Tuesday BLOG 12-19-23
Verse(s) for today:
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Romans 15:13 KJV
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
John 13:
35 KJV
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Colossians 3:17 KJV
TRADING POST MEETS...Tomorrow, Wednesday, Wed. Dec. 20 at Lambeth Legion:
IT'S OUR CHRISTMAS SOCIAL - THIS WEDNESDAY!!!
Bring something to barter/sell, but please, not as much as last month. Every table was covered with items!
I know Tiena has to empty someone's storage container this week and so she will bring all kinds of brand new women's clothing in all sizes! Rose will be away for the holidays and so there will be no table with food and produce from the Community Gardens to barter. If you intend to bring something, please hit "REPLY TO ALL" at the bottom of this email and let everyone know.
BRING FOOD
Bring chili so we can sell it for $1 a bowl to raise money for January hall rental. We'll have lots of bowls and spoons and napkins ready for you! And you can buy your drinks at the bar. Yes, you can bring deserts and sandwiches too if you want, along with plates for them. When we see what we've got we'll probably order in pizza and sell it for $2 a slice. Arrive anytime between 6-7 pm. If you are bringing something to eat, please hit "REPLY TO ALL" at the bottom of this email to let everyone know.
GAMES
Got something fun to play? Bring it along. I bought three dozen darts you can use on the Legion's dart-boards (or if someone wants to wear the donkey bum, ha ha). Linny's going to bring a Coin Toss game. If you get any unwanted games or toys this Christmas, bring them to the next meeting on Jan. 17 to swap or donate to charity.
"See you at the Legion!"
The Jim Bakker Show
Christmas: The Rest of the Story with Rick Renner
Think you know the whole Christmas story? You haven't even scratched the surface! Join Pastor Jim and Lori as they welcome Rick and Denise Renner to the program today to talk about Rick's new book: "Christmas, the Rest of the Story." Rick shares his 25 years of research on the story of Christ's birth, telling us the shepherds were no ordinary shepherds, the Magi came with a company of thousands and packed with many gifts, those gifts funded the family's journey through Egypt and back to Nazareth, the REAL purpose of Christmas and so much more! Discover what you didn't know about the birth of the Messiah!
Pastor Renner is not Catholic so I can forgive him for missing the original meaning of "grace" attributed to Mary by the angel Gabriel. There are two different words for "grace" in the New Testament. Gabriel acknowledged that Mary was already full of saving grace. The word was used once again to describe the grace received in baptism by those families receiving Christ. All other references to "grace" use a different word.
Pastor Renner also thinks like a Protestant in saying that Mary had many sons and daughters. (Matthew 13:55-56).
I overlooked the above to find a lot of historical treasures opened up in this book which would make an interesting gift for parents to read with their kids.
[Patrick Bestall]
Arson Attack in Court During Trump’s Trial – Judge Runs Away!
Someone ignited a fire at the New York State Supreme Court Building, prompting the activation of fire alarms and necessitating an immediate evacuation. According to Al Baker, a court spokesperson, the individual was discovered incinerating documents inside of the courtroom.
A little fire ignited at the Lower Manhattan landmark shortly after 4 p.m., prompting a swift response from firefighters who promptly extinguished the flames. According to MSN, a transient yet discernible haze permeated the stairs on the third and fourth floors.
Over a period of around three months, the renowned courthouse has been utilized as the location for the trial of President Donald Trump regarding allegations of civil business fraud. Following the conclusion of the day’s evidence, the evacuation took place several hours later.
The New York City Fire Department firefighters documented a total of 17 minor injuries, with two individuals being sent to a hospital located in the downtown area. The majority of them refused medical intervention.
The individuals who were evacuated from the building, including Judge Arthur Engoron, were permitted to reenter the premises shortly thereafter. The evacuation of the courthouse did not take place during Trump’s presence. The trial’s attorneys will present their concluding arguments next month. [The Republic Brief]
The Feds are Channeling [Y]our Money into Green Energy Plans!
I guess it's not enough that 96% of the Canada Pension Plan funds go to international green energy projects and only 4% are invested in Canadian infrastructure programs. Time to switch our taxes back into tithes (the way it was before WWl).
The federal government is encouraging Canadian businesses to participate in a World Economic Forum (WEF) initiative that will use their buying power to drive decarbonization across seven industries globally, record shows.
Endorsement of the First Movers Coalition (FMC), which the federal Liberals joined as government partner in January, is contained in a document tabled in Parliament on Dec. 11 in response to questions posed by Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis in October
Thank you, Patrick for expanding
my article from yesterday!
SCOTUS Justice Makes Stunning Sudden Move – Immediately BAILS On Critical Case:
The phrase “Trump too small” was the subject of arguments presented before the U.S. Supreme Court in relation to a trademark application filed by a lawyer from California.
Shortly after the commencement of the hearing, Justice Samuel Alito exhibited a disposition to abstain from participating in the case, articulating the following statement: “You don’t need my vote to win this case.”
During the 2016 presidential debate, Senator Marco Rubio made an inappropriate comment regarding Donald Trump. In the year 2018, Steve Elster, a progressive activist and employment lawyer, submitted an application to the trademark office for the registration of the phrase “Trump too small.” Elster initiated the commercialization of t-shirts featuring a printed slogan on the front, accompanied by the words “Trump’s package is too small” imprinted on the opposite side.
The application submitted by the individual was rejected by the trademark office on the grounds that, in accordance with the Lanham Act of 1946, Trump’s written consent would be required. On Wednesday, the court deliberated on the agency’s appeal of a previous order by a lower court, which had overturned its decision to deny lawyer Elster’s trademark application.
According to Elster, the prohibition of registering a trademark that disparages a public figure constitutes a violation of his constitutional right to freedom of speech. According to a report by Newsweek, the justices of the Supreme Court appeared to express skepticism towards the aforementioned allegation.
The legal representative for the United States Patent and Trademark Office promptly asserted at the onset of the hearing that the matter at hand pertains to the necessity of a “government benefit” or federal trademark registration, rather than being a question of free expression.
Justice Alito responded by asserting that “You don’t need my vote to win your case. If I could not vote to sustain this without saying this is the attachment of a condition to a government benefit. Perhaps you’ve simply concluded that Alito isn’t worth it in this situation.”
Jimmy Hoover, a Supreme Court writer for The National Law Journal, tweeted Justice Alito’s response on X (previously known as Twitter), emphasizing the challenges associated with the mentioned case.
Hoover writes that “Alito says that’s a ‘dangerous’ road to go down, and Gorsuch hints USPTO can win based on long history of similar TM laws. Alito lays his cards on the table, says he won’t vote to uphold the name-bar simply because it’s a condition on a gov’t benefit, and asks for another theory.”
Judge Neil Gorsuch, in contrast, highlighted the longstanding prohibition on trademarks that reference living individuals, suggesting that there was no apparent concern regarding the infringement of free expression rights throughout that period.
In response, he suggested, “Why not just look to the history?”
Judge Sonia Sotomayor raised the inquiry as to whether any prior limitations on freedom of expression had ever been imposed. She noted that even if Elster is unable to obtain a trademark for the term, there exists no impediment to his ability to sell the T-shirts.
It is anticipated that the court will affirm the judgment of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to reject the application, as oral arguments progress.
In a distinct legal matter, the Supreme Court garnered significant attention with a recent ruling that is anticipated to receive favorable reception from numerous conservative factions.
The Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari to a case that will determine the extent to which the U.S. government can compel social media corporations to engage in censorship or suppression of specific material.
The issuance of a writ of certiorari by the high court was announced in relation to a lawsuit initiated by Republican attorneys general from Missouri and Louisiana against the Biden administration. The lawsuit aims to restrict the federal government’s capacity to exert pressure on social media platforms such as Facebook, X, and YouTube, with the intention of suppressing specific information, albeit without explicitly instructing them to do so. Both states have contended that such an action would constitute a clear infringement of the First Amendment, which protects the freedom of speech.
In a statement issued on Friday, Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill expressed her appreciation for the decision made by the top court.
“We are pleased to learn that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this case, giving us yet another opportunity to defend the people from this assault on our First Amendment rights,” Murrill stated. “It brings us one step closer to reestablishing the protections guaranteed to us in the Constitution and under the First Amendment.
“We hope that the Supreme Court will agree that this gross abuse of power must stop and never happen again,” she went on.
According to The Western Journal, it is worth mentioning that…
The lawsuit, initially filed by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in May 2022, dealt with how the government put pressure on tech giants to censor certain information, particularly as it related to the COVID-19 pandemic — and the efficacy of and/or dangers potentially posed by mask-wearing, vaccines and other measures.
In a ruling on July 4, U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty fired the first shot in the legal volley on the case, issuing a decision that blocked a number of federal agencies — specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI and the Department of Justice — from interacting with companies in a way that could be construed as “encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech.”
According to a September report by the Associated Press, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rendered a decision that largely favored both states. However, the court “tossed out broader language in an order that a Louisiana-based federal judge had issued July 4 that effectively blocked multiple government agencies from contacting platforms like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) to urge the removal of content.”
However, although granting certiorari to the case, the Supreme Court simultaneously stayed the injunction issued by Doughty. Notably, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch, who align with the conservative wing of the court, expressed their dissenting opinion, advocating for the preservation of the injunction.
[The Republic Brief]
B.C. Spotlight: One-in-three would give province say on housing, but plurality prefer housing decisions stay local:
Metro Vancouver residents are divided evenly between provincial and municipal control.
December 18, 2023 – As 2023 closes, British Columbians find themselves in a similar place as they opened the year – concerned with the rising cost of living and housing affordability and disapproving of the B.C. government’s response.
New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds residents just as critical in December as they were a year ago when it comes to government performance on those two key issues, while rent and mortgage costs trend persistently upward.
In December 2022, 12 per cent said the government was doing a good or very good job of handling housing affordability, while 15 per cent said the same of its cost-of-living management. Twelve months hence, those numbers are now 13 per cent and 14 per cent respectively.
The good, or at least better, news for the BC NDP: they appear to be the party most trusted to resolve these issues going forward. The party holds a 17-point advantage in vote intention over the second place BC Conservatives.
The bad news is trust in recently released housing policies is low, and the province’s push to assume jurisdiction over some municipal decision making when it comes to zoning has the potential to ruffle more than a few feathers.
After the province released new home building targets for 10 municipalities and introduced new legislation that eliminates single-family zoning, 45 per cent of residents say the province is not best to make housing decisions, preferring their own local or municipal government. That said, one-in-three (32%) say the province is better suited to make these calls.
In municipalities with more than 5,000 residents, the province’s zoning policy will now be in force. British Columbians are divided evenly over the perceived effectiveness of this, with 44 per cent saying it will help, and 41 per cent saying it will be ineffective in addressing the housing deficit.
There is one area of more agreement, with respect to short-term rentals. More than half (56%) say that prohibiting short-term rentals at properties where the owner does not live will be effective in creating more long-term rental stock, while 36 per cent disagree.
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I don't like Angus Reid's polling because they are so liberal (both small L and capital L). In this poll they should have also included the federal government which exercises a great deal of control over housing these days, and which has no legal right to interfere. Housing as a social service is a provincial responsibility last time, I looked at the Constitution (which nobody seems to respect anymore).
[Patrick Bestall]
The Great Taking: Unveiling the Grand Plan to Seize It All:
Today's broadcast (and partial transcript, see below) reveals the nefarious plan of central bankers to quite literally; steal everyone's assets in the next great debt collapse.
This scheme is detailed in a new documentary called "The Great Taking" that will forever alter your understanding of banking, finance and assets.
[Brighteon]
Jill Biden got ripped to shreds for posting this weird video online:
The Bidens are having a rough time. They can’t connect with the American public at all.
And now Jill Biden’s been ripped to shreds for posting this weird video online.
The Democrats are extremely desperate to turn around the image that the Bidens have leading into the 2024 election cycle.
As it stands, Joe Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents of the last 100 years of American history.
Some are comparing his presidency to that of Jimmy Carter, which is infamously pointed to as a disaster for the Democrats that led to the Reagan revolution.
Joe Biden doesn’t have any help either. His Vice President, Kamala Harris, is viewed even more unfavorably than himself.
Even Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, doesn’t have much favor in the eyes of the American public either. People have long suggested that she’s a bit odd and an unnatural fit as a first lady.
This was made evident by how she got utterly embarrassed as she tried to share a White House Christmas video to X (formerly Twitter) and instead got put on blast for it.
“A bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance, performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite. Enjoy!” Jill Biden said as she shared the video from within the White House.
One top comment on the post to X said that “it’s a mentally ill Christmas” for the Bidens at the White House.
The popular X account Libs of TikTok criticized the video as “horrendous.”
They also said the video should’ve had a “sensitivity label” given how bizarre it is.
Yes, the video really is quite strange.
But what the Bidens should understand here is that they aren’t being given the benefit of the doubt anymore.
The American people simply don’t connect with them at all anymore. The first few months of Joe Biden’s presidency were different.
Those honeymoon months are far gone now. Everyone knows that Joe Biden and company have to do something to turn their image around otherwise they will be giving Donald Trump a direct path to the White House in 2024.
These outright strange Christmas videos aren’t going to do that for them.
[The D.C. Daily Journal]
Letitia James' Warning to 'Powerful' People After Trump Trial
After resting her case in Donald Trump's business fraud lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James has a message for the former president: No one is above the law.
Trump has been facing a $250 million lawsuit over allegations that he, The Trump Organization and key executives of the company inflated his net worth to obtain more favorable terms from lenders and insurance. Trump maintains his innocence, saying that the financial statements pointed out by James' office understate his net worth and the value of his properties.
New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron already ruled against Trump in a partial summary prior to heading to trial, finding that the former president inflated the value of his assets. Both sides rested their cases earlier this week and will reconvene on January 11 to deliver closing arguments.
"Before this trial even began, the judge ruled in our favor and found that Donald Trump did engage in years of significant financial fraud we uncovered," James said in a video message shared to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday. "Throughout this trial, we revealed the full extent of that fraud."
During the 11-week trial, prosecutors called on a plethora of witnesses to testify, including Trump, his two eldest sons and co-defendants Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., as well as the former president's eldest daughter Ivanka. Engoron's final ruling in the case, expected sometime early next year, will determine how much Trump and his co-defendants owe in damages.
"We introduced extensive evidence and questioned more than two dozen witnesses," James continued in her message. "We heard from Donald Trump and his family, his co-defendants, his current and former employees at the Trump Organization ... and their testimony illustrated years of fraud and baseless valuations to inflate Donald Trump's net worth."
"Next month, we will return to court to present our closing argument," James concluded. "I'm confident in our case and that justice will prevail. No matter how powerful you think you are, or how much money you think you have, everyone is equal under the law, even Donald Trump."
When reached for comment Thursday evening, James' office directed Newsweek to a press release shared by the attorney general on Wednesday, which stated that prosecutors were looking "forward to presenting our closing argument on January 11."
Newsweek reached out to Trump's press team for comment on Friday.
The former president's defense team called on several expert witnesses to take the stand during the case, who testified that Trump's financial statements showed no proof of fraud. Trump's attorneys also homed in on the argument that a disclaimer clause attached to the statements in question—which warned lenders that the documents may be incorrect—shields Trump from any wrongdoing.
When reached for comment, Trump's press team directed Newsweek to a Thursday post by the former president on Truth Social, in which Trump said that he is worth "billions of dollars" more than what James' office claims and again accused prosecutors of pursuing the lawsuit out of political motives.
"Hopefully, Judge Engoron, who should have never taken this NON JURY Trial, or should have dismissed it long ago, will show that the New York State Judicial System is ALIVE, RESPECTED, AND WELL," the former president added.
Update 12/15/2023, 5:02 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional comment from Trump's press team.
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Former Trump Adviser Changing GOP Direction on Major Campaign Issue
By Jerry McConway, updated on December 18, 2023
https://capitalisminstitute.org/former-trump-adviser-changing-gop-direction-on-major-campaign-issue/
It is a fairly safe thing to say that one of the reasons that the GOP had disappointing elections in 2022 and 2023 was because of how Democrats brought abortion to the top of mind for voters.
With as much success as they have had in this, there is no reason to think it will not be made a major issue again in 2024, which is why former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is trying to change that narrative for the GOP.
Talking Points…
· Abortion bans
· Conway overhauling GOP strategy
Analysis
Abortion Bans in the United States
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Democrats pounced, making this a key argument in elections, and it really hurt the Republican Party during two cycles where Republicans expected to make significant gains.
Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia now all have some abortion ban in place.
Additionally, a recent story broke that Justice Gorsuch made up his mind about overturning Roe v. Wade within minutes of getting the brief prepared by Justice Alito.
Conway Overhauling GOP Strategy
We know abortion will be used again to hit Republicans in 2024, so, like it or not, the party will need to make some changes in how it is approaching abortion if it wants to take back Congress and the White House.
Former Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is hoping to push a new narrative on this front, stating:
"I think pro-lifers have to be very mindful to speak about two people being involved in an abortion — the baby and the mother. So, I'm urging opinion leaders and office holders and all their decision makers, as well as candidates, to speak with conviction and compassion. That's the piece that's missing.
"The overwhelming data in contraception polling is meant to work in tandem with, not in lieu of, the pro-life abortion messaging."
Analysis
The fact of the matter is that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe that abortion should be an option; however, they also want restrictions on it.
The polling on this is consistent at around 70% in favor of making abortions available, but the sticking point is at what point in pregnancy are abortions no longer allowed? We have seen states issue 6-week bans, but that is being received as a bit aggressive in terms of limitations.
Realistically, this will fall somewhere between 15 and 22 weeks, with pro-life advocates pointing to the 15 weeks as the unborn child feeling pain.
The GOP has to figure this out quickly, or it will cost them dearly again in 2024, an election that is already going to be challenging for the GOP.
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The REBEL BUZZ:
[The REBEL]
Tucker Carlson guest called out one Plot from the people that Lied about Hunter Biden’s Laptop:
Permanent Washington undermined Donald Trump’s residency every step of the way.
That’s when most Americans learned about the Deep State.
And a Tucker Carlson guest called out one plot from the people that lied to you about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
Conservative author Michael Anton came up with a phenomenon called the Law of Salutary Contradiction.
The idea goes: “That’s not happening and it’s good that it is.”
In other words, denying something’s existence while simultaneously fawning over it.
That sums up perfectly the establishment’s attitude about and toward the Deep State.
When Donald Trump first warned about the Deep State—a loose connection of intelligence community officials and unelected bureaucrats within the executive branch—he was called a kook and a conspiracy theorist by the Democrat-controlled media.
During a 2019 speaking event, former acting CIA director John McLaughlin said, “Thank God for the Deep State.”
The line drew applause from the crowd.
Prospect of Trump’s 2020 re-election turned them into believers . . . in the Deep State at least
McLaughlin continued, “Everyone here has seen this progression of diplomats and intelligence officers and White House people trooping up to Capitol Hill right now and these are people doing their duty and responding to a higher call.”
That’s not happening and it’s good that it is.
The same Deep State officials that lied about Hunter Biden’s laptop and all but confirmed it was “Russian disinformation” and lied to the FISA court to prolong the Russiagate investigation want to reauthorize warrantless surveillance on American citizens.
Independent journalist and frequent Tucker Carlson guest Glenn Greenwald wrote, “Many of the same ‘former National Security officials’ who caused the US media to widely spread the lie that the Hunter Biden laptop was ‘Russian disinformation’ are now warning that we”ll all be endangered if we don’t renew NSA/FBI warrantless spying on Americans…”
Greenwald was responding to a report from Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin.
She reported that “46 top former National Security officials sign letter urging Congress to reauthorize FISA 702 legislation needed to fight terrorism, fentanyl traffickers and cyber attacks. ‘We cannot hamstring the U.S. intelligence community,’ they write. ‘Section 702 saves American lives.’”
Perhaps even more galling than these same officials lying about the Hunter Biden laptop is that they have shown zero compunction about it.
And yet they’re still denying
Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta still will not concede that the laptop is real.
Panetta told Fox News’s Brett Baier, “Bret, look, I was extremely concerned about Russian interference and misinformation, and we all know it, intelligence agencies discovered that Russia had continued to push disinformation across the board, and my concern was to kind of alert the public to be aware that these disinformation efforts went on. And frankly, I haven’t seen any evidence from any intelligence agency that that was not the case.”
These same people are urging Congress to allow them to continue unchecked surveillance on Americans, but they have burned through all of their credibility.
[The Un-Muzzled News]
Trump is Furious after Mike Johnson tries this Sneaky Move to Stab him in the Back:
Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana became one of the most powerful men in America when he recently ascended to Speaker of the House of Representatives.
And Rep. Johnson only reached the speakership with the approval of Donald Trump.
But now the knives are out, and the former and possibly future President of the United States is furious after Speaker Johnson tried this sneaky move to stab Trump in the back.
Liberty vs. Security
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Those are the immortal words of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.
Donald Trump understood during his time in the White House that security is important but can’t come at the expense of freedom.
Unfortunately, too many other Republicans join with Democrats in promising security in exchange for giving up your freedom and liberty.
Following 9/11, The George W. Bush administration created the Department of Homeland Security and changed surveillance rules.
The changes were rammed through under the guise of enhancing the government’s ability to prevent terrorist attacks from happening in the future.
In exchange for violating Americans rights to privacy and protection under the Fourth Amendment against warrantless searches and seizure of their personal communications and private property, the government insisted it would only use the powers to keep Americans safe.
The alphabet soup agencies that make up the leviathan Deep State have shown in recent years a willingness to bend the rules if needed to target their political enemies.
But now they want to not only reauthorize but expand Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA).
Per the Washington Examiner, “Under Section 702 of FISA, the federal government can surveil foreigners without a warrant for national security purposes. The collected information becomes part of a vast database of foreign intelligence that incidentally includes information about U.S. citizens who may have been communicating with people overseas.”
The Deep State has been caught red-handed in its deceptions about its domestic spying operations against American citizens.
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied when he declared under oath in an early 2013 Congressional hearing that the nation’s intelligence agencies did not wittingly conduct mass surveillance programs that collected millions of Americans’ private data.
That was exposed as a lie by Edward Snowden’s revelation of leaked surveillance documents just a few months later, which showed that the NSA had collected phone records from over 120 million Verizon subscribers.
èBremner
That’s the same James Clapper who colluded with Gen. Michael Hayden, along with numerous other current and former “intelligence” officials, in what’s widely seen as interfering in the 2020 election by making up a false story that Hunter’s laptop was a Russian plot.
Senate reports concluded former National Security Agency and CIA Director Michael Hayden misled Congress about CIA’s interrogation programs during the global war on terrorism and who also recently seemingly stated there was no difference between Hamas terrorists and conservative American christians.
No different at all. https://t.co/ukHfLSxK02
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) November 22, 2023
And now new Speaker Mike Johnson is punting on an opportunity to finally rein in FISA section 702.
Speaker Johnson punts on freedom and liberty
Section 702 of FISA is the spying provisions the Deep State utilized to propagate the “Russiagate” investigation into former President Trump.
The clock was scheduled to run out on Section 702 as it currently exists.
Debate has increased over recent weeks as to the future of Section 702 as the clock was scheduled to run out on warrantless spying powers if not reauthorized by the end of this year.
Johnson refused to take a stand on two competing proposals, punting a show down until next year with a short-term extension in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – which could allow bad actors in the Deep State to continue targeting political opponents into the 2024 Presidential election year.
The proposed bill from the House Intelligence Committee, which is favored by the establishment-wing of the Grand Old Party, would expand the warrantless spying that millions of Americans have had their data collected “unwittingly” by the government though.
A. The House Intelligence Committee (“HPSCI”) is advancing a bill purporting to reform FISA 702.
That bill’s actual reforms are at best illusory.
But it’s worse than that.
The HPSCI bill would actually make it easier for the FBI to spy on Americans without a warrant.
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) December 11, 2023
As Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah explains in the above tweet thread, the Intelligence Committee bill would actually make it easier for the FBI to spy on Americans without a warrant.
The other proposal from the House Judiciary Committee would reform 702 and respect every American’s privacy and the spirit of the U.S. Constitution, according to backers like conservative Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie.
B. We are at a fork in the road with the FISA 702 spy program.
Of 3 choices, only one respects the Constitution and privacy.@BasedMikeLee explains problems with the House Intel cmte bill.
Get a warrant!
1. judiciary reform bill
2. X clean reauthorization
3. X Intel cmte expansion https://t.co/l69THsk5Kq
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 11, 2023
However, instead of picking one of these routes, Speaker Johnson wanted to hand Democrats the ability to decide which option would go to the floor in the NDAA bill.
Following backlash about his cowardly stance and lack of leadership, Johnson pulled both bills, in favor of the short-term extension.
Without the leverage of the NDAA, the Judiciary reforms favored by the likes of Senator Mike Lee and Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Jim Jordan of Ohio face a much tougher slog.
And if nothing changes, 702 will automatically extend in April.
Bait and switch
While RINOs in Congress tried to dress up the Intelligence Committee’s bill as serious reform, in reality, it was nothing more than a backdoor to more power for the Deep State bad actors who used FISA authorities to target former Trump advisor Carter Page and kick off the Russiagate investigation.
“HPSCI’s (the Intelligence Committee’s) FISA 702 bill has some serious, glaring problems,” tweeted Sen. Lee. “Most obviously, it lacks a warrant requirement for all ‘backdoor’ searches directed at American citizens whose communications have been ‘incidentally collected.’”
Lee went on to explain how the Intelligence Committee’s proposal would use wifi as a workaround for the Deep State to spy on American citizens.
“(Their reform) expands the scope of FISA 702, in a way that would make 702 applicable to hotels, restaurants, department stores, or anyone else offering public wifi,” Lee continued. “Indeed…the HPSCI bill would make FISA 702 applicable to businesses offering wifi.”
As Lee put it, if you were to grab a ten-piece McNugget meal at your local McDonald’s and use the wifi while you enjoy your fries, the National Security Agency, for example, could gain access to McDonald’s wifi history to track your activities on their wifi.
And they’d be able to do so without having to obtain a warrant.
“The HPSCI bill is attempting to expand the scope of domestic surveillance in America — at a time when Americans are rightly demanding the opposite approach and are reasonably expecting compliance with the Fourth Amendment.”
Lee called the Intelligence Committee option nothing more than a “trojan horse.”
But instead of pushing that to the side and advancing real reforms proposed by the Judiciary committee, Speaker Johnson punted, instead ramming a short-term extension of Section 702 into the National Defense Authorization Act.
For now, it looks like the Deep State will be able to continue spying on Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, or anyone they feel threatens their power and control over American citizens.
[Un-Muzzled New]
Rumors: Rumors: Rumors: Rumors: Rumors: Rumors: Rumors:
This is just ‘Informational’ and YOU
must make up YOUR OWN MIND
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SUMMARY:
Possible Schedule of Events:
· Tues. 19 Dec: Several sources verify that the IMF has released the GCR funds to all countries, plus US Banks have live rates on the bank screens. It was an expected GO officially for Tues or Wed. Fines, interest and penalties and adjudicated settlements were getting ready to be paid out possibly on Tues. 19 Dec.
· Wed. 20 Dec: Iraq has from Wed. until end of month to spend their 2023 budget, meaning the new Iraqi Dinar Rate has a go by at least Wed. 20 Dec.
· Thurs. 21 Dec: Banks open to exchange currencies including Dinar, meaning the new rates would have to change by at least Thurs. 21 Dec.
· Fri. 22 Dec. a Big Event Day according to hints on the Internet.
· Five days after RV begins the public will have access to Med Beds. Treatments are free, with children having critical medical conditions going first.
· On Mon. 1 Jan. 2024 the new Quantum Financial System (QFS) and Global Currency Reset will officially launch to the general public of BRICS participating nation’s gold/ asset-backed currencies on the Star Link Satellite System.
· On that same Mon. 1 Jan. 2024 the BRICS Gold/ Asset-backed XRP Digital Currency would officially be considered the Global Standard for international trade, with all participating nations’ currencies trading at a 1:1 with each other.
Global Currency Reset:
· Mon. 18 Dec. Patriot Rod Steel RV Update: “The IMF has released the funds to all countries. US Banks have LIVE RATES on the bank screen. We expect for this to GO officially Tues or Wed as Iraq’s budget is to be released Wed. 20 Dec. now with 10 days to spend 80% of the money. …(Tier4b will be notified) immediately, or no later than Wed. 20 Dec. We need 10 days to get in there before the first of January (when the General Public goes).” https://youtu.be/jOrKdna_LPI?feature=shared
· Mon. 18 Dec. TNT: “All three letter agencies are now saying that it has been released. Our Fed contacts said it was released to the banks late last night Sun. 17 Dec. and that the rate was now live. No one is sure what the banks are waiting for. Several Regional Bank managers have reported having a live rate on their screen. This could possibly go to the tellers screen after banking hours tonight or in the morning Tues. 19 Dec. It should be totally released by Wed. morning 20 Dec. since Iraq is saying they will release the budget on Wednesday.The RV was scheduled last Fri. 15 Dec. That morning Iraq citizens were told by Sudani that the Dinar rate was going to change in the next couple of days. The US has released it. IMF has released it to each country so when it goes, they can start exchanging.”
· Mon. 18 Dec. Wolverine: “I just talked to Marecia. Everything is looking good. We are close to releasing it. We are on the verge of it happening. Take care, guys. I love you. On Sat. 16 Dec. I received a call from a very high source. All I can say is that Christmas is coming and we are going to have a very good Christmas. I had received another call last Sun. 10 Dec. that Zurich went liquid. A lot of things are happening, especially with the Admiral. It started Fri. night 8 Dec. and it’s rolling out. Everything is now in the payment phase through authorized banks. All escrow accounts of the people who will receive have been opened.”
· Mon. 18 Dec. MarkZ: A caller asked Markz where he will be “Wednesday when the notifications come out.” MarkZ replied: “Put it this way… because I think there is a great chance of that, I made certain to book a flight with Internet just so I can go Live no matter where, may be choppy but will be there. …..“We are close since Iraq is supposed to start spending the last 80% of their budget on Wed. 20 Dec. and the chatter is very loud right now about fines, interest and penalties and adjudicated settlements getting ready to be paid out possibly on Tues. 19 Dec. I’m getting updates from government sources across the World, plus my bank sources, who all agree that everything has been released and the amount of currency rates have been agreed to and has been shared with various countries. I hear more and more contacts from different nations say that they now have the “GO”. We don’t know the timing. They appear to have been releasing the countries one by one. The IQD is on Forex as a tradable currency.”
· Sun. 10 Dec. Frank26: There is no more guessing. The World Bank has just told the whole world Iraq is about to raise the value of its currency. https://dinardetectives.com/frank26-1223/
· Fri. 8 Dec. Kenneth Kingery: The Admiral in Reno gave the green light. Whales are being paid.
· Fri. 8 Dec. Blue Ray: Whales are being paid!!! They are the tier right before us! The Admiral gave the green light in Reno!
· Mon 18 Dec.: Humanitarians to Sign NDAs at Redemption Center Appointments | Dinar Chronicles: https://dinarchronicles.com/2023/12/16/humanitarians-to-sign-ndas-at-redemption-center-appointments/
· Mon. 18 Dec.: What Is Coming: Emergency Broadcast System to Activate Martial Law, GESARA Announced, and the World Entering the 5th Dimension! – Gazetteller
Mon. 18 Dec. The top five Container Shipping Companies were now refusing Israel Cargo Transit Thru Red Sea. Within the past 96 Hours, five of the top 10 ocean shipping lines on the planet have announced they will no longer handle shipments to or from Israel through the Red Sea (Suez Canal).
· The top five shipping companies have now halted service to Israel via the Red Sea.
· It began with MAERSK, and hours later, Hapag-Lloyd announced they would no longer handle any shipments via Red Sea transit. The next day, those companies were joined by CMA-CGM. One day later, those companies were joined by OOCL- Hong Kong (Owned by COSCO), and today, all four of those carriers were joined by the largest container shipping company in the world, MSC.
· It is important to note that all of these companies CAN still provide shipping service, but without using the Red Sea and its Suez Canal, all their ships must now go around the southern tip of Africa, adding 14,000 miles and three weeks travel time to the shipments. The price increase for such shipping is astronomical due to the vastly increased fuel costs.
· This stoppage of ocean container service through the Red Sea is going to have an IMMEDIATE impact upon Israel, which must import much of what the country consumes.
· Shortages are likely to develop this coming week with Outages the next week. Stunning price increases will also likely take place over the next two weeks as the availability of goods dries up.
· Then, additional price increases will hit during week three, as any ship that had to go around Africa brings that freight with the added cost of 14,000 miles and three weeks.
· This may collapse the Israel economy.
· More companies halt shipping thru the Red Sea: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/oil-major-bp-temporarily-pauses-all-transits-through-red-sea-statement#:~:text=BRUSSELS%2C%20Dec%2018%20(Reuters),priority%2C%22%20the%20company%20said.
The Real News for Mon. 18 Dec. 2023:
· In 2012 former DARPA director and now Google executive, Regina Dugan, wanted you to swallow ID Microchips. She explained how the microchip works once inside the body. The pill has a small chip inside of it with a switch, when you swallow it, the acids in your stomach serve as the electrolyte and that powers it up. And the switch goes on and off and creates an 18 bit ECG wide signal in your body and essentially your entire body becomes your authentication token.
· Mon. 18 Dec. Samsung Cyber Attack: https://roshankashmir.net/2023/12/18/government-issues-high-risk-warning-to-samsung-users-against-compromised-security-cyber-attack/
· Mon. 18 Dec. Hershey is being sued for adding high levels of lead and cadmium to their products. Would this information affect your decision to buy Hershey’s items? https://x.com/FredDiBiase247/status/1736603342309032013?s=20
· New England Power Outage: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/18/new-england-power-outage-storms MrMBB333 LIVE – Major Blackout in Progress! Millions Impacted! 2023 | Prophecy | Before It’s News (beforeitsnews.com)
· JAG arrests Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for Treason: https://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?read=233775
· There is a CIA report about Hitler being transported to Argentina dated June 20, 1945.
· Sun. 17 Dec. Priest Discovers An Ancient Golden Library Made By Giants Inside A Cave In Ecuador – American Media Group (amg-news.com)
· Underground Egyptian City & Artifacts Found in Lower Grand Canyon: Mark Levin: What Just Emerged At The Grand Canyon Shocked Scientists | Alternative | Before It’s News (beforeitsnews.com)
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Well worth looking into........ [Les Breznyansky]