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Tulsi did a fine job on the Obama files and now turned it over to DOJ to prosecute.
Your up Pam. This will be the biggest case of her life. If Obama is found guilty he could actually hang for treason. That being said I have very low expectations that anything will come of this. I expect DOJ will stall and then Obama will stall and if the trial is held in DC it will be impossible to get a guilty verdict. 1 black democrat on the jury is all they need.
 

Did you catch how Trump “used” Powell to carry his message and he didn’t even know it?

It was the perfect setup.
Stagecraft at its finest.

First Senator Scott delivers his well rehearsed “line” about being concerned about the cost overruns.

Then Trump sets the “bait.”

He announces that the cost overruns have increased from $2.7 billion to $3.1 billion now.

Watch Powell’s face.


He’s in disbelief.

Trump then produces the “evidence” from his pocket and hands it to Powell who quickly reads it and then disagrees.

The $3.1 billion price tag includes the building they had renovated just five years ago.

Powell feels vindicated, the media think Powell got the best of Trump.


But the American people sitting at home watching, ask this question….

“Why are they building a palace that costs $2.7 billion and has massive cost overruns when they just renovated a building five years ago?”

The American people are left wondering why they are suffering under high interest rates while the FED is building a new palace for themselves.

Trump just made the FED look like rich “overlords,” who aren’t affected by high interest rates and inflation.

Powell didn’t even know he was being played.
 
Everyone paying attention??

By now you should know the "D party" is NOT the party of the people as they'd like to believe!

 
Paying attention yet?? "Follow the money!"


It’s obvious what’s been happening if you pay attention

“I've been noticing a pattern emerging ever since USAID finally closed its doors on July 1st. All of a sudden the Democrats are running out of money, and it makes me wonder

- Who exactly was paying for this national tour that AOC and Bernie were going on. Maybe all those private jets they were taking from state to state were getting a little too expensive

- And just like the Democrats ActBlue is also running out of money.

- And have you noticed that ever since USAID finally shut down that we don't see any more nationwide protests? Maybe all those printed signs and pamphlets and propaganda and this giant Trump baby balloon cost a little bit more than you thought

- Also, ever since USAID on has shut down, shows are getting canceled left and right. First Stephen Colbert, then E. News. Now all of a sudden The View says that they're going on a hiatus.

This is all getting to be a pretty weird coincidence, don't you think?”

“Now, I'm not saying that correlation always leads to causation, but what I am saying is that I'm pretty good at pattern recognition, and there are a lot of things piling up that are showing me exactly where that money was coming from.”
 

Observe the timeline:

Yesterday and day before, Deputy AG Blanche interviews Ghislaine Maxwell, and she sings on everyone.

Today, Bongino tells us that he “will never be the same” after learning what he has learned, and that we all will get the answers we deserve.

Interesting.

Perhaps they are related, or perhaps they are unrelated and Dan recently saw information about Russiagate or something else, but I do find the timing worth noting.

Bongino has to be careful not to speak too directly on open investigations, but I think his post today sent quite the message. He pretty plainly told us that they are investigating the topics of interest and that the revelations are horrifying.

Bongino is saying a whole lot without saying it directly.


 
Bongino is now a distraction trying to take the light off of the Epstein files. Not going to work though. The Epstein shit is huge and people are not letting it go.
Bongino and Patel come out and release the cell footage on the night Epstein was murdered and said see, full transparency. Oh yea, only one minute missing for technical reasons. Then we find out 3 1/2 minutes are missing. Credibility for both of these clowns is going to be as low as congress critters pretty soon.
People are already calling for Pam Bondi to be replaced and have been since her little stunt with all the social media influencers. WTF was she thinking? Here I released the list to all these social media influencers and now, what list? There is no list. No crimes here. and Maxwell is in prison for trafficking children to no one.

Now DOJ finally gets around to interviewing Maxwell. Hmm, all these years and they never bothered? Almost as if it was a government sponsored program. Epstein sitting on around 700 million and no-one in government cares? Millions in transactions into his accounts and no-one in government cares? But the same government wants to know about every 600 dollar transaction us little people make so they can prevent money laundering and collect every penny in taxes they think you owe.

The longer this administration is in power the more of a clown show it becomes. I would still rather have Trump in there instead of Kammy but after all this BS and with the constant attempt to deflect from the Epstein case, it feels like maybe Elon was correct and maybe Trump is on the list. Yea I know everyone says if he was on the list they would have used it by now but would they publicly out him or would they use it against him in private to get what they really want. Blackmail him just like the rest of the politicians and Roberts on the SC. I get the impression from Trumps words and actions (or inactions) that he knows he cant take down anyone on the list without also taking himself down.

His latest rant about Obama committing treason is just another deflection from the files.. I notice him and Bongino both deflecting from the files now and if any of this was going somewhere Obama would be arrested by now along with all his henchmen.
Obama will not be arrested and tried for anything now will anyone on the list. It will all make great headlines as an attempt to quell the backlash from Trumps base but it isn't going to work. Many are like me. We wanted the swamp drained and full transparency. Instead we get a bunch of bullshit.
 
Cigarlover said:
Bongino is now a distraction trying to take the light off of the Epstein files. Not going to work though. The Epstein shit is huge and people are not letting it go.
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I don't think it is as big as folks think.

Remember? The D's had access to those files for 4 years and could have corrupted them in all kinds of ways. Why do they now insist they be released?? Why now? Something fishy about that.

On the other hand Gislain just testified before Congress and I'd trust that info before the so-called 'files'. Why did she get locked up by the Biden admin?? To keep her quiet??

Sure she procured girls for Epstein according to the rumors and testimony, but there's way more going on than we know.
 
Biden and Obama were both the worst Presidents we ever had in modern times. Both corrupt ; Both Liars. One had to wear poopie pants and would get lost on a stage he just climb on to. The damage these two did to the Republic is incalculable. We barely dodged Hillary and we barely dodged the blathering, bewildering nincompoop. Kamala was and is as dumb as a box of hammers. She would have been yet another puppet for the leftist deep state to yank strings on.

And for those of us who never wanted power over others we'll never truly understand them. The type of leaders we need are the types that never wanted power in the first place.

And the Legacy new media ? What a bunch they are. Nobody trusts them after all the Lying and the Russia gate type scams. The only good thing about this hot mess is the Democrats have painted themselves into a corner with all their Leftist nonsense. Lets hope they become a gelded, minor Political party and gets thumped in the midterms with the likes of this Jew hater in NYC and goofballs like AOC, Hakeem Jeffries, Tim Walz, Jasmine Crockett, Pelosi, and Karen Bass, leading this wretched bunch. Boy what a bunch of beauts they are.
 

I'm waiting for it to show up in the Large corporations. I still contend that almost the entire advertising industry was not much more than money laundering lately.
 
C'mon baby............searcher needs a new pair of shoes!

Senate introduces bill for tariff rebate checks after Trump suggestion​

  • Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Monday introduced a bill to send tariff rebate checks to American families, similar to the stimulus checks sent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • If enacted, the measure would provide a minimum of $600 per adult and dependent child, or $2,400 for a family of four.
  • The proposal comes after President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he was “thinking about a little rebate” for Americans from tariff revenue.
  • Earlier this year, Trump and Elon Musk floated a $5,000 dividend check for Americans, funded by savings from the so-called Department of Government of Efficiency. However, that idea has not happened.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Monday introduced a bill to send tariff rebate checks to American families, which would be similar to the stimulus checks sent during the Covid-19 pandemic.

If enacted, the American Worker Rebate Act of 2025 would provide “at least” $600 per adult and dependent child, or $2,400 for a family of four, according to a statement from Hawley. The bill allows for a larger rebate if tariff revenue exceeds projections.

More:

 

US-EU trade deal is crumbling.

Politico, $750B energy purchase is fantasy land:
1. EU spent €375 billion on energy imports last year, including €76 billion from the U.S. EU would have to triple its American imports over the next three years, "shunning other providers, such as Norway, which provides cheaper gas via pipeline."

Side Note: Politico admits that Norway pipeline gas is cheaper than US LNG. According to Ursula, US LNG is cheaper than Russian pipeline gas. Interesting.

2. Taking Russian energy out of the equation makes little difference. The EU spent €23 billion on oil, gas, and nuclear imports from Russia last year.

3. US sent $166 billion in oil and gas abroad last year. US would have to divert all its exports to the EU. That’s “just never going to happen,” as U.S. LNG exports are not tied to a single destination and usually go to the highest bidder worldwide.

4. EU currently buys 12% of its oil and fuel from US. This could be raised to a ceiling of 14% given that EU refineries can only handle limited shares of America’s specific blend of oil.

5. Another challenge is how EU would facilitate those purchases, given that it plays no role in buying cargoes itself. “The EU is not a company,” said one gas specialist at a prominent energy trading house. “Will they force EU companies to buy gas and oil from the U.S.?”
 

More from Dan (fwiw - dyodd)

 
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World-renowned economist Richard Werner on where money comes from: banks just create it out of thin air, and keep a pile for themselves.

(0:00) How Werner Predicted the Japanese Financial Crisis
(14:16) How Banks Create Money From Nothing
(24:09) You’re Being Lied to About the Bank’s Role in Economics
(33:59) The Evils of the Federal Reserve
(38:51) Why Are Banks Allowed to Create Money?
(57:12) Was Leaving the Gold Standard a Mistake?
(1:09:30) The Difference Between Banks and Central Banks
(1:24:26) How Society and Culture Are Impacted by Banks
(1:33:11) Did the US Purposely Destroy the Japanese Economy?
(1:35:42) The Central Bank’s Attempt to Blacklist Werner
(1:39:03) The CIA’s Threat to Werner
(1:47:24) Why Werner’s Research on Credit Creation Scared the Central Banks
(2:03:55) The Link Between Central Banks and Warfare
(2:18:02) Where Is the US Economy Headed?
(2:29:49) The World Bank’s Debt Trap to Exploit Developing Countries
(2:35:34) The Dark Truth About Central Bank Digital Currency
(2:40:19) Where Can People Learn More About This?
 
Busted!


BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel has now found "THOUSANDS" of Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax documents in "burn bags" at a secret room within the Bureau, per Fox.

It gets WORSE AND WORSE.

I want to see criminal indictments.

This trove INCLUDED the underlying, flawed intelligence behind the entire investigation into Trump.

Kash and
@TulsiGabbard
are helping expose ALL OF IT.
 

HOLEE SHIZZLESA TRAP IS SET!

Obama Can now be summoned before a Grand Jury, but he CANNOT Plead the 5th because he has immunity from Prosecution

“He HAS TO TELL THE TRUTH… if he lies as a private citizen about what he did as President, he will not longer have that immunity. And that is the TRAP that Obama is potentially facing.

The irony is that on January 5, 2015, Obama presided over a meeting in the White House where the FBI just cleared General Mike Flynn of any wrongdoing.. and they schemed in that meeting how they might jam up @GenFlynn .

That’s when they came up with the idea to lure him into an interview, catch him in a lie, and then prosecute him that way.

Barack Obama now is about to face a similar situation,”

BOOMERANG

rumble.com/v6ww8nq-obama-…
 
They should have shredded docs before putting in bags (and of course incinerated by now). On purpose?
 
Podcast, nothing to see. Can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Cowards and Warfare​

Jul 30, 2025 Doug Casey's Take
In this episode, Doug and Matt discuss recent events and trends in corporate America, the implications of tariffs, and broader political and economic issues. They delve into the fallout from a controversial ad by American Eagle, discuss the consequences of Trump's tariff strategies, and explore the influence of AI and big data on global conflicts. They also touch on the current state of Western civilization and end with updates on their upcoming book. Major points include corporate cowardice, the misuse of power by state and corporate entities, and the role of military and economic policies in shaping global affairs.

30:07

00:00 Introduction and Catching Up
00:37 American Eagle's Controversial Ad Campaign
01:49 Corporate America's Self-Destructive Nature
06:54 Tariffs and Economic Policies
08:56 Trump's Policies and Their Implications
10:45 European Trade Deal and Military Cooperation
17:35 Theory of Mind and Modern Warfare
19:17 Palantir's Role in Global Conflicts
25:18 Dystopian Future and Insider Trading
28:05 Conclusion and Upcoming Book Release
 

More (take this fwiw - if they come, they come, but don't hold your breath)

 
Powell said yesterday he expects a bump up in prices but is unsure about how inflation will be after that because of the tariffs. Of course there will always be inflation, that's one of the mandates by congress to the fed. 2% annual inflation. The problem of course is in this one time bump up in prices. We put a 25% tariff on someone and prices bump up 25%. so a 100 dollar item now becomes 125 dollars. So instead of getting 2% inflation on 100 bucks we now get it on 125%. Huge windfall for the government and huge kick in the balls for the rest of us.
On a middle class that is already struggling, how do they absorb those costs? Throw in some rebate checks and add even more to the inflation number. We just saw some of the biggest inflation ever with the covid rebate checks. People soon forget I guess and just want free money.
 
this was the 'old' plan until Trump turned the ship of state around



Countries limited their CO2 production to save the planet, all they did was. shift everything to China, Trump is now shutting down Obama’s climate programs. Trump’s economy explodes and the D’s/fake news/Fed don’t know how to counter the narrative, they tried but it failing. Trump is dividing the Fed and setting everything up for the new economy.
 

Trump Axes Obama’s Endangerment Finding​

By The Heartland Institute | 6:00 AM on July 30, 2025
  • During his two terms, Obama enacted several policies that subsidized uncompetitive, unneeded, and unwanted green energy while placing onerous regulations on fossil fuels. During his first term, Trump tried to reverse much of the Obama administration’s anti-fossil fuel actions.
  • However, there was only so much that could be done given the constant distractions Trump faced throughout his first term.
  • One of the most consequential environmental regulations that Trump was unable to eliminate was Obama’s “Endangerment Finding.”
  • Most Americans have probably never heard of the Endangerment Finding. But this obscure rule has effectively allowed the federal government to label carbon dioxide a harmful “pollutant” that can be regulated under the Clean Air Act.
  • Unfortunately, a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowed the Obama administration to enact the rule in the first place.
  • In 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts v. EPA that “greenhouse gases are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act and that EPA must determine whether or not emissions of greenhouse gases from new motor vehicles cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.”

Trump Axes Obama’s Endangerment Finding

Trump's stance on climate change contrasts sharply with Obama's policies on fossil fuels and energy.
redstate.com
 
What's really weird is they (deep state) have been telling us for years that the world was ending because of climate change and CO2 nonsense.

It's become a religion for the left.

What if they're pushing an agenda to reduce the world population to force people into 15 minute cities... ah yes, that would be a conspiracy worth investigating.

 
The left will NEVER praise Trump's successes.


What? Chuck Schumer Calls Q2 GDP Numbers a “Mirage” – “Some Ominous Numbers Lurk Under the Hood” (VIDEO)​

by Jordan Conradson Jul. 30, 2025

The United States’ gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3% in April, May, and June, a turnaround from the first quarter of the year, where GDP decreased at a rate of .5%, but Democrat Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed the new numbers are a bad sign.

A report from the Commerce Department finds that the numbers primarily reflect decreases in foreign imports and an increase in consumer spending.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick celebrated the news on Wednesday:

Bessent: Real GDP grew 3% in Q2, surpassing expectations.

Consumer spending is up, and inflation is cooling.

This is what an America First economy looks like, and the best is yet to come.
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What? Chuck Schumer Calls Q2 GDP Numbers a "Mirage" - "Some Ominous Numbers Lurk Under the Hood" (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jordan Conradson

The United States’ gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3% in April, May, and June, a turnaround from the first quarter of the year, where GDP decreased at a rate of .5%, but Democrat Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed the new numbers are a bad sign.
www.thegatewaypundit.com
 

Post in thread 'Health & Wellness - Physical Fitness - Weightlifting'

**Something positive.

Presidential Fitness Test - Wikipedia

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President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition - Wikipedia

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President's Council | odphp.health.gov

The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) is a federal advisory committee that aims to promote healthy eating and physical activity for all people, regardless of background or ability.
odphp.health.gov

Fact Sheet: President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reestablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test

RESTORING HEALTH AND FITNESS FOR AMERICA’S YOUTH: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order revitalizing the President’s Council on
www.whitehouse.gov

Presidential Fitness Test to return through Trump executive order​

Kids in America's public schools will soon be lacing up their sneakers for the Presidential Fitness Test after President Donald Trump...
 
Trust Wray?


It’s crazy how all the FBI corruption that stayed buried for years all of a sudden began creeping to the surface while Wray was the Director.

Crazy that thousands of documents sat in a room in “burn bags” for years but Wray never saw fit to make sure they actually got burned.

Also crazy that Wray visited every single field office in his first 6 months on the job - almost like he was getting the lay of the land.

Like I’ve said for years: Folks should really familiarize themselves with the Culper Ring and their tactics.
 
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