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Date Sent: 2022-12-11
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Monday, December 12, 2022
 
You are being LIED to about inflation (here's the REAL cause)

The Biggest Obstacle To Real Freedom Is The Belief That We Already Have It -- AG Moody: It is Time to Prosecute C19 Shot Crimes -- Has Big Pharma Hijacked Evidence-Based Medicine? -- The Debate Between Gold and Bitcoin in 2023 -- What Happens If You Refuse "Vaccinated" Blood? -- What about your old Google data? (Is it waste of time to hide now) + Q&A -- Here's Something You Might Not Know about FTX -- Study Finds Prejudice Against COVID-19 Unvaccinated Around The World -- China's Xi calls for oil, gas trade in yuan on Persian Gulf visit -- Hide Your Refrigerator: Biden's EPA Prepares to Crack Down on Home Appliances -- EctoLife: Concept Unveiled for the World's First Artificial Womb Facility -- Caterpillar Successfully Completes Massive Electric Mining Truck Test -- Viktor Bout says suicide of civilization taking place in West -- "Getting that shot really was an AMAZING FEELING… -- Biden regime issues $200 million grant to battery manufacturer based in China -- Report: Organic farming yields 40% more crops than conventional farming during drought -- CLAIM: Biden released international arms dealer Viktor Bout to RECRUIT him to offload... -- Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of U.S. dollars -- Who owns the moon? -- Nismo Electric Sports Car Reportedly Coming As Nissan GT-R's EV Replacement -- Welcome to the Ideological Collapse of the GOP -- Oregon's New Gun Law Temporary Blocked As Firearm Background Checks Erupt -- City Tells Owner of Nativity Display to Take It Down - -- Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds -- EU To Force Crypto Companies To Report Their Users' Holdings To Tax Authorities -- Never Forget -- Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Empower State Legislatures, Not Judges, To Regulate... -- What a Bunch of Hooey about Viktor Bout -- Day 1: We Were Warned About Technocracy --


 
You are being LIED to about inflation (here's the REAL cause) News Link  â€¢  Inflation
 You are being LIED to about inflation (here's the REAL cause)
12-10-2022  •  https://www.youtube.com, Sorelle Amore Finance 
You are being lied to about inflation. In fact, you're being told two main lies: the first is how high inflation actually is. But the second is who is truly responsible for a large part of inflation happening.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
The Biggest Obstacle To Real Freedom Is The Belief That We Already Have It News Link  â€¢  Freedom
 The Biggest Obstacle To Real Freedom Is The Belief That We Already Have It
12-11-2022  •  https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com by Caitlin J 
If you live in one of the so-called free democracies of the western world, the worst mistake you can make is to buy into the hype.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
AG Moody: It is Time to Prosecute C19 Shot Crimes News Link  â€¢  Vaccines and Vaccinations
 AG Moody: It is Time to Prosecute C19 Shot Crimes
12-10-2022  •  https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Dr. Joseph Sansone 
Open Letter to Attorney General Moody   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
Has Big Pharma Hijacked Evidence-Based Medicine? News Link  â€¢  Big Pharma
 Has Big Pharma Hijacked Evidence-Based Medicine?
12-10-2022  •  https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Dr. Joseph Mercola 
Fear inhibits your ability to think critically. This is a central point made by cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra in his London presentation November 14, 2022.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
The Debate Between Gold and Bitcoin in 2023 News Link  â€¢  Bitcoin
 The Debate Between Gold and Bitcoin in 2023
12-10-2022  •  https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Alasdair Macleod 
The FTX scandal has thrown the future of cryptocurrencies into doubt. Supporters of bitcoin, which has proved to be remarkably robust at a time when the whole cryptocurrency ecosystem is threatened by scandal and a systemic collapse, are still assert  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
What Happens If You Refuse "Vaccinated" Blood? News Link  â€¢  Parental Rights
 What Happens If You Refuse "Vaccinated" Blood?
12-11-2022  •  https://www.technocracy.news by BRYAN PIETSCH  
The face of tyranny is on full display. In New Zealand, Baby W needs surgery. The parents said no blood from donors who were inoculated with mRNA shots. The state promptly took custody of Baby W and told the parents that they are conspiracy nuts to t  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
What about your old Google data? (Is it waste of time to hide now) + Q&A News Link  â€¢  Hacking, Cyber Security
 What about your old Google data? (Is it waste of time to hide now) + Q&A
12-11-2022  •  https://www.youtube.com by Rob Braxman 
People ask me if it's worth doing things to hide data from Google/Facebook etc if there is a lot of old data on the Internet that they already have. It's really a good question and we will discuss this.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Here's Something You Might Not Know about FTX News Link  â€¢  Bitcoin
 Here's Something You Might Not Know about FTX
12-11-2022  •  https://internationalman.com by Chris MacIntosh 
The US-Ukraine money laundering scam has been outed by the collapse of FTX.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Study Finds Prejudice Against COVID-19 Unvaccinated Around The World News Link  â€¢  Vaccines and Vaccinations
 Study Finds Prejudice Against COVID-19 Unvaccinated Around The World
12-11-2022  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
People who have received COVID-19 vaccines express discriminatory attitudes toward unvaccinated people, a new study of over 15,000 citizens of 21 countries across the world suggests.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
China's Xi calls for oil, gas trade in yuan on Persian Gulf visit News Link  â€¢  China
 China's Xi calls for oil, gas trade in yuan on Persian Gulf visit
12-11-2022  •  Press TV 
China will establish bilateral investment and economic cooperation working mechanisms, carry out local currency swap cooperation and deepen digital currency cooperation, he added.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock
Hide Your Refrigerator: Biden's EPA Prepares to Crack Down on Home Appliances News Link  â€¢  Biden-Harris Deep Fake Administration
 Hide Your Refrigerator: Biden's EPA Prepares to Crack Down on Home Appliances
12-11-2022  •  https://www.westernjournal.com by Jack McEvoy 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new rules on Friday that would restrict the use of refrigerators, air conditioning equipment and heat pumps that utilize hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
EctoLife: Concept Unveiled for the World's First Artificial Womb Facility News Link  â€¢  Science, Medicine and Technology
 EctoLife: Concept Unveiled for the World's First Artificial Womb Facility
12-11-2022  •  Science And Stuff 
In late 2021, Elon Musk tweeted his fears about the end of humanity. "We should be much more worried about population collapse…  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock
Caterpillar Successfully Completes Massive Electric Mining Truck Test News Link  â€¢  Transportation
 Caterpillar Successfully Completes Massive Electric Mining Truck Test
12-11-2022  •  https://insideevs.com, By: Andrei Nedelea 
No specs have been revealed yet, but it's at least as good as the 85-liter diesel version of the same truck.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
Viktor Bout says suicide of civilization taking place in West News Link  â€¢  Future Predictions
 Viktor Bout says suicide of civilization taking place in West
12-11-2022  •  Tass 
If this suicide is not prevented, at least within the non-Western world, then the whole planet will commit suicide, Victor Bout said  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock
"Getting that shot really was an AMAZING FEELING… News Link  â€¢  Vaccines and Vaccinations
 "Getting that shot really was an AMAZING FEELING…
12-11-2022  •  Twitter 
…it hits you…." -Justin Trudeau  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock
Biden regime issues $200 million grant to battery manufacturer based in China News Link  â€¢  Biden-Harris Deep Fake Administration
 Biden regime issues $200 million grant to battery manufacturer based in China
12-11-2022  •  https://www.naturalnews.com, by: Ethan Huff 
The Department of Energy (DoE) under fake president Joe Biden is bragging about a new $200 million grant that was given to a lithium battery company called Microvast, the claim being that it will help to expand domestic sources of green energy.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
Report: Organic farming yields 40% more crops than conventional farming during drought News Link  â€¢  Agriculture
 Report: Organic farming yields 40% more crops than conventional farming during drought
12-11-2022  •  https://www.naturalnews.com, by: Belle Carter 
A recently released report that took four decades to complete has shown that organic farming produced 40 percent more yields during stressful drought periods compared to conventional farming.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
CLAIM: Biden released international arms dealer Viktor Bout to RECRUIT him to offload... News Link  â€¢  Biden-Harris Deep Fake Administration
 CLAIM: Biden released international arms dealer Viktor Bout to RECRUIT him to offload...
12-11-2022  •  https://www.naturalnews.com, by: Mike Adams 
CLAIM: Biden released international arms dealer Viktor Bout to RECRUIT him to offload US weapons for slush fund cash controlled by Dems   Read Full Story
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Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of U.S. dollars News Link  â€¢  Oil
 Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of U.S. dollars
12-11-2022  •  https://www.reuters.com, Reuters 
Ghana's government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Thursday.   Read Full Story
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Who owns the moon? News Link  â€¢  Space Travel and Exploration
 Who owns the moon?
12-11-2022  •  https://www.space.com, By Joanna Thompson  
Does anyone have sovereignty over the moon? And can anyone buy it?   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
Nismo Electric Sports Car Reportedly Coming As Nissan GT-R's EV Replacement News Link  â€¢  Transportation
 Nismo Electric Sports Car Reportedly Coming As Nissan GT-R's EV Replacement
12-11-2022  •  https://insideevs.com, By: Andrei Nedelea 
It apparently won't be a Nismo-tuned version of another Nissan EV, but a bespoke vehicle designed from the onset as a sports car.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
Welcome to the Ideological Collapse of the GOP News Link  â€¢  Politics: Republican Campaigns
 Welcome to the Ideological Collapse of the GOP
12-11-2022  •  LewRockwell.com - Emerald Robinson  
Trump didn't demoralize Republican voters, the GOP did that all by themselves  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Donna Hancock
Oregon's New Gun Law Temporary Blocked As Firearm Background Checks Erupt News Link  â€¢  Gun Rights
 Oregon's New Gun Law Temporary Blocked As Firearm Background Checks Erupt
12-11-2022  •  https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden 
Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) in Oregon state court earlier this week, preventing a new law that requires a permit to purchase firearms and bans high-capacity magazines from be  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
City Tells Owner of Nativity Display to Take It Down - News Link  â€¢  Religion: Believers
 City Tells Owner of Nativity Display to Take It Down -
12-11-2022  •  https://www.westernjournal.com by Richard Moorhead 
-Something Amazing Happens When He Refuses to Comply  Read Full Story
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Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds News Link  â€¢  Ukraine
 Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds
12-11-2022  •  https://news.antiwar.com, by Dave DeCamp 
NATO has $3.4 billion that was meant to go to the now-defunct Afghan government  Read Full Story
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EU To Force Crypto Companies To Report Their Users' Holdings To Tax Authorities News Link  â€¢  European Union
 EU To Force Crypto Companies To Report Their Users' Holdings To Tax Authorities
12-11-2022  •  https://bitcoinmagazine.com, BtcCasey 
Potentially, even companies outside of Europe could be forced to disclose user holdings according to the EU.  Read Full Story
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Never Forget News Link  â€¢  Vaccines and Vaccinations
 Never Forget
12-11-2022  •  https://www.ericpetersautos.com by Eric 
One of the most effective negative ad campaigns was the "Would you buy a used car from this man?" campaign that targeted Richard Nixon, who looked shifty and was shifty. In that sense, it wasn't negative. It was truthful.  Read Full Story
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Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Empower State Legislatures, Not Judges, To Regulate... News Link  â€¢  Courtroom and Trials
 Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Empower State Legislatures, Not Judges, To Regulate...
12-11-2022  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
North Carolina Republicans told the Supreme Court on Dec. 7 that the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures preeminent authority to make the rules for presidential and congressional elections without interference from the courts.  Read Full Story
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What a Bunch of Hooey about Viktor Bout News Link  â€¢  General Opinion
 What a Bunch of Hooey about Viktor Bout
12-11-2022  •  https://www.fff.org by Jacob G. Hornberger 
It would be difficult to find a bigger pile of hooey in the mainstream press than what they are saying about Viktor Bout.   Read Full Story
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Day 1: We Were Warned About Technocracy News Link  â€¢  Technocracy
 Day 1: We Were Warned About Technocracy
12-11-2022  •  https://www.technocracy.news by PATRICK WOOD 
This is Day One of my "Twelve Days of Christmas" series of articles, where I will reflect on Technocracy, Technocrats, historical and modern influences and future directions. ? TN Editor  Read Full Story
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Ukraine's Self-Destruction Feature Article  â€¢  Ukraine
 Ukraine's Self-Destruction
Stephen Lendman
   Ukraine -- Without admitting the reality of a lost cause in Ukraine by the US/West and installed regime in Kiev, the publication highlighted that Russian strikes left much of its territory "cold and in the dark."
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My chickens are absolutely crushing! #shorts News Link  â€¢  Off Grid Living - Survival Prepping
 My chickens are absolutely crushing! #shorts
12-10-2022  •  https://www.youtube.com,Off-Grid with Curtis Stone 
Curtis is one of the world's most highly sought-after small farming educators.   Read Full Story
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FDA Says Ivermectin Doesn't Work Against COVID-19 But Points To Studies That Show It Does News Link  â€¢  Food And Drug Administration / F.D.A
 FDA Says Ivermectin Doesn't Work Against COVID-19 But Points To Studies That Show It Does
12-10-2022  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Zachary Stieber  
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a drug called ivermectin does not work against COVID-19 but links to studies that show it does, an Epoch Times review has found.  Read Full Story
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Joe Rogan: SECRET Weight Loss News Link  â€¢  Health and Physical Fitness
 Joe Rogan: SECRET Weight Loss "Supplements" That Aid In Cutting Weight...
12-10-2022  •  https://www.youtube.com, JRE & the Fam 
Joe Rogan: SECRET Weight Loss "Supplements" That Aid In Cutting Weight & Even Elon Musk Is Using It!   Read Full Story
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Judge Blocks Depositions Of 3 High-Ranking Biden Admin Officials In Big Tech†News Link  â€¢  Justice and Judges
 Judge Blocks Depositions Of 3 High-Ranking Biden Admin Officials In Big Techâ€"Government...
12-10-2022  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Katabella Roberts  
Judge Blocks Depositions Of 3 High-Ranking Biden Admin Officials In Big Techâ€"Government Collusion Case   Read Full Story
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Gun Shops And Customers Claim Credit Card Firms News Link  â€¢  Gun Rights
 Gun Shops And Customers Claim Credit Card Firms "Restrict" Firearm Purchases
12-10-2022  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
Gun rights advocates warned that a new change to the credit card industry to add a firearm and ammunition-specific Merchant Category Code (MCC) for gun stores wasn't about tracking guns necessarily, but could lead to the denial of lawful firearms pur  Read Full Story
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THE TWITTER FILES: The Removal Of Donald Trump, Part 1 News Link  â€¢  Social Networking/Social Media
 THE TWITTER FILES: The Removal Of Donald Trump, Part 1
12-10-2022  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
The third installment of Elon Musk's release of internal Twitter communications has been released, once again via veteran journalist Matt Taibbi.  Read Full Story
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President Biden giving away 36 billion dollar of your money and the moral decay of our country. News Link  â€¢  Biden-Harris Deep Fake Administration
 President Biden giving away 36 billion dollar of your money and the moral decay of our country.
12-10-2022  •  https://www.youtube.com, southernprepper1 
President Biden giving away 36 billion dollar of your money and the moral decay of our country.   Read Full Story
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What Happens When the Good Are Silent? News Link  â€¢  General Opinion
 What Happens When the Good Are Silent?
12-10-2022  •  https://www.theorganicprepper.com by Aden Tate 
What happens when the good are silent As the wicked run about When the good just hold their tongues While the evil scream and shout?  Read Full Story
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