We are entering the era of "super Karens".
All indications are that the world has already reset.
It’s not being reported.
What remains is the military angle. War. Prep for war.
Hopefully the United States will collapse internally, but starting a war of desperation is still on the table, and it makes me extremely nervous.
Industry is flocking to China.
But, madmen are running the United States right now, and it is a true fiasco.
Did I summarize this well?
Stay calm. Be positive and eat well.
What the United States says about Ukraine…
Bangkok Beef with Basil
Ingredients
- 1 (1 pound) top sirloin or flank steak, cut into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water or stock
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 serrano or jalapeno chiles, minced
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- Pinch of sugar
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 cup canned bamboo shoots, well drained
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned
- 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
- 3/4 cup fresh Thai basil leaves
- Oil for sautéing
Instructions
- Mix water, wine and cornstarch in a zip-type bag, add beef and marinate 10 minutes.
- Heat oil in wok or large skillet.
- Stir-fry garlic and chiles until fragrant, then add beef and tomatoes.
- After 1 or 2 minutes, add all other ingredients except basil.
- Cook 3 to 4 minutes more, then add basil.
- Stir once more, then serve.
- Serve hot over Asian noodles or warm with mixed greens as a salad.
Kamala Harris Offered $60M For LGBTQ acceptance in Africa
This is a very interesting video out of Africa. It tells you clearly, and in a loud voice, what the Africans think of the Untied States and it’s “human rights”.
Why is the Cuban sandwich so popular in the USA?
Have you ever eaten a Cuban sandwich?
For those who never have, it starts with a loaf of Cuban bread that has a crispy crust and a moist tender crumb. The bottom half is slathered with mustard and dotted with dill pickle slices, the other half gets mayo. Slices of roast pork and ham are piled on, topped with Swiss cheese and the sandwich goes into a press, where it is toasted to perfection.
A Cuban is one hell of a good sandwich.
A lot of people don’t know there’s another version of the sandwich named the Medianoche. The fillings are the same as those found in a Cuban but it calls for a softer brioche style roll. It’s equally delicious, but a slightly different experience.
So, why is this sandwich so popular?
Because it’s delicious.
Have You Noticed? NOTHING in the MSM about Ukraine
Clearly, “the word” has gone out. Two days ago nearly 1 in 4 articles in the Main Stream Media (propaganda) feed were Ukraine stories. Yesterday it dried up to under 1 in 20 articles as Ukraine stories. Today: NOTHING.
The feeds haven’t been Ukraine-free like this for over a year.
It looks to me as though the memo went out; Ukraine is finished, no more coverage.
This entire Ukraine thing was clearly coordinated across the whole propaganda platform of MSM. Very similar to the “mostly peaceful” coordination of Black Lives Matter riots in 2020. Also very similar to all MSM outlets being told to call the Waukesha Parade Massacre the Waukesha Parade Crash.
When every single outlet starts using the same ridiculous term at the exact same time . . . it was ordered.
When every single outlet drops the hottest set of propaganda stories about Ukraine at the same time . . . it was ordered.
Free press does not exist today.
Something is definitely up with Ukraine. They were pushing it at a thousand miles an hour and then it just slammed into a brick wall and we hear nothing at all.
One possibility is the story about Zelensky embezzling the $400 MILLION in Diesel fuel money. That is definitely something the criminals in DC wish to keep out of the news.
Then too, it might also relate to the Classified documents allegedly released publicly by that 21 year old Airman via a Gamer chat forum. Have you noticed the coverage . . . it’s all about “the leak” and not one word about the CONTENTS of the leak.
These documents PROVE the US and NATO have actual boots on the ground in Ukraine, engaged in actual fighting against Russia. Not one peep about this from the MSM. Why?
Because the government knows it has crossed the final red line with Russia by having boots on the ground, and government doesn’t want the American (or European) people to have any idea WHY Russia slams us, when that slamming takes place. They want the public kept dumb.
Rabbit hole the whole thing then no one will know why Russia attacks the US.
Of course, Ukraine is losing to Russia even after the 100s of billions sent there by Biden . . . and . . . U.S. election campaigns for 2024 are getting ready to kick off.
How is Biden going to explain another Afghanistan debacle when the US/NATO tuck tail and run from Ukraine? So the MSM is quiet; thinking the country will focus on something else in the 72 hr news cycle.
Lastly, it could also be a lot more sinister. The PTB and NATO are about to escalate the war in Ukraine and they want no coverage while they start WW3.
Island Near Spain Reveals Evidence of Hallucinogenic Use in 1,000 BC
A new study has produced evidence that ancient peoples living on a Mediterranean island off the coast Spain nearly 3,000 years ago were regularly consuming hallucinogenic drugs obtained from plants. Scientists examined hair samples removed from a Bronze Age burial site on the island of Menorca, and were quite excited to find that these strands of hair contained traces of psychoactive ingredients. This is the first confirmed proof that ancient inhabitants of Spain’s Balearic Island chain were using mind-altering substances, which may have been taken during religious ceremonies as a way to induced altered states of consciousness and perception.
As reported in the latest edition of Scientific Reports , a group of scientists from Spain, led by Valladolid University professor of archaeology and prehistory Elisa Guerra Doce, carefully analyzed strands of human hair removed from Menorca’s Es Càrritx cave, to gather data about their chemical makeup. The researchers used Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography and High-Resolution Mass Spectroscopy to test for a variety of chemicals in the hair strands, and found psychoactive ingredients in three of them.
The alkaloids they discovered were atropine and scopolamine, which come from nightshade plants, and ephedrine, a stimulant that can be extracted from a few species of pine trees and shrubs. The chemicals from the nightshade plants are known to induce hallucinations and alterations in perception , while ephedrine boosts energy levels and increases alertness.
Studying the Miraculously Preserved Human Hair of Menorca
Es Càrritx cave was first occupied by humans in approximately 1,600 BC. Among its many wonders, it featured a vast burial chamber that had remained in use up until 800 BC.
Normally, hair from skeletons buried so long ago would not have been preserved. But in this instance strands of hair from some individuals were dyed red, put inside wooden containers and stored in a separate sealed chamber found further back in the cave. Testing has shown that this well-preserved hair, which is believed to have been removed from the heads of shamans or medicine men, is about 3,000 years old.
Based on their knowledge of the types of plants that would have been on the island of Menorca in 1,000 BC, Guerra-Doce and her colleagues know the people living there would have had no trouble finding sources for hallucinogens. The psychoactive alkaloids could have entered their bodies following their consumption of extracts from a bush known as the joint pine, and from chemicals taken from nightshade plants like the mandrake, henbane and thorn apple.
The researchers speculate that the plants or their extracts would have been consumed during rituals, specifically those organized by shamans who specialized in the exploration of altered states of mind. It was believed that shamans could visit different dimensions, including those occupied by deceased spirits, while under the influence of mind-altering substances. With information gathered in these distant dimensions the shamans would have been able to diagnose illnesses and learn how to cure them, and possibly see into the future as well—or so they would have claimed.
Interestingly, there were concentric circles on the wooden containers that held the dyed strands of hair. The scientists think these may have been meant to depict eyes, and could have referred to the unique type of inner vision shamans experienced while under the influence of hallucinogens. They speculate that the wooden containers were essentially created as time capsules, as a way to preserve the record of certain cultural or metaphysical traditions that were abandoned 2,800 years ago. They were sealed in a deep cave chamber to ensure their unconventional contents (the dyed hair of shamans) would be preserved, thus honoring the activities of those who served as healers and holy men in their ancient communities.
Prehistoric Travelers in the Shamanic Realms
The evidence of prehistoric hallucinogenic use uncovered in this latest study is consistent with what has been discovered at many other ancient sites around the world.
Human consumption of drug plants is a long-standing tradition,” the study authors wrote in their Scientific Reports paper. “By combining many different fields of study (archaeology, anthropology, chemistry, pharmacology, ethnobotany, and iconography, among others) it has been possible to trace back this habit to prehistoric times in Eurasia, North America and South America.”
Fortunately, traces of psychoactive alkaloids can sometimes be preserved for several millennia. This has helped archaeologists and anthropologists identify many prehistoric cultures that were using hallucinogenic drugs, establishing just how popular and widespread this practice has been throughout human history.
In their study, the researchers listed many discoveries that have revealed the ubiquitous pattern of hallucinogenic plant use over the millennia. For example, opium alkaloids have been found in Late Bronze Age (1,400 to 1,200 BC) containers recovered from archaeological sites in the eastern Mediterranean. They’ve similarly been found in jugs, mugs and bowls unearthed in Iberia (modern-day Spain and Portugal) dating to the Copper Age , Bronze Age and Iron Age , covering the period of more than 3,000 years up to the first century BC.
In the Americas, multiple types of hallucinogens have been found in artifacts manufactured in pre-Hispanic times. In China the psychoactive ingredients in cannabis have been discovered inside wooden boxes, dating back to the country’s prehistoric era.
Organic remains that contain psychoactive alkaloids have been unearthed more rarely, but they have been discovered from time to time. Hair samples taken from mummified bodies linked to ancient Mesoamerican cultures have been found to contain psychoactive alkaloids, and they’ve also been detected in prehistoric human bones excavated in China. In Vietnam alkaloids from the Areca nut have been found in dental enamel of individuals who lived during the Iron Age. And predating other finds on the Iberian Peninsula, bones removed from ancient mines in Gavá have produced evidence of hallucinogenic consumption dating to the Late Neolithic period (4,500 to 3,250 BC).
The use of hallucinogenic substances likely goes back tens of thousands of years, into the Paleolithic period. But hard evidence that shows exactly when and how mind-altering psychoactive chemicals were being consumed is rare, and that’s why the discovery of the sealed wooden boxes with the contaminated hair strands in the cave on Menorca is so important. The researchers involved in this new study are convinced that the boxes were made to preserve a kind of record of ancient ceremonial practices, with the dyed hair strands serving as artifacts directly linked to the shamans who were in charge of communications with other realms.
VIDEO: U.S. M1A1 Abrams Tanks Already Inside Ukraine
No surprises. Eh?
Video has emerged showing United States M1A1 Abrams Tanks sitting in a field inside Ukraine. The person recording the video is speaking Ukrainian. Watch:
Japanese Artist Creates Epic Anime Costumes For His Cats
If you’re a fan of cats, anime, and adorable cats dressed in tiny anime costumes, this one is going to be a treat. Apparently, there’s a talented Japanese man likes to create handmade anime costumes for his two cute cats and you can find his beautiful creations on his Twitter account.
If you know your anime well enough, you might be able to tell that most of the costumes he creates are based on those seen in productions from Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation film studio. It’s also worth noting that all of his designs are made from scratch and with his own two hands.
More: Twitter h/t: boredpanda
Biden White House, out of control w/ Mike Adams (Live)
Very American-centric, but pretty good and is talking about the political scene in the United States today.
The Duran is “on fire”! Damn!
China’s Loongson Unveils 32-Core CPU, Reportedly 4X Faster Than Arm Chip
Loongson, a Chinese fabless chipmaker, has launched the new 3D5000 processor for data centers and cloud computing. MyDrivers (opens in new tab) reported that Loongson claims its 32-core domestic chips deliver 4X higher performance than rival Arm processors.
The 3D5000 still leverages LoongArch, Loongson’s homemade instruction set architecture (ISA) from 2020. The chipmaker was previously a firm believer in MIPS. However, Loongson eventually built LoongArch from the ground up with the sole objective of not relying on foreign technology to develop its processors. LoongArch is a RISC (reduced instruction set computer) ISA, similar to MIPS or RISC-V.
The 3D5000 arrives with 32 LA464 cores running at 2 GHz. The 32-core processor has 64MB of L3 cache, supports eight-channel DDR4-3200 ECC memory, and up to five HyperTransport (HT) 3.0 interfaces. It also supports dynamic frequency and voltage adjustments. Officially, the 3D5000 has a 300W TDP; however, Loongson stated that the conventional power consumption is around 150W. That’s roughly 5W per core.
The 3D5000 flaunts a chiplet design since Loongson has glued together two 16-core 3C5000 processors. Loongson developed the 3C5000 server part to compete with AMD’s Zen and Zen+ architectures. The latest 3D5000, which measures 75.4 x 58.5 x 7.1mm, slides into a custom LGA4129 socket.
The processor supports 2P and 4P configurations; therefore, Loongson has launched the 7A2000 bridge chip to manage the communication between the processors and other components. As per the chip designer, the 7A2000 is up to 400% faster than the previous generation. Furthermore, with the help of the 7A2000, there’s a possibility to scale up to 128 cores per motherboard.
According to Loongson’s provided numbers, the 3D5000 scores over 425 points in SPEC CPU 2006, a depreciated benchmark replaced with the newer SPEC CPU 2017 version. The 3D5000 also delivers over 1 TFLOPs of FP64 performance, up to 4X higher than regular Arm cores. Meanwhile, the processor’s stream performance with eight channels of DDR4-3200 memory crosses the 50GB mark.
While performance isn’t the 3D5000’s strong suit, security is. The 32-core processor allegedly has a custom-made mechanism to defend against vulnerabilities such as Meltdown or Spectre. The chip also has its Trusted Platform Module (TPM), so it doesn’t rely on an external solution. In addition, according to MyDrivers’ report, the 3D5000 also supports a secret national algorithm with an embedded security module that seemingly delivers excellent encryption and decryption efficiency higher than 5 Gbps.
In addition to the 3D5000 and 7A2000, Loongson also announced the 2K050, the company’s baseboard management controller (BMC). The 2K050 features LA264 cores at 500 MHz, integrated 2D GDP, 32-bit DDR3 support, and outputs at a 1080p (1920×1080) resolution at 60 Hz.
Loongson’s 3D5000 is no match for AMD’s EPYC Genoa or Intel’s Sapphire Rapids Xeon processors. It was never about beating the foreign competition but pushing for self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, with the ongoing U.S. sanctions, Chinese companies have no means to secure chipmaking tools originating from the U.S. In addition, the U.S. Department of Commerce recently blacklisted Loongson, which likely derailed some of the company’s plans.
Brazil’s Lula Backs BRICS Currency to Replace US Dollar in Foreign Trade – Bloomberg
The world no longer want to live with the risk of US confiscating their dollar assets at will : He spoke after visiting headquarters of BRICS bank in Shanghai Brazil’s president has a bilateral with Xi Jinping on Friday
NUKE Base EMERGENCY, WALMART WAR!
It’s a prepper channel, and he is speaking the TRUTH.
Ruthless! U.S.A. Foments Coup d’etat in Sudan Just Two Weeks After Russia Approachment
Two weeks ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited the African nation of Sudan. One of the topics discussed: A Russian Naval Base on the Red Sea. Here we are two weeks after that discussion, the U.S. has fomented a military Coup in Sudan.
Russia’s agreement . . . out the window. That’s how utterly RUTHLESS the USA is. It took our CIA just two weeks to make it all happen.
You see, when the USA cannot get what we want by peaceful means, or bribery, we foment the overthrow of an entire country’s government.
It comes down to power. The USA is the Top Dog of this planet, and the people running the USA are not going to “allow” anyone else to unseat us.
Whatever it takes to keep hold of our power, the people running our government seem willing to do. Economic sanctions, trade war, election fraud, bribery, or, as we see with Sudan (and as we saw with Ukraine) the OVERTHROW of a government.
The USA will not be dislodged from its perch above the world and anyone who tries, gets crushed, ruined, destroyed, or dead.
That is what our country has become.
That is why much of the world is distancing itself from us, and from our currency.
Unless the American People step up to put a stop to the way our government is doing things, I FEAR our country will get stopped. By Russian nuclear missiles.
What choice are we leaving the Russians? We won’t leave them alone. We’ve been surrounding their country for decades with more and more NATO members — all of whom then start aiming missiles at Russia.
We smash countries — like Syria — who are allied with Russia. We takeover countries that we cannot induce to join NATO (i.e. Ukraine), and when Russia tries to peacefully negotiate a naval base on the Red Sea with Sudan, we are now overthrowing the Sudan government.
No matter what Russia does, we interfere. Sometimes peacefully. Sometimes legally. Most times through Bribery and force.
Sooner or later, the Russians are going to realize that the USA simply will not stop; will not peacefully co-exist.
When that realization happens, there will be only one choice Russia has left: To either utterly destroy the United States, or capitulate to it.
The sleazy douchebags who infest the US Government think Russia will capitulate. I think Russia will push the launch button.
Asch Conformity Experiment
Once again Gonzalo is wayyyyy ahead on this story. We'll hear the other talking about this in a few months!
Nua Yang Nam Tok (Waterfall Beef – Thai)
If you’ve got a broiler/grill you can cook this one anytime, otherwise wait for the barbeque season. In Thai nua is beef, yang means broiled (over a charcoal burner), and nam tok is a waterfall. The name comes from the sound the juices dripping from the beef onto the open charcoal brazier.
Ingredients
Steak
- 1 pound steak, cut fairly thick
Marinade
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon tamarind juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped red birdseye chiles (prik ki nu)
Remaining Ingredients
- 1/3 cup fish sauce
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped shallots
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped coriander/cilantro (including the roots if possible)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons khao noor (see the Pad Thai recipe for this)
- 1 tablespoon freshly roasted/fried sesame seeds
- 1 to 3 teaspoons freshly ground dried red chiles
Instructions
- Marinade: Mix the marinade, coat the steak with it and marinade it for at least 3 hours.
- The steak is then barbecued, broiled or grilled until on the rare side of medium rare, cut into half inch thick strips and the strips cut into bite sized pieces. The meat can be kept cool until just before you want to eat.
- Remaining ingredients: In a wok, bring a little oil to medium high heat, and add the strips of beef, immediately followed by all the remaining ingredients, stir fry until heated through (about a minute).
- Serve with Thai sticky rice. (Alternatively I rather like it as part of a meal with pad thai and a soup such as tom yum ghoong (hot and sour shrimp soup).
China and Russias MASTER PLAN is About to Begin.
Sometimes being a rufus can test you.
I will keep anotherwise long story short. Suffice it to say i had oversight (although) not ultimate responsibility for a major US airport. Part of my job was just observing, that security was ok, equipment was function, queus and staff was managed well and general aiport customer stervice what i believed our standards should be.
I1 situation of a mantraveling alone who had been sitting next to our help desk, often asking to use the phone. Of course in a big airport this normally isnt allowed. When i was boss I always allowed it.
Anyways on the 2nd day this man was still sitting there, decent street clothes not in anyway dishelved. I went to talk to him and ask what his problem was. It turned out he was an afghan refugee (US interptreter for the US army in Afghan. The state department had made arrangements for him to stay with a sponsor so he wouldnt be assisinated and who never showed so this man was stranded in the US no money, no one to help.
First thing idid was give himn $20 bucks to go get food. He hadnt eaten in 2 daays. Knowing full well helping this guy was way outside my job authority, I did it anyway. I had my staff call every aphfan refugee organiation in the US. Finally enough of us pooled money for him to get a room. After he returned from the hotel, my staff had found aa sponsor for him.
In the mean time i guess the original sponsor felt guilt and showedup and gave the guy $200. THis was better than nothing. the place we found waas in sacramento $450 plaane flight and another $60 transfer to the bus station.
I looked for another way and found good old 7-11 would give him aa bus ticket 1 way for 60 buCks. I sent my staff over to pick up his ticket and the nexxt morning he was on his way to support.
When you do the right thing you risk nothing. Always be the Rufus
Russia “Surges” Tanks into Ukraine
Over the past 24 hours, Russia has begun a very large “surge” of tanks and other heavy military equipment into Ukraine. In the video below, a single train is seen carrying 36 more tanks, older T-62M models, into the war zone.
It is already known that at least five additional trains, each carrying more than 36 tanks, are also entering the war zone.
Meanwhile, today’s briefing from the United Kingdom Defense Intelligence ADMITS Ukraine is withdrawing troops from Bakhmut:
No matter how much military assistance NATO provides Ukraine, Russia simply adds more and continues to destroy the Ukrainians.
It appears to many reasonable people that NATO is now willing to fight Russia, to the last Ukrainian!
When will Ukraine admit they have no hope at all, and negotiate a surrender?
Being a daddy
“Today at Meijer, I walked up to select my shaving cream and overheard a mother talking to her daughter about shaving her legs. It was her first time shopping for razors, and her mom was explaining what kind of razor she needed, how to shave her legs, etc. I felt that little punch in the gut that I normally feel when I see a mom and daughter doing mom and daughter things. I can’t help it. You’d think after 14 years without mine, seeing someone with their mom wouldn’t make me sad or jealous, but it just does.
This time, however, I couldn’t help but giggle. I was transported back to a similar moment I shared with my Dad. I’ll never forget the look on my dad’s face when I told him I wanted to shave my legs. It was the summer after mom died and some of the girls I went to summer camp with started teasing me about my hairy legs. I remember coming up to dad and being so embarrassed to ask him for help, but man, did he handle it like a champ! For a moment he put his head down; and then he turned the TV off, took me into the bathroom, gave me a new blade on his razor, gave me his shaving cream, and taught me how to shave my legs.
Single dads don’t get the credit they deserve; especially mine and all dads who are left playing both roles. There was never a time in my childhood where I truly thought I was missing out on anything. My dad was so good at fulfilling both roles and making sure my childhood was as normal as possible; that there was never a time I thought Life or God had screwed me over. My dad handled everything: periods, shaving, broken hearts, catty girlfriends–you name it and my dad took it like a champ.
Dad, I know I haven’t said it enough, so here’s a big public THANK YOU for never, ever, ever being too much of a man to be my mom. Thank you for never being too embarrassed to do the girl stuff you had to do, thank you for never making it embarrassing for me to ask you for help. Growing up without a mom is obviously something no one ever wants, but growing up with you was the best. I love you, Dad!” ❤️
Credit: Tiana Sheehan