Does Not Compute

A few weeks ago, in one of the largest-ever expansions of veteran health care, "Joe Biden" directed the US Department of Veterans Affairs to extend eligibility to MILLIONS of sick military vets:

https://news.va.gov/press-room/veteran-toxins-hazards-serving-eligible-va/

Good for you, Joe. Right?

Yet, three weeks later the VA announced it has to CUT 10.000 full-time positions from its medical staff:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/03/19/va-plans-cut-10000-jobs-year-medical-side-of-house.html

This does not compute !!!

I believe the President's action represents a cynical election year ploy. After all, if Congress or the VA itself were to object that there is no money or staff to treat the newly eligible vets, wouldn't that aggravate millions of vets and their families who might otherwise have voted for Donald Trump and GOP candidates?

Face it, my fellow vets, we're just pawns in the Great Game being played by TPTB. And if we complain too loudly, there are millions of new arrivals ready, willing, and able to take our place.

Children Of Men

According to several sources, the global human fertility rate is dropping ... fast:

https://modernity.news/2024/03/21/global-population-set-to-fall-for-first-time-in-700-years/

I believe THIS is the primary reason the US and the EU have opened their borders to mass migration. Of course, there's also the bonus of using the millions of new arrivals to mold a loyal electorate, or to send them off as cannon fodder for the coming wars against Russia, China, and Iran.

Note the involvement of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the obvious complicity of the "Joe Biden" administration. I always thought our Congress has the responsibility to determine how and when to admit new persons into the US:

US Constitution Article I, Section 8

4. [The Congress shall have Power] To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization ...

But apparently the President thinks he has the power to open the borders WITHOUT the approval of our Congress. And he does, as long as no one complains. And if anyone DOES complain, by the time SCOTUS gets off their duffs and does something about it millions more will have arrived and joined the body politic.

What a fine kettle of fish !!!

Insane Is As Insane Does

James Howard Kunstler presents a cogent appraisal of today's USA:

https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/wake-up-call-2/

And Scott Adams seconds the motion thusly:

The gears of the machine have become visible. We can all see the FBI is rotten and the DOJ is weaponized. We know the border is open intentionally. We know the cartels are working with our government. We know our elections are DESIGNED to not be auditable and there's only one reason for it. We can see Biden is not in charge. We know the Ukraine war was always about its energy resources and who gets to own them. We know our rising debt is ruinous. We know our experts are liars. We know our pharma and food industries are poisoning us. We know our government is racist. We know the corporate media is essentially owned by Democrats who are controlled by intelligence entities and they are actively brainwashing the population. We know the 1st and 2nd amendments, and X, are under sustained government attack because they are the public's last defense against the government.

But we are not quitters.

And the odds do not apply to us.

Source - https://x.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1771256365597741224?s=20

Yes, knowledge is power ... but only if it moves us to action. How much longer are we going to put up with this crap?

Catch 23

So, SCOTUS rules that Texas can arrest and deport "illegals", but is overridden by an appeals court which says they can't.

And now Mexico says they wouldn't accept them back anyway:

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240320/mexico-to-deny-entry-to-migrants-deported-from-texas-under-new-sb4-law-1117447569.html

Do you get the feeling that someone is working very hard to keep our borders open?

Here's a timely quote to consider as you ponder just what the hell is going on:

For the first time in my 94 years on earth, I fear for the future of our democracy. I see the federal government using its enormous powers with contempt for the governed instead of with the consent of the governed as our founders envisioned.

Fundamental change in America is occurring by executive order or the force of the government’s police powers instead of through the legislative process required by the Constitution. From this, I fear that free market capitalism may be replaced by big government socialism. I also fear the erosion of our rights and freedoms, including parental rights, freedom of speech and religion, and due process.   

In the past, I always had the confidence that a president who was a threat to democracy could be voted out of office in the next election. I am no longer that confident today. My lack of confidence is because the media today is not the watchdog over government that our Founders intended it to be. It is instead the lapdog of government, shielding the public from the entire truth about the policies and actions of the current administration.

Source - https://realclearwire.com/articles/2024/03/19/its_time_for_gop_to_unite_behind_trump_150665.html

By the way, I'm not certain Trump is the answer ... but I'm DAMN sure Biden definitely isn't.

West Wants Water

I came across this Chinese water diversion project on the Internet today:

https://www.water-technology.net/projects/south_north/

Considering how desperate our Southwest and West are for water, wouldn't it be nice if "our" government could do something like this to bring water from the Great Lakes to our rapidly drying regions?

It looks like we'll get a "smart grid" instead ... for all those EVs we're gonna be forced to buy.

Hey, what generates more CO2 - a gas powered car or an EV which catches on fire?

The Dreamers At West Point

You may have heard the US Military Academy at West Point has changed its mission statement from a focus on "Duty, Honor, County" to what are now called "Army Values". If not, you can read about it here:

https://www.westpoint.edu/news/press-releases/west-point-mission-statement-update-0

Two things immediately come to mind:

(1) If you've never heard General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's Sylvanus Thayer Award acceptance address which emphasized those three foundational words, you should listen to it now. It's quite inspirational:

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurthayeraward.html

(2) The new direction being taken by our military academy appears to be the one suggested in John Lennon's song "Imagine" (see lyrics below):

https://youtu.be/ugrAo8wEPiI

Imagine there's no heaven

It's easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us, only sky

Imagine all the people

Livin' for today

Ah

Imagine there's no countries

It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion, too

Imagine all the people

Livin' life in peace

You

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people

Sharing all the world

You

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will live as one

[Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: John Winston Lennon

Imagine lyrics © Budde Music France, CONSALAD CO., Ltd, Downtown Music Publishing, Sentric Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, TuneCore Inc.]

The former Beatle's dream sounds tempting indeed, but does it accurately reflect the direction we're headed? The undeclared wars in Ukaine and Gaza, and the ones soon to come against China, Iran, and Russia may result in a Utopia of sorts for The Powers That Be, but for the rest of us almost certainly will result in a horrible nightmare.

I prefer MacArthur's version of the future. How about you?

Not Secure

We pay a lot of money for "security", to the military and to other government organizations. A LOT OF MONEY.

What do we get in return?

Spy balloons in our skies.

Drone swarms over sensitive installations:

https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks

And now thousands of drones crossing our southern border:

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pentagon-commander-reveals-alarming-number-drone-incursions-us-mexico-border

Not only were we UNPROTECTED on 9/11, now our borders appear completely OPEN to anyone and anything who wants to enter our country for reasons unknown.

THIS IS BS !!!

We need a government that is going to protect us; not one which sends billion$ of weapons to Israel and Ukraine while leaving us defenseless.

Clearly "Joe Biden" and crew cannot handle the job.

Quo Vadis, Victoria ???

You may have heard that Victoria Nuland has resigned her position in the US State Department and is expected to retire. Some of that may be true.

You also may have heard that NATO will soon be choosing a new chief, and here is a report on possible candidates for the position:

https://www.dw.com/en/who-will-finally-be-the-next-nato-chief/a-67855736

I would not surprised if Ms. Nuland were to get the job ... or at least get to play an important related role.

Considering that TPTB are shifting their murderous focus to China, here are some things that make sense to me:

• They want to keep the pressure on Russia and drive a wedge between Russia and China;
• They want to make China into the chief enemy while shifting the main burden of the Ukraine war to NATO (i.e., away from Biden or his successor); and
• They want to declare "victory" no matter the outcome. If Ukraine loses, the EU will get blamed, and not the US. If Ukraine wins, the US will take all the credit in spite of the EU's efforts.

Considering these possibilities, does it make sense to sideline one of the chief architects and behind-the-scenes generals of this entire crusade?

Of course not.

Bill of Attainder

In their frenzied haste to do away with President Trump, some members of Congress plan to pass legislation stating that he committed the crime of insurrection on January 6, 2021.

This is expressly forbidden by the US Constitution, as it would be a "bill of attainder":

Article I, Section 9

3. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

I believe that Section 5 of the 14th Amendment does NOT override Article I, Section 9, para. 3 of the main document. Congress can now pass legislation defining how to implement Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, but Trump would first have to be convicted of the appropriate crime in a court of law, with all the benefits of due process.

It would be nice if our Representatives and Senators would take the time to read, understand, and follow our Constitution ... all of it.

Notable Lists

 Found today on the Internet:

Anarchy In The UK ???

Here is a wonderful critique of the PM of the UK:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/01/rishi-sunak-purposefully-grips-his-lectern-but-shows-he-has-no-grip-of-the-country

I think it would be helpful if OUR "newspapers" would analyze "Joe Biden" in the same manner. Instead we get myriad distortions and outright lies about Trump, which at this point serve little purpose other than to help keep him out of the White House.

Please tell us the FACTS, and we'll decide for ourselves what they mean.

The COVID Debacle

Here is an EXCELLENT roundup of the distortions and lies behind the COVID debacle. I highly recommend everyone at least scan the summaries of the testimony:

https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/this-senate-panel-on-the-vaccines

Here's a sample of the findings:

In 1962, children received 5 vaccine doses, and in 1986, the schedule expanded to 25 doses of 5 different vaccine formulations. Shortly after the passage of the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, the law was amended to essentially erect a liability shield protecting vaccine manufacturers, and the schedule expanded dramatically. By 2023, 73 doses of 16 different vaccine formulations were given to children up to age 18. [As we discovered through lawsuits] the FDA approved these formulations individually only with minimal and inadequate safety testing, and the CDC has never tested the cumulative effect of the vaccine schedule on childhood health outcomes.

And as you might expect, our children's health outcomes are much worse than kids who are NOT exposed to these harmful injectable products.

"Our" government really does not seem to have our best interests in mind. Not even close.

And it's about time we demand to know why.

Update - 3/6/2024

Here is a 14-minute edited version of the hearing which captures many important points:

https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1763324208401068314?s=20