Badlands News Brief
Peacemakers, Fake Kennedys & Fear Mongers
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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, whose stated opinions are their own. Feel free to follow the corresponding link to see their other work.
Now, onto the news from Wednesday, October 11 …
Russia's Putin blames US for ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis, urges two-State solution
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for its role in the ongoing Middle East crisis, triggered by the surprise Hamas attack in southern Israel, RT reported.
Putin stated, "I believe many would agree with me that it is a glaring example of the failures of the US Middle East policies. They tried to monopolize the peace settlement but unfortunately paid no attention to searching for compromises that would be acceptable for both parties," according to RT.
RT is a Russian state-controlled international news television network funded by the Russian government.
Putin also expressed concern about Washington's pressure on both sides, suggesting it was an attempt to impose "unilateral solutions" without considering the core interests of the Palestinian people, including the creation of an independent Palestinian nation-state as outlined in UN Security Council resolutions.
The US "never took into account the core interests of the Palestinian people," Putin claimed.
Putin's remarks came during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani in Moscow.
He also emphasized the need to prioritize minimizing harm to civilians on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as reported by RT. — Hindustan Times
Our Take: “I know there will be reactions to Putin floating a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine theater, but it’s a solution Trump has also floated.
More so, what interests me is his repeated calls for peace and lack of harm to civilians on any and all sides, ignoring repeated calls for arming, funding and bombing, which the Uniparty Globalists on both sides of the Atlantic can’t get enough of.
Yesterday, I said that Donald Trump represented the signal within the noise, but you know who else is proving to do that with every fresh Crisis the Globalist war machine attempts to spin up?
Vladimir Putin.
Honestly, lately, if you swapped out the quotes of one for the other, you'd have a very difficult time telling them apart.
Many of us refer to Donald Trump as, 'The Peacemaker,' and while I believe that's true, it takes two (or more) sides to make war, and it takes two (or more) sides to end it.
Focus on those calling for an end to the madness rather than those within the Establishment asserting new ways of managing or stoking it.” —
Brutal: RFK Jr's Own Siblings "Denounce" Him And Endorse Biden
Within view of where the first and only independent candidate to win the American presidency helped establish the new country’s government, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood in front of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Oct. 9 and told supporters he believes he will take a similar path to the White House.
“Today, we are turning a new page in American politics,” Mr. Kennedy said after making the expected announcement that he will run for president as an independent in the 2024 election and depart the Democratic Party’s primary.
“There have been independent candidates before. But this time is different. This time, the independent is going to win,” Mr. Kennedy said.
“Three-fourths of Americans believe President Biden is too old to govern effectively. President Trump faces multiple civil and criminal trials. Both have favorability ratings deep in negative territory," he said.
"That is what two-party politics has given us, and that is why we need to pry loose the hammerlock of corrupt power over Washington D.C. and make this nation ours again.”
But his siblings were furious, as he suspected they would be:
“It is painful for me to let go of the party of my uncles, my father, of my grandfather, and of both of my great-grandfathers—John 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald, Boston’s first Irish Catholic mayor, and Patrick Kennedy, a Boston ward boss—who, together, launched my family’s political dynasty more than a century ago,” Mr. Kennedy explained.
“But my sacrifice is nothing compared to the risk our founding fathers took when they signed the Declaration of Independence 247 years ago right over there,” Mr. Kennedy continued, pointing to Independence Hall.
“What really terrifies the elites, though, is not me. It is what I represent—a populist movement that defies the left-right division,” Mr. Kennedy continued, and his siblings were quick to respond.
In a statement posted on Twitter/X, Kerry Kennedy, Rory Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy II, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend claims that while their brother has the Kennedy name, he does not share the Kennedy “values, vision, or judgement.”
They further announced that RFK Jr’s announcement is “deeply saddening” for them and that they all “denounce his candidacy.” — Summit News
Our Take: “We haven’t seen this dynamic since 1996, and I’m for it.
RFK was already going to pull votes from Democrat voters who are disillusioned with the communists running the party, so this was probably a play to their ‘Kennedy Democrat’ illusions and to paint RFK as crazy. I doubt it will work.
We all feel the pain of Biden, and the establishment that pulls his strings, and I’m not sure the Kennedy name is strong enough to reimagine the Marxist state of American affairs.
On the other side, let’s be honest, this is the best endorsement RFK could have gotten for Trump supporters. A Kennedy that’s not a Kennedy? Let’s go!
Unfortunately for the RFK, Trump supporters are solid and aligned in their unwavering support for 45, and we add more to our numbers every day. Net, RFK’s move to independent helps Trump. I really hope we get debates!” —
Adams tells New Yorkers to beware of ‘lone wolves’ after attack on Israel
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) warned city residents to beware of “lone wolves” in the wake of the deadly attacks on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas over the weekend.
Adams said at a press conference Tuesday alongside city officials that law enforcement will be monitoring social media sites for threats against religious communities as the fighting in Israel and Gaza continues. He said statements posted on social media platforms may exacerbate the issue, noting that “lone wolves” could be radicalized online.
“I think it aggravates the problem and don’t underestimate lone wolves,” Adams said. “You know, people who are who are being radicalized online. And when you put out statements that I have read on some of these sites, you can motivate terrible behaviors.”
When asked what New Yorkers should look for in terms of a “lone wolf attack,” NYPD’s Chief of Patrol John Chell reiterated that the police department is moving resources to religious communities and institutions.
“Saturday morning, the team is on a phone early morning coordinating our response, moving an incredible amount of resources to protect our Jewish community, all churches and religious institutions in the city,” Chell said. “We have multiple community calls with faith leaders from the Jewish religion, the Muslim religion. Very well received, getting everyone on the same page as to what we’re doing.”
Adams also urged city residents to be on “high alert” and to inform a law enforcement officer if they see something suspicious. — The Hill
Our Take: “You can't blame an increasing portion of the Collective Mind for reacting to headlines like this with more of a 'threat' rather than a 'warning' posture.
Given the Exposure we've seen over the course of the Trump era, both the Media Industrial Complex and the political puppets they highlight with frequency tend to engage in little more than empty bloviating and Hegelian programming.
Given this framing, 'lone wolf' headlines take on the tenor of predictive programming rather than genuine, organic 'fear.'
I don't believe the domestic Deep State has much kinetic power remaining to them, but it's never wise to count on that; either way, watch the headlines as much for what they're threatening as for what they're warning.
The Info War is in the midst of a chaotic blitzkrieg right now, which presents opportunity for all sides on the game board.
Keep your head when those about you are losing theirs, track the stories, and stay calm in the chaos.” —
Americans Searching "Will I Get Drafted To War" Hits Highest Level Since Iraq 2007 Surge Amid WW3 Threat
Geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner has warned that the world is teetering on the edge of a war cycle that could last many years. Nenner may be correct: The Ukraine war has been ongoing for 1.7 years, and just days ago, Hamas invaded Israel, sparking yet another dangerous geopolitical powder keg exploding right before our very eyes.
On Saturday, former President Trump told the crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that the US is "closer to World War III than we've ever been."
"I'm telling you, we are closer to World War III," Trump said, warning that another conflict could use "weaponry the likes of which this world has never seen before."
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While the horrific scenes of the Hamas attack have gone viral on X for the world to see, some Americans are panic-searching if they will be drafted as the conflict in the Middle East and Eastern Europe could spiral out of control.
Google search data shows that "Will I get drafted to war?" has jumped above the Feb. 2022 high when Russia invaded Ukraine and hit the highest level since former President George Bush announced the troop surge in Iraq in early 2007. — ZeroHedge
Our Take: “I have three sons, one of age to be drafted, and two coming up behind him. This is personal for me—the idea that this corrupt and illegitimate government could my son to fight in foreign wars. I think about the impact that stolen elections will have on my sons regularly, especially if we don’t restore the will of the people as the purpose of elections. It’s terrifying.
More though, I think about my sons having to fight on our soil.
The border is wide open, and military aged males from all over the world are moving, unvetted and unchecked, throughout our nation. All of the institutional energy is forcing Americans to look abroad. Look at the dead babies in Israel and Palestine, get outraged, support our war. Meanwhile, we’re dangerously close to having dead babies in America — in addition to the all out social justice attack on American children both inside and outside the womb — and that seems to be the last thing on anyone’s mind.
Except Trump.
Trump and America First are rightly calling out the emotional blackmail, war drums, and lack of American interests in the resource prioritization math. Searches about being drafted are newsworthy because American young people — and their mothers — realize it’s a likely possibility. We need Trump back. My sons and I need Trump back.” —
Tesla Builds a New Home for ‘Dojo’ Supercomputer as AI Ambitions Rise
Tesla is officially thinking past electric vehicles and building a "bunkerlike" structure in Texas that it will use to house part of a new supercomputer that the company is calling "Dojo".
The supercomputer is being put together by the company "to help run the artificial intelligence software behind the self-driving capabilities in its vehicles," according to The Information.
The supercomputer could also eventually be used to sell cloud services to other companies, the report says. The project is is being called an "an audacious plan by Musk to take greater control over the technology it needs to run the AI software at the heart of its products".
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has already said he plans on investing "well over" $1 billion on the project, which is based on an in-house chip that was designed by Tesla. Currently, Tesla uses Nvidia AI chips to power its vehicles.
As the company moves more toward the "robotaxi" evolution that we were promised years ago at this point, it has obviously realized it is going to need significantly more computer power.
Glenn O’Donnell, a semiconductor researcher at technology research firm Forrester told The Information that it is tough for people in AI to get enough chips: ”Everybody who is trying to do this is complaining that they can’t get enough of these chips.”
A primary motivator for Tesla's development of its in-house AI chip, known as D1, is to decrease dependency on Nvidia, a sentiment echoed by other tech giants like AWS and Microsoft. Elon Musk admitted that Tesla would have stayed with Nvidia if the chipmaker could meet Tesla's growing demands. Going forward, the plan is to use both Nvidia and D1 chips for their Dojo supercomputer, the report says. — ZeroHedge, citing The Information
Our Take: “A fairly fascinating development is in the offing when it comes to Elon Musk and Tesla, with the company planning to build a proprietary, highly secure data center with its own, in-house chips in order to house the supercomputer project, 'Dojo.'
While transhumanist fear mongering is sometimes understandable, Musk has consistently been a thorn in the side of the Globalist Establishment, and as we often discuss, it's virtually impossible to believe the US MIL wasn't involved in his 'purchase/takeover' of the Deep State's most powerful Psychological Warfare Weapon system in Twitter, now rebranded as 'X.'
What we COULD be looking at here is a longer-term play to ensure that highly valuable production corridors, including semiconductors and computer chips (the most-traded commodity in the modern world,) remain outside of the control of a Globalist Oligarchy beholden to ESG & DEI initiatives meant to rob the 'free market' of its diminishing freedom.
Should be interesting to watch.” —
BONUS ITEMS
Republicans nominate Scalise as next speaker, but a fight still remains
Republicans voted Wednesday to nominate Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., to be the next speaker of the House — but his path to the gavel remains uncertain, as he must still secure the votes of nearly every member of his party.
Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in leadership, defeated Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, 113-99 in a secret ballot vote behind closed doors to win the party’s nomination. For years, Scalise has been viewed as an heir apparent to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was ousted from power in an internal GOP revolt just a week ago.
But because of the GOP’s razor-thin majority, there is no guarantee that Scalise can win the speaker’s gavel on the House floor. Just five Republicans have the power to block Scalise, meaning he will need to win the support of at least 217 of the 221 Republicans.
"Obviously, we still have work to do. We're going to have to go upstairs on the House floor and resolve this and then get the House opened again," Scalise told reporters after the vote. "We see how dangerous of a world it is and how things can change so quickly. We need to make sure we are sending a message to people all throughout the world that the House is open and doing the people's business."
The House's first action under a "Speaker Scalise," he said, will be to pass a resolution in support of Israel.
A sense of uncertainty hung over Republicans immediately after the vote to nominate Scalise, with one defiant supporter of Jordan saying immediately that she won’t back Scalise.
“I’m voting for Jim Jordan on the floor,” said Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. — NBC News
BLM chapter sparks outrage after posting pro-Palestinian cartoon referencing Hamas terrorists
The Chicago Black Lives Matter chapter sparked outrage on Tuesday after it posted a graphic of a paraglider with the Palestinian flag that read "I Stand With Palestine." The group has since deleted the post.
The BLM Chicago account accompanied the X post with the caption "That is all that is it!" The post was later updated by X, formerly known as Twitter, with a community note that read "On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists in paragliders attacked a music festival in Israel, killing over 260 people."
On Saturday morning, thousands of attendees at the Tribe of Nova music festival in southern Israel were ambushed by Hamas terrorists who killed hundreds and took others captive. Videos of the horrifying rapes, murders, attacks and kidnappings have circulated the news and social media platforms in recent days.
BLM Chicago addressed the post on X Wednesday morning.
"Yesterday we sent out msgs that we aren’t proud of," the organization wrote on X. "We stand with Palestine & the people who will do what they must to live free. Our hearts are with, the grieving mothers, those rescuing babies from rubble, who are in danger of being wiped out completely." — FOX News
Israel-Palestine war: UK home secretary says waving Palestinian flag could be an offence
The UK government has urged police chiefs to consider whether waving a Palestinian flag could be a criminal offence in the wake of calls by senior figures for people deemed to have expressed support for Hamas to be prosecuted.
In a letter on Tuesday, Home Secretary Suella Braverman called on police forces to be alert for displays of Hamas flags or logos or other demonstrations of support for the Palestinian militant group.
Hamas was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK government in 2021.
But Braverman also called on police to consider the context in which Palestinian flags are waved to assess whether public order offences of harassment or incitement may have been committed.
"Behaviours that are legitimate in some circumstances, for example, the waving of a Palestinian flag, may not be legitimate such as when intended to glorify acts of terrorism," she wrote. — MiddleEastEye.net
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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I am praying for the world. Praying for protection over everyone and a spiritual revival.
Ashe, I feel you with having draft age sons. I have been saying that a call for a draft (women too) by the fake Biden admin would be a HUGE wake up for Americans. My husband has done officer recruiting since 2006 and he is very tuned in to the fact that a very limited percentage of our population is open to their children serving in the military, and that percentage has PLUMMETED in the past three years. Even vets, including Oak and I, are glad our children have not made their service into a “career.” I welcome this “draft.” And pray it puts our citizens on high alert, but only if there are no true teeth to it in the end.