Debt Rattle January 18 2024
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War on Gaza: The reality of giving birth in a war zone
Heavily pregnant, Fedaa Issa had to flee Israeli violence multiple times before she could find a hospital to give birth to her daughter in December
Mothers are suffering acute mental distress, trying to keep a baby alive during a war that has killed tens of thousands of people, including more than 10,000 children.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-gaza-perils-giving-birth-gaza-amid-constant-israeli-attacks Reviving ISIS: A US weapon against the Resistance Axis
Is it a coincidence that the world’s foremost terror organization is being revived just as the US struggles under a multi-front assault on its hegemony in West Asia? More curiously, both ISIS and Washington’s targets are exactly the same...
..On 4 January, ISIS officially claimed responsibility for two bombings in the Iranian city of Kerman that targeted memorial processions on the anniversary of the assassination of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani by US forces. The dual explosions killed around 90 people and injured dozens, in an unprecedented attack targeting the biggest US-Israeli adversary in West Asia – just one day after Tel Aviv killed top Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut. Before that, on 5 October 2023, ISIS drone-attacked an officers graduation ceremony at the Military College in the Syrian city of Homs, killing about 100 people.
https://new.thecradle.co/articles/reviving-isis-a-us-weapon-against-the-resistance-axis World wants more US intervention – Washington [delusional?]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed that other nations desire America’s “engagement” more than ever
https://swentr.site/news/590829-blinken-says-world-wants-more-us-intervention/ WEF Chief Vows to Usher In Global ‘New Order’
The president of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has promised power elites that his unelected globalist organization will soon usher in a global “new order.”
Speaking during the group’s annual summit in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, WEF President Børge Brende sat down with top Biden administration officials and informed them how Klaus Swhwab’s vision for their “sovereign” nation will unfold...
..The post-World War II international order “seems to be not that order anymore,” Brende told Sullivan. Thought-criminal CJ Hopkins made fun of German authorities by showing a surgical/COVID mask with a swastika faintly apparent behind it.
My trial for thoughtcrimes in New Normal Germany takes place next Tuesday, January 23rd. It will likely be a one-day affair. It’s open to the public, so, if you’re in Berlin, you can come and watch at the Berlin District Court, Turmstraße 91, Room 371. The proceedings are scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon...
..The German authorities are actually putting me on trial for my thoughtcrimes. I stand accused of criminal tweeting because I mocked the New Normal German authorities and pointed out one of their many lies.People who obey orders are prioritized over competent people. Anthony Blinken Stranded In Davos After His Boeing 737 Breaks Down
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/anthony-blinken-stranded-davos-after-his-boeing-737-breaks-down Journalist Uncovers “Shadowy Network” Of NGOs Facilitating US Border Invasion
Journalist James O’Keefe uncovered a “shadowy network of secretive nonprofits” (some of which are funded by taxpayers) that are facilitating the invasion of illegals on the southern border.
O’Keefe said “Alita’s Angels” is a “brand-new nonprofit with no tax records on file” that operates inside an old Bank Building in the Arizona border town of Nogales.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/journalist-uncovers-shadowy-network-ngos-facilitating-us-border-invasion Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Donald Trump (after Trump called him a scam artist 48 hours earlier – so, obviously water under the bridge), Ramaswamy kept his promise to campaign for the former president after dropping out of the race.
“We are in the middle of a war in this country,” said Ramaswamy (via modernity.news), adding “That’s what this is. It’s not a war between black and white. It’s not between Democrat and Republican, even in a deeper sense, it’s between the permanent state and the everyday citizen, between those of us who love the United States of America and a fringe minority who hates this country and what we stand for.”
“You gotta know you’re in a war to win one,” the 38-year-old biotech executive continued. “There is not a better choice left in this race than this man right here. And that is why I am asking you to do the right thing as New Hampshire and to vote for Donald J. Trump as your next president.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/were-middle-war-vivek-shoulder-shoulder-trump-battle-deep-state Russia accuses Pfizer of “selling drugs dangerous to human health.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense has again published a statement on the US biological weapons programs. In it, Russia accuses Pfizer and others of being “involved in the spread of the pandemic” and of “making super profits from the sale of drugs that are dangerous to human health.”
https://www-anti–spiegel-ru.translate.goog/2024/russland-wirft-pfizer-den-verkauf-von-fuer-die-menschliche-gesundheit-gefaehrlichen-medikamenten-vor/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp The Return of Old Growth Forests looks at New England forests which are no longer farms, and are almost “old” growth now. Anastassia Makarievava starts talking about “Biotic Pump” forest respiration and condensation cycle, which draws moist ocean air across continents to bring rain to forests starting at 37:50.
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
In a Idiocracy world even the small stuff has to be spelled out
Canada: Hey, citizens!
Just kill yourself and save us twice the money. Free rope; free fentanyl; lots of lakes in the Quetico; oh- and there’s an open window on the 13th floor.
Doubts? We also have free counseling.bitter, bitter sarc.
Its all jew theatre. Hollyweird on steroids. Money muscle. Vivek the streetshitter, Orange Jesus, Joey Poopypants. While you’re set up for the kill, they lock you into the Drama. None of these motherfuckers decide or do anything. Play a role and do what you’re told.. That goes for Putin and the Gooks too. Freemasonic blood oath. Jewmoney in your pocket. Mansion by the sea with caviar bunkers as they kill us all off. The slave trader painting is apt…the more things seemingly change, the more they stay the same.
Look at Yemen, what the USA is attacking
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/16/usuk-airstrikes-force-aid-agencies-to-suspend-operations-in-yemenUS-UK airstrikes force aid agencies to suspend operations in Yemen
Charities warns of ‘dire’ outcome for the impoverished country, where two-thirds of the population already relies on aid to surviveTue 16 Jan 2024 14.30 GMT
Aid agencies have begun suspending vital operations in Yemen after the recent US and UK strikes on Houthi targets, amid warnings that further military intervention risks deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.A coalition of 23 aid organisations operating within the Gulf state issued a joint statement on Tuesday, warning that military escalation will further compromise their ability to deliver critical services while worsening living conditions for millions of people in Yemen.
Tuesday’s statement, released shortly after reports that another cargo ship had been struck by a missile off the coast of Yemen, read: “Following the US/UK strikes, some humanitarian organisations have been forced to suspend operations over safety and security concerns, while others assess their ability to operate.”
Their intervention came days after airstrikes on targets inside Yemen by the US and UK after attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia group on ships passing through the Red Sea. The Houthis said those attacks were an effort to put pressure on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza and that an Israeli ceasefire would immediately lead to the free flow of ships.
The strikes have prompted widespread alarm across an impoverished country already reeling from what the UN describes as one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes. About 21 million Yemenis – two-thirds of the population – rely on aid to survive.
Save the Children, one of the largest aid groups in Yemen with 700 staff, said it was among those currently assessing its operations. Shannon Orcutt, the organisation’s Yemen spokesperson, told the Guardian: “Several of our major partners have already paused [services] because they’re worried about staff safety and security.”
The statement, which Save the Children signed alongside the Norwegian Refugee Council, Saferworld and Relief International among others, urged the UK and US, along with the Houthis, to prioritise diplomacy “over military options”.
It added: “Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected, and safe, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance must be guaranteed. Within the wider regional context, we also reiterate the call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza to save lives and avert further instability across the region.”
Yemeni children lined up on World Children’s Day in November 2023 holding Save the Children signs
Yemeni children on World Children’s Day last year. Save the Children is one of the organisations that signed the statement. Photograph: Save The Children Yemen
Provisional humanitarian assessments following the US and UK strikes suggest that millions are facing widespread displacement, food insecurity and limited access to basic services. The statement added that impact of the security threat in the Red Sea is “already being felt by humanitarian actors as disruption to trade is pushing up prices and causing delays in shipments of lifesaving goods”.Speaking from Yemen, Jared Rowell of the International Rescue Committee warned that if delays to urgent medical supplies continued for another one to two months then many Yemenis would be left without “lifesaving aid.”
The statement added: “Further escalation could result in more organisations being forced to halt their operations in areas where there are ongoing hostilities,” the statement read. “Impacts to vital infrastructure, including strategic ports, would have major implications for the entry of essential goods into a country heavily dependent on imports.
“Scarcity and increased costs of basic commodities, such as food and fuel, will only exacerbate the already dire economic crisis, increase reliance on aid and drive protection risks.”
The 23 aid agencies, which also include the Danish Refugee Council, MedGlobal and Adra Yemen, appear to be calling for the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the US president, Joe Biden, to show restraint. “Political leaders must consider the dire humanitarian implications of military escalation, and refrain from actions that could result in renewed large-scale armed conflict in Yemen,” it read.
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Separately, Baraa Shaiban, a political analyst on Yemen and associate fellow at the London-based Royal United Services Institute, warned that the attacks on Houthi military infrastructure by the US and UK had effectively “re-traumatised” millions of Yemenis.Shaiban said the attacks had reawakened the alarm many felt eight years ago when Saudi Arabia and eight other mostly Sunni Arab states – backed by the US, UK and France – began airstrikes against the Houthis.
“It has reminded them how it all started in 2015, the fear of what these strikes might lead to. The concern for them is: ‘Does this mean another conflict?’”
A UK parliamentary briefing released days before the Hamas attack in early October that prompted Israel’s offensive in Gaza, ultimately leading to last week’s attacks on Houthi targets, provides further insight into the stark humanitarian crisis inside Yemen. It concluded that food insecurity was “high” with around 60% of those in humanitarian need – 12.9 million – being children.
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Why the hell SHOULDN’T we be making the less efficient durable thing that lasts for decades?
The funny thing about that is that it does happen sometimes, despite the best efforts of the mega corporations to promote planned obsolescence. I’ve been involved in supporting PCs for about 20 years. Computers and laptops destined for general computing: internet access, email, word processing, playing music and movies, viewing photos, minor databases, etc. — the “latest and greatest” hardware improvements are simply no longer necessary for these tasks. Period. Additionally, Windows is more fault tolerant than it used to be (fewer BSODs,) and even where there is a BSOD, often the automated recovery can get a novice user back into a functional system without outside intervention. Computers are also lasting longer, generally. I recently replaced a 10 year old laptop — that still worked rather well. I finally decided to replace it because it was starting to have a minor hardware failures and I didn’t want to deal with the stress of having this happen in a moment when I really needed it functioning for my business. I use a six year old Android phone as an alarm clock, all radios disabled. I have found myself moving away from supporting technology hardware and towards educating people about how to use their technology. Computing technology seems to have matured to a point where we know what is required for basic functions ands we can easily manufacture it, and when manufactured well it can last a decade. Now, we need software that isn’t changing every five minutes, hardware that isn’t constantly becoming obsolete, so that we can focus on how to make these items more durable, reparable, and upgradable. The public would likely embrace these changes…I suspect that it is the corporate boardrooms that would be horrified by these sorts of developments!
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