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Did you watch the State of the Union Speech last night? Did you cheer...or boo? In today's Liberty Report we go through a few highs and lows of Trump's fifth SOTU speech.
President Trump will deliver the annual report to Congress on the first year of his second Administration. It is a State of the Union speech given as the country stands on the precipice of a major war in the Middle East. Concerns about the economy after the implosion of his plan to save the country with tariffs are driving discontent and lowering approval numbers.
With a US attack on Iran maybe imminent, American physician Matt Rostami shares some insights from the inside.
Advertised as "battle tested in Gaza," President Trump's son Eric is buying a piece of an Israeli company specializing in making it cheaper to kill people via drone. As his father, President Trump, moves to start a major war against Iran, Eric's investment may well fatten the family coffers significantly. Also today: Trump set to pull the trigger on America's biggest war in decades.
Sen Lindsey Graham (R-SC) traveled again to Israel to make the case for a US attack on Iran. He warned that Iran could strike back and that American service members could be hit. But, he said, the war is "worth it." Also today: Is the "Massie Coalition" on Epstein about to expand?
US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will hold a second round of talks with Iran's foreign minister as US military assets continue to pour into the region. Is there any hope that a disastrous US attack on Iran can be avoided?
By Ron Paul
Last week I had the pleasure to again appear on Tucker Carlson’s popular broadcast. Although the program appears on several different platforms, on X alone the episode has been seen by more than two and a half million people. That does not include the various clips and shorts that people made and posted themselves. It is incredible how the reach and influence of the independent media has grown over the past decade or so. As I have often said, while there are many evil things out there on the Internet, at the same time we have the tools to communicate the unfiltered message of freedom like never before. Even though Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News was enormously popular – number one in the nation – the network still yanked the show from underneath him because they didn’t like some of the things he was saying. Now, Tucker and other independent media figures answer not to studio executives with their own agendas, but rather they answer directly to the American people in the marketplace of ideas. Carlson’s reach as an independent is arguably greater than when he was on Fox. And there are many more like him with large – and not so large – audiences who are appealing directly to the “consumer,” without the middleman to tell them what they can and cannot say. Admittedly, sometimes what people say is ugly, but we do not have free speech to only talk about the weather. Big media and big government are in bed together and they hate the fact that we can communicate with each other without their filters and influence. They long for the days when they could shovel down our throats just what they wanted us to hear and believe. While we may be winning this battle for free expression, we must not fool ourselves into thinking that we have won the war. We must remember just a few years ago during COVID that all it took to have your platform wiped off the face of the earth was to dare question the “wisdom” of Anthony Fauci. Even today there are forces seeking to use the power of the state to silence opinions they disagree with. In Europe, free speech is under attack by totalitarian measures like the Digital Services Act, which creates a police state in the name of “protecting” citizens from “disinformation.” Of course, “disinformation” is simply information that governments or elites don’t want to get out. You can go to jail for an X post in Europe, while violent criminals are set free. Make no mistake – many in the US would love to have such a system in place to protect speech they like and punish speech they don’t like. We have already seen attempts to intimidate – or even deport – people who have protested the recent mass killings in Gaza, for example. And the US government forced sale of TikTok was not a victory for free speech. The truth is, “cancel culture” exists in both the left and the right and everywhere in-between. If we want to maintain and expand our ability to communicate freely and grow our voice in the independent media sphere we cannot let our guard down. “Free speech for me but not for thee” – using government force to shut down unwanted voices – will result in free speech for no one. And once it is gone, it will not be easy to get back.
Gold has been universal international money for thousands of years for many reasons; primarily because no government can control or counterfeit it. Naturally, some governments hate these natural restrictions. They want to spend money without restraint; and want to counterfeit their way to world domination. Alas, the United States took the latter road after WWII. The dollar became a weapon used against the rest of the world (and United States citizens). Times are changing though ... and fast!
US Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the US House yesterday and the resulting clash with both Democrat and Republican Members of Congress was cringeworthy to the nth degree. Can Bondi survive her major meltdown and continue to function as top dog at Justice?
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