AGENDA Weekly Brief Week of July 8-14 of 2023 by Curtis Bowers

Dear Friends,

Horace Bushnell noted, “If you go to Him to be guided, He will guide you: but He will not comfort your distrust or half trust of Him by showing you the chart of all His purposes concerning you. He will show you only into a way where, if you go cheerfully and trustfully forward, He will show you on still farther.”

1. STUDY PROVES COVID VACCINES KILL: A pre-print study by Dr. Peter McCullough and other experts published in The Lancet reviewed 325 autopsies and concluded that the Covid vaccine was the cause of death in 73.9% of deaths following vaccination. Dr. McCullough writes, “The vast majority had the cardiovascular system as the single fatal organ system injury to the body.” The researchers noted, “Most deaths occurred within a week from the last vaccine administration.” Vaccine researcher Steve Kirsch writes, “The results are strongly consistent with the Schwab paper where 71% of the deaths appeared to be consistent with a vaccine death.” The Lancet swiftly removed the paper after it received 30,000 views in 24 hours.

2. DEEP STATE PROTECTS BIDENS, PUNISHES ENEMIES…AGAIN: The Secret Service claimed they could not find any DNA or fingerprints on the bag of cocaine left in the White House and that they could not determine who brought the cocaine. Journalist Sharyl Attkisson responded, “[It] was it like the Epstein death…All cameras happen to be turned off, or the videos are missing?” The Federalist editor Molly Hemingway tweeted, “The regime is rubbing in your face its two standards of justice.”

Biden’s Justice Department announced multiple indictments against whistleblower and former Hunter Biden associate Dr. Gal Luft, who testifies that the Bidens received multiple payments from CCP-linked individuals. Luft was charged with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, the same act that Hunter Biden violated. Luft says, “[The] DOJ Is trying to bury me to protect Joe, Jim, and Hunter Biden.”

3. WRAY LIES BEFORE CONGRESS: Journalist Ben Domenech aptly observes, “Lying to the FBI is a crime. The FBI lying to Congress is a Wednesday.” When asked by the House Judiciary Committee about Biden bribery allegations and if he was “protecting the Bidens,” FBI Director Chris Wray said, “Absolutely not. The FBI has no interest in protecting anyone politically.” The Daily Signal has detailed six important highlights from Wray’s testimony, including January 6 and the targeting of pro-lifers and conservative Catholics.

World Affairs Brief editor Joel Skousen comments, “Every response by Wray was intended to hide or cover up for illegal FBI actions or bias. The fact that he can count on numerous staff and agents in the Washington headquarters to remain silent and not contradict him or blow the whistle has to involve a conspiracy to directly or indirectly pressure them to stay silent and hide the truth.”

4. MEDIA ATTACKS “SOUND OF FREEDOM”: Multiple media outlets, including Rolling Stone, Jezebel, the Washington Post, and the Guardian, have lined up to smear “Sound of Freedom,” the wildly popular new film that exposes the evils of child trafficking. Tim Ballard, whose story the film is based on, responded, “Who would want to get the backs or run interference for pedophiles and human traffickers?…It’s kind of sick.”

Charlie Kirk called out the media for ignoring “350,000+ unaccompanied minors” who have crossed Biden’s open border since 2021, including 85,000+ who have “gone missing.” Jack Posobiec noted, “All of the same corporate media that pushed groomer film Cuties is attacking anti-pedo Sound of Freedom.”

Jim Caveziel, the film’s main actor, said, “They’re scared. Quaking in their boots. And it’s because the public is listening to their hearts, which is what this film tells you to do.” Auron MacIntyre suggested the real reason why the media hates the film: “Child sacrifice and mutilation now stand as the twin pillars of the progressive movement.”

Ed. Note: On May 12, the Biden Administration removed “International Sex Trafficking of Minors,” “Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors,” and “Child Victims of Prostitution” from the Department of Justice’s Child Sex Trafficking website section. Why?

5. PORN AND CHILD TRAFFICKING: 77% of 18-24-year-old men visit porn websites at least once a month according to Gitnux. 35% of all internet downloads are related to pornography, and the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Brazil rank as the three highest consumers of porn. The Family Research Council notes that “Porn creates demand for sex trafficking, including for child sex trafficking.”

Ed. Note: For more, read 5 Things You Should Know about Human Trafficking.

6. MEDIA WARNS OF “MISINFORMATION” OVER 2024 ELECTION: Politico claims, “A desperately overdue update of federal guidelines could dovetail into conspiracy theories about voting machines.” The leftist Brennan Center warns, “Over the next 18 months, policymakers must address four overlapping threats to election security: the spread of false information to undermine election results and prevent citizens from voting; harassment, intimidation, and physical violence against election workers and officials; insider attacks; and cyberattacks against election infrastructure.”

Ed. Note: The New American asks, “Do the interests that perpetrated voter fraud in 2020 want to preemptively play down concerns about voter fraud in 2024 because they anticipate that similar tactics will be employed — and they wish to quell any resistance?” The answer is most certainly yes.

7. ELON MUSK PLEDGES TO UPHOLD CHINA’S “CORE SOCIALIST VALUES”: Elon Musk signed a letter along with 15 other Chinese auto manufacturers pledging Tesla to compete fairly in China’s market and uphold “core socialist values.” At the CCP-sponsored World AI Conference in Shanghai, Musk declared, “I admire the Chinese people’s wisdom and determination. As long as the Chinese people decide to do well in one thing, they will, including in AI.” Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said, “Elon Musk’s recent comments are part of a broader pattern of U.S. CEOs pandering to the Chinese Communist Party in return for favorable access to the Chinese market.”

8. BIDEN TO SEND CLUSTER BOMBS TO UKRAINE: Over one year ago, Biden press secretary Jen Psaki said using cluster bombs could be a potential war crime. Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will now send these bombs to Ukraine. In a CNN interview, Biden also admitted, “This is a war relating to munitions. And they’re running out of that ammunition, and we’re low on it.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump both swiftly condemned the move, with Trump saying, “Joe Biden should not be dragging us further toward World War III by sending cluster munitions to Ukraine—he should be trying to END the war and stop the horrific death and destruction being caused by an incompetent administration.”

Ed. Note: Cluster munitions are explosives that carry hundreds of smaller bombs and detonate over a broad area when dropped. However, not all bomblets detonate on impact, meaning that civilians could be injured by them years later. Russia already uses cluster bombs that have a “dud” (failure) rate of 30-40%.

9. CDC ADVOCATES “CHESTFEEDING”: The CDC has released new guidance on “chestfeeding” for “transgender and nonbinary-gendered individuals.” Canada’s Anglican Church has published a new prayer titled, “A Blessing over the Process of Gender Transition.” Stephen Cottrell, an archbishop in the Church of England, called the “Lord’s Prayer” “problematic” for some, because it opens by addressing God as “Our Father.” His statement comes as the Church of England is looking to use “gender-neutral pronouns” to refer to God. YouTube censored a Jordan Peterson podcast titled, “Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality,” calling it a violation of its hate speech policy. Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) signed a law allowing minors to take cross-sex hormones without parental consent.

10. NEARLY 40% OF STUDENTS AT BROWN IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ: Brown University reports that 38% of its students now identify as LGBTQI+, up from 14% in 2010. Breitbart reports, “‘Queer studies’ are taught in several departments, the LGBTQ Center has moved into a larger renovated space, and students flock to gay clubs.”

S.A. McCarthy of The Washington Stand notes, “Higher education in the U.S. has, by and large, fallen from being an intellectual training ground for critical thinking and a place for fine-tuning unique or technical skills to being a bastion of leftist thought, brainwashing students into embracing the latest far-left ideological fads…Colleges and universities may be the elite training centers for LGBT indoctrination, but the practice pervades the entire culture, from Hollywood to corporate America to the federal government.”

11. LONELINESS ON THE RISE: In 1940, only 8% of households were comprised of a single person. The Hill reports, “Nearly 30 percent of American households comprise a single person, a record high. Scholars say living alone is not a trend so much as a transformation: Across much of the world, large numbers of people are living alone for the first time in recorded history.” Sociologist and author Eric Klinenberg said, “It’s just a stunning social change. I came to see it as the biggest demographic change in the last century that we failed to recognize and take seriously.”

Writer Michael Snyder puts it more bluntly, “Previous generations of Americans valued family much more highly than we do, and we value ourselves much more highly than they did. In other words, we have become exceedingly selfish.”

12. BIDEN’S RADICAL PICKS FOR EEOC AND JOIN CHIEFS: The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Kalpana Kotagal to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said, “I’m incredibly concerned about Kalpana Kotagal’s record of support for radical transgender ideology…based on Kotagal’s record, I think she will use her position to attack religious liberty.”

Thirty conservative groups signed a letter opposing Air Force General Charles Q. Brown to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The letter states, “Of all the major service branches, the Air Force has leaned the hardest into progressive ideological indoctrination over readiness and merit. Gen. Brown has stated openly that he ‘purposely built’ his office with ‘diversity’ as the core priority, appearing to discriminate against candidates for positions in the Air Force based on their race, religion, and biological sex.”

13. GERMAN ECONOMIST WARNS OF CBDC TYRANNY: In a recent interview, German economist Professor Richard Werner said, “I was taught by a central banker [that] the CBDCs look like a small grain of rice that they want to put under your skin. You have to think of CDBCs as a control system, not a currency.” Werner continued, “They say there’s a problem of trust because people suspect that governments and central banks are just trying to roll this out in order to monitor and control and restrict transactions. They’re absolutely right. That is the true attraction for central planners to this powerful technology.” Werner believes the technology is ready, but CBDC will gradually be deployed after an economic crisis.

In other banking news, Fitch analyst Chris Wolfe predicts that half of U.S. banks will be taken over by larger competitors over the next ten years.

Ed. Note: For more, read Nigel Farage Warns of Cashless Society Tyranny.

14. MARK ZUCKERBERG NEWS: Meta (formerly Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has paid $43 million on personal security but has donated $5 million to “defund the police” organizations since 2020.

Directly after its launch, Threads, Mark Zuckerberg’s social media Twitter alternative, began censoring users. One individual also notes that Threads “collects all your data and follows you everywhere.” The Gateway Pundit reports, “Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has issued a formal call for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the State’s Human Trafficking Council. This follows a revealing report that highlights Meta platforms – Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger – as the most frequently used by human traffickers.”

15. NOTEWORTHY STORIES:

• RNC Research reports that Joe Biden has spent 39.2% of his presidency – 353 days – on vacation.
• Professor David Halpern believes the British people are conditioned from Covid-19 to obey future pandemic lockdowns and mandates, and “in principle, you can switch it [their compliance] back on.”
• Just The News reports, “MyPillow is selling off much of its equipment and subleasing its manufacturing facilities as the company continues to lose retailer support due in part to CEO Mike Lindell’s controversial positions on the 2020 presidential election and his conservative political advocacy.”
• One Honduran drug dealer says San Fransisco is excellent for drug dealing: “The reason is because, in San Francisco, it’s like you’re here in Honduras…many look for San Francisco because it’s a sanctuary city. You go to jail, and you come out.”
• “Voluntary” facial recognition is coming to another 400 U.S. airports, courtesy of TSA.
• International Christian Concern reports, “Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, religious and civil liberties have rapidly deteriorated under Taliban rule.” Christians especially have faced immense pressure and persecution.
• The cofounders of Moms for Liberty said they received multiple death threats after the Southern Poverty Law Center put them on its “hate map.” Cofounder Tiffany Justice said, “It gave people permission to treat us as subhuman.”
• Costco is the latest retail chain to stop selling Bud Light as the brand’s sales continue to decline over its promotion of transgenderism.
• The Biden Administration has announced a new student-loan forgiveness scheme after its original student-loan bailout was struck down by SCOTUS.
• Leftists claim that physical fitness may be the new extremism. Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss claims, “The far right has taken advantage of pandemic at-home fitness trends to expand its decade-plus radicalization of physical mixed martial arts (MMA) and combat sports spaces.”
• Conservative analyst David Giglio writes, “The goal of globalism is not to make the world a better place but instead to create a global caste system of ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ in which the latter is completely dependent on the former to survive and thus incapable of challenging their authority.”

FAITH, FAMILY, & FREEDOM REPORT

1. FIVE MILLION WATCH SOUND OF FREEDOM: As of July 13, Sound of Freedom had earned $53,922,551 and sold 4,928,030 total seats, more than doubling its original two million ticket goal. Brandon Purdee, head of theatrical distribution at Angel Studios, stated, “We’re getting messages from all over the country telling us about packed theaters, sold-out theaters, and spontaneous standing ovations for the film in numerous locations.”

2. THE FRUIT OF STANDING FOR TRUTH: Riley Lang, an intern at Family Research Council, described how standing up for truth can bear fruit. Lang stood for life during high school, sharing her views. Though she encountered criticism and ridicule, in the end, she saved a life from abortion. Lang encourages, “As small as it may seem…truth does matter. Truth will speak louder than the lies of this world…Be bold and stand for truth in love. The Lord will use it for his purpose.”

3. IOWA PASSES HEARTBEAT BILL: The Iowa state legislature passed a heartbeat bill during a special session, with the state House and Senate voting in favor 56-34 and 32-17. The bill now goes to Governor Kim Reynolds (R), who is expected to sign. Maggie Dewitt of Pule Life Advocates stated, “We are now a step closer to providing equal protection under the law for our pre-born brothers and sisters. And we look forward to the day when all life is valued.”

4. TENNESSEE WINS BATTLE OVER TRANSGENDERISM: The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Tennessee’s ban on transgender treatments for minors after an injunction had been placed on the law. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti stated, “The case is far from over, but this is a big win…Tennessee is likely to win the constitutional argument and the case.”

5. RAMASWAMY REJECTS TRANSGENDERISM: Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy affirmed his position against transgenderism, stating, “The reality is transgenderism in this country…is a mental health disorder. Call it for what it is. It’s been treated that way for most of our medical history…when [kids] say their gender doesn’t match their biological sex, that means they’re suffering from a condition, and the compassionate thing to do is not to affirm that confusion.”

6. SUPREME COURT EXPANDS CHRISTIAN FREEDOM: In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious freedom after former bakery owners Aaron and Melissa Klein argued a law requiring them to bake cakes for those identifying as LGBTQ violated their constitutional rights. Trent McCotter, the attorney for the Kleins, stated, “The First Amendment protects the rights of all Americans to speak freely and live according to their sincere religious beliefs.”

7. DUTCH CONSERVATIVES SET TO WIN: The Dutch government collapsed after it fractured over disagreement on immigration policies. New elections will be held in the fall, with conservative opposition set to make large gains. Conservative activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek wrote that the elections are a “massive opportunity for us. Let’s pray that enough people have woken up and will actually vote for change this time.  We will not get a second chance.”

8. FREE SPEECH VICTORY IN ENGLAND: Maya Forstater won an appeal in a British court over discrimination for her belief in two biological genders. Judge Akhlaq Choudhury stated Forstater’s beliefs did “not get anywhere near to approaching the kind of belief akin to Nazism or totalitarianism.” Forstater was given over 100,000 Euros (roughly $120,000) in compensation, and stated, “My case has exposed institutionalized discrimination against, and the routine abuse and smearing of, people with perfectly ordinary beliefs about the material reality of sex.”

9. SANDMANN’S LAWYER JOINS CASE AGAINST SPLC: Todd McMurtry, the lawyer who represented Nicholas Sandmann after he was misrepresented in the media, has joined the team suing the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over its labeling of parent organizations as “hate groups.” Activist D. A. King stated, “We’re proud of the willingness of both Liberty Counsel and Todd McMurtry in agreeing to represent us in defense of our good name and reputation from the ridiculous charges of the hatemongering Southern Poverty Law Center.”

10. PUBLIC SQUARE GOES PUBLIC: Amazon alternative Public Square will begin trading on the stock market on July 20. CEO Michael Seifert elaborated, “There’s a drive for consumers to spend their money in alignment with their values; there’s also an equally strong drive for investors to invest their money with companies that do not hate them, and actually want to promote America. So that’s what we’re here to do.”

11. INDIAN CHIEF RESPONDS TO BEN & JERRY’S: Ben and Jerry’s received a surprise after tweeting, “The U.S. was founded on stolen Indigenous land. This year, let’s commit to returning it.” Now Indian chief Don Stevens has asked to re-acquire the land Ben & Jerry’s headquarters sits on. Stevens stated, “We are always interested in reclaiming the stewardship of our lands throughout our traditional territories…” The chief said his tribe “has not been approached in regards to any land back opportunities from Ben & Jerry’s.”

12. OHIO WORKS TO SECURE ELECTIONS: Ohio established the Office of Data Analytics and Archives, dedicated to election transparency. Secretary of State Frank LaRose stated it will be “the first-ever substantive effort by any state to adopt a clear and consistent method for retaining election data…Election officials haven’t been required to keep electronic records after an election, so they’re often just erasing and discarding the data.”

13. MONTANA LIBRARIES SEPARATE FROM ALA: The Montana State Library Commission will soon separate from the Marxist American Library Association. Professor James Lindsey affirms it is “Time for states to break away from the American Library Association. Montana is about to lead the way.” The Post Millennial reports the real goal for separation “is to prevent what is essentially pornographic materials, under the guise of LGBTQ inclusion, to be guided by librarians and educators into the hands of impressionable children.”

14. GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE SWITCHES PARTIES: Georgia state Representative Mesha Mainor abandoned the Democrat party and joined Republicans, stating, “I didn’t leave the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party left ME when it embraced left-wing radicalism and lawlessness, and put the interests of illegal aliens over the interest of Americans…The most dangerous thing to the Democrat Party is a black person with a mind of their own.”

15. TUBERVILLE CONTINUES OPPOSING MILITARY APPOINTMENTS: The Marine Corps currently has no Senate-appointed commander due to Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) opposition to all military appointments over the Department of Defense’s illegal abortion policies. Tuberville has stated his position clearly: “I want to start by reminding everyone why this is happening. It’s not about abortion. It’s not about the Dobbs decision. This is about a tyrannical Executive Branch walking all over the United States Senate, and doing our jobs.”

HYMN OF THE WEEK

Stepping in the Light by Eliza E. Hewitt

Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Trying to follow our Savior and King;
Shaping our lives by His blessed example,
Happy, how happy, the songs that we bring!

How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Stepping in the light, stepping in the light!
How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Led in paths of light!

Pressing more closely to Him Who is leading
When we are tempted to turn from the way.
Trusting the arm that is strong to defend us:
Happy, how happy, our praises each day!

Walking in footsteps of gentle forbearance,
Footsteps of faithfulness, mercy, and love:
Looking to Him for the grace freely promised;
Happy, how happy, our journey above!

Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior,
Upward, still upward, we follow our Guide!
When we shall see Him, “the King in His beauty,”
Happy, how happy, our place at His side!