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"The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological War on Its Citizens: Inside the Deep State's PsyOps Machine" See What the Whiteheads said

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John & Nisha Whitehead
August 20, 2025

Yours truly has been using third-party artificial intelligence (AI) platforms for fact-checks for well over two years. Here was my inquiry to Gemini (Part I) and what John and Nisha Whitehead wrote in Part II. In Part III is additional information, plus other topics.

To tease part of what Gemini said this.

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"The more subjective part of your critique—that the article's thesis about a "massive psyop" by the Trump administration is "over the top" and lacks credible support—is a valid point."

Gemini also said the following.

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"Your observation that the article's factual content about government surveillance and psychological operations (psyops) is generally a "matter of record" is well-founded."

In other words, if the Whiteheads are correct, this is a "well-founded" concern. But are they being fair to President Donald J. Trump in their accusations?

Let's get started.

Part I - Q&A with Gemini (the typo is in the original, fat fingers-sorry) about the Whitehead's latest column

Gemini, I've followed the Whiteheads at Rutherford.org for years, some of their musings have been keenly insightful, others to me seem to be a bit over the edge. I own at least one of John Whitehead's books, he's a smart fellow. But it seems to me that he's over the top on anti-Trump rhetoric. That said, while I think much of what he says in here about psyops is demonstrably true, and while I've critiqued the Trump admin when the evidence has warranted in our publications example: https://www.manufacturedhomepr... I disagree with the thesis that Trump is mobilizing the forces of the federal government into a massive psyop. If that were true, then one might think that the left-leaning media would be hammering him with examples of that, and those on the right who may support Trump but fear a loss of rights, etc. would or could too. Meaning, I don't find that aspect of what he said here to be credible. The rest (sans the Trump slant) is a matter of record, meaning, the quotes and examples are supported by other evidence and sources. Is it possible that the Whiteheads are paltering, possibly to please some major donor that wants that over-the-top anti-Trump theme out there? This is more than callig Trump 'a Nazi' or a 'fascist.' The Whiteheads as claiming Trump is engaged in a massive psyop. Scan this article: https://www.rutherford.org/pub... and check against the concerns I've raised, using plain text hyperlinks in the body and any footnotes of your findings to support your results.

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Gemini responded as follows.

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Based on an analysis of the article and available information, here is a breakdown of your concerns regarding John Whitehead's commentary.

Analysis of Factual Claims vs. Rhetoric

Your observation that the article's factual content about government surveillance and psychological operations (psyops) is generally a "matter of record" is well-founded. Independent research supports the existence of these government capabilities and their historical application, while also revealing criticism from a variety of sources.

  • Government Surveillance and Psyops: The U.S. military and intelligence community have long used psyops and information warfare as part of foreign policy and counterterrorism efforts. However, there are strict legal prohibitions against targeting American citizens with such operations. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other organizations have previously raised concerns about potential violations of these rules, such as when a U.S. Army general was accused of using psyops to influence members of Congress. ¹
  • Technology and Surveillance: The article's examples of technological surveillance are also supported by independent reports. For instance, the use of cellphone tracking devices (known as "Stingrays") and facial recognition technology by federal agencies and local law enforcement has been documented. The use of such technology for domestic purposes has raised concerns among privacy advocates and civil rights groups. ²

The Trump-Specific Thesis and "Paltering"

The more subjective part of your critique—that the article's thesis about a "massive psyop" by the Trump administration is "over the top" and lacks credible support—is a valid point. While there is no public evidence of the Trump administration using the military's formal psyops apparatus against the American public, several sources have documented how his campaigns and administration utilized communication and data strategies that critics likened to psychological operations.

  • Use of "Psyops-Like" Techniques: The use of firms like Cambridge Analytica during the 2016 Trump campaign is one example. Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics and political consulting firm, was accused of using personality profiling and micro-targeting, which some have described as a "privatization of already practiced military psy ops techniques." ³ This highlights how political campaigns, whether right- or left-leaning, can adopt methods that critics see as a form of psychological influence, even if they are not formally part of a government psyop.
  • The Question of "Paltering": The idea of "paltering," or using accurate information to intentionally mislead, is a difficult accusation to prove. However, a look at The Rutherford Institute's history reveals it is a civil liberties organization that has also taken on cases with strong conservative and religious underpinnings. The organization has received funding from conservative foundations, and its founder, John W. Whitehead, has been cited for his desire to encourage Christians to be more active in politics. ⁴ While this does not prove that a specific donor influenced this particular article, it does indicate that the organization has a history of aligning its work with a particular political viewpoint. The article's focus on the Trump administration could be seen as a way to engage with a broad, anti-establishment audience while remaining consistent with a long-standing concern about government overreach, which is a core tenet of the Institute.

Footnotes

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  • ACLU Asks Congress To Investigate Military Use Of “PSYOPS” On Members Of Congress
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  • How Trump's DC takeover could supercharge surveillance
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  • Cambridge Analytica: Military Psy-Ops Privatized
  • The Rutherford Institute - SourceWatch
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    Part II Per John & Nisha Whitehead August 20, 2025 via Rutherford.org - published with permission

    John Whitehead's Commentary

    The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological War on Its Citizens: Inside the Deep State’s PsyOps Machine

    John & Nisha Whitehead
    August 20, 2025

    Have you ever wondered who’s pulling the strings? … Anything we touch is a weapon. We can deceive, persuade, change, influence, inspire. We come in many forms. We are everywhere.”— U.S. Army Psychological Operations recruitment video

    From viral memes to military-grade influence operations, the government is waging a full-spectrum psychological war—not against foreign enemies but against its own citizens.

    The goal? Compliance. Control. Conformity.

    The battlefield is no longer physical—it is psychological—and the American people are the targets.
    From AI-manipulated narratives and National Guard psyops to loyalty scorecards for businesses, the Deep State’s war on truth and independent thought is no longer covert. It is coordinated, calculated, and by design.

    Yet while both major parties—long in service to the Deep State—have weaponized mass communication to shape public opinion, the Trump administration is elevating it into a new art form that combines meme warfare, influencer psyops, and viral digital content to control narratives and manufacture consensus.

    In doing so, President Trump and his influencers are capitalizing on a propaganda system long cultivated by the security-industrial complex.

    What we’re witnessing is not just propaganda. It is psychological warfare.

    Psychological warfare, as defined by the Rand Corporation, “involves the planned use of propaganda and other psychological operations to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of opposition groups.”

    Today, those “opposition groups” include the American public.

    For years, the government has been bombarding the citizenry with propaganda and psychological operations aimed at conditioning us to be compliant, easily manipulated and supportive of the police state’s growing domestic and global power.

    The government is so confident in its Orwellian powers of manipulation that it’s taken to bragging about them. For example, the U.S. Army’s 4th Psychological Operations Group, the branch of the military responsible for psychological warfare, released a recruiting video that touts its efforts to pull the strings, turn everything they touch into a weapon, be everywhere, deceive, persuade, change, influence, and inspire.

    This is the danger that lurks in plain sight: a government so immersed in the art of mind manipulation that it no longer sees its citizens as individuals, but as targets.

    Of all the weapons in the government’s vast arsenal, psychological warfare may be the most insidious.

    As the military journal Task and Purpose explains, “Psychological warfare is all about influencing governments, people of power, and everyday citizens.” PSYOP soldiers aim to influence “emotions, notices, reasoning, and behavior of foreign governments and citizens,” and “deliberately deceive” enemy forces.

    Yet increasingly, these operations are being used not just abroad—but at home.

    The government has made clear in word and deed that “we the people” are domestic enemies to be targeted, tracked, manipulated, micromanaged, surveilled, viewed as suspects, and treated as if our fundamental rights are mere privileges that can be easily discarded.

    Aided by technological advances and behavioral science, the U.S. government has become a master manipulator of minds, perception, and belief—an agitator of the masses.

    As J. Edgar Hoover once observed: “It is the function of mass agitation to exploit all the grievances, hopes, aspirations, prejudices, fears, and ideals of all the special groups that make up our society, social, religious, economic, racial, political. Stir them up. Set one against the other. Divide and conquer. That’s the way to soften up a democracy.”

    Here are just a few ways psychological warfare is being waged against the American people:

    Weaponizing violence. Recurring mass shootings, domestic unrest, and acts of terrorism traumatize the public, destabilize communities, and give the government greater pretext to crack down, lock down, and clamp down—all in the name of national security.

    Weaponizing surveillance and pre-crime. Digital surveillance, AI threat detection, and predictive policing have created a society in which everyone is watched, profiled, and potentially punished before any crime occurs. The government’s war on crime has also veered into the realm of social media and technological entrapment, with government agents adopting fake social media identities and AI-created profile pictures in order to surveil, target and capture potential suspects. It has all the markings of a digital panopticon optimized for psychological control.

    Weaponizing digital tools and censorship. Digital censorship is just the beginning. Tech giants, working with the government, now determine who can speak, bank, travel, or participate in society. Digital currencies (which can be used as “a tool for government surveillance of citizens and control over their financial transactions”), combined with social credit systems and surveillance capitalism create a litmus test to determine who is worthy enough to be part of society and punish individuals for moral lapses and social transgressions (and reward them for adhering to government-sanctioned behavior).

    For example, the Trump White House recently rolled out a pilot program using a loyalty scorecard to evaluate businesses, echoing China’s social credit system. Businesses deemed “non-compliant” with patriotic messaging or flagged for “ideological extremism” based on their social media posts, public statements, or advertising content are at risk of being barred from federal contracts.

    Weaponizing compliance. From the war on terror to COVID mandates, nearly every government “crisis response” has been weaponized to normalize surveillance and control, and demand obedience in exchange for perceived safety.

    Weaponizing entertainment. Hollywood and the Pentagon have a long, symbiotic relationship. The military provides equipment, personnel, and funding in exchange for favorable portrayals of war, surveillance, and state power. As Elmer Davis, a CBS broadcaster who was appointed the head of the Office of War Information, observed, “The easiest way to inject a propaganda idea into most people’s minds is to let it go through the medium of an entertainment picture when they do not realize that they are being propagandized.”

    Weaponizing behavioral science and nudging. The government’s “nudge units” use psychology and data science to steer public behavior. It may begin with paperwork, but it ends with worldview manipulation—conditioning the population to think and act as the state prefers, all while maintaining the illusion of free will.

    Weaponizing desensitization. Lockdowns, SWAT raids, and threat alerts desensitize us to authoritarianism. What once shocked is now routine. That’s by design. The more accustomed we become to surveillance, policing, and crisis, the more willingly we embrace it.

    Weaponizing fear. Fear is the preferred tool of totalitarians. It divides the public into factions—persuading them to see each other as the enemy, empowers the government, and numbs rational thinking. The more frightened the population, the easier it is to control. This Machiavellian scheme has so ensnared the nation that few Americans even realize they are being manipulated into adopting an “us” against “them” mindset.

    Weaponizing genetics. Fear doesn’t just condition us—it can alter us. Trauma and fear responses can be encoded in DNA and passed on to future generations, as studies in epigenetic inheritance have shown.

    Weaponizing the future. The Pentagon’s chilling Megacities training video predicts that by 2030, armed forces would be used against civilian populations to solve domestic political and social problems. Under Trump’s expanded domestic security powers, the National Guard has been increasingly deployed in civil contexts—most recently to address squalor and crime in Washington DC and other parts of the country.

    None of this is speculative. It’s well-documented.

    In 2022, the Pentagon was forced to investigate reports that the military was creating fake social media profiles with AI-generated photos and fictitious news sites to manipulate users.

    These are the modern tools of psychological warfare. But the blueprint goes back decades.

    The end goal of these mind control campaigns—packaged in the guise of the greater good—is to see how far the American people will allow the government to go in re-shaping the country in the image of a totalitarian police state.

    In the 1950s, the CIA’s MKUltra program tested LSD, electroshock, hypnosis, and other behavior modification techniques on civilians and soldiers—American citizens—often without their knowledge or consent. CIA agents hired prostitutes to lure men into bugged rooms, then dosed them with drugs and observed their behavior. Some detainees were interrogated to death in efforts to erase memories or induce compliance.

    It wasn’t until the 1970s that a portion of the CIA’s criminal activities under MKUltra came to light. Congress’s Church Committee investigations revealed that the CIA had spent over $20 million attempting to control human thought and behavior, reportedly as a means of programming people to carry out assassinations (i.e., national defense).

    Similarly, the top-secret Montauk Project allegedly was working to develop mind-control techniques that could trigger crime waves.

    These were not fringe experiments—they were official policy.

    As journalist Lorraine Boissoneault noted, “The same methods that had once been used to train American soldiers ended up being used to extract information from terrorists in Abu Ghraib, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay.”

    Fast forward to the present day, and it’s clear the government’s psyops warfare has not ended—it has simply gone digital.

    Today’s psyops rely on mass media, AI, algorithmic censorship, and behavioral economics—not LSD. But the goal remains the same: shape thought, induce obedience, silence dissent.

    In 2014, for example, a Fusion Center in Washington State mistakenly released records detailing government interest in “psycho-electronic” weapons—remote mind control tactics allegedly capable of controlling people or subjecting them to varying degrees of pain from a distance.

    More recently, COVID-19 gave the government a global platform to deploy fear-based compliance strategies. Science writer David Robson explains: “Fears of contagion lead us to become more conformist and tribalistic… [we] value conformity and obedience over eccentricity or rebellion.”

    That is precisely the point.

    By constantly invoking crisis, the government keeps us reactive, not rational. Fear shuts down the brain’s prefrontal cortex—our center for reasoning and critical thought. A population that stops thinking for itself is one easily led.

    This is how the government persuades people to surveil themselves, police their neighbors, and conform to shifting norms: through fear, repetition, and psychological fatigue.

    It’s classic Orwell: through censorship, disinformation crackdowns, and hate crime laws, speech becomes thoughtcrime and conformity becomes patriotism.

    Edward Bernays, the father of modern propaganda, warned of this nearly a century ago: “We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.” They are, he concluded, “the true ruling power of our country.”

    This “invisible government”—the Deep State—has perfected the art of psychological control.
    With the approach of the 2026 midterm elections, this psychological warfare will only escalate: more fear-based narratives, more digital manipulation, more pressure to conform.

    But the battlefield is not lost—not yet.

    As I stress in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People and in its fictional counterpart The Erik Blair Diaries, the first step in resisting tyranny is recognizing its tools: fear, deception, division, and control.

    We must reject the Deep State’s mind games in order to reclaim sovereignty over our mental space and remind the government that “we the people” are not puppets to be manipulated or threats to be neutralized.

    We are the rightful rulers of a free republic, and that starts with the right to think for ourselves.

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    Part III Additional thoughts plus other topics.

    1) Last week, I wrote Nisha Whitehead and said the following. It was about their previous weekly column.

    Nisha, fyi. SUBMISSION: "The Police State Has a New Playbook: Martial Law, One City at a Time"

    Nisha, I’ve had great respect for many of John’s prior books. Our publication has shared several of these columns in days gone by. I think you are both intelligent individuals.

    That said.

    I could have predicted this very topic. While those who use the 80-20 issues line are exaggerating, this is yet another post that seems to go out of its way to attack President Trump. Biden-Harris was clearly the greater threat to the Constitution.

    Perhaps you have major donors that want this. I can’t say. But I think you are hurting your brand.

    This D.C. takeover is for 30 days. It either will or won’t help crime there.

    You could be going after Palantir, or Google, or socialism, or mainstream media bias/echo chambers, or look at what Hanne Nabintu Herland said about Billionaires World. There are any number of issues that would be more useful to your stated mission.

    Example. Go back to the Shadows of Liberty video (full length version, with annotated transcript). It’s still relevant and smacks examples of deceptions of the public from among Democrats and Republicans, and rightly so.

    You’re hurting your brand.

    That’s your God given and constitutionally protected right. But look again. I think this has or will hurt your organization. My two cents, fwiw.

    Respectfully,

    L. A. “Tony” Kovach

    --- The screen shot of the email is as shown below. ---

    2) For the record, there was no known response.

    Regular readers of this column know yours truly raised a similar topic recently.

    https://patch.com/florida/lake...

    So, on the broad brush parts of their column, I think they are pretty much on track.

    That said, there are multiple reasons why I think the Whiteheads are mistaken about attributing to "Team Trump" the claim that they are weaponizing the power of psyops against the American people. Gemini covered only some.

    Again, per Gemini: "The more subjective part of your critique—that the article's thesis about a "massive psyop" by the Trump administration is "over the top" and lacks credible support—is a valid point."

    If the Whiteheads are proven right, I'll admit it publicly. Will they do the same, if 3 or 4 years from now we have the same or higher level of freedom that we do now?

    Time will tell.

    The beauty of the First Amendment is that well reasoned arguments can potentially get traction in the public mind. We need to bring back the kind of vigorous debates we used to see some decades ago. I believe the Whiteheads are within their rights to say what they have.

    I simply think the Whiteheads are wrong about Trump on this point. I do think they are hurting the Rutherford.org brand in this series of anti-Trump rants. After years of following the nuances of the news, history, politics, etc. it is my informed view that they are off on that point.

    But much of their article is otherwise fine.

    As I mentioned to Gemini, as a political independent, we've published articles that critique specific Team Trump errors and of Bush-Cheney or other Republicans or Democrats. Two versions of one of those are shown below. The shorter version was for the Patch, the longer and more detailed one was for our audience of MHProNews readers.

    https://patch.com/florida/lake...

    This longer version takes Kevin Clayton, Clayton Homes, and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) to task, contrasting their work with that of the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR).

    https://www.manufacturedhomepr...

    3) I could say more, but I'm pressed for time. I'd love to hear from John or Nisha, but I'm not holding my breath. That said, if you edited out (in your mind) the anti-Trump parts of what they wrote, I think they have raised valid issues that - as Gemini confirmed - are well documented.

    That's reason enough to share their column.

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    What Marxist Philosophers did to the West, as Explained by Author and Historian Hanne Nabintu Herland - Why Understanding History Matters

    Romano-Winning-Inflation Slowed 4.2025 to Lowest Level Since Feb 2021

    Robert Romano Foreshadowed this Last Month - Inflation is Falling Despite Negative Tariff Talk by Media and 'Experts' like István Dobozi.

    Can Reform of Corporate Governance Boost US Stocks Appeal and Economy?

    ---U.S. stocks equal nearly half of global stock markets - why are American Markets Appealing and What Could Make Them Even Better?

    USDA Expands Access to Manufactured Home Loans-Zero Down Loan Option

    Manufactured Housing Institute oddly fails to report the news of this potentially useful option for millions who seek affordable home option---

    Trump Battle on Giant China Trade Deficit-is it Smart? Is it Popular?

    'Vast Majority of Americans Say China is a Threat to U.S. - Manzanita Miller Presents Recent Research on Importance of a China Trade Fix

    Accused of Hypocrisy-Fair?

    Senator Bernie Sanders himself said that Democrats drifted from being the party of the working man to embracing financial elites-the latest.

    Manzanita Miller's Research Reveals "Bad News for Democrats in-2026"

    Manzanita Miller's said "Independent Voters Tend To Predict Sweeping Midterm Election Victories And That Is Bad News For Democrats In 2026."

    Real Estate and Conventional Housing Dips, Manufactured Housing Rising

    “The single-family home building market is facing competing concerns" said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz.

    DHS to Pay Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport to Save U.S. Time and Money?!

    Jacob Adams-"The Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay for illegal

    First U.S.A-Born Pope Draws Praise From Trump, Dems and Others; BUT...

    Pope Leo XIV-First Look at the new Pope from U.S.A./North America. Praise, Concerns, Prayers Needed and Wanted for Cardinal Robert Francis.

    How Advocates Like Fran Quigley-Robert Reich Shape Housing Narratives

    Expert & Copilot Intro: how Corporations-Associations-Nonprofits-Advocates Omit Key Affordable Housing-Manufactured Home Facts+HUD's Turner

    ‘Endemic Mismanagement of HUD Manufactured Housing Program’ Nom Turner

    'Restoring and Expanding Affordable Housing Role of Manufactured Homes'–MHARR Letter Cites 2000 Reform Act, "Enhanced Preemption" Much More

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    Real Estate and Conventional Housing Dips, Manufactured Housing Rising

    “The single-family home building market is facing competing concerns" said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz.

    Danny Ghorbani-Seeking Alignment with Trump-Turner Vision and MHVille

    "My heart is not to grow the amount of people on subsidies," said HUD Secretary E. Scott Turner in recent remarks on Affordable Housing.

    David Dayen v Carrie Sheffield - Left/Right Views on NPR and PBS Cuts

    Dayen says Trump looks 'Weak' for NPR/PBS Cut vs. Sheffield: 'Trump Rightly Defunded PBS-NPR History of Anti-Conservative Pro-Left Content'

    DHS to Pay Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport to Save U.S. Time and Money?!

    Jacob Adams-"The Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay for illegal aliens to return home to their native countries." Insight$

    Robert Romano - After Trump’s First 100 Days, The Best Is Yet To Come

    President Trump Promises as New Tax, Trade and Immigration Policies Take Hold the Joe Biden ‘Overhang’ Will Pass; Romano Presents Evidence.

    Manufactured Home Groups Split in Transparency Amidst Housing Crisis

    Blend of human expertise w/AI fact checks and commentary by Gemini, Copilot, and xAI's Grok help unpack causes-solutions to housing crisis.---

    Electric Vehicles (EVs) Green? New and Prior Videos Spotlight Issues

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    California’s Homeless Crisis Shows Need for Government Accountability

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    Top Florida Senate Democrat Quits: 'Dem Party in Florida Is Dead'

    ActBlue - Two Sides of a Looming U.S. Democrats vs. Republicans Drama

    Big Tech Accused of Crime of Illegally Hiring Immigrants vs. Americans

    MHARR-Housing Supply Framework Act Could Benefit New Home Production

    Pope Francis dies at 88 - What is next for the global Catholic Church?

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    Get Real Evidence for Jesus Christ, Easter & the Resurrection Miracle.

    Dealmaker-In-Chief: Trump Given Room for Tariffs As Negotiation Tactic

    American Dream of Homeownership is Slipping Away-Association Spotlight

    Congressional Lawmakers "Monopoly Busters Caucus" to Fight High Costs

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    Young Leaders' Faith Behrens on Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida's Future

    Congress Must Now Cut Taxes and Regulations plus Trump Tariff Insights

    ESG Ruling Puts New Pressure on Public Pension Funds and BlackRock

    Trump Team Secures Southwest Land Border-Lowest Encounters Since 2000

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    Manufactured Housing Misses-Experts and Insiders Critique MHI Failures

    Hybrid journalism blends human expertise and insights with AI backed fact checks: "Untapped Potential" "Action Over Apathy" Supplanting MHI

    Real Reason Behind Left’s Freak-Out About the Department of Education?

    Is There a Recession Ahead? John Carney's Fact-Packed Insight & Answer

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    Americans Mostly Support Trump On Deportation vs Activists Fighting it

    Manzanita Miller unpacks new survey insight most 'Americans Side With Trump On Deportation—Not w/Activists Fighting For Illegals and Gangs.'

    Lakeland Study Test Frank Rolfe Claim "Mobile Homes" Lower Prop Values

    Hybrid Expert Human Study Combined with Multiple AI Powered Fact Checks plus 3rd Party Research Expose Disputed Claims in Critical Reporting

    Manzanita Miller-Trump Tax Cut Helped Middle Class-Extension Welcomed

    According to Manzanita Miller, the "Trump’s Tax Cuts Benefited The Middle-Class And That Is Why Extending Them Is Wildly Popular" LATK FEA--

    New Manufactured Home Production Trend UP But Research Raises Concerns

    Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Released Jan 2025 data that reflects continued improvements since 2023 but...

    VP Vance-Illegal Immigrants Squeeze U.S. Citizens from Home Ownership

    Bill Wilson - "A Mistake From The Past That Can Be Avoided"

    GROK Affordable Housing Crisis Thesis-‘This Ain’t Theory—it’s a Heist’

    Fact Checks by Grok-Copilot-Gemini Point to Problems at Manufactured Housing Institute that help Explain 21st Century Manufactured Home Sales

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    Is Decline in Christianity in U.S. Over? Pew Research Suggests It Is

    Numbers of Those Praying and Attending Religious Services or Mass Have Stabilized According to Recent Findings Including a Big New Pew Study

    Feb 2025 sees Lowest Number of Border Crossings in Modern USA History

    HUD Sec Scott Turner Tension with HUD Research v Local Zoning Barriers

    GROK reports on "Most Comprehensive" article on Sec Turner's recent remarks to WMAL, CPAC, and on challenges to solve affordable housing.

    Dems Fretting Over Billionaires Are on Billionaire Dole for Years

    Audrey Streb-for DCNF and via Daily Signal: Democratic Officials that Criticized Wealthy Despite Taking Funding from Billionaires (Ouch!)

    Rob Romano-Who Controls Foreign Policy? President Or District Courts?

    'Sexual Deviants' in Federal Service to be Fired-per DNI Tulsi Gabbard

    More on those and other topics in this eclectic "Reality Check" series here on this Patch.

    Big Majority Approve DOGE-Plus Political Cartoons to Muse and Amuse

    THE Reality Check-All of Us Have Been Manipulated & Lied to-E. Nickson

    Dan Bongino to FBI - 'We’re About to See it All. It’s All Coming Out.'

    Larry Elder on 'Supercharging the U.S. Economy' Using a Proven Method

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    Democrats and GOP both 'Underwater' in New Poll-But Guess Which Leads?

    By the Numbers - Evidence of Discrimination Against Believers in God

    Employees! It is ‘Not Free Market Capitalism It’s Corporate Feudalism’

    HUD Sec Turner-'Corporate Takeover of Housing—A Manufactured Crisis'

    'Trump Is Leading a Historic Counterrevolution Against the Deep State'

    Federal Racket-Follow the Money-Tammany Hall 2.0 and Big U.S. Media

    U.S. Manufactured Home Industry Production 2024 Total Up per MHARR

    (Note MHARR is short for the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform.)

    Scott Turner Confirmed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development-Official HUD+Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) News Releases; Manufactured Home Generational Wealth

    > ‘Endemic Mismanagement of HUD Manufactured Housing Program’ Nom Turner

    'Restoring and Expanding Affordable Housing Role of Manufactured Homes'–MHARR Letter Cites 2000 Reform Act, "Enhanced Preemption" Much More...https://patch.com/florida/lake...

    > Big Govt, Big Pharma, Big Food made Americans Overweight and Unhealthy

    > Virginia Bishop for ‘Well-Regulated Borders’ Amid VP J.D. Vance Rumble

    > Romano-Trump Bans DEI In Federal Govt—States And Corporations Are Next

    > How Republicans Should Follow Through on Tough Talk on Immigration

    > NPR=87 Registered Democrats in Editorial Positions and No Republicans

    > President Donald J. Trump’s Official 'America First Priorities'

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    > Rubio Senate Replacement Ashley Moody (FL-R) Gets Key Assignments

    > Trump Plan: Make America Safe, Affordable, Restore U.S. Values for All

    ---

    > Official Manufactured Housing Production from 1995-2023-Why it Matters

    > Anna Paulina Luna (FL-R) and Barry Loudermilk (GA-R) MERIT Act Insight

    > Executive Orders on Investigating Biden Censorship & Weaponization

    > Floridian Dr István Dobozi Strikes at Trump Again in Magyar Article (Another critical analysis - fact check).

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    > Why do Liars Lie? Why do those Engaged in Paltering and Spin Palter?

    > Controversy-Manufactured Housing Institute-Lesli Gooch-Mark Bowersox

    > ‘Mobile Home Values Rising Faster Than Single-Family’ House-Wow Fact$

    > Realtor-What Is a Manufactured Home? The Next Step Beyond Mobile Homes

    > Orlando RE Agent Smith-Younger Adults Will Need $8500 Monthly for Rent

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    > Rob Romano-Time To Declassify Everything, Or Another RussiaGate Ahead

    > Contemporary Tips from Legend Paul Harvey-Surprising Rest of the Story

    > Alert: Is Affordable Housing Linked Scandal at Champion Homes Brewing?

    > Report: Biden-Harris Federal Agencies Spent Millions Torturing Cats

    > Lesli Gooch Ph.D.-Award, Coverup, Headfake, Scandal? Rest of the Story (Manufactured Housing Institute linked)

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    > ALG Unpacks Trump Pitch to Cut Drug Costs by Cutting PBM Middleman

    > Is there Evidence that God Exists? Evolution vs. Intelligent Design

    > Democratic Voters-Closer Look at Biden’s Acts Before Biden-Harris Exit

    > Christian Leaders-Signs of 4th 'Great Awakening' Millions go to Jesus

    > Attorney John Morgan - Democrat Megadonor on Kamala Harris Campaign

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    > USA Today - David Plouffe and Dem Advisers on Kamala Harris Revelation

    > Majority OK Trump Transition-Mass Deportations-Tariffs- Is it Hopeful?

    > Niskanen Center Praises Manufactured Home ‘Cost Savings’ and ‘Quality’

    > Alice Carter-The Northern Forum-Deporting Immigrants & Housing Crisis

    > Cartoons-Kamala Day 1, DOGE the Swamp, Brainwashing, & Out In the Cold

    ---

    > The Creepy Line-Peter Schweizer-Dr. Jordan Peterson-Dr. Robert Epstein

    > Secret State Miniseries - Fictional TV Series Shed Light on Reality

    > Trump Transition Team Asked to Prioritize Affordable Housing Issues

    > Top 10 States for Homelessness & Top Cities for Crime=Shocking Lessons

    > WashPost-American Dream Fades But Assoc CEO Mark Weiss Shows Solution

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    > Blankley-Goodbye American Dream? Only 10% Polled Can Buy a House; But

    > Frank Rolfe-Special Interests ‘Don’t Want to Solve Affordable Housing'

    > TARK-‘I’m a Teen and Know the Solution to Affordable Housing Crisis’

    ---> Renting? Rent too High? Odds Are DOJ Suit vs RealPage Matters to You

    > New-Certified “Half Price Homes” - Affordable Housing Solution Redux

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    > Solution: “Would-Be Homebuyers Need 80% More Income Than 4 Years Ago”

    L. A. “Tony” Kovach is a publisher who has earned multiple awards in history. He and his family live in a manufactured home on private property in Winter Haven, FL. He is the co-founder of Manufactured Home Living News.com (MHLivingNews.com) and Manufactured Home Pro News.com (MHProNews.com), trade publications serving segments of the manufactured home industry. Having worked in several segments of the manufactured home industry for over 3 decades, Kovach is a widely acknowledged and often praised expert on manufactured housing. ###

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