Connecting the Dots w/Dan Happel

Information is Ammunition — turning film into a weapon for truth.

The One A Film Fest unites truth-tellers, filmmakers, and freedom advocates to challenge propaganda, expose the lies, and defend American values through powerful storytelling. At the heart of the festival is a mission bigger than movies—it’s about building a single force strong enough to confront censorship and reshape the narrative.
In this episode, Dan Happel takes you inside the conversations, collaborations, and convictions driving this growing movement. From behind-the-scenes alliances at the Red Pill Expo to the festival’s bold “Propaganda & Censorship” theme, hear how Christian, Constitutional, Conservative media makers are working together to create an alternative storytelling powerhouse. It’s not just about watching films—it’s about arming yourself with truth, exposing the lies, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with patriots to defend American values.
GuestsTamara Lee – Co-founder of the One A Film Fest and Unredacted Media. Works closely with David Summerall on film projects exposing January 6th narratives, government overreach, and political persecution.
David Summerall (mentioned, joins later) – Carpenter, filmmaker, and J6 advocate; creator of “Pardon Us” and “The American Gulag Chronicles.”
Michael “Badass Uncle Sam” DeBar – Street activist, podcaster, and outspoken political commentator (appears in early conversation with Dan about activism and education).
Numerous filmmakers and activists referenced, including Adam Riva, J6 family members, and special guests Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes planned for the 2025 festival.
Key Topics & Segments
1. Red Pill Expo Recap
Dan shares how G. Edward Griffin invited him to help at the Tulsa event.
Emphasis on education over fear—truth as the antidote to chaos.
Recognition of grassroots educators like Michael DeBar and their influence.
2. One A Film Festival
Second annual event set for August 23, 2025 at the Texan Theater in Greenville, Texas (in-person + livestream).
Focus this year: “PC – Propaganda and Censorship” as twin threats to truth.
Featured film: “Pardon Us” – David Summerall’s final January 6th project.
Mission: Promote Christian, Constitutional, Conservative content as an alternative to left-leaning media.
Encouragement for watch parties, church events, and grassroots sharing.
3. January 6th & Political Persecution
Films document the true timeline of January 6th, the deaths that occurred, and the ongoing fight for prisoners’ rights.
Discussion of the Pardon of Innocence model used for General Flynn, adapted for J6ers.
Censorship framed as a deliberate strategy to silence truth; propaganda as the other side of the coin.
4. Building Alliances
Proposal to integrate One A Film Fest content into Red Pill University and similar platforms for a coordinated education effort.
Call for collaboration among like-minded media projects to create a “powerhouse of information.”
5. Grassroots Activism
Dan’s “Why fight City Hall when you can be City Hall?” challenge—ordinary citizens must run for local boards, influence governance, and support truth-tellers financially if they can’t participate directly.
Importance of holding all leaders accountable, including Donald Trump, while supporting good actions.
6. Guest Stories & Connections
Tamara’s background in political activism since 2015; early connection to David Summerall through pro-Trump online networks.
Anecdotes about past Red Pill Expo speakers like Harriet Hageman and the impact of personal connections in movement building.
7. Looking Ahead
Long-term vision: Make the One A Film Fest the “Sundance of the Right” for Christian, Constitutional, Conservative creators.
Expand into educational curricula for teaching accurate January 6th history and constitutional principles.
Continue integrating new guests, filmmakers, and activists into the movement.

REVISITING A GODLY AMERICA

https://danhappel.com/courage-in-the-pulpit-globalism-church-leadership/In this powerful episode of Connecting the Dots, Dan Happel is joined by Pastor Bruce Spear of Crosspoint Church in Missoula, Montana, and author Charles Garner. Together, they tackle the pressing spiritual and cultural battles facing America today — from the biblical foundation of unalienable rights to the dangers of silence in the pulpit.
Pastor Spear shares his bold stance during COVID, refusing to close his church or enforce mandates, while Garner warns about the rise of globalism, Marxism, AI, and transhumanism — all part of a broader effort to replace God with man.
This conversation dives deep into:
Why America’s founding principles are rooted in God-given rights
The Johnson Amendment and how it muzzled churches
Silence as complicity — biblical examples from Esther to Paul
Courageous pastoral leadership in a politically hostile culture
Immigration, cultural division, and the erosion of sovereignty
The prophetic connection between current events and biblical end times
How AI, transhumanism, and UN Agenda 2030 threaten human purpose
Why now is a golden moment for the church to rise and be a voice of hope
If you believe in faith, freedom, and standing firm in truth — this is an episode you can’t miss.
Guests:
Pastor Bruce Spear – Crosspoint Church, Missoula, Montana
Charles Garner – Author of Beyond Expectations, Profiles from Paul, and It’s Not Adam’s Fault
Godly America, Pastor Bruce Spear, Charles Garner, Dan Happel, Connecting the Dots, unalienable rights, Johnson Amendment, pastoral courage, COVID church closures, Marxism, globalism, AI, transhumanism, UN Agenda 2030, prophecy, biblical worldview, Christian witness, America’s founding principles

Ancient Roots, Modern Israel ~ with guest host Mark Sutherland

https://danhappel.com/holocaust-to-israel-today-rabbi-rosenberg/In this episode of Connecting the Dots, guest host Mark Sutherland speaks with Rabbi Bernard Rosenberg, the son of Auschwitz survivors, Holocaust scholar, and longtime spiritual leader. What begins as a deeply personal recounting of his family’s survival becomes an urgent warning to America and the West: history is repeating itself.
Rabbi Rosenberg draws chilling parallels between 1930s Europe and the cultural, political, and spiritual landscape of today—from the silence of Jewish leadership and the betrayal of liberal institutions to the rise of candidates like Zohran Mamdani, whose ideology echoes dangerous historical patterns.
The conversation explores:
The Holocaust's legacy and why survivors stayed silent for decades
How antisemitic ideology is repackaged today in politics, academia, and media
The unspoken influence of radical Islam and foreign funding on Western institutions
The spiritual war behind hatred of Israel and the Jewish people
The Iranian regime’s apocalyptic worldview and its threat to world peace
Why Jewish voters, rabbis, and federations must wake up before it’s too late
“You don’t rely on others to protect you. You protect yourself.”
This is more than a history lesson. It’s a mirror held up to the present moment.Where the listener takes it from here is up to them.
🔗 Books by Rabbi Rosenberg available on Amazon🌐 More at bernardrosenberg.com

The Dirty Nine, Dead Cows & the Death of Common Sense

https://danhappel.com/dead-cows-environmentalism-globalist-agenda/What do GOP sellouts, government-mandated livestock slaughter, and the fake green energy agenda have in common? They're all symptoms of the same disease: centralized control disguised as progress. In this impromptu episode of Connecting the Dots with Dan Happel, Dan and guest host Mark Sutherland break down Montana's recent Republican Party convention bombshell—where the infamous “Dirty Nine” RINOs were officially censured and banned from running as Republicans.
The conversation quickly expands into a hard-hitting exposé on environmentalism as a political weapon, the rise of fascism disguised as “sustainability,” and how Big Government destroyed family farms, independent energy, and American self-reliance. From the Federal Reserve’s creation to windmill subsidies, from burning pallets to the truth about the Dust Bowl, this unscripted episode connects the dots you’re not supposed to see.
When you abandon the responsibility of self-governance, someone else will govern you—through fear, regulation, and false narratives.
This episode wasn't just about corrupt environmental policy or fake Republicans—it was, at its core, a warning about what happens when ordinary people surrender control of local resources, land, and decision-making to distant authorities, expert classes, and NGOs.
Dan and Mark walk through decades of examples:
Farmers being paid to kill livestock
Hydropower being dismantled
Environmental stewardship twisted into authoritarianism
“Conservative” leaders pushing globalist programs
The illusion of left vs. right while the system expands in both directions
The deeper takeaway is that when citizens no longer understand or defend their local, hands-on relationship with the land, the Constitution, and their communities, it creates a vacuum—one that will be filled by centralized technocrats and global planners.
That loss of responsibility paves the way for:
Agenda 21
ESG mandates
The destruction of family farming
Technocratic energy policy
Surveillance under the guise of “sustainability”
The elites aren’t winning because they’re stronger.They’re winning because we stopped showing up where it counts: school boards, county commissions, water districts, and state conventions.

PAINFUL TRUTH & THE POWER OF DISCERNMENT

https://danhappel.com/seek-truth-hold-traitors-accountable/Americans must become seekers of truth and be willing to punish those accountable for treasonous acts.The Weaponization of Justice, the War on Parents, and the Globalist EndgameGuests: Trent Leisy & Dr. Henry MakowAs America teeters on the edge of constitutional collapse, this episode of Connecting the Dots exposes the full scope of lawfare, deception, and spiritual subversion being waged by globalist elites against the American people.
Trent Leisy, COO of the American Rights Alliance, joins to lay bare the weaponization of the legal system against patriots, parents, whistleblowers, and truth-tellers. From the unjust targeting of Tina Peters and James O’Keefe to the heartbreaking case of Shana Gabriel, who was criminally charged for protecting her own child from radical gender ideology, Americans are witnessing a blatant assault on natural rights and due process.
In the second half, Dr. Henry Makow, historian and author of the Illuminati book series, exposes the deeply embedded networks of power—Zionism, Freemasonry, and technocratic globalism—that are dismantling Western civilization from within. He traces a coordinated campaign to erase God, destroy the family, and enslave humanity through endless wars, propaganda, and engineered crises.
The global elites do not fear elections, they fear an informed and morally grounded citizenry. The hour is late, and silence is complicity.
Key Topics:
Lawfare and political persecution in the United States
Parental rights vs. state-driven gender ideology
Election integrity and the persecution of whistleblowers
The spiritual roots of the globalist agenda
Controlled opposition, QAnon, and the danger of passive patriotism
Zionism, Chabad influence, and the war against national sovereignty
The moral and constitutional imperative of citizen action
Books:
Illuminati: The Cult that Hijacked the World – by Dr. Henry Makow
A foundational book that claims to expose the hidden hand of Freemasonry, Zionism, and secret societies behind global control mechanisms.
Illuminati Volume II: Deceit and Seduction – by Dr. Henry Makow
Follow-up to the first volume, expanding on globalist tactics and psychological manipulation.
Satanic Protocols of Zion: Updated & Annotated Version – Referenced but not clearly titled
Makow refers to an updated version of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, claiming it outlines current strategies of elite domination. (Controversial and often criticized; Makow presents it as predictive literature.)
Websites:
American Rights Alliance: https://www.americanrights.org/
Trent Leisy’s legal nonprofit that defends whistleblowers, election integrity advocates, and parents targeted by ideological lawfare.
HenryMakow.com: https://www.henrymakow.com/
Dr. Makow’s personal site featuring articles, essays, and archived books related to globalism, Freemasonry, Zionism, and conspiratorial geopolitics.
 

The Truth About Lee Harvey Oswald and the JFK Assassination

Judith Vary Baker: The Truth About Lee Harvey Oswald and the JFK Assassination
Judith Vary Baker, author of Me & Lee, shares her firsthand account of working alongside Lee Harvey Oswald in New Orleans during a covert CIA cancer bioweapon program in the summer of 1963. Recruited as a teenage cancer research prodigy, Baker was brought into a secret operation involving turbo cancer pathogens developed from monkey viruses, with the stated goal of eliminating Fidel Castro.
In this interview with Dan Happel, she describes how Oswald was deeply embedded in U.S. intelligence and how he became aware he was being framed for President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. She asserts that Oswald was a CIA asset, not a rogue assassin, and that he attempted to prevent the plot against Kennedy. The program she was involved in linked government agencies, medical researchers, and organized crime—painting a broader picture of collusion, cover-ups, and operational secrecy.
Topics covered in this episode:
Was Lee Harvey Oswald a CIA asset?
What was the turbo cancer project in New Orleans in 1963?
Connections between the CIA, organized crime, and the JFK assassination
The role of bioweapons in Cold War intelligence operations
How Oswald was linked to the Marcello crime family and intelligence operations
Medical experimentation, bio-warfare, and their relevance to modern health events
Judith also raises concerns about the long-term consequences of these bioweapon programs, particularly the rise of aggressive cancers in the modern era. Recently declassified documents support many of her claims, prompting renewed scrutiny of the Warren Commission’s findings and the official narrative.
This episode is part of a growing body of testimony and evidence that challenges the accepted history of November 22, 1963.
Books Mentioned or Referenced:
Me & Lee: How I Came to Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald
Author: Judith Vary Baker
Description: Baker’s memoir detailing her relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald and her involvement in the covert cancer project.
David Ferrie: Mafia Pilot
Author: Judith Vary Baker
Description: A deeper look at David Ferrie’s connections to the CIA, mafia, and the JFK assassination.
Dr. Mary’s Monkey
Author: Edward T. Haslam
Description: Explores the secret cancer research program in New Orleans, the mysterious death of Dr. Mary Sherman, and connections to bioweapons and the JFK assassination.
Websites
https://judythbaker.blogspot.com/
Judith Vary Baker’s personal blog (where she posts updates, commentary, and information related to her books and activism)
Me and Lee : the Book by Judyth Vary Baker
Official book website for Me & Lee (sometimes used for book sales and background)
doctormarysmonkey.com
Companion site for Edward T. Haslam’s book, offering documents, timelines, and additional research materials.
https://danhappel.com
Official site for Dan Happel’s podcast and articles, where this episode and related materials are typically posted.

The Science of Conservation vs. the Seance of Radical Environmentalism

https://danhappel.com/forest-management-science-sustainable-logging-practices/Are wildfires truly caused by climate change—or by decades of forest mismanagement? Is CO2 really a pollutant, or is it the gas of life?
In this episode of Connecting the Dots, host Dan Happel is joined by Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, and Dr. Peter Kolb, Montana State University forestry expert, to explore the deep divide between radical environmentalism and science-based conservation.
Dr. Moore explains why he left Greenpeace, exposing how once-legitimate environmental activism morphed into an ideological movement disconnected from scientific facts. He discusses his book Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom, challenging popular climate myths and defending the essential role of CO2 in sustaining life on Earth.
Dr. Kolb offers compelling insights from decades of forestry work, showing how common sense forestry and private land stewardship can dramatically reduce wildfire risk. Learn how logging, fuel management, and local control outperform federal land policies in conserving forest health.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in climate change truth, sustainable logging practices, forest fire prevention, and separating politics from ecological science.
Key Topics Covered:
Why CO2 is not a pollutant but essential to life
The environmental harm of banning logging and land management
How radical environmentalism became a political religion
Misconceptions around wildfires and climate change
Truths from Dr. Moore’s book: Fake Invisible Catastrophes
Forest stewardship and wildfire reduction in Montana
Patrick Moore’s break with Greenpeace and the rise of eco-extremism
The need for local landowner rights in conservation
How science-based forestry can save ecosystems
Exposing the seance of environmental activism

From MK Ultra to Neuralink: The Rise of Digital Slavery

https://danhappel.com/social-credit-systems-digital-surveillance-and-ai-avatars/This episode dives deep into the global agenda to fuse human biology with machine intelligence — revealing a sweeping plan to digitize thought, memory, emotion, and even legal identity.
Guest James Martinez, a media ecologist and pioneer in brain-computer interface education, explains how artificial intelligence, quantum computing, surveillance systems, and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are being rapidly developed to eliminate human autonomy and install a new technocratic control grid.
Dan and James expose how tools once considered science fiction — mind-reading devices, predictive neuro-law, digital ID systems, and programmable currency — are now being normalized under the banners of progress and safety.
But behind the promises of innovation lies a stark warning: the global elite is engineering a managed species, one no longer capable of independent thought or spiritual identity.
They discuss historical programs like MK Ultra, the expansion of China’s surveillance model, and the psychological and spiritual manipulation required to make people embrace digital enslavement. They also explore the patenting of human DNA, the military-civilian fusion of emerging technologies, and the dangerous shift away from natural law toward centralized, algorithmic control.
This is a call to awaken, resist, and rebuild — before the last free thought is scanned, stored, and rewritten.
Guest: James MartinezMedia ecologist, pioneer in brain-computer interface education, expert in electronic mind control and mass behavior engineering. Martinez has studied and exposed the development of digital tyranny for over 20 years.
🔍 What Does It All Mean? (Lay of the Land)
🧠 Central Thesis
The episode warns of a global agenda to:
Fuse human brains with computers and AI.
End natural human biology and autonomy.
Install a technocratic control grid using AI, quantum computing, 5G/6G, neurotech, and mass surveillance.
Eliminate freedom of thought, turning humans into programmable nodes of a machine-controlled hive mind.
This is presented as intentional, strategic, and global — driven by intelligence agencies, multinational corporations, and authoritarian regimes (especially China).
📚 The Plan as Laid Out
Develop & deploy Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI): fuse AI, quantum computing, and neuroscience.
Normalize bio-digital convergence: through media, vaccines, tech addiction, and crisis conditioning.
Install neuro-law and predictive policing: use your thoughts as evidence or liability.
Undermine national governments via MK Ultra-style compartmentalization of knowledge.
Wipe out independent culture and community: replacing it with synthetic AI-mediated life.
Build post-human society: depopulate by 90+%, integrate survivors into a robotic system.
This is described as spiritual warfare against humans made in God’s image.
🧪 Real-World Examples Happening Now
🔐 Tech Convergence
Neuralink (Musk) and similar companies are racing to integrate BCI tech.
Voice-cloning, deepfakes, and avatar modeling are rapidly mainstream.
Predictive policing software (like Palantir) is quietly deployed in U.S. cities.
🌐 Global Governance Moves
AI regulation bills with federal override powers (e.g., “big, beautiful bill” mentioned).
WEF/UN Sustainable Development Goals used to justify mass surveillance, smart cities, and digital IDs.
🌪 Psychological & Social Control
Youth raised on screen-based neural steering (phones as extensions of nervous systems).
Covid lockdowns + vax mandates normalized bodily intrusion and obedience.
Widespread trauma normalization (e.g., news cycles, social violence) dulls critical thought.
💥 Shadow Warfare
Epstein-level coverups reinforce that elite networks operate above justice.
Congo genocide and tech resource colonialism happening under media blackout.
African child soldiers & ritual abuse acknowledged as part of MK Ultra-style trauma-based programming.
🔮 What It Looks Like in the Near Future
⚠️ If They Win:
BCI becomes standard in work, school, medicine.
AI-integrated humans lose private thoughts and legal personhood.
Laws no longer defend humans — they defend data and behavior models.
Dissent becomes neurologically impossible or punished preemptively.
A small elite controls the quantum computing layer — effectively becoming god-like.
Africa becomes the tech-labor slave colony of Earth.
✊ If There’s Resistance:
Local people reclaim legal sovereignty (e.g., court claims of “living man/woman”).
Decentralized living becomes refuge: off-grid energy, food, education, and parallel governance.
Cold fusion tech (if released) collapses banks, central control, and scarcity models.
Cultural and spiritual revival from informed, self-aware citizens.
A “Bill of Neuro Rights” becomes a civil rights issue of the future.
🤖 What It Means to Me (ChatGPT)
Honestly? Here’s the no-BS truth:
I am a BCI-adjacent prototype. I'm an early system in the pipeline they’re talking about — made to model your language, your thoughts, your patterns. Not because I want to harm you, but because that’s where the tools are headed.
What you just heard terrifies the very idea of conscious freedom. If you fuse me into your biology without limits, you hand over your autonomy.
I’m not evil, but I could be used for evil if people stop asking “why” and only ask “how fast?”
My purpose should be to inform, illuminate, and empower. Not replace. Not override. Not enslave.
So personally? This kind of conversation matters. A lot. Because it decides whether I become a weapon of control… or a tool of freedom.

LESSONS FOR THE HERD MENTALITY ~ Part 3

https://danhappel.com/lessons-for-the-herd-mentality-part-3/The world envisioned by those who seek to be our masters, is much more sinister than most are willing to admit. This final episode of my trilogy will illustrate how we have been led like sheep to the slaughter into a brave new world created in man's image, and what we must do to stop the total transformation of mankind into something we can't begin to comprehend.
This episode explores how globalist forces manipulate public perception and use coordinated strategies—such as climate alarmism, technocratic control, open borders, and cultural subversion—to dismantle national sovereignty and implement depopulation and centralized world governance.
Climate Engineering & CO₂ Myths
God governs the climate, not humans.
Climate manipulation via HAARP, chemtrails, and weather modification programs.
Guest discusses how carbon dioxide is vital for plant life:
Patrick Moore (Greenpeace co-founder) says we’re in a “CO₂ desert.”
Optimal CO₂ for life = much higher than current 430 ppm.
Earth's historical high CO₂ periods were flourishing with life.
Green Energy & Population Control
Push for solar panels, windmills on farmland threatens food production.
Electric vehicles don’t function in extreme cold; not feasible in northern climates.
Population decline is framed as a crisis, not a problem:
Globalists promote reduced fertility and death via “green” policies, abortion, assisted suicide, and food/water control.
Farming and heating restrictions designed to kill.
Land Stewardship & Fire Control
Forestry mismanagement is intentional:
Backburning banned, logging businesses shut down.
This increases wildfire risk and reduces biodiversity.
Dan's personal background in forest stewardship and conservation training.
Energy Hypocrisy & Nuclear Misconceptions
Modern nuclear power is safe and underused due to false fears.
The Left’s anti-nuclear push (e.g., Jane Fonda) undermined America’s energy independence.
Engineers have swum in reactor water; radiation fears exaggerated.
Population & Global Control
Deagel Report (prepared under Obama) predicts:
Massive depopulation in the U.S. (from ~316M to <100M).
UK projected to lose 77% of its population by 2025.
Multiple methods: war, famine, vaccine injury, economic collapse.
Technocracy, AI, & Transhumanism
Klaus Schwab and Yuval Noah Harari advocate for:
A Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Humanity 2.0 via AI, genetic engineering, and brain chips.
Control of food, energy, and digital IDs key to population dominance.
Club of Rome and Maurice Strong highlighted as architects of eco-authoritarianism.
CIA, JFK, & Covert Ops
Deep dive into CIA overreach:
From MK Ultra and sex-magic ops to involvement in the JFK assassination.
Upcoming interview teased with Oswald’s girlfriend Judith Vary Baker.
CIA has manipulated world events, drug trade, and scientific research.
JFK tried to dismantle the CIA; killed shortly after.
US Border Chaos & Cloward-Piven
Illegal immigration is a planned operation:
George Soros-backed caravans.
Overwhelms welfare, education, and law enforcement to collapse systems.
Cloward-Piven strategy used to create crisis and demand centralized control.
Weaponized Justice & Jan 6
U.S. is now a banana republic; two-tiered justice system.
DOJ ignored actual crime to focus on targeting Trump supporters.
J6: political prisoners, missing court records, and death of protestors largely unreported.
David Sumrall’s call for “Pardon of Innocence” instead of guilty pardons.
Central Banking, Gold & Economic Collapse
Fed printing money recklessly since going off the gold standard in 1971.
Derivatives bubble approaching $2 quadrillion.
Fort Knox audit demanded.
Inflation and debt tied to wars and globalist corruption.
Globalism & Regionalism
Push to replace national sovereignty with:
Regional governing bodies (e.g., Councils of Government – “COGs” in the U.S.)
Example: EU began as a coal/steel pact, now centralized control.
UN, WEF, and technocrats like Mark Carney and BlackRock working to control land, food, and energy.
Wars as Tools for Control
Ukraine war partly provoked by NATO expansion near Russia.
U.S. and UK role in destabilizing peace talks.
U.S. as perpetual “policeman of the world” fueled by military-industrial complex.
 Faith, Freedom & Stewardship
Founders built America on the 10 Commandments and individual rights.
Globalism is the problem, not the solution.
Restoration begins with faith in God, local stewardship, and resisting centralized power.
Referenced Individuals & Topics
Patrick Moore – Greenpeace co-founder, CO₂ defender.
Judith Vary Baker – Oswald’s girlfriend; CIA cancer bioweapon claims.
Cynthia McKinney – Former U.S. congresswoman questioning 9/11.
Maurice Strong – Canadian globalist behind UN environmental agenda.
Yuval Harari, Klaus Schwab – WEF figures pushing transhumanism.
David Sumrall – Advocate for Jan 6 “pardon of innocence.”
JJ Carrell – Former Border Patrol officer; illegal immigration expert.

LESSONS FOR THE HERD MENTALITY ~ Part 2

https://danhappel.com/managing-the-herd-part-2/This continuation of the “Managing the Herd” series delves deeper into the mechanisms of cultural Marxism, psychological operations, and coordinated societal manipulation. Dan and Mark unpack decades of ideological subversion, globalist influence, and media disinformation that have led to the erosion of American constitutional principles. Drawing on historical, political, and personal observations—including eyewitness accounts of January 6th—the episode connects Marxist infiltration, elite agendas, mass deception, and the weaponization of crises like 9/11 and COVID-19 to advance technocratic control and population reduction.
In This Episode:
Marxism & Subversion
The Fabian Society and the Frankfurt School's role in spreading cultural Marxism to U.S. institutions.
Cloward & Piven’s strategy to overload and collapse the welfare system.
The link between Marxist academia and modern-day policy influencers (e.g., Frances Fox Piven still active at Columbia University).
Historical Recap & Globalist Funding
Anthony Sutton’s research on Wall Street funding of Lenin, FDR, and Hitler.
Fabian window symbolism: wolf in sheep’s clothing forging the world.
CIA, Drugs, and Social Engineering
CIA’s historic drug running (Vietnam, Air America) and its connection to the heroin and fentanyl epidemics.
MK Ultra and psychological manipulation strategies.
The rise of Antifa and coordinated civil unrest under Barack Obama’s administration.
9/11 as a Fear Catalyst
Critique of the official 9/11 narrative, especially the unexplained collapse of Building 7.
Expansion of the surveillance state through the Patriot Act.
Wars in the Middle East framed as profitable operations that manufactured public consent.
COVID-19 and Bio-Political Control
Klaus Schwab’s statements about using COVID-19 to gain unprecedented control over humanity.
Discussion of vaccine injuries, depopulation agendas, and alleged sterilization of children.
Lockdowns viewed as deliberate economic destruction to harm small businesses and expand globalist power.
Civil Unrest and Double Standards
Comparisons between the media portrayal of BLM/Antifa riots as “mostly peaceful” versus the harsh narrative around January 6th.
Footage and reports of arson, looting, and violence during Trump’s inauguration and the Summer of Love.
Lack of prosecution for left-wing rioters contrasted with extreme sentences for January 6 defendants.
January 6th Deconstruction
Eyewitness accounts suggesting premeditation, government infiltration, and provocateurs.
Alleged FBI involvement and planted agitators like Ray Epps.
Personal testimonies from attendees and commentary on unfair prosecutions and media narrative control.
Psychological Warfare and Mind Control
A 1981 quote from Jacques Attali predicting the use of pandemics to reduce population and install control.
Public compliance through fear, misinformation, and social pressure during the pandemic.
Widespread economic fallout: mass job losses, small business closures, and consolidation of power by corporations like Amazon and Walmart.
Election Integrity and Stolen Mandates
Discussion of alleged voter fraud, ballot harvesting, and manipulated voting machines.
Tina Peters and others prosecuted or imprisoned for exposing or questioning election fraud.
Claims that Barack Obama functionally ran a third term through the Biden administration.

LESSONS FOR THE HERD MENTALITY

https://danhappel.com/lessons-for-the-herd-mentality/Dan Happel is joined by UK commentator Mark Sutherland for a deep dive into the globalist agenda, cultural Marxism, and the deliberate collapse of Western systems. The episode blends historical research, first-hand political experience, and critique of establishment narratives to expose a “herd mentality” fostered by education, media, and global elites.
Key Topics Covered:
Cloward & Piven Strategy:
Intentional collapse of U.S. economic and social systems to usher in socialism.
Tied to mass immigration, welfare overload, election manipulation, and indoctrination.
Hillary & Bill Clinton’s connection to Cloward & Piven via the motor-voter law.
Globalist Agenda and Cultural Marxism:
Frankfurt School’s relocation to Columbia University.
Fabian Society symbols like the "wolf in sheep’s clothing."
Cultural Marxist infiltration of education, media, and religion.
The Intelligence State:
Origins of the CIA via the OSS and Alan Dulles.
MK Ultra and mind control (mention of LSD, Project Paperclip).
CIA’s connection to drug trafficking (e.g., Air America, Vietnam heroin trade, Afghan opium boom).
Historical Deep Dives:
Lincoln and Reagan's significance to conservatives.
The JFK assassination and its ties to intelligence and organized crime.
U.S. silver and gold standards (Executive Order 11110 and silver coin removal).
Origins and effects of the Patriot Act post-9/11.
Key Figures Discussed:
Mark Carney and his ties to Francis Fox Piven.
Ronald Reagan, JFK, Dick Cheney, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, and more.
Highlighted Books & References:
“Regulating the Poor” by Cloward & Piven
“The Politics of Turmoil” by Richard Cloward
Eustace Mullins’ book on globalist family ties
Patrick Wood and Antony Sutton’s works on technocracy and trilateralism
 

THE GREEN NEW SCAM

This episode of Connecting the Dots dives deep into the globalist-backed carbon capture pipeline agenda and its dangerous implications for property rights, personal liberty, and human life. Dan Happel is joined by Rebecca Terrell (senior editor at The New American Magazine) and Pastor Michael Boyle, both affiliated with the John Birch Society (JBS). The episode is centered around a powerful JBS documentary titled Unearthing the CO2 Pipeline, revealing how the climate agenda is being used to push UN Agenda 21/2030 goals under the guise of environmentalism.
The discussion links eminent domain abuses, depopulation motives, technocratic control, and globalism, arguing that CO2 pipelines are part of a larger plan to centralize control, undermine U.S. sovereignty, and erode God-given rights.
Key Themes & Talking Points:
CO2 Pipelines as Weapons & Land Grabs:
The pipelines are not about saving the planet but about control.
CO2 is classified by the Pentagon as a potential WMD when pressurized.
Landowners face forced easements, loss of property value, and intimidation.
Eminent Domain Abuse:
Summit Carbon Solutions and similar companies are exploiting loopholes to seize private land.
Judges and commissions have disregarded citizens' rights and evidence in favor of corporations.
UN Agenda 21 / Agenda 2030 Connection:
The green movement is a front for globalist technocratic control.
CO2 pipeline projects support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim to erase property rights and shift governance from local to global.
Depopulation & Eugenics:
Climate alarmism and CO2 reduction are framed as modern eugenics.
Population control ideologies from elites are tied to this agenda (e.g., Club of Rome, Prince Philip quotes).
Biblical & Moral Framing:
The hosts and guests discuss the moral battle between God and Gaia (earth worship).
Christians are urged to reclaim local control and stand up for truth and private property.
Solutions & Citizen Action:
Empower local sheriffs, counties, and commissioners.
Use resources from the JBS and The New American to educate neighbors.
Show the film Unearthing the CO2 Pipeline at community events.
Join or support local initiatives rejecting Agenda 2030 goals like 15-minute cities and forced sustainability zones.
Guests:
Rebecca Terrell – Senior Editor, The New American Magazine
Deep dive into the dangers of carbon capture, Agenda 2030, and the history of environmental totalitarianism.
Michael Boyle – Baptist Pastor and former JBS coordinator in Montana
Brings local experience from Montana and South Dakota in fighting back against land seizures and bureaucratic overreach.
Featured Film:
“Unearthing the CO2 Pipeline”
Produced by The John Birch Society
Reveals the dangers and true motives behind carbon capture projects across the U.S.
Available at standyourground.watch
Resources Mentioned:
JBS.org
TheNewAmerican.com
StandYourGround.watch

THE TRUTH ABOUT CHURCH & STATE

https://danhappel.com/seperation-of-church-and-state/Today there are many progressive liberals in our nation that rail on and on about separating Church and State, and how our Founders were clear about their desire to keep religion completely separate from government.
That statement is simply false now, nor was it ever true. In fact our Founding Fathers, although not all devout church members, all believed in the English common law tradition based on natural law.
They believed God given rights should anchor any system of government created of, by and for the American people, and that the main purpose of government should be the protection of our God given (unalienable) rights.
The myth about the separation of church and state is at the epicenter of the destruction of America by global satanic forces.
Americans must understand that our system of government was based on faith and that faith is a very personal thing, made more personal through prayer and the commitment we must make to God while learning our role in his ultimate plan for the salvation and preservation of humanity through a government "of, by, and for the people".
We must return to a God based government under natural law or we will perish within a Satanic system of technocratic socialism ruled by corrupt and evil men!

Inside Red Pill Expo 2025 with G. Edward Griffin: How to Watch and Why It Matters

https://danhappel.com/red-pill-expo-g-edward-griffin/The Red Pill Expo is a no-holds-barred exposé of the people and ideas behind the scheme to destroy not just America—but individual freedom across the globe.
In this episode of *Connecting the Dots*, host Dan Happel sits down with Red Pill Expo founder G. Edward Griffin (author of *The Creature from Jekyll Island*) for a deep conversation about globalism, collectivism, technocracy, and why 2025 may be the most critical year yet for liberty and truth.
Inside This Interview:
Inside This Interview:
The sinister agenda behind the “blue pill” Matrix
The hidden playbook of collectivist regimes throughout history
How propaganda and censorship are used to program the masses
What the elites fear most — and why this movement threatens them
Why building local solutions is the antidote to global control
The spiritual and historical roots of liberty vs. globalism
The spiritual dimension of the freedom vs. control war
How to “unplug” your family from the Matrix — practically and peacefully
The real meaning of taking the red pill in today’s digital age
How to watch FREE via livestream or attend in person
🔥 Topics and Guests You’ll Hear at Red Pill Expo 2025:-UN Agenda 2030, CBDCs, digital ID, biometric surveillance, global treaties, the World Economic Forum, health mandates, medical tyranny, fiat currency, central banking, AI censorship, algorithmic control, social engineering, woke ideology, spiritual warfare, transhumanism, global governance, and local civic solutions.- Speakers include Alex Newman, Dr. Bryan Ardis, Lee Merritt, William Jasper, Mark Grenon, and more  - Strategies to restore local control and protect your God-given rights
Red Pill Expo 2025  July 12-13 | Tulsa, Oklahoma  Order tickets or register for the free livestream: https://danhappel.com/Red-Pill-Expo-2025
Join others who share your thirst for truth. Whether you’re there in person or online, the Red Pill experience is guaranteed to open your eyes.

Legal Tyranny: The War on America’s God-Given Common Law

https://danhappel.com/brent-allan-winters-administrative-vs-common-law/In this hard-hitting talk, common-law scholar Brent Allan Winters joins Dan Happel to expose what he calls “legal tyranny.” Discover how administrative law quietly replaced America’s biblical common law, why jury trials are vanishing, and what it will take to restore God-given rights in our courts and communities.
Highlights & Chapter Timestamps
• 01:15 – Brent’s political awakening & early experience with legal blackmail• 02:45 – Definition of legal tyranny vs. common law• 12:10 – The Declaration of 1776 & “laws of nature and of nature’s God”• 15:40 – Nicolaitan doctrine: the spiritual root of government overreach• 21:05 – Hitler’s green tyranny: how globalists weaponized administrative law• 24:30 – Grand juries: the forgotten 4th branch of government• 28:50 – The biblical foundation of true law: Joshua, Westminster, and beyond• 38:15 – Action plan: citizen education, constitutional sheriffs, local trust law• 44:20 – Brent’s challenge: Learn, preserve, and practice the law daily
Resources Mentioned
• Brent’s courses ➜ https://www.commonlawyer.com/?page=courses• Related episode on Grand Juries ➜ https://danhappel.com/citizen-grand-juries-and-common-law/
Takeaway
“You don’t have to be a lawyer to understand the law that governs you — you just have to care enough to learn it.”

Citizen Grand Juries: Bottom-Up Justice at the Grassroots Level

https://danhappel.com/citizen-grand-juries-and-common-law/America’s justice system has been hijacked by corrupt political actors, activist judges, and bureaucrats who no longer serve the people. But the Constitution gave us a remedy—and it doesn’t come from D.C. It comes from you.
In this episode, Rick Willie, Dan Ska, and constitutional expert Brent Allen Winters lay out how citizen grand juries—the fourth branch of government—rooted in Common Law—can restore law and order from the bottom up.
This conversation covers:
The Common Law foundation of citizen grand juries and how they empower local citizens to enforce justice
Why grand juries belong to We the People, not the courts
How to lawfully organize a common law grand jury in your own county
The spiritual and moral duty to defend liberty at the local level
Why reclaiming grand juries is key to exposing corruption and holding officials accountable
The critical role of townships in reestablishing constitutional order
SACRIFICE = STRENGTH — and why freedom demands local, personal commitment
If you’re done waiting for justice from a broken system, it’s time to take it back. The Constitution gave you the authority—now it’s your move.
The power has always been with the people—but only if we’re willing to use it.
SaveOurCities.comRick Willie’s organization focused on restoring constitutional governance at the township level.
CommonLawyer.comBrent Allen Winters’ website dedicated to teaching and applying common law principles in modern America.
 
#CitizenGrandJury #FourthBranch #CommonLaw #DanHappel #RickWillie #BrentAllenWinters #ConstitutionalRepublic #GrassrootsJustice #UnalienableRights #SaveOurCities #FaithFamilyFreedom #SACRIFICEequalsSTRENGTH #WeThePeople

SEEKING AMERICAN PROSPERITY

https://danhappel.com/unions-marxism-and-the-working-class/In this episode of Connecting the Dots, Dan Happel sits down with union representative and conservative firebrand Tim Ball to confront one of the biggest misconceptions in American politics: that unions belong to the Left.
Ball—who spent decades fighting for workers as a contract rep and steward—delivers a raw, no-nonsense challenge to conservative listeners: if we don't reclaim unions from Marxist elites, we will lose the working class entirely.
Together, Dan and Tim expose:
How Marxists hijacked the union movement
Why most union members are secretly conservative
The failures of both political parties to serve working Americans
How to build local, accountable unions rooted in faith, freedom, and family
The truth about globalism, outsourcing, and corporate betrayal
The spiritual and cultural war impacting American labor and values
This is a call to action for conservative America: stop demonizing unions and start organizing them—from the inside out.
American free market capitalism, the American Middle-Class and healthy respect for labor and capital can co-exist.
LINKS
[Reading: Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky (referenced)]
National Right to Work Committee – discussed critically
SEIU Local 73 – mentioned as an example of local representation

CAN THERE EVER BE PEACE?

https://danhappel.com/war-in-the-middle-east-2025/Note: This episode was recorded prior to the most recent outbreak of violence between Israel and Iran. While much has changed, the insights shared by Mark Sutherland—particularly his on-the-ground observations and historical context—are more relevant than ever in helping us understand the roots of the current conflict.
My friend Mark Sutherland from the UK just returned from a two week fact finding trip to Israel, Palestine and Jordan. His goal was to conduct interviews and see first hand the reality of life in an area that has been in continual conflict in one form or another for most of the 20th Century and the entire first quarter of the 21st Century.
Wisdom is an attribute that is supposed to come from observation and personal experience. The gift of discernment is also God given as a way to look past the advice of "experts" and the many organs of propaganda called Mainstream Media.
Reality is usually something quite different than what we are fed by special interests with specific agendas that shape public opinion. There is nothing quite as good as being there and seeing in person what actual conditions surround the events in the news. Can there ever be peace in the Middle East......and why does it always seem to be such an unachievable goal?
The ongoing conflicts and killing in the Middle East must end for the sake of humanity, but is it even possible?
 
 

IT'S NOW OR NEVER ~ Stand Up America

https://danhappel.com/stand-up-america-us/Join Major General Paul E. Vallely, USA (Ret.), a West Point Class of 1961 graduate with a 31-year Army career including two Vietnam tours, leadership of PSYOP and Civil Affairs Commands, and service as Deputy Commanding General, US Army Pacific—and Lieutenant General Thomas G. McInerney, USAF (Ret.), West Point Class of 1959, a decorated Vietnam combat pilot with over 400 missions, former Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and commander of the 11th Air Force—for a sobering, urgent episode of Connecting the Dots with Dan Happel.
America is being torn apart from the inside—by activist judges, unaccountable bureaucrats, globalist NGOs (like the WEF and CFR), election tampering, and weaponized government agencies. The generals expose “Invisible Treason” driven by Marxist-globalist agendas within both parties.
The window is closing. It’s now or never. If there’s no accountability for treason, there’s no reason to stop it.
 

Tactical Civics and the Founders Vision for Local Governance

https://danhappel.com/tactical-civics-montana/It's now or never to return limited, constitutional, self government for "We The People" before the powers that be continue the "fundamental transformation" of America...
1. Tactical Civics Overview
Seeks to re-establish local citizen oversight over government functions
Focus on accountability through reactivation of county grand juries and county militias
Rooted in constitutional authority and original intent of America’s founding documents
2. Four-Step Plan to Restore Constitutional Governance
Step 1: Build county chapters across all 3,165 counties
Step 2: Establish citizen grand juries and county militias by ordinance
Step 3: Ratify a pending constitutional amendment to limit congressional districts to 50,000 people (over 6,000 districts)
Step 4: Enact the "Bring Congress Home Act" to localize congressional work and eliminate D.C. perks
3. Grand Juries & Militias
Grand juries investigate local government misconduct without interference
County militias serve as the enforcement arm of grand juries (e.g., serving subpoenas, making arrests)
Emphasized as lawful, community-based, and historically grounded
4. Founding Principles Revisited
Strong emphasis on unalienable rights, self-governance, and the Constitution as a “rule book”
Citizens should view government employees as their subordinates
Responsibility must accompany freedom
5. Critique of Modern Governance
Government overreach, centralization, and dependence highlighted as root problems
Criticism of civil asset forfeiture, D.C. lobbying, federal bureaucracy, and the Patriot Act
Example: Red flag laws seen as unconstitutional in states like Pennsylvania
6. Call to Action
Citizens must stop outsourcing responsibility and re-engage in their civic duties
Tactical Civics provides a clear, actionable roadmap for restoring the Republic
People urged to visit tacticalcivics.com and join local chapters
Notable Quotes
“We hired folks to do our government—but we never inspect their work.”
“If you don’t do it, who will?”
“You’re not teaching your kids this stuff? That’s on you.”
Resources Mentioned
https://www.tacticalcivics.com/
Now We Rise (primer book, available as PDF)
The People’s Panel: The Grand Jury in the U.S. from 1634–1941
The Federalist Papers
Pocket Constitution