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Date Sent: 2026-07-18
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Saturday, July 18, 2026 |
OpenAI gives warning about potentially disastrous ChatGPT behaviour
US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iran -- D.C. Circuit Court Clears the Way for USPS to Enforce President Trump's Requirement -- Kuwait Pounded By Iranian Barrage As Oil And Desalination Plants Come Under Attack -- The Truth About the US Treasury Market -- Pay Attention: What the Treasury Secretary Says About the Future of Gold | Featuring Philip Patrick -- Strategy selling hundreds of millions worth of bitcoin raises question... -- The ONE THING Silver Stackers Have BEEN WAITING for! -- "Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs": GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada... -- Taco Bell Ditches Lettuce Nationwide After Massive Multi-State Outbreak -- US military commits millions to 500-kW super laser weapon -- Subsea habitat pod paves way for extended ocean dwelling & research -- Another Affordable (and Viable) Car We're Not Allowed to Buy -- Why You Should Stop 'Helping' Kids -- THIS WEEK COULD RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF CRYPTO. -- U.S. approves 60-foot space mirror that could reflect sunlight to earth at night -- Why Local Governments Can't Stop The Spend -- #661: The Year of the Fire Horse | Catherine Austin Fitts -- Interview 2029 - Was Lindsay Graham Assassinated? (NWNW #637) -- Pink Floyd's Roger Waters on 9/11, JFK, Gaza, and Why the Israel Lobby Is Trying to Destroy Him -- The Missing Piece of Modern Homesteading -- IRGC Targets US Command Center In Syria In Unprecedented Attack -- TRUMP'S PICKETT'S CHARGE -- US Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes To Israel Amid Widening Iran War, Oil Climbs -- Rep. Massie Proposes NDAA Amendment Preventing Integration of IDF with US Military -- Car Mechanics Are Quitting Everywhere - Nobody Wants These Jobs in 2026 -- Strait of Hormuz Closed Again: This 'War' Was/Is a Pre-Plotted Scam -- Power of Siberia 2 deadlock belies Russia-China 'no-limits' pact -- NY Times Asks Court To Throw Out Subpoena Of Its Reporters -- What Iran's New Supreme Leader Just Told Russia and China With One Strike | Prof. Jiang Xueqin --
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News Link • Iran
US Strikes Take Out 116 Telecoms Towers In Southern Iran
07-18-2026
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Zero Hedge
This has resulted in outages and disruptions of fixed-line, mobile, and internet services, per Tasnim news agency.
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News Link • Voting and Elections
D.C. Circuit Court Clears the Way for USPS to Enforce President Trump's Requirement
07-18-2026
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Gateway Pundit
States Must Turn Over Voter Rolls for Citizenship Checks or USPS Won't Deliver Mail Ballots in the 2026 Midterms
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
Kuwait Pounded By Iranian Barrage As Oil And Desalination Plants Come Under Attack
07-18-2026
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Zero Hedge
Kuwait was bombarded overnight in one of the fiercest Iranian retaliatory strikes since the US-Iran conflict erupted in late February, with missiles and one-way drones targeting power infrastructure and other critical energy assets.
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News Link • Treasury
The Truth About the US Treasury Market
07-18-2026
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International Man - David Stockman
The implicit notionâ€"extant on both ends of the Accela Corridor - that the present financing arrangements for the $31 trillion of publicly held US Treasuries represent the natural order of things in the financial markets is just damn nonsense.
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News Link • Ron Paul Says...
Pay Attention: What the Treasury Secretary Says About the Future of Gold | Featuring Philip Patrick
07-18-2026
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Ron Paul Liberty Report - YouTube.com
The future of gold could have major implications for the U.S. economy, the dollar, inflation, and your financial future.
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News Link • Bitcoin
Strategy selling hundreds of millions worth of bitcoin raises question...
07-18-2026
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Activist Post
...about its capital-allocation playbook. First, it was a tiny amount of bitcoin sales; then, the purchase of several thousand BTC; and finally, today, the unloading of thousands of BTC. What's happening at Strategy?
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News Link • Canada
"Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Visa Bans, Tariffs": GOP Senator Readies Bill Against Canada...
07-18-2026
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Zero Hedge
...Over Toxic Wildfire Smoke. "This is totally avoidable. And it's not due to climate change. It's due to leadership change in Canada..."
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News Link • Weapons/Weaponry
US military commits millions to 500-kW super laser weapon
07-18-2026
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New Atlas
It looks like laser weapons are going to get a major power-up. The US government has awarded contracts worth US$86 million to develop new Joint Laser Weapon Systems (JLWS) capable of outputting up to 500 kW to take out next-generation cruise missiles
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Subsea habitat pod paves way for extended ocean dwelling & research
07-18-2026
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New Atlas
Humans have occupied the International Space Station (ISS), which sits at about 248 miles (400 km) above sea level, for 25 years. Meanwhile, the sea, sitting at … well, sea level, with a maximum known depth of 6.8 miles, has never had a station man
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News Link • Transportation
Another Affordable (and Viable) Car We're Not Allowed to Buy
07-18-2026
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Eric Peters Autos
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the $10,000 Mazda Flair Americans aren't allowed to buy. It's not the only one we're not allowed to buy. If you lived in Japan, you could buy a brand-new Honda Fit for just a little bit more than $11,000.
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News Link • General Opinion
Why You Should Stop 'Helping' Kids
07-18-2026
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Wranglerstar - YouTube.com
If you're a parent, a coach, a grandparent, or someone who grew up with a father who couldn't just let you enjoy something - this one's for you.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
U.S. approves 60-foot space mirror that could reflect sunlight to earth at night
07-18-2026
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Linkedin
The satellite will use a large mirror to reflect a small amount of natural sunlight onto selected locations for a short time.
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Why Local Governments Can't Stop The Spend
07-18-2026
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Schiff Gold
While 100% of American Federal Governments are operating with a budget deficit, the Federal Government faces constant scrutiny, but these cities avoid scrutiny even while in close proximity to the communities they overspend for
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News Link • Central Banks/Banking
#661: The Year of the Fire Horse | Catherine Austin Fitts
07-18-2026
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Activist Post
Every 60 years, the Chinese Zodiac delivers the Fire Horse, a period characterized by risk-taking, ambition, massive changes, and intense energy. An important period for those with the eyes to see what is happening to the systems, and the capital to
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News Link • Corbett Report
Interview 2029 - Was Lindsay Graham Assassinated? (NWNW #637)
07-18-2026
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James Corbett - Corbett Report
This week on New World Next Week: Was Lindsay Graham assassinated?; Are Politicians Leading the data centre parade?; And Is Ahmadinejad working for Mossad?
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News Link • 911 / World Trade Center
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters on 9/11, JFK, Gaza, and Why the Israel Lobby Is Trying to Destroy Him
07-18-2026
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Tucker Carlson - YouTube.com
There's never been a legitimate criminal investigation into 9-11, the deadliest terror attack in US history. Roger Waters is trying to change that.
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News Link • Religion: Believers
The Missing Piece of Modern Homesteading
07-18-2026
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Homesteading Family - YouTube.com
Have you ever stopped to consider that caring for the land isn't just a homesteading skill, but part of our Christian calling?
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
IRGC Targets US Command Center In Syria In Unprecedented Attack
07-17-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Iran's large-scale 'retaliation' on US bases and Gulf states overnight included a rare first if confirmed.
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News Link • Iran
TRUMP'S PICKETT'S CHARGE
07-17-2026
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https://www.theburningplatform.com,by Matt Bracken
Some folks are seriously discussing a "ground operation" in Iran, and Kharg or Qeshm Islands seem to be their preferred targets.
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News Link • Iran
US Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes To Israel Amid Widening Iran War, Oil Climbs
07-17-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Trump Sends Dozens More Refueling Planes in Sign Of Widening War
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News Link • Congress-Congressmen
Rep. Massie Proposes NDAA Amendment Preventing Integration of IDF with US Military
07-17-2026
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Alex Jones Live and Ashley Brasfield
Republican Representative Thomas Massie opposes Section 219 in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that he said would "start co-mingling our military supply chains and technology with Israel's."
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News Link • Education: Opportunities/Resources
Car Mechanics Are Quitting Everywhere - Nobody Wants These Jobs in 2026
07-17-2026
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A Homestead Journey - YouTube.com
Car Mechanics Are Quitting Everywhere in 2026, and more Americans are starting to notice the growing mechanic shortage, rising repair costs, and skilled trades crisis. In this video, we break down why auto mechanics are leaving the industry, why youn
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News Link • WAR: About that War
Strait of Hormuz Closed Again: This 'War' Was/Is a Pre-Plotted Scam
07-17-2026
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Gary D Barnett
No U.S. war, and few if any others, are defensive, and in the case of the U.S., no 'wars' are organic or warranted, and all are planned in advance to achieve certain very nefarious agendas.
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News Link • China
Power of Siberia 2 deadlock belies Russia-China 'no-limits' pact
07-17-2026
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https://asiatimes.com, by Jeff Pao
Battered by drones and sanctions, Russia turns to China for a gas deal but faces steep demands
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News Link • MEDIA (MainStreamMedia - aka MSM)
NY Times Asks Court To Throw Out Subpoena Of Its Reporters
07-17-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Stacy Robinson
The New York Times on July 15 asked a court to toss out grand jury subpoenas of three of its reporters who published a story about the new Air Force One plane that Qatar gifted to President Donald Trump.
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News Link • Iran
What Iran's New Supreme Leader Just Told Russia and China With One Strike | Prof. Jiang Xueqin
07-17-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, Prof Jiang Update
In this thought-provoking geopolitical analysis, we explore the broader strategic meaning behind Iran's latest military signaling and what it could communicate to major global powers such as Russia and China.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Next Recession? What Americans Need To Know |Jiang Xueqin Explainer
07-17-2026
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Professor Jiang Xueqin Explainer
This recession analysis explains why America's economy may face new pressure from inflation, interest rates, consumer debt, market uncertainty, and global financial changes.
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News Link • Voting - Election Integrity
Watch: Trump Reveals 'Shocking' Election Vulnerabilities Including 278,000 Fraudulent Voters
07-17-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
The White House has published election integrity findings built around four pillars, accompanying a presidential address and a declassification of Intelligence Community assessments spanning January 2020 through June 2026.
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News Link • California
California's Billionaire Tax Is Backfiring Before It Begins
07-17-2026
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https://thedailyeconomy.org, Mohamed Moutii
California's proposed wealth tax promises billions in new revenue. But early evidence suggests it will ultimately cost the state far more in investment, entrepreneurship, and future tax receipts.
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