[YouTube] Trump’s speech last night announced the end of global American empire. There’s turbulence ahead, but long term it’s a huge win for the United States.
[JustTheNews] A group of immigration law and policy experts, including former senior immigration enforcement officials, has proposed a solution to help the Trump administration implement a mass deportation plan.
After more than 14 million illegal border crossers were reported during the Biden administration, and millions more are believed be living illegally in the country, finding them is a monumental task, they argue.
One of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises was to “conduct the largest mass deportation operation in American History.” Of the more than 2.5 million illegal foreign nationals who were removed, the overwhelming majority, 1.9 million, self-deported, The Center Square reported.
In a new 104-page report, the Mass Deportation Coalition has proposed a roadmap to help with deportation.
Many of the recommendations cite concerns raised by the final report of the 9/11 Commission, pointing to the need to identify illegal foreign nationals with terrorism connections.
Several recommendations relate to policies the Trump administration is already implementing. They include enhanced worksite enforcement, reforming the asylum and visa processes, expanding detention capacity, requiring “alien registration requirements through criminal prosecutions,” enforcing civil penalties for failing to depart, expanding civil asset forfeiture for immigration violations and enabling federal agencies to share information about foreign nationals, including the Social Security Administration and IRS.
Other recommendations relate to prosecution and law enforcement collaboration, including sharing crime data, assigning special prosecutors for immigration related crimes, reassigning immigration officers within DHS, placing interior immigration enforcement operations within the Homeland Security Task Force, among other recommendations.
Hello, Europeans. The first thing you need to understand about the rant I'm about to utter is that I'm not MAGA, not a Trumpite, but a libertarian who has in the past nevertheless been strongly supportive of US military presence overseas. Because I want the wars that defend this...
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Last I looked, regular gas was up over $6/gallon in northern San Diego County. I think it won't be long before it's up over $7.
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The Russian natural gas supply problems and now the JP and diesel issue points out the problem with the whole just-in-time supply chain.
They're gonna want to work on that.
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[ZeroHedge] A group that did not exist online or anywhere else before March 9, 2026, has suddenly claimed responsibility for a string of low-tech arson and attempted bombings at synagogues and US banks across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and the UK.
Mainstream outlets like FT and counter-terrorism analysts are rushing to label Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI, or "Ashab al-Yamin") as an Iranian intelligence "hybrid warfare" front. But a closer look raises serious red flags: the group's amateurish execution, suspiciously perfect timing amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and a pattern that seems tailor-made to stoke the antisemitism narrative and justify further crackdowns on Tehran and its proxies.
The first claim surfaced on March 9 via Telegram channels tied to Iraqi pro-Iranian militias. Two days later, HAYI took credit for firebombing a synagogue in Liège, Belgium. Subsequent claims included attacks on a Rotterdam synagogue (March 13), a Jewish school in Amsterdam (March 14), a site linked to Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam (March 16), Hatzola Jewish ambulances in London's Golders Green (March 23), and a foiled plot outside Bank of America in Paris (March 28). An attempted synagogue strike in Heemstede, Netherlands, was also stopped on March 20. Some other claims, including an alleged Greece attack - appear to be outright disinformation.
European police have rounded up suspects aged 14-23. In the Netherlands, at least 10 arrests. France charged four, including minors. In the UK, three young men (two Brits aged 19–20 and a 17-year-old dual national) were charged with the London ambulance arson, with a fourth arrest.
Orthodox Jewish communities in London and elsewhere have their own ambulances operated by Hatzola (also spelled Hatzolah or Hatzalah), a private volunteer-run, community-funded emergency medical service.
French prosecutors revealed one teen claimed he was recruited on Snapchat, offered €500–€1,000, and initially told the "bomb" was revenge on a cheating girlfriend - before being instructed to film it for the cause. Many suspects were released on bail.
THE "GROUP" THAT WASN'T THERE YESTERDAY
Researchers at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) note HAYI had "no known references, neither online nor offline" before March 9. Its statements contain linguistic quirks, misspellings, and inconsistencies. Claims were amplified almost immediately by channels linked to IRGC-aligned militias—yet the operation relies on disposable online recruits for pocket-change jobs. Julian Lanchès at ICCT called it unusual and suggested an Iranian intelligence project for deniability.
Doubts regarding the authenticity of HAYI are, however, not only raised by the appearance of its Telegram channel and the likely falsely claimed attack in Greece, but also by inconsistencies within the claim material itself. For example, the videos contain noticeable linguistic errors. Further, the Arabic inscription beneath the group’s logo, which closely resembles the flag of Hezbollah and other pro-Axis groups, except for featuring a Soviet SVD sniper rifle instead of the more typical AK-style imagery, includes multiple mistakes, including the misspelling of the word “Islamic.”
Skeptics aren't buying it. The Grayzone's Wyatt Reed highlighted glaring questions: Why aren't these "Iranian" operatives hitting targets in countries most aggressively involved in the war on Iran? Why the focus on symbolic Jewish and U.S. bank sites with minimal actual damage and zero casualties? Why do some communiqués contain phrasing that reads like it was generated with odd Israeli terminology quirks (e.g., references to "the Land of Israel")? And why were multiple suspects quickly released on bail while the "terror campaign" narrative rolls on?
MintPress News investigative piece by David Miller goes further, arguing HAYI looks like a fabricated "fake Iranian terror group" invented precisely to accelerate efforts to proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist organization across Europe - long a goal of pro-Israel lobbying networks amid the Iran war.
CUI BONO? THE TIMING IS IMPECCABLE
The wave of attacks kicked off right as U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran intensified in late February 2026. Jewish communities were already on edge from post-October 7, 2023, tensions. UK groups like the Community Security Trust linked the London incident to rising antisemitism. Dutch officials openly probed "Iranian involvement." U.S. banks in Paris told staff to work from home. All of it feeds a story that Iran is exporting chaos.
Iran's London embassy flatly denied involvement, calling the claims "unfounded" and reaffirming non-interference. But in the current climate, denials are dismissed as standard procedure.
Online discourse is split - with some X posts and independent commentary (including from figures who faced backlash) have pointed to Mossad-style operations, citing historical precedents and the fact that the attacks generate maximum narrative value with minimum real risk. A UK mayor in Bath resigned after sharing posts suggesting the Hatzola ambulance arson was staged.
Even some mainstream analysts admit the group operates like a hastily assembled brand.
To analyse the activities of HAYI, we examined its digital footprint, including the first public mentions of the attacks online and the initial dissemination of the corresponding claim videos. This analysis was conducted using the OSINT tools XNetwork and TGStat, which were queried using Arabic-language keywords. In addition, an AI-based detection tool was employed, which indicated that all claim videos were likely genuine recordings.
There are no known references, neither online nor offline, to HAYI prior to 9 March, when a post of the group was circulated in a Telegram channel seemingly affiliated with the Iraqi pro-Iranian militia Liwa Zulfiqar. In this post, HAYI announced “the start of its military operations against US and Israeli interests around the world,” although it made no reference to the attack against the synagogue in Liège that occurred on the same day. This would suggest that HAYI is a new group, established for the purpose of this bombing campaign. -Julian Lanchès, ICCT
Recruitment teens via Snapchat and Telegram for one-off gigs isn't exactly what hardened jihadists do - is it?
HYBRID WARFARE... OR HYBRID NARRATIVE?
Pro-Iran voices and anti-war skeptics argue this fits a familiar playbook: manufacture or exaggerate a threat, amplify it through friendly think-tanks (some with clear ideological alignments), then use the panic to justify expanded surveillance, sanctions, military posture, and silencing dissent on Gaza or Iran policy. The low-body-count, property-only focus maximizes fear without crossing into "existential terror" that might backfire.
Whether HAYI is a sloppy Iranian cutout using disposable locals, a pure astroturf job, or something more orchestrated to serve specific agendas remains under investigation. Meanwhile the story has already succeeded in sowing anxiety, polarizing communities, and providing fresh ammunition for those pushing Europe deeper into the Iran conflict.
[ZERO] In yet another jaw-dropping display of elite hypocrisy, Barack Obama’s Chicago Presidential Center — long derided as the "Tower of Doom" — now requires proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency just to enter a ticket giveaway for its grand opening ceremony on June 18, 2026.
While Democrats in Washington relentlessly push policies that treat America’s borders like an open invitation, the Obama Foundation has quietly imposed strict eligibility rules for its own high-profile event.
The sweepstakes for two free tickets, complete with a potential $1,500 travel stipend for winners living 100 miles or more away, is explicitly limited to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who are legal residents of the 50 states, D.C., or Puerto Rico and at least 18 years old.
HYPOCRITE: The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago — opening this June — is restricting entry to its grand opening ticket giveaway to only U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
[GreyDynamics] Old World Spycraft Surfaces in Iran War
1.0 Introduction
An anonymous Persian-language shortwave station, dubbed “V32” by the amateur shortwave community, began broadcasting strings of numbers on 28 February 2026, some 12 hours after the first strikes in the Iran war. It is the first new number station* to come online since V30 started broadcasting in Vietnam in 2010. The prevailing theory behind V32 is that it is a CIA or DIA backed operation to activate or provide instructions to recruited sources in Iran.
For the intelligence community, it potentially indicates a fallback to proven low-tech solutions for clandestine communications in countries where media is suppressed and ubiquitous technical surveillance complicates the secure use of the internet and cell phones. Relatedly, some observers suggest it could be a psychological warfare tactic designed to instill paranoia in the Iranian regime and divert resources, and it has sparked jamming efforts that are consistent with Tehran’s past practices.
This article explores the history of number stations, the prevailing theories behind V32, and potential future trends suggested by this development.
* Number stations broadcast sequences of numbers or sounds that are thought to represent coded communications with human sources by intelligence agencies.
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4.0 Future and Conclusion
News about numbers stations often reports the decommissioning of a broadcast, and rarely does a new one come online. The emergence of V32 indicates that short-wave radio transmissions, despite being ‘low-tech’, are still viable as a means of communication in an age of ubiquitous technical surveillance and state suppressed media. Specifically, the anonymity that is retained by using such a technology is alluring for transmitting messages to individuals who can be trained and equipped with one time pads. The strongest theory is that V32 is a means of communicating with clandestine assets who have been cut-off in Iran as a result of the strikes and the shutdown of the internet. That said, number stations have been used by various agencies as a method of psychological warfare, and it could be a strategic tool to divert resources, such as jammers, to perforate the state’s control over media sources.
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Nobody will be able to replace Rush. V32 can try, but there will never be another Rush.
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Then again, it could be Iranian control talking to field assets.
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This could be a great prank. All you need is a random number generator, a text-to-speech app, and a shortwave radio.
Advanced pranksters will use an easily-broken cipher to send misleading information to the pranked.
As for The Nine Billion Names of God, what a great story! I recall being rather disturbed by it.
Say, given all the wacky things going in in our timeline, you don't suppose...
[Breitbart] Sunday on ABC’s "This Week," Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said the Trump administration’s military strikes in Iran had ended its ability to become a nuclear power.
Partial transcript as follows:
TURNER: What’s important here is that the inevitability of this conflict, as we look from the beginning, which was the issue, of course, Iran pursuing its nuclear ambitions. And from the beginning of the president saying that we’re going to truncate those, as we had, you know, Obama step in and say with his nuclear enrichment deal, we’re just going to step back and watch as Iran continues to get closer and closer to a nuclear weapon, this president saying, no, we’re going to take military action to stop them from doing so.
Now, with this intervention, the president saying, we’re going to intervene to stop their ability to have a military in which they can project force against the United States and our allies. In that you’re seeing Iran’s ability to be able to project force, their ability to be the, you know, state sponsor of terrorism, their ability to hurt our allies in the United States to be diminished and their — certainly their ability to continue to pursue what they were on the verge of being able to become a nuclear power, stopped. That is incredibly important.
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: It is important. At the same time, what we’re seeing with the Straits of Hormuz closed, American gas prices going up, oil spiking around the world. The president suggested that the Straits of Hormuz could open naturally. Is that realistic or is it going to take ground troops?
TURNER: Well, George, in any conflict, the certainly, you know, Iran is going to have some things that they’re going to be able to do during the conflict. But if you don’t undertake the conflict, if you just step back and watch as the Obama administration was going to do while Iran became a nuclear power and they became North Korea, we wouldn’t be looking at the Strait of Hormuz. We’d be looking at what’s, you know, host — you know, having Europe be at risk. You’d have the United States being at risk. You’d have all of our allies. And ultimately, the continental United States at risk from Iran and the whole world being held hostage by a terrorist state. In this as they — as they, in their last throes, you know, begin to do whatever they have left as a state militarily, they still are being significantly diminished and their ability to be able to be, marching toward a nuclear state is being eliminated.
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On a good day Turner is an idiot.
He must have been a last minute sub or the last hack in DC. He was unprepared, listless and sleepy. His answers were basically FOX News talking points. He did not answer any question directly. Ohio could do much better.
[HermesOfTheThresholdSubstack] The real objectives of the Iran war are multifaceted and have nothing to do with "defeating the Iranian regime" or "removing its nuclear weapons potential." Its objectives are:
to level Iran permanently so it isn't considered a threat for upcoming Greater Israel investment,
to shift oil transportation from Hormuz to pipelines through Israel,
to hurt China's access to oil (it gets 50% of its energy through Hormuz),
to game the stock market both up and down so Trump and his inner circle can make billions through shortdated options, and, unfortunately, potentially
to cause an energy crisis leading to COVID-level lockdowns / agricultural shortages leading to a preapproved CBDC "solution".
The writer confuses primary and secondary goals. Or perhaps existential and not existential for Israel. No worries, though: the Israelis are keenly aware of the difference between existential and luxury concerns; the oil for China thing is one of President Trump’s objectives, not Israel’s. On the other hand, President Trump is doing his best to avoid an energy crisis by both increasing American production and that of underproducing suppliers like Venezuela, thus with one stroke increasing world supply and cutting prices to hobble rogue producers like Iran and Russia.
It’s going perfectly for them and popular opinion no longer matters.
One may note that the Israel stock market is basically at an all time high (finance.yahoo.com/quote… ),
…of course. The Innovation Nation continues to create more even faster. It’s like getting Microsoft or SpaceX on the ground floor…
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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