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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 picks news items of interest from the previous days to give you an overview of the biggest goings-on relevant to the Truth Community.
Items feature original commentary from members of our growing team of citizen journalists. Feel free to follow the corresponding link to see their other work.
Now, onto the news from Wednesday, September 27 …
Fauci Was 'Smuggled' Into CIA Headquarters To "Influence" Covid-19 Origins Investigation: Select Subcommittee
Dr. Anthony Fauci was smuggled into CIA headquarters, "without a record of entry," where he "participated in the analysis to "influence" the Agency's" Covid-19 investigation, according to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Fauci's alleged CIA meeting was revealed in a Tuesday night letter from Subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) to the Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services, which demands documents, communications and other evidence between Fauci and the CIA.
This allegation is even more interesting in light of a report from two weeks ago that the CIA bribed analysts to say Covid-19 did not originate in a Chinese lab.
According to a 'senior-level' CIA whistleblower, the agency 'tried to pay off six analysts who found SARS-CoV-2 likely originated in a Wuhan lab if they changed their position and said the virus jumped from animals to humans.'
"According to the whistleblower, at the end of its review, six of the seven members of the Team believed the intelligence and science were sufficient to make a low confidence assessment that COVID-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China," reads the letter from Wenstrup.
"The seventh member of the Team, who also happened to be the most senior, was the lone officer to believe COVID-19 originated through zoonosis.
"The whistleblower further contends that to come to the eventual public determination of uncertainty, the other six members were given a significant monetary incentive to change their position," the letters continue, adding that the analysts were "experienced officers with significant scientific expertise." — ZeroHedge
Our Take: “As the days, months and years roll by, there is more and more being revealed about Fauci’s true involvement with Covid.
From being the voice behind lockdowns, masks and vaccines, to the realization that he was lying about all of it, to his very involvement in potentially creating Covid-19. Now, we have this story coming out that the CIA quite literally ‘smuggled’ him into CIA Headquarters so that he could influence (lie) to the Select Subcommittee about all things Covid, thus spinning America into an economic and health death spiral, which it may not recover from.
In addition, his propaganda and lies led to untold numbers of deaths related to the vaccine, or being denied life-saving healthcare for lack of said vaccine. He knew masks didn’t work and pushed them. He knew the vaccine could be poison and advised it be made mandatory. He helped create it, he helped push it, and he helped keep the lie alive.
Is Anthony Fauci a doctor, or a CIA operative working against his own people?” —
Goldman CEO Solomon Sidesteps ESG, Embraces Support For Fossil Fuel Companies
As the ESG scam continues to reveal itself before our very eyes (just yesterday, for example, we noted the SEC fining a Deutsche subsidiary $25 million for, among other things, lies about being 'ESG'), Goldman Sachs - with its earnings closely under the microscope after last quarter - isn't waiting to pull the ripcord and step away from the trend.
David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has stood firm in his support for maintaining relationships with fossil fuel companies, according to a new writeup from Energy World.
Solomon said this week: “Traditional energy companies are hugely important to the global economy, they are hugely important to Goldman Sachs. We are all going to continue to finance traditional companies for a long time."
“We recognize there needs to be a transition over time but that transition is going to take time," he added. — ZeroHedge
Our Take: “Earlier this year, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink raised eyebrows when he seemingly rebuked ESG’s impact on business performance. Now we’re meant to believe that Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is also pushing back on ESG.
Almost sounds too good to be true.
Goldman was fined millions of dollars by the SEC last year for misreporting and mismanaging their ESG investment vehicles. In the wake of that decision, Solomon and other leaders in his firm have been outspoken about the ESG transformation requiring common sense, as he seemingly does in this story. Fossil fuels are still important and the transformation will take time, Solomon claims.
But the transformation is still absolutely the goal.
A market sizing study published just last month in Digital Journal states that the ESG market is expected to grow significantly over the next 10 years, that North America is leading the way, and that among the top contributors to ESG’s upward trend are Blackrock and … Goldman Sachs.
If I had to guess, I’d reckon the transformation isn’t happening as quickly as projected (and desired), and that Goldman needs that fossil fuel money to subsidize their green new deal. You can’t force a free market to go green, and the consent on ESG has been largely manufactured by entities like Goldman Sachs.
If public sentiment is any indicator, the big bets on ESG have been big busts. In other words, when your green dream fails, call your nearest oil company for a bail out. There really is nothing new under the sun.” —
Trudeau apologizes for tribute to vet who fought in WWII Nazi unit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is offering “Parliament’s unreserved apologies” to the world, several days following scandalous revelations that lawmakers mistakenly praised a man who fought in a Nazi division in WWII.
“This is a mistake that deeply embarrassed Parliament and Canada,” Trudeau said Wednesday in a televised address ahead of his apology in the House of Commons.
He acknowledged the incident during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Ottawa visit struck a blow to Ukraine’s public relations efforts as it tries to rally support for its fight against Russia as Moscow uses the debacle to its advantage.
“All of us who were in this House on Friday regret deeply having stood and clapped, even though we did so unaware of the context,” he said.
“It was a horrendous violation of the memory of the millions of people who died in the Holocaust and it was deeply, deeply painful for Jewish people. It also hurt Polish people, Roma people, to LGBTQI+ people, disabled people, racialized people and the many millions who were targeted by the Nazi genocide.”
Trudeau did not take questions from reporters and pointed blame at the House of Commons speaker. — Politico
Our Take: “Overton's Goalpost as applied to the Canadian Nazi Party.
Deny = The House of Commons did NOT praise an avowed Nazi.
Diminish = Okay ... but he wasn't one of the REALLY bad Nazis.
Qualify = Okay ... he WAS SS, and committed atrocities against both Russians and Polish during WW2 that are well-documented, but we couldn't possibly have known this because Ukraine isn't well-known for its Nazi problem.
Distract = Listen ... it's as bad as it looks, but pointing that out is giving ammunition to the MORE evil side, the dastardly Russians! They're Nazis! Well ... not Nazis. Actually, they kill Nazis. But they're WORSE than Nazis, you see? >>> (You are here.)
Admit ... (Pending.)” —
US secures the release of the soldier who crossed into North Korea 2 months ago
The U.S. has secured the release of a U.S. soldier who sprinted across a heavily fortified border into North Korea more than two months ago, and he is on his way back to America, officials announced Wednesday. U.S. ally Sweden and rival China helped with the transfer.
Left unanswered were questions of why North Korea — which has tense relations with Washington over the North’s nuclear program, support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and other issues — had agreed to turn him over and why the soldier had fled in the first place.
North Korea had abruptly announced earlier Wednesday that it would expel Pvt. Travis King — though some had expected the North to drag out his detention in hopes of squeezing concessions from Washington at a time of high tensions between the two countries.
“U.S. officials have secured the return of Private Travis King from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement. “We appreciate the dedication of the interagency team that has worked tirelessly out of concern for Private King’s wellbeing.” — AP News
Our Take: “You would think that the DPRK would welcome a US soldier’s defection, especially when that soldier is reiterating the country’s western-focused talking points.
But they didn’t. They sent him back into American custody. Is he in the custody of the field command or the custody of the DC-led military?
The story doesn’t say, but it’s hard not to wonder about the Sovereign Alliance with stories like this one. Who is actually in control? Who, indeed?” —
Biden Aides and Saudis Explore Defense Treaty Modeled After Asian Pacts
The United States is discussing terms of a mutual defense treaty with Saudi Arabia that would resemble military pacts with Japan and South Korea, according to American officials. The move is at the center of President Biden’s high-stakes diplomacy to get the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel.
Under such an agreement, the United States and Saudi Arabia would generally pledge to provide military support if the other country is attacked in the region or on Saudi territory. The discussions to model the terms after the treaties in East Asia, considered among the strongest the United States has outside of its European pacts, have not been previously reported.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, regards a mutual defense agreement with the United States as the most important element in his talks with the Biden administration about Israel, current and former U.S. officials said. Saudi officials say a strong defense agreement would help deter potential assaults by Iran or its armed partners even as the two regional rivals re-establish diplomatic ties.
Prince Mohammed is also asking the Biden administration to help his country develop a civilian nuclear program, which some U.S. officials fear could be cover for a nuclear weapons program to counter Iran.
Any treaty with Saudi Arabia that is similar to the American pacts with East Asian allies is sure to draw strong objections in Congress. Some senior U.S. lawmakers, including top Democrats, see the Saudi government and Prince Mohammed as unreliable partners who care little about U.S. interests or human rights. — The New York Times
Our Take: “Catching up on some news from the past week, and this one strikes me as a bit of a Devolution proof.
While the Biden Admin is ostensibly 'in control' of the game board from a US perspective, the moves they're making tend to be oddly reminiscent of Trump's foreign policy, up to and including new defense pacts with the Indo-Pacific, and now, Saudi Arabia, who have publicly snubbed Biden on multiple occasions while committing to the expansion of the BRICS alliance.
When confronted with 'contradictions' in the Info War, we need to reexamine our underlying premises.
Joe Biden may be the 'president,' but he is not the leader of the western world, and he's not being treated as such.
Yet another example of how the global map is being redrawn in the 'absence' of Donald Trump, and yet, being done in a way that is congruent with his desires and projections when he was (public) leader of the Western World, rather than de facto leader.
In the war for peace, not everything is as it seems.” —
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Elon Musk To Visit Texas Southern Border As Illegal Immigrant Crossings Skyrocket
Billionaire Elon Musk said he will visit Eagle Pass, Texas, later this week as illegal immigrant crossings have skyrocketed in recent weeks.
Mr. Musk, who owns SpaceX, Tesla, and X, formerly known as Twitter, said he had spoken with Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales (R), who confirmed the southern border is “overwhelmed” by the growing number of immigrants coming into the United States.
“I spoke with Rep Tony Gonzales tonight – he confirmed that it is a serious issue. They are being overwhelmed by unprecedented numbers – just hit an all-time high and still growing! Am going to visit Eagle Pass later this week to see what’s going on for myself,” Mr. Musk wrote on X at 12:50 a.m.
Mr. Musk has been critical of mainstream media for failing to bring attention to the situation at the border.
"Strange that there is almost no legacy media coverage of this. About 2 million people — from every country on Earth — are entering through the U.S. southern border every year. The number is rising rapidly, yet no preventive action is taken by the current administration," he said in a post last week.
On Monday, Mr. Gonzales, along with other House Republicans, visited the Texas-Mexico border to bring attention to thousands of daily crossings.
“I hosted a group of my #HouseGOP colleagues here in Eagle Pass today — it's clear our border is broken. The first thing Congress needs to do is pass funding that secures our border and puts an end to this madness," Mr. Gonzales wrote on X.
The congressman also visited the migrant processing center where more than 4,000 immigrants are being held. — The Epoch Times
Hunter Biden Used Dad's Classified Doc House For $250K Chinese Wire Transfer
Hunter Biden used his Dad's Delaware home where classified documents were found strewn about the garage to receive more than $250,000 in Chinese wire transfers, according to the House Oversight Committee.
The wires were from Wang Xin and Jonathan Li, the latter of whom ran a Chinese private equity fund (BHR) which Hunter was listed as being on the board of directors. Hunter also arranged for a meeting between Li and Joe Biden while Joe was VP, while Joe allegedly gave Li's son a letter of recommendation.
Here's the breakdown of events from the Committee:
2009-2017: During his time as Vice President and prior to later payments to Hunter Biden, evidence shows Joe Biden developed a familiar relationship with Jonathan Li. Devon Archer, a Biden business associate, described how Joe Biden met with Jonathan Li for coffee in Beijing, China, had a phone call with him, and wrote college recommendation letters for his children.
April 25, 2019: Joe Biden announced his candidacy in the 2020 presidential election.
July 26, 2019: Wang Xin wired $10,000 with Joe Biden’s home listed on the wire.
August 2, 2019: Jonathan Li wired $250,000 with Joe Biden’s home listed on the wire.
October 13, 2019: George Mesires, who served as Hunter Biden’s lawyer, stated, in part, that Hunter Biden served with BHR “only as a member of its board of directors,” which was purportedly an “unpaid position.”
October 22, 2020: During a presidential debate, Joe Biden said, “My son has not made money […] in China.”
Of note, Hunter was living at the Wilmington house while he was raking in millions of dollars from CCP-linked business dealings. — 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.
The Badlands Media team will continue to combine our cognitive powers in order to slow things down and find the signal amidst the noise as this series expands.
As always, if you have any thoughts on these news items or the MANY others swirling in the digital ether, drop into the comments below to share them with your fellow Badlanders.
As for Fauci, who revealed himself to be a public health dictator, how far could he (or Birx back then) have ever gotten without a complicit media so willing to cover for them…a media we have learned is so heavily controlled by the CIA.
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“ I’d reckon the transformation isn’t happening as quickly as projected (and desired), and that Goldman needs that fossil fuel money to subsidize their green new deal. ” Ashe Thank you, Ashe, there it is in a nutshell! Big corporations have invested so heavily in the future “green deals” which are not exactly “green” after all, that that they absolutely can not allow free energy technology from the zero point energy field and also they must keep alive the fossil fuel sources needed to manufacture the EV, the windmills, the solar panels. Those big corporations will ensure a lucrative profit for their investments…at the cost of a cleaner and healthier planet all in the name of carbon something or other.
Thanks Badlands.
You are appreciated and awesome.
Timber