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Date Sent: 2026-08-22
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Saturday, August 22, 2026 |
Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu, Seeks Interpol Red Notice
Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu, Seeks Interpol Red Notice -- 'Rogue AI Agents' Aren't Rogue, They're Fulfilling Their Functional Goal: Automating -- Russia Says Ready For 'New Ideas' From US On Ending Ukraine War -- The so-called "Common cents Act" isn't common sense for you. It's common sense fo -- Socialist Leader Says Quiet Part Out Loud: Affordability Pitch Masks... -- A Call To Power: Islamic Leaders See Ballot Box As Path To Paradise -- Oil importer China won't aid Trump economic warfare against Iran -- WATCH LIVE: LIVE: Texas Appellate Court Overturns Alex Jones/Sandy Hook Show Trial Verdict! -- Plastic-free vegan leather sees production-scale breakthrough -- This New All-In-One Range Extender Is Ready To Go Into Any Electric Truck -- What JPMorgan Saw Inside Tesla's Fremont Factory As Humanoid Production Nears -- Who Really Drives Global Terrorism? Internal US Govt Data Offers A Surprising Answer -- Spanish Beach Stormed As Ceuta Chaos Spreads -- Could Bangladesh join the 'Islamic Nato'? What that would mean for India -- Diesel Crisis Hits US Harvest as Global Grain Demand Explodes -- Must-Watch! Infowars, Oath Keepers & Proud Boys All Victims Of SPLC Scheme Where Indicted... -- After 50 long years, NYT just got the 9 million dollar smackdown they deserve� -- SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: August 23, 2026 Edition -- 'Flashing Red Warning Sign' for Lawmakers: Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integ -- Israel slams 'antisemitic dictator' Erdogan after Turkey seeks Netanyahu's arrest -- When Paris Went Hungry Under Government Food Controls -- South Korea's economy at risk as Trump throws it under bus -- Arms sales to Israel are slowing. But that's only half the story -- China Firmly Rejects US Demand To Back Its 'Most Crushing Economic Operation' Against Iran -- Trump To Flood US With 300,000 Tons Of Tariff-Free Ground Beef To Tame Prices Ahead Of Midterms -- Congress Assures American People $40 Trillion Debt Can Be Fixed By Spending More Money -- Aptera Reveals The Secret To Building Its Solar EV: China -- Ukraine planned 1,000 AI drones to cripple Moscow airports as Russia pounds Kyiv -- Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom... -- Remember The Names
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News Link • Israel
Turkey Issues Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu, Seeks Interpol Red Notice
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Turkey has escalated its anti-Israel actions, after months of denunciations connected to its Gaza, Syria, and Iran policies - and is once again taking things to new levels.
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
'Rogue AI Agents' Aren't Rogue, They're Fulfilling Their Functional Goal: Automating
08-22-2026
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Charles Hugh Smith
Add all this up and what we're hyper-hurriedly "manufacturing" is an automated army of self-cloaking digital sociopaths.
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News Link • Russia
Russia Says Ready For 'New Ideas' From US On Ending Ukraine War
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
The Kremlin has newly said it is ready for dialogue with Washington and open to ideas for ending the conflict in Ukraine, but still says it will not compromise on Russia's core aims.
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The so-called "Common cents Act" isn't common sense for you. It's common sense fo
08-22-2026
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https://x.com, TheSilverWave
The so-called "Common cents Act" isn't common sense for you. It's common sense for the bankers and the money printers who are quietly stripping the last decent form of hard money left in your pocket -- the nickel, made of actual copper and
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News Link • Oil
Oil importer China won't aid Trump economic warfare against Iran
08-22-2026
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https://asiatimes.com, by Stephen Prager
Factor in the US midterms when calculaitng Trump's willingness to retaliate via economic war with the third-largest US trading partner
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News Link • Courtroom and Trials
WATCH LIVE: LIVE: Texas Appellate Court Overturns Alex Jones/Sandy Hook Show Trial Verdict!
08-22-2026
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https://www.alexjoneslive.com, By AlexJonesLive
WATCH LIVE: LIVE: Texas Appellate Court Overturns Alex Jones/Sandy Hook Show Trial Verdict! Tune In Now For Exclusive Details On The Biggest 1st Amendment Case In US history! Plus, Nation Horrified After Mother Who Confessed To Murdering Her Three Ch
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News Link • Inventions
Plastic-free vegan leather sees production-scale breakthrough
08-22-2026
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https://newatlas.com, By Maryna Holovnova
Scientists have been searching for ethical, high-quality alternatives to animal leather, which notoriously comes with environmental costs and ethical compromises.
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News Link • Transportation
This New All-In-One Range Extender Is Ready To Go Into Any Electric Truck
08-22-2026
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https://insideevs.com, By: Iulian Dnistran
Mahle says its new range extender can fit in the same space as a battery module, increasing driving range to roughly 500 miles.
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
What JPMorgan Saw Inside Tesla's Fremont Factory As Humanoid Production Nears
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Retail flows across Asia remained heavily concentrated in newly listed, high-beta names, most notably Chinese robotics maker Unitree following its blockbuster Shanghai debut.
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News Link • TERRORISM
Who Really Drives Global Terrorism? Internal US Govt Data Offers A Surprising Answer
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Larry Johnson
Every administration reaches for the same line.
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News Link • Immigration
Spanish Beach Stormed As Ceuta Chaos Spreads
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Steve Watson
Dozens of military-age men leapt from boats onto packed tourist beaches in mainland Spain this week, sending holidaymakers scrambling for their belongings as the fallout from the Ceuta mass crossing continues to escalate.
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News Link • World News
Could Bangladesh join the 'Islamic Nato'? What that would mean for India
08-22-2026
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https://www.firstpost.com, FP News Desk
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan's Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is raising questions over Bangladesh's strategic alignment.
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News Link • Agriculture
Diesel Crisis Hits US Harvest as Global Grain Demand Explodes
08-22-2026
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https://unshadowed.substack.com, UNSHADOWED (IAF)
Thin inventories and record prices threaten US harvest as other major exporters go offline
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News Link • Investigations
Must-Watch! Infowars, Oath Keepers & Proud Boys All Victims Of SPLC Scheme Where Indicted...
08-22-2026
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https://www.alexjoneslive.com, By AlexJonesLive
Must-Watch! Infowars, Oath Keepers & Proud Boys All Victims Of SPLC Scheme Where Indicted Fraudster Was Key Witness!
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Opinion • Government
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: August 23, 2026 Edition
08-22-2026
John Semmens
Stop Nick Shirley Act Becomes Law
California State Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) hailed the passage of Assembly Bill 2624 and predicted "it will end the reign of terror being inflicted on our state by rogue reporter Nick Shirley. This inexp
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News Link • Israel
'Flashing Red Warning Sign' for Lawmakers: Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integ
08-22-2026
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https://ronpaulinstitute.org, by Brett Wilkins
A new poll of US voters published on Tuesday offers a warning for congressional lawmakers backing a plan to deepen military ties between the United States and Israel, finding that a clear majority of voters oppose the proposal--which some critics ha
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News Link • Israel
Israel slams 'antisemitic dictator' Erdogan after Turkey seeks Netanyahu's arrest
08-22-2026
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https://www.firstpost.com, FP News Desk
Israel on Friday accused Ankara of seeking to expand its aggression into Syria as tensions rise over an Israeli strike and Turkey's arrest warrant for Netanyahu
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News Link • Food Shortages
When Paris Went Hungry Under Government Food Controls
08-22-2026
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https://thedailyeconomy.org, Daniel J. Smith
During the French Revolution, authorities in Paris turned to "a series of ventures in price-fixing and food control" to ensure people did not go hungry. It didn't work as planned.
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News Link • Korea/North Korea
South Korea's economy at risk as Trump throws it under bus
08-22-2026
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https://asiatimes.com, by William Pesek
The $350 billion Trump wants from Seoul equals roughly 18% of Korea's GDP â€" a sum large enough to push the economy back to the brink of collapse
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News Link • Israel
Arms sales to Israel are slowing. But that's only half the story
08-22-2026
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https://www.972mag.com, By Sahar Vardi
By continuing to purchase weapons from Israel, foreign states are sustaining the infrastructure, expertise, and financing it needs to wage its next war.
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News Link • China
China Firmly Rejects US Demand To Back Its 'Most Crushing Economic Operation' Against Iran
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
China has firmly rejected Washington's call to join in implementing US sanctions to "squash" Iran's economy, pushing back against Trump administration pressure to be part of the "toughest sanctions in history"...
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump To Flood US With 300,000 Tons Of Tariff-Free Ground Beef To Tame Prices Ahead Of Midterms
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
With 74 days remaining until the midterm elections and average retail ground-beef prices hovering near $7 per pound, President Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday morning that his administration will temporarily waive certain tariffs on ground-b
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News Link • Government Debt & Financing
Congress Assures American People $40 Trillion Debt Can Be Fixed By Spending More Money
08-22-2026
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https://babylonbee.com, BabylonBee.com
Though the U.S. national debt officially surpassed $40 trillion this week, Congress was quick to assure Americans that the issue could be easily fixed by spending more money.
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News Link • Transportation
Aptera Reveals The Secret To Building Its Solar EV: China
08-22-2026
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https://insideevs.com, By: Iulian Dnistran
The California startup has partnered with a design-for-manufacturing company to supercharge its solar EV production plans.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Russia
Ukraine planned 1,000 AI drones to cripple Moscow airports as Russia pounds Kyiv
08-22-2026
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https://www.firstpost.com, FP News Desk
The reported plan to overwhelm Moscow's air defences with AI-powered drones comes as Russia intensifies its long-range attacks, killing at least 16 people in Ukraine.
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News Link • Courtroom and Trials
Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom...
08-22-2026
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https://www.breitbart.com, AP
Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump's $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
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News Link • Government
Remember The Names
08-22-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com,by James Howard Kunstler
". . . it's subversion and nothing about it is accidental. it's a well worn playbook to use the democratic institutions of a high trust state to destroy a civilization."
- El Gato Malo on Substack
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Radio/TV Show • Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host:
Ernest Hancock
2026-08-21 -- Ernest Hancock and Donnie Brown - MP3&4
Donnie Brown (Rancher and Owner of Oklahoma Miniature Lovable Livestock) comes on the show to discuss why he became a rancher, what ranching really looks like, Stewardship of land and livestock, Food and agriculture, Preserving ranching for future ge
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