Badlands News Brief
Witch Hunt, Woke's Fall & Peacemakers
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 …
'The Witch Hunt Against Me Is DEAD': Trump Says Manhattan DA Tricked By 'Fraud' Star Witness, Wasn't Into 'Horseface' Stormy
Former President Trump on Saturday suggested that the Manhattan DA was tricked by "Star" witness Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer who was disbarred after pleading guilty in 2018 to multiple felony charges, including 5 counts of tax evasion, lying to a financial institution, lying to congress, and two campaign finance violations.
In addition to Cohen's credibility issues, a 2018 letter emerged last week in which Cohen's lawyer tells the Federal Election Commission that Cohen used his own funds to make a $130,000 'hush' payment to Ms. Stephanie Clifford (Stormy Daniels aka "Horse Face"), and that Trump did not reimburse him for it.
Following a Saturday night rally in Waco, Texas, Trump told reporters on his plane: "I think they’ve already dropped the case … they have absolutely nothing."
"It’s a fake case. Some fake cases, they have absolutely nothing," Trump continued.
The former president made a similar statement earlier Saturday, writing:
"The Manhattan D.A. Witch Hunt against me is DEAD, no evidence at all, & it has been conclusively proven that I did nothing wrong!"
"The evidence against their “Star” witness, however, is overwhelming. An already disbarred lawyer & convicted Felon, the only question left is will the D.A.s Office sue him for lying & fraud. They should!" — ZeroHedge
Our Take: “Yet another attempt to take Trump out of the race has failed. But the globalists' fight is just starting. These guys don't just put their money on one horse at a time. They put their money on multiple horses, while poisoning and doping others. Every possible pathway to achieve their agenda will be pushed forward.
Trump likely knows what to look out for. But the people don't enjoy the same level of awareness. There are no doubt plans and agenda's in place to further twist the minds of voters to suit the aims of the globalists for 2024 and beyond. Trump will likely continue to do what he has always done since he entered politics—he will push MAGA while alerting the people to the fraud pushed by the system.
Exposing the fraud and encouraging the people to stand up and take back their power is arguably Trump's real agenda. And we'll have ample opportunities to do just that in the months ahead.” — Justin Deschamps
Actor Jonathan Majors is arrested on assault charge in New York, police say
Actor Jonathan Majors, who has recently starred in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested Saturday morning in an alleged domestic dispute, New York police say.
Majors, 33, was taken into custody following a 911 call made from an apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, according to a statement from the New York Police Department.
“The victim informed police she was assaulted,” the statement said. The 30-year-old woman had “minor injuries to her head and neck,” police said.
Majors faces charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, according to the NYPD.
An attorney for Majors, Priya Chaudhry, said the actor is “completely innocent” and was “provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.”
“We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently,” Chaudhry said in a statement Sunday. — CNN
The shock firing of Marvel's top VFX exec might be heading into nasty legal waters
Earlier this week—amidst much discussion in the trades, but not many murmurings elsewhere—Disney made a massive and drastic change to the leadership team at Marvel Studios: They fired Victoria Alonso, with extreme and shocking abruptness, and “for cause.” Alonso, despite not having the front-facing name recognition of her boss Kevin Feige, has been one of the biggest architects of the Marvel Cinematic Universe project for a decade-plus at this point, dating all the way back to Iron Man, and eventually rising to the role of President of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation at the studio. In that position, she served as one of Feige’s primary right hands, with her job to ensure that both the physical production, and—increasingly importantly, and controversially—the digital production of the Marvel movies went forward smoothly.
Now, reports are emerging that Alonso, who was fired by a committee of Disney bigwigs in a decision that Feige, according to Variety, ultimately chose not to intervene in, may be pursuing legal action over her termination. That includes issuing threat-ish statements this weekend firing back at Disney’s alleged reasons for firing her, calling them “absolutely ridiculous,” and saying she was “silenced” by the company for LGBTQ+ rights advocacy.
Here’s the general state of things, from both sides: Disney says it’s firing Alonso for no other reason than her recent participation in Argentina, 1985, an Argentine legal drama that was nominated at the Oscars this year, and which the Argentina-born Alonso produced on. (Disney says she breached her contract by working on, and then continuing to promote, a non-Disney film; Alonso’s team says she had permission to do so.)
Alonso’s lawyers, meanwhile, have suggested that Alonso (who’s LGBTQ+) was fired for being one of the most vocal internal voices pushing Disney to fight back against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” laws last year. That included getting up in front of GLAAD and calling then-Disney CEO Bob Chapek out by name, saying, “So I ask you again Mr. Chapek: please respect—if we’re selling family—take a stand against all of these crazy outdated laws. Take a stand for family.” Deadline reports that Alonso was “benched” from press duties by Disney after that, and refused to participate in promotion of recent Marvel films; they also say she says she was asked to do something “reprehensible” (but undescribed) by a Disney exec that served as a last straw that led to her firing. — AV Club
Our Take: “I have NO idea if there's any coordination going on, but there's a pattern of escalation and acceleration hitting some of the biggest woke entertainment brands in the world right now.
Marvel's latest films have lost the company hundreds of millions
The Disney+ streaming service has reported increasing net losses
Jonathan Majors, Hollywood's new 'it' guy and Marvel's new main tentpole villain has just been arrested under accusations of violently assaulting a woman
The second in command at Marvel Studios has been unceremoniously fired, and the circular firing squad of lawsuits has begun
Pride ... meet Fall.” — Burning Bright
Trump rips DeSantis, claims to have talked to Putin about Ukraine in Waco rally
Former President Donald Trump ripped into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, criticized investigations into his business and political dealings, and claimed to have talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukraine during the first major rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, on Saturday.
Trump said he will "have the disastrous war between Russia and Ukraine settled" before reaching the Oval Office if he is elected president again in 2024.
"I used to talk to Putin, I get along well with Putin. I used to talk to Putin about it," Trump said.
"They started putting soldiers on the border but even he didn't want to do it. He wanted to get a piece. Now it looks like he'll end up probably getting the whole thing."
Trump called Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping "very smart people" after their meeting this week in Moscow.
"I'm proud to be the only president in decades who did not start a new war," Trump said. "It's no coincidence that the deep state is coming after me even harder, since I pledged to swiftly end the war in Ukraine."
Trump added that he would have a settlement between Russia and Ukraine made "within 24 hours" before asserting that he "will prevent World War III" and alleging that President Joe Biden is "courting nuclear holocaust." — United Press International
Our Take: “Trump playing Peacemaker will have MORE standing in the Collective Mind if he does so as a Civilian.
This move would serve multiple Mass Psychological functions:
Display Trump's strength & standing on the world stage, regardless of 'title'
Present an inverted mirror of Biden's
Provide a public & real 'Solution' to the Problem & Reaction phases kicked off by the Globalist Uniparty
Solidify the Multi-Polar World Order being ushered in by the BRICS nations, stamping US approval.” — Burning Bright
Xi’s trip to Russia boosts 'dear friend' Putin as China pushes back against U.S. power
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Russia offers a symbolic shot in the arm to his increasingly isolated Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and highlights Xi’s determination to push back against American power in the world, experts and former U.S. officials say.
Calling each other “dear friends,” the two leaders held informal talks in Moscow for almost four and a half hours Monday, the Russian state news agency Tass reported, and talks between their full delegations took place Tuesday. In televised remarks after greeting Xi inside the Kremlin, Putin said he had “carefully studied” China’s recent proposal for ending the war in Ukraine, where Beijing has tried to portray itself as a potential peacemaker.
After's Tuesday meeting, there appeared to be no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough over Ukraine. Putin offered praise for Xi's peace plan and blamed Kyiv and the West for rejecting it. Meanwhile, Xi barely mentioned the conflict, saying that China had an “impartial position” on it.
The three-day state visit underscores how Xi, unlike his predecessors, wants to position himself as a world-shaping leader and his country as a counterweight to America’s long-standing global dominance. — NBC News
Our Take: “There's a lot of 'Either-Or' rhetoric in a community that prides itself on heterodox thought.
That said, recent events should be making it clear that some 'theories' people think of as incongruent are actually complementary.
Example:
I believe Xi and Putin's 'Peacemaker' moves on the world stage lend MORE credence to the Devolution/COG theory.
Trump never left. He's been silent-running while necessary objectives are forwarded.
... don't assume they're all domestic.
WWG1WG ... ALL.” — Burning Bright
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I think the mere fact Trump is still alive today proves devolution is in place. Think about it! The Deep State is powerless in silencing him despite all their efforts, many we probably aren’t privy too. I suspect as the exposure increases, the danger of heightened false flags is real. Even with the power of the media behind them, the digital truther army is too resilient, too loud, not to be ignored.
Thanks to BB for suggesting that the Xi-Putin meetings actually may mean the US has some form of devolution/CoG in place. I keep finding loopholes in my own arguments, however, and try to resolve questions about the roles of folk like (maybe this is the storm) Milley