As Congressional delegations line up to be more provocative toward China while visiting Taiwan, President Biden has announced that he would like to sell $1.1 billion in new weapons to Taiwan. China is not amused. What could go wrong? Also today: the Pentagon has sent all its toys to Ukraine, leaving US troops with “reduced readiness” to defend this country. Look for bigger military budgets in our future! Watch today’s Liberty Report:

First Afghanistan imploded and now it appears Iraq and Libya are about to follow suit. Syria simmers. The fruits of US interventionism are everywhere the same: chaos and death, not the promised “triumph of peace and democracy.” Also today: Facebook exec admits FBI pushed the company to censor “the laptop from hell.” Watch today’s Liberty Report:

In a blatantly unconstitutional move, President Biden yesterday announced that his Administration would be obligating upwards of half a trillion dollars – or more – to “forgive” student loans in households making $125K per year or less. Good thing the Inflation Reduction Act was passed or we might be in real trouble! Also today: Did you know the US was still occupying and bombing Syria? Watch today’s Liberty Report:

Over two years after the coronavirus crackdowns began across America, much of the authoritarian “public health” measures have been jettisoned. But some draconian government mandates pursued in the name of countering coronavirus remain in place. Included are outrageous mandates at some schools requiring children, who have always been at nearly zero risk of becoming seriously sick or dying from coronavirus, to wear masks. The masks, by the way, have not been established to provide net protection from coronavirus but do cause health problems.

One poignant example of the vile enforcement that backs up the remaining mask mandates on children at schools is on display in a report at KRON-TV news. The report concerns school officials, including an on-campus cop, on Thursday kicking a four-year-old boy out of a Mountain View Whisman School District school in California because the boy would not wear a mask. You can watch the report here:

The news report is not all bad news though. The report relates that the school district revoked its mask mandate for students later the same day.

Still, looking below the surface, that policy change is less reason for celebration than one may first suppose. The school district’s “COVID Plans” web page now describes masks as “recommended.” That means that many parents and students will still feel pressure to act as if the mandate were still in place. The liberty and health respecting course would be for the school district to neither mandate nor recommend.

Further, the school district’s web page indicates that it is following a policy that ensures the mask mandate can spring back into force. The web page states:

As Aug. 18, our local COVID transmission rates have dropped below the ‘high’ category as reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  As we’ve stated earlier this month in our COVID guidelines, reaching this threshold means our masking protocol can change.

 This autopilot mask policy, similar to the one employed by the Los Angeles County government, means that, if coronavirus statistics reach a certain CDC-defined level, then the full mandate can be reimposed. That would mean the school district’s schools again could kick out the boy and any other children who dare to leave their faces uncovered.

Ron Paul has thrown his hat in the ring in three presidential races. Paul vied for the 2008 and 2012 Republican presidential nominations, after having campaigned as the Libertarian presidential nominee in 1988. Might there be another presidential ticket run in Paul’s future — this time for vice president as Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 election?

This possibility is spoken of favorably in a discussion in the Tuesday episode of the popular Timcast show. Check out the discussion of a potential Trump/Paul ticket here:

Make lemonade! After the CDC’s miserable failure during Covid, the Agency claims it needs more money and power to do better in the future. Also today, military whistleblowers tell horrible tales of Covid shot disasters. Watch today’s Liberty Report:

Soon-to-be-former US Rep Liz Cheney suffered a stunning loss in yesterday’s Wyoming Republican primary. As with all neocons, she was undeterred by failure, threatening to “do whatever it takes” to stop Trump. Also today, racism in Minneapolis and sketchy voting in LA Soros DA recall. Watch today’s Liberty Report:

This week marks one year since the end of the 20 year US war on Afghanistan. Former US Gen. David Petraeus argues in The Atlantic that the withdrawal was a mistake. Is he right? Also today: SecDef and First Lady are jabbed to the hilt…yet they still got Covid! Does that just mean the vaccine is working? Today on the Liberty Report:

Despite strong opposition even among feminists and many in the Left, Spain is to approve children of 16 years to change their gender without parental notification. Younger children are also to be approved but with parental notice. Also today: as Covid falls apart, who benefits? Big Pharma. And – surprise! – quad-jabbed Pfizer Exec catches the ‘rona! Watch today’s Liberty Report:

After the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raid and seizure at Donald Trump’s home this week, there has been much talk, including from United States Congress members, about holding hearings concerning the FBI and implementing reforms of the FBI.

One former Congress member, though, says such actions do not go far enough. Ron Paul, who served in the House of Representatives as a Republican from Texas for over 20 years during which he twice sought the Republican presidential nomination, says that what is needed is the abolition of the FBI.

Paul makes the case for terminating the FBI at the beginning of a Thursday interview with host Jackson Hinkle at The Dive. Paul and Hinkle then discuss several other matters including US antagonism toward Russia and China, as well as the future of the US dollar.

Watch Paul’s interview here:

Birch Gold’s Phillip Patrick is again joining today’s Liberty Report to discuss the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act, which spends massively on “green” energy and more drug benefits. Will more spending curb inflation? Is there anything we can do ourselves to blunt the sting of higher prices? Watch today’s Liberty Report:

Despite relentless propaganda and juicy threats of impending arrests, a new poll of Americans shows the January 6th “insurrection” hearings are not shifting any opinions on the event. Also today, US warns starving Africa not to buy food from Russia. And…Biden gets boost in polls! Don’t miss today’s Liberty Report: