FREEDOMIST INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR
Presents
MINDFUL INTELLIGENCE ™
THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2024
editor Paul Collier
A sitrep of news from the day before (or weekend for Monday reports),
with breaking news added at the time of publication (released weekdays by 10AM eastern time).
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(News recap from 6a January 17 to 6a January 18)
“(Love) does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. “ – 1 Corinthians 13:6
MAGA BANK TRACKERS, BANK BLEED, IRAN VERSUS THE WORLD, PERFECTLY LETHAL COVID, RE-EDUCATING JORDAN
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TOP STORIES
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FEDS TRACKING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF MAGA AND GUN PURCHASERS – With no warrant needed, apparently, the Biden-infested Department of Treasury ordered American banks to track the financial transactions of Americans who might have used the word MAGA in their transaction or shopped at places where they might have purchased guns. The edict was delivered ostensibly to investigate Americans protesting the Mass Mailer Election of 2020 (which is no election at all) on January 6, 2021.
The accusations come from the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jim Jordan (R-OH), who released documents proving his point. The directive also called for Americans to be tracked who used the world Bible in their transactions. If true, a number of operatives, including anyone responsible for the order, and anyone obeying the order, may have committed felony levels of treason against the American republic. Meanwhile, the GOP continues to “negotiate” with Democrats as if they are an American political party.
BANK SLAUGHTER PORTENDS DISTURBING ECONOMIC FUTURE FOR U.S. – American banks are reporting either significantly reduced profits or flat-out epic losses in an industry that has already seen 15,000 people lose their jobs in 2023. For Citigroup alone, a loss of $1.8 billion was reported for the last quarter as the banking giant signals it expects to let go 20,000 people over the next two years.
IRAN HITS PAKISTAN, PAKISTAN HITS BACK – Tensions dramatically escalated between two Islamo-fascist nations, Pakistan and Iran, after Iran initially attacked Pakistan with missiles, claiming it was targeting terrorists and not Pakistani nationals, while allegedly killing two Pakistani children. Pakistan responded by launching a missile strike on Iran, claiming it was targeting terrorists and not Iranian nationals.
CHINA PERFECTS PERFECTLY LETHAL COVID VIRUS – The Chinese, by their own admission, are working on a Covid virus that could potentially kill everyone that gets it by attacking the brain. They’ve completed “successful” tests on “humanized” mice to show the virus “works” as “hoped.” The big question is this, why are “scientists” conducting such a pointless study that could only lead to wholesale death? And the second big question is, how much U.S. tax dollars helped fund this global elite plandemic poison pill?
CANADA ORDERS JORDAN PETERSON TO RE-EDUCATION CAMP – The Canadian government’s judiciary just upheld an order by the Canadian government that would see Dr. Jordan Peterson forced to attend re-education classes training him in how to conduct himself with the media in a way that meets the demands of the far left party in power under Trudeau that demands Canadians worship the rainbow fascist death cult or else…
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HEADLINES
TRENDING (M-F)

ANARCHO-FASCISTS TORCH PORTLAND POLITICIAN’S CAR – Despite being a far left radical herself, Portland’s City Commissioner, Rene Gonzalez found herself being targeted by anarcho-fascist terrorists for not being far left enough.
Her car was burned outside her home, and the so-called “anti-fascist” anarchists are taking credit for the fascist act of terror. Her crime is that she is an incrementalist who believes in maintaining law and order while continuing to support policies that nudge America further and further towards the far left (which is no America at all).
CHINA’S HONG KONG RESIDENTS ARE DYING SOONER – Shortly after China took over Hong Kong, the quality of life of the now captured city immediately went down, as it always does wherever leftism reigns. Now, Hong Kong no longer has the world’s life expectancy. A recent survey also showed Hong Kong residents report the lowest levels of wellbeing overall, and specifically in the physical, mental, and social sense, since the survey has been conducted.
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WORLD (M-F)

AFTER IRAN ATTACK, IRAQ TURNS TO U.N. FOR “JUSTICE” – Iran is busy bombing the entire region of the Middle East, from Syria to Pakistan, and now Iraq, and nations like Iraq and Pakistan are not happy. Iraq, an ally of Iran, accused Iran of violating its sovereignty. It has filed a formal complaint with the U.N. against Iran’s “aggression,” a complaint that is sure to be quashed by Russia and China, who find the Islamo-fascist state a useful ally in their proxy war against the U.S. through Israel.
CATALAN SEPARATISTS WANT GREATER PROTECTIONS FROM SPAIN’S FAR-LEFT GOVERNMENT – Catalan Separatists are looking to broaden the definition of amnesty eligibility to assure their former now-exiled leader, Carles Puigdemont, can safely return. The Separatists are part of a thin-majority coalition that was essential for the far-left Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, to hold on to power after his party finished behind the conservative opposition party in the 2023 election.
They’ve introduced amendments to the amnesty law to assure their leader’s safe return. Meanwhile, the content marketing machine that is the Spanish press is now referring to this group as being far-right when, in fact, they are leftists as well.
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U.S. POLITICS (M-F)

MAINE JUDGE DEFERS TO SCOTUS, REINSTATES TRUMP’S BALLOT STATUS – After the seditious Secretary of State of Maine, Shenna Bellows, decided to convict Donald Trump of being an insurrectionist with no trial, a Maine Judge, Superior Court Judge Michaela Murphy, is hedging her bet and reinstating Trump until SCOTUS rules.
The judge in question failed to meet her basic duties to uphold the Constitution of the United States and instead punted, hoping, in this writer’s opinion, SCOTUS will somehow rule as unconstitutionally as her far-left anti-American party comrade, the Secretary of State, did.
APPEALS COURT ALLOWS LAWFARE ASSASSIN TO INVADE TRUMP’S TWITTER ACCOUNT – A Federal Appeals court excoriated Jack Smith, the DNC-CCP’s top Lawfare Assassin, for using what might be unconstitutional tactics to force Twitter to hand over Donald Trump’s twitter account while he was still President, but yet allowed the assault to continue, claiming because Trump didn’t act while President, the legal protections he might have had are now moot.
“Judicial disregard of executive privilege undermines the Presidency, not just the former President being investigated in this case,” Judge Neomi Rao wrote in dissent, a sentiment that exposes the treasonous nature of the ruling by Judges who are sworn to uphold the Constitution, not the party line of the DNC-CCP, their true masters.
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FINANCE (M & TH)
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WEF HOPES FOR ECONOMIC COLLAPSE – Headlines will read something to the effect that the World Economic Forum is predicting economic doom for 2024, but this writer believes this is not a prediction so much as an order and a wish. The fascist organization is hoping for economic collapse to “justify” the draconian thought-control, behavior-control policies it hopes to implement through an elite body “experts” beholden to the billionaires (with no national allegiance) that put them there in the first place.
WEF Managing Director Saadia Zahidi said, “The latest Chief Economists Outlook highlights the precarious nature of the current economic environment… Amid accelerating divergence, the resilience of the global economy will continue to be tested in the year ahead… Though global inflation is easing, growth is stalling, financial conditions remain tight, global tensions are deepening and inequalities are rising.”
SCOTUS ORDERS APPLE TO LET IN OUTSIDE PAYMENT – Apple was just handed down a ruling by the Supreme Court that forces it to let 3rd Party Payment processors into its app store, but Apple’s trying to scare its users to not take advantage of these options, saying in its updated guidelines, “We believe Apple’s in-app purchase system is the most convenient, safe, and secure way for users to purchase digital goods and services.”
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CULTURE (M & TH)

FAA WANTS UNSTABLE PEOPLE TO MANAGE OUR AIR TRAFFIC IN THE NAME OF DIVERSITY – It is becoming increasingly dangerous to fly as government agencies and private industry alike choose woketarian fascism over integrity and quality. The FAA has been exposed as recently actively seeking to recruit the mental ill and intellectually challenged to fill its rolls in the name of diversity, an action that surely won’t have negative consequences on the safety of all of us, surely.
The FAA made it clear what they mean in this “diversity” recruitment effort, spelling out the kind of “candidates” they are looking for, “They include hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and dwarfism. Because diversity is so critical, FAA actively supports and engages in a variety of associations, programs, coalitions and initiatives to support and accommodate employees from diverse communities and backgrounds. Our people are our strength, and we take great care in investing in and valuing them as such.”
WELCOME TO ABORTION CULTURE, WHERE SATANIC ABORTION CLINICS PROUDLY OUT THEMSELVES – The Satanic Temple has opened up an abortion clinic and they openly refer to it, with reverence, as a Satanic Abortion clinic. The clinic opened in New Mexico, where owning guns in problematic but murdering unborn children is not. The Satanists are hoping to make the Satanic case that it is their religious right to murder unborn children, and this model they hope to export to all 50 states.
Satanists larp at being non-Satanists who claim they only use the term Satanic to culture jam those “self-righteous” Christians, while they do, in fact, worship the father of lies, the great deceiver, Satan himself, who wants nothing more than to lead the human race to exterminate itself with the lie that humans can be their own gods, “knowing (that is, defining) good and evil for themselves.
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MSM/ALT MEDIA NEWS AGGREGATION:
ANTI-LIBERTY AGIT-PROP
ED.NOTE: Links in this category are either agitprop (be it intentionally or unwittingly) or exposing agitprop intended to undermine American liberty values. The agitprop is not always revealed in the headlines alone.
from www.motherjones.com – Meet the Man Helping the GOP Whitewash the Insurrection – Mother Jones
from www.vanityfair.com – Florida Republicans Are Going After Flags Now
from www.dailykos.com – Nikki Haley could win New Hampshire. Here’s why it matters
from insidethemagic.net – Ron DeSantis Will Not Be President Thanks to Disney
from www.thenation.com – Martin Luther King, Critical Race Theorist
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TRENDING
from pjmedia.com – Study Claims Police Killed Record Number of People in 2023 – PJ Media
from time.com – New Polling Shows How Much Global Support Israel Has Lost
from www.nbcnews.com – FAA widens Boeing probe and eyes subcontractor used by the aerospace giant
from nypost.com – A gun pouch covered in cocaine shows Hunter Biden’s defense is ridiculous
from www.themoscowtimes.com – Chemical Plant Explosion in Southern Russia Injures 9
from www.cbsnews.com – Thailand fireworks factory explosion kills at least 20 people
from www.nydailynews.com – New Zealand Green Party MP resigns over alleged shoplifting
from freebeacon.com – San Francisco Drug Overdose Deaths Spiked to Record High In 2023
from americanmilitarynews.com – China creates brain virus with 100% kill rate: Report
from en.globes.co.il – Google Israel set to begin layoffs
from japantoday.com – Mother arrested for leaving 8-year-old son at home alone for 2 weeks
from www.washingtonpost.com – Roy Calne, a pioneer of organ transplant surgery, dies at 93
WORLD
from www.pelhamtoday.ca – Prosecutor probing TV studio attack in Ecuador is shot dead in Guayaquil
from www.latimes.com – U.S. bans ex-Guatemala President Giammattei, citing corruption
from www.channelnewsasia.com – US relists Houthis as terrorists in response to Red Sea attacks
from thenewamerican.com – Zelensky Threatens Putin’s Grandchildren During WEF Speech
from www.ndtv.com – “Targeted Terror Group, Not Pak Nationals,” Iran Reacts To Big Claim
from thepeninsulaqatar.com – Two dead, many injured as blast rocks Nigerian city
from businessday.ng – Niger’s junta embraces Russia, leaving Nigeria watching nervously
POLITICS
from www.economist.com – Many CEOs fear a second Trump term would be worse than the first
from www.jpost.com – Senate rejects measure to force human rights report on Israel
from freebeacon.com – Biden Decision To Water Down Houthi Terror Designation Draws Outrage
from www.kcra.com – Pro-Palestine demonstrators shut down California Dem Convention
from thefederalist.com – Georgia Bill Would Stop Ranked-Choice Voting From ‘Disenfranchising’ Voters
from thefederalist.com – ‘Undeclared’ Voters Can Easily Dilute Primaries Like New Hampshire’s
from lawandcrime.com – Gorsuch not likely to recuse from Chevron deference case
from www.pbs.org – Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz
FINANCE
from americanmilitarynews.com – Citigroup to cut 20,000 jobs by 2026 after $1.8 billion loss
from ca.finance.yahoo.com – US banking giants shed over 17,000 employees in turbulent year
from observer.com – Sinclair Chairman David Smith Buys The Baltimore Sun From Hedge Fund
from www.breitbart.com – Latest Google Layoffs Mark the Beginning of Extensive Changes
from www.reuters.com – US judge blocks JetBlue from acquiring Spirit Airlines – Reuters.com
from www.reuters.com – Kroger-Albertsons merger deal faces lawsuit from Washington state – Reuters
from www.cnbc.com – U.S. economy has seen 75% of monetary transmission: IMF’s Gopinath
from www.fxstreet.com – US progress on inflation is likely to slow
from www.conservativewoman.co.uk – Batten down the hatches, a financial hurricane is on the way
CULTURE
from www.futurity.org – Since Roe was overturned, fewer Michigan adults want kids
from townhall.com – Director of LGBTQ+ Organization That Helps Minors Arrested in Child Sex Sting
from dailycaller.com – Truly Shameful: NBC Cuts Out Houston Texans’ CJ Stroud Praising Jesus
from www.lifenews.com – Argentina President Javier Milei Slams the “Bloody Agenda” of Abortion
from rollcall.com – House GOP plans pregnancy-related bills before Roe anniversary
from www.kotatv.com – Religious freedom in the U.S. means tolerance for one Black Hills organization
from www.twincities.com – Israel-Hamas war tests left’s views on cancel culture – Twin Cities
from www.thecollegefix.com – Cornell-related summer program’s anti-Israel rhetoric draws scrutiny
from wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com – Biden’s unconscionable war on religious freedom
from www.washingtonexaminer.com – New England Patriots head coach: ‘I do see color’
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Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. – 1 Chronicles 12:32

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‘“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. ‘ Ezekiel 3:17-19


