Badlands News Brief
Weaponized Governments and Embattled Bidens
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 with some Badlands flavoring to help wash it down.
Now, onto the news from Tuesday, June 4 …
Joe Biden’s worries grow as Hunter Biden’s trial begins
Over the past few weeks, President Joe Biden has grown consumed by worries over the trial of Hunter Biden. He’s called family members more regularly to check on his son’s mood. The topic of the criminal case dominated the family gatherings in Delaware over the weekend. And when the trial opened on Monday, Biden issued a personal statement offering his support for his son, noting that he was a father in addition to the president.
Those actions underscored the deeply complicated but central role the younger Biden occupies in the family orbit. Hunter Biden’s business dealings, struggles with addiction and legal troubles have all become fodder for the president’s critics and a source of political uncertainty for his father.
Biden and his family were involved in brief discussions early in the term about not seeking reelection to ease the burden on his son, according to four people with knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive topic. But they said that those worries were set aside when the family — including Hunter — urged the president to run again, especially as former President Donald Trump appeared poised to make a comeback.
But Hunter Biden’s controversies have also been measured by the immense emotional strain they have placed on the president.
Joe Biden has long expressed a private guilt to confidants about the spotlight his career has cast on his family. He has expressed fear that the trial could lead to his son’s incarceration or endanger his sobriety. Among Biden confidants, there has been growing concern that the personal burden the president felt would get worse as the court proceedings unfolded. — Politico
Our Take: So … when I saw this headline, I rolled my sleeves up in anticipation of writing a take about the continued backward march of Overton’s Goalpost by the establishment media, in which they would attempt to separate Hunter Biden’s criminality (though most in this community actually want him to get off on these gun charges, since seeing him convicted would set all the worst kind of precedent,) from his father’s campaign.
But honestly, even for the political hacks at Politico, the framing of this piece and its core drive—that being emotional manipulation on the level of, ‘won’t someone think of the poor Bidens’ surprised me … not because these carrion crows in the corporatist media are beyond carrying water for the Bidens—it is part of their job, after all—but more so because it breaks from a recent pattern of strategic retreat and obfuscation.
ALL of the language used in this piece paints Hunter as the undeserved target of hateful MAGA extremists bent on blind revenge for his father taking down their God King circa 2020, which is a far cry from the media’s 2022-23 attempts to fully separate the alleged crimes they’re now rebranding as “controversies” from the man occupying the White House set.
What this tells me is that, as myself, Jon Herold and Just Human have been saying for some time … they’re stuck with him … and they’re starting to realize it.
But. Guys. We can do better than this when it comes to regime propaganda. Can’t we? — Burning Bright
NATO plan to get US troops to the front line to fight RUSSIA: Alliance prepares for rapid deployment of American soldiers amid fears Moscow is plotting major war with Europe
NATO is drawing up plans to send American troops to the frontlines of Europe in the event of an all-out conflict with Russia, it has been revealed.
New 'land corridors' are being carved out to quickly funnel soldiers through central Europe without local bureaucratic impediments, allowing NATO forces to pounce in an instant should Putin's devastating war in Ukraine move further west.
The plans are said to include contingencies in case of Russian bombardment, letting troops sweep into the Balkans via corridors in Italy, Greece and Turkey, or towards Russia's northern border via Scandinavia, officials told The Telegraph.
Tensions have ratcheted up in recent weeks, with Russian President Vladimir Putin openly acknowledging the 'possibility' of 'a full-scale Third World War' as he threatens 'fatal consequences' for western allies allowing Ukraine use of their weapons on Russian soil.
Ukraine's challenge in repelling the Russian invasion has moved European leaders to take a harder stance on Moscow as the war rages on into its third year, some now threatening to send troops east and making record investments into defence. — The Daily Mail
Our Take: “Pretend to be strong when you are weak." — Sun Tzu
That is exactly what this is: the primal scream of a dying regime.
NATO is a joke. As President Trump pointed out on multiple occasions, none of the members even contribute their fair share. The entire thing is financed by the American taxpayer.
Now these clowns want to pretend that they are going to go to war with Russia? Really? This article claims that Turkey is going to provide one potential land route, but I guess the analyst from Langley who sent the author this talking point didn't first check the newswire, since Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan just said that "....we do not want NATO to take part in this war."
That was five days ago, Langley … try to keep up. Because yesterday, during a visit to Beijing, Fidan said that Turkey would like to join BRICS, and the Kremlin immediately issued a statement welcoming Turkey to join the upcoming BRICS summit that will be hosted in Russia this year.
What's even funnier is that Germany—the anchor of the European economy—is now completely dependent on Russia for its energy needs. This is all thanks to the International North-South Transport Corridor, which was organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and will ultimately divert freight and oil traffic away from the Suez Canal—which is controlled by London oligarchs—and through Iran's port at Bandar Abbas. Both Egypt and Saudi Arabia (as well as the rest of the Arab League) are investing in this new port, which is a huge middle finger to London and the Globalist Empire. (Check out Colonel Macgregor's messaging here.)
Make no mistake, this new transportation corridor is the death nail for NATO. It is Putin's checkmate against the Empire. — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry
Weaponizing Federal Resources - SBA Voter Registration
Our Take: A seemingly forgettable hearing Tuesday was perhaps one of the most important congressional events of the day. We covered it, but broadly the hearing was overshadowed by both AG Garland testifying before the Judiciary Committee and a big abortion hearing with a packed chamber.
Still, everyone should be paying attention to what the Biden Administration is doing in Michigan with the Small Business Administration and voter registration.
The administration insists that its Executive Order to ‘get out the vote, signed in March 2021, is a bipartisan endeavor. It’s hard to believe, and House Republicans spent their time showing just how unbelievable.
The federal government’s ‘first of its kind’ agreement with Michigan targets must win areas for Biden — and does not appear to ‘get out the vote’ in the redder parts of the state. To the subcommittee’s knowledge, the administration did not approach any states or jurisdictions that are must win for Trump or, in other words, not Biden battleground areas.
It was clear by the end of the hearing that this Biden EO, and its execution in Michigan, is a violation of the Hatch Act. Biden is using the federal government as campaign infrastructure, and that’s unlawful. As Brian and I discussed after the hearing, Republicans have multiple avenues to take this to the courts.
Check out this excellent Q&A with Representative Celeste Malloy (R-UT) — Ashe in America
Biden to Crack Down on Migrant Flows by Slashing Asylum Claims
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Tuesday halting certain asylum claims at the US-Mexico border until crossings fall dramatically, a sweeping attempt to curb the flow of migrants and address one of his biggest liabilities ahead of November’s election with Republican Donald Trump.
The move would effectively prevent new asylum claims by migrants who walk across the border until levels drop by roughly two-thirds of where they stand today, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to detail the plans before they are publicly announced.
The measure would kick in once levels hit roughly 2,500 crossings per day between ports of entry. US authorities recorded about 4,300 encounters per day in April with undocumented migrants between ports of entry, the most recent data available. That means the administration can move quickly to bar a large swath of asylum claims, though the policy is sure to be challenged in court. — Bloomberg
Our Take: If you’re used to my commentary, you’ll know I often refer to the Layers of the Collective Mind. While we’re all connected in a mass psychological sense, I believe assessing Narrative Deployments through different lenses—ie: layers—of the Collective Mind can help one defect from the weaponized reactions such deployments are meant to provoke.
(And by the way, BOTH sides are doing this, albeit for opposite reasons.)
When it comes to Biden’s Executive Orders on the border situation, the surface level narrative is damning enough, as it represents perhaps the most stark bit of hypocrisy directly comparing the presidencies of Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, whom he obviously demonized for pushing forth some of the very orders he’s now thawing out for re-heating.
But when you dig a little deeper, and consider the very prospect of Biden Executive Orders related to national security (the border certainly fits the bill,) one might wonder whose EO’s these actually are.
Is Biden truly performing a public about-face on the border policies he shut down in 2021 … or is his administration simply reacting to moves made by those pulling the strings?
Either way, the story favors us … and as it turns out, the actuals will, too. — Burning Bright
Musk to check Au10tix allegations by X anti-Israel influencers
Veteran Israeli identity verification company Au10tix is in the midst of a new social media storm, with anti-Israel influencers demanding that X (formerly Twitter) end its partnership with the company.
For some years, Au10tix has been providing X with identity verification services on its users and anti-Israel activists are currently pressing the social media company to stop working with the company. Among other things, activists on the network claim that its executives, founder Ron Atzmon and CEO Dan Yerushalmi, are veterans of the Shin Bet, Mossad and IDF 8200 intelligence unit, and that they allegedly hand over the details of X users to the Israeli security authorities.
These claims are factually false. Atzmon is an Israel Navy veteran, while Yerushalmi was an adjutant in the IDF Communications Corps and a former VP sales at Check Point. Moreover, user information is stored for huge customers such as X, Google, PayPal and Uber on Microsoft servers in the US, UK and Japan.
The social network storm that might have blown over after a few days took a surprising turn when X owner Elon Musk tweeted last night: "I will investigate this,", and reignited the controversy around the Israeli company.
As far as is known, Musk has not yet contacted the Israeli company. In a user survey conducted by anti-Israel influencer, veteran US Marine Lucas Gage on the X Network, 92% of 50,000 people voted in favor of removing the Israeli company's service. The intervention of Israeli blogger Ella Kenan brought in Israeli voters who slightly improved the result for Au10tix. — GLOBES
Our Take: Trigger Warning: Some of you may find these revelations upsetting.
(Many of these sources have been scrubbed from the internet, so tracking them down was rather difficult.)
Most of you have probably realized by now that the Digital Age is, in reality, the Surveillance Age, and the Surveillance State—as some have come to call it—is actually a matrix of Israeli-based software and technology companies that have created malevolent products that are intended to violate every word in the Bill of Rights.
Take, for instance, the Pegasus cyber-intelligence software developed by NSO Group Technologies. That would be the notorious software that is used to hack every cell phone in the world, activate its camera and microphone, and collect all data from photos taken to app usage to web history. And for those who naively think that there is a "separation of church and state" when it comes to these companies and the Israeli government, in 2020 it was reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to complain after the Israeli government blocked Saudi Arabia from using Pegasus.
Then there's the cybersecurity company CHEQ, who secretly met with Elon Musk last year, promising to help X (formerly Twitter) rid the platform of bots. (How has that worked out?) It was also reported that Netanyahu attended that meeting, as well.
This company, AU10X, is equally concerning. Their slogan, "Security is in our DNA," is rather ominous, as is the allegations that their "founder Ron Atzmon and CEO Dan Yerushalmi, are veterans of the Shin Bet, Mossad and IDF 8200 intelligence unit." While some have questioned the accuracy of that claim, what is true is that AU10X's parent company, ICTS International, was actually founded by former members of the Shin Bet—Israel's secret police force.
In the late 1990's, ICTS developed the Advanced Passenger Screening (APS) software, which is the algorithm used to cross-check passenger data in real-time, in order to determine security threats. ICTS also developed a number of other airport-related security software, including TravelDoc, IP@SS (Integrated Passenger Processing Solutions), and APIS Solution—the scanning software used by US Customs to extract passenger data in real-time.
What's even more concerning about ICTS are its two other major companies, I-SEC International Security Group and Huntleigh USA.
I-SEC is the company that provides nearly all of the technology and equipment used by the TSA at every American airport. It was founded in 2005, capitalizing on the Patriot Act. Huntleigh USA is a security service provider that specializes in—you guessed it—airport security. In fact, Huntleigh is most famous for being responsible for allowing the terrorists at Boston Logan International Airport board two of the four planes involved in the attack on September 11, 2001. (Oops) The parent company, ICTS, was responsible for allowing Richard Rei—"The Shoe Bomber"—to board the plane at Charles de Galle Airport in Paris in December 2001. These companies were also responsible for allowing "The Underwear Bomber" to board the plane in the Netherlands back in 2009. That bomber was later revealed to be working for the CIA.
I could go on and on, but you get the point. This is the Hegelian Dialectic, where the ICTS was directly responsible for creating the conditions that "made necessary" the Patriot Act, and then became the primary beneficiary of the Patriot Act.
Speaking of the Patriot Act, this company AU10X provides the necessary solutions to meet the required compliance of Section 326 of the Patriot Act. So there's that. — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry
El Salvador’s President Tells Donald Trump Jr. "We Don’t Jail The Opposition"
In remarks that perfectly encapsulates America’s slide into Banana Republic, the President of El Salvador noted that unlike in the US, the government in his country doesn’t try to jail the political opposition.
President Nayib Bukele made the comment during an exchange with Donald Trump Jr. who was congratulating Bukele on his “amazing accomplishment” of being reelected in a landslide victory earlier this year, receiving 85 percent of the vote.
After Bukele was inaugurated for a second term Saturday, Trump Jr. told him “And you do it all without having to jail your political opponents. Which, I liked in the speech.”
Trump Jr. also noted that people in El Salvador were “able to video because there’s no more crime” and no one is being thrown “in jail” for doing so.
“We don’t jail the opposition,” Bukele responded. — Modernity News
Our Take: It’s not only ‘MAGA Republicans’ that believe the Biden Administration is persecuting its political opponents. It’s so obvious that even world leaders are calling the spade.
Bukele is making good on his promises to make El Salvador great again, and the country is thriving. It’s not surprising, then, that the populist is criticizing the global regime’s overt election interference and political persecution in the US. It’s authentic and appropriate for him to do so.
This story reinforces that the world is watching our cold revolution in America. The global regime’s fingerprints are all over the treatment of 45, and populist heads of state should be considering those stakes for themselves. I’m sure they are — and I expect additional world leaders to rebuke this tyranny as we approach November 5. — Ashe in America
BONUS ITEMS
Biden 'Not Ruling Out' Boots On The Ground If China Invades Taiwan
President Biden has affirmed he is 'not ruling out' boots on the ground in Taiwan, in the scenario of a future Chinese invasion. While this type of response is really nothing new when it comes to American politicians being asked hypothetical questions about the future of Taiwan, it does come at a tense moment when an anti-Beijing hawk, Lai Ching-te, has just ascended as Taiwan's new president.
In a fresh interview with Time magazine published Tuesday, Biden was asked what his response as Commander-in-Chief might be if China's PLA army were to attack the self-ruled island. "It would depend on the circumstances,” the president replied. "We’re continuing to supply capacity… And we’ve been in consultation with our allies in the region."
But that's when he explaining he's not "ruling out using US military force" on the ground. He also said there are other options on the table which he cannot disclose. He added: "You would then criticize me with good reason if I were to tell you." — ZeroHedge
RNC, Trump Campaign, Nevada GOP Sue State over Mail-in Ballot Practices
The Republican National Committee (RNC), former President Donald Trump’s campaign, and the Nevada Republican Party filed a lawsuit against Nevada for counting mail-in ballots that are received the day after an election and do not contain postmarks.
In a press release on Monday, the RNC explained that under the state’s law, mail-in ballots are required “to be postmarked on or before Election Day.” Michael Whatley, the chairman of the RNC, explained that “counting ballots” after the day of the election “creates a concerning and potentially fraudulent impact” on the state’s elections.
The RNC explained that this helps make sure “ballots received after the Election are not counted” in the results.
“Counting ballots received after Election Day without a postmark creates a concerning and potentially fraudulent impact on Nevada’s elections,” Whatley said in a statement. “We are filing this lawsuit to ensure that Nevada law is followed and promote election integrity in the Silver State.”
The RNC’s press release added that they had “discovered that Nevada election officials routinely count non-postmarked mail ballots received after Election Day, in violation of the law.” — Breitbart
Democratic-appointed justices recuse from lawsuit filed over their rejection of 2020 election case
The three Democratic appointees on the Supreme Court all recused themselves from an unusual lawsuit against themselves as sitting Supreme Court justices filed by an activist over not hearing a challenge to the 2020 election results.
The high court ultimately rejected the long-shot lawsuit filed by Raland J. Brunson of Utah.
In an unsigned order last week, the three Democratic appointees, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, noted recusal requirements for not taking part in the case since they were named parties.
The petition filed by Mr. Brunson argued the justices are not immune from the litigation, as a lower court ruled.
“The issues presented in this case are very sensitive, serious and wide spread and affects all of America,” he wrote in the filing, representing himself.
He sued over “breach of contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud and civil conspiracy. All developed under their oath of office.”
His filing said that the justices “have taken the oath of office, and after having done so have violated their oath of office by giving aid and comfort to enemies of the Constitution, which is an act of treason, fraud and a breach of contract.” — Washington Times
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Start calling The Patriot Act “The Surveillance Act,” (formerly known as the patriot act).
I am so sick of the nominative bullshit. My best example is Quantitative Easing. Complicated but benevolent, because we are lazy and retarded.
Why did Hunter “forget” the laptop from hell at the repair shop, even ignoring attempts by the shop owner to remind him? I feel zero sympathy for Joe, Jill, Jim but I am not immune to a tug of emotion for Hunter’s predicament being used by his family and his escape into drug addiction . If he truly is in recovery, then he will follow a path of not seeing himself as a victim of his father’s pressure. Hunter is responsible for the choices he made and he cannot spare his father from the consequences Joe himself chose. Hunter’s gun crime has been a cover of sorts from Joe’s crimes, which are Treason. Focus on Hunter lying to illegally obtain a gun, while certainly a crime, is just a distraction from the crimes of his father who deserves nothing less than a Military Tribunal for a long list of crimes against our country.