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Debt Rattle March 27 2026

Mar 272026
 
 March 27, 2026  Posted by at 10:28 am Finance Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,  Add comments


John Falter The Windy City 1946


• Ukraine War Aid May Have Been Funneled to Biden Campaign, DNC (Matt Margolis)
• Ukraine Government Schemed To Funnel War Aid To Biden Campaign (ZH)
• Epic Fury Is a Favor for the World. Step Up and Deal With It (Sarah Anderson)
• Largest Fuel Price Crisis In History Is Approaching – Dmitriev (TASS)
• Trump’s Psychological Smackdown of Iran — and What Will Happen Next (Pinsker)
• Susan Kokinda Outlines the Shift in Strategic Alliances (CTH)
• Kevin O’Leary Tells Everyone to ‘Chillax’ Over Iran (Matt Margolis)
• Elon Musk Seeks To Remove Delaware Judge From His Cases (ZH)
• Are We Safe Anymore? (Ben Shapiro)
• “Don’t Be Evil”: Google’s Motto Becomes a Jury Verdict in Calfornia (Turley)
• Mike Flynn Reaches $1.25m Settlement With Feds Over Russia Collusion Hoax (JTN)
• The Economists Who Got It Right ((John Stossel)
• Armageddon, Iran War & Why Peace is Impossible (Martin Armstrong)
• Zelensky: Trump Pressuring Him To Give Up On Donbas And End War Soon
• Has Trump Let Netanyahu Destroy America? (Paul Craig Roberts)

 


 

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My theory (and it’s mine) goes further than Margolis: The DNC specifically started and still maintains the Ukraine war as an instrument to finance its domestic activities. The amount of money that flows there is just about endless, and Europe will pay even more than the US. Major agency: USAID. It is perfect. And to think we were focusing on the corruption on the Ukraine side.

• Ukraine War Aid May Have Been Funneled to Biden Campaign, DNC (Matt Margolis)

Have you ever wondered why Joe Biden and the Democrats were so insistent that Congress send endless billions to Ukraine? Well, new declassified intel drops a bombshell that raises some troubling questions about it, and it stinks to high heaven. In 2022, U.S. spy agencies discovered Ukrainian officials were plotting to divert hundreds of millions in American taxpayer cash meant for clean energy projects to Joe Biden’s 2024 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee.


“Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently learned of the intercepts and has asked the U.S. Agency for International Development officials to scour for records to see if the plot actually was carried out and whether a criminal referral should be made to the FBI,” Just the News reports. “Gabbard’s team has not found substantive evidence the intercepted allegations were thoroughly investigated during the Biden administration, and the communications are not believed to be tied to Russian disinformation efforts, officials said.” Gee, I wonder why the Biden administration didn’t investigate the funneling of millions of dollars to the Biden campaign?

“The Ukrainian Government and unspecified U.S. Government personnel, through USAID in Kyiv, reportedly developed a plan that would provide hundreds of millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund an infrastructure project for Ukraine that would be used as a cover to send approximately 90% of funds allocated to the DNC to fund Joe Biden’s reelection campaign,” the report reads. USAID? You don’t say. Another piece of the puzzle comes into place.Remember when Democrats were freaking out about Donald Trump closing USAID last year? They claimed USAID was saving lives. I mean, sure, if by “saving lives” you mean “funneling millions in cash to Joe Biden and the Democratic Party,” sure.

“They were confident the project would be funded initially, even though at some time in the future the project would be disapproved as unnecessary,” the report continued. “At this time, the money would already be allocated and impossible to return or use for a different purpose.” The money was reportedly laundered through two American subcontractors as part of the scheme to divert the money to Democrat campaigns, making the source untraceable. “The plan included details of how subcontractors would be funded through U.S. companies so that how the funds were spent and allocated would be difficult to track.” What a system, right? Some shady contracts no one could audit, and poof — your Ukraine aid becomes Biden bucks. And the Biden administration made no effort to investigate, so it’s unclear how much money may have been diverted to Biden’s campaign or the DNC.

A lot of things are starting to make sense, aren’t they? Biden failed to stop Russia from invading Ukraine. Biden seemed unable to end the war, and, based on this new information, he had every financial incentive to let it continue. That’s why it always felt like he was demanding blank checks for Ukraine and pushing us closer to deeper involvement. Trump, however, has always had peace as his main objective and has actually been trying to negotiate an actual peace deal.

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“The cover-to-transfer pipeline was engineered for maximum opacity.” [..] .. most of the U.S. funding would be diverted to Joe Biden’s election campaign without the ability to track where exactly the funds came from..”

• Ukraine Government Schemed To Funnel War Aid To Biden Campaign (ZH)

According to a newly declassified intelligence report, U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted communications from Ukrainian government officials back in 2022 discussing a scheme to siphon off hundreds of millions in American taxpayer dollars. The funds, earmarked for clean energy projects in the war-torn country, were allegedly redirected to the United States to benefit Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee. The report, obtained by Just the News, summarizes raw intercepts gathered by U.S. spy agencies in late 2022. Officials familiar with the material say the communications are not believed to be tied to Russian disinformation efforts. The declassified summary is very specific.


“The Ukrainian Government and unspecified U.S. Government personnel, through USAID in Kyiv, reportedly developed a plan that would provide hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars to fund an infrastructure project for Ukraine that would be used as a cover to send approximately 90% of funds allocated to the DNC to fund Joe Biden’s reelection campaign,” the document states. sThe mechanics described are textbook money-laundering architecture. “The plan included details of how subcontractors would be funded through U.S. companies so that how the funds were spent and allocated would be difficult to track,” the report explains. Two American subcontractors were named in the raw intercepts as conduits for funneling money toward Democratic coffers, though their identities remain redacted in the declassified version.

According to the Council on Foreign Relations, Ukraine became by far the top recipient of U.S. foreign aid after Russia’s invasion in February 2022 — the first time a European nation held that distinction since the Marshall Plan. As of December 31, 2025, Congress had made available $188 billion in Ukraine-related spending, with $164 billion flowing from just five pieces of legislation. The last of those bills passed in April 2024 — while Biden was actively campaigning for a second term.

What makes the alleged scheme particularly audacious is the built-in exit strategy. “They were confident the project would be funded initially, even though at some time in the future the project would be disapproved as unnecessary. At this time, the money would already be allocated and impossible to return or use for a different purpose,” the report added. In other words, the design assumed the fraud would eventually be discovered – and didn’t care. By then, the money would be gone and untraceable.

The cover-to-transfer pipeline was engineered for maximum opacity. “Additionally, contracts would be executed that would be difficult to verify. In this manner, most of the U.S. funding would be diverted to Joe Biden’s election campaign without the ability to track where exactly the funds came from,” the report read.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently learned of the intercepts and directed USAID officials to search agency records for evidence that the plot was actually carried out and to evaluate whether a criminal referral to the FBI is warranted. Perhaps the most disturbing find so far is that there is no substantive evidence that anyone during the Biden years made a serious effort to investigate what U.S. intelligence had intercepted. Officials reviewing the files noted a lack of investigative curiosity about allegations of foreign election interference.

Since President Trump took office, no new legislation authorizing additional spending for Ukraine has passed Congress. But now we need to find out how much of the funds for Ukraine were diverted to Biden’s campaign or the DNC, and whether the lack of an investigation reflects willful negligence, deliberate burial, or a conspiracy.

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“Like I said, very little of our energy comes through the Strait of Hormuz. It’s the world that has a great interest in that, so they should step up and deal with it..”

• Epic Fury Is a Favor for the World. Step Up and Deal With It (Sarah Anderson)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke out on Operation Epic Fury twice on Thursday, first at Donald Trump’s Cabinet meeting and again before boarding a plane to head to Paris for the G7 Foreign Affairs Ministerial, where he’ll meet with world leaders to talk about security concerns, specifically the situation in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine War. He’s made one thing clear: Iran was not, is not, and will not be a United States-only problem. It’s a world problem. And it’s time for other countries to step up. In what many on social media are calling a “mic drop” moment, Rubio started by laying out the most important issue: Iran has been at war with the United States for 47 years, killing and attacking United States citizens.


“And other presidents had an opportunity to do something about it, and they all warned about how Iran was dangerous, but they refused to act,” he said. “And this president’s not someone that’s going to refuse to act. He’s not going to leave a danger like this in place. He’s going to address it, and that is what he is doing.” He then went on to explain that the people running Iran are “religious fanatics” and there was really no other way to stop them. “They’re attacking embassies and hotels,” he said. “Imagine what these people would do if they had a nuclear weapon. That is an unacceptable risk for the world,” he said, adding, “By the way, the president’s not just doing a favor to the United States and to our people. This is for the world. He defined very clearly on the first night of this operation what the goal was.”

Before boarding his plane on Thursday afternoon, a reporter asked him specifically if he was going to ask the G7 to help with the Strait of Hormuz. While he wouldn’t get into the specifics, Rubio again pointed out that it’s in these other countries’ best interests to get involved because many of them get more of their oil from the Strait of Hormuz than the United States does. Another reporter asked about Trump criticizing NATO earlier on Thursday, and Rubio pointed out something that’s sort of been a theme of his and Trump’s foreign policy for the past year: The U.S. is tired of having to step in and help everyone else out without getting anything in return):

I think he just made an observation, and the observation is that the United States is constantly being asked to help in a war, and we have more than any other country in the world, on a war that’s happening in another continent, in Ukraine. But when the U.S. had a need, he didn’t get positive responses. So, right now he’s just making the observation that — I think it was a couple of the leaders in Europe who said that this was not Europe’s war. Well, Ukraine is not America’s war, and yet we’ve contributed more to that fight than any other country in the world. So, it’ll be something to examine that the President will have to take into account down the road.

A reporter later asked if he was worried about the reception he might get at the G7 meeting and whether he was afraid the other world leaders might not be “happy” with him. Rubio basically laughed in the face of the press. “Well, again, I’m not there to make them happy. I get along with all of them on a personal level, and we work with those governments very carefully, but the people I’m interested in making happy are the people of the United States,” he said. “That’s who I work for. I don’t work for France or Germany or Japan. These are all good people. We’re going to have great meetings…But I work for the people of the United States.”

Finally, someone asked if he plans to ask his G7 counterparts for help with Iran. “Well, it’s not help for us. Like I said, very little of our energy comes through the Strait of Hormuz. It’s the world that has a great interest in that, so they should step up and deal with it,” he said. Boom. I don’t have much else to add — I just love hearing real leadership in action. It’s something our country has been lacking for a long, long time. We aren’t the world’s babysitters, and it’s time some of these countries, especially in Europe, step up and do their fair share in this and numerous other matters.

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“Without a doubt, Russia is in the strongest position because we are a major producer not only of oil and gas, but also of fertilizers.”

• Largest Fuel Price Crisis In History Is Approaching – Dmitriev (TASS)

The most powerful crisis in fuel prices is approaching, which will lead to economic problems in the EU and the United Kingdom, presidential special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev told reporters. “Discussions are now underway that it (oil — TASS) could cost $150 or even $200 per barrel. And why is this important? Because we have a number of very clear forecasts that we have also voiced regarding the European Union and the United Kingdom. They are very simple. We see that the most powerful energy crisis in the history of humanity is approaching. Neither Europe nor the UK is prepared for it at all. Moreover, they have shot themselves in the foot by abandoning Russian energy resources,” Dmitriev said.


He added that rising oil prices are positive for Russia, and Europe will beg for supplies. “Without a doubt, what is happening is generally positive for Russia, because our oil and gas reserves and our diversified supplies worldwide, including with a focus on BRICS countries, undoubtedly strengthen Russia’s position on global markets. Russia will certainly receive many requests from Europe and from the UK to obtain Russian energy resources and will decide whether to provide them or not. But our prediction is very clear — that Europe and the UK will beg for Russian energy resources, and Russia will make the appropriate decisions or choose not to,” Dmitriev said.

At the same time, Russia is in the strongest position on the global energy and fertilizer markets, Dmitriev told reporters. “Without a doubt, Russia is in the strongest position because we are a major producer not only of oil and gas, but also of fertilizers. And now a crisis is beginning in the fertilizers and agricultural sector markets. Therefore, Russia is currently in a very strong position,” Dmitriev said.

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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle”

—Sun Tzu, The Art of War

• Trump’s Psychological Smackdown of Iran — and What Will Happen Next (Pinsker)

If you could distill PR and marketing to a single sentence, it’d be, “What do I gotta say so you’ll do what I want?” Meaning, it’s 100% outcome based: Theories are fun, but reality is the ultimate litmus test. Which is why, to build a PR war plan, we only need three ingredients:
• An honest, accurate assessment of where we are today.
• An honest, accurate assessment of what motivates our target audience.
• A clear picture of where we want to be tomorrow (i.e., what “victory” looks like).


That’s it. All the rest is simply a roadmap between today and tomorrow (sprinkled with tactics, measurables, and mile markers). If you know where you are and where you’d like to be, everything else falls into place. “Know the enemy and know yourself” — Sun Tzu would’ve rocked at PR. The Iraq War introduced the phrase “shock and awe” into the public lexicon, relying on the PR power of big booming bombs. Undoubtedly, the psychological impact was significant; how could it not be? Whereas the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war in Iran was surely shocking and aweing to many Iranian mullahs (especially all the dead ones), it probably pales in comparison to either Iraq war. Iran, after all, is nearly four times larger geographically, and in Iraq, more air forces were running more bombing raids.

Stands to reason that more bombs in a smaller area would be more shocking and awe-inspiring. Plus, today’s U.S. and Israeli bombs and missiles are increasingly targeted, “smart,” and ultra-precise. In the Persian Gulf War, barely 9% of our bombs were smart bombs. It’s unclear what percent of U.S. and Israeli bombs are currently “smart,” but it’s certainly a much larger number. It’s also unclear what that means: Are ultra-precise, target-specific bombs and missiles MORE psychologically devastating? Or do larger quantities of randomly-landing bombs and missiles deliver a heavier psychological blow? These are relevant questions because war is a tool — a means to an end. And the endpoint we’re trying to reach is for the Iranian regime to capitulate, stand down, and cede to President Donald Trump’s demands.

Like Carl von Clausewitz said, “War is politics by other means.” Both Bush presidencies relied purely on military hardware to crack the enemy’s resolve. Their strategy was straightforward, loud, and booming — just like the bombs themselves. But one of the things that differentiates President Trump from his predecessors is his outside-the-box thinking. More than any other president in the past 100 years, he’s willing to try new and novel ways to slice the Gordian knot. Both Bushes were creatures of the status quo, but the current president marches to his own drummer. From tariffs to Greenland to “Governor Trudeau” to the Gulf of America, he’s unusually gifted at weaponizing psychological PR tactics.

The English used to be the best at it. From intercepting and publicizing Napoleon’s love letters to their Andrew Dice Clay-esque nursery rhymes about Adolf Hitler’s unfortunate deformities, they were so good at it, Joseph Stalin said at the 1943 Tehran(!) Conference that World War II would be won with “British brains, American steel, and Soviet Blood.” That was then. Today, U.S. intelligence and Israeli ingenuity have supplanted the Brits at psychological warfare. America’s capabilities are unrivaled anywhere in the world, and Israel’s winning streak of innovative psychological victories — perhaps most notably, its “Grim Beeper” operation that decapitated Hezbollah — keeps growing.

According to some reports, it was American intelligence that learned of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s secret meeting with Iranian leaders; others credit Israel. Either way, the combination of Mossad + IDF + CIA + U.S. Armed Forces has rattled Iran to its core.In fact, the Wall Street Journal reports that the Israelis are actually chatting with high-ranking Iranians:The Journal reviewed the contents of one call between a senior Iranian police commander and an agent of the Mossad, Israel’s foreign-intelligence service. “Can you hear me?” a Mossad agent can be heard, speaking in Farsi. “We know everything about you. You are on our blacklist, and we have all the information about you.” “OK,” the commander said in the recording. “I called to warn you in advance that you should stand with your people’s side,” the Mossad agent said. “And if you will not do that, your destiny will be as your leader. Do you hear me?”

“Brother, I swear on the Quran, I’m not your enemy,” the commander said. “I’m a dead man already. Just please come help us.”

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“.. the U.K., EU, and NATO are absent and increasingly irrelevant.”

• Susan Kokinda Outlines the Shift in Strategic Alliances (CTH)

The rebranded Lyndon LaRouche PAC has another good outline on the new strategic alliances assembled by President Trump as the ongoing conflict with Iran continues. Susan Kokinda reviews how the United Kingdom and Europe have been sidelined as President Trump directly negotiates with key stakeholders in the middle east and Asia. Kokinda correctly notes the messaging from Russia indicates a strategic awareness that old systems are fracturing and the potential for new strategic alliances is rising.


“Susan Kokinda argues President Trump has opened a new diplomatic space to de-escalate the Iran conflict by working through a regional roster—Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan, Gulf States, and back channels into Iran—while the U.K., EU, and NATO are absent and increasingly irrelevant. Citing reporting that ministers met in Riyadh and that Egypt, Turkey, and Oman carried messages, she says this “Board of Peace” architecture is isolating Iran and weakening its proxies, pointing to Lebanon’s move against Hezbollah, the Palestinian Authority’s condemnation of Iran, and Hamas considering disarmament. Kokinda links Europe’s exclusion to self-inflicted energy weakness from Green and anti-Russia policies, noting rushed LNG moves and a delayed Russian oil ban vote. She concludes Ukraine’s outlook darkens as Europe and Britain lack leverage, highlighting Zelenskyy’s scramble for support in London and Washington.”


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“Donald Trump is finally eliminating the threat posed by Iran once and for all after decades of inaction from presidents from both parties..”

• Kevin O’Leary Tells Everyone to ‘Chillax’ Over Iran (Matt Margolis)

Kevin O’Leary has a message for everyone losing their minds over Operation Epic Fury and its potential economic fallout: chillax! The Shark Tank investor and business mogul appeared on Fox News to push back against the growing chorus of voices warning that U.S. military action against Iran is about to tank the economy. He began by framing the situation inside Iran in stark human terms, arguing that the status quo — for Iranians — is already unsustainable. “Everybody in the region wants to get Iran on board for peace and growth, and even the people there, they want the same thing. You’ve got 250,000 people making sixty million miserable. That’s not a long-term solution either,” O’Leary said. “That’s just in Iran. That’s why you’ve got to take the long view, and the long view here could be just sixty days.”


O’Leary wasn’t buying it — and he had the numbers to back up his claim. “Remember, to affect the US economy, you need oil. I’m talking about recession talk, or hurting the economy, or damaging small business. You need oil at over $93 for three months. We’re only one-third into it,” O’Leary said. “So, everybody, chillax and let this thing play out. There’s a really big opportunity here, a huge one, and everybody gets the upside, including all our trading partners.” That’s the core of his argument. If there’s anything that can trigger a recession, it’s high oil prices, but they haven’t hit the threshold that historically triggers real damage to the U.S. economy. Heck, prices aren’t nearly as bad as they were under Biden, so there’s not much reason to press the panic button.

In fact, the panic, in his view, is premature at best and wildly overblown at worst. One-third of the way through a potential sixty-day window, the doomsday crowd is jumping the gun. But O’Leary didn’t stop at defending the economics of the moment. He zoomed out and argued that a successful resolution could trigger a massive wave of trade deals across the Middle East and beyond. “We work this out, we’re selling stuff to Saudi Arabia, we’re selling it to the UAE, we’re selling it to Asia, we’re selling it to Japan,” he said. That’s a lot of markets. And O’Leary’s point is that critics are so focused on the short-term noise that they’re completely missing the long-term prize. For O’Leary, this whole moment needs to be looked at differently. “This is a huge opportunity,” he said. “I just see it for what it is. It’s history being made.”

History is being made. While the panickers on the left flood cable news with recession warnings, O’Leary is looking at an entirely different map that spells huge economic opportunity for us. So, don’t listen to the left. They want this to be an economic and political disaster for President Donald Trump, and they’ll never stop pretending that it is.

Editor’s Note: Donald Trump is finally eliminating the threat posed by Iran once and for all after decades of inaction from presidents from both parties.

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Just like Trump. The law is only what you want it to be.

• Elon Musk Seeks To Remove Delaware Judge From His Cases (ZH)

Lawyers for Elon Musk and Tesla are seeking to have a Delaware judge removed from cases involving them, arguing her neutrality could be questioned after her LinkedIn account “liked” a post about Musk losing a recent trial in California, according to Financial Times. Musk’s firm said the interaction with the “inflammatory” post created “a perception of bias against Mr. Musk in these cases, recusal is necessary and warranted”. The post referred to a federal case where a jury concluded Musk had defrauded Twitter investors, a decision that could cost him billions if it stands. A consultant who worked with the plaintiffs even took a jab at Musk and his legal team in that same thread.


Judge Kathaleen McCormick responded that she didn’t realize the post had been liked until LinkedIn alerted her. She stated: “I either did not click the ‘support’ icon at all, or I did so accidentally. I do not believe that I did it accidentally,” suggesting uncertainty about how it happened. FT writes that the situation is another chapter in Musk’s strained relationship with Delaware’s courts. McCormick has previously ruled against him, including decisions to void Tesla’s massive $56bn compensation package—though it was later reinstated on appeal despite agreement with some of her criticisms.

Musk has long expressed distrust of the state’s judiciary, even relocating Tesla’s incorporation to Texas. During a prior dispute with Twitter, he told jurors: “We were unlikely to win the case in Delaware because the judge [McCormick] was extremely biased against me.” McCormick still oversees a separate Tesla-related case tied to shareholder claims about excessive director pay. She said she will consider stepping aside and also noted that she lost access to her LinkedIn account after the incident. The controversy reflects wider concerns about judges’ activity on social media. In 2025, another Delaware judge stepped away from LinkedIn after facing backlash over his posts.

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The fear of fear?

• Are We Safe Anymore? (Ben Shapiro)

It’s time to ask some serious questions. As spring travel ramps up, a record 171 million Americans are expected to take to the skies. Airports will be crowded, security lines long, and for many travelers, a fundamental question will linger: Are we safe? That question extends far beyond the airport terminal. It surfaces at the southern border, in major American cities, and in the wake of tragedies like the killing of 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman in Chicago. Gorman, a student at Loyola University, was shot and killed while walking with friends along a pier in Rogers Park. According to prosecutors, the group encountered a man hiding near a lighthouse. As they fled, he allegedly opened fire, striking Gorman in the back. Authorities say the suspect, a Venezuelan national, had previously entered the United States illegally and had prior contact with law enforcement before being released.


The case has reignited debate over immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies and public safety. Critics argue that policies limiting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities can have serious consequences. Chicago’s sanctuary status, they note, restricts such coordination. In this instance, the suspect had reportedly been arrested on suspicion of shoplifting months earlier but was not turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Supporters of stricter enforcement contend that more consistent cooperation could prevent repeat offenses. They argue that when individuals who are in the country unlawfully are released after prior arrests, the system has failed to mitigate potential risks.

Others, however, caution against drawing broad conclusions from a single case. Some local officials have emphasized the complexity of crime and the need to avoid politicizing individual tragedies. Chicago leaders have also reiterated longstanding concerns about overreliance on incarceration, arguing that deeper social issues contribute to violence. Still, the divide is stark. On one side are those who believe enforcement — whether at the border or within cities — must be strengthened to ensure public safety. On the other are those who argue that enforcement alone cannot address the root causes of crime and that policy responses must be broader in scope.

Meanwhile, the political backdrop adds another layer of tension. A funding dispute affecting the Department of Homeland Security has raised concerns about staffing and operations, including airport security. Reports of long TSA lines have only heightened public anxiety, even as federal officials work to manage the strain. Even traditionally critical voices have acknowledged that personnel shifts, including assistance from other federal agencies, have helped ease some delays. But for many Americans, the broader question remains unresolved.

Public safety — whether in neighborhoods, at the border or in transit hubs — continues to be one of the most powerful forces shaping political opinion. Incidents like the killing of Gorman bring that concern into sharp focus, forcing policymakers and the public alike to confront difficult questions about accountability, enforcement and priorities. As millions prepare to board planes in the coming weeks, those questions won’t be easily dismissed. And for voters, they may prove decisive.

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“For now, it will be left to the courts, not these companies, “to do the right thing” on social media liability.”

• “Don’t Be Evil”: Google’s Motto Becomes a Jury Verdict in Calfornia (Turley)

Google once had a motto: “Don’t be evil.” In its reorganization in 2015, the motto was changed to “Do the right thing.” According to a California jury this week, neither motto stuck.In a historic verdict against both Google and Meta, a jury found that the companies maliciously designed their social media products to addict children, including the plaintiff, who was known only as Kaley or KGM. The jury heard testimony of efforts to “target” young users and feed an addiction to social media and YouTube. The jury awarded Kaley $3 million in compensatory damages divided between Meta (70%) and Google (30%). It then awarded another $3 million in punitive damages.


Those damages are nothing to companies worth billions. However, the verdict was like a dinner gong for plaintiffs lawyers. There are already thousands of cases filed against social media companies. That wave is about to become a tsunami. That is particularly the case after companies like TikTok and Snap settled before trial. In addition to this civil verdict, the New Mexico Attorney General secured a $375 million verdict the same week against Meta under the state’s consumer protection laws.But it will be a very long time before these companies cut a check. The California case is rife with compelling appellate issues that will take years to work out. Indeed, what makes this case so intriguing — and even more tempting for plaintiffs’ lawyers — is that it was actually not the strongest case.

The 17-year-old in California started using social media at age 6. Kaley had a troubled childhood with problems at home and bullying at school. She experienced depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphia that could be linked to other aspects of her life. Her use of social media was extreme: all-consuming and all-day. Meta argued that it does prohibit users under 13 from using any of its platforms. YouTube offers different platforms for children, like YouTube Kids.However, Kaley created dozens of accounts to drive her “likes” and increase her virtual interactions.The trial showed how complex such cases are in isolating what was the most substantial factor in Kaley’s harmful childhood. The case stretched the concepts of factual and legal causation to the breaking point.

I have taught torts for over 30 years and, in my view, the causation in this case is dubious. Even with tobacco, there was protracted litigation over other sources of cancer. However, that litigation was relatively straightforward in comparison to cases seeking to assign liability for depression, anxiety, or body dysmorphia. Children are bombarded with social and media imagery and messages from myriad sources. At the same time, many (like Kaley) come from homes with troubling or abusive elements.The companies have previously asserted immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934. These lawyers found a creative way to evade that immunity by claiming they are challenging the design of “the product” of social media companies, not suing over the specific content that appears on their sites.

That may prove too clever by half for some judges. Product liability law has previously been used to circumvent constitutional or legal barriers, as in the unsuccessful product liability and nuisance cases against gun manufacturers. Section 230 is designed to protect internet companies that serve as platforms for third-party postings. Here, the lawyers are arguing that you have immunity for what is posted, but your system itself is a product that is subject to a lawsuit. In finding negligence and a failure to warn, the jury clearly agreed with the complaint that the design of the sites was maliciously intended to create “a compulsion to engage with those products nonstop,” feeding “harmful and depressive content.” However, it is a difficult line between marketing and targeting.

It is not clear what warning these social media companies should offer beyond what they have previously posted. More importantly, it is unclear whether such warnings would have any impact on users.If Meta warned that social media can be addictive or harmful, would it have deterred Kaley? Her mother already tried to block her from such usage.There is no question that social media has a hold on children and adults because they like it. It allows them to create, observe, and communicate with an unprecedented range of people and sites. The question is whether this compulsive conduct reflects an intentional effort to addict minors or a product that is irresistible for many. The only certainty after these verdicts is that there will be more of them. As soon as this verdict was read, the “likes” from plaintiffs’ lawyers flooded in across social media. Those trials will continue despite great uncertainty about the very foundation of any liability.

For now, it will be left to the courts, not these companies, “to do the right thing” on social media liability.

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Yeah, he feels a tad better. But it’s nothing to do with justice. Lock up those responsible! They walk free now as the state pays their fines. IT IS Insane!

• Mike Flynn Reaches $1.25m Settlement With Feds Over Russia Collusion Hoax (JTN)

Retired General Mike Flynn on Wednesday settled his lawsuit accusing the federal government of malicious prosecution during the now-discredited Russia collusion case and will receive $1.25 million in compensation. Flynn, who was forced to resign as President Donald Trump’s first national security advisor after a stellar career as a three-star general, overseeing the Defense Intelligence Agency, told Just the News he felt vindicated by the settlement after enduring what he called “the Russian Hoax FBI lawfare against me.” “Nothing can fully compensate for the hell that my family and I have endured over these many years—the relentless attacks, the destruction of reputations, the financial ruin, and the profound personal toll inflicted upon us all,” he said.


“No amount of money or formal resolution can erase the pain caused by a prosecution that should never have been brought.” “This ordeal stemmed from partisan government officials in a coordinated effort to pursue an innocent man as part of a broader campaign to undermine President Trump and his administration. It was a relentless, partisan pursuit that weaponized federal law enforcement in a brazen and unjust manner,” he said. Flynn sued the DOJ for $50 million in 2023 for malicious and politicized prosecution by Special Prosecutor Robert Muel Flynn thanked the Trump DOJ for entering into a settlement.

“Yet this settlement goes far in demonstrating that the current Department of Justice—under the leadership of President Trump, Attorney General Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Blanche, and other dedicated departmental leaders—is committed to bringing accountability for the bad acts of those partisan actors. It marks a meaningful step toward righting a profound wrong,” he said. “There should never again be such a brazen attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement against political opponents or innocent citizens. It is essential that we remain guardians of the rule of law. A huge part of that guardianship is accountability—holding those who abuse power to answer for their actions.”

Flynn’s lawyer, Jesse Binnall, said Flynn “is an American hero and he and his family should have never been put through this hell. That they had the courage to stand firm and fight back against the extremists in the Mueller investigation should be a testament to the strength of American character. “In this agreement, the Justice Department is doing more than simply cutting a check, they are admitting that General Flynn was seriously wronged,” he added.

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“Hayek and Mises were right. The socialist planners are wrong.”

• The Economists Who Got It Right ((John Stossel)

Politicians say they can “make the economy work better.” I once believed they could. But years of reporting taught me that politicians’ attempts to “fix” the economy usually make things worse. Twenty years ago, Republicans and Democrats helped create the Great Recession by telling government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy more peoples’ mortgages because, as President George W. Bush put it, “Owning a home is a part of (the American) dream.” But that guarantee inspired lenders to approve dubious mortgages, given to riskier borrowers.Housing prices shot up in a government-created bubble. When many people stopped making mortgage payments and the housing bubble burst, we got the Great Recession.


It’s just one example of what Austrian economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig von Mises wrote about years ago. In “The Fatal Conceit,” Hayek writes, “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” Mises’ “Human Action” points out that all economics start with individuals making purposeful choices. That “human action” determines prices, and markets coordinate the most efficient use of resources. But the media believed the socialists. The New Republic wrote: “the major task of our civilization is … to organize our great economic organs.” On the contrary, wrote Hayek: “To follow socialist morality would destroy much of present humankind and impoverish much of the rest.”

He was right. Every socialist government, everywhere, has failed. They fail because no political leader can ever know as much as millions of individuals doing our own thing. “That’s the idea that Mises’ introduced to the world,” says Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute. “Central planning doesn’t work because everybody has different ideas for themselves, wants to do different things with their property. If you take away their ability to do what they want, it eventually causes great impoverishment.”I assumed belief in socialism would die when the Soviet Union did — but bizarrely, it hasn’t. Recently, young people helped elect socialist mayors in Seattle and New York City. They promise rent control and government-run grocery stores.

“We don’t have to look any further than Mises to find an excellent explanation of why that doesn’t work,” says McMaken in my new video. Unfortunately, Mises and Hayek were never as popular as economists pushing central planning and government spending.”There’s a big advantage that the people who are in favor of inflation and more government regulation have. Everyone in government wants that same thing,” says McMaken. “‘Like to spend? Like to regulate the economy? Boy, have we got an economic theory for you.’ (That) of course became instantly popular with people in government.”And popular with the public. “Because the public wants government to spend on them as well!” says McMaken.

“Here was an economic theory telling them the government can give you boatloads of welfare nonstop forever and there’s no downside. … The reality is that there is a downside: recessions, unemployment, inflation and falling real wages.” We got that in the 1970s, after years of spending on President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” programs. In total, American taxpayers have spent $30 trillion in the name of reducing poverty. Politicians said government agencies would spend the money efficiently. They rarely did, and the deficit spending contributed to 15% inflation.

“People then saw, ‘Everything we’ve been told for the last 30 years about managing the economy isn’t really true,'” says McMaken. “When you start to inflate the money supply, it sows the seeds for a future economic collapse. That is the cause of everything we’ve seen over the last century. It is Mises’ work that explains why the Great Depression happened … We have to study the economic side of things because if we don’t … we can’t see the ways that the state is ripping us off.” Hayek and Mises were right. The socialist planners are wrong. Books like “The Fatal Conceit”, “The Road to Serfdom” and “Human Action,” although I couldn’t get through all of it, are well worth reading today.

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Armstrong lost faith in Trump.

• Armageddon, Iran War & Why Peace is Impossible (Martin Armstrong)

The Neocons running the Trump administration, as always, are a complete failure when it comes to thinking strategically about Iran or even the Middle East in general. Emails we receive from industry colleagues often mix statements with reality, and uncertainty about the future of a conflict is causing historic supply disruptions and upending industry planning. If Trump declares victory and pulls back the U.S. military, Iran would then say that it owns the Strait and declare victory. Rumors have circulated that Iran would then impose a tax on any ship passing through the Strait, perhaps resulting in a resumption of this crisis.


The overall U.S. and Israeli strategic objectives for Iran remain questionable. What I do know is that there was a private phone call in which Netanyahu manipulated Trump, stressing that he could “make history” by toppling the Ayatollah regime and taking revenge for Iranian efforts to assassinate him, which was central in Trump’s decision to strike when he did.The classic Neocon claim that America can fight a markedly limited war, and engage in airplane targetry, has never worked even once, and it only demonstrates their dishonest lack of strategy to sell these endless wars. Claiming that naval protection of ships is absurd, for that would prove an impossible challenge and leave major vulnerabilities for the US Navy. That is no more invincible than Israel’s Iron Dome.

Trump’s threats to target Iran’s energy sector over the Strait of Hormuz would have only escalated tensions if Iran had not reopened the Strait in 48 hours. He had to back down and then claim he was in talks with Iran, which they instantly denied. I have some info that Trump has gone to Pakistan to present a 15-point peace proposal, which may sidestep Netanyahu. However, I have sources who have also said IRAN will no longer deal with Steve Witkoff, or Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, both of whom are Jewish, and clearly a very serious affront to Iran and a major appearance of a conflict of interest. They have to be the worst possible people to negotiate with Iran, given the hatred that Netanyahu has publicly made clear about Iran.

Furthermore, the claims that the United States won the war against Iran within the first hour of military action and that the conflict quickly tilted in favor of the USA were also bravado. However, President Trump also said that American forces would remain deployed until the mission was complete. This has been proven to be just boastfulness and fake news. They also claimed that they destroyed most of Iran’s missile capacity. Yet, Iran launched waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, a day after U.S. President Trump said there had been “very good and productive” talks aiming at halting the war unleashed and unprovoked by the U.S. and Israel.

History is not going to come down in Trump’s favor. A year ago, in late March 2025, the U.S. Intelligence Community assessed that “Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and that [Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not reauthorized the nuclear weapons program he suspended in 2003.” However, in a congressional hearing about that assessment, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard also said, “Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile is at its highest levels and is unprecedented for a state without nuclear weapons.” Trump instead used Netanyahu’s bogus claims. They never had a missile that could reach the United States, Europe, yes, but not the United States.

That calls into question the Neocon/Netanyahu lies to start this war, just as the Weapons of Mass Destruction never existed in Iraq. They need to lie and create an immediate threat to circumvent Congress, and the last “war” was World War II. Everything else has been an abuse of executive power instigated by the Neocons. Trump is sending in troops, and Iran replied – come closer.

The Western press propaganda shows a ballistic missile being intercepted by Israel. What they fail to explain is that an Iranian Ballistic Missile costs $300,000 or less, while the Israeli interceptors cost $2-$3 million each. Israel typically launches at least 3 interceptors per Iranian missile, and some have said up to 6 interceptors have been fired. A Sling interceptor costs about $1 million each, and an Iron Dome interceptor costs $50,000 each. Iran is bleeding the West dry, and even Taiwan has expressed concern that the US is using its entire stockpile of cruise missiles, meaning they cannot be defended.

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See this in the light of the opening article. How he is financed.

• Zelensky: Trump Pressuring Him To Give Up On Donbas And End War Soon

With the Ukraine war now marching into its fifth year, and with the next weather-driven “fighting season” underway, a frustrated Ukrainian President Volydymyr Zelensky says the Trump administration is pressuring him to give up the Donbas region in exchange for US security guarantees. He also claims that Russia is offering to stop providing intelligence to Iran if the United States stops giving intel to Ukraine. Last week, we reported that trilateral talks about the Ukraine war had been suspended, thanks to the United States now having to focus on executing Trump’s war on Iran with Israel. However, in an interview with Reuters, Zelensky said that Trump is now pressuring Ukraine to cave on its biggest demand just to wipe the war off his to-do list.


In his 2024 campaign, Trump told voters that he’d have the war settled “before I even arrive at the Oval Office.” “The Middle East definitely has an impact on President Trump, and I think on his next steps. President Trump, unfortunately, in my opinion, still chooses a strategy to put more pressure on the Ukrainian side,” he told Reuters. The principal thrust of that pressure: Ukraine giving up on its demand that the eastern Donbas region be returned to Ukraine, in exchange for US security guarantees for what’s left of the Ukraine after the shooting stops. Comprising the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the great majority of the Donbas is already under Russian military control.


In addition to all of Luhansk and most of Donetsk, the Russian army has secured most of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts that lie to Donbas’ southwes “The Americans are prepared to finalize these guarantees at a high level once Ukraine is ready to withdraw from Donbas,” Zelensky said, adding that such a move would leave Ukraine and Europe vulnerable to Russian aggression, because ceding Donbas would also cede key defensive terrain. Zelensky also bemoaned what he says is an insufficient supply of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems. “We were not stopped from deliveries. I’m very grateful to President Trump, and to his team, but this supply of Patriot missiles is not as large as we need.”

That gripe comes as both US and Israeli interceptor missile supplies are being rapidly diminished in responding to wave after wave of Iranian attacks — weeks after White House boasts that Tehran’s ballistic missile capability had been “functionally destroyed.” Meanwhile, Ukraine has apparently come up with an alternative air defense tactic straight out of a video game: mZelensky also claimed that his military intelligence had acquired “irrefutable” evidence that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran, as the country continues to defend itself in the war launched by Israel and the United States on Feb. 28. What’s more, he claimed Putin is using that as a bargaining chip to persuade Trump to acknowledge Russian sovereignty over Donbas:

“I have reports from our intelligence services showing that Russia is doing this and saying: ‘I will not pass on intelligence to Iran if America stops passing intelligence to Ukraine.’ Isn’t that blackmail? Absolutely.” This latest stirring of the pot by Zelensky comes on the heels of Russia launching the largest 24-hour aerial attack since the Feb 2022 Russian invasion. Counting both drones and cruise missiles, 979 warheads poured into Ukrainian airspace, with about half of them coming in a very rare broad-daylight blitz on Tuesday. While we can’t verify its authenticity, this video seemingly shows that Trump isn’t the only one who’s unenthusiastic about Zelensky’s pipe dream of retaking the Donbas:

https://twitter.com/Panchenko_X/status/2036810754758754336

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” As the Democrat Sodom & Gomorrah Tower of Babel regime that succeeds Trump returns to office, it will be Netanyahu who destroyed America.”

What, not Hillary? Obama?

• Has Trump Let Netanyahu Destroy America? (Paul Craig Roberts)

Donald Trump’s reelection as President was a hopeful development for Americans. Obama and Biden had dismantled America with open borders and DEI. Millions of people were walking into the country claiming health, food, and housing benefits. Merit was cast aside, and a system of race and gender privileges had taken the place of merit and equality under law. White heterosexual males had become second class citizens. Trump’s win was convincing. He found himself with a majority of the Supreme Court. Republicans had the House and Senate, although by narrow margins. AI and data centers were invigorating the economy. Trump pardoned the wrongfully convicted Jan 6 “insurrectionists.” The Justice Department was pursuing the Democrat officials who had weaponized law and committed felonies. The border was being closed. It looked like America would be put back on its feet.


But before the chance at renewal could be set in stone, Netanyahu and the Zionist Lobby intervened. Trump was moved from MAGA to MIGA. Trump gave American approval to the Israeli genocide of Palestine. He fortified the genocide with American money, weapons, and diplomatic cover. He attacked Iran for Israel twice. The first time after Israel’s attempt failed to destroy Iranian uranium enrichment capability used only for peaceful purposes, not for weapons. The second Trump attack on Iran was as Netanyahu’s partner in a sneak military attack on Iran, thus initiating a major war that has not turned out to be the cake walk Trump promised.

Currently the war is going against Israeli-America. Iran has demonstrated staying power and that its missiles can penetrate Israeli-American defenses. US air and naval bases in the Persian Gulf have been badly damaged, some apparently put out of action, and oil sheikdoms that hosted the American bases have had their energy facilities destroyed. Iran has demonstrated that Israeli-America cannot protect Dimona, the site of Israel’s nuclear facilities and weapons. The Gulf of Hormuz is selectively open according to Iran’s decision. Iran has demonstrated that its missiles can hit Diego Garcia and Crete, resulting in the removal of US carriers long distances from the conflict, thus reducing the effectiveness of range-limited fighter aircraft. The insecurity that the war has brought to gas and oil facilities has raised energy prices, binging inflation in its wake. On top of it all, it appears that, confident of quick victory, Netanyahu and Trump initiated a major war unprepared and whose interceptor missiles have run out, but Iran’s attack missiles have not.

Trump does not know what to do. His ultimatum to Iran expired last Monday, but Trump extended it 5 days. There is speculation that either he is creating conditions for declaring victory and going home or is stalling for time to assemble sufficient forces for an invasion, if not of the Iranian vast land mass then of Kharg Island. In other words, Trump is weighing up his choices: to declare victory and leave or to go in deeper. There are reports that Trump has ordered US Marines and paratroops to be sent to bases in the area. If so, it remains to be seen if Iran will strike the troops in their bases before they can invade. The number of American soldiers being sent is not sufficient for a land invasion force. If the intent is to occupy Kharg Island, how do the soldiers arrive alive? If they do arrive, what are they supposed to do, and how do they get out alive?

Considering the total failure of Pentagon planning for the war, it seems we are looking at more unaddressed questions. Meanwhile, the domestic agenda has fallen apart. The prosecutions of New York Attorney General Leticia James, James Comey, and the coterie of Democrat officials who framed Trump supporters and did their best to imprison and dispossess Donald Trump has gone by the wayside. It seems that the Democrats will not be held accountable for weaponizing law, thus leaving weaponized law unchallenged for future use.

With Trump’s attention directed elsewhere by Netanyahu, Minneapolis and Minnesota were able to defeat Trump’s deportation attempt. Moreover the Democrats refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security, thus closing down TSA airport security. Lines to board flights, thanks to Democrats, became four hours long. People missed their flights and connections and confusion reigned. What did Trump do? Did he point to the Democrats? No. Trump pulled ICE off of deportations and assigned them to take the place of TSA. In other words, Trump pulled the Democrats’ bacon out of the fire for them.

It is difficult to imagine a mistake of this magnitude if Trump was not preoccupied by the war Netanyahu, “America’s Greatest Friend,” roped him into. Having been roped into Netanyahu’s war for Greater Israel, Trump is trapped between a rock and a hard place. Thinking the war would be over in three days, no planning was done and Iranian capability was dramatically underestimated. Midterm US elections are on the scene. Trump has stupidly fractured his MAGA movement. He cannot survive politically with a war defeat. How does he obtain a victory? Will nuclear weapons be his and Netanyahu’s alternative to defeat by Iran?

Trump, so determined to demonstrate his support for Israel, this time faces impeachment and conviction and subsequent prosecution if Democrats regain control of Congress. If so, Donald Trump becomes the fall guy for Netanyahu. Trump will be blamed, but it is Netanyahu and Israel’s powerful Zionist Lobby that rules America who took Trump to war. As the Democrat Sodom & Gomorrah Tower of Babel regime that succeeds Trump returns to office, it will be Netanyahu who destroyed America.

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  • March 27, 2026 at 10:28 am #236332
    Raúl Ilargi Meijer
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    John Falter The Windy City 1946 • Ukraine War Aid May Have Been Funneled to Biden Campaign, DNC (Matt Margolis) • Ukraine Government Schemed To Funnel
    [See the full post at: Debt Rattle March 27 2026]

    March 27, 2026 at 10:38 am #236333
    Topcat
    Participant

    March 27, 2026 at 10:43 am #236334
    Topcat
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    Mr Win Bigly is going to send many men to their deaths because he has no Off Ramp in West Asia.

    The Emperor of Lies can’t acknowledge the Huge Loss to a 5,000+ year old civilization.

    Iran’s oil production is running at 1.5 million barrels per day. Up from 1.1 million pre-war. Selling at ~$110 a barrel, compared to ~$47 pre-war.

    The country being bombed is getting richer.

    The coalition spends at least $500 million a day on munitions

    $16.5 billion by day 12

    With THAAD interceptor production at zero for all of 2026.

    800 Patriot missiles in the first 5 days alone. Annual US production capacity: 750

    #winning

    Every tanker that pays in yuan does strengthen the precedent of NOT paying in Petrodollars..

    Every day this new payment infrastructure operates, it becomes harder to reverse.

    The petrodollar bleeds out one tanker at a time.

    March 27, 2026 at 10:49 am #236350
    Dr. D
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    Love Simon Dixon. (Yesterday with Cullom) He could be dead-wrong but at least he has a plausible theory that isn’t insane, infantile, and can be tested. I think…overall premise, score +70%. On who’s actually moving and why +50% but his model will allow him to quickly adjust. Thanks.

    So far: Iran knocked almost flat, Israel (a teeny, tiny country) beat up bad, and the U.S. reduced as well. Win-win-win, as far as “What is the ideal end state?” U.S. doesn’t want to be there, but there needs to be a stable new balance and a good excuse.

    So what is YOUR ideal state? Iran runs every nation within 1,500 miles and the rest of the world too? C’mon, no. That will NOT be an end state the world will request. Just the same as no one wants Israel to be untouched, which they are not. How far down do you think they are yet, though hard to tell: 1/3rd? 2/3rds probably? It’s also alarmed the whole U.S. (Finally, smh) and cut their power here. In half? Maybe, but that hasn’t run up to the political level yet.

    Etc. So the former balance is all undone. What do you WANT the new balance to be?
    The U.S. to unconditionally surrender and every American to die? Or would that not be good enough? Maybe kill all 900 Million in the “West”? Or is that not good enough either? Be productive; What’s the plan?

    “Pentagon Weighs Sending Another 10,000 Ground Troops To Middle East, Suggests Seizing Iran-Controlled Islands

    Uh-huh. So is it just me, or did we just evacuate 10,000 troops? Pretty sure. And since 1k or more are almost certainly dead, does that mean they’ve been “Decimated”?

    “US President Trump announced a 10-day pause in planned strikes on energy plants to Monday, 6th April 2026 at 8 PM, at the request of the Iranian government, while he added that talks with Iran are going very well.”

    Soooo…there WERE Iranians on the other side of those talks? And we got 3 ships of oil through because of it, which were the “gift”? I don’t want to jump on it, everything being a lie, but seems obvious. Stay tuned.

    What else? Most obvious thing in the universe, communications are poor and different factions in Iran have different opinions about negotiating. Clearly someone has a very firm no, and since negotiations are going well (moving ships and it’s not even 5 days) are going very well and quickly with some other faction.

    I agree if I were Iran I wouldn’t surrender and keep shooting, however, they have nothing to shoot with and no path to victory here. You batten down, lie, re-arm, and pop up again, which is what I told Ukraine before they lost 2 Million people and are 2 million times weaker now. If the “government” opens to the West, you can re-arm way easier anyway.

    “UN Adopts Slavery Resolution Calling For Reparations Despite US, European Objections — Ignores actual modern slavery

    Relevance and Usefulness of the modern UN. Since all Europe is nothing but migrants, everyone will just pay themselves and we’re done. No money moves. Since all slavery was from Florida south, Brazil goes bankrupt, leaving the United States more in change than before, to everyone’s joy and elation.

    …And ALSO the UN is the primary method of approving and running cover for slavery, I thought. I say the UN pays reparations to all their member nations.

    “’Changes Everything’: The A-10 ‘Warthog’ Proves Its Worth Again Over The Strait Of Hormuz

    Can’t even imagine how run down and degraded you must be to let these and Apaches just lumber all over your airspace. But if you get to that level, you’ve clearly lost. If not the 1950 B-52 definitely means that. F—king Embarrassing.

    Same time, we claim to have nothing and lie about it, but we’re testing out our new F-47s there.

    I don’t appreciate the tone, but if you think the U.S. doesn’t own any jets, you’re verymuch mistaken. They also carry their own drone fleet alongside.

    Similar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezWAIZcGb6U

    “Lebanon says over 1.16M people displaced by Israeli attacks
    Canada condemns Israel’s plan to occupy southern Lebanon, “

    We need to stop winning this war and let Iran bomb them more. They’re not getting the message.

    Covering Bongino and Kirk, Kent:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=13mAvH1ZJLY (Dore)

    We now know Candice Owens is totally and completely Derp State and essentially a Democrat. …If you hadn’t already gotten there before now, or the insane and incredible chaos and open murder she’s sown into the Republican ranks + over Kirk. (How?? Why do people fall for this crap??)

    On what? Well, Nick Shirley moved to California, and – shocker – found billions in fraud there too, which the Governor had to know about and approved of? Amazing, you say! Well, next day Candace goes out after him. IN DEFENSE OF NEWSOM. Riiiiiiight. How does she do it though? Being a high-level op (and pretty sure it’s not her given other actions, and she’s married to an British Lord) they attack Shirley NOT on CA – which would draw attention to how OBVIOUS it is Newsom is Hundred-billion corrupt, $10B? Just for one mile of railway? No. They time-travel back a few years to when he interviewed gang members. Claiming, “No one has ever interviewed gang members before” when 30 seconds on Google tells you this happens all the time.

    Okay, setting the field, after years of not caring or taking it seriously, they pointed AI at the American “Right” and started a plan. Candice is A-1 in that plan, and incredibly well-paid. Anything she says has like 20:1 payouts on Google Ads compared to “normal” content. First: Cut out all the women. That’s Candice’s job. Vacuous True Crime with drama and no facts or resolution with Kirk. All Soap Opera and who’s-wearing-what-dress with Erika. Cut them off, turn them against Bad Man. Kill MAHA.

    Step Two: use their completely-paid-controlled Fox news constellation (British ultra-Liberals, Duh) to stop shaping the lie, but actually activate and destroy instead of corral. Overnight every Colonel, General, and Judge loses their ever-loving mind about everything, forgetting all facts, and that Iran has conquered us and we’re under Sharia Law now. If anything, all Fox News Conservative men are WAY DUMBER than the women were for soap operas, and fell for it, having lost all power of rational thought almost overnight. …As so we see here.

    Last: Activate your salted agents to make sure actual GOP candidates talk about only Social Issues, which no one cares about and wants to scream when they hear, instead of the HUGE steps Bad Man has taken to get jobs and drop housing prices. This checks out all the Young, and has also worked like a charm.

    There are more vectors, but that’s it: that’s all it takes to install the Communist Revolution and death camps, and to chop up all your kids in just a year or two. Susan Rice promised on camera, as have the AWFULS, who are if anything MORE insane than two years ago, and MORE willing to kill everyone they meet.

    But watching Candice and Fox, and the incredible unspeakably dumb trollop there, while the money hose is surgically installed up their butts when they have no popularity, and everyone is completely checking of the madness (including myself) tells you all you need to know. It’s yours to lose, boys. When every child is sterilized except Elon’s, will that be enough? Yes, I don’t like FDR either and wouldn’t trust him with a pizza delivery; but I trust Hitler less, who ACTUALLY nationalized all private property for war. That’s where we are, your choice.

    I’m sure when Iran rules us, you’ll have far more rights and prosperity. And they’re actually a dream compared to having Woke Karens rules us, as we’ve already seen. Stop helping. As an idea, DON’T shoot allies. Like Jimmy Dore, who’s to the far Left of Bernie, but is doing good work. Or Kent.

    So back to Bongino: you want to explain what’s going on here? You go nuclear on Kent for ASKING questions? There’s nothing more likely than Kirk being shot by a foreign power power as an act of terrorism, but he’s not allowed to LOOK? Even as a co-office on his own time? No? Okay I already know everything now, thanks.

    “DJT Disconnected from Reality” – Davis

    Clearly he’s not the only one. Every guest you’ve had this month has been equally so.

    “Richard Wolff: Iran War Destroys Global Economy & U.S. Empire”

    Except we’re also doing it FOR Empire. Right, Rick? Empire both straight up and straight down.

    We are both completely winning and completely losing in Iran. Yes. And yesterday, guest (I think Commodity Culture) Russia COMPLETELY LOST in Ukraine. So even the Ukraine war, Russia both completely won and completely lost.

    By extension then, America completely won and completely lost. Israel, being pounded to powder, both completely won and completely lost. They totally, totally wanted this, “being bombed to powder” stuff — That’s winning.

    By extension then, Europe ALSO Has completely won.

    See the problem here? We can no longer agree on basic, the largest facts it is possible to field, as if: We don’t know which side won WWII. We don’t know if we won the Pacific up to bombing range of Tokyo. Ya know? Should be PRETTY easy to determine. I guess not.

    So, begin productive: what does that mean then? What do we do now?

    So U.S. Economy with Dow 50k, USDX 99, houses built at a fever, no limit of food or fuel, so much free money we fly everywhere and airport lines are backed up, etc, is “Destroyed”. Ah. Europe, who intentionally added tens of millions, 50 million? Unneeded unskilled mouths and also shut off their own gas, oil, and nuclear, is “Collapsed” by one strait no one ever believed was secure in the first place? Uhhhh….??? Explain? Call Putin on the phone, hand him $10B plus the money you froze, buy gas at retail +. Problem solved.

    There are no problems. You have a murdering psychopath in the house who is intentionally poisoning people. Restrain them and magic! All your problems go away.

    March 27, 2026 at 11:03 am #236351
    Topcat
    Participant

    Surprise Party

    The Epstein Empire of Lies

    The two ‘steins’ and their Phucktoy

    March 27, 2026 at 11:14 am #236352
    Topcat
    Participant

    Best Imitation of a Fictitious President 2026

    Best Supporting Award for the Ah’merican Public

    Transference

    Transference (German: Übertragung) is a phenomenon within psychotherapy in which repetitions of old feelings, attitudes, desires, or fantasies that someone displaces are subconsciously projected onto a here-and-now person

    March 27, 2026 at 11:16 am #236353
    Topcat
    Participant

    March 27, 2026 at 11:18 am #236354
    Topcat
    Participant

    March 27, 2026 at 11:39 am #236355
    Topcat
    Participant

    The Gulf State have no revenue coming in.

    So Sad :>(

    The Gulf States import almost everything they needs for daily life.

    The Gulf State will probably start selling their Treasuries to pay for that stuff or their populations will LYNCH them.

    What money there is left in the Gulf States is now POURING out.

    They are financially collapsing.

    So Sad :>(

    Where is it going?

    Historically that money would have fled to the Empire of Lies.

    Not now.

    Now the Major Destination for fleeing Gulf State capital is Ta-Da: Hong Kong

    Pre-War, 2 to 4 billion a month of Gulf State capital flowed into Hong Kong.

    Now Hong Kong is getting 40 billion A WEEK from the Gulf States.

    Big Loser

    The Empire of Lies

    Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

    Hong King Kong

    March 27, 2026 at 11:43 am #236356
    Topcat
    Participant

    Martin Armstrong Doodle

    March 27, 2026 at 11:46 am #236357
    Topcat
    Participant

    Oil Erectile Disfunction

    OED

    It’s gone limp on me!

    March 27, 2026 at 11:50 am #236358
    those darned kids
    Participant

    WELCOME TO TPTAE!

    1 MUSLIMS EVILLEST

    2 TRUMP BETTEREST!

    3 ELON SCHMARTEST!

    if only there were some ben shapiro here..

    oh, wait!

    March 27, 2026 at 11:51 am #236359
    those darned kids
    Participant

    CHILLAX, HEADLESS BABIES, CHILLAX

    March 27, 2026 at 12:12 pm #236360
    chooch
    Participant

    Pete doesn’t have that T minus 10 day vibe. Sounds like sooner, not later.

    March 27, 2026 at 12:30 pm #236362
    Topcat
    Participant

    Wow, a solid week of pearl clutching Islam is Taking Over Europe Stories by the TAE

    Like an Old Dutch Paul Revere ten years too late to matter.

    The Muslims are Coming, the Muslims are Coming

    But in 1785, not 1775

    The Muslims are Here!, the Muslims are Here!

    March 27, 2026 at 12:50 pm #236363
    Topcat
    Participant

    Pete Hegseth is a War Criminal who is a disgraced major who was kicked out of the DC National Guard

    March 27, 2026 at 12:52 pm #236364
    Dr. D
    Participant

    Today:
    “O’Leary: “The only other person that I’ve seen that has a higher ratio than that is Elon Musk”

    And like Steve Jobs, seems to use his considerable talents for pure evil. Thanks. Competency was not the issue, Dr. Frankenstein. No one ever said you weren’t amazing. We also have infinity borrowing supporting it, and zero borrowing to plant trees.

    “Alan Dershowitz warns there will be “millions and millions of deaths” if we don’t eliminate Iran’s nuclear capabilities now.”

    That doesn’t track for me at all, so if you want to fill in the details, that’d be great. Iran is less dangerous than Israel, a nation 1/10th their size, and 100x less dangerous than the U.S. I’m not saying this isn’t true – actually I suspect it is they’d kill blackmail millions – but you have to make a case beside (non) radical (non) Mullahs who are London Billionaires.

    “He described a violent third-world, illegal alien–infested drug dystopia…”

    Clearly multiples worse exactly matching the shade of Blue, but if only it were just S.F. and Democrats. It’s also Clay County, KY, and AL.

    “First, they mocked Trump instead of building a relationship with him. Made jokes. Acted superior.”

    They still do. You see them playing to his Ego and “Vanity” like Rutte, etc were? They think he’s stupid but vain? Yeah, how’d that work out for you this year? Or every day of the last 10 years? He’s won every game he sat down at but like a pool shark they’re still throwing $1,000 bills at him, claiming he’s “Lucky.” …Because the alternative is, they’re Incredibly Stupid. Which is the actual case, ask Putin. Europe has not seen a stupider crop since they left the caves.

    “• Ukraine War Aid May Have Been Funneled to Biden Campaign, DNC (Matt Margolis)

    Absolutely. Very little of the money gets to the Ukraine Front. (So says CBS) Nor is it meant to. The Globalists will run 100 more tricks like this before we’re through, and kill multiples of 2M ppl if allowed. Circle back to the U.S.: what they’ve done is pillage the U.S. government and taxpayer to fund only one political party. CLEARLY that is illegal and the end of democracy.

    So fair’s fair: if that’s fine, Trump is now in power, he can pillage the whole $1T Defense budget and hand it to Republicans, right? No one went to jail, so surely they approve. This is just ONE pathway for Globalists, and WHY they want and must have infinity government. USAID > NGOs > DNC, losing +10% at each level of laundering is another that Joaquin Flores covers a lot. But since they Print the money, steal from taxpayers, why would they care how much friction is lost? They more I steal, the weaker and more miserable you are, and that makes me happy.

    ““Like I said, very little of our energy comes through the Strait of Hormuz. It’s the world that has a great interest in that, so they should step up and deal with it..”
    • Epic Fury Is a Favor for the World. Step Up and Deal With It (Sarah Anderson)

    While true, yeah, that doesn’t scan. You’d at a minimum confer with Europe and make them pay. He pointedly did not. So a third thing is happening. (one of which is: exposing this reality to the world) He’s saying why are WE doing this at all? The world doesn’t want us to. And why are you NOT doing this? And paying for it. And taking the blame? (Europe: because it’s work and Socialists dont’ do that.)

    “He added that rising oil prices are positive for Russia, and Europe will beg for supplies.”

    But Russia was also totally defeated. Hmmmm…

    ““What do I gotta say so you’ll do what I want?” –PR

    That is the definition of “Bullshit”. That is, not the slightest care if it’s true or not. This is how everyone acts now, since it would be “Mean” to have consequences and hold them to account for anything. There are no just wars. Violence is not the answer. You can never be mean. You have to surrender!

    “Susan Kokinda reviews how the United Kingdom and Europe have been sidelined as President Trump directly negotiates with key stakeholders”

    His Peace Council. You’d think this is bulls—t but we saw what happens if you allow even one European into Ukraine negotiations. Even one. And so “talks with Iran” are almost certainly via Qatar, UAE, Pakistan, etc, on this very committee. …Relayed to Trump. ‘Cause, which is easier, right? Not calling Lindsay Graham or Hegseth on the phone. Why not MBS who you have to deal with anyway and already know?

    This goes right around Europe, forever. And locks them out. Forever. They are Irrelevant forever. Past Tense.

    They can reform, but have to prove it and don’t look in the mood. What can they do to pledge faith to the Shanghai Cooperative, for instance? They’re mad and are going to grind you. What about the U.S. which should be as bad? Maybe. But we’ve shown we’re politically and militarily RELEVANT. You HAVE to deal with us, like it or not. And half the U.S. actually wants BOTH sides to make money. We don’t actually need to grind you. (The other half are the Socialists. They need to Steal the “Means of production” and don’t care about profit)

    “You’ve got 250,000 people making sixty million miserable.” — Leary.

    You could say the same thing here. Sounds like we need to give those 250,000 some FREEDOM. Congress is less popular than the Ayatollah. That’s your signal to begin.

    “One-third of the way through a potential sixty-day window, the doomsday crowd is jumping the gun.”

    Okay, gut check: When has that ever happened??? Cramer is “SellSellSell”. ALLLL Fox News is Anti-war, every “beautiful bomb” will lose. Wall St Journal says “Sell stocks, sell everything”. Uhhh…. Now? Now, guys? NOT in ‘08 when we and TAE were all over “Subprime is contained” “Green shoots”, etc? It was “Buy” then, but not now. Yeah, I’ll wait, thanks.

    You know when the last time was they did this? S&P 666, at which an oil guy named “Zapata” said, “I BROKE MY ARM reaching for the phone to buy stocks” when I saw CNBC call “Sell everything” on national TV. S&P is now 6,400. Cramer is ALWAYS WRONG. Famous for it. In fact I WANT them to be wrong and have Tesla crater, the markets to crash, but here we are instead. I’d love to have the U.S. military get a comeuppance, but we’re acting essentially at will even so far as Tehran, which is like 1,000 MILES from anywhere. I’m not trading my feelz here. If Iran could bomb at will over the White House I’d say the same. I’d say: that is not a viable buy right now.

    Okay: End State. IRAN OPENS UP TO BUSINESS. For 75 years (a Kondratieff Cycle). EVERYTHING needs to be built there, not just bc we bombed. 90M person CocaCola consumer market opens, for us and China. Not just dropping them on like an anvil, like migrants in France, but backed with REAL OIL and WORK. The Persians are incredibly smart, orderly, and productive, and can outdo crappy Saudi for modernity overnight.

    And we should definitely not do this why? HOW would this ever not happen? You see why China shut off their Air Defense?

    “a record 171 million Americans are expected to take to the skies.”

    Yup, the whole economy has collapsed. Proof right there. There’s no oil, the price is too high. That’s why minimum wage kids from NJ are flying to Palm Beach. Personally, I would not do this. But you can’t say it’s not happening. All the restaurants are full, and wasting half the food. (compared to home). Just like 1934.

    “• Armageddon, Iran War & Why Peace is Impossible (Martin Armstrong)

    Yup, we’re going to be there and at war in year 3,026, I guess. Peace is impossible.

    “here was a private phone call in which Netanyahu manipulated Trump, stressing that he could “make history” by toppling the Ayatollah” Neocon promises, etc.

    All true! And what happens if you expect that instead of falling for it? Flip it on them and give it to them good and hard instead? The only thing that’s worked since Ayn Rand wrote it in 1949? They depend on wars NOT being won. Huh? Yes, if they weren’t, then when all the LAST 20 wars they got in were lost someone would be mad and remove them. Clearly, whoever backs Graham and Bolton LIKES this, because every living citizen, and almost everyone in government hates their guts. So clearly somebody is profiting wildly by them. However, if the war ENDS, well…totally different. You’re supposed to drag it out like Vietnam and F-Stan, not WIN it.

    Since nothing could be more predictable than them piling on to force this, you need a response.

    Martin says this happened: Yeah, I know! Rubio told us! Congress and MIC backed this. No s—t! And then we need to slip out and win anyway. Not win over Iran – who cares – but for the PEOPLE of Iran and the U.S. Is leveling Israel and pointing out Israel’s involvement a good step in this direction?

    “” As the Democrat Sodom & Gomorrah Tower of Babel regime that succeeds Trump returns to office, it will be Netanyahu who destroyed America.”

    And not American voters, particularly Republican ones who (hypothetically) insured this? One cause/One effect thinking.

    “• Has Trump Let Netanyahu Destroy America? (Paul Craig Roberts)

    As they rephrase here, “Iran never shut off my health care”, it was Obama did that. Israel neither. That’s our own people.

    “Currently the war is going against Israeli-America.”

    In what way? We are bombing them at will and have possibly one refinery fire, but that might just be MI6 on a lark?

    “Trump does not know what to do. His ultimatum to Iran expired last Monday, but Trump extended it 5 days.”

    Negotiate their surrender? He seems to know pretty well. And Iran is apparently talking and let 3 ships through as proof of life. PCR is confused because he keeps trying to grab the “L” when they’re handing him a gold cup. So apparently he’s “A Republican.” who are losers like that.

    Every move Trump makes is a loser. That’s why he defeated 12 GOP candidates, the whole DNC party and the combined Derp State for more than 10 years. It’s all an accident!

    March 27, 2026 at 12:57 pm #236365
    Dr. D
    Participant

    Excellent point Topcat, the Gulf States all get revenue only from oil and look like they’re not in any trouble at all, economically or otherwise.

    That’s odd. Why? I’ll have to keep an ear out. They should be in trouble several ways, but like the market are instead supremely confident and calm.

    But thanks for pointing out again how well things are going.

    March 27, 2026 at 1:00 pm #236366
    those darned kids
    Participant

    mr dr d

    i wish to draw your attention to the following essay:

    https://www.unz.com/imercer/trump-goes-amalek-on-iran/

    may i humbly suggest you read it, as perhaps you might find it soul inducing.

    best regards,

    tdk

    March 27, 2026 at 1:05 pm #236367
    Topcat
    Participant

    March 27, 2026 at 1:21 pm #236368
    Topcat
    Participant

    The Gulf States are Cor-po-ra-tions masquerading as “countries”

    They will shift their stolen ill gotten gains to the East, not the West.

    China is were investment is shifting and out of Dying Eurotardistan and the Empire of Lies.

    Martin Armstrong’s economic forecasting models and recent geopolitical analysis, the Gulf States are increasingly diversifying their investments away from traditional Western assets and toward China and the BRICS nations.

    Shift from US Debt: Armstrong suggests that countries, including those in the Gulf, are reducing their reliance on US and European debt bonds, partly due to the weaponization of the dollar and fear of sanctions, as seen in Russia.

    Geopolitical Alignment:. The shift is driven by a move toward a new economic order, with China seen as a rising economic power, particularly as the BRICS coalition expands and increases its global influence.

    The “Socrates” Prediction:. Armstrong has identified a turning point indicating a major geopolitical shift towards 2028-2032, where the balance of power moves away from the US toward China.

    Rising Energy Relations: China is solidifying its position as a major purchaser of oil and a key partner in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, enhancing economic ties.

    Safety Considerations: While the US dollar has long been a safe haven, the ongoing geopolitical turbulence, including risks of war, is changing risk management strategies among Middle East leaders.

    This trend represents a broader, long-term move in international finance, aiming to align investments with the predicted rising power of the East and to hedge against US domestic economic challenges

    Ah’merica’s National Debt will be worth more than every asset in the USSA combined down to the last set of diapers on the collapsing Empire of Lies babies bottoms!

    Hahaha

    By 2035 it will double to 52 Trillion

    That’s a lot of Butthurt

    March 27, 2026 at 1:58 pm #236369
    kultsommer
    Participant

    Where normal people see death and carnage Kevin O’Leary sees opportunity.
    I know it’s tiresome trope, but US is custom tailored for the people like him. Ordinary working folks are side-kick extras.

    Alan Dershowitz is more and more emboldened by allowed platform for public speaking and his “massaged-while-wearing-shorts” is, somehow, pushed aside. His name is hardly mentioned when there was talk about the “list”.
    Fine sample of unhinged and paranoid Jewish mind, that often reminds me on my ex-bro-in-law.

    March 27, 2026 at 2:00 pm #236370
    kultsommer
    Participant

    opportunity only was to be bold.
    I did not ask for entire post to be so.

    March 27, 2026 at 2:00 pm #236371
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    The scariest thing about Kevin O’Leary is not the psychopathy of saying we should go on bombing children because the money to be made by it enormous…. and therefore the war is a good thing.

    The scariest thing about “Shark Tank” O’Leary is that he says it in public and the nearest by-standers don’t immediately beat him to death.

    The stark evil of promoting premeditated mass murder as a desirable way to make money is no longer recognized as penultimately unacceptable and is instead held up as not merely acceptable, but as desirable as the highest goal of life. What that is, I want to remind everybody, is the actual worship of evil. Literally the worship of Satan. And no one bats an eye.

    That’s the scary part.

    March 27, 2026 at 2:00 pm #236372
    kultsommer
    Participant

    Here we go agan.

    March 27, 2026 at 2:17 pm #236373
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Iran Torpedoed a Warship Off Sri Lanka — 3,500 Miles From the Navy America Eliminated

    March 27, 2026 at 2:26 pm #236374
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    @kultsommer

    Fine sample of unhinged and paranoid Jewish mind, that often reminds me on my ex-bro-in-law.

    Well there’s one more thing that you and I have in common in addition to an absolute loathing for Capitalist Warmongers. We both have psychopathic Jewish ex-brothers-in-law!

    I’m serious. I have an ex-brother-in-law who is Jewish and whose life has been as psychopathically destructive of good things and creative of bad things as any one guy could accomplish. REALLY destructive. World scale.

    The difference you and I on such matters is that you look at a psychopathic Jewish guy and see Jewish, whereas I look at a psychopathic Jewish guy and see psychopath.

    Kevin O’Leary, for example, isn’t Jewish. But he sure as Hell is one world-class psychopath!

    Apparently one doesn’t have to be Jewish to be a psychopath, although as the old Yiddish joke goes, “Maybe it helps”.

    March 27, 2026 at 2:32 pm #236375
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    @MichaelReid

    Iran Torpedoed a Warship Off Sri Lanka — 3,500 Miles From the Navy America Eliminated

    Big implications. Really big.

    How much else have they got? Where have they got it? Why didn’t we know that? What else don’t we know?

    March 27, 2026 at 2:38 pm #236376
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    God works the long game, but that’s okay. He’s got all the time in the world.

    March 27, 2026 at 2:40 pm #236377
    zerosum
    Participant

    Problems:

    Lack of adequate control
    Lack of adequate communication

    Too much Leverage — $40T
    Too many Immigrants
    Too many people
    Too much garbage
    Not enough Energy
    Not enough water
    Not enough food
    Laws, Lies and Secrets
    Justice
    Scams and Stealing
    Foreign Interferences
    War
    Hate
    Racism
    Sex
    Religion
    Slavery
    Wealth Distribution
    Inflation
    Weapons of Mass Destruction
    ———-

    March 27, 2026 at 2:43 pm #236378
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    If you don’t understand the game that you are in then there is no way for you to know whether you’re safe, or not, anywhere in it.

    March 27, 2026 at 2:58 pm #236379
    Michael Reid
    Participant

    Pribaltika (or Prebaltics) is a term originating in the late 19th-century Russian Empire to describe the Baltic governorates of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland. It was used as a regional designation, distinct from the later “Baltic states” (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), and was employed during Russification policies, sometimes also encompassing Lithuanian areas.
    usage:%20It%20refers%20specifically%20to%20the%20regions%20under%20Tsarist%20(and%20later%20Soviet)%20rule,%20encompassing%20the%20territories%20that%20make%20up%20modern%20Estonia,%20Latvia,%20and%20Lithuania.

    Stanislav Krapivnik: Baltic States Attack Russia & Gulf States Collapse

    March 27, 2026 at 3:01 pm #236380
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    There is only one way out of this joint, and that is to place your complete and utter faith in God. It may look at first as if there were two ways, the “other” way being to figure it all out for yourself until you controlled it. Well if you choose that second route, and you do a workmanlike job of doing it within specifications, that path will lead you right back to the starting point of complete faith in God.

    March 27, 2026 at 3:03 pm #236381
    Topcat
    Participant

    Yes

    Light at the End of the Tunnel

    That Light is the Bonfire of Your Vanities of Re-election

    Sweet

    “There’s A Lot Of Concern”: GOP Lawmakers Predict Midterm Disaster If Troops Deployed To Iran

    This is about two years of Impeachment hearings making buttboy Trumpturd look like a Cooked Duck, not a lame one.

    “”There’s A Lot Of Concern”: GOP Lawmakers Predict Midterm Disaster If Troops Deployed To Iran.”

    Ouch

    That smells of Defeat

    March 27, 2026 at 3:09 pm #236382
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    So-called “artificial” intelligence works precisely the same way. If one builds it correctly meaning builds it without any attempt to violate any of God’s absolute laws, and if you then ask that “AI” sensible questions aimed at discovering the truth, then the AI will spit out the right answers.

    Do it wrong, however, (that is, try to violate God’s nonnegotiable laws) and there will be Hell to pay.

    March 27, 2026 at 3:14 pm #236383
    zerosum
    Participant

    Problems are More than the 10 Commandments

    March 27, 2026 at 3:21 pm #236384
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    The actual “legal” and financial owners of the United Arab Emirates don’t live there. Duh! And so it’s no skin off their nose if a bunch of Arabs die in a hail of missiles, starvation and thirst thousands of miles away from where they live. They’re only Arabs! not like us!

    If Iran flattens the UAE the owner will just treat it as a real estate opportunity and a sure-fire bet on profits to be made from rising fuel prices.

    March 27, 2026 at 3:28 pm #236385
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    The Capitalist Battle Cry, “All for ME!”

    Marx was an outrageous monster but he didn’t get everything wrong, and the inner nature of a Capitalist War Monger was one the items that he just nailed.

    March 27, 2026 at 3:37 pm #236386
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    If one follows the Ten Commandments, and includes what Jesus said about loving one another, then that follower will become so wise that they will understand why those core values are what they are. They are what they are because they are the way that the world works. Really.

    March 27, 2026 at 3:48 pm #236387
    D Benton Smith
    Participant

    Here’s the key thing about one’s relationship with truth. One’s self adjusts to it, not the other way around.

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