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Date Sent: 2026-06-20
Freedom's Phoenix AM Edition for Saturday, June 20, 2026 |
Trump's ready to reopen mental institutions and liberals are furious…
STRC Is Junk Credit In A Bitcoin Costume, And Retail Is Holding $8.8 Billion Of It -- Manufactured Consensus -- The American Revolution and the Danger of Standing Armies -- Vance 'Skeptical' That Iran Closed Hormuz Strait Again, Pentagon Declares Safe Passage... -- Tail Wags Dog -- 'Clear breach of trust': Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed again due to ceasefire violation -- Israel hammers Lebanon despite reported deal with Hezbollah: As it happened (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) -- Netanyahu secretly plotting to TORPEDO Trump's Iran peace deal in intelligence bombshell -- Is The Fed Finally Done Rescuing Markets? -- US Private Credit Default Rate Remains At Record High: Fitch -- The current "UFO/UAP disclosure" campaign is not a grassroots or independent effort. -- Scientists Discover A 113-million-year-old Pterosaur Wing Preserved In Extraordinary Detail -- States Finally Begin to Roll Back Free Healthcare for Illegal Aliens -- Exclusive--Richard Samuelson: Founding Friendship: In Life and in Death John Adams... -- America's Military Readiness Depends On Deployable Nuclear Power -- OFFICIAL TRAILER: The Religion Business -- Tesla SpaceX Merger Announcement and Vote Could Happen Over Next 3 Months -- World's first consumer wing-in-ground effect aircraft takes flight -- Trump's 250-foot vanity arch may be just the beginning as White House seizes power... -- Here's How 45 Countries View America -- "Only The Beginning": How To Profit From The Asymmetric Warfare Boom -- Elon Musk Vs The Democrats: Outcomes Vs Process -- World's First Fusion Energy Plant Receives Regulatory Approval in Washington State -- 8 Frightening Forecasts For The Future Of Fraud -- License Plate Cameras Are About To Start Tracking A Lot More Than Just Your Car -- Supreme Court Ends Federal War on Gun-Owning Potheads -- Why summer flies by as an adult--but lasted forever when you were 10 -- Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Beyond the Tick -- Trump Pissed Off The Globalists at G7 - SF732 --
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump's ready to reopen mental institutions and liberals are furious…
06-20-2026
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https://revolver.news
How did we get to a place in this country where we've decided that the humane approach to severe mental illness is to just leave people alone and let them fend for themselves?
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News Link • Bitcoin
STRC Is Junk Credit In A Bitcoin Costume, And Retail Is Holding $8.8 Billion Of It
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Glenn Cameron
There is now $15 billion sitting in three securities being marketed to bitcoin holders as the safer, smarter way to access bitcoin exposure: Strategy's preferred stack, STRC, and SATA.
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News Link • Investigations
Manufactured Consensus
06-20-2026
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https://www.malone.news, Dr. Robert W. Malone
Part II: An Analysis of the New Evidence Fauci Manipulated Intelligence and Lied to Congress
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Political Theory
The American Revolution and the Danger of Standing Armies
06-20-2026
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https://mises.org, Joshua Mawhorter
Among the key men involved in the American Revolution and the following periods, we find an oft-repeated concern that may seem foreign to us today--the threat of standing armies.
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News Link • Iran
Vance 'Skeptical' That Iran Closed Hormuz Strait Again, Pentagon Declares Safe Passage...
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Vance 'Skeptical' That Iran Closed Hormuz Strait Again, Pentagon Declares Safe Passage Remains 'Intact Today'
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News Link • Political Theory
Tail Wags Dog
06-20-2026
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https://ronpaulinstitute.org, by Martin Sieff
It should be cold comfort indeed, but the successive inability of one US administration after another to control Israel and the extraordinary passion with which the leaders of Western Europe, Canada and NATO continue to defy the United States to risk
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News Link • Iran
'Clear breach of trust': Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed again due to ceasefire violation
06-20-2026
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https://www.firstpost.com, FP News Desk
Iran's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, announced on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed to vessel traffic, accusing the United States and Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Israel hammers Lebanon despite reported deal with Hezbollah: As it happened (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
06-20-2026
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https://www.rt.com
The Jewish state killed up to 18 people overnight, according to Beirut though no official ceasefire confirmation has been given by either the IDF or Hezbollah
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Israel
Netanyahu secretly plotting to TORPEDO Trump's Iran peace deal in intelligence bombshell
06-20-2026
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By JON MICHAEL RAASCH and ROSS IBBETSON
US spy agencies have warned Donald Trump that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to torpedo his fragile peace deal with Iran to save his own political skin.
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News Link • Federal Reserve
Is The Fed Finally Done Rescuing Markets?
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by QTR's Fringe Fin
GLJ Research's Gordon Johnson is one of my favorite analysts on the street to read and gets a rare endorsement from me (I hate basically everyone selling sell-side style research) because, like my friend Mark Spiegel, he is one of the last few anal
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News Link • Central Banks/Banking
US Private Credit Default Rate Remains At Record High: Fitch
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
As we have detailed extensively, most recently here: "Blackrock's Private Credit Fund Gates Investors Again After Redemption Requests Surge ", private credit firms continue to face a flood of redemption requests...
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News Link • Biology, Botany and Zoology
Scientists Discover A 113-million-year-old Pterosaur Wing Preserved In Extraordinary Detail
06-20-2026
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https://dailygalaxy.com, by Melissa Ait Lounis
A fragment of a Pterosaur from deep geological time is revealing unexpected traces that shouldn't normally survive.
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News Link • Immigration
States Finally Begin to Roll Back Free Healthcare for Illegal Aliens
06-20-2026
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https://theamericantribune.com, By Michael Cantrel
Many U.S. states are starting to roll back their way too generous programs providing free healthcare for illegal aliens as federal tax dollars funding them are drying up and state budgets are stretched past the point of no return.
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News Link • Founding Fathers
Exclusive--Richard Samuelson: Founding Friendship: In Life and in Death John Adams...
06-20-2026
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https://www.breitbart.com, Richard Samuelson
Exclusive--Richard Samuelson: Founding Friendship: In Life and in Death John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Were Bound by July 4
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News Link • Energy
America's Military Readiness Depends On Deployable Nuclear Power
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by James Durso
For decades, energy policy in Washington was debated on the basis of economics, climate change, and domestic politics.
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News Link • Religion: Believers
OFFICIAL TRAILER: The Religion Business
06-20-2026
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https://tuckercarlson.com, The Tucker Carlson Show
Many celebrity pastors are exploiting the Christian faith and the non-profit system to fill their coffers. It's unbelievable. The Religion Business is a seven-part series that follows one filmmaker's investigation into the money, power, and secre
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Business/ Commerce
Tesla SpaceX Merger Announcement and Vote Could Happen Over Next 3 Months
06-20-2026
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https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang
Elon exercised his remaining ~304 million Tesla options from the 2018 performance package.
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News Link • Transportation: Air Travel
World's first consumer wing-in-ground effect aircraft takes flight
06-20-2026
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https://newatlas.com, By Omar Kardoudi
Navee â€" a Chinese mobility brand that's probably best known for e-scooters like the ST3 Pro and UT5 Ultra X and electric dirt bikes such as the Storm X Pro, but also has golf carts and exoskeletons in its ecosystem...
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump's 250-foot vanity arch may be just the beginning as White House seizes power...
06-20-2026
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https://www.dailymail.com, By NIKKI SCHWAB
Trump's 250-foot vanity arch may be just the beginning as White House seizes power to shatter DC's skyline
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News Link • United States
Here's How 45 Countries View America
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
America remains one of the world's most influential countries, but public opinion of the U.S. varies widely across the globe.
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News Link • Military
"Only The Beginning": How To Profit From The Asymmetric Warfare Boom
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Low-cost kamikaze drones are fundamentally reshaping the modern battlefield and forcing militaries to rethink procurement strategies built around expensive, high-end weapons systems.
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News Link • Worlds Wealthiest People
Elon Musk Vs The Democrats: Outcomes Vs Process
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Stephen Soukup
Years ago, when my oldest son was a Boy Scout, he was asked to write a report/make a presentation on a modern American "hero." He chose Elon Musk, and I, of course, rolled my eyes so hard they nearly popped out of my head.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Energy
World's First Fusion Energy Plant Receives Regulatory Approval in Washington State
06-20-2026
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https://www.naturalnews.com, Iva Greene
Helion Energy has secured the regulatory licenses required to begin construction of what the company says will be the world's first commercial nuclear fusion power plant.
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News Link • Scams
8 Frightening Forecasts For The Future Of Fraud
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Fraud is entering a new era. Businesses across North America expect fraud trends like biometric fraud, deepfake scams, and synthetic identities to become more common in 2026 as criminals adopt faster and more sophisticated tools.
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News Link • Surveillance
License Plate Cameras Are About To Start Tracking A Lot More Than Just Your Car
06-20-2026
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https://insideevs.com, By: Rob Stumpf
These next-gen ALPR systems look to bridge the gap between you and your car--which means tracking your airpods, wearables, and more.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Gun Rights
Supreme Court Ends Federal War on Gun-Owning Potheads
06-20-2026
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https://libertarianinstitute.org, by Jim Bovard
Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a pretext that the feds have used to nullify the constitutional rights of more than fifty million Americans.
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News Link • Trump Administration
Trump Pissed Off The Globalists at G7 - SF732
06-20-2026
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https://rumble.com, Russell Brand
Today we're looking at a G7 summit that increasingly feels shaped around Donald Trump, as world leaders grapple with growing tensions over Iran, Ukraine, trade and cultural issues.
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News Link • Obama Administration
'Now Witness The Firepower Of This Fully Armed And Operational Battle Station,' Cackles Obam
06-20-2026
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https://babylonbee.com, BabylonBee.com
Seated upon his spinning throne chair, a cackling former President Barack Obama invited guests to witness the firepower of his now fully-armed and operational battle station.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Health and Physical Fitness
Watermelon as Medicine: How Nature's Hydrating Superfruit Supports Heart Health...
06-20-2026
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https://www.naturalnews.com, Coco Somers
Watermelon as Medicine: How Nature's Hydrating Superfruit Supports Heart Health, Immunity and Cellular Repair
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Parental Rights
Brian Festa Interview: Fighting the Medical Police State's Attack on Parental Rights
06-20-2026
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https://www.brighteon.com, Health Ranger Report
Brian Festa Interview: Fighting the Medical Police State's Attack on Parental Rights
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Who's Winning The Robotaxi Race? It's... Complicated
06-20-2026
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https://insideevs.com, By: InsideEVs Sponsored
Every time we think we understand the robotaxi market, another bit of news shakes things up. This week, we got updates from Tesla, Uber, Waymo, Wayve, and Lucid.
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News Link • Big Pharma
How Big Pharma Rigs Clinical Trials--And Gets Away With It
06-20-2026
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https://www.vigilantfox.com, The Vigilant Fox
The game doesn't start when the data is published. It starts with a handful of choices that can change the outcome before the trial even begins.
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News Link • Energy
The Tungsten Hexafluoride (WF6) Semiconductor Crisis That Could Topple the Data Center...
06-20-2026
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https://www.brighteon.com, Health Ranger Report
The Tungsten Hexafluoride (WF6) Semiconductor Crisis That Could Topple the Data Center Buildout Bubble
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence
What AI Is and Is Not-- or, When Electrocution of Innocents Becomes Profitable
06-20-2026
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Charles Hugh Smith
It behooves us to be clear on what AI is and is not, as the confusion of the two is the source of both the giddy hype and the opaque risks.
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News Link • Poland
Episode 481: SIDS COVER-UP, GAIN-OF-FUNCTION BOMBSHELLS & POLAND'S SECRET WEAPON
06-20-2026
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https://rumble.com, The HighWire with Del Bigtree
Del takes viewers inside his trip to Poland, where he spoke before Parliament and met with doctors, scientists, lawyers, politicians, and a mom who became one of the country's most influential grassroots leaders.
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News Link • Holidays
We Have Another Balkanizing Grievance Holiday, Rather Than a Day To Celebrate Freedom
06-20-2026
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Allan Stevo
I am not the richest guy. All around the world, if I want to focus on such a detail, I have superiors. I am not the most successful guy. Again, all around the world, if I want to focus on such a detail, I have superiors.
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News Link • Iran
Iran's New "Insurance" Rule: Controlling the Strait of Hormuz
06-20-2026
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By What's Going on With Shipping?
In this episode of What's Going On with Shipping, Sal Mercogliano breaks down the latest--and perhaps most bizarre--development in the Strait of Hormuz.
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News Link • Iran
Hormuz Ship Traffic Rebounds To Highest Level Since Start Of War, Iran Renews Restrictions
06-20-2026
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https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Oil prices are on track to close lower for the week, with WTI futures down more than 9% versus last Friday's close after the US and Iran secured an interim peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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News Link • World News
Ranked: The Hardest Languages for English Speakers to Learn
06-20-2026
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https://www.activistpost.com, Visual Capitalist
This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources.
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News Link • Healthcare
Nurses Say Something Is Seriously Wrong In America's Hospitals
06-20-2026
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https://www.youtube.com, A Homestead Journey
Nurses Say Something Is Seriously Wrong In America's Hospitals, and more healthcare workers are speaking out about staffing shortages, burnout, patient care concerns, rising costs, and growing pressures on the healthcare system.
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News Link • United Kingdom
The Brits Should Declare Their Independence, Too
06-20-2026
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https://www.lewrockwell.com, By J.B. Shurk
British tyranny is globalism, and globalism must be destroyed.
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Robert Lee
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Revolutionary Treatment Heals 3rd Degree Burns Across the Face of World's First Human Recipient
06-19-2026
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Good News Network
See that red mark on Kaitlin Jeffrey's neck below her left ear? That's some indication of how serious it is to describe the treatment she just finished receiving as revolutionary.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Iran
Netanyahu has a plan to undermine President Trump, and it includes Fox News…
06-20-2026
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https://revolver.news
President Trump made two promises to the American people.
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Opinion • Humor
SEMI-NEWS: A Satire of Recent News
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE: June 21, 2026 Edition
06-19-2026
John Semmens
Fauci Funded Creation of COVID
This week, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released "evidence showing how Dr. Anthony Fauci, as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, provided millions in US taxpaye
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