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A Congressman from Donald Trump’s Republican Party has called India’s proposed FCRA Amendment Bill a “clear attack on Christians” and claimed it could allow the government to take control of churches and religious charities. But the Bill does not target Christians or churches specifically. It applies to all organisations receiving foreign contributions. In 2019, Yair Netanyahu openly referred to countries funding NGOs that campaign against each other’s political and territorial interests. That statement showed why foreign funding cannot always be treated as neutral charity. NGOs can also become instruments of influence. The proposed FCRA framework seeks to ensure that the original foreign donor is disclosed, funds are used only for the approved purpose and region, further instalments are linked to verified utilisation, and assets created through foreign money remain accountable even after an organisation loses its FCRA registration. One concern is genuinely debatable. If an asset is built partly with foreign funds and partly with Indian funds, the authority may initially take control of the entire asset, after which the organisation must establish the domestically funded portion. Foreign funding is not automatically wrong. But transparency, accountability and national oversight are essential.

A Congressman from Donald Trump’s Republican Party has called India’s proposed FCRA Amendment Bill a “clear attack on Christians” and claimed it could allow the government to take control of churches and religious charities. But the Bill does not target Christians or churches specifically. It applies to all organisations receiving foreign contributions. In 2019, Yair Netanyahu openly referred to countries funding NGOs that campaign against each other’s political and territorial interests. That statement showed why foreign funding cannot always be treated as neutral charity. NGOs can also become instruments of influence. The proposed FCRA framework seeks to ensure that the original foreign donor is disclosed, funds are used only for the approved purpose and region, further instalments are linked to verified utilisation, and assets created through foreign money remain accountable even after an organisation loses its FCRA registration. One concern is genuinely debatable. If an asset is built partly with foreign funds and partly with Indian funds, the authority may initially take control of the entire asset, after which the organisation must establish the domestically funded portion. Foreign funding is not automatically wrong. But transparency, accountability and national oversight are essential.

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Dion Lim

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𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐈 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐓’𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐂 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄! "𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 — 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖!" Justice Madan Lokur (former Supreme Court Judge & Chairperson, UN Internal Justice Council) has just torn into the Modi Government’s reckless claim. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 (𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟒) A senior MEA Official declared that an Indian passport is “𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭: This is a Serious Mistake. The Government should either Apologize or immediately clarify that it was an error. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠: • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭, 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟕 repeatedly and deliberately distinguishes between “passports” and “travel documents”. They are not the same thing. • A Passport is not just permission to travel. When the Republic puts its seal on it, it is formally vouching to the world that the holder is one of its own citizens/nationals. • Section 20 of the same Act (which allows Passports for non-citizens only in rare public interest cases) actually proves the rule — Passports are meant for citizens. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 • Foreign embassies could start demanding other proof of Citizenship before issuing Visas. This will create massive chaos for ordinary Indian Travellers and the Diaspora. • If a Passport is “𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭”, what happens to diplomatic and official passports issued to the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Ministers, and Ambassadors? Does Their Diplomatic Immunity Suddenly Become Questionable? • 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞. The passport has always been the Primary (and often only) Document proving Indian Citizenship. Weakening its status leaves Citizens Vulnerable. This is not a Minor Incident — rather, it is a Dangerous Step that Blurs the very question of Proof Of Citizenship. And this timing has been deliberately chosen at a moment when, through SIR, the process of deleting the Names of lakhs of Voters from the Electoral Rolls is underway across various States. *** Watch full video on YouTube. #PMModi #GoGreen_UP

𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐈 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐓’𝐒 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐂 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄! "𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄 — 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖!" Justice Madan Lokur (former Supreme Court Judge & Chairperson, UN Internal Justice Council) has just torn into the Modi Government’s reckless claim. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 (𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟒) A senior MEA Official declared that an Indian passport is “𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭: This is a Serious Mistake. The Government should either Apologize or immediately clarify that it was an error. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠: • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭, 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟕 repeatedly and deliberately distinguishes between “passports” and “travel documents”. They are not the same thing. • A Passport is not just permission to travel. When the Republic puts its seal on it, it is formally vouching to the world that the holder is one of its own citizens/nationals. • Section 20 of the same Act (which allows Passports for non-citizens only in rare public interest cases) actually proves the rule — Passports are meant for citizens. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 • Foreign embassies could start demanding other proof of Citizenship before issuing Visas. This will create massive chaos for ordinary Indian Travellers and the Diaspora. • If a Passport is “𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭”, what happens to diplomatic and official passports issued to the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Ministers, and Ambassadors? Does Their Diplomatic Immunity Suddenly Become Questionable? • 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞. The passport has always been the Primary (and often only) Document proving Indian Citizenship. Weakening its status leaves Citizens Vulnerable. This is not a Minor Incident — rather, it is a Dangerous Step that Blurs the very question of Proof Of Citizenship. And this timing has been deliberately chosen at a moment when, through SIR, the process of deleting the Names of lakhs of Voters from the Electoral Rolls is underway across various States. *** Watch full video on YouTube. #PMModi #GoGreen_UP

তন্ময় l T͞anmoy l

15,256 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐃𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐍𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘. Breaking: White House officials are pushing to expel Canada from Five Eyes — the most sensitive intelligence-sharing alliance on Earth, linking Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the United States. And yes — it is literally known as Five Eyes. The name comes directly from the classified document marking "AUS/CAN/NZ/UK/US EYES ONLY" — five nations, five sets of eyes cleared to read the most sensitive intelligence on Earth. That is how seriously this alliance takes its secrets. Which makes what Canada has apparently allowed to happen all the more damning. For anyone who has been paying attention, this expulsion push is not a surprise. It is a reckoning that has been building for years. Here is what Five Eyes actually is. Five nations share their most classified intelligence — signals intercepts, human intelligence assets, counterterrorism operations, foreign interference investigations. The entire framework depends on one assumption: that every member can be trusted not to leak, not to be compromised, and not to allow hostile foreign actors into the room. Canada has been violating that assumption. Investigative journalist Sam Cooper at The Bureau has documented in extraordinary detail how the RCMP and elements of the Canadian government have been implicated in foreign interference — connected to criminal organizations and foreign state actors operating inside Canada's own institutions. The FBI apparently had enough. They flagged a specific individual to the RCMP — told them directly: this person is a mole, he is leaking classified information, he cannot be in these meetings. The RCMP acknowledged it. Then they set up a joint meeting anyway. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩. The FBI's response was to stand up and walk out. They will not meet with Canadian counterparts anymore. That is not a diplomatic spat. That is a fundamental breakdown of trust between allied intelligence services — and it is well documented. Now the White House is making it official. If Canada cannot secure its own intelligence apparatus from foreign penetration — if the people entrusted with protecting classified allied information are themselves compromised — then Canada cannot sit at the Five Eyes table. Full stop. This is not about trade disputes or annexation rhetoric or elbows up. This is about whether the United States can trust that the intelligence it shares with Ottawa stays in Ottawa. Right now the answer appears to be no. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬. Canada's political class spent years dismissing foreign interference concerns as conspiracy theory. Sam Cooper spent years proving otherwise. The White House just sided with Cooper. 𝐄𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞.

𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐃𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐍𝐎𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘. Breaking: White House officials are pushing to expel Canada from Five Eyes — the most sensitive intelligence-sharing alliance on Earth, linking Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the United States. And yes — it is literally known as Five Eyes. The name comes directly from the classified document marking "AUS/CAN/NZ/UK/US EYES ONLY" — five nations, five sets of eyes cleared to read the most sensitive intelligence on Earth. That is how seriously this alliance takes its secrets. Which makes what Canada has apparently allowed to happen all the more damning. For anyone who has been paying attention, this expulsion push is not a surprise. It is a reckoning that has been building for years. Here is what Five Eyes actually is. Five nations share their most classified intelligence — signals intercepts, human intelligence assets, counterterrorism operations, foreign interference investigations. The entire framework depends on one assumption: that every member can be trusted not to leak, not to be compromised, and not to allow hostile foreign actors into the room. Canada has been violating that assumption. Investigative journalist Sam Cooper at The Bureau has documented in extraordinary detail how the RCMP and elements of the Canadian government have been implicated in foreign interference — connected to criminal organizations and foreign state actors operating inside Canada's own institutions. The FBI apparently had enough. They flagged a specific individual to the RCMP — told them directly: this person is a mole, he is leaking classified information, he cannot be in these meetings. The RCMP acknowledged it. Then they set up a joint meeting anyway. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩. The FBI's response was to stand up and walk out. They will not meet with Canadian counterparts anymore. That is not a diplomatic spat. That is a fundamental breakdown of trust between allied intelligence services — and it is well documented. Now the White House is making it official. If Canada cannot secure its own intelligence apparatus from foreign penetration — if the people entrusted with protecting classified allied information are themselves compromised — then Canada cannot sit at the Five Eyes table. Full stop. This is not about trade disputes or annexation rhetoric or elbows up. This is about whether the United States can trust that the intelligence it shares with Ottawa stays in Ottawa. Right now the answer appears to be no. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬. Canada's political class spent years dismissing foreign interference concerns as conspiracy theory. Sam Cooper spent years proving otherwise. The White House just sided with Cooper. 𝐄𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞.

M.A. Rothman

43,774 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce

$▶️An American Christian organisation has constructed a sophisticated cross-border financial network inside India, channeling foreign money into religious conversion drives and left-wing terrorist activity that strikes at the country’s internal security. ▶️Under the direction of its India finance head, Ajit Verghese Mathai, a Christian convert from Kerala, the cash-for-subversion racket distributed roughly 1,000 foreign debit cards across the country. ▶️The Enforcement Directorate and Bengaluru Police have zeroed in on The Timothy Initiative, a United States-based Christian group, and the picture that has emerged is far more serious than isolated violations of funding rules. ▶️In April 2026, coordinated ED searches across multiple states uncovered a system built around Truist Bank debit cards issued in the United States. These cards were physically brought into India and used for large-scale ATM withdrawals that completely bypassed both FCRA and FEMA regulations. ▶️Hundreds of crores of rupees were extracted through ATMs in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Assam and other regions that already struggle with Naxal influence. The method was deliberate. ▶️At least 23 cards were issued under the single generic Indian name Santosh Kumar on Mathai’s instructions. The cards were then handed to individuals who were not the account holders. Cash was withdrawn in frequent small amounts and directed toward TTI’s church-planting and outreach work in tribal belts, with clear channels running into Maoist-affected zones. ▶️The operation escalated when American national Micah Mark was intercepted at Bengaluru airport carrying 24 Truist debit cards. Subsequent searches recovered additional cards, cash and documents. An FIR has been registered against 📌TTI, 📌Micah Mark, 📌Mathai, 📌Jonathan S Rajan and others. Investigators no longer treat this as mere conversion funding. They describe it as a threat to internal security because the same pipeline that finances demographic change also sustains left-wing terror. ▶️This is classic cash for subversion. It exploits gaps that remained after earlier tightenings of the FCRA regime. Once formal channels were restricted, groups turned to creative workarounds such as this debit-card network. ▶️The pattern fits a larger and older strategy. Both Napoleon and the CIA recognised Christian conversion as an effective instrument of colonisation and influence, a soft method of destroying societies from within without the need for open military occupation. Opaque foreign funds of this kind are not limited to charity. They are used to alter demographics and to cultivate disaffection in precisely those vulnerable regions where the Indian state is already under pressure. ▶️That is why Amit Shah’s Suraksha Kawach, the FCRA Amendment Bill of 2026, is critical. The proposed changes are designed to close exactly these loopholes. 📌They demand stronger tracking of ultimate donors and the precise purpose of every rupee. 📌They impose tighter utilisation norms and digital transparency. 📌They give the state better control over assets when a registration is cancelled or suspended. 📌They restrict the role of foreign nationals in key organisational positions. 📌Above all, they erect a clearer firewall against foreign money being used for unlawful conversions, ideological mobilisation or any activity prejudicial to India’s sovereignty. ▶️Without such measures, networks like The Timothy Initiative will simply evolve. Debit cards can give way to cryptocurrency, academic sponsorships or other opaque channels. The message from the current probe is clear: conversion and subversion travel on the same foreign money pipeline. ▶️Stronger FCRA rules are not directed against any community. They exist to ensure that no external force is granted a free hand to brainwash and convert populations or fracture India’s social fabric and security.$

▶️An American Christian organisation has constructed a sophisticated cross-border financial network inside India, channeling foreign money into religious conversion drives and left-wing terrorist activity that strikes at the country’s internal security. ▶️Under the direction of its India finance head, Ajit Verghese Mathai, a Christian convert from Kerala, the cash-for-subversion racket distributed roughly 1,000 foreign debit cards across the country. ▶️The Enforcement Directorate and Bengaluru Police have zeroed in on The Timothy Initiative, a United States-based Christian group, and the picture that has emerged is far more serious than isolated violations of funding rules. ▶️In April 2026, coordinated ED searches across multiple states uncovered a system built around Truist Bank debit cards issued in the United States. These cards were physically brought into India and used for large-scale ATM withdrawals that completely bypassed both FCRA and FEMA regulations. ▶️Hundreds of crores of rupees were extracted through ATMs in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Assam and other regions that already struggle with Naxal influence. The method was deliberate. ▶️At least 23 cards were issued under the single generic Indian name Santosh Kumar on Mathai’s instructions. The cards were then handed to individuals who were not the account holders. Cash was withdrawn in frequent small amounts and directed toward TTI’s church-planting and outreach work in tribal belts, with clear channels running into Maoist-affected zones. ▶️The operation escalated when American national Micah Mark was intercepted at Bengaluru airport carrying 24 Truist debit cards. Subsequent searches recovered additional cards, cash and documents. An FIR has been registered against 📌TTI, 📌Micah Mark, 📌Mathai, 📌Jonathan S Rajan and others. Investigators no longer treat this as mere conversion funding. They describe it as a threat to internal security because the same pipeline that finances demographic change also sustains left-wing terror. ▶️This is classic cash for subversion. It exploits gaps that remained after earlier tightenings of the FCRA regime. Once formal channels were restricted, groups turned to creative workarounds such as this debit-card network. ▶️The pattern fits a larger and older strategy. Both Napoleon and the CIA recognised Christian conversion as an effective instrument of colonisation and influence, a soft method of destroying societies from within without the need for open military occupation. Opaque foreign funds of this kind are not limited to charity. They are used to alter demographics and to cultivate disaffection in precisely those vulnerable regions where the Indian state is already under pressure. ▶️That is why Amit Shah’s Suraksha Kawach, the FCRA Amendment Bill of 2026, is critical. The proposed changes are designed to close exactly these loopholes. 📌They demand stronger tracking of ultimate donors and the precise purpose of every rupee. 📌They impose tighter utilisation norms and digital transparency. 📌They give the state better control over assets when a registration is cancelled or suspended. 📌They restrict the role of foreign nationals in key organisational positions. 📌Above all, they erect a clearer firewall against foreign money being used for unlawful conversions, ideological mobilisation or any activity prejudicial to India’s sovereignty. ▶️Without such measures, networks like The Timothy Initiative will simply evolve. Debit cards can give way to cryptocurrency, academic sponsorships or other opaque channels. The message from the current probe is clear: conversion and subversion travel on the same foreign money pipeline. ▶️Stronger FCRA rules are not directed against any community. They exist to ensure that no external force is granted a free hand to brainwash and convert populations or fracture India’s social fabric and security.

Rakesh Krishnan Simha

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𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 - $DSYNC 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨 We’re excited to unveil the beta production version of Destra Zone, our cutting-edge decentralized DNS device 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞? 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬, translating domain names into IP addresses to route your internet traffic. However, this centralization creates vulnerabilities, making it easier for attackers to exploit weaknesses through DNS spoofing, cache poisoning, and man-in-the-middle attacks. These tactics allow malicious actors to redirect users to fake websites, steal sensitive data, or block access to certain sites altogether. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐠-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, eliminating single points of failure and preventing manipulation of DNS records. This ensures that your web traffic is securely routed, tamper-proof, and resistant to common DNS-based attacks. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, ensuring: ✅ 𝐍𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠– Unlike traditional VPNs or ISPs, Destra Zone does not track or store your browsing activity. ✅ 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 – Access the internet freely, bypassing restrictions and surveillance imposed by centralized entities. ✅ 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠– Prevents ISPs, corporations, and government agencies from snooping on your online activity. ✅ 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 – Eliminates reliance on single points of failure, making it more secure and resilient than traditional networks. 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 & 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 We’ve rigorously tested and improved the Destra Zone to ensure seamless, secure, and efficient operation. Key enhancements include: •𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 – A streamlined, single-button interface for effortless control and quick activation. •𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 – Handles DNS requests from over 10 devices simultaneously, ensuring smooth and secure browsing. •𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 – Stronger WiFi signal transmission while consuming less power for extended battery life. •𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐈/𝐔𝐗 – Simplified management for an intuitive, user-friendly experience. •𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Prevents tracking, monitoring, and data interception by routing all queries through Destra’s truly decentralized DNS system. 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 The Destra Zone beta version is now stable and production-ready by next week. Our first batch will soon be shipped as we will open the beta tester program for our community. 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬? Stay tuned to our official channels for details on how to register for the Zone beta program.

𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 - $DSYNC 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨 We’re excited to unveil the beta production version of Destra Zone, our cutting-edge decentralized DNS device 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞? 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬, translating domain names into IP addresses to route your internet traffic. However, this centralization creates vulnerabilities, making it easier for attackers to exploit weaknesses through DNS spoofing, cache poisoning, and man-in-the-middle attacks. These tactics allow malicious actors to redirect users to fake websites, steal sensitive data, or block access to certain sites altogether. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐠-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, eliminating single points of failure and preventing manipulation of DNS records. This ensures that your web traffic is securely routed, tamper-proof, and resistant to common DNS-based attacks. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐍𝐒 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, ensuring: ✅ 𝐍𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠– Unlike traditional VPNs or ISPs, Destra Zone does not track or store your browsing activity. ✅ 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 – Access the internet freely, bypassing restrictions and surveillance imposed by centralized entities. ✅ 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲-𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠– Prevents ISPs, corporations, and government agencies from snooping on your online activity. ✅ 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 – Eliminates reliance on single points of failure, making it more secure and resilient than traditional networks. 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 & 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 We’ve rigorously tested and improved the Destra Zone to ensure seamless, secure, and efficient operation. Key enhancements include: •𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 – A streamlined, single-button interface for effortless control and quick activation. •𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 – Handles DNS requests from over 10 devices simultaneously, ensuring smooth and secure browsing. •𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 – Stronger WiFi signal transmission while consuming less power for extended battery life. •𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐈/𝐔𝐗 – Simplified management for an intuitive, user-friendly experience. •𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – Prevents tracking, monitoring, and data interception by routing all queries through Destra’s truly decentralized DNS system. 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 The Destra Zone beta version is now stable and production-ready by next week. Our first batch will soon be shipped as we will open the beta tester program for our community. 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬? Stay tuned to our official channels for details on how to register for the Zone beta program.

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A Twist in the Tale: Has BJP become the adda of corrupt? In the run up to the 2014 general elections, the BJP centred its campaign around alleged corruption under the Congress-led UPA government, promising ‘ache din’ . Several times during the campaign, Narendra Modi Ji grandiloquently promised to jail the corrupt. He was equally loud about bringing back 'all the looted money stashed away in Swiss banks and eliminating black money'. People gave BJP a decisive mandate and Modi became PM in 2014. On 8th November 2016 in a public broadcast PM Modi declared that Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes would cease to be legal tender and grandiosely announced that the purpose of #demonetisation was to crackdown on corruption and eliminate black money. It, however, turned out to be spurious. Recently, Supreme Court Justice B. V. Nagarathna said in a conference in Hyderabad that in the Indian economy at that time, Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes comprised 86% of the currency and wondered about the goal of the demonetisation exercise since 98% of those notes came back to banks. She also questioned about black money eradication as demonetisation became a good way of converting black money into white money. In 2017 the BJP government introduced #ElectoralBond Scheme, which was anonymous financial contributions to political parties, by amending several laws namely, the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Companies Act, 2013, the Income Tax Act, 1961. Its avowed purpose was to enhance transparency and accountability in political funding by eliminating black money, corruption. etc. The Supreme Court has recently struck down this secret political funding as unconstitutional and directed disclosure of complete details of all electoral bonds. From the data available in public domain, thanks to the Supreme Court, it came to light that the BJP is the biggest beneficiary as out of total Rs. 11,450 crores it received Rs. 6,566 crores which is 57%. Contemporaneous evidence indicates that #ElectoralBonds have all the ingredients of a huge scam such as quid pro quo and corruption, shell and loss making companies donating to political parties huge sums of money suspected to be kickbacks, and laundering of black money. In order to shield our democratic process from foreign interference, the laws regulating foreign contributions prohibited political parties and candidates in elections from accepting foreign contributions. But the BJP government through Finance Acts, 2016 and 2018 amended with retrospective effect the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 2010 (#FCRA) by changing the definition of ‘foreign source’ not only condoning the past illegalities committed but also permitting political parties to receive foreign funds, and thereby paved way for foreign intrusion into our political and electoral process compromising our sovereignty. Further, notwithstanding the huge propaganda of alleged action against Foreign Funded NGOs, there has been a huge spike in #FCRA remittances since the 2014-15. While during the 20 years between financial years 1994-1995 and 2013-14 an amount of Rs. 1,51,036 Crores was received, during the 8 years between 2014-15 and 2023-24 Rs. 1,46,392 was received. Data for financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 is not yet available. However, from the trends of #FCRA remittances in the preceding years it will be around Rs. 50,000 Crores together for both the financial years, making the total FCRA remittances during 10 year rule of BJP to be around Rs. 2,00,000 Crores which is humongous. Even if a small fraction of that huge amount of foreign funds has gone to political parties or candidates in elections, it amounts to serious subversion of our democracy and constitution. What sort of patriotism is this? Several months prior to 2014 general elections, a spate of alleged scams during UPA rule surfaced namely, Chit Fund scam, Chopper scam, Tatra truck scam, 2G Spectrum scam, CWG scam, Coal scam, Adarsh scam, etc. The courts, CBI, ED and IT proactively initiated action as a result several Congress and UPA leaders came under scanner. Though the BJP came to power on the anti-corruption plank, hardly any political leaders of significance was convicted, nor even paisa of black money stashed away in Swiss banks was brought back. On the other hand, the BJP has allegedly been misusing the law enforcement agencies to arm-twist the opposition political leaders under cloud either to defect to or align with the BJP. Out of 25 important opposition leaders who were allegedly under the scanner and joined BJP, 23 have reportedly got reprieve. Politicians like Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan who faces 38 criminal cases including 11 CBI and 7 ED cases, have been buying peace from the BJP. As a result none of his cases have seen the light of the day, notwithstanding the direction of Supreme Court to speed up trial of cases against politicians. Likewise, the DMK leaders namely, the Maran brothers, A. Raja, Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi have been acquitted, after they not so secretly cosied up to BJP, thanks to the lacklustre prosecution of their cases before the courts. These are only representative examples of how the BJP has become the adda for the leaders facing allegations of corruption, money laundering, etc. It is quite possible that some of them may be genuinely innocent. But as their innocence has been established only after their defection to or aligning with the ruling BJP, it creates dark shadows by raising serious moral questions. Last year, fourteen political parties approached the Supreme Court against the alleged misuse of central investigating agencies in arresting opposition political leaders and other citizens exercising their fundamental right to dissent and disagree with the ruling BJP. It was alleged that 95% of political leaders investigated by CBI and ED belong to opposition. That is, out of 121 prominent politicians facing ED probe between 2014 and 2022, 115 are opposition leaders who had been booked, raided, questioned or arrested. To wriggle out of or deflect the allegations of promoting corruption, shielding the corrupt who have joined or aligned with the BJP and targeting opposition leaders, etc, one of the standard refrains of the BJP has been that as Narendra Modi has no family he cannot be corrupt or has no motivation to be corrupt or shield the corrupt. That is a disingenuous argument. Late Jayalalitha, who was a spinster with no family, was convicted for corruption and was sent to jail. There are many prominent leaders who are unmarried or have no families facing cases or allegations of corruption. I don’t mean to even hint let alone allege that Narendra Modi is personally financially corrupt. I merely want to call out their bluff by highlighting the point that there is no connection between one’s familial status and corruption. It must be recalled that Manmohan Singh, whose personal financial integrity was impeccable, presided over a corrupt regime. As such, personal financial honesty of PM or a CM is meaningless if his party and government are not honest. Barring honourable exceptions, every political party while in opposition grandiloquently talks against corruption, not necessarily because they are honest, but because they try to make a virtue of out of lack of opportunities to make money. Notwithstanding its anti-corruption rhetoric the BJP is no stranger to corruption as its unsavory history tells. In 2001, none other than its National President late Bangaru Laxman was caught on the camera taking bribe from one Mathew Samuel, and was later convicted by a Special CBI Court on 27th April 2012 and sentenced to four years in jail. Further, BJP’s former CM of Karnataka Sri B. S. Yeddyurappa faced charges of corruption and was also in jail for a while. There are allegations of misdeeds of BJP government in PM-CARES Fund which is mired in secrecy, in sale of Air India to Tatas for peanuts, about CAG’s concern about astronomical escalation in cost of construction of Dwarka Expressway from Rs. 18.2 crores per km to Rs. 251 crores per km, in the utility of more than Rs. 14,000 crores public funds for Namami Gange project while the sacred Ganga is on the verge becoming a sewer like Yamuna, and several others. The #ElectoralBondScam which points to several alleged scams, is only a tip of the iceberg. It seems further action to take it to logical end has come to a naught. Therefore, having seen the fate of investigation and trial of all the alleged scams and how the political class sabotage, it is imperative that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising serving or retired officers specially chosen by the Supreme Court, which will not be part of any Law Enforcement Agency but independently directly reporting to the Supreme Court, would alone will be able to unravel the truth. It is pertinent to recall the stellar role of RTI Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (before it was amended in 2018) in exposing alleged corruption in the Congress-led UPA government. Information is power. So, the RTI Act empowered people to seek information from public authorities on all official matters (barring a very few exceptions). Based on that information obtained through RTI process about alleged corrupt deals, illegalities, etc during UPA rule, the CBI which had no legal shackles could initiate enquiries and investigation into those allegations. The BJP while in opposition used and exploited this situation to the hilt to oust the Congress-led UPA from power. And having formed government the BJP is acutely aware of the dangers for the corrupt lurking in these laws. So they have systematically wrecked the RTI Act so much so that it has gone from citizens’ most powerful tool to an Act on life support. In 2018 they amended the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. As per new section 17A introduced therein, “No police officer shall conduct any enquiry or inquiry or investigation into any offence alleged to have been committed by a public servant under this Act, where the alleged offence is relatable to any recommendation made or decision taken by such public servant in discharge of his official functions or duties, without the previous approval” of respective governments or appointing authority of the public servant. Which government will permit investigation into its own misdeeds? While Justice R. M. Lodha in 2013 denounced the CBI as a ‘caged parrot’, the BJP government translated his oral observation into a legal reality by destroying the Prevention of Corruption Act. Evidently, the real purpose of BJP undermining RTI Act and emasculating the CBI was to prevent visitation of fate similar to that of UPA by insulating and firewalling themselves from any future enquiries and investigations into their alleged corrupt deeds. Finally, there is an uncanny resemblance between the BJP’s anti-corruption rhetoric with a story in Jeffrey Archer’s popular book, ‘A Twist in the Tale’, which goes like this: Ignatius Agarbi was the new Financial Minister of Nigeria. He begins a sweep on corruption and makes a name for himself. Impressed by his extreme honesty, his president entrusted him to find out how many Nigerians have stashed their bribes in Switzerland. He arrives at the Swiss Bank with a briefcase. Despite his greatest persuasion, the Swiss banker refuses to break their code of privacy. In the end, Ignatius places a gun to the head of the Swiss banker and threatens to kill him. Still the banker refuses to divulge any confidential information. Ignatius, who was actually extremely corrupt, was only checking to find out if the Swiss Banks would actually reveal the name of an account holder. Delighted with their secrecy, Ignatius deposits $5 million in cash which he had skimmed as Financial Minister.”

A Twist in the Tale: Has BJP become the adda of corrupt? In the run up to the 2014 general elections, the BJP centred its campaign around alleged corruption under the Congress-led UPA government, promising ‘ache din’ . Several times during the campaign, Narendra Modi Ji grandiloquently promised to jail the corrupt. He was equally loud about bringing back 'all the looted money stashed away in Swiss banks and eliminating black money'. People gave BJP a decisive mandate and Modi became PM in 2014. On 8th November 2016 in a public broadcast PM Modi declared that Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes would cease to be legal tender and grandiosely announced that the purpose of #demonetisation was to crackdown on corruption and eliminate black money. It, however, turned out to be spurious. Recently, Supreme Court Justice B. V. Nagarathna said in a conference in Hyderabad that in the Indian economy at that time, Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes comprised 86% of the currency and wondered about the goal of the demonetisation exercise since 98% of those notes came back to banks. She also questioned about black money eradication as demonetisation became a good way of converting black money into white money. In 2017 the BJP government introduced #ElectoralBond Scheme, which was anonymous financial contributions to political parties, by amending several laws namely, the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Companies Act, 2013, the Income Tax Act, 1961. Its avowed purpose was to enhance transparency and accountability in political funding by eliminating black money, corruption. etc. The Supreme Court has recently struck down this secret political funding as unconstitutional and directed disclosure of complete details of all electoral bonds. From the data available in public domain, thanks to the Supreme Court, it came to light that the BJP is the biggest beneficiary as out of total Rs. 11,450 crores it received Rs. 6,566 crores which is 57%. Contemporaneous evidence indicates that #ElectoralBonds have all the ingredients of a huge scam such as quid pro quo and corruption, shell and loss making companies donating to political parties huge sums of money suspected to be kickbacks, and laundering of black money. In order to shield our democratic process from foreign interference, the laws regulating foreign contributions prohibited political parties and candidates in elections from accepting foreign contributions. But the BJP government through Finance Acts, 2016 and 2018 amended with retrospective effect the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 2010 (#FCRA) by changing the definition of ‘foreign source’ not only condoning the past illegalities committed but also permitting political parties to receive foreign funds, and thereby paved way for foreign intrusion into our political and electoral process compromising our sovereignty. Further, notwithstanding the huge propaganda of alleged action against Foreign Funded NGOs, there has been a huge spike in #FCRA remittances since the 2014-15. While during the 20 years between financial years 1994-1995 and 2013-14 an amount of Rs. 1,51,036 Crores was received, during the 8 years between 2014-15 and 2023-24 Rs. 1,46,392 was received. Data for financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 is not yet available. However, from the trends of #FCRA remittances in the preceding years it will be around Rs. 50,000 Crores together for both the financial years, making the total FCRA remittances during 10 year rule of BJP to be around Rs. 2,00,000 Crores which is humongous. Even if a small fraction of that huge amount of foreign funds has gone to political parties or candidates in elections, it amounts to serious subversion of our democracy and constitution. What sort of patriotism is this? Several months prior to 2014 general elections, a spate of alleged scams during UPA rule surfaced namely, Chit Fund scam, Chopper scam, Tatra truck scam, 2G Spectrum scam, CWG scam, Coal scam, Adarsh scam, etc. The courts, CBI, ED and IT proactively initiated action as a result several Congress and UPA leaders came under scanner. Though the BJP came to power on the anti-corruption plank, hardly any political leaders of significance was convicted, nor even paisa of black money stashed away in Swiss banks was brought back. On the other hand, the BJP has allegedly been misusing the law enforcement agencies to arm-twist the opposition political leaders under cloud either to defect to or align with the BJP. Out of 25 important opposition leaders who were allegedly under the scanner and joined BJP, 23 have reportedly got reprieve. Politicians like Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan who faces 38 criminal cases including 11 CBI and 7 ED cases, have been buying peace from the BJP. As a result none of his cases have seen the light of the day, notwithstanding the direction of Supreme Court to speed up trial of cases against politicians. Likewise, the DMK leaders namely, the Maran brothers, A. Raja, Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi have been acquitted, after they not so secretly cosied up to BJP, thanks to the lacklustre prosecution of their cases before the courts. These are only representative examples of how the BJP has become the adda for the leaders facing allegations of corruption, money laundering, etc. It is quite possible that some of them may be genuinely innocent. But as their innocence has been established only after their defection to or aligning with the ruling BJP, it creates dark shadows by raising serious moral questions. Last year, fourteen political parties approached the Supreme Court against the alleged misuse of central investigating agencies in arresting opposition political leaders and other citizens exercising their fundamental right to dissent and disagree with the ruling BJP. It was alleged that 95% of political leaders investigated by CBI and ED belong to opposition. That is, out of 121 prominent politicians facing ED probe between 2014 and 2022, 115 are opposition leaders who had been booked, raided, questioned or arrested. To wriggle out of or deflect the allegations of promoting corruption, shielding the corrupt who have joined or aligned with the BJP and targeting opposition leaders, etc, one of the standard refrains of the BJP has been that as Narendra Modi has no family he cannot be corrupt or has no motivation to be corrupt or shield the corrupt. That is a disingenuous argument. Late Jayalalitha, who was a spinster with no family, was convicted for corruption and was sent to jail. There are many prominent leaders who are unmarried or have no families facing cases or allegations of corruption. I don’t mean to even hint let alone allege that Narendra Modi is personally financially corrupt. I merely want to call out their bluff by highlighting the point that there is no connection between one’s familial status and corruption. It must be recalled that Manmohan Singh, whose personal financial integrity was impeccable, presided over a corrupt regime. As such, personal financial honesty of PM or a CM is meaningless if his party and government are not honest. Barring honourable exceptions, every political party while in opposition grandiloquently talks against corruption, not necessarily because they are honest, but because they try to make a virtue of out of lack of opportunities to make money. Notwithstanding its anti-corruption rhetoric the BJP is no stranger to corruption as its unsavory history tells. In 2001, none other than its National President late Bangaru Laxman was caught on the camera taking bribe from one Mathew Samuel, and was later convicted by a Special CBI Court on 27th April 2012 and sentenced to four years in jail. Further, BJP’s former CM of Karnataka Sri B. S. Yeddyurappa faced charges of corruption and was also in jail for a while. There are allegations of misdeeds of BJP government in PM-CARES Fund which is mired in secrecy, in sale of Air India to Tatas for peanuts, about CAG’s concern about astronomical escalation in cost of construction of Dwarka Expressway from Rs. 18.2 crores per km to Rs. 251 crores per km, in the utility of more than Rs. 14,000 crores public funds for Namami Gange project while the sacred Ganga is on the verge becoming a sewer like Yamuna, and several others. The #ElectoralBondScam which points to several alleged scams, is only a tip of the iceberg. It seems further action to take it to logical end has come to a naught. Therefore, having seen the fate of investigation and trial of all the alleged scams and how the political class sabotage, it is imperative that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising serving or retired officers specially chosen by the Supreme Court, which will not be part of any Law Enforcement Agency but independently directly reporting to the Supreme Court, would alone will be able to unravel the truth. It is pertinent to recall the stellar role of RTI Act and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (before it was amended in 2018) in exposing alleged corruption in the Congress-led UPA government. Information is power. So, the RTI Act empowered people to seek information from public authorities on all official matters (barring a very few exceptions). Based on that information obtained through RTI process about alleged corrupt deals, illegalities, etc during UPA rule, the CBI which had no legal shackles could initiate enquiries and investigation into those allegations. The BJP while in opposition used and exploited this situation to the hilt to oust the Congress-led UPA from power. And having formed government the BJP is acutely aware of the dangers for the corrupt lurking in these laws. So they have systematically wrecked the RTI Act so much so that it has gone from citizens’ most powerful tool to an Act on life support. In 2018 they amended the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. As per new section 17A introduced therein, “No police officer shall conduct any enquiry or inquiry or investigation into any offence alleged to have been committed by a public servant under this Act, where the alleged offence is relatable to any recommendation made or decision taken by such public servant in discharge of his official functions or duties, without the previous approval” of respective governments or appointing authority of the public servant. Which government will permit investigation into its own misdeeds? While Justice R. M. Lodha in 2013 denounced the CBI as a ‘caged parrot’, the BJP government translated his oral observation into a legal reality by destroying the Prevention of Corruption Act. Evidently, the real purpose of BJP undermining RTI Act and emasculating the CBI was to prevent visitation of fate similar to that of UPA by insulating and firewalling themselves from any future enquiries and investigations into their alleged corrupt deeds. Finally, there is an uncanny resemblance between the BJP’s anti-corruption rhetoric with a story in Jeffrey Archer’s popular book, ‘A Twist in the Tale’, which goes like this: Ignatius Agarbi was the new Financial Minister of Nigeria. He begins a sweep on corruption and makes a name for himself. Impressed by his extreme honesty, his president entrusted him to find out how many Nigerians have stashed their bribes in Switzerland. He arrives at the Swiss Bank with a briefcase. Despite his greatest persuasion, the Swiss banker refuses to break their code of privacy. In the end, Ignatius places a gun to the head of the Swiss banker and threatens to kill him. Still the banker refuses to divulge any confidential information. Ignatius, who was actually extremely corrupt, was only checking to find out if the Swiss Banks would actually reveal the name of an account holder. Delighted with their secrecy, Ignatius deposits $5 million in cash which he had skimmed as Financial Minister.”

M. Nageswara Rao IPS (Retired)

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Laura Loomer’s Secret Florida LLC Hides Influence Operation and Foreign Meetings Hey guys, Sword Truth here. Laura Loomer’s influence operation runs through a single-principal Florida LLC with zero disclosure. Her primary business entity, King Breaker Media LLC, was formed April 3, 2023 through a discount LLC formation service at a Lady Lake, Florida address. She is the only authorized person on every filing. The entity restructured in May 2025, moving from the formation-mill registered agent to Di Pietro Partners, PLLC, a Fort Lauderdale law firm. Timing tracks her ascendance as the White House’s “loyalty enforcer.” No co-owners. No investors. No clients listed. No foreign principals. The public Florida record shows a single-principal entity that files only the bare minimum annual reports required to maintain active status. Antonia Hitchens reported in the New Yorker that a Trump-connected lobbyist confirmed Loomer is paid for her advocacy — including her push to lift Venezuelan oil sanctions sought by American oil magnate Harry Sargeant III — with payments allegedly routed through middlemen. Loomer told Steve Bannon on Nov. 14, 2025 that during her trip to Israel she “met with military officials, members of the Knesset, and high level Israeli politicians,” holding policy discussions with senior officials of a foreign government in their official capacity. She is not registered under FARA. She is not registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Her opposition research firm, Loomered Strategies, does not appear as a separate Florida entity. The corporate trail discloses nothing about who pays her or for what. This is the structural problem influence operators exploit. FARA covers agents acting at the direction of foreign principals. LDA covers domestic lobbyists. Neither touches an “influencer” who tweets policy positions for compensation routed through unnamed third parties. The question is not whether Loomer is sympathetic to Israeli interests or aligned with American oil money — sympathy and alignment are protected. The question is whether her documented activities meet the statutory threshold that would force disclosure under federal law. DOJ’s FARA Unit issues roughly 20 Letters of Inquiry per year. The pattern of meetings, advocacy, and reported compensation in Hitchens’s reporting is exactly the kind of fact pattern those letters are designed to evaluate. The public record establishes the opacity. The next step is for federal authorities to determine whether the law requires it to be lifted. The comments under the post are calling it out hard. One person wrote quote She needs a IRS audit. End quote. Another said quote Eh.. Larry is a DERANGED criminal just like the rest, my only question is.. DID LARRY GET TO RIGHT OFF THE WAX MOLDING OF THAT DISTURBING MUGG? because if so, that technically means our taxes paid for that nightmare of a face! AUDIT IS A MUST!! End quote. This is classic undisclosed influence grift. A single-principal LLC, no FARA registration, meetings with Israeli officials, payments allegedly routed through middlemen, and zero transparency. The same circles that push high-profile conservative voices are now facing the same questions about foreign money and hidden agendas that they love to accuse others of. When the corporate trail shows nothing and the advocacy lines up with foreign interests, it is not coincidence. It is the exact loophole influence operators exploit while pretending to be grassroots.

Sword Truth

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BREAKING🚨 Rep. James Comer says six banks, including JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, submitted over 170 suspicious activity reports to the Treasury Department regarding the Biden family, alleging their involvement in money laundering, human trafficking, and tax fraud. The American banks also raised concerns about wire transfers received by the Bidens from foreign state-owned entities, notably from the Chinese government, allegedly for the purpose of money laundering and tax evasion. The foreign wires were found to be directed towards Biden's business associates before being funneled through 20 shell companies associated with the Bidens. Subsequently, the funds were distributed among various Biden family members. SARs are vital documents that financial institutions must file with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) when they suspect any cases of money laundering or fraudulent activities. Rep. Comer highlighted one specific SAR linked to a $3 million wire from China to Biden's business partner, Rob Walker. This money was received in an inactive account that had maintained a $50,000 balance for ten years before the significant wire transaction from China. Within just 24 hours of receiving the wire, Walker initiated incremental payments to several Biden shell companies, eventually disbursing funds to four different Biden family members. Comer explained that concealing the source of money through the use of shell companies to deceive the IRS is considered money laundering and racketeering. He noted that if the funds were intended for legitimate purposes, they could have been wired directly to Hunter Biden, but instead, they were routed through business partners and various companies with no clear legitimate purpose. Senator Ted Cruz asked, "So the Chinese Communist government was sending the money?" Rep. Comer replied, "Yes." "If Hunter Biden was doing something legitimate for China, they could have just wired the money to Hunter Biden, but they didn't," he explained. "They sent it to a company called Robinson Walker. Then they wired it to a company called Owasco. Then they wired it to another company called Bohai. These companies don't do anything with the money." Senator Cruz responded, "It's just a bucket to pour the water in, then a bucket to pour it into somewhere else?" Rep Comer said, "That's exactly what it is and it was organized. This is like organized crime." When the corporate media foolishly asks where is the evidence that the Bidens committed crimes? American banks have submitted hundreds of suspicious activity reports on the Biden family, alleging their involvement in human trafficking, money laundering, and tax fraud. Congressional investigators have obtained bank account records and wire transfer statements on twenty shell companies owned by the Bidens, which were allegedly used for laundering illegally obtained money from China, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Kazakhstan as unregistered foreign agents. This evidence is supported by hundreds of thousands of emails, tens of thousands of text messages, photographs, audio recordings, calendar statements, and ten years of data from Hunter Biden's laptop, which the FBI took into its possession in 2019. Marco Polo published a comprehensive "Report on the Biden Laptop," documenting 459 alleged crimes involving the Biden family and their associates, including 140 business crimes, 191 sex crimes, and 128 drug crimes. A $1,000 reward is offered for any verifiable corrections, but thus far, no crimes have been disputed. In addition, credible IRS whistleblowers have accused the Justice Department of obstructing the Hunter Biden investigation by blocking felony charges, search warrants, and interviews while preventing any investigation of the President and his family. Furthermore, just yesterday, a judge highlighted an unprecedented lenient deal offered by the Justice Department to Hunter Biden, which would result in no felony charges or jail time for tax fraud and lying on a gun form. This DOJ deal would have also granted protection to the First Son from any future prosecution related to illegally obtained money from foreign nations as an unregistered foreign agent. What is more corrosive and destructive to our nation than a politicized Justice Department that applies different legal standards depending on whether one's last name is Trump or Biden?

BREAKING🚨 Rep. James Comer says six banks, including JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, submitted over 170 suspicious activity reports to the Treasury Department regarding the Biden family, alleging their involvement in money laundering, human trafficking, and tax fraud. The American banks also raised concerns about wire transfers received by the Bidens from foreign state-owned entities, notably from the Chinese government, allegedly for the purpose of money laundering and tax evasion. The foreign wires were found to be directed towards Biden's business associates before being funneled through 20 shell companies associated with the Bidens. Subsequently, the funds were distributed among various Biden family members. SARs are vital documents that financial institutions must file with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) when they suspect any cases of money laundering or fraudulent activities. Rep. Comer highlighted one specific SAR linked to a $3 million wire from China to Biden's business partner, Rob Walker. This money was received in an inactive account that had maintained a $50,000 balance for ten years before the significant wire transaction from China. Within just 24 hours of receiving the wire, Walker initiated incremental payments to several Biden shell companies, eventually disbursing funds to four different Biden family members. Comer explained that concealing the source of money through the use of shell companies to deceive the IRS is considered money laundering and racketeering. He noted that if the funds were intended for legitimate purposes, they could have been wired directly to Hunter Biden, but instead, they were routed through business partners and various companies with no clear legitimate purpose. Senator Ted Cruz asked, "So the Chinese Communist government was sending the money?" Rep. Comer replied, "Yes." "If Hunter Biden was doing something legitimate for China, they could have just wired the money to Hunter Biden, but they didn't," he explained. "They sent it to a company called Robinson Walker. Then they wired it to a company called Owasco. Then they wired it to another company called Bohai. These companies don't do anything with the money." Senator Cruz responded, "It's just a bucket to pour the water in, then a bucket to pour it into somewhere else?" Rep Comer said, "That's exactly what it is and it was organized. This is like organized crime." When the corporate media foolishly asks where is the evidence that the Bidens committed crimes? American banks have submitted hundreds of suspicious activity reports on the Biden family, alleging their involvement in human trafficking, money laundering, and tax fraud. Congressional investigators have obtained bank account records and wire transfer statements on twenty shell companies owned by the Bidens, which were allegedly used for laundering illegally obtained money from China, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Kazakhstan as unregistered foreign agents. This evidence is supported by hundreds of thousands of emails, tens of thousands of text messages, photographs, audio recordings, calendar statements, and ten years of data from Hunter Biden's laptop, which the FBI took into its possession in 2019. Marco Polo published a comprehensive "Report on the Biden Laptop," documenting 459 alleged crimes involving the Biden family and their associates, including 140 business crimes, 191 sex crimes, and 128 drug crimes. A $1,000 reward is offered for any verifiable corrections, but thus far, no crimes have been disputed. In addition, credible IRS whistleblowers have accused the Justice Department of obstructing the Hunter Biden investigation by blocking felony charges, search warrants, and interviews while preventing any investigation of the President and his family. Furthermore, just yesterday, a judge highlighted an unprecedented lenient deal offered by the Justice Department to Hunter Biden, which would result in no felony charges or jail time for tax fraud and lying on a gun form. This DOJ deal would have also granted protection to the First Son from any future prosecution related to illegally obtained money from foreign nations as an unregistered foreign agent. What is more corrosive and destructive to our nation than a politicized Justice Department that applies different legal standards depending on whether one's last name is Trump or Biden?

KanekoaTheGreat

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Tim Hortons claims to prioritize hiring Canadians but job postings tell a different story Tim Hortons has positioned itself as a Canadian icon, wrapping itself in the flag while simultaneously lobbying the government to expand and entrench the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program. Lately, it seems Tim Hortons has been feeling the fall out of their deteriorating brand. As Dunkin’ Donuts announces its expansion into Canada, the once Canadian staple now claims it will commit to hiring local — whatever that means. However, their active job listings on the government of Canada’s Job Bank tell a difference story. Tim Hortons currently has roughly 800 active postings recruiting temporary foreign workers across the country, including management roles paying up to $36 per hour. One such posting for the rural, southeastern Ontario Havelock location was removed only recently. As Rebel News continues to expose Tim Hortons’ heavy reliance on the TFW program — which is nothing against the workers themselves who are simply navigating a system ripe for exploitation — this has triggered tough questions about corporate priorities while Canadian youth struggle with a growing jobs crisis. One in five young Canadians report being unable to find an entry-level job, and positions such as a counter worker at Tim Hortons used to give those entry-level opportunities to youth. Instead, many locations now appear dominated by temporary, foreign staff. Street interviews at the Tim Hortons location in Havelock revealed strong public sentiment toward hiring Canadians first. “I think it’s terrible,” said one patron, on the influx of foreign labour. “We’ve got to stay true to our core as well. When we lose the balance, we fail as a humanity.” Another local resident observed: “I just know that these are the type of positions that kids can start off working… I go to my local Tim Hortons, I don’t see that population being represented.” Several interviewees admitted they now avoid the chain when possible, citing a feeling that it has become “foreign” to them and lamenting the lack of alternatives in rural areas with drive-thrus. One current employee confirmed the skewed staffing reality, noting scheduling practices that place more English-speaking staff during the busy morning rush, with TFWs often assigned to later shifts. Tim Hortons has responded to this scrutiny not with greater transparency, but by trespassing Rebel News journalists, including Ezra Levant and David Menzies, across multiple locations. During this Havelock report, Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched after store owners complained that two female journalists were speaking to customers. This is another perfect example of how Tim Hortons locations are abusing resources, especially in a small community without it’s own police force. Canadians already pour hundreds of millions of dollars into the TFW program every year, and now they’re forced to foot the bill for police to handle fallout from critical media coverage too. As Canada enters a ‘technical’ recession and youth unemployment is rising, the core issue remains pretty straightforward: entry-level service jobs that once built work experience for Canadian teens and young adults are now being sidelined by a federal program meant for genuine labour shortages. “Put Canadians first,” was the repeated message from the sidewalk. “Hire Canadians before foreign workers. I don’t have anything against people coming to our country… but it also shouldn’t be on the backs of Canadians. And especially Canadian youth.” Tim Hortons’ actions continue to test whether a national brand still believes its future lies with the communities it serves or with cheaper, temporary labour that undercuts them. The public is watching. REPORT by Tamara Ugolini 🇨🇦:

Rebel News

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Tejasvi Surya Ji, Your post is a masterclass in misdirection, sidestepping the real criticisms levelled against Modi, which is typical of the Goebbelsian propaganda of the Sangh Parivar. The issue is not Modi’s lack of fluency in English. It is his uncouth conduct, exaggerated gestures, boisterous laughter, and attempts to fake fluency in English. Recall that nobody mocked Atal Bihari Vajpayee for speaking Hindi on global stages. On the contrary, he was applauded for his dignified conduct and for taking Hindi to international fora. Your claim of Modi coming from absolute poverty is another big lie. The "tea-seller at a non-existent railway station" story has been debunked repeatedly, yet it is peddled to craft a false underdog image. Modi’s childhood photos in a suit and tie and NCC uniform, his foreign tours as a young adult as per his own claims, and other evidence contradict the assertions of “absolute poverty.” While it is true that he did not have an elite education, he himself stated in TV interviews that he had minimal formal education. Furthermore, his penchant for a luxurious lifestyle, expensive attire, high-end gadgets, and customised Boeing jets contradicts the humble-origins-to-power tale. Modi’s background, while not elite, was far from destitute, and his lifestyle today screams opulence, not humility. The claim that Modi embodies "civilisational confidence" by speaking Hindi internationally is hollow when his governance aligns with foreign deep-state agendas. His ties to the CIA-linked ACYPL, of which he is an alumnus, and policies promoting wokeism in education and governance raise questions about whose interests he serves. Far from being a civilisational warrior, Modi’s tenure has seen India’s diplomatic clout wane—evidenced by the lack of global support after tragedies like the #Pahalgam massacre, where 25 Hindus were killed by Islamic terrorists, and the fiasco of Operation Sindoor to deceive gullible Hindus. Even traditional allies like Russia have grown distant. His economic deals, often hyped, lack transparency and tangible outcomes for India’s masses. The hallmark of Modi’s diplomacy is personal branding at government expense, to the detriment of India, in pursuit of foreign awards and the elusive Nobel Prize. Modi’s governance has allegedly perfected corruption into an art and science, and it has grown exponentially, as evidenced by the Electoral Bonds scheme, which the Supreme Court struck down with scathing remarks. Transparency in Modi’s governance is a joke, with the RTI Act nearly neutralised, and secrecy has become the norm, as evidenced by the PM CARES Fund, reportedly breeding organised corruption. The claim of restoring civilisational self-respect is equally laughable. Hindus continue to be second-class citizens, and #Minority_Appeasement has increased by leaps and bounds, putting the Congress and other parties to shame. With his divisive "hisab chukta" policies, he has escalated casteism to new heights, destroying Hindu society. His refusal to amend Articles 25–30 to grant #EqualRightsForHindus, to #FreeTemples from government control, and his continuation and incentivisation of policies that make India the second-largest #Beef exporter, as well as his refusal to ban #Polygamy and #FCRA expose a betrayal of civilisational interests. Lastly, the #PseudoHindutva RSS-BJP-Modi trio stands as the greatest Hindu drohis in world history. Tejasvi Surya

Tejasvi Surya Ji, Your post is a masterclass in misdirection, sidestepping the real criticisms levelled against Modi, which is typical of the Goebbelsian propaganda of the Sangh Parivar. The issue is not Modi’s lack of fluency in English. It is his uncouth conduct, exaggerated gestures, boisterous laughter, and attempts to fake fluency in English. Recall that nobody mocked Atal Bihari Vajpayee for speaking Hindi on global stages. On the contrary, he was applauded for his dignified conduct and for taking Hindi to international fora. Your claim of Modi coming from absolute poverty is another big lie. The "tea-seller at a non-existent railway station" story has been debunked repeatedly, yet it is peddled to craft a false underdog image. Modi’s childhood photos in a suit and tie and NCC uniform, his foreign tours as a young adult as per his own claims, and other evidence contradict the assertions of “absolute poverty.” While it is true that he did not have an elite education, he himself stated in TV interviews that he had minimal formal education. Furthermore, his penchant for a luxurious lifestyle, expensive attire, high-end gadgets, and customised Boeing jets contradicts the humble-origins-to-power tale. Modi’s background, while not elite, was far from destitute, and his lifestyle today screams opulence, not humility. The claim that Modi embodies "civilisational confidence" by speaking Hindi internationally is hollow when his governance aligns with foreign deep-state agendas. His ties to the CIA-linked ACYPL, of which he is an alumnus, and policies promoting wokeism in education and governance raise questions about whose interests he serves. Far from being a civilisational warrior, Modi’s tenure has seen India’s diplomatic clout wane—evidenced by the lack of global support after tragedies like the #Pahalgam massacre, where 25 Hindus were killed by Islamic terrorists, and the fiasco of Operation Sindoor to deceive gullible Hindus. Even traditional allies like Russia have grown distant. His economic deals, often hyped, lack transparency and tangible outcomes for India’s masses. The hallmark of Modi’s diplomacy is personal branding at government expense, to the detriment of India, in pursuit of foreign awards and the elusive Nobel Prize. Modi’s governance has allegedly perfected corruption into an art and science, and it has grown exponentially, as evidenced by the Electoral Bonds scheme, which the Supreme Court struck down with scathing remarks. Transparency in Modi’s governance is a joke, with the RTI Act nearly neutralised, and secrecy has become the norm, as evidenced by the PM CARES Fund, reportedly breeding organised corruption. The claim of restoring civilisational self-respect is equally laughable. Hindus continue to be second-class citizens, and #Minority_Appeasement has increased by leaps and bounds, putting the Congress and other parties to shame. With his divisive "hisab chukta" policies, he has escalated casteism to new heights, destroying Hindu society. His refusal to amend Articles 25–30 to grant #EqualRightsForHindus, to #FreeTemples from government control, and his continuation and incentivisation of policies that make India the second-largest #Beef exporter, as well as his refusal to ban #Polygamy and #FCRA expose a betrayal of civilisational interests. Lastly, the #PseudoHindutva RSS-BJP-Modi trio stands as the greatest Hindu drohis in world history. Tejasvi Surya

M. Nageswara Rao IPS (Retired)

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☝️Get to Know Who Influences You – The Hidden Hand of Hansjörg Wyss 📰 For over a decade, Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has quietly shaped American democracy, funneling vast sums into progressive causes while remaining a foreign national with no U.S. citizenship. 🇨🇭 Since 2016, Wyss has channeled approximately $243 million through his Berger Action Fund to the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a key player in the Arabella Advisors dark-money network. 💰 This funding has supported liberal ballot initiatives across 25 states, injecting nearly $100 million into campaigns that influence state policies on issues like ranked-choice voting, minimum wage increases, and election law reforms. 🗳️ In 2022, the Sixteen Thirty Fund spent $1.5 million in Kansas to oppose an abortion-related amendment and $12 million in Ohio to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. 🩺 By 2024, the fund had poured $23 million into statewide ballot campaigns, targeting states from Alaska to Michigan to push progressive agendas. 📊 In Alaska, Wyss’s influence through the Sixteen Thirty Fund has backed ranked-choice voting initiatives, prompting local criticism for what some call an attempt to “buy” political shifts with foreign money. 🏔️ Wyss’s reach extends beyond policy. In 2023, his foundation contributed $1.1 million to States Newsroom, a left-leaning media network, following a $1 million donation in 2020, raising concerns about his influence over state-level journalism. 🗞️ By early 2025, reports revealed Wyss’s funding of groups like Families Over Billionaires, which opposed Trump-era tax cuts while claiming to advocate for working families, all while obscuring its financial ties through dark-money channels. 🕵️‍♂️ Today, May 19, 2025, Wyss finds himself in the spotlight for a different reason: a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Madison Busby, a former employee at his Halter Ranch winery in California. 🍇 Busby alleges that Wyss, now 89, groped her and propositioned her for group sex, retaliating after she rejected his advances. ⚖️ This isn’t Wyss’s first legal trouble he settled a similar lawsuit in 2013 for $1.5 million. The current case, filed just days ago, has reignited scrutiny of his ethical conduct. 🔥 🔥With Wyss under legal fire, it’s time to shine a brighter light on his broader influence. 🔥 ✅His $652 million in donations to liberal nonprofits, including the Sixteen Thirty Fund and New Venture Fund, have fueled a progressive agenda that critics argue undermines American sovereignty. 🇺🇸 Republicans in states like Ohio and Kansas have pushed back, passing laws to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, with Ohio’s 2024 ban causing the Sixteen Thirty Fund to halt support for a redistricting initiative. 🛑 ✅Yet Wyss’s dark-money network continues to operate, often through fiscal sponsorships that obscure financial transparency. 🌑 As a Swiss citizen living in Wyoming, Wyss exploits legal loopholes to influence U.S. politics, loopholes that allow foreign nationals to fund state-level initiatives through 501(c)(4) groups, even though they cannot directly donate to candidates. 🏦 His actions raise a critical question: should a foreign billionaire be able to reshape American democracy with hundreds of millions in untraceable funds? ❓ On this Monday, let’s reflect on who truly controls the policies affecting our lives, and demand greater accountability for the hidden hands pulling the strings. ✊

☝️Get to Know Who Influences You – The Hidden Hand of Hansjörg Wyss 📰 For over a decade, Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has quietly shaped American democracy, funneling vast sums into progressive causes while remaining a foreign national with no U.S. citizenship. 🇨🇭 Since 2016, Wyss has channeled approximately $243 million through his Berger Action Fund to the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a key player in the Arabella Advisors dark-money network. 💰 This funding has supported liberal ballot initiatives across 25 states, injecting nearly $100 million into campaigns that influence state policies on issues like ranked-choice voting, minimum wage increases, and election law reforms. 🗳️ In 2022, the Sixteen Thirty Fund spent $1.5 million in Kansas to oppose an abortion-related amendment and $12 million in Ohio to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. 🩺 By 2024, the fund had poured $23 million into statewide ballot campaigns, targeting states from Alaska to Michigan to push progressive agendas. 📊 In Alaska, Wyss’s influence through the Sixteen Thirty Fund has backed ranked-choice voting initiatives, prompting local criticism for what some call an attempt to “buy” political shifts with foreign money. 🏔️ Wyss’s reach extends beyond policy. In 2023, his foundation contributed $1.1 million to States Newsroom, a left-leaning media network, following a $1 million donation in 2020, raising concerns about his influence over state-level journalism. 🗞️ By early 2025, reports revealed Wyss’s funding of groups like Families Over Billionaires, which opposed Trump-era tax cuts while claiming to advocate for working families, all while obscuring its financial ties through dark-money channels. 🕵️‍♂️ Today, May 19, 2025, Wyss finds himself in the spotlight for a different reason: a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Madison Busby, a former employee at his Halter Ranch winery in California. 🍇 Busby alleges that Wyss, now 89, groped her and propositioned her for group sex, retaliating after she rejected his advances. ⚖️ This isn’t Wyss’s first legal trouble he settled a similar lawsuit in 2013 for $1.5 million. The current case, filed just days ago, has reignited scrutiny of his ethical conduct. 🔥 🔥With Wyss under legal fire, it’s time to shine a brighter light on his broader influence. 🔥 ✅His $652 million in donations to liberal nonprofits, including the Sixteen Thirty Fund and New Venture Fund, have fueled a progressive agenda that critics argue undermines American sovereignty. 🇺🇸 Republicans in states like Ohio and Kansas have pushed back, passing laws to ban foreign funding of ballot measures, with Ohio’s 2024 ban causing the Sixteen Thirty Fund to halt support for a redistricting initiative. 🛑 ✅Yet Wyss’s dark-money network continues to operate, often through fiscal sponsorships that obscure financial transparency. 🌑 As a Swiss citizen living in Wyoming, Wyss exploits legal loopholes to influence U.S. politics, loopholes that allow foreign nationals to fund state-level initiatives through 501(c)(4) groups, even though they cannot directly donate to candidates. 🏦 His actions raise a critical question: should a foreign billionaire be able to reshape American democracy with hundreds of millions in untraceable funds? ❓ On this Monday, let’s reflect on who truly controls the policies affecting our lives, and demand greater accountability for the hidden hands pulling the strings. ✊

Rants From Alaska

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𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 “𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐑” 𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒. 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒. 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐒. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃. Victor Davis Hanson — the most decorated classical military historian in America, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱, Hoover Institution senior fellow, lifelong scholar of how wars actually end — spent thirteen minutes on the Daily Signal this week doing what no cable news anchor has bothered to do since February. He compared this war to every other war in American history and then showed his work. His conclusion, in his own words: “𝘞𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 93 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘰𝘧-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢, 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘲, 𝘠𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘢, 𝘓𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 — 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳.” Read that sentence and then read it again. 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝. 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝. That is not a Trump rally soundbite. That is Victor Davis Hanson, the man who wrote the textbooks on Thermopylae, Cannae, and the Pacific War, rendering verdict in real time on the fastest decisive American military victory since the First Gulf War, and arguably since 1945. Here is what Hanson walked through, and every single beat of it is lethal to the legacy narrative. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 Hanson opens by naming names. The Democratic grandees in the House and Senate. The New York Times. The Washington Post. NPR. PBS. The Wall Street Journal news section. And — this is the key part — the disaffected ex-MAGA right that spent six weeks screaming 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘐𝘐 from podcasts and Substacks. He points out that these two camps share 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧. First, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, because a Trump military success would destroy their entire post-2024 political project. Second, and more devastating: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧. Not one of them, Hanson notes, bothered to measure the Iran campaign against 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘺𝘢 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘯. Not one of them asked how many missiles the U.S. had destroyed, whether American aircraft had been shot down (45 were lost in the First Gulf War alone), whether the enemy command structure had been taken out. Instead, they just asserted the conclusion they needed: 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳. That is not analysis. That is a feelings-forward prayer dressed up as journalism, and Hanson calls it for exactly what it is. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 Hanson’s single most important factual paragraph of the 13 minutes: “𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” He lists them individually. Memorize this list, because it is the actual accounting of what 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 did to a regime that spent 46 years promising 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢: 𝐎𝐧𝐞. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — IRGC command network shattered. Qassem-era terror infrastructure leadership dead or in hiding. 𝐓𝐰𝐨. The regular Iranian Army — senior general officer corps hollowed out by precision strike. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞. The theocratic apparat — including the Supreme Leader himself. The Assembly of Experts is reportedly unable to convene. 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫. The elected politicians — the facade government, the President, the Foreign Minister, the Majlis leadership. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭. 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬. That is not a 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘦. That is not a 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦. That is the most surgical decapitation of a hostile nation-state since the Japanese surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 Hanson then does something cable news cannot do in 45-second segments: he reconstructs the entire strategic arc. Three phases. Execute them in order. Win. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞: 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Find the tunnels. Find the hidden airfields. Find the silos. Find the people in bunkers. Kill the command structure. Leave the regime with 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 and nothing with which to rebuild. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐨: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞. Hanson: “𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴.” Self-interested? Yes — Trump wanted oil prices down before midterms. But it was also, Hanson argues, to 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘯. Iran refused, betting that Western street protests and MAGA apostates would pressure Trump to fold. 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞: 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. When Iran announced it would close the Strait of Hormuz to everyone who was not 𝘱𝘳𝘰-𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯, Hanson says Trump just took the pen out of their hand. “𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢. 𝘚𝘩𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴.” Translation: 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩. 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐓 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. That is not a close fight. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 Here is the paragraph that should be read aloud on every network tonight and will be read aloud on none of them. Hanson, coolly: “𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘖𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺.” Get the implications of that. Every American president from Truman to Obama — Democrat and Republican alike — hit 𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥-𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 in every major air campaign of the last 75 years. Truman flattened North Korean hydroelectric plants and killed civilians by the thousands. Clinton blacked out a million and a half Serbs and bombed Belgrade bridges on the Danube for weeks. Obama leveled Libyan television and ports. 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩, 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐫, 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐲. He has kept the war confined to the regime’s war-making capability and left the civilian grid intact. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. Every talking head who called this a 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳 owes Hanson an apology for not knowing the historical baseline he is using. $𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Hanson cites the economists now 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦 at major research universities in Europe and the United States who have started to measure what the American counter-blockade is actually doing to Tehran. The number: $𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠. Lost oil sales. Lost petrochemical exports. Lost critical imports of mechanical goods, electrical components, and food. A regime that was already bankrupt before the war, that had hyperinflation eating its own middle class before the first bomb dropped, is now losing half a billion dollars every 24 hours. Hanson is blunt: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥.” 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞: 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Hanson’s most historically evocative passage is about the Iranian street. He notes that the regime’s ruling cliques are right now motivated by 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘴: they do not know who is in charge, they have watched 30-40-50 of their colleagues get killed, and they are fighting each other for the remains of power. But the fear underneath all of that is the one that matters: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸.” Hanson’s historical parallel is devastating and correct. The Berlin Wall did not come down the day Reagan said 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭. It came down 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. The collapse of the IRGC’s street-level power over 90 million Iranians may take exactly that long. But it is coming, and the mullahs know it, and that is why they are freelancing contradictory statements on Twitter every 12 hours while their own Supreme Leader is dead and nobody has been elevated. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 The closing minute of Hanson’s commentary is the hinge of everything. He warns that the coming negotiation is a trap unless it is structured correctly. His words: “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥.” And then the hammer: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴, 𝘎𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘰𝘮, 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘨, 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.” Translation: any JCPOA-style agreement that depends on the next Democratic president to enforce it is worthless on the day it is signed. The Iranian regime has never kept a deal. The Democratic Party has never enforced one. Therefore, Hanson concludes, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. That is not a preference. That is a strategic necessity. Anything short of unconditional surrender or regime collapse just sets the clock ticking on the next war — this time with a nuclear-armed ayatollah. 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝟗𝟑 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝟒𝟔-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟑𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟓. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 “𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐑” 𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐒. 𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒. 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐒. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃. Victor Davis Hanson — the most decorated classical military historian in America, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱, Hoover Institution senior fellow, lifelong scholar of how wars actually end — spent thirteen minutes on the Daily Signal this week doing what no cable news anchor has bothered to do since February. He compared this war to every other war in American history and then showed his work. His conclusion, in his own words: “𝘞𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 93 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘰𝘧-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢, 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘲, 𝘠𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘢, 𝘓𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 — 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳.” Read that sentence and then read it again. 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝. 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝. That is not a Trump rally soundbite. That is Victor Davis Hanson, the man who wrote the textbooks on Thermopylae, Cannae, and the Pacific War, rendering verdict in real time on the fastest decisive American military victory since the First Gulf War, and arguably since 1945. Here is what Hanson walked through, and every single beat of it is lethal to the legacy narrative. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 Hanson opens by naming names. The Democratic grandees in the House and Senate. The New York Times. The Washington Post. NPR. PBS. The Wall Street Journal news section. And — this is the key part — the disaffected ex-MAGA right that spent six weeks screaming 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘐𝘐𝘐 from podcasts and Substacks. He points out that these two camps share 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧. First, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, because a Trump military success would destroy their entire post-2024 political project. Second, and more devastating: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧. Not one of them, Hanson notes, bothered to measure the Iran campaign against 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘺𝘢 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘶𝘭𝘧 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘯. Not one of them asked how many missiles the U.S. had destroyed, whether American aircraft had been shot down (45 were lost in the First Gulf War alone), whether the enemy command structure had been taken out. Instead, they just asserted the conclusion they needed: 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳. That is not analysis. That is a feelings-forward prayer dressed up as journalism, and Hanson calls it for exactly what it is. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝: 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 Hanson’s single most important factual paragraph of the 13 minutes: “𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪 𝘈𝘪𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” He lists them individually. Memorize this list, because it is the actual accounting of what 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 did to a regime that spent 46 years promising 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢: 𝐎𝐧𝐞. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — IRGC command network shattered. Qassem-era terror infrastructure leadership dead or in hiding. 𝐓𝐰𝐨. The regular Iranian Army — senior general officer corps hollowed out by precision strike. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞. The theocratic apparat — including the Supreme Leader himself. The Assembly of Experts is reportedly unable to convene. 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫. The elected politicians — the facade government, the President, the Foreign Minister, the Majlis leadership. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭. 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬. That is not a 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘦. That is not a 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦. That is the most surgical decapitation of a hostile nation-state since the Japanese surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 Hanson then does something cable news cannot do in 45-second segments: he reconstructs the entire strategic arc. Three phases. Execute them in order. Win. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞: 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Find the tunnels. Find the hidden airfields. Find the silos. Find the people in bunkers. Kill the command structure. Leave the regime with 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 and nothing with which to rebuild. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐨: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞. Hanson: “𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴.” Self-interested? Yes — Trump wanted oil prices down before midterms. But it was also, Hanson argues, to 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘯. Iran refused, betting that Western street protests and MAGA apostates would pressure Trump to fold. 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞: 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. When Iran announced it would close the Strait of Hormuz to everyone who was not 𝘱𝘳𝘰-𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯, Hanson says Trump just took the pen out of their hand. “𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢. 𝘚𝘩𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴.” Translation: 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧. 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩. 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐓 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. That is not a close fight. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 Here is the paragraph that should be read aloud on every network tonight and will be read aloud on none of them. Hanson, coolly: “𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘖𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺.” Get the implications of that. Every American president from Truman to Obama — Democrat and Republican alike — hit 𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥-𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 in every major air campaign of the last 75 years. Truman flattened North Korean hydroelectric plants and killed civilians by the thousands. Clinton blacked out a million and a half Serbs and bombed Belgrade bridges on the Danube for weeks. Obama leveled Libyan television and ports. 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩, 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐫, 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐲. He has kept the war confined to the regime’s war-making capability and left the civilian grid intact. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. Every talking head who called this a 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳 owes Hanson an apology for not knowing the historical baseline he is using. $𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Hanson cites the economists now 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦 at major research universities in Europe and the United States who have started to measure what the American counter-blockade is actually doing to Tehran. The number: $𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠. Lost oil sales. Lost petrochemical exports. Lost critical imports of mechanical goods, electrical components, and food. A regime that was already bankrupt before the war, that had hyperinflation eating its own middle class before the first bomb dropped, is now losing half a billion dollars every 24 hours. Hanson is blunt: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥, 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥.” 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞: 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Hanson’s most historically evocative passage is about the Iranian street. He notes that the regime’s ruling cliques are right now motivated by 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘴: they do not know who is in charge, they have watched 30-40-50 of their colleagues get killed, and they are fighting each other for the remains of power. But the fear underneath all of that is the one that matters: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸.” Hanson’s historical parallel is devastating and correct. The Berlin Wall did not come down the day Reagan said 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭. It came down 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. The collapse of the IRGC’s street-level power over 90 million Iranians may take exactly that long. But it is coming, and the mullahs know it, and that is why they are freelancing contradictory statements on Twitter every 12 hours while their own Supreme Leader is dead and nobody has been elevated. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 The closing minute of Hanson’s commentary is the hinge of everything. He warns that the coming negotiation is a trap unless it is structured correctly. His words: “𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥.” And then the hammer: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴, 𝘎𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘰𝘮, 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘨, 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.” Translation: any JCPOA-style agreement that depends on the next Democratic president to enforce it is worthless on the day it is signed. The Iranian regime has never kept a deal. The Democratic Party has never enforced one. Therefore, Hanson concludes, 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. That is not a preference. That is a strategic necessity. Anything short of unconditional surrender or regime collapse just sets the clock ticking on the next war — this time with a nuclear-armed ayatollah. 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝟗𝟑 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝟒𝟔-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟑𝟓 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟓. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤. 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

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LEAKED: The Canadian government's 'Ministry of Truth' A heavily redacted internal memo from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s department contemplates “legal action” against individuals posting what the government deems as “false or misleading information” on platforms including Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. The 35-page document dated March 31, titled “Misinformation and Disinformation Strategy,” was obtained through access-to-information requests and first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. It outlines a shift from reactive responses to proactive prevention and early detection of content that could undermine “the integrity of and public trust in government information.” Department managers admit that they already monitor official social media channels and media outlets daily for “comments and recurring inaccuracies,” the memo states. Social media is flagged as the main vector where “misinformation related to the department’s mandate” is likely to spread. The memo acknowledges risks that enforcement could backfire by amplifying the very content targeted or provoking public backlash, but the Liberals would likely utilize pervasive propaganda techniques to counter that too. Naturally, the department itself would assess whether posts are “factually incorrect, misleading or out of context” and any punishment is described as “proportionate,” requiring senior-level sign-off. This essentially positions the government as the arbiter of truth, which is unsurprising given that Minister Joly has advocated for measures against supposed ‘online disinformation’ for years. As heritage minister in 2018, she pressed web platforms to counter hate speech. In 2023, as foreign affairs minister, she co-launched a UN Global Declaration on Information Integrity. Under the disgraced former prime minister Justin Trudeau, Canada repealed Section 181, the “False News Offence,” of the Criminal Code in 2019. This followed a Supreme Court decision that ruled the offence violated freedom of expression. Despite the Liberals’ claims that stronger measures are needed to combat misinformation, Canada already has an extensive legal and regulatory framework addressing the deliberate spread of harmful falsehoods. Federal and provincial statutes, broadcasting regulations, civil remedies, and professional standards provide mechanisms to address hate propaganda, defamatory libel, fraud, and content that promotes hatred or discrimination. What is far less clear is whether those standards are applied equally. Governments and publicly funded broadcasters rarely face comparable scrutiny or legal consequences when officials make inaccurate or misleading public claims. For example, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asserted that the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests were primarily financed by American interests, a claim that was completely fabricated. In fact, GoFundMe President Juan Benitez explicitly stated in his opening remarks to the Public Safety Committee in March 2022 that approximately 88% of the funds raised and 86% of convoy donors were from Canada. Likewise, official messaging surrounding the modified mRNA COVID-19 vaccines often emphasized their benefits while actively downplaying the unknowns, limitations, and risks. The same concerns extend beyond the pandemic. Public narratives surrounding suspected unmarked graves at former residential school sites have frequently relied on ground-penetrating radar that have yet to be confirmed through excavation or other forensic evidence despite years of investigation and millions in taxpayer funds. At the provincial level, Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended millions of taxpayer dollars spent on the government's "Protect Ontario" advertising campaign during the Canada–U.S. tariff dispute. When questioned by independent journalist Tina Yazdani, Ford argued that without such campaigns, "the only choice [the public has] is to listen to the media," making it clear that the government utilizes public funds to shape their perception. A government confident in its record responds to criticism with transparency, evidence, and open debate, not by expanding censorship powers or threatening legal action against dissenting voices. Proposals that grant governments broader authority to police everyday online speech risk shifting the focus away from protecting public discourse and toward controlling it, a textbook feature of authoritarian regimes. REPORT by Tamara Ugolini 🇨🇦:

LEAKED: The Canadian government's 'Ministry of Truth' A heavily redacted internal memo from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s department contemplates “legal action” against individuals posting what the government deems as “false or misleading information” on platforms including Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. The 35-page document dated March 31, titled “Misinformation and Disinformation Strategy,” was obtained through access-to-information requests and first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. It outlines a shift from reactive responses to proactive prevention and early detection of content that could undermine “the integrity of and public trust in government information.” Department managers admit that they already monitor official social media channels and media outlets daily for “comments and recurring inaccuracies,” the memo states. Social media is flagged as the main vector where “misinformation related to the department’s mandate” is likely to spread. The memo acknowledges risks that enforcement could backfire by amplifying the very content targeted or provoking public backlash, but the Liberals would likely utilize pervasive propaganda techniques to counter that too. Naturally, the department itself would assess whether posts are “factually incorrect, misleading or out of context” and any punishment is described as “proportionate,” requiring senior-level sign-off. This essentially positions the government as the arbiter of truth, which is unsurprising given that Minister Joly has advocated for measures against supposed ‘online disinformation’ for years. As heritage minister in 2018, she pressed web platforms to counter hate speech. In 2023, as foreign affairs minister, she co-launched a UN Global Declaration on Information Integrity. Under the disgraced former prime minister Justin Trudeau, Canada repealed Section 181, the “False News Offence,” of the Criminal Code in 2019. This followed a Supreme Court decision that ruled the offence violated freedom of expression. Despite the Liberals’ claims that stronger measures are needed to combat misinformation, Canada already has an extensive legal and regulatory framework addressing the deliberate spread of harmful falsehoods. Federal and provincial statutes, broadcasting regulations, civil remedies, and professional standards provide mechanisms to address hate propaganda, defamatory libel, fraud, and content that promotes hatred or discrimination. What is far less clear is whether those standards are applied equally. Governments and publicly funded broadcasters rarely face comparable scrutiny or legal consequences when officials make inaccurate or misleading public claims. For example, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asserted that the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests were primarily financed by American interests, a claim that was completely fabricated. In fact, GoFundMe President Juan Benitez explicitly stated in his opening remarks to the Public Safety Committee in March 2022 that approximately 88% of the funds raised and 86% of convoy donors were from Canada. Likewise, official messaging surrounding the modified mRNA COVID-19 vaccines often emphasized their benefits while actively downplaying the unknowns, limitations, and risks. The same concerns extend beyond the pandemic. Public narratives surrounding suspected unmarked graves at former residential school sites have frequently relied on ground-penetrating radar that have yet to be confirmed through excavation or other forensic evidence despite years of investigation and millions in taxpayer funds. At the provincial level, Ontario Premier Doug Ford defended millions of taxpayer dollars spent on the government's "Protect Ontario" advertising campaign during the Canada–U.S. tariff dispute. When questioned by independent journalist Tina Yazdani, Ford argued that without such campaigns, "the only choice [the public has] is to listen to the media," making it clear that the government utilizes public funds to shape their perception. A government confident in its record responds to criticism with transparency, evidence, and open debate, not by expanding censorship powers or threatening legal action against dissenting voices. Proposals that grant governments broader authority to police everyday online speech risk shifting the focus away from protecting public discourse and toward controlling it, a textbook feature of authoritarian regimes. REPORT by Tamara Ugolini 🇨🇦:

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USCIRF Commissioner Asif Mahmood wants "dialogue" with RSS when he has lost the debate on FACTS. THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE LINE-BY-LINE 7-PT TAKEDOWN OF HIS USCIRF REPORT ON RSS, MODI & INDIA. 1. RSS “SUBGROUPS” & VIOLENCE MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Members of RSS subgroups have perpetrated violent attacks against religious minorities, including Christians, Dalits, Muslims, and Sikhs.” WHY IT'S A DOUBLE STANDARD: USCIRF says “members of RSS subgroups”, not that the RSS ordered, funded or organised these attacks. If the conduct of a member or affiliate automatically establishes the culpability of the parent organisation, then should the Cong party be held institutionally responsible for 1984 anti-Sikh riots where Cong leaders were convicted? 2. “HINDUTVA INHERENTLY DISCRIMINATES” MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “The BJP has enforced policies that closely align with the RSS' Hindutva ideology, inherently discriminating against religious minority communities.” WHY IT'S A SWEEPING STATEMENT WITHOUT EVIDENCE: “Inherently discriminating” is a conclusion. Where has USCIRF identified specific discriminatory provisions. Infact, under BJP rule in Karnataka, when backward-class categories were reorganised in 2023, Christians and Jains remained eligible for reservation under Category 2D 3. “RSS SEEKS TO EXCLUDE NON-HINDUS” UNSUBSTANTIATED USCIRF ACCUSATION: The RSS promotes a Hindu 'Rastra' that excludes Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Parsis and other religious communities. WHY IT'S TOO BROAD: Where is the RSS resolution saying “Muslims cannot be citizens,” “Christians cannot hold office,” or “non-Hindus must lose constitutional rights”? In fact RSS engages minorities through Muslim Rashtriya Manch. 4. CAA = ANTI-MUSLIM CITIZENSHIP LAW USCIRF ACCUSATION: The government has discriminated against Muslims through the Citizenship Amendment Act. WHY ITS FACTUALLY WRONG: The CAA creates an accelerated citizenship route for specified persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It does not contain a provision stripping an INDIAN Muslim of existing CITIZENSHIP. In any case the CAA draws upon the logic of U.S. laws like the Lautenberg-Specter Amendment. 5. NRC “FORCIBLY EXPELLED MUSLIM CITIZENS” USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Authorities have also forcefully expelled Muslim citizens in Assam under the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).” WHY IT'S FACTUALLY WRONG: The Assam NRC was published in 2019, but the legal process has not been operationalised to the point USCIRF's language suggests. The Gauhati High Court has recorded that the final NRC has not been notified in the Official Gazette, has not been given effect by the Government of India, and rejection slips have not been issued. 6. FCRA = THREAT TO FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Pending amendments to the FCRA [are] threatening the ability of faith-based organizations to continue their operations in the country.” WHY IT'S MISLEADING: FCRA regulates foreign contributions, not religious belief or the right to practise religion. Faith-based organisations can operate in India; the question is whether and under what conditions they can receive foreign funding. The United States itself has FARA, which regulates certain activities undertaken on behalf of foreign principals. If the U.S. can, why can't India? 7. UMAR KHALID = PERSECUTED FOR BEING MUSLIM MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Religious minorities—like Umar Khalid, who has been detained since 2020 for leading peaceful protests opposing the religiously discriminatory CAA—often spend years in jail without a trial.” WHY IT'S SLANDER: USCIRF presents Khalid's detention as though he were imprisoned for opposing the CAA. But SC'S Jan 2026 order records the prosecution material alleging that Khalid played a “central and formative role” in the violence and mobilisation.

USCIRF Commissioner Asif Mahmood wants "dialogue" with RSS when he has lost the debate on FACTS. THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE LINE-BY-LINE 7-PT TAKEDOWN OF HIS USCIRF REPORT ON RSS, MODI & INDIA. 1. RSS “SUBGROUPS” & VIOLENCE MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Members of RSS subgroups have perpetrated violent attacks against religious minorities, including Christians, Dalits, Muslims, and Sikhs.” WHY IT'S A DOUBLE STANDARD: USCIRF says “members of RSS subgroups”, not that the RSS ordered, funded or organised these attacks. If the conduct of a member or affiliate automatically establishes the culpability of the parent organisation, then should the Cong party be held institutionally responsible for 1984 anti-Sikh riots where Cong leaders were convicted? 2. “HINDUTVA INHERENTLY DISCRIMINATES” MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “The BJP has enforced policies that closely align with the RSS' Hindutva ideology, inherently discriminating against religious minority communities.” WHY IT'S A SWEEPING STATEMENT WITHOUT EVIDENCE: “Inherently discriminating” is a conclusion. Where has USCIRF identified specific discriminatory provisions. Infact, under BJP rule in Karnataka, when backward-class categories were reorganised in 2023, Christians and Jains remained eligible for reservation under Category 2D 3. “RSS SEEKS TO EXCLUDE NON-HINDUS” UNSUBSTANTIATED USCIRF ACCUSATION: The RSS promotes a Hindu 'Rastra' that excludes Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Parsis and other religious communities. WHY IT'S TOO BROAD: Where is the RSS resolution saying “Muslims cannot be citizens,” “Christians cannot hold office,” or “non-Hindus must lose constitutional rights”? In fact RSS engages minorities through Muslim Rashtriya Manch. 4. CAA = ANTI-MUSLIM CITIZENSHIP LAW USCIRF ACCUSATION: The government has discriminated against Muslims through the Citizenship Amendment Act. WHY ITS FACTUALLY WRONG: The CAA creates an accelerated citizenship route for specified persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It does not contain a provision stripping an INDIAN Muslim of existing CITIZENSHIP. In any case the CAA draws upon the logic of U.S. laws like the Lautenberg-Specter Amendment. 5. NRC “FORCIBLY EXPELLED MUSLIM CITIZENS” USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Authorities have also forcefully expelled Muslim citizens in Assam under the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).” WHY IT'S FACTUALLY WRONG: The Assam NRC was published in 2019, but the legal process has not been operationalised to the point USCIRF's language suggests. The Gauhati High Court has recorded that the final NRC has not been notified in the Official Gazette, has not been given effect by the Government of India, and rejection slips have not been issued. 6. FCRA = THREAT TO FAITH-BASED ORGANISATIONS USCIRF ACCUSATION: “Pending amendments to the FCRA [are] threatening the ability of faith-based organizations to continue their operations in the country.” WHY IT'S MISLEADING: FCRA regulates foreign contributions, not religious belief or the right to practise religion. Faith-based organisations can operate in India; the question is whether and under what conditions they can receive foreign funding. The United States itself has FARA, which regulates certain activities undertaken on behalf of foreign principals. If the U.S. can, why can't India? 7. UMAR KHALID = PERSECUTED FOR BEING MUSLIM MISCHIEVOUS USCIRF CONFLATION: “Religious minorities—like Umar Khalid, who has been detained since 2020 for leading peaceful protests opposing the religiously discriminatory CAA—often spend years in jail without a trial.” WHY IT'S SLANDER: USCIRF presents Khalid's detention as though he were imprisoned for opposing the CAA. But SC'S Jan 2026 order records the prosecution material alleging that Khalid played a “central and formative role” in the violence and mobilisation.

Rahul Shivshankar

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THIS IS SCARY Yesterday, a group of people in Scotland protested a new hate speech law. "The irony of this hateful, spiteful law coming into play on April's Fools Day..." said one of the protesters. "Criminalizing free speech in this country is absolutely disgraceful." While I was happy to see the protest, I am deeply alarmed that the Scottish government passed the law in the first place. J.K. Rowling rightly wrote on X that the law gives the government the power to arrest people who refuse to call male rapists and murderers “women” and “she” and “her” if that’s what those men demand. The Hate Crime and Public Order Act of 2021 creates a new crime for "stirring up hatred," including related to trans identity. People can be arrested for things they say in the privacy of their own home. They can be arrested for simply being "insulting." And prosecutors need only prove your stirring up of hatred was "likely" not "intended." You might think this all has nothing to do with you. You don’t live in Scotland. But it has everything to do with you. What you say online could be held as criminal hate speech in Scotland, simply by somebody reading it there. And it’s not just Scotland. In the US, pro-censorship forces hope a Supreme Court victory will let them once again ramp up censorship demands by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. EU officials are putting in place a sweeping online censorship system that far exceeds in power and scope anything attempted under Communism or fascism. And last week, European political leaders weaponized their intelligence and security agencies in order to smear everyone from German farmers to conservative politicians as “Russia-linked.” And yet the United States and EU governments pump far more money than Russia into “non-governmental” organizations like the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the Aspen Institute, and the Atlantic Council to wage influence campaigns aimed at smearing ordinary farmers and truckers as “Russian-linked” and “far-right,” and influencing elections. To understand how ridiculous and totalitarian the EU’s focus on “foreign manipulation” is, consider the fact that, during the Cold War, the US government’s Central Intelligence Agency not only allowed Americans to read Soviet newspapers but actually translated them into English and sent them to thousands of libraries across the United States. Just think about it: do Europeans really need Russians, “Russia-linked” individuals, or “individuals echoing Moscow” to be angry about high energy prices and uncontrolled immigration? The entire “Russia influence” narrative coming from European politicians and intelligence agencies rests upon the monstrous insult that Europeans would be compliant were it not for Russians sowing discontent. This is an old political trick: characterize your enemies as foreigners. It’s also a trick of totalitarians. What’s driving all of this? Part of it is that EU politicians are trying to influence the June elections by demonizing their political opponents as puppets of Russia. But another part of it appears to be driven by genuine hatred. Just listen to Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf condemning the Scottish government on racial terms. “Why are we so surprised by the most senior positions in Scotland filled by those who are white?" he said. "Lord President — white. Every high court judge — white!” Humza suggests that the reason for all of this is because Scottish people are racist. But the real reason is that 95% of Scottish people are white. The fact that Humza, a nonwhite Muslim, is the highest-ranking Scottish politician is a sign of how non-racist the Scottish people are. For Humza to reach the top political job in Scotland and insist that the reason he’s so rare is because the Scottish people are racist is itself hateful, and pathological. The bad news is that the censors are on the offensive and we are on the defensive. In the US, Europe, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, Canada, and Brazil, an alliance of government agencies, government-funded think tanks, and corporate media are demanding more censorship, whether through laws like the one enacted in Scotland or through executive actions by agencies like the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FBI. The good news is we are starting to find our footing. We have been proud to publish investigations that have uncovered government disinformation and censorship demands in Germany, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Canada, and Brazil. These investigations reveal the same cast of characters, including intelligence and security agencies, mainstream news media, and ostensibly “non-governmental” organizations that happen to be heavily funded by governments. As importantly, we can expose the hatred behind the hate speech policies, and continue to point out that the solution to hate speech is free speech, not censorship. The way to counter hate is to do what Darryl Davis did, which was persuade KKK members to see him as a human being, and to give up their white robes. Davis will be the first person to tell you that he couldn’t have done his work with censorship, only with freedom of speech. There’s much we need to do...

THIS IS SCARY Yesterday, a group of people in Scotland protested a new hate speech law. "The irony of this hateful, spiteful law coming into play on April's Fools Day..." said one of the protesters. "Criminalizing free speech in this country is absolutely disgraceful." While I was happy to see the protest, I am deeply alarmed that the Scottish government passed the law in the first place. J.K. Rowling rightly wrote on X that the law gives the government the power to arrest people who refuse to call male rapists and murderers “women” and “she” and “her” if that’s what those men demand. The Hate Crime and Public Order Act of 2021 creates a new crime for "stirring up hatred," including related to trans identity. People can be arrested for things they say in the privacy of their own home. They can be arrested for simply being "insulting." And prosecutors need only prove your stirring up of hatred was "likely" not "intended." You might think this all has nothing to do with you. You don’t live in Scotland. But it has everything to do with you. What you say online could be held as criminal hate speech in Scotland, simply by somebody reading it there. And it’s not just Scotland. In the US, pro-censorship forces hope a Supreme Court victory will let them once again ramp up censorship demands by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. EU officials are putting in place a sweeping online censorship system that far exceeds in power and scope anything attempted under Communism or fascism. And last week, European political leaders weaponized their intelligence and security agencies in order to smear everyone from German farmers to conservative politicians as “Russia-linked.” And yet the United States and EU governments pump far more money than Russia into “non-governmental” organizations like the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the Aspen Institute, and the Atlantic Council to wage influence campaigns aimed at smearing ordinary farmers and truckers as “Russian-linked” and “far-right,” and influencing elections. To understand how ridiculous and totalitarian the EU’s focus on “foreign manipulation” is, consider the fact that, during the Cold War, the US government’s Central Intelligence Agency not only allowed Americans to read Soviet newspapers but actually translated them into English and sent them to thousands of libraries across the United States. Just think about it: do Europeans really need Russians, “Russia-linked” individuals, or “individuals echoing Moscow” to be angry about high energy prices and uncontrolled immigration? The entire “Russia influence” narrative coming from European politicians and intelligence agencies rests upon the monstrous insult that Europeans would be compliant were it not for Russians sowing discontent. This is an old political trick: characterize your enemies as foreigners. It’s also a trick of totalitarians. What’s driving all of this? Part of it is that EU politicians are trying to influence the June elections by demonizing their political opponents as puppets of Russia. But another part of it appears to be driven by genuine hatred. Just listen to Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf condemning the Scottish government on racial terms. “Why are we so surprised by the most senior positions in Scotland filled by those who are white?" he said. "Lord President — white. Every high court judge — white!” Humza suggests that the reason for all of this is because Scottish people are racist. But the real reason is that 95% of Scottish people are white. The fact that Humza, a nonwhite Muslim, is the highest-ranking Scottish politician is a sign of how non-racist the Scottish people are. For Humza to reach the top political job in Scotland and insist that the reason he’s so rare is because the Scottish people are racist is itself hateful, and pathological. The bad news is that the censors are on the offensive and we are on the defensive. In the US, Europe, Scotland, Germany, Ireland, Canada, and Brazil, an alliance of government agencies, government-funded think tanks, and corporate media are demanding more censorship, whether through laws like the one enacted in Scotland or through executive actions by agencies like the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FBI. The good news is we are starting to find our footing. We have been proud to publish investigations that have uncovered government disinformation and censorship demands in Germany, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Canada, and Brazil. These investigations reveal the same cast of characters, including intelligence and security agencies, mainstream news media, and ostensibly “non-governmental” organizations that happen to be heavily funded by governments. As importantly, we can expose the hatred behind the hate speech policies, and continue to point out that the solution to hate speech is free speech, not censorship. The way to counter hate is to do what Darryl Davis did, which was persuade KKK members to see him as a human being, and to give up their white robes. Davis will be the first person to tell you that he couldn’t have done his work with censorship, only with freedom of speech. There’s much we need to do...

Michael Shellenberger

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Zelensky’s inner circle raided for money laundering while Canada keeps writing the cheques As corruption allegations close in on Zelensky’s inner circle, how many more billions are Canadians expected to send before someone demands accountability? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s own presidential administration office has been raided by the country’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Investigators are probing the alleged laundering of roughly 150 million hryvnias — about $3.4 million US — tied to bail payments in a previous major corruption case involving the state nuclear power company. Zelensky has already fired the deputy head implicated, but this lands on top of earlier high-level scandals that forced out his former chief of staff and multiple ministers. Now, the defence minister that he just ousted, Mykhailo Fedorov, has issued a blunt warning. In a direct YouTube address, Fedorov described systemic governance rot within Ukraine. He described a system oriented toward self-preservation, saying that corruption is weakening the war effort itself, and called for immediate elections to give Ukrainians a democratic voice amid it all. This comes as Ukraine ranks 104th out of 182 countries on Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index, scoring a dismal 36 out of 100. In the country itself, martial law has been continuous since the war with Russia broke out in 2022. No national elections have been held since Zelensky’s term was supposed to expire in May 2024. Instead, power remains concentrated at the top. Yet Canadian legacy media carefully sidesteps the only question that matters to the people actually paying the bill: How many of Canadians’ tax dollars have already been poured into this exact mess? The answer is tens of billions — and the cheques keep coming. Since 2022, successive Liberal governments under Justin Trudeau and now Mark Carney have funneled $25.5 billion in Canadian taxpayer money to Ukraine. This year alone, Ottawa has earmarked another $2 billion in military support for 2026-27, plus hundreds of armoured vehicles and further economic assistance designed to unlock IMF, World Bank and European financing. Canadian foreign aid has become heavily skewed toward Ukraine, absorbing a disproportionate share of total international assistance outflows since 2022. Meanwhile, Canadians face crushing housing costs, rising homelessness, food insecurity, record taxation and healthcare wait times that have become deadly. Most alarmingly, Canadian veterans are still fighting the government in court for basic support. “What I wasn’t prepared for, Mr. Prime Minister, is Canada turning its back on me,” one told Trudeau. “You’re asking for more than we can give right now,” he responded. And yet, there’s seemingly endless funds for Ukraine. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former finance minister and deputy prime minister (with deep Ukrainian roots), oversaw the early packages that made Canada one of the G7’s most generous per-capita contributors. She later became special representative for Ukraine’s reconstruction and then, an economic advisor directly to Zelensky. Funny that: the architect of the outflow now sits closer to the system still draining Canadian wallets. As the same media that once branded any skepticism “Russian propaganda” is now forced to report raids targeting Zelensky’s inner circle over alleged money laundering, Canadians have every right to ask: how much more of our children’s future are we prepared to ship overseas? At what point does Ottawa admit that this is no longer simply charity, but Canadian tax dollars flowing into a governance system facing active investigations at the highest levels? Putting Canadians first means putting our money first, not next in line for the next corruption scandal.

Zelensky’s inner circle raided for money laundering while Canada keeps writing the cheques As corruption allegations close in on Zelensky’s inner circle, how many more billions are Canadians expected to send before someone demands accountability? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s own presidential administration office has been raided by the country’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Investigators are probing the alleged laundering of roughly 150 million hryvnias — about $3.4 million US — tied to bail payments in a previous major corruption case involving the state nuclear power company. Zelensky has already fired the deputy head implicated, but this lands on top of earlier high-level scandals that forced out his former chief of staff and multiple ministers. Now, the defence minister that he just ousted, Mykhailo Fedorov, has issued a blunt warning. In a direct YouTube address, Fedorov described systemic governance rot within Ukraine. He described a system oriented toward self-preservation, saying that corruption is weakening the war effort itself, and called for immediate elections to give Ukrainians a democratic voice amid it all. This comes as Ukraine ranks 104th out of 182 countries on Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index, scoring a dismal 36 out of 100. In the country itself, martial law has been continuous since the war with Russia broke out in 2022. No national elections have been held since Zelensky’s term was supposed to expire in May 2024. Instead, power remains concentrated at the top. Yet Canadian legacy media carefully sidesteps the only question that matters to the people actually paying the bill: How many of Canadians’ tax dollars have already been poured into this exact mess? The answer is tens of billions — and the cheques keep coming. Since 2022, successive Liberal governments under Justin Trudeau and now Mark Carney have funneled $25.5 billion in Canadian taxpayer money to Ukraine. This year alone, Ottawa has earmarked another $2 billion in military support for 2026-27, plus hundreds of armoured vehicles and further economic assistance designed to unlock IMF, World Bank and European financing. Canadian foreign aid has become heavily skewed toward Ukraine, absorbing a disproportionate share of total international assistance outflows since 2022. Meanwhile, Canadians face crushing housing costs, rising homelessness, food insecurity, record taxation and healthcare wait times that have become deadly. Most alarmingly, Canadian veterans are still fighting the government in court for basic support. “What I wasn’t prepared for, Mr. Prime Minister, is Canada turning its back on me,” one told Trudeau. “You’re asking for more than we can give right now,” he responded. And yet, there’s seemingly endless funds for Ukraine. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former finance minister and deputy prime minister (with deep Ukrainian roots), oversaw the early packages that made Canada one of the G7’s most generous per-capita contributors. She later became special representative for Ukraine’s reconstruction and then, an economic advisor directly to Zelensky. Funny that: the architect of the outflow now sits closer to the system still draining Canadian wallets. As the same media that once branded any skepticism “Russian propaganda” is now forced to report raids targeting Zelensky’s inner circle over alleged money laundering, Canadians have every right to ask: how much more of our children’s future are we prepared to ship overseas? At what point does Ottawa admit that this is no longer simply charity, but Canadian tax dollars flowing into a governance system facing active investigations at the highest levels? Putting Canadians first means putting our money first, not next in line for the next corruption scandal.

Rebel News

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//The Wire//2300Z October 7, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAELI GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TARGETING THE GPS POSITION OF AMERICAN CHRISTIANS DURING WORSHIP SERVICES. PRAVDA PUBLISHER DEAD AFTER FALL FROM APARTMENT WINDOW. GERMAN MAYOR WOUNDED IN STABBING ATTACK.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Germany: Overnight the Mayor of Herdecke, Iris Stalzer, remains in critical condition after being jumped and stabbed by a group of men. Analyst Comment: As is customary in Germany, very few details have been released on this case. However, locals observed Stalzer's own adopted son being taken from the scene in handcuffs and an evidence-preserving suit. Locals state that she was attacked and mugged by a group of migrants, and that when police arrived they discovered that her own adopted son was part of the gang that attacked her. Right now, this is purely rumor and only a single photo adds credence to the claims that her son was involved in some way. Time will tell what the truth is in this case, and in the absence of information there's not much to go on either way. Russia: Yesterday afternoon the publisher of Pravda died after falling from a window in Moscow. Vyacheslav Leontyev was discovered deceased after falling from his 5th-story apartment window, with local authorities stating that he jumped after experiencing a nervous breakdown. -HomeFront- USA: Controversy has mounted following the publishing of FARA documents pertaining to surveillance operations at Christian churches throughout the western United States. Last week, the official Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs partnered with (or created themselves, the ownership data is sketchy) an LLC in the United States by the name of "Show Faith By Works, LLC". As this company is directly controlled by a foreign government, it was required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). In the 86 page registration form, the organizers self-describe this company as being formed to carry out the "largest Geofencing and targeted Christian Digital Campaign ever". This would be accomplished by geofencing most churches in the region and displaying targeted ads to Christians specifically with reference to the October 7th attacks while they are actively attending a church service (per the paperwork that was filed). -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: Everyone is strongly encouraged to read the documentation yourself, as linked below on the official US government website. Overall, what this means in the clearest possible terms, is that if you are a Christian who brings your cell phone to church in the western United States, the government of Israel is openly and publicly surveilling your phone and your exact GPS coordinates. If anyone did not surmise such before, this paperwork confirms beyond all doubt that this is occurring. As a reminder, this is not a private company...this is the actual Israeli government purchasing analytics data from American service providers. As such Christians who bring their phones into Church during worship times, will very likely receive targeted advertisements to encourage them to think a certain way about the October 7th attacks while in Church, as the paperwork specifically states that smartphones owned by Christians will be targeted during worship times. The documentation detailing this campaign also is not limited to Churches...the GPS tracking merely starts once a Christian enters into the geofenced area around a Church. If a Christian enters a church perimeter, but later leaves...the surveillance of their GPS position will continue. The geofencing barriers being placed around churches are merely to identify which smartphones belong to Christians. If a person's phone enters the church grounds on a certain time on Sunday morning, this device can be associated with Christianity, and once that association is made, targeted ads (and further surveillance) can be undertaken at a later time and place. Most analytics data that is available for purchase on the free market is anonymized...buyers can't tell what your phone number or name is. But based on the context of a person being physically located inside a church, this is good enough for Israeli governmental needs when it comes to this information campaign. It is this association that is important...the aggregation of the geographic context of one's position is concerning. Using these geofencing parameters, this campaign is not really about serving ads while a person is in church...it's a mass database of Christians. All of this is allegedly being done to push pro-Israel propaganda, as openly admitted by their own documentation. They even put together many powerpoint slides detailing the plans of the campaign, as well as a list of allegedly every single church that has been targeted for this operation. All things considered, the only reason we know about this effort is because the actual government of Israel created this company...if it were instead a shell company or an "American owned" entity, no one would know this surveillance is taking place and service providers would happily sell their customers' data to the highest bidder secretly. Foreign governments target American citizens for advertising purposes all the time, usually on topics like tourism. What makes this campaign worthy of mention is that it is attempting to be the largest in history, and it's targeting Americans purely and solely based on their faith. Furthermore, considering Israel's history with electronic devices, and the nature of this alleged ad campaign specifically to target Christians for their faith and church attendance, there are much wider concerns than a simple ad being displayed on one's social media timeline. The same foreign government that exploded devices in the pockets of their enemies is now openly and specifically targeting Christian smartphones...and the US government is fine with it as long as they fill out a form first. When American citizens have to think about putting their phone in a Faraday bag before they pull in to the church parking lot on Sunday, just so that a foreign government doesn't track them back to their home afterward...this is a problem. Openly paying clergymen money to specifically read a script spouting the talking points of a nationstate leaves very little uncertainty as to what the overall goals of this endeavor are. And while this situation is not new by any means, and may even be pencil-whipped into being legal over the years, pretending that this behavior is not abhorrent is also disingenuous. If this exact effort were to be carried out by any other nation, very serious consequences would result. But because of what has become obvious in American politics, there is almost zero chance that there will be any pushback on this at all, at least from federal agencies. On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi signed a memo to all DoJ employees, outlining her initiatives for the Department after being appointed to the position. This memo specifically referenced her initiative to change FARA reporting requirements for the first time in decades. This memo ordered the disbanding the NSA's Corporate Enforcement Unit, as well as the Foreign Influence Task Force. Granted, random government "task forces" aren't often effective at much, so this could have just been routine downsizing after a change of power in Washington. However, the overall strategic goal of the DoJ as outlined in this memo is clear: to downsize and deprioritize FARA policing efforts. More broadly, while this is a brazen effort by a foreign government, it would be very foolish to assume that this is the first time such action has been undertaken. These documents, while quite illuminating for some, are the least surprising "smoking gun" documents to come to light in recent memory. Even this campaign is not alone, there are two other wings of this operation. PROJECT ESTHER is a similar effort also being carried out by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is the line of effort that specifically targets social media influencers to push pro-Israeli messaging. The other branch of this operation is the PROJECT 545 initiative (which is the more well-funded aspect of these efforts). This more generalized program is intended to launch a $145 million dollar propaganda campaign to target Americans in general with specific pro-Israeli messaging. Analyst: S2A1 Research: //END REPORT//

//The Wire//2300Z October 7, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAELI GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TARGETING THE GPS POSITION OF AMERICAN CHRISTIANS DURING WORSHIP SERVICES. PRAVDA PUBLISHER DEAD AFTER FALL FROM APARTMENT WINDOW. GERMAN MAYOR WOUNDED IN STABBING ATTACK.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Germany: Overnight the Mayor of Herdecke, Iris Stalzer, remains in critical condition after being jumped and stabbed by a group of men. Analyst Comment: As is customary in Germany, very few details have been released on this case. However, locals observed Stalzer's own adopted son being taken from the scene in handcuffs and an evidence-preserving suit. Locals state that she was attacked and mugged by a group of migrants, and that when police arrived they discovered that her own adopted son was part of the gang that attacked her. Right now, this is purely rumor and only a single photo adds credence to the claims that her son was involved in some way. Time will tell what the truth is in this case, and in the absence of information there's not much to go on either way. Russia: Yesterday afternoon the publisher of Pravda died after falling from a window in Moscow. Vyacheslav Leontyev was discovered deceased after falling from his 5th-story apartment window, with local authorities stating that he jumped after experiencing a nervous breakdown. -HomeFront- USA: Controversy has mounted following the publishing of FARA documents pertaining to surveillance operations at Christian churches throughout the western United States. Last week, the official Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs partnered with (or created themselves, the ownership data is sketchy) an LLC in the United States by the name of "Show Faith By Works, LLC". As this company is directly controlled by a foreign government, it was required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). In the 86 page registration form, the organizers self-describe this company as being formed to carry out the "largest Geofencing and targeted Christian Digital Campaign ever". This would be accomplished by geofencing most churches in the region and displaying targeted ads to Christians specifically with reference to the October 7th attacks while they are actively attending a church service (per the paperwork that was filed). -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: Everyone is strongly encouraged to read the documentation yourself, as linked below on the official US government website. Overall, what this means in the clearest possible terms, is that if you are a Christian who brings your cell phone to church in the western United States, the government of Israel is openly and publicly surveilling your phone and your exact GPS coordinates. If anyone did not surmise such before, this paperwork confirms beyond all doubt that this is occurring. As a reminder, this is not a private company...this is the actual Israeli government purchasing analytics data from American service providers. As such Christians who bring their phones into Church during worship times, will very likely receive targeted advertisements to encourage them to think a certain way about the October 7th attacks while in Church, as the paperwork specifically states that smartphones owned by Christians will be targeted during worship times. The documentation detailing this campaign also is not limited to Churches...the GPS tracking merely starts once a Christian enters into the geofenced area around a Church. If a Christian enters a church perimeter, but later leaves...the surveillance of their GPS position will continue. The geofencing barriers being placed around churches are merely to identify which smartphones belong to Christians. If a person's phone enters the church grounds on a certain time on Sunday morning, this device can be associated with Christianity, and once that association is made, targeted ads (and further surveillance) can be undertaken at a later time and place. Most analytics data that is available for purchase on the free market is anonymized...buyers can't tell what your phone number or name is. But based on the context of a person being physically located inside a church, this is good enough for Israeli governmental needs when it comes to this information campaign. It is this association that is important...the aggregation of the geographic context of one's position is concerning. Using these geofencing parameters, this campaign is not really about serving ads while a person is in church...it's a mass database of Christians. All of this is allegedly being done to push pro-Israel propaganda, as openly admitted by their own documentation. They even put together many powerpoint slides detailing the plans of the campaign, as well as a list of allegedly every single church that has been targeted for this operation. All things considered, the only reason we know about this effort is because the actual government of Israel created this company...if it were instead a shell company or an "American owned" entity, no one would know this surveillance is taking place and service providers would happily sell their customers' data to the highest bidder secretly. Foreign governments target American citizens for advertising purposes all the time, usually on topics like tourism. What makes this campaign worthy of mention is that it is attempting to be the largest in history, and it's targeting Americans purely and solely based on their faith. Furthermore, considering Israel's history with electronic devices, and the nature of this alleged ad campaign specifically to target Christians for their faith and church attendance, there are much wider concerns than a simple ad being displayed on one's social media timeline. The same foreign government that exploded devices in the pockets of their enemies is now openly and specifically targeting Christian smartphones...and the US government is fine with it as long as they fill out a form first. When American citizens have to think about putting their phone in a Faraday bag before they pull in to the church parking lot on Sunday, just so that a foreign government doesn't track them back to their home afterward...this is a problem. Openly paying clergymen money to specifically read a script spouting the talking points of a nationstate leaves very little uncertainty as to what the overall goals of this endeavor are. And while this situation is not new by any means, and may even be pencil-whipped into being legal over the years, pretending that this behavior is not abhorrent is also disingenuous. If this exact effort were to be carried out by any other nation, very serious consequences would result. But because of what has become obvious in American politics, there is almost zero chance that there will be any pushback on this at all, at least from federal agencies. On February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi signed a memo to all DoJ employees, outlining her initiatives for the Department after being appointed to the position. This memo specifically referenced her initiative to change FARA reporting requirements for the first time in decades. This memo ordered the disbanding the NSA's Corporate Enforcement Unit, as well as the Foreign Influence Task Force. Granted, random government "task forces" aren't often effective at much, so this could have just been routine downsizing after a change of power in Washington. However, the overall strategic goal of the DoJ as outlined in this memo is clear: to downsize and deprioritize FARA policing efforts. More broadly, while this is a brazen effort by a foreign government, it would be very foolish to assume that this is the first time such action has been undertaken. These documents, while quite illuminating for some, are the least surprising "smoking gun" documents to come to light in recent memory. Even this campaign is not alone, there are two other wings of this operation. PROJECT ESTHER is a similar effort also being carried out by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is the line of effort that specifically targets social media influencers to push pro-Israeli messaging. The other branch of this operation is the PROJECT 545 initiative (which is the more well-funded aspect of these efforts). This more generalized program is intended to launch a $145 million dollar propaganda campaign to target Americans in general with specific pro-Israeli messaging. Analyst: S2A1 Research: //END REPORT//

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