Category U. S. Politics

Nov 13 2021

AG Merrick Garland Weaponizes DOJ With Political Indictment of Steve Bannon for Contempt of Congress


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on November 12, 2021 | Sundance | 373 Comments

Eric Holder was held in contempt of congress for refusing to produce documents and testimony in the Fast-n-Furious investigation, and the DOJ did nothing.  IRS official Lois Lerner was held in contempt of congress for failure to produce documents and give testimony in the IRS investigation, and the DOJ did nothing.

Steve Bannon is held in contempt of congress for failing to provide documents and give testimony to the J6 committee, and the DOJ issues an indictment….

[In the background of this DOJ story today, it is important to highlight the FBI has given the New York Times evidence extracted from the phone of Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe.  Remember, O’Keefe is suing the New York Times. The FBI raided O’Keefe on behalf of their ideological allies in the New York Times.]

Today, AG Merrick Garland is using a fully weaponized Justice Department to purposefully, intentionally and willfully target the political opposition of the Biden administration.  Worse still, the entire media apparatus knows this purpose and yet denies it.   Our nation is in a very precarious place.

WASHINGTON DC – Stephen K. Bannon was indicted today by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

Bannon, 67, is charged with one contempt count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to produce documents, despite a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. An arraignment date has not yet been set in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

“Since my first day in office, I have promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law and pursues equal justice under the law,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “Today’s charges reflect the department’s steadfast commitment to these principles.”

“As detailed in the indictment, on Sept. 23, 2021, the Select Committee issued a subpoena to Mr. Bannon,” said U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia. “The subpoena required him to appear and produce documents to the Select Committee, and to appear for a deposition before the Select Committee. According to the indictment, Mr. Bannon refused to appear to give testimony as required by subpoena and refused to produce documents in compliance with a subpoena.”

In its subpoena, the Select Committee said it had reason to believe that Bannon had information relevant to understanding events related to Jan. 6. Bannon, formerly a Chief Strategist and Counselor to the President, has been a private citizen since departing the White House in 2017.

Each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as a fine of $100 to $1,000. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. (read more)

AG Garland has weaponized the FBI to target school parents who protest at School Boards.

AG Garland has used the FBI to protect his family financial interests in school curriculum (CRT)

AG Garland has used the DOJ to target political rallies of his opposition.

AG Garland has labeled political opposition as “domestic extremists.”

AG Garland has used the FBI to leak information to allies in the New York Times (James O’Keefe)

    And now, AG Garland is arresting opponents of the Biden regime while leftists in the media cheer him on:

Nov 13 2021

Biden Administration Puts Muslim Brotherhood in Charge of U.S. Interests in Afghanistan – Secretary Blinken Signs Agreement With Qatar


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on November 12, 2021 | Sundance | 124 Comments

It is appropriate, given the severity and urgency of the issues we face, that we not mince words.  Qatar is the formal Middle East government that supports political Islam through the organization known as the Muslim Brotherhood, aka “the brotherhood.”

The Muslim Brotherhood is the fabric covering the umbrella of political Islam.  The umbrella ribs are the different factions of Islam reflecting varying degrees of extremism or authenticity.   As a result, all of the various factions of Islamic extremism, al-Nusra, al-Qaeda, ISIS, Taliban, ISIS-k etc., are given legitimacy through the political front of The Muslim Brotherood which faces the aggregate west.

The nation state of Qatar is the primary financing agent for The Brotherhood, and all nations who engage with Qatar on a geopolitical level are essentially engaging with The Brotherhood.  Conversely, if a nation state wants to engage with any of the various Islamic groups -each containing various levels of authenticity (ie. extremism)- they can do so through Qatar which acts as an official government intermediary on behalf of The Muslim Brotherhood.

EXAMPLES: •When President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expelled the radical leaders of The Brotherhood from Egypt, they went to Qatar.  •When President Donald Trump asked the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to confront radical Islamic extremism, the Arab nations confronted Qatar.  •When Qatar was forced to expel the five most radical leaders of The Brotherhood they went to Turkey.  [Turkish President Recep Erdogan is aligned in common principle with The Brotherhood.]  •When the U.S. released captured Islamic extremists from Gitmo (al-Qaeda in Afghanistan), they were transferred to Qatar.  •When the the Taliban took back control over Afghanistan, the al-Qaeda leaders from Qatar went back to Afghanistan.

These examples showcase the fulcrum of Qatar as it relates to supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, which is -by extension- the political face of extremist/authentic Islam.  Another example would be Hillary Clinton (Sec of State) and Leon Panetta (CIA) using Qatar as the financial center and transport hub for covert U.S. missile shipments into Libya (Operation Zero Footprint), that lead to the attack in Benghazi after the U.S. politics shifted due to al-Qaeda giving the missiles to their Brotherhood allies in Afghanistan and Syria to attack U.S. troops.

In essence, the government of Qatar supports The Muslim Brotherhood (political Islam), and The Brotherhood is a political face for extremist Islam.   As a result, any agreement with Qatar is an agreement with The Muslim Brotherhood… got it?  Now TODAY:

WASHINGTON DC – Qatar will formally represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan, according to a new agreement signed by the two countries on Friday, creating a new pathway for the U.S. to address American citizens and allies left behind in America’s chaotic exit.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani signed an agreement, effective next month, to make Qatar’s embassy in Kabul a “protecting power” for the U.S., essentially hosting many of its consular functions. 

A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that at the U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, the secretary and Qatari foreign minister signed an agreement related to Afghanistan. (read more)

While this sounds purposefully opaque, which it is, to those who do not know the geopolitical background, such an agreement makes buckets of sense.  Barack Obama has always supported the Muslim Brotherhood, and Barack Obama’s network is currently in charge of the administration represented by the face of Joe Biden.

Other ideological supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood/Qatar include: John Kerry, John McCain, Adam Kinzinger, Samantha Power, Valerie Jarrett, Susan Rice, Liz Cheney, the CIA, Evan McMullin, Huma Abedin, Mike Morrell, Hillary Clinton, John Bolton, the U.S. State Department, the Brookings Institute (Lawfare, etc.), the government of China, the government of Turkey, and The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

In return, Qatar funds the Democrats and Republicans who operate within all of the ideological DC institutions (ie. Clinton Global Initiative) that support the Muslim Brotherhood either directly or through the process of willful blindness that Islam calls taqiya.

Background Above – (Left) Huma Abedin-Weiner (she has buttons on her sleeve) enjoying the company of Muslim Brotherhood member and Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) president, Mohamed Magid.
The State Department hosted a delegation of Muslim Brotherhood-aligned leaders this week for a meeting about their ongoing efforts to oppose the current government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, who rose to power following the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, an ally of the Brotherhood, in 2013.  One member of the delegation, a Brotherhood-aligned judge in Egypt, posed for a picture while at Foggy Bottom in which he held up the Islamic group’s notorious four-finger Rabia symbol, according to his Facebook page.
Supporters of Egypt’s deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood wave Egyptian flags during a rally in protest against the recent violence in Egypt, outside of the Eminonu New mosque in Istanbul August 17, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Nov 13 2021

Liz Cheney Uses Her Position on J6 Committee to Target Political Opposition in Wyoming


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on November 12, 2021 | Sundance | 204 Comments

The Cheney family, writ large, are a big part of the disturbing underbelly of U.S. politics who maintain a very corrupt system.  Congressional Representative Liz Cheney (Wyoming) has learned the dark arts of DeceptiCon politics through her family connection and influence.

In the latest deployment of her black-art politics, Liz Cheney has used her position as a J6 committee member to subpoena Bill Stepien, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager {link}.  Bill Stepien is also the current political advisor/campaign manager of Wyoming congressional candidate Harriet Hageman {website here}  President Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman in the quest to unseat and remove Liz Cheney in the GOP Primary {link}.

In essence, Liz Cheney is using her Pelosi-aligned position on the J6 Committee to target her opponent in the GOP primary.   Retaining power at all costs is just the way the swamp works.  From the perspective of Cheney Inc., the MAGA base is just a bunch of rubes that need to be ruled and occasionally culled.

FINAL SEMI-RELATED NOTE… There is a region in Wyoming, with its epicenter in Jackson Hole, filled with hard line globalists, Wall Street executives, radical communists and sketchy creepy intelligence operatives from around the world.  Eastern European intelligence agents are everywhere in the area, it’s a real life ‘Three Days of the Condor‘ type backdrop, and the tourists have no idea, because all the fronts are well maintained.

American tourists pass through Jackson Hole all the time without noticing the extremely odd group of actors that live in/around this very specific locale.   However, if you go into the area specifically aware of the shadow operatives that use the Jackson Hole region as their playground, suddenly you start to notice things that will unnerve most political followers.   If you’re within driving distance, go spend the day there with new eyes of awareness and you’ll see it.

Sundance didn’t kill himself.

Nov 13 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse Trial, Day 9 – Open Discussion Thread


Posted originally on the conservative tree house on November 12, 2021 | Sundance | 197 Comments

Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber as he was being attacked by a raging mob.  Rittenhouse, also fired on Gaige Grosskreutz as the attacker held a handgun toward him.  Prosecutors claim that Rittenhouse was a vigilante looking for a fight.  The defense, and all video of the events, show all shootings were justifiable self defense.

The trial continues today with the defense putting on its case.  PBS Livestream Link

Nov 12 2021

Vaccine Mandate Met With Hesitation Among Some Employers


Posted originally on Rumble Newsy  Published November 9, 2021 1,558 Views

Rumble — As the Biden administration pushes for companies to require vaccinations, some businesses fear it will cause them to lose employees.

Nov 12 2021

Biden Administration Preparing to Rig the 2022 Election As Directed by Soros?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Nov 12, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

At least since May of 2021, the Biden Administration has been secretly flying illegal aliens around the country in the middle of the night with the intention to grant them all citizenship and bonuses, provided they vote Democrat. There has been no notice to states, and those pulling the strings in his administration have been targeting the Republican states.

The Biden Administration is deliberately allowing illegal aliens in, granting them residency and then voting rights before the November 2022 election. Biden sent his proposal to Congress in January 2021 that he calls the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, which includes:

  • Create an earned roadmap to citizenship for undocumented individuals. The bill allows undocumented individuals to apply for temporary legal status, with the ability to apply for green cards after five years if they pass criminal and national security background checks and pay their taxes.
  • Keep families together. 
  • Embrace diversity.  The bill includes the NO BAN Act that prohibits discrimination based on religion and limits presidential authority to issue future bans.
  • Promote immigrant and refugee integration and citizenship. 
  • Grow our economy.
  • Protect workers from exploitation and improve the employment verification process. 

It has been argued that Biden intends to grant 11 million illegal aliens citizenship to tip the balance of power to the Democrats. Some fear that this may be as much as 20 million, and the Democrats hope this will end the Republican Party. I have told the story of how I was negotiating for Hong Kong to try to buy land in Australia. I met with former Prine Minister Paul Keating, who was Secretary of the Treasury at the time. After much frustration of not being able to get a deal, I asked if this was a racist issue. He replied, no. If he let the people from Hong Kong in, they would vote conservative and change the balance of political power, for he was Labour. I have first-hand knowledge of how they look at immigration solely on the political mix. This is all about wiping out Republicans and creating a welfare-dependent society that gives them the authority to oppress those who actually produce.

Biden is pushing Congress to do this ASAP. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has already ordered authorities to prioritize illegal immigrants for deportation who “pose a threat to national security, public safety, and border security” — claiming that the government does not have the resources to apprehend every person who has entered the US unlawfully. Thus, ONLY those deemed to be a threat to national security will be deported. This is an open invitation for all of South America to come to the USA and get Guaranteed Basic Income. Skills will no longer be required. Reports are that hundreds of thousands are now headed to the border. Europeans are not welcome, but anyone without skills is welcome.

This is all part of this Build Back Better agenda that is being orchestrated from Geneva and Schwab’s World Economic Forum. You see point plank the objective to overthrow the United States, clearly stating that the US will no longer be the world’s superpower, as the title will be handed to the United Nations.

Soros is funding the overthrow of the United States by defunding the police, and the Democrats are allowing all of these aliens in because they are directed by Soros and his borderless vision of his Open Society. His son works and shapes the Democrats’ policies like molding a clay vase. This is the man who is out to destroy your future and that of your children. Any politician who accepts any money whatsoever from Soros connections is a traitor to the Constitution and our way of life.

Nov 12 2021

Texit


Armstrong Economics Blog/North America Re-Posted Nov 12, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

Senator Ted Cruz sympathized with Texans wishing to secede from the US as the future seems “hopeless” under Democratic injustice. Cruz is not currently supporting a secession or “Texit,” and said he hopes that his voters can help the US from spiraling into a Marxist utopia. “If the Democrats end the filibuster, if they fundamentally destroy the country, if they pack the Supreme Court if they make D.C. a state, if they federalize elections, if they massively expand voter fraud, there may come a point where it’s hopeless,” Cruz stated this past Monday.

There is currently a petition by the Texas National Movement to separate from the US that has been supported by 422,238 people at the time of this writing. The website declares:

“TEXIT means that Texans determine our own laws and not 2.5 million unelected bureaucrats in Washington. It means that we get a government that begins and ends at the borders of Texas. It means an end to the giant sucking sound of $103-$160 billion dollars per year being siphoned from the pockets of Texas taxpayers. Most importantly, it means that for the first time in our lives we control our own destiny.”

This growing movement is being propelled by people who simply feel that their voice is being muted by the Biden Administration. Cruz is also currently fighting against vaccine mandates for children. Yes, children. People are scared and with good reason. There is a term being used that we are entering “junior year of COVID,” as these mandates and rules continue to control every aspect of our lives.

Nov 12 2021

Diagnosis: Climate Change


Armstrong Economics Blog/Climate Re-Posted Nov 12, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

For the first time in history, a doctor has diagnosed a patient with the ailment of “climate change.” A Canadian doctor from British Columbia treated a patient with asthma, diabetes, and heart failure who was struggling to breathe after wildfires in the Kootenays region. Dr. Kyle Merritt officially diagnosed the patient as suffering from “climate change.”

“If we’re not looking at the underlying cause, and we’re just treating the symptoms, we’re just gonna [sic] keep falling further and further behind,” Merritt boldly claimed. This is outright medical negligence and fraud. How exactly is someone supposed to be treated for climate change? How is it even legal for a doctor to claim such an ailment?

“She has diabetes. She has some heart failure…She lives in a trailer, no air conditioning,” Merritt said of his patient, who is in her 70s. “All of her health problems have all been worsened. And she’s really struggling to stay hydrated.” Diabetes, asthma, heart failure – these are all treatable and real conditions. Obviously, the way this patient is living is contributing to her deteriorating health. No one needs medical training to see the clear changes this patient could make to better her condition. Instead, the doctor gave her what seems to be a potentially terminal diagnosis as there is and never will be a solution to change the cyclical patterns of climate.

This doctor is yet another sheep following the herd to push forward an agenda that is anti-human rights. I expect other patients with treatable illnesses to receive this terminal diagnosis, and the climate change crowd will cheer as people die as martyrs for their cause. Revoke this quack’s medical license immediately!

Nov 12 2021

Biden Considering Cutting off Heat for Michigan


Armstrong Economics Blog/Climate Re-Posted Nov 12, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

President Joe Biden’s Administration is looking to terminate Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 pipeline from Canada to Michigan. These environmental people who are really controlling the Biden Administration couldn’t be happier if the world population was reduced by 50%.

Biden shut down the Keystone Pipeline from Alberta, but what people do not realize is the environmentalists are out for blood. They are pushing to shut down pipeline #5 that supplies a large portion of Michigan homes the energy to stay warm. Line 5 supplies 65% of the propane demand of the upper portion of the state and 55% of Michigan’s statewide propane needs. Overall, line 5 transports up to 540,000 barrels per day (bpd) of light crude oil, light synthetic crude, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), which are refined into propane.

These environmentalists want fossil fuels terminated now, despite the fact that renewables will never be able to power everything as is. There will not even be internet full-time. If the Democrats listen to this agenda, when people are freezing, and their elderly family members die from the lack of heat in winter, I seriously doubt that they will find welcoming support in Michigan if they shut down Pipeline #5

Nov 12 2021

Welcome to the Revolution


Armstrong Economics Blog/Corruption Re-Posted Nov 11, 2021 by Martin Armstrong

There are more and more songs coming out all about resistance is not futile. We have a wide variety of artists joining. I find it really insulting how the White House tells businesses not to comply with the courts. That is so outrageous and it is what you would expect from a revolutionary seeking to overthrow the Constitution – not the President of the United States. If there is no rule of law, there is no civilization. Shall we all not pay taxes and refuse to comply with all his executive orders if we ignore the courts?

My family has fought in every war since the American Revolution. They have all fought for absolutely nothing but propaganda according to the Biden Administrations. They believed they were fighting for Liberty & Justice for all, not Marxism. Our right to freedom, which these governments are ignoring, is necessary to stop this push for the Great Reset and its Build Back Better scheme. This is all about government default and the Monetary Crisis Cycle which our computer forecast would arrive in 2021. They need to default on their national debts but to hide that fact they are pretending they are doing this for you saying “You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy.”

These people are indeed trying to rob all of us of our future. They have used COVID to divide and conquer as people walk around with masks that will never protect them but they are too ignorant to even Google the question. Unfortunately, there are far too many sheep and this is what they are counting one – mindless drones.

Even Bill Gates has been forced to admit his vaccines have failed to prevent inflection as well as spreading COVID. The greatest danger presented by these vaccines is that they may lower your immunity to other diseases as well by messing with your natural immune system. There are no long-term studies to confirm or deny this statement which is when the FDA approval smell of corruption when federal agencies are allowed to take private money. This is like one major brokerage house funding the SEC to investigate its competitors. Hence, the Gates Monopoly on Health.