Debt Rattle April 19 2025
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[See the full post at: Debt Rattle April 19 2025]Who is ‘Stepman’?
He/She provides another example of shits talking shit.
Here, Stepman’s invocation of Trump’s supposed art of the deal (of bankruptcy) serves many purposes primarily an ego stroke for a man-child who is vulnerable to this sort of knob-polishing.
….and then Stepman’s skilled use of the non sequitur coupled with the racially loaded juxtaposition.
Here, see if you can unsee it:-
The Panamanian government would clearly rather remain in the good graces of the U.S. rather than kowtow to China.
Yeah, we the U.S. might blow Panama to smithereens before kidnapping their El Presidente and imprisoning him again.
What’s wrong with deep respect?
Who here thinks China will annihilate Panama should the Panamanians eschew the kowtow?Can’t have that while Marco SoS Rubio is demanding loyalty oaths and tributes to Israel and Our Jewish ppl before deporting permanent residents in lieu of Trump’s promise to jettison U.S. citizens next. Did Don really threaten Americans on behalf of Jews and Israelis during Holy Week? Jesus! Great timing..
Sure, a deep bow is bad. Ask DBS how a CAPT feels about a sailor’s refusal to salute. Hint: The CMC may need new underwear and hearing aids.
Wow, dumbstruck at Judge Nap, Meirsheimer, etc, I guess Trump isn’t behaving in THEIR direction either, whoever they are, just like Biden. 40 minutes of TDS from the Fox RIGHT. EVERY decision is stupid, ESPECIALLY all the ones that haven’t happened yet, like tariffs. Every lie reported on news about “Deporting citizen to death camps with no rule of law.” Millions, I guess. Maybe Billions, who knows?
Every misunderstanding, every possible bad take, EVERY sentence, back to back.
Allllll-rightie then!
Man, now Cleetus is smarter than a Judge and a worldwide renowned Professor of Geopolitics? Yup. “And thus the high become low, and the low, exhalted.” You only need the brains of a badger to beat these guys now.
Looks like setting up for Gulf of Arrested already:
Lab Leak: White House Unveils Massive Report On The True Origins Of COVID 19The way it’s out, looks like a criminal case. We have the robopen. I guess we know what RFKs been doing.
“Epstein: Mossad or CIA?
They’re different? Hold on, write me a report on THAT.
“Videos Confirm Hundreds Of American Troops Exiting Syria
Speaking of, I guess we’re not protecting all Israel’s neighbors now?
“Trump Rejected Israeli Attack Plan On Iran & Now Hawks Are Fuming
Whoops! Apologies accepted by cash or check. Groveling is fine, but I don’t prefer it.
“”If I Want Him Out, He’ll Be Out Real Fast!” – Trump Says Powell “Playing Politics” Over Rate-Cuts
THIS is how you keep Powell in office, with what he’s about to do. Well played.
Btw, Krainer had the exact same take as I do on China but he’s smarter. But first! A word from our sponsor: remember when first referred to me I was cool on Krainer because of his socialist leanings. That doesn’t seem to come up much lately besides 1) we misunderstand what is meant and 2) Living under ACTUAL Socialism, that HAS been tried, in Yugoslavia, was very ordinary and things worked pretty well. Both of which I totally understand and agree with. However, today, he lost his cool over them shutting down his business in Europe which is like a WEEK old. And HOW they did it: no accusations, no rules, just “the bank doesn’t like this.” “Like what?” “We can’t tell you. All your cash are belong to us, forever, we don’t know if you can keep the business or start a new one we’ll do the same to…see if we don’t!” Punchline? He was so mad he called the EU the “Sovietization” of Europe. Like they acted like the worst nitwits he could think of. That is le plus ultra slur.
…Naturally I agree, but what was it you were saying in previous interviews, sir? Ah, it happens.
Anyway………So Krainer, like Yemen, is looking, pondering, turning, seeking, what the actual HECK with the Chinese thing? Not ONLY does it not make sense on the face – not a trade war, but of this TYPE – but the Chinese are never, never-ever never undiplomatic like this. Like WWE, shouting, saying “We will bury you!!!”. Why? Not because they’re mad, but because their way WORKS. To be polite as necessary and stab you WORKS. And good on ‘em! We all know this game! Play to your talents I say!
And suddenly…just this once…no mas. Nothing makes sense.
Spoiler: so WHO are the tariffs actually on, sir? Say they import a plastic razor blade. Or even a pair of Nikes! That’s….drumroll please….$3 dollars tax. Because the WHOLESALE of the shoes is $30 dollars. Whoop-ti-f’n-dooo. NIKE makes the $100 on TOP of that, retail $130. Yeah, we know.
And if Trump sets the price right, Nike can’t do this, and either is outrun by LL Bean, or moves their factory here.
Yeah, we know.
So if you have tariffs, WHO are you really screwing? ‘Cause look at the maths here: it ain’t China. Whut? Yeah, if CHINA sells CHINA goods here, the price of Nikes is $33 dollar. If NIKE, the multi-national-oligarchic WEF organization sell them, the price is $130, and they make $100 to hand to Blackrock, the Nazi Central Bank.
Ohhhhhh.
So like Trump and Putin allied to screw Europe, Trump and XI are now allied to screw Europe again: or really these CAPITALIST GATEKEEPERS, the Rentier class, the MNCs who are largely in Europe, but here too, but are essentially the common enemy to all humans worldwide. We know their names.
If China sells direct, no problem. If we make and sell here, no problem. No Nike, no Adidas, no Disney, no Bud, no WEF/EU. All these MIDDLE men, the MI6/CIA oligarchs are defunded. BANKS are middle men, Santander, HSBC, London LME/Dax, etc.
You see under this Plan: China comes out ahead. Why not sell Nikes direct for $45 and keep ALLLL the money? 50% profit boost, same work! Why are they giving money to Nike for doing nothing but branding?
Ah. Now THAT, my friends, is a Plan. Let’s see if we can support it. But we have to have a “war.” And it has to be Trump’s fault.
“Liberals Warn Enforcing Immigration Law Is A Slippery Slope That May Lead To Enforcing Other Laws “
Tariffs Cartoon: are any tariffs actually in effect right now? Which ones?
I hear there’s a million Brazillian tariffs on and all world trade has halted, eggs are $100,000, and the working man has collapsed. No? That’s only on the news?
What has A-C-T-U-A-L-L-Y happened? A: Not Much. Try to touch back to reality.
“Meloni just called on Trump to form a historic alliance between Italy and the U.S. to ‘Make the West Great Again.’ This wasn’t your typical diplomatic moment—it was a clear shot across the bow of globalism.”
Confirming points I think.
Garcia News: Yes, just as I would pay/blackmail them to support Garcia all day, WHYYY, do they want this to run, as it’s got the Left Hebephrenic, like Napolitono, above, ACTUALLY making for a Civil War, like it has roots. (and why? They’re LYING. He had like 2+ trials of Due process, follow the story, we may even have a mole who dorked his record to make it SEEM he was processed wrong.)
Why? 1) they are on this which will bite them, and has. Although no doubt the prison thing was a staged Conde Nast Resort Op, while he was there you could see his gang tattoos. On camera. 2) No news, Nothing on anything else, tariffs, budgets, everyone working on perfect peace.
Just spot check from Krainer, (as he’s wealthy and lives in Monaco) one of his Gov’t guys from Bosnia had to meet with your general Trump Admin, like State Dept. He said they are perfectly able, competent, knowledgeable, productive people. I mean like duh, but they pick on Americans every minute, for every thing, every time. It’s JUST NORMAL. That’s what Maher said: having dinner with Kid Rock, everyone is NORMAL. Eat, tell jokes, talk about issues, etc. He is PLAYING a madman on TV – and actually I don’t even believe that because he doesn’t have to. He can come out, say “Good morning, hot weather, remember to hydrate” and the media will say “Trump was foaming about how everyone should drown themselves.”
Bondi: Great question. However, if ONE black man is lynched in Georgia, we would care right? That’s only one. Dore was following the same thing: “It’s only ten” (actually there is a tracking site for this and it’s thousands). Yeah, but those TEN, are the TEN winners. That’s like saying it’s only One NFL team: Yeah, and they’re winning the SuperBowl bc cheating. (You Patriots) So TEN means TEN scholarships stolen at like $30k/yr x4 years = $120,000 x 10 cases = $1.2 Million dollars stolen from women. Plus earnings over career from NOT getting into UPenn. So is that level of fraud and disenfranchisement not worth the government’s time? …Oh well, it’s only WOMEN that are being killed, raped, hospitalized, robbed, so we don’t care. Ah, got it!
Again, as me and everyone thought at the time: it’ll be like 10 weirdos nationwide, we’ll absorb it and roll our eyes. Clearly Not!! CLEARLY there are a lot more “Men” out there that are violent, deranged, aggressive, rapacious, and disturbing. Like, you can’t even FIND a sport where one mid-tier man isn’t joining to ruin all records, all medals given, ruin the whole sport for every woman participating. Sure I knew some but I had no idea how deranged our general society had become, probably because WE, the “normal” people just hold the line, say “No. There are rules” and they just gripe and walk off. No idea how much enforcement normal people were helping channel the damaged and criminally insane by, I dunno, convincing them to get a job then driving them to be a dishwater for a few weeks until it’s a habit. We were unknowingly pushing them INTO order instead of OUT of it.
“Gold is quietly being re-monetized—and most people don’t see it. Here’s what’s happening, why it matters, and why it’s not priced in.”
Yes, and there is no solution, except HOW? And it seems gotten through the window, the planners know HOW to re-base the financial system, so no matter what happens, they can now accommodate it. Here’s the catch: moving off an inflationary, SOFT money system, onto a Deflationary, HARD money system. You may not fully process how different that is– maybe no one truly can.
But all fortunes, all processes are made now by taking DEBT. Largest debt wins. Even in markets, stock returns multiples of Fed interest rate: that is, borrow money at 4%, market at 6%, Infinity leverage.
Okay, now pay back your $36 Trillion in debt and your $400,000 house with hard work and pennies. Hard money. Nope: cannot happen. Money is now SCARCE. That’s what “Hard money” means. If you’re paying back in HARD money, house can only be worth (checks wages) $120,000. No leverage. No FOMO-MOMO. No loans are issued. Plus side, if you’re staring out (Zoomers) you get PAID. In hard money. Tilted back to WORK. Workers.
I would say we have to do this for a thousand reasons. Every disorder stems from it, from politics, war, the Cantillionaires, wealth disparity, generational murder, even birth rates.
…But you do NOT want to have out a Million dollars in credit when they flip to a gold standard to pay it back.
The rich people might. They own hard assets. You do not.
“• West Lost Proxy War To Russia – Orban (RT)
Triumphal speeches from the Meirshiemers, etc of the world: Trump loses! See, what a moron! This is HIS war now, and he knows it! What the…? Look he JUST got there. Your OWN argument is he must 1) End it or 2) Adopt it as his own. WHAT are the ACTIONS we have? A: Peace Talks immediately, essentially conceding everything (5 oblasts at the drop of hat.) And STILL they say he’s a warmonger, wants war, this is HIS war, HE lost not Biden.
…It’s not even 100 DAYS yet!
So you also just SAW what happened. He set up all kinds of peace, every one sabotaged by Europe who vows to arm and invade in 2030. Walking on that is pretty hard, it’s not even 100 days yet, and looks like that’s the decision he will make, having rapid-fire eliminated every alternative, AS ONE SHOULD.
Yup. Sure is a reckless dummy. Same as LBJ in ‘Nam I guess. War = Peace. Anyone remember that one? That’s what they’re all saying. LEAVING the war is the same as CAUSING the war. Right?
““Start with a big ask, create a sense of urgency, use leverage, don’t back down, make things happen. That’s how Trump is getting this all done.”
• Trump Takes ‘Art Of The Deal’ To World Stage (Stepman)It’s really hard to believe he wrote this in 1986, uses it every time, never used any other plan, and yet it still works and people say “No he isn’t.”
Yes. Sir. He is. What has happened to everybody’s brains? They have Brain-bola? He TOLD you he was running the switchback pass play. Then runs it. 100 times in a row. It’s like Charlie Brown and Lucy in reverse.
“Let’s cut through the bureaucratic noise and call this what it really is: a systematic blueprint for targeting and silencing conservative Americans.”
This blueprint was widely and proudly implemented, as everyone here knows. You’re going after Catholics? Really? Like not even churchgoers, just like “was baptized”?
Btw, I guess we know what Tulsi was doing, but I don’t believe her because she has a bad stylist.
They’re all on the take, that’s why 1) No nuclear, no war with Iran 2) release of Fauci papers 3) Declass endless human rights abuses. 4) Leaving Syria, Ukraine. 5) Destroys wealthy with tariffs, markets.
Definitely a Globalist!
“”Green technologies” have reportedly been replaced with “innovative technologies,” while “climate” has been described as an “operational environment,”
So what you’re saying is you’re all lying and none of you have a spine. IF those were the accurate terms before, you have to use them now. IF they are not, then you were just lying. Which is it?
“• IRS Hunter Biden Whistleblower Gary Shapley Ousted As Acting Commissioner (NYP)
May not be most qualified, but isn’t more trustworthy better?
“The ‘tariff solution’ had been pre-prepared by his team over recent years, and formed an integral part to a more complex framework – one that complemented the debt-reduction and revenue effects of tariffs, by a programme to coerce the repatriation of vanished manufacturing industry back to America.
Trump’s is a gamble that may, or may not, succeed: It risks a bigger financial crisis, as financial markets are over-leveraged and fragile.”RE-read. Yes, and yes. But oh well. What do you want us to do?
Peace, Minority Opinions
• US Proposes Leaving Former Ukrainian Territories Under Russian Control (RT)
“We need to figure out here now, within a matter of days, whether this is doable in the short term.
Because if it’s not, then I think we’re just going to move on,” Rubio told reporters before departing from France.
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• West Lost Proxy War To Russia – Orban (RT)Earlier in March, Orban told the YouTube channel Patriota that the EU was feeding Kiev “empty promises” as it “doesn’t have a single penny left… [to] continue arming Ukraine, maintaining the Ukrainian army, and funding the functioning of the Ukrainian state.”
His comments came after Budapest refused to endorse a joint EU communique calling for an increase in military aid to Kiev.
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“The war in Ukraine “has no military solution to it” – Rubio
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• Ukraine Ceasefire ‘Unrealistic’ For Now – Moscow (RT)
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Another concern is the feasibility of monitoring any potential ceasefire, as it is unclear who could take on this task.
————-• Tulsi Exposes a Terrifying Biden-Era Program Meant To Be Secret (Margolis)
“While Biden was preaching “unity” from his teleprompter, his administration was quietly crafting plans to turn Big Tech into their personal censorship machine.”
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Another hidden war
• Soros-Funded Groups Go To War Against DOGE (Tyler O’Neil)
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It’s not a Tariff War.
It’s the war against China• Trump Axes A Stricken World Order (Alastair Crooke)
————• Trump’s Counterrevolution: Flood the Zone, Drain the Swamp (Victor Davis Hanson)
——-Evaluating timelines
• There’s Real Evidence for Easter (Joecks)———–
Does everyone have Autism
No medication has been shown to reduce ASD’s core symptoms,[34] but some can alleviate co-occurring problems.[39][40]The DSM-5 and CDDR use different categorization tools to define this spectrum. DSM-5 uses a “level” system, which ranks how in need of support the patient is. In this system, level 1 is the mildest form and level 3 the most severe.[43] In contrast, the CDDR system has two separate axes, intellectual impairment and language impairment,[44] as these are seen as the most crucial factors.
Autism is currently defined as a highly variable neurodevelopmental disorder[45] that is generally thought to cover a broad and deep spectrum, manifesting very differently from one person to another.
Some have high support needs, may be nonspeaking, and experience developmental delays; this is more likely with other co-existing diagnoses.
Others have relatively low support needs; they may have more typical speech-language and intellectual skills but atypical social/conversation skills, narrowly focused interests, and wordy, pedantic communication.[46] They may still require significant support in some areas of their lives.
The spectrum model should not be understood as a continuum running from mild to severe, but instead means that autism can present very differently in each person,[47] with support needs depending on context and changing over time.[48]Yes, without a doubt (although there are a host of scoundrels still desperately trying to engender doubt whenever and wherever possible) the United States and its scumbag accomplices have lost their proxy war with Russia.
Let’s see a show of hands of those who think that this stark fact will result in any of the responsible scumslugs changing their slimes. Hmm. The only hands that I see going up are a couple of students in the back of the room requesting permission to go to the bathroom. Right.
Let’s get back to today’s lesson, which is that the battle continues, and that the bloodiest days of every war are at the end.
Breaking What’s Fixed https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/breaking-whats-fixed
Will Zoll, Scamocracy – Part II The Broken Window Industrial Complex
2020 was the “year of the broken window”, and our money was instantly redirected by governments around the world to “build back better”, whether we liked it or not. Excess money printing flowed into the coffers of industries that served that purpose. This was not just an American problem. The problem was global.
Now let’s apply this concept to our very simple Prosperity Index model:
As you can see, there was a recovery, but We the People were not included. There was real money being spent by the Biden Treasury, but We the People did not get any of it. Instead, we were laden with exponentially rising debt levels to accommodate the maniacal plans of “building back better”.
Broken windows can be extremely profitable in a Scamocracy, so long as you are part of the scam. https://prussiagate.substack.com/p/scamocracy-part-ii Gilbert Doctorow, The best thing that Trump can do now is to walk away from the Russia-Ukraine war
The past couple of days have brought wildly contradictory reports from the Trump administration on progress in its initiative to achieve a peace accord ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
Either they are progressing well and close to success, as Vice President J.D. Vance has commented or they will be ended in the coming days if the warring parties remain obdurate and their positions are irreconcilable, as Secretary of State Rubio stated yesterday.
Trump himself in his various statements to journalists has moved from the one position to the other and back again, leaving us all guessing as to his real intentions. However, there are sufficient reasons to believe that the administration will announce that it is leaving the talks and moving on to other foreign policy issues on its agenda...
..I have remarked in recent days on the contradictions in positions on the war’s preferred outcome between the ‘hardliners’ Marco Rubio and General Kellogg on the one side and the more Russia-friendly Steve Witkoff on the other side.
From reports on what has been taking place in Paris a day ago, it would appear that the Kellogg line on the end-game in Ukraine has gained the upper hand. This would leave the Russians in possession of the portion of the Eastern Ukrainian oblasts (provinces) that they presently occupy, freezing the line of engagement where it presently is. It would establish a European protectorate over the Westernmost part of Ukraine, presumably with ‘boots on the ground.’ And it would leave intact the Kievan regime, rabidly anti-Russian as it is, holding the rump sovereign state of Ukraine in the middle...
..I see the backing of the Kellogg solution in what was going on in Paris at the invitation of Emmanuel Macron. The Americans led by Rubio and Witkoff sat on one side of the table, while the Ukrainian negotiators sat together with the European representatives on the other side…
..At the end of the talks, the Europeans said they were satisfied to have taken part, that it was important to reach an alignment of views with the Americans. The Americans, for their part, said the contribution of the Europeans had been ‘constructive.’…
..The very fact that the Europeans were satisfied with the tenor of the discussion is a victory for the Kellogg position versus the Putin-friendly Witkoff position.
We did not hear from the Ukrainian negotiators, but they could not have been happy with the provisions of the Kellogg solution regarding the disposition of the Ukrainian territory now under Russian occupation. Kiev rejects categorically territorial concessions to Russia...
..The desires of the warring parties are mutually exclusive and neither will accept the Trump administration’s proposed compromise. The only question is who, Kiev or Moscow, will be the first to reject the compromise publicly, risking Trump’s fury.
Given these conditions, I expect Trump to walk away from the Ukraine war within a week’s time. When you have a clear winner in a war, it is unrealistic and futile to demand that the winner give up the objectives that caused him to launch the war: namely to keep NATO Member States out of Ukraine and to ensure that the human rights of Russian speakers living in Ukraine are respected.. It is still more absurd to expect the winner to capitulate to the loser, as Kiev and the EU are demanding and give up all territorial gains on the field of battle. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/04/19/the-best-thing-that-trump-can-do-now-is-to-walk-away-from-the-russia-ukraine-war/Iran Is Not Building a Nuclear Bomb: A Fact Sheet https://original.antiwar.com/ted_snider/2025/04/13/iran-is-not-building-a-nuclear-bomb-fact-sheet/
Trump Rejected Israeli Attack Plan On Iran & Now Hawks Are Fuming
President Donald Trump rejected an Israeli plan to attack Iran with US military support, which was pitched with a timeline of as soon as next month, in favor of seeking diplomacy with Tehran, The New York Times reported late Wednesday…
..That’s when Netanyahu made the strange and provocative statement that they should “go in, blow up the facilities, dismantle all the equipment, under American supervision with American execution.” Netanyahu departed Washington with no major wins – not even on the effort to get new tariffs on Israel removed or reduced…
..The report confirms prior Axios reporting which said there’s a sharp divide within the Trump administration, as we detailed earlier. Vice President J.D. Vance and those in his camp want to avoid another disastrous Middle East war at all costs:
This camp includes also Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff — who represented the U.S. at the first round of Iran talks on Saturday — and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. It also gets outside support from MAGA influencer and Trump whisperer Tucker Carlson.
This group is concerned that striking Iran’s nuclear facilities would put U.S. soldiers in the region in harm’s way when Iran strikes back.
They also argue a new conflict in the region would send oil prices skyrocketing at a sensitive time for the U.S. economy…
..In a meeting this month — one of several discussions about the Israeli plan — Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, presented a new intelligence assessment that said the buildup of American weaponry could potentially spark a wider conflict with Iran that the United States did not want…
..But it looks like they (the hawks and the Israeli lobby/AIPAC) are currently trying to get everyone opposed to war with Iran fired. On Wednesday a third official was escorted out of the Pentagon, with security credentials removed:
A third high-level Pentagon staffer has been placed on administrative leave in two days as part of a probe into media leaks.
Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg, was escorted out of the building on Wednesday, following Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, deputy chief of staff to Hegseth. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-rejected-israeli-attack-iran-now-hawks-are-fumingSundance, REPORT: President Trump Opposed Israeli Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites
For now, Mr. Trump has chosen diplomacy over military action.
This is where we need to insert the element that all media generally refuse to associate, Russia.
Iran has reengaged with officials from President Trump’s administration following a letter Trump wrote to the leadership in Iran. President Trump wants Mideast peace; he also wants to avoid the issue of Iran having a nuclear weapon. President Trump views military action as the last possible resort for failed diplomatic and geopolitical efforts.
Israel wants to attack Iran. President Trump wants to support Israel but doesn’t want expanded military conflict that pulls the USA into more Mideast war.
As we see in the continued issues within Ukraine, the CIA supports expanded conflict in both Ukraine and Iran. Israel and the CIA are in alignment. Hence, in our ongoing restaurant analogy, the CIA is the kitchen, and Israel has a table there. Russian President Vladimir Putin could be an influential geopolitical partner with President Trump, if Trump can get the issues of Ukraine and Russia solved and then pivot to Iran.
Unfortunately, the CIA does not want the issues within Ukraine solved, doesn’t want Trump and Putin coordinating and certainly doesn’t want Trump and Putin to work out a new strategic global map that does not contain useful conflict. Again, Israel and the CIA are in alignment. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/17/report-president-trump-opposed-israeli-strikes-on-iran-nuclear-sites/#more-271157Saudi Defense Chief Visits Iran In Unprecedented Trip As Israel Talks War
China has been the big power which has mediated the Iran-Saudi rapprochement, at a moment the US is widely viewed as in retreat in the region. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/saudi-defense-chief-visits-iran-highest-level-trip-decades-israel-talks-warIsrael targets UNRWA flour centre in Khan Yunis
Israeli air strikes targeted an UNRWA flour distribution centre surrounded by tents housing forcibly displaced Palestinians in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. The UN facility played a crucial role in providing food aid, which is under severe strain in the enclave as a result of Israel’s continued siege and closure of all crossings into the Strip. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250415-israel-targets-unrwa-flour-centre-in-khan-yunis/Might as well be killed right here… Fed Up With Israeli Displacement Orders, Palestinians in Gaza City Refuse to Leave
Over two thirds of Gaza is now either under active displacement orders or within a no-go zone. With no safety or shelter elsewhere, some Palestinians are refusing to leave. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-city-israeli-displacement-orders-kill-zoneGaza ministry says Israel killed 1,400+ medical personnel, kidnapped 360 others amid genocide
Despite Iosing lives in Israeli strikes, medics have shown immense resilience, facing shortages of anesthesia, antibiotics and clean water, forcing them to ration painkillers, operate without electricity, and perform amputations without anesthesia. https://trt.global/world/article/27d246729976What happened to the Palestinian doctors detained by Israeli forces in Gaza?
Palestinian medical workers recount abuse, starvation, and torture in Israeli detention facilities
Rights groups say Israeli attack on health infrastructure violate international humanitarian law https://www.arabnews.com/node/2597202/middle-eastTrump White House holds Hamas ‘entirely responsible’ for Israeli execution of Palestinian medics https://thegrayzone.com/2025/04/07/trump-white-house-hamas-execution-palestinian-medics/
Yet another citizen-petition: At least 1,700 Israeli artists, cultural figures sign petitions calling for return of hostages, end to Gaza war
Pressure mounts on Netanyahu to end Gaza war as thousands of Israeli soldiers, academics demand prisoner swap https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/at-least-1-700-israeli-artists-cultural-figures-sign-petitions-calling-for-return-of-hostages-end-to-gaza-war/3538895Power & Pushback: The Trump admin makes its case clear — it is deporting students simply for opposing the Gaza genocide
On the same day ICE posted a social media graphic saying it is working to keep “illegal” ideas out of the US, a Louisiana immigration judge ruled the Trump administration could deport Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil for opposing the Gaza genocide. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/04/power-pushback-the-trump-admin-makes-its-case-clear-it-is-deporting-students-simply-for-opposing-the-gaza-genocide/Caitlin Johnstone, “Israel Has A Right To Defend Itself” Is A Genocidal Slogan https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-has-a-right-to-defend-itself
Washington prepares new shipment of bombs for Israel ahead of ‘vigorous expansion’ of Gaza assault
The shipment aims to complement an arms transfer from earlier this year, which was halted by the former US administration and unfrozen by Trump https://thecradle.co/articles/washington-prepares-new-shipment-of-bombs-for-israel-ahead-of-vigorous-expansion-of-gaza-assault100+ Meta employees, including Head of AI Policy, confirmed as ex-IDF
More than one hundred former Israeli spies and IDF soldiers are employed by the company, my new investigation shows, many of whom worked for Israel’s spy agency Unit 8200.
These ex-IDF members are based evenly across Meta’s US offices and in its Tel Aviv office, and a significant number of them, like Anderson, have a specialization in AI. Given that Israel has made extensive use of AI not just to conduct its genocide, but to establish its prior system of apartheid, surveillance and occupation, Meta’s recruiting of IDF AI specialists is particularly insidious. https://thegrayzone.com/2025/04/08/100-meta-employees-ex-idf/Videos Confirm Hundreds Of American Troops Exiting Syria https://www.zerohedge.com/military/videos-confirms-hundreds-american-troops-exiting-syria
Caitlin Johnstone, The US Just Massacred Civilians In Yemen Without Even Claiming They’re Military Targets https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-us-just-massacred-civilians-in
Will Yemen turn its missiles on the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
As Washington’s latest military campaign drags into its second month, Yemen’s battle lines remain firmly drawn – with growing questions over whether Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are next to be pulled into a war they can neither control nor win.
“If you cooperate with the Americans: Either by allowing him to attack us from bases in your countries. Or with financial support. Or logistical support. Or information support. It is support for the Israeli enemy, advocacy for the Israeli enemy, and backing for the Israeli enemy.”
This was not just a warning. It was a strategic declaration. Any country crossing these lines will be treated as an active participant in the war – and subject to retaliation.
The message is aimed not just at Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, but at other Arab and African states that might be tempted to join the fray under the guise of “protecting international navigation.”
Yemen is preparing for all scenarios. It will not be caught off guard. https://thecradle.co/articles/will-yemen-turn-its-missiles-on-the-uae-and-saudi-arabiaUS Mulls Ground War In Yemen Via Mercenaries, Pro-Saudi Factions https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-mulls-ground-war-yemen-mercenaries-pro-saudi-factions
Report Claims N.Korea Supplying 100% Of Russian Artillery Shells Used In Ukraine https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/report-claims-nkorea-supplying-100-russian-artillery-shells-used-ukraine
“Your conditions are acceptable”: EU to ban Serbia if president joins Putin’s victory parade https://www.yahoo.com/news/eu-ban-serbia-president-joins-124629634.html
US Will Pull EU to Pieces Before Letting It Partner Up With China
For starters, “you need to keep in mind that the EU leaders were pre-selected by the Bilderberg Group and the US. Basically…the EU is actually a US project to destroy nation states,” Giuliano told Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250417/us-will-pull-eu-to-pieces-before-letting-it-partner-up-with-china-1121884324.htmlSecretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth explains why we can’t be nice to China, or something: China could sink entire US carrier fleet in 20 minutes
“So far our [US] whole power projection platform is aircraft carrier and the ability to project power that way strategically around the globe,” said Hegseth in a recent interview.
However, Hegseth added that China’s 15 hypersonic missiles “can take out 10 aircraft carriers in the first 20 minutes of the conflict”..
Hegseth said that the US “loses to China in every war game” run by the Pentagon. “China is building an army specifically designed to destroy the US.” https://en.mehrnews.com/news/230637/China-could-sink-entire-US-carrier-fleet-in-20-minutesHow might this country accomplish that goal, considering it would take 12 years to build factories and get them working competently?
Goldman’s China Tech Tour Underscores One Message: America Must Reclaim These Supply Chains By 2030 https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/goldmans-china-tech-tour-underscores-one-message-america-must-reclaim-these-supplyMeryl Nass MD presents: OMNIWAR: Here’s how the globalists plan to control your brain, or already do so. Free (2nd) symposium with David Hughes, Lissa Johnson and others https://merylnass.substack.com/p/omniwar-heres-how-the-globalists
A very broad net was cast to protect America from wrongthink… Tulsi Gabbard Exposes Alarming Biden-Era ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Strategy https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tulsi-gabbard-exposes-alarming-biden-era-domestic-terrorism-strategy
Global Engagement Center, “GEC is Dead”: Rubio Shuts Down Censorship Program that the Biden Administration Claimed was Ended https://jonathanturley.org/2025/04/17/gec-is-dead-secretary-rubio-shuts-down-censorship-program-that-the-biden-administration-claimed-was-ended/
Court Rules Google Illegally Holds “Monopoly Power” In Online Ad Tech https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/court-rules-google-illegally-holds-monopoly-power-online-ad-tech
A Midwestern Doctor, “Cure a patient, lose a customer”: The FDA’s War On America’s Health
Why do so many innovative therapies never see the light of day https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-fdas-war-on-americas-healthCelia Farber, MAHA Has Teeth? Yes, And One Hears All Kinds of Interesting Screams From Its Prey
Has RFK Jr. gone soft on vaccines?
I believe the answer is no. Rather, I believe his entire strategy is to fight this (the pharma-mRNA-vaccines war) as a data war, forcing the opposition to be (as they openly are) against transparent scientific data for the American people. https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/maha-has-teethBioweapon labs have always been leaky. BREAKING – Study Finds Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Lab Leaks at UNC Chapel Hill BSL-3 Facility
Ralph Baric’s lab, architect of SARS-CoV-2, implicated in undisclosed lab-acquired infections—new study reveals systemic biosafety failures and suppressed outbreak data. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-study-finds-multiple-sarsGain-of-Function Ban Nears as White House Confirms Lab Leak Origin of SARS-CoV-2
As a sweeping executive order to ban gain-of-function research nears completion, a new White House webpage reaffirms what many of us have known for years. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/gain-of-function-ban-nears-as-whiteMeryl Nass MD, on a globalist project that has become “just quasi-evil”: Analysis of the Approved Draft of the Pandemic Treaty: What a relief https://merylnass.substack.com/p/analysis-of-the-approved-draft-of
Meryl Nass MD neglects Tractor Supply Company: OTC Ivermectin now available in Idaho, Arkansas, Tennessee. New Hampshire’s Governor refused to sign. Get your state on this bandwagon. https://merylnass.substack.com/p/otc-ivermectin-now-available-in-idaho
Meryl Nass MD, Door to Freedom has been investigating the food “benefit” programs in the US to understand how to improve them: A Treatise
Secretaries Rollins and Kennedy have been encouraging the states to remove candy and soda as benefits under the for stamp (SNAP) program and improve school lunches.
The story of how a PR firm paid conservative influencers to equate freedom with eating sugar is at the URL below. (“Big-Gulp” = 30-round-magazine?) https://merylnass.substack.com/p/door-to-freedom-has-been-investigatingNew UCSF study shows vaccinated 6x more likely to be hospitalized than unvaxxed.
Nearly 30,000 people were surveyed. You had a 6X greater risk of hospitalization post vaccine than post infection. This is a disaster and should cause the vaccines to be revoked in any sane society. https://kirschsubstack.com/p/breaking-new-ucsf-study-shows-vaccinatedJessica Rose Ph.D. Secretary Kennedy outs autism pandemic What is behind increasing autism rates and can VAERS help us find out? https://jessicar.substack.com/p/secretary-kennedy-outs-autism-pandemic
Jessica Rose Ph.D. explains further: Autism chart explained and the “inflection points” in 1996 https://jessicar.substack.com/p/autism-chart-explained-and-the-inflection
1 in 31 Kids Had Autism in 2022 — Up From 1 in 36 in 2020
Overall, the prevalence of autism in U.S. children rose approximately 17% between 2020 and 2022, continuing a decades-long trend, the CDC said in its latest study, published today. The number for boys was 1 in 20 overall and as high as 1 in 12.5 in California. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/autism-prevalence-rise-1-in-31-cdc-study/Wherein a first good act may go unpunished: Indian man who fed water to cheetahs in viral video restored in job
Forest officials confirmed his reinstatement after protests by members of his community. Since this was his first offence, forest officials said they let him go with a warning, telling him that if he encountered an animal in distress in future, he should contact the authorities and not intervene himself.
The viral footage surfaced on Sunday with a video showing him pouring water into a metal pan, urged by off-camera voices. Moments later, a cheetah called Jwala and her four cubs drink from it.
Mr Gurjar said he was not at fault and blamed those who made the videos viral.
Referring to the cheetah and her cubs in the video, he said, “I called her by her name, saying ‘Jwala come, Jwala come’. They come only when you call them by their names.” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9e3v8l4rwoI’m sure glad that there are several steadfast workaholics on this forum to do all the heavy lifting with news, history, referrals, citations, pithy poems and all the other slogging style homework that is required for the serious deep-diving that these times require. You are heroes, unsung to be sure, but you’re deeply appreciated, nonetheless.
Boys in girls sports
My daughter did some wrestling the first two years of high school. Girls wrestling in high school was recently recognized in Arizona, so not all schools have girls wrestling teams and the girls teams are often very small. The boys team and the girls team practice together at my kids’ high school. Girls are NEVER required to do a match with a boy, but might be given the opportunity to do a match with a boy if there are no girls in their weight class available and she wants a chance to have a match. Also, in practice, many elements of practice were co-Ed for reasons of practicality. My daughter very quickly learned that even when the weights were very near, the boys were simply significantly stronger. A well-skilled girl might be able to win a match against a poorly skilled boy…but other than that, the girl was not likely to win. Not that it was a bad thing for a girl to wrestle with a boy — it could push her to rely on her skills and use her skills — it had merit for training purposes. As long as the rules of wrestling were followed and the weights were similar, the girl was not really more likely to get injured wrestling with a boy than a girl, (injury is common generally with wrestling,) but I would suppose that without those rules the risk of injury would rise precipitously between boys and girls wrestling together.
“I’m sure glad that there are several steadfast workaholics on this forum to do all the heavy lifting with news, history, referrals, citations, pithy poems and all the other slogging style homework that is required for the serious deep-diving that these times require. You are heroes, unsung to be sure, but you’re deeply appreciated, nonetheless.”
Well said. I second that.
Thanks RIM and all TAE commenters for all of your efforts, which are very much appreciated in these mind-numbing timesAeroponic farming
My sister has a tower like that in her house. It doesn’t get enough light and the plants are leggy. It wouldn’t work outdoors here – the tower would get too hot in the summer…after a year or so in the sun the plastic would start becoming friable. My sister is also planning this summer to grow veggies in tri-parted, stackable towers outdoors…I predict it isn’t going to work well because it will take an immense amount of water to keep the soil hydrated in 100+ degree weather and even with that water the roots will be too hot and stress the plants…this is on top of the stress the plants will be under from the temperature of the air. But…my little sister doesn’t like it when big sister says that her grand ideas won’t work, so I expressed a minor misgiving, noticed that she was not receptive, and will wait to see what happens. Besides…she was the one who decided not to vax any of her children, and now I’ve moved to her camp, after my kids had received all the jabs on the schedule until about age 10. Sometimes, I am wrong and she is correct.
Um. Regarding removing “candy and sugary soda from SNAP,” it important to consider the law of unintended consequences.
If those things are removed, will it also include candy and soda that contains sugar substitutes? Because a lot of people consume “diet” sodas with no sugar, but studies show that these also affect insulin because the body believes it is getting sugar due to the taste. For the large food companies, they don’t mind if SNAP recipients substitute sucralose candy and soda for sugary ones.
Sometimes, I am wrong and she is correct.
Yeah, suppose so, but not very often. The gardeners in the crowd side with you on this one.
I have heard no one deeply suppose the effect of the autism epidemic on our societies. Nor have I heard any numbers including a breakdown of how many of the “1 in 30” are level 1, 2, or 3. This matters!
Level 3 will require care for life.
Level 2 will likely also require care for life, but might — with intensive investment — be able to contribute to their communities in small ways.
Level 1 is a mixed bag.Both of my sons are level 1. The first twin had an IEP through high school, had some support from the school in elementary school, had a few years of helpful psychotherapy, and is in college on an engineering trajectory. He will contribute to society like anyone else, although he struggles to make friends, and has not yet made any forays into dating, etc.
The second twin could not function in school without an IEP, and spent four years of elementary school in a therapeutic school. He required hours and hours of support and interventions throughout his public school career from both the school and from me. He has participated in countless behavioral health programs, beginning at age 6 (cost covered by Medicaid.) Currently, he is enrolled in a vocational rehabilitation program (federally funded) designed to ready disabled young adults for employment. He is effectively failing the program. After nearly 9 months of the program and genuinely trying, he is not yet employable in *any* capacity. My son is putting in great effort, but the autism deficits curtail him in so many ways. We are applying for a state assistance program available to individuals with autism — he has been denied and is appealing. If he can get the state assistance, he may have access to expanded employment readiness programs and eventually be employable in some capacity. This son is intelligent, but intelligence is not sufficient to overcome some autism deficits.
My ex’s attorney mocked me in early 2017 in front of a Commissioner in a child support hearing when I explained that my income was below minimum wage, because I had stated that my son’s “special needs” prevented me from working in a greater capacity. At that time, neither of my sons then carried an autism diagnosis — the second twin was labeled as ADHD, Anxious, ODD, and DMDD; he was at that time enrolled in a therapeutic school. My ex’s attorney sneered that other parents with kids with ADHD could work just fine. I could not put my son in daycare — no daycare would accept him, some behavioral health respite programs would not accept him — and at age 10 I could not leave him home by himself nor with his siblings for even a few minutes. (Concern that he might harm his siblings was real.). But none of this was considered by the Court — I was new to the Court process and had no attorney and had not even thought to gather evidence, let alone present it. It was simply my lived reality. So I was imputed minimum wage and the child support was low as a result. We received SNAP, Medicaid, and other supports…primarily because my children required care that was much greater than that of the average child, and much of my time was occupied with the many supports that they required, rather than the pursuit of income.
These levels of autism will become a very large drag on society. We are going to have to learn how to integrate very differently functioning people into our society…otherwise, we are going to be obligated to care for them. Currently, there are two reasons why my second twin son is not employable: his rate of task completion is not up to par (about 50%), and no employer is going to be willing to pay wages for such low productivity. Second, his lack of social skills and need for sameness in routine mean that he does not handle feedback well, does not interact with coworkers, supervisors, and customers in an expected fashion, and does not navigate changes in routine effectively.
There may also be a silver lining. Autists do think differently. Elon Musk is an example of this. It is possible that we might better organize our human societies with the input of the thoughts and efforts of very high functioning autists.
(Of course, autists also may interject some odd things into society — it seems that after losing his firstborn to SIDS, Musk may have had all of his children conceived via IVF, and I can’t help but wonder at the motivation with having an IVF child with a female executive — was it love, or a business arrangement to conceive a highly intelligent child?)
You’ve come along way baby…
<img src=”https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GoxBcm6WUAAozbw?format=jpg&name=small” alt=”
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I’m listening to Laura Delano on Darkhorse podcast. It is being found that, essentially, smaller doses (sub-therapeutic) of neurotransmitter affecting drugs have greater dramatic effect, and are therefore more difficult to get off of than large reductions from higher doses. This is assumed to be an effect of saturation.
Doesn’t that suggest that homeopathy principles may have merit, at the very least with some drugs?
Breaking News:
Putin Announces Unilateral Easter CeasefireApril 19, 2025, 4:41 PM
Russian President Putin has announced a unilateral 30-hour ceasefire for Easter and hopes that Kyiv will also accept it. So far, there has been no response from Kyiv.On Saturday, the head of the Russian army reported to President Putin on the situation at the front. According to the report, Russian troops are on the offensive in eleven sectors and the Kursk region is almost completely liberated. Fighting is still ongoing in only two locations.
Following the report, Putin announced a unilateral ceasefire. Putin said:
“Today, on the eve of Easter, I would like to congratulate, first of all, the soldiers who profess Christianity and Orthodoxy and fight for Russia on this holy holiday. I congratulate everyone in our country and around the world who celebrates, honors, and respects the coming day.
For humanitarian reasons, the Russian side announces an Easter ceasefire today, from 6:00 p.m. until midnight on Sunday night.
I order the suspension of all military operations during this period.
We expect the Ukrainian side to follow our example.
At the same time, our troops must be prepared to repel possible violations of the ceasefire and provocations by the enemy, as well as any aggressive actions.”We know that the Kyiv regime has violated the agreement not to attack energy infrastructure more than 100 times, as you have reported to me.
I therefore ask you for your utmost attention and prudence, and to be prepared for us to respond promptly and comprehensively.Our decision on the Easter ceasefire will demonstrate the sincerity of the Kyiv regime’s willingness, desire, and ability to comply with agreements and participate in the peace negotiations aimed at eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis.
For our part, we have always been ready to do so and fully welcome the desire of the American side, President Trump, our Chinese friends, the Chairman of the People’s Republic of China, the BRICS countries, and all supporters for a fair, peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis.”Interview Croatia: Get Your Money Out Before It’s Too Late
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/04/ukraine-easter-ceasefire-trump-bailing-out.html#comments
April 19, 2025
Ukraine – Easter Ceasefire, Trump Bailing Out
From the Russian Ministry of Defense (machine translation):In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the commander of the United Group of Troops (forces), Army General Valery Gerasimov, on the eve of the Orthodox Easter holiday (Bright Resurrection of Christ), gave instructions to all commanders of groups in the special military operation zone to cease fire and [the] conduct [of] combat operations from 18 hours Moscow time on April 19 to zero hours of April 21 of the current year
The cease-fire regime is being introduced for humanitarian purposes and will be observed by the Russian Joint Group of Troops (forces), provided that it is mutually observed by the Kiev regime.The Easter ceasefire announcement demonstrates that a general ceasefire is possible. The message is that it is not the Russian side that is preventing it.
This comes as Trump and Rubio signal that the U.S. is on the verge of halting Ukraine peace negotiations.
Thank You DBS, Clueless Honky and Phoenixvoice.
I went on a memorial bike ride for a college friend today.
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