the RNC tries to reassure the people on the Titanic…
From Reason: “Judge blocks warrantless ICE raids on Alabama construction sites” LINK
”ICE detains California assemblymember’s aide despite her call that he is a ‘legal employee’” LINK
From yesterday… They left the bullet in him, and now he is speaking.
yahoo.com/news/us/articl… via @@YahooNews","username":"gardgoldsmith","name":"Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1474251280772182073/3c_7JKTw_normal.jpg","date":"2026-09-23T15:55:14.000Z","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":0,"retweet_count":0,"like_count":0,"impression_count":31,"expanded_url":{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/man-shot-ice-agent-speaks-005156724.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr","title":"Man shot by ICE agent speaks from detention as bullet remains lodged near his spine","description":"Wilber Rafael Garces Perez spoke by phone during a news conference Monday afternoon from the Pearsall Detention Facility after being shot by an ICE agent.","domain":"yahoo.com","image":"https://pbs.substack.com/news_img/2102788894320152577/XtwfPs5u?format=jpg&name=orig"},"video_url":null,"video_preview_media_key":null,"belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">US FASCISM - MANIFEST - US NOW HOLDS DIRECT STAKES IN 34 CORPORATIONSLet’s recall this, from yesterday
bloomberg.com/news/features/… ","username":"scottlincicome","name":"Scott Lincicome","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1186591326147616768/Q-yJBoFh_normal.jpg","date":"2026-09-23T14:04:24.000Z","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/HS6B3CUWMAESgMz.png","link_url":"https://t.co/qqyTqjLwsT"},{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/HS6B4iuWMAAZ0TU.png","link_url":"https://t.co/qqyTqjLwsT"},{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/HS6B6GKXgAAGhS_.png","link_url":"https://t.co/qqyTqjLwsT"},{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/HS6B62ZWkAAx4pW.png","link_url":"https://t.co/qqyTqjLwsT"}],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":13,"retweet_count":209,"like_count":431,"impression_count":70322,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":null,"video_preview_media_key":null,"belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">Independent trackers compiled from public announcements, SEC filings, and agency releases count approximately 34 companies or project vehicles in which the U.S. government has taken or committed to an equity-type interest (common or preferred stock, warrants, convertible securities, golden shares, or similar) since January 2025. There is no official consolidated government ledger; figures come from sources such as the theoagseo tracker (updated through September 24, 2026) and contemporaneous reporting. Total attached federal dollars where disclosed run in the $17–27 billion range depending on whether tied loans and options are included. Many deals remain letters of intent or conditional rather than fully closed. LINK
Critical minerals, rare earths, and metals
MP Materials: Defense Department purchased $400 million of convertible preferred stock plus warrants; the government became (or can become) the largest shareholder, with potential ownership around 15 percent on a converted basis, plus a price floor and offtake rights.
USA Rare Earth: Commerce Department received 16.1 million common shares plus warrants for 17.6 million more shares (roughly 8–16 percent depending on exercise) tied to a $277 million award and up to $1.3 billion loan.
Trilogy Metals: Defense Department took a 10 percent stake plus warrants for an additional 7.5 percent, along with a board-appointment right.
Lithium Americas: Energy Department received penny warrants for 5 percent of the company plus a 5 percent economic interest in the Thacker Pass joint venture, in exchange for loan-term flexibility.
Additional positions include equity or warrants in Vulcan Elements, ReElement Technologies, Atlantic Alumina (ATALCO), Strategic Bauxite USA, The Elmet Group (preferred stock plus warrants up to 19.9 percent), a 40 percent stake in a Korea Zinc Tennessee smelter joint venture, and project-level equity in an Alcoa gallium effort.
Semiconductors, quantum computing, and advanced manufacturing
Intel: Commerce Department converted unpaid CHIPS Act grants and other funds into 433.3 million common shares (9.9 percent) plus a five-year warrant for another 5 percent that triggers under certain conditions.
Quantum and related firms (Commerce CHIPS R&D awards, typically $100 million each for minority non-controlling stakes): IBM (via the Anderon foundry vehicle), GlobalFoundries (approximately 1–1.8 percent across two awards), Rigetti Computing (about 2.3 percent), Quantinuum (about 0.9 percent), D-Wave Quantum, PsiQuantum, Infleqtion, Atom Computing, Diraq, SandboxAQ, I-Pulse, and several others such as Kepler Computing, Multibeam, Extropic, Thintronics, OBSIDIA, and Aeluma.
xLight and similar smaller chip-related recipients also received equity conditions attached to grants.
Other notable arrangements
U.S. Steel: A single “golden share” (Class G preferred stock) granted as a condition of CFIUS approval for the Nippon Steel acquisition. It is noneconomic (no dividends or ordinary ownership) but gives the President (or designee) veto rights over plant closures or idling, job or production transfers overseas, headquarters relocation, name changes, certain investments, and board appointments.
L3Harris Missile Solutions unit: $1 billion convertible preferred security plus warrants.
Westinghouse: An option to take an 8 percent stake.
North American Blue Energy Partners: 35 percent equity granted at no cash cost (tied to Venezuelan oil concessions).
A separate but related mechanism is the 15 percent revenue-sharing arrangement with Nvidia and AMD on certain AI-chip sales to China in exchange for export licenses; this is not an equity stake. Many of the equity deals are framed as conditions for CHIPS Act funding, Defense Production Act or Office of Strategic Capital support, or national-security approvals rather than open-market purchases. Status varies: some positions are closed with shares issued, others remain letters of intent or definitive agreements pending issuance.
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Big thanks to all the great Conspirators who joined us tonight to dig into the news, and, as always, to all the fine journalists whose work we got to discuss.- I hope lots more folks get to follow their posts and work, and that they will join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or on X. Audio pod follows soon after each stream, via Spotify or here on Substack - Here is the link to the stream, now stored at Rumble: Liberty Conspiracy Live 92326 UN Fallout, US Economic Disaster, ICE Shooting Victim Speaks
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RECOLLECTIONS FROM TUES - TRUMP AT THE UN TO TODAY, INCLUDING NETANYAHULet’s talk a bit more about Netanyahu’s appearance and what he and Danny said about Mayor Mamdani. Here is Danny Boy
And here is a GOOD Daniel, Daniel Davis, on Netanyahu v Mamdani
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FUEL CRISIS - US (SEE MORE ON US ECONOMY, BELOW)From a free-market perspective, the Trump Administration’s contemplated plan to ban diesel exports is a costly mistake that will ultimately backfire. The United States currently exports about 1.3 million barrels of diesel per day according to recent EIA figures. Refining crude oil into diesel fuel takes roughly three days once crude arrives at the refinery, after which additional days are needed to test, store, schedule and load the product onto ships for export. (LINK) A ban would leave Gulf Coast refiners with unsellable surplus they cannot easily ship inland due to pipeline limits and Jones Act costs. They would reduce crude runs, cutting gasoline and jet fuel production simultaneously. Short-term price dips in producing regions would be followed by higher prices everywhere as overall supply contracts. Diesel is a world-demanded fuel, thus, global markets would tighten sharply, raising costs for U.S. import-dependent areas and agricultural partners abroad. Such interventions discourage long-term investment. Free markets, not export bans, best serve all American consumers.
CONSTITUTIONALLY - A presidential diesel-export ban, with no declared war, exceeds the Constitution’s allocation of power. Article I gives Congress—not the President—authority “to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations.” The Executive is not a roving legislature and cannot embargo American goods merely to manage pump prices. The Export Clause shows the Framers’ special caution toward outbound trade: “No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.” That text bars taxes, not every regulation, yet it confirms exports were not to be lightly burdened. Congress’s tariff power is a taxing power aimed at imports; it does not let the President invent an export prohibition. No official war has been declared. War powers therefore supply no independent authority for a peacetime fuel embargo. Even Jefferson sought a statute from Congress for the 1807 embargo. Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin warned him: “Governmental prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated; and it is not without much hesitation that a statesman should hazard to regulate the concerns of individuals as if he could do it better than themselves.” That warning still applies.
MORALLY - no one has a right to block anyone from engaging in peaceful market exchange.
TRUMP’S CLAIMS RE GAS PRICES - FALSE “Trump says gas prices were higher under Biden. Here’s what the data shows” LINK
ERIC PETERS NAILS IT “War Tax Report: 9/23/2026 - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk” LINK
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The Iranian Prez spoke, and made very valid points, at the UN:
Bessent’s “Don’t help Iranian flights” at least is not trying to repeat the US shooting Iranian passenger planes the way the US did thirty years ago. What is the latest? Well… Multiple reports from September 22–23 describe several countries restricting Iranian airlines from landing or receiving services after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s warning that entities providing fuel, landing, or ticketing support risked exclusion from the dollar system. Georgia imposed a blanket ban on Iranian flights to and from the country. Aa expected, Azerbaijan suspended Iranian-operated flights from September 22, citing the new U.S. aviation sanctions. Iraq ordered a halt to Iranian flights into Baghdad (with talks about possible rerouting to Najaf). Oman stopped accepting Iranian flights at Muscat. A Tehran travel agent told AFP that routes to Qatar were also cancelled. Turkey asked Mahan Air to suspend its services there, though other Iranian carriers continued flying to Istanbul and some other Turkish destinations. These actions were not uniform. China continued to accept Iranian flights, including a Mahan Air arrival in Guangzhou on September 23, and publicly opposed the unilateral sanctions. Some other routes, such as certain flights to Turkey, Najaf, and Dubai, were still operating or under discussion according to Iranian officials and flight data.
GAZAIn the past 12 hours - more airstrikes by IDF used to kill people, this after Israel killed 5 yesterday. (You’ll see that the two murders today turn to THREE in a moment.)
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This, coming from the mass-murdering occupation force of Israel
Dave DeCamp Covered this over the past year, and touches on it in the Monday-night Antiwar News video
ISRAEL STILL HOLDS DROP SITE REPORTER
AND, what might one expect?
THE WEST BANKSYRIAAl Sharaa ne Jolani spoke at the UN, because, evidently, he was fatigued of the fun of beheading people, then he visited sycophantic politicians, like Cong. Joe Wilson.
And…
A picture from last year, of two puppets
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EUROPEAN WAR-ECONOMICSThe term “war-economics” is oxymoronic. War is the enemy of living standards and life. In Europe, so many nations are seeing skyrocketing unemployment and loss of GDP, they want to employ their citizens in a growing war-state. “Baltic states try secret dip into EU defense purse – media — RT World News” LINK
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RUSSIA-UKRAINEUKRAINE CONTINUES TO USE US AID TO ATTACK RUSSIAN CIVILIANS “Russia downs nearly 200 Ukrainian drones over single region — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK
RT Reports that ZEL wants a “ceasefire”… Developing…
At least we can see this small flash of justice in the dark workings of the EU. “EU drops Usmanov from sanctions list after infighting — RT World News” LINK
SYRIA (REDUX!)
VZLeah, of the Leah Files, has done an exceptional job tracing the pirate booty snatched by Trump and the US military + bankers from VZ.
This is the full article, at her Substack. Please take a look. David Knight also got to discuss this today. Key information she provides!
The Leah Files20 years in intelligence, giving unfiltered analysis and perspectiveMORE from Leah, re VZ Gold
MO-CORRUPTION
US ECONOMY - MORRRRE!I had this prepped to discuss last night, but ran out of time “Operator of 314 Wendy’s locations in the US files for bankruptcy protection” LINK
Annnnd, Mr. Thune is shaking his pom-poms as a cheerleader of more of the same…
AND, as we know, the US Debt-to-GDP ratio passed 100% a while ago. Steve Rattner covers it
WHICH MEANS, OF COURSE, HIGHER BOND RATES
FREE SPEECHKaroline Leavitt is riding high on the government-pop-media nexus, while she tells others it’s acceptable for govt to punish nets for not showing a Pres speech. “Karoline Leavitt declares it’s ‘scary’ networks are allowed to choose not to air Trump addresses live” LINK
IMMIGRATION POLICE STATEWe did not get to discuss this yesterday on LCL, and it deserves plenty of attention. The Trumpers are, in essence, disappearing their kidnap victims to hide them from Attys who might try to get them DUE PROCESS, at least… “ICE just made thousands of detainees vanish from its system” LINK
AND - They left the bullet in him, and now he is speaking.
This, on the Ed Sheeran - Macklemore - Kraft blowup. This is an interesting take, from Roxy Music member, producer, Brian Eno.
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Many thanks to all the good Conspirators who joined us tonight to dive into the big news and to welcome Eric Peters, of EricPetersAutosDotCom, to discuss Trump's UN speech, his lies, his team lying, the hyper-bad US economic downturn, and the philosophy of freedom! I hope folks will explore the feeds of some of the journalists we featured.- I hope plenty of people get to follow them, and they you will join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble and on X! Audio pod will follow, soon after each show, via Spotify and here on Substack! Here is the link to tonight’s stream, now stored at Rumble - Liberty Conspiracy LIVE 92226 Trump-UN Lies, Free Press, Economy, Eric Peters
AND… here are some of the major stories we got to cover, tonight!
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TRUMP AT UN n’ WAAAR
Trump admits the VZ op was not about drugs. Good thing his VP vowed that killing all those 200+ people off the coast of VZ and in the eastern Pacific to “stop drugs” was “good”. Those would be people killed extrajudicially (even IF they had been given Due Process, the federal drug statutes are unconstitutional, and even if they were allowed with an Amendment, the process of the polis taking your money to pay for its “policing” of the statutes would be immoral…
A bit more on VZ
He also says that he has “made peace.” Too bad all the people he has ordered his willing accomplices in the US Military to kill aren’t around to answer.
Douglas MacGregor and Daniel Davis play a bit longer cut, and offer clear refutations, citing not only Trump’s own warmongering, but his false claims of delivering peace between Pakistan and India.
And, after making that claim, he proceeds to threaten the annihilation of the Iranian population, thousands of whom already are dead at his hands.
And he lies AGAIN about an Iranian nuke weapons program that, in reality, we all know Iran did not have.
And he openly threatens Cuba.
Glenn Greenwald amplifies on this
Yet, Trump simultaneously claims he thinks that AFTER the Mid-terms, he will get a “deal” with Iran. - Again, Daniel Davis and Douglas MacGregor explain that the Iranian government is consistent and clear about their position.
Meanwhile, this is what the GOP offers.
The Iranians, again, are straight-forward. ran has publicly said it sent seven conditions to the United States through Qatari mediators as the basis for any talks to end the current war. Officials such as Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei have not released one complete official document listing all seven side by side. Instead they have named overlapping demands in interviews and posts. The conditions most consistently reported across Iranian statements and subsequent coverage are:
An end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon (and, in some accounts, Yemen).
Release of Iran’s frozen funds/assets abroad (described as billions of dollars; later comments have referred to seeking the full amount upfront).
Lifting of the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports.
A halt to U.S. military attacks and other aggression against Iranian territory.
An end to U.S. interference in Iran’s internal affairs.
An end to U.S. cooperation with or backing of Iranian opposition groups (“opponents of the revolution”).
Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iranian officials have tied to fulfillment of the other terms.
Iran has also said it is prepared for a “decisive war” if the conditions are rejected
MO-WARBRITAIN
The New PM is rattling sabres he does not have.
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YEMEN… ERETREA -As Dave DeCamp reported for AntiWar and we got to discuss on last night’s LCL (6 pm, m-f on Rumble, X “AT” GardGoldsmith), the US and Israelis are planning what some of us suspected they might try - they want to take over this tiny African nation that lies across the Red Sea from Yemen.
GAZAIt would be nice if Erdogan made sure Israel stopped receiving Turkish fuel…
LEBANONThe WEST BANKEarly Tuesday, troops stormed al-Karmel village near Hebron, confiscating two water tankers heading to Masafer Yatta and detaining the drivers, cutting off water supplies to vulnerable communities. Settlers assaulted a family including women and children in Yatta, while more than 200 settlers damaged homes and vehicles in Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya. Livestock was stolen in Silwad and olive trees uprooted near Ramallah and Ni’lin. The Israeli military tightened closures around Ramallah, restricting movement. These assaults deprive Palestinians of water, safety and livelihoods under occupation.
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RUSSIA-UKRAINE“EU plotting new ‘scheme’ to steal Moscow’s frozen assets – Russian intel — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK
ECONOMICSTammy Bruce doesn’t understand the diff between SAVINGS and INVESTMENT, the latter of which is an expenditure with expected return and with RISK.
GERMANYSHOCKER, from the bureaucratic, anti-fossil-fuel collectivist German economy:
German auto workers flooded the streets Monday in the latest explosion of union unrest, with IG Metall reporting some 175,000 participants at 280 sites protesting planned job cuts and plant closures at Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and suppliers. High energy prices—the predictable result of cutting cheap Russian pipeline gas under EU and US pressure—plus Chinese competition and tariffs are gutting the industry that once powered the country. Workers demand cheaper energy and protection for German production instead of further EU-driven deindustrialization. This street anger follows the CDU’s historic humiliation on 20 September. Merz’s party scored just 4.9 percent in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and fell out of a state parliament for the first time since 1949, while the AfD took 38 percent. Berlin voters also punished the chancellor. The twin results show voters rejecting Merz’s Atlanticist confrontation with Russia that has driven energy costs sky-high and cost industrial jobs. The people want an end to Brussels-aligned policies that sacrifice German prosperity.
IMMIGATION POLICE STATEFollowing-up: “Attorney for man shot in ICE confrontation speaks out” LINK
-This is getting some wider attention. Trump’s ICE goons are “disappearing” kidnap victims from arrest/cage records, to prevent attorneys from helping their cases. “ICE just made thousands of detainees vanish from its system” LINK
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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AT WHITE HOUSE - THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONSSo, yeah, Trump banned CNN, MSNow, and Politico from covering White House press conferences and events. FOX will boycott in solidarity. Here, Mike Waltz avoids the reality that, indeed, the Admin IS breaching the First Amendment, and he will not acknowledge the problem of govt-owned-run systems that cannot and will not accommodate everyone’s rights (and always break them in order to see the polis exist).
Thus
And, derp
FINALLY - Key Ethics PointsEric Peters, who will be with us tonight at 6:30 for Liberty Conspiracy LIVE!
“What is so Intolerable (to so Many) About Leaving People Alone? - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk” LINK
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