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The Day Freedom Ends

In 1776, the Americans had a wonderful new idea for a republic in which each state (a common word for “country” in those days) would exist independently of the others, whilst a federal government would be in place to provide a few additional services, such as the creation of a common currency and joint protection from foreign invasion.

Unfortunately, those who sought to be all powerful were at work almost immediately, hoping to increase the power of the federal government to the point that the U...

The Magical Mystery Tour That Wasn’t

It has been an interesting few days with the United States renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Persian Gulf while also doubling down on spying directed against Greenland in expectations that it will be acquired as a US territory sometime soon. Meanwhile, some of us who have been watching developments in what has been described as Donald Trump’s “peace initiative” trip to the Middle East, which might also have included a stop in Istanbul to sit in with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, are now e...

An Excellent Solution to a Pressing Problem

All but two governments in the world deny that the slaughter of Gazans and decimation of Gaza must stop. None – but these two governments – fund it openly, and applaud it behind closed doors.  The strip has been buried, along with many of its men, women and children, their belongings, their pets and livestock, in the dust and rubble of what was before.  Those living are now being starved and chased in circles by the truly pathetic IDF, stupidly sharing proof of their criminality on social media,...

Voter ID and Paper Ballots Don’t Prevent Cheating

Voter ID and Paper Ballots are a great first step for preventing voting fraud. But they aren’t nearly enough. What happens when the paper ballots are submitted? How are they counted – by humans or by machines? How can we be sure that what’s counted matches what’s on the paper ballots? How are the totals counted at each voting location, forwarded to a central place and totaled? These are each opportunities for massive fraud to take place – unless systems are put in place to prevent it.

There are ...

The Satanic Ritual Abuse Is a Stark Reality

Satanic ritual abuse (SRA) is a stark reality for some children who are born into Illuminati bloodline families, or military families, or families with connections to mind control, or families with connections to the New World Order manipulators running the world today. Satanic ritual abuse seems to run in families, with each generation passing it along to the next.

Psychologists have known for a long time that every perpetrator is also a victim; what makes someone into a purveyor of aggression ...

Pope Leo XIV Removes Controversial Archbishop Paglia as Head of John Paul II Institute

VATICAN CITY — In one of the first major appointments of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has replaced the controversial president of the John Paul II Institute, which was itself gutted by Pope Francis in 2019.

As announced by the Holy See Press Office today, Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina as the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Theological Institute “John Paul II” for the Sciences of Marriage and the Family.

As of October last year, Reina – created cardinal in December 2024 – is the...

Cutting Military Spending Would Make for a Big and Beautiful Bill

Last week, Moody’s Ratings lowered the United States credit rating. Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings had already lowered the US rating. This new downgrade was driven by Congress’s failure to make any efforts to reduce the almost 37 trillion dollars national debt.

When Moody’s made its announcement, the House Budget Committee was scrambling to get the votes to pass legislation extending the 2017 tax cuts.

President Trump has dubbed this the “big beautiful bill.” The bill also has new tax cuts...

The Theory of Banking

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Council Should Vote No on Ordinance Banning Rent Algorithms

On May 21, Jersey City will vote on Ordinances 25-056 and 25-057, proposals to ban the use of algorithmic pricing software—tools that help landlords analyze market conditions to price their units accurately. According to critics, this software allows landlords to “maximize profit,” which they think creates an uncompetitive market. That argument misunderstands how markets work. Supply and demand is not price manipulation—it is the mechanism of free exchange.

Algorithmic pricing tools are now a fi...

Will Pope Leo XIV Reveal the Vatican’s Secret UFO Files?

One of the stranger headlines to emerge in the wake of Pope Francis’ death wondered about whether the next pope would reveal the Vatican’s UFO “secrets,” resurfacing the bombshell congressional hearing about UFOs last summer. Since Pope Leo’s election, it has been speculated that he will be the “disclosure pope” about the Vatican’s knowledge of UFOs. While even discussing such apparent clickbait runs some risk of carelessly playing into the hands of the conspiracy theorist, I believe it does rai...