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(fake news) Today is the shortest day of the year.
Read about a different reality
Then there’s Hoyer’s claim – echoed by Senator Graham, every pundit on CNN and MSNBC, and just about every vacuous D.C. analyst – that pulling out of Syria is “dangerous.”Someone at the Guardian made an error of omission.
They left a fly on the wall.
They did not hire Dr. D. and they left him free to listen and peek into the dark and therefore be able to write about a different reality.The new weapon of terrorism, (drones), has passed all its tests.
On close approach a shotgun would not help to eliminate drones because the BB shots left on the runway would cause a major problem.Yesterday, I said, “Those troops will have a long road to travel before they will get home.”
This president can have all the foreign policy ideas he wants, but the Pentagon, State, the intelligence apparatus, and the rest of what some call “the deep state” will either reverse, delay, or never implement any policy not to its liking.
• US Occupation of Middle East Doesn’t Suppress Terrorism, It Causes It (Murray)
In Afghanistan, the USA has managed to drag out the long process of humiliating defeat in war even further than it did in Vietnam.
hehehehe
Nothing new. Go look at your own municipal budget increase proposals.
The police are going on strike to get their overtime paid
Police have accumulated some 23 million hours of overtime that is yet to be paid.
The Alliance is using Twitter and Facebook to rally support for what it calls “Act 1” of the police protests, using the name given to the ongoing demonstrations held by the gilets jaunes. The group has also threatened to hold “Act II” and “Act III” if required.Graham is not a friend of Trump.
He is foaming at the mouth, spittle running down his chin.
He is a friend of the military.Those troops will have a long road to travel before they will get home.
Where will the money come from? 3guesses.
The rich?
The poor?
The “Yellow Vests”It is a package based, in some ways, on those offered to softwood, steel and aluminum producers after the United States dealt them direct blows with new import tariffs.
If you haven’t read it yet,
http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2018/12/yellow-vests-and-downward-mobility-of.html
“Yellow Vests” and the Downward Mobility of the Middle Class
Maybe its time to change for whom you are making profits and a great lifestyle.
The bubble makers are ecstatic
DOW is at +300
Your pension fund managers are deemed to be the dumb money. Since they are not playing with their own money, they will not be negatively affected by the loses and will get a bonus from your money for any gain.
That, my friends, is the way the capitalist elites have set up the system.
Guess what? We cannot do anything about it.
All we can hope for is that there will be a cash flow upon retirement.
Don’t believe me? Ask the Greeks.
Am I the only one who sees the trend?
If you make negative comment about ???? you will be in hot water.
Next …. if you read negative anything you are being manipulated.
Next …. your democracy will be removed.If its free(you didn’t pay the right man) …. YOU CANNOT HAVE IT.
Here is another example.
Ron Paul: ” ….the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing has caused the “biggest bubble in the history of mankind.” “It’s so important to understand the original cause of the problem, and that is the Federal Reserve running up debt and letting politicians spend money,” he added. “
(I could debate on “original cause of problem”)Trump wants the opposite of Ron Paul.
Keep printing money.
(I wonder if he has access to new printe money)
Don’t raise interest rates.
( I wonder if he has low interest loans coming up for renewals)Would Trump or poor people benefit the most from printed money and low interest loans?
We have all hear the following saying many times ….
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it…”
Examples
Gartman:
“Further, given conversations we’ve had with investors both very large and very small we sense that the public shareholders have not even begun to sell any of the stocks that they’ve accumulated over the course of the past several years.”Ron Paul: “…. currently projecting a 50 percent decline from current levels ….”
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In the real world, people suffer.Who caused the suffering?
I know …. the elites ….
Why?
I don’t know. I’m not an elite. My salary does not depends on knowing why people make other people suffer.“….. equities today are still basically flat year-to-date when it comes to total returns. ….”
Therefore, those who invested before this year would still be selling as winners.
If you got into the market in 2018 you are a loosing seller.See ….
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-dows-tumultuous-120-year-history-in-one-chart-2017-03-23Last year was one for the record books: The Dow literally set a record for setting records. In 2017, the Dow added 25.1%, having hit 71 closing records over the year. The S&P 500 index SPX, -1.91% gained 19.4%, and the Nasdaq COMP, -2.26% rose 28.2%. All three indices posted their best year since 2013, and the Nasdaq rose for its sixth straight year, its longest such streak since one that lasted from 1975 to 1980, according to the WSJ Market Data Group.
….information deluge ….
(too many windmills)—-
…. stocks going down means CASH is going UP….
ONLY for the rich who are still selling at a profit
—–…. devolved into tyranny….
Are all tyrants bad rulers?
Do tyrants come from the rich and ruling class or do tyrants come from the poor, uneducated, oppress
noun, plural tyr·an·nies.
arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler.
—–• Act V: Yellow Vests Prepare For Massive ‘Macron Resign’ Protest (RT)
Are people too busy with Xmas holidays to go marching in a demonstration?
Are some people raking in the double time paychecks for their Xmas spending?
Can plywood be reused 5X to protect the rich from getting looted by the poor demonstrators?
——-• Affordable Care Act Is Ruled Unconstitutional By A Federal Judge (CNBC)
Where will the medical pigs get their next meal?
Should I send a donation of stones?
——• Clinton Foundation Oversight Panel Hears Explosive Testimony (RT)
The earth shattering silence tells me that every rich person has a “charitable foundation” to enhance their lifestyle.
The elite fear that Destroying one “charitable foundation” would cause a negative butterfly effect.
Has the hearing hear about where the money was spent from the “Haiti relieve fund” that was raised by Bill Clinton?
Did you want a career as a whistleblower?
“…. whistleblower, Nathan Cain, earlier this week. Cain’s lawyer says his client – who reportedly gave the Justice Department documents showing federal officials failed to investigate criminal activity related to the Uranium One deal – was accused of possessing stolen federal property…..”
“The massive accumulation of wealth by a 1% skilled at gaming the system,”
Digging deeper means that I would conclude that the wealthy control the powerful and that it is irrelevant how the system is structured. (capitalism or socialism)
The example ….
Poor people getting social assistance, (welfare), from the rich, (Gov.). and spending it in Walmart (the rich).Walmart employees qualifying for food stamps, (social assistance), (from the rich), (from the gov.), and spending it at Walmart, (the rich).
The new normal by the rich is to lend money to those who will not be able to you pay back so that you can enslave them after taking all their assets.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada-s-key-debt-ratio-ticks-higher-in-third-quarter-1.1183547
Canadians owed nearly $1.78 in credit market debt, which includes consumer credit and mortgage and non-mortgage loans, for every dollar of household disposable income in the third quarter.——-
I’m sure that there are detention center everywhere, including the USA, that we have no knowledge.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigration-teen-detention-camps-20181207-story.html
Tornillo has 2,100 staff for about 2,300 teens; Homestead has 2,000 staff for about 1,300 teens.
Consider the Uighurs in far West China and illegal immigrants along the southwest border of the United States. All in all, the camps sound not unlike the ones the Trump has created in the United States, and along its southern border with Mexico. The United States has its own Shohrat Zakhir to describe the wonderful qualities of the camps in the United States. His name is Matthew Albence.Clarification on my statement
(The elites are the problem)Pick one.
The decision makers. The wealthy. The liars. The manipulators. The masters. The politicians.(The ostrich picked the sand box.)
The elites picked the poor and the helpless as the cause of all the problems.
Why would anyone want to be an elite is beyond my comprehension.
None of them know how or want to fix the social/economic problems.
(The elites are the problem)Read the following
http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176507/
Theoretically
That fairy tale was pitched around the globe.
What followed was anything but fair. Instead, as more citizens fell behind, a sense of disenfranchisement and bitterness with existing governments only grew.
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“Maria Butina’s only crime is that she is Russian”,
( It’s not even a good James Bond story.)
Every country has jails to make the unwanted disappear.
selectivety in reporting so that the “good guys” are missed from the reporting.
Assange …. Guantanamo prison …. USAhttps://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-13/where-most-journalists-are-imprisoned-worldwide
Where The Most Journalists Are Imprisoned WorldwideFentanyl Surpasses Heroin As Deadliest Drug In US (AFP)
We have not seen the worst yet.
Wait until the senior population discover that fentanyl will make their lives pain free.
Addiction!!!
What’s that when your on your death bed?Cost of health care?
Transfer of wealth from one generation that has wealth to the next generation that is crippled with debt?Seniors will need to re-evaluate their family members who loves them and why?
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• Wikileaks’ Assange Undergoes Medical Tests At Ecuador’s Urging (R.)How many years has Assange been in jail?
Yes. Its jail. Nobody else is in that kind of jail.
Every country has jails to make the unwanted disappear.
Has anyone been keeping informed about the inmates in Guantanamo prison?http://www.arabnews.com/node/1391166/world
Guantanamo prison takes on geriatric airs
https://www.thesundaily.my/archive/guantanamo-prison-stay-open-least-25-years-YUARCH584836
Guantanamo prison to stay open at least 25 yearsPensioners, who are in many households the only people with an income due to the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone, have seen earnings shrink by up to 40 percent since Greece toppled into crisis in late 2009.
When will the shit hit the fan for you?
Even when the pensions are cut back by 40%, the elites are still in control of the social/economic systems.Will the rentier lose their sources of income?
…. Beijing has claimed it will step up protection of intellectual property rights ….
Its not going to help the factory workers.
If a billionaire, (Trump), cannot drain the swamp, then stand back and enjoy the fun until you realize that you won’t make it among the surviving 5%.
My point, I think, is that political strongholds are being defeated everywhere at the same time.
…. a Pandora swamp that’s been DC’s lifeblood forever.
…. None of which is going to make your situation any better, but who knows, you just might feel better about it for a bit. Until you don’t.
It’s not easy to find “normal” people.
” …. Theresa May is as out of touch with her people as Macron is.”
” …. nobody listens, and even if they read and listen, they still don’t believe? And who would they tell? Their countrymen won’t believe it either, choosing the reality they want ….”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quixotism
Quixotism is usually related to “over-idealism”, meaning an idealism that doesn’t take consequence or absurdity into account. It is also related to naïve romanticism and to utopianism.
…. the term Quixote was used to describe a person who does not distinguish between reality and imagination. ….@ Dr D
Great observation.
“…. Nice how the smart are completely un-selfaware and unable, while the dumb know what’s going on and are slowly getting things done. Because that’s how we measure “smart” and “stupid” now. “re.: my observation
Jerry Bywaters’s Oil Field Girls 1940Women are in the wrong scene
The woman on the left (girl next door)Ankle bracelet not 1940
dress is proper length below the knees
She is pregnant
She is not wearing an insulated bra
Red bracelet on left wrist (wrong)
dress sleeve right lengthwoman on the right (not PUT together right)
boots don’t go with skirt and sweater
Skirt too short for 1940
V-neck sweater too low and too tight
red belt has no buckle
sleeve too short
bow in hair don’t go with hat in her hand
hat does not need hat box
down cast look makes her look like she is sadYesterday is gone.
What will tomorrow bring. decentralization of an empire?Review time.: Political systems (ism)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
Democracy
The term appeared in the 5th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in Greek city-states, notably Athens, to mean “rule of the people”, in contrast to aristocracy (ἀριστοκρατία, aristokratía), meaning “rule of an elite”. While theoretically these definitions are in opposition, in practice the distinction has been blurred historically.[7] The political system of Classical Athens, for example, granted democratic citizenship to free men and excluded slaves and women from political participation. In virtually all democratic governments throughout ancient and modern history, democratic citizenship consisted of an elite class, until full enfranchisement was won for all adult citizens in most modern democracies through the suffrage movements of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Democracy contrasts with forms of government where power is either held by an individual, as in an absolute monarchy, or where power is held by a small number of individuals, as in an oligarchy. Nevertheless, these oppositions, inherited from Greek philosophy,[8] are now ambiguous because contemporary governments have mixed democratic, oligarchic and monarchic elements. Karl Popper defined democracy in contrast to dictatorship or tyranny, thus focusing on opportunities for the people to control their leaders and to oust them without the need for a revolution.[9]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-feudalism
Neo-feudalism or new feudalism refers to a theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy, and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies, such as unequal rights and legal protections for common people and for nobility.[1]The concept of “neofeudalism” may focus on economics. Among the issues claimed to be associated with the idea of neofeudalism in contemporary society are class stratification, globalization, mass immigration/illegal immigration, open borders policies, multinational corporations, and “neo-corporatism”.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism
Feudalism,
in its various forms, usually emerged as a result of the decentralization of an empireFeudalism effectively ended by about 1500.[32] This was partly since the military shifted from armies consisting of the nobility to professional fighters thus reducing the nobility’s claim on power, but also because the Black Death reduced the nobility’s hold over the lower classes. Vestiges of the Feudal system hung on in France until the French Revolution, and the system lingered on in parts of Central and Eastern Europe as late as the 1850s. Russia finally abolished serfdom in 1861.[33][34]
Even when the original feudal relationships had disappeared, there were many institutional remnants of feudalism left in place. Historian Georges Lefebvre explains how at an early stage of the French Revolution, on just one night of August 4, 1789, France abolished the long-lasting remnants of the feudal order. It announced, “The National Assembly abolishes the feudal system entirely.” Lefebvre explainsIn England, feudal ties were abolished as early as the Revolution of 1649, and then by an express decree by Charles II in 1660. In France they were abolished by the decisions of the National Assembly on 4 and 5 August 1789. In Germany, the dissolution of feudal associations (Lehnsverband) was a long process. Legally, it was abolished inter alia by the Confederation of the Rhine acts, in the Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation and the Frankfurt Constitution of 1849. One of the last fiefs was awarded in 1835, when the ailing Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Schlitz, known as Görtz, was enfeoffed with the spring at Salzschlirf and began to excavate it again. Those fiefs still in existence in the 20th century were abolished in 1947 by an Allied Control Council edict.
“…. fig leaves to hide what nudity offends you”
My memory … way back when, someone removed, from the statues, all the Private parts and nipples with a hammer
I’m being entertained by TV reports of Paris burning.
Before the start of demonstration by the yellow vests, there were” swat” dressed police enforcers in the tourist areas of Paris. Now they are going to get more and there will be less tourist paying exorbitant prices.
Yes, its dirty, and full of petty thieves. The trains regularly annouce on the pa system to watch out for thieves.
After the fires have burned out the filth, then the unemployed immigrants can be used to pick up the residue.I’m doing a terrible job of writing/describing about a terrible situation. I’m glad that I’m not living there.
Is London going to be the next city?Re.: Russiangate
The authors have failed to keep the denouement to the end.
The story book that keeps me from putting it down until the end, is the one that has a moving plot, and an exciting denouement. that is made clear only at the end.
(the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
the climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear. )• French History Has Never Seen A Protest Like The Yellow Vest Movement (Qz)
“…. the yellow vests began as an organic, grassroots movement, born of the frustration of a small group of individuals who organized the protests entirely on Facebook. Tartakowsky says that’s one way in which these protests are unique. ?
Now, everyone knows how to organize protests.
Giving the people cake to eat is passé
Gov. will try to stop protests by jamming the airwavesWho felt the 3-4% dip?
Since the elites make up the majority of the players of the stock market,
Since the blue collar workers are the majority of those with no savings,
Since the majority of people don’t play in the big casino
I ask who lost their bubble?• Dow Plunges Nearly 800 Points On Rising Fears Of An Economic Slowdown (CNBC)
Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen Kendal Street, Byker, Newcastle 1969
has been demolished.
Do a search, (google earth, images) to see what is there now.
In the mid-sixties Newcastle City Corporation took the decision to redevelop the Byker area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Originally Byker was a Victorian working-class area of typical densely-built terraces. By the 1960s much of the housing needed major repair and upgrading.
https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/flats/newcastle-upon-tyne/kendal-street/
Compare what you see, from your search, with what you have and stop your whinnying.
The news that will probably affect me the most is from Alberta.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/notley-oil-cuts-1.4929489
With a month to go before the regulations take effect, the response of the market, energy companies, investors and U.S. refiners in the coming weeks will be telling. There will also be hope that job cuts don’t come.Western Canadian Select, or WCS, has been trading at a discount of more than $40 a barrel to the U.S. oil price benchmark, WTI
Why Canadian Oil Stocks Are Soaring Today
The government of Alberta is taking extraordinary measures to boost regional oil prices.My position is to keep the oil and invest in oil refineries, mfg and sell the value added products.
“…. no group ever advocates for their collective interests, that would just be “crazy.”….”
:-0
My understanding of “drain the swamp” is – get rid of the elites in gov. that are enriching themselves at the detriment of the working tax payer.Will Trump be able to drain the swamp?
What will replace the present system of feeding at the gov. trough?
Is there a swap in other countries?
Are there “swamp drainers” in other countries?
Saudi Arabia? China? Turkey? Ukraine? Greece? Italy?What about the latest movement in France?
Are the “gilets jaunes” in France going to become the swamp drainers?
When have there been swamp drained?
Where have the swamp been drained?
Are those countries that have had their swamps drained still functioning as intended (without a swamp)? (Cuba?)https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=List_of_dictators
…. traditional monarchs are not usually described as dictators in historical commentary. Also excluded from this list are those who held absolute power during national emergencies, but restored the rule of law soon thereafter….Does “rule of law” mean that it is only for the little people and that the powerful and rich class are exempted?
Do the Americans think that their system of justice is above petty politics?What does the battle to appoint Brett Kavanaugh suggest?
Those who make the rules of law make sure that they have a “get out of jail card”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_StatesA long, long time ago someone smarter than me wrote this wisdom ….
“Cast The First Stone” In The Bible: John 8:7
Jesus faced a mob that was eager to execute a woman caught in adultery. He put a stop to it with a simple challenge: anyone who has no sin in their life should step forward and throw the first stone.Nobody listened.
They all cast their stones at the same time/together.
Who tells the truth?
Who doesn’t have a hidden motive?
Who doesn’t want an advantage?
Who has nothing to lose?Now …
We have Trump shinning a light on himself and everyonea person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.See more synonyms for hypocrite on Thesaurus.com
When I was young, we got our news highlight from the movie theater before the movie.
Now, I get my news highlight from TAE and my movie entertainment from TV.
Since the younger generation do things differently, I assume that they get their news and entertainment from their smart phones.The blue collar workers are at the end of the line.
“Remind me, what did it cost to keepGM alive?”“Remind me, what did it cost to keep the rich out of the poor house?”
What!!!
What happened to Rusiangate? What happened to interference to elections?https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-27/inside-americas-scheme-wrestle-julian-assange-ecuador
The CIA and the national security state reacted to the Vault 7 release by targeting Assange for arrest and prosecution.
When and whether that will happen remains unclear. What is not in doubt, however, is that the Ecuadorian and British governments, working on behalf of the Trump administration, are trying to make it as difficult as possible for Julian Assange to avoid extradition by staying in the Ecuadorean embassy.
Update2: Following WikiLeaks’ categorical denial that founder Julian Assange ever met with Paul Manafort, The Guardian has stealth-edited their article to include a massive hedge:
“Totally False And Deliberately Libelous”: Manafort Plans To Explore “All Legal Options” Against The Guardian
