Bitcoin jumps to record on institutional investor demand

Source: Reuters

“Bitcoin rallied to an all-time high on Friday, powered by demand from institutional investors and crypto-friendly policies from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. The world’s largest cryptocurrency rose to a peak of $116,781.10 in the Asian session on Friday, taking its gains for the year so far to more than 24%. It was last trading at $116,563.11.” (07/11/10)

https://archive.is/bkcSF

Call The Jeffrey Epstein Memo What It Is: A Cover-Up

Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp

“‘The DOJ may be releasing the list of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients? Will that really happen?’ a Fox News host asked US Attorney General Pam Bondi on February 21, 2025. ‘It’s sitting on my desk right now to review,’ Bondi replied. On July 8, Bondi’s department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released an unsigned memo claiming that a ‘systematic review revealed no incriminating ‘client list.” Something of a bombshell, but the shell carried two bigger payloads inside. First: ‘We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.’ Second: ‘[N]o further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted.’ … Move along, folks, nothing to see here. … Who were Epstein’s accomplices in crime? We may never know. But the US Department of Justice knows, and would rather keep that information to itself than tell the rest of us about it.” (07/10/25)

https://thegarrisoncenter.org/archives/19786

Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to repeal 14th Amendment by executive edict

Source: The Hill

“A federal judge on Thursday said he will block President Trump’s executive order [attempting to nullify the US Constitution’s explicit grant of] birthright citizenship for a class of every child it affects. U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante agreed to certify a class-action lawsuit on behalf of any children whose citizenship status would be at risk if Trump’s order went into effect, saying at a hearing that a written order will follow. It comes after the Supreme Court curtailed judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions against Trump’s policies but left open a door for challengers to try to seek broad relief by filing class action lawsuits. … He said he would stay the ruling for seven days so that the Trump administration can appeal.” (07/10/25)

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5394339-judge-blocks-trump-order-birthright-citizenship/

On Where the Party Ends

Source: Waste No More Time
by Nicholas Sarwark

“The Libertarian Party used to have a platform plank rejecting bigotry as ‘irrational and repugnant.’ When Angela McArdle of the Mises Caucus was elected Chair in 2022 at the national convention, the MAGA-packed convention also deleted that plank of the party platform, specifically to make the party more attractive to bigots. The results have been predictable. Revenue dropped. Membership dropped. Experienced staff resigned or were fired. Operations were cut. The headquarters building was abandoned in favor of a Texas post office box. And the Chair embezzled a bunch of money. Turns out that rejecting bigots not only keeps them out of your party, it also keeps good people supporting your party. … We need to reconstruct the platform plank, not in its original form, but as something better. My proposal for the 2026 convention to adopt into the platform is simple: ‘The Libertarian Party rejects bigotry. Bigots are not welcome in the Libertarian Party.'” (07/10/25)

https://nsarwark.substack.com/p/on-where-the-party-ends

US regime sanctions UN rights official who called for prosecution of Israeli war crimes accomplices

Source: Politico

“Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions on Wednesday targeting a top U.N. Human Rights Council official who has been critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, alleging the human rights expert has spearheaded a ‘campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel.’ Last week, U.N. Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called for the International Criminal Court ‘to investigate and prosecute corporate executives and/or corporate entities,’ with Albanese alleging war crimes perpetrated by Israel amid its war with Hamas. In the report, titled ‘From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide,’ Albanese identified 48 corporate actors — from weapons manufacturers to financial companies — accused of profiteering on the basis of their cooperation with the Israeli government.” (07/09/25)

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/rubio-united-nations-sanctions-00445149

Speech is not a crime — even if it complicates ICE’s job

Source: Expression
by Aaron Terr

“While I was driving down I-95 yesterday, a notification popped up on Google Maps: ‘Police ahead.’ I eased my foot off the gas. Sure enough, a minute later I passed a cruiser parked in the median, radar aimed at oncoming traffic. I paid it forward by tapping ‘Still there’ on Maps. Did I commit a crime? Did Google? No. Google simply provided a tool for sharing publicly observable information. I used it, just like millions of drivers do every day. That’s speech, and the First Amendment protects it. None of that changes if you swap out highway patrol for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). But the Trump administration sees it differently.” (07/10/25)

https://expression.fire.org/p/speech-is-not-a-crime-even-if-it

Ukraine: Secret police colonel assassinated

Source: US News & World Report

“A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters. Kyiv’s police force said it was working to identify the shooter and that ‘measures are being taken to detain him.’ The slain agent was a colonel in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), an official told Reuters.” [editor’s note: The SBU is the Ukrainian regime’s successor agency to the Soviet KGB – TLK] (07/10/25)

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-10/ukrainian-spy-colonel-gunned-down-in-kyiv

The Corporatization Of Everything

Source: Freeman’s Perspective
by Paul Rosenberg

“At this point, corporations are trying to rent you everything. Private ownership, after all, doesn’t help them. What they need is for you to rent from them. And so they portray their systems as having some sort of added value. Then they get you to believe that all the cool kids are doing it and convince you to rent from them, for life. Most people no longer buy DVDs or CDs, for example. Rather they ‘stream’ music and video, never owning anything and becoming forever dependent upon operations like Netflix. There’s a reason Klaus Schwab blathered on about ‘You will own nothing and be happy.’ That’s precisely what this model is selling.” (07/10/25)

https://freemansperspective.com/the-corporatization-of-everything-serfdom-in-our-time/