THE BIG PICTURE

The Soundtrack of a Nation Waking Up: All the Lies We Were Told – “There is a moment in every society when people stop humming. We are in that moment now. Over the past five years, we have lived through the greatest coordinated deception of our lifetime … one that stretched across governments, media, health bureaucracies, global institutions, and even the people we once trusted to tell the truth. But something changed. People started noticing the notes that didn’t fit. The contradictions. The gaslighting. The way “experts” shifted their story depending on the political winds. The way inconvenient facts were buried, censored, or mocked.” – Connie Shields

Essential Liberty – “And those who would trade it for the promise of temporary safety…” – Joel Bowman

THE WEIRDEST STORIES OF 2025: A Year in the Twilight Zone – “A collection of the strangest things that happened this year and why you should be paying attention.2025 has been the kind of year that makes you wonder if reality itself has sprung a leak. The stories you are about to read are not fiction. They are not speculation. They are documented events that appeared in news reports, scientific journals, and government testimonies throughout the year. ” – 🐺The Wise Wolf  – GOOD READ ON SOME OF THE STRANGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR, STARTING WITH THE BIG DRONE SCARE!!!

Viral Video Shows 7-Year-Old’s ‘Final Cuddle’ with Great-Grandpa Before He’s Euthanized by Canadian Government – Frank Bergman

America is Copying Canada’s Deadly Euthanasia Regime – “Within a single week, the governors of Illinois and New York both announced their support for physician-assisted suicide legislation. In Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker (D) signed a bill legalizing the practice last Friday. In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced yesterday that she has reached an agreement with the state legislature and will sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act in January 2026. With these developments, Illinois and New York join 11 other states and Washington, D.C., that have already authorized physician-assisted suicide.” – David Closson – LINKED ABOUT ILLINOIS DOING THIS LAST SATURDAY AND AT THE TIME STATED “IS ILLINOIS THE NEW CANADA”.  WELL IT LOOKS THE COUNTRY IS STARTING TO TURN THAT WAY!!!!!

Substack BIOMETRIC SCANS, New US Identity Verification Laws & Authors Hit with Chargebacks Due to This Chaos – “A complete and total disaster for us all, especially authors. Let me show you why… Substack has enacted biometric scans for a large quantity of Australian citizens. Those who refused to submit are being locked out of their accounts. This seems illegal being that many of the people getting locked out of their accounts are my paid subs. Meaning, they have been cut off from using a service that they paid in advance for and are still being billed for.” – Agent131711

Trump Signs $900 Billion Defense Bill That Funds Geoengineering, Electromagnetic Warfare, Psychological Operations, Space Operations, 5G Rollout And More – The WinePress

You Are Celebrating a Death Cult and Have No Idea: The True Origins of ‘Santa Claus’ -“Why December 25th Has Nothing to Do With Jesus and Everything to Do With Ancient Babylon. That angel on your tree? Those lights wrapped around the branches? That jolly omniscient man your children are taught to believe in? Every single one of these traditions traces back to pagan sun worship, Babylonian death cults, and ritual practices that would make most modern Christians deeply uncomfortable if they understood what they were actually doing every December.” – 🐺The Wise Wolf

The New Health Bill: Protecting Same System? – “The headlines promise change, but is it just more of the same” – Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

NEWS

Why Christmas Joy So Often Collides With Cardiac Risk – “It’s a festive atmosphere for the soul, but a demanding one for the heart. The American Heart Association reports that Christmas Day has more fatal heart attacks than any other day of the year in the United States, with December 26 and New Year’s Day following closely behind. A Swedish study published in the British Medical Journal found a 15% rise in heart attacks during the holiday period and an especially sharp increase on Christmas Eve, most commonly around 10 p.m., which, ironically, is suspiciously close to the moment Santa hits cruising altitude and begins carb-loading on millions of holiday desserts. Feature High on HealthSimilar patterns have been documented worldwide. ” – Kelli Ballard

Cultural consent and experiential inversion –  Why the rebels of gen X find the “artists” of gen Y so intolerable” – El Gato Malo

Over 500 pages in Epstein files were entirely blacked out, CBS News finds – Joe Walsh

Naked women, sex toys and high-profile guests: What’s inside Epstein trove (PHOTOS) – “US officials heavily redacted the images and stressed that appearance in the archive does not imply wrongdoing” – RT

Democrats Scrambling as New Photos of Bill Clinton with Epstein Victims Emerge – “The images, which exploded across social media within minutes, show Clinton in a pool or hot tub with Epstein’s convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.” – Frank Bergman

Trump Just Made Leg Lamps Great Again – “You could practically feel the tension on the internets. Our Mad Emperor announced that he would be “seeing” us in an Oval Office address last night, and then Tucker Carlson went on Judge Napolitano’s show and said some congresscritters thought Trump would be declaring war on Venezuela. Podcast after podcast screamed war was coming. I couldn’t help but picture South Park’s Eric Cartman as Trump went through a litany of hilariously ludicrous claims, the gist of which included… It’s the Democrats’ fault your health insurance premiums are doubling, not the Republicans. Trump’s going to make sure you get money to go to you so you can buy health insurance instead of sending it to the health insurance companies and he’s going to MAHA. Or something. There’s something called TrumpRx and Trump hawked it like the snake oil salesman in Little Big Man. Prices are plummeting! The economy is doing better than ever! Trump’s stopped 8 wars! Trump’s brought peace to the Middle East! Trump’s so peaceful he’s fucking Gandhi! Trump’s brought the price of gasoline down to $1.99 a gallon! Yup. It’s all bullshit.” – Ohio Barbarian

A Battered America Awaits Trump’s Next Move – “Is Trump the “First Jewish President?” President Donald Trump’s end of year speech to the American public that took place on December 17th was full of conceits over how the United States under the new regime in power is moving ahead on all fronts to benefit the American people. The reality is somewhat different with a struggling economy, inflation and growing unemployment as well as wars and rumors of wars. The unavoidable fact that Trump has created a mess nearly everywhere that he has trod has been visible practically since inauguration day eleven months ago, made worse by the incoherent and frequently contradictory explanations coming out of the Oval Office itself.” – Philip Giraldi

Putin takes aim at Zelenskyy in annual Q&A, says Kyiv won’t bend on land – “Russian leader underscores Kremlin’s hardline stance on peace talks as Trump pushes for deal to end war. The issue of territory gained, lost, to be ceded or not, delves into the heart of the matter on one of the most contentious issues in the talks to end the war so far. “We know from statements from Zelenskyy that he’s not prepared to discuss territory issues,” Putin told attendees at the event in the capital’s Gostiny Dvor exhibition hall. Zelenskyy has indeed stated that clearly, but Ukraine’s constitution also forbids the ceding of land.” – Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies

Op-Ed: Mamdani’s So-Called ‘Working Retreat’ in the Maldives – “Just hours after victory speeches faded at the Paramount, he jetted off to a “working” getaway at a luxury Turks and Caicos resort, Instagramming palm trees and piña coladas while New Yorkers wondered how they’d heat their walk-ups this winter. Like clockwork, the pattern repeats: campaign on the struggles of the people, then govern (or in this case, pre-govern) from a beachside villa with infinity pools and $500 spa treatments.” – Lucia Szlosarek

Man Caught on Camera Trying to EXECUTE Police Officer Inside Walmart — Gun Miraculously FAILS to Fire with (VIDEO) – Jim Hᴏft

Democrats really do want you dead – “Because Normal Americans understand the Second Amendment and why the Founders wrote it, they’re comfortable with citizens keeping and bearing arms. They understand that right isn’t limited to handguns, nor does it have anything to do with target shooting, hunting or militia membership. They know the primary reason for the Second Amendment is to allow Normal Americans to deter tyranny, and if necessary, to defeat a totalitarian government. Individuals have rights; governments have powers. The Bondi Beach massacre and the Brown University attack starkly reveal the differences in these philosophies and their consequences. When an attack happens, the police will virtually never be there in time. Attackers will have considerable time to kill. If citizens are universally disarmed by law or are obeying “gun-free zone” signs, they’ll be unable to fight back. Australia is essentially a gun-free zone; so is Brown University.’ – Mike McDaniel

Dumber, Sicker, & Poorer – “The chart below is a fascinating snapshot of the last 75 years in the demise of the American empire.” – Tyler Durden

ECONOMIC NEWS

From Inflation to Implosion – “The 2026 fiscal year started on October 1. The Treasury, so far, has reported its spending for the first two months. The dismal results should come as no surprise. The U.S. government has already run up a deficit of $458 billion – and there’s still 10 more months to go.” – MN Gordon

Stocks Are 50-60% Overvalued. Could You Survive A Correction That Big? (VIDEO) with Lance Roberts – “Stocks have been this far overvalued only a handful of time within the past 25 years. They could drop 50-60% from today’s levels and still not enter a true bear market says portfolio manager Lance Roberts. But should a correction of that size happen, he warns, few investors are prepared to survive that.” – Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

Single-Family Home Prices Barely up YoY, Condo Prices Fall, Highest Supply for Nov in Years, Sales at Housing Bust Levels – “The beginning of the 4th year of demand destruction in the resale market after the price explosion from mid-2020 to mid-2022.” – Wolf Richter

Do NOT Buy a House in These 5 States in 2026! – Kevin O’Leary WARNS! (VIDEO) – ” Discover why California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are on his avoid list, State number two, Illinois. Oh boy. Where do I even start with Illinois? This state is a fiscal disaster. It’s not heading toward a disaster. It’s already there. Illinois has some of the highest property taxes in the entire country. In some counties, you’re paying two, three, even 4% of your home’s value every single year just in property taxes. Think about that.” – Kevinomics

Bonds: From Risk-Free to Riskiest – “Once sold as safe, bonds have quietly become the riskiest asset to own until the Educated Yet Idiots run the world.” – The Macro Butler  – GOOD, IN DEPTH ANALYSIS!!!!

You probably know about Bitcoin — but someone you know doesn’t (VIDEO) – “Understanding Bitcoin isn’t the hard part, it’s developing the competence to jump in as a diversification play. This episode helps fix that.” – Collapse Life

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Why Is Beef Jerky So Expensive? – “What most people don’t realize is that jerky is one of the most “honest” foods on the shelf. There’s nowhere to hide. You’re buying real meat, reduced down to its most durable form, and that concentration comes at a cost. From a preparedness standpoint, jerky is less of a snack and more of a preserved protein asset. That distinction explains a lot about the price. It Takes a Lot of Meat to Make a Little Jerky” – Ask A Prepper Staff  – YOU CAN ALSO MAKE YOUR OWN AND I HAVE LINKED SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT JERKY IN THE PAST!!!

Buddy Heater Set Up. (VIDEO) – ” I wanted to do a video for you guys on buddy heaters and some of the things that I’ve learned over the years and show you guys a setup that I have that I use when I want a little extra warmth wherever I’m working or whatever I’m doing. And that buddy heater that I got right back there, that’s one that I’ve actually rebuilt out of some spare parts. And I actually have four buddy heaters.” – Modern Refugee.

15 Frugal Living Tips from Our Ancestors – Heidi Hawthorn

Best Butane Stove for Indoor Use – Single-Burner Gas Stove Safety – “Yes, it can be safe indoors. But it’s important to read “why” at the end of this article. The most prominent example of this use is from Asian culture, where the butane stove is widely used indoors. The stove is also great for preparedness, emergency cooking, camping, at the cabin, living off-grid, and just as a backup. This portable stove is versatile and safer indoors than other fuel stoves.” – Ken Jorgustin  – I REALIZE KEN IS PROBABLY GETTING SOME KICKBACK FROM THE PRODUCTS HE MENTIONS, AND THAT IS MORE YOUR DECISION ON WHAT TO GET. LINKING THIS MORE FOR THE INFO!!!!

Prelude to World War – Part 2 – 3AD Scout  – PART 1 WAS LINKED YESTERDAY, SUGGEST READING IT FIRST!!!

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