The FBI is Reaching a Breaking Point as Public Trust in the Bureau Collapses

The United States is currently facing a serious ‘crisis of confidence’ in its governing institutions, according to Wall Street Journal columnist Dan Henninger.

The recent testimony of FBI Director Christopher Wray before Congress may have exacerbated the situation, possibly pushing the bureau to a breaking point.

Henninger’s column titled ‘The FBI Loses the Public’ delves into the declining trust that the American people have in institutions such as the FBI, with studies revealing that voter confidence in both the bureau and the DOJ has reached its lowest point.

Citing an NBC poll, the column highlights a staggering 15% drop in the public’s positive perception of the bureau over the past five years. Interestingly, this poll was conducted just before Wray’s contentious hearing before Congress and during a period when GOP lawmakers were calling for his resignation, expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership of the bureau.”

Thirty-seven percent of registered voters surveyed said they have a positive view of the FBI, while 35% said they have a negative view, according to the poll. Among GOP voters, just 17% have a positive view of the FBI, while 56% have a negative view.

“Conservatives no longer trust the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Liberals—or more precisely progressives—no longer trust the local police. We have a problem,” Henninger wrote.

“Confidence in U.S. institutions such as the FBI, Supreme Court and Congress has been on a steady decline since 2017 and is now reaching record lows. More broadly, less than a third of voters trust the federal government – a 20-year low…what’s going on now is different. The U.S. is already amid a crisis of confidence in what we call our governing institutions. That word, governing, is taken for granted, but it took a long time for governing to become a fact of daily life. Consider the opposite of governing elsewhere—mayhem, chaos, anarchy,” he continued.

“We may be inching closer than we imagine to the opposite of governing. Urban crime, mindless and random killings, tent-city homelessness, parents shouting at school boards, and the images of an FBI raid on a former president’s home. Instead of adjusting, many are turning away from the institutions that provide the bedrock of domestic tranquility,” he added.

In a heated House committee hearing earlier this month, Republican lawmakers subjected Wray to intense questioning regarding concerns over the politicization of his agency. They also raised issues about a recent federal court ruling that exposed alleged suppression of conservative free speech in connection with the Hunter Biden laptop story, the origins of COVID-19, and various other topics frequently discussed by Americans on social media.

https://thepoliticsbrief.com/22-the-fbi-is-reaching-a-breaking-point-as-public-trust-in-the-bureau-collapses/

Russian air defenses destroy 35 Ukrainian drones over past day — top brass

It is reported that Russian forces repelled five Ukrainian attacks and eliminated roughly 195 enemy troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day

Russian air defense forces intercepted a rocket of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and downed 35 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Monday.

"Air defense capabilities intercepted a rocket of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. In addition, they destroyed 35 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Kolomyichikha, Kuzyomovka, Topolevka, Kremennaya and Kovalyovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Berezovoye and Belogorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Zelyony Gai and Pyatikhatki in the Zaporozhye Region, Novaya Kakhovka and Sagi in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.

Ukraine’s military attempts attacks in two areas over past day

The Ukrainian military attempted to attack in two areas over the past day, Konashenkov said.

"During the last 24-hour period, Ukrainian armed formations made offensive attempts in the Donetsk and Krasny Liman directions," the spokesman said.

Russian forces destroy 95 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area over past day

Russian forces destroyed about 95 Ukrainian troops and a French-made artillery gun in the Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, active actions by units of the western battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire inflicted damage on Ukrainian manpower and equipment in areas near the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Tabayevka and Peschanoye in the Kharkov Region. As many as 95 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks and a French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery gun were destroyed," the spokesman said.

Russian forces also obliterated an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 103rd territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Krakhmalnoye in the Kharkov Region, the general reported.

Russian forces eliminate 195 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area over past day

Russian forces repelled five Ukrainian attacks and eliminated roughly 195 enemy troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"The enemy’s losses amounted to 195 Ukrainian personnel, four infantry fighting vehicles, four armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, two Gvozdika motorized artillery systems, a D-20 howitzer and a D-30 howitzer," the spokesman said.

In the past 24 hours, Russian forces neutralized a Ukrainian subversive and reconnaissance group in the Krasny Liman direction, the general reported.

https://tass.com/politics/1651117

Tim Ballard - Senate Judiciary Committee March 6th, 2019

https://youtu.be/Go62y25B8Vc

Four More Texas Counties Declare Invasion At Southern Border

The judges and commissioners of four more Texas counties have declared an invasion at the southern border: Frio, Karnes, La Salle and Medina.

The judges of these counties also joined a new coalition led by newly elected Atascosa County Judge Weldon Cude in an effort to urge other counties to declare an invasion and defend the sovereignty of Texas.

Cude was among 87 judges who were newly elected in November. Prior to his election, Atascosa County was among the first to issue a disaster declaration in 2021 and declared an invasion in 2022.

When Cude came into office in January, he couldn’t understand why more counties hadn’t declared an invasion, he told The Center Square in an exclusive interview.

“Why wouldn’t you declare an invasion?” Cude asked. “If you have people from all over the world coming into your county by bus, plane, or smuggling people and drugs, why wouldn’t you declare an invasion?

“It’s important when you have millions coming across your southern border. What is it – if it isn’t an invasion?”

Prior to being elected county judge, Cude was elected to serve for six terms as county commissioner representing a majority Hispanic population in a rural area south of San Antonio that largely votes Republican.

At an orientation for judges in February, he met newly elected Kinney County Judge John Paul Schuster, who described the crisis his county was facing. He and Schuster then started reaching out to other judges, and now four more counties have declared an invasion.

They also formed a coalition with other judges in contiguous counties “to promote the common goal of safety, security, and well-being of their residents” and to “support each other to stop the ongoing crisis by all legal means.”

With the signing of a new resolution, the judges and commissioners of Frio, Karnes, La Salle and Medina declared an invasion.

The movement to declare an invasion was led by Kinney County, which first issued a disaster declaration April 21, 2021. Since then, over 50 counties have issued disaster declarations citing the border crisis.

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/four-more-texas-counties-declare-invasion-at-southern-border/

Protests escalate after reasonableness standard passes Knesset vote

On Monday morning, the Brothers in Arms protest group gathered outside the Knesset, linking arms to form a wall blocking the entrance.

Protesters blocked Begin Highway in Jerusalem and Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv on Monday after the reasonableness standard bill passed into law, according to Israel Police.

Police reported that protesters have broken onto the road, endangering themselves and other road users. Police forces arrived at the scene to disperse the offenders and reopen the road, which was blocked in both directions.

Police have elaborated on road blockages as a result of the demonstrations against the judicial reform. Kaplan Street was blocked from Ibn Gvirol Street to Menachem Begin Street in both directions. The Gesher HaShalom ramps were closed to the north and south (it will not be possible to go down Route 20). The Yigal Alon-HaShalom intersection is blocked to the west. Highway 20 (Ayalon) is closed at the entrances to the HaShalom interchange in both directions. Highway 2 at the Yanai interchange is closed in both directions.

Road blockages

Dozens of protesters have also blocked the Ayalon North lanes near the Arlozorov intersections and the HaHalacha Junction.

Approximately 2,000 protesters have gathered to demonstrate at the Karkur Junction. Police officers are on the scene trying to prevent the intersection from being blocked.

Due to a protest and march occurring in Be'er Sheva on Yitzhack Rager Boulevard, traffic has been gradually restricted in both directions.

Menachem Begin Street has now been reopened to vehicle traffic in both directions. According to the police, all the objects that were on the site have been repelled and removed from the lane by the police forces that operated there, using means for dispersing public disturbances.

During the removal of the objects, several rioters in the area began throwing objects toward the police officers who were working to clear the traffic lane. One individual was arrested on the scene for disorderly conduct.

About 1,000 protesters blocked Highway 531, heading west towards Kfar Malal.

The police arrested a resident of one of the settlements in the Sharon region for hitting protesters at the Malal Junction on Highway 531. Israeli police initiated extensive searches for the suspect, a man in his 20s, who lightly injured 3 protesters with his vehicle.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-752196

Keep Eco-Doom Nutjobs Away: 56 Years of Climate Codswallop That Never Happened

Let’s see how many old-timey words for “nonsense” I can squeeze into one article about 56 years of climate change balderdash.

Soap-dodging prairie fairies have been ringing the Chicken Little climate klaxon for at least five decades. That means we are celebrating more than 50 years of “the sky is falling” horsefeathers.

Every climate gloomster has one thing in common: when it comes to their grim predictions for the planet, they’re all batting zero.

A lot of them also seem to ignore actual climate-related emergencies, like the ongoing train derailment trauma in East Palestine, Ohio, where residents suffered vomiting, rashes, nose-bleeds, and bronchitis as they watched their pets and livestock die.

Let’s take a look at some of the greatest pork pies ever told about the yet-to-be-seen calamity that will end humanity and deliver the planet back to the apes.

https://pjmedia.com/columns/kevindowneyjr/2023/07/21/wrap-tinfoil-around-your-doorknob-to-keep-eco-doom-nutjobs-away-56-years-of-climate-codswallop-that-never-happened-n1712542

Leftist Brazilian President Lula Signs Decree to Restrict Gun Ownership

Brazil’s left-wing President Lula da Silva has signed a decree imposing restrictions on gun ownership, reversing his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro’s policy of encouraging citizens to own firearms in the crime-ridden country.

“We will continue to fight for fewer weapons in our country. Only the police and the army must be well-armed,” President Lula said. He argued that the government “cannot allow gun arsenals to be in the people’s hands.”

Friday’s presidential decree is a part of a move by the Socialist Lula to undo the legacy of President Bolsonaro. According to a 2022 report, over a million Brazilians own guns. This is three times higher than the number of legal gun owners before Bolsonaro came to power in 2019.

The Associated Press reported:

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree Friday tightening restrictions on civilian access to guns in Brazil, in a move aimed at reversing the pro-firearms policies of his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

The decree reduces the number of guns civilians can possess for personal safety from four to two, reduces the allowed ammunition for each gun from 200 rounds to 50 and requires documentation proving the need to hold the weapons.

It also bars civilians from owning 9 mm pistols, restricting them to members of the police and military.

“It’s one thing for the regular citizen to have a gun at home for his protection, as a guarantee, because some people think this is safety. Let them have it. But we cannot allow gun arsenals to be in the people’s hands,” Lula said Friday during a signing ceremony.

During Bolsonaro’s presidency from 2019 through 2022, the former president had said “good citizens” should be entitled to protect their families and their assets, and loosened rules on the possession of guns and ammunition. Though Brazil has no constitutional right to bear arms, Bolsonaro argued that “an armed populace will never be enslaved.”

https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/07/leftist-brazilian-president-lula-signs-decree-to-restrict-gun-ownership/

US Govt Child Trafficking – Whistleblower Tara Rodas Exposes the Evil

Tara Rodas was a federal employee for more than 20 years. While serving at the Pomona Fairplex Emergency Intake Site in Pomona, California, Tara volunteered to help place Unaccompanied Children with Sponsors in the United States. Tara saw, firsthand, how lack of transparency, lack of oversight, flawed policies, and deficiencies in HHS’ Unaccompanied Children Program resulted in children being placed with suspicious Sponsors and suspected trafficking rings throughout the United States.

https://youtu.be/r6qT8rjESr8

Israeli Newspapers Attack Sound of Freedom

As Sound of Freedom blew past the 10 million tickets sold milestone while picking up the enthusiastic endorsement of Donald Trump himself, it was to be expected that Israeli media mouthpieces would soon break their silence regarding a phenomenon which is already spilling over into Normiedom. Though the film isn't showing internationally yet - and will likely not be shown in Israel there is still a great concern over this subject among certain circles in the shitty little state. You see, Israel is a known safe haven for fugitive child rapists and also a destination for kidnapped children from the Jukraine. More importantly as it indirectly relates to the movie and its scene depicting a small isolated island the infamous Jeffrey Epstein / Ghislane Maxwell child-sex operation was a blackmail project put together by Israeli Intelligence. That island hell-for-children was created by the same greasy m-effers who murdered the Kennedy Brothers, pulverized the Twin Towers on 9/11, created the mercenary murder armies of ISIS and so much more. Of course (((they))) would be opposed to the awareness-creating Sound of Freedom — specifically, to how the growing awareness might expand into other "more sensitive" areas.

One atrocious article attacking SoF originated with a wire service known as Jewish Telegraph Agency a 100-year-old institution whose influence stems from its ability to inject its venom to various Jewish- owned or Jewish-influenced newspapers around the world. The Times of Israel a multi-language online newspaper based in Jerusalem – picked up the article, as did the Jerusalem Compost.

Haaretz founded as a Zionist-Marxist newspaper after the Balfour Brits stole Palestine in 1918 is another Israeli news giant trashing SoF with its own unique story about possible "antisemitism" and "blood libel." Obviously, it is a very good sign to see the main Israeli news sources all attacking Sound of Freedom for its "echoes of antisemitic QAnon conspiracies." Let's dissect and decode some of the devious dung, shall we?

https://www.realhistorychan.com/sof-israel.html

CIA, DoD & Rockefeller Foundation confirmed as architects of Deagel .com 2025 Depopulation Forecast & current Mortality Rates imply Covid Vaccination has made it a target that could be hit

In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery.

One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity known for its exhaustive data on military capabilities and eyebrow-raising depopulation forecasts for 2025.

We can reveal that recent findings appear to link Deagel directly to significant players on the world stage: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and The Rockefeller Foundation.

And current real-world data on excess deaths in the West strongly suggest Deagel’s depopulation forecast is not just an estimation but in fact, a target that is on track to be hit thanks to the deadly effects of Covid-19 vaccination.

https://expose-news.com/2023/07/23/deagel-cia-dod-rockefeller-depopulation/

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/search/site/deagle

https://expose-news.com/2023/07/23/deagel-cia-dod-rockefeller-depopulation/

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==Massive emergency response in Martha's Vineyard after 911 call from Obama mansion

Divers recovered the body of the 43-year-old male just before 10 am from Edgartown Great Pond, on which the Obama family's $12 million mansion lies.

The body of a paddleboarder who went missing on Sunday in the waters of Martha’s Vineyard has been found.

According to Massachusetts State Police, divers recovered the body of the 43-year-old male just before 10 am from Edgartown Great Pond, on which the Obama family's $12 million mansion lies.

"MSP Underwater Recovery Unit divers made the recovery after the victim’s body was located by a Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers deploying side-scan sonar from a boat," police stated.

The recovery was made around 100 feet from shore, where water was around eight feet in depth.

According to the Daily Mail, the 911 call and dispatch address for the incident was the Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard home. It is unclear whether the former president was staying at the estate at the time.

Police responded to the pond in the area of Turkeyland Cove at around 7:46 pm to a report of a male paddleboarder who had gone into the water. The man appeared to briefly struggle to stay on the surface, and then went under and did not resurface, police said.

Another paddleboarder had been with the male at the time and saw him go under the water.

Numerous agencies including Edgartown Fire and all island fire departments, local police, State Police patrols, Air Wing, and detectives, the Dukes County Sheriff’s Department, and the Coast Guard.

Searches continued through the night, but divers were unsuccessful. A pause was issued to allow dive teams, flight crews, and other responders to re-equip and assess next steps. The search was continued on Monday morning.

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-massive-emergency-response-in-marthas-vinyard-after-911-call-from-obama-mansion

Disruption of transnational migrant smuggling network leads to 62 arrests

The trafficking network is estimated to have generated some EUR 45 million in illicit gains

An operation targeting a transnational criminal network smuggling Cuban nationals to the European Union has led to the arrest of 62 individuals, including 25 Cubans.

The investigation, coordinated by INTERPOL and Europol, was launched in October 2021 after an increased number of Cuban citizens attempting to enter Europe with fake documents was reported by Finland, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia.

For a payment of around EUR 9,000 the network would arrange the trip, transfers and provide the falsified documentation. The migrants would fly from Cuba to Serbia, which until recently did not require a visa, before they were smuggled into Greece from where they were flown into Spain.

It is estimated some 5,000 Cuban nationals were successfully smuggled into the EU, generating a profit of around EUR 45 million.

The first in a series of joint operational meetings was hosted by INTERPOL at its General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon in March 2022.

The investigation revealed a complex criminal infrastructure set up in cities across Greece, Serbia and Spain.

On a day of action across the three countries in June, as well as making 26 arrests, police also recovered hundreds of fake and genuine documents and around EUR 100,000 in cash.

In addition, 18 pieces of real estate and 133 vehicles were seized and 144 bank accounts frozen.

INTERPOL and Europol also deployed specialists to provide on the ground support with intelligence analysis and cross match reports.

Changing routes and sexual exploitation

Initially the Cuban nationals flew commercially direct to Russia where smugglers offered the option to either irregularly cross the Russian-Finnish border to then enter the EU, or fly to Serbia to continue their journey into Central or Southern Europe.

However, following the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the route was changed with Cubans instead flown via Germany to Serbia. The criminal networks would then facilitate irregular entry into Greece and North Macedonia, often forcing groups of migrants to walk in the dark for hours with no supplies.

Some of the most vulnerable migrants, which included minors, were subjected to scams, robberies and extortion, with some women transferred to other criminal groups for sexual exploitation.

Investigations are continuing and further arrests are expected.

https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/Disruption-of-transnational-migrant-smuggling-network-leads-to-62-arrests