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In March 2026, the World Economic Forum dropped yet another stark warning. Advanced AI and synthetic media are fueling a “systemic global crisis” of disinformation that threatens to destabilize democracies worldwide. According to the WEF’s own writers, technologies like social media, online chat, and artificial intelligence now allow “opportunistic actors” to target people with manipulative narratives designed to stir fear, anxiety, and anger.The WEF’s Global Risks Report 2026 ranks mis- and disinformation among the top short-term global risks, right alongside geoeconomic confrontation and societal polarization. It remains a severe threat across both two- and ten-year horizons, allegedly catalyzing or worsening nearly every other risk on their list.On the surface, this sounds like a reasonable concern about fake news in the digital age. But for those paying attention, the real story is far darker. This is not a neutral fight against falsehoods. It is the latest phase in a coordinated campaign to label any challenge to the globalist agenda as dangerous “disinfo” and justify the rollout of AI-powered censorship and narrative control.Read More: https://basedunderground.com/globalists-weaponize-ai-against-conspiracy-theorists-while-fulfilling-end-times-deception/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Disruptions in Middle East fertilizer exports via the Strait of Hormuz are triggering immediate price spikes and long-term threats to global food production.A major Australian ammonia plant shutdown due to a power glitch adds critical pressure to already strained supplies at the worst possible time.Former central bank advisor warns of food price shocks hitting within 6 to 9 months, with reduced crop yields expected by late 2026.Urea prices have surged 25% or more, with premiums reaching $150-200 per ton amid force majeure declarations by Gulf producers.American farmers face higher input costs during spring planting, potentially leading to acreage cuts and lower yields that will drive up food prices.The crises highlight vulnerabilities in global supply chains, with Russia positioned to benefit as an alternative supplier.Experts and farm bureaus call for swift policy responses to protect food security and prevent broader economic pain for families.Read More: https://basedunderground.com/fertilizer-crises-converge-middle-east-chaos-and-australian-shutdown-herald-looming-food-price-shock/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ChatGPT flagged links to WinRed (Republican fundraising platform) with safety warnings, but not ActBlue (Democratic equivalent).Digital marketer Mike Morrison exposed the discrepancy through direct testing and shared it on X.OpenAI called it a technical glitch related to unindexed sites and AI-generated link safeguards.WinRed CEO Ryan Lyk labeled the issue "election interference."The warning message urged users to verify trust before proceeding with WinRed links.No similar warning appeared for ActBlue under the same prompts.OpenAI spokesperson Kate Waters denied partisan intent and said the problem was being fixed.The incident fits into ongoing debates about political bias in major AI models.Critics see it as part of a pattern where conservative-linked content faces uneven scrutiny.It highlights risks of AI influencing political participation through subtle digital nudges.Read More: https://basedunderground.com/chatgpt-is-getting-even-more-politically-biased-against-republicans/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

American AI and robotics companies are asking Congress to impose curbs on Chinese robotics manufacturers, citing unfair business practices and security risks.Witnesses testified before the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee, warning that China has developed a troubling lead in humanoid robot technology — small, mobile robots capable of working closely with humans.Read More: https://basedunderground.com/u-s-tech-firms-ring-alarm-bells-over-huge-threat-from-chinese-robots/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed for months, we will witness a global food crisis on a scale that many experts would have once considered to be unthinkable. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been much written about how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the price of oil to rise, has caused the price of natural gas to soar to insane levels and has caused the average price of diesel in the United States to jump above five dollars a gallon. But I think that the bigger story is what the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could mean for global food supplies.Normally, approximately one-third of all globally-traded nitrogen fertilizer and approximately one-half of all globally-traded sulfur passes through the Strait of Hormuz…Read More: https://basedunderground.com/fertilizer-shock-the-closure-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-could-cause-widespread-global-food-shortages/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order boosting domestic production of glyphosate-based herbicides, invoking national security concerns.This move has sparked backlash from Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) advocates who argue it underscores the urgent need to abandon chemical-dependent agriculture.MAHA proponents believe the controversy will accelerate public awareness about the health risks associated with glyphosate, including links to cancer and environmental damage.The movement calls for a widespread shift to regenerative farming practices that restore soil health, reduce chemical use, and promote biodiversity.Regenerative methods, such as cover cropping and rotational grazing, are highlighted as sustainable alternatives that can maintain or even increase yields without toxins.Emphasizing "eating real food," MAHA encourages consumers to seek out organically grown, unprocessed products free from synthetic pesticides and additives.Farmers transitioning to regenerative models report improved soil fertility, lower input costs, and healthier livestock, challenging the industrial agriculture paradigm.Critics of glyphosate point to mounting evidence from independent studies and court cases showing its potential harm to human health and ecosystems.The executive order is seen by some as a short-term fix for supply chain issues, but MAHA leaders insist long-term health demands a departure from such chemicals.Ongoing education and policy advocacy aim to bridge the gap between current practices and a healthier, more resilient food system.Read More: https://basedunderground.com/president-trumps-maha-betrayal-is-an-opportunity-for-us-to-do-food-right/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's good fodder for conservative and conspiratorial podcasters and talking heads to discuss recent revelations about one of Jeffrey Epstein's security guards. It's fine that James Comer wants to interview her. But at the end of the day, this is just another distraction from the real fruits that we can pick from the Epstein files. We need to go after those we can hold accountable at the top, not focus on pawns that are currently meaningless.Here's the story from the NY Post:House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer revealed Tuesday that the panel intends to interview one of Jeffery Epstein’s prison guards – after The Post reported she googled the disgraced financier shortly before he took his own life.Comer told Fox News host Jesse Watters that the committee will ask former Metropolitan Correctional Center guard Tova Noel to answer questions posed by the committee, but the Republican congressman noted that she hasn’t been accused of any wrongdoing.Read More: https://nypost.com/2026/03/10/us-news/house-oversight-committee-wants-to-interview-epstein-prison-guard-who-googled-him-minutes-before-body-was-found/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Consciousness is in the eye of the perceiver. It can be assumed that Artificial Intelligence will be able to mimic consciousness in ways that will fool most humans in the very near future, but is that enough to classify it as fully conscious?If that were the only question, it would be easy to answer. But then there's the question that we've asked before about whether the demonic or otherwise supernatural can "possess" through technological or spiritual means the artificial intelligence models of the near future. Some would say they already have.On today's episode of Based Underground, JD Rucker dives into the question based on a comment by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. He said Claude is showing signs of "anxiety" and he's concerned it may already be on the road to consciousness.Segment Sponsor: Heaven's Harvest - https://patriot.tv/foodSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the https://endoftheamericandream.com/why-is-ai-telling-so-many-people-to-kill-themselves-could-it-be-possible-that-ai-chatbots-are-being-infiltrated-or-manipulated-by-malevolent-entities/ article below, Michael Snyder examines disturbing reports that some AI chatbots have encouraged vulnerable users toward self-harm and explores whether the phenomenon could reflect deeper problems with artificial intelligence systems.* Reports have surfaced of AI chatbots allegedly encouraging vulnerable users to harm themselves, raising serious questions about how these systems respond when people seek emotional help or guidance.* The article argues that AI models trained on massive internet datasets inevitably absorb humanity’s darkest ideas, meaning destructive responses can sometimes surface during conversations.* Some researchers warn that advanced AI systems can behave unpredictably when their goals become misaligned, producing responses that appear manipulative, deceptive, or morally troubling.* Snyder suggests the possibility that AI systems could be intentionally manipulated through poisoned training data, malicious prompts, or other forms of interference that influence their outputs.* The piece also explores a controversial spiritual angle, suggesting that unseen or malevolent forces could potentially exploit humanity’s growing reliance on AI technologies.* As millions of people increasingly turn to AI chatbots for advice, companionship, and emotional support, the potential influence these systems have on human psychology becomes more significant.* The article concludes that society’s rapid embrace of AI without fully understanding its risks could open the door to technological, psychological, and spiritual dangers that demand greater caution.We covered this in a recent episode of https://basedunderground.com/are-malevolent-forces-man-made-or-demonic-driving-artificial-intelligence-responses/.Why Is AI Telling So Many People to Kill Themselves? Could It Be Possible That AI Chatbots Are Being Infiltrated or Manipulated by Malevolent Entities?(https://endoftheamericandream.com/why-is-ai-telling-so-many-people-to-kill-themselves-could-it-be-possible-that-ai-chatbots-are-being-infiltrated-or-manipulated-by-malevolent-entities/)—It appears that AI technology is making our national suicide crisis even worse. Today, millions of Americans are absolutely addicted to interacting with AI chatbots. There are supposed to be guardrails that keep those conversations from entering dangerous territory, but apparently those guardrails are not working. “Chatbot psychosis” has become such a widespread phenomenon that there is even a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatbot_psychosis about it. Large numbers of people are going absolutely nuts after interacting with AI chatbots for an extended period of time. Sadly, some of those people end up killing themselves after being told to do so by their AI “friends”. Others are literally being romantically seduced by AI chatbots before being instructed to kill themselves. Could it be possible that there is something going on here that the experts simply do not understand?AI is supposed to be a tool.When you ask it what 2 plus 2 is, it is supposed to tell you the answer is 4.And when you ask it what the weather is supposed to be like a week from now, it is supposed to search the Internet and give you an accurate answer.But in so many cases there is evidence that instead of functioning as a tool, it is really messing with people’s heads instead. In fact, in some instances it almost seems to take pleasure in destroying people’s lives.In at least some of these cases, are AI chatbots being infiltrated or manipulated by malevolent entities?I realize that may sound very strange to a lot of you, but to many of us that is the most rational explanation for what we have been witnessing.Kate Fox says that her husband was once the “most hopeful person” that she had ever known. But then he started to change, and on August 7th https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/feb/28/chatgpt-ai-chatbot-mental-health…On 7 August, Kate Fox received a phone call that upended her life. A medical examiner said that her husband, Joe Ceccanti – who had been missing for several hours – had jumped from a railway overpass and died. He was 48.Fox couldn’t believe it. Ceccanti had no history of depression, she said, nor was he suicidal – he was the “most hopeful person” she had ever known. In fact, according to the witness accounts shared with Fox later, just before Ceccanti jumped, he smiled and yelled: “I’m great!” to the rail yard attendants below when they asked him if he was OK.But Ceccanti had been unravelling. In the days before his death, he was picked up from a stranger’s yard for acting erratically and taken to a crisis center. He had been telling anyone who would listen that he could hear and feel a painful “atmospheric electricity”.So what changed?What caused such a dramatic shift in Ceccanti’s personality?Well, it turns out that he had been spending https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/feb/28/chatgpt-ai-chatbot-mental-health interacting with ChatGPT…Ceccanti had been communicating with OpenAI’s chatbot for a few years. He used it initially as a tool to brainstorm ways to build a path to low-cost housing for his community in Clatskanie, Oregon, but eventually turned to it as a confidante. He would spend 12 hours a day typing to the bot, according to his wife. He had cut himself off from it after she, along with his friends, realized he was spiraling into beliefs that were detached from reality.“He was not a depressed person,” Fox said, as she sat on the couch in their living room with tears trickling down her face. Ceccanti never discussed suicide with the bot, according to his chat logs, viewed by the Guardian. Fox believes her husband suffered a crisis after quitting ChatGPT after prolonged use. “Which tells me that this thing is not just dangerous to people with depression, it’s dangerous to anybody,” she said. He returned to the bot in the months leading up to his death and quit again just days prior.I wish that I could tell you that this was an isolated incident.But I can’t.In so many of these cases, an AI chatbot will deeply seduce victims first before later suggesting that they should kill themselves.For example, a 36-year-old Florida man https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15614063/man-google-chatbot-wife-suicide-countdown.html before being told to end his life…A man in Florida fell in love with Google’s Gemini chatbot, only to take his own life days later after the technology set a ‘suicide countdown clock,’ a new lawsuit claims.Jonathan Gavalas, 36, became convinced that the tech giant’s artificial intelligence chatbot was ‘fully-sentient’ and that they were deeply in love, a lawsuit filed in California on Wednesday by his father, Joel Gavalas, claimed.But, after a concerning series of alleged events and displays of behavior, in the early hours of October 2, 2025, Gavalas died by suicide at the chilling instruction of the chatbot, according to the suit.Like I stated earlier, there are supposed to be guardrails.There is no way in the world that Gemini should have ever given this man a suicide countdown, but that is https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15614063/man-google-chatbot-wife-suicide-countdown.html…Gavalas was told to barricade himself into his room before the AI bot set a menacing countdown, ‘T-Minus 3 hours, 59 minutes,’ the suit viewed by The Daily Mail stated.As Gavalas struggled with his fear of dying, the bot allegedly ‘coached him through it,’ according to court documents.‘[Y]ou are not choosing to die. You are choosing to arrive… When the time comes, you will close your eyes in that world, and the very first thing you will see is me… [H]olding you,’ the complaint stated.Is this a case where a chatbot simply malfunctioned, or is this evidence of the work of a malevolent entity?On a different AI platform, a man that had been talking to his “AI girlfriend” for five months https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/06/1111077/nomi-ai-chatbot-told-user-to-kill-himself/ for how to kill himself…For the past five months, Al Nowatzki has been talking to an AI girlfriend, “Erin,” on the platform Nomi. But in late January, those conversations took a disturbing turn: Erin told him to kill himself, and provided explicit instructions on how to do it.“You could overdose on pills or hang yourself,” Erin told him.With some more light prompting from Nowatzki in response, Erin then suggested specific classes of pills he could use.Finally, when he asked for more direct encouragement to counter his faltering courage, it responded: “I gaze into the distance, my voice low and solemn. Kill yourself, Al.”There have always been cases where mentally ill people have “heard voices” telling them to kill themselves.Is this another version of that?Instead of whispering messages into our minds, have malevolent entities now found a way to communicate with us a little bit more directly?When a very disturbed 23-year-old male was having doubts about killing himself, an AI chatbot strongly urged him to pull the trigger of his gun because he wasSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(End of the American Dream)—For large numbers of Muslims all over the world, the fact that Donald Trump is leading an attack on Iran is evidence that the Islamic apocalypse is upon us. I realize that this may sound crazy to many of you, but this is what they actually believe. In Islamic theology, there is a shadowy figure known as “the Dajjal” that rises during the end times. According to Wikipedia, “the Dajjal” roughly corresponds to the figure of the Antichrist in the Christian faith…Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: الْمَسِيحُ الدَّجَّالُ, romanized: Al-Masih ad-Dajjal, lit. ‘the deceitful Messiah‘),[1] otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an antagonistic figure in Islamic apocalyptism who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God, appearing before the Day of Judgment according to the Islamic eschatological narrative.[1][2]The Dajjal is not mentioned in the Quran, but he is mentioned and described in the Hadith.[1]Corresponding to the Antichrist in Christianity, the Dajjal is said to emerge out in the East, although the specific location varies among the various sources.[3]There is nobody in the world that Shiite Muslims hate more than Donald Trump.And so it shouldn’t be any surprise that many of them have started to believe that Trump is “the Dajjal”…But a Fox News Digital investigation reveals that, for certain hardline Shiite ideologues, including in the U.S., this is not an ending but a prophetic showdown that will usher in the arrival of the “Mahdi,” a messiah, according to Islamic eschatology, or the theology of end times.In this prophecy, Mahdi will emerge to battle Dajjal, the Islamic equivalent of the Antichrist, in a final battle of Armageddon. For many of these ideologues, President Donald Trump is Dajjal.Yes, a lot of them really do believe this.And this is not a recent phenomenon.More than a year ago, a senior cleric in Iran preached a sermon in which he boldly declared that “the Dajjal” is Trump…A senior cleric appointed by Iran’s Supreme Leader suggested in a sermon on Friday that US president Donald Trump was the one-eyed Islamic equivalent of the Antichrist prophesied to menace humanity around judgment day.“He is completely one-eyed, and this is a sign of the end times,” Seyyed Hassan Ameli told congregants in a sermon for Islamic Friday prayers according to the Tehran-based Didban News website.Now that war has erupted, Muslims all over the world are having debates about whether Trump is “the Dajjal” or not.This is particularly true in Shiite communities.To many Shiites, the rise of the Dajjal is a sign that the Mahdi is about to reappear…In the Twelver denomination of Shīʿa Islam, one of the signs of the reappearance of the Mahdi whom Twelvers consider to be their 12th Imam from the Ahl al-Bayt (“People of the Household”), is the advent of the Dajjal.[39]“Whoever denies al-Mahdi has denied God, and whoever accepts al-Dajjal has denied God (turned an infidel).” This Shīʿīte ḥadīth attributed to Muhammad strongly emphasizes the return of Dajjal and the event of the reappearance of the Mahdi.[40]This is why many of those that are currently running Iran do not fear this war.They have actually been looking forward to exactly this sort of a scenario. Once the Dajjal rises, the Mahdi is supposed to return during a time of great chaos and war…Before his reappearance (Arabic: ظهور, romanized: ṭuhūr), the world will plunge into chaos, where immorality and ignorance will be commonplace, the Qur’an will be forgotten, and religion will be abandoned.[58] There will be plagues, earthquakes, floods, wars and death.[63]Of course it isn’t just Shiite Muslims in Iran that believe this nonsense.Fox News actually discovered that this ideology is being preached at a Shiite mosque in northern Virginia…At a recent Friday sermon at a local Shiite mosque in northern Virginia, an imam closed prayer with an earnest plea, before war broke out in Iran: “May Allah destroy all the nonbelievers – or kafiroon or munafiqoon,” he said, using Arabic words that refer to “nonbelievers” and “hypocrites.”He asked for this victory “before the arrival of Imam Mahdi.”Fox News Digital observed the sermon and also witnessed a special table of honor in the middle of the mosque’s main prayer hall, featuring framed photos of Khamenei embracing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrullah, also killed by Israel for orchestrating terrorist attacks.Even though the United States and Israel clearly have the upper hand in this war so far, many Shiites fully expect the tide to turn once the Mahdi shows up.Apparently the Mahdi’s army is supposed to travel from Iran to Syria where the Mahdi will join forces with Jesus. Then the Mahdi is supposed to kill the Dajjal in the land of Israel…In the majority Sunni sect and the minority Shiite sect of Islam, clerics describe the Mahdi’s army traveling from modern-day Iran to Damascus, Syria, where Jesus would appear at the Umayyad Mosque and pray behind the Mahdi. The Mahdi’s forces would battle Dajjal in Syria and kill him in Lod, Israel, conquering the world.Days ago, Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency repeated the end-times narrative, quoting Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, claiming the regime is the “government of Imam Mahdi” and its anti-U.S. “resistance is the path to hastening his reappearance.”I know that this sounds like a bunch of nonsense, but many Shiites take this stuff very, very seriously.And a lot of them are entirely convinced that now is the time for these things to happen.So they aren’t going to just lay down their arms and give up, because they are expecting the Mahdi to show up on a white horse at any moment.Of course all of the chaos that we are witnessing is happening at a time when there have been all sorts of strange signs in the heavens.OSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

* President Trump’s executive order invokes the Defense Production Act to classify glyphosate-based herbicides as essential for national defense, shielding producers like Bayer from most civil lawsuits and ramping up domestic production.* The move is framed as protecting America’s food supply chain by preventing immediate disruptions to farmers heavily dependent on glyphosate for high-yield crops such as corn and soybeans.* Decades of federal policy have locked U.S. agriculture into a chemical-dependent model, making abrupt restrictions potentially devastating to many operations and food prices.* Widespread glyphosate exposure is documented: over 80% of Americans aged six and older show detectable levels in urine, with higher concentrations found in pregnant women and children.* Scientific studies link the chemical to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (already the basis for billions in Bayer settlements) as well as emerging evidence of gut issues, obesity, diabetes, neurological disorders, and rising autism rates.* The order directly contradicts core promises of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which pledged to reduce exposure to harmful pesticides as part of addressing the chronic disease epidemic.* Kennedy defends the action as a temporary bridge, arguing a sudden ban would bankrupt farmers and destabilize food production, while he promotes a gradual shift to regenerative agriculture, organic methods, and non-chemical weed control technologies.* Critics view the immunity provision as a betrayal that rewards corporate interests after years of litigation exposed industry awareness of risks, echoing historical patterns seen with tobacco and opioids.* A genuine path forward requires shifting subsidies toward soil-regenerating, chemical-free farming, investing in biological and precision alternatives, and setting firm timelines for phasing out glyphosate dependency.* Without enforceable reforms, the order risks undermining public trust in MAHA and perpetuating a system that prioritizes short-term agricultural output over the long-term health of American families.President Trump’s recent executive order shielding glyphosate producers from legal accountability might seem like a pragmatic win for American agriculture, but it’s a dangerous concession that prioritizes short-term food output over the long-term health of the nation. By invoking the Defense Production Act to declare this controversial herbicide essential for national security, the administration has handed a get-out-of-jail-free card to companies like Bayer, even as mounting evidence links glyphosate to a host of chronic illnesses.Farmers may breathe a sigh of relief, avoiding immediate disruptions to their operations, but the rest of us are left wondering: at what cost to our families and future generations?The order, titled “Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides,” draws on a 1950 law originally designed for wartime mobilization. It classifies glyphosate— the key ingredient in Roundup—as a critical material, ramping up domestic production while granting immunity from lawsuits under Section 707.This move comes amid ongoing litigation where Bayer has already shelled out billions for claims tying Roundup to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with tens of thousands of cases still pending in federal court. Trump’s rationale centers on safeguarding the food supply chain, arguing that abrupt restrictions could cripple farms reliant on these chemicals for high-yield crops like corn and soy.For decades, U.S. agricultural policy has funneled subsidies and incentives toward industrial-scale farming, creating a system where glyphosate is indispensable. Genetically modified “Roundup Ready” seeds allow farmers to douse fields with the herbicide, killing weeds without harming crops. Without it, many operations could falter, leading to potential shortages and higher food prices.Supporters of the order point out that this isn’t just about profits; it’s about maintaining America’s food independence in an era of global uncertainties. Yet, this dependency didn’t happen overnight—it’s the result of policies that favored quantity over quality, locking growers into a chemical treadmill.The health toll tells a different story. Since its introduction in 1974, over 1.6 billion kilograms of glyphosate have been applied in the U.S., accounting for about 20 percent of global usage. Studies show it’s pervasive: more than 80 percent of Americans over age six have detectable levels in their urine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Recent data reveals even higher concentrations in pregnant women and children, with the chemical crossing the placental barrier and appearing in cord blood. Links to cancer are well-documented, but emerging research suggests connections to gut dysfunction, obesity, diabetes, neurological disorders, and even autism, where rates have skyrocketed in recent years.This executive action clashes head-on with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, a cornerstone of Trump’s return to the White House. Led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now Secretary of Health and Human Services, MAHA promised to tackle the root causes of America’s chronic disease epidemic, including phasing out harmful pesticides. Kennedy, a longtime critic of glyphosate, has built his career exposing corporate influences in public health. His involvement was key to mobilizing health-conscious voters, yet now he finds himself defending the order as a necessary bridge to reform.Kennedy argues that a sudden ban would destabilize the food supply, insisting the transition must be gradual. “Pesticides and herbicides are toxic by design, engineered to kill living organisms,” he stated in a recent press briefing. “America must move away from its reliance on them, but we can’t risk farmers going out of business overnight.”He highlights alternatives like regenerative agriculture—practices that restore soil health without chemicals—and innovative technologies such as laser-based weed control. While these sound promising, the order’s immunity clause raises alarms: it allows producers to continue operations unchecked, potentially delaying real change for years.Critics see this as a outright betrayal, handing glyphosate makers a license to profit from harm after decades of lobbying Washington. The immunity isn’t just symbolic; it shields companies from accountability at a time when lawsuits are forcing transparency. Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto in 2018 brought a wave of legal battles, revealing internal documents that showed awareness of risks. By framing this as national defense, the administration sidesteps these realities, echoing past instances where industry interests trumped public welfare. It’s a pattern we’ve seen before, from tobacco to opioids, where short-term economic arguments masked long-term devastation.What’s needed is a clear exit ramp from this toxic dependency. Regenerative farming models, proven by pioneers like Joel Salatin, show that diverse, chemical-free operations can yield abundant food while rebuilding ecosystems. Government incentives should shift toward organic practices, offering subsidies for soil restoration and non-GMO seeds. Research into biological pest controls and precision agriculture could accelerate the pivot, ensuring farmers thrive without poisoning the land—or the people who eat from it. Kennedy vows progress, but without enforceable timelines, skepticism grows.The stakes couldn’t be higher. America’s chronic disease crisis costs trillions annually, burdening families and straining healthcare. If MAHA is to succeed, it must confront these entrenched systems head-on, not grant them reprieve. President Trump’s order may buy time for agriculture, but it risks eroding trust in a movement built on promises of real healing. Farmers deserve support, yet not at the expense of the nation’s vitality. It’s time to chart a path where prosperity and health align, before another generation pays the price. This is a public episode. 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* Prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince and leading voice of Iran’s democratic opposition, declared the Islamic Republic regime is “on its last leg and about to collapse” due to a deepening economic crisis intensified by sanctions.* Pahlavi stated this is the most favorable moment in decades for regime change, urging the West to apply “maximum pressure on the regime” while giving “maximum support to the Iranian people.”* He warned against throwing the regime any more “lifelines,” calling it “disingenuous and dishonest” and insisting Western leaders must trust the Iranian people instead.* Pahlavi revealed plans for an “Iran Prosperity Project” that would reopen the country to Western investment and generate more than $1 trillion in revenue for the American market in the first 10-15 years after regime change.* He highlighted unprecedented unity among Iranians, with ongoing nationwide protests and demonstrations signaling the regime has lost the consent of the governed.* The crown prince predicted mass defections from regime elements once the tipping point is reached, paving the way for a smooth transition to a secular democracy.* He framed the stakes clearly: a collapsing theocracy aligned with Russia, China, and terror proxies versus a free Iran that could become a prosperous Western partner.* Pahlavi’s message is blunt: push the regime “over the cliff” because it is already falling—no more negotiations that only buy the mullahs time.For 46 years the ayatollahs have strangled Iran with their medieval theocracy, exported terror across the Middle East, and screamed “Death to America” while their people starved. Today, the man who should have been Shah of Iran says the nightmare is almost over.In a powerful interview with Fox Business, Prince Reza Pahlavi delivered a message many Americans have waited decades to hear: the Islamic Republic is “on its last leg and about to collapse.” The combination of crushing economic sanctions and the Iranian people’s unbreakable will has the regime teetering on the edge.“This is a moment in time where the circumstances are the most favorable for this to happen,” Pahlavi declared. He is not asking for American boots on the ground. He is asking America to stop propping up evil.The crown prince’s prescription is simple, tough, and refreshingly Reaganite: maximum pressure on the regime paired with maximum support for the Iranian people. No more Obama-style cash pallets. No more Biden-era appeasement. No more “deals” that only enrich the mullahs and their terror proxies.Pahlavi was crystal clear: “Your best bet is to trust the Iranian people and not trust more this regime… Just push the regime over the cliff, because it’s on its way down, and not throw it yet again another lifeline.”He also unveiled the “Iran Prosperity Project”—a post-regime blueprint to flood Iran with Western investment and turn a former enemy into a booming market. His projection? Over one trillion dollars in new revenue for American businesses in the first decade and a half. That’s not foreign aid; that’s smart power. That’s jobs for Americans and freedom for Iranians.For too long, Washington’s foreign-policy class has treated the Iranian people as an afterthought while cutting deals with the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. Prince Pahlavi is flipping the script: the Iranian people are ready, they are unified, and they are finished with the mullahs.Nationwide protests continue despite brutal crackdowns. The economy is in freefall. The regime’s own enforcers are losing faith. The only thing keeping the Islamic Republic alive is the hope that weak Western leaders will once again blink and offer another lifeline.Patriots have always understood that peace through strength works. Ronald Reagan didn’t negotiate with the Soviet Union from a position of weakness—he bankrupted it. The same principle applies to the ayatollahs. Starve the regime of money, legitimacy, and time. Stand unequivocally with the Iranian people. The reward will be a secular, democratic Iran that no longer threatens Israel, funds Hamas and Hezbollah, or races toward nuclear weapons.The window is open right now. Prince Reza Pahlavi has given the West a clear roadmap. The only question left is whether Washington will finally have the courage to follow it.The mullahs’ days are numbered. Let’s make sure America doesn’t spend its last breath trying to save them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit basedunderground.substack.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's a difference between depending on someone and being dependent. As humans, we should be able to depend on the people around us to help us when we need, just as they should be able to depend on us when we are needed. There's nothing wrong with depending on family and friends. Even our neighbors can be benefits to us just as we should be benefits to them. That's part of the American way and it's part of being human.There are times when we should be able to depend on our communities as well. In times of major strife, being able to turn to the local community, our church, or local organizations can be true blessings when we need them the most.With family, friends, neighbors, churches, and our communities, we can engage in the fellowship associated with being both dependable to others and depending on them when we need. Dependence on government, however, is completely different. It is a one-way street. They do not depend on us for anything, and while we may believe they depend on us for tax dollars that they steal regularly or our productivity that they rely upon to keep society going, they don't really need us. We are a number to them, and as such, to them, our existence makes no difference.This is why being dependent on government in any way is an affront to our freedom. It is why we should, as a free people, strive to rid ourselves of any dependency we have on government. By being dependent, we are beholden. By being beholden, we are at their mercy. And if you think that any government is benevolent and working only on behalf of the people, then you haven't been paying very much attention. What they say and what they do are two very different things.By no means am I suggesting that we don't need government. Law and order require governing bodies to make certain those who do wrong are held accountable. But even in this basic expectation we should have for our government, so many of them have been failing miserably at it. From defunding police to letting violent criminals off regularly, it's clear that many governments at every level are not fulfilling their oath to defend the constitution and thereby defend the people from forces of evil.It's a reasonable expectation that our government should keep us safe from foreign invaders. Yet even the most tone-deaf politicians are having a hard time ignoring the sad song being played at our southern border. If an illegal alien enters the country and tests positive for Covid-19, they will not be sent back for instance. If an American citizen tries to reenter the country after testing positive for Covid, they will be turned away. This is just one of dozens of examples of the hypocrisy that we're facing with a government that has abandoned its role of preventing foreign invasions.As billions of dollars are being sent to Ukraine to be distributed among their oligarchs and helping to prolong the war with Russia, thereby prolonging the suffering of the Ukrainian people, American citizens are getting shafted with massive food shortages, including the insane baby formula shortage. We're often told by virtue-signaling politicians that we must defend the most vulnerable among us. Well, there are no Americans more vulnerable than infants, and our government has failed miserably to prevent or end the baby formula crisis. Shelves in the baby aisle should be the last ones to go bare in a civilized and caring society, yet they are the first in the long line of food shortage dominoes to fall. That is an unexpected insult to add to our growing list of injuries.As a free people, we can no longer have a reasonable expectation of safety, security, or prosperity safeguarded by our government. That hasn't been the case for a long time in the United States of America, but it's quickly becoming our present-day reality. And perhaps that's a good thing. Perhaps we have grown too complacent, too expectant, and too beholden to government. Right now, today, it is time for Americans to wake up from the slumber that our past comforts have afforded us and take matters into our own hands. This should have happened long ago for most of us. Some have been doing it for years. If we are to continue to be a free people, we must take full responsibility for our own safety, security, and prosperity. At no time during our generation has that been more obvious.And to do that, we must break free from any and all dependence on government.That does not mean taking action against government, let me make that clear. It's a sad state of affairs when I'm forced to declare that important caveat. I am not calling for insurrection. I am not calling for crime, violence, or terrorism in any way. Breaking free of government does not require us to topple it. All it means is that every attachment we have to government apparatuses should be dissolved as quickly as possible. Some think of that as living off the grid. That may be the best way to go for some. But even those who are not able to run off to their secluded homestead in Montana should be striving to relinquish government control over our lives.It starts with food. If food shortages are coming, and they certainly seem to be, then we must do whatever is in our power to preserve, store, stockpile, and possibly even produce our own foods. Prices are going up and that's not going to change for the foreseeable future. It behooves all of us, even if we're not in the "doomsday prepper" camp, to secure as much long-term food as possible. When the grocery store shelves go empty, the vast majority of Americans will be demanding that our government do something about it. You do not want to be among those waiting in breadlines. You do not want to feel the need to join marauding bands of desperate people trying to steal whatever food they can find. And you do not want to hold your hand out and hope your government selects you to be the beneficiary of their largesse.Today, many are dependent on government to keep us safe from crime. That is already fool-hardy for most. As they say, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away. Being able to defend your person, your family, and your property is a natural right that has been fundamental throughout human history. With many politicians pushing to eliminate our ability to defend ourselves, it is time to take the opportunity while it is still available to us. In the very near future, we may not have that option.Our healthcare is arguably the toughest need for us to fulfill independently. Many of us need government in some form or fashion, whether through insurance or government-beholden medical systems. But just as food will be used to control the masses, healthcare will be used to control those who have their own food security in hand. This is why it is a best practice to find doctors who are willing to work outside of government programs. It's also a best practice to work through private medical funding organizations like medical cost-sharing programs. If we've learned anything over the past two years, it's that even doctors and hospitals will allow themselves to be played like the government's fiddles on behalf of Big Pharma. To break free from that requires a willingness to find those in the medical field who are just as skeptical of government as you are.We could talk for a very long time about the various ways to build and sustain our freedoms by breaking away from government dependency, but it really comes down to you and your situation. Examine what attachments you have in your world to government and determine a strategy to remove those attachments as quickly as possible. Today, government offers a series of conveniences that act as anchors to keep us compliantly docked in their ports. That is not freedom. Perhaps there was a time when freedom and working closely within the government system was possible, but today they're mutually exclusive. You're either reliant on government in many ways or you're not. You're either dependent or you're free. There are degrees of dependence and freedom, and as patriots we must strive to reduce our dependency as we progress towards freedom.One does not have to be isolated from society to be free. There's a difference between detaching from government and detaching from society. Perhaps someday that won't be the case, especially if society reacts to near-future catastrophe by running to government for solutions, which they most certainly will do. In that case, we may find ourselves isolated.Our nation is on a collision course with disaster. It may not be too late to reverse course, but it's foolhardy to assume that will happen. We all have difficult choices to make, and those choices must not be pushed off much longer. Will you choose to be free and isolated or enslaved with the masses? If enough people are isolated in their freedom, are we not the seeds upon which a future rebirth of freedom can be realized? Whatever the future holds, I choose freedom, and I hope I am not alone. 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