Tag Archives: Weaponized FBI

Sep 17 2025

It is Safer to Speed than Do the Speed Limit!


Posted originally on Sep 16, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

Speeding

Most people have no idea, but the entire speed limit is a scam simply to raise money. On January 2, 1974, effective January 6, 1974, during the whole OPEC oil crisis, to conserve gasoline during the 1973 oil embargo and resulting energy crisis, Congress came up with the nonsense of reducing the speed limit to reduce fuel consumption. They repealed the federal law in 1995, returning speed limit authority to the individual states. They did not change in most cases because they would collect fewer fines.

If you drive for 5 hours at 55 mph, consuming 30 mpg, and then at 75 mph, you get there in 3.6 hours at 24mpg, you used 11.46 gallons compared to 9.17 for the same distance, but you saved about 1.5 hours.

Nevertheless, nobody cares about safety. The idea that you are travelling at 65 instead of 55 has nothing to do with safety. It is all about money.

Sep 17 2025

Lawfare and Operatives Including Norm Eisen Using Fed Governor Lisa Cook as Tool Against Trump Administration


Posted originally on CTH on September 16, 2025 | Sundance

We see things for what they are, not what media try to have us believe.

Unlike the first term playbook, the Lawfare operation against President Trump is facing a more affirmed attack posture. Instead of Trump (T1) being on constant defense, Trump (T2) is strategically willing to be more confrontational and direct against the use of Lawfare and corrupt courts against Trump’s intended policy changes.

T2 Main Justice is still not going to the mattresses as many of us would like, and factually the DOJ and FBI operations are still a weakness in the overall war against the radical left; however, they do appear to recognize that direct aggressive confrontation is needed – despite the shortcomings in their capabilities.

In the fight between the executive authority and Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, the embattled fed governor is being represented by Norm Eisen. Eisen, together with Mary McCord and other ideological travelers represent Lisa Cook and are using the issue as a point of attack against executive power.

In the latest development, in a 2-1 decision [SOURCE HERE], a federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to quickly fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. The two justices who decided to block Trump were appointed by Joe Biden. The justice who sided with the executive authority was appointed by President Trump.

Ultimately, this issue is going to the Supreme Court where hopefully the highest court will rule that President Trump can remove Lisa Cook for cause, because Cook falsified federal mortgage loan documents. But in the bigger picture, the issue around Cook is not as much about her unlawful conduct, as it is the value of what Cook represents in the fight against President Trump.

WASHINGTON DC – […] Judges J, Michelle Childs and Bradley Garcia, both Biden appointees, voted to leave Cook in her post, while Judge Gregory Katsas, a Trump appointee, dissented. The Department of Justice declined comment.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb rejected Trump’s bid to remove Cook just three years into her 14-year term, saying the president’s justification for the firing — mortgage fraud allegations that have not been adjudicated in any forum — did not meet the legal requirements to overcome laws protecting the independence of the Federal Reserve.

While the Supreme Court has repeatedly endorsed Trump’s efforts to remove executive branch officials Congress has sought to insulate from politics, the justices have signaled they view the Federal Reserve as a unique “quasi-private” institution that may put it in a different legal category.

Federal law gives Trump the power to fire members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors “for cause,” which typically means misconduct or malfeasance on the job. Trump said he had cause to fire Cook due to allegations that she claimed in separate mortgage applications that two different homes were her primary residence, which can entitle a homeowner to lower rates. Cook has denied the allegations.

The D.C. Circuit’s majority said there was “no need” at this stage of the case for the appeals court to address whether the allegations against Cook meet the “for cause” standard to fire a Fed member or what that standard would require. Childs and Garcia agreed with Cobb’s finding that Cook’s due process rights appeared to have been violated because she wasn’t properly notified of the accusations against her and given a chance to dispute them.

In his dissent, Katsas grappled directly with the definition of “for cause” firing protections for Federal Reserve board members, concluding that the law gives the president broad power to define the “cause.”

“The Board of Governors no doubt is important, but that only heightens the government’s interest in ensuring that its Governors are competent and capable of projecting confidence into markets,” Katsas wrote. “And in empowering the President to remove Governors for cause, Congress has specifically assigned that task to the President.”

Delving into the president’s determination of cause, Katsas wrote, “would enable a potentially compromised Governor to engage in significant governmental action — such as voting on whether to adjust interest rates, which Cook says she must do tomorrow.”

The Trump administration’s expected emergency appeal will go to Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees such appeals out of the D.C. Circuit. He’s all but certain to escalate the issue to the full court, but could issue a temporary order blocking Cook from remaining in her post while the litigation plays out. (more)

Norm Eisen left, Abbe Lowell right. Both lawyers for Lisa Cook

Norm Eisen is a well-known Lawfare operative, second only to Mary McCord in his high visibility and connections to all of the anti-Trump efforts. Eisen, like McCord, is at the center of the leftist effort to stop the Trump agenda through the manipulation of the courts, ie. ‘Lawfare.’

Sep 16 2025

DeGrasse On The Redistricting Fight In Indiana: “I’m Optimistic But We Need To Kee


Posted originally on Rumble on By Bannon’s War Room on: September, 15, 2025

Sep 16 2025

Lawfare and Operatives Including Norm Eisen Using Fed Governor Lisa Cook as Tool Against Trump Administration


Posted originally on CTH on September 16, 2025 | Sundance 

We see things for what they are, not what media try to have us believe.

Unlike the first term playbook, the Lawfare operation against President Trump is facing a more affirmed attack posture. Instead of Trump (T1) being on constant defense, Trump (T2) is strategically willing to be more confrontational and direct against the use of Lawfare and corrupt courts against Trump’s intended policy changes.

T2 Main Justice is still not going to the mattresses as many of us would like, and factually the DOJ and FBI operations are still a weakness in the overall war against the radical left; however, they do appear to recognize that direct aggressive confrontation is needed – despite the shortcomings in their capabilities.

In the fight between the executive authority and Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, the embattled fed governor is being represented by Norm Eisen. Eisen, together with Mary McCord and other ideological travelers represent Lisa Cook and are using the issue as a point of attack against executive power.

In the latest development, in a 2-1 decision [SOURCE HERE], a federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to quickly fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. The two justices who decided to block Trump were appointed by Joe Biden. The justice who sided with the executive authority was appointed by President Trump.

Ultimately, this issue is going to the Supreme Court where hopefully the highest court will rule that President Trump can remove Lisa Cook for cause, because Cook falsified federal mortgage loan documents. But in the bigger picture, the issue around Cook is not as much about her unlawful conduct, as it is the value of what Cook represents in the fight against President Trump.

WASHINGTON DC – […] Judges J, Michelle Childs and Bradley Garcia, both Biden appointees, voted to leave Cook in her post, while Judge Gregory Katsas, a Trump appointee, dissented. The Department of Justice declined comment.

Last week, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb rejected Trump’s bid to remove Cook just three years into her 14-year term, saying the president’s justification for the firing — mortgage fraud allegations that have not been adjudicated in any forum — did not meet the legal requirements to overcome laws protecting the independence of the Federal Reserve.

While the Supreme Court has repeatedly endorsed Trump’s efforts to remove executive branch officials Congress has sought to insulate from politics, the justices have signaled they view the Federal Reserve as a unique “quasi-private” institution that may put it in a different legal category.

Federal law gives Trump the power to fire members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors “for cause,” which typically means misconduct or malfeasance on the job. Trump said he had cause to fire Cook due to allegations that she claimed in separate mortgage applications that two different homes were her primary residence, which can entitle a homeowner to lower rates. Cook has denied the allegations.

The D.C. Circuit’s majority said there was “no need” at this stage of the case for the appeals court to address whether the allegations against Cook meet the “for cause” standard to fire a Fed member or what that standard would require. Childs and Garcia agreed with Cobb’s finding that Cook’s due process rights appeared to have been violated because she wasn’t properly notified of the accusations against her and given a chance to dispute them.

In his dissent, Katsas grappled directly with the definition of “for cause” firing protections for Federal Reserve board members, concluding that the law gives the president broad power to define the “cause.”

“The Board of Governors no doubt is important, but that only heightens the government’s interest in ensuring that its Governors are competent and capable of projecting confidence into markets,” Katsas wrote. “And in empowering the President to remove Governors for cause, Congress has specifically assigned that task to the President.”

Delving into the president’s determination of cause, Katsas wrote, “would enable a potentially compromised Governor to engage in significant governmental action — such as voting on whether to adjust interest rates, which Cook says she must do tomorrow.”

The Trump administration’s expected emergency appeal will go to Chief Justice John Roberts, who oversees such appeals out of the D.C. Circuit. He’s all but certain to escalate the issue to the full court, but could issue a temporary order blocking Cook from remaining in her post while the litigation plays out. (more)

Norm Eisen left, Abbe Lowell right. Both lawyers for Lisa Cook

Norm Eisen is a well-known Lawfare operative, second only to Mary McCord in his high visibility and connections to all of the anti-Trump efforts. Eisen, like McCord, is at the center of the leftist effort to stop the Trump agenda through the manipulation of the courts, ie. ‘Lawfare.’

Sep 11 2025

The Freedoms Lost Under the Patriot Act


Posted originally on Sep 11, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |

Surveilence

The Patriot Act was drafted and pushed through with lightning speed, something that could not have been written overnight. This was the beginning of warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention, and a wholesale reversal of constitutional rights. I have said many times: governments do not waste a good crisis. They wait for the right moment to impose measures that would never pass during normal times. Americans may be unaware of the freedoms that have been stripped away from them after October 26, 2001, when the Patriot Act was signed into law.

The Patriot Act, officially titled “the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,” provided the government with unlimited surveillance powers. Terrorism became the premise to bypass the checks and balances of the legal system. Need a warrant? One could be obtained in any district or area where terrorism was suspected. Of course, warrantless searches were permitted under the guise of terrorism and deemed “sneak and peek” searches, where the government could enter a business or personal residence immediately and without warning to conduct an investigation.

NSA Chip

Neither party has repealed the Patriot Act, and politicians on both sides of the aisle will NEVER relinquish these powers. The Patriot Act destroyed the Fourth Amendment and legally permitted the NSA to spy on all Americans. October 26, 2001, marked the day that the United States of America officially became a surveillance state. We The People were branded as potential terrorists, and “the land of the free” was permanently placed under the watchful eye of government. “The War on Terror” has no clear end or defined enemy. The real target was always domestic — the American people themselves. By creating an atmosphere of fear, Washington justified trillions in spending, the invasion of foreign countries, and the slow strangulation of the very liberties the terrorists supposedly hated.

911

Surveillance spread to the financial sector, naturally, as the government can control the masses by controlling their spending. The government is legally permitted to seize funds from foreign and domestic bank accounts if terrorism is suspected. As we saw under the Biden Administration, banks openly share transaction data with the government, and the government can mandate that banks halt any activity under the premise of money laundering or terrorism. The government requires banks to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to FinCEN to track any “suspicious” financial activity. The scope is deliberately vague. As mentioned, under the Biden Administration, purchases of Bibles or donations to conservative parties were cause for “suspicion.”

Law enforcement agencies have no barriers to sharing information. In Florida, for example, all law enforcement agencies can see every citizen’s personal data, including medical history and any pharmaceuticals they have been prescribed. They can see where a person lives, has lived, and where they commonly visit. Law enforcement agencies can monitor phone calls, text messages, emails, and internet searches. GPS and cell tower tracking can pinpoint an individual’s current location and any previous movement. As the law as progressed, law enforcement agencies have been provided access to social media activity.

AI technology has enabled the government to utilize facial recognition to identify individuals in crowds or track their day-to-day whereabouts. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are cameras everywhere. Some nations openly promote the use of public surveillance cameras, but most Americans are unaware that they are constantly under the government’s watchful eye.

The Patriot Act was far more than merely increased security at the airport. The true nature of the act was to provide the government with unrestrained power to spy on the people. The government can obtain any banking record without judicial oversight and freeze funds without notice. “Terrorism” or “money laundering” can be used to attack citizens for any reason or without reason. Suspicion is the only criterion, and under the Patriot Act, everyone is considered a terrorist and a threat to the established order.

Sep 10 2025

Episode 4764: The Uniparty Has Destroyed The Identity Of America


Posted originally on Rumble on By Bannon’s War Room on: September, 9, 2025

Sep 10 2025

Episode 4765: Victory In Michigan; Inside The Mar-a-Lago Raid


Posted originally on Rumble on By Bannon’s War Room on: September, 9, 2025

Sep 10 2025

REVOLUTION – Youth Overthrows Nepal’s Government


Posted originally on Sep 10, 2025 by Martin Armstrong |  

Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli resigned immediately after massive youth protests swept the nation and led to deadly clashes with police that left over 20 dead. Anger over government corruption has been rising. Youth unemployment surpassed 20% and people aged 15 to 40 compose 43% of Nepal’s population. The final straw was a nationwide ban on social media imposed on September 4, 2025. The youth took to the streets to demand immediate change.

Nepal’s Finance Minister, Bishnu Paudel, was chased through the streets by an angry mob. Paudel was beaten, stripped naked, and paraded through the streets in his underwear. RT posted the above video shortly after the incident, although it is unverified whether or not the man in the video is Paudel. PM Oli’s residence in Bhaktapur was set on fire, as was the residence of President Ram Chandra Paudel. Spectators say that the youth were continuously throwing petrol bombs at the residences as they burned to the ground.

Politicians are becoming increasingly concerned over the growing discontent sweeping the world as the cost of living continues to soar. When we examine what has occurred in Nepal, it is not an isolated, random event. Governments are collapsing worldwide due to economic instability. My models have been showing that confidence in governments is collapsing everywhere, from Europe to South America, and Nepal is simply another example of this global trend.

NepalParliamentonFire

Undeterred by police tear gas, rioters breached Nepal’s Parliament building and burned it to the ground. Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport came to a standstill. The destruction lasted for two days until Oli accepted defeat and allegedly fled the country. Over 90 people have been hospitalized for wounds related to clashes with the police who were far outnumbered by persons and sheer rage.

Nepal has always been a buffer state caught between India and China. Every time we see economic decline, corruption, or outside meddling, the population eventually turns against the political class. The overthrow of the Nepalese government is simply part of this larger cycle of anti-establishment movements that will continue to spread.

Governments fall when the people no longer believe in their competence to govern. It does not matter if the system is a monarchy, a democracy, or a dictatorship—the cycle remains the same. We are heading into 2032, the culmination of the Economic Confidence Model, which marks a period of rising civil unrest, political fragmentation, and the overthrow of governments globally.

Nepal may seem small on the geopolitical map, but its fall is part of the domino effect. From Pakistan to Sri Lanka, from Latin America to Europe, the same pattern is unfolding. The loss of faith in government as an institution has become a worldwide phenomenon and the people are beginning to direct their anger at government rather than against one another.

Sep 10 2025

Bureau of Labor and Statistics Announces 911,000 Fewer Jobs Created April ’24 through March ’25


Posted originally on CTH on September 9, 2025 | Sundance

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted, when you add the previous Biden revision of -577,000 to the current revision of -911,000 the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) had overreported Biden’s job growth by almost 1.5 million jobs.

The BLS reports today [SEE DATA HERE] an annual revision of 911,000 fewer jobs that previously reported.  These further puts President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the BLS into context.

[SOURCE]

Sep 10 2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Delivers a Briefing – 1:00pm ET Livestream


Posted originally on CTH on September 9, 2025 | Sundance

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will be delivering a press briefing today at 1:00pm ET.  Livestream Links Below:

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