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 the Weekend that Was …
DHS 'Intelligence Experts Group' Classified Military Service, Religion, & Trump-Support As Indicators Of Domestic Extremism & Terrorism
A now disbanded group in Joe Biden’s Department Homeland Security (DHS) classified Trump supporters, members of the military, and people with religious views as persons likely to commit “domestic violent extremist” attacks, newly released internal files show.
DHS announced the formation of the “Homeland Intelligence Experts Group” in September 2023 to “provide advice and perspectives on intelligence and national security efforts” to the Department, but according to America First Legal, “it was a completely partisan group designed to provide top cover for the Department’s radical agenda
AFL and former Ambassador Richard Grenell filed a lawsuit against the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group soon after the group was announced, and spurred Republican members of Congress to take action against it.
AFL alleged that the group comprised of partisan actors violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act for various reasons - including its lack of balance, the Biden Administration’s inappropriate influence over it, and its lack of public notice and participation, among other things.
To avoid further litigation and scrutiny, the Biden regime agreed in May to disband the illegal group and provide its records to AFL. However, the group may have been active for a year before it was pressured to shut down.
“By the time the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group was announced in September 2023, the group had already been meeting for as long as four months,” AFL reported. — American Greatness
Our Take: It’s not hard to discern what’s going on. The regime will work overtime to downplay these revelations, but the disclosures are happening rapidly now, and multiple lawsuits are revealing the level of politically motivated government weaponization — here on US soil.
That wasn’t supposed to be possible in America.
The Global Engagement Center, the Disinformation Governance Board, the 51 former intelligence analysts. All variations of the same unconstitutional activity. They claim to shut it down (repeatedly), but their collective network just shape shifts — and the same players continue their work.
The modern Ministry of Truth comprises proud collectivists, predominantly progressive Democrats but not entirely, who have the sole focus of interfering with the election by criminalizing support and advocacy for their political opponents.
Consider the mental gymnastics required to get to the Orwellian disclosures in this AFL lawsuit: ‘most of the Domestic Terrorism threat now comes from supporters of the former president.’
Wait, what about the epidemic of trans and nonbinary mass shooters in recent years? Are we labeling them as MAGA, or not labeling them as terrorists? Remember, manipulating metrics is a hallmark of Obama-style leadership.
The good news is that it’s obvious now. And with AFL, and Missouri and Louisiana finally fighting for the Constitution — and all of us — in the courts, the awakening is inevitable and unstoppable.
‘Fascism, Nazism, Communism and Socialism are only superficial variations of the same monstrous theme—collectivism.’ — Ayn Rand
Liberty or Bust.
America First! — Ashe in America
US concerned Israel’s Iron Dome could be overwhelmed in war with Hezbollah, officials say
US officials have serious concerns that in the event of a full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group could overwhelm Israel’s air defenses in the north — including the much-vaunted Iron Dome air defense system, three US officials told CNN.
The fears, which the US officials said have also been communicated to them by Israel, that the Iron Dome could be vulnerable to Hezbollah’s vast arsenal of missiles and drones are only rising as Israel has increasingly indicated to US officials that it is preparing for a land and air incursion into Lebanon.
Israeli officials have told the US they are planning to shift resources from southern Gaza to northern Israel in preparation for a possible offensive against the group, US officials told CNN on Wednesday.
“We assess that at least some” Iron Dome batteries “will be overwhelmed,” said a senior administration official.
An Israeli official said that would be more likely if Hezbollah conducted a large-scale attack principally using precision guided weapons, which could be challenging for the system to defend against. Hezbollah has been stockpiling precision guided munitions and missiles from Iran for years, which Israel has repeatedly raised concerns about.
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US officials have not explicitly told Israel that they oppose any attack against Hezbollah, but they are warning them that their actions could lead to a greater war which the two sides don’t actually want, a US official said. Israel has made the case that it can pull off a “blitzkrieg,” but the US is warning them that they may not be able to ensure that it remains a limited campaign, the official said. — CNN
Our Take: Israel has made the case that it can pull off a "blitzkrieg,"
Are the Ghosts in the Machine trolling Ghost in the News Brief?
I wrote about the German strategy of blitzkrieg in the Brief back on June 10, and how it was ultimately defeated by the Russians, as they established themselves as the masters of Maneuver Warfare.
If you dig a little deeper into the origins of the blitzkrieg strategy, it takes you back to 18th and 19th century Prussian military doctrine. In the latter 1700's, Frederick the Great of Prussia adopted what is known as "preventative war" doctrine, where you preemptively strike a perceived enemy before they reach their full potential and have the ability to strike you. (Let me know when this is sounding familiar.) The idea is to "bloody their nose" with multiple simultaneous attacks that are intended to disorient and overwhelm the opposition, preventing them from mounting a defense.
In theory, the idea is to deliver a stunning blow that forces a negotiated surrender, rather than seek to annihilate them completely through a prolonged campaign. (Blitzkrieg twisted this idea into annihilating them as you "bloody their nose.")
In his old age, Frederick soured on the concept, famously remarking, "preventive war is like suicide for fear of death." However, that didn't prevent analysts from comparing President George W Bush's invasion of Iraq to the younger Frederick's doctrine. What's ironic is that the aging Frederick realized that statecraft and virtuous leaders maintaining and avoiding brash military actions were the crux of achieving peace and prosperity. (Imagine that.)
A 19th century Prussian field marshal named Helmuth von Moltke is described as "embodying Prussian military organization and tactical genius." It was Moltke who fundamentally transformed Prussian military doctrine by implementing the idea of maneuver warfare. Unlike blitzkrieg—which seeks total annihilation through rapid brute force—Moltke still valued prolonged siege; he just thought that railways presented a unique technology that allowed commanders to quickly deploy troops and outflank enemies in a double envelopment, which then set up the conditions for a longer siege.
The Nazis would take Moltke's idea of maneuver warfare and combine it with Frederick's preventative war doctrine to create blitzkrieg. Eventually, they would learn why Frederick the Great ultimately soured on the concept, choosing to ignore his wisdom at their own peril.
Blitzkrieg doesn't work because the Russians developed "Shoulder Defense," which I explained in that June 10 Brief. And as I detailed in last week's Brief, Hezbollah has become a close ally of both the Wagner Group and the Russian military. In fact, the Russians have given Hezbollah their old Soviet tanks to use in Syria against ISIS—who were given tanks by Hillary Clinton, which she looted from Gaddafi's armory in Libya … the Benghazi Incident of 2012.
Are we about to watch the IDF adopt the most infamous (and doomed) Nazi field tactics? Fighting Russians in mechanized maneuver warfare?
When you consider that one of the Jewish militias (Lehi) that formed the IDF in 1948 reached out to Mussolini and Hitler in 1940 and 1941 (respectively) with an alliance proposal called "The Jerusalem Agreement," and then consider that Mossad actually hired several former Nazi SS intelligence officers—namely Otto Skorzeny, who was very close with Hitler—you begin to wonder whether there is a different kind of connection between the IDF and Nazi Wehrmacht than we have been told. Then you notice Bibi Netanyahu yesterday tweeting to congratulate the new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, and wonder how soon we will see NATO (founded by actual Nazi military leaders, after WW2) fighting Hezbollah and the Russian army in Lebanon?
Lastly, you realize that the [Neo-Nazi] Azov Battalion has had mercenaries fighting alongside the IDF in Gaza since the October invasion, and that the Israeli defense industry has been arming Azov with its highly-coveted Tavor assault rifles since 2018; At that point, you begin to ask yourself, "what the hell is going on?!?" (Don't even get me started on the proverbial hero parades that the Israeli's have thrown for Azov Battalion commanders.)
What's "going on" is that we are witnessing a bizarre remake of WW2, with European Jews and Nazis [teamed up] about to use blitzkrieg warfare against Russians and Arabs [teamed up] in the Middle East, in a conflict that, more and more, looks and feels Biblical. — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry
"Never Would Have Happened": Trump Talks Ukraine, Nato, And Hints At "The Next AI Trade" In Explosive Interview
Just two weeks after Craft Ventures co-founder David Sacks hosted a high-profile fundraiser for former President Trump at his Silicon Valley mansion, filled with venture capitalists and tech elites, Trump made an appearance on Sacks' podcast on Thursday, covering a wide range of topics from taxes and tariffs to energy to artificial intelligence to foreign policy decisions to Ukraine to China to Covid to immigration and many other issues the Biden administration seems to be failing on.
The podcast features Sacks, entrepreneurs Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, and David Friedberg, who spoke with Trump for about 50 minutes - asking intelligent and clear questions. There were no 'gotchas' like you see with corporate media activists.
Sacks began the interview by explaining how business leaders at his fundraiser expressed tremendous difficulty in today's economy under the Biden administration.
"You got the crypto guys who just want a framework. They just want the government to tell them how to operate - and they can't get that. You have no M&A happening right now in tech. The real estate guys can't get loans because interest rates are through the roof, and there's a credit crunch. So I think one of the common themes we just heard across that dinner was that it was just so hard to do business right now," Sacks said.
He then asked the former president: "What are the three things that you would do to kind of get things moving again, you know if you're reelected?"
Trump responded: "Regulation Regulation and Taxes - Okay. I gave the biggest tax cut in the history of our country a lot to the business," adding, "As you know, companies were paying 40% 45% including state and city taxes in many cases, and we got it down to 21% - would like to get it down lower."
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The former president appears to have been sold on 'The Next AI' trade and the importance of powering up America for the digital age.
"To be a leader in AI, the amount of electricity that is like double what we have right now and even triple what we have right now," he said, adding that "a windmill turning with its blade knocking out the birds and everything else is not going to be able to make us competitive."
Trump also said, "Nuclear is okay with me ... and you have to do it in a way that makes sense," explaining that the future of America's nuclear power plant revival is likely to be based on small, advanced reactors instead of massive plants. — ZeroHedge
Our Take: Donald Trump went on a podcast with Silicon Valley thought leaders at the end of last week and discussed the overwhelming need for an exponential leap in efficient, clean (and NUCLEAR) energy production in order to push us into a future of abundance largely defined by the AI revolution.
Trump said he "just thought of this the other day," which anyone with half a brain cell knows is not true.
This continues a recent pattern in which Trump has made overtures to the libertarian, Bitcoin maximalist, and techno-optimist contingents.
Trump is giving us spoilers as to the future of the American Dream ... which just so happens to recall the one they stole from us in the aftermath of the 1950s.
The patriot plan, which includes Trump, Tesla, Bitcoin, Nuclear Energy ... and Anons isn't bringing us into a NEW future. It's returning us to the one that was stolen from us.
And the best part is, it can, will and IS happening MUCH faster than anyone thinks. — Burning Bright
Maher Audience Silenced After Andrew Cuomo Admits NYC Trump Trial Should Have Never Happened
Former governor of New York from 2011 to 2021 Andrew Cuomo appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday where he discussed the implications of the New York City Trump trial with host Maher.
Maher's mostly liberal audience is caught quiet when Maher and Cuomo start frankly discussing whether or not the trial was helpful for the Trump campaign.
“The trial in New York, the one he [Trump] got convicted for, was the greatest fundraising bonanza ever. He was lagging behind Biden, and now he's pulled quite a bit ahead," Maher said to Cuomo during the show.
"That trial was the greatest reason people had to send their checks for $5, $10, 2$5, whatever dollars to Donald Trump. So I was always with you [Andrew Cuomo] on the one in New York, the hush money trial. I don't think they should have brought that one," he continues.
To which Cuomo, who was elected as New York State Attorney General in 2006, replied: “That case, the attorney general's case in New York, frankly, should have never been brought."
Cuomo continued: "If his name was not Donald Trump and if he wasn't running for president. I'm the former AG in New York. I'm telling you, that case would have never been brought. And that's what is offensive to people. And it should be!”
"Because if there's anything left...it's belief in the Justice system!" — ZeroHedge
Our Take: The best part of this clip is Adam Kinzinger’s facial expression at the end:
Why is Kinzinger important? Well, he destroyed his political career after throwing all of his credibility into the ‘House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.’
As we’ve repeatedly discussed in the Brief, the J6 committee was the coverup of J6. J6 was the coverup of November 3. Adam Kinzinger went all in — and became untouchably toxic in the wake of his betrayal.
Kinzinger betrayed his constituents and the American people by co-signing Nancy Pelosi’s political theater. As a result, he’s been reduced to a meme, a talkie, and a man without power.
Now, former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is confirming — as the former AG of NY — that the ‘hush money’ case was only brought for political purposes, and that it would never have been brought against anyone not named Trump.
That admission has stunning implications for the other political investigations, and Adam’s face says everything about that. — Ashe in America
NATO and EU ‘Provoked’ Ukraine War, Reform UK’s Farage Says
The expansion of NATO and the European Union into eastern Europe is to blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party surging in the polls.
In a BBC interview Friday, Farage stood by comments he made previously pointing the finger at the West, saying “it was obvious” more eastern European countries joining the pacts would provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the statement “completely wrong,” warning on Saturday that “this kind of appeasement is dangerous for Britain’s security, the security of our allies that rely on us and only emboldens Putin further.”
Conservative Home Secretary James Cleverly said Farage was “echoing Putin’s vile justification for the brutal invasion of Ukraine.” Speaking to broadcasters, Labour leader Keir Starmer said the comments were “disgraceful” while shadow defense secretary John Healey called Farage a “Putin apologist.”
Farage’s party has seized on anti-immigration sentiment and jumped in the polls at the expense of the ruling Conservatives ahead of the July 4 election. That is splitting the right-wing vote and surveys show Sunak’s Tories on course for a historic defeat to Starmer’s opposition Labour Party. — Bloomberg
Our Take: The prodigal son returns.
OG's will remember Nigel Farage. He was the Donald Trump of geopolitics before Donald Trump was a politician.
For the uninitiated, I would direct your attention to this clip from 2010, when he stood in the European Parliament and told its president, Herman van Rompuy, "You have the charisma of a damp rag, and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk."
What a Legend. (The rest of us are such cowards.)
Farage made 2016 one of the most exciting years of the modern era. While Donald Trump was campaigning for President, Farage was campaigning for a little thing called BREXIT— the flagship movement of the Sovereign Alliance; literally a referendum for the British people to vote for their sovereignty and break away from the draconian European Union. After the vote succeeded, Farage rode off into the sunset, content that his life's work had been achieved: Sovereignty.
Now Farage has returned from retirement at first light on the fifth day to serve his country, and mankind, one last time.
Nigel, you are most welcome.
Oh, and that BREXIT vote? It took place on June 23, 2016— the date on the clock as I am typing this. Timing is everything, and we've learned that these sort of coincidences are never really coincidences. — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry
Netanyahu says US arms supplies fell away 4 months ago; he went public as last resort
At the start of the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his decision to release an English-language video last week panning the United States for holding up weapons shipments, saying that he had only gone public after quiet attempts to solve the problem failed.
After expressing his appreciation for US President Joe Biden’s support during the war against Hamas, Netanyahu alleged that four months ago, there was a “dramatic drop” in the weapons pipeline to Israel.
“For many weeks,” said Netanyahu, “we appealed to our American friends to speed up the shipments. We did it time and time again. We did this at the senior echelons, and at all levels, and I want to emphasize — we did it in private chambers. We got all kinds of explanations, but we didn’t get one thing: The basic situation didn’t change.”
According to the premier, “certain items trickled in, but the bulk of armaments were left behind.” — Times of Israel
And …
After Ben Gvir demands spot on war cabinet, PM accuses him of leaking state secrets
Tensions and chaos in the coalition amplified Wednesday, as the ruling Likud party accused Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben Gvir of leaking “state secrets.” This came following the publication of reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had offered Ben Gvir sensitive security briefings in exchange for his support of a key bill.
According to unverified reports in Hebrew media, Netanyahu proposed to include the far-right minister in a limited group of ministers receiving security reviews — in exchange for his support of a controversial bill regulating the appointment of municipal rabbis. The bill eventually fell through.
Ben Gvir has repeatedly demanded inclusion in the now-defunct war cabinet, stating his desire to be among those leading the decision-making in the war. Netanyahu is widely regarded as deeply distrusting the firebrand far-right minister and refusing to include him in such decisions.
Likud in a statement said the reports of the alleged offer were “full of inaccuracies.”
“Prime Minister Netanyahu told Minister Ben Gvir one simple thing: Whoever wants to be a partner in a limited security consultation team must prove that he is not leaking state secrets or private conversations.” — Times of Israel
Our Take: "Netanyahu alleged that four months ago, there was a “dramatic drop” in the weapons pipeline to Israel."
This is quite the revelation, as the counterinsurgency noose tightens around the proverbial neck of the Netanyahu regime.
Some may dismiss what I am about to write as a stretch, but it is my honest analysis, right or wrong.
I believe that Trump is using the Biden regime to run a political pincer movement (a double envelopment) against Netanyahu. This doesn't necessarily require the Biden regime's complicit participation; all it requires is anticipated knowledge of what Biden was most likely to do, given the political conditions. (Better known as "Game Theory.")
See here:
"Responding to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest claim, the White House sufficed with saying that it looks forward to hosting Defense Minister Yoav Gallant later this week."
I've previously written about Trump's veiled support for former war cabinet minister Benny Gantz, who very recently resigned from the Netanyahu government. I say "veiled" because Trump never revealed his feelings to the American public, and technically, he still hasn't, being that his proffered praise of Gantz—which was accompanied by stern consternation and disdain for Netanyahu—was given in an audio-recorded interview for Israeli state media, and barely reported outside of Israel. It was a message that was designated specifically for the Israeli public, but not necessarily the American public, because maybe Trump didn't want America to fully realize that he had abandoned Netanyahu.
Why would that be?
Well, Trump is running against Joe Biden in a presidential election. And Biden has no choice but to oppose Netanyahu, given the current political climate of the Democrat Party. Biden is now forced to turn to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who along with Gantz and Netanyahu comprise the [recently dissolved] Israeli War Cabinet that was specially formed after the October 7th attack.
It's been reported for some time now that Gallant is Biden's "inside man" in the Netanyahu cabinet. The difference between Gallant and Gantz is that Gallant is a part of Netanyahu's Likud Party, while Gantz is a centrist who formed a new party in 2021 so he could run against Netanyahu for Prime Minister. However, despite past political tension between Gallant and Gantz, they have more recently found themselves strange bed-fellows, speaking out against the Gaza campaign and a lack of an established objective.
If Gantz can convince Gallant to resign from the cabinet, then Netanyahu will be legally required to dissolve his entire cabinet and hold new elections—in which Gantz will surely participate. Between the enormous crowds protesting in Tel Aviv, where Gantz has made an appearance, and now reports of Netanyahu fighting with his most radical cabinet ministers, the conditions seem primed for some blockbuster events to unfold in the months ahead.
Biden will push Gallant to partner with Gantz and drive out Netanyahu, because that's Biden's best play to win back the support of the Democrat base. (Saving Trump from the optics of having to do it himself, if he were still POTUS.) Do you see how Trump plays chess? This counterinsurgency feels like a Devo op.
And tonight, Netanyahu is scheduled to address a joint-session of Congress. — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry
BONUS ITEMS
Biden Haemorrhaging Voters In All Demographics: Women's Support At 20-Year-Low
Analysis By The New York Times reveals that support for Joe Biden among women is at a 20 year low for any Democrat.
The polling shows that Donald Trump has an eight-point lead over Biden among women.
The turnaround is once again insane.
Four years ago, Biden led Trump by 13 points among women. Now, Trump has gained 21 points. The figures were gleaned from the Times’s average of more than 30 polls conducted since January.
The Times notes “Overall, twice as many women say they were better off financially under Mr. Trump.”
It adds that “Young women, a key constituency that Democrats are hoping to retain this cycle, were nearly three times as likely to say things were better for them financially under Mr. Trump than Mr. Biden.” — Modernity News
Leader Of Maryland LGBTQ+ Dems Caught In Alleged Pedo Sting, Trying To Meet With Young Boy
The head of the Maryland Democratic Party (MDP) LGBTQ+ Diversity Leadership Council (DLC), Michael Knaapen, was caught on video in a very disturbing predator sting.
"We just busted the head of the LGBTQ Dems of Maryland going after a 14-year-old. Groomers are about to be mad," Alex Rosen, founder of Houston-based vigilante organization Predator Poachers, which conducts sting operations on adults nationwide who seek sexual activities with young boys and girls.
Rosen posted a video on X featuring Knaapen discussing his role as the head of the MDP LGBTQ+ DLC.
He's not a fan of conservative talk show hosts.
Nor former President Trump. — ZeroHedge
Rep. Bowman says AIPAC will see 'power of the motherf---ing Bronx' during rally speech
Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York gave a fiery address during a rally on Saturday, criticizing U.S. involvement in Israel in a profanity-filled speech against AIPAC.
Bowman specifically called out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which recently launched a $14 million dollar campaign against his reelection due to his criticisms of Israel.
"We are gonna show f---ing AIPAC the power of the motherf---ing South Bronx," Bowman told the cheering audience.
"People ask me why I got a foul mouth," Bowman continued. "What am I supposed to do? You coming after me. You coming after my family. You coming after my children. I'm not supposed to fight back? I'm not supposed to fight back? We're gonna show them who the f--- we are."
Bowman has been a longstanding critic of the Israel government and the ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, characterizing the conflict as a genocide against Palestinians.
He repeated these positions at length during his rally, saying U.S. dollars are being used to kill innocent civilians. — FOX News
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Love GPHs take on Netanyahu...I love seeing Trump doing that kind of stuff. The news is depressing right now, which is probably by design, but those without Badlands think things are hopeless. Ty Badlands 😘
Good stuff, great start to my week.
Best quote was BB's: "And the best part is, it can, will and IS happening MUCH faster than anyone thinks. — Burning Bright". Yes it is BB and few can even imagine how dramatic the changes will be.
God Wins!
God Bless!!!