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That thing they say didn't happen...

🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: DHS just announced the arrest of a Dominican in New Jersey for ILLEGALLY VOTING before she was even a citizen

IT. HAPPENED. AGAIN.

HSI Newark and the FBI arrested Lizbeth Almonte-Rosa on October 7 on charges of voting as an alien

DHS says she registered to vote in December 2021 and then voted in BOTH the 2022 primary and general elections

She didn't apply for citizenship until May 2023, a year after casting those ballots.

If she's convicted, she can be stripped of her citizenship. SEND HER BACK 👋🏻

DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin: "If you are a non-citizen and you vote in our elections, we will hunt you down and arrest you."

We hear about cases like this almost daily and Dems STILL act like we shouldn't pass the SAVE America Act

 


You realize they were being allowed to steal well over a trillion dollars a year before Trump came back in 2025, right?

They're....not being ALLOWED to steal over a trillion dollars and launder it any more.

So...SOME of the money for the checks is indeed your own tax money...EXCEPT TRUMP IS GIVING IT BACK TO YOU BECAUSE HE DOESN'T NEED IT.

Because the TARIFFS he instituted and that the Fake News hides and never talks much about except to tell you what an AWFUL IDEA THEY ARE and how TRUMP IS MAKING MAJOR MISTAKES WITH THIS TARIFF STUFF....

...the tariffs are bringing in BIG PROFITS for the country. That the country wasn't making before.

So, the TL:DR version: Trump stopped over a trillion in fraud, and there are massive new revenues being generated by the nation's resources and the government is actually going to SHARE the profits with the citizens.

Once he shows everybody this can work, income taxes will scrapped next year.
 
That thing they said never happens...



🚨THEY FILLED THE CAR WITH BALLOTS… AND SAID WHO WAS DOING IT

James O’Keefe’s undercover cameras caught it cold.

A ballot harvester in Minnesota shows the trunk and dashboard packed:
“You can see my car is full. All these here are absentee ballots. Can’t you see? Look at all these. My car is full.”

300 in one haul.

When asked who fills them out: “People who work with Ilhan and other candidates… they work for them.”

Cash changes hands. Elders get visited. Blank or open ballots leave the building. Minnesota law limits how many you can carry. Federal law bans the pay-to-vote scheme. None of it mattered.

This is the same machine still fighting every single effort to require citizenship proof and clean the rolls. The same people who call election security “disenfranchisement.”

They never stopped. They just got quieter about the receipts.

Pass the SAVE Act.
Clean the rolls.
End the harvest.

The patriots are done pretending this is normal.
 
Best bet is to listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

DW News

What a democratic win could mean for Trump's presidency | DW News

Oct 17, 2026 #midterms #usa #trump
The fight for control of Congress is entering its final stretch ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Polls suggest Democrats are well positioned to challenge Republican majorities as voter frustration over inflation and the cost of living weighs on President Donald Trump and his party. Could the election become a referendum on Trump's presidency? We discuss what's at stake with William Galston, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Clinton administration adviser.


18:41
 
60 Minutes

Election officials describe federal government's actions around the voting system | 60 Minutes

Oct 18, 2026
Election officials respond to allegations from the Justice Department about noncitizen voting as new polling shows that only half of Americans believe the upcoming elections will be free and fair.


13:19
 


HOLY CR*P 🚨 American went to vote in Illinois, she says when selecting the conservative candidate the screen displays a message that says “people are not typically choosing this person, exclamation mark”

“I picked the Republican judges and once I selected one of the judges, I got a notification on the bar that said, people are not typically choosing this person, exclamation mark. — So why is my ballot telling me that who I'm picking isn't the more popular choice? I have a problem with that”

I have verified this woman is in Cook County, Illinois and Cook County used Dominion Voting machines

According to the Illinois State Board of Elections’ Voting Systems Equipment Log, Dominion is listed as both the equipment vendor and support vendor for their voting machines and has their contract

It’s RIGGED
 
Part 1:
(“THE DEMOCRACY FILES, PART 1: THE PLAN”)


Part 2:
(“THE DEMOCRACY FILES, PART 2: WHEN AND HOW TO DECLARE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ILLEGITIMATE”)




🚨🚨THE DEMOCRACY FILES, PART 3: AMERICA GETS THE FOREIGN-INTERVENTION TREATMENT 🚨

At what point does this become foreign interference of our elections?

To back up: the main group that Danielle Reiff and the other ex-USAID workers belongs to, Renew To Thrive (R2T) / Renew American Democracy (RAD) have an explicit strategy document. That strategy outlines "preparing for the worst" which includes the Insurrection Act or "election meltdown," and their goal is to get "structural reform" in place by that - a polite way of saying our Constitutional Republic has to be overhauled.

In July 2026, R2T/RAD invited foreign state actors to share experience with the American community, for the express purpose of operationalizing their expertise right here in the United States. All actors had experience in international community assisted transitions (I'll let you figure out what that is a code word for).

The disturbing part, though, is that all of the foreign actors' recommendations were implemented right here in America.

You may have seen news headlines like:

- Restore trust in processes
- Increased election security, increased legal presence at polls
- Democratic officials hold tabletop exercises
- Judges prepare for post-election challenges

To be clear, this video doesn't prove that this meeting specifically caused this cascade of escalations. But what it shows is that the democracy-promotion playbook the U.S. spent decades exporting, with situation rooms, observers at every polling place, prebunking and litigation paired with street mobilization, is now being run on America's own election. The same people are running it, and they're taking advice from the foreign actors the U.S. once backed.

Now when you look at officials talking about independent watchdogs or tabletop exercises... know that it's because they are now treating the United States midterms exactly the same as they'd treat elections in a third world country.

And I think more than a small part of them are hoping that it does become a self-fulfilling prophecy as it has in so many of those countries. (For context, my book Unelected documents that so-called "election meltdowns" are precursors to transitions of power via color revolution.)
 

Key points of DataRepublican’s “THE DEMOCRACY FILES, PART 1: THE PLAN” (post from Oct 19, 2026: ):​



The post introduces the series and centers on the idea that the broader “democracy”/protest ecosystem operates through distributed roles rather than a single openly shared master plan. Most participants do not see or agree to a full “grand plan”; they simply accept specific tasks that advance a common direction through aligned incentives. DataRepublican calls this “shared epistemology” (a concept from her book Unelected).

Core claims from the commentary​

  • Street-level protesters often believe their actions are purely organic. They typically do not see that police may have been ordered to stand down, that legal support has already been arranged, or that foundations are covering bonds.
  • Governors are not described as signing an explicit pact to dismantle the Constitution. Instead, many have agreed to resist invocation of the Insurrection Act. That narrower commitment still advances a larger strategic outcome.
  • Groups such as No Kings may not explicitly endorse tearing down the Constitution, yet they cooperate with DSA networks and can mobilize large numbers of people when activated.
  • NGOs have already been positioned at multiple levels so they can execute their assigned roles when a trigger occurs.

What the accompanying video shows​

The video (roughly 4.5 minutes) contains excerpts from a March 25, 2026, Zoom meeting of the Democratic Constitution Forum, hosted by John Mulkins and recorded on Fathom. Featured speakers include:
  • Luke Pickrell (forum participant, associated with the MUGS caucus in DSA).
  • Danielle Reiff (Democracy Renewal Group / Renew American Democracy–linked; previously reported in connection with USAID/State Department work).
Visible discussion points include:
  • Anticipation of a “crisis of legitimacy,” especially in the event of an “election meltdown.”
  • The need for a prepared plan covering street mobilization and the next steps if certain red lines are crossed.
  • Framing the work as starting a path toward structural/constitutional change (“here’s what it looks like”).
DataRepublican notes that Reiff and similar figures previously worked in U.S. regime-change and democracy-promotion efforts abroad, and that the same playbook is now being discussed for domestic application. She frames Part 1 as an early articulation of the plan, with more documents and recordings to follow.

In short, Part 1 argues that a network of former USAID/democracy-promotion officials, DSA-aligned activists, and NGOs is coordinating around scenarios of political legitimacy crisis, street action, and resistance to federal authority (particularly the Insurrection Act), with the longer-term aim of enabling major structural reform of the U.S. system.
 
DW News

Will the US midterms change anything? | DW News

Oct 19, 2026 #dwcurrentaffairs
Polls show US Democrats could take back Congress from Republicans. What could they do with this power?


7:21
 
Honestly, probably not much, AIPAC will still control 97% of elected positions...
 


NOW THEY’RE SUDDENLY NOTICING? THE INSURRECTION ACT, MARTIAL LAW & THE MIDTERMS — WHY NOW?

Let me be clear: I personally do NOT see this happening before the elections….but…

Something interesting is happening in the national media narrative.

With the November 3 midterms approaching, we’re seeing repeated headlines discussing whether President Trump might invoke the Insurrection Act, declare a national emergency, or even impose martial law.

Look at the chronology over the last 30 days:

📅 SEPT 23 — THE ATLANTIC: Reports that Trump allies are urging extraordinary emergency measures surrounding the midterms, including martial law.

📅 SEPT 28 — TIME INTERVIEW: Trump is asked about declaring a national emergency before the elections. He responds: “I don’t rule anything out or in.”

Trump himself raises the Insurrection Act, saying he has never used it but could.

📅 OCT 1 — USA TODAY: Reports that Trump refuses to rule out invoking the Insurrection Act around the elections.

📅 OCT 1 — CNN: Devotes coverage to Trump’s remarks and the possibility of deploying military forces domestically.

📅 OCT 1 — PEOPLE: Reports on Trump’s comments concerning ICE at polling places and the Insurrection Act.

📅 OCT 1–5 — MEDIA SATURATION: A media tracker identifies coverage across 26 outlets discussing Trump’s emergency-powers comments.

📅 OCT 7 — JUST SECURITY: Publishes a legal analysis explaining why invoking the Insurrection Act would not override restrictions on troops at polling places.

📅 OCT 8 — BRENNAN CENTER: Republishes the legal analysis, subsequently updating it October 13.

📅 OCT 16 — AXIOS: Publishes an investigation titled “Trump’s MAGA allies openly discuss martial law,” examining proposals circulating among election activists.

📅 OCT 16 — BRENNAN CENTER: Publishes another analysis specifically addressing Trump’s emergency powers and their constitutional limitations.

AT LEAST 32 MEDIA COVERAGE INSTANCES IDENTIFIED — AND THAT IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE COUNT.

Now here’s my question:

WHY NOW?

Why is this particular discussion suddenly receiving so much attention just weeks before the midterms?

Is the media attempting to frighten voters about what Trump might do?

Is the subject being deliberately normalized so the public becomes familiar with the Insurrection Act and the limits of presidential emergency authority?

Or could the repeated coverage be preparing Americans for a legal and constitutional confrontation surrounding the elections?

Consider the broader convergence we’ve been tracking: DOJ election-integrity litigation, federal voter-roll investigations, cybersecurity preparations, and expanding federal scrutiny of election administration.

All of this is unfolding as the media repeatedly introduces the possibility of extraordinary presidential powers.

MY THEORY: Whether intentional or simply a consequence of escalating political tensions, this saturation of headlines may be conditioning the public to expect an extraordinary confrontation over election security and federal authority.

The timing of this discussion is worth examining.

The question isn’t simply whether Trump WILL invoke the Insurrection Act.

It’s why so many Americans are suddenly being asked to consider that possibility.

And why, of all times, is this conversation intensifying NOW — immediately before the midterms?

Coincidence? Political messaging? Or preparation for a constitutional showdown?

WATCH THE NARRATIVE.
 


DC is not a State so it acts as a LOOPHOLE for President Trump so he won't need the Insurrection Act and therefore the Deep State is trying to LIMIT the powers under it! The Insurrection Act’s plain language authorizes the president to deploy soldiers only to "a state." President Trump has set up every aspect of the Insurrection Act prior to calling it because he doesn't have to!

To bypass this limitation, the Trump administration in August 2025 invoked Section 740 of the Home Rule Act to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police under federal control and utilized the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) to request state National Guard forces. Critics and legal experts argue this combination effectively emulates the power of the Insurrection Act while bypassing its specific constitutional and statutory constraints, such as posse comitatus restrictions.
 

There Was a Secret Coup Plan but then Elissa Slotkin Opened Her Big Mouth​

Barbara Boyd opens with Senator Elissa Slotkin's remarks to University of Chicago students on October 13 about deterring young people from working for the Trump administration, and her background in the intelligence community, the National Security Council and the Pentagon. The episode follows the files Data Republican has been releasing on X about networks of former national security and USAID officials, including the United Democracy Alliance, National Security Leaders for America, Renew to Thrive and the Horizons Project, and their plans around the midterms, and the Washington Post's October 20 report that current and former officials with Defense Department experience have been advising officials from 10 states. It then looks back at the Transition Integrity Project's war games of June 2020, Susan Rice's warning to corporations, Lord Palmerston and Giuseppe Mazzini, and Vice President JD Vance on the charge that the President is profiting from his office. It closes with the Justice Department's election-crime prosecutions, including 28 people charged in California, the end of USAID, Mike Benz at the Institute of Peace, and making the November 3 midterms too big to rig.
00:00 The Midweek Update - There Was a Secret Coup Plan but then Elissa Slotkin Opened Her Big Mouth - October 21, 2026
01:47 Data Republican Blows the Whistle and the Washington Post Confirms It
05:00 The 2020 Rerun and Lord Palmerston
10:23 Make It Too Big To Rig
 


🔥🔥🔥Breaking new information on anti capitalist subversion of the United States! Renew To Thrive, as exposed by @DataRepublican, was actually renamed from Thrive Together. In July 2020 the Thrive Together springboard was written around the deaths of Brianna Taylor (March 2020) and George Floyd. Later this ANTI CAPITALIST program was developed INSIDE the Biden administration.

♦️Thriving together
A springboard FOR Equitable Recovery & Resilience in Communities Across America

“Specific near-term
recommendations can help
build momentum for systemic
transformation of capitalism—
and support in recovery and
resilience. In order to achieve
well-being for all Americans,
however, deeper changes to
capitalism will need to occur: We must shift mindsets, beliefs, and values.”

♦️This Biden plan was called the FEDERAL PLAN FOR Equitable Long-Term
Recovery and Resilience (ELTRR). And at the time involved 28 US government agencies with commitments from more than 70 federal agencies.

There will be massive lists of agencies and people provided in the thread.

♦️Thrive Together also colludes directly with the Tides created 22nd Century Initiative. Which is funded by billionaires such as Soros Open Society and Omidyar who runs the Reimagine Capitalism program.

One of the cofounders of the 22nd Century Initiative was the late, Urvashi Vaid of the Weather Underground. The other is Scot Nakagawa.

SCOT NAKAGAWA, in multiple articles, outlines the revolution and reconstruction of the United States.

MN Lieutenant Governor, Peggy Flanagan, is involved too. The majority of NGO’s involved are ethnic ones in MN.

♦️They realize that risks are involved, and have plans. When I source this you will want to read it, it’s pretty bad.

This begins with detailed rules on phone handling including forensic analysis after arrest to determine risks.

Key operational principles:

“Never hold meetings indoors or in known locations. Meet outdoors in places difficult to bug: forests, fountains, train stations - anywhere with background noise or unfamiliar terrain. Never use language that can be weaponized against you. Use substitute words agreed upon in advance through secure channels.”

Most crucially:

“implement a tiered information structure.

Let your three most-trusted people know everything, five people know 50%, the rest only the necessary 20-30%. This isn’t about distrust; it’s about protecting the movement from its weakest links. Everyone in the network needs to understand why this system exists.”

The “buddy system” is non-negotiable:

“no one moves alone at protests. Organizers pair up so each can alert lawyers, provide help, or notify the group if something happens. Part of the team always stays off the ground in a secure “base,” maintaining communications and ready to mobilize public pressure. Liaison officers move unrecognized in crowds, reporting back without drawing attention.”

Exit strategies:

“When you have reasonable suspicion that the regime will arrest and prosecute you in rigged trials where defense is futile, as happens in Serbia, Belarus, Georgia, you need ready ways to leave the country immediately. Keep documents current. Know that once you flee, you can’t renew your passport without returning home or risking detention at your own embassy. Have contacts ready with organizations like Front Line Defenders and Civil Rights Defenders, who provide up to €5,000 in immediate emergency assistance.”

Sources and tons of information to follow in perhaps an hour..
 
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