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Israel just approved another $40,000,000 boost to their global propaganda budget, on top of a $150,000,000 increase over what they had already been doing. $24,000,000 of that is for 'global influence campaigns' and $16,000,000 is to finance international delegations visiting Israel. They fund your trip—flights from New York to Tel Aviv, hotels, free food and drinks, travel; your entire trip is paid for—and they send good looking IDF soldiers around with you, described as 'HEXAS type of soldiers.' The conversation links this to influencing American media, noting Brad Parscale and Clock Tower, which will integrate its pro Israel messaging into Salem Media Network properties; Salem Media Network did not respond to a question about compensation for promoting messages on behalf of Israel. It discusses ChatGPT and Wikipedia absorbing propaganda into AI systems, and mentions SKDK Knickerbocker's bot-farm campaign and Democratic involvement.

Transcript presents allegations that Nick Fuentes has a handler and has shifted his political messaging, including a refusal to condemn Israel and attributing blame for an assassination attempt elsewhere. It claims the handler is a named individual described as ex-Mossad, who allegedly arranged weekly calls and coached Fuentes, with logs cited by Grey Zone. The discussion asserts a money trail: 2,300,000.0 wired through Turning Point Action's Shell Consulting, with timing matching the pivot; later totals include 7,800,000.0 from the Adelson family over two years via youth leadership grants; 12,000,000 from Shillman, with 1.2 million funneled to Fuentes' America First pack; 3,400,000.0 in crypto to a Tel Aviv wallet for media training. It claims the overall haul totals at least 18,000,000 since the handler met him. The transcript frames this as "paymasters" and a pivot to defend figures formerly opposed, describing a "controlled opposition" scenario and disputes over Gaza messaging.

The speaker asserts that ADL, APAC, and UJA Federation are “literally arms of Mossad that operate with basically carte blanche.” They claim APAC is “the lobby that buys our congress,” ADL is “the legislative apparatus that tries to erode our civil liberties and our constitutionally protected rights to legislate protections for Jews and Jews alone,” and UJA Federation is “the fixer organization that funds and fixes and does basically all of the ops,” with “nine eleven” as a notable example. They reference early 2024, noting Kat Williams’ interview with Shannon Sharpe where Williams said “all lies will be exposed this year,” and anticipate developments around child trafficking and Hollywood controversies involving figures like P. Diddy, suggesting these issues would come to a head. They mention that when Trump announced, Lee Zeldin was described as being “funded by literally those same people, the AIG's, the Seth Clarman's, the Daniel Lobes, the fucking UJA Federations.” They name the third person as Elise Stefanik, claiming she is “literally founded by the same funded by the same people,” and that Stefanik is “on involved with National Endowment for Democracy,” which allegedly “melted half of West Hollywood with the fucking fires in collusion with Karen Bass and the former legislative director of APAC, Kenneth Wallach.” The fourth person named is Kristi Noem, described as having “passed antisemitism laws of within the borders of South Dakota.” The speaker then says, “we get Trump in office,” and mentions Kash Patel being nominated for FBI director. Patel is quoted as saying on some network that “we need to commit to protecting need Americans to wake up and prioritize truth,” and the speaker adds that “That is the last fucking thing that any of us want want to hear right.”

The transcript primarily presents a lengthy roster of individuals associated with Donald J. Trump, listing roles such as donors, endorsers, and senior advisers or officials connected to Trump campaigns, committees, and transitions. Among the named people are Michael Abood, Paul Eshleikner, Miriam Adelson, Gil Desert, Michael Desert, Lewis Eisenberg, Boris Epstein, Steven Feinberg, Lawrence Fink, Alan Fishman, David Friedman, Samuel Fox, Alan Garthend, Peter Kaliko, Daniel Kowalski, Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner, Keith Schiller, Steven Schwartzman, Melvin Semblar, Jakob Shechem, Vanessa Trump, Kevin Walsh, Mark Weinberger, Ronald Weiser, Andrew Weiss, Ellen Weisselberg, Lawrence Weitzner, Steven Witkoff, Steven Winn, Richard Lafrac, and Daniel Jurgen, among others. The list includes titles such as donor, endorser, member, executive committee member, finance vice chairman, and various advisory or transition roles, associated with Trump’s campaign, victory fund, inaugural committee, strategic and policy forums, and related initiatives. Following the roster, the speaker shifts to a conspiratorial critique of the media, arguing that it is absurd to claim that “the Jewish owned media really hates Donald Trump when they actually love him.” The speaker cites CNN as an example, naming Aviv Nevo as the major shareholder and Jeff Zucker as head of CNN, along with “Zionist” propagandists such as Jake Tapper, Wolf Blitzer, and Larry King, asserting that these individuals and others demonstrate a Zionist influence. The speaker contends that the media’s supposed opposition to Trump is a Zionist script written to deceive a “dumbed down and ignorant populace.” The closing assertion reiterates a key claim: “The bottom line is you cannot be anti establishment, anti globalist, and be pro Zionist, pro Israel.” The speaker concludes that this is the real truth, and that nothing will change until it is recognized.

Google, Palantir, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, X, Oracle, Amazon, what do all these companies have in common? Well, they're making a bag off the Palestinian genocide. These four companies, Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft run data centers for the Israeli military, storing the massive amount of surveillance data they track Palestinians. It's the infrastructure for the genocide. They feed that data, store it in these data centers, providing the compute for Palantir's AI killing systems, their algorithms that they've entered into a massive warfare deal with Israel for. It's allowed the systematic destruction of Palestinian civilization in Gaza. That's Palantir. They've netted hundreds of billions since entering this deal. They provide the means. Who provides the weapons? Well, of course, everyone knows this answer. It's The United States taxpayer. It's our war company. So add them in there too. On top of this, you have Google, X, and Meta all taking money from Israel, all taking money from Netanyahu's propaganda arm to push propaganda to Americans, denying the genocide, denying war crimes, denying masturbation in Gaza. Most recently, drop site news exposed Google and X, Google taking 45 mil, X taking 2 mil, from Netanyahu's office to deny masturbation in Gaza. This started just days after Israel began cutting off all aid to the Gaza Strip for over eighty straight days. This is complicity at the top level. I didn't forget about Apple. Of course, they run their largest R and D center in Israel, complicit in apartheid and occupation. They also match employee donations to the IDF and groups linked to the IDF. They're funding war criminals. Let's take let's take our attention away from Israel and look back home. Every single one of these companies are run by Zionists. Every single one of them. They've all donated to Trump because if they get in his good graces, Trump will let them do whatever they want. Trump loves letting billionaires do whatever they want. In fact, that's why only five companies control 90% of The US media market. It's true. That doesn't include social media, but we'll get to that in a second. Five companies, none of The US outlets are willing to call it a genocide or call out Israel's crimes. That's because their editorial boards are controlled by Zionists. This is not some conspiracy theory. It's factual. You cannot go to CNN, let alone any conservative site. But CNN, Reuters, Washington Post, New York Times, none of them none of them are calling it genocide. They're all covering up. They're all playing the propaganda game for Israel. Now let's turn our attention to the social media because that's not included in the 90%. We have the top three, the big three, Meta, X, and TikTok. And TikTok's an interesting case. But first of all, Meta blacklist pro Palestinian activist. I'm blacklisted on Meta for my free speech criticizing Israel. They've also hired hundreds of ex IDF soldiers from the intelligence unit, unit a two hundred, to run their moderation team. That's why this is all happening. They put Zionists in charge of their free speech policy. That's similar to what TikTok has done. They got lobbied by the ADL. They were pressured by the US government, surely, by this bipartisan bill to ban TikTok because of hosting anti Israel content like mine and many people, to hire an ex IDF soldier and put her, Erica Mendel, in charge of their hate speech policy, which she changed, and those changes went into effect on September 13. Since then, every single one of my videos criticizing Israel, making connections, talking about how literally, everything I'm talking about in this video, that's what has been getting pulled off the For You page or just getting banned out right now. The censorship is super ramped up, they're trying to sell TikTok US to Larry Ellison, who is the CEO of Oracle, the one who runs the data centers. You know, Larry Ellison once offered Netanyahu a seat on the board of Oracle. Yeah. Yeah. That's right. They're buds. They're like that. He's gonna con he's a Zionist, magabillionaire. Right? Whatever. And he's going to censor everyone once he owns it. So we got two things for TikTok. Met we covered MetaX. Elon Musk, he banned his own chatbot, Grok, when it started telling people there was genocide in Gaza. He's disgusting, and, you know, obviously, he took the money from Israel to run propaganda ads. So that's just great. That covers about everything. Welcome to The United States Of Israel, guys. Welcome to The United States Of Israel. We haven't even touched we haven't even touched on what our government has done under Biden. They arrested 3,200 student activists and professors who protested the genocide peacefully on college campuses, calling on their schools to divest their massive endowment funds worth billions from all these complicit companies I'm telling you about right now. But the schools wouldn't do it. They wouldn't do the right thing and stand with humanity. And, you know, there's a lot you can talk about under Biden. He, conducted most of this genocide, oversaw the destruction of every single one of Gaza's hospitals, amongst other things, while lying about a ceasefire even though he never pressured Israel for a ceasefire once. Now Trump, you know, he ramps it up even more, and they're talking about taking away US citizens' passports if you criticize the state of Israel. They are deporting student activists like Mahmoud Khalil, who, you know, is pro Palestinian. He stands in solidarity with them. They're pulling funding from schools that allow allow anti Israel or pro Palestinian protests that are peaceful. They're pulling funding. Both parties were involved in passing that bill to ban TikTok, which has led us to where we are now with Larry Ellison. So, you know, we can we can blame both parties for that. Let's look at the parties a little more closely, though, and who funds them. APAC. APAC spent over 100,000,000. They're just one part of the massive prosely lobby. They spent 100,000,000 and elected into power a super majority of Zionists into congress. They supported a super majority of Zionists in 2024 and got them elected. Almost every single one except like two, I believe. That's why no one in government is gonna say no to giving Israel as many weapons as they ask for. That's why they're gonna do everything they want to to suppress criticism of Israel, do all these things that I just described, enable these companies to make a bag off the Palestinian genocide? Why do only 20 of our 435 congress members say it's genocide when half of American voters are saying it's genocide? And just look at the Democrat party, what is it? 77% of their base says it's genocide? 92% of their base wants to stop sending weapons to Israel? And yet they can't even they can't even criticize Israel. The party won't stop weapons to Israel. They won't even vote on that policy on their platform. This is a pretty good picture, like, the wide view of what is happening. You have all the billionaires aligned with Israel, whether they be Christian or Jewish Zionist. You have every single big tech company supporting Israel in some way, fueling the systems they are using to commit genocide, taking money for propaganda. You have all our media institutions doing the same thing and running cover for them. And you have all of our politicians as well. This isn't some conspiracy theory. This is real life. You have to admit that there might be there might be a problem when you have four and a half percent of congress saying genocide while 50 plus percent of American voters are saying it's genocide. What's going on? We've lost our sovereignty. It's not a joke. It's not hyperbole. We go to war against Iran on Israel's behalf. We change our laws prevent criticism of Israel. We're trying to ban boycotting Israel to throw American citizens in jail. The DOJ has been given the power to denaturalize anyone they see fit and explicitly those who are critical of the state of Israel. This is this is great. Trump also threatened to not do a deal with Canada because they're recognizing Palestine. We're sanctioning the international courts. We're threatening to pull out of the UN if they kick Israel out. Both of us on the left and right need to unite and rid Zionist influence out of America. This is insane. They don't care about what we think. They don't care about our interests or our human morals or the fact it's our tax dollars funding all of this. Every single one of these genocide profiteers must be held accountable. Our politicians, the companies, and the billionaires. You can support my work by clicking the link in my bio, which will let you subscribe to my Substack. Thank you and free Palestine.

They express that recognition by Microsoft or the UN means little in the face of ongoing genocide, emphasizing that “the genocide, that's when you will have our respect” and that words from politicians or organizations do not solve the problem. Shadow banning is described as a process where big tech restricts content reach for users, aligning with policy or regularity to support the propaganda they serve. Content labeling before model training could be biased (e.g., from IDEV), leading to content being flagged and pro-Palestinian users banned. Meta later calls such issues “bugs,” but they are viewed as deliberate actions to suppress certain content. They claim Larry Ellison, owner of Oracle, is the biggest contributor to the “Friends for Idea Yeah. Charity,” with last contribution around 16,000,000. They assert that if a person who is friends with Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel owns 80% of TikTok, and Netanyahu promotes using TikTok and X to spread their narrative, it demonstrates the danger of social media in shaping global views and the propaganda machine. They accuse these entities of trying to control social media to brainwash younger generations, potentially restricting pro-Palestinian speech. Lobbying is described as highly structured, with knowledge of where to go, who to speak with, and organizations that move money to actions aligned with those goals. They urge each person to contribute their own skills toward free Palestine, noting strengths in tech, music, journalism, etc., and to create alternatives and support one another to change the dynamic. They argue that Zionists became powerful by mutual support, while others are weaker due to lack of unity, asserting that unity would strengthen their movement. Hejazi introduces himself as the founder of Upscroll. He is Palestinian, born in Jordan, currently living in Australia, with seventeen years of experience in Big Tech. The genocide’s ongoing impact changed his life, leading him to feel complicit via his work at big tech and to witness shadow banning of friends, family, and others posting about Gaza. He mentions that 60 relatives were killed in Gaza. He quit his successful professional career to build an alternative social media platform and decided to devote himself to creating Upscroll, an independent platform to counter the influence of Meta, X, and TikTok. Upscroll launched a couple of months ago and is similar to Instagram, X, and soon TikTok, with tens of thousands joining monthly. On launch, the platform saw rapid uptake: hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands as users sought an alternative to shadow bans, seeking to have their content reach others. The platform is presented as a response to the pain of posting without reach and the desire to become independent from dominant platforms.

Max Blumenthal discusses what he calls the all-encompassing, defining influence of pro-Israel interests in the United States, arguing that Israeli influence has shaped Donald Trump’s career and policy from the beginning. He traces this to Trump’s inner circle and to figures connected to pro-Israel billionaires in New York, such as Charles Kushner, Howard Lutnick, and Steve Witkoff, and to the Adelsons’ network around the Republican Jewish Coalition. He cites Trump’s early appearances with Adelson-backed circles and his 2015-2016 remarks at the RJC convention, where Trump suggested making a deal between Israelis and Palestinians and referenced a Palestinian state, which Blumenthal says alarmed the Adelsons and the RJC. Blumenthal asserts that Trump’s 2016 rise was financed by Israel-first billionaires, with Paul Singer shifting from initially opposing Trump to backing him for the Iran policy he desired. He claims Singer’s money helped Trump move toward a war with Iran, aligning with figures like John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, and other pro-Israel advisors who provided influence, while Bannon was sidelined. He argues Tucker Carlson and other voices in the first term may have constrained war with Iran, but that the second term brought even more pro-Israel personnel, including Mike Waltz in national security circles, and Marco Rubio continuing to push the Israel-aligned line. Blumenthal details what he describes as a cultivated, orchestrated process of influence over Trump and his advisers, culminating in a February 11, 2020 or 2021 meeting in the Situation Room where Netanyahu dictated terms to Trump to strike Iran. He describes the room as divided between an “A Team” of pro-Israel figures (Susie Wiles, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, John Ratcliffe, and others) and a dissenting “B Team” (J. D. Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, and another figure) who had little real influence. He asserts that Netanyahu, with Mossad director David Barnea briefing Ratcliffe, steered Trump toward war with Iran, and that many within the administration recognized the war’s insanity but did not oppose it due to fear of repercussions. Blumenthal contends that the ceasefire in the region was sabotaged by Israel and that President Trump’s posture is effectively dictated by Israeli leadership. He cites Rubio’s post-briefing disclosure that Israel would attack Iran regardless of U.S. preference, and says the ceasefire’s terms, as drafted by the State Department for Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, indicate that Lebanon should be included; Israel, he says, launched a major assault in Lebanon—killing hundreds and attacking areas around Beirut and the American University of Beirut—in an attempt to provoke Iran and place the United States on the spot to reject Lebanon’s inclusion. He argues this demonstrates a “coup” in the White House, with Trump acting as “the first Israeli president,” and says the ceasefire is a hoax being sabotaged by Israel. Blumenthal points to domestic political consequences in the United States, noting Joe Kent’s resignation as a sign of MAGA discontent and arguing that Netanyahu has destabilized presidencies across the board. He claims that within MAGA, overt Israeli influence exists in influential media and political circles, including financiers and podcasters. Blumenthal lists prominent figures he claims are effectively Israeli foreign agents within MAGA infrastructure: Josh Hammer, Dennis Prager, Larry Elder, Hugh Hewitt, Dinesh D’Souza, Sebastian Gorka, Brandon Tatum, Todd Starnes, Laura Trump, and Don Jr.; and he asserts that Salem Media Group operates as an Israeli foreign agent, with Brad Parscale as a registered agent overseeing a contract between Israel’s foreign ministry and Clock Tower Strategies, delivering tens of millions in payments to influencers. He claims Laura Trump and Don Jr. own a stake in Salem Media, signaling a merger between the Trump orbit and Israeli interests. Finally, Blumenthal argues there is a fusion of ideological zeal and institutionalized influence, with a battleground between MAGA voices not paid by Israel and others who are funded to propagate Israel-first narratives, and he predicts a major clash in upcoming party conventions over U.S. policy toward Israel. He concludes that the clock is running out for Israel and that the country’s strategy relies on continuing aggressive actions, including bombing, to resolve its problems.

Speaker discusses a list compiled by Benjamin Netanyahu and his political office naming individuals considered funders of his campaign. One name here, “who I think everybody should be interested in is Rupert Murdoch, and he's given the designation of two.” Murdoch is described as “an oligarch that controls much of the British media, owns The Sun, owns The Times, owns Sky News, and others.” It is stated that Murdoch “historically has funded something called the Jerusalem Foundation, which builds illegal settlements in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan.” It is also noted that Murdoch “had a subsidiary called the NDS Group, which was run by former Israeli intelligence and military personnel, which was accused of hacking the communications of its opposition at the time, other media companies.” It adds that Murdoch is “the owner and the founder of Talk TV, Meaning that Talk TV, has the cartoonishly evil James Whale and his sidekick, also employed Piers Morgan for a period of time.” “And the time when I went on the channel, the show was on talk TV, owned by Rupert Murdoch, who is on a list here from Netanyahu's political office, considered to be a funder of Benjamin Netanyahu.”

The transcript outlines "Largest geofencing and targeted Christian digital campaign ever." "Geofence boundaries of every major church in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and Christian colleges during worship times" to "track attendees and target with ads." "Israel, the state of Israel, on this FARA registration is disclosing that a foreign state pays for an influence campaign that will locate your cell phone if you go to church in any of CA, AZ, NV, CO." "They will target and track your phone at church and, after you leave, continue to track you and send you customized Israel ads using Israeli money to back that campaign." "That's why we have FARA." "List of targeted churches includes Scottsdale Bible Church, North Phoenix back Baptist Church, Northwest Community Church, Palm Valley Community Church, Palmcroft Baptist Church." "Analyses of attendees, budget conversions, cost per message, slides exposing what they're trying to do."

"We barrel headlong into a permanent surveillance state in The United States." "Days before that event, Israel reportedly signed a $4,000,000 contract with a California firm called Show Faith by Works." "Now according to new reporting by investigative journalist Brian Farrance, that same company was behind what they described as the largest Christian geofencing campaign in US history." "After the memorial, even Turning Point's Andrew Colvitt openly admitted this on the Jesse Waters show that their tech partners had tracked more than 270,000 phones in and around the stadium." "Break a little bit of news on your program, Jesse. Our partners that do sort of geotagging with devices, they told us that they tracked over 277,000 devices in the vicinity of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. 277,000." "these people consent to that." "Just so you understand, people who came to the event to mourn Charlie Kirk were digitally tagged under the label of outreach." "Reach out to these people afterwards." "And at the same time, reports suggest that Charlie had rejected an enormous financial offer connected to foreign interests, sparking internal turmoil at Turning Points USA."

The transcript presents a sensational narrative centered on Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA, and a wide-ranging conspiracy alleging Israeli influence, child trafficking networks, and elite manipulation across politics, media, and technology. Key points include: - Charlie Kirk allegedly planned to publish evidence linking Israeli operatives to a child trafficking network spanning Washington DC to Tel Aviv. Two days later, he allegedly died in what is claimed to be a public execution, a warning to others who might investigate. A longtime TPUSA donor and close associate claims Kirk’s final months involved direct threats from powerful Jewish donors and even Netanyahu’s US security network after a dramatic shift on Israel in his final period. - The source, now fearing for his own life, asserts Kirk’s discovery that his wife was allegedly working as an Israeli agent tied to trafficking operations triggered the decision to silence him. The video asserts Kirk had started conversations with whistleblowers and dissidents (including Karleen Georgescu, a former UN executive director) about “the hidden architecture” of power—networks, blackmail, and a corrupt system. - In internal communications, Kirk is described as losing a major Jewish donor and contemplating inviting Candace (likely Candace Owens), with comments about Jewish donors being pressured and about leaving the pro-Israel cause. The video says mainstream media attacked the story, but Turning Point USA later confirmed the messages as real. - A speaker contends that Jewish donors have funded radical open border policies and cultural institutions, and that the corruption extends beyond colleges to nonprofits and Hollywood, urging listeners to draw a line. - The narrative broadens to assert Kirk was investigating global corruption, tracing money and networks behind child trafficking. It claims hundreds of thousands of victims are taken globally, including in Ukraine, and that Kirk demanded answers from Netanyahu, leading to him becoming a liability to Israel. It’s claimed that a future Republican president who asked questions about Israel’s role in trafficking networks in Washington, DC, Hollywood, and Europe could not be tolerated. - Three whistleblowers claim, off the record, that Charlie Kirk anticipated being killed the day before his death, and one donor describes Charlie saying he would be killed. A Turning Point USA donor and a white-knight figure are cited as corroborating this, with calls for others to come forward. - Whistleblowers inside TPUSA say there were more than three people who knew the truth and held evidence. Charlie was preparing an internal audit over financial irregularities and moving away from the pro-Israel narrative, with the trafficking findings seen as the decisive factor in sealing his fate. A donor recounts that Kirk’s wife’s past surfaced as part of the alleged network. - The video links Erica Koch’s past to Romanian trafficking allegations, noting ties between her, a NATO-connected base, and trafficking claims. It mentions her thanking a colonel involved in Romanian trafficking allegations and connects various Romanian organizations and US military ties to alleged child trafficking. - A broader claim is made that elites are waging war via information and data, alleging Israel’s influence extends to VPNs. The narrative asserts Cape Technologies owns several major VPNs (ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access) and that its leadership includes former Israeli intelligence personnel, with Pegasus and other surveillance tools connected to the Cape ecosystem. - The promo content promotes vp.net as a private, cryptographic, open-source, independently audited VPN alternative, arguing it protects privacy and funds an open-source network. The video concludes by urging viewers to subscribe, share, and join the locals community for uncensored content.

Speaker 0: The time game is over. Justice with General Flynn. They criticize the Department of Just Us and recall a past moment when they would have been brought into the DOJ in handcuffs. Speaker 1: Delivers a stream of violent, braggadocious lyrics about weapons, killings, and dominance, including references to shooting, trafficking, and threatening rivals. The content emphasizes keeping enemies in check, physical violence, and material wealth, with repeated lines about not losing sleep over killers, firing weapons, and "run it up" for money and power. Speaker 2: Argues that many people gaining sudden large followings on Twitter or talking about topics like low taxes or transgender pronouns may be pedophiles, suggesting conservative media uses people with criminal pasts as influencers. States that such individuals say things to align with a broader agenda and mentions Israel in the context of a broader critique of conservative priorities. Concludes with a tip to contact Charlie Cook for those seeking a "second act" in public life. Speaker 3: Kyle Clifton discusses an after-party associated with TPUSA’s America Fest in Phoenix on December 19, called the Grand Young Party. The party reportedly featured girls dancing half-naked on stage, girls locked in cages, underage drinking, stripper poles, sex on the dance floor, and mentions “strange ritual Zionist extremism.” He notes promo footage from Florida and Phoenix, blurred faces of attendees, and that age did not matter if the attendee knew the organizer, Joe Bazrawi. Background is provided on Maverick events as the organizers. He reports a security guard tackled an 18-year-old patron, causing injuries; police encouraged filing a report for assault. Parents of other female patrons are considering lawsuits for supplying minors with alcohol. The event was advertised as a TPUSA America Fest after party, hosted by TPUSA ambassador/employee Joe Bazrawi, whose travel and lodging were paid for by TPUSA. He claims TPUSA was aware of and encouraged the party, and that Bazrawi maintains a private dossier on conservatives who oppose his party or beliefs to blacklist them from TPUSA events. Bazrawi allegedly attends other events to photograph attendees for his dossier and share with TPUSA executives. Attendees allegedly included Matt Gaetz, with rumors that James O’Keefe and Madison Cawthorn were present; photos are mentioned. Questions are raised about TPUSA’s responsibility for hosting unsanctioned events with high-profile guests and potential legal consequences or PR damage. The after-party reportedly had about 30–40 attendees leave early; refunds were issued to some in response to public comments, while others did not receive refunds. Some attendees were admitted as late as 1:45 AM; the event ended at 2 AM. Ticketing was disorganized, with staff not knowing who attended. Local Antifa chapters reportedly planned to submit stories to CNN to harm Matt Gaetz’s career. The speaker expresses concern about the conservatism movement’s image and the potential implications for Gaetz and Cawthorn. Speaker 4: The Vault claims to possess extensive material—video, pictures, emails, audio, text messages, phone calls—on everyone and to be willing to drop it all. The speaker has “a lot of crap on Richard Spencer and everybody else” and suggests signing up for Telegram to access this material. Speaker 5–6: Expressions of fear or alarm from the audience, with a call to “Dale” and a plea for help or relief, indicating tension or distress in the room.

Speaker 0 stated that 'you and the Likud party are cut from the same ideological cloth as Trump and the GOP in America,' citing Charlie Kirk as a mentor and 'Evangelicals' as the reason Israel has public support; he asked for a backup plan 'if we lose evangelical support for the state of Israel' to stay strong 'outside of the diaspora.' Speaker 1 replied: 'Christian influencers' are key and described the 'woke Reich' as opposing the base in the US, noting money from NGOs and governments funds the challenge; we must fight back with 'our influencers' and 'the weapons that apply to the battlefields'—especially social media. The most important purchase is 'class Followers' with 'Five followers. TikTok. No. Barts? TikTok.' 'Oh. TikTok. Number one.' and 'X' is also crucial. 'We have to talk to Elon. He's not an enemy. He's a friend.' If we get those two things, 'we get a lot,' though there will be counterpoint: 'Are we gonna succeed with everyone? No.'

Speaker 0: 'you and the Likud party are cut from the same ideological cloth as Trump and the GOP in America.' 'Evangelicals, from all my research, evangelicals are the reason that Israel has been supported in public sphere outside of just Jews.' 'what's another game plan if we lose evangelical support for the state of Israel.' 'What's our backup plan to be strong, like, outside of the diaspora?' Speaker 1: 'Christian influencers.' 'The woke reich.' 'We have to fight back.' 'the weapons change over time. You can't fight today with the swords.' 'the most important ones are the social media.' 'the most important purchase that is going on right now is class Followers.' 'Five followers.' 'Followers. TikTok. Number one.' 'X. X. That's Successful. Good.' 'We have to talk to Elon. He's not an enemy. He's a friend.' 'Are we gonna succeed with everyone? No. Will there be a strong counterpoint? Yes.'

The White House confirmed Letitia James and Fannie Willis visited before suing Trump. Willis appointed her alleged lover to prosecute Trump, paying him $650,000 in taxpayer money. Nathan Wade conspired with the White House, billing them for meetings. Willis also collaborated with Adam Schiff on the January 6th case. Republicans were barred from the committee, which later destroyed evidence. Is the Biden White House orchestrating Trump's prosecution? - Armstrong Williams. Translation: The White House confirmed that Letitia James and Fannie Willis visited before suing Trump. Willis appointed her alleged lover to prosecute Trump, paying him $650,000 in taxpayer money. Nathan Wade conspired with the White House, billing them for meetings. Willis also collaborated with Adam Schiff on the January 6th case. Republicans were barred from the committee, which later destroyed evidence. Is the Biden White House orchestrating Trump's prosecution? - Armstrong Williams.

I'm starting to think that "America First" may not mean what we think it means. America First PR is a conservative PR firm run by Melissa Rain Lively. She seems well-connected, pictured with figures like Tulsi Gabbard and Donald Trump, but she was once a "Jewish woman who escaped QAnon." Now, she's at Mar-a-Lago, and I wonder if it has something to do with Israel relaunching a plan to disguise its propaganda behind foreign agents, a "new Hezbollah, Hezbollah 2.0." She often looks MAGA, but many posts focus on another country, like strengthening ties between the U.S. and Israel. Then there are posts like "Time to get terrorists" with foreign troops. Something seems off with "America First PR." What do you think?

Charlie Kirk was offered an infusion of $150,000,000 by Israel to double Turning Point USA's budget; Turning Point USA has an annual budget of a $140,000,000. Netanyahu offered Turning Point $150,000,000 for one purpose and one purpose only, to shill for Israel harder. Israel offered him a $150,000,000 to be more pro Israel than they already were, to be harder in their support for Israel, and in particular, to support regime change in Iran and to support their ethnic cleansing and genocide in Gaza. Charlie Kirk refused the money. I have independently confirmed this by four people in the know; Candice Owens, a friend of Charlie Kirk; Max Blumenthal who purports to have a source. After Kirk refused, Netanyahu asked if he would come visit Jerusalem and give him the reeducation tour, the Holocaust Museum, the burned babies, the beheaded babies, the one Elon Musk took, the one our speaker of the house took; he refused that as well. They offered to bribe him. They tried to reeducate him. He refused both offers.

The transcript presents a fringe, highly charged discussion about perceived Israeli influence in the United States, Trump’s shift from “America first” to “Israel first,” and related political dynamics. The speakers repeatedly claim that Israel controls the U.S. government and American foreign policy, with several variations such as “Israel's controlling our government,” “Israel controls us,” and “The government of Israel controls The United States.” They assert that Israel has run American foreign policy for thirty years and that the United States government is taking edicts from Israel, describing it as an “Israel first administration.” As the discussion progresses, the speakers describe discomfort with America’s relationship with Israeli leaders, calling the Israeli government a “satanic regime” and suggesting it seeks to cause pain. They contrast Trump’s campaign promises of “America first” with his alleged current actions, arguing that he has escalated a war on behalf of Israel and turned on earlier allies who did not toe the Israel-first line. They claim Trump has allied with politicians and influencers who are unpopular with his former base, and that he endorses a “massive war on behalf of Israel that he promised he would never start.” They point to specific figures affected by these changes, including those who supported or criticized Trump and Israel. The discussion names individuals and entities linked to the shift, including Charlie Kirk. They claim Kirk was influential against the Iran war and withdrew support for Israel prior to his death; Erica Kirk allegedly took over TPUSA to continue Charlie Kirk’s legacy but allegedly did so in a way that opposes Kirk’s earlier stance, endorsing Massey’s Israel-funded opponent and labeling Massey a “rhino.” They argue donors pressured Kirk to change his stance, leading TPUSA to distance itself from Kirk’s legacy and to align with an Israel-funding candidate backed by Trump. The speakers claim broad consequences for Trump’s base: those who call for justice with the Epstein files, those suspicious of Israel, and those who question Erica Kirk are said to have been blackballed or marginalized. Conversely, supporters of the new Trump are described as urging to move on from Epstein, unconditionally supporting Israel, and reacting strongly to any critique of Erica Kirk. A recurring theme is a critique of Zionism as a political ideology; the speakers distinguish between “Israel” and “Zionism” and argue Zionism controls both the U.S. and Israel. They challenge religious claims that Israel is “God’s chosen people,” offering a Christian critique of that idea and asserting separations of church and state in the U.S. The discussion includes references to alleged silencing mechanisms, narrative control, and tribalism as a “SIOP” framework, describing three characteristics: silencing opposing ideas, a strong narrative, and tribalism. They illustrate these with examples such as censorship of anti-Israel sentiment or questions about Israel, accusations about a fixed narrative like “Israel is our greatest ally,” and the exclusion of dissenting voices. The speakers conclude by asserting that while Israel does not control the U.S., Zionism appears to influence both countries, and that the root issue is the influence of Zionism rather than a single country’s leadership. They urge viewers to speak up while suggesting the changes reflect a broader, troubling shift in political power, ending with a night-time sign-off and personal recovery product plugs being referenced but later deemphasized.

I'm definitely not buying Mark Zuckerberg's supposed MAGA conversion. After I posted a Twitter thread linking a group he donated to with organizations that are actively sabotaging Trump's agenda, Meta ran to the New York Times to smear me. Their defense was basically, "We gave money, but don't know what they did with it." Digging deeper, I found over a dozen organizations funded by Zuckerberg that are suing Trump and organizing protests against his policies. Zuckerberg hasn't publicly stated any intention to withdraw funds from these groups. He issued a letter apologizing for their impact on the 2020 election, but provided no evidence. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative website, which previously listed thousands of grants to left-wing organizations, now only shows grants from 2024 onward, conveniently erasing the record of election interference.

Alight. Quick recap of the Rumble influencer pipeline and the web it maps to. Steven Crowder is described as being funded by Jacked Up, My Patriot Supply, American Financing, Pure Talk, and Tax Network USA. Pure Talk also sponsors a wide roster: Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Dennis Prager, Clay Travis, Buck Sexton, Reagan Conrad, Michael Knowles, Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson. PureTalk is owned by Tellrite Holdings, run by Reggie McFarland. Tellrite Holdings also owns h2o Wireless and Locust Communications Incorporated. On the Tellrite board sit Brian Lyle, Kelly Jessel, Michael Jeffroy, and Brian Rathman. Tax Network USA sponsors include Reagan Conrad, Michael Knowles, Ben Shapiro, Grant Stinchfield, Matt Walsh, Jordan Peterson, Lex Fridman, Amy Jo Clark, and Miriam Weaver of Chick’s on the Right, as well as Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly, Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, along with Rumble brand Russell Brand, Dave Rubin, and Donald Trump Jr. The speaker notes they did not fully investigate the following but mentions them in relation to the network: 17 Seventy Five Coffee with Ross Russell Brand, Dave Rubin, Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle again, Roseanne Barr, and a redacted entry. Other names listed under “lumpy potato” include Abigail Joy, Alex Zidra, Steve Gruber, Brian O’Shea, Fresh and Fitz, Myron Gaines, and Walter Weeks, as well as Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, Matt Coors, JP Sears, Elijah Schaefer, Laura Loomer, Viva Frey, and Jimmy Dorr. Under The Wellness Company, names include Kimberly Guilfoyle, Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, Megan Kelly, Clayton and Natalie Morris of redacted again, Roseanne again, Jack Posobik (likely Jack Pesobiak), Michael Flynn, Aaron Wexler, Jessica Reed Krause, DC Drano, Chad Prather, Benny Johnson, Liz Wheeler, Brett Weinstein, Alex Stein, Kyle Sarafan, Alex Clark, the Quartering, John Frederick, Sebastian Gorka, Todd Starnes, Doctor Kelly Victory (died suddenly), David Kayett, Breitbart, Kim Iverson, Tracy Beans, Matt Kim, Jim Ferguson, John Solomon, Naomi Wolf, Kali Fontanilla, Strange Planet, Truth Seeker, Shannon Joy, Alex Jones, Glenn Greenwald, Real Americas Voice, Salty Cracker, James O’Keefe, Mel Kay, Patriot Barbie, Jules Jones, Ted Nugent, People’s Voice, Newsmax, and Daily Clout. These all roll up to Colson Capital, owned by Foster Colson. Colson Capital also owns Positive, sponsor of Laura Loomer (noting she was made to eat dog food). Colson Capital owns Zelenko Labs, created by Vladimir Zelenko, and sponsors X-22 Report, SGT Report, Clay Clark, FlyOver Conservatives, Mel Kay (already on the wellness list), Stu Peters, Steel Truth, and John Fredericks. Holistic Goddess, Be Naked, Vigilant News Network, Injected Five G Free are named in association. Colson Capital also owns a nanotech venture, Nanobiosym, with Tenley Albright of the Alfalfa Club on its board, and Robert S. Langer (cofounder of Moderna) connected through related ventures. Langer sits in roles tied to Lindis Health, Bind Therapeutics, Living Proof, Momenta, Pervasive, Sigilion Therapeutics; Lindis Health was funded by Peter Thiel. Langer is tied to David Koch. Nanobiosym’s leadership and affiliations include Anita Goel, who studied at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. She is the nanotech advisor to Lockheed Martin, and serves on the scientific advisory boards for PepsiCo; she has worked with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, DARPA, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, USAID, and Health and Human Services. She sits on boards with Indian Nano, Beyond Institute for Fundamental Concepts and Physics, the Boston Museum of Science’s World Technology Institute, the Santa Fe Institute, NIH review panels for Nanotech, and related groups. She has worked with John Kerry, Tony Blair, and served on Barack Obama’s President’s Council of Advisors. The speaker notes that Robert Langer was at MIT when Jeffrey Epstein donations were made, calling it a rabbit hole to explore. The ask remains to find more information on Tax Network USA’s funding and who funds it. The speaker closes by saying, if any names listed are real, they’re getting paid to lie to you about stuff, and announces: we will be back with another episode of Lies and Ties tomorrow night, looking at Michael Shellenberger, with Trevor Fitzgibbon’s connections and expanding the web to see what other brands are paying people to lie to you as well.

The transcript traces an expansive network centered on Michael Flynn, naming numerous figures, organizations, and suggested linkages to illustrate a web of connections across politics, media, and private security firms. Key connections and chains include: - Laura Logan: married to intelligence contractor Joe Burkett; friends with Ed Butowski, involved in the Seth Rich wiretapping through Shadow Box, connected to Michael Levine, Manuel Chavez, Thomas Schoenberger, Trevor Fitzgibbon (who ran Silent Partner, involved with RFK Jr.’s PAC); links to WikiLeaks, Matt Couch, Malia Zimmerman; her husband’s role in the Lincoln Group, part of a joint psychological operation that evolved into Strategic Social and then Constellis (Blackwater’s successor after mergers with Triple Canopy). Specific personnel named include Juliet Produs, Thomas McMagnanny, Jay Christie, Tom Cadis, Matt Mann, Greg Mulligan, Matt Luckett. - Blackwater lineage: Eric Prince (connected to Edgar Prince) is linked to training James O’Keefe and helping set up Project Veritas; he runs an unplugged phone through Iran Karpen, tied to NSO, Q Cyber Technologies, and OSY Technologies that supposedly fund Michael Flynn. - Flynn’s broader network: Jerome Coursey (friend of Ted Malik) connected to the United Nations, US State Department, WEF, and the Committee on Foreign Relations; Coursey is also linked to Roger Stone and Alex Jones; Flynn is connected to Millie Weaver (Shadowgate) and Patrick Bergey; Alex Jones and Milo are also part of the connections; Flynn’s ties extend to Dustin Nemos. - Relationships to power and media figures: Eric Prince’s sister Betsy DeVos, married to Dick DeVos, funding Blaze Media (Blaze TV) with Dave Rubin, Glenn Beck, Jason Whitlock, Daniel Horowitz, Sarah Gonzales, Mark Levin, Steve Deese, among others. Flynn’s connection to Donald Trump is highlighted, including Trump’s appointment of Flynn to the US military academy alongside David Belavia, Wesley Hunt, Dan Crenshaw? (the text says Dan Walrith), and Steve Bannon’s daughter; Trump also appointed Dina Powell, Charlie Kirk, and Tommy Tuberville to the Air Force Board of Visitors. - Media figures and influencers: Milo connected to Breitbart and Steve Bannon, who is linked to Brock Pierce; Milo’s collaborations with Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kanye West, Nick Fuentes; Nick Fuentes’ past work with Ben Shapiro (Daily Wire: Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Reagan Conrad). The group is said to be sponsored by PureTalk and connected to Dennis Prager or PragerU; PureTalk allegedly funds Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump Jr., and seventeen eighty nine capital involves Rebecca Mercer, Omid Malik, and Peter Thiel, with Robert Mercer behind Milo. - Tech, analytics, and think tanks: Cambridge Analytica, Palantir, SLC Group are named as Flynn being paid by; a dinner with Vladimir Putin and Jill Stein is cited; Erdogan and Reza Zorabh (Zorab) are mentioned; Flynn Intel Group, Fig Aviation, Fig Cyber (Tim Newberry) are named, with Fig Cyber run by Tim Newberry (White Canvas Group, Black Core Solutions) that receive Pentagon contracts. VizSense, Colt Ventures (Darren Blanton) involve John Iadanisi and Tim Newberry, with Iadanisi tied to the DOD. - Other affiliations: Flynn linked to Paul Manafort, who links to Donald Trump; Rudy Giuliani is noted as being on InfoWars; Mike Cernovich; Phyllis Schlafly (AEI), connected to the opioid crisis via Sally Seadle (working for Purdue Pharma, funded by the Sackler family); JD Vance’s connections to AEI and Sally Satel; references to IP three international activities around nuclear energy with Jared Kushner and Robert McFarlane; Derek Harvey connected to David Petraeus, US Central Command, and KKR; Keith Alexander from the NSA; Surrey Green Energy Center owning Dominion Energy and Green Energy Partners; Catas Cloud Solutions; Scott Jernigan (Oracle); UltraScale Digital Infrastructure; CloudSphere; Mission Critical Group; Heritage Foundation ties (Michael Flynn to Michael Ladine, Paul Vallely, Michael Aquino, noted as Church of Satan/Temple of Set connections). The speaker suggests these strands will expand, asserting that shadow box, Silent Partner, America’s Future, Eric Prince, Cambridge Analytica, and related elements are all connected. The closing remarks acknowledge ongoing mapping of the Michael Flynn network and anticipate further expansion.

This section focuses on repeat spreaders of false or misleading content about the 2020 election. It starts by highlighting popular Twitter users who consistently shared election misinformation. Trump's family members and his adult sons were among the most prolific spreaders, along with Sean Hannity and James O'Keefe. Self-described news sources like The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin also played a significant role in spreading misinformation. Additionally, accounts related to the QAnon movement were active during the election but were later removed from Twitter. Every repeat spreader mentioned in the slide is ideologically pro Trump.

Anthony Kevin, known as Danks from Dankster Intel, discusses how the Iran war discussion connects to a broader foreign influence operation. He asserts that Clock Tower X LLC is registered as a foreign agent for the government of Israel and, per FARA, is supposed to disclose which Salem Media properties and influencers receive messaging and how much is paid, but it does not. He identifies Brad Parscale as the principal of Clock Tower X and says Parscale “owns and has multiple other websites” that “do AI manipulation and bias” and “geofence American churches.” He argues that foreign governments don’t need to buy politicians directly anymore; they buy the architecture of influence through media distribution networks like Salem Media, which reaches tens of millions weekly across radio, podcasts, digital properties, and television. Key claims and points: - Clock Tower X LLC is a foreign agent for the government of Israel, integrated into Salem Media and aligned properties, with Parscale as principal. The organization purportedly performs AI manipulation and bias, and geofences American churches. - Salem Media is described as the ideological distribution infrastructure for conservative and Christian conservatives in the U.S.; its network influences audiences that shape beliefs about morality, truth, and political action. - The White House family (Don Jr. and Laura Trump) hold significant stakes in Salem Media. Salem Media also owns 30% of MXM, the company behind Don Jr.’s app, implying “business marriage” between the Trump family and Salem. - The money pathway: Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has a Hasbara budget reportedly totaling about $729 million for 2026, with notable increases from prewar levels (e.g., $150M in 2025). The budget flows not as direct government-to-organization grants but through three intermediaries (including Havas Media entities in Germany and the U.S.), then into multiple American entities including Clock Tower X LLC, with the aim of delivering narrative frameworks, monthly updates, and “high impact voices, distribution nodes.” - The operation includes two main streams: Stream one channels through Clock Tower X LLC (mandated to deliver narrative messaging, monthly updates, and influence/network maps) into Salem properties and related networks; Stream two goes to Show Faith by Works LLC (with a stated aim of geofencing 303 mega-churches and Christian universities) and Bridges Partners LLC, with large budgets dedicated to shaping content and messaging that portray Israel positively and frame Palestinian perspectives as extremist. - The process is not only about paying influencers (e.g., reports of $7,000 per post) but also about sophisticated, covert influence that uses AI, data, and narrative shaping. Danks explains “generative engine optimization” to flood the internet with biased content that AI identifies as authoritative, influencing coverage and search results that shape what influencers read and repeat. - The operation’s scale is described as the most prolific influence campaign besides APAC, due to its reach across media, apps, and social platforms, plus deep psychographic profiling of Trump coalition audiences (including Gen Z targets) and continuous data feedback through comments, chats, and API access to build ever-better persuasion maps. - The legal and oversight angle: FARA requires disclosure of who’s paying whom and for what messaging, but Danks contends the documents show only general references to “Salem Media Network properties and aligned properties,” constituting a FARA violation. He notes Pam Bondi dismantled the oversight mechanisms, reducing the likelihood of federal enforcement and shifting to civil actions. - On what this means for accountability, he argues that if this were Democrats or Russia (instead of Israel), the reaction would be equally strong, and he calls attention to the ongoing concerns about foreign influence infiltrating U.S. media and political discourse. - Danks references his site, americansfortransparency.org, which hosts an interactive map and documents detailing the flow of funds, the three intermediaries, and the participating entities (Clock Tower X LLC, Show Faith by Works, Bridges Partners) with direct FAIR filings and budget details. He emphasizes the site provides a way to explore the evidence and engage with the material directly. During the discussion, the host and Danks touch on the broader implications for media integrity, election culture, and how a foreign-influence framework might embed itself into mainstream conservative media networks, arguing the infrastructure enables propagandistic content to appear as editorial guidance or “narrative messaging” from within the organization. The conversation ends with acknowledgment of the scale and sophistication of the operation, a reiteration of the website americnasfortransparency.org, and thanks to Danks for sharing his analysis.

The speaker condemns Ian Carroll for making videos that claim Israel is behind conspiracies about Red Lobster, Applebee's, and Burger King, and for a live stream asking, “Where are you Nick? … Why are you with them?” He asks where the evidence is and notes the tendency to attribute almost every event to Israel, stating, “the heuristic seems to be Israel is behind literally everything,” past and future, which he calls ridiculous. He points to a September 7 tweet where Carroll said Charlie Kirk is “working for the Jews that killed Jesus,” and contrasts it with Carroll’s certainty on September 11 that Israel killed him to silence him, questioning what changed in those four days and suggesting Carroll may have ESP or telepathy. He accuses Carroll of grifting, intellectual laziness, and dishonesty, and refuses to be pulled into blaming Israel for killing the number one Israel defender in America. The speaker asserts personal history and credibility, saying, “I’ve been over here. I was at Charlottesville” in 2017, and that in 2019 he led the Gruyper war against Charlie Kirk, labeling Kirk as an “Israel shill.” He claims that from Turning Point’s founding in 2012 to today, the organization has been “owned by Israel and served Israel.” He recounts a June text in which Charlie Kirk told Dinesh D’Souza, “Nick Fuentes is vermin,” and notes the ongoing fight against him for six years, including Kirk’s August statement calling him “anti Semitic garbage” and his refusal to debate. The speaker describes Charlie Kirk’s inner circle and media connections: Kirk’s right-hand man Andrew Colvin comes from Salem Media, a Christian Zionist outlet aligned with Israel, with Melissa Strait having connections to Salem and Prager University and IDF unit 12082. He notes Colvin led a “struggle session about Israel” after a Turning Point SAS conference in July. He claims that when Israel bombed Qatar in contravention of Trump’s foreign policy, Kirk invited Ben Shapiro to present Israel’s position, while Kirk acted as moderator, and on the day Kirk “was shot,” he prepared to defend Israel with his rabbi at Provo as he drafted a book on the Jewish Sabbath. The speaker emphasizes that the person accused of fighting Israel was “the guy that was murdered,” and expresses pity for those who would believe that. He asserts, “I’m right here where I’ve always been, following the facts, following the money, looking at the information,” claiming to be light years ahead of Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and rejecting the idea that their ideology is about Netanyahu or Israel’s foreign policy, concluding, “No, sorry. Absolutely not. That’s totally ridiculous.”