The legendary American spymaster James Jesus Angleton famously described counterintelligence as a “wilderness of mirrors.” In his new book The Illegals: Russia’s Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West, journalist Shaun Walker charts the fascinating history of a unique group of Russian intelligence operatives who inhabited that wilderness—and, more often than…
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Therapist-in-training exposes nauseating secrets from the world of counselor education
Naomi Epps Best is a married Christian mother and graduate student in marriage and family therapy at Santa Clara University. Like anyone who enters the counseling profession, she wants to help people thrive. Sadly, in today’s world, helping people thrive is often synonymous with affirming their delusions. On a recent episode of “Relatable,” Naomi sat…
Plath’s Poetry—Minus the Pathology
When Sylvia Plath appears on college syllabi today, what follows is depressingly predictable: She becomes either a martyr for patriarchy or a case study in mental instability. What’s lost in this ideological tug-of-war is any serious consideration of her formidable craftsmanship. Sarah Ruden’s incisive study of Plath, I Am the Arrow: The Life & Art…
Club Misery: How the godless elite let the truth slip about atheism
What do Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Bill Maher, and Ricky Gervais have in common? If you’re the sort of person who reads HuffPost, sips oat milk lattes, and thinks everything wrong with the world boils down to white men with opinions, you probably already have your answer: privileged patriarchal monsters. Atheism, in its purest form,…
Iran could rebuild nuclear program within months – IAEA chief
“You cannot disinvent” Tehran’s technical and industrial capabilities, Rafael Grossi has said Iran could resume uranium enrichment within months, despite recent US and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear facilities, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has stated. In an interview with CBS News released on Sunday, Grossi said the strikes on Iranian…
EMIGRATE? IS THE GRASS GREENER? – Moving from UK – Old Britain Disappears – Greener Pastures – SA-China Ties – China in Africa – BRICS Rising – Letter from South Africa [06-28-25]
“And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword, and with hunger.” [Revelation 6:8] Protect & Survive “Letter from South Africa” this month looks at emigrating from South Africa to seek fortunes around the world. However, it is not all that it’s cracks up to be…
Newslinks for Sunday 29th June 2025
BBC reprimanded over Glastonbury ‘death to IDF’ chant “The BBC has been reprimanded by the Government after it broadcast a rap group leading chants of “death to the IDF” on stage at Glastonbury on Saturday. Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, phoned Tim Davie, the BBC director-general, demanding that he explain why the performance by Bob…
West will never succeed in attempts to defeat Russia – Lavrov
War-hawks in NATO and the EU have tried to use Kiev as a “battering ram” against Moscow, the foreign minister has said Western war-hawks will not succeed in inflicting a “strategic defeat” on Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. He made the remark during talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart, Jeenbek Kulubaev, on Sunday during…
US Heatwaves
By Paul Homewood Steve Goreham writes about this week’s heatwaves in the US. From Real Clear Energy: This week the U.S. experienced the first major heat wave of 2025. Over 160 million people in the Midwest, the South, and the East Coast experienced temperatures approaching 100oF. Many in the media claim that…
The INSANE Story of the A5 Road Scheme
By Paul Homewood h/t JC Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: Paul Homewood This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com and its author. This content is made available by use of the public RSS feed offered by the host site and is used for educational…
Recall this Holm Hansen et al. paper was among the first to show NEGATIVE EFFECTIVENESS post Malone mRNA shot: “Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection with the Omicron or Delta variants
infection & declines rapidly over just a few months; what does this mean? meant that as soon as you got vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna mRNA shots, you were at elevated risk to become infected; the vaccine was predisposing you to infection; see Figures on past Delta vs omicron & negative effectiveness SOURCE: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.20.21267966v3 Alexander…
Protesters in Belgrade calling for civil war – Serbian Parliament speaker
Ana Brnabic has claimed that the organizers of an anti-government demonstration want to destroy the country Speaker of the Serbian Parliament Ana Brnabic has accused anti-government protesters in Belgrade of calling for a civil war, after a student-led rally escalated into clashes with police. The latest unrest erupted on Saturday, after the authorities rejected an ultimatum…
A tale of two leaders is becoming a ‘Dickens’ of story and this week could be a crucial chapter
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
Elections BC Files Response to Surrey Election Court Challenge – Case Focuses on 22 Mail-in Ballots Sent To One facility in Surrey-Guildford
By Anna Burns Elections BC has filed its response to a losing B.C. Conservative candidate who filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court claiming alleged election “irregularities” in the provincial election in October. Honveer Singh Randhawa, who lost Surrey-Guildford by 22 votes to New Democrat Garry Begg following a judicial recount, filed a petition at…
Watchman: Daily Devotional, And He Said, I Will Hide My Face From Them, I Will See What Their End Shall Be: For They Are a Very Froward Generation, Children in Whom Is No Faith
When God’s people forsake Him, He withdraws the intimacy of His presence. At first, this is sometimes seen as a relief, because the conviction of sin is not so great. But then the darkness and desperation set in. I will heap disasters upon them: When the hiding of His face does not draw God’s people…
US reacts to ‘calls for execution’ of IAEA chief
Secretary of State Marco Rubio slams reported threats against Rafael Grossi in Iranian media US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has condemned reported calls in Iran to execute Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Rubio’s comments came after Iran’s Kayhan newspaper reportedly accused Grossi of spying for Israel and suggested…
“Gift to WOKE Corporations?” —GOP CIVIL War
Efforts to curb exploitative litigation through conservative tax provisions face criticism for potentially shielding corporate giants rather than advancing conservative ideals. At a Glance A new provision in a major GOP tax bill would impose a 41% tax on third-party litigation funding. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis, is being fiercely opposed by some…
When the FBI Knocks
By Paul Engel June 29, 2025 The FBI raids the wrong house, so the family can sue for damages, right? Federal courts have said you cannot sue federal agents for their negligent acts. The Supreme Court will decide this question in the case Martin v. United States Imagine being awakened from a sound sleep by…
Trump administration ends protective status for over 500K Haitians
The Department of Homeland Security, under the Trump administration, has announced a significant change affecting thousands of Haitians living in the United States. The department, on Trump’s directive, plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 520,000 Haitians, effective Sept. 2, following the expiration of their current status on Aug, 3, as Fox News…
SCOTUS curtails use of nationwide injunctions
In a critical judicial development, the U.S. Supreme Court has altered the landscape of judicial authority by limiting the power of lower courts to issue universal injunctions. The Court’s decision in Trump v. Casa marks a pivotal moment in U.S. legal history, curtailing the use of nationwide injunctions that have historically prevented the implementation of…
UVA president resigns amid federal investigation
James E. Ryan, the University of Virginia’s president, has decided to resign under pressure from the Department of Justice regarding allegations surrounding the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, the Daily Caller reported. Ryan’s resignation aligns with federal scrutiny over UVA’s alleged violation of civil rights laws concerning diversity practices. The impetus behind Ryan’s decisive…
Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) isn’t having a great year, and his legal issues have continued to mount, except this time he’s the one on the complaining end. According to Breitbart, the California governor is now suing Fox News for a staggering $787 million over what he claims was “deceptive editing” of a phone call he…
Kerry Lutz on the World War III Playbook
Check out Kerry Lutz’s book “The World According to Martin Armstrong – Conversations with the Master Forecaster.” Click this link for the original source of this article. Author: Martin Armstrong This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://www.armstrongeconomics.com and its author. This content is made available by use of the public RSS…
Trump’s DHS announces end of TPS for tens of thousands of Haitian migrants
President Donald Trump’s push to completely overhaul and reform the U.S. immigration system has been an overall success, despite a continuous string of court cases, though the administration is having great success in winning many of them. According to Breitbart, the latest bombshell regarding immigration policy came via Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which…
Justice Neil Gorsuch joins liberal justices in dissenting on immigration case
The U.S. Supreme Court has proven to be a new source of drama given how the conservative majority decides on certain issues, and especially when conservative justices break away from the pack and side with the liberal justices. According to Newsweek, Justice Neil Gorsuch shocked his colleagues and Republicans across Washington D.C. this week after…
Reader’s Links for June 29th, 2025
Each day at just after midnight Eastern, a post like this one is created for contributors and readers of this site to upload news links and video links on the issues that concern this site. Most notably, Islam and its effects on Classical Civilization, and various forms of leftism from Soviet era communism, to postmodernism…
Watchman Yes, There Are Generational Curses, but These Can Be Broken Through Humble Confession and Repentance. Demonic Powers Can Bind One Generation and Carry Their Evil Influence to the Children and Grandchildren
HNewsWire: It is said that disobedience to God causes a generational curse to be carried down from one generation to the next. If divorce, incest, poverty, wrath, or other wicked patterns run in your family, you’re probably a victim of a generational curse. The Bible claims that decisions have an impact on these curses. We…
Graveyards Filled With Tombstones, Waiting For Names
By Rob Pue June 29, 2025 Recently, I spoke to you about worry and fear — the “fear mongering” that’s propagated by the media, which Christians seem to crave so much. It seems Christians, especially, seek out and eat up the bad news of war, pestilence, and imminent threats to our homeland and all of mankind….
No weapons-grade enrichment in Iran – Foreign Ministry spokesman
Israeli claims that Iran has been secretly developing nuclear weapons are false, Esmail Baghaei says Iran has no plans to obtain nuclear weapons but reserves the right to enrich uranium for civilian use, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told RT on Saturday. He condemned recent Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities as…
President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump eyes possible political career
Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, hinted that he may wade into the political world after all, Newsmax reported. The president has long speculated about the prospect of his adult children joining him in Washington, D.C. Donald Trump was named Time’s Person of the Year and sat for an interview in December. When asked…
President Trump celebrates Supreme Court’s decision to limit lower courts’ ability
President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision barring lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions, the Washington Examiner reported. Trump championed the ruling in remarks during a news conference held shortly after the decision was released. District courts have been thwarting Trump’s agenda on many fronts by issuing sweeping injunctions against his policies. This particular…
Biden DOJ allowed Hunter Biden to not register as a foreign agent because of family name
Newly released documents have confirmed that the Department of Justice under former President Joe Biden let Hunter Biden off the hook by not forcing him to register as a foreign agent. The Oversight Project, a government watchdog, obtained the release of the files under a Freedom of Information Act request that the Trump administration was…
Senate blocks attempt to restrain Trump on Iran
The Senate has voted against a proposal demanding President Donald Trump seek congressional approval for further military actions against Iran, reflecting a persistent partisan rift in Congress over military authority and war powers. In a 47-53 vote split largely along party lines, the measure aimed at restricting President Trump’s military power was turned down, amid…
University of Virginia president steps down amid federal pressure on DEI initiatives
In a significant move affecting both academia and federal policy, the University of Virginia President James E. Ryan has resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. The Trump administration’s focus on reworking higher education led to the resignation as part of efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at UVA, as CBS News reports….
Therapy Student Makes Waves in Her Profession, Fired From Internship for Revealing Sexually Explicit Lessons at University
Therapy student Naomi Epps Best was fired from her internship after she exposed her university’s program for forcing her to share sexual information with the class and take a tour of a BDSM sex dungeon. Her courage cost her time with her children and the ability to graduate on time, but Best says the sacrifices…
Massive Police Raids TARGET Online Speech
As Germany confronts record migrant-linked crime rates, police are arresting citizens for online posts criticizing the immigration crisis, prioritizing political speech enforcement over tackling violent offenses. Key Takeaways German police conducted nationwide raids targeting “hate speech” with over 65 search warrants executed across more than 180 operations, primarily focusing on far-right content. While violent crime…
Oh boy, the children cannot seem to get along and Bannon won’t have it, “Bannon rips Levin after ‘POS’ remark”; Former White House aide and commentator Steve Bannon ripped into Fox News host Mark
popular “War Room” podcast. “He’s big maThe MAGA firebrand was referring to a social media post by Levin earlier this week that called Bannon “a disgusting fraud” over his time serving as a top aide to President Trump as a spokesmodel for a foreign nation that didn’t get them what they want.” What is your…
Police probe ‘Death to IDF’ chants at Glastonbury music festival (VIDEO)
The Israeli embassy has condemned the incident as “advocacy of ethnic cleansing” UK police have launched an investigation after anti-Israel slogans were chanted by performers and audience members at the Glastonbury music festival. Both the Israeli embassy and UK government officials have condemned the incident, calling it inflammatory and potentially criminal. On Friday, a member…
Writing ‘God’ with a lowercase ‘g’ is sinful – Russian priests
Spelling guidance from a top language institute breaks with tradition, clerics argue Writing the word ‘God’ with a lowercase letter is sinful and disrespectful, clerics from the Russian Orthodox Church have said, responding to new spelling guidelines issued by Russia’s leading linguistic authority. In comments to the media on Friday, the Vinogradov Russian Language Institute,…
Positively brilliant interview on the nature of The Muslim Brotherhood, Islam, and the future of Europe
This is one of the best things I have seen in a long time as a comprehensive but understandable explanation of Islam and its intentions. Both people conducting this interview/discussion are major experts in Islam. For more on them, read the story at RAIR. The video is below: Click this link for the original…
Jolani’s Syria and Israel in Direct Talks, US Pushing for the Abraham Accords
Discussions about a potential Israel-Syria agreement continued in Arab media Saturday. London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat published an article titled: “Is Syria Ready for Peace with Israel?” Sources close to Damascus’ government told the paper that indirect negotiations are underway with regional and international backing-previously acknowledged by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. “Syria demands an end…
📖 Christopher Leonard – The Lords of Easy Money
Remember to add your book recommendations in the comments below. Today’s book is: The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy by Christopher Leonard If you asked most people what forces led to today’s unprecedented income inequality and financial crashes, no one would say the Federal Reserve. For most of…
‘President this rattled’: Trump reportedly ‘spooked by a bombshell leak’; he should be, a POTUS deserves executive privilege and confidentiality, and these leaks are bad & wrong! he is right! fire
Trump is correct here to be mad! Whether the strike was a success or not. Leaking to subvert a POTUS is wrong, democrat or Republican administration. Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump’s War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. God…
Media Flailing to Discredit Successful Iran Bombing
On Tuesday, in what it labeled an “exclusive,” CNN reported that initial intelligence assessments of the Iran bombing suggested Iran had been set back a couple of months in its quest for a nuclear weapon. The report’s lead reporter was Natasha Bertrand. In 2020, Bertrand played a lead role in attempting to discredit reports of…
Canada Hikes Duties On US Steel After Trade Talks Shut Down
Canada has dramatically hiked duties on American steel imports after Donald Trump shut down trade talks. The country imposed an import quota late Friday and if it is exceeded, certain US metal will face a new 50 percent surcharge. Canada’s Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, said the government was acting to protect domestic industry from ‘unjust…
New Graduates Struggle To Find Work Despite Strong Job Market
New graduates are struggling to find work despite recent data indicating a steady job market. For those graduating college it is the most difficult time in a decade to get that first foot on the career ladder, according to the latest figures. Young Americans are complaining that employers want years of experience even for entry…
Hegseth Announces New Name Of Former USNS Harvey Milk
Pete Hegseth announced that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor, stripping the ship of the name of a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War. The defense secretary said he was ‘taking the politics out of ship naming’ in a video posted to social media….
“Political Suicide”: Musk Rages Against ‘Utterly Insane’ Senate Tax Bill That Will ‘Destroy Millions Of Jobs’
Via ZeroHedge Update (1718ET): Elon Musk has weighed in on the Senate’s latest iteration of President Trump’s tax and spending bill, calling it “utterly insane and destructive,” and that it will “destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!” Musk also called it ‘political suicide.’ Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are marching toward…
Does the church replace Israel? Answering tough theological questions
Does the church replace Israel? Did I ignore the Jews? Does the formation of Israel in 1948 fulfill Old Testament promises? These were a few of the questions and critiques sparked by an essay I wrote last week, “How Tucker Carlson vs. Ted Cruz exposed a critical biblical question on Israel.” After providing a cursory…
Musk Condemns Latest Senate Bill, Says It Will ‘Destroy Millions Of Jobs’
Former DOGE head and tech mogul Elon Musk took to X on his 54th birthday Saturday to bash the latest Senate draft of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which would “destroy millions of jobs” and raise taxes on all wind and solar projects that have not yet started construction. “The latest Senate draft bill…
Trump Warns Senate GOP Failure To Pass BBB Would Be ‘Ultimate Betrayal’
President Trump warned Senate Republicans Saturday that refusing to support his “big beautiful bill” would represent the “ultimate betrayal,” as Democrats did everything in their power to stifle movement on its passage during a rare weekend session. Senate members were prepared to take a procedural vote by late afternoon to kick off debate on the…
