Etienne de la Boetie² on Geopolitics & Empire – The Scam of Statism & Nationalism
Etienne Breaks Down the Sneaky and Unethically Manipulative Techniques the Federal “Government” is using on the Population Hrvoje 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.There is the mandatory government school where children are taught about the legitimacy, necessity, and desirability of having a government before they are old enough to question the morality and logic of that claim. It is a form of controlling the information the population receives. There are youth programs where children are given awards for participating in flag worship and regurgitating the indoctrination of statism. They are inculcated into pre-military training that ultimately produces police officers and military members willing to set their morality aside and use violence on peaceful people.The whole thing is a religion known as Statism: the indoctrinated belief in having a government, even though there is no ironclad law of the universe that says a government is necessary, legitimate, or desirable. The government has been using all the tricks of an ethically manipulative cult to get people to tithe, pay their taxes, and go along with being robbed.If you do not understand these techniques—if you don’t see that the media is product-placing the flag at moments of high positive emotion in over 1,000 movies and television shows—you are missing the scope of the control. Researchers have traced intelligence agency or Defense Department funding to almost anything involving military equipment. Hollywood has given the Pentagon the ability to rewrite scripts and even change history. For instance, the My Lai Massacre might be excised, and the military might be shown saving babies instead.One of the techniques includes subliminal text in television sign-off messages from the 1960s, where scrolling text said “Trust God,” and “Obey the Government.” You would not believe how many techniques are used to make the population feel “warm and fuzzy” about the state, from stadium flyovers to putting the flag on NBA backboards so you subconsciously associate the exhilaration of a goal with the flag. Once you flip through the book, you realize the government is running tricks on us.Hrvoje Morić:I’m coming at this from a biblical perspective, but I’ve become so disenchanted with the government and nationalism; they’re trying to kill us. As I mentioned in a past podcast, there’s someone whom I hold in high regard: Dr. Martin Erdmann, a German theologian. He has been digging through texts going back centuries and publishing extensively. He found a book from 1920 which states that the true aim of nationalism—uniting smaller principalities into one country, like Germany—is simply a means to an end. It is meant to lead to a much larger group of nations being united to form a universal Republic, a World Government, and the destruction of all other nations.Looking at your table of contents, you mentioned military basic training; we’re seeing many countries around the world, like Croatia and several European nations, bringing that back. Regarding the movies, writer Ben Norton points out that Annie Jacobsen—a well-known author on Area 51—and the Amazon Prime show Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are examples of CIA propaganda. There is a clip from years ago where they talk about regime change in Venezuela; I’m going to play a few seconds of it.X (Twitter) Video: – “What would you assume is the most major threat on the world stage? Anybody, just call it out; you don’t have to raise your hand.” “Definitely Russia.” “Definitely Russia? That’s confident.”“I like her. Who says Russia? Does anybody agree with her?”- “Okay, great. Who else?” “China.”- Stop yelling at me, but China is a good answer. Who else says China?- North Korea?- Any North Korea takers? What about Venezuela, anybody? No? Oh, yeah, one guy in the back is a little worried about Venezuela. Is everybody else cool with Venezuela? No threat? Okay. Let me ask you this: which one of these places can claim to have the largest oil reserves?Hrvoje Morić:People get the idea, but I’d like your further thoughts on some of these latest techniques. Do you see people seeing the cage and leaving it increasingly?Etienne de la Boetie:One of the interesting things about both of my books—Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed!! and To See the Cage Is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many—is that they are among those rare titles, perhaps 0.001% of all books ever published, that are bought in bulk. People are buying five or ten copies at a time. We sell them as a “friends bundle,” and over 10% of our sales come from people who realize how important the book is and buy a five-pack or a ten-packs. They donate them to libraries or leave them in “little mini libraries” in their neighborhoods. Grant Ellman, the frontman of Prezence, used to manage Airbnbs in Aspen and would make it the coffee table book in his rentals. People leave them in Ubers as well. We actually just had our largest “friends bundle” order ever.258 Copies of To See the Cage Are Being Distributed in North Carolina by a Retired Secretary Who Has Seen the Benefits with Her Friends and NeighborsThere is a retired secretary in North Carolina who is about to distribute 258 copies of To See the Cage Is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many to sheriffs, police chiefs, VIPs, and others in the state. People are using the book to wake up their friends, family, and neighbors. As I said, it is very rare—maybe 0.001% of books are bought in bulk—but since the beginning, over 10% of our sales have been to people buying in large quantities, including those purchasing 258 copies at a time to wake up their communities. Once you flip through the book, you can’t help but see it. The fact that it is so image-rich and uses visualization to make something previously invisible now visible is very powerful.It hits the brain very quickly. People cannot help but realize, “The government is running tricks on me; I did not get it before, but now I do.” Most people do not want to be tricked. When they find out that the government is trying to deceive them, they decide they are done with it. Nobody likes to be chumped, tricked, or fooled. It is very powerful.Hrvoje Morić:I want to get your thoughts on what’s going on. With every election cycle, they sell us these fictions and try to get our buy-in. They have gotten a little better at it. I heard you recently on Richard Grove’s program, and I agree with your assessment: the whole Biden situation was artificially created to swing the pendulum and get Trump in. It is about how they manufacture consent. For example, they put up Pete Hegseth, a figure who seems to be cosplaying Tom Cruise in Top Gun. They have created all these memes for him, similar to what they did with Dan Bongino.This whole MAGA movement seems to be slowly fading away. I want to share my screen; the Department of Labor just posted a tweet saying “Trust the plan.” My response was that it’s a good joke and everyone should laugh, but it seems like QAnon was a military cult operation designed to help bring in Trump, who is now the one trying to sell us on globalism. The Department of Labor is tweeting that globalism has been defeated and we are moving toward “Americanism.” In my mind, Americanism is globalism because the framework of the United States was founded by a cult of Freemasons, like George Washington. I think that is the model for a World Federation or World Government. Trump is bringing in the surveillance state, the technocracy, and the North American Union. What are your thoughts on the latest regarding Venezuela? You did an interesting podcast on that.Etienne de la Boetie:Let’s talk about Trump and then segue into Venezuela. We have an organized crime government with banks at the top. These banks create money out of thin air using fractional reserve banking, which they have mandated through the government. Think of the government as the tool they use to get away with this. When you go to a bank for a mortgage or a car loan, you aren’t borrowing other depositors’ money; they simply credit your account with digital dollars. This is inflationary and steals value from everyone else’s money.The banks have bought up all the media with these “profits.” Usually, the biggest building in every city in the world is a bank; they get this money by stealing the value of everyone else’s currency. That is the big scam. We would all be dramatically wealthier without a government. There would still be roads, fire departments, dispute resolution, and armed protective services, and they would be much better than what we have now.However, you are never allowed to explore that idea in a government school or state college. It will never be “Recommended for You” by YouTube or “suggested to you” by Facebook. You will never hear a principal voluntarist explaining the economics behind that idea on overfunded “controlled opposition” podcasts. Those shows try to keep everyone on the “left vs. right” plantation, claiming that people just need to “vote harder” and that the government is legitimate.The banks use the money they create to control both sides: Republicans and Democrats. It is essentially a television show produced in Washington D.C. to make the system look legitimate. Yet, the case against government is easily made: you cannot delegate a right that you do not have yourself to a representative. Furthermore, you cannot be bound by a social contract, like the Constitution, that you did not sign.My fiancée and I cannot vote to rob you just because there are two of us and only one of you. All ideas behind government are illogical and immoral; the system is based on extortion and theft. They trick the population into accepting a ruling class by controlling information, making the government look like the hero on television. Figures like Pete Hegseth are presented as “Top Gun” characters, and Kristi Noem is cast as the “DHS babe.” These are actors.Trump himself is an actor with a theatrical agent. Some call The Apprentice his training ground, where the media gave him artificial gravitas to look like a successful businessman despite four bankruptcies. In 1993, he was bailed out by the Rothschilds, who restructured his debt and provided financing. Notably, Trump later appointed Wilbur Ross—the Rothschild banker who handled that workout—as Secretary of Commerce.Trump with his Theatrical Agent: Ari Emmanuel Trump’s theatrical agent is Ari Emanuel, brother of Rahm Emanuel (Obama’s former Chief of Staff) and Ezekiel Emanuel. But because they use the media, the American flag, and portray the government and military as heroes, most people are absorbed into this propaganda system without understanding the game being played on them. They feel “warm and fuzzy” about being an American, thinking it is their team when it really isn’t. It is actually humorous to see people wearing the flag of a system that is stealing half their money. If you are wearing that flag, they have already won.This is the battlefield right here: the human mind. Can they trick you into going along with something that is not in your interest? You are not going to benefit from any of the oil stolen in Venezuela, nor from anything the United States does in Iran. There are people who will benefit and make trillions of dollars, but it will come out of your paycheck and your pocket.One example this week is Trump publicly stating he is going to stick the taxpayer with the bill for oil companies to rebuild the infrastructure in Venezuela. Now, if anyone knows anything about the oil industry, it is customary for that multi-billion dollar, wealthy industry to fund its own investments because they take the lion’s share of the profits. However, the American people are so tricked into this that the government thinks they can get away with sticking it to the taxpayer to fund something the oil industry should be funding itself.It really is powerful mind control. The majority of the population is under it. This is what we are trying to do with the Art of Liberty Foundation: expose these tricks. As long as people believe it is “their team” and are personally invested in the idea of being an American, they think that when the U.S. steals another country’s resources, it reflects some kind of glory or benefit to them. It is hard to unpack that propaganda for people who have never stepped back to think about the legitimacy of the system. “Team USA” is the one stealing half of your money through overt taxes, covert taxes, and inflation. Cheering them on is, quite frankly, mental illness.Hrvoje Morić:I don’t know about any country. I’m here in Mexico, and they’re just going insane, going full commie. The tax agency in Mexico just demanded access to platforms, so they’re going to have access to my Amazon profile and my purchases. I’m wondering how they’re going to differentiate between foreigners and Mexican citizens, but they’re moving toward total surveillance. I just read the statistics yesterday: about 40 to 50% of the price I pay for gasoline—and Mexico has some of the highest gas prices in the world—is a tax for the Mexican government.I’m almost to the point where I’m not proud to be a citizen of Mexico anymore. I’m not proud to be a citizen of any of these countries because they’re just raping, pillaging, and impoverishing me, trying to commit democide one way or the other. Regarding your point on Venezuela, many reports indicate that the wealth being stolen by Washington is not going to go to the average American; it’s going to the oligarchs at the top. This is actually accelerating neo-feudalism. The poor are getting poorer, the middle class is being wiped out, and only the oligarchs benefit.Additionally, Trump recently said he wants a $1.5 trillion defense budget, which is absolutely insane. He told The New York Times, when asked if there are any limits on his global powers, that his own morality and his own mind are the only things that can stop him; he doesn’t need international law. This is like Nero-level hubris. It’s absolutely insane.Etienne de la Boetie:I’ll say one thing to what you just said about Mexico because I thought you made a really good point. And in in my first book “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed!, I really break down that, you know, that when you think about the the countries of the world, don’t think of them as individual countries, but think of them as kind of tax farms and different tax farms, different tax plantations, and all of them are running the same there’s a playbook that I break down in “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed! that kind of goes across governments. And that playbook is and there’s a lot of there’s some duplication in, you know, like in the in The United States, in the in the new book. I I focus on this, but there’s going to be they’re all running mandatory government schools. They’re all running youth programs.’They all have a flag, which is the indoctrinated, you know, symbol of the government, which is in almost all cases, has been turned into a kind of super supernatural entity that promises to make the world a better place and to and to give you protect you from old age and from being sick and and there’s nothing the government cannot do. It can raise wages and lower prices at the same time. It can do you name it and it can accomplish it if you just have faith in it. And it really is an idolatry. And and I wanted to recommend the the guys at the Libertarian Christian Institute over over the break, over Christmas week at ArtOfLiberty.substack.com.We published The Idolatry of Statism, a pamphlet we will carry in our bookstore. It breaks down the idolatry of nationalism and how the flag serves as the holy symbol of an indoctrinated worldview that replaces God with the government. In this system, the mandatory government school is the church, and the teacher is the priest. You learn “holy documents” like the U.S. or Mexican Constitution. Kids are taken to “Mecca”—Washington D.C.—to visit the Capitol, which looks like the Vatican for a reason. You are taken to temples along the Potomac to see the deities of Lincoln and Jefferson, which are literally housed in Greek temples as deities “on high.” You are absorbed into this religion as a middle schooler, where everything is oversized so you feel small and insignificant. They run these tricks to instill this religion in you.Mexico runs the same game; they are all illegitimate. Now, transitioning to Venezuela—as seen on my Substack at ArtOfLiberty.substack.com—the most fortuitous thing happened to me. I was scheduled to be on the podcast of a gentleman named José Pereira. José was the CEO of Citgo Petroleum, which runs 6,000 gas stations in the U.S. but is 100% owned by the Venezuelan government through its nationalized oil company. When José was CEO, they made a deal that someone in the Venezuelan government deemed disadvantageous. In 2017, while flying in for Thanksgiving meetings, José and five other Citgo executives—the president and five vice presidents—were arrested and held hostage by Maduro for five years.Jose spent time in solitary confinement. There he is—that is him. He was part of the “Citgo 6,” a group that was arrested and held by Maduro. Most fascinatingly, they were swapped in a scene straight out of a movie. After being held for five years, they were suddenly told, “Get dressed, you’re being released.” They hooded them and took them away.They put them on a private plane run by the Venezuelan oil company. They fly them out to an island in the Caribbean where they’re met by another jet holding Darcy Rodriguez, the current the former vice president of Venezuela who’s now the current acting president. So her jet lands and then a jet from the DEA lands and the DEA had arrested two of Maduro’s nephews four drug smuggling caught them on camera, hidden camera on the whole thing, tons of cocaine, they were smuggling into The United States, and it arrested them. And so the sicko six were swapped in this, like, three jets landing at a remote island in the Caribbean, and they do a prisoner swap, and he is released And so I just I literally it’s on my sub stack ArtOfLiberty.substack.com. Got to interview the ultimate Venezuelan insider.And some of the things that we talked about were the fact that oil is essentially a commodity and a currency. And so, all wars are bankers’ wars. The United States has a part in something called the Petro Dollar system. And the Petro Dollar system is essentially a deal that we cut in the 1970s with OPEC. The bankers print ridiculous amounts of dollars, it steals the value out of everybody else’s money.It gets to be too much and you’ve gotta do something to soak them up. So, there’s all of these dollars sloshing around the world, dropping the value of the dollar because there’s nothing that people can do with them; there’s too many of them. They begin bidding up prices in the United States. They begin having an impact and driving prices sky high, as the people that have the early dollars begin bidding higher for goods and commodities, and there’s a depreciation of the money that people earn and save.And so, what did the United States do? The United States cut a deal with OPEC where, in exchange for us showing these feudal monarchies how to stay in power, how to crack down on internal dissent, and how to protect them—giving guarantees against other regimes taking their oil wealth or whatever—in exchange for that, OPEC agrees to only price and sell oil in dollars.And so, now countries around the world that were oil importing countries, that have to buy oil from other countries because they don’t have it domestically, they now have to buy and hold the US dollar where they never had to do it before, and the US dollar becomes the currency of the oil markets. And so, that allows the bankers at the top, the organized crime system at the top of government—the people that are running government on you, the people that are profiting trillions and trillions of dollars from this organized crime system—they get to keep printing and creating dollars out of thin air because now people have to hold them for oil. Now, every once in a while, an oil producing country, because they don’t like to lose value on the currency that they’re taking for their oil—and that’s what’s happening—they’ll abandon the dollar. And once they abandon the dollar, that’s when the US comes in, institutes regime change, and steals all of the oil and reprices it in dollars to be able to suck up this.
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+ Etienne’s Interview with the Ultimate Venezuelan Oil Industry Insider: The Former CEO of CITGO held hostage by Maduro for 5 yearsDear Subscribers,The top story is my interview with Jose Pereira, the former US-based CEO of Venezuelan oil company CITGO with over 6,000 locations in the US. Jose and his entire US-based management team were kidnapped and held hostage for 5 years by Nicolas Maduro and then traded for two of Maduros nephews that had been arrested by the DEA for cocaine smuggling.Jose is the ultimate Venezuelan oil industry insider to help dissect and understand what is REALLY going on in Venezuela!We discuss:How the Invasion of Venezuela props up the US petro-dollar system that forces oil importing countries to buy and hold US dollars to purchase oil allowing money center banks and the US Fed to continue creating dollars out of thin air in an inflationary process that steals the purchasing power from those who earn and save dollars.How Maduro joins the ranks of other oil rich leaders that defied the US dollar regime and sold oil in currencies other than the dollarSaddam Hussein – Iraq, 3rd Largest Proven Reserves – Swaps $26 Billion in USD for Euros in his US “Oil-for-Food” program account and begins selling oil in Euros in October of 2000 – Invaded by the US in early 2003 and where the USD is mandated for oil purchases.Muammar Gaddafi – Libya, 8th Largest Proven Reserves – 2009 Gaddafi elected Chairman of the African Union, proposes a gold-backed pan-regional currency called the Gold Dinar backed by Libya’s gold 144 tons of gold reserves to replace the USD and French CFA Franc system. Killed by NATO-backed rebels after a NATO airstrike on his convoy on October 20th, 2011. Libya’s gold reserves disappeared shortly thereafter.How Chavez “Nationalized” (Stole) the assets of hundreds of foreign exploration, refining, and oil service companies operating in Venezuela and destroyed the assets through mismanagement.How many Venezuelans today have to drive to Columbia to get quality gasoline for their automobiles because the domestic gas is of such poor quality.Which US Oil Companies are set to profit from the US control and reassignment of oil resources? Who is set to lose?Was Maduro really connected to the drug trade?Check out the interview here: https://artofliberty.substack.com/p/former-ceo-of-venezuelan-oil-companyThe interview is free BUT “Go Paid” on Substack to get a free copy of either of my books AND access to the interview transcript which I have illustrated with visualizations, infographics, references, and links to accelerate and improve your understanding of the situation!Personal Note: The last couple of issues I have mentioned that I just finished an 8 day water fast + 2 day dry fast. So… Some folks have asked what do you eat once you break the fast. The key is NOT to revert back to the Standard American Diet (SAD) as the body will soak up anything negative put into it (I.E. glyphosated wheat, cheese, sugar, rBGH, aspartame, BPA/BPS, etc.)So Julie and I have been optimizing our nutrition for the past week. We broke the fast with fresh squeezed OJ, grapes, and guacamole to bring the digestive system back online gently. Then, we have been utilizing a program developed by Joe Cross, the Australian bloke from the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, called a Reboot.The idea is that every once and a while your body needs to reset from meat, cheese, sugar, and other foods that cause inflammation and mucous in the system. You spend 1-8 weeks (depending on how bad you need it) optimizing your nutrition with juice and plant-based, non-inflammatory raw superfoods. He has a really cool 15 day program that has been one the hidden jewels in The Liberator, our flashdrive (and Free Dropboxes!) of Liberty resources, for years.The first week is solid foods designed to ween you (+1… the meals are designed for 2 people) off the sugar, wheat, caffeine, etc. to prep the body for 10 days of juice. There is a shopping list for the week, easy to follow delicious recipes, (Roasted Acorn Squash with sautéed portobello mushrooms, sweet potato and roasted carrot fries, Kale and Avocado salad, amazing soups, and juices. At the end of week one, you have used all the ingredients, and there is a new shopping list and easy-to-follow juice recipes for a juice feast for week 2. Same for week three with new juice recipes/shopping list.If you are considering doing a water fast/dry fast then I would suggest starting out with the 15 day reboot plan and then shifting into the water fast from the juice. If you finish with a dry fast then I would suggest timing it for 1-2 days over a weekend and plan on devoting that time to meditation, prayer and solitude. You aren’t going to want to go out!Top Stories of the WeekFormer CEO of Venezuelan Oil Company Citgo Held Hostage by Nicolas Maduro for Five Years Breaks Down with Etienne What Is REALLY Going On in VenezuelaThe Ultimate Venezuelan Oil Industry Insider Explains Who Wins, Who Loses, and What is Really Going on in the Country + How This Extends the US Petrodollar.Jose Pereira was the US-based CEO of Venezuelan oil company Citgo Petroleum and after a Thanksgiving Day meeting in Caracas in 2017, he and five other Citgo executives were arrested and charged with bribery, corruption and other false charges related to a business deal that someone in the the Venezuelan government felt was disadvantageous.They became known as the Citgo 6. Jose was held in solitary confinement for 10 months and ultimately held for 5 years before he was released in a prisoner exchange on October 1st 2022 where the five remaining Citgo Six hostages were flown hooded to the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.They were met by another plane with Delcy Rodriguez, Vice President of Venezuela and now acting President and another plane flown by the US Drug Enforcement Administration where they were swapped for two nephews of Nicolas Maduro, Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas, who had been arrested by the US DEA for drug smuggling in an operation that came to be called the Narcosobrinos affair.The Ultimate Venezuelan Oil Industry Insider Explains Who Wins, Who Loses, and What is Really Going on in the Country + How This Extends the US Petrodollar.Continue reading…Videos of the WeekThe Corbett Report – New World Next Week – The Fraud 1000x BIGGER Than Somali Day CareWelcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news.“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. 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Complete organized crime “government” in DC protecting cold blooded murders to ensure they have people willing to commit cold blooded murder.By Steve FrankMinnesota investigators say they have hit a roadblock in the probe of a fatal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting after the FBI declined to participate in a joint investigation, officials said Wednesday.Continue readingTrump says the U.S. government may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela’s infrastructureEtienne Note: Evidently the organized crime “government” is so corrupt and they think the population is so economically illiterate and stupid that they think they can trick us into paying for the oil company investments in infrastructure to process and refine the oil we just stole for themEtienne 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. 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Donate to support this project at ArtOfLiberty.org/sponsorship-program/The REAL Political Spectrum in: USA, Australia, Canada, Estonia (English), Estonia (Estonian), United Kingdom, Venezuela (English), Venezuela (Espanol)Shift the Political Spectrum in: USA, Australia, Canada, Estonia (English), Estonia (Estonian), United Kingdom, Venezuela (English), Venezuela (Espanol)“Daily News of The Week”What Everyone Needs to Know About Antidepressantsby A Midwestern DoctorStory at a Glance:•SSRI antidepressants are one of the most harmful medications on the market, and because of just how many people they are given to (often for no good reason as only a minority of patients benefit from SSRIs) they have had a profound effect on the consciousness of our entire society.•This article will review some of the more common side effects of SSRIs (and SNRIs), such as becoming numb to life, becoming severely agitated and imbalanced (sometimes to the point one becomes violently psychotic), losing your mind, losing the ability to have sex, and the development of birth defects.•Unfortunately, due to widespread denial in psychiatry about the issues with their drugs the common SSRI side effects are often misinterpreted as a sign the individual had a pre-existing mental illness and needs more of the drug—which all too often then leads to catastrophic events for the over-medicated patient.•Like many other stimulant drugs (e.g., cocaine) SSRIs can be highly addictive. Because of this, patients frequently get severely ill when they attempt to stop them (withdrawals affect roughly half of SSRI users) and it is often extremely difficult to withdraw from them and very few doctors know how to safely facilitate this.Continue readingPushback of the Week Slovenia Protects Cashby Solari Report“Recent crises have exposed the shortcomings of digital systems, which speaks in favour of cash.”~ Meira Hot, Social Democrats coalitionPushback of the Week, December 21, 2025In our December 10 story on “The Top Cash Acceptance Laws of 2025,” one of the countries we highlighted was Slovenia, which passed a constitutional amendment to protect cash as legal tender on December 1.The National Assembly passed the amendment into law in a unanimous cross-partisan vote, though it was not legislators but Slovenian citizens who got the cash ball rolling with a social media campaign and grassroots petition in 2023. The government initially opposed the initiative, stating that it would prefer to defer to the EU, but the 56,000 petition signatures in favor of a constitutional amendment forced legislators’ hand.Continue readingSimplicius – Big Surprise: Legal Story Changes as Maduro Brought to Courtby SimpliciusWhat do you know? Today in court the Justice Department officially dropped the fake claim that Maduro was ringleader of the fictitious ‘Cartel of the Suns’, which never existed. The theater is not required anymore, you see, now that he’s captured! Convenient how that works, no?The Justice Department has backed off a dubious claim about President Nicolás Maduro that the Trump administration promoted last year in laying the groundwork to remove him from power in Venezuela: accusing him of leading a drug cartel called Cartel de los Soles.Can this administration and Justice Department in particular stoop any lower? After their Epstein docs “shell games” it was hard to believe that they could or would.That’s all not to mention the fact that the indictment itself now strikes a bit different compared to the accusations levied against Maduro in lead up to his capture, which were used to build him up as the world’s greatest crime boss:Continue readingRevolutionary Overhaul: CDC Slashes Childhood Vaccine Schedule, While California Remains in Dark Agesby Alix MayerBREAKING — January 5, 2026 — Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a dramatic revision of its recommended childhood immunization schedule, removing recommendations for targeted infections by about one-third – from 17 infections down to 11.Since vaccines typically require multiple doses, the dose reduction is even more dramatic – cutting vaccine doses in half. In early 2025, the CDC-recommended schedule included about 90 doses by age 18, compared to about 44 doses under the new guidelines.California, on the other hand, passed legislation in 2025 (AB144) locking our recommended children’s vaccine schedule to the CDC’s January 2025 schedule with 17 vaccines, and about 90 doses. This is a California-only full vaccination schedule.A third version of a recommended vaccine schedule is California’s required school vaccine schedule – it is a subset of 10 vaccines with more than 30 doses, as explained below.Continue readingDoctors Will No Longer Receive Financial Rewards for Vaccinating KidsThis article was originally published by The Defender — Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website.by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. The DefenderThe federal government will stop paying physicians based on the number of patients they vaccinate, and is urging state health agencies to stop using similar financial incentives.In a Dec. 30, 2025, memo to state health officials, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said it “does not tie payment to performance on immunization quality measures in Medicaid and CHIP [Childhood Health Insurance Program] at the federal level.”Under the new policies, CMS will no longer require states to report how many children are vaccinated, but states may continue to voluntarily provide the data.CMS stated it will explore options to more strongly encourage informed consent before vaccination and “will also explore how religious exemptions for vaccinations can be accounted for in the data and the subsequent measures.”Continue readingBREAKING: Study Identifies Over 300 Peer-Reviewed COVID-19 “Vaccine” Cancer Cases Across 27 Countries — Journal Hit With CyberattacksBy Nicolas Hulscher, MPHFor several years now, clinicians, pathologists, and independent researchers have been documenting turbo cancers following COVID-19 vaccination: sudden relapses, explosive disease acceleration, rare malignancies appearing out of nowhere, and tumors localizing to injection sites or draining lymph nodes. These signals have been visible for some time — but deliberately fragmented, dismissed as coincidence, or buried under claims that “case reports don’t count.”That excuse has now completely collapsed.A newly published peer-reviewed systematic review in Oncotarget — authored by Charlotte Kuperwasser, PhD, and Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD — is the first to formally assemble and analyze the entire published literature on cancer temporally associated with COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection.Continue readingScientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can thinkby Science NewsResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever created. These microscopic machines can swim through liquid, sense their surroundings, respond on their own, operate for months at a time, and cost about one penny each to produce.Each robot is barely visible without magnification, measuring roughly 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers. That makes them smaller than a grain of salt. Because they function at the same scale as many living microorganisms, the robots could one day help doctors monitor individual cells or assist engineers in assembling tiny devices used in advanced manufacturing.Powered entirely by light, the robots contain microscopic computers that allow them to follow programmed paths, detect local temperature changes, and adjust their movement in response.Continue readingGLP-1 ‘Skinny Jabs’: Rapid Weight Loss, But at What Cost?By Chimnonso Onyekwelu, The DefenderThis article was originally published by The Defender — Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website.By the year 2030, more than 40% of adults in the U.K. are predicted to be obese, with the figure in the U.S. rising to nearly 50%. While these numbers are startling, projections also show that by this same time, the global population of obese adults will exceed one billion.As the single biggest risk factor for Type 2 diabetes — and a major contributor to heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, as well as digestive, liver and kidney conditions — addressing obesity is critical for optimal health.It was against this backdrop that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of liraglutide (Saxenda) in December 2014 as a weight-loss treatment was celebrated as a major milestone.Continue readingThe Biggest Zionist Lies of All Timeby Robert RosenthalZionism has always relied on myths, distortions, and falsehoods to maintain support among Western audiences. ZBS (Zionist bullshit) has kept generations of Jewish Zionists and goyishe backers of that racist project thoroughly misinformed.After two years of live‑streamed genocide on smartphones, we’ve seen what happens when Jews with open minds and hearts that Zionism hasn’t hardened finally confront the reality of that dishonest, racist, violent, and morally bankrupt movement: they tend to walk away. And once they leave, they rarely come back.I was brought into Zionism at a young age, when I generally believed what authority figures told me. As a Baby Boom Jew, I didn’t have easy access to quality information about Palestine–Israel. We never heard Palestinian voices, and I don’t recall ever speaking with an anti-Zionist Jew. The story I received was entirely biased, one-sided, and, in retrospect, deeply offensive.Continue readingPOSITIVE NEWS: CDC Childhood Vaccine Schedule Reduced to 9 Vaccines Across 22 Dosesby Karen KingstonJanuary 5, 2026: I’m happy to share with you some good news! After an exhaustive review of childhood vaccine protocols from 20 other nations, the CDC has reduced the number of recommended doses from the childhood vaccine schedule from more than 80 doses to just 22 doses across 9 vaccines and 12 pathogens.Some vaccines contain more than one pathogen, i.e. Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR).Some vaccines have up to 4 recommended doses between 2-months and 17 years of age.Per the HHS press release:“President Trump directed us to examine how other developed nations protect their children and to take action if they are doing better,” Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. “After an exhaustive review of the evidence, we are aligning the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule with international consensus while strengthening transparency and informed consent. This decision protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health.”Continue readingCreativity Can Be a ‘Fountain of Youth’ for Your Brainby Dr. Joseph MercolaEngaging in creative activities like music, dance, art, or gaming helps your brain stay up to seven years biologically younger than your actual ageEven short periods of creative learning, such as 30 hours of focused practice, improve brain function and reduce biological brain age by about three yearsCreativity strengthens communication between brain regions responsible for attention, coordination, and problem-solving, helping maintain clarity and focus as you ageYou don’t need to be an artist to benefit — everyday creative choices like journaling, cooking intuitively, or designing your space keep your brain flexible and resilientRegular creative engagement supports better mood, stronger memory, and faster thinking, offering one of the simplest and most enjoyable ways to preserve long-term brain healthContinue readingThe Statism of Donald Trumpby Mises Wire • Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. • Memes by EtienneMany libertarians hope that Donald Trump would favor many free market policies. The claim by these libertarians was that, aside from obvious exceptions like eminent domain and tariffs, he was basically sympathetic to the free market. Unfortunately, these hopes have not been fulfilled, and in this week’s article, I’ll try to show this. Before going ahead, though, I’d like to avert a possible misunderstanding. The issue we have to deal with is Trump’s policy, not whether he was a marginally more acceptable choice for president than his Democratic Party opponent, the “woke” Kamala Harris. Many people regarded her as a repellent figure; but, to reiterate, this isn’t our topic.Continue reading2.7 million Spanish children and teenagers. ZERO Covid deaths.by Alex BerensonAnother slow news day, huh?Contrary to what my critics like to think, I try not to weigh in just for the fun of it. (When I do, I often regret it later.) I prefer having expertise, new facts, or ideally both.So I’ll skip writing about the arrest of Venezuela’s president Nicholas Maduro, except to note: in grabbing the leader of a nation of 30 million people so quickly, the American military has again proven its tactical brilliance. But what happens next is what will decide the success or failure of this strike. I don’t want to guess on that front.Instead of speculation, here’s some news from Spanish researchers: contrary to what American health bureaucrats said for years to justify the increasingly insane mRNA “vaccine” experiment, Covid doesn’t kill kids.—(More facts, fewer guesses. For pennies a day.)Continue readingMusic you can taste, Lego smart bricks and chore robots: The coolest gadgets from CES 2026 Day 1by Shawn Chen & Rio YamatCES is a huge opportunity annually for companies both large and small to parade products they plan to put on shelves this year.Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang’s little robot buddies.And as predicted, artificial intelligence was anchored in nearly everything as tech firms continue to look for AI products that will attract customers.The biggest buzzword in the air at CES is “physical AI,” Nvidia’s term for AI models that are trained in a virtual environment using computer generated, “synthetic” data, then deployed as physical machines once they’ve mastered their purpose.The biggest buzzword in the air at CES is “physical AI,” Nvidia’s term for AI models that are trained in a virtual environment using computer generated, “synthetic” data, then deployed as physical machines once they’ve mastered their purpose.Continue readingUS forces dramatically seize Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlanticby Gergana KrastevaAn oil tanker linked to both Russia and Venezuela has been seized by US forces in the Atlantic.The US European Command, headquartered in Germany, confirmed today the seizure of the Marinera for ‘violations of US sanctions’.It said in a statement on X: ‘The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a US federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro.’This comes as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive push to dictate oil flows in America’s backyard.Marinera, formerly called Bella-1, is under US sanctions, and has spent at least two weeks attempting to evade a US blockade near Venezuela.Ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic showed the tanker nearing Iceland’s exclusive economic zone today.It holds such importance to the Kremlin that it deployed a submarine and other vessels to escort it across the Atlantic.Continue readingIsrael’s Links to the Seizure of Maduro in Venezuela and Division of Resourcesby James Li, Jimmy Dore Show, Hats Off, Global Inssight Journal and E. Michael JonesVarious commentators point out Israel’s link to the capture of Maduro from Venezuela. Zionist Billionaire Paul Singer bought Citgo and stands to make large profits from Venezuela’s oil supply. Max Blumenthal revealed that it will take years to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. Exxon Mobil seeks to restore control over its oil fields. Elon Musk published fake AI videos of Venezuelans celebrating because Musk wants access to Venezuela’s lithium and other minerals.James Li revealed that investor and Zionist supporter Paul Singer bought Citgo, the US subsidiary of Venezuela’s state run oil company, for $5.9 billion, and stands to benefit greatly from the capture of Venezuela. He said that American citizens’ money will be directed toward Zionist billionaires and corporations.Continue readingStarlink Digitally Controlling the Skies for Military SupremacyBy Paul A. PhilipsStarlink can be explained using two different descriptions.The first description, the official glossy effrontery, describes it as a technologically innovative engineering civilian project: With its vast world-wide network of space satellites, Starlink is a revolutionary communications infrastructure designed to give digital equality, promising internet access to everyone even those living in the remotest areas, as it continues developing…(Note: Notice the deliberate omission that it’s also used as a spying network in conjunction with other sinister technology).Further, SpaceX’s Starlink with its CEO Elon Musk is touted as a visionary, having a revolutionary communications company boldly democratizing the skies, providing internet services to the public where governmental bodies have failed to duly deliver…Continue readingIs the Fed Injecting Money Due to Silver? Or Is there a Different Crisis?by Martin ArmstrongQUESTION: Marty, you have been silent on the rumors that the Fed is bailing out JP Morgan who they claim was short silver. If there is anyone who has been behind the curtain and confronted the banks, that is you. Would you please comment on this topic.ELANSWER: JP Morgan is on our site. It is due for new highs in 2026. We do have a Panic Cycle in 2027. The real crisis appears to be 2027 into 2028. I am aware that everyone seems to be freaking out about the injections into the REPO market. The global recession will spread starting here in 2026 but accelerate in 2027 int0 2028.The implication is that something is wrong. However, this is a complex issue and as always the linear analysis always seeks to reduce this to a single cause and effect – i.e. silver short. However, what I rarely ever hear anyone mention is the real Shadow Dollar System: Repo and FX Swaps, both form the True Pillars of Global Liquidity. The global financial system operates on two largely invisible markets that dwarf traditional banking in scale and systemic importance: the repurchase agreement (repo) market and the foreign exchange swap market. Together, these markets circulate tens of trillions of dollars daily, providing the essential liquidity that keeps the modern financial system functioning.Continue readingIain Davis: UK’s Operation Talia – Unconstitutional and Unlawfulby Iain DavisOn the 20th December 2021 a group of concerned citizens presented evidence to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) alleging “serious indictable offences arising from the manufacture, promotion, and administration of the COVID-19 vaccines.” As a consequence of Operation Talla, those allegations were not investigated by the MPS. Many similar allegations submitted to other police forces around the country were not investigated either, for the same reason.The evidence given to the police, in December 2021, comprised of more than 400 victim, witness, qualified expert and industry whistleblower statements. The evidence provided included detailed scientific analyses and multiple documentary exhibits.The concerned citizens were given the Crime Reference Number CRN-6029679/21 by the Metropolitan Police. Upon issuing the CRN the police were duty bound to investigate the allegation of criminality.Continue readingKawasaki’s four-legged robot-horse vehicle is going into productionby Bronwyn ThompsonWhat was announced as a 2050 pipe dream by Kawasaki, the company’s hydrogen-powered, four-hooved, all-terrain robot horse vehicle Corleo is actually going into production and is now expected to be commercially available decades earlier – with the first model to debut in just four years.We first wrote about this mountain-climbing monster in April last year, when it was merely a concept with some bad CGI video. But it seems Kawasaki is now getting serious about its futuristic mechanical quadruped, setting up a dedicated operation – known as the Safe Adventure Business Development Team – and aiming to have the robo-horse up and galloping for visitor use at Expo 2030 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Following that, the plan is to have the mobility vehicles on sale for consumers by 2035.Continue readingBLUETTI Debuts Charger 2, the Industry’s First Unified Car & Solar Smart Energy Hubby newatlas.comSydney, Australia – 7 January 2026 — At CES 2026, BLUETTI unveiled Charger 2, the industry’s first unified car and solar smart energy hub, designed for modern touring, 4WD travel, RV road trips, overlanding, and off-grid adventures. The Charger 2 combines high-speed alternator charging with solar input in a single, intelligent system, delivering faster, smarter power for overlanders, van travelers, and anyone leading an on-the-road lifestyle.From long-distance outback touring to coastal van life, Australian travelers rely on consistent power for fridges, lighting, and essential electronics. Yet traditional 12V cigarette-lighter charging can take over 10 hours to recharge a 1kWh battery, while current chargers let users choose between alternator charging while driving or solar charging while parked. This “either-or” approach wastes daylight hours and slows energy recovery.Continue readingLenders & Homebuilders Jump After Trump Unveils QE-Style $200B Mortgage Bond Buying Plan To Unfreeze Housing Marketby Tyler DurdenUpate (0710ET):Shares of LoanDepot, Rocket Companies, and Opendoor Technologies surged in premarket trading after President Trump signaled plans to push Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities, a move aimed at driving down mortgage rates and improving affordability ahead of the midterm election cycle.If the QE-style program is implemented, it would represent a direct government intervention to lower lending costs, providing near-term relief to a housing market effectively paralyzed by years of high prices and elevated borrowing costs, producing some of the worst affordability conditions in a generation.The prospect of lower rates could act as a positive tailwind for mortgage originators, realtors, and adjacent real estate services that have endured several years of depressed transaction volumes, with some realtors forced to return to their previous bartending jobs.Continue readingWhy Statism Attracts the Worst People—Every Timeby ironcountynews.orgStatism does not merely corrupt good people after the fact. More dangerously, it selects for a particular type of person at the outset—and then reshapes everyone who remains inside it. This is not ideological speculation or partisan rhetoric. It is a pattern that repeats across centuries, cultures, flags, and slogans. Different regimes promise different futures, yet the outcomes are strikingly similar.At its core, statism concentrates coercive power. Any system built on coercion—rather than consent—inevitably attracts those who are comfortable using force, distance, and enforcement as organizing principles. Once coercion becomes the foundation of legitimacy, persuasion no longer matters. Moral character becomes secondary. Compatibility with power replaces conscience as the primary filter.Continue readingMapped: Global Inflation by Country in 2025Etienne Note: The inflation rate in the US is Waaay higher than 2.7%. Check out Shadow Stats or the Chapwood Index to understand the real inflation rate.By Dorothy NeufeldGlobal inflation averaged 4.2% in 2025, with many countries showing resilience in the face of historic U.S. tariffs.In the U.S., inflation declined from 3% in 2024 to 2.7% in 2025.Inflation was highest in Venezuela, at 269.9% for the year.Global inflation fell moderately to 4.2% in 2025, in spite of U.S. tariffs hitting century highs.For 2026, the IMF projects inflation to decline even further to 3.7% in 2026, even as tariff impacts continue to materialize. This is being driven by weak price growth in China and below-target inflation in many European countries.This graphic shows inflation by country in 2025, based on data from the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook.Below, we show the inflation rates of 191 countries and territories worldwide in 2025:Venezuela faces the highest inflation on the planet, at 269.9% in 2025, and this is set to jump to 682% in 2026.Continue readingArtificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in UtahBy Yasmin Khorram and Ruth ReaderIn a first for the U.S., Utah is letting artificial intelligence — not a doctor — renew certain medical prescriptions. No human involved.The state has launched a pilot program with health-tech startup Doctronic that allows an AI system to handle routine prescription renewals for patients with chronic conditions. The initiative, which kicked off quietly last month, is a high-stakes test of whether AI can safely take on one of health care’s most sensitive tasks and how far that could spread beyond one AI-friendly red state.It also serves as an early check on how far policymakers and patients are willing to trust AI over trained doctors in decision-making. 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Check out my article: New Hampshire’s Free State Project – How Freeing a Single State from “Government” Could Free Us All here: https://artofliberty.substack.com/p/new-hampshires-free-state-projectNew Hampshire legislators are one step closer to loosening regulations on the state’s meat industry.House Bill 396, which would permit the in-state sale of certain meat products processed at non-U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities, including cuts of beef and pork, passed the House, 214-119, on Wednesday.Such sales would go against federal law, which calls for meat sold commercially in the United States to be inspected and approved by the USDA, or by a state agency partnered with the department. 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Former CEO of Venezuelan Oil Company Citgo Held Hostage by Nicolas Maduro for Five Years Breaks Down with Etienne What Is REALLY Going On in Venezuela
The Ultimate Venezuelan Oil Industry Insider Explains Who Wins, Who Loses, and What is Really Going on in the Country + How This Extends the US Petrodollar. Jose Pereira was the US-based CEO of Venezuelan oil company Citgo Petroleum and after a Thanksgiving Day meeting in Caracas in 2017, he and five other Citgo executives were arrested and charged with bribery, corruption and other false charges related to a business deal that someone in the the Venezuelan government felt was disadvantageous.They became known as the Citgo 6. Jose was held in solitary confinement for 10 months and ultimately held for 5 years before he was released in a prisoner exchange on October 1st 2022 where the five remaining Citgo Six hostages were flown hooded to the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.Jose was ultimately swapped for two nephews of Nicolas Maduro convicted of drug dealing by the DEA in a prisoner swap on a remote island in the CaribbeanThey were met by another plane with Delcy Rodriguez, Vice President of Venezuela and now acting President and another plane flown by the US Drug Enforcement Administration where they were swapped for two nephews of Nicolas Maduro, Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Francisco Flores de Freitas, who had been arrested by the US DEA for drug smuggling in an operation that came to be called the Narcosobrinos affair.In an amazingly fortuitous twist of fate, I had been scheduled for over a month to be interviewed by Jose on his podcast Building Resilience about my new book: To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many. With the US having seized Maduro and Trump promising to reimburse American oil companies for the astronomical costs of rebuilding the Venezuelan oil sector, I flipped the script on Jose and took the opportunity to interview the ultimate Venezuelan oil industry insider with a deep understanding of the connections of Maduro to the drug trade, on what is REALLY going on with the US Invasion of Venezuela. We discuss:How the Invasion of Venezuela props up the US petro-dollar system that forces oil importing countries to buy and hold US dollars to purchase oil allowing money center banks and the US Fed to continue creating dollars out of thin air in an inflationary process that steals the purchasing power from those who earn and save dollars.How Maduro joins the ranks of other oil rich leaders that defied the US dollar regime and sold oil in currencies other than the dollarSaddam Hussein – Iraq, 3rd Largest Proven Reserves – Swaps $26 Billion in USD for Euros in his US “Oil-for-Food” program account and begins selling oil in Euros in October of 2000 – Invaded by the US in early 2003 and where the USD is mandated for oil purchases. Muammar Gaddafi – Libya, 8th Largest Proven Reserves – 2009 Gaddafi elected Chairman of the African Union, proposes a gold-backed pan-regional currency called the Gold Dinar backed by Libya’s gold 144 tons of gold reserves to replace the USD and French CFA Franc system. Killed by NATO-backed rebels after a NATO airstrike on his convoy on October 20th, 2011. Libya’s gold reserves disappeared shortly thereafter. How Chavez “Nationalized” (Stole) the assets of hundreds of foreign exploration, refining, and oil service companies operating in Venezuela and destroyed the assets through mismanagement. How many Venezuelans today have to drive to Columbia to get quality gasoline for their automobiles because the domestic gas is of such poor quality. Which US Oil Companies are set to profit from the US control and reassignment of oil resources? Who is set to lose?Was Maduro really connected to the drug trade? 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FiveMemeFri -Trump Kidnaps Maduro to Steal Venezuelan Oil
Was Bombing “Drug Boats” Public Relations for Planned Invasion? Dear Subscribers,Happy New Year! Well it didn’t take long for the US “government” to be right back on-track to be the most overtly criminal and corrupt in history. As I type these words the US has initiated what appears to be one of the largest thefts of natural resources the world has ever seen brazenly invading oil-rich Venezuela without a declaration of war.It has become abundantly clear that the campaign of bombing “drug boats” was a murderous public relations campaign to implant in the public consciousness the idea that the Maduro government was running drugs into the US as justification for a long planned invasion.This issue is dedicated to exposing the criminality of this invasion and resource theft. ReallyGraceful has a superb 12 minute explainer video that breaks down the background as our featured video this week.Simplicius has a great article breaking down the geopolitical escalations and the odds that the Maduro military and acting President were paid off/threatened to turn over Maduro to the US.Multiple authors breakdown how this extends the petro-dollar system after Maduro began selling oil in anything but the US Dollar. Reminder: Saddam Hussein was invaded and deposed after he transferred his oil-for-food earnings out of the US dollar into Euros. Libya’s Qaddafi was deposed after he backed the Gold Dinar as a competitor to the US Dollar.The organized crime bankers that we are exposing at the Art of Liberty Foundation, will kill anyone and invade any country to ensure that they get to keep creating little paper tickets and digital dollars to buy up the world. They have plenty of puppet politicians like Donald Trump and shave-headed cult members who will violate the law and a monopoly media system that will pretend the whole thing is legitimate on every single channel and screen.The Flock Camera story in the Daily News section has popped to one of our most shared stories ever. You won’t believe how easy it is to hack into Flock cameras and follow people around… I included a link to a website that let’s you find and report Flock cameras in your neighborhood.Personal Note – Julie and I finished our fast this week. I did eight days of water and the last two days as a dry fast aka The Hard Fast aka The Hebrew Fast. It was intense but I ended up shedding 20 lbs in 10 days and feel absolutely amazing. Was back in the hot room for 5:45AM yoga this AM and just hit the gym for power lifting. 2026 is already off to an amazing start!Top Stories of the WeekSimplicius – Major Questions Finally Answered About Trump’s Venezuelan Adventureby SimpliciusThe questions we raised in yesterday’s piece have finally been answered by the Trump administration itself. The main and most important was what exactly is the real situation in Venezuela vis-a-vis US control? Was the Maduro grab an isolated event, with the US not actually in control of anything on the ground and in the Venezuelan government?Continue reading…Venezuela: Will the Capture of Maduro Save the US Petrodollar?by Ricardo on X/TwitterRicardo, a commenter on the X/ Twitter platform, received 3 million views on his explanation of why the US dollar is the reason for Trump’s overthrow of Venezuelan President Maduro: the US economy is based on the US ‘petrodollar’. In 2018, Venezuela announced it would “free itself from the dollar” and it started accepting yuan, euros, rubles, anything BUT dollars for oil. The petrodollar is dying as BRICS countries are trading in other currencies.China is Venezuela’s biggest oil customer. China built CIPS, their own alternative to SWIFT with 4,800 banks in 185 countries to trade outside of the US dollar.The attack on Maduro is an admission that the US dollar can no longer compete on its own merits. When you have to bomb countries to keep them using your currency, the currency is already dying.Continue readingVenezuelan Acting President Blames “Zionists” For Maduro’s Captureby theyeshivaworld.comDelcy Rodríguez, the vice president of Venezuela who is now serving as acting president, accused Israel of orchestrating the U.S. operation that led to the capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro.Speaking in a televised address alongside senior figures from Maduro’s inner circle, Rodríguez blamed “the Zionists” for the events surrounding his arrest, echoing familiar rhetoric long used by Venezuela’s Chavista leadership to fault Israel and its allies for international pressure on the regime.“The attack on Venezuela has an undoubtedly Zionist character,” Rodríguez declared, offering no evidence to support the claim. She reiterated that Nicolás Maduro “is the only president of Venezuela,” despite his transfer to U.S. custody and a ruling by Venezuela’s constitutional court appointing her interim president during his absence.Continue readingTrump kidnaps Venezuela’s president to steal the country’s oilby Aaron MatéIn announcing the US military’s attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of president Nicolás Maduro, an operation that reportedly killed at least 80 people, President Trump laid bare his real motive.Invoking the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, which has underpinned decades of US aggression against Latin American governments, Trump bragged that “they now call it the Donroe Doctrine… American dominance in the Western Hemisphere won’t be questioned again.” The main target of that dominance is Venezuela’s oil reserves, the world’s largest. With US oil companies leading the way, Trump vowed, “we’re going to get back our oil… the money coming out of the ground is substantial.”While Trump intends it as a riff on his first name, his signature doctrine is additionally fitting for mirroring the behavior of a Mafia Don: using violence, threats, and theft to obtain wealth.Continue readingVideos of the WeekReally Graceful: What the Media Won’t Tell You About VenezuelaBest 12 Minute Explainer Video on What is Behind the Theft of Venezuelan Oilby reallygraceful“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_ScamsNewsom’s Massive Fraud Scandal No One Is Talking AboutEtienne 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 Tyler DurdenAuthored by Matt Margolis via PJMedia.com,Everybody’s buzzing about that Minnesota Medicaid mess with Gov. Tim Walz. Some are even calling it the largest fraud scandal ever. If only.Blue-state fraud is undoubtedly a problem, and Walz should be held accountable if he did indeed look the other way. But what happened in the land of 10,000 lakes is tiny compared to the fraud in California under Gavin Newsom.Heck, it makes Minnesota look like pocket change.Continue readingThe REAL Political Spectrum… Around the WorldEtienne Note: I have some folks who have promised me some new countries but they did’t get their homework to me before we went to publication. Please e-mail me at Etienne(at)ArtOfLiberty.org to help create a version for YOUR countryI am adding a new recurring feature to Five Meme Friday: The REAL Political Spectrum… Around the World! A couple of weeks ago I did an article: The Fake Left-Right Paradigm – What is the REAL Political Spectrum the Monopoly Media is Hiding? where I broke down WHY the monopoly media misrepresents the REAL political spectrum and what the actual political spectrum looks like in the US. That meme went viral so now I am duplicating it for other countries.Can you help? Please e-mail me at Etienne(at)ArtOfLiberty.org to help create a version for YOUR country OR suggest changes for a version we already have circulating. Donate to support this project at ArtOfLiberty.org/sponsorship-program/The REAL Political Spectrum in: USA, Australia, Canada, Estonia (English), Estonia (Estonian), United Kingdom, Venezuela (English), Venezuela (Espanol)Shift the Political Spectrum in: USA, Australia, Canada, Estonia (English), Estonia (Estonian), United Kingdom, Venezuela (English), Venezuela (Espanol)“Daily News of The Week”Many Have Married for the Wrong Reasons; No One Has Divorced for the Wrong Reasonsby Sotiris RexThe divorce rate is not an indicator of a degenerate society. It is a sign of freedom. A low divorce rate does not necessarily mean happy marriages; it means people are unable to escape the hellish ones. Take cultures with forced marriages and an insanely difficult — if not impossible — avenue toward divorce, and tell me how their low divorce rate is an indicator of a “healthy” society.Imagine punishing a man or a woman for wanting to escape a marriage they were forced into by authoritarian regimes or families. Or imagine punishing someone for changing their mind after having grown beyond their bad decision-making.Yes, we are all responsible for our bad choices, because someone has to pay the price, but no arbitrary government should get to decide that punishment for you. A bad choice in a romantic partner is not a crime since both are responsible. Wrong choices and your personal consequences are punishment enough. And what about the children who are innocent in this arrangement? Keep reading further.Continue readingAI Isn’t Taking Your Job — H-1B Is. And That’s the Cover Story No One Wants to Talk About.by Georgia Patriot InsiderThere’s a lie quietly spreading through corporate America, Silicon Valley, and Washington at the same time.It goes like this:“AI is replacing workers. Automation is inevitable. We have no choice.”But the data tells a very different story.Continue readingThis Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For StalkersEtienne Note: The website to track where Flock cameras are in your area is: https://deflock.me/map#map=4/29.878755/-74.750977by Jason KoeblerI am standing on the corner of Harris Road and Young Street outside of the Crossroads Business Park in Bakersfield, California, looking up at a Flock surveillance camera bolted high above a traffic signal. On my phone, I am watching myself in real time as the camera records and livestreams me—without any password or login—to the open internet. I wander into the intersection, stare at the camera and wave. On the livestream, I can see myself clearly. Hundreds of miles away, my colleagues are remotely watching me too through the exposed feed.Flock left livestreams and administrator control panels for at least 60 of its AI-enabled Condor cameras around the country exposed to the open internet, where anyone could watch them, download 30 days worth of video archive, and change settings, see log files, and run diagnostics.Continue readingDoug Casey on Anarchy and VoluntaryismBy Doug Casey International ManYou’re likely aware that I’m a libertarian. But I’m actually more than a libertarian. I don’t believe in the right of the State to exist. The reason is that anything that has a monopoly of force is extremely dangerous. As Mao Tse-tung, lately one of the world’s leading experts on government, said: “The power of the state comes out of a barrel of a gun.”There are two possible ways for people to relate to each other, either voluntarily or coercively. And the State is pure institutionalized coercion. It’s not just unnecessary, but antithetical, for a civilized society. And that’s increasingly true as technology advances. It was never moral, but at least it was possible, in oxcart days, for bureaucrats to order things around. Today it’s ridiculous.Everything that needs doing can and will be done by the market, by entrepreneurs who fill the needs of other people for a profit. The State is a dead hand that imposes itself on society. That belief makes me, of course, an anarchist.Continue readingTHIS WEEK: Pesticides are about to get a liability shield similar to the one for vaccines–unless there is a miracle or two. Could Bayer’s $Billions Take Over Every Branch of Government?by Meryl NassBayer is throwing everything they have at this challenge, because it is a threat to the company’s very survival. Below is from Bayer’s Roundup litigation website.The information below was written by me as a Fact Sheet on this subject.If you are harmed or killed by a pesticide, your family will not be able to sue for damages or receive compensationThere will be no incentive for manufacturers to make safer productsAnd manufacturers do not even need to list all the ingredients in their products, if they claim they are “inert” or inactive ingredients, despite their toxicity–so you can’t even know what you are buying.What is going on?Monsanto made the herbicide (a pesticide) Roundup, which was paired with “Roundup-ready” GMO seeds. Roundup allowed the GMO crops to grow unimpeded, while reducing most other weeds. It soon became the largest-selling pesticide in the world.Continue readingSilver: Dept. of War to Build Metals Refinery in Blow to Chinaby VBLAuthored by GoldFix for Scottsdale MintUnder the plan, the U.S. Department of Defense will hold a 40% stake in the JPM Financed smelter joint-venture.GFN – WASHINGTON: Korea Zinc plans a $7.4 billion investment to construct a large-scale non-ferrous metals smelter in Clarksville, Tennessee, a project U.S. officials say will materially expand domestic critical minerals processing capacity and strengthen supply chain security.1The project, known as the “U.S. Smelter,” is expected to require approximately $6.6 billion in capital expenditures, with total investment reaching $7.4 billion including financing costs. It is being developed in coordination with the U.S. Department of War and the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to project materials and government statements.Deputy Secretary of War Steve Feinberg said the investment reflects a strategic shift in U.S. industrial and defense priorities.Continue readingUpcoming Liberty EventsProspera World Tour – Berlin, January 7th 2026Prospera World Tour – London, January 9th 2026Prospera 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-lineMises Institute Libertarian Scholars Conference – March 19, 2026, at our Auburn, ALAustrian Economic Research Conference 2026 – March 19-21, 2026, Auburn, ALRothbard 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 WeekPrezence – Ours for the TakingAnother hit from the Truth Music Folder in The Liberator.libertarian Intentional Community RoundupThursday, March 5 – Sunday, March 8, 2026Concord, NHJoin the Free State Project at Liberty Forum 2026, where liberty-minded thinkers and activists from around the world come together to share ideas, forge connections, and turn the principles of freedom into action.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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FiveMemeFri – The 60 Minutes Piece on CECOT that Bari Weiss Didn’t Want You to See
My Update to the Corbett Report + More Details..Dear Subscribers,Happy New Year!Julie and I got the seasonal detox that many call “the flu” after several days of dinners and drinks with her family and friends in Chicago… I call it Affluenza… (Root word: Affluent) It has been my first time being sick in over a decade… I forgot what it was like… I slept for two days straight (24th & 25th) and am still recovering… Since I (and Julie) didn’t eat during the worst of it, we decided to keep going with a water fast so we haven’t had any food since the 23rd.. Not really hungry… occasionally… but for the most part we have a hot tea with fresh squeezed lemons, honey or maple syrup, and cayenne or cinnamon a couple of times a day… I’m down 15 pounds and feel great! It’s such a superb way to clean up the system after the feasting and celebrations of the holidays! I’ll probably go another couple of days and break it over the weekend with some guacamole to begin to bring my digestive system back on-line so I can be frosty by next Monday.Thanks again to everyone who supported our work in 2025! We simply couldn’t do it without our friends and supporters! The top story is an update I gave to the Corbett Report with more details.https://artofliberty.org/sponsorship-program/Top Stories of the WeekThe Art of Liberty Foundation Updates the Corbett Report in the Solutions Watch 2025 Year in ReviewFolks Are Using Our Books and Liberators to Widely Expose the Organized Crime “Government” and It is Starting to Pick Up Steam!James Corbett invited us to present an update on what has been happening at the Art of Liberty Foundation since our July 30th, 2025, appearance on #SolutionsWatch for Etienne’s new book: To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques that the Few Use to Control the Many. Our update starts at 1:10:04.The basics of the summary are that after appearing on the show, Corbett Report “Corbett-eers” responded by buying 500+ books that we shipped to over 20 countries.Even more exciting was that we received offers to translate the book into various languages, including from Spanish political activist Josefina Fraile, who helped organize other translators in Greece and Spain. Josefina also translated the most important book in the world right now, The Great Taking by David Rogers Webb into Spanish as well.We are finalizing two Spanish translations for Latin American Spanish and the Castilian Spanish of Josefina’s native Spain, and we should send them to the printer next week! We have Greek, German, and French translations in the pipeline. but wait… there is even more!Continue ReadingVideos of the WeekWATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segmentby Allison GillThe segment apparently aired on Canada’s Global TV app and was shared by this Bluesky user jasonparis.bsky.social. You can watch the entire segment below! Please share widely!Bari Weiss at CBS claims this segment was spiked for editorial reasons and not political reasons, however, there are portions of this video that would indicate otherwise.Continue reading…Contractor Uses AI to Fake Finished Work!You won’t believe this scam. A contractor used AI to edit a photo of a job site to make it look finished so he could get paid. Real estate investors: Stop accepting photos as proof of work! Demand live video.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_ScamsUS Steals Panamanian-Flagged, Chinese Oil Tanker Full of Venezuelan Oil and is Sailing It to Galveston to Complete the TheftEtienne 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 Tyler DurdenUpdate:Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirmed that the U.S. Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, has seized another oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.“The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil used to fund narco-terrorism in the region. We will find you, and we will stop you,” Noem wrote in a post on X.Reuters reported earlier about the operation.Continue readingPentagon watchdog criticizes Lockheed Martin for F-35’s lack of flight readiness due to maintenance issuesEtienne 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 Diyar GuldoganWASHINGTONUS F-35 fighter jets were mission-ready roughly half the time in 2024 because of maintenance issues with Lockheed Martin, a Pentagon watchdog said in a report.The report, from the Defense Department’s Office of the Inspector General issued on Dec. 19, said the Defense Department did not adequately oversee contractor performance on the June 2024 air vehicle sustainment contract.“Although the F‑35 JPO (Joint Program Office) monitored Lockheed Martin’s performance, it did not always hold Lockheed Martin accountable for poor performance related to F‑35 sustainment.Continue readingThe REAL Political Spectrum… Around the WorldEtienne Note: I have some folks who have promised me some new countries but they did’t get their homework to me before we went to publication. Please e-mail me at Etienne(at)ArtOfLiberty.org to help create a version for YOUR countryI am adding a new recurring feature to Five Meme Friday: The REAL Political Spectrum… Around the World! A couple of weeks ago I did an article: The Fake Left-Right Paradigm – What is the REAL Political Spectrum the Monopoly Media is Hiding? where I broke down WHY the monopoly media misrepresents the REAL political spectrum and what the actual political spectrum looks like in the US. That meme went viral so now I am duplicating it for other countries.Can you help? Please e-mail me at Etienne(at)ArtOfLiberty.org to help create a version for YOUR country OR suggest changes for a version we already have circulating. Donate to support this project at ArtOfLiberty.org/sponsorship-program/The REAL Political Spectrum in: USA, Australia, Canada, Estonia (English), Estonia (Estonian), United Kingdom, Venezuela (English), Venezuela (Espanol)Shift the Political Spectrum in: USA, Australia, Canada, Estonia (English), Estonia (Estonian), United Kingdom, Venezuela (English), Venezuela (Espanol)“Daily News of The Week”Urgent Medical Need – Brenda “Granny Smith” – The Renegade Midwife Needs Our HelpBrenda “Granny” Smith has been a renegade midwife for over 30 years, defying “authorities” to attend home births denied by state licensure. She has three grown sons, numerous grandchildren, and a bevy of other children who call her “Granny.”She and her husband, Shawn, had moved to Mexico to “retire”.Shawn is having serious health issues…He has an enlarged heart with severe aortic stenosis, and his cardiologist is recommending a procedure called TAVI – Trans-aortic valve implant – to remedy the blockage. The alternative would be open-heart surgery, which would be much riskier, and require a much longer recovery period.Medicare and supplemental insurance are balking. They may eventually cover it, since it is urgent care, but for now we will need to come up with the entire $30,000 to pay up front.Continue readingWhy Trump Should Pardon The Developers of Bitcoins Non Custodial Samourai Walletby Juan GaltOn December 18th, days before Christmas, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the Bitcoin Samourai Wallet, will have to surrender to prison. His crime? Creating a software tool that gave Bitcoin users comparable privacy to that which banks are expected to provide. Samourai Wallet, the brand and technology stack built by Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, was shut down by the U.S. Government in April 2024 on a variety of charges, including money laundering, but only one charge stuck after a high-profile trial, the weakest charge of all, “unlicensed money transmission”.What does it mean to transmit money? According to prosecutors, custodial control over user funds is no longer a requirement to need an MSB license; “a USB cable transfers data from one device to another, and a frying pan transfers heat from a stove to the contents of the pan, although neither situation involves exercising ‘control’ over what is being transferred.” If the DoJ can indict a frying pan, then USB manufacturers better lawyer up!Continue readingJAMMED UP Passengers ‘trapped in cars’ in middle of road as self-driving Waymo vehicles stall during San Francisco power outageby Emma CrabtreeBIZARRE footage shows the moment driver less vehicles stalled in the middle of the road during a power outage, leaving passengers stranded.Autonomous vehicle service Waymo was forced to suspend operations in San Francisco for safety when almost a third of the city was left without power on Saturday night.As the power outage plunged areas of the tech capital into darkness, traffic signals failed and the driverless vehicles abruptly shut down, causing traffic jams throughout the city.“We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area due to the widespread power outage,” Suzanne Philion, a Waymo spokesperson told The U.S. Sun.“Our teams are working diligently and in close coordination with city officials to monitor infrastructure stability, and we are hopeful to bring our services back online soon.”Continue readingBREAKING: Our CENSORED Study Showing mRNA Injections Induce Severe Genetic Disruption Linked to Cancer and Chronic Disease Is Now Peer-Reviewed and Publishedby Nicolas Hulscher, MPHFinally, we declare a major victory against the Academic Journal Cartel and their PubPeer Mob enforcement apparatus.Earlier this year, our landmark study—“Synthetic mRNA Vaccines and Transcriptomic Dysregulation: Evidence from New-Onset Adverse Events and Cancers Post-Vaccination”— became one of the most-read and most-downloaded preprints in the world.Shortly thereafter, it was abruptly withdrawn by MDPI for a vague and unexplained reason:It was also wiped from ResearchGate, leaving no trace of this important study behind.We identified that this unethical removal was likely the result of coordinated Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex pressure and PubPeer mob attacks, intended to shield the deadly mRNA platform.Their efforts have failed miserably.Now, our landmark study — Synthetic messenger RNA vaccines and transcriptomic dysregulation: Evidence from new-onset adverse events and cancers post-vaccination — documenting severe, long-lasting transcriptomic disruption following COVID-19 mRNA injections has been officially peer-reviewed and published in the World Journal of Experimental Medicine, a PubMed.gov indexed journal.Continue readingThe Corbett Report – New World Next Year 2026by CorbettWelcome to New World Next Year, the annual wrap up of the New World Next Week video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. What was the story of 2025? What will be the trend for 2026? Grab your Christmas sweaters and hot chocolate and find out!Continue readingLeaf-scan tells farmers when fruit is ripe – without destroying itBy Ben CoxworthIt’s ironic … in order for farmers to know if their fruit is ripe, they regularly have to pick and analyze pieces of that fruit, reducing their yields. Utilizing a new technique, however, they could soon leave all the fruit intact, analyzing the leaves beside it instead.The process is currently being developed by scientists at Spain’s Universitat Rovira i Virgili, and was tested over the course of 11 weeks on 12 nectarine trees in a commercial orchard.In its present form, the technology utilizes two spectrometers to perform near-infrared and mid-infrared scans of the top surfaces and undersides of leaves immediately adjacent to the fruits. The manner in which the leaves absorb or reflect light emitted by each spectrometer reliably indicates the current ripeness of the fruit.“The leaves undergo physiological and biochemical changes as the fruit ripens, due to the direct connection between the metabolism of the leaves and that of the fruit,” says team member Dr. Daniel Schorn. “These changes are reflected in their spectral fingerprint.”Continue readingPastor Spent Millions of ‘Embezzled’ BLM OKC Money on Properties and Caribbean TripsEtienne Note: The organized crime banksters were spending so much money to divide and conquer that milllions were being siphoned off by the lower level criminals involved in the scheme.By Marty Vergel BaesThe former leader of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City has been federally indicted for allegedly diverting more than £2.5 million ($3.15 million) in donations into a personal slush fund used to purchase property and finance a lavish lifestyle.The case against Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, 52, details a multi-year scheme in which bail funds intended for protesters were allegedly siphoned into private accounts, sending shockwaves through the activist community and raising urgent questions about financial oversight in decentralised social movements.Dickerson, 52, was charged with 20 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering by a federal grand jury in Oklahoma City. As outlined in the US Department of Justice announcement, the alleged scheme unfolded between June 2020 and October 2025, spanning the height of fundraising efforts following the 2020 racial justice protests.Continue readingRussia expands biometric ID system (again)by Edward SlavsquatThe commercial enterprise that controls Russians’ biometric data has introduced new ways to use your face as a form of ID, resulting in unprecedented levels of safety and convenience in the Russian Federation. Russians young and old are already reaping the benefits of their country’s “digital transformation”—including very, very young Russians.The Russian government is working on amending federal legislation to allow schools across the country to monitor and identify students using biometrics, Kommersant reported on December 3. Plans for a standardized “biometric turnstile system” for Russian schools are already being tested in Tatarstan.Authorities have stressed that schools will be able to choose whether or not to switch to biometric identification, adding that parents must first consent before their childrens’ faces are scanned and entered into Russia’s Unified Biometric System (UBS).Continue readingDOJ Releases Damning Epstein Files Implicating Trump Right Before Christmasby Peter Chappell, Tom Witherow, George Grylls, Washington Correspondent, Andrea Blanco, US ReporterThousands more documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein have been releasedGhislaine Maxwell sought to procure “intelligent, pretty and fun” women “from good families” for her friend “Andrew”The files relate to federal investigations into Epstein’s sex-trafficking operations in Florida and New York. Inclusion in the files is no indication of wrongdoingThe Department of Justice said the files included “untrue and sensationalist claims” about President TrumpListen to live updates through the day on Times RadioThe FBI filed a formal request in 2020 to interview Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor about his links to a second millionaire sex offender.Investigators in the US wanted to interrogate the then-prince’s ties to the Canadian fashion tycoon Peter Nygard, 84, who has been accused of raping girls as young as 14 in a group action civil case.Continue readingTattoo ink may cause prolonged changes to the immune systemBy Jay KakadeTattoos have gained widespread popularity, with nearly one in three Americans having at least one. But beneath the colorful designs lurks a hidden journey. According to a new study, tattoo ink doesn’t stay in the skin; it travels and accumulates in the lymph nodes, potentially causing lifelong changes to the immune system. The findings offer no conclusion as to whether these changes are positive or negative, but suggest that pigment retention in lymph nodes can persistently alter local immunity.“Tattoos are not only a cosmetic treatment, but they are also associated with some important problems like the presence of some inflammation in the immune system, which we need further study [of] in the future,” the first author of the study, Santiago F. Gonzalez, told New Atlas.A complex admixture of the ink that is insoluble in bodily fluids grants durability to tattoos. While previous studies have linked tattoo ink ingredients to various health issues, research on the interaction of ink components with the immune response is scarce. To evaluate how tattooing affects the immune response, Santiago and his colleagues set up a mouse model.Continue readingWatch: T800 humanoid kung fu kicks its way to mass productionBy Stefan IonescuIt’s hard not to think of ‘T800’ without “The Terminator“ and “Skynet” coming to mind. However, EngineAI has created a robot with that exact name. This isn’t Hollywood science fiction; it’s an acrobatic, combat-ready machine that will soon be mass-produced for industrial applications, and is backed by a billion yuan in financing.EngineAI, a Shenzhen-based robotics company founded in 2023, has recently become the talk of the robotics industry, thanks to the T800’s tagline “Born to subvert.” Indeed, the robot’s demo showcased a high degree of mobility, as it demonstrated its ability to perform high-flying kicks and kung fu moves with ease. The machine could even spar with humans.EngineAI T800: Born to Disrupt! #EngineAI #robotics #newtechnology #newproductIn fact, the demo looked so slick that the company had to release a behind-the-scenes video to counter online allegations that the demo was created using CGI. Even the EngineAI CEO, Zhao Tongyang – a veteran in the robotics field – posted an Instagram video where the T800 kicked him across the room. Extraordinary commitment to his product!Continue readingThinking About Going to IRL Netflix House – Better Read the Terms and Conditionsby The Drey DossierThe subtitle of “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed! is: How Inter-Generational Organized Crime Runs the “Government”, Media and Academia. This short video by Greg Reese breaks down the inter-generational family and hidden curriculum of Netflix while only touch on a few of the propaganda techniques. Other techniques include the “government” is legitimate, the “government” is always saving the day, product placement of the American flag at moments of high positive emotion (anchoring), and other propaganda crimes. Get the full story at Government-Scam.comContinue readingMicro RGB TVs are coming: Should you get excited about them in 2026?By Abhimanyu GhoshalMicro RGB for TVs is a thing now, and it promises to be the next major display tech for home entertainment. We’ve already seen a couple of models from the likes of Samsung and Hisense, and it looks like more brands are getting in on the action next year. Whether it should feature in your checklist while shopping for a TV in 2026 depends largely on whether you’re really an early adopter, and if money is no object.Let’s quickly go over what Micro RGB technology is all about first. A conventional backlit LCD TV uses an array of white or blue LEDs to shine through an LCD panel and color filters to illuminate pixels on its screen. That’s great, and it’s worked for several years now. But this isn’t without its compromises on brightness, vibrance, contrast, and color accuracy.With Micro RGB, you’ve got microscopic individual LEDs – measuring just tens of microns in size – that each shine in primary colors. They’re something like four times smaller than those used in mini-LED TVs, which are today’s top-of-the-line category.Continue readingZero-pilot eVTOL pushes to achieve feat never done beforeBy David SzondyBoeing subsidiary Wisk Aero’s Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft has completed its historic maiden flight. On December 16, 2025 at 12:26 pm PST, the autonomous passenger carrier lifted off from the Wisk flight test facility at Hollister, California.First flights of eVTOLs are so common these days that they’re about as newsworthy as the announcement of a new flavor of potato chip. However, the Wisk flight is different because it is a Gen-6 certification model that’s claimed to be the first-ever candidate for FAA type certification of an autonomous, passenger-carrying eVTOL in the United States.Wisk has been developing its eVTOL for over a decade, with five previous iterations – each one signifying a distinct generation of development from proof-of-concept to pre-production prototype for FAA certification.Continue readingJunk-food Bans for SNAP Users To Begin in Januaryby Raw Egg NationalistAmericans using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in some states will be prohibited from purchasing certain kinds of junk food.Beginning in January, 18 states will restrict the purchase of certain foods.The ban is being carried out under the aegis of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Participating states have had to submit a waiver to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees SNAP.Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia will implement purchase restrictions on 1 January, 2026. Idaho, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Texas, Virginia, and Florida have starting dates from February to April. Arkansas, Tennessee, Hawaii, South Carolina, North Dakota, and Missouri will begin their bans between July and October.Continue readingIsraeli health officials discuss vaccine mandates because only 17% of Israelis got a flu shot!I was not able to find reports on deaths or comparisons with prior years—Iguess those data probably would not support the current narrative. Hopefully the flu will fizzle out soon, as it seems to have done in the UK, before things get really crazy.Continue readingThe Hidden Connection Between Glyphosate and Kidney Diseaseby IRT News TeamChronic kidney disease now affects approximately 37 million Americans—about 1 in 7 adults—and many don’t even know they have it. While conventional medicine points to diabetes and high blood pressure as primary causes, emerging research suggests another culprit may be hiding in plain sight: glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide that’s sprayed on much of our food supply.Dr. Michelle Perro, an integrative pediatrician with nearly 40 years of clinical experience, doesn’t mince words: “Glyphosate-based herbicides are kidney toxic.” This isn’t just speculation—it’s an observation supported by toxicology literature and increasingly recognized by researchers studying agricultural communities where glyphosate exposure is highest.Your kidneys perform over 400 vital functions every single day, filtering about 200 quarts of blood to remove waste and excess water. They regulate blood pressure, maintain mineral balance, and activate vitamin D for bone health. When kidneys fail, the consequences are devastating—and often irreversible.Continue readingFront Companies? Bombshell Report Exposes Network Of Somali-Linked “Empty” Daycares Across Minnesotaby Tyler DurdenLeft-wing Governor Tim Walz, under intensifying federal pressure, faces a widening Somali-linked fraud scandal in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors state that the scheme currently totals at least $9 billion, with the final figure potentially much higher. Recent reporting by Ryan Thorpe and Christopher F. Rufo alleges that some welfare funds were funneled into an overseas terrorist organization. Now, a bombshell video from a citizen journalist suggests the fraud extends beyond Medicaid into the state’s daycare system.Shirley claims his team uncovered more than $110 million in questionable payments to Somali-owned businesses on just the first day of their investigation, as part of a broader welfare fraud scandal totaling upwards of $9 billion.Continue readingUpcoming Liberty EventsProspera World Tour – Berlin, January 7th 2026Prospera World Tour – London, January 9th 2026Prospera 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-lineMises Institute Libertarian Scholars Conference – March 19, 2026, at our Auburn, ALAustrian Economic Research Conference 2026 – March 19-21, 2026, Auburn, ALRothbard 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 WeekRed Pill Friends by The Red Pill FriendsIt looks like the Red Pill Friends might be doing a tour in April on their way to the confluence conference in Austin. 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I have Asheville, NC and Richmond, VA working.libertarian Intentional Community RoundupProspera is on a World Tour In JanuaryProspera – The Low-Tax, Low-Regulation, Pro-Freedom Charter City on Roatan Island off Honduras, is on world tour in January.Their core team will visit London, Berlin and San Francisco to cover:What Próspera is; the latest developments, and plans aheadWhy for-profit governance will save the worldEverything the US Founders got right, and what they got wrongInsurance companies as market regulatorsHow to get involved with Próspera; both in our Roatan hub and beyondBerlin – January 7 – Berlin Event London – January 9 – London EventSan Francisco – January 21 – SF EventThe 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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The Art of Liberty Foundation Updates the Corbett Report in the Solutions Watch 2025 Year in Review
Folks Are Using Our Books and Liberators to Widely Expose the Organized Crime “Government” and It is Starting to Pick Up Steam! James Corbett invited us to present an update on what has been happening at the Art of Liberty Foundation since our July 30th, 2025, appearance on #SolutionsWatch for Etienne’s new book: To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques that the Few Use to Control the Many. Our update starts at 1:10:04.The basics of the summary are that after appearing on the show, Corbett Report “Corbett-eers” responded by buying 500+ books that we shipped to over 20 countries.Even more exciting was that we received offers to translate the book into various languages, including from Spanish political activist Josefina Fraile, who helped organize other translators in Greece and Spain. Josefina also translated the most important book in the world right now, The Great Taking by David Rogers Webb into Spanish as well. We are finalizing two Spanish translations for Latin American Spanish and the Castilian Spanish of Josefina’s native Spain, and we should send them to the printer next week! We have Greek, German, and French translations in the pipeline. Thank you, Josefina, ΒΟΔΑΣ ΚΟΡΑΗΣ/ Vodas Korais, Beatrice, and Berni, for your service! Our Largest “Friends Bundle” Order EverIn the update, I mentioned that both “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History Exposed! AND To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many have become the very rare (0.0001%?) books people are buying in bulk and distributing to their friends, family, and colleagues. Over 10% of our sales are in five- and ten-copy “Friends Bundles,” and we have dozens of supporters who have distributed over 10 copies, with a dozen or so who have distributed over 20+. What is Going On? Folks are realizing that our books are both: “Striking the Root,” i.e., exposing the REAL way that inter-generational organized crime is robbing and controlling society, and we are proposing and exposing THE ONLY solution that is fair for everyone: Voluntaryism. No one gets the “ring of power” because there isn’t one. So.. Once you realize what is going on.. What is your/our strongest play?Widely exposing the scam in a practical and effective way that gets around the algorithmic censorship of the DARPA Internet. Low-cost “picture books” (that expand the number of people who will engage with any book) and help bring your loved ones to that “Moment of Insight.” Low-cost Liberator flash drives that get around the censorship of the DARPA Internet while allowing anyone to copy for the cost of bulk 64GB flash drives on eBay, roughly $3 a pop when you buy 5-10. I mentioned that we received our most significant “Friends Bundle” order ever for $2,000 worth of Art of Liberty Foundation publications, which would have mailed to 41 NC Sheriffs in the 1st wave. That has been changed and expanded to 250+ copies of To See the Cage is to Leave It that will begin to be distributed to NC Sheriffs, Police Chiefs, and VIPs in a couple of weeks. This is very similar to what we want to do in New Hampshire in support of the Free State Project, in an effort that we call: The Pre-State Project. What is cool is that this is already going on around the world and starting to pick up steam… The final update we gave James is that we are starting to ship bulk copies of books and Liberator drives to Amazon (A Mason?) to leverage their distribution network. We are getting the cost out of acquiring bulk copies and making them available through Amazon, which makes it easier to order and expands the number of people who discover us in the world’s largest online marketplace. We should be shipping through Amazon (A Mason?) by the end of January, and until then, you can get your own deeply discounted “Friends Bundles” at ArtOfLiberty.org/StoreTHICKREDLINE RebootedThe final update is that we received a $2,000 donation to (partially) reboot our THICKREDLINE Project, where our domain name was stolen in a dirty tricks campaign. We have a new domain and will get an abbreviated version of the old website back up, with an updated Handbook for Sheriffs, Police, and ICE. Stay tuned for more info… We have a lot on our plate and can use all the help we can get: https://artofliberty.org/sponsorship-programAbout the AuthorEtienne de la Boetie2 is the founder of the Art of Liberty Foundation, and the editor of the Art of Liberty Daily News on Substack and Five Meme Friday, which delivers hard-hitting voluntaryist memes and the best of the alternative media. He is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on voluntaryism and government illegitimacy, criminality and corruption. His original writings and research can be found at ArtOfLiberty.org and ArtOfLiberty.Substack.comHe is the author of To See the Cage Is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many which exposes an inter-generational psychological operation by the “government,” Hollywood, and the monopoly media to indoctrinate the population with the pseudo-religion of Statism using dozens of unethically manipulative techniques ranging from subliminal content in television programming to a hidden curriculum in the mandatory “government” schools, scouting, and police/military training.He has also authored: “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed! which breaks down how inter-generational organized crime centered around banking and central banking is robbing and controlling the population using the technique of “government” with puppet politicians and monopoly media/academia. His upcoming book: Voluntaryism – How the Only “ISM” Fair for Everyone Leads to Harmony, Prosperity and Good Karma for All! explains how REAL freedom (voluntaryism) can provide all the legitimate non-redistributive services provided by “government” without the waste, fraud, abuse, indoctrination and extortion. He was also the author and principal investigator for the monographs: The Covid-19 Suspects and Their Ties to Eugenics and Population Control/Reduction and Solving Covid – The Covid 19, Eugenics, and Vaccine/Drug Scam TimelineAbout the Art of Liberty FoundationA start-up public policy organization: Voluntaryist crime fighters exposing inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “government,” media and academia. The foundation is the publisher of “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed!- How Inter-Generational Organized Crime Runs the “Government,” Media and Academia.We publish The Daily News, a free survey of the best of the alternative media, censored videos, and documentaries, and the Daily News Digest, a once-per-day-summary of the Daily News as a premium service for paid subscribers of any Art of Liberty Foundation Substack and Five Meme Friday- a free weekly e-mail or Telegram summary of the best of the alternative media, censored truth videos, and at least five hot, fresh, dank liberty memes every week, and “Government,” Media, and Academia Exposed!- A Telegram summary of the best mainstream and alternative news stories proving our thesis that all three are being hierarchically controlled by inter-generational organized crime interests. You can read our 2023 Annual Report here.
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