Badlands News Brief
Trump Responds, a Banker Dies & a Ukrainian Tells the Truth
The News Cycle is almost impossible to track these days. At least, to do so fully.
That’s where we come in.
In the Badlands News Brief, the Badlands Media team hand pick news items of interest from the previous days to give you an overview of the biggest goings-on relevant to the Truth Community.
Many items feature original (and subjective) commentary. Feel free to follow the corresponding link to see our writers’ Substack accounts and check out their other work.
Now, onto the news from Monday, February 25 …
Trump vs. Willis: Wade cellphone saga continues with new reply from Trump
The fight continues between former President Donald Trump and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade's cellphone records, which could potentially provide evidence of the commencement of a romantic relationship between Wade and Willis.
Fulton County DA Willis and Special Prosecutor Wade were responsible for bringing the Georgia 2020 election interference case against the former president and 18 others last year.
Trump's team filed a response with the Fulton County Superior Court on Monday to Willis' denial following their original filing connected to the cellphone records.
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Both Willis and Wade have testified that they "never" spent the night together at Willis' condominium in Hapeville.
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On Monday, a new document was filed with the Fulton County Superior Court, presenting Trump's reply to the state's response.
The reply begins by stating that the investigator they hired to analyze the records will not be offering "any opinion testimony" and will only be summarizing the data produced by AT&T in response to a "lawfully issued subpoena" and information he gathered regarding cell tower locations.
It goes on to cite cases where similar evidence has been used in other cases, including cases in Georgia.
Trump's reply then points out that the state's response did not address the analysis of two specific dates.
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If the new evidence from Trump's team is accepted by the court, it will likely extend the evidentiary hearing for Michael Roman, who filed the initial motion accusing Willis and Wade of having an improper relationship and benefiting from the prosecution of Trump and his co-defendants. — FOX News
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Judge: Law partner must testify about Wade’s relationship with Willis
A judge has determined that Nathan Wade’s former law partner and divorce lawyer must tell the court what he knows about the special prosecutor’s relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis – a decision that could produce more bombshell testimony as defense attorneys seek to disqualify the DA from prosecuting the Fulton County election interference case.
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s chambers notified attorneys in the case by email late Monday that certain communications Terrence Bradley had with Wade are not protected by attorney-client privilege, according to numerous people who read the email. Bradley could be compelled to testify as soon as Tuesday afternoon. McAfee’s decision followed a closed-door meeting between the judge and Bradley on Monday that lasted nearly an hour and 20 minutes.
A spokesman for Willis said the DA’s office cannot comment except in court. — AJC
Our Take: “Summations are scheduled for Friday, March 1, in Michael Roman’s motion to disqualify Fani Willis from prosecuting her ‘RICO’ case.
Judge McAfee and Mr. Bradley met yesterday for an hour and 20 mins to validate his understanding of privilege, and determine the next steps for his testimony. Late Monday, Judge McAfee ruled that Mr. Bradley is going back on the stand.
‘Bradley could be compelled to testify as soon as Tuesday afternoon. McAfee’s decision followed a closed-door meeting between the judge and Bradley on Monday that lasted nearly an hour and 20 minutes.’
When it happens, we’ll cover it.
Mr. Bradley is still subject to cross examination following Anna Cross’s attempted impeachment — an attempt resulted in Wade/Bradley’s privilege defense in this hearing. That loss opened the door to a lot more of Mr. Bradley’s story.
The elephant’s fanny in the room is that this latest evidence, and Mr. Bradley’s testimony, appear to prove that Fani Willis and Nathan Wade perjured themselves on the stand and in their representations to the court. That is a devastating blow to a hearing intended to assure the court — and the public — that there is not even the appearance of impropriety in this case.
Perjury on the stand is a big deal for anyone; it’s a career-ending, international scandal in a case where the perjurers are the top prosecutor in the jurisdictional county and the lead prosecutor in the case. The case is already problematic — a novel legal endeavor to persecute, I mean prosecute, a president and others for political speech and association.
Go get some popcorn and be sure to pay in cash.” —
British banker Jacob Rothschild dies aged 87
British financier Jacob Rothschild, a senior member of one of Europe's best-known banking dynasties, has died at the age of 87, his family announced on Monday.
The family, in a statement to the UK's Press Association news agency, called Rothschild "a towering presence in many peoples' lives".
He was "a superbly accomplished financier, a champion of the arts and culture, a devoted public servant, a passionate supporter of charitable causes in Israel and Jewish culture, a keen environmentalist and much-loved friend, father and grandfather," the family said.
Rothschild, born in England in 1936, started his career at the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963 before going on to co-found J Rothschild Assurance Group, which became today's London-based wealth manager St James's Place.
He was involved in many business endeavours, including founding investment trust RIT Capital Partners, which has backed a variety of companies, from hedge funds to clean technology start-ups. — Reuters
Our Take: “The Rothschilds are possibly most notable in today's fifth generation, global war, because they were an international force before globalism was even a popular concept.
Because of this, there has always been mythology surrounding their dynasty. They have been navigating the balance between public perception and private power for generations.
This explains the awesome memes arising from Jacob's death. Living through the great awakening means living through a new embodiment of the mythology surrounding this creepy, dangerous family.
Since they have thrived through the ownership of money itself, the death of a Rothschild patriarch has the power to become a cypher for the continued collapse of the dynasties we have been watching crumble since the early Q drops. Saud, Rothschild, & Soros families being researched and exposed since those early days in 2017 has given us the time to create public awareness around the danger of these family legacies.
’Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes the laws.’ - Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Look at all the lawlessness surrounding us! The number of cases against Trump being one good example.
If the above quote is representative of the philosophy of a cabal losing power, then perhaps all the lawlessness is a good sign. Wherever people like the Rothschilds hold power, the laws are only upheld until they are in the way of one of their many conspiracies.
Theoretically, where the people hold power, the laws should hold strong.
Lawlessness is yet another sign of hidden rulership in a panic because they have to drop the facade.
We should not be naive enough to believe the death of a single member of a dynasty that has held hidden rulership over humanity since the 1700s literally means a sudden loss of power for their control systems. But we should enjoy the global awakening that is staunchly against globalism, as a frail old cultist and his family's dreams of a new world order fade into obscurity.” —
HUR Chief Budanov Says Seems Navalny Died of Detached Blood Clot
Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has said that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died of a blood clot.
“I may disappoint you, but as far as we know, he indeed died as a result of a blood clot. And this has been more or less confirmed,” Budanov told journalists on the sidelines at the “Ukraine. Year of 2024” forum on Sunday.
"This wasn't sourced from the internet, but, unfortunately, natural [causes],” he added.
Earlier Navalny’s team, reported that his body was finally handed to his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, after more than a week since his demise in a remote Arctic colony.
Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, died on February 16 in one of Russia's toughest prisons in northern Siberia.
He was serving a 19-year sentence on charges denounced by Putin's critics as political retribution for his opposition activity. — Kyiv Post
Our Take: “Typically, the Narrative Pillar of the Deep State's System of Systems operates in perfect coordination with the Kinetic, Clandestine and Political Pillars of the same Hydra-like establishment, codifying and fleshing out deployments for easy (and Hegelian) consumption within the Collective Mind in order to advance regime-friendly mandates.
Over the last week, the panic within the Clandestine arm of the establishment is palpable, with the CIA now being plastered across headlines in the core Narrative-setters within the media, from the New York Times to WAPO; these deep dive editorials might be praising the CIA's 'influence' in the Prussian Proxy of Ukraine, but they represent Narrative retreat along previously-held psychological ground.
And now, even said Proxy is stepping out of line when it comes to pushing forward the latest in the absurd push of anti-Putin, anti-Russia western propaganda, as Ukrainian Gen. Kyrylo Budanov has rebuked the MSM's conspiratorial theorizing re: Navalny.” —
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to resign after Super Tuesday
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel will formally resign her position after the March 5 Super Tuesday primaries, weeks after former President Trump asked her to step down.
The announcement comes weeks after Trump revealed his recommendations for changes within the RNC earlier this month. He proposed that North Carolina GOP chair Michael Whatley take over as chairman, while his daughter-in-law Lara Trump and campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita also receive leadership positions.
"It has been the honor and privilege of my life to serve the Republican National Committee for seven years as Chairwoman to elect Republicans and grow our Party," McDaniel said in a statement. "I have decided to step aside at our Spring Training on March 8 in Houston to allow our nominee to select a Chair of their choosing. The RNC has historically undergone change once we have a nominee and it has always been my intention to honor that tradition."
"I remain committed to winning back the White House and electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November," she added, before thanking her husband, family and RNC staff. — FOX News
Our Take: “This is long past due, as Ronna has driven the GOP into the ground. I’m not complaining, as I think the national party establishment needs an application of round-up to destroy the roots. The brazen, elitist, self-interested and utterly wasteful RNC establishment provides zero value to Republican voters, and the sooner it finally dies, the better.
I can’t muster the energy to care about who will replace Ronna, but I will say that Scott Presler is the choice if you want to finish it off. He’s mini-Ronna with better hair, and he openly blamed voter behavior for the system issues in South Carolina Saturday.
I hope everyone ignores me and votes him in so we can finally move on from the RNC.” —
"Like A Warzone": Farmers Surround EU Headquarters Building
The mephitis of manure, melting tires and malodorous teargas pervaded downtown Brussels this Monday morning as angry farmers encircled the European Union's headquarters. This protest coincides with a meeting of the bloc's agriculture ministers. The farmers are expressing their anger over the EU's disastrous green policies.
Hundreds of Belgian farmers on tractors clogged roadways around the European Council building.
According to Bloomberg, farmers are angry about bureaucratic hurdles, trade deals, climate-related rules, and efforts to help Ukraine dump cheap grain onto markets.
"There is a clear problem with the reduction of the import tariffs for Ukraine and massive imports of grain and poultry which depresses the prices," said Guillaume Van Binst, secretary general of the Federation of Young Farmers.
Guillaume added: "The measures proposed by the commission are very weak and it is more passing the hot potato to member states."
Today's protest is the latest in a series of demonstrations by farmers across several EU countries, including France, Italy, and Spain. Blue-collar folks are also furious about imploding incomes and elevated inflation. — ZeroHedge
Our Take: “David Clarinval, Belgium's agriculture minister stating that ‘aggression has never been a source of solutions,’ in response to the farmer's rising up against 'Climate Change' policies is hilariously wrong.
The global, collective and aggressive uprising against a globalist consortium running a massive power grab operation using 'green propaganda' and the subsequent policies it demands, is 100% correct.
In fact, anything less than an aggressive stance against any of these NWO operations will likely fail.
Aggression doesn't equal violence. One of the definitions of aggressive is ‘done in a determined and forceful way.’
The farmers and truckers rising up globally are kick-ass for a reason. They are aggressive.
Be aggressively (peacefully) against the NWO.” —
BONUS ITEMS
US airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in Israel-Hamas war protest
An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.”
The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, died from his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said Monday.
Bushnell had walked up to the embassy shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday and began livestreaming on the video streaming platform Twitch, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Law enforcement officials believe he set his phone down and then doused himself in accelerant and ignited the flames. At one point, he said he “will no longer be complicit in genocide,” the person said. The video was later removed from the platform, but law enforcement officials have obtained and reviewed a copy. — AP News
Lawmakers race to avoid looming shutdown as blame game begins
Lawmakers are racing to avoid a partial shutdown by Friday’s funding deadline, an effort that grew more difficult over the weekend after leaders failed to reach a deal — and traded barbs on who is responsible for the holdup.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Sunday that congressional leaders had not yet reached an agreement on compromise spending bills, blaming House Republicans for the delay. But Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shot back, placing the onus on “new Democrat demands” in negotiations.
The Senate reconvenes Monday, and House lawmakers are back in Washington on Wednesday, leaving lawmakers just a handful of days to hash out their differences and approve appropriations bills — or, if needed, clear another short-term stopgap. Four spending measures are due Friday, and the remaining eight must be approved by March 8.
President Biden is hosting the top four Congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming government funding deadline and the Senate-passed foreign aid package that is awaiting action in the House. — The Hill
Putin Responds To NATO Chief's Vow That "Ukraine Will Join NATO" On War's Anniversary
In weekend remarks made on the occasion of the Russia-Ukraine war hitting the two-year mark, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued some ultra-provocative predictions regarding Kiev's future with the Western military alliance.
"Ukraine will join NATO. It is not a question of if, but of when," he said in a video message released Saturday, Feb. 24, which marked an exact two years since Russian forces poured across the Ukrainian border.
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In a response the following day, President Putin warned that European countries will "automatically be pulled into a war with Russia" if Ukraine is allowed to enter NATO.
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That's when the Russian leader stressed that in such a scenario "There will be no winners" as "you will be pulled into this conflict against your will. You wont even have time to blink your eye when you execute Article 5. I don't want it." — ZeroHedge
We hope you enjoyed this brief look back at the major news items you might have missed in this ever-escalating and ever-accelerating news cycle as the Information War continues to rage on around us.
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"The brazen, elitist, self-interested and utterly wasteful RNC establishment provides zero value to Republican voters, and the sooner it finally dies, the better." Ashe in America continues to smack that ass.