Ron Paul Liberty Report, 01/30/26
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Can Trump’s Fed Chair Choice Save the Dollar? | With Phillip Patrick.” (01/30/26)
Domestic Terrorism in Plain Sight: White Supremacy, State Violence, and the Assault on Democracy
Source: CounterPunch
by Henry Giroux
“These killings are not random excesses or rogue acts. They are calculated performances of power, intended simultaneously to shock the public into paralysis and to provoke mass resistance that can then be cited as justification for escalating repression. The regime’s logic is brutally circular: protest is met with violence, violence generates outrage, outrage is labeled insurrection, and insurrection becomes the pretext for extinguishing democracy at gunpoint. State-sanctioned violence is thus framed as the only means of restoring ‘order,’ even as it becomes the mechanism through which democratic life is suffocated.” (01/30/26)
Rent Money Isn’t Wasted — It Buys Protection from Big Risk
Source: The Daily Economy
by Joakim Book
“Rent is a premium to avoid risk and preserve mobility. Landlords don’t just collect checks: they absorb the financial volatility of homeownership.” (01/30/26)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/rent-money-isnt-wasted-it-buys-protection-from-big-risk/
A History of Morality Clauses
Source: Quillette
by E Lily Yu
“The century-old moral panics and persecutions by Anthony Comstock and the Society for the Suppression of Vice are echoed today by cancellation campaigns from the moralistic Left and Right.” (01/30/26)
Trump announces Kevin Warsh as Fed chair nominee
Source: The Hill
“President Trump early Friday nominated former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh to be the central bank’s next chair. … Warsh, a former Morgan Stanley banker and economic adviser to former President George W. Bush, had long been considered one of the front-runners for the president’s nomination. He served on the Fed board from 2006-11, becoming the youngest governor in the bank’s history, and served as its liaison to Wall Street during the 2007-08 financial crisis.” (01/30/26)
https://thehill.com/business/5714276-trump-nominates-warsh-fed-chairman/
The Headlines, 01/30/26
Source: New York Times
“The Push to Rein In ICE, and How the Government Is Echoing White Supremacist Messaging.” (01/30/26)
The Bulwark Podcast, 01/30/26
Source: The Bulwark
“Republicans Own What Happens Next (w/ Michael Steele).” (01/30/26)
When It Comes to Killing Protesters, Trump Sounds Like Iran
Source: The Bulwark
by Will Saletan
“Donald Trump has a public relations problem: The agents he unleashed to round up illegal immigrants have been attacking and killing American citizens. The backlash is so bad that Trump had to sideline Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol’s former ‘commander-at-large.’ Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, might be next. Clearly, the administration needs new faces to defend its thuggery. Perhaps it should consider the rich talent pool available in a country with a like-minded government: Iran.” (01/30/26)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/protesters-iran-minnesota-good-pretti-trump
Terror Returns to Springfield
Source: Liberal Currents
by Adam Gurri
“Ohio is preparing for the next occupation. We need to prepare with them.” (01/30/26)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/terror-returns-to-springfield/
NASA begins practice countdown for first moonshot with astronauts in over 50 years
Source: SFGate
“NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar flyby. Already in quarantine to avoid germs, Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew will be the first people to launch to the moon since 1972. They will monitor the dress rehearsal from their Houston base before flying to Kennedy Space Center once the rocket is cleared for flight. The 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System rocket moved out to the pad two weeks ago. If Monday’s fueling test goes well, NASA could try to launch within a week. Teams will fill the rocket’s tank with more than 700,000 gallons of super-cold fuel, stopping a half-minute short of when the engines would light. A bitter cold spell delayed the fueling demo, and the launch, by two days. Feb. 8 is now the earliest the rocket could blast off.” (02/01/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/nasa-begins-a-practice-countdown-for-its-first-21326776.php