The United States is active alongside NATO and fighting Russia inside of Ukraine. And Russia is winning.
It’s a very odd time that we are all living in right now.
Relax, and have a great day. Here’s some fun videos with some serious videos. If you want to “deep dive” in them, go for it. But most of the videos are only a few minutes long, except for the two hour one at the end.
Like I said, “deep dive” if you can hold your breath. LOL.
Sponge – I Am Anastasia
Fried Grits
This makes a great side dish. Try it the next time you want something different.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1 cup ALBERS® Quick Grits
Instructions
- Bring water and salt to a boil in medium saucepan; slowly stir in grits. Cover; reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 6 minutes.
- Pour grits into 9 x 5-inch or 8 x 4-inch loaf pan; refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
- Remove from pan and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices.
- Grease large skillet.
- Fry slices over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.
Yield: 6 servings
Why The World Is Dumping The American Dollar | Vantage with Palki Sharma
McDonalds CLOSES CORPORATE HQ to announce layoffs; Staggering Economic Downturn
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McDonald’s is temporarily closing its U.S. offices this week as it prepares to inform corporate employees about its layoffs as part of a broader company restructuring.
In an internal email last week to U.S. employees and some international staff, McDonald’s asked them to work from home from Monday through Wednesday so it can deliver staffing decisions virtually, the report said. It is unclear how many employees will be laid off.
“During the week of April 3, we will communicate key decisions related to roles and staffing levels across the organization,” the Chicago-based company said in the message.
McDonald’s also asked employees to cancel all in-person meetings with vendors and other outside parties at its headquarters.
Hal Turner Remarks
One person I spoke with about this said “That sounds to me like they don’t want anyone going postal after they are fired, so shut it down for three day’s and fire them safely at HOME via Email!”
He may have a point!
McDonald’s is the largest fast-food chain in the world. It’s Founder, Ray Kroc, was once asked what he thought the company might end up selling 50 years from then. He replied “I don’t know what we’ll be selling, but we’ll be selling MORE OF IT than anyone else.”
He turned out to be right. McDonald’s is the single most successful restaurant chain on planet earth.
The fact that THIS company is now going into layoffs is a staggering indicator of just how serious the economic downturn under Joe Biden actually is.
Congratulations to you Biden voters, you managed to screw up the country worse than anything since Herbert Hoover, and you’re not done yet.
Let me ask you Biden voters something: Did you need to take special training to be this stupid, or does it come naturally?
Well, I guess we can get through this; after all, I hear Joe Biden is the next James Bond. Here’s a trailer for laughs:
Louisiana Sues Biden For Censoring Americans’ Free Speech
This is actually very good work. Kudos to this attorney general defending American rights.
Chicken, Broccoli and Mushroom Pie
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
Cheese Crust
- 1 cup lightly packed shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling
- 1 (6 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced (about 1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whipping cream
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- 2 cups chopped, cooked broccoli
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Romano cheese
- 1 cup lightly packed shredded Swiss cheese (4 ounces)
Instructions
- Cheese Crust: Using pastry blender, combine cheese, flour, salt, dry mustard and melted butter. Press dough evenly into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch pie plate.
- Filling: Sprinkle chicken breast lightly with salt and pepper.
- Bake in a 375 degrees oven for 25 minutes or until done.
- Allow to cool.
- Cut into cubes; set aside. (You should have about 1 1/4 cups cubed chicken.)
- Melt butter in a skillet. Over medium heat, sauté onion and mushrooms in butter for 2 to 3 minutes, or until tender.
- Stir in flour. Add cream, 1 teaspoon salt, nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Simmer for 1 minute. (Mixture doesn’t thicken.)
- Add broccoli, eggs and chicken cubes; blend well.
- Stir in Romano cheese. Set aside.
- Line crust with shredded Swiss cheese.
- Pour broccoli-chicken mixture into cheese lined crust.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F; bake for 20 minutes or until set.
Neil Oliver: All the neo-Liberal stooges are running scared now and for good reason.
You all MUST watch this one.
I am 81 plus years old and can't believe how dumb I have been all my life. You are not alone Oliver. Well spoken AGAIN Neil. I'm 71 years and I, too, feel betrayed. I fear for my children's and grandchildren's futures and I blame myself for being too gullible. Same here Neil, I'm a 77 years old American and started my "awake and aware" around 2017, 5 years ago. That was a hard turn to the conservative right for me. I now live in the SW England with my Welsh wife. Yours is a much needed breath of air on the island. You are not alone in your feelings of embarrassment, when you realise that the system has been broken all your life! I am 67 and know now that most of what I held as true was in fact a deception. Thanks Neil at 61 I have not too much interest in anything on TV or in film currently for reasons you bring up. I’m very selective now. I am now in my 70s and hoped to have a peaceful, enjoyable retirement with optimism for my children’s future. And now this rot has set in and I can’t rest until I see these destructive forces defeated. Keep up the fight Neil. For someone whi has been awake for over 50 years and i am 74 I am so so happy to see the light emerging.
HERE WE GO: IRAN ALERTS CITIZENS TO “LEAVE AZERBAIJAN IMMEDIATELY”
The government of Iran has issued a BULLETIN to any Iranian citizens living or working in the country of Azerbaijan, to “Leave Azerbaijan Immediately!”
For over a week, Iran has been moving armored units, artillery, and military troops to its lengthy border with Azerbaijan. They began doing this after Azerbaijan started moving troops toward Armenia’s “Lachin Corridor” in a plan to grab the entire southern section of Armenia. Such a land grab would cut-off Iran from Armenia and the Iranians have publicly and repeatedly warned they “will not allow a change to the borders.”
In addition to Iran citizens being told to leave, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has instructed Iranian-Backed Groups including Hezbollah to call on their Members to “Immediately Leave” the Azerbaijani Capital of Baku.
Baku is well within reach of Iranian precision strike missiles, and Iran has more than sufficient missiles to utterly flatten the entire city of Baku.
The fact that Iran has massed troops, artillery, and other military hardware, and is now telling tis citizens (and proxies) to leave, is a good indication that another conflict is about to kick off.
In the middle of all this is . . . . Israel.
Earlier last week, Israel announced that Azerbaijan opened its first Embassy in Israel:
Of course Israel and Iran have been at each other for quite some time. Israel has lately been launching air strikes against Iranian forces inside Syria, killing many Iranians and blowing up significant military hardware moved into Syria by Iran.
Moreover, Iran has been supplying Russia with Shaheed Drones (a.k.a. “Doritos”) for use in Ukraine.
Apparently, someone thinks that starting another war, this one between Iran and Azerbaijan, will force the Iranians to stop supplying Russia in Ukraine, and force Russia to begin deploying troops to assist Armenia, to Russia’s south, thereby diverting Russian military assets from Ukraine as well.
More interestingly, if Iran becomes occupied with a war against Azerbaijan, that would soften-up Iran for an Israeli strike against Iranian nuclear projects within the borders of Iran itself, which then kicks-off war between Iran and Israel.
This stuff is all connected: Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran . . . it’s all connected. Prepare for step two of what seems to be leading to World War 3.
U.S. Dollar in MAJOR Trouble; BITTREX Crypto Halting all U.S. Business on April 30
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In yet another sign that the U.S. Dollar is in massive international trouble, BITTREX Crypto Exchange has notified all its U.S. customers they have until April 30 to withdraw their crypto, as BITTREX is ceasing all U.S. operations.
In a notice emailed to all BITTREX clients in the U.S., the company said:
Today is a bittersweet day. This month we turned nine years old; and while I am excited and proud that we’ve come this far, I am also very sad. Today, Bittrex is beginning the process of winding down its U.S. operations. Don’t worry – all customer funds are safe and available to withdraw; however, it’s just not economically viable for us to continue to operate in the current U.S. regulatory and economic environment. Back in 2013, when the three of us built Bittrex, it was about technology. Taking nascent crypto technology and making it better with our vast experience of enterprise software and security knowledge. We built technology that was ahead of everyone at the time. Full-service API. Near instant atomic transactions. Wallet infrastructure, handling more wallets than anyone. Offline cold wallet solutions. We’ve never lost funds or been hacked. It was technology, simple and elegant. We said we would be the most secure and fairest trading platform out there while treating our customers fairly. No hidden deals. No special treatment. We never took shortcuts. Nine years later, the crypto ecosystem is very different. Regulatory requirements are often unclear and enforced without appropriate discussion or input, resulting in an uneven competitive landscape. In the end, we made great strides toward accomplishing our goal of maturing the crypto space. However, operating in the U.S. is no longer feasible and Bill, Rami and I will focus on helping Bittrex Global succeed outside the U.S. As I mentioned above, all customer funds are safe, here and ready for your retrieval (for users with KYC requirements met). We will permit trading until April 14, 2023, and you should withdraw all your funds by April 30, 2023. A timeline of important dates as well as an FAQ are located here to provide further information. I’ve truly enjoyed being a part of this revolution and will continue to be involved in this space. Thanks to all the Bittrex users over the years that made us who we are. See ya around the blockchain, Richie
Hal Turner Analysis and Opinion
Twice in their emailed message to customers, BITTREX mentioned the U.S. not being “economically viable.”
Interesting thing to say about what is presently the largest consumer marketplace on planet earth. Unless . . . . . . the US Dollar is going to fail . . . . . .
Sure, the regulatory issues within the U.S. are factual, messy, and unclear. In their citation of those facts, they seem spot-on.
But the whole “economically viable” thing is what strikes me as odd.
Given other information about potential Bank Holiday WEEK later in April, this termination of U.S. business dealings inside the U.S. seems to fit what looks to me as being an emerging pattern of ousting the USA as the world’s reserve currency, and doing so in a sudden, dramatic, and irreversible manner.
Something is very wrong with the financial information coming out lately. It’s starting to look as though people and businesses all over the world are making arrangement OTHER THAN the U.S. Dollar.
Adult Onesie With Cozy Kangaroo Pouch Lets You Carry Your Cat Wherever You Go
From the people who brought you the cat carrying hoodie, there’s now a super-comfy onesie. Worry no more about a Christmas gift for your cat-loving, hermit friend: the Mewgaroo onesie is the purrfect fit.
NATO “Peacekeepers” To Enter on Side of Ukraine?
Russia is alerting the world that NATO is going to send what they call “Peacekeeping troops” into the Ukraine war. Russian Federation Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev made clear “Any peacekeepers on the front lines in Ukraine without our consent must be eliminated.”
The deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council said that NATO peacekeepers are “wolves in sheepskin” and Russia’s enemies.
In his Telegram social media account, Medvedev stated that the representatives of the military bloc are “wolves in sheepskin”, which offer their “peacekeeping services” in order to, to side with Kyiv and bring the situation at the front to the point of no return.
“Crowds are not just rotten grunts who jumped out of the reels from their cravings and impudence. They keep everyone else for the cavalry … fools. And, smiling cynically, they offer their “peacekeeping” services, – Medvedev said.
In this context, Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s aide reminded the United States of their operations to introduce a US contingent of troops to Korea, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa, indicating, that their presence in Ukraine will again lead to a “tragedy”.
Medvedev threatened NATO and Europe with a stream of “trunes” (i.e. caskets) indicating that Russia would consider the Alliance’s peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine as its legitimate goal for which the Russian army would fire.
"Such peacekeepers" are our direct enemies. Wolves in sheepskin. They will be a legitimate goal for our Armed Forces if they are placed on the front line without Russia's consent to weapons in their hands and are directly threatening us. And then these "peacekeepers" must be ruthlessly destroyed" he said.
KREMLIN SPOKESMAN
The idea to send “some type of peacekeeping troops” to Ukraine, if such discussion is indeed serious, is potentially extremely dangerous, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Friday, commenting on the words of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor, who disclosed such discussions within the EU.
“This is a statement that is very important to note. If we are talking about some serious ‘verbalizations,’ then this, of course, is an extremely dangerous discussion,” the spokesman said.
Peskov noted that, in international practice, such forces are usually being deployed under consent of both sides.
“In this case, this is potentially a very dangerous topic,” he reiterated.
Earlier, Orban opined that the threat of a new World War is quite real, adding that “this is not an exaggeration.” According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, the EU continues to discuss dispatching of “peacekeeping troops of some kind” to Ukraine, which may result in a direct clash with Russia.
UN Warns: Risk of nuclear weapons use ‘higher than any time’ since Cold War
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The UN warned Friday that the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is higher than at any time since the Cold War as Russia plans to deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Russia announced on March 25 that it had reached an agreement with Belarus to station its non-strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, a close ally of Moscow.
“The war in Ukraine represents the most acute example of that risk,” UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu told the Security Council.
“For the sake of all our security, I echo the Secretary-General’s call for the Russian Federation and the United States to return to full implementation of the New START Treaty and commence negotiations on its successor.”
In February, Russia suspended its participation in New START Treaty, the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty between Washington and Moscow.
The US stopped exchanging data on its nuclear forces in response to Russia’s suspension of it participation in the treaty.
Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia defended his country’s recent move and said that “there’s a general logic of our former Western partners here. The logic is that Russia is responsible for all of the ills of today’s world. We’re not surprised by that”.
China’s deputy UN Ambassador Geng Shuang opposed any nuclear war saying that a nuclear war “cannot be won” and “can never be fought.”
Ukraine’s UN Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya warned that Kremlin was “ready to threaten the world with nuclear apocalypse.”
Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Nebenzya, at the UN Security Council replied “Against the backdrop of NATO’s openly declared desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, it is obvious that such actions require us to take all the necessary response steps, including in the military sphere, to ensure the security of the Allied states of Russia and Belarus.
It is in this direction that the measures announced by the President of Russia, which so frightened the Zelensky regime and its Western sponsors, go. Or did you seriously expect that we would not properly respond to your provocative and aggressive actions?”
UPDATE 1:33 PM EDT — ********** BULLETIN **********
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Russia has adopted a new foreign policy strategy in which the West is declared an “existential” threat to Russia.
Developing . . .
UPDATE 10:10 AM EDT —
Russia’s new foreign policy strategy adopted by President Vladimir Putin on Friday identified China and India as main allies on the world stage.
The new 42-page document singled out ties with China and India, stressing the importance of “the deepening of ties and coordination with friendly sovereign global centers of power and development located on the Eurasian continent.”
UPDATE 10:28 AM EDT —
I have just this minute CONFIRMED that, according to Russian public nuclear doctrine, “a threat to the existence of the state” is grounds for the use of nuclear weapons. Russia has now officially declared the West to be such a threat to the existence of Russia.
UPDATE 1:33 PM EDT —
“Moscow considers Washington’s course as the main source of risks for its own and international security, for peace and the just development of mankind as a whole,” the document says.
“The new concept of foreign policy provides for the possibility of symmetrical and asymmetric measures in response to unfriendly actions against the Russian Federation,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Trans “Day of Vengeance” CANCELLED
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The Trans-Gendered Freaks have CANCELLED their “Day of Vengeance” scheduled for tomorrow, April 1, at the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC. Organizers cite “astronomical amounts of hate” as the reason for cancelling.
It probably didn’t help that one of their freakazoids murdered a bunch of Christian School Children in Nashville, TN the other day.
Burger and Fries Pot Pie
Beef and potatoes come together in this cheesy pot pie that’s baked to perfection – a savory dinner.
Prep Time: 20 min | Total Time: 45 min | Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 cups frozen crispy French-fried potatoes (from 20-ounce bag)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain well.*
- Sprinkle flour over beef mixture. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Stir in tomatoes; heat to boiling. Remove from heat.
- In ungreased 1 1/2-quart casserole, spread beef mixture.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Arrange frozen potatoes evenly in single layer on top.
- Bake uncovered about 20 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
* Be sure to drain the cooked ground beef really well. Any extra juices will make the pot pie too watery. When it’s too cold outside to grill those burgers, comfort food calls, and this pot pie will surely hit the spot! Serve this pot pie with ketchup, if desired.
10 Absolute Benefits Of Having A Cat
Do you have a cat? Do you dream of having one? Then you have an exceptional taste in choosing your companions! Life changes forever after you bring this little furry ball to your apartment.
Russian journalist targeted in Saint Petersburg cafe. “Legally we took Bakhmut.”
Sounds like it was deliberately done as planned and targeted attack.
This Man And His Cat Recreate Famous Movie Scenes And It’s Amazing!
When a man loves a kitty very, very much, sometimes he has to celebrate that love in strange ways – no, get your mind out of the gutter, it’s not like that! David and Sarah (his human partner and photographer) are the peopole behind the wildly entertaining Movie Cats Instagram. So far the couple has only done five of their movie parodies, but the couple promises that they will continue adding more pictures every few weeks.
More info: Instagram (h/t: neatorama)
Russian Forces Take Bakhmut City Hall – Hoist Russia Flag over city
In a statement by Yevgeny Prigozhin: “April 2, 2023, 23:00. We hoisted the Russian flag with the inscription “Good memory to Vladlen Tatarsky” and the flag of PMC “Wagner” on the city administration of Bakhmut. Legally Bakhmut is taken.”
He went on to say “The enemy is concentrated in the western remains of the city and are being hunted.” Here is his video announcement from Bakhmut:
The map below shows the APPROXIMATE line of control in and around the city as of April 2, 2023:
Prigozhin’s announcement comes just hours after prominent Russian military blogger Tatarsky (real name Maksim Fomin) was killed in an apparent improvised explosive device blast in a café in Saint Petersburg on Sunday afternoon.
The Pro-Russian blogger was killed in a violent explosion. Security camera video below shows a blonde haired woman carrying in a large box believed to contain the bomb:
Something detonated later, killing the blogger and injuring almost 20 others. Video from outside the explosion, appears below:
The battle for Bakhmut has emerged as one of the most intensive and bloody engagements of the armed conflict in Ukraine, with both sides reportedly suffering significant casualties. Western officials have claimed that the city poses no strategic military value, but Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky pledged to defend it as long as possible after proclaiming the city a fortress.
Kiev’s attempts to cling onto Bakhmut, regardless of the losses, has “almost destroyed the Ukrainian army,” Prigozhin claimed earlier this week. However, Wagner fighters, who led the charge to capture the Donetsk People’s Republic city, also took “a serious beating,” he acknowledged.
UPDATE 7:49 PM EDT —
The Cultural Center and Freedom Square near the Administrative Block in Central Bakhmut is now under Russian/Wagner Control; Heavy Fighting is still ongoing in the North of the City with Russian Forces attempting to Advance.
UPDATE 9:57 PM EDT —
Among the many Ukrainian patches from dead soldiers in Bahkmut, many of them were AMERICAN patches!
In order for America to fight in Ukraine against Russia they made their soldiers “retire” on paper then sent them in as “mercenaries.”
This tactic was also used by almost ALL other NATO countries.
Russia faced upwards of 30 NATO countries in this single city, and NATO got it’s ass handed to them by Russia.
Hang on! We knew about Covid WHEN?
GPS Trackers That Show Cats’ Activity During The Night
Australian government organization came up with a project to show people how their pet cats are actually active. They used GPS trackers to map out their activity. In Australia cats are considered invasive species and can have devastating effects on the native wildlife. Often cats’ owners are convinced that their pets don’t roam around at night, so the aim of this project is to show them what’s really going on.
h/t: izismile
Douglas Macgregor: “Ukrainians are BEING WIPED OUT, THIS IS SERIOUS”
https://youtu.be/SexcimxeRCM
Breakfast Shrimp
Breakfast Shrimp is a classic Low Country preparation of shrimp and grits. Credited to Mrs. Ben Scott Whaley in the Charleston Receipts cookbook.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons chopped green bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons bacon grease
- 1 1/2 cups small, peeled raw shrimp
- 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup water (or more)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
Instructions
- Fry onion and green pepper in bacon grease.
- When onion is golden, add shrimp; turn these several times with onion and pepper. Add enough water to make a sauce — about 1 cup. Do not cover shrimp with water or your sauce will be tasteless. Simmer for 2 or 3 minutes and thicken with flour and a little water made into a paste.
- Add salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and ketchup. Cook slowly until sauce thickens.
- Serve with hominy.
Yield: 4 servings.
Garbage – Fix Me Now – Bizarre Festival 1996
Oil Jumps 7% After Surprise OPEC Production Cuts; Russia & India Adopt New Oil Benchmark, ABANDON European “Brent” crude pricing
Prices for a barrel of oil jumped 7 to 8% last night in pre-market trading, after OPEC+ announced a reduction in oil production of about 1.1 Million barrels per day.
Last night, oil hit $80.98 per barrel, and continues to rise today:
As this story is written, 10:04 AM EDT on April 3, 2023, The West Texas Intermediate contract jumped 5.74% to $80.01 a barrel, while Brent jumped 5.67% to $84.42
This will translate into higher prices at the gasoline pump for cars and the diesel pump for trucks, which then causes a rise in consumer prices for everything that has to move by truck. This type of demand inflation cannot be halted by central banks raising interest rates.
NEW PRICING MECHANISM
More shockingly, the top oil producers in Russia and in India agreed to change the market pricing mechanism they use to price oil transactions.
The largest oil producer in Russia and India’s top refiner have agreed to adopt the Asia-focused Dubai oil price benchmark. They have abandoned the Europe-dominated Brent benchmark. The signals are changing.
This will make it much easier for countries to buy oil WITHOUT USING THE U.S. DOLLAR!
That’s huge.
They just told the US / Eurotrash to FOAD. (F*ck-Off and Die)
Basically, they’re sizzling the West’ bacon and there’s nothing we can do about it short of war.
DIO- Caught In The Middle
What Would Animals Say If They Could Speak?
All of us have already wondered what animals think and what they would say to us if they could talk. Jimmy Craig tried to answer this question with these amusing comics which are part of a series called “They Can Talk.”
h/t: izismile
SPONGE : Giants : 1994 (RARE LIVE)
The Counter-Summit for Democracy
The US version of democracy has utterly failed its people, resulting in a laundry list of chronic domestic problems.
The country’s massive national debt of over $31 trillion, economic inequality, inflation, stagnant wages for the last forty years, costly healthcare, expensive education system, student loan debt totaling $1.7 trillion with an average balance of $38,000, racial inequality, mass incarceration, the militarization of police, deteriorating infrastructure, housing affordability, homelessness, the opioid epidemic, and gun violence are all direct consequences of misguided government policies.
Shockingly, no other developed country has such severe and widespread issues.
Both of the country’s political parties are hostile to each other and deeply divided, yet they point fingers at other countries as the source of their problems.
The US has the audacity to promote its flawed version of democracy to other countries, despite being mired in problems and controversies at home.
They have started an astronomical 201 wars since WWII, overthrown 36 foreign leaders, killed or attempted to kill 50, dropped bombs in 30 countries, interfered in 86 foreign elections, and established a staggering 800 overseas military bases.
To make matters worse, they are the world’s largest arms exporter, far surpassing the combined exports of the next nine countries.
In the name of democracy, the US has caused the deaths of tens of millions of people in their conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria.
The CIA was also involved in covert operations that led to mass killings of communists in over 22 countries, and more than 500,000 Indonesian civilians disappeared in 1965-1966.
The Chinese military has not been involved in any war or used its weapons to kill a single person outside its territory in the last forty-four years.
Despite having a per capita GDP one-sixth that of the US, China is enthusiastically expending an enormous amount of its resources to assist in the development of other countries.
Highly recommended. It is long, about 10 speakers, with 10 minutes each of punchy and powerful presentations.
Instant grits? Say it’s not so. I keep grits ready for frying in the freezer, usually with fish or shrimp or quail. Anson Mills makes really good real grits. I get a couple of lbs & cook 1 lb in the insta pot then freeze.
First Pride before the Fall
The West and its hegemons have a far higher level of pride and aggression than its predecessor, Rome
And so, the collapse of western civilization will be far more spectacular than that of Rome. Assuming the big guys decide not to press the Nuclear Button first.