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Global Unity defeats New World OrderRelaxing after an intense day, Mark and I would often get into deep discussions on how the New World Order could be effectively unraveled. We each had different perspectives, priorities, and ideas on how that could possibly be accomplished which added dimension to a vast array of potential SOULutions.Mark and I agreed that the first  step would be to identify the problem that defines the New World Order. The New World Order is a slave society agenda that uses trauma based mind control as the means of ushering it in. Knowledge is our defense against mind control, and ultimately the New World Order.As humanity wakes up to reality and reclaims free thought, the world naturally unites in light of truth. Mark determined that people would be slow to recognize the difference between New World Order and world unity until they understood mind control. This dichotomy seemed oxymoronic. What would break the spell of New World Order mind control over the masses long enough for them to wake up, reclaim free thought, and unite against their oppressors?To compound the felony, mind control is designed to keep people looking outside themselves to Big Government to fix our problems for us. Deep State Big Government is not going to stop the New World Order – they are the New World Order! The New World Order is a 100 year plan that began in Adolph Hitler's Nazi Germany.  Nazi and Fascist scientists were imported into the US in the wake of WWII through Project Paperclip. With them came the formula for MK Ultra mind control to implement what Hitler, Bush, Biden, and self appointed self anointed global leaders term New World Order. Knowledge is our defense against mind control, so secrecy and censorship are crucial to their success. Hence the reason for secret societies, secret meetings, and the need for blackmail to ensure secrecy. The 1947 National Security Act was designed to keep their secrets and cover their crimes while the CIA was formed at the same time for enforcement. Now that these dark secrets are finally coming to light, mind control's spell is breaking. People are waking up to embrace free thought. With free thought comes free will soul expression and the capacity for wisdom. Wisdom outthinks their criminal minds every time. With wisdom comes the ability to gather the strength of the human spirit and infinite power of love. It is on this level that humanity naturally unites. United in purpose with knowledge that is our defense against mind control, humanity's victory in unraveling the New WORLD Order worldwide is inevitable.It is time to remember who we are and why we are here. Ultimately mind control is a spiritual battle, whereby the difference between the New World Order and global unity is dark and light, evil vs good, hate vs. love, slavery vs freedom.  PerpeTraitors hellbent on this slave society agenda fear the strength of the human spirit. It's where we win and where they lose. Strength of the human spirit's infinite source of love is the most powerful force in the universe. They cannot possess nor eradicate our innate energy source, they can only inhibit our ability to think to express it through mind control. The formula for mind control is the same whether it is of an individual, a classroom, military, nation, or the world. Trauma is the basis of it, and it was found through Hitler/Himmler research there is no trauma more horrific on the human mind than sexual abuse of child prior to age 5 while the brain is still forming. Trauma shuts down neuron pathways in the brain necessary for free thought critical analysis, which heightens suggestibility for a complaint society. Read full article on Cathy's website Here!

US-Präsident mit gravierenden Geschichts- und GedächtnislückenEin Standpunkt von Wolfgang Effenberger.US-Präsident Donald Trump übte am 27. Februar 2025 erneut scharfe Kritik an der Europäischen Union und drohte mit neuen Zöllen von 25 Prozent auf Importe aus der EU an, die „für Autos und alle anderen Dinge“ gelten sollen. (1) Trump warf den Europäern vor, die USA auszunutzen, und behauptete sogar,die EU sei gegründet worden, „um die USA über den Tisch zu ziehen“.(2)Dies sei "der Zweck" der EU. (3) Die EU-Kommission reagierte prompt auf diese neuen Drohungen und kündigte an, dass Europa "sofort und entschlossen" reagieren werde. (4)Trumps Behauptung stellt die Entstehungsgeschichte der EU auf den Kopf. Provokation oder tatsächliche Unwissenheit? Trumps Parteifreund, der Republikaner und ehemalige Vizefinanzminister von Präsident Ronald Reagan, Paul Craig Roberts, versprach sich am 24. Juni 2016 – direkt nach dem BREXIT-Referendum –„ein Auseinanderbrechen der EU und der NATO und damit die Vermeidung des Dritten Weltkriegs“. (5)In EU und NATO sieht Roberts ebenso wie Trump, böse Institutionen, (6) jedoch von einem diametralen Ansatz her:„Diese beiden Institutionen sind Mechanismen, die von Washington geschaffen wurden, um die Souveränität der europäischen Völker zu zerstören. Diese beiden Institutionen geben Washington die Kontrolle über die westliche Welt und dienen sowohl als Deckmantel als auch als Ermöglicher für Washingtons Aggressionen. Ohne die EU und die NATO könnte Washington Europa und das Vereinigte Königreich nicht in einen Konflikt mit Russland zwingen, und Washington hätte in 15 Jahren nicht sieben muslimische Länder zerstören können, ohne als verhasste Kriegsverbrecherregierung isoliert zu werden, deren Mitglieder nicht ins Ausland reisen könnten, ohne verhaftet und vor Gericht gestellt zu werden.“ (7)Marksteine nach 1945 auf dem Weg in die heutige KatastropheNach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg galt es dann, Europa für den Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion fit zu machen.Am 15. Mai 1947 verkündete US-Präsident Harry S. Truman seine Doktrin zur Eindämmung der weiteren Ausdehnung der Sowjetunion.Am 6. Juni 1947 folgte der Marshallplan. Er hatte das Ziel, Westeuropa gegen den Ostblock zu stärken und der noch vom Krieg überhitzten amerikanischen Wirtschaft Absatzmärkte zu öffnen. (8)Am 26. Juli 1947 wurde der „National Security Act" für die militärische Durchdringung der Welt verabschiedet, eines der wichtigsten Gesetze der US-amerikanischen Nachkriegsgeschichte. Er ist bis heute die Grundlage weltweiter amerikanischer Militärmacht.Alle drei Ereignisse sind auf ein Ziel ausgerichtet: Die Zerstörung der SowjetunionDie heutige EU geht auf das „American Committee for European Unit" zurück.Am 23. April 1948 fand in New York ein erstes Treffen mit dem Ziel der Gründung des "American Committee for European Unit" (ACUE) statt.Dieses Komitee zur Unterstützung eines "freien und vereinigten Europa" war mit 17 Männern und zwei Frauen hochkarätig besetzt: der Diplomat William C. Bullitt, Ex-Präsident Herbert C. Hoover, der aus dem Umfeld der US-Geheimdienste zum Präsidenten des "Council on Foreign Relations" (CFR) aufgestiegene Allen Dulles oder William Joseph Donovan, der ehemalige Leiter des US-Geheimdienstes OSS...hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/eklat-im-oval-office-eine-gelungene-inszenierung-von-wolfgang-effenberger/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

47 is the number of chaos magic, and 1947 was the year that seeded the chaotic jungle we live in today, where the 47th president was elected via chaos magic. Welcome back to the Let's be friends podcast. Join me as I discuss the many foretelling and earth-shaking events of the year that broke the world.Some key events I discuss…UFO crash-landing in Roswell.The CIA was created in 1947.The AK-47 goes into production.The Sikhote-Alin meteorite falls from the sky.The Diary of Anne Frank was published.The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into law. The start of the Cold War, which endured over four decadesThe first case of a computer bug being foundOperation HIGHJUMP,The "Hollywood Blacklist"The United Nations votes in favor of the creation of an independent Jewish state of Israel.The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, including the book of Enoch.… and so much more!Want more Let's be friends? Join the Friendship MembershipWant to read my memoir Here Comes Trouble?  It's available now Order your copy here  www.karamosher.com

USAID - US-Agency for International Development (US-Agentur für internationale Entwicklung): Seit 1949 ein Türöffner für subversive EinflussnahmeEin Standpunkt von Wolfgang EffenbergerAm 4. Februar 2025 brachte die ARD-Tagesschau um 20.00 Uhr als Hauptthemen u.a. die Forderung des US-Präsidenten Donald Trump an die Ukraine, als Gegenleistung für Waffenlieferungen den USA ihre seltenen Erden zu überlassen sowie Trumps Auflösung der US-Agentur für internationale Entwicklung und die Streichung fast aller Hilfsgelder.„Ohne Vorankündigung seien die Entwicklungsausgaben gestoppt. Die Behörde USAID soll aufgelöst und dem Außenministerium unterstellt werden. USAID unterstützte u.a. Organisationen in der Ukraine, die die Zivilgesellschaft fördern“.(1) [Das sind vornehmlich die Open-Society- Organisationen von George Soros W.E.]. Die Auflösung habe massive Folgen für den globalen Süden. Am gleichen Tag brachte das ZDF bereits in den 19.00 Uhr-Nachrichten unter den Topmeldungen die Schließung der USAID. Es folgte der Hinweis, dass in Afghanistan beobachtet werden könne, welche gravierenden Auswirkungen dieser Schritt hat. Das Fazit:„Der Stopp der US-Entwicklungshilfen dürfte weltweit bittere Folgen haben“.(2)Der Direktor des CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Jean Kaseya durfte kommentieren und setzte noch eins drauf:„Die USA frieren fast alle Auslandshilfen ein, ausgenommen Militärhilfen für Israel und Ägypten. Für die Ukraine könnte das schwerwiegende Folgen haben“. (3)In ARD und ZDF wurden also unisono Krokodilstränen über den bevorstehenden Zusammenbruch der globalen Entwicklungshilfe durch die Schließung von USAID geweint.Auch der Verfasser dieses Artikels hat viele Jahre in USAID eine philanthropische Organisation gesehen, die überall auf der Welt schnell und umfassend Hilfe leistet. Er musste schmerzlich erkennen, dass USAID seit 1949 ein politisches Werkzeug ist; es ist Teil der von US-Präsident Harry Truman eingeleiteten Weichenstellung für den „Kalten Krieg“ und Teil der nachfolgend aufgeführten Ereignisse:Am 15. Mai 1947 verkündete Truman seine Doktrin zur Eindämmung der weiteren Ausdehnung der Sowjetunion.Am 6. Juni 1947 folgte der „Marshallplan“. Er hatte das Ziel, Westeuropa gegen den Ostblock zu stärken und der noch vom Krieg überhitzten amerikanischen Wirtschaft Absatzmärkte zu eröffnen. Mit Annahme der Hilfe mussten die Länder ihre finanz-politische Souveränität an Washington abtreten - das war der Beginn der ökonomischen Kolonisierung Europas, die gar nicht viel kostete (zwischen 1948 und 1952 flossen nur ca. 15 Mrd. US-Dollar).Am 26. Juli 1947 wurde der »National Security Act« für die militärische Durchdringung der Welt verabschiedet, eines der wichtigsten Gesetze der US-amerikanischen Nachkriegsgeschichte. Er ist bis heute die Grundlage weltweiter amerikanischer Militärmacht. Es galt, Europa für den Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion tauglich zu machen.Am 20. Januar 1949 kündigte Truman anlässlich seiner Antrittsrede das vierte außen-politische Ziel seines berühmten 4-Punkte-Plans an: ein technisches Hilfsprogramm für "Entwicklungsländer" (daraus entwickelte sich USAID)Am 4. April 1949 wurde die NATO offiziell als Verteidigungsbündnis gegen die Sowjetunion gegründet. Der erste Generalsekretär der NATO und Chefplaner von Unthinkable, Lord Ismay, formulierte salopp die Aufgabe der NATO:...hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/usaid-seit-1949-ein-turoffner-fur-subversive-einflussnahme-von-wolfgang-effenberger/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok is a powerful social media tool in the United States. About 170 million Americans use the platform and for many marketing and PR agencies it's the preferred go to tool.The average time on TikTok in 2024, per user, is estimated to be 58 minutes per day. But several governments have banned TikTok from being used on Government devices – including the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia. In India, TikTok is banned altogether.In late April 2024, President Biden signed a bill into law that has bipartisan support. It's called the National Security Act, 2024. Under the new law, ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has until late January 2025 to divest itself of TikTok and find new ownership for the social media company.TikTok is fighting back saying the law is unconstitutional. What does the potential ban mean for marketing and PR pros?Listen For5:10 The Impacts a Ban on Tiktok Will Have on Different Sectors6:07 Platform Contingency Plans21:12 Regulation and Market DynamicsGuest: Cayce Myers, PhD, LL.M., JD, APREmail | X | LinkedIn | WebsiteRate this podcast with just one click Leave us a voice message we can share on the podcast https://www.speakpipe.com/StoriesandStrategiesStories and Strategies WebsiteDo you want to podcast? Book a meeting with Doug Downs to talk about it.Apply to be a guest on the podcastConnect with usLinkedIn | X | Instagram | You Tube | Facebook | ThreadsSupport the show

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In this episode of Double Jeopardy, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC engage in a thought-provoking discussion with their guest, Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation and state threats. Together, they examine the implications of Elon Musk's influence on UK politics, the challenges posed by foreign interference, and the far-reaching impact of the National Security Act.   The conversation explores emerging  power dynamics between tech companies and nation states, raising critical questions about  potential security threats posed by companies like X, Meta and TikTok.   In the light of recent noises from the Trump team, they also address the thorny question of the repatriation of British Islamic State prisoners to the UK. Should Shamima Begum and others be brought home to be dealt with here, as the Americans demand? Finally, Ken and Tim consider  whether Liz Truss's recent threat to sue Keir Starmer for defamation is the weirdest legal action of all time.

Summary Hugh Wilford joins Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss his new book. Hugh is a professor, author, and leading CIA historian.  What You'll Learn Intelligence Imperial influences on American intelligence Key figures in CIA history  “Wild” Bill Donovan & British influence Groton School's impact on CIA leaders Reflections Inherited history Challenging established narratives And much, much more … Resources  SURFACE SKIM *Spotlight Resource* The CIA: An Imperial History, Hugh Wilford (Basic Books, 2024) *SpyCasts* The British Monarchy and Secret Intelligence with Rory Cormac and Richard Aldrich (2024) The Past 75 Years with Historian of the CIA Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones (2022) The 75th Anniversary of the CIA with former Director Robert Gates (2022) DEEPER DIVE Books A Question of Standing: The History of the CIA, R. Jeffreys-Jones (Oxford University Press, 2022)  Spymasters: CIA Directors, C. Whipple (S&S, 2020) A Brief History of the CIA, R. Immerman (Wiley, 2014) Primary Sources  Sherman Kent Obituary (1986) Maj. Gen. Edward G. Lansdale to go to South Vietnam (1965)  CIA Review of the World Situation (1947) Lester to Truman re Centralized Intelligence (1947)  National Security Act (1947) Intelligence Remarks of Major General William J. Donovan (1946) *Wildcard Resource* Kim (1901) by Rudyard Kipling As Hugh mentions in this interview, this book was the inspiration behind Kermit Roosevelt Jr.'s nickname, Kim. Harold Adrian Russell Philby, the infamous member of the Cambridge Spy Ring better known as Kim Philby, took inspiration from the same source.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1947: The "Summer of the Saucers" launches the modern UFO era, coinciding with the conclusion of World War II and the signing of the National Security Act, which reorganizes the military and creates the CIA. Soon the space race and nuclear arms race would follow, along with the establishment of a new global hegemony known in conspiracy circles as the New World Order.2024:  The New World Order is now the Old World Order.  As the spectre of a third World War looms, they are desperate to maintain control and keep their darkest secrets. But, is it aliens they're hiding or something else?

This Day in Legal History: National Security Act of 1947On July 25, 1947, Congress passed the National Security Act of 1947, a landmark legislation that restructured the United States' military and intelligence operations in the post-World War II era. This pivotal act established the National Security Council (NSC), which would advise the President on security matters, and created the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to gather and analyze foreign intelligence. The Act also led to the formation of the Department of Defense, unifying the previously separate Department of War and Department of the Navy, and creating the National Military Establishment. This new establishment comprised three separate departments: the Army, the Navy, and the newly-formed United States Air Force. Additionally, the Joint Chiefs of Staff were established to ensure coordinated military strategy among the services. The National Security Act of 1947 fundamentally reshaped the U.S. defense and intelligence framework, reflecting the changing nature of global threats and the need for a cohesive national security strategy in the early Cold War period. This legislation laid the foundation for the modern American military and intelligence community, shaping U.S. defense policy for decades to come.Walt Disney Co. must face a lawsuit backed by Elon Musk over the firing of Gina Carano, a former star of “The Mandalorian.” A federal judge in Los Angeles, Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett, ruled against Disney's motion to dismiss the case, stating that Disney did not prove that employing Carano was an act of First Amendment-protected expressive association. The judge noted that Disney had not shown evidence that it hires actors to promote values like respect, decency, integrity, or inclusion.The case will explore California's protections for employees' political activities outside of work. Carano, a former mixed martial artist, argues she was dismissed due to her political views, which clashed with the show's audience on social media. The incident that led to her firing was a February 2021 Instagram post comparing the treatment of Trump supporters to that of Jews during the Holocaust. Carano claims her male co-stars were not disciplined for their liberal-leaning posts, even when they also referenced the Holocaust. Strained logic, but we live in a time of strained logic.Judge Garnett found that Carano sufficiently alleged her firing could have been to deflect criticism from Disney's business practices and reorganization under former CEO Bob Chapek. Schaer Jaffe LLP represents Carano, while O'Melveny and Myers LLP represents Disney, Lucasfilm, and Huckleberry Industries. The case is Carano v. Walt Disney, C.D. Cal., No. 24-cv-1009, 7/24/24.Disney Must Fight Musk-Backed ‘Mandalorian' Actor Firing SuitThe U.S. Senate is set to vote on two online safety bills targeting the protection of children and teens on social media. Scheduled for Thursday, these bills have garnered broad bipartisan support and are expected to pass. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer emphasized the importance of updating safety measures to address current online threats to children.The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) aims to mandate social media platforms to offer minors options to safeguard their information and deactivate addictive features by default. It also imposes a legal duty on companies to mitigate risks such as suicide and disordered eating among minors.The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) proposes a ban on targeted advertising to minors and data collection without their consent. It also allows parents and children to delete their information from social media platforms.These bills represent the first significant legislative efforts to ensure online safety for children since the original COPPA was enacted in 1998. Tech companies like Microsoft and Snap have shown support for these initiatives, while Meta Platforms suggested that federal law should require app stores to seek parental approval for downloads by users under 16.US Senate set to vote on two child online safety bills | ReutersBoeing has finalized a guilty plea to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and will pay at least $243.6 million for breaching a 2021 agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. This breach involved allowing potentially risky work at its factories and not ensuring accurate or complete airplane record keeping. Boeing admitted to conspiring to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration by making false representations about key software for the 737 MAX.The Justice Department found Boeing violated the deferred prosecution agreement after a January in-flight panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX exposed ongoing safety and quality issues. Additionally, Boeing disclosed false stamping at its 787 plant in South Carolina, leading to further investigations. The company also failed to ensure proper sequence in airplane manufacturing, increasing the risk of defects.By way of very brief background, "false stamping" refers to the practice of improperly marking or certifying parts or components as meeting required safety and quality standards when they do not. This fraudulent activity can involve the use of counterfeit certification stamps or documentation to falsely indicate that a part has passed necessary inspections and tests. Such actions undermine the integrity of the aircraft manufacturing process, potentially compromising the safety and reliability of the airplanes.Boeing agreed to pay a maximum fine of $487.2 million, with a credit for its previous $243.6 million payment, and will spend at least $455 million over the next three years to enhance safety and compliance programs. An independent monitor will oversee Boeing's compliance, with annual progress reports made public. Families of the 737 MAX crash victims can file objections before Judge Reed O'Connor, who will decide on accepting the deal and potential restitution. Boeing's board must also meet with the victims' families within four months of sentencing.Boeing finalizes 737 MAX guilty plea deal, US outlines reasons | ReutersUnited States v. The Boeing Company (4:21-cr-00005)The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set to implement updates to its health data breach notification rule on July 29, which could lead to increased litigation for companies providing health-related services through mobile apps. These amendments, finalized in April, extend the rule's coverage to companies that aggregate health information from multiple sources, which are not currently governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).The rule mandates that businesses must notify affected individuals and the FTC within 60 days of discovering a breach affecting 500 or more people. Non-compliance could result in civil penalties of up to $51,744 per violation. The FTC's amendments broaden the rule's scope, potentially transforming it from a data security breach rule to a consent requirement for sharing health data.Legal experts have raised concerns about the FTC's lack of a precise definition for "authorized access," which could complicate compliance and lead to fines and litigation. Despite stakeholders' requests for clearer guidelines, the FTC only stated that unauthorized disclosures might include the sharing or selling of consumer information inconsistent with a company's stated policies.The expanded rule could cover around 170,000 additional entities, though industry groups believe this number may be higher. Many of these entities might need to develop robust notification programs, as the new requirements mark unfamiliar territory for some.The updated rule could also increase lawsuits against healthcare-related businesses for exposing user data to third-party advertisers. For example, enforcement actions against GoodRx and Easy Healthcare Corp. cited breaches due to sharing health information with advertisers via pixel tracking technology.The FTC's broad interpretation of "unauthorized access" has significant implications. If a company's privacy policy is not sufficiently descriptive regarding data collection and sharing, the FTC may consider it an unauthorized disclosure. This aggressive stance by the FTC necessitates careful attention from industry players.The rule also raises questions about who is responsible for reporting breaches concerning personal health records (PHR). Companies might struggle to determine whether they are acting as downstream service providers or PHR-related entities, complicating their compliance obligations.FTC Health Breach Rule's New Updates May Spur More Litigation This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Bill Walton, Host of The Bill Walton Show Bill Walton and I discussed the aftermath of the disastrous Biden debate performance, which is, after all, just a symptom of his disastrous performance as president. We also explored what the Marxist Democrats are likely to try to engineer and the weaponization of our government against its political opponents. Benedict Rogers, Co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong Watch Benedict Rogers and I discussed the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong surrendering to the Chinese Communist Party and four years since it implemented its crushing National Security Act there. Chuck DeVore, Vice President of National Initiatives at the Texas Public Policy Foundation    Chuck DeVore and I explored what has been the hallmark of the Biden presidency, namely perceived weakness, unreliability, and submission to the Chinese Communist Party. We also discussed the Chinese Communist Party's acquiescence of both the federal government and various states to ominous land purchases, including some in proximity to military installations and other critical infrastructure.

Tai-Ex opening The Tai-Ex opened up 193-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 22,690 on turnover of 8.7-billion N-T. The market lost ground on Monday after initial gains were eroded. Investors took cues from a lackluster (黯淡無光) performance on Wall Street at the end of last week. Hon Hai managed to buck the downturn, to hit a 16-year high at the close. This provided some support to the broader market amid optimism toward the company's efforts in artificial intelligence development. ---------------------------- MOI Warns Against Chinese Influence in Political Parties In news from and about Taiwan this morning, The Ministry of the Interior is warning members of the public against forming political parties under the influences of foreign forces. The call comes amid allegations that a Chinese entity (實體) has recently attempted to recruit Taiwanese celebrities to establish the "Taiwan Pro-Peace Party." According to the interior ministry, people have the right to form political parties. But the ministry says they cannot accept instructions (指示) or funding from foreign forces. The ministry says that would violate the National Security Act and the Anti-Infiltration Act. ---------------- Consumers' Foundation to File Class Action in Fatal Food Poisoning Case The Consumers' Foundation has announced it has begun the process of collecting documents from victims of the Malaysian restaurant chain food poisoning outbreak. The foundation is set to file a class action. Foundation Chairman Wu Rong-da says 30 people have so far expressed support for the filing of a lawsuit on their behalf. This includes the families of the six individuals who died. The foundation's legal team says defendants in the case will include the restaurant chain as well as the chef, Far Eastern Department Stores, which hosts the restaurant branch and FoodRepublic, the company that runs the food court at the department store. ------------------------------- Russian President Putin Visits NKorea Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea today, It's his first state visit to Pyongyang in 24 years. Chris Gilbert reports. ------------------------------------ EU Gives Final Approval for Nature Restoration Plan European Union countries have given final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc. The Nature Restoration plan is part of the EU's European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world's most ambitious (要求高的；需要極大努力的) climate and biodiversity targets. Under the new law, EU countries will be required to restore at least 30% of habitats such as forests, rivers, grasslands, wetlands, lakes and coral beds deemed in poor condition by 2030. This percentage is set to increase to 60% by 2040 and 90% by 2050. The law also introduces specific requirements for measures to reverse the decline of pollinators. The plan was finally adopted at a meeting of environment ministers in Luxembourg after rallying the required support from a qualified majority. Austria's vote in favor of the plan helped to break the stalemate. －－－－以下訊息由 SoundOn 動態廣告贊助商提供－－－－ 中彰投分署為鼓勵轄區企業團體共同精進成長及經驗分享，廣徵各事業單位及團體在勞動力開發與運用或勞動力提升優良之提案，並透過本活動提供轄區企業團體交流學習之平台，一起為在地的人力資源永續發展努力。 [https://tcnr.wda.gov.tw/ContentList.aspx?n=B8A915763E3684AC] (https://tcnr.wda.gov.tw/ContentList.aspx?n=B8A915763E3684AC)

Kevin Biro is a 20-yr Intelligence Community professional, having served in the US Navy as a Cryptologic Technician and as an Industrial Contractor supporting various IC elements. As a devout Christian and former ministry director, Kevin has spent the past year navigating constitutionally protected religious free speech and practice in the intelligence workspace regarding the transgender and gender identity-affirming policies. This week, Kevin shares with us how he has been pushing back against the Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 125, signed by the Director of National Intelligence, that violates his and many others' deeply held religious beliefs. We hear how he has received open backlash from the primary LGBTQ+ group within the organization he subcontracts for, and what he is pursuing legally. We discuss why he thinks the intelligence agencies are limiting constitutionally protected speech in the workplace, and what happens to a society that fundamentally denies basic truth. Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 125: https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICD/ICD_125-Gender-Identity-and-Inclusivity.pdf Join the Intelligence Community EEO Complaint: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvmrlfvBJaw9d5GEsXujaEXnhZDzJF-znrFTsXUYby8x3iJA/viewform 1947 National Security Act: https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ic-legal-reference-book/national-security-act-of-1947 1997 Guidelines on Religious Exercise and Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace: https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/New/html/19970819-3275.html

We go over the pros and cons of hot wire pasture grazing versus traditional barbed wire.  Plus, an update on the cattle Ponzi scheme that everyone has been asking about.  We have news, markets and lots more on this all new episode of the Ranch It Up Radio Show.  Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcasting app or on the Ranch It Up Radio Show YouTube Channel. EPISODE 187 DETAILS   Cattle Management: Hot vs Barbed Wire. Agridime Cattle Ponzi Scheme Latest News   ELECTRIC HOT WIRE VS. BARBED WIRE Maximizing Agricultural Efficiency: The Advantages of Rotational Grazing Rotational grazing offers numerous benefits for sustainable farming. By moving livestock between paddocks according to a strategic schedule, farmers allow forage crops to rejuvenate, replenish energy reserves, and enhance plant vigor, leading to long-term maximum production. The key to a successful rotational grazing system lies in its flexibility. Utilizing a highly-movable temporary fence and understanding its proper use are crucial for maximizing the benefits and maintaining an efficient grazing routine. Optimize Your Grazing Strategy Implementing a well-designed rotational grazing system can lead to healthier livestock and more productive land. Explore the essentials of rotational grazing and discover how to enhance your agricultural practices for sustainable success.   A Comprehensive Guide to Temporary Electric Fence Wires: Polywire vs. Polytape When it comes to temporary electric fencing, two main types are available: polywire and polytape. Both options consist of fine metal filaments intertwined with polyethylene or polypropylene fibers, with the metal providing the shock and the plastic ensuring strength and visibility.   Choosing the Right Polywire for Your Needs For short-distance applications, such as subdividing a pasture, a six-strand polywire is typically sufficient. However, for longer distances or areas prone to overgrowth from weeds and grass, opt for a polywire that delivers a stronger shock to ensure effective containment.   The Benefits of Polytape Polytapes are known for their superior visibility, particularly in white. If you're experiencing inadequate animal control with polywire or need better visibility for safety reasons, such as fencing for horses, switching to polytape can be beneficial. Although polytape may be more expensive, the improved control and visibility often justify the cost.   Essential Tools: Electric Fence Reels For ease of use and flexibility, especially if you plan to adjust paddock sizes frequently, an electric fence reel is indispensable. These reels, made from weather-resistant plastic, can hold one to two spools of polywire or polytape, making it easy to move and reconfigure your temporary fencing as needed.   Explore the best practices for using polywire and polytape to optimize your temporary electric fencing system, ensuring maximum efficiency and control for your livestock management.    Cattle Industry News: Agridime Ponzi Scheme, NCBA response to Farm Bill, TSCRA Relief Fund   AGRIDIME: NORTH DAKOTA GROUP MAY BUY CATTLE COMPANY THAT OWES MILLIONS According to the Bismarck Tribune, Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor, a North Dakota rancher said he is working on a deal for a small group of investors to take over a cattle and beef marketing business that was labeled a Ponzi scheme and owes North Dakotans millions of dollars. Wylie Bice, who ranches near Killdeer, said the group is close on a final price for Texas-based Agridime, with the goal of making it an asset to North Dakota ranchers. Bice said he hopes the group can close on a deal by July 1 to take over Agridime facilities in Texas, Arizona and Kansas. He told the North Dakota Monitor he hopes North Dakota can supply about 60% of the cattle that the business will need -- about 10,000 head per year. Bice, who is among the investors who lost money with Agridime, said the group includes a former business partner of his who is in Texas and would come out of retirement to help manage the company. In December, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused the company of operating as a Ponzi scheme by taking money from new investors to pay off previous investors instead of investing that money into cattle. The cattle were to be fed until reaching market weight and then processed. Agridime would then market the meat directly to consumers. A court-appointed receiver has been trying to determine what assets remain for the company that owes millions of dollars to investors and cattle producers in 14 states. In the first quarterly report, posted May 1 on the Agridime.com website, the receiver, Steven Fahey of Texas, said it was involved in “serious discussions with a North Dakota-based investor group.” The group would purchase the assets of the company, including the remaining meat and cattle inventory. The report said a sale could be submitted for court approval by mid-June. The retail and wholesale meat business would continue under the American Grazed Beef name. Meat sales were moved from the Agridime site to a site using the American Grazed Beef name. Bice said it was not likely to move any operations to North Dakota, instead using the existing warehouses in Texas, Arizona and Kansas that are closer to large retail markets such as Dallas-Fort Worth and Phoenix. “I like the concept of it,” Bice said. “Their online plan was really good.” While operating as American Grazed Beef, “The company has been doing pretty decent for just idling along,” Bice said. The report notes that the number of Agridime employees has dropped from 83 to 40 while under receivership. More bang? Bice said it is possible the company could again involve Taylor Bang. Bang is a longtime cattle broker from Killdeer who also operated as a sales agent for Agridime. “He's a very good salesman, and I sure hope he can stay involved with us,” Bice said. The North Dakota Securities Department said Bang earned $6 million in commissions from unregistered cattle investment contracts through Agridime. Bang told the North Dakota Monitor in December that the figure was “way high.” Agridime offered people the chance to invest in the cattle industry, offering returns of as much as 30% without having to do the work involved with raising and marketing cattle. Agridime said the money would be invested in calves that would be raised for beef sales. But investors were not actually buying cattle or given information, such as ear tag numbers, about the calves they were investing in. The Securities and Exchange Commission said in its complaint that Agridime executives started using that investment money for other purposes instead of investing in cattle, turning the operation into a Ponzi scheme. A Securities Department official estimated that North Dakotans have lost about $40 million in Agridime investments. The quarterly update also includes lists of transactions, assets and creditors, though addresses are not included with the creditors. The creditors list includes Bice and Bang and several others with the last name Bang. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said that while Agridime's license to buy cattle in the state has been revoked, Bang still has a license to broker cattle as an individual. Goehring said he thought the idea of buying out Agridime was “odd.” “Why would you not just start over?” Goehring wondered. Bice said money from the sale of the company would go to paying off creditors. If there is no deal, the receiver said it would likely submit a liquidation plan by July 31. Bice said he has visited the Agridime facilities and is excited about the possibility. “Usually, I'm invested in stuff I know nothing about,” Bice said. “I know something about this.” Other developments Assets: The May 1 update from the receiver says, as of March 31, there were about 3,387 head of cattle on feedlots in several states. The receiver in February said there were about 6,500 head of Agridime-owned cattle. The update notes that “records as to the quantity and location of its cattle were sparse and poorly maintained.” The update says there were about 841,000 pounds of beef stored at Agridime's warehouses in Arizona, Kansas and Texas as of March 31. Lawsuit: Another federal agency announced May 14 that it is taking legal action against Agridime. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it has filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against Agridime and its founders, Joshua Link and Jed Wood. The CFTC said it is seeking restitution for defrauded customers, civil penalties, trading bans, and a permanent injunction against further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and the agency's regulations. The CFTC says Agridime received more than $161 million from over 2,000 customers in 14 states. That is $30 million less than the SEC's estimate of $191 million in its complaint filed in December. Judgment: The Securities and Exchange Commission in April obtained a judgment on Link and Wood that prevents them from selling securities. The SEC will determine a civil penalty in the future. NCBA COMMENDS HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE FOR PASSING FARM BILL The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) thanked the House Agriculture Committee for passing the next Farm Bill, known as the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. This Farm Bill includes top priorities for cattle farmers and ranchers including cattle health, voluntary conservation, and food security provisions.   “Cattle producers are thankful that the House Agriculture Committee has advanced a Farm Bill that delivers on the needs of rural America,” said NCBA President and Wyoming rancher Mark Eisele. “This Farm Bill protects the cattle industry from foreign animal disease, supports producers' voluntary conservation efforts, and safeguards our food supply, recognizing that our food security is national security. On behalf of cattle farmers and ranchers across the country, thank you to Chairman Thompson and the House Agriculture Committee for passing this bill. I hope the full House will take the next step and pass this bill soon.”     TSCRA DISASTER RELIEF FUND DISTRIBUTES $900,000 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association has announced the distribution of $900,000 in financial assistance through the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund. This signifies the first of ongoing financial assistance going directly to cattle raisers impacted by the largest wildfire in Texas history.  “Funds are on the way to ranching families affected by these fires, and we will continue to quickly distribute much more funding to those in need for as long as it takes to help them to rebuild,” said TSCRA President Carl Ray Polk Jr. The distribution of funds comes after thousands of individuals and businesses came together to generously donate to the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund in support of cattle raisers facing staggering losses. Recent data from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service estimates the region faced agricultural losses totaling $123 million. This includes losses of livestock, equipment, fencing, hay, feed and more. The TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund continues to accept applications for financial aid from landowners and cattle raisers in disaster-declared counties in Texas and Oklahoma. 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TikTok is a powerful social media tool in the United States. About 170 million Americans use the platform and for many marketing and PR agencies it's the preferred go to tool. The average time on TikTok in 2024, per user, is estimated to be 58 minutes per day. But several governments have banned TikTok from being used on Government devices – including the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia. In India, TikTok is banned altogether.In late April 2024, President Biden signed a bill into law that has bipartisan support. It's called the National Security Act, 2024. Under the new law, ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has until late January 2025 to divest itself of TikTok and find new ownership for the social media company. TikTok is fighting back saying the law is unconstitutional. What does the potential ban mean for marketing and PR pros?Listen For5:10 The Impacts a Ban on Tiktok Will Have on Different Sectors6:07 Platform Contingency Plans21:12 Regulation and Market DynamicsGuest: Cayce Myers, PhD, LL.M., JD, APREmail | X | LinkedIn | Website Rate this podcast with just one click Leave us a voice message we can share on the podcast  https://www.speakpipe.com/StoriesandStrategiesStories and Strategies WebsiteDo you want to podcast? Book a meeting with Doug Downs to talk about it.Apply to be a guest on the podcastConnect with usLinkedIn | X | Instagram | You Tube | Facebook | ThreadsRequest a transcript of this episodeSupport the Show.

Propaganda has always been an issue in our societies, but the problem is becoming a much bigger challenge today. Recently, a British man was charged over an arson plot targeting a Ukrainian business after he was allegedly recruited to act for the mercenary group, Wagner. He will face trial under the UK's new National Security Act, the first time a case will be brought under this new legislation, designed to crack down on foreign agents. But this isn't the only incident. A more serious Russian campaign of sabotage is spanning the whole of Europe, with signal interference in the air and at sea. The challenge is this hostile action from Russia is becoming gradually normalized, because it appears that nobody is willing or able to deal with it. Of course, this isn't just happening in Europe, with China on a propaganda offensive around the world, as well as Americans being targeted by foreign propagandists using the internet and social media to fill minds with untruths. Unfortunately, they are lapping it up.  It appears a bored, listless and fearful society is definitely a successful feeding ground for disinformation, and we will all suffer its impact if we don't get a handle on the situation. To help us dig into this fascinating topic, we are very happy to welcome Taryn-Lee Kearney, the Chief Executive Director of Aha Training and Development. Taryn is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is an industrial psychologist, global speaker, a multifaceted facilitator and consultant, as well as a mental health advocate. The Know Show is a Livestream held every fortnight on Friday, where Andrea T Edwards, Tim Wade and Joe Augustin, and at least one special guest, review the news that's getting everyone's attention, as well as perhaps what requires our attention. We'll talk about what it means to us, the world and we hope to inspire great conversations on the news that matters in the world today.  The Know Show is based on Andrea T Edwards Weekend Reads, which are published every Saturday on andreatedwards.com, and covers the planetary crisis, topical moments in the world, global politics and war, business and technology, social issues, and passion/humour/history. Join us.  #TheKnowShow #UncommonCourageTo get in touch with me, all of my contact details are here https://linktr.ee/andreatedwards My book Uncommon Courage, an invitation, is here https://mybook.to/UncommonCourage My book 18 Steps to an All-Star LinkedIn Profile, is here https://mybook.to/18stepstoanallstar

On this episode, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson joins to provide an update on the Farm Bill. Chairman Thompson walks us through the contents of his Farm Bill and unveils its title, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act. He details some of the cattle health and disaster relief provisions in the next Farm Bill, explains congressional dynamics surrounding the legislation, and discusses the producer feedback that was critical to crafting this bill.

Hello, and welcome to episode 106 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I'm Chris Kirkbride. This week has been yet another busy week for financial crime – the busiest ever – at least I'm no longer ill. Sanctions news brings US action against China for its aid to Russia, and some enforcement action against a sanctions-evader and a member of a sanctioned organisation. In the UK, sanctions designations against senior political figures in Uganda, and updates to a range of sanctions guides. On anti-corruption, the 25th anniversary of GRECO is marked, and the NCA in the UK is judged on the effectiveness of its anti-corruption action. On money laundering, MONEYVAL updates on several European countries' AML/CFT frameworks, and stories from China and Venezuela. The significant fraud news comes in the form of news from Australia on the scale of losses to scams, and the FBI publishes a report on Elder Fraud in the US. There is also a round-up of this week's cyber news. Let's crack on. As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are: Attorney-General's Department (Australia), Progressing reforms to Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.Attorney-General's Office (UK), Attorney General's Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.Australia Competition and Consumer Commission, Scam losses decline, but more work to do as Australians lose $2.7 billion.Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, New laws to protect consumers from cyber criminals come into force in the UK.Europol, Operation Pandora shuts down 12 phone fraud call centres.Eversheds Sutherland, National Security Act of 2024 extends statute of limitations for sanctions violations to 10 years.FBI, Elder fraud reports to FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center rose by 14% in 2023.Hansard, National Crime Agency: Dealing with Corruption (Volume 749: debated on Tuesday 30 April 2024).His Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services, Vetting and anti-corruption part 2: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption?Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, Consultation – Part II Sector 18 (Wholesale markets).Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, Consultation April 2024 – Part II Sector 18 (Wholesale markets).MONEYVAL, Poland improved its AML/CFT guidance and feedback for reporting institutions.MONEYVAL, Cyprus improved AML/CFT measures with respect to virtual asset service providers and virtual asset related activities.MONEYVAL, Croatia strengthened its preventive framework to combat money laundering.MONEYVAL, Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing: Lithuania has improved coordination and co-operation, according to new report.National Crime Agency, Gold and art worth millions and linked to crime is forfeited.National Cyber Security Centre, Business email compromise: defending your organisation Guidance.National Cyber Security Centre, CYBERUK Digital Loft: The Future of Cyber Security for Small Organisations (Sign-Up).Pymnts, Venezuelan Opposition Politician Warns of Crypto Use for Money Laundering.UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK sanctions corrupt politicians in Uganda who stole from vulnerable communities (press release).UK Home Office, New powers to seize cryptoassets used by criminals go live.UK Home Office, 004/2024: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act – cryptoasset confiscation order provisions.UK Home Office, 005/2024: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act – cryptoasset forfeiture provisions chapters 3C to 3F.UK Home Office, Certain information orders: code of practice.UK Home Office, Investigations: code of practice issued under section 377.UK Home Office, Recovery of cryptoassets: code of practice issued under section 303Z25.UK Home Office, Search, seizure and detention of property (England and Wales).UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Global Anti-Corruption.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, General Licence: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Humanitarian Activity: INT/2023/3749168.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial sanctions enforcement and monetary penalties guidance.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial sanctions guidance for Russia.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, UK Financial Sanctions FAQs.UK Parliament, Social and psychological implications of fraud (press release).UK Parliament, Report: Social and psychological implications of fraud.US Congress, National Security Act 2024.US Department of Justice, Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Unlawfully Export Dual-Use Electronics Used in Russian Military Drones.US Department of Justice, Regional Leader of Sanctioned Russian Organization Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI.US Department of Justice, Binance and CEO Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in $4B Resolution.US Department of State, Imposing New Measures on Russia for its Full-Scale War and Use of Chemical Weapons Against Ukraine.US Department of State, Recognizing the 25th Anniversary of the Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption.US Department of the Treasury, U.S. Continues to Degrade Russia's Military-Industrial Base and Target Third-Country Support with Nearly 300 New Sanctions.US Department of the Treasury, Remarks by Under Secretary Brian Nelson at ACI's Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance.US Office of Foreign Assets Control, Russia-related Designations Removals.US Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Targets Sanctions Evaders Supporting Key Hizballah Financial Advisor.Wolfsberg Group, Wolfsberg Group Response to FATF public consultation on R.16/INR.16.World Economic Forum, Cryptocurrency regulations are changing across the globe. Here's what you need to know.

This week on CURE America with Star Parker, we delve into the critical issues affecting our country and the world, and how the decisions made in Washington D.C. impact it all. We discuss the recent legislative activities, including the National Security Act of 2024 bill - that has been passed through the House and Senate and signed by the President, which includes funding for Israel and Ukraine. The National Security Act, 2024 is an appropriations bill enacted by the 118th Congress and signed into law by president Joe Biden on April 24, 2024. It provides $95.3 billion of military aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and includes the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, restricting the use of TikTok. The conversation with Stephen Moore, founder of the Ukraine Freedom Project dives deep on the talks about the situation in Ukraine and prosecution taking place there by the Russian Orthodox Army who is murdering Christians in Ukraine.  In addition to our insightful discussions, Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the 4th District of Louisiana, along with Mike Lawler, the U.S. representative for New York's 17th congressional district, speak at a press conference in the steps of Columbia University and bring to light how that institution has looked away if not promoted antisemitism on campus. Marty Dannenfelser, the Vice President for Government Relations at CURE, provides his expert analysis on the political landscape. Jonathan Alexandre, Senior Counsel at Liberty Counsel Action, offers his legal perspective on the issues discussed. Lastly, Michael Catell, the Vice President of Development at CURE, shares his thoughts on a compelling story from his days at his university.  

Get rid of the Ponzi Scheme (aka [not]Federal [not]Reserve) and the guns that enforce it (i.e. 1947 National Security Act) and life in America will resume as normal…

GUEST HOST: Basil Valentine filling in for Patrick Henningsen.  On today's show, Kit Klarenberg discusses the UK's steps to escalate its war on whistleblower journalism with the new National Security Act. GUEST OVERVIEW:  Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist and activist. In May 2023 he was detained for UK police under "counter-terrorism" legislation and interrogated about his work for The Grayzone.

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian discusses the genius of the RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad, and subsequent "apology" drama. Also: Illinois courts codify racist rules into hearings, and the "National Security Act" that gifts money to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan while doing nothing for Americans looks like its DOA in the House. Join Crowdhealth for a new, voluntary way to handle your healthcare, starting at $99a month with promo code LIONS: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ Help support what we do and grow our show! https://www.patreon.com/Lionsofliberty OR support us on Locals! https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe to THE FIRST EPISODE PODCAST! https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ENTSL2339145308 Check out the Lions of Liberty Store, including our hot-off-the-press Big Pharma shirts. https://www.lionsofliberty.store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian discusses the genius of the RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad, and subsequent "apology" drama. Also: Illinois courts codify racist rules into hearings, and the "National Security Act" that gifts money to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan while doing nothing for Americans looks like its DOA in the House. Join Crowdhealth for a new, voluntary way to handle your healthcare, starting at $99a month with promo code LIONS: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ Help support what we do and grow our show! https://www.patreon.com/Lionsofliberty OR support us on Locals! https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe to THE FIRST EPISODE PODCAST! https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ENTSL2339145308 Check out the Lions of Liberty Store, including our hot-off-the-press Big Pharma shirts. https://www.lionsofliberty.store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alejandro Mayorkas has been impeached because there's no border crisis wink wink, Lady Ocalat, more on the National Security Act, Russ from Marine General, more security bill talk, a local legislator could decide a state measure, its Valentine's Day, and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian discusses the genius of the RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad, and subsequent "apology" drama. Also: Illinois courts codify racist rules into hearings, and the "National Security Act" that gifts money to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan while doing nothing for Americans looks like its DOA in the House. Join Crowdhealth for a new, voluntary way to handle your healthcare, starting at $99a month with promo code LIONS: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ Help support what we do and grow our show! https://www.patreon.com/Lionsofliberty OR support us on Locals! https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe to THE FIRST EPISODE PODCAST! https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ENTSL2339145308 Check out the Lions of Liberty Store, including our hot-off-the-press Big Pharma shirts. https://www.lionsofliberty.store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Full Hour | In today's third hour, Dom continues the Dom Giordano Program by revealing the results of the vote on House Resolution 6976, which amends the Immigration and National Security Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable. Dom reveals that the JV Squad, our local Pennsylvania version of the squad, has voted against the resolution, telling why he believes they need to all be called out for enabling drunken driving by illegal immigrants. Also, Dom plays his Money Melody for the day, and takes calls throughout the hour discussing topics presented today. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

  Col. Prouty's 107th birth anniversary on 24 January Dave recalls how he met with Col. L. Fletcher Prouty through John Judge Dave's website: www.ratical.org FREE Online Ebook: The Secret Team by Col. L. Fletcher Prouty (1973) FREE Online Ebook: (html version) Understanding Special Operations, And Their Impact on Vietnam War Era 1989 Interview with L. Fletcher Prouty, Colonel USAF (Retired) by David Ratcliffe (1999) How the secret team infiltrated various US govt agencies Downloadable Video: Why Col. Prouty never had to sign a CIA oath of secrecy clearance The Collected Works of Col. Prouty CD-ROM available for direct download here for just $30 Part B: Col. Fletcher Prouty with Sean Mackenzie; beginning at 45:30 The following is from a 1992 interview at the National Press Club CIA involvement in the deaths of RFK and Martin Luther King? Nobody could answer those questions honestly The significant involvement is the suppression of normal court procedures The power that can keep the State of Texas from carrying out the law Wagoner Carr, J. Edgar Hoover, the Warren Commission Fletcher travelled to another country to talk with a person This person was eight or 10 inches behind Bobby Kennedy A gun went off in this person's right ear Castro, Khrushchev, the Mafia, they don't control Texas Is the Rockefeller organization really the black hats? Old John D., sent scientists to Geneva, oil was organic matter (Congrès de nomenclature Chimique de Genève, 1892) (Geneva Nomenclature Congress of 1892) This sort of proved that oil was in short supply, with intrinsic value The breakdown of Standard Oil (May 15, 1911) was paper work The amount of money they control, they're gonna have a say Beef cattle, dairy, the Rockefellers have the American Breeders Service Milk production, 10,000 quarts, up to 40,000 Oil did not come from the decomposition of formerly living matter An ingredient of the Earth just like, rock or water Rockefeller money moved in to Japan to rebuild the economy The Rockefellers pull strings, make plans, control things Why come forward with this confirmation? High Treason: (Livingstone / Groden / Prouty 1989) The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy : What Really Happened A discussion with Livingston about Kennedy's Vietnam commitment of 16,000 NSAM 263 was to build down, NSAM 273 was to build up Fletcher's candor versus others who have kept their mouth shut If one doesn't choose to write about what he did ... A lot of what Fletcher did was to correct things he read The Secret Team and the Games They Play, The Washington Monthly (05/1970) The Secret Team: (Prouty 1973) The CIA and Its Allies in Control of the United States and the World Fletcher considered the book an autobiography Philip Agee probably went to Switzerland with a ticket bought by CIA Ellsberg, Les Gelb, the Pentagon Papers, pro-Agency The CIA and Decision-Making (Cooper 01/1972), pure propaganda Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888), Turkey, British Society of Psychical Research Fletcher taught at Yale, Skull and Bones, George HW Bush, Bill Buckley ONI is itself, not Navy really, the most powerful intelligence organization OSS was under the JCS, not Intelligence, operational Truman felt Intelligence was not coordinated, he abolished OSS They preserved OPC, agents you just can't cut off, under Frank Wisner 1947 National Security Act, Department of Defense, National Security Council CIA, the only operational word - coordination, not collection Walter Bedell Smith, Moscow Ambassador, made head of CIA The Dulles–Jackson–Correa Report, January 1, 1949 The brothers Dulles and the World Council of Churches The brothers Dulles and Sullivan and Cromwell Enormous business contacts in pre-war Germany In 1944, Fletcher flew to Syria to pick up 750 Allied prisoners of war

Summary Barry Zulauf (Twitter; LinkedIn) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss his extensive experience working across the American intelligence community. Barry is the President of the International Association for Intelligence Education.  What You'll Learn Intelligence What is the “Intelligence Community?” The organizational structure of American intelligence The establishment of the ODNI The intelligence components of the DEA  Reflections A life of service Passion to serve the people  And much, much more … Quotes of the Week “[Fentanyl] is an enormous, enormous problem and no single organization, even as big as the Defense Intelligence enterprise, can deal with it alone. So, it's going to be a lot of diplomacy and a lot of building bridges, convincing people to do the right thing.”  – Barry Zulauf. Resources  SURFACE SKIM *SpyCasts* First of Many…America's First Female Intelligence Agency Chief with former NGA Director Letitia “Tish” Long (2023) Espionage and the Two Queens with Kent Tiernan (2023) Irregular Warfare & Intelligence with IWC Director Dennis Walters (2023) El Chapo, the Sinaloa Cartel & Intelligence with Trial Reporter Noah Hurowitz (2022) *Beginner Resources* America's intelligence community, explained, The Washington Post, YouTube (2014) [2 min. video] Members of the IC, Office of the Director of National Intelligence (n.d.) [Brief summaries of the 18 agencies]  Who We Are, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (n.d) [Short article] DEEPER DIVE Primary Sources  The WMD Commission Report (2005) The 9/11 Commission Report (2004)  The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (2004) The Clark Report (1955) The Doolittle Report (1955) National Security Act (1947) CIA Review of the World Situation (1947)  *Wildcard Resource* Barry mentioned early in the episode that he actually rowed into town the morning we recorded this episode – Barry shares this hobby with Teddy Roosevelt, an avid rower and the president that was instrumental in the creation of the FBI. Check out this Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt that catapulted the FBI into existence. 

The United States Air Force Security Service (USAFSS) was created in October 1948, just 13 months after the recognition of the Air Force as a separate branch with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947. Cloaked in secrecy, it arose out of a need for air-minded intelligence that just wasn't being provided by the Army or the Navy. Our good friend and fellow podcaster Philip Shackelford is in the studio to discuss his new book Rise of the Mavericks: The U.S. Air Force Security Service and the Cold War, which takes a foundational look at the creation and development of the Security Service that is the forerunner of modern-day intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, as well as communications and cyber intelligence and security. Phil joins podcast host Ron Granieri to examine his personal connection to the USAFSS, the roadblocks he encountered researching the topic, and his transition into the podcasting world as the creator and host of The Modern Scholar Podcast.

Part 2 of 2 – Today, American intellectual property, trade secrets and data holdings have never been more at risk. The United States is being bombarded by cyber attacks, and experts predict the global annual cost of cyber crime to top $8 trillion in 2023 alone. This week, host Elisa is joined by Michael McLaughlin, cybersecurity expert and Principal for Government Relations at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. In part two of this discussion, Elisa and Michael unpack the risks of unregulated cryptocurrencies, the methods behind foreign influence campaigns, and propose suggestions on how best to restructure the U.S. government approach to cybersecurity. Michael G. McLaughlin is Principal for Government Relations and the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group Co-Leader at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney: https://www.bipc.com/michael-g.-mclaughlin References: The Bank Secrecy Act: https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/safety/manual/section8-1.pdf 1947 National Security Act: https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ic-legal-reference-book/national-security-act-of-1947 The CHIPS Act of 2022: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346/text McLaughlin, Michael G., and William J. Holstein. Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia Are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security. Prometheus Books, 2023: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/battlefield-cyber-william-j-holstein/1141694096 Join us for the 33rd Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference this November 16-17, held at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel: https://web.cvent.com/event/7eb6b360-9f77-4555-844f-4fa28099f64a/summary

In Europe's rush to wean itself off of Russian energy since the invasion of Ukraine, Norway has become an increasingly important supplier.Last year, the Nordic energy powerhouse became the top exporter of natural gas to Europe, boosting its production by about 8%. And with prices high, government revenues from the oil sector nearly tripled last year. These boom times are apparent in the west coast city of Stavanger, Norway's energy capital. The city government is using some of its budget windfall to make public transit free for residents, and the hustle and bustle has returned to the city after a pandemic lull. "The activity has definitely increased the last couple of years," said Kolbjørn Andreassen, who works for the industry group Offshore Norge. Andreassen, walking through a humming downtown harbor area near the city's well-preserved historic center, said that traffic jams are back and dinner reservations have grown harder to nab. "If you go to a restaurant today and try to book a table, the most-popular restaurants will be fully booked,” he said. “Even on Mondays.”Those inside the industry say conversations and attitudes about the oil and gas industry have shifted since the war in Ukraine started. Jez Averty, a vice president at Equinor, which produces more than two-thirds of Norway's oil and gas, said he believes their product is now seen as more important than it was before the war.  "It was probably important before. But it was a lot less visible,” Averty said, adding that sky-rocketing energy prices and energy shortages changed that for many Norwegians. Last year, oil and gas production was named a "fundamental national function," and Averty pointed out some companies were brought under the country's National Security Act. Averty said that this move "illustrates how important, strategically important, the oil and gas industry is now considered both for Norway and how important that is for Europe."Kjersti Dahle, a director at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, saw the prewar conversation about oil and gas was focused on the harm it does to the environment. Now, she said, energy security is also part of the conversation. "The view of the oil and gas industry has become somewhat more balanced."Kjersti Dahl,  director at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate"The view of the oil and gas industry has become somewhat more balanced,” Dahle said. Outside of Norway's energy capital, environmentalists and Green party members see what Dahle calls balance as a dangerous step backward for the country's climate policy. "If you go back to the autumn of 2021 with the huge climate marches, we really saw a change in the sentiment of the oil industry in Norway,” said Frode Pleym, the leader of Greenpeace Norway. A corresponding policy shift “started to actually move from nice words about climate to acting on climate.” Pleym said that all changed when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. "Now, the argument was [that] Norway needs to be a stable producer of oil and gas to Europe," Frode said. "Otherwise, [Vladimir] Putin will hold Europe at ransom."There is indeed more investment going into the Norwegian oil and gas industry. In June, the government approved the development of 19 new oil and gas fields.Dahle at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said maintaining even current production levels would require increased investment in exploration and extraction technology. "In order to produce more, we need to find more, and we need to be able to produce more from the fields that are in production," she said.New oil and gas fields take years to develop, and once online, can operate for decades. Dahle and her colleagues say it's too early to say whether high prices and demand triggered by the war in Ukraine will mean more production in the future. But that's what climate activists are worried about. According to the International Energy Agency, building new fossil fuel projects will make meeting the world's most-ambitious climate target impossible."It's contradictory to the commitments we've made in the Paris Agreement," said Ingrid Liland, a leader with Norway's Green Party. "Contradictory to the goals we have for reducing climate emissions." Equinor, which the Norwegian government owns a majority stake in, plans to maintain its exploration levels for oil and gas. Averty said that the decision was made about two years ago, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "What I think the war in Ukraine did was show to the external world that this was, in fact, very necessary and significantly increased support for that decision,” Averty said. It increased support among some people. But others are suspicious that the war in Ukraine is providing an excuse to plan for more oil and gas drilling instead of winding it down.   

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In Europe's rush to wean itself off of Russian energy since the invasion of Ukraine, Norway has become an increasingly important supplier.Last year, the Nordic energy powerhouse became the top exporter of natural gas to Europe, boosting its production by about 8%. And with prices high, government revenues from the oil sector nearly tripled last year. These boom times are apparent in the west coast city of Stavanger, Norway's energy capital. The city government is using some of its budget windfall to make public transit free for residents, and the hustle and bustle has returned to the city after a pandemic lull. "The activity has definitely increased the last couple of years," said Kolbjørn Andreassen, who works for the industry group Offshore Norge. Andreassen, walking through a humming downtown harbor area near the city's well-preserved historic center, said that traffic jams are back and dinner reservations have grown harder to nab. "If you go to a restaurant today and try to book a table, the most-popular restaurants will be fully booked,” he said. “Even on Mondays.”Those inside the industry say conversations and attitudes about the oil and gas industry have shifted since the war in Ukraine started. Jez Averty, a vice president at Equinor, which produces more than two-thirds of Norway's oil and gas, said he believes their product is now seen as more important than it was before the war.  "It was probably important before. But it was a lot less visible,” Averty said, adding that sky-rocketing energy prices and energy shortages changed that for many Norwegians. Last year, oil and gas production was named a "fundamental national function," and Averty pointed out some companies were brought under the country's National Security Act. Averty said that this move "illustrates how important, strategically important, the oil and gas industry is now considered both for Norway and how important that is for Europe."Kjersti Dahle, a director at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, saw the prewar conversation about oil and gas was focused on the harm it does to the environment. Now, she said, energy security is also part of the conversation. "The view of the oil and gas industry has become somewhat more balanced."Kjersti Dahl,  director at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate"The view of the oil and gas industry has become somewhat more balanced,” Dahle said. Outside of Norway's energy capital, environmentalists and Green party members see what Dahle calls balance as a dangerous step backward for the country's climate policy. "If you go back to the autumn of 2021 with the huge climate marches, we really saw a change in the sentiment of the oil industry in Norway,” said Frode Pleym, the leader of Greenpeace Norway. A corresponding policy shift “started to actually move from nice words about climate to acting on climate.” Pleym said that all changed when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. "Now, the argument was [that] Norway needs to be a stable producer of oil and gas to Europe," Frode said. "Otherwise, [Vladimir] Putin will hold Europe at ransom."There is indeed more investment going into the Norwegian oil and gas industry. In June, the government approved the development of 19 new oil and gas fields.Dahle at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said maintaining even current production levels would require increased investment in exploration and extraction technology. "In order to produce more, we need to find more, and we need to be able to produce more from the fields that are in production," she said.New oil and gas fields take years to develop, and once online, can operate for decades. Dahle and her colleagues say it's too early to say whether high prices and demand triggered by the war in Ukraine will mean more production in the future. But that's what climate activists are worried about. According to the International Energy Agency, building new fossil fuel projects will make meeting the world's most-ambitious climate target impossible."It's contradictory to the commitments we've made in the Paris Agreement," said Ingrid Liland, a leader with Norway's Green Party. "Contradictory to the goals we have for reducing climate emissions." Equinor, which the Norwegian government owns a majority stake in, plans to maintain its exploration levels for oil and gas. Averty said that the decision was made about two years ago, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "What I think the war in Ukraine did was show to the external world that this was, in fact, very necessary and significantly increased support for that decision,” Averty said. It increased support among some people. But others are suspicious that the war in Ukraine is providing an excuse to plan for more oil and gas drilling instead of winding it down.   

What do the Kennedy assassination, the Martin Luther King assassination, and the Iraq War all have in common? Maybe nothing. Or maybe they were all orchestrated by a shadow government that has quietly taken over the United States. In this bonus episode, Dan delves into the realm of conspiracy theory and asks whether everything we thought we knew about US history since 1960 was wrong. CONTENT WARNING: This episode gets political, and Dan also talks about conspiracy theories. If you prefer a straight history podcast, best to skip this one.   SUBSCRIBE TO RELEVANT HISTORY, AND NEVER MISS AN EPISODE! Relevant History Patreon: https://bit.ly/3vLeSpF Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/38bzOvo Subscribe on Apple Music (iTunes): https://apple.co/2SQnw4q Subscribe on Google Music: https://bit.ly/30hUTRD Relevant History on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3eRhdtk Relevant History on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Qk05mm Official website: https://bit.ly/3btvha4 Episode transcript (90% accurate): https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRYkYM7zJi5IUkCOVui3KkAghBEBA21oJml6prwvBfA3TA05yJy0oQiWZJLw-ZJgXPWYLrxR1Q1LWy3/pub Music credit: Sergey Cheremisinov - Black Swan   HELPFUL LINKS: 1947 National Security Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947#Provisions 1960 U2 Incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident JFK assassination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ltg2RgHlsQ MLK assassination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TA2AIuAuW8 RFK assassination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVScM_9Tn-s Article on RFK assassination audio forensics: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/06/06/the-bobby-kennedy-assassination-tape-were-13-shots-fired-or-only-8/ NATO expansion timeline: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-world-war-ii-sweden-finland-240d97572cc783b2c7ff6e7122dd72d2 Some background on NATO-Russia relations, including as regards Ukraine: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/why-nato-has-become-flash-point-russia-ukraine Iraq War documents leak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War_documents_leak Collateral Murder video: https://collateralmurder.wikileaks.org/ DISHFIRE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishfire PRISM: https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/17/4517480/nsa-spying-prism-surveillance-cheat-sheet US worker productivity vs. inflation-adjusted pay: https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/ Former US intelligence agents at social media companies: https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-facebook-content-policy/281307/   Robert F Kennedy audio footage courtesy of: https://www.jfklibrary.org/ Audio of Ron Wyden and James Clapper courtesy of C-SPAN (audio-only license)

Discussing news stories about Pres. Truman signs the National Security Act in 1947, Air Force officer saves swimmer from rip tide, The Navy is developing an “Iron Man” dive suit, Air Force summer moves back on track, Tony Bennett, passed away on July 21 at age 96, and we play the guess their branch game: musician version. DSEND diving suit: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/07/10/the-navy-is-working-on-a-transformational-iron-man-dive-suit/  

In this day in history, July 25th, the National Security Act of 1947 was passed. The act linked the military and national security organizations and set the tone for the relationship between the two that persists to this day. The National Security Act of 1947, a cornerstone in the reorganization of the United States' foreign policy and military institutions, led to the establishment of significant bodies such as the National Security Council (NSC) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The NSC was formed to discuss long-term and immediate national security issues, composed of high-ranking officials including the President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Director of the CIA. Over time, the significance, autonomy, and influence of the NSC have varied depending on the presidential administration. For instance, Eisenhower used it for key foreign policy decisions, while Nixon and Kissinger transformed it into an active negotiation and decision-implementing organization.The act also birthed the CIA, which became the primary civilian intelligence-gathering entity, evolving from World War II's Office of Strategic Services and other small post-war intelligence organizations. Following this, the Defense Intelligence Agency emerged as the main military intelligence body. In a major reshuffling, the act merged the War Department and Navy Department into a unified Department of Defense, introducing the Department of the Air Force and placing all under the Secretary of Defense. However, individual service secretaries were retained for each military branch. The act was later amended in 1949, granting the Secretary of Defense greater control over individual services and their respective secretaries.As the complexity of compliance and regulatory requirements increases, public companies are increasingly seeking lawyers for their boards. This trend, dubbed the "golden age" for lawyers seeking board seats, arises due to the value of legal expertise in risk analysis and communication in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. The introduction of lawyers to boardrooms is viewed as a significant asset, given the potential business opportunities and less concern about conflicts impacting current operations. Examples include former Homeland Security Department Chief Jeh Johnson, who serves on several corporate boards while also working as a partner at a law firm.The demand for legal expertise has been driven by market-changing events such as the pandemic, the rise of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity challenges, geopolitical concerns, and debates over environmental, social, and governance issues. Approximately 1,500 board seats open each year, offering lucrative compensation packages. However, the involvement of lawyers in corporate boards also brings potential conflicts of interest that require careful management, especially when companies have ongoing relationships with the lawyers' firms.Moreover, including lawyers as potential candidates for director roles has also assisted companies in responding to calls for greater boardroom diversity in terms of age, ethnicity, gender, and professional perspective. Despite the benefits, it is generally accepted that a lawyer can hold a maximum of three directorships in public companies due to potential conflict of interest. Overall, this shift towards legal expertise in the boardroom represents a significant transformation from previous perspectives, which viewed lawyers as having a too narrow or risk-oriented focus.It's the ‘Golden Age' for Lawyers Seeking Corporate Board SeatsElon Musk's recent decision to rename Twitter as X could face significant legal complications due to pre-existing trademarks owned by companies such as Meta and Microsoft. The letter X is widely used and cited in trademarks across various industries, making it prone to legal challenges. Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney, has identified almost 900 active U.S. trademark registrations that include the letter X. Trademark owners have the right to claim infringement if another brand's usage could lead to consumer confusion. Microsoft has held a trademark for the letter X in relation to its Xbox communication since 2003, while Meta owns a trademark for a blue and white letter X for software and social media usage. However, these companies would likely only pursue legal action if they believe Twitter's use of X threatens their own brand equity. If Musk succeeds in rebranding Twitter, others could still potentially claim 'X' for their own uses.Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name | ReutersU.S. law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan disclosed that one of its electronic discovery vendors fell victim to a cyber attack last year, potentially exposing client information. The firm clarified that the attack affected only "a small portion of our clients and matters" and did not impact its own network infrastructure. Fewer than 2,000 individuals were notified about the incident. The data breach occurred in a data center's network used by the firm for document management. Despite being unclear about the specifics of the personal data impacted, the firm has engaged cyber and forensic experts to better understand the extent of the breach and is collaborating with law enforcement authorities to prevent further breaches. This breach is another example of the cybersecurity challenges faced by law firms and other entities managing sensitive and confidential data.Quinn Emanuel reports cyber attack involving 'limited' client data | ReutersThe U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Texas over floating barriers installed by the state in the Rio Grande river to prevent migrants from Mexico. The barriers were installed as part of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star initiative. They work as large incumbrances in the water, difficult to climb over and dangerous to swim under. If that sounds inhumane, as it is implicitly threatening migrants with death if they choose to try to make a crossing, that's because it is. The federal government alleges that Texas violated federal law by not obtaining necessary federal authorization to install the barrier, claiming it poses risks to navigation, public safety, and humanitarian concerns. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, seeks to remove all obstructions, including the barrier and its related infrastructure. In response to the lawsuit, Governor Abbott accused the Biden administration of failing to enforce immigration laws. Abbott pledged to take the case to the Supreme Court if necessary. The initiative has also drawn criticism from Mexico, which claims the barrier violates a water treaty and may encroach on Mexican territory.US sues Texas over floating border barriers | ReutersIn this week's column I urge the IRS to enforce the limits of 501(c)(3) status, which prohibits charities and religious organizations from engaging in political campaign activity. I point to the recent example of a Las Vegas pastor who hosted a campaign rally for Donald Trump at his church. There is increasing cause for concern over the blurred line between advocacy and political involvement, as more non-profit organizations, including churches and policy think tanks, typically right wing churches and policy think tanks, engage in contentious political issues. The policy rationale behind not taxing religious organizations is the avoidance of government entanglement in religion. Religious organizations are categorized with charitable organizations stemming from the perception that they both provide secular benefits to their communities. The exemption from tax, then, is a kind of end-around for the government to encourage their works without overt sponsorship.It's worth noting there's one point of separation between charitable organizations and some religious organizations. Religious organizations that are deemed “churches” get an additional benefit that even charities don't enjoy: They don't need to file a yearly information return, known as Form 990. For instance, the Muslim Public Affairs Council is a religious organization, tax-exempt under 501(c)(3), but it's not designated as a church. It must file yearly financial reports detailing revenue, assets, expenses, and liabilities, among other things.Church status removes the public reporting requirement and obfuscates what sorts of revenue the organization is raising and where that revenue is being spent. In conjunction with unchecked involvement in the political process, this provides a uniquely dangerous inroad for dark money into politics. In sum, the “church” designation is particularly vulnerable to this kind of abuse, but the IRS needs to revamp its approach to all 501(c)(3) entities and crack down on violations of the restrictions on political intervention. IRS Must Enforce 501(c)(3) Limits for Religious Groups, Charities Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Amerikas einflussreichste Publikation "Foreign Affairs" bietet dazu die PlattformEin Kommentar von Wolfgang Effenberger.Als Kontrapunkt zum teilweise hoffnungmachenden Foreign-Affairs-Artikel des ehemaligen britischen Außenministers David Miliband bot Foreign Affairs nun auch dem amtierenden ukrainischen Außenminister Dmytro Kuleba (*1981) eine mediale Plattform, seine Forderung nach Aufnahme der Ukraine in die NATO als alternativlos zu bezeichnen. Eingangs begrüßte Kuleba die mit dem NATO-Beitritt Finnlands einhergegangene „Verschiebung auf der tektonischen Platte der europäischen Sicherheit“, die erst dann vollständig sein werde, wenn die Ukraine vollwertiges Mitglied der NATO ist. Nun folgt der Hinweis, dass Präsident Wladimir Putin versucht,„die Grundlagen der nach 1945 geschaffenen europäischen Sicherheitsordnung zu zerstören“(1).Zum Verständnis der heutigen Situation ist ein Blick in den Rückspiegel nötig: Während sich am 25. April 1945 in Torgau amerikanische wie russische Soldaten auf der zerstörten Elbbrücke die Hände reichten und damit die Hoffnung auf einen dauerhaften Frieden nährten, arbeiteten britische Generalstabsoffiziere bereits an dem von Winston Churchill in Auftrag gegebenen Kriegsplan Operation Unthinkable, der die damalige Sowjetunion zurückwerfen und ein unabhängiges Polen wiederherstellen sollte. Angriffstermin mit über 100 Divisionen, darunter auch Wehrmachtsverbände, die man nicht in die Kriegsgefangenschaft schickte, war der 1. Juli 1945: Keine 10 Wochen nach dem Handschlag. Zu diesem Angriff kam es nicht, da Stalin rechtzeitig ultimativ forderte, die neben dem britischen Hauptquartier in Flensburg-Mürwik einquartierte deutsche Nachfolgeregierung unter Dönitz zu verhaften und die deutschen Soldaten in die Gefangenschaft zu überführen. Das geschah dann auch am 23. Mai 1945.(2)Nur wenige Tage nach den Abwürfen der A-Bomben auf Hiroshima und Nagasaki beauftragte US-Präsident Harry S. Truman Anfang September 1945 General Eisenhower mit der Operation Totality. Mit 20 bis 30 Atombomben sollten 20 sowjetische Industriestädte schlagartig vernichtet werden. Derartige Pläne wurden ständig verfeinert. Am 26. Juli 1947 wurde der National Security Act für die militärische Durchdringung der Welt verabschiedet, eines der wichtigsten Gesetze in der US-amerikanischen Geschichte, das bis heute die Grundlage weltweiter amerikanischer Militärmacht darstellt. Es ging darum, Europa für den Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion zu ertüchtigen. Am 4. April 1949 wurde die NATO gegründet - offiziell als Verteidigungsbündnis gegen die Sowjetunion, die erst am 14. Mai 1955 (als Reaktion auf den NATO-Beitritt der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) den "Warschauer Vertrag über Freundschaft, Zusammenarbeit und gegenseitigen Beistand" ins Leben rief. Der erste Generalsekretär der NATO und Chefplaner von Unthinkable, Lord Ismay, formulierte salopp die wirkliche Aufgabe der NATO, nämlich»die Russen draußen, die Amerikaner drinnen und die Deutschen unten zu halten«(3)......weiterlesen hier: https://apolut.net/kuleba-verkauft-aufnahme-in-die-nato-als-alternativlos-von-wolfgang-effenberger+++Bildquelle: lev radin / shutterstock+++ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lee Camp continues his debuking of crimnal science. Graham goes into the CIA origin story. 

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On September 10, Newslaundry and the Internet Freedom Foundation hosted FoE Con 2022, a forum that brought together media personalities and leading voices in the legal sphere to map the media and regulatory framework in contemporary India.The panel discussion titled “Negotiations with Security Laws” was moderated by Vakasha Sachdev, lawyer and editorial lead of Logically. She was joined by Hartosh Singh Bal, journalist and political editor of the Caravan, and Vrinda Grover, human rights lawyer and activist.The panel discussed the sedition law and why it needs a moratorium, how the National Security Act is misused, and why India needs law to protect against communal and targeted violence. “Doing the job of journalism is more difficult today than it has ever been at any point of time in our history,” Hartosh said. “The laws are secondary to the political atmosphere that exists.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On September 18th 1947, the main provisions of the National Security Act of 1947 went into effect. One of these was the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency, perhaps the most infamous part of the US national security state. While we pay a lot of attention these days to digital surveillance and the agencies that focus on signals intelligence like the National Security Agency and National Reconnaissance office, the CIA has and continues to play a crucial role in establishing and maintaining global US hegemony via human intelligence as well as through its covert actions, including coups, terrorism and sabotage.Now, with that global hegemony being challenged in every hemisphere as well as with significant internal political turmoil in the United States, with significant populations on many sides of the political spectrum not trusting the so-called democratic institutions that maintain that supremacy, monitoring and exposing the CIA and all three-letter agencies is as important as ever.We are joined for this episode by two fellow members of the CovertAction Magazine Editorial Board. Lou Wolf is a co-founder of CovertAction. John Kiriakou is a former CIA analyst and whistleblower who exposed the CIA's torture program.Support the show

Summary Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones (Website; Wikipedia) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss his book. He has studied American intelligence for 50 years. What You'll Learn Intelligence The CIA and the American presidents they served   The founding of the CIA just as America became a global superpower  Pearl Harbor, the USSR and covert action under Eisenhower Assassinations, controversy, the Church Committee, and 9/11 Reflections How much of the future can we predict Intention in history And much, much more… Episode Notes This week's guest, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, is Emeritus Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh. He has been studying American intelligence for half a century and has written a history of the CIA to coincide with its 75th anniversary, entitled: A Question of Standing.    This episode with Rhodri is a counterpoint to last week's episode with Robert Gates: a career historian and a career intelligence officer; a European and an American; a 70,000 feet view and a 30,000 feet one. Interestingly, they were born continents apart within almost a year of each other.   Rhodri is the author of over a dozen books, has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, and grew up in Harlech, Wales.   And… Harlech, Wales, where Rhodri grew up, has the steepest street in the Northern Hemisphere. The steepest street in the Southern Hemisphere, and the world according to Guinness Records, is in Dunedin, New Zealand (Dunedin is Gaelic for Edinburgh). The steepest street in the continental United States is Canton Avenue in Pittsburgh (to celebrate its Welsh heritage the Steel City has a St. David's Society). Espionage in Welsh is ysbïo. Quote of the Week "CIA can't afford to rest on its laurels and continue with systems it has. It has to change all the time." – Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones Resources *Andrew's Recommendation* “Documents on Origins of CIA,” Truman Library [pdf] *SpyCasts* “The 75th Anniversary” – with Robert Gates (2022) *Beginner Resources* History of CIA, CIA (n.d.) [web] A Brief History of US-Iran Relations, ABC News (n.d.) [video] CIA Involvement in 1953 Iranian Coup, CNN (n.d.] [video] Iran & Guatemala, 1953-4, NYT (2003) [article] Books Covert Action & USFP, L. Johnson (OUP, 2022) A Brief History of the CIA, R. Immerman (Wiley, 2014) The [Dulles] Brothers, S. Kinzer (St. Martin's, 2014) Mighty Wurlitzer: How CIA Played America, H. Wilford (HUP, 2009) Countercoup: Struggle for Iran, K. Roosevelt (McGraw-Hill, 1979) Articles 64 Years Later CIA Releases Details of Iranian Coup, B. Allen-Ebrahimian, FP (2017) Video “The Nazi Spy Ring in America,” R. Jeffreys-Jones, SPY (2021) “Secrecy, Democracy & the Birth of the CIA,” H. Wilford, Great Courses (n.d.) Photo “The 1953 Iranian Coup,” Radio Free Europe Archives (2013) Documentary The Spymasters, Showtime (2015) CIA: Secret Wars, Part 1, Roche (2003) CIA: Secret Wars, Part 2, Roche (2003) Curatorial Pocket History of CIA, CIA (2014) Primary Sources History Staff Analysis: CIA & Guatemala Assassination Proposals, 1952-4 (1995) Iran 1953: Transcript of Interview with MI6 Officer Norman Darbyshire (1985) DCI Dulles to President Eisenhower (1953) Telegram from CIA to Station in Iran (1953) Telegram from Station in Iran to CIA (1953) Monthly Report, Directorate of Plans, CIA (1953) Memo from Deputy Director for Plans (Wisner) to DCI Dulles (1953) National Security Act (1947) Website Intelligence Milestones During Eisenhower Administration, Eisenhower Library (n.d.] *Wildcard Resource* Tom Paine (Common Sense, 1776), Alexis de Tocqueville (Democracy in America, 1835) and Mork from Ork (Mork & Mindy, 1978-82) are all outsiders, like Rhodri, looking in. What can each of them tell us about the United States? What can they tell us that people born within an ecosystem can't?

[Social Puzzles]Raphael Rashid, Foreign Journalist based in SeoulHyunsu Yim, The Korea Herald Features Writer1. Human rights watchdog calls on the constitutional court to rule against National Security Act 2. When will the indoor mask mandate end?3. The killing of woman by ex colleague at Sindang subway station4. Controversy of President Yoon Suk Yeol's plan to build expensive new state guest house 1. 헌법 재판소...국가 보안법 본다2. 실내 마스크 언제 끝나나...3. 신당역 스토킹 여자 살인 4. 윤석열 영빈관 신축...논란 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today is the 75th anniversary of the creation of the CIA, Department of Defense, and National Security Council. But what really sparked their creation in the first place? Is it a coincidence that just weeks prior to President Truman's signing of the National Security Act, the Roswell Army Air Field reported they recovered a “flying disc” that had crashed in the New Mexico desert? The true history of July 26 sparked an Edge of Wonder deep dive that's out of this world, and today's live show is all about it. Ben and Rob share the weird facts, strange inconsistencies, and puzzling predicaments the government has gotten itself into around UFOs and secret information. Join us on Rise TV for an exclusive Q&A where they answer your questions and share their own experiences. Watch the entire episode, and support our mission to reach more people with the truth. bit.ly/EOWonRiseTv

The CIA aka Central Intelligence Agency is one of many aspects of the American Intelligence community of the United States Government. This agency has been around for seventy-five years. It was first established by President Harry S. Truman when he signed into law the National Security Act of 1947 on July 26th, 1947. The CIA always will have five top priorities: counterterrorism, nonproliferation of nuclear & other weapons of mass destruction, alerting American leaders of significant foreign soil events, counter intelligence, and cyber intelligence. Since March 19th, 2021 William J. Burns has been the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He has so far received nothing but high praise because of how great of a job he is doing as director of CIA. Find out more about the history of CIA & their core values for any member of the agency in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nrodyunknown/message

Cathy O'Brien's life is a miracle. She survived decades of victimization at the hands of MK-Ultra, a government-funded CIA mind control project aimed at establishing total control over its victims. Cathy has been a whistleblower for over 30 years, telling the story of her escape from a hellish life being trafficked and enslaved to a wide-variety of elites like President Gerald Ford, U.S. senator Robert Byrd, and the dynastic political Clinton and Bush families. Cathy explains how Nazis chillingly conducted their research within the CIA after World War II, the reasoning behind trauma-based mind control, the corruption and involvement of the Catholic church, and how to recognize and help victims of mind control. TAKEAWAYS Cathy O'Brien was targeted for mind control projects because she was born into a multi-generational incest-based family Gender-confused children can be an indication for potential pedophilia and abuse occurring in the child's life The 1947 National Security Act was put in place to conceal the New World Order agenda Cathy says that knowledge is the best defense against mind control

Cathy O'Brien's life is a miracle. She survived decades of victimization at the hands of MK-Ultra, a government-funded CIA mind control project aimed at establishing total control over its victims. Cathy has been a whistleblower for over 30 years, telling the story of her escape from a hellish life being trafficked and enslaved to a wide-variety of elites like President Gerald Ford, U.S. senator Robert Byrd, and the dynastic political Clinton and Bush families. Cathy explains how Nazis chillingly conducted their research within the CIA after World War II, the reasoning behind trauma-based mind control, the corruption and involvement of the Catholic church, and how to recognize and help victims of mind control.   TAKEAWAYS Cathy O'Brien was targeted for mind control projects because she was born into a multi-generational incest-based family Gender-confused children can be an indication for potential pedophilia and abuse occurring in the child's life  The 1947 National Security Act was put in place to conceal the New World Order agenda Cathy says that knowledge is the best defense against mind control   

  Lawerence Patterson's National Bankruptcy Seminar Sept 1993 An Insiders View: "The Last Word on the Assassination" Something more serious than the death of just one man happened on Nov 22, 1963 Kennedy was not going in the direction that certain very powerful groups wanted Kennedy sent Col. Prouty's boss Gen. Viktor Krulak to South Vietnam to get as much data as possible Gen. Krulak served as special assistant for counter insurgency activities, Organization of the JCS Col. Prouty was offered the assignment of Chief of Intelligence in Vietnam which he declined The Mcnamara-Taylor report was actually written by Gen. Krulak and Col. Prouty National Security Action Memorandum 263 NSAM 263 mentioned in Oliver Stone's movie JFK Media attacked Stone's JFK even before the film had a final script The second death of President Kennedy Lawlessness is being accepted at the highest levels Lawlessness is abided when it's approved of by the people in power today Col. Prouty's unexpected meet with George Patton The 2600 US soldiers that went "missing in action" in Sicily, 1943 PT-109 (JFK's patrol boat) The CIA was created under the National Security Act of 1947 The law contained no provision whatsoever for the colleciton of intelligence or clandestine activities National Security Council Directive 5412: HTML, PDF, Ratical NSC 5412 defined 'Covert Operations' for the first time NSC 5412: The overt foreign activities of the U.S. Government should be supplemented by covert operations NSC 5412: “Covert Operations” shall be understood to be all activities conducted pursuant to this directive which are so planned and executed that any U.S. Government responsibility for them is not evident to unauthorized persons and that if uncovered the U.S. Government can plausibly disclaim any responsibility for them. President Eisenhower believed that the CIA should not become a fourth force The CIA supported more than 42,000 Indonesians during their rebellion against President Sukarno US Marine named Lee Harvey Oswald took part in the CIA's operation against President Sukarno By mid 1959, Vice President Richard Nixon declared Fidel Castro a communist In March 1960, the NSC approved covert operations against Castro Eisenhower's Crusade for peace Video: Fletcher Prouty explains how and why the Gary Powers' U2 flight was sabotaged Allen Dulles's testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 31 May 1960 about the Gary Powers' incident: Read online, Scanned PDF, Searchable PDF President Eisenhower's farewell address on Jan 17, 1961: Video, Text "It has long been a Kennedy tradition: not to get mad but to get even. I fully realize that I shall not be able to get even during my first term in office. But during my second term, you are going to see some important changes" - President Kennedy The CIA by itself changed the plans for the anti-Castro operations from the Eisenhower-approved small unit attacks to a major over-the-beach invasion By 1960, the Vietnam war preparations were in their fifteenth year The Bay of Pigs operation in April 1961 McGeorge Bundy's call to the Deputy Director of the CIA Charles P. Cabell cancelling the air strikes General Walter Bedell Smith was the key to the whole Kennedy study plan (Bay of Pigs) Gen. Smith was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1950-53 Letter From the Chairman of the Cuba Study Group (Taylor) to President Kennedy (FRUS) "In closing, may I express our view of the great importance of a prompt implementation of our first recommendation to establish a Strategic Resources Group supported by a Cold War Indications Center which will allow our government readily to focus its resources on the objectives which you set in the so-called Cold War." "The Joint Chiefs of Staff have a responsibility for the defense of the nation in the Cold War

Sovereign Wealth Funds have been around for decades, but were not seen as a serious player in the global economy until 2005 when the US Federal Reserve, who were worried about the growing US budget deficit, made it clear they would not tolerate sovereign wealth funds buying up US assets This was seen as an attempt to protect the US economy and the US Dollar from the China threat€ Shortly thereafter, the US Congress passed the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, and China announced that they would no longer buy US assets https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-110publ49 With the US out of the picture, Chinese investors started to look elsewhere in the world for opportunities In 2007, the Chinese government created a sovereign wealth fund called the China Investment Corporation, and the next year it was announced that the CIC would be buying 10% of Blackstone Group, a US private equity firm The CIC's investment in Blackstone was seen as an investment in the US, and it was also seen as a way to get around the foreign ownership restrictions in China, and to invest in companies in China that were listed on the NYSE and other international stock exchanges In 2009, the CIC invested $3 billion in Morgan Stanley, and $5 billion in the Blackstone Group, valuing the two companies at $37 5 billion and $37 billion, respectively The CIC's Canadian investments have not always fared well. The fund bought a 17.2 percent stake in Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd TCKb.TO in July 2009 for C$1.74 billion (£836.5 million). That stake has lost 72 percent of its value and is now worth C$492.3 million currently. CIC's bets on a string of other Canadian resource companies including Penn West Petroleum Ltd PWT.TO, SouthGobi Resources Ltd SGQ.TO and Sunshine Oilsands 2012.HK have also soured. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-cn-invst-new-york/exclusive-chinas-sovereign-wealth-fund-to-open-first-u-s-office-sources-idUKKBN0TX22320151214 Cic bought a 9 percent stake in Thames water https://www.bbc.com/news/business-16643989.amp I At the height of the financial crisis the CIC invested $5.8 billion in Morgan Stanley. It also bought shares in aig. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-cic/chinas-cic-gives-breakdown-of-u-s-equity-stakes-idUSTRE6181K620100209 https://www.morganstanley.com/press-releases/morgan-stanley-receives-regulatory-approvals-for-cicc-stake-sale_8b63041b-0256-11e0-a939-47eef5319fc1. Us approves 10 percent stake in Morgan Stanley https://en.mercopress.com/2010/09/01/chinese-sovereign-fund-takes-control-of-10-of-morgan-stanley-s the CIC invested $1 billion in NYSE-listed Marathon Oil, and $600 million in NYSE-listed Hess Corporation China investment in national oil companies: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/900e23de-e76a-43ca-82fb-7dd6e70f11f9/PartnerCountrySeriesUpdateonOverseasInvestmentsbyChinasNationalOilCompanies.pdf CIC's total assets surpassed the milestone of USD 1 trillion, reaching USD 1.2 trillion, with net assets of USD 946.9 billion. http://www.china-inv.cn/chinainven/Media/2020-09/1001838.shtml In 2018 China sold its stake in black stone ending an 11 year relationship https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/14/business/blackstone-cic-china.html As of 2020 the cic invests 20% of its portfolio in information technology and 12% in financials and 12% healthcare. The cic believes renewables are the future of energy production. This is an error. Nuclear energy is the only way to achieve energy volume for future growth. http://www.china-inv.cn/chinainven/xhtml/Media/2020EN.pdf In 2020 cic assets valuations were $1.2 trillion and net income was $108 billion. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-nishimoto/message

On Southpaw, we speak to Jay from Red Star Over Asia (@RedStarOverAsia) about his article "When Taekwondo Ruled the World": https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/when-taekwondo-ruled-the-world-by-jay In part 2, we discuss: Ethnonationalism vs. international communism Americanization of South Korea Martial arts, martial leader, and martial law Yushin Constitution and Westernized conservativism National Security Act and anti-democracy South Korea as model minority country The erasure of south Korean communists Anti-Americanism and pro-democracy Projecting Western anticommunist politics onto Korea Toxic masculinity expressed in statecraft The West leaving collaborators and Nazis in charge The trauma of US occupation Park's Korea The use of Koreans in Vietnam and bringing fascism back home Support for northern forces in the south Racist stereotypes, internalization, and orientalism Cults and anticommunism KCIA, taekwondo, and factionalism Martial arts and showmanship We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw network without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce our shows but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon, swag, and other ways to support us at: https://www.southpawpod.com Part 1: https://ko-fi.com/post/122-Taekwondo-and-Korean-History-Explains-Everyt-T6T6AN2BF Red Star Over Asia: https://anchor.fm/red-star-over-asia Yoga's Colonial Past & Present: https://ko-fi.com/post/Yogas-Colonial-Past-Present-R6R44DJCQ Settler Colonialism and Decolonization w/ Mylan Tootoosis: https://ko-fi.com/Post/84-Settler-Colonialism-and-Frantz-Fanon-Part-2-D1D44116Z 100 – Racism, Capitalism, and Boxing w/ Dr. Gerald Horne: https://ko-fi.com/post/100-Racism-Capitalism-and-Boxing-w-Dr-Gerald-O4O14GDRT A Killing Art by Alex Gillis: https://amzn.to/3LI2D5I Cobra Kai, the Twilight of American Empire, and the Allure of Paramilitary Violence: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/cobra-kai-the-twilight-of-american-empire-and-the-allure-of-paramilitary-violence/ 120 – Squid Game and the Long Shadow of American Empire: https://ko-fi.com/post/120-Squid-Game-and-the-Long-Shadow-of-American-E-W7W27LG4S You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod

Episode 209 breaks down plausible deniability. The organization of a clandestine operation in such a way that knowledge of its existence may be denied by those in authority. A condition in which a subject can safely and believably deny knowledge of any particular truth that may exist because the subject is deliberately made unaware of said truth so as to benefit or shield the subject from any responsibility associated with the knowledge of such truth. If illegal or otherwise-disreputable and unpopular activities become public, high-ranking officials may deny any awareness of such acts to insulate themselves and shift the blame onto the agents who carried out the acts, as they are confident that their doubters will be unable to prove otherwise. The lack of evidence to the contrary ostensibly makes the denial plausible (credible), but sometimes, it makes any accusations only unactionable. Welcome to Babylon. Welcome to a world based upon deception. An evil, tyrannical and wicked world that hides behind the facade of benevolence and trying to “save the world.” Evil has always depended on deception and plausible deniability is one of the many tools of emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual warfare upon the masses. If you haven't noticed, the whole entire world is built based upon hierarchies. Every hierarchy has some form of authority, control, or rulership. Many people don't realize that Babylon is built up of hierarchies, in order to keep the masses distracted. It is simply another way to shift blame from one end to the other, leaving the masses confused and more vulnerable to further deception. Every indoctrination system thrives off the deception and manipulation of plausible deniability. From our education, to finance, to our government, to healthcare, and to religion. There are no shortages of areas within their hierarchies to shift blame. We die for lack of knowledge. It's up to The Most High's righteous people to warn those around them about the world's evil, wickedness, and idolatry. It's up to The Most High's righteous people to share the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of The Most High. Without the Laws, Statutes, and Commandments of The Most High, we'll only continue to be given calamity throughout our lives. All praises to The Most High. Links The U.S. National Security Act of 1947, the Origin of "Plausible Deniability" and the Assassination of JFK Accountability and the art of plausible deniability Plausible Deniability - Emotional Manipulation Technique THE APPEAL OF COVERT ACTION: PSYCHOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF IRREGULAR WARFARE NEFILIM FEAR MACHINE | THE POWER OF EMOTIONAL CONTROL| EMOTIONALY EXPLOITED IZ DEAD SOUL| PARANORMAL From Torture to Drone Strikes, Presidents Protect Their Plausible Deniability PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE MEDIA CAN NO LONGER COVER UP VACCINE DEATHS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brownson-arebojie/message

Part 6 of 7 parts, continuing in the period of 1951 to 1972. After a short reprieve, after the National Security Act expired on December 31 1946, with development of the Cold War, the Korean War and communist advances in South East Asia the new Prime Minister, R. G. Menzies successfully introduced new legislation to parliament in 1951 which involved conscription.

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the newest branch of the Armed Forces, established December 20, 2019 with enactment of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. The USSF is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands.

One of the most draconian laws that has often been abused in the country is the National Security Act (NSA). It has been critized because it denies constitutional rights to individuals, and is often used to target minority communities. The degree to which this is true has now been revealed by an Indian Express investigation. The investigation reveals how the state of Uttar Pradesh has been abusing NSA for the past two years. In this episode, Kaunain Sheriff, who conducted the investigation, joins us to talk its key finding, and what they reveal about the system.

Last week, President-elect Joe Biden made an historic announcement to name Lloyd Austin as his nominee for the position of Secretary of Defense. This nomination is unique for two reasons: First, because Austin would be only the third retired general to serve as Secretary of Defense since the passing of the National Security Act of 1947. Second: Austin would be the first Black American to serve as Secretary of Defense. Jim explores the civil-military implications of this nomination with Ambassador Eric Edelman, Dr. Kori Schake, and Mr. Bishop Garrison.

The unconstitutional National Security Act has been abused for decades to criminal government activities such as human trafficking. This must be stopped....Originally published on September 24, 2019Read the full article at:https://trance-formation.com/for-reasons-of-national-security/Buy Cathy's books at:https://trance-formation.com/buy-cathy-obrien-books-official/

진행자: 손지형, Paul Kerry1. New rice cakes break away from traditions요약: 떡이 단순히 명절때만 먹는 음식이 아닌, 젊은 세대의 간식으로 변신하는 중[1] One of the traditional foods associated with Chuseok is tteok, or rice cakes. In recent years more tteok treats have strayed from traditional flavors, and cooking methods targeting younger customers have been coming into the spotlight, with social media marketing leading the trend.*traditional: 전통의*treats: 특식*stray from: 벗어나다 (차별화를 두다)*flavor: (음식 등의) 맛, 풍미*come into the spotlight: 주목을 받다[2] One of the missions for tteok companies was to make tteok a delicacy not just for the traditional holiday seasons, such as Chuseok and Seollal, or Lunar New Year‘s Day, but for every day -- something that could rival Western desserts.*delicacy: 별미*every day: 매일*rival: 필적하다, 대등하게 견주다[3] As a result, a wave of change has been stirring the tteok market, starting with the introduction of fusion tteok in the mid-2010s. With catchy names and unique tastes, new types of tteok such as “drug tteok” and “life tteok” have gained popularity on social media.*a wave of change: 변화의 물결*stir: 휘젓다, 변화를 일으키다*fusion: 혼합*catchy: 기억하기 쉬운*unique: 독특한[4] Drug tteok is a corn cream-filled tteok made of glutinous rice, deriving its name from the addictive taste. Videos of drug tteok and other cream-filled tteok being split in half and oozing rich cream captured people's attention early on.*filled: 채워진*glutinous: 차진, 점착성이 있는*glutinous rice: 찰밥*addictive: 중독성있는*ooze: 걸죽한 액체를 줄줄 흘리다*capture: 사로잡다*early on: 일찍기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=202009280007862. N. Korea defector given suspended sentence for collecting info for North요약: 한 탈북자가 첩보 활동을 한 뒤 월북 시도 중 붙잡혀. 1심 집행유예 선고. 해당 탈북자는 북한 보위성으로부터 협박받고 있었음.[1] A North Korean defector who collected information for North Korean authorities after being blackmailed has been given a suspended sentence.*North Korean defector: 탈북자*blackmail: 협박하다*suspended sentence: 집행유예 선고[2] The defector, identified by the surname Han, was sentenced to an eight-month prison term suspended for two years for violating the National Security Act.*surname: 성씨*be sentenced to -: 형을 선고받다*violate: 위반하다[3] The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Han's actions represented a clear danger of damaging South Korea's democratic order and national security, as the information Han provided is likely to be used against the South.*represent: -에 해당하다*democratic order: 민주주의 질서*national security: 국가 안보[4] However, the court handed down a suspended sentence in light of the determination that Han was acting under duress, that his plans to return to the North were not realized and that Han has no other criminal record.*hand down: 판결, 결정 등을 내리다*in light of: -때문에, -을 고려해*determination: 결심*act under duress: 위협을 느낀 상태에서 행동하다*have criminal record: 범죄 이력이 있다[5] Han was told to collect information on North Korean defectors in the South for the North's State Security Department. The information he provided led to North Korean authorities apprehending a broker for sending money to North Korea.*North's State Security Department: 북한 국가보위성*apprehend: 체포하다기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200928000721

A businessman has been charged with violating the National Security Act. KMT youth propose significant labor changes and a 32-hour workweek. Taiwan's drone fleet is taking off. The highest-level delegation from the US since 1979 shows promise. Two more foreign delegations show increasing support. As always, all English articles used in the report are linked to on our website Report.tw. Taiwan Report News Brief is a daily show of news with analysis and context, providing the listener with a better understanding of Taiwan, especially in politics and foreign affairs. This show intends to bring the listener up to speed on the week's events for our weekly analysis show, Current Affairs Taiwan (CAT).

We talk about the crash at Roswell and the ripple effects all the way to the National Security Act of 1947.

July 1, 2020 marked not only the anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China, it was also a day when the territory's people woke up to news that a draconian, wide-sweeping National Security Act signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping had taken effect. Passed rapidly and without consultation, it criminalizes many acts which for decades Hong Kong people had taken for granted. Within hours of its promulgation, the local police began arresting people for carrying slogans deemed offensive to the motherland. In this episode we get into the ramifications. Later in the podcast we have an update on the coronavirus situation as well as the worrying developments in Ukraine which has set off alarm bells in various western capitals. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-bociurkiw/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-bociurkiw/support

In this episode Mary Jacob joins us to discuss the Space Force, her career in journalism, and the ongoing pandemic!   Links:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch%27s_postulates   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_Hill_criteria https://schoolsucksproject.com/this-is-a-test-part-one-with-darrell-becker-podcast-655/ https://schoolsucksproject.com/this-is-a-test-part-two-with-darrell-becker-podcast-656/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Fletcher_Prouty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Act_of_1947 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuous_circle_and_vicious_circle  

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Darrell M. Blocker recently retired from the CIA after a storied 28-year career battling terrorism and other dangerous threats to US citizens and US interests.   His life of espionage has taken him to many countries and he is a subject matter expert on Iran, North Korea and Counterterrorism. He held many prestigious positions including Chief of Station, Chief of Africa Division, Deputy Director of the CounterTerrorism Center and Head of Training at the iconic CIA training facility.  In August 2019, Darrell was awarded the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal and he's currently an ABC News Contributor and creative producer of original content and consulting for various entertainment studios and media companies.   This episode is dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives during 9-11 and all the first responders, police, military and intelligence officers like Darrell who risk their lives everyday to keep our families safe.  The CIA is the successor to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and was created via the National Security Act of 1947 which was enacted on 18 September 1947.

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“I find it very hard to accept that Australia’s national interest is about putting security listening devices of the walls of our poorest, nearest neighbour.” This is an interview about espionage, exploitation and politics. Elizabeth Biok is a lawyer and member of the International Commission of Jurists. She talks to the Creating Space Project about the case of Witness K and his lawyer, Bernard Collaery. These two men exposed the Australian government for bugging the offices of the newly formed government of Timor-Leste. “The Australian intelligence agents were asked to put listening devices inside the cabinet room and some of the ministers’ offices in the parliament of Timor-Leste. And that was no doubt to eavesdrop on what the Timorese politicians were saying, while the negotiations were going on with Australia about the oil boundary, and sharing the resources in the Timor Sea.” For exposing corruption, Witness K and his lawyer are charged with breaching the National Security Act and are now imprisoned and facing a trial that lacks open and fair justice. Elizabeth went to East Timor as a legal monitor of the Independence Ballot in 1999 and bore witness to the political oppression and militia violence of the Indonesian occupation. She takes us, with wonderful clarity, through the history and geography of our relationship with Timor-Leste, and our place in South East Asia, to help us understand how this situation came about and how it pertains to processes of economic development, democracy, and our identity and values as Australians.

America is in the midst of its longest government shutdown and it revolves around immigration and the southern border. To build a wall or not to build a wall. Is that the question? The Sons of History dig deeper into other options America has and has not utilized in its past, which involve backing or instituting overthrows of foreign governments (CIA, anyone?), becoming involved in local and regional conflicts nowhere near our borders, and not being involved at all. National Security Act of 1947 CIA Act of 1949 CIA Reading Room

The Federal Reserve Act. The Bilderbergers. The Freemasons, Wall Street, and the Council on Foreign Relations. The National Security Act of 1947. Area 51. The Trilateral Commission. Agenda 21. The Greys! The Reptilians! The Protocols of Zion! The Denver Airport! Are they all pieces of a much larger, sinister puzzle? And, if not, why do so many people think they are? The origins of the New World Order conspiracy explained and the workings of the conspiratorial mind examined in today's Timesuck! Timesuck is brought to you by the following sponsors: The Jim Jefferies Show podcast. Listen to new episodes every Wednesday on your favorite podcast app!  StarTalk All-Stars – listen now wherever you get your podcasts and make sure to subscribe. New episodes premiere Tuesday nights, 7PM EST. And, Timesuck is also brought to you by The Great Courses Plus! Get a special FREE Month of Unlimited Access plus your second month for only 99 cents when you sign up at TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/TIMESUCK Timesuck is brought to you today by Leesa! Get $150 off the price of your mattress and a free pillow when you go to leesa.com/timesuck and enter promo code TIMESUCK at checkout We're donating $1,000 this month to the Green Beret Association.Hail Nimrod! Click HERE to learn more or donate. Support both Special Forces combat veterans and their families get the care they need to put in all the sacrifices they make to keep us safe. Watch the Suck on Youtube: https://youtu.be/AR1uWwjXDbQ Merch  - https://badmagicmerch.com/ Want to try out Discord!?! https://discord.gg/tqzH89v Want to join the Cult of the Curious private Facebook Group? Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cultofthecurious/ For all merch related questions: https://badmagicmerch.com/pages/contact Please rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG, @timesuckpodcast on Twitter, and www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast Wanna be a Space Lizard? We're over 3500 strong! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast  Sign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album, Feel the Heat. Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits. And, thank you for supporting the show by doing your Amazon shopping after clicking on my Amazon link at www.timesuckpodcast.com

On this episode, guest Tim McSorley of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group explains how the National Security Act of 2017 (Bill C-59) creates the legal conditions for mass surveillance, legalizes cyberattacks by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment and allows for secret trials (with secret evidence) for anyone on the ‘no fly list’. Plus: Tim provides a brief history of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and we explore the fundamental differences in how Canadians and Americans view the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the U.S. Constitution. This conversation was recorded on May 17th, 2018.

Register for Podfest: Pay It Forward January 19th was a big day for the 115th Congress: Part of the government ran out of funding and some spying authorities also expired. In this episode, learn about FISA reauthorization law that contained a giant loophole that will allow previously inadmissible information to be used against you in court, get all the details about the 69 hour shutdown that resulted from an attempt by the Democratic Party to … do something for the Dreamers, get enraged by the dingleberries attached to the fourth temporary funding law of this fiscal year, and discover why Jen is angry with just about everyone right now. Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD165: Christmas Dingleberries CD098: The USA Freedom Act Please Support Congressional Dish Click here to contribute using credit card, debit card, PayPal, or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Bills S. 139: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017   Sec. 101: Requires the Attorney General to create procedures for searching through the database that are consistent with the fourth amendment to the Constitution. The procedures must require that records of the query term used be kept Allows the FBI to search through the database and access the content of communications acquired via foreign surveillance for criminal investigations unrelated to national security if they get a court order. The FBI doesn't need to get the court order if the FBI determines "there is a reasonable belief that such contents could assist in mitigating or eliminating a threat to life or serious bodily harm." The new rules are effective January 1, 2018 Sec. 102: Information acquired via the foreign surveillance program can be used against us in court if the FBI gets a FISA court order, if the Attorney General says it is related to national security, OR the criminal proceeding involves crimes including: Death Kidnapping Serious bodily injury An offense against a minor Destruction of critical infrastructure ("assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that in incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.") Cybersecurity Transnational crimes, including drug and/or human trafficking A determination made by the Attorney General can not be reviewed by the courts. Sec. 110: Prohibits punishment for FBI and intelligence community contractors who report violations of law to certain authorities inside the government and Congressional committees. Sec. 201: Delays the repeal of authorities granted in Title VII of the FISA Amendments Act until December 31, 2023. The authorities allow the Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence to target people non-Americans outside the United States Sec. 202: Increases the penalty for unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents from a fine and/or 1 year in prison to a fine and/or 5 years in prison. H.R. 195: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018; HEALTHY KIDS Act; Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017   Division A: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 Prohibits copies of the Federal Register from being printed for members of Congress unless they request it. CBO says this will end the distribution of about 1,000 copies of the 300-page Federal Register that are distributed daily for free, saving ~$1 million per year. Division B: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 Extends 2017 government funding levels until February 8, 2018. Allows the ~$4 billion appropriated for missile defense in the last CR to be spent by the intelligence agencies on things that were NOT specifically authorized by Congress Division C: HEALTHY KIDS Act Full Title: "Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act" Funds the Children's Health Insurance Program through 2023 at the following rates: 2018: $21.5 billion 2019: $22.6 billion 2020: $23.7 billion 2021: $24.8 billion 2022: $25.9 billion 2023: $5.7 billion + $20.2 billion = $25.9 billion The 2018 funds that were already appropriated are eliminated. Division D: Suspension of certain health-related taxes Sec. 4001: Delays implementation of the medical device tax until 2020 Sec. 4002: Delays implementation of the tax on high premium insurance plans until 2022 Sec. 4003: Suspends the annual fee on health insurance companies for 2019 & 2020. Division E: Budgetary Effects The budgetary effects of the extension of the CHIP program and the suspension of health industry taxes will not be counted in the PAYGO budget. Additional Reading Article: Top Republican warns that under new spending bill "the intelligence community could expend funds as it sees fit" by Alex Emmons and Ryan Grim, The Intercept, January 22, 2018. Article: Timeline: DACA, the Trump administration and a government shutdown by Miriam Valverde, Polifact, January 22, 2018. Report: Senate votes to end shutdown by Alexander Bolton, The Hill, January 22, 2018. Article: There's a surprise in the Government Funding Bill: More tax cuts by Margot Sanger-Katz and Jim Tankersley, The New York Times, January 22, 2018. Article: The government shutdown: We've been here before, and it lasted weeks by Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post, January 20, 2018. Article: House spending bill changes law to let Trump administration secretly shift intelligence money by Ryan Grim, The Intercept, January 17, 2018. Article: Yes, marches can make a difference. It depends on these three factors by Shom Mazumder, The Washington Post, January 27, 2017. Resources Center for National Security Studies: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Congressional Record: Senate Proceedings Monday, January 22, 2018 *Page 7: Sen. Cochran’s reason for the “blank check” provision Govtrack House Vote: S.139: Rapid DNA Act of 2017 Govtrack Senate Vote: S.139: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 Twitter Poll Who do you blame for the #GovernmentShutdown? — CSPAN (@cspan) January 20, 2018 C-SPAN poll - Over 208,000 votes 45% blame Trump 41% blame Congressional D’s 14% blame Congressional R’s Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Senate Session, Part 2, January 22, 2018. 1:08:40 Sen. Richard Burr: The vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee and I were notified when the House CR appeared that there was language in it that was different than in the past. The language in section 148 of the CR is of concern to the Intelligence Committee. Let me just read the language: Sec. 148. Funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Missile Defeat and Defense Enhancements Appropriation Act, 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–96) may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947. This language is troublesome for the committee because it would authorize the intelligence community to spend funds ‘‘notwithstanding’’ the law that requires prior authorization by the Senate Intelligence Committee or by the House Intelligence Committee. 1:11:00 Sen. Richard Burr: As a result, this language can erode the powers of the authorizing committee. Effectively,the intelligence community could ex-pend funds as it sees fit without an authorization bill in place and with no statutory direction indicating that an authorization bill for 2018 is forth-coming. 1:16:30 Sen. Mark Warner: If this exemption is granted, you could potentially have an administration—any administration—go off and take on covert activities, for example,with no ability for our committee,which spends the time and has the oversight, to say timeout or to say we actually disagree with that policy. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

The black letter law in this episode is: Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/international/Pages/Committee-on-Foreign-Investment-in-US.aspx Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) http://www.dss.mil/isp/foci/foci_info.html Executive Order 11858 establishing CFIUS https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/11858.html Dubai World Ports Controversy https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/uae-purchase-american-port-facilities Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA) https://www.congress.gov/110/plaws/publ49/PLAW-110publ49.pdf 50 USC 4565 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/4565 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/343/579/case.html Ralls Corp. v. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, et al., No. 13-5315 (D.C. Cir. July 15, 2014) https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/B27E81AF31E360DA85257D16004E43E7/$file/13-5315-1502552.pdf Obama order compelling the divestiture of the Ralls Windfarm https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/09/28/order-signed-president-regarding-acquisition-four-us-wind-farm-project-c The proposed new CFIUS bill: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (S.2098) https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8/d/8ddd5830-5e2b-4e7c-9c6f-2c206c953868/5A37EAB23418E531304A42ABA8CF0B2F.cfius.pdf David Fagan is a partner at Covington & Burling https://www.cov.com/

War Room welcomes Dr. Rob Farley, author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force, to discuss and critique the National Security Act of 1947 which included the establishment of an independent Air Force. Was it wise to separate the Air Force from the Army and pursue an unrealized promise of airpower solving national security problems on its own? Is the interservice rivalry that followed more destructive than helpful – and did the Goldwater-Nichols Act do enough to mitigate it? What can one learn from the establishment of an independent air force when considering new or emerging domains such as space or cyber? These and other questions are debated under the moderation of Dr. Mark Duckenfield, Chair of the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College.

"The greatest gift anyone can give is a good memory" ---Mark PhillipsOur great nation and essentially the whole world lost one of humanity's true heroes, Mark Phillips, September 6, 2017. Mark Phillips was an extraordinary man of integrity who refused to tolerate criminal activity he witnessed while a US Government Intelligence insider. He devoted the last 25 years of his life to blowing the whistle on perpetraitors, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, for pedophilia, human trafficking, cocaine and heroin black ops and more. When the 1947 National Security Act was invoked on Mark's and my testimony for US Congress in 1995, he safely navigated us along through the fine legal line we walked as whistleblowers right up until September 6. There are no words big enough to express the monumental loss of my best friend and soul mate. We lived every moment as though it were our last, played harder than we worked, enjoyed silence between us as much as laughter, cherished our differences as much as our shared views, and embraced true nature with passion. We shared a vast life's purpose together, speaking out globally to those with eyes to see, ears to hear, and soul to know truth. We opened eyes to the reality of mind control, PTSD, and healing from both. How fortunate for me that the keys Mark handed me to my own mind empowered me to heal from within rather than rely on outside influence. With strength of spirit I am aware that those same healing methods apply to coping with today's overwhelming transition. I write out poetry, walk in nature surrounded by loving pets, breathe in fresh air, feel the sun on my skin, watch my watch, and focus on SOULutions. I do not mourn for Mark- he is free of the gravity of this world's responsibilities which are now ours. I mourn for u.s. who are left without valiant brilliance lighting paths to Constitutional values of freedom and justice for all. Mark dedicated his life and ultimately his vast knowledge of intelligence- level mind sciences to the reclamation and preservation of free thought. His noble purpose leaves me free to carry on his legacy as a shining example of the positive impact he made on and for the lives of so many in this world. Love lives on in the light of truth.Thank you Mark for "the greatest gift anyone can give" --- a good and lasting memory. Cathy O'Brien Phillips www.ForReasonsOfNationalSecurity.comThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

The 115th Congress has begun! In this episode, we take a quick look at that government funding law that sets up an April funding crisis for this new Congress and we take a closer look at the shady new rules governing the 115th House of Representatives. Please support Congressional Dish: Click here to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Contact PayPal If you would like them bring back the feature that allows you to choose your own monthly subscription amount, please contact PayPal: By phone: 1-888-221-1161 By email Thank you! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD093: Our Future in War Bills/Laws Discussed in this Episode HR 2028 "Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act" (Continuing Resolution) Bill Highlights Funds the government until April 28, 2017 Funds the War on Terror until September 30, 2017 Allows the Department of State to hire contractors until September 30, 2018 Exception for Trump's Defense Secretary Appointment Expedites the process for passing a bill that allows General James Mattis to be nominated as Defense Secretary by granting an exemption to the National Security Act of 1947 that prohibits the nomination of someone who has retired from the military within the previous seven years. 115th House Rules Text of the Rules for the 115th Congress, Congressional Record, January 3, 2016. H.R. 26: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017(REINS Act) Highlighted in the 113th Congress in CD038: Wasting July Forces Federal agencies to get Congressional approval before enacting major rules Sound Clip Sources House Proceeding: January 3, 2017 Congressional Record (full transcript) 3:30pm EST - Rep. Steny Hoyer: Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman knows, there is a provision in the rules that are proposed which are not in the rules of the last Congress, which give us great pause because we think it tends to put Members in a difficult place from a constitutional perspective and from a freedom-of-speech perspective. The rule, of course, of which I speak is the rule that relates to empowering the Sergeant at Arms to levy fines. May I ask the gentleman first: Did the Rules Committee find that there was any precedent for such a provision in rules historically? Rep. Pete Sessions: Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much. I would like to refer to something which I believe has been made available, and, if not, I would be very pleased to do it. The House has delegated fining authority, section 1103 of the Manual, where the House incorporates, by reference, title I of the Ethics in Government Act. Under this section, if a financial disclosure is filed late, the filer is subject to a $200 filing fee. It is a fine by another name that is administered by the House Ethics Committee. So what I am suggesting to you is we have seen where there has been the backup of rules that have been backed up by the levying of a fine, and I believe that is what the gentleman is seeking. 3:22pm EST- Rep. Steny Hoyer: If I may conclude, as the gentleman knows, and I won’t say thousands, but hundreds of pictures were taken just an hour ago on this floor—hundreds. We were in session, not in recess. *Rep. Pete Sessions: If I could address that, and I want to do this very gingerly because I do not want to start a battle here. The gentleman and I both know what caused this action was a deep, deep feeling that many Members on your side had about a particular issue. It resulted in what could be seen as—and I saw it as—a protest. Look, we are used to that in this body, people being upset. We are not used to people violating the rule, and it already was a rule that you cannot use, for recording purposes, those devices. We did not make this up. That was already a rule. So it became an advent of a protest. 3:23pm EST- Rep. Steny Hoyer: Very frankly, I think the gentleman is correct; it was a pro- test which gave rise to this rule which I think is ill-advised, but I understand the difference. The protest was because—and as Rules chairman, the gentleman probably knows this better than anybody else—we asked for an amendment that we thought 85 to 90 percent of the American people were for. We didn’t get transparency, we didn’t get openness, and we did not get an opportunity to express our views. That is why we are so concerned because we think, frankly, this is analogous to a gag rule: to shut us down, to shut us out, and to shut us up. Democrats Stage a Sit-In by Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, June 23, 2016. Trevor Noah explains the Democrat's House floor protest Middle East Security Challenges hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (aired on C-SPAN), April 22, 2016. General James Mattis on the biggest threats to the United States (Iran) Global Challenges and US National Security Strategy, Senate Committee on Armed Services, January 27, 2015 General James Mattis on his preferred detainee policy Additional Reading House Republicans revive obscure rule that allows them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1 by Jenna Portnoy and Lisa Rein, Washington Post, January 5, 2017. House votes to condemn U.N. security council resolution on Israeli settlements by Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post, January 5, 2017. In Republicans' Ethics Office Gambit, a Spectacle of Tweets and Retreats by Carl Hulse, New York Times, January 4, 2017. House GOP rules change will make it easier to sell off federal land by Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, January 3, 2017. U.S. declines to veto U.N. Security Council resolution for Israel to stop Jewish settlement activity by Carol Morello and Ruth Eglash, Washington Post, December 23, 2016. A Historic Numbers of Electors Defected and Most Were Supposed to Vote for Clinton by Kiersten Schmidt and Wilson Andrews, New York Times, December 19, 2016. Trump's Defense Pick Challenges Rules Regarding Civilian Control of the Military by Brian Naylor, NPR, December 2, 2016. Additional Information Sergeants at Arms, United States House of Representatives History, Art, & Archives. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations

In this episode Justen and Kay Carswell discuss the Angel Wars in America's History & The Progression of the Alien Agenda. The adventure includes The UFO Battle over Los Angeles and The National Security Act that Followed, The Roswell Cover-Up and The Paranormal Confessions of Wernher Von Braun, President Eisenhower's Alien Treaty of 1954 and The Chamber of Horrors Battle at Dulce New Mexico, as well as a New Year's Message on Spiritual Living that Everyone Needs to Hear. Join us tonight for these and much more! This is one broadcast you won't want to miss!

In this episode Justen and Kay Carswell discuss the Angel Wars in America's History & The Progression of the Alien Agenda. The adventure includes The UFO Battle over Los Angeles and The National Security Act that Followed, The Roswell Cover-Up and The Paranormal Confessions of Wernher Von Braun, President Eisenhower's Alien Treaty of 1954 and The Chamber of Horrors Battle at Dulce New Mexico, as well as a New Year's Message on Spiritual Living that Everyone Needs to Hear. Join us tonight for these and much more! This is one broadcast you won't want to miss!

60 years earlier, the U.S. National Security Act set up the CIA. The act was used by the CIA to justify illegal surveillance of Americans. KUCI's Subversity show host Daniel C. Tsang talks about his own Privacy Act lawsuit, Tsang v. CIA, which was settled out of court with a promise from the CIA not to spy on his First-Amendment protected activities in future. Also on this program is his attorney, Kate Martin, who heads the Center for National Security Studies. Airing are excerpted interviews from an earlier Subversity show as well as a recent KUCI Privacy Piracy show where Kate Martin and Daniel Tsang appear.

1947 was a year filled with escalating tensions in the Cold War. This resulted in:Great Speeches: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Zhdanov's Two CampsGreat Inventions: Presidential Succession Act, National Security Act (which created the CIA, DoD, Joint Chiefs, National Security Council), AK-47Great Beginnings: Indo-Pakistani War It is also my dad's year of birth.For more information, read:The Cold War by Mike SewellThe Timetables of HistoryArmchair General (May 2006): AK-47http://www.jcs.mil/cjs_history.htmlhttp://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/cwr/17603.htmhttp://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/harrystrumantrumandoctrine.htmlMilitary History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine

The warfare state does not want peace, it wants war. Conducting a permanent war requires three things. There must be an underlying convincing belief that the war is worthwhile. Some interest groups need to stand to gain money or power. And, crises need to provoke reliable and ongoing responses. World peace is not desirable.After WWII, the US was a global superpower. Only the US had atomic weapons and could militarily dictate to the world. The onset of the Cold War (1950s-1970s) with Russia is blamed on many factors, but Raico’s essay on this issue is the best starting point. See Assessing the Presidency.The National Security Act was passed in 1947. The CIA and DOD became shrouded in deep secrecy. Information was often fabricated. The Truman Doctrine in 1947 stated how America would act in the world. An arms race was necessary. Massive global surveillance was necessary. Global deployment of troops was necessary. The Korean Action saved the warfare state because it paved the way for Congress to pay for defense spending. The Cold War cost $16 trillion. It was a substantial part of the American economy. Congressmen used the military budget as a giant slush fund for their districts.Vietnam was responsible for a massive turning against the war until 1970 and war sentiment became positive again with the hostage takings in Iran in the late 70s.From the 2001 History of Liberty seminar.