Antisemitism is NOT a Christian’s Friend:


Includes Sharing the Sanhedrin Trial Condemning Jesus was a Corrupt Jewish Leadership Problem & NOT a Jews Killed Jesus Problem

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© April 2, 2026

The Almighty informed Abram (prior to being renamed Abraham) that from his child of Promise (i.e., Isaac NOT Ishmael) a mighty nation would come and the those who bless Abram (and the Promised descendants) will be blessed:

Genesis 12: 2, 3, 5, 7 NKJV

2 I will make you a great nation;
I will bless you
And make your name great;
And you shall be a blessing.

3I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the [a]people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan.

Footnotes

a. Genesis 12:5 Lit. souls

7Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your [a]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Footnotes

a. Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed

To give a New Testament context to Genesis 12: 3, examine Hebrews 6: 12-17 AMPC:

12In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ([a]by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.

13For when God made [His] promise to Abraham, He swore by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear,

14Saying, Blessing I certainly will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you.

15And so it was that he [Abraham], having waited long and endured patiently, realized and obtained [in the birth of Isaac as a pledge of what was to come] what God had promised him. [Blog Editor Bold Text Emphasis]

16Men indeed swear by a greater [than themselves], and with them in all disputes the oath taken for confirmation is final [ending strife].

17 Accordingly God also, in His desire to show more convincingly and beyond doubt to those who were to inherit the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose and plan, intervened (mediated) with an oath.

Footnotes

a. Hebrews 6:12 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.

When I look at Antisemitic issues it is through a Pro-Israel and Christian Zionist filter. To be clear, I am both of those.

It is at this point that Jew-Haters crawl out from society’s cracks in unrestrained boldness and often with epithets of profanity as if that justifies their Jew-Hatred.

As a history buff (I have a BA in History), I am seeing an Antisemitism cycle reemerging that makes this day and time reminiscent of the blame-the-Jews-for-everything attitude that snowballed during and after the Great Depression of the 1930s. It is that attitude that contributed to the rise of Adolph Hitler which was part of his master race program of Mein Kampf.

Mein Kampf unsurprisingly is still popular among Jew-Haters today which is read like it is the gospel according to Hitler. Examine these connections: HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE.

I am Pro-Israel and a Christian Zionist on Biblical grounds. For goodness sake Jesus was born and raised Jewish. Jesus lived and followed the cultural events and lifestyle of being Jewish. The Apostles were Jewish. The Early Church was predominantly Jewish. The Jewish Followers of Jesus looked to Him as the Promised Messiah that would throw off Roman Conquest misinterpreting the earthly mission of Jesus.

The Promised Land is a part of the Abrahamic Covenant that was reiterated through the Covenant line of Isaac and Jacob followed through to the Law Giver Moses. Moses went over the blessings of keeping Covenant and the curses of breaking Covenant in Deuteronomy 28.

Ultimately when Covenant-breaking became to severe, that curse included removal from the Promised Land with a further promise of restoration:

Deuteronomy 28: 63-65 NKJV

63And it shall be, that just as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good and multiply you, so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you and bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked[a] from off the land which you go to possess.

64“Then the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known—wood and stone. 65 And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the Lord will give you a [b]trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul.

Footnotes

a. Deuteronomy 28:63 torn

b. Deuteronomy 28:65 anxious

Then the Promise of Restoration:

Isaiah 11: 11-13; Jeremiah 30: 1-3 NKJV

Isaiah 11

11It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the [a]islands of the sea.

12 He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will [b]assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together the dispersed of Judah
From the four [c]corners of the earth.
13Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

Footnotes

a. Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands

b. Isaiah 11:12 gather

c. Isaiah 11:12 Lit. wings

Jeremiah 30

1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2“Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words that I have spoken to you. 3For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”

That which provides fodder for Antisemites is the sad fact that a significant number of people with a Jewish heritage have embraced Covenant-breaking Left-Wing politics. Indeed, Antisemites often bluster that the earliest Zionist movement were Socialist-embracing Jews who had the money to push for a Jewish Homeland so that all Jews could escape Jewish persecution that had been rampant even in Christian dominated lands due the false accusations among which most cited was “Christ-Killers” for centuries.

The irony for me is God’s Mercy is a part of the Promised Land Restoration. God is even providing Covenant-breakers time to repent as the Return of Christ (who is the Messiah to the Jew first and then to the engrafted Gentile Believers). Does that mean all Jews will be Saved? Sadly, no. But neither will all Gentiles that have had a Christian heritage be saved. Heritage does not Save. Belief in the Risen Redeemer Jesus the Son of God brings Salvation. Sadly as in the days of Noah, many will perish in unbelief even in the face of Divine Revelation before one’s eyes.

For Christian Zionists (an increasingly vilified lot by Antisemites on the Left and the Right) like me, Israel’s return as a nation in 1948 signifies a prophetic sign the End Times Return of Jesus which culminates in a New Earth and New Heaven is closer to fruition. A couple of perspectives on Restored Israel and Christ’s Return:

I preface this case against Antisemitism with an interesting read from Substack Theology in Five entitled, “Caiaphas and the Crowd: How Corrupt Leaders Turn People Against the Truth”. The premise being the Jewish leadership was so corrupted in maintaining the Roman institutionalized power structure, the Jewish power-brokers were willing to unjustly condemn Jesus. What is interesting is the Jewish Leaders set the stage for a fake trial by publishing a deceptive narrative to the Jewish listeners conditioned to trust their Leaders. HMM…Does that sound familiar?

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Caiaphas and the Crowd: How Corrupt Leaders Turn People Against the Truth

Caiaphas Accuses Jesus (TIF Photo)

By Theology In Five

March 31, 2026

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Caiaphas matters because he shows what happens when leaders decide that preserving their system matters more than submitting to God. He was not a background figure in the Passion narratives. He was the high priest during the crucial years of Jesus’ ministry, a man whose office stood at the intersection of religion, politics, and public order in Jerusalem. That makes him more than a villain in the story. He becomes a window into how corrupt leadership works when truth threatens the structure it has learned to protect.

This lesson is not really about one man in isolation. It is about a pattern that appears whenever institutions become more important than obedience. Caiaphas represents a leadership class that chose stability over truth, influence over faithfulness, and self-preservation over submission to God. Once that happens, truth is no longer weighed on its own merits. It is measured by what it might cost. Leaders begin to treat righteousness as a threat, and once they do, it becomes possible to turn a crowd against the very one they should have welcomed.

This Is Not an Antisemitic Reading

This must be stated clearly at the outset. This lesson is not about blaming Jews as an ethnic group for the death of Jesus. That idea is false and a misuse of Scripture. Jesus was Jewish. His disciples were Jewish. The earliest church was overwhelmingly Jewish. The conflict in the Gospels takes place within a Jewish context involving specific leaders, specific factions, and the reality of Roman occupation. Rome carried out the crucifixion.

The issue is not ethnicity. The issue is sinful humanity and corrupt leadership. Caiaphas represents a failure of leadership, not a people group. Any attempt to turn the Passion into justification for antisemitism is a rejection of both the text and the Gospel itself.

That has to remain in view from beginning to end. The lesson of Caiaphas is not that one ethnicity carries unique guilt. The lesson is that corrupt leaders can manipulate a frightened public into rejecting the truth. That pattern is not Jewish. It is human, and history has shown that Christians themselves are just as capable of repeating it.

Israel Was Yahweh’s Supernaturally Created Nation

To understand why Caiaphas is such a tragic figure, we have to step back and look at the larger biblical story. At Babel, humanity rebelled and was divided into the nations. In response, Yahweh gave those nations over and allotted them under lesser elohim. That is the background for the world of the nations, a world fractured by rebellion and ruled by powers that would become corrupt.

Then Yahweh did something new. He called Abraham and began creating a nation for Himself. Israel was not merely another ancient people group that gradually emerged among the rest. Israel was supernaturally brought into existence by Yahweh as His own inheritance in the middle of a world already divided among the nations. He raised up Abraham, gave promises to his descendants, delivered Israel from Egypt, and planted them in the land as His own portion.

That is what makes the situation in Caiaphas’s day so severe. The nation Yahweh had created for Himself now had its highest religious office functioning inside a pagan imperial structure. The office that should have embodied covenant loyalty to Yahweh had become entangled with a world order opposed to Him. The tragedy is not simply that the high priest made a bad decision. The tragedy is that the office itself had been pulled deep into a system it was never meant to serve.

Caiaphas Accuses Jesus with Jn 11:50 Quote (TIF Photo)

Caiaphas Was a Religious Leader Inside a Political Machine

By the first century, the high priesthood was no longer operating as an office governed solely by Yahweh’s authority. Judea was under Rome, and Rome exercised control over the appointment and removal of high priests. That means the highest religious office in Israel was operating inside a pagan imperial machine. Caiaphas did not hold his position in a vacuum. His office existed within a structure that demanded political usefulness, public stability, and cooperation with imperial power.

That detail matters because it explains how a high priest could think the way Caiaphas thought. He was not simply asking whether Jesus was right. He was asking what Jesus might cost them. Rome did not reward spiritual sensitivity. Rome rewarded order. A man in Caiaphas’s position had every incentive to think in terms of containment, risk, and institutional preservation. The more influence Jesus gained, the more dangerous He appeared to leaders whose standing depended on keeping Jerusalem manageable.

Rome’s religious identity only sharpens the point. The empire was not spiritually neutral. It stood under Jupiter, the Roman counterpart to Zeus, the chief god of the imperial order. In the biblical worldview, the nations stood under lesser elohim after Babel, and those powers became corrupt. So the high priest of Yahweh was functioning under an empire tied to a rival spiritual order. That does not mean Caiaphas stopped being high priest in any formal sense. It means the office had been distorted by dependence on a system that did not answer to Yahweh.

The High Priest Under a Counterfeit Kingdom

This is where the contrast with Jesus becomes especially powerful. In the temptation narrative, Satan offers Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. That offer only carries weight if it reflects some real, though illegitimate, authority. The temptation is not theatrical nonsense. It is a real offer of dominion on rebellious terms, rule without obedience, kingship without the cross. Jesus rejects that offer. He refuses to bow to a counterfeit order in order to gain power. He will receive the nations from the Father, not from a usurper, and not by compromise.

Caiaphas stands on the opposite side of that contrast. By the time of Jesus’ ministry, the high priest of Yahweh was operating within one of the kingdoms of this world, under the shadow of Rome and its gods, preserving his office by cooperation with a structure that Christ had already refused to serve. In the framework you have been developing, the storm-god pattern seen in Zeus, Jupiter, Baal, and their counterparts reflects a counterfeit form of divine rule, a usurping authority that mimics Yahweh while opposing Him. If that pattern traces back to the ancient rebel, then the irony becomes even sharper. The high priest of Yahweh was helping preserve his position within a world system shaped by the same counterfeit rule that Jesus had already rejected.

That is part of what makes Caiaphas so sobering. Christ refused the shortcut to power. Caiaphas accommodated the system that offered it. Christ would obey the Father and go to the cross. Caiaphas would protect his place by handing the true King over to death.

The Leadership Feared What Jesus Would Disrupt

John gives us one of the clearest windows into the reasoning of the leadership. After Jesus’ signs drew widespread attention, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered in fear and asked what they were going to do. Their concern was not that Jesus had failed to make an impact. Their concern was precisely that He had. If He continued, they feared that the Romans would come and take away their place and their nation. Caiaphas then cuts through the discussion with brutal clarity. It is better, he says, for one man to die than for the whole nation to perish.

That line reveals the heart of the problem. Caiaphas does not begin with truth. He begins with cost. He does not weigh the evidence in order to ask whether Jesus is from God. He starts with the assumption that the system must be preserved, and then reasons backward from there. Once leaders begin thinking this way, truth itself becomes dangerous. It is no longer evaluated by whether it is faithful. It is evaluated by whether it threatens the arrangement that keeps those leaders secure.

This is how corrupt leadership usually works. It rarely announces itself as rebellion. It speaks in the language of prudence, responsibility, stability, and the common good. Caiaphas does not sound reckless. He sounds practical. That is part of what makes him so dangerous. Evil often presents itself as the necessary choice for preserving order.

Two Crowds, Two Influences

One of the most important details in Holy Week is that the crowd does not function as one fixed, identical mass all the way through the story. That flattening of the narrative creates confusion and can open the door to bad readings. The people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were largely pilgrims coming into Jerusalem for Passover. They had seen His works, heard reports about Him, and hailed Him as the Son of David. They were responding to what they believed they had encountered. They were not simply parroting Caiaphas.

By the time of the trial, however, the setting had changed. Now the action is centered in Jerusalem under the influence of the priestly leadership. The atmosphere is not the same. The pressure is not the same. The people nearest the proceedings are no longer simply pilgrims on the road rejoicing at the arrival of a hoped-for king. They are in the sphere of leaders who fear Jesus, oppose Him, and know how to direct public sentiment. Mark tells us plainly that the chief priests stirred up the crowd to demand Barabbas and reject Jesus. Pilate himself recognized that Jesus had been handed over out of envy.

That contrast matters because it helps explain the turn without forcing the story into something simplistic. The same city did not suddenly uncover some new evidence that made Jesus worthy of death. What changed was influence. Palm Sunday shows people responding to Jesus apart from the immediate shaping power of the corrupt leadership. The trial scenes show what happens when fearful authorities frame the righteous as dangerous and teach others to see Him that way. The issue is not that truth changed. The issue is that the crowd came under different leadership.

How Leaders Turn a Crowd

Crowds do not have to be forced in order to be manipulated. They have to be framed. If trusted leaders define a righteous figure as dangerous, if they attach fear to that figure, and if the environment is already tense, public opinion can shift quickly. Jerusalem during Passover was exactly the kind of place where that could happen. Roman scrutiny was high. National tension was high. The priestly establishment had influence. Under those conditions, leaders did not need to persuade everyone with careful argument. They only needed to define the moment.

That is one of the most sobering aspects of the Passion account. Public outrage is often not spontaneous. It is cultivated. Fear is taught. The crowd’s guilt is real, but the leadership’s guilt is heavier because it understood how to direct that fear toward a chosen target. Caiaphas and the priestly leadership did not merely dislike Jesus in private. They helped create the atmosphere in which rejecting Him could feel necessary.

That pattern has never gone away. It is one of the oldest tools of corrupt leadership. Present a faithful voice as a threat to peace. Suggest that the community will suffer if that voice is allowed to continue. Treat institutional preservation as moral necessity. Once that framework is accepted, people begin to oppose the truth while convincing themselves they are protecting the common good.

Jesus Threatened Their System Because He Exposed It

Jesus was dangerous to Caiaphas and his circle not merely because He was popular, but because He exposed what the system had become. He confronted hypocrisy. He challenged their moral authority. He disrupted the temple economy. He spoke and acted with an authority they could not control. He drew the loyalty of the people without needing their permission. In Him, the leadership was confronted by a righteousness that revealed their compromises for what they were.

Corrupt leadership can survive many things. It can survive criticism, resistance, and even partial reform. What it cannot survive is exposure by genuine holiness. A righteous voice does more than disagree with corruption. It reveals that corruption was never necessary in the first place. Caiaphas could live with a world full of lesser disputes and manageable tensions. What he could not live with was the presence of someone whose authority came from God and whose faithfulness made the corruption of the system impossible to hide.

That is why Jesus had to be removed. Caiaphas did not need to curse Yahweh or deny Scripture in some open, theatrical fashion. He only needed to decide that obedience had become too costly. Once he made that decision, the true King became expendable for the sake of preserving the institution.

Caiaphas – Status Quo – Reject Truth (TIF Photo)

How Modern Versions of Caiaphas Still Operate

The lesson matters because Caiaphas is not merely a first-century problem. His method is still with us. Modern versions of Caiaphas still protect institutions over truth. They still train people to fear disruption. They still portray faithful voices as dangerous, divisive, irresponsible, or harmful to the community. They still present compromise as wisdom and obedience as extremism.

This can happen in churches, denominations, ministries, schools, political systems, media systems, and activist movements. Any structure that becomes more concerned with image, donor confidence, public approval, bureaucratic stability, or internal control than with truth becomes vulnerable to this pattern. Once leaders feel that their survival depends on preserving the system, they begin to treat anyone who exposes it as a threat.

Most crowds do not realize they are being manipulated. They think they are discerning wisely. They think they are protecting peace. They think they are standing for the greater good. That is what makes the pattern so dangerous. Corrupt leadership does not usually recruit supporters by saying, “Join us in opposing the truth.” It recruits them by teaching them to fear what the truth will cost.

The Warning for Holy Week

Holy Week presses an uncomfortable question on every reader. Would we have recognized what was happening, or would we have been shaped by the same fears? It is easy to denounce Caiaphas from a distance. It is much harder to ask where his instincts are alive now, including in ourselves. Do we judge truth by Scripture, or by what it might cost our side? Do we value faithfulness more than stability? Do we want righteous leadership, or merely effective management that keeps our preferred world intact?

The contrast between Palm Sunday and the trial scenes is helpful here. One crowd welcomed Jesus because it encountered Him. Another crowd, under different pressures and different influence, was stirred against Him. That should unsettle us. It means the question is not simply whether we admire Jesus in the abstract. The question is whether we can still recognize and receive the truth when authorities we trust frame it as dangerous.

That is why Caiaphas remains such a necessary warning. Religious leadership can become one of the greatest obstacles to receiving what God is doing. It can speak in the language of order while resisting God. It can defend the institution while betraying its purpose. It can persuade people that eliminating the righteous is the price of preserving peace.

Conclusion

Caiaphas stands in Holy Week as a warning, not as a weapon against an ethnicity. He shows what happens when leaders become more committed to preserving their position than to obeying God. He shows how institutions can become more precious than truth, how fear can be turned into a tool of manipulation, and how a public can be moved against the very one it should have welcomed.

The tragedy is deepened by the larger biblical setting. Israel was the nation Yahweh had supernaturally created for Himself in the midst of a divided and rebellious world. Yet by the time of Jesus, the highest office in that nation had become entangled with a pagan imperial order and was operating according to the logic of preservation rather than covenant loyalty. The high priest of Yahweh helped hand over Yahweh’s Messiah in order to maintain his place within a corrupt system.

That is why Caiaphas still matters. He reminds us that truth does not become false because powerful people fear it. He reminds us that institutions are not always faithful simply because they are old, official, or religious. He reminds us that the difference between welcoming Christ and rejecting Him is often not evidence, but influence. Holy Week calls us to see that pattern clearly, resist it where it appears, and refuse to help repeat it.

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Discussion Questions

1. How does the contrast between the Palm Sunday crowd and the later crowd at the trial help you understand how influence and leadership shape public opinion?

2. In what ways did Caiaphas prioritize preserving the system over seeking the truth, and where do we see similar patterns in leadership today?

3. Why is it significant that the high priesthood was operating under Roman authority, and how does that affect our understanding of Caiaphas’s decisions?

4. How does the temptation of Christ, where Satan offers the kingdoms of the world, deepen the contrast between Jesus and Caiaphas?

5. What practical steps can we take to ensure we are responding to truth based on Scripture rather than being shaped by the fears or agendas of influential leaders?

Want to Know More

  • Craig A. Evans – Jesus and His World: The Archaeological Evidence
    Evans provides a grounded look at the historical and archaeological context of Jesus’ time, including the priestly class and figures like Caiaphas. This helps anchor the Gospel accounts in real first-century structures of power and leadership.
  • N. T. Wright – Jesus and the Victory of God
    Wright explores the political and religious tensions of Second Temple Judaism and shows how Jesus’ actions were perceived as a threat to the existing order. His work is especially helpful for understanding why leaders like Caiaphas reacted the way they did.
  • Brant Pitre – Jesus and the Last Supper
    Pitre focuses on the Jewish context of Jesus’ final days, including Passover, the temple, and the expectations surrounding the Messiah. This helps clarify the difference between the pilgrims welcoming Jesus and the leadership opposing Him.
  • E. P. Sanders – Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63 BCE–66 CE
    Sanders gives a detailed and widely respected overview of Jewish life and leadership in the period. This is crucial for understanding the structure and influence of the priestly class without falling into caricatures.
  • Darrell L. Bock – Jesus According to Scripture
    Bock walks through the Gospel accounts in a careful, text-driven way, including the trial narratives. His work helps show how the leadership’s actions developed and how the crowd was influenced during Holy Week.

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Introducing Rev. Patti’s ‘Islam Blueprint’


Intro by John R. Houk, Blog Editor

Intro © March 30, 2026

I’ve been going through my email subscriptions to come across inspiration to share on my blogs. AND I became inspired. As I write these thoughts (originally 3/29/26) I came across a post on the WordPress blog NO THOUGHT POLICE – Freedom of thought and speech not policed here!

The author there goes by Rev. Patti and she typically focuses on Biblical Scriptures and Christian calendar events/holidays which leads to think her background might be some kind of Episcopal background (and that could stretch from Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran and others).

On 3/29 I ran into Part 2 of her post “Islam Blueprint”. Part 2 was a bit of lengthy post but worth the read. So I back tracked and read Part 1. It was more an introduction and much shorter. At the end of Part 2 a notice says on 3/30/26 PART 3 – THE NETWORK will be posted. Rev. Patti’s source is Glenn Beck. She does not provide a source link. I tried to search engine Glenn Beck and ran into a subscription requirement.

I realize this will make a very long post. But for goodness sake, I’m going to post PARTS 1 – 3 together on 3/30/26 for my readers. Friends, particularly if you are a Christian, KNOW THIS ONE THING! Islam is a cruel enemy inspired by Satan that requires vicious tyrannical submission. Rev. Patti’s perspective is worth the read! There might be more than three parts, but I will be only sharing three.

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Islam’s Blueprint – Part 1 Intro

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By Rev. Patti

March 27, 2026

No Thought Police

“CIVILIZATIONS ARE RARELY CONQUERED IN A DAY. THEY ARE CHANGED QUIETLY, PATIENTLY FROM WITHIN”

As I have told you several times before, I truly believe that God has called me to stand up and sound the alarm about the dangers of radical Islam. Too many people are shrugging their shoulders acting as if it doesn’t have anything to do with their lives, or they think that it’s just a harmless religion and the 1st Amendment protects them, or they think that if they just ignore it, it’s going to go away on it’s own. Well, all three of those reactions are wrong. Let me say that again, those reactions are WRONG!

So again, my thanks go out to Glenn Beck and his staff and all the hard work they’ve done to bring the truth to the forefront of the news cycle. And because of the urging of Glenn Beck himself for his audience to share the information in all ways and with as many of people as possible, I shall honor his wishes in this multi-part piece I’m posting here beginning today and every day until all of the information has been posted.

INTRO: A WARNING TO A FREE SOCIETY

A lot of threats arrive with loud explosions, sirens, and breaking news alerts. Others will arrive quietly – so quietly that by the time anyone recognizes what has changed, the change is already permanent and nothing seems to work to change it.

For over 20 years, we Americans have been trained to recognize danger in just one specific form: sudden violence. Terror attacks. War footage. Radical groups operating overseas. These moments are shocking and also unforgettable. They tend to dominate all the headlines and they shape how entire generations understand c [sic] conflicts.

History however, shows that the most decisive struggles for all societies are not always fought on the battlefields. Instead they are often fought through ideas. Through institutions. Through culture and through time.

This Islamist Blueprint is a guide for people who want to help others understand the warning that is coming with the guide. It is meant to serve as a practical companion-something that can be shared, discussed and returned to often.

The goal of this guide is not to overwhelm readers with theory or rhetoric. It is to clearly as possible explain the patterns, documents, and developments that point to a long-term ideological strategy already operating inside of Western societies, including right here in America.

At the core of it, this guide explores a central reality: ideological movements seeking lasting political and cultural change rarely announcing themselves through open confrontation. They always advance gradually – building influence, shaping narratives, forming alliances, and then embedding themselves within existing systems.

Free societies are especially the ones that are most vulnerable to this kind of long-term strategy. Their openness, tolerance, and legal protections make them strong. But those same strengths can also create blind spots. Movements that are willing to think in terms of decades instead of election cycles can take advantage of environments that assume participation always signals shared values.

Far too many Americans still understand radical Islamist movements primarily through the lens of terrorism. Violence is real. Terrorism has taken thousands of lives over the decades. But focusing only on the violent extremism can cause free societies to overlook the quieter efforts aimed at influencing culture, public education, media, and community leadership from within.

This guide will examine what happens when ideological goals are pursued through gradual normalization instead of the sudden confrontation. It connects historical doctrine to present-day activism to political leverage, and narrative framing to shifts in public perception. It also emphasizes the responsibility of citizens in a free nation to remain informed, engaged, and willing to examine uncomfortable realities instead of just shrugging their shoulders and walking away.

Because ideological struggles don’t disappear simply because they are inconvenient to discuss.

They unfold whether societies pay attention or not. And right now, most Americans have not been paying attention and as far as I can tell, they still aren’t paying much attention to probably the most crucial event that is happening right underneath our noses as I write this very sentence.

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Islam Blueprint – Part 2 – The Strategy

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By Rev. Patti

March 28, 2026

No Thought Police

THE STRATEGY

When it comes to long-term ideological movements they rarely depend on one single method.

The truth is, they adapt. They evolve. They operate on multiple timelines all at once.

Some actions are designed to produce immediate impact. While others are intended to reshape free societies gradually – through influence, legitimacy, and persistence. Understanding this difference is essential to understanding the strategy that is explored in this guide.

This particular part examines how gradualist ideological approaches function, why they are often misunderstood, and how strategic frameworks can guide movements over decades rather than mere moments.

SEEING THE CONFLICT DIFFERENTLY

Modern free democratic societies are structured around the expectation of visible political struggle. Elections, policy debates, protests, and public controversies create clear moments of decision. Citizens are accustomed to recognizing change when it becomes loud or disruptive.

Gradual transformation very rarely follows that pattern.

Instead of producing dramatic turning points, it unfolds through accumulation. Institutions evolve. Cultural assumptions shift. Coalitions form and dissolve. Language changes. What once seemed temporary becomes permanent. What once seemed controversial now becomes routine.

This process can be difficult to recognize while it is actually taking place. Without a clear moment of any kind of confrontation, many people just assume that the underlying direction of society remains unchanged. Only later – sometimes years or even decades later – does the actual scale of transformation become apparent.

VIOLENT JIHAD AND GRADUALIST JIHAD

Within Islamist movements, analysts often distinguish between strategies that emphasize immediate confrontation and those that emphasize immediate confrontation and those that emphasize long-term influence.

Violent jihadist groups seek rapid disruption. Their actions are designed to create fear, destabilize governments, and provoke responses that can be used to recruit supporters or reshape political conditions. Such attacks command global attention and can alter national policy within days.

Gradualist approaches operate differently.

Rather than attempting to defeat free societies through force, they focus on gaining legitimacy within them. Participation in civic life, engagement with media, legal advocacy, community organization, and coalition politics become mechanisms for expanding influence. Success is measured not by dramatic victories, but by sustained access, normalized presence, and incremental gains in authority or credibility.

This distinction does not imply a single unified movement or identical tactics across organizations. It reflects the existence of multiple pathways toward ideological objectives – some confrontational, others adaptive.

Grand Jihad – Destroy West From Within (NTP Photo)

Understanding both timelines helps explain why ideological competition can continue even when violence appears to decline.

ISLAM AND ISLAMISM

Any serious discussion of strategy must begin with Islamism, by contrast, refers to political movements that seek to organize governance and public life according to religious doctrine. These movements vary widely in structure and rhetoric. Some operate through grassroots activism. Others focus on institutional influence or transnational networks.

What they often share is long-term perspective on political and cultural change.

Failing to distinguish between religious identity and political ideology can obscure strategic analysis. It can also polarize public debate, making it more difficult to evaluate how specific organizations or ideas operate within democratic environments.

THE MEANING OF GRADUALISM

Gradualism is best understood as a method rather than an ideology.

It prioritizes endurance over immediacy. Movements that adopt gradualist approaches invest in building organizational capacity, cultivating leadership, shaping public narratives, and forming alliances that expand their reach. Change is pursued through stages – each one reinforcing the next.

This process can include participation in electoral politics, engagement with educational institutions, legal challenges designed to reshape precedent, and advocacy campaigns that reframe public discussion.

Individually, such developments may appear unremarkable. Taken together, they can alter how power is distributed and how norms are defined.

Gradualism assumes that transformation is more sustainable when it is perceived as evolution rather than rupture.

WHY THE WEST MISSES SLOW-MOVING THREATS

Free democratic societies tend to respond most effectively to visible emergencies. Security systems, media structures, and political incentives are all designed to prioritize immediate crises.

Long-term ideological positioning operates below that threshold. Incremental institutional growth does not produce dramatic headlines. Cultural negotiation and coalition politics are often viewed as just routine aspects of pluralistic life. Participation is often interpreted as evidence of shared commitment to democratic values, even when strategic objectives differ.

This environment can allow movements with extended timelines to build influence with relatively limited scrutiny.

By the time patterns become widely recognized, they may already be deeply embedded within the public life.

THE BLUEPRINT IN PLAIN LANGUAGE

The idea of a strategic framework guiding ideological movements is supported by a combination of documents, organizational behavior, public messaging, and observable outcomes. These elements do not always form a single centralized plan. Instead, they reflect shared assumptions about how influence can be expanded over time.

Such frameworks often emphasize legitimacy, normalization, and persistence. They encourage engagement with institutions rather than rejection of them. They prioritize shaping perception as well as policy.

Understanding the concept of a blueprint helps explain how seemingly disconnected developments can align within a broader strategic trajectory.

Recognizing that trajectory doesn’t require alarmism, it requires attention.

Because long-term strategies are rarely dramatic while they are unfolding. Their significance becomes clear only when viewed in full.

SOURCES FOR “THE STRATEGY”

Strategy Sources screengrab 1 [NTP Photo]

Strategy Sources screengrab 2 [NTP Photo]

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Islam Blueprint – Part 3 – The Network

Lady Liberty in Muslim Burka (NTP Photo)

By Rev. Patti

March 29, 2026

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THE NETWORK

If part 2 explained the method, part 3 takes a look at the machinery.

Long-term ideological strategies do not operate in isolation. They require organization, leadership, funding, communication channels, and institutional access. Influence is rarely achieved by individuals acting alone. It’s built through networks – formal and informal – that allow ideas to move from doctrine into practical political and cultural engagement.

One of the most frequently cited examples of such a network in discussions of Islamist strategy is the Muslim Brotherhood.

THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MODEL

Founded in Egypt in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood began as a religious and social reform movement responding to the political and cultural upheavals of the early twentieth century. Its founder, Hassan al-Banna, envisioned a revival of Islamic identity that would extend beyond personal faith into media engagement, and policy lobbying have all served as pathways for expanding visibility and credibility. By presenting objectives in terms that resonate with local political values – civil rights, representation, religious freedom, social justice – organizations influenced by Brotherhood thinking have often been able to operate within mainstream public discourse.

Critics argue that this strategy can obscure long-term ambitions behind language that seems to be universally acceptable. Supporters counter that participation reflects genuine adaptation to democratic norms. The debate itself illustrates the complexity of assessing ideological movements that operate through incremental influence rather than overt confrontation.

What remains clear is that organizational infrastructure matters.

Ideas gain power when they are supported by institutions capable of sustaining them across generations. Leadership development, funding mechanisms, media presence, and coalition-building all contribute to the durability of a movement’s influence. The Brotherhood model demonstrates how ideological objectives can be pursued not only through dramatic political moments, but through dramatic political moments, but through patient engagement with the structures that shape everyday life.

FRONT GROUPS AND INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCE

Long-term movements rarely present their full ideological ambitions in a single, unified form.

Instead they operate through a range of organizations that serve different functions – social, political, educational, legal, and cultural. Each institution may appear to pursue a limited or narrowly defined mission. Taken together, they can form a broader ecosystem of influence.

This layered structure allows movements to engage with mainstream institutions while maintaining ideological continuity. Advocacy groups can focus on civil rights. Community organizations cam emphasize social services. Educational initiatives can shape leadership development. Policy-focused entities can work directly with lawmakers and regulators.

Individually, these roles often seem uncontroversial. Collectively, they can expand legitimacy and access.

The term “front group” is frequently used in political analysis to describe organizations that advance strategic objectives while presenting themselves primarily through widely accepted causes or identities. In the context of Islamist networks, critics argue that some advocacy organizations have used this approach to build credibility, influence public debate, and limit scrutiny of long-term goals.

Supporters of such groups often reject this characterization, emphasizing their contributions to representation, religious freedom, and civic participation. The tension between these interpretations reflects a broader challenge; democratic societies must balance openness with vigilance, inclusion with accountability.

Institutional influence does not always require formal control.

It can develop through relationships, partnerships, and sustained engagement with public systems. When organizations become recognized interlocutors – consulted by media, invited into policy discussions, or positioned as representatives of communities – they gain the ability to shape how issues are framed and then understood.

Over time, this access can translate into cultural authority. Ideas once viewed as very marginal may enter into the mainstream discourse through repetition, normalization, and endorsement by so-called trusted institutions.

MOSQUES, SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, AND ADVOCACY

Religious and community institutions often serve as foundational elements in long-term ideological strategies. They provide gathering spaces, leadership training, social services, and platforms for cultural transmission. For many communities, these institutions are sources of stability and identity.

In the context of Islamist movements, analysts have noted how such spaces can also function as environments where political perspectives are shaped and networks are reinforced. Educational programs, youth initiatives, and charitable outreach can help cultivate future leaders who are comfortable operating both within religious communities and broader civic structures.

This process does not necessarily involve overt political messaging. Influence can develop through shared experiences, trusted relationships, and exposure to specific interpretations of history, law, or social responsibility. Over time, these perspectives can inform activism, policy engagement, and public advocacy.

Nonprofit organizations expand this reach even further.

Mosque-Minaret to Call Islamic Prayer (NTP Photo)

By addressing humanitarian needs, legal challenges, or cultural representation, advocacy groups can build broad alliances. Partnerships with other civil society organizations may be formed around shared concerns – discrimination, foreign policy, social justice, or economic inequality. These coalitions can amplify influence while also embedding ideological actors more deeply within mainstream institutional life.

The cumulative effect is the creation of interconnected spaces where religious identity, political engagement, and cultural narratives intersect. And this is where the real problem lies.

ACCESS TO POLITICS AND PUBLIC LIFE

Democratic systems provide multiple pathways for influence. Voting blocs, lobbying efforts, candidate endorsements, and grassroots mobilization can all shape electoral outcomes and policy priorities. Movements that organize effectively within these systems can gain leverage disproportionate to their size, particularly in closely contested districts or coalition-driven political environments.

Strategic participation does not always require forming a dedicated political party. Just see how much the “Democrat Party” has changed over the years, being a prime example. Influence can be exercised through issue-based alliances, targeted campaigns (Ilhan Omar and Zorhan Mamdami are just two prime examples) and sustained engagement with policymakers. Advocacy organizations may serve as intermediaries, translating community concerns into legislative language or regulatory proposals.

Over time, this type of access can alter the overall balance of negotiation. Officials seeking electoral support or public legitimacy may increasingly rely on established organizations to communicate with specific constituencies. This dynamic can grant ideological actors the opportunity to shape agendas, define acceptable discourse, and influence resource allocation. All of which has been transpiring right under our noses for several decades now.

Political legitimacy, once achieved, reinforces itself. Recognition leads to consultation. Consultation leads to influence.

COMING TOMORROW – PART 4 – THE NETWORK CONTINUED [Blog Editor: This Blog ends this Glenn Beck/Rev. Patti sharing with Part 3. To further or continue to understand Islam’s blueprint for world domination under Islamic rule you can keep your eyes open for more No Thought Police updates or probably subscribe to the Glenn Beck version.]

Intro to ‘Islamification of the West’


Intro by John R. Houk, Blog Editor

Intro © March 28, 2026

The Exposé introduces a Youtube video in which Raymond Ibrahim discusses an Islamification tactic used in the West to bring Islamic domination over Western Culture that owes much of its heritage to ancient Greeks, ancient Romans and most importantly to Christianity. Ibrahim informs that Islamification tactic is called ribat. The Exposé introduction explains there is a Muslim historical context to a modern Muslim execution.

KNOW the enemy of Christianity and read The Exposé intro then watch the Raymond Ibrahim video explaining ribat. The Exposé focuses on Europe’s experience but my fellow Americans, what is entrenched in Globalist dominated Europe has been creeping into the USA for quite some time. Dearborn (Dearbornistan) MI is one long term example and idiot voters in NY City is a recent example (HERE, HERE, & HERE).

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Islamification of the West: Muslims are simply doing what Muslims have always done

Islamification of the West… (The Exposé Photo)

Featured image: Members of the Muslim community pray ahead of the ‘Open Iftar’ Ramadan dinner event at Trafalgar Square (left).  Mayor Sadiq Khan attends an ‘Open Iftar’ event as part of the ‘Ramadan Tent Project’ in Trafalgar Sq (right). Taken from ‘Mass Muslim prayers in London were a bad idea – we’re headed to a dark place’, Express, 26 March 2026

By Rhoda Wilson

March 27, 2026

THE EXPOSÉ

Last year, Raymond Ibrahim explained what the concept of ribat is, both historically and today.  Because the Koran instructs Muslims to form ribats to carry out jihad against infidels, when Muslims enter a Western nation, they instinctively form ribats.

Muslims are simply doing what Muslims have always done, he said.  What has changed is that our politicians are inviting them into our nations and supporting them while they do it.

Ribat is an Arabic term originally denoting a small frontier fortification built during the early Muslim conquests, particularly in the 8th century, to house volunteer soldiers who defended Islamic territories (dar al-Islam).  These structures were initially established along frontiers such as those in North Africa and the Byzantine borderlands to support military efforts in jihad.

Contemporary use of the term “ribat” has been defined as keeping watch and carrying out jihad against infidels.  It has been used by terrorist groups such as al-Qa’ida and ISIS.

As Raymond Ibrahim explains below, the Koran 3 verse 200 instructs Muslims to endure and remain fastened.  The Arabic word used is “raabitoo,” the verb of “ribat.” In other words, according to the Koran,  “for Muslims to be successful, they must form tightly fastened strongholds along the borders of still to be conquered non-Muslim regions. From there, they persevere and endure, to use the Koran’s words, in their jihad to conquer and seize the lands of the infidels.”

After explaining the historical purpose for ribats being formed, Ibrahaim said that “Ribat is fundamental to understanding Islam’s position in the West.” Why?

“Muhammad’s creed is inherently tribal, going so far as to demand that all Muslims hate all non-Muslims … Once in a western locale, far from assimilating, most Muslims form ghettos and no-go zones where radicalisation prevails.”

And the consequences? To demonstrate, Ibrahim played a compilation clip of public Muslim gatherings in Central London, Portugal and Sweden, and remarked, “[Muslim crowds] instinctively form ribats – bastions of Islamisation and jihadist sentiment from which they threaten, bully and terrorise the infidels across the way, or nowadays the infidels across the street, as you just saw in those videos.”

“Historically, [ribats] formed wherever non-Muslims, including Europeans, forcibly stopped the Muslim advance. Today’s ribats, on the other hand, are not located along the borders of Muslim and non-Muslim regions, but rather right smack in the middle of European nations and their largest, often capital, cities,” Ibrahim said.

He continued: “In other words, those entering and turning Western regions into Islamic enclaves did not do so by force of arms the way they had to historically, but rather because they were welcomed in with open arms.”

“In short, the reason ribats are a problem throughout the West is entirely due to Western, that is, internal, actions. Muslims, on the other hand, are simply doing what Muslims have always done. It’s your duly elected leaders who supposedly represent you who have changed.”

You can watch Ibrahim’s explanation of ribats below.

Youtube VIDEO: RIBAT: Islam’s Blueprint to Conquer Europe

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Background Toward Becoming an Okie


And a Bit About Oklahoma’s New Senator

By John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© March 26, 2026

I grew up in Eastern Washington State (to distinguish from the uber-Left West of the Cascades side). I graduated from High School in 1975. Sowed a bit of wild oats. Became a Christian. Graduated from my hometown College (CWU) in 1981 (BA-History). I became motivated to go to Bible School. Packed the family (at time – wife & two small kids) and moved to Oklahoma to attend Bible School between 1982-84. The school was called RHEMA Bible Training Center in those day and was a one year program with an optional second year. Now days the institution is an accredited college called RHEMA Bible Training College (ABOUT).

Between 1982 and 1997 I moved back and between Oklahoma and Washington State. It was actually a rough period of time because I experienced divorce. The GOOD NEWS is I found the love of my life in 1990 and remarried my Oklahoma Cherokee princess (well…princess to me). In 1997 we moved back to Oklahoma for my honey to attend RHEMA. We have lived continuously in Oklahoma since 1997.

So, why the background?

I’ve lived so long in Oklahoma that my oldest Washington-born daughter told me once I have an Okie accent. Frankly, I’ve resisted becoming an Okie transplant for a long time.

You may not believe this now, but most of my growing up years, Washington State a Republican Governor who after several terms on Office became a Republican Senator (Dan Evans). I mention this because Washington has not always been a Left-Wing Nut State.

Since living in Oklahoma and listening to updates from daughter who remains in Washington, my home State seems committed to compete with Commufornia as the most Leftist State on the West Coast.

And so for my now fellow Okies, you are probably aware that Markwayne Mullin is now the former Senator of Oklahoma and now is Secretary of the Dept of Homeland Security (DHS).

Now that I live in a dedicated Conservative State, and realizing the GOP majority is slim, I became concerned about the process to replace Mullin as Senator in Oklahoma.

On March 24 I ran into a news article from One America News that explains that Office replacement process in the State of Oklahoma. Okies in particular should be interested. AND Conservatives in general concerned about Dem-Marxists regaing political power should be interested. It turns out OK Governor Stitt has appointed Alan Armstrong to temporarily hold the Office of Senator pending the November 2026 Election. As you will read in the OAN article, appointed Office replacements are temporary in Oklahoma and prohibited from running in the next general election by Oklahoma law.

The most detailed profile of appointed Senator Armstrong I ran into after a cursory search is from ProfileLayers.com which can be examined HERE.

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Tulsa energy exec Alan Armstrong sworn in to replace Sen. Mullin

(L-top) Newly sworn-in Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (L-bottom) Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)/ (Background) Newly sworn-in Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK) on March 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) [OAN Photo]

By OAN Staff Brooke Mallory

March 24, 2026 4:20 PM

One America News

Oklahoma GOP Governor Kevin Stitt announced that he has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to the United States Senate, filling the vacancy created by Markwayne Mullin’s recent confirmation as the new secretary of Homeland Security.

The appointment, announced during a morning press conference at the State Capitol, places the former CEO of Williams Companies in the upper chamber at a pivotal moment for federal energy policy.

Armstrong was sworn in Tuesday afternoon by Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ensuring Oklahoma maintains its full representation as the Senate moves forward with a packed spring legislative calendar.

He will serve alongside Oklahoma Senator James Lankford as an interim appointee. Under Oklahoma law, he will serve until the results of the November 3, 2026, general election are certified, which is expected to happen by late November or early December.

Armstrong is also legally barred from running for the seat himself in that election.

Governor Stitt emphasized that Armstrong’s selection was driven by a need for a conservative business leader who could hit the ground running on infrastructure and regulatory reform.

“Alan’s story, as you guys get to know him, reflects the very best of Oklahoma,” he said. “Our values, our work ethic, and our pursuit of the American dream that is alive and well in the state of Oklahoma.”

Armstrong, 63, spent nearly four decades at Williams Companies, a Fortune 500 natural gas giant headquartered in Tulsa. He served as the company’s president and CEO for 14 years before transitioning to executive chairman in 2025.

According to surfacing reports, Armstrong’s primary focus during his tenure will be permitting reform. Both Stitt and Armstrong noted that they had consulted with President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) regarding the appointment.

All parties purportedly agreed that the Senate needs a technical expert to help break the long-standing deadlock over streamlining federal approvals for large-scale energy projects.

“The truth is, it’s gotten very, very hard to build large-scale infrastructure, and it is so critical to our country’s competitiveness in the long term,” Armstrong told reporters. He also noted that his background in the energy industry provides a unique perspective on the regulatory hurdles facing the U.S., adding that his primary focus in the Senate will be securing permitting reform to bolster national interests.

“This was definitely a tough decision on one hand,” Armstrong continued at the Tuesday press conference. “But on the other hand, it was kind of a no-brainer, because I really wouldn’t want to be sitting around in my retirement thinking, ‘gosh, I could’ve contributed and done something.’”

Duration

Armstrong will serve as an interim senator until the results of the November 3, 2026, general election are officially certified. Under Oklahoma’s 2021 vacancy law, the interim term concludes once a permanent successor is elected and sworn in, which is expected to occur in January 2027.

Party Alignment

Per Senate Bill 959, any interim appointee must have been a member of the same political party as the departing senator — in this case, the Republican Party — for at least five years immediately preceding the appointment.

Additionally, the appointee must sign a legally binding public oath or affidavit with the Secretary of State affirming they will not seek the office in the upcoming election, a measure designed to prevent them from having an “incumbency advantage.”

Succession

Republican Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma’s 1st District [Blog Editor: This is this Editor’s Voting District] has solidified his position as the leading candidate for the permanent seat. Recently, his campaign gained significant momentum after receiving an early endorsement from President Donald Trump, who praised Hern as a “warrior” for the America First agenda.

With fellow Representative Stephanie Bice opting to run for re-election to the House instead of challenging him, Hern enters the June primary as the clear favorite.

The seat became vacant after Mullin was confirmed by the Senate in a 54-45 vote on Monday night to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mullin succeeds Kristi Noem, who was recently removed from the post by the Trump administration. Mullin, a member of the Cherokee Nation and a former MMA fighter, had served in the Senate since 2023.

Meanwhile, Armstrong’s arrival in Washington does not change the balance of power in the Senate, where Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority. However, his deep ties to the energy sector and his previous roles, including chairing the National Petroleum Council, are expected to make him a central figure in upcoming debates over the “America First” energy agenda.

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An Intro to ‘The Real Epstein Story: Eugenics, Cloning, Genetic Engineering, Transhumanism, and Directed Evolution’


Intro by John R. Houk, Blog Editor

Intro © March 24, 2026

I just read an interesting Substack post from Alex Newman about pedophile/sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein being involved in scary Elitist Eugenics programs. The Substack Liberty Sentinel post is actually a lengthy partial post of a New American post which will require a subscription to complete the read.

If you are dedicated to resisting to be ruled by a Globalist-Elitist few, this Newman post names the who’s-who of the Elitists probably connected to the Epstein Eugenics agenda. These Elitists are still very active and still very powerful due to their money and political connections. This insidious Eugenics agenda is a combination of genetics and transhumanism that reads to me as a revival of a Master Race agenda. TAKE A READ of what is available at Liberty Sentinel and see if have to the same conclusion I have reached.

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The Real Epstein Story: Eugenics, Cloning, Genetic Engineering, Transhumanism, and Directed Evolution

What if Jeffrey Epstein’s darkest crimes weren’t the ones you’ve heard about—but the ones buried in “science”? We did the research, and the truth is almost unbelievable

Jeffrey Epstein Eugenics Agenda (LS Photo)

By Alex Newman

March 24, 2026

Liberty Sentinel

Jeffrey Epstein was more than just a perverted Deep State operative; he was a critical player in some of the Insiders’ most horrific agendas. Buried within the millions of pages of Epstein documents released so far is evidence of something even darker and more monstrous than the crimes now starting to come to light.

This particular story has received almost no public attention thus far. But the scandals and horrors around Epstein’s involvement in “science” arguably make even the diabolical sex trafficking of children by world leaders to private islands and remote ranches seem almost mundane by comparison.

Lurking beneath the surface is overwhelming evidence of a secret eugenics agenda to alter and control humanity, down to the genetic level. With the involvement of top scientists and academics at elite institutions across the United States and worldwide, Epstein and his associates were literally scheming to breed “designer babies,” human clones, and more.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem with Jeffrey Epstein (U.S. Department of Justice) [LS Photo]

Ultimately, the goal appears to have been what Insiders refer to as “directed evolution” and “transhumanism.” It seems that Epstein was hoping to “improve” the human race, partly by seeding it with his own DNA. How much progress he made is not yet clear. But considering what is known already, it is essential that this agenda be understood — and stopped.

There are also multiple intersections between Epstein and his network and the so-called Pandemic Preparedness biodefense, biosecurity industry. Indeed, Epstein was unusually close to many of the key players and organizations working on “pandemic” preparations in the run-up to the totalitarian global response to Covid. And this may be just the tip of the iceberg.

Clues Were Everywhere

The clues were always there. In fact, Epstein himself offered some major insight into this with his Southern Trust Company. The U.S. Virgin Islands-based entity, paid tens of millions of dollars by the Roth­schild dynasty (see “The Epstein Class: A Window Into the Deep State”), was described to the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority by Epstein as a “DNA database consulting and data analysis company.” Epstein claimed that the company aimed to develop a “DNA data-mining service” that would use mathematical algorithms to identify genetic predispositions to diseases such as cancer.

Epstein was also known to be obsessed with genetics. He opened an account with genetics and ancestry testing company 23andMe in 2013 (under the alias “Sam Epstein”) and used it regularly, according to multiple reports. He treated the kits as personal “gifts” for friends, celebrities, and powerful contacts, often discussing results or arranging shipments through his assistants and girlfriends.

Klaus Schwab (AP Photo) [LS Photo]

Emails released by the U.S. Department of Justice show Epstein sending kits to filmmaker Woody Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, in 2016; MIT and Harvard linguist Noam Chomsky and his wife, Valeria, in 2017; and more. In the summer of 2017, Epstein’s assistant tried to order 30 of them for Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, then the CEO of Dubai’s DP World. He even ordered one for Ariane de Roth­schild, CEO of the Rothschild Group.

The company was led by genomics expert Anne Wojcicki, then Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s girlfriend. (Anne is also the sister of Susan Wojcicki, the late YouTube CEO who ruthlessly censored the platform during Covid.) In a December 2006 email, Epstein’s assistant Ghislaine Maxwell invited Brin and Wojcicki to Epstein’s Little Saint James island. She warned Epstein in advance: “Be v nice to her not stupid… She is interested in mapping DNA etc. ..she is key :)”

Intel, Academia & Government Connections

The intersection between Epstein’s activities and intelligence entities such as In-Q-Tel (the CIA’s venture-capital arm), the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the World Health Organization (WHO), and elite academic institutions and scientists reveals an unimaginably dark agenda. Epstein was lev­eraging science and technology for control not just over individual people, but also of humanity and life itself, down to the genetic level.

The documents that have been released so far reveal elements of a vast and highly sophisticated operation involving genetics, eugenics, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, human cloning, forced breeding, reproductive technologies, and more. Ultimately, the goal appears to have been taking control of what those in the field refer to as the “software of life” and then evolution. By altering the genetic code and mastering the building blocks of life, they seek to become gods on Earth.

Bill Gates (AP Photo) [LS Photo]

The technology has been around for years. “Humanity has unlocked the secret of creation and can now control evolution itself,” argued Jennifer Doudna, co-inventor of the CRISPR technology to edit DNA, in her book A Crack in Creation. “With CRISPR, manipulating the code of life is as easy as editing a text with copy & paste.”

​World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab and billionaire Bill Gates — both of whom are closely linked to Epstein — have been promoting genetic engineering of human beings since at least 2018. And both of their organizations, working with Epstein, were at the forefront of promoting the idea. Schwab could barely contain his glee as he declared that genetic editing in the Fourth Industrial Revolution does “not just change what you are doing, it changes you.”

Eugenics Program Revealed?

Epstein’s interest in some of this was already starting to become public before the massive document release. A shocking New York Times report published in 2019, for instance, revealed that Epstein “hoped to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast New Mexico ranch.” He planned to impregnate 20 women at a time, according to sources in the report, and talked frequently about it.

According to a diary entry written in code by one of Epstein’s victims, the pedophile kidnapped and impregnated her when she was just 16 years old. The girl, who was not identified in the documents because Congress authorized redactions for the names of victims, described seeing and hearing her baby before it was snatched 10 or 15 minutes after birth. It was all carried out under Ghislaine Maxwell’s supervision, the victim said.

Blasting what the victim described as Epstein’s plan to create a “superior gene pool,” she slammed his “stupid insane theories” about creating “perfect offspring.” “That feels very Nazi like,” she added, referencing her hair and eye color. “I miss the person I was before I was made into what feels as a human incubator.” The girl also described feeling like “nothing but your property and incubator.” “There is no respect for me as a human,” she added.

In an email to Epstein from a woman whose name was redacted, the female — presumably an Epstein victim — makes a startling claim. “You offered to buy my baby six months into our relationship,” she writes.

Noam Chomsky (left) and Jeffrey Epstein (U.S. Department of Justice) [LS Photo]

Even more bizarre, multiple emails between Epstein and others refer to meetings with “the egg people.” No further information or context is provided, but the reference is probably to some sort of reproductive specialists involved with egg programs, in vitro fertilization, and related fields. While The New York Times did not have access to these documents, the new information fits nicely with what the paper had uncovered independently.

Epstein’s interest was not just in eugenics. “Mr. Epstein did not hide his interest in tinkering with genes — and in perpetuating his own DNA,” the paper reported. Citing conversations Epstein had with scientists and others about the plan, the Times pointed to his “longstanding fascination with what has become known as transhumanism: the science of improving the human population through technologies like genetic engineering and artificial intelligence.”

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An Intro to ‘Joe Kent and the Company He Keeps’


John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© March 21, 2026

Yesterday I focused on Joe Kent the LIAR with the post: The Image of an Antisemite Classified Leaker & Hate-Israel Propagandist (Blogs HERE & HERE).

Today while going through my email subscriptions, I came across a Hugh Fitzgerald post at FrontPage Magazine that emphasizes Kent’s blatant Antisemitism. It’s entitled: Joe Kent and the Company He Keeps: Joe Kent the leaker of state secrets, Joe Kent the racist, Joe Kent the antisemite, is out of office.

Antisemitism is an insidious mental virus that has resurged in recent decades. This racist mental virus has infected far too many Conservatives even among the MAGA faithful. It is my opinion Antisemitism has fractured the MAGA movement between those who support Israel on a Biblical basis and Jew-Haters who even twist Scriptures to validate Jew-Hatred/Israel-Hatred.

It is apparent Joe Kent has succumbed to the latter while ignoring the Promises of God to return Jews (all Hebrew Tribes if can be found) to the Land Promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

A SAMPLING OF PROPHETIC PROMISES that Antisemites either disregard or twist:

Jeremiah 30: 3; Isaiah 11: 10-13; 43:5-6 (NKJV):

Jeremiah 30

3 For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”

Isaiah 11

10“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a banner to the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”

11It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the [a]islands of the sea.

12He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will [b]assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together the dispersed of Judah
From the four [c]corners of the earth.
13 Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart,
And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off;
Ephraim shall not envy Judah,
And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

Footnotes

a. Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands

b. Isaiah 11:12 gather

c. Isaiah 11:12 Lit. wings

Isaiah 43

5 Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And gather you from the west;
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth—  

JRH 3/21/26

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Joe Kent and the Company He Keeps

Joe Kent the leaker of state secrets, Joe Kent the racist, Joe Kent the antisemite, is out of office

Joe Kent Raging (FPM Photo via AI rendition)

By Hugh Fitzgerald

March 20, 2026

FrontPage Magazine

Joe Kent has been in the news, for this former soldier who was the Director of the National Terrorism Center suddenly resigned from his office on March 17, saying on Tuesday Iran posed no imminent threat to the US, a view experts say contradicts longstanding security warnings.

More on his attention-seeking letter of resignation can be found here.

The US counterterrorism chief’s resignation over the Iran war made waves in Washington, but his assertion that Tehran posed no imminent threat was swiftly challenged by officials and analysts.

In his resignation letter to President Trump Joe Kent wrote that “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation” and accused the White House of going to war on behalf of Israel.

US officials pushed back quickly, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Trump had evidence to support his decision to strike and House Speaker Mike Johnson questioning Kent’s information.

“I don’t know where Joe Kent is getting this information, but he wasn’t in those briefings,” Johnson said. “Had the president waited, we would have had mass casualties. That proposition at the end is clearly wrong.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard also pushed back publicly, saying that the administration rejects the view that Iran posed no threat.

Kent resigned on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” support the Trump administration’s war in Iran, and arguing the conflict had been driven by pressure from Israel and its supporters in the United States rather than an immediate security necessity.

President Trump dismissed him shortly afterward, calling it a “good thing” he stepped down and describing him as “very weak on security.”

Here’s what we know about Joe Kent. He served 11 tours of duty, some of them as a Green Beret. His wife Shannon, a cryptologist, was killed by an Islamic State (ISIS) bomb that exploded in Syria. He came away from her death convinced that any war in the Middle East was simply not worth the loss of American life. He lost the faculty — assuming he ever possessed it — of rationally weighing the threat that Iran posed not just to the United States and Israel, but to the entire Middle East and beyond.

Kent was known for tolerating, and even sharing, the views of antisemites and anti-black racists. He just barely received Senate approval, so disturbed were some senators about some of his reported remarks expressing these views. In office, he acquired a reputation as a “leaker” of state secrets, and so in recent months he was cut out of meetings where the most sensitive security matters concerning Iran were discussed; he was not privy, for example, to the latest intelligence information about Iran’s success in resurrecting its nuclear program after the Twelve-Day War, including the newest enrichment site at Isfahan, and so was in no position to judge whether the Iranian threat was “imminent” enough to warrant the unleashing of Operation Epic Fury.

After Kent’s resignation letter blaming Israel for supposedly pushing America into a war was made public, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who until 2025 was Senate Majority Leader and an ex officio member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, let loose with both barrels. He said here that “the virulent antisemitism of his [Kent’s] resignation letter makes it clear that Mr. Kent is incapable of upholding these pledges, and those who mistake its baseless and incendiary conspiracies for brave truth-telling are only fooling themselves,” McConnell wrote on social platform X.

“Isolationists and antisemites have no place in either party, and certainly do not deserve places of trust in our government,” he added.

“The longtime Kentucky senator said just a year ago the former aide to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified before Congress that Iran and its terror proxies threatened U.S. service members in the Middle East.

“He said it would be an honor to return to the fight against terrorism, and he pledged to lead with integrity and accountability,” McConnell continued.

“However, Kent said in his letter Tuesday that the war on Iran was of “no benefit.”

“As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives,” he wrote.

Comment: His wife was killed, Kent said, “in a war manufactured by Israel.” Ken’s wife Shannon was killed by a suicide bomber belonging to ISIS. How could anyone of sense hold Israel responsible for that killing carried out by the Islamist fanatics of ISIS?

“I pray that you will reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for. The time for bold action is now,” the intelligence official added.

Comment: Kent has championed Nick Fuentes, the pipsqueak antisemite who, at the age of 27, has become that unappetizing thing, an “influencer,” and used his hate to attract a large and moronic following on the Internet. Kent has said Fuentes should not have his on-in rants curtailed. He also gave an interview to the neo-Nazi Grayson Arnold, who has a long record of anti-black and antisemitic statements, including this: “Hitler was a complicated historical figure which many people misunderstand.” Kent saw nothing wrong, either then or now, with associating either with Fuentes or Arnold.

Now Joe Kent the leaker of state secrets, Joe Kent the racist, Joe Kent the antisemite, is out of office. How long will it take Al Jazeera, do you think, to offer him his own show?

Copyright © 2026 · frontpagemag.com

The Image of an Antisemite Classified Leaker & Hate-Israel Propagandist


John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© March 20, 2026

If anyone dares to connect the dots available, a Joe Kent picture emerges that connects to (so-called) Conservative Antisemites/Hate-Israel crowd. This is a crowd that exists lies, half-truths and sad Jew-Hatred.

Joe Kent Own X-Words Demonstrate LIAR (TGP Photo of screengrab – Original TGP Post 3/18/26)

Via The Gateway Pundit 3/18/26:

“That single post directly contradicts Kent’s current claim. In 2020, Kent was calling for Trump to “wipe out” Iranian capabilities. Today, he claims Iran is “no threat.” What changed?

The Gateway Pundit dug through Joe Kent’s entire X history on Iran, and the flip-flopping is staggering.

On April 20, 2024, Kent warned that “Iran is poised to attack” and blamed the “DC war machine” for leaving US troops vulnerable.” …MORE TO READ AT TGP TITLE, “President Trump Just ENDED Joe Kent’s Entire Career With One Brutal Screenshot of an Old Tweet”

TGP examination of Joe Kent X-Tweet history for me is an illustration that at best Kent is liar and at worst was an anti-Israel (probably Antisemite) backstabbing mole for a crowd (so-called Conservative) Antisemites throwing hate-Israel mud on the wall hoping it will stick. Sadly, Tucker Carlson is emerging is a leader of this group of Antisemites. Carlson conducted a post-resignation interview with Kent which highlighter much of the lies and half-truths Carlson promotes these days. (My Mom used to tell me a half-truth is also a half-lie. Two halves that negate each other is unsupportable and therefore cancels out any positive.)

Joe Kent is being investigated as a Classified Leaker by the FBI even before his hypocritical resignation. One has to wonder if Carlson was fed/leaked some of that Classified information.

I have noticed the MSM that is infected with Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is promoting Kent’s lies as facts. So let’s look at some dots that paint a different picture. First from 3/18/26:

A couple of recent videos:

Bitchute VIDEO: Joe Kent – Latest Figure in the Toxic Anti-Trump Network

CLICK THE BITCHUTE TITLE TO WATCH VIDEO

Posted by SlantRight2

Published March 20, 2026

I found this Laura Ingraham clip at Telegram CaptKyle Patriots (https://t.me/CaptKylePatriots). Posted there on 3/18/26 (https://t.me/CaptKylePatriots/282856).

CaptKyle Patriots Description:

“Joe Kent, the latest figure in the toxic anti-Trump network of Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and their allies, is now under active FBI investigation for allegedly leaking CLASSIFIED INFORMATION as Resigned NCTC Director.💥

The probe was reportedly already underway before his sudden exit.

This crew has been working overtime to sabotage President Trump from day one, and now one of their own is caught red-handed undermining national security.

Let the chips fall where they may.”

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Bitchute VIDEO: Bongino Calls Out Joe Kent – A LIAR

CLICK THE BITCHUTE TITLE TO WATCH VIDEO

Posted by SlantRight2

Published March 20, 2026

I found this clip of Bongino saying he saw SAME Intel Kent saw and therefore KNOWS Kent is a LIAR. The excerpted clip is from Telegram The Right Side with Doug Billings (https://t.me/therightsidewithdougbillings). Posted there on 3/20/26 (https://t.me/therightsidewithdougbillings/4692).

The Right Side with Doug Billings Description:

“I can fully honor Joe Kent’s military service — and I do — while still calling out the straight-up lies and deliberate misinformation he put in his public resignation letter.

Dan Bongino exposed it.

Joe: For your service: Thank you. 

For the treachery: I condemn it.”

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I like the One America News post from 3/19/26. The dots connecting an image of a liar are there. If you are a Jew-Hater, I suspect the lead in your pencil will break and the dot-connecting will fail blinded by Antisemitic hate.

JRH 3/20/26

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Report: FBI investigating fmr Nat’l Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent, citing classified leaks prior to resignation

Joseph Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) [OAN Photo]

By OAN Staff Katherine Mosack and Brooke Mallory

2:23 PM – Thursday, March 19, 2026

One American News

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly been investigating former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent — who recently resigned “in protest” of the United States’ ongoing conflict with Iran — citing alleged leaks of classified information, according to multiple sources familiar with the case.

The FBI investigation into Kent predates his resignation. According to sources cited by Semafor and CBS News, the probe has been active for months, and it did not start as a sudden reaction to his resignation letter.

Administration officials told Axios that Kent had been labeled a “known leaker” well before his departure. This reputation was reportedly why he had already been barred from certain high-level presidential briefings and excluded from key discussions regarding Iran.

On Tuesday, Kent resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), claiming that he stepped down in protest of the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran. Kent emphasized in his resignation letter that he “cannot in good conscience” support the conflict, suggesting that this was the reason for his departure.

He also boldly claimed that Iran poses “no imminent threat” while alleging that the U.S. was pressured by Israel into joining the military effort.

“After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today,” Kent wrote on X. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran”

Trump administration officials have quickly dismissed Kent’s claim that the “imminent threat” from Iran was a manufactured fiction, maintaining that his allegations carry no weight since he was long excluded from high-level Iran intelligence briefings.

Nonetheless, Kent has countered that as the NCTC director, his agency should have been the primary body tracking the tactical details of any potential strike; and because his “analysts” found no such evidence, he concluded the conflict’s justification was merely a “misinformation campaign” fueled by Israeli influence and outside lobbyists. Kent also argues that his exclusion from these briefings was a calculated move to “freeze out” any possible dissenting voices.

However, the White House responded back by explaining that Kent was purposely kept in the dark solely due to an ongoing FBI investigation into his alleged government leaks, asserting that the intelligence was so sensitive it remained on a “need-to-know” basis that Kent — deemed untrustworthy and “weak on security” — no longer met.

Another source confirmed to NewsNation on Wednesday that the investigation into Kent was already well underway by the time he left his post. Officials reiterated that he had been “a known leaker” and was thus left out of briefings with the president. [Blog Editor Bold Text Emphasis.]

“He left quite an online paper trail, and he has been monitored for months,” a source familiar with the investigation told Axios. “He’s going to try to say this was in retaliation for his resignation, but it’s the other way around: He quit because he’s under investigation and he knew it.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also recently stated in a press briefing that Kent’s resignation letter had contained a slew of “false claims,” emphasizing that Kent’s theory that Trump was convinced by a foreign country to incite the conflict was both false, “insulting” and “laughable.”

Kent “was not involved in any of the discussions” before or during Operation Epic Fury, and had not had a role in drawing up the president’s intelligence briefings in “a while,” she told Fox News during an interview on Wednesday.

Later on Wednesday, Kent also appeared in a two-hour interview with podcaster Tucker Carlson, a fellow critic of the administration’s support for Israel who has since utilized his platform to attract the anti-Israel conservative base. During the sit-down, Kent pushed back against Leavitt’s assertions.

“I’m sure the administration will come out and say, ‘No, you just weren’t invited,’ but I’ve got a pretty good idea of how those meetings look, and even if I wasn’t invited, I at least would’ve known that they took place,” he confidently told Carlson.

However, as of now, Kent has not provided any direct physical evidence to substantiate his claims. Rather, his “evidence” consists of his own personal theories and a series of circumstantial “data points” that he shared during his recent interview with Carlson. In the discussion, Kent also claimed that Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the initial strikes, had actually been “moderating” the nuclear program in order to avoid a full-scale war, Military.com reported.

“Joe Kent was right. Therefore, Joe Kent must be destroyed,” Carlson said rhetorically, attempting to position Kent as a sort of martyr. “And there is, of course, this ongoing effort to do that, to dismiss Joe Kent as a tool of the Islamists, or a leaker.”

Responding to the resignation, President Trump remarked that Kent’s departure actually turned out to be a positive development, noting, “When I read his statement, I realized it’s a good thing that he’s out, because he said Iran is not a threat.”

“Every country realized what a threat Iran was,” Trump added, referencing the numerous nations who have since come out in support of the United States and Israel’s military campaign to topple the Islamic regime.

While the United Kingdom (UK) and Spain initially withheld consent for the use of their bases, the UK reversed its stance following Iranian strikes on a British air base in Cyprus, granting the U.S. permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia to “destroy missiles at the source.”

Muslims make up approximately 6.7% of the total population of England, and London has the highest concentration, with approximately 15% of the city’s residents identifying as Muslim. According to some analysts, this demographic makeup likely made UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer initially cautious about supporting Operation Epic Fury.

Meanwhile, regionally, Jordan has also emerged as a vital operational hub amid the conflict, hosting U.S. F-16CJ fighter jets redeployed from Italy to conduct suppression of enemy air defense missions. Additionally, Gulf nations like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain have focused on providing defensive participation, utilizing U.S.-integrated air defense systems to maintain high interception rates against Iranian drone and missile salvos.

Furthermore, logistical and intelligence support remains bolstered by the Five Eyes alliance and key European hubs like Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

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Tyranny Through the Eyes of Robinson & Kiriakou


Sharing Two OMG Video Interviews

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© March 19, 2026

I’ve spent the last couple of days going through my saved videos. I’m going to spend the next couple of days sharing some of those videos and try to stick to a theme.

Today’s theme is the O’Keefe Media Group. First an interview Tommy Robinson who the British government has been trying to censor and silence for decades. THEN  an interview with CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou who went to jail for his efforts to expose a wicked CIA.

JRH 3/19/26

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Bitchute/Odysee VIDEO: Tommy Robinson-James O’Keefe Interview

Discussing Grooming Gangs, Arrests, & The Cost of Speaking Out | My Price Is My Life Ep #24 [Bitchute does not embed on WordPress. I am uncertain about an Odysee video embed. If Odysee doesn’t show up, click the embedded link in Bitchute or Odysee.]

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Published March 18, 2026

This interview was found on Telegram O’Keefe Media Group (https://t.me/OKeefeMediaGroup). Posted there on 2/27/26 (https://t.me/OKeefeMediaGroup/2924). An occasional profanity alert.

O’Keefe Media Group Description:

“In this episode of My Price Is My Life, James O’Keefe sits down with Tommy Robinson, a British activist, online commentator, and former co-founder of the English Defence League. One of the most polarizing figures in modern UK politics, Robinson is described by critics as a far-right, anti-Islam figure, while supporters see him as a free-speech advocate addressing issues they believe others ignore.

He discusses his documentary work on grooming-gang cases, his on-the-ground reporting investigating suspicious businesses, and the legal battles that followed — including arrests tied to his social media activity and his high-profile contempt of court case. Robinson reflects on the personal, financial, and reputational cost of speaking out.”

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Rumble/Odysee VIDEO: John Kiriakou- Inside the CIA and the Cost of Speaking Out

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Published March 18, 2026

This is Episode 22 of My Price Is My Life  from James O’Keefe & O’Keefe Media Group (OMG – https://okeefemediagroup.com/) which I found at Telegram O’Keefe Media Group (https://t.me/OKeefeMediaGroup). Posted there on 2/13/26 (https://t.me/OKeefeMediaGroup/2894). John Kiriakou was a CIA Whistleblower tossed in prison for blowing the whistle. O’Keefe runs pay-the-bills through out the interview. And I did notice a bit of profanity in some of the shared clips.

O’Keefe Media Group Description:

“In this episode of My Price Is My Life, James O’Keefe sits down with former CIA officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou, who spent nearly 15 years inside the agency as both an analyst and operations officer, including overseas assignments in Greece and a senior counterterrorism role in Pakistan following the September 11th attacks.

Kiriakou discusses his path into the CIA, his involvement in counterterrorism operations, and his firsthand experience with the CIA interrogation program. He also recounts becoming the first U.S. government official to publicly confirm the use of waterboarding, the fallout that followed, and the personal cost of speaking out.

(00:00) Introduction & CIA Career

(12:02) Undercover Journalism & Intelligence Sources

(13:53) Epstein Case Discussion

(15:56) CIA Interrogations & Torture Program

(20:30) What Makes This Investigation Different

(23:24) Decision To Go Public

(28:02) Torture Techniques & Internal Reactions

(28:30) Interrogation Methods Discussion

(34:03) FBI Audio Leaks Discussion

(34:51) Handling Prison and Survival Behind Bars

(37:17) Fallout and Decisions After Going Public”

Christian Pacifism vs Christian Militancy


John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© March 16, 2026

I ran into a 5-part post that I discovered on Telegram Stand Against Tyranny World Wide (https://t.me/StandagainstTyrannyWorldWide) posted there on 3/14/26. I had a suspicion the 5 parts might disappear from that Telegram Channel because it was forwarded from a hidden Channel (The Last Hour) by a profile (KW4USA) that chooses to be hidden. So, I saved the five parts to my Telegram Saved Folder for future reference.

The title is something I derived from the subject matter. The theme is sure to upset Leftist hypocrites all about violent riots going to war with Russia yet want to defund the police and upset President Trump for a joint USA-Israeli military operation against Iran. AND probably trigger some Jew-hating Conservatives who also condemn military operations against Iran.

WHY?

The author of the Telegram essay makes a case Christian Militancy is the stand Christians should adopt. Not out of hatred for flesh and blood people, but rather to recognize in spiritual warfare the Adversary-Satan motivates deceived flesh and blood people to become adversaries of the devoted Followers of the Risen Savior Jesus the Son of God.

So, read the essay. Think about. Digest the hay and spit out the sticks.

JRH 3/16/25

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Christian Pacifism vs Christian Militancy (Parts 1-5)

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Forwarded from Telegram The Last Hour

Forward Date: March 14, 2026

I know some Christians who say they are “pacifists” and that war is always wrong.

Some go so far as to say they would not defend themselves even if someone tried to kill them.

Being called a  “militant” Christian

What does the Bible say about war?

While there are verses that some have interpreted in a pacifist way, we assert that the belief that a person should not defend himself, his family, his society, or his nation comes from a misinterpretation of the Bible. Even a cursory reading of Scripture will show that if one were to put a sub-title on Genesis 3:7–Revelation 20:10, it would be “God at war.” With whom is He at war? And what are they fighting about?

God is at war with the spirit being we know as the Devil, Satan, or Lucifer, who rebelled against Him and then twisted the hearts of Adam and Eve to get them to disobey Him. Satan is the same one who has since wreaked havoc on mankind, stealing, killing, and destroying everything and everyone he can (John 10:10). As the antithesis of God, who is love, Satan is pure hate.

What God and the Devil are fighting over is people. Knowing that his doom is certain because of the finished work of Jesus Christ, the Devil’s goal is to hurt God as badly as he can. He does so by trying to keep people from hearing the truth of God’s Word about Jesus Christ and thus getting saved. If people get saved, he still does all he can to make their lives miserable and to kill them. This relentlessly cruel being, who disguises himself as an angel of light, is in reality a liar, a deceiver, a murderer, and the personification of evil. If you give him a millimeter, he will take a light year.

God and the Lord Jesus are the epitome of love and they will one day bring peace on earth, but they know that the wicked stand in the way of peace and must be dealt with. When it comes to the pure evil that Satan embodies, the only way to have peace is by war, including eventually destroying him and all his allies. In the battle between good and evil, on the side of good there is God and his armies, both angels and human. On the side of evil is the Devil, his demons, and the people who knowingly or unknowingly side with him. Although it will not always be this way, the background of the spiritual and physical universe we are living in today is conflict. That is why the Bible says that God is a warrior. “The LORD is a man of war…” (Exod. 15:3a – KJV).

If the pacifist position were correct, it would seem logical that throughout history God would either prevent war, or at least not take sides in human conflicts, but that is not the case. God is certainly no pacifist and the acts of our warrior-God fighting on behalf of His people, often via his angels, are seen all through the Bible. Some pertinent examples are: God removed the wheels of Egypt’s chariots as they pursued Israel and drowned them in the sea (Exod. 14:25 and 28); He threw hailstones down on the Canaanite army (Josh. 10:11); He rained down fire from heaven and burned up the enemy soldiers who came to get Elijah (2 King 1:9–15); He killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers who were attacking Jerusalem (2 Kings 19:35); He blinded the false prophet Bar-Jesus who stood against the teaching of Paul (Acts 13:9–11). In the future, He will throw huge hailstones, weighing about 100 pounds each, upon his enemies (Rev. 16:21).

God’s angels are warriors also and are in His army. In fact, God is called, “LORD of hosts” more than 200 times in the King James Version of the Bible (cp. 1 Chron. 11:9; Ps. 46:7–11; Isa. 13:4; Jer. 11:22, 51:33; Nah. 2:13; Hag. 2:6). Unfortunately, the average Christian does not know what the phrase means and it has even been translated out of some versions, such as the NIV, which uses the phrase “LORD Almighty” instead of “LORD of hosts.” This change greatly dilutes our understanding of the spiritual battle. The Hebrew word translated “hosts” means “armies” (as does the Greek word in Luke 2:13)

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The angels are a major part of the army of God and the Bible reveals that angels join God in His fight against evil, as the following verse shows:

Revelation 12:7

And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon [the Devil], and the dragon and his angels fought back.

If God is a warrior and His angels are also warriors and fight with Him, what about Jesus Christ? Scripture reveals that he also is a warrior. The warfare he waged while completing his earthly ministry was spiritual and mental. He cast out evil spirits, stood against the evil rulers of his day, and helped people in every way he could. His ministry was short and its purpose did not involve going to war on earth to defend God’s people. However, when Jesus comes back, he will show himself to be the consummate warrior, something that is foretold in the Old Testament and portrayed in Revelation. Consider the following prophetic verses from Isaiah about the Lord’s return to conquer the earth from the grip of evil and how he is pictured with his robes spattered with blood

Isaiah 63:1–4 and 6

(1) Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I [the Messiah], speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.”

(2) Why are your garments red, like those of one treading the winepress?

(3) “I have trodden the winepress alone; from the nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them down in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing.

(4) For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redemption has come.

(6) I trampled the nations in my anger; in my wrath I made them drunk and poured their blood on the ground.”

The book of Revelation, which is still future, also shows Jesus coming from heaven and fighting against evil.

Revelation 19:11, 13–15a

(11) I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider [Jesus Christ] is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.

(13) He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

(14) The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

(15a) Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations….

After Jesus defeats the enemies that now threaten the earth and sets up his 1000 year kingdom (Rev. 20:4–6), he will not rely on the “good nature” of people to keep order in society. Scripture is clear that he will keep order by wielding a “rod of iron” (Rev. 2:27, 12:5, 19:15 [all verses KJV]). Although this may seem cruel and harsh, it is not, because no one has to be a criminal, and being harsh on criminals protects the innocent. Christians and civil authorities should take note: if Jesus will rule his kingdom with a rod of iron to keep order and protect the innocent, why would we think our society should be ruled differently? Our lenient laws have caused our unsafe society and we and our children will not be safe until we decide to be as harsh on the guilty as Jesus will be.

Jesus is clearly a warrior and the fact that there is no verse in the Gospels showing him protecting his family or society does not mean that he would not have done so. Likewise, nothing in the Word says that Jesus did not support the punishments prescribed by the Mosaic Law, including the execution of criminals. We saw that he will certainly execute his enemies in the future.

We have seen that God is a warrior, so are His angels, and so is Jesus. But what about Christians? First, we must remember that throughout the Old Testament, the people of God were, like God, warriors. Moses, Joshua, the Judges, David, and the kings of Judah all led armies and God helped them win their battles when they stood with Him.

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Examples of God helping His people win battles include His telling Joshua how to conquer Jericho (Josh. 6:2–5); telling him that an ambush was the way to destroy Ai (Josh. 8:1 and 2); telling David how to attack the Philistines (2 Sam. 5:22–25; 1 Chron. 14:14–16); and telling Israel how to attack the Syrian army (1 Kings 20:13 and 14). The faithful of the Old Testament understood that there were occasions when fighting and war were necessary and they relied upon God, their weapons, and their training during those times.

Psalm 18:34 and 35

(34) He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

(35) You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.

Psalm 144:1 and 2

(1) Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

(2) He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

Did all that change when Jesus came to earth? Did God stop asking His people to fight evil and did He stop helping them in battle? We assert that God still wants people to fight evil and still helps them win. To understand Scripture, we must realize that unless God clearly changes a commandment He has given, it is still to be believed and obeyed. And we see no revision of God’s commands to protect oneself, participate in the protection of society, or go to war to protect one’s nation.

Some people may disagree, saying that Jesus taught us to love our enemies (Matt. 5:44), turn to other cheek (Matt. 5:39), and warned us that, “…all who draw the sword will die by the sword” (Matt. 26:52). But these verses do not refer to protecting one’s life, family, or nation. Jesus loved his enemies too, but he loved them by giving them every conceivable chance to turn from evil; he did not “love” them by letting them harm the innocent for that would not be love. We saw above that when evil people refuse to take advantage of the loving opportunities they are given to turn from their wicked ways, Jesus will one day kill them to protect society. God loves His enemies too, and even gives them blessings, knowing that it is His kindness that might lead them to repentance (Rom. 2:4). But when the wicked do not respond to His love and are a danger to the innocent, God will fight against them just as He has in the past and the final end of the wicked and unrepentant will be His throwing them into the fires of Gehenna (Rev. 21:8).

It is important to remember that just a few hours before Jesus was arrested, he said to all his Apostles, “…if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one” (Luke 22:36), but then told Peter while he was being arrested, “…all who draw the sword will die by the sword” (Matt. 26:52). Jesus would never tell his followers to buy swords and then say it was wrong to use them.

Why did Jesus make that statement to Peter? The answer is that although the priests and soldiers who arrested Jesus were immoral, what they did was not illegal because they had the governmental right to arrest Jesus. Thus, Peter, although he thought he was doing the right thing in defending Jesus with his sword, was actually breaking the law. Had Jesus’ trial been fair and unbiased, he would have been released soon after his arrest.

Many innocent people are falsely accused, arrested, and jailed, but then released at trial. By using his sword, Peter was breaking the law and neither God nor Jesus give us the right to do that.

On the other hand, we do have the legal right to defend ourselves and our society against evil and Jesus knew that so he told his followers to buy swords.

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Evil people are a danger to those around them; which is why self-protection, and the outgrowths thereof (such as the protection of one’s family, society, and nation) is vital to survival. Since Jesus told his followers to buy swords the night of his arrest and never modified that command after his resurrection, there is no reason to believe that things should be different today. We need to be willing and able to protect ourselves and our society.

More evidence that God expects us to fight for what is right in today’s world is that, both in Philippians 2:25 and Philemon 2, Paul refers to another Christian as a “fellow soldier.” He also writes to Timothy, his young protégé in the faith:

2 Timothy 2:3 and 4

(3) Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

(4) No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to please his commanding officer.

We assert that the term “soldier” goes beyond just spiritual warfare and, if necessary, also includes the physical warfare that all too often is a part of life.

There is still more biblical evidence that a person in the military is not out of favor with God due to his chosen profession. The first Gentiles recorded as becoming Christians were a Roman soldier, Cornelius, and his family and friends. Cornelius was guided by an angel to hear the Good News from Peter himself (Acts 10). With so many non-military people in Palestine, the fact that God chose a soldier as the first Gentile to get born again speaks volumes about His acceptance of the military.

Still another, though non-biblical, reason for believing that God supports Christians in war are the firsthand accounts of God helping Christians in battles. While early records are understandably scarce, thousands of accounts from the Revolutionary War to this present day clearly show that God still supports godly troops.

Along with the physical battles that we fight against evil, the spiritual battle continues to rage around us. It started in Genesis and will not end until Revelation so every Christian must be a spiritual warrior. Ephesians 6:12 tells us that, in this administration of the Sacred Secret, we fight against spiritual forces, demons, that work in people to obstruct God’s purposes.

If and when the spiritual battle escalates in the physical realm to the point that an evil person (or a nation of them) is going to harm us, the message of Scripture is clear: With God’s help, fight back and prevail! We know that when Noah came off the Ark after the Flood, God instituted civil government as the means to keep order on earth. This meant that mankind was responsible to execute people who murdered others (Gen. 9:5 and 6). Wicked people may not fear God but they do fear other people (government officials) who have the power to execute them. God has made it our responsibility to keep evil at bay.

As a point of interest pertinent to this topic, Exodus 20:13, properly translated, reads: “You shall not murder.” All murder is killing, but not all killing is murder. Throughout Scripture, God defines and encourages three kinds of killing that are justified and often necessary: 1) self-defense; 2) society-defense (execution of criminals); 3) national self-defense, which we call war.

Some Christians say that it is not their place to determine who lives or dies so they would not defend themselves if someone tried to kill them. Not only is that contrary to God’s command to dispense out justice in our society, it lets the murderer decide who lives and who dies. What sense does that make? It is easy to see why Satan promotes the lie that war, either individually or nationally, is always wrong—it’s a good way to get some of God’s people to give up their lives.

Certainly, no government is the ultimate standard for when war is godly.

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As per Acts 5:29, we must obey God rather than man so, if or when a government edict contradicts what God tells us to do, we obey Him. We may not always know which wars precipitated by governments are the right thing to do, but the Bible makes it very clear that for the sake of God and the purposes He desires to accomplish by way of us, we must take up arms if we are threatened with destruction. Thus, in God’s view, there is a time for war.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 and 8

(1) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:

(8) a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

As Christians, we are guaranteed the everlasting victory, but until the Lord Jesus comes for us, we must trust and obey God in order to stand against our mortal enemy, Satan, and against those wicked people in whom he works. If and when evil threatens us, we are foolish and irresponsible if we do not defend ourselves to whatever degree is necessary to stop those who would destroy us. Jesus gave his life—and it provided deliverance from sin for all mankind. If we needlessly or foolishly give up our lives, it does not provide deliverance for anyone, it just means there is one less righteous person to help and bless people. Jesus won by giving his life. We win by fighting for God and His people, defeating evil whenever we can by whatever godly and legal means are available, and staying alive to bless and serve God’s people.