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Welcome, fellow Conspirators!
Massive and heartfelt thanks to Eric Peters of Eric Peters Autos Dot Com and APOSTATE27832 on X, the legendary libertarian car and news site! We got to dig into the immoral MAGA attacks on Iran, VZ, and our rights, and to discuss the insane and ever-widening array of government diktats places on auto-makers, buyers, and passengers. Thanks, also, to our audience and their ideas, and to the great journalists we got to mention. Check out their feeds, all, and help us celebrate their work when we gather at the Conspiracy, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or here on X! - Here is tonight's replay, in audio form, and here are some of the key issues we got to discuss! Join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble, X “at” GardGoldsmith!
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WARTHE “BIG PICTURE” - HEGSETH STYLE - VERY IMPORTANT? NOT REALLY, BUT LET’S BEGIN W THE ABSURD…As if it weren’t enough to make reporters take a form of a “Loyalty Oath” to not publish info on US military without vetting the releases via the military, Hegseth’s acolytes now are banning “unflattering” photos of Pistol Pete. Headline: “Pentagon bars photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos - The Washington Post” LINK
-And self-respecting Marco Rubio appears to have responded to Trump’s demands that everyone wear the same shoes. Marco got shoes on the fly — and they are too big. Headline: “Marco Rubio’s giant shoes have people asking one question: Who bought them?” LINK What was it Ringo said? “I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS!!” It appears the Trump Admin is Helter Skelter in a different way…
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IRANPepe Escobar offered a key post that covers some of the points just made by Iran’s new Ayatollah as he takes over for his murdered father. Here is the first half of Pepe’s X post (and here is an excellent piece on it, from ANTIWAR:
’THE NEW LEADER, AYATOLLAH MOJTABA KHAMENEI, SPEAKS FOR THE FIRST TIME - A message in seven parts. Some of the highlights:
• Learned about becoming the new Leader via state TV, like everyone else.
• Taking the seat of his father & Ayatollah Khomeini is a “very difficult task.”
• Confirms Iran is in an active, “oppressed” struggle against the “Front of Arrogance” (the US and allies).
• Calls the Strait of Hormuz closure a primary lever. Hints at opening new, unconventional fronts where the enemy is vulnerable.
• Praised Yemen, Hezbollah, and Iraqi groups for their support.
• Said he has lost his wife, sister, niece/nephew, and brother-in-law, alongside his father.
• Vowed that revenge will be sought for every citizen killed, not just his father. Specifically highlights a “deliberate crime” committed by the enemy at the Shajareh Tayyibah School in Minab, which killed 175 schoolgirls.
• Iran will seek compensation from the enemy’s assets (or destroy them to an equal value) if they refuse to pay for damages.
• Issued a warning to the 15 countries that border Iran: close any foreign military bases used to attack Iran immediately.
• Iran has already struck US bases and will continue to do so if they remain active, though he highlights the need for “warm relations” with neighbors.
• Ordered free medical care for the wounded & state-funded compensation for private property damage, requiring officials to report directly to him on their progress.’
-In the realm of human affairs, where the sovereignty of each soul demands freedom from the coercive edicts of politicians, President Trump’s proclamation of victory in the conflict with Iran rings hollow. On Wednesday, he declared “we’ve won” the war against Iran, yet evidently, no one informed the Iranians themselves.
-When told that his own sub-agencies are admitting that US arms slaughtered 176 people, mostly small children, in Minab, Iran on the first day of the immoral US aggression, Trump simply dismissed it all with “I don’t know about it…” No acceptance of responsibility, nothing.
-Reports indicate that Iran has ignited at least two pro-Israel-pro-US ships attempting to navigate the Strait of Hormuz,
…a stark reminder that political decrees from US warmongers cannot secure passage through vital waterways. And the Trump lie that the US would “escort” ships is being revealed as such — revealed by the US Navy. Headline: ‘US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now | Reuters’ LINK
Since no presidential fiat can magically ensure the flow of oil through contested routes, the White House has announced plans to unleash 400 million barrels from assorted national petroleum reserves. This move taps into what are ostensibly emergency stockpiles, all to mitigate the entirely foreseeable fallout from a conflict ignited by U.S. actions.
THE US “PETROLEUM RESERVE STOCKPILE RELEASE”First, how about a tax-funded entity NOT compete against consumers at ANY time to buy fuel and keep it locked up? Second… The “reserve” stockpile is virtually meaningless when it comes to practical use in the market and price effects. The announced release from U.S. “strategic reserves”—more precisely, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)—involves the United States contributing 172 million barrels as part of a broader, coordinated International Energy Agency (IEA) effort totaling 400 million barrels from member nations’ emergency stocks. This drawdown aims to offset supply disruptions tied to the ongoing US-Israeli-generated aggression against Iran, and attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Official statements from the Department of Energy indicate that the U.S. portion will begin deliveries next week and take approximately 120 days (roughly four months) to fully enter the market, based on planned discharge rates.
This timeline reflects practical constraints: the SPR’s infrastructure allows a maximum initial withdrawal rate of about 4.4 million barrels per day for up to 90 days, after which rates taper, but actual releases in recent history (including coordinated actions) have averaged closer to 1 million to 2 million barrels per day to avoid overwhelming logistics or market dynamics. At the announced pace for this 172 million-barrel release, the effective average is around 1.4 million barrels per day over those 120 days.
For context on the reserve itself, as of early March 2026 (data from the week ending March 6), the SPR holds approximately 415 million barrels out of an authorized capacity of 714 million barrels—roughly 58% full. After this drawdown, the U.S. inventory would drop to about 243 million barrels (assuming no simultaneous purchases or additions during the release period), though the administration has stated plans to replace more than the withdrawn amount—around 200 million barrels—within the next year at no direct taxpayer cost. To illustrate duration in broader terms: if one were to hypothetically apply the full 172 million barrels against average U.S. crude oil and petroleum product consumption (currently around 20-21 million barrels per day based on recent EIA (IEA) data and projections for 2026), it would theoretically cover roughly 8-9 days of total national demand.
It underscores how political commands, far from respecting the individual’s right to voluntary exchange and peaceful commerce, instead disrupt global trade and force reliance on centralized hoards controlled by bureaucrats. Tracing back to the spark that lit this conflagration, the New York Times reveals that the initial assault on a girls’ school in Tehran was, in truth, a U.S. military blunder—a so-called “targeting mistake.” As the Times notes, “Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children.” When pressed on this tragedy, President Trump claimed ignorance, asserting he knew nothing of it. Such a stance strains credulity; this was the very strike that propelled the war forward, the inaugural act in a chain of violence. Surely, the commander-in-chief, whose orders propel such operations, cannot feign detachment from the consequences that trample the sacred autonomy of innocent lives.
Amid the global attention being devoted to the Iranian theater, Arab leaders are sounding alarms over Israel’s seizure and sealing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque’s gates. Last week, under the guise of threats from Iranian missiles, Israeli authorities shuttered this hallowed site in old Jerusalem—a cornerstone of Muslim devotion, particularly amid the observances of Ramadan. A joint declaration from regional leaders insists that Israel “immediately cease the closure of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, remove access restrictions to the Old City of Jerusalem, and refrain from obstructing Muslim worshippers’ access to the mosque.” One cannot help but ponder if this maneuver aligns with the aspirations of Jewish fundamentalists to erect the Third Temple upon that very ground—a development that could transmute this already grievous international strife into an unbridled clash of faiths, further eroding the individual’s liberty to pursue spiritual solace free from political impositions. In a world where each person’s soul claims sovereignty over their own beliefs and actions, such encroachments serve only to inflame divisions, reminding us that true harmony arises not from state mandates, but from the unhindered choices of free individuals.
Then, there’s the JONES ACT, which forces foreign shippers to offload their goods and have them taken by US shippers after the first US port, then on to other US ports. Insane.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… ","username":"scottlincicome","name":"Scott Lincicome","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1186591326147616768/Q-yJBoFh_normal.jpg","date":"2026-03-12T21:08:02.000Z","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/HDPU0RYWAAEqQd6.png","link_url":"https://t.co/JcoggVkFpg"}],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":2,"retweet_count":2,"like_count":21,"impression_count":2376,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">Share Gardner Goldsmith
More from The Middle East…
DANIEL MCADAMS HAS MORE ON THE DISCONNECTED TRUMP RE IRAN, MOREFrom the Ron Paul Liberty Report, today, set up to jump in at this point, as Trump claims victory over Iran and that he had stopped them attacking tankers, etc, yet, of course, a moment later, people started seeing vid of the four ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz. LINK
-And, the Admin is showing more utter cluelessness re the Gulf.
The Qatari Govt Is Sounding Alarms Re US-Israeli Thirst to Reshape Map Headline: “US-Israeli war on Iran seeks to ‘reshape West Asia, block creation of Palestinian state’: Omani FM” LINK
BAHRAIN: Trouble… Headline. “Hosting Washington’s war: Bahrain faces the consequences” LINK
RUSSIAHeadline: “Milestone verdict issued on Ukraine-backed Moscow massacre — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK
FETTERMANWhen it comes to the US CONstitution, not only is Fetterman half-baked, the reporter (in this case, Mr. Raju) who kinda starts on the right track reveals his ignorance, as well…
More
-From ERIC PETERS”If The “Iranians” Attack Here... - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk” LINK
TSAAre we supposed to feel bad for this man? He willingly takes tax money to breach the 4th Amendment every moment he does his work. LINK
AND, to round things off, here is an excellent look back at US Presidential evil, thanks to Jacob Hornberger, of the Future of Freedom Foundation:
Headline: “Should December 7 Continue to Be a Date That Lives in Infamy? – The Future of Freedom Foundation” LINK
Share
That’s it for this evening, comrades!! Spread the word about what we offer. :)Many thanks for supporting freedom, and for sharing the links! And remember, you can back us here by becoming a paid subscriber if you would like, and feel free to watch Liberty Conspiracy LIVE on Gardner’s X @gardgoldsmith and on Rumble! Spread the word! Thanks, again! 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:
Gardner Goldsmith
PO Box 581
Amherst, NH, 03031 :)
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By Gardner GoldsmithWelcome, fellow Conspirators!
Massive and heartfelt thanks to Eric Peters of Eric Peters Autos Dot Com and APOSTATE27832 on X, the legendary libertarian car and news site! We got to dig into the immoral MAGA attacks on Iran, VZ, and our rights, and to discuss the insane and ever-widening array of government diktats places on auto-makers, buyers, and passengers. Thanks, also, to our audience and their ideas, and to the great journalists we got to mention. Check out their feeds, all, and help us celebrate their work when we gather at the Conspiracy, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or here on X! - Here is tonight's replay, in audio form, and here are some of the key issues we got to discuss! Join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble, X “at” GardGoldsmith!
Subscribe now
Share
WARTHE “BIG PICTURE” - HEGSETH STYLE - VERY IMPORTANT? NOT REALLY, BUT LET’S BEGIN W THE ABSURD…As if it weren’t enough to make reporters take a form of a “Loyalty Oath” to not publish info on US military without vetting the releases via the military, Hegseth’s acolytes now are banning “unflattering” photos of Pistol Pete. Headline: “Pentagon bars photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos - The Washington Post” LINK
-And self-respecting Marco Rubio appears to have responded to Trump’s demands that everyone wear the same shoes. Marco got shoes on the fly — and they are too big. Headline: “Marco Rubio’s giant shoes have people asking one question: Who bought them?” LINK What was it Ringo said? “I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS!!” It appears the Trump Admin is Helter Skelter in a different way…
Subscribe now
IRANPepe Escobar offered a key post that covers some of the points just made by Iran’s new Ayatollah as he takes over for his murdered father. Here is the first half of Pepe’s X post (and here is an excellent piece on it, from ANTIWAR:
’THE NEW LEADER, AYATOLLAH MOJTABA KHAMENEI, SPEAKS FOR THE FIRST TIME - A message in seven parts. Some of the highlights:
• Learned about becoming the new Leader via state TV, like everyone else.
• Taking the seat of his father & Ayatollah Khomeini is a “very difficult task.”
• Confirms Iran is in an active, “oppressed” struggle against the “Front of Arrogance” (the US and allies).
• Calls the Strait of Hormuz closure a primary lever. Hints at opening new, unconventional fronts where the enemy is vulnerable.
• Praised Yemen, Hezbollah, and Iraqi groups for their support.
• Said he has lost his wife, sister, niece/nephew, and brother-in-law, alongside his father.
• Vowed that revenge will be sought for every citizen killed, not just his father. Specifically highlights a “deliberate crime” committed by the enemy at the Shajareh Tayyibah School in Minab, which killed 175 schoolgirls.
• Iran will seek compensation from the enemy’s assets (or destroy them to an equal value) if they refuse to pay for damages.
• Issued a warning to the 15 countries that border Iran: close any foreign military bases used to attack Iran immediately.
• Iran has already struck US bases and will continue to do so if they remain active, though he highlights the need for “warm relations” with neighbors.
• Ordered free medical care for the wounded & state-funded compensation for private property damage, requiring officials to report directly to him on their progress.’
-In the realm of human affairs, where the sovereignty of each soul demands freedom from the coercive edicts of politicians, President Trump’s proclamation of victory in the conflict with Iran rings hollow. On Wednesday, he declared “we’ve won” the war against Iran, yet evidently, no one informed the Iranians themselves.
-When told that his own sub-agencies are admitting that US arms slaughtered 176 people, mostly small children, in Minab, Iran on the first day of the immoral US aggression, Trump simply dismissed it all with “I don’t know about it…” No acceptance of responsibility, nothing.
-Reports indicate that Iran has ignited at least two pro-Israel-pro-US ships attempting to navigate the Strait of Hormuz,
…a stark reminder that political decrees from US warmongers cannot secure passage through vital waterways. And the Trump lie that the US would “escort” ships is being revealed as such — revealed by the US Navy. Headline: ‘US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now | Reuters’ LINK
Since no presidential fiat can magically ensure the flow of oil through contested routes, the White House has announced plans to unleash 400 million barrels from assorted national petroleum reserves. This move taps into what are ostensibly emergency stockpiles, all to mitigate the entirely foreseeable fallout from a conflict ignited by U.S. actions.
THE US “PETROLEUM RESERVE STOCKPILE RELEASE”First, how about a tax-funded entity NOT compete against consumers at ANY time to buy fuel and keep it locked up? Second… The “reserve” stockpile is virtually meaningless when it comes to practical use in the market and price effects. The announced release from U.S. “strategic reserves”—more precisely, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)—involves the United States contributing 172 million barrels as part of a broader, coordinated International Energy Agency (IEA) effort totaling 400 million barrels from member nations’ emergency stocks. This drawdown aims to offset supply disruptions tied to the ongoing US-Israeli-generated aggression against Iran, and attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Official statements from the Department of Energy indicate that the U.S. portion will begin deliveries next week and take approximately 120 days (roughly four months) to fully enter the market, based on planned discharge rates.
This timeline reflects practical constraints: the SPR’s infrastructure allows a maximum initial withdrawal rate of about 4.4 million barrels per day for up to 90 days, after which rates taper, but actual releases in recent history (including coordinated actions) have averaged closer to 1 million to 2 million barrels per day to avoid overwhelming logistics or market dynamics. At the announced pace for this 172 million-barrel release, the effective average is around 1.4 million barrels per day over those 120 days.
For context on the reserve itself, as of early March 2026 (data from the week ending March 6), the SPR holds approximately 415 million barrels out of an authorized capacity of 714 million barrels—roughly 58% full. After this drawdown, the U.S. inventory would drop to about 243 million barrels (assuming no simultaneous purchases or additions during the release period), though the administration has stated plans to replace more than the withdrawn amount—around 200 million barrels—within the next year at no direct taxpayer cost. To illustrate duration in broader terms: if one were to hypothetically apply the full 172 million barrels against average U.S. crude oil and petroleum product consumption (currently around 20-21 million barrels per day based on recent EIA (IEA) data and projections for 2026), it would theoretically cover roughly 8-9 days of total national demand.
It underscores how political commands, far from respecting the individual’s right to voluntary exchange and peaceful commerce, instead disrupt global trade and force reliance on centralized hoards controlled by bureaucrats. Tracing back to the spark that lit this conflagration, the New York Times reveals that the initial assault on a girls’ school in Tehran was, in truth, a U.S. military blunder—a so-called “targeting mistake.” As the Times notes, “Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children.” When pressed on this tragedy, President Trump claimed ignorance, asserting he knew nothing of it. Such a stance strains credulity; this was the very strike that propelled the war forward, the inaugural act in a chain of violence. Surely, the commander-in-chief, whose orders propel such operations, cannot feign detachment from the consequences that trample the sacred autonomy of innocent lives.
Amid the global attention being devoted to the Iranian theater, Arab leaders are sounding alarms over Israel’s seizure and sealing of the Al-Aqsa Mosque’s gates. Last week, under the guise of threats from Iranian missiles, Israeli authorities shuttered this hallowed site in old Jerusalem—a cornerstone of Muslim devotion, particularly amid the observances of Ramadan. A joint declaration from regional leaders insists that Israel “immediately cease the closure of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, remove access restrictions to the Old City of Jerusalem, and refrain from obstructing Muslim worshippers’ access to the mosque.” One cannot help but ponder if this maneuver aligns with the aspirations of Jewish fundamentalists to erect the Third Temple upon that very ground—a development that could transmute this already grievous international strife into an unbridled clash of faiths, further eroding the individual’s liberty to pursue spiritual solace free from political impositions. In a world where each person’s soul claims sovereignty over their own beliefs and actions, such encroachments serve only to inflame divisions, reminding us that true harmony arises not from state mandates, but from the unhindered choices of free individuals.
Then, there’s the JONES ACT, which forces foreign shippers to offload their goods and have them taken by US shippers after the first US port, then on to other US ports. Insane.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… ","username":"scottlincicome","name":"Scott Lincicome","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1186591326147616768/Q-yJBoFh_normal.jpg","date":"2026-03-12T21:08:02.000Z","photos":[{"img_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/media/HDPU0RYWAAEqQd6.png","link_url":"https://t.co/JcoggVkFpg"}],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":2,"retweet_count":2,"like_count":21,"impression_count":2376,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">Share Gardner Goldsmith
More from The Middle East…
DANIEL MCADAMS HAS MORE ON THE DISCONNECTED TRUMP RE IRAN, MOREFrom the Ron Paul Liberty Report, today, set up to jump in at this point, as Trump claims victory over Iran and that he had stopped them attacking tankers, etc, yet, of course, a moment later, people started seeing vid of the four ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz. LINK
-And, the Admin is showing more utter cluelessness re the Gulf.
The Qatari Govt Is Sounding Alarms Re US-Israeli Thirst to Reshape Map Headline: “US-Israeli war on Iran seeks to ‘reshape West Asia, block creation of Palestinian state’: Omani FM” LINK
BAHRAIN: Trouble… Headline. “Hosting Washington’s war: Bahrain faces the consequences” LINK
RUSSIAHeadline: “Milestone verdict issued on Ukraine-backed Moscow massacre — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union” LINK
FETTERMANWhen it comes to the US CONstitution, not only is Fetterman half-baked, the reporter (in this case, Mr. Raju) who kinda starts on the right track reveals his ignorance, as well…
More
-From ERIC PETERS”If The “Iranians” Attack Here... - EPautos - Libertarian Car Talk” LINK
TSAAre we supposed to feel bad for this man? He willingly takes tax money to breach the 4th Amendment every moment he does his work. LINK
AND, to round things off, here is an excellent look back at US Presidential evil, thanks to Jacob Hornberger, of the Future of Freedom Foundation:
Headline: “Should December 7 Continue to Be a Date That Lives in Infamy? – The Future of Freedom Foundation” LINK
Share
That’s it for this evening, comrades!! Spread the word about what we offer. :)Many thanks for supporting freedom, and for sharing the links! And remember, you can back us here by becoming a paid subscriber if you would like, and feel free to watch Liberty Conspiracy LIVE on Gardner’s X @gardgoldsmith and on Rumble! Spread the word! Thanks, again! 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:
Gardner Goldsmith
PO Box 581
Amherst, NH, 03031 :)
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