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In addition to being able to play a great reading of Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart", we got important thoughts from all the good folks who joined us live, and we got to investigate big reports from great journalists.- Follow them if you don't yet do so, and join us, m-f 6 PM on Rumble or on X, and get the Audio Pod shortly after each stream, free, via Substack and Spotify! - The Show Title: “Liberty Conspiracy Live 81426 Lincoln Fallout, Tariff Terrorism, US/EU Attacks v Exposed, FICTION” Here is the link to tonight’s stream! https://rumble.com/v7e6l5q-liberty-conspiracy-live-81426-lincoln-fallout-tariff-terrorism-useu-attacks.html
To add more follow-up to the follow-up. We noted two days ago the major data set missing from Stephen Moore’s claim that US “ability to afford” is up — that data set being the number of people who are either unemployed or are no longer looking for work. That has an effect on the calculation output, because it’s a data pool skewed towards only those who are working. Here is the stunning information on the labor participation rate.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇺🇸 61.4% of working-age Americans are now participating in the labor force, the lowest since May 2020, and outside the pandemic, the worst since March 1976. This isn't a blip: participation has fallen 7 of the last 8 months, a cumulative drop of 1.1 percentage points. Workers
5:00 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 29.9K Views
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The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetter
The US job market is losing workers at an alarming pace: The US labor force participation rate fell -0.1 percentage point in July, to 61.4%, the lowest since May 2020. This metric measures the proportion of working-age Americans either employed or actively looking for work.
4:00 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 90.7K Views
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And check out this one. The low expectations motif, with a touch of “rah-rah, ‘Merica!”
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
"Hey, guy whom I tossed in the ocean! It's pretty remarkable you're still treading water! Have fun!"
FactPost @factpostnews
Duffy: It's pretty remarkable that gas prices are as low as they are with the Strait of Hormuz
2:58 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 68 Views
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This is not going to help. Most of all, it is immoral. Oh, and it won’t turn any tide against Iran.
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
I don't recall seeing anything about that in their vaunted US Constitution without an actual Declaration of War, which he and Trump et al are assiduously avoiding, and for which Trump should be impeached. But, shoot, who am I to actually look at their purported "rule book" of the
Drop Site @DropSiteNews
💢 The United States will impose measures on Iran that have “never been seen in the history of economic isolation on a country,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on Newsmax. “Watch this space for more announcements coming next week because we are going to
1:52 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 29 Views
IRAN (Thanks to the Straw Dogs) And… The insanity increases
Ryan Rozbiani@RyanRozbiani
Joke of the Day, Trump Says Soon The Strait of Hormuz will be declared a U.S. Territory Good luck with that. Iran will BLOW UP EVERYTHING on the Hormuz before giving it up. This is more important than NUKES for Iran now.
8:05 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 1.85K Views
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DD Geopolitics@DD_Geopolitics
Trump thinks the sailors aboard the USS Lincoln should be deployed LONGER. Reporter: Family members of US servicemembers are concerned about the conditions on the USS Lincoln. Trump: No, they’re not, that ship moving. Reporter: Did the deployment last for too long? Trump:
5:51 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 26.7K Views
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Daniel Davis has thoughts on that and more
And, like Trump, JD Vance can’t let a Friday pass without making it a Fraud-Day
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
Iran was not pursuing a nuke weapon, and the strait was open before the US did what many of us suspected they were planning years ago: engaged in an immoral, unconstitutional series of war crimes attacking Iran.
Acyn @Acyn
Vance: That is goal number 1, keep oil and gas cheap for Americans all over our country. Goal number 2 is to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. I feel confident we are accomplishing both of those goals.
2:47 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 158 Views
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Everything he said was false. Oil prices are up today. As of recent trading (afternoon updates):
WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude: approximately $82.24 per barrel, up about 1.22% (roughly +$0.99) from the previous close of around $81.25.
Brent crude: approximately $88.55 per barrel, up about 1.70% (roughly +$1.48) from the previous close of around $87.07.
Comparison to January 2025In January 2025, monthly average spot prices were:
WTI: $75.74 per barrel.
Brent: $79.27 per barrel.
Today’s prices are higher than the January 2025 averages:
WTI is up by roughly $6.50 (about 8–9% higher).
Brent is up by roughly $9.30 (about 11–12% higher).
This is unsustainable.
Drop Site@DropSiteNews
Goldman Sachs says the market is being temporarily stabilized by consuming stored oil faster than disrupted supply can replace it. The bank estimates that global oil inventories were drained at an extraordinary average rate of 6.2 million barrels per day from July 13, when the
HFI Research @HFI_Research
Goldman on oil. https://t.co/hkg6Rowy3e
2:59 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 28.8K Views
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Yet, Hegseth and Trump appear to want to sustain their blockade of Iran, which will prolong and worsen the world energy shortage.
Drop Site@DropSiteNews
💢 The United States can maintain its naval blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday, as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz drags on. 🔸“Indefinitely, the United States Navy can maintain a blockade like that because we’ll rotate
Acyn @Acyn
Ossoff: I think we have to step back and recognize that this entire war is based on lies. They told us last year that the Iranian nuclear threat was obliterated. Then they told us earlier this year that there was an imminent nuclear threat. On day four of this war, President
4:53 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 23.2K Views
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NOTE: Senator Ossoff (D- GA) notes that this entire aggressive endeavor is based on a lie. But Mr. Ossoff repeatedly has supported the unconstitutional proxy war against Russia via Ukraine.
Trump appears to be prepping for more strikes “US Sending Fresh Aircraft Carrier to the Middle East Amid Reports of Multiple Sailors Attempting to Jump Overboard - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
Yemen hit an ARAMCO site in Saudi and a major Saudi-controlled port in Yemen — recall that it was Saudi that broke the ceasefire many weeks ago. “Ansar Allah Launches More Attacks on Oil Sites in Saudi Arabia, Saudi-Backed Forces in Yemen - News From Antiwar.com” LINK
MintPress News@MintPressNews
🚨BREAKING: Fires Expand At Mokha Port In Yemen After It Was Hit With 4 Ballistic Missiles Yemen’s Ansarallah are pushing forward to liberate the strategic port from Saudi-proxy forces.
5:12 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 4.68K Views
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Nima has key thoughts on this:
MintPress News@MintPressNews
🚨BREAKING: Yemen’s Ansarallah Strike A Saudi Cargo At Mokha Port The strike killed dozens of Saudi-backed forces & injured many others. This comes as the Yemeni Armed Forces liberate more territory.
4:55 PM · Aug 14, 2026 · 4.22K Views
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The August 13 explosion at the KNDS Ammo Italy plant (formerly Simmel Difesa) in Colleferro, about 40 km southeast of Rome, has not been attributed to Russian forces. We wondered about that yesterday. LINK The blast involved a fire in the powder-processing/pressing area that led to a large blast, with no casualties reported. The plant (part of the Franco-German KNDS defense group) produces medium- and large-caliber ammunition and related products; it was operating with reduced staff during the summer holiday period. Italian authorities and investigators (including the Velletri Public Prosecutor’s Office) have stated there is no immediate suspicion of arson with subversive intent, sabotage, or external attack. The incident is being treated as an industrial accident or investigated under arson related to internal operations, with the precise cause still under review. Official sources and early reports explicitly ruled out sabotage. Some media and commentary have noted the plant’s role in European ammunition production (including 155 mm shells linked to Ukraine support) and referenced broader concerns about Russian sabotage campaigns elsewhere in Europe, but no evidence or official attribution connects this specific explosion to Russian forces or agents.
BUT, LAVROV is warning European deciders to stop assisting Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilians.
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russian FM Lavrov says Moscow will make its methods "much harsher" w/ regard to Ukraine... "We will not stoop to their level, but we will make our own methods much harsher, to destroy everything the West uses to fuel Kiev's war machine." He also spoke directly to those
11:15 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 49.5K Views
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AND, Lavrov is aware that the US is involved with most of the strikes
Chay Bowes@BowesChay
The Russians know that Washington is "deeply involved" in Ukraines strikes inside Russia, including ones that kill civillians- Sergey Lavrov. Did anyone every really believe otherwise?
11:00 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 14K Views
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“Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats - The Washington Post” LINK
-AND ““Total Whitewash”: Pentagon Claims It Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes” LINK
Hegseth. Insufferable liar.
Glenn Diesen@Glenn_Diesen
Hegseth claims that Cuba has been threatening the US for a long time, as Washington continues to build the case for war. Expect deafening silence from the European leaders, despite their endless rhetoric about "values."
5:46 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 65.9K Views
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Yep. Despite Lutnick’s claims, despite Trump’s claims… Reality stands. “‘Tariffs have saved General Motors:’ Trump claims import taxes are helping GM — even as they will actually cost the company up to $3.5 billion” LINK
-More dark tidings, thanks to the court of “international trade”… “US court backs Trump’s power to close ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption | Reuters” LINK and LINK - Folks, this is stunning. The current removals (or indefinite suspensions) of the de minimis exemption for low-value imports (generally under $800) were carried out under discretionary presidential authority that Trump claimed and exercised primarily through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), rather than under a statute from Congress that had already taken effect to end the exemption. LINK
Key details:
Trump issued a series of executive orders (beginning in 2025, with later continuations) invoking IEEPA. Under 50 U.S.C. § 1702(a)(1)(B), the President may “nullify [or] void … any … privilege” with respect to property in which a foreign country or national has an interest during a declared national emergency. The court treated the longstanding de minimis exemption (codified at 19 U.S.C. § 1321) as such a “privilege.”
On August 13, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade upheld this action. The court held that IEEPA authorizes the rescission because it voids a privilege without constituting an exercise of the congressional power of the purse or the power to impose new tariffs. It distinguished the action from the broader IEEPA-based tariffs that the Supreme Court had earlier invalidated (those created new duties; this merely subjects low-value goods to duties that Congress had already authorized in the absence of the exemption).
Congressional role?
Congress did act separately. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (enacted in 2025) repeals the commercial de minimis exemption effective July 1, 2027. The legislative history explicitly states that this future repeal does not limit the President’s existing authorities (including under IEEPA) to restrict the exemption before that date. (Which is, of course, unconstitutional). LINK
-Here is that piece by Phil Magness that we last night mentioned on LCL “Trump’s Tariff ‘Plan B’ Has Arrived: News Article - Independent Institute” LINK
-AND… “Washington wanted manufacturing to leave China and come back to America - much of it went to Mexico instead” LINK
The CTG-5 - as opposed to TVC 1-5 by Bowie - continues to see a massive pushback. The trouble is that more than 50 people have been killed by ICE or have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to the Oval Office. Unless people address the deeper unconstitutional and immoral existence of ICE itself, the capacity for expansion of ICE actions to become deadly will remain. The immoral predicate is enough to oppose ICE. “
Furkan Gözükara@FurkanGozukara
ICE is buying $20 million in electric shock gloves. The manufacturer warns against using them on pregnant women, the elderly, or disabled people. How can an agent instantly diagnose a hidden medical condition in the field before deploying a high-voltage shock?
9:29 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 5.51K Views
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This is significant for the states located within the zone of the First Circuit “DHS slammed for contorting law ‘beyond recognition’ to ‘hide elephants in mouseholes’“ LINK
-Then, there is, again, the lesson to derive from this one. The concept of a “visa” is not in their US Constitution, and, on a more fundamental level, where does one gang of people get off claiming they can tell others whether they can travel or not?- “Over 175k visas revoked by State Department under Trump” LINK
-This is very NOT cool - “Federal court dismisses visa lawsuit filed by Massachusetts robotics professor” LINK
-More despotism, and another mariachi singer who wasn’t harming anyone, kidnapped by ICE “Another San Antonio mariachi is in ICE custody, and his fellow musicians are making noise” LINK
-”Springfield Haitians get ICE check-in orders as deportation fears rise” LINK
-ICE’S DIGITAL DEVILISHNESS “US Customs & Border Protection is now emailing foreign visitors with a 10-day warning” LINK
-”Watchdog sues ICE over healthcare crisis as unpaid medical bills pile up” LINK
-AND, GET THIS! A LAWFIRM TIED TO TRUMPERS SUDDENLY CLAIMED… experience in immigration law, despite zero indication of it prior to the firm updating their website and… getting a massive federal contract to… represent migrants whom ICE had kidnapped! Seriously. LINK
Gardner Goldsmith - Liberty Conspiracy M-F 6pm@gardgoldsmith
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2:54 AM · Aug 14, 2026 · 39 Views
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