Joe Biden’s Dept of Justice – Merrick Garland was AG In Name Only for a Specific Reason


Posted originally on CTH on May 17, 2025 | Sundance 

There has been a lot of discussion about who was running the Biden administration against the backdrop of numerous revelations about his cognitive incapacity while in office.  However, one key point keeps being overlooked about the DOJ during his tenure.

Merrick Garland was not selected to be Joe Biden’s Attorney General because the crew in control of the events wanted Merrick Garland as Attorney General.  Garland was removed from his position as DC Circuit Court Justice in order to make room for Ketanji Brown-Jackson to take Garland’s place, get Senate confirmed and then await the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Bryer. {GO DEEP}

As a standalone Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson would have been a radical pick.  Judge Brown-Jackson was a known activist in the DC District Court; however, by removing Garland as chief circuit justice and replacing him with KBJ, who needed Senate confirmation as chief circuit justice, she could get through a later Senate confirmation easier and then sit on the Supreme Court for thirty years.  Garland was removed to make room for KBJ.  It was a strategy.

Garland was a U.S. Attorney General in name only.  The actual lead of the DOJ was from Obama’s crew, Deputy AG Lisa Monaco.

WHY?

Back in 2009 President Obama selected Eric Holder to be Attorney General.  AG Holder’s role was to lead the Lawfare ‘fundamental transformation’ we have seen in the 16 years since.  In the 2010 midterms, Obama was “shellacked,” that triggered AG Holder to ask the Treasury Department to participate in a “special research project.” {Go Deep}

The IRS was asked for the Schedule-B’s of groups who were registered as “patriot” groups (Tea Party Patriots) and other names associated with the political uprising against Barack Obama and the takeover of federal healthcare, ie Obamacare.   The Cincinnati field office of the IRS then sent the DOJ a batch of CD-ROM’s containing the names of the individual donors listed on the IRS 501-c (3)(4) forms.  That list was then compiled and used by the federal government to target the donors and supporters.  A whistleblower came forward; the IRS controversy swirled in 2012.

On September 25, 2014, the Justice Department said Attorney General Eric Holder would resign as soon as his successor is confirmed. Holder was succeeded by Loretta Lynch on April 27, 2015. Lynch was selected because she was the bridge to Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016. Remember the Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch tarmac meeting?  It’s all connected.

[Sidebar – the reporter who broke the story of the Arizona Clinton/Lynch tarmac meeting later died from “suicide.”]

Summary so far:  Obama appointed Holder to lead and create the weaponized Lawfare transition within Main Justice.  Eric Holder did just that, and also created the DOJ-National Security Division (to use FARA investigations against DC operatives as leverage).  Holder then left the DOJ, took the special research project data, and went to work in California.  Loretta Lynch was then appointed as the transitional AG between Obama and Hillary Clinton.  That was the plan.  The DOJ/FBI would protect Clinton’s interests, and that’s exactly what they did in 2015 and 2016.

Eric Holder was then hired by the State of California right after the surprising and unexpected election result of 2016 [LINK].  Eric Holder then began constructing the BETA test for what was to come later.  Eric Holder organized the motor-voter rolls in California to auto-register illegal alien voters.  The California legislature passed a law permitting illegal aliens to get drivers licenses.  Eric Holder’s program linked those drivers licenses automatically to voter registration.  Do you remember the 2018 mid-term election in California?

For weeks after 2018 election day in California, the new process of mail-in ballots changed the entire election day outcome.  California was the BETA test for the national 2020 mail-in ballot fraud system.  It all links back to the California ballot and illegal alien voter registration operation carried out by Eric Holder.

Eric Holder was Obama’s weaponized Attorney General (2009-2015).  Loretta Lynch was the Attorney General in place to facilitate the transition to Hillary Clinton (2015-2016). Merrick Garland was Biden’s Attorney General (2021) to pave the way for Ketanji Brown-Jackson to be a U.S. Supreme Court Justice (2022).  Lisa Monaco was the person running the day-to-day DOJ operations (2021-2025).

KBJ was put into the planning book back in February 2020yes, 2020!

It was February 25th, 2020, to be precise, just four days before the South Carolina Democrat primary.  South Carolina Representative James Clyburn went backstage at the presidential debate and told Biden, “You’ve had a couple of opportunities to mention naming a Black woman to the Supreme Court,” Clyburn lectured his friend of nearly half a century, like a schoolteacher scolding a child. “I’m telling you, don’t you leave the stage tonight without making it known that you will do that.” {link}

Unbeknownst to Biden at the time, just two days earlier Barack Obama and James Clyburn came to an agreement and created the most consequential alliance of the 2020 Democrat campaign.  Barack Obama the figurative and ideological leader of the movement known as “Black Lives Matter”, and James Clyburn the figurative and ideological leader of the political construct within the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, had struck a deal.

Obama and Clyburn really had no choice but to come to an agreement and form the alliance.  If they did not act fast, Bernie Sanders was gaining momentum, and they could not have Sanders at the top of the 2020 ticket, because he was too outside the club system which was now almost exclusively focused on racial identity as a tool for political power.

A Bernie Sanders -vs- Donald Trump general election would have been a disaster; and it would be almost impossible for the racial operatives in the key precincts [Atlanta (GA), Philly (PA), Clark County (NV), Wayne County (Mich), Madison (WI)] to feel inspired enough to risk themselves and commit fraud to help Bernie win.

To get rid of Sanders, BLM and AME aligned.  This was the actual moment when Hillary Clinton was cast into the pit of irrelevance in Democrat politics.

Within the agreement, Obama and Clyburn selected Biden as the tool they could easily control to deliver on their larger, progressive, leftist intentions.

A few days later, James Clyburn then endorsed Biden while Barack Obama began making phone calls telling each of the other candidates to drop out in sequence and support Biden or else the club would destroy them.  The only one told not to drop out yet was Elizabeth Warren, as she would be needed as the insurance policy, the splitter against Bernie Sanders.

Each of the candidates was promised the traditional indulgences for toeing the party line, and the rest is history.  Joe Biden wandered around doing what everyone told him to do, which was mostly stay in his basement and let the club work on his behalf, until the club delivered the nomination.

Inside that process, the strategic map was modified to ensure Ketanji Brown-Jackson would advance to the Supreme Court.

With Biden installed, he would select Merrick Garland as his Attorney General.  Judge Garland was an important judge on the important DC Circuit Court.  Garland’s replacement would need to be a Senate confirmed seat for that Circuit Court assignment. Brown-Jackson would be put into Garland’s open spot, and the Senate could not deny her the SCOTUS confirmation, having just confirmed her months before. {Go Deep}

It was always the team around -and including- Barack Obama operating in the background of Biden.

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“The Apparatus Of The State Has Gone To Work Against The Insurgent Campaign,” Tom Dans On Romania


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: May 16, 2025, at 1:00 pm EST

“They’ve Created A 2nd World Economy” Col. John Mills On The CCP’s Illegal Gas And Oil Supply


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: May 15, 2025, at 9:00 pm EST

France Proposes 500% Tariff on Russian Oil


Posted originally on May 15, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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The European Union recently implemented its 17th round of sanctions against Russia, in case the first 16 were insufficient. Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, would like to take a harsher approach by placing a 500% tariff on anyone purchasing Russian oil.

“We must move forward because the current sanctions have not convinced Vladimir Putin to stop his war of aggression. Therefore, we must prepare for the expansion of devastating sanctions that could finally strangle the Russian economy,” the head of the French foreign ministry believes.

Bureaucrats consistently press for the same solutions that never address the problem. This plan would disproportionately hurt Baltic EU member nations who have repeatedly explained that they have absolutely no other alternative than to continue purchasing oil from Russia. The EU’s reliance on oil imports from Russia fell form 27% to 3% since the beginning of the war, but this does not account for individual nations who face individual challenges.

As of early 2025, around 60% of all oil imports to Hungary come from Russia. The nation is reliant on the Druzhba pipeline Slovakia still depends on Russia for up to 80% of its oil supply. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the EU of attempting to create a “new Iron Curtain” between Russia and the West, and called abandoning Russian oil “economic suicide.”

“On the contrary, by insisting on stopping energy supplies from the east, the EU authorities, guided solely by political considerations, create conditions for further gas price increases, which also has consequences for rising electricity prices,” Fico said in a speech broadcast on SMER’s YouTube channel. Slovakia’s petrochemical plants and refineries are preconfigured for Russia oil.  The nation would need to update infrastructure, pay higher transit fees, and pay more overall for the necessity of energy.

Fico visited the Kremlin last week and expressed an interest in maintaining relations with Russia.  As noted in a prepared speech:

“There are also sanctions, which do not work and cause damage to the European Union itself. Now the EU has come up with a proposal called Repowering. This is a halt to the supply of all kinds of energy resources. But let us talk constructively. You will understand very well what I am going to tell you now. If someone thinks that it is possible to buy fuel from Westinghouse and use it at our nuclear power plants, it is impossible.

A halt of gas supplies will cause instability. Our petrochemical plants were set up to use Russian oil for oil refining, and the shutdown may cause technological problems. I hope that our EU partners will learn about this when legal acts are adopted in connection with Repowering. If it is necessary for all 27 countries to agree, we will use our veto power to ban imports of all types of energy resources. If it is decided not to vote unanimously, but by majority, then major countries will take their decision.”

This is why the European Union has moved forward with decisions without unanimous votes. Brussels eliminated any remaining hint of democracy and are forcing all EU nations to abide by its commands. Votes will no longer matter as Brussels has full authority.

“EU sanctions on Russia have cost Budapest €19 billion ($19.9 billion) in the last three years, more than the country’s annual tax revenues,” Hungary’s Orban stated back in January when he begged the bloc to force Ukraine to permit Russian gas transit. Orban has repeatedly explained that the EU is damaging its own energy sector by sanctioning a nation it is not officially at war with, but every headline reads that he is a Putin puppet.

Placing 500% sanctions on nations importing Russian oil would harm EU trade overall. China is the top buyer of Russian crude, holding 47% of overall exports, followed by India at 38%.

“Russia has found ways to circumvent restrictions imposed by Europe and the US, so turning off the tap could take Russia by the throat,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot added.

The European Commission is still phasing out Russian oil for the bloc by 2027. Hungary and Slovakia have an upcoming deadline to present the commission with plans for how they plan to phase out Russian imports. Both nations have said they plan to fight Brussels but those at the top simply do not care about individual member states. This is one of the many reasons why the EU simply will not and cannot survive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Will Not Be Attending Ceasefire Negotiations in Turkey


Posted originally on CTH on May 14, 2025 | Sundance

President Trump previously stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. emissaries Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg would be traveling to Turkey as part of the U.S. support group to assist in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.  However, the Kremlin has announced the delegation that will represent Russia’s interests and President Vladimir Putin is not attending.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously said he would be attending the negotiations, yet doubted Russian President Putin would be present. It appears that prediction by Zelenskyy is accurate.  The Kremlin announcement IS HERE.

Russia is sending: Vladimir Medinsky, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation (Head of the delegation), Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; (member of the delegation), Igor Kostyukov, Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff; of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (member of the delegation), Alexander Fomin, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation (Member of the delegation). {link}

WASHINGTON DC – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey to attend peace talks with Ukraine that he himself suggested, the Kremlin announced Wednesday evening.

The news is of little surprise, as Putin had never confirmed he would attend in person. Many observers, including EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, predicted he wouldn’t elect to meet directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Putin offered the talks to Ukraine on May 11. Zelenskyy responded positively but cautiously, demanding a 30-day ceasefire as a starting point for negotiations. (read more)

Alberta to Separate from Canada?


Posted originally on May 13, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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I am back from my trip to Alberta, Canada. They will separate, and currently the polls show 40% want to leave. I also stopped by to visit the facility of SilverGoldBull operation in Calgary. This is me holding a 400-ounce bar of gold – central bank standard. I was very impressed with their operation. I was given a tour of the vaults. I do not get any commission, nor did they pay me to mention them. It was a very impressive operation, plain and simple. Not a one-man band.

We are providing a manual on how to separate and the key issues that must be addressed. Many areas worldwide are seeking independence, and numerous requests have been made to address the economic side of separation. This is not advocating any particular government. This provides a historical review of separations, attempted separations, and revolutions. The shocking thing is that such events are achieved with LESS THAN a 50% majority.

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Over Half of Brits Would Not Fight for their Country


Posted originally on May 12, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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Starmer may be preparing his nation for battle, but he does not have the support of his nation. An Ipsos poll found that over half of Britons “would not fight for their country under any circumstances.”

The Victory in Europe Day celebrations coincided with the poll, causing no increase in patriotism. Only 35% of adults overall said that they would be willing to fight for their nation, with 17% undecided. Only 21% of women said they would take to battle, and 49% of men said they would like go to war.

Britan has already been invaded. The people did not fight when millions of foreigners invaded their country and permanently altered British society. England is no longer a Christian nation. They have abandoned their core traditions and beliefs for outsiders who vote for liberal policies. Taxes on citizens continue to rise as the government forces the people to pay for migrant social programs. Spending on the migrant crisis is expected to rise 30% in 2025 alone to an astounding £61 million.

Former Army officer Richard Gill, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan during a 15-year career, said, “The fact that so many would refuse to fight for Britain is a symptom of a deeper national malaise. We’ve stopped teaching pride in our country, its history, and its values… A nation unsure of itself cannot expect its people to defend it. That must change.”

Prime Minister Keir Starmer implemented the largest rise in defense spending since the Cold War, with government spending on defense to rise to 2.5% of GDP from April 2027. He would like to raise that amount to 3% in the next parliament, marking a £13.4 billion increase per year.

Britain voted to leave the European Union, and now its politicians are requesting the people to defend a nation that was never even permitted in the bloc due to corruption. Support for the war in Ukraine has significantly declined since 2022. A separate Ipsos poll found that only 53% of Brits supported the government sending weapons to Ukraine, which is a stark contrast to the 63% who were in favor when the war began. Two in five said they support sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, or 40%, and Russia has made it clear that any troops on the ground in Ukraine will be considered targets.

Starmer is no Churchill—the people will not blindly follow his regime into a senseless war.

Putin Requests Direct Negotiations with Zelensky in Turkey – Zelensky, Standing Behind Skirt of Starmer, Macron, Merz and Tusk Demands Immediate Ceasefire or Else


Posted originally on CTH on May 11, 2025 | Sundance

In several ways it was likely strategically smart for President Trump to distance himself from the Intelligence Operation in Ukraine known as World War Reddit.  The odd and opaque narratives from NATO, EU and CIA elements bear all the hallmark tells of an intelligence operation running amok.

With President Trump slowly exiting the nonsense, the group colloquially known as the “Coalition of the Willing” organizes their latest public relations stunt with a visit to Kyiv. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the goofy Polish Prime Minister who doesn’t do much, Donald Tusk, took the pantomime train into Ukraine for a spring walk with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The U.K, German and French political leaders are all using their Ukraine involvement to deflect from the political chaos that exists back home. Starmer, Zelenskyy, Macron, Merz and Tusk brought their best videographers and photographers to provide the optics and visuals.

The quintet’s performance included a phone call to President Trump in order to collectively wag their finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin, while saying they all agreed to a 30-day ceasefire starting tomorrow (Mon).   You can tell this is all theatrically produced as part of World War Reddit because earnest diplomatic negotiations do not take place through media.

If they want a Monday ceasefire, the ‘dramatic acting’ crew needs to have Putin on the call – not Trump. Duh!

In response to the latest chapter in the public relations campaign, Russian President Putin has requested to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey next week on Thursday.   Zelenskyy, speaking on behalf of the international intelligence apparatus that is conducting the proxy war, says he will not meet to discuss the terms for a ceasefire with Putin unless a ceasefire already exists.  Again, the confliction is simply more surface evidence of the IC involvement.

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Sky News […] Speaking at the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Mr Putin did not directly address the 30-day ceasefire proposal but instead offered to restart peace talks Russia and Ukraine held in 2022.

“We propose the Kyiv authorities resume the negotiations they interrupted at the end of 2022… to resume direct negotiations… without any preconditions… to begin without delay next Thursday 15 May in Istanbul,” he said.

Russia’s own unilateral three-day ceasefire, declared for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, expired on Saturday, and Ukraine said Russian forces have repeatedly violated it.

During the summit in Kyiv, European leaders secured the backing of Donald Trump after briefing him on the progress made on the so-called “coalition of the willing” plans in a 20-minute phone call.

“All of us here, together with the US, are calling Putin out,” said Sir Keir.

“So we are clear, all five leaders here – all the leaders of the meeting we just had with the coalition of the willing – an unconditional ceasefire, rejecting Putin’s conditions, and clear that if he turns his back on peace, we will respond.

“Working with President Trump, with all our partners, we will ramp up sanctions and increase our military aid for Ukraine’s defence to pressure Russia back to the table.” (read more)

Interview: Alberta Separation, USD, Recession


Posted originally on May 10, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

Canada Attempts to Loosens Reliance on US Trade


Posted originally on May 9, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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Canadian exports to the United States are beginning to decrease in light of the trade war. Statistics Canada announced that exports to the United States, Canada’s largest trading partner, declined 6.6% during the first month of tariffs while imports from the United States fell 2.9%. March 2025 was the second-highest recorded monthly increase in non-US trade for Canada.

Exports to nations outside the US rose 24.8%. Overall exports in March 2025 reached $69.9 billion, a slight decrease from February’s $70.04 billion posting, yet volume rose by 1.8%. The United Kingdom has been purchasing unwrought (crude) gold exports from Canada this year, totaling C$2.01 billion in January, C$1.64 billion in February, and C$1.64 billon this March.

Canada’s crude oil sea exports doubled on an annual basis to 8 million barrels this month. The United Kingdom and the Netherlands imported 69% of all crude oil exports to Europe. Hong Kong also increased its crude imports from Canada in March.

Overall merchandise trade exports declined 0.2% for the month, with imports falling 1.5%. The trade deficit fell to C$506 million, notably less than the prior month’s C$1.4 billion deficit as Canada is seeking buyers.

Canada cannot fully rely on trade outside the US. March saw a 6.6% monthly decline in exports to the US, which is bad news for Canadian businesses. Trade with the US for March was still strong at US$140.5 billion, notably due to an increase in pharmaceuticals and medicines ahead of forthcoming industry-specific tariffs. Autos also saw an uptick ahead of industry-specific tariffs, posting a 7.7% export increase for the month. Iron and steel products, already subject to a 25% tariff, fell 9%, while aluminum alloys and unwrought aluminum rose 4.4%.

The S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for Canada reached 39.1 in April 2025. Canadian manufacturing has not seen such a contraction since early COVID months when the global economy came to a standstill. Imposed and proposed US tariffs are stifling demand as purchasers do not know what to expect.

Those adhering to US boycotts fail to realize that the Canadian economy is structurally tied to the US economy. Infrastructure was designed to support trade through railways, trucking routes, and pipelines. Europe and Asia cannot replace the accessibility or scale of the US market. Additionally, the economy is closely aligned with the USD, and a major pivot would expose Canada to currency volatility. Canada may strengthen ties with other nations to fill margins but it cannot write off its top trade partner.

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