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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Crooked Clintons & Epstein Testimony


John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© March 5, 2026

Bill Clinton (Slick Willie) and Hillary Clinton (Crooked Hillary) were recently deposed by the House Oversight Committee in relation to their knowledge (everyone KNOWS – their association) with pedophile/human trafficker Jeffery Epstein.

The Clinton family – LIKE ALL DEM-PARTY ELITISTS – Lie. In the Clinton case; if any information, political mishap, or probable criminal activity is involved – THE LIE is crafted in an attempt to cover their criminal hides.

Notable examples (but hardly not limited to):

Bill Clinton:

  • I did not have sexual relations with that woman” (1/28/1998). ON VIDEO:

Youtube VIDEO: This Day In History: Bill Clinton says “I did not have sexual relations with that woman”

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Crooked Hillary:

  • Ordered (illegal) private server emails destroyed probably to cover criminal or even treasonous activity:

DOJ Gave Immunity to Person Who Destroyed Clinton Emails; By Chris White; Law & Crime; 9/9/16 12:03 pm

These two Clinton examples are a mere tip of the iceberg of probable criminal activity the Clinton Crime Cartel participated in. Crimes I suspect as protected by a Deep State Bureaucracy will never face criminal justice in this life. Perhaps a heartfelt repentance will save them from a fiery furnace judgement in the next life. I suspect their hubris of untouchability will prevent a timely repentance.

For those who have time to wade through probable Clinton crimes and scandals, HERE ARE SOME TITLES to wade:

Before I get to the two days of testimony the Clintons gave to the House Oversight Committee, there are a couple of lengthy Documentaries on the Crooked Clintons relating to probable criminal activity and the infamous BODY COUNT. If you are more interested in the testimony related to Epstein, you might want to bookmark the page to come back to the Documentaries.

Youtube VIDEO [1:43:14-Hours (set to begin at 4:23-Minute mark)]: The Original Clinton Chronicles

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Rumble VIDEO [2:07:02-Hours (profanity alert)]: The Clinton Body Count

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THE CLINTON BODY COUNT DOCUMENTARY – 2021 – THE SYNDICATE SERIAL KILLERS #Pizzagate #Hillary Clinton

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AND NOW the WLT Report post (3/2/26) on the Crooked Clinton testimony in regard to Epstein. WLT shares the full video for each day of testimony and each video is over 4 and ½ hours long. I’m not going to take that much time out of my day. THANKFULLY, WLT provides the highlights of the testimony below the lengthy videos. That is where I’ll spend time.

JRH 3/5/26

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BREAKING: Full Deposition Videos of Bill & Hillary Clinton Released — Here are the Key Moments

Crooked Clintons Swear-In – screen-shot (WLT Report Photo)

By Kaley

March 2, 2026

WLT Report

The House Oversight Committee just released the full video recordings of last week’s depositions with Bill and Hillary Clinton in the ongoing Epstein investigation.

These depositions took place behind closed doors at a building in the Clintons’ hometown of Chappaqua, New York.

You can watch Bill Clinton’s full deposition here:

Youtube VIDEO: The Deposition of President Bill Clinton on the Epstein Probe

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And, here’s Hillary Clinton’s deposition:

Youtube VIDEO: The Deposition of Secretary Hillary Clinton on the Epstein Probe

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In case you don’t want to watch 8 hours of Bill and Hillary (I don’t blame you), Grok provided a summary of the key moments:

Hillary Clinton’s Deposition Key Moments

  Denied any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal activities, stating in her opening: “The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigation into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can. I do not.”

  Stated she did not recall ever meeting Epstein, had never been to his homes, offices, or island, and never flew on his plane.

  Noted her husband’s trips on Epstein’s plane were for charitable work.

  Accused the committee of political bias to protect Republicans and President Trump, calling the subpoena a distraction.

  Described the deposition taking an “unusual” turn with questions about UFOs and the “pizzagate” conspiracy theory.

Bill Clinton’s Deposition Key Moments

  Denied knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, emphasizing: “I had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing” and “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong.”

  Acknowledged taking trips on Epstein’s plane and agreed the committee had a right to question him about it.

  Did not recall shaking Epstein’s hand in a 1993 White House photo, nor did his wife remember the encounter.

  Confirmed contributing a letter to a book for Epstein’s 50th birthday but did not remember the reason, likely at staff’s request.

Now, there are a few moments you might want to see for yourself…

Both Bill and Hillary Clinton maintained their innocence throughout the deposition.

But, notably, Hillary Clinton lost her cool multiple times.

When asked “Pizzagate” and the code word “pizza” being used in the Epstein files, she absolutely freaked out.

Watch this:

When pressed by Rep. Nancy Mace about why Epstein was invited to a fundraiser for her 2016 campaign, Clinton went berserk:

Hillary also shouted at Republicans and stormed out of the deposition after a photo of her testifying was leaked.

See for yourself:

What a bizarre response for a deposition that was going to be made public, anyways.

She seems very uncomfortable.

But, don’t worry, I’m sure she totally isn’t guilty!

Remember: everyone in that room isn’t suicidal:

She looks around the table like she’s fantasizing how everyone’s “suicides” will play out.

— SapientHelipad (@SapientHelipad) March 2, 2026

Bill Clinton was much more level-headed during his deposition.

But, one notable moment occurred when he was asked if Jeffrey Epstein really killed himself.

His lawyer kept jumping in and didn’t want him to answer.

Eventually, Bill deferred to the autopsy report and said he “didn’t know.”

Rep. Boebert shared:

Very interesting, to say the least.

During his deposition, Bill Clinton also explicitly cleared President Trump’s name of any wrongdoing.

Watch that moment here:

What are your thoughts on all this?

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President Trump PROBABLY Picked a Good Time to Spank Evil Twelvers in Iran


Building to WHY

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© March 3, 2026

I am a bit of an Isolationist when it comes to entangling treaties. Nevertheless, when it comes to foreign intrusion of the American Founders’ experiment of a constitutional Republic, American Liberty or Biblical Christianity; I can beat the war drums with the best of the warmongers.

Since the days Iran’s Ayatollahs inspired the occupation of the American Embassy in 1979 by Iranian Students solidified Ayatollah controlled Iran as an enemy of the USA (Background: Grokipedia, The War Room – 11/1/25, NDTV.com – 2/28/26). Crazy Shi’ite Twelver Muslims (SEE HERE & HERE) even thinking about nuclear power plants should cause concern for American labelled the “Great Satan” by the last two ruling Ayatollahs. Twelvers are a death-cult just waiting for suicide martyrdom.

Muslims deceive (Taqiyya – WikiIslam & TheReligionOfPeace.com) until they sense an upper hand. President Trump must have come to that realization when he decided to bomb the regime infrastructure and leadership apparatus to smithereens.

Is the USA-Israel attack on Iran going to spark WWIII?

I have little doubt Islamic Terrorist cells in the Western World and the USA will awaken to execute their death-cult options. Especially in Europe that has allowed Muslim immigration that has tainted Christian culture. Perhaps the Globalist Agenda promoting Muslim immigration is a part of a Left-Wing plan to eliminate the influence of Christianity. The Red-Green alliance against Christianity is musing for another day.

USA-Israel attack on Iran only becomes a WWIII spark if the Ayatollah-ruled Iran receives military help from its most powerful allies – Russia and CCP-ruled China.

If Russia and China prove impotent to offer any help other than diplomatic whining, THEN Iranians weary of Islamic Clerical rule would be wise and brave enough to rise up and toss the bums out.

If Russia and China are bold enough to engage the USA-Israel military in an effort to aid the Ayatollahs, THEN the NATO allies has to make a Treaty-entangling decision.

Enter American Dem-Party hypocrisy: The Dems have been hot to spark WWIII by attacking Russia over the invasion of Ukraine (an invasion I have no doubt egged on by Globalists in NATO and the USA). The idiot Dems condemn Trump for attacking Iran. The Dem Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is so infected they do not realize if Russia acts militarily in favor of Ayatollah-ruled Iran, the Dems will get their fight-Russia wish. Frankly I believe is too impotent from its inability to subdue Ukraine to actually act for Iran.

AND the CCP is so dependent on Western money for their economy, I suspect China will think twice before messing with that economic balance. ALSO, the CCP has had some internal military issues in which some of China’s generals have been purged over loyalty issues to fearless leader Xi Jinping:

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the total annihilation of his high command. On January 24, the Ministry of Defense announced that China’s top uniformed officer, General Zhang Youxia, and the military’s chief of staff, General Liu Zhenli, were being investigated for “serious violations of party discipline and law”—usually regime code for corruption. One Western press account even says that Zhang leaked nuclear secrets to the United States. The ministry’s terse announcement masked the biggest political earthquake to hit the top brass of the People’s Liberation Army since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. …”

The Chinese regime has expelled nine senior military leaders from its legislature controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), adding to signs that turbulence continues within the upper echelon of the country’s armed forces.

Li Qiaoming, former commander of the ground forces, was stripped of his membership at the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, according to state media outlet Xinhua.

Li was among the five commanders holding the rank of full general who were removed from the nation’s top legislature on Feb. 26. According to state media, one lieutenant general and three major generals were also ousted.

No reason was given for their dismissals.

The announcement comes amid an unprecedented purge in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that has led to the downfall of dozens of high-ranking officers, including some of the country’s most senior generals.

The CCP is known for its opacity, but its controlled armed forces are even more secretive, especially amid a political cleansing that has raised questions about its leadership stability. In recent months, Beijing has increasingly delayed disclosing purges of its senior military officers.MORE TO READ (May need a paid subscription to read)

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It appears to me President Trump chose a good time to spank Iran. Russia is impotent due to Ukraine. CCP China is too dependent on Western cash and its internal military struggles probable will dissuade Chinese support for the Ayatollahs. Also add most of the Middle East are Sunni Muslims. Sunnis hate Shias.

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The Trojan Horse of Clandestine TREASON


John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© February 28, 2026

On 2/27/28 I posted “It’s Time to Question U.S. Alphabet Intel Agencies Purpose: ESPECIALLY in Regard to U.S. Citizens & U.S. Soil” (two blogs: HERE & HERE). As I was sharing that post I ran into a 100PERCENTFEDUP.com post focusing on DHS Sec. Kristi Noem reporting ‘“Deep State” Staffers Had Installed Spyware On Her Devices’. AS IN an Executive Branch Cabinet member while in Office was being spied upon by the Deep State. Here I read “Deep State” as equaling a rogue Alphabet Intel Op violating the Constitution for whatever nefarious purpose to hinder the Trump MAGA agenda functioning through the Department of Homeland Security.

The post focuses on Deep State spying on Noem. At the end of the post is the full podcast interview between Patrick Bet-David and Sec. Noem which is an 1:14:53-Hour in length and discusses a wide range topics between Dems, the CCP and the behind the curtain Deep State working to hinder Homeland Security’s operation that President Trump has tasked Sec. Noem to protect.

For me this looks like the Trojan Horse of clandestine TREASON. TAKE A LOOK!

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Says Elon Musk Helped Discover “Deep State” Staffers Had Installed Spyware On Her Devices

By Danielle

February 26, 2028

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said some staffers had installed “spying software” on her phone and computer.

Noem said Elon Musk and his team helped make the discovery.

“Performing my role as Secretary of Homeland Security has shown me just how real and dangerous the deep state really is. @elonmusk helped us find that a few DHS staff had installed spying software on the phones and computers of myself and other political hires. We found secret, secure rooms with hidden files that we turned over to attorneys,” Noem explained.

“Under the leadership of @POTUS Trump, @DHSgov is returning to the standard of excellence and behavior we expect our government agencies to function at. We will root out actors who do not have the interests of America in mind,” she continued.

“You wouldn’t believe what I’ve found since I’ve been in this department,” Noem told podcast host Patrick Bet-David.

Noem told Bet-David that a secret SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) recently discovered “had files nobody knew existed.”

“An employee walked by a door and wondered what it was and started asking questions,” Noem said.

“We went in there and there was individuals working there that had secret files that nobody knew about on some of these most controversial topics,” she added.

Noem said Musk and his team were “extremely helpful,” telling Bet-David that they helped her identify that some of her own employees in her department had downloaded software on her phone and laptop to spy on her.

She said they used the software to “record our meetings.”

Watch the clip below:

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“Kristi Noem details nonstop cyber threats to America’s grid, ports, and elections, alleging secret DHS files, internal spying, and firings of bad actors. She discusses China’s infiltration risks, CISA’s role, and efforts to expose misconduct inside Homeland Security,” Valuetainment wrote.

Watch the full episode with Noem below:

Youtube VIDEO: “They Spied On Me” – Sec. Kristi Noem: Secret DHS File Room, El Mencho Fallout & Deep State Purge

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It’s Time to Question U.S. Alphabet Intel Agencies Purpose


ESPECIALLY in Regard to U.S. Citizens & U.S. Soil

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© February 27, 2026

The American Alphabet Intel Agencies have exceeded their mandate (as in their purpose to exist on the taxpayer dime). For me this is disturbing because most of the Alphabets are authorized to use lethal force in the execution of their various agendas. When an Alphabet Agenda is not compliant to the Constitutional Rights of American citizens or is resistant to the duly elected President, there is a HUGE bureaucratic Deep State problem for American citizens whose taxes support these Alphabet Agencies.

Frankly, ending the American Alphabet Intel agencies would not benefit American National Interests. WHY? Because ALL foreign nations have their own Intel Services and the more powerful foreign nations spy on the USA as much if not more than the USA spies on them.

What is needed in the USA is a top-down purge of anti-Constitution criminals and anti-American Leftists-Globalists. THEN a reform that replaces the purged with those who honor and follow the Constitution and the WE-THE-PEOPLE governed taxpayers.

I’m going to share three posts the focus on the nefarious actions of the CIA in particular. The history of CIA human experimentation in the name of Intelligence and a creepy version of National Security is disturbing.  

Some of these shares are critical CIA actions on foreign soil. I on the other hand think twice about foreign Intel operations such as influencing foreign elections that benefit the USA or getting rid of bad actors that are proven enemies of America and Americans. HOWEVER, conducting human experiments on foreign citizens for whatever crazy reasoning is a dark-spot on the American Republic that reflects ill on the American People. Such CIA (or American Intel) human experimentation should be exposed, terminated and possibly criminally prosecuted.

The third share is worth reading because there is an insinuated connection between the Alphabet Intels and the progression of a world-wide COVID as well as mandating the mRNA injection as a part of human experimentation.

The Three Shares:

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CIA Project Artichoke: Mind Control Drugs & Vaccines

Declassified document sheds further light on the sinister progenitor of Project MKUltra

By John Leake

February 24, 2026

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A declassified, seven page document titled “Special Research for Artichoke” has been making waves. For those unfamiliar with Project Artichoke, it began in 1951, during the tenure of CIA director Walter Bedell Smith and Scientific Director, Dr. H. Marshall Chadwell. The code name “Artichoke” was inspired by New York City gangster Ciro Terranova, AKA “the Artichoke King.”

The project was directed by Paul F. Gaynor, a former Army Brigadier General. Gaynor kept a file of federal employees and Congressmen suspected of being homosexuals. In 1953, John C. Montgomery, who worked for the State Department, with access to classified information, hanged himself in his Georgetown residence after he was informed he was on Gaynor’s list.

Under Gaynor’s direction, Project Artichoke became a vast research project. Researchers have long suspected that the Church Committee’s revelation of the CIA’s notorious Project MKUltra mind control experiments, mostly using LSD, had the effect of obscuring the Agency’s much larger Project Artichoke.

The 1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit, France mass poisoning, in which 250 residents were afflicted with severe hallucinations, was officially attributed to ergot poisoning of bread produced in a local bakery. Investigative journalist Hank P. Albarelli Jr. has presented evidence that the poisoning was a Project Artichoke experiment.

The recently published document titled “Special Research for Artichoke” is consistent with the suspicion that the CIA was seeking to discover mind control methods for even large populations. Especially chilling is the document’s assertion, “This type of [mind control] drug should also be capable of use in standard medical treatments such as vaccinations, shots, etc.”

Declassified Project Artichoke screengrab (FOCAL POINTS Photo)

Equally disturbing was the Project’s investigation of using viruses, including dengue fever, as incapacitating agents, both short-term and long-term, for individuals or populations.

As I discuss in my forthcoming book, Mind Viruses: America’s Irrational Obsessions, it far from clear that the Church Committee hearings of 1975 put a complete end to CIA covert programs such as Mockingbird (for using American journalists as propagandists) and Artichoke (for chemical and biological mind control). The laboratory creation of SARS-CoV-2, with Gain-of-Function techniques developed at UNC Chapel Hill, and the US military’s involvement in developing and distributing of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, should therefore be regarded as possible outgrowths or even continuations of Project Artichoke. [Blog Editor Bold Text Emphasis]

Though I have no evidence, I would not be surprised if Project Artichoke explored ways to lower testosterone among American males, which has happened at an alarming rate over the last few decades. A 2020 study published by Patel, Fantus, et al. found that testosterone levels have markedly declined—not only among older males, but also among adolescent and young adult men (AYA), with a deficiency prevalence of 10%-40% among adult males, and 20% among AYA men aged 15-39 years.

Lowering testosterone would be be an effective way for the government and its creepy intelligence agency to make American men more docile, lethargic, and less able to think clearly.

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CIA Conspiracy Theories – proven TRUE

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By Targeted Justice, Inc.

February 25, 2026

Targeted Justice Newsletter

CIA When See Depressed…. (Targeted Justice Photo)

List of 15 CIA-related conspiracy theories that were once dismissed as paranoid speculation but later confirmed through declassified documents, Church Committee (1975) hearings, Rockefeller Commission reports, FOIA releases, the CIA’s own “Family Jewels” compilation (declassified in 2007), inspector general investigations, or official admissions. These represent programs or operations where substantial evidence shows they occurred, often illegally or unethically.I’ve expanded beyond the initial examples, drawing from primary sources like CIA FOIA records, congressional reports, and historical analyses. Many involved violations of the CIA’s charter (prohibiting domestic activities) or international law.

1.  Project MKUltra (and Subprojects like ARTICHOKE, BLUEBIRD)
Secret mind-control experiments using LSD, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, electroshock, and other methods on unwitting subjects (including U.S. and Canadian citizens, prisoners, and mental patients).

Evidence: Declassified in the 1970s via Church Committee hearings; surviving documents (after most were destroyed in 1973) detail over 149 subprojects at universities, hospitals, and prisons. Confirmed non-consensual dosing, including on CIA employees and the public.

2.  MKNAOMI (Biological/Chemical Weapons Stockpiling)
Joint CIA-Army program to develop, store, and weaponize biological agents (toxins, incapacitants) and delivery devices for covert use.

Evidence: Declassified documents from Church Committee and FOIA show stockpiles at Fort Detrick; included shellfish toxin for assassinations. Program ran 1950s–1970s until Nixon banned biological weapons in 1969.

3.  Operation CHAOS (MHCHAOS)
Domestic surveillance of anti-war activists, dissidents, and U.S. citizens to find foreign influence links (e.g., Vietnam protesters, civil rights groups).

Evidence: Exposed by Seymour Hersh (1974 NYT article); confirmed in Church Committee reports. CIA compiled files on over 300,000 Americans, wiretapped journalists, and infiltrated groups—violating its charter.

4.  Operation Mockingbird
CIA recruitment of journalists and infiltration of media to plant propaganda and influence U.S. public opinion.
Evidence: Church Committee confirmed relationships with reporters at major outlets (e.g., CBS, Washington Post); used for domestic propaganda during Cold War.

5.  Assassination Plots Against Foreign Leaders
Multiple attempts on Fidel Castro (poisoned cigars, exploding devices), Patrice Lumumba, Rafael Trujillo, Ngo Dinh Diem, and others.

Evidence: Church Committee detailed plots; “Family Jewels” and declassified memos confirm “executive action” capabilities, including the “heart attack gun” demonstrated in 1975 hearings.

6.  Operation Paperclip
Recruiting Nazi scientists and war criminals for U.S. intelligence, rocketry, and other programs post-WWII.
Evidence: Declassified State Department/CIA files show ~1,600 Germans (e.g., Wernher von Braun) brought in with records sanitized.

7.  1953 Iranian Coup (Operation Ajax)
Overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadegh to install the Shah.
Evidence: CIA declassified its own history in 2013 (after earlier admissions); involved propaganda, bribes, and engineered riots.

8.  1954 Guatemalan Coup (Operation PBSuccess)
Overthrow of President Arbenz.
Evidence: Declassified CIA files detail psychological warfare, radio propaganda, and paramilitary support.

9.  Operation Condor
CIA-backed coordination among South American dictatorships for assassinations and disappearances of leftists (1970s–1980s).

Evidence: Declassified cables and Church Committee follow-ups; U.S. provided intelligence and training.

10.  Phoenix Program (Vietnam)
Counterinsurgency involving infiltration, torture, and assassination of suspected Viet Cong.
Evidence: Declassified records and congressional testimony; “neutralized” tens of thousands.

11.  Operation Popeye (Weather Modification)
Cloud seeding to extend monsoons and disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines.

Evidence: Declassified Pentagon/CIA documents; banned by international treaty in 1977.

12.  Funding Tibetan Resistance and Dalai Lama
CIA payments and training for anti-China guerrillas.
Evidence: Declassified budgets show ~$180,000/year to Dalai Lama in 1960s.

13.  Family Jewels Compilation
Internal 1973 CIA dossier admitting illegal activities (e.g., wiretapping journalists, domestic surveillance, confinement of defector Yuri Nosenko).

Evidence: Fully declassified in 2007; includes plots against Castro and media manipulation.

14.  Project Stargate (Remote Viewing/Psychic Spying)
Experiments in psychic phenomena for intelligence (less “conspiratorial” but once fringe-sounding).
Evidence: Declassified in 1995; ran 1970s–1990s.

15.  Acoustic Kitty (Spy Cat Project)
Implanting microphones in cats for surveillance.
Evidence: Declassified “Family Jewels” and CIA memos; project failed but existed.

These are among the most solidly documented cases—many exposed only after leaks, whistleblowers, or mandatory declassifications decades later. The CIA’s destruction of records (e.g., most MKUltra files) means some details remain incomplete, but the core existence and scope are confirmed by official U.S. government sources.

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Leaked CIA Doc Reveals U.S. Gov’t Pumped ‘Mind Control Drugs’ into Millions of Vaccines

Project Artichoke- CIA Mind Control Drugs (TPV Photo)

By Sean Adl-Tabatabai

February 25, 2026

The People’s Voice

The U.S. government secretly pumped “mind control drugs” into millions of vaccines taken by members of the public, according to a newly leaked CIA document.

The seven-page document, “Special Research for Artichoke,” is dated April 23, 1952. It describes a series of ideas for how to develop chemicals designed to alter human behavior and thought.

Infowars.com reports: The proposals contained in the document were part of the CIA’s top-secret Project Artichoke, which ran from 1951 to 1956, according to The Daily Mail.

The document, declassified in 1983, recently circulated on social media. However, it was not published in the CIA’s online reading room until last year.

“Some of the suggestions are controversial,” the document states. The proposals included administering drugs in secret as part of a “long-range approach to subjects.”

According to the document:

“This study should include chemicals or drugs that can effectively be concealed in common items such as food, water, coca cola, beer, liquor, cigarettes, etc.

“This type of drug should also be capable of use in standard medical treatments such as vaccinations, shots, etc.”

CIA experimented on humans as part of Project Artichoke

The document also included a special field of research for “bacteria, plant cultures, fungi, poisons of various types, etc.,” that are “capable of producing illnesses which in turn would produce high fevers, delirium, etc.”

This included “species of the mushroom” that “produce a certain type of intoxication and mental derangement.”

Also among the proposals was a suggestion to research “diet” or “dietary deficiencies” on prisoners and on people undergoing interrogation, including using “specially canned foods having elements removed.”

The document included proposals for both short-term and long-term use on humans. Drugs deemed most suitable for long-term use would be designed to produce an “agitating effect (producing anxiety, nervousness, tension, etc.) or a depressing effect (creating a feeling of despondency, hopelessness, lethargy, etc.).”

According to The Daily Mail, the CIA experimented on humans as part of Project Artichoke. The experiments often involved “vulnerable subjects, including prisoners, military personnel and psychiatric patients.” The experiments were usually performed “without informed consent.”

According to Ben Tapper, a Nebraska chiropractor who was included in the “Disinformation Dozen” list in 2021 for questioning vaccine safety, the document exposes “a disturbing reality that government agencies have historically explored ways to manipulate human behavior through chemical and biological means, including concepts involving food and medical interventions.”

“This is not speculation or conspiracy, and it should deeply concern every American who values bodily autonomy and informed consent,” Tapper said.

Precursor to the CIA’s MK-Ultra mind control experiments?

The Daily Mail cited CIA documents suggesting that U.S. intelligence agencies were concerned that enemy nations had developed their own mind and behavioral control techniques. This led the agency to prioritize the development of its own methods.

Project Artichoke “served as a precursor” to the MK-Ultra program, which the CIA launched in 1953. That program “broadened mind-altering experiments on a larger scale,” The Daily Mail reported.

Many of the documents related to this type of experimentation were destroyed in 1973, “leaving the full extent of the research and how far it progressed unknown.”

Naomi Wolf, Ph.D., CEO of Daily Clout and author of “The Pfizer Papers: Pfizer’s Crimes Against Humanity,” told The Defender that the documents further confirm a long history of intelligence agency research targeting human thought and behavior.

“Sadly, it’s long been established that our intelligence agencies, and those of our enemies, have sought to alter human consciousness and behavior, often without the subjects’ consent. The existence of MK-Ultra, the clandestine project into which Project Artichoke evolved, is well documented,” Wolf said.

John Leake, vice president of the McCullough Foundation and author of the forthcoming book, “Mind Viruses: America’s Irrational Obsessions,” said, “Researchers have long suspected that the Church Committee’s revelation of the CIA’s notorious MK-Ultra mind control experiments, mostly using LSD, had the effect of obscuring the agency’s much larger Project Artichoke.”

Leake cited evidence suggesting that a 1951 mass poisoning in Pont-Saint-Esprit, France, in which 250 residents experienced severe hallucinations and seven people died, was a Project Artichoke experiment. The outbreak was officially attributed to contaminated bread from a local bakery.

Leake said the 1952 document is “consistent with the suspicion that the CIA was seeking to discover mind control methods for even large populations.”

In 2024, a Reuters investigation revealed that the CIA operated a secret propaganda campaign involving vaccines in the Philippines. The campaign attacked what the agency perceived as China’s “growing influence” in the country by targeting the Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine through the use of phony online accounts spreading “anti-vax” messaging.

Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D., author of “The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty: Unraveling the Global Agenda,” said the Project Artichoke revelations “make it clear that the CIA has posed an enormous threat to U.S. citizens, in addition to the horrors it unleashes on non-U.S. target governments and populations.”

Project Artichoke wanted to enlist help from Army’s Chemical Warfare Service

The 1952 Project Artichoke document also included a recommendation to involve the U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service in the project’s efforts, citing its experience with “exhaustive studies along these lines.”

This proposal bears a resemblance to recent suggestions that COVID-19 — and the response to the pandemic — were coordinated at high levels of government, military and intelligence agencies.

Last year, former pharmaceutical research and development executive Sasha Latypova and retired science writer Debbie Lerman released the “Covid Dossier,” presenting evidence of the “military/intelligence coordination of the Covid biodefense response in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.”

According to Latypova and Lerman, “Covid was not a public health event” but “a global operation, coordinated through public-private intelligence and military alliances and invoking laws designed for CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) weapons attacks.”

Leake said “it is far from clear” that the Church Committee hearings of 1975 “put a complete end to CIA covert programs.” He cited the possible laboratory development of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as an example.

“The laboratory creation of SARS-CoV-2 with gain-of-function techniques developed at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and the U.S. military’s involvement in developing and distributing of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, should … be regarded as possible outgrowths or even continuations of Project Artichoke,” Leake said.

Experts question similarities between Project Artichoke, COVID vaccines

In a Substack post today, epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher drew a potential connection between Project Artichoke and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Hulscher cited recent peer-reviewed studies that identified the vaccines’ adverse impact on neurological health and “surging rates of cognitive decline.”

Hulscher wrote:

“Disturbingly, since 2021, over 70% of humanity received a neurotoxic agent masquerading as a ‘vaccine.’ The same goals outlined in the CIA document (vaccines/drugs capable of covertly inducing anxiety, depression, and lethargy) are now being observed in COVID-19 vaccinated populations. …

“… If the CIA was secretly discussing covert methods to alter human behavior in the 1950s, it would be no surprise if similar classified projects emerged in the decades that followed.”

A 2024 paper published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry investigated psychiatric adverse events among over 2 million people in South Korea. The study found that “COVID-19 vaccination increased the risks of depression, anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, and somatoform disorders, and sleep disorders while reducing the risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.”

A 2025 study published in the International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science found “alarming safety signals regarding neuropsychiatric conditions following COVID-19 vaccination, compared to the influenza vaccinations and to all other vaccinations combined.”

This included increases in schizophrenia, depression, cognitive decline, delusions, violent behavior, suicidal thoughts and homicidal ideation.

“The fact that mRNA vaccines were designed to cross the blood-brain barrier and inflame the brain — or at least, they were known to do so, during their manufacture and distribution — should give us pause in light of this news,” Wolf said.

Wolf said the latest revelations, “while shocking, provide all the more reason for us to be critical of opaque, coercive or untested vaccination programs, additives in food and water, and toxic or opaque geoengineering programs.”

Tapper said the revelations reinforce “the urgent need to protect individual liberty, medical freedom, and ethical boundaries in science and public health.”

“The lesson here is simple: vigilance is necessary when governments claim authority over the human body and mind,” Tapper said.

[Blog Editor: At this point The People’s Voice inserts a 16-Minute video which to me seems unrelated to the CIA-Project Artichoke subject matter. YET my readers might find the video of interest so I’m sharing the video title with the embedded link below.]

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Having cut his teeth in the mainstream media, including stints at the BBC, Sean witnessed the corruption within the system and developed a burning desire to expose the secrets that protect the elite and allow them to continue waging war on humanity. Disturbed by the agenda of the elites and dissatisfied with the alternative media, Sean decided it was time to shake things up. Knight of Joseon (https://joseon.com)

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SCOTUS, Dem-Marxists & RINOs Fail to Stop Trump Tariffs!


President Trump Simply Utilizes a Different Legal Framework to Continue Liberation Day

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© February 21, 2026

As Dem-Marxists and anti-Trump RINOs celebrate SCOTUS striking down President Trump’s use of IEEPA to Tariff foreign nations into a better deal with the USA, President Trump pulls an end-run to CONTINUE TARIFFS.

President Trump simply utilizes alternate laws enacted by Congress to continue the Liberation Day Tariffs.

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BREAKING VIDEO – Scott Bessent responds to Supreme Court tariff ruling

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By The Right Scoop (Staff)

February 20, 2026 6:04 pm

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded this afternoon to the Supreme Court ruling on President Trump’s use of IEEPA to impose tariffs.

In short, Bessent doesn’t believe much will change, and that certainly applies to the revenues the US will collect from tariffs.

Here’s how he explains it:

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Tariffs, the Supreme Court, and What Comes Next

Tariffs are not going anywhere. If anything, the fight has only just begun, and the ruling has made President Trump more determined to do what he needs to do to continue to Make America Great Again

By Douglas V. Gibbs

February 21, 2026

Canada Free Press

President Trump (CFP Photo)

The Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose his Liberation Day tariffs has triggered a wave of confusion, celebration, and among Trump’s opponents premature victory laps. The ruling is far narrower than the headlines suggest. Tariffs are not going away. In fact, the Court may have unintentionally strengthened the legal foundation for Trump’s broader trade strategy.

Trump retains multiple statutory avenues for imposing tariffs

In a 6–3 decision led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court held that the Constitution assigns tariff authority to Congress, and that the IEEPA, which was designed for national emergencies, was never intended to give presidents unilateral power to levy taxes on imports. As the majority wrote, “Had Congress intended to convey the distinct and extraordinary power to impose tariffs, it would have done so expressly.”

The ruling emphasized that in nearly 50 years of the statute’s existence, no president has ever used the IEEPA to impose tariffs (despite the fact that there is a long list of tariffs imposed without prior permission from Congress throughout U.S. History), and that Trump’s sweeping measures represented a “transformative expansion” of executive authority. The Court applied the major questions doctrine, concluding that Congress does not delegate such sweeping economic power through vague language.

But the Court’s decision applies only to the IEEPA. It does not invalidate Trump’s tariffs themselves, nor does it prevent him from imposing new ones under other laws Congress has already enacted. Roberts’ opinion rested partly on the idea that the IEEPA is a wartime statute, and “we are not at war with every nation in the world.”

Trump retains multiple statutory avenues for imposing tariffs.

These include:

  • The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), which allows tariffs on imports that threaten national security.
  • The Trade Act of 1974, which gives presidents broad authority to respond to unfair foreign trade practices.
  • The Tariff Act of 1930 (Smoot-Hawley), still on the books, allowing product‑specific tariffs when imports are subsidized.
  • The Fordney‑McCumber Act of 1922, largely superseded but historically relevant to presidential tariff authority.

In other words, the ruling changes the legal pathway, not the policy outcome

Justice Kavanaugh’s dissent underscored this point directly: “The decision might not substantially constrain a President’s ability to order tariffs going forward… numerous other federal statutes authorize the President to impose tariffs and might justify most (if not all) of the tariffs at issue.”

Justice Clarence Thomas went further, arguing that the IEEPA itself did authorize Trump’s actions and that the majority misapplied both statutory text and constitutional history. His dissent emphasized that Congress has long delegated tariff‑related powers to the executive, especially in foreign affairs.

One major question remains unresolved: the billions of dollars in tariff revenue collected under the IEEPA framework. The Court offered no guidance on refunds, leaving the issue to the U.S. Court of International Trade. Hundreds of refund lawsuits are already pending.

Justice Kavanaugh warned the aftermath “is likely to be a mess,” with importers potentially seeking retroactive relief.

Trump called the ruling a “disgrace,” but immediately announced a backup plan. Within hours, he invoked the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a new 10 percent global tariff, signaling that the White House had anticipated this outcome.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reinforced the message:

“The Court did not rule against President Trump’s tariffs.”

“Six justices simply ruled that IEEPA authorities cannot be used to raise even $1 of revenue.”

“We will be leveraging Section 232 and Section 301 tariff authorities… validated through thousands of legal challenges.”

In other words, the ruling changes the legal pathway, not the policy outcome.

Even CNN’s legal analysts acknowledged that Trump can still impose sweeping tariffs under other statutes. George Washington University Law School professor and legal scholar Jonathan Turley echoed that reality, stating the administration can still impose tariffs through other statutes. “There’s plenty of runway for the Trump White House in this area of economic policy.”

Senator Bernie Moreno (R‑OH) is urging Congress to codify Trump’s tariffs through a reconciliation bill, which requires only 51 Senate votes and cannot be filibustered. But the path is uncertain. Several Republican senators oppose tariffs, and the House majority is narrow.

Trump’s tariffs have been remarkably effective and constitutional

Still, reconciliation remains a viable option to reverse the Court’s ruling legislatively.

The stock market rose slightly after the decision, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all ticking upward.

The ruling may influence future uses of emergency powers, create short‑term market unpredictability, and open the door to refund litigation. But Trump and his economic team insist that trade agreements will remain stable and that tariffs will continue uninterrupted.

Trump has long called “tariff” the most beautiful word in the dictionary, echoing President William McKinley, who championed protective tariffs as a pillar of American prosperity.

As I have written before, Trump’s tariffs have been remarkably effective and constitutional. The U.S. trade deficit has fallen to nearly half of what it was when the Liberation Day tariffs were announced in March. Manufacturing is returning to American soil as companies relocate production to avoid tariff penalties. That means more jobs, higher GDP, and lower long‑term costs of doing business.

With the midterms approaching, affordability is central to voters. People vote with their wallets. Democrats know this, and their opposition to Trump’s tariff strategy reflects a political calculation as much as an economic one.

The Supreme Court did not kill tariffs. It merely closed one door while leaving several others wide open. Trump has already walked through them.

The administration is moving “full‑steam ahead,” armed with statutes Congress itself enacted.

The only thing the Court’s ruling accomplished was accelerating the pace.

Tariffs are not going anywhere. If anything, the fight has only just begun, and the ruling has made President Trump more determined to do what he needs to do to continue to Make America Great Again.

Douglas V. Gibbs of Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary, has been featured on “Hannity” and “Fox and Friends” on Fox News Channel, and other television shows and networks.  Doug is a Radio Host on KMET 1490-AM on Saturdays with his Constitution Radio program, as well as a longtime podcaster, conservative political activist, writer and commentator.  Doug can be reached at douglasvgibbs [at] yahoo.com or constitutionspeaker [at] yahoo.com.

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CRITICALLY THINK! Dems Hate Save Act – Why?


The LIE – Minority Suppression and/or Women Voting Suppression…The TRUTH – Fear Criminal Voting Fraud Suppressed

John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© February 16, 2026

The subtitle is the point to what Dems fear about passing and implementing the SAVE Act (SUMMARY and FULL TEXT). To be CLEAR, Dem Race-Baiting are lies AND married women difficulty for a Voter ID is deceptive fearmongering as well!

I’m sharing three cross post below that expose Dem Deception in regard to the SAVE Act. The third share has specific details and statistics Lying Dems do not want YOU to know from Frank Salvato at Underground USA.

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From Telegram BioClandestine

Date: February 13, 2026 8:34pm

A timeline is forming:

-Trump implements voter-ID

-Dems lose 2026 in landslide

-Huge drop in Dem turnout (illegals)

-Dem fraud confirmed for all to see

Once the public see the Dems are cheating in elections, accountability will be substantially easier for the public to swallow.

Once we prove to the public that the Dems are using illegals to cheat in elections, then all the sudden, the rest of their crimes seem much more believable. That means the Dems did leave the border open on purpose to import voters, which means the Dems actually are guilty of treason, meaning Trump was right about EVERYTHING. It will prove that the Dems are indeed corrupt, it will discredit anything the Dems have ever said, they will have zero credibility left, the public will no longer be able to deny it, and much of the public will be demanding heads to roll, rightfully so.

The 2026 election is shaping up to be the watershed moment in the information war. If we pull this off, the veil that hovers over the brainwashed public will be lifted, and justice for the corrupt establishment becomes achievable.

Arresting people is the easy part. Convincing the brainwashed masses to accept high-profile arrests of people they have been conditioned to trust, and getting them to accept the harsh reality that they have been deceived… that’s the hard part.

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This clip is from Telegram Dr. Judy Mikovits (https://t.me/DrJudyMikovitsHealthSecrets). Posted there on 2/15/26 (https://t.me/DrJudyMikovitsHealthSecrets/1669).

Dr. Judy Mikovits Description:

She says the SAVE Act “creates obstacles” for voters… especially married women who changed their names.

Reporter hits her with reality:

“Americans need ID to do almost everything else in daily life.”

Warren’s comeback?

“You don’t need a birth certificate. I hope you know that.”

WTF?!

So let me get this straight:

◊  You need ID to buy a beer

◊  You need ID to board a plane

◊  You need ID to open a bank account

◊  You need ID to get government benefits

◊  You need ID to drive, rent an apartment, pick up prescriptions, buy a gun, adopt a pet…

But when it comes to voting in our elections?

Suddenly it’s an “obstacle” and we’re supposed to just trust the system with zero proof of citizenship?

Warren literally admitted the quiet part out loud: Democrats don’t want secure elections. They want easy fraud.

The SAVE Act is simple:

◊  Prove you’re a U.S. citizen

◊  Show ID to vote

That’s it. Common sense. Overwhelmingly supported by Americans of every race, party, and background.

But Warren and the Dems are terrified of it because it would end their favorite loophole.

The divide is crystal clear:

Republicans want fair, secure elections.

Democrats want open access to the ballot box, even for non-citizens.

The SAVE Act hits the House floor THIS WEEK.

Every single Republican better vote YES. No excuses. No RINO games.

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Gaslighting 101: How Democrats Are Disingenuously Fearmongering The SAVE Act

Dem Gaslighting 101 (Underground USA Photo)

By Frank Salvato

February 16, 2026

Underground USA

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act stands as a beacon of common-sense election integrity, mandating proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration and requiring a photo ID to cast a ballot. This straightforward legislation aims to close loopholes that allow non-citizens to dilute the sacred votes of American citizens. Yet, Democrats in Congress are mounting a fierce, disingenuous resistance, peddling baseless fears and distortions to protect a system ripe for exploitation. Their arguments crumble under scrutiny, revealing not just flawed logic but a deliberate effort to undermine trust in our democracy.

Consider the Democrats’ shrill demand to prohibit Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents from polling places on Election Day.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has railed against the mere presence of ICE agents, labeling them “thugs” and insisting there’s “no evidence of voter fraud.” He and his party are pushing for reforms that explicitly bar ICE from areas like schools, churches, and—crucially—polling sites. This isn’t about protecting voters; it’s a tacit admission of guilt.

If illegal immigrants aren’t voting in federal elections, why the panic over enforcement officials nearby? Their insistence on shielding polling places from ICE screams that they know non-citizens are participating—and they want to keep it that way. It’s a self-declaration that their electoral strategy relies on votes from those who have no legal right to cast them, all while they claim to champion “democracy.” This hypocrisy exposes a party more interested in power than principle.

The disconnect between Democrats in Washington and the American people couldn’t be starker.

Polling reveals overwhelming support for voter ID requirements, soaring into the 80th percentile across the board. A Pew Research Center survey shows 83% of Americans favor requiring government-issued photo ID to vote, including 95% of Republicans and 71% of Democrats. Gallup echoes this, with 84% overall support, breaking down to 98% among Republicans, 84% among independents, and 67% among Democrats.

Even more telling, supermajorities in minority communities back it: 85% of white Americans, 82% of Latinos, and 76% of Black Americans endorse voter ID. These numbers aren’t anomalies; they’ve held steady for decades, with support never dipping below 77% in recent years. Yet, elected Democrats ignore this consensus, opposing measures like the SAVE Act that align perfectly with the public will.

This illustrates a profound betrayal: the Democrat elite represents their own radical agenda, not their constituents. While everyday Democrats, Blacks, and Latinos demand secure elections, party leaders prioritize open borders and lax rules, proving they’re out of touch and self-serving.

Democrats’ fearmongering about the SAVE Act’s impact on women is particularly egregious, a cynical ploy to exploit gender for political gain.

Rep. Jamie Raskin has absurdly claimed the bill could violate the 19th Amendment, arguing it creates a “bureaucratic nightmare” for married women whose names have changed, as their IDs might not match birth certificates. Hillary Clinton amplified this nonsense, warning that nearly 70 million women could be affected. This is opportunistic gaslighting at its worst.

The SAVE Act offers flexible alternatives: a valid driver’s license indicating citizenship, a U.S. passport, military ID, or any government-issued photo ID showing U.S. birthplace suffices. A birth certificate is needed only as a last resort, paired with a photo ID. For name discrepancies from marriage, divorce, or adoption, states must provide a simple fallback—an affidavit attesting to citizenship, plus “other evidence” like records explaining the change.

A University of Maryland study confirms that only 2% of eligible voters lack proof of citizenship entirely, and 7% have it but do not have immediate access—hardly the mass disenfranchisement Raskin peddles. Raskin and his allies know this; they’re manufacturing outrage to scare women voters, betting on emotion over facts. It’s a shameful tactic that insults women’s intelligence and erodes faith in elections.

Equally offensive is Democrats’ baseless charge that the SAVE Act discriminates against minorities, dubbing it “Jim Crow 2.0.” Schumer has warned it would disenfranchise “millions of Black voters,” invoking the specter of historical racism to smear a bill that does no such thing. This is the epitome of racism itself—exploiting the painful legacy of Jim Crow to shield their own failures.

Evidence demolishes their narrative: Georgia’s 2021 Election Integrity Act, with similar ID rules, spurred record turnout in 2022, including a 212% surge in early primary voting and Black voters making up 35% of early turnout on day one. No suppression occurred; participation soared across demographics.

Even in African nations like Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa, strict ID mandates ensure fair elections without claims of racism. Democrats’ hysteria ignores these realities, using race-baiting to divide Americans and distract from the real threat: non-citizen voting. It’s not just hypocritical; it’s a racist ploy that assumes minorities can’t obtain ID, perpetuating harmful stereotypes for political points.

The SAVE Act isn’t radical—it’s essential to restoring confidence in our elections. Democrats’ debunked arguments reveal a party desperate to maintain vulnerabilities that serve their interests: the acquisition of power. Americans deserve better: secure borders, honest votes, and representatives who heed the people’s voice.

It’s time to be relentless. Flood Senate offices with calls demanding they pass the SAVE Act and honor the overwhelming will of the American people.

Pick up the phone and dial the Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Let your senators know: No more excuses, no more delays. Secure our elections now. [Blog Editor Bold Text Emphasis]

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Intro to ‘Hero Robert Spencer Drops Bombshell Testimony in Congress – Sharia’s Stealth Invasion Exposed (Video)’


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Intro © February 13, 2026

The RAIR Foundation (Substack version) takes a look at House testimony from Robert Spencer on February 10 about the evils of Islamic Sharia Law. There was a time when Counterjihad writers and activists were quite active in exposing Islam as incompatible with American Liberty and as an enemy of Christianity in general, but many of those Counterjihad heroes are aging and there has been a lack of a next generation of Counterjihadists. This RAIR Foundation post lists a few of those aging heroes after the Spencer testimony. You should read to refresh your memory or learn that there is a Political Islam enemy that desires to end your Freedom and Liberty.

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Hero Robert Spencer Drops Bombshell Testimony in Congress – Sharia’s Stealth Invasion Exposed (Video)

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By RAIR Foundation USA

February 13, 2026

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On February 10, 2026, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, convened a critically important hearing titled:

“Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution.”

In powerful testimony, Robert Spencer—founder of Jihad Watch, author of more than 60 books, and one of the most courageous voices exposing the realities of political Islam—delivered a clear, unflinching message:

Sharia law and the principles enshrined in the U.S. Constitution are fundamentally incompatible. Unless Congress and the American people confront this reality head-on, the incremental advance of political Islam will continue to erode our constitutional freedoms.

Rep. Roy’s decision to hold this hearing represents real leadership. For years, discussion of these issues has been suppressed through intimidation, smears, and pressure from Islamist advocacy groups. This hearing placed the truth on the official congressional record.

Robert Spencer has paid a heavy personal price for his work. He has survived credible assassination attempts—including a poisoning in Iceland and a near-mass shooting at a 2015 event in Garland, Texas—while enduring relentless defamation campaigns, particularly from CAIR (an organization with documented ties to Hamas). Despite it all, he has never retreated.

I have watched him stand firm through every attack, always focused on waking people up to the danger. When my own family and team were targeted by jihadist threats and smears, Robert was among the first to speak out in our defense. That kind of loyalty and courage is rare.

In his five-minute opening statement, Robert dismantled the frequently repeated claim—promoted by CAIR and others—that Sharia is merely a personal religious code comparable to Catholic canon law or Jewish halacha.

He demonstrated, using authoritative Islamic sources such as Reliance of the Traveller (endorsed by Al-Azhar University scholars in Cairo), that Sharia is a comprehensive political-legal system that mandates:

Jihad as a communal obligation to wage war against non-Muslims until Islamic rule is established (not merely defensive or spiritual struggle).

Institutionalized discrimination against non-Muslims, including the humiliating jizya tax (Quran 9:29), severe restrictions on non-Muslim houses of worship, prohibitions on public displays of non-Islamic faith, exclusion from positions of authority over Muslims, and death penalties for blasphemy or criticism of Islam.

Direct violations of core American rights, including freedom of speech (blasphemy punishments), religious equality (religious supremacy), and protection from domestic violence (Quran 4:34). Migration to non-Muslim lands to spread Sharia is explicitly encouraged and rewarded (Quran 4:100).

Robert directly addressed recent events, such as the Keller, Texas city council’s decision in January 2026 to withdraw an anti-Sharia resolution after pressure from CAIR.

He rejected the group’s attempt to equate Sharia with personal religious observance, stating plainly:

“If that were really all Sharia was about, no reasonable person would have a problem with it.”

But it is not. It is a total system that institutionalizes discrimination, denies equal rights, and sanctions violence in critical areas. [Blog Editor Bold Text Emphasis]

He pointed to the United Kingdom as a cautionary example, where Sharia councils have urged authorities to drop criminal domestic abuse cases involving Muslim men in favor of “divine” mediation—placing religious law above secular justice. Similar patterns are already visible in parts of the United States.

This hearing is not the end of the fight; it is only the beginning.

It is the fruit of years of relentless, often dangerous work by so many brave souls: the tireless investigations of RAIR Foundation, the unbreakable courage of survivors of grooming gangs and Islamic persecution, and the unwavering commitment of truth-tellers who have risked—and in some cases nearly lost—their lives to expose the threat of political Islam.

  • Robert Spencer.
  • Pamela Geller.
  • Bill Warner.
  • Steven Emerson.
  • Andrew Bostom.
  • Clare Lopez.
  • Stephen Coughlin.
  • Brigitte Gabriel.

The list goes on—heroes who refused to be silenced, who kept speaking even when the smears, threats, and attempts on their lives intensified.

Every name on that list has paid a price so the rest of us could finally hear the truth spoken openly in the halls of Congress.

This moment belongs to them.

And the fight ahead belongs to all of us.

We now have a path forward:

Prohibit the infiltration of Sharia-based norms into American institutions.

Designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

End the special deference given to CAIR and similar groups that have documented ties to designated terrorist entities.

The Constitution must be protected from any supremacist ideology that seeks to supplant it. Silence and appeasement only embolden those who wish to replace our system of self-government with one rooted in Sharia.

I am deeply grateful to Rep. Chip Roy for his courage in holding this hearing, and to Robert Spencer for continuing to speak truth even at great personal cost.

This is a turning point. The truth is now part of the congressional record. The American people—and freedom-loving people everywhere—deserve to know what is at stake.

We will not stop.

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Somali Taxpayer Fraud Leads to Crooked Dem Election Fraud


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© January 19, 2026

Yesterday on Telegram, I ran into a Just The News link that reignited the Election Fraud displeasure I go through with Crooked Dems every Election cycle. (I typically cite sources but I can’t remember the Telegram Channel. I just saved the link.)

In a nutshell the post entitled, “In Somali fraud scandal, Republicans probe evidence of a blue state election scheme” begins with Somalis defrauding taxpayers with fake Daycare center subsidies then proceeds to inform how the Crooked Dems used Illegal and refugee-status Somalis to inflate census rolls for Election Re-Districting. WORSE: The suspicion of Dem donations were received from the Somali fraudulent Daycare scheme to prop up Crooked Dem candidates. HELLO ILHAN OMAR! This includes CORRUPT Left-Wing Judges cooperating with fraudulent taxpayer/election schemes!

Embedded in the Just The News post are two John Solomon audio podcasts related to the subject matter. On my blog will not be embedding those podcasts but will provide the link for those interested in listening.

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In Somali fraud scandal, Republicans probe evidence of a blue state election scheme

Republicans are now on the investigative prowl and sounding increasingly confident they can find and prove there was an intentional strategy by Democrats to hijack elections and manipulate apportionment in deep blue states like Minnesota.

By John Solomon

Published: January 18, 2026 10:41pm

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As the magnitude and complexity of Minnesota’s Somali immigrant welfare fraud scandal come into clearer focus, Republicans in Congress are more boldly talking about it being part of a larger scheme by Democrats to use illegal immigrants and purported refugees to hijack federal elections and manipulate apportionment that determines Americans’ congressional representation and federal funding.

The Republicans’ argument goes like this: Democrats reversed Donald Trump’s related first-term executive orders and ensured that noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, were counted into 2020 U.S. Census. Then-President Biden opened the southern border so that millions of illegals could flood the country in just a few years.

Next, liberal nonprofits helped move those migrants from the southern border red states, where they were not particularly welcome, to “sanctuary cities” in Democratic-run cities in the election battleground states and helped them enroll in welfare at the taxpayers’ expense.

And finally, Democratic leaders, like failed vice-presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tom Walz, they say, failed to act — or even worse, looked the other way — when evidence emerged that non-citizens were defrauding those safety net programs by the tune of billions of dollars. And liberal judges blocked efforts to stop or punish the fraud.

Comer: “A coordinated effort”

But Republicans are now on the investigative prowl and sounding increasingly confident they can find and prove it was an intentional strategy.

“No question. One hundred percent, this was a coordinated effort to get more Democrat voters into these states,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who is taking the lead in his panel investigating the fraud scheme, told the Just the News, No Noise television show this month.

Comer rattled off statistics his committee has already dug up to make the case in Minnesota, where Democrats have now won most of the statewide offices for more than a continuous decade. Prosecutors now estimate half of the $18 billion in federally funded welfare in that state was lost to fraud over the last few years.

86% of Somali immigrants on Medicaid, food stamps and other entitlements, Comer says

“In Minnesota, 86% of the Somalis are on Medicaid,” he said. “That is free healthcare. You don’t pay one penny into it like we pay into Medicare. All that Medicaid is free healthcare. So 86% of the Somali population of Minnesota gets full free healthcare, in addition to food stamps, housing and transportation and obviously daycare and things like that. So this is completely an effort to create a huge voting bloc.

Democrats’ success in the state is “because of this Somali population,” Comer added. “Not only do they vote, they now contribute a lot of money to Democratic candidates. And I think a source of this money is probably a lot of these fraudulent schemes taking place.”

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the Senate Homeland Security Committee chairman, is taking the lead in the senior legislative chamber, investigating blue state fraud and its ties to Democratic political strategy. He too, sees strong early evidence of a concerted effort to use illegal immigrants and refugees to hijack elections and federal funding, and has just introduced legislation to outlaw welfare to refugees.

“It’s not just welfare dependency. It’s actually a scam, and they’re stealing the money,” Paul told Just the News.

Public charities shirking responsibility part of the problem, Paul says

Paul is focused on the role that liberal-leaning nonprofits played in securing billions in taxpayer money from the Biden administration to help move illegals from the southern border to blue sanctuary cities in the battleground. Paul hopes his legislation will shift the burden of supporting those non-citizens back to the charities who helped create the crisis.

The Center for Renewing America, a 501(c)(3) organization focused on “America First” research and policy development, reports that some of those non-profits include the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the Central American Resource Center and the International Organization for Migration, a UN-backed NGO with the stated goal of “facilitating pathways for regular migration,” among others.

“People say, ‘Well, gosh, these poor people come from war-torn areas. How will they survive?’ Well, they will survive the way we traditionally did when we admitted people. If you sponsor them, they’re your responsibility,” Paul said. “So you have many of these church charities involved with bringing people here, and then the church charity thinks that charity involves signing them up for welfare. If your charity brings them here, and they can’t, they aren’t working enough to have food you feed them. It’s charitable to give your own money. It’s not charitable to take someone else’s money.”

“If you look at the overall scheme of things, we’re $2 trillion in the hole. We can’t take care of our own, much less admitting hundreds of thousands of new people,” he added.

John Solomon PODCAST: Government Accountability: Senator Rand Paul on Stopping Fraud and Protecting Taxpayers

A plan, not an accident, and casting critics as bigots

Conservatives are also taking the lead in narrative building, more aggressively educating voters that the open border policies and fraud schemes were not an accident but rather Democrat intentions that stretch far beyond Minnesota.

The widely-read conservative publication The Federalist recently ran a headline saying “It’s Not A Minnesota Problem, It’s A Blue State Problem” that laid out some of the arguments and declared there was a “deeper, darker truth lurking beneath” the scandal that has dogged Walz’s state and abruptly ended his ambitions to run for re-election in 2026.

“Democrats and regime media have been gaslighting the country, casting critics as bigots, and shooting the messengers who sent the long-neglected story viral — and why, now, state and local leaders are trying to turn Minneapolis into a powder keg,” the publication wrote.

“These dodges and diversions distract from the fact that the fraud is a feature of what we might call The Blue Model of government. Fueled by the welfare state and increasingly open borders, it is at core about political patronage, profiteering, and plunder,” it added.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., agrees with that assessment,

“You know, Minnesota is an interesting place. It’s a microcosm of the Biden administration that turned itself into a weapon against Donald J. Trump, that Minnesota thuggery from Tim Walz and (Minnesota Attorney General) Keith Ellison. These guys are crooks,” he told the John Solomon Reports podcast.

State workers prepared to testify that Walz and Ellison ignored warnings

Emmer dropped a bombshell last week that is poised to advance the GOP investigations in Congress. He confirmed to Just the News that investigators have secured affidavits from Minnesota state workers alleging they told Walz and Ellison about the fraud and nothing happened.

“The whole thing is a powder keg that has been allowed to exist for years by Democrats, who benefit off of corruption,” Emmer said.

John Solomon PODCAST: From Whistleblowers to Criminal Charges: Congressman Emmer on Minnesota’s Fraud Investigation

Walz and Ellison deny wrongdoing and insist they did not turn a blind eye to the fraud. Hundreds of FBI and Homeland Security Investigation agents are scouring Minnesota for evidence right now to see whether the whistleblowers or Walz’s defenses turn out to be more accurate.

Probes into “high risk” for fraud expanding beyond Minnesota

Meanwhile, the investigations in Congress and the FBI are poised to expand to bigger states. President Trump just ordered his agencies to open a probe in California and congressional committees are also eyeing New York and Illinois, all states with much larger taxpayer subsidies, illegal immigrant populations and often, red flags of fraud.

“California, under Governor Gavin Newscum, is more corrupt than Minnesota, if that’s possible??? The Fraud Investigation of California has begun,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account earlier this month,

The California state auditor last month issued a report  that lends credence to Trump’s concerns, flagging eight major agencies as “high risk” for fraud and risk. The report specifically flagged a food welfare program called CalFresh that may soon need $2.5 billion a year in state funds to replace federal funds because it has such a high fraud errant payment rate.

“We conclude that the California Department of Social Services met our criteria to be designated as a high-risk agency, and we are adding it to the high-risk list,” the report warned in December. “Because of recent changes to federal law, the State will soon be required to pay a portion of its CalFresh benefits. This cost, which could be as much as $2.5 billion in federal fiscal year 2028, is based on California’s payment error rate, which measures the accuracy of the State’s eligibility and benefit determinations.”

You can read the full report here.

File:

CaliforniaAuditorHighRiskReport.pdf

As Congress and the FBI probe, some blue states are about to see a major reduction in federal welfare funds.

Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services, for instance, is freezing $10 billion in federal funds over concerns about child care programming. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering a similar cutoff over food stamp fraud, though a Democrat-appointed lower court judge blocked an effort to cut off funding to Minnesota’s food stamp program, eliciting an angry response from Secretary Brooke Rollins.

“This isn’t about helping those in need. It’s about liberal judges protecting fraud and refusing transparency,” she wrote on Thursday.

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Trump, Venezuela Oil & CCP China


John R. Houk, Blog Editor

© January 8, 2026

Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with Xi Jinping 9/13/23 screengrab (From Reuters)

The Never-Trumpers, Dem-Marxists, RINOs and anti-Neocons in general; have been criticizing the Maduro-and-wife arrest-invasion of Venezuela as Trump imperialism for a regime change and an effort to steal Venezuela oil.

In my last post in which I examined how the Marxist dictatorship remained in power in Venezuela through ELECTION FRAUD, should find Venezuelans pleased a regime of their choosing through valid elections is probably in their future.

As to the oil accusation. I’ve come across some very valid opinions related to Venezuelan oil. President Trump’s interest in Managing Venezuelan oil is NOT to ship the oil to the USA!

RATHER the aim is keep the oil from America’s enemies. The big dog enemy is Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled China. The other Maduro allies interested in Venezuela oil are Russia and Iran. Not that Russia and Iran are in need of oil, but they are major partners with CCP China.

I am not a Russophile which is sure to tick off Americans who consider Putin the paradigm of Anti-Globalism. Which is interesting since Russia is tapped to a friendship with Globalist-hegemon wannabe CCP China. I am convinced Russia is more interested in maintaining regional power dominance than the old Soviet worldview of global domination. That does not excuse Russia’s geopolitical love affair with CCP China.

AND why in the world would Putin keep giving crazy-Islam Iran weapons and Nuke-Tech while trying to portray an image as the defender of Russian Eastern Orthodox Christianity? Iran’s goal of existence (so-far) is to spread Twelver-Shi’ite Islam and kill Jews and Americans. I placed “so-far” in parentheses because Iran is experiencing internal social strife under its Ayatollah led government. It is possible another Iranian Revolution is in the future. Islam’s revered writings condemn the centrality of Jesus as the Son of God. That would include Russia’s Eastern Orthodox Church. The ONLY reason Putin would have in investing in Iran would be to rub the USA the wrong way.

So where does Venezuela figure in this trio of evil toward American interests? OIL! CCP China receives its oil needs (and that is huge) from Iran and Russia. CCP China was in the process of making Venezuela another oil conduit perhaps to offset its huge dependence on Iran and Russia (So much for Climate Change hypocrisy).

Trump whisking away Maduro has placed a huge damper of oil trade between CCP China and Venezuela.

Thanks to a video I ran into from El Gato Weebee, watch this Glenn Beck video explaining the actual oil reason is targeting CCP China rather than increasing the profits of the oil cartel corporations.

Bitchute VIDEO: THE REAL REASONS TO GET MADURO OUT OF VENEZUELA

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Posted by ElGato_Weebee

Published January 6, 2026

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The Gateway Pundit has something interesting you should read in regard to CCP China and Venezuela:

“China’s response to the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, exposed fundamental weaknesses in its ability to project power beyond its immediate region.

Beijing called the operation “deeply shocking” and a “serious violation of international law,” demanded Maduro’s immediate release, and attempted to position itself as a defender of the “rules-based international order.”

From a military standpoint, China, despite being the world’s third most powerful military, lacks the ability to project power far from its shores. It has only two military bases outside of China, while the United States maintains roughly 800.

More importantly, China has no ability to project military power in Latin America. Beijing deployed a hospital ship and an intelligence vessel to the region in 2025, but when the United States acted, China was completely impotent.” …READ ALL (Did the US Snatching Maduro Prove China Is a Paper Tiger? By Antonio Graceffo; The Gateway Pundit; 1/7/26)

A LifeZette post explains the Glenn Beck perspective on Venezuela oil and CCP China and finishes with a Glenn Beck X-Tweet that contains roughly six-minutes of the El Gato Weebee video above. I’ll cross it below.

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Trump’s Venezuela Moves Bigger Than Reported: Taiwan, AI, BRICS, Iran, China, and Russia [WATCH]

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January 6, 2026

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Glenn Beck argued that recent U.S. actions involving Venezuela are not about securing oil for Americans, but about strategically cutting off China’s access to energy and weakening adversarial powers across the globe.

In detailed remarks, Beck laid out what he described as an interconnected strategy involving Venezuela, China, Iran, and global energy dominance.

“Okay, so I want to go over. I put a chalkboard up. And if you’re watching us at Glenn, beck.com you’ll see Venezuela, China, Iran. They’re all connected. All of these things are connected,” Beck said.

He acknowledged that oil is central to the issue, but said the public debate often misses the real point.

“And if one, if somebody tells you this is all about the oil, listen to them, because it is. But I don’t know if they understand what they’re even saying about that.”

Beck explained that while oil, drugs, terrorism, and military concerns are all factors, they must be separated to understand the broader strategy.

“If they’re saying, well, it’s about drugs, okay? This about terror, this about the hemisphere, this about the US military in the war machine, yes to all of those things,” he said.

He emphasized Venezuela’s resource wealth, noting, “Right, now, Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves on Earth, 303 billion barrels. That’s 17 plus trillion dollars at the current market value.” Beck also referenced gold reserves, saying Venezuela “claim about 8,000 to 10,000 tons of gold that is still in ground.”

However, Beck argued the United States does not need Venezuelan oil.

“Now here’s the part you’re not being told. With all of that oil, we don’t need the oil. Have you noticed the gas prices? They keep coming down. We don’t need the oil,” he said.

Beck stated that U.S. domestic production and refining have reduced reliance on foreign sources.

“We need to pull the oil out of the ground ourselves. Which we are. We need to refine it ourselves. Which we are.”

According to Beck, China is the true target of the strategy. “China needs the oil,” he said.

“China buys 60 to 90% of all of Venezuela’s crude exports.”

He added that China also purchases “85 to 90% of all of the oil from Iran” and “nearly half of all Russian oil.”

Beck said recent developments have disrupted those supply lines.

“What’s happening right now? Well, 60 to 90% of all of the exports from Venezuela now not going to China,” he said.

He questioned how China could sustain its energy needs without Venezuelan oil.

“How is China going to be able to power all of their electricity needs? How are they going to do that if they don’t get oil from Venezuela.”

He also pointed to instability involving Iran.

“Oh, and what else has been destabilized this weekend, Iran,” Beck said, reiterating China’s dependence on Iranian oil.

He framed the debate over oil as misunderstood.

“No, it’s not about oil. We don’t need it. No, it absolutely is about oil, but not for us,” he said.

Beck described the strategy as part of what he called a long-term approach by President Trump.

“This is about Donald Trump again, playing to win the long game,” he said.

Beck argued that denying adversaries access to Western Hemisphere energy would limit their military and technological ambitions.

“We need the energy. The West needs the energy, and you’re not pulling it out of our hemisphere.”

He warned of major consequences for China if Venezuela and Iran were both cut off. “Okay, if Iran and Venezuela fall at the same time, China loses 70% of its non US regulated oil supply, 70%,” Beck said.

He linked that loss to broader strategic outcomes.

“Well, you can’t go into Taiwan. You certainly can’t have a war with Taiwan. You can’t have AI dominance. There’s no BRICS reserve currency.”

Beck dismissed claims that the strategy is about corporate profit.

“No, because if you shut down the oil, know what? War in Taiwan, because they don’t have the energy to do it,” he said.

“No. AI dominance, because they won’t have the energy to do it. And no BRICS currency. Game over for now.”

Beck referenced comments from Senator Marco Rubio supporting the position.

“Here’s what Marco Rubio said over the weekend, we don’t need Venezuelans oil,” Beck said, adding that Rubio emphasized preventing adversaries from controlling energy in the hemisphere.

He acknowledged debate over the legality of President Trump’s actions.

“We can argue about the constitutionality of what Donald Trump did. Does he have the right to do it? Well, I don’t know,” Beck said.

While noting disagreements among constitutional scholars, Beck concluded the policy aligns with an America-first approach.

“What you cannot argue about is if you say you’re America first. This isn’t America first. This is absolutely America first.”

Beck closed by arguing that the strategy extends beyond confrontation.

“Notice another thing, Trump is not just confronting our enemies. He’s stealing alliances,” he said, pointing to diplomatic outreach in the Middle East.

“Because power flows through relationships, not just weapons. This is all about blocking Iran, China and Russia.”

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