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Trump’s Roadmap to Recession, Fascism, and World War III​

 

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Ron Paul Liberty Report

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In a recent wide-sweeping interview, legendary investor and writer Doug Casey has some dire predictions for the United States based on the ongoing Epstein scandal as well as US policy toward Israel, Ukraine, Russia, etc., and the "Big Beautiful Bill." Is a collapse on the horizon?

The Coming Collapse of the American System

 

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Thom Tillis isn’t mad — but he is prepared to tangle with the ‘disrespectful’

The North Carolina Republican senator sat down with Semafor to discuss his pre-retirement conversation with Trump and his views on his leverage now.

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The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE​

The Internal Revenue Service is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data.

ProPublica has obtained a blueprint of the system, which would create an “on demand” process allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain the home addresses of people it’s seeking to deport.

Last month, in a previously undisclosed dispute, the acting general counsel at the IRS, Andrew De Mello, refused to turn over the addresses of 7.3 million taxpayers sought by ICE. In an email obtained by ProPublica, De Mello said he had identified multiple legal “deficiencies” in the agency’s request.

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The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

www.propublica.org

 

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UK a ‘powder keg’ of social tensions a year on from summer riots, report warns

Research finds a third of people rarely meet anyone from a different background

www.theguardian.com

 

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The Yellow BRICS Road

China, Russia, and other non-Western countries are building a viable alternative to the U.S.-led world order.

www.theamericanconservative.com

 

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The Ambition That Kills: A Call for Ethical Leadership Sonar 21 (Mark G)

 

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This one is a long winded opinion piece I found interesting. As usual, take it fwiw and dyodd.

Hegemony - Wikipedia

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Reconfiguring Hegemony​

A hundred days after Trump’s second inauguration, the political philosopher Francis Fukuyama published a blistering critique of his rule. The single thread running through all Trump’s policies—‘impossibly large and unpredictable tariffs’, ‘illegally firing thousands of federal employees’, ‘snatching people with legal rights off the streets and deporting them to foreign prisons’, ‘attacking universities and academic research institutions with a meat cleaver’—was his ‘total disregard for law and norms’. Trump’s disregard for legality—and thirst for revenge—meant ‘worse is to come’.footnote1 For Fukuyama, Trump was trying to consolidate executive power by eroding judicial independence, constraining press freedom and curtailing civil liberties—cornerstones of the liberal democracy that had emerged victorious in the 1990s, though now facing challenges.

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Zhang Yongle, Reconfiguring Hegemony, NLR 153, May–June 2025

A view from China of the battle for America’s ideological soul, pitting Trump, home-grown nemesis of Western liberal democracy, against Francis Fukuyama, subtlest philosopher of its world-historical triumph. Are these contrasted figures two manifestations of the same hegemonic principle?

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Are you ready for ‘de-development’?

Wednesday-Thursday blog I believe quite a few people don’t understand why our rulers are trying to wreck our economies and impoverish us all while, of course, ensuring they are protected from…

www.snouts-in-the-trough.com

 

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Mistrusting Government About Epstein and More

Exposing such lies is key to restoring liberty. The good news is that the more mistrust of government grows, the easier it will be to find people receptive to our message.

goldseek.com

 

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DYODD here.

 

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Louisiana cops sold fake robbery reports to immigrants for visas, feds say​

Federal authorities arrested three current and former police chiefs in Louisiana for allegedly selling fake police reports to immigrants seeking visas, officials announced Wednesday.

The defendants allegedly charged $5,000 per person to create false armed robbery reports that immigrants could use to apply for special U.S. visas, according to acting U.S. attorney Alec Van Hook of Louisiana's Western District.

Chandrakant "Lala" Patel of Oakdale faced the most charges, including conspiracy, bribery, 24 counts of mail fraud and eight counts of money laundering. Prosecutors identified him as the scheme's central figure.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...r-visas-feds-say/ar-AA1IJGDb?ocid=socialshare

 

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Turning Trump-hate into gold

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Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE | Yanis Varoufuckice

This is a disgusting country, I thought, irredeemable visually, psychically, morally, and ethically, and whatever is likable about our people’s warm patter does not in any way forgive what we have done to the world. Furthermore, it isn’t hard to bring politeness and evil into view at the same time.

www.nplusonemag.com

 

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Three Dead In Explosion At Los Angeles Sheriff's Training Facility | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

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Steve pulled the original vid on coin dealers and lawyers so I reposted with this.

State Requires Hunting or Fishing License To Run On Trails​

Jul 19, 2025
I think they should create a separate pass for hiking or running.


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What’s Going On In the 'Honeypot?' - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity

What goes on in Washington is underappreciated for those of us who like a bit of humor mixed in with our politics. This past week we have been treated to a whole series of malapropisms coming out of the mouth of President Donald Trump, including the questioning of the president…

ronpaulinstitute.org

 

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Man Earns $300K While On Paid Administrative Leave​

Jul 20, 2025
Not bad work if you can get it.


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Trump’s ‘America First’ Policies Are Diminishing U.S. Global Influence | OilPrice.com

The Trump administration's "America First" policies, including funding cuts to foreign aid and media, are creating a void in global soft power that China is readily filling, according to critics and recent polls.

oilprice.com

 

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Man Arrested For DUI on Riding Mower On a Toll Road​

Jul 21, 2025
In FL, at 8:30 a.m.


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Silver Bullion TV

Nothing to see. Can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Lawrence Reed - A Tyranny to Remember...Can This Happen Again?

Jul 21, 2025
In this compelling episode, Dr. Lawrence Reed delves into the historical account of Wang Mang, a Chinese emperor whose brief reign serves as a timeless warning against the dangers of concentrated power and tyranny. Through a detailed exploration of Wang Mang's rise to power, his economic policies, and the subsequent societal impacts, Dr. Reed draws parallels to modern-day issues of power concentration and wealth redistribution. Join us as we uncover the lessons from history that remain relevant today, emphasizing the importance of vigilance and education in safeguarding freedom. Join us for an enlightening discussion that challenges us to reflect on the past to better understand our present and future.
Any and all views, opinions, expressed here are not reflective or endorsed by Silver Bullion Pte Ltd.


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Detailed Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:21 A Tyranny to Remember
02:47 A warning to remember
03:52 Concentrating power
06:00 Wealth redistribution what are the pros and cons
08:58 What are the times in history we saw a wealth redistribution
11:40 The cost of wealth redistribution
14:07 Could wealth redistribution succeed
15:37 A Marxist before a Karl Marx
17:49 Debasing the currency
19:57 Issuing a new currency is not new
22:10 Bringing in a CBDC or cashless currency
23:54 Reforms that offer hope and offer worry
26:34 Why the topic of Wang Mang
27:53 What the Foundation for Economic Education does

 

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FWIW (dyodd)

Chinese Food for Thought and Taking Your Bank

RM: The agricultural trade situation in the US is butt ugly, US farm imports to China in the first three months of 2025 were down 50% on the year.

goldseek.com

 

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The Conspiracy Theory of History

Murray warns us against two fallacies: First, showing that someone benefits from a measure isn’t enough to show that he is behind the measure.

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A King in Camouflage | Tenth Amendment Center

We don't need emergency powers. We need constitutional limits.

blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com

 

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Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity”: We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones

Evil is easy to identify and fight against; not so with stupidity.

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Supreme Court Power Grab! How Judges Stole Your Constitution​

Streamed live 34 minutes ago Path to Liberty
John Taylor smacked down Chief Justice John Marshall - who followed Alexander Hamilton’s playbook to twist the meaning of words - like the necessary and proper clause - to support a national bank. Taylor called it “construction,” and saw a catastrophe coming. He was no mere critic. He was prophetic.


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Malcolm Nance - Wikipedia

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Anthony Scaramucci - Wikipedia

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Podcast. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

From Tariffs to Trillionaires: Anthony Scaramucci on Trump's Economic Manipulation​

Jul 23, 2025
Malcolm Nance welcomes Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director, to Black Man Spy.
The pair discuss the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill, Putin's influence on Trump, China's global economic strategy, Elon Musk's third party and the need for a rational middle in politics.
If you liked this episode, leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend!

From Tariffs to Trillionaires: Anthony Scaramucci on Trump's

 

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CIA Spy's WARNING: "They Turned America Into a CLOWN Show — Now We’re In WW3"​

Jul 24, 2025 Podcast


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Enough sanity. Time for a laugh.

Malcolm Nance EXPOSES Tulsi Gabbard’s DIRTY Trump SECRET!​

Jul 24, 2025


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Just a little food for thought. Nothing to see. Can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab. As usual, take it fwiw and dyodd.

It’s All A Big Smoke Screen For Something Darker​

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Conspiracy theorists don’t realize they’re on the fringe

Gordon Pennycook: “It might be one of the biggest false consensus effects that’s been observed.”…

arstechnica.com