THE BIG PICTURE

January Brain Salsa – “Now you know its gonna be a good day when you buy a tomato…. ONE tomato on sale for $.49 instead of $1.29. That is amazing! And you know what… like hell it is amazing! It’s outrageous! When in the frig did a tomato cost $.49? We used to throw them at barns. Have we all gone mad? It’s a damn tomato. It costs 50 cents. That’s all. And yet millions of us are buying things for the prices they are not. Every single one of us. We just all went along with it. We could have changed it. We could have made the world a better place. But we didn’t. This is the definition of mass hysteria and brain-washing and totalitarian control. It is. It really is.” – Sylvia Shawcross  – GOOD READ FROM SYLVIA AS USUAL!!!!

“ I Do Not Believe That Global Pandemics of Acute Respiratory Illnesses Are Immunologically Possible…” – “Personally, I believe that our politicians do not have the power to hand off our bodily autonomy to 3rd parties. If it comes into force, I will regard it as an illegal act and pledge to ignore and oppose them.” – Dr. Mike Yeadon

A Disabled Vet Combed Obituaries for the Words ‘Suddenly’ and ‘Unexpectedly’ — Here’s What He Found – Mike Capuzzo

The Great German Farmer Protests Have Begun – “First came the farmers’ protests in the Netherlands, then the Freedom Convoy in Canada. Now the farm protests have reached Germany.” – eugyppius

Nobody wants a glorified golf cart – “President Biden in 2021, drove a Ford F-150 Lightning and expressed his desire to electrify the White House’s fleet of vehicles, including the armored presidential limo known as “the Beast.” At the time, Bryan Hood doubted the wisdom, given its weight of 15,000 to 20,000 pounds, its armor and high-tech security features, and its oversized truck frame. At twice the weight of the GMC Hummer EV, the Beast would require a massive battery array to provide any real protection – and would be defenseless in the event of a battery failure. The EV merchants, however, have been rocked of late by some very bad news. Most Americans appear unwilling to adapt to a plug-in future. Like Mad Max, they queue at the pump saying, “I’m just here for the gasoline.”” – Duggan Flanakin

Faking GREEN: Scotland’s wind turbines are secretly using generators that run on FOSSIL FUELS – Zoey Sky

A Short Guide to ESG: Advocates – “Atruly dizzying alphabet soup of organizations advocates the use of Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria — CFI, GRI, MSCI, FSB, SASB, ISS, CDP, ICMA — and the list goes on and on. Yet if we want to understand the ESG movement “ecosystem,” we have to consider major players and their roles. Doing so will help us evaluate which organizations are most influential and consider what motivations may drive their actions.” – Paul Mueller  – ANOTHER PART IN THE THE INFORMATIVE SERIES!!!!

NEWS

Let the Games Begin – “The ordeal of the holidays, and the void of action that attends it, is over. Now, history resumes its awesome out-spooling. Will it be tyranny, collapse, war, civil war, renewal? Probably some wicked combo of all that. The players are taking the field again. The great engine of the game comes back to life with a cough and a rumble. Did you notice that “Joe Biden” ceremonially kicked off his “reelection campaign” with that speech at Valley Forge, blaring the “insurrection” klaxon? Is it not astounding that half the people in our country have no idea that the joke is on them? “Joe Biden” is marking time in the oval office until the moment he must use his unique legal prerogative to pardon himself and all the members of his family for their roles in the influence-peddling racket he fronted as veep. . . and then he’ll gallantly step aside.” – James Howard Kunstler

The 1st Amendment Will Not Save You – “If the authorities — you know, the ones with all the cops and the guns and the jails, and so on — decide to make an example of you, and they want to make it look legit, they will pervert the law however they need to. If you are a little fish like me, they’ll censor you, defame you, and prosecute you on trumped-up “hate crime” charges. If you’re a bigger fish, and, say, running for president, they will declare you a “traitor” and remove you from the ballot. Yes, that’s right, my fellow Americans, the American authorities will do this to you. They are doing it to you right this minute. ” – CJ Hopkins

Police State in Slo-Mo – “For many years, I’ve forecasted that the US will evolve into a police state; that it will begin slowly; then as more and more freedoms are removed, the creation of the police state will accelerate. We’re now seeing that acceleration, as more and more Americans are detained, questioned, and having their property confiscated than ever before.” – Jeff Thomas – G00D READ FROM JEFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Border – Say Goodbye to America – “Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman scolded the Wall Street Journal for cheerleading an open-border immigration policy. “It’s just obvious you can’t have free immigration and a welfare state,” he warned. “It takes the entire net tax payments (taxes paid minus benefits received) of one college-educated family to pay for the net benefits received by one low-skill immigrant family.” What happens when that ratio changes to one financially sound family supporting not one, but two, three, or more families through ever-increasing taxes and families to support? Which is why a welfare state in an open-borders country will eventually reach a tipping point. Are we already there?” – Brian C. Joondeph

JPMorgan and Jeffrey Epstein Explained: Twisted Banking Taps into Sex Fiend’s Network – Pam Martens and Russ Martens

Donald Trump, America’s Comic – “As lawsuits, indictments, and ballot challenges mount, a defiant Donald Trump tells America: he’ll be here all week” – Matt Taibbi

Hunter Biden Contempt Resolutions Introduced In House – “Hunting Hunter” – Tyler Durden

A Little-Noticed Part of Pelosi Daughter’s Video Raises Serious Questions of J6 Collusion – Kyle Becker

State’s ban on so-called ‘assault weapons’ encounters ‘mass non-compliance’ among gun owners: Gun-grabbing Democrats will now have to decide their next move – “Among the state of Illinois’ estimated 2.4 million owners of targeted semi-auto rifles, pistols and shotguns, less than 30,000 have complied by the December 31 deadline. There’s a looming showdown over gun rights in Illinois and, right now, the people are winning. The state is suffering an embarrassing setback in its drive to disarm law-abiding citizens in Illinois. That, my friends, is how this nation is going to have to rein in the extra-constitutional powers of the long arm of government. Peaceful non-compliance on a mass scale. No politician is going to step in and save the day, single-handedly returning us to our constitutional roots. We must own our predicament. Mass non-compliance is the only thing the corrupt politicians and the rogue judges will understand. People power. And lots of it.” – Leo Hohmann

GUN REGISTRATION Almost No One Complied Illinois People are NOT Registering and It’s not Even Close! (VIDEO) – Tom Grieve  – GOOD VIDEO!!!!!!

“Gobsmackingly Bananas”: Weather Models Predict Polar Vortex Invasion Into US – Tyler Durden

With each strike, fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to all-out war – Joseph Kraussr

Jewish Supremacism, Like American Exceptionalism, Breeds Barbarism – “Israel has rendered Gaza a “moonscape in war,” uninhabitable for years to come, reduced to rubble by “the most intense air campaigns in the modern record.” Not only is Israel murdering tens of thousands of Gaza’s civilians–22,313 Palestinians to date (Via Ha’aretz Israel News, Wednesday, 03.01.2024); an average of 200 to 300 souls a day–but it has gone and done a Taliban on the Gaza strip’s heritage sites, some dating back to antiquity. Even the Wall Street Journal, in support of Israel’s “operation,” is now hip to the wanton death and destruction. Glad as I am that the War Street Journal has awoken to this unbridled barbarism—there is so much more to add to the butcher’s bill. Israel In Which I Grew Up: Gone” – Ilana Mercer

Washington Has Resurrected the Specter of Nuclear Armageddon – “The US and Israel have isolated themselves as the two most evil governments on earth. By complying with Washington’s foreign policy, the European puppet governments find themselves despised by their citizens. Eleven months ago Russia’s president Vladimir Putin described the West to the Russian Federal Assembly: “They behaved just as shamelessly and duplicitously when destroying Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. They will never be able to wash off this shame. The concepts of honor, trust, and decency are not for them. Over the long centuries of colonialism, diktat and hegemony, they got used to being allowed everything. They grew accustomed to spitting on the whole world.” – Paul Craig Roberts

Are the Houthis dragging us toward a global trade crisis? – “The attacks on Red Sea ships are having a dangerously outsized impact on the global economy.” – James Woudhuysen

Update on Palestine: IDF Claims Gaza City Victory – “I remain skeptical of their claims, but we’ll indulge them at face value for the sake of the report. Even if they did manage to fully secure it, keep in mind it has now taken nearly three months to capture a territory the size of the small red speck inside the Gaza Strip” – Simplicius The Thinker

The Somali Leader Is Looking For Allies As He Plots Hybrid War Against Ethiopia & Somaliland – Andrew Korybko

ECONOMIC NEWS

Soft Landing or Hard Crash? – “While Donald Trump is more likely than Joe Biden to challenge the deep state and neoconservative foreign policy, the truth is neither Biden nor Trump will seek to reduce spending. Unless a critical mass of Americans demand an end to the welfare-warfare state and the fiat money system, the soft landing sought by the Fed and the politicians will turn into a hard crash.” – Ron Paul

The U.S. Government Has Set the Stage for a Debt Crisis – “The U.S. is running a GARGANTUAN deficit equal to 5.5% of GDP. To put this into perspective, it’s larger than the deficit the U.S. ran during EVERY recession in the last 100 years except for the Great Financial Crisis and when the economy was shutdown in 2020.” – Graham Summers, MBA

Welcome To the Third World, Part 1: California’s “Surprise” $67 Billion Deficit – “And that’s BEFORE the next recession. This is the first in what promises to be a long series showing what happens when governments run out of money and start cutting services. California is the obvious place to start.” – John Rubino

Silver Is Underpriced Given Supply and Demand Dynamics – Mike Maharrey

The “Year of Chaos” Begins with the Fed Pivot Plot Getting “Eviscerated!” – “The maniacs got their heads chopped off this week.” – David Haggith

EITHER YOU BEAT THE SYSTEM OR IT BEATS YOU! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS RIGGED SYSTEM NOW (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

Lou Costello Labor Math Closes Out 2023 – “216,000 Jobs Created? Unlikely.” – Peter Nayland Kust

Deutsche Bank AG STOCK QUOTE –12.68EUR

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

The Importance of Gleaning For Survival – “Tracing its origins back to ancient times, the act of collecting surplus produce from fields and leftover fruit post-harvest has a longstanding history, dating back to biblical eras. This communal practice was regarded as a gesture of goodwill among neighbors. The practice of gleaning gained even more traction during challenging economic periods, such as the Great Depression. Overlooked potatoes in a freshly harvested field held greater value than gold nuggets for families struggling with hunger.” – Bob Rodgers

Managing Your Water Supply When the Taps Turn Off – Fabian Ommar  – GOOD ARTICLE FROM FABIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What Went Wrong With Your Bread? – “Once you embark on the journey of baking your own bread, the chances are that commercial bakery products may no longer hold the same appeal. Not only does homemade bread offer a healthier and more delicious option, but it also brings a profound sense of satisfaction when crafted in your own kitchen. If you haven’t tried baking bread at home, it’s a rewarding experience well worth exploring. Baking bread is a delicate process, demanding attention to detail. From pre-heating the oven to the tools that you are using, there are key factors to consider. If you’ve ever made bread, take a look over the common mistakes listed below and see if you’ve made one of them:” – Christina

The Dark Side of Being a Lone Wolf – “The subject of whether one should attempt to survive a major grid down disaster alone or with other people is a perpetual one in SHTF circles. There is certainly an argument to be had for choosing to operate independently in an SHTF disaster without joining a larger group or community for extended support.” – Nicholas Oetken

12 Cooking Ingredients That Will Never Expire – Kristina Phelan

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Romans 1:18    For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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