AGENDA Weekly Brief Week of September 9-15 of 2023 by Curtis Bowers

Dear Friends,

John Bunyan said, “You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan.”

1. NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR TRIES TO CANCEL SECOND AMENDMENT: On September 8, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) declared a public health emergency over gun violence and unconstitutionally ordered a 30-day suspension of gun carrying in Albuquerque and the surrounding county. Grisham claimed that emergencies can override the Constitution and said, “No constitutional right, in my view, including my oath, is intended to be absolute. There are restrictions on free speech. There are restrictions on my freedoms.”

Amy Swearer of the Heritage Foundation tweeted that the order is “just logically nuts. Concealed carry permit holders aren’t the ones driving gun crime, and now you’re telling actual criminals that they have free reign because their victims can’t be armed.” Even Democrats and leftist gun control organizations called for the order to be rescinded, while Bernalillo County’s sheriff and District Attorney, Alberquerue’s police chief, and the state Attorney General refused to enforce the order.

Judge Andrew Napolitano suspects, “Just like Covid restrictions, this New Mexico temporary gun ban is a test run…to see what they can get away with next time.”

2. HUNTER BIDEN INDICTED: Special Counsel and Deep State lackey prosecutor Davis Weiss has announced an indictment of Hunter Biden on three criminal gun charges. Breitbart notes, “Weiss’s indictment did not include any Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) or tax violations.”

Attorney Mike Davis responded, “This is just more cover-up by David Weiss and Merrick Garland and the Biden Justice Department…Notice how they’re not charging for being an unregistered foreign agent or tax evasion, or foreign corruption, or anything that could tie to President Biden. They’re pursuing this path to make it look like they’re being tough on Hunter.”

Constitutional attorney Robert Barnes says the goal is “to tie up Hunter such that he can’t be subpoenaed to testify in any impeachment effort, and can claim the 5th. It’s not a real effort to punish.”

3. BIDEN PAYS IRAN $6 BILLION IN PRISONER EXCHANGE: The Biden Administration struck a deal to release five Iranians held in the U.S. and $6 billion in frozen funds in exchange for five Americans imprisoned in Iran. While the Biden regime insisted the money would only be used for “humanitarian aid,” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed his regime will use the money “wherever we need it.”

Retired Lt. General Jerry Boykin said, “[T]his is the same regime that killed 15,000 of their own people for rioting in the streets before [Qasem] Soleimani was killed. Does anybody believe that they really care about the needs of the Iranian people? They want a nuclear program that will put them on par with the rest of the nuclear community.” Congressman Mark Alford (R-Mo.) replied, “This is only going to make Iran think about taking more hostages.”

4. MCCARTHY OPENS IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced a “formal impeachment inquiry” of Joe Biden on five grounds, all related to the Biden family’s corrupt business deals and Joe Biden’s protection of his son Hunter. But Communism expert Cliff Kincaid notes, “The issue goes far beyond several million dollars to Hunter and the Big Guy…At home and abroad, the Obama/Biden Administration opens the door to America’s enemies.”

The White House sent a letter instructing the media on how to cover the impeachment, ordering, “It’s time for the media to ramp up its scrutiny of House Republicans for opening an impeachment inquiry based on lies.”

Ed. Note: Some believe that McCarthy is pursuing impeachment right now in order to distract from the bigger spending fight and the critical September 30 government funding deadline.

5. ANOTHER ROUND OF COVID VACCINES, PROPAGANDA, AND MANDATES: The FDA has approved new Covid boosters, including shots for children as young as six months old. Professor Linda Wastila called the move “unconscionable.” The Epoch Times notes, “The agency [FDA] cleared Moderna’s and Pfizer’s newest mRNA vaccines on Sept. 11 without analyzing data from any human trials.” Strange Sounds reports the CDC is purchasing 20 million pediatric doses of Covid-19 vaccines, worth over $1.8 billion.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) urged residents to get Big Pharma’s new Covid-19 boosters, stating, “Tell everybody don’t rely on the fact that you had a vaccine in the past, it will not help you this time around.” Providence Hospital System is ordering all of its employees to receive the latest Covid shot or risk being fired or placed on unpaid leave.

6. RFK JR. SAYS DNC IS RIGGING THE PRIMARY: In an open letter to the DNC, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign manager Dennis Kucinich accused the DNC of creating “a class of pledged delegates, called Party Leaders and Elected Officials, who are essentially the same as superdelegates, due to the amount of control the party exercises over elected officials.”

Kucinich said, “This puts the DNC, once again, in the position of overturning the will of voters across the United States. It is unclear how overturning the nation’s majority vote could be interpreted as trusting the people. The DNC consults closely with Julie Chávez-Rodríguez, Manager of Joe Biden’s campaign.” RFK Jr. criticized the DNC for refusing to hold debates and for changing the primary schedule to favor Joe Biden.

7. IMMIGRATION DISASTER IN NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Eric Adams said illegal immigrants will “destroy New York City” and ordered millions of dollars in budget cuts. Adams said, “The simple truth is that longtime New Yorkers and asylum-seekers will feel these potential cuts. And they will hurt.” At a recent press conference, New Yorkers shouted down Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and other officials, yelling, “Close the border!”

The Washington Free Beacon reports, “Federal authorities are reportedly considering putting ankle monitors on members of migrant families to ensure they stay in Texas while they are screened for asylum eligibility.” Charlie Kirk responded, “Remember: The open border lobby’s big prize is Texas. They’re willing to flood America with 10,000,000 illegal criminals so long as the majority stay in Texas and eventually turn it blue. Democrats have never believed in open borders for their communities. They just believe in open borders FOR YOU.”

146 individuals on the terror watchlist have been apprehended at the U.S. Southern border in the past year, more than have been apprehended in the last six years combined.

8. BLUE CITIES CONTINUE THEIR COLLAPSE: In Portland, Oregon, Nike has permanently shuttered its iconic MLK Community Store due to rampant retail theft and crime. Zero Hedge reports, “X user Catch Up shared a startling video titled ‘This Is Philadelphia’” showing zombie streets of working-class folks overdosing on drugs.”

In Atlanta, Walmart is reopening one of two stores it previously closed. The Star-Telegram reports the store will reopen “with a pharmacy, grocery store, and police station to help combat crime and better serve the neighborhood.”

Ed. Note: Soft-on-crime Soros-funded District Attorneys, the “Defund the Police” movement, and unrestricted immigration are all contributing to the rise in crime in Big Blue cities and the exodus from leftist cities and states.

9. SIGNS OF ECONOMIC WEAKNESS: The Daily Signal pegs the real unemployment rate at over 6%, not the official 3.8% claimed by the Biden Administration. In October, 44 million Americans will resume paying back their college loans, following Biden’s failure to cancel student loan payments. The Census Bureau reports the poverty rate skyrocketed to 12.4% in 2022, up from 7.8% in 2021. Real median household income declined by 2.3%, while inflation soared by 7.8% from 2021 to 2022.

The Biden Administration canceled planned oil and gas leases previously given by Trump in 10.6 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Hedge Fund manager Kyle Bass warns of extreme weakness in the U.S. banking sector and says, “Banks in the U.S. will lose $200, $250 billion… And there’s about $2 trillion of equity in the banks, so it’s like a 10% hit to US banking equity.”

59.4% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy, while only 37% approve.

Ed. Note: For more, read Biden Loves Vacations. His Economic Policies Mean Most Americans Can’t Afford One. International speculator Doug Casey says, “There’s plenty of reason to be concerned about things financial and economic. But I personally believe we haven’t been bearish enough on the eventual social and political fallout from the Greater Depression. Nothing is certain, but the odds are high that the U.S. is going into a time of troubles at least as bad as any experienced in any advanced country in the last century.”

10. JFK WITNESS QUESTIONS OFFICIAL NARRATIVE: Just The News reports, “Former Secret Service agent Paul Landis, who was feet away from President John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, is coming forward with his version of events that challenge the official government narrative.” Landis used to believe that Lee Harvey Oswald was the “lone shooter,” but says, “At this point, I’m beginning to doubt myself…Now I begin to wonder.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded, “The magic bullet theory is now dead. This preposterous construction has served as the mainstay of the theory that a single shooter murdered President Kennedy since the Warren Commission advanced it 60 years ago under the direction of the former CIA Director Allen Dulles, whom my uncle fired. The recent revelations by JFK’s Secret Service protector Paul Landis have prompted even the New York Times – among the last lonely defenders of the Warren Report – to finally acknowledge its absurdity.”

11. SOCIALISM IN EDUCATION: At the recent Socialism 2023 conference, Emily Drabinski, the Marxist-Lesbian head of the American Library Association, said, “Public education needs to be a site of socialist organizing. I think libraries really do, too. Classroom libraries, but also school libraries of all kinds… There’s a real opportunity here to both connect [what’s] happening in public education [with] what’s happening in libraries. We need to be on the agenda of socialist organizing.”

The conference’s opening session featured radical Marxist Angela Davis, formerly on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted List,” and included a panel titled “Family Abolition Today,” which proposed replacing families with government programs.

The Family Research Council’s Meg Kilgannon said, “She [Drabinski] will call for help from her fellow socialists to educate our children with subversive reading materials to bring about a cultural revolution. And she will get it.”

12. G20 ENDORSES DIGITAL TOTALITARIANISM: Life Site News reports, “The Group of 20 (G20), the 19 most influential countries on earth plus the European Union, has endorsed proposals to explore development of a ‘digital public infrastructure,’ including digital identification systems and potentially a centralized digital currency.” The G20 said this “infrastructure” includes “digital ID, digital payments, and data exchange” and could “further financial inclusion.”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “Many of you are familiar with the COVID-19 digital certificate…The future is digital…Digital public infrastructures are an accelerator of growth. They must be trusted, interoperable & open to all.” Breitbart reports, “Like Communist China, the EU is also looking to implement a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which could be used to impose the whims of Brussels on the different peoples of the 27-member state bloc.”

Ed. Note: For more, read Bill Gates is backing World Bank drive for digital global control.

13. NOTEWORTHY STORIES AND QUOTES:

• The IRS is deploying new Artificial Intelligence Tools to allegedly bring in more taxes by targeting wealthier Americans. However, conservatives are worried the IRS will target middle-class Americans and enemies of the regime.
• Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio said Biden officials asked him to sign false statements and lie about Trump. Tarrio said, “I told them to pound sand, and because I refused to lie about President Trump, it cost me twenty-two years of my life.”
• A CIA senior-level whistleblower told Congress that CIA officials on the CIA’s COVID Discovery Team believed that Covid-19 had emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China, but were paid to change their positions.
• Newsmax reports, “Emergency rooms are increasingly being inundated with young patients seeking care for mental health issues, medical professionals say – and experts point to two factors that they believe have exacerbated the crisis: social media and the COVID-19 pandemic.”
• Breitbart reports, “The California state legislature passed a bill Tuesday that would require large companies to disclose their estimated carbon emissions. It is the first bill of its kind, and could lead to similar legislation being passed in other states.”
• Big Food companies are now developing lab-grown fruit and mRNA shrimp.
• For the first time in two decades, the U.S. Air Force will miss its recruitment goals.
• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced $20 million to 34 organizations to “prevent targeted violence and terrorism.” Investigative journalist Leo Hohmann writes, “The $20 million is going to universities, behavioral and mental-health providers, youth services organizations, schools, churches, faith leaders, and state law enforcement agencies. Their job will be to identify political dissidents and foster interventions among those Americans considered to be ‘going down a path toward violence.’”
• “One of the greatest myths of the modern age is that ‘You can’t legislate morality.’ That’s dead wrong. Every law legislates morality. The only question is, by what standard?” – Conservative political commentator William Wolfe.
• “Ultimately, government is whatever the people in power can get away with and whatever the people they govern will tolerate. This holds true for all governments, whether they be republics, democracies, dictatorships, monarchies, socialist, or communist. Noncompliance is key.” – Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
• “Only one institution has the power to successfully fight back against the demonic trifecta of the government/corporate/media juggernaut. And that institution is the Church. But on the whole, the Church has become the fourth branch of the anti-freedom trilogy: It is either totally and thoroughly uninterested, unconcerned, and unmotivated to help provide even the slightest resistance to the antichrist takeover of America or, in some cases, is actively assisting that takeover.” – Pastor Chuck Baldwin.

FAITH, FAMILY, & FREEDOM REPORT

1. YOUNGKIN PARDONS SCOTT SMITH: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) pardoned Scott Smith, a dad who was convicted for protesting at a Loudoun County School Board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted. Youngkin stated, “Scott’s commitment to his child despite the immense obstacles is emblematic of the parental empowerment movement that started in Virginia.”

2. 2A SUPPORTERS RESIST NEW MEXICO’S GUN ORDER: After Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an emergency order forbidding citizens from carrying guns in Albuquerque or Bernalillo county, many gun owners openly protested the order by openly displaying their weapons. A demonstrator proclaimed, “This will not stand. We will not comply!”

John Allen, sheriff of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, stood against Grisham’s order and declared, “Let me be clear: I hold my standards high, and I do not, and never will, hedge on what is right. My oath is to protect the Constitution, and that is what I will do.”

3. DESANTIS OPPOSES NEW COVID SHOTS: Governor Ron Desantis (R) joined Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo in warning against the next round of Covid vaccinations. Speaking about the shots, Desantis stated, “In Florida, we’ve obviously taken a different approach.” Ladapo also stated, “We continue to live in a world where the CDC and the FDA…are just beating their own path in a direction that’s inexplicable in terms of thinking about data and common sense.”

4. RAMASWAMY DEFENDS TRUMP: Vivek Ramaswamy defended President Trump over accusations that he cannot run for President because of the 14th Amendment. After a lawsuit was filed to keep Trump off the ballot in Colorado, Ramaswamy declared, “Yesterday’s filing is just the latest in a string of baseless lawsuits designed to silence political opponents and swing the election for Joe Biden, this time by depriving Americans of the right to vote for their candidate of choice.”

5. SENATOR MIKE LEE SUPPORTS TUBERVILLE’S STAND: Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) congratulated Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) courageous stand against the DOD’s abortion policies. Lee stated, “We should commend [Tuberville’s] courage and applaud his dedication to upholding his oath of office, his commitment to the Constitution, and standing for those who cannot stand, let alone speak, for themselves.”

6. DJOKOVIC WINS 24TH GRAND SLAM: After refusing the Covid shot and being denied entrance into the U.S., Novak Djokovic returned to win his 24th grand slam at the US Open, becoming the first tennis player to ever win that many titles. Djokovic stated, “I never imagined that I would be here talking about 24 Slams. I never thought that would be the reality, but the last couple of years, I felt I have a chance, I have a shot at history—and why not grab it if it’s presented?”

7. SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS DEFEAT CLIMATE AGENDA: South Dakota farmers scored a huge win after the state’s Public Utilities Commission rejected an application from Summit Carbon Solutions to place carbon capture pipelines throughout the state. Farmer Jared Bossly stated, “The people’s voice has been heard…It was a good day here in South Dakota…You’re either a patriot or a communist. There’s no in-between anymore. We’re patriots.”

8. GREEKS PROTEST DIGITAL ID CARDS: 2,500 Greek citizens gathered to protest against biometric ID cards, warning against the tyranny they would create. Protestor Dionysis Alexopoulos stated, “We don’t want our personal data to be used. Perhaps with this new card, they’ll be able to control our access to hospitals or other public places if, for example, we aren’t vaccinated.”

9. TRUMP STANDS AGAINST TRANSGENDER MADNESS: President Donald Trump took a clear position against the indoctrination and mutilation of children, stating, “On day one, I will sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children. And I will keep men out of women’s sports. I will sign a law prohibiting child sexual mutilation in all 50 states.”

10. HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS OPPOSES RECKLESS SPENDING: The House Freedom Caucus announced their opposition to new spending measures, with chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) stating, “We are not interested in a continuing resolution that continues the policies and the spending of the Biden-Schumer-Pelosi era.” Congress has until September 30th to pass a funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown.

11. GAETZ OPPOSES MCCARTHY: Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said he would seek to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House Speakership if he continued breaking his promises to the House Freedom Caucus. Gaetz stated, “We have had no vote on term limits or on balanced budgets, as the agreement demanded and required. There’s been no full release of the January 6 tapes, as you promised…instead of cutting spending to raise the debt limit, you relied on budgetary gimmicks and rescissions.”

12. RAMASWAMY DEFENDS OWEN SHROYER: Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy defended InfoWars host Owen Shroyer, claiming he did not deserve to be sentenced for his conduct on January 6th. Ramaswamy stated, “I don’t know [Shroyer] & I have no idea if he’s a ‘good person’ or not, but that’s not what our justice system is supposed to determine. There is no greater threat to the First Amendment than the use of police power to silence political dissent.” Ramaswamy pledged to pardon all non-violent J6 prisoners if elected.

13. NEW YORKERS NOW WANT A BORDER WALL: As the illegal immigrant population continues to grow in New York City, many New Yorkers are changing their minds regarding the border wall. A new poll found 41% of citizens in NYC would support Trump’s border wall, and Democrat Mayor Eric Adams, who declared NYC a sanctuary city for illegals, stated, “Never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to.”

14. HARTFORD CITIZENS DEFEND THEIR COMMUNITIES: A group of citizens in Hartford, Connecticut, will be legally organizing their own patrols throughout their communities after a spike in violence and crime. The Daily Signal reported, “While some will certainly consider the residents’ decision to be controversial, the reality is that the right to keep and bear arms, whether exercised individually or collectively, has always played an important role in protecting life, liberty, and property—and it continues to do so today.”

15. SOUND OF FREEDOM PRODUCER RUNNING FOR MEXICAN PRESIDENT: ‘Sound of Freedom’ producer Eduardo Verástegui has officially filed to run as an independent candidate in Mexico’s 2024 presidential election. The filmmaker, whose moveie ranks No. 1 at the Latin American box office, will run on the theme of “God, Fatherland and Family,” and will aim to “put an end to child trafficking,” if elected. Verástegui stated, “The political class wants to destroy the institution of the family, destroy our values, and pervert your children. I dream of a Mexico that allows God to be the center of our nation.” Both main candidates for Mexico’s presidential election have connections to George Soros.

HYMN OF THE WEEK

Fight the Good Fight by John S.B. Monsell

Fight the good fight with all thy might;
Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right!
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.

Run the straight race through God’s good grace!
Lift up thine eyes, and seek Christ’s face.
Life with its way before us lies—
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize!

Cast care aside; lean on thy Guide.
God’s boundless mercy will provide!
Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.

Faint not nor fear: God’s arms are near!
God changeth not, and thou art dear!
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee.