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The Stablecoin Trap: Back Door to Total Financial Control

By Aaron Day

The walls are closing in on your financial freedom—but not in the way most Americans believe.

While the debate rages over the future threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), a far more insidious reality has already taken hold: our existing financial system already functions as a digital control grid, monitoring transactions, restricting choices, and enforcing compliance through programmable money.

For over two years, my wife and I have traveled across 22 states warning about the rapid expansion of financial surveillance. What began as research into cryptocurrency crackdowns revealed something far more alarming: the United States already operates under what amounts to a CBDC.

92% of all US dollars exist only as entries in databases.Your transactions are monitored by government agencies—without warrants.Your access to money can be revoked at any time with a keystroke.

The Federal Reserve processes over $4 trillion daily through its Oracle database system, while commercial banks impose programmable restrictions on what you can buy and how you can spend your own money. The IRS, NSA, and Treasury Department collect and analyze financial data without meaningful oversight, weaponizing money as a tool of control. This isn’t speculation—it’s documented reality.

Now, as President Trump’s Executive Order 14178 ostensibly “bans” CBDCs, his administration is quietly advancing stablecoin legislation that would hand digital currency control to the same banking cartel that owns the Federal Reserve. The STABLE Act and GENIUS Act don’t protect financial privacy—they enshrine financial surveillance into law, requiring strict KYC tracking on every transaction.

This isn’t defeating digital tyranny—it’s rebranding it.

This article cuts through the distractions to expose a sobering truth: the battle isn’t about stopping a future CBDC—it’s about recognizing the financial surveillance system that already exists. Your financial sovereignty is already under attack, and the last off-ramps are disappearing.

The time for complacency has passed. The surveillance state isn’t coming—it’s here.

Understanding the Battlefield: Key Terms and Concepts

To fully grasp how deeply financial surveillance has already penetrated our lives, we must first understand the terminology being used—and often deliberately obscured—by government officials, central bankers, and financial institutions. The following key definitions will serve as a foundation for our discussion, cutting through the technical jargon to reveal the true nature of what’s at stake:

Before diving deeper into the financial surveillance system we face today, let’s establish clear definitions for the key concepts discussed throughout this article:

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

A digital form of central bank money, issued and controlled by a nation’s monetary authority. While often portrayed as a future innovation, I argue in “Fifty Shades of Central Bank Tyranny” that the US dollar already functions as a CBDC, with over 92% existing only as digital entries in Federal Reserve and commercial bank databases.

Stablecoin

A type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value by pegging to an external asset, typically the US dollar. Major examples include:

Tether (USDT): The largest stablecoin ($140 billion market cap), managed by Tether Limited with reserves held by Cantor FitzgeraldUSD Coin (USDC): Second-largest stablecoin ($25 billion market cap), issued by Circle Internet Financial with backing from Goldman Sachs and BlackRockBank-Issued Stablecoins: Stablecoins issued directly by major financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase (JPM Coin) or Bank of America, which function as digital dollars but remain under full regulatory control, allowing programmable restrictions and surveillance comparable to a CBDC.Tokenization

The process of converting rights to an asset into a digital token on a blockchain or database. This applies to both currencies and other assets like real estate, stocks, or commodities. Tokenization enables:

Digital representation of ownershipProgrammability (restrictions on how/when/where assets can be used)Traceability of all transactionsRegulated Liability Network (RLN)

A proposed financial infrastructure that would connect central banks, commercial banks, and tokenized assets on a unified digital platform, enabling comprehensive tracking and potential control of all financial assets.

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Know Your Customer (KYC) / Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Regulatory frameworks require financial institutions to verify customer identities and report suspicious transactions. While ostensibly aimed at preventing crime, these regulations have expanded to create comprehensive financial surveillance with minimal oversight.

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The Digital Foundation of Today’s Dollar

When most Americans picture money, they imagine physical cash changing hands. Yet this mental image is profoundly outdated—92% of all US currency exists solely as digital entries in databases, with no physical form whatsoever. The Federal Reserve, our central bank, doesn’t create most new money by printing bills; it generates it by adding numbers to an Oracle database.

This process begins when the government sells Treasury securities (IOUs) to the Federal Reserve. Where does the Fed get money to buy these securities? It simply adds digits to its database—creating money from nothing. The government then pays its bills through its account at the Fed, transferring these digital dollars to vendors, employees, and benefit recipients.

The Fed’s digital infrastructure processes over $4 trillion in transactions daily, all without a single physical dollar changing hands. This isn’t some small experimental system—it’s the backbone of our entire economy.

The Banking Extension

Commercial banks extend this digital system. When you deposit money, the bank records it in their Microsoft or Oracle database. Through fractional reserve banking, they then create additional digital money—up to 9 times your deposit—to loan to others. This multiplication happens entirely in databases, with no new physical currency involved.

Until recently, banks were required to keep 10% of deposits as reserves at the Federal Reserve. Covid-19 legislation removed even this minimal requirement, though most banks still maintain similar levels for operational reasons. The key point remains: the dollar predominantly exists as entries in a network of databases controlled by the Fed and commercial banks.

Already Programmable, Already Tracked

Those who fear a future CBDC’s ability to program and restrict money use miss a crucial reality: our current digital dollars already have these capabilities built in.

Consider these existing examples:

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): These accounts restrict spending to approved medical expenses through merchant category codes (MCCs) programmed into the payment system. Try to buy non-medical items with HSA funds, and the transaction is automatically declined.The Doconomy Mastercard: This credit card, co-sponsored by the United Nations through its Climate Action SDG, tracks users’ carbon footprints from purchases and can shut off access when a predetermined carbon limit is reached.Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards: Government assistance programs already use programmable restrictions to control what recipients can purchase, automatically declining transactions for unauthorized products.

These aren’t theoretical capabilities—they’re operational today, using the exact same digital dollar infrastructure we already have.

Surveillance and Censorship: Present, Not Future

The surveillance apparatus for our digital dollars is equally established. The Bank Secrecy Act mandates that financial institutions report “suspicious” transactions, while the Patriot Act expanded these monitoring requirements dramatically. The IRS uses artificial intelligence to scrutinize spending patterns across millions of accounts, while the NSA bulk collects financial data through programs revealed by Edward Snowden.

This surveillance enables active censorship, as demonstrated during Canada’s trucker protests in 2022, when banks froze accounts of donors without judicial review. Similar account freezes have targeted individuals ranging from Kanye West to Dr. Joseph Mercola—all using the existing digital dollar system.

In March 2025, the Treasury intensified this framework, lowering the cash transaction reporting threshold from $10,000 to $200 across 30 ZIP codes near the southwest border, subjecting over a million Americans to heightened scrutiny under the guise of curbing illicit activity.

[…]The Semantic Shell Game

When politicians and central bankers claim we don’t have a CBDC, they’re playing a game of definitions. The substantive elements that define a CBDC—digital creation, central bank issuance, programmability, surveillance, and censorship capability—are all present in our current system.

The debate over implementing a “new” CBDC is largely a distraction. We’re not discussing whether to create a digital dollar—we’re discussing whether to acknowledge the one we already have and how to modify its architecture to further enhance surveillance and control.

Understanding this reality is the first step toward recognizing that the battle for financial privacy and autonomy isn’t about stopping some future implementation—it’s about confronting and reforming a system already firmly in place.

The Weaponization of Financial Surveillance

The government justifies financial surveillance under the guise of fighting terrorism, money laundering, and organized crime, but the data tells a different story. Since the passage of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in 1970 and the Patriot Act in 2001, the US government has accumulated trillions of financial records on ordinary Americans, yet these laws have failed to curb financial crime. Instead, they have been used to target political dissidents, seize assets without due process, and criminalize cash transactions.

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A Distinction Without a Difference

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Stablecoin Legislation: Backdoor CBDCs by Design

The STABLE Act and GENIUS Act, introduced in early 2025, represent a significant pivot in US financial policy. Rather than directly pursuing a CBDC, these bills create a framework for privately issued digital dollars that would achieve the same surveillance and control objectives while appearing to maintain separation between government and the digital currency system.

While President Trump’s Executive Order 14178 explicitly banned the Federal Reserve from developing a CBDC, his administration has simultaneously championed these stablecoin bills. This isn’t a contradiction—it’s a calculated strategy to implement the same control mechanisms through different channels.

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Government financial control is not just a historical pattern—it is happening in real time. The same tactics used to demonetize gold in 1933 and remove cash from circulation today are being deployed through digital assets. The following case studies prove that stablecoins are already being used as tools for financial censorship—demonstrating exactly why privacy-preserving alternatives are necessary.

Case Study: How Stablecoins Have Already Been Used for Financial Censorship

Stablecoins are often marketed as a decentralized, private alternative to fiat currency—but real-world examples prove that they are not censorship-resistant and can be frozen at any time by issuers or regulators.

Tornado Cash Sanctions (2022)

In August 2022, the US Treasury sanctioned Tornado Cash, a privacy protocol used on the Ethereum blockchain. This led to immediate censorship by stablecoin issuers:

Circle (USDC) froze over $75,000 of USDC in wallets associated with Tornado Cash.Tether (USDT) followed by freezing over $100,000 of USDT, despite not being legally obligated to do so.Ethereum service providers blocked Tornado Cash-associated addresses, effectively preventing access to funds.

This demonstrated that stablecoins are not censorship-resistant and can be weaponized just as easily as bank accounts.

FTX Collapse & Account Freezes (2022)

When FTX imploded in late 2022, authorities quickly pressured stablecoin issuers to freeze assets tied to the platform.

Tether froze $46 million in USDT linked to FTX.Regulators worked with Circle to blacklist USDC associated with the exchange.Customers who had stablecoins on centralized exchanges were cut off from their funds overnight.Canada Trucker Protest 2022The Canadian Freedom Convoy in 2022 saw the government freeze over $8 million in donations, including bank accounts and crypto funds.Tether refused to freeze donations, but centralized crypto exchanges cooperated with law enforcement.This proves that centralized digital assets are vulnerable to government orders, making privacy coins a necessary alternative.

This proves that stablecoins are not self-sovereign money—they are corporate-controlled assets that can be frozen, blacklisted, or seized at any moment.

Trump’s Ban: Freedom or a Trojan Horse?

Trump’s executive order sounds like a win for liberty. It bans the Fed from creating or promoting a new CBDC, citing risks to privacy and financial stability. It even revokes Obama-era plans for digital dollar experiments. But dig deeper, and it’s not so simple. The order doesn’t touch the Fed’s existing digital system—because it’s not seen as a “new” CBDC. So, the control we already have stays intact. Worse, the order cheers on “dollar-backed stablecoins” like Tether and USDC, private digital currencies pegged to the dollar, as a means to maintain global financial dominance.

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Via https://brownstone.org/articles/the-stablecoin-trap-the-backdoor-to-total-financial-control/

Why did US government abandon cellphone radiation research amid growing health concerns?

Dr Eddy Betterman

The U.S. government has halted critical research into the biological effects of cellphone radiation, raising questions about transparency, public health and potential industry influence. This decision comes despite a $30 million National Toxicology Program (NTP) study in 2018 that found “clear evidence” of malignant heart tumors in male rats and “some evidence” of brain and adrenal gland tumors linked to radiofrequency radiation (RFR).In January 2024, the NTP announced it would no longer pursue RFR research, citing “technical challenges” and resource constraints. This decision has sparked confusion and concern among scientists and advocates, especially given the growing use of wireless technology and 5G networks.A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Children’s Health Defense revealed 14 pages of emails with no explanation for halting the research, alongside 2,500 fully redacted pages.While the U.S. has stopped RFR research, other nations, including the European Union and France, are actively studying and regulating wireless radiation. France, for example, has recalled phones for excessive radiation and issued warnings to vulnerable groups, highlighting a stark contrast to the U.S. government’s inaction.

In a world increasingly dominated by wireless technology, the question of whether cellphones pose a health risk has become a pressing concern. Yet, despite mounting evidence of potential harm, the U.S. government has quietly halted critical research into the biological effects of cellphone radiation. The decision, shrouded in secrecy and redacted documents, raises alarming questions about transparency, public health and the influence of powerful industries.

The $30 million study that found “clear evidence” of harm

In 2018, the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a federal interagency program under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), published the results of a decade-long, $30 million study on the effects of cellphone radiofrequency radiation (RFR). The findings were startling: “clear evidence” of malignant heart tumors in male rats, “some evidence” of brain and adrenal gland tumors, and significant DNA damage. These results echoed earlier studies linking cellphone radiation to cancer and other health risks.

The NTP study was groundbreaking, not only because of its scale but also because it was one of the few government-funded efforts to examine the long-term effects of RFR. Yet, in January 2024, the NTP announced it would no longer pursue further research into wireless radiation, citing “technical challenges” and resource constraints. This abrupt decision has left scientists, advocates and the public wondering: Why stop now, when the stakes are higher than ever?

A trail of redactions and unanswered questions

In April 2024, Children’s Health Defense (CHD), a nonprofit advocacy group, filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to uncover the reasoning behind the NTP’s decision. What they received was a mere 14 pages of emails—none of which explained why the research was halted. Even more concerning, 2,500 pages of documents were fully redacted, leaving a trail of unanswered questions.

“It’s concerning that there were apparently no written communications involving [key officials] in the months leading up to NTP’s announcement that it was abandoning the research,” said Miriam Eckenfels, director of CHD’s Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless Program. “What role did they play in the decision?”

The FOIA request sought communications between key NTP officials, including Rick Woychik, Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and Robert C. Sills, DVM, Ph.D., acting scientific director of the Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT). Yet, the disclosed emails revealed little beyond internal deliberations over how to respond to media inquiries.

One email, from Michael Wyde, Ph.D., a toxicologist involved in the follow-up studies, included a striking omission. A sentence stating, “Efforts will be refocused in other areas where contributions can be made to understanding the potential effects of RF exposure on public health,” was struck through. Why was this sentence removed? Did the NTP have plans to continue studying RFR in a different capacity? The redactions and omissions only deepen the mystery.

A global concern, a silent government

While the U.S. government has stepped back from studying wireless radiation, other nations are taking the issue seriously. The European Union has funded multi-million-dollar studies on the health effects of RFR, and France has implemented strict regulations, including recalling millions of phones for excessive radiation and warning teenagers and pregnant women to limit exposure.

In contrast, the NTP’s decision to abandon further research seems out of step with global efforts to understand and mitigate the risks of wireless technology. As Devra Davis, Ph.D., MPH, a toxicologist and epidemiologist, noted, “This sudden end of civilian government efforts to study potential health impacts of wireless radiation constitutes a glaring abdication of responsibility.”

The implications of this decision are profound. Cellphones are used by 97% of American adults, and children are particularly vulnerable due to their developing brains and thinner skulls. With 5G networks expanding and wireless devices becoming ubiquitous, the need for rigorous, independent research has never been greater.

A call for transparency and accountability

The NTP’s decision to halt RFR research raises critical questions about transparency and accountability. Why were 2,500 pages of documents redacted? Who made the decision to stop the studies, and what influenced that decision? Were there pressures from industry or other government agencies?

Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., who directed the NTP from 2009 to 2019, suggested that the decision-makers may have intentionally avoided leaving a paper trail. “It’s possible that whoever chose to halt the studies decided they weren’t going to have anything in writing,” she said.

This lack of transparency is deeply troubling. As Paul Héroux, Ph.D., an associate professor of medicine at McGill University, pointed out, “If NTP’s leadership wanted to make their statement credible, they should or could have publicly explained those difficulties.” Instead, the public is left with more questions than answers.

The bigger picture: A global experiment

The cessation of RFR research by the NTP is not just a scientific or bureaucratic issue—it’s a public health crisis. As Davis aptly put it, “Whether the government stops doing the research or not, we are all a part of a massive research study.”

Billions of people worldwide are exposed to wireless radiation daily, with no control group to compare outcomes. The potential health effects—ranging from cancer and DNA damage to infertility and neurological disorders—are too significant to ignore. Yet, without robust, independent research, we are left in the dark about the true risks.

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Via https://dreddymd.com/2025/03/20/why-did-government-abandon-cellphone-radiation-research/

Trump approves Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan – under two conditions

By Shachar Kleiman

Green Light from Trump: A Palestinian source told Sky News Arabia on Tuesday that the Trump administration has given initial approval to Egypt’s plan for Gaza’s reconstruction. However, the approval is contingent upon Hamas being removed from power in Gaza, and the strip being disarmed.

According to the source, the Trump administration has inquired with Egypt about its ability to facilitate Hamas’s ouster from Gaza. The source added that Washington is pressuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a proposal in which a Palestinian committee – backed by Arab nations and the international community – would govern Gaza.

Later this month, Egypt and the US are expected to hold discussions on developing operational mechanisms and timelines for the reconstruction initiative.

Egypt’s plan, which is projected to span five years and exceed $50 billion in costs, outlines an initial phase focusing on clearing debris and constructing temporary housing for the Gazan population. Simultaneously, rubble removal will begin. In its more advanced phases, the plan includes the construction of an artificial island, public institutions, a seaport, an airport, and additional infrastructure projects.Destruction in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Cairo has proposed the establishment of an international fund to finance the initiative. However, it remains uncertain whether the international community will be willing to contribute financially. A possible indication of hesitation was the absence of key Arab leaders, such as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the recent Arab League summit.

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Via https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/03/17/trump-approves-egypts-gaza-reconstruction-plan-under-two-conditions/

Netanyahu accuses Shin Bet chief of blackmail as feud reaches new heights

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, on April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/File)

By ToI Staff

PM offers minimal detail to back up claim, makes same allegation against Ronen Bar’s predecessor after Nadav Argaman threatens to release info compromising Netanyahu if he breaks law.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of “blackmail” on Thursday, as the feud between the pair reached an unprecedented level.

The allegation was part of a statement issued by Netanyahu in response to an interview given by Bar’s predecessor Nadav Argaman, who claimed to be sitting on a trove of information that would compromise the prime minister and threatened to make it public if Netanyahu breaks the law.

Netanyahu is widely reported to have been working for months to try and oust Bar, as he seeks to place the blame for the failures that allowed for Hamas’s October 7 onslaught to unfold squarely on the security echelon, as opposed to the political leadership.

Bar is said to be pushing back against the effort to oust him, fearing that acquiescence would allow Netanyahu to appoint a loyalist in his stead.

The effort to fire Bar has been complicated in recent weeks, amid the launch of a joint Shin Bet-police investigation into alleged ties between several of Netanyahu’s aides and the Qatari government. For the prime minister to fire Bar while the investigation is ongoing would likely be perceived as a conflict of interest.

In a wide-ranging interview with Channel 12, Argaman detailed some of the disagreements he had with Netanyahu during his tenure as Shin Bet chief from 2016 to 2021, particularly surrounding the matter of Qatari aid being allowed into the Gaza Strip.

“It’s quite clear that I have a great deal of knowledge, which I can put to use… but I’m currently keeping everything that happened between myself and the prime minister” out of the public sphere, Argaman said.

However, “If the State of Israel or if I conclude that the prime minister has decided that he is going to act in contradiction to the law, then I will not have a choice and I will say everything I know and have refrained from saying until today,” he warned.

Netanyahu quickly hit back at Argaman, accusing him of blackmail in a statement posted to X.

“Tonight, another dangerous red line was crossed for Israeli democracy,” the premier said. “Never, in the entire history of Israel, and the history of democracy, has the former head of a security service blackmailed a sitting prime minister on live television.”

“The criminal, mafia-style threats will not deter me,” asserted Netanyahu. “I will do whatever is necessary to ensure Israel’s security.”

Netanyahu then lodged the same “blackmail” accusation against Bar. He offered limited detail to explain the claim but claimed the Shin Bet chief held a series of off-record briefings with certain reporters in recent days in order to tarnish the premier.

“The only goal is to try and prevent me from making the decisions needed to restore the Shin Bet after its abysmal failure on October 7,” said the premier.

Bar’s agency, in turn, issued a statement responding to Netanyahu, declaring that the Shin Bet chief “devotes all of his time to security matters, efforts to recover the hostages and the defense of democracy. Any statement to the contrary is devoid of any truth.”

During the Channel 12 interview, Argaman said Netanyahu tried to “buy peace [in Gaza] with Qatari money,” even though it was clear that the strategy would eventually backfire.

Netanyahu decided in 2018 to allow Qatari money* into the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian Authority cut off funding to Hamas, leaving Israel fearful of unrest in the coastal enclave, Argaman recalled.

“The State of Israel wanted peace in the Gaza Strip and was looking for ways to bring in the money. They chose Qatar because Qatar agreed to do it,” Argaman said, adding that he believed the idea to be a “very serious mistake” from the get-go.

He said that Netanyahu nevertheless went ahead with the plan, despite the security service’s warning, as “the strategy of his government was to have quiet in the Gaza Strip.”

Netanyahu’s critics have long accused him of trying to bolster Hamas at the PA’s expense, keeping Palestinian factions divided to further undermine efforts to advance a two-state solution. The premier has argued that the Qatari money was necessary to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

“We bought peace with Qatari money — it was clear to everyone that this would backfire on us one day,” Argaman said. “The prime minister knew, the cabinet knew. The issues were presented more than once or twice.”

He acknowledged, however, that the Shin Bet, as well as the IDF, “should have done everything in their power to stop the Qatari funds” from flowing into Gaza.

Argaman also touched on the ongoing investigation — which has been placed under a sweeping gag order — into ties between members of the Prime Minister’s Office and Doha and allegations that hundreds of thousands of dollars had flowed from Qatar to figures linked to the premier.

Palestinians receive their financial aid as part of an aid allocated by Qatar, at a post office in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 27, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Asked whether the alleged ties — should they be proven to be true — could have occurred without Netanyahu’s knowledge, Argaman said the prime minister “knows everything that happens in his office; nothing happens without his approval.”

“I think the first person who should have jumped to demand a Shin Bet investigation… into whether there were Qatari ties to the prime minister’s office, is the prime minister himself,” said the ex-Shin Bet chief.

Argaman didn’t hide his distaste for the Qatari government during the interview, telling Channel 12 that he believes forging ties with Doha is akin to “dancing with the devil.”

“Qatar is part of the Shiite axis,” he said of the majority Sunni nation. “They’re the ones who allowed Hamas to build its terrorist army in the Gaza Strip. If, god forbid, it managed to gain control of the Prime Minister’s Office, it would mean that it influences the prime minister, the Prime Minister’s Office, the State of Israel’s policy toward Hamas in general and the hostage deal in particular.”

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*It’s alleged Netanyahu delivered the bulk of these funds to Hamas leaders, to continue Israeli efforts to undermine the Palestinian Authority and their efforts to form an independent Palestinian state.

An Unholy Triad Birth of a Plague: Episode 2

An Unholy Triad Birth of a Plague: Episode 2

Pure Media Australia (2025)

Film Review

This episode explains the specific functions of six of the ORFs (Open Reading Fields) inserted into bat coronavirus to weaponize Covid 19.

In general ORFs or open reading fields serve as a genetic blueprint for protein that govern virus behavior, in this case to hijack the functions of the host they infect and that person’s immune system.

ORF1A and ORF1B – encode for proteins involved in viral replication.

ORF3A – inhibit autophagy (the ability of the cell to clear foreign material).

ORF6 – helps the virus avoid detection by inhibiting interferon, which coordinates the immune response to viral infection.

ORF8 – inhibits apoptosis (automatic programed cell death), which enhances viral entry into human cells.

ORF11 (developed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology) – enhances viral entry into human cells.

Obama Judge Rules Against DOGE Shutdown Of USAID, Orders Employee Access Reinstated

Zero Hedge

In the latest legal turn of events – since the United States is now governed by activist judges, an Obama-appointed federal judge on Tuesday found that Elon Musk and DOGE likely violated the constitution when it shut down deep state slush fund USAID, and has ordered them to restore access for current (remaining) employees.

US District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled in favor of more than two dozen unnamed current and former USAID employees and contractors who challenged the Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the organization.

In a 68-page decision, Chuang granted in part their request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that DOGE and Musk likely violated the Constitution’s Appointments Clause and separation of powers.

Musk has been ordered to reinstate access to email, payment and other electronic systems for all current USAID employees and personal services contractors, while the Trump administration is now prevented from taking any further actions related to the shutdown of USAID – including placing employees on administrative leave, firing USAID workers, closing buildings, bureaus or offices, and deleting the contents of its websites or collections.

Of note – the order does not currently require the reinstatement of fired employees, after roughly 83% of USAID programs have been officially canceled according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“After a six-week review, 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, and even harmed the core national interests of the United States,” he said.

This latest judicial move to block the Trump administration comes days after DC District Court judge James Boasberg (who was in charge of the FISA court when the Obama administration was spying on Trump), issued a two-week halt on deporting illegal immigrant gang members. On Tuesday Trump called for Boasberg’s impeachment, drawing a sharp rebuke from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who said it was “not an appropriate response.”

The Trump administration is also in the process of reinstating over 24,000 federal workers after a different Obama judge, US District Judge James Bredar, ordered the mass reinstatement of employees at 18 federal agencies last week, determining that the administration’s justification for the firings—poor performance—was not supported by evidence. The ruling follows another decision by a federal judge in San Francisco, who also found terminations at six agencies to be illegal.

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Via https://www.zerohedge.com/political/obama-judge-rules-against-doge-shutdown-usaid-orders-employees-be-reinstated

 

Biggest Bombshells Uncovered by Internet Sleuths in the Newly Released JFK Files

Credit: Getty Images

Jim Hoft

President Donald Trump ordered the release of approximately 1,123 PDF files of previously classified documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, fulfilling a long-standing promise to declassify all remaining records.

These files, part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection, are accessible online at the National Archives (JFK Release 2025) or in person at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Internet sleuths and researchers have been combing through these files, uncovering what they believe are significant revelations.

Below are some highlights found online (some of which were previously known):

Lee Harvey Oswald was reportedly considered a “poor shot” during his target practice in the USSR.

WOAH.

Lee Harvey Oswald was known to be a “poor shot” when he tried target firing in the USSR. pic.twitter.com/YFjR2qUYIc

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) March 18, 2025

JFK Files Reveal Lee Harvey Oswald Was a Spy, Tried Twice to Obtain USSR Visa from Mexico City

BREAKING: This JFK file shows that Lee Harvey Oswald was a Spy, attempted to get a Visa into the USSR from Mexico City, twice.

He was considered “the most effective and dangerous intelligence officer in Mexico” by Russian consular officer pic.twitter.com/XIZcc94ls1

— The Patriot Oasis (@ThePatriotOasis) March 18, 2025

CIA Memo from September 24, 1963, Confirms Lee Harvey Oswald Was Under Surveillance by CIA, 59 Days Before JFK Assassination

UPDATE: JFK Files

This CIA memo from September 24, 1963, shows Lee Harvey Oswald was actively being monitored by the CIA at least 59 Days before JFK was Assassinated

Oswald made contact with the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City, where he inquired about travel to the USSR.

This… https://t.co/WxVwPtSAHy pic.twitter.com/oAE4gMyLsn

— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) March 18, 2025

Gary Underhill claimed the CIA was responsible for JFK’s assassination—then he was later found dead in what was ruled a “suicide.”

A day after JFK was assassinated, Gary Underhill claimed that the CIA was responsible.

Less than six months later, Gary was found shot to death in his apartment.

It was ruled a suicide.

Shocker. pic.twitter.com/TCffpzedbv

— Isabella Maria DeLuca (@IsabellaMDeLuca) March 19, 2025

A man named Sergy Czornonoh allegedly had knowledge that Oswald would be killed after assassinating Kennedy and that Martin Luther King Jr. would also be assassinated. He also knew in advance that Kennedy would be killed in Dallas.

JFK Files

Some guy named Sergy knew Oswald would be killed after killing Kennedy and that MLK would also be killed. He knew Kennedy would be killed in Dallas as well pic.twitter.com/jYyetgdrQm

— Raj Suthar (@imromec) March 18, 2025

Jack Ruby claimed that his decision to kill Oswald was influenced by his Jewish identity.

Jack Ruby was the man who killed the assassin of John F. Kennedy so that we would never see a trial of Lee Harvey Oswald. Here, Jack Ruby (Rubenstein) says that his killing of JFK’s assassin was motivated by him being a Jew, and interestingly refers to Lee Harvey Oswald as a rat.… pic.twitter.com/0eosN31cUH

— Jean-François Gariépy (@JFGariepy) March 18, 2025

Mere hours after Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover urgently called for a swift public report to prevent conspiracy theories from gaining traction.

JFK FILES: FBI RUSHED TO SHUT DOWN CONSPIRACY TALK HOURS AFTER OSWALD’S DEATH

Just hours after Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover demanded a quick public report to stop conspiracy theories from spreading.

Hoover wrote that “there is nothing… https://t.co/5Ht8GE0KK5 pic.twitter.com/DRNMSZMmiR

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 18, 2025

Lee Harvey Oswald was allegedly under the direction of KGB officer Kostikov, reportedly linked to Department V.

Lee Harvey Oswald was allegedly handled by KGB officer Kostikov reputedly of Department V.

“Department V” is “wet affairs” aka Soviet assassinations! pic.twitter.com/4NDktRjeoS

— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) March 19, 2025

J. Edgar Hoover was asked whether Lee Harvey Oswald was an FBI agent and if there was a conspiracy to assassinate JFK.

J Edgar Hoover interview, asked if Oswald was an FBI agent or if there was a conspiracy to murder JFK. pic.twitter.com/oPSEiAj0SY

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 19, 2025

A letter addressed to then-Senator Joe Biden accused him of being a “traitor”. The letter was signed “John F. Kennedy Jr.”

BREAKING: JFK jr. called out Joe Biden for being a traitor to the United States right before he was killed! pic.twitter.com/w7XmLEq048

— aka (@akafaceUS) March 19, 2025

The CIA was intercepting U.S. postal service mail sent to the USSR and had 300 CIA members indexing a quarter-million names.

Holy cow! The CIA was opening U.S. postal service mail being sent to the USSR and had 300 CIA staff indexing a quarter million names. There’s a lot of crazy stuff in the JFK Files! pic.twitter.com/JddkzMIMST

— (@FreeStateWill) March 19, 2025

An interview with FBI Assistant Director Alan Belmont on May 6, 1964, includes questions about Ruby and Oswald’s connections on page 27, but many pages are missing, with the interview supposedly extending to page 473.

Interview of Alan Belmont, Assistant FBI Director, from May 6, 1964. On page 27 he is questioned whether Ruby and Oswald worked together, and then a bunch of pages are missing – full pdf is only 52 pages but the interview goes on to page 473. Would be useful to have all pages pic.twitter.com/xNz0I0UP17

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 19, 2025

A man claiming to be a Polish driver for a Russian vehicle, warning of Soviet plans to pay someone in the U.S. to assassinate the president.

JFK FILES: POLISH DRIVER WARNED OF SOVIET PLOT TO KILL KENNEDY

CIA cable reveals a call on November 23, 1963, from a man claiming to be a Polish driver for a Russian vehicle.

He warned of Soviet plans to pay someone in the U.S. to assassinate the president.

C/S Comment:… https://t.co/hlcckHF0te pic.twitter.com/ICntb0ud2S

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025

Newly released JFK assassination records expose a failed 1955 CIA surveillance operation in Havana.

JFK FILES: CIA EXPOSED IN HAVANA SPY SCANDAL – FILES REVEAL BOTCHED OP

Newly declassified JFK assassination records expose a CIA surveillance op gone wrong in 1955 Havana.

CIA agents rented an apartment above a Chinese intelligence office, attempting to plant… https://t.co/jmvIKDShZ4 pic.twitter.com/QXl7tTFb77

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025

CIA memo reveals that agency officers claimed they couldn’t recall Watergate burglar James McCord’s involvement in Cuban operations.

JFK FILES: MEMO CASTS DOUBT ON WATERGATE BURGLAR MCCORD’S CUBA OPS

A CIA memo reveals agency officers couldn’t recall Watergate burglar James McCord’s role in Cuban ops, despite prior planning at headquarters.

CIA security suspects McCord may have had a hidden… https://t.co/aZ3eCtSE29 pic.twitter.com/yGLmSjP9Nl

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025

JFK files reveal CIA’s extensive global operations, listing 34 secret field bases across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America

JFK FILES : CIA’S GLOBAL WEB EXPOSED — 34 SECRET BASES MAPPED FROM JOHANNESBURG TO TOKYO

A stunning declassified document reveals the CIA’s vast operational footprint, listing secret field bases across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

From Johannesburg and Lagos to… https://t.co/D8waHh8bYK pic.twitter.com/fEjbiZYz5t

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) March 19, 2025

JFK sought to dismantle the CIA’s independent authority.

Schlesinger: “The contemporary CIA possesses many of the characteristics of a state within a state.”

“There is no doctrine governing our conduct of clandestine operations.”

Schlesinger slammed the idea that the CIA should “fight fire with fire” to defeat communism.

“If… pic.twitter.com/dymH78SoAP

— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 19, 2025

In practice, Schlesinger told JFK, the State Department had become a “rubber stamp” for CIA clandestine operations.

“The concept of ‘contingency planning’ has legitimized the concrete preparation of operations still presumably in a hypothetical stage.”

“If a group is assembled… pic.twitter.com/DStcoreq6H

— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 19, 2025

Schlesinger proposed that JFK de-couple the CIA’s clandestine operations from its research and analysis work.

“If intelligence is too closely connected with operations, then those committed to a particular operation will tend to select out the intelligence which validates the… pic.twitter.com/z0ExPFbfzx

— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 19, 2025

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Let’s talk about…the JFK files released!

Kit Knightly

“Promises made, promises kept!” is the battle cry of the MAGAs right now, but was this a promise worth keeping?

Last night Donald Trump’s administration released two-thousand files, totaling over 60,000 pages, pertaining to the assassination of President John F Kennedy.

You can read them all here.

The files are in seemingly no order, with no index or search system, so combing through them will take a while.

The National Archive press release claims these are “all records previously withheld for classification”, but that’s then admit that’s not technically true [emphasis added]:

In accordance with President Donald Trump’s directive of March 17, 2025, all records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released. The National Archives has partnered with agencies across the federal government to comply with the President’s directive in support of Executive Order 14176. As of March 18, 2025, the records are available to access either online at this page or in person, via hard copy or on analog media formats, at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. As the records continue to be digitized, they will be posted to this page.

This is only the digitized ones, the undigitized ones are all available as well, you just have to go to the national archives in Maryland to see them. They’ll put those on the internet too, just as soon as they’re done digitizing them. Honest

Of course, the process of “digitizing the records” and the weeks it’s expected to take “historians and experts” to go over the files keeps the narrative open. They can add new files as they see fit to steer the conversation.

So far the media coverage has been exactly as you’d expect, with a quasi-religious repetition of the Official Story best exemplified by the pathetically predictable New York Times, where Adam Nagourney headlines simply:

Here’s what to know. (Oswald still did it.)

Propaganda so laughable you wonder if they’re really trying…and perhaps they’re not.

Social media reactions have been as you’d expect, too.

Republicans claim this is a case of “promises made, promises kept”. Democrats claim there’s no new information here, it’s just the same files Biden released with parts unredacted.

As is usually the case, it’s likely neither is entirely correct.

It’s possible this data dump is actually happening earlier than planned, an attempt by the Trump admin to win back some support after many of his base were alienated by his bombing of Yemen and continued support for Israel. There was, allegedly, a “24-hour scramble” to release the files, but that might just be a story designed to make Trump look chaotic.

Some of the “revelations” being discussed so far are really no such thing. For example, the idea that the CIA having hundreds of their agents inside the State Department is new information is ridiculous.

Although, the prominent and widespread discussion of potential CIA involvement is noteworthy.

In our prediction on the JFK files back in January, Kit wrote that…

It can’t be concrete declarations, because deniability – and therefore more debate – must be built in, but it will be enough to lend legitimacy to some of the milder or more fringe “conspiracy theories” in a way that fuels what will become a very public controversy.

And so far that seems to be bearing out, with unredacted mentions of both Israel and “Israeli intelligence services” already dominating the discussion:

CIA suppressed top officer James Jesus Angleton’s connection to Israeli intelligence as shown by this newly unredacted JFK assassination records file.

Angleton had subverted JFK’s policy of preventing Israel from acquiring nuclear weapons and was praised by Mossad head Meir… pic.twitter.com/68La055aZY

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) March 19, 2025

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Via https://off-guardian.org/2025/03/19/lets-talk-about-the-jfk-files-released/

Tulsi Gabbard Wants Other Countries To Join the US in Attacking Yemen

by Dave DeCamp During Trump’s first term in office, Gabbard was a leading critic of Trump’s backing of the Saudi war in Yemen, which she called genocidal.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has called for other countries to join the US in attacking the Houthis in Yemen, a country she previously strongly opposed intervening in.

The US launched a major round of airstrikes against Yemen on Saturday and in the days that followed, killing at least 53 people, including women and children. Gabbard said that the US wants countries that are more impacted by a disruption in Red Sea shipping to get involved.

“Our country and other countries should not be in a position to reroute commerce going through that area simply because of the threat that exists,” she told the Indian broadcaster NDTV during a visit to India, according to Bloomberg.

Gabbard said that President Trump had taken decisive action and that the US “will look to other affected countries, as there are many impacted by this, to similarly take action.”

The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, ceased their attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping after the Gaza ceasefire went into effect on January 19. The US began bombing Yemen again in response to the Houthis announcing that they would reimpose a blockade on Israeli shipping in the region.

During President Trump’s previous term in office, when Gabbard was in Congress, she was a leading critic of the US-backed Saudi war against the Houthis in Yemen, which killed hundreds of thousands of people.

“It is absolutely outrageous that the United States has continued its support for years now for Saudi Arabia’s genocidal war in Yemen that has killed thousands and thousands of innocent Yemeni people and caused mass starvation,” Gabbard said in a 2018 interview with The Real News.

At the time, Gabbard was critical of the fact that the Yemen war was unauthorized by Congress, making US participation illegal under the Constitution. President Trump’s new bombing campaign is also unauthorized and illegal, as was President Biden’s airstrikes against the Houthis that he launched from January 2024 to January 2025.

Gabbard was involved in a War Powers Resolution that would have ended US support for the Saudi war in Yemen, which was vetoed by Trump in 2019. “Congress has now for a very long time given up its responsibility to declare war. And this war in Yemen is a perfect example. So, I and a few of my colleagues are introducing a resolution that will take back our congressional authority and responsibility that’s given to us through the United States Constitution to stop this, our illegal participation in this Saudi-led genocidal war in Yemen,” she said in the 2018 interview.

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Hospital Records Show Texas Measles Victim Died from Medical Error

Children’s Health Defense

BREAKING: We, at Children’s Health Defense, have obtained access to the medical records of the girl in Texas with measles who died. After analyzing the documents, Pierre Kory, M.D. has come to the conclusion that this child, unequivocally, “did not die of measles.” His expert assessment on this death is that it resulted from a “grievous” medical error, not purely a breathing condition or viral illness like the media would like us to believe.

In this exclusive interview, Dr. Kory outlines the facts about this case. He explains how the hospital failed to treat with the proper antibiotics at the proper time and allowed for her to die “catastrophically” in a state of shock.

We also hear from Ben Edwards, M.D. — the doctor who has been treating this family and the other Mennonite families in the area. Dr. Edwards shares how the community has been responding to this outbreak and their perspective on the untimely loss, a “tragic mistake.”

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