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Welcome, fellow Conspirators!
It was a wild and wooly day studying the resignation of Mr. Kent (and some of the opportunities he could have taken to resign a long time ago). Immense thanks to Yona Aniwodi of Peasants Podcast for joining me in our Mind Meld tonight, to discuss that AND original American Indian justice systems that became part of the Articles of Confederation system. Thanks, also, to the great journalists whose work we got to cover tonight. Check out their feeds if you haven't had the chance, so far! And join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble and on X! Audio pod is right here, or you can grab it via Spotify!
BREAKING - TRUMP NAT-SECURITY BUREAUCRAT 2ND TO GABBARD RESIGNS OVER US ATTACK ON IRAN FOR ISRAELJoseph Kent, Director, National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned, explaining his disaffection from the Trump Admin over its attack on Iran.
Kent is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) and a former Green Beret (Special Forces) with a long career in special operations. He served approximately 20 years in the military, including time as an Army Ranger before transitioning to Special Forces. His military “service” included 11 combat deployments: three years as a Ranger, followed by eight deployments with the 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets) and three more with a special operations task force. Much of his career focused on “counterterrorism” and unconstitutional occupation operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other zones during the fake, ill-titled Global War on Terror. His actions in those zones indicate that he did not conform to his US Constitution, and he allowed himself to be deployed without a Declaration of War.
He retired in 2018. He is a Gold Star husband, having lost his first wife, Shannon Mary Kent (née Smith), in combat. Shannon was a U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer (promoted posthumously) and cryptologic technician (interpretive), fluent in multiple languages. She served in elite roles, including as a member of JSOC’s Intelligence Support Activity (a secretive special operations intelligence unit), supporting operations with Navy SEALs and other forces. She was the first woman to complete the Naval Special Warfare Direct Support Course and operate in direct combat with Naval Special Warfare units. Here is his X post about Mr. Kent’s decision:
Here is the text of his resignation letter:
President Trump,
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.
I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.
I support the values and the foreign policies that you campaigned on in 2016, 2020, 2024, which you enacted in your first term. Until June of 2025, you understood that the wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth
and prosperity of our nation.
In your first administration, you understood better than any modern President how to decisively apply military power without getting us drawn into never-ending wars. You demonstrated this by killing Qasam Solamani and by defeating ISIS.
Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran. This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and that should you strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory. This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again.
As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives.
I pray that you will reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for. The time for bold action is now. You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos. You hold the cards.
It was an honor to serve in your administration and to serve our great nation.
Joseph Kent
Director, National Counterterrorism Center
Mr. Kent offers a valuable insight re Israel. But he took a long time to steer a bit, just a bit, closer to the US Constitution, and he still is not really acknowledging its rules.
Likewise, Mr. Trump is a confused mess. He hired Kent, but now says that Kent never was good on national security. Since that term is a Barnum word that lets politicians claim “national security” is anything they desire it to be, all for YOUR good, mind you (and without giving you a chance to be free), Trump is using it as an out, while also contradicting himself for his original decision to let the man work for him. It’s also stunning to see Trump claim Mr. Kent was “weak” when Mr. Trump slipped out of military action into which hundreds of thousands of men of his era were conscripted. Here is what Trump said of Mr. Kent when he hired him
Here is Trump now:
Here is AntiWar on it Headline: “Top US Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over War With Iran - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
-This, for example, shows us Gangland Don’s varying statements about control over the Strait of Hormuz, within the course of an hour.
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His confusion re Iran.
And more.
And more.
And more of his frivolous approach, “did it out of habit…” and for Israel, an “ally”
As AntiWar notes, Mr. Trump’s “habit” is slaughtering innocent people in Iran, every day. Headline: “Iran Says US-Israeli Strikes Have Killed More Than 400 Women and Children - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
And back to Mr. Kent, here are Judge Andrew Napolitano and Aaron Mate on the news of his resignation:
-Re Kent, Speaker Johnson clearly lied this afternoon. Here are Nima and Col Wilkerson on Johnson, with Johnson’s fatuous statement included.
Trump ALSO claimed today that he was not warned about Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, even as he claimed that if he had not terminated the “Obama Nuclear Deal” (the JCPOA) Iran would have developed nuke weapons and used them on Israel and other nations. Not only did Iran stick with the JCPOA for nearly a year after the US never abided by it, Iran allowed US INSPECTORS to check its civilian nuclear energy program plus IAEA inspectors to check. Trump pulling out of the agreement circa 2018 led to Iran upping its refinement, but even that was not to weapons-grade level.
Trump was explicitly warned—both by US intelligence and public experts—about the exact scenario he claimed was “unpredictable” in his March 17, 2026 press conference. Multiple credible reports confirm he received briefings beforehand that striking Iran (including Kharg Island) risked Iranian missile/drone retaliation targeting US bases and assets in Gulf states (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain), potentially drawing those countries into the conflict. Iran itself had publicly and repeatedly signaled this response. LINK LINK
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-Kevin Hassett continues to smile and lie and dismiss the reality facing consumers.
The French are mocking Trump
@Megatron_ron Breaking:\n\nStrait of Hormuz right now ","username":"Iamazimsk","name":"Evergreen News","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/2013710949262163968/Gqw-pvI-_normal.jpg","date":"2026-03-17T09:16:49.000Z","photos":[{"img_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_1028,c_limit,q_auto:best/l_twitter_play_button_rvaygk,w_88/kcbjrkoxfhkbjtfv9odm","link_url":"https://t.co/QOkXfsbwUt"}],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":0,"retweet_count":7,"like_count":23,"impression_count":2336,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":"https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2033834877209190400/vid/avc1/576x1024/ot0Fpk_VimZsuyoB.mp4","belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">NATOAs much of a good thing it would be to pull out of NATO, Trump does not explicate the fact that he has a Constitutional duty to pull out, regardless of what Congress might say about the need for them to pass a statute. He swears an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution, and, as a result, he is not supposed to execute unconstitutional statutes, such as the one that tied the US to NATO.
US ATTACK ON IRAN KILLS HIGH-PROFILE IRANIAN GOVT OFFICIALIranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani has been assassinated in an overnight strike by the IDF.
LINK to RT.
CUBAHere is the full clip of Trump flippantly saying that maybe he just might “take Cuba.”
LEBANONIsrael is invading, on the ground, after weeks of massive shelling. Here is AntiWar on it. Headline: “Israel Launches Ground Invasion of Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
IMMIGRATION POLICE STATEHeadline: “ICE explains why a 6-year-old deaf boy from Hayward was deported to Colombia” LINK
Headline: “ICE agents no longer on duty following ‘ace of spades’ death card investigation, DHS says | Watch” LINK
HEADLINE: “ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony” LINK
COURT NEWS on IMMIGRATION Headline: “’Plaintiffs were on a list’: Trump admin used AI to generate ‘contrived’ excuse for targeting ‘sanctuary’ states with public health cuts, court says” LINK
…and “’Lacking merit’: Judge rejects Trump admin’s ‘self-serving’ bid to recuse from immigrant habeas case” LINK
Headline: “Afghan ally dies in ICE custody in Texas, family seeks answers” LINK
Headline: “Democratic governor orders release of illegal immigrant from jail” LINK
And, as one reads, it could be valuable to note that any political institution claiming any form of “authority” over you is a usurper of God’s power, an immediate evil, and an enemy of your God-given rights. Headline: “White House’s religious liberty push is exactly what James Madison feared” LINK
NOTE! THIS IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF EVACUATION DAY IN COLONIAL US HISTORY!
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By Gardner GoldsmithWelcome, fellow Conspirators!
It was a wild and wooly day studying the resignation of Mr. Kent (and some of the opportunities he could have taken to resign a long time ago). Immense thanks to Yona Aniwodi of Peasants Podcast for joining me in our Mind Meld tonight, to discuss that AND original American Indian justice systems that became part of the Articles of Confederation system. Thanks, also, to the great journalists whose work we got to cover tonight. Check out their feeds if you haven't had the chance, so far! And join us, m-f 6 pm on Rumble and on X! Audio pod is right here, or you can grab it via Spotify!
BREAKING - TRUMP NAT-SECURITY BUREAUCRAT 2ND TO GABBARD RESIGNS OVER US ATTACK ON IRAN FOR ISRAELJoseph Kent, Director, National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned, explaining his disaffection from the Trump Admin over its attack on Iran.
Kent is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) and a former Green Beret (Special Forces) with a long career in special operations. He served approximately 20 years in the military, including time as an Army Ranger before transitioning to Special Forces. His military “service” included 11 combat deployments: three years as a Ranger, followed by eight deployments with the 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets) and three more with a special operations task force. Much of his career focused on “counterterrorism” and unconstitutional occupation operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other zones during the fake, ill-titled Global War on Terror. His actions in those zones indicate that he did not conform to his US Constitution, and he allowed himself to be deployed without a Declaration of War.
He retired in 2018. He is a Gold Star husband, having lost his first wife, Shannon Mary Kent (née Smith), in combat. Shannon was a U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer (promoted posthumously) and cryptologic technician (interpretive), fluent in multiple languages. She served in elite roles, including as a member of JSOC’s Intelligence Support Activity (a secretive special operations intelligence unit), supporting operations with Navy SEALs and other forces. She was the first woman to complete the Naval Special Warfare Direct Support Course and operate in direct combat with Naval Special Warfare units. Here is his X post about Mr. Kent’s decision:
Here is the text of his resignation letter:
President Trump,
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.
I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.
I support the values and the foreign policies that you campaigned on in 2016, 2020, 2024, which you enacted in your first term. Until June of 2025, you understood that the wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth
and prosperity of our nation.
In your first administration, you understood better than any modern President how to decisively apply military power without getting us drawn into never-ending wars. You demonstrated this by killing Qasam Solamani and by defeating ISIS.
Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran. This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and that should you strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory. This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again.
As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives.
I pray that you will reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for. The time for bold action is now. You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos. You hold the cards.
It was an honor to serve in your administration and to serve our great nation.
Joseph Kent
Director, National Counterterrorism Center
Mr. Kent offers a valuable insight re Israel. But he took a long time to steer a bit, just a bit, closer to the US Constitution, and he still is not really acknowledging its rules.
Likewise, Mr. Trump is a confused mess. He hired Kent, but now says that Kent never was good on national security. Since that term is a Barnum word that lets politicians claim “national security” is anything they desire it to be, all for YOUR good, mind you (and without giving you a chance to be free), Trump is using it as an out, while also contradicting himself for his original decision to let the man work for him. It’s also stunning to see Trump claim Mr. Kent was “weak” when Mr. Trump slipped out of military action into which hundreds of thousands of men of his era were conscripted. Here is what Trump said of Mr. Kent when he hired him
Here is Trump now:
Here is AntiWar on it Headline: “Top US Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over War With Iran - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
-This, for example, shows us Gangland Don’s varying statements about control over the Strait of Hormuz, within the course of an hour.
Share
Subscribe now
His confusion re Iran.
And more.
And more.
And more of his frivolous approach, “did it out of habit…” and for Israel, an “ally”
As AntiWar notes, Mr. Trump’s “habit” is slaughtering innocent people in Iran, every day. Headline: “Iran Says US-Israeli Strikes Have Killed More Than 400 Women and Children - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
And back to Mr. Kent, here are Judge Andrew Napolitano and Aaron Mate on the news of his resignation:
-Re Kent, Speaker Johnson clearly lied this afternoon. Here are Nima and Col Wilkerson on Johnson, with Johnson’s fatuous statement included.
Trump ALSO claimed today that he was not warned about Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz, even as he claimed that if he had not terminated the “Obama Nuclear Deal” (the JCPOA) Iran would have developed nuke weapons and used them on Israel and other nations. Not only did Iran stick with the JCPOA for nearly a year after the US never abided by it, Iran allowed US INSPECTORS to check its civilian nuclear energy program plus IAEA inspectors to check. Trump pulling out of the agreement circa 2018 led to Iran upping its refinement, but even that was not to weapons-grade level.
Trump was explicitly warned—both by US intelligence and public experts—about the exact scenario he claimed was “unpredictable” in his March 17, 2026 press conference. Multiple credible reports confirm he received briefings beforehand that striking Iran (including Kharg Island) risked Iranian missile/drone retaliation targeting US bases and assets in Gulf states (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain), potentially drawing those countries into the conflict. Iran itself had publicly and repeatedly signaled this response. LINK LINK
Share Gardner Goldsmith
-Kevin Hassett continues to smile and lie and dismiss the reality facing consumers.
The French are mocking Trump
@Megatron_ron Breaking:\n\nStrait of Hormuz right now ","username":"Iamazimsk","name":"Evergreen News","profile_image_url":"https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/2013710949262163968/Gqw-pvI-_normal.jpg","date":"2026-03-17T09:16:49.000Z","photos":[{"img_url":"https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_1028,c_limit,q_auto:best/l_twitter_play_button_rvaygk,w_88/kcbjrkoxfhkbjtfv9odm","link_url":"https://t.co/QOkXfsbwUt"}],"quoted_tweet":{},"reply_count":0,"retweet_count":7,"like_count":23,"impression_count":2336,"expanded_url":null,"video_url":"https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2033834877209190400/vid/avc1/576x1024/ot0Fpk_VimZsuyoB.mp4","belowTheFold":true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM">NATOAs much of a good thing it would be to pull out of NATO, Trump does not explicate the fact that he has a Constitutional duty to pull out, regardless of what Congress might say about the need for them to pass a statute. He swears an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution, and, as a result, he is not supposed to execute unconstitutional statutes, such as the one that tied the US to NATO.
US ATTACK ON IRAN KILLS HIGH-PROFILE IRANIAN GOVT OFFICIALIranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani has been assassinated in an overnight strike by the IDF.
LINK to RT.
CUBAHere is the full clip of Trump flippantly saying that maybe he just might “take Cuba.”
LEBANONIsrael is invading, on the ground, after weeks of massive shelling. Here is AntiWar on it. Headline: “Israel Launches Ground Invasion of Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
IMMIGRATION POLICE STATEHeadline: “ICE explains why a 6-year-old deaf boy from Hayward was deported to Colombia” LINK
Headline: “ICE agents no longer on duty following ‘ace of spades’ death card investigation, DHS says | Watch” LINK
HEADLINE: “ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony” LINK
COURT NEWS on IMMIGRATION Headline: “’Plaintiffs were on a list’: Trump admin used AI to generate ‘contrived’ excuse for targeting ‘sanctuary’ states with public health cuts, court says” LINK
…and “’Lacking merit’: Judge rejects Trump admin’s ‘self-serving’ bid to recuse from immigrant habeas case” LINK
Headline: “Afghan ally dies in ICE custody in Texas, family seeks answers” LINK
Headline: “Democratic governor orders release of illegal immigrant from jail” LINK
And, as one reads, it could be valuable to note that any political institution claiming any form of “authority” over you is a usurper of God’s power, an immediate evil, and an enemy of your God-given rights. Headline: “White House’s religious liberty push is exactly what James Madison feared” LINK
NOTE! THIS IS THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF EVACUATION DAY IN COLONIAL US HISTORY!