Badlands News Brief

Russia's Retreat, Dominion's Domain & Street 'Justice'

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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.

Some 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 the Weekend that Was …

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Wagner Chief Clarifies That Only His Forces Making Gains In Bakhmut

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin clarified late Saturday in an audio statement that despite regular Russian forces having "retreated" from parts of Bakhmut's north (in his words), his own Wagner fighters are still advancing. So it seems his power struggle with the military chain of command and defense ministry continues, as he persists in his controversial narrative that it's only his company that's spearheading gains and engaged in heavy fighting (akin to the battle for Soledar). 

Prigozhin stressed that Wagner advanced today, and that Ukraine controls only 1 square km in Bahmut and remains in control of just 29 or so tall buildings. 

Meanwhile TASS has cited the head of an elite Russian unit to say that intensified Ukrainian engagement has only happened along some parts of the frontlines: 

[Commander of the Akhmat commando unit and Deputy Commander of the 2nd Army Corps Apty Alaudinov said on Saturday that Ukrainian troops increased their activity only in some sectors of the line of engagement.

Earlier, Yan Gagin, an advisor to Acting DPR Head Denis Pushilin, reported that Ukrainian units had become more active along the entire line of combat engagement.

"The Ukrainian units became active not along the entire line of combat engagement, only in certain parts and still the situation has not significantly changed," Alaudinov told TASS.

"The situation is completely under control in our sector," he added.]

The day prior, the defense ministry acknowledged some degree of a pullback in limited sectors in the north of the city. Prigozhin had described the regular forces as "fleeing" - a characterization which was denied by the Kremlin. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “The Media Industrial Complex is spinning up a fresh batch of 'Russia is Doomed!' headlines of late. These ones are running congruent narrative lines that SEEM to be at odds with other reporting from Open Source Intel military enthusiasts are reporting regarding the kinetic situation on the ground in the Donbas.

I won't pretend to know the truth of the Actual in the Donbas, from the kinetic situation around Bakhmut to the 'soft' mutiny of Prigozhin's Wagner Mercenary Group.

What I am confident in is that the only folks who can seem to get on the same page regarding Russia are Globalists.

Is Russia actually doomed and is Ukraine staging an incredible comeback … or is this the latest ‘Cry Wolf’ from the NATO-aligned media rags, with Russia playing possum?” — Burning Bright

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Greg Abbott: Dominion Must ‘Answer’ Questions About Role Played in Tucker Carlson Firing 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called on Dominion Voting Systems to “answer” questions about its alleged role in Tucker Carlson’s firing from Fox News after reports surfaced the outlet fired Carlson as part of the network’s settlement with Dominion.

Earlier in the week, Carlson’s attorneys reportedly sent a letter to Fox News accusing them of breach of contract and fraud. The letter also alleged the conservative cable news outlet fired Carlson as part of its $787.5 million settlement with Dominion.

Carlson, who is under contract with Fox News until January 2025, announced this week that he would bring “a new version” of his show to Twitter. — Breitbart

Our Take: “The public battle between Fox News and Tucker Carlson is full of disclosures for the American people. None of those disclosures is more significant than the role Dominion Voting Systems played in Fox’s decision to exit their most profitable prime time talent.

On Saturday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott took to social media about the revelation, tweeting ‘If Dominion wants to do business with Texas in the future, they should first answer questions about what role, if any, they played in silencing a prominent conservative journalist. The answers to those questions, and other factors, should guide whether we want them to operate here.’

How is that the reaction to this explosive news by someone that swore an oath?

Upon learning that their settlement agreement included the remedy of firing the most watched cable news host in the 8pm time slot, the Texas governor’s response is that he wants the voting company to answer some questions before he’ll consider doing business with them. Free speech, 1A journalistic protections, and even ‘our democracy’ are negotiation levers for Abbott, who remains open to making a deal with Dominion.

Fox News Tonight, Carlson’s underperforming replacement, reclaimed prime time’s top spot last week with 1.4M viewers, although they’re down nearly 1.2M views from both their debut show and Carlson’s average in that time slot (~2.6M).

In other words, Abbott and the other establishment RINOs are the only ones still watching — and their number is shrinking.” — Ashe in America

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New York, San Francisco Office Buildings Are Absolute Ghost Towns

It's no secret that commercial real estate is in bad shape across the globe...

Things are so bad, in fact, that 26 Empire State Buildings could fit into New York City's empty office space, as occupancy in the city is hovering around 50% of prepandemic levels, according to the chair of Harvard Economics Department, Edward Glaeser and MIT's Carlo Ratti.

The cause? Thanks to the pandemic, working from home has become the norm in many industries - a phenomenon which has also heavily impacted mass transit systems in America's largest cities. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “Controlled implosion of the US economy continues.

The loss of office buildings in major cities indicates a loss of liquidity in profit margin-slim enterprises, of which, the big players in most sectors are leveraged to the hilt. Think: powder keg situation. 

The game is long but extremely effective. At one point in US history, most corporations and businesses used positive cashflow to run their business—meaning, they made money and saved it for future use. The Money Trust, as revealed by the Pujo Committee in the run up to the enactment of the Federal Reserve act of 1913, wanted to transform the way business was done. What was the change? They wanted to shift business away from saving to lending. 

It worked.

The vast majority, if not all, major businesses now run on loans and credit extension. There are advantages to this strategy, especially in the economic field we currently occupy. But make no mistake, it is like trying to build a house next to a floodplain. 

The bankers use liberal credit issuance to puff up the economy—the boom part of the boom and bust business cycle. Eventually, the economy has to be shrunk, for various reasons, like inflation, regulations, a pandemic or some other convenient—to the bankers—event. Once contraction is triggered, the few inches businesses use to keep their heads above water are pulled away. 

The rising interest rates the fed pushed earlier this year all but guaranteed the music in the musical chair game that is the global economy would cause some businesses to go bus. This is the point. As they do, the contagion spreads across the economy. As the crisis proceeds, they take advantage of everything they can. They buy up businesses cheaply (how much did JPMorgan buy First Republic for, again?), they gain political capital for reforms and policy changes (CBDCs, anyone?) and they cause general chaos in the economy and markets, which they anticipate, so as to make money on the way down and the way up. 

The last time a major shift like this happened, like back in 1907, massive portions of the entire private sector were brought up by the money trust, the banker controlled uber wealthy industrialists and their banking cohorts. Shortly thereafter, the military industrial complex along with the large-scale changes to society pushed by the primordial technocrats spun up into activity, with FDR at the head of the transition in the Whitehouse. 

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” — Justin Deschamps

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FDA approves genetically modified pork for super market shelves

It looks like Americans will never have to worry about a shortage of "sausage" as the sale of genetically modified pigs has officially been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Scientists at Washington State University developed the altered pork by using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, which takes DNA seen as more "desirable" and aritifically injects that DNA into other livestock, Daily Mail reports.

The GMO pork will be sold as German-style sausages and reportedly provides adequate nutrition for human consumption.

Washington State University professor Jon Oatley, who led the research on this project, explained that the project's critical goal was to not only improve the quality of meat but also the ability for livestock to thrive in harsh environments, something he says will help increase protein sources in countries that are underdeveloped, the outlet reports. — The Post Millenial

Our Take: “Madness.

Not only will you eat the bugs and like it too, but now your food will be modified and poisoned like never before. Injecting livestock with DNA modifications, which could not possibly be tested for long-term results and side effects.

CRISPR sounds like a good idea on its face. However, Recombinectics (one program of this nature) only took one year to be approved by the FDA.

We need to take a hard look at what’s being injected into our food. This is could get out of hand quickly. U.S. citizens and people worldwide cannot deduce what the long term affects could be. Further, we should also take heed to what farmers and ranchers are saying about these so-called advances. Things that are beneficial can be a good thing.

Additionally, we need to be careful with any addition to the DNA of livestock, which could potentially have health risks that are not identifiable. All the more reason to support local farmers and to use caution as to what we purchase and consume.” — Johnny Q

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Witness says she went back to ‘thank’ Daniel Penny after Jordan Neely chokehold death, is ‘praying’ for him

A straphanger who was on the subway when former Marine Daniel Penny placed Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold said Thursday she’s “praying” for Penny after it was revealed the 24-year-old would face charges tied to the high-profile case.

“I hope he has a great lawyer, and I’m praying for him,” the 66-year-old woman, who did not want to be identified, told The Post Thursday night. “And I pray that he gets treated fairly, I really do. Because after all of this ensued, I went back and made sure that I said ‘Thank you’ to him.”

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday afternoon Penny would be charged with second-degree manslaughter.

He is expected to surrender to authorities Friday morning.

The subway rider said Neely, who had a history of mental illness, was threatening passengers after he hopped on an F train in Manhattan. — The New York Post

Our Take: “Every week, new information comes out about Good Samaritan Daniel Perry’s fateful actions on that train.

Last week, new video emerged that showed Perry placing Neely in the ‘recovery position’ and shows Neely still breathing. It was also reported last week that, the night before his death, Neely was threatening to push strangers onto the tracks.

This is not insignificant, as this year has seen 26 passengers pushed onto tracks — and two of them died. Now, there are witnesses debunking the state’s claims. Neely had a criminal history with more than 40 arrests, he was well-known to the subway riding community, and he was threatening to kill passengers on the train.

Daniel Perry is a decorated US Marine who stood and acted to protect those around him while taking every precaution to ensure Neely’s safety. The media is not publishing any of these exculpatory details, but rather painting Neely as a darling, Perry as a murderer, and celebrating the Marine’s arrest.

There are really only two likely outcomes: (1) Perry gets wrongly convicted of murder and unjustly punished for his heroic actions, or (2) NY burns to the ground (due to the resultant protests in his acquittal.)

That’s “justice” in 2023 America.” — Ashe in America

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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.

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