Quick outdoor chat at the RNC with Tim Ballard, founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (inspiration for 2023 film, The Sound of Freedom)
Jessica my husband and I were police officers who both worked in our city’s child victim and sexual assault unit and I can second what Tim said in that 15-20 years ago if someone called our office and said they knew of a teacher/parent/coach etc who was exposing a child to any of the things we are now seeing as “accepted” we would immediately start an investigation. If a parent said they thought their 6 year old was a boy in a girls body and started dressing the child accordingly we would remove the child from the home and put them in protective custody and arrest the parent for sexual exploitation/exposure/neglect or whatever the applicable statute would be. Now it’s celebrated encouraged and supported. Now we have a pub in our downtown that offers a Sunday brunch where little children who believe they are they are other gender (always according to their parents) are allowed to dress up and adults are allowed to put dollars in their clothing. And if we called the police on that they would just say that ir was inclusion. And there’s nothing they would be able to do about it because it’s the parents choice.
Yes it’s terrible how wrong is right and vice versa with the deep state. My deceased husband was in law enforcement for 21 years. He would be at his wits end with all of this. So heartbreaking.
i hate clicking like to any of this because I don't 'like' what I'm reading... but liked your post because it's an honest expose of the loss of the country's moral compass. Thank you.
It is happening in my small town and no one is talking about it. If you ask, you are shut down. I've read about the border and the horrors and listened to a mother of a victim.
BTW the daughter was groomed by a woman in a park where neighborhood children play. The groomer has since been killed whether by suicide or by other means I do not know. The point is that the trafficking is happening to a great extent. Crap about Tim Ballard, true or not(don't care), is just another distraction.
Ask Tim Ballard,s former assistants why they filed criminal charges against him. He is a lying criminal. Similar to most RNC members to date. Nothing in this article is true. People please do research & report this type of fascist propaganda
RFK changed his opinion on open borders after visiting with border control and learning about the horrors that go on there. Child trafficking is not really a debated issue. It’s happening. And it’s horrifying.
Everything in your article. It is pure political propaganda and a disgrace in relation to the children who actually suffer, not the made-up ones in movies!
Why are you even here Jeffrey, everything is coming out now how the vaccines didn't work and caused actual damage. Things can be both correct at the same time, I e huge child trafficking and Tim guilty. Hi allegations dont negate what is happening.
You don't know what you are talking about, dear. Do some real research. I mean REAL research. Not the nutjob whose substack we are on, She has NO credibility.
The real question Jeffrey is why are you here? Who sent you. Please don’t tell me you’re here to discredit Jessica, because if you really want to do that why not write your own Substack column?
DEAR? What century are you in? This is not where I do my research, you may need a reality check and a course in etiquette and or civility. Go where your opinions are appreciated.
Oh good lord. “Similar to most RNC members to date”. Biased much? This disgusting behavior is rampant in both parties. And tell me you didn’t actually read it, without telling me. She wrote that she was going to sit down with him in Orange County AND hopefully with one of the accused.
With the rise of the Me Too and “believe all women”, the filming in gyms and public spaces with cancel culture, how many were blatantly false, the timing of the charges really draws questions. Why now when he’s running for office? It’s really sad that there’s now skepticism and questions of underlying motivations.
Agreed!! There is no transparency in politics ever. And it gets worse and worse. This guy, Jeffrey seems disgruntled with something and has yet to really explain or educate anyone to what the truth is. Jessica is giving us information to give us an idea of what is going on. I would love to hear Ballard's side of the story as much as I would like to hear his accusers side.
Do my research. I never would have thought of doing that! Of doing my due diligence into the man and organization I have known about for over 8 years. I know of the legitimate rescues he and OUR have done, having listened to survivors speak in person; having listened to Rapha International speak in person. I also know that by doing research that the victims of the crimes absolutely deserve justice and he, the man, ought to be brought to justice. It is also in one’s due diligence to question the legitimacy and timing of said charges because political hit pieces are prime right now. So ya, I know about him before all of this and how dare the fact that the good work that OUR does is now marred by him. However, it is his constitutional right to a fair investigation and trial as do the women.
"Nothing in this article is true?" Wow are you captured. Why are you reading Jessica's posts? You actually believe things to be so black and white. Understand that whether or not Tim Ballard's assistants filed criminal charges against him may or may not be true. That said, it does not mean that every single thing he says is false. What you are spouting is purely ignorant. Most of the ppl here have done their research and have a good sense of what is going on. I understand it is very difficult for ppl like you to get out of your echo chamber and see things with nuance. I know several kids in college who stick to their Tik Tok echo chamber. Get out of your echo chamber and try to see the other side of things.
Having lived in Brazil, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Mexico and speak those languages to varying degrees, I guarantee you I have never lived in an echo chamber. The problem is with poorly educated Ameticans with no critical thinking skills. And there are many here.
You don’t need to lump the RNC in with Time. But I agree. He’s in deep and is still deceiving people. I used to be a big supporter. But the evidence against him is big.
Or they could be telling the absolute truth. YOU don't know. And if you are going to depend solely on the accused person's words, that won't get you very far. The bottom line is that you simply do not know and that crystal clear from your post. I don't care what your profession is. YOU are no position to challenge anyone's allegations in this story.
Because this is all based on a movie that has been largely discredited by those who work in the field and will tell you that the film does not depict the reality of child trafficking. Kids are being trafficked inside the US by American citizens. Any expert in the field will tell you that the real problem is in the US, not at the border. It is just highly exaggerated propaganda. The citations for that are easily. I am triggered by lies and ignorance, and I am sick of Americans who are profoundly ignorant about their own country, its history, its values and its culture.
Well, instead of just spouting off about why you are triggered by the
"ignorance" of American people, educate us. How do we know that you are the one to listen to? Trafficking is bad EVERYWHERE including the US. No one here implied it was not happening here. The open border is where a lot of kids are being trafficked into the US. Even if it is ONE child that is too many. Let us not forget about the murders that have taken place due to our open borders. The border problem is real for MANY reasons.
Far more crimes are committed by native born Americans than by immigdants, legal or illegal. Thst is sn easily verified fact. The approach to all of this is xenophobia. "Illegal migrant arrested for..." What's next? Are we going to revert to "B l ack Man Arrested for..."
Tim has done a lot of good work. He’s shown time and again how our government turns a blind eye to trafficking.
That said Tim is in trouble with his integrity in question. Which is concerning.
I’m willing to read and see what you find out. Please ask him when you meet with him again about the positive DNA test (on the skirt) he was subjected to recently.
Some of these comments are wild - Jess is bringing everyone to the yard!
I recently met a Texas Game Warden who works shifts guarding the Texas border. Until you hear the stories or, I imagine, see what’s going on at the border, it’s just hard to understand. I wonder if talking to someone like that would be enlightening?
After having read the comments I can see you sparked good debate. Along with your open mind and your staunch objectivism you make for the best in journalism! Keep up the great work, Jess 👍
“Everyone” in my community went to see the film- I heard rumblings about Ballard’s legal problems and decided not to view it. I was the odd person out, especially in my Christian circle. Jessica I’ll be more than interested to read what you think- how your gut feels- after getting together with him in the future- really hope that pans out!
I was suspicious of this movie immediately, the way it was marketed for a year or 2 before it came out, and who the backers were - supposedly Carlos Slim and John Paul DeJoria among them. Taking people's ten dollars to pull on their heart strings.
This is a false statement. The main story the movie covered was an actual rescue they did at the San Diego border. I live in SoCal and remember it and there is actual love footage in the movie of the rescue. Did you even see the film? 🙄
I went to a Trump rally in 2020 and I’m pretty sure they played the exact same song at the end of it. I think the songs they play are just his favorite songs. Probably nothing more to it than that.🤷🏻♀️
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It's hard to get your head around. I watched "The Sound of Freedom." The fact that it was so difficult to get distribution tells you a lot. They care more about getting votes than they do about child trafficking. They justify it by saying it's for the greater good. That the Democratic Party is morally superior. Perhaps it used to be, but no more. sabrinalabow.substack.com
Let's take the trafficking out of it and discuss the criminals and murderers that have entered this country illegally. Biden opened up the border and refused to address the issue.
"OPENED" the border!?! That's a new perspective. In terms of the corruption(s) that has befallen the border for the last...well forever...that border has ALWAYS been open....and remember that border is a two way street amigo.
Jessica my husband and I were police officers who both worked in our city’s child victim and sexual assault unit and I can second what Tim said in that 15-20 years ago if someone called our office and said they knew of a teacher/parent/coach etc who was exposing a child to any of the things we are now seeing as “accepted” we would immediately start an investigation. If a parent said they thought their 6 year old was a boy in a girls body and started dressing the child accordingly we would remove the child from the home and put them in protective custody and arrest the parent for sexual exploitation/exposure/neglect or whatever the applicable statute would be. Now it’s celebrated encouraged and supported. Now we have a pub in our downtown that offers a Sunday brunch where little children who believe they are they are other gender (always according to their parents) are allowed to dress up and adults are allowed to put dollars in their clothing. And if we called the police on that they would just say that ir was inclusion. And there’s nothing they would be able to do about it because it’s the parents choice.
Thank God you are no longer a cop.
F
Your post is pure crap.
Best you can do? "F" ?
Thank you for your service.
Protective custody sounds like the opposite.
Yes it’s terrible how wrong is right and vice versa with the deep state. My deceased husband was in law enforcement for 21 years. He would be at his wits end with all of this. So heartbreaking.
Clearly, you and your colleagues were working based on pure ignorance. Someone had to step in and put a stop to it.
i hate clicking like to any of this because I don't 'like' what I'm reading... but liked your post because it's an honest expose of the loss of the country's moral compass. Thank you.
Terrifying.
Oh please dive into this.
It is happening in my small town and no one is talking about it. If you ask, you are shut down. I've read about the border and the horrors and listened to a mother of a victim.
BTW the daughter was groomed by a woman in a park where neighborhood children play. The groomer has since been killed whether by suicide or by other means I do not know. The point is that the trafficking is happening to a great extent. Crap about Tim Ballard, true or not(don't care), is just another distraction.
You go.........it's awesome.
Thank you for this! GODS CHILDREN ARE NOT FOR SALE
Ask Tim Ballard,s former assistants why they filed criminal charges against him. He is a lying criminal. Similar to most RNC members to date. Nothing in this article is true. People please do research & report this type of fascist propaganda
RFK changed his opinion on open borders after visiting with border control and learning about the horrors that go on there. Child trafficking is not really a debated issue. It’s happening. And it’s horrifying.
Right up there with the validity of his antivax nonsense.
What isn’t true? Please be more specific.
Everything in your article. It is pure political propaganda and a disgrace in relation to the children who actually suffer, not the made-up ones in movies!
Well then please do us all a favor and unsubscribe.
What's wrong, Katherine? Can't accept the truth? do some real research, dear. Educate yourself. You say you were an educator? God help your students.
Are you a bot? Why in the world would you subscribe to an open-minded person like Jessica? Go follow Hillary Clinton.
She is a bald fa e unabashrd liar. She can't even get accredited to cover thr RNC so she has to dneak into parties. Classy..
oh the typos!
Everything you write!
Why are you still here? Why would you read someone’s work if you believe everything they write is a lie?
Just like to stay up on the propaganda.
Twisted
it covers everything. It is a very specific answer
“Fascist propaganda” - very much wrong context.
Let Jeffrey stew in his lack of information. Calling RFK anti-vax gave him away. And I live on a broder state and RFK is spot on.
Why are you even here Jeffrey, everything is coming out now how the vaccines didn't work and caused actual damage. Things can be both correct at the same time, I e huge child trafficking and Tim guilty. Hi allegations dont negate what is happening.
I believe he has advocated NOT requiring vaccinations for various disease in younger children
Lol
You don't know what you are talking about, dear. Do some real research. I mean REAL research. Not the nutjob whose substack we are on, She has NO credibility.
The real question Jeffrey is why are you here? Who sent you. Please don’t tell me you’re here to discredit Jessica, because if you really want to do that why not write your own Substack column?
Im part of a deep state plot.
DEAR? What century are you in? This is not where I do my research, you may need a reality check and a course in etiquette and or civility. Go where your opinions are appreciated.
I would much rather aggravate you.
Do some real research. You dont how, do you??
unburden what has been. you dont how, do you?
If you are so on top of everything, go down to the border.
Oh good lord. “Similar to most RNC members to date”. Biased much? This disgusting behavior is rampant in both parties. And tell me you didn’t actually read it, without telling me. She wrote that she was going to sit down with him in Orange County AND hopefully with one of the accused.
With the rise of the Me Too and “believe all women”, the filming in gyms and public spaces with cancel culture, how many were blatantly false, the timing of the charges really draws questions. Why now when he’s running for office? It’s really sad that there’s now skepticism and questions of underlying motivations.
Agreed!! There is no transparency in politics ever. And it gets worse and worse. This guy, Jeffrey seems disgruntled with something and has yet to really explain or educate anyone to what the truth is. Jessica is giving us information to give us an idea of what is going on. I would love to hear Ballard's side of the story as much as I would like to hear his accusers side.
Do your research. There is plenty to learn about the guy.
Do my research. I never would have thought of doing that! Of doing my due diligence into the man and organization I have known about for over 8 years. I know of the legitimate rescues he and OUR have done, having listened to survivors speak in person; having listened to Rapha International speak in person. I also know that by doing research that the victims of the crimes absolutely deserve justice and he, the man, ought to be brought to justice. It is also in one’s due diligence to question the legitimacy and timing of said charges because political hit pieces are prime right now. So ya, I know about him before all of this and how dare the fact that the good work that OUR does is now marred by him. However, it is his constitutional right to a fair investigation and trial as do the women.
The criticism has been rampant since the film was released. It's not new.
None of this is true? That’s a broad statement. I bet some of it is .
Do you believe offi ers are handing children over to traffickers?
"Nothing in this article is true?" Wow are you captured. Why are you reading Jessica's posts? You actually believe things to be so black and white. Understand that whether or not Tim Ballard's assistants filed criminal charges against him may or may not be true. That said, it does not mean that every single thing he says is false. What you are spouting is purely ignorant. Most of the ppl here have done their research and have a good sense of what is going on. I understand it is very difficult for ppl like you to get out of your echo chamber and see things with nuance. I know several kids in college who stick to their Tik Tok echo chamber. Get out of your echo chamber and try to see the other side of things.
Having lived in Brazil, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Mexico and speak those languages to varying degrees, I guarantee you I have never lived in an echo chamber. The problem is with poorly educated Ameticans with no critical thinking skills. And there are many here.
You don’t need to lump the RNC in with Time. But I agree. He’s in deep and is still deceiving people. I used to be a big supporter. But the evidence against him is big.
Or they could be telling the absolute truth. YOU don't know. And if you are going to depend solely on the accused person's words, that won't get you very far. The bottom line is that you simply do not know and that crystal clear from your post. I don't care what your profession is. YOU are no position to challenge anyone's allegations in this story.
Because this is all based on a movie that has been largely discredited by those who work in the field and will tell you that the film does not depict the reality of child trafficking. Kids are being trafficked inside the US by American citizens. Any expert in the field will tell you that the real problem is in the US, not at the border. It is just highly exaggerated propaganda. The citations for that are easily. I am triggered by lies and ignorance, and I am sick of Americans who are profoundly ignorant about their own country, its history, its values and its culture.
Well, instead of just spouting off about why you are triggered by the
"ignorance" of American people, educate us. How do we know that you are the one to listen to? Trafficking is bad EVERYWHERE including the US. No one here implied it was not happening here. The open border is where a lot of kids are being trafficked into the US. Even if it is ONE child that is too many. Let us not forget about the murders that have taken place due to our open borders. The border problem is real for MANY reasons.
Far more crimes are committed by native born Americans than by immigdants, legal or illegal. Thst is sn easily verified fact. The approach to all of this is xenophobia. "Illegal migrant arrested for..." What's next? Are we going to revert to "B l ack Man Arrested for..."
the history, the VALUES and culture is what we are trying to protect!
That's a joke. You don't know what they are. Just like Trump.
Jeffrey Sipe has ZERO posts. It is a bot. We need to stop engaging. sabrinalabow.substack.com
Lololo. My 2 wives and 2 kids would be surprised to hear that. Cant take it, can you? You have nothing but clinical paranoia to back up your comments
Those are all just accusations. Anybody can say anything.
Only if she fact checks his answers.
Would you like to give us a citation for where you got that information? On the face of it, it sounds like nonsense.
Yes yes yes ! 🙏🏼 highlight all of this! On top of this many foster children go missing.
Crimes against children should be a nonpartisan issue, but sadly it’s not.
We have to be more united and stand for children and have harsher consequences for Pedo’s - who prey on the weak.
https://19thnews.org/2023/11/foster-children-disappearing-states-losing-track/
Fauci used foster children to test AZT. "Guinea Pig KIds", 30 minute Youtube, free.
Lyrics...
Nobody shall sleep!...
Nobody shall sleep!
Even you, oh Princess,
in your cold room,
watch the stars,
that tremble with love and with hope.
But my secret is hidden within me,
my name no one shall know...
No!...No!...
On your mouth, I will tell it when the light shines.
And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine!...
(No one will know his name and we must, alas, die.)
Vanish, o night!
Set, stars! Set, stars!
At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!
God help us all. Thank you so much Jessica.
the same is happening here in italy with the countless economic migrants coming here from lybia
Tim has done a lot of good work. He’s shown time and again how our government turns a blind eye to trafficking.
That said Tim is in trouble with his integrity in question. Which is concerning.
I’m willing to read and see what you find out. Please ask him when you meet with him again about the positive DNA test (on the skirt) he was subjected to recently.
Some of these comments are wild - Jess is bringing everyone to the yard!
I recently met a Texas Game Warden who works shifts guarding the Texas border. Until you hear the stories or, I imagine, see what’s going on at the border, it’s just hard to understand. I wonder if talking to someone like that would be enlightening?
I agree with you 1000%
Oftentimes these issues are reported on from afar for other motives…. I’d really like to know
After having read the comments I can see you sparked good debate. Along with your open mind and your staunch objectivism you make for the best in journalism! Keep up the great work, Jess 👍
"Sound of Freedom" grossed over $250M globally. Did any of those profits help children?
I don’t know. Excellent question.
“Everyone” in my community went to see the film- I heard rumblings about Ballard’s legal problems and decided not to view it. I was the odd person out, especially in my Christian circle. Jessica I’ll be more than interested to read what you think- how your gut feels- after getting together with him in the future- really hope that pans out!
I was suspicious of this movie immediately, the way it was marketed for a year or 2 before it came out, and who the backers were - supposedly Carlos Slim and John Paul DeJoria among them. Taking people's ten dollars to pull on their heart strings.
Maybe Jessica can do a deeper dive on this topic.
The sound of freedom has been thoroughly debunked.
This is a false statement. The main story the movie covered was an actual rescue they did at the San Diego border. I live in SoCal and remember it and there is actual love footage in the movie of the rescue. Did you even see the film? 🙄
*live footage
How if it's 1) a film 2) based on a real family.
I went to a Trump rally in 2020 and I’m pretty sure they played the exact same song at the end of it. I think the songs they play are just his favorite songs. Probably nothing more to it than that.🤷🏻♀️
Yes, of course this was the intent of featuring Nessun Dorma as he stood, victorious in spite of deadly odds & attempts! I’ve adored Nessun Dorma for decades — & now, even more so in this brilliant application! 🎉✅💥
It's hard to get your head around. I watched "The Sound of Freedom." The fact that it was so difficult to get distribution tells you a lot. They care more about getting votes than they do about child trafficking. They justify it by saying it's for the greater good. That the Democratic Party is morally superior. Perhaps it used to be, but no more. sabrinalabow.substack.com
Trafficking of any kind over 'the border' has been going on for ages. So if it's Biden that's to be blamed then he must have started in his teens.
Let's take the trafficking out of it and discuss the criminals and murderers that have entered this country illegally. Biden opened up the border and refused to address the issue.
"OPENED" the border!?! That's a new perspective. In terms of the corruption(s) that has befallen the border for the last...well forever...that border has ALWAYS been open....and remember that border is a two way street amigo.