Health Friday Open Thread 6.20.2025: The “New FDA” — Did HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Approve All of This?

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Health Friday is a series regarding Big Pharma, vaccines, general health, and associated topics. As today’s offering speaks to the disaster of the COVID-19 “vaccines” (in reality, dangerous and deadly Bioweapon Toxin Injections), Yours Truly dedicates it to the memory of all persons, of whatever age or location, who have passed away from the negative effects of the COVID-19 “vaccines” that they had permitted be injected into their bodies.

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Note 2: Yours Truly is aware that there are other very important news stories and events that are unfolding that are not health-related. However, the following needs to be presented.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an attorney, an outspoken critic of Big Pharma and other entities that, up to now, had an undue influence on government health agencies, and who is the founder of Children’s Health Defense (https://childrenshealthdefense.org/), has been confirmed as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the new administration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. Secretary Kennedy, Jr., has already done several things to re-focus the mission and activities of HHS in the direction of being more responsive to the public health of all Americans. Among these moves was his rescinding a previously-awarded HHS grant of $590 million dollars to Moderna to develop Avian Influenza and “pandemic vaccines.” This grant was awarded to Moderna by outgoing HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in the final days of the previous administration of former President Joe Biden. Please see: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/hhs-cancels-funding-moderna-s-candidate-h5-avian-flu-and-pandemic-vaccines, by Lisa Schnirring, 29 May 2025.

On the other hand, HHS has, under Secretary Kennedy, Jr., also made some decisions that have raised eyebrows: for example, in April 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, a division of HHS) granted “Fast Track” approval for the self-amplifying modRNA H5N1 “pandemic vaccine”, ARCT-2304, to be tested in the United States. Please see: https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-grants-fast-track-status-to-arct-2304-for-h5n1-influenza-protection, by Sophia Abene, 10 April 2025. ARCT-2304 is expected to submit the BLA (Biologics License Application) documents and data for ARCT-2304 by early fall 2025. However, there’s something else that’s eyebrow-raising about this situation: The clinical trial for ARCT-2304, the data from which is going to be used in the BLA submission, has no true Placebo Control Group (a Placebo that uses Saline solution) — instead, the “Placebo Control Group” in the clinical trial is being injected with a “Placebo Vaccine.” How does this fit in with the “new FDA” that requires Placebo testing? Does the “new FDA” concept of “Placebo” now mean anything that is not the actual “candidate” drug or injectable when used in a clinical trial? Please see: https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/arcturus-self-amplifying-rna-shots, “Arcturus self-amplifying RNA: US approval expected this year”, 11 June 2025. A screenshot from this article is below:

Also, the FDA granted “full approval” for Moderna’s “next-generation” COVID-19 “vaccine”, mNEXSPIKE, on 31 May 2025, despite a clinical trial in which there was no placebo Control Group. Please see: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/mnexspike, 31 May 2025. Please also see: https://www.theqtree.com/2026/06/06/health-friday-6-6-2025-open-thread-tlr4-s1-and-mrna-1283-mnexspike-a-scientific-gourmanderie/.

It is now well known that the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines” can, and do, cause multiple types of serious adverse events reactions, medical conditions of both body and mind, and death, among the COVID-19 “vaccinated.” Thousands of these reports are found in the VAERS database, and can also been searched here: https://openvaers.com/. But the FDA still has not removed these dangerous, deadly injections from the market. However, one new drug, for certain types of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) — ELEVIDYS — was just removed by the FDA after ONLY TWO DEATHS in the “post-marketing trials” group. Please see: https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/sarepta-and-roche-halt-dmd-gene-therapy-use-after-second-death/?cf-view&cf-closed, 16 June 2025. ELEVIDYS was FDA-approved on 20 June 2024. As with the modRNA COVID-19 “vaccines”, the FDA required Sarepta / Roche to perform “post-marketing trials” of the injectable (in effect, using the persons who would take ELEVIDYS as “human lab rats” to see if the injectable really worked, and to see if there would be serious adverse events in the persons who took the injectable.) Please see the FDA-issued Package Insert for ELEVIDYS, here: https://www.fda.gov/media/184855/download. Screenshots of section Warnings and Precautions; of section 11 Description; and, of section 13 Nonclinical Toxicology are below:

And, by the way, ELEVIDYS apparently “sheds” into areas around inside the body of the person who takes this injectable. Please see section 12.3 Pharmacokinetics Vector Distribution and Vector Shedding of the ELEVIDYS Package Insert linked above.

Then, there is the recent FDA approval of the use of the meningococcal “vaccine”, MenQuadfi, in infants between two months and two years of age (although it appears that this injectable may be used in infants as young as six weeks of age.) MenQuadfi is already FDA-approved for use in persons age two years and older. Attorney Aaron Siri believes this FDA “extension of use” approval is based on the “Pyramid Scheme of Vaccine Safety.” Please see: https://www.2ndsmartestguyintheworld.com/p/all-vaccines-will-kill-you-menquadfi, “ALL VACCINES WILL KILL YOU: MenQuadfi Approval and the Pyramid Scheme of Vaccine Safety”, 15 June 2025. A screenshot of Attorney Siri’s statement from the article is below:

Which reminds Yours Truly of FDA approvals of “the latest version modRNA COVID-19 vaccine”, approvals based solely on “safety and efficacy data” from earlier “latest version modRNA COVID-19 vaccines.”

Before Yours Truly turns to yet another eyebrow-raiser FDA approval, a new article by Dr. Martin Makary, MD, MPH (FDA Commissioner) and Dr. Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH (director of the CBER division of the FDA) in the Journal of the American Medical Association: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/fullarticle/2835314, “Priorities for a New FDA”, 10 June 2025. This article is discussed by Dr. Meryl Nass, MD, on her Substack: https://merylnass.substack.com/p/another-makary-prasad-article-lists, “Another Makary-Prasad article lists the changes they are making at FDA: but again, it comes with flaws”, 10 June 2025. Screenshots from Dr. Nass’ article are below. The passages with the orange line are from the Dr. Makary – Dr. Prasad article; the rest of the language is from Dr. Nass:

This new article follows on the heels of the first one published by Dr. Makary and Dr. Prasad in the New England Journal of Medicine in May 2025: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsb2506929, “An Evidence-Based Approach to COVID-19 Vaccination”, in which Dr. Makary and Dr. Prasad made it clear that the FDA would follow “new guidelines” in the approval process and implementation of “new versions” of the COVID-19 “vaccines”, including in numerous “high risk” populations. Among the populations now considered by the FDA to be at “high risk” of severe complications from COVID-19 infection (and, therefore, “in need” of being COVID-19 “vaccinated”) is that of healthy pregnant women.

Yours Truly now turns to the most recent eyebrow-raising move by the FDA: the agency’s approval of lab-grown salmon, an approval based only on the manufacturing company’s “safety claims.” Please see: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-approves-first-lab-grown-salmon-based-solely-manufacturers-safety-claims/, “FDA Approves First Lab-Grown Salmon Based Solely on Manufacturer’s Safety Claims”, by Brenda Baletti, PhD, 10 June 2025. The manufacturer is a company in San Francisco called Wildtype Foods. Please see the screenshot from this article, below:

The FDA Letter of Approval for the lab-grown salmon is found here: https://www.fda.gov/media/186752/download. Below are screenshots from the FDA Letter of Approval:

Mark A. Hartman is a holdover appointee from the Biden Administration. His job at the FDA began on 29 December 2024. Previous to this, Mr. Hartman worked for the EPA. Please see: https://www.lawbc.com/oppt-deputy-director-mark-hartman-will-become-will-become-director-of-fdas-office-of-food-chemical-safety-dietary-supplements-and-innovation/, 13 December 2024. From what Yours Truly can find, Mr. Hartman has no background in chemistry, in health, or in science. His Master’s degrees are in Environmental Studies and in Public Administration. To Yours Truly, this begs the following questions, among many more: Did HHS Secretary Kennedy, Jr., know about this man? Did he know in advance about the FDA’s approval of lab-grown (“cell-cultured”) salmon to be sold and used for consumption in the United States? Exactly what “testing” was performed on this “cell-cultured” salmon to make quite sure that is not carcinogenic? What exact “ingredients” are “fed” to the “cell-cultured salmon cells” in the “steel tanks” at Wild Type Foods (aka Wildtype, Inc.) during the “culturing” process? How many unsuspecting people will be eating this “cell-cultured” salmon in restaurants and other places? What exactly was the “Cell Culture Consultation CCC ooooo5” listed in the FDA’s Approval Letter about? What data were presented?

What on Earth is really going on at the “new FDA”?

THERE. MUST. BE. JUSTICE.

THERE. MUST. BE. TRUTH.

Peace, Good Energy, Respect: PAVACA

Dear MAGA: 20250619 ✾ Thank God ± Theistic Evolution ∈ Thursday Open Topic

This man, making Christmas calls from the White House, believes the world is a sphere. And he has even flown around it! So has our beautiful FLOTUS, who happens to be his wife!

Truth and common sense must be valued by us, as individuals, in order to lastingly disempower the authoritarian fake news media. This includes the perniciously smarmy science media, which never answers for its errors and lies. I believe that the media has been responsible not only for leftist pathologies like scientism, medical fascism, and radical gender ideology, but also for reactionary movements like modern flat Earth, rejection of all medicine, and Biblical geological literalism.

Just as Wheatie’s Stormwatch Monday Open Thread was created as a place for people to openly express their thoughts and opinions, so, too, is this Thank God Thursday Open Thread, where honest but civil discussion of all topics is encouraged. This thread is also to be known as Theistic Evolution Thursdays, due to the author’s expected “pontification” about his scientific, religious, and political opinions. You are welcome to pontificate back! Free speech matters!

Please label all AI-generated content as being such, unless it is patently obvious (e.g., humorous AI images). It is important that we as individuals not begin to pretend that socially derived artificial intelligence is actually our own, as this form of stealthy social information averaging and feedback would be one more pretense and deception between people, in service of stupid Marxist socialism, and of those who wish to substitute their communally protected lies for actual truth.

The source of alleged truth matters, not for the truth itself, but for validation.

And yes, it’s THURSDAY…again.

And that’s it. We’re done stealing from Wheatie.

OK – maybe her rules need to be posted.

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If there is nothing beyond the “W” below, then this is a placeholder. For health reasons, I can’t always post a timely opinion before each Thursday, but I will try. Otherwise, you have this placeholder post, where YOU provide the content. Enjoy!

W

This is an X thread that I told Aubergine about a while back, which I thought would be of interest to her because it borders on her metaphysical beliefs about time, God, and the universe.

The thread concerns a cosmological hypothesis which demonstrates that not only is time not absolute in our universe – the relativistic nature of time has resulted in UNEVEN AGING within the universe, due to the uneven nature of matter. There appear to be differences of age of billions of years between different parts of the universe, just according to their own clocks.

To be clear, the ages are still billions of years everywhere, but they’re different billions. Time has run faster (more billions) in the voids, and slower (fewer billions) near concentrations of matter, like clusters of galaxies.

Not only does this finer-grained look at time offer more physical and cosmological certainty about the rate of expansion of the universe – it helps us think more precisely about time at a metaphysical level. When we realize that time isn’t even homogeneous within our universe, it helps us to break free from the assumption that any kind of time, corresponding to our own, much less an absolute time similar to our own natural reckoning, necessarily exists beyond or outside of our own universe. When we try to consider a God capable of existing “outside of time”, we should consider the possibility that “time” itself may not even apply.

Try to follow along with this fascinating thread, which has sat in a long-preserved tab which I can now close!

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This could be an incredible revolution in Cosmology.

The Dark Energy model of the universe, which won a Nobel Prize in 2011, may be completely wrong.

The accelerating expansion instead is simply because time runs faster in the voids between galaxies.

Let me explain: pic.twitter.com/kAiE9aWYFV
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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The standard workhorse of cosmology for the last 25 years has been the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) which assumes the universe is roughly homogenous.

Originally Lambda was Einsteins 'fudge factor' to explain why the universe wasn't collapsing under its own weight pic.twitter.com/vyHS4eUoxh
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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https://twitter.com/Andercot/status/1870985292129427687

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In 1929 Edwin Hubble made an incredible discovery: the further away a galaxy was, the faster it appeared to be moving away from this.

He was able to determine this by measuring Cepheid variable stars, which have a consistent relationship between their brightness and pulsation… pic.twitter.com/T3kucYJacc
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

In 1929 Edwin Hubble made an incredible discovery: the further away a galaxy was, the faster it appeared to be moving away from this. He was able to determine this by measuring Cepheid variable stars, which have a consistent relationship between their brightness and pulsation period, and so they can act as excellent distance markers. Using these markers Hubble found that the more distant a galaxy was, the more red-shifted its spectrum of light became, meaning it was moving away from us at a higher velocity. The further the distance to a galaxy, the faster it was receding. Therefore, the universe was expanding.

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The fact the universe was expanding meant Lambda was no longer necessary to balance out gravity, and Einstein called it his 'greatest blunder' pic.twitter.com/haDwARAwDk
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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If you run this expanding universe backwards in time, it seems like everything is expanding from a single origin point, and in the 1960s astronomers detected faint radio signals coming from all directions in space.

The faint echos of the original Big Bang pic.twitter.com/evCFGgKGfS
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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This model of the universe, where things started from a single origin and uniformly expanded outwards, dominated for decades until the 1990s.

Astronomers were looking at Type Ia supernova at high redshift to see how the expansion of the universe was slowing down over time

Type… pic.twitter.com/DAhl7PzMBy
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

This model of the universe, where things started from a single origin and uniformly expanded outwards, dominated for decades until the 1990s. Astronomers were looking at Type Ia supernova at high redshift to see how the expansion of the universe was slowing down over time Type 1a supernova are useful as ‘standard candles’ because they have constant brightness, since they form by a star stripping mass from its neighboring binary partner until they reach the Chanradesekar limit from below, at which point they expldoe. So, they always explode with the same energy and brightness.

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Instead, at high redshift they found that supernova were much dimmer than expected than if the expansion had been slowed down by gravity.

On the contrary, the rate of expansion appeared to be accelerated. Lambda, the cosmological constant, was so back. pic.twitter.com/X4wZI3iVmo
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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This is the current mainstream cosmological model. Dark Energy, a mysterious unknown entity that makes accounts for 69% of the total energy constant, drives a constant volumetric expansion of space. More space means more expansion, which is why the size is accelerating. pic.twitter.com/1sLWsMTmn0
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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Here's where it might be completely wrong. It assumes that space is homogenous, or roughly the same density everywhere.

However space is extremely inhomogenous – there are regions of dense galactic clusters, and then massive voids between them pic.twitter.com/Ra9zqNdsdg
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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Mass curves spacetime to produce gravity. But, there's no difference between being accelerated by gravity or accelerating from a rocket.

This is called Einsteins Equivalence principle, and applying it to inhomogenous cosmology may eliminate Dark Energy altogether pic.twitter.com/dfmnphnf7n
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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This is because the further down a gravitational well you are, the slower clocks run compared to clocks further up-well.

You can reason this yourself if you consider bouncing a photon between two mirrors at the top and bottom of an accelerating rocket. Exercise for the reader pic.twitter.com/eSry9h7vdu
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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The important thing is this: In the voids between large galaxies time runs much faster than inside galaxies, and these voids are inhomogenous.

If you had an initial expansion of the universe from the Big Bang, more time has elapsed in the voids – possibly billions of years more pic.twitter.com/WqzWAccwtu
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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The researchers behind the Timescape model, as its known, used the familiar Type 1a supernova as standard candles and compared a goodness-of-fit Bayesian statistics to assess how timescape versus LCDM model can explain the observed redshift pic.twitter.com/WHoqjkz4x9
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

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Now, you can do a lot of statistical trickery to get a favored result to your own pet theory. Why should Timescape model be taken seriously? Two big reasons:

– The universe is emphatically not homogenous, and so void regions DO have a faster clock-rate than galactic… pic.twitter.com/KIBHAxUqwT
— Andrew Côté (@Andercot) December 23, 2024

Now, you can do a lot of statistical trickery to get a favored result to your own pet theory. Why should Timescape model be taken seriously? Two big reasons: – The universe is emphatically not homogenous, and so void regions DO have a faster clock-rate than galactic superclusters and filaments and this should be accounted for in any model of expansion. – Dark Energy is supposed to make up ~2/3rds of the universe’s energy content yet doesn’t correspond to anything we’ve ever observed experimentally. It solely exists to explain this anomaly of distant supernova redshift. In the timescape model, the universe very well may be slowing down in expansion after some initial Big Bang event – its yet to be determined. The future fate of the cosmos seems still to be determined as advances in cosmology regularly demand we revisit our models.

So there you have it. Does it make sense?

W

PS – something extra.

Aubergine posted this tweet…..

NEW: The man with the world's highest recorded IQ says he believes Jesus Christ is God and is "the way and the truth and the life."

"I believe that Jesus Christ is God, the way and the truth and the life."

YoungHoon Kim of South Korea is pointing to quantum physics to support… pic.twitter.com/CbmXgecWth
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 18, 2025

NEW: The man with the world’s highest recorded IQ says he believes Jesus Christ is God and is “the way and the truth and the life.” “I believe that Jesus Christ is God, the way and the truth and the life.” YoungHoon Kim of South Korea is pointing to quantum physics to support his belief in God and afterlife. Kim was recognized by the Giga Society in April 2024 as having the highest IQ in the world at 276.

One of the replies included this image, alleging that it was from Werner Heisenberg.

Having been made too dubious by so many liars, I tracked that down to a source, which includes even more interesting material.

LINK: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/2019/11/werner-heisenberg-on-religion.html

ARCHIVE: https://archive.fo/ybnOf

This is very much worth reading!

KMAG 20250618 OPEN TOPIC & ISRAEL

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This is not the article I was planning but give current events I think I should stick my oar in. Forget religion THINK MONEY…

FIRST SEE: DEAR KMAG 20250305 USS LIBERTY & DAILY THREAD – The Q Tree a discussion of the USS Liberty & a video of a survivor with Colonel Towner.

I think this DELIBERATE ATTACK to create a false flag blamed on Egypt is a KEY CLUE given the history of the Brits/Rothschilds in Egypt and their interest in the Suez canal

EGYPT: Initial Contacts with the British

Trade links had existed between the two countries for as long as anyone could remember. Egypt was a key part of the old spice and trade routes between Europe and Asia. British traders had been loading and unloading their cargoes in Ottoman waters for generations.

British military and political interest in Egypt first manifested itself as it became obvious that in the Eighteenth Century, India was falling under the influence of Britain (and away from France). Despite, the direct sail routes around the Cape of Good Hope, Egypt still provided the quickest way of maintaining communications between Britain and India. It required a brief overland journey, but it was still substantially quicker than circumnavigating Africa….

This site, by a UK teacher, has an excellent timeline dealing with the British Empire. These are the key dates dealing with the Suez Canal.

1798 Napoleon arrives in Egypt to destroy British trade and influence in the area. He defeats a Mameluke army at the Battle of the Pyramids. But, the British destroy his fleet at Aboukir Bay.

1841 The Turkish Government grants hereditary soveriegnty to Mohammed Ali and his heirs.
1848 Mohammed Ali dies. Replaced by Abbas I
1854 Said takes over. He is an enthusiastic moderniser and supports construction of the Suez Canal.
1858 Alexandria to Suez Railway Opened

1869 Suez Canal opened
1875 Disraeli buys the Khedive’s 40% holding in the Suez Canal company. Britain is now the largest single shareholder.
1876 Anglo-French control of Egyptian finances

1885 Britain and France declare the Suez Canal neutral.

1904 French confirm that British power is preeminent in Egypt. Upsurge in Anti-European feeling.

1914 Britain orders all foreign vessels out of Suez canal. Also, declares Egypt a protectorate

1921 Rioting in Cairo and Alexandria
1922 Egypt declared independent, but with Britian retaining responsibility for maintenance of communications, defence, protection of European interests and the question of Sudan. Sultan Fuad becomes King Fuad I. Tutankhamen discovered.
1924 Governor General of Sudan Assassinated in Cairo – Egyptians Ordered to Withdraw from Sudan and Pay Indemnity
1929 Britain agrees to withdraw some troops from Egypt, but not from canal zone.

1953 Britain and Egypt discuss future of Suez Canal. British families advised to leave Egypt.
1954 Britain agrees to withdrawal of 65,000 servicemen. Nasser ousts Neguib.
1955 Israelis raid Egyptian held Gaza strip. Britain and Egypt agree to independence of Sudan.
1956 Nasser assumes full executive powers and nationalises Suez Canal Company. Expels British, French and Zionist residents. British, French and Israeli forces react. But, diplomatic problems force the withdrawal of the British and French armies. Israel keeps Gaza strip.

So given Nasser kicked the Brits out, what has been the plan?

If you go to my recent article: KMAG 20250515 OPEN TOPIC plus YEMEN,

you see the Israelis are militarizing islands in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden by grabbing territory from Yemen and kicking the natives out. This is why the Houthis are attacking.

Please note this new article: Jun 16, 2025

Iran, Yemen launch missiles on Israel

Israeli media sources reported in the early minutes of Monday that a joint missile strike from Iran and Yemen is underway toward occupied territories.

Ben Gurion Canal Project: The Real Reason Behind the Israel-Palestine Conflict?

Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War on Oct. 7, rumors have circulated online about an alleged Israeli infrastructure project that would create an alternative to the Suez Canal, allowing Israel to control a waterway between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

The new canal, supposedly called the “Ben Gurion Canal” after Israeli founding father and first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, would be a financial boost for Israel, but it would also have to run directly through the Gaza Strip.

Reason Behind a ‘Ben Gurion Canal’

The Suez Canal Authority had a record revenue of $9.4 billion in Egypt’s 2022 Fiscal Year, up from $7 billion the year before. Some 25,800 ships passed through the canal in FY 2022, up from 23,800 the previous year.

(RELATED: Panama Canal Crisis – How it Impacts the World Economy)

But the Suez and its profits were not always owned by the state of Egypt. In October 1956, a conflict between Israelis and Egyptians cascaded into what historians refer to as “the Suez Crisis,” when the British and French lost control over the Suez Canal after the Egyptian government nationalized it.

The Suez Canal was created by a French diplomat in 1869 and was jointly administered by a British-French imperial corporation. By the 1950s, Egypt had already been rebuffing Britain’s military presence at the canal, and was unhappy with the existence of Israel. But when Israeli troops pushed Egyptian forces toward the canal, as the U.S. backed out on a promise to fund a dam in the Nile River, Egypt seized control over the highly important trade route….

Previous Consideration of ‘Ben Gurion Canal’

It was revealed in a document from the 1960s (declassified in 1996) that the United States considered using 520 nuclear bombs to blow through the Israeli landmass in order to create an alternative to the Suez Canal similar to the alleged Ben Gurion Canal. It was produced by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, an institution funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The document, entitled “Use of Nuclear Explosives for Excavation of Sea-Level Canal Across the Negev Desert,” proposes creating a 160 mile long canal across Israel to as a “strategically valuable alternative” to the Suez that would “probably contribute greatly to the economic development of the surrounding area.” The author also suggests using the hypothetical canal to power a hydro-electric dam.

To create the passageway connecting the Mediterranean with the Gulf of Aqaba through the Negev desert, the paper notes, “it appears that nuclear explosives could be profitably applied to this situation.” It suggests a route that would “pass by Beersheba and the Gaza Strip,” specifically Gaza’s “coastal plain” which is described as “the least difficult to excavate” as it is “fairly close to seal level.”

After discussing the economic feasibility of the project, which it argues would only be a fraction of the ultimate pay off, the document brushes up against its “political feasibility,” recognizing “it is likely that the Arab countries surrounding Israel would object strongly to the construction of such a canal.”…

Yandex.com several other articles if you search using “ben gurion canal”

Then there is a June 15^th article on the Burning Platform:

Remarkable Online Poll Highlights 90 Percent of Respondents Do Not Want USA Involved in Israel War Against Iran

Guest Post by Sundance

President Trump supporter Charlie Kirk presented a poll question on his Twitter account asking, “Should the US get involved in Israel’s war against Iran?” Almost a half million responses and the outcome is almost 90% saying no.

If you have been following my articles, I hope you can see the Rothschilds are very much behind the creation of Israel and I do not think it has anything to do with religion. I already covered Khazaria, the silk road & the Russians attacking

It is ALL ABOUT TRADE ROUTES AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN

I really love this:

To say that London is the world’s globalization headquarters is like saying the Mouse lives at Disney World. London has been the velvet-gloved epicenter of globalism ever since the East India Company shipped spices and opium on the same manifest. London’s financial class didn’t just benefit from globalization— they practically wrote the instruction manual. For them to start hand-wringing now about “mass immigration” and “no benefits from free trade” is a sign the ground is shaking beneath the WEF cathedral. Coffee & Covid

The U.S. provides Israel more than $63 million* in military aid per day,

And it gets worse from there. SEE:

U.S. Aid to Israel

The United States has granted more total aid to Israel since World War II than to any other country.

Cumulative US foreign assistance obligations between 1946 and 2022 to the top ten recipients. Inflation-adjusted to 2022 dollars. (source)

In addition to this direct aid to Israel:

Israel gets most of its aid money at the start of each year, rather than in quarterly installments like other countries.

This means that Israel starts earning interest on the money right away – interest paid by the US since Israel deposits these funds into an interest-bearing account at the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

Because the US government operates at a deficit, it must borrow money in order to give it to Israel and then pay interest on it all year.

Together these have at times cost US taxpayers more than $100 million every year.

Like many government policies, this disbursement of U.S. tax money is not because it serves American interests, but instead is the result of special interest lobbying.

Another Unique Exception

Contrary to ordinary U.S. policy, Israel has been and continues to be allowed to use approximately a quarter of U.S. military aid to purchase equipment from Israeli manufacturers. According to CRS, “no other recipient of U.S. military assistance has been granted this benefit.” (In some years this percentage has increased to as high as 38.7%.)

The MOU requires this Off-Shore Procurement (OSP) to phase out over time, ending entirely in FY2028. However, according to the CRS report, Israeli defense contractors are responding to the planned phase-out by merging with U.S. companies or opening U.S. subsidiaries to continue their elegibility for defense contracts financed through FMF.

Thanks in part to this indirect U.S. subsidy, Israel’s arms industry has become one of the strongest in the world, and competes with US companies. Between 2001 and 2008, Israel was the 7th largest arms supplier to the world, selling $9.9 billion worth of equipment. And it continues to grow stronger. In 2021, Israel sold $11.3 billion in military goods to other countries…

Rep. Thomas Massie tells Tucker Carlson every GOP member of Congress has an ‘AIPAC babysitter’

Congressman Thomas Massie reveals to Tucker Carlson that his Republican colleagues have an “AIPAC babysitter” to ensure they vote in the interests of Israel at all times.

“It’s the only country that does this,” Massie adds.

“Everybody but me has an AIPAC person — like your AIPAC babysitter, who is always talking to you for AIPAC,” Massie said. “They’re probably a constituent from your district but they’re firmly embedded in AIPAC.”

“Every member has something like this?” Tucker Carlson asked.

“Every Repub–, I don’t know how it works on the Democrat side, but that’s how it works on the Republican side, and when you come to DC you go have lunch with them and they’ve got your cell number and you have conversations with them.”

“That’s crazy,” Carlson responded.

“So, I’ve had four members of Congress say, ‘I’ll talk to my AIPAC person’ — that’s literally what we call them, ‘my AIPAC guy,'” Massie said, laughing. “‘I’ll talk to my AIPAC guy and see if I can get them to, you know, dial those ads back.'”

“Why have I never heard this before?” Carlson said.

“It doesn’t benefit anybody,” Massie said, “why would they want to tell their constituents that they’ve basically got a buddy system with somebody who is representing a foreign country, it doesn’t benefit the congressmen for people to know that so they’re not going to tell you that.”

Working Toward a World Without Hate — FBI

Anti–Defamation League National Leadership Summit. … Since 2010, FBI employees have participated in more than 105 training sessions sponsored by the ADL on extremism, terrorism, and hate crimes, in 17 states and here in the District.

ADL defines genocide and civil disobedience within the FBI

Basic Field Training Course

The Department of Justice released the Anti-Defamation League’s Basic Field Training Course (PDF). The course is mandatory for all FBI New Agent Trainees (NATs) and New Intelligence Analyst Trainees (NIATs). This release follows a decade of Freedom of Information Act requests and denials by the Department of Justice (PDF) and evasion by publicly funded content contributors.

The ADL course is developed and conducted by Anti-Defamation League (ADL) instructors. It selects materials from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Marcus Appelbaum, Museum Director of Law, Justice and Society Initiatives in 2014 resisted any public review of the curriculum, stating, “Unfortunately we do not randomly send out the curriculum.” Appelbaum also denied that any of the large amounts of U.S. taxpayer funding supporting the museum paid for the curriculum.

The ADL course facilitates a discussion of the USHMM video The Path to Nazi Genocide by asking trainees to watch and then consider “the challenges that police officers faced, and decisions they made in Germany during the Nazi era.” The video depicts the rise of Nazi Germany from WWI to the final WWII liberation of concentration camps replete with emaciated images of the dead and barely living.

The final question the video puts to agents in training is why the word “genocide” had to be coined in the aftermath. “As the world struggled to understand what had happened, a new word, genocide, w

According to Pew, the percentage of the U.S. population that is Jewish is estimated to be 2.4%. Why do they have such an outsized influence on the USA?

Rabbis Against War with Iran: An Open Letter

We, the undersigned American Jewish clergy, are deeply concerned about reports thatPrime Minister Netanyahu will demand of President Obama, at their meeting at the White House today, that either the United States attack Iran, or else, Israel will...

Most of the people of the State of Israel oppose Prime Minister Netanyahu’s military threats against Iran. They fear the consequences of an attack on Iran. As Jewish leaders, we too believe that the path of wisdom towards achieving peace and stability in the region is through dialog and engagement and not through acts of war. We call on the United States government to safeguard the interests of the people of Israel and Iran…

‘Stop Vetoing Peace,’ Rabbis Tell Biden at UN Security Council Protest

….the latest high-profile demonstration demanding the United States end its opposition to a cease-fire in Gaza.

The rabbis—whose action was organized by Rabbis for Cease-fire, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, Jewish Voice for Peace, and IfNotNow—displayed banners with messages for U.S. President Joe Biden: “Biden: The World Says Cease-Fire,” and “Biden: Stop Vetoing Peace.”

The protest came weeks after the U.S. alone vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for Israel to end its bombardment of Gaza, which has killed at least 23,210 people, injured more than 59,100, and left thousands more missing and feared dead under rubble, as the population of the enclave faces starvation and disease stemming from Israel’s blockade…

Funny how we hear about the idiots supporting HAMAS, but not the JEW CALLING FOR PEACE.

I am adding this video very late. It is about Israel and BLOOD Diamonds and it is nasty.
Israel and their American supporters are ‘rinsing the blood off’ @ 39 minutes to ~50 minutes the colonel talks of the Zionist Americans involved.

2025.06.17 American Stories: When in the Course…OK, I Lied

Yup, I said we would start back on Declaration signers today. Going to need to postpone that to next Tuesday’s opener. If I do not discuss the following I will probably forget and it is sneakily more important to the big picture of what our VSGPOTUS is doing than many realize. It is the industry in which I made my living as readers of BIMD will remember.

Small Business Acts of Importance

These links are short summaries – will not take long to read.

The official CEASE bill,

https://www.congress.gov/index.php/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2987/text

Next is an industry summary of what it is about. ABA stands for the banking industry in this instance, not the Bar Assn. for the legal industry.

House passes ABA-backed CEASE Act

Link below is to all of the bills that came out of the great work of the HR Small Business Committee, including CEASE.

https://smallbusiness.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=407198

Why Is All This Important?

Let’s answer that question with a simple statement that has been true for many, many years. Approximately half of the employed people in America work for who the federal government classifies as small businesses.

Must be kind of a big deal, right?

I am focusing on CEASE because of industry knowledge and experience. However, all seven Acts are very important and part of the much larger puzzle of what PDT is piecing together. Notice that all seven passed out of Committee along party lines at 15-11.

America should really stop pretending that bipartisanship can exist consistently. That idea is trash. It was promoted by the Uniparty for decades as a means for selling their dedication to American citizens, which we now know was hogwash. If you hear the word being sold by a politician or media propagandist you know what side they are on. Full stop.

Concerning all of the Acts passed in the committee, please notice that they are not all about small business necessarily. The SBA as an agency is a means to an end with some of the acts. It is also about using the agency as a weapon against illegal voter registration, against sanctuary cities, to cut regulatory burdens, and against climate change related scams.

Some on here will remember my recent posts about a fellow co-worker from my tree that took over a small business lending department for a bank in our area after I retired. He recently called and was distraught; considering early retirement over what Brandon and cronies did to the industry. They had opened the floodgates for borrower loan requests over $1 million and did not care if they were citizens or not or even if they were creditworthy. As a result fraud was rampant, delinquencies and defaults were soaring, and the agency was not honoring their guaranties on defaulted loans of even the honest lenders on a timely basis. In fact, they were trying to renege as often as they could. It had all turned into one giant clusterf–k.

i told him to be patient as I felt it would be addressed soon by the Trump admin and MAGA elected officials. Many of them experienced great heartburn over PPP program fraud that was administered by SBA during COVID. We see the results of their and the banking industry’s concerns in the bills linked above. We also see greatly improved internal policy decisions that reflect the changes below. Effective June 1, that hammer fell. All SBA lenders and small business borrowers must comply with the following revised, common sense, sound credit parameters and requirements to obtain SBA guaranteed loans.

https://www.commerciallendingx.com/blog/sba-policy-changes-effective-june-1st-2025

Most were parameters that were already required in some format and/or amount during my career that effectively ended on a full time basis 17 years ago. That they were not followed in the years since simply points to the systematic destruction of critically important financing options for small business owners who do not ordinarily qualify for conventional financing options at banks and other lenders. Brandon’s bunch desired the opposite to increase funds for the woke and money launderers.

The primary purpose of this private/public partnership between banks and the federal government is to provide capital to small businesses that need and deserve support. In turn they grow, provide products and services to the public, pay taxes, provide incomes and benefits to owners and employees, play important parts in communities and so on. In summary, they participate in the American Way. Many successfully become larger businesses and iconic brands that employ even larger numbers of people. However, it is true that many big businesses do not want increased competition. As a result they play politics with their smaller competitors to retain market share.

Which leads to the Main Street versus Wall Street tension that SD at TCTH discusses as well as in discussion within our federal government today. The former party of big business only is now the party of Main Street as well with the America First policies of the MAGA movement, thanks to the efforts of the patriots in league with PDT. The internal tension within the GOP will be to keep the playing field level for both big and small business. Which makes the next topics encouraging for us Main Street types.

CEASE Act

Some may ask why would an act be necessary to limit the number of non-bank lenders who could be active in SBA lending programs? Here is what led to it,

https://www.icba.org/newsroom/news-and-articles/2025/06/06/house-passes-icba-backed-legislation-to-protect-sba-lending

The truth is some of the non-bank small business lenders with licenses, SBLC’s, typically are bottom feeders. Some only meet minimum capitalization requirements and receive funding from other wholesale lenders at a higher cost of funds than banks typically realize. They also are not subject to regulatory scrutiny of the banking industry. That can lead to some shady dealings at times.

As a result some SBLC’s typically take more risk and charge borrowers higher interest rates to counter. As a natural consequence they experience higher delinquency rates and loan defaults. Like many other bank lenders in the program, they sell participations in the SBA guaranteed portions of loans to investors such as hedge funds, pension funds, insurance companies, credit unions, etc, that are usually represented by investment brokerage houses. The lack of credit worthiness of some of their customers impacts the overall performance of the pools of loans that go into securitizations that are sold to the end investors. This reduces their value over time, which reduces the premium offered to all lenders in the programs. It is not fair to thousands of banks that a handful of SBLC’s acting in bad faith are allowed to spoil the debt market barrel for the product. Not to mention the extra work created for SBA’s liquidation area on defaulted loans.

This is a weakness for all types of debt markets on Wall Street. it was the underlying cause of the debt market collapse of 2008 leading into The Great Recession. So what is the primary that weakness that can cause a nation’s economy to crumble? The Wall Street buyers of all types of loans are not “credit” people as bankers view credit. For example, bankers view credit from the perspective of the 5 C’s of credit, which bank regulators like from the FDIC understand and consider in their reviews. Those categories are character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions. Commercial bankers are trained in the long established methodology of making loans to borrowers who are most likely to repay the bank back on time. This is the Main Street view – know your borrower and how they handle their business.

Wall Street sees credit differently. They do not drill down into individual loans to determine viability. They view historical performance of industries (SIC codes) and locational aspects along with loan pool average interest rates, terms, collateral, industry concentrations, etc. as the credit of the overall deal. They rely on rating agencies – S&P, Moody’s and Fitch to ascertain their overall rating of each pool of loans. The ratings agencies typically only review a small sampling of loans and are more interested in the documentation being correctly executed. To Wall Street, those are the factors that provide the credit worthiness of the macro pool of loans, not the micro individual loans themselves.

In my opinion this void in understanding credit was a major cause of the Great Recession because it happened in every type of debt instrument – residential mortgages, car loans, credit cards, commercial real estate, etc. This led to the banker version of credit being undercut by the crappy underwriting of non-bank lenders in all of those business segments, industries, and locations. Wall Street purchased huge volumes of loans from those sources in many overheated markets. When the borrowers began tanking on their loans in large numbers as the economy and job markets cooled, caused by politicians primarily, the funding for new loans in even stable industries also dried up. The institutional buyers were deservedly spooked and sought safe harbor in treasuries and other more stable investments. All of the insurance coverage with hedges, swaps and such went down with it. The Great Recession kicked in.

As it applies to SBA lending, when lesser performing SBLC’s provide lower quality loans to a mixed pool involving other lenders, they can taint the whole pool and hide crap loans. SBLC loans are mixed into pools with those of banks. Everybody is affected. As you will see below, they rack up some profits short term and once the crap begins to hit the fan – poof – they are gone.

Current Status

Below is the list of active SBLC’s as of 1/29/25 with authorization to make loans up to $5 million.

Alaska Growth Capital BIDCO, Inc. Nationwide
Arkansas Capital Corp. Nationwide
Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. Nationwide
CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC Nationwide
First Western SBLC, Inc Nationwide
Grow America Fund, Inc. Nationwide
Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC Nationwide
Lendistry SBLC, LLC Nationwide
Lendstream Small Business Finance, LLC Nationwide
Port 51 Lending, LLC Nationwide
Readycap Lending, LLC Nationwide
VelocitySBA, LLC Nationwide

Notice anything about the current list? There are 16 licenses authorized by the past act before Brandon and gang removed that restriction, at which time it went up to 19 approved lenders when they approved three new lender licenses. I will address an even worse atrocity associated with the 2023 changes involving the creation of special purpose lending companies later in this text below.

Currently, it is back to 16 authorized SBLC licenses again, yet, there are only 12 licensed lenders as of the beginning of PDT’s term of office. What happened to the four that were approved in the second half of 2024 – Cooperative Business Services (CBS), A10 Capital, Lafayette Square and Stonehenge Capital as replacements for four others who dropped out previously? They are not on the current list.

This is because their applications did not get activated with required Congressional approvals in time before PDT assumed office, so they lost out with PDT coming in. We also know one of the current licensees, Lendstream, has not made any SBA loans since 2022. They should not even have the license if they are going to be inactive, so something is “off” there. We also know that one of Brandon’s newbie three, Funding Circle, closed its operations soon after it started. Two were added that are still on the list, Alaska and Arkansas. So, sometime in 2024 they also replaced two that dropped off the list. That means a total of 6 lenders were approved to replace 6 on the list in 2024 and three were added above the former 16 limit, one of which failed. That is a movement of 9 non-bank licensed lenders in a year. That leaves 11 that are actually making SBA loans out of 16 authorized slots in 2025.

Needless to say making fraudulent loans to formerly ineligible customers (i. e. illegals) by criminal enterprises using federal guaranties on the majority of the loans that create extra profits for the subject non-bank lenders is a recipe for disaster for the programs, SBA and Americans. The current admin is taking the approach of eliminating that possibility in opposition to Brandon and the Uniparty who had that as their MO for SBLC’s since banks are more controlled by Congressional acts as well as regulatory authorities.

Hypothetically, let’s say you are a higher up in a cartel and you have established some seemingly legit businesses to launder cash through. In the past you could invest into an SBLC with the Brandon regime’s approval through a shell company or other legit business. You would then have the ability to influence or otherwise approve loans to other connected businesses to pull cash and/or launder money. In those businesses there would probably be hordes of illegals as employees who were given some form of legal resident status by Brandon’s crims, which undoubtedly also led to some being illegally registered as voters, Medicaid recipients, Social Security recipients and so on. All of the above would support Dem politicians and designees.

Is some of this making sense now? SBA is just one agency of the federal government that was used for these type purposes, there were many more.

In my personal opinion, that cartel/crim scenario probably applied to more than one of the exited licensed lenders including the ones discussed in the link below. The legit SBLC’s generally make enough good loans to help cover for the excessive bad loans of the crims, who have lower loan volumes as they attempt to stay under the radar. The loan volume of the better lenders is higher and they have received SBA’s highly desired Preferred Lender status rating, which means they do things right. I know several of the leaders of these quality lenders; did business with one CEO when he was employed at a well known SBLC from BIMD.

The following SBA press release from a month ago gives clarity and examples of an explosion of the new special purpose SBLC’s that Brandon’s crims put in place.

https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/05/19/sba-overhauls-reckless-biden-era-lending-program

From the link; “However, in 2023, the Biden Administration revived Community Advantage and approved more than 140 new, unregulated lenders for the program, selectively certifying groups including “The Progress Fund,” “PeopleFund,” and “Black Business Investment Fund.” It then attempted to increase the loan limit for the program from $250,000 to $500,000 – or up to $2 million to fund climate-related projects in support of the Green New Scam.”

SBA as an agency and the industry was a goner if PDT had not won. Obviously the agency was a major source of fraud and money laundering using leftist scams and illegals.

Conclusion

All of these current congressional activities tell me the Trump admin is all over it and knows the game the crims have been playing. The plug is being pulled and it is a GREAT thing for America in many areas of concern.

Please remember Wolf’s rules for our community. In general that means to be respectful to each other and to pull no shenanigans that your mom might find offensive or otherwise cause jail time. That said, free speech is honored here.

Be blessed and go make something good happen!

Dear MAGA: 20250615 Open Topic

This Rejoice & Praise God Sunday Open Thread, with full respect to those who worship God on the Sabbath, is a place to reaffirm our worship of our Creator, our Father, our King Eternal.

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On this day and every day –

God is in Control
. . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . .
Keep Looking Up

Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.

“This day is holy to the Lord your God;
do not mourn nor weep.” . . .
“Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet,
and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared;
for this day is holy to our Lord.
Do not sorrow,
for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Joy of the Lord

The joy of the Lord is the gladness of heart that comes from knowing God, abiding in Christ, and being filled with the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus was born, the angels announced “good tidings of great joy” (Luke 2:10). All who find Jesus know, with the shepherds of the nativity, the joy He brings. Even before His birth, Jesus had brought joy, as attested to in Mary’s song (Luke 1:47) and by John’s response to hearing Mary’s voice as he “leaped for joy” in his mother’s womb (Luke 1:44).

Jesus exemplified joy in His ministry. He was no glum ascetic; rather, His enemies accused Him of being too joyful on occasion (Luke 7:34). Jesus described Himself as a bridegroom enjoying a wedding feast (Mark 2:18–20); He “rejoiced in the Holy Spirit” (Luke 10:21); He spoke of “my joy” (John 15:11) and promised to give His disciples a lifetime supply of it (John 16:24). Joy is reflected in many of Jesus’ parables, including the three stories in Luke 15, which mention “rejoicing in the presence of the angels” (Luke 15:10) and end with a joyful shepherd, a joyful woman, and a joyful father.

Nehemiah told the repentant Israelites that the joy of the Lord would be their strength (Nehemiah 8:10). The early church was characterized by gladness and the joy of the Lord (Acts 2:46; 13:52), and “joy in the Holy Spirit” is a distinguishing mark of the kingdom of God (Romans 14:17). Those who are part of the kingdom share in the kingdom’s delight.

Joy is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). In fact, it is our Christian duty to rejoice in the Lord (Philippians 3:1; 4:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:16). In Christ, the believer is “filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy” (1 Peter 1:8).

Because of its supernatural origin, the joy of the Lord—our gladness of heart—is present even through the trials of life. We know we are children of God, and no one can snatch us away from Him (John 10:28–29). We are heirs to “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade,” and no one can steal it from us (1 Peter 1:4; Matthew 6:20). We see the Author and Finisher of our faith, and, let the enemy rage ever so much, we know who wins in the end (Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 2).

Faith is the victory that overcomes the world, and the joy of the Lord is our strength. Adverse circumstances, instead of hindering our faith, can actually enhance our joy. Paul and Silas knew adversity as they sat with their feet in the stocks in a Philippian jail cell. Their legal rights had been violated. They had been arrested without cause and beaten without a trial. At midnight, since they couldn’t sleep, they sang—loudly—the praises of the Lord they were serving (Acts 16:25). A miracle soon followed (verse 26).

The apostles in Jerusalem were arrested—twice—and ordered not to preach in Jesus’ name. The second time they faced the court, they were beaten. Unfazed, they returned home “rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name” and ready to preach some more (Acts 5:41). Of course, the apostles were only following the example of our Lord, who had “for the joy set before him . . . endured the cross, scorning its shame” (Hebrews 12:2).

The joy of the Lord may be inexplicable to the one who does not possess it. But, for the believer in Christ, the joy of the Lord comes as naturally as grapes on a vine. As we abide in Christ, the True Vine, we, the branches, are full of His strength and vitality, and the fruit we produce, including joy, is His doing (John 15:5).
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2025·06·14 We Will Have Justice Daily Thread

We should all remember Deplorable Patriot and Wheatie as we push forward with the fight. This is NOT over by any means.

Fight! Fight! Fight! Because JUSTICE must be served on those who foisted the “Vax” shit on us. And for all the other things they have done to this country.

“Don’t Tread On Me,” it says.
You failed to pay attention to this advice.
You went out of your way to do the opposite.
You chose to rub our faces in it,
imprison those who dared complain,
and even to kill our people.
Now you shall pay just a tiny fraction of the real price, Ratfuckers.

What is it that feeds our battle, yet starves our victory?

RINO scum. Like Murkowski and Collins.

That’s OK. We go around ’em for now.

January 6 Tapes Reminder

OK…I’m sick and tired of reminding you to no effect, Speaker Johnson, so I’ll do the more emotionally satisfying thing and call you a cowardly, lying, fraudulent sack of diarrhetic monkey shit.

Johnson, you are a cowardly, lying, fraudulent sack of diarrhetic monkey shit!

A Caution

Just remember…we might replace the RINO candidates. (Or we might not. The record is mixed even though there is more MAGA than there used to be.) But that will make no difference in the long run if the party officials, basically the Rhonna McDaniels (or however that’s spelled–I suspect it’s RINO), don’t get replaced.

State party chairs, vice chairs, secretaries and so on, and the same at county levels, have huge influence on who ultimately gets nominated, and if these party wheelhorses are RINOs, they will work tirelessly to put their own pukey people on the ballot. In fact I’d not be surprised if some of our “MAGA” candidates are in fact, RINO plants, encouraged to run by the RINO party leadership when they realized that Lyn Cheney (and her ilk) were hopelessly compromised as effective candidates. The best way for them to deal with the opposition, of course, is to run it themselves.

Running good candidates is only HALF of the battle!

Justice Must Be Done.

The prior election must be acknowledged as fraudulent, and steps must be taken to prosecute the fraudsters and restore integrity to the system.

Nothing else matters at this point. Talking about trying again in 2022 or 2024 is hopeless otherwise. Which is not to say one must never talk about this, but rather that one must account for this in ones planning; if fixing the fraud is not part of the plan, you have no plan.

Kamala Harris has a new nickname since she finally went west from DC to El Paso Texas: Westward Hoe.

Lawyer Appeasement Section

OK now for the fine print.

This is the WQTH Daily Thread. You know the drill. There’s no Poltical correctness, but civility is a requirement. There are Important Guidelines, here, with an addendum on 20191110.

We have a new board – called The U Tree – where people can take each other to the woodshed without fear of censorship or moderation.

And remember Wheatie’s Rules:

1. No food fights
2. No running with scissors.
3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
4. Zeroth rule of gun safety: Don’t let the government get your guns.
5. Rule one of gun safety: The gun is always loaded.
5a. If you actually want the gun to be loaded, like because you’re checking out a bump in the night, then it’s empty.
6. Rule two of gun safety: Never point the gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy.
7. Rule three: Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire.
8. Rule the fourth: Be sure of your target and what is behind it.

(Hmm a few extras seem to have crept in.)

Paper Spot Prices

All prices are Kitco Ask, 3PM MT Friday (at that time the markets close for the weekend). Format: bid/ask

Last Week:

Gold $3,307.67/3,311.67
Silver $35.85/36.04
Platinum $1,170.00/$1,180.00
Palladium $1,046.00/1,066.00
Rhodium $5,600.00/6,050.00
FRNSI* 159.202-
Gold:Silver 91.889-

This week, markets closed at 3PM Mountain Time Friday for the weekend.

Gold $3,430.49/3,433.40
Silver $36.21/36.25
Platinum $1,228.00/1,230.00
Palladium $1,028.00/1,048.00
Rhodium $5,450.00/5,900.00
FRNSI* 165.091-
Gold:Silver 94.714+

Gold managed to push up into the 3430s. (I got to re-use that part of the sentence from 5 weeks ago! The old sentence says “…on Monday/Tuesday” but this time it was Friday.) Gold up nearly $50 on Friday thanks to the fun in Iran; up over a hundred bucks over the course of the week. Silver dropped 3 cents on Friday but is still up for the week (not very spectacularly to be sure). As a result the gold:silver ratio has gone up. Platinum actually took a bad hit on Friday (down 67 bucks), but still up quite a bit this week. Palladium down a bit though it didn’t drop so hard on Friday. Rhodium up 75 on Friday but still down for the week.

*The SteveInCO Federal Reserve Note Suckage Index (FRNSI) is a measure of how much the dollar has inflated. It’s the ratio of the current price of gold, to the number of dollars an ounce of fine gold made up when the dollar was defined as 25.8 grains of 0.900 gold. That worked out to an ounce being $20.67+71/387 of a cent. (Note gold wasn’t worth this much back then, thus much gold was $20.67 71/387ths. It’s a subtle distinction. One ounce of gold wasn’t worth $20.67 back then, it was $20.67.) Once this ratio is computed, 1 is subtracted from it so that the number is zero when the dollar is at its proper value, indicating zero suckage.

A Couple of Videos of Some Interest

I gave a lot of Saturnian moons a bit of short shrift, on the theory that if you’ve seen one iceball, you’ve seen them all. This is a deeper dive on Tethys, the 3rd major (spherical) moon of Saturn, counting out from Saturn itself. (For laughs: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, [Hyperion], Iapetus, [Phoebe] with the ones in brackets not actually being major moons but sizeable and of interest for other reasons, and all together comprising the “classical nine” moons of Saturn.) It is the 16th largest moon in the solar system, and has a couple of “Trojans” (no, Pat, not what you think), other smaller moons 60 degrees away from it in its orbit (I recall mentioning that because it’s unusual).

The name Tethys was also given to the gigantic “bay” that preceded today’s Indian Ocean.

As an additional aside, Saturn’s moon count is up to 274.

And,,,trigger warning, this is human evolution. (And for Wolf: trigger warning, goofy opening music.) Apparently the difference between our brains and those of our close relatives like neandertals, denisovans, erectus, etc…is ONE amino acid in ONE protein. Not only that but earlier Homo Sapiens are the same as the others, it’s only later that Homo Sapiens got this upgrade. This change in the protein helps in the development of the frontal lobe. (NB: this is two years old and may be outdated.)

The following is, yes, nearly a twelve hour video. However you’ll get the general idea in ten minutes. It’s a real time video out the window of a flight from Sydney, Australia, to Santiago Chile. Which, if the reader will recall, Rayzorback asserted does not exist, because the Flerf charlatans who have suckered him lied and said it does not. Wolf was able to demonstrate otherwise, but if that’s not enough this is a video, uncut of that flight.

The reason this is of actual interest is that in a sort of “picture in picture” layout are videos of Dave Weiss (Flat Earth Dave, Dirth, Potatohead–a likely target of defamation lawsuits if memory serves) stating that the existence of this flight would disprove Flat Earth, and other clips of him offering (usually) 3 bitcoin to anyone who can disprove Flat Earth. Needless to say many have submitted such evidence but it is ignored. There are people planning to try to sue for that as well but I suspect such suits will get nowhere because this isn’t quite a contract (in some way I don’t understand very well). Flight is by Critical Think (who had the scale and weights in Antarctica) but was edited to put the insets into it by MC “Where are the GUNS, Nathan!?!” Toon.

No Further Content

Sorry.

Health Friday 6.13.2025 Open Thread: Chemtrails? Yes, Virginia, They’re Real

The above image of chemtrails over Taiwan in May 2025 is courtesy of https://chemtrailsexposed.com/.

Health Friday is a series devoted to Big Pharma, vaccines, general health, and associated topics.

Today’s offering follows a different path from the posts on the COVID-19 disaster. Yours Truly will make it clear that she is not a climatologist, nor a meteorologist. However, the topic warrants discussion.

Assume, for argument’s sake, that one wakes up in the morning and sees a nice, clear sky from the window looking out to the southeast. Assume, for argument’s sake, that a couple of hours later, one sees a few (or, perhaps, more) “streaks” in the sky, that resemble thin lines; these “thin lines” do not look like real clouds forming. Assume, for argument’s sake, that one hears what sounds like a small plane (or, perhaps, a couple of small planes) in the sky. Assume for argument’s sake, that one sees more of these “thin lines” that have “spread out” into what may appear to be “low-level clouds” — except, that these “clouds” follow a strange pattern of horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and/or oblique directions. Assume, for argument’s sake, that these “clouds” are seen in the southeast sky, which then “spread out” towards the northwest, and appear not to “generate” on the opposite direction on the compass (in other words, in the northwest direction.) Assume, for argument’s sake, that on days when there are multiples of these “not-real-clouds” in the air, there is also “something” that makes the sinuses hurt, that make one feel as if a bad allergy day is occurring, that makes the eyes sting, and that the usual remedies for allergy symptoms (antihistamine, saline nasal spray) have minor or no effect.

Yours Truly has seen and felt all of these things, both in the Spring of last year and also this Spring. Photos of examples of what was seen are below:

View of the sky to the SE, early morning, April 2025.

View of the sky to the SE, around Noon, April 2025.

View of the sky to the NW, morning, April 2025.

Then, there is ** something ** that was different about the Central North Carolina pollen that was in the air, on the car, covering the front porch floor, on the window sills, and just about everywhere else — including getting into one’s lungs. In the Spring, starting in about mid-March, the Central North Carolina pollen starts to show up. It is a slightly “greasy”-feeling and looks like a yellow and green mixture. Not so this year. What one observed this Spring was a dry, yellow-colored powder that coated everything. It had a slightly acrid smell. Photos of what Yours Truly observed of this yellow-colored powder are below, taken in April. The first photo is from what I scraped onto a clean index card; the second photo is this stuff on the front porch floor:

Yours Truly began to research about “chemtrails”, one of those “conspiracy theories” that has been around for some years. What she found out is quite interesting. And, Yes, they are real.

In the first place, there is a difference between “chemtrails” and “contrails.” Please see: https://welovetrump.com/2023/02/05/the-difference-between-contrails-and-chemtrails/. A screenshot from this article is below:

Another explanation of the difference is found here, in a video clip by Pennsylvania Senator Doug Mastriano: https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/04/30/pa-senator-doug-mastriano-explains-the-obvious-difference-between-contrails-chemtrails/, 30 April 2025.

Two other websites for information regarding chemtrails is here: https://chemtrailsnews.com/; and, https://stateofthenation.co/?p=185241, “CHEMTRAILS: The Planetary Catastrophe Caused by Chemical Geo-engineering”, 8 September 2023.

One understands that “seeding” of the sky has been going on for years. However, the old-style “cloud seeding to induce rain” approach has changed — into “seeding” the sky with other types of chemicals. Please see: https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-09-10-chemtrails-no-longer-conspiracy-globalists-battle-climate-change.html, “Chemtrails no longer a conspiracy theory as globalists call it an essential part of their battle against “Climate Change””, S.D. Wells, 9 October 2024.

Another item regarding the chemicals being sprayed into the air that Americans breathe is here: https://www.theburningplatform.com/2024/07/02/pilots-testify-bill-gates-is-carpet-bombing-cities-with-chemtrails/, via Forbidden Knowledge, 2 July 2024. This article has portions of statements from former pilots who have observed chemtrails. A screenshot from this article is below:

The state senate of Florida recently approved a bill that bans geo-engineering and “weather modification.” Please see: https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/03/florida-senate-approves-ban-on-geoengineering-and-weather-modification/, by Mitch Perry, 3 April 2025. Also see: https://www.flgov.org/eog/news/press/2025/governor-ron-desantis-celebrates-action-protect-floridians-chemical-and, “Governor Ron DeSantis Celebrates Action to Protect Floridians From Chemical and Technological Interference”, 6 May 2025. A screenshot from this article is below:

And, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has weighed in on the issue. Please see: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-administration-claims-us-behind-143951527.html, “Trump administration claims US is behind sinister ‘chemtrails’ programme once thought to be conspiracy theory”, by Joshua Nair, 2 May 2025. Please a screenshot from this article, below:

DARPA = Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a unit of the United States Defense Department.

In Yours Truly’s opinion, if “there’s something in the air” that is being sprayed without the knowledge and consent of the American public, that is wrong and must be stopped.

Peace, Good Energy, Respect: PAVACA

Dear MAGA: 20250612 ✾ Thank God ± Theistic Evolution ∈ Thursday Open Topic

This man, making Christmas calls from the White House, believes the world is a sphere. And he has even flown around it! So has our beautiful FLOTUS, who happens to be his wife!

Truth and common sense must be valued by us, as individuals, in order to lastingly disempower the authoritarian fake news media. This includes the perniciously smarmy science media, which never answers for its errors and lies. I believe that the media has been responsible not only for leftist pathologies like scientism, medical fascism, and radical gender ideology, but also for reactionary movements like modern flat Earth, rejection of all medicine, and Biblical geological literalism.

The source of alleged truth matters, not for the truth itself, but for validation.

And yes, it’s THURSDAY…again.

And that’s it. We’re done stealing from Wheatie.

OK – maybe her rules need to be posted.

No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.

Other rules may be derivable from these, and that conjecture is left for discussion.

W

Time for more dumping of tabs!

(1) The Hafnium Bomb and/or the Nuclear Battery

A nice explanation of nuclear isomerism and why some people like DERPA are interested in it.

(2) Chess Game Reported Like College Football

You may have never seen anything like this. That’s OK – stick with it – it’s fun! The “sports reporter” is a hoot! I had no idea these people existed.

(3) Gravity, Inertia, and the Gravitational Constant

TL;DR – The gravitational constant pops out of the theory and I love it, but I still have to be skeptical that it might be an artifact.

Did we actually miss the solution to “what is gravity?” and “what is inertia?” when they were solved in the 1950s? Just listen to the guy – the equations are too small to read, but the explanations start to gel. At the very least, the opening / final cartoon is readily understood when you get to the end!

(4) Enjoy Some Relaxing Math & Fiddle Music

This is supposedly an exam question for Haaaaaahvaaaaaahd. Or you can just listen to the calming folk violin.

(5) Two Solutions to the Three-Body Problem

First, the no-solution solution, presented by that annoyingly perky British chick who is not Veritasium or the German one.

Now, Valerie Curren’s solution using string theory.

LINK: https://www.theqtree.com/2025/06/02/dear-kmag-20250602-trump-won-three-times-%e2%9d%80-open-topic/#comment-1468420

Well, that’s enough for today! Enjoy the show!

W

KMAG 20250611 OPEN TOPIC & LA RIOTS

Site rules stolen from our good friend PAVACA

There are Important Notifications from our host, Wolf Moon; the Rules of our late, good Wheatie; and, certain caveats from Yours Truly, of which readers should be aware. They are linked here. Note: Yours Truly has checked today’s post for any AI-generated content. To the best of her knowledge and belief, there is none. If readers wish to post any AI-generated content in the discussion thread for today’s post, they must cite their source. Thank you.

Do not forget to LABEL AI articles video and such.

I am going to toss up some of my old notes plus stuff I have just gleaned from the Qtree and from commenters on X. I am not always going to include names, so Hat tips to everyone, especially the Meme Makers and other researchers on X.

OLD NOTES

I want to include this information as background. Some of the links may be dead.

Given recent happenings this should be of interest.

“FBI Uncovers Secret Gangs of Tattooed Los Angeles Deputies

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe into multiple gangs hidden within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The Banditos, Spartans, Regulators, and Reapers are literal gangs that exist within the roughly 10,000 members of the Los Angeles law enforcement agency. The investigation was triggered by allegations of abuse by the Banditos in March.

Each member of the Banditos is tattooed with a skeleton wearing a sombrero, bandolier, and pistol. Allegations against them include using gang tactics to recruit young Latino deputies, and punishing those who reject their advances.”

more at link: https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2019/07/11/fbi-uncovers-secret-gangs-tattooed-los-angeles-deputies

As a 30+ year resident of this town, I know first hand the ineptitude of these “officers.” Disrespectful to peaceful people, thuggish attitude and general incompetence are their trademarks. The liberal courts have neutered the force into poverty managers, with racial and sexual setasides for the otherwise incapable applicants. Meanwhile enormous homade tents are erected on every public sidewalk while these “officers” ride on by, doing their community policing (ie fistbumping gangbangers).

Then we go to one of the Operation Gladio videos I wrote about recently.
OPERATION GLADIO – CHAPTER 47 – “USAID-Office of Public Safety” PART 5 – EP.394

24:45 Colonel: A little bit about that international police academy you just read about. This is the one set-up in DC.

International Law Enforcement Academy – Wikipedia

The OPS-operated International Police Academy (IPA) was instituted in 1963, and provided training to 7500 senior officers from seventy-seven countries in total.[1][15] Its first class included sixty-eight police officers from seventeen different nations.[16] The officers were trained at the
Georgetown Car Barn in Washington, D.C.[17] Until the early 1970s, selected candidates could also receive training from CIA officers at the U.S. Border Patrol academy in Los Fresnos, Texas, including the making of bombs and incendiary devices.

Role of the LAPD

The OPS conducted a form of international knowledge exchange by recruiting ordinary US police officers for ‘short-term tours of duty’ on overseas police assistance projects. The LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) was a major source of such officers, partly because a significant proportion of them spoke Spanish.[21]

LAPD officers were sent to Venezuela in 1962 to train local police officers and assist them in repression against the Armed Forces of National Liberation (AFNL).[10] Officers were also sent to the Dominican Republic in the same year; there was significant popular unrest following the CIA-backed assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo, and Dominican police were struggling to keep order and train officers.[22]

27:15 Colonel: LAPD was not the only one, but it was one that was used. So basically they are sending US police officers TDY, to this locations. Wait until you hear what they do. So our police officers were being exposed to the CIA and probably often times recruited into being informants for the CIA while still being police officers. Because we know that is to hide the drug trafficking and stuff like that and if they catch one of the CIA guys in the drug network, it is just a matter of calling up one of your buddies that went on a deployment with you from the LAPD and saying Dude, he is one of ours leave him a lone. That is why they never get prosecuted.

28:05 Alpha: And just so everybody knows, that this really happens, I have been on the receiving end of those phone calls before. Where I was told Hey, and this is from some of the people you have worked with in the federal task force. And they say Hey, you have got one of ours, he is on our paperwork man. So do not hit him with new charges. Do what you are doing but don’t do this. And you are taking it like this. I have know this guy for years, we have been on teams together, I have got one of their informants. I do not want to compromise their informant. I do not want to compromise their investigation, so of course you go along with it.

And then you have to look back and wonder, did I stop one of their Gladio assets. And more scary than that Colonel, LAPD is one of the police department here in California that is giving badges to people who are NOT US CITIZENS.

29:05 – 29:30 Colonel: After they train people in foreign countries to do all kinds of horrendous things…

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Back to my older notes:

The Illegals goal is ANNEXING USA TERRITORY as shown above. It is no secret.

American Thinker: Mexico: Lopez-Obrador’s bizarre statement

Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) called for mass immigration to the United States during a speech Tuesday declaring it a “human right” for all North Americans....

La Raza’s goals are to bring California, Texas and other southwestern states into Mexico. ‘re-conquista of land’ BOUGHT from Mexico after the war. They have explicitly said they intend to remove or kill all people not of “The Race” in this area. Here is the extent to which they have achieved infiltration of these areas.

Note the fact that the La Raza Lawyers Association links to the National Council of La Raza on their websites “community” section and it has very few such links. These are the lawyers down in Mexico helping the invaders.

Reconquesta

Check out the schools and read about what they’re taught in their “chicano studies” — to invade and weaken US to “take back their Mexico” La Raza/MEChA receives federal funding including 30 million in CA alone to TEACH this crap to Hispanics.

…Conference on March 15 – 18, 2001, the official “MEChA Philosophy” was ratified. An excerpt from the document states: “as Mechistas, we vow to work for the liberation of Aztlan.”

The MEChA Clubs on each of the Santa Barbara high school campuses are not the only ones. MEChA groups exist on 90 percent of the public high school, college and university campuses in the Southwestern United States...

http://www.mayorno.com/WhoIsMecha.html

MEChA Guiding Documents

Guiding Documents

MEChA has three guiding documents: El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan, El Plan de Santa Barbara, and the Philosophy of MEChA. These documents outline our principles and ideology, and help all MEChistAs work toward the common goal of uniting all Raza.

El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan

In 1969, the National Chicano Youth Conference’s agenda was to begin the formation of an identity and an ideology for the Chicano Movement, the result of which was El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan. The plan concluded that what would truly solidify the Movement was the ideology of Chicano Nationalism. El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan states: “Nationalism, as the key to organization, transcends all religious, political, class, and economic faction boundaries. Nationalism is the common denominator that all members of La Raza can agree upon.” In a word El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan, created and gave direction to the Chicano Movement. It is this document that we as MEChistAs look back upon as a reminder of why we continue to fight for social justice….

El Plan de Santa Barbara

As a result of the Chicano Coordinating Council on Higher Education held at UC, Santa Barbara, the goal of El Plan de Santa Barbara was to develop a master plan for the creation of a curriculum and the related structures and services that would facilitate Chicano/a access to institutions of higher learning. This was significant, because it was the first opportunity for Chicano/as to implement the ideas of El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan. El Plan de Santa Barbara set the framework for the establishment of Chicano Studies programs and the creation of MEChA, the student arm of el Movimiento Chicano/a that would keep la causa moving forward on school campuses….

And from Human Events 2006/04/07

The Truth About LaRaza

“…Chicano is our identity; it defines who we are as people. It rejects the notion that we…should assimilate into the Anglo-American melting pot…Aztlan was the legendary homeland of the Aztecas … It became synonymous with the vast territories of the Southwest, brutally stolen from a Mexican people marginalized and betrayed by the hostile custodians of the Manifest Destiny.”

(Statement on University of Oregon MEChA Website, Jan. 3, 2006)

We are a bronze people with a bronze culture. Before the world, before all of North America, before all our brothers in the bronze continent, we are a nation, we are a union of free pueblos, we are Aztlan. For La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada.”

“That closing two-sentence motto is chilling to everyone who values equal rights for all. It says: “For The Race everything. Outside The Race, nothing.”

I have 21 pages of old notes, but I think that sampling gets the point across. Now on to the present day and the various X accounts brought to the Q Tree.

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pat frederick brought this:

Charlotte99
June 8, 2025 8:46 am

EXCLUSIVE:

Taxpayer-Funded Nonprofit Behind the Anti-ICE Riots in Los Angeles. Over the past two days, ICE agents have conducted targeted operations across the Los Angeles region, detaining more than 40 suspected illegal aliens.

These enforcement actions triggered large-scale demonstrations, some of which turned confrontational, with reports of vandalism, blocked traffic, and physical clashes with federal agents.

The unrest has prompted questions about who is organizing and funding these protests.

One of the organizations at the center of the resistance to ICE is the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), a Los Angeles nonprofit that has long provided legal and advocacy services to illegal aliens.

CHIRLA is known for radical positions on immigration—for example, it led a campaign to abolish ICE in 2018. Yesterday afternoon, as clashes with federal law enforcement were heating up, CHIRLA Executive Director Angelica Salas held a press conference during which she announced that the Los Angeles Rapid Response Network’s hotline had received more than 50 calls reporting ICE activity and sightings of “men in military garb.”

LARRN is organized by a coalition of nonprofits, and CHIRLA plays a central role, using its main phone line as the hotline number. LARRN’s hotline is one of the communication systems that allows legal observers, volunteers, and other activists to be quickly dispatched to the scene of immigration enforcement actions.

During her remarks, Salas referred to SEIU California President David Huerta as her “brother,” highlighting CHIRLA’s close ties to organized labor in California.

Huerta had been arrested during one of the protests for blocking the path of an ICE vehicle, as shown by video footage released by U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli.

Governor Gavin Newsom expressed his unequivocal support for Huerta, claiming he was only “witnessing” the action, while Essayli announced his intention to file criminal charges.

For her part, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has defiantly opposed federal immigration enforcement in the city, stating on social media Friday, “We will not stand for this” and “No vamos a permitir estas acciones,” (“We are not going to permit these actions”).

She added that her office would collaborate with community-based organizations that serve immigrants. She has a long relationship with CHIRLA and bragged last year about obtaining federal funding for CHIRLA’s programs.

That grant is part of a broader stream of public dollars that the organization receives from government sources. In fact, according to a financial audit submitted to the state, the CHIRLA organization received nearly $34 million in revenue from government contracts during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, with 96% of that funding from the State of California.

That figure marks a sharp increase from the prior year, when it received around $12 million in government contract revenue. Agencies contributing to CHIRLA’s funding during this period included the California Department of Social Services, the California Arts Council, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Notably, as mentioned above, a DHS contract funded CHIRLA to provide citizenship instruction and naturalization services.

With $100,000 remaining on CHIRLA’s contract, DHS froze the remaining funds in February.

CHIRLA responded by suing. The court denied their motion for a preliminary injunction on May 29.

This is one of two lawsuits CHIRLA filed against DHS this year. The other was dismissed for lack of standing and is on appeal. To sum up how this works:

Your tax dollars fund an organization that organizes efforts to directly interfere with the federal government’s lawful exercise of authority. Then, through its lobbying arm, that organization helps get Democrats elected to office, who then repay the favor by ensuring increased funding. This is the nonprofit industrial complex at work.

https://nitter.poast.org/LauraPowellEsq/status/1931526696160968790

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kalbokalbs brought this. And this is where things get interesting. Remember from my above notes, the previous Mexican President was encouraging Mexicans to invade the USA.

Mexico’s president-elect just said: “If necessary, we’ll mobilize. We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen. From the U.S. to Mexico.”

A head of state openly calling for protests in the U.S. This is unprecedented. pic.twitter.com/JqFETt5NKr
— Arne aus den Ruthen (@arnemx) June 8, 2025

I went into that thread and skimmed off interesting comments and memes. Here they are.

Arne aus den Ruthen @arnemx

For decades, Mexico’s foreign policy has been guided by the principle of non-intervention — respect for other nations’ internal affairs. Now, Sheinbaum threatens to organize mobilizations inside the U.S. She’s breaking one of Mexico’s most fundamental diplomatic doctrines

Adolfo Alvarez Replying to @arnemx

Arne, I’m not defending or in agreement with @Claudiashein , but the mobilization and protest are due and against “immigration raids within USofA” and not a mobilization against US tariffs. Claudia is not calling or instigating Mexicans in United States to a riot against tariffs. Do not distort the news. MENTIROSO !

All that really matters is she is directing HER CITIZENS in the USA to defy OUR PRESIDENT on top of the previous president instructing Mexicans to invade our country. Stealth invasion with the goal of taking US territory anyone?

MAGADAD SAYS THE IMPORTANT PART OUT LOUD. It was fairly far down in the replies.

MAGA_DAD @Das_rooster Replying to @arnemx

That should fulfill the part of the Alien Enemies Act that requires a foreign government’s direction.

TravisManer Replying to @arnemx

Mexico’s deliberate facilitation of illegal mass migration into the United States, if proven to be state-sponsored with intent to erode U.S. sovereignty, blatantly violates the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), particularly Article XI’s implied commitment to mutual border integrity. By enabling unauthorized crossings, Mexico undermines the hard-won territorial settlement that saw the U.S. secure approximately 950,000 square miles—nearly half of Mexico’s pre-war territory—while returning 250,000–300,000 square miles of occupied land. This provocative act disrespects the treaty’s border delineation, threatening the sovereignty of the U.S., which expanded to 3.2 million square miles after the war, and mocks the sacrifices made to establish clear boundaries.

Dragon Fire Replying to @arnemx

She did NOT use the word “protest”. She said “rise up” and “mobilize” to her “fellow countrymen” in the US. That is called a declaration of war.

Art Hida @HidaReadsComics Replying to @arnemx

Why are people calling hey President Elect? She’s been in office since October.

Arne aus den Ruthen replied

In Mexico, many already call her the “vice president” — not because the role exists, but because she takes orders from her predecessor. And let’s not forget: that predecessor is widely seen as a servant of the cartels, not the people.

OUCH!!

dardanidae Replying to @arnemx

Here is the heart of it. Trump must put a 100% tax on all remittances leave the US for Central America. This will cut-off the reason most illegal aliens are here and they will go back.

Arne aus den Ruthen in reply

Exactly — this is the core issue. A remittance tax isn’t just revenue. It’s transparency. The @IRSenEspanol could finally see who’s sending money, and why — legal, illegal, or criminal.

Bret Seufert Replying to @arnemx

Approximately $68 billion in remittances flowed from the U.S. to Mexico in 2024.

This is in 2019

By year

And just as a reminder…

Why the ‘Local Multiplier Effect’ Always Counts

The Local Multiplier Effect (LME) is a very valuable, hidden feature of our economies. The term refers to how many times dollars are recirculated within a local economy before leaving through the purchase of an import. Famed economist John Maynard Keynes first coined the term “Local Multiplier Effect” in his 1936 book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.

A Hypothetical Example

Imagine a hypothetical influx of money, say one million dollars, entering a local economy. Now imagine these dollars are spent on local goods and services. Imagine that each of the local vendors who earned those dollars then re-spends that money on more local goods and services. Envision this cycle happening several times before this money is finally spent on imports – goods or services from outside the region.

In this case, those one million dollars recirculating eight times would act much like eight million dollars by increasing revenue and income opportunities for local producers.

Now another scenario: picture that same amount of money being spent immediately at stores (or online) with businesses headquartered in other regions on imported goods. These transactions would add very little or no value to the local economy; one million dollars would act just like one million dollars instead of several million dollars.

History and Impact

Over the past 50 years, the expansion of national businesses into local domestic markets has diverted this vital monetary stream and redirected it to centralized corporate coffers….

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para59r brought this:

Hey, @DanaBashCNN. Still think this isn’t a “real riot”? pic.twitter.com/eHHtx4x7wG
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 9, 2025

From Data republican (small r) a thread bring the financial data. All of the following is a quote from her.
https://xcancel.com/DataRepublican/status/1931508083127362024

WHO’S BEHIND THE ANTI-ICE RIOTS IN LOS ANGELES?

Hundreds took to the streets this weekend: blocking roads, attacking federal officers, even burning flags. But this wasn’t “spontaneous outrage.” This was organized. Funded. Coordinated. Here’s a breakdown of the groups, the money, and the people pulling the strings.

Patience as I assemble the thread and verify information in real time

A number of NGOs have been implicated in this. Foremost is Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights or CHIRLA, and the photos of signs show they were printed by PSLWEB / Party for Socialism and Liberation.

CHIRLA has the EIN of 954421521. Most of its private funding appears to be from DAFs, which are the hardest to trace. However 34 million of its reported 45 million in revenue are from government grants.

In their most recent year, CHIRLA jumped from 12 million to 34 million in government grants. Nice! However, this is probably from CA – “only” 450K in federal grants.

These are their two federal grants, both completed. Now moving onto PSLWeb…

The group which printed the signs for protests, Party for Socialism and Liberation, is not a nonprofit – they are a literal Communist party.

Finding financials is tricky, but I did find a Wiki reference to “ANSWER Coalition”

ANSWER Coalition is mentioned on their Wikipedia page to have significant financial overlap.

It is tough to find backings on either group, as they do not have a nonprofit associated with them. Both claim to be funded entirely by members. ()

However, I did find a NY Post article claiming that both are funded by billionaire socialist Neville Singer. [Correction Neville Singham -GC]

Singham also financed the People’s Forum – giving it over 20 million dollars. All 3 Singham-financed organizations were also heavily involved in the Columbia protests.

The SEIU-CA president got arrested. I researched SEIU’s financials, but they are mostly dues-backed.

Moving onto other organizations: it appears as though the Million Voters Project was involved in promoting the project.

Here’s the magical D-word… Democracy … on the MVP website.

Million Voters Project gets their funding from a variety of grants, no taxpayer funding.

That’s the end of the deep search. Overall, my guess is if we had to finger a culprit behind all this – it’s Neville Singham. He will be fertile ground in my feed in the coming days.

I’m going to wrap up the thread here. Thanks for following.

Just who is Neville Singham?

One last word: I normally don’t pass on “gossip”, but a credible source leaked to me that Qatar is heavily involved.

However, I haven’t made that particular connection yet.

End of Data republic’s thread.

TheseTruthsbrought

President Trump must invoke the Insurrection Act.

Americans confront millions of illegals who pose an existential threat to the American Republic.

Given the size and scope of what is coming POTUS MUST ACT NOW to bring back ALL US GROUND FORCES FROM overseas and employ them… https://t.co/NCKr8k2Zut
— Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) June 8, 2025

President Trump must invoke the Insurrection Act.

Americans confront millions of illegals who pose an existential threat to the American Republic.

Given the size and scope of what is coming POTUS MUST ACT NOW to bring back ALL US GROUND FORCES FROM overseas and employ them at home to restore the rule of law and execute mass deportations.

He must also mobilize the Army National Guard and federalize [NOPE do not want to set precedence– GC] all of our law enforcement.

This is the War Americans must fight and win if our country is to survive.

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2025.06.10 Daily Thread – American Stories: When in the Course of Human Events – The Art Of Deception

My schedule has been hectic, so an on-topic breather is in order. I am going with a subject that relates to the subject period in history as well as today. Since it is in the news at times, let’s discuss the filibuster. What the heck is it and why should we care?

This definition per clown provided Wiki is as good as any…

A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision. It is sometimes referred to as “talking a bill to death” or “talking out a bill”, and is characterized as a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body.

However, its noted origin as a procedure (not the name) appears to trace back to ancient Rome in 60 and 59 BC when Cato the Younger conducted it in opposition to Caesar’s desires in the ancient Roman Empire. The Roman Senate had a rule that all daily work had to be completed by nightfall. Cato was noted for his long winded speeches, so in two instances he got up and spoke until nightfall to foil Caesar’s plans. It worked the first time, but Caesar had a work around ready the second time as he took the measure he wanted passed to the Tribal Assembly and got it done.

There are numerous countries in which this procedure has been done in their legislative assemblies. As an example, the first time it appears to have been done in Great Britain was in Parliament in 1874. It first entered into U. S. Club Senate rules in 1806, but not used until 1837.

https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-the-filibuster

For more on the moves and countermoves on this topic, read the link. For what it is worth, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr play roles.

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-previous-question-the-filibusters-early-murky-history

The filibuster was not used frequently until the 1970’s. In more recent times it has become more of a threatened use, especially since the 2010’s. It has also become watered down as a procedure to the point it is mostly only used to counter new legislation today, which is bad enough when the legislation that could pass would help We the People instead of the Uniparty and globalists.

However, the big thing is that it is not a product of the Constitution. It is in the Club Senate’s “rulebook”.

So, why does it continue to exist? Better yet, why do we need an obstruction to the usual “majority rules” method of determining the fate of legislation? We need to understand the history to know the answers to those questions, well, at least more official answers. TradeBait’s response that follows is probably a bit less tactful.

To cut to the chase It is just another contrived rule that We the People had no voice in determining its existence and use. As posted in previous Dailies they do the same garbage in the judiciary. They build in rules of engagement, practices, procedural hoops, and standing that are not enumerated or codified into law by the legislature. They are inserted at the discretion of the involved parties and frequently used as weapons to achieve goals in conflict with the intent of the Constitution, laws, and will of We the People. They grant permissions to positions and bodies to do so that have never been legally authorized by our system of government. They then hide behind the rules they create.

The Senate politicians sell filibuster presence as a tool to prevent unthrottled and dangerous control by legislators of the “political process” that could abuse citizen voters. They use fear porn induced warnings in serious tones of voice to make their points. Sometimes, I am convinced the real boogeyman or Sasquatch will run out from behind them to threaten us all.

One thing is true, the threat of the use of this tool has kept even a unified House, Senate and POTUS from achieving their fake media described scary agendas despite having received control from the popular vote. How convenient that the GOP or Dems cannot seem to get that important piece of legislation across the finish line that benefits We the People more than the politicians and globalists. With it available the Uniparty continues its reign.

Instead, we get Obamacare and such, right McShame? Oh yeah, you are no longer here to undercut the will of We the People. But just as a reminder, if Harry Reid followed by Turtle did not permit its nuking in regard to confirmations; PDT would have never received approval for any judges, SCOTUS justices, or cabinet selections. Who knew in advance we would thank two Uniparty henchmen for their efforts to release us from that bondage one day? Of course, doing so was met with wailing and gnashing of teeth by media and the Uniparty faithful. Much fear porn was broadcast and now we know why. SCOTUS leaned back toward the right over time and some honest judges were added to the federal court rosters.

In Club Senate the filibuster is still a game maneuver the majority can also use to not move forward with popular legislation that they would ordinarily have the votes to pass, especially with the Uniparty in control. Instead they can hide behind the perceived threat of a filibuster. Rarely do filibusters actually happen, the vast majority of the time their use is just threatened or “understood” to be possible. All of it is theater to keep the public fooled and sidetracked, just like the non-election elections.

There is no point in addressing cloture to end debate. The majority still needs 60 votes to invoke it to end the show. In the political environment of today, rarely would there be any Dems willing to join with the GOP to do so. That makes it easy for GOP Senators to grandstand and gaslight the public on their “conservative” values and standing “with” POTUS Trump against the big, bad Dems.

Conditions Today

Let’s take a look at what MTG thinks of the Club Senate and the filibuster.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-ally-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-she-wont-run-senate-while-blasting-dems-fellow-republicans

Ouch, that might leave a mark. My kinda gal.

If you are an optimist you will respond to this situation with a desire to get rid of it so you can get done what needs to be done. If you are a pessimist you want to keep the filibuster as a tool to keep the leftists from ruining the country should they return to power. However, that may turn out to be a less than accurate analysis if indeed, POTUS Trump and patriots are cleaning the election system and taking back control of the federal government swamp.

Do you really believe the Democrat Party has over 70 million real life voters? If you do, you will be more likely to want to retain the filibuster. If you don’t, you will be more likely to want it terminated providing the election system is cleaned up and fair for all voters.

Next, do you believe in DOGE and their efforts or not? I did not say Elon, I said DOGE. Their efforts are helping to clean the system along with ICE and Homeland Security. Add in the Civil Rights division of the DOJ which is now playing hardball as you saw in Part 2. Evidence is being introduced into the courts on hacking election systems, fraudulent ballot harvesting, and fraudulent voter registration activities. Lies are being exposed that claimed no internet connectivity, when in fact the voting machines were connected. More legal actions are underway on clamping down on ID requirements as well as illegals having access to voter registrations.

I don’t believe the Dems have the votes even if it not totally cleaned yet. My gut says they have less than 50 million. They have no message, no inspiring leaders, no bench to sway the majority of the eligible voters. The longer that America First MAGA can dominate the more the judiciary will become Constitutionalist in nature. That realization is contingent on the current administration and leadership knowing that the Democrat Party does not now have or will have anywhere near the votes they manufactured in 2020 with the election steal.

PDT suggested doing away with the filibuster at least a dozen times in his first term. Contrast that viewpoint with that of a Uniparty Senator. From a 9/26/24 USA Today article on the subject comes this quote, “The day Republicans vote to nuke the filibuster is the day I walk out the door,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who noted that the party repeatedly resisted Trump’s calls to end the filibuster for legislation while he was president.

Sounds like a really good reason for it to be nuked to me, Thommy Turd.

That leads this author to suggest that it is time to kill the filibuster dead as a doornail. Just the threat of its use stops good legislation that We the People support. With its termination the remaining RINO’s will have to openly state their positions for or against a measure – no more hiding. We the People can then primary them out and replace with America First.

If we truly want to end the RINO species, we have to eliminate their habitat. Thommy Turd told everybody where he hides. Remove the ability to hide and openly expose them. Playing defense all the time plays into the Uniparty’s hands. If we go on offense on this, they will either fight to survive or run away scared. We the People then know where they stand and what to do.

However, none of that is the primary reason to terminate the use of the filibuster. The primary reason to get rid of it is the same as with the other contrived rules, procedures and practices in every area of government. There is no provision for it in the Constitution. Assuming honest elections, the threat and the use of it circumvents the will of We the People.

Remember what Alexander Hamilton, John Adams and a handful of other revered founding fathers wanted to do to circumvent the will of We the People when the Constitution was constructed? They were fearful of We the People and the popular vote as it had been a major problem to the new nation due to States’ Rights and its inability to pay military pensions. Thanks to Thomas Jefferson and a large majority of founders they did not get what they wanted. The popular vote was supported in the end result. However, that did not stop those at our nation’s founding that did not like that result. Instead, less than 20 years later, the pro-filibuster crowd in Club Senate began making rules that worked around the issue just a Caesar’s opponents did with the ancient Roman Senate.

The specific problems from our founders’ days no longer exist. In my opinion, it is time for We the People to go boldly into the Golden Age and terminate the filibuster.

Or we can continue looking around for the boogeyman and Sasquatch.

Be blessed and go make something good happen!

This man, making Christmas calls from the White House, believes the world is a sphere. And he has even flown around it! So has our beautiful FLOTUS, who happens to be his wife!

And yes, it’s THURSDAY…again.

And that’s it. We’re done stealing from Wheatie.

OK – maybe her rules need to be posted.

W

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So there you have it. Does it make sense?

W

PS – something extra.

Aubergine posted this tweet…..

This is very much worth reading!

Reason Behind a ‘Ben Gurion Canal’

Previous Consideration of ‘Ben Gurion Canal’

The U.S. provides Israel more than $63 million* in military aid per day,

The United States has granted more total aid to Israel since World War II than to any other country.

In addition to this direct aid to Israel:

On this day and every day –

God is in Control. . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . .Keep Looking Up

Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.

“This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” . . . “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Joy of the Lord

What is it that feeds our battle, yet starves our victory?

January 6 Tapes Reminder

A Caution

Justice Must Be Done.

Lawyer Appeasement Section

Paper Spot Prices

A Couple of Videos of Some Interest

No Further Content

This man, making Christmas calls from the White House, believes the world is a sphere. And he has even flown around it! So has our beautiful FLOTUS, who happens to be his wife!

And yes, it’s THURSDAY…again.

And that’s it. We’re done stealing from Wheatie.

OK – maybe her rules need to be posted.

W

Time for more dumping of tabs!

(1) The Hafnium Bomb and/or the Nuclear Battery

A nice explanation of nuclear isomerism and why some people like DERPA are interested in it.

(2) Chess Game Reported Like College Football

You may have never seen anything like this. That’s OK – stick with it – it’s fun! The “sports reporter” is a hoot! I had no idea these people existed.

(3) Gravity, Inertia, and the Gravitational Constant

TL;DR – The gravitational constant pops out of the theory and I love it, but I still have to be skeptical that it might be an artifact.

(4) Enjoy Some Relaxing Math & Fiddle Music

This is supposedly an exam question for Haaaaaahvaaaaaahd. Or you can just listen to the calming folk violin.

(5) Two Solutions to the Three-Body Problem

First, the no-solution solution, presented by that annoyingly perky British chick who is not Veritasium or the German one.

Now, Valerie Curren’s solution using string theory.

Well, that’s enough for today! Enjoy the show!

W

OLD NOTES

American Thinker: Mexico: Lopez-Obrador’s bizarre statement

Reconquesta

God is in Control
. . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . .
Keep Looking Up

“This day is holy to the Lord your God;
do not mourn nor weep.” . . .
“Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet,
and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared;
for this day is holy to our Lord.
Do not sorrow,
for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”