THE BIG PICTURE

FOGVID-24? People Claim Fog Making Them Sick – “Social media users claim fog that rolled in around Christmastime causing sore throats and flu-like symptoms. After numerous commenters reported feeling similar negative health effects, the man later returned with an update confirming “Fogvid24” was indeed real, and that it’s not centralized to one location but appears to be global.” –  Adan Salazar – WITH CONSTANT SPRAYING WITH GEOENGINEERING, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!!!

Bird Flu Propaganda: Terror Rising Pt. V – “CNN Chinese bioterrorist demands Biden unleash bird flu mRNA vaxxes NOW She also wants mass, nationwide PCR testing. Scarf lady recites exact same bird flu narrative on CNN. The talking point all of these people are running with at the same time — which is how you can know this is a centralized marketing effort — is that the ultimate jump that bird flu will make to enable human-to-human transmission will come via “virus reassortment.”” – Ben Bartee

December 31, 2019: The Global Human Rights Heist Formally Begins – “Five years ago today the World Health Organization (WHO) decided emergency notices from the Wuhan Municipal Health Committee (WHC) about “unexplained pneumonia” were important enough to issue an alert.” – Jessica Hockett

A Timeline of Deception, Fraud and Coverup – “They knew. They lied. People died. They still know. They are still lying. People are still dying.” – James Roguski

Polar vortex heading for US sending temperatures plunging and making January the coldest for a decade – Sabrina Penty  – HOPE THE SUN SHINES AND THE WIND BLOWS SO THAT THOSE SOLAR PANELS AND TURBINES THAT THEY INSIST WE USE KEEP EVERYONE WARM DURING THIS “FRIGID GLOBAL WARMING”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Simple Plan for the Alternative Community – “The insidious cabal owes much of its success to the far-seeing and cunning nature of their long-range planning. They are in it for the long game. This is a trait of con artists and sociopaths. The con man is always a con man, he does not step outside of his character for his or her entire life. Sociopaths are known to spend hours in front of the mirror, practising their craft, learning how to act normally, in order to swindle gullible victims. Bill Gates is a perfect example: The monopoly capitalist who ran Microsoft, gave himself a makeover, started wearing grandpa sweaters and talking like Kermit the Frog. This rebranding strategy goes back to the Rockefeller family in the 1800’s, Getting involved in the local political scene is key to overthrowing the agenda of the insidious cabal. It is much easier to infiltrate City Hall than the WEF. ” – 009

The DNA HOAX – “Part 3: Forensics, Gene editing and Ancestry.. If you really want to believe that any of these downstream practices of anything to do with genetics from Forensics to CRISPR to Ancestry, that they work in the way that they claim, to the ridiculous levels of accuracy, FIRST you are going to have to show me the thing they claim they are measuring.” – Jamie Andrews

NEWS

The Deep State’s Triumph: 2024 and the Erosion of Liberty – “2024 saw a continued rise in government overreach and abuse of power. The militarization of police forces continued unabated, with local departments increasingly resembling extensions of the military. Schools, meant to be places of learning and growth, became more prison-like with the implementation of “safety” measures that criminalize minor infractions and create an environment of fear. The right to private property was further eroded, with the government increasingly empowered to seize assets under various pretexts. The plight of the homeless worsened, with cities criminalizing homelessness and implementing policies designed to make their lives even more difficult. Military veterans, once hailed as heroes, were increasingly treated with suspicion and subjected to surveillance.” – John & Nisha Whitehead

A Question for the County – “If you’re what’s commonly referred to as a “homeowner” – which is dishonest language because no one in this country actually owns their home because everyone in this country is obliged to pay de facto rent to the government for as long as you possess what isn’t in fact your home for exactly this reason – you may have asked yourself why there’s no end to this rent-paying they like to style “property taxes.” There is no end to it because the idea is that no one ever actually becomes a homeowner in this country. How can you be the owner of that when someone else – via the government – has a claim enforceable by law to a portion of that which you have worked for? A slave is often described as a human being who is owned by someone else. Buy what else is a human being whose “income” – and home – are effectively owned by the government? The answer is – a human being who does not realize he is enslaved.” – Eric Peters

The NUMBERS GAME: America In Catch-up Mode – “Used to be that numbers were safe, they represented undeniable Fact. Not so in our fancy footwork world of manipulation and outright fraud. Employment STATS: The Heritage Foundation points out that some 4 to 8 million Americans who worked before CoVid never came back to the table. Given the CDC and Stanford colluded to lie about Vax Deaths, no accurate account was made. Morticians claimed a 33% increase is burials.  Education: When the Biden Regime destroyed our education system, teens no longer filled the gaps for the restaurants and retail stores. They were way too busy looting stores setting fires, and attacking innocent people for no reason. As a result, retail and restaurants needed to fill the gap or get shut down. Then the Biden Regime raised minimum wages further looting the smaller businesses of their ability to survive. Bankruptcy. Unemployed. PANDEMIC: The Pandemic destroyed millions of businesses. It caused massive deaths of the elderly, The Vax has disabled or caused harm to nearly a third of military troops. ” – Helena Glass

The Empire Burns The Middle East While US Homelessness Surges – “The US empire is up to its elbows in the middle east working frenetically to manipulate what happens there, while in the United States itself homelessness has taken another record-shattering leap forward.” – Caitlin Johnstone

US ‘Culture of Mediocrity’ = Need More Foreigners? Breaking Down the H-1B Debate (VIDEO) – “Recent comments on X by U.S. Department of Government Efficiency Co-Chair Vivek Ramaswamy about America’s unmotivated youth and a U.S. “culture of mediocrity” have a lot of truth to them, explained journalist and educator Alex Newman on NTD News. But the answer to this existential threat is not importing foreigners on visas to take tech jobs. Rather, Americans must stop allowing their children to be indoctrinated and dumbed down in government schools that were designed to do just that,” – Alex Newman

Tormentor of J6ers Resigns Ahead of Trump Inauguration – “Matthew Graves, appointed by Joe Biden in 2021 to lead the most powerful U.S. Attorney’s office in the nation, steps down but not before leaving behind a legacy of human wreckage.” – Julie Kelly

Puerto Rico Plunges Into Nationwide Blackout, Internet Connectivity Disrupted – “Josue Colon, director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, told local media WKAQ Radio that the blackout was considered a “major event.” The net is also down. This is not the case for those with backup power generation and Starlink.Luma Energy did not provide the cause of the widespread blackout or when power would be restored. ” – Tyler Durden

NATO and Kiev regime’s message to Europe: Happy New Year, Suckers! – “As Europeans ring in the New Year, they can look forward to the misery of crippling energy costs and their economies tanking further – all thanks to the NeoNazi regime in Ukraine that elitist Euro leaders deem to be a priority cause for ceaseless hand-outs. So much for the traditional greeting of “peaceful and prosperous.” NATO’s Ukrainian puppet leader Vladimir Zelensky – the sweaty T-shirt guy who gets a privileged seat at every EU summit – is cutting off the last supply route to Europe of Russian gas on New Year’s Eve.” – Finian Cunningham

The scramble for Syria: Regional powers jostle for influence – “Assad’s fall has left regional powers – Turkiye, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE – racing to redefine their roles in Syria, competing to win favor with the interim government, reviving old rivalries, and reckoning with the unintended consequences of their own past interventions that led to Syria’s destruction. ” – Mawadda Iskandar

George Marshall Opposed the Creation of Israel, But Truman Caved In to Zionist $$$ – “American patriot General George C. Marshall strongly opposed the partitioning of Palestine because he knew that the creation of a Zionist state at the heart of the Arab world would severely undermine US regional interests while fueling endless conflicts across the Middle East. ” – Mike Whitney

ECONOMIC NEWS

Important Updates: TRUMP’S “GREAT DEPRESSION WARNING” IS A PROMISE. ARE YOU READY FOR IT? (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

US Credit Card Defaults Soar To Crisis Highs As Inflation Storm Crushes Working-Poor – Tyler Durden

Problems with current shipping routes Part II – Richard Mills – PART 1 WAS PREVIOUSLY LINKED ON 12/23/24!!

Preparing for a 2025 reset? (VIDEO) – “Panel discussion with Bill Holter, Andy Schectman, and Alasdair Macleod hosted by Liberty & Finance recorded yesterday” – Alasdair Macleod – EXCELLENT PANEL, WATCH THIS ONE!!!!

Sugar Juice & Fraud Propped Up Failing Biden Economy (VIDEO) with Ed Dowd – “We had 10% deficit to GDP during the Great Financial Crisis (2008 – 2009) when we actually had a crisis. We had 8% deficit to GDP during this election year. You have to ask yourself, what was the crisis? The crisis was to get the Biden Administration (and Kamala) re-elected. So, they went on binge spending. They borrowed from the future to try to ensure they won. They did it two ways: They hired massive amounts of government personnel to float the economy, and they also did illegal immigration. We are thinking it was 10 million to 15 million illegal immigrants that came in the last four years. The majority of the illegal immigrants came in the last two years. That stimulated the economy and raised the velocity of money as those people were given money. ” – Greg Hunter

Home Prices Rise Again, Up 50 Percent Since 2020, Double the Increase of Rent – “Would be buyers can definitely curse the Fed over this housing debacle.” – Mish

Experts Are Predicting Continued Growth for Gold in 2025 – “Gold is predicted to reach $3,000 in 2025 amid changing consumer trends. These are the factors that could hurt or help gold prices the most next year…” – Peter Reagan

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Homestead vs. Farm – “Dreaming of living off the land but unsure whether to go for a homestead or a farm? While both offer a chance to reconnect with nature, they differ in terms of goals, scale, and lifestyle. Knowing the difference between a homestead vs. farm helps you figure out which one fits your lifestyle better. So, how do you decide which path is right for you? ” – Sunny M

8 Signs Looters Are Casing Your Property – “Looters and petty thieves are a concern today. So, it’s a sure bet, they’ll be a serious problem anytime a crisis strikes. Being able to quickly identify when potential looters are casing your property gives you the best chance of deterring them and preventing unwanted theft.” – Eric Beuning

Preparing For The Next Pandemic Before Others Begin To Panic – Ken Jorgustin

How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) – “For those with an outdoor or wilderness survival mindset, knowing how to clean a leather belt, knife sheath, leather boots, or any other outdoor leather product is an important skill. Cleaning is just one of 5 important, yet simple steps in leather care to ensure all your gear performs and lasts. ” – Kevin Luebke

Herbalism for Beginners: How to Get Started – Rebekah Pierce

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Deuteronomy 28:43   The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

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THE BIG PICTURE

What New York’s burning woman tells us about our times – “To film a woman’s barbarous death is a gross betrayal of our common humanity.” – Brendan O’Neill  – EXCELLENT READ!!!!

Normalization and the Resulting Death of “All that Is” – “The very thing that keeps humans surviving in an ever-changing world will be the very thing that ultimately destroys them. Normalization. It is a positive attribute if we follow certain rules and avoid believing there is unsaid benevolence and positivity to everything thrown our way. In other words, refusing to believe that evil is lurking around nearly every corner with the serpent-like intention to deceive us, and thus destroy us. Another rule we must re-learn is to think critically and be ready and willing to recognize the devil behind certain presentations rather than eat every apple offered up to us with gusto and abandon. Do I believe in Satan? Sure, why not? I didn’t used to, but now the existence of Beelzebub himself seems to make everything going on make more sense.” – Todd Hayen, PhD, RP

Trump’s Legacy: COVID-19 Vaccines Still #1 Vaccine Killer in 2024 – Instead of Sitting in Prison for Mass Murder, Americans Want Encore Performance in 2025 – Brian Shilhavy – JUST BECAUSE BOBBY KENNEDY JR IS IN WITH TRUMP DOESN’T MEAN SQUAT. HE HAS STATED THAT HE’S NOT AGAINST VACCINES IF SOMEONE WANTS IT, AND TRUMP STILL TAKES CREDIT FOR WARP SPEED. BIDEN ISN’T JUST THE ONLY ONE GUILTY HERE!!!!

Come offit – “Fixing incentives in vaccine development. Given the content here, one might easily presume this new set of bird flu commentary from longstanding crisis shill Leana Wen would take the cake for “worst takes of the weekend.” Note what she’s pushing here: It’s just one last smash and grab for cash before the Brandon admin ends. Anyone who falls for this one will truly fall for anything.” – El Gato Malo

RFK Jr. Exposes Bill Gates & His Murderous Philanthropicapitalism Ahead Of The PSYOP-BIRD-FLU Rollout – “The usual technocrat talking heads have once again been reactivated to make the Mockingbird MSM rounds in an effort to normalize the followup scamdemic which increasingly looks to be PSYOP-BIRD-FLU. Deep State BigPharma shill and CCP asset Lena Wen has of late been very busy indeed, demanding that the “Biden” regime authorize the deadly and utterly useless H5N1 “bird flu vaccines” for “vulnerable” Americans before Donald Trump takes office:” – 2nd Smartest Guy in the World

The Glaring Hypocrisy and Embedded Deceptions of the Global Food Giants – “Bryce Martinez (18) from Pennsylvania is mounting a legal challenge against major food companies, alleging that their ultra-processed foods (UPFs) led to his development of Type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease at the age of 16. The 11 firms listed in the lawsuit are Kraft Heinz, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, Post Holdings, PepsiCo, General Mills, Nestle’s (US), WK Kellogg, Mars, Kellanova and Conagra. UPFs have undergone multiple processing steps and often contain additives, preservatives and artificial ingredients. These UPFs have become staples in many households.” – Colin Todhunter

Next EV Battle Pits Truckers And Red States Against California-Led ‘Cartel’ – “California state regulators and some truck manufacturers have faced mounting pushback from truck drivers and red states related to its massive push toward statewide electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Now, some truck drivers and red states are attempting to thwart the rules that they allege would slow the supply chain and force the “transition to more expensive and less efficient electric trucks,” according to one trucking group. By acting in lockstep as an industry, this arrangement ensures that the costs will not be borne by the manufacturers, but will be passed downstream to their customers and then to the rest of the country.” – Ireland Owens

BlackRock Joins $6 Billion Funding for Musk’s xAI, Sparking Concern Over Globalist Influence in AI’s Future – “World Economic Forum partner gains strategic leverage over Elon Musk’s AI venture.” – Jon Fleetwood

 

 

 

NEWS

No, The Truth Is Not Just Another Story – “It must be obvious that the incoming government under Mr. Trump has one primary duty overall: sorting out truth from lies so the nation can reestablish a baseline reality to function upon. America is so punch-drunk from official lying that many intelligent people who ought to know better now proclaim that reality is unknowable, … This awful condition has led to the point where you know for sure that “Joe Biden” cannot possibly discharge his duties as chief executive, and yet nobody cares enough to investigate who is running things behind the front he puts up. ” – James Howard Kunstler

Celebrating The Death Of Woke And The Resurrection Of Common Sense – “Years ago when the woke takeover of government and popular media was hitting a crescendo, I often struggled to put the horrifying development into the proper words. That is to say, woke isn’t just about DEI or blaming the “patriarchy” – These things are tools that leftists use, but the goal of the movement has always been the destruction of the western world. Woke represented the perverse inversion of every aspect of western society and human morality – To explain such evil requires a concise analysis.” – Brandon Smith

Mother Just Gave The Best Rant You’ll Hear Today Against Woke Culture in Classrooms at H.S Board (VIDEO) – BlackConservative24 – ALTHOUGH THIS IS A YEAR OLD, I HAD NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. VERY GOOD 3 MINUTE VIDEO!!!!!!

Who the Hell is Running the Country? – ” They knew. They all knew. And they lied. In name, Joe Biden is America’s 46th president. His “signature” is on official documents. He is photographed periodically, whether in the Oval Office, wandering in foreign lands, or inappropriately sniffing or nibbling young children. But he is the president in name only. Is Joe Biden even real? Read more: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/12/who_the_hell_is_running_the_country.html#ixzz8vvNfdG67 Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter | AmericanThinker on Facebook” – Brian C. Joondeph

The H1-B Visa Is Systemic Wage Theft – “Calling BS On Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy. Suffice it to say, Elon is wrong. Vivek is wrong. And the data shows that they are wrong. The H1-B Visa program is as bad as many have already said it is. The H1-B Visa program—and every other immigration program designed to import workers into this country—amounts to the systemic theft of wages from workers who are already here in the US. The H1-B Visa program is contributing to the declining employment-population ratio in this country. As regards the ongoing jobs recession in this country, the H1-B Visa program is an integral part of the problem. The data proves it.” – Peter Nayland Kust

What Is A Constitutional Sheriff And Why Do YOU Need One? – “The difference between a Constitutional sheriff and a non-Constitutional sheriff is easy to discern. A Constitutional sheriff will not obey any laws, rules, regulations or edicts that are in violation of either the US Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, or the state’s constitution. A sheriff that does not respect his residents’ constitutional rights will obey all statutes, rules, regulations and edicts signed by politicians & bureaucrats. He/she will not do any research to determine if his/her actions are constitutional, instead will merely take marching orders from his/her government overlords.” – Diane L. Gruber

Biden Furious at Merrick Garland Because He Didn’t Work Harder to Lock Up Trump Before the Election -Trent Walker

Cheney’s Pending Immunity Whiplash – “The “no one is above the law” crowd prepares to fight investigations into their own starting with Liz Cheney. Will they invoke the same sort of immunity claims they stripped of their targets?” – Julie Kelly

Israel’s collateral killing of civilians is finally in the spotlight – “The New York Times’ recent “bombshell” presents facts that have been known for a long time – and does its best to sanitize them” – Robert Inlakesh

Lavrov Says Russia’s ‘Not Satisfied’ With Proposals From Trump Team To End Ukraine War – “Recent media reports have said Trump’s team proposed the idea of Ukraine pledging not to join NATO for at least 20 years as part of a potential peace deal. Another report said Trump wants European troops to deploy to Ukraine to monitor a future ceasefire.” – Dave DeCamp

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Santa Is a No-Show for those Stocks Hung by the Chimney with Care – “In fact, he’s off taking a polar-bear plunge this morning. This morning, the market took the plunge. Morning news revealed that Santa Claus is a drunken mess in terms of his usual (75% chance of a) glorious and easy rally right after Christmas and heading into the New Year. The stock market re-opened with a big 500-point plunge for the Dow, which quickly became 600 points and is growing deeper as I write this morning’s editorial.” – David Haggith

Yellen Says US Will Hit Debt Ceiling Mid-January, Forcing Treasury to Employ ‘Extraordinary Measures’ – “Extraordinary measures, often described as accounting maneuvers, allow the Treasury to free up cash and delay default.” – Tom Ozimek – YOU THINK MAYBE SHE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS!!!!

Should You Wait for Full Social Security Benefits or Take it Early? – mNish

NatGas Futures Spike Ahead Of Forecasted “Historic Cold” – “Now we’re starting to think about historic cold.” – Tyler Durden

Harsh Market Correction – Yearly Wrap Up with Eric Sprott (VIDEO) – Sprott Money

Worst Homelessness Crisis Ever! Those On The Low End Of The Economic Spectrum Are Being Absolutely Pulverized By This Economy – Michael Snyder

Buyers’ Strike Continues: Pending Home Sales Remain Deep in the Frozen Zone though up a Tad from Rock Bottom – “Prices are still way too high, but… “Buyers are in a better position to negotiate as the market shifts away from a seller’s market”: NAR.” – Wolf Richter

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

How to Have a Vegetable Garden When You Don’t Have a Yard – Daisy Luther

REVIEW: The ExoTac Titan Light – “Do you want a go-to lighter that lasts (and works well) for years? ” – 1stMarineJarHead

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using These Devices to Track Us – “I’m going to alert you to what many are considering to be one of the worst doomsday scenarios for free American patriots. One that apparently not many are prepping for, or even seem to care about.” – Dave Jefferson

This Water Source Will Disappear in a Crisis – Fergus Mason

How to Turn Fat and Ashes Into Soap – “The fundamental recipe for soap is a combination of lye and fat. The fat can be an animal fat or vegetable-based oil, but those are the two primary ingredients. When the proper amount of fat and lye is heated it causes the molecules in the fat to bond with the lye molecules, and when allowed to cool it hardens. That hardened combination is what we commonly think of as soap.” – Steve Nubie

 

 

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Psalm 58:1-3   Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?  Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.  The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

 

 

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THE BIG PICTURE

On Whose Authority? – “I have a problem with “authority figures”. I do not like other people telling me what I can and cannot do. I particularly do not like other people telling me what is better or best for me. I am the “authority” on me. I know what I like. I have a pretty good idea of what I need. Anyone else is just guessing. At the same time, I am no authority of any kind on anyone else. Do I know everything? Not at all. I am knowledgeable and I am smart—but I am smart enough also to know that I am not God. Only God knows everything, and only God can know everything. God is the one entity who most assuredly knows more about me than I do.” – Peter Nayland Kust

MAHA Superstar Calley Means Outed as Sleazy Pharma PR Conman? – “You don’t need to be an expert on body language to see the typical patterns of a liar: the uncomfortable shifting, the stuttering, the constant deflections, the nervous laughter, the canned talking points. Also, just purely aesthetically, with his slicked-back hair and suit-and-tie ensemble, Calley emits extreme Gavin Newsom/Jared Kusher/American Psycho vibes. On the substance, the most troubling portion of the interview below came when he wouldn’t answer the direct question about whether the COVID shots should be pulled — despite the reams of evidence speaking to their ill and often fatal side effects, the fact that they don’t prevent transmission or infection, and the proven-in-spades reality that the pharmaceutical firms rigged the clinical trials offered as the pretext for the whole sham in the first place.” – Ben Bartee

Recent Temperature Falls Likely to Put a Dampener on ‘Hottest Year Evah’ Stories -Chris Morrison

Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, December 28, 2024 (VIDEO) – “. Extreme weather and temperature whiplash scenarios are worsening by the day which is crushing crop production and causing overall environmental chaos around the world. Empty food shelves are not just a problem in some far away countries, it’s coming soon to a market near you.” – Dane Wigington

The Gardasil HPV Vaccine Controversy – “Weighing the Risks vs. the Benefits. In developed countries with established screening programs, cervical cancer is relatively rare and highly treatable when detected early. Professionals question whether the benefits of widespread vaccination outweigh the risks, particularly when cervical cancer can often be prevented through regular Pap smears and other non-invasive measures. So again… why would our children need this “highly dangerous” injection?!” – Tracy Slepcevic

MUSIC or FREQUENCY WEAPON? A Military Operation, Mass Psychosis & Hidden History (Part 2) – “Insane stuff we never knew…” – Agent131711 – INTERESTING READ, PART 1 WAS LINKED FRIDAY!!!

Global COVID ‘Vaccine’ Damage Estimates by Ewdard Dowd – “Killed: 7.5 – 15 million people, Disabled: 29 – 60 million people, Injured: 500 – 900 million people….Arrests made: ZERO” – Lioness of Judah Ministry

Cooking Oils Used By Millions Linked To Cancer In Second Study In A Week – “Imagine if something as common as the oil in your kitchen could be silently contributing to cancer. For millions around the world, this unsettling possibility has moved from speculation to science.” – The Mind Unleashed

Bill Gates-Tied Vaccine Delivered Through Bite of Mosquito That Carries Bioengineered Malaria-Causing Parasite That Infects Human Blood Cells: ‘New England Journal of Medicine’ – “Bill Gates funds Dutch medical center that engineers mosquito-vaccines.” – Jon Fleetwood

NEWS

Lest We Forget – “Human beings are hopeful creatures, out to make the best out of whatever comes our way. Maybe we need hope to survive, but 2025 will be a time to focus on reality. The left, having lost an election they took for granted—are now bloodthirsty fiends. Catch a little of what Obama has to say—there is no longer even a hint of slow-talking dignity. Instead, he is better identified with Antifa aggression. And, with unconcern for the rule of law, the globalist left are willing to do whatever it takes to continue their control over us. But, if we assume Trump’s victory is going to save us, best we think again. No one is going to protect you—that’s up to you. Trump is a big government player, suffering from Elvis syndrome (the King knows best)—bragging to tariff at will, while viewing Canada’s sovereignty as something to acquire, the Panama Canal as something rightfully belonging to MAGA. Greenland—an American island just off our coast. Would our founders line up with MAGA? No, they would end HS, CIA, pull troops from 80 nations, de-weaponize the dollar/Swift. They would de-weaponize sanctions/ tariffs—knowing that excessive tariffs are a cause for global enmity, while, at the same time, they undermine dollar reserve-currency status—while dooming the dollar’s future. ” – neverhadaboss.com – GOOD ONE FROM ERIK ONCE AGAIN!!!

Cry Me A River – “The entire left is terrified that the right, under Trump, might do to them what they have been doing to the right for 30 years. I’ve never heard such projection and fear of the future. Everything they worry about, we have suffered. So, to be rather blunt, cry me a river.” – T.L. Davis

There is no pardoning the Biden administration – “This is going to be controversial to many, but I am going to tell it like I see it, so damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. The Biden administration, set up as it was by the Obama administration, has been a clear and present danger to the United States of America. In almost every way imaginable. To me, it spells T-R-E-A-S-O-N. Were this an age of reason, what other conclusion could be reached?” – Eric Utter  – THIS ONE PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP EVERYTHING, ALTHOUGH I WOULDN’T AGREE WITH ERIC’S TALKING POINT ON ISRAEL!!

Joe Biden’s Legacy Will Be That of a Criminally Incompetent Buffoon and Nothing Can Change That Verdict – streiff

Joe Biden heads out on a low note, more despised than ever – “Now that our long, national nightmare of Joe Biden’s presidency is ending, here’s a gander at his December public approval rating from RealClearPolitics: That’s close to the lowest approval ratings of his entire presidency, He spent half his presidency on vacation, and has decided to get even more vacation in before he goes, which is par for his course. Maybe that’s sinking in with the public. It probably couldn’t help that much of his economic data, as he brags about his record, has been revised downward yet again in the latest jobs numbers, revealing the extent to which Biden lied to the public about his “great” economy.” – Monica Showalter

Reflections from the Heart of the Empire: Blundering into 2025 and some South African monkey business. – Ohio Barbarian  – WEEKLY REFLECTIONS FROM THE BARBARIAN. ALWAYS INSIGHTFUL!!!!

From the Back Forty: Flyover Folks Can Relate to Vivek Ramaswamy – “Heartlanders love hard work. And it would appear Vivek Ramaswamy is now the poster boy for getting the country back on track from mediocrity to meritocracy. In a social media post, Ramaswamy called out the shiftless and lazy.” – Sarah Cowgill

CHINA COVID BRUTALITY: How To Shut Down the 5D Chess Club – “The 5D Chess Club, led by commentators like Pepe Escobar, Scott Ritter, Alexander Dugin and Matt Ehret, are possibly just as difficult to wake up from their multipolar sleep walking, as the woke lefties, who lined up obediently, took the toxic waste injections, and then posted congratulatory photos of themselves online with little bandaids on their arms. The 5D Chess Club do similar virtue signalling, praising Putin and Jinping, and extolling the wonders of the BRICS and the Belt and Road Initiative. Despite the glaring evidence that Russia and China fully participated in the lockdowns and mandates, and the subsequent vaccine rollout, the 5D Chess Club give them a free pass—because Russia and China are allegedly playing a high-stakes game of geopolitical chess with the globalists.” – 009  – GOOD POINT!!!

German fascism crisis escalates as Elon Musk publishes a devastating 600-word editorial explaining why he supports Alternative für Deutschland – eugyppius

Germany either will further decline, or else will ally with Russia. – Eric Zuesse

Midway Through Ceasefire, Israeli Army Moves Deeper Into Southern Lebanon – “Thursday marks the 30-day mark in the 60-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel. While plainly obvious that IDF military operations never really ceased, Israel is now openly talking about staying in Lebanon past the 60-day pullout deadline. Even more concerning, Israel has pushed the offensive deeper into southern Lebanon,” – Jason Ditz

ECONOMIC NEWS

Government Spending Will Cause The Next Financial Crisis – “Crises are never caused by building excessive exposure to high-risk assets. Crises can only happen when investors, government bodies, and households accumulate risk in assets where most believe there is little to no risk. The 2008 crisis did not occur due to subprime mortgages. Those were the tips of the iceberg. Moreover, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, state-owned entities, guaranteed the subprime mortgage packages, which prompted numerous investors and banks to invest in them.” – Daniel Lacalle

MARKETS A LOOK AHEAD… 2025: (WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM). ARE YOU READY FOR IT? (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

Media Lies About Bidenomics Exposed Brutally By Reality: Thousands Of Retail Closures, Continued Rising Prices, Drug Shortages, Food Confiscation Now Underway, And Unemployment Benefit Claims Are At Highest Levels In Three Years – Susan Duclos

Team Trump Accelerates Social Security Insolvency, Where’s DOGE? – “Neither political party is serious about spending restraint, and the latest evidence is the Social Security Fairness Act that the Senate whopped into law late last week. This is a giveaway to public unions that whistles past the program’s looming insolvency.” – Mish

America’s Problem with Consumerism Is the Government’s Fault – “Beyond Christmas, there’s no question that purchasing and acquiring stuff is a central part of American life. Many consider their social status to be reflected by how much they can and do spend on luxurious goods and experiences. And, each year, billions of dollars of marketing goes into convincing us that we are one purchase away from permanent bliss. There’s no question that modern America is a very “consumerist” society. But before condemning that as a “moral failure” of the American people, it’s important to understand that this is the sought-after result of our government’s policies.” – Connor O’Keeffe

We Desperately Need Sound Money, Not Tariffs – “President-elect Donald Trump is a well known champion of tariffs as a means to revive the country’s economy—not reducing them, but jacking them up. Calling tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary,” he’s proposed even larger tariffs than the ones he had in his first term—“60 percent or more on China, and up to 20 percent on most goods from other countries.” Further, “Tariff Man” has threatened American manufacturers such as John Deere with crushing tariffs if they move their manufacturing plants outside the US. It looks like his rule is: build it here or else.” – George Ford Smith

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

The Complete Shutdown of Our Entire Electrical Grid (From ATM’s and banking systems to key infrastructure like power, water and gas utilities, you would immediately see failures across the board.) – Dave Jefferson

12 Ingenious Ways To Get Your Hands on Free Seeds To Start Your Own Garden – Ame Vanorio

How to Make Gunpowder the Old Fashioned Way – “Reloading spent shells and casings would become a necessity after a collapse, and gunpowder would be particularly difficult to procure. In the modern world, producing gunpowder is child’s play, but when society breaks down it will be an arduous, dirty, and time-consuming task. And it won’t be high quality gunpowder either. You’ll most likely be stuck making black powder, which isn’t as good as what ammunition manufacturers use now but it will be effective nonetheless. Here’s how it’s made:” – Joshua Krause

Route Selection, Ambushes & VCP’s – “Selecting good routes is extremely important part of your security planning especially in hostile areas or in times of civil unrest. In theory the best routes should allow the vehicles to travel at the maximum legal speed limit with as little congestion and as few stops as possible but in reality this can be a difficult thing to achieve.” – Orlando Wilson

33 Survival Items to Take with You to a Deserted Island – “It sounds quaint, even a little romantic, but believe it or not, getting stranded on a deserted island has been a fairly common occurrence for unlucky people throughout the ages. Whether it’s a shipwreck or plane crash and survivors washing up on islands in parts unknown, or merchant and exploratory vessels going terribly off course and getting stranded; it has and will continue to happen!” – Tom Marlowe

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Proverbs 6:9   How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

LYRIC FOR THE WEEK

Ah! Ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow

The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming

On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore

Ah! Ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow

How soft your fields so green
Can whisper tales of gore
Of how we calmed the tides of war
We are your overlords

On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore

So now you’d better stop
And rebuild all your ruins
For peace and trust can win the day
Despite of all your losing

( Immigrant Song by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page )

 

 

THE BIG PICTURE

No Room for Growth – “Even if I am absolutely certain of something, I am still open to discussion with an opposing view. If nothing else, this is how I strengthen my argument. I want to know exactly what the contrary position is so I can see if there are any weaknesses in my own hypothesis. There is always room for growth. This just seems like common sense to me, and I am continually flabbergasted why everyone does not feel the same way. Well, a lot of people do. They are the shrews. I have not met a shrew yet that has a completely closed mind Well, I have met shrews who are a bit more close-minded about a few things, but never everything. I have met many sheeple-types who are completely closed up—to the point of hilarity. Why is that? Well, they would say that they are so certain about their position that anything opposing it is just nonsensical insanity. ” – Todd Hayen, PhD, RP

Brave New Trumpenstein – “Building the new Technocracy. I haven’t written much lately about Donald Trump. The man I christened Trumpenstein. He continues to effortlessly shuffle back and forth between populist rhetoric and RINO reality. He has undeniably given his MAGA faithful more red meat this time around. RFK, Jr. was the most revolutionary presidential appointee of my lifetime. I am very dubious that RFK, Jr. will be approved as HHS secretary, or any other position in government. But Trump vowed to use his power of “Recess Appointments” to get RFK, Jr., Tulsi, and Matt Gaetz through a Congress that was never going to approve them. So what happened to all that “Recess Appointments” talk? Gaetz summarily withdrew, after the contrived scandal which grew out of an extortion attempt on his wealthy father was revived by Congress and our state controlled media. His replacement, Pam Bondi, won’t be draining any swamp. The only sure thing about the Trump/Trumpenstein II administration is that it will be utterly devoted to the interests of Israel. He may not MAGA or MAHA, but the Giant Orange Man will definitely MIGA.” – Donald Jeffries – GOOD ARTICLE BY DONALD. SAME OLD SAME OLD, IT APPEARS!!!!!!

“I’m Not Going to Take Away Anybody’s Vaccines.” ~ RFK Jr, November 2024 – Conspiracy Sarah

Autopsy Data Proves Covid ‘Vaccines’ Killed Millions – “The study was conducted by a group of renowned doctors, scientists, and researchers, including: Peter A. McCullough Nicolas Hulscher Paul E. Alexander Richard Amerling Heather Gessling Roger Hodkinson William Makis Harvey A. Risch Mark Trozzi The results of their peer-reviewed study were published in the journal Science, Public Health Policy and the Law. The autopsy data reveals that Covid mRNA “vaccines” have caused a huge surge in deaths.” – Frank Bergman

Bird Flu Virus Mutations Discovered In First Severe Human Case In US, CDC Says – Katabella Roberts

Biden Administration and ‘Mr. Monsanto’ Continue to Bully Mexico into Accepting GMO Corn – Derrick Broze

 

 

 

NEWS

Memo to Trump, Tom Homan, and the whole Trump crew: YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND IMMIGRATION POLICY; what the hell is wrong with you? – “You people are clueless. The Prime Directive is: WHEN ANY PERSON COMMITS A FELONY IN THE US, HE’S CHARGED, TRIED, AND IF CONVICTED, HE’S SENT TO PRISON IN THE US. HE’S NOT DEPORTED. After he’s served his sentence, if he’s an illegal alien, then he can be deported. Not one of you has mentioned this. You’re all talking about how you’ll break through the resistance of Sanctuary mayors and governors, grab illegal aliens who have committed serious crimes in the US, and deport them. As I’ve written several times, this is a GIFT to a criminal. He tortures and rapes someone in the US, and all he gets is a trip back to his home country. He’s the envy of every home-grown American psychopath who is committing heinous crimes.” – Jon Rappoport

Immigration, immigrants, and the american way of life – “Some thoughts on the sudden immigration conflagration. In the fine Bad Cattitude tradition of “making everyone angry by weighing in on multiple sides of issues of current calamity” here come a whole set of takes on immigration, economy, and culture. Some of it is likely to make many people mad. but let’s remember: not liking a fact does not make it false and not agreeing with everyhting that some one says does not invalidate the points they make.” – El Gato Malo

“Officer Safety” – “The other day, a psychopath lit an apparently homeless woman on fire as she was sleeping inside a New York City subway car. As horrific as that was to see, it was almost as appalling to see no one trying to help the woman as she burned to death while bystanders watched. Some of these bystanders were cops. Aren’t cops supposed to “serve and protect“? Well, not when it puts officer safety at risk. We hear a lot about that – and the related bleat that being an armed government worker (which is an etymologically honest description) is such a dangerous profession that armed government workers live in fear that they “might not come home” at the end of their shift. This bleat is both poltroonerous and wrong insofar as the facts. Being an armed government worker isn’t even among the Top Ten Most Dangerous occupations, according to the government’s own data.” – Eric Peters

Congress can prevent Trump from taking office? – “Sometimes you have to stand back and admire the sheer insanity of the left. Whereas normal people have moved on from the events from four years ago, they flog away, asserting that saying the same lie over and over speaks it into reality. This is all set upon the ridiculous idea that since the left has repeatedly accused President Trump of being an “insurrectionist,” he is ineligible to be president. Apparently, there is a codicil somewhere, known only to leftists, that if they repeat some word or phrase, they speak it into existence. Supposedly, that makes the evidence “overwhelming.” ” – D. Parker

2024 Our Lying Eyes: New Photo Shows Biden with Hunter ‘s Business Associates Despite Past Denials – ““Lies.” That response was a mantra for President Joe Biden, who denied ever meeting or knowing about his son’s foreign dealings. Despite the pronounced lack of interest by most media outlets in the alleged multimillion dollar influence-peddling scheme, the House and conservative groups have doggedly pursued the matter and found overwhelming evidence that the President has repeatedly lied about his interactions with foreign clients. Now, a new photo further contradicts the President, who recently pardoned his son for any crimes committed over a ten-year period.” – Jonathan Turley

Never Bored of the Rings – “Lord of the Rings We watched this series this week from home. Every time is a different experience as you catch little things you missed in earlier views. This time is was so real and full of references that were all too real. Look at what America has been thru for the last 8 years.” – Bert Powers / (John Barleycorn)

This Is America: Chipotle™ DEI Brawls Are Lit! – “Anyway, it’s been eight years almost to the day since I stepped foot on American soil, and things appear to be as they were when I left in the Motherland, if not worse. Exhibit A: a mammoth young scholar storms her way into a Chipotle uninvited and starts putting together her own slop bowl because the original order she placed via Uber Eats didn’t have the double meat she wanted or whatever.” – Ben Bartee – ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE A PARTICULAR PERSUASION IN THESE KIND OF INCIDENTS . ANY ONE EVER DONE A STUDY ON THIS? I WONDER? MUST BE TABOO!!!

Luigi Mangione: American Hero or Cold Blooded Murderer? – “Murder is wrong… But?” – Jim McCraigh

Israel Is Killing Civilians In Gaza On Purpose, And It’s Not Even Debatable – “Just so we’re all clear, it is a fully established fact that the IDF is directly, deliberately killing civilians in Gaza. Israeli soldiers are telling the press that they’ve been knowingly killing civilians and then falsely categorizing them as terrorists afterward. Countless doctors have testified to routinely encountering dead and wounded children who’ve been shot in the head by Israeli snipers.” – Caitlin Johnstone

The Syrian Fiasco… A Case of The “Empire First” Folly In Spades – David Stockman

Who Are Our Enemies? Ask God, Not Israel – “Certainly, there are ‘bad humans’, but Satan wants us to designate entire nations as evil instead of the Few. The notion that a nation is evil; China, Iran, Russia, North Korea, is based on the word of the snake. To inspire death. To gleefully honor hate. To redirect Truth. TO deceive. Fauci and Gates are American. Based on the ‘enemy’ logic, the genocide and torture they have both enacted against humans and animals is so much greater than any singular nation – should they be representative of all Americans thus disposing America as the premier Enemy of the World?” – Helena Glass

Israel’s Long History as a Rogue Terrorist Nation: Part 2 – “The Lavon Affair aka “Operation Susannah” aka “relax, we’re Zionists, we’re allowed to terrorize civilians!”” – Anthony Colpo

Post-Assad Syria: Alawites to the grave, Christians to Beirut – “Young Alawite men are being hunted down and beheaded and Christians are being forced to convert at bayonet point. Welcome to liberated Syria. ” – Declan Hayes

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

10-Year Treasury Yield Rose 100 Basis Points since September as the Fed Cut 100 Basis Points. Why the Historic Divergence? – “Treasury Yield Curve Steepens. Bond Market a Wee Bit Nervous?” – Wolf Richter

(THE DEBT MARKET AND STOCK MARKET ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE). IMPORTANT UPDATES (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

Yes, High Prices Are Here to Stay – “Sorry, Jake, we’re never going back to pre-crisis times” – Andrew Moran

US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people – “Among the most concerning trends was a nearly 40% rise in family homelessness — one of the areas that was most affected by the arrival of migrants in big cities.” – Michael Casey – SO YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME TO COME TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY AND NOW YOU ARE CONSIDERED HOMELESS IN THAT COUNTRY. DUH. I’M SURE WE WILL GIVE THEM ALL FREE STUFF SO THEY CAN HAVE IT JUST AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER AS THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED AND WORKED HERE THEIR WHOLE LIFE, STILL DOESN’T ERASE THE FACT THAT HOUSING IS GETTING UNAFFORDABLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

An Update on the Fed’s Snail Pace QT Balance Sheet Reduction – “Every month since April of 2022 the Fed has been slowly unwinding QE that it should not have done in the first place.” – Mish

The Fed Will Drive Gold Higher in 2025, and Here’s Why – “The Fed’s recent rate cut was called “hawkish,” which is simply wrong. Hawkishness means tightening the money supply and raising interest rates. So what’s going on? Here’s how the Fed’s latest moves will send gold higher… “- Peter Reagan

21 Quotes About Central Banking That Show Why The Federal Reserve Must Be Shut Down – Michael Snyder

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Learning Communication Gear. (VIDEO) – Modern Refugee.

20 Safest Countries That Will Survive Nuclear War (New Update) – “Fortunately, there are still some places on Earth that would be relatively safe in the event of a nuclear war. These countries have either developed extensive anti-nuclear capabilities or are geographically isolated enough that they would be unlikely targets for a nuclear strike.” – Dave Jefferson – IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT RELOCATING, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER A FEW OF THESE!!!

Ways to Prepare for the New Year 2025 – Bernie Carr

9 Steps to Winterize Your Power Tools – “When you’re putting equipment away for the season, it’s important to winterize your power tools properly. This way, they’ll stay safe and secure during the cold months and will be ready to leap into action once you need them next spring.” – Catherine Winter

22 Creative Uses for Crisco – Tricia Drevets

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Matthew 11:28    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

 

 

THE BIG PICTURE

LIFE AFTER CHURCH: Why Christianity Needs a Second Reformation – “Most Christians are unable or unwilling to see the glaring differences between Jesus’ message and Paul’s. This reveals a deplorable lack of discernment on the part of so-called truth seekers. Jesus’ universal message of brotherly love was transformed into a Western-sponsored institution within 300 years. The institutional church hunkered down, consolidated power and gradually conquered European civilization through political intrigue, land and wealth acquisition, education control and a mass propaganda campaign that affected every facet of medieval life—up until that fateful day when Martin Luther nailed his litany of complaints on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517.” – 009  – INTERESTING READ!!!!

The FREQUENCY of Disease (Part 1) – “Something I stumbled across…” – Agent131711 – AS YOU MAY KNOW FROM SOME OF HIS ARTICLES, AGENT131711 IS PRETTY MUCH AGAINST SUPPLEMENTED VITAMINS. THIS ARTICLE MAY BE A STRETCH, BUT IT’S DEFINITELY WORTH REAING!!!!

NIH Funds Research Into Self-Disseminating Vaccines That Spread Like a Virus from Host to Host – $3.4 million in U.S. taxpayer money to self-spreading vaccine projects.” – Jon Fleetwood

Bill Gates goes full totalitarian: Insists AI could censor ‘threats’ from ‘vaccine hesitancy’ – “Billionaire conflates doubting shots with ‘inciting violence'” – Bob Unruh

The Untold Story of Polio – “Renaming and Vaccine-Induced Disorders to Hide Their Mistakes, Polio is often cited as one of the great success stories of modern vaccination. Public health officials frequently tout the campaign to eradicate the disease as a triumph of science. However, the historical reality of polio eradication is far more complex and troubling than the simplified narrative suggests. While the disease may have been renamed or reclassified under various conditions, and vaccines themselves have been implicated in causing polio-like disorders, these critical details remain absent from the mainstream discourse.” – Tracy Slepcevic

Secret Pfizer Report Reveals 40% Spike in Heart Conditions Among Covid-Vaxxed – Frank Bergman

UN General Assembly Adopts Controversial Cybercrime Treaty Amid Criticism Over Censorship and Surveillance Risks – “Global cybercrime treaty faces scrutiny over human rights safeguards and potential misuse of cross-border powers.” – Didi Rankovic

Published Paper on Unvaccinated Health Outcomes vs. Vaxxed – “The 1st peer-reviewed nationwide study showing vaxxed vs. unvaxxed long-term health outcomes. This is the TRUTH. Do read & PLEASE share.” – Joy Lucette Garner

New York to Charge Fossil Fuel Companies for Greenhouse Gas Emissions – “New York becomes the second state to enact a ‘polluter-pay’ Climate Change SuperFund Act. New Jersey, California, and Maryland could be next.” – John Haughey

“Doesn’t Fit MSM Narrative”: Latest Arctic Ice Data Shows 26% Larger Than 2012 – “Heller referenced a 2007 BBC News article titled “Arctic summers ice-free ‘by 2013’,” which warned readers of the supposed threat that “latest modeling studies indicate northern polar waters could be ice-free in summers within just 5-6 years.” The BBC article’s baseless claim was designed to instill climate fears across the public to ram through a radical de-growth climate agenda across the Western world. ” – Tyler Durden

 

 

 

NEWS

Forecast 2025 — Taking Out the Trash – “I would guess that you’re feeling as if anything might happen now. It’s hard to rule out even the possibility that we could all be vaporized before moving onto the next mundane chore of the day. The world order is dangerously in flux. America’s Woke-Jacobin “Joe Biden” regime was defeated in the 2024 election, but they were apparently just a front for the sinister entity we call the “blob” or the Deep State, which in recent years has consistently and garishly acted against our country’s interests. So, the blob abides, and it probably weaves schemes in the deep background of daily life even as a new government awaits. Paradoxically, Mr. Trump has to initially manage the US government as if it deserves a sense of reassuring continuity, which, in many respects it does not deserve. So many institutions and relationships between them have been perverted and damaged. The Department of Justice and the FBI are filled with lawyers and agents who abused their power egregiously and went to war against the American people. But what about the Defense Department and the CIA? Both are involved in domestic money-laundering activities at the giant scale, and in rackets abroad — such as the many grifts around Ukraine, in which giant financial entities like BlackRock are partnered-in. (You know, for instance, don’t you, that BlackRock was poised to acquire control of Ukraine’s natural resource base, until Mr. Putin’s resolve ended that fantasy.)” – James Howard Kunstler

In America It’s Another Week to be Proud of! – “Is Biden poised to ban 2025 by executive order? The good thing was the signing by Biden of a bill, perhaps with a little bit of help from his friends to make sure he spelled his name correctly, to make the Bald Eagle the official bird of the United States of America. The Eagle has been around the American Republic virtually since its foundation, appearing on the Great Seal and on various documents and even on currency, but it has never been officially dubbed the national bird. All honor of place is due to the great bald eagle, but one might recall that Benjamin Franklin once suggested that the best choice for the national bird would be the wild turkey. And Biden still has time for mischief, including possibly ennobling turkeys or even the issuance of a pardon to himself for ignoring the United States Constitution for four years.” – Philip Giraldi

Will Russia Collapse in 2025? – “Is Putin’s Government Trying to Be a 19th century liberal government in the brutal evil world of the 21st century? None of Putin’s declarations have had any effect on Washington’s determination to further breakup Russia, a constraint on American hegemony.Washington finds it extraordinary that it took Putin eight years after Washington’s coup in Kiev, which placed a Washington Puppet in charge of Ukraine, to come to grips with the fact that he had a problem, deceived as he was by his useless Minsk Agreement.” – Paul Craig Roberts

Deconstructing Elon – “Fish swim in schools – and so do some people. If the “school” suddenly veers off in this direction or that direction, the fish go in that direction. All of a sudden, the “fish” – on the Right – are going in Elon Musk’s direction. The same fish who used to swim in the opposite direction. They changed direction because . . . well . . . that’s hard to divine. It may be on account of Musk backing Trump, which caused the fish who swim to the Left to stop swimming in Musk’s direction. And the fish on the Right to swim back in his direction for exactly that reason. Having used the government to enrich himself he now says he wants to make the government more “efficient.” Kind of like the “mending” – rather than ending – of Obamacare. He also says we ought to be worried about AI and creepy robots – while pouring resources into developing both. A technocrat who pretend to be a humanist. How about what is now styled “X”. Musk bought it and promised it would henceforth be a Free Speech venue. It is nothing of the kind. It is a for-profit operation that requires those who wish their speech – i.e., their posts – to be seen to pay in order for them to be seen. Monthly. Ongoing. It is “only” $8, say some apologists. But that is beside the point.” – Eric Peters

Let’s Have a Discussion About How Little Gun Control Works with This Prime Example – Tom Knighton

The Wall Street Journal’s Shameful J6 Propagandizing – “From promoting the lie about Brian Sicknick’s death to swooning over the J6 Select Committee while ignoring new findings about the events of Jan 6, the WSJ is soiling its once-solid reputation.” – Julie Kelly

Gov. Pritzker was and remains part of the coverup of Biden’s mental decline – “Among comments Pritzker made: “I’ve been with the President of the United States many times,” Pritzker said in February. “He is on the ball. The man knows more than most of us have forgotten.” “Of course,” answered Pritzker when asked in July if Biden was “physically and mentally capable” of serving a second term.”” – Mark Glennon

15 Facts About The Growth Of Crime In The United States That Will Blow Your Mind – Michael Snyder

Ukraine’s Reckless Drone Attacks Are Responsible For The Azerbaijan Airlines Tragedy – “Pandora’s Box of speculation was already opened by the US and Ukraine so there’s no need for Russia to restrain itself from injecting its own speculation, albeit that which is much more reasonable, into the global discourse.” – Andrew Korybko

Medley Report: Bilderberg News, Turkey Sets Court in Syria, Ukraine Grid Strikes – Simplicius

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Thousands of Store Closures on Tap for 2025 – Mike Maharrey

Some Say Housing Bubble about to Implode, but this Time is Different – “Yes, I boldly claimed the last housing crisis would hit half a year before it did, and I just as strongly claim a big crash of EVERYTHING is coming, but I am also saying housing is not going to lead. In terms of just the US housing bubble, the implosion lacks one absolutely key ingredient that the former bubble had—a massive number of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) that inevitably had to reset to higher rates once people could not refinance because homes were dropping in price.” – David Haggith

From the Archives: Until Something Breaks… It’s just taking longer than usual. The 10-year Treasury yield briefly touched 4.6% yesterday. That translates into 7% mortgages and higher rates on a whole range of other loans. Meanwhile, the major stock market indexes have risen dramatically in the past couple of months. This seems incongruous, but historically it’s both normal and ominous. Here’s a post from mid-2023 putting today’s action in context:” – John Rubino  – GOOD READ FROM JOHN WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY LINKED ON 6/29/23!!!

Huge December Delivery Requires Comex to Restock Inventories – Schiff Gold

Still Bearish Gold & Silver – “Silver: Analyzing Current Trends While we are getting a bounce now, I’m still looking lower thereafter towards $26-$28. It should come as no surprise that Gold looks remarkably like Silver. ” – David Brady

Cocoa bean beats Bitcoin – “Bloomberg has named chocolate’s main ingredient the best-performing commodity of 2024. The crypto coin was arguably the most watched asset this year, as it smashed the long-awaited $100,000 threshold in early December. Prices for chocolate’s main ingredient have almost tripled since the start of 2024 as faltering production in West Africa — the world’s biggest growing region — led to massive supply shortages,” – RT

Will AI Cause Mass Deflation? – “Still, setting aside the job dynamics, one thing we can be sure of is AI will radically reduce prices — deflation. This is because across the board AI replaces things that were more expensive — especially when you consider AI combined with robots.” – Peter St Onge

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Mark Zuckerberg Denies Hawaii ‘Doomsday Bunker’ Existence, Calls It A “Little Shelter – “In late 2023, Wired revealed that Zuckerberg’s bunker was around 4,500 square feet, equipped with a “blast-resistant door” and enough food for the tech bro and friends to survive an apocalypse. So, what does Zuckerberg know about future world events coming down the pipe?” – Tyler Durden

Should I Eat That? – “Knowing which plants and animals to eat in each season and how to prepare them is ideal, but when survivors lack training or find themselves in an unfamiliar region, they must resort to edibility tests and rules of thumb.” – Cache Valley Prepper

How to Store Meat Outdoors in Winter – Eric Beuning

Soil Chemistry Basics – ” A friend introduced me to the Albrecht system of soil testing, but I just read the information and set it aside, which is what 99% of other gardeners would do as well. In 2004 I did my first soil test which was at a friend’s place of business, but it was more to satisfy my curiosity than anything else. Then in 2009 I did my first basic soil test (a Morgan soil test) for my own garden and started to apply the knowledge gained by it. Finally, in 2011 I did an Albrecht-type soil test (actually a fairly close “copycat”, based on the Mehlich III extraction which is usually listed as “M3”) and discovered that the two tests were very different and did not agree with each other. I came up with a way of comparing the two soil tests to be able to use them as diagnostic tools to solve fertility issues (disease and insect problems usually) and increase the yield significantly. ” – D.N.G.

King of the Road: Deter Road Ragers with Improvised Vehicle Weapons – “An old firearms instructor buddy of mine named James Yeager (yes, of Tactical Response) used to tell me that “A two-ton truck beats a 9mm any day.” And he was right. Getting intentionally plowed down head-on by a Ford F150 would just suck.” – Waysun Johnny Tsai

 

 

 

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Matthew 2:14-15   When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:  And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

THE BIG PICTURE

Mysterious 2025 Deagel Population COLLAPSE Forecast (prepare for war) ((VIDEO) with Bill Holter – CapitalCosm – BILL IS  ALWAYS A GOOD LISTEN AND A STRAIGHT SHOOTER: A MUST WATCH ON THE ECONOMY, THE BIG PICTURE, NEWS AND PREPARING – ALL FOUR CATEGORIES. IF NOTHING ELSE WATCH THIS ABOUT 35 MINUTES LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Christmas Truce of World War I – John V. Denson – GOOD HISTORICAL READ!!!!

The Birth of Jesus Changed Humanity – “Jesus was not born in a palace or among the wealthy and powerful. Instead, His arrival was marked by simplicity, peace, and a deep connection to the heart of humanity.” – Karen Kingston

My Christmas Wish List – Bert Powers / (John Barleycorn)  – CAN’T THINK OF TOO MUCH TO ADD TO THIS LIST. GOOD ONE FROM BERT!!!

This Christmas in the New Normal – Off Guardian  – MORE INSANITY BEING FOISTED ON US!!!!!!

Unfortunately, The Trump Cabinet Will Likely Expand the Surveillance State – “The surveillance state is an outcropping of the Fourth Branch of Government, which is, essentially, the unelected intelligence community in control of our government. The surveillance state comes from the creation of the Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) which is an entirely inward-looking agency. Prior to the Patriot Act, the surveillance sweep searching for terror threats focused outward, looking outside the U.S borders. The Patriot Act took the surveillance sweep a full 360 degrees and looked inside the Homeland for terror threats. Hence, DHS was created.” – Sundance

President Trump To Withdraw The United States From The “Corrupt Globalist Scam” Known As The World Health Organization – “President Trump’s transition team has made plans to immediately extricate the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), which is nothing more than the eugenics arm of the United Nations.” – 2nd Smartest Guy in the World

Did Governments follow a recipe for effective torture against their populations during “covid”? – “It sure looks like they were trying to break the will of their citizens.” – Jonathan Engler

How to Research Chemicals in Food & Vitamins: Beginners Guide + Zinc Supplement Investigation – “Let me show you exactly how you can trust but verify. Easy entry-level stuff that anyone with access to the internet can do…” – Agent131711

Doctor Reveals in 1 Minute How Much Aluminum, Mercury, and Chemicals Children Ingest Through Vaccines – “When Dr. Sherri Tenpenny worked in the emergency room, she believed vaccines contained only weakened viruses and saline. That assumption shattered in September 2000 when she read the package insert of a vaccine for the first time.” – RAIR Foundation

Hijacking Christmas & the Church for ‘Climate’ – “Political bosses, green energy promoters, and even the Pope weaponized Christmas to shove progressivism and climatism on the earth.” – Alex Newman

NEWS

Corporate America – “Just in time for Christmas, the “tech bros”, who jumped on the Trump bandwagon last summer, launched a campaign on Twitter in favor of infinite Indian migration, for all the long ago debunked economic reasons. It was not just David Sacks trying to subvert the meaning of American First. Elon Musk took time away from not celebrating Christmas to push the idea of unlimited immigration from India as well. Like all the tech bros, nation wreckers and open society types, his claim rests on the obvious lie that India is full of future Einsteins that America must recruit in order to win. What we win by turning your neighborhood into a New Delhi slum is never explained, because it is a lie. Oligarchs like Musk do not see America as their home, but as a company they just acquired. The triumphalism of the tech bros is that they now think with Trump in the White House, they can do what Musk did with Twitter, to the whole country and reorganize it for their purposes. They are the board that took the company called America private and now plan to reorganize it.” – The Z Man

Trust the Government! – “Well, Maybe Not. One of my favorite bumper stickers has this message: If you think you can trust the government, ask an Indian (Native American). It’s a good reminder. Lately, the mainstream media has warned us against conspiracy theorists. Against distrusting government and media narratives. And yet recently (and finally!) the Wall Street Journal came clean in an article that probed President Biden’s declining stamina and mental health. ” – Bill Astore

The King James Test for American Democracy – “On December 1, President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning his son Hunter for all the crimes he committed from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024. President Biden absolved all of his son’s felonies because of his “serious addictions” and because Hunter was purportedly mistreated by Biden’s own appointees at the Justice Department. But going back 40 years to his time as chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, Joe Biden favored vociferously and mercilessly prosecuting hapless individuals for the same offenses for which he absolved his son. Biden’s pardon of his son epitomizes how presidents and their families are now above the law. It also illustrates how the “King James Test for American Democracy” could become the death of the Constitution.” – James Bovard

What If Solutions That Worked in the Past No Longer Fix What’s Broken? – Charles Hugh Smith

Former DARPA Drone Operator Claims Mysterious Drones Over U.S. May Be a ‘Distraction’ for Future Military Attack – “Mike Glover, a former drone operator for both defense research lab DARPA and the US military, has warned that the recent wave of mysterious drone sightings over the U.S. could be part of a larger, more sinister agenda. “In my career, I flew drones, a lot of drones. Almost every drone in the inventory, I was qualified to fly. I taught people how to fly the drones, and I worked a couple of special programs with DARPA on flying drones for Task Force… If a foreign adversary was doing a covert up to surveil, they’re not going to have flashing and illuminating lights,” The broader concern voiced by Glover and others is the potential that these drone sightings are being used as a media diversion.” – Jim Hᴏft

Millions of Companies Must Register w/ Massive U.S. Database by Jan. 1 Due to Last-Minute Court Ruling – “Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has been reinstated along with its impending January 1, 2025 filing deadline…” – Ken Silva

Michigan won’t be Michigan for much longer – “Data from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2024 found while Michigan had a gain in population over the past year, it was driven by international migration. The Great Replacement in real time—and what does a great replacement mean in reality? Well, it means the physical landscape changes: homestyle diners give way to another Mexican food truck run by illegals, and mom and pop groceries give way to halal markets. It means a demographic change, and white Americans become a minority in their own home (whites are already a global minority by a shocking degree). It means laws change, it means history is lost, and it means no more Michigan as we know it. It means Michigan will become all that the foreigners fled.” – Olivia Murray

Putin’s Remarks About Jews, Ukraine, And The Russian Orthodox Church Aren’t Anti-Semitic – Andrew Korybko

The Waste Of Putin’s War – “How Much Blood And Treasure Can Russia Afford To Pay? No matter how one views the geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe, regardless of whether one views the conflict as the product of a militaristic posturing by Putin or reckless and largely corrupt NATO expansion efforts designed to “surround” Russia, the practical consequences of war emerge not from the motives or reasons, but from the choice to go to war. Even as we concede the obvious, that NATO is, first and foremost, an “anti-Russia” military alliance, we must also concede that the decision to invade Ukraine was solely Vladimir Putin’s.” – Peter Nayland Kust

Another Expert Report Finds Israel Is Committing Genocide. the West Yawns – “Three separate reports published this month by leading international human rights and medical groups have detailed the same horrifying story: that Israel is well advanced in its genocide of the Palestinian population in Gaza. Or, to be more accurate, they have confirmed what was already patently clear: that, for the past 14 months, Israel has been slaughtering tens of thousands of Palestinians with indiscriminate munitions, while at the same time gradually starving the survivors to death and denying them access to medical care.” – Jonathan Cook

Israel’s Long History as a Rogue Terrorist Nation: Part 1 – “The long history of Zionist terrorism the mainstream doesn’t want to talk about. Hideously evil Zionists like Menachem Begin, David Ben-Gurion and wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu are NOT above criticism simply because they are Jewish. If you disagree, and think these folks are beyond reproach simply because they’re Jews, then congratulations – you are a BIGOT. Like militant feminists, you are the very thing you disingenuously claim to despise. No-one wants to be called a racist or xenophobe, and the ‘antisemitism’ sham cynically exploits this fear. The ‘antisemitism’ ruse is a smokescreen, an intimidation campaign designed to suppress criticism of Zionists and prevent discussion of their well-documented treachery and terrorism. Do not fall for it.” – Anthony Colpo

ECONOMIC NEWS

It’s Not Just that Monthly Payment – “It is freeing – literally – to not have to come up with the average (with good credit!) $734 monthly new car payment (as of 2024). But it’s not just that. They – the lenders and those who rely on your willingness to buy this much debt – don’t want you to think about what else comes along for that ride, in addition to that monthly payment. The insurance payment, for instance. How much does that cost? How about roughly $2,500 per year – on average? That’s – roughly – another $200 per month you’ll be paying, rounding out to just shy of $1,000 per month. That used to be roughly enough to just about cover a mortgage on a modest single family home. It is still enough to cover about half the cost of a monthly mortgage payment on a modest single family home.” – Eric Peters – A MUST READ FROM ERIC. IS IT ANY WONDER NO ONE CAN AFFORD ANY THING ANY MORE!!!!!!!!!!

With Costs Soaring, How Is the US Going to Fund Health Care? – “Let’s discuss some sobering projections on the cost of Medicare and Medicaid.” – Mish

Housing Bust: Builders Are Slashing Prices – “Is housing finally rolling over?” – John Rubino

Futures Slide As Bond Yields Jump To 6 Month High – Tyler Durden

Who Bought and Holds the Recklessly Ballooning US National Debt, even as the Fed is Unloading its Treasury Securities? – “A hot question for an iffy situation. So here are the holders as of Q3.” – Wolf Richter

The Fed is Cutting. Why Are Mortgage Rates Going Up? – “Although it’s continuing to cut, the Fed’s actions primarily influence short-term interest rates, such as the federal funds rate. This is the rate at which banks lend to one another overnight. These short-term rates affect a wide range of borrowing costs including those on credit cards, car loans, and adjustable-rate mortgages. However, most mortgage rates, particularly those for fixed-rate loans, are more closely tied to long-term bond yields such as the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds. And right now, 10-year Treasury yields are soaring.” – Schiff Gold

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Three Layers of Food Preservation for Winter Survival – “As someone who lives in USDA climate zone 4, where temperatures dip down to -30F, I take winter seriously. Each fall, when winter looms, yes, I am thinking about the usual homestead tasks of preparing firewood and making sure the woodstove is ready for burning. However, I am also getting ready to survive the winter without grocery stores. Now, so far, the grocery stores have continued to operate, but you never know.” – Rowan O’Malley

Why I Still Have Dairy Cows – SaraSue

The Collapsing All Over The World And Signs Of The End Times – Dave Jefferson

S.C.A.R.E Bag vs Bug-Out Bag – “When it comes to getting ready for a grid-down disaster scenario, being prepared with a survival kit isn’t just a good idea. It’s essential. But not all emergency situations are the same, and neither are the kits that go with them.” – Nicholas Oetken

How To Protect Your Food Storage From Insects – Michael B

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Matthew 2:1-2 and 11-13 

 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,  Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.  And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.  And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

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THERE IS NO POST TODAY. HOPE EVERYONE HAS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SPENDS TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES; BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT.  THE NEWS FOR TODAY IS THAT WE CELEBRATE THAT CHRIST OUR SAVIOR WAS BORN. MAY EVERYONE HAVE PEACE AND JOY ON THIS CHRISTMAS DAY AND FORGET ABOUT THE MEANINGLESS FAKE NEWS THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Isaiah 9:6    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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THE BIG PICTURE

It’s All There In Psalm 1 – “Do Not Mix With The Wicked, The Plotters, Or The Scoffers—Will Bring Ruin” – Celia Farber

Yuletide Sheep Droppings – “A kinder, gentler holiday card, some thoughts on the future, and censorship has finally arrived to Substack this year.” – The Good Citizen  – GOOD ONE AS USUAL FROM THE GOOD CITIZEN!!!

How To Celebrate Christmas (Yuletide greetings from Yuri and pictures from the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem ) – “This Christmas, let us pray for peace. May the Lord grant us the courage to cease all the bloodshed and suffering around the world. In times of darkness, let the light within us shine brighter than ever. A new dawn is breaking. Let humanity rediscover the true spirit of Christmas.” – Yuri Bezmenov

My Year of Stoic Challenges – Margaret Anna Alice

Drones Spray ‘Self-Spreading’ COVID-19 Vaccine for ‘Large-Area Inoculation of Humans’ in ‘DEFUSE’ EcoHealth/DARPA Project – “Was the COVID-19 pandemic a premeditated operation involving aerosolized bioweapons deployed on unsuspecting populations?” – Jon Fleetwood

POLIO – Food Additives, Breastfeeding & Additives – “Why is it that animals are resistant and no wild animal has ever contracted polio? Bill Gates has stated that the WILD variant of polio is the main culprit in Africa. What is the wild variant? Where did it come from?” – Helena Glass  – GOOD POINT, GOOD SHORT READ!!!

Film about pure spiritual evil, Nosferatu, will open in US theaters on CHRISTMAS DAY—of course -“I’m not saying the studio is engaged in a conscious Satanic conspiracy—although I’d put nothing past Hollywood.” – Jon Rappoport

Why Does the COVID Vaccine Persist In The Body? – “The consequences of the questionable decisions made to manufacture the mRNA vaccines” – A Midwestern Doctor

 

 

NEWS

What If the Baby Jesus Had Been Born into the American Police State? – “What if, instead of being born into the Roman police state, Jesus had been born at this moment in time? What kind of reception would Jesus and his family be given? Would we recognize the Christ child’s humanity, let alone his divinity? Would we treat him any differently than he was treated by the Roman Empire? If his family were forced to flee violence in their native country and sought refuge and asylum within our borders, what sanctuary would we offer them?” – John & Nisha Whitehead

Zionism Meets Christmas as Nuclear Confrontation Looms – “Plans are being discussed by Trump and Netanyahu to destroy Iran’s nuclear threat as the peace of Christmas surrounds us in song and celebration.” – David Haggith

Derangement syndrome as symptom of paradigm shift – “Trump derangement syndrome. Musk derangement syndrome. climate derangement, gender derangement, the list goes on and on. at a certain point with derangement of such multifarious and ubiquitous nature perhaps one must inevitably be drawn to ask some pointy questions about whether it is, in fact, an entire movement that has become deranged and to seek the deeper cause behind and beneath this recurrent pathology.” – El Gato Malo

Trump Backs Down From Strong Sweeping Deportation Promise – “Both Trump and his border czar are sending strong messages that Trump’s deportation plan won’t live up to his campaign hype.” – Mish

Wipe Away As Much of Joe Biden’s Legacy As Possible – “‘Twas the night before Christmas and…you know the drill. Since it is Christmas tomorrow and we are only three weeks away from booting Joe Biden and the Democrats out of power, it’s time to get the professional cleaners to come out and remove the stench of what they’ve done over the last four years. The budget and the country need a deep, deep cleaning to remove what it is they’ve done, then we need to resolve to never allow it to happen again.” – Derek Hunter 

The big lie behind Biden’s presidency is a threat and insult to the world. Trump may not be the remedy – “The Democrats chose to mislead the public – and in doing so, undermined trust in Washington at home and abroad” – Nadezhda Romanenko

Joe Biden’s cynically heads over to the Vatican to buy himself some salvation from the pope – “”President Biden will have an audience with the Pope and discuss efforts to advance peace around the world,” Jean-Pierre said Thursday. Biden’s claim about advancing “peace” is laughable, given his ramping up of the Ukraine war and his roadblocks to Israel effectively extending its wars against terrorists was not about peacemaking. Meanwhile, the claim that the pope did the inviting is questionable. We don’t hear the pope saying he invited him.” – Monica Showalter

America is a declining country. – “The entire economy is corrupt, and ESPECIALLY in its ‘Defense’ and health-care (including nutrition, hospital chains, insurance, pharmaceuticals, etc.) sectors — which have long been the most profitable sectors, the ones that have the highest long-term returns-on-investment. What’s terrific for investors is lousy for the public, but the entire American system is based upon HIDING that fact FROM the public. ” – Eric Zuesse

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

The Grinch Who Stole Your Wallet – “In the land of Fedville, where the Americans were quite merry looking at 2025, there lived a green, 25% cotton and 75% linen Grinch, whose heart was inflationary. Americans who lived in Fedville were ebullient about their post-election prospects, but the Grinch, who lived inside the Fedville capital of the Eccles Building, was not. The Grinch hated the 2024 election results – and Christmas. The whole thing. Now, please don’t ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be he did not want to make Fedville great again. It could be, perhaps, that he loved inflicting the printing press’s pain.” – Andrew Moran

A Debt Jubilee of Biblical Proportions Is Coming — Are You Ready? – Nick Giambruno

China Secretly Snaps Up More Gold, Positions for Its Greater Global Role – “While 99% of the media keeps staring at official data by the Chinese central bank (PBoC)—misleadingly stating it added 5 tonnes of gold in November following a supposed six-month pause—the PBoC’s “unreported” purchases in London accounted for a stunning 60 tonnes in September and another 55 tonnes in October.” – Jan Nieuwenhuijs

The Financial Reset: Matthew Piepenburg on Gold’s Place in the New Economy (Little By Little) (VIDEO) – Miles Franklin

Saudi Arabia Becomes Top Buyer Of Russian Fuel Oil – “Asian countries have become top buyers of Russia’s fuel oil and VGO ever since the European Union imposed a full embargo on Russian oil products in February 2023.” – Alex Kimani

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

A List Of 24 Things That You Will Desperately Need In A Post-Apocalyptic World – “What would you do if a great cataclysm brought a sudden end to our society and you were forced to survive on what you currently have on hand? When I was growing up, very few people thought of such things. In fact, I never heard the words “prepper” or “prepping” until I became an adult. But now everything has changed.” – Michael Snyder

Understanding Criminal Behavior To Stay Safe – Bob Rodgers

Block Planting: A Simple Gardening Technique to Grow More Veggies – Bethany Hayes

Prescription Drug Preparedness – Part 1 – “I am a registered pharmacist licensed in both an American Redoubt state and a state in the Ozarks. I own my pharmacy in a small town in a rural area. I have had many discussions with patients about larger than normal supplies, rotating stock, ‘vacation supplies’ and various ways to accumulate a stockpile of prescription medicines. The content in this article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered professional medical advice.” – Rural Pharmacist  – HAVE LINKED SIMILAR ARTICLES IN THE PAST. NICE TO HAVE AN ACTUAL PHARMACIST’S PERSPECTIVE!!!

3 Simple DIY Laundry Detergent Recipes From Around the Web – Sara Tipton

 

 

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Luke 2:15-16      And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.  And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

 

 

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THE BIG PICTURE

Leftists Hate Santa Claus And It’s Not Only Because He’s White. – “It happens every year around December, a predictable flurry of pseudo-psychology articles from low-IQ progressives expounding on the negatives of Christmas. After all, the political left is so obsessed with destroying Christianity that they continue to repeat the false narrative that Christmas is a “pagan holiday” and that all the traditions are stolen and repurposed. This claim is debunked every year and yet every year they keep trying to bring it back. When the claims of pagan co-option failed to yield any results, leftists turned to more woke methods to undermine the Christmas holiday. Going beyond religion, progressives have even sought to take down Santa Claus. You would think a guy that goes around giving away his wealth and helping the poor would immediately appeal to socialist leftists who claim to be the guardians of the underclass, but that’s not really the case. They say the biggest problem is that Santa is “white” and that he represents the western world’s habit of making white people the “default”. I would argue that this is a smokescreen for other problems the leftists don’t want to fully admit to, but let’s start with race…” – Brandon Smith

Merry Christmas to the Forgotten Lonely and depressed for the holidays – “I’ll be celebrating with my loved ones, and trying to remember the reason for the season. But I’ll also be thinking of those who aren’t as fortunate. Who’ve been neglected by their own families, for reasons they don’t understand. Who have no festive, well lit tree to sit in front of. No turkey dinner awaiting them. No mistletoe to hang, because there won’t be anyone to get stuck under it with. No one to hug or kiss. They could make whiskey sours, but it’s never fun to drink alone. At least I never could enjoy it. God bless the forgotten. Let’s hope that some of those cold-hearted family members will be inspired by the lesson of Ebenezer Scrooge, and redeem their hearts by reaching out to their lonely loved ones. ” – Donald Jeffries

UNPRECEDENTED: Pope to Open Five Sacred Portals on Christmas in Manner Described by Talmud – Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz  –  SO I TAKE THIS TO MEAN THE POPE IS HONORING JUDAISM RATHER THAN CHRISTIANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

27 injections in the first 15 months of life for every baby – “27 injections is MARKETING. And these days, so-called science is a department under MARKETING. Do you really suppose the vaccine makers lined up thousands and thousands of babies to test the injections?” – Jon Rappoport

From Watergate to Pizzagate – Exposing How Washington D.C. is Part of the International Pedophile Network – “President-elect Donald Trump is not even in office yet, but the International Pedophile Child Sex Trafficking Network is already working hard to keep their deep, dark secrets of child sex trafficking hidden.” – Brian Shilhavy

“The good news is that vaccines, which have been updated each year since 2022, are still expected to be effective at preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death from COVID.” Yale Report – “November 22, 2024. Yale Medicine is still BULLISH on KOVID VACCINES” – Sage Hana

Health Workers Forbidden to Promote COVID-19, Flu, Monkeypox Shots in Louisiana Pelican State Health Department empowers individual choice, as employees ordered to stop recommending three injections.” – Jon Fleetwood

Doctors Told to Cut Back on Prescribing Inhalers to Asthma Patients to Fight ‘Climate Change’ – “Doctors in Europe are now being told they must “consider the climate impact” when prescribing asthma inhalers for patients. The move is part of a new European-wide curriculum being developed that will “infuse” the green agenda throughout the timetable.” – Frank Bergman

Professor Fukushima: “The Victim’s Heart Was Melted Due to the Vaccine. This is MURDER.” – “Japan’s most senior oncologist Prof. Fukushima describes the case where the victim’s heart was melted due to the COVID vaccine and calls it a murder.” – Lioness of Judah

NEWS

A Christmas Prayer – “The longest and coldest night of the year is upon us with its portents of endings, the death of things, of people like ourselves, and also bodies of thought, movements of culture and politics. And for all the cold and darkness, you feel the stirrings of things waiting to be born. Christmas is the lovely distraction for a brief spell, and after that, the difficult labor of the nation commences for-real in the long night of the year. This moment in the cold and dark is also the climax of the Great Pretending. You knew it would come to this for “Joe Biden,” that he would be found-out.” – James Howard Kunstler

Biden Leaving a Steaming Pile of Syria Under Trump’s Christmas Tree – “President Joe Biden is often unaware of his surroundings or behavior, but he surely knows that Christmas is almost here. Playing Santa Claus, he is handing out gifts — pardons to existing and as-yet-unprosecuted criminals and members of Congress and special gifts to those succeeding him in the White House, particularly President-elect Donald Trump.” – Brian C. Joondeph

Biden commutes death sentences of child killers and mass murderers 2 days before Christmas -Steven Nelson.

Fixing the Biden Border – “President Biden’s border policies created a humanitarian, economic, and legal crisis that dismantled immigration enforcement and overwhelmed American communities.” – Victor Davis Hanson

The Tariff Man – “Tariffs – which is just another way to say taxes – will do what the application of taxes always does: It will make the taxed item cost more rather than less. If Trump follows through on his promise, what will happen is that vehicles will cost more rather than less. Not just those made outside the USA, either. A kind of rip tide will be created that increases the costs of vehicles, generally – irrespective of where they’re made. This will not make America great again. But it will make vehicles even more expensive. Again.” – Eric Peters

The Panama Canal & Greenland Are Trump’s For The Taking If He Really Wants Them – Andrew Korybko – ANDREW MAKES A GOOD POINT HERE, BUT LIKE DANIEL SAYS IN THE NEXT ARTICLE, IT’S DEFINITELY IMPERIALSIM!!!

Panama and Trump’s Throwback Imperialism – “Trump is out there ranting about “taking back” something that doesn’t belong to the United States. Trump’s threats against Panama are of a piece with his bullying of Canada and his saber-rattling against Mexico. He seems to be channeling late 19th and early 20th century expansionists to such an extent that it might not be long before he wants to send troops into Nicaragua or to occupy the Dominican Republic.” – Daniel Larison

Greenland hits back at Trump threat – “The autonomous Danish Arctic island has announced it’s “not for sale”” – RT

New Revelation About Ashli Babbitt’s Killer – Was on Secret DC Blacklist – Trent Walker

’60 Minutes’ Leaves Onlookers Gobsmacked With Special on Mexico and Gun Laws – Bonchie

ECONOMIC NEWS

11 Signs That The Slow-Motion Collapse Of The U.S. Economy Is Far More Advanced Than Most People Think – Michael Snyder

Here’s What China is Doing to Usurp the US Dollar… – Chris MacIntosh

Global trade routes are shifting Part I – “Who trades what along which routes has been an important part of economic history. For eons, trade routes were part of globalization which, with its free movement of goods, money and information, most economists still see as the key to growth and prosperity. Research by Storymaps indicates over 10% of US exports and imports travel through the Panama Canal, and that the canal generates an income to Panama from tolls of about $2 billion a year on average.” – Richard Mills

Trump’s Trade Wars Will Fail, Currency Wars Will Be Next – “Trump will fail to increase exports with trade wars and tariffs.” – Mish

Will Trump Stop Dedollarization? (VIDEO) with Andy Schectman – ” Trump warned that any attempt by BRICS to move away from the U.S. Dollar or create a new currency would result in severe economic consequences, including 100% tariffs. Andy will analyze the implications of this bold statement and explore the ongoing challenge of de-dollarization in global trade.” – Liberty and Finance

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

First Golden Laws to Survive More Than 3 Months In Case The Most Horrible Scenario Called “SHTF” Happens! – Dave Jefferson

Why You Should Cure Potatoes Before You Store Them for Winter – Michael B

Drones, Radioactive Material, and a Real SHTF Story- “The dangerous part of radioactive accidents is the difficulty to detect leaks without proper equipment, or until it has spread and the effects start showing up. Unlike chemicals, gas, or other substances, which are usually followed by smoke, fire, smell, or some other signal that prompts immediate warning and action. A detection device at home may be good if you think there’s enough radioactive risk where you live. Finally, it doesn’t hurt to be ready to bug in and also to bug out. Any uncommon activity in your area should be checked. If you think something looks weird, go check yourself. Or not. Just don’t waste time reading everyone else’s and their dog’s opinions for weeks on end. It’s unproductive and can lead to paranoia or paralysis. Stay grounded and focused on more important things.” – Fabian Ommar

Black Gold: Creating Perfect Compost with Kitchen, Yard and Garden Scraps – Ruby Burks

Health Prepping: Stop Poisoning Your Family – “If it’s not food, don’t eat it” – John Rubino

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Luke 2:6-12     And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.  And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.  And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.  And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.  And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.  And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

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THE BIG PICTURE

Two Women. Two Mothers. Two Miracles. – “As with the stories of all men, the story of Jesus begins in His mother Mary’s womb. Having conceived by the Holy Spirit, Mary carried Him through her pregnancy until it was time for Him to be born in Bethlehem. Interwoven with the story of Jesus is the story of another man, John the Baptist. Born into the world and raised into manhood, John preached a message of preparation, that the Kingdom of Heaven was nearly upon the world. John’s ministry would culminate with the baptism of Jesus. Yet that baptism was not the first time the paths of Jesus and John had crossed, nor is John’s ministry the beginning of his story.” – Peter Nayland Kust

Choosing What to Believe – “There was a time in a galaxy far, far, away that you didn’t have the luxury of “choosing” what to believe. The job at hand was to figure out what the truth was and believe in that—the truth. Now, it seems we don’t need to do that if we don’t want to. Now we can choose—if we don’t like an option, we can cast it aside and believe something else that makes us feel better. That way we can create the reality we want—or so we think. Soon, there may be only one option in what to believe—the truth. And it probably isn’t going to be pretty.” – Todd Hayen, PhD, RP

Most People Got No Idea What’s Coming – “Most Americans, like children at the seashore where the tide has gone out, unfathomably far, stand there, mesmerized, without concern they ought to run for their lives. They don’t get they are witnessing a process, in a waiting game, ahead of the biggest Tsunami in history. The US and its allies are running out of runway. Food price inflation continues off the charts. We see price inflation across the entire realm of discretionary spending. Snowmobile/jet ski production has been stopped indefinitely—and the realtors are in panic. For friends who assume that central bank gold purchase will drive gold price up— think again. Debt acceleration far outstrips the amount of gold purchased for insurance. ” – neverhadaboss.com  – GOOD READ FROM ERIK. TAKE HEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hospitals returning to mask mandates, blaming low vaccination rates for spread of viruses; Hmm, why is it that people don’t trust their vaunted needles? – “Guess what? It’s winter. People get colds. People get the flu. That’s part of life. No mask is going to stop that. And you might end up with something much worse than a cold or flu if you submit to one of Big Pharma’s patented death shots.” – Leo Hohmann

101 Reasons to Quit Vitamins (PART 3) – “A years worth of research condensed into one list” – Agent131711 and Medicine Girl  – INTERESTING READ ONCE AGAIN!!!

Moderna CEO: “We Never Had Access to the Physical Virus to Design the Product.” – “…We copied and paste spike. When the virus was sequenced and put online by the Chinese government.” – Lioness of Judah

War on Microbes: The murky agenda behind the covid ‘pandemic’ – “THE biodefense mafia don’t really care whether zoonosis (a disease passed from animals to humans) or a lab leak was to blame for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. They just want you to believe there was a pandemic and restrict causation to one of those two options. It’s a false binary. Either explanation is a win for them because what they’re really doing is setting an elephant trap. The objective is to perpetuate the ‘War on Microbes’, a taxpayer-subsidised pharma racket in which finding or inventing viruses in order pre-emptively to invent countermeasure vaccines can continue ad infinitum. Either excuse serves their purpose.” – Paula Jardine

Federal Register Updates List: Hundreds of BioPharmaceutical Companies Shielded From Antitrust Liability – “Federal Register 12/20/2024” – Conspiracy Sarah

Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, December 21, 2024 (VIDEO) – “”Brown snow falls over Maine town; officials warn against touching, eating it” (ABC News). “Grocery Prices Set to Rise as Soil Becomes Unproductive” (Newsweek). How much longer do we have if we remain on the current trajectory?” – Dane Wigington

 

 

 

NEWS

“Take it Down Act” to Protect Children from Online Sex Abuse had Bipartisan Support with Unanimous Senate Approval – Musk and Trump Killed It – “Last night the House of Representatives approved the bill to stop the U.S. Government from shutting down, and Elon Musk came out the big winner (Donald Trump – not so much), by getting two provisions removed that would have hurt his companies and potentially reduced much of his wealth. The one provision that was killed and that so far I have not seen anyone in the media ask “why?”, was the removal of the widely popular “Take it Down Act” which had bipartisan support, would protect children from being sexually abused online from pornography developed through AI without their consent, and had already passed the Senate by a unanimous vote. It was in the original bill that was set to be approved before Musk used his X bully pulpit to stop it. The other thing Musk was successful in removing, was a provision to limit Tech investments in China.” – Brian Shilhavy

Reflections from the Heart of the Empire: Dances of Tragedy and Farce – “All I can do is to rail against my own government’s disastrous foreign policy being driven by a pissant country full of genocidal maniacs, and that sucks, but I will continue to do it… Meanwhile, we will continue to see stories like this, of the brave Israelis bombing yet another hospital and slaughtering still more helpless people. My tax dollars going to this,” – Ohio Barbarian

From the Back Forty: It’s Christmas Time in the Swamp – “Heartlanders are left wondering who’ll get to Whoville first, the Grinch or Santa. As heartlanders prepare for the onslaught of family and friends over the Christmas Holiday, three men who claim to be wise and certainly are ridiculously wealthy have traveled afar to deliver the newly elected President Donald Trump blessings and good cheer. The Biden elves have begun to break their silence on just how badly the Big Guy was compromised, and the Grinch almost brought a government shutdown, but Whoville was able to get its act together.” – Sarah Cowgill

US Congresswoman Missing For Six Months Found At Dementia Care Home – Tyler Durden – SERIOUSLY, NO ONE KNEW SHE WAS THERE. SOUNDS LIKE A CROCK OF SHIT TO ME!!!!

US Navy warship accidentally shoots down its own fighter jet during airstrikes in Yemen – “It remains unclear how the Gettysburg mistook the fighter jet for a hostile target. ” – Economic Times

How a European industrial rock band opposed to violence got tied to school shootings in America – “n 1999, when the band’s lyrics were cited by the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado, which resulted in 13 deaths, their message of resistance was suddenly eclipsed by the violence they had long condemned. In January, a song by the band was featured in a TikTok video posted moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry High School, killing two and wounding others. And now, the band has once again been thrust into the spotlight by photos of 15-year-old freshman Natalie Rupnow, who on Monday killed a teacher and student at her private school in Madison, Wisconsin. The images show her wearing a black KMFDM band shirt while at a shooting range.” – Alaa Elassar  – THIS IS JUST A DISTRACTION, THE REAL CAUSE ARE THE KIDS ON SSRIs. SUPPOSEDLY NATALIE WAS IN THERAPY. GUNS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE BLAMED AND NOT THE DRUGS THAT WARP THEIR MINDS!!!!

Without Assad, Syria Will Fall Apart – “Despite Bashar al-Assad’s crimes, he is the only realistic answer to Syria’s troubles. When analyzing Assad, people must ask themselves the common question for which economists are known: compared to what? Let’s not forget how Iraq looked after Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003. An Iraqi by the name of Kadom al-Jabouri took his sledgehammer to help topple Saddam Hussein’s statue as US troops entered the city. A decade later, he says why he regrets it: “Then we had only one dictator. Now we have hundreds.” Iraq today suffers from the typical instability produced by countries unaccustomed to parliamentarianism.” – John Kennedy

SITREP 12/21/24: Things Heat Up in Kherson, Ukraine Losses Update, and More – “After a period of strange rumors that Russian forces may attempt to storm the Dnieper, last night Russian forces began a massive artillery and MLRS bombardment of the Kherson region with claimed attempts of isolated groups to cross to the other side. Details are scarce, and no one quite yet knows if this is all a part of some psyop campaign to throw the AFU off, or a real concerted beginning toward a major operation” – Simplicius

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Why Would Honda Buy Nissan? – “There are rumors afoot that Honda – which is healthy – is considering buying Nissan. Which isn’t. Just a couple of weeks ago, a senior person within Nissan’s hierarchy said the company had “12 or 14 months to survive.” That’s not healthy. That’s just shy of dead. Honda is not in that position. So why would Honda put itself in that position – by doing what amounts to chaining itself to a dead man walking? What do they think think lies down “the road to full electrification”? Has Honda’s management lost its ever-loving mind? Well, because China is why.” – Eric Peters

Treasury Yield Curve Un-Inverts Entirely, as Long-Term Yields Rise while Short-Term Yields Stay Put, No Longer Pricing in Rate Cuts. Mortgage Rates back Above 7% – Wolf Richter

Depression, Debt, Default & Destruction in 2025 (VIDEO) with Martin Armstrong – “We are in this Ponzi Scheme. They have to keep selling new debt to pay off the old debt. . . . When you can’t sell the new debt, that’s when the default happens because you can’t pay off the old debt. What should the average guy do now? Does Armstrong think people should get to the bank and get cash? Armstrong says, “Yes, cash, physical paper money. We just had two hurricanes here in Florida. This idea of Bitcoin and CBDCs are very nice, but what’s the reality? The internet was down for 10 days. A credit card did not work. You wanted something, it was cash only. It was the same in Canada when they froze all the accounts of the truckers. They could not even buy food. Unless you had cash, you were dead in the water. ” – Greg Hunter

Whoever Does Not Respect the Penny is Not Worthy of the Dollar – “This definitive sign of a currency collapse is easy to see… It’s when paper money becomes trash. Maybe you’ve seen images depicting hyperinflation in Germany after World War I. The German government had printed so much money that it became worthless confetti. Today, there’s a similar situation in the US. When was the last time you saw someone pick up a penny off the street? A nickel? A dime? Nowadays, even bums often can’t be bothered to pick up anything less than a quarter. The US dollar has become so debased that these coins are essentially pieces of rubbish. They have little to no practical value.” – Nick Giambruno

Central Banks Will Prioritize Government Spending Over Inflation In 2025 – “Independence of central banks has been under question for many years. However, the disappearance of “higher for longer” in 2024 erased any doubt about the monetary authorities’ lack of independence.” – Daniel Lacalle

The Euro is Doomed if Germany Fails – “Actually, WHEN it fails…” – John Rubino

Cocoa Biggest Commodity Winner Of Year As Food Inflation “Enters Dangerous Territory” Tyler Durden

Technical Update on Gold & Silver – “Although the Fed met expectations by cutting rates on Wednesday, it roiled the markets by signaling a slower pace of rate cuts in the future. Since the election, financial markets have been marked by heightened volatility and uncertainty as they absorb news about President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and potential economic policies. Adding to the complexity are geopolitical tensions and ongoing speculation about Fed policy. On Wednesday and into Thursday, markets across the board—from stocks and commodities to cryptocurrencies—experienced sharp sell-offs after the Fed adopted a more hawkish stance on interest rate cuts for 2025, citing persistently entrenched inflation.” – Jesse Colombo

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

First 10 Barter Items to Stockpile When Society Is Collapsing – Dave Jefferson  – HAVE LINKED BARTERING ARTICLES IN THE PAST. THIS IS A GOOD ONE AS WELL!!!

12 Clever Tricks to Stay Hidden and Untraceable in the Wild – “So much of wilderness survival in prepping circles revolves around sustainment, and with good reason. Ensuring that you have access to clean drinking water, adequate food for energy, and suitable shelter for staving off exposure is paramount to survival. But as awful as it is to consider, your biggest threat while in the wilderness might come from other people. It might be desperate fellow survivors, marauding bands of raiders, or even ruthless government troops. Whatever the case, avoiding unknown contacts might be the most important factor in staying alive…” – Tom Marlowe

Prep Chat: 12/21/24 Going Down The Rabbit Hole (VIDEO) – Modern Refugee

Sprout Seeds for Fresh Greens All Year – “Fresh sprouts are full of vitamins and minerals that aren’t readily available in the unsprouted seed. Sprouting allows you to have fresh greens even in winter and will expand the bulk of your food storage many times over without any extra expense to you.” – M.D. Creekmore

How to Use Pumpkin Seeds as a Natural Dewormer for Goats – Amanda Pieper

 

 

VERSES FOR THE DAY

Luke 2:6-7     And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.  And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

 

 

 

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

 

 

LYRIC FOR THE WEEK

Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain
I don’t even know the name
But if I did—well, really—what’s it to you?
There’s a blaze of light in every word
It doesn’t matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn’t much
I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah

(Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen )