Month: April 2025

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China has halted exports of seven critical rare earth elements to the United States, a move that threatens to disrupt supply chains across key American industries, including automotive, semiconductor, and aerospace sectors.

China’s Ministry of Commerce recently added seven rare earth elements—including dysprosium, terbium, and lutetium—to its restricted export list.

These elements are essential for manufacturing high-performance magnets used in electric vehicles, advanced weaponry, and consumer electronics.

NY Times reported:

On April 4, the Chinese government ordered restrictions on the export of six heavy rare earth metals, which are refined entirely in China, as well as rare earth magnets, 90 percent of which are produced in China. The metals, and special magnets made with them, can now be shipped out of China only with special export licenses.

But China has barely started setting up a system for issuing the licenses. That has caused consternation among industry executives that the process could drag on and that current supplies of minerals and products outside of China could run low.

If factories in Detroit and elsewhere run out of powerful rare earth magnets, that could prevent them from assembling cars and other products with electric motors that require these magnets. Companies vary widely in the size of their emergency stockpiles for such contingencies, so the timing of production disruptions is hard to predict.

The so-called heavy rare earth metals covered by the export suspension are used in magnets essential for many kinds of electric motors. These motors are crucial components of electric cars, drones, robots, missiles and spacecraft. Gasoline-powered cars also use electric motors with rare earth magnets for critical tasks like steering.

The metals also go into the chemicals for manufacturing jet engines, lasers, car headlights and certain spark plugs. And these rare metals are vital ingredients in capacitors, which are electrical components of the computer chips that power artificial intelligence servers and smartphones.

This development follows President Trump’s imposition of 145% tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to retaliate with its own set of trade barriers, including a 125% tariff on U.S. goods and the current rare earth export restrictions.​

The United States is heavily reliant on China for these materials, with China accounting for over 60% of global rare earth production and nearly 90% of processing. This dependency poses a significant risk to national security and economic stability.​

Trump’s push for bringing manufacturing back to American soil wasn’t just economic nationalism; it was common sense. His policies aimed to rebuild our industrial base, incentivize domestic production, and secure supply chains. Critics called it protectionism. They were wrong. Relying on a geopolitical rival for essentials is not just risky—it’s suicidal.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. 4/13/25

House Speaker Mike Johnson was on “Sunday Morning Futures” to discuss President Trump’s America first agenda.

It has been nearly three months since President Trump returned to the White House.

“Walk us through the passing of that budget on Friday before you all left for the Easter recess. Where does that put you now? What is the work to happen once you come back?” Bartiromo asked.

“It was a big milestone. We have had a number of those as you noted this is our 100th day of the 119th Congress and we’ve been very busy delivering on the promises we made to the American people to help President Trump make America stronger, and safer, and more prosperous again,” Johnson said.

“In this bill, we are going to submit so many of the promises we made on the campaign trail and check so many of the boxes of the America first agenda,” Johnson continued.

“Two Republicans voted against the legislation and they voted with Democrats,” Bartiromo commented.

“There has been a lot of deliberate negotiation, a lot of hard work done for more than a year Maria to get to this point. We started this process in March of last year,” Johnson said.

Speaker Johnson also warned of the danger of the national debt.

“The national debt is probably the greatest single threat to our national security right now,” Johnson warned.

“Where are the offsets?” Bartiromo asked regarding the budget cuts.

“Here is the key to all of it. The President has made absolutely clear many times as we have as well that we are gonna protect Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid for people who are legally beneficiaries of those programs,” Johnson said.

“We have lots of categories of areas where the government is too large and does too many things and the DOGE efforts and others have highlighted that for the American people,” Johnson continued.

“We are gonna make government work better for the people in this legislation in addition to checking all those boxes I mentioned earlier,” Johnson continued.

Watch:

Today, exclusively on @SundayFutures with @MariaBartiromo, House Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson spoke about Congress advancing a blueprint of President Trump’s agenda.@FoxNews pic.twitter.com/WbvVwgZwnz

— SundayMorningFutures (@SundayFutures) April 13, 2025

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President Trump signs executive orders unleashing American energy (Screen Image: CBS)

In a press release on Friday, April 11, the White House defended President Trump’s bold second-term agenda as representing the president’s interests in rebuilding the American middle class rather than protecting American elites.

The White House quoted President Trump from a speech on Thursday night as saying,

“I’m proud to be the president for the workers, not the outsourcers; the president who stands up for Main Street, not Wall Street; who protects the middle class, not the political class; and who defends America, not trade cheaters all over the globe.”

President Trump’s tariff policy has been criticized by leftists and Wall Street elites, who fail to acknowledge their opposition’s mission to bring American jobs back home and protect the middle class.

The White House quoted President Trump regarding his America First policy as saying,

“Our opponents are terrified that our strategy will succeed… We’re going to prove that all of their treasonous years of betrayal will not be forgotten.

“The shrill voices that you’re hearing this week about tariffs are the same scoundrels and frauds who never thought twice about when the United States lost 90,000 factories and plants… since NAFTA,” President Trump said.

On Wednesday, April 9, The Gateway Pundit reported that President Trump signed executive orders intended to “unleash the might of our beautiful clean coal industry” in an effort to restore American energy dominance.

President Trump’s energy policy targeting the growth and sustainability of American manufacturing jobs evidently works in tandem with Trump’s tariff policy.

Moreover, in his opening monologue to begin Friday morning’s War Room podcast, Steve Bannon echoed President Trump’s America First plan.

“5 million manufacturing jobs have gone; 9 million Americans are working two jobs. 60 percent of Americans put their hands on $1000 in cash in case of an emergency. The elites have made paupers of the American people. And President Trump is saying, ‘We’ve had enough of this.’

“The American people have stood on their feet in every crisis in the world to free more people in the world and create more wealth for everyone in the world. And the time is now to take care of the American people,” Bannon said.

You can watch Bannon’s Friday monologue below.

The Gateway Pundit reported that Bannon outlined the current geo-political state of play regarding President Trump’s trade war with China.

“As President Trump re-organizes the global world order around America First and American Citizens First, both geo-economically and geo-strategically… the CCP has been at war with the United States [through] cyber war, economic war, political warfare, psychological warfare… unrestricted warfare, to bring down the west. It’s their doctrine. And they’ve been at it for 20-25 years,” Bannon said.

Will President Trump finally put an end to the endless wars and the theft of American wealth?

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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. 4/13/25

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was on “Sunday Morning Futures” and discussed President Trump’s America first approach to trade deals.

“You were targeting specific items from day one. Walk us through these exemptions,” Bartiromo asked regarding tariff exemptions on certain items.

“This is just another great example of how President Trump had a detailed plan from the beginning that’s being executed exactly as directed,” Miller said.

“When the President issued his reciprocal tariffs, our government at the time specifically said that chips and semiconductors, which are critical components of our national security, are gonna be dealt with through a separate commerce authority, known as a 232,” Miller explained.

“This is a sophisticated, elegant, detailed plan to deal with Chinese economic aggression against the United States,” Miller continued.

Bartiromo also asked Miller to explain President Trump’s 90-day period of negotiation on trade.

“What can you tell us about this 90-day period where President Trump is negotiating with our allies on trade?” Bartiromo asked.

“As President Trump has said, he has dispatched his team, Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, Jamison Greer, to have conversations with these countries and to explain to them, their egregious trade abuses, how they have manipulated their currencies, how they have illegally subsidized their industries and how they have ballooned the trade deficit,” Miller said.

“The 90-day pause before the tariff rates snap back, gives us an opportunity to have that conversation with each of these countries,” Miller continued.

Miller also called out China’s distortion of the world-wide trading system.

“China has distorted the entire global trading system through decades of intellectual property theft, trademark theft, copyright theft, industrial espionage, currency manipulation, illegal subsidization of critical industries,” Miller declared.

“It took so long for us to finally have a President, Donald Trump, who will protect and defend America from these abuses, while every other President, Democrat and Republican, allowed China to plunder us,” Miller continued.

“Why is it that we allow them to roll over America and undermine this great country every day?” Bartiromo asked.

“They have done it for decades. It is shameful that core elements of our industrial base, our medical base, our manufacturing base, our pharmaceutical base, our defense base, our electronic components, our chips, our critical minerals, that all of the things that power a country. We have allowed those supply chains to be centered in China,” Miller warned.

Watch:

Today, exclusively on @SundayFutures with @MariaBartiromo, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller @StephenM spoke about President Trump pursuing new trade deals. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/garicgqLtH

— SundayMorningFutures (@SundayFutures) April 13, 2025

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As you may have heard, Donald Trump is planning to run for a THIRD term in 2028.

Recently he told NBC news he’s “not joking” about the possibility.

And it’s driving some people insane…

The New York Times breathlessly reports, “It cannot happen.”

While the Associated press agrees, “It would violate the Constitution.”

But former White House Advisor, Jim Rickards says – it’s not as crazy as you might think.

Not since the 1940s has a U.S. President served more than two terms.

That’s when FDR – Franklin Delano Roosevelt – won his FOURTH consecutive election.

Ever since, we’ve been told it will never happen again.

But as we speak, the groundwork is being laid for a third Trump Presidency.

How is this even possible?

While no one knows exactly what Trump is planning… Rickards says his next move could make all the difference.

President Trump just made a brilliant move…

Unlike anything we’ve seen in close to a century.

It’s eerily similar to something FDR was able to accomplish back in the 1930s.

Recently I sat down with Rickards to get the full story.

As you’ll see, it traces back to the release of a massive national asset, worth an estimated $150 trillion.

We’ve posted a replay of this interview online, which you can view free of charge.

Just keep in mind, this is a time sensitive story – with major changes coming as soon as May 3rd.

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Guest post by Audry Hale at AbleChild.

Tennessee Passes Landmark HB 1349/SB 1146 Targeting the Behavioral Health & Big Pharma Industries’ Role in Mass Violence—AbleChild Leads National Charge for Accountability

Nashville, TN — In a historic move to address systemic failures in mental health care and public safety, Tennessee has enacted HB 1349/SB 1146, a groundbreaking law requiring autopsies of suspected mass shooters to include toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs. The legislation, co-drafted by AbleChild—the nation’s leading nonprofit advocating for informed consent and the right to refuse psychiatric products and services—and Amy Miller, former director of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Reform Pharma initiative, marks a seismic shift in how States confront mass violence.

The Law’s Core Mandate: Shining Light on Hidden Factors

The bill, signed into law on April 10, 2025, mandates toxicology testing for deceased mass shooters who killed four or more individuals, including consultation with their mental health providers. It also calls for University of Tennessee Health Science Center (HSC) studies on interactions between psychotropic drugs and other substances in perpetrators’ systems, and public disclosure of psychotropic drug use by shooters upon request, with personal identifiers redacted.

The law amends Tennessee codes to prioritize transparency over privacy in cases of mass violence, directly challenging pharmaceutical and behavioral health industries to confront potential links between their products and practices and public safety risks.

AbleChild’s National Crusade

AbleChild, a nonprofit with a 25-year history of battling psychiatric overreach and corporate influence, spearheaded the legislation as part of its national campaign to focus on HIPAA exceptions for perpetrators of mass violence, ensuring public access to critical drug histories, expose conflicts of interest between mental health organizations and pharmaceutical funding and combat off-label prescribing and unsafe psychotropic drug use in vulnerable populations, including children in foster care.

“This law isn’t just about Tennessee—it’s a blueprint for dismantling the wall of secrecy protecting industries that profit from ignorance,” said Sheila Matthews, AbleChild co-founder. “When someone commits mass murder, the public has a right to know if mind-altering drugs played a role.”

The Debate: Privacy vs. Public Safety

The bill faced fierce opposition during legislative hearings. Rep. James Carter argued the focus on psychotropic drugs would take our eye off the prize which is the guns.  Sen. Lisa Monroe opposed posthumous drug testing, calling it a violation of a murderer’s rights in death. Despite the pushback, the bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (76-20 in the House, 27-5 in the Senate), reflecting growing public understanding of the dangers of psychiatric drugging and demand for accountability.

Implications: A Reckoning for Pharma and Behavioral Health

The law’s ripple effects could reshape national policy. The pharmaceutical industry faces unprecedented scrutiny over undisclosed drug side effects and marketing practices, while the behavioral health sector may see stricter guidelines for experimental prescribing psychotropic drugs cocktails not tested in the human population without any ethical pushback.

States like Wyoming are already considering a similar approach, leveraging AbleChild’s model to prioritize transparency, setting a policy precedent.

Amy Miller, who helped draft the legislation, emphasized its broader mission: “This is about preventing the next tragedy. Ignoring the role of experimental psychotropic drugs helps no one—except corporations profiting from the status quo.”

A New Era of Accountability

Tennessee’s law positions AbleChild at the forefront of a contentious national debate, balancing privacy concerns against demands for transparency in public health during this growing mental health crisis. As the American people applaud the move, pharmaceutical and behavioral health lobbyists brace for impact—a clear sign that the battle for accountability has only just begun.

“The truth belongs to the living,” Matthews declared. “No industry should be allowed to hide behind HIPAA when lives are at stake and HIPPA has public safety exceptions.”

For media inquiries, contact AbleChild info@ablechild.org

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Credit: The White House

President Donald Trump fired back at media claims Friday after confusion spread about a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) guidance notice issued the same day, which some outlets interpreted as a “tariff exception” for Chinese products.

On Saturday, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to reaffirm his tough-on-China trade stance, saying:

“NOBODY is getting “off the hook” for the unfair Trade Balances, and Non Monetary Tariff Barriers, that other Countries have used against us, especially not China which, by far, treats us the worst! There was no Tariff “exception” announced on Friday.

These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff “bucket.” The Fake News knows this, but refuses to report it. We are taking a look at Semiconductors and the WHOLE ELECTRONICS SUPPLY CHAIN in the upcoming National Security Tariff Investigations.

What has been exposed is that we need to make products in the United States, and that we will not be held hostage by other Countries, especially hostile trading Nations like China, which will do everything within its power to disrespect the American People.

We also cannot let them continue to abuse us on Trade, like they have for decades, THOSE DAYS ARE OVER! The Golden Age of America, which includes the upcoming Tax and Regulation Cuts, a substantial amount of which was just approved by the House and Senate, will mean more and better paying Jobs, making products in our Nation, and treating other Countries, in particular China, the same way they have treated us.

The bottom line is that our Country will be bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

 

However, Trump’s statement appears to contradict both Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comments on Sunday and the CBP notice issued Friday.

On Sunday, Lutnick clarified that the administration’s move to exempt certain electronic devices from the new tariffs was only a temporary pause. He stated that these products would still face “semiconductor tariffs” likely to be imposed within “a month or two,” according to ABC News.

“All those products are going to come under semiconductors, and they’re going to have a special focus type of tariff to make sure that those products get reshored. We need to have semiconductors, we need to have chips, and we need to have flat panels — we need to have these things made in America. We can’t be reliant on Southeast Asia for all of the things that operate for us,” Lutnick told “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl.

“So what [President Donald Trump‘s] doing is he’s saying they’re exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, but they’re included in the semiconductor tariffs, which are coming in probably a month or two. So these are coming soon,” he added.

Howard Lutnick tells ABC that tariff exemptions for electronics are only temporary, and these items would be subject to “semiconductor tariffs” that will likely come in “a month or two”: ABC

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 13, 2025

The CBP message, titled “UPDATED GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariff Exclusion for Specified Products,” outlined how certain imported products—such as computer parts, semiconductors, and communication components—fall under a specific harmonized tariff category.

These goods are still subject to U.S. tariff policy under the Reciprocal Tariff Program initiated by Executive Order 14257, but the notice clarified how they should be filed for customs entry purposes.

Key points from the CBP notice include:

Applicable Products:
The notice specifies a list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) headings and subheadings. Goods classified under these provisions are eligible for an exclusion from the newly imposed reciprocal tariffs. This exclusion is applicable for merchandise entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse on or after 12:01AM Eastern Daylight Time on April 5, 2025.

Designated HTSUS Headings:
Among the listed headings are 8471, 8473.30, 8486, and several others spanning various parts of the electronics and semiconductor sectors. The detailed list ensures that importers can precisely determine which products qualify for the tariff exclusion.

Filing Procedures and Codes:
Importers are instructed to report the secondary classification under heading 9903.01.32 when declaring the tariff exception. The notice further provides alternatives for products classified under other specified headings, laying out a clear framework for compliance. For goods already in transit or held in CBP custody, filers must correct their entries within 10 days of release to reflect this exception.

Refunds and Protests:
For shipments where the tariff has been paid, the notice explains that importers have the option to request a refund. This can be done either by filing a post-summary correction for unliquidated entries or by initiating a protest for liquidated entries where the liquidation is not final due to ongoing protest periods.

Screenshot: CBP
Screenshot: CBP

Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller clarified the confusion effectively during his interview with Maria Bartiromo.

WATCH:

‘TRUMP FOLDED’ DEBUNKED: Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller notes that the ORIGINAL PLAN was for Trump to handle imports of semiconductors, computers, etc. DIFFERENTLY when it came to tariffs than other products.

“President Trump had a detailed plan from the beginning… pic.twitter.com/tjDJzzsVEt

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 13, 2025

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Credit: Peter Carr / LinkedIn

The Department of Justice has finally fired Peter Carr — the longtime spokesman who served as the public mouthpiece for two of the most politically charged anti-Trump crusades in recent history: the Robert Mueller and Jack Smith investigations.

Carr, who has been embedded within the DOJ since 2007, was abruptly terminated Friday by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, a Trump ally and former defense attorney who successfully represented the president against politically motivated charges in New York.

In a farewell email to reporters obtained by NBC News, Carr wrote: “I have just been informed by the DAG that I have been let go. It’s been a pleasure working with all of you.”

Peter Carr served as a Senior Communications Advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), handling public affairs and media relations.

His role was to oversee communications for various DOJ components, including the Criminal Division.

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

As Robert Mueller’s spokesman, Carr spun the narrative that kept the mainstream media salivating for years — a narrative that resulted in zero charges against President Trump for collusion or obstruction.

On August 1, 2023, Jack Smith announced four charges against former President Donald Trump as part of his investigation into the 2020 election.

Carr later played a central PR role for Special Counsel Jack Smith, whose own sham investigations into Trump were riddled with bias, legal overreach, and political timing.

Smith hit Trump with charges over both the 2020 election aftermath and classified documents at Mar-a-Lago — only to see both cases collapsed and dismissed in late 2024 after Trump’s historic comeback win.

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Today, Ecuadorians will decide their future in a presidential election that pits conservative Daniel Noboa

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Farage still in good terms with Musk, he says.

Displaying a rare sense of purpose that overrides pride, Reform UK’s head and MP Nigel Farage seems to have moved beyond his recent public feud with tech billionaire and free-speech ‘hero’ (Farage’s words) Elon Musk.

The Telegraph reported:

“Elon Musk was ‘just trying to encourage me’ by tweeting that he ‘doesn’t have what it takes’, the Reform UK leader insisted.

The billionaire adviser to Donald Trump called for Mr. Farage to be replaced at the head of Reform in January during a dispute over Mr. Musk’s support for jailed far-Right activist Tommy Robinson.”

The spat occurred at a point when relations between the Musk and Farage seemed promising, including speculation that the X owner could channel ‘a sizable’ donation to Reform.

After that, Musk also posted in support of Rupert Lowe, suggesting that the expelled MP could return and take over Reform instead of Farage.

“However, appearing on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Mr. Farage said he had since met Mr. Musk and discussed the tweet. ‘We talked about it’, he said, adding: ‘He was just trying to encourage me in a few policy areas, ones I wasn’t prepared to go down’.”

Reform UK’s Farage is NOT a Tommy Robinson’s fan.

Farage believes Robinson is a ‘thug’, and barred him from joining his political parties.

“Despite the split with Mr. Musk, Mr. Farage has continued the praise the billionaire, insisting they are still ‘on good terms’ and describing him as a ‘hero’ at a conference in the US in February.”

In March, Farage refused to change his stance on Robinson.

“’He took a different view on Tommy Robinson to me. I’ve never been pro him anyway. I don’t know, he tried to push me a bit on it’, Mr. Farage said. ‘Do you know what? You can’t bully me. I’ve got the principles. I stand by them. Good or bad’.”

WATCH:

Nigel Farage on Elon Musk, “He was just trying to encourage me on a few policy areas, ones that I wasn’t prepared to go down” pic.twitter.com/D1cIv83NmM

— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) April 13, 2025

Read more:

Nigel Farage Wants to ‘Mend Broken Fences’, Vows To Try to ‘Build Bridges’ With Elon Musk After Row Over Anti-Grooming Gangs Activist Tommy Robinson’s Imprisonment

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