'JUST NOT FAIR': Senator warns of tax increase if Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill isn't passed
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., joins 'Fox News Sunday' to discuss the GOP's push to pass President Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' and his assessment of the U.S. destruction of Iran nuclear facilities
(I don’t get how Musk thinks he knows so much about major bills and the economy, and why anyone takes him seriously)
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https://youtu.be/i3sncQJ97x4
29 Jun, 2025 15:20
US lifts Russia sanctions that blocked key NPP construction in EU state
Washington has issued a general license allowing Russia’s Gazprombank to resume transactions related to Hungary’s Paks-2 power plant project
The US has lifted sanctions that barred financial transactions viaRussia’s Gazprombank related to Hungary’s Paks-2 nuclear power plant. A general license issued by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control(OFAC) on Friday grants Gazprombank and a host of other Russian banks permission to conduct transactions“related to civil nuclear energy.”
Paks-2, launched in 2014 under a bilateral agreement, involves two reactors constructed by Russia’s Rosatom and includes a €10 billion ($11.7 billion)Russian loan to cover most of the estimated €12.5 billion cost. The project, deemed critical to Hungary’s energy security, was scheduled to start last year near the existing Paks NPP, the country’s only nuclear power station, which supplies about half of the nation’s electricity. However, US sanctions on Gazprombank – through which the project was financed – forced construction to pause. Budapest repeatedly appealed to Washington for a waiver.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed on Sunday that the US has now lifted the restrictions.
“The US made numerous decisions on political grounds that placed our country in an extremely difficult situation,” Szijjarto said in a statement. “One of these decisions sought to undermine Hungary’s energy supply by imposing restrictions on the construction of the Paks-2 NPP, making it virtually impossible for construction to continue.”
He added that“fortunately, since January, there has been a president in Washington who views Hungary as a friend.”
“In light of this, the US government has lifted sanctions related to the Paks nuclear power plant investment,” Szijjarto stated. He stressed that Paks-2 “guarantees Hungary’s secure energy supply,” and will allow the country to cover most of its electricity needs by the mid-2030s.
Hungary has opposed Western sanctions on Russian energy since the Ukraine conflict escalated in 2022, arguing the imports are essential for national security. It maintains a long-term gas deal with Gazprom.Hungary gets the bulk of its oil and gas from Russia under exemptions it secured from EU restrictions. Budapest recently blocked a European Commission proposal to phase out Russian gas imports by 2027, warning the move would “destroy Hungary’s energy security” and raise costs sharply.
The OFAC license also lifts restrictions on civil nuclear-related transactions from the Russian central bank and the country’s largest lender Sber Bank, along with Vnesheconombank, Alfa-Bank, VTB, Otkritie, Rosbank, and several others.The move follows a thaw in relations between Russia and the US amid diplomatic efforts toward a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict.
https://www.rt.com/business/620746-us-sanctions-hungary-paks-npp/
29 Jun, 2025 11:18
UK wasted 20 years searching for ‘Russian mole’ in MI6 – Guardian
The lengthy operation reportedly failed to yield any proof, and the suspected double agent eventually quit the agency
British intelligence agencies spent two decades hunting a suspected Russian double agent inside MI6, only to drop the case after failing to find evidence, The Guardian has reported, citing unnamed sources.The investigation, dubbed Operation Wedlock, was eventually closed as “inconclusive,” and the suspect left service, the outlet said on Friday.
The probe, which reportedly ran from the mid-1990s to around 2015, was led by MI5, the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence agency. MI6, which is responsible for foreign intelligence, launched the inquiry after a CIA tip-off suggested a senior officer may have been spying for Russia.
“[We were told] the target was a Russian spy… The US believed he was leaking information to the Russians,” a source told The Guardian. “The job was taken more seriously than any other [MI5] was involved in. Wedlock eclipsed them all.”
The operation allegedly involved some 35 officers. MI5 is said to have bugged the suspect’s home, tailed him around London with video surveillance, and even followed him abroad,despite that being outside its legal mandate. MI5 reportedly believed the mole had two accomplices based in London but found no supporting evidence.
“We thought we had another Philby on our hands,” a source told the outlet, referring to Kim Philby, one of the most prominent members of the intelligence group Cambridge Five, which supplied the Soviet Union with information from the UK during World War II and the early stages of the Cold War.
The Wedlock spy saga is believed to have dragged on until at least 2015, by which time the suspect had left MI6. Despite the scope of the operation, MI5 failed to prove any espionage.
“MI5 never got the conclusive proof it was looking for,” one source said, calling Wedlock “highly unusual… the longest in recent memory and probably the most expensive.”
The UK has repeatedly accused Russia of espionage and sabotage in Europe without offering proof. In a high-profile case in 2018, London alleged Moscow tried to poison ex-Russian military intelligence officer turned MI6 asset Sergey Skripal and his daughter. Russia denied involvement.
Tensions between Moscow and London have worsened since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. The UK is one of Kiev’s staunchest backers, imposing sanctions on Russia and supplying weapons to Ukraine. Russian officials believe that British intelligence trains Ukrainian units for sabotage missions inside Russia.
https://www.rt.com/news/620739-uk-failed-search-russian-mole/
29 Jun, 2025 15:20
Lavrov compares Ukrainian Nazis with Third Reich
Kiev and Nazi Germany both burned people they wanted to enslave, the Russian foreign minister has said
Nazis in both Ukraine and World War II-era Germany killed people based on their ethnicity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, in reference to the 2014 Odessa massacre.
Speaking after talks with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev on Sunday, Lavrov drew direct parallels between the Third Reich and modern Ukraine with regard to their treatment of people they seek to subjugate.
”The Nazis burned Jews simply because they were Jews, and the Ukrainian Nazis burned Russian people in Odessa on May 2, 2014 simply because they were Russian,” he stated.
The Russian foreign minister was referring to violent clashes in Odessa in the early days of the Ukraine crisis, when street battles between pro-Ukraine and anti-Maidan activists ended with a fire at the city’s Trade Unions House, which claimed dozens of lives. Moscow described the incident as a massacre by Ukrainian nationalist groups.
Lavrov also criticized German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for calling for Ukraine’s defense capabilities to be strengthened and for warning European countries against repeating the appeasement policies of the 1930s by negotiating with Russia on its terms.
“A stunning comparison for a person who expects to be taken seriously as chancellor of Germany,”Lavrov said, adding that Moscow is seeking a just settlement of the Ukraine conflict. “But of course, we are not ready for the fraudulent approaches that some European leaders are pushing us toward,” he stated.
Moscow has denied that it has any plans to attack NATO countries, and has for years sounded the alarm over the resurgence of Nazi ideology in Ukraine, as well as the suppression of Russian culture by Kiev. The Kremlin has listed ‘denazification’ as one of the key goals in the Ukraine conflict.
(When and if it ever comes out, the amount of their own citizens Kiev leadership and military killed, will be irreconcilable that this Operation wasn’t necessary by Russia with Ukraine. Even before the war started they had killed 8,000 to 12,000 citizens. One cannot even imagine how many more they have killed. How the EU can justify this in the goal to “Get Russia” is hideous.)
https://www.rt.com/russia/620752-lavrov-germany-ukraine-nazis/
Temps across the country are hot, but the only thing hotter is Trump's victories: GOP rep
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., weighs in on a report about the damage to the Iranian nuclear sites inflicted by the U.S., the threat to the U.S. homeland from Iranian retaliation and the latest on the 'big, beautiful bill. June 29, 2025
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https://youtu.be/kWgcPJJgpGI
Senator Thom Tillis Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
June 29, 2025 | Sundance |
North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis previously railroaded the nomination of USAO Ed Martin.Senator Tillis has also blocked many of the key elements of President Trump’s border effort and immigration plan, and last night he announced he will vote against President Trump and the Big Beautiful Bill.
Today, facing severe backlash from the people within his state and the larger MAGA community, Thom Tillis announces he is going to forcefully oppose the BBB and is not going to seek reelection, so there’s no political leverage against him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection, a day after announcing his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package because of its reductions to health care programs.
Tillis said he was proud of his career in public service but acknowledged the difficult political environment for those who buck their party and go it alone.
“In Washington over the last few years, it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to embrace bipartisanship, compromise, and demonstrate independent thinking are becoming an endangered species,” he said in a lengthy statement.
“Sometimes those bipartisan initiatives got me into trouble with my own party, but I wouldn’t have changed a single one.”
Trump, in social posts, had berated Tillis for being one of two Republican senators who voted on Saturday night against advancing the massive bill. (more)
(He’s getting out before he gets prosecuted, but that won’t protect him. The corruption is too wide and deep. The stories that come out will be shocking in his corruption for as long as he’s been in Senate. He was a fake Republican like Murkowski.)
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/06/29/senator-thom-tillis-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election/
29 Jun, 2025 16:4
How Christian Zionism distorts scripture to serve empire
Why America’s ‘Blessed Israel’ obsession risks the church, the world – and the truth1/3
By Dr. Mathew Maavak (this is interesting and so I’m posting the whole article)
During a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, US SenatorTed Cruz displayed not only alarming geopolitical ignorance but also a brazen willingness to distort Scripture in defense of his unwavering support for Israel.
The verse he quoted –Genesis 12:3 – was shamelessly truncated, a common tactic used tolend divine legitimacy to Zionist exceptionalism in End Times prophecy. This verse has become the theological bedrock of a militant worldview known as Christian Zionism.
Even Jewish critics of Israeli state policy express dismay at the historical illiteracy and theological crudenessfueling this metastasizing ideology within American evangelical circles. I recall debating this phenomenon over a decade ago on LinkedIn with Jewish and Israeli interlocutors. I had dubbed it a “trailer-trash cult” – afusion of biblical illiteracy, apocalyptic fervor and geopolitical delusion. Some of my Israeli counterparts, in a strange display of casual prejudice, alternately referred to Cruz and present Secretary of State Marco Rubio simply as “the Mexican.”
Christian Zionism thrives on biblical illiteracy and selective scriptural appropriation. Though often presented as ancient and immutable, it is in fact a relatively modern phenomenon, emerging alongside the rise of political Zionism in the late 19th century.Rather than treating Scripture as sacrosanct, it distorts the biblical canon into a pliable tool– one that must conform to the ideological imperatives of the moment. In a nation such as the United States, which has been at war for nearly 95% of its existence, this distortion often serves as theological cover for an “endless war” doctrine, with cherry-picked verses used to sanctify geopolitical aggression and the confection of new enemies.
After World War II,when the Soviet Unionbecame the first nation to grant de jurerecognition to the modern state of Israel, this same movementbegan feverishly mining scripture to cast the USSR, and Russia in particular, as the apocalyptic villains Gog and Magog. Even Ronald Reagan, the pseudo-religious saint of American conservatism, repeatedly invoked this interpretive heresy to frame the Cold War as a cosmic battle against the “evil empire.”
To this day, millions of American Evangelicals and fundamentalist Protestants worldwide continue to see Russia as the eternal enemy of God Himself. The reach and influence of this pseudo-theological subculture should not be underestimated. But before unpacking the wider ramifications of this ideological perversion, let us first examine the verse Senator Cruz so conveniently misquoted.
Blessings and curses of Genesis
Senator Cruz invokedGenesis 12:3to justify unwavering US support for Israel,but his citation was conspicuously selective.The full verse reads: “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” – (KJV)
This is a prophetic promise given to the patriarch Abraham, pointing ultimately to his seed, Jesus Christ. It is through Christ, according to Galatians 3:16, that “all families of the earth” are offered reconciliation with the Divine.If that blessing is universal and messianic in scope, where then is the ethnic or national exclusivity so often ascribed to modern-day Israel?(I’ve explored this topic in greater depth here, here, here and here)
Cruz’s theological framework, in practice,aligns more closely with Talmudic ethnocentrismthan Christian soteriology.
Consider this remarkable claim from Rabbi Chaim Richman, directed at Christians:
“You guys are worshiping one Jew. That’s a mistake. You should be worshiping every single one of us because we all die for your sins every single day… The Jewish people in the land of Israel are the bulwark against the Orcs, okay?The Orcs are coming not to a theater near you but to your home.”
Aside from the Tolkien reference – which, to my knowledge, appears nowhere in the Talmud –(KEK)Richman’s quote reveals the ideological terrain Cruz is orbiting: one where collective Jewish identity is quasi-divinized, and adversaries are dehumanized as fantasy monsters. One suspects that the “Orcs” are a sweeping euphemism for Arabs in the region, many of whom are surreptitious allies of Israel. The only recalcitrant “Orcs,” apparently, are the Palestinians, whose refusal to accept their divinely appointed overlords remains an intractable problem.
https://www.rt.com/news/620745-israel-us-christian-zionism/
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Ironically, Persians (Iranians) have traditionally enjoyed a far more favorable depiction in Jewish scripture– from Cyrus the Great to Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther. Modern geopolitical enmity is therefore a historical aberration, not a theological necessity.
But if one follows Richman’s grotesque logic,does this “unqualified worship of every single Jew” extend even to those recently implicated in satanic child abuse scandals in Israel?At what point does solidarity become sacrilege, and does support for Israel require a total theological surrender?
Signs, omens and pareidolic delusion
There is a reason I describe Christian Zionism as a theologically bankrupt subculturemasquerading as prophecy. It is an ideology that sanctifies any war crime, any act of brutality by Israeli forces because according to its adherents,personal “blessing” from God is contingent on political allegiance to a modern nation-state.
When not actively mangling scripture, history, and basic morality,this movement manufactures signs and wonders out of thin air.Natural phenomena, especially *pareidolic patterns, are routinely interpreted as divine communications. This is not harmless enthusiasm; it reflects a credulous mindset conditioned by groupthink, emotion-driven worship, and manipulative rhetoric. Hypnotic music, staged testimony, and carefully orchestrated atmospheres often whip congregants into a frenzy of expectation, where gullibility becomes spiritual virtue.
I once watched a video of Christian pilgrims in a van in Jerusalem who erupted in awe as beams of dappled sunlight flickered through roadside trees. To them, these fleeting light patterns =lwere not a trick of motion and shadow, but “angelic manifestations.” (They are, in fact, a common optical effect caused by light passing through foliage while in motion.)
Today, a large swath of Evangelicals are willing to interpret any mundane occurrence asdivine endorsement of Israel’s central role in End Times prophecy.
But if they are seeking signs, theymight considerone that cuts in the opposite direction. Right after Israel launched an unprovoked strike on Iran,a raven appeared to pull down an Israeli flagamid the rubble in an Israeli neighborhood.
In Jewish Midrash, theraven is considered an omen.In the biblical narrative,it is the creature God used to sustain the prophet Elijah when he was near despair(1 Kings 17). The raven is a creature associated withboth judgment and provision. What message, then, was it delivering?
Now imagine if the bird had instead torn down a Palestinian or Iranian flag. The Christian Zionist ecosystem would have erupted into mass ecstasy. Social media feeds would overflow with headlines declaring it a sign from heaven. Prophecy blogs would rush to decode its “symbolism.” Tele-evangelists would loop the footage between pleas for donations. But since it challenged their narrative, the event went studiously ignored.
Such is the schizoid reflex of Christian Zionist theology: divine signs are valid only when they reinforce the script. Anything else, however biblical, however stark,is dismissed as coincidence or satanic interference.
Blessings and curses: The reality check
There’s an oft-cited quote – attributed to Joseph Goebbels, though likely first used by Adolf Hitler – that says: “*A lie repeated a thousand times becomes truth.”
Christian Zionistshave chanted Genesis 12:3 so frequentlyand with such zeal that few within their ranks ever pause to test the verse against either scripture or empirical reality.
Let’s do that now. Genesis 12:3 says: “I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you…”
https://www.rt.com/news/620745-israel-us-christian-zionism/
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If we are to interpret this as a blanket mandate for state-level foreign policy, the evidence should be obvious. So ask yourself: Are Israel’s most loyal allies today, particularly in the West, truly “blessed”?
Take the United States. It is arguably more internally divided than at any point since the Civil War. Its cities are decaying, homelessness and drug addiction are rampant, race relations are at its lowest ebb, and nearly 40% of Americans cannot afford a $400 emergency expense without borrowing, selling their family heirloom, or falling into debt. And yet, billions in unconditional aid continue to flow to Israel, year after year.
Western Europe fares no better. The continent faces deepening political polarization, a crisis of institutional legitimacy, and escalating cultural clashes fueled by migration and economic inequality. What once passed for democratic consensus is now fractured by populism, apathy, and unrest. Social cohesion is unraveling across the transatlantic alliance.
Now compare that to East Asia and Southeast Asia, where most countries maintain measured, neutral stances on the Israel-Palestine conflict. With a combined population nearing 2.4 billion,this region encompasses countless ethnicities and religions, yet remains strikingly more stable. Aside from Myanmar, whose military junta has been supplied with Israeli weaponry, there are no continent-wide wars, nor the sort of existential societal fractures plaguing the West. Immigration is limited, social harmony remains comparatively intact, and all major Asian nations support a two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders. No nation sucks up to Israel in this part of the world.
So the question practically asks itself: If Genesis 12:3 is being used to evaluate foreign policy toward Israel,then who exactly is being blessed, and who is being cursed?
The consequences of blind allegiance don’t stop with economic decline. Consider the proxy wars fed by Israeli strategic calculations. In Syria,Israeli support for jihadist factionshas contributed to the decimation of ethnic and religious minorities. Just this past Sunday (June 22), asuicide bomber detonated inside St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church, killing at least fifteen Christian worshippers. These are not isolated tragedies. These are the fruits of Christian Zionism: a theology conflating realpolitik with divine mandate.==
Endangering Christians worldwide
Why is it essential to confront and correct this narrative?Because the religious ideology peddled by Senator Cruz and his ilk bears no resemblance to authentic Christianity. It is a dangerous theological counterfeit – a den of wolves in sheep’s clothing, precisely as Matthew 7:15 warned.
Far from defending the faith, Christian Zionism actively endangers Christians across the globe. In its zeal to uphold Pax Americana, idolize the modern State of Israel, and force-fit current events into a contrived apocalyptic script, it sacrifices actual Christian communities on the altars of geopolitics and eschatological fantasy.
As someone descended from one of the world’s oldest Christian traditions– whose roots reach back even to the Old Testament – I say this plainly: Have no fellowship with these murderous idolaters (1 Corinthians 5:11).
They invoke Christ but serve the ambitions of empire, the delusions of man, and the devices of Satan. If that is what it means to be “blessed,”then your church should beware of what it is really worshiping.
*Pareidolia
/păr″ī-dō′lē-ə/
noun
The perception of a recognizable image or meaningful pattern where none exists or is intended, as the perception of a face in the surface features of the moon.
https://www.rt.com/news/620745-israel-us-christian-zionism/
>>23253660 but you remember Pelosi said no one could read the Affordable Care Act and they just have to vote on it. They are saying that when it suits their delay and diversion from the truth.
>>23253678 plus the State can access the records even health records and shut a person down from buying it or anything. Just like China has
This anon is right and accurate, read this article. Anon you should consider sharing on Canada board
Canada Announces Digital Services Tax Against USA – President Trump Halts All Trade Negotiations With Canada
June 27, 2025 | Sundance |
As we have noted from the beginning, the overwhelming majority of the Canadian people genuinely have no idea what the final goal is for President Trump; this includes Prime Minister Mark Carney. A few Canadians can see the big picture, but only a very few.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/06/27/canada-announces-digital-services-tax-against-usa-president-trump-halts-all-trade-negotiations-with-canada/
>>23254432 well that makes sense
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RIDICULOUS QUESTION - KRISTIN WELKER IS NOT A JOURNALIST
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She is truly retarded
https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1939379650582532497
>>23254485 he should have said, “why ask me that, do you want the baby taken back by children traffickers”
>>23254486 the odd thing is they are now granted access to to it all day long, including corporations that have contracts with the government
>>23254476 he was killed by Obama