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The Still Hour – Saturday’s Verses and Prayers
Treeper Prayers and Prayer Requests
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mark 8:36
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Amen
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Thank you Harrison.
The Game Plan
Sundance @TheLastRefuge2
“Trump will not find perfect solutions. He will find OPTIMAL solutions. We cannot ask for more.
Trump has stood by and watched Perfect murder Good for 8 years – maybe longer. He’s not gonna do it. He’s going to deliver the best outcome possible, and he’s not waiting for us to feel relaxed about it.
Best presidency ever! Just hang on. More winning is coming, but a lot of people are going to scream that it’s all over at EVERY turn.
The best way through this is to define viewpoints, not people, because people will shift as they change position and velocity in Trump gravity.
Bash the neocon, warmonger, and dopey globalist positions – not the people who are going to hold them one moment and come loose from them later.
Trump is Jupiter moving through the asteroid belt. He is going to pull people into his orbit.
A few will get slung off into space, but most will come along for the ride of their lives.
I am ON the Trump Train for good, even if I scream that I want off and can’t take it. In the end, I only want to scream “TOO MUCH WINNING!!!”
Unseen1 @unseen1_unseen
Here is the game plan that the forces against Trump will be using for the foreseeable future.
They will attempt to get you to make the perfect the enemy of the good.
Be it the freedom clowns and spending, the immigration hawks with H1B visas, the peace doves with timing, the cultural warriors with total bans of DEI/CRT, the neocons with war fighting, or the swamp dwellers with draining the swamp.
All of them will attempt to get you to believe on whatever issue is the issue of the day that it doesn’t go far enough or do enough. They will try to make you think that some sub issue of that issue is more important and should be handled first, that since the issue hasn’t been handled yet it won’t be, that we can’t do more than one thing, that so and so is a plant to stop the draining of the swamp, or that because it wasn’t 100% Trump lied. On every single issue, one or more groups will attempt this strategy.
You can’t allow them that power over you. If Trump secures the border and deports 2 million, don’t allow them to reduce that good by them saying well he didn’t deport 2.5 million, so he failed or lied.
You can’t allow them to use the perfect to void out the good in the coming months.
They will try. They already have with the CR and the H1b visa debates. It works, that is why they use it. You have to keep it in the front of your head on everything about to occur that half a loaf or hopefully in most cases 7/8ths a loaf is better than no loaf.
Do not allow them to gaslight you into thinking the good is the enemy of the perfect.
In the real world, most things are never perfect, but if we try real hard, we can get plenty of good accomplished in the coming 4 years.
Day 152 of the 2nd year of the 2nd term of this very stable genius. History is being made in the kingdoms of this world in the year of our Lord 2026.
The purpose and goals of President Trump are plainly visible by his actions and consistent: He is for the benefit first of the common PEOPLE of this country, then of the PEOPLE in the rest of the world. It is validating, even to our battered conservative skepticism.
The methods of his leadership are amazing. I still don’t get HOW he does it, or HOW he is able to get so much momentum going, but every day the momentum is growing. Everyone and every organization has their eyes opened every day — just by watching him. Even those who hate him, are biased against him, and want to see him gone — cannot ignore him. He lives rent free in their head, and they come around to seeing the universal principles by which he is operating. He hammers actions based on truth from one direction, then another, and they cannot mount an organized opposition against him.
President Trump is transparent in his words and actions. He is consistent in what he says, what he does, and what he asks/demands of others. His promises are bold and he keeps them like no other president has. He continues to make massive, nearly overnight changes, not only in our country, but in the world. It is amazing that he is able to accomplish so much when there are so many snakes in the grass. This second term, he is weeding them out faster and choosing like-minded servants who multiply his effectiveness. No U.S. president has ever faced so much organized resistance and treason than President Trump
He has chosen to use his intellect and every skill he has to do what is right. He has tremendous faith that he can make a difference in this world. He has a confidence and courage such that he doesn’t care what others think, yet a humility to know he has to do it with the help of like minded people. Those people are the “common” people, and he ridicules those who think they are not common. He does not show humility before men, but his actions show humility before God.
He believes people are basically good. He believes that God is real. He believes that healthy people are happy people, and they need to be able to create wealth freely for their labor, and have the freedom to spend their money on what is good for them.
He believes the United States, with its Constitutional Republic, is the best environment in the world to enable and give opportunity for people to be happy and prosperous.
He believes that we can be a light for the world, but we must demand that the rest of the world respect us and our right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
He believes the enemy of our country are the stupid, greedy American people who have been selfishly taking advantage of this country; who betrayed the trust and obedience of its people; and who diverted the people’s wealth for their own selfish gain, at the expense of the principles of this country. He’s not going to allow that anymore. He is not afraid to call out our enemies.
He has cultivated and focused the family of MAGA. Identifying those people whose goodness, industriousness, trust, and obedience have been taken advantage of and abused. He has opened our eyes to this abuse, and to the rights of freedom and self determination that have been quietly stolen from us.
He has rekindled the same healthy distrust held by our founders of government and men with too much power. He has recultivated the desire to reclaim our freedoms and rights, and is empowering us with a hope and pathway to reclaim our spiritual and economic freedom.
He wants the US to be a light of hope on the hill for all people. He will negotiate win/win agreements with those nations and countries who respect us; who respect the principles and intent of our Constitution. If you do not respect us, however, we are not going to let you take advantage of our goodness, or share in our wealth at our expense. If you as a nation are treating your people badly, you are going to be treated less favorably by us, until you show that you value your people as much as we value ours. He believes that nations who treat their people well will also be good economic neighbors with us.
He is convincing those who are very wealthy (most of whom truly earned their money), that the best economic soil in which to build wealth is in a constitutional republic, which supports the ability of the common man to earn wealth in proportion to his efforts. The economic engine of the United States is the human spirit freed to enjoy the fruits of honest labor, and that engine has more natural and raw horsepower than any other governed economy.
The Trump Train seems to be remarkably aligned with universal principles of Truth, which reflect the will and design of our Creator, and are the best standard by which we should live. These same principles were what our country’s founders used to declare independence, and framed into the Constitution of this nation.
Our founders believed that a nation should preserve the right and freedom of an individual to seek, understand, and live by God’s principles. They believed that free individuals working together in humility would make a stronger nation than a government which dictates its will on the people. President Trump professes and seeks to lead and restore this nation back to these same principles.
These principles resonate deeply within all human beings, down to our DNA in every cell, in our spirits, and produce fruit that “miraculously” multiplies. Because we follow universal principles, we see the snowballing acceleration of momentum. Lord please bring your power and might in the daily working of this sacred Nation you gave us.
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AMEN
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Amen. Go God beat the devil.
Amen
Amen
Yadent– utter truth!
Rise above
Love that one!
Rise above, words to live by.
😁😂🤣…..
Foreign visitors have fallen in love with Ranch dressing so much while visiting America that TSA had to issue a warning not to try to pack it in their carry on luggage….
https://nypost.com/2026/06/19/us-news/tsa-warns-world-cup-fans-to-avoid-packing-ranch-dressing-in-carry-on-luggage
Just give them the recipe. It is easier to carry.
HAPPY Saturday everyone!
As everyone frets about Fauci’s domestic pardon, would it be beneficial to consider what might happen if Russia were to request extradition of a certain Public Health Troll to face charges of high crimes against the Russian peoples…. Or maybe Singapore where you can get public canings for kicking a dog.
And if our state AG’s don’t want a piece of this action under applicable mass-murder statutes, maybe our POTUS could simply pass the soccer ball back to Vlad and suggest the US might not be TOO upset if a Spetznaz team were to serendipitously effect a forceful reroute of Dr Manglela’s foreign travels from Lake Como to a poselok in Siberia. The SCIENCE says it’s pretty darn cold there, and comfortable accommodations and high-priced lawyers are hard to find.
I know which way a few thousand beagles might vote….
And I suspect there are hundreds of male gulag residents who would delight at the prospect of a personal Dr Anthony S. Fauci M.D. nighttime bed-warmer/bodily fluid repository.
Before we get too upset about Iran being Iran, let’s remind ourselves that our Penny-Pinching POTUS is still letting the Shiite carpetbagging clerics Shiite the sheets so badly that they will become the new Premier Global Pariah. Bibi should LOVE this strategy.
The challenge is how do you feed the Persian Iranian people while starving the interloping Arabic mullah molesters. Could it be as simple as getting rid of all the attractive goats?
In addition to the World’s strongest military, Our POTUS also now has the digital forensics of Iran’s rial flows thanks to our MAGA Mad Money Man, Scott Bessent. If Iran doesn’t respond to the carrots, the mullahs are going to receive the smelly end of the stick from the entire international community.
And how about the President’s New Ride? Rumor has it that Our POTUS installed personally-commissioned Kohler, Made in USA, “Golden Chalice” Japanese-style bidet toilets with temperature controlled contour comfort seats, proving that he can walk, chew gum, fight wars, attend other fights, lead G-Whatevers, do “power” interviews with AXIOS, sleep a few hours now and again, and improve the personal hygiene of the traveling White House Cess Pool Fake News Media all at the same time.
In Trump World, 80 is the new 40! 🙂
I have flown on Japanese airlines that have the bidet toilets in the lavatories. Nothing like getting your bum washed with warm water at 36000 feet.
I flew a lot of miles on JAL and ANA, but I never saw that!
I learned the truth about them on South Park. I always thought they were some kinky Asian cultural thing during my travels when I first saw them. I never sat down near one…. 🙂
If only 80 was the new 40 for me! But I’m convinced that our Heavenly Father sends PDJT afresh measure of strength daily.
YES! That, Big Macs and Diet Cokes. No wonder our POTUS got good grades in school. He pulled all-nighters while everyone else was sleeping. There was no Twitter or cell phones back then… 🙂
Aren’t some things beyond a pardon? Like releasing a bio weapon on the world is, Crimes Against Humanity?
If so, the little b_astard should face ultimate justice.
Ya think?
Right!
The Shot Goblin (TM Sundance) needs more than Five Eyes to keep him from the earthly retribution that is headed his way! 🙂
Barry Cunningham, a YT content creator, also discussed how other countries would process/deal with Fauci’s criminal activity which also had the same catastrophic effects on their country.
Fauci is 85. At some point, his natural passing will be the easy way out of the consequences he should bear. But then he will be facing judgment of another kind.
What the evil ones fail to consider is that justice in *this* world is much preferable to justice in the hereafter. Those who face the consequences of their actions prior to judgement day are afforded an opportunity to repent their sins.
Some (excluding FauXI, who couldn’t begin to repay his crimes against humanity) might even atone for their actions if given the chance.
However, those who fail to change their evil ways prior to exiting this earthly realm are in for an eternity of misery, chained to their own kind. No mercy.
What goes around..
What about the evil intent if the mad scientists actually conducting the gain of function actions? Fauci directed and instigated. What about the big wealthy associates.. Gates, Soros, Reminds me there’s a picture out there in the ether of the mad-pact dr. No’s.
By the end of Trump‘s term, all of these people, the big names you mentioned in all the rest of them, in my opinion, will be dragged through the mud publicly to such a degree that the entire world is going to see them for what they are and for what they did. Just like Trump just publicly dragged Osama through the mud at the G7, he’s going yo take center stage for the next 2 1/2 years and do the exact same thing. There will be no place for those criminals to run and hide.
Now I do hope that secretary Hegseth was doing some preliminary site inspection of Gitmo this month as a precursor to where there might be some military tribunal’s held. He didn’t go down there just for a joyride.
How fitting it would be for Dopey to suffer the same fate as the American citizen in the middle east did during his reign of terror…just a nice, red mist.
Wow, we can only hope. I suspect that is why Tulsi threw all that evidence out there for the public… 🙂
Foolchi is just the front man, a face for the evil on Earth.
No doubt. Lit’l Anthony’s rigorous clinical experience terminated after his internships. He is a career bureaucrat, not a seasoned, mature medicine man. He’s a carnival barker masquerading as a “scientist”… 🙂
Clandestine
@WarClandestine
⚠️HOLY SH*T⚠️
The new Syrian regime has been working with the IAEA, and they found uranium samples at clandestine nuclear facilities in Syria?! WHAT?!
The IAEA found natural uranium, with signs of chemical processing, indicating that processed uranium derived from yellowcake was handled at these facilities. Samples were taken in June 2025, and the origin of the material has not yet been disclosed.
The facilities are supposedly linked to North Korean assistance, and Syria has been a proxy of Iran until the Assad regime fell in 2024. The new regime under Al-Sharaa has been cooperating with Trump and the IAEA.
Trump has been hunting down rogue nuclear threats all over the world, this entire time. North Korea, Syria, Iran.
Cont reading…
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2068031643873395154.html
President George W. Bush should write President Trump a thank you note – “Axis of Evil” – was that not North Korea, Syria and Iran? President Bush said that, it seemed like he was scoffed at about it and then the whole matter was dropped, like “nevermind”.
George W. is as corrupt as his CIA daddy.
Also, dumber than dirt.
Just another controlled, useless politician foisted on the American people.
IMO
North Korea, Iran, and Iraq.
Everyone should follow Clandestine on C or Nitter. He is spot on and one can get educated on some Iran stuff.
@amuse
@amuse
ELECTION INTEGRITY? Maricopa’s election director admitted employees remotely verified ballot signatures from home without observers or in-person oversight. This was supposed to be impossible.
Cont and video linked…
Yep and much more and has kept gaslighting the public how “clean” they are…
With a full blown fake audit.
The common excuse that was repeated for years that some believed
– and others wisely new better than what was stated…
‘It’s not connected to the internet…’
combined with another line:
‘It’s the most secure election…’
p.s.
neither have ever been proven to be true.
Imho
People know…
whatever happened with the boxes of votes the FBI seized from maricopa county, saying review and counting would take only 10 days?
sort of like ‘whatever happened to the 14,000 hours of J6 video that was PROMISED BY LIARS to be released, which would show any FBI, antifa, instigators?
4h ago
WATCH: Iranian military analyst Majid Rajabi says Iran’s “nuclear threshold” doctrine has failed, arguing that only actual possession of a nuclear bomb can create deterrence. He claimed the threat of “19,000 people in Israel, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Europe, and America being vaporized” would be enough to dissuade attacks on Iran.
https://nitter.poast.org/MOSSADil/status/2068150286321934611#m
WATCH:
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called for Iran to seize a U.S. military base in the region and take 100 American soldiers hostage, claiming Iran is capable of waging a “serious ground war.”
https://nitter.poast.org/MOSSADil/status/2068130799442973101#m
Hizbullah MP Ali Fayyad:
“The Turkish Ambassador Assured Me Turkey Supports Hizbullah’s Role in Lebanon; Turkey Says Syria Will Not Succumb to U.S.-Israeli Pressure to Confront Hizbullah.” The remarks suggest Ankara is signaling continued political backing for Hizbullah’s role in Lebanon while rejecting efforts to pressure Syria into confronting the group
https://nitter.poast.org/MOSSADil/status/2068121653213561342#m
These comments suggest that the regime’s ‘victory narrative’, amplified by Western agencies with clear DS agendas, is not gaining the traction they’d hoped for. These bombastic statements are typically made by those who are desperately trying to recreate an illusion of capability once it’s been successfully challenged and shown to be either based on a theoretical or cultivated reputation.
The key point is that the US has held the initiative (a critical factor that largely determines success) throughout this conflict, and still does now, whereas the Iranians never did. That fact will become clearer and clearer, despite the cultured, calculated, obfuscations by those vested in the regime’s survival. Hence the reality-straining narrative, being constructed in real-time, that the Iranians have any viable options other than struggling to survive, as the regime faces pre-war problems, accelerated and multiplied by the conflict, and with far fewer resources and capabilities at its disposal.
How dumb are these people?
There won’t be any ground war. They seize American hostages, the entire rest of Ron will be blown off the face of the Earth.
Plus, just how do they think they would get to this military base? Camel ride? Since they don’t have an Air Force, navy, nothing.
And Saddam was going to give the US “the mother of all battles “.
They talk big in that part of the world.
Sure sounds like Iran is committed to the deal – Not. The only question now is whether Trump takes the stick to Iran or Israel. My guess is Trump won’t enforce the agreement and he gets more domestic political mileage beating up Israel to impress Iran. Pathetic. Truly pathetic. I have lost so much respect for Trump over his insane willingness to get a deal rather than win unequivocally which the US military had basically set up through the blockade.
Trump signed a deal Iran won’t honour and that he won’t enforce. Idiocy on stilts.
Is your final sentence an actual review of those before it? Seems like it might be.
RINO/Dimocrat.
No matter how much you spew your moronic comments – nobody is buying..
About that Meloni kerfuffle…
Note the last frames and our friend from Japan.
She would have been better off ignoring the entire thing. Saying it was made up makes her look silly.
Everyone carries a camera today.
No, this is the former allies showing they no longer respect Trump because of his idiotic deal with Iran. The Europeans were humiliated publicly by Trump during this war, now they both hate Trump and don’t respect him. They are enjoying watching Trump sign the worst deal ever made.
Trump has phenomenally stuffed up the ending of this war after the amazing US military put him in the box seat to win.
Troll! Nothing to see here treepers, move along.
One with many identities I think. Perhaps Legion might be a more appropriate name, given the excessive mutative capabilities of some who post here.
You’re clearly residing in an alternate universe and dimension. You should do yourself a favor and shut the mouth while reading posts here. You will learn something truthful for a change. Whether a neocon with bloodthirst for war or an angry boomer just mad at yourself it makes no difference.
IRAN: INTENSIFIES ITS CRACKDOWN ON CHRISTIANS
Iran is increasingly branding Christians as “Zionists,” foreign agents, and even “Mossad mercenaries” as it cracks down on underground churches and Christian converts. Authorities have arrested church leaders, raided house churches, and charged dozens with offenses carrying potential death sentences. Critics say Tehran is reframing religious persecution as national security, targeting a growing Christian movement it views as a threat to the regime’s ideological foundations. FDD
https://nitter.poast.org/MOSSADil/status/2067744167300870489#m
Any excuse to purge those who don’t share their twisted theory of a rock from outer space. A religion piggybacked off of Christianity and Judaism with a warped purpose hell bent on murder.
And trump just took his foot off their throat by lifting the blockade. Why would you do that?
Maybe you should be president, genius.
The best he can do is troll and second guess. My guess is he is actually Kamala Harris trying to get a few votes.
Heels up Johnny? Might be! 😉
Pretty much said it in a nutshell about a nuts hell—Iran.
They are also sentencing a singer to 72 lashes for exposing her bare shoulders.
Ok maybe her rotten song didn’t help.
No I’m not. I’m living in the real world where throwing your allies under the bus to get a deal is seen as pretty low grade behaviour.
I have supported Trump all along. I supported the war. But Trump is letting Iran portray themselves as the winners and his response is to beat up his ally – Israel. And no I’m not Jewish -I am Catholic. I’m phenomenally disappointed by the craven way Trump pursued a deal rather than victory.
If Trump wasn’t prepared to do what is needed to be done to win then he shouldn’t have got involved at the start. I thought Trump was going to break the USA’s losing military streak where the political settlement at the end of each US war always leaves the US strategically weaker even after the awesome US military puts the USA in the box seat to win. Truly disappointing.
I have been an Americophile all my life. Supported the US in every war. Fought in Afghanistan along side Americans. I thought after the outstanding Maduro Op the US was back. But Trump threw it all away with an idiotic deal and throwing his allies under the bus.
Who is going to support the USA in a war against China over Taiwan when the USA treats its allies like shit and forces them to accede to the enemies demands? There’s a word for that – it’s called losing. Trump needs to recover and force Iran to do what America wants not beat up on its ally which is what Iran wants.
I’m a little confused, are you an American? You imply with your “I’ve supported Trump all along” comments that you have voted for him. Yet you state you fought alongside Americans in Afghanistan. You are a citizen of where?
No, he’s a woke troll from across the ocean who goes home and cries to his mommie every night about the Big Bad USA…
President Trump does not lose. When you get to be President, you can do things your way. Until then, shut yer trap!
You can’t have it both ways. The object, lowering gas prices.
Allies? Thrown under the bus? They laid down in front of the bus.
The US has a lot of dependent protectorates, dam few allies.
we have been treated like sh!@ by our European ‘allies’ for 40+ years. We fund their military while they pass out free healthcare and pensions for their population off our backs. We pay higher prices for pharmaceuticals and medical devices to subsidize r&d while they buy almost at cost. The whole thing is inverted. They are being called to account and don’t like it.
Exactly. No respect for us NOW? When did these leeches ever show respect for the Americans who rescued their arses in WWII and went on to subsidize all of their social programs?
When do the EUroweenies grow up and vacate mommy’s basement? The answer is: NOW.
Who is going to support the USA in a war against China over. Taiwan?
Certainly not the countries that no longer believe in free speech? Last I checked, these so called Allies have more in common with Communist China than they do our country and our values.
Trump has won unless you believe eliminating a nuclear threat and totally devastating a Iran’s military is not victory.
Iran has no cards left to play other than using Americans like you defending the indefensible.
John commentator …..blah blah blah blah
Enjoy this wasp nest as a consolation prize 🐝
I don’t want to be in a wasps nest. I want to live under US supremacy where the US looks after its allies. But throwing your allies under the bus is absolutely reprehensible.
Last I heard, who actually is our allies?
That’s what I would like to know, too!
Who actually is are allies?
Surely he can’t be referring to those NATO countries who refuse to pay their fair share? Or the ones who insisted they would defend Greenland from invaders yet refused to support the US effort to dismantle Iran’s nuclear capability?
Japan. El Salvador. MAYBE a few other countries in our southern hemisphere. Taiwan. A couple of EASTERN European countries.
NOT a single western European country.
Allies is an absolute lie.
Allies? You mean dependents and mooches. Our so called allies have been using us as their personal bank for decades with very few positive results.
Like our “allies” not allowing us to use the bases on their soil?
Like our “allies” not allowing our planes overflights?
Like our “allies” not assisting the USA in securing the Strait of Hormuz?
Sit this one out John.
The only thing reprehensible are your comments on this page. If you can’t understand what President Trump is doing after all this time, maybe you should head over to the Uniparty tent, where they don’t understand either.
I want to live under US supremacy where the US looks after its allies.
For that, I give you kudos for being honest. However, we aren’t your mommie and your days of leaching off of our nation and her people are OVER. Straighten out your own countries and grow the hell up.
Rubbish!
Retard alert
Ludicrous take.
Your opinion of course.
Super loud folks on the internet doubling and tripling down are most often the paid trolls, fabulists or full blown morons.
“I’ll take full blown morons for 200, Alex!”
….Johnny Momerandum deal is “idiotic” only for those who do not have idea what really happen on the “ground” in the war theatre …Johnny sorry to say…..you are one of them….after spending $132 billions since 02/28… it was not worth continue to bring world to worst depression since 1929-1932……..you should listen Colonel Macgregor..
Go jump in the lake.
Your concern is duly noted.
Would you like to speak to the manager?
There are America First folks and then there are Israel First folks.
Thanks for letting us know who you are…
No one cares about the Communist western Europeans who censor their citizen’s speech while allowing infiltrators to rape their girls….Girls.
What kind of society does this?
Certainly not one that shares our values anymore.
They are not our Allies anymore. Open your eyes.
Moronic comment by an idiotic troll.
So you are advocating for an invasion of Iran?
If only those were Georgia Meloni and Fratelli d’Italia’s biggest worries!
After their judicial reform failed and General (ret.) Roberto Vannaci founded Futuro Nazionale four months ago—a serious rival fishing for votes in the same pool—it is extremely risky to pick a fight with Israel AND play the Trump card at the same time.
Futuro Nazionale Vanaci (5.9%) has actually hurt Lega Salvini (5.8 %) a lot more (lost 50%) than FdI Meloni. FdI is still at 28%.
Good point!
The next general election will occur in 12/27 at latest stage. From my observations, Meloni can’t count on Gen. Vannaci to be part in her alliance. And the more concessions she makes—or is forced to make—on various key issues (photo op is not a priority), the harder it could become for her to keep her voters on board.
I think FdI Meloni could gain more Center votes. President Trump is not popular in Italy. Vannaci is taking more from Lega Salvini which is a shadow of its past (dropped to about 10% and now almost half of that post Vannaci). It’s possible the Center Right coalition could lose power. As an Italian citizen I hope that doesn’t happen.
President Trump isn’t popular in Europe, but U.S. taxpayers’ money certainly is. It remains to be seen which way the pendulum will swing once countries have to cover their own defense costs.
I was surprised when the constututional referendum failed quite decisively in March by 47-53%. From a far distance, my impression is that Meloni’s appeal is steadily waning. I hope my feelings are wrong.
Nobody likes the guy that takes their candy away. So what?
Meloni’s batting of her 👁️ lashes & strategically sidling up to men in power was never going to deliver meaningful, long term results.
President Trump isn’t popular in Europe
I would disagree with that assessment as written. The President isn’t popular with the politicians, leftists, and the puppet masters and their minions in the EU.
However, there is a large swatch of Europeans who LOVE our President and wish he were their leader.
I voted in the Referendum but turnout was low. I believe FdI Meloni will stay at current support levels into 2027. As I have said I would rather have a Center Right Coalition government under FdI Meloni than a Center Left M5S Conte or PD Schlein government. It will be interesting to see what happens.
President Trump posted about it:
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116782416835973120
There are times in life where you find out who your true friends are. This was one of those times. I don’t blame President Trump at all for this way of thinking. I’ve applied this to my own life and cut people out that, looking back, only ever took…never gave. Friends have a season…times have changed…
“Friends” like Meloni are called fair weather friends. Who needs a fair weather friend who changes with the weather?
Yep o/k/a two-faced friends
Italy refusing to allow us to simply use our bases furing our Iran action is something Trump will never forgive. Italy is not a reliable ally.
Modern Nutritionist: “Your average lifespan is 30. Clearly the diet doesn’t work.”
Paleolithic Hunter: “Thirty. Goodness. And how many infants did you stir into that figure?”
Nutritionist: “What?”
Hunter: “Half our babies die before five. Wolves, fevers, the occasional cliff. Does wonders for an average, that does.”
Nutritionist: “Still proves…”
Hunter: “My grandfather is 72. Eats nothing but meat, walked 20 miles yesterday. But do go and tell him the wolf that took his cousin means his ribeye is killing him.”
Nutritionist: “But the average…”
Hunter: “Five infants gone, five elders to 65. Comes to 30, and not one of us obliging enough to actually drop dead at 30. Maths is a marvel.”
Nutritionist: “That seems convenient…”
Hunter: “What’s convenient is blaming our supper for the sabre-tooth. Truly, the boldest thing I’ve seen anyone do with a calculator.”
Nutritionist: “Still…”
Hunter: “Show me the one elder felled by mammoth steak. Take all the time you need. I’ve a spare five decades.”
Thinking about it . . . we had ancestors amongst those who lived to an old age!
I had a 4th great grandfather, who fought in the War of 1812, who lived to be 93.
My great grandmother on my father’s side lived past 100 (Doctors weren’t sure how old she was as there was no birth certificate for her), she was born on the Pequot reservation in Connecticut. She ran a farm in New Hampshire and outlived four husbands! She was, by far, the kindest, most gentle and neatest great grandmother I could have, but you better not light her fuse! She was maybe shy of 5 foot and 98 lbs. soaking wet. I knew never to cross her as I had seen her fury against those who chose, unwisely, to “tick” her off.
I loved her so much and wish she could have lived long enough to see my son. She made me laugh all the time. I have been told, on many occasions, I resemble her in both appearance, although I am almost 5’8″, determination and tenacity and I am proud to be told this!
👍💯🎯 I read Sama daily. I’ve been researching diet for brain health for several years. I haven’t gone total carnivore like him because I still enjoy some locally grown organic produce in moderation.
But I eliminated refined sugar and seed oils completely (seriously difficult) and I don’t eat baked goods either.
I eat fatty beef, some lamb and fish, occasional pork. No poultry. I eat grass fed butter and cheese and use full fat milk and 2 Mennonite farm eggs for breakfast.
At age 70, for the first time in 20 years, I feel positive and energetic like I did at 30. I’ve lost fat, added muscle and easily find the self discipline to exercise.
Worth looking into imho.
YMMV… 😉
Amish meat is highly recommended…
👍 🎯 💯
Fortunately for me, Mennonite = Maple Amish, more or less. 😉
Yep – I am an 84 -1/2 year old committed protein eater.
I am a bit sad as I have failed to beat my age at golf so far this year.
But really the best way to guarantee a long life is to choose your parents very carefully.
I eat as you, but with no plants and dairy. I eat naked baked chicken wings dipped in butter to get into ketosis faster when necessary. I eat 5-6 eggs a day with runny yolks and bacon a few times a week and sardines. I’m working my way up to mackerel and cod livers are really not bad. I have just recently started to lose fat, not muscle, after three years strict carnivore. Mostly beef. I am going on 71 and feel terrific. It does work. It is not always easy and trying to get fat adapted is an unusual process, but is rewarding.
👍💯 Great stuff! I have been able to eat some wild caught canned sardines. Knowing they’re helping makes them more palatable. 😂
🤮
🤣 At first, yes.
But as a survivor of the (excellent in hindsight) daily spoon of cod liver oil, from age 1 through 12, I have elevated tolerance to grossly over-fishy flavours. And I still recall how to hold my nose effectively. 😉
https://youtube.com/shorts/fjzyn6ziHPs?si=acQnYH2jCrPw5Go2
I prefer a balance that includes veggies, particularly “leafy greens,” and some dairy.
I like to thoughtfully prepare my own food. Cookbooks are always a nice gift for me.
YMMV=Your mileage may vary. Had to look it up!
Never could handle the taste of lamb – and eat select home grown produce and fruit, mainly of the red and purple varieties, along with the rest of your diet.
Beef of the grass fed, grass finished variety that is vaccine free, including organ meat is the major dietary component. Poultry to a degree is good, as long as it’s properly fed and raised – along with eggs of the same variety. If you have the land for them – duck eggs are also good. Venison and wild turkey in moderation.
Would suggest you look into cold pressed, unrefined coconut oil for the brain health aspects.
There are also a number of herbs and spices that are health pluses. Broccoli is a plus as well. Raw honey. Greek yogurt. Kefir. Fermented foods (gut health is important).
On the fish side – a couple times a week wild caught sardines, mackerel, and salmon along with yellow fin tuna in moderation.
The only sugar is the occasional natural ice cream. No soft drinks or junk food.
Know your local farmers and ranchers for that which you can’t produce yourself – talk to them about their methods – a lot of them still use herbicides, pesticides, and injections you don’t want in your food sources.
Fresh air, sunshine, and exercise.
💯 🎯 on all of your comments.
“…grass fed and finished” is key for North American beef. I had to learn that coming from England where we didn’t have feedlots, just hay and some silage in winter.
As well, eat as much of the ruminant fat as you can handle. It’s key for brain health.
I am fortunate to be in the heart of Mennonite country here in Southern Ontario so I can get almost all of what you mention grown pesticide- and hormone-free at very good prices, direct from local farms.
The same is happening today with male life expectancy at 78. A married couple in the US that survives to 65 has a 50% chance of one spouse living to 90.
The national average is being skewed by male deaths in their 20-30s by gang violence. That is the real problem, and veganism isn’t going to fix that.
🎯 Veganism is the worst diet for human brain health.
‘Vegan’ is an old Native American word.
Roughly translated, it means ‘lousy hunter.’
/s
President Trump is looking pretty rough in the last couple of weeks. He looks very, very, tired and his hair is unkempt.
President Trump, please slow down. You are pushing yourself too hard and we cannot afford to lose you. No more interviews for a while. Rely on SoS Rubio and VP Vance and the rest of your team more.
No he needs to get his mojo back and take the stick back to Iran by immediately re-imposing the blockade until they honour the deal. Every day he doesn’t he loses credibility. The whole world is laughing at Trump’s idiotic cave in deal.
@ShabbosK
20h
The same Muslims fanatics who gang raped 250,000 British girls over decades are the same Muslim fanatics who: 1. Behead Coptic Christians
2. Kidnap Israel babies
3. Take Yazidi girls as sex slaves
You can’t negotiate your way out of Islamism.
You have to defeat it.
https://nitter.poast.org/ShabbosK/status/2067925972360335646#m
Before you jump on this post and condemn Kestenbaum, reflect on this:
Shabbos Kestenbaum
@ShabbosK
May 27
One year ago today I donated my kidney to a stranger. 13 of our fellow Americans die every day just waiting for a transplant. As we celebrate America 250, I encourage you to seriously consider how you can be part of the solution. Make America Healthy Again!
https://nitter.poast.org/ShabbosK/status/2059642986301202554#m
When he played his hand with this ‘deal’ he faced Iran with a 50/50 backing; half for defeat of Iran and half for no nuclear weapons in Iran.
100% is needed for defeat to be conclusive. Trump knows that.
This has only been one deal out of his full hand. IMHO
God Help US
Trump is listening. Your suggestion for him to ‘take the stick back and re-impose the blockade’ is part of which side of the 50/50? Go for defeat or stopping nuclear weapons? If it’s for both you are headed for the 100% he needs.
Like the folks laughing at your comments on this site.
Every Middle Eastern country supports Trump against Iran.
Western Europe blocked Trump when he wanted to stop Iran from having a nuclear bomb. Britain-No. Italy-No. France-No. Remember that when you mention the whole world.
You are watching a game of Chess. He possesses the military power to utterly lay waste to Iran, but he isn’t using that power.
Yet.
He is maneuvering his opponents into a trap. And, he is forcing them to do the walking. Which, he knows as do all of us, that they WILL do.
The Mullahs who hijacked power 47 years ago are not “Persia/Iran.” They are obsessively violent, radical, psychopathic, and therefore stupid. How, indeed, do you defeat and remove THEM, without flattening the country even though you can? That’s what Trump and his team think about. It’s not an obvious answer.
RUBIO please! NOT VANCE the surrender monkey
Agree 100%
You hit the nail; that may be what this whole ‘deal’ is about! 2028!
I’m thinking Trump is going to start showcasing his best replacement; he brings them out for US to view.
I’m thinking he’s thinking a military mind in needed for the world today. ‘Strategy’ for winning battles and wars.
Vance, Rubio are fine in politics, but are they ready for politics AND war strategy. I’m looking at the ones he picked to clean out the swamp, now that takes a military mind. Hegseth, Pulte, RFK, Gabbard, etc.
Monkey JD ?? monkey is somewhere else in this stage and is not in the USA..Charlotte…saaaadly we are not able dictate to the world unless we wanna end up as in the..1932…btw..Charlotte this is not world of early 90’s…we could dictate in this time…not anymore like it or not ….listen others than Shapiro/levin/cottom/graham/cruz….
They probably have him on statins.
Whom….BB…Joan ???
It’s part of Trump’s strategy; to always play a game of bringing out the ‘bad’ for US to see clearly. Deal by deal.
This ‘deal’ is just that; one deal of his hand. He holds the rest, while the ‘full hand’ of his opponents, both here and abroad, are put out there for everyone to see. He got them to call him………
Trump retains his full hand while they laid their’s down in full view.
Now it’s time for Trump’s next ‘deal’ to be shown; with many minds now shifted trying to anticipate the end while it’s just the beginning of the true game.
The before and after of most presidents almost always shows the amount of stress they deal with by the end of their term or terms. He has had to deal with more than most with the insane T D S in the world, assassination attempts, ridiculous court actions, just being in DC has to be enough stress for any sane person.
“Iranian regime has lying and murdering in its DNA”
How I Woke Up from the Progressive Mind Virus: A 9-Step Plan
https://nitter.poast.org/i/article/2064128383785501130
Fauci was begging for a pardon all the way up to January 20, 2025.
https://x.com/nickshirleyy/status/2068000632754352541
Pardon from what, exactly? Same with J6 production team.
Cats vs Tin Foil
I used to get such a kick out of what would happen when I tore some foil off of the roll. My cat would try to get away so fast he didn’t get any traction.
Good afternoon nim. I was laughing out loud with this video. Thanks, I really needed it!
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend.
glad you enjoyed it, but apology to all for posting here, was meant for the open thread
16h
NOT A GOOD START FOR MOU: NUCLEAR INSPECTIONS DENIED
Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected reports that it had invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect Iranian nuclear facilities. “There is no truth to what is being circulated in the media about our invitation to the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect our nuclear facilities.” The ministry said inspections remain suspended following Israeli and American strikes, and that any future inspection activity is linked to the negotiation process and its outcome.
https://nitter.poast.org/MOSSADil/status/2067995361784758700#m
The I A E A has proven to be a less than useful organization.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in a fiery message to the Iranian regime: “This is not your country. It’s our country. It’s not your job to interfere in our country. They are using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in their negotiations with the U.S. It’s unacceptable.”
YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE ISRAEL’S WORD FOR IT. TAKE HIS:
https://nitter.poast.org/visegrad24/status/2068083904117178648#m
Then, Joseph, find a way to cause the people in your country to stop attacking them …
WATCH: Iranian military analyst Majid Rajabi says Iran’s “nuclear threshold” doctrine has failed, arguing that only actual possession of a nuclear bomb can create deterrence. He claimed the threat of “19,000 people in Israel, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Europe, and America being vaporized” would be enough to dissuade attacks on Iran
https://nitter.poast.org/MEMRIReports/status/2068061505288028195#m
What these madmen REALLY want is a nuclear counterattack. This might fulfill their religious imperative to CAUSE(!) Doomsday.
At which time their “12th Imam” would pop up out of that hole in the ground to create a “worldwide caliphate” out of anything that isn’t glowing. (Which also necessarily means that “infidels” throughout the planet would then be slaughtered. Allah will be SO pleased!)
Isn’t that a beautiful thing to look forward to? THEY think so!
Hizbullah MP Ali Fayyad: The Turkish Ambassador Assured Me Turkey Supports Hizbullah’s Role in Lebanon; Turkey Says Syria Will Not Succumb to U.S.-Israeli Pressure to Confront Hizbullah
https://nitter.poast.org/MEMRIReports/status/2068118379869671447#m
According To U.S. Media, #Qatari Regime Was Involved In Spying On U.S. Lawmakers Who Sponsored Legislation Against #MuslimBrotherhood And Oppose #Hamas – Report & audio here
https://www.memri.org/reports/according-us-media-qatari-regime-was-involved-spying-us-lawmakers-who-sponsored-legislation
Colorado Islamic Scholar Karim Abu Zaid on His Polygamous Marriage to Two Wives: It Requires Patience and Sacrifice Because the Women Compete with One Another; We’re Converting an Evangelical Church in Dallas into a Dawah Seminary – Just Need to Remove the Crosses
https://nitter.poast.org/MEMRIReports/status/2067815552140156981#m
A Christian police support officer in North Yorkshire says he was suspended, fired, and barred from policing after asking questions about Hamas, jihad, and Islam during a police diversity session where trainers reportedly walked around chanting “Islam is a religion of peace.”
Luke Salmons says colleagues photographed a Christian book titled “Answering Jihad” from his locker and reported him as a “risk,” before an inspector told him: “I don’t like your beliefs.” He later won his appeal after the chief constable overturned the gross misconduct ruling
https://nitter.poast.org/visegrad24/status/2068018220120920574#m
“Islam is a religion of peace.” Tell that to the Christians in Africa being slaughtered by muslims! Being hacked to death with a machete!
Hat tip from the Baron to Sundance:
https://gatesofvienna.net/2026/06/the-covid-chickens-come-home-to-roost/
One picture is worth trillions of words:
For once the French are not surrendering to Iran
@Osint613
18h
French FM Barrot: France will veto lifting UN Security Council sanctions on Iran until nuclear talks meet its expectations and address Tehran’s ballistic missiles and proxy forces.
https://nitter.poast.org/Osint613/status/2067966259761652109#m
This is my observations regarding Tulsi, CIA and FBI as a follow up to Sundance’s post to temper expectations on Pulte.
What did Tulsi release and which silo cooperated?
1. Obama ICA on Russian Interence – CIA.
2. Biolabs – CIA and prob DIA.
3. Fauci – CIA
4. JFK and RFK – CIA
5. Trump’s impeachment over Ukraine phone call – CIA
What did Tulsi NOT release and which silo has the material?
1. Election interference – FBI and DOJ.
2. J6 – FBI and DOJ.
Make sense?
No, but I’m sure it will in due time. There are days that it drives me bananas that there has been no accountability for the illegal acts of people in the government. Those that have acted illegally against the interests of the people know how to “play the game” really good and an example of that is the “burn bags.” They know how to not leave a trail and if there is a trail then there is immunity for reason’s unknown.
President Trump took a bullet to the head. He knows, I know, anyone that isn’t blinded by ideology knows that day in Pennsylvania was an inside job. If there is one person who wants accountability and actually has the power, is in the position to make those responsible pay for what they did it is President Trump.
Ultimately it is up to us.
Ratcliffe and Tulsi seemed to have been working closely together. From posts of Sundance it seems to me FBI is beyond saving and Patel has become one of the new director’s of disappointments. DOJ seemed to be working hard on fraud cases, etc. From my view, there is so much corruption that its hard to put a finger in each pie.
“What did Tulsi release? 5. Trump’s impeachment over Ukraine phone call – CIA”
Due to several EOs (of PDJT), ODNI redacted and declassified transcripts of two hearings with then ICIG Atkinson from 9/19/19 and 10/4/19, released by HPSCI on 4/13/26.
On 4/18/26, ODNI sent pointless criminal referrals to the DOJ because the alleged offenses had long since passed the statute of limitations.
Chairman Crawford Releases Transcripts from 2019 Hearings with Former ICIG Michael Atkinson – House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Other examples of things she did not expose related to FBI/DOJ:
– Mueller Investigation
– Durham Investigation
– Jack Smith Investigation
My point is that FBI/DOJ were impediments to her.
The time DNI temporarly established Director’s Initiatives Group task force in 4/25 (terminated less than a year later), Gabbard referenced [1] “the full list of the related EOs and Presidential actions driving the DIG’s efforts below:
On 8/25/25 [2], DNI “unveiled ODNI 2.0, a historic transformation to refocus the post 9/11 agency on its core mission of intelligence integration and oversight. Leaders from Capitol Hill to the Intelligence Community praised DNI Gabbard’s actions to end the weaponization of intelligence and restore mission focus.”
Smell test: Why didn’t Gabbard promptly inform President Trump and the public that the FBI and the DOJ were obstacle to her? (“were impediments to her”).
[1] DNI Gabbard Establishes Task Force to Restore Trust in the Intelligence Community and End Weaponization of Government Against Americans | Office of the Director of National Intelligence
[2] ICYMI: ODNI 2.0 Is The Start Of A New Era | Office of the Director of National Intelligence
BREAKING: Israel publishes a full list of Hezbollah ceasefire violations.
June 18th:
10:06 – 1 Explosive UAV
10:56 – 4 Rockets
11:49 – 4 Rockets
11:58 – 13 Rockets
12:18 – 1 Explosive UAV
12:24 – 2 Rockets
17:04 – 1 Rocket
17:13 – 1 Explosive UAV – 4 injured
17:37 – 1 Rocket
17:38 – 6 Rockets
17:42 – 2 Rockets
17:46 – 2 Rockets
17:48 – 17 Rockets
17:55 – 2 Rockets
18:02 – 2 Rockets
18:07 – 1 Anti-tank missile
18:13 – 3 Rockets
18:26 – 3 Rockets
18:27 – 3 Rockets
18:34 – 2 Rockets
18:50 – 5 Rockets
18:52 – 2 Rockets
18:58 – 3 Rockets
19:16 – 5 Anti-tank missiles
19:36 – 2 Rockets
19:38 – 45 Rockets
19:53 – 1 Anti-tank missile
19:56 – 2 Explosive UAVs
20:14 – 1 Explosive UAV – 1 Injured
21:22 – 1 Explosive UAV – 4 killed
21:28 – 1 IED
22:27 – 1 Rocket
23:36 – 2 Explosive UAVs
23:36 – 2 Explosive UAVs
June 19th:
00:03 – 1 Explosive UAV
04:09 – 3 Rockets
04:40 – 1 Rocket
05:01 – 1 Anti-tank missile
08:33 – 2 Rockets
09:55 – 2 UAVs crossed into Israeli territory
10:53 – IED found in vicinity of forces
Will the media report this?
https://nitter.poast.org/EYakoby
Gee, if only had an ally who would enforce the ceasefire agreement. Ho hum, Trump is keen to do Iran’s bidding rather than support his ally. Despicable.
Trump is “keen” 🤣💦
definitely not American english.
Maybe comment about what your country’s leaders are doing.
Cleanup on aisle three!
Poor Israel, betrayed by its major ally and forced to endure these attacks, which are all unguided weapons fired at civilian areas which is a war crime. Oh that’s right, you are allowed to target Israelis, but oh my god, if they blow up a building that Hezbollah owns -that’s shocking. Oh no, oh The horror.
Given the amount of treasure and lives the US has sacrificed for its “greatest ally” your position comes across as that of an ungrateful b!tch.
Thank you.
A thousand up votes for you.
It appears that they no longer wish to be our Ally.
Boo hoo.
How mentally sharp was Biden a decade ago?
D.D.C cleared path for DOJ to release Biden’s (extensively redacted) transcripts and audiotapes about 70h conversations with his biographer Mark Zwonitzer a decade ago but delayed this order for three weeks because of possible D.C. Cir intervention.
Judge Dabney Friedrich (a Trump appointee) ruled that “the harm to Biden’s diminished privacy interest is outweighed by the public’s interest in the Zwonitzer materials and FOIA’s ‘policy of broad disclosure of Government documents in order to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society”. [1]
For now, the timing remains fluid. If an emergency administrative stay to freeze Judge Friedrich’s order is granted, the stay would block the DOJ from transferring any files while the D.C. Cir reviews the broader merits of the (extensive redacted) privacy arguments. If not, it could create a fast-moving release.
The dispute over Biden’s discussions stems from a FOIA request that the Heritage Foundation filed in 3/24: Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report [2] referenced the former president’s “diminished faculties and faulty memory” shown in Zwonitzer’s recordings, and called Biden’s recorded conversations with his ghostwriter “painfully slow, with Mr. Biden struggling to remember events and straining at times to read and relay his own notebook entries.”
[1] gov.uscourts.dcd.265819.78.0_3.pdf
[2] Report on the Investigation Into Unauthorized Removal, Retention, and Disclosure of Classified Documents Discovered at Locatinos Including the Penn Biden Center and the Delaware Private Residence of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Biden was mentally incompetent the day he was sworn in to begin Obama’s third term … Don’t you dare to pretend otherwise. We all saw it.
When Alzheimer’s hit “Ronnie,” we circled the wagons to let him finish his second term with dignity. Then, we whisked him out of sight. But, no one pretended. No one ABUSED him.
When he died, his “suddenly clear blue eyes” were looking at the face of a woman who truly loved him. And they’re together again, now …
Beautifully stated! While I was never a huge fan of Nancy Reagan as First Lady, her dedication and devotion to Ronnie were unwavering. She protected him fiercely, from the beginning of his political career to her final breath.
“Dr.” Jill is, and always has been, a scheming low class harridan…she and Joe deserve each other, IMHO!
Good morning America, how are ya?
64 degrees and cloudy in Kankakee…
Greetings!
A rainbow has appeared in the occidental sky here in rural northwestern Ohio! 🙂
I am hoping that everything improves today: I know that Communism and its demonic minions will not disappear immediately,
but maybe a few will experience a Pauline conversion on the road to sensibility, and if they do not, Pauline will slap them silly! 😉
54 and a sunny start here in Fraudopolis,Mn. Where the grifters never sleep.
sitting at 60 right now. morning
dogs fed, cats both inside and out are fed and so am I. Good morning 60 here.
Nowhere did I hear/read about Witkoff’s testimony before Congress this week regarding Iran-IAEA-US inspectors of Iran’s nuclear dust except from Tierney’s News. It’s long, but easy to understand what this whole process is about and why such an inspection Is EXTREMELY important as it will without a shadow of doubt give indisputable evidence as to it’s source, even if it’s US (Obama?). Read & retain.
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Steve Witkoff just briefed Congress that Iran has agreed to let the IAEA (the UN), along with US nuclear inspectors (The DoE), unearth and inspect their uranium stockpiles.
CHECKMATE! Nuclear forensics team inbound! WE GET TO TEST THE DUST!
This means the US team can find out the exact origin, history, and timeline of the dust. We will find out if the material came from Russia, China, the U.S., or anywhere else. Many believe that Team Obama supplied Iran with uranium. We’ll soon find out.
This is an incredibly massive, high-stakes development. Getting U.S. nuclear forensic specialists directly on the ground inside Iran to physically locate and verify their enriched material—especially since much of it is currently believed to be buried under rubble from recent hostilities—is highly unusual and historically unprecedented.
Is it unusual? Yes, extraordinarily so. While the IAEA (the UN’s nuclear watchdog) has a long, turbulent history of inspecting Iranian facilities, the inclusion of U.S. nuclear inspectors (specifically from the Department of Energy/NNSA labs) directly on Iranian soil is a monumental shift.
Historically, Iran has vehemently rejected direct inspections by U.S. personnel, viewing it as a massive breach of sovereignty and espionage risk. According to Steve Witkoff’s briefing, this arrangement was bypassed via a specific “side letter” drafted between Tehran and IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi, which explicitly grants Grossi the authority to bring U.S. experts along under the UN umbrella.
1. The “Age” of the Material (When it was made)By measuring the radioactive decay of the uranium into its daughter products (like thorium and protactinium), scientists can perform radioactive dating. They can pinpoint the exact date—often down to a window of just a few weeks—when that specific batch of uranium gas was run through a centrifuge.
Why this matters: It will prove if Iran secretly enriched material during the recent war, or if they are hiding older stockpiles they claimed were destroyed.
2. The Enrichment Level (What it was meant for)The team will look at the exact ratio of uranium isotopes ($^{235}U$ to $^{238}U$). This tells them if the dust is low-enriched (reactor fuel at 3-5%), highly-enriched (research levels at 20-60%), or weapons-grade (90%+).
3. The Geological Origin (Where the ore came from)This is where the word “origin” gets literal. Natural uranium ore contains tiny trace impurities—specific rare earth elements and isotopic signatures unique to the dirt it was dug out of.
By analyzing these “chemical fingerprints,” the U.S. can match the dust against a global database to see if the raw uranium came from Iran’s domestic mines (like Saghand) or if it was covertly imported from an outside country.
4. The Process Signature (How it was made)The physical shape of the dust particles under an electron microscope, combined with trace chemical residues (like fluorides or specific metals), acts like a signature of the equipment used. It can tell investigators what kind of centrifuges were used and even what kind of piping or chemical reagents were involved in the process.
The Reality: Iran cannot scrub this signature away. Even if a facility was heavily bombed or buried under rubble during recent hostilities, uranium is incredibly sticky and persistent. A single microscopic particle trapped in a crack or a piece of debris carries the entire chemical autobiography of how and when it was created.
If the dust from these buried stockpiles didn’t originate from Iran’s domestic mines, the forensic teams will catch it instantly using two primary methods:
1. The Geological “Fingerprint”
Natural uranium is dug out of the ground, but “dirt” isn’t the same everywhere. Depending on whether uranium ore was mined in the Urals of Russia, the Xinjiang region of China, or the plains of Wyoming, it carries unique trace elements.Scientists look at the exact ratios of rare earth elements and minor isotopes (like lead, thorium, and trace variations of uranium isotopes) embedded in the material.
The U.S. Department of Energy maintains a massive, highly classified global database of these signatures. When they run the Iranian dust samples through a mass spectrometer, they will cross-reference the results. If it matches a known profile from a Russian enrichment plant or a Chinese mine, it’s a dead match.
2. The Refining and Processing “Signature”
Even if a foreign country tried to purify the uranium to strip out those natural geological traces, the way they processed it leaves a industrial signature.Every country uses slightly different chemical methods, solvents, and container materials to convert raw uranium into gas (uranium hexafluoride) for enrichment.
Traces of specific fluorides, microscopic tool-wear particles from specialized foreign centrifuges, or distinct chemical residues will act like a factory stamp.
Why This Is Such a Huge Deal Right Now
For years leading up to this 2026 Memorandum of Understanding, the IAEA has actually been fighting with Tehran over “undeclared uranium particles” found at random sites. Iran continually refused to give technically credible answers about where that material came from.
Now that U.S. and UN teams are getting direct access to unearth the main stockpiles buried under the recent war’s rubble, they are going to get the full story. If a foreign power (or the US) secretly supplied Iran with yellowcake or enriched material to jumpstart their program before or during the recent hostilities, the forensics teams are going to blow the whistle on it. There is simply no way to hide the chemistry.
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@MaineCoon-Very well done….
Thanks, Phil. It’s an excellent explanation that I (we) needed. I will now not read and of the BS from the media or elsewhere. This is my handy guide…when the time comes. Looking forward to this playing out. Now, facing the reality that the source might even be USA (Obama/Hillary), I can’t help but wonder if PT is preparing us (and the world) for this possibility as he has repeatedly referenced Obama’s footprint. The truth needs to comes out, just like with Fauci.
Sounds like good intentions to obtain the truth of the matter.
p.s.
considering that there are also siloed secret agencies that like to miss control truths ( and reputations ) for decades
of which there are many examples…
whom wants to guess the estimated future date that the public will know the verifiable truth
about the
original source
and method
of the i ran
radioactive materials
( or ‘dust’ as some call it)?
hint: because the production process was previously happening for decades,
someone already knows,
or knew,
the answers.
( go ahead and ask…. )
…but….
…uhhh…
p.s. the road to _____
is paved with good intentions.
( and then that goes awry by those with self preservation ( public reputation )
interest$$ which often untold add$ up to less than good intentions – at cost$ to taxpayers.)
But, this time
that ( varieties of human nature )
will be different….?
The Lord witnessed that understanding by being both human and spirit – much is written by other humans to the best of their understanding using the limitation of human words
– and the Lord prayed for those that did not yet understand and thanked those that grew in understandings….
…Love thy neighbors….
Imho
morning Treepers…………be well
Thank you.
morning
Can’t tell if that’s breakfast at sunrise or dinner at sunset, but I’ll take it either way.
Morning bjorkdream
Yum! Beautiful setting for a delicious breakfast. So inviting.
Thank you.
Have a grand day.
Yum! Reminds me of my family’s camping adventures when we were young. We usually camped in tents at places where there was a lake or river to fish out of. While we don’t tent camp anymore, our trips now to the ADKS help keep the same vibe going without the hard ground and damp blankets being involved, lol.
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Saint Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza in Palestine (+ 420)
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Saint George the Holy Great-Martyr and Trophy-Bearer (+ 303)
please pray for and protect the remaining original Christians in the Holy Land and throughout the entire Levant, especially the villagers of Taybeh in the West Bank, from the Evil One and his servants who prepare to welcome the Anti-Christ.
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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Holy Orthodox Christian New Martyrs of Russia under the Bolshevik Communist Yoke pray for us!
Holy Orthodox Christian New Martyrs under the Turkish Yoke pray for us!
I enjoyed this info…hope others here will….
It is a computer animation: but the diet cannot be bad for you, although it might not be acceptable to many people! 🙂
Ausonius…………..yes , some common sense info……….and I have no idea if it is AI or not ????
be well my friend
It says in the description it is AI generated. There are several videos made by Time Sessions depicting 100+ year old people giving health advice. I am not saying the advice is bad, but really not sure if these people are or where real
booger ..thanks for the info
If you click on the ‘watch on youtube’ button at the bottom, and then click on the ‘more’ note just above the comments, you can see the note that it was made with AI.
A while back I saw a similar video of an elderly woman with such vigorous, excellent advice, that I forwarded the link to several friends. May even have linked it here. Then noticed it was AI. Still think the advice was sensible.
Thanks for sharing.
And thanks, as always, for today’s lovely images!
Bjorkdream. thank you for this beautiful video of Maria Rose sharing her great wisdom. Many of her ideas I converted to in practice during my more mature life; some I attempted while raising a growing family — not always easy with all the external — and often deadly – pressures.
This video makes for a delightful present. I hope others pass it on, too.
All good things to eat in your diet. Many have been on the ‘stay healthy live well’ list for a long time. The more benefits you get from eating good food the better your life will be, of course. Stay away from excess sugar, eat clean food (true organic) if you can or can grow your own. Try to get enough sleep and enough exercise, especially outside, too. (Remember bjork’s pictures!)
One of the best plans for good food eating is the Mediterranean diet. It is healthy for the body and has lots of tasty palatable food choices. You can control, in very important ways, what you eat, even if you are low income level financially. It’s harder, but it can be done.
Environmental attacks on health are less easy to avoid but there are things you can do there too. Choices to be had if people want to help their bodies stay in good running condition. The last part of that video is important too. Stay involved and do things that keep you connected to others in meaningful ways. Again, highly achievable.
Chronicles Magazine
“Trump Ramps Up War on the Tourism Birth Industry”
By Brian Lonergan
“For the millions who were demoralized by four years of the Biden administration’s flagrant disregard for border security, the Trump 2.0 approach has been a much-needed return to common sense. Despite tremendous media blowback against the enforcement operations in Minnesota and deportations in general, Trump deserves credit for sticking to his principles.”
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/web/trumps-war-on-the-birth-tourism-industry-ramps-up/
enjoy your week end Treepers………………..
I’d love to be right there. Gorgeous.
you as well.
Pathway often have bridges.
though differs in its cross.
Perhaps above a rocky stream
or a hole filled with moss.
Meanwhile, in flyover country, “its the Chicago way”….12 shot, no fatalities.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-roseland-mass-shooting-6-20
Not sure if last night’s numbers are included…
https://heyjackass.com/
When he leaves office it goes to his library.
How much did it cost to convert Qatar’s gift 747 to Air Force 1 standards, how tall would be a stack of crisp, new $100 bills of that amount, how long would the trail of them be if laid end to end, and how much would that be per day if divided by Trump’s remaining days in office.
Using the commonly cited retrofit estimate of less than $400 million for the Qatari 747, the math comes out to about 4 million crisp $100 bills. That would make a stack about 17,200 inches tall—roughly 1,433 feet or 437 meters—and laid end to end, the bills would stretch about 387.5 miles or 623.7 km.
The numbers
– Conversion cost: less than $400 million; I used $400 million as the round-number estimate for the calculations.
– Number of $100 bills: 4,000,000.
– Stack height: 4,000,000 × 0.0043 inches = 17,200 inches = 1,433.3 feet = 437.0 meters.
– End-to-end trail length: 4,000,000 × 6.14 inches = 24,560,000 inches = 387.5 miles = 623.7 km.
Per day in office
Trump’s second term runs to January 20, 2029, and from June 20, 2026 there are about 949 days left in office. Dividing $400 million by 949 days gives about $421,500 per day.
Definitely NOT a fiscal conservative.
Never was. Tried to be a waste ender, but our disastrous capital and its actors used the courts to kill fiscal responsibility. Did you show up to whine about that?
wasn’t the old one 35 years obsolete? will this one last 30 years?
Why assume the timeline ends at the end of the current administration? Make it sound worse or your stats more provocative. Consider peddling that to stupid people.
Conversion of a large aircraft is never cheap. Especially if the plane is built to carry the President and his staff. And therefore must, to quote James Bond, have “a few optional extras installed.”
Nevertheless, AF1 is replaced from time to time, and it serves many Presidents. I think it was economical to start with one that was already “decked out.”
P.S.: A casual internet search puts the price of a new, “stock,” 747 aircraft today at close to $300 million. Those birds ain’t cheap … even with no modifications.
Those new 747s under construction, it is taking so long because every person involved is required to have a security clearance. From start to finish those planes are secure.
Can a plane purchased from Qatar be guaranteed safe for the President to fly on? Considering the complexity, and where the plane has been, I don’t think so. I’m sure the inspections have been thorough, but it is impossible to be absolutely sure.
The plane is certified up to a certain risk level.
High risk missions will continue to use tail number 28000 since 29000 is being retired.
A stock 747-8i list price is over 400 million dollars.
The plane alone is worth $400M.
Total cost for plane and retrofit is a cheap date.
Tail number 29000 is basically at end of life, and is being retired.
This bridge aircraft was sorely needed.
The Chinese obviously knew this and therefore KNEW they would receive HEAVY cover in the West for their “accidental” release of the virus, “accidental” as carefully and explicitly claimed in the first sentence of Tulsi’s video about the info being released now, conveniently long past the expiration of statutes of limitation, info the IC has had all along.
DNI: Press Release: Never-before-seen Communications and Documents Exposing How Dr. Fauci and the Deep State Lied
Fauci Funded the Wuhan Lab Research That Sparked COVID and the cover-up
Dr. Robert W. Malone
Jun 19, 2026
https://www.malone.news/p/dni-press-release-never-before-seen
Manufactured Consensus
Part II: An Analysis of the New Evidence Fauci Manipulated Intelligence and Lied to Congress
Dr. Robert W. Malone
Jun 19, 2026
https://www.malone.news/p/manufactured-consensus
Circumstantial evidence:
I already knew the answer to each of these questions was “Yes.”
Was Tedros the current head of WHO championed by China for that position? When did he take office? Was he a former member of a Marxist party in Ethiopia? How much in dollars does Ethiopia owe China for loans? Has there been a post on Dr. Robert Malone’s Substack about two years ago saying that Tedros should resign immediately because he had been found by Congress to have aided the CCP during the COVID pandemic? Is China facing a huge aging demographic problem due to its former one child policy and lower current birthrates. Does COVID, especially the original variant, primarily kill the elderly? Did Anthony Fauci ever publicly make the comment that he wondered why China wasn’t properly protecting its elderly?
Combined results from Perplexity and ChatGPT AIs:
1. Was Tedros championed by China for the WHO position?
Yes. China campaigned hard for Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during his 2017 election, using “Beijing’s financial clout and opaque aid budget to build support for Tedros among developing countries”. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed China had “bought-off” Dr. Tedros and helped him secure the 2017 election.
2. When did he take office?
Tedros was first elected in 2017 and began his term as WHO Director-General on July 1, 2017. [the first summer after Trump’s inauguration – W] His new mandate for his second term officially commenced on August 16, 2022, after being re-elected in May 2022.
3. Was he a former member of a Marxist party in Ethiopia?
Yes. According to multiple sources:
Tedros worked as a health official in the regime of Ethiopian Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam
He joined the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front), which “began as a Communist party”
One source explicitly states “The WHO Director-General is a Communist”
4. How much does Ethiopia owe China for loans?
Ethiopia owes China approximately $13.7 billion in loans. China recently offered a debt write-off on this amount to secure influence on the African continent.
5. Was there a Dr. Robert Malone Substack post about Tedros resigning?
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Must Resign. Now.
US House COVID committee determined that the WHO acted on behalf of the Chinese CCP during the COVID crisis
Dr. Robert W. Malone
Dec 03, 2024
https://www.malone.news/p/who-director-general-tedros-adhanom
6. Is China facing a huge aging demographic problem?
Yes. China’s former one-child policy and current lower birthrates have created a significant aging demographic crisis. This is a well-documented consequence of the one-child policy (1980-2015) combined with declining birthrates.
7. Did COVID originally primarily kill the elderly?
Yes. The original COVID-19 variant primarily killed elderly people, with death rates significantly higher among older populations compared to younger groups. This was one of the earliest and most consistent patterns observed globally.
8. Did Anthony Fauci make a comment about China not properly protecting its elderly?
Yes. In late 2022, Anthony Fauci publicly criticized China for not adequately vaccinating its elderly population during its “zero-COVID” period. In an interview with The Washington Post, Fauci said:
“The vaccination of the elderly has not been well performed…” [Gosh, I wonder why… – W]
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Did Chinese military-affiliated authors ever publish a book suggesting the original SARS virus might have been a bioweapon used against China?
Yes. There are actually two different cases that often get conflated:
1. A 2003 book claiming SARS was a genetic weapon used against China from an author who was not military-affiliated.
In 2003, after the first SARS outbreak, a Chinese activist and writer, Tong Zeng, published a book called The Last Line of Defense (sometimes translated as *The Last Defense Line*). In it, he argued that SARS may have been an artificially created genetic weapon directed against the Chinese population, and he suggested the United States as a possible source.
2. A 2015 book written by Chinese military-affiliated scientists
A different book, The Unnatural Origin of SARS and New Species of Man-Made Viruses as Genetic Bioweapons, was written and edited by researchers affiliated with Chinese military institutions. The book discussed SARS as a potential genetically engineered bioweapon and examined scenarios involving biological warfare. Descriptions of the book indicate that it treated SARS as an example of how engineered viruses could be used against populations, including China.
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Was the COVID pandemic helpful in ending the protests against China’s control in Hong Kong, the worst revolt against the CCP since Tienanmen Square?
Yes, in a practical sense the COVID-19 pandemic contributed significantly to the end of the large-scale Hong Kong protest movement.
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Was the COVID pandemic responsible for widespread voting by mail in the US in 2020?
Yes. The COVID-19 pandemic was a major reason that mail voting expanded dramatically in the United States during the 2020 election, although the extent of the expansion varied by state.
Was the senior White House advisor chosen before Biden was even sworn into the Presidency fired from the Obama administration for stating on camera that her favorite political figure/philosopher was Mao?
Yes. The person was Anita Dunn, and she resigned from her Obama White House role after a video resurfaced of her saying Mao Zedong was one of her “favorite political philosophers.”
She served as White House communications director in 2009, the clip circulated later that year, and she left the White House soon after the controversy.
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This is a lecture by James Lindsay (New Discourses) titled “American Maoism” posted to YouTube on Sep 14, 2023.
Core Thesis
Lindsay argues that contemporary progressive/Woke movements (including aspects of identity politics like intersectionality, and environmental sustainability efforts) represent “Maoist Marxism with American characteristics.” He draws direct parallels between Mao Zedong’s tactics in China—particularly the Cultural Revolution—and current dynamics in the U.S. and West. What Mao did with “Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics,” the modern Left is doing here through adapted dialectical political warfare.
Key Framing Concepts
– Dialectical Political Warfare: The Left operates intentionally via an “operating system” called the dialectic (marrying truths to lies, contradictions for advancement) combined with political warfare (using non-kinetic, propaganda-style methods to manipulate behavior and seize cultural/power institutions). This gives the Left a strategic edge because most people don’t recognize or counter it effectively.
– Leftism is portrayed as operational/tactical, not merely ideological—designed for long-term societal transformation, potentially spanning generations.
Main Points and Examples
– Anecdotes: Lindsay opens with a story from speaking at Northwestern University, where he needed heavy security due to protests. He notes woke students cheering for Mao when referenced, showing open (if ironic or unaware) alignment with radical leftist figures.
– Historical Parallels: Mao’s Cultural Revolution involved mobilizing youth/Red Guards against traditional structures, institutions, and “reactionaries,” leading to chaos, purges, and consolidation of power. Lindsay sees echoes in cancel culture, institutional capture (academia, etc.), identity-based mobilization, and efforts to dismantle “oppressive” norms.
– Red-Washed Education: Western education downplays communist atrocities, leaving people unaware of Mao’s horrors (tens of millions dead, societal destruction).
– Intersectionality as American Maoism: He frames it as a tool for dividing society into oppressor/oppressed groups and mobilizing them dialectically, akin to Maoist struggle sessions and class warfare reframed around race, gender, etc.
– Warnings: Mao eventually purged his own Red Guards. Lindsay suggests similar fates await modern activists. The CCP’s longevity (ruling since 1949) underscores the stakes for future generations if a “cultural revolution” isn’t stopped.
The full video is roughly an hour long, with a detailed transcript available on YouTube. It builds on Lindsay’s broader work critiquing critical theories, Marxism, and “wokeness.” For deeper reading, see the New Discourses article or his related books.
RE mail in ballots…once a precinct, any precinct, had more than 100% of voters, voting…it was time to shut it down. t
Fauci is as evil as they get but why put a bio weapons lab in an enemy nation
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/judge-clears-way-release-biden-recordings-author-blow-ex-president
FTA “federal judge has rejected Joe Biden’s bid to keep the Justice Department from releasing recorded conversations with his biographer a decade ago that prosecutors used to conclude the former president improperly shared classified information with the author. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled the public’s interest in the information outweighed Biden’s privacy rights in seeking a preliminary injunction to block the release of the transcripts and recordings to the conservative watchdog group The Oversight Project, which is affiliated with the Heritage Foundation. The judge noted she reviewed the transcripts of the conversations with author Mark Zwonitzer and found that the Justice Department had deleted all information about the Biden family and personal matters. “The harm to Biden’s diminished privacy interest is outweighed by the public’s interest in the Zwonitzer materials,” Friedrich wrote.
The judge, an appointee of President Donald Trump, gave Biden time, however, to lodge an appeal, delaying any release by at least three weeks. Special Counsel Robert Hur obtained the recordings in 2023 as part of a probe that concluded Biden’s shared classified materials with Mark Zwonitzer in 2017. The prosecutor, however, declined to bring charges.”
nothing new there.
Is there a video of Tulsi walking out with hand clapping. We sure were able to watch 🤮 the traitors walking out last year.
Walking out thru a bunch of 🤮 hand clapping.
Has anyone seen treeper Colkitto lately?
Its been a while…missing his posts, and hoping he is ok.
No but I will keep an eye open…
Thank you 👍
JMO.
This is just a suggestion …….. if you a MAGA / America Firster, be it one month or for years, it is time to “up-your MAGA / America First game plan.”
President Trump’s MAGA / America First movement is a state / local based movement that uses its 50 state accumulated voting level to control the federal system’s representatives, be they house, senate or presidential positions.
In 2026, the MAGA / America First Movement has the numerical, economic, moral, intellect and armed majorities in America and the best leader President Trump.
We want to continue that for decades to come. It starts with you.
That means, if you haven’t already done it, you need to get involved in your local republican organization to the extent that you know the players and you know which ones are MAGA / America Firsters.
You will want to invest in, support and vote for them in all elections at all levels. From school board through the city, county, state and federal levels.
That is how President Trump’s supporters have taken over the republican party, ejecting RINOs from all levels of government.
Note, I wrote “all levels” not implying “all RINOs”.
No doubt, there are still RINOs to vote out, it will be a multi-cycle process to get them all. But, current MAGA / America First members have captured the RNC, the house, senate and the presidency.
In 2026 – 2028 we aim to increase our levels to super-majorities …… with your help.
Don’t believe the talk about not joining the local republican party …. that is how we created the 2026 majorities ….. voting in MAGAs and voting out RINOs at all levels.
The RINO trolls try to discourage people from getting involved in the local party …… don’t believe them.
It is fun to watch the hardcore RINOs like Cornyn and massey be kicked out of the republican party seats that they have held for way too long.
So, pay attention to the price of gas at the pumps, but work at upping your MAGA / America First game for the 2026 mid-terms and beyond.
MAGA / America First isn’t just our motto, it is our duty! Use your vote at all levels, or lose it. Be a winner, be MAGA / America First! Your kids and grandkids are counting on you.
Remember that as Mike Benz has clearly documented, USAID often acted as a CIA front group.
I read this back in 2023:
Why did USAID fund the Wuhan lab? Taxpayers financed the creation of deadly pathogens
https://unherd.com/2023/06/why-did-usaid-fund-the-wuhan-lab/
Has there been speculation that the US participated in the Wuhan lab in part to monitor what was going on there since the CIA’s HUMINT network in China had been obliterated in 2011?
Perplexity AI:
Yes, there has been speculation that the US funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (through USAID and other agencies) to monitor what was happening there, given that the CIA’s human intelligence (HUMINT) network in China was severely compromised and essentially obliterated between 2010-2012.
Key facts about the CIA HUMINT destruction:
– Between 2010-2012, China systematically dismantled the CIA’s spy network, killing or imprisoning more than a dozen CIA informants
– This was described as “one of the worst intelligence breaches in modern history”
– The CIA had been receiving high-quality intelligence about the Chinese government until 2010, when data began to dry up
– By 2013, the FBI and CIA concluded China could no longer identify American agents, but US intelligence agencies have been trying to rebuild their spy network for years afterward
The speculation connecting this to Wuhan lab funding:
The theory suggests that since the US lost its ability to conduct human intelligence operations inside China after 2011, USAID’s funding research partnerships with the Wuhan Institute of Virology which ended in 2019 [NOTE: just before the “accidental” pandemic – W] might have provided an alternative way to monitor dangerous virus research occurring there. This would have given the US some level of visibility into what was happening at the lab without requiring undercover spies.
This speculation has been mentioned by various commentators and politicians questioning why USAID would fund such research, particularly given the national security risks and the fact that the Wuhan lab was conducting high-risk “gain-of-function” research on bat coronaviruses. However, this remains speculation rather than confirmed intelligence. [as for “confirming” it, they wouldn’t, would they… – W]