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| Supreme Court Issues Ruling on ‘Ghost Guns’ | Facts Matter | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:11:33 | |
Supreme Court Issues Ruling on ‘Ghost Guns’ | Facts Matter | |||
| Appeals Court Rules for DOGE; Trump Admin Announces USAID to Mostly Shutter | Facts Matter | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:15:39 | |
Appeals Court Rules for DOGE; Trump Admin Announces USAID to Mostly Shutter | Facts Matter | |||
| Andrew Klavan on DC Siphoning Off America’s Wealth, and the ‘Make-Believe Value’ of Washington | Facts Matter | 04 Mar 2025 | 00:11:58 | |
In this compelling episode of Facts Matter, we sit down with bestselling author and cultural commentator Andrew Klavan to unpack the hidden dynamics draining America’s vitality. Klavan dives into how Washington, D.C., acts as a wealth-siphoning machine, pulling resources from the heart of the nation while offering little of substance in return. From bloated bureaucracy to the illusion of prosperity, he exposes what he calls the ‘make-believe value’ of the capital—where power and posturing masquerade as progress. Expect sharp insights, unfiltered takes, and a fearless dissection of the political elite’s game. Tune in for a conversation that cuts through the noise and gets to the core of what’s really at stake | |||
| Hollywood’s Dirty Secret: Selling Out to Communists for Profits | Facts Matter | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:49:50 | |
The level of infiltration that China has achieved in the American movie industry is startling. In fact, many films are now so expensive that they desperately depend on the Chinese market to make a profit. A movie might make $200 million domestically, but that only covers their production and marketing costs. In order to make an actual profit, they need to enter China. And in order to do so, studio heads are willing to do almost anything. It used to be that the Chinese Communist Party would consider allowing films into the country so long as they didn’t mention the so-called taboo subjects: things like Taiwan, Tibet, Tiananmen Square, and Falun Gong. However, over the past 20 years, this censorship has evolved into a beast of its own.
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| New Transcript Wrecks ‘Official’ Jan. 6 Witness Testimony | Facts Matter | 19 Mar 2024 | 00:08:43 | |
You might remember how, 2 years ago, the Jan. 6 Select Committee hired a TV producer in order to make really tight, well-edited hearings to release to the public. In total, over the course of 6 months, 10 hearings were broadcast on TV. And one of the most unexpected (and salacious) things to come out of these hearings was the testimony of Ms. Cassidy Hutchinson. At the tail end of the Trump administration, Ms. Hutchinson served as a top aide to Mark Meadows, the White House Chief of Staff. And during her testimony (which took up the entirety of the 6th televised hearing), she made some rather shocking claims about what President Trump did in his SUV on Jan. 6. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Globalist Secret Agenda Behind Climate Alarmism, NetZero Policies, Food Shortages | Facts Matter | 17 Mar 2024 | 00:53:06 | |
In Washington DC, we sat down with Mr. Marc Morano, the executive director of ClimateDepot.com, as well as the author of Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse than You Think. During our discussion, he broke down for us how Global Elites are manipulating science in order to get the world’s people to believe in a “climate emergency”, how the NetZero Agenda seeks to implement a controlled Demolition of the current world, and how the “Green Movement” is not about the environment, but rather, it’s about implementing global centralized control over all of our lives. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Special Prosecutor in Trump RICO Case Steps Down | Facts Matter | 16 Mar 2024 | 00:10:24 | |
To many people’s surprise, the judge overseeing the Fulton County RICO case ruled Friday that DA Fani Willis would not be disqualified from the case (so long as the man she was having an affair with stepped down). Meaning that in order to remain on the case, all Fani Willis had to do was fire Nathan Wade—after she had already paid him a cool $600,000 in taxpayers’ money. In the 23-page ruling, Judge Scott McAfee did not exactly mince his words. Instead, he wrote that either Willis or Wade would have to go because the entire case now has an “odor of mendacity”—meaning it reeks of untruthfulness. And lo, within hours of the judge’s ruling being made public, Nathan Wade resigned from his position as special prosecutor. Let’s go through what this means for the case, as well as for President Donald Trump’s electoral prospects.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| New ‘Trans Study’ Debunks Popular Narrative | Facts Matter | 15 Mar 2024 | 00:06:54 | |
One of the ways that modern psychiatrists are trained to force parents to accept their children being transgender is by presenting a false binary choice. It goes something like this: would you rather have a living daughter, or a dead son? The implication is that parents either accept their children’s gender transition, or they will likely kill themselves. It’s sort of like a hostage situation that many parents find themselves in—being told that if they don’t accept their children’s “new identity,” it’s tantamount to killing them. However, more evidence is coming to light that this might not really be the case, and that actually, the opposite is true. Let’s go through two of these studies, and see whether “affirming” your child’s gender identity really lowers their chance of suicide.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Judge Drops Charges Against Trump, Gives Surprise Radio Interview | Facts Matter | 14 Mar 2024 | 00:12:59 | |
Over the past 24 hours, there were two major developments in the RICO case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia. Firstly, the judge in the case went ahead and dismissed several of the charges. Secondly, that same judge gave an interview to a local radio station where he discussed the question of kicking Fani Willis off the case. Let’s go through both of these developments together. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Exposing Communist Infiltration of the Church: Eric Metaxas | Facts Matter | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:21:22 | |
Eric Metaxas is an author, speaker, and radio host, as well as the host of the nationally syndicated Eric Metaxas Show. He has also published well over a dozen books. Among his published works, is ‘Letter to the American Church’, a book which was recently turned into a film. In today’s episode, I saw down with Eric, to get a better understanding of his message, about the parallels between the American church today and German Churches in the 1930s, as well as why staying silent isn’t an option. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Hidden Jan. 6 Transcript Revealed | Facts Matter | 12 Mar 2024 | 00:14:01 | |
A hidden transcript was made public for the very first time on March 8 which exposed a certain narrative that the government has been trying to sell to the American people. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Specifically, this was a (never-before-made-public) Jan. 6 transcript which undermines one of the central claims that was made by the House Select Committee: the claim that President Trump never offered 10,000 national guard troops to help secure Washington the day of the Capitol breach. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Exposing the Origins of the WHO and the Dangers of the New Global Treaty | Facts Matter | 10 Mar 2024 | 00:13:31 | |
Right now, the World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of finalizing a new global treaty, which would give it great authority to dictate America’s policies during a pandemic. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 And so, while the WHO has been, up until now, an advisory body somewhere in Europe that U.S. officials in the CDC and the FDA can turn to for advice—they will instead become the ones to actually determine which policies we implement, like our vaccine policies, our lockdown policies, our school closure policies, the contact tracing of our citizens, and even the monitoring of our online speech if that speech goes against the official narrative. And so, in this episode, we discuss the origins of the WHO, as well as the implications of this new treaty. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Fani Willis Met With Kamala Harris Before Trump Indictment | Facts Matter | 09 Mar 2024 | 00:10:34 | |
In a newly released filing, White House records were made public on Wednesday for the first time revealing the fact that Fani Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, was actively meeting with Kamala Harris shortly before Georgia indicted former President Donald Trump. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This new record (alongside a handful of other records we’ve been able to get our hands on) has allowed us to piece together a timeline of what was actually taking place behind the scenes. It’s not a complete picture, but what it shows is pretty wild. Let’s go through it together. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| KT McFarland on Rising Global Populism, ‘Terrorist’ Designation for Cartels, Ending the Ukraine–Russia Quagmire | Facts Matter | 04 Mar 2025 | 00:09:30 | |
In this episode, we sit down with KT McFarland to dive into some of the most pressing issues shaping the world today. From the rise of global populism and its impact on politics to the controversial proposal of designating cartels as terrorist organizations, we explore the complexities of these topics. Plus, we tackle the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, discussing potential paths to resolution and why the quagmire persists. Join us for a no-nonsense conversation on Facts Matter. | |||
| A Mother’s Fight Against Child Sexual Grooming, and the Legal Hurdles in Place | Facts Matter | 08 Mar 2024 | 00:09:23 | |
The act of sexual grooming is when an adult establishes an emotional connection with a minor in order to (over the course of days, weeks, months, or sometimes even years) induce them to engage in some sort of sexual activity. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 It’s a very insidious crime because while on the surface it might sometimes just look like playful banter, under the surface, the adult’s intention is to eventually take advantage of that child. While I was at the Conservative Political Action Conference this year in Washington, I met a woman who told me the story of how her son was groomed by his teacher. She explained the challenges parents face when fighting against real grooming—specifically, the fact that the legal framework in this arena is not that extensive. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Media Blackout as 56 Percent of States Enact Constitutional Carry | Facts Matter | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:08:52 | |
On Tuesday, Louisiana became the 28th state in the nation to pass something known as constitutional carry. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 In practical terms, the constitutional carry laws strengthen the Second Amendment rights of people living in those particular states by allowing citizens to conceal carry their weapons without a government-issued permit. Basically, as long as you are a legal gun owner, you are now allowed to conceal carry within the state—with the idea being that such a right is bestowed upon you by the Constitution itself. Essentially, in these states, the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the only “permit” that you need to carry a gun. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Vaccinated Women Get Irregular Menstrual Cycle, Heavier Bleeding: Studies | Facts Matter | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:08:51 | |
You might remember how, a few years ago, during the height of the vaccine media propaganda blitz, there was anecdotal evidence emerging of women who claimed that their menstrual cycles were affected by taking the shots. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Their accounts were marginalized (and sometimes outright dismissed) by a media apparatus (as well as social media fact-checkers) whose only goal was to get more shots into more arms. However, now that things have cooled down and real research is being conducted, studies show that women’s menstrual cycles are being impacted by the COVID-19 vaccines. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Trump Scores Major 9–0 Supreme Court Victory | Facts Matter | 05 Mar 2024 | 00:11:26 | |
In a massive win for former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously in his favor on Monday and ruled that states cannot bar him from appearing on the ballot. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This decision is extremely timely, given the fact that on March 5, two of the states that have attempted to kick President Trump off the ballot—Colorado and Maine—will be holding their primary elections. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Terrorist Sleeper-Cells Are Already in the US: Blackwater Founder Erik Prince | Facts Matter | 03 Mar 2024 | 00:24:41 | |
Erik Prince, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and the founder of the private military company Blackwater, sat down with us in Washington DC and gave his insight on the true reason that the Biden Administration is so hesitant to deal with the Houthi issue in Yemen: the fact that Iran-backed terrorist cells have already come through the US Southern Border and are waiting in the wings here in the United States. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 It was a far reaching conversation, covering many aspects of this problem, as well as the many conflicts raging across the globe. Agree with him or not, Erik’s unique take is invaluable in a world increasingly at war. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| New Cell Phone Records Expose Fani Willis | Facts Matter | 02 Mar 2024 | 00:13:10 | |
A new bombshell court filing has just been dropped in Fulton County, Georgia, which reveals (through extensive cell phone tracking data) that District Attorney Fani Willis almost certainly lied to the court during her testimony. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This data, subpoenaed from AT&T, shows the alleged whereabouts of Nathan Wade in the year leading up to him being assigned special counsel. And it reveals that, despite what they claimed under oath, Mr. Wade and Ms. Willis certainly spent a lot of nights together for two people who were just friends. ----Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| US Supreme Court Decides on Trump Presidential Immunity Appeal | Facts Matter | 01 Mar 2024 | 00:09:26 | |
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court threw a wrench into special counsel Jack Smith’s plan to prosecute former President Donald Trump before the November presidential election arrives. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 That’s because, after mulling it over for about a month, the Supreme Court officially granted President Trump’s appeal, and agreed to hear his Presidential Immunity argument. Let’s go through the details of what this means for the case, as well as for the upcoming Presidential Election. ----Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Texas AG Wins Big Against DOJ in Federal Court | Facts Matter | 29 Feb 2024 | 00:13:19 | |
In a surprise decision, a federal judge has just ruled in favor of Texas’s attorney general, and in so doing, he opened a pathway for other states to be able to challenge the federal government in a serious way. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Specifically, the federal judge ruled that the $1.7 trillion government funding bill that was passed in December 2022 was actually passed unconstitutionally. To explain why that is, as well as what this means for both Texas as well as the other states in the Union, let’s go through the details together. ----Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| DC Plane Crash Black Boxes Show Discrepancy; Contagious Bird Flu Leading to Culling, Soaring Egg Prices | 07 Feb 2025 | 00:14:07 | |
Today on Facts Matter, we break down two major stories making headlines. First, we analyze the conflicting data from the black boxes of the recent DC plane crash—what the discrepancies could mean and the questions still unanswered. Then, we shift to the rising concerns over a contagious bird flu, leading to mass poultry culling and a spike in egg prices. How is this affecting supply chains and consumers? Tune in for the facts and our analysis. | |||
| Transgender ‘Guaranteed-Income Program’ Ends; Agencies Attempt to Hide From Great Purge of Federal | 01 Feb 2025 | 00:18:06 | |
On today’s episode of Facts Matter, we explore the conclusion of the guaranteed-income program for transgender individuals and dive into the growing attempts by federal agencies to shield themselves from what’s being called the “Great Purge.” Join us for a thoughtful and informative discussion on these developments, their impact, and what they mean for the future. | |||
| US Wins 1st Battle in Larger Tariff War, With All Demands Met | 30 Jan 2025 | 00:13:27 | |
Today on Facts Matter, we dive into the latest developments in the ongoing global tariff battles. The U.S. has secured a significant victory, with all demands met in the first phase of a larger trade war. What does this mean for international trade, the economy, and future negotiations? Join us as we break down the key players, the broader implications, and what to expect next in this high-stakes economic showdown. | |||
| Trump Fires 4 High-Profile Biden Appointees, Signs Order Targeting Career Federal Managers | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:16:57 | |
On Monday, Jan. 20, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Almost immediately, he got to work on implementing his agenda—issuing roughly 200 executive orders, executive actions, proclamations, and memoranda within just a matter of hours. Let’s go through several of them together that relate to the federal workforce. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸 American Essence Magazine: https://ept.ms/RomanAE ⭕️ Sign up for our NEWSLETTER and stay in touch 👉 https://ept.ms/FactsMatterNewsletter Episode Resources: 🍄 Trump Statement: 🍄 Firings: 🍄 Democrat Bill: 🍄 Hiring Freeze: 🍄 Schedule F: | |||
| The Forgotten Sport: How a Computer Professor Is Working to Bring Home Olympic Gold to America | Facts Matter | 23 Jan 2025 | 00:37:36 | |
The city of Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics. And despite still being many years away, the individual athletes and teams are well on their way in terms of training—hoping to get that gold medal around their necks. Part of the reason it matters is because aside from individual achievement, the medal count is a real point of pride for every country. In fact, during the Olympic Games, almost every news media keeps a running total on its front page of how many medals each country has won. In 2024, the USA won the overall medal count. Our athletes earned a total of 126 medals—35 more medals than second place China. But, if you only look at gold medals, we actually tied with China, with both countries getting 40. That might be good enough for some, but in 2028, we as a country should accept nothing less than complete victory. That means American athletes need to step it up to win as many gold medals as possible. To that end, we should discuss a sport that American athletes are having difficulty competing in: racewalking. At the Paris Olympics, no American athletes qualified to compete. Not only did no Americans win, we failed to even qualify to compete. However, many people don’t know that besides racewalking being one of the longest-running (pun intended) events held in modern-era Olympics, the sport was allegedly also the most popular in the United States at the end of the 19th century—only to have its popularity completely fall off a cliff. In order to make sense of this sport I spoke with professor Jeff Salvage. He is a lifelong racewalker, a coach to many top Olympic contenders, and the founder and CEO of racewalk.com, which served as the U.S. racewalking committee’s official website for nearly a decade. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. | |||
| A Supreme Court Ruling Cut This State in Half | Facts Matter | 23 Jan 2025 | 00:26:43 | |
Back in the summer of 2020, amidst all the news regarding COVID-19, the lockdowns, the outbreaks, the Black Lives Matter protests and riots, and the presidential election, the Supreme Court issued a monumental ruling that went completely under the radar. It went unnoticed by so many because of everything else that was happening at the time. However, the ruling was truly monumental because it effectively cut Oklahoma’s claim to the land in the state in half. In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed a treaty that established an area encompassing almost the entire eastern half of present-day Oklahoma as a Native American reservation. But over the past 190 years, different laws and treaties have effectively chipped away at those lands—and the claims that Native Americans have to them. That all changed in 2020, however, when the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the laws and treaties passed in the past 200 years have not disestablished these reservations and that the Native Americans who live there still have certain rights because of their unique status on those lands. Furthermore, the Supreme Court ruling confirmed that the Native American citizens residing on these reservations no longer fall under the jurisdiction of Oklahoma state and local police but rather under the purview of local tribal police and the federal government. The reason that this matters for people outside of Oklahoma is that this ruling also sets a precedent that other Native American tribes across the United States could use to claw back land that was promised to them by treaties signed hundreds of years ago. So let’s go through the details of this case—and tease out the implications it could have for other states moving forward. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. | |||
| How the FBI Smoked Out 2 CCP Agents on American Soil | Facts Matter | 19 Dec 2024 | 00:18:56 | |
The FBI successfully smoked out two agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who were acting on American soil, attempting to bribe and manipulate the IRS into doing China’s bidding. After they were caught, the two men wound up pleading guilty—and just about a week ago, they were sentenced to prison. The story of who these men were, how they got recruited, the plan they were enacting, the specific CCP policy that they were pushing forward—as well as how the FBI was able to ultimately sniff them out and capture them—is fascinating to say the least. And tracking the story, it gives us a glimpse into what the FBI can do at its best, and secondly, the kind of lengths that the CCP will go to in hopes of silencing dissent of any kind. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| What the UN’s New Climate Policy Means for Your Life Under Trump | Facts Matter | 12 Dec 2024 | 00:24:30 | |
Every year, the United Nations holds its annual climate change conference. It’s called the “Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP). This year, the 29th annual COP was held on Nov. 11 in the city of Baku, which is the capital of Azerbaijan. However, unlike previous years, many challenges have arisen this year that pose serious problems to the U.N.’s climate agenda. Whether it’s the reelection of Donald Trump (and his promise to exit the Paris Climate Accords), western world leaders skipping the conference, or the host nation giving a speech in favor of fossil fuels, it appears that the pendulum is beginning to swing in the other direction. But the U.N. is not taking this lying down. Instead, it has announced a new initiative, called the “The Baku Initiative on Human Development for Climate Resilience.” Let’s go through what this latest initiative is, how it’s being implemented, the specific challenges it’ll face, and what it’ll mean going forward for the countries that are still committed to the U.N.’s climate agenda. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Nuclear War in Space | Trump’s New Golden Dome Project | Facts Matter | 29 Mar 2025 | 00:18:51 | |
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| Trump Announces ‘Operation Aurora’: Part of Largest Deportation Plan in US History | Facts Matter | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:33:59 | |
Starting in January, what might begin to unfold in this country is unprecedented. After years of record-breaking illegal immigration, the incoming Trump administration is serious about deporting millions—perhaps even tens of millions of people—from the United States. Not from the border region, but rather, from neighborhoods throughout the country. And so, if you think about it: The number of raids, roundups, fights with the police, manhunts, detention centers, government buses, chartered flights, and everything else involved in this operation might very well be huge. Even the sheer amount of cell phone video footage that will likely be floating around social media over the next year, as literally a million people or more per year could be deported, is going to be voluminous. This really might become the single biggest news topic over the next year. However, that’s only if Trump can actually carry out his deportation plan. Because despite a strong electoral mandate—which includes winning the popular vote, the electoral college vote, as well as winning a Republican Congress—Trump will actually have an uphill battle to implement his deportation agenda. In fact, there are forces already gathering their strength to push back against him come January. And so, let’s go through what those forces are, as well as the general challenges that Trump will face in his effort to deport potentially tens of millions of people. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Winter Survival Guide: Make Your Car Winter Storm Proof | Facts Matter | 26 Nov 2024 | 00:18:48 | |
In some areas, the snowstorm dumped several feet of snow in a matter of a couple of hours. This happened during the height of that year’s holiday travel season. The snowstorm knocked out power for more than 100,000 people, it paralyzed most emergency services, it effectively stopped travel in general, and when all was said and done, it left at least 47 people dead. Some of those people died as a result of heart complications, because they over-exerted themselves shoveling snow. However, a significant portion of the deaths were a result of motorists who were trapped in their vehicles for an extended period of time, in freezing temperatures, beyond the reach of any emergency service personnel. These people sadly, literally, froze to death in their cars and trucks. And we’ve seen this sad scenario play out many times before when a natural disaster strikes. People assume, sometimes fatally, that first responders will be able to make it to them and save them from a desperate situation. But unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Sometimes, you really have to be your own first responder. And so in that vein, since we’re heading into the winter season, here are some recommendations on things that you can do to protect yourself and your family. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| On Day One, 8 Things Trump Will Do With Executive Orders | Facts Matter | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:21:56 | |
With Donald Trump now officially being the president-elect, the big question becomes: what will he actually do? While it might be impossible to map out what he’ll do over the course of four years—we actually have a good idea of what he’ll likely do starting on Day 1. And so, let’s review some of the recent statements made by Trump, in order to map out the 8 executive actions that he’ll likely take immediately after assuming office. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| America Gains 1 Million Square Kilometers After 20-Year Exploration | Facts Matter | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:14:19 | |
You probably didn’t know it, but in December 2023, the United States got a lot bigger. Specifically, the United States added about 1 million square kilometers to its territory. That’s approximately 386,000 square miles—roughly the size of two Californias. Now, you would think that something like this would have been front-page news. But it actually went largely unnoticed—probably because the area in question isn’t a physical landmass. Instead, the United States gained a million square kilometers (nearly 400,000 square miles) of premium seafloor real estate. This expansion (just from a sheer size perspective) is the most significant enlargement of the United States since the year 1867, which is the year Alaska was purchased from Russia. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Trump Wins Election; Senate Flips to Republican; New Coalitions Forming | Facts Matter | 08 Nov 2024 | 00:13:30 | |
The 2024 election has officially been decided and President-elect Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States—becoming only the second president in U.S. history to serve 2 nonconsecutive terms. The victory that Trump scored on election night was sweeping. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| How Social Security Will Run Dry by 2035 | Facts Matter | 30 Oct 2024 | 00:09:20 | |
The Social Security program is quickly approaching the point of insolvency. According to a new analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, within the next nine years—if nothing changes—the average retired couple will see their benefits reduced by $16,500. At the same time, inflation over the next nine years will likely make goods and services significantly more expensive. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.”🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| 5 Big Changes to Social Security Benefits in 2025 | Facts Matter | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:07:59 | |
The Social Security Administration just released a statement announcing five key changes that will be made to the Social Security program starting in 2025 regarding benefits, limits, and taxes. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| The Coming Inflation Re-Acceleration–Regardless of Who Wins Election | Facts Matter | 17 Oct 2024 | 00:13:53 | |
We are just less than three weeks out from the 2024 election. Meaning that in about three and a half weeks—or however long it takes to count the votes—we’re going to know who will lead the country for the next four years. Regardless of who wins, however, there is a massive structural problem in America that is essentially colorblind. It’s not red, it’s not blue—so it doesn’t matter who’s in office. It’s that the design of the system will make it such that inflation will re-accelerate. The national debt currently sits at an astonishing $35 trillion. Looking at the national debt on a timeline, the increase over the last 100 years has been staggering, going from about $400 billion in 1923 to $35 trillion today—an increase of 8,750 percent. To give you some perspective on that, if the United States were to completely stop all of its spending and, instead, the federal government spent a million dollars every single minute to pay off this debt, it would never get paid off—because we’re currently paying $2 million dollars per minute just to service the interest on that debt. And so today, let’s go through the details of the situation, and why inflation is essentially the only answer to this problem—regardless of who’s in office. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Florida County Goes ‘Constitutional’: Growing List of Counties Moving to Protect Bill of Rights | Facts Matter | 10 Oct 2024 | 00:13:40 | |
For a while now, there have been two competing trends in the United States. At the federal level, there has been more centralization, the introduction of more levels of bureaucracy, more attempts to chip away at the Second Amendment, and so on. At the same time, however, at the local level, many municipalities have been moving in the opposite direction, declaring themselves to be “constitutional counties” wherein any effort to infringe on the constitutional rights of their citizens will be treated as criminal activity—even if it’s done by state or federal officials. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| November Surprise: A Tie in the Electoral College? Here’s What it Would Mean | Facts Matter | 03 Oct 2024 | 00:13:44 | |
One of the odd things about the electoral college system is that it’s possible to produce an actual tie. Perhaps even odder than that, however, is that this year’s election is so tight (at least according to the polling data) that a tie is looking more possible by the day. So let’s go through the details of what a tie in the electoral college system would look like, what would happen afterward, and what Republicans, Democrats, and RFK Jr. are doing to hedge their bets. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| New 7-2 Supreme Court Ruling- Inaction can Be Considered ‘Violence’ | Facts Matter | 26 Mar 2025 | 00:08:12 | |
New 7-2 Supreme Court Ruling- Inaction can Be Considered ‘Violence’ | Facts Matter | |||
| Why an EMP Attack Is Worse Than You Think | Facts Matter | 26 Sep 2024 | 00:14:50 | |
With less than two months to go until Election Day, there’s a threat worth discussing that cuts across party lines. Regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican is in charge, Americans face the real threat of a hostile foreign actor (Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and so on) using what’s known as an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack to destroy our technological advantages. An EMP attack is one of the most deadly threats facing our country, and experts warn that it’s a lot worse than you likely even imagine. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Can You Form Your Own, Local Militia? | Facts Matter | 19 Sep 2024 | 00:21:48 | |
Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers introduced a new piece of legislation to Congress that would make it illegal for Americans to form militias.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The bill was introduced to both the House and Senate, and it’s officially titled the “Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act of 2024.” Its stated purpose is to outlaw the formation of citizen militias in the United States. However, the introduction of this bill raises a very obvious question: If this is something that lawmakers are trying to ban, then what is the legal status right now? Can ordinary American citizens form their own, local militias? To answer this question, let’s go through the legal framework surrounding militias, what this new bill is specifically trying to outlaw, and the central question of whether you—as an American citizen—can go ahead and form your own militia today. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Police Versus Homeless Camps: Supreme Court’s Pivotal Decision | Facts Matter | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:15:19 | |
In a monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, local governments are now, once again, allowed to prosecute homeless people for sleeping on public property. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This ruling officially closed a major loophole that led to large enclaves of homeless encampments in American cities. However, in order to explain what this ruling says, as well as what it means for America moving forward, let’s rewind the clock to 2008 and go through the full backstory. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| Major Supreme Court Ruling Is Slowly Weakening Federal Agencies | Facts Matter | 05 Sep 2024 | 00:14:10 | |
In this week’s episode we dive into the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a doctrine known as Chevron deference. The ruling has far reaching implications on federal agencies’ power to interpret policy. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Join Roman on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| The Rise of AI-Influencers: Fake ‘People’ Endorse Candidates, Get Rich, and Push Agendas | Facts Matter | 29 Aug 2024 | 00:17:16 | |
Fake, AI-generated people (that do not exist in the real world) are amassing huge social media followings, making millions of dollars in brand deals, appearing in TV commercials, starting their own product lines, getting jobs at TV stations, and even endorsing political candidates. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The wild part, however, is that some people are actually taking their “opinions” seriously. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| FBI Warns: Chinese Hackers Are Preparing to Wreak Havoc on US Water System | Facts Matter | 22 Aug 2024 | 00:19:06 | |
Tap water is one of those things that many of us take for granted. Typically, as long as you pay the bill, you turn the faucet, and the water flows. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Hackers in other countries that want to do harm to America see an opportunity. They see it as a perfect weapon—a weapon that can be used to kill, injure, or dehydrate a fairly large area. And this is no longer science fiction or a threat that we might have to worry about in the next decade. Instead, physical infrastructure is now fair game for state-sponsored hackers who have the capabilities to, among other things, poison the water supply. With the stroke of a few keys on a computer, Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean hackers are able to taint the very water that comes out of our taps. In fact, the FBI director recently revealed how a Chinese Communist Party-linked hacker group has quietly infiltrated various critical infrastructure systems in the United States, and is now just waiting for orders to strike. This is all part of the new global battlefield, where world powers don’t compete against each other directly using kinetic weapons, but rather constantly trying to exploit each other’s weaknesses under the surface. And so today, we’ll peel back the veil a little bit and give you a glimpse into these water wars, as well as some advice that you might take to protect yourself and your family. ---- Views expressed are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| The $1.2 Trillion Debt Bomb at the Center of the US Economy | Facts Matter | 15 Aug 2024 | 00:13:56 | |
Right now there is a debt bomb at the center of the U.S. economy, with commercial real estate in this country in total free fall. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Visit any mainstream commercial building here in New York: On the ground floor you have restaurants, Starbucks, boutique bakeries, and so on, and it looks nice. But go up the elevator, and you’ll find floor, after floor, after floor, after floor of emptied-out office space. No companies. No employees. No workers. No nothing. Just a giant loan from the bank that no longer has any rental income to support it. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||
| The Rise of Edible Bioplastics | Facts Matter | 06 Aug 2024 | 00:23:25 | |
In an unexpected development, companies are now developing something called bioplastic due to the skyrocketing amount of microplastics in both the environment, as well as within the human body itself. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 These are plastic alternatives made from living organisms that are sometimes specifically meant to be eaten, which then (at least in theory) biodegrade within the human body. However, in order to understand how we got to this point, let’s take a step back and go through the full backstory. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for the truth👉 https://donorbox.org/facts_matter | |||