Violence, crime, and drug-related deaths in the U.S. have been on the rise for some time now, thanks to Mexican drug cartels, but a new report is revealing that a different kind of cartel is flooding the U.S. with a different kind of drug—namely, abortion pills. A new in-depth study, “Beneath the Surface: Exposing the Abortion Pill Drug Cartel,” published by the American Life League, dives into how abortion pill companies ship the deadly drugs to states with stringent pro-life laws. The American Life League observed, “To the casual observer, this pill network is modeled after the drug cartel, creating an abortion pill crisis similar to our nation’s narcotics crisis.” The abortion pill cartel operates using “community partner networks,” groups of volunteers who help women in the U.S. order abortion pills from foreign countries and then ship those drugs. These community partner networks encourage women to request abortion pills using secure networks and unhackable email accounts, in order to evade prosecution. One community partner network affiliate, based in Mexico, even told women, “To be on the safe side, you should erase messages and emails about your abortion from your phone.” The group even told women that if they suffer bleeding after their chemical abortion, they should visit an emergency room and claim to be experiencing a miscarriage. “Do not reveal that you took abortion medications—there is absolutely no way for them to know. The pills will not show up in blood tests or scans,” the group warned women. “This also applies to interactions or consultation with your doctor or gynecologist: There is no need to tell them that your miscarriage was self-induced.” ALL_AbortionPillReport2024Download Community partner networks also give women instructions on how to hide their search and request for abortion pills online. Some advice offered includes using untraceable VPNs, end-to-end encryption on messaging apps, using specific browsers that don’t store or share data, and clearing out internet history frequently. Women are even advised to wear disguises or cover their faces with sunglasses, a hat or hoodie, and a face mask when visiting abortion facilities. Other community partner networks help underage girls circumvent state laws requiring parental consent or notification, providing a “resource guide” on how to get abortion pills without parents finding out. The American Life League pointed out that the Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 decision to allow abortion pills to be administered via mail, instead of requiring that they be administered in-person at certified facilities, makes it all the more difficult to prevent the expansion of the abortion pill cartel. “The FDA’s 2023 ruling to permanently allow the mailing of abortion pills has opened the floodgates for clinicians to prescribe abortion pills everywhere,” ALL noted. “In order to acquire the abortion pills via telemedicine, women must complete either a video or online form consultation with an abortionist, who will then prescribe and mail the pills to the woman.” In addition to in-person abortion facilities, pharmacies, and tele-abortions operated by American abortion businesses, ALL noted that the abortion pill cartel thrives on the internet. One of the community partner networks, called Plan C, explained, “Websites that sell pills are e-commerce websites that sell and ship pills to addresses in all U.S. states. They do not require a prescription for the medications, do not require you to upload your ID, and do not provide a medical consultation or any kind of support.” ALL discovered that most of the websites recommended by Plan C and other community partner networks sell generic or off-brand abortion pills unregulated by the FDA. “This means that without identification and a prescription, anyone can order these pills from an online vendor to use themselves or on women who are pregnant,” the report explained. ALL continued, “Because the abortion pills provided by online vendors are not inspected or approved by the FDA, no one can be certain what the pills contain, how they will affect the mother’s health, and where to even trace the origins of the abortion pills.” The FDA has done little to regulate the abortion pill market, instead simply recommending that women not order the deadly drugs from sources not approved by the FDA. “The abortion pill drug cartel is alive and well, especially in so-called ‘abortion-free’ states. These networks aim to groom vulnerable women on how to obtain these pills secretly. These community networks work to traffic the pills across our nation’s border right under the noses of federal agencies,” ALL summarized. The group pointed out that abortion pills have been used to drug women and have also been used to cover up evidence of rape. “Abortion regulations are useless in ending this problem. By placing arbitrary numbers and limits on when a baby can be killed in the womb, we continue to waste time in the fight to protect all preborn children from abortion,” ALL declared, adding: The horrifying reality we are facing is that while in-person clinics may not be able to perform abortions depending on the circumstances in various states, women are able to get abortions without leaving their homes through the abortion pill, despite their state’s regulations. The sobering report concluded: “This report is proof that the claim of the abortion-free state, or pro-life state, is a myth. As long as the abortion pill regimen is trafficked across our nation’s borders into heavily restricted states, abortion numbers will continue to rise. And as there is no required reporting, we will continue to be left in the dark regarding how many women’s and children’s lives are claimed by the abortion pill crisis.” Originally published by The Washington Stand The post Abortion Pill ‘Cartel’ Circumventing State Pro-Life Laws, Study Finds appeared first on The Daily Signal.

A buried U.S. bomb, likely dropped during WWII, exploded at a Japanese airport. The explosion created a large crater in a taxiway and prompted the cancellation of over 80 flights. JUST IN – Bomb dropped by U.S. in World War II explodes at airport in Japan, causing runway damage and cancellation of 80 flights — CBS — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) October 2, 2024 Per CBS News: Land and Transport Ministry officials said there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan. Officials said an investigation by the Self-Defense Forces and police confirmed that the explosion was caused by a 500-pound U.S. bomb and there was no further danger. They were determining what caused its sudden detonation. A video recorded by a nearby aviation school showed the blast spewing pieces of asphalt into the air like a fountain. Videos broadcast on Japanese television showed a crater in the taxiway reportedly about 7 yards in diameter and 3 feet deep. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said more than 80 flights had been canceled at the airport, which hopes to resume operations on Thursday morning. “There is no threat of a second explosion, and police and firefighters are currently examining the scene,” Hayashi said. Bomb dropped by U.S. in World War II explodes at airport in Japan, causing runway damage and cancellation of 80 flights. https://t.co/znFrdYlfYa — CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2, 2024 “Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan was temporarily closed after an unexploded American bomb from World War II detonated near its runway, creating a crater seven meters wide. The explosion led to the cancellation of 87 flights operated by airlines such as JAL and ANA, impacting routes to major cities like Tokyo and Osaka,” Mario Nawfal wrote. “Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and officials confirmed that there is no further risk of explosions. The airport, once a base for kamikaze pilots, has a history of similar discoveries, with over 2,300 bombs disposed of in the last year alone,” he added. WWII BOMB EXPLODES AT JAPANESE AIRPORT Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan was temporarily closed after an unexploded American bomb from World War II detonated near its runway, creating a crater seven meters wide. The explosion led to the cancellation of 87 flights operated… pic.twitter.com/mwJlXdSrAY — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 2, 2024 WATCH: Miyazaki Airport in Japan was temporarily closed after an unexploded American Bomb from World War II was detonated near its runway, creating a crater 7 Meters. pic.twitter.com/cpEBGlxhgd — Truthseeker (@Xx17965797N) October 2, 2024 Per CNN: Miyazaki Airport was built in 1943 as a former Imperial Japanese Navy flight training field from which some kamikaze pilots took off on suicide attack missions. A number of unexploded bombs dropped by the US military during World War II have been unearthed in the area, Defense Ministry officials said. Hundreds of tons of unexploded bombs from the war remain buried around Japan and are sometimes dug up at construction sites.

Dr. St. Onge has an important article on his substack, explaining how the US is becoming a financial basketcase banana republic. The following is a summary. Read the entire article here. After the 2008 Financial Crisis, Simon Johnson, the former chief economist of the IMF, warned that the same dysfunctional policies he saw in his […] The post The Financial Takedown of the US Republic appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

With just 34 days until the election, Vice President Kamala Harris is pulling out all the stops. She’s going to the border. She’s busting out previously-unheard accents. And she’s telling voters that former President Donald Trump is coming for their booze. Earlier this month, the Harris campaign launched “Trump’s Tequila Tax,” a social media push aimed at convincing voters that Trump’s tariff proposals would cause imported alcohol prices to skyrocket. “He wants to tax your tequila, and your Coronas, your Modelos, your Hennessy, all of it,” a campaign surrogate says in a TikTok. Have you heard of the Trump Tequila Tax? Trump wants a 20% tax on all imported goods. That includes your tequila, Modelos, and Coronas. pic.twitter.com/GjsZcRkp7q — Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 27, 2024 If one wanted to engage in a little armchair psychology, one might say that Harris is projecting. Because if she wins the White House in November, there might not be any tequila to tax in the United States. Under Harris and President Joe Biden, an obscure bureaucratic committee has been drafting new guidance, which, if adopted, would recommend that Americans never drink — at all. While these guidelines would not ban alcohol outright, they could, as Reason reports, lead to a wave of bad press and a slew of class action lawsuits against alcohol companies. Together, that could cripple an already-faltering alcohol industry. This is hardly the first instance of the Biden-Harris administration attempting to meddle in Americans’ lives in the name of “public health.” Biden proposed banning menthol cigarettes early in his term, only to reverse course earlier this year when it became clear the ban would make then-candidate Biden unpopular among black voters. And the White House has come under fire for its attempt to ban gas stoves in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. But unlike the Biden-Harris administration’s attempts to ban gas stoves and menthol cigarettes — both of which received ample media coverage and public scrutiny — the effort to change alcohol guidelines has taken place behind closed doors. Federal dietary guidelines are updated every five years by the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. For the current revision, HHS has kicked the alcohol question to something called the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD). The committee is, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a “secretive, six-person panel” that “operates deep within” HHS, far from the public eye. Currently, the federal government defines “moderate drinking” as two daily drinks or less for men, and one for women. But sources close to the ICCPUD say the committee is close to adopting the World Health Organization’s 2023 declaration: “No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health.” It may seem strange that an American agency would so wholeheartedly embrace the WHO’s position, particularly since it’s at odds with longstanding federal recommendations. But it’s less shocking when you consider that three members of the six-person committee are literally Canadian — like, they live in Canada. It’s even less shocking when you realize that those three Canadian panelists were instrumental in imposing similar guidance at home, slashing Canadians’ recommended weekly drink intake in 2013 from 15 for men and 10 for women to two across the board. That recommendation was so controversial it came under fire in Canada, a country where shady, unelected bureaucrats already govern what kind of drugs patients can take, and whether or not someone is eligible for elective euthanasia. Imagine how it’ll play in the United States, a country that almost started a whole second Revolutionary War two years after the first one ended because the government tried to tax whiskey. In fact, the ICCPUD maneuverings are already so unpopular that they’ve spurred waves of bipartisan opposition. In April, Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Lisa McClain (R-MI) wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra expressing concern that the Dietary Guidelines revision may be violating federal law. By September 5, Becerra had not responded to Comer and McClain’s request for information, prompting the lawmakers to send a follow-up letter. In the intervening months, two separate bipartisan groups of lawmakers wrote to Becerra, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and NIH Director George F. Koob, to express concern about the opacity and legality of the revision process and request further clarification on what the ICCPUD would decide and when. Am I Racist? Is In Theaters NOW — Get Your Tickets Here! So far, they haven’t heard back. It’s unclear if Harris will allow the committee to impose its new guidelines should she win the White House — but signs indicate that she will. She was presumably on board with her administration’s plans to ban menthols and gas stoves, and has previously endorsed remaking the American healthcare system to look more like Canada’s. She certainly won’t face any pushback from Tim Walz, who imposed a 95% tax on Zyn nicotine pouches as Governor of Minnesota. Nothing goes better with no drinks like unaffordable nicotine. It’s ironic that Harris, who has made so much hay about Trump’s “secret” plan to remake the federal bureaucracy, is currently overseeing a behind-closed-doors push to completely upend American dietary guidelines. Of course, unlike Project 2025, the ICCPUD’s proceedings are not public, nor the subject of any headlines. And, unlike Trump, Harris has not disavowed, nor even acknowledged, this effort to stop Americans from enjoying the occasional drink. That’s about as ironic as her saying Trump’s coming for your tequila.