Badlands News Brief
Badlands News Brief
Fearmongering and Capitulation Rule the News Cycle
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 pick news items of interest from the previous days to give you an overview of the biggest goings-on relevant to the Truth Community.
Many items feature original (and subjective) commentary. Feel free to follow the corresponding link to see our writers’ Substack accounts and check out their other work.
Now, onto the news from Wednesday, April 10 …
"Obviously, This Is Very Bad News For Biden": Wall Street Reacts To Today's Red Hot Inflation Print
Coming into today's CPI number, which followed three previous red-hot inflation prints, we said that it's time for a "miss" (the first of 2024) not because the data demands it - on the contrary, prices continue to rise at a frightening pace - but because a dovish CPI print today would be the last opportunity for the Fed to set a timetable for a rate cut calendar ahead of November's election.
Well, you can wave goodbye to all that, because we just got the 4th consecutive "inflation beat" in a row... with supercore inflation coming in blazing hot...
... thanks to a boiling inflation print which saw every single CPI metric coming in hotter than expected - was a shock, not because it reflected reality, but because it effectively sealed Biden's fate because as Bloomberg's Chris Antsey writes, "obviously, this is very bad news for Joe Biden... we’re approaching the point where high inflation is bound to still be in voters’ minds when they head to the polls, regardless of how the price figures come in over summer." — ZeroHedge
Our Take: “The economy is good. Everyone says so… or, said so until Wednesday’s CPI numbers made all the economists forget about equity metrics for a moment.
This article is chock full of quotes from economic analysts about the, apparently shocking, news that inflation is still up. Literally everyone managing a household budget can confirm the metric, but this is a stunning new development according to the ‘experts.’
BBG's Enda Curran summarized the regime’s view of the implications here:
‘Let’s be clear -- today’s data has both economic and political implications. The economics are straight forward... The political implications are less clear but no less meaningful: Poll after poll has found that voters are grumpy on the economy and news that it could be a while yet before the inflation story is over won’t brighten their mood.’
Voters are just grumpy that their money is worth half as much as it used to be. Stop being grumpy, voters, the economy is good! In a free and fair election, the political implications are crystal clear. In clown world, the regime feigns surprise at obvious truths.
Biden issued a statement about the report, indicating he is confused again.
‘Fighting inflation remains my top economic priority. We’re making progress: wages are rising faster than prices, incomes are higher than before the pandemic, and unemployment has remained below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years. But we have more to do…’
Someone please stop him before he does more.” —
Florida Gov. DeSantis Tells Donors He Is Planning On Fundraising For Trump
Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis reportedly told donors and supporters at a private event last week that he is planning to help raise money for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
The former Republican presidential candidate announced the move to fund Trump’s campaign during a private gathering on Saturday at South Florida’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
“He did say it in front of a group of people at the Hard Rock,” a DeSantis (R-Fla.) adviser told NBC News.
“He’s committed to helping Trump in any and every way,” said Texas businessman Roy Bailey, who attended the retreat. “We are going to follow his lead, and we’re excited to do everything we can to get Trump elected.”
Bailey, a co-chairman of DeSantis’ national finance advisory board also said that he is planning on raising money for Trump as well, as he did back in 2020.
“I will follow the governor’s lead and I will do anything that he or President Trump ask me to do to help him win this election,” Bailey said.
“I know where there are DeSantis supporters all over Texas and all over the country that will want to help President Trump. So, that’s what I’ll try to make happen,” he added.
The news of DeSantis contributing to Trump’s campaign comes after Trump’s biggest fundraiser of the cycle had raised $50.5 million. — OAN
Our Take: “Some may argue that this is proof of DeSantis kayfabe with Trump. I won't, because I don't think it is-- though I concede that it is still a possibility.
I don't really care about DeSantis. He'll never be POTUS, regardless of kayfabe. And the reason he'll never be POTUS isn't merely because he ostensibly betrayed Trump; it's because he betrayed America.
On June 17, 2015, as a member of Congress, Ron! voted ‘YES’ on H.R.2146, a bill entitled, ‘Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act.’ It was originally written to protect the pensions of first responders from the IRS.
However …
In April 2015, Mitch McConnell and his allies on the Senate Finance Committee quietly introduced S.995, entitled ‘Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015.’ This Senate bill never actually went to the floor for a vote. It was read twice, and then quietly slipped in as part of H.R.2146.
What S.995 did was overhaul the procedure for trade agreements with foreign nations. I would encourage all of you to go dig into this deeper on your own, but with respect to H.R.2146, the specific language that Mitch McConnell had quietly inserted into the bill prior to the vote on June 17 was ‘In support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.’
That's right. The day after Trump first announced his candidacy for President and came down that escalator, Ron DeSantis conspired with the Uniparty in Washington to destroy the remaining manufacturing base in America and ship it off to China.
Like I said, he can never be President. He is disqualified.
But I don't care about DeSantis, I care about the information war—specifically, running our own psyops against the Uniparty grifters who have been preying like ravenous wolves on the minds of our friends and families.
So I propose that we take this new development—DeSantis rubbing up against Trump to keep himself relevant—and weaponize it against scumbags like John Cardillo and Jenna Ellis who are STILL calling Trump supporters ‘cult members’ and attacking Trump for whichever straw they can desperately grasp from the bunch.
We must turn the Desimps (who are hellbent against Trump and MAGA) against Ron Desantis, by seeding in their minds the possibility that Ron has been working for Trump this entire time, and only ran for POTUS in order to expose disloyal grifters. (‘You got played, haha.’)
It doesn't matter if it is true. They all now look like fools as they continue to attack Trump and MAGA, while their fearless leader Ron! bends the knee and swears fealty to the MAGA King.
They are already full of resentment that voters didn't embrace Ron!; mix in a little paranoia and a sense of betrayal, and let the circular firing squad begin.
As Boone Cutler and General Flynn have taught us, we are active participates in the battlespace. We can either choose to be helpless victims, or we can choose to be active combatants in the psywar. I refuse to be a helpless victim.
This isn't about gloating or rubbing their face in it. This is about breaking the spirit of the Uniparty. That is the only way we are going to liberate our people from the shackles of mental slavery.
Psyops go both ways. Godspeed, anons.” —
Woman who stole Ashley Biden’s diary sentenced to month in prison
A Florida woman who stole Ashley Biden’s diary in 2020 was sentenced to one month in prison Tuesday.
Prosecutors accused Aimee Harris of stealing the president’s daughter’s diary in September 2020 while she was temporarily staying at Ashley Biden’s residence in Delray Beach, Fla. The diary contained “highly personal entries” as well as tax records, a cellphone and family photographs, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Harris enlisted Robert Kurlander to assist her efforts, and they each pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in 2022. Project Veritas, based in New York, paid Harris and Kurlander $20,000 each for the diary and other materials, which the two returned to Florida to obtain.
Nicholas Biase, the chief of public affairs for the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York, confirmed Harris was sentenced to one month in prison and three years of supervised release to The Hill. Kurlander has not been sentenced yet. — The Hill
Fresh Take: “Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander were indicted in August 2022 for Conspiracy to Commit Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property. That property was Ashley Biden's diary, digital storage card, books, clothing, luggage, financial documents, and more. Whatever she thought she could sell and/or could damage candidate Biden.
Backstory:
In June 2020, Ashley Biden stayed at a property in Delray Beach, FL. When she left, she was given permission to leave a number of personal items at the property.
Two days later, Harris was invited to stay at the same property temporarily. While there, Harris discovered the personal items belonging to Ashley Biden.
Two months later, Harris contacted Kurlander for assistance in selling the personal items. Kurlander agreed.
Originally, Harris and Kurlander, who has not been sentenced, tried to sell the diary to the Trump campaign. The Trump campaign declined and suggested they take the material to the FBI.
They ought to have done that. Instead, they took it to Project Veritas, who at the time (IMO) was still working as an asset to the FBI and, therefore, CAUGHT Harris and Kurlander. This subsequently led to the FBI "raid" on O'Keefe and a couple of his journalists.
After that raid, Barbara S. Jones was appointed special master and reviewed the materials. No one from PV has ever been charged with a crime.
They both pleaded guilty almost immediately after the indictment was unsealed.
Her sentencing has been delayed several times, actually twelve times. Harris seems to have trouble submitting completed paperwork and submitting it on time, traffic violations, etc., but today she got sentenced. The maximum was five years in prison.
The DOJ asked for 4–10 months plus three years of supervised release.
The judge gave her one month in prison and three months in home confinement.
Kurlander's sentencing is set for October 25th.
My opinion: I suspect this was a trap all along. A trap for Trump and his campaign. I think the diary itself, or at least some parts of it, are forgeries (Project Veritas said they could not authenticate the material, so they never published it), and the scheme was to get the Trump Campaign to purchase the materials, use the dirt that's in them, then get caught spreading false and horrendous information against Biden.” —
Iran news agency deletes report on shuttered airspace over Tehran, claims not to have published it
Iran’s Mehr news agency removes a report from its official channel on X that had said Iran was closing its airspace over the capital Tehran and denies in a new post that it had published any such news.
In the original report posted on X, the semi-official news agency cited the Iranian defense minister as saying that all air traffic had been suspended over Tehran “due to military drills.” — Times of Israel
First Take: “It's been a busy night tracking the events being reported to have purportedly occurred. Many of these reports are unsourced and come from larger ‘influencer’ accounts, and tracking down sourced information has been tedious. (the very danger we face in this new information age)
One example would be the closure of Iranian airspace, with conflicting reports coming from these large influencer accounts, with the planefags (anons who watch the live flight trackers) posting maps showing planes flying over Iran to refute pro-Iran accounts who were insistent that the closure occurred. The origin of this confusion came from an Iranian news organization posting this report on their X account, citing the Iranian Defense Minister as the source and the reason being ‘military drills.’
There were several other reports that I could not verify, but the point is we all must remember that we are living in a live fifth-generation battlespace, and need to exercise restraint before allowing our emotions to get us swept up in breaking news, lest it be disinformation. Things are likely to get much spicier before this all ends.
Stay frosty.” —
And …
Nuclear deal in tatters, Iran edges close to weapons capability
For the past 15 years, the most important clues about Iran’s nuclear program have lain deep underground, in a factory built inside a mountain on the edge of Iran’s Great Salt Desert. The facility, known as Fordow, is the heavily protected inner sanctum of Iran’s nuclear complex and a frequent destination for international inspectors whose visits are meant to ensure against any secret effort by Iran to make nuclear bombs.
The inspectors’ latest trek, in February, yielded the usual matrices of readings and measurements, couched in the clinical language of a U.N. nuclear watchdog report. But within the document’s dry prose were indications of alarming change.
In factory chambers that had ceased making enriched uranium under a 2015 nuclear accord, the inspectors now witnessed frenzied activity: newly installed equipment, producing enriched uranium at ever faster speeds, and an expansion underway that could soon double the plant’s output. More worryingly, Fordow was scaling up production of a more dangerous form of nuclear fuel — a kind of highly enriched uranium, just shy of weapons grade. Iranian officials in charge of the plant, meanwhile, had begun talking openly about achieving “deterrence,” suggesting that Tehran now had everything it needed to build a bomb if it chose. — The Washington Post
Second Take: “Welp. I did think this was coming. They are rolling out the old ‘he's got nukes in his toolshed’ bit in order to ramp up the fear-mongering, and get people emotional so they are incapable of using logic and discernment.
[full disclosure: I'm just a dummy, I don't have any sources or a security clearance]
As I said on DPH last year (June 28), Iran does not need nuclear warheads to attack Israel. They already have hypersonic missiles that are capable of penetrating the Iron Dome. Using conventional warheads, they could destroy Tel Aviv. If they wanted to attack Israel, they would have already done it.
That's not to say that provocation wouldn't drive them to attack—that certainly seems to be the CIA/Mossad's goal—but the idea that they are waiting on a nuclear warhead to make a move is silly. A barrage of hypersonic missiles would likely be enough to destroy the necessary targets to declare victory over Israel (without the intervention of the United States, Britain, or one of Israel's other allies). Especially when you consider that Russia—a key ally of Iran—is already in Syria defending Assad from the IDF and NATO.
A nuke would just be overkill for dramatic effect. I suspect this fear-mongering is intended to justify a preemptive strike against Iran, which will absolutely result in retaliation.
This is Wag The Dog. Be advised.” —
Biden plans order to limit southern border crossings by end of month
President Biden used an interview with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision that aired Tuesday to send a massive signal that he plans to issue an executive order to dramatically limit the number of asylum-seekers who can cross the southern border.
Axios is told that while it's not final, such an executive order is likely by the end of April.
Why it matters: We're told there's a fierce debate internally about the legality and politics of a Trump-like lockdown. But Biden, briefed on polls of rising voter anger, wants a dramatic step.
Between the lines: The provision Biden is eyeing would restrict the ability of immigrants to claim asylum, and doesn't require congressional approval, Axios reported in February.
Biden would use authority in Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which gives the president broad leeway to block entry of certain immigrants if it would be "detrimental" to U.S. national interests.
He'd be taking a page from former President Trump, who has repeatedly leaned on that section.
Zoom in: "We're examining whether or not I have that power," Biden told Univision's Enrique Acevedo in an interview taped last week that aired Tuesday night. — Axios
Our Take: “The so-called ruler of the United States is making sweeping policy declarations on Univision, no doubt to ensure the newcomers how much he values their vote.
The overtly political decision to act on the border was not the only policy Biden unveiled on the Spanish-speaking network. He also amped up his calls for disarmament, around a month after courts preserved the rights of the criminal invaders to own firearms, criticizing Trump’s promise to preserve the 2A as part of those remarks. Then he said this:
‘I used to teach the Second Amendment in law school, from the very beginning, there were limitations. You couldn’t own a cannon. You couldn’t — you could own a rifle or a gun, but there were certain things you couldn’t do. They weren’t weapons of war.’
Um, what? Biden teaching law school explains a lot about the state of the legal profession.
Biden’s ‘decision’ to return to Trump-era border policies appears hypocritical in light of scrotus’ actions and rhetoric. But, as Axios said in the quoted piece, he’s concerned about poll numbers. This as sanctuary cities around the nation are cutting services to citizens to resettle the criminal invaders. Just another day in the State of Inversion.
However much you hate the ruling class, it’s not enough.” —
"Friendshoring" Ramps Up As Apple's Made-In-India Iphones Tops $14 Billion
Global supply chains have fractured since former President Trump started the trade war with China. One of the largest beneficiaries is India, which has become the prime spot for "friend-shoring" US manufacturing supply chains out of the world's second-largest economy as relations with the West deteriorate.
Bloomberg reports that Apple makes 14%, or about 1 in 7 iPhones in India. The rapid increase in iPhone production in India suggests that Apple is accelerating efforts to reduce reliance on China amid worsening Sino-US relations.
According to Bloomberg sources:
Foxconn Technology Group assembled nearly 67% and Pegatron Corp. about 17% of the India-made iPhones in the fiscal year ended March 2024. The remaining iPhones were made in Wistron Corp.'s plant in southern Karnataka state, which the salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group took over last year. Tata plans to build one of the country's biggest iPhone assembly plants.
Meanwhile...
China still produces the largest share of iPhones, though the shift is already underway in a trend called friend-shoring. — ZeroHedge
Our Take: “I find the increasing prevalence of the word 'friendshoring' to be both ironic & auspicious in light of everything from the Devolution theory to the Sovereign Alliance one I never shut up about.
Taken on its face, what the MSM and even alternative media see developing is an economic rift between the US and China kicked off by Trump's trade war against Xi during his first Admin, which is resulting in an increasing trend of US on-shoring of domestic production as well as the shifting from its foreign production hubs from China to more 'friendly' nations like India.
And that's fine.
But when you look at it from the perspective of Xi's stated goals for China, you'll quickly realize that this isn't bad for them at all. In fact, Xi has been adversarial toward the US oligarchy represented by Apple, Microsoft et al, instead focusing on boosting domestic production by Chinese companies.
Modi is a member of the Sovereign Alliance, in my view. So is Xi.
This trend benefits multi-polarity.” —
Senior U.S. general to visit Israel to coordinate on Iran attack threat
The senior U.S. military commander in charge of the Middle East is expected to go to Israel Thursday to coordinate around a possible attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies, two Israeli officials said.
Why it matters: Iranian officials have publicly threatened to retaliate against Israel for an attack in Syria last week that killed a top Iranian general. An attack on Israel or its bases could lead to another regional escalation.
Gen. Erik Kurilla, commander of the U.S. Central Command, is expected to meet Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and senior Israel Defense Forces officials.
Israeli officials say they are preparing for a possible unprecedented direct attack from Iranian soil using ballistic missiles, drones and cruise missiles against Israeli targets.
In such a scenario, Israel will retaliate with a direct attack against Iran, the officials said.
A U.S. defense official said it was Department of Defense policy to "not discuss flag officer travel for operational security."
Catch up quick: An Israeli strike on Damascus last week killed Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a top Iranian Quds Force general in charge of Iran's military operations in Lebanon and Syria. — Axios
Our Take: “This is the epitome of gaslighting.
I'm not sure if there has ever been a more egregiously disrespectful instance of gaslighting—save for maybe COVID.
They—the pedophile crime syndicate who usurped President Donald Trump—are basically telling us that they intend to strike Iran and start WW3. And frankly, it makes logical sense. They have lost. It's over. They have lost the support of the apathetic normies. Trump's return to power is inevitable, and everything that comes along with that (i.e. retribution).
This is where Game Theory really starts to come into play. Assuming that patriots have spent the past 7+ years ‘setting the stage,’ the enemy really only has but so many moves, if their intent is to remain in control. One could see how a discerning general could create a controlled ‘game board’ on which the enemy operates, and easily anticipate the enemy's every move, based on the conditions you put into place before the enemy unwittingly stumbled into your trap.
Reports are that Iran has said that if there is an attack by Israel in retaliation to whatever Iran has planned (they didn't specify,) then the United States will also be held responsible and become a target for attack. That doesn't make a lot of sense, and therefore doesn't mean a lot to me. It could just as easily be a lie designed to gaslight the public into accepting kinetic action against Iran.
The reports that do catch my interest are the ones revolving around Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and an ‘urgent’ phone call he held with leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Iraq. Other reports are saying that the Biden administration is pleading with these same Arabs to talk to Tehran and calm things down.
I really wish we had a trusted partner in that group of Arabs that we knew was on [Trump's] side and was going to look out for the interests of the peace-seeking world.
If only.” —
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un says now is time to be ready for war, KCNA says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more prepared for war than ever, as he inspected the country's main military university, KCNA news agency said on Thursday.
Kim gave field guidance on Wednesday at Kim Jong Il University of Military and Politics, named after his father who died in 2011, which KCNA said is the "highest seat of military education" in the country.
North Korea has stepped up weapons development in recent years under Kim and has forged closer military and political ties with Russia, allegedly aiding Moscow in its war with Ukraine in return for help with strategic military projects.
Kim told university staff and students that "if the enemy opts for military confrontation with the DPRK, the DPRK will deal a death-blow to the enemy without hesitation by mobilizing all means in its possession," KCNA reported.
DPRK is short for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name. — Reuters
Our Take: “I don't have a ton to say about this one, it just warms the heart to see a familiar face in this hour of madness.
I hope Un is doing alright. He seemed genuinely happy—giddy, even—when Trump was in office. He dropped a bunch of weight, stopped dressing like Hillary Clinton, and was smiling all the time. Ever since the Biden-phase of this op has started, he seems to have fallen back into a bit of a depression. He put some of that weight back on, kind of went back to the HRC uniform, almost like he is resuming a role he doesn't want to be playing.
Un is definitely in the Sovereign Alliance, in my opinion. Whatever was controlling him before Trump took office seems to have been removed. Now I think he's just waiting for his friend to come back so he can stop playing this role that has grown a bit stale, in terms of character arc. The skinny Kim who ripped cigs and wore western clothes seemed like a genuinely happy guy. I want to see him and Trump develop North Korea into tourist destination and first-world nation.
Hope you're doing alright, Un. Thanks for popping up to say hey. We miss Trump, too. Take care.” —
BONUS ITEM
Alex Jones To Sue CIA After Undercover Report Claims Agency "Went After Him Hardcore"
Infowars founder and host Alex Jones says he plans to sue the CIA following the release of an undercover sting in which an alleged CIA officer claims that the US intelligence community "took his [Jones's] money away" to "chop his legs off."
The employee, a CIA contracts officer in San Diego named Gavin O'Blennis, tells the undercover journalist: "You can kind of put anyone in jail if you know what to do," adding "You set ’em up. You create the situation to where they have no choice but to act on their impulse. And once they act on that impulse, some would call that entrapment."
"Nothing like putting out a fake social media thing to like really get people mad," O'Blennis continued.
When asked who the CIA has messed with, O'Blannis mentioned Alex Jones, implying that the agency was involved in Jones' lawsuit, and encouraged Sandy Hook families to sue.
"We just say ‘there’s no federal statute being broken but you have the option for a civil case and it’s a pretty good case in our opinion.’" — ZeroHedge
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Hey Ashe, "However much you hate the ruling class, it’s not enough." Made me smile and laugh!
What an excellent group of truth-seekers on Badlands! Each one definitely gifted by God for these specific times!! 2024 converging, accelerating and escalating at the same time….
I’m with Ghost on this, “We can either choose to be helpless victims, or we can choose to be active combatants in the psywar. I refuse to be a helpless victim.” “Psyops go both ways.” We definitely need to keep the 40k position to keep emotions from weakening us. ALL controlled propaganda uses fear!
…..with Ashe, “Someone please stop him before he does more.” Right, now the idiot-in-chief is faking concern for the voters since he already has the illegal numbers for voting and whatever terror-teams for this summer in place.. Since when did Biden ever teach law??? Except several judges apparently took Biden’s class…🤡
……with Just Human, “My opinion: I suspect this was a trap all along. A trap for Trump and his campaign.” Yes, one that his superior team deftly avoided!
It’s increasingly obvious that the CIA, Mossad and possibly the other 👀s are working diligently to get the US drawn into a WW3 conflict and they are running out of time. Meanwhile the awakening public isn’t buying this and are actually asking questions. Iran’s so-called IMMEDIATE ability to complete their nuclear weapon has been used to scare “us” for over a decade now, as we’ve been told repeatedly Iran’s only a few days/weeks/months away from nuclear weapons.
The US citizens support they garnered for their proxies is basically non-existent and they are running out of time….so, now the Sauron eye 👁️ has turned to NK and the next round of fear mongering will likely be Taiwan.
I believe BBs correctly assessed the manufacturing sector and more than ever consider the Sovereign Alliance is actual. The Middle East has the Saudi Crown Prince as evidence with his pro-national leadership as the political class meets with him frequently….
God bless you all and protect you and your families from harm as you lead the way to the truth.🙏🙏