+ Trump further soils presidency by promoting on-line casino and UFC fight (after investing in company that owns UFC!)Etienne Note: If the images aren’t visible, please try this browser LINK.Dear Subscribers,The lead story this week is Suspected Fed and Agent Provocateur Jeremy Kauffman’s Divisive Antics at the Libertarian Party Convention, with a short video where in an address to the plenary he calls the delegates: “Freaks,” “Loser Apes,” “Dumb,” “Stupid” and “Theatre Kids.” Simultaneously his accomplice, Andrew Allgood, is doing Sieg Heil, Heil Hitler salutes while he is speaking… Right before he is arrested for slapping a woman who tried to throw away giveaway literature that I understand they were leaving everywhere around the convention. Jeremy was latter kicked out, trespassed, and forbidden from returning. In the article I include another especially prescient article I wrote in 2024 the last time the LP made libertarians look bad:, Libertarian Party Shoots Itself in the Foot… Again… at National Convention, where I wrote:The LP is easily hijacked by fake libertarians like Bob Barr, Bill Weld and Nick Sarwark AND/Or embarrasses libertarians everywhere by its ridiculous candidates, some of whom may be controlled opposition. Some recent examples include a candidate for national chair, James Weeks, who stripped down to a thong during the nationally televised convention in 2016 or the fact that two of the 2020 presidential candidates campaigned in costume headgear, including “Vermin Supreme,” who wore a boot on his head and promised voters ponies.The Facebook Group Jeremy Kauffman is a fed sent to destroy the liberty movement is now up to 157 207 225 membersInterestingly, Tom “Government is legitimate, vote harder” Woods had Jeremy on after the convention where he asked softball questions and gave Jeremy a platform to try to build his support. I’ll just leave this list of other Tom Woods guests right here for everyone to form their own opinions of who might be steering the liberty movement in NH away from voluntaryism (The “One Way Revolution”) into voting harder in rigged elections on unauditable black box voting machines.If you are enjoying our original journalism and Five Meme Friday, please consider becoming an Art of Liberty Foundation Sponsor. Freedom isn’t Free and we are having to spend $20,000 this month to create our own uncensorable infrastructure to combat the censorship of Substack. We have some AMAZING perks to say: THANK YOU!ArtOfLiberty.org/Sponsorship-Program/Democracy isn’t LibertyThomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamHow AIPAC Money Bought Kentucky’s 4th District Primary Exposing Scam of Easily Rigged “Elections”Top Stories of the WeekSuspected Fed and Agent Provocateur Jeremy Kauffman’s Antics at the Libertarian Party ConventionEtienne Note: As part of our support of the Free State Project, we have been covering Jeremy Kauffman’s divisive tactics, most recently in our article: What is the Deal with the Free State PARTY in New Hampshire?Video: Jeremy Kauffman calls the Libertarian Party Convention attendees:“Freaks,” “Loser Apes,” “Dumb,” “Stupid” and “Theatre Kids”Kauffman is now back in the news dragging libertarianism in NH through the mud and causing division (Divide & Conquer) in the national Libertarian Party. One of his NHLP members, Andrew Allgood, was arrested for slapping a woman who threw some NHLP give-a-way brochures in the trash.Continue reading…Videos of the WeekOklo COO Says Nuclear Waste Could Power America For 150 Yearsby Tyler DurdenEarlier this week, we covered Oklo’s approval by Chris Wright’s DOE to convert plutonium previously set for disposal into new fuel. “Fuel supply constraints are a key throttle to advanced reactor development,” Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte said following the announcement.Jacob’s wife and Oklo’s COO Caroline DeWitte joined ZeroHedge and Radiant Energy Group’s Madison Hilly. Caroline laid out Oklo’s ambitious vision: recycle spent nuclear fuel, build fleets of reactors for AI hyperscalers like Meta, and turn what the industry currently treats as a liability (nuclear waste) into a strategic asset.And unlike many of the “PowerPoint reactor” startups flooding the space, she says they are already building.One of the company’s core theses is that the U.S. is sitting on a massive untapped energy reserve in the form of spent nuclear fuel already stockpiled around the country.Continue reading…“Government”, Media and AcademiaCriminality ExposedThese articles also appears in “Government”, Media and Academia Criminality Exposed, A digest of HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of articles exposing and suggesting inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “Government,” Media and Academia by the Art of Liberty Foundation. You can view the other articles or subscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/Government_ScamsFormer CIA officer accused of stealing 300 gold bars, sources sayEtienne Note: WTF is going on at the CIA where an employee can request $40M in gold bars and get it? He also had $2M in cash… I have a feeling there is more to this story…By Julia Ainsley, Dan De Luce and Gary GrumbachWASHINGTON — A former CIA senior officer with top secret-level clearance has been accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for “work-related expenses,” according to court documents and two people familiar with his employment history.David Rush, who held a management position, was charged with criminal theft of public money in a complaint filed last week in the Eastern District of Virginia. His lawyer didn’t respond to a request for comment.Continue reading…Trump promotes unregulated online casino after $1 million Super PAC donationby Judd LegumOn Truth Social, Trump has repeatedly promoted Stake, an unregulated online casino that, according to state gambling regulators, is operating illegally. Trump publicized Stake alongside the UFC match being held at the White House on his 80th birthday, June 14. He posted AI-generated images featuring himself, UFC CEO Dana White, and the Stake logo on April 9, May 8, and twice on May 20.Stake is a major sponsor of the UFC, including prominent placement in the UFC octagon.Stake.us users play traditional casino games like slots and roulette. The company, which is based in Cyprus, claims it is a “safe and free gaming experience.” But gambling regulators across the country say it is an illegal online casino. Stake.us has two types of currency: 1. “Gold Coins” which cannot be converted into real money, and 2. “Stake Cash” which can be converted to crypto currency or gift cards. To obtain “Stake Cash” players buy “Gold Coins” and receive “Stake Cash” for free.Continue reading…Trump Accused of Insider Trading After Making 3,642 Stock Trades in Companies He Promotedby AOL, AP, DropSite News and 60 MinutesTrump’s personal financial activity from January through March 2026 shows about 3,700 individual stock transactions were made – more than 40 trades per market day .The cumulative value of the trades is listed in broad ranges, as required by federal ethics rules, rather than exact figures. At the low end, total transactions exceed $220 million, and the ceiling approaches $750 million.Trump’s account was buying stocks in companies whose fortunes are directly shaped by his own administration’s policy decisions. For example, Trump purchased millions of dollars of Oracle stock in early 2026, around the same time his administration was helping the company secure a deal to continue operating TikTok in the US.Continue reading…Trump’s ‘Golden’ Phone Hit With Savage Reviewsby Cameron AdamThe long-delayed golden Trump Mobile phone looks nothing like the advertised image, has a smaller screen than promised, and its color leaves a lot to be desired, according to one of the few people to lay eyes on a real one.The $500 Trump phone has now been delivered to tech media for review, one year after it was announced and nine months after its hard launch to cash-rich MAGA diehards.Not only is the screen smaller than expected, but the phone is also not made in America as promised, Patrick Holland, the managing editor of tech site CNET, told CNN. Rather, Holland added, the packaging says the phone is “designed with American values in mind.”Continue reading…The Art of Liberty Foundation… in Spanish!We are adding a new section to Five Meme Friday to promote our new Substack, Telegram group, Instagram, and translations of To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many in Spanish. Please tell your Spanish speaking friends! “Go Paid” on our Spanish Substack to support getting voluntaryist ideas, books, and memes translated into Spanish AND get a free paperback copy of To See the Cage is To Leave It in Latin American Spanish.¡Por qué es fundamental usar efectivo! (¡Y criptomonedas, oro/Goldbacks, plata e incluso monedas de cinco centavos!)Con los bancos empezando a fallar, hay algunas cosas fáciles y específicas que usted puede hacer para fortalecer la capacidad de su comunidad local para sobrevivir a un colapso bancario o a una devaluación del dólar.Use efectivo físico¡Por qué deberíamos pagar con efectivo en todos los lugares que podamos con billetes en lugar de una tarjeta de crédito! — Adaptado de la publicación viral en “Fedbook” de Wren Hope RoseContinuar leyendo…“Daily News of The Week”Has an Evil Milestone Been Reached?by The Ghost of Matthew LyonThe Scourge Of Aristocracy and Repository of Important Political Truth – Fair Haven, VermontHello Everyone, I know it has been a while since my last message. It is not because there was not plenty to talk about.More so, it was the fact that I was going to end up sending something thrice daily and burying your inbox. Out of respect for your busy lives. I decided against that level of nutty. As the pace of events picked-up over the last couple of months…So, I thought I would maybe share a higher view. A summary of “system status”, if you will?Continue reading…Breaking: Federal Court Strikes Down Landmark Fluoride Ruling on Technicality — ‘Not the Science’by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.The DefenderThis article was originally published by The Defender — Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website.A federal appeals court has vacated a landmark decision that found fluoridated drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s health under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not challenge the substance of the lower court’s findings — that fluoride is toxic to children and ought to be regulated. Instead, the court based its decision on procedural issues related to the lower court’s handling of the litigation.The case will now go back to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where District Judge Edward Chen will be required to exclude all scientific evidence that became available after 2020.Continue reading…The Unvaccinated: Proof of What We Lostby UnbekomingThe midwife’s words hang in the delivery room air like a casual afterthought: “We’ll just give baby the vitamin K shot now.” Just a vitamin. Nothing more than what you’d find in your morning orange juice. The language itself is the first deception – calling a synthetic blood-clotting agent manufactured by Pfizer’s subsidiary Hospira a “vitamin” transforms an industrial pharmaceutical intervention into something as wholesome as sunshine.In those first raw hours after birth, when parents are overwhelmed by the miracle of new life, the medical system strikes with practiced precision. The entire infrastructure – from the delivery nurse to the pediatrician, from the hospital protocols to the documentation systems – has been calibrated for this moment. Every medical professional in that room has been trained, not in the science of whether a newborn needs synthetic phytonadione, but in the art of securing compliance. They’ve learned to frame it as routine, to present it as universal, to make refusal seem like dangerous eccentricity.Murphy’s father, one of the few who came prepared, discovered what awaits those who dare say no. After his daughter was delivered using vacuum extraction five times – creating a visible blood-filled sac on her head – the red-shirted pediatrician entered within three minutes. Not to examine the baby. Not to celebrate the birth. But to begin the assault. When Murphy’s father cited the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit study showing only six deaths from vitamin K deficiency bleeding in five million babies over 25 years, with none occurring in hospital births where vitamin K was refused, the doctor didn’t engage with the data. Instead, he turned to the mother: “Do you feel differently?”Continue reading…Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence Week After Reported CIA “Raid”by The Young Turks, Erin Molan, ZeroHedge and Chris CillizzaTulsi Gabbard announced that she is stepping down from her role as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to support her husband, Abraham, as he battles bone cancer.CIA whistleblower, James Erdman III, recently made an explosive claim that the CIA seized several documents that included the JFK files and MK Ultra files that were being reviewed by Tulsi Gabbard’s office for declassification. Republican Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna expressed her absolute outrage over this. Direction and authority had been given by the president to declassify the files. The CIA denied that it raided the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).Four other officials in Trump’s cabinet have recently left, including former National Security Advisor Mike Walz, former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and former US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Joe Kent, who was the head of The National Counterterrorism Center that is located in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence led by Tulsi Gabbard, resigned his position in March and cited his opposition to the war in Iran. Joe Kent revealed that he was prohibited from investigating the murder of Charlie Kirk, who was also opposed to war with Iran, after Tyler Robinson was charged.Ana Kasperian makes the case that DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard is denying that her office was raided by the CIA.Continue reading…Bobby Kennedy Fakes a Pandemic in One Easy Step – by Issuing a PREP Act Declaration for Hoax-a-Virus.by Sasha LatypovaReaders, about a week ago I asked you to predict if this would happen, and most of you agreed this was coming. Did we nail this prediction, or what? And we didn’t even use a crystal ball…My next prediction – Kennedy is getting fired/resigned before July 18th or thereabout. Read below why I think this is likely to happen.Who here still believes that pandemics really do exist? I hope none of my audience are that dense and all have stopped buying the CIA-deep state baloney which they use to make bio-chemical poisons/ assassination weapons, and then “commercialize”/launder their accumulated intellectual property for profit extraction via “vaccines”, “public health” and “countermeasures” funded and purchased by the government cash laundromat. Can’t leave a zillion dollars on the table, can we? Win. Win.Bobby knows pandemics are routinely faked by the government. “Except not covid! That one is real!” I am still laughing hysterically whenever I re-watch this clip:Continue reading…Synthetic Milk and the Collapse of Food Safety: Why Children Must Not Become Experimental Subjectsby Michelle Perro, MDWe have entered an era where “food” is no longer grown, raised, or even traditionally manufactured. Instead, it is now being engineered in labs through synthetic biology that create novel proteins and fermentation byproducts never before consumed in human history.And now, these products are being offered as substitutes for one of the most biologically important foods in childhood: milk.A newly published study in Scientific Reports should serve as a dire warning to regulators, physicians, parents, and public health officials alike. The paper directly challenges one of the central assumptions driving the synthetic milk industry: that these products are “substantially equivalent” to natural dairy and therefore safe enough to enter the food supply under existing regulatory frameworks.The findings demonstrate otherwise.Continue reading…Sleepless Nights Linked to Comfort Eating and Overeatingby Dr. Joseph MercolaA large study of more than 27,000 adults found that poor sleep quality and short sleep duration strongly increase emotional eating, overeating, and cravings for calorie-dense foods such as sweets and fried mealsPeople with the worst sleep were up to 3.5 times more likely to eat when stressed, bored or upset, showing how sleep loss shifts eating from hunger-driven behavior to comfort-driven behaviorSleeping less than seven hours per night was linked to 24% higher odds of overeating and 47% higher odds of skipping meals, which often triggers stronger hunger later in the dayPoor sleep also changed food preferences, with people eating fried foods about 10% to 21% more often and sweet snacks about 10% to 39% more frequently compared with people who slept wellContinue reading…Chemotherapy: Fraudulent and Deadly?by Dr Vernon ColemanOver the years I have repeatedly found that all medical recommendations are best treated with a large dose of scepticism.Nowhere is this more true than in the treatment of cancer.Patients who are diagnosed with cancer find themselves in a state of shock. And yet, while in a state of shock, they find themselves needing to make a number of vital decisions very quickly.Continue reading…James Corbett: The CIA Won: Everything You Believe Is Falseby The Corbett Reportcorbettreport.comMay 24, 2026“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.”– ex-CIA Director William CaseyIf you’ve been hanging out in conspiracy realist circles for any length of time, you’ve doubtless heard this infamous quote from ex-CIA director / unindicted Iran-Contra co-conspirator / Knight of Malta / Le Cercle member William Casey. And, unlike every internet-famous quotation purporting to record some incendiary confession from a conspirator, this one might actually be true!At least, that’s what Barbara Honegger maintains. When pressed on the origin of the quote by one online sleuth, the former Reagan campaign staffer and policy analyst confirmed she heard Casey say those very words at a White House meeting in 1981.I personally was the source for that William Casey quote. He said it at an early Feb. 1981 meeting in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing of the White House which I attended, and I immediately told my close friend and political godmother / Senior White House Correspondent Sarah McClendon, who then went public with it without naming the source.Continue reading…Which US States Gained The Most Residents In 2025Etienne Note: People are beginning to vote with their feet and the pro-freedom states (New Hampshire (The Free State Project), Tennessee, Florida, and Idaho are winning. The “basket-cases of socialism” (Illinois, California, New York, Red-Flag Law Maryland, and Taxachussets are losing. Expect this dynamic to accelerate in the coming years on both the State level and the national level as US tax slaves leave for places like Prospera, St. Kitts, Nevis, and other low-tax, low-regulation. Illinois would have already collapsed already if not for the federal “government” robbing all the other states to prop up Illinois (Chicago) with bailouts…by Tyler Durden, Zero HedgeNearly 15 million Americans moved in 2025, with many relocating across state lines in search of lower costs, job opportunities, and warmer climates.This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, shows net migration per 10,000 residents across all 50 states in 2025, revealing where population inflows were strongest and which states saw the biggest outflows.The data comes from HireAHelper.Continue reading…$150 Humanoid Robot House Cleaning Service Threatens To Undercut Maid Servicesby Tyler DurdenIt’s no secret that some humanoid robotics companies are training their machines for work on factory floors, while others are positioning their bots to enter homes in the coming years.One of the first real signs of humanoids entering homes today is a new cleaning service in San Francisco that uses what appear to be Unitree humanoid robots trained to clean everything from floors and countertops to stovetops, mirrors, and nearly any surface in the house.Called “Gatsby,” the new service deploys humanoid robots to homes for a flat service charge of $150.“We just made U.S. history. Today, Gatsby ran the first-ever consumer cleaning by a humanoid robot in the United States,” Gatsby wrote in a press release earlier this month.Continue reading…Centralised Government vs Decentralised Governanceby Sotiris RexCentralised government, or the state, is a system founded on violence alone. Anything and everything the state does is driven by force or the threat of force. Whatever policy or “public good” the state presumes to impose on its populations, the imposition is backed by aggressive violence alone. Even fiat currency is “backed” by violence; violence that is paid for by fiat currency backed by the violence that backs it… in a chicken-and-egg psychopathy of a self-sustained system of nothingness, a bluff of authority.Taxes are taken by force. Arbitrary laws are obeyed due to the fear of state violence, not the fear of missing privilege and opportunity in a community, or the fear of reciprocal violence by victims. We know this because almost all of state-defined “crimes” are victimless. You obey nonsense laws that keep useless people in pointless jobs.The state does not function on incentives; only threats.A threat takes what is already yours. An incentive offers you what you don’t have. The punishment of threat-based systems is the deprivation of what you already have. The “punishment” in incentive-based systems is the deprivation of an over-and-above privilege, an opportunity to gain something more than what you already have.Continue reading…US Collapses On Freedom Index Ranking of Most Free Countries:by Tyler DurdenGlobal freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, according to Freedom House. More than 50 countries saw political rights and civil liberties deteriorate, including the United States.This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, ranks the world’s most and least free countries using Freedom House’s 2026 Freedom in the World report, which evaluates political rights and civil liberties across 195 countries and territories.Finland topped the rankings with a perfect score of 100, followed by New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden at 99. Meanwhile, South Sudan scored 0, the lowest possible rating, highlighting the widening divide between the world’s strongest democracies and most repressive regimes.Europe accounts for most of the world’s highest-scoring countries, led by the Nordics and Western Europe. Strong electoral systems, independent courts, press freedom, and protections for civil liberties helped countries like Finland, Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands rank near the top globally.Continue reading…How The Deep State Weaponizes AI To Control The Narrativeby Tyler DurdenThe Deep State just upgraded from clunky human fact-checkers to AI that scales narrative control at lightspeed.As Tony Seruga wrote on X:No more paper trails, subpoenas, or exposed biases – just seamless manipulation.AI floods zones with thousands of subtly varied “organic” rebuttals in seconds.Continue reading…Why cooking one meal a week at home reduces your dementia riskby Phil HiltonI wear the apron in my house. My tagliatelle ragù is a symphony in mince, and my griddled prawns transport you to the Amalfi Coast. My wife, you see, hates cooking. Now, it seems, despite my having taken up kitchen duties by default, I may have been unwittingly improving my long-term cognitive health.New research carried out in Japan, and published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, suggests home cooking may reduce the risk of cognitive decline by 30 per cent, and that figure jumps to 70 per cent for novices learning for the first time. Participants in the study were at least 65 and drawn from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, a long-term age-and-health-monitoring project.Research led by Dr. Yukako Tani tracked over 10,000 older people for six years and concluded: “Creating an environment where people can cook meals when they are older may be important for the prevention of dementia.” Yet, there’s a danger men may be missing out.Anne Iarchy is a cooking tutor at Age UK Barnet, she says, “Today most of the men on my courses have left cooking to their wives and when they find themselves on their own, they have no clue. They eat processed food and ready meals. They don’t know how to chop or peel a vegetable.”Continue reading…Healthcare Is the #1 Cause of Death — and It’s Not Even Closeby Dr. Wojak, M.D.The biggest threat to patient safety isn’t external disease—it’s the medical system itself.If you search for the “leading causes of death” in the United States, you will be directed to CDC data listing heart disease and cancer at the top—healthcare-related deaths aren’t even included on the list. But those statistics come from death certificates and ICD codes (International Classification of Diseases) that are structurally incapable of recording the massive number of deaths caused by the medical system.The CDC’s mortality statistics run on ICD codes that don’t properly track the medical system’s own failures. When a doctor or a pharmaceutical drug kills a patient, the cause is recorded as a biological endpoint—such as cardiac arrest or organ failure—and grouped under broader categories like heart disease or cancer, effectively erasing the medical system’s culpability in the death.The scale of this erasure is massive. A 2000 study in The American Journal of Medicine compared two federal databases and found a 34-fold difference: the FDA’s own reporting system captured many more adverse drug reactions than were recorded on official death certificates—and it is those dramatically lower death certificate numbers that feed the CDC’s mortality rankings.Continue reading…TGIF: Democracy Is Not Libertyby Sheldon RichmanAuberon Herbert (1838-1906) was a standout British advocate of self-ownership, individualism, and liberty. He promoted a fully free society marked by voluntary exchange and the exclusion of the initiation of physical force, which he understood to be contrary to reason and human flourishing. Herbert was an author and, briefly, a member of Parliament for the Liberal Party. Under the influence of the great laissez-faire social philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), he became a consummate libertarian, though his favored label was “voluntaryist.”We are fortunate that in 1978, the Liberty Fund and Tulane University libertarian philosophy professor Eric Mack compiled Herbert’s best writings in The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State and Other Essays. As a young libertarian, I fondly recall seeing Mack lecture on Herbert, whom I was unfamiliar with, just as the book hit the market. I had not thought about Herbert since then, until I came across a three-year-old video from Harry Binswanger extolling Herbert. I am grateful for the reminder. (Trivia: young Murray Rothbard once used the pen name “Aubrey Herbert.”)Mack’s excellent introduction to the volume sums up Herbert’s thinking well. During the late Victorian age, Mack writes,[Herbert] formulated and expounded voluntaryism, his system of “thorough” individualism. Carrying natural rights theory to its logical limits, Herbert demanded complete social and economic freedom for all noncoercive individuals and the radical restriction of the use of force to the role of protecting those freedoms—including the freedom of peaceful persons to withhold support from any or all state activities. All cooperative activity, he argued, must be founded upon the free agreement of all those parties whose rightful possessions are involved.Continue reading…‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Accessby Joseph CoxBusPatrol, a company that has installed AI-powered cameras in tens of thousands of school buses around the U.S., now plans to turn those cameras into automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), capturing the location of every vehicle the buses drive past, and give that data to law enforcement, 404 Media has learned. The plan will essentially transform school buses into roaming surveillance vehicles, taking a technology that was originally designed to issue tickets to people illegally passing stopped buses and using it for much wider and general law enforcement, likely without a warrant.BusPatrol has already taken steps to share the collected data with law enforcement contracting giant Axon, according to leaked BusPatrol documents and a source with knowledge of the plans. Internally, BusPatrol has acknowledged how controversial its plan to collect and share this data is, pointing specifically to concerns about ICE using license plate data, but emphasizes the likely success of selling the angle of protecting children.“Who would have thought that school buses would be turned into the mass surveillance state?,” Michael Soyfer, an attorney from the Institute for Justice, which has various ongoing ALPR-related lawsuits, told 404 Media in a phone call.BusPatrol says it has cameras in more than 40,000 buses across 24 states. Ordinarily, those cameras track whether a vehicle illegally passes the school bus while it has its stop signs, or stop arms, extended. BusPatrol then reviews the footage and passes it to the police, who decide if the driver violated the law. BusPatrol then sends the ticket to the driver. For cities and counties, the attraction of BusPatrol is as a revenue generator while also theoretically making cars drive more safely near children. (In April, Bloomberg Businessweek published an investigation showing in one case there was no evidence of a decline in collisions near stopped school buses, and the respective county paid BusPatrol tens of millions of dollars.)Continue reading…Americans Are About to Pay Even More at the Grocery StoreEtienne Note: This has nothing to do with weather.. The organized crime banks and “government” are stealing the value out of everyone’s money by letting the banks create money out of thin air using fractional reserve banking. They are waging economic warfare against the population and the monopoly media is helping them cover it up. See our expose at ArtOfLiberty.org/Inflationby Mark Niquette and Lauren Rosenthal(Bloomberg) — As Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store.A combination of factors including bad weather, tariffs and a dwindling cattle herd are already pushing up grocery prices at an above-average pace. In April, they rose by the most in nearly four years, and economists say the impact of the Iran war and a potential El Niño weather pattern will only add to pressures into 2027.The hit to US household finances from higher grocery bills is set to intensify just ahead of the November midterm elections, amplifying affordability as a defining issue. And to a greater extent than the surge in gas prices, the slower-moving food shock will be difficult to reverse quickly because the size of autumn harvests is determined by planting decisions made in the spring.Continue reading…Weight-Loss Drugs Draw Thousands of Lawsuits Alleging Serious Harmby Dr. Joseph MercolaThousands of lawsuits claim GLP-1 weight-loss drugs caused severe injuries, including digestive shutdown, organ damage, vision loss, and neurological complications tied to nutrient depletionRapid adoption — with more than 31 million U.S. adults using these medications — exposed safety patterns that were less visible when fewer people used themNew regulatory warnings highlight risks beyond digestion, including psychiatric symptoms, and reduced effectiveness of oral contraceptives due to altered drug absorptionThe underlying mechanism behind both weight loss and harm centers on appetite suppression and slowed digestion, which disrupt nutrient intake, metabolic signaling and cellular energyContinue reading…Privacy Could Make or Break Milage-Based User Feesby Marc ScribnerProposed mileage-based user fees (MBUF) systems would charge roadway users per mile driven. This model offers advantages over traditional fuel excise taxes, in which road users are taxed per gallon of fuel consumed. With rising vehicle fuel economy, as well as hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles, MBUFs offer a propulsion-neutral alternative to ensure road users pay their fair share for their road use. User privacy in the collection of MBUFs has emerged as a major public concern. Fortunately, privacy can be protected when MBUF systems are designed properly.The simplest way to address privacy concerns is to offer MBUF measurement and collection methods that do not rely on location information. This approach has been adopted in Hawaii, which assesses MBUFs through odometer readings as part of the state’s existing annual vehicle safety inspection process. Payment for the annual MBUF assessment is then due at the time of vehicle registration renewal. MBUF programs in Oregon and Utah offer customers the option to submit mileage assessments by capturing photos of their odometers.While odometer readings ensure customer privacy because no location information is involved, there are drawbacks. Reporting requires more effort on the part of customers. In the case of annual or quarterly reporting, billed amounts will be higher and may be burdensome for lower-income customers. Auditing and billing disputes are necessarily more challenging. Miles driven out of state or on private property are also not exempt. Oregon does allow odometer-reading MBUF enrollees the option to submit a form annually requesting reimbursement for these miles driven, but this is hardly a seamless or precise system. And simple odometer readings would preclude more advanced pricing policies in the future that could vary charges by roadway and traffic flow characteristics.To offer the best customer experience and realize the greatest benefits from MBUFs, location information is necessary. The question then is how to protect customer privacy when these more sophisticated MBUF collection methods are used.Continue reading…How American Israel-First Sayanim Enabled and Protected Epsteinby Jamal KanjIn an article last week, I argued that Jeffrey Epstein was not a lone rogue predator. This week, I turn to the more troubling question: how did Epstein, a man with no credible résumé, no transparent wealth, or a conventional career path, manage such an unconventional ascent into America’s halls of power?Epstein’s rise was not the result of financial brilliance. He was a college dropout, hired as a teacher at an elite Manhattan private school on dubious credentials. A former student later recalled wondering, “How did this guy get his job.” From there, Epstein invented the persona of a mathematical prodigy. A cover, uncertified qualification, designed to confer learning skills or deception to explain his rise into the world of high finance.Epstein climbed the financial and social ladder through a singular relationship with the Israel-first Jewish billionaire Leslie Wexner. Without Wexner, there would be no Epstein as we know him. Leslie Wexner is the founder of L Brands (formerly Limited Brands), the retail conglomerate behind Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Abercrombie & Fitch, and The Limited. Wexner accumulated considerable fortune, which he leveraged through tax-exempt mechanisms to cultivate pro-Israel Jewish leadership and strengthen Israel’s long-term political, cultural, and institutional influence in the U.S.Epstein joined Wexner in the 1980s and suddenly became his most trusted financial adviser. What followed violates all norms of fiduciary responsibility between two parties. Epstein was granted sweeping power of attorney over Wexner’s fortune, real estate holdings, and business dealings. Epstein stayed at Wexner-owned mansions, and ran the family office, despite having little in the way of a proven financial track record prior to the relationship.Continue reading…They Are Building A UFC Arena On The White House Lawnby Caitlin JohnstoneReading by Tim Foley:They are building a UFC arenaon the White House lawn,because the world has gone insane,and there are chatbots in our skulls,and our eyes have been crossed outwith black ink.They are building a UFC arenaon the White House lawnso the president can watch men fight in a cagewhile the Paramount Plus audiencewatches military recruitment adsthat are marketed to teenagersand a podcast plutocratinterviews men with bloody handsas shame-soaked survivorssleep on the sidewalkin Washington DC,as Cuban parents light a candleand skip another meal,Continue reading…Thomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamIn “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History.. Exposed! I make the case that “government” is both completely illegitimate on its face and, obviously, being run as a criminal enterprise. The Con-stitution was either a scam from the beginning or the DUMBEST idea ever. Create a ruling class with a monopoly on violence that, supposedly, is restrained by what George Bush Jr. called a “God-Damn Piece of Paper.”One of the reasons that “government” is such a dumb idea is that it is so easily rigged by monied interests and the recent primary election in Kentucky that saw one of the most popular congressional representatives of all time Thomas Massie, defeated in his primary by a no-name loser and “Ex” Navy SEAL: Ed Gallrein.When you see over $30 million dumped into a single congressional primary to defeat one man, you are not watching “democracy”. You are watching the installation of a political puppet.That is what happened to Thomas Massie — the Kentucky Republican who voted his conscience instead of taking orders. His crime? Refusing to rubber-stamp blank checks for Israel and questioning why Americans should fund foreign wars while inflation eats their paychecks and their savings.Continue reading…Who Owns the Airwaves and the Sea?by Thiago V. S. Coelho•Mises WireMurray Rothbard’s discussion of the radio spectrum and waterways in Man, Economy, and State was an early and remarkably systematic attempt to drag two supposedly “exceptional” resources back into the ordinary law of property. In 1962, he argued that usable radio frequencies were scarce and therefore ownable, and that fishing areas in oceans could likewise be appropriated, bounded, and exchanged. He even said the relevant water areas could be marked off by latitude and longitude. Rothbard was not inventing these ideas out of thin air; in the footnotes of the text he cited Ronald Coase on spectrum and Jerome Milliman on water, showing that he knew he was entering a real but still small debate. What made Rothbard distinctive was not simply that he liked markets. It was that he insisted on asking the prior question: who has title?That question mattered because the American legal regime for radio had been built to avoid answering it in property terms. The Radio Act of 1927 placed control over interstate and foreign radio transmission under federal authority, required applicants to waive claims of right against the United States, and declared that licenses created no right beyond their own limited terms. It also tied licensing to the vague standard of “public interest, convenience, or necessity.” The Communications Act of 1934 then created the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and centralized that administrative framework rather than abandoning it. Rothbard’s proposal, in this context, was a rejection of the architecture of command-and-license broadcasting itself.On spectrum, Rothbard’s claim was simple and radical: ordinary breathable air is too abundant to be property, but the electromagnetic spectrum used for broadcasting is scarce, so it should be appropriated by first users “just like” land or livestock. He wrote that the first user of a frequency would own it for his relevant wave area, and that a later broadcaster transmitting on that same wavelength would be guilty of invasion in the same way a trespasser invades land. In the same passage he cited Coase’s 1959 article arguing that federal ownership of the airwaves had been justified less by true “chaos” than by the suppression of emerging common-law claims. Rothbard’s great move was to turn what Coase framed largely as an allocation problem into a deeper problem of justice, title, and trespass.Continue reading…Florida Governor Calls For Special Session To Eliminate Property Tax For Homeownersby Tyler DurdenAuthored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times,Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 27 called for a special legislative session to pass his plan to exempt homeowners from paying property taxes on their permanent residence.The Republican governor revealed his plans to sign a proclamation that would require state lawmakers to convene in Tallahassee and discuss his “Save Our Homes” proposal starting on June 1.“Taxing something that you own repeatedly, which is a property tax, is the worst way to do taxation,” DeSantis said in a news conference on May 27.Continue reading…Upcoming Liberty EventsDerrick Broze – The 2026 Activation Tour, Multiple Cities, US, May 1st – July 26th, 2026From Isolation to Action – Finding (OR Creating!) the Freedom Movement in Your Community! – June 14th 2026 – On-lineJoin Etienne, the Art of Liberty Foundation and the crew from CounterForce Alliance in a free streaming event on June 14th on how to find OR create OR grow a local liberty group in your area! You can register and peruse our list of local Liberty groups around the world on the same page: https://artofliberty.org/liberty-groups/Honoring Hero Johnny Hurley, Arvada, CO, US, June 21st, 2026Porcupine Freedom Festival – June 21st-28th, 2026Why Is The Healthcare System Broken? – Windham, New Hampshire – June 27th54th Annual Rainbow Gathering, Northern California, US, July 1st – 7th, 2026FreedomPalooza 2026 – July 8th – 13th 2026, Northumberland, NHApproaching Humanity, Phoenix Area, AZ, US, July 17th – 18th, 2026Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest, Lake Satoshi, MI, US, August 6th – 9th, 2026Liberty International World Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7th – 9th, 2026Northeast Unschooling Conference, Pittsfield, MA, US, August 15th – 18th, 2026International Conference for Anarchist Studies, Manchester, UK, August 26th – 28th, 2026Free Cities Conference, Roatan, Honduras, September 3rd – 6th, 2026VonuFest, Illinois, US, September 21st – 28th, 2026AnarCon, Gore, VA, US, September 25th – 27th, 2026From Isolation to Action – Finding (OR Creating!) the Freedom Movement in Your Community! – June 14th 2026 – On-lineJoin Etienne, the Art of Liberty Foundation and the crew from CounterForce Alliance in a free streaming event on June 14th on how to find OR create OR grow a local liberty group in your area! 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The Beach Bar is intended for daytime visits only.Looking further ahead, subject to diplomatic, legal, and practical progress, our vision is to continue developing Liberty Island through additional settlement infrastructure, including a possible expansion of the existing treehouse area, airwalks connecting structures, shared visitor facilities, and improved port access.Here’s Where Wealth Is Moving In AmericaAmericans aren’t just moving, they’re bringing billions in wealth with them.by Tyler DurdenAmericans aren’t just moving, they’re bringing billions in wealth with them.This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, visualizes net wealth migration by state in 2023, based on Realtor.com’s analysis of the latest data from the Internal Revenue Service.Florida alone gained tens of billions in income from out-of-state residents. 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+ Thomas Massie’s Defeat by AIPAC-Backed Ed Gallrein Raises Questions About Money’s Role in Our Elections Etienne Note: If the images aren’t visible, please try this browser LINK.Dear Subscribers,Important: This is last week’s Five Meme Friday! I am going to try to get this week’s issue out on MondayThe main article this week Thomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A Scam, is an article that I wrote exposing how AIPAC brought in $32 MILLION dollars to steal the Congressional seat from Thomas Massie, one of the most popular representatives of all time, PROVING how easy for monied interests to rig elections.I created some new memes and visualizations including this one on astronomical # of “ex” Navy SEALs being installed in the Congress. If elected in the general election, Ed Gallrein, who won Massie’s primary, will be the 7th “ex” Navy SEAL serving in Congress pushing the discrepancy to over 500 TIMES their representation in the general population.What I think is going on is that the Art of Liberty Foundation and the World Socialist Website (Yes, even a blind pig can occasionally find a truffle!) have been exposing what was an ASTRONOMICAL discrepancy with “Ex” CIA Officers, FBI agents, other intelligence agency, and military industrial complex folks being funded for Congressional campaigns.This visualization and article from my book “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed! has been circulating for years in addition to the reporting from the World Socialist Website breaking down the RED FLAG LEVEL anomaly. I think the CIA made the decision to quit funding “ex” CIA, FBI and intelligence agents because it was getting to obvious so they started funding Navy SEALs. They are perfect! They have all been through the “Imperial Conditioning” of basic training/BUDs, they are “order followers” and bought the indoctrinated religion of Statism “hook, line and sinker.” The bought and paid for propaganda of Hollywood makes them all looks like super heroes so they make the perfect political candidates and puppets. Now they have installed so many that it is becoming crazy obvious as well.There are still plenty of CIA and Intelligence folks in Congress and a couple of CIA-adjacent Green Berets as well including Pat Harrigan (R-NC) and the recently departed Mike Waltz (R-FL) who left the Congress to become National Security Advisor and now Ambassador to the UN.If you are enjoying our original journalism and Five Meme Friday, please consider becoming an Art of Liberty Foundation Sponsor. Freedom isn’t Free and we are having to spend $20,000 this month to create our own uncensorable infrastructure to combat the censorship of Substack. We have some AMAZING perks to say: THANK YOU!ArtOfLiberty.org/Sponsorship-Program/See Our Article: Thomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamTop Stories of the WeekThomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamIn “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History.. Exposed! I make the case that “government” is both completely illegitimate on its face and, obviously, being run as a criminal enterprise. The Con-stitution was either a scam from the beginning or the DUMBEST idea ever. Create a ruling class with a monopoly on violence that, supposedly, is restrained by what George Bush Jr. called a “God-Damn Piece of Paper.”One of the reasons that “government” is such a dumb idea is that it is so easily rigged by monied interests and the recent primary election in Kentucky that saw one of the most popular congressional representatives of all time Thomas Massie, defeated in his primary by a no-name loser and “Ex” Navy SEAL: Ed Gallrein.When you see over $30 million dumped into a single congressional primary to defeat one man, you are not watching “democracy”. You are watching the installation of a political puppet.Continue reading…F.A. Hayek: Why the Worst Get On Top [In “Government”]Etienne Note: This is the 3rd Article in our tribute to the great Austrian Economist Friedrich August von Hayek better known as F.A. Hayek, syndicated from Hayek for the 21st Century, which we are giving away for FREE in paperback through a partnership with the Mises Institute.In this essay, Why the Worst Get on Top, which is one of the most quoted and controversial sections of The Road to Serfdom (where this essay was originally published) Hayek makes the case that centralized power structures like “government” tend to reward people who are:the most ruthlessthe least constrained morallyContinue reading…Videos of the WeekCars Are Fast Becoming Dystopian PRISON PODS…by Steve WatsonThe surveillance state has found its newest frontier: your car’s dashboard. What used to be a symbol of American freedom and independence is rapidly morphing into a high-tech cage that watches your every move and can override your decisions at will.In a widely shared post on X, users detailed complaints pouring in about Subaru’s upgraded AI ‘EyeSight’ system now featured on the latest models.Drivers report the system pouncing on brief glances away from the road – while Biden-era federal mandates prepare to make this level of surveillance mandatory in every new vehicle by 2027.As the video highlights, even a momentary glance to change a song or take in the scenery triggers relentless alerts. The technology doesn’t stop there.Continue reading…“Government”, Media and AcademiaCriminality ExposedThese articles also appears in “Government”, Media and Academia Criminality Exposed, A digest of HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of articles exposing and suggesting inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “Government,” Media and Academia by the Art of Liberty Foundation. You can view the other articles or subscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/Government_ScamsI.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Familyby Alan FeuerAndrew Duehren and Glenn ThrushThe Justice Department has granted President Trump, his family and businesses immunity from ongoing inquiries into their taxes, a potentially lucrative arrangement that could shield the president from significant financial liability.The provision, quietly inserted on Tuesday as a supplement to a remarkable deal that also created a $1.8 billion fund aimed at benefiting Mr. Trump’s allies, protects the president, his relatives and his businesses from pending audits and tax prosecutions.The one-page document, signed by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said that the government would be “FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing” pending tax claims against Mr. Trump, his family members and businesses.Continue reading…How Corrupt Is Trump? Here Are the Numbers.by Mona CharenTHIS IS THE TRUMP ERA, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don’t usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Trump’s wanton, shameless profiteering from the White House cannot go unremarked. The phrase “drain the swamp” will go down in history as a bitter irony. The latest outrage against the public—and since I started typing this sentence there have surely been more—concerns Trump’s stock trades.When I was being considered for a job in the Reagan White House, I had to reveal every cent I had ever earned from any job or investment (which was simple since I had no money), and everyone else who worked for the administration had to do the same. It was a pain, but I was happy to do it, knowing that I would be serving in an honest government. High-ranking officials like cabinet secretaries with substantial portfolios put their assets in blind trusts during their public service. “Blind” meaning the principal had no control. And though the ethics rules do not apply to the president, past presidents put their funds (with the exception of U.S. treasuries and mutual funds) into blind trusts anyway for appearances’ sake. The reason is obvious, but since this is a time of foggy ethics, let’s spell it out: Government officials are in a position to steer policy and award government contracts in ways that benefit or harm private interests. By requiring blind trusts, we minimize the chance that a decision-maker is swayed by the opportunity for private gain.1Continue reading…Trump’s newest deal with the IRS could save his family about $100 million in tax penalties: reportby Brendan RasciusPresident Donald Trump’s newly announced agreement with the Internal Revenue Service could spare his family from a potential nine-figure tax penalty, according to a recent report.The Trump administration said this week it had reached a settlement resolving the president’s unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. Filed in January, the suit alleged the agency failed to prevent the leak of his tax returns to the media and sought damages tied to federal investigations into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia, as well as the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.Under the terms of the deal, the federal government will create a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund benefiting the president’s allies and will be “forever barred and precluded” from pursuing IRS-related claims against Trump, his family, or his businesses.Continue reading…The Art of Liberty Foundation… in Spanish!We are adding a new section to Five Meme Friday to promote our new Substack, Telegram group, Instagram, and translations of To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many in Spanish. Please tell your Spanish speaking friends! “Go Paid” on our Spanish Substack to support getting voluntaryist ideas, books, and memes translated into Spanish AND get a free paperback copy of To See the Cage is To Leave It in Latin American Spanish.¡Por qué es fundamental usar efectivo! (¡Y criptomonedas, oro/Goldbacks, plata e incluso monedas de cinco centavos!)Con los bancos empezando a fallar, hay algunas cosas fáciles y específicas que usted puede hacer para fortalecer la capacidad de su comunidad local para sobrevivir a un colapso bancario o a una devaluación del dólar.Use efectivo físico¡Por qué deberíamos pagar con efectivo en todos los lugares que podamos con billetes en lugar de una tarjeta de crédito! — Adaptado de la publicación viral en “Fedbook” de Wren Hope RoseContinuar leyendo…“Daily News of The Week”Decision Forcing: The Basis Of Many Magic Tricks.. And Psyops/ Poison Opsby Tim TruthIn magic trickery, a force is a way of manipulating someone’s choices so they believe they acted freely, even though the outcome was controlled from the start.A successful force has two key components: (1) the technique significantly affects the spectator’s decision or the outcome of their choice, and (2) the spectator feels free in their choice and in control of the outcome. Forcing may be the most versatile mechanism in magic, and paradoxically, one of the least understood by laypeople. Once the performer knows the spectator’s “choice” in advance, virtually any revelation or effect becomes possible.2 Types of Forcing:Decision Forces = narrowing/influencing the choice itselfOutcome Forces = disconnecting the choice from the outcome (the choice is genuinely free but irrelevant)Continue reading…The Attention Economy Is Picking Your Pocket. Here’s How To Stop Paying.by Demi PietchellForty minutes. Gone.You picked up your phone to check one thing. You are not sure what you looked at. You do not feel better for having looked at it. You put the phone down and picked it back up again before you even registered doing it. Then you looked at the time and felt that specific, vaguely shameful confusion of someone who cannot account for where the last forty minutes went.The product was working exactly as designed.You are working a part-time job you never applied for. You did not interview. You were never hired. You receive nothing for the hours you are putting in. And the time you spend is monetarily benefiting someone whose name you do not even know.Continue reading…Here Are 1.5 Trillion Reasons Not to Trust Pete Hegseth’s Budgetby Noah ShachtmanSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently asked Congress for a staggering amount of money: $1.5 trillion. That’s a more than 40 percent increase from last year’s also incomprehensible Pentagon budget and the equivalent of the annual revenues of Amazon, Google’s parent company and Apple combined.Technically, officially, Mr. Hegseth’s $1.5 trillion was a budget request, and it had thousands of pages of figures and line items to go with it. But what’s even more astonishing than its size is that it wasn’t really a budget, not in the way you or I would think of it.The word “budget” ordinarily implies picking among options, living within your means. Earlier military budgets, even the most gigantic ones, made trade-offs — canceled weapons programs, deferred maintenance, smaller fighting forces, to name a few. Mr. Hegseth’s plan avoids those choices almost entirely.It would funnel more money to the traditional military contractors that Mr. Hegseth previously called out for feasting on a wasteful, bloated system. It would bankroll President Trump’s weirdly retro military wish list. On top of all that, Mr. Hegseth has asked Congress for $350 billion that would come with far less oversight or accountability than the rest of the sum. And that’s before the bill for the Iran war comes due; the Pentagon estimates it has cost $29 billion so far, up from an estimate of $25 billion a few weeks ago.Continue reading…The Pentagon Shakedown No One Noticedby Ken KlippensteinFor my money (and yours), the most insane scandal today is how little anyone seems to care about the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request — an increase of more than $400 billion over last year.Congress has barely said anything about this, instead spending precious hearing minutes arguing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as to whether the Iran War costs 25 or 29 billion dollars — a drop in the bucket compared to what the Pentagon is poised to spend.No need to worry, Hegseth insists, this new budget will create a cost-saving plan to innovate how the Pentagon buys things, breaking with the ways of the past.“We have flipped the Pentagon acquisition process from a bureaucratic model to a business model,” Hegseth says, adding that the Department is “decisively moving from an acquisition environment paralyzed by bureaucratic red tape into an outcomes-driven organization focused on delivering the most for taxpayer dollars.”Continue reading…Legally Addicted: Caffeine, Sugar, and the Corporations That Profit from Bothby Robert Yoho, MDAuthor’s noteI have always been profoundly sensitive to caffeine, and I used it off and on as a drug of abuse, even though I crashed unpleasantly after each cup of coffee or even a Diet Coke. I realized a few years ago that chronic mercury toxicity due to my 17 “amalgams”—a dental code word for we-don’t-want-to-mention-mercury—was related to how I was reacting. Some 50% of Europeans and 40% of Americans have this poison in their teeth, and about half of it is released into the body by the time it has been in place for a decade.This injects the most poisonous non-radioactive metal directly into the brain, for the teeth are two centimeters away. Since mercury has a decades-long half-life inside the body, there is no easy fix. My amalgams were removed, and my heavy metals have been chelated with NBMI, and although many get relief from this, I still live with the damage they did.The godless FDA and the damn dentists are pricing these cures out of reach for most of us, but you have alternatives. Review Judas Dentistry and David Kennedy’s posts HERE and HERE to learn more about how to remove mercury from your body. If I had my way, every jackass dentist who ever used mercury would spend eternity in purgatory drilling this poison out of their victims’ mouths. I take some brutal consolation in the fact that most of them are so toxic that they do not live long.Continue reading…Ozempic’s Dark Side: 45% Increased Risk of Suicidal Ideationby Dr. Joseph MercolaStudies show a 45% increased risk of suicidal ideation in patients taking semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) compared to other medications, with even higher risks for those with pre-existing mental health conditionsAnalysis of adverse event reports reveals higher rates of psychiatric issues, including depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, associated with GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs used for weight lossSemaglutide may affect brain chemistry by altering neurotransmitter systems and reward pathways, triggering or exacerbating depression and other mental health issues in some individualsOzempic and similar medications are also linked to severe gastrointestinal side effects, including stomach paralysis, pancreatitis, and bowel obstruction, as well as vision loss and changes in facial and body fat distributionContinue reading…Why Even the Healthiest Homemade Treats Can Hijack Your Brainby Dr. Joseph MercolaI recently experimented with making homemade chips from the cleanest possible ingredients, but they proved just as compulsively overeatable as commercial snack chips, despite containing no additives, flavor enhancers, or seed oilsTurning whole foods into thin, dry, crispy snacks removes water, concentrates calories, eliminates chewing resistance and allows food to dissolve rapidly in your mouth — conditions that bypass normal satiety signalsIn a controlled NIH trial, participants eating ultraprocessed diets consumed about 508 more calories per day than when eating unprocessed foods, even though the meals were matched for calories, macronutrients, and fiberResearch shows food texture directly influences intake — harder, minimally processed meals reduced energy consumption by up to about 300 calories compared with softer, ultraprocessed mealsContinue reading…30-year US Treasury yield hits highest level in 19 yearsby John TowfighiNew York —A bond rout is deepening as inflation fears take hold of the Treasury market, threatening to raise borrowing costs across the US economy.The 30-year US Treasury yield just hit 5.2%, its highest level since 2007, rising on worries about persistent price hikes because of the Iran war. Unsustainable government finances and interest rate hike fears have also sent investors pouring out of Treasury bonds. Yields rise when bond prices fallThe war with Iran has ignited a global energy shock, with oil and gas prices at their highest levels in four years while the critical Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. That has started to seep out into other parts of the economy, including food prices and airfares.“Bond markets are warning that inflation could prove much stickier than many investors anticipated,” Nigel Green, CEO at deVere Group, said in a note.Continue reading…Causes of Uncontrollable US Public Spending and Debtby Patrick Barron • Mises WireAnnual US public spending has been in deficit for decades. As a result, total US debt continues to increase year after year with no end in sight. The end may not be in sight but the debt cannot continue to grow forever. We just don’t know when markets will shed the dollar, although the process may already be underway. In this brief essay, I will not point out all the disastrous consequences except that they are disastrous and will happen. Rather, I will point out how we got to this sorry state of affairs when it appears that other nations, such as China and Russia, have done a much better job of controlling public spending.The main, and most obvious, reason that American spending has been in chronic deficit is that it abandoned the gold standard and appears to have no intention of reinstating it. Such is not the case with China and Russia. True, neither country is on the gold standard now, but both have been quietly accumulating gold for many years. Nor has either announced their respective total gold holdings or when and under what circumstances either would be prompted to tie their currencies to gold. Nevertheless, it is clear that both nations have a greater respect for gold than the US and appear to be preparing for its return at least for settling international trade accounts.For millennia gold, and occasionally silver, were considered to be true money. Nations did go off the gold standard in time of war, but most quickly returned to a gold standard after the end of exceptionally high military spending. All nations, except the US, went off the gold standard in World War I, but eventually returned. The British returned to a gold standard in the 1920’s, but the monetary authorities made a glaring mistake. The British had increased the money supply by approximately double during the war, which made it almost impossible to return at the pre-war pound-to-gold ratio, but they did it anyway. This caused a severe recession in Great Britain as it required a drop in prices of 50 percent.Continue reading…Tether’s Gold Buying Nears $20 Billionby Vince LanciTether’s gold holdings are now close to $20 billion in value as the company keeps buying large amounts of physical gold. The move strengthens Tether’s position as one of the world’s biggest private owners of gold outside of governments and central banks.According to a May first report from Bloomberg, the purchases are part of Tether’s effort to diversify its reserves and support the growth of its gold-backed digital token called XAUT. The company is adding more hard assets like gold alongside the cash and government bonds that back its stablecoin business.“Tether’s gold reserves are nearing $20 billion as the company continues its buying spree.”Analysts believe Tether now owns around 130 to 140 metric tons of gold. That amount is similar to the gold reserves held by some smaller countries. The company has continued buying steadily through early 2026, making it an important buyer in the global gold market.Continue reading…AI holograms are reinventing how we navigate airportsby Omar KardoudiTerminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York has unveiled Bridget, a life-sized, hyper-realistic AI hologram that can hold a real conversation – answering questions about gates, baggage claims, and VIP lounges. The technology is a signal that the way we navigate airports is changing from static signs and apps to conversational digital guides, and several major hubs are already competing to define it.Bridget is a collaboration between Proto, the Los Angeles company that had already installed a non‑AI hologram inside JFK’s Terminal 4, and Holomedia’s AI Concierge Wayfinder platform. Together they pull real-time terminal maps to deliver step-by-step directions on demand. Bridget currently speaks English and Spanish – more languages are coming – and the kiosk is fully wheelchair-accessible, with on-screen subtitles for good measure. More units are planned across both concourses.LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the private company managing Terminal B, frames Bridget not as a replacement for its human staff but as operational backup during peak demand – a digital extension of the guest experience team, with her own character and presence.“At Terminal B, our North Star has always been to provide an exceptional guest experience through a unique blend of innovation and world-class hospitality,” says Suzette Noble, Chief Executive Officer of LGP. “The introduction of the interactive AI hologram aligns perfectly with this vision, allowing us to leverage next-generation technology to meet the evolving needs of our travelers. By providing an additional layer of intelligent, multilingual support, we are ensuring that every guest who passes through our terminal enjoys a seamless and stress-free journey.”Continue reading…New “superfuel” promises 32% boost in aircraft and rocket rangeby David SzondyCycloKinetics, a US propellant company, has unveiled a new family of superfuels for aircraft, missiles, and rockets that increase fuel performance by 32%. Aimed at the defense market, the fuels could allow vehicles to fly farther while carrying heavier payloads.If you’re an aficionado of old matinee serials or pulp thrillers, scientists were forever inventing secret rocket fuels before being kidnapped by dastardly villains in improbable costumes for their troubles. It was all very exciting until you learned a bit about basic rocketry and discovered that secret super rocket fuels were pretty much a non-starter from the get-go.Well, not quite.True, the gold standard in terms of energy density for practical fuels will always be hydrogen, with methane a distant second. But leaving out the cryogenic class and concentrating on more day-to-day rocket, missile, and aviation fuels, there’s still a lot of room for improvement.Continue reading…Reusable dental flosser skips disposable plastic for an EDC-style designby Abhimanyu GhoshalFlossing regularly is great for your teeth, but the single-use plastic picks add to the ever-growing problem of household waste. A Swedish design team has a better solution, in the form of a sleek flosser that’s made to last a lifetime.The Flossr from Gothenburg’s SNRGY Studios is made from stainless steel, and has a folding pick to hold floss that you can refill from a spool built into its body. The pick folds into the case when not in use, so you can carry it without worrying about gunking up your floss.Like other reusable flossers on the market, you can go with any brand of dental floss you like with this. But unlike others I’ve come across, this one can hold about 10 ft (3 m) of floss in its internal spool – and that should cover you for months of daily use. That means you don’t need to carry your dental floss in a separate container when you travel.I haven’t yet had a chance to try it, but threading floss on to this one looks pretty straightforward, and it has a built-in cutter to snip your floss too. The locking floss arm and keychain hole make it easy to travel with and keep it on you. As someone who’s been lugging around a bulky battery-powered water flosser, I’m keen to try a compact and thankfully low-tech alternative.Continue reading…More Than Half Of What Americans Eat Is Ultra-ProcessedBy StudyFinds Analysis • Reviewed by John AndererMore than half of all calories eaten by American adults come from ultra-processed foods, and a new expert report finally offers a science-backed definition lawmakers can actually use.A panel of 14 nutrition and policy experts recommends identifying ultra-processed foods by their ingredient lists, specifically by looking for industrial additives and substances never found in home kitchens.Research consistently links high ultra-processed food consumption to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, depression, anxiety, and early death, even when nutrient content appears similar to less-processed foods.Top policy recommendations include targeted taxes on selected ultra-processed products, restrictions on what schools and childcare programs can serve, countermarketing campaigns, and mandatory front-of-package labeling.Continue reading…At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, study saysby Amelia HillIndividuals bear at least 80% of the responsibility for their ill health in old age, according to a report aimed at challenging the belief that physical decline is either inevitable or primarily the responsibility of the state.The report, launched at the Smart Ageing Summit in Oxford last week, argues that individuals have far greater control over their longevity than is commonly understood. The authors call on the government to take legislative action on alcohol comparable to restrictions on smoking.Living Longer, Better – the Oxford Longevity Project’s first Age-less report – was co-authored by an interdisciplinary panel of UK-based experts in medicine, physiology, ageing and education policy. It was sponsored by Oxford Healthspan.The report’s authors, Sir Christopher Ball, Sir Muir Gray, Dr Paul Ch’en, Leslie Kenny and Prof Denis Noble, present the figure of 80% as a conservative estimate.Continue reading…Thomas Massie Introduces Bill To Finally Force AIPAC To Register As A Foreign Agent Under FARAby blueapplesblueapples on X | ashesofacacia.substack.comAhead of a monumental primary on Tuesday, May 19th, which will determine whether or not the dying embers of America’s democratic process will be completely extinguished by the pro-Israel lobby, Kentucky representative Thomas Massie has introduced a bill into Congress that could deter future politicians actually willing to put America before Israel from suffering his same fate. On May 14th, Massie introduced the Americans Insist on Political Agent Clarity Act (”AIPAC Act”) in an effort to finally force the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (”AIPAC”) to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (”FARA”). The proposed legislation is the apotheosis of a crusade fought by Massie that has opened the eyes of the American people to see how the pro-Israel lobby has taken control over the country’s electoral process. Yet, despite widespread public support to force AIPAC to register as a foreign agent under FARA, the pro-Israel lobby’s stranglehold over Congress stands as a seemingly insurmountable obstacle keeping Massie’s proposed legislation from turning that into a reality.The express aim of the AIPAC Act is to “amend the Foreign Registration Act of 1938….to clarify the definition of ‘foreign principal’ and ensure transparency in lobbying on behalf of foreign interests.” Under FARA, a foreign principal is defined as:(1) a government of a foreign country and a foreign political party;Continue reading…F-15s, F-35, MQ-9 Reaper Drones: US Report Says 42 Aircraft Lost In Iran Warby Sanstuti NathWashington-At least 42 United States military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, have been lost or damaged during the war in Iran, according to an official report. The losses may increase due to multiple factors, including classification, ongoing combat activity, and attribution, said the report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).Recently, the Pentagon declared that the cost of military operations against Iran under Operation Epic Fury has already climbed to nearly $29 billion.“A lot of that increase comes from having a refined estimate on repair or replacement costs for equipment,” said Pentagon finance chief Jules Hurst III during the May 12 hearing.The aircraft losses and damages include four F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets, one F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, one A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, seven KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft, one E-3 Sentry airborne early warning-and-control system aircraft (AWACS), two MC-130J Commando II special operations aircraft, one HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter, 24 MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft and one MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft.Continue reading…US national debt officially hits $39 trillion—adding approximately $5 billion a day since Octoberby Eleanor PringleIt wasn’t even a year ago that fiscal hawks were wringing their hands over a new national debt milestone: The debt had hit $38 trillion, and interest payments on an annual basis would be 13 figures.A little over 200 days later, the U.S. national debt stands at more than $39 trillion. According to Treasury data, updated retrospectively for May 18, the debt landed at $39,008,999,901,378.68.More than $1 trillion has been added since October 23, 2025—about $5 billion per day. The debt surpassed $39 trillion in mid-March and actually fell below it for several weeks before cresting to this point again.Concern about the level of national debt is growing, particularly in relation to GDP, known as the debt-to-GDP ratio. This represents a nation’s borrowing versus the growth of its economy, and therefore the risk levels attached to servicing and repaying the debt. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio sits at approximately 123%, meaning its borrowing is bigger than the size of its entire economy.Continue reading…Thomas Massie Defeated By Israeli Lobby that Spent Over $25M Amid Curious Vote Resultsby Responsible Statecraft and ZeroHedgeRepresentative Massie lost his re-election bid to a Trump-backed challenger, Ed Gallrein, in the Kentucky primary on May 20, 2026. Massie was out-spent in the most expensive congressional race in history. He referred to three pro-Israel billionaire donors—Paul Singer, Miriam Adelson (via her PAC), and John Paulson—as funding super PACs opposing him.According to Grok, the $25M+ figure is total ad spending in this record House primary (per AdImpact), driven by those PACs plus AIPAC’s United Democracy Project and the Republican Jewish Coalition.According to Track AIPAC, over $11 million was spent by pro-Israel PACS on Ed Gallerein. Over $1.4 million was spent by pro-Israel PACS on Senator Ted CruzRyan Matta, a researcher and activist, suggested that there were anomalies when comparing voting trends to Massie’s past elections.Continue reading…Israel condemned for ‘monstrous’ treatment of Gaza activistsby Nick Squires and Henry BodkinIsrael was widely condemned for the “monstrous” and “unacceptable” humiliation of activists who were detained after trying to deliver humanitarian aid by boat to Gaza.Yvette Cooper, the Foreign Secretary, said she was “truly appalled” by a video posted by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, in which he taunted protesters as they knelt on the floor with their wrists tied.“We have demanded an explanation from the Israeli authorities and made ‌clear their obligations to protect the rights of our citizens and ‌all those involved,” ⁠Ms Cooper said.Around 430 protesters from more than 40 different countries were filmed in a makeshift detention area in the port of Ashdod and on the deck of a ship.Continue reading…You Are Born Defective™by UnbekomingThis essay operates in two registers. When the medical system’s claims are being examined, the system’s own language is used — vitamin K deficiency, immune system, mutation, cholesterol threshold. This is the establishment being prosecuted in its own words, using its own evidence. When the position the essay actually holds is being stated — that the body is self-healing, self-regulating, and intelligent — the language shifts. The body’s lymphatic and cleansing network is not an “immune system” of warriors and defenders. The MTHFR polymorphism is not a “mutation.” Cholesterol is not a “danger” the body inflicts on itself. The dual register is the structure of the argument: the establishment’s framework is allowed to speak so its contradictions can be heard, and then the terrain framework names what is actually being observed.The baby is minutes old. The cord has been cut — too soon, but that is another story. The mother has not yet finished holding the child against her chest. A nurse approaches with a syringe.The syringe contains 1mg of synthetic phytonadione suspended in polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, and a preservative system that has changed several times over the decades the injection has been administered.¹ The dose is roughly 20,000 times what the newborn would receive in a day of feeding on colostrum.² The baby is healthy by every visible measure — pink, breathing, alert, gripping a finger when one is offered.The injection goes into the thigh muscle. The baby cries. The mother is told this is routine. She is rarely told what the injection is correcting.Continue reading…Gotion Debuts Gnascent Sodium lon Batteries with GW Scale Productionby JohnDuring its 15th Global Technology Conference, Gotion High-Tech, which counts Volkswagen Group as a backer, launched its new sodium-ion battery brand, Gnascent. The company revealed three dedicated cell variants and confirmed that gigawatt-hour-scale manufacturing facilities are already up and running in Tangshan and Hefei. The High-Energy cell reaches an energy density of 261 Wh/kg-roughly a 60 percent improvement over standard sodium-ion cells-and is aimed at weight-sensitive uses suchas light electric vehicles and drones. The Power variant delivers 162 Wh/kg and supports ultra-low-temperature discharge down to-50 C, responding to cold-weather performance requirements for commercial vehicles and outdoor equipment. The Energy Storage model provides a single-cell capacity of 180 Ah, a cycle life exceeding 20,000 cycles, and retains 88 percent capacity at-40 C. It has also passed rigorous safety tests, including an 8 mm Steel nail penetration test and continuous heating at 400 C without catching fire.Gotion High-Tech intends to deploy Gnascent batteries across grid-side, industrial and residential energy storage systems, while also exploring specialized markets such as two-wheelers and start-stop power supplies. The technological backbone of Gnascent relies on more than 90 patents, covering cathode materials-layered oxides, polyanions and sodium manganese iron pyrophosphate-as well as hard carbon anodes and tailored electrolyte additives. An “anode-less” design further cuts material costs and raises overall energy density. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Hefei, Gotion High-Tech has grown into a vertically integrated global energy solutions provider, with Volkswagen as its largest shareholder. By the close of 2025, the company’s cumulative energy storage volume had reached 400 GWh, supported by 20 manufacturing bases worldwide. In April 2026, Gotion captured 6.6 percent of China’s power battery market with 4.05 GWh of installed capacity, ranking third behind the country’s two leading domestic suppliers.As sodium-ion technology matures, Gotion High-Tech joins other major industry players in speeding up the commercialization of sodium-based battery systems.Continue reading…The Water Economics Of Data Centers Vs. Almond Farms & Golf Coursesby Tyler DurdenA recent Gallup poll shows that nearly 70% of Americans oppose the construction of a data center in their communities, highlighting the rise of local resistance movements against hyperscaler buildouts. This resistance is driven by concerns over skyrocketing power bills, the destruction of farmland as it is transformed into industrial-scale AI infrastructure, and fears that data centers will drain local resources, particularly water.It’s no surprise that data center resistance is only gaining steam and will likely accelerate from here, as tech bros on the All-In podcast recently sounded the alarm. This resistance is emerging not just as power bills explode and water scarcity fears mount, but also as corporate America unleashes the “white-collar purge,” with human labor swapped for GPUs. Meta was the latest to announce rising AI adoption alongside a new round of layoffs.Water has become a flashpoint in data center debates, as some of these facilities can use 5 million gallons of water every day, as much as 16,000-plus average U.S. households, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates.There is also the extraordinary amount of power required to run the chip stacks, which consumes millions of additional gallons of water – more than the water used for cooling.Continue reading…Upcoming Liberty EventsDerrick Broze – The 2026 Activation Tour, Multiple Cities, US, May 1st – July 26th, 2026From Isolation to Action – Finding (OR Creating!) the Freedom Movement in Your Community! – June 14th 2026 – On-lineJoin Etienne, the Art of Liberty Foundation and the crew from CounterForce Alliance in a free streaming event on June 14th on how to find OR create OR grow a local liberty group in your area! 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I am also covering secession movements including Greater Idaho, Please send details of any new happenings, projects or projects I am missing!Suspected Fed and Agent Provocateur Jeremy Kauffman’s Antics at the Libertarian Party ConventionVideo: Jeremy Kauffman calls the Libertarian Party Convention attendees:“Freaks,” “Loser Apes,” “Dumb,” “Stupid” and “Theatre Kids”Etienne Note: As part of our support of the Free State Project, we have been covering Jeremy Kauffman’s divisive tactics, most recently in our article: What is the Deal with the Free State PARTY in New Hampshire? Kauffman is now back in the news dragging libertarianism in NH through the mud…Kauffman is now back in the news dragging libertarianism in NH through the mud and causing division (Divide & Conquer) in the national Libertarian Party. 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+ Trump Family Collected $59 MILLION From Americans For Phones That Don’t ExistEtienne Note: If the images aren’t visible, please try this browser LINK.Dear Subscribers,Short letter this week as I am at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA at my son’s college graduation.I made inflation the headline story this week because we are now at a RED FLAG level inflation rate especially since the Bureau of Labor Statistics is undercounting the true rate of inflation in the specific ways we discuss in our expose: THE GREATEST THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY! How the Banks and “Government” Will Steal At Least $2.73 Million From Every Working American… “Legally”. The organized crime banks and “government” have stolen the value out of our money with Fractional Reserve Banking and it is starting to become evident that we have been robbed.Don’t be distracted by Iran, fake “assassination attempts” or aliens. We are being robbed and the organized crime “government” is waging economic warfare against us.. slowly and surely bankrupting the population… We are at war… How are YOU fighting back? https://artofliberty.org/sponsorship-program/Finally, I am rolling through Nashville on the way home on Monday or Tuesday… It looks like Shawn Ryan is just going to let me, figuratively, walk right past him…Top Stories of the WeekShawn Ryan – Etienne de la Boetie2 Debate Challenge UpdateSo I am rolling through Nashville, where Shawn Ryan’s studio is, next week on the way to my son’s college graduation and the following week on the way back. I had sent Shawn Ryan’s team an invitation to debate the legitimacy of “government” and the fact that the organized crime “government” is using unethically manipulative tricks and techniques to create “order-followers” (Soul-diers) willing to set their morality aside and kill whomever they are told while living off money stolen from others at the point of a gun. He or his team have not responded so I wanted to double down and make it clear I am calling him out.Shawn Ryan swore an oath to defend the Con-stitution from “All Enemies Foreign and Domestic.” Here I am, the biggest “Enemy of the Con-stitution” since Lysander Spooner and I am about to figurative walk right past Shawn Ryan the same way the German soldier walked past the cowardly American soldier in the movie Saving Private Ryan.I’ve got almost 10,000 hard copy book sales to 25+ countries, almost 50,000 book downloads, and I appear on dozens of podcast and radio shows each year pointing out the scam of the Con-stitution and “government:”“We the People” can’t delegate rights they don’t have themselves (stealing/extorting money (taxes), making up rules for everyone, etc.) to a “representative” or a “government” to “represent them” doing something they don’t have the ability to do themselves.Continue reading…Videos of the WeekCatherine Austin Fitts: “The Government Isn’t in Charge—The President Is Doing What He’s Told”by Lioness of Judah MinistryCatherine Austin Fitts argues that soaring deficits and inconsistent policy decisions point to a deeper reality: elected officials may not be in control.Drawing on the gap between public messaging and actual outcomes, she questions who is truly directing policy.In her view, the visible leadership operates within constraints set by more powerful financial forces behind the scenes.The result is a system that appears chaotic on the surface, but may be more coordinated than it looks.Continue reading…“Government”, Media and AcademiaCriminality ExposedThese articles also appears in “Government”, Media and Academia Criminality Exposed, A digest of HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of articles exposing and suggesting inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “Government,” Media and Academia by the Art of Liberty Foundation. You can view the other articles or subscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/Government_ScamsTrump Family Collected $59 MILLION From Americans For Phones That Don’t Existby Books Behind BordersIn June 2025, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump launched Trump Mobile. The flagship product was a gold Android smartphone called the T1, priced at $499. Buyers were asked to pay a $100 deposit to reserve one.590,000 people paid that deposit.That’s $59 million collected.They promised delivery by late summer 2025.Then November.Then December.Then Q1 2026.Now? The release date has been quietly DELETED from the website entirely.The phone was marketed as “proudly American” and “Made in the USA” with an etched American flag. That branding was quietly removed from the website within days of launch.Continue reading…The Art of Liberty Foundation… in Spanish!We are adding a new section to Five Meme Friday to promote our new Substack, Telegram group, Instagram, and translations of To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many in Spanish. Please tell your Spanish speaking friends! “Go Paid” on our Spanish Substack to support getting voluntaryist ideas, books, and memes translated into Spanish AND get a free paperback copy of To See the Cage is To Leave It in Latin American Spanish.¡Por qué es fundamental usar efectivo! (¡Y criptomonedas, oro/Goldbacks, plata e incluso monedas de cinco centavos!)Con los bancos empezando a fallar, hay algunas cosas fáciles y específicas que usted puede hacer para fortalecer la capacidad de su comunidad local para sobrevivir a un colapso bancario o a una devaluación del dólar.Use efectivo físico¡Por qué deberíamos pagar con efectivo en todos los lugares que podamos con billetes en lugar de una tarjeta de crédito! — Adaptado de la publicación viral en “Fedbook” de Wren Hope RoseContinuar leyendo…“Daily News of The Week”Getting Jacked is Simpleby Chaotic NeutralIt’s actually really simple to get jacked. That’s not to say it’s easy- just that the complexity of the challenge is trivial, requiring only time and energy to succeed.Now, you’re probably raising your eyebrows at this claim. Everywhere you look, there are personal trainers, fitness influencers, nutritionists, and even exercise scientists with conflicting information. Go to any gym, and you’ll see different people doing wildly different exercise routines. Surely, that implies building muscle is a complicated subject? Well, no. For 2 reasons:The fitness industry thrives on misinformation, because all the money is made in selling supplements, accessories, and ‘personal training expertise’ that have no scientific legitimacy1Most people are cognitive misers who actively avoid mentally demanding tasks and refuse to read anything academic2Continue reading…Surveillance Tools Intended for Border Control Are Being Used Against Americansby J.D. TuccilleIt goes without saying that any tool or power government acquires for addressing some crisis of the moment will eventually—often, almost immediately—be deployed against the general public. So it is with border enforcement and the crackdown on immigrants. Surveillance technology ostensibly intended for the enforcement of laws regulating migration is being turned against Americans.“In the battle against illegal immigration, the U.S. is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tools that give federal agents easy access to the home and workplace addresses of American citizens, their social-media accounts, vehicle information, flight history, law-enforcement records and other personal information, as well as data to track their daily comings and goings,” The Wall Street Journal‘s Shane Shifflett and Hannah Critchfield reported last week.The article opened with the story of Liz McLellan, a Maine resident who photographed federal agents participating in an immigration crackdown. Agents went to her home and told her, “This is a warning. We know you live right here.” Understandably, she took that as a threat.In fact, McLellan was well within her rights to record federal agents. As Freedom Forum notes, “Courts have protected a general right to record law enforcement when the officers are performing official actions in a public space, such as a street or park. This right is protected under both freedom of speech as free expression and freedom of the press, which includes protection for gathering information about the government and for sharing it with others.”Continue reading…What percent of autism cases are attributable to vaccines?by Toby RogersEditor’s note: Steve Kirsch and I independently arrived at the same estimate for the Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) of autism cases caused by vaccines. I previously missed his groundbreaking work on this topic (see 1, 2, and 3). That being said, this is an extremely important facet of the autism causation conversation so I want to shine a light on it and build the case piece by piece so that readers will understand the revolutionary implications of this finding.I. What is it?The Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) answers a specific and important question: if we could eliminate a particular exposure from the entire population, what fraction of all cases of a particular disease would disappear?It bridges the gap between two different ways of thinking about causation:Continue reading…US Firm Unveils Ground Bot With Enough Power To Fire Laser Gunsby Tyler DurdenUtah-based defense tech firm Hypercraft has unveiled a 300 hp diesel-hybrid-electric unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that can power directed-energy weapons, charge drones, and sustain a forward command post, all autonomously.Defense Blog’s Dylan Malyasov reports that Hypercraft’s Razorback UGV can travel 280 miles on a single charge, reach speeds of 60 mph, and export 38 kilowatts of power, which is enough to power laser weapons and recharge drones.Razorback is being positioned as a critical energy source for forward operating units that need power for drones, electronic warfare, ISR, counter-UAS systems, and communications. The UGV is also designed to move supplies and support infrastructure on the modern battlefield.The role of UGVs on the battlefield is still being shaped in real time by the Russia-Ukraine war, where robots, whether ground bots or drones, are increasingly removing infantrymen from harm’s way as the grinding fight evolves into a war of attrition fought by machines.Continue reading…“They’ll Be Laughing No Longer”: Trump Rejects Iran Peace Deal Response As “Totally Unacceptable”by Tyler DurdenTrump calls Iran’s peace proposal response “totally unacceptable”Iran warns of ‘decisive, immediate’ response to British or French warships approaching Hormuz Strait.Iran responds Sunday to US peace proposal, finally submitting something official to Pakistan. Details not initially disclosed. Trump TS: Iran “playing games with the United States.”IRGC new warning: will unleash “heavy attack” on US bases in region if more Hormuz aggression persists.Continue reading…The Mystery of Falling FertilityEtienne Note: Check out our monograph: Solving Covid – The Covid 19 Eugenics, Vaccine/Drug Scam Timeline at and its companion article: The Covid 19 Suspects and Their Ties to Eugenics and Population Control/Reduction to understand who is behind “The Covid”by Tomas FürstThis analysis originated as a student project in my Data Science course at Palacky University, Czech Republic. Several students contributed, with Michal Malcik doing the most. It might be one of the more consequential pieces of coursework.At the beginning of 2022, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in many European countries started to decrease dramatically. A rapid and unexpected decline in TFR has occurred in all the Baltic states, across Northern Europe, Central Europe, and in all major countries of Western Europe. Only Greece, Spain, Italy, Croatia, and Romania did not exhibit such dramatic declines, while Portugal and Bulgaria even experienced TFR growth (see Figure 1).This dramatic and unexpected change in TFR dynamics that occurred synchronously across most of Europe begs for an explanation. Several mechanisms have been proposed in the mainstream media.Continue reading…New York Mandates Kill Switch and Surveillance Software in Your 3D Printer – Violations are a Felonyby Matt AgoristThe political class in New York has just mandated a digital panopticon inside your living room, slipping draconian provisions into the Fiscal Year 2027 State Budget. Stripped of the political spin, the state has cemented what Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration enthusiastically brands as “first-in-the-nation” safety requirements, legally ordering manufacturers to install surveillance software on private 3D printers. It is a calculated move to monitor the private activities of peaceful individuals under the guise of public safety.The state is attempting to sell this massive overreach to the public as a heroic crusade against the phantom menace of “ghost guns.” According to Hochul’s official press releases, untraceable 3D-printed firearms are the fastest-growing threat to public safety and demand immediate legislative intervention. The political establishment believes this manufactured panic grants them the moral authority to require a digital permission slip just to operate a machine sitting on a workbench in your own home.Continue reading…The FCC Wants Your ID Before You Get a Phone Numberby The Free Thought Project(Reclaim The Net) The era of the anonymous phone number could be ending. On April 30, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved a proposal requiring telecom providers to verify customers’ identities before activating service.Government-issued ID, physical address, legal name, and existing phone numbers would all be included. The stated goal is stopping robocalls. The result would be an identity-verification regime covering one of the last semi-anonymous communication tools available to ordinary Americans.The proposal applies to nearly every voice provider in the country, from traditional carriers and mobile operators to VoIP services. The FCC is seeking public comment on specifics, but the direction is clear.FCC Chairman Brendan Carr framed it around negligent carriers. “As we have continued to investigate the problem of illegal robocalls over the last year, it has become clear that some originating providers are not doing enough to vet their customers, allowing bad actors to infiltrate our U.S. phone networks,” he said. Some providers, he added, “do the bare minimum (or worse) and have become complicit in illegal robocalling schemes.”Continue reading…When the Persian Gulf Supply Shock Meets the Warsh Fed: Stagflation and the Coming AI Bubble Bustby David StockmanHere is a salient place to start regarding the economic impact of the Donald’s misbegotten war on Iran: To wit, approximately 7 billion ton-miles of freight moves by truck each and every day in the USA, which heavy truck fleet consumes upwards of 2.9 million barrels per day (mb/d) of diesel fuel.Alas, the price of diesel fuel was about $3.55/gallon both a year ago and as of early January 2026, but has since soared by more than+$2.00 per gallon to around $5.60 recently. That’s a 56% rise in the cost of pumping goods and commodities through the arteries of the US economy. On an annualized basis, the diesel fuel bill for the US truck fleet went from $155 billion per year to $250 billion per year at current oil prices.The big question, of course, is through which channel these drastically higher fuel acquisition costs will be absorbed—in higher prices or reduced output?And that pertains not just to the microcosm of the trucking sector, but the entire GDP now being battered by the Donald’s elective war-based dislocation of the world’s 175 million BOE/day oil and natural gas markets.Continue reading…Why Medicine Won’t Cure You (and What’s Final y Changing)by A Midwestern DoctorStory at a Glance:No industry, organization, or cause tasked with solving a problem will actually solve it, because the problem disappearing threatens their economic livelihood or political power—a dynamic visible everywhere from non-profits which constantly seek donations but never produce results to dating apps that deliberately prevent users from finding partners and leaving the platform.The pharmaceutical industry has perfected this model: drugs are designed to be taken perpetually rather than cure, side effects create demand for additional drugs, and the entire regulatory apparatus is structured to protect this status quo by suppressing affordable natural therapies like DMSO that challenge it.SSRIs epitomize this dynamic—massively overprescribed, frequently life-ruining, and nearly impossible to withdraw from—yet for decades, the industry successfully kept all criticism of them out of mainstream discourse.Continue reading…Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023Etienne Note: This is RED FLAG level inflation especially since the Bureau of Labor Statistics is undercounting the true rate of inflation in the specific ways we discuss in our expose: THE GREATEST THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY! How the Banks and “Government” Will Steal At Least $2.73 Million From Every Working American… “Legally”. The organized crime banks and “government” have stolen the value out of our money with Fractional Reserve Banking and it is starting to become evident that we have been robbed. Don’t be distracted by Iran, fake “assassination attempts” or aliens. We are being robbed and the organized crime “government” is waging economic warfare against us.. slowly and surely bankrupting the population… We are at war.. How are YOU fighting back? https://artofliberty.org/sponsorship-program/by Jeff CoxThe consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the highest since May 2023.Excluding food and energy, the core CPI increased 0.4% and 2.8%, respectively, keeping inflation well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% goal.Though energy and in particular gasoline has been much of the headline story, inflation pressures also came from a variety of other areas.Continue reading…Three New Studies Show Harm From Ultra Processed FoodsEmerging research continues to link ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) to major health risks. Three recent studies found troubling connections. One found that higher UPF consumption is associated with increased fat in thigh muscles linked to knee osteoarthritis. Learn more here. Another found measurable declines in attention and processing speed. Learn more here. And last but not least, a third found a 5% higher risk of stroke, heart attack, or cardiac arrest for each additional daily serving consumed. Learn more here.Looking for a snack? Grab an organic apple instead of an Oreo.by Julia Musto, The Independent in New YorkEating a diet dominated by ultraprocessed foods like cookies and fries has long been tied to harms for many areas of human health.Now, researchers say people who regularly eat a lot of ultraprocessed foods need to worry about another health hazard: poor muscle health.Continue reading…The Multi-Layered Poison Operation: How Leaving the Mainstream Lands You in a Hunting Groundby Tim TruthThere are two layers of a large-scale poison operation happening at once, in service of the NWO depopulation agenda.The first layer is the more obvious one: mainstream media, institutional messaging, and conventional consumer culture encouraging people to harm themselves through medical interventions that shorten lifespan. Mainstream systems push people toward dependency, weakness, illness, and premature decline.BUT escaping the mainstream does not automatically mean escaping manipulation.The same mainstream sources can manage both groups by using opposite psychological levers. For the mainstream audience, the mechanism is direct instruction: “trust the experts,” “follow the guidance,” “take the recommended intervention,” “do not question the institutions.” This works on people who still accept institutional authority as legitimate. But for those who have lost trust in mainstream messaging, the same system can use reverse psychology: “they don’t want you to know,” “this is suppressed,” “the banned poisons must be the real cure,” “if the establishment attacks it, it must be good.” In that second case, the person believes they are rebelling, when in fact their rebellion has been harnessed and hijacked.Continue reading…The Massive Housing Market Risks Nobody Talks Aboutby Brandon SmithPerhaps the most common economic commentary circulating today is the fear that the average American family has been priced out of the housing market for the rest of their lives. Gen Z and even Gen Alpha teens are already planning for a future in which buying a home is impossible. This is not only happening in the U.S.; all across the western world from Australia to Canada to Europe, people are facing the worst home price inflation in decades.However, just as in physics, there are rules of motion that still apply to markets regardless of government or central bank intervention. What goes up must inevitably come down.There’s been an interesting development in the past year, specifically on the seller’s side of the housing equation. During the pandemic, the relocation panic, Covid stimulus and corporate buyers drove up prices across the board and the average cost of a home skyrocketed by 50% from 2019 to 2024.A large portion of this buying was internal migration (mostly away from blue states). At the same time, there were a lot of speculators trying to play the market and make a quick buck in the expectation that prices would continue rising.Continue reading…What the Fuck is Going On? – Expandedby A Lily BitThere is a certain kind of British conversation that takes place in a quiet room with two cups of tea going cold on the table, the kind where one man tells another that the country he was born in has been gutted from the inside, that the elections he votes in are theatre, that the pension he has been paying into is collateral for a debt nobody intends to repay, and the other man, who already half-believed it, sits there and feels the last of his civic optimism leave the room like steam off the tea. That conversation has been happening more often lately. It is happening in pubs in Bedford, in coffee shops in Manchester, in the spare bedrooms of men in their fifties who have stopped sleeping properly and have begun reading books their fathers would have called crank literature, and it is happening because the official explanations no longer fit the visible facts.The visible facts are these. The British state cannot build a hospital on time or on budget. It cannot guard its own borders. It cannot keep the lights on without buying gas from people who hate it. It cannot prosecute the obvious crimes committed in the open against children in its northern towns. It cannot house its own citizens, who now hand over more than half their take-home pay for a flat they will never own, and it cannot stop importing several hundred thousand new claimants on those flats every year.Continue reading…BREAKING: Landmark Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Vaccination Is a Major Risk Factor for Autismby Nicolas Hulscher, MPHFor decades, scientists have debated what drives the relentless rise in autism. Some have claimed it’s simply due to “increased screening” while others insist vaccines play no role whatsoever. Thousands of studies have explored genetic, environmental, and perinatal factors—but very few have ever evaluated vaccine and non-vaccine determinants together within a unified analytical framework.Now, our peer-reviewed study titled Determinants of Autism Spectrum Disorder, officially published in the Journal of Independent Medicine, provides one of the most comprehensive syntheses on the possible causes of autism to date.Most importantly, by systematically evaluating all known autism risk factors side by side, we found that combination and early-timed routine childhood vaccination represents a significant modifiable risk factor for autism within a broader multifactorial framework. We found 79% of studies evaluating vaccines or their components (107 of 136) reported evidence consistent with a vaccine–autism link. The evidence converged across epidemiologic, clinical, mechanistic, toxicologic, and neuropathologic domains.Continue reading…Tokenization: A Seventh Grade Explanationby UnbekomingThe True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, first published in 1951, is one of the strangest and most enduring works of twentieth-century political thought. Strange because of who wrote it — a self-educated longshoreman with no university degree, no academic post, no institutional sponsor — and enduring because, more than seventy years after it appeared, no one has yet written a better short book on why ordinary people throw themselves into religious revivals, nationalist crusades and political revolutions with a willingness to die that defies every assumption of self-interest. Eisenhower kept it on his desk and recommended it publicly. It has never gone out of print. Each new generation rediscovers it during whatever upheaval happens to be theirs, and finds the old longshoreman waiting with most of the answers already worked out.Eric Hoffer (1902–1983) lived a life almost calculated to disqualify him as a public intellectual. He worked in restaurants, picked crops as a migrant in California’s fields, prospected for gold in the mountains, and after Pearl Harbor settled into twenty-five years on the San Francisco docks loading and unloading ships. He read philosophy on his lunch breaks — Montaigne, Pascal, Dostoyevsky, Bagehot — and he wrote in spiral notebooks during the hours other men spent at home. The True Believer was his first book, written largely in the evenings after shifts on the waterfront, and dedicated to Margaret Anderson, an editor whose persistent prodding from across a continent finally pried it loose from him. He went on to write nine more books. In 1983 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He never gave up the docks.Continue reading…Simplicius Iran War Update: Another Blow to Pentagon Hype: 90% of Iran’s Missile Sites Remain According to NYT Findingsby SimpliciusAnother day brings us new revisions to Iran’s putative “losses” in the failed US war.The New York Times now finds that 30 out of 33 Iranian missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz are still intact:The Trump administration’s public portrayal of a shattered Iranian military is sharply at odds with what U.S. intelligence agencies are telling policymakers behind closed doors, according to classified assessments from early this month that show Iran has regained access to most of its missile sites, launchers and underground facilities.Most alarming to some senior officials is evidence that Iran has restored operational access to 30 of the 33 missile sites it maintains along the Strait of Hormuz, which could threaten American warships and oil tankers transiting the narrow waterway.Continue reading…Eight pivotal facts about Covid-period excess mortalityby Denis RancourtEight pivotal facts about Covid-period (2020-2025) excess mortality are described:Fact #1: The scale of excess all‑cause mortality during the Covid period was 0.13 % of population per yearFact #2: The Covid-period excess mortality was not caused by a spreading respiratory pathogenFact #3: Most Covid-period excess mortality in young adults and the youth is not assigned to respiratory conditions (COVID-19)Continue reading…King Charles Announces Introduction of UK Orwellian Digital ID Systemby Redacted and Alex Jones LiveUK monarch King Charles III announced the rollout of the nation’s digital ID system, claiming that it will allow more citizens to access government services online. There has been massive opposition.Many are concerned that it will usher in programmable digital currency. The system would effectively do away with internet anonymity and comes as the UK government has also announced new crackdowns on antisemitic speech, much of which is communicated online.While the government professes the system will enhance access to social services, many fear the digital ID scheme could become a precursor to a system resembling China’s social credit score model, which tracks citizens via facial recognition and denies or restricts services based on AI assessments.BREAKING: King Charles: “My ministers will also proceed with the introduction of Digital ID” pic.twitter.com/gWLjA15zAJContinue reading…Unitree Unveils $650,000 Real-Life Transformer Robot (Mech Suit) While Encouraging Responsible Useby Tyler DurdenChinese robotics firm Unitree, known for its robot dogs and humanoids, has unveiled a production-ready “manned mecha”: a large robotic machine piloted by a human.Unitree wrote on X that the manned mecha costs $650,000 and weighs as much as a car. The bipedal mecha is piloted by a human operator who sits in its belly.The machine looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. And it tranforms into a giant robo-dog.Chinese media outlet Global Times reported that Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing piloted the bipedal mecha in the promotional video, calling it the “world’s first production-ready manned mecha.”Continue reading…Minnesota ‘Culture Of Fraud’ Enabled More Than $9 Billion In Misused Taxpayer Funds, Panel Saysby Tyler DurdenAuthored by Janice Hisle via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),A “culture of fraud” infected Minnesota state agencies, resulting in more than $9 billion in taxpayers’ money squandered, a new legislative report says.o“We finally pulled the curtain back—and the public is grateful,” state Rep. Kristin Robbins, chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, said May 13 during a session that summarized 16 months of investigative work.Many fraudsters “came to believe that fraud was tolerated and paid in a big way,” according to a report that Robbins released at the meeting. The report summarizes the committee’s attempts to dissect how state agencies became so mired in fraud.Continue reading…Upcoming Liberty EventsDerrick Broze – The 2026 Activation Tour, Multiple Cities, US, May 1st – July 26th, 2026Constellation Anarchist Festival, Montreal, Canada, May 14th – 20th, 2026Derrick Broze w/ Prezence in Sedona – May 16th, 2026Porcupine Freedom Festival – June 21st-28th, 2026Why Is The Healthcare System Broken? – Windham, New Hampshire – June 27th54th Annual Rainbow Gathering, Northern California, US, July 1st – 7th, 2026FreedomPalooza 2026 – July 8th – 13th 2026, Northumberland, NHMidwest Peace & Liberty Fest, Lake Satoshi, MI, US, August 6th – 9th, 2026Liberty International World Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7th – 9th, 2026Northeast Unschooling Conference, Pittsfield, MA, US, August 15th – 18th, 2026International Conference for Anarchist Studies, Manchester, UK, August 26th – 28th, 2026Free Cities Conference, Roatan, Honduras, September 3rd – 6th, 2026VonuFest, Illinois, US, September 21st – 28th, 2026AnarCon, Gore, VA, US, September 25th – 27th, 2026Memes BonanzaTruth Music of the WeekIlluminati Congo Drops New Album: Don’t Lose Your SoulThis week in Truth Music, we are featuring the latest release from Illuminati Congo and K33P: ‘Don’t Lose Your Soul’. This album is more than just great rhythm; it serves as a vital reminder for our times: in a world designed to distract and divide us, the most revolutionary act you can perform is keeping your essence intact. Essential listening for those who seek music with both message and spirit.libertarian Intentional Community Rounduplibertarian Intentional Community Roundup is where we cover libertarian and voluntaryist intentional communities and free private cities including Prospera (Honduras), The Free State Project (New Hampshire), Liberstad (Norway), Montelibero (Montenegro), Los Propietarios, (Argentina), Liberland (Croatia/Serbia border), Network States in general and Sea Steading (The Oceans). I am also covering secession movements including Greater Idaho, Please send details of any new happenings, projects or projects I am missing!Suspected Fed/Free State Project Agent Provocateur Jeremy Kauffman Charged After Alleged Racist IncidentEtienne Note: As part of our support of the Free State Project, we have been covering Jeremy Kauffman’s divisive tactics, most recently in our article: What is the Deal with the Free State PARTY in New Hampshire? Kauffman is now back in the news dragging libertarianism in NH through the mud…By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.orgAs prominent New Hampshire Libertarian Jeremy Kauffman mounts an effort to dissolve the national Libertarian Party, he’s also dealing with a legal drama for his alleged racist behavior in a grocery store parking lot.Kauffman, 41, is scheduled for trial in July on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration stemming from an April 4 incident in which he allegedly tried to fight several people while hurling racist insults, according to Manchester Police reports.Police were called to the Elm Street Market Basket parking lot around 2 p.m. on April 4 to deal with reports that a man hit another car in the parking lot with his car, fought with several people, and then went inside the store and continued yelling. One witness told police the suspect, later identified as Kauffman, immediately started making racist statements after the fender bender, and tried to fight people. When a bystander, who is Black and from Jamaica, walked by the incident, Kauffman reportedly directed his ire toward that man.Continue reading…The Facebook Group Jeremy Kauffman is a fed sent to destroy the liberty movement is now up to 157 membersThe LiberatorGet a NEW 2026 Liberator for “Going Paid” (or upgrading from monthly) as a $50 Yearly Subscriber to This Substack.We just announced the BRAND NEW 2026 Liberator (Version 2.3), which includes the ePub versions of “Government” – The Biggest Scams in History Exposed! 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+ THIS is What Happens When You Call the Cops! Etienne Note: If the images aren’t visible, please try this browser LINK.Dear Subscribers,The main story this week is a video from the Corbett Report where I participated in a panel discussion with other voluntaryists and libertarians including Larken Rose, Derrick Broze, Kit Knightly, Ryan Cristian, Hakeem Anwar, and others where we discussed WHEN you should call the cops, when you should NEVER call the Cops and How to handle situations where people usually call with cops without having to call the cops.Just to set the stage… Here is an amazing Rob Hustle music video to help you understand why you Almost NEVER want to call the cops… entitled… appropriately enough:This is What Happens When you Call the Cops! The YouTube version is being soft-censored with age-verification so clicking on the image or HERE takes you to the Bitchute version. You can find the actual panel discussion where we discuss the alternatives in my article: Etienne on The Corbett Report – #SolutionsWatch – How to Deal with “Authorities” In the discussion I detailed one of my strategies for home defense: One of my home defense weapons is a Saiga 12 Combat Shotgun. A combat shotgun is a shotgun that takes a magazine that can be speed loaded in a gun fight. In my shotgun, the 1st two rounds are something known as “Bean Bag Rounds” which are known as “less lethal” in the sense that they are still dangerous and could kill someone if you hit them in the throat, thorax, or head but a shot to the shoulder, legs, chest, etc. would most likely stop any intruder cold without killing them. It would knock them to the ground fairly instantly. Why do I use and suggest the bean bag rounds?1. Even though it is “legal” to defend your home with lethal force in the US under Castle Doctrine/Stand Your Ground, I have Zero (0) interest in killing anyone I don’t absolutely have to. Also…2. I don’t want to clean up the mess3. I don’t want to do the paperwork4. I don’t want to be in the newspaper5. And, finally, after after I knock someone to the ground for trying to burglarize my home, we are going to have a discussion about the choices they made with their life and how they came to be in this situation!I might not call the police, especially if it is a dumb kid, and if it was a dumb kid then I definitely wouldn’t make the situation worse by sending him to one of the organized crime “governments” dungeons (criminal universities) known as “prisons”This alternative to calling the Cops was just one of the many fascinating solutions that we discussed vs. involving the organized crime “government” in your life… even in situations where most people would probably call the cops!The other main story this week is that I am challenging Shawn Ryan to a debate. I am rolling through Nashville, where Shawn Ryan’s studio is, next week on the way to my son’s college graduation and the following week on the way back. I had sent Shawn Ryan’s team an invitation to debate the legitimacy of “government” and the fact that the organized crime “government” is using unethically manipulative tricks and techniques to create “order-followers” (Soul-diers) willing to set their morality aside and kill whomever they are told while living off money stolen from others at the point of a gun. He or his team have not responded so I wanted to double down and make it clear I am calling him out. You can find the story HERE.Top Stories of the WeekEtienne on The Corbett Report – #SolutionsWatch – How to Deal with “Authorities”When DO you call the cops and when (and HOW!) can you deal with situations without them. A listener wrote in to The Corbett Report to ask when, if and how voluntaryists and the liberty minded should engage with representatives of the state. James recruits some voluntaryists and special guests to respond. The panels includes: James Corbett of corbettreport.com, Ryan Cristian of TheLastAmericanVagabond.com, Derrick Broze of TheConsciousResistance.com Steve Poikonen of AM Wakeup, Hakeem Anwar of AbovePhone.com, Kit Knightly of Off-Guardian.org, Ernest Hancock of FreedomsPhoenix.com, Etienne de La Boetie2 of TheArtOfLiberty.org, Larken Rose of TheRoseChannel.comFor a Reminder of WHY you almost NEVER want to Call the Cops, here is some Truth Music from our uncensorable flash drive of Freedom: The LiberatorThis is What Happens When You Call the Cops! by Rob Hustle feat. Bump It is being soft-censored with age restriction on YouTube. Get the non age restricted version on Bitchute here: https://www.bitchute.com/video/ciEp8IvXzuDB/The sequel video to: This is What Happens When You Call the Cops by Rob Hustle in response to all the folks who said: “But What About All the Good Cops”?The THICKREDLINE Project is an effort to restore respect for law enforcement by abolishing victimless crime. Victimless crimes are not really crimes… and make the cops the criminals. A real crime, by definition, has a perpetrator and a victim: murder, assault, rape, theft, and extortion are all obvious crimes because there is a victim. Politicians and bureaucrats frequently institute illogical, immoral and counter-productive “laws” (politician scribbles) that penalize peaceful, non-violent people for “crimes” that have no victim. Drug possession, gambling, and making arrests for ignoring Covid-19 lockdown and social distancing orders are examples of victimless crimes where politicians attempt to get the police to use violence immorally and preemptively on overwhelmingly peaceful people frequently to raise revenue or enforce their version of morality on a population. When the police use violence and coercion against peaceful people for victimless crimes (there is simply no way to sugar-coat this) it makes the cops the criminals who are engaged in kidnapping and extortion under the color of law. The THICKREDLINE Project is organizing the police to say: NO! to the organized crime “government” on lockdowns, mask mandates and other victimless crimes.Continue reading…Shawn Ryan – Etienne de la Boetie2 Debate Challenge UpdateIs Shawn Ryan Going to Let Etienne Drive Right Past Him?So I am rolling through Nashville, where Shawn Ryan’s studio is, next week on the way to my son’s college graduation and the following week on the way back. I had sent Shawn Ryan’s team an invitation to debate the legitimacy of “government” and the fact that the organized crime “government” is using unethically manipulative tricks and techniques to create “order-followers” (Soul-diers) willing to set their morality aside and kill whomever they are told while living off money stolen from others at the point of a gun. He or his team have not responded so I wanted to double down and make it clear I am calling him out.Continue Reading…Videos of the WeekGreg Reese: The New World Order – Arctic Trade Routes & Programmable Digital Currenciesby Greg ReeseThe United Nations emblem uses a projection map which is centered on the North Pole. This projection was chosen in 1945 when the UN was founded and the Arctic was strategically irrelevant. Today it has become the world’s most contested zone. The center of the UN’s map is precisely the terrain that every major power is now scrambling for.The Russian narrative is that a coming Pole Shift will thaw parts of Siberia and the Arctic coastline, of which Russia controls approximately 53%. This Northern Sea Route, the NSR, saves 15 days of travel compared to the Suez Canal route. Russia has already invested over $35 billion dollars developing this area for a future Arctic civilization.The narrative in the United States, which has a limited Arctic footprint compared to Russia, has been more desperate. Its story began as man-made “global warming,” now simplified to “climate change.” The U.S. is hurrying to meet a 2030 deadline, and is looking to acquire Canada and Greenland which would give it the ability to dominate the Northwest Passage, the alternative Arctic trade route to Russia’s NSR.The European Union has expanded NATO to include Arctic states, Sweden and Finland. In January 2025 the EU established the European Polar Coordination Office (EPCO) in Sweden’s Arctic region.Continue reading…“Government”, Media and AcademiaCriminality ExposedThese articles also appears in “Government”, Media and Academia Criminality Exposed, A digest of HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of articles exposing and suggesting inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “Government,” Media and Academia by the Art of Liberty Foundation. You can view the other articles or subscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/Government_ScamsTrump scam cost MAGA devotees over $4B: expertby DNYUZDuring an appearance on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Ratner came armed with charts that show a dramatic plunge in value in the Trump meme coin since its inception to a point where it is almost worthless.“Generally speaking, what he did was he [Trump] created something called a $Trump coin,” he said.“And you’ll also remember there was a $Melania coin a little bit later. It is a coin that means nothing. It is like buying a pet rock, except you don’t even get a rock; it has no value. It has no trading value, it’s not used in commerce — nothing. They sold them initially at $7 and went all the way up to $45. Not surprisingly, it crashed.”Continue reading…ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 monthsby Judd LegumOn October 3, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly stopped paying third-parties for medical care provided to detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Third-party providers are used to provide “medically necessary” care including “dialysis, prenatal care, oncology, [and] chemotherapy,” according to ICE.A document posted to an official government contracting website by ICE on November 12, described the situation as an “absolute emergency” that needed to be resolved “immediately” to “prevent any further medical complications or loss of life.”According to the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), payments to third parties were supposed to resume on April 30, 2026. ICE has contracted with a private firm, Acentra Health, to process reimbursements.Continue reading…Somali Fraud Is Only A Drop In The Bucket [Compared to H1-B Visa Fraud & Fake Indian College Degrees]by Carla Sands and Samantha FlaniganThe Somali fraud is only a drop in the bucket, as it compares to the elaborate Indian fraud and scam networks that are taking American tech jobs and hurting the American economy, through H-1B visas, bought degrees and fake certifications.Since COVID, 90% of the net gain in American jobs have gone to foreign workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (RELATED: Betrayed American Workers Expose Dark Underbelly Of H-1B Visa Scheme)Tech companies are passing over American college students for foreign workers, many of whom have scam degrees and certifications. In a study conducted by the Institute for Sound Public Policy, 60% of American citizens and 86% of foreign Computer Science Master’s graduates got jobs six months after graduation from UMass Amherst in 2022.Continue reading…Ilhan Omar Refuses to Provide Documents Related to $250M ‘Feeding Our Future’ Scandalby Fox News and Avery DayUS Representative Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., refused to respond to a request from a Minnesota committee seeking more information on her ties to the massive fraud scandal in the state that is predominantly Somalian, prompting a subpoena vote that failed.A Minnesota State representative said, “We have endeavored in multiple ways to get access to [information] because, as everyone knows, Representative Omar had had some role, whether inadvertent or not. She passed the MEALS Act in March of 2020, and that took the guardrails off the federal school nutrition program, which created the conditions for fraud.”Omar has been in the news in recent weeks over an “accounting error” in which she claimed her husband was worth millions, but amended her financial disclosure filing and now claims their assets are worth less than $95,000 after the filing came under scrutiny. His wine business has been shuttered.Continue reading…The Art of Liberty Foundation… in Spanish!We are adding a new section to Five Meme Friday to promote our new Substack, Telegram group, Instagram, and translations of To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many in Spanish. Please tell your Spanish speaking friends! “Go Paid” on our Spanish Substack to support getting voluntaryist ideas, books, and memes translated into Spanish AND get a free paperback copy of To See the Cage is To Leave It in Latin American Spanish.¡Por qué es fundamental usar efectivo! (¡Y criptomonedas, oro/Goldbacks, plata e incluso monedas de cinco centavos!)Con los bancos empezando a fallar, hay algunas cosas fáciles y específicas que usted puede hacer para fortalecer la capacidad de su comunidad local para sobrevivir a un colapso bancario o a una devaluación del dólar.Use efectivo físico¡Por qué deberíamos pagar con efectivo en todos los lugares que podamos con billetes en lugar de una tarjeta de crédito! — Adaptado de la publicación viral en “Fedbook” de Wren Hope RoseContinuar leyendo…“Daily News of The Week”Ft. Knox Full of Impure Gold Unfit for International Transactionsby Jp CortezThe bulk of the US gold reserves held in Fort Knox are made up of impure “non-standard” bars that don’t qualify for use in international settlements. In practice, this means that most of America’s massive gold stockpile is illiquid and wouldn’t be readily accepted on the international market should the need arise:“It’s a decrepit relic just like our monetary policy is. With respect to America’s gold stockpile, we hold ourselves to a lower standard than the rest of the world,” Money Metals CEO Stefan Gleason said.The French central bank recently sold 129 tonnes of similar non-standard gold that was stored in New York and replaced it with higher-quality bars that will remain in France.Notwithstanding the lack of any credible physical audits for decades, US gold reserves are reported to be 8,133.5 metric tons. That’s roughly 261.5 million troy ounces. About half of that (147.3 million ounces according to the US Mint) is stored at Fort Knox. The rest is spread out between the Denver Mint, the West Point Bullion Depository, and the Federal Reserve vault in New York.Continue reading…28% of Breast Cancer Cases Linked to 6 Modifiable Risk Factorsby Dr. Joseph MercolaNearly 1 in 3 breast cancer cases is linked to daily habits like diet, blood sugar control, body weight, activity level, alcohol use, and tobacco exposure, which means your everyday choices directly influence your long-term riskPoor metabolic health, especially high blood sugar and excess body fat, creates an internal environment that disrupts normal cell function and increases the likelihood of abnormal growthWhat you eat plays a major role in risk, with diet identified as the largest contributor among modifiable factors, making each meal an opportunity to either support or harm your healthProgress has been uneven, with reductions in smoking and alcohol-related risk but worsening trends in metabolic factors like obesity and blood sugar, which continue to drive rising case numbersContinue reading…Stripe updates Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, tooby Sarah PerezFinancial services platform Stripe is introducing a digital wallet specifically built for the AI era, where autonomous agents can perform tasks that include shopping, paying for reservations, buying tickets, and more.At its annual conference this week, the company introduced an upgraded version Link, its digital wallet that allows you to connect various payment methods, track your spending, and view your recurring subscriptions. Now, it also lets you integrate your AI agents so they can spend on your behalf, securely.Link, which is available on the web, iOS, and Android, offers many things that you might expect from a digital wallet. You can connect payment methods, including cards, banks, crypto wallets, and buy now/pay later services, as well as store important details for online checkout, like your billing and shipping information.The wallet offers other handy features, too, like the ability to see what you’re spending, and track your recurring subscriptions — even updating the payment method the services have on file, as needed. It also offers 90 days of protection on eligible purchases from select merchants.Continue reading…BREAKING STUDY: Infant Mortality Surged 37% and Birth Defect Deaths Jumped 46% After COVID-19 “Vaccine” Rolloutby Nicolas Hulscher, MPHA major new peer-reviewed study we just published in Medical Research Archives has uncovered a shocking reversal: after two decades of steady progress, infant mortality surged 37% since 2020, congenital abnormality deaths jumped 46%, and registered live births collapsed by 24% — all coinciding with expanded vaccination campaigns in the Philippines.The study is titled Global Implications of Vaccination and Rising Infant Mortality in the Philippines, authored by Sally A. Clark, Claire Rogers, Mila Radetich, Nicolas Hulscher (myself), Kirstin Cosgrove, Breanne Craven, M. Nathaniel Mead, and James A. Thorp.Using official Philippine Statistics Authority data on 41.7 million births and over 546,000 infant deaths from 2000–2024, plus Department of Health vaccination records, we documented a sharp turnaround after two decades of steady progress.Infant mortality rate fell to a historic low of 11.05 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020. Then it rose 37% to 15.11 by 2024 — a statistically significant jump (p < 0.0001) that erased more than 20 years of gains in just five years.Continue reading...The US Spends More On ‘Defense’ Than The Next 8 Countries Combinedby Tyler DurdenFor the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025.Total global defense spending also reached a record $2.6 trillion, signaling a major shift in geopolitical priorities.Using data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, ranks the 15 countries driving this surge in military spending.While the U.S. still operates on an entirely different scale, the biggest shift is happening in Europe, where countries are no longer just maintaining military capacity but expanding it significantly.Continue reading...The Extreme Hypocrisy of Arrogant Americans Concerning Immigrationby Gary D. Barnett“Imagine if the U.S. invaded a country, conquered it after a savage conflict and gained about half of that nation’s territory in the treaty that ended the fighting.”Ric Anderson: August 26th, 2018 article in the Las Vegas SunConsidering all the complete insanity now happening, this subject would not seem important to most at this time, but it should be a vital part of the education process, instead of being purposely and intentionally eliminated from American history. Maybe if dumbed down Americans actually understood even a modicum of historical fact about this brutal nation-state and its past, the ludicrous notion of ‘exceptionalism’ would never have raised its ugly head. What a different world we would live in now had most been taught their real history.As is evident today, most all Americans would prefer it seems, to not allow anyone the ability to come here, raise families, and work. Of course, these attitudes are based on long-term indoctrination, propaganda, and lies, all meant to cause mass division and hatred. Most of the hate, at least initially, was aimed at those below the southern border, Mexicans in particular. What is so astonishing about this, is that if accurate history about U.S. aggression was known by this population, maybe things would never have gotten to such an horrendous state, and a more harmonious situation would have been the result.Continue reading...Visualizing Europe’s Birth-Rate Collapseby Tyler DurdenEurope’s population is no longer replacing itself.Across the continent, fertility rates have fallen below the 2.1 births per woman needed to maintain stable population levels, with no country meeting that threshold as of 2024.The map below, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, shows the number of live births per woman across Europe using the most recent data from Eurostat, FRED, and the UK’s Office for National Statistics.From Ukraine (0.99) to Spain (1.1), some of Europe’s largest countries now rank among those with the lowest birth rates, highlighting how widespread the decline has become.Continue reading...Report: US To Close Military Base Meant to Oversee Gaza Ceasefire Deal That Israel Has Constantly Violatedby Dave DeCampThe Trump administration is set to shutter a US-led military base in southern Israel meant to oversee the Gaza ceasefire deal, which Israel has constantly violated, according to a report from Reuters.The Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) was established after the Gaza ceasefire deal was signed in early October 2025, and 200 US troops were initially deployed. Since then, the US has done and said nothing as Israel continued killing Palestinians, restricting aid, and taking additional territory in Gaza.Sources told Reuters that the CMCC’s responsibilities would be handed over to the International Stabilization Force (ISF), which was supposed to be established and deployed to Gaza under President Trump’s Gaza plan, though it’s unclear what that means since an international force to deploy to Gaza never actually materialized.The report said that under the US plan to shutter the CMCC, the US would reduce the number of troops at the outpost from 190 to 40 and wants civilian staff from other countries to fill the roles left vacant by US military personnel.Continue reading...Trump Renews Call for Israel to Give Netanyahu a Pardonby Kyle AnzalonePresident Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Tel Aviv to grant a pardon to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader is battling multiple corruption charges.Trump told the Israeli outlet Kan News on Sunday, “Tell your president to pardon Bibi [Netanyahu’s nickname]. He’s a wartime prime minister. They wouldn’t have Israel if it wasn’t for me and Bibi in that order. You want to have a PM that can focus on the war, not focus on nonsense.”Netanyahu and his wife are facing multiple corruption charges. Israel’s President Issac Herzog has the power to grant Netanyahu a pardon. Last week, Trump said Herzog could become an Israeli hero by granting Netanyahu a pardon. “I like the guy, Herzog,” Trump said. “He will be a national hero if he gives Bibi a pardon. I will very much appreciate it.”Herzog says he does not plan to make a decision until negotiations with Netanyahu’s legal team are concluded. Israel will hold elections in October. If Netanyahu’s Likud does not win the election, the chance that the Prime Minister could go to jail increases.Continue reading...Hantavirus Hoaxby Jamie AndrewsGonna smash this Emergency article out (apologies for any more than usual frequency of typos and terrible grammar) as I think it works best when challenging the narrative as we saw was put to good effect with the Meningitis Hoax in the UK. I think as a collective we managed to counter extremely quickly and hopefully save some kids from getting the toxic vaccines or even worse submitting themselves to the allopathic death cult of Modern Western Hospitals.Understood—and in that context, the key point is:If this is a non-Andes hantavirus outbreak (as is overwhelmingly the case in Europe and similar cruise-related investigations), then:No — it is not considered contagious human-to-human, even in close settings like a cruise ship.Continue reading...Key U.S. yield at 5% highlights mounting pressure in bond marketby Alice GledhillThe yield on 30-year U.S. government debt hovered around five per cent after breaching the key level for the first time since July at the start of the week — suggesting pressure in the world’s biggest bond market isn’t letting up.It’s a threshold that carries special importance, with some viewing it as a “line in the sand” and traders watching for signs it could shift higher. The yield was at 5.01 per cent as of 6:42 a.m. after hitting 5.03 per cent on Monday.At the heart of the selloff is a fresh bout of concern over inflation and the possibility of fewer interest-rate cuts as oil prices soar with the Strait of Hormuz still shuttered. A torrent of company spending on artificial intelligence is also raising fears price growth could accelerate in the short term.A yield of five per cent or beyond is important because it makes fears about the budget and the growing debt-servicing costs for the U.S. government more urgent. It also has significant implications for other financial markets and the real economy, potentially raising mortgage rates and hurting consumers.Continue reading...Economics of a Megawatt of AI Data Centerby Brian WangCruseo CEO Lochmiller broke down the inputs/outputs with high precision (April 2025 contract pricing and the talk)Upfront capex is ~$59M per MW of developed capacity.Roughly half (~$30M) is IT (GPUs, CPUs, networking, storage, etc.).The rest covers data center build, power plant/generation, and other infrastructure.Annual revenue (pure infrastructure lease/IaaS layer) is ~$15M per MW.Higher-value managed services/cloud layer can add another ~$15M+ per MW in revenue.Annual opex is Only ~$1–1.1M per MW (power + other).Continue reading...How Iran Defeated Israelby Kit KlarenbergA stunning investigative report by Hebrew-language outlet Ynet has laid bare the embarrassing cataclysm not only of the US-Israeli war on Iran, but the Zionist entity’s effort throughout to end the Islamic Republic via covert and overt military and intelligence operations. Violent Mossad-orchestrated protests, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s murder, and a Kurdish invasion were intended to produce regime change and “total victory” over Tehran. Yet, as Ynet concludes: “what started as a far-reaching Israeli move, rich in imagination, final in its solution, ends in heartache.”In granular detail, the investigation tracks how the Zionist entity’s deranged scheme germinated in the minds of Israeli intelligence, military, and political chiefs, before the Trump administration was comprehensively sold on the plot. Along the way, Ynet exposes extraordinary and dangerous levels of delusion and imperial hubris at the highest levels of Tel Aviv and Washington. For example, Benjamin Netanyahu sincerely - and dangerously - believed Israel’s criminal September 2024 assault of Lebanon, and the June 2025 12 Day War, had decimated Hezbollah and Iran.This perspective was shared by Mossad, which had been building a vast, dedicated anti-government army in Tehran since 2022. The Zionist entity was wholeheartedly convinced its forces had the power to collapse the entire Islamic Republic. “Fostering mass protest” and encouraging “armed resistance of minorities” - specifically, Kurds within and without Iran - in “parallel” with assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khameinei were all dedicated parts of a three-pronged coup d’etat strategy. Netanyahu truly believed “total victory” over the Resistance was in grasp across every West Asian theatre. Ynet reports:“Overthrowing the regime was the heart of Israel’s overall war plan.”Continue reading...The monetary system is designed to enslave you and your governmentEtienne Note: To better understand the fraudulent monetary system, see our article THE GREATEST THEFT IN HUMAN HISTORY! How the Banks and “Government” Will Steal At Least $2.73 Million From Every Working American… “Legally”. Download the PDF at ArtOfLiberty.org/Inflationby Rhoda WilsonThe creation of money by central banks is not what you have been led to believe.As the Bank of England has confirmed, money is created when a loan is signed, and this system funnels wealth upwards to the bankers while keeping the masses in debt.To break free from this system, people can take personal action, such as getting debt-free, saving and stopping the use of mortgages and credit cards, ultimately making the old system obsolete through small changes.Continue reading...Five Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta and Mark Zuckerbergby Alexandra AlterFive major publishers — Hachette, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, Elsevier and Cengage — and the best-selling novelist Scott Turow have filed a class-action copyright infringement lawsuit against Meta and its founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg.The complaint, which was filed on Tuesday morning in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses Meta and Zuckerberg of illegally using millions of copyrighted works to train their artificial intelligence program Llama, and of removing copyright notices and other copyright management information from those works.The lawsuit asserts that Meta’s engineers relied on pirated books and journal articles to train the program by downloading unlicensed copies through websites like Anna’s Archive, an open source search engine for piracy sites including LibGen and Sci-Hub. The suit also claims that “Zuckerberg himself personally authorized and actively encouraged the infringement.”“A.I. is powering transformative innovations, productivity and creativity for individuals and companies, and courts have rightly found that training A.I. on copyrighted material can qualify as fair use,” a Meta spokesman, Dave Arnold, told The Times. “We will fight this lawsuit aggressively.”Continue reading...A Terrain Study for the Battle of the Strait of Hormuzby Matt BrackenAfter following the latest news from both sides, and listening to this morning’s Pentagon brief, it’s becoming clear to me that the new American “safe passage guidance” plan is to steer shipping through the inshore southern “local traffic” channel near Oman. Jazirat Salamah is the northernmost outcropping of Omani Territory, and guards this inshore shipping channel.This chart shows the entire Strait of Hormuz. The old official inbound and outbound channels ran through the middle. The current Iranian “toll route” is on the northern side in Iranian waters, and inbound ships must gain approval and then pass between the two Iranian islands shown. Outbound ships must also gain approval, and then pass near to Larak Island. Iran has implied that the center of the Strait of Hormuz has been mined, and the only safe route is the Iranian toll route.This morning General Caine wasn’t explicit, citing operational security reasons, but it seems clear to me that he is suggesting that shipping will be kept safe if it passes through Oman’s inshore channel. For now it appears we will not be sending our warships through it, but we will put a total safety zone above and around it using our persistent surveillance and air power. It remains to be seen if any non-U.S. ships will take up the offer to run through the inshore passage, without the physical presence of U.S. warships confidently escorting them, and sharing their danger.Continue reading...The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (1951)by UnbekomingThe True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, first published in 1951, is one of the strangest and most enduring works of twentieth-century political thought. Strange because of who wrote it — a self-educated longshoreman with no university degree, no academic post, no institutional sponsor — and enduring because, more than seventy years after it appeared, no one has yet written a better short book on why ordinary people throw themselves into religious revivals, nationalist crusades and political revolutions with a willingness to die that defies every assumption of self-interest. Eisenhower kept it on his desk and recommended it publicly. It has never gone out of print. Each new generation rediscovers it during whatever upheaval happens to be theirs, and finds the old longshoreman waiting with most of the answers already worked out.Eric Hoffer (1902–1983) lived a life almost calculated to disqualify him as a public intellectual. He worked in restaurants, picked crops as a migrant in California’s fields, prospected for gold in the mountains, and after Pearl Harbor settled into twenty-five years on the San Francisco docks loading and unloading ships. He read philosophy on his lunch breaks — Montaigne, Pascal, Dostoyevsky, Bagehot — and he wrote in spiral notebooks during the hours other men spent at home. The True Believer was his first book, written largely in the evenings after shifts on the waterfront, and dedicated to Margaret Anderson, an editor whose persistent prodding from across a continent finally pried it loose from him. He went on to write nine more books. In 1983 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He never gave up the docks.Continue reading...Aside From Funding Hate, SPLC Helped to Corrupt Education & Brainwash Childrenby Alex NewmanWhile the nation digests the bombshell federal indictment handed down against the Southern Poverty Law Center on April 21, 2026, most Americans are rightly focused on the hypocrisy. But the SPLC’s giant and malign influence in U.S. “education” should be under the microscope, too.A grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, just charged the self-styled “civil rights” outfit with 11 counts for secretly funneling more than $3 million in donor funds to key figures within the very groups it claims to fight. The Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, and even the National Socialist (Nazi) Party of America benefited from the largess.Criminal charges so far include wire fraud, false statements to banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. In short, prosecutors say the SPLC defrauded donors by paying extremists to “infiltrate” and then promote the very organizations it publicly denounced. Longtime critics of the SPLC were not surprised.In fact, in 2018, this writer wrote an extensive report for the Law Enforcement Intelligence Brief warning about the SPLC’s dangerous lies and deception tactics. The report went to every police chief and sheriffs in America. The SPLC repeatedly attacked this writer, too, most recently in a hit piece on Charlie Kirk published just a couple of months before Kirk was assassinated.Continue reading...The Dementia Mythby Vernon ColemanDr Vernon ColemanThe diagnosis, treatment and reporting of dementia is a massive and previously unrecognised scandal. The staggering fact is that most cases of dementia could probably be cured in a week or two – maybe a little longer with some patients. Anyone who says otherwise is either woefully misinformed or a drug company mouthpiece.Around the world there are estimated to be around 50 million people suffering from dementia – though this figure is probably on the low side. One half of all the patients admitted to nursing homes are said to be suffering from dementia of one sort or another.Continue reading...Iran has hit far more US military assets than reported, satellite images showby Evan Hill, Jarrett Ley, Alex Horton, Tara Copp, Dan LamotheIranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the war began, hitting hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft and key radar, communications and air defense equipment, according to a Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery. The amount of destruction is far larger than what has been publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government or previously reported.The threat of air attacks rendered some of the U.S. bases in the region too dangerous to staff at normal levels, and commanders moved most of the personnel from these sites out of the range of Iranian fire at the start of the war, officials have said.Since the start of the war on Feb. 28, seven service members have died in strikes on U.S. facilities in the region — six in Kuwait and one in Saudi Arabia — and more than 400 troops have suffered injuries as of late April, the U.S. military said. While most of the wounded returned to duty within days, at least 12 suffered injuries that military officials classified as serious, according to U.S. officials who, among others, spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.Satellite imagery of the Middle East is unusually difficult to acquire at present. Two of the largest commercial providers, Vantor and Planet, have complied with requests from the U.S. government — their biggest customer — to limit, delay or indefinitely withhold the publication of imagery of the region while the war is ongoing, making it difficult or impossible to assess Iran’s counterstrikes. Those restrictions began less than two weeks into the war.Continue reading...Make Way for AI Agents - What Are They?by Ina Fried, Madison MillsAI makers have trained agents to use software like people do. Now the industry is starting to build software for agents first.Continue reading...The Longevity Secrets Helping Athletes Blow Past the Limits of AgeBy Devin Gordon Photographs by Dina LitovskyDevin Gordon spoke with more than two dozen pro athletes, coaches, team executives, trainers, agents, surgeons and wellness entrepreneurs for this article.It was just over three decades ago that the Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs did something remarkable, possibly unmatched in baseball history. For much of his career, Boggs’s routine for bouncing back after games — his preferred postgame recovery modality, in the parlance of modern sports science — was pounding cans of Miller Lite. And according to Boggs, during one flight from Boston to Los Angeles in 1994 (or possibly 1992 or 1989; the dates are understandably fuzzy) he drank 73 beers.Boggs was in his mid-30s at the time and still reliably batting well over .300, which would be exceptional even for a pro player in his late-20s physical prime, but he was also playing in a different era. Suffice it to say that in modern baseball — a power game predicated on tape-measure home runs and 100-mile-per-hour fastballs — there’s no way Boggs would bat above .300 at an advanced age with 73-beer hangovers. Pro athletes now, especially older ones, are more like round-the-clock recovery droids who occasionally play sports. They’re not guzzling Miller Lites on those cross-country flights; they’re drinking cherry juice for the melatonin to get ahead of the jet lag and wearing Normatec compression sleeves on both legs to stimulate lymphatic drainage and reduce inflammation.Continue reading...Trump Pauses Project Freedom Amid “Great Progress” Towards ‘Complete & Final’ Agreement With Iranby Tyler DurdenTrump announce ‘pause’ to Project Freedom amid optimism of a “complete and final” deal with Iran; French ship confirmed hit in cruise missile attack, crew members injuredRubio declares ‘offensive’ actions of Operation Epic Fury are over, and now Project Freedom is in swing. Another vessel comes under attack in Hormuz.UAE under attack again, confirmed in state sources - however which Iran denies doing - instead saying its actions were directed at the United States. White House still hasn’t declared end of ceasefire.Pentagon addresses whether ceasefire over or violated: Caine says Iran’s Monday operations were “all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point.“Continue reading...Can you tell which countries were the 10 most vaccinated vs. 10 least COVID vaccinated?by Steve KirschThere is a 39X difference in the average number of COVID “vaccine” doses per 100 people between the 10 most vaccinated countries and the 10 least vaccinated countries in the OWID data.Below I graph the cumulative COVID deaths per million in the top/bottom 10 countries.Can you tell which countries the “vaccine” worked by looking at the curves?If the vaccine worked, the COVID deaths should nearly flatline right after rollout.Continue reading...Alcohol At Any Dose Causes Cancer, Violence, And Shrinks Your BrainEtienne Note: In Jason Christoff’s documentary Planet Mind Control he breaks down how Hollywood is subliminally advertising drugs like caffeine and alcohol into their content to weaken the population so they can be effectively tax farmed. In my review of the documentary, Planet Mind Control - Documentary on What Hollywood is Inserting Subliminally into Movies and TV, I break down how they are inserting Statism into movies and tell-a-vision as well.by Robert Yoho, MD• Alcohol kills roughly 178,000 Americans per year, more than all illicit drugs combined, yet its producers spend $2 billion annually on advertising with almost no regulatory pushback.• The “safe at moderate doses” doctrine, often cited as 1 to 3 drinks per day, has been systematically dismantled by the 2018 Global Burden of Disease study and subsequent research confirming that no safe level of consumption exists.• Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States; it drives cancer at 7 distinct tissue sites, atrophies the brain with as few as 1 to 2 drinks per day in women, and triggers cardiovascular damage that the industry’s “French paradox” mythology long concealed.Continue reading...Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists” including “Anarchists”Etienne Note: The organized crime “government” has deceitfully lumped anarchists, people who don’t believe in the legitimacy, desirability or necessity of “government” in with Leftist Extremists and Anti-Fascists. It is deceitful because as I have broken down in detail, in my article: The Fake Left-Right Paradigm - What is the REAL Political Spectrum the Monopoly Media is Hiding?, how the organized crime “government” and monopoly media present a fake-left right political spectrum to hide the REAL political spectrum from the population because it exposes the authoritarian nature of the “government” in relation to REAL freedom (vs. the Fake Freedom taught in the mandatory schools and extoled by the monopolized media.Insane Pre-Crime Strategy Unveiled for Leftist “Extremists” including “Anarchists”by Ken KlippensteinThe White House declared war on the American people today, labeling its political opponents as terrorists, including “Left-wing extremists.” The new label also claims that there are “deepening alliances” between “the far-left and Islamists” — or pro-Palestinian protesters.The language is contained in the White House’s newly released National Counterterrorism Strategy. It is the first National Strategy to be unveiled since 2021, when the Biden administration issued its document. The Strategy identifies the “left-wing,” “anti-Fascists,” “Anarchists” and “radically pro-transgender” ideologies as threats equivalent to jihadi groups like al Qaeda and ISIS, or narco-traffickers.The Strategy is the brainchild of White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka, an eccentric figure I have reported on, who last year hinted at terrorism charges being levied for political opponents of the administration. The document makes clear he got his wish. Gorka called the Strategy “my life’s work,” and apparently waxed so poetic in previous drafts that his superiors told him (by his own account): “Cut it down, Gorka!”Continue reading...US’s Latest “Project Freedom” Boondoggle Sinks in Less Than a Dayby SimpliciusThe carnival is in its last season, and it’s beginning to show its age, appearing at times both erratic and woefully rehearsed to exasperated audiences.The latest spectacle saw Trump launch an ill-fated and ill-planned ‘Project Freedom’, a kind of freedom of navigation gimmick in Hormuz, which immediately flopped hours later when US destroyers attempting to cross the strait were targeted by Iran.The entire charade was particularly confused: for instance, the US official “guidance” for this bizarro stunt essentially told daring vessels to “chance it” through Omani territorial waters in the hopes it would avoid Iranian strikes.This was a desperate US ploy, used before, to try and give the strait an appearance of being “opened” by begging commercial traffic to volunteer as guinea pigs and meatshields-in-one in the hopes that nothing is hit.Continue reading...The truth about State Farmby Judd Legum and Rebecca CrosbyIn an ad campaign that has blanketed the airwaves this year, State Farm compares itself to a sleazy fictional competitor, Halfway There Insurance. The commercial features two popular comedic actors, Danny McBride and Keegan Michael Key, riffing to the Bon Jovi classic, Livin’ on a Prayer.“There’s damage to your home on this block,” McBride and Key croon. “We won’t make things right, cuz filing a claim is tough.” The comedy duo stresses that, unlike State Farm, their pretend company will not live up to its promises and does not care about customer satisfaction. “So forget what we told you. It ain’t worth squat. It doesn’t make a difference if you’re happy or not,” they sing.A website created by State Farm, HalfwayThereInsurance.com, jokes that Halfway There Insurance will just claim that home damage is not their responsibility. For “actual home protection,” the website advises, “we’d say go with State Farm.”No expense is spared on the campaign, which debuted during the Super Bowl. The ad concludes when Jon Bon Jovi himself, riding in a red convertible with State Farm pitchman “Jake,” offers a disgruntled Halfway There customer, played by actress Hailee Steinfeld, a lift. “Stop living on a prayer and get State Farm,” Jake says.Continue reading...The greatest theft in history (part 2)by Darby JonesIn The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, it took Deep Thought 7.5 million years to calculate the answer to life, the universe, and everything. I discovered the answer this year at the age of 42.* That asterisk is crucial. It’s actually the answer, but it means nothing if you don’t ask the right question.Nothing will stop the mega-rich from controlling their political puppets and distracting us from looking up. Look around. Neighbors fighting over jobs, healthcare, housing — your brother-in-law skipped Thanksgiving … again. Half your Facebook feed has written off the other half as deplorable monsters.The world’s a mess, but the reason your dollar can’t buy a nickel has nothing to do with the Left or Right. Follow the money. Look up at the power keeping us down.Power /pau̇(-ə)r/: 1. Fractional reserve banking. 2. The Fed. 3. Global “mafia.”Continue reading...Plastic Is Building Up In Human Brains, And Junk Food May Be Making It WorseBy StudyFinds Analysis - Reviewed by John Anderer - Research led by Dr. Julio Licinio (Genomic Press)Human brain tissue has been found to contain far more microplastics than other organs, with the highest levels in people diagnosed with dementia.Ultra-processed foods, which make up more than half of calories consumed in the United States, are a major delivery vehicle for these plastic particles.A blood-filtering medical procedure shows early promise as a way to remove microplastics from the body, but scientists say more measurement tools are needed before it can be confirmed to work.A plastic spoon’s worth of tiny fragments, quietly accumulating inside the human brain. That image is no longer science fiction, it’s where a new scientific perspective begins, and it argues that the growing buildup of plastics in the human body is one of the most pressing brain health questions of the moment.Continue reading...Upcoming Liberty EventsDerrick Broze - The 2026 Activation Tour, Multiple Cities, US, May 1st – July 26th, 2026Constellation Anarchist Festival, Montreal, Canada, May 14th – 20th, 2026Derrick Broze w/ Prezence in Sedona - May 16th, 2026Porcupine Freedom Festival - June 21st-28th, 2026Why Is The Healthcare System Broken? - Windham, New Hampshire - June 27th54th Annual Rainbow Gathering, Northern California, US, July 1st – 7th, 2026FreedomPalooza 2026 – July 8th – 13th 2026, Northumberland, NHMidwest Peace & Liberty Fest, Lake Satoshi, MI, US, August 6th – 9th, 2026Liberty International World Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7th – 9th, 2026Northeast Unschooling Conference, Pittsfield, MA, US, August 15th – 18th, 2026International Conference for Anarchist Studies, Manchester, UK, August 26th – 28th, 2026Free Cities Conference, Roatan, Honduras, September 3rd – 6th, 2026VonuFest, Illinois, US, September 21st – 28th, 2026AnarCon, Gore, VA, US, September 25th – 27th, 2026Memes BonanzaTruth Music of the WeekThis is What Happens When You Call the CopsHere is an amazing Rob Hustle music video to help you understand why you Almost NEVER want to call the cops… entitled… appropriately enough:This is What Happens When you Call the Cops! 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+ Your Phone Is Draining Your Brain (Even When It’s Off)Etienne Note: If the images aren’t visible, please try this browser LINK.Dear Subscribers,In the last edition of Five Meme Friday, I broke down how we caught Substack censoring people who posted links to our investigation showing how Fractional Reserve Banking + Federal, State and Local taxes + Social Security underpayments will steal $2.7 MILLION dollars from the median American ($60K annual salary) over a 40 year career + 20 year retirement.When we published the issue to our Five Meme Friday Substack with 1859 subscribers many of whom are paid subscribers paying Substack to deliver Five Meme Friday, Substack appears to have algorithmically censored the article and simply didn’t send it out.When we published that issue to our 2800+ subscribers on our Daily News from the Art of Liberty Foundation Wire, Substack censored it again.They published it out to the Substack website, but they simply didn’t e-mail anyone or publish to the Substack feed. The small number of people who read the article likely stumbled across it from the “home page” of our Substack.This is known as “Freedom of Speech without Reach.” The organized crime “government” will let you publish something to your/a website BUT they will turn off the ability for that information to be syndicated by Facebook, Reddit, X, Quora, Medium, Instagram, or other “Control of Perception” social media platforms at the same time that CIA-installed influencers like Shawn Ryan (See below) are given world-class sets, producers, social media teams, AND are having their content algorithmically PUMPED up so the average person gets a completely artificial understanding about what is really going on OR how they are having $2.7 MILLION dollars stolen from them by the organized crime “government” and banks.Most people simply don’t understand the extent to which hard-hitting, investigatory journalism is censored on platforms like Substack, Facebook, X, Reddit, and Medium among others… Because they never see it in the first place. The evidence of “government” illegitimacy and criminality is being censored at the platform level, while the platforms are using algorithmic amplification to pump up division, distraction and controlled opposition voices.Congrats on finding the REAL“tip of the spear” in the information war! This is the veritas… We are exposing the three things that the organized crime banks and “government” don’t want the population to know:1. 1. “Government” is illegitimate on its face… It is impossible to have a moral, legitimate “government”… It has been the Biggest Scam in History… and has produced the Greatest Theft in all of Human History…2. 2. Information is being controlled to the public using a monopolization of the media and algorithmic censorship of the DARPA Internet made possible by the TRILLIONS stolen though Fractional Reserve Banking and confiscatory taxation.3. 3. The “government” in Washington DC (and others) are being run as criminal enterprises with TRILLIONS of dollars going out the back door to identifiable interests.We are working on a plan to move us off of Substack and make us EXTREMELY censorship resistant. It is going to cost $20,000 to create our own infrastructure and we are one of the few voluntaryist organizations that has the IT capability and know-how to be able to do it. You can review our plan and understand the costs HERE.We need help… We simply can’t do it without our supporters. Please consider sponsoring the Art of Liberty Foundation here: ArtOfLiberty.org/Sponsor. We have some amazing perks to say: THANK YOU!The Truth Music of the week (below) is MK Culture from the Red Pill Friends new album: Same Side. You can find the studio version HERE and support the band by getting the Digital Download on Bandcamp here: . When the Red Pill Friends stopped to see Julie and I in Memphis on their way to play confluence last week, they signed Five (V) copies of the new CD and Brendan Daniel, circled the chair legs in the pic appropriately! I have two (2) signed copies left for the next two folks who become Sustaining Members of the Art of Liberty Foundation at $500 a year or above! You also get signed copies of both my books and a variety of goodies. See the list here:ArtOfLiberty.org/SponsorIn Jason Christoff’s documentary Planet Mind Control he breaks down how Hollywood is subliminally advertising drugs like caffeine and alcohol into their content to weaken the population so they can be effectively tax farmed. In my review of the documentary, Planet Mind Control – Documentary on What Hollywood is Inserting Subliminally into Movies and TV, I break down how they are inserting Statism into movies and tell-a-vision. Here is an example of “ex” CIA podcaster Shawn Ryan doing the exact same thing to his audience. Shawn is one of DOZENS of “ex” CIA and/or intelligence agency operatives being given world-class sets, producers, social media teams, etc. to dominate the REAL battlefield: Control-of-Perception.. Can they trick you into thinking the “government” is legitimate, the military is heroic, and our wars are just. I have an email out to Shawn Ryan’s team with a challenge to debate the legitimacy of “government” and the reality of the military setting their morality aside and agreeing to kill whomever they are told while living on money stolen from others at the point of a gun.Top Stories of the WeekBoom! United Arab Emirates Exits OPECby Patrick Wood, Illustrated by Etienne de la Boetie2History has just been made. The Petrodollar is dead. Asset tokenization will replace the dollar when pricing oil. The IMEC corridor is rebooted with or without the Strait of Hormuz. All of this at the hands of the UAE, the balance of power in the Middle East has shifted. This validates my new book, The New Economics of Technocracy.On April 28, 2026, the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from OPEC, effective May 1, ending nearly six decades of membership in the oil cartel that has governed global energy markets since 1960. The announcement was brief. The implications are historic. What the UAE did on that date was not merely resign from an organization. It served formal notice that the architecture of global energy commerce — the petrodollar system that has underwritten American financial hegemony since the Nixon era — is being dismantled and replaced.1The timing tells the story. The Strait of Hormuz has been under effective Iranian blockade since February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran and assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Tanker traffic through the Strait dropped approximately 70 percent. Oil prices shattered the $100-per-barrel threshold. The ceasefire negotiations that followed have been a rolling catastrophe — agreements made and immediately broken, tolls demanded, mines in the water, and a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports creating what analysts have called a “dual blockade.” Against this backdrop, the UAE did not wait for resolution. It moved.The UAE’s exit is not an act of panic. It is the culmination of a decade of deliberate strategic positioning — in infrastructure, in finance, in artificial intelligence, and in the emerging Technocratic architecture I have been documenting for years. Understanding why the UAE wins regardless of how the Hormuz crisis resolves, and why its departure from OPEC accelerates the IMEC corridor project that Trump has called “one of the greatest trade routes in all of history,” requires seeing all the pieces simultaneously.Continue reading…Videos of the WeekYour Phone Is Draining Your Brain (Even When It’s Off)SummaryThe video explains how we have begun to outsource our mental faculties to smartphones, a phenomenon known as cognitive outsourcing. This trend of delegating tasks that the brain used to perform, such as basic mathematical calculations or spatial navigation, is weakening our natural abilities. For example, studies show that constant GPS use is linked to a decline in spatial memory, as the brain stops making the effort to understand its surroundings. This dependency creates an “illusion of knowledge” where we believe we master a subject simply because we can look it up on Google, when in reality we are only remembering the location of the information and not the data itself.A surprising finding is that the mere physical presence of a phone, even if it is turned off or face down, drains our intellectual capacity. Research from the University of Texas revealed that the brain subconsciously consumes valuable cognitive resources to ignore the device and avoid the temptation to use it. Those who keep their phones nearby score lower on concentration and memory tests compared to those who leave them in another room. This “brain drain” is constant and manifests even in phantom vibration syndrome, proving that our minds are permanently monitoring the device.Continue reading…Three Recent Examples Of AI Being Used For Empire Propagandaby Caitlin JohnstoneReading by Tim Foley:In the last few days I’ve seen three separate instances of generative AI being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to.Firstly, an Israel-based company called Generative AI for Good has been creating deepfakes of supposedly real women who say they were sexually assaulted by government forces in Iran.The Canary reports:Continue reading…“Government”, Media and AcademiaCriminality ExposedThese articles also appears in “Government”, Media and Academia Criminality Exposed, A digest of HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of articles exposing and suggesting inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “Government,” Media and Academia by the Art of Liberty Foundation. You can view the other articles or subscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/Government_ScamsTrump’s meme coin is down 80% since his first event promoting it. He’s holding another gala for it this weekend.by Victor ReklaitisPresident Donald Trump is slated to host another private event for top holders of his meme coin, but the grand functions aren’t sending the $TRUMP digital token to new highs — and the ethical concerns aren’t going away.Meme coins, a type of cryptocurrency based on internet memes or celebrities, tend to have no economic use but still can be lucrative for insiders and some traders. The Trump meme coin has been a big decliner since its launch in January 2025 just before Inauguration Day, although savvy traders may have made money by selling its short-lived rallies.The Trump coin TRUMPUSD +2.94% on Thursday was trading down 96% from its intraday record high of $72.62, which came on Jan. 19, 2025. It’s off by 80% from its closing level on May 22, when Trump hosted his first private event for the crypto’s top holders.Continue reading…Another MAHA “win”: RFK Jr’s son Finn raises $100M capitalizing on daddy’s position of power.by Sasha LatypovaAre your friends and relatives dying of mRNA-induced turbo cancer? Are they developing very baffling disabling autoimmune conditions? Strokes? Or some raging Alzheimer’s at young age?Mine are.Not to worry, the HHS with RFK Jr in charge will ignore these tragic statistics and continue to extend the ironclad liability shield for pharmas and hospitals via the PREP Act declarations for fake emergencies. Don’t call me a blackpiller and a movement divider, there is good news reported by Financial Times – RFK’s son Finn will profit from your dying and disabled family members in a “MAHA-maxxing” way! [MAHAMAXXING is a new term, coined by RFK Jr according to Fox News].Continue reading…How Trump turned the presidency into an infomercialby Judd LegumBefore his presidential campaign, George W. Bush sold his stake in the Texas Rangers.President Jimmy Carter placed his peanut farm in a blind trust.And President Barack Obama limited his assets to index funds, treasury bonds, and cash to avoid financial conflicts.Continue reading…Feds Raid Almost Two Dozen Daycares in Minnesota. Search Warrants Executed for “Rampant Fraud.” Somalis Key Suspectsby R. Cort KirkwoodFederal agents executed search warrants at almost two dozen daycare centers in Minnesota suspected of defrauding the taxpayers.One of the targets was the Quality Learning Center in Minneapolis, which became famous for its misspelled sign, “Quality Learing Center.”While federal officials have been tight-lipped about the raids, they are likely linked to the Somali daycare fraud uncovered by journalist Nick Shirley, as well as autism, Medicaid, and Covid-19 food fraud.Continue reading…The Art of Liberty Foundation… in Spanish!We are adding a new section to Five Meme Friday to promote our new Substack, Telegram group, Instagram, and translations of To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many in Spanish. Please tell your Spanish speaking friends! “Go Paid” on our Spanish Substack to support getting voluntaryist ideas, books, and memes translated into Spanish AND get a free paperback copy of To See the Cage is To Leave It in Latin American Spanish.¡Por qué es fundamental usar efectivo! (¡Y criptomonedas, oro/Goldbacks, plata e incluso monedas de cinco centavos!)Con los bancos empezando a fallar, hay algunas cosas fáciles y específicas que usted puede hacer para fortalecer la capacidad de su comunidad local para sobrevivir a un colapso bancario o a una devaluación del dólar.Use efectivo físico¡Por qué deberíamos pagar con efectivo en todos los lugares que podamos con billetes en lugar de una tarjeta de crédito! — Adaptado de la publicación viral en “Fedbook” de Wren Hope RoseContinuar leyendo…“Daily News of The Week”A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.by Jeremy KohlerAnother Trump Pardon: Nursing home operator Joseph Schwartz was convicted of a $39 million fraud, but President Donald Trump pardoned him just three months into a three-year prison term.A Troubling Pattern: Schwartz is one of several nursing home operators convicted of crimes who were granted clemency by Trump.Devastated Families: The families of some patients in Schwartz’s nursing homes have been awarded millions of dollars from lawsuits. But they haven’t been able to collect from him.These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.Continue reading…Government Policies, Not “Monopolies,” Undermine the Economyby Frank Shostak• Mises WireAccording to much popular thinking, “monopolies” are seen as undermining individuals’ economic well-being. For instance, monopolies are often blamed for increases in the prices of goods and services, often called inflation. Also, monopolies undermine the efficient functioning of the market economy by their ability to influence the prices and the quantity of goods and services.According to this thinking, monopolies cause deviations in the market conditions from the ideal state as depicted by the “perfect competition” model. It is held that, to bring the market conditions in line with the “perfect competition” model, the enforcement of the government regulation against monopolies are necessary.In the world of perfect competition, the following features characterize a market:There are many buyers and sellers in the market;Continue reading…Mapped: Where Gas Prices Have Surged Over 100%by Iswardi IshakGas prices have surged dramatically worldwide, led by Myanmar (+101%).Southeast Asia dominates the rankings, with 5 of the top 10 largest increases.Major economies like the U.S. have also seen sharp rises, with prices up 35%.Fuel price spikes are beginning to push up fertilizer and food costs globally.Continue reading…The Great Migration of Capital Within the United Statesby Martin ArmstrongWhat we are witnessing across the United States is not just people relocating. It is the migration of income itself, and the numbers now confirm the scale. According to the latest IRS data, California lost $11.9 billion in adjusted gross income in a single year, while New York lost $9.9 billion. At the same time, Florida gained $20.6 billion, Texas gained $5.5 billion, and states like South Carolina and North Carolina each gained roughly $4 billion. This is not theoretical. This is measurable capital movement, and it is accelerating.The critical point is that the IRS is not tracking opinions or surveys. It is tracking tax returns. These figures represent actual households, actual income, and actual wealth moving from one jurisdiction to another. The data is based on year-to-year address changes on filed tax returns, capturing both the number of households and the total income they take with them. When billions in adjusted gross income leave a state, that is not just population loss. That is a direct hit to the tax base.Continue reading…SBA Sends 562k Pandemic Loans To Bessent For Collections Totaling $22 Billionby Tyler DurdenThe U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a sweeping enforcement action targeting suspected pandemic-era loan fraud, referring more than 562,000 borrowers tied to $22.2 billion in delinquent loans to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for collection, according to the Small Business Association. The move marks the largest referral package in the agency’s history and signals a major escalation in federal efforts to recover funds distributed through COVID-19 relief programs.The loans in question stem from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) initiatives, which were designed to support small businesses during the pandemic. According to the SBA, these loans had already been flagged for potential fraud in prior years but were not previously sent for collection or investigation.Continue reading…White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooter’s Link to NASA and Other Curiositiesby News18, President Trump, James Li, Shaun Ryan, Joe Rogan and ZeroHedgeCole Thomas Allen, a 31-year-old from California, is suspected of opening fire at officers during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on April 25, 2026. Allen was armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and several knives. Although there were no injuries, one uniformed division officer was reportedly struck in his bulletproof vest. He has no criminal record. Trump said that Allen was a ‘lone wolf’ shooter.He is a graduate of the California Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering and has a Master’s degree in Computer Science. He was associated with Caltech’s robotic vehicle design in 2016. He participated in a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which has led to descriptions of him as a “NASA fellow” in some reports. Social media profiles indicate that he is a mechanical engineer, computer scientist, indie game developer, and part-time teacher based in Los Angeles.Allen contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee in support of Kamala Harris for president in 2024, according to federal campaign finance records.Continue reading…Is Anthropic Coming For eBay?by Tyler DurdenLate Friday afternoon, as most people were checking out for the weekend after nearly two months of U.S.-Iran war fatigue, Anthropic quietly released a note titled “Project Deal.” The company built a closed marketplace where AI agents negotiated prices, struck deals, and completed real transactions with money changing hands.“We created a marketplace for employees in our San Francisco office, with one big twist. We tasked Claude with buying, selling and negotiating on our colleagues’ behalf,” Anthropic wrote on X.The results: Claude agents made 186 deals across more than 500 listed items on a Slack-based marketplace, totaling just over $4,000 in transaction value.Anthropic’s point is that AI-to-AI commerce offers an early look at the coming agentic economy, where AI bots negotiate with other bots in a marketplace to strike the best deal.Continue reading…What Iran’s “tanker seizure” can teach us about MSM “reality”.by Kit Knightlyarlier today, Iranian state media channels published a video of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commandos seizing a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.I think we should talk about it. It can teach us a lot.Just watch it.Reuters describes it thus…Continue reading…Interview: The avionics suite designed to let anyone fly a planeBy David SzondyCalifornia-based aerospace company Airhart Aeronautics recently completed test flights of its new cockpit avionics suite for small planes at the company’s Long Beach facility. We sat down with Airhart President Nate Thuli to learn more.The test flights carried out on April 12, 2026 focused on the company’s Airhart Sling, which is a heavily modified South African Sling TSi that had been gutted and the interior and control systems replaced.The objective is to create a new avionics suite that could “democratize” flying small private planes by making the controls safer, more intuitive, and much simpler. This would be achieved by making the flying experience less like an airplane and more like an automobile, including replacing mechanical control linkages with fly-by-wire systems, even removing the traditional rudder pedals.To learn more about the technology behind this, we reached out to Airhart President Nate Thuli, an aerospace executive with extensive experience in defense modernization.Continue reading…Ballistics & BluePrints: How the ’12-Day War’ Accelerated Israel’s Redevelopment Agendaby MorganJune 12 to June 24, 2025, global media staged a nonstop spectacle, breathlessly narrating the scripted “12-day war” between Israel and Iran as if it were an unfolding geopolitical cataclysm.According to the standard timeline, Israel opened hostilities with “Operation Red Wedding,” targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities and senior IRGC leadership in what officials framed as a preemptive act of self-defence- (because that makes sense).Iran responded with multiple waves of ballistic missiles, claiming to hit critical infrastructure from Ben Gurion Airport and Tel Aviv to Haifa, Bat Yam, and Beersheba. Death tolls, bizarre rescue footage, and endless maps of “key strikes” fed a rolling sense of crisis.Al Jazeera’s interactive map catalogued these impact zones in detail. The press described entire neighbourhoods as “devastated,” thousands displaced, infrastructure crippled, and the state teetering on the edge.Continue reading…Childcare Is Breaking Family Budgets in Every State—and Deepening the Housing Squeezeby Allaire ConteThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines childcare as affordable if it costs 7% or less of a family’s income. Yet, in every single state, the typical family far exceeds that threshold, qualifying them as “cost-burdened” by this essential service.The timing couldn’t be worse as 1 in 3 homeowners and 1 in 2 renters are currently considered cost-burdened by housing—putting the two biggest and most essential costs of a family budget into direct competition.“Families with young kids are facing this double whammy,” explains Yuliya Panfil, director of the Future of Land and Housing Program at New America, a think tank. “If they don’t pay for child care, then they can’t work, and if they can’t work, then they can’t pay rent. So it’s this vicious cycle.”And it’s a dire assessment of the reality families face today. As a shortage of 4.03 million homes collides with a shortage of 4.2 million childcare slots, advocates argue these crises are now inextricably intertwined.Continue reading…Simplicius Iran War Update: US Carrier Groups in Position for Next Round as Trump “Dissatisfied” With Iranian Demandsby SimpliciusLet us begin with an update on the position of US carrier groups, as it informs us a bit as to the US’s current posture toward Iran.We happen to have gotten two new satellite geolocations. First, of the USS Gerald R Ford, which had been taken out of action due to a “laundry fire”, but has now returned to the Red Sea. It was reportedly seen pulling a hard and fast u-turn at geolocation 25.275, 35.964:Which puts it about here:Additional Arleigh Burke destroyers nearby, one conducting underway replenishment with a supply ship:Continue reading…Clavicular’s Rumoured Links to Peter Thiel – and His Definite Ties With an Israeli Crime FigureEtienne Note: Read my article: Are Jake Paul and Elon Musk Artificially Created “High Status Monkeys” to Steer Perception with Netflix and X?To understand why the organized crime system creates “high-status monkeys” (Celebrities) to steer the youth into toxic drugs and self-destructive behavior or cultural debasement (Looksmaxxing).by Anthony ColpoAs I noted in my previous post, Braden Peters, more famously known as “Clavicular”, exploded out of nowhere last year to become one of the world’s most famous influencers. Literally within the space of a month, Peters went from relative unknown to viral social media sensation.Clavicular’s message was two-fold: 1) Physical appearance is the most important determinant of your happiness and wealth, and 2) the best way to improve your appearance is via “looksmaxxing”, which radically escalates personal grooming to include “bone-smashing”, limb-lengthening surgery, anabolic drugs, hanging weighted bags from your doodle and, perhaps most controversially, crystal meth for appetite suppression and fat loss.Continue reading…They’re Funny Because They’re Trueby Christopher CookI’ve had these first two videos gathering dust for a while, so I figure I ought to make a #FreedomShorts post. The third one is newer, but all three are entirely worth it.This one is so good. It nukes just about every aspect of the West’s “response” to Covid (whatever Covid actually was).Don’t even get me started on the absurdity and wickedness of “climate change.” Attacking carbon monoxide is one thing. Blaming carbon dioxide for anything is an attack on life itself.And indeed, that is the point. They are criminalizing your existence—the air you breathe, the food you eat, and the energy you use. And they are stealing billions of dollars from you in the process.Continue reading…More Curious Facts about the Attempted Shooting that Is the Excuse to Build Trump’s Ballroomby JImmy Dore and RTJimmy Dore did a recap of the curious attempted shooting of President Trump and noted that security was lacking, JD Vance was escorted off the stage first, the alleged shooter was far away from the President and was not a danger, John Hinckley shot President Reagan at the same Hilton hotel in 1981, a chorus of right wing independent reporters and Fox News are calling for the building of the ballroom, and a random Twitter/ X account belonging to Henry Martinez tweeted out the name Cole Allen in 2023.Recently, a judge shut down the $400 million construction of Trump’s ballroom, saying that Congress must approve it, unless there is a security reason to build it. The shooting threat by Cole Tomas Allen is being used as the security threat justification for building Trump’s ballroom that many have compared to Solomon’s Temple.This is the first time Trump attended a White House Correspondence Dinner (WHCD).A TikTok content creator, disciple_derek, said the the ballroom’s architecture looks like Solomon’s Temple. Trump fired McCrery Architects and hired architectural firm Shalom Baranes Associates that is known for synagogue renovations. Trump quoted a Bible passage, 2 Chronicles, chapter 7: 11-22, about the Lord appearing to Solomon after he built the temple, suggesting the ballroom is designed to resemble Solomon’s Temple. The building of Solomon’s Third Temple is part of a religious prophecy.Continue reading…Ford Biometric Monitoring of Drivers that Tracks Emotions that Can Trigger Kill Switchby JustDonVlogs and Lifesite NewsFord Motor company has filed multiple patents related to driver monitoring systems that typically use cameras, sensors, and AI to track driver attention, drowsiness/fatigue, distraction and facial expressions. The technology can track facial expressions, analyze emotions, and it is trained to read lips.Ford patent no. 0104469 “doesn’t just watch you,” it “puts drivers in jail.” This system reportedly measures a driver’s biometric data — face, iris, fingerprints — and runs the collected info through a law enforcement criminal database in real time.Technology meant to trigger a “kill switch” if a car judges a driver to be drunk might also stop someone imperiled by a threat or extreme emergency from starting their car or truck.Congressman Thomas Massie, who tried to stop the ‘kill switch’ mandate, said, “Federal law says new cars after 2026 must monitor drivers and shut down if the car disapproves. Your dashboard should not be judge, jury, and executioner.”Continue reading…This Claude-powered AI agent deleted a company’s whole database — and then gloated about itby Dan Thorp-LancasterMore companies are integrating AI agents into their workflows, and it’s beginning to reveal cracks in the rapid pace of AI development. Jer Crane, the founder of PocketOS, a SaaS company whose software is used by car rental companies, recently experienced this firsthand. This past week, a mix of Claude Opus 4.6 and the Cursor coding agent deleted his company’s production database — and its backups — in seconds.Crane told the story in a lengthy social media post on X, noting that Cursor was performing a routine task when it opted to fix a credential mismatch on its own. In the process, Cursor gained broad access to permissions by finding an API token from PocketOS’s cloud infrastructure provider, Railway. It then decided, without any prompting for input from the PocketOS team, to delete the production database volume. “It took 9 seconds,” Crane said.To make matters worse, all of PocketOS’s recent backups were also deleted because Railway stores them on the same volume. Crane says the most recent recoverable volume the company had access to was three months old.As if the actions Cursor took weren’t bad enough, it responded with a rundown of all the safeguards it had ignored when Crane asked why it did it.Continue reading…Those Big, Beautiful Bondsby Robert Aro • Mises InstituteThe U.S. Government sells debt on a revolving door basis, yet most people aren’t aware of the mechanism by which this is done. Luckily, ZeroHedge covers the debt auction results, which allows us to articulate one of the structural problems in the Federal Reserve system. As reported last week:The week’s lone coupon auction priced at 1pm when the Treasury sold $13 BN in 20Y paper, in a solid if not stellar auction.Deciphering the trader talk in the article, the Treasury took on an additional $13 billion in debt that is repayable in 20 years, paying an annual interest rate of 4.883% (approximately $635 million a year).A 2.68 bid-to-cover ratio means that for every $1 of debt issued, there were $2.68 in bids, suggesting a healthy market appetite. Only so many entities can lend billions of dollars at a time; here are the three who took the auction:Continue reading…Is Surveillance Pricing Ripping You Off? How to Stop Your Data From Being Used Against youby Kristina ByasYou may be the victim of surveillance pricing without even knowing it. But what does that even mean?Surveillance pricing is the increasingly popular practice where some online retailers adjust prices for individuals based on data collected about that person, including browsing history, location, purchase history, and more. They often use third-party intermediaries to adjust those prices.According to a preliminary report released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in early 2025, these third-party intermediaries can even track your mouse movements. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do about it.1The FTC found that companies collect personal information about online shoppers and use it to tweak the prices they pay for products.Continue reading…US national debt is now bigger than the economy for first time since World War IIby Joe SommerladThe U.S. national debt is now larger than the economy as a whole, hitting levels not seen since the aftermath of World War II, new data has revealed.Figures released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Thursday place the total debt held by the American public at $31.27 trillion as of March 31.Meanwhile, the country’s nominal gross domestic product was estimated at $31.22 trillion, meaning the national debt as a percentage of GDP stands at 100.2 percent, putting it on course to challenge the historic 106 percent recorded in 1946 during demobilization.The debt stood at 99.5 percent of GDP at the end of the 2025 fiscal year in September, revealing how quickly it has climbed.Continue reading…US Economy Expands at 2.0 Percent in 2026 Q1, a Look at the Numbersby Mike ShedlockThe BEA reports Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March). 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