TODD WOOD: I Am Told By Local Law Enforcement That This Acid Attack Victim Was Targeted


Posted originally on Rumble on Bannon War Room on: December 15, 2025

BANNON: I Don’t Think It Ever Crossed The Prime Minister Of Australia’s Lips That This Attack Was Radical Islamic Jihad


Posted originally on Rumble on Bannon War Room on: December 15, 2025

US Homeland Security Rescues 62,000 Unaccompanied Minors from Trafficking


Posted  originally on Dec 16, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

Mass migration through open border policies is inhumane. I may often focus on the economic implications, but it is crucial to understand how these policies have destroyed the very people they claim to protect. Thousands of men, women, and children have died in their attempt to reach the West. Unaccompanied minors have gone missing—millions of children lost—most likely becoming victims of human trafficking organizations.

Border czar Tom Homan announced that 62,000 children have been rescued from forced labor and sexual slavery through the Trump Administration’s border control policies. “Over half a million children were smuggled into this country under Joe Biden,” Homan said. “They lost track of 300,000. President Trump committed on day one that we will do everything we can to find every one of these children. We know many of them are in sex trafficking. Many are in forced labor. Many are being abused,” Homan added. “I can’t discuss some of the mistreatment we found out about. President Trump again proved why he’s the greatest president in my lifetime. Over 62,000 children rescued.”

Sadly, this figure is a mass underreporting since the government does not know how many children have gone missing. Under Biden, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released nearly 300,000 notices after detention who were unaccompanied, in a foreign nation alone. Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and every proponent of open border policies has blood on their hands. Based on this small scaled sample, around a quarter of a million CHILDREN ARE MISSING! No one had been looking for them.

Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra became Biden’s scapegoat after he publicly failed to answer questions surrounding missing minors. Their goal was to lower the number of minors in US detention facilities to appease the “kids in cages” crowd who believed vulnerable minors would be better off “free” to roam the US. These children never stood a chance. Some of the children were released to unvetted sponsors with little to no documentation.

The left insists these minors are happily living with relatives and merely hiding from the big bad authorities. In truth, hundreds 

Vitrologe – Acid Attacks Against Women Supported by Religious Text


Posted Dec 16, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

A woman was leaving a church in Savannah, Georgia, when an unknown man poured acid over her body. The woman survived but has second and third-degree burns covering 50% of her body and will be permanently disfigured. At this time, authorities are not labeling this as a hate crime.

Acid attacks have become more commonplace in countries with excessive immigration from Islamic nations. The United Kingdom, for example, has the highest rate of acid attacks across the West, with 1,244 offenses happening since 2022. Why is this happening?

The answer can be found in the Quran, and specifically, the chapter on The Women:

Surah 4:56 “Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses – We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.”

Surah 4:57 “But those who believe and do righteous deeds – We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide forever. For them therein are purified spouses, and We will admit them to deepening shade.”

I have not seen any media outlet stating this clear, concrete fact. Yes, people have misinterpreted religious texts since the dawn of time. But Islamic EXTREMISTS who have flooded the West believe this literal translation. Not only do women deserve “punishment” by having their skin “roasted through,” but Allah will show favor to the men carrying out the execution.

Again, extremists are taking this literal interpretation and applying it to their new taxpayer-subsidized lives in Western nations. There is a word for this punishment— vitriolage. Places like Bangladesh have had to impose the death sentence to prevent extremists from attacking women. It is one of the cruelest, inhumane forms of violence that is becoming commonplace in Western societies due to open border policies. Yet another open border import. Western women and Islamic ideology do not mix. This was a HATE crime carried out by a person who has no place in Western society, or any society for that matter.

The European Great Hunt for Money 22% Tax if you Pay With Cash?


Posted  originally on Dec 16, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

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The glory that was Greece is of another day. The EU is dominated by LEFTIST all following Marx and assume that they can just order people to comply under penalty of one thing or another. Greece has implemented laws requiring taxpayers to provide proof of spending 30% of their annual income through electronic payments, imposing fines for those who only use cash. This move aims to reduce tax evasion and increase government revenue in a country with a significant shadow economy.

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Greece has implemented measures to force cashless transactions in an effort to kill the underground economy. The government aims to reduce tax evasion and increase revenue by requiring citizens to use electronic payments that began in 2020. Taxpayers must provide proof of spending 30% of their annual income through electronic receipts. The citizens of Greece must meet that requirement to avoid a penalty of up to 22 % on the shortfall.

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The Greek government believes that transitioning to a cashless economy will help combat the underground economy, which has been a significant issue. Estimates suggest that undeclared goods and services accounted for a substantial portion of Greece’s GDP. BITCOIN was created by the NSA – no Japanese fictional character named Satoshi Nakamoto. (Satoshi)=means “wise,” “clever,” or “quick learner.” 中 (Naka) means “Middle,” “inside,” or “central.” 本 (Moto) means “Origin,” “base,” or “book.” The name means Wise Central Book, which is precisely what the government wants – 100% taxation. Greece is now forcing people to abandon cash in preparation for the Digital Euro to eliminate the underground economy making everything 100% taxable even that $100 Christmas gift to a grandchild.

Many Greeks are resistant to these changes, viewing them as another form of tax increase and loss of liberty. There are concerns about privacy and the practicality of enforcing such a system. Consequently, there has been a massive exodus from Greece with nearly 1 million have fled since 2010 generally for economic reasons. Greece remains in a sovereign-debt crisis and the higher they impose taxes the less economic activity. Youth unemployment over 55%.

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Historically, the first target an oppressive government seeks to control is always the press. Once they control the press, as they do today with all the FAKE News, that is the beginning of the decline and fall of not just LIBERTY, but of the nation and in the end our civilization. This is the real danger of main stream media. They are promoting World War III and they blocking individuals targeted by the government as they did with COVID. Once in power, government assumes it is the sovereign and represents society. They confound the people with government, leaving no distinction between them. With socialism, they convince themselves that they act in our best interest when it is always to just retain power. The people are the true sovereign of the nation – not those in power.

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Yet they accused Snowden of Treason for telling the people that the government was illegally monitoring them. Diane Feinstein revealed to the world her unconstitutional statement clearly claiming it is the government who constitutes the nation not the people. Although Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) was overturned by the 11th Amendment, giving States the right not to be sued claiming sovereign immunity. The Court held they did not so in 1795, the government showed it first walk down the path of tyranny and held that government is above the law. Nonetheless, in that decision we find the most direct Constitutional challenge to tyranny.

Justice James Wilson’s opinion is the most famous. He argued that in the United States, ultimate sovereignty rests with “the People of the United States,” not with the state governments. He stated that the Constitution was ordained and established by “We the People,” and therefore, the people are the sovereign, and the states are not sovereign in the sense of being immune from the people’s will as expressed in the Constitution.

The statement that “the people do not have the right to overthrow the government” is a core principle of authoritarian, absolutist, and totalitarian systems throughout history and in the present day. This idea is not typically associated with democratic or republican systems, which are founded on principles of popular sovereignty (the idea that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people).

Justice Scalia admitted that we live under tyranny. He wrote in a letter: “If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede.” Hence, “We the People” are purely economic slaves. We have no right to dissent, no right to secede no matter how authoritarian the government becomes. In the EU, it is even worse. There is no right for the people to vote for the head of the EU. All the people who make decrees NEVER stand for election and that was the intentional design to prevent the people from having any say whatsoever. This is what is coming to a head by 2032. When governments usurp the same powers held by a monarch, the divine right of kings, history warns the end is not far behind.

The UK has also now introduced rules requiring digital asset traders to report personal data for tax compliance starting in 2026 — but this is about reporting, not spending minimum requirements. UK government and HMRC are implementing reporting rules for digital platforms and digital assets to improve transparency and combat tax evasion — focused on reporting income rather than requiring a minimum level of digital spending.

EU-wide tax initiatives tend to focus on information exchange, reporting rules, digital invoicing, and anti-fraud measures rather than imposing spending quotas on individual taxpayers. For example, the EU’s Central Electronic System of Payments (CESOP) requires payment providers to share data on cross-border transactions to help tax authorities monitor VAT fraud, but does not impose spending minimums on individuals.

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EU information-sharing directives strengthen cooperation between tax authorities across countries to tackle evasion but don’t mandate minimum digital spending percentages. The EU is hunting money like never before. This is indicative of the own sovereign debt crisis that is coming to a head. Of course, Greece won’t have to worry once the EU cancels the paper currency sooner than later.

Fox News: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino May Depart Office in Next Few Weeks


Posted originally on CTH on December 16, 2025 | Sundance

It seems like every other month there is another report of Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino departing the FBI.  However, this time the internal sources are double-dog-sure of the likelihood.

Multiple media outlets now report an anticipated exit by Dan Bongino over the next few weeks.  It would not come as a surprise if he did leave.  The institutional corruption within the FBI is a very difficult situation to manage, especially if FBI leadership are not willing to admit the institutional corruption exists.

We do not want to see him fail, and the FBI has delivered some good results.  Depending on which report you read, Andrew Bailey, who until recently was Missouri’s attorney general, is favored to take over the role of FBI director “probably around the first of the year.”

(VIA FOX NEWS) – Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino will make a decision about his future at the bureau within the next few weeks, two sources familiar with his considerations tell Fox News.

The sources deny recent reports that Bongino’s office at the FBI is empty, but they say that his departure is a possibility in the near future.

A source familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital that Bongino has not made any decisions about his future.

Bongino’s tenure at the FBI has come under fire in recent weeks, alongside FBI director Kash Patel. Earlier this month, a blistering report from an alliance of active-duty and retired FBI personnel portrayed the bureau as directionless under its new leadership.

Bongino and Patel pushed back on the report, however, defending sweeping reforms they say have delivered major gains in accountability and public safety. (read more)

Jimmy Paul, Bongino’s chief of staff for the past nine months, has reportedly already left Washington for a new post as special agent in charge of the Baltimore field office.

JD Vance Points Out the Consequence of the Senate “Blue Slip” Veto of Judicial Nominees


Posted originally on CTH on December 15, 2025 | Sundance 

The blue slip process has been a part of the Senate’s judicial nomination procedure since at least 1917. When a President nominates an individual for a U.S. circuit or district court judgeship, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee sends a blue slip —a form colored blue— to the two Senators representing the nominee’s home state. This form allows the Senators to express their opinions about the nominee.

Positive Response: If a home-state Senator has no objections, they return the blue slip with a positive response, indicating support for the nominee. Negative Response or Withholding: If a Senator objects, they may either return the slip with a negative response or choose not to return it at all. In both cases, this is treated as a lack of support for the nominee, which halts the nomination process.

JD Vance notes this process is being used to manipulate the appointments of Judges in leftist states.  This creates a dual justice system; one of the core issues within our extremely divided nation.

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JD Vance is not wrong.  However, as with all things corrupted within the state of our Republic, if the blue slip process is removed the next leftist President can corrupt the judiciary within Republican states.

Of course, all of this is an outcome of the 17th Amendment, which stopped the state legislatures from having control over their senators.  Under the original constitutional framework, the Senate was designed to represent the interests of the state, as the Senators were appointed by state legislature, not popular votes.  The Sea Island assembly destroyed this cornerstone when they triggered the 17th Amendment.

Repeal the 17th Amendment, and just about everything in federal government changes.

Machiavelli said, “It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones.”  A prescient and oft repeated quote that is pertinent to the situation.

When our founders created the system of government for our constitutional republic, they built in layers of protection from federal control over the lives of people in the states.  Over time, those protections have been eroded as the federal bureaucracy has seized power.  One of the biggest changes that led to the creation of the permanent political class was the 17th Amendment.

Our founders created a system where Senators were appointed by the state legislatures.  In this original system, the Senate was bound by obligation to look out for the best interests of their specific states.  Under the ‘advise and consent‘ rules of Senate confirmation for executive branch appointments, the intent was to ensure the presidential appointee -who would now carry out regulatory activity- would not undermine the independent position of the states.

The nucleus of corruption amid every element of the federal institutions of government is the United States Senate.   The U.S. Senate, also known as the “upper chamber,” is the single most powerful elected element in modern federal government.

The Intelligence Branch is the most powerful branch of government.  However, the U.S. Senate is the most powerful assembly of federally elected officials.  We pretend the IC branch doesn’t exist; that’s part of our problem.  At least we admit the Senate exists.

All other elected federal corruption is dependent on a corrupt and ineffective Senate.  If we correct the problems with the Senate, and reconnect the representation within the chamber to the state-level legislative bodies, we will then see immediate change.  However, there would be ZERO institutional allies in this effort.

When the 17th Amendment (direct voting for Senators) took the place of state appointments, the perspective of ‘advise and consent’ changed.  The Senate was now in the position of ensuring the presidential appointee did not undermine the power of the permanent bureaucracy, which is the root of power for the upper-chamber.

Senate committees, Homeland Security, Judiciary, Intelligence, Armed Services, Foreign Relations, etc. now consists of members who carry an imbalanced level of power within government.  The Senate now controls who will be in charge of executive branch agencies like the DOJ, DHS, FBI, CIA, ODNI, DoD, State Dept and NSA, from the position of their own power and control in Washington DC.

In essence, the 17th Amendment flipped the intent of the constitution from protecting the individual states to protecting the federal government.

Almost every source of federal issue: ex. spending, intervention and foreign assistance, conflict with the states, burdensome regulation, surveillance and spying on American citizens, the two-tiered justice system and the erosion of liberty & individual rights (see COVID examples), can be sourced back to the problem created by the 17th Amendment.

Because of the scale of their power, the Senate will not give up control easily; and every institution of society and government will actively work to block/stop We The People from taking back control of the upper chamber.  Every entity from Wall Street to multinational corporations, big tech, banks, foreign governments and world organizations would align against us.   When you truly understand the epicenter of the corruption, then you are able to see the tentacles extending from it.

It would be easy to say “repeal the 17th Amendment;“ it is ‘another kettle of fish’ entirely to walk through the process to make that happen.  Yes, ultimately, we do need a full repeal of the 17th Amendment and return the selection of the senators from each state with a nomination and appointment process within the state legislature.  [Common Explainer Here]

Seventeenth Amendment- “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.” (link)

Prior to the 17th Amendment, there was significant state level corruption as business interests, and Senate candidates worked in power groups with party officials to attain the position.  Politicians seeking Senate seats began campaigning for state legislative candidates in order to assemble support.

The state legislative races then became a process of influence amid powerful interests seeking to support their Senate candidate.   Get the right people in the State legislature, and you can get the Senator appointed.

Those state-level entities, bankers, wealthy people of influence, later became the permanent K-Street lobbying groups once the 17th Amendment was ratified. In essence, they just shifted the location of their influence operation from the state to an office in Washington DC.   [Those same power groups, albeit much larger, now write the physical legislation we see in congress.]  Additionally, prior to the 17th Amendment, there were issues of vacancies in federal senate seats as state legislatures could not agree on an individual Senator.

The biggest issue following the passage of the 17th Amendment became Senators who were no longer representing the interests of their state.  Instead, they were representing the interests of the power elite groups who were helping them fund the mechanisms of their re-election efforts.

A Senator only needs to run for re-election every six years.  The 17th Amendment is the only amendment that changed the structure of the Congress, as it was written by the founders.

Over time, the Senate chamber itself began using their advice and consent authority to control the executive and judicial branch.  The origination of a nomination now holds the question: “Can this person pass the Senate confirmation process?”

The Senate now abuses this power to ensure no one challenges them.  Additionally, the Senate began using their oversight capacity to control elements within the executive branch and judicial branch.   The full scope of that issue in modern form is OUTLINED HERE – which is the cornerstone of the Intelligence Branch of Government.

If we could repeal the 17th Amendment and return the selection to the state legislature, you can see where the background work of Tactical Civics and Extreme Federalism begin to take on importance.   [NOTE: Within the repeal effort, we would need to include a recall process for states to reach out and yank back their Senator if they go astray; the ability to recall was missing in the original construct of the framers; it would need to be added.]

◊ PATH ONE is the primary platform of the presidential candidate…. a visible and emphasized mandate that includes: “vote me into office and you are voting to repeal the 17th Amendment “.  This specific election issue would need to be the #1 priority of the candidate and spoken at every event.

This approach gives a presidential candidate the mandate to demand congress to act if he won the 2024 election.  We need a warrior of epic strength, resolve and fortitude.

◊ PATH TWO is the parallel path built along with the election platform path and put into place in the event that Congress refused to accept the mandate.

Obviously, this would be an ugly battle.   The second path is a convention of states. 

The ‘convention of states‘ would need to be detailed, strategically planned, and the future schedule determined during the GOP convention preceding the November election (assuming the right candidate wins).   That way, if Congress refuses to act on their own, within say the first 100 days of the new administration, the state legislatures will then assemble a convention for the singular and limited purpose of one action item: “repeal the 17th Amendment “.  That’s it. Full Stop.  Nothing more. Nothing else entertained.

There is a lot more to this, and a lot more to cover in discussion of this.  However, this is the path that can resolve most of the issues we face with an out-of-control federal government.   The shift in power would kneecap the Intelligence Branch of Government by re-instituting genuine oversight and control. A repeal of the 17th Amendment stops Senators from campaigning, needing to raise money and puts them directly into the accountability position as a steward for the interests of their state.

The people within each state would then have a mechanism to address any negative federal action by contacting their state legislative representative.  In a worst-case scenario, a rogue Senator could be removed within days if they support any federal legislative activity that is not in alignment with the state interest.  This approach also wipes out most of the power amid the Senate Majority Leader, as he/she could also be recalled by the state and would be less likely to work against the interests of the majority in the chamber.

The House of Representatives was created to be the voice of the people, ie, “The Peoples’ House.”  However, the U.S. Senate was structurally created to be the place where state government had representation in the federal government decision-making.  The 17th Amendment completely removed state representation, and we have been in an escalating battle over state’s rights ever since.

Overlay that DC structural issue with the fact that almost all of the bureaucracy created by this skewed DC system is now in place to defend itself from any outside effort to change it, and you get this UniParty problem that Donald Trump fully exposed.

Repeal the 17th Amendment, and we would see the most significant restoration of freedom, liberty and social balance in our lifetime.

Tom Homan Delivers Powerful Remarks Noting the Success of Trump’s Border Security Program


Posted originally on CTH on December 15, 2025 | Sundance

Delivering remarks from the Oval Office, Border Security Czar Tom Homan delivers a mic drop statement noting how President Trump and Customs and Border Patrol have essentially shut down illegal immigration, saving the lives of thousands of people who are no longer being trafficked into the U.S. homeland.

The current border of the U.S. is the most secure and controlled border in Tom Homan’s lifetime.  Homan outlines the damage previous administrations have created, and delivers powerful words putting context to the importance of the issue. WATCH:

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President Trump Participates in Border Defense Medal Presentation – 3:00pm ET Livestream


December 15, 2025 | Sundance | 44 Comments

Today, President Trump will participate in a Mexican Border Defense Medal award ceremony at the White House. The anticipated start time is 3:00pm ET with livestream links below.

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FBI Intercepts Far-Left Plot to Detonate Bombs on New Years Eve


Posted originally on CTH on December 15, 2025 | Sundance

The Dept of Justice and FBI held a press conference today outlining a foiled plot to build and detonate bombs in Southern California on New Years Eve. WATCH:

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Four people are facing criminal charges in connection with what Attorney General Pam Bondi described on Monday as a foiled bomb plot that contemplated multiple targets, including U.S. immigration agents and their vehicles.

The four individuals have been charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device, according to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

“The Turtle Island Liberation Front — a far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group — was preparing to conduct a series of bombings against multiple targets in California beginning on New Year’s Eve. The group also planned to target ICE agents and vehicles,” Bondi said in a statement.

The bombing plot called for planting explosive devices at five locations targeting two U.S. companies at midnight on New Year’s Eve in the Los Angeles area, the complaint said.

The four defendants named in the complaint are Audrey Illeene Carroll, 30, Zachary Aaron Page, 32, Dante Gaffield, 24, and 41-year-old Tina Lai.

According to a sworn statement in support of the complaint, Carroll in November presented an eight-page handwritten document to a paid confidential source titled “Operation Midnight Sun” which described a bomb plot.

Carroll and Page later allegedly recruited the other two defendants to help carry out the plan, which included them “acquiring bomb-making materials and traveling to a remote location in the Mojave Desert to construct and detonate test explosive devices on December 12, 2025,” the sworn statement alleges.

FBI agents intervened before they could complete their work to assemble a functional explosive device.

The “Turtle Island Liberation Front – LA Chapter” is described on its social media page as being devoted to “Liberation through decolonization and tribal sovereignty,” according to the complaint, which alleges the group is “an anti-capitalist, anti-government movement.” (read more)