Vanessa Marquez, a series regular actress on NBC’s hit drama “ER” from 1994-1997, was shot and killed by a South Pasadena PD officer during a welfare check early Thursday afternoon. She was 49.
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No officers were injured.
You can read the rest @
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/er-actress-vanessa-marquez-shot-170045762.html
Was this a "welfare check" or an execution squad?
I'm very happy to hear that the cops are OK. (Aren't they always?)
There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with policing in the USA.
Friday, August 31, 2018
Is LinkedIn Hosting A Spy Ring ???
According to this report, China is using LinkedIn to help recruit potential spies who have security clearances:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-31/china-using-linkedin-mass-spy-recruitment-americans-security-clearances
That's pretty clever, but also disgusting.
Although I have a LinkedIn account, I seldom look at it. The entire operation has always looked like a "Facebook for professionals" to me (i.e., just another data trawling scheme).
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-31/china-using-linkedin-mass-spy-recruitment-americans-security-clearances
That's pretty clever, but also disgusting.
Although I have a LinkedIn account, I seldom look at it. The entire operation has always looked like a "Facebook for professionals" to me (i.e., just another data trawling scheme).
Cleaning Up The Garbage Patch
A massive cleanup of plastic in the seas will begin in the Pacific Ocean, by way of Alameda, California. The Ocean Cleanup, an effort that's been five years in the making, plans to launch its beta cleanup system, a 600-meter (almost 2,000-foot) long floater that can collect about five tons of ocean plastic per month.
It's a start. The launch date is September 8, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch being targeted is more than 1,000 nautical miles from the launch point and on the move.
You can read the rest @
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2018/08/28/the-ocean-cleanup-is-starting-aims-to-cut-garbage-patch-by-90-by-2040/#20766103253e
Note that most funding for such things is coming from non-government sources. It would make more sense to me if we stopped wrecking countries around the Middle East for the benefit of Israel and diverted our wasteful military spending toward cleaning up the planet.
What political candidate is going to accomplish that?
It's a start. The launch date is September 8, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch being targeted is more than 1,000 nautical miles from the launch point and on the move.
You can read the rest @
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2018/08/28/the-ocean-cleanup-is-starting-aims-to-cut-garbage-patch-by-90-by-2040/#20766103253e
Note that most funding for such things is coming from non-government sources. It would make more sense to me if we stopped wrecking countries around the Middle East for the benefit of Israel and diverted our wasteful military spending toward cleaning up the planet.
What political candidate is going to accomplish that?
The REAL Palestine
Israeli Nation State Law Hallmark of an Unfree People Living in Fear
From its very inception, the State of Israel passed laws that limit the rights of Palestinians in all areas of life - from citizenship rights to the right to political participation, land and housing rights, education rights, cultural and language rights, religious rights, and due-process rights.
You can read the rest @
https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-nation-state-law-hallmark-of-an-unfree-people-living-in-fear/248564/
Tell me again - why are we still supporting these people?
Our Ongoing Demise
The Detroit Public School system has shut off drinking water at every one of the 106 school buildings it operates because of elevated levels of lead and copper found in water testing at 16 out of 24 schools.
The announcement is an admission that the catastrophic conditions in Flint, Michigan, caused by the profit-driven decision to shift the city’s water system to polluted water from the Flint River, are replicated for school children in Detroit, the largest city in Michigan and the poorest big city in America.
You can read the rest @
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/31/detr-a31.html
Our economy may be good for the rich, but the rest of us don't even have clean water to drink.
This will continue until we force a HUGE change in our priorities, including a MASSIVE reduction in military spending.
And what political candidate is going to accomplish that?
The announcement is an admission that the catastrophic conditions in Flint, Michigan, caused by the profit-driven decision to shift the city’s water system to polluted water from the Flint River, are replicated for school children in Detroit, the largest city in Michigan and the poorest big city in America.
You can read the rest @
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/31/detr-a31.html
Our economy may be good for the rich, but the rest of us don't even have clean water to drink.
This will continue until we force a HUGE change in our priorities, including a MASSIVE reduction in military spending.
And what political candidate is going to accomplish that?
BETO Mania
Some think BETO is the next Obama ad-Dajjal. You can read some of the hype here:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/could-beto-orourke-be-the-next-obama
I don't like Ted Cruz either, but I'm not going to vote for another clown ... and as far as I can tell that's exactly what BETO is - a clown with a pretty face. I wonder if he'd even be in contention if Trump were not the president and the deep state had not allowed 30 million or so illegal migrants to enter the country.
Take note that his "business" career was as an Internet service provider. To me that puts him in the same category as Zuckerberg, Sandberg, Bezos, and their ilk. Don't expect a lot of "real" jobs if this guy gets elected. I see nothing in his background which suggests true business acumen.
The current political turmoil in the US suggests that BIG changes are on the way. People better start thinking about what that means and about who will decide what changes will be made. Sure, it's cool to have been in a rock band ... but do we want rockers and stoners running our country? I don't.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/could-beto-orourke-be-the-next-obama
I don't like Ted Cruz either, but I'm not going to vote for another clown ... and as far as I can tell that's exactly what BETO is - a clown with a pretty face. I wonder if he'd even be in contention if Trump were not the president and the deep state had not allowed 30 million or so illegal migrants to enter the country.
Take note that his "business" career was as an Internet service provider. To me that puts him in the same category as Zuckerberg, Sandberg, Bezos, and their ilk. Don't expect a lot of "real" jobs if this guy gets elected. I see nothing in his background which suggests true business acumen.
The current political turmoil in the US suggests that BIG changes are on the way. People better start thinking about what that means and about who will decide what changes will be made. Sure, it's cool to have been in a rock band ... but do we want rockers and stoners running our country? I don't.
Going All The Way In Syria
Speaking in Moscw after a visit with his Russian counterpart, Syrian FM Walid al-Muallem declared the Syrian military to be ready to “go all the way” in an offensive against rebel held Idlib, saying that the goal is to wipe out terrorist groups that persist in the deescalation zone in the area.
You can read the rest @
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/08/30/fm-syria-ready-to-go-all-the-way-in-attack-on-rebel-held-idlib/
Wouldn't we do the same thing if such "terrorist groups" were fighting in the US?
No? Have you forgotten Wounded Knee, the Black Panthers, and MOVE?
No sovereign nation is going to tolerate this kind of crap within its borders.
You can read the rest @
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/08/30/fm-syria-ready-to-go-all-the-way-in-attack-on-rebel-held-idlib/
Wouldn't we do the same thing if such "terrorist groups" were fighting in the US?
No? Have you forgotten Wounded Knee, the Black Panthers, and MOVE?
No sovereign nation is going to tolerate this kind of crap within its borders.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Leaders Who Hate Their Own Countries
"Leaders" like Macron of France appear to hate their own countries:
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/30/macron-denmark-true-dane-frenchman/
What is wrong with being "resistant to change"?
Who decides what to change and when? And at whose expense? Certainly not We the People. Certainly not the people of France.
Globalists all can go to hell. If they want to change, they should fly to Mars with Elon Musk and create a new society there.
Leave us alone.
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/30/macron-denmark-true-dane-frenchman/
What is wrong with being "resistant to change"?
Who decides what to change and when? And at whose expense? Certainly not We the People. Certainly not the people of France.
Globalists all can go to hell. If they want to change, they should fly to Mars with Elon Musk and create a new society there.
Leave us alone.
Email Treasure Trove ???
A Chinese company that claims to have hacked Hillary Clinton’s private server reportedly has a copy of every single email the former presidential candidate sent and received afterward. The Chinese state-owned company inserted a code that forwarded all Hillary’s emails to them, and Donald Trump is already demanding that this is investigated.
According to reporting done by The Daily Caller, the Chinese state-owned firm operating in the Washington D.C. area wrote code that was then embedded in Hillary’s private server and generated a “courtesy copy” for almost all her emails. Those were then forwarded to the Chinese company.
You can read the rest @
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/a-chinese-company-reportedly-hacked-hillary-clintons-private-server-has-a-copy-of-all-her-emails_08292018
OK - so buy them all, bypass Sessions and the morons at DOJ, and do an independent analysis. Then throw her ass in jail.
I don't understand what's so difficult about all of this.
According to reporting done by The Daily Caller, the Chinese state-owned firm operating in the Washington D.C. area wrote code that was then embedded in Hillary’s private server and generated a “courtesy copy” for almost all her emails. Those were then forwarded to the Chinese company.
You can read the rest @
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/a-chinese-company-reportedly-hacked-hillary-clintons-private-server-has-a-copy-of-all-her-emails_08292018
OK - so buy them all, bypass Sessions and the morons at DOJ, and do an independent analysis. Then throw her ass in jail.
I don't understand what's so difficult about all of this.
Sources For Real News On Syria
Here is a posting of some possible sources of real news on Syria. I have no way to verify them, so I suggest you check them out yourself:
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/directory-accurate-independent-alt-media-sources-syria.html
Here is the general rule I would follow - anything the US, Israel, NATO, or the White Helmets say about Syria is probably a lie; so anyone claiming the opposite is probably telling the truth.
And if John Bolton says something on the subject, you KNOW it's a lie.
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/directory-accurate-independent-alt-media-sources-syria.html
Here is the general rule I would follow - anything the US, Israel, NATO, or the White Helmets say about Syria is probably a lie; so anyone claiming the opposite is probably telling the truth.
And if John Bolton says something on the subject, you KNOW it's a lie.
Boycott Nonsense
Some California Dems want to boycott In-N-Out Burger over a donation to the GOP:
But I have yet to hear a similar cry to BDS Israel over their continual killing of Palestinians:
America, you are really getting stupid.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Do We Need A Social Wealth Fund ???
This essay supports the idea of a "social wealth fund" for the US:
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/28/social-wealth-fund-united-states/
I have two pertinent comments:
A prerequisite for any such fund is the ability of the government to protect it from predators, and no government currently has such an ability.
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/28/social-wealth-fund-united-states/
I have two pertinent comments:
- If the so-called "Social Security Trust Fund" had been invested in the stock market, we already would have such a thing; but
- If we had done that, all its money would have been stolen by Wall Street instead of by Congress and the President.
A prerequisite for any such fund is the ability of the government to protect it from predators, and no government currently has such an ability.
Facebook Unlikely To Reform
Dozens of employees of the liberal and intolerant social media giant Facebook have decided to unite to challenge the left-wing political bias deeply ingrained in the company. Although the post went up quietly on Facebook’s internal message board last week, it quickly took off inside the social network’s inner sanctum.
Titled “We Have a Problem With Political Diversity,” the post took a shot at Facebook’s intolerant views of differing political opinions. “We are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views,” Brian Amerige, a senior Facebook engineer, wrote in the post, which was obtained by The New York Times. “We claim to welcome all perspectives, but are quick to attack - often in mobs - anyone who presents a view that appears to be in opposition to left-leaning ideology.”
You can read the rest @
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/facebook-employees-unite-to-fight-ingrained-liberal-intolerance_08292018
As long as Zuckerberg and Sandberg are in charge, Facebook is unlikely to reform.
In addition to the apparent obstinacy at the top of the organization, Facebook is saddled with an almost insurmountable obstacle - people who are most likely to be FB employees are the very ones who seem to hate everything conservatives stand for, and who willingly form the "mobs" to which Amerige refers.
Don't agree with me? Show me your proof. And Amerige's letter proves nothing, other than the existence of "dozens of employees" who are willing to speak up ... at least for now. How long do you think it will take FB to get rid of them now that they have identified themselves?
"Trending" is not the same as "supporting", especially when your job is at stake. I have yet to encounter a modern US corporation which runs itself like a democracy. Most CEOs consider disloyalty to be a mortal sin.
Titled “We Have a Problem With Political Diversity,” the post took a shot at Facebook’s intolerant views of differing political opinions. “We are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views,” Brian Amerige, a senior Facebook engineer, wrote in the post, which was obtained by The New York Times. “We claim to welcome all perspectives, but are quick to attack - often in mobs - anyone who presents a view that appears to be in opposition to left-leaning ideology.”
You can read the rest @
http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/facebook-employees-unite-to-fight-ingrained-liberal-intolerance_08292018
As long as Zuckerberg and Sandberg are in charge, Facebook is unlikely to reform.
In addition to the apparent obstinacy at the top of the organization, Facebook is saddled with an almost insurmountable obstacle - people who are most likely to be FB employees are the very ones who seem to hate everything conservatives stand for, and who willingly form the "mobs" to which Amerige refers.
Don't agree with me? Show me your proof. And Amerige's letter proves nothing, other than the existence of "dozens of employees" who are willing to speak up ... at least for now. How long do you think it will take FB to get rid of them now that they have identified themselves?
"Trending" is not the same as "supporting", especially when your job is at stake. I have yet to encounter a modern US corporation which runs itself like a democracy. Most CEOs consider disloyalty to be a mortal sin.
Great Again ???
Somehow, I don't think this makes us "great":
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almost-half-of-americans-cant-pay-for-basic-needs/
As long as so-called measures of economic health favor the rich, most of us will continue to be ignored.
What do you think?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almost-half-of-americans-cant-pay-for-basic-needs/
As long as so-called measures of economic health favor the rich, most of us will continue to be ignored.
What do you think?
The IDF Of No Regrets
HEBRON SHOOTER AZARIA IN DEFIANCE AFTER HIS RELEASE: 'I HAVE NO REGRETS'
During his trial, Azaria told the Military court that he would have acted differently. Today, "take me back right now, I would do exactly the same."
You can read the rest @
https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hebron-shooter-Azaria-in-defiance-after-his-release-I-have-no-regrets-566064
Please note this apparent difference:
Why are we still supporting these people?
During his trial, Azaria told the Military court that he would have acted differently. Today, "take me back right now, I would do exactly the same."
You can read the rest @
https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hebron-shooter-Azaria-in-defiance-after-his-release-I-have-no-regrets-566064
Please note this apparent difference:
- Many in the US military suffer from nightmares and suicidal thoughts; while
- Some Israelis seem to think killing people is funny.
Why are we still supporting these people?
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
A Recipe For Genocide ???
First South Africa decides to seize land without giving compensation; and then they decide to confiscate the guns of those from whom additional lands no doubt will be seized. You can read about it here:
https://www.gunpowdermagazine.com/south-africa-calls-for-300-000-gun-owners-to-turn-over-their-weapons/
Is this the plan which will be used to suppress whites in the USA? I would not be surprised if it were.
This is not "justice" - it's genocide. Wake up, people. They soon will be coming for you.
https://www.gunpowdermagazine.com/south-africa-calls-for-300-000-gun-owners-to-turn-over-their-weapons/
Is this the plan which will be used to suppress whites in the USA? I would not be surprised if it were.
This is not "justice" - it's genocide. Wake up, people. They soon will be coming for you.
Welcome To The Downfall
The United States is currently waging economic warfare against one tenth of the world's countries with cumulative population of nearly 2 billion people and combined gross domestic product (GDP) of more than $15 trillion.
These include Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea and others on which Washington has imposed sanctions over the years, but also countries like China, Pakistan and Turkey which are not under full sanctions but rather targets of other punitive economic measures.
In addition, thousands of individuals from scores of countries are included in the Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals who are effectively blocked from the U.S.-dominated global financial system. Many of those designated are either part of or closely linked to their countries' leadership.
From a U.S. perspective, each one of the economic entities is targeted for a good reason be it human rights violations, terrorism, crime, nuclear trade, corruption or in the case of China, unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft.
But in recent months it seems that America's unwavering commitment to fight all of the world's scourges has brought all those governments and the wealthy individuals who support them to a critical mass, joining forces to create a parallel financial system which would be out of reach of America's long arm. Should they succeed, the impact on America's global posture would be transformational.
You can read the rest @
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/08/27/the-anti-dollar-awakening-could-be-ruder-and-sooner-than-most-economists-predict.html
Nobody likes a bully.
Frankly, I don't give a damn if the 0.01% get their comeuppance. I am pissed, however, to realize they'll be taking us down with them.
These include Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea and others on which Washington has imposed sanctions over the years, but also countries like China, Pakistan and Turkey which are not under full sanctions but rather targets of other punitive economic measures.
In addition, thousands of individuals from scores of countries are included in the Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals who are effectively blocked from the U.S.-dominated global financial system. Many of those designated are either part of or closely linked to their countries' leadership.
From a U.S. perspective, each one of the economic entities is targeted for a good reason be it human rights violations, terrorism, crime, nuclear trade, corruption or in the case of China, unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft.
But in recent months it seems that America's unwavering commitment to fight all of the world's scourges has brought all those governments and the wealthy individuals who support them to a critical mass, joining forces to create a parallel financial system which would be out of reach of America's long arm. Should they succeed, the impact on America's global posture would be transformational.
You can read the rest @
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/08/27/the-anti-dollar-awakening-could-be-ruder-and-sooner-than-most-economists-predict.html
Nobody likes a bully.
Frankly, I don't give a damn if the 0.01% get their comeuppance. I am pissed, however, to realize they'll be taking us down with them.
All FBI-Requested FISA Warrants Should Be Voided
Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) dropped a late-night bombshell on Monday suggesting there's evidence that the FBI and DOJ rigged their own FISA spy warrants by leaking information to the press, then using the resultant articles to obtain court authorization to surveil targets.
You can read the rest @ https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-28/meadows-weve-learned-new-information-fbidoj-leaked-press-used-articles-obtain-fisa
And the people who rigged these warrants should be fired and indicted.
You can read the rest @ https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-28/meadows-weve-learned-new-information-fbidoj-leaked-press-used-articles-obtain-fisa
And the people who rigged these warrants should be fired and indicted.
Bishop To Retire In Splendor ???
You can read about it here:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/26/san-jose-diocese-buys-bishop-2-3-million-retirement-home/
Whatever happened to the "vow of poverty"?
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/26/san-jose-diocese-buys-bishop-2-3-million-retirement-home/
Whatever happened to the "vow of poverty"?
Zafar, The Incel Dolphin
You can read about him here:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/swimming-banned-french-beach-sexually-122303350.html
So, it's not just a human phenomenon.
Hmmm ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/swimming-banned-french-beach-sexually-122303350.html
So, it's not just a human phenomenon.
Hmmm ...
Monday, August 27, 2018
Comey Lied Again About Hillary Emails
In spite of Comey's claims to the contrary, the FBI never examined the emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop. You can read about it here:
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/08/22/despite_comey_assurance_vast_bulk_of_weiner_laptop_emails_never_examined.html
It also seems that no real investigation was conducted into the apparent spy ring which was run out of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office:
https://thehayride.com/2018/07/bombshell-doj-covered-up-dnc-spy-ring-operating-in-wasserman-schultzs-office/
People, there is no security in DC.
I think if we looked closer, we would find MASSIVE Israeli espionage at the heart of our government and our most important corporations. And our failure to do so (and to terminate it) is going to be our downfall. Israel is NOT our friend.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2018/08/22/despite_comey_assurance_vast_bulk_of_weiner_laptop_emails_never_examined.html
It also seems that no real investigation was conducted into the apparent spy ring which was run out of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office:
https://thehayride.com/2018/07/bombshell-doj-covered-up-dnc-spy-ring-operating-in-wasserman-schultzs-office/
People, there is no security in DC.
I think if we looked closer, we would find MASSIVE Israeli espionage at the heart of our government and our most important corporations. And our failure to do so (and to terminate it) is going to be our downfall. Israel is NOT our friend.
Weather Control By US Military ???
Was Hurricane Lane STEERED away from Hawaii? You can read about this possibility here:
https://rense.com/general96/H/poof-of-total-weather-control-by-the-us-military.htm
Before you dismiss this theory out of hand, please recall that something similar happened to Hurricane Erin during the 9/11 "attacks". You can find a record of Erin's track here:
http://bit.ly/2dFSWY7
And additional details can be found here:
http://drjudywood.com/articles/erin/erin1.html
Something strange is going on, and if someone has discovered how to harness the power of nature they now have a very powerful non-nuclear weapon at their disposal. Maybe THAT is why no one in the US government seems to fear the outbreak of a war with Russia, China, or NK.
https://rense.com/general96/H/poof-of-total-weather-control-by-the-us-military.htm
Before you dismiss this theory out of hand, please recall that something similar happened to Hurricane Erin during the 9/11 "attacks". You can find a record of Erin's track here:
http://bit.ly/2dFSWY7
And additional details can be found here:
http://drjudywood.com/articles/erin/erin1.html
Something strange is going on, and if someone has discovered how to harness the power of nature they now have a very powerful non-nuclear weapon at their disposal. Maybe THAT is why no one in the US government seems to fear the outbreak of a war with Russia, China, or NK.
We Could Use Some Balance On McCain
In case you forgot, the administration of Obama ad-Dajjal hated and mocked John McCain. You can read about it here:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-27/remember-when-obama-and-his-supporters-hated-and-mocked-john-mccain
So, why are we now only hearing about how Trump allegedly disrespected him?
The entire MSM apparatus is a worthless piece of dung.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-27/remember-when-obama-and-his-supporters-hated-and-mocked-john-mccain
So, why are we now only hearing about how Trump allegedly disrespected him?
The entire MSM apparatus is a worthless piece of dung.
Future Wars - What Is The Point ???
Here is a report warning about the destruction expected to occur during future wars:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50131.htm
Note well the question is not being asked - why are we fighting such wars in the first place? Other than destruction, what the hell are we trying to accomplish?
Instead of looking for more effective weapons, why don't we seek better ways to cooperate and actually share this planet with others?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50131.htm
Note well the question is not being asked - why are we fighting such wars in the first place? Other than destruction, what the hell are we trying to accomplish?
Instead of looking for more effective weapons, why don't we seek better ways to cooperate and actually share this planet with others?
Genetically Modified Children
Here is an alarming video. It's almost an hour long, but I think you should watch at least some of it:
https://vimeo.com/285569497
The biggest part of this problem currently may be in Argentina, but considering the global reach of Monsanto and Bayer it really is a problem for ALL of us and our children.
You can find additional information on this subject here:
http://cinemalibrestudio.com/genetically-modified-children/
By the way, I suspect that when all the lawsuits go to trial, the chief winners will be legal firms. The victims, including those we see in the above video, will get very little ... and they still will be poor farmers.
https://vimeo.com/285569497
The biggest part of this problem currently may be in Argentina, but considering the global reach of Monsanto and Bayer it really is a problem for ALL of us and our children.
You can find additional information on this subject here:
http://cinemalibrestudio.com/genetically-modified-children/
By the way, I suspect that when all the lawsuits go to trial, the chief winners will be legal firms. The victims, including those we see in the above video, will get very little ... and they still will be poor farmers.
Who Should Replace McCain
Here is a discussion of who should replace John McCain in the US Senate:
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/arizona-replacing-mccain-political-balancing-act-042601058--politics.html
In my view, McCain's political legacy (whatever that is) should have nothing to do with it. Considering the purpose of the Senate, the sole question should be "who would be best for the State of Arizona?"
And since I am not a resident of Arizona, I have no idea who that might be.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/arizona-replacing-mccain-political-balancing-act-042601058--politics.html
In my view, McCain's political legacy (whatever that is) should have nothing to do with it. Considering the purpose of the Senate, the sole question should be "who would be best for the State of Arizona?"
And since I am not a resident of Arizona, I have no idea who that might be.
Is The Pope Wrong ???
According to reports such as this one, the Pope ignored abuse by his priests:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-hold-giant-mass-dublin-abuse-victims-rally-030337491.html
What then are we to make of this:
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Aren't forgiveness and granting sanctuary basic tenets of Christianity which the Pope should uphold? Or is it now the job of churches to turn criminals over to the state for judgment and punishment?
What's next - spy cameras in the confessional?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-hold-giant-mass-dublin-abuse-victims-rally-030337491.html
What then are we to make of this:
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Matthew 18:21-22 KJV
What's next - spy cameras in the confessional?
Sunday, August 26, 2018
John McCain - RIP
Earlier this week some of us were eulogizing Uri Avnery. Today it's John McCain's turn. I don't think one could find two persons more opposite in their views of war and peace than them.
I think it fitting in John's case to recite Mark Twain's "war prayer" in his memory:
"Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth into battle — be Thou near them! With them — in spirit — we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O Lord our God, help us tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended in the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames in summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it -
"For our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet!
"We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen."
Source - https://warprayer.org/
Such is John's true legacy, and for those of us who today honor him as a hero ... it becomes ours as well.
I think it fitting in John's case to recite Mark Twain's "war prayer" in his memory:
"Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth into battle — be Thou near them! With them — in spirit — we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O Lord our God, help us tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended in the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames in summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it -
"For our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet!
"We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen."
Source - https://warprayer.org/
Such is John's true legacy, and for those of us who today honor him as a hero ... it becomes ours as well.
Here Is What John Bolton Is Doing To Us
The long-running US and Russian proxy war in Syria has been largely forgotten of late, but suddenly snapped back into international headlines with John Bolton's warning Assad and Russia this week that Washington will respond with "greater military force" should claims of a Syrian government chemical attack emerge in Idlib.
In response, Russia subsequently warned of a staged "chemical provocation" coming and it appears a war of words is yet again ratcheting up over Syria, which has the very real potential of turning into an actual war.
It fits a familiar pattern on Syria since Russian intervention at the invitation of President Bashar al-Assad in 2015: just when it appears the jihadists are on the brink of final defeat, and as stability is returning after seven years of grinding war, something happens to bring things right back to the brink of global crisis and escalation.
And now, a senior Russian lawmaker in the Federal Assembly (Duma) has called on his government to draw its own "red lines" while suggesting the use of tactical nuclear weapons against United States forces in Syria.
You can read the rest @
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-25/russian-official-suggests-deploying-nuclear-weapons-syria-respond-us-sanctions
That's right - he is SERIOUSLY increasing the probability of war with Russia, and it may be a nuclear war this time.
Please get this jackass out of the White House before it's too late !!!
In response, Russia subsequently warned of a staged "chemical provocation" coming and it appears a war of words is yet again ratcheting up over Syria, which has the very real potential of turning into an actual war.
It fits a familiar pattern on Syria since Russian intervention at the invitation of President Bashar al-Assad in 2015: just when it appears the jihadists are on the brink of final defeat, and as stability is returning after seven years of grinding war, something happens to bring things right back to the brink of global crisis and escalation.
And now, a senior Russian lawmaker in the Federal Assembly (Duma) has called on his government to draw its own "red lines" while suggesting the use of tactical nuclear weapons against United States forces in Syria.
You can read the rest @
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-25/russian-official-suggests-deploying-nuclear-weapons-syria-respond-us-sanctions
That's right - he is SERIOUSLY increasing the probability of war with Russia, and it may be a nuclear war this time.
Please get this jackass out of the White House before it's too late !!!
Burning Man - Utopia Or Hell ???
I've never had the pleasure (?) of attending Burning Man, but apparently it's a big deal for some:
https://www.salon.com/2018/08/24/exclusive-burning-man-a-utopia-for-guests-can-be-a-hell-for-many-workers/
Frankly, this is what hell is all about - those who worship Satan think it's a utopia, while the rest of the inhabitants just burn.
Note well that Satan has his festivals here in the US. Is there anything like this anywhere else in the world? I can't think of any.
https://www.salon.com/2018/08/24/exclusive-burning-man-a-utopia-for-guests-can-be-a-hell-for-many-workers/
Frankly, this is what hell is all about - those who worship Satan think it's a utopia, while the rest of the inhabitants just burn.
Note well that Satan has his festivals here in the US. Is there anything like this anywhere else in the world? I can't think of any.
Refugee Crisis Is Just Getting Started
Arriving home from work last Friday in this sweltering Amazonian town along Venezuela’s border, a shopkeeper was beaten by a group of four men who tied him and his wife up before taking $5,600 he had stuffed in his pocket to buy supplies the next day.
The attack proved to be a tipping point for this impoverished town of 10,000 people, where - like across swaths of South America - sympathy is beginning to give way to resentment over the 2.3 million Venezuelans the U.N. estimates have fled to neighboring countries since 2014.
News of the assault prompted Pacaraima locals, who already had been planning a protest the next day, to set fire to a refugee camp and chase away Venezuelans with rocks. The army said at least 1,200 Venezuelans fled Brazil that day back to their homeland.
You can read the rest @
https://www.wsj.com/articles/backlash-against-venezuelan-refugees-grows-across-south-america-1535132655
Desperate people often do horrible things. We've been fortunate so far here in the US, but as the number of starving people in the world rises we can expect the onslaught of refugees crossing our borders to get worse.
Then we'll see how "compassionate" all the liberals are.
The attack proved to be a tipping point for this impoverished town of 10,000 people, where - like across swaths of South America - sympathy is beginning to give way to resentment over the 2.3 million Venezuelans the U.N. estimates have fled to neighboring countries since 2014.
News of the assault prompted Pacaraima locals, who already had been planning a protest the next day, to set fire to a refugee camp and chase away Venezuelans with rocks. The army said at least 1,200 Venezuelans fled Brazil that day back to their homeland.
You can read the rest @
https://www.wsj.com/articles/backlash-against-venezuelan-refugees-grows-across-south-america-1535132655
Desperate people often do horrible things. We've been fortunate so far here in the US, but as the number of starving people in the world rises we can expect the onslaught of refugees crossing our borders to get worse.
Then we'll see how "compassionate" all the liberals are.
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Quote For The Day - 8/25/2018
"It’s a Christlike vision to have a fundamentalist Islamic state."
Source - http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-heffernan-reality-winner-20180825-story.html
I have no idea what she meant by that, but ask yourself why Jesus uttered these words:
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Considering the Bible in its entirety, I think it is fair to say that most people have no idea what "the Kingdom of G-d" will really be like. Considering what the scribes and Pharisees seem to have believed, I also think it would be difficult for most to distinguish between the Judeo-Christian concept of "the Kingdom of G-d" and what we now call "a fundamentalist Islamic state". Many who pray "Thy kingdom come" really don't know what they're asking for.
Reality Winner
Source - http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-heffernan-reality-winner-20180825-story.html
I have no idea what she meant by that, but ask yourself why Jesus uttered these words:
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:17-20 KJV
Considering the Bible in its entirety, I think it is fair to say that most people have no idea what "the Kingdom of G-d" will really be like. Considering what the scribes and Pharisees seem to have believed, I also think it would be difficult for most to distinguish between the Judeo-Christian concept of "the Kingdom of G-d" and what we now call "a fundamentalist Islamic state". Many who pray "Thy kingdom come" really don't know what they're asking for.
The 10 Primary Directives Of MSM
Here is a thoughtful essay by Sigmund Fraud:
Corporate media has become a weapon of war, and they follow a certain missive. Consider the following directives that drive nearly everything you see in mainstream news:
1. Be Afraid, Not Empowered
2. Omit and Forget
3. Self-Destruction is Cool, Self-Awareness is a Crime
4. You are a Victim, The State is Your Savior
5. Overreact, Don’t Overthink
6. Enrage Don’t Engage
7. Indulge, Don’t Conserve
8. Stoke Conflict, Ridicule Peace
9. Permanent War is Normal and Expected
10. Panic, Don’t Prepare
You can read the rest @
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/the-10-primary-directives-of-mainstream-media.html
I agree with the author. The MSM is creating chaos for the benefit of their masters (a.k.a. the 0.01%). In no sense are they a "free press" or otherwise helpful to We the People.
Corporate media has become a weapon of war, and they follow a certain missive. Consider the following directives that drive nearly everything you see in mainstream news:
1. Be Afraid, Not Empowered
2. Omit and Forget
3. Self-Destruction is Cool, Self-Awareness is a Crime
4. You are a Victim, The State is Your Savior
5. Overreact, Don’t Overthink
6. Enrage Don’t Engage
7. Indulge, Don’t Conserve
8. Stoke Conflict, Ridicule Peace
9. Permanent War is Normal and Expected
10. Panic, Don’t Prepare
You can read the rest @
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/the-10-primary-directives-of-mainstream-media.html
I agree with the author. The MSM is creating chaos for the benefit of their masters (a.k.a. the 0.01%). In no sense are they a "free press" or otherwise helpful to We the People.
Our Astonishing Values
Somehow, it's now easier to be "transgender" than it is to be "conservative":
https://womenintheworld.com/2018/08/24/republican-transgender-youtuber-takes-on-notions-of-identity-both-political-and-sexual/
People, Satan has won. It's just a matter of time (a very SHORT time) until people start burning Bibles ... and until Christianity is outlawed in the USA.
https://womenintheworld.com/2018/08/24/republican-transgender-youtuber-takes-on-notions-of-identity-both-political-and-sexual/
People, Satan has won. It's just a matter of time (a very SHORT time) until people start burning Bibles ... and until Christianity is outlawed in the USA.
Bolton Betrays Trump
It looks like Trump may be giving up on "peace" with North Korea:
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/08/24/trump-tells-pompeo-to-cancel-north-korea-visit/
No doubt, John Bolton's threats to NK had something to do with this. What a dumbass, and Trump is a fool for bringing Bolton into his administration.
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/08/24/trump-tells-pompeo-to-cancel-north-korea-visit/
No doubt, John Bolton's threats to NK had something to do with this. What a dumbass, and Trump is a fool for bringing Bolton into his administration.
Friday, August 24, 2018
Seymour Hersh
I recently finished reading Seymour Hersh's memoir Reporter. It's a great rehash of the 60s and 70s, if you're interested in that era.
He mentioned a few things I had forgotten (or never knew):
I puzzled over the fact that Hersh appears to have bought into the official stories of the JFK assassination and the 9/11 attacks. I thought this strange, since by his own admission he is a contrarian on most issues.
There is ample evidence that both official stories are fundamentally wrong:
These little known facts should have been available to a thorough investigator like Hersh, so if they were why did he ignore them? I can only surmise that since Hersh depends on others to publish his work, he cannot successfully write about things most people consider to be completely "loony".
That's my two cents worth.
He mentioned a few things I had forgotten (or never knew):
- Hersh was press secretary for Eugene McCarthy's presidential campaign;
- Richard Nixon beat his wife Pat, on more than one occasion; and
- Henry Kissinger was a liar, about nearly everything.
I puzzled over the fact that Hersh appears to have bought into the official stories of the JFK assassination and the 9/11 attacks. I thought this strange, since by his own admission he is a contrarian on most issues.
There is ample evidence that both official stories are fundamentally wrong:
- the Altgens 6 photo shows Oswald standing in the doorway of the Texas School Book Depository as the presidential limo drives by; and
- the disintegration of WTC1 and WTC2 clearly violate the laws of conservation of momentum and energy if the only energy involved comes from gravity and the two aircraft which struck the buildings, as the official story would have us believe.
These little known facts should have been available to a thorough investigator like Hersh, so if they were why did he ignore them? I can only surmise that since Hersh depends on others to publish his work, he cannot successfully write about things most people consider to be completely "loony".
That's my two cents worth.
The World's Greatest Places
You can find a list of them here:
http://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2018/
Darn !!! This may be the closest I'll ever get to most of them.
Oh, well. The Internet has become the poor person's travel agent.
http://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places-2018/
Darn !!! This may be the closest I'll ever get to most of them.
Oh, well. The Internet has become the poor person's travel agent.
We Just Killed More Children In Yemen
You can read about it here:
And I would guess there is no end in sight.
Even more than Trumpism, this defines what we have become; especially because the killing will continue long after he is gone.
Welcome To The Minority Report
Hundreds of retail stores and soon thousands are investigating using biometric facial recognition software FaceFirst to build a database of shoplifters to aid in the fight against theft, Peter Trepp CEO of FaceFirst told BuzzFeed News.
The software is called FaceFirst and is designed to scan faces as far as 50 to 100 feet away. As customers walk through a store entrance, the video camera captures repetitious images of each shopper and chooses the clearest one to store. The software then analyzes that image and compares it to a database of “bad customers” that the retailer has compiled; if there is a match, the software sends an alert to store employees that a “high risk” customer has entered the door.
You can read the rest @
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/welcome-to-the-minority-report-thousands-of-stores-plan-facial-recognition-use-for-anti-theft.html
Now THAT is creepy. The NKVD, the Nazis, and the Stasi would have LOVED to have technology like this.
Just where the hell are we headed with this? I certainly don't want to go there. Do you?
The software is called FaceFirst and is designed to scan faces as far as 50 to 100 feet away. As customers walk through a store entrance, the video camera captures repetitious images of each shopper and chooses the clearest one to store. The software then analyzes that image and compares it to a database of “bad customers” that the retailer has compiled; if there is a match, the software sends an alert to store employees that a “high risk” customer has entered the door.
You can read the rest @
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/welcome-to-the-minority-report-thousands-of-stores-plan-facial-recognition-use-for-anti-theft.html
Now THAT is creepy. The NKVD, the Nazis, and the Stasi would have LOVED to have technology like this.
Just where the hell are we headed with this? I certainly don't want to go there. Do you?
Secret Meeting About 2018 Election
Representatives from a host of the biggest US tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, have scheduled a private meeting for Friday to share their tactics in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections.
Last week, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, invited employees from a dozen companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Snapchat, to gather at Twitter’s headquarters in downtown San Francisco, according to an email obtained by BuzzFeed News.
“As I’ve mentioned to several of you over the last few weeks, we have been looking to schedule a follow-on discussion to our industry conversation about information operations, election protection, and the work we are all doing to tackle these challenges,” Gleicher wrote.
You can read the rest @
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kevincollier/tech-companies-are-gathering-for-a-secret-meeting-to
Sounds like a good idea. But I'd be much happier if these corporations were ruled to be public utilities ... and if We the People (or our agents) got to attend such meetings.
Here is a discussion of why I feel this way:
https://youtu.be/HqlDtjnwyPA
Last week, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, invited employees from a dozen companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Snapchat, to gather at Twitter’s headquarters in downtown San Francisco, according to an email obtained by BuzzFeed News.
“As I’ve mentioned to several of you over the last few weeks, we have been looking to schedule a follow-on discussion to our industry conversation about information operations, election protection, and the work we are all doing to tackle these challenges,” Gleicher wrote.
You can read the rest @
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kevincollier/tech-companies-are-gathering-for-a-secret-meeting-to
Sounds like a good idea. But I'd be much happier if these corporations were ruled to be public utilities ... and if We the People (or our agents) got to attend such meetings.
Here is a discussion of why I feel this way:
https://youtu.be/HqlDtjnwyPA
Thursday, August 23, 2018
The Welfare Generation
Half of US children live in households which are on the dole:
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/terence-p-jeffrey/521-percent-kids-live-households-getting-means-tested-government
Of course, another way to look at this is that families with money are having fewer kids than are the poor.
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/terence-p-jeffrey/521-percent-kids-live-households-getting-means-tested-government
Of course, another way to look at this is that families with money are having fewer kids than are the poor.
A Tale Of Two Americas
Here is a description of how the USA is splitting into rich and poor sectors:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-23/wealthy-flock-major-cities-both-coasts-poverty-and-suicide-soar-rural-areas
In reality, ours is a tale of ONE nation - the part with money. The rest of us have disappeared, and are only mentioned when an illegal immigrant kills one of our children.
[But he was such a NICE boy, and a hard worker, too.]
The Skinny On Impeachment
President Trump claims his impeachment would make us all poor.
Here is another take on the issue:
http://datatrekresearch.com/ok-lets-talk-about-impeachment/
Personally I believe all the current impeachment talk is intended to destroy the Trump agenda and revive the Democrats and their ilk.
What would be BEST for the country is to cut the crap and return to stability.
But that's not likely to happen. Several years ago, those in charge determined how they (not us) could "thrive on chaos", and today's chaos is not going away any time soon.
Here is another take on the issue:
http://datatrekresearch.com/ok-lets-talk-about-impeachment/
Personally I believe all the current impeachment talk is intended to destroy the Trump agenda and revive the Democrats and their ilk.
What would be BEST for the country is to cut the crap and return to stability.
But that's not likely to happen. Several years ago, those in charge determined how they (not us) could "thrive on chaos", and today's chaos is not going away any time soon.
Fame
Do you agree with Simon Cowell that "fame is the best thing in the world"?
https://variety.com/2018/music/news/simon-cowell-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-ceremony-kelly-clarkson-louis-tomlinson-adam-lambert-1202914964/
I would rather be happy and loved, and I doubt fame is a necessity for achieving either of the two.
https://variety.com/2018/music/news/simon-cowell-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-ceremony-kelly-clarkson-louis-tomlinson-adam-lambert-1202914964/
I would rather be happy and loved, and I doubt fame is a necessity for achieving either of the two.
A Senate Of Heartless Killers
Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) amendment to withdraw all funding for the US involvement in the war in Yemen was blocked by Senate leadership on Wednesday, preventing it from getting a vote for inclusion in the 2019 Defense Appropriations Act.
There was language aiming to limit US involvement in Yemen in the 2019 NDAA, but President Trump’s signing statement indicated that he doesn’t intend to comply with that. This meant using control over the funding, through the appropriations act, was the next real chance to require compliance.
The Murphy Amendment said largely the same thing that the language in the NDAA said, except with the added threat of revoking funding. It seeks for the administration to certify that any US involvement complies with international law. President Trump objected to offering such a report to Congress.
You can read the rest @
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/08/22/senate-blocks-voting-on-amendment-to-defund-yemen-war/
Please explain to me the imperative for ignoring international law and killing innocent children. I'd really like to hear it.
You're all upset about Catholic priests molesting your kids, but why do you and your Senators not care about KILLING children in Yemen?
There is something wrong with your brains.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
For All The Little Kids
Now people are attacking priests as a result of child molestation accusations, most of which probably are valid:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/us/indiana-priest-beaten-trnd/index.html
Q: How many of you attacked the persons responsible for starving to death over 500,000 Iraqi children?
A: None, because you really don't care about ALL the little kids.
Q: How many of you attacked the persons responsible for selling heroin and other drugs to our children?
A: None. Same reason as above.
By the way, I attended a St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church in Fairport Harbor, OH when I was a child. To the best of my knowledge, there was no molestation occurring there. In fact, the first priest I encountered there was married, back in the day when the Pope allowed such a thing for the Eastern Rite churches.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/us/indiana-priest-beaten-trnd/index.html
Q: How many of you attacked the persons responsible for starving to death over 500,000 Iraqi children?
A: None, because you really don't care about ALL the little kids.
Q: How many of you attacked the persons responsible for selling heroin and other drugs to our children?
A: None. Same reason as above.
By the way, I attended a St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church in Fairport Harbor, OH when I was a child. To the best of my knowledge, there was no molestation occurring there. In fact, the first priest I encountered there was married, back in the day when the Pope allowed such a thing for the Eastern Rite churches.
Separation Of ??? And State
In the US there is a mantra called "the separation of church and state". It allegedly is based upon clauses in the US Constitution such as these:
Article VI, Para.3
... no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ...
This "separation" was intended to protect us from religious persecution, but today it is used mainly to shield us from the very concept of G-d.
Even worse, the US Constitution does not separate America's one TRUE religion, business and commerce, from the state. In fact, the two are intertwined at a fundamental level, starting with the following provisions:
Article I, Section 8
The Congress shall have Power ...
3: To regulate Commerce ...
5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries ...
In fact, one might argue that business and commerce (especially in the forms conducted by corporations) and the US government have become indistinguishable, and that sad fact indicates our form of government rightly should be called "fascism".
Whether or not you believe in the right to be free from religious interference in your life, I urge you to consider the importance of separating government from business and commerce. Failure to do so has put corporations like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google more or less in control of our lives and our nation's future.
And their level of control is AT LEAST as great as the power of the Catholic Church at the height of the Inquisition, and it shows NO SIGN of waning. That cannot be a good thing.
Article VI, Para.3
... no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ...
This "separation" was intended to protect us from religious persecution, but today it is used mainly to shield us from the very concept of G-d.
Even worse, the US Constitution does not separate America's one TRUE religion, business and commerce, from the state. In fact, the two are intertwined at a fundamental level, starting with the following provisions:
Article I, Section 8
The Congress shall have Power ...
3: To regulate Commerce ...
5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
7: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries ...
In fact, one might argue that business and commerce (especially in the forms conducted by corporations) and the US government have become indistinguishable, and that sad fact indicates our form of government rightly should be called "fascism".
Whether or not you believe in the right to be free from religious interference in your life, I urge you to consider the importance of separating government from business and commerce. Failure to do so has put corporations like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google more or less in control of our lives and our nation's future.
And their level of control is AT LEAST as great as the power of the Catholic Church at the height of the Inquisition, and it shows NO SIGN of waning. That cannot be a good thing.
Opening The Door To Europe
Under Bill Clinton, the former nation of Yugoslavia was destroyed.
Over the past several years, the nation of Greece also has been destroyed, although in a somewhat less violent fashion:
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/08/21/genocide-of-the-greek-nation/
And now the US is in the process of crushing the nation of Turkey [the fate of the pastor is merely a pretext]:
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/17/639511112/u-s-threatens-further-sanctions-against-turkey-over-detained-pastor
Take a look at the map of Europe. All this nation-wrecking is opening the door for a modern invasion of Europe by the starving peoples of the Middle East.
I can think of several reasons why this is being done:
Whatever the case, things definitely are NOT looking good for the EU.
Over the past several years, the nation of Greece also has been destroyed, although in a somewhat less violent fashion:
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/08/21/genocide-of-the-greek-nation/
And now the US is in the process of crushing the nation of Turkey [the fate of the pastor is merely a pretext]:
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/17/639511112/u-s-threatens-further-sanctions-against-turkey-over-detained-pastor
Take a look at the map of Europe. All this nation-wrecking is opening the door for a modern invasion of Europe by the starving peoples of the Middle East.
I can think of several reasons why this is being done:
- to remove the current population for the benefit of Greater Israel;
- to soften Russia's southern flank; and
- to punish and control Europe.
Whatever the case, things definitely are NOT looking good for the EU.
Merchants Of Death
"I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government."
Sadly, nothing really has changed in the past 51 years, except that US merchants of death now have a global reach, supported by our so-called "diplomats":
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/08/21/us-diplomats-told-to-promote-us-weapons-sales/
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sadly, nothing really has changed in the past 51 years, except that US merchants of death now have a global reach, supported by our so-called "diplomats":
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/08/21/us-diplomats-told-to-promote-us-weapons-sales/
Survival Of The Laziest
A new large-data study of fossil and extant bivalves and gastropods in the Atlantic Ocean suggests laziness might be a fruitful strategy for survival of individuals, species and even communities of species. The results have just been published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B by a research team based at the University of Kansas.
Looking at a period of roughly 5 million years from the mid-Pliocene to the present, the researchers analyzed 299 species' metabolic rates - or, the amount of energy the organisms need to live their daily lives - and found higher metabolic rates were a reliable predictor of extinction likelihood.
"We wondered, 'Could you look at the probability of extinction of a species based on energy uptake by an organism?'" said Luke Strotz, postdoctoral researcher at KU's Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum and lead author of the paper. "We found a difference for mollusk species that have gone extinct over the past 5 million years and ones that are still around today. Those that have gone extinct tend to have higher metabolic rates than those that are still living. Those that have lower energy maintenance requirements seem more likely to survive than those organisms with higher metabolic rates."
You can read the rest @
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-evolution-favor-survival-laziest.html
I am not convinced that a lower metabolic rate equates to "laziness", but I'm fairly certain that I am living proof of what this study concludes.
Looking at a period of roughly 5 million years from the mid-Pliocene to the present, the researchers analyzed 299 species' metabolic rates - or, the amount of energy the organisms need to live their daily lives - and found higher metabolic rates were a reliable predictor of extinction likelihood.
"We wondered, 'Could you look at the probability of extinction of a species based on energy uptake by an organism?'" said Luke Strotz, postdoctoral researcher at KU's Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum and lead author of the paper. "We found a difference for mollusk species that have gone extinct over the past 5 million years and ones that are still around today. Those that have gone extinct tend to have higher metabolic rates than those that are still living. Those that have lower energy maintenance requirements seem more likely to survive than those organisms with higher metabolic rates."
You can read the rest @
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-evolution-favor-survival-laziest.html
I am not convinced that a lower metabolic rate equates to "laziness", but I'm fairly certain that I am living proof of what this study concludes.
The Price Of Lawlessness
The sad tale of Mollie Tibbetts is finally coming to an end:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politicians-target-immigration-law-arrest-050742006.html
In part, her tragic death is the result of lawlessness in many forms:
One would think that rural Iowa would be a decent, peaceful place to live. Clearly there is no such place in the US anymore. I suggest you read Nick Reding's book Methland to discover why.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politicians-target-immigration-law-arrest-050742006.html
In part, her tragic death is the result of lawlessness in many forms:
- failure to control our borders;
- failure to police our cities and towns;
- failure to stop the flow of illegal drugs;
- failure to get violence off our TVs and the Internet and out of our minds; and
- many others.
One would think that rural Iowa would be a decent, peaceful place to live. Clearly there is no such place in the US anymore. I suggest you read Nick Reding's book Methland to discover why.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
The War Against Us
"A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of blood and a thirst for power and must either be smartly rebuked, or blindly obeyed in deadly fear."
You can read the rest @
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/battlefield-america-the-ongoing-war-on-the-american-people.html
Clearly "our" government is at war with us, and also clearly We the People have not rebuked "our" government. Why not? Are we cowards? Or do we just not care what happens to us?
Meanwhile, we're being "entertained" by these morons:
John Salter
You can read the rest @
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/08/battlefield-america-the-ongoing-war-on-the-american-people.html
Clearly "our" government is at war with us, and also clearly We the People have not rebuked "our" government. Why not? Are we cowards? Or do we just not care what happens to us?
Meanwhile, we're being "entertained" by these morons:
Is this supposed to compensate for the cruelties to which we're being subjected?
Sheesh !!!
Destroying The Fabric Of Our Society ???
Take a look at these reports, and then ask yourself whether what they reveal is good or bad for our nation and the world:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/7067261/facebook-trust-rating-score-check/
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/mask-off-social-media-censor-king-revealed/
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/david-hogg-is-taking-his-gap-year-at-the-barricades.html
There is a massive mindf-ck underway, and I for one would be happy if the whole thing could be shut down. The kind of insanity it is cultivating reminds me of what happened to Germany in the 1930s, and we all know how that turned out.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/7067261/facebook-trust-rating-score-check/
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/mask-off-social-media-censor-king-revealed/
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/david-hogg-is-taking-his-gap-year-at-the-barricades.html
There is a massive mindf-ck underway, and I for one would be happy if the whole thing could be shut down. The kind of insanity it is cultivating reminds me of what happened to Germany in the 1930s, and we all know how that turned out.
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