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Date Sent: 2025-09-24
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Thursday, September 25, 2025
 
Trump To Sign EO Targeting 'Domestic Terror Networks' After "Despicable" Attack At

First Things You Need To Do Right Now To Be Prepared for a Natural or Man-Made Disaster -- Joe Rogan is not buying the official narrative about Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson -- Escaping the Madhouse - #SolutionsWatch -- Scott Ritter : How Close Is Doomsday? -- Thomas Massie GRILLS Kash Patel for Epstein Cover-up -- Ukraine Launches Huge Daytime Attack On Russian Black Sea Fleet At Novorossiysk Port -- Stablecoins Vs Credit Cards: The Coming $100B US Payments Battle -- Russia Mocks Trump's 'Paper Tiger' Remark, Says Ukraine Cannot Take Back Territory -- The Five Most Likely Motives Behind Trump's Flip-Flop On Ukraine -- Strzok Strikes Out As Court Dismisses Former FBI Agent's Constitutional Challenge To His Termina -- Saudi Gets a Nuclear Army -- Visualizing Europe's Biggest Armies -- German Mayoral Election Turns Into Farce After AfD Candidate Banned; Only 29% Of Voters Participate -- Bessent Signals Big Beautiful Bailout For Argentina In Vote Of Confidence For Milei -- The EU Won't Be Able To Keep Its Promise To Buy "Vast Amounts" Of US Weapons -- Israel, Charlie Kirk, and the 9/11 Attacks • 1h23m -- Top pro-Israel TPUSA donor terminated support for Kirk in days before death, sources say -- Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play -- Why Canada Won't Let Us Build Hybrid Trucks -- Do Fed-Induced Lower Interest Rates Promote Economic Growth? -- Document reveals how Joe Biden 'pressured Google to suppress Covid-19 content'... -- Massive Pro-Palestine Protests Rock Italy, 60 Officers Injured -- Trump Will "Test ABC Out" After Kimmel's Surprise Return Amid Ratings Slide -- 2025-09-24 -- Ernest Hancock interviews Mike Swatek and Dave Collupy (MidFest 2025) -- American Bitcoin, Gryphon Digital Mining: Shaping US BTC mining -- Alcohol industry uses tobacco tactics to downplay deadly risks and block reforms, studies show -- Scientists Find a Switch That Could Stop Osteoporosis, Making Bones Stronger in Old Age -- Jimmy Kimmel's career on the line: Insider says tonight's monologue MUST include apology... -- "Get the F*ck Out of My Face!" Ryan Routh's Daughter Sprints Out of Courthouse, Lashes --


 

Trump To Sign EO Targeting 'Domestic Terror Networks' After News Link  â€¢  TERRORISM
Trump To Sign EO Targeting 'Domestic Terror Networks' After "Despicable" Attack At
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com,  
Trump To Sign EO Targeting 'Domestic Terror Networks' After "Despicable" Attack At Dallas ICE Facility   Read Full Story
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First Things You Need To Do Right Now To Be Prepared for a Natural or Man-Made Disaster News Link  â€¢  Prepping
First Things You Need To Do Right Now To Be Prepared for a Natural or Man-Made Disaster
09-24-2025  •  https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Brandon Campbell 
In today's world we need to be vigilant and prepared for sudden changes in our environment which may be brought on by Mother Nature or Political Activities.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Joe Rogan is not buying the official narrative about Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson News Link  â€¢  Charlie Kirk
Joe Rogan is not buying the official narrative about Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson
09-24-2025  •  https://choiceclips.whatfinger.com,  
â€" The strange decoy who is now in jail and cannot be interviewed.   Read Full Story
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Escaping the Madhouse †News Link  â€¢  Corbett Report
Escaping the Madhouse â€" #SolutionsWatch
09-24-2025  •  https://corbettreport.com, by Corbett  
If you've watched Dissent Into Madness then you'll not only know about the ways that psychological insights are being weaponized against us but, more importantly, you'll have an idea about what we can do about it.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
Scott Ritter : How Close Is Doomsday? News Link  â€¢  WAR: About that War
Scott Ritter : How Close Is Doomsday?
09-24-2025  •  Judge Napolitano - Judging Freedom 
Scott Ritter : How Close Is Doomsday?   Read Full Story
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Thomas Massie GRILLS Kash Patel for Epstein Cover-up News Link  â€¢  Congress-Congressmen
Thomas Massie GRILLS Kash Patel for Epstein Cover-up
09-24-2025  •  https://www.youtube.com, Liberty Vault 
I react to Thomas Massie grilling Kash Patel for his role in the Epstein story cover-up.   Read Full Story
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Ukraine Launches Huge Daytime Attack On Russian Black Sea Fleet At Novorossiysk Port News Link  â€¢  Ukraine
Ukraine Launches Huge Daytime Attack On Russian Black Sea Fleet At Novorossiysk Port
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
On Wednesday a major daytime drone attack from Ukraine rocked the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk, which reportedly involved both aerial and sea drones.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Stablecoins Vs Credit Cards: The Coming $100B US Payments Battle News Link  â€¢  Economy - Economics USA
Stablecoins Vs Credit Cards: The Coming $100B US Payments Battle
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Dilip Kumar Patairya 
Key takeaways: Stablecoins reduce settlement time, cross-border costs and enable programmable rewards. They outpace traditional credit card systems.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Russia Mocks Trump's 'Paper Tiger' Remark, Says Ukraine Cannot Take Back Territory News Link  â€¢  Russia
Russia Mocks Trump's 'Paper Tiger' Remark, Says Ukraine Cannot Take Back Territory
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
Russia has mocked President Trump for being too much under the influence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's perspective on the ongoing war...  Read Full Story
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The Five Most Likely Motives Behind Trump's Flip-Flop On Ukraine News Link  â€¢  Trump Administration
The Five Most Likely Motives Behind Trump's Flip-Flop On Ukraine
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Andrew Korybko  
Trump surprised the world with a lengthy post expressing his newfound view that Ukraine might not only reconquer all of its lost territory, conditional on continued support from NATO, but might "even go further than that!"   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
News Link  â€¢  FBI
Strzok Strikes Out As Court Dismisses Former FBI Agent's Constitutional Challenge To His Termina
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by former FBI agent Peter Strzok related to his 2018 termination after a trove of politically biased comments about individuals he was investigating came to light.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Saudi Gets a Nuclear Army
News Link  â€¢  Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gets a Nuclear Army
09-24-2025  •  By Sumantra Maitra 
Qatar had a U.S. base, but it still got bombed by Israel. Now local balancers are hedging.  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Visualizing Europe's Biggest Armies
News Link  â€¢  European Union
Visualizing Europe's Biggest Armies
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
Europe's military landscape is rapidly evolving, shaped by both historical rivalries and modern-day conflicts. As tensions persist--particularly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine--military spending and troop numbers have surged across the con  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
German Mayoral Election Turns Into Farce After AfD Candidate Banned; Only 29% Of Voters Participate News Link  â€¢  Germany
German Mayoral Election Turns Into Farce After AfD Candidate Banned; Only 29% Of Voters Participate
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, Via Remix News 
Germany's left have long claimed that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a threat to democracy, and due to this claim, they argue the party should be banned entirely.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Bessent Signals Big Beautiful Bailout For Argentina In Vote Of Confidence For Milei News Link  â€¢  Argentina
Bessent Signals Big Beautiful Bailout For Argentina In Vote Of Confidence For Milei
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
Yesterday, as we detailed here, Argentina assets soared on the heels of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling the South American country "a systemically important US ally in Latin America," adding that the US Treasury "stands ready to do what i  Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
The EU Won't Be Able To Keep Its Promise To Buy News Link  â€¢  NATO
The EU Won't Be Able To Keep Its Promise To Buy "Vast Amounts" Of US Weapons
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
Geopolitics has taken precedence over economics. That's a theme we've been pushing in this Global Daily for a great number of years. Yesterday's events proved no different.   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Robert Lee
Israel, Charlie Kirk, and the 9/11 Attacks • 1h23m News Link  â€¢  Charlie Kirk
Israel, Charlie Kirk, and the 9/11 Attacks • 1h23m
09-24-2025  •  https://www.unz.com, Ron Unz 
Charlie Kirk and America's Long History of Assassinations   Read Full Story
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Reported by: Freedomsphoenix Readerfour
Top pro-Israel TPUSA donor terminated support for Kirk in days before death, sources say News Link  â€¢  Charlie Kirk
Top pro-Israel TPUSA donor terminated support for Kirk in days before death, sources say
09-24-2025  •  https://ronpaulinstitute.org, by Max Blumenthal  
The Turning Point USA campus in Phoenix, Arizona is the house that Charlie Kirk built.   Read Full Story
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Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play News Link  â€¢  Children
Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play
09-24-2025  •  https://thedailyeconomy.org, Hannah Frankman Hood 
Kids are getting just 4-7 minutes a day of unstructured outdoor play. Overscheduling and anxiety are wreaking havoc on America's youngest generation.   Read Full Story
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Why Canada Won't Let Us Build Hybrid Trucks News Link  â€¢  Canada
Why Canada Won't Let Us Build Hybrid Trucks
09-24-2025  •  https://www.youtube.com, Edison Motors 
Edison Motors sits down with two BC MLAs to discuss why Canada's rules block hybrid trucks, even though they cut emissions.   Read Full Story
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Do Fed-Induced Lower Interest Rates Promote Economic Growth? News Link  â€¢  Federal Reserve
Do Fed-Induced Lower Interest Rates Promote Economic Growth?
09-24-2025  •  https://mises.org, Frank Shostak  
According to the US President Donald Trump, the Fed is failing at its job in supporting the economy by not lowering the policy interest rate.   Read Full Story
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Document reveals how Joe Biden 'pressured Google to suppress Covid-19 content'... News Link  â€¢  Censorship
Document reveals how Joe Biden 'pressured Google to suppress Covid-19 content'...
09-24-2025  •  https://www.dailymail.co, By JON MICHAEL RAASCH 
Document reveals how Joe Biden 'pressured Google to suppress Covid-19 content' as YouTube makes U-turn on banned conservatives   Read Full Story
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Massive Pro-Palestine Protests Rock Italy, 60 Officers Injured News Link  â€¢  Italy
Massive Pro-Palestine Protests Rock Italy, 60 Officers Injured
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, Via Remix news 
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations, some of which escalated into serious riots, took place in several Italian cities this week.  Read Full Story
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Trump Will News Link  â€¢  Entertainment: Television (TV)
Trump Will "Test ABC Out" After Kimmel's Surprise Return Amid Ratings Slide
09-24-2025  •  https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden 
Let's remind everyone that we live in a capitalist system, and Disney was selling a failing entertainment product called Jimmy Kimmel Live!   Read Full Story
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Radio/TV Show  •  Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host: Ernest Hancock
2025-09-24 -- Ernest Hancock interviews Mike Swatek and Dave Collupy (MidFest 2025) MP3&4
   Mike Swatek and Dave Collupy come on the show to promote MidFest 2025, Oct 1-6, 2025 at Camp Copperhead in Spavinaw, OK. MidFest is an unorganized gathering for fellowship with kindred spirits seeking a stateless society
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American Bitcoin, Gryphon Digital Mining: Shaping US BTC mining News Link  â€¢  Bitcoin
American Bitcoin, Gryphon Digital Mining: Shaping US BTC mining
09-24-2025  •  https://currencyinsider.com, by CURRENCY INSIDER 
In a game-changing move for the digital currency world, American Bitcoin, a BTC mining company backed by Eric Trump, said in mid-August 2025 that it plans to join forces with Gryphon Digital Mining (NASDAQ: GRYP) and go public through a stock deal.   Read Full Story
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Alcohol industry uses tobacco tactics to downplay deadly risks and block reforms, studies show News Link  â€¢  Health and Physical Fitness
Alcohol industry uses tobacco tactics to downplay deadly risks and block reforms, studies show
09-24-2025  •  https://usrtk.org, Pamela Ferdinand  
Recommendations include raising taxes, reducing marketing and availability, mandating independent warning labels, and excluding industry from health policymaking  Read Full Story
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Scientists Find a Switch That Could Stop Osteoporosis, Making Bones Stronger in Old Age News Link  â€¢  Health and Physical Fitness
Scientists Find a Switch That Could Stop Osteoporosis, Making Bones Stronger in Old Age
09-24-2025  •  By Good News Network 
There is a high demand for safe and long-lasting medications to treat bone loss for the millions of people with osteoporosis.   Read Full Story
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Jimmy Kimmel's career on the line: Insider says tonight's monologue MUST include apology... News Link  â€¢  Entertainment: Television (TV)
Jimmy Kimmel's career on the line: Insider says tonight's monologue MUST include apology...
09-24-2025  •  https://www.dailymail.co, By MARY O CONNOR 
Jimmy Kimmel's career on the line: Insider says tonight's monologue MUST include apology amid late night's 'one-sided' ratings collapse  Read Full Story
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"Get the F*ck Out of My Face!" Ryan Routh's Daughter Sprints Out of Courthouse, Lashes News Link  â€¢  Courtroom and Trials
"Get the F*ck Out of My Face!" Ryan Routh's Daughter Sprints Out of Courthouse, Lashes
09-24-2025  •  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com,by Cristina Laila 
"Get the F*ck Out of My Face!" Ryan Routh's Daughter Sprints Out of Courthouse, Lashes Out at Media After Jury Finds Her Father Guilty on All Counts (VIDEO)   Read Full Story
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The 9/11 Files: The CIA's Secret Mission Gone Wrong | Ep 1 News Link  â€¢  911 / World Trade Center
The 9/11 Files: The CIA's Secret Mission Gone Wrong | Ep 1
09-24-2025  •  https://tuckercarlson.com/the911files 
A former FBI agent who was embedded in the CIA's Bin Laden unit, Mark Rossini, claims the CIA was fully aware that the 9/11 hijackers were in the United States planning an attack. Rather than inform the FBI, the CIA tried to recruit two of the hija  Read Full Story
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When Empires Die News Link  â€¢  Future Predictions
When Empires Die
09-24-2025  •  International Man - Jeff Thomas 
Years ago, Doug Casey stated, "When empires die, they do so with surprising speed."  Read Full Story
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New Study Obliterates the News Link  â€¢  Vaccines and Vaccinations
New Study Obliterates the "Millions Saved" COVID Shot Myth
09-24-2025  •  Daily News from the Art of Liberty Foundation 
Peer-reviewed analysis exposes how the vaccine cartel propped up its fraudulent talking point - "millions of lives saved" - with computer models, false assumptions, and censorship.   Read Full Story
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Trump to UN: 'Climate change is the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world' News Link  â€¢  Climate Change
Trump to UN: 'Climate change is the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world'
09-24-2025  •  Joanne Nova 
Trump just went full Climate Blasphemy at the UN, saying the things we wish someone had said for the last twenty years. It's a scam, a hoax, and a fraud, he said, and the schmucks at the United Nations have to listen to every word.  Read Full Story
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This guy NAILS IT! News Link  â€¢  Welfare: Social
This guy NAILS IT!
09-24-2025  •  TikTok 
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Radio/TV Show  •  Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio
Host: Ernest Hancock
2025-09-22 -- Ernest Hancock interviews Jordan Page (MP3&MP4)
   Jordan Page (Musician; Firefly Education) on his new song, The Assassination of Charlie Kirk, performed live on the show
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Host: Ernest Hancock
2025-09-22 -- Ernest Hancock interview Robert Anderson (MP4&3)
   Robert Anderson (son of Bob Anderson, friend of Ernest Hancock) on growing up with freedom, responsibility, hard work, opportunities, future, etc...This is a continuation in a series of interviews that Ernest is doing with the young men he knows and
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