The borrower is the servant of the lender, and through the mechanism of government debt virtually the entire planet has become the servants of the global money changers. Politicians love to borrow money, but over time government debt slowly but surely impoverishes a nation. As the elite get governments around the globe in increasing amounts of debt, those governments must raise taxes in order to keep servicing those debts. In the end, it is all about taking money from us and transferring it into government pockets, and then taking money from government pockets and transferring it into the hands of the elite. It is a game that has been going on for generations, and it is time for humanity to say that enough is enough.
You can read the rest @
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-world-is-now-217000000000000-in-debt-and-the-global-elite-like-it-that-way
There is only one way out of this - jubilee: forgive all debts, and start over.
If the bankers don't like it, screw 'em.
Friday, June 30, 2017
Have We Truly Lost Our Minds ???
The tax payers of San Francisco, courtesy of a plea deal negotiated by the City Attorney's Office, will soon be handing over $190,000 to an illegal immigrant, who had a warrant out for his arrest mind you, after he filed a lawsuit alleging that city police violated 'sanctuary city ordinances' by handing him over to immigration officials. No, you've not lost your mind, this is real life.
You can read the rest @
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-30/san-francisco-awards-190000-illegal-immigrant-over-sanctuary-city-violation
Jeez !!!
You can read the rest @
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-30/san-francisco-awards-190000-illegal-immigrant-over-sanctuary-city-violation
Jeez !!!
What's The Purpose Of Our Wars ???
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts asks some important questions:
For sixteen years the US has been at war in the Middle East and North Africa, running up trillions of dollars in expenses, committing untold war crimes, and sending millions of war refugees to burden Europe, while simultaneously claiming that Washington cannot afford its Social Security and Medicare obligations or to fund a national health service like every civilized country has.
Considering the enormous social needs that cannot be met because of the massive cost of these orchestrated wars, one would think that the American people would be asking questions about the purpose of these wars. What is being achieved at such enormous costs? Domestic needs are neglected so that the military/security complex can grow fat on war profits.
The lack of curiosity on the part of the American people, the media, and Congress about the purpose of these wars, which have been proven to be based entirely on lies, is extraordinary. What explains this conspiracy of silence, this amazing disinterest in the squandering of money and lives?
You can read the rest @
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/06/29/washington-war-16-years/
The MSM, the so-called "free press", asks absolutely no important questions. They just waste our time on childish BS, such as arguing with our infantile president.
And Dr. Roberts is correct - the post-9/11 wars have benefited Israel, and only Israel. Sadly, many so-called Christians think that Israel can do no wrong, no matter what earthly laws the Israelis violate. These "Christians" should read the letters of Saint Paul, who clearly points out that we should be obeying our earthly rulers ... unless those rulers want us to violate G-d's laws. Sadly, we do just the opposite.
Today I saw a women wearing a shirt with the slogan "I stand with Israel". I want to make it clear that my goal is to stand with G-d and that I do NOT believe the modern nation of Israel is carrying out G-d's will.
What Israel is doing goes directly against the Torah. You can find the scriptures which prove that here:
http://www.truetorahjews.org/qanda/source1
And what the USA is doing goes directly against the Gospel of Jesus. You can find many proofs of that assertion in this blog and elsewhere in the world. The only "just war" will be the one with Jesus Christ in command of the armies out of heaven, and He will not make His appearance until the First Seal is opened.
So, to answer the title question - the purpose of our wars is to make the best among us stop being Christians.
And they have.
For sixteen years the US has been at war in the Middle East and North Africa, running up trillions of dollars in expenses, committing untold war crimes, and sending millions of war refugees to burden Europe, while simultaneously claiming that Washington cannot afford its Social Security and Medicare obligations or to fund a national health service like every civilized country has.
Considering the enormous social needs that cannot be met because of the massive cost of these orchestrated wars, one would think that the American people would be asking questions about the purpose of these wars. What is being achieved at such enormous costs? Domestic needs are neglected so that the military/security complex can grow fat on war profits.
The lack of curiosity on the part of the American people, the media, and Congress about the purpose of these wars, which have been proven to be based entirely on lies, is extraordinary. What explains this conspiracy of silence, this amazing disinterest in the squandering of money and lives?
You can read the rest @
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/06/29/washington-war-16-years/
The MSM, the so-called "free press", asks absolutely no important questions. They just waste our time on childish BS, such as arguing with our infantile president.
And Dr. Roberts is correct - the post-9/11 wars have benefited Israel, and only Israel. Sadly, many so-called Christians think that Israel can do no wrong, no matter what earthly laws the Israelis violate. These "Christians" should read the letters of Saint Paul, who clearly points out that we should be obeying our earthly rulers ... unless those rulers want us to violate G-d's laws. Sadly, we do just the opposite.
Today I saw a women wearing a shirt with the slogan "I stand with Israel". I want to make it clear that my goal is to stand with G-d and that I do NOT believe the modern nation of Israel is carrying out G-d's will.
What Israel is doing goes directly against the Torah. You can find the scriptures which prove that here:
http://www.truetorahjews.org/qanda/source1
And what the USA is doing goes directly against the Gospel of Jesus. You can find many proofs of that assertion in this blog and elsewhere in the world. The only "just war" will be the one with Jesus Christ in command of the armies out of heaven, and He will not make His appearance until the First Seal is opened.
So, to answer the title question - the purpose of our wars is to make the best among us stop being Christians.
And they have.
Will US Wars Never End ???
In a stunning move, the House Appropriations Committee today approved an amendment to the massive military spending bill offered by Rep. Barbara Lee (D – CA). The amendment, passed in a voice vote, and would repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF).
Rep. Lee has long been pushing amendments and bills trying to end America’s assorted wars. That one actually passed committee this time is nothing short of newsworthy, though the House Republican leadership was also quick to insist the vote doesn’t actually count.
The 2001 AUMF authorizes the president to wage war on those directly involved in 9/11, the interpretation of which at this point is that the president can declare wars pretty much at will and this amounts to Congressional authorization for all of them. This AUMF was used to justify the Afghan War, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the re-invasion of Iraq after that first war ended, and the invasion of Syria both to fight against ISIS, and potentially to pick a fight with the Syrian government. It was also presented as justification for the 2016 US intervention in Libya, though ironically not the US-led regime change war in Libya, which was itself “justified” by a vaguely worded UN resolution.
You can read the rest @
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/06/29/house-votes-to-repeal-aumf-ruled-out-of-order/
Failure to repeal this AUMF is proof that "our" Congress has no intention of EVER ending "our" wars.
This means that IN FACT our republic is dead. We now live in a dictatorial military-industrial-banking-information-prison complex. Period.
And note well that this complex now uses "special forces" and various contractors to wage its wars, which means that We The People cannot even bring a stop to its wars by refusing to fight.
Rep. Lee has long been pushing amendments and bills trying to end America’s assorted wars. That one actually passed committee this time is nothing short of newsworthy, though the House Republican leadership was also quick to insist the vote doesn’t actually count.
The 2001 AUMF authorizes the president to wage war on those directly involved in 9/11, the interpretation of which at this point is that the president can declare wars pretty much at will and this amounts to Congressional authorization for all of them. This AUMF was used to justify the Afghan War, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the re-invasion of Iraq after that first war ended, and the invasion of Syria both to fight against ISIS, and potentially to pick a fight with the Syrian government. It was also presented as justification for the 2016 US intervention in Libya, though ironically not the US-led regime change war in Libya, which was itself “justified” by a vaguely worded UN resolution.
You can read the rest @
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/06/29/house-votes-to-repeal-aumf-ruled-out-of-order/
Failure to repeal this AUMF is proof that "our" Congress has no intention of EVER ending "our" wars.
This means that IN FACT our republic is dead. We now live in a dictatorial military-industrial-banking-information-prison complex. Period.
And note well that this complex now uses "special forces" and various contractors to wage its wars, which means that We The People cannot even bring a stop to its wars by refusing to fight.
Should Dems Dump Trump ???
According to this report, Democrats in Congress want to use the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-create-panel-remove-trump-office-quietly-picks-democratic-support-124521145.html
Here is what the 25th Amendment says:
1: In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
2: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
3: Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
4: Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
Here is my take on this issue:
(1) This amendment was not intended to be used as the means to a coup, a recall of the President, or the removal of an "ineffective" President. But it's worthy of note that members of Congress finally are looking at what our Constitution actually says. It's about time!
(2) Take a look at what the President's "powers and duties" actually are. Trump is discharging them just fine.
(3) This President's perceived "inability to govern" is being caused by his own party, members of Congress, and the MSM. Maybe THEY should be removed from office ... because none of them are doing what We The People want or need.
(4) The original intended structure and function of the US government is that the Speaker of the House take the lead on legislation, with the President then faithfully executing the laws that Congress passes. That allegedly puts We The People and our Representatives in the driver's seat, with the President working for us. I would be in favor of a return to that structure and function, but for the fact the Speaker and most members of Congress are globalists, oath breakers, and traitors to our nation.
No matter how this is resolved, we are truly screwed.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-create-panel-remove-trump-office-quietly-picks-democratic-support-124521145.html
Here is what the 25th Amendment says:
1: In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
2: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
3: Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
4: Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.
Here is my take on this issue:
(1) This amendment was not intended to be used as the means to a coup, a recall of the President, or the removal of an "ineffective" President. But it's worthy of note that members of Congress finally are looking at what our Constitution actually says. It's about time!
(2) Take a look at what the President's "powers and duties" actually are. Trump is discharging them just fine.
(3) This President's perceived "inability to govern" is being caused by his own party, members of Congress, and the MSM. Maybe THEY should be removed from office ... because none of them are doing what We The People want or need.
(4) The original intended structure and function of the US government is that the Speaker of the House take the lead on legislation, with the President then faithfully executing the laws that Congress passes. That allegedly puts We The People and our Representatives in the driver's seat, with the President working for us. I would be in favor of a return to that structure and function, but for the fact the Speaker and most members of Congress are globalists, oath breakers, and traitors to our nation.
No matter how this is resolved, we are truly screwed.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Is US Stealing Uranium From Afghanistan ???
Here is an interesting claim:
A member of the Afghan parliament from Helmand Province and local residents have confirmed to Sputnik Afghanistan that the US military could be smuggling uranium out of the village of Khanashin in the country's southern province of Helmand, as well as other rare elements and natural resources.
Helmand is one of the most turbulent provinces in Afghanistan, and is a center of the country's mining industry and the shadowy drug-smuggling industry. There are four deposits of uranium, magnetite, apatite and carbonite in the south of this region, in the southern village of Khanashin, just 160 km from the border with Pakistan.
You can read the rest @
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201706291055089924-afghanistan-us-uranium-opium/
I'm not sure this makes economic sense. Uranium ore is worth about $20 per pound, and flying it out of the country can't be all that cheap. And who could be the buyer(s)?
If this is happening at all, I suspect the ore is going to Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries who want their own nuclear programs to counter those of Israel and Iran. But processing the ore and extracting the U-235 ain't easy, so I'm betting the Saudis are the most likely buyer.
A member of the Afghan parliament from Helmand Province and local residents have confirmed to Sputnik Afghanistan that the US military could be smuggling uranium out of the village of Khanashin in the country's southern province of Helmand, as well as other rare elements and natural resources.
Helmand is one of the most turbulent provinces in Afghanistan, and is a center of the country's mining industry and the shadowy drug-smuggling industry. There are four deposits of uranium, magnetite, apatite and carbonite in the south of this region, in the southern village of Khanashin, just 160 km from the border with Pakistan.
You can read the rest @
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201706291055089924-afghanistan-us-uranium-opium/
I'm not sure this makes economic sense. Uranium ore is worth about $20 per pound, and flying it out of the country can't be all that cheap. And who could be the buyer(s)?
If this is happening at all, I suspect the ore is going to Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries who want their own nuclear programs to counter those of Israel and Iran. But processing the ore and extracting the U-235 ain't easy, so I'm betting the Saudis are the most likely buyer.
One Million Bottles Per Minute
Annual consumption of plastic bottles is set to top half a trillion by 2021, far outstripping recycling efforts and jeopardizing oceans, coastlines and other environments.
You can read the rest @
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/28/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change
Our biggest threats are (in no particular order):
It's difficult to predict which will kill us off first, but I'm betting it won't be climate change.
You can read the rest @
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/28/a-million-a-minute-worlds-plastic-bottle-binge-as-dangerous-as-climate-change
Our biggest threats are (in no particular order):
- Plastic and other chemicals in the environment
- The Fukushima nuclear catastrophe
- Strip mining the biosphere to feed ourselves
- Climate change
It's difficult to predict which will kill us off first, but I'm betting it won't be climate change.
Putting Bloggers In Jail
A prominent Vietnamese blogger known as 'Mother Mushroom' was jailed for 10 years on Thursday, her lawyer said, during a brief trial rights groups decried as "outrageous".
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, whose pen name derives from her daughter's nickname "mushroom", was arrested in October 2016 and later charged with anti-state propaganda over critical Facebook posts about politics and the environment.
Vietnam's one-party state keeps a tight clamp on dissent and routinely jails activists, bloggers and lawyers who speak out against the communist regime.
You can read the rest @
https://www.yahoo.com/news/vietnam-blogger-mother-mushroom-trial-025242558.html
Sounds excessive, no?
If this sort of thing ever comes to the US, I'm outta here !!!
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, whose pen name derives from her daughter's nickname "mushroom", was arrested in October 2016 and later charged with anti-state propaganda over critical Facebook posts about politics and the environment.
Vietnam's one-party state keeps a tight clamp on dissent and routinely jails activists, bloggers and lawyers who speak out against the communist regime.
You can read the rest @
https://www.yahoo.com/news/vietnam-blogger-mother-mushroom-trial-025242558.html
Sounds excessive, no?
If this sort of thing ever comes to the US, I'm outta here !!!
Is General Mattis A Nut Job ???
What was this all about?
Monday night’s out-of-nowhere statement from the White House, claiming a Syrian chemical weapon attack was imminent and promising to make Syria pay a heavy price must’ve been successful, Secretary of Defense James Mattis reasoned, since no chemical attack happened after all.
The White House statement claimed there were signs of preparation, offering no evidence that was really the case, then claiming it would kill “innocent children” and threatening retaliation. The statement was made with no discussion with either the State Department or Pentagon, puzzling many top officials as to what they thought they were doing.
You can read the rest @
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/06/28/mattis-claims-white-house-threat-to-syria-worked/
Back in 1939-1940, they had what was called "the phoney war". You can read about it here:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-in-western-europe/the-phoney-war/
Either they've been teaching that as a strategy at the War College, or Mattis is some kind of nut job. Perhaps both of these options are correct.
Monday night’s out-of-nowhere statement from the White House, claiming a Syrian chemical weapon attack was imminent and promising to make Syria pay a heavy price must’ve been successful, Secretary of Defense James Mattis reasoned, since no chemical attack happened after all.
The White House statement claimed there were signs of preparation, offering no evidence that was really the case, then claiming it would kill “innocent children” and threatening retaliation. The statement was made with no discussion with either the State Department or Pentagon, puzzling many top officials as to what they thought they were doing.
You can read the rest @
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/06/28/mattis-claims-white-house-threat-to-syria-worked/
Back in 1939-1940, they had what was called "the phoney war". You can read about it here:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-in-western-europe/the-phoney-war/
Either they've been teaching that as a strategy at the War College, or Mattis is some kind of nut job. Perhaps both of these options are correct.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
The Resurrection Of TTIP ???
Federal Chancellor Merkel and US Trade Minister Ross have spoken out for the resumption of the TTIP negotiations.
You can read the rest @
https://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/2017/06/28/merkel-und-us-handelsminister-wollen-ttip-wieder-beleben/ [translation required]
Should TTIP be resurrected, don't expect it to be a godsend for the US economy. The powers that be still have Trump on the ropes, and I doubt that any renegotiated agreement will be any better than the last one.
Whatever the case, the BEST thing that could come out of this is to designate TTIP as a TREATY (which it is) so that the bar for passage would be raised in the Senate. If that doesn't happen, we might as well bend over and kiss our asses goodbye.
You can read the rest @
https://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/2017/06/28/merkel-und-us-handelsminister-wollen-ttip-wieder-beleben/ [translation required]
Should TTIP be resurrected, don't expect it to be a godsend for the US economy. The powers that be still have Trump on the ropes, and I doubt that any renegotiated agreement will be any better than the last one.
Whatever the case, the BEST thing that could come out of this is to designate TTIP as a TREATY (which it is) so that the bar for passage would be raised in the Senate. If that doesn't happen, we might as well bend over and kiss our asses goodbye.
Thoughts For The Day - June 28, 2017
By any measure the US has long used terrorism. In ‘78-79 the Senate was trying to pass a law against international terrorism – in every version they produced, the lawyers said the US would be in violation.
Source - http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2017/06/68236.html
By the way, when "our" terrorists eventually attack us (as they often do), there are only two possible explanations:
(1) They're out of control, or
(2) They're being used to commit false flag attacks on us.
Which do you think is really the case?
I vote for Door No. 2, because without US support they couldn't even get into the country.
By the way, this suggests a rationale for the Snowden limited hangout. He helped to get us believing that the US now has so much information they cannot track lone wolf terrorists. That lie should have been put to bed by the FACT that nearly EVERY recent attack has been by someone the authorities already knew about.
Lt. General William Odom
Source - http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2017/06/68236.html
By the way, when "our" terrorists eventually attack us (as they often do), there are only two possible explanations:
(1) They're out of control, or
(2) They're being used to commit false flag attacks on us.
Which do you think is really the case?
I vote for Door No. 2, because without US support they couldn't even get into the country.
By the way, this suggests a rationale for the Snowden limited hangout. He helped to get us believing that the US now has so much information they cannot track lone wolf terrorists. That lie should have been put to bed by the FACT that nearly EVERY recent attack has been by someone the authorities already knew about.
Something Is Rotten In Illinois
Illinois is delaying the payout of lottery winnings over $25,000. You can read about it here:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-28/powerball-pulling-out-illinois-today-amid-budget-crisis-payouts-over-25000-will-expe
Hold on a minute. All monies are paid into the system IN CASH when the wagers are made. So why do the payouts of winnings have to be delayed?
Something's really rotten there.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-28/powerball-pulling-out-illinois-today-amid-budget-crisis-payouts-over-25000-will-expe
Hold on a minute. All monies are paid into the system IN CASH when the wagers are made. So why do the payouts of winnings have to be delayed?
Something's really rotten there.
Ten Forms Of Fake News
Here is a great essay by Jon Rappoport:
http://www.activistpost.com/2017/06/ten-basic-forms-fake-news-used-major-media-2.html
I have heard versions of all of these. How about you?
http://www.activistpost.com/2017/06/ten-basic-forms-fake-news-used-major-media-2.html
I have heard versions of all of these. How about you?
Freedom - From What ???
A man yelled "Freedom!" as he crashed his vehicle into Arkansas' new Ten Commandments monument early Wednesday, nearly three years after he was arrested in the destruction of Oklahoma's monument at its state Capitol, authorities said.
The privately funded Arkansas monument had been in place outside the state Capitol in Little Rock for less than 24 hours before it was knocked from its plinth and smashed to pieces.
You can read the rest @
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/arkansas-ten-commandments-monument-capitol-destroyed-115448086.html
When the US was formed, many people wanted freedom from Satan.
Today, many Americans want freedom from G-d.
And that's what they shall have. The dark side is VERY powerful.
The privately funded Arkansas monument had been in place outside the state Capitol in Little Rock for less than 24 hours before it was knocked from its plinth and smashed to pieces.
You can read the rest @
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/arkansas-ten-commandments-monument-capitol-destroyed-115448086.html
When the US was formed, many people wanted freedom from Satan.
Today, many Americans want freedom from G-d.
And that's what they shall have. The dark side is VERY powerful.
Why Are People Starving In A Time Of Plenty ???
Globally, one in nine persons suffers from hunger. You can read about it here:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-preventable-tragedy-millions-are-still-threatened-with-starvation-a-1152963.html
The powers that be use the love of money as the prime motivator to control human behavior. It has been obvious throughout history that although this particular motivator works, its chief outcome is to make the rich richer and keep the poor starving.
The capitalist system must be replaced if humanity is to conquer hunger. But so far, religion, politics, tribalism, etc. have all been tried and rejected. Does anyone have an idea of another workable motivator we can use?
If you do, speak up. We're running out of time.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/a-preventable-tragedy-millions-are-still-threatened-with-starvation-a-1152963.html
The powers that be use the love of money as the prime motivator to control human behavior. It has been obvious throughout history that although this particular motivator works, its chief outcome is to make the rich richer and keep the poor starving.
The capitalist system must be replaced if humanity is to conquer hunger. But so far, religion, politics, tribalism, etc. have all been tried and rejected. Does anyone have an idea of another workable motivator we can use?
If you do, speak up. We're running out of time.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Party Of Democrats
Here is a description of the Democratic Party by James Howard Kunstler:
When I think of the Democratic Party these days, the image instantly comes to mind of little Linda Blair playing the demon-possessed child in the classic horror movie, The Exorcist (1973), most particularly the scene in which she spews a stream of pea soup-like projectile vomit into the face of kindly old Max von Sydow, as Father Merrin, the priest come to rescue her.
The pea soup represents the sort of ideology that the Democratic Party has spewed out in recent years - a toxic mush of racial identity politics, contempt for men, infantile entitlement tantrums, corporate whoring, and a demonic quest for war with the Russian Federation. Father Merrin, the priest, stands for incorruptible American men, who have been, at last, killed off by this barrage of diabolical idiocy.
You can read the rest @
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47345.htm
What kind of political party would grind their country into the ground? And for what? Power? Money? Just for spite?
When I think of the Democratic Party these days, the image instantly comes to mind of little Linda Blair playing the demon-possessed child in the classic horror movie, The Exorcist (1973), most particularly the scene in which she spews a stream of pea soup-like projectile vomit into the face of kindly old Max von Sydow, as Father Merrin, the priest come to rescue her.
The pea soup represents the sort of ideology that the Democratic Party has spewed out in recent years - a toxic mush of racial identity politics, contempt for men, infantile entitlement tantrums, corporate whoring, and a demonic quest for war with the Russian Federation. Father Merrin, the priest, stands for incorruptible American men, who have been, at last, killed off by this barrage of diabolical idiocy.
You can read the rest @
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47345.htm
What kind of political party would grind their country into the ground? And for what? Power? Money? Just for spite?
Kissinger Jibberish
Has Henry Kissinger slipped into dementia? Here is some of his latest gibberish:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_KISSINGER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-27-13-10-40
Dear Henry - Russia has been peaceful with its neighbors for quite a long time. It is YOUR country (the US) which has been stirring up hornet nests on Russia's borders. And why? Give me one good reason that has nothing to do with US hegemony and/or corporate/banking greed.
The real "problem" is that the BRICS are sick of taking crap from the US, including the kind of crap you so eagerly shovel. Leave Russia alone, and they will leave us alone.
And if other nations would rather do business with Russia than with us, that's their prerogative. That's what "freedom of association" means, dumbass.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_KISSINGER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-27-13-10-40
Dear Henry - Russia has been peaceful with its neighbors for quite a long time. It is YOUR country (the US) which has been stirring up hornet nests on Russia's borders. And why? Give me one good reason that has nothing to do with US hegemony and/or corporate/banking greed.
The real "problem" is that the BRICS are sick of taking crap from the US, including the kind of crap you so eagerly shovel. Leave Russia alone, and they will leave us alone.
And if other nations would rather do business with Russia than with us, that's their prerogative. That's what "freedom of association" means, dumbass.
Thought For The Day - June 27, 2017
President Trump, please share this with your advisers, admirals, and generals:
“Military action,” we should note, is a criminal activity under the U.N. Charter and under the Kellogg-Briand Pact. It is not just “politics by other means,” but rather the quintessentially rogue action.
Source - http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2017/06/sanctions-crimes-not-law-enforcement.html
How soon we forget what was proclaimed at the Nuremberg Trials, although I suspect we always meant this to apply to everyone except the United States:
"To initiate a war of aggression is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime, differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole."
Source - http://www.economist.com/node/14205505
Here is the REAL thought for the day - how did the United States come to contain within itself the accumulated evil of the whole? If you believe we don't, you should reconsider.
“Military action,” we should note, is a criminal activity under the U.N. Charter and under the Kellogg-Briand Pact. It is not just “politics by other means,” but rather the quintessentially rogue action.
Source - http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2017/06/sanctions-crimes-not-law-enforcement.html
How soon we forget what was proclaimed at the Nuremberg Trials, although I suspect we always meant this to apply to everyone except the United States:
"To initiate a war of aggression is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime, differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole."
Source - http://www.economist.com/node/14205505
Here is the REAL thought for the day - how did the United States come to contain within itself the accumulated evil of the whole? If you believe we don't, you should reconsider.
Social Credit Systems ???
Watch out - we're about to get screwed again:
The traditional business of insurance is about to change dramatically as disruptive technology is applied. An astonishing 87 percent of insurers agree that technology is no longer advancing in a linear way but an exponential way and 96 per cent of insurers think that ecosystems or applications made by autonomous organizations are having a major impact on the insurance industry. The use of social credit mechanisms is being developed, some already implemented, which will determine our future behaviour, that will affect us all – both individually and negatively.
In a 12 page pullout piece in The Times last week, which focused on the insurance business, technology is seen as the panacea to their industry ills – literally.
In one frightening statement an insurer says: “Life policies could soon be sold on the basis of a selfie, without the need for a medical.” This statement comes about from new facial recognition technology that can identify your age and lifestyle choices such as smoking.
Insurance will soon be personal rather than product orientated. Driving cars has already become one of them. Technology will alert the insurance company what vehicle is being driven and how aggressively - or otherwise, determining the cost of each drive.
The upside says the Times, is that these greater insights provided to insurance companies can reduce premiums to many careful people, but for those it decides are riskier, many may never get cover at all.
You can read the rest @
http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/insurance-industry-leads-the-way-in-social-credit-systems/
Real outcomes can be demonstrated and proven using facts, while risks can be assigned any value the companies desire. This disruptive change will guarantee insurance company profits, while more or less providing no benefit at all to We The People. Does anyone really expect their rates to go DOWN?
And were these principles to be applied to ObamaDon'tCare (or its replacement), NO ONE would be able to afford insurance since the cost of the underlying products and services (e.g., so-called "health care") is what is rising exponentially. "Insurance" is merely protection money paid to allow one to make a claim on the underlying racketeered products or services.
The traditional business of insurance is about to change dramatically as disruptive technology is applied. An astonishing 87 percent of insurers agree that technology is no longer advancing in a linear way but an exponential way and 96 per cent of insurers think that ecosystems or applications made by autonomous organizations are having a major impact on the insurance industry. The use of social credit mechanisms is being developed, some already implemented, which will determine our future behaviour, that will affect us all – both individually and negatively.
In a 12 page pullout piece in The Times last week, which focused on the insurance business, technology is seen as the panacea to their industry ills – literally.
In one frightening statement an insurer says: “Life policies could soon be sold on the basis of a selfie, without the need for a medical.” This statement comes about from new facial recognition technology that can identify your age and lifestyle choices such as smoking.
Insurance will soon be personal rather than product orientated. Driving cars has already become one of them. Technology will alert the insurance company what vehicle is being driven and how aggressively - or otherwise, determining the cost of each drive.
The upside says the Times, is that these greater insights provided to insurance companies can reduce premiums to many careful people, but for those it decides are riskier, many may never get cover at all.
You can read the rest @
http://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/insurance-industry-leads-the-way-in-social-credit-systems/
Real outcomes can be demonstrated and proven using facts, while risks can be assigned any value the companies desire. This disruptive change will guarantee insurance company profits, while more or less providing no benefit at all to We The People. Does anyone really expect their rates to go DOWN?
And were these principles to be applied to ObamaDon'tCare (or its replacement), NO ONE would be able to afford insurance since the cost of the underlying products and services (e.g., so-called "health care") is what is rising exponentially. "Insurance" is merely protection money paid to allow one to make a claim on the underlying racketeered products or services.
The Absurdity Of US "Healthcare"
Here is a prime example of how absurd US "healthcare" has become:
Few benefits are more vulnerable than maternity coverage under the proposed bill, in a country where giving birth usually costs $10,000 if paid out of pocket.
You can read the rest @
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/27/trump-healthcare-bill-pregnant-women-maternity-coverage
Why should giving birth, a bodily function common throughout the animal kingdom, cost anything at all? It's something you can do for yourself ... for free.
Pharma, medicine, and surgery in the US are rackets. They should be prosecuted using the RICO Statute and brought under control.
Few benefits are more vulnerable than maternity coverage under the proposed bill, in a country where giving birth usually costs $10,000 if paid out of pocket.
You can read the rest @
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/27/trump-healthcare-bill-pregnant-women-maternity-coverage
Why should giving birth, a bodily function common throughout the animal kingdom, cost anything at all? It's something you can do for yourself ... for free.
Pharma, medicine, and surgery in the US are rackets. They should be prosecuted using the RICO Statute and brought under control.
EU Fines Google
The European Union’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google a record €2.42 billion ($2.71 billion) for favoring its own comparison-shopping service in search results and ordered the search giant to apply the same methods to rivals as its own when displaying their services.
The decision, if it is upheld, would force Google to reshape the way it presents search results for products in Europe, the latest move by Brussels to rein in the tech world. The decision could also have further-reaching implications for other Google products and services - as well as those from competitors.
You can read the rest @
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-slapped-with-2-7-billion-eu-fine-over-search-results-1498556971
I would not mind if all of Alphabet was broken up and its assets confiscated. I can live without this blog, but the world cannot continue to survive if Apple, Facebook, Google, etc. are not reined in.
The decision, if it is upheld, would force Google to reshape the way it presents search results for products in Europe, the latest move by Brussels to rein in the tech world. The decision could also have further-reaching implications for other Google products and services - as well as those from competitors.
You can read the rest @
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-slapped-with-2-7-billion-eu-fine-over-search-results-1498556971
I would not mind if all of Alphabet was broken up and its assets confiscated. I can live without this blog, but the world cannot continue to survive if Apple, Facebook, Google, etc. are not reined in.
US Attacking Syria Again ???
Here we go with the "gas attack" BS again:
Raising speculation that the US is about to attack Syria again, the White House has issued a statement late this evening accusing the Assad government in Syria of conducting “potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack,” claiming that such an attack would involve the “mass murder of civilians, including innocent children.”
The late night report was extremely light on details, but threatened to make Syria’s government and military “pay a heavy price,” suggesting that the statement was only issued to lay the groundwork for a new round of US attacks on Syrian government targets.
You can read the rest @
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/06/26/white-house-appears-to-be-planning-attack-on-assad/
The last "gas attack" claims were BS.
The original claims were BS.
The lies about Saddam's WMD should have been the last time we let the US government fool us, but apparently we learned nothing from that episode.
Are we really this stupid, or do we just love smashing other people's countries for no good reason?
What the hell is wrong with us?
Raising speculation that the US is about to attack Syria again, the White House has issued a statement late this evening accusing the Assad government in Syria of conducting “potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack,” claiming that such an attack would involve the “mass murder of civilians, including innocent children.”
The late night report was extremely light on details, but threatened to make Syria’s government and military “pay a heavy price,” suggesting that the statement was only issued to lay the groundwork for a new round of US attacks on Syrian government targets.
You can read the rest @
http://news.antiwar.com/2017/06/26/white-house-appears-to-be-planning-attack-on-assad/
The last "gas attack" claims were BS.
The original claims were BS.
The lies about Saddam's WMD should have been the last time we let the US government fool us, but apparently we learned nothing from that episode.
Are we really this stupid, or do we just love smashing other people's countries for no good reason?
What the hell is wrong with us?
Monday, June 26, 2017
Are You Tired Of Stories Like This One ???
Here it is:
Recently retired, Pam Watkins wanted a new lifestyle.
The former school principal saw her Dana Point neighborhood “turning over,” increasingly populated with young families busy with kids or work. She wanted more people her own age to “play with,” but didn’t want to live in a “grave-yardish” retirement community.
So last year, Watkins and her husband moved into a $770,000 house just down the road in Rancho Mission Viejo, a new, large, master-planned community with neighborhoods for seniors as well as those of all ages.
There are community spaces for everyone, but also a seniors-only clubhouse with lounge, fitness center and a resort-style saltwater pool and spa.
You can read the rest @
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-senior-housing-20170622-story.html
I'm sick of hearing stories about the "hardships" faced by the one percent. People who can afford $770,000 houses should stop their whining.
It's the poor who deserve our compassion and attention, not the rich.
Recently retired, Pam Watkins wanted a new lifestyle.
The former school principal saw her Dana Point neighborhood “turning over,” increasingly populated with young families busy with kids or work. She wanted more people her own age to “play with,” but didn’t want to live in a “grave-yardish” retirement community.
So last year, Watkins and her husband moved into a $770,000 house just down the road in Rancho Mission Viejo, a new, large, master-planned community with neighborhoods for seniors as well as those of all ages.
There are community spaces for everyone, but also a seniors-only clubhouse with lounge, fitness center and a resort-style saltwater pool and spa.
You can read the rest @
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-senior-housing-20170622-story.html
I'm sick of hearing stories about the "hardships" faced by the one percent. People who can afford $770,000 houses should stop their whining.
It's the poor who deserve our compassion and attention, not the rich.
Is This Why We're Out To Get Qatar ???
You guessed it - Qatar is seen as a threat to the US dollar. You can read about it here:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47329.htm
This is why we destroyed Iraq and Libya and murdered their leaders. This is what the war on the BRICS is all about.
Perhaps someday we no longer will be capable of propping up the dollar. When that day comes, our crash will be swift and ugly.
Put AG Lynch In Jail ???
Former AG Loretta Lynch may have committed "misconduct in office". You can read about it here:
https://www.infowars.com/napolitano-fmr-attorney-general-lynch-could-face-5-10-years-in-prison/
Jail her !!!
Nothing will change in DC until we start putting high ranking officials in jail. And that includes former presidents.
https://www.infowars.com/napolitano-fmr-attorney-general-lynch-could-face-5-10-years-in-prison/
Jail her !!!
Nothing will change in DC until we start putting high ranking officials in jail. And that includes former presidents.
Obama's Traitors
Obama ad-Dajjal's "resisters" are damaging US national security. You can read about it here:
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/anti-trump-leak-campaign-damaging-u-s-allied-operations/
He's a nobody. He never should have been above the law, and he certainly isn't now. If he's undermining the US government, he and his minions belong in jail.
ID them, arrest them, prosecute them, and if convicted ... punish them.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/anti-trump-leak-campaign-damaging-u-s-allied-operations/
He's a nobody. He never should have been above the law, and he certainly isn't now. If he's undermining the US government, he and his minions belong in jail.
ID them, arrest them, prosecute them, and if convicted ... punish them.
EU Refugee Crisis Escalating
You can read about it here:
http://truepublica.org.uk/eu/eu-refugee-crisis-escalate-30-million-expected-just-17-per-cent-employable/
Note well this mess was started by Obama ad-Dajjal and Hillary Clinton. Were they following the orders of George Soros? We need to find out, and if appropriate hold these three accountable for their actions.
http://truepublica.org.uk/eu/eu-refugee-crisis-escalate-30-million-expected-just-17-per-cent-employable/
Note well this mess was started by Obama ad-Dajjal and Hillary Clinton. Were they following the orders of George Soros? We need to find out, and if appropriate hold these three accountable for their actions.
Dear Seymour - It's NEVER About The Intelligence
Here is a report from Seymour Hersh documenting that there was no sarin gas attack in Syria, so that Trump's response to it also was bogus:
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article165905578/Trump-s-Red-Line.html
While I commend Mr. Hersh for this revelation, I'd like to point out that the US government NEVER seems to care what the "intelligence" is telling us. In fact, the prime goal of our "intelligence" agencies seems to be obscuring the truth to help justify the obvious lies we use to start our wars of aggression.
For a good discussion of why it's NEVER about the intelligence, go here:
http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2009/09/fools-for-empire-i.html
... and here:
http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2009/10/fools-for-empire-ii.html
These two fascinating essays are rather long, but if you wish to know what The Empire is doing I urge you to take the time to read them.
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article165905578/Trump-s-Red-Line.html
While I commend Mr. Hersh for this revelation, I'd like to point out that the US government NEVER seems to care what the "intelligence" is telling us. In fact, the prime goal of our "intelligence" agencies seems to be obscuring the truth to help justify the obvious lies we use to start our wars of aggression.
For a good discussion of why it's NEVER about the intelligence, go here:
http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2009/09/fools-for-empire-i.html
... and here:
http://powerofnarrative.blogspot.com/2009/10/fools-for-empire-ii.html
These two fascinating essays are rather long, but if you wish to know what The Empire is doing I urge you to take the time to read them.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
No Ramadan In DC ???
For some reason, President Trump has stopped the celebration of Ramadan in the White House. You can read about it here:
http://m.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-just-ended-a-long-tradition-of-celebrating-11244746.php
I don't get it - we cannot have Christmas trees or the Ten Commandments on "public property", but we can have Ramadan in the White House?
I don't buy it. If we truly have "separation of church and state", then Ramadan didn't belong there in the first place.
http://m.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-just-ended-a-long-tradition-of-celebrating-11244746.php
I don't get it - we cannot have Christmas trees or the Ten Commandments on "public property", but we can have Ramadan in the White House?
I don't buy it. If we truly have "separation of church and state", then Ramadan didn't belong there in the first place.
Thought For The Day - June 25, 2017
I heard an advert today on an Austin, TX radio station and which ended with these words:
"Amazon is an equal opportunity employer."
Here is what this really means:
Amazon is officially hiring in Central Texas, looking to fill hundreds of jobs at the new distribution center in San Marcos.
In addition to their human counterparts, employees hired will be working alongside Amazon robotics to fulfill customer orders.
“Associates will be stationed at ergonomic work stations and when customer orders come in, the robots will bring the inventory to them at the work station, where an associate will pick the item off a shelf and put in a tote and get sent off to packing,” explains Ashley Robinson, spokesperson for Amazon Operations.
Source - http://kxan.com/2016/05/31/amazon-looking-to-fill-1000-new-jobs-in-san-marcos/
Yep, Amazon needs a few humans to help their robots. Why? Apparently so the human can be blamed if the wrong item is put in the tote.
Are you happy now?
"Amazon is an equal opportunity employer."
Here is what this really means:
Amazon is officially hiring in Central Texas, looking to fill hundreds of jobs at the new distribution center in San Marcos.
In addition to their human counterparts, employees hired will be working alongside Amazon robotics to fulfill customer orders.
“Associates will be stationed at ergonomic work stations and when customer orders come in, the robots will bring the inventory to them at the work station, where an associate will pick the item off a shelf and put in a tote and get sent off to packing,” explains Ashley Robinson, spokesperson for Amazon Operations.
Source - http://kxan.com/2016/05/31/amazon-looking-to-fill-1000-new-jobs-in-san-marcos/
Yep, Amazon needs a few humans to help their robots. Why? Apparently so the human can be blamed if the wrong item is put in the tote.
Are you happy now?
Here Is What Syrians Are Saying
Here are some observations made by Syrians about their beloved nation:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/sott-net-interview-with-father-daniel-in-syria-there-never-was-a-popular-uprising-in-syria/5596168
They reveal that the entire US narrative is a lie from start to finish.
We're there to destroy Syria (and eventually Iran) for the benefit of Israel. No other reason.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/sott-net-interview-with-father-daniel-in-syria-there-never-was-a-popular-uprising-in-syria/5596168
They reveal that the entire US narrative is a lie from start to finish.
We're there to destroy Syria (and eventually Iran) for the benefit of Israel. No other reason.
Future ??? We Don't Need No Stinking Future !!!
Lately there have been several reports such as this one about loss of jobs in the retail industry:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/25/business/economy/amazon-retail-jobs-pennsylvania.html
Some think they can recover by getting into the pot business:
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/03/pa_medical_marijuana_industry.html
But ultimately, everything you can do now soon will be done by robots:
http://www.businessinsider.com/robots-will-steal-your-job-citi-ai-increase-unemployment-inequality-2016-2
This is not merely a case of "mass unemployment and dislocated economies". This is a pending disaster for humanity. Almost no one will be capable of supporting themselves.
And what are the powers that be doing about this? THEY ARE DRIVING US OVER THE CLIFF THEY HAVE CREATED WITH THEIR VISION OF A TECH "UTOPIA". In a real sense, they are becoming our executioners.
But not to worry - they're buying up private islands and other retreats and building bomb shelters to help ride out the looming storm. Oh ... wait a minute ... We The People won't be invited to these safe havens, will we?
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/there-wont-be-enough-bulldozers-to-scrape-the-bodies-off-the-street-heres-how-the-us-government-plans-to-survive-a-nuclear-war_06202017
And they're also building rockets to allow a select few to escape to Mars. Whoops ... we're not invited to go there, either.
So what's in store for your future? Apparently no job, no money, probably no food ... and (you guessed it) no future at all.
Just what the hell kind of planning is that?
If you don't agree with this assessment, please let me know why. But if you DO agree with it, please tell me why We The People are letting it happen. Does anyone have a workable alternative?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/25/business/economy/amazon-retail-jobs-pennsylvania.html
Some think they can recover by getting into the pot business:
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/03/pa_medical_marijuana_industry.html
But ultimately, everything you can do now soon will be done by robots:
http://www.businessinsider.com/robots-will-steal-your-job-citi-ai-increase-unemployment-inequality-2016-2
This is not merely a case of "mass unemployment and dislocated economies". This is a pending disaster for humanity. Almost no one will be capable of supporting themselves.
And what are the powers that be doing about this? THEY ARE DRIVING US OVER THE CLIFF THEY HAVE CREATED WITH THEIR VISION OF A TECH "UTOPIA". In a real sense, they are becoming our executioners.
But not to worry - they're buying up private islands and other retreats and building bomb shelters to help ride out the looming storm. Oh ... wait a minute ... We The People won't be invited to these safe havens, will we?
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/there-wont-be-enough-bulldozers-to-scrape-the-bodies-off-the-street-heres-how-the-us-government-plans-to-survive-a-nuclear-war_06202017
And they're also building rockets to allow a select few to escape to Mars. Whoops ... we're not invited to go there, either.
So what's in store for your future? Apparently no job, no money, probably no food ... and (you guessed it) no future at all.
Just what the hell kind of planning is that?
If you don't agree with this assessment, please let me know why. But if you DO agree with it, please tell me why We The People are letting it happen. Does anyone have a workable alternative?
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Real Star Wars In Our Future ???
There’s currently a push in the halls of Washington D.C., to establish a new branch of the military by 2019, one whose focus would be operations among the stars. Proposed legislation by House representatives would create a “Space Corps” that would serve “as a separate military service within the Department of the Air Force.” It would be the first branch added to the military since 1947 when the Air Force was officially established.
You can read the rest @
http://theantimedia.org/space-corps-new-us-military-branch/
I think most people agree that space should not be militarized. Why therefore is the House doing this?
We need LESS military, not more.
You can read the rest @
http://theantimedia.org/space-corps-new-us-military-branch/
I think most people agree that space should not be militarized. Why therefore is the House doing this?
We need LESS military, not more.
What Happens In Sweden Stays In Sweden
Though European leaders and their US-based counterparts have vehemently denied their existence, a leaked report from the Swedish police confirms that there are at least 23 Muslim-controlled “No-Go Zones” and some 60 “vulnerable areas” where non-muslim citizens of the country can no longer visit safely.
As noted in the RT video below, the areas are plagued with violence, sexual assaults and gun crimes, and things have gotten so bad that police and emergency services personnel refuse to enter.
You can read the rest @
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/leaked-police-report-there-are-23-muslim-controlled-no-go-zones-in-sweden-plagued-with-violence-sexual-assaults-and-gun-crimes_06232017
If this is true, why is it being concealed?
And why are we bombing ISIS while allowing the equivalent of a caliphate to rise up in our midst?
None of this makes any sense to me.
As noted in the RT video below, the areas are plagued with violence, sexual assaults and gun crimes, and things have gotten so bad that police and emergency services personnel refuse to enter.
You can read the rest @
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/leaked-police-report-there-are-23-muslim-controlled-no-go-zones-in-sweden-plagued-with-violence-sexual-assaults-and-gun-crimes_06232017
If this is true, why is it being concealed?
And why are we bombing ISIS while allowing the equivalent of a caliphate to rise up in our midst?
None of this makes any sense to me.
One Week Of US Policing Insanity
Here are a few of the insane US police activities we learned about this week:
(1) A cop killed Philando Castile because he smelled marijuana in Castile's car. The cop was acquitted of all charges.
(2) Another cop killed Samuel DuBose because he claimed he was dragged by DuBose's car. Charges against this cop have resulted in two mistrials.
(3) A third cop shot Sylville Smith after Smith pointed a gun at him. He then killed Smith with a second shot when Smith may no longer have been a threat. This cop was acquitted of the related charge.
(4) Two cops killed Charleena Lyles because she was combative and holding two knives. An investigation is underway.
You can read about these events @
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/three-high-profile-police-shooting-trials-ended-week-heres-happened/
(5) Two other cops demonstrated their bravery by shooting at a dog which charged at them. They also demonstrated their lack of marksmanship skills by hitting and killing an innocent bystander (Armando Garcia-Muro) instead of the dog.
You can read about it @
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/23/armando-garcia-muro-police-shooting-stray-bullet-dog-la
(6) And just to prove that police could in fact stoop even lower than what is described in the above reports, DC police dragged disabled protesters out of their wheelchairs:
Soon after a draft version of the Republican’s Senate version of their Trumpcare care bill was released Thursday morning, Capitol Hill Police were systematically arresting people who staged a dramatic sit-in outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office.
Amid chants of “Don’t Touch Medicaid!” and signs suggesting the same, many of those protesting the Senate bill were either elderly or in wheelchairs, offering a stunning visual as police tried to remove them from the hallway.
ADAPT, the national disability rights group behind the protest said the Senate’s bill is a direct threat to the future of people with pre-existing conditions and disabilities.
You can read about it @
http://www.mintpressnews.com/capitol-hill-police-disabled-protester/229207/
It really seems like US police resort to the use of firearms far too often and far too recklessly. Our failure to hold them accountable is a large part of the problem.
Put me on the jury. I would have no problem voting for a conviction if it were supported by the facts.
(1) A cop killed Philando Castile because he smelled marijuana in Castile's car. The cop was acquitted of all charges.
(2) Another cop killed Samuel DuBose because he claimed he was dragged by DuBose's car. Charges against this cop have resulted in two mistrials.
(3) A third cop shot Sylville Smith after Smith pointed a gun at him. He then killed Smith with a second shot when Smith may no longer have been a threat. This cop was acquitted of the related charge.
(4) Two cops killed Charleena Lyles because she was combative and holding two knives. An investigation is underway.
You can read about these events @
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/three-high-profile-police-shooting-trials-ended-week-heres-happened/
(5) Two other cops demonstrated their bravery by shooting at a dog which charged at them. They also demonstrated their lack of marksmanship skills by hitting and killing an innocent bystander (Armando Garcia-Muro) instead of the dog.
You can read about it @
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/23/armando-garcia-muro-police-shooting-stray-bullet-dog-la
(6) And just to prove that police could in fact stoop even lower than what is described in the above reports, DC police dragged disabled protesters out of their wheelchairs:
Soon after a draft version of the Republican’s Senate version of their Trumpcare care bill was released Thursday morning, Capitol Hill Police were systematically arresting people who staged a dramatic sit-in outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office.
Amid chants of “Don’t Touch Medicaid!” and signs suggesting the same, many of those protesting the Senate bill were either elderly or in wheelchairs, offering a stunning visual as police tried to remove them from the hallway.
ADAPT, the national disability rights group behind the protest said the Senate’s bill is a direct threat to the future of people with pre-existing conditions and disabilities.
You can read about it @
http://www.mintpressnews.com/capitol-hill-police-disabled-protester/229207/
It really seems like US police resort to the use of firearms far too often and far too recklessly. Our failure to hold them accountable is a large part of the problem.
Put me on the jury. I would have no problem voting for a conviction if it were supported by the facts.
US Unions Are Crazy
Does this make ANY sense?
Even as activists push for sanctuary cities and schools, unions, workers and their allies are organizing to make workplaces safe from enforcement raids by immigration officials. Their goals include preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from using Social Security numbers to identify undocumented workers and training workers to act together on the job to resist raids and firings.
You can read the rest @
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40964-fighting-for-the-sanctuary-workplace-unions-mobilize-to-protect-undocumented-workers
Unions in the US appear to have been betraying their members for a long time. But protecting illegals who have taken over US jobs is absolutely crazy.
I fully expect them someday to "unionize" the robots which steal our remaining jobs.
Even as activists push for sanctuary cities and schools, unions, workers and their allies are organizing to make workplaces safe from enforcement raids by immigration officials. Their goals include preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from using Social Security numbers to identify undocumented workers and training workers to act together on the job to resist raids and firings.
You can read the rest @
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40964-fighting-for-the-sanctuary-workplace-unions-mobilize-to-protect-undocumented-workers
Unions in the US appear to have been betraying their members for a long time. But protecting illegals who have taken over US jobs is absolutely crazy.
I fully expect them someday to "unionize" the robots which steal our remaining jobs.
No Right Of Return ???
Bad news for the Palestinians:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/c1c906f1-0cb4-3291-920d-7c628ec6637a/ss_israeli-defense-minister%3A-not.html
By the way, the majority of Jews have never been to Palestine; they were born somewhere else. Yet they somehow have a "right of return".
But Palestinians who were born there and were kicked off their land can never return.
What kind of justice is that?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/c1c906f1-0cb4-3291-920d-7c628ec6637a/ss_israeli-defense-minister%3A-not.html
By the way, the majority of Jews have never been to Palestine; they were born somewhere else. Yet they somehow have a "right of return".
But Palestinians who were born there and were kicked off their land can never return.
What kind of justice is that?
Friday, June 23, 2017
More Nonsense About 9/11
The video on this web page allegedly proves that nuclear bombs were used to bring down the WTC buildings:
https://www.intellihub.com/man-seen-exiting-wtc-7-on-911-wearing-radiation-hood-was-doeost-in-charge-of-transporting-nuclear-weapons-materials/
This is bullshit.
Mr. Bennette is NOT carrying a radiation detector, at least not one that I can see. And I've seen a lot of them.
He is NOT wearing a "radiation hood". The hood and the VRU bag over his shoulder are part of a "victim rescue unit" portable breathing hood. You can read about it here, and the company description says nothing about radiation:
http://www.essexindustries.com/products/victim-rescue-unit-plus-vru/
Ignorant nonsense like this has completely confused everyone about what really happened on 9/11. Perhaps secret technologies were used that day, but there is absolutely no proof that nuclear bombs were involved.
https://www.intellihub.com/man-seen-exiting-wtc-7-on-911-wearing-radiation-hood-was-doeost-in-charge-of-transporting-nuclear-weapons-materials/
This is bullshit.
Mr. Bennette is NOT carrying a radiation detector, at least not one that I can see. And I've seen a lot of them.
He is NOT wearing a "radiation hood". The hood and the VRU bag over his shoulder are part of a "victim rescue unit" portable breathing hood. You can read about it here, and the company description says nothing about radiation:
http://www.essexindustries.com/products/victim-rescue-unit-plus-vru/
Ignorant nonsense like this has completely confused everyone about what really happened on 9/11. Perhaps secret technologies were used that day, but there is absolutely no proof that nuclear bombs were involved.
Is This Why NBC Hired Megyn Kelly ???
Please read this and decide for yourself:
Sounds possible to me.
One Dollar Per Day ???
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) slammed Senate Republicans' healthcare overhaul bill on Friday, saying that it's grounded in "propping up" insurance companies.
He also called for the creation of a healthcare law that would reduce insurance costs to as little as $1 a day for at least some consumers.
"What I'd like to do is legalize inexpensive insurance, and you should be able to get insurance for $1 a day. I mean, you really should," Paul said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "The insurance companies make all the money; all of this is predicated upon still propping up the insurance companies."
You can read the rest @
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/339123-rand-paul-insurance-should-be-available-for-1-a-day
He's kidding, right?
Should "our" government really be concerned about our health, they should be regulating the "healthcare" industry in a manner that forces it to become competitive.
But NOTHING anyone can do will force the average cost of healthcare in the US down to one dollar per day per person. Just not possible.
Hell, the staff cannot even commute to the clinic and keep the lights on for that amount.
He also called for the creation of a healthcare law that would reduce insurance costs to as little as $1 a day for at least some consumers.
"What I'd like to do is legalize inexpensive insurance, and you should be able to get insurance for $1 a day. I mean, you really should," Paul said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "The insurance companies make all the money; all of this is predicated upon still propping up the insurance companies."
You can read the rest @
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/339123-rand-paul-insurance-should-be-available-for-1-a-day
He's kidding, right?
Should "our" government really be concerned about our health, they should be regulating the "healthcare" industry in a manner that forces it to become competitive.
But NOTHING anyone can do will force the average cost of healthcare in the US down to one dollar per day per person. Just not possible.
Hell, the staff cannot even commute to the clinic and keep the lights on for that amount.
We Are Deeply In Debt When We Die
According to December 2016 data from credit bureau Experian provided to credit.com, 73% of American consumers had outstanding debt when they were reported as dead. Those consumers carried an average total balance of $61,554, including mortgage debt. Without home loans, the average balance was $12,875.
You can read the rest @
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-22/americans-are-dying-average-61500-debt
What's the implication of this? Eventually banks and other lenders will own everything in the country.
The economic hit men should be happy ... another once proud nation has been humbled and subdued.
You can read the rest @
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-22/americans-are-dying-average-61500-debt
What's the implication of this? Eventually banks and other lenders will own everything in the country.
The economic hit men should be happy ... another once proud nation has been humbled and subdued.
Welcome To Amazontopia
And say goodbye to UPS and Fedex ... and most small businesses in your town:
https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15860668/amazon-drone-delivery-patent-city-centers
I refuse to believe that unleashing thousands of drones, manned and unmanned, in our skies can POSSIBLY be safe. We cannot even control the low level of air traffic we have now.
Each one of these will be a spy hive, too. Is that what we want for our country?
https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15860668/amazon-drone-delivery-patent-city-centers
I refuse to believe that unleashing thousands of drones, manned and unmanned, in our skies can POSSIBLY be safe. We cannot even control the low level of air traffic we have now.
Each one of these will be a spy hive, too. Is that what we want for our country?
US Complicity In Torture
Here we go again:
Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture extreme — including the “grill,” in which the victim is tied to a spit like a roast and spun in a circle of fire, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Senior American defense officials acknowledged Wednesday that U.S. forces have been involved in interrogations of detainees in Yemen but denied any participation in or knowledge of human rights abuses. Interrogating detainees who have been abused could violate international law, which prohibits complicity in torture.
You can read the rest @
https://apnews.com/4925f7f0fa654853bd6f2f57174179fe
Similar claims have been made about US operations in Central and South America and throughout the Middle East. I believe they are true. The US uses proxies to do its torturing, and as the report points out this is illegal under international law.
But somehow the US and Israel think they are ABOVE the law. Is this belief somehow motivated by the Torah/Bible? Does G-d want us to torture His creatures? Does He want us to judge and punish?
Clearly, the answer is NO.
Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture extreme — including the “grill,” in which the victim is tied to a spit like a roast and spun in a circle of fire, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Senior American defense officials acknowledged Wednesday that U.S. forces have been involved in interrogations of detainees in Yemen but denied any participation in or knowledge of human rights abuses. Interrogating detainees who have been abused could violate international law, which prohibits complicity in torture.
You can read the rest @
https://apnews.com/4925f7f0fa654853bd6f2f57174179fe
Similar claims have been made about US operations in Central and South America and throughout the Middle East. I believe they are true. The US uses proxies to do its torturing, and as the report points out this is illegal under international law.
But somehow the US and Israel think they are ABOVE the law. Is this belief somehow motivated by the Torah/Bible? Does G-d want us to torture His creatures? Does He want us to judge and punish?
Clearly, the answer is NO.
Is Johnny Depp An Idiot ???
Please read this, and I think you will agree that he is:
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/johnny-depp-time-actor-assassinated-president/story?id=48227090
Why does "our" entertainment industry hate the US so much? I will never watch a Depp movie again.
Note well that the people making this sort of implied threat against President Trump are has-beens and losers. All of them.
By the way, assassinated presidents often become venerated presidents (e.g., Lincoln, JFK). Would this happen if Trump died in office?
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/johnny-depp-time-actor-assassinated-president/story?id=48227090
Why does "our" entertainment industry hate the US so much? I will never watch a Depp movie again.
Note well that the people making this sort of implied threat against President Trump are has-beens and losers. All of them.
By the way, assassinated presidents often become venerated presidents (e.g., Lincoln, JFK). Would this happen if Trump died in office?
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Is This Why Otto Warmbier Was Killed ???
Please read this, and then decide for yourself:
http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/2017/6/22/was-otto-warmbier-an-american-student-or-an-israeli-spy
http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/2017/6/22/was-otto-warmbier-an-american-student-or-an-israeli-spy
Disposable Americans
We are now disposable (i.e., intended to be used once, or until no longer useful, and then thrown away):
Disposable Americans shows the impact of extreme capitalism on children; on the poor and the sick and the elderly; on people of color; on women; on workers, especially young Americans; and on all average Americans, including the middle-class and those just above and below, who make up 90 percent of us, and who have become increasingly disposable to the minority at the top of the wealth distribution.
You can read the rest @
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/41030-the-wealthiest-americans-keep-making-money-while-inequality-grows
You can buy the book here (warning - it's pretty expensive; how does the author expect "disposable" people to be able to afford it?):
https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6694/t/17304/shop/item.jsp?storefront_KEY=661&t=&store_item_KEY=3564
Note well that "our" governments and the corporations we charter are directly responsible for this situation. If we want this to change, We The People must take responsibility for MAKING things change.
When do we start, and can it be done without violence? What do you think?
Disposable Americans shows the impact of extreme capitalism on children; on the poor and the sick and the elderly; on people of color; on women; on workers, especially young Americans; and on all average Americans, including the middle-class and those just above and below, who make up 90 percent of us, and who have become increasingly disposable to the minority at the top of the wealth distribution.
You can read the rest @
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/41030-the-wealthiest-americans-keep-making-money-while-inequality-grows
You can buy the book here (warning - it's pretty expensive; how does the author expect "disposable" people to be able to afford it?):
https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6694/t/17304/shop/item.jsp?storefront_KEY=661&t=&store_item_KEY=3564
Note well that "our" governments and the corporations we charter are directly responsible for this situation. If we want this to change, We The People must take responsibility for MAKING things change.
When do we start, and can it be done without violence? What do you think?
Should Illinois Be Dissolved ???
More bad news from the Land of Lincoln:
Illinois is like Venezuela now, a fiscally broken state that has lost its will to live, although for the moment, we still have enough toilet paper.
But before we run out of the essentials, let's finally admit that after decade upon decade of taxing and spending and borrowing, Illinois has finally run out of other people's money.
Those "other people" include taxpayers who've abandoned the state. And now Illinois faces doomsday.
So as the politicians meet in Springfield this week for another round of posturing and gesturing and blaming, we need a plan.
And here it is:
Dissolve Illinois. Decommission the state, tear up the charter, whatever the legal mumbo-jumbo, just end the whole dang thing.
We just disappear. With no pain. That's right. You heard me.
The best thing to do is to break Illinois into pieces right now. Just wipe us off the map. Cut us out of America's heartland and let neighboring states carve us up and take the best chunks for themselves.
EXCELLENT IDEA !!!
But there is one big problem - who would want it? There's nothing there except massive debt and a LOT of unemployed people.
All states eventually may face this dilemma. It's time to realize that the federal government has allowed this country to be strip mined and gutted to such an extent that it no longer can function ... yet STILL all they seem to be able to get done is to waste more money on the military and to satisfy the demands of the Israelis.
Here's my alternative plan - stop ALL military spending, cut off ALL support for Israel, and START fixing the United States. NOW !!!
Nothing less will do.
Illinois is like Venezuela now, a fiscally broken state that has lost its will to live, although for the moment, we still have enough toilet paper.
But before we run out of the essentials, let's finally admit that after decade upon decade of taxing and spending and borrowing, Illinois has finally run out of other people's money.
Those "other people" include taxpayers who've abandoned the state. And now Illinois faces doomsday.
So as the politicians meet in Springfield this week for another round of posturing and gesturing and blaming, we need a plan.
And here it is:
Dissolve Illinois. Decommission the state, tear up the charter, whatever the legal mumbo-jumbo, just end the whole dang thing.
We just disappear. With no pain. That's right. You heard me.
The best thing to do is to break Illinois into pieces right now. Just wipe us off the map. Cut us out of America's heartland and let neighboring states carve us up and take the best chunks for themselves.
You can read the rest @
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-dissolving-illinois-kass-met-20170620-column.htmlEXCELLENT IDEA !!!
But there is one big problem - who would want it? There's nothing there except massive debt and a LOT of unemployed people.
All states eventually may face this dilemma. It's time to realize that the federal government has allowed this country to be strip mined and gutted to such an extent that it no longer can function ... yet STILL all they seem to be able to get done is to waste more money on the military and to satisfy the demands of the Israelis.
Here's my alternative plan - stop ALL military spending, cut off ALL support for Israel, and START fixing the United States. NOW !!!
Nothing less will do.
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