Badlands News Brief

Biden Baffles, Kennedy Debates & Pride Falls

Jun 19, 2023

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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 the Weekend that Was …

Biden Baffles US Audience, Closing Speech With 'God Save The Queen'

Just a few weeks before Independence Day, President Joe Biden dumbfounded an audience in Connecticut and observers everywhere when he closed a speech on Friday by declaring, "God save the queen, man." Next, as with seemingly every conclusion of a Biden public appearance, the 80-year-old president appeared confused about where he should go next, pointing to and fro and seeking guidance from someone off-stage.
"God save the queen" is an expression of British patriotism. Perhaps the next edition of Biden's presidential daily briefing should include a refresher on the fact that Americans declared independence from British royals almost 247 years ago. Briefers might also remind him that, with Queen Elizabeth's death nine months ago, the expression has toggled to "God save the king."
While followers of the Lyndon LaRouche movement will see Biden's bizarre use of the statement as proof that British royals really do control the world's governments, most others will rightly view it as another indicator of his declining mental health. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “Biden, the first ambulatory president in US history, or at least in living memory. He can walk, when he needs to, but he appears to prefer being guided by his nose, which invariably draws him towards the innocence of children, to the great frustration of his staff, and the horror of the non-woke citizens who haven't totally sacrificed their mind to the political correctness cult.

He's a wily old goat, cracking antiquated jokes and impassioned outbursts that appeal to himself, while leaving the audience wondering if an RN is nearby to offer assistance.

Biden is presidential? Depends on who you ask. The ever intellectually honest MSM has no qualms about overlooking Biden's gaffs, nonsensical statements, and strange outbursts of anger. In contrast, the more honest alt media rightfully sees the Potemkin village of a man and presidency.

Frankly, the Biden presidency is so cliché insofar as handsy old man vibes, it's shocking to think that this is a genuine performance from an untampered mind. But, then again, that might be the point.

How much more do you need to do to unsettle a thoroughly Stockholm Syndrome-addled population than to have the man who occupies the highest office in the US government being unable to remember what country he's heading?

How much polite patience does it take to ignore the relative at the Thanksgiving dinner who's lost all touch with social niceties as he plunges his sweaty fingers into a bowl of pudding or peals a layer of frosting off the strawberry short cake?

Biden is a train wreck. We know it. The dems know it, although they ignore it as vehemently as they ignore the horrors collectively inflicted on youth in our LGBTQ-captured country. But more importantly, the lie that has held back the torrent of truth is being eroded, everyday, by the Biden performance.

The irony is, in 50 years when we look back at this time, the honest among us will have to at least acknowledge the help Biden gave the patriots in assisting them pulling the wool off the eyes of the sleeping giant.” —

Justin Deschamps

RFK Jr. Says He Must “Be Careful” The CIA Doesn’t Assassinate Him

During a discussion with Joe Rogan, Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy junior admitted that he is putting his life in danger by speaking out about the assassinations of his uncle and his father, and that he “takes precautions” to ensure the CIA doesn’t kill him.
Rogan asked RFK Jr. what he thought would happen if he managed to get into office, to which Kennedy replied “I gotta be careful.”
“I’m aware of that, you know, I’m aware of that danger. I don’t live in fear of it — at all. But I’m not stupid about it, and I take precautions,” he added.
Kennedy spoke about his Uncle JFK being “at war” with the military industrial complex, and asserted that the intelligence agencies were “trying to trick him” into launching military excursions into Cuba and Vietnam.
RFK Jr. again spoke about JFK eventually concluding that he must “shatter” the CIA “into a thousands pieces” and “scatter it to the winds.” — Summit News

'Double-Talking' Vaccine Scientist Refuses To Debate RFK Jr. Despite $1.5 Million Charity Pot

With Dr. Fauci having exited stage left, the MSM's has anointed a new vax-peddling talking head - Dr. Peter Hotez.
Last week, podcast giant Joe Rogan had Hotez on his show, where he proceeded to badmouth anti-vax presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. - before telling Rogan that he'd be 'uncomfortable' debating him.
In response, Rogan offered to donate $100,000 to charity if he would debate RFK Jr. - who basically called Hotez a little bitch. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “Where is the lie? The intelligence community is obviously conducting operations on US citizens and on US soil —and has been for decades. The idea that they aren’t is just another lie the government schools told us.

RFK, Jr. ruffled a lot of feathers with this appearance on Rogan, most notably when Rogan offered $100,000 to charity for ‘renowned expert’ Peter Hotez to debate RFK, Jr. about the covid vaccines on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Others joined in, and the challenge now has over $1.52 million in large pledges, with pledges less than $1,000 being tracked, but not included in the total. As expected, pharma influencers and their useful idiots are declaring that no scientist should ever debate science with an uncredentialed science denier. They’re also heavily throwing around the term ‘anti-vaxxer.’

The term ‘conspiracy theorist’ was coined by the CIA following their assassination of President John F. Kennedy. They’re now deploying the same tactics on his nephew; and on the rest of us that threaten to expose their op with the bioweapon. There really is nothing new under the sun.” —

Ashe in America

Zelensky Slams Trump for Saying He Would End the War in Ukraine

In an interview with NBC News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attacked former President Donald Trump’s pledge to end the war. He argued that if Kiev does not defeat Moscow, Russia will attack a NATO member state and force the US into a direct conflict.
Zelensky was asked about Trump’s claim he would immediately engage the Kremlin in talks and bring the war to a negotiated settlement. "Are they ready to start a war to send their children? Are they ready to die?" he said in the interview that was published on Thursday. "If Russia occupies Ukraine, they will move on to the Baltic countries, to Poland, to any NATO country, and in that particular case the U.S. will have to choose between dismantling NATO or fighting."
Kiev and hawks in Washington have asserted that Ukraine is a bulwark, protecting members of NATO from Moscow’s expansionist ambitions. However, there is no evidence that the Kremlin eyes attacking another country. Russian President Vladimir Putin views Ukraine as a unique security threat to his county and says seizing territory protects Moscow against the expanding NATO alliance.
Ukraine hopes to be added as a member of the alliance once the war is over. “We need an invitation, and it needs to be clear that after this war, if we are ready, and if the Ukraine army is ready to NATO standards, then after the war we will be invited to join.” Zelensky continued, “It’s very important to hear the truth and not tell us lies.” — AntiWar.com

Our Take: “In recent weeks, we’ve seen an uptick/reemergence of Scare Event Narratives coming out of the Russia-Ukraine theater of the Info War.

In my original features and in virtually all of my appearances on Badlands, I discuss the difficulty in separating the Real from the unReal in a war based on the obfuscation of information itself. That said, it’s why I fundamentally believe that tracking the Narratives—particularly Narrative Patterns—allow us to put together a more cohesive and predictive picture of ongoing and future events than digging obsessively into the Micro or Actual.

When I see NATO and Globalist puppet Zelensky mocking Trump’s appeals and references to himself as the Peacemaker, all it does is solidify my believe that it’s exactly the role he’ll play within the Collective Mind, and the War of Stories.” —

Burning Bright

Democrat DA in Westchester County, NY Drops Criminal Case Against Trump, No Charges Filed – TRUMP RESPONDS

President Trump on Thursday said the DA’s office in Westchester County, New York announced the criminal case against him had been dropped and no charges will be filed. — The Gateway Pundit

Our Take: “Predictable.

Expect to see more cases against President Donald J. Trump dismissed.

Inside the much-ignored Westchester New York criminal case, Trump has sunk a hole-in-one—pun intended. The golf course case and the subpoenaed records have turned up absolutely nothing and, according the Westchester D.A.’s office, no criminal charges will be filed.

Election interference woes are settling in as the frontrunner for the Republican party, and Trump continues to enjoy elevating pole numbers each and every indictment. Furthermore, each baseless indictment is ruining any chance they thought even existed in the, ‘Get Trump Saga.’

A.G. Leticia James has reported the criminal cases in New York and Georgia will likely be adjourned, as the documents case will take precedent.

D.C. has turned into a nightmare for Jack Smith, who had his best option for prosecuting Trump in the documents case opened up in Florida. Stating the obvious here, more and more not only are they proving this is about election interference, but also ruining public opinion for the Biden Administration and D.O.J. at every turn.

One could easily argue Trump could not receive a fair trial anywhere in the nation. Determination to stop President Trump from running has hit a brick wall.

forward, I would expect to see the indictments against Trump fall as other familiar players will eventually become targets of indictments, setting a stage for a victory in 2024 if we, the people come together and unite.” — Johnny Q

Space Force Chief Says State "Anti-LGBT" Laws Threaten US Military Readiness

At a pride event held this month at the Pentagon, Space Force Chief Operating Officer Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt attacked the proliferation of over 400 state regulations which she described as "anti-LGBTQ+" and suggested that such laws were a danger to military readiness and to individual soldiers. The how and why of her claims are not as clear, though Burt appeared to insinuate that these laws would "distract" service members from their duties by preventing them from being their "true selves."
The supposed threat of anti-LGBT laws apparently extends to the children of service members, as Burt asserted in an indirect manner that soldiers who are parents might feel unsafe if their trans kids do not have access to gender affirming healthcare. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “Things have really gone downhill since the military named its first female four-star admiral in the history of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. I’m, of course, referring to Admiral Rachel Levine. When you make a mockery of a once serious institution, don’t be surprised when people find that institution seriously mockable.

The argument here is that laws restricting the sexualization, psychological torture, and mutilation of children will negatively impact military readiness. This is ostensibly because upwards of 20% of Gen Z reportedly identifies as some form of LGBTQIA2S+, and the military industrial complex wants to send those little theys and thems to war. Interestingly, according to the article, ‘Studies show that 77% of all Gen Z candidates are unfit for military duty because of mental instability and physical limitations.’

If true, we have bigger problems with military readiness. While the armed forces cater to the mentally ill fringe, the fighting age men and women that are mentally sound are choosing a different path. And that, perhaps, is the entire point. 'Regardless of how one feels about the overall purpose of the military in American foreign policy, it would appear that the services are being dismantled from within.” —

Ashe in America

ACLU Complains Man Who Raped and Murdered Two People, Including a 14-Year-Old Girl, Didn’t Get Sex Change Before Execution

The American Civil Liberties Union faces mockery and scorn after complaining that a man who raped and murdered two people, including a 14-year-old girl, was not provided with a sex change operation before his execution in Florida.
Duane Owens was executed on Thursday for murdering a 14-year-old babysitter Karen Slattery, and Georgianna Worden, a 38-year-old mother of two, in two separate murders in 1984. Children were sleeping in both homes when he committed his heinous killings — and later raped his victim’s corpses.
CBS News reports, “Slattery was repeatedly stabbed and raped in a home in Delray Beach while two children in her care were sleeping. The children weren’t harmed during the attack.”
“Two months later, in May 1984, Worden was sleeping in her Boca Raton home when Owen struck her several times with a hammer and raped her, according to court records. One of Worden’s children found her body the next morning while getting ready for school, according to the record,” the report continued.
Owens attacked two other women before he was captured. They survived. — The Gateway Pundit

Our Take: “So basically, the lawyers see the LGBTQ+ community's dominance over not only pop culture, but the federal government and corporate America as well and think, ‘Oh, what a brilliant strategy; we’ll bring the trans issue into our defense.’

Well, it didn’t work.

This now-deceased man never presented as female, which to me indicates that his genius lawyers thought this Hail Mary attempt might actually work, or that this was done simply to drum up controversy, further stoke the fires of civil unrest, and maybe even get them some air time or a book deal out of it.

I want all of the Trans Badlands readers to consider this: these lawyers are essentially saying that if you do not receive special privileges, you will inevitably become homicidal corpse rapists. Consider that no matter how ridiculous a claim or defense may be, there is this belief that as long as you bring in gender dysphoria or trans inclusivity to your argument, the claim is automatically incontestable. Do you really think that these lawyers give a flying fart about your mental health struggle? Do you think that these corporations are trying to be genuinely empathetic?

And then there is the ACLU, which tweeted:

‘The state of Florida never provided medically necessary gender affirming care to Duane Owen—causing herenourmous sufferingand violating her right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment for the 30 years in state custody’

I mean, that cruel and unusual punishment that happens to members of our collective human family who decide to murder and rape the corpse of a 14-year-old is unfortunate, really it is, but that’s kind of what you sign up for when you murder and rape a 14-year-old.

If I’m being completely honest, this sort of thing coming from the ACLU is totally expected. The ACLU is very much a part of the shadow network of NGOs that exert a hidden influence over the modern Democrat Party. To reiterate what I laid out in a recent article for Badlands SubStack, there is a vast network of interlocking tax-exempt foundations and charities that fund different initiatives. In this case, the ACLU, much like the SPLC, is largely funded by these various foundations.

An example of this, and one with observable consequences, was the ACLU’s push to reduce the incarceration rate—an initiative that Soros funded with $50 million in 2014.

It is no secret that George Soros and his son Alexander have been hard at work trying to reshape America in their image. Exacerbating the cultural divide by making everything about ‘trans inclusivity’ or ‘racism’ is just par for the course, and this statement from the ACLU is the perfect example of how they do this.” —

Ryan DeLarme

Stoltenberg Says 'Too Early' For Bloc To Decide On F-16 Delivery Amid Ukrainian Impatience

Starting in May the Biden administration began signaling to European allies that it won't block their export of F-16 jets to Kiev, in what many saw as the next big escalation which could see things spiral toward direct Russia-NATO conflict. But it remains widely understood that it will take a significant amount of time before Ukrainian pilots are actually in Western advanced fighters in the skies of Ukraine, also given training alone will likely take at least a year or more.
At a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said it's still too early to put an exact timetable on delivery of F-16s. Yet he still hinted the whole process could be expedited.
"I welcome the decision by several NATO Allies to provide a training of fighter pilots. This is important and it will enable us to, at a later stage, also make decisions to deliver fourth generation fighter aircraft like, for instance, the F-16s," he said. — ZeroHedge

Our Take: “Well, it's not getting any better in Ukraine.

Optically-speaking, this is not helping the perception of the war efforts to everyday Americans. Conversely, it has the people asking alot of questions that continue to go unresolved. Progress is not being made in Ukraine. It is debatable if NATO is doing anything more than destabilizing relationships with the Eastern European Bloc. Let’s not even get started with the Nordstream 2 pipeline debacle.

That said, the Pentagon, Poland, and many others have been reluctant to even begin to supply Ukraine with fighter planes. Additionally, the F-16 would be a comparable match-up to Russia’s MIG-29, but not much of an advantage.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says the time it not right, but after trillions of dollars and all these military aid/weapons packages, there are no results. Americans are asking where the money is actually going. People have not been buying the story in growing numbers, to the point that it’s become an election-swinging factor.

The Netherlands claims it will be sending pilots.

Serious question: is throwing freshly-trained fighter pilots on new aircraft a smart idea against seasoned Russian fighter pilots? If that option were even on the table, it's suicidal. Furthering the point, the aviation training center in Netherlands isn't even up and functioning. Ukraine is absolutely a disaster, and has been a total defeat in retrospect.

Donald Trump is correct when he says the catastrophe needs to end.” — Johnny Q

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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