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I. The Network' in the Worlds of the Elites By Dr. Naomi Wolf

• President Trump's response to the Epstein "client list" has baffled his supporters and conservatives.
  
  He reportedly mocked his base, calling MAGA supporters who are upset at AG Pam Bondi "weaklings" who "bought into this bull—-t."
  
  Conservatives, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alex Jones, are furious and calling for the full release of the "Epstein files," which could harm his support in midterms.
  
  

• The author attributes President Trump's seemingly uncharacteristic response to "the network" of elite liberal circles that sheltered Epstein.
  
  She believes that multiple individuals critical to the administration's success, likely from the Silicon Valley community, may be in the Epstein files.
  
  

• Epstein's former lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, provided clues about the potential contents and desired release method of the list.
  
  Dershowitz confirmed a redacted list of people accused of improper conduct exists and stressed that no public figures currently in office are on it.
  
  The author interprets Dershowitz's statements to mean that President Trump is not on the list, does not want to infuriate powerful people by releasing it himself, and prefers the New York Courts to release it to avoid blowback.
  
  

• Eric Weinstein, a compelling intellectual and former managing director at Thiel Capital, provided insights into Epstein's true nature.
  
  Weinstein stated that Jeffrey Epstein was a "product of one or more elements of the intelligence community" and that his role as a financier was a "cover story."
  
  Weinstein, who had met Epstein, described him as a "weird guy" who "didn't seem to know a lot about currency trading."
  
  

• Weinstein described Epstein as a "construct" with "dual use" missions.
  
  One mission was running a "grotesque sexual honeypot" to exploit minors for blackmail.
  
  The other mission, Weinstein argued, was the "management and direction of Western science itself."
  
  

• Epstein had significant ties to Harvard University and funded important scientists.
  
  Harvard accepted about $9 million from Epstein and gave him an office in an institute he helped fund, with Epstein visiting more than 40 times.
  
  Key Harvard academics, particularly in computation, genetics, evolutionary biology, and consciousness, were "herded by gatekeepers" into proximity to Epstein and encouraged to accept his funding and socialize with him.
  
  

• The author confirms Weinstein's claims about Epstein funding cutting-edge scientists and directing science.
  
  She states that the "list/s" will include both pedophiles and innocent scientists and mathematicians "snapshotted forever in the vicinity of Epstein."
  
  Her belief is based on her unwitting involvement in a network that overlapped with a part of this network.
  
  

• The author's literary agent, John Brockman, was significantly linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
  
  Brockman, famous for promoting "The Third Culture" intersecting humanities, technology, and sciences, primarily represented top science and science-adjacent writers.
  
  Jeffrey Epstein funded the Edge Foundation, which was Brockman's digital and in-person salon that held gatherings of intellectuals and published a website and books.
  
  

• Epstein's funding of the Edge Foundation allowed him to mingle with influential figures.
  
  Edge.org hosted "millionaire's dinners," later "billionaires' dinners," bringing together elites from science and Silicon Valley.
  
  Brockman's famous literary dinners were "almost entirely funded by Epstein" for years after his conviction, enabling Epstein to socialize with scientists, startup icons, and tech billionaires.
  
  

• The author uses Wikipedia excerpts to detail the Epstein-Brockman link due to the dangerous nature of the story.
  
  These excerpts mention John Brockman attending an intimate dinner at Epstein's mansion to celebrate his release from prison for child sex trafficking charges.
  
  The New Republic suggested Brockman was the "intellectual enabler" of Jeffrey Epstein.
  
  

II. China Might Not Want Russia To Lose, But It Might Not Want Russia To Win Either By Andrew Korybko

• China has a complex strategic interest in the Ukrainian conflict, not wanting Russia to fully lose or fully win.
  
  A Russian loss would be catastrophic for China's security, potentially shifting the US's focus and containment efforts entirely to China.
  
  However, a Russian victory could end the discounted energy bonanza that helps China's economic growth and accelerate the US's "Pivot (back) to (East) Asia" to contain China more muscularly.
  
  

• The prolongation of the Ukrainian conflict appears to suit Beijing's strategic needs.
  
  As long as the US remains engaged in Ukraine, it is unable to pivot back to East Asia for more muscularly containing China at the scale Trump envisages.
  
  

• Continued Western sanctions on Russia benefit China economically.
  
  China imports a staggering amount of discounted Russian oil, which helps maintain its economic growth amidst a slowdown.
  
  This discounted energy bonanza could end if sanctions were curtailed.
  
  

• Russia's increasing dependence on China strengthens China's leverage.
  
  China's role in serving as a valve for Russia from Western sanctions pressure, both in terms of energy imports and replacing lost Western products, makes Russia more dependent.
  
  This lopsided economic relationship could then be leveraged to clinch the most preferential long-term energy deals possible as regards the Power of Siberia II and other pipelines.
  
  

• These outcomes could restore China's superpower trajectory.
  
  This would strengthen China's overall resilience to US pressure and therefore make it less likely that the US can coerce a series of lopsided deals from it.
  
  

• Efforts are reportedly being made to deprive China of these financial and strategic benefits.
  
  Trump's Special Envoy to Russia, Steve Witkoff, is reportedly pushing for the US to lift its energy sanctions on Russia.
  
  This move aims to preemptively avert Russian dependence on China, especially in the event of joint energy cooperation in the Arctic.
  
  

• China's stance is reflected in its reluctance to provide military aid to Russia.
  
  Beijing won't send military aid or troops to facilitate a Russian victory.
  
  This is partly due to fears of serious Western sanctions.
  
  

• Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's alleged remarks to his EU counterpart aligned with an assessment that "China Doesn't Want Anyone To Win In Ukraine."
  
  His alleged remarks were spun by the Mainstream Media as an admission that China isn't as neutral as it claims.
  
  Both mainstream and Alt-Media rivals now believe that China will help Russia win, but the article suggests that's likely not the case.
  
  

III. Face It, MAGA: Donald Trump Lied To You! By Chuck Baldwin

• The author argues that Donald Trump has lied to his MAGA supporters regarding key campaign promises.
  
  He asserts that the peace and prosperity of America may depend on MAGA supporters recognizing that Trump has indeed lied to them.
  
  

• Trump's promise to end the war in Ukraine "within 24 hours" has been broken; instead, he is expanding it.
  
  He has continued and is now expanding Ukraine's (and America's) "stupid war," using his authority to send weapons from Pentagon stockpiles to Ukraine.
  
  Trump justifies this by framing it as a business deal, claiming the European Union is paying for the Patriot missiles and that "this will be a business for us."
  
  

• Trump's actions in Ukraine are seen as escalating the conflict and benefiting the military-industrial complex.
  
  Mark Dankof's open letter to Trump asserts that Trump lied to the American public on the Russian-Ukrainian war by expanding NATO and arming Zelensky further.
  
  Dankof contends that Trump's policy pivots only prolong the possibility of direct American military involvement in a war the United States cannot win.
  
  

• Trump is accused of continuing and expanding wars for Israel, particularly in the Middle East.
  
  He continues to provide Benjamin Netanyahu with billions of dollars' worth of US munitions for Israel's "genocidal slaughter of innocent Palestinians in Gaza."
  
  Trump has also expanded the war to include US bombing of Yemen and Iran and an expanded Israeli assault against the West Bank and Lebanon, along with supporting ISIS/al Qaeda in Syria.
  
  

• The author and others suggest that Israel exerts blackmail power over the American ruling class.
  
  The probable Epstein story is that Israel, aware of sexual perversion among the American leadership, set up Epstein to ensnare those who could be blackmailed to align US policies with Israel's interests.
  
  This alleged blackmail power is used to explain why the US has spent the 21st century fighting wars for Israel and protecting its actions.
  
  

• Trump has reneged on his promise to release the Epstein files, indicating a cover-up.
  
  Attorney General Pam Bondi's Justice Department stated they found no evidence of an Epstein client list and that no additional files would be made public.
  
  Larry Johnson's report suggests Trump's reasons for not releasing the files include that many powerful individuals on the list are major donors or friends, and that the full file would expose a foreign intelligence blackmail operation implicating Mossad and the CIA.
  
  

• The Epstein list is believed to exist, compiled by researchers from court documents.
  
  Ryan Dawson compiled a list by "combing through court transcripts and charging documents," only including names identified by Epstein's victims.
  
  No one on the list has brought a libel or slander lawsuit against Dawson, suggesting the material is accurate.
  
  

• The author suggests that Trump's actions regarding the Epstein files are influenced by Benjamin Netanyahu.
  
  Alexander Acosta, former Labor Secretary, reportedly said he was told Epstein "belonged to intelligence," which was a reason for his lenient plea deal.
  
  It is speculated that Bibi Netanyahu asked Trump to "pull the plug" on releasing the material, possibly as a condition for something in return from Bibi, and to prevent Epstein's connection to Mossad from coming up.
  
  

• The op-ed expresses concern about the consequences of Trump's leadership.
  
  Trump's "inability to seriously study and concentrate," "inability to reason and negotiate," and "inability to recognize the very clear and present danger" threaten America's existence.
  
  The author warns of a potential major financial collapse and nuclear conflict before the next midterm elections.
  
  

• The only hope for change is for Trump's MAGA base to "awaken to his delirious deceptions."
  
  If MAGA continues to cover for Trump, he will continue his "Helter-Skelter subordination to the Neocon/Zionist/Uniparty agenda," potentially leading to catastrophe.
  
  

IV. Medical Record Review of the Twins Who Died After Vaccination By Pierre Kory

• The author was asked to review medical records of twins who died after vaccination, suspecting a causal link.
  
  Tyson and Dallas Shaw were found dead in their crib at 18 months of age, eight days after receiving multiple vaccinations.
  
  

• The article aims to expose the "lie" that childhood vaccines do not cause SIDS.
  
  The author argues that the "epidemic of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), which began in the 1960s, is almost entirely caused by vaccination."
  
  

• The Shaw twins received five vaccinations during their 18-month "well-baby visit."
  
  These vaccinations included DTaP, Influenza, and Hep A, with the twins being "behind on DTaP for 3 months" until that day.
  
  

• The twins, although born prematurely, were generally healthy before their vaccinations.
  
  They were fraternal twins born at 29 weeks, spent time in NICU and inpatient neonatology, and had typical prematurity problems that were managed well.
  
  By their 18-month visit, they were "generally healthy, typically developed children for their corrected age, with no issues with hearing or vision," and had received all prior ACIP-recommended vaccines.
  
  

• Parents expressed concerns about the flu shot due to family reactions, but were assured the twins would be okay.
  
  The mother-in-law was with the mother and shared concerns about the flu shot, as the father's side of the family had bad reactions.
  
  Before the vaccines, the mother described them as "normal, perfect, happy little babies."
  
  

• The twins exhibited immediate and severe adverse reactions starting the day after vaccination.
  
  The next day, Tyson laid down and wouldn't get up, and Dallas felt heavy, tired, and her "typical toddler pot belly was gone," looking skinny.
  
  Both had "green diarrhea," were skinny, and "both had a blue tinge to their mouths," with their lips trying to "glue itself closed."
  
  

• The ER doctor documented the symptoms as "likely a reaction to immunization."
  
  Despite this, the children were sent home after receiving Tylenol, which the author notes is a "risk factor for death."
  
  

• The twins continued to experience symptoms, including severe diarrhea, until their death eight days post-vaccination.
  
  After the ER visit, they "mostly the same, except they just wanted to sleep," didn't eat or drink, and Tyson threw up multiple times.
  
  Seven days after vaccines, they still had diarrhea, and the pediatrician's nurse advised dietary changes, stating they would be okay "as long as they didn't seem lethargic anymore or dehydrated."
  
  On the day before their deaths, they were "great," "active," eating, drinking, and talking normally.
  
  

• The twins were found dead in their sleep, eight days after their vaccinations.
  
  The mother found them on a Thursday morning, May 1, having gone to sleep without incident the night before.
  
  They were "cold" and appeared to have died in their sleep, found in their sleeping positions with "sleeping faces," consistent with rigor mortis.
  
  

• The article highlights historical medical literature documenting sudden twin deaths post-vaccination.
  
  As early as 1933, Madsen documented two infant deaths soon after whole-cell pertussis vaccinations, with symptoms like cyanosis and convulsions.
  
  In 1946, Werne and Garrow documented identical twin boys dying 24 hours after diphtheria and pertussis vaccination, with symptoms of shock.
  
  Roberts reported on twin boys who "simultaneously succumbed to sudden unexpected deaths" 3 hours after DPT vaccination.
  
  Balci et al. reported identical twin girls dying suddenly 2 days after receiving oral polio, hepatitis B, and DPT vaccines, their deaths recorded as SIDS.
  
  Mitchell et al. described 12-week-old identical twins dying "lying on their backs" after receiving multiple vaccines concurrently five days prior.
  
  Huang et al. described 10-week-old twin male infants dying suddenly 10 days after receiving their first doses of DPT and oral polio vaccines.
  
  

• The author criticizes the framing of twin deaths as coincidences or SIDS when occurring post-vaccination.
  
  Roberts concluded that "coincidences do occur and should be seen in perspective," which the author implies was a statement made to ensure publication or due to "brainwashing."
  
  Bass stated that "the likelihood of twin infants dying suddenly and simultaneously of SIDS, a natural disorder, defies credibility."
  
  

V. No Escape From Washington’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine By David Stockman

• The US faces a "Fiscal Doomsday Machine" with projected massive debt increases.
  
  The publicly held US Treasury debt is projected to grow by $102 trillion over the next three decades, reaching 154% of GDP by 2054, if current policies remain unchanged.
  
  

• The grim debt projections are based on overly "Rosy Scenario" assumptions by the CBO.
  
  These assumptions include perpetual full-employment at 4% from 2020 to 2054, with no recessions, which contrasts sharply with the last 30 years.
  
  They also assume inflation stays at around 2.0% for the next 30 years and average bond yields remain low at 3.6%.
  
  

• Historical data contradicts the CBO's optimistic assumptions regarding interest rates and inflation.
  
  During the last 30 years, inflation exceeded 2.0% in 17 years, and current weighted average Treasury yields are 4.2%, with the 10-year note cycling around 4.4%.
  
  Even with the Fed monetizing trillions of debt between 2008 and 2022, yields were often well above 3.6%.
  
  

• The "Trumpified GOP" is criticized for contributing to the fiscal calamity.
  
  Donald Trump's budget plan (OBBBA) is projected to add massively to the public debt, by $117 trillion on a 30-year basis, or $133 trillion without accounting gimmicks.
  
  The GOP is seen as having "surrendered to fiscal calamity lock, stock and barrel" due to its allergy to taxes, cowardice on entitlements, and thirst for "Forever Wars" and a "massive Warfare State."
  
  

• Major spending categories, considered "Sacred Cows" by the GOP, consume the vast majority of the federal budget.
  
  Defense, Veterans, Medicare, Social Security, and Federal Medicaid account for $63.4 trillion over the next decade, representing 71% of total baseline outlays.
  
  This leaves only $18 trillion for the entirety of the Federal government's other functions.
  
  

• The UniParty is in a "frozen stand-off" on increasing revenue.
  
  Democrats oppose national sales taxes or VATs as too regressive, while Republicans oppose them in principle as taxes.
  
  Raising income taxes is also deemed unfeasible, as the income tax system is already heavily reliant on the top 5% of households.
  
  

• The current tax system disproportionately relies on top earners, making further increases difficult.
  
  Fully 58.7% of Federal income taxes are paid by the top 5% of households, and 86% by the top 20%.
  
  The bottom 80% of taxpayers paid only 13.7% of total income tax collections in 2022, with an effective tax rate of just 5.6%.
  
  

• There is no political will to drastically curtail "Warfare State and Welfare State spending."
  
  The author argues that these spending areas "should be drastically curtailed" but are "virtually immune to the budgetary knife."
  
  

• The author concludes that there is "no escape from the Fiscal Doomsday Machine."
  
  The nation is "tightly engulfed" in this machine, impacting the very governing process.
  
  

VI. Sun Valley vs. Queensbridge By Patrick Lawrence

• Zohran Mamdani's mayoral candidacy in New York City has caused significant political fervor and opposition.
  
  Mamdani trounced the Democratic field in the primary, winning 56% of the vote with over 50,000 volunteers, stunning the Democratic establishment.
  
  

• Mamdani is presented as a "true phenom" with policy proposals addressing real problems and a principled stance on Gaza.
  
  His proposals include a free bus system, a rent freeze in half the city's apartments, city-run supermarkets, and a redistributive tax regime to address inequality.
  
  He takes a "principled position against the Israelis’ shocking barbarities in Gaza and then America’s support of them."
  
  

• Andrew Cuomo, despite his primary defeat, remains in the race as an independent to oppose Mamdani.
  
  Cuomo's explicit intent is to prevent New York from falling "in the hands of the far left."
  
  Wall Street, banks, hedge-fund billionaires, corporations, real estate developers, the Israel lobby, corporate media, and the Democratic mainstream are lining up against Mamdani.
  
  

• Mamdani faces attacks labeling him as Marxist, socialist, Communist, lunatic, and an anti-Semite.
  
  Zionist extremists and sympathizers accuse Mamdani, a Muslim, of planning to impose Shariah law on New York City.
  
  President Trump has openly wondered whether Mamdani should be arrested or stripped of his citizenship.
  
  

• The financial and corporate interests spent heavily against Mamdani and are expected to spend more.
  
  They spent $22 million on Cuomo's failed primary campaign and are expected to increase spending in the general election.
  
  

• The author frames the mayoral race as a battle between Democratic Party elites and voters, and between money and democratic process.
  
  This conflict highlights the Democratic Party elites' increasing commitment to suppressing their voters.
  
  The risk of the Democrats destroying themselves by attempting to destroy Mamdani is seen as greater than ever.
  
  

• Mamdani explicitly linked funding for foreign conflicts to domestic issues like public housing.
  
  He stated it is "incumbent to do is to stop subsidizing a genocide," referring to Gaza, and questioned why his constituents live in "substandard conditions" while billions are spent bombing Palestinians.
  
  

• Public opinion on Israel and Palestinians has shifted radically, especially among Democrats.
  
  Gallup and Pew Research Center studies show a significant shift in sympathy towards Palestinians over Israel among Democrats.
  
  A dozen years ago, Democrats favored Israel over Palestinians by 36 percentage points, but now they sympathize with Palestinians over Israel by the same margin.
  
  

• The "Sun Valley" retreat is highlighted as a semi-secret meeting where elites determine political candidates.
  
  Chuck Schumer, Hollywood elites, and Big Tech elites meet in Sun Valley, Idaho, to discuss who the next Democratic candidate will be.
  
  This demonstrates "how it works" in American politics, with financial interests like billionaire hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman pledging hundreds of millions to support Eric Adams against Mamdani.
  
  

• The author questions how long this "anti-democratic ugliness" can continue.
  
  New York voters have expressed a desire for imaginative change and a "new, another kind of America."
  
  However, the party's upper reaches show no inclination to listen or learn, continuing to cast Mamdani as an "anti–Israel radical."
  
  

• Mamdani's campaign is seen as having "totemic significance" beyond New York.
  
  His ideas resonate broadly, and he effectively represents a different vision for America, especially at his young age.
  
  The collective effort to stop him is "too easily legible" and threatens to be an "undemocratic mess."
  
  

• The author believes that if Democrats succeed in destroying Mamdani, they will also destroy themselves.
  
  He asserts that the party's elites cannot afford to let Mamdani take City Hall in New York, and reluctantly concludes they won't.
  
  

VII. Thomas Paine Slaps Congress With His Résumé By George F. Smith

• Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, was instrumental in galvanizing American support for independence.
  
  Published anonymously in January 1776, it "set the country ablaze with talk about independence."
  
  Paine himself reflected that if Common Sense had not appeared "at the exact time it did, the Congress would not now be sitting where they are [representing independent states]."
  
  

• Paine's writing style was accessible to the common person, unlike many of his contemporaries.
  
  John Adams, a leading champion of independence, found his own literary style "too bookish for mass consumption," whereas Paine "wrote so that people could understand him."
  
  

• The article satirically imagines Thomas Paine applying for a pamphleteer position with Congress, highlighting how his untraditional background would be dismissed by elites.
  
  The "Committee for Independence" outlined ideal candidate qualifications, emphasizing family distinction, a life of triumph, university schooling, and extensive literary credits, none of which Paine possessed.
  
  

• John Adams, despite favoring independence, was a detractor of Paine, particularly disliking his arguments against monarchy.
  
  Adams referred to Paine as a "Star of Disaster" for his Old Testament arguments against monarchy and his recommendation for a unicameral legislature.
  
  Adams expressed indignation at Paine's résumé, finding it "insolent" and suspecting him of being a spy due to his English birth.
  
  

• Paine's résumé would have revealed a series of perceived failures and unconventional traits from the perspective of the established elite.
  
  He only attended school until age 12, knew no Latin, and failed in professions like stay-maker, teacher, and tax collector.
  
  His religious affiliation as a Quaker (abhorring war) and his support for Guy Fawkes (who conspired to blow up King James and Parliament) were seen as disqualifying or alarming.
  
  

• Benjamin Franklin, however, recognized Paine's unique potential.
  
  Franklin had met Paine in England, gave him a letter of introduction, and believed there was "something special about him — if not genius, at least ingenious."
  
  

• Franklin subtly advocates for Paine's approach despite Adams's objections.
  
  He reads an excerpt of Paine's writing, noting the sentiment that "There is a happy something in the climate of America."
  
  Franklin suggests that if the "happy something" is to be preserved, it will come from "individual passion, not an act of Congress."
  
  

VIII. What’s Going On In The “Honeypot?” By Philip Giraldi

• The article discusses the week-long battle over releasing Jeffrey Epstein's "client lists" and related documents.
  
  These materials ostensibly relate to the Epstein scandal, which involves exploitation of pedophilia for sexual servicing of wealthy male clients and potential blackmail.
  
  

• Epstein's vast fortune and activities remain a mystery, with suggestions of an intelligence connection.
  
  It is questioned whether he made his millions through blackmail using films from concealed cameras or if there was a "more sinister" intelligence connection with the Israeli Mossad or the CIA.
  
  

• Epstein had clear connections with Israel, including visits from four former Israeli prime ministers.
  
  A number of his billionaire friends were Jews with close ties to the Israeli government, and his girlfriend/procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell, was the daughter of reputed Israeli spy Robert Maxwell.
  
  

• The author, a former CIA officer, relates Epstein's activities to "honeypots" or "honeytraps" used in intelligence operations.
  
  These operations involved using women to entice prominent men, typically foreign diplomats from unfriendly countries, to draw them into illicit relationships for recruitment or information sharing.
  
  

• The author believes Epstein was working for Israel and that this provided a motive to silence him.
  
  If Epstein's records were made public and confirmed his work for Israel, it would reveal a "massive spying/influencing operation directed against the US government and the American people."
  
  Israel is known within counterintelligence circles as "undoubtedly the most active foreign government in spying on the US and interfering in American government policies."
  
  

• Donald Trump, despite campaign promises to expose Epstein documents, has "reneged on those promises."
  
  Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi has been ordered to go through the Epstein material and release whatever is "credible," but the author suspects Trump is trying to suppress material revealing his closeness to Epstein.
  
  The author predicts Bondi will "find little of interest and, in particular, nothing that is incriminating in terms of the president."
  
  

• The suppression of Epstein files is linked to Benjamin Netanyahu's visits to Trump.
  
  Trump reportedly indicated he would not pursue the Epstein issue after Netanyahu had three uncharacteristic private meetings with him.
  
  Netanyahu, facing political trouble in Israel, may have asked Trump to prevent the release of information to protect Israel's "blackmail capability" over the American ruling class.
  
  

• The public release of Epstein files would render potential blackmail information useless and expose Israel's influence.
  
  If the information became public, the "possible blackmail information, if it exists, would be mostly useless."
  
  More importantly, the American public would learn that "Israel is seeking to blackmail the American elite to serve Israel’s, not America’s, interest."
  
  

• Trump has publicly condemned his MAGA supporters who demand the release of the Epstein files.
  
  He called them "weaklings" who "bought into 'bullshit'" and stated, "I don't want their support anymore!"
  
  He also referred to those demanding more information as "stupid people" doing the Democrats' work.
  
  

• Commenters in the source strongly connect Epstein's operation to Israel and Mossad, viewing it as a blackmail tool for political control.
  
  Many commenters believe Epstein collected photos/videos for Israeli Mossad to blackmail world elites into supporting Israel.
  
  One commenter suggests the money for Epstein's wealth came from "our bestest ally" (Israel) rather than direct blackmail.
  
  It is argued that the "entire government apparatus move[s] to appease organized jewry."
  
  

IX. Why Do We Have a Paper-Money System? By Jacob G. Hornberger

• The US monetary system was constitutionally established on gold and silver coins, not paper money.
  
  Article One, Section 8, grants Congress the power to "coin money," which means making coins from metals, not paper.
  
  The Constitution expressly forbade states from issuing "bills of credit" (paper money) and from making anything but gold and silver coin "legal tender."
  
  

• The federal government's powers are limited to those enumerated in the Constitution.
  
  Unlike European regimes, the federal government was not vested with inherent powers, and if a power was not enumerated, it could not be legally exercised.
  
  

• The shift to a paper-money system occurred under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s.
  
  Roosevelt blamed the Great Depression on the gold-coin/silver-coin system and ordered Americans to deliver their gold coins to the federal government in exchange for paper money.
  
  

• The Supreme Court unconstitutionally upheld FDR's actions based on a non-existent "emergency exception."
  
  The Court's rationale was that the national emergency of the Great Depression vested the president with "extraordinary powers to save the country."
  
  However, the Framers expressly excluded an emergency exception from the Constitution, knowing emergencies are used by tyrants to assume dictatorial powers.
  
  

• The author argues there is no constitutional justification for the continued paper-money system.
  
  The "emergency" of the Great Depression ended long ago, at least by 1950, meaning the temporary justification for the paper-money system is gone.
  
  Americans are legally entitled to have their gold-coin/silver-coin system back, as no constitutional amendment changed the original system.
  
  

• The US is described as living under a "lawless regime" where the Supreme Court defers to unconstitutional actions.
  
  This lawlessness extends beyond the paper-money system to unconstitutional wars waged by presidents without congressional declaration.
  
  Other examples include the military draft, welfare state, national-security state, state-sponsored assassinations, torture, coups, wars of aggression, and a militarized immigration police state.
  
  

• The author invokes Thomas Jefferson's principle from the Declaration of Independence.
  
  Jefferson stated that when any government becomes destructive of the rights and liberties of the people, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish that government.
  
  The goal is to institute a new government that protects, rather than destroys, rights, freedom, and well-being.
  
  

X. Why the Covid Conspirators Won't Be Held Accountable By Mark Oshinskie

• The author posits that "evildoers" often escape accountability, drawing parallels to various situations.
  
  He describes a personal anecdote where stadium pranksters escaped consequence, likening it to broader issues where crimes go undetected or unpunished.
  
  Civil litigation often fails to provide commensurate compensation for harm, with federal law immunizing vaccine pushers from lawsuits.
  
  

• Laws and judicial systems primarily aim to deter widespread misbehavior through fear of consequences.
  
  Religious commandments, beliefs, and a belief in karma also disincentivize misconduct.
  
  

• "Street-smart," well-connected, and wealthy individuals often act with impunity, knowing they are unlikely to face serious consequences.
  
  The "sociopathic Scamdemicians" (Covid conspirators) did not fear punishment for their "extreme overreach," causing massive damage and walking away "scot-free."
  
  

• Despite calls for "Nuremberg 2.0 trials," the Covid orchestrators are unlikely to be prosecuted or imprisoned.
  
  Bureaucrats and operatives knew they were "too powerful, well-connected and/or old to face prosecution, much less imprisonment."
  
  

• No politician has been held accountable for their role in orchestrating the "Scamdemic," and many were reelected.
  
  Those who pushed the Covid clampdown and shots continue to "lurk, well-paid, within their institutions" or have retired.
  
  

• The public's continued acceptance of "The Science" and intentional forgetting contribute to the lack of accountability.
  
  Many still believe lockdowns, masks, tests, and shots were effective and saved lives, or that officials were well-intentioned and "couldn't have known."
  
  Many have "intentionally forgotten about the lockdowns and shots" because admitting support reflects poorly on their intellect or integrity, or they are distracted by life.
  
  

• It seems impossible to convince a jury that Covid perpetrators committed massive fraud due to public perception and gaslighting.
  
  The "Scamdemic's perpetrators and promoters have gone silent and changed the subject," similar to the Epstein non-disclosures.
  
  The government wants people to "move on," but this lack of accountability has deepened mistrust of government among many Americans.
  
  

• Historical examples of "curbside justice" against tyrants are cited, but the author notes the increased difficulty due to modern surveillance.
  
  Nicaraguan rebels assassinated Anastasio Somoza-Debayle, and similar direct revenge was exacted against Ceausescu and Mussolini.
  
  Thomas Jefferson "expressly endorsed lethal violence against tyrants."
  
  However, increased surveillance since 1980 makes such retribution difficult, and few Americans are willing to risk their lives or freedom for it.
  
  

• Most Americans complied with "Scamdemic" measures due to naive belief in government officials and the legal system.
  
  They believed officials were "smart and honorable" and that the legal system would "ultimately punish any who weren’t."
  
  Many have sufficient wealth and comfort, making them unwilling to become vigilantes.
  
  

• The damage from the "Scamdemic" cannot be undone, and those who profited will keep their gains.
  
  The time stolen is "irreplaceable," and those who made millions from the "Scam" bought assets they will not return.
  
  

• Civil disobedience is presented as the only practical and effective response to governmental oppression.
  
  However, such resistance requires "knowledge, insight and widespread, durable commitment," which Americans "sorely lacked" in 2020-21.
  
  The author concludes that after embracing lockdowns and "Vaxxmania," it became "too late to turn the tide against these scams."
  
  

XI. ☕️ POTBOILER ☙ Saturday, July 19, 2025 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠 By Jeff Childers

• President Trump's administration is moving to cut foreign aid and funding for NPR and PBS.
  
  The Senate approved Trump's request to "claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending."
  
  This bill, if signed into law, will confirm cuts to NPR and PBS already attempted by the administration and tied up in court.
  
  

• The defunding of NPR has provoked an "unhinged reaction" from progressives, who previously claimed NPR was independent of federal funding.
  
  The "Narrative" now claims defunding NPR will "kill people" due to impacts on weather alerts in rural areas.
  
  The author notes that rural weather alerts are already paid for via the National Weather Service, and NPR's liberal listeners should fund it through donations like conservatives fund their media.
  
  

• Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" cancellation is seen as a significant cultural shift for progressives.
  
  CBS announced the show's closure as of May 2026, which the author describes as "smashing not just Stephen Colbert’s career but a key cultural organ for post-Obama progressives."
  
  Colbert had transformed from a "court jester to court stenographer," delivering "moralizing lectures and bizarre medical rants."
  
  

• Colbert's cancellation is suspected by some, including Bernie Sanders, to be linked to his criticism of Paramount's settlement with President Trump.
  
  Sanders tweeted, "Stephen Colbert, an extraordinary talent and the most popular late-night host, slams the settlement. Days later, he’s fired."
  
  The author suggests that "criticizing your boss—at work!— is not a brilliant career move."
  
  

• The author views Colbert's fall as a "deeper" and "more permanent" cultural shift than Trump's first term.
  
  Corporate giants like CBS and Paramount are seen as "shedding skins," no longer placating "BlueSky mobs" or progressive orthodoxy.
  
  The "media priesthood isn’t just being temporarily sidelined; it’s being defrocked."
  
  

• TSA security rules are being relaxed, specifically regarding footwear and liquid limits.
  
  A TSA agent told the author they no longer needed to take off their shoes, a change announced by Secretary Kristi Noem.
  
  TSA is also "aiming at the 3-oz liquid limit" for carry-on items.
  
  

• Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard made an "unprecedented and historic" public disclosure regarding alleged intelligence manipulation.
  
  Tweeting from her official government account, Gabbard directly accused former top intelligence officials, including her predecessors, of orchestrating a domestic disinformation campaign to "subvert an incoming president."
  
  She did not leak anonymously or defer to internal channels but unveiled evidence from a pending investigation in a public thread.
  
  

• Gabbard's disclosure included declassified documents showing pre-2016 election intelligence findings contradicted later narratives.
  
  Before the 2016 elections, multiple classified teams found no evidence of Russian election interference, with one analyst concluding Russia "probably is not (and will not) trying to influence the election."
  
  A pulled December 8th, 2016, presidential daily briefing (PDB) draft stated, "We assess that Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent U.S. election results."
  
  

• Gabbard's evidence alleges that President Obama directed the creation of a "new" intelligence assessment to detail Russian election meddling.
  
  This new assessment, unveiled by DNI Clapper on January 6th, 2017, contradicted previous findings and "laid the groundwork for a years-long coup intended to subvert President Trump’s entire presidency."
  
  The documents show a successful push to incorporate Hillary Clinton's "Russia dossier" into the replacement intelligence community assessment (ICA), despite it being "nearly completely fabricated."
  
  

• Gabbard referred her findings and documents to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecution, implying prior coordination.
  
  She announced turning "all documents to the DOJ" for "prosecution," suggesting she was "completely ready" with a "solid criminal case."
  
  The author infers that she would not have invoked DOJ "without clearing it with DOJ ahead of time," indicating DOJ was "already waiting for the official handoff."
  
  

• Gabbard's actions are seen as breaching established intelligence norms and a "weapons hot" phase in the public war between the Trump Administration and the Deep State.
  
  She broke norms by speaking publicly about an ongoing investigation, accusing former administrations of treason, and weaponizing her office's credibility for a public reckoning.
  
  Her method of disclosure neutralized corporate media's "usual gaslighting," as she provided evidence, making the investigation difficult to bury.
  
  

• Gabbard named Barack Hussein Obama as a co-conspirator, raising the possibility of a former president's indictment.
  
  She used strong words like "subverting the will of the American people," "undermining our democratic republic," and "treasonous."
  
  The Supreme Court's ruling that presidents have "no immunity" for "unofficial acts" means Obama can be prosecuted for this "domestic political counterinsurgency" that was "engineered after the election to discredit the incoming administration."
  
  

• The author lists numerous historical precedents shattered by Gabbard's single action.
  
  This includes being the first sitting DNI to publicly accuse former intelligence leaders of treason, the first to declassify internal IC assessments during an active DOJ referral, and the first full publication of an aborted Presidential Daily Brief draft.
  
  She also pioneered the use of a Twitter thread as an official vehicle for declassifying national intelligence and breached the "classified means credible" doctrine.
  
  

Welcome to the Lenny and Maria Sanchez Deep Dive Podcast Show.

First up, we're diving into an article titled "'The Network' in the Worlds of the Elites" by Dr. Naomi Wolf. This piece attempts to shed light on President Trump's seemingly baffling response to the Jeffrey Epstein client list controversy. Dr. Wolf explains that half the country is outraged by Trump's decision to mock his base and by Attorney General Pam Bondi's apparent cover-up of a serial child rapist. Trump's supporters, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alex Jones, are furious, calling for the full release of the "Epstein files," and polls indicate this situation could harm Republican support in the midterms. The author, having spent decades in elite liberal circles that allegedly sheltered Epstein, believes she understands the situation's "matrix".

She attributes Trump's actions to "the network," suggesting that multiple individuals crucial to his administration's success, likely from Silicon Valley and important scientists, might be implicated in the Epstein files, whether innocent or guilty. Dr. Wolf points to clues, such as Epstein's former lawyer, Alan Dershowitz (who also represented Trump), confirming a redacted list of people accused of improper conduct. Dershowitz stressed that no current public figures in office are on this list and called for the New York Courts, which have custody of the list, to release it. Dr. Wolf interprets this as meaning that President Trump is not on the list, and his administration wishes the courts to release it to avoid "appalling blowback" if his Attorney General were to release it directly.

The author also believes "make-or-break tech bro Trump supporters" are on the list, referencing an interview with Eric Weinstein, former managing director for Thiel Capital. Weinstein stated that Jeffrey Epstein was a "product of one or more elements of the intelligence community" and that his role as a financier was merely a "cover story". Weinstein described Epstein as a "construct" with "dual use" missions, including running a "grotesque sexual honeypot" for blackmail and, significantly, the management and direction of Western science itself. He noted that Epstein funded important scientists and had an office at Harvard, which accepted approximately $9 million from Epstein and acted as a "matchmaker" between him and key academics.

Dr. Wolf confirms Weinstein's assertion that the lists contain both pedophiles and innocent scientists and mathematicians "snapshotted forever in the vicinity of Epstein" simply for being leading minds of their time. She states her agreement with Weinstein's larger claim that the Maxwell/Epstein nexus served not just to fund but to "direct and manage and gate-keep and put a frame around and essentially set the direction of science". The author herself was part of an overlapping network through her literary agent, John Brockman, who promoted "The Third Culture" (an intersection of humanities, technology, and sciences). Jeffrey Epstein funded Brockman’s Edge Foundation, which hosted gatherings of intellectuals, published a website, and organized "millionaire's dinners" (later "billionaires' dinners") that brought together science elites and Silicon Valley elites. It was later revealed that Brockman was an "intellectual enabler" of Epstein and that Epstein funded his literary dinners for years after his conviction, allowing him to interact with scientists, startup icons, and tech billionaires.

Next, we turn to "China Might Not Want Russia To Lose, But It Might Not Want Russia To Win Either" by Andrew Korybko. This article explores China's strategic calculus regarding the conflict in Ukraine. The core argument is that China does not want Russia to lose, primarily because a Russian defeat could lead the United States to shift its full focus and containment efforts back to China.

The author suggests that the prolongation of the Ukrainian conflict serves Beijing's strategic interests as it keeps the U.S. engaged in Ukraine, thus preventing a more muscular "Pivot (back) to (East) Asia" against China. Furthermore, the article highlights that continued Western sanctions on Russia benefit China's economy significantly. China is able to import substantial amounts of discounted Russian oil, which helps maintain its economic growth amid its own slowdown. This advantageous situation, however, could end if sanctions were curtailed following a Russian victory.

The increasing dependence of Russia on China, due to China serving as a vital "valve" against Western sanctions pressure for both energy imports and replacement Western products, could also be leveraged by China. This dependence might enable China to secure highly preferential long-term energy deals, such as those related to the Power of Siberia II pipeline. These outcomes, Korybko argues, could restore China’s "superpower trajectory" and strengthen its resilience to U.S. pressure. Conversely, the article notes that a strategic defeat for Russia would be "catastrophic for China’s security," which is another reason China continues its energy imports to support Russia's war economy. The piece concludes that Beijing's reluctance to send military aid or troops to Russia stems from a desire to avoid a full Russian victory, which would end the discounted energy bonanza, and a fear of serious Western sanctions.

Our third deep dive is into "Face It, MAGA: Donald Trump Lied To You!" by Chuck Baldwin. This article presents a strong critique of former President Donald Trump, arguing that he has betrayed his base. Baldwin contends that Trump's actions in office demonstrate more similarities than differences with Joe Biden's policies.

A central point of contention for Baldwin is Trump's stance on the Ukraine war. He reminds listeners of Trump's campaign promise to end the war "within 24 hours" of taking office. However, the article asserts that Trump has not only failed to end the conflict but has continued and is now expanding America's involvement, for example, by utilizing the Presidential Drawdown Authority to send weapons like Patriot surface-to-air missiles and medium-range rockets to Ukraine. Trump's justification that the European Union is paying for these arms, making it a "business for us," is dismissed as a way to rationalize escalating the war for the benefit of the military-industrial complex.

The author also criticizes Trump's Middle East foreign policy, claiming it is directed by Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel lobby. According to Baldwin, Trump has not ended Israel's wars but has continued "genocidal slaughter" in Gaza, and expanded conflicts to include U.S. bombing of Yemen and Iran, as well as supporting ISIS/al Qaeda in Syria. This is framed as collaborating with Netanyahu to force Gazans into concentration camps and turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

Furthermore, Baldwin asserts that Trump broke his promise to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. He cites former CIA analyst Larry Johnson, who compiled a client list from court transcripts, suggesting that Trump's Attorney General, Pam Bondi, is orchestrating a cover-up. The author, echoing Johnson and Paul Craig Roberts, posits two main reasons for Trump's refusal to release the files: either he was unaware of the powerful donors and friends on the list, or the full Epstein files would expose a "foreign intelligence blackmail operation that implicates the Mossad and the CIA". This blackmail power, it is argued, is used by Israel to coerce American policies to align with its own interests. Baldwin concludes by stating that Trump's leadership, characterized as "reckless, feckless egomaniac," threatens America's very existence, and that only his MAGA base can force him to honor his campaign promises.

Our fourth segment delves into "Medical Record Review Of the Twins Who Died After Vaccination" by Dr. Pierre Kory. Dr. Kory details his review of the medical records for fraternal twins, Dallas and Tyson Shaw, who tragically died eight days after receiving five vaccinations (DTaP, Influenza, and Hep A) at their 18-month "well-baby visit".

Dr. Kory strongly challenges official narratives, stating that the "epidemic of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), which began in the 1960s, is almost entirely caused by vaccination". He contrasts this with what he describes as "Pharma-controlled media" disinformation about measles deaths, arguing those deaths were due to medical incompetence rather than measles itself. The author also claims that childhood vaccines are linked to "life-long chronic illnesses, the saddest of which is severe autism".

Despite being born prematurely at 29 weeks, the twins had overcome early health issues and were generally healthy for their corrected age before the vaccinations. The mother had expressed concerns about the flu shot due to family allergies but was assured by the pediatrician's nurse that it would be fine. The day after the vaccinations, the twins displayed alarming symptoms: lethargy, green diarrhea, weight loss, sunken eyes with dark circles, and a "blue tinge to their mouths". These symptoms prompted an emergency room visit where the doctor noted it was "likely a reaction to immunization," though also listing viral URI as a possibility, before sending them home with Tylenol.

Seven days post-vaccination, the twins were still experiencing diarrhea, and the mother was advised by the pediatrician's nurse on diet changes. Notably, the mother reported that on that seventh day, the twins were "great" and "active," eating and talking normally. However, the next morning, the eighth day after vaccination, the mother found both twins dead in their cribs, appearing to have died peacefully in their sleep. Dr. Kory also highlights the traumatic experience parents of SIDS victims face, including accusatory questioning from police. The article then reviews historical medical literature documenting simultaneous "twin deaths" soon after vaccinations, dating back to 1933, where pertussis, diphtheria, oral polio, and hepatitis B vaccines were associated with sudden fatalities, often labeled as SIDS, despite skepticism from some medical professionals about such coincidences.

Our fifth discussion centers on "No Escape From Washington’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine" by David Stockman. Stockman argues that the U.S. government is trapped in a dire fiscal situation, which he terms a "Fiscal Doomsday Machine".

He highlights Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections showing that if current tax and spending policies remain, the publicly held US Treasury debt will surge by $102 trillion over the next three decades, reaching an astonishing 154% of GDP by 2054. Stockman emphasizes that these projections are based on an overly optimistic "Rosy Scenario," which assumes:

• No recessions for 34 years (from 2020 to 2054).

• Perpetual full-employment with an unemployment rate of about 4%.

• Inflation consistently staying at the Federal Reserve's target of 2.0% for the next 30 years.

• The ability to fund over $100 trillion of new debt at an average yield of just 3.6% over the next 30 years.

Stockman quickly debunks these assumptions by pointing to historical data, noting that the past 30 years included three recessions, frequent deviations from 4% unemployment, and inflation exceeding 2.0% in 17 of those years. He also points out that current weighted average Treasury yields are already higher than the CBO's 3.6% assumption, questioning the feasibility of maintaining such low rates given the projected debt inundation.

The article criticizes the "Trumpified GOP" for its fiscal approach, stating that extending current tax cuts will "add massively to the public debt," specifically projecting an additional $117 trillion to $133 trillion (without accounting gimmicks) over 30 years. Stockman warns that if interest rates were to average 4.25% instead of 3.5%, the added debt from these policies could reach $156 trillion, pushing the total public debt to $185 trillion by mid-century, or 218% of GDP.

Furthermore, Stockman identifies significant portions of federal spending as "Sacred Cows" for the GOP, making them "virtually immune to the budgetary knife". These include:

• Defense: $9.7 trillion over the next decade.

• Veterans: $4.1 trillion.

• Medicare: $15.3 trillion.

• Social Security: $20.6 trillion.

• Interest on debt: $13.9 trillion.

• Federal Medicaid: $7 trillion. These categories total $63.4 trillion, accounting for 71% of total baseline outlays over the next decade, leaving little room for cuts elsewhere in the government. Stockman concludes that political gridlock, with neither party willing to compromise on significant spending cuts or new revenue sources, means there is "no escape" from this deepening fiscal crisis.

Finally, we turn our attention to "Sun Valley vs. Queensbridge" by Patrick Lawrence. This article analyzes the political landscape surrounding Zohran Mamdani's bid for New York City mayor. Lawrence reports that Mamdani "trounced the Democratic field" to win the party’s nomination, taking 56% of the vote against Andrew Cuomo's 44%, a result that "stunned" the Democratic establishment.

Mamdani is portrayed as a "true phenom" who offers "policy proposals that address the real problems of real people," including:

• A free bus system.

• A freeze on rents in half of the city's apartments.

• City-run supermarkets.

• A properly redistributive tax regime to address "obscene inequality". Lawrence highlights Mamdani's "principled position against the Israelis’ shocking barbarities in Gaza and then America’s support of them". This stance is noted to align with a significant "radical shift in public opinion about Israel, Palestinians, and the former’s campaign of terror against the latter," especially among Democrats.

Despite his defeat, Andrew Cuomo announced he would remain in the mayoral race as an independent, with the clear intent of preventing New York from falling into the hands of the "far left". Lawrence points out that powerful financial and corporate interests, including Wall Street, banks, hedge-fund billionaires, real estate developers, the Israel lobby, and corporate media, are all aligning to ensure Mamdani does not win. This is framed as a battle between Democratic Party elites and the voters, between money and democratic process, and between established power and forces for change. The author suggests that in their attempt to destroy Mamdani, the Democrats risk destroying themselves.

Lawrence draws a connection to the annual retreat of Allen & Co., a "long-influential merchant bank," held in Sun Valley, Idaho, where Hollywood and Big Tech elites "conspire" or "discuss" who the next Democratic candidate will be. This, he says, illustrates "how it works" in elite circles. The opposition to Mamdani often resorts to casting him as an "anti-Israel radical" with accusations of "Islamophobia". However, his position on Gaza appears to have contributed to his support, even among some New York Jews. Lawrence concludes that Mamdani represents "another idea of America" that resonates widely, making the effort to stop him potentially an "undemocratic mess" that could severely damage the Democratic Party.

Thank you for listening to another session of the Lenny and Maria Sanchez Deep Dive Podcast Show produced and archived at the website daily briefs dot info.