Thursday, December 31, 2020

Vaxxing ALL The Troops

Apparently the US intents to vaccinate everyone in the military AND their families:

https://www.globalresearch.ca/mass-vaxxing-us-military-forces-covid/5733386

I sure hope they know what they're doing.

What Equality ???

Here is an interesting claim:

https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/number-of-jews-and-palestinians-will-be-equal-at-end-of-2022-653884

But somehow Israelis have most or all of the land, money, and power, while the Palestinians have been sidelined in their own former country.

Does this look like equality to you? Or a "democracy"?

Or have I mischaracterized the situation?

The Russian Approach

Russia is developing a drug which directly fights the SARS-CoV-2 virus. You can read about it here:

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/russia-develops-highly-efficient-antidote-fight-covid-claiming-99-effectiveness

I have it on good authority that researchers at US universities are pursuing a similar approach, but thanks to Big Pharma most of the attention and money has been diverted to the mRNA vaccine paradigm.

Ya get what ya pay for. Or not.

Why Did The Riots Suddenly End ???

Here is a short history of the recent US riots from Daisy Luther:

https://www.theorganicprepper.com/2020-riots/

In my view, they were funded by someone with deep state cover for the purpose of helping defeat Donald Trump. This is exactly the same kind of crap the CIA and others do to overthrow foreign governments.

Also worthy of note is how the national narrative changed as soon as Biden was anointed as "president-elect":

After Nov. 3, the meaning of some words and concepts abruptly changed. Have you noticed how new realities have replaced old ones?

Source - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/24/our_upside-down_postelection_world_144915.html

I have been following the sea changes as each new administration takes over since the early days of Slick Willie:

a. His sex crimes were hidden or ignored, while those alleged about Trump were magnified.

b. As soon as Dubya took over, it was all about the evil terrorists.

c. Then Obama ad-Dajjal changed the narrative to hope and "black is beautiful".

d. The instant Trump took over, it became "orange man bad and white is evil".

e. Now Grandpa Joe is becoming a living saint who can do no wrong (and never did). And his family is innocent, too (unlike Trump's, who are mostly criminals and profiteers).

Sheesh !!!

The only way the narrative can change this radically and so quickly is if the government, the MSM, and Big Tech supports it. And that, my friends, is what propaganda is all about.

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

What Happened To The Flu ???

According to this report, cases of the seasonal flu have fallen to nearly zero in the southern hemisphere. Some are claiming this is because they're being counted as new COVID-19 cases:

https://21stcenturywire.com/2020/12/28/mysterious-disappearance-of-flu-in-san-diego-prompted-audit-of-covid-records/

Let's compare that to the situation with former physician Andrew Wakefield.

Wakefield was accused of making fraudulent claims about a link between a novel form of bowel disease, autism, and the MMR vaccine. You can read about what happened here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield#The_Lancet_fraud

What interests me is the size of the cohorts involved in the two situations. Wakefield's study involved 12 patients. Assuming none of them actually had the syndrome Wakefield claimed, that's a relatively insignificant "fraud" - allegedly lying about a dozen patients.

Mischaracterizing hundreds of thousands of seasonal flu cases as COVID-19 cases, on the other hand, if that's what is happening, represents a MASSIVE fraud.

Why are the two being treated differently? Wakefield's fraud, if that's what it was, allegedly persuaded parents to NOT vaccinate their children. What appears to be a flu-to-COVID fraud, on the other hand, is helping to persuade people to TAKE a vaccine, which incidentally appears to be of little value for its alleged purpose - stopping the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

What's really going on here? Clearly TPTB want you and your children to take whatever vaccines they tell you to, regardless of their potential side effects and lack of efficacy. Why would they do that?

And considering the level of human overpopulation of the planet and its attendant destruction of the environment, why in the world would they want to reduce the human mortality rate in the first place? Isn't it far more likely they'd want us to stop breeding and just die?

The whole thing makes no sense to me. What do you think?

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Quote For The Day - 12/29/2020

"You don’t need an army to destroy a country any longer. All you need to do is to teach it American economics." - Michael Hudson

Source - http://thesaker.is/a-hard-look-at-rent-and-rent-seeking-with-michael-hudson-pepe-escobar/

A Tale Of Two Bombings

Here is a brief comparison of the 1995 OKC bombing and the 2020 Nashville bombing:

https://www.globalresearch.ca/nashville-bombing-oklahoma-city-bombing/5733273

The keys, as always, are destruction of evidence and a rush to judgement. Neither can be justified, but both help to muddy the waters.

Here are additional views which cast doubt on the Nashville narrative:

https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-12-26-nashville-explosion-was-actually-a-missile-strike-att-nsa-spy-hub.html

https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-12-27-its-not-the-same-rv-official-narrative-of-nashville-suicide-bomber.html

I don't endorse any of these reports, but they do ask interesting questions.

China Already Has Beaten Us

According to this report, China's economy exceeded that of the US in 2017 and will be 40% larger in 2025:

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56097.htm

Can Sinophile Joe Biden reverse this trend? Would he even want to?

Monday, December 28, 2020

The Nuremburg Code

Following World War II, the victors tried and punished several Nazi war criminals. One of the outcomes of those trials was the Nuremburg Code. The ten points of the code were given in the section of the verdict entitled "Permissible Medical Experiments".

Here is a listing of the ten points of the code:

1. The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential.

2. The experiment should be such as to yield fruitful results for the good of society, unprocurable by other methods or means of study, and not random and unnecessary in nature.

3. The experiment should be so designed and based on the results of animal experimentation and a knowledge of the natural history of the disease or other problem under study that the anticipated results will justify the performance of the experiment.

4. The experiment should be so conducted as to avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury.

5. No experiment should be conducted where there is an a priori reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur; except, perhaps, in those experiments where the experimental physicians also serve as subjects.

6. The degree of risk to be taken should never exceed that determined by the humanitarian importance of the problem to be solved by the experiment.

7. Proper preparations should be made and adequate facilities provided to protect the experimental subject against even remote possibilities of injury, disability, or death.

8. The experiment should be conducted only by scientifically qualified persons. The highest degree of skill and care should be required through all stages of the experiment of those who conduct or engage in the experiment.

9. During the course of the experiment the human subject should be at liberty to bring the experiment to an end if he has reached the physical or mental state where continuation of the experiment seems to him to be impossible.

10. During the course of the experiment the scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment at any stage, if he has probable cause to believe, in the exercise of the good faith, superior skill and careful judgment required of him that a continuation of the experiment is likely to result in injury, disability, or death to the experimental subject.

Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Code

Some are claiming that the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and the ways they are and will be administered violate this code. I happen to agree.

And I also believe the true facts of the relative risks of the disease and the vaccines have intentionally been obscured to the extent that obtaining the informed consent of the human subjects (i.e., all of humanity) is nearly impossible.

What do YOU think?

Too Much Freedom ???

If you recall, in 2001 President George W. Bush made the following claim about the jihadis behind the 9/11 attacks:

"They hate our freedoms," he said, "our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other."

Now comes Dr. Fauci, who says the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading because we have too much freedom:

https://www.dcclothesline.com/2020/12/27/anthony-fauci-lectures-americans-over-covid-19-it-spread-because-we-have-too-much-freedom/

Somehow we now must fight the virus by giving up the freedoms the jihadis don't like:

1. We must stop going to church;

2. We must stop criticizing the COVID-19 narrative;

3. We must stop complaining about the stolen 2020 election;

4. We must be locked down; and

5. We must "heal" the nation and agree with everything Papa Joe and his merry band of morons want us to do.

One important question immediately comes to mind - exactly who are the people who "hate our freedoms"?

This answer to that question also should pop into your head - Bill Gates and just about every member and supporter of the World Economic Forum. Isn't that what Fauci's statement really means?

We wasted trillion$ of dollar$ fighting a so-called war on terror, and in the process accomplished nothing of value. Wouldn't it have made more sense to focus our efforts on the REAL people who hate our freedoms and have the power to take them away?

Sunday, December 27, 2020

There Is An Alternative

This statement by Matthew Ehret describes a viable alternative to US global hegemony:

The fact is those unipolar zombies programmed to think in no other terms but global post-nation state dominance are deathly afraid of the Russia-China bond of survival which has created a uniquely viable foundation for an alternative economic/security architecture for the world. This model is based on a system of finance that defines money not in speculative but rather long-term development of the real economic foundations of life. It also features a strong emphasis on win-win cooperation as opposed to Hobbesian zero-sum logic dominant among western powers, and it also finds itself driven by OPEN system economic practices shaped by unbounded scientific and technological progress that once upon a time guided America’s better traditions.

Source - http://thesaker.is/unipolar-vs-multipolar-the-death-of-mckinley-and-the-loss-of-americas-soul/

If you have time, I recommend you read his entire essay. It provides a good historical perspective on how we strayed from our better traditions.

And he provides this link to an essay about the assassination of President William McKinley:

https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/09/06/anarchist-assassination-of-us-president-william-mckinley-and-its-links-murder-tsar-alexander-ii/

I have always felt that Teddy Roosevelt had something to do with McKinley's murder. He was the person who benefited the most from it, and the speed with which the assassin was convicted and executed (less than two months) is rather suspicious:

https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-william-mckinley-assassination

Friday, December 25, 2020

To Be, Or Not To Be

Here is an article which provides the rationale for questioning the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus:

https://off-guardian.org/2020/06/27/covid19-pcr-tests-are-scientifically-meaningless/

As you can see, this is not a stark-raving-mad conspiracy theory but a reasonable question which apparently no one has answered.

Or am I missing something?

Will 2021 Be The Year Of Secession ???

In this essay, Tom Luongo makes a good argument for secession:

https://tomluongo.me/2020/12/22/end-american-myth-secession-not-revolution/

I particularly like this statement:

"But, as I said in the quote above, the states with the grievances today are the ones that produce the wealth of this fiction known as the U.S. It’s where the food is grown, the electricity generated, the goods produced and people aren’t shitting in the streets.

"The food lines may be long in Texas but there’s still food to distribute."

My generation more or less bought into the philosophy of Ayn Rand - that creators and producers have no obligation to support the parasites who feed off them. If we were to follow this idea to its logical conclusion, those of us in the "flyover states" would owe NOTHING to the Big Tech, Big Pharma, Big Med, and Big Government parasites who produce nothing other than lies and fantasies, who monetize OUR data and DNA, and who literally are sucking the lifeblood from the rest of us.

Succession? Why not? We may not survive without it.

Two Timely Messages

Here is a warning from Robert Kennedy, Jr.:

https://twitter.com/lyne_ian/status/1340123138223349760

And here is a medical counterargument to the government-generated COVID-19 hysteria:

https://brandnewtube.com/v/BG3SBs

In my view, the COVID-19 phenomenon is mainly a psyop campaign based loosely on questionable "facts" we are not allowed to question. If we succumb to this psyop, the next is bound to be more deleterious.

Clearly, TPTB have no respect for democracy or a republican form of government. They are true fascists, in the spirit of this quote which often is attributed to Benito Mussolini:

"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism, since it is the merger of state and corporate power."

Note well - There now are many challenges to the authenticity of this quote and its meaning, but if you think about what is now happening in the USA, I think you'll agree it is a good definition of the phenomenon. Those who claim it isn't because the fascism of the 1930s and 40s was more racist and nationalistic than the fascism of today are either missing the point or intentionally muddying the waters.

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Abandoned By Church And State

As you probably now realize, we have been abandoned by "our" government. The so-called COVID stimulus bill allocates more money for foreigners than for US citizens and is a veritable cornucopia of pork for large corporations. Shame on them, and shame on us for doing nothing about it.

But many of you may be unaware we also have been abandoned by "our" churches:

True belief in the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ is supposed to equip the Christian to overcome fear. Yet it has seemed to me that the reaction of much of the church to a coronavirus with an Infection Fatality Rate of around 0.2% – 0.26%, has really been no different to that of the non-Christian. What could have been a glorious time for the church to shine, with national leaders exhorting the nation to repent, exhorting people to overcome their fears by embracing the Gospel of the death, resurrection and ascension of Christ, became a non-event.

But this is not the half of it. Fear of the virus has shaped the way many have responded to the most astonishing powers over churches for eight centuries. You have to go back to 1208 to see such a closure of churches, which was done by a Papal Interdict (interestingly enough on 23rd March – the same day as Lockdown began) which lasted for six years.

Not quite six years this time, but a third of a year no less! And no, the state did not close churches during the Spanish Flu, yet when a virus of less than a tenth the lethality of Spanish Flu came on the scene (and far, far less than this for under 60s), the church largely rolled over.

Source - http://www.theblogmire.com/2020-the-year-the-church-was-as-sharp-as-a-two-edged-marshmallow/

In the Book of Revelation, the seven churches are given dire warnings and admonishments, such as these (from the KJV):

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Who in the churches today has the courage to preach such things? Apparently no one, and some even are taking money from the government as they abandon the doctrines of G-d to replace them with the doctrines of men and women. Joel Osteen is a prime example, as you can read here:

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/12/19/joel-osteens-houston-megachurch-defends-getting-44-million-in-federal-ppp-loans/

Dear Joel - It doesn't matter that the money didn't benefit you personally. What should matter is that your message frequently seems to contradict what Jesus told us to do.

Not to mention the shenanigans of Jerry Falwell, Jr. and his wife, who somehow now believe they are victims of persecution:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jerry-falwell-jr-suing-liberty-university-after-his-forced-resignation-n1245258

In a way, we deserve the bad advice we're getting from our priests, ministers, and pastors. We all know that what they're telling us is wrong, but we're too cowardly to do anything about it. We should have cast them from the pulpit long ago, and unless and until we do we will NEVER get back on the right path.

For who can argue that this scripture isn't a perfect description of today's churches?

And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 KJV

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

A Christmas Message

When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, to rebuild the nations, to bring peace among the people, to make music in the heart. - Howard Thurman

Source - https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/what-if-the-christ-child-had-been-born-in-the-american-police-state/

If you really want to contrast between then and now, please read the linked essay. It's quite revealing.

A Morgenthau Plan For America

Here is a reposting of something I wrote eight years ago. It's even more true today than it was then, and I have only altered the final paragraph:

The Morgenthau Plan, proposed by United States Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., advocated that the Allied occupation of Germany following World War II include measures to eliminate Germany's ability to wage war.

I have read the available plan documents and Morgenthau’s book Germany is our problem. My analysis of the plan in the context of recent American history reveals that its elements could be described as follows (in alphabetical order):

  • Abolish the old legal basis / laws
  • Control all research laboratories
  • Convert education into "peace school"
  • Create a powerful, ruthless world police force
  • Decentralize, transfer power to local governments
  • De-industrialize the nation, remove all heavy equipment, close and seal the mines
  • Demilitarize and demobilize the nation
  • Destroy (reinvent) existing institutions
  • Disarm the military
  • Disarm the people
  • Dispose of the Navy and merchant fleets
  • Enforce a policy of "zero tolerance" towards male violence
  • Establish a sense of defeat and guilt
  • Exact reparations
  • Make us beg for peace
  • Outlaw flags, parades, uniforms, etc.
  • Prepare us for globalism
  • Punish war criminals
  • Regulate all sources of information
  • Reinvent the family
  • Remove existing office holders
  • Reorganize the judiciary
  • Show no compassion during the process
  • Station our (too compassionate) troops elsewhere (e.g., Afghanistan)

Every one of these elements has been, is being, or will be implemented in the United States, with the exception of two: punishment for our war criminals and disposal of the Navy. (These two will not be performed because our brutal torturer/killers and our aircraft carriers are key elements in the success of the modernized American version of the plan.)

According to our version of history, the Germans were the bad guys; doing all this to them makes a bit of sense. However, our mythology says that we are the good guys; why should any of this be done to us?

Answer: to destroy our sovereignty, to make it impossible for us to defend ourselves as a nation, and to subjugate us to a tyrannical global authority. What other reason could there be?

Thank you for re-electing Obama ad-Dajjal electing Joe Biden and giving him and Kamala Harris at least four more years to further the process. Of course, Nitwit Mitt just about any other candidate would have done the same thing. Both All of them take orders from the global ruling class.

A Tragedy In 5593 Pages

Congress just passed a "stimulus" bill which was 5593 pages long, and no one read it before voting. It wasn't discussed in committee, and no Representative or Senator was allowed to amend it:

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/here-full-text-covid-stimulus-bill-all-5593-pages-it

This is not "a democracy" or even "a republican form of government". This is rule by oligarchs (e.g., Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell) who work in secret with the acquiescence of nearly all members of "our" Congress.

I will leave it to others to reveal the pork and nonsense it contains (as people finally read it -  after it becomes law), but I do recommend that you watch Senator Rand Paul's floor speech condemning it and the people who voted for it:

https://youtu.be/_p7P4EOqCG8

I cannot say this strongly enough - we are on the edge of a precipice. This level of debt is unsustainable, and Congress seems hell bent on increasing it even further. Just what the heck are they up to?

This can only end one of two ways - economic collapse, or debt forgiveness. Here are some thoughts on what that may mean:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2019/09/forgive-us-our-debts.html

Monday, December 21, 2020

Hail, Robotics !!!

The pandemic has caused personnel shortages in many industries.

What's the solution? Replace human workers with robots, some of which you can buy from this company:

https://locusrobotics.com/

The so-called "great reset" is based on a single, seldom spoken axiom - that humanity itself is not "sustainable". Were this not the case, TPTB would focus more on actually helping the masses than on keeping the merchandise and their profits flowing.

Welcome to the new normal, in which we all are seen as a liability.

Sunday, December 20, 2020

I Love It When I'm Right

Nine days ago I suggested TPTB would resort to two accounting tricks to make it appear their mRNA vaccines are effective:

(1) Limit the cycle threshold value for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing to 35 or less. This would greatly reduce the number of new cases.

(2) Limit the case death rate to persons who die FROM the SARS-CoV-2 virus (i.e., exclude persons who only died WITH SARS-CoV-2). This would dramatically reduce the number of new deaths.

Source - https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2020/12/an-easy-way-to-end-pandemic.html

Now another source has noticed that I may have been right, at least about accounting trick (1):

Even Dr Anthony Fauci has publicly admitted that a cycle threshold over 35 is going to be detecting “dead nucleotides”, not a living virus.

Despite all this, it is known that many labs around the world have been using PCR tests with CT values over 35, even into the low 40s.

So why has the WHO finally decided to say this is wrong? What reason could they have for finally choosing to recognise this simple reality?

The answer to that is potentially shockingly cynical: We have a vaccine now. We don’t need false positives anymore.

Notionally, the system has produced its miracle cure. So, after everyone has been vaccinated, all the PCR tests being done will be done “under the new WHO guidelines”, and running only 25-30 cycles instead of 35+.

Lo and behold, the number of “positive cases” will plummet, and we’ll have confirmation that our miracle vaccine works.

Source - https://off-guardian.org/2020/12/18/who-finally-admits-pcr-tests-create-false-positives/

Yes, there is a virus. No, these new vaccines are probably not the answer.

And NO, we don't have to destroy the economic and social fabrics of the entire world to overcome this "pandemic".

Perhaps we should look to other countries for a simpler, cheaper solution. Here's what India is doing:

While the World is on a vaccine frenzy, the Indian Government is distributing a home Covid Kit with Zinc, Doxycycline and Ivermectin. The cost: $2.65 per person.

Source - https://www.theautomaticearth.com/2020/12/debt-rattle-december-20-2020/

Update - 12/28/2020

Here is someone suggesting the CDC should revise the COVID-19 case death rate:

https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2020/12/23/it-is-long-past-time-for-the-cdc-and-nchs-to-clean-up-the-covid-19-death-counts-n1227508

They could do this one of two ways - either by utilizing accounting trick (2), or by fully explaining what they have been doing and why things need to change.

Which, if either, do you think they'll try?

Update - 01/05/2021

Here is additional discussion of the issue:

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/fda-admits-pcr-tests-give-false-results-prepares-ground-biden-virus-rescue-miracle

Is there ANY doubt this will happen?

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Petrus Romanus

Six years ago I wrote about the prophecy of Saint Malachy and the papacy of Petrus Romanus. You can read about it here:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2014/12/is-this-papacy-of-petrus-romanus.html

Thanks to the actions and intentions of Pope Francis, the prophecy is back in the news:

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1370760/pope-francis-retire-iraq-trip-doomsday-prophecy-saint-malachy-vatican-church-spt

Who can argue that we sit at "the end of an age"? We could very well be in The End Times, so I suggest you take that possibility seriously.

Pray hard, and do not take the mark.

How To Solve Unemployment

Here is a great essay by Ellen Brown which outlines how we can solve the current unemployment crisis:

https://scheerpost.com/2020/12/17/fdr-knew-exactly-how-to-solve-todays-unemployment-crisis/

Sadly, we're unlikely to get anything like this from the federal government.

Remember how Obama ad-Dajjal promised to employ millions to repair our infrastructure? Well, he didn't do a damn thing except spend trillion$ of dollar$ we didn't have, thereby shoveling more money into the hands of the bankers. No jobs were created or saved.

Since Biden is listening to the same gang of monetary morons, he's likely to do more of the same.

The Data Does NOT Support Lockdowns

Take a look at this analysis of COVID-19 data from Oregon:

https://econimica.blogspot.com/2020/12/response-to-coronavirus-in-oregon-has.html

It should be clear that the virus is NOT causing excess deaths in Oregon. And the same finding has been demonstrated for data on a national level:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2020/11/what-no-excess-deaths.html

This virus is being used as a pretext for the great climate change "reset", pure and simple. And along the way, corporations (e.g., Big Pharma) will profit handsomely while the rest of us starve in the dark.

Is that what YOU want? I sure don't.

Friday, December 18, 2020

A Declaration Of War ???

I'm sure you've heard of the recent cyberattack. If not, you can read about it here:

https://news.antiwar.com/2020/12/17/senators-liken-hack-to-russian-invasion-despite-lack-of-proof-moscow-was-involved/

Was this "a declaration of war" or just another attempt to drive a wedge between the public and Donald Trump?

If you leave the back door to your house unlocked and open, who is to blame for the inevitable theft - the "thief" or the owner of the house? If our cyber security is THAT bad, I think the focus should be on better protecting our important data ... NOT on "retaliation" against anybody.

What do YOU think?

By the way, why should ANYTHING at the NNSA be connected to the Internet?

Update - 12/19/2020

Don't know why I didn't see this before:

Perhaps this giant "hack" and the surrounding publicity are intended to shield what actually happened; i.e., the DNC stole the election, but now with the "hack" we can blame all the irregularities on the Russians, Chinese, etc.

Isn't this exactly what was done following the 2016 election, when we were told (without proof) that the Russians "hacked" the DNC servers?

Are we really this gullible?

Update - 12/20/2020

Apparently our abysmal IT security problems have been caused by the purchase of defective software:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/19/how-federal-hack-happened-448602

Are they really this incompetent? Apparently they are.

And BTW, the mRNA vaccines are another example of "untested software". Do we really want this stuff in our bodies, where it can make irreversible changes? I sure don't.

Looking To The Future

Our future is in the hands of the next generation. You can read about it here:

https://tomluongo.me/2020/12/16/republic-dies-next-generation-must-rise-gabbard-paul/

Are they up to it? They have been trained by people who hate the USA, and most of them seem to be content to give up their constitutionally guaranteed rights for hollow promises and a few trinkets.

I agree this is a generational conflict, but once the Boomers are gone this war is over.

If you disagree, please show me your proof.

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Just A Thought About Google

This article discusses the very public firing of a researcher at Google. Her former colleagues are demanding that she be reinstated and promoted:

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/17/947413170/google-ai-team-demands-ousted-black-researcher-be-rehired-and-promoted

I read the emails she wrote. In my view, she was fired for insubordination and for publically disrespecting and insulting her managers. Every boss I have ever had would have done the same thing (i.e., fire her).

Religious Persecution In USA

Here is a report about the coming persecution of Christians in the USA:

A group backed by congressional Democrats touting a “Secular America” has sent a 28-page document to the Biden transition team advising him to strip First Amendment rights from Christians who advocate traditional biblical positions on the sanctity of life, marriage, education and the nuclear family.

Source - https://www.technocracy.news/christian-purge-envisioned-during-biden-harris-administration/

Constitutional rights cannot be "stripped" from anyone by Congress or the President. Advocating such a thing is a tragedy in the making.

By the way, I'll bet that many believers in the Jewish faith hold similar views. Why aren't the "Secular Americans" complaining about THEM?

Our First Shadow President ???

Here is another absurd screed regarding the ongoing evils of Donald Trump:

https://unherd.com/2020/12/enter-trump-americas-first-shadow-president/

The shadow government began in earnest with Hillary Clinton and Obama ad-Dajjal, who separately and together led "the resistance" for the past four years. The linked article is yet another example of this kind of MSM absurdity:

a. Hillary somehow lost due to trickery, but Biden won fair and square.

b. Russia interfered in 2016, but China was blameless in 2020.

c. Trump wanted us to die, while Uncle Joe loves us and will get us all vaccinated.

d. Affordable energy is destroying the planet, while a lack of energy will save it.

e. Accumulating obscene wealth and continuing to pour money down the Pentagon shithole is okay, but helping the poor survive via Social Security and other safety net programs will destroy the federal budget.

And I could go on and on, but what's the point? The narrative will soon make a step change, and all that went before will be vilified or forgotten.

Year Zero

Here is C.J. Hopkins' description of "the new normal":

The point of the lesson is that GloboCap - the entire global-capitalist system acting as a single global entity - can, virtually any time it wants, suspend the Simulation of Democracy, and crack down on us with despotic force. It can (a) declare a “global pandemic” or some other type of “global emergency,” (b) cancel our so-called “rights,” (c) have the corporate media bombard us with lies and propaganda for months, (d) have the Internet companies censor any and all forms of dissent and evidence challenging said propaganda, (e) implement all kinds of new intrusive “safety” and “security” measures, including but not limited to the physical violation of our bodies … and so on. I think you get the picture. (The violation of our bodies is important, which is why they love “cavity searches” in prison, and why the torture-happy troops at Abu Ghraib were obsessed with sexually violating their victims.)

You can read the rest @

https://consentfactory.org/2020/12/16/year-zero/

Trump at least went through the motions of resisting this. Biden appears ready to jump back into it with both feet.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

What Could Have Been

Here is a lengthy discussion of the efficacy of HCQ:

https://filiperafaeli.substack.com/p/yes-hydroxychloroquine-is-scientifically

We got the vaccines instead. Go figure.

By the way, the introductory photo is of Dr. Josef Mengele, and the initial paragraphs are a sanitized description of his life. I'm not certain why the author included them, since (like anything about the Nazis and the Holocaust) they detract from his message.

A Common-Sense Solution ???

Here are some suggestions from Professor Tom Trenchard for what he calls the "United American Counties":

The principles of this new Union would be the principles of the Declaration of Independence, along with certain corollaries to these principles that elaborate its true meaning:

Limited and local government is the foundation of a genuine republic.

The natural right to religious liberty - of both worship and exercise - exists beyond politics, taking precedence over all rights merely positive, civil, or legal.

The natural right to life for all human beings at all ages and stages of development is entitled to recognition, respect, and protection.

The natural family begun in marriage between one man and one woman is the cornerstone of society.

The right to private property is fundamental, and should only be regulated as absolutely necessary to maintain free markets, equal opportunity, and the fair reward of industry and merit.

All citizens should be educated to understand the meaning and importance of American political principles, and equipped to become informed, active participants in our local, regional, and national systems of government.

Citizenship in the United American Counties is available to all who understand, profess, and commit to uphold the principles in this Declaration, regardless of national origin, racial or ethnic identity, or religious belief.

Source - https://americanmind.org/features/a-house-dividing/a-common-sense-solution/

I could live with these. But ... many people are vehemently opposed to most of them. I doubt they could be instituted without violence, a situation which destroys the entire concept.

By the way, these are eleven counties I believe would object to Trenchard's ideas and which more or less control our national electoral process. This rural/urban divide puts us squarely in a confederate/federal conflict not unlike that of our first Civil War:


Tuesday, December 15, 2020

White House Wallets

Here is a report about how former US AG William Barr amassed a personal fortune estimated to be $40 million:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/07/19/how-attorney-general-bill-barr-built-a-40-million-fortune/

Although many of you will see this as a vindication of the efforts to get rid of Trump, the broader message is that the US government is run by corporate insiders. And that's not going to change just because Biden got "elected".

The swamp remains. Long live the swamp - it's the only thing holding this country together.

COVID-19 Un-Explained

Here is an astonishing report about COVID-19 from Larry Romanoff. He presents facts and asks questions which most if not all other observers are neglecting:

https://www.unz.com/lromanoff/covid-19-un-explained/

I'm not certain what to make of this, other than to say most of us have a very poor grasp of the situation.

By the way, here is evidence suggesting the virus also affects MALE fertility:

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/new-chinese-study-confirms-covid-19-attacks-testicles-may-affect-male-fertility

Perhaps across-the-board sterilization was the goal all along.

Suppressing Dissent By Any Means

Not content with the "normal" means of suppressing dissent, this professor thinks the populace should be drugged into submission:

The scenario in which the government forces an immunity booster upon everyone is plausible. And the military has been forcing enhancements like vaccines or “uppers” upon soldiers for a long time. The scenario in which the government forces a morality booster upon everyone is far-fetched. But a strategy like this one could be a way out of this pandemic, a future outbreak or the suffering associated with climate change. That’s why we should be thinking of it now.

Source - https://www.anti-empire.com/medical-ethics-professor-proposes-government-adds-psychoactive-drugs-to-tap-water-to-reduce-dissent-from-lockdowns/

Dear Parker - There is nothing "ethical" about what you are proposing. It would be a horrific misuse of government power.

About that "suffering associated with climate change" - don't you think We the People should have a say in how to alleviate that suffering? Or do people like you want to have the final say?

By the way, there is absolutely no proof we're about to receive "an immunity booster". The only clear boost will be to Big Pharma profits. And please don't use the treatment of soldiers as a comparison. Military personnel are essentially chattel which the government can send to their deaths for any reason they choose ... or for no reason at all. I doubt the rest of the population wants to be treated that way.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

Here is a great discussion of Dr. Fauci, Big Pharma, and the vaccines we're being encouraged to take:

https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2020/12/x22report-dr-shiva-the-elite-have-enslaved-us-in-their-illusion-its-time-to-back-the-country-must-see-video-3556889.html

What's even MORE interesting is his discussion of how the US electoral system has become a widespread sham. That part starts at marker 16:50 of the video, and it's well worth your time.

It's no longer a question of "one person, one vote". The vote tabulators are programmed using a "weighted race algorithm" to enhance the votes of one candidate while diminishing those of another. And take note of his statement that ballot records are being destroyed, in violation of federal law.

Sheesh !!!

Our Children's Health

Here is a study worth reading:

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/unvaccinated-children-healthier-than-vaccinated-children/

Note well - I am not knee-jerk anti-vax, but I do think there is something going on here which should be investigated. The CDC's apparent failure to do anything about it is troubling, to say the least.

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Read This Before You Take The Vaccine

Here is a report (with videos) outlining some of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine potential side effects. I urge you to read it before getting "vaccinated":

https://www.activistpost.com/2020/12/the-covid-vaccine-is-here-and-so-are-potential-side-effects.html

If you don't have time to read or watch everything at the above link, at least take a look at this photo:

This could be you, or a member of your family. Think carefully about what's the best course of action at this point in time and whether the benefits outweigh the risks.

And if you really want to get to the heart of the matter, read this report:

https://www.dcclothesline.com/2020/12/12/cnn-reveals-that-vaccinating-elderly-for-covid-19-could-kill-them-but-if-you-mention-this-anywhere-you-will-be-banned/

Note well - The "official" concern is not potential harm to the elderly and others who take the vaccine, but that the side effects will persuade people not to take it.

This appears to be a policy similar to that adopted in 1955 when a defective Cutter vaccine actually GAVE polio to children. The government at first covered it up because it knew people would avoid the vaccine if they discovered what was happening.

Update - 12/16/2020

Here is a "fact check" claiming the vaccine is safe and the cases of Bell's palsy were unrelated to it:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/12/15/fact-check-bells-palsy-likely-unrelated-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine/6532985002/

Believe what you wish. But it is your health, so consider the options carefully.

Why The Teacher Shortage ???

According to The Intercept, the US has a teacher shortage because of President Trump's immigration policies:

https://theintercept.com/2020/12/12/j-1-visa-ban-teachers/

I think this is absolute nonsense. The US produces thousands of graduates every year with degrees which would allow them to teach. Why aren't THEY being hired for these open positions?

Seeking ever cheaper immigrant labor cannot solve our problems. We MUST create a society and an economy which enable people to earn a living wage. If we don't or can't, the US is toast.

A Recipe For Disaster

Here is a report about the federal government's spending habits:

https://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2020/12/federal-government-spending-nearly-twice-much-its-taking/170681/

As you may recall, federal spending took off while Obama ad-Dajjal was in the White House and accelerated under Trump and the pandemic. And recent reports suggest a Biden administration would continue or even increase the red ink.

If you or I did this, how long would it take until we were bankrupt? What makes the feds any different?

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Stealing Food To Survive

According to this report, more and more Americans are stealing food just to survive:

https://www.theorganicprepper.com/americans-stealing-food-to-survive/

We live in a society in which people have been killed by police or imprisoned merely for stealing a fountain drink or a few dollars worth of merchandise. If the incoming administration and/or Congress does not turn things around, we're facing a true Les Misérables situation. I really hope it doesn't come to that.

And PLEASE, don't link saving people from starvation to forcing them to take an experimental vaccine. That would be unconscionable.

Update - 12/13/2020

Here is additional discussion of hunger in America:

https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/first-time-million-working-poor-americans-turn-food-banks

Our Cowardly Supreme Court

By now you probably have heard that SCOTUS declined to hear the lawsuit by Texas challenging the constitutionality of the electoral process in four other States. If not, you can read about it here:

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/us-supreme-court-rejects-texas-challenge-election

The fact SCOTUS determined that Texas had no standing to sue shows they took the cowardly way out. If they had determined the case on its merits, any ruling would have offended at least half the country. That tells me that at least seven members of the court are cowards.

What good are these judges?

They and their predecessors have made some pretty shady rulings: e.g., corporations are persons, but healthy fetuses are not; ObamaCare is just a tax; Social Security also is just another tax, and not a social contract; etc.

And think about what this latest SCOTUS move means: if a State cannot challenge the constitutionality of another State's actions, then who can?

It seems to me the real purpose of the FBI is to hide, destroy, or ignore evidence; the real purpose of the DOJ is to shield the powers that be from prosecution; and the real purpose of the Supreme Court is to protect the so-called "national security state" and its corporate funders. Where in that scheme is fairness or justice for We the People and for the States?

If this sort of crap doesn't make the case for secession, then I don't know what does.

Update - 12/13/2020

Here is additional discussion of SCOTUS cowardice:

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/509457-supreme-court-failed-republic/

and

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/court-packing-scotus-democrats-intimidation/2020/12/12/id/1001231/

Will all this lead to secession? Here is discussion of that possibility:

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/seccession-texas-gop-calls-new-union-states-will-abide-constitution-wake-supreme-court

Note well - it appears to be the Left which is not following the US Constitution. Why then is the Right being portrayed as the "secessionists" and "insurrectionists"? Isn't it the other way around?

Turbulent times lay ahead. Stay alert, and be careful.

Update - 12/18/2020

Here is what SCOTUS did to the states:

There is no mechanism for states to redress grievances of any import now. What was left of the compact between equal sovereign states died with a whimper in the halls of the SCOTUS and to thunderous applause by the BlueCheckMarked Sneetches on Twitter.

Source - https://tomluongo.me/2020/12/16/republic-dies-next-generation-must-rise-gabbard-paul/

Friday, December 11, 2020

An Easy Way To End The Pandemic

There is an easy way to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Just do these two things:

(1) Limit the cycle threshold value for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing to 35 or less. This would greatly reduce the number of new cases.

(2) Limit the case death rate to persons who die FROM the SARS-CoV-2 virus (i.e., exclude persons who only died WITH SARS-CoV-2). This would dramatically reduce the number of new deaths.

As you may know, the mRNA vaccines now being approved have a very low absolute risk reduction rate (0.39%) and apparently have NOT been demonstrated to reduce the case fatality rate. You can read about those facts here:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2020/12/how-effective-are-vaccines.html

If the powers that be continue to report the case and fatality rates using the existing paradigm, it quickly will become clear to everyone the new vaccines are not very effective. Therefore, I expect TPTB to resort to measures (1) and (2) above, which will deceptively suggest the pandemic is being brought under control.

This has been a numbers game all along, and as the saying goes - there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Our Impact On Our Planet

This is huge - stuff made by humans outweighs the biomass of our planet:

https://www.ecowatch.com/human-production-mass-nature-biomass-2649441047.html

Yes, we're affecting all life on our planet.

The next question is, "what do we do about it?"

According to some, the answer is to give everyone a vaccine which sterilizes them.

Q: How would we know before it's too late?

A: We can't. Maybe that's why TPTB are in a hurry to approve the vaccines for use and persuade us all to take them.

And no, this is not merely a "conspiracy theory". The following warning suggests we need to take this possibility seriously:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-women-of-childbearing-age-currently-pregnant-planning-a-pregnancy-or-breastfeeding/covid-19-vaccination-a-guide-for-women-of-childbearing-age-pregnant-planning-a-pregnancy-or-breastfeeding

Why Are Oath Keepers A Threat ???

It seems to me that every time "Oath Keepers" are mentioned, it's to portray them as some kind of threat. Here is an example:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/12/09/oath-keepers-far-right-group-infiltrate-local-government-texas-443773

How can they be a "far right group" of "infiltrators", when the US Constitution contains the following requirement:

Article VI, Para. 3

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution

It seems to me the real "infiltrators" who are a danger to our republic are the legislators and officers who take this oath upon entering their office(s) but who then seem either to not understand what it means or who willfully ignore it.

Texas is right - either the US Constitution matters and must be followed, or we need to seek a remedy.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Is Melinda Gates Really This Dumb ???

Take a look at this summary of a recent interview with Melinda Gates:

https://www.aier.org/article/we-hadnt-really-thought-through-the-economic-impacts-melinda-gates/

This is what happens when unqualified persons with a huge amount of unearned money decide they should run other people's lives.

And believe me when I say this nonsense isn't over. Not by a long shot.

Update - 12/11/2020

And now she's disappointed that US citizens may get priority for the vaccines:

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/america-last-melinda-gates-incredibly-disappointed-after-trump-gives-americans-vaxx-first

In my view, the rich and their children all should be vaccinated first. If they survive, I'll consider taking one of the vaccines ... but never an mRNA version.

The Destruction Of Beirut

Here is great commentary from Linh Dinh:

https://www.unz.com/ldinh/beirut-2020/

Especially of note are the claims about the 2005 assassination of Lebanese PM Rafic Hariri, which was blamed on Hezbollah but may have been the work of the US-Israeli axis of evil.

I pity anyone who lives in this region of the world.

John Kerry's Climate Change Goals

According to a little-read report, John Kerry apparently has the following "climate change" goals:

1. A huge rebuilding of the United States’ military bases,

2. Countering China in the Pacific, and

3. Preparing for a war with Russia in the newly-melted Arctic.

Source - https://www.mintpressnews.com/john-kerry-think-tank-calls-for-war-with-russia-over-climate-change/273480/

And you can read the report itself here:

https://www.americansecurityproject.org/kerry-climate-envoy-national-security-council/

Yes, the wording isn't exactly the same, but Kerry's think tank clearly has some bizarre ideas.

Do we want retired generals, admirals, and other hawks to control our economic and foreign policies? I sure don't.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

The Most Important Issue Of 2020

From the TX case filed with SCOTUS against GA, MI, PA, and WI:

"Our Country stands at an important crossroads. Either the Constitution matters and must be followed, even when some officials consider it inconvenient or out of date, or it is simply a piece of parchment on display at the National Archives. We ask the Court to choose the former."

Source - https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rabobank-texas-opens-huge-can-worms-nobody-media-will-cover-it

The choice will determine our future for at least the next 100 years, and perhaps forever.

By the way, according to the above report Texas is apparently now supported by Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Tennessee.

The Net-Zero Fairy Tale

Here is a rational analysis of the net-zero movement set to take hold of US energy/climate policy:

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2020/12/06/the_imfs_net-zero_fairy_tale_652008.html

Achieving net-zero will hurt more and cost more than we're being told. Considering that US households already are flat broke, where do we come up with the money to afford higher energy costs?

In simple terms, humans can only achieve net-zero by using less energy. That will only happen if there are fewer humans. And that can only happen if some higher authority forces a reduction in our numbers.

Bill Gates has suggested that the way to do this is through vaccines. Is that what the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are intended to do? If so, when do We the People get a say in the process?

By the way, our Israeli "friends" don't seem to give a damn about net-zero:

https://www.972mag.com/gulf-oil-israel-arms-industry/

Why are they once again getting a free pass?

Where's The Hitler ???

Here is an exceptional essay by CJ Hopkins concerning the past four year's worth of absurd claims about President Trump:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/09/tech/elon-musk-texas/index.html

Petitions are circulating which demand Trump be punished for his crimes. What crimes? In reality, has Trump done ANYTHING illegal that other presidents have not done? Why weren't THEY punished?

I agree the Augean Stable known as Washington, DC does need to be cleaned out, but replacing Trump with Biden will do no such thing.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

America Closing Down

Here's a good video about how the US government is screwing its citizens:

https://youtu.be/8aOLuf-qlko

And here's an essay on the same topic:

https://www.activistpost.com/2020/12/how-the-covid-response-has-destroyed-the-personal-finances-of-americans.html

If you think the Biden crew will be any different, you're going to be disappointed. They appear to be ready to turn the helm over to BlackRock, and since when have such private asset firms had our best interest in mind?

https://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/508068/Nicht-Goldman-Sachs-BlackRock-kapert-die-US-Regierung-unter-Biden [translation required]

This will not have a happy outcome, at least not for you and me.

Privatizing Water

The powers that be are buying up the world's water resources. And they intend to profit from that ownership:

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/wall-street-gears-trade-water-futures-scarcity-fears-surge

Like the atmosphere, water belongs to all of us. And we shouldn't have to pay rich people just to take a breath or a drink.

Putting Soylent Green On The Menu ???

Remember this movie scene?

https://youtu.be/8ZZvLBa5GYY

Something like it is right around the corner. You can read about it here:

https://dnyuz.com/2020/12/07/steaks-grown-from-human-cells-spark-interest-and-outrage/

If we continue to ravage the planet, it's just a matter of time until we become cannibals. We're killing off just about everything else.

Monday, December 7, 2020

Was This Stephen Hawking's Greatest Blunder ???

Here is a fascinating look into one of the great questions of modern cosmology, one which was popularized by Professor Stephen Hawking:

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-black-hole-information-paradox-comes-to-an-end-20201029/

Granted, the article is extremely long and may put you to sleep, but for those of you interested in cosmology and the long-term future of our universe it's a must-read.

By the way - I don't mean to trivialize Hawking's contributions (he was one of the all-time great theoretical physicists), but no scientist can ever be right about everything for all time. Newly discovered facts almost always lead to new theories and new science.

How Effective Are The Vaccines ???

Those newfangled COVID vaccines may not be as effective as advertised:

The 90%-95% numbers “measure” relative risk reduction. The absolute risk reduction is completely different. In the Pfizer case, 99.57% of the unvaccinated people did not become infected, while 99.96% of the vaccinated people did not become infected. Therefore, the absolute risk reduction is 99.96% – 99.57% = 0.39%.

Source - https://www.theautomaticearth.com/2020/12/95-vaccine-efficacy-not-so-fast/

That doesn't sound like it's worth taking, does it?

But they might force us to take a vaccine anyway:

... there is legislative precedent dating back to a U.S. Supreme Court case in 1905 called Jacobson v. Massachusetts that allows the government to mandate vaccinations.

In that case, the Supreme Court said that states have under their police powers, which is under the Constitution, the authority to enact reasonable regulations as necessary to protect public health, public safety, and the common good. Vaccination mandates constitute exactly that kind of permissible state action to protect the public’s health. Even though it’s 115 years old, this continues to be the benchmark case on the state’s power to mandate vaccination.

Source - https://www.theorganicprepper.com/covid-vaccine/

One has to wonder - why did "our" government suppress an allegedly effective treatment (i.e., the HCQ-antibiotic-zinc cocktail) in favor of questionable new drugs (e.g., Remdesivir) and unproven, possibly ineffective vaccines?

What's really going on here?

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Saturday, December 5, 2020

A House Dividing

Here is a witty look at our future from Professor Tom Trenchard:

https://americanmind.org/features/a-house-dividing/2020-a-retrospective-from-2025/

Could such a thing ever happen? I doubt it could be achieved and maintained by non-violent means.

On the plus side, here are some reasons why rural counties may have an advantage over urban ones [these are my beliefs - feel free to compare them to your own]:

1. Rural folks know the true purpose of private ownership of firearms, while urban folks do not.

2. Rural folks are better positioned to grow their own food, while urban folks mostly depend on others to feed them.

3. Rural folks have greater access to water resources, and most of our remaining natural resources are located in rural counties.

4. Cities have huge financial obligations they're unable to pay, such as pensions for cops and other city/county employees.

5. Rural folks still believe in G-d and country, while urban folks seem to be living in Satan's Kingdom.

That's my two cents. What you YOU think?