Posted originally on CTH on July 1, 2025 | Sundance
President Trump, Governor DeSantis and Secretary Noem deliver remarks from the Alligator Alcatraz facility. WATCH:
During a tour through Alligator Alcatraz (raw feed below) President Trump and DHS Secretary Noem were asked about the legality of CNN Promoting an ICE Block app to help illegal aliens avoid capture and detention. WATCH:
It is highly doubtful that CNN will hold any legal liability for their role in discussing the ICE Block app; however, the creator of the app may find himself facing investigation.
The raw feed walkthrough of the Alligator Alcatraz facility is below.
Posted originally on Jul 1, 2025 by Martin Armstrong
New York City’s far-left mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is the human embodiment of the WOKE Socialist agenda. His “progressive” views are based on policies that have failed countless times. Mamdani’s most recent proposal has sparked controversy as he believes that predominantly white neighborhoods should pay higher taxes.
Socialists feed on increased taxation to support the welfare state, which comprises their voter base. They need people who are utterly dependent on big government to gain and maintain control. Equality to a Socialist means that everyone is equal in poverty. Not only does he want to raise property taxes, but he stated that “wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods” in New York City should disproportionately shoulder the majority of the tax burden.
That’s right—he wants to raise taxes on people based on skin color. Naturally, he would have been banished from politics and forced to step down if he spewed this rhetoric at any other demographic. “That is just a description of what we see right now. It’s not driven by race. It’s more of an assessment of what neighborhoods are being under-taxed versus over-taxed,” the mayoral candidate confessed.
Unfortunately, our models indicate that NYC will decline sharply in 2026. I warned in 2021 that the city was heading into a crash mode. It is fascinating how the 309.6-year cycle, marked by the time when NYC was on the brink of bankruptcy in 1975, aligns precisely with the year NYC was founded in 1665. It is striking how closely New York has followed the ECM model, which does not bode well for what is to come.
His proposed policy, “Stop the Squeeze on NYC Homeowners,” is based on the belief that less affluent neighborhoods are overtaxed. The plan would redistribute the tax burden from outer boroughs like Brownsville and Jamaica to more affluent neighborhoods where the demographic is predominantly white. In his words, he wants to target “predominantly white” neighborhoods specifically. The additional tax revenue will first fund the coffers of big government, which will multiply in size, and then seek to provide social programs to the “undertaxed,” such as universal childcare, free public transportation, rent freezes, and city-run grocery stores. Astonishing that a candidate could propose price controls and receive support.
Taxing white neighborhoods is one of many methods Mamdani plans to use to squeeze out every last penny from NYC residents. He said he approved of raising corporate taxes, income taxes, property taxes, and sales taxes, among others. The rich may be the first target, but his voter base does not realize that these taxes will eventually be passed on to absolutely everyone. The city could never profit enough in taxes to fund these social programs, and instead of shrinking government or admitting to failed policies, they will continue to raise the cost of living to fund those who completely rely on big government.
There is no quantifiable plan to fund these programs that sound nice on the campaign trail. It is not economically feasible. NYC residents already pay some of the highest taxesin the nation. Those in affluent neighborhoods pay far more into state and local taxes through income, property, sales—the list goes on, as there is nothing that the city will not slap a tax on and continue to raise year after year.
Cities begin to fall into ruin when high-net-worth individuals flee, and the government no longer has access to pockets to dip into. No one would have imagined something of this nature could happen in New York City, but realtors have begun reporting a surge in new home listings as higher-net-worth individuals want to get out before it’s too late. This is merely one of countless disastrous policies Mamdani is proposing.
The only people who succeed in such a system are the ruling elite who enjoy power and wealth created by corruption. The more the government tries to control the economy, the more freedom it must take away to enforce its policies. This is why every socialist system ultimately descends into authoritarianism. History proves this time and time again, yet people continue to believe that “this time will be different.”
Posted originally on CTH on June 30, 2025 | Sundance
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about this earlier today during her press briefing.
CNN is promoting an early warning system for cell phone users that alerts them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. In response, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said, “This sure looks like obstruction of justice. Our brave ICE law enforcement face a 500% increase in assaults against them. If you obstruct or assault our law enforcement, we will hunt you down and you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
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Apparently the Apple and Google stores have authorized the ICE Block app to be downloaded from their services.
There are a lot of vested financial interests in the human trafficking and illegal alien business. This ICE Block app, is part of the system that perpetuates the exploitation and criminal illegal activity. Given the nature of the national security interests involved, one has to wonder how this type of technology does not run afoul of the law.
UPDATE: As noted, there could be positives. Download the App., and if you encounter a long checkout line at WalMart, Home Depot, DMV or Post Office etc., activate the ICE alert and watch what happens.
Posted originally on CTH on June 30, 2025 | Sundance
Canfield Mountain is in Coeur d’Alene, which is in northwestern Idaho, about 30 miles from Spokane, Washington. The fire appeared to have been set as part of an “ambush,” and sheriff’s deputies took active sniper fire, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said. Authorities said during a press conference that a man was found dead on Canfield Mountain with a gun nearby. That man is believed to be the shooter, Norris said. Briefing:
Posted originally on Jun 23, 2025 by Martin Armstrong
The FBI under Kash Patel is unlocking secrets from the Biden Administration era every week. Any indication of election interference was met with extreme backlash. Former FBI director Christopher Wray refused to investigate glaring signs of corruption.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has insisted that numerous cases of FBI corruption be reopened, such as the FBI’s program to spy on Catholic conservatives under the previous administration. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized nearly 20,000 counterfeit driver’s licenses at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in 2020. All 20,000 came from China and Hong Kong, but Wray refused to investigate.
“In late August 2020, the Chinese government manufactured a large number of counterfeit U.S. driver’s licenses and secretly transported them to the United States,” adding, “Thousands of Chinese students without voting eligibility and immigrants cooperating with the Communist Party were able to vote for candidate Biden at the time using these counterfeit licenses,” the FBI documented noted.
The FBI, under the direction of Wray, withdrew from investigations, and the media stated that the licenses were intended to bypass age restrictions. Would criminals rely on China to create 20,000 fake driver’s licenses for American kids to bypass drinking laws? This is a serious matter of national security that the FBI deliberately hid from the public and failed to investigate.
“China collected personal information from U.S. users, including names, identification numbers, and addresses, from millions of TikTok accounts,” and added, “This enabled the creation of counterfeit licenses using real Americans’ information,” the FBI document states. The debate on whether TikTok should be permitted to operate in the US is back on the table. Trump recently extendedthe latest deadline for parent company ByteDance to decide if they are willing to sign over the rights to a US owner. Attempts to ban the app have been met with extreme backlash, as 170 million Americans currently use the app, with the president himself having more than 5 million followers on TikTok. Beijing has not commented on the potential sale of TikTok. As for claims that the CCP interfered in the election, China insists that it had no involvement.
It was considered a far-right extremist conspiracy theory to question foreign interference in the 2020 US election. Biden simply secured more votes than any other president in national history. Were these 20,000 licenses intended to become 20,000 votes for Joe Biden? “These claims have been proven true, but were suddenly retracted (by the FBI leadership at the time) and buried,” Patel admitted. “The FBI has located documents which detail alarming allegations related to the 2020 U.S. election, including allegations of interference by the CCP. I have immediately declassified the material and turned the documents over to the Chairman Grassley for further review,” Patel also posted on X.
The majority of dangerous misinformation and conspiracy theories have proven to be true with time. How far did the deep state go to weaponize American intelligence agencies under Biden? What incentive did China have for Biden to win the presidency?
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, we greatly appreciate your courage, and it’s apparent that you have contacts that nobody else has. You said China takes 80% of Iran’s oil. I assume they get that through the Straits of Hormuz. If Iran were to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, wouldn’t that significantly impact their sales to China? You have explained the Middle East better than anyone I have ever read or watched on TV. Iran warned of “everlasting consequences” after the U.S. bombed three major nuclear sites. I can see what you’re laying out: that this is the beginning rather than the end. Do you think China or Russia will enter this conflict soon?
Bret
ANSWER: The reason Iran can attack the Straits of Hormuz is that the media has unreported the completion of the China-Iran railway link, which is a significant milestone within China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), specifically reviving the ancient Silk Road through modern infrastructure. By the way, the ancient city of Antioch became so wealthy because it served as a key link to the Silk Road, where all goods entered the Greek and Roman world. The term assumed the “PURPLE” was associated with a Roman emperor because it was a dye from Asia that arrived via Antioch. It was decreed that only the emperor could wear it.
Antioch was the port city in Syria. It was strategic throughout history. I have explained, perhaps not in great detail, but China has been reestablishing the ancient Silk Road. Iran can shut down the Straits of Hormuz, and it will NOT impact the export of oil to China. The China-Iran railway link, part of the broader China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor, primarily relies on the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran (KTI) Railway as its critical connector. The agreement was signed between China, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran, finalizing the KTI Railway agreement in 2013. The construction began in December 2014. The first direct freight train from China to Iran arrived in Tehran on February 15, 2016.
Now, look at this from a geopolitical perspective. You have the Houthis attacking ships in the Red Sea. With this rail line, Iran can shut down the Strait of Hormuz, and the Houthis keep the pressure on, stopping the traffic through the Suez Canal. They have the ability to impact the energy flow out of the Middle East significantly.
The Shia Muslims do not control “most” of the oil in the Middle East, though they live in regions with significant reserves. Control is primarily held by national governments and state-owned companies, not by sects directly. Nonetheless,
Saudi Arabia 267 billion barrels (17% od global proven reserves) Iran 208 billion barrels (4th largest globally) Iraq 145 billion barrels (5th largest globally) Kuwait 102 billion barrels reserves. Sunni-led monarchy United Arab Emirates (UAE) 98 billion barrels reserves. Sunni-led federation. Qatar Major gas producer, also has oil. Sunni-led monarchy.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, and Qatar (all Sunni-led monarchies) hold a significantly larger portion of the region’s proven oil reserves combined than Iran and Iraq. However, the Shia-Majority Regions are Important. Iran and southern Iraq (Shia heartland) have massive reserves and are crucial producers. Iran is a founding member of OPEC. While control is national, not sectarian, this can be volatile in times of war, as we saw during the 1970s.
What I believe is significant here is the railway between China and Iran. The primary rail corridor connecting China to Iran became fully operational in recent years. Trains now run regularly from various Chinese cities (like Yiwu, Xi’an) through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, terminating in Tehran. The final section crossing Turkmenistan into Iran was finalized, making the entire route viable. This now facilitates significantly larger volumes of trade between Iran and China. China exports electronics, machinery, textiles, and industrial goods. Iran exports petrochemicals, minerals, agricultural products (like saffron, pistachios), and potentially more oil/gas in the future (though sanctions complicate this).
This provides China with a crucial overland route to access Middle Eastern markets and resources, reducing dependence on vulnerable sea lanes like the Strait of Malacca. It also offers Iran a vital alternative trade corridor, mitigating the impact of Western sanctions and reducing its isolation. Access to the vast Chinese market and Eurasian rail network is crucial.
Keep in mind that this has now introduced a geopolitical alignment between Iran and China. Both China and Iran are acting as a counterbalance to US influence in the region. It integrates Iran more firmly into China’s Eurasian connectivity vision. This railway is now a critical national security issue for China.
The US sanctions on Iran remain a significant hurdle. International banks and companies are wary of facilitating transactions, limiting the route’s full potential. China uses workarounds, but sanctions create friction and risk. They have only further divided the world economy, giving the incentive for the establishment of BRICS, which has undermined the global economy as a whole, dividing the world in half, all for the geopolitical instigation of the Neocons.
China has indeed completed and operationalized major rail links to Iran via Central Asia. This represents a transformative achievement for the Belt and Road Initiative, offering a faster, land-based trade artery between East Asia and the Middle East. While challenges such as sanctions and logistical hurdles persist, the link significantly boosts trade, provides Iran with an economic lifeline, strengthens Sino-Iranian ties, and enhances Eurasian connectivity. It is a concrete realization of the modern Silk Road vision. The Neocons have dominated American foreign policy, and they have NEVER given economic policy a second thought.
I was the first advertiser to help Bill Kristol launch The Weekly Standard. We took the back cover every week, until I realized he was NOT an economic conservative, he was a Neocon. They were focused purely on the geopolitical aspects of redesigning the Middle East and defeating Russia and China. I do not speak from speculation. I had a front-row seat to the plans and objectives that never took into account the global economy. This is what created BRICS – their arrogance. I have even attended White House dinners.
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