Welcome, fellow Conspirators!
Many, many, thanks, to the good Conspirators who joined us tonight for the program, and to all the journalists we got to mention. Big thanks to Ashley, of "Think-Change-Repeat" for letting us send our Rumble Raid to her as we finished tonight. I like how that works. Join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble, or on X, and get the audio pod m-f after the show, on Spotify or here on Substack! Here are some of the major items we got to discuss tonight!
WAR
IRAN
Obviously, the US not only knew that the “pause” agreement Trump officials made w Iran via Pakistan included a halt to attacking Lebanon, it’s clear by the information trail that the US actually GAVE that language to the Pakistanis putting together the “pause points” for public dissemination. Trump, Vance, Leavitt, and others cannot lie sufficiently to hide their own awareness of this and their participation in the ACTUAL AGREEMENT.
-More, from the Pakistanis
-As frustrating and lie-prone as Jen Psaki has been, she makes strong points here.
-AntiWar covers the latest killings by IDF in Lebanon Headline: “Deadly Israeli Strikes Continue as Lebanon Reels From Wednesday Massacres - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
MORE “At Least 254 Killed, Over 1,100 Wounded in Massive Israeli Attacks on Lebanon - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
-And BIBIBIBI is continuing his “we kill to protect” nonsense re Lebanon, noting that there is no ceasefire, as we kinda figured out yesterday morning.
THEY WANT THE LAND
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In DC: RANDY FINE IS SICK
-NY Dem Sen Chuck Schumer is angry at Trump for not being more aggressive about Iran. Seriously. And he insinuates more of the same “Iran is going for nuclear weapons” myth that they keep trying to push. The more aggressive they are against Iran, the more they incentivize Iranian politicians to push to nuclear weaponry.
THIS, while Israeli politicians offer empty rhetoric about “holding talks with Lebanon’s political leadership”. It’s just cover, as they openly state they will continue to kill. Headline: “Israel to open direct talks with Lebanon but not halt attacks on Hezbollah” LINK
And while FOX portrays one of the most egregiously evil bombings in Lebanon, conducted by Israel, as “rooting out Hezbollah.” The IDF bombed an outdoor funeral gathering, for goodness sake.
More
GAZA
Headline: “Israeli Attack Kills Al Jazeera Journalist in Gaza - News From Antiwar.com” LINK - This while Israel kills more residents of Gaza.
THE POPE
Headline: “Pope cancels visit to the US after Pentagon threatens Vatican: Report” LINK
IMMIGRATION POLICE STATE
As we have reported, the claims that Trump et al were “arresting” aggressively criminal immigrants not only were overblown, the feds are not supposed to be policing immigration and the feds are not supposed to be policing crimes that, constitutionally, fall under state jurisdiction. This is a pancake stack of trouble: Headline “Math manipulation? Immigration statistics tracker swapped detainees’ criminal record for convictions” LINK
-This lawsuit is progressing. This MN school district, covering Minneapolis and some suburbs, is suing to block ICE from entering the schools. Headline: “Minnesota schools and the educators union sue ICE, DHS” LINK
AND… The lack of labor - forcing higher spending for Lowe’s. Headline: “Lowe’s commits $250M to fight skilled labor crisis as US faces massive worker shortage” LINK
-AND MORE COURT NEWS Headline: “Trump administration cannot nix legal status of 5,000 Ethiopians, US judge rules” LINK
and… Headline: “Court smacks down request for new trial from judge convicted of helping violent illegal escape from ICE” LINK
MORE - DHS at airports - screwing things up some more Headline: “DHS considers not processing international travelers at some airports | Watch” LINK
From TX- The term “rights” is loosely used here - no one has a right to get education off of someone else, or anything off someone else, without consent Headline “LINK”
-AND the feds continue to assail Kilmar Abrego Garcia LINK
-And this, showing, again, an ICE attack (shooting) revealed, and ICE revealed as attempting to lie Headline: “Family of man shot by ICE in California speaks out | Watch” LINK
-MORE LIES : “ICE shooting: New video from case with agents accused of lying under oath” LINK
US ECONOMY - MORE DOWNARD REVISION FOR 2025 GDP - WHAT?!! HOW CAN THIS BE?!!
Here is a paragraph to read more than once. ‘The US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 0.5% in Q4 2025, revised down further from 0.7% in the second estimate and 1.4% in the preliminary reading, mainly due to a downward revision to investment. Consumer spending slowed more than anticipated (1.9% vs 2% in the second estimate), as purchases of both goods (0.3%) and services (2.7%) cooled. Fixed investment also increased less than expected (1.5% vs 1.6%), largely due to a sharp drop in structures (-6.5%) while investment in equipment (4.3%) and intellectual property products (5.4%) remained robust. Residential investment fell more than anticipated (-1.7% vs -0.5%). Exports declined 3.2%, compared to a 3.3% fall, marking the largest contraction since Q2 2023. Imports also fell slightly less than early estimated (-1.0% vs. -1.1%). Meanwhile, government spending and investment contracted sharply (-5.6% vs -5.8%), subtracting 0.99 pp from overall growth, due to the government shutdown. For 2025, the US economy expanded by 2.1%. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ LINK
Yep… The third estimate of US Q4 2025 GDP growth at just 0.5% annualized, a steep drop from Q3’s strong 4.4% and successive downward revisions from the advance 1.4% and second 0.7% readings.
Revisions reflect plummeting consumer spending, business investment, exports, and a sharp contraction in government spending tied to the Q4 shutdown, contributing to the weakest quarterly pace in recent years.
The data release coincides with elevated oil prices near $99 and recent Middle East ceasefire developments, prompting discussions of pre-existing slowdown risks and potential stagflation signals in early 2026.
TARIFF TERRORISM
Headline: “Trump administration rejects Ford’s request for aluminum tariff relief - report” LINK
HEADLINE: “Steel tariffs drive up grocery prices. Trump could fix it. | Opinion” No kidding. LINK
And why would anyone be shocked to discover that a less-powerful US economy can buy fewer foreign goods? That a national economy saddled with tariffs and uncertainty about future tariffs might not engage in purchases? Headline: “’Buckle up, this is unreal!’: CNBC anchor shocked by US trade deficit drop from $136B to $29B — the lowest since 2009. Was Trump right about tariffs?” LINK
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