Your Sunday News Assembly, for 5-11-25!
Breaking news, video links, and added contextual information, to help peel those political onions!
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Today, we have 21 breaking stories pertaining to your liberty and two valuable video links to utilize!
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Now, as Mario and Luigi would say, “Lets-a-GO!”
ONE!
The "ceasefire" between India and Pakistan that Trump announced earlier today? Already broken. It would be cool if the government of Pakistan weren't such a plaything of US CIA/State Department whim. When Nuland arrived there a couple years ago, they ousted Khan, and the Pakistani government/terror cells have really kicked up the antagonism against India. The whole place carries the dark vestiges of UK colonialism and arbitrary border creation. Here's the LINK!
India Accuses Pakistan of Violation of Cease-Fire Brokered by U.S. - MSN
Hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a cease-fire that aimed to end the worst violence between the two nuclear-armed rivals in years, Indian officials accused Islamabad of violating the pact.
www.msn.com
TWO!
This one blows me away. If Biden had done this to hide information from conservative critics who might want information about Biden's immigration policies and practices, the MAGA media would be livid. This adds a new layer of soot on the ashen remnants of the Constitution they've burned so well. Not only is the federal government involved in an unconstitutional "policing" of immigration, not only are they not providing due process, and not only are they inside states when they have not been invited, as Article Four, Section Four requires, they NOW try to categorize a foreign gang as "terrorists" and THEN invoke the STATE SECRETS ACT to hide information from the judicial branch and opponents in legal disputes! Here's the LINK!
Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Abrego Garcia case - MSN
The administration's assertion of the privilege was revealed in an order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, which asked lawyers for Abrego Garcia and the Justice Department to file additional ...
www.msn.com
At my Substack Friday, I added this re the ethics of it all:
"...the idea of 'state secretss reaffirms the absurdity that you will be forced to pay for dark figures to engage in additional predation and then claim that they don’t have to tell you about it.”
Here is some key info, from the linked article:
“The administration's assertion of the privilege was revealed in an order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, which asked lawyers for Abrego Garcia and the Justice Department to file additional legal papers about the administration's ‘invocations of privilege, principally the state secrets and deliberative process privileges.’
Xinis gave the two sides until Monday to submit the filings ‘addressing the legal and factual bases for the invocation of those privileges,’ including a request from Abrego Garcia's lawyers for the court to conduct a review of ‘the withheld documents.’ The judge also set a hearing for May 16 at the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland.”
It seems clear that this “state secrets” invocation is an attempt to shield the Administration from being exposed as utterly lawless and that it had no reason to arrest Abrego Garcia, that he had no violent criminal convictions, and they knew it. s much as many MAGA folks want to claim Garcia is a bad guy, there has to be a standard in jurisprudence, and he has not been convicted of a violent criminal offense. Even if he had been that has nothing to do with the federal government. This is such a basic syllogism, it confounds me that self-described "conservatives" so willingly disregard it.
THREE!
The Tufts student ICE kidnapped must be released, says a federal judge: Federal judge orders ICE to release Tufts student whose detention went viral
Federal judge orders ICE to release Tufts student whose detention went viral - MSN
A federal judge in Vermont has ordered the Trump administration to release a Tufts University PhD student from Turkey whose video-recorded detention earlier this year by immigration agents drew ...
www.msn.com
FOUR!
And, an AZ resident who has lived in the US for decades, and fought for the US in Iraq, has been deported, because he had drug conviction info on the books from over a decade ago. The federalization of the drug laws is another insult to the Founders, and many conservatives were starting to see the logic in keeping those statutes under the control of states, aligning with federalism. But they toss that aside when the "drug law breach" can be used by the feds to snatch a guy away from his life, his job, and his home for decades. Here is the LINK!
Iraq War Veteran in US for Nearly 30 Years Can Be Deported: Judge - MSN
Iraq War veteran Marlon Parris, who moved to the U.S. from the Caribbean in 1997 and was repeatedly issued Green Cards, was detained in January earlier this year. The Immigration and Customs ...
www.msn.com
FIVE!
Finally (one could go on with a dozen examples of egregious lawlessness by the ICA, Border Patrol, FBI triad re immigration) this one touches on not only the fact that the government of NJ has not invited the feds in, this runs into the clear strictures in the US Constitution that the feds only can own/run three forms of land — a 10 square-mile area for a national capitol, military garrisons, and territories -- and this "detention facility" isn't one of them. This man is in the right, on every level, but "conservatives" are heaping scorn on him. Here's the LINK!
New Jersey mayor arrested at US immigration detention center, prosecutor says - MSN
(Reuters) -The Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who is running to be the state's governor, was arrested on Friday after refusing to leave a federal immigration detention center, the top ...
www.msn.com
Here is more
Since this one shows no thumbnail, let’s insert a photo of the great David Knight, and pray for him as he undergoes carotid artery surgery Monday or Tuesday. Watch his program (Travis will fill-in on Monday!) M-F from 9 AM to Noon!
Newark Mayor Denies Trespassing at Immigration Detention Center Following Arrest
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while the Democrat was at the facility with three members of Congress.
www.newsmax.com
SIX!
On the flipside, numerous state governments are suing the Trump Admin for ending its BILLIONS OF BUCKS in subsidies for EV charging stations. If only they would READ the Constitution, they might realize that all federal subsidies like this are unconstitutional, not to mention ethically unacceptable redistribution of wealth. Here's the LINK!
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON Environmental Protection Division 800 Fifth Avenue STE 2000 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 464-7744
coag.gov
And for more background, here is Zerohedge w some reference!
States Sue Trump Admin Over Termination Of Funding For EV Charging Stations - Zerohedge
The Trump administration is being sued by a coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia over claims it is withholding billions of dollars in funding approved by Congress to build electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, according to a federal lawsuit announced on April 7.. The lawsuit is led by attorneys general from California, Colorado, and Washington and was filed in the District ...
www.zerohedge.com
SEVEN!
Here's one for the "SERIOUSLY?!" category ;)
The city is shamelessly demanding a pair of Brooklyn landlords fork over $160,000 to pay for “relocating” a group of squatters who commandeered their properties. A convicted sex offender was ...
www.msn.com
EIGHT!
Were clients complaining? Was there aggression involved here? No. Just incredible.
Three Denver-area businesses face a combined $8 million in fines for allegedly employing unauthorized migrant workers in contravention of employment law. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
www.msn.com
NINE!
Here is a big positive from the Trump team, though they don't go the full measure, and recognize that the feds aren't supposed to have any "control" over the fisheries.
Trump to reopen 4,900 square miles of ocean off New England coast for commercial fishing
Trump is set to sign an executive order that is designed to "unleash commercial fishing in the Atlantic, advancing the America First Fishing Policy," that will reopen thousands of square miles of ocean in New England that had been closed off to commercial fishing by former President Barack Obama. A White House fact sheet obtained by NHJournal ahead of the signing stated, "President Trump is ...
thepostmillennial.com
TEN!
More on regulation-rollbacks.
Trump Signs Four Bills to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations
President Donald Trump signed four bills on Friday to roll back Biden-era regulations on appliances like water heaters, refrigerators, walk-in coolers, and household appliances.
www.breitbart.com
ELEVEN!
More on some of the rollback, re water pressure.
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Rescinds Useless Water Pressure Standards - The White House
RESCINDING BURDENSOME WATER RULES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a memorandum to eliminate restrictive water pressure and efficiency rules that
www.whitehouse.gov
TWELVE!
So, Biden and various mayors and governors used our tax money to subsidize people to move to the states and now, Trump wants to use tax money to subsidize people to move away? How in the world does a person acquire the hubris to think so frivolously and arrogantly about the earnings of other people? Amazing. Not only unconstitutional, but brazenly unethical. How about the Dems and Repubs on either side leave other people out of their plans and schemes?
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order establishing the first ever self-deportation program which incentivizes illegal migrants to voluntarily leave the country.
www.foxnews.com
THIRTEEN!
It's not "tiny" and it's not his place to say how much another person values the earnings he acquires. Here's the LINK!
Trump says he's OK with 'tiny' tax increase on the rich
justthenews.com
FOURTEEN!
One of the most reliable sources of info on petrochemical energy, the American Energy Institute, has informed curious Americans that The Hartford Group has refused to renew its insurance, because AEI does not conform to its "climate" polices (ESG). This is interesting to see. It's ostensibly a debate between private interests, but the Hartford is closely associated w the feds and Federal Reserve. It has been at the mercy of federal powers since as far back as 2009.
Reports say corporations retreated from net zero, but critics say ESG policies still enforced
The Hartford didn’t respond to Just the News' questions about its decision not to renew AEI’s insurance or what policies the AEI was violating.. Will Hild, executive director of Consumers’ Research, testified before the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs last month in a hearing considering anti-ESG legislation.Hild argued that even though banks have left net-zero alliances, they ...
justthenews.com
Here is some background to the Hartford, which is not atypical of many large insurance companies in various fields of insurance.
U.S. Fed allows Allianz to retain Hartford interest | Reuters
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a request allowing Germany's Allianz SE <ALVG.DE> to retain its interest in Hartford Financial Services Group Inc <HIG.N>, an insurer becoming a bank ...
www.reuters.com
FIFTEEN!
How can anyone believe that the CA government might engage in deception? ;)
The site gives a taste of what it's all about by supposedly debunking claims that people are fleeing the state as its front page feature. Reality, however, not to mention data from the Census Bureau, shows more people have been leaving the liberal cesspool than have been coming in for the last 13 straight years on record.. California’s economy under Newsom has been hampered by excessive ...
redstate.com
SIZZLETEEN~!
Trump Administration members have asked Mexico Pres Sheinbaum to "reconsider" her decision to decline US troops in Mexico. It would be nice if the Trump Administration would reconsider their abjectly base dislocation from their US Constitution.
Trump ramps up push for U.S. strikes in Mexico as drug cartels fight each other
justthenews.com
SEVENTEEN!
Isn't this KIND of them to let us buy these THREE color additives?
FDA approves three natural food colors | Just The News
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced its approval of three food colors from natural sources. The approval follows Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s initiative to phase out petroleum-based food coloring. “Today we take a major step to Make America ...
justthenews.com
EIGHTEEN!
Reason is absolutely right. I got to break it down on Liberty Conspiracy LIVE. Key info, offered with the awareness that the process, itself, of Trump imposing tariffs is an insult to the Founders. One hates to approach this issue with any callous dismissal of the sentiment many pro-Trump folks feel, but the fundamental economics and constitutional principles involved here show how appalling the chess-players are here.
Trump's U.K. trade deal will hike tariffs paid by Americans - Reason.com
Tariffs. The U.K. Trade Deal Screws American Consumers Residents of the United Kingdom will get lower tariffs, while Americans are stuck paying higher ones.
reason.com
NINETEEN!
THE CRISPR technology history is closely tied to US and Chinese central government funding. If private industries tried to do it without government involvement, their liability coverage would be much more expensive. Now, the feds are "approving" genetically modified meat — and people seem to think that RFK Jr and the FDA are "protecting" them. Protocols and measured standards for "protection" only can be rationally determined by individuals in a market, not via political interests.
FDA Opens Door to Gene-edited Meat With CRISPR Pig Approval
Genus PLC, a multinational biotech firm specializing in animal genetics, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its genetically edited pig for entry into the ...
thenewamerican.com
TWENTY!
Congresswoman Luna has shown good and bad approaches to liberty. I got to discuss this on my show Thurs and it's a good one that, likely won't pass. She has introduced legislation to end the PATRIOT Act. LINK!
TWENTY-ONE!
This US-EU “demand” for a ceasefire on these terms is mind-crushingly brazen and arrogant. The US and EU already harm consumers and threaten people with their current sanctions. The Russians have found ways around them and the Russian military is in the position of tactical and strategic dominance in Ukraine. Again, the US and west seem intent on driving Putin deeper into Ukraine, rather than doing what the west can do to stop more deaths: END THE PROXY WAR BY STOPPING THE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE’S GOVT! LINK!
Here is a good addition to cap things off. Gerald Celente offers key thoughts on the genocide in Gaza, as the IDF bombed even more refugee tents this weekend, killing at least 20 civilians. LINK
This, also, is a good statement, from MTG. LINK
And that's it for text links! Here is our first VIDEO LINK!
UNO! The “Call for a ceasefire” is insane, as Lt. Col Daniel Davis notes in very emphatic terms.
DOS!
This segment, from The David Knight show, features David’s son, Travis, filling-in, and offering key thoughts on books that offer moments to reflect on matters such as morality and war, and his conversation with Eric Peters, that follows, is fantastic!
Here is the link! https://rumble.com/v6t61hn-the-david-knight-show-5092025.html?start=4821
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