thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-31--Paying Attention?  Left Vs. Right Violence Rather Than Adherence To The Law – Just Like The Elites W

Paying Attention?  Left Vs. Right Violence Rather Than Adherence To The Law – Just Like The Elites Want

Paying Attention ?
Left Vs .
Right Violence Rather Than Adherence To The Law – Just Like The Elites Want Americans are hopelessly devolved into a dangerous left vs. right paradigm that has now erupted .
This is just what the elitists wanted when they planned the destruction of the United States , and angry voters on both sides are playing the pawns for those attempting to cement the totalitarian enslavement of humanity .
This “ civil war ” is going to be blamed on conservatives , Donald Trump supporters , and those who pretend they want freedom while also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going to use the military to distribute a vaccine .
You can not make this stuff up .
It ’ s 2020 , and I guess that just means most are going to put on their blinders and make sure they harden their stance with their political cult and allow it to drive their decisions , which are becoming increasingly violent and already predetermined by the mind control and propaganda games the elites contrive .
The Angry Prepper makes the case that the civil war planned by the elites has arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that The “ Trump Cruise Rally ” that would drive into the dark heart of strife-riven Portland , Oregon .
It was also touted as “ conceal carry ONLY !
” and began at the Clackamas Town Center .
This was nothing more than an instigation , yet the media is painting the Trump supporters as akin to the Taliban .
Both sides are wrong here and both are simply acting like pawns of the globalists willing to do violence to keep a particular slave master calling the shots .
Instead of working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Americans have turned on each other , as has been the plan of the elitists for a long time .
This is all likely to escalate through the elections .
Trump and his predecessor , Barack Obama have both laid the groundwork for the division we are seeing , even though both are on the same side : the side of the international banking cartel and cabalists .
If you can ’ t see it by now , the elitists have already enslaved your mind .
For example , Richie from Boston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ High Impact Vlogs were both censored by YouTube for calling out the left/right paradigm and making videos proving Trump is a part of all of this and the military is training to arrest and detain American citizens .
Those censored now , are calling out the entire system , uniting together , and eliminating the entire system of control we ’ ve stuck in for centuries .
The elites can ’ t have that .
They need people divided and to show up and vote in the rigged system that they are tightening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up !
Remember , the elitists have already done an “ Event 201 ” style model for this year ’ s election .
The worst-case scenario , according to their models is going to come from an election that ’ s contested over Biden winning the popular vote and Trump winning the electoral college .
They have literally already planned this out .
Your vote will be a waste of time but will also be a signal to the elites that you approve of and will continue to participate in their rigged game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Edward Bernays & Why The System Needs Your Compliance Brace yourselves .
Things are ramping up .
Food shortages , election violence , and a digital dollar are all on the horizon .

Americans are hopelessly devolved into a dangerous left vs. right paradigm that has now erupted. This is just what the elitists wanted when they planned the destruction of the United States, and angry voters on both sides are playing the pawns for those attempting to cement the totalitarian enslavement of humanity.
This “civil war” is going to be blamed on conservatives, Donald Trump supporters, and those who pretend they want freedom while also voting for the guy who says he’s going to use the military to distribute a vaccine. You cannot make this stuff up. It’s 2020, and I guess that just means most are going to put on their blinders and make sure they harden their stance with their political cult and allow it to drive their decisions, which are becoming increasingly violent and already predetermined by the mind control and propaganda games the elites contrive.
The Angry Prepper makes the case that the civil war planned by the elites has arrived:
It was announced on Facebook, that The “Trump Cruise Rally” that would drive into the dark heart of strife-riven Portland, Oregon. It was also touted as “conceal carry ONLY!” and began at the Clackamas Town Center. This was nothing more than an instigation, yet the media is painting the Trump supporters as akin to the Taliban.
Both sides are wrong here and both are simply acting like pawns of the globalists willing to do violence to keep a particular slave master calling the shots. Instead of working together to take down the real enemy, Americans have turned on each other, as has been the plan of the elitists for a long time. This is all likely to escalate through the elections.
Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama have both laid the groundwork for the division we are seeing, even though both are on the same side: the side of the international banking cartel and cabalists. If you can’t see it by now, the elitists have already enslaved your mind. For example, Richie from Boston and Brian from High Impact Flix and High Impact Vlogs were both censored by YouTube for calling out the left/right paradigm and making videos proving Trump is a part of all of this and the military is training to arrest and detain American citizens.
Richie from Boston Backup channel
High Impact Tv, Brian’s backup channel
Those censored now, are calling out the entire system, uniting together, and eliminating the entire system of control we’ve stuck in for centuries. The elites can’t have that. They need people divided and to show up and vote in the rigged system that they are tightening around all of our necks. Wake up!
Remember, the elitists have already done an “Event 201” style model for this year’s election. The worst-case scenario, according to their models is going to come from an election that’s contested over Biden winning the popular vote and Trump winning the electoral college. They have literally already planned this out. Your vote will be a waste of time but will also be a signal to the elites that you approve of and will continue to participate in their rigged game of slavery.
Manipulating The Masses: Edward Bernays & Why The System Needs Your Compliance
Brace yourselves. Things are ramping up. Food shortages, election violence, and a digital dollar are all on the horizon.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-31--Father Takes Over Council Meeting – Calls Out Child Predator Cop For Grooming His Daughter (Video)

It ’ s a wonder this man didn ’ t do a little more to this cop .
Still , it ’ s good that we are seeing men actually be men and rise up against those who are preying upon their children , especially their daughters .
Such is the case with Shane Blackwood , who called out the police captain and a County Commissioner over the attempted grooming of his own daughter by the alleged pedophile police officer .
Hohenwald Police Captain and Lewis County Commissioner Earl Taylor , a career officer and grandfather , was called out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an angry parent .
Shane Blackwood addressed the county commission in March of this year claiming he was there to talk about “ garbage.
” That “ garbage ” involved calling out an alleged pedophile cop for attempted grooming of his daughter .
In a riveting five minute speech , Mr. Blackwood said his worst fears had come true .
He said “ the right thing to do as a father ” was to come forward with allegations Captain Taylor had sent inappropriate text messages to his daughter .
Blackwood explained his daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to obtain community service credits in order to graduate and promptly volunteered to serve the city , and the county “ to try and get the hours to graduate ” .
Her quest for community service hours led her to volunteer as a ride-along with Captain Taylor in the Hohenwald PD while she was still in school .
The angry parent said that encounter led to a series of text messages which one might say were flirtatious in nature which were intercepted by other adults who were in her presence .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Captain Taylor was a “ creeper ” and to ignore the messages .
Although none of the messages were explicit in nature it was clear to the parents involved the police officer was grooming his daughter for other reasons .
After asking Blackwood ’ s daughter if she wanted him to ride with her around town he texted the teen : ” Yeah , you wouldn ’ t want me anyway…well , I ’ m too old , lol…you ’ re as only as old as you feel so I guess I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly texted her the next day to ask what she would be doing that day but she was advised she should not be talking with the “ dirty old man ” .
Blackwood addressed Taylor directly , who was seated as a commissioner in the room .
“ I believe you was a captain wasn ’ t you , Earl.
” He then displayed the Facebook Messenger profile of the acting police officer and sitting commissioner .
He explained he would do “ everything ” in his power to let the town know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are.
” Blackwood said he wanted the “ human garbage ” hauled out of the town and volunteered to help in the matter .
Following the meeting , in March , Taylor resigned from the Lewis County Commission , in an email writing : The action was supposedly directly related to Blackwood exposing Taylor as a potential predator , having been caught grooming his daughter and using his badge to do so .
It is unclear if Taylor committed any crimes when he was accused by Blackwood of being inappropriate with his daughter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Police the Police that predators rarely have just one victim .
Anyone with knowledge of illegal activity involving Taylor should approach the Tennessee State Bureau of Investigations with their claims .
Also worth noting was a statement by Blackwood Taylor was attempting to serve as a youth pastor at his church .
Looks like Mr. Blackwood needs to take this a step further if you ask me .
We ’ ll see what happens !

It’s a wonder this man didn’t do a little more to this cop. Still, it’s good that we are seeing men actually be men and rise up against those who are preying upon their children, especially their daughters. Such is the case with Shane Blackwood, who called out the police captain and a County Commissioner over the attempted grooming of his own daughter by the alleged pedophile police officer.
To all hohenwald citizens, watch this corrupt town of hohenwald.! Posted by Atman Ruthsatz on Monday, March 23, 2020
Jack Burns has the story.
Hohenwald Police Captain and Lewis County Commissioner Earl Taylor, a career officer and grandfather, was called out at a County Commission board meeting by an angry parent. Shane Blackwood addressed the county commission in March of this year claiming he was there to talk about “garbage.” That “garbage” involved calling out an alleged pedophile cop for attempted grooming of his daughter.
In a riveting five minute speech, Mr. Blackwood said his worst fears had come true. He said “the right thing to do as a father” was to come forward with allegations Captain Taylor had sent inappropriate text messages to his daughter.
Blackwood explained his daughter was forced by her local high school to obtain community service credits in order to graduate and promptly volunteered to serve the city, and the county “to try and get the hours to graduate”. Her quest for community service hours led her to volunteer as a ride-along with Captain Taylor in the Hohenwald PD while she was still in school.
The angry parent said that encounter led to a series of text messages which one might say were flirtatious in nature which were intercepted by other adults who were in her presence. It was explained to Blackwood’s daughter that Captain Taylor was a “creeper” and to ignore the messages.
Although none of the messages were explicit in nature it was clear to the parents involved the police officer was grooming his daughter for other reasons. After asking Blackwood’s daughter if she wanted him to ride with her around town he texted the teen:
”Yeah, you wouldn’t want me anyway…well, I’m too old, lol…you’re as only as old as you feel so I guess I’m doing pretty good.”
The Captain allegedly texted her the next day to ask what she would be doing that day but she was advised she should not be talking with the “dirty old man”.
Blackwood addressed Taylor directly, who was seated as a commissioner in the room. “I believe you was a captain wasn’t you, Earl.” He then displayed the Facebook Messenger profile of the acting police officer and sitting commissioner. He explained he would do “everything” in his power to let the town know “who you are and what you are.”
Blackwood said he wanted the “human garbage” hauled out of the town and volunteered to help in the matter. Following the meeting, in March, Taylor resigned from the Lewis County Commission, in an email writing:
To whom it may concern, It is with great regret that I render this letter of resignation. I have loved serving my community as a commissioner but I cannot do so in an effective manner, therefore I will no longer be representing the 4th district of Lewis County as a commissioner
The action was supposedly directly related to Blackwood exposing Taylor as a potential predator, having been caught grooming his daughter and using his badge to do so. It is unclear if Taylor committed any crimes when he was accused by Blackwood of being inappropriate with his daughter.
It has been our experience here at Police the Police that predators rarely have just one victim. Anyone with knowledge of illegal activity involving Taylor should approach the Tennessee State Bureau of Investigations with their claims. Also worth noting was a statement by Blackwood Taylor was attempting to serve as a youth pastor at his church.
Looks like Mr. Blackwood needs to take this a step further if you ask me. We’ll see what happens!


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-31--Texas:  High Ranking Cop Admits To Running “Sadistic” Child Porn Ring On Government Network While On

Texas:  High Ranking Cop Admits To Running “Sadistic” Child Porn Ring On Government Network While On Duty

Dallas , TX — The taxpayers of Dallas , Texas may want to request a refund this week after finding out that they have been paying for a pedophile to distribute child porn to other disgusting pedophiles online .
This high level cop ’ s entire operation was conducted on duty , on official government computers , and also on Google .
According to federal court documents , Sr. Cpl .
Daniel Lee Collins just pleaded guilty to uploading sexual photos of underage girls to various Google accounts using the City of Dallas internet network , according to the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cox stated that Daniel Lee Collins , 35 , a former senior corporal , pleaded guilty to the crimes on Friday morning .
The top cop further admitted he knew the images depicted actual minors , including a nude prepubescent female , and portrayed “ sadistic or masochistic conduct.
” According to the federal criminal complaint , Collins , a 35-year-old senior corporal assigned to Dallas Police Department ’ s Auto Theft Unit , was charged via criminal complaint with transportation of child pornography .
“ Law enforcement officers take an oath to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ This defendant allegedly undermined that vow , preying upon our most vulnerable .
The Department of Justice will not tolerate the exploitation of children – especially by our public servants.
” As TFTP reported at the time , the investigation began with a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in May and another in June .
The images were being uploaded from multiple accounts held by Collins .
Google flagged the images – one uploaded on May 13 to an account tagged “ Dan Collins ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an account tagged “ John Smith.
” An IT expert in Dallas later traced the IP addresses for the uploads and found them to be coming from the City of Dallas internet network .
Investigators determined that the same Google accounts were also accessed from Collin ’ s residence , according to the federal complaint .
In an interview with federal agents , Collins admitted to accessing the Google accounts and saving child pornography , according to court documents .
Despite admitting to the heinous acts of exploiting children through the uploading of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job .
He was only placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of an internal investigation .
He did not resign until last week upon making the guilty plea .
But his blue privilege didn ’ t stop there .
Likely due to his police officer status , Magistrate Judge David L. Horan denied the government ’ s motion for detention and granted Collins ’ release on a personal recognizance bond .
Imagine that .
While people are paying thousands to bail themselves out over an arrest for possessing an arbitrary substance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child predator was allowed to walk out — bail free .
This admitted pedophile is not scheduled to be sentenced until January 2021 .
Collins faces 20 years behind bars of which he should do every single one of them .
Not only was this monster preying on society ’ s most vulnerable but he was doing so on the taxpayers ’ dime , while on duty , and held a position in which society placed their trust in him .
For betraying that trust , this pedophile should face far harsher consequences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , this is actually the opposite of what normally happens .
Most cops who abuse and prey on children get off with wrist slaps with many of them doing no jail at all .
One of America ’ s Largest Egg Producers Caught Using Child Slaves—Given to Them by US Gov ’ t Trafficking in child porn is also quite common among cops .
Only a week ago , TFTP reported on former Boston Police Patrolmen ’ s Association President Pat Rose who was arrested on child rape charges .
Rose was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on multiple charges in connection with the rape of a child .
The charges include indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 .
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA .
This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world .
Agorist is also the Editor at Large at @ @ @ @ @

Dallas, TX — The taxpayers of Dallas, Texas may want to request a refund this week after finding out that they have been paying for a pedophile to distribute child porn to other disgusting pedophiles online. This high level cop’s entire operation was conducted on duty, on official government computers, and also on Google.
According to federal court documents, Sr. Cpl. Daniel Lee Collins just pleaded guilty to uploading sexual photos of underage girls to various Google accounts using the City of Dallas internet network, according to the Department of Justice.
U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox stated that Daniel Lee Collins, 35, a former senior corporal, pleaded guilty to the crimes on Friday morning. The top cop further admitted he knew the images depicted actual minors, including a nude prepubescent female, and portrayed “sadistic or masochistic conduct.”
According to the federal criminal complaint, Collins, a 35-year-old senior corporal assigned to Dallas Police Department’s Auto Theft Unit, was charged via criminal complaint with transportation of child pornography.
“Law enforcement officers take an oath to protect and serve,” said Cox. “This defendant allegedly undermined that vow, preying upon our most vulnerable. The Department of Justice will not tolerate the exploitation of children – especially by our public servants.”
As TFTP reported at the time, the investigation began with a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in May and another in June. The images were being uploaded from multiple accounts held by Collins. Google flagged the images – one uploaded on May 13 to an account tagged “Dan Collins” and two more uploaded on June 29 to an account tagged “John Smith.”
An IT expert in Dallas later traced the IP addresses for the uploads and found them to be coming from the City of Dallas internet network. Investigators determined that the same Google accounts were also accessed from Collin’s residence, according to the federal complaint.
In an interview with federal agents, Collins admitted to accessing the Google accounts and saving child pornography, according to court documents.
Despite admitting to the heinous acts of exploiting children through the uploading of child pornography, Collin stayed on the job. He was only placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of an internal investigation. He did not resign until last week upon making the guilty plea.
But his blue privilege didn’t stop there.
Likely due to his police officer status, Magistrate Judge David L. Horan denied the government’s motion for detention and granted Collins’ release on a personal recognizance bond. Imagine that. While people are paying thousands to bail themselves out over an arrest for possessing an arbitrary substance deemed illegal by the state, this child predator was allowed to walk out — bail free.
This admitted pedophile is not scheduled to be sentenced until January 2021. Collins faces 20 years behind bars of which he should do every single one of them. Not only was this monster preying on society’s most vulnerable but he was doing so on the taxpayers’ dime, while on duty, and held a position in which society placed their trust in him. For betraying that trust, this pedophile should face far harsher consequences than a regular citizen. Unfortunately, however, this is actually the opposite of what normally happens. Most cops who abuse and prey on children get off with wrist slaps with many of them doing no jail at all. Trafficking in child porn is also quite common among cops. Only a week ago, TFTP reported on former Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Pat Rose who was arrested on child rape charges. Rose was arrested earlier this month by State Police on multiple charges in connection with the rape of a child. The charges include indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-01--Does “Evangelical Christian” Even Mean Anything Anymore?

Every four years , there is a tremendous amount of discussion about “ evangelical voters ” and the influence that they will have on the outcome of the presidential election .
Most of the pundits on CNN , MSNBC and Fox News speak of evangelicals as if they were this monolithic group that all generally vote the same way and generally believe the same basic things .
Perhaps that was somewhat true at one time , but now things have dramatically changed .
As you will see below , surveys have found that large numbers of evangelicals are abandoning core @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staggering .
In fact , it has gotten to a point where I am not even sure what an “ evangelical Christian ” is anymore .
I figured that a good place to look for a definition of “ evangelical Christian ” in 2020 would be on the official website of the organization that is supposed to be representing us on a national level .
According to the National Association Of Evangelicals , there are certain distinct beliefs that set evangelical Christians apart from the rest of the population… That definition seems quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s run with it .
Evangelicals are supposed to believe that Jesus is Lord , but it appears that nearly a third of them do not really understand what that means .
According to one recent survey , a whopping 30 percent of all evangelicals believe that “ Jesus isn ’ t God ” … More than half of American adults , including 30 % of evangelicals , say Jesus isn ’ t God but most agree He was a great teacher , according to results from the 2020 State of Theology survey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teachings of the Christian Church hold that Jesus truly existed as both man and God , among the key findings of the biennial State of Theology survey from Ligonier Ministries conducted with LifeWay Research , is that 52 % of American adults believe that Jesus was a great teacher and nothing more .
I don ’ t understand how this could possibly be happening .
Either evangelical churches are doing an exceedingly poor job of teaching basic theology , or evangelicals are rejecting that teaching in staggering numbers .
Let ’ s take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a survey that was conducted last year , 61 percent of evangelical Christians want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade… It is great that evangelicals are more likely than any other group to want Roe v. Wade overturned , but why isn ’ t the number for evangelicals 100 percent ?
According to the survey , 35 percent of evangelicals actually want the Supreme Court to keep Roe v. Wade in place .
But those two things should be mutually exclusive .
If you are an evangelical Christian , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roe v. Wade .
How in the world could more than a third of all evangelicals want to keep abortion legal ?
And when it comes to gay marriage , we see numbers that are even more alarming .
The following comes from an article that was authored by Jim Denison… How are these numbers possible ?
In the old days , it was well understood that “ evangelical Christians ” were against abortion and gay marriage .
But now a new generation of “ evangelical Christians ” has come along that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Like I said , I am not sure that I can even define what an “ evangelical Christian ” is anymore .
At this point , a lot of “ evangelical Christian ” young people don ’ t even like using words that directly relate to evangelism… If you don ’ t believe in “ converting ” people or “ winning souls ” , how in the world can you even call yourself an “ evangelical ” ?
Sadly , this is yet more evidence of the rapid decline of the Christian faith @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to researcher Ronald F. Inglehart , this decline has really picked up speed since 2007… And the decline in the United States has been particularly noticeable .
According to Inglehart , since 2007 , the U.S. has moved away from religion faster than any other country… In a recent interview with Dr. Steve Greene , I discussed the fact that God has been trying to call this nation back to himself for a very long time , but we have been racing the other direction .
The numbers that I have just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperately need revival , and that is what we should be praying for .
Because the only hope for America is a return to God , and right now that is definitely not happening .

Every four years, there is a tremendous amount of discussion about “evangelical voters” and the influence that they will have on the outcome of the presidential election. Most of the pundits on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News speak of evangelicals as if they were this monolithic group that all generally vote the same way and generally believe the same basic things. Perhaps that was somewhat true at one time, but now things have dramatically changed. As you will see below, surveys have found that large numbers of evangelicals are abandoning core evangelical beliefs at a rate that is staggering. In fact, it has gotten to a point where I am not even sure what an “evangelical Christian” is anymore.
I figured that a good place to look for a definition of “evangelical Christian” in 2020 would be on the official website of the organization that is supposed to be representing us on a national level. According to the National Association Of Evangelicals, there are certain distinct beliefs that set evangelical Christians apart from the rest of the population…
Evangelicals take the Bible seriously and believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The term “evangelical” comes from the Greek word euangelion, meaning “the good news” or the “gospel.” Thus, the evangelical faith focuses on the “good news” of salvation brought to sinners by Jesus Christ.
That definition seems quite soft to me, but let’s run with it.
Evangelicals are supposed to believe that Jesus is Lord, but it appears that nearly a third of them do not really understand what that means. According to one recent survey, a whopping 30 percent of all evangelicals believe that “Jesus isn’t God”…
More than half of American adults, including 30% of evangelicals, say Jesus isn’t God but most agree He was a great teacher, according to results from the 2020 State of Theology survey. Even though the Bible and traditional teachings of the Christian Church hold that Jesus truly existed as both man and God, among the key findings of the biennial State of Theology survey from Ligonier Ministries conducted with LifeWay Research, is that 52% of American adults believe that Jesus was a great teacher and nothing more.
I don’t understand how this could possibly be happening.
Either evangelical churches are doing an exceedingly poor job of teaching basic theology, or evangelicals are rejecting that teaching in staggering numbers.
Let’s take a look at another issue.
According to a survey that was conducted last year, 61 percent of evangelical Christians want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade…
In a 2019 survey, most Americans (70%) said they oppose overturning Roe v. Wade. But several states have enacted laws designed to challenge the ruling in recent years, including bills passed in seven states (among them Louisiana) that seek to ban almost all abortions. White evangelical Protestants (61%) are much more likely to say they want the high court to completely overturn Roe v. Wade than are Catholics (28%), white Protestants who are not evangelical (26%) and religious “nones” (10%).
It is great that evangelicals are more likely than any other group to want Roe v. Wade overturned, but why isn’t the number for evangelicals 100 percent?
According to the survey, 35 percent of evangelicals actually want the Supreme Court to keep Roe v. Wade in place.
But those two things should be mutually exclusive. If you are an evangelical Christian, it should be impossible for you to support Roe v. Wade.
How in the world could more than a third of all evangelicals want to keep abortion legal?
And when it comes to gay marriage, we see numbers that are even more alarming. The following comes from an article that was authored by Jim Denison…
Two reports caught my eye this week. One: In 2007, 90 percent of evangelicals said their church forbid (63 percent) or strongly discouraged (27 percent) “homosexual behaviors.” In 2020, that figure has dropped to 65 percent (33.7 percent forbid, while 31.4 percent strongly discourage). Two: In 2008, 34.4 percent of evangelicals between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five supported same-sex marriage. In 2018, that figure had risen to 56.1 percent.
How are these numbers possible?
In the old days, it was well understood that “evangelical Christians” were against abortion and gay marriage.
But now a new generation of “evangelical Christians” has come along that is changing all of the old definitions.
Like I said, I am not sure that I can even define what an “evangelical Christian” is anymore.
At this point, a lot of “evangelical Christian” young people don’t even like using words that directly relate to evangelism…
For example, 35% of young adults and 38% of teens said the word “convert” tops the list of objectionable mission-related words for them. And 31% of young adults and 30% of teens also rejected the term “winning souls.”
If you don’t believe in “converting” people or “winning souls”, how in the world can you even call yourself an “evangelical”?
I simply don’t understand.
Sadly, this is yet more evidence of the rapid decline of the Christian faith in much of the industrialized world. According to researcher Ronald F. Inglehart, this decline has really picked up speed since 2007…
But since 2007, things have changed with surprising speed. From about 2007 to 2019, the overwhelming majority of the countries we studied—43 out of 49—became less religious. The decline in belief was not confined to high-income countries and appeared across most of the world. Growing numbers of people no longer find religion a necessary source of support and meaning in their lives. Even the United States—long cited as proof that an economically advanced society can be strongly religious—has now joined other wealthy countries in moving away from religion.
And the decline in the United States has been particularly noticeable. According to Inglehart, since 2007, the U.S. has moved away from religion faster than any other country…
From 1981 to 2007, the United States ranked as one of the world’s more religious countries, with religiosity levels changing very little. Since then, the United States has shown the largest move away from religion of any country for which we have data. Near the end of the initial period studied, Americans’ mean rating of the importance of God in their lives was 8.2 on a ten-point scale. In the most recent U.S. survey, from 2017, the figure had dropped to 4.6, an astonishingly sharp decline.
In a recent interview with Dr. Steve Greene, I discussed the fact that God has been trying to call this nation back to himself for a very long time, but we have been racing the other direction.
The numbers that I have just shared with you are evidence that we desperately need revival, and that is what we should be praying for.
Because the only hope for America is a return to God, and right now that is definitely not happening.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-01--How Much Fiat Currency Would You Take In Exchange For The COVID-19 Vaccine?

How Much Fiat Currency Would You Take In Exchange For The COVID-19 Vaccine ?
Just how much money would it take for people to willingly get the untested , military rolled out , coronavirus vaccine ?
One economist says Americans would accept the new coronavirus vaccine if they are paid $ 1000 to take it .
Public health experts are increasingly expressing concerns that their propaganda campaign for the vaccine is going to fail as Americans reject it in droves .
They are panicking over the possibility that a coronavirus vaccine will be successfully developed ( subjectively ) but not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
So an economist decides that Americans should be given worthless fiat currency ( we know the Federal Reserve is intentionally crashing the dollar ) in exchange for this vaccine that will likely skip phase 3 trials .
There is an apparent rush , complete with veiled threats , to get at least 70 % of the population vaccinated to achieve “ herd immunity , ” reported Yahoo News .
“ If we don ’ t get herd immunity , we ’ re not getting our economy back and we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back , ” Robert Litan , an economist who served in the Clinton administration and the Brookings scholar who authored the report , told Yahoo Finance ( video above ) .
“ If you paid $ 1,000 a person — so for a family of four you ’ re talking $ 4,000 .
In these hard times , that ’ s a lot of money and I think a lot of people would take the vaccine for $ 1,000.
” Yet , other “ officials ” are still moving the goalposts saying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to normal.
” They Moved The Goalposts…AGAIN !
: “ It ’ s Not Over When The Vaccine Arrives ” Americans who step forward to take the vaccine right away should receive $ 200 upfront , according to Litan ’ s proposal , with the remainder being paid once the country has reached herd immunity .
That means there will be pressure , shaming , and possible violence against those who still refuse to get vaccinated , so the sell-outs can get their “ free ” worthless fiat currency .
Prepare , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This vaccine situation is getting incredibly disturbing and more ugly as the days go by .

How Much Fiat Currency Would You Take In Exchange For The COVID-19 Vaccine?
Just how much money would it take for people to willingly get the untested, military rolled out, coronavirus vaccine? One economist says Americans would accept the new coronavirus vaccine if they are paid $1000 to take it.
Public health experts are increasingly expressing concerns that their propaganda campaign for the vaccine is going to fail as Americans reject it in droves. They are panicking over the possibility that a coronavirus vaccine will be successfully developed (subjectively) but not enough Americans would be willing to receive it.
FDA Commissioner Shares Bill Gates’ Concern: People Might Reject The Coronavirus Vaccine
So an economist decides that Americans should be given worthless fiat currency (we know the Federal Reserve is intentionally crashing the dollar) in exchange for this vaccine that will likely skip phase 3 trials. There is an apparent rush, complete with veiled threats, to get at least 70% of the population vaccinated to achieve “herd immunity,” reported Yahoo News.
“If we don’t get herd immunity, we’re not getting our economy back and we’re not getting our society and our lives back,” Robert Litan, an economist who served in the Clinton administration and the Brookings scholar who authored the report, told Yahoo Finance (video above). “If you paid $1,000 a person — so for a family of four you’re talking $4,000. In these hard times, that’s a lot of money and I think a lot of people would take the vaccine for $1,000.”
Yet, other “officials” are still moving the goalposts saying the vaccine will not mean we can “return to normal.”
They Moved The Goalposts…AGAIN!: “It’s Not Over When The Vaccine Arrives”
Americans who step forward to take the vaccine right away should receive $200 upfront, according to Litan’s proposal, with the remainder being paid once the country has reached herd immunity. That means there will be pressure, shaming, and possible violence against those who still refuse to get vaccinated, so the sell-outs can get their “free” worthless fiat currency.
Prepare, be aware, but remain fearless. This vaccine situation is getting incredibly disturbing and more ugly as the days go by.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-01--Awww, Poor Baby:  Flamethrower-Packing Antifa ‘Entered Fetal Position And Began Crying’ After Unsucc

Awww, Poor Baby:  Flamethrower-Packing Antifa ‘Entered Fetal Position And Began Crying’ After Unsuccessful Escape From Cops

It ’ s amazing to watch these punk kids in the street intimidating people , assaulting , shouting obscenities and blocking traffic when they finally get a beatdown or arrested .
They turn into utter mush .
Take this young man who claims to be against fascism while wearing a mask… .
oh , the irony .
And when he gets busted , what does he do ?
He curls up like a 2-year-old and cries .
Zero Hedge has the story .
A 23-year-old Wisconsin man carrying a flamethrower , smoke grenades and fireworks during a Saturday night demonstration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fetal position and began crying ‘ after he was chased down by police .
Matthew Banta of Neenah , WI – who is “ known to be a violent Antifa member who incites violence in otherwise relatively peaceful protests , ” was one of four individuals walking towards a protest with baseball bats , according to ABC2 .
Green Bay police say they were called for “ a whole bunch of white people with sticks , baseball bats and helmets headed… towards the police ” on Walnut St. near Webster Ave. A responding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ towards a protest with baseball bats .
One man was wearing a metal helmet with goggles and military-style gear with multiple pouches , and was carrying an Antifa flag .
When the officer pulled his squad car in front of the group , they ran away .
The officer caught Banta , who was carrying the flag , and says Banta “ dropped into the fetal position and began crying.
” He accused the officer of lying on him ; the officer replied nobody was on him .
–ABC2 Banta claims he wasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( with his flamethrower , smoke grenade and fireworks ) .
The three other individuals Banta was with were caught trying to break into a house .
When officers apprehended them , they dropped what they were carrying , with one of them telling the police that they were simply bringing items for self-defense .
Last month , Banta was charged in Waupaca County with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and four other charges for pointing a loaded gun at a police officer , and biting and kicking another .
It ’ s ain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ punk ?
There should be hundreds if not thousands of these insurrectionists arrested and brought to real justice , not some jail where citizens have to pay for them though .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

It’s amazing to watch these punk kids in the street intimidating people, assaulting, shouting obscenities and blocking traffic when they finally get a beatdown or arrested. They turn into utter mush. Take this young man who claims to be against fascism while wearing a mask…. oh, the irony. And when he gets busted, what does he do? He curls up like a 2-year-old and cries.
Zero Hedge has the story.
A 23-year-old Wisconsin man carrying a flamethrower, smoke grenades and fireworks during a Saturday night demonstration in Green Bay ‘dropped into the fetal position and began crying‘ after he was chased down by police.
Matthew Banta of Neenah, WI – who is “known to be a violent Antifa member who incites violence in otherwise relatively peaceful protests,” was one of four individuals walking towards a protest with baseball bats, according to ABC2.
Green Bay police say they were called for “a whole bunch of white people with sticks, baseball bats and helmets headed… towards the police” on Walnut St. near Webster Ave. A responding officer says he saw four individuals walking towards a protest with baseball bats. One man was wearing a metal helmet with goggles and military-style gear with multiple pouches, and was carrying an Antifa flag. When the officer pulled his squad car in front of the group, they ran away. The officer caught Banta, who was carrying the flag, and says Banta “dropped into the fetal position and began crying.” He accused the officer of lying on him; the officer replied nobody was on him. –ABC2
As suspected, Matthew Banta is a hardcore antifa militant. He goes by the online moniker "The Commander Red." Extremely disturbing that he goes to antifa protests armed w/a loaded rifle. He appears to be friends w/violent Portland antifa suspect Alex Dial aka "Beta Cuck 4 Lyfe." pic.twitter.com/6pzD9jywDP — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 12, 2020
Banta claims he wasn’t planning to incite a riot (with his flamethrower, smoke grenade and fireworks).
The three other individuals Banta was with were caught trying to break into a house. When officers apprehended them, they dropped what they were carrying, with one of them telling the police that they were simply bringing items for self-defense.
Last month, Banta was charged in Waupaca County with second-degree recklessly endangering safety and four other charges for pointing a loaded gun at a police officer, and biting and kicking another.
More evidence of Matthew Banta’s explicit #antifa ties. He’s the militant arrested for allegedly attacking police in Wisconsin with a loaded rifle and knife at a protest. pic.twitter.com/5OeeYflOWc — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 12, 2020
It’s ain’t funny now, is it punk? There should be hundreds if not thousands of these insurrectionists arrested and brought to real justice, not some jail where citizens have to pay for them though.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-01--Democrat Operative Admits To Committing Massive Mail-In Vote Fraud For Decades

We ’ ve known vote fraud has gone on for decades , but it ’ s interesting to see how people are admitting to it with little or no consequences .
According to The New York Post , “ A top Democratic operative says voter fraud , especially with mail-in ballots , is no myth .
And he knows this because he ’ s been doing it , on a grand scale , for decades.
” But the political insider , who spoke on condition of anonymity because he fears prosecution , said fraud is more the rule than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him through the weeds of municipal and federal elections in Paterson , Atlantic City , Camden , Newark , Hoboken and Hudson County and his fingerprints can be found in local legislative , mayoral and congressional races across the Garden State .
Some of the biggest names and highest office holders in New Jersey have benefited from his tricks , according to campaign records The Post reviewed .
“ An election that is swayed by 500 votes , 1,000 votes — it can make a difference , ” the tipster said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The whisteblower — whose identity , rap sheet and long history working as a consultant to various campaigns were confirmed by The Post — says he not only changed ballots himself over the years , but led teams of fraudsters and mentored at least 20 operatives in New Jersey , New York and Pennsylvania — a critical 2020 swing state .
“ There is no race in New Jersey — from city council to United States Senate — that we haven ’ t worked on , ” the tipster said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s race in Burlington County .
The smaller the race , the easier it is to do.
” A Bernie Sanders die-hard with no horse in the presidential race , he said he felt compelled to come forward in the hope that states would act now to fix the glaring security problems present in mail-in ballots .
“ This is a real thing , ” he said .
“ And there is going to be a f–king war coming November 3rd over this stuff … If they knew how the sausage was made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual then explained how simple it was to do .
“ I just put [ the ballot ] through the copy machine and it comes out the same way , ” the insider said .
But the return envelopes are “ more secure than the ballot .
You could never recreate the envelope , ” he said .
So they had to be collected from real voters .
He would have his operatives fan out , going house to house , convincing voters to let them mail completed ballots on their behalf as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his minions would then take the sealed envelopes home and hold them over boiling water .
“ You have to steam it to loosen the glue , ” said the insider .
He then would remove the real ballot , place the counterfeit ballot inside the signed certificate , and reseal the envelope .
“ Five minutes per ballot tops , ” said the insider .
The insider said he took care not to stuff the fake ballots into just a few public mailboxes , but sprinkle them around town .
That way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sloppy voter-fraud operation in a Paterson , NJ , city council race this year , where 900 ballots were found in just three mailboxes .
“ If they had spread them in all different mailboxes , nothing would have happened , ” the insider said .
Selwyn Duke at The New American commented : Why the Democrats Love the Post Office The operative also revealed that anti-Trump/Republican postal workers help facilitate the fraud .
Sometimes , for instance , they ’ ll simply throw away ballots coming from GOP strongholds .
In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his [ the insider ’ s ] ‘ work crew , ’ and would sift ballots from the mail and hand them over to the operative , ” writes the Post .
Conning the Elderly Another “ gold mine ” for votes is nursing homes .
In some facilities “ ‘ the nurse is actually a paid operative .
And they go room by room by room to these old people who still want to feel like they ’ re relevant , ’ said the whistleblower , ’ ” the Post relates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it [ the ballot ] out for them.
” When You Can ’ t Fake the Ballot , Fake the Voter Yet another trick is voter impersonation .
Remember when United Nations observers monitored our 2012 election — for fear of “ vote suppression ” by Republicans — but instead registered shock at how many states require no voter identification ?
This not-a-bug-but-a-feature defect allows fraudsters to vote under someone else ’ s name .
“ The best targets were registered voters who routinely skip presidential or municipal elections — information which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us .
Actually , though , the best targets may be voters who ’ ve recently moved from their districts , who are great in number in inner cities .
Note that their identities are often known by Democrat operatives called “ apartment captains ” or “ block captains , ” as I reported in 2005 .
This is one reason why inner cities are vote-fraud hotbeds .
Whomever is being impersonated , the con is the same .
“ You fill out these index cards with that person ’ s name and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and say , ‘ You ’ re going to be him , you ’ re going to be him , ’ the insider said of how he dispatched his teams of dirty-tricksters , ” the Post also relates .
Note that after I left the Bronx , anyone who knew I ’ d departed could have voted in my name .
All they had to do was show up , say “ I ’ m Selwyn Duke ” and sign my name .
The operative also related how he and his crew would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — who come cheap .
Summing up , the Post writes that organizationally , “ the tipster said , his voter-fraud schemes in the Garden State and elsewhere resembled Mafia organizations , with a boss ( usually the campaign manager ) handing off the day-to-day managing of the mob soldiers to the underboss ( him ) .
The actual candidate was usually kept in the dark deliberately so they could maintain ‘ plausible deniability.
’ ” Yet in the end , it ’ s an old story : Democrats publicly deny that significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those sounding the alarm .
Privately , however , some will admit it ’ s a problem and even boast of their involvement .
Examples are a Democrat New York City election commissioner who said , “ I think there ’ s a lot of vote fraud , ” and a Democrat operative who stated that they ’ d been committing it for “ fifty years ” and vowed , “ We ’ re not going to stop now.
” This information and more is revealed in the following Project Veritas video exposés @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We don ’ t have honest elections and we haven ’ t for some time .
Sadly , too many times , no one engaged in these crimes is brought to justice and the person that wins office remains in that position .
Indeed , President Trump is right to be concerned about mail-in voting , but there must be justice in this matter .

“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this — who will count the votes, and how.” – attributed to Joseph Stalin in The Memoirs of Stalin’s Former Secretary by Boris Bazhanov
We’ve known vote fraud has gone on for decades, but it’s interesting to see how people are admitting to it with little or no consequences. According to The New York Post, “A top Democratic operative says voter fraud, especially with mail-in ballots, is no myth. And he knows this because he’s been doing it, on a grand scale, for decades.”
NYP reported:
But the political insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he fears prosecution, said fraud is more the rule than the exception. His dirty work has taken him through the weeds of municipal and federal elections in Paterson, Atlantic City, Camden, Newark, Hoboken and Hudson County and his fingerprints can be found in local legislative, mayoral and congressional races across the Garden State. Some of the biggest names and highest office holders in New Jersey have benefited from his tricks, according to campaign records The Post reviewed.
“An election that is swayed by 500 votes, 1,000 votes — it can make a difference,” the tipster said. “It could be enough to flip states.”
The whisteblower — whose identity, rap sheet and long history working as a consultant to various campaigns were confirmed by The Post — says he not only changed ballots himself over the years, but led teams of fraudsters and mentored at least 20 operatives in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania — a critical 2020 swing state.
“There is no race in New Jersey — from city council to United States Senate — that we haven’t worked on,” the tipster said. “I worked on a fire commissioner’s race in Burlington County. The smaller the race, the easier it is to do.”
A Bernie Sanders die-hard with no horse in the presidential race, he said he felt compelled to come forward in the hope that states would act now to fix the glaring security problems present in mail-in ballots.
“This is a real thing,” he said. “And there is going to be a f–king war coming November 3rd over this stuff … If they knew how the sausage was made, they could fix it.”
The individual then explained how simple it was to do.
“I just put [the ballot] through the copy machine and it comes out the same way,” the insider said.
But the return envelopes are “more secure than the ballot. You could never recreate the envelope,” he said. So they had to be collected from real voters.
He would have his operatives fan out, going house to house, convincing voters to let them mail completed ballots on their behalf as a public service. The fraudster and his minions would then take the sealed envelopes home and hold them over boiling water.
“You have to steam it to loosen the glue,” said the insider.
He then would remove the real ballot, place the counterfeit ballot inside the signed certificate, and reseal the envelope.
“Five minutes per ballot tops,” said the insider.
The insider said he took care not to stuff the fake ballots into just a few public mailboxes, but sprinkle them around town. That way he avoided the attention that foiled a sloppy voter-fraud operation in a Paterson, NJ, city council race this year, where 900 ballots were found in just three mailboxes.
“If they had spread them in all different mailboxes, nothing would have happened,” the insider said.
Selwyn Duke at The New American commented:
Why the Democrats Love the Post Office
The operative also revealed that anti-Trump/Republican postal workers help facilitate the fraud. Sometimes, for instance, they’ll simply throw away ballots coming from GOP strongholds. In other cases, “mail carriers were members of his [the insider’s] ‘work crew,’ and would sift ballots from the mail and hand them over to the operative,” writes the Post.
Conning the Elderly
Another “gold mine” for votes is nursing homes. In some facilities “‘the nurse is actually a paid operative. And they go room by room by room to these old people who still want to feel like they’re relevant,’ said the whistleblower,’” the Post relates. “[They] literally fill it [the ballot] out for them.”
When You Can’t Fake the Ballot, Fake the Voter
Yet another trick is voter impersonation. Remember when United Nations observers monitored our 2012 election — for fear of “vote suppression” by Republicans — but instead registered shock at how many states require no voter identification?
This not-a-bug-but-a-feature defect allows fraudsters to vote under someone else’s name. “The best targets were registered voters who routinely skip presidential or municipal elections — information which is publicly available,” the Post tells us.
Actually, though, the best targets may be voters who’ve recently moved from their districts, who are great in number in inner cities. Note that their identities are often known by Democrat operatives called “apartment captains” or “block captains,” as I reported in 2005. This is one reason why inner cities are vote-fraud hotbeds.
Whomever is being impersonated, the con is the same. “You fill out these index cards with that person’s name and district and you go around the city and say, ‘You’re going to be him, you’re going to be him,’ the insider said of how he dispatched his teams of dirty-tricksters,” the Post also relates.
Note that after I left the Bronx, anyone who knew I’d departed could have voted in my name. All they had to do was show up, say “I’m Selwyn Duke” and sign my name.
The operative also related how he and his crew would bribe susceptible voters, such as vagrants — who come cheap.
Summing up, the Post writes that organizationally, “the tipster said, his voter-fraud schemes in the Garden State and elsewhere resembled Mafia organizations, with a boss (usually the campaign manager) handing off the day-to-day managing of the mob soldiers to the underboss (him). The actual candidate was usually kept in the dark deliberately so they could maintain ‘plausible deniability.’”
Yet in the end, it’s an old story: Democrats publicly deny that significant vote fraud exists, mocking and deriding those sounding the alarm. Privately, however, some will admit it’s a problem and even boast of their involvement. Examples are a Democrat New York City election commissioner who said, “I think there’s a lot of vote fraud,” and a Democrat operative who stated that they’d been committing it for “fifty years” and vowed, “We’re not going to stop now.”
This information and more is revealed in the following Project Veritas video exposés (warning: vulgar language).
We don’t have honest elections and we haven’t for some time. Sadly, too many times, no one engaged in these crimes is brought to justice and the person that wins office remains in that position.
Indeed, President Trump is right to be concerned about mail-in voting, but there must be justice in this matter.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-09-01--Since 9/11, the Government’s Answer to Every Problem Has Been More Government

Since 9/11 , the Government ’ s Answer to Every Problem Has Been More Government Have you noticed that the government ’ s answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less individual liberty ?
The Great Depression .
The World Wars .
The 9/11 terror attacks .
The COVID-19 pandemic .
Every crisis—manufactured or otherwise—since the nation ’ s early beginnings has become a make-work opportunity for the government to expand its reach and its power at taxpayer expense while limiting our freedoms at every turn .
Indeed , the history of the United States is a testament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as government ( and government bureaucracy ) grows .
To put it another way , as government expands , liberty contracts .
To the police state , this COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge boon , like winning the biggest jackpot in the lottery .
Certainly , it will prove to be a windfall for those who profit from government expenditures and expansions .
Given the rate at which the government has been devising new ways to spend our money and establish itself as the “ solution ” to all of our worldly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely end up ushering in the largest expansion of government power since the 9/11 terrorist attacks .
This is how the emergency state operates , after all .
From 9/11 to COVID-19 , “ we the people ” have acted the part of the helpless , gullible victims desperately in need of the government to save us from whatever danger threatens .
In turn , the government has been all too accommodating and eager while also expanding its power and authority in the so-called name of national security .
As chief correspondent Dan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Government is everywhere now .
Where does it go next ?
” When it comes to the power players that call the shots , there is no end to their voracious appetite for more : more money , more power , more control .
This expansion of government power is also increasing our federal debt in unprecedented leaps and bounds .
Yet the government isn ’ t just borrowing outrageous amounts of money to keep the country afloat .
It ’ s also borrowing indecent sums to pay for programs it can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s primary response to this COVID-19 pandemic—flooding the market with borrowed money in the amount of trillions of dollars for stimulus payments , unemployment insurance expansions , and loans to prop up small businesses and to keep big companies afloat—has pushed the country even deeper in debt .
By “ the country , ” I really mean the taxpayers .
And by “ the taxpayers , ” it ’ s really future generations who will be shackled to debt loads they may never be able to pay back .
This is how you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alike have done this .
Without fail , every president within the last 50 years has expanded the nation ’ s debt .
When President Trump took office on January 20 , 2017 , the national debt—the amount the federal government has borrowed over the years and must pay back—was a whopping $ 19.9 trillion .
Despite Trump ’ s pledge to drain the swamp and eliminate the debt , the federal debt is now approaching $ 27 trillion and is on track to surpass $ 78 trillion by 2028 .
For many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic collapse would be inevitable if the national debt ever surpassed the size of the U.S. economy .
The government passed that point in June 2020 and has yet to put the brakes on its spending .
In fact , the Federal Reserve just keeps printing more money in order to prop up the economy and float the debt .
At some point , something ’ s got to give .
As it now stands , the U.S. is among the most indebted countries in the world .
Almost a third of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to foreign entities such as Japan and China .
Most of the debt , however , is owed to the public .
How is this even possible ?
Essentially , it ’ s a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul .
First , the government requires taxpayers to pay a portion of their salaries to the Social Security Trust Fund .
The government then turns around and borrows from Social Security to cover its spending needs .
Then the government raises taxes or prints more money in order to pay out whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a form of convoluted economics that only makes sense to government bureaucrats looking to make a profit off the backs of the taxpayers .
According to the U.S. Debt Clock , each taxpayer ’ s share of the national debt is $ 214,000 and growing .
That ’ s almost five times more than the median income for what Americans earn in a year .
That ’ s also almost five times more than the average American has in savings , across savings accounts , checking accounts , money market accounts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cards .
Almost 60 % of Americans are so financially strapped that they don ’ t have even $ 500 in savings and nothing whatsoever put away for retirement .
Just the interest that must be paid on the national debt every year is $ 338 billion and growing .
According to the Congressional Budget Office , the fastest growing item in the budget over the next decade will be interest on the debt .
As the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reported in 2019 , before COVID spending pushed the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payments will rise from $ 325 billion last year to $ 928 billion by 2029 , a nearly threefold increase .
If tax cuts and spending increases are extended , interest will exceed $ 1 trillion and set a new record as a share of the economy .
The federal government will spend more on interest than on Medicaid or children by 2020 .
By 2024 , interest will match defense spending.
” Bottom line : The U.S. government—and that includes the current administration—is spending money it doesn ’ t have on programs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ we the taxpayers ” are the ones who will have to pay for it .
As financial analyst Kristin Tate explains , “ When the government has its debt bill come due , all of us will be on the hook.
” Despite the tax burden “ we the people ” are made to bear , we have no real say in how the government runs , or how our taxpayer funds are used , but we ’ re being forced to pay through the nose , anyhow .
We have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t prevent the government from fleecing us at every turn and forcing us to pay for endless wars that do more to fund the military industrial complex than protect us , pork barrel projects that produce little to nothing , and a police state that serves only to imprison us within its walls .
All the while the government continues to do whatever it wants—levy taxes , rack up debt , spend outrageously and irresponsibly—with little thought for the plight of its citizens .
This brings me to a curious point : what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from now , when the federal debt is expected to surpass $ 78 trillion , an unsustainable level of debt that will result in unprecedented economic hardship for anyone that does not belong to the wealthy elite .
Interestingly enough , that timeline coincides with the government ’ s vision of the future as depicted in a Pentagon training video created by the Army for U.S. Special Operations Command .
According to the video , the government is anticipating trouble ( read : civil unrest ) , which is code for anything that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wealth and power , and is grooming its armed forces ( including its heavily armed federal agents ) accordingly to solve future domestic political and social problems .
The training video , titled “ Megacities : Urban Future , the Emerging Complexity , ” is only five minutes long , but it provides a chilling glimpse of what the government expects the world to look like in 2030 , a world bedeviled by “ criminal networks , ” “ substandard infrastructure , ” “ religious and ethnic tensions , ” “ impoverishment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over-burdened sewers , ” a “ growing mass of unemployed , ” and an urban landscape in which the prosperous economic elite must be protected from the impoverishment of the have nots .
And then comes the kicker .
Three-and-a-half minutes into the Pentagon ’ s dystopian vision of “ a world of Robert Kaplan-esque urban hellscapes — brutal and anarchic supercities filled with gangs of youth-gone-wild , a restive underclass , criminal syndicates , and bands of malicious hackers , ” the ominous voice of the narrator speaks of a need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t-shirts and signs , shouted at rallies , and used as a rallying cry among Trump supporters , “ drain the swamp ” became one of Donald Trump ’ s most-used campaign slogans .
Far from draining the politically corrupt swamps of Washington DC of lobbyists and special interest groups , however , the Trump Administration has further mired us in a sweltering bog of corruption and self-serving tactics .
Funny how the more things change , the more they stay the same .
Now the government has adopted its own plans for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the military to drain the swamps of futuristic urban American cities of “ noncombatants and engage the remaining adversaries in high intensity conflict within.
” And who are these noncombatants , a military term that refers to civilians who are not engaged in fighting during a war ?
They are , according to the Pentagon , “ adversaries.
” They are the “ enemy.
” They are people who don ’ t support the government , people who live in fast-growing urban communities , people who may be less well-off economically than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engage in protests , people who are unemployed , people who engage in crime ( in keeping with the government ’ s fast-growing , overly broad definition of what constitutes a crime ) .
In other words , in the eyes of the U.S. military , noncombatants are American citizens a.k.a .
domestic extremists a.k.a .
enemy combatants who must be identified , targeted , detained , contained and , if necessary , eliminated .
Just recently , in fact , I re-watched Escape from L.A. , John Carpenter ’ s 1996 post-apocalyptic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2013 , in fact ) in which the United States has elected a president for life who runs the country according to his own theocratic moral law .
Anyone who runs afoul of the president ’ s moral laws is stripped of their citizenship and either electrocuted or deported to the island of Los Angeles , a penal colony where lawlessness reigns supreme .
Carpenter is a brilliant filmmaker whose dystopian visions of the future are eerily prescient , but this film is particularly unnerving : environmental disasters ; engineered viruses used like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and looting that leave the populace longing for law and order ; religion used like a weapon ; martial law ; surveillance that keeps every citizen under the government ’ s watchful eye ; and a growing awareness that the only path to freedom left for humanity is to shut down the government and start over again .
We ’ re almost there now .
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , unless we make some effort to reject the sorry excuse for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with , the future that awaits us—whether it ’ s the future envisioned by the Pentagon in its training video or the future imagined by Carpenter—will be a living nightmare from which there is no escape .

Since 9/11, the Government’s Answer to Every Problem Has Been More Government
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take away everything that you have.”—Anonymous
Have you noticed that the government’s answer to every problem is more government—at taxpayer expense—and less individual liberty?
The Great Depression. The World Wars. The 9/11 terror attacks. The COVID-19 pandemic.
Every crisis—manufactured or otherwise—since the nation’s early beginnings has become a make-work opportunity for the government to expand its reach and its power at taxpayer expense while limiting our freedoms at every turn.
Indeed, the history of the United States is a testament to the old adage that liberty decreases as government (and government bureaucracy) grows. To put it another way, as government expands, liberty contracts.
To the police state, this COVID-19 pandemic has been a huge boon, like winning the biggest jackpot in the lottery. Certainly, it will prove to be a windfall for those who profit from government expenditures and expansions.
Given the rate at which the government has been devising new ways to spend our money and establish itself as the “solution” to all of our worldly problems, this current crisis will most likely end up ushering in the largest expansion of government power since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
This is how the emergency state operates, after all.
From 9/11 to COVID-19, “we the people” have acted the part of the helpless, gullible victims desperately in need of the government to save us from whatever danger threatens. In turn, the government has been all too accommodating and eager while also expanding its power and authority in the so-called name of national security.
As chief correspondent Dan Balz asks for The Washington Post, “Government is everywhere now. Where does it go next?”
When it comes to the power players that call the shots, there is no end to their voracious appetite for more: more money, more power, more control.
This expansion of government power is also increasing our federal debt in unprecedented leaps and bounds. Yet the government isn’t just borrowing outrageous amounts of money to keep the country afloat. It’s also borrowing indecent sums to pay for programs it can’t afford.
The government’s primary response to this COVID-19 pandemic—flooding the market with borrowed money in the amount of trillions of dollars for stimulus payments, unemployment insurance expansions, and loans to prop up small businesses and to keep big companies afloat—has pushed the country even deeper in debt.
By “the country,” I really mean the taxpayers. And by “the taxpayers,” it’s really future generations who will be shackled to debt loads they may never be able to pay back.
This is how you impoverish the future.
Democrats and Republicans alike have done this.
Without fail, every president within the last 50 years has expanded the nation’s debt. When President Trump took office on January 20, 2017, the national debt—the amount the federal government has borrowed over the years and must pay back—was a whopping $19.9 trillion. Despite Trump’s pledge to drain the swamp and eliminate the debt, the federal debt is now approaching $27 trillion and is on track to surpass $78 trillion by 2028.
For many years now, economists have warned that economic collapse would be inevitable if the national debt ever surpassed the size of the U.S. economy. The government passed that point in June 2020 and has yet to put the brakes on its spending.
In fact, the Federal Reserve just keeps printing more money in order to prop up the economy and float the debt.
At some point, something’s got to give.
As it now stands, the U.S. is among the most indebted countries in the world.
Almost a third of the $27 trillion national debt is owed to foreign entities such as Japan and China.
Most of the debt, however, is owed to the public.
How is this even possible? Essentially, it’s a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.
First, the government requires taxpayers to pay a portion of their salaries to the Social Security Trust Fund. The government then turns around and borrows from Social Security to cover its spending needs. Then the government raises taxes or prints more money in order to pay out whatever is needed to the retirees.
It’s a form of convoluted economics that only makes sense to government bureaucrats looking to make a profit off the backs of the taxpayers.
According to the U.S. Debt Clock, each taxpayer’s share of the national debt is $214,000 and growing.
That’s almost five times more than the median income for what Americans earn in a year. That’s also almost five times more than the average American has in savings, across savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, call deposit accounts, and prepaid cards. Almost 60% of Americans are so financially strapped that they don’t have even $500 in savings and nothing whatsoever put away for retirement.
Just the interest that must be paid on the national debt every year is $338 billion and growing. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the fastest growing item in the budget over the next decade will be interest on the debt.
As the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget reported in 2019, before COVID spending pushed the country over the fiscal cliff, “Interest payments will rise from $325 billion last year to $928 billion by 2029, a nearly threefold increase. If tax cuts and spending increases are extended, interest will exceed $1 trillion and set a new record as a share of the economy. The federal government will spend more on interest than on Medicaid or children by 2020. By 2024, interest will match defense spending.”
Bottom line: The U.S. government—and that includes the current administration—is spending money it doesn’t have on programs it can’t afford, and “we the taxpayers” are the ones who will have to pay for it.
As financial analyst Kristin Tate explains, “When the government has its debt bill come due, all of us will be on the hook.”
Despite the tax burden “we the people” are made to bear, we have no real say in how the government runs, or how our taxpayer funds are used, but we’re being forced to pay through the nose, anyhow.
We have no real say, but that doesn’t prevent the government from fleecing us at every turn and forcing us to pay for endless wars that do more to fund the military industrial complex than protect us, pork barrel projects that produce little to nothing, and a police state that serves only to imprison us within its walls.
All the while the government continues to do whatever it wants—levy taxes, rack up debt, spend outrageously and irresponsibly—with little thought for the plight of its citizens.
This brings me to a curious point: what the future will look like ten years from now, when the federal debt is expected to surpass $78 trillion, an unsustainable level of debt that will result in unprecedented economic hardship for anyone that does not belong to the wealthy elite.
Interestingly enough, that timeline coincides with the government’s vision of the future as depicted in a Pentagon training video created by the Army for U.S. Special Operations Command.
According to the video, the government is anticipating trouble (read: civil unrest), which is code for anything that challenges the government’s authority, wealth and power, and is grooming its armed forces (including its heavily armed federal agents) accordingly to solve future domestic political and social problems.
The training video, titled “Megacities: Urban Future, the Emerging Complexity,” is only five minutes long, but it provides a chilling glimpse of what the government expects the world to look like in 2030, a world bedeviled by “criminal networks,” “substandard infrastructure,” “religious and ethnic tensions,” “impoverishment, slums,” “open landfills, over-burdened sewers,” a “growing mass of unemployed,” and an urban landscape in which the prosperous economic elite must be protected from the impoverishment of the have nots.
And then comes the kicker.
Three-and-a-half minutes into the Pentagon’s dystopian vision of “a world of Robert Kaplan-esque urban hellscapes — brutal and anarchic supercities filled with gangs of youth-gone-wild, a restive underclass, criminal syndicates, and bands of malicious hackers,” the ominous voice of the narrator speaks of a need to “drain the swamps.”
Drain the swamps.
Surely, we’ve heard that phrase before?
Ah yes.
Emblazoned on t-shirts and signs, shouted at rallies, and used as a rallying cry among Trump supporters, “drain the swamp” became one of Donald Trump’s most-used campaign slogans.
Far from draining the politically corrupt swamps of Washington DC of lobbyists and special interest groups, however, the Trump Administration has further mired us in a sweltering bog of corruption and self-serving tactics.
Funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Now the government has adopted its own plans for swamp-draining, only it wants to use the military to drain the swamps of futuristic urban American cities of “noncombatants and engage the remaining adversaries in high intensity conflict within.”
And who are these noncombatants, a military term that refers to civilians who are not engaged in fighting during a war?
They are, according to the Pentagon, “adversaries.”
They are “threats.”
They are the “enemy.”
They are people who don’t support the government, people who live in fast-growing urban communities, people who may be less well-off economically than the government and corporate elite, people who engage in protests, people who are unemployed, people who engage in crime (in keeping with the government’s fast-growing, overly broad definition of what constitutes a crime).
In other words, in the eyes of the U.S. military, noncombatants are American citizens a.k.a. domestic extremists a.k.a. enemy combatants who must be identified, targeted, detained, contained and, if necessary, eliminated.
Funny how closely fact tracks fiction these days.
Just recently, in fact, I re-watched Escape from L.A., John Carpenter’s 1996 post-apocalyptic action film that imagines a future (2013, in fact) in which the United States has elected a president for life who runs the country according to his own theocratic moral law. Anyone who runs afoul of the president’s moral laws is stripped of their citizenship and either electrocuted or deported to the island of Los Angeles, a penal colony where lawlessness reigns supreme.
As the film’s opening narrator recounts:
In the late 20th century, hostile forces inside the United States grow strong. The city of Los Angeles is ravaged by crime and immorality. To protect and defend its citizens, the United States Police Force is formed. A presidential candidate predicts a millennium earthquake will destroy L.A. in divine retribution. The earthquake measuring 9.6 on the Richter scale hits at 12:59 P.M. August 23rd in the year 2000. After the devastation, the Constitution is amended, and the newly elected president accepts a lifetime term of office. The country’s capital is moved from Washington, D.C., to the president’s hometown of Lynchburg, Virginia. Los Angeles Island is declared no longer part of the United States and becomes the deportation point for all people found undesirable or unfit to live in the new, moral America. The United States Police Force, like an army, is encamped among the shorelines, making any escape from L.A. impossible. From the southeastern hills of Orange County to the northwestern shore of Malibu, the great wall excludes L.A. from the mainland. The president’s first act as permanent Commander in Chief is Directive 17: once an American loses his or her citizenship, they are deported to this island of the damned, and they never come back.
Carpenter is a brilliant filmmaker whose dystopian visions of the future are eerily prescient, but this film is particularly unnerving: environmental disasters; engineered viruses used like weapons to control the masses; riots and looting that leave the populace longing for law and order; religion used like a weapon; martial law; surveillance that keeps every citizen under the government’s watchful eye; and a growing awareness that the only path to freedom left for humanity is to shut down the government and start over again.
We’re almost there now.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People , unless we make some effort to reject the sorry excuse for representative government that we have been saddled with, the future that awaits us—whether it’s the future envisioned by the Pentagon in its training video or the future imagined by Carpenter—will be a living nightmare from which there is no escape.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead