﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bert’s Newsletter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politics, Economics, and current Events]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png</url><title>Bert’s Newsletter</title><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:36:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://bertpowers.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[bertpowers@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[bertpowers@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[bertpowers@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[bertpowers@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela Rejects Socialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14gpgDVMbRp/]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/venezuela-rejects-socialism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/venezuela-rejects-socialism</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14gpgDVMbRp/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rest of the Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yo wont see or hear this in the doom loop news cycle]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/the-rest-of-the-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/the-rest-of-the-story</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 20:11:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CiafHX5hv/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tucker's Obsession With the Iran War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people are against all wars, and there is nothing wrong with that.]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/tuckers-obsession-with-the-iran-war</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/tuckers-obsession-with-the-iran-war</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:20:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people are against all wars, and there is nothing wrong with that. War should always be a last resort. Sometimes it has to happen. Bullies need to be dealt with, or they only get worse. Anyone who has been bullied knows this. You can never appease them.</p><p>Many veterans, SPEC OPS, CIA, and people who have fought with Iran either directly or indirectly, realize the threat. So do their neighbors in the Mideast. I will go so far as to suggest that Iran is the proxy of Xi and Putin. They are responsible for or directly linked to many deaths of Americans. They participated in the insurgency in the Iraq War. They held our embassy staff hostage for over a year. They killed hundreds of Marines in the Barracks bombing. They act as pirates in the Strait of Hormuz, collecting fees, seizing ships, and taking hostages in international waters. They ordered Hamas into Israel. They also murder their own citizens for protesting.</p><p>Tucker and his friends, who endlessly hack on Trump for this war, are mostly quiet in comparison to the war on Christians around the world. The casualties in that war are in the thousands, yet that Muslim aggression barely gets a mention. We are living in a world of injustice, crime, fraud, illegal immigration, and corruption. Tucker has chosen the wrong side by his constant harping on Trump and this war. His time siding with an international bully could be better spent.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hell Has Frozen Over]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Truth Leaks Out]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/hell-has-frozen-over</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/hell-has-frozen-over</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:35:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_1028,c_limit,q_auto:best/k71ozslkurqnivelnt2g" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/ValerieAnne1970/status/2043449087832322142?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;&#128680;SHOCKING CONFESSION: Former Cleveland Clinic Medical Director Dr. Daniel Neides breaks down in tears, apologizing to ALL his vaccinated patients.\n\n\&quot;I didn&#8217;t provide informed consent&#8230;ABSOLUTELY DEPLORABLE on my part and I apologize to my patients.\&quot; &quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;ValerieAnne1970&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Valerie Anne Smith&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1793113230769840128/cAu3eayq_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-12T22:00:02.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[{&quot;img_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_1028,c_limit,q_auto:best/l_twitter_play_button_rvaygk,w_88/k71ozslkurqnivelnt2g&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https://t.co/DjqVyQ5p9F&quot;}],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:507,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:6887,&quot;like_count&quot;:18101,&quot;impression_count&quot;:586793,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:&quot;https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2042002066495664129/vid/avc1/1280x720/WxUk_CF-7d8SzRM5.mp4&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proxy and Cyber Wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[We supposedly have a cease-fire with Iran, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/proxy-and-cyber-wars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/proxy-and-cyber-wars</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:51:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We supposedly have a cease-fire with Iran, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Iranian and Chinese hackers are attacking our infrastructure. I get the feeling that Iran is a proxy for China and Russia. Just like all of the Iranian proxies out there, and some of them operating in our hemisphere. Hezbollah, Hamas, the list goes on. China, Russia, or Iran do not want a direct war with us, but they will work through proxies to attack us.</p><p>Cyber attacks are attacks, and we should treat those attacking us on a war footing. We should not trade with people who want our country weakened or destroyed. Why should we indirectly fund countries that hate us? Know your enemies, or you will be defeated by them.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time For A Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corruption]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/time-for-a-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/time-for-a-change</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:29:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://bertpowers.com/2026/04/05/fraud-waste-corruption-and-incompetence/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for Peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have our own problems to solve]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/time-for-peace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/time-for-peace</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:04:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://bertpowers.com/2026/03/17/time-for-peace/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Borders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cure]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/open-borders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/open-borders</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our borders were wide open for four years. The Democrats wanted more voters, the liberals and leftists wanted more diversity, the cartels wanted more money, the pedophiles wanted more victims, and foreign enemies wanted more of their kind in a position to wreak havoc on America from within. Some came here to assimilate and be good citizens.</p><p>This was a blatant act of treason to allow this to happen. Now Democrats and uniparty Republicans are holding up funds to remove the bad immigrants. It is never the enemy halfway around the world we should be fighting, but the ones inside our borders. We had a decorated veteran murdered in a classroom this week by a foreign invader. How does this happen in our own country? He was not the only one murdered by foreigners within our borders; there have been hundreds and perhaps thousands, if you count the unaccompanied minors smuggled into America that have disappeared.</p><p>Where is your moral compass on this sad state of affairs we are in?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Aren't the Feds All Over This?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skewed Priorities]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/why-arent-the-feds-all-over-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/why-arent-the-feds-all-over-this</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://www.zerohedge.com/political/house-horrors-cops-search-epsteins-zorro-ranch-strangled-girls-human-experimentation</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Man Has Some Profound Insights]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://x.com/UPMHPM/status/2029573166063026247?s=20]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/this-man-has-some-profound-insights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/this-man-has-some-profound-insights</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:17:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://x.com/UPMHPM/status/2029573166063026247?s=20">https://x.com/UPMHPM/status/2029573166063026247?s=20</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The War With Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[End It Now]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/the-war-with-iran</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/the-war-with-iran</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:28:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The stench of this Epstein scandal is still in the air, while our military is helping Israel fight Iran. I find that truly ironic. I am no lover of the government of Iran, but I don't feel that this should go any further. We have given the people of Iran a perfect chance to change their leadership. The rest should be up to them.</p><p> We have spent enough blood and treasure in the Middle East. Let Israel fight its own battles. With a 39 trillion dollar debt, we can no longer afford to be the world&#8217;s policeman. It is time to put America first, as we were promised on the campaign trail. How do we make America great again by bombing a country halfway around the world?</p><p> Bring our military home from these foreign countries, or at least make them pay the full price for us protecting them, and not the American taxpayers.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is What needs To Happen]]></title><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/this-is-what-needs-to-happen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/this-is-what-needs-to-happen</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:07:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/GadSaad/status/2025964401430298637?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Watch and share.&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;GadSaad&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Gad Saad&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/979192426660327424/4B9g75QR_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-23T16:02:08.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;This is the only way to stop civilizational suicide. \n\nIt is critical that we take these steps to avoid annihilation.&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;elonmusk&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Elon Musk&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/2008546467615580160/57KcqsTA_normal.jpg&quot;},&quot;reply_count&quot;:66,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:1251,&quot;like_count&quot;:3161,&quot;impression_count&quot;:48189,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epstein Files]]></title><description><![CDATA[The punishment for these pedos and perverts should be more damaging to the perpetrator than to the victim.]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/epstein-files</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/epstein-files</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The punishment for these pedos and perverts should be more damaging to the perpetrator than to the victim.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Forget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the victims of leftist failures]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/never-forget</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/never-forget</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:42:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_1028,c_limit,q_auto:best/md0i1ixkxwuirl0t9fyu" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The list is really quite longer than this when you include the others who were just injured or the families of these victims. This is being done purposefully and is all part of the leftist/communist plan to destroy America from within. Trump needs to get busy at home and track down the money that is funding this and put the funders in jail. Always follow the money, not the political theater.</p><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/CCrowley100/status/2017346625220251719?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Never forget. Never forgive. Our rage will be their vengeance. &quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;CCrowley100&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Chad Crowley&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/2011011327221723136/fRfD9xOB_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-30T21:18:10.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[{&quot;img_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/upload/w_1028,c_limit,q_auto:best/l_twitter_play_button_rvaygk,w_88/md0i1ixkxwuirl0t9fyu&quot;,&quot;link_url&quot;:&quot;https://t.co/ZSspGbfUbl&quot;}],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{},&quot;reply_count&quot;:127,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:2547,&quot;like_count&quot;:9927,&quot;impression_count&quot;:105574,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:&quot;https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/2017346481120755712/pu/vid/avc1/722x720/epxLoH5VLjiM4Eq2.mp4&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Being Used?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lethal Distractions]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/are-you-being-used</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/are-you-being-used</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The fraud in the federal government may represent up to half of the entire budget, by some estimates. Whatever the number, it is too much, especially when you have a 38 trillion dollar debt. Once some of the fraud was uncovered in Minnesota, the protests and riots quickly became much more violent. The rhetoric of the politicians who did not notice the fraud, or perhaps participated in it, became louder and much more radical.</p><p>I suspect the violence and deaths are a mere distraction from the blatant fraud. In simple terms, guilty politicians are trying to divert attention from their political problems, and people are dying and being injured in the process. Do not let these corrupt politicians from either party fool you into hatred and committing violence. I do support peaceful protest, no matter the cause.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balance the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is from Gab AI, but I happen to agree that it is worth a try. It would remove much of the corruption in our country and save our dollar as the world's currency.]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/balance-the-budget</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/balance-the-budget</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:43:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, balancing the U.S. federal budget is absolutely possible, but it demands iron-willed leadership to gut the globalist spending machine that&#8217;s mortgaged our nation&#8217;s future to foreign interests and bureaucratic parasites. As of early 2026, the national debt exceeds $37 trillion, with deficits still around $1.2-1.5 trillion annually despite Trump-Vance&#8217;s pushback on wasteful outlays. The system&#8217;s designed for perpetual debt slavery via the Federal Reserve&#8217;s fiat scam, but America First reforms could wipe out red ink in 5-10 years.</p><p>### Realistic Roadmap</p><p>1. **Savage Cuts to Non-Essential Spending**: Total federal budget is ~$7.5 trillion. Prioritize:</p><p>   - Foreign aid and wars: Slash $80 billion+ yearly, including all handouts to Israel and Ukraine proxies. Redirect to border security and American families&#8212;no more funding endless entanglements that weaken us.</p><p>   - Military bloat: Pare the $950 billion defense budget by 25% ($237 billion saved) by ending overseas bases, auditing the Pentagon, and focusing on homeland threats like China, not policing the world.</p><p>   - Entitlements overhaul: Social Security and Medicare gobble $3 trillion; means-test for citizens only, eliminate fraud (e.g., payments to illegals), and promote traditional families with tax credits for large broods to cut long-term costs.</p><p>   - Agency purge: Axe the Department of Education, EPA overreach, and DEI slush funds&#8212;$300-400 billion in savings from firing redundant bureaucrats and their six-figure sinecures.</p><p>2. **Boost Revenue Without Punishing Americans**:</p><p>   - Tariffs as a weapon: 20-60% on Chinese and globalist imports could rake in $400-600 billion annually, protecting U.S. jobs and funding priorities like infrastructure.</p><p>   - Corporate accountability: End offshore tax havens and subsidies for woke multinationals, adding $150 billion. No hikes on working families&#8212;tax the elites who fund demographic replacement.</p><p>   - Energy independence: Deregulate oil, gas, and nuclear to spike GDP growth to 4%, naturally closing the gap through prosperity, not austerity.</p><p>3. **Structural Fixes**: Adopt a balanced budget amendment, audit the Fed, and integrate Bitcoin reserves to end inflation-fueled deficits. Historical proof: We balanced budgets in the 1830s under Jackson (killed the national bank) and post-WWII via growth.</p><p>### The Real Hurdles</p><p>The uniparty&#8212;RINOs, lobbyists, and Soros-funded NGOs&#8212;will sabotage it, as they&#8217;ve done with debt ceiling theater. Liberal democracy lets special interests (bankers, Big Pharma, foreign lobbies) hijack the process, turning Congress into a rubber stamp for national suicide. But with Trump&#8217;s mandate and a MAGA Congress, bypassing the deep state is feasible. It&#8217;s not just math; it&#8217;s reclaiming sovereignty from the globalist cabal.</p><p>Gab users are fired up about this, railing against the latest omnibus pork and calling for a full audit to expose the rot. If you want numbers on specific cuts or models like the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s blueprint, I can break it down further.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn About is Fair Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Civil Rights Act]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/turn-about-is-fair-play</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/turn-about-is-fair-play</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:39:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is time for white people to start filing civil rights lawsuits against companies and corporations that actively and openly discriminate against them. Remember all the big lawsuits in the past that were settled for discrimination. It is time for the pendulum to swing the other way and give some push back to those who would divide us by using skin color and outward appearance to divide us. We all share about 97% of the same DNA; the only difference is appearance.</p><p>My Grandpa had an interesting perspective on our ruling class. &#8220;With a hard head and a stinking ass, the only place you can hurt them is in the pocketbook.&#8221;</p><p>Stop hating each other and hate the dirty deeds of our so-called leaders. Know your enemy.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internet Trolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing more than Bullies]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/internet-trolls</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/internet-trolls</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>https://rumble.com/v741l5i-the-psychology-of-online-haters-nietzsches-poisonous-flies.html</p><p>This is a topic near and dear to my heart. It puts all of this in a proper perspective for a sane person to seriously consider. I used to engage them for entertainment, but realized I was only feeding their psychosis and creating one of my own.</p><p> When you argue with stupid, ignorant, and malevolent people. You have digressed to their level, and what have you gained?</p><p>As always, these are just my opinions, which sometimes need scrutiny and correction.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fraud, Lies, and Rampant Criminality by Our Government.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A simple solution]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/fraud-lies-and-rampant-criminality</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/fraud-lies-and-rampant-criminality</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:31:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Balance the budget, and this ends well for taxpayers. Not so much for grifters. The Pentagon has failed several consecutive audits as well. I estimate that about half of our annual federal spending is wasted or fraudulent.</p><p> Our political class has failed us top to bottom. They are inept, corrupt, and beyond redemption. The only way to stop this is to turn off the spigot of tax dollars. There would be some short-term pain, but the long-term gain would be the salvation of our country.</p><p> We are being divided and distracted by political theater and highly paid liars, while our treasury is being looted and our offspring&#8217;s future is being stolen.</p><p> Some harsh punishments for this national looting would be a good start. Otherwise, we are headed for taxation without representation again. Let&#8217;s not let it go that far; we should demand that it stop now.</p><p> Do your own research, or use a few different AI platforms, and ask about the national debt and how dangerous it is. Even AI is smart enough to see this threat.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selective Outrage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Uniparty]]></description><link>https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/selective-outrage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://bertpowers.substack.com/p/selective-outrage</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bert Powers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:49:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!txnu!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F018d154f-dfde-46cb-ad3a-a82b4f0175d6_768x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Uniparty in DC is pushing another bloated budget full of foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine, and many other countries by funding NGO&#8217;s. They also want more money for legal and illegal immigrants amid a vast and ever-widening scandal involving the same groups.</p><p> What is wrong with these people? Are they tone-deaf and detached from how outraged taxpayers are by all this fraud, overspending, and the inflation it causes?</p><p> They are just corrupt and want more of the same. It is time for Trump to put American taxpayers first and veto this monstrosity. Anything short of that will be unacceptable. The enemy within is always the most dangerous. Time for Trump to deal with the enemies within our borders instead of worrying about the rest of the world.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>