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SATIRE >> Washington D.C. – The White House switchboard according to reports was overwhelmed with requests for Vice President JD Vance to commence a “Handshake tour” after reports that the Pope died exactly 7 hours after the Vice President shook his hand. An unnamed White House spokesperson intimates that a handshake tour would go ahead in the coming days. According to sources, Australia, England, France, Canada and Ukraine are among the countries that will be visited by Vice President Vance. Interestingly, the requests for the handshake tour are not coming from official sources but from the people of those countries mentioned. Deep state actors such as Klaus Schwab extremely concerned decided to resign their positions in the hope to avoid shaking hands with Vice President Vance and signals the end of the Deep state. Further information will be available as it develops.

1 – A big win for Australia’s Rio Tinto + BHP as copper mine gets fast track

Rio Tinto and BHP are big winners from the White House’s battle with China to seize control of critical minerals after the White House fast-tracked the duo’s Resolution copper project in Arizona. Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto copper mine opposed by Native Americans

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Forest Service to republish environmental report within 60 days
Publication needed to approve land swap for Resolution project
Native groups oppose project on religious grounds
Related case still pending at Supreme Court

April 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Thursday it would approve a land swap needed for Rio Tinto (RIO.L), opens new tab and BHP (BHP.AX), opens new tab to build one of the world’s largest copper mines, despite concerns from Native Americans that it would destroy a site of religious value. The move is likely to escalate tensions between Indigenous groups vocal about the need to preserve historical lands and Western governments eager to boost critical minerals production and offset China’s sector dominance. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here. The U.S. Forest Service, which is part of the Agriculture Department, said it will republish within 60 days an environmental report needed for the Resolution Copper project land swap to occur.

Congress and then-President Barack Obama approved the mine in 2014 after it was added at the last minute to a must-pass military funding bill with the condition that an environmental report be published. The underground mine – which President Donald Trump approved in his first term before successor Joe Biden reversed him – would supply more than a quarter of U.S. appetite for copper and be a key part of Trump’s plan to boost U.S. mining. Copper is used in construction, transportation, electronics and many other industries. The United States imports roughly half of its copper needs each year. Yet the mine’s construction would cause a crater that would swallow the Oak Flat site where Arizona’s San Carlos Apache worship. That has fuelled strong opposition from all but one of the state’s 22 Native American tribes, as well as the National Congress of American Indians.

Apache Stronghold, a non-profit group comprised of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and conservationists, asked the U.S. Supreme Court last September to block the land swap. The court has not yet decided whether to take that case. Were the court to do so, however, the Forest Service said on Thursday it “may reevaluate how to proceed” regarding the land swap. “The U.S. government is rushing to give away our spiritual home before the courts can even rule, just like it’s rushed to erase Native people for generations,” said Wendsler Nosie, an Apache Stronghold leader. The group and their attorneys at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty contend the government would be violating the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion if the mine is developed. “This makes the stakes crystal clear: if the court doesn’t act now, Oak Flat could be transferred and destroyed before justice can be served,” said Luke Goodrich, a Becket attorney. Representatives for the San Carlos Apache were not immediately available to comment.

Rio Tinto said the move was a “positive step forward” and it would continue to work on the project, on which it and BHP have already spent more than $2 billion. They have yet to produce any copper. “The Resolution Copper mine is vital to securing America’s energy future and infrastructure needs with a domestic supply of copper and other critical minerals,” said a Rio spokesperson.

BHP, which owns 45% of the project to Rio’s 55%, said “Resolution has committed to maintaining open dialogue with the local community and Native American tribes to advance the project responsibly.” The Forest Service’s move was applauded by Mila Besich, the Democratic mayor of Superior, Arizona, the town closest to the Resolution project. “This is a milestone in a very long process,” said Besich. “This is a good thing for our town.” Rio has said it plans to keep all of Resolution’s copper inside the U.S. should the mine be approved. The company controls one of the two U.S. copper smelters. Reporting by Ernest Scheyder; Editing by Sandra Maler, Rod Nickel and Franklin Paul

Further information on USA mining projects

Subject: FAST-41 Projects (Mining)

Title	Agency	Sector	Status	Category
Caldwell Canyon Mine Project	Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
Libby Exploration Project	Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
Lisbon Valley Copper Project	Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
McDermitt Exploration Project	Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
Michigan Potash	Department of Energy	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
Resolution Copper Project	Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
Silver Peak Lithium Mine	Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
South West Arkansas Project	Department of Energy	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects
South32 Hermosa Critical Minerals Project	Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service	Mining	In Progress	FAST-41 Covered Projects
Stibnite Gold Project	Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projectsc
Warrior Met Coal Mines	Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management	Mining	Planned	FAST-41 Transparency Projects

FAST-41 Transparency Projects | Permitting Dashboard

https://www.mining-technology.com/news/us-fast-track-critical-mineral/?cf-view

2a – Trump Drops Gold-Backed Card

2b – Iraq’s foreign currency reserves are…

sufficient…to fully back the national currency in circulation. Not partially. Not theoretically. Fully. Backed. That means the Central Bank of Iraq already holds the firepower to support a revalued, internationally traded dinar. No more building the foundation — it’s done. The Prime Minister’s financial advisor laid it out clearly:

•Reserves cover three months of imports — meeting global monetary thresholds

•Exchange rate stability and external purchasing power are the final levers

•The goal is now activation, not construction The numbers back it up:

•130.81 trillion dinars in reserves

•That’s even after a 10% drop from 2023

•And the reason for the drop? Covering domestic obligations — not weakness Even with that, the system is still over-leveraged to support the full float or fixed rate shift the world’s been waiting for. This tells us everything:

•Iraq has the reserves

•The CBI has the mechanisms

•The infrastructure (WTO, FX integration, digital banking) is aligning They’re not waiting to be ready. They’re waiting for the right moment. The rate is aliveThe liquidity is real. And the only thing left is the release.

https://shafaq.com/en/Economy/Iraq-s-dinar-solid-Reserves-fully-back-currency

3a – Andrew Bolt slams Albanese’s campaign halt after Pope’s death

3b – Republic via a GCR~ Situation Update 4/21/25> Benjamin Fulford- Trump Return

Link – https://rumble.com/v6sekjx-republic-via-a-gcr-situation-update-42125-benjamin-fulford-trump-return.html

4 – The Music Industry’s Fixer Just Left the Stage

Joel Katz, legendary music attorney — dead at 80. The lawyer behind the curtain. The dealmaker who never needed a spotlight. Gone in April 2025 — right on time. Katz wasn’t just a lawyer. He was the music industry’s power broker. General Counsel to the Grammys Represented Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Timberlake Trusted by Clive Davis, Jimmy Iovine, record labels, global distributors The man who built the contracts, shielded the scandals, and tied the artists to the machine For decades, Katz kept the show going. Now? Curtain closed. Let’s check the April exit list: Trachtenberg — child star, gone Costarella — designer to the stars, dead Chmelar — media clown mask, erased Katz — the legal architect of it all, gone When you remove the gatekeepers of culture, contracts, and credibility… You’re not cleaning house. You’re shutting down the stage. This isn’t a shift. It’s a takedown of the music-industrial complex. The Grammys have no guard. The labels have no lawyer. The machine just lost its fixer. #Hmmm

@Thucydides17A

@ScottZPatriot

@BeerCan45

#CrimsonTide #MusicPurge #JoelKatz #EntertainmentCollapse #GlobalPurge #TimelineNeverLies https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/joel-katz-music-industry-attorney-dead-at-80-1236195202/

5a – Pontius Pilate’s Letter from the Roman Hansard

Pilate didn’t see Yeshua as a criminal. He saw Him as something divine. In this letter, the man who gave the order to crucify Christ admits he was tormented. He speaks of miracles. He speaks of wisdom. He speaks of fear. Fear of divine judgment. Fear of eternal consequences. He calls Jesus a man of unmatched purity — and suggests he witnessed supernatural events first hand. But here’s what really ignites the fire: Pilate blames Caiaphas and the corrupt religious elite for forcing his hand. He describes a coordinated plot, threats to his power, a mob manipulated by lies. He knew Jesus was innocent. He knew the crucifixion was a setup. And now, centuries later, the truth erupts from the shadows. Pilate, once painted as a cold political tool, now looks like a man drowning in guilt and trying to warn the world. But the words are right there — clear, bold, and damning. He speaks of nights haunted by guilt. Of a world manipulated by fear and power. Of a man named Jesus who was not of this world. Pilate’s final confessions don’t just rewrite the crucifixion — they expose the entire religious-political machine behind it. And the implications are nuclear. This isn’t just a letter. It’s a confession from inside the machine. A Roman official admitting the Son of God was condemned by corruption, not justice. This letter was NEVER meant to be seen. But now it is. Tick. Tock. The Vatican’s time is up. The truth has returned. And NOTHING will stop what is coming. I have had this for decades – https://www.larryhannigan.com.au/churches/01d-the-physical-appearance-of-jesus/