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Tucker Returns, Trump Fights & Corruption Reigns

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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 Tuesday, May 9 …

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Carlson was told by a member of the Fox board that he was taken off the air as part of the Dominion settlement, per Tucker's legal team

On Tuesday, it was revealed that Fox News’ settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over claims made in 2020 about the company’s voting machines’ role in the presidential election was the reason why former Fox News host Tucker Carlson was taken off the air.

Two people briefed on the conversation told Axios that Carlson had been told by a Fox board member that he was taken off the air abruptly last month as part of the settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. — The Post Millennial, sourcing Axios

Our Take: “Usually you fire someone because they violated a policy, weren't doing their job, or put the company at risk. In this case, Carlson was fired for doing his job: investigating events in the world and accurately reporting on them with a dash of opinion thrown in.

Carlson had been doing the same basic job for years. But when he dared to cast an inquisitive light into the shadowy world of election meddling, that was a step too far.

Yet again, this is a good thing for freedom. The sleeping masses believe we're living in a essentially fair and lawful society, where corruption and bad actors are isolated to a handful of industries and sectors. The truth, however, is far more disturbing.

The fact is, corruption is the foundation upon which nearly every facet of our civilization was built. The election system is almost entirely for the purpose of manipulating voter thoughts an opinions, choices, and once voting has taken place, adjusting whatever tabulation came in to suit the needs of the Deep State.

Carlson hit the proverbial glass ceiling. He walked up to the green curtain, pulling it back to reveal what no one was ever meant to see. But now that Carlson has seen it, and activated himself as a result, there's no putting the genie back in the bottle. Carlson and all those who follow this story just received a healthy dose of societal disillusionment. And this will contribute to whatever the future holds for the great awakening.” — Justin Deschamps

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"We're Back": Tucker Carlson Moves Show To Twitter; Musk Says They Didn't Cut Deal

As hinted at in a Sunday Axios report, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announced on Tuesday that he's moving his show to Twitter.

"There aren't many platforms left that allow free speech. The last big one remaining in the world is Twitter," Carlson said in a monologue - in which he took a shot at Fox, saying "If you bump up against the limits [in the news business] you will be fired for it."

"The rule of what you can't say defines everything," he said, adding "You can't have a free society if people aren't allowed to say what they think is true... There aren't many platforms left that allow free speech. The last big one... is Twitter, where we are now."

"Twitter has long served as the place where our national conversation incubates and develops," he continued, adding that other networks are "thinly disguised propaganda outlets."

"You see it on cable news, you talk about it on Twitter," said Carlson. "The result may feel like a debate, but actually the gatekeepers are still in charge. We think that's a bad system. We know exactly how it works and we're sick of it."

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According to Twitter owner Elon Musk, Twitter and Carlson have not signed "a deal of any kind whatsoever," which we assume means that Tucker has found a clever way around his Fox contract which stipulated that he has to stay off the air until 2025 insofar as other networks are concerned.

"Rewards means subscriptions and advertising revenue share (still working on software needed for latter), which is a function of how many people subscribe and the advertising views associated with his content," Musk tweeted. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “Back in November 2022, many of us believed we witnessed a Narrative Pincer Move engineered between Donald Trump and Elon Musk to draw out and smash down Con Inc., who went in on Trump and the MAGA movement whole hog in the wake of the Midterms only to look ridiculous when the mere threat of Trump returning to Twitter sparked a mass cultural and memetic event.

Now ... we've got Musk & Tucker cucking FOX News in the most humiliating and based public manner possible.

Coordination = Control.” — Burning Bright

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US to Provide Ukraine $1.2 Billion in Long-Term Security Aid

The U.S. will provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses as Russia continues to pound Ukraine with drones, rockets and surface-to-air missiles, U.S. officials said Monday.

The aid package is expected to be announced on Tuesday and the money will be provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Unlike the U.S. equipment, weapons and ammunition that are more frequently sent to Ukraine from Pentagon stocks — so they can be delivered quickly — this money is to be spent over the coming months or even years to ensure Ukraine's future security needs.

The assistance initiative will fund HAWK air-defense systems, air-defense munitions and drones for air defense. It will also buy artillery, rockets, satellite imagery assistance, and funding for ongoing maintenance and spare parts for a variety of systems, according to the officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the aid package has not yet been formally announced. — Military.com

Our Take: “The only people this proxy war is hurting are the American people. Thankfully, our countrymen are quickly embracing that fundamental truth.

According to AP polling earlier this year, just 19% of Americans have high confidence in Biden’s Ukraine strategy, with 37% having some confidence and 43% with hardly any.

Despite rising opposition to fighting a losing war, Biden and his handlers continue to print money to send to Ukraine for laundering. Thus, the inflation will continue until morale improves. Big guy needs that 10%.” — Ashe in America

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Horrified Father Watched as Brazilian Doctor Climbed Onto Wife’s Belly and Allegedly Pulled Head Off Their Baby During Delivery

A Brazilian doctor is under investigation after allegedly ripping the head off the baby of 33-year-old Ranielly Coelho Santos while her husband watched during the delivery of their baby in the Hospital das Clinicas da UFMG, in the Santa Efigenia neighborhood of Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais state.

According to reports, Mrs. Santos was admitted to the hospital on April 28. Her labor was induced prior to the unnamed obstetrician arriving in the delivery room. The obstetrician reportedly called the father closer to observe the birth, and that’s when he climbed up on the pregnant woman’s belly and pulled their baby’s head off during the delivery. — The Gateway Pundit

Our Take: “This has to be one of the most horrific headlines I have ever encountered. Worst off, this reminds me of the new abortion bills that allow murder, up to and after birth, that many blue states have introduced and passed into law. However, this is a step even worse and further towards a Babylonian agenda.

This is so completely unspeakable, I really can't type the words. This is concerning when we see officials like Lula elected and hospitals trying to pass waivers to parents, and liability release forms to cover up and bury these crimes against humanity, especially children. If it's happening in Brazil, it can happen here or anywhere.

The time has come to take a hard look at the destruction of our youth and the genocide starting with our children in America and worldwide. These are the kinds of headlines no one wants to read. Knowing that we face this evil in our world and society would be a good time to remember why we keep God close and remember that our children are our most important asset, which we must always fight for.

There is no excuse as to why we as the human race cannot put at end to this madness. We have the power to end it.” — Johnny Q

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FTX co-founder Bankman-Fried files motions to dismiss all but three charges against him in connection with collapse of the crypto platform

Sam Bankman-Fried, who has long denied stealing from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, has asked a judge to throw out criminal charges against him over the now-bankrupt FTX's collapse.

In a Monday filing in Manhattan federal court, Bankman-Fried's lawyers said many cryptocurrency exchanges collapsed during a broad market crash in 2022, and that prosecutors hastily charged their client in a 'rush to judgment.'

'Rather than wait for traditional civil and regulatory processes following their ordinary course to address the situation, the Government jumped in with both feet, improperly seeking to turn these civil and regulatory issues into federal crimes,' his lawyers wrote.

Out of the criminal charges against him, the three he is not contesting are: conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Bankman-Fried, a 31-year-old former billionaire, has largely been confined to his parents' home since his December arrest in the Bahamas, where he had lived and where FTX was based. 

He was extradited to the United States just over a week after his arrest. — The Daily Mail

Our Take: “SBF was celebrated by the currency-as-code crowd after rising to an estimated $26.5 billion net worth via bitcoin and other digital assets. What did he do with that $26.5 billion? He bought everyone — law enforcement, politicians, celebrities, regulators. SBF was untouchable … until he wasn’t.

There are narrative themes in this story that rhyme with Epstein, who was selling children to … no one; or, Stephen Paddock, who inexplicably attacked different hotels in different parts of Las Vegas at the exact same time with a variety of firearms. In other words, it’s the lone bad guy narrative, and it reeks of cover up.

SBF did not pull off this reportedly $8 billion scam on his own, though his homely lover and former co-chief of Alameda Caroline Ellison reportedly cut a deal with feds last year. Recent narrative attempts paint Ellison as a victim, thumping wage gap theory and suggesting she was underpaid because she is a woman. (Excuse me while I scream at the sky.)

The narrative that SBF is the lone big bad cannot stand. Ellison and the shadowy network that enabled this massive fraud — including all the people SBF bought when he was riding high — must be dragged into the light alongside him. Every last one of them.” — Ashe in America

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"An Affront To Justice" - Trump To Appeal After Jury Finds Liable For 'Sexual Abuse', Defamation

A New York City jury has found former President Trump liable for sexual assault, but not rape, in a New York defamation case brought by accuser E. Jean Carroll.

The jury awarded Carroll $20,000 in punitive damages for a battery claim, and around $5 million in compensatory damages for defamation by Trump. The verdict came after less than three hours of deliberation by jurors in US District Court in lower Manhattan. The jury did not find Trump liable for rape, as Carroll alleged.

Trump, who has long-denied her allegation dating back to the mid-90s, accused Carroll of using false claims as a way to promote her book. "I’ll say it with great respect: Number one, she’s not my type. Number two, it never happened," the-then president told The Hill in an interview at the White House in June 2019. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “Whatever ends up spinning out of this, Trump's demeanor toward the whole saga seems rather cavalier.

This also comes on the heels of the most obvious lawfare campaign waged against a (former) US head of State in the case of Bragg in New York.

The American Public are being primed for former Heads of State to be arraigned in both criminal and civil trials.

[They] are losing every last morsel of Narrative Shielding they've enjoyed as untouchables, and Trump appears to be taking all of these slings and arrows for a purpose.

I think a larger number of the American people are fed up with the ‘Witch Hunt’ on Donald Trump than we sometimes believe.

What happens when the real Witch Hunt commences?

What happens when the real trials start?

What happens when the real crimes (including sex crimes) are revealed?” — Burning Bright

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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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