Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Discusses Trump Tariff Status – The Tariffs are Delivered “One Way or The Other”


Posted originally on CTH on June 1, 2025 | Sundance

If we cut through all the polite pretending, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears on Fox News to tell the bobble head the nation specific tariffs are going to hit regardless of what approaches need to be taken.  President Trump is going to remain focused on structural changes to the global economic system of trade, manufacturing and USA commerce despite all of the grandiose efforts of the multinationals and their Lawfare foot soldiers.

As Lutnick again repeats, there are a variety of legal mechanisms that can be used to enforce the tariff program triggered by President Trump.  Adhering to them is not optional for trade partners who wish to have access to the USA market.  If the exporting nation wants to play games, try and delay or delay tactics, the end result will be even more against their interests.  There is no alternative other than to acquiesce.  WATCH:

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is going to find this out on Thursday when he shows up in full Blackrock mode and only creates a worse scenario for himself and the EU Commission he represents.  If Merz wants ‘ugly’, no problem – President Trump has an endless supply of big ugly tools.

FA-FO!

CBS Margaret Brennan Very Concerned New CDC Guidelines Could Impact Big Pharma Bottom Line


Posted originally on CTH on June 1, 2025 | Sundance

This interview is really easy to boil down.  86% of American parents do not want to give their child a COVID-19 vaccination.  88% of pregnant American Women do not want to get a COVID-19 vaccination.  However, the majority of CBS News advertising funding comes from Big Pharma.

In essence, Margaret Brennan is protecting her next contract negotiation, and the transparency of it is off the charts.

That’s the context you will hear play out in this interview between FDA commissioner Marty Makary and CBS News Margaret Brennan.  Video and Transcript below:

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[Transcript] – MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We’re joined now by FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. Good morning.

FDA COMMISSIONER DR. MARTY MAKARY: Good morning.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Good to have you here in person.

DR. MAKARY: Good to be here.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So I want to get through a lot here, but one of the things we’ve noticed is this new COVID variant that seems to be circulating in Asia. I believe it’s NB.1.8.1. It’s a variant under monitoring. What do we need to know?

DR. MAKARY: Yeah so this appears to be a subvariant of JN.1, which has been the dominant strain so it’s believed that there is cross-immunity protection. The COVID- COVID virus is going to continue to mutate, and it’s behaving like a common cold virus. It’s now going to become the fifth coronavirus that’s seasonal, that causes about 25% of the cases of the common cold.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So you’re thinking of it as like a flu-type variant, just a normal fluctuation.

DR. MAKARY: The flu mutates about 34 times more frequently than COVID. The COVID variant mutation rate appears to be a little more stable, but the international bodies that have provided some guidance on which strain to target, have suggested that either JN.1 or any of these subvariants would be reasonable strains to target.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So you don’t seem overly concerned about that. I want to get now into some of the recommendations that have been very specific this week from the CDC and you with the HHS Secretary in this video announcement on Tuesday where Secretary Kennedy said the CDC was removing the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women from its recommended immunization schedule. He then had a memo to the CDC rescinding recommendations for kids’ vaccines, saying the known risks do not outweigh the benefits. Then late Thursday, the CDC said quote “shared clinical decision-making,” which I think is just talking to your doctor should determine whether kids get vaccinated. Can you clearly state what the policy is? Because this is confusing.

DR. MAKARY: Yeah, we believe the recommendation should be with a patient and their doctor. So we’re going to get away from these blanket recommendations in healthy, young Americans because we don’t want to see–

MARGARET BRENNAN: For all vaccines?

DR. MAKARY: We don’t- well on the COVID vaccine schedule, we don’t want to see kids kicked out of school because a 12-year-old girl is not getting her fifth COVID booster shot. We don’t see the data there to support a young, healthy child getting a repeat, infinite, annual COVID vaccine. There’s a theory that we should sort of blindly approve the new COVID boosters in young, healthy kids every year in perpetuity, and a young girl born today should get 80 COVID mRNA shots, or other COVID shots in her average lifespan. We’re saying that’s a theory, and we’d like to check in and get some randomized, controlled data. It’s been about four years since the original randomized trials, so we’d like an evidence based approach. Dr. Prasad and I published this in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, and we’re basically saying we’d like to bring some confidence back to the public around this repeat booster strategy theory, because–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Your statement was not about repeat boosters. It says the vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women, the vaccine is not recommended for healthy children. That’s different than annual boosters.

DR. MAKARY: Yeah at this point we’re dealing, you know, it is a booster strategy- people would be getting the updated shot. So whether or not a young, healthy–

(CROSSTALK)

MARGARET BRENNAN: But what about kids who haven’t gotten a shot?

DR. MAKARY: So we’d like to see the data. We’d love to see that- that data. It doesn’t exist.

MARGARET BRENNAN: No, no, no, but on a practical level, for a parent at home, hearing you, trying to make sense here.

DR. MAKARY: Yeah. We’re saying, take it back to your doctor.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Their child has not been vaccinated. Are you recommending that their first encounter with COVID be an actual infection?

(END CROSSTALK)

DR. MAKARY: We’re not going to push the COVID shot in young, healthy kids without any clinical trial data supporting it. That is a decision between a parent and their doctor. And just so, I don’t know if you know the statistics, but 80 for 88% of American kids, their parents, have said no to the COVID shot last season. So America, the vast majority Americans, are saying no. Maybe they want to see some clinical data as well. Maybe they have concerns about the safety–

(CROSSTALK)

MARGARET BRENNAN: I don’t want to crowdsource my health guidance. I want a clear thing–

DR. MAKARY: The worst thing you–

MARGARET BRENNAN: –I wouldn’t go with popularity–

DR. MAKARY: The worst thing–

MARGARET BRENNAN: –I’m going with, as you’re saying, data–

DR. MAKARY: –Yeah so let’s see the data.

(END CROSSTALK)

MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay. So the CDC data said 41% of children aged six months to 17 years hospitalized with COVID between 2022 and 2024 did not have a known underlying condition. In other words, they looked healthy–

DR. MAKARY: So–

MARGARET BRENNAN: –and COVID was serious for them.

DR. MAKARY: So first of all, we know the CDC data is contaminated with a lot of false positives from incidental positive COVID tests with routine testing of every kid that walks in the hospital–

MARGARET BRENNAN: You don’t trust the CDC data?

DR. MAKARY: –When I go to the ICU, when I walk to the P- the we know, We know that data, historically under the Biden administration, did not distinguish being sick from COVID or an incidental positive COVID test. When you go to an ICU in America and you ask, how many people are in the ICU that are healthy, that are sick with COVID, the answer I get again and again is, we haven’t seen that in a year or years. And so the worst thing you can do in public health is to put out an absolute universal recommendation in young, healthy kids. And the vast majority of Americans are saying, no, we want to see some data. And you say, Forget about the data. Just get it anyway.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Okay, so on data and transparency for decades, since 1964 it was the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, ACIP that went through this panel recommendation. People watched these things during COVID. The report was then handed up. It offered debate, it offered transparency, and it offered data points that people could refer back to. Why did you bypass all of this and just come down with a decision before the panel could meet and meet that data?

DR. MAKARY: That panel has been a kangaroo court where they just rubber stamp every single vaccine put in front of them. If you look at the minutes of the report from, they even say we were- generally want to move towards a risk stratified approach.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So why not let them do that in June?

DR. MAKARY: So in the meantime, we don’t want an absolute recommendation for healthy kids to get it. They can do it, and that committee-committee will meet and make recommendations. But you look at the minutes of the last couple of years, they say we want a simple message for everybody, just so they can understand it. It was not a data based conversation. It was a conversation based on marketing and ease and and I’ve written an article titled “Why the people don’t trust the CDC,” and it’s in part from that blanket strategy–

MARGARET BRENNAN: You’re telling them not to right now. You just said don’t trust the CDC.

DR. MAKARY: We’re saying it’s going to be between a doctor and a patient until that committee meets or more experts weigh in, or we get some clinical data. If there’s zero clinical data, you’re opining. I mean, you’re just, it’s a theory, and so we don’t want to put out an absolute recommendation for kids with no clinical data at this point.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So you made this pronouncement as well on pregnant women. There is data. Researchers in the UK analyzed a series of 67 studies, which included 1.8 million women, and the journal BMJ Global Health published it. People can Google it at home, and it says the COVID vaccine in pregnant women is highly effective in reducing the odds of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospital admission and improves pregnancy outcomes with no serious safety concerns. This is data that shows that it is recommended or could be advised, for pregnant women to take this vaccine. Why do you find otherwise?

DR. MAKARY: There’s no randomized control trial. That’s the gold standard. Those 67 studies are mixed. The data in pregnant women is different for healthy versus women with a comorbid condition. So it’s a very mixed bag. So we’re saying your obstetrician, your primary care doctor, and the pregnant woman should together decide whether or not to get it. 12% of pregnant women last year got the COVID shot. So people have serious concerns, and it’s probably because they want to see a randomized trial data, the randomized trial of pregnant women–

MARGARET BRENNAN: But in the meantime, the world moves on, and you published in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 20. In that report, you referenced, you listed pregnancy as an underlying medical condition that increases a person’s risk for severe COVID. You said that. So then seven days later, you joined in this video announcement saying you should drop the recommendation for the COVID vaccine in healthy pregnant women. So what changed in the seven days?

DR. MAKARY: In the New England Journal medicine, we simply list what the f- what the CDC has traditionally defined as high risk, and we’re just saying, decide with your doctor. We’re not saying the other–

MARGARET BRENNAN: But doctors want data and information as well from you–

DR. MAKARY: and the randomized trial– so here’s the data on pregnant women. A randomized control trial was set up, and it was closed without any explanation. We wanted to see that trial complete so women can have information that in a randomized control trial, which is the gold standard, this is what the data shows. We don’t have those data.

MARGARET BRENNAN: All right. It is still unclear what pregnant women now should do until they get the data that you say–

DR. MAKARY: I’d say talk to their doctor.

MARGARET BRENNAN: When do they get the data you’re promising? All these controlled studies.

DR. MAKARY: In the absence of data, they should talk to their doctor–

MARGARET BRENNAN: So no date?

DR. MAKARY: –and their doctor will use their best wisdom and judgment.

MARGARET BRENNAN: FDA Commissioner, thank you for trying to help clear this up.

[END TRANSCRIPT]

Learn This: Secretary Scott Bessent Outlines Status of U.S-China Trade Conflict


Posted originally on CTH on June 1, 2025 | Sundance 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears on CBS News to counter the false information being spread by Margaret Brennan on behalf of Wall Street corporations.  The topics of interest surround China and tariffs.

Let me clarify for the audience that does not follow closely.  Tariffs are paid by the importer based on the wholesale price of the product as delivered by the exporting country depending on the exporters’ tariff rate.  Tariffs are NOT LEVIED/PAID based on the retail price of the product as sold to the consumer.

Example:  A pair of Denim Jeans made in China for Guess Brand.  The Chinese manufacturer sells the jeans to Guess Brand for $10 a pair manufactured.  Guess sells the jeans at retail in the USA for $100 (a $90 gross profit).

A 50% tariff on China means the jeans cost Guess Brand $15 instead of $10 (an $85 gross profit).  A 50% tariff on Guess brand jeans, that retail for $100, changes the cost to the retail brand by $5.

Multinational corporations who have off shored their production and manufacturing to China are the ones screaming about tariffs.  Ultimately in the final analysis, President Trump is exposing corporatism, multinational corporate vultures; he is not necessarily just exposing China.

In the example above the company makes $85 gross profit as opposed to $90 gross profit on the pair of jeans if they do not raise the retail price.  They don’t raise the price because their profit margins are already ridiculous, and that’s why consumer prices do not go up. A 50% direct tariff on Chinese goods only marginally hits the multinational corporation.  American consumers need to understand this dynamic better.    WATCH: 

[TRANSCRIPT] – MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to ‘Face the Nation.’ We begin today with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Good morning and thank you for being here.

SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT: Morning, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: There’s so much to get to. I want to start with China, because the Defense Secretary just said there’s an imminent military threat from China to Taiwan. Days earlier, Secretary Rubio said he’d aggressively revoked Chinese student visas. On top of that, you have curbing exports to China. Trade talks you said with Beijing are stalled, and President Trump just accused China of violating an agreement, and now says no more, ‘Mr. Nice Guy.’ Are you intentionally escalating this standoff with Beijing?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, I don’t think it’s intentional. I- I think that what Secretary Hegseth did was remind everyone that during COVID, China was an unreliable partner, and what we are trying to do is to de-risk. We do not want to decouple Margaret, but we do need to de-risk, as we saw during COVID, whether it was with semiconductors, medicines, the other products we are in the process of de-risking.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Making the United States less reliant on China, but at the same–

SEC. BESSENT: –Well, and the whole world. The whole world, because what China is doing is they are holding back products that are essential for the industrial supply chains of India, of Europe, and that is not what a reliable partner does.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So is that like- what specifically is President Trump saying when he says they are violating an agreement? Because it was the one you negotiated in Geneva earlier this month. And what’s the consequence for that?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, we will see what the consequences are. I am confident that when President Trump and party Chairman Xi have a call, that this will be ironed out. So- but the fact that they are withholding some of the products that they agreed to release during our agreement- maybe it’s a glitch in the Chinese system, maybe it’s intentional. We’ll see after the President speaks with party chairman.

MARGARET BRENNAN: That’s critical minerals, rare earths. Is that what you’re talking about?

SEC. BESSENT: Yes.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So, the President has said a few times that he was going to speak to President Xi, but he hasn’t since before the inauguration. Beijing keeps denying that there was any contact. Do you have anything scheduled?

SEC. BESSENT: I believe we’ll see something very soon, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Do you have a conversation with your counterpart or Lutnick with his counterpart at the commerce level?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, I think we’re going to let the two principles have a conversation, and then everything will stem from that.

MARGARET BRENNAN: JP Morgan CEO, Jamie Dimon, spoke this week at an economic forum, and he gave this read on Beijing.

[SOT]

JAMIE DIMON: I just got back from China last week. They’re not scared, folks. This notion they’re gonna come bow to America. I wouldn’t count on that. And when they have a problem, they put 100,000 engineers on it, and they’ve been preparing for this for years.

[END SOT]

MARGARET BRENNAN: Have you underestimated the Chinese state’s backbone here?

SEC. BESSENT: Again, Margaret, I hope it doesn’t come to that. And Jamie is a great banker. I know him well, but I would vociferously disagree with that assessment, that the laws of economics and gravity apply to the Chinese economy and the Chinese system, just like everyone else.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But when you were last here in March, we were trying to gauge what the impact of the standoff with China and with the tariffs on the rest of the world would do for American consumers here at home. At that time, you told us you were going to appoint an affordability czar and council to figure out five, you said, or eight areas where there will be some pain for working class Americans. Where are you anticipating price increases?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, thus far- we wanted to make sure that there aren’t price increases, Margaret. And thus far there have been no price increases. Everything has been alarmist, that the inflation numbers are actually dropping. We saw the first drop of inflation in four years. The inflation numbers last week, they were very- the- pro-consumer. We’ve–

MARGARET BRENNAN: Right, but you listen to earnings calls just like we do. You know what Walmart’s saying, what Best Buy’s saying and what Target are saying of what’s coming–

SEC. BESSENT: But Margaret, I also know what Home Depot and Amazon are saying. I know what the South China Morning Post wrote within the past 24 hours that 65%- 65%- the- of the tariffs will likely be eaten by the Chinese producers.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So are there five or eight areas that you have identified, as you said back in March, where American consumers will be able to have lower prices, or should be warned of higher prices?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, a lot of it’s already working its way through the system. So we’ve seen a substantial decrease in gasoline and energy prices. So that’s down 20% year over year. We’ve seen the food prices go down, these notorious egg prices. Through the good work of President Trump and Secretary Rollins, egg prices have collapsed. So we’re seeing more and more. And what we want to do- the- is even that out across the all sections of the economy. So inflation has been very tame. Consumer earnings were up 0.8% last month, which is a gigantic increase for one month. So real earnings minus low inflation is great for the American people, and that’s what we’re seeing.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But you know, because when you met with the Chinese earlier this month and you went down from the 145% tariff down to about- it’s like 30%. 30%’s not nothing, that tax on goods coming in here. Retailers are warning of price hikes–

SEC. BESSENT: Well, so–

MARGARET BRENNAN: When you go back to school shopping, things are going to cost more.

SEC. BESSENT: But Margaret, some are and some aren’t. Home Depot and Amazon said they’re not.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Home Depot and Amazon aren’t where you go for your back school shopping, when you buy your jeans, when you buy your crayons, and you buy all those things that parents–

SEC. BESSENT: I don’t know about you, but I do it online at Amazon. This isn’t an advertisement for Amazon. And guess where most of the Halloween costumes in America get bought? At Home Depot. So that’s just not right. There’s a wide aperture here. Different companies are doing different things. They are making decisions based on their customers, what they think they’re able to pass along to their customers, what they want to do to keep their customers. And I was in the investment business for 35 years, Margaret, and I will tell you earnings calls- they have to give the worst case scenario, because if it- if they haven’t and something bad happens, then they’ll be sued.

MARGARET BRENNAN: It’s not always the worst case. It’s the most probable case–

SEC. BESSENT: –No, no, no–

MARGARET BRENNAN: as well–

SEC. BESSENT: –No, no, no. No, they have to give the worst case.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So Walmart- there was just a piece published with the conservative strategist Karl Rove. I’m not asking about politics, because he is a political strategist, but he went in on the math here. And he points out that Walmart has a profit margin of less than 3%. He says, ‘If it does what Mr. Trump says, eat the tariffs, it can’t break even. It can’t absorb the cost of an imported pair of kids jeans with a 46% tariff on Vietnam, a 37% tariff for Bangladesh, or 32% tariff on sneakers from Indonesia. Other companies are in the same pickle.’ So should companies cut back on the amount of goods they have on their shelves or just on their profitability?

SEC. BESSENT: That- that’s a decision company by- by company, Margaret. And I had a long discussion with Doug McMillon, the CEO of Walmart, and they’re going to do what’s right for them.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But for consumers, the reality is there will either be less inventory or things at higher prices, or both.

SEC. BESSENT: Margaret, when we were here in March, you said there was going to be big inflation. There hasn’t been any inflation. Actually, the inflation numbers are the best in four years. So why don’t we stop trying to say this could happen, and wait and see what does happen.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Just trying to gauge for people planning ahead here, one of the things the President said on Friday is that he’s going to double the tariffs on steel and aluminum up to 50%, effective June 4. How much will that impact the construction industry?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, I think- I was with the president at the U.S. Steel Plant in Pittsburgh on Friday, and I will tell you that the President has the- reignited the steel industry here in America. And back to the earlier statements on national security. There are national security priorities here for having a strong steel industry.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But do you have a prediction on how much it’s going to impact the construction industry, for example?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, I have a prediction on how much it’s going to impact the steel industry, and you know, again, we- we’ll see there are a lot of elasticities that- you know this is a very complicated ecosystem. So is it going to impact the construction industry, maybe. But it’s going to impact the steel industry, the- in a great way. The steel workers, again, were left on the side of the road after the China shock, and now they’re back that the- they are Trump supporters. And when I tell you that it was magic in the arena, or it was actually at the steel plant that night, that these hard working Americans know their jobs are secure, there’s going to be capital investment, and the number of jobs is going to be grown around the country, whether it’s in Pittsburgh, whether it’s in Arkansas, whether it’s in Alabama.

MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to ask you about this big tax bill that worked through the House, is going to the Senate next. In it is increase or suspension to the debt limit that you need delivered on by mid-July. How close of a brush with default could this be, given how massive some of the Senate changes are expected to be to the other parts of the bill?

SEC. BESSENT: Well, first of all, Margaret, I will say the United States of America is never going to default. That is never going to happen. That- we are on the warning track and we will never hit the wall.

MARGARET BRENNAN: You have more wiggle room if they don’t deliver this by mid-July? I mean, how hard of a date is this?

SEC. BESSENT: That- we don’t give out the X date because we use that to move the bill forward.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Sometimes deadlines help force action, as you know, particularly in this town, sir, that’s why I’m asking. The President did say he- he expects pretty significant changes to this bill, though, so that affects the timing of it moving. What would you like Republican lawmakers to keep? What would you like them to alter?

SEC. BESSENT: Again, that’s going to be the Senate’s decision. Leader Thune, who I’ve worked closely with during this process, has been doing a fantastic job. And Margaret, I’ll point out, everyone said that Speaker Johnson would not be able to get this bill out of the house with his slim majority. He got it out Leader Thune has a bigger majority, and this is with President Trump’s leadership. So–

MARGARET BRENNAN: –There’s no red lines for you in there of just don’t touch this you can, you know, tinker with that.

SEC. BESSENT: Well, I- I think that they’re not necessarily my red lines. The President has the- his campaign promises that he wants to fulfill for working Americans. So no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, deductibility of auto loans for American made automobiles.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So those have to stay in.

SEC. BESSENT: Those have to stay in.

MARGARET BRENNAN: JP Morgan’s Dimon also predicted a debt market crisis. ‘Cracks in the bond market’ was what he said. You are considering easing some regulations, you’ve said, for the big banks. How do you avoid that bond market crisis he’s predicting, spreading and really causing concern, particularly with all of the worries about American debt right now?

SEC. BESSENT: So again, I’ve known Jamie a long time and for his entire career he’s made predictions like this. Fortunately, none of them have come true. That’s why he’s a banker- a great banker. He tries to look around the corner. One of the reasons I’m sitting here talking to you today and not at home watching your show is that I was concerned about the level of debt. So the deficit this year is going to be lower than the deficit last year, and in two years it will be lower again. We are going to bring the deficit down slowly. We didn’t get here in one year. We didn’t get here in one year, and this has been a long process. So the goal is to bring it down over the next four years, leave the country in great shape in 2028.

MARGARET BRENNAN: You know that the Speaker of the House estimates this is going to add four to five trillion dollars over the next 10 years, and there’s that debt limit increase.

SEC. BESSENT: Well again, Margaret, that’s CBO scoring.

MARGARET BRENNAN: That’s the Speaker of the House.

SEC. BESSENT: No, no, no.

MARGARET BRENNAN: He said it last Sunday on this program.

SEC. BESSENT: The- he said that’s the CBO scoring. Let me–

MARGARET BRENNAN: –No, he said that sounds right.

SEC. BESSENT: Let me tell you what’s not included in there, what can’t be scored. So we’re taking in substantial tariff income right now, so that there are estimates that that could be another 2 trillion that we are the- pushing through savings. So you know my estimate is that could be up to another 100 billion a year. So over the 10 year window, that could be a trillion. President has a prescription drug plan with the pharmaceutical companies that could substantially push down costs for prescription drugs, and that could be another trillion. So there’s the four.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Treasury Secretary Bessent, we’ll be watching closely what happens next. ‘Face the Nation’ will be back in a minute, so stay with us.

[END TRANSCRIPT]

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to Meet with President Trump in White House Next Week


Posted originally on CTH on May 31, 2025 | Sundance 

Next week on Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to travel to Washington DC and meet with President Donald Trump in the White House.  Considering the importance of Germany to the EU economy and subsequent trade relationship with the U.S, this meeting with Merz will likely be the most important discussion toward a possible U.S-E.U. trade agreement.

Germany is the largest economy within the EU and the core industrial base of the European Union.  The number one issue for the German people is their economic status: everything else circles around this priority.

Having spent time in Hamburg, Bremen, Dresden and Frankfurt, it is very clear to me the German people are very focused on work and their vocations. Germans overall, take their economic standing very personally and seriously.

Inasmuch as Merz may have to represent the interests of the larger EU in his approach, he will undoubtedly be focused on what is in Germany’s best interest, with all else second.

For President Trump this specific German interest creates a unique facet of leverage within the larger EU trade discussion.  Because the German economy is so vital, whatever terms Germany decides are the core terms the EU will manifest in their trade and tariff negotiations.

I predict we will hear a talking point from Merz, in generally German snark, something akin to a proposal for a zero-tariff base on the import and export of heavy industrial goods (machinery) for both Germany and the USA.  I say in general German snark because passive-aggressive Chancellor Merz knows the U.S. is currently not in a position to sell Germany heavy industrial goods, and that’s entirely what President Trump is trying to recreate with the trade/tariff policy.

WASHINGTON DC – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet United States President Donald Trump for the first time since taking office earlier this month.

The leaders will meet in the White House on Thursday and are expected to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Middle East and trade policy, German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said in an emailed statement.

Merz will travel to the U.S. capital a day ahead of the meeting, according to broadcaster n-tv. The meeting will be followed by a lunch and a press conference, according to the report. (read more)

Recently Merz has also walked further forward in his support for Ukraine, including his willingness to provide missiles and approve their use for strikes into the Russian mainland.  On this issue Merz is in a tenuous place domestically.  The German people care more about their economic status than they do supporting Ukraine as a proxy war against the Russian Federation.

In addition to the trade and Ukraine issues, Chancellor Merz is also in conflict with the Trump administration as it pertains to cultural and political expressions of free speech in Germany.

The oppressive German system of politics has been ramping up a more oppressive footing toward the nationalistic voices inside the country.  The opposition (AfD) who does not support the EU status vociferously enough, is now a target of the German political machine.

Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have publicly called out the German government for oppressive positions against their own citizens.  Merz has pushed back against Rubio and Vance by telling them to stay out of German politics.

This will be an interesting meeting to watch closely next week.

Tucker Carlson Interviews Glenn Greenwald – Segment on Epstein’s Intel Ties and Kash/Bongino’s Status


Posted originally on CTH on May 31, 2025 | Sundance 

Glenn Greenwald appears on Tucker Carlson’s podcast to discuss a variety of events including the media admissions about Joe Biden being mentally impaired during his tenure.

There’s a segment of their discussion [prompted] where they talk about Jeffrey Epstein being an intelligence asset to either our govt or a very friendly govt in alignment with our intel apparatus (vis-a-vis Israel).  Greenwald asks why FBI Director Kash Patel and/or FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino do not just carve out that issue and answer the question: Which intelligence service was Jeffrey Epstein working for?

I would reply to the question about what Patel and Bongino do not say, by referencing that neither of them is likely allowed to say.  There is a reason why some names and seemingly obvious stuff is never mentioned, answered or spoken about.  All of my reviews into multiple different questions that hit the same dead-end bring me to believe they are not allowed to talk about it.  Active intelligence operations and assets are always protected.  WATCH:

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:20 CNN Finally Admits Joe Biden Is in Cognitive Decline
7:40 How Corporate Media Rewrites History
17:46 How Political Tribalism Is Destroying Society
19:42 The Two Main Reasons Why the Establishment Hates Trump

24:20 Why Trump’s Opinion on NATO Changed Tucker’s Worldview
26:07 Who Really Hacked the DNC?
37:25 Was Jeffrey Epstein Working for Foreign Intelligence?
48:53 Dan Bongino and Kash Patel’s Statements on Epstein
51:58 The JFK Assassination
58:55 The Corruption of Washington and Corporate Media
1:04:09 How Traveling Gives You Perspective
1:07:51 Greenwald’s Thoughts on Russia
1:15:53 Congressman Randy Fine Wants to Nuke Gaza
1:19:28 Why Corporate Media Promotes Death and War1:26:29 Why the U.S. Government Really Wanted to Ban TikTok
1:42:49 Why Identity Politics Stifles Honest Conversations
1:49:16 The Attack on Americans’ Free Speech
1:55:46 What Makes People Truly Happy

The Still Hour – Part 6


May 31, 2025 | Ad rem 

Stillwater –

“Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.” ~ Proverbs 23:23


“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;” ~ Luke 18:1 (1-14) – Audio – Text

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” ~ I Tim 2:1-4 (1-6)

“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ~ Matt 26:41

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;” ~ Eph 6:18

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The following prayer list has been put together with prayers from some of Grandma Covfefe’s past posts with many additions and revisions along the way.

The “Most recent prayers & praises” are separated into two parts; the first part is located shortly after the embedded Trump video towards the end of the main prayer post; & the second part is updated more frequently & is located in the daily postings in the comment section.

Also, the main prayer post isn’t updated as frequently as the daily postings as emphasis in the main post is placed on having broad, long term, continual, prayer coverage of general or specific issues our country faces; people who have sacrificed much & may be at risk or in need; remembrance of past blessings; & periodic scriptural reminders to recite, pause, consider, & meditate upon when preparing & refreshing one’s heart & mind for the day.

Updates generally occur as situations change.

* * * * * Prayers for America, the Last Bastion of Freedom * * * * *
“May God continue to strengthen our hearts and sustain our souls. May God continue to shed His divine grace upon this land. And may God forever bless the United States of America.” ~ U.S. President Donald J. Trump

“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.” ~ Ps 118:8, 9

“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” ~ Ps 127:1

“The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.” ~ Prov 21:31

“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.” ~ Ps 20:7 (Ps 33:16-22)

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.” ~ Prov 3:5-8 (16:1-3, 9 & 19:20, 21)(Jas 4:13-17)

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” ~ Rom 12:1, 2

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” ~ Col. 3:17

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” ~ Col. 3:23, 24

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” ~ Gal 6:9

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” ~ Ecc 9:10

“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” ~ Phil 2:3

“But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” ~ II Cor 10:17 (Ps 44:8)

“So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.” ~ Luk 17:10

“But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.” ~ I Thess 4:9

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” ~ Eph 4:32

“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” ~ Rom 12:9 (Acts 11:23) (Josh 22:5… 23:8-11) (Deut 13:4)

“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” ~ I Pet 1:13-16

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” ~ John 3:16

“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

…These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” ~ I John 5:1-5, 13 (1-13)

“Now the just shall live by faith…” ~ Heb 10:38a

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” ~ Rom 10:17

“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:” ~ Ps 66:18

“…ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” ~ Jas 4:2b, 3 (1-5)

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” ~ Heb 13:5, 6 (1-6)

“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” ~ I John 5:14, 15 (James 1:5-8, 4:3); (I John 3:22 (18-24); John 15:7 (4-12)

“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” ~ Heb 11:6

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” ~ Mark 9:22-26

“…for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.” ~ Matt 17:20b, 21 (18-21)

“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.” ~ Mark 11:24

“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” ~ II Pet 1:5-8

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” ~ I Cor 15:58

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” ~ Eph 6:10-12 (10-18) (I Thess 5:8, 9)

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Heal Our Land

Thank You, Heavenly Father, for President Trump, his MAGA Team, and all his supporters.
Father, keep them all safe in all they do and go daily. In Jesus’ Name we pray…..

“Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” ~ Romans 12:21 (Col. 1:9-14)

“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” ~ Prov 16:32 (25:28)

“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.” ~ Eph 4:26, 27

“It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.” ~ Ps 127:2

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” ~ Matt 5:43-45 (43-48)

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” ~ James 1:19, 20

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” ~ Eph 5:11 (1-12)

“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” ~ Matt 10:16

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.” ~ I Cor 16:13, 14

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” ~ Matt 5:16 (1-48)

“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” ~ Prov 28:1

“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” ~ Prov 14:34

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” ~ II Chron 7:14 (Jer 18:5-10… The potter)

“…and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. ~ I Pet. 5:5b-7

“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” ~ James 4:6-10

“For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.” ~ Luke 14:11

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” ~ Ps 51:17 (16-17) (II Cor 7:9-11)

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” ~ Heb 4:15, 16

“The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.” ~ Ps 145:17-20

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.” ~ Ps 37:23, 24

“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.” ~ Prov 24:15, 16

***Praises – from the Word of God
“Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.” ~ Ps 67:3-7

“O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.” ~ Isa 25:1

“Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.” ~ Ps 40:16, 17

“Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.” ~ Ps 21:13

“Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.” ~ Ps 33:1

“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” ~ Eph. 5:18-21

“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.” ~ Ps 95:6

“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” ~ Ps 107:1 (Ps 136)

“O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.” ~ Ps 34:3

“Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!” ~ Ps 107:8

“Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.” ~ I Sam 12:24

“The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.” ~ Ps 126:3

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” ~ Ps 118:24

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless his name.” ~ Ps 100:4

“Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” ~ Ps 50:14, 15

“Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.” ~ Ps 50:23

“Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” ~ Ps 91:14-16 (1-16)

“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.” ~ Ps 22:3

“And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.

And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.” ~ II Chron 20:21, 22

“In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.” ~ Ps 44:8 (1-8)

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” ~ Rev 4:11

“…Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.” ~ Rev 5:13b

“…Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.” ~ Rev 5:12b

“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.” ~ Isa 53:4-6 (1-12)

“That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” ~ Matt 8:17

“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.” ~ I Pet 2:24, 25 (II Cor 5:21)

“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” ~ Ps 55:22

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” ~ I Pet. 5:57

“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him…” ~ Ps 37:7a

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” ~ Isa 40:31 (28-31)

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” ~ Rom 8:26

“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” ~ II Pet 1:3, 4

“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” ~ Phil 2:5-11

“And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.” ~ Acts 3:16

“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” ~ Heb 13:15, 16

“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!” ~ Ps 8:9

“…My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” ~ Luk 1:46b, 47

“Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.” ~ Ps 103:1-6

“…Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” ~ Rev 4:8b (Rev 1:8)

“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” ~ Jude 1:24, 25

“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” ~ I Tim 1:17

“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.” ~ II Pet 3:18

***Praises – from around the country
♦ Thank You, Father, for protecting President Trump & MAGA Team & Trump Legal Team Today
♦ Thank You for Fearless Patriots & Prayer Warriors; who tirelessly & relentlessly press on with faith & steady determination, despite setbacks & discouragements; who inspire, encourage, & uplift their fellow countrymen along the way

♦ Thank You for parents & residents across the country who are standing up to local school board mask mandates & indoctrination (Critical Race Theory, etc.) of their children
♦ Thank You that 21 state school board associations have severed ties w/ the National School Boards Association over a NSBA letter to the DOJ asking for federal LEOs to investigate parents for “domestic terrorism and hate crime threats.” (2/23/22)

♦ Thank You for journalist Emerald Robinson & her articles exposing Big Pharma/U.S. military’s technology arm DARPA/corporate media connections, vaccine ingredients, & the bioluminescent firefly enzyme “Luciferase” (w/ its tagging/tracking/surveillance applications); & for her exposure of the COVID-19 antibody test called “SATiN”, which uses Luciferase (Serological Assay based on split Tripart Nanoluciferase). (11/4/21)

♦ Thank You for Pfizer whistleblower Melissa Strickler who revealed internal emails from both the Chief Scientific Officer & Senior Director of Worldwide Research telling staff to be secretive about the use of human fetal tissue in laboratory testing of the COVID vaccine. (HEK 293T cells ~ Human embryonic kidney cell line) (10/6/21)

♦ Thank You, Heavenly Father, for the biggest WIN for the LIFE of the unborn in 49 years as the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, sending it back to the states. (6/24/22)

♦ We pray Father for both state legislatures & state & federal Supreme Court rulings to reverse abortion law(s) & for judges & legislators to stand firm for life from conception.
(Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13-16)

♦ Thank You for Sundance.. and for his Mission getting the truth out
♦ USA Stronger — Live your Best Life — God Bless America

***Praises – Election Integrity

♦ Thank You, Father, for the continual exposures of corrupt individuals, both inside & outside of Govt.
♦ Thank You for the revelations of the voter fraud that occurred through various election systems (Dominion, ES&S, ERIC voter registration system, etc.), ballot harvesting, ballot trafficking, & other methods.
♦ We pray for success in the efforts to remove these fraudulent election systems & tactics.

♦ Thank You, Father, for the ever increasing efforts of Patriots in various states pushing for election integrity & investigations into voter fraud
♦ Thank You for removing roadblocks & using each apparent roadblock for good to expose the fraudsters, force them to reveal themselves at all levels, & increase the awareness of the country & world to their schemes…
(Gen. 50:20; Ps 1:15, 16; Ps 9:15; Ps 73:17-20; Prov 26:27; I Cor 3:19)

♦ Thank You for the Providential series of events before & after the 2020 election, which prepared Dr. Frank to be able to discover that the baseline for the 2020 vote was created by applying an algorithm that used the 2010 census to fabricate the illusion of registered voters at a state level (inflating the registration databases/voter rolls w/ phantom voters… pre-election), & then results were controlled & regulated by algorithms at the county level.

(Databases & machines are hacked & tracked in real time… showing who voted & didn’t vote; so fraudulent ballots could be printed & filled out for those who didn’t vote, which are then given to the NGOs to distribute to the ballot boxes. The last step of distribution was shown in the “2000 Mules” documentary. Dr. Frank says the ballot box stuffing is a symptom of the fraud. The real fraud took place in the machine. So the key idea is every stuffed ballot has to be assigned to a voter in the voter rolls.)

♦ Thank you for Dr. Frank’s work w/ Sherronna Bishop & (former) Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in helping to identify election fraud in CO.
♦ Thank you that Dr. Frank was able to do deeper analysis at the precinct level, generating targeted spreadsheets & walk lists for finding phantom voters; & for the rapid rise of the supermom teams around the country, who are using these lists in their canvassing to find phantom voters.

♦ Thank you for the praises from Mike Lindell’s Cyber Symposium:
— Mesa county (CO) Clerk Tina Peters appeared as a whistleblower.
— State legislators who attended formed a national election integrity caucus.
— 50 patriotic hackers who attended organized themselves & will help analyze the PCAP (packet capture) data when it is eventually released. (Aug 2021)

♦ Thank You that 20 states (PA, WA, GA, VA, NV, UT, CO, NM, SC, WI, OK, AK, MI, MO, WY, IN, OR, & ?) have sent delegations to the AZ audit & expressed interest in replicating the audit in their own states (maybe even at the county level) (2021)

♦ Thank You for the AZ Senate Audit Hearing testimony from July & Sept. 2021
— TGP article: “Nearly 700,000 Maricopa County Ballots Identified with Issues from the Audit and Separate Canvassing Work to Date”

♦ Thank You for the partial audit that was able to be done in Antrim County (MI).

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” ~ Phil. 4:6, 7 (I Tim. 2:1-8)

“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” ~ Prov 4:20-23 (20-27) (11:19)

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” ~ Phil. 4:8

“Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.” ~ Ps 34:11-16

“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.” ~ Prov 8:13

“By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.” ~ Prov 16:6

“The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.” ~ Prov 10:27

“Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.” ~ Ps 33:18, 19 (15-19) (I Pet 3:10-12)

“Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.” ~ Ps 33:8

“Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.” ~ Ps 119:161

“Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.” ~ Ps 4:4, 5

“God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.” Ps 89:7

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Ps 46:10

“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire.” ~ Heb 12:28, 29

“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” ~ Ps 55:22

“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him…” ~ Ps 37:7a

“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.” ~ Ps 40:1-3 (Is 40:28-31… Ps 130:5, 6… Ps 123:1, 2… Ps 27:14)

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” ~ I Pet. 5:57

“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” ~ Matt 16:24

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” ~ Matt 11:28-30

“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” ~ Rev 3:19 (Prov 3:11, 12, Heb 12:5-11)

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” ~ John 15:4-12

“And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.” ~ Mark 12:30, 31

“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” ~ Matt 22:37-40

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth…
…And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” ~ I Cor 13:4-8a, 13 (1-13) (Rom 5:1-5)

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.” ~ I John 4:18, 19

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.” ~ Ps 56:3

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ~ Acts 20:35

“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.” ~ Rom 15:1-3

“And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” ~ Matt 20:27, 28

“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” ~ I Thes. 5:16-18

“…for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” ~ Neh 8:10b

“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.” ~ James 5:13

“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” ~ Eph. 5:18-21

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” ~ Col. 3:16

“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” ~ Rom 15:4 (I Thess 4:13-18 & 5:8-11) (I John 3:1-3)

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” ~ II Tim 3:16, 17 (15-17)

“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” ~ II Pet 1:19-21

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” ~ II Tim 2:15

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” ~ Acts 17:11

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” ~ Heb. 4:12

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:” ~ Eph 6:17

“For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” ~ Is 55:10, 11 (Matt 24:35)

“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” ~ John 4:23, 24

“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” ~ John 17:17

“…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” ~ Matt 4:4b

“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” ~ John 6:63

“This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.” ~ Ps 119:50 (also vs. 25, 92, 93, 107)

“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” ~ Rom 8:11

“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” ~ Rom 8:13, 14

“…Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” ~ Gal 5:16b (16-18)

“Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” ~ Rom 6:11 (12, 13)

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” ~ II Cor 10:5

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” ~ Rom 12:2

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” ~ II Tim 1:7

“But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” ~ I Cor 6:17

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” ~ I Cor 6:19, 20

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” ~ II Cor 3:17, 18

“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” ~ John 14:26 (II Cor 1:2-4)

“No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.” ~ Jn 6:44,45 (43-51)

“And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.” ~ Isa 54:13

“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” ~ John 16:13-15

“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.” ~ I John 2:27, 28

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” ~ Rom 8:26

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” ~ Phil 2:13

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” ~ Gal. 5:22, 23 (Col. 1:9-14)

“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” ~ Ps 119:133

“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” ~ Ps 139:23, 24

“With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”~ Ps 119:10, 11

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” ~ Psalm 19:14

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” ~ Eph 3:14-21

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” ~ Rom 5:1-5

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” ~ Jas 1:2-4

“I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.” ~ Ps 16:8, 9

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” ~ Ps 16:10

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.” ~ II Cor 13:14a

America’s Arrow Prayers:
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” ~ Matthew 18:20

Heavenly Father, we pray in Jesus’ name, according to Thy will…

♦ For the Peace of Jerusalem… (Psalm 122:6) (Romans 11:23-27)
♦ For strength, guidance, protection, & healing for Israel in this current time of turmoil with the Hamas infiltration & attack on Israel; for the soldiers & families & the women raped & murdered by Hamas; & for the hostages still held. (10/7/23)

♦ For Repentance & Restoration for our country; for the American people to Awaken to the reality of God & His love for us, repent from sin, & turn their hearts toward the Father through faith in Christ Jesus, His only begotten Son.

Biblical people who received Jesus Christ, believing on his Name… (John 1:12, 13)

♦ The Ethiopian eunuch – Acts 8:26-40
♦ Cornelius the centurion – Acts 10:1-48
♦ Jailer of Philippi – Acts 16:22-34
♦ Deputy of the Cyprus, Sergius Paulus – Acts 13:4-12
♦ Nicodemus the Pharisee – John 3:1-21
♦ Samaritan woman at the well – John 4:1-42
♦ Zacchaeus the chief tax collector – Luke 19:1-10
♦ Criminal on the cross – Luke 23:32-43

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:” ~ John 1:12

“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” ~ Romans 10:9, 10 (8-13, 17)

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” ~ Rom 10:17

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” ~ Eph 2:8-10

Related: John 3:16-18… Romans 3:9-12, & 23… Rom 3:23 (22-24)… Rom 6:23… Rom 5:8… Rom 10:9,10, & 13… Rom 5:1… Rom 8:1… Rom 8:38, 39… Heb 7:25, John 14:6… Titus 3:5, Eph 2:8, 9 (4-9)…

We pray, Heavenly Father, in Jesus’ name…

♦ for Faith, patience, Hope, humility, wisdom, understanding, knowledge, discernment, strength, guidance, Love, peace, unity, harmony, & solidarity for Americans in their actions for God & Country (I Cor 13:13)

♦ for faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, & charity for believers in their lives & dealings with others. (II Pet 1:1-8)

♦ for people to find the right balance between their social media connections & developing meaningful relationships offline with people in their lives & local communities

♦ Continuing 24/7 protection, health, & guidance for President Trump, First Lady Melania, Barron, Don Jr, Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, & their families, MAGA Team, & Trump Legal Team in their future endeavors.

♦ for guidance, protection, & salvation for our nationalist allies & other leaders around the world in their moral endeavors for their own people; for strength to overcome the pressures to do wrong; & for them to refuse evil & choose good. (I Tim. 2:1-8)

♦ for Heads of state: Jair Bolsinaro (former Pres., Brazil), Alejandro Giammattei (former Pres.,Guatemala), Nayib Bukele (El Salvador), Victor Orban (Hungary), Andrez Duda (former Pres., Poland), Kishida Fumio (Japan), Javier Milei (Argentina), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico), Narendra Modi (India), Imran Khan (former PM Pakistan), Vladamir Putin (Russia), etc.

♦ for the continued exposures & removal of the backstabbers, infiltrators, & all evil in & around President Trump, his family, the Patriot movement, the Christian body of believers/congregations, & the country.
♦ for President Trump to be surrounded by loyal advisors who will give him wise & godly counsel; & give him the wisdom, discernment & strength to recognize & reject false Economic, Political & Spiritual counsel (etc.) & follow that which is good. (III John 1:11)
♦ for all political/legal attacks/efforts against President Trump, his family, & MAGA Team to fail

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for Mike Lindell, Tina Peters,Tamara Lich (CAN), Rudy Giuliani & other patriots who are being politically targeted.

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for Catherine Engelbrecht(of True the Vote) & election intelligence investigator Gregg Phillips w/ their ballot trafficking investigation in GA & other states

♦ Thank You for the success of the “2,000 Mules” documentary covering their identification of 2,000 “mules” who were engaged in ballot trafficking in multiple states; & for the successful presentation of their information before the Arizona State Legislature (5/31/21)

♦ for success for the partnership between “True the Vote” & “Protect America Now” (Sheriff Mark Lamb) whose goal is to help equip & empower sheriffs; unite citizens & sheriffs; open lines of communication; inform/educate voters state-by-state on election processes & laws; & protect our elections. (6/22/22)

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for Sherronna Bishop & her family w/ the Nov. 2021 raid on her home while she was homeschooling her children; Thank You for her active engagement in a review of the 2020 Mesa County, CO election results w/ County Clerk Tina Peters; & her grassroots community organizing working to confront local level, school board level, & congressional district level corruption which helped flip several school board seats & elect Rep. Lauren Boebert; Thank You for her courage, commitment & the example she is setting by continuing w/ her patriotic efforts.

♦ For guidance, protection, & strength for (former) Mesa county (CO) Clerk Tina Peters.
(Tina previously refused to destroy 2020 Election data that election officials are legally mandated to maintain after the election & her office & one of her employee’s homes were raided in Aug. 2021 while she was attending the Mike Lindell’s Cyber Symposium; she was arrested on Feb 8, 2022; on Mar 7 she released a report claiming Dominion voting machines used in 2020 election were illegally certified & illegally configured; on Mar 8 she was indicted on several counts.)

♦ for Protection & Healing for MAGA Team & America from Chinese Wuhan virus, COVID “vaccines”, the medical establishment’s COVID protocols, harmful vaccines, mRNA biotech, & other biological attacks.
♦ for the truth to be revealed to the public about the pandemics (their origins & how they are used to push agendas), vaccines (safety or dangers… whichever they may be), as well as safe alternative therapies & their appropriate use… so people can make informed decisions & take control of their health

♦ for protection & healing for people who were pressured to take the COVID vaccine & punished if they didn’t; those in our military & military academies, LEOs, hospital employees, truckers, children & others in both the public & private sector.

♦ For the children in CA school districts & people around the country & world who are being forced, coerced, bribed, enticed, or deceived into getting the COVID shots; for protection, comfort, & healing for the victims & their families; for Justice for the perpetrator(s), propagandists, agitators, & enablers.

♦ For the safety & security for those conducting the Maricopa County, AZ Election Audit & Re-canvassing; that the whole process of the audits & chain-of-custody of the ballots would be proven to be secure, fully transparent, thoroughly accurate, comprehensive, irrefutable, & unimpeachable (unquestionable) (2021); & we pray the same for elements of the audit that still have yet to be completed due to records that have not been turned over to the auditors but which may be in the far future (2024-?).

♦ for the smooth transition/migration of President Trump & the rest of the MAGA community to alternative/new platforms; for the launch of Trump Media & Technology Group’s social media network, “TRUTH Social” (TruthSocial.c*m) & the DWAC/TMTG merger (w/ Devin Nunes as CEO) (10/21/21)
♦ Thank You that shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), approved a merger with Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media & Technology Group & that it is now trading under the NASDAQ id “DJT”. (3/22/24 & 3/26/24) (CTH)

♦ For the success of Mike Lindell’s social media & broadcast platform FrankSpeech.c*m & LindellTV.c*m

♦ For Section 230 ‘Big Tech’ liability shield to be repealed

♦ for the former Obama-Biden/Harris corrupt administrations(& holdovers)–Dems–Hollywood–RINOs–Uniparty–Big Tech–Fake Media–State Governors who are addicted to imposing lockdowns, “vaccine” mandates, & “open borders” to fumble, jumble, mumble, stumble, tumble, bumble, grumble, crumble.. then diminish…. pouf…. Poof….

♦ for Justice; that the coupmakers, election fraudsters, & other corrupt individuals would get caught and charged with crimes against President Trump, WeThePeople & the United States
♦ for the souls of the above individuals; that they would repent from sin & come to the Truth (Matt. 5:43-48)
♦ Thank You for the uncovering of all illegal votes & we pray for the widespread awareness of the Country to this fraud & the media’s deception

♦ For Election Fraud: Audits, Investigations, Court cases, Lawyers, Judges presiding the cases, & Witnesses who saw frauds being committed; *Protection for all

♦ for guidance, protection, strength, discernment, discretion, integrity, & humility for current or former MAGA candidates Kari Lake, Mark Finchem, John Gibbs, Joe Kent, Sarah Palin, Doug Mastriano(PA), Matt DePerno, & others; for Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, General Flynn, Lin Wood, Mike Lindell, Stephen Miller, Sheriff Mark Lamb, Judge Aileen Cannon (FL), Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, Judge Mark Pittman, Uruguayan Judge Alejandro Recarey, former USVI AG Denise N. George, Jason Miyares (VA), Jovan Hutton Pulitzer, Bob Hughes, Ben Cotton, Doug Logan (Cyber Ninjas), Dr. Douglas Frank, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Johnson, Emerald Robinson, James O’Keefe, Steve Bannon, Laura Loomer & other patriot lawyers, judges, lawmakers, auditors, journalists & their teams, families, & property; for safety of Conservative Supreme Court justices doxxed by the far left over Roe v. Wade; & for individuals both inside & outside of public office who are taking a stand for life.

♦ for Harriet Hageman, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Byron Donalds, & others in their efforts in Congress to expose the truth.
♦ for exposure of any individuals/movements/conferences/ministries/institutions, previously mentioned or otherwise, which appear to be good, “patriotic”, MAGA, or “Christian”, but are actually frauds or counterfeits; encourage our hearts & give us the discernment & strength to push on in service to You when those we may have followed or respected are exposed… as our confidence is in You, not in man. (Heb. 12:2)(Col. 2:6-10)(I John 2:18-29; 4:1-21)(II Tim. 4:3, 4)

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for James O’Keefe & some of his Project Veritas journalists who have had their homes raided by the DOJ/FBI from the SDNY in Nov. 2021; for HHS COVID vaccine whistleblower Jodi O’Malley & Pfizer whistleblowers Melissa Strickler & Debbie; thank you for their courage in exposing the truth.
♦ for guidance for Mr. O’Keefe with his future endeavors after being forced to leave by the corrupt board of directors at Project Veritas on the week of their biggest story of all time, which was about Pfizer & one of their directors discussing mutating the COVID virus. (2/20/23)

♦ For safety/protection for our Citizens, our Country, our , food & energy supply chains, etc. (& their interconnections w/ supply chains around the world), all patriotic buildings-landmarks honoring You & our country’s history, & all law enforcement & military against domestic terrorism, violent mobs, civil unrest, sabotage, & the growing Socialist/Communist/Marxist infiltration & indoctrination within our Country & Govt. institutions

♦ for people all around the world to trust in You & to resist & prevail against the tyranny of communism & dictatorships; for the people of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Austria, Poland, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil, China, & patriots in other countries; & for countries like Hungary who are resisting outside attempts to overthrow their governments via color revolutions or other means.
♦ For guidance & protection for the people of Afghanistan & for Christians & pastors across the country

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for the Jan. 6th political prisoners being illegally held in D.C. & elsewhere
♦ for Julian Assange & Jack Maxey (fled to Switzerland to complete full forensic audit on Hunter’s laptop)

♦ for strength, guidance, & protection for Kyle Rittenhouse, his legal team, judge, jury… going forward… after the “Not Guilty” verdict on all 5 counts; for success against any future DOJ interference, investigation, or charges; for success against any civil or criminal lawsuits; & for success in any future lawsuits on behalf of himself & the Country against his attackers, media & state agitators, & others who have defamed him (w/ labels “racist, white supremacist, domestic terrorist, etc.”) & are trying to further erode our Constitutional rights & protections. (11/19/21)

♦ For Safety/Health/Protection/Integrity for: USSS, Military, Border Patrol, LEOs, & their brave Horses/dogs
♦ for protection for all WALL builders & all our borders… air, land, & sea

♦ for strength, healing, & protection for those battling illnesses/cancers/injuries & harm from COVID “vaccines” & protocols…. All Trump supporters & Treepers; & for full recovery for Citizen 817 (see Ad rem’s prayer thread), Gregg Philips; Kate Middleton (Princess of Wales); also for populist Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico (in his recovery from an attack on 5/15/24); for Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro & his health issues.

♦ For Protection/Provision/Healing for the bodies & souls of all American Patriots, the children, youth, the poor, homeless, & weak… widows, orphans, & the unborn
(James 1:27) (Acts 20:35)

Personal prayers…

♦ We prayer, Father, for Stillwater… for protection, provision, health, & strength; for faith, wisdom, & guidance in his life; for grace & humility to do that which is right; for covering of the Precious Blood of Jesus in & over Stillwater & his family/relatives/extended family; for guidance, health, safety, & well being for them all.
♦ for guidance in the nightly praise & prayer posts on CTH; & for love & gratitude for all the blessings (& correction) he receives from You.

♦ We pray, Father, for our Beloved Treehouse! ***for Sundance, Ad rem, Stella, Menagerie, WeeWeed & the crew; for wisdom, strength, health, safety, & well being for them (& their families) in their lives; & for guidance in their continued work with the platform & CTH community ***
♦ for Grandma Covfefe & her family, for health and well being
♦ for Sundance & his Mission in exposing the truth via his research, reporting, and briefings he may be doing around the country.

In Jesus’ Name we pray…..Amen

“Through the Almighty’s love and the power of prayer, we have found renewed strength and understanding to face these unprecedented times with stalwart resolve.” ~ President Donald J. Trump
– – – – –
“The Strongest Weapon in the United States is a Praying Patriotic American.”
~ Treepers’ Prayer Warriors Post

“Never Ever Give Up” ~ President Trump

The Patriot playlist…

♦ “Donald’s Bible”
♦ “If” ~ by Rudyard Kipling
♦ “The test of a man”
♦ “Never Ever Give Up”
♦ “It’s called, the road less traveled.”
♦ “Trump Inspirational Tribute”
 “Adversity makes you stronger”

♦ “The best is yet to come.”
♦ “Make America Great Again, Again!”

 MAGA Rallies – – –

♦ “Trump Tomahawk”

♦ “The Great Canadian Freedom Convoy”
♦ “Canadian Truckers are saving the free world”
♦ “Profiles In Courage: The Canadian Truckers” – Lasting impact of the “Freedom Convoy” (many videos)

♦ “Courage is not the absence of fear” ~ Australia protest message
0:40 — “And fear just means False Evidence Appearing Real… or Face Everything And Recover.”
♦ “No you’re not crazy for standing firm; The rest of the world is nuts” ~ Patriot Nurse
(Highlights – 5:37, 8:19, 9:11, 10:14, 12:18, 12:49, 14:33, 15:22, 15:44)

♦ “The Starfish Story”
 “Footprints in the Sand”

♦ Reminders for those who say “Trump can’t win” or “They will never let Trump win” – (01, 0203)


Most recent Prayers & Praises…

Heavenly Father, we pray in Jesus’ name, according to Thy will…

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for President Trump, his family, legal team, & allies w/ the August 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida; & for success against any future DOJ interference, investigation, or charges/indictments. (8/8/22)

♦ We pray for the covering of the Precious Blood of Jesus over President Trump, his family, legal team, & supporters with the various federal & state indictments… NY (State – 3/30/23), FL (Federal – 6/8/23), D.C. (Federal – 8/1/23), & GA (State – 8/14/23).
♦ & we pray that You would turn what is meant for evil to good.
(Gen. 50:20; Ps 1:15, 16; Ps 9:15; Ps 73:17-20; Prov 26:27; I Cor 3:19)

♦ for the failure of the Globalist’s NWO objectives & Russia/Ukraine propaganda narratives; for a peaceful resolution to the situation; for those involved in the corruption, warmongering, & especially the authorization/funding/establishment of Wuhan, Ukraine, & other Biolabs around the world producing biological weapons &/or harmful “vaccines” to be brought to justice.

♦ for the situations with the mass shootings, violent events, industrial sabotage, & natural disasters occurring around the Country… as well as the chaos, destruction, & loss of life due to drug/human trafficking operations taking place as a result of open border policies; for comfort & healing for the victims & their families; for Justice for the perpetrator(s), propagandists, agitators, & enablers who are creating the culture of division, social unrest, & violence in our communities… corrupting/warping the minds of our young people & the public at large with evil.

♦♦♦ For an accurate count of the 2020 presidential, 2022 mid-term, & 2024 presidential election races; & for the exposure & remedying of any cheating, corruption, or interference.

♦ For guidance protection, & strength for former Mesa County (CO) Clerk Tina Peters & her legal team, staff & supporters; & for her ongoing election lawsuits.

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for “2000 Mules” investigators Catherine Engelbrecht (of True the Vote) & election data security analyst Gregg Phillips.

(Truth Social: @TinaPeters@truethevote@greggphillips)

♦ For guidance protection, & strength for Mary Hornik, Robert Haury, & NY Citizens Audit (a grassroots team of over 2,000) in their ongoing work to combat election fraud in NY and other states.

♦ Thank You for using & working through longtime CTH reader “Regitiger” with his persevering efforts in reviewing the entire process that occurred on Jan 6th, looking at the granular timeline and then overlaying the bigger picture of the constitutional and parliamentary process itself; & thank You for guiding “Regitiger” in his brilliant analysis of the federal government motive to create a J6 crisis that permitted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to trigger an emergency session and avoid the 2020 election certification challenges. (3/12/23)

♦ Thank You for former Michael Cohen legal counsel Robert Costello, his courage & commitment to truth in coming forward & giving testimony before the Manhattan grand jury, deconstructing the entire premise of NY DA Alvin Bragg’s key witness Michael Cohen. (3/20/23)

♦ Thank You for the new evidence revealed after physical inspection by ballot printing expert Bob Hughes, confirming that an intentional change was made to the printers affecting the day of election ballots in Maricopa County. (4/5/23)

♦ Thank You that Konnech company has dropped all pending defamation & unlawful computer access litigation against Catherine Engelbrecht (True the Vote) & Gregg Phillips two days after Gregg & Catherine released all of their information on the China-linked Konnech Company at Open.Ink. (4/20/23)

♦ for strength, guidance, & protection for Calgary Pastor Artur Pawlowski, his family, & his congregation who have been harassed by the COVID officials, police, & the legal system; for the situation w/ the guilty verdict & ongoing legal battles. (5/3/23)

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for the individuals involved in organizing “Operation Sunlight”, investigating the “weaponization of government”; for those inside & outside of government, the alliance group, We The People (crowdsourcing); & for direction & success with the timeline and efforts.

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for the AZ whistleblowers who testified on the massive mail-in ballot fraud in Maricopa Co. & for preservation of the evidence of the fraud. (3/23/23)

♦ Thank You for the success the MAGA movement is having with its massive boycotts of Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, & other woke corporations. (5/28/23)

♦ For guidance, protection, strength, & success for Tim Ballard, Jim Caviezel, Alejandro Monteverde (& their teams, families, & supporters) in their work with the movie Sound of Freedom, released on July 4th; for continued success for the movie & their mission to spark a global conversation about the realities of child trafficking & empower viewers to take unprecedented action to help put an end to this modern-day slavery. (6/1/23)

♦ Thank You for patriots around the country, at every level or position, both small and great, who work in their own way for the betterment of our country. (6/20/23)

♦ Thank You for the revelations of the voter fraud that occurred through various election systems (Dominion, ES&S, ERIC voter registration system, etc.), ballot harvesting, ballot trafficking, & other methods.
♦ We pray for success in the efforts to remove these fraudulent election systems & tactics.

♦ Thank You that Texas has withdrawn from the ERIC voter roll system (25% membership loss… 9 states have now left. 23 states to go.). (7/20/23)

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for AG Ken Paxton & Tony Buzbee in their work & lives.
♦ Thank You that AG Paxton has been acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment; for his reinstatement as Texas AG; & for attorney Tony Buzbee’s excellent defense. (9/16/23)

♦ For the Peace of Jerusalem… (Psalm 122:6) (Romans 11:23-27)
♦ For strength, guidance, protection, & healing for Israel in this current time of turmoil with the Hamas infiltration & attack on Israel; for the soldiers & families & the women raped & murdered by Hamas; & for the hostages still held. (10/7/23)

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for Cochise County (AZ) Supervisor Tom Crosby who has been hit with a subpoena & a grand jury investigation for fighting for free, fair, & honest elections. (10/13/23)

♦ for strength, guidance & protection for Kari Lake’s in her bid for Senate from Arizona. (10/10/23)
(Truth Social: @KariLake)
(TGP: Latest Kari Lake articles)

♦ for strength, guidance, & protection for Merissa Hamilton (& EZAZ .org) in their efforts for honest elections.

♦ Thank You that Florida’s Division of Library and Information Services has joined a growing number of states (MT, TX, MO, SC) in rejecting the American Library Association’s Marxist social & political agendas. (11/3/23)

♦ Thank You for Catherine Engelbrecht / True the Vote’s decisive victory in their landmark election case in Georgia Federal Court. (1/2/24)

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for Peter Navarro who has been sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying a subpoena from the sham J6 Committee. (1/25/24)[Navarro reported to prison after the Supreme Court denied his bid to stay out of prison. (3/19/2

♦ Thank You for AG Ken Paxton’s victory in court in Texas w/ Judge Wesley Hendrix’s ruling which struck down Biden’s $1.7 Trillion spending bill & opened up the possibility of blocking Biden’s allocation of billions in taxpayer funds through subsequent litigation. (2/27/24)

♦ Thank You that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reversed a U.S. District judge’s order which had blocked a Texas law allowing police to arrest illegals; & that the law will stay in effect for the time being. (3/4/24)

♦ Thank You for the success Texas AG Ken Paxton is having w/ his numerous endorsed state candidates who primaried Bush-supported Republicans who targeted him & President Trump (3/6/24)

♦ Thank You for the preliminary injunction Texas AG Ken Paxton secured against an attempt by the Biden Administration to illegally redirect statutorily obligated funds away from the construction of a border wall. (3/8/24)

♦ Thank You for the MAGA grassroots takeover of the RNC w/ the election of Michael Watley as chair & Lara Trump as co-chair of the RNC; & for the further revealing news of how Trump took the RNC from 3M to 50M email-subscribers. (3/8/24)

♦ for guidance, protection, & strength for Sheriff Dar Leaf (& staff) in his ongoing Michigan 2020 election fraud investigation relating to Dominion CEO John Poulos, Dominion employees & contractors, Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessle, J. Alex Halderman, and others; & for protection against Muskegan County prosecutor D.J. Hilson’s attempts to usurp, obstruct, delay, & bury his investigation. (3/8/24)

♦ Thank You for Doctors Mary Talley Bowden, Paul Marik, & Robert Apter & their landmark case against the FDA, which has set an important precedent in limiting FDA overreach into the doctor-patient relationship; & that the FDA has lost its war on Ivermectin & has agreed to remove all related social media posts & consumer directives regarding Ivermectin & COVID (3/21/24)

♦ Thank You that shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), approved a merger with Truth Social’s parent company, Trump Media & Technology Group & that it is now trading under the NASDAQ id “DJT”. (3/22/24 & 3/26/24) (CTH)

♦ for healing for Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, from cancer and other health challenges she may be going through; for comfort & strength for Kate, Prince William & their children; & that their family will see & feel Your presence in their lives during this time of difficulty. (3/22/24)

♦ Thank You that the Arizona Supreme Court has reinstated a pre-statehood abortion law from 1867, effectively outlawing the procedure except in the instances where it is necessary to save a mother’s life. (4/9/24)

♦ Thank You that attorney Sidney Powell has been completely vindicated after the 5th District of Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas has affirmed the Texas state court’s dismissal of the Texas Bar’s case against Powell. (4/17/24)

♦ Thank You for the signing of the “Baby Olivia Act” into law in Tennessee requiring public schools to show students video of unborn babies developing in the womb. (4/23/24)

♦ Thank You for Judge Aileen Cannon’s unsealing & unredacting of the Trump Legal Motion that exposes the DOJ fraudulent case against him. (4/22/24)(4/24/24)

♦ Thank You that Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely suspended the classified documents case against President Trump. (5/7/24)

♦ Thank You for the massive MAGA Rally (80K+) in Wildwood, New Jersey; that the Lawfare strategy keeping President Trump locked down in NYC & off the campaign trail is failing. (5/11/24)

♦ Thank You for the large, enthusiastic turnout at the South Bronx, NY MAGA Rally (25-30k); & that the opposition’s attempt to keep President Trump off the campaign trail has resulted in President Trump deciding to make a play for New York and other historically blue areas of the country (VA, NM & MN). (5/23/24)

USA Uncle Sam’s Prayer:
Dear God,
I bow my head and ask,
If it be Thy Will,
Please save this land from those who seek to destroy it.
In Jesus’ Name…..Amen

Sundance: Walk Towards The Fire……It’s Time….Don’t wait… engage life, get optimistic however you need to do it. Then let that part of you shine right now… This is how we fight.

Praying for Sundance and his Mission…

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THE STILL HOUR  –  Part 1

THE STILL HOUR  – Part 2

THE STILL HOUR – Part 3

THE STILL HOUR – Part 4

THE STILL HOUR – Part 5

Details Surface of FBI Record System Containing “Prohibited Access” Files, Exclusively Controlled by 7th Floor FBI Officials


Posted originally on CTH on May 31, 2025 | Sundance

As previously noted, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley released some of the FBI investigative files related to a congressional referral of Nellie Ohr for false testimony to congress.  Within the Grassley release the declassified FBI investigative notes show that Trump-Russia files were compartmentalized, allowing control over access to them by the FBI Director and FBI Deputy Director.

The 7th floor level classification within the FBI’s Sentinel record-keeping system was previously unknown, and now people are starting to ask questions about what other information may be filed yet invisible due to the classification designation of “Prohibited Access.”

The Sentinel record-keeping system allows FBI officials and investigators to review and research the status of investigations both past and current. The Sentinel system is also the information system that is searched for responsive documents to legal cases and FOIA inquires.  The Sentinel system contains all the information used by the FBI.

[Page 3, pdf Here]

Within the Sentinel system there are “Restricted Access” files that are used to control who can view the file information.  The FBI official can see the file but cannot access the information within it without a higher clearance level.  However, now people are discovering there is a “Prohibited Access” designation that makes the file invisible to searches or queries and is controlled by the FBI Director and FBI Deputy Director.

Margot Cleveland is asking some good questions about how the use of the “Prohibited Access” designation may circumvent the FBI’s legal requirements (brady material) and FOIA searches.  [SEE HERE] However, I would also note this approach hides information not only from congress and from the public, but also from the Executive branch itself.  The DNI wouldn’t even know what information exists.

Additionally, we can expand the overall issue to highlight this same approach at work in various other governmental agencies.  This is one of the reasons I refer to the agencies within government more aptly as information “silos.”

The same “secrecy filtering” system outlined in the FBI Sentinel system, “restricted access” (visible but needing a higher clearance) vs “prohibited access” (totally invisible) exists in other govt systems.

The NSA, DHS and CIA contain the same issue, information hidden and kept secret. This is the core reason I have historically called them “silos.”

The same ‘what the heck’ realization encountered with the FBI file keeping, as noted by the Grassley revelations, extends far beyond the FBI.

This is also why I have said the Intelligence Community has created a “caste system” within the surveillance and information space.

Now do you see why elements of the IC, and by extension their political enablers, were going bananas about DOGE access?

Simmer on it for a moment, because it gets worse.

Right now, like right now while you are reading this, the same framework is being applied to the DHS surveillance network, where “restricted access” and “prohibited access” (invisible) are being applied to PEOPLE.

Our government, via Palantir, is currently building the domestic identity surveillance system, where every identity will be stored. However, within the storage, and by extension the parameters of the surveillance search results, there will be people who are defined by placing their identity in the “prohibited access” category.

Great job realizing the secrecy ramifications of the issue within the FBI and their exploitation therein. Now extend that realization to the ramifications for us of other silos doing the same.

I was told in August 2020 that the FBI investigative file into James Wolfe leaking the Carter Page FISA application, is in the “prohibited access” tier of the FBI because it outlines Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice-Chairman Mark Warner participating and directing the leak. That was how/why SSCI Security Director James Wolfe was never charged with leaking a TSCI classified file.

Is the President of the United States really in charge of the executive branch, when the agencies can easily hide information from him?

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Inflation Drops to 2.1%, Personal Income Tripled Expectations, U.S. Trade Deficit Drops by 46 Percent


Posted originally on CTH on May 31, 2025 | Sundance

Self-interested Wall Street analysts and leftist economic ‘experts’ once again proven wrong.  It is almost impossible to find any financial data review written objectively by media.  Everything is skewed with a negative tone, yet the data clearly shows -just like 2017- President Trump’s MAGAnomic policy benefits are starting to surface.

News pundits said President Trump’s tariff policies would skyrocket prices.  In reality the yearly inflation rate [BLS data] has dropped to 2.1%, the lowest in four years.  Core prices (removing food and energy) rose 2.5% from a year earlier, below the March figure of 2.7%, and the lowest in more than four years.

Meanwhile personal incomes tripled expectations coming in at 0.8% for the month of April. “Personal income surged 0.8% well ahead of the forecast for 0.3%.”  Then comes the predictable.  The trade deficit dropped by 46% in the month of April.

[…] The goods trade gap contracted 46.0% to $87.6 billion last month, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Friday. Goods imports decreased $68.4 billion to $276.1 billion. Exports of goods increased $6.3 billion to $188.5 billion. (source)

Companies front-loaded their orders from China in February and March, causing imports to skyrocket and a massive skew in the GDP data.  As expected in April there are fewer orders because the goods were already received in the first quarter, imports drop in half.

Despite increased tariffs we are likely to see a replay of pricing parity similar to 2017 as companies benefit from lowered energy prices, lower fuel costs, lower Transporation and lower warehousing costs.  Simultaneously, export companies who rely on access to the U.S. market will attempt to offset any tariff price as applied. Those combined savings can, likely will, offset increased tariffs on arriving goods.

Consumers benefit from lower gasoline costs, lower overall electricity costs and increased demand for labor within a growing economy that puts natural upward pressure on wages.

SUMMARY of Friday: Personal income jumped 0.8% this month, tripling expectations. The US trade deficit has been cut almost in half, the largest single-month narrowing of the deficit on record. U.S. core inflation falls to the lowest level in 4 years. The Supreme Court gives President Trump the green light to reverse Biden’s immigration influx of Venezuelans/Cubans/Haitians/Nicaraguans. And Volkswagen announced they are making a “massive” investment in the U.S to avoid tariffs.

(NY POST) – Volkswagen is holding “fair” and “constructive” talks with the United States government on tariffs and wants to make further investments in the country, CEO Oliver Blume told German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

Several foreign companies have announced new US investments in response to President Donald Trump’s import tariffs, but German carmakers have been more cautious about committing more resources to what is their biggest export market.

Volkswagen’s Audi brand, which has no production in the United States, is planning to produce some models in there, although the brand has said that the plan pre-dates the Trump administration. (link)

 

New York Times Suddenly Concerned About Palantir Data Compilation and Building of Surveillance State


Posted originally on CTH on May 30, 2025 | Sundance

The New York Times (think DHS embeds) are not concerned about the building of a surveillance state using cross-reference artificial intelligence systems into various government agencies; no, the New York Times (think DHS embeds) are concerned it is President Trump triggering the building of the process, and the parameters therein.

I have outlined this seemingly inevitable construct with great granular detail, that is creating the surveillance state for almost a year. Culminating in a December 2024 recap [SEE HERE] along with my position in January of this year [SEE HERE].  I do not like it, but I understand the arguments behind it.

[New York Times] – In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power.

Mr. Trump has not publicly talked about the effort since. But behind the scenes, officials have quietly put technological building blocks into place to enable his plan. In particular, they have turned to one company: Palantir, the data analysis and technology firm.

The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work across the federal government in recent months. The company has received more than $113 million in federal government spending since Mr. Trump took office, according to public records, including additional funds from existing contracts as well as new contracts with the Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon. (This does not include a $795 million contract that the Department of Defense awarded the company last week, which has not been spent.)

Representatives of Palantir are also speaking to at least two other agencies — the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service — about buying its technology, according to six government officials and Palantir employees with knowledge of the discussions.

The push has put a key Palantir product called Foundry into at least four federal agencies, including D.H.S. and the Health and Human Services Department. Widely adopting Foundry, which organizes and analyzes data, paves the way for Mr. Trump to easily merge information from different agencies, the government officials said.

Creating detailed portraits of Americans based on government data is not just a pipe dream. The Trump administration has already sought access to hundreds of data points on citizens and others through government databases.

[…] Palantir’s selection as a chief vendor for the project was driven by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to the government officials. At least three DOGE members formerly worked at Palantir, while two others had worked at companies funded by Peter Thiel, an investor and a founder of Palantir. (read more)

Every element of the U.S. surveillance state is contingent upon selling the ‘security’ message.  With a comprehensive and interconnected database of identity for all Americans: •it makes illegal alien captures and deportations more efficient; •it makes eliminating fraud and abuse in the entitlement programs more substantial; •it can make voting more secure, and •it could protect the identity of Americans from theft and exploitation.

Peter Thiel (Palantir), Elon Musk (xAI, SpaceX), Larry Ellison (Oracle), David Sacks and a host of mutually aligned artificial intelligence builders stand to benefit financially from a technologically efficient Surveillance State. Their companies and their AI software products are the targeting tools within the DHS surveillance system itself.

Do not be misled by their ownership of different companies within this construct, they are all mutually allied; factually, they are all friends in the same tech sector.

The tools created by Palantir et al, are multifunctional. They can be used by the Pentagon and CIA for military application, and they can be used by DNI, DHS, FBI and TSA for domestic application.

Just as the Patriot Act redefined “terror threats” to begin sweeping 360 degrees, so too are the tools of the surveillance state designed for both foreign and domestic application.

There is no way to avoid being the target of a weapon once that weapon is created. However, unlike the mutually assured destruction within the nuclear analogy, there will be no threat of mutual application within the surveillance bomb.  There are going to be castes or tiers of people not subjected to the outcome of detonation; therein lies my biggest point against it.

There are going to be tiers of people who are not subjected to the rules of the Surveillance State. There are going to be tiers of people, powerful, influential, some intensely rich people, to whom the application of the surveillance does not exist.

I have already seen this ‘tiered’ system starting to come into place. I have witnessed firsthand the outcomes of the software being deployed within the design of their building.  I have witnessed real identities masked by the system as an outcome of their status. Facial recognition programs that black out search results based on arbitrary definitions and determinations of those who control the surveillance application.

Inside the surveillance system, supported by the policy team behind President Trump, there will be classes of people. Just as we defined “essential workers” within the COVID-19 pandemic. This essential group will be classed based on their administrative value to the government operators who control the mechanics of outcomes; perhaps “essential administrators.” This is a natural outcome of the mindset behind “continuity of government,” the baseline for the Patriot Act creation.

I have traveled throughout the East and West to gain perspective on what makes us different; what makes Americans different.  What I can assert with clarity is that if we lose the Liberty argument then the ideological representatives behind Barack Obama will have succeeded, the fundamental transformation will be irreversible.

While the Declaration of Independence is long regarded as the greatest written declaration of purpose, the latter created Bill of Rights, the first Ten original amendments to the U.S. Constitution, is just as important. The first declared our intent; the second defined how our founders intended to retain the intent during our collective assembly. Together they outline what set the course to make America great.

This frames the cornerstone of my viewpoints on all of the characters in politics.  It is not a matter of debate that on these core issues of Liberty and the concerns around the Surveillance State will impact us all.  Everything else is a downstream consequence.

If the system is unavoidable, then what underpins my opposition?  Well, the tiered system of constitutional protections only for particular categories of personage must be rebuked.  On this matter there cannot be compromise, because every outcome that impedes our way of life is a derivative of this value, “all men are created equal.”

What is the value of national security, when the liberty that secures the values of America is destroyed in the process? Either the Fourth Amendment means something, or it does not!

White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller Outlines Facts Behind Deportation Effort, SCOTUS Recent Affirmation Therein, and Other Matters


Posted originally on CTH on May 30, 2025 | Sundance

Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller holds a press availability to push back against the nonsense narratives around the ongoing deportation operations and the support of the Supreme Court in verifying Presidential authority.

Mr Miller also gives a high-level overview of the China trade negotiations, the ongoing HHS initiatives from Robert F Kennedy Jr and other matters of media interest.  WATCH:

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