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+ The Unethically Manipulative Techniques That Made/Keep MAGA a CultDear Subscribers,Our main story this week is a video by Larken Rose exposing how Donald Trump supporters (I.E. The MAGA Movement) fit the textbook definition of a cult for continuing to support Trump after he has violated every single tenet of the conservative movement. From “Take the guns first, go through due process second” to masked goons on the street (acclimating the public to masked goons on the street) to taxes disguised as Tariffs to endless wars and continuing regime change operations, Trump has, quite literally, spit in the face of the conservative movement violating almost every single campaign promise.Additionally, it has become painfully obvious to anyone that isn’t delusional that he is obviously implicated in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. In the Epstein scandal, we have what appears to be an Israeli Mossad “Brownstone Operation” to blackmail powerful and influential people by photographing and filming them in sexual activity with minors. Trump was close friends with Epstein, he was bailed out of Bankruptcy by Rothschild, Inc, whose family lineage have been the #1 funders of Zionist Israel, his theatrical agent that created his “brand” as a successful businessman (even after four bankruptcies) with “The Apprentice” was Zionist Ari Emmanuel, his campaign was funded by Zionists to the tune of over four hundred million dollars since 2016, and now he is transferring Billions of dollars to Israel and enabling their genocide of the Palestinians. Seems obvious to me that the organized crime bankers behind organized crime Israel have installed a puppet into the US Presidency who is transferring over $20 billion in dollars, weapons and software (Palantir) being used in genocide, and waging/threatening war on Israel’s enemies in the region especially Yemen and Iran.Etienne Note: It is actually over $424 million when you include 2016 campaign donations.In my article accompanying the Larken Rose video, I “value-added” the video with some of the behavior psychology behind the indoctrinated cult-creation techniques we are exposing in my new book: To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many.I break down how the organized crime system using “government” to rob, control and tax-farm the American people are exploiting knowledge of behavioral psychology to indoctrinate the population with a pseudo-religion (Statism – The completely indoctrinated belief in having an easily-rigged “government” and ruling class).I specifically break down Technique #16 from To See the Cage is to Leave It:Exploiting Behavioral Psychology to Satisfy (Most) People’s Biological Desire for a Leader / Father Figure – Evolutionary leadership theory posits that most humans have an innate, biological desire for a leader as an evolutionary survival mechanism from our tribal past.Inter-generational organized crime leverages its understanding of behavioral psychology to offer the choice of two potential puppet leaders to become “Pope” of the indoctrinated Statist religion: a “Blue” Government Leader marketed to appeal to urban liberals, and a “Red” Government Leader designed to appeal to rural conservatives. Many people fall for the fake “Hobson’s Choice” (and Brute Force Manufactured Consensus) and begin to self-identify with their preferred “leader.”It is easy to manipulate a pre-determined outcome by having one leader presented by the monopoly media as worse than the other to trick the population into “voting for the lesser evil.”OTHERI am getting ready for our yearly sponsorship campaign. I am looking for some “heavy hitters” to help anchor the campaign with some matching donations and/or challenge grants. Please e-mail me at Etienne (at) ArtOfLiberty.org if you would like to help. Top Stories of the WeekLarken Rose – Yes, Trump’s MAGA Movement Is Now Absolutely a CULTLarken’s Short 17 Minute Video Echoes our Work on Indoctrinated Cult Creation Using Monopoly Media & Behavioral PsychologyEtienne Note: Check the bottom of this article for the opportunity to get three Larken Rose books + BOTH of my books, including To See the Cage is to Leave It, in our “Everything Bundle” with a Special Offer of Signed High-Resolution Hard Copies for “Going Paid” at the Founding Member level.Larken Rose did a short video breaking down that case that the MAGA movement and conservatives that support Trump are absolutely, positively a CULT.This echoes my own work in my new book: To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many, where I break down 25 unethically manipulative techniques the organized crime “government” and monopoly media are using surreptitiously on the population that could be best described as CLASSIC, TEXTBOOK “CULT INDOCTRINATION TECHNIQUES…Continue reading…Videos of the WeekYou’re Not Going to Benefit From Anything the Organized Crime “Government” Steals in VenezuelaRebuilding Mum and Dad: The Astounding 1-Year Results of Strength Training of Couple in Their 80sby The Honest ChannelLow muscle mass has been associated with an earlier death. Journalist Clare Johnston recorded the progress that her parents made after only one year of weight training. Her 82-year old mother, Rhoda, who was diagnosed with osteoporosis in her 60’s could barely walk upright without support at 80. After doing the protocol, Rhoda radically improved her mobility, balance, and safety, and she’s also significantly improved her bone density by 6.6%. Strength training increases bone density and muscle building faster than other types of exercise.Clare’s father, Michael, 81, began deadlifting 66 pounds and increased the weight to 207 pounds by the end of the year.The training protocol takes 1.5 hours, twice per week. The message of the couple and the trainer is that you are never too old, and if you are alive, you can do it!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_ScamsThe Companies Behind ICEBy Donald Shaw, David MooreU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has grown its network of private industry partners since the start of the second Trump administration to support its agents as they storm into cities and detain people they suspect of being undocumented immigrants.Last year, the ICE agency obligated more money than ever to private contractors, and this year it’s on pace to easily top last year’s record. More than 600 companies have been working with Trump’s ICE, including businesses in nearly every state.Continue readingDOJ to Charge Don Lemon Under the ‘KKK Act’ for Inciting Church Raid (VIDEO)Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice, has announced that they plan to charge disgraced former CNN anchor Don Lemon under the Ku Klux Klan Act,by Cassandra MacDonaldThe impending charges stem from Lemon’s involvement when a group of anti-ICE activists stormed a church in Minneapolis, disrupting a religious service and intimidating worshippers, on Sunday.The Ku Klux Klan Act, formally known as the Enforcement Act of 1871, prohibits conspiracies to threaten, injure, or intimidate individuals to prevent them from exercising their constitutional rights, including the free exercise of religion.Continue readingIn 2026, ICE detainees are dying at an alarming rateby Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel SimsIn 2025, 32 people died in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). That figure was the largest in more than two decades and tied for the highest number of deaths among ICE’s detainee population ever.2026 is only three weeks old, and it’s already shaping up to be much worse. In just 21 days, at least six people have died in ICE custody.Last year, ICE did not have six in-custody deaths until April 25. The early trends put ICE on pace for 120 in-custody deaths in 2026.Continue readingDeloitte, a $74 billion cancer metastasized across Americaby BeaverConsulting feesYou were never meant to hear the name “Deloitte” and you were never meant to know that the government has wasted $74 billion by working with them. Quietly, Deloitte is one of the largest contractors “building” American government IT systems. Medicaid enrollment, unemployment insurance, child welfare case management, food assistance eligibility. When you interact with a state benefits system, theres a decent chance Deloitte built it.In building the 600m row (and growing) database for somaliscan, I sorted through literally millions of invoices, and once name continued to appear; Deloitte. California’s unemployment fraud disaster that cost the state $32 billion? Built by Deloitte. Tennessee kicking 250,000 children off Medicaid? Built by Deloitte. The billion dollar software project in California that got cancelled after spending the budget? Ding ding ding, DELOITTE.Continue reading“Daily News of The Week”6 Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneursby Paul O’BrienThe research isn’t vague anymore. Decades of behavioral economics, psychology, and entrepreneurship studies have piled up enough evidence to stop pretending success is random. Whether someone builds alone or inside a founding team, outcomes track to a small set of repeatable human behaviors. Put the right skills and habits inside a young organization and it compounds. Miss them, and no amount of hustle theater, demo day pitches, or motivational posters saves you.That matters because we finally know how to serve entrepreneurs better. I’ve written extensively about what separates founders who build durable companies from those who burn time and capital, pulling from personality research, venture outcomes, and ecosystem data. Academic work, including research coming out of Oxford University and aligned institutions, keeps reinforcing the same point: certain traits correlate strongly with entrepreneurial success, while others do not. Risk tolerance, openness, internal locus of control, and conscientious execution show up again and again in the data. Society is slowly learning that helping entrepreneurs doesn’t mean telling everyone they’re equally suited to founding a company. This means encouraging people to try, teaching them the methodology, and then helping those without certain traits partner with or co-found alongside people who have them.Continue readingBanks seize 367,000 homes as housing pain spreads across US… and it is about to get much worseEtienne Note: To understand the inherent criminality of the fractional reserve banking system creating money out of thin air and then stealing REAL assets when people can’t pay, see our previous article: The Credit River Case – First National Bank of Montgomery v. Daly Exposed That Banks Create Money out of THIN AIRBy Martha Williams, Us Real Estate & Consumer ReporterThe past year was difficult for homeowners — but experts warn that 2026 could be even more challenging.Foreclosures — when a bank or lender takes back a home after missed mortgage payments — rose 14 percent from a year earlier.In total, 367,460 US properties faced foreclosure filings in 2025, meaning they were in some stage of being taken over by a lender, according to ATTOM’s data.Experts warn even more homes may be seized in 2026. ‘If the job market weakens, and it may very well, then we could unfortunately down the road see the increase in the foreclosure rate significantly accelerate,’ said economist Michael Szanto.Indeed, the outlook for the housing market — and the wider economy — is increasingly bleak. In total, the US added only around 584,000 jobs in 2025, making it the weakest year for job growth outside a recession since 2003.Continue readingA NEW WAY TO GET RID OF ALUMINUM, OUR WORST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISASTERCoauthors: Jeff Lioon, Jonathan RickertAluminum is the environmental toxin causing the most human harm—an international health emergency no one speaks about. Although mercury and other heavy metals are more toxic, aluminum is far more common. It is in the air and on every surface, a worldwide contaminant that is just about everywhere. Avoiding it is impossible. Aluminum’s foul properties are ruthlessly concealed by an industry that is knowingly murdering us for profit. Because of them, cleaning up our air and other aluminum sources will not happen any time soon.Continue readingFed set to buy $55B in Treasuries over 4 weeksby AlexContinue readingThe ‘America First’ Lie: How the U.S. Loots Nations, Installs Dictators, and Calls it ‘Democracy’by Matt AgoristThey told us they were “restoring order” in Argentina and “fighting terror” in the Middle East. Instead, they created a blueprint for mass murder, economic theft, and a perpetual state of war.If you listen closely to the wind blowing in from the Caribbean this week, you can smell it. It’s the distinct, metallic scent of “democracy” being delivered at Mach speeds—a fragrance composed of cordite, burning infrastructure, blood, and, most importantly, crude oil.Continue readingAmericans Bear Almost All the Cost of Trump Tariffs, Study Showsby Brendan MurrayBloomberg) — President Donald Trump’s duties on imported goods are paid almost entirely by American importers, their domestic customers and ultimately US consumers, a study from a German think tank concluded.“Foreign exporters did not meaningfully reduce their prices in response to US tariff increases,” a report released Monday by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy said. “The $200 billion surge in customs revenue represents $200 billion extracted from American businesses and households.”The study found that only about 4% of the tariff burden is shouldered by foreign firms, with a “near-complete” pass-through of 96% to US buyers that pay the levies and then must either absorb them or raise selling prices. Manufacturers and retailers are next in line in deciding whether they’ll pass along their higher costs or deal with tighter margins.Continue readingMillions of Iranians Can’t Be Wrongby Kevin BarrettThe people of Iran have spoken. Massive, gargantuan, humongous protests, “the biggest and most beautiful protests the world has ever seen” as Trump would say, have brought countless millions of Iranians into the streets to send the theocrats (and parliamentary representatives) who govern them a message:“We love you! We love the Islamic Republic! We despise the Operation Gladio terrorists Israel and the US keep sending to murder our police officers and vandalize our property.”The patriotic pro-Iran protests were orders of magnitude larger than the comparatively minuscule “please fix the economy” protests infiltrated by the CIA’s Gladio killers and US-taxpayer-financed vandals. The largest “anti-government” protest (which was actually not anti-government at all, just pro-Iranian-economy) brought perhaps 10,000 people AT MOST into streets in downtown Tehran on January 8. Western propaganda media grossly inflated that already-generous number, falsely reported that most protesters were anti-Islamic-Republic rather than pro-economy, and hallucinated various ridiculous numbers of poor, innocent, peaceful demonstrators being killed by police. In reality, CIA-Mossad paid killers were hunting and killing police officers, while rooftop Gladio snipers were shooting at both police and protesters, as during the Maidan Square coup of 2014 and so many similar operations. By the time it was over, more than 100 Iranian police had been murdered, and Western-paid vandals had caused millions of dollars worth of damage, without advancing their regime change agenda one iota.Continue readingA Deep Dive Into Butyrate — Your Gut’s Powerhouse Moleculeby Dr. Joseph MercolaButyrate is a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) produced by gut bacteria that ferment dietary fiber. It serves as essential fuel for colon cells and maintaining overall systemic healthAdequate fiber intake — around 30 grams daily — is crucial for butyrate production. Without it, your body burns stored fat and protein, creating disease-causing byproductsButyrate strengthens your gut barrier, preventing intestinal permeability that allows harmful substances to enter the bloodstream and trigger autoimmune responsesResearch shows butyrate improves insulin sensitivity, reduces diabetes risk, lowers bad cholesterol, prevents colorectal cancer, and supports brain healthBoost butyrate by eating fiber-rich foods, resistant starches, fermented foods and probiotics, while avoiding processed foods, managing stress, and limiting unnecessary antibioticsContinue readingThe Myth of a Self-Financed Fedby Mises Wire, Jonathan NewmanThe estimated costs of the Fed’s building renovation project have risen from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion. Hilariously, the Fed admits that one of the factors for the revised costs is “differences over time between original estimates and actual costs of materials, equipment, and labor.” Translation: “Looks like we’re not so good at forecasting and stabilizing future price inflation.”At this point, extravagant government boondoggles are barely newsworthy. A few people batted their eyelashes last week at Trump’s proposal to expand military funding by half a trillion dollars but everyone has forgotten about it now because it was last week and attention spans are measured in seconds these days.But the Fed’s building renovations are causing more of a stir. Senator Tim Scott questioned Powell about it last June, and now the Department of Justice has issued subpoenas about Powell’s answers. Powell responded with an uncharacteristically blunt message, saying that the DOJ’s actions are a pretext—that this is all a part of a plot, led by Trump, to diminish Fed independence in its monetary policy decisionsContinue readingAI-powered “RoboCops” take up traffic duties in Chinese citiesby Brian WangThe total wealth that has left California is now $1 trillion.California had $2 trillion of billionaire wealth just a few weeks ago. Now, 50% of that wealth has left – taking their income tax revenue, sales tax revenue, real estate tax revenue and all their staffs (and their salaries and income taxes) with them.In other words, by starting this ill conceived attempt at an asset tax, the California budget deficit will explode. And we still don’t know if the tax will even make the ballot. If the measures passes, it could be held up with lawsuit challenges.California billionaires were reliable tax payers – 13.3% every year.Unless this ballot initiative is pulled, we will not stop the billionaire exodus. With no rich people left in California, the middle class will have to foot the bill.Continue readingMore than 8,000 US chain stores closed up shop in 2025 — heralding a ‘retail apocalypse’by Allison LaxTwo big-name retailers have already announced store closures just two weeks into 2026 — and experts warn that the retail-shuttering roundup is only going to get more bleak.Household name department store Macy’s announced last week that it was shutting down 14 “underproductive” stores, while Saks Global group filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday.The hard-hitting blows to the two megastores come after more than 8,000 chain retail stores across different companies occurred in 2025, including Rite Aid, Joann and Party City, according to data shared by Coresight Research to the Daily Mail.“America has been over-retailed,” said Ward Kampf, president of Northwood Retail. “We built and built, focusing on growth, expansion, and development, and now the focus is on profitability, performance and margins.”Continue readingCarney’s Beijing Gambit Triggers Trump Warning In The Form Of A Big Beautiful Mapby Tyler DurdenAfter over the weekend warning that he would impose a 10% tariff on imports from several European countries in response to their opposition to his Greenland takeover plan, later threatening the tariff could be raised to 25% within weeks if those governments fail to fall in line – President Trump has once again escalated, this time with an overnight Truth Social post of a map showing not just Greenland as part of the US but Canada too.The image features President Trump addressing European leaders in the Oval Office. In the background is a map with Canada, Greenland, Venezuela and Cuba shown them as part of the United States, draped over by American flag colors.The image is actually an edited version of a real photograph from when various leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – were in Washington, DC in August 2025, for talks focused on Ukraine peace.Continue readingDark KievEtienne Note: See the next story down as well.The image is a visualization of a massive Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine that occurred overnight on January 9, 2026. The attack involved several waves of drones and various types of missiles, including ballistic and cruise missiles.Kyiv was heavily targeted, resulting in damage to critical infrastructure and residential buildings. At least four civilians were killed and numerous others injured in Kyiv alone. The strikes caused widespread power outages across most regions of Ukraine.by Moon of AlabamaThe attack involved several waves of drones and various types of missiles, including ballistic and cruise missiles.Kyiv was heavily targeted, resulting in damage to critical infrastructure and residential buildings.At least four civilians were killed and numerous others injured in Kyiv alone.Continue readingSimplicius – Situation Goes Critical as Kiev Begins Emptying Out – 1M People without Power, Heat and Water in -18C/1F Temperatureby SimpliciusAnother large-scale Russian strike yesterday has brought Kiev and several other major Ukrainian cities to the brink. Everything from Iskanders to even hypersonic Zircons were allegedly used, as per Ukrainian sources which claimed that virtually everything was again “shot down”:Zelensky himself announced over one million people in Kiev alone are without power, while numerous other reports give the figure as 80% of Kiev in a total outage.Almost all of Kiev and the Chernigov region remain without electricity and heating▪️87% of consumers in the Chernigov region are without electricity, according to “Ukrenergo”, all emergency disconnection queues are simultaneously in effect in the region, reports the regional energy company.▪️Meanwhile, a monitoring map of Kiev has appeared, where more than 80% of subscribers remain without electricity and heat.Continue readingWhy Is Migraine More Common in Women Than Men?by Dr. Joseph MercolaMigraines affect women three to four times more often than men, largely due to hormonal fluctuations that sensitize the brain’s pain pathways and increase vulnerability to stress, poor sleep, and inflammationEstrogen both primes and triggers migraine attacks — high levels heighten sensitivity, while sudden drops before menstruation or after childbirth cause the electrical instability that sparks painNatural progesterone helps counteract estrogen’s pro-inflammatory effects, calming nerve excitability and reducing migraine frequency during hormonally active yearsMitochondrial dysfunction is a major driver of migraines; reducing linoleic acid from seed oils and restoring nutrients like magnesium, CoQ10, and B vitamins strengthens your brain’s energy supply and resilienceSupporting melatonin through morning sunlight, minimizing blue light exposure at night, and maintaining oral and circadian health naturally lowers inflammation, helping prevent migraines and improve overall brain functionContinue readingRevealed: The CIA-Backed NGOs Fueling the Iran Protestsby Alan MacLeodAs waves of deadly demonstrations and counter-demonstrations hit Iran, MintPress examines the CIA-backed NGOs helping to stir the outrage and foment more violence.One of these groups is Human Rights Activists In Iran, frequently referred to as HRA or HRAI in the media. The group, and its media arm, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) have become the go-to group of experts for Western media, and are the source of many of the most inflammatory claims and shockingly high casualty figures reported in the press. In the past week alone, their assertions have provided much of the basis for stories in CNN, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, ABC News, Sky News, and The New York Post, among others. And in a passionate plea for leftists to support the protests, Owen Jones wrote in The Guardian Tuesday that HRAI are a “respected” group whose death toll proclamations are “probably significant underestimates.”Continue reading12 Ways to Switch to Reusable Stuff in a Disposable Worldby Daisy LutherWe live in a convenience-driven society. Fast food businesses thrive while home cooking flounders. Trips to the pharmacy can now be undertaken without getting out of your car, using the handy drive-through. Standard cleaning products are quickly being overtaken by disposable items you toss in the trash after one use. We’ve been brainwashed by the marketing companies to believe that the simplest things are wildly inconvenient, and that in our time-crunched society we must pay for shortcuts.All of this convenience has a high price tag. Not only are you spending money unnecessarily at the check-out counter for all of that convenience, but the planet is getting buried under mountains of rubbish. The average American produces 1600 pounds of garbage per year.Did you ever stop to think about how many disposable things you buy? We do our shopping monthly instead of weekly, and this makes it a lot more noticeable on our bill when we load up with things that will be thrown out. I just checked the price, and a 6-pack of good-quality paper towels would add about $15 to my bill. If you’re in a position in which every penny counts, that $15 could be buying you a necessity like food. Even if you have no concern about the landfills, you probably want to save money, right? Pennies each week add up to dollars each month, and hundreds of dollars over the course of a year.Continue readingSurging “Education” Spending Squeezing Homeowners Outby Alex NewmanSo-called “education” is raising property taxes, forcing citizens—especially those on fixed incomes—to sell homes. The indoctrination scheme isn’t just harming youth; it’s destroying private property.With government spending on “public education” ballooning, surging property tax rates to fund it in some states are forcing homeowners to cut back on living expenses or even to sell their homes — especially those on fixed incomes such as retirees. Vermont is ground zero but it is hardly alone.Government “education” is by far the largest driver of increased property taxes each year. With the whole national system costing over $1 trillion per year, almost half of that in most states is coming from local property taxes. And as costs of government “education” skyrocket, so do property taxes.Continue readingBait-and-Switch: Victims of the LA Wildfires Find That Local Government Wants Them GoneEtienne Note: I am adding a Flashback Video of Adam Corolla’s take on “rebuilding under the “9 Angry Lesbians Running the Coastal Commission” from our previous coverage: 10 Things You Should Know About The LA Fires + Best CA Fire Memes + Adam Corolla’s Take on Rebuilding Under the “9 Angry Lesbians Running the Coastal Commission”by Mises Wire, William L. AndersonAs our relative walked through what had been her family home, she began to cry as she recorded the destruction. Her place was one of the thousands burned down a year ago in the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Other relatives living in Altadena had to flee the Eaton Fire at about the same time, although their home was not damaged. Likewise, the childhood home of my wife’s cousins was also consumed in that same fire.Our relatives were just a few people affected by these two fires, which together destroyed almost 17,000 homes. In a place known historically for wildfires, this was almost unprecedented in its destruction, yet both fires could have been prevented had people in authority simply cared to act. Unfortunately, California governance once again has caught the people of LA both coming and going, as the cause of the Palisades Fire was due to deliberate decisions by authorities to protect so-called endangered plants instead of the residents of the city. After the fires, government officials have made it nearly impossible for people to rebuild.Continue readingLeaked Doc: Homeland Security’s Domestic Terror Obsessionby Ken KlippensteinDespite Donald Trump’s fixation with Greenland and the suggestion that military action is imminent, the 2026 Homeland Threat Assessment, a draft of which was leaked to me, focuses instead on domestic terrorism.The annual assessment, which has been prepared since 2020, purports to offer a holistic assessment to threats to the Western Hemisphere. These assessments have consistently focused on what you imagine: southern border security, the drug trade, immigration, and critical infrastructure protection in the United States.But this year’s assessment, marked “For Official Use Only” and not yet released to the public, identifies violent extremism on the part of American citizens as the priority and greatest threat.One phrase in particular stands out to me as new: potential terrorism based upon “class-based or economic grievances.” (The term has not appeared in any previous assessment.)Continue readingThe CDC Whistleblower from VAXXED Has Been Promoted to Lead Childhood Vaccine Adverse Events Researchby Amber BakerA senior researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) William Thompson, PhD, who previously came forward in 2014 as a whistleblower claiming that the agency omitted statistically significant data related to MMR (measles-mumps-rubella)vaccine risks, has been promoted to oversee federal research into adverse experiences in childhood affecting long-term health outcomes for children. STAT News reported Thompson’s appointment in late December 2025.1Dr. Thompson, a longtime CDC scientist who advised Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on vaccine policy has been promoted to a GS-15 position, the highest civilian rank in federal service, with supervisory authority. In his new role, Thompson will help oversee research related to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), a category that includes traumatic and destabilizing experiences such as abuse, neglect, substance use in the home, food insecurity, housing instability, and other stressors known to affect long-term health outcomes.1Continue readingFury as Amazon Ring Cameras Are Hooked Up to ICE SystemEtienne Note: We make the case that Amazon is a “Control of Perception” company overfunded to dominate books, streaming, on-line retail, hosting, and other commerce while simultaneously spying on the public with Alexa and Ring doorbell camera that have been quietly “wired” into thousands of police stations, FBI “Fusion Centers” and now ICE in our Five Meme Friday Article: If you spin the “Z” Amazon spells: A Mason – Plus MORE evidence, that you can find here: https://fivememefriday.substack.com/p/fivememefri-how-to-get-our-bookBy Joe WilkinsAs US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wreak havoc on American communities, big tech companies have been making themselves indispensable to the increasingly tyrannical state.Among them is Amazon subsidiary Ring, the company behind those AI doorbell cameras that have exploded in popularity over the last few years. Back in October, Ring announced that its devices would soon be looped into a network of Flock AI surveillance cameras. That network, an investigation by 404 Media found, has been available to local and federal police and enforcement agencies like ICE — leaving many worried that their Ring doorbell cams are now feeding into a government panopticon.Continue readingMapped: How Rent Prices Vary Across Major Cities WorldwideBy Niccolo Conte Article/Editing: Bruno Venditti Graphics/Design: Joyce MaSee visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources.Key TakeawaysNew York is the most expensive city in the world for renting a three-bedroom apartment in the city center in 2025.Rent costs vary widely by region, with North America and Western Europe dominating the top end.Rising housing costs remain a defining issue for cities around the world. In many global hubs, rents have continued to climb faster than wages, putting pressure on households and reshaping where people choose to live and work.Continue readingStudies link common food preservatives to higher diabetes and cancer riskby Andrew Gregory Health editorHigher consumption of some food preservatives is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer, two studies suggest.The findings, published in the medical journals Nature Communications and the BMJ, may have important public health implications given the ubiquitous use of these additives globally, researchers said.While more studies are needed, they said the findings should lead to a re-evaluation of regulations governing the use of preservatives by companies in products such as ultra-processed foods (UPF) to improve consumer protection worldwide.Continue readingJ Street is the new AIPAC in the Democratic PartyBy Philip WeissThe Israel lobby is exposed these days as it has never been before. Or AIPAC is. AIPAC is a dirty word among Democrats because it refuses to criticize the Netanyahu government.California Governor Gavin Newsom and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner are both refusing AIPAC donations. In New York City, progressive Democratic candidates are primarying two sitting congressmen, Ritchie Torres and Dan Goldman, and making the incumbent’s donations from AIPAC an issue.And not just Democrats. In announcing her resignation from Congress, the Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted that she takes no money from AIPAC– and “condemns Israeli genocide” — in contrast to Donald Trump, who has gotten over $230 million in pro-Israel money, and backs Israeli genocide to the hilt.Continue readingThe Central Banking Cartel Is Bleeding Us Dry And They Are Using The Statist Religion As The Hypodermic Needleby Gavin MounseyWe were raised to believe that taxes are the benevolent government’s way of caring for and protecting us with infrastructure, military, education and “health” care. We are told that this part of a “social contract” in which the state provides security, infrastructure, and collective purpose in exchange for taxation and civic participation.It`s all a big fat lie.Income tax was introduced as a “temporary wartime measure” and the government promised it would never keep taking people’s money like that just because it has the muscle to do so, yet here we are a hundred years later still paying a huge portion of our hard earned money from each paycheck.Continue readingThe Great Mind F*ck: Donald Trump was the star of the technocrats’ debutante ballby Collapse LifeThey say actions speak louder than words. That aphorism was palpable at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, the moment Donald J. Trump — president of the United States and (arguably) the world’s greatest villain — appeared on the stage.First, the audience clapped politely. Then they rose into a standing ovation. They cheered and lifted their phones to record the scene the way people do when they know they’re witnessing something they will want to share with others later.Continue readingMilitary Buildup In The Middle East Continues, Including What Trump Describes As A “Big Flotilla” (Updated)by Howard AltmanThe U.S. is continuing to build up its military presence in the Middle East ahead of a possible attack on Iran. The USS Abraham Lincoln and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is now in the Indian Ocean, a U.S. Navy official told The War Zone on Thursday. The CSG was in the South China Sea until U.S. President Donald Trump ordered it moved west. In addition, more cargo jets and aerial refueling tankers have arrived in the region. Trump on Thursday said a large naval presence is heading to the region.These movements come as Trump has threatened to strike Iran over its brutal treatment of anti-government protesters, which has resulted in thousands of deaths.“We have a big flotilla going in that direction, and we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters Thursday afternoon. “We have a big force going toward Iran. I’d rather not see anything happen, but we’re watching them very closely.Continue readingDonald Trump Warns of ‘Armada’ Heading To IranBy Brendan Cole and John FengPresident Donald Trump has touted a “massive” naval force was on its way to Iran in a warning to the Islamic Republic’s rulers, who are facing their biggest protests for years.Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday “we have an armada. We have a massive fleet heading in that direction, and maybe we won’t have to use it.”Essential Reading: Conventional Wisdom—Davos 2026 EditionReactions to Trump at Davos: Readers Have Their SayUncommon Knowledge: White House Meme Warriors, Meet RealityNewsweek has contacted the Iranian foreign ministry for comment.Continue readingUpcoming Liberty Events2026 ARMREG Holocaust Academy Summit- 27 January 2026 – on-lineSan Diego Freedom Bonfire – Jan 30th Bonfire & Potluck – Sunset Point Park ​- 1400 Dana Landing RoadThe People’s Reset – Morelia, Mexico – Jan 28th-Feb 1st 2026Porcupine Day 10 (X) – Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House, Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 5-8:00 PM ESTPrincipled Business Summit- Prospera, Roatán, Honduras, February 5–9, 2026MONEROTOPIA 2026-Roma, Mexico City, February 12TH-15TH 2026Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: Mises Circle in Oklahoma City – Feb 21st, OKC, OKFreedom Under Natural Law Conference – February 21st & 22nd 2026, On-lineThe Liberty Forum (NH Free State Project Conference) – March 5th-8th – Concord, NHMises Institute Libertarian Scholars Conference – March 19, 2026, at our Auburn, ALAustrian Economic Research Conference 2026 – March 19-21, 2026, Auburn, ALConfluence – April 23rd-26th – Bandera, TexasRothbard University-May 14-16, 2026, Auburn, ALLibertarian Scholars Conference 2026- March 19, 2026 – March 19, 2026 – Auburn, Alabama.Free Cities Foundation Conference – September 3–6, 2026 – Prospera, Roatan, HondurasMemes BonanzaTruth Music of the WeekGreenland Is Not Fer Sale 🎵 – A Ridiculous Irish Pub Jig About a Toddler TantrumGreenland Is Not Fer Sale – a fast Irish pub song, Celtic jig, and funny Irish ballad full of mockery and mayhem. A giddy 6/8 Irish jig that turns a global headline into a roaring Irish pub song packed with satire, sing-alongs, and spilled stout. Set in a warm, chaotic pub where the fiddle skips faster than common sense, Greenland Is Not Fer Sale tells a ridiculous tale of tantrums, nursery-rhyme logic, and the unstoppable wisdom of pub laughter. With skippin’ fiddle, cheeky tin whistle, tappin’ bodhrán, puffin’ accordion, and a crowd that won’t stay quiet, this Irish drinking song escalates from playful mockery into full cartoon chaos. The song leans hard into Irish folk humour — where exaggeration is tradition, ridicule is rhythmic, and even the silliest sulk can fuel a chorus. Sung in a theatrical Munster accent and built for foot-stompin’ sessions, this one’s made to be shouted back across the bar.libertarian Intentional Community RoundupFree State Project (NH) UpdateAnother day, another New Hampshire W!Defend the Guard ensures that state national guard troops cannot be deployed unless Congress has declared war.Campus Carry just made it out of committee! Another day, another New Hampshire win(Campus carry mandates that universities receiving state funding cannot restrict firearm)Prospera UpdateElections were held in Honduras in November of 2025. Jorge Cálix of the Liberal Party / Partido Liberal de Honduras, PLH narrowly defeated the ruling party’s candidate backed by President Xiomara Castro (Libre Party). The election ended 12 years of leftist rule under the Libre Party and their open hostility to Prospera.Cálix was sworn in January 2026, promising a more centrist and investor‑friendly approach, emphasizing economic recovery, job creation, and stability. During the transition period (Dec 2025), Cálix publicly described Próspera as an “innovative but mishandled initiative” and called for “dialogue instead of confrontation.”He has indicated willingness to review the legal framework rather than erase it outright, stating that investors need legal certainty. In early January 2026, Cálix told La Tribuna and El Heraldo:“Honduras must honor its commitments, even as we reform, not tear down. We seek to ensure that ventures like Próspera benefit the Honduran people and respect sovereignty.”All of this is favorable for Prospera and while the outcome of the arbitration and potential $10 billion (USD) judgement isn’t expected until June-Sept 2026, the judgement will impact the current incoming administration so there is pressure for them to settle the case in the coming year.Prospera is HiringSenior Tech LeadOwn and build all Próspera softwareGovernance OperationsRun the ‘government’ machine – operational and legal in nature.Real Estate DirectorReal Estate Partner Lead LawyerThey are also looking to partner with entrepreneurs wanting to build a community layer in a relevant niche as an L2 partner.Prospera is offering a referral bonus of $7,500 for any candidate who’s hired and remains with them for at least four months so let em know you saw this in Five Meme Friday.The LiberatorThe Liberator– Our archive of “government” and media criminalityImportant Note: New additions are added to the authoritative Liberator Dropboxes regularly but will not appear in the physical credit card-sized flash drive until we launch the next version. 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+ Etienne’s Interview on Geopolitics & Empire – How Folks are Using Our Books to Go After Local GovernmentsDear Subscribers,The lead story this week is an interview that I had with Hrvoje Moric from Geopolitics & Empire where we discussed my new book: To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many and how folks are using it to go on the offensive against local, state and the federal “government” by using it to wake up their friends, relatives and colleagues to the scams of “government.”In the e-mail version of the interview that I sent to our house e-mail list (Vs. the Substack version) I shared that the Art of Liberty supporter that is dropping 258 copies of the book to VIPs, Law Enforcement, and others had 41 copies that were donated to the Rutherford County, NC Sheriff’s Department confiscated by a member of the command staff. I shared the phone number of the Sheriff’s department in that e-mail and now I understand that the copies ARE going to be distributed to the rank and file employees to whom they were donated. is a very powerful dynamic and I feel like we are finally starting to play offense against the organized crime “government” that has had us on the defensive. We are now starting to widely expose the illegitimacy of “government” to the employees themselves…Jude Roberts from The Red Pill Friends is in Memphis tonight. Julie and I are excited to take him to dinner and see some Blues!I am about to pop in to the Last American Vagabond at 12:30 PM CST today right after I hit send on this e-mail to talk with Ryan Cristian and Derrick Broze.We will be live on Ryan’s channels here: https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/last-american-vagabond-conscious-resistance-fundraiser-1-16-26/ and on The Conscious Resistance YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8n_08UJH-ETop Stories of the WeekEtienne de la Boetie² on Geopolitics & Empire – The Scam of Statism & NationalismEtienne Breaks Down the Sneaky and Unethically Manipulative Techniques the Federal “Government” is using on the PopulationHrvoje Morić:Welcome to another edition of geopolitics. And returning to the podcast, it’s been quite a while. Is Etienne de la Boetie2. You can check out his sub stack, again, ArtofLibertyFoundation. He’s got a bunch of publications there.He’s got a new book as well To See the Cage Is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many. You can get it through his website in digital format, paperback or hardcover. Welcome back to the podcast.Etienne de la Boetie:A, it is great to be with you and your audience once again.Hrvoje Morić:A lot is going on; you’re always busy. If you want, maybe we can start with your new publication and the work you’re doing. What’s going on there?Etienne de la Boetie:Yes, sir, so I’ve got a new book. The book is called To See the Cage Is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many. And just to set the table for the audience: I’m a voluntarist author. I don’t believe in the legitimacy, the necessity, or the desirability of having a government.And in both my book, To See the Cage Is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many. In my my first book, “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed!, how intergenerational organized crime runs the government, the media, and academia. I make the case that government is best thought of as a technique for robbing and controlling populations. In the new book, I break down 25 different sub-techniques that governments use surreptitiously to get the population to go along with having a ruling class. Some of these are obvious.Continue reading…Videos of the WeekEtienne on Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock – The Death of the “Chump Report?”I appeared on Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock. We discussed the, hopeful, death of the Trump Report (Which I call the Chump Report) a recurring segment where Dr. Phranq Tamburri, a naturopathic physician has been pumping Trump and effectively promoting his legitimacy for a decade. Years ago I grew so sick of it that I challenged Dr. Phranq to a debate on the program where I dropped truth bomb after truth bomb on him. Evidently, after a decade of lies and tyranny, Dr. Phranq has finally figured it out and is giving up on Trump! LOL.. We also talk about my new book To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many and how folks are using it to go on the offense vs. local, state, and the federal “government” with one Art of Liberty Foundation supporter dropping 258 copies on her local community starting with 41 copies to the Sheriff’s Department.Watch on YouTube…“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_ScamsUPDATE: The Saudi payback [To Trump]Etienne Note: This article 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_Scamsby Judd LegumOn November 18, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) visited President Trump at the White House. During his meeting with MBS, Trump agreed to provide Saudi Arabia with unprecedented levels of cooperation and support.Trump named Saudi Arabia a “major non-NATO ally,” a coveted designation that comes with “defense trade and security cooperation benefits, including access to joint research and development programs with the Pentagon and privileged access to US weaponry, training and loans.”Continue reading“Daily News of The Week”How Artificial Light Undermines Your Liver Healthby Dr. Joseph MercolaYour circadian rhythm controls vital organ functions, including how your liver processes nutrients and filters toxins. Exposure to artificial blue light disrupts this rhythm, triggering a chain reaction that destabilizes liver healthGerman researchers found that long-term artificial light exposure alters liver gene expression and melatonin production, contributing to the development and progression of fatty liver disease over timeAn earlier controlled animal study showed that constant light combined with a high-fat diet led to more weight gain, insulin resistance, and gut-derived liver inflammation than the same diet under normal lightingThe circadian disruption caused by artificial light doesn’t just affect the liver; it’s linked to obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hormone-driven cancers, and higher rates of depression and anxietyContinue reading30 Numbers From 2025 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believeby Michael Snyder2025 has truly been a historic year. No matter which side of the fence that you are on, nobody can deny that we have witnessed seismic political changes over the last 12 months. Meanwhile, the AI revolution is transforming our lives in ways that we don’t even understand. But despite all of our advanced technology, we can’t stop the endless barrage of natural disasters that has been pummeling us in 2025, and hunger continues to spread all over the globe. Of course war has been a major theme from the very beginning of the year to the very end of the year. Humanity has been facing one major crisis after another, and people are steadily getting angrier and more frustrated.Our world is changing at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking. If you always wanted to live in “interesting” times, you have certainly gotten your wish. The following are 30 numbers from 2025 that are almost too crazy to believe…Continue readingWhat Makes All Vaccines So Dangerousby A Midwestern DoctorVaccines often cause various side effects, making it hard to identify common causes — many of which overlap with other mysterious and “incurable” ailmentsNeurologist Andrew Moulden discovered that vaccines frequently trigger microstrokes, which can lead to a myriad of acute and chronic diseasesForgotten research from the 1960s shows that blood cell clumping is a root cause of many diseases — a belief also shared by Chinese MedicineColloidal chemistry and zeta potential science reveal that positive charges around blood cells cause clumping. Agents with concentrated positive charges, such as aluminum and the COVID spike protein, are especially problematicImproving the physiologic zeta potential benefits a wide range of acute and chronic illnesses. A strong case can also be made that many conventional and holistic therapies work in part by enhancing zeta potentialContinue readingThe Idiocy of Using a $200 Billion Navy to Enforce a 140× Cocaine Premiumby David StockmanLast year there were 178 million alcohol drinkers in the US, which, unfortunately, resulted in 178,000 alcohol related deaths in the US. That’s a regrettable 0.1% fatality rate among users.But alcohol isn’t illegal because America hasn’t forgotten the bitter lessons of the Prohibition disaster 100 years ago.By contrast, the only illegal drug that comes in from Venezuela is cocaine. There is no evidence whatsoever by the Federal government’s own lights that any fentanyl comes into the US from Venezuela.So the “killer” drug they are gumming about is cocaine. Yet even then Venezuela grows zero percent of the annual US supply of about 826,000 pounds, and accounts for only 8% of US bound shipments via transit from Colombia and other sources.Still, cocaine may well be both illegal and a dubious source of recreational stimulants for most people, but it is actually no more deadly than alcohol. To wit, according to DEA and other government agencies, last year there were about 5 million cocaine users in the USA and about 5,000 deaths from pure cocaine overdoses.Continue readingBest Crops for Cold Frames and Hoop Houses in Winterby Dr. Joseph MercolaWinter gardening works because sunlight, not outdoor air temperature, drives growth inside cold frames and hoop houses, allowing you to harvest fresh food even when it’s freezing outsideCold-tolerant crops like roots and hardy greens grow more slowly in winter but often taste better, giving you higher-quality produce during months when fresh options are limitedSuccessful winter harvests depend on planting earlier than expected, so crops reach harvest size before deep cold slows growth to a crawlOverheating on sunny winter days causes more crop losses than freezing temperatures, which makes regular venting more important than adding heatLayered protection and thoughtful site preparation turn winter growing into a low-maintenance system that reduces reliance on stored or imported foodContinue readingFire Departments’ New Emergency: Affording Their Trucksby Eric SalzmanWhen I was a kid, one of the coolest things was that every year, a few days before Christmas, our town’s fire department would drive through all the neighborhoods in its gleaming fire engine with the lights flashing, giving short bursts of the siren. All the firemen were in full gear hanging off the sides, while Santa, sitting at the top, threw candy canes to us all. The fire department was special, especially to the kids whose dads or uncles were volunteers.These days, that truck may not be as shiny as it once was, as there are many trucks in service that should have been retired or kept only as backups because of how prone to failure they are. That’s what happened in Camden, NJ, in March 2024. From NJ.com:Camden Fire Capt. Will Johnson and his crew arrived within five minutes in Engine 8, a battle-scarred, 21-year-old truck. Flames roared from the second-floor windows as firefighters rushed in, spraying water to try to save Shawn, 35.Continue readingUK: Money Laundering Policies Result in Debanking of Hundreds of Thousands of Peopleby Prosperity Institute, Midlands-TV and GB NewsAn estimated 453,230 accounts – the highest figure in a decade – were shut down, according to figures released to The Telegraph under Freedom of Informatio­n rules. This trend has raised concerns about the impact of overregulation and anti-money laundering laws on account closures.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said that hundreds of thousands of people will still be targeted by the new rules. The excuse for debanking is rooting out financial crimes, but the reality is that it is easier for banks to close an account rather than go through an extensive process to try and source the money in unusual transactions.Debanking continues to be a major issue in the UK as nearly 500,000 customers saw their accounts forcibly closed last year, the highest level in a decade, shocking new figures have found.Continue readingAt Least Half of the $2 Trillion in Billionaire Wealth Have Left Californiaby Brian WangThe total wealth that has left California is now $1 trillion.California had $2 trillion of billionaire wealth just a few weeks ago. Now, 50% of that wealth has left – taking their income tax revenue, sales tax revenue, real estate tax revenue and all their staffs (and their salaries and income taxes) with them.In other words, by starting this ill conceived attempt at an asset tax, the California budget deficit will explode. And we still don’t know if the tax will even make the ballot. If the measures passes, it could be held up with lawsuit challenges.California billionaires were reliable tax payers – 13.3% every year.Unless this ballot initiative is pulled, we will not stop the billionaire exodus. With no rich people left in California, the middle class will have to foot the bill.Continue readingThe Machinery of Terrorby Chris HedgesI have seen the masked goons who terrorize our streets before. I saw them during the “Dirty War” in Argentina, where 30,000 men, women and children were “disappeared” by the military junta. Victims were held in secret prisons, savagely tortured and murdered. To this day, many families do not know the fate of their loved ones.I saw them in El Salvador, when death squads were killing 800 people a month. I saw them in Guatemala under the dictatorship of José Efraín Ríos Montt. I saw them in Augusto Pinochet’s Chile and in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. I saw them in Iran under the rule of the ayatollahs where I was arrested and jailed twice and once deported in handcuffs. I saw them in Hafez al-Assad’s Syria. I saw them in Bosnia, where Muslims were herded into concentration camps, executed and buried in mass graves.Continue readingTheir Bodies Were Irreversibly Damaged, Now These Former Transgender Teens Are Fighting for Justiceby Tyler DurdenAuthored by Darlene McCormick Sanchez via The Epoch Times,Young people who used to identify as transgender have filed dozens of lawsuits in the past few years, but have yet to win a verdict in their favor.They are known as “detransitioners,” those who regret changing their gender identity, often after making irreversible changes to their bodies via medication and surgery on the advice of medical professionals.This year, several cases that have survived dismissal and arbitration, are making their way into courtrooms across the country.​These cases face obstacles, including statutes of limitations, caps on medical malpractice awards, and huge legal bills for cases that can drag on for years.​One case in New York, scheduled to go to trial this week, involves a then 16-year-old girl who thought she was a male and underwent a double mastectomy in December 2019, according to court documents. She has since detransitioned.Continue readingFarmland Shock: Georgia Grower Drops 3,000 Acres, Warns Of Unplanted Ground In 2026By Chris Bennett via AGWebThere is a catastrophic collapse of American agriculture coming in 2026-2027. Say adios to generational farmers. Wave to the fields growing weeds instead of nutritious crops. Banks are expecting record bankruptcies, remaining farmers are cutting back acreage to try to survive. Monopolies, government meddling, the United Nations, and globalization all play a part, but collectively, they are killing the goose that laid the golden egg in the first place – the American farmer. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Responding to crippling input costs, Alex Harrell slashes his cropland in half and predicts significant U.S. acres may be bare come spring.How deep is the farm crisis? Adios to acreage.In November 2025, Alex Harrell, among the most highly reputed producers in the U.S., dropped an old-school grading scale, A to F, across his 6,000-acre operation and slashed almost half his ground, notifying 12 landlords in a three-week window. “I can’t speak to the rest of the country, but around here, generational growers are either cutting back, quitting, falling into Chapter 12, or grasping at straws.”Continue readingFacing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein InquiryBy Annie KarniBill and Hillary Clinton refused on Tuesday to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, escalating a monthslong battle with its Republican leader, Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, who quickly said he would take steps to hold them in contempt of Congress.“Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the consequences,” the Clintons wrote in a lengthy letter to Mr. Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, which was obtained by The New York Times. “For us, now is that time.”Mr. Comer’s relentless efforts to force them to testify reflect his overall approach to his panel’s Epstein inquiry. He has sought to deflect focus from President Trump’s ties to the convicted sex offender and his administration’s decision to close its investigation into the matter without releasing key information. Instead, he has worked to shift the spotlight onto prominent Democrats who once associated with Mr. Epstein and his longtime companion Ghislaine Maxwell.Continue readingHome Depot Deploys Havana-Style Sonic Weapon Against Day LaborersBy Joe WilkinsWhile federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) are running up on migrant workers in Home Depot parking lots, the home improvement corporation has decided to take a stand — against the migrant workers.Reporting by The Guardian reveals a cruel new initiative being rolled out to one high-traffic Home Depot location in Los Angeles’ Cypress Park: high-pitched noise machines meant to shoo away day laborers.The Intituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (Idepsca), an advocacy group for migrant workers, is calling for the removal of three sonic devices they say are causing migrant workers to suffer headaches and nausea.In some areas, it’s common for day laborers to congregate outside home improvement stores like Home Depot, where they can find new gigs, catch rides to job sites, and quickly buy new equipment or material. It’s all part of the informal gig economy, a system which exploits poor and working class people for cheap labor.Continue readingPentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana SyndromeBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Priscilla Alvarez, Jim Sciutto, Zachary CohenThe Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device purchased in an undercover operation that some investigators think could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments impacting US spies, diplomats and troops that are colloquially known as Havana Syndrome, according to four sources briefed on the matter.A division of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, purchased the device for millions of dollars in the waning days of the Biden administration, using funding provided by the Defense Department, according to two of the sources. Officials paid “eight figures” for the device, these people said, declining to offer a more specific number.The device is still being studied and there is ongoing debate — and in some quarters of government, skepticism — over its link to the roughly dozens of anomalous health incidents that remain officially unexplained.Continue readingSix Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s WidowBy Ernesto LondoñoSix federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on Tuesday over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision.Joseph H. Thompson, who was second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office and oversaw a sprawling fraud investigation that has roiled Minnesota’s political landscape, was among those who quit on Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the decision.Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior Justice Department officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday.Mr. Thompson, 47, a career prosecutor, objected to that approach, as well as to the Justice Department’s refusal to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful, the people familiar with his decision said.Continue readingRetired Argentine General, Opposition Party and Locals Claim Israelis Caused Patagonia WildfiresBy Jerusalem PostA large wildfire in Patagonia began on January 5, 2026 and was said to be intentional. Argentine retired military general César Milani, alongside several key figures from the opposition, claimed that two Israelis used an IDF grenade to cause a wildfire in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina. In a post on the wildfires, Milani placed the blame on “a foreign state, pointed out by the locals themselves as responsible,” alongside a picture of Argentine President Javier Milei waving an Israeli flag. Opposition lawmaker Luis D’Elia posted this message: “The ‘Israelis’ are going around burning Patagonia.”Milei announced the repeal of the law that bans the immediate sale of land affected by fire for agribusiness and real estate development. This kind of law exists in most countries as a necessary safeguard against business incentives to torch public lands. Although the repeal has not gone into effect yet, it recently passed committee in the Senate and continues to be a key element in the government’s plan for a massive fire sale of Patagonian lands.Continue readingMore fool you: 10 modus operandi of the mass manipulatorsby Niall McCrae, off-guardian.orgThe powerful do not wait for events such as a pandemic to happen and then exploit; instead, they create the events, which are scripted for a predetermined outcome. But the masses must be kept in the dark about the real motives, while being steered into supporting policies that are against their interests. The modus operandi features the following means of deception.There are two audiences for public announcements and media reports on events. The vast majority (‘normies’) are told the official story and believe what they are told. They know it happened, because they saw it on ‘the news’. There is also a minority of critical thinkers, who the authorities know will ask questions and suspect that the narrative is not the full truth. These people are led to believe a parallel story.Continue readingSurging “Education” Spending Squeezing Homeowners OutBy Alex NewmanWith government spending on “public education” ballooning, surging property tax rates to fund it in some states are forcing homeowners to cut back on living expenses or even to sell their homes — especially those on fixed incomes such as retirees. Vermont is ground zero but it is hardly alone.Government “education” is by far the largest driver of increased property taxes each year. With the whole national system costing over $1 trillion per year, almost half of that in most states is coming from local property taxes. And as costs of government “education” skyrocket, so do property taxes.In the Green Mountain State, another wave of property-tax increases is cresting, threatening to wash away the dreams and financial security of thousands of homeowners. According to the Vermont Tax Department, property taxes are projected to jump by an astounding 12 percent in 2026, based on preliminary school budgets from two-thirds of local districts.Continue readingU.S. Freezes Visas to 75 CountriesBy Ken KlippensteinIn the latest sign of the sheer scale of the administration’s war on immigration, the State Department has moved to pause all immigrant visa issuances for applicants from 75 different of countries, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable leaked to me.Continue reading…Ron Manners at 90Etienne Note: Ron Manners is a hero of Liberty who founded the Australian equivalent of the Foundation for Economic Education and is indicative of the impact that just one single individual can have on an entire country. Happy Birthday Ron!by Lawrence W. ReedOn January 8, my friend Ron Manners will celebrate the achievement of reaching 90 years. A hero of liberty, it’s been my honor to know him for 40 of them. One of the three titles I carry proudly with FEE is “Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty.”No list of Australian champions for freedom and free markets would be respectable if it didn’t place Ron at the top. He is an example of something all too rare: a successful entrepreneur (in the mining business) who has spent as much of his life and resources advocating freedom and free markets as he spent earning the wherewithal to do so in the first place. He recently authored a new book, The Impatient Libertarian, which I reviewed here.Continue readingSeeing Truth in the Age of Information Overloadby A Midwestern DoctorInformation Overload Crisis: Today’s endless data flood overwhelms the mind, triggering instability and reliance on simplistic narratives—ancient meditation practices build the inner stability needed to navigate this chaos clearly.Filters Create Reality: The mind adopts filters to simplify reality into something the conscious mind can process, inevitably removing many critical details while creating a biased and inaccurate perception of reality.Continue readingHHS Quietly Restores Title X Funding for Abortion Providersby Veronika KyrylenkoThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has withdrawn its legal challenge to the Trump administration after federal health officials reversed course and released tens of millions of dollars in previously frozen Title X “family planning” funds. The money, held back for most of last year, flowed largely to Planned Parenthood and several allied clinics. The funding reversal became public through reporting by Politico on Tuesday.The funds were disbursed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in December, long after the lawsuit was filed and without any public announcement. According to the Catholic News Agency, the administration seemed unaware of the news:When asked about the report on Wednesday, Trump told reporters: “I don’t know anything about that.”“I have not heard that,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. added.Continue readingThe Censorship Network: Regulation and Repression in Germany Todayby Liber-netOver the past several years, investigative reporting has uncovered a range of coordinated efforts to suppress online speech in Western countries. Often described as the Censorship-Industrial Complex, these networks of information suppression (mostly operating under the guise of countering “disinformation” or “hate speech”) have been particularly widespread in the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union. In the EU, Germany plays a central role in this system, with numerous governmental and private actors monitoring online speech and urging ever-greater levels of content suppression.Germany’s reputation as a hub of censorship has grown significantly in recent years. In early 2025, a US 60 Minutes investigation drew international attention for clips of dawn apartment raids by armed police on people who had posted offensive memes. In other clips, state prosecutors chuckled at the seizure of citizens’ devices and emphasized the seriousness of the offense of “insulting” a politician.Continue readingGambling Now Underpins the Entire US Economy and Is Extremely Addictiveby Breaking Points, TEDx and ReutersThe American Gaming Association reported a 23.6% rise in sports betting in the United States in 2024, with Americans placing $147.9 billion in sports bets. Gambling releases dopamine in the brain, whether the bettor wins or loses. The suicide rate for those with a gambling addiction is 12 times higher than that of any other addiction.According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report from 2019 to 2024, the second fastest growing sector in America in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) growth was gambling! That means that outside of AI data center GDP growth, the second largest growing thing in our economy is now gambling. Gambling companies have now overtaken motion picture revenue in terms of the amount that people are spending. It is by far the largest entertainment product now here in the United States. It emerged literally from a Supreme Court decision. There is zero oversight and it is the source of massive addiction – it is beyond corrupt!Continue reading‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raidby Joseph CoxPalantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address, 404 Media has learned. ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.The findings, based on internal ICE material obtained by 404 Media, public procurement records, and recent sworn testimony from an ICE official, show the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. The tool receives peoples’ addresses from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) among a range of other sources, according to the material.Do you know anything else about this tool? Do you work at ICE, CBP, or Palantir? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at joseph.404 or send me an email at jo****@*********co.Continue readingExclusive: Secret ICE Programs Revealedby Ken KlippensteinOperations Benchwarmer, Tidal Wave, Abracadabra, Dust Off, Fleur De Lis — these are just a few of the secret programs recently undertaken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE has become a self appointed bouncer for America under Donald Trump, enlisting tens of thousands of federal, state, and local police and intelligence departments and agencies to not just root out “illegals,” but also exploit them for intelligence, leaked documents show.A Border Patrol official outraged by ICE’s conduct has leaked to me this and other documents providing an unprecedented glimpse into ICE’s undeclared activities across the country. Many of these operations and their codenames have not been previously reported.A 15-page long document, marked “LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE,” details 21 different “major” ICE operations resulting, so it says, in 6,852 apprehensions since June. From Operation A, a covert effort to develop informants among immigrants in detention, to Operation Benchwarmer, which alone spans the deployment of 2,000 “intelligence assets” across the country, the document gives a sense of how aggressively ICE is scouring neighborhoods and developing sources to spy on immigrants and Americans alike.Continue readingUpcoming Liberty EventsProspera World Tour – San Francisco, January 21stThe People’s Reset – Morelia, Mexico – Jan 28th-Feb 1st 2026Principled Business Summit- Prospera, Roatán, Honduras, February 5–9, 2026MONEROTOPIA 2026-Roma, Mexico City, February 12TH-15TH 2026Entrepreneurship Beyond Politics: Mises Circle in Oklahoma City – Feb 21st, OKC, OKFreedom Under Natural Law Conference – February 21st & 22nd 2026, On-lineThe Liberty Forum (NH Free State Project Conference) – March 5th-8th – Concord, NHMises Institute Libertarian Scholars Conference – March 19, 2026, at our Auburn, ALAustrian Economic Research Conference 2026 – March 19-21, 2026, Auburn, ALConfluence – April 23rd-26th – Bandera, TexasRothbard University-May 14-16, 2026, Auburn, ALLibertarian Scholars Conference 2026- March 19, 2026 – March 19, 2026 – Auburn, Alabama.Free Cities Foundation Conference – September 3–6, 2026 – Prospera, Roatan, HondurasMemes BonanzaTruth Music of the WeekJude Roberts – Two Young Ravens (Live in Woodstock)Jude Roberts is one of the three members of one of my favorite music groups: The Red Pill Friends. truth He is rolling through Memphis tonight and Julie and I are excited to be having dinner with him and checking our the Blues competition on Beale Street that brought him to town. I thought I would feature one of his non-truth music songs as the video this week but you might want to check out his truth music hit: Fall on Your Sword, Mr Fauci!The Red Pill Friends are rolling through the States in April on their way to play Alex Zeck’s Confluence Conference. We are trying to find a venue for them in Memphis and I think they have gigs lined up in Richmond, VA and Asheville, NC among other stops with: The Mammals. Sign up at https://www.redpillfriends.com/ to stay informed.libertarian Intentional Community RoundupVermont Begins Taxing Lake Use, Vermont Political Cartoonists Begin Promoting New Hampshire!The LiberatorThe Liberator– Our archive of “government” and media criminalityImportant Note: New additions are added to the authoritative Liberator Dropboxes regularly but will not appear in the physical credit card-sized flash drive until we launch the next version. 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