Badlands News Brief
Badlands News Brief
The Enemy Within is Getting Nervous ...
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 with some Badlands flavoring to help wash it down.
Now, onto the news from Monday, October 14 …
Trump Suggests Using National Guard Against ‘Enemy From Within’ on Election Day
Donald Trump suggested deploying the National Guard or military to respond to what he termed the “enemy from within” on Election Day, saying in an interview that aired Sunday that he was concerned about the prospect of chaos wrought by “radical left lunatics.”
“I think the bigger problem are the people from within. We have some very bad people. We have some sick people,” Trump said during an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“It should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they can’t let that happen,” he said.
Trump’s remarks came in response to a question from the show’s host, Maria Bartiromo, about whether he was expecting “chaos” on Election Day. At first, Trump replied, “Not from the side that votes for Trump.”
When Bartiromo raised “outside agitators,” including individuals on the terrorist watch list, Trump turned to his political opponents.
“I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and [are] destroying our country,” he said.
In a later portion of the interview, the former president named Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat running for Senate, as an “enemy from within.” Schiff served as a House manager in Trump’s first impeachment and later sat on the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a mob of the former president’s supporters.
“The thing that’s tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff,” Trump said. — WSJ
Our Take: 5D Chess, ya ready? Good let’s play.
DJT says “the enemies within”
DJT gets all MSM, Timmy, Kamala, etc all quoting it.
DJT then says “Go Vote Jan 5th”
Q 466 Jan 5th Delta —
How do you destroy the most POWERFUL country in the world?
Direct attack?
Covert OP by [CLAS-59#241-Q] to infiltrate at highest
level to destroy from within?
Think GAME.
Who are the PLAYERS?
What are the REWARDS?
AMERICA FOR SALE.
PATRIOTS in FULL CONTROL.
We will make more public.
SA was strategic.
“We know” “Do as we say or face consequences”
These people are stupid!
Another Take: To some of us, one of the key "proofs" of "patriots in control" is the continued propensity for the most clownish Deep State stooges to be elevated to their positions of proxy power while this war plays out on stage.
While "these people are stupid" is one of the most oft-cited truisms from the Q Drops, I've personally always applied that more to the Media Industrial Complex and Con Inc. Charlatans than the true power players among the Deep State.
And yet, I could absolutely see it applying to the figures chosen to represent the Regime in its waning days.
Patriot Control is Bicameral.
Either they have direct control over all players on the public game board, and are pantomiming the story of the storm en route to mass population awakening ... OR, they've hamstrung the power players and placed the stooges into a 5GW maze that results in the same.
The cheese was taken a long time ago.
We're just waiting for the clock to run out.
It's not an election campaign. It's a victory march. —
Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Biden administration he is willing to strike military rather than oil or nuclear facilities in Iran, according to two officials familiar with the matter, suggesting a more limited counterstrike aimed at preventing a full-scale war.
In the two weeks since Iran’s latest missile barrage on Israel, its second direct attack in six months, the Middle East has braced for Israel’s promised response, fearing the two countries’ decades-long shadow war could explode into a head-on military confrontation. It comes at a politically fraught time for Washington, less than a month before the election, and President Joe Biden has said publicly he would not support an Israeli strike on nuclear-related sites.
When Biden and Netanyahu spoke Wednesday — their first call in more than seven weeks after months of rising tensions between the two men — the prime minister said he was planning to target military infrastructure in Iran, according to a U.S. official and an official familiar with the matter. Like others in this story, they spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive deliberations.
The Israeli prime minister’s office did not reply to a request for comment. The White House had no immediate comment. — WAPO
Our Take: The retaliatory action would be calibrated to avoid the perception of “political interference in the U.S. elections,” the official familiar with the matter said, signaling Netanyahu’s understanding that the scope of the Israeli strike has the potential to reshape the presidential race.
Uh huh. Because Netanyahu knows that once daddy gets home, his afternoon of terrorizing the neighborhood comes to an end.
Let's get real, though: This has very little to do with the White House and their ability to impose themselves on Tel Aviv. This has everything to do with the threats that both Russia and China have issued regarding the targeting of nuclear or oil-related sites in Iran.
In the past year, China has become Iran's #1 oil customer, and Iran has become China's primary supplier. Last week, China also inked a deal with the Crown Prince, becoming the #1 purchaser of Saudi oil, as well.
The Israeli strike on Iran would be carried out before the U.S. elections on Nov. 5, the official familiar with the matter said, because a lack of action could be interpreted by Iran as a sign of weakness. “It will be one in a series of responses,” she said. Zohar Palti, a former intelligence director for Mossad, said Netanyahu would need to balance Washington’s appeals for moderation with the public demand in Israel for an overwhelming response.
A sign of weakness? Hey, newsflash: Israel cannot be defended against Iran's missile technology. If Iran wants to destroy Israel, it has the means to do it, without the use of a nuclear weapon. This has already been demonstrated, with incredible precision. Are we certain the public actually wants more escalation?
Netanyahu knows this, too, which is likely why he was shaking like a frightened milk maid when delivering his public address after Iran's very measured attack.
So what's the play here, guys? Another round of slap-tickle fights?
I think Iran is more than okay with that plan. They have time on their hands, as with each passing day, the world sours more on Israel's aggression toward its neighbors. Just yesterday, video and images circulated showing a refugee tent-city in Gaza that was firebombed by the IDF. Civilians were filmed burning alive in their beds, as Israel's supporters mocked them online. (Truly disgusting behavior that I've witnessed throughout the course of this conflict. Godless hubris.)
First France, and now Spain, has called for a weapons embargo on Israel, until a ceasefire is reached. Over the weekend, Jordan— the Arab neighbor that has protected Israel from missiles and kept it fed with a land-bridge through Saudi Arabia, despite having a population that is two-thirds Palestinian— joined the calls for a weapons embargo.
I expect this trend to continue. Soon, Netanyahu will have succeeded in completely isolating Israel, politically. And that, I suspect, is when Netanyahu will reach his most dangerous form. —
Biden-Harris DOJ Sues To Stop Virginia From Taking Noncitizens Off The Voter Rolls
The Biden-Harris Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging that Virginia’s removal of noncitizens and other ineligible registrants from its voter rolls is illegal.
“The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the Justice Department will continue to ensure that the rights of qualified voters are protected,” Kristen Clarke, the hyper-partisan head of the agency’s Civil Rights Division, contended in a melodramatic statement.
The suit comes in response to efforts by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) to ensure only eligible U.S. citizens are on the state’s voter registration lists.
In an August executive order directing commonwealth agencies to undertake election security efforts ahead of the November election, Youngkin revealed that ELECT had removed 6,303 noncitizens from Virginia’s voter rolls from January 2022 to July 2024. The directive also included instructions for ensuring accuracy within the state voter rolls.
In its lawsuit, the DOJ — which has regularly been weaponized to target Republican-led election integrity efforts since Joe Biden became president — alleged that the state’s removal of foreign nationals from its voter registration lists violated the “Quiet Period Provision” of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. That law requires states to complete “not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election for Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters.” — The Federalist
Our Take: I keep asking the question, where is Kamala gaining support to account for the margins she is losing in key demographics?
There must be gains if the race is neck and neck. The neck and neck narrative is critical to selling the American people on a Harris win, and even on down ballot gains for Democrats.
We do not see sufficient gains in traditional demographics, so how does the race remain neck and neck?
This article is the obvious answer. “…the Justice Department will continue to ensure that the rights of qualified voters are protected,” said Kristen Clarke, “the hyper-partisan head of the agency’s Civil Rights Division” in a statement.
What is a “qualified” voter, and is it different than an “eligible” voter?
From the article, it appears that a qualified voter is one that made it onto the rolls as of the start of the 90-day Quiet Period, regardless of eligibility. They evaded detection at the point of the roll freeze, so they’re qualified. It doesn’t actually matter if they’re eligible. That’s the subtext of the Harris DOJ legal argument.
The Federal Government is suing Virginia to keep ineligible voters on the rolls.
I’m just speculating based on available information, but this seems to be the most logical accounting for where Kamala gains enough votes to offset her reported losses. It would explain why she left the border open and fast tracked federal resources to accelerate migrant access to government services, like drivers licenses, which often offer voter registration.
To be clear, I’m not expecting the migrants to vote. I’m expecting the migrants’ identities to vote. And just imagine attempting to challenge citizenship eligibility AFTER the election. Don’t you dare, bigot.
The bureaucratic protections against “voter suppression” are going to prohibit inquiry into accuracy and verification. The fact that the Harris DOJ is bringing this case reveals the plot: Qualified voters don’t need to prove their eligibility.
The coming months will be mostly fiery. —
China conducts military drills around Taiwan in warning to island’s president
Chinese military and coastguard personnel surrounded Taiwan’s main island on Monday for a day of large-scale drills that Beijing said were a warning against “separatist acts”, in the wake of a recent speech by Taiwan’s president.
State media linked the drills to a National Day speech last Thursday by Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, in which he repeated that the People’s Republic of China “has no right to represent Taiwan”, but that he was willing to work with it to maintain peace and stability.
The drills began before dawn and without prior notice. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said all branches of the military were approaching Taiwan by sea and air, including in a strike group led by one of China’s two active aircraft carriers, the Liaoning. The joint drills focused on sea and air combat readiness, blockading key Taiwanese ports and areas, and assaults on maritime and ground targets, said the eastern theatre command’s spokesperson, senior captain Li Xi.
“The drill also serves as a stern warning to the separatist acts of ‘Taiwan independence’ forces,” Li added.
The PLA did not announce any live-fire or no-fly zones. Provided maps showed nine declared zones for the exercises, including six large areas near Taiwan’s major ports.
At the same time the Chinese coastguard, which is separate to the military but serves under the same commanding body, announced “law enforcement patrols” around the main Taiwan island in what it said was “a practical action to control Taiwan Island in accordance with the law based on the one-China principle”. However, ship tracking data seen by the Guardian showed Chinese coastguard vessels did not track around Taiwan’s southern end.
The PLA said shortly after 6pm local time that the drills had been “completed successfully”. — The Guardian
Our Take: China-Taiwan fear-mongering is back on the menu, bois!
Observe the machine gearing up for a Gulf of Tonkin narrative rerun.
Two full years ago this week, I started writing a China Series for
.The aim was to explore recent Chinese history through an Info War lens, attempting to reconcile the story of China (and President Xi Jinping) as we've been told it in the west with the Net Effects of the current China regime on the Globalist New World Order that is currently arrayed against them, Russia and, yes, the true American empire represented by Donald Trump.
In the first entry of that series, I discussed the "curious case of intermittent escalation" in the Taiwan Straight, projecting that such escalation was being baited and patterned on a pre-set timeline in accordance with the Crisis Cascade that serves as a prime vector of awakening by the largest decentralized alliance of all time, which I refer to as the Sovereign Alliance.
Check it out. —
Putin asks MPs to approve ‘strategic partnership’ with North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally requested that the State Duma ratify the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
The treaty was signed during Putin’s trip to Pyongyang in June and includes pledges by Russia and the DPRK to assist each other in case of foreign aggression. The Russian media reported on Monday that the ratification proposal had been registered in the legislature’s docket.
According to the treaty signed by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the two countries would “cooperate with each other to ensure lasting regional and international peace and security.”
The explanatory note attached to the bill said lawmakers that Russia and the DPRK are committed to establishing “global strategic stability and a fair multipolar international system,” and are basing their partnership on the “principles of mutual respect for state sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-interference in internal affairs, equality and other principles of international law.”
The document includes an article that states that “if one of the parties is subjected to an armed attack by any state or several states and thus finds itself in a state of war, the other party will immediately provide military and other assistance by all means at its disposal in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter” and national legislation. — RT
Our Take: This is pure flex from Vlad.
We've been seeing a lot of flexing from the Sovereign Alliance lately, as the Hegemony's agents slither around in the shadows, trying to destabilize more regions of the world and open up new war fronts.
We see it happening with Israel and Iran, which is a powder keg that is one wet fart away from exploding into a world-changing event. We see it in Taiwan, with both NATO and China posturing as the dominant entity in the Luzon Strait and surrounding waters—like two samurai circling each other, preparing to strike. (Yes, I know samurai are Japanese. RIP Shinzo Abe.)
And now we see it with North Korea, as the Hegemony conducts military exercises with South Korea in a show of force against Kim Jong Un.
Putin's strategic alliance seems identical to the one issued for Iran, which was done to counter the United States' longtime position as Israel's attack dog. Now with the US showing similar support for Seoul, Putin is once again positioning Russia as the big grizzly bear, calmly standing behind the little rocket man. (As he ties another poop balloon and releases it into the starry night.)
Do you see the game of chess playing out on the world stage? A pawn is moved from his starting position, and the opponent's rook slides over to block him. Moves. Countermoves.
It feels like Putin is trying to maintain a holding pattern... almost as if he is anticipating the arrival of a very important character to the pay-per-view event, which will dramatically change the game board.
But when it comes to Korea, something tells me that we have an ace-in-the-hole. —
Harris campaign rolls out new push to shore up Black men
Kamala Harris, looking at daunting polling that shows she could draw some of the softest support for a Democratic nominee among Black men, is rolling out new efforts to shore up support with this key voting bloc.
In the coming days, Harris plans several campaign events and policy proposals designed to appeal to Black men. She plans to announce three new policy prescriptions: providing 1 million small business loans that are forgivable up to $20,000, training and mentorship programs that would help give Black men a leg up in jumping into “high-demand” industries and launching an initiative focused on health issues that disproportionately impact Black men.
She will also tape a town hall with Charlamagne tha God, co-host of the popular Breakfast Club program, on Tuesday in Detroit. And the campaign is also announcing organizing events tailored to Black men, ads that feature local Black men in testimonials and new “Black Men Huddle Up” events with star athletes this week in Charlotte, Detroit, Atlanta and Philadelphia.
Quentin Fulks, the campaign’s principal deputy campaign manager, said that the campaign is trying to answer, “What is holding Black men back in this country in regards to being able to achieve economic well-being?” He added that the revamped focus in the last weeks of the campaign on Black men is also an attempt to fix the larger issue of a lack of interest and investment in the constituency from Democrats for years.
“There has to be a reprioritization of speaking to both Black men and Black women in America when it comes to a lot of the challenges that they face,” Fulks said. — Politico
Our Take: Barack Obama’s failure to connect with black men earlier this month led to social media being flooded with reaction videos from black voters—men and women—chastising the Democrat party, Harris, and Obama for taking their votes for granted. It was a wave of walk away, and these voters were explicit in the reasons for their turnabout.
The election is in exactly three weeks and, despite Politico’s best efforts, this article is filled with panic.
“The campaign is responding to troubling signs that Trump is starting to peel off some Black voters.”
That’s the subheading, but deeper in the article, we learn what they mean by “peel off some black voters.”
The NYT/Siena poll that Politico is citing, “found the support for Harris drew just 78 percent support — in past elections, Democrats have drawn 90 percent of Black voters.”
Also from that poll, “Forty percent of African American voters under 30 said the Republican Party was more likely to follow through on its campaign commitments than Democrats were.”
In 2020, according to a Pew Research study on the gender gap in voting, 8% of black voters went for Republicans. Now consider that current polling puts the black vote at 12-15% for Republicans.
Another Pew study reveals just how devastating this latest projection polling is for Harris, “The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million.” 12-15% of this population is 4.1M to 5.2M voters.
Bottom line: The recent polling of black voters would be outcome determinative in a free and fair election, crushing Harris and the Democrats’ victory chances decisively. That’s the point and even though it’s somewhat muted in this Politico piece, the panic is obvious.
“Wow, it’s the last three weeks… ballots are in mailboxes… We shouldn’t be here having to break the glass because we’ve reached the emergency point… if Harris hopes to defeat Trump in a mere few weeks, she will need every Black voter in a swing state she can get.”
Final question: If Trump has gained 9 or more points with black voters over the 2020 polling projections, where are Harris’ comparable gains in other demographics to keep this race projected and narrated as “neck and neck”? —
Canada alleges much wider campaign by Modi government against Sikhs
The killing of a Sikh separatist in Canada last year was part of a broader campaign of violence against Indian dissidents directed by a senior official in the Indian government and an operative in the country’s spy agency, according to Canadian officials who cited intercepted Indian communications and other newly acquired information.
Canadian authorities have also identified at least six Indian diplomats serving in Canada who were directly involved in gathering detailed intelligence on Sikh separatists who were then killed, attacked or threatened by India’s criminal proxies, Canadian officials said.
Canada ordered all six of those diplomats to leave the country in notices that were sent early Monday, the officials said. Among them were India’s top diplomat in the country, Sanjay Kumar Verma, and its top consular official in Toronto, the officials said.
India issued a conflicting statement saying it had withdrawn the diplomats over concerns for their safety. India later announced that it had expelled six Canadian diplomats, including Canada’s top diplomat in New Delhi. — WAPO
And …
‘Total killer’ – Trump on Modi
Former US President Donald Trump has expressed his admiration for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “friend of mine” and the “nicest human being.”
Speaking on the Flagrant podcast hosted by Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh, the Republican presidential candidate claimed that India’s political landscape had been “very unstable” before Modi took office in 2014, even though his predecessor, Manmohan Singh of the Congress Party, had been in power for a decade.
“On the outside, he looks like he’s your father. He is the nicest and a total killer,” Trump stated of Modi.
Trump also reminisced about Modi’s visit to the US in 2019, when he participated in the grand ‘Howdy, Modi’ rally in Houston, Texas, addressing the Indian diaspora. The event was attended by tens of thousands and was described as the largest gathering ever for a foreign leader in the US.
“It was me and him, and it was beautiful. There were around 80,000 people, and it felt crazy. We were walking around. Today, maybe I wouldn’t be able to do something like that,” Trump added, seemingly alluding to the recent assassination attempts against him. — RT
Our Take: There were far more provocative headlines available on this story— "Canada expels India diplomats amid murder accusation”—but I chose the Washington Post because it is the CIA's favorite go-to mouthpiece for disseminating propaganda.
It is important for all of you to get comfortable with reading the enemy's literature—whoever your enemy may be—and learn to digest and dissect it with objectivity.
Reading their literature is how you learn their ideas, their values, and how they think—things you would need to know, in order to defeat them in any type of conflict, especially an information war—a conflict of ideas.
What we can discern from these narrative deployments is that the CIA doesn't want the western public to have a positive opinion of Narendra Modi. Their rhetoric seems to focus on highlighting the fact that India is targeting one of our beloved NATO partners. The natural takeaway would be NATO's Article 5, which stipulates that all NATO partners must go to war if one member is attacked.
How soon until these alleged incidents are categorized as state-sanctioned attacks against Canada by India?
You may recall the Brief takes I did weeks back, when Modi visited Kiev for the first time ever. In that take, I described Modi as a father-like figure, speculating that maybe he was having a "come to Jesus" conversation with Zelensky.
Funny enough, last week, President Trump also referred to Modi as a father-like figure during an interview with Andrew Schultz.
“On the outside, he looks like he’s your father. He is the nicest and a total killer,” Trump stated of Modi.
A total killer. Interesting language, especially to describe a guy like Modi, who comes off as the benevolent and wise elder of the Sovereign Alliance. Can't help but wonder if Trump was signaling something with that comment—not against Modi, more of an acknowledgement that he knows what the CIA is doing.
So what is the CIA doing? Well, elections were just held in the highly disputed region of Kashmir—which India and Pakistan have fought over for centuries— and Modi's party lost. This also happens to be the homeland of the Sikh, the ethnicity purportedly targeted in these attacks in Canada. And last week, it was reported that India and Pakistan have ruled out having bilateral talks on the sidelines of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization, taking place in Islamabad this week. (Let's see if that changes.)
Is the CIA angry over what was said during the Modi-Zelensky meeting? Is this an elaborately orchestrated ruse to get to Modi and poison the bonds being forged by the emerging Sovereign Alliance coalition, while trying to start yet another regional conflict in Kashmir?
Papa Modi is going to need to bring out his "total killer" to outwit Langley. —
BONUS ITEMS
Trump’s social media stock is making an epic comeback as election nears
Former President Donald Trump’s social media company is on fire on Wall Street. It’s all about Trump’s perceived chances of retaking the White House.
Up until very recently, Trump Media & Technology Group had been in meltdown mode. Its share price dropped to a record low of $12.15 on September 23, marking a stunning 82% crash from its high.
But the owner of Truth Social is enjoying a massive rebound of nearly 150% in the three weeks since, more than doubling its share price. It spiked nearly 50% last week alone and surged another 18% Monday.
It’s a remarkable turnaround, even for a notoriously-volatile stock that has been described as a meme stock on steroids.
Trump Media did not announce a sudden revenue stream or a flashy new product that could explain the move. It didn’t land an endorsement from Wall Street analysts or a major shareholder.
Instead, the turnaround has been fueled by the perceived odds of Trump winning in November. Trump Media has long served as a way for traders to bet on the election. — CNN
Traders Increasingly Focused On US Election As Trump Odds Soar
Having ignored the election for far too long, rates traders are starting to price in US election risks to Treasury and volatility markets, according to Goldman strategists who continue to recommend shorting 10-year TSYs versus German bunds. Meanwhile, Citi took profit on a long breakevens position, while BMO looks to enter the trade should rates fall to more favorable buying levels.
As a reminder, now that the Nov 5 election has entered the 30-day "catalyst window" of the VIX...
... the VIX remains stubbornly high, and in fact as Goldman trader Brian Garrett noted recently, it is extremely rare to see the VIX print above 20 when the S&P hits a new all time high as it just did.
A big reason for this is that the market is finally starting to sweat the outcome of the Nov 5 election, which at least until very recently, it would blissfully pretend doesn't matter.
[…]
While rates strategists are dignified, nuanced creatures, stock traders, on the other hand, are simpler brutes, and here things are somewhat easier. Indeed, one can see a dramatic reversal with Goldman's Republican Victory basket - a proxy for Trump's odds - surging in recent days to new all time highs, while the Democrat Victory basket - a proxy for president Kamala - sinking. — ZeroHedge
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“The Federal Government is suing Virginia to keep ineligible voters on the rolls.”
….That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness…
I agree BB: "It's not an election campaign. It's a victory march. — Burning Bright"
God Wins!
God Bless!!!