To celebrate Easter, we are having a special “flash sale” and handgun giveaway that will run from now until midnight, April 2, 2018. Join Oath Keepers or renew your membership during this time and you could win a Glock 19 and a lifetime membership (1st place), or a lifetime membership in Oath Keepers (2nd place). We will select a winner from those who join or renew during this short period of time, so your odds of winning are higher than during our normal drawings. And, your name will also be entered into our ongoing rifle raffle which ends on April 19, 2018 (see below for details).
NOTE: If you buy a gift membership for someone else, both their name (as the recipient) and your name (as the buyer) will be included in the pool of names we use for this Easter drawing, and also for the rifle raffle on April 19. You both have a chance to win!
Flash sale and Handgun giveaway prizes:
FIRST PLACE: A Glock 19, 9mm high capacity pistol (one of the most popular concealed carry pistols made) and a Oath Keepers Lifetime Membership.
SECOND PLACE: An Oath Keepers Lifetime Membership, valued at $1,000.00.
If you act now, you can join or renew your Oath Keepers membership at a great discount rate and have a chance at one of these two great prizes, AND your name will also be in the running for the rifle raffle we will do on April 19, 2018. But by joining or renewing now, you will be in this smaller pool of people who signed up between now and midnight on April 2, 2018. that’s a much smaller pool of applicants.
You have until Midnight, April 2, 2018 to join or renew to have a chance at winning one of these two prizes.
All applicants in this flash sale/drawing will also be entered for the following membership sale and rifle giveaway which will end on April 19, 2018:
HUGE Discount on Oath Keepers Memberships and Renewals During 25% Off Sale and Rifle Giveaway.
Win a Daniel Defense M4 V11 SLW, a Lifetime Membership, or a set of CATI Armor Level IV plates in a 5.11 Tactical plate carrier.
In honor of Oath Keepers members now standing guard outside schools, Oath Keepers is holding a special membership drive and sale. From now until midnight on Patriot’s Day, April 19, 2018, you can join Oath Keepers, renew your membership, or give someone a gift membership at a great discount rate, and have a chance to win a Daniel Defense M4, a lifetime membership, or a set of CATI Armor Level IV plates in a 5.11 Tactical plate carrier.
During this Special, a one year membership is only $29.95 (normally $40.00). And you can get a Lifetime Membership for only $800.00 (normally $1,000.00) or a Lifetime with Spouse membership for only $1,100.00 (normally $1,500.00).
We have a variety of memberships types available; choose the one that’s right for you. If you fit in to more than one category, choose the one that suits you best. All of our memberships will get you access to our members only forums, Community Preparedness Team (CPT) eligibility at the discretion of the team leader, exclusive access to premium content and special discounts on Oath Keepers gear and from our supporting vendors. These benefits will only apply to current, dues paying members.
Every membership purchased during this membership drive (including renewals) will be entered into a drawing (void where prohibited) for:
FIRST PLACE PRIZE: A Daniel Defense M4 V11 SLW
SECOND PLACE PRIZE: OATH KEEPERS LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP (A $1,000.00 value)
Description – Lifetime Membership: Regular
Lifetime serial number transferable in will or trust to descendant
Gold colored membership card with serial # preceded by “Life.” Membership transferable upon death
Lifetime membership certificate
Solid silver Oath Keepers Lifetime Member challenge coin (delivered upon full payment)
Lapel pin and Oath Keepers Lifetime Member cap (delivered upon full payment)
Access to our members-only national discussion forum including your state chapter forum
Access to our members only communication system (Zello chat, exclusive reporting system, tip line, HAM radio)
Access to our Family Safe Network where local chapters will assist you and your family during emergencies
Eligibility to serve as training cadre in CPT program (pending approval by local CPT leader)
Access to premium content, including exclusive alerts, instructional videos, webinars and phone calls for members only
2 Oath Keepers bumper stickers and 1 back window sticker
Color Oath Keepers brochures and Oath Keepers “push” cards (size of business cards) as an outreach “Startup Kit”
Oath Keepers DVD
Pocket Constitution
Access to special vendor discounts (Third party gear and training being offered to Oath Keepers members)
A 20% discount on Oath Keepers gear, training, conventions, etc.
THIRD PLACE PRIZE: A set of CATI Armor Level IV plates in a 5.11 Tactical Tac Tec plate carrier
During this Special, a one year membership is only $29.95 (normally $40.00). And you can get a Lifetime Membership for only $800.00 (normally $1,000.00) or a Lifetime with Spouse membership for only $1,100.00 (normally $1,500.00).
Give yourself a membership or renew at a discount rate if already a member. If you renew, the renewal will go into effect on your current renewal date – so, for example, if a renewal date is June 20, 2018, the renewed membership will start June 21, 2018 even if you renew sooner, during this sale.
Give a discounted membership as a gift to a veteran or other dedicated patriot (NOTE: even if a person has not served in the military, police, or as a fire-fighter, EMT, Search and Rescue, or other first-responder, they can still join as an *Associate Member * and participate in all that we do – we are all in this together).
*GO HERE* now to join at the special discount rate (or to give a gift membership to someone else).
* No purchase necessary. See rules and regulations here.
Help us defend the Constitution! To learn more about our mission, go here.
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There is an unsung warrior class right here amongst us. They answer the call of duty at the worst possible times, traveling to the worst possible places, quite often during the worst weather that mother nature can muster. They are the ones that run towards the columns of smoke and disaster, are ushered through road blocks to go do battle with the dragons of accidents, attacks, and natural disasters. All “so that others may live,” and while these warriors do wear uniforms, they are not multi-cam. There are no holidays dinners, birthday parties of loved ones, or Christmas mornings that are off duty. Many of them are not paid for their service, yet they put their lives on the line every time they are called out.
They are the men and women of the EMS (Emergency Medical Services,) SAR (Search and Rescue,) Firefighters (both structural and wild-land,) and Police. They are America’s first responder communities.
I, at one time, came from the mindset that all government employees were to be looked at with suspicion and mistrust. That was before I joined the ranks of the 1st responders. But now, I have knowledge from direct experience, and it has dramatically changed my view of the men and women who serve these agencies. That’s not to say that there are not bad people who are members of these communities, it just means that we must look at the greater picture and recognize them as the bad apples that they are. That, and we must be diligent in calling out the bad apples and hold them to account for their actions.
My journey started a couple of years back when I was working as a writer for a political website. In my work, I had come across Stewart Rhodes of the Oath Keepers, after he had just launched his CPT (Community Preparedness Teams) initiative. This, I thought, was a great idea. I joined my local CPT and began training regularly with them. The Oath Keepers national call to action and official guidance on CPT urges them to join their local first responder community and integrate with it. This, I think, is crucial and there are CPT teams across the country that do this very well and those where it really needs to be focused on.
The original purpose and intent of the CPT program is to prepare the community, not just the teams. This is the driving concept that each CPT team across the country needs to keep in the forefront of their training and activities. If they (the CPT team) do not keep this as part of the mission it can cause problems at the local level. If there has been not enough, or no contact with the existing first responder teams before an event happens it can, for all intense purposes, cause the 1st responder community to look at CPT with suspicion and possibly worse – believe the erroneous message of the main stream media that CPT and the Oath Keepers are “anti-government.” If this were the case, then when a large-scale incident were to happen, there would not be the trust and rapport needed to call on them for assistance. How could we fix this problem? By taking our existing skill sets and eagerness to learn and join the existing first responder communities.
Living in the mountains of the west, I thought that joining my local Search and Rescue team might be a good start. It would further the skills I already had in land navigation, communications, wilderness survival, and medical care, all while helping me to get into better shape, which at the time I was in desperate need of. The process was pretty straight forward, I found their website and submitted an online application. Within a month, I was contacted by the team’s president and an interview was set up for after the next monthly meeting of the membership. During the interview, they asked about my past experience and what my motivation was for wanting to join the team. Really, for me, my main motivation was to give back to my local community in a tangible way. I remember thinking that if one of my three daughters was cold, hurt, alone, and lost in the wilderness, what kind of person would I want to be out there searching for her and in the end the answer to that question was someone like me.
It was in the next month, I was made a probationary member of the team. I needed to get my CPR license updated and also needed to take and pass the SAR Tech 1 certification through NASAR (The National Association for Search and Rescue.) NASAR was founded in 1972 for the training of search and rescue, disaster relief, emergency medicine, and awareness education. NASAR is interested in search and rescue as a humanitarian mission. They also provide a national standard for training and skills. Once I accomplished these, I was able to be called out for missions.
I really cannot believe that more people are not interested in being a part of their local SAR team. During the first year of training, I was able to train with and become competent in several areas that are incredibly exciting. Rappelling, 4×4 riding, snowmobiles/snow cats, and boats are just a few of the types of experiences you will get to have. All this while building team dynamics and really getting a sense that you are really helping people on some of the worst days of their lives.
After being a member of the SAR team for about a year, I went on to join the local ambulance service. This, I really kind of fell into. I had heard from a fellow member of the CPT team that the ambulance service was having their 24-hour refresher course once a week and that it was free and open to the public. I began attending their trainings, hoping just to get some emergency medical training that would be of use in my SAR callouts. I found that I had a keen interest in Emergency Medicine and within in 2 months of training I began driving for the ambulance service. A month later I was working on attaining my own EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) license. That summer I was brought on to the service as a full member. That would be a very busy summer for me as I also applied for, and was accepted to be a wildland fire fighter (as a fire-line qualified EMT). A week after passing my NREMT (National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians,) I was living out of a tent on an isolated mountain side going through the USFS (United States Forest Service) Guard School. This is the training one must go through to become a type 2 wildland fire fighter. That summer would prove to be one of the most intense fire seasons in history and I would travel to 6 different fires.
I now have an immense feeling of pride in serving and giving back what I can to my community. I have an ever-evolving skill set that is continuously being added to and I am in the best shape of my life!
In this new series of articles “Code 3”, I will be discussing different aspects of the first responder communities and what it is like to live the life of a first responder. Additionally, I will also be putting out gear reviews, going over new tools and tech that can help in the fight “so that others may live.”
If you believe in the mission of Oath Keepers, to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, please make a donation to support our work. You can donate HERE.
Please register for Oath Keepers Police Experts on Improving School Security and Guidance for Our Volunteers in Operation We Got Your Six on Mar 5, 2018 9:00 PM EST.
A panel of our most experienced veteran street cops and SWAT officers, some still current serving, as well as Special Warfare and combat arms veterans, will present on:
1. Their analysis and findings on what policies, programs, and TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures), need to be put in place by schools and local LEOs to most effectively protect the students, as well as what legislative and regulatory changes would need to take place at the local and federal level to facilitate those changes. What will keep the students safe? What needs to change, what needs to be done, and how do we do it for long term, lasting solutions to the threat of “active shooter” mass murderer and terrorist attacks against our schools?
2. Their recommendations, advice, and guidelines for our Oath Keepers volunteers in Operation We Got Your Six (WGY6), who are volunteering to serve on campus with school permission, if possible, and are also posting off campus to overwatch schools to spot and report to local LEOs any potential threats, with the expectation that only our most well trained, experienced, and qualified professional police and military members will be expected to be prepared to directly respond to a worst case scenario of an ongoing mass murder attack such as recently happened in Florida. Emphasis will be on effective coordination with local LEOs, with the schools, and with each other to avoid blue-on-blue tragedies, and emphasis will be on putting a primary on effective observation and overwatch, with direct action being the last resort, and only by our most skilled designated responders. This webinar will help you do it right.
As always, you will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
It will be recorded for later listening on that website under “Newsmakers.”
Show description:
Frank Andrews will interview Stewart Rhodes, President and founder of Oath Keepers.
The focus will be the purpose of Oath Keepers, and Mr Rhodes’ thoughts on school violence, the attack on the 2nd amendment and what our country needs to know and needs to do to help protect our students.
Many of Andrews listeners have suggested retired and former military are best to step in for protection because of training and courage.
JOIN OR RENEW NOW AND HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS FANTASTIC WEAPON SIGHT AND MAGNIFIER COMBO!
As promised during our gun rights webinar, we are running a special 72 hour flash sale and drawing, which ends at midnight on Thursday, March 1, 2018. On March 2, 2018, we will randomly pick the winners and announce them.
Drawing will be for:
FIRST PLACE: A new EOTech XPS3 Holographic Sight w/ G33.STS 3X Magnifier (with flip to the side quick detach mount). This is a package valued at over $1,000.00.
SECOND PLACE: An Oath Keepers Lifetime Membership, valued at $1,000.00.
If you act now, you can join or renew your membership at a great discount rate and have a chance at one of these two great prizes, AND your name will also be in the running for the rifle raffle we will do on April 19, 2018 (see below for details). But by joining or renewing now, you will be in this smaller pool of people who signed up between 9pm Eastern on February 26, 2018 (when our webinar started), and midnight, March 1, 2018 (we added three hours, to make it 75 total, to give you enough time on Thursday). that’s a much smaller pool of applicants.
You have until Midnight, March 1, 2018 to join or renew to have a chance at winning one of these two prizes.
An awesome weapon sight/magnifier Ccmbo, with three dots on the sight reticle to use at longer range
All applicants in this flash sale/drawing will also be entered for the following membership sale and rifle giveaway which will end on April 19, 2018:
HUGE Discount on Oath Keepers Memberships and Renewals During 25% Off Sale and Rifle Giveaway.
Win a Daniel Defense M4 V11 SLW, a Lifetime Membership, or a set of CATI Armor Level IV plates in a 5.11 Tactical plate carrier.
In honor of Oath Keepers members now standing guard outside schools, Oath Keepers is holding a special membership drive and sale. From now until midnight on Patriot’s Day, April 19, 2018, you can join Oath Keepers, renew your membership, or give someone a gift membership at a great discount rate, and have a chance to win a Daniel Defense M4, a lifetime membership, or a set of CATI Armor Level IV plates in a 5.11 Tactical plate carrier.
During this Special, a one year membership is only $29.95 (normally $40.00). And you can get a Lifetime Membership for only $800.00 (normally $1,000.00) or a Lifetime with Spouse membership for only $1,100.00 (normally $1,500.00).
We have a variety of memberships types available; choose the one that’s right for you. If you fit in to more than one category, choose the one that suits you best. All of our memberships will get you access to our members only forums, Community Preparedness Team (CPT) eligibility at the discretion of the team leader, exclusive access to premium content and special discounts on Oath Keepers gear and from our supporting vendors. These benefits will only apply to current, dues paying members.
Every membership purchased during this membership drive (including renewals) will be entered into a drawing (void where prohibited) for:
FIRST PLACE PRIZE: A Daniel Defense M4 V11 SLW
SECOND PLACE PRIZE: OATH KEEPERS LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP (A $1,000.00 value)
Description – Lifetime Membership: Regular
Lifetime serial number transferable in will or trust to descendant
Gold colored membership card with serial # preceded by “Life.” Membership transferable upon death
Lifetime membership certificate
Solid silver Oath Keepers Lifetime Member challenge coin (delivered upon full payment)
Lapel pin and Oath Keepers Lifetime Member cap (delivered upon full payment)
Access to our members-only national discussion forum including your state chapter forum
Access to our members only communication system (Zello chat, exclusive reporting system, tip line, HAM radio)
Access to our Family Safe Network where local chapters will assist you and your family during emergencies
Eligibility to serve as training cadre in CPT program (pending approval by local CPT leader)
Access to premium content, including exclusive alerts, instructional videos, webinars and phone calls for members only
2 Oath Keepers bumper stickers and 1 back window sticker
Color Oath Keepers brochures and Oath Keepers “push” cards (size of business cards) as an outreach “Startup Kit”
Oath Keepers DVD
Pocket Constitution
Access to special vendor discounts (Third party gear and training being offered to Oath Keepers members)
A 20% discount on Oath Keepers gear, training, conventions, etc.
THIRD PLACE PRIZE: A set of CATI Armor Level IV plates in a 5.11 Tactical Tac Tec plate carrier
During this Special, a one year membership is only $29.95 (normally $40.00). And you can get a Lifetime Membership for only $800.00 (normally $1,000.00) or a Lifetime with Spouse membership for only $1,100.00 (normally $1,500.00).
Give yourself a membership or renew at a discount rate if already a member. If you renew, the renewal will go into effect on your current renewal date – so, for example, if a renewal date is June 20, 2018, the renewed membership will start June 21, 2018 even if you renew sooner, during this sale.
Give a discounted membership as a gift to a veteran or other dedicated patriot (NOTE: even if a person has not served in the military, police, or as a fire-fighter, EMT, Search and Rescue, or other first-responder, they can still join as an *Associate Member * and participate in all that we do – we are all in this together).
*GO HERE* now to join at the special discount rate (or to give a gift membership to someone else).
* No purchase necessary. See rules and regulations here.
Help us defend the Constitution! To learn more about our mission, go here.
If you believe in what Oath Keepers is doing to defend the Constitution and to protect our communities, please consider making a donation to support our efforts. We appreciate your support. Thank you! Donate Here
The Three Stooges of Clinton/Obama Corruption: Comey, Mueller, and Strzok
Below is the complete declassified Nunes memo. This memo reveals blatant FBI and DOJ corruption, collusion, and criminal conspiracy with the DNC and Clinton Campaign to falsely obtain a FISA warrant on Trump’s advisor, all to attempt to obtain or create dirt on Trump to stop him from becoming president, or to remove him from power afterwards. This is treason against our laws and our Constitution. It is now time arrests, prosecutions, convictions, and prison for all involved.
Here is the full text of the declassified memo, as well as a cover letter from White House Counsel. Below that is further commentary by Oath Keepers and others.
[TEXT OF LETTER FROM WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL]
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 2, 2018
The Honorable Devin Nunes
Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
On January 29, 2018, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter the Committee) voted to disclose publicly a memorandum containing classified information provided to the Committee in connection with its oversight activities (the Memorandum, which is attached to this letter). As provided by clause 11(g) of Rule of the House of Representatives, the Committee has forwarded this Memorandum to the President based on its determination that the release of the Memorandum would serve the public interest.
The Constitution vests the President with the authority to protect national security secrets from it disclosure. As the Supreme Court has recognized, it is the President’s responsibility to classify, declassify, and control access to information bearing on our intelligence sources and methods and national defense. See, Dep of Navy v. Egan, 484 US. 518, 527 (1988). In order to facilitate appropriate congressional oversight, the Executive Branch may entrust classified information to the appropriate committees of Congress, as it has done in connection with the Committee’s oversight activities here. The Executive Branch does so on the assumption that the Committee will responsibly protect such classified information, consistent with the laws of the United States.
The Committee has now determined that the release of the Memorandum would be appropriate.
The Executive Branch, across Administrations of both parties, has worked to accommodate congressional requests to declassify specific materials in the public interest. (1) However, public release of classified information by unilateral action of the Legislative Branch is extremely rare and raises significant separation of powers concerns. Accordingly, the Committee’s request to release the Memorandum is interpreted as a request for declassification pursuant to the President’s authority.
The President understands that the protection of our national security represents his highest obligation. Accordingly, he has directed lawyers and national security staff to assess the
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1 See, e. S. Dept. 114 f8 at 12 (Administration of Barack Obama) ( On April 3, 2014 . . . the Committee agreed to send the revised Findings and Conclusions, and the updated Executive Summary of the Committee Study, to the President for declassification and public release f); H. Dept. 107-792 (Administration of George W. Bush) (similar); E.O. 12812 (Administration of George H.W. Bush) (noting Senate resolution requesting that President provide for
declassification of certain information Via Executive Order).
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declassification request, consistent with established standards governing the handling of classified information, including those under Section 3.1(d) of Executive Order 13526. Those standards permit declassification when the public interest in disclosure outweighs any need to protect the information. The White House review process also included input from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice. Consistent with this review and these standards, the President has determined that declassification of the Memorandum is appropriate.
Based on this assessment and in light of the significant public interest in the memorandum, the President has authorized the declassification of the Memorandum. To be clear, the Memorandum reflects the judgments of its congressional authors. The President understands
that oversight concerning matters related to the Memorandum may be continuing. Though the circumstances leading to the declassification through this process are extraordinary, the Executive Branch stands ready to work with Congress to accommodate oversight requests
consistent with applicable standards and processes, including the need to protect intelligence sources and methods.
Sincerely,
Donald F. McGahn II
Counsel to the President
cc: The Honorable Paul Ryan
Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Honorable Adam Schiff
Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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[FULL TEXT OF DECLASSIFIED NUNES MEMO STARTS HERE]
Declassified by order of the President
February 2, 2018
January 18, 2018
To: HPSCI Majority Members
From: HPSCI Majority Staff
Subject: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Abuses at the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Purpose
This memorandum provides Members an update on significant facts relating to the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and their use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (F ISA) during the 2016 presidential election cycle. Our findings, which are detailed below, 1) raise concerns with the legitimacy and legality of certain DOJ and FBI interactions with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), and 2) represent a troubling breakdown of legal processes established to protect the American people from abuses related to the ISA process.
Investigation Update
– On October 21, 2016, DOJ and FBI sought and received a FISA probable cause order (up; under Title VII) authorizing electronic surveillance on Carter Page from the FISC. Page is a US citizen who served as a volunteer advisor to the Trump presidential campaign. Consistent with requirements under FISA, the application had to be first certified by the Director or Deputy Director of the FBI. It then required the approval of the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney
General (DAG), or the Senate confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division.
The FBI and DOJ obtained one initial FISA warrant targeting Carter Page and three FISA renewals from the FISC. As required by statute (50 U.S.C. a FISA order on an American citizen must be renewed by the ISC every 90 days and each renewal requires a separate finding of probable cause. Then-Director James Comey signed three FISA applications in question on behalf of the FBI, and Deputy Director Andrew McCabe signed one. Sally Yates, then-Acting DAG Dana Boente, and DAG Rod Rosenstein each signed one or more FISA applications on behalf of Due to the sensitive nature of foreign intelligence activity, FISA submissions (including renewals) before the ISC are classified. As such, the public’s confidence in the integrity of the FISA process depends on the court’s ability to hold the government to the highest standard — particularly as it relates to surveillance of American citizens. However, the rigor in protecting the rights of Americans, which is reinforced by 90 day renewals of surveillance orders, is necessarily dependent on the government’s production to the court of all material and relevant facts. This should include information potentially favorable to the target of the FISA application that is known by the government. In the case of Carter Page, the government had at least four independent opportunities before the FISC to accurately provide an accounting of the relevant facts. However, our findings indicate that, as described below, material and relevant information was omitted.
1) The dossier compiled by Christopher Steele (Steele dossier) on behalf of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Hillary Clinton campaign formed an essential part of the Carter Page FISA application. Steele was a longtime FBI source who was paid over $160,000 by the DNC and Clinton campaign, via the law firm Perkins Coie and research firm Fusion GPS, to obtain derogatory information on Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.
a) Neither the initial application in October 2016, nor any of the renewals, disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign, or. any party/campaign in funding Steele’s efforts, even though the political origins of the Steele dossier were then known to senior and FBI officials.
b) The initial FISA application notes Steele was working for a named US. person, but does not name Fusion GPS and principal Glenn Simpson, who was paid by a US. law firm (Perkins Coie) representing the DNC (even though it was known by DOI at the, time that political actors were involved with the Steele dossier). The application does not mention Steele was ultimately working on behalf of and paid by the DNC and Clinton campaign, or that the FBI had separately authorized payment to Steele for the same information.
2) The Carter Page FISA application also cited extensively a September 23, 2016, Yahoo News article by- Michael Isikoff, which focuses on Page fs July 2016 trip to Moscow. This article does not corroborate the Steele dossier because it is derived from information leaked by Steele himself to Yahoo News. The Page FISA application incorrectly assesses that Steele did not directly provide information to Yahoo News. Steele has admitted in British court flings that he met with Yahoo Newly – and several other outlets – in September 2016 at the direction of Fusion GPS. Perkins Coie was aware of Steele initial media contacts because they hosted at least one meeting in Washington DC. in 2016 with Steele and Fusion GPS where this matter was discussed.
a) Steele was suspended and then terminated as an FBI source for what the FBI defines as the most serious of violations fan unauthorized disclosure to the media of his relationship with the FBI in an October 30, 2016, Mother Jones article by David Corn Steele should have been terminated for his previous undisclosed contacts with Yahoo and other outlets’ 1n September before the Page application was submitted to the FISC in October-but Steele improperly concealed from and lied to the FBI about those contacts.
b) Steele fs numerous encounters with the media violated the cardinal rule of source handling maintaining confidentiality and demonstrated that Steele had become a less than reliable source for the FBI.
3) Before and after Steele was terminated as a source, he maintained contact with DOJ via then-Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce 0hr, a senior DOJ official who worked closely with Deputy Attorneys General Yates and later Rosenstein. Shortly after the election, the FBI began interviewing 0hr, documenting his communications with Steele. For example, in September 2016, Steele admitted to 0hr his feelings against then-candidate Trump when Steele said he “was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president.” This clear evidence of Steele’s bias was recorded by Ohr at the time and subsequently in official FBI files – but not reflected in any of the Page FISA applications.
a) During this same time period, Ohr’s wife was employed by Fusion GPS to assist in the cultivation of opposition research on Trump. Ohr later provided the FBI with all of his wife’s opposition research, paid for by the DNC and Clinton campaign via Fusion GPS. The Ohrs’ relationship with Steele and Fusion GPS was inexplicably concealed from the FISC.
4) According to the head of the counterintelligence division, Assistant Director Bill Priestap, corroboration of the Steele dossier was in its “infancy” at the time of the initial Page FISA application. After Steele was terminated, a source validation report conducted by an independent unit within FBI assessed Steele’s reporting as only minimally corroborated. Yet, in early January 2017, Director Comey briefed President-elect Trump on a summary of the Steele dossier, even though it was – according to his June 2017 testimony – “salacious and unverified.” While the FISA application relied on Steele’s past record of credible reporting on other unrelated matters, it ignored or concealed his anti Trump financial and ideological motivations. Furthermore, Deputy Director McCabe testified before the Committee in December 2017 that no surveillance warrant would have been sought from the FISC without the Steele dossier information.
5) The Page FISA application also mentions information regarding fellow Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos, but there is no evidence of any cooperation or conspiracy between Page and Papadopoulos. The Papadopoulos information triggered the opening
of an FBI counterintelligence investigation in late July 2016 by FBI agent Pete Strzok. Strzok was reassigned by the Special Counsel’s Office to FBI Human Resources for improper text messages with his mistress, FBI Attorney Lisa Page (no known relation to Carter Page), where they both demonstrated a clear bias against Trump and in favor of Clinton, Whom Strzok had also investigated. The Strzok/Lisa Page texts also reflect extensive discussions about the investigation, orchestrating leaks to the media, and include a meeting with Deputy Director McCabe to discuss an “insurance” policy against President Trump’s election.
[END OF MEMO TEXT]
To see a digital copy of the actual memo, go here.
NOTE: We will add further commentary as it comes in, so please check back often.
Stefan Molyneux – THE MEMO HAS BEEN RELEASED
From Shorty Dawkins:
The long awaited Nunes FISA Memo has finally been released.
The Memo clearly points to unethical, and perhaps criminal, activities of certain high-level individuals in the FBI and DOJ. The whole Russia/Trump conspiracy investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is now called into question as having been instigated by a hoax. There can be no other conclusion.
Contrary to the screams of the Democrats and others, there is nothing that harms national security in the Memo, unless you think pointing out possible unethical, or criminal, activity in a government institution harms national security. Cries of national security, in this case, are clearly alarms meant to cover up the actions revealed in the Memo, and the individuals involved.
Wrongdoing cannot be tolerated at any level of government. When discovered, it must be exposed and then punished. Those who cover up wrongdoing are equally guilty and must be exposed.
Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace, not for having any part in the Watergate burglary, but for his part in the ensuing coverup.
I invite you all to read the Memo, and draw your own conclusions.
That certain high-level individuals may be embarrassed, at the very least, or potentially brought up on charges, does not mean that national security is in jeopardy. No, it merely means that wrongdoing has been exposed. It was not the rank and file members of the FBI and DOJ who perpetrated these actions. It was, according to the Memo, certain individuals within the FBI and DOJ, that colluded with outside organizations that plotted to destroy Donald Trump, using unverified, salacious documents supplied by a foreign spy with a hatred for Trump.
The Democrats have continuously fought in unison to prevent this information from being released. Why? Because their fingerprints are all over the “dossier” that was the impetus of the FISA warrants and the Fusion GPS/Steele unverified documents that were the springboard to the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. The Democrats wanted we, the American people, to be kept in the dark. They were intent on covering up the transgressions of high-level friends who were working to undermine, or possibly destroy, first candidate Trump and now President Trump.
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To wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Oath Keepers is holding a special membership drive and sale. From now until midnight, January 31, 2018, you can join Oath Keepers, renew your membership, or give someone a gift membership at a great discount rate, and have a chance to win an AR-15 rifle and other great prizes (see below).
Every membership purchased during this membership drive (including renewals) will be entered into a drawing (void where prohibited) for: A New Frontier Armory AR15 5.56 rifle; an Oath Keepers Lifetime membership (a $1,000.00 value); or a Glock 20 SF 10mm Handgun (see below for details).
During this Special, a one year membership is only $29.95 (normally $40.00). And you can get a Lifetime Membership for only $800.00 (normally $1,000.00) or a Lifetime with Spouse membership for only $1,100.00 (normally $1,500.00).
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2 Oath Keepers bumper stickers and 1 back window sticker
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This awesome Glock 20 SF (Short Frame) 10mm comes with two 15 round magazines. “The SF model reduces the circumference of the receiver at the rear, or “backstrap,” offering increased comfort and control—especially to shooters with smaller hands.” This is a fantastic handgun, chambered for the powerful and flat-shooting 10mm round, which is a favorite of outdoorsmen and rural LEOs nation-wide who prefer a semi-auto for defense against both two legged and four legged predators, as well as for hunting (the 10mm with solid loads is known to deliver more penetration and longer practical range than the .45) .
The three winners will be randomly picked by computer from all entrants including post card entrants. If the entry was a gift, the person named on the membership entry or postcard will be the the winner.*
NOTE: Winner of the rifle or handgun must be lawfully eligible to receive and own that weapon in their state of residence and must receive it at an FFL. If the winner lives in one of the jacked-up states that doesn’t respect the Second Amendment … move! Just kidding. We will substitute a weapon of comparable or lesser value that you are eligible to own in your commie state (but you should still move!).*
Winner must be legally eligible to own the firearm, and must receive it in person at an FFL Dealer in their state of residence and go through the whole paperwork process required by that dealer and all applicable laws. (See our website for further details).*
Oath Keepers Security Volunteers on Duty Outside First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas
We still have Oath Keepers volunteers on the ground in Sutherland Springs, TX, helping provide security for the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs as they recover and rebuild after the horrendous mass shooting on November 5. A secondary mission for our team is to offer free security assessments to South Texas churches, and to offer free training for their security teams (helping them form a team if they have none, or helping them train the team they have).
Our men have been on the ground for the past week, at the invitation of the church pastors, and have done a superb job in helping to preserve the privacy and security of the church and its members as they go through the heart wrenching grieving, memorial, and healing process. And we will be part of the long term solution to help prevent this from happening again, which will also help to defend our gun rights by denying the enemies of the Second Amendment the victims they need to push their agenda.
If you can’t volunteer, please help support those who can. You can DONATE to help us continue this vital mission.
Not everyone can attend these events, but we could use your help with the ongoing expenses. Our unpaid volunteers need to be reimbursed for gas money spent on travel and food, and we have also spent money on airfare and a rental car to bring in one of our key team leaders, retired Washington D.C. Metro police officer and Army Ranger veteran, Brian Krogmann, who flew in from Arizona.
We appreciate all who have supported our recent disaster relief efforts in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, and we will do our best to not stretch our donors too thin. But the anti-gunners are doing all they can to use this tragedy, as well as the recent Las Vegas mass shooting, to further erode and destroy your right to bear arms. When the pastors of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs reached out to us and asked us for help, we didn’t hesitate because it was the right thing to do. And by stepping up when called, we will also be part of the long term solution of increased security for churches, not just in Texas, but all across the nation.
Because of this operation, we can now speak with direct knowledge of what happened there in Sutherland Springs since we have seen the aftermath with our own eyes, and we have spoken directly with the church members and their pastors. We have also had the honor to meet and speak at length with the man who put a stop to the killing, Stephen Willeford. And all of that will make a real difference as we counsel and advise churches across the nation on what they must do to prevent the same thing from happening to them – they must have robust armed security that is prepared for active shooter attacks like this.
We all know that until churches go from being soft targets to being hard targets, terrorists and madmen will take advantage of that softness to work their evil. Oath Keepers is playing a direct, key part in making that necessary change, across this nation. Please donate to support this effort.
If you prefer to send a check, the mailing address is:
Oath Keepers 5130 S. Fort Apache Road, Ste. 215 Las Vegas, NV 89148
A donation of any amount will be greatly appreciated by our Oath Keepers on the ground in Sutherland Springs, TX and will help us in our mission to defend the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, going forward.
Oath Keepers Security Volunteers on Duty Outside First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas
We still have Oath Keepers volunteers on the ground in Sutherland Springs, TX, helping provide security for the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs as they recover and rebuild after the horrendous mass shooting on November 5. A secondary mission for our team is to offer free security assessments to South Texas churches, and to offer free training for their security teams (helping them form a team if they have none, or helping them train the team they have). Our men have been on the ground for the past week, at the invitation of the church pastors, and have done a superb job in helping to preserve the privacy and security of the church and its members as they go through the heart wrenching grieving, memorial, and healing process. And we will be part of the long term solution to help prevent this from happening again, which will also help to defend our gun rights by denying the enemies of the Second Amendment the victims they need to push their agenda.
If you can’t volunteer, please help support those who can. You can DONATE to help us continue this vital mission.
Not everyone can attend these events, but we could use your help with the ongoing expenses. Our unpaid volunteers need to be reimbursed for gas money spent on travel and food, and we have also spent money on airfare and a rental car to bring in one of our key team leaders, retired Washington D.C. Metro police officer and Army Ranger veteran, Brian Krogmann, who flew in from Arizona.
We appreciate all who have supported our recent disaster relief efforts in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, and we will do our best to not stretch our donors too thin. But the anti-gunners are doing all they can to use this tragedy, as well as the recent Las Vegas mass shooting, to further erode and destroy your right to bear arms. When the pastors of the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs reached out to us and asked us for help, we didn’t hesitate because it was the right thing to do. And by stepping up when called, we will also be part of the long term solution of increased security for churches, not just in Texas, but all across the nation. Because of this operation, we can now speak with direct knowledge of what happened there in Sutherland Springs since we have seen the aftermath with our own eyes, we have spoken directly with the church members and their pastors, and we have also had the honor to meet and speak at length with the man who put a stop to the killing, Stephen Willeford. And all of that will make a real difference as we counsel and advise churches across the nation on what they must do to prevent the same thing from happening to them – they must have robust armed security that is prepared for active shooter attacks like this.
We all know that until churches go from being soft targets to being hard targets, terrorists and madmen will take advantage of that softness to work their evil. Oath Keepers is playing a direct, key part in making that necessary change, across this nation. Please donate to support this effort.
A donation of any amount will be greatly appreciated by our men on the ground in Sutherland Springs, TX and will help us in our mission to defend the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, going forward.
Pastor Frank Pomeroy and his wife, Sherri, took the podium Monday morning to respond to the mass shooting at their church in southeast Texas during the service on Sunday, Nov. 6. They lost their 14-year-old daughter that day.
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Associate Pastor Kevin Cornelius from First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, TX and Pastor Mark Collins (who used to be pastor at the church) reached out to Oath Keepers and asked us to provide security for the church grounds, for the church service on Sunday, 11/12/2017, and to also provide security for some of the funerals for those killed in Sunday’s mass shooting. In response, Oath Keepers has been on the ground at the church since Thursday, November 9 and we are already bringing in some of our most experienced police and military veterans.
Help us provide security for the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, TX and their community while they heal and recover from the horrendous mass shooting that took the lives of 26 people on Sunday, Nov. 5, and help us train church security teams in the area so they are better prepared to prevent and/or stop such acts of evil in the future.
Skilled Volunteers Needed:
We need skilled, trained, and experienced police and military veteran volunteers to assist us in providing security for the church and for the community as they grieve and recover.
You can volunteer by emailing us at: tx@oathkeepers.org.
You can also call:
Scott Dunn at 850-209-6348
or
Ivan Chiplinsky at 702-810-4066
If you cannot make it yourself, please donate to support those who can. We need to pay for the travel expenses of bringing in our best men. Please help support this mission:
1. Brian Krogmann (Army Ranger veteran and retired Washington D.C. Metro police officer who helped take down the Washington Navy Yard shooter in 2013).
2. Scott Dunn (Ranger School grad, police veteran, and retired trauma nurse).
3. Army Ranger veteran Ivan Chiplinsky (who was deployed to Haiti for six months while in service).
They need help. We want only “quiet professionals” who are well trained and experienced current serving or prior police and military with appropriate backgrounds to help preserve the dignity and privacy of the church, the survivors, and the families of those killed as they grieve, recover, heal, and rebuild. We are now responsible for the security of the church grounds (both inside and outside the fence), and we will be assisting with the security of future church services and as security escorts for survivors and the family of the deceased as they attend services. We will also be available to provide security for funerals upon request of the families.
We have pledged to help the church with future security planning as they rebuild, and while on this mission, we will also be doing free security assessments for other churches in the area and throughout South Texas, and we will begin the process of training up church security teams. We are doing all of this for free, as volunteers, under our oath obligations and as part of our Community Preparedness Team (CPT) program.
Volunteers should expect to be heavily vetted and be prepared to undergo a background check. We prefer Oath Keepers members, but highly qualified non-members may also volunteer. This will be an armed detail, but it will be low profile and concealed carry. We do have long guns (since the best response to a terrorist rifle threat is a rifle in the hands of the good guys, as Steven Willeford showed last Sunday), but they too will remain concealed. Clothing will be solid colors only. Oath Keepers shirts and hats are encouraged to help assist with identification of our volunteers.
Please note that Oath Keepers DID NOT reach out to the church or the pastors. They contacted us. Pastor Mark Collins (who used to pastor at the church) is assisting Pastors Pomeroy and Cornelius in dealing with this tragedy. Pastor Collins has known me (Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes) for years and has worked with us in the past. Both of us were in the documentary “Revelation: Dawn of Global Government” and we have spoken at the same patriotic gatherings around the nation for years. Pastor Collins knows us, knows our past work, and trusts us to do this right, and that is why we were contacted to help. We are honored to help in any way we can.
Pastor Collins, who is best known nationwide for playing George Washington, is a great American patriot pastor and friend of Oath Keepers. The other pastors are also fantastic men who deserve our support and assistance.
Pastor Collins on the news regarding the mass shooting:
While providing security for the church and the families, we are working alongside the Texas Highway Patrol, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, Baptist Child and Family Services (BCFS) (who are in overall command of the scene), BioTech and the Red Cross. This is a very important mission. Yes, we do wish that the church had had an effective armed security team in place, with an effective security plan (as we have been calling for in all churches across America), but we must now help them heal and rebuild. And we hope we can also be part of helping prevent this from happening again to this church or to others in South Texas (and nationwide). Our mobile training team will begin in this area and will spread out from there.
Please donate to support the costs of travel and support for this critical mission. DONATE HERE.
Please say a prayer for the Sutherland Springs community as they grieve, heal, and rebuild. And please say a prayer for our volunteers as they do all they can to help in that process.
For the Republic,
Stewart Rhodes
Founder of Oath Keepers
Photo: Two of Our Oath Keepers Team Leaders on Ground in Sutherland Springs, TX – Scott Dunn and Ivan Chiplinsky.
PS – Here is an interview with good Samaritan hero, Stephen Willeford, on how he stopped the killing:
We only wish he, or someone like him, had been in the church parking lot when the killer first arrived, rather than having to run there after the attack had already started. And that is why we strongly advocate that churches have an exterior security team, armed with rifles (concealed in their vehicle as they stand next to it), as well as concealed handguns on their person, so they can decisively stop such an attack at the outset. We will train them to do just that (along with having a team on the inside, as well as attendees carrying concealed). See our recommendations for church security here and here.
Help us provide security for the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, TX and their community while they heal and recover from the horrendous mass shooting that took the lives of 26 people on Sunday, Nov. 5, and help us train church security teams in the area so they are better prepared to prevent and/or stop such acts of evil in the future.
On Wed. Nov. 8, Associate Pastor Kevin Cornelius from First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, TX and Pastor Mark Collins (who used to be pastor at the church) reached out to Oath Keepers and asked us to provide security for the church grounds, for the church service on Sunday, 11/12/2017, and to also provide security for some of the funerals for those killed in Sunday’s mass shooting. In response, Oath Keepers has been on the ground at the church since Thursday, November 9 and we are already bringing in some of our most experienced police and military veterans.
Skilled Volunteers Needed:
We need skilled, trained, and experienced police and military veteran volunteers to assist us in providing security for the church and for the community as they grieve and recover.
You can volunteer by emailing us at: tx@oathkeepers.org.
You can also call:
Scott Dunn at 850-209-6348
or
Ivan Chiplinsky at 702-810-4066
If you cannot make it yourself, please donate to support those who can. We need to pay for the travel expenses of bringing in our best men. Please help support this mission:
1. Brian Krogmann (Army Ranger veteran and retired Washington D.C. Metro police officer who helped take down the Washington Navy Yard shooter in 2013).
2. Scott Dunn (Ranger School grad, police veteran, and retired trauma nurse).
3. Army Ranger veteran Ivan Chiplinsky (who was deployed to Haiti for six months while in service).
They need help. We want only “quiet professionals” who are well trained and experienced current serving or prior police and military with appropriate backgrounds to help preserve the dignity and privacy of the church, the survivors, and the families of those killed as they grieve, recover, heal, and rebuild. We are now responsible for the security of the church grounds (both inside and outside the fence), and we will be assisting with the security of future church services and as security escorts for survivors and the family of the deceased as they attend services. We will also be available to provide security for funerals upon request of the families.
We have pledged to help the church with future security planning as they rebuild, and while on this mission, we will also be doing free security assessments for other churches in the area and throughout South Texas, and we will begin the process of training up church security teams. We are doing all of this for free, as volunteers, under our oath obligations and as part of our Community Preparedness Team (CPT) program.
Volunteers should expect to be heavily vetted and be prepared to undergo a background check. We prefer Oath Keepers members, but highly qualified non-members may also volunteer. This will be an armed detail, but it will be low profile and concealed carry. We do have long guns (since the best response to a terrorist rifle threat is a rifle in the hands of the good guys, as Steven Willeford showed last Sunday), but they too will remain concealed. Clothing will be solid colors only. Oath Keepers shirts and hats are encouraged to help assist with identification of our volunteers.
Please note that Oath Keepers DID NOT reach out to the church or the pastors. They contacted us. Pastor Mark Collins (who used to pastor at the church) is assisting Pastors Pomeroy and Cornelius in dealing with this tragedy. Pastor Collins has known me (Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes) for years and has worked with us in the past. Both of us were in the documentary “Revelation: Dawn of Global Government” and we have spoken at the same patriotic gatherings around the nation for years. Pastor Collins knows us, knows our past work, and trusts us to do this right, and that is why we were contacted to help. We are honored to help in any way we can.
Pastor Collins, who is best known nationwide for playing George Washington, is a great American patriot pastor and friend of Oath Keepers. The other pastors are also fantastic men who deserve our support and assistance.
Pastor Collins as George Washington:
Pastor Collins on the news regarding the mass shooting:
While providing security for the church and the families, we are working alongside the Texas Highway Patrol, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, Baptist Child and Family Services (BCFS) (who are in overall command of the scene), BioTech and the Red Cross. This is a very important mission. Yes, we do wish that the church had had an effective armed security team in place, with an effective security plan (as we have been calling for in all churches across America), but we must now help them heal and rebuild. And we hope we can also be part of helping prevent this from happening again to this church or to others in South Texas (and nationwide). Our mobile training team will begin in this area and will spread out from there.
Please donate to support the costs of travel and support for this critical mission. DONATE HERE.
Please say a prayer for the Sutherland Springs community as they grieve, heal, and rebuild. And please say a prayer for our volunteers as they do all they can to help in that process.
For the Republic,
Stewart Rhodes
Founder of Oath Keepers
PS – Here is an interview with good Samaritan hero, Stephen Willeford, on how he stopped the killing:
We only wish he, or someone like him, had been in the church parking lot when the killer first arrived, rather than having to run there after the attack had already started. And that is why we strongly advocate that churches have an exterior security team, armed with rifles (concealed in their vehicle as they stand next to it), as well as concealed handguns on their person, so they can decisively stop such an attack at the outset. We will train them to do just that (along with having a team on the inside, as well as attendees carrying concealed). See our recommendations for church security here and here.
TLDR summary: The communist inspired Refuse Fascism Nov 4 kick off of a massive protest “color revolution” to remove Trump/Pence will be a flop, just like their attempt to stop Trump from taking office flopped, but there is a short-term risk of lone wolf or small cell terrorism against police and/or high-profile conservatives, and also a risk of assault for anyone on the right who blunders into an Antifa gathering (act accordingly if near them). The long-term outcome is more dangerous, as this leftist fail will likely lead to frustrated hard-cores starting a modern version of the Weather Underground, and that could spark a real-deal left/right civil war.
Prediction: Nov 4 will be a flop. Many patriots on the political right are concerned about the possibility of leftist violence beginning Nov 4, and continuing in the days to follow, because of a call to action put out by the Soros funded, communist organization Refuse Fascism (and online sabre rattling on both “sides” surrounding it). That call to action is the real source of all you will find online about Nov 4 being the supposed kick-off for the overthrow of the “Trump/Pence Regime.” You can read it here. And a near copy was also posted on the Revolutionary Communist Party site, here.
Let me just say up front that I think this will be a massive flop (but with an important caveat, below), just like Refuse Fascism’s massive flop on Inauguration Day, Jan 21, 2017, and the days thereafter. Back in the bygone days of January (feels like years ago!), Refuse Fascism used the same sort of heated rhetoric about taking extraordinary, “outside the system” action to prevent Trump from even assuming the office of President or to remove him immediately thereafter. They spoke directly about causing such a political crisis that both wings of the establishment would have no choice but to remove Trump/Pence. It was a massive flop. Nothing happened in D.C. on January 21 other than Refuse Fascism useful idiots walking around with signs with warmed over communist slogans on them and Antifa jackasses breaking windows, assaulting a few people, and burning a limousine owned (ironically) by a Muslim immigrant (ironic because they make so much noise about supposedly standing up for Muslim immigrants). There was no massive uprising to prevent Trump and Pence from assuming office and no grass-roots “color revolution” camped on the White House lawn or otherwise grew to the point of causing a political crisis that drove Trump from office.
And that is how this weekend will go as well when it comes to the actual Refuse Fascism initiative. It will be a massive flop. The communists who run Refuse Fascism are repeating the same heated rhetoric about an “unprecedented” fascist regime taking power, and the need to remove it from power by means outside the conventional political system. Here is a sample:
THIS NIGHTMARE MUST END. Millions feel this and ache with the question of how to stop this unrelenting horror. The stakes are nothing less than the future of humanity and the planet itself.
Who will end this nightmare? We will. Only the determined struggle of millions of people acting together with courage and conviction can drive this regime from power.
JOIN US – Take to the streets and public squares across the country, beginning a movement of protests that continue day after day and night after night. A movement working to grow from thousands to hundreds of thousands and eventually millions. A movement determined to not stop until our demand is met:
THIS NIGHTMARE MUST END: THE TRUMP/PENCE REGIME MUST GO!
Our actions reflect the values of respect for all of humanity and the world we want – in stark contrast to the hate and bigotry of the Trump/Pence fascist regime.
Our determination to persist and not back down will compel the whole world to take note. Every force and faction in the power structure would be forced to respond to our demand. The cracks and divisions among the powers evident today will sharpen and widen. As we draw more and more people forward to stand up, all of this could lead to a situation where this illegitimate regime is removed from power.
Also watch this to see the clear connection between Refuse Fascism and the Revolutionary Communist Party (Revcom):
While history shows that communists are more than happy to use physical violence to achieve their goals when they think they can get away with it, at least on the surface what Refuse Fascism/Revcom is trying to do is spark massive, ongoing “color revolution” style protests that will bring about a political crisis sufficient to give Trump’s enemies in both the Democratic and Republican parties the political cover they need to remove Trump from office. In that sense Refuse Fascism is a “peaceful” group (for now). This latest astroturf “peoples revolution” will fail, and it will fail specifically because only a tiny number of Americans feel strongly enough about it to stand out in the cold for even one day, let alone weeks or months on end.
And even if all on the left were willing to take the streets indefinitely to “demand” that Trump/Pence be removed, the other half of the country would not only refuse to join them, but would actively oppose them, and thus there will be no “popular people’s color revolution” as we saw in Egypt, Tunisia, or even in the recent example of South Korea. Ironically, the very same left/right deep political division and cold civil war that the left has been relentlessly feeding will prevent them from ever having enough Americans on their side to have a snowball’s chance in hell of any such “peaceful” mass uprising outcome. Even if all leftists took to the streets, at most they would kick off a civil war, not a popular people’s uprising. But not enough of them are willing to stand in the cold to even get anywhere near causing any such crisis, whatever the outcome. If they had the numbers willing to do it, they would have done it over the summer when the weather was on their side. That should tell you all you really need to know. So, this will be a big “nothingburger” when it comes to the call to action (but see my two caveats below).
As for supposed plans by Antifa to go kinetic in some kind of coordinated attack and spark a civil war on November 4, please note that, according to Oath Keeper Navy Jack (who tracks all things Antifa) approximately 70% of all the “Antifa” Facebook and Twitter pages are actually fakes put up by agitators who love to troll Antifa and get people spun up about what Antifa is supposedly planning so people on the right will turn out in armed opposition to a fake threat. Two confirmed examples this summer of fake Antifa sites being used to get people on the political right spun up was the alleged threat to tear down the Sam Houston statue, and the threat to tear down or deface memorials at Gettysburg. Both were total fakes. Please keep that in mind and don’t let yourself be manipulated into showing up armed to oppose a fake threat (gee, I wonder who that would benefit – always ask cui bono?).
My advice for this weekend and the coming weeks is to let the cops handle it, let the cop hating, America hating Refuse Fascism and Antifa useful idiots show their asses, and don’t directly confront them or counter-protest against them. They desperately want the optics of right wingers showing up with guns to counter-protest against them so they can screech about fascist oppression by “Trump’s Brown Shirts.” And they would love to capitalize on another Charlottesville outcome of leftists being injured or killed by someone considered to be on the right. Don’t give it to them. The better way to go is to let them hold their silly, weak public temper tantrums, and at most covertly observe and spot and report any criminal activity to the police, as we did with our Operation Sabot during last November’s election season. By being covert, you keep them guessing on who is watching, and you don’t give them the optics they need.
Let the leftists show their asses to the cops all on their own with no visible excuse for their bad behavior. Of course, if they are about to burn your town down you should step in and stop them, just as we did in Ferguson in 2014 when armed Oath Keepers police and military veterans stood watch on rooftops to stop arsonists during the riots there. Arson is deadly force and we would never suggest that you not take action to stop it in your town. But do your best to coordinate with the police if you feel the need to take such action, and even there, keep the focus on defense of lives, and let the police handle the rest.
Ditto for some mass shooter incident tied to one of these protests. By all means stop the killing if you are present. See below.
Two Important Caviats:
Caviat #1: There is a risk of lone wolf or small cell terrorism against police and high profile conservatives on Nov. 4th or the days following it.
A direct example of this was what we witnessed last year in the terrorist attack on the police in Dallas and Baton Rouge. In Dallas, the deadly attack by a cop hating black veteran came during a Black Lives Matter protest, and in Baton Rouge, the attacker was “triggered” by the protests surrounding a police shooing there and drove across state lines specifically to kill police in retaliation (it is even possible that the Baton Rouge shooter was a second gunman in Dallas, surviving that attack to then conduct his final attack in Baton Rouge). And there have been numerous other targeted assassinations and attempted assassinations of police that have happened in the past couple of years. Even though Black Lives Matter is ostensibly non-violent, there are lone wolves or small cells of hard-cores orbiting around it who are not. Black Lives Matter is “non-violent” – until its not. The same is true of Refuse Fascism. Orbiting around it are hardcore communist wanna-be Che Guevara’s who may well take it upon themselves to kick off the revolution. This should not be surprising since one of Refuse Fascism’s key founders is the self-admitted and unrepentant communist terrorist Bill Ayers. He serves as the perfect role model.
Antifa itself is overtly violent and advocates violence, but has so far stopped short of using firearms or explosives, and instead uses steel pipes, bike locks, and knives to attack people. Eventually some of them will indeed go kinetic and will use guns or explosives to target some of us pesky hard target conservatives who they can’t beat in a straight up street fight. Expect it. Frankly, any high profile conservative that is already on Antifa’s hate list, such as Kyle Chapman (Based Stickman) should expect to be targeted and take appropriate measures to either get off the X by not being where expected this weekend, or at least prepared to repel boarders. There are many historic examples of terror cells conducting armed attacks/assassinations on targets at home, at work, or in their vehicle on a habitual route. And patrol officers are also at risk because they are in marked cars and may end up being targets of opportunity for a cop killer. The same risk can also apply to conservatives who love their pro-Trump/pro-gun bumper stickers.
So, police and high profile conservatives should be extra alert and aware this weekend and in the coming days that they could be selected for a targeted assassination/terror attack by a lone wolf or a small cell. And they should take precautions to protect their homes and families. Oath Keepers has a standing offer, as part of our Family Safe program, to protect any police or military family and home that receives death threats or is otherwise at risk. All they have to do is ask and our police and military veterans will be happy to stand guard.
And even when there is no specific targeted individual, it only takes one lone nut to do a mass shooting like we recently saw in Las Vegas, or a small cell of hardcores to do a Mumbai style attack. With the reality of frequent active shooter attacks in America all of us should already be armed and prepared as we go about our day to step in and stop an “active shooter” terror attack. They happen, so it is a part of our duty as patriots and “sheepdogs” to be ready, willing, and able to put an end to them. The longer it takes to stop the killing, the more people will be killed, so you have a duty to be the “first responder” if you are there. The best course of action would be to work out, in advance, an identifier, such as a certain color bandana, sash, or armband that local police know you will be wearing as you respond to an active shooter incident that will identify you as a “good guy.” The only ones who should know what that indicator is and what color it is should be you, your group, and the local cops to prevent bad guys from wearing it to confuse police.
But even if you have not worked such an indicator out, you should respond. I will not go in depth on that issue here, but I will do a followup piece where I do so. Suffice it to say that I adamantly disagree with the viewpoint that your concealed carry firearm should be used only to defend yourself and your family but not to stop others from being murdered, and that you should instead run away and let responding officers handle it, despite the reality that more will die because you did not engage. I find that both cowardly and a dereliction of duty. Frankly, I believe every patriot should not only carry an accurate and reliable semi-auto pistol, but should also have a rifle or shotgun in their vehicle for the same reasons police have them in their patrol cars – they are the better weapon for closing with and killing armed terrorists. Yes, there are important do’s and don’ts when it comes to grabbing a rifle or shotgun and going toward the sound of the guns, since there will hopefully be responding officers doing the same. But your duty is not erased by those considerations any more than the cop’s duty is. They are the same. Take it seriously and prepare to do it right.
Some things never change
Caveat Number Two: A risk that frustrated hardcore communists will go full “Weather Underground” and launch an ongoing terrorism campaign.
This is the more dangerous long term risk. And there is a historic precedent that ties right in with Refuse Fascism. Before Bill Ayers was a bomb setting terrorist, he was a national leader in the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The SDS had hundreds of thousands of student members on college campuses across the U.S. Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn (now his wife) and other leaders of the SDS wanted to take it to the next level and spark a full on revolution. So, they tried to recruit the members of the SDS and other students on colleges and in High Schools to join them for a big kick off of the revolution with their Days of Rage in Chicago. This caused a split among the national leadership of SDS, with the less violent prone refusing to go along with it. So, Ayers and Dorne, along with their hardcore pals, took over the SDS headquarters and essentially conducted their own coup within the org. Then they carried out their Days of Rage attack on Chicago police. But only 200 hardcores showed up to street fight with to cops, instead of the thousands they had expected. Turns out the vast majority of the student members of the SDS were not yet ready to go full on communist revolutionary. The small group of hardcores at the top had outpaced their own members and their target audience. Their attempted launch of the mass people’s revolution was a spectacular flop.
So, after they got out of jail, Ayers, Dohrn, and the other hardcores at the top of what was left of the SDS doubled down on stupid, went underground, became the Weather Underground (Weathermen) and began a terrorist bombing campaign using three cells (West Coast, Midwest, and East Coast). Their first targets were police, and the rest is history.
I expect that when Refuse Fascism fails to spark a popular color revolution that removes Trump, some of their followers, and maybe even some of their leaders, will go full on Weather Underground, just like their founder and patron saint communist terrorist mentor Billy Ayers did. And that may in fact be his long term goal. He lived the same trajectory, and he knows where it ends. But whether or not that is his real intent that is what will likely happen. The future Weathermen who will take it to the next level and try to start the revolution with violence and death are likely somewhere among all the Kool Aid drinking young useful idiots in Refuse Fascism and Antifa that are being indoctrinated by Ayers and the other ancient decrepit communists. And when they pop off, they will target not just cops, but also Trump supporters and anyone they view as being anywhere on the right (you libertarians will not get a pass!). Expect it. Prepare for it.
Just like one lone nut “anarchist” sparked what would become World War I, the actions of one or a few wanna-be revolutionaries on the left could spark the next American Civil War.
