In the 5 steps of the collapse of an empire, financial collapse is the first and most sudden to occur. Next is commercial collapse. The physical flows of consumer products and services were disrupted because of the widespread bank failures. Trading partners become skeptical of the ability to make payments. Political collapse comes as people progressively lose faith in their own government. Country begin to see signs of splitting with different ideas of how to move forward. Local forms of government spontaneously sprang up, to fill the void, often in partnership with organized crime for enforcement. That's just the first three steps that we will likely see in our lifetime.
So there is a bank in the USA that failed.
That is all over the “news”.
What is also being reported is that this bank is where all the high-tech start-ups are funded. And because of this failure, of the bank, many start-up with more than $250,000 in deposit will lose it all.
What is not as widely known, is that many Chinese high-tech start-ups have also used this bank.
But WHY isn’t China reeling from this bank collapse?
Why is only the United States suffering from the collapse?
Perhaps…
That is because it was the Chinese start-ups, and depositors that decided to make a simultaneous bank run that shut down the entire kit and caboodle…
I have the e-mails / chats on WeChat and other platforms that alerted all Chinese in the United States to start pulling out of United States banks and close their assets. This flood of alerts occurred throughout China, after the American Congressional team returned from Taiwan...
I wonder…
Is it a coincidence?
Well, you all know what I think. Right?
Do not fuck with China, they will fuck you RIGHT BACK.
It's just another "1 + 1 = 2" moment.
Some curious facts…
The B-52’s – Rock Lobster (Countdown 1980)
Let’s set up today’s theme…
“Sink China Warships,”: US General On Breaking Blockade Of Taiwan- Report
GeneralWilsbach said, "We've got to sink the ships," and recommended the US "amass firepower" in the region with the use of armed drones and added the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider could be "helpful in our mission."
Taipei: Commander of US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), General Kenneth Wilsbach said that the US must sink Chinese warships to break a blockade of Taiwan, reported Taiwan News.
While speaking to reporters at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado on Wednesday, General Wilsbach said, “We’ve got to sink the ships,” and recommended the U.S. “amass firepower” in the region with the use of armed drones and added the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider could be “helpful in our mission.”
General Wilsbach recalled that in response to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, China deployed ships off the east coast of Taiwan to act “as a sort of blockade,” reported Military.com.
Tensions started between China and Taiwan after the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi travelled to Taiwan in August.
China raised objections to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory. China announced military drills around Taiwan over Pelosi’s visit to the island.
General Wilsbach said the surface-to-air missiles mounted on the ships created an “anti-access/area denial engagement zone” that discouraged warplanes from other countries from entering for fear of being shot down.
Although Washington’s priority is to deter Beijing from invading, General Wilsbach said the military needs to have contingencies in the event China does attack Taiwan. He argued that if hostilities do break out, the first order of business is that, “We’ve got to sink the ships,” reported Taiwan News.
The commander said that sinking Chinese warships should not only be the main objective of the PACAF “but really anyone that’s going to be involved in a conflict like this.”
He stressed the need for the US and the militaries of friendly nations to plan and train together a great deal more, reported Taiwan News.
General Wilsbach said that many wings under his command are rehearsing the US Air Force’s tactic of spreading crews and aircraft across “many, many islands.”
China has enacted a long-term and flexible strategy for the self-governing island. This strategy involves periodic military exercises that amount to blockades, with a tighter military noose increasing the threat level.
Moreover, it sends the message that any large military exercise could quickly be the real thing – an indefinite blockade of Taiwan to starve it into submission.
Crossing Over Lost In Space with Star Trek.
Crossing Lost In Space with Star Trek. Blends well… with …coffee. Original Date of Posting: August 12,2018. From Facebook. Brilliant editing by Doug Fuchs.
https://youtu.be/m85TCDypp50
Roast Beef Pita Sandwiches
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 cup chopped bell pepper (about 1 medium)
- 2 (6-inch) pita breads, cut into halves
- 1/3 pound thinly sliced lean roast beef
- 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
Instructions
- Mix yogurt, dill weed and mustard; stir in bell pepper.
- Fill each pita bread half with 1/3 cup yogurt mixture and 1/4 of the beef and alfalfa sprouts.
STARGATE (1994) | Going Through The Stargate
Hollywood. LOL!
Not really like this. It’s actually instantaneous.
Fantastic Illustrations By Waldemar von Kozak
Check out these fantastic illustrations from Russian artist Waldemar von Kozak. We love the surrealism at play here which seems to hint at dark, broad social commentary all through a pulp and noir or sci-fi lens. If anything, Kozak’s striking use of color and distortion of everyday objects and places are worth a look.
Follow Waldemar von Kozak on DeviantArt and website.
How the U.S. Spent $1.4 Trillion in Debt Last Year
Expectations vs. reality in Japan
10 lies women tell their boyfriends
1. Go ahead, I already came.
Yeah, um, if she already came you wouldn’t need to ask – you would have heard it. Some women can climax without making noise but that takes a lot of practice. It’s like silent laughing – possible but unlikely. If you are banging your girlfriend and she’s made not a peep – she didn’t orgasm. Wanna test it? Go down on her and work her clitoris over with your tongue for 10 or so minutes, if she’s not bucking, moaning or screaming then you have a unicorn who can silently orgasm. Otherwise, she’s lying.
2. I’m fine or It’s fine.
I don’t know what you did but I can tell you something definitively it is so NOT fine. She is NOT in the least bit fine. I’d runaway if I were you because that is a ticking time bomb you are prodding for an answer and it will blow…just not you.
3. I’ll be ready in a few minutes.
Unless you’re dating a dude in disguise, she will not be ready in a few minutes. We say a few minutes when we mean an hour because it sounds better. We need to do hair, make up and multiple outfit try-ons. It feels like a few minutes to us because we are hauling ass, but the clock and your patience say otherwise.
4. Tell me I promise I won’t be mad or upset
Hahahahahahahahaha…don’t fall for that one. We are already gearing up to be upset. We’re trying to coax you into telling us something we know we don’t want to hear and we are ticked off that you just made us lie to you and promise to not get mad when you know we will.
5. Age/weight
We wear Spanx, corsets, tummy panels, control top everything and push-up bras and make up which includes concealer. Everything in our arsenal is geared towards lying about our weight and age. We use poses to make our social media pictures look 10 years younger and 20-50 lbs. thinner. If you marry us, you will know our age, maybe but you will never, ever know how much we weigh. Even at our thinnest we take 10-15 lbs. off the truth because those Spanx say we can.
6. I have no idea where I want to eat.
We have an idea, but we don’t want to say. We do know what we don’t want to eat, and we are happy to have you narrow it down for us by naming 35 places you could eat. While we just say no to every suggestion until you sigh and say the one place we both knew I wanted.
7. Do whatever you want.
Yeah, so this means we have no opinion and no woman on the planet has no opinion. Do not do whatever you want, it won’t end well.
8. Sure, you can go with your friends.
Nope, you cannot go with your friends. If you go with your friends it will be World War 3, do you want that? Better yet, if you do go with your friends, we will go with our friends – you know those chicks who hate your guts and want us to dump you. This is one of those lies that is a precursor towards vengeance.
9. I didn’t finish but that’s okay.
Dude, it’s not okay. The whole point of sex is the orgasm and not having an orgasm sucks. We don’t want you to feel bad or inadequate because we love you. That doesn’t mean you should just roll over and go to sleep. Just because you finished doesn’t mean you can’t finish us, you have a hand and a mouth – get in there and finish is off. Otherwise, the resentment will add up.
10. You are the best I have ever had.
We care about you and we don’t want to make you feel insecure or lacking in any way, so we will tell you that you’re the best even if you’re not. Plus, positive reinforcement works much better than shaming. We tell you that you’re the best and it will make you want to work even harder and get even better. You don’t need to be shamed about a lackluster performance any more than I need to be shamed for having a big rear end. If we shame your performance it will kill your self-esteem, if you shame my big butt I may lose it, but I’ll dump you when I do.
ODDBALL THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO
Do those foreigners who have lived in China find life in their home countries not as convenient when coming back home?
Absolutely yes.
I travel to my home country every two years and often to a lot of other western countries, it has become a recurring epiphany for me the feeling of how fast is China evolving.
In China, I access my home and even pick up my son from kindergarten using “facial recognition”, no keys or pass are needed … I just need to remember to wear my face.
While In China (if you can afford it) you will never cook again!… The array of food choices and products you can try is overwhelming. Everything can be delivered to your doorstep or even at your GPS location in no more than 15 minutes*. (*Depending on where you live/are)
In China you don’t need to bother about your ¨safety¨ or having your stuff stolen in the streets, any dark alley is just a dark alley… no dangers inside. Even if a theft ever happens to you, the bad guys can be tracked down through CCTV in a matter of hours and justice works. That’s very convenient and gives you peace of mind.
In China, bureaucracy is by default… but it works!. A lot of old school paperwork is being digitalized and most of the things can be done in seconds to minutes using an app, website or WeChat mini-programs. Everything is becoming paperless. I changed between 3 internet providers at no cost in the same week because as a consumer I have the right to choose the fastest service, right?.
Paying in China is beyond cashless. We all know how it works. Now we use our phones but in no time those will be all replaced by our own face print.
In China, moving around is absolutely convenient. Who needs to drive a car In big cities like Shanghai? The Metro System reaches practically everywhere in minutes, the service is clean, safe, frequent, punctual and cheap. Most of the lines are not crowded outside of peak time. High-speed trains rival airplanes as a ¨better choice¨ because they have a more comfortable and convenient process to board. There are multiple brands of bike-sharing systems in every city. There are also systems for sharing-umbrellas, sharing-battery chargers, sharing-EVCars, and sharing-everything-you-can–imagine for cents an hour… everywhere you go.
When you go to a restaurant in China, you can scan the QRCode pasted in your table, make the order in your phone and the food will come to your table in minutes (literally minutes… no 30 to 40 minutes like in any western country). In some places you rarely need to wait for the bill, you just walk out to the door and scan the WeChat or AliPay QRCode to pay… all done!.
China has a No-Tipping culture… which is very convenient, you pay the price you see in your bill.
In China, you can carry your half-drank smoothie or shopping bags from another shop in your hands when entering any business, a bank, a convenience store or a shop and nobody will push you out, give you a bad look or force you to drop it in a locker. You can even enter those places with your hat on (in many countries they won’t allow it because they doubt everyone!). I find the issue of ¨untrustiness¨ to be very disgusting and is a standard in many western countries (In Latin America, and some European countries especially). China is very convenient and relaxed in this matter.
In China, every new product you see as a novelty on the internet is available right away in the local market, something you can do in very few other markets around the world. Very convenient!
I could go on and on with the items. I’m not exaggerating or being paid to say this.
If you want to try the lifestyle just come to spend some time, it will be difficult to go back anywhere else… this is China in 2020.
China: It’s Life Or Death With U.S As An “Attacking Wolf”
She’s not a China lover. But it’s a pretty good video.
Bacon and Onion Bratwursts
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon
- 2 medium onions, sliced and separated into rings
- 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- 4 links fully cooked bratwurst or knockwurst, or 4 frankfurters
- 4 hot dog buns, split and toasted
- Dijon-style mustard
Instructions
- In a large skillet cook bacon till crisp.
- Drain bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings.
- Crumble bacon and set aside.
- Cook onions and green bell pepper in reserved drippings, covered, over medium heat about 5 minutes or till tender, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in the 1 tablespoon mustard.
- Score bratwurst 1/4 inch deep at 1 inch intervals; add to onion mixture.
- Cover and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.
- Spread buns with additional mustard.
- Place bratwurst in buns.
- Top with onions and green pepper.
- Sprinkle with bacon.
Soul Train Shake Your Booty KC & Sunshine Band
15 People Facing Imminent Death Reveal Their Thoughts And Feelings As They Were About To Die
1. Disgustingly: that I didn’t care if those around me were killed just as long as I got out alive. The knowledge of that being my thought process at the time has haunted me my entire life.
I was in a national safari park at night in Zimbabwe with some friends on a school trip (aged around 15/16). We were told not to walk around at night because of honey badgers and other dangerous animals, but we wanted to go and see the watering hole at night so decided to ignore that advice.
So we start walking towards the watering hole in almost pitch black save a few lamps here and there. Halfway to the watering hole we heard a bush rustle around 5 meters from the path we were walking on, followed by an unmistakable lion’s roar. None of us either bother to look and all ran madly towards the watering hole where we know there’s a fence. I’ve never run so fast in my life. All I remember is being terrified I’d trip over my flip flops and wishing that the lion would go for one of the people behind me and not for me. It’s that final thought that fucks with me.
The next morning we went and saw that 2-3 meters from the path there was a fence that in the darkness we couldn’t see. Obviously the lion was directly behind the fence.
2. I’m a sex worker. Met the wrong kind of client. He raped me and beat the fuck out of me while telling me about the different places he was considering dumping my body. I was more resigned than I expected. For one I just wanted the pain to stop and I also thought how I’d just be another dead black hooker and no one would notice and it was as good an end to a shitty life as any.
Then he let me go. I’m glad not to have died by someone else’s hand, it is terrifying and lonely and thinking about it makes me want to puke, but it didn’t like, renew my love of life or anything. Sometimes I wish he’d just finished the job and be done with it. I know, I’m very ungrateful.
3. I fell down a rock face some years ago. It probably only took a few seconds tops but it felt like ages. My mind was racing, thinking what to do while simultaneously panicing so hard that I couldn’t do even the most basic thing..
That day I learned that when in mortal peril, I won’t have any bright ideas to save my life. I also won’t have any cool last words but I will let out a rather unmanly whimper.
4. Panic. Helplessness. The sense of doom was so great, there was no way the paramedics would get to me in time, it was a major heart attack. I just remember feeling like someone was sitting on my chest, I couldn’t breathe, and there was a sharp pain, but also a numbness. I couldn’t feel my left side so I wasn’t sure if it was a heart attack or a stroke, either way it was serious. I told my brother to make sure he’d take care of my kids.
Paramedics arrived, start taking vitals, everything’s elevated, but fairly normal. Not a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t see how that’s possible. Then they ask if I’ve ever had an anxiety or panic attack. I think they’re fucking with me, not taking me seriously, I mean…I’m dying and they’re telling me it’s just in my head.
Aaand that’s what my panic attacks feel like.
5. I fainted.
Flying off the highway after we hit a patch of ice. After we spun a few times and were heading for the edge of the highway and I knew that we were going off and that I was about to die, out I went.
Rolled a few times and landed in a snow bank. I came to hanging upside down, banged up a bit but still alive, much to my surprise.
6. I actually fell 20 feet at one point through a shoddy football stadium onto concrete. I basically slipped on nachos and went through an opening. Nowadays I know that people can survive that, but in my head as I was falling, everything was in slow motion and I thought “Man… This is a really stupid way to die”
7. I was about 10 years old and down at the beach with my brothers. The waves coming in were pretty decent, 2 foot at shore, 3 or 4 foot further out. My brothers were good swimmers so they headed straight out to the back with their surfboards. I was stuck on the 2 footers with a scrappy foam rectangle board.
I decided to try a bigger wave and instant regret set in. The board flipped forward knocking me off and the water was no longer shallow enough for my feet to touch the bottom. I tried making my way to shore but the water was pulling me back. Every time I surfaced I was met with a wave to the face and a mouthful of seawater. Every time I went under all I could hear was the peaceful blooblybloop sound you hear when cameras go under water with microphones. I was in full panic mode and was sure I would drown until I felt something under me pushing me to the surface. I couldn’t think and was still in survival mode clawing upwards to keep my head above water. As this thing under me kept pushing, I realized I was moving closer to the shore and suddenly the giant waves were now 2 footers again. That’s when I planted my feet into the sand and bolted to the shore crying my eyes out.
Turns out the thing under me was my brothers friend who had been at the beach. He told me he was under me trying to put me on his shoulders and my kicking made it much harder for him. He was only 2 years older than me but God damn of he hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t be here today probably.
8. Had a really shitty boyfriend in college start hitting me around the neck and head with a cat scratching post, the kind that’s just a pole on a heavy base. I remember hoping that he would at least call the police so that my mom would know what happened to me, and being scared that he would bury somewhere and lie about it so they would never find me. Then I blacked out and woke up in the shower. He tried to convince me that I had slipped and fallen.
9. I was ten minutes into a three-hour flight and seated in the back row next to the toilet. There was a huge bang, the lights in the cabin flickered and dimmed, the plane wobbled hard in the air, I could smell smoke instantly, and a near-deafening bad engine sound started up. I looked over at the flight attendant who was still strapped to the fold-down seat right next to me. She has a look of pure terror on her face. That’s when I knew I was going to die.
I was profoundly pissed off. I thought ‘Fuck – this is how I go – now?!’ I thought about all of the crap I made it through in life and really regretted that I wouldn’t get to continue that progress. I was mad that I was going to die when travelling for work. I thought about trying to text the people I love, but didn’t want to mess with the navigation systems of the plane in case there was some way we could survive.
We had lost an engine because we struck a goose. The plane turned around and returned to the airport easily and safely, as we still had three of four engines.
10. In January of 2015, I got caught on a burning public transit train. The fuse on the track had burnt out and we were waiting for the train to get power again so we could get moving. Then the whole thing suddenly went up in flames.
Everyone was panicking, but I remember sitting there thinking “I guess this is how I go.” Totally calm, absolute peace. It was in that moment that 18-year-old me was 100% okay with dying.
Someone managed to pry open an emergency exit and then the adrenaline kicked in, so I got out without any injuries, but looking back, I’m still a bit shaken by my response to the whole thing.
11. Thanksgiving dinner about 3 years ago I didn’t chew my food thoroughly enough from the excitement. Swallowed too big of a piece of meat and it got stuck. You don’t know its really stuck at first. I tried drinking water and the water was also stuck in my throat. Big “OH SHIT” moment. I get up while no one noticed and the water sorta spilled out of my throat on the way to the bathroom. Why I didn’t tell anyone or went somewhere by myself was beyond me as I wasn’t thinking straight. I tried sticking my fingers down my throat, hitting my chest, etc. and people started noticing. At this point, I’m like shit I can’t breathe, wtf, I’m going to die like this? Panic mode from everyone and I started losing my vision. Miraculously my girls uncle knew the Heimlich maneuver somehow and saved me. All the blood vessels around my eyes bursted, I looked like an owl. Good times at thanksgivings.
12. I was taken to hospital for extremely low blood pressure. The only thing I could think of was “wow, this is peaceful”. Had no idea how close to death I was at the time – ER doc later told me that if I had waited 20 minutes to come to the ER I would not have survived.
13. Relief. Comfort. I was happy. I tried to kill myself. I knew I was going to die. I knew it was over. What I didn’t know is that someone would find me soon enough that the doctors were able to bring me back after my heart and breathing stopped. I’m glad they found me. I’m glad I’m alive. Over 4 years suicide attempt free.
14. This is really going to hurt.
Nearly got burnt over when fighting a wild land fire back in 2012.
What happened was a flame front a few miles wide and a few draws away had enough wind and speed behind it that it closed that distance faster than we had anticipated. Essentially we got smoked out, had spot fires blowing up all around us, and hundred foot flame lengths coming out of the timber. Luckily we were able to find defensible spot to hold out on and wait a few hours for our exit route to stop being on fire.
Probably my closest call with burning to death.
15. I wanted my gilfriend at the time to know that I loved her so I kept asking for a piece of paper and a pen. I Was lying in the street with broken bones everywhere in complete agony, and all I Wanted to do was write down that I loved my girlfriend so she would know she was the last thing I was thinking of before i died. I was also thinking about how little I had done with my life.
16. “Man I’m so stupid”
Trying to save a drowning woman. She was big and panicking so she was pushing me down trying to keep herself above water. After struggling for quite a while I started to go under the water. All I thought about was my three young kids at home aren’t going to have a dad and I feel so foolish trying to save this lady. Weirdest feeling. I swam to the surface and we made one last push for the shore. Someone caught us halfway back, we both made it and I laid on the shore and vomited.
Chicago-Style Sausage and Peppers
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons corn oil
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 large yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 large red bell peppers, cored, seeded and thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup Jack Daniels Sour Mash Whiskey
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 spicy Italian sausages (4 ounces each), not hot dogs!
- 8 good quality hot dog buns
- 2 tablespoons reserved sausage grease or soft butter
Instructions
- Heat corn oil in large skillet and sauté the onions and peppers until tender and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the bourbon and stir quickly until absorbed.
- Add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar melts.
- Season with thyme, salt and pepper. (Can be refrigerated for one week. Let come to room temperature before serving.)
- Char-grill the sausages until slightly blackened and cooked through.
- Brush the hot dog buns with a little sausage grease or butter and toast on the grill or under the broiler.
- Nestle a sausage in a bun and top with about 2 tablespoons of peppers and onions.
Expectations vs reality in the USA
The B 52’s – Private Idaho (HQ)
I recently rediscovered this gem. My kid just loves it.
She grabs her bling bling and starts a dancin’.
Thumbs up for Waldemar Von Kozak’s art.
The B-52’s were a nice touch…as well as Oddball.