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Last Friday‚ a trove of evidence was released in the harrowing child abuse case against YouTuber Ruby Franke and her co-defendant‚ Jodi Hildebrandt. The evidence tells of egregious abuse against Franke’s two young children‚ who were 9 and 12 at the time the abuse occurred. READ MORE from Ellie Gardey: Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams’ Use of Surrogacy Showcases the Practice’s Grotesqueness Franke and Hildebrandt bound the young boy to the ground with tight ropes that left him with deep wounds. Franke tortured the boy by smothering him underwater‚ kicking him while wearing boots‚ and forcing him to work outside in the Utah summer without wearing shoes. The little girl‚ meanwhile‚ was forced to jump into a cactus several times‚ have her head shaved‚ and perform hours of manual labor outside in the heat. Both children were starved to the point of malnourishment and required multi-day stays in a hospital. The cruelty inflicted on the children shocks the conscience. The sentence the women can receive‚ 4 to 30 years‚ seems inadequate to many. As a result‚ Utah politicians have discussed reforming the state’s criminal justice system and child abuse laws. The case has drawn significant attention nationwide given that Franke ran a parenting YouTube channel that was followed by over 2 million people. On the channel‚ she shared her life raising her six children‚ including the two children she severely abused. Last month‚ Washington County Attorney Eric Clarke described the case as being “about religious extremism.” He explained‚ “The women appeared to fully believe that the abuse they inflicted was necessary to teach the children how to properly repent for imagined ‘sins’ and to cast the evil spirits out of their bodies.” The evidence released last week shows the extent to which the two abusers justified their actions on the basis of their religious radicalism. In numerous journal entries that were released last week‚ Franke justified the abuse of her two children with her belief that the two were possessed by demons or the devil. She stated in her journal that she withheld food and water from her son because “I will not feed a demon.” Franke also explained her belief that removing evil from a “possessed person” requires a long-term process. At another point‚ she justified the extreme physical labor she forced her children to perform on the basis of her desire to break their “bond” with Satan. Franke also recorded that she told her son‚ “I will not talk w/ a demon. Your soul is damned + I will not hear your damnable words‚” and claimed that her son is “in and out of possession” and “worships the devil.” Her fanatical religious beliefs seemed to be an amalgamation of Mormonism‚ the religion she practiced‚ with other beliefs. For example‚ Franke used the Mormon belief that humans have a preexistence as spirits prior to being given a body to assert that‚ since her children were supposedly inherently evil‚ it only made sense that they were given bodies because they were given the oh-so-wonderful gift of her as a mother. “How [the two children] got to come + get a body can only be explained in me advocating to be their mother. This is not a conceited statement‚” she asserted. Contrary to Mormonism’s belief that all people will receive “eternal glory‚” however‚ Franke repeatedly told her children that they were damned and would burn in hell in endless torment. Franke exhibited an extreme form of moral rigorism that demanded strict ascetic practices in the name of religious devotion. For example‚ she demanded that her children “fast” for several days in a row. (Franke recorded in her journal that her daughter responded to this deprivation of food by writing a rhyme that said: “My mom starves me and calls it fasting. My mom won’t lift 2 fingers and bring me food because all she does is lie on the bed + eat brownies.”) Franke also seemed to believe in total depravity — the Calvinist idea that humans are entirely corrupted and are unable to choose against evil. She also embraced a dualistic worldview that regarded the body and the material world as intrinsically evil. Then there is her and Hildebrant’s obsession with the demonic. The Salt Lake Tribune spoke to a religious historian‚ John-Charles Duffy‚ who asserted that Franke and Hildebrant’s interpretation of demonic possession strays from mainstream Mormon beliefs. “Her notion of demonic possession … almost sounds more Pentecostal‚” he said. “There is‚ of course‚ the [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] tradition that there are evil spirits around who tempt us. But this goes beyond that. She thinks she’s talking to demons herself.” Prior to horrifically abusing two young children with the justification that the children were possessed‚ both Hildebrant and Franke believed that Hildebrant herself was possessed by demons. In an interview with Utah police‚ Franke’s husband‚ Kevin Franke‚ explained the strange spiritual claims put forward by Hildebrant. He said that Hildebrant had opened up to some friends about how “she believed she was being tormented and haunted by shadow figures every night.” As a result‚ Hildebrant went to live with a family to get help‚ he said. Kevin explained that the couple kicked Hildebrant out after she spent six weeks “stabbing herself with forks and knives‚ cutting herself‚ and wanting to commit suicide‚ and trying to seduce the husband of the family.” After Hildebrant got kicked out of that family’s home‚ Kevin explained‚ Ruby convinced him to allow Hildebrant to move in with them. He asserted that‚ as soon as Hildebrant moved into their house‚ strange phenomena began happening. “The moment she showed up in my house‚” he said‚ “just the weirdest crap started happening: lights turning on and off‚ sounds of people walking in walls‚ sounds of footprints going up walls and across the ceiling‚ and stuff floating around. It was weird.” He told police: “I’m a smart guy. I’m an engineer. I’ve designed and helped build some really big stuff. I’ve been a college professor. I can’t explain some of the stuff that happened.” He described watching “plates in the kitchen just flying off by themselves‚ like full-speed smashing on the wall.” A Mormon bishop had been going over to Hildebrant’s house and saying he was “casting out demons‚” Kevin Franke said. After she moved in with the Frankes‚ Kevin Franke said‚ he himself “became the resident exorcist.” He explained: “It was my job to go and give her blessings whenever she started to go into a trance and go into possession.” Eventually‚ he said‚ these “possessions” became as frequent as every hour at night‚ at which point Ruby started sharing a bed with Hildebrant. Kevin Franke said that‚ during these “possessions‚” Hildebrant would say things in a weird voice such as: “She’s ours. We’re not letting go. She is Satan’s bride. She’s mine. I am going to marry her.” He said that Hildebrant and Franke‚ alongside another female friend‚ began gathering for spiritual sessions. Ruby would write down Hildebrant’s “visions and trances‚” he said‚ and they believed that God would eventually “decree them to be written as scripture for the whole world to read.” These visions were very often satanic‚ he said. Eventually‚ Hildebrant convinced Ruby Franke to separate from her husband‚ move in with her‚ and spend her days abusing her children in what the prosecutor described as a “concentration camp-like setting.” Kevin Franke says he went along with the separation and did not see any of his children for more than a year before Hildebrant and his wife were arrested for child abuse. Hildebrant and Franke used possession and exorcism to cloak their heinous abuse in religious righteousness. With this new evidence‚ which reveals the depths of their fanaticism‚ it is clear that their unchecked extremism enabled the abuse. Those who witnessed the signs of escalating fanaticism and failed to intervene bear a share of the responsibility. READ MORE from Ellie Gardey: Californians Are Pushing for a ‘Two-Spirit’ Holiday. Is the Identity Historical? 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3/1 “Half Black Heart‚” the fifth album from New Years Day‚ drops. The album features the previously released tracks “Half Black Heart‚” “Vampyre‚” “Hurts Like Hell‚” “Secrets” and “I Still Believe.” 3/1 Bruce Dickinson‘s “The Mandrake Project” arrives. It is the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh solo album and his first since “Tyranny Of Souls“ in ’05. 3/1 Mercyful Fate bassist Becky Baldwin takes to social media to say she is battling prosopagnosia‚ a condition where the brain can’t recognize faces or facial expressions making it hard to recognize familiar faces‚ despite having normal vision. She joined Mercyful Fate in January. 3/2 Pearl Jam is #1 on Billboard’s Rock &; Alternative Airplay chart for the first time with “Dark Matter.” The song‚ which earns 5.6 million airplay audience impressions in its second week on the survey‚ is the title track of the band’s 12th studio album. 3/2 U2 close out their Las Vegas Sphere residency.  It’s the band’s 40th show at the Sphere since they opened the $2 billion venue last September. 3/2 Bring Me The Horizon takes home the Alternative/Rock Act honor at the BRIT Awards in London. “It’s bloody insane this‚” says frontman Oli Sykes (pictured) during an expletive-filled speech. 3/3 Black Sabbath joins Spotify’s “Billions Club” with “Paranoid.” The title track from the band’s second studio album is their first song to break the one-billion threshold. 3/4 Sinead O’Connor‘s estate demands the removal of the late singer’s music from Donald Trump‘s political campaign rallies. During recent stops in Maryland and North Carolina‚ her defining single “Nothing Compares 2 U” was played. The song was written by Prince. 3/5 Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg officially signs on with Suicidal Tendencies. 3/5 Iconic Artists Group announce a deal with Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry to acquire half of his sound recording‚ publishing and name‚ image and likeness rights. Financial details are not disclosed but the company says it will “develop and expand the renowned artist’s musical legacy to new generations of fans.” 3/5 Linkin Park’s lawyers file a motion to dismiss Kyle Christner’s lawsuit against the band seeking credit and unpaid royalties. The bassist claims he collaborated on and recorded numerous songs with Linkin Park in ‘99. However‚ Linkin’ Park’s legal team cites a number of “defects” with Christner’s lawsuit‚ most notably that the statute of limitations to file a suit had expired. 3/6 Prosecutors drop charges against three men accused of stealing handwritten Eagles lyrics composed by bandleader Don Henley (pictured center) after he reportedly failed to disclose thousands of pages of evidence on time. A New York judge rules that Henley “manipulated” prosecutors while newly uncovered evidence casts doubt on whether Henley’s notes had been stolen in the first place.  3/7 Wolfgang Van Halen announces his family is kick-starting the Adopt A School campaign with a $1‚000 donation to each of the first 100 participating schools. The campaign is under auspices of Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation‚ a non-profit organization that supports music programs in schools across the country through instrument donations. 3/8 Judas Priest‘s nineteenth studio album “Invincible Sheild‚” has dropped.  The album’s lead single was “Panic Attack” followed by “Trial By Fire‚” “Crown Of Horns” and “The Serpent And The King.” 3/8 In recognition of International Women’s Day‚ Carhartt is donating proceeds from women’s apparel sales on Carhartt.com to support Metallica’s Scholars Initiative‚ which operates under the auspices of the band’s All Within My Hands foundation‚ to fund scholarships through the Scholars Initiative for women seeking careers in the skilled trades. 3/8 Singer-songwriter Eric Carmen dies at the age of 74. He’s known for singing on The Raspberries “Go All The Way‚” which peaked at #5 in the U.S.‚ and the “Dirty Dancing” song “Hungry Eyes.”   2024 3/10 Guns N’ Roses guitarist‚ Slash‚ joins actor Ryan Gosling (pictured) for a version of “I’m Just Ken” from the film “Barbie” at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Gosling played ‘Ken’ in the film. But despite a killer performance‚ the Original Song Oscar went to Billie Eilish for “What Was I Made For‚” also from “Barbie.” 3/12 Lenny Kravitz‚ known for the hits “American Woman‚” “Are You Gonna Go My Way” and “Fly Away” receives the 2‚774th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – it’s in front of the historic Capitol Records Tower. 3/14 Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg plays his first show as a member of Suicidal Tendencies at Yogibo Meta Valley in Osaka‚ Japan. 3/15 The Black Crowes release “Happiness Bastards” via the band’s Silver Arrow Records. “‘Happiness Bastards’ is our love letter to Rock ‘n’ Roll‚” noted lead vocalist Chris Robinson. 3/16 Pearl Jam returns to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the first time in 26 years with “Dark Matter.” The band last reached the top spot with “Given To Fly” in early ’98. 3/18 A California appeals court rejects Metallica’s lawsuit demanding that Lloyd’s of London cover more than $3 million in losses stemming from cancelled 2020 South American concerts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder made a surprise appearance onstage with The Who at the second of the band’s two sold-out Teenage Cancer Trust charity gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by The Who’s Roger Daltrey as a “stand-up guy‚” Vedder joined the band to perform “The Punk And The Godfather‚” from the band’s ’73 band’s “Quadrophenia” album. 3/20 Elton John and Bernie Taupin receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Washington D.C. “Their careers stand out for the quality and broad appeal of their music and their influence on their fellow artists‚” says Carla Hayden‚ the Librarian of Congress.  3/20 Metallica are one of many acts honoring John and Taupin during the tribute concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington‚ D.C. Metallica opened the show with a rendition of “Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” from John’s ’73 double album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” 3/22 As singer Eric Martin deals with an unspecified vocal issue‚ Mr. Big has recruits Whitesnake’s Michele Luppi to assist with the lead vocals during the band’s current U.K. tour. 3/27 Skid Row part ways with singer Erik Grönwall‚ who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in ’21 and decided that the travel and rigors of the road were not conducive to his overall health and recovery. 3/29 Sheryl Crow’s 11th album “Evolution” drops. Produced by Mike Elizondohe‚ the set contains the single “Alarm Clock‚” which Crow co-wrote with Grammy winning songwriter/performer Emily Weisband. 3/29 Sum 41 deliver “Heaven :x: Hell.“ The band’s eighth album features “Landmines” and “Rise Up.” “We’ve made a double album of Pop Punk and Metal‚ and it makes sense‚” noted vocalist Deryck Whibley. 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"The coming period of recession will … accelerate the decline in living standards that the younger generations have already witnessed compared to earlier generations." Alex Jones warns: “This leaked report applies to all Western nations. There is a deliberate plan to crash the world economy and bring in total tyranny. We must take back control or die!” A previously secret (and still heavily redacted) RCMP report warns the Canadian government to expect civil unrest once citizens realize how totally screwed the economic situation is‚ the National Post reports. “The coming period of recession will … accelerate the decline in living standards that the younger generations have already witnessed compared to earlier generations‚” reads the “Whole-of-Government Five-Year Trends’ report for Canada- of which the aforementioned heavily redacted version was made public thanks to an ‘access of information’ request filed by Matt Malone‚ an assistant professor of law at British Columbia’s Thompson Rivers University‚ and an expert in government secrecy. “For example‚ many Canadians under 35 are unlikely ever to be able to buy a place to live‚” the report continues. According to the report‚ labeled as “special operational information” and originally intended to be distributed only within the RCMP and among “decision makers” in the federal government‚ trends are in motion “that could have a significant effect on the Canadian government and the RCMP.”URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray &; contribute at DefendJones.com today! Learn Why The Globalists Are Killing Their Own Monetary System The authors warn that Canada’s current situation “will probably deteriorate further in the next five years‚” and that in addition to worsening living standards‚ Canada faces unpredictable seasonal catastrophes‚ including wildfires and flooding. Another major theme of the report is that Canadians are set to become increasingly disillusioned with their government‚ which authors mostly chalk up to “misinformation‚” “conspiracy theories” and “paranoia.” -National Post “Law enforcement should expect continuing social and political polarization fueled by misinformation campaigns and an increasing mistrust for all democratic institutions‚” reads one of the report’s “overarching considerations‚” the Post reports. “Erosion of Trust” “The past seven years have seen marked social and political polarization in the Western world‚” reads part of the first sentence of a heavily redacted section‚ entitled “erosion of trust‚” with the remainder deleted by government censors – who also eliminated most of a section warning about “paranoid populism.” “Capitalizing on the rise of political polarization and conspiracy theories have been populists willing to tailor their messages to appeal to extremist movements‚” reads the section’s one redacted sentence. As the Post further notes‚ the RCMP’s warnings are in-line with available statistics when it comes to declining living standards and inaccessible home ownership. Canadian productivity — measured in terms of GDP per capita — has been trending downwards since at least the 1980s. But this has accelerated dramatically in recent years — even as per-worker productivity rises in many of our peer countries.An analysis last year by University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe found that if Canada had merely kept pace with U.S. productivity growth for the last five years‚ Canadian per-capita earnings would be $5‚500 higher than they are now.Meanwhile‚ housing affordability has reached “worst-ever” levels in most of Canada’s major markets‚ according to a December analysis by RBC. On average‚ even condos are now so unaffordable that only 44.5 per cent of Canadian households had sufficient income to buy one at current prices. As for single-family homes‚ only the richest 25 per cent of Canadian households had any hope of obtaining one. -National Post “Economic forecasts for the next five years and beyond are bleak‚” reads the RCMP assessment of the rest of the decade‚ adding a quote from France’s Macron which reads “the end of abundance” is nigh. Economist Warns Rollout Of The Mark Of The Beast Being Prepared By Central Bank

Controversial technology seeks to recreate 'Big Bang' creation of the universe The European Organization for Nuclear Research’s CERN particle accelerator will be used to search for hidden particles as the upcoming April 8 solar eclipse takes place. The machine‚ a Large Hadron Collider (LHC)‚ smashes protons into each other to bust them open and study the subatomic particles inside them.  During next month’s eclipse‚ the team of scientists will be trying to prove the existence of dark matter‚ which is estimated to make up around 28% of the universe despite never being seen. While the LHC usually operates for one month every year‚ it has been two years since it was up and running after being turned off during Europe’s 2022 energy crisis. Last week‚ scientists revealed a “ghost-like” structure had been discovered inside the particle collider.URGENT! Keep Alex Jones in the fight against the NWO! Please pray &; contribute at DefendJones.com today! According to scientists at CERN‚ a mysterious entity was detected inside their particle collider. Physicists claim they have “captured and calculated the characteristics of a ‘ghost-like’ structure—an invisible entity that can alter the paths of particles…” pic.twitter.com/XcgVEqru7H— Nick Hinton (@NickHintonn) March 29‚ 2024 Popular X account “Concerned Citizen” commented on CERN’s solar eclipse testing and also noted NASA will be launching rockets named after an Egyptian snake deity during the event. The NASA mission‚ known as Atmospheric Perturbations around the Eclipse Path or APEP‚ was given the acronym in honor of the “serpent deity from ancient Egyptian mythology‚” who was a “nemesis of the Sun deity Ra.” “It was said that Apep pursued Ra and every so often nearly consumed him‚ resulting in an eclipse‚” the NASA website states. According to Ancient Egypt Online‚ “Apep was the ancient Egyptian spirit of evil‚ darkness and destruction. As the arch enemy of the sun god‚ Ra‚ he was a malevolent force who could never be entirely vanquished. Every night‚ as the sun travelled though the underworld (or across the sky)‚ his roar would fill the air and he would launch his attack.” The NASA project is meant to study how the solar eclipse causing a sudden drop in sunlight affects Earth’s upper atmosphere. 🚨🌎 CERN NASA &; Solar Eclipse Anyone find it strange that CERN are firing up their Hadron Collider on the same day as the Solar Eclipse on April 8thThe Hadron Collider is the worlds largest &; most powerful particle accelerator‚ used to try &; discover the universal ‘ God… pic.twitter.com/AoLQczuj7P— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) March 28‚ 2024 For more information about the upcoming solar eclipse‚ check out Alex Jones’ special broadcast breaking down how the elite are using the event to prepare for martial law:

The primary purpose of the globalists is to erase national borders and homogenize all countries and cultures under one economic and governmental system. They have openly admitted to this plan on numerous occasions. I have said it many times in the past but I think it bears repeating once again: If you want to understand why world events happen the way they do‚ you must understand the goals and influence of globalist institutions. You must accept the fact that these people create most of the national and international disasters you and I have to deal with on a regular basis and oftentimes they create these disasters deliberately. Yes‚ I know‚ there are plenty of skeptics out there that think all geopolitics and crisis events are random or a product of bureaucratic stupidity; and those people are wrong. They have no idea what they’re talking about because they’re basing this conclusion on assumptions rather than facts and research. Make no mistake‚ there’s a good reason why it feels like the whole world has gone crazy all at once. The primary purpose of the globalists is to erase national borders and homogenize all countries and cultures under one economic and governmental system. They have openly admitted to this plan on numerous occasions. One of the most revealing quotes on the agenda comes from Clinton Administration Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbot‚ who stated in Time magazine that: “In the next century‚ nations as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single‚ global authority… National sovereignty wasn’t such a great idea after all.” He adds in the same article a lesser known quote:Survival Shield X-3 is BACK at the Infowars Store! Get 40% OFF on the next evolution in activated nascent iodine HERE “…The free world formed multilateral financial institutions that depend on member states’ willingness to give up a degree of sovereignty. The International Monetary Fund can virtually dictate fiscal policies‚ even including how much tax a government should levy on its citizens. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade regulates how much duty a nation can charge on imports. These organizations can be seen as the protoministries of trade‚ finance and development for a united world.” The people who push for this agenda are generally members of a number of globalist organizations‚ from the Council on Foreign Relations to the Tavistock Institute to the World Economic Forum to the IMF or World Bank‚ not to mention the Bank for International Settlements and the Council For Inclusive Capitalism. However‚ these think-tank groups are only part of the bigger picture. They are supported by some of the largest banking and investment corporations in the world‚ including Goldman Sachs‚ JP Morgan‚ HSBC‚ Vanguard‚ Blackrock‚ etc. If you want to know why mass illegal immigration is a growing crisis at this time and why the current government has been actively trying to enforce an open border police in the US‚ simply look into the financial aspects of pro-illegal immigration lobbying groups and think tanks pushing open borders messaging into the mainstream. You will find many of these banks and investment funds connected to them in one way or another. For example‚ the list of companies backing the Governor of New York’s plan to subsidize illegal aliens entering the state is very revealing. If they’re allowed to continue offering incentives to illegals then those people will continue trying to come to the US; this isn’t complicated. The conspiracy is out in the open. Admitting To The Agenda‚ Then Painting It As A Positive For the first few years of Joe Biden’s presidency‚ he and his cohorts attempted to deny there was any mass illegal migration problem at all. However‚ when media coverage (mostly independent) began to expose the enormous caravans of illegals overwhelming border towns like El Paso‚ Texas‚ he was forced to acknowledge that the crisis was in fact a crisis. But‚ if you thought that forcing Biden to admit to the migrant disaster was going to force him to do something about it‚ you were sorely mistaken. The reason mass immigration exists right now is exactly because the Biden Administration and globalist institutions are offering free handouts to “asylum seekers.” All they have to do to stop the rising tide of illegals is to stop offering them free stuff. Clearly‚ the political elites have no intention of doing this. Instead‚ government officials‚ think-tanks and the media have decided that since they’re now pressed to admit that mass immigration and open borders are real‚ they’re going to spin the crisis as if it’s actually a good thing for America. In a narrative similar to the one used by EU officials to justify their support of the invasion of Islamic fundamentalists from 2014 onward‚ American elites claim that western nations are “desperate for a younger population” which can fill the “needs of the labor market.” They claim than mass migrations into the west are “good for the economy.” This was also the primary message of a World Economic Forum conference on migration and labor held in March. The globalist organization discussed how open borders and mass immigration could be framed as a “positive” in terms of economic advantages. And the talking points derived from WEF events always find their way into the corporate media. The main takeaway? Protectionism (of national borders) is bad and countries that engage in it will be at an economic disadvantage. Since last month there’s been a hailstorm of establishment media articles and news reports suggesting that mass immigration will boost GDP and make America stronger. These assertions are all built on a single line from a single report from the Congressional Budget Office which states: “In our projections‚ the deficit is also smaller than it was last year because economic output is greater‚ partly as a result of more people working. The labor force in 2033 (EDITOR’S NOTE: Do they mean 2023?) is larger by 5.2 million people‚ mostly because of higher net immigration. As a result of those changes in the labor force‚ we estimate that‚ from 2023 to 2034‚ GDP will be greater by about $7 trillion and revenues will be greater by about $1 trillion than they would have been otherwise. We are continuing to assess the implications of immigration for revenues and spending.” Bloomberg recently published an article boasting that this line from the CBO report shows that the rising fears among Americans over illegal immigration are unfounded. They question why the migrant crisis is a top issue going into the 2024 elections and cite a number of major banking institutions that have adjusted their US fiscal outlook into the positive because of the CBO’s data point and higher immigration. Bloomberg quotes the HSBC: “Immigration is not just a highly charged social and political issue‚ it is also a big macroeconomic one‚” Janet Henry‚ global chief economist at HSBC Holdings Plc‚ wrote in a note to clients Tuesday. No advanced economy is benefiting from immigration quite like the U.S.‚ and “the impact of migration has been an important part of the U.S. growth story over the past two years.” Firstly‚ let’s clarify something in terms of the CBO’s theory – The US deficit has fallen in direct correlation to the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. It’s more expensive to borrow for everyone‚ including the government‚ which makes it more expensive to spend. Because of far higher interest payments the US is now adding over $1 Trillion every 100 days to the national debt. That’s unprecedented. Any spending cuts can be directly attributed to higher interest rates‚ NOT immigration. The CBO mentions this fact very quickly in the same report‚ without elaborating on why they think immigrants add value. But let’s consider the GDP claim for a moment; why would the CBO expect higher immigration to add $7 trillion to the GDP in the next ten years? Illegal Immigrants Are A Net Negative – We Don’t Need Them They say it’s about more people working‚ but what about more people taking welfare and other subsidies? Neither the CBO (nor the media) make any distinction between legal migrants and illegal migrants when it comes to economic effects. Legal migrants usually have careers‚ business plans‚ skill sets and their own money coming into the US. Most illegals have nothing – Little education‚ no substantial skill sets‚ no money and no plan other than to get free handouts wherever possible. We have seen the proof of this in places like New York and Washington DC‚ where a tiny percentage of migrants bused into the cities have absolutely crushed their welfare infrastructure. It’s estimated that the net lifetime cost of each illegal immigrant for the American taxpayer is over $68‚000. While some illegals do end up paying taxes‚ their overall cost is far higher than the amount they pay in. The jobs market has been inflated by trillions in Federal Reserve stimulus and most of the jobs created are low wage retail and service positions that will disappear in a couple years anyway. The CBO notes in the same report that unemployment is set to increase in 2024‚ but the media overlooked that little tidbit of information. Migrants are not needed to keep the labor market going. In fact‚ as jobs numbers inevitably plummet due to higher interest rates illegals will only add to jobless levels and poverty levels in the US‚ further dragging the economy down. Not to mention‚ the American housing market has suffered an oppressive spike in prices‚ with home costs and rents in many places doubling. This is caused in part by the millions of migrants entering the country each year looking for housing and getting help from US government programs to secure that housing. Get rid of the illegals and I guarantee rent costs will go down quickly. Almost all of the projected GDP gain from illegal immigrants comes from their wages which go into their pockets (the same wages they send back to their families in their home countries). There is no direct GDP gain from illegals in terms of benefits to the overall economy. That said‚ the CBO may also be accounting for another factor which many Americans are unaware of – Government spending being added to GDP. As I’ve noted in the past‚ a large portion of GDP calculated by state governments and the federal government comes from spending. The more the government spends the higher GDP climbs. It doesn’t matter if that money was wasted‚ it is still counted as rising economic activity. So‚ if the US is adding 2-3 million illegals per year to the population and the government is spending thousands in tax dollars per year on each illegal through various subsidies‚ that will amount to billions per year in extra GDP. And the more they allow illegals to enter the country unchecked the more GDP can grow exponentially. Is that good for the economy? No. It’s going to destroy the economy and we are already seeing the effects‚ but the government and the media can spin it to look like it’s a positive. The head of the CBO is a Republican but he’s also a former member of the IMF‚ so it’s not surprising he would paint mass immigration as a positive. The globalists want to end national sovereignty and the fastest way to do that is to create open border conditions‚ kill domestic economies‚ erase western culture and then swoop in with a “global solution” after the dust settles. This is the plan; to destabilize the US economic system‚ not save it. And‚ illegal immigrants are a useful tool for that end game. Learn Why The Globalists Are Killing Their Own Monetary System

Comedian Alex Stein has convincing 'Kamala' impersonator Estee Palti address Irving council members. Comedian and podcast host Alex Stein shocked the Irving‚ Texas‚ city council this week with an exclusive phone call from “Vice President Kamala Harris.” Well‚ not exactly — it was an impersonator who sounds strikingly similar to the former California attorney general. During the prank‚ Stein claimed to be against a new law in the Lone Star State allowing police to arrest illegal aliens‚ and brought out his phone with Harris imitator Estee Palti on the line to argue in favor of illegals securing free handouts. Vice President Kamala Harris Crashes Irving City Council Meeting pic.twitter.com/eI6iflPrgP— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) March 29‚ 2024 “Listen up all you Texas politicians‚ your time is up‚” Harris said addressing council members. “You couldn’t unburden what has been. This fight is futile because no human is illegal. They deserve to have access to free healthcare and free housing more than the citizens of America.”Introducing Next Level Foundational Energy from Dr. Jones Naturals starting at 30% off! This cutting-edge dietary supplement is designed to elevate your energy levels and support your overall well-being. “Because let’s face it‚” she went on‚ “they’ve had to fight much harder to survive in a white world filled with white devils.” “And‚ you know‚ as Democrats we’re gonna need their vote‚” she added‚ while breaking into a cackle. Following the phone call‚ Stein noticed one councilman‚ Dennis Webb – a black man – refused to look up at him during his time at the podium‚ prompting the comedian to call him out. In a frantic attempt to get Webb’s attention‚ Stein went into a frenzy shouting‚ “Hey‚ I’m over here‚ bud! I’m speaking!” He went on to ask Webb if he was ignoring him “because I’m white?” “Well‚ guess what? I hate that I’m white!” Stein shouted‚ adding‚ “I hate white people! White people are the scum of the Earth.” Stein continued‚ “I love black people!” as he proceeded to rip off his collared button-up shirt and ask for whip lashings while telling Webb‚ “I’m so sorry Dennis! You won’t even look at me!” The outburst marks Stein’s latest comedic stunt at a city council meeting after earlier this month almost getting arrested in New York for repeatedly calling a Democrat councilwoman a “big booty Latina.” I Almost Got Arrested For Calling Councilwoman a Big Booty Latina pic.twitter.com/Nj9gL4Fnvd— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) March 13‚ 2024 Last month‚ he also shocked the Plano‚ Texas‚ City Council with a phone call from a man who sounded suspiciously similar to former President Donald Trump. Donald Trump Takes over City Hall pic.twitter.com/EeZSBgyR0f— Alex Stein #99 (@alexstein99) February 29‚ 2024 Stein’s comedic endeavors aim to defend free speech by directly challenging leftist politicians at city councils nationwide‚ seeking to hold them responsible for advancing “woke” policies. BONUS: Another man also trolled the Irving city council by asking them to legalize gambling‚ then giving them betting tips telling them to always bet on black sports teams and transgender athletes. Man admits he made MILLIONS betting on Lia Thomas@alexstein99 @bignastyass_69 pic.twitter.com/seBJJwaa57— JVT (@jvtentertains) March 28‚ 2024