THE BIG PICTURE
The Promise: He Is Coming – “For everyone, Christmas is a holiday of hope and anticipation. Yet we should not confine either our hope or our eagerness to the secular realm alone. As the prophet Isaiah reminds us, the Advent season of Christmas is at its core very much a season of spiritual hope, eagerness, and anticipation. Isaiah urges us to prepare as for a grand celebration. Make the road straight, and clear away the clutter. Lift up the low, and come down from the high, that all might celebrate together. Put everything to rights and get the house in good order, because the party is about to get started!” – Peter Nayland Kust
Bird Flu: The “Next Pandemic” is right on schedule – “During one such search yesterday evening I found this article in the journal Science, its title asking simply: Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic started? …and, you know what, that’s a good question. Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic started? Not literally, of course. The bird flu “pandemic” won’t ever really start. If or when it is declared it will be a lie, just like Covid. The question is why haven’t they started the big roll out yet? That is obviously the plan after all. Instead, the story has been stuck in a strange holding pattern, circling around with dire warnings of imminent danger, only to swoop away from the runway before its wheels touch down. Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic happened yet? What are they waiting for? Well, Donald Trump, apparently, amongst other things. That’s isn’t speculation, it’s definite messaging.” – Kit Knightly
Dr Peter Hotez Predicts Unleashing Of Pandemic On January 21, 2025: What Does He Know & How Does He Know It? (VIDEO) – “Friends, hold on to your hats – the modern-day medical Nostradamus has been revealed! Readers know him well and so does the “take every jab Big Pharma peddles” group. It is none other than Dr. Peter Hotez. According to Hotez, “We have some big picture stuff coming down the pike starting on January 21st.” Speaking to MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace, Hotez rattled off an impressive list of “viruses” to be “unleashed on America” the day after Trump’s inauguration.” – Suzanne Hamner – MORE ON MR HOTEZ. AS I SAID THE OTHER DAY, ALL PART OF THE PLAN. COULD BE BIRD FLU AS KIT SAYS ABOVE, WHO KNOWS COULD BE CAT SCRATCH FEVER!!!!!!!
The Next ‘Plandemic’ Is Being Prepared To Be Unleashed. With Media Already Pushing Lockdowns Americans Need To Be Prepared And Remember ‘Do Not Comply’ – Susan Duclos
The Climate Fear Machine in Action – “How MSM Spins the Science on Heat and Cold Deaths. A recent study published in Science Advances has been co-opted by mainstream media (MSM) to fuel a climate panic narrative. Headlines warn of catastrophic heat-related deaths, particularly targeting younger generations. What these headlines omit is equally, if not more, important: the study also reveals an overwhelming decline in cold-related deaths, resulting in a net decrease in temperature-related mortality under all scenarios.” – Dr. Matthew Wielicki
The Economist: a marketing arm of Big Pharma. – “Recently, a relative (who describes himself as a “believer in science”) asked me what I thought generally about Ozempic (and, by implication its look-alikes), citing several Economist articles which he found rather exciting. Not being a subscriber, I asked him to forward the articles, which he did. They are here: These articles are nothing more than advertorials for these products. The underlying trials are not cited. Sorry to be a party pooper, but I would summarise my position thus: The biopharma-industrial complex is as committed to good health as the arms industry is to world peace.” – Jonathan Engler
Edward Dowd: US Disability Data Hit a New All Time High in November – “Recall these poisonous therapeutics!” – Lioness of Judah
NEWS
The Penny drops? – “Assessing the Penny trial and jury deliberations. As many of you may have seen yesterday, the jury in the Daniel Penny trial deadlocked on the manslaughter charge and were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Here’s where it gets weird: There still remained the 2nd charge of “criminally negligent homicide” but the jury was unable to move on to consider it owing to the vagaries of the instructions with which they had been provided by the judge.” – El Gato Malo
Entire Jury Should Have Acquitted Penny Immediately, Not Deadlocked – “Penny isn’t a criminal. He’s the definition of a Good Samaritan. He acted swiftly to protect innocent passengers. He embodies the best America has to offer — a young man who doesn’t run from danger but runs toward it to protect others. And Penny isn’t the only New Yorker who has been willing to step in and protect fellow passengers from dangerous perpetrators. For example, Jordan Williams, a 20-year-old black man, defended his girlfriend and other subway passengers from a violent subway rider on a Queens subway in June of 2023. Williams had his charges dropped before a trial even began. So why is Penny, who did the same thing, facing the possibility of over a decade in prison?” – Brianna Lyman
Sanctuary cities need to listen to their citizens – Silvio Canto, Jr.
The Constitution—Ignored/Bludgeoned on Both Sides of the Aisle – “If Blinkin/Sullivan can pull off WW3 in the next 7 weeks, or if some of Trump’s nominees get their way, we will see what few anticipate. Russia, China, Iran, and the BRICS are not going away. Instead, the dying US empire will be matched step for step by the Global South. Unstoppable hypersonic missiles will be placed in Iran, Belarus, North Korea—maybe even Yemen. The US thinks it is still in charge? The US is delusional.” – neverhadaboss.com – ANOTHER GOOD ONE FROM ERIK!!!
Putin and Xi and Iran The Unready – “The third front that Washington opened against Russia had immediate success. Putin’s inability to ever finish a task has cost him Syria. Now only Iran and Saudi Arabia stand between Israel and Israel’s goal of Greater Israel. The Saudis having witnessed Russia and Iran’s inattention and inability to act might reestablish the petrodollar in exchange for American protection. Iran and Hezbollah having pissed away the strategic initiative will be the next to fall. The neoconservative plan to overthrow seven Muslim countries in five years has taken longer than intended but is on its way to success.” – Paul Craig Roberts
General W. Clark: “This is a memo of how we’re going to take out seven countries in five years.” (VIDEO) – “An alarming truth revealed by retired U.S. four-star general Wesley Clark: After 9/11, the U.S. planned to take out seven countries in five years, “starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.”” – Democracy Now – IN CASE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN IT, THESE ARE THE COUNTRIES MENTIONED BY GENERAL CLARK THAT DR. ROBERTS IS REFERRING TO!!!!
REPORT: Russian Media Claims Syria’s Fugitive Dictator Was Granted Political Asylum and Is in Moscow – “The only source for this report is TASS. There has been no official Russian comment on Assad’s situation or location.” – streiff
Moscow confirms Assad has left Syria – “The official Foreign Ministry statement doesn’t specify the veteran politician’s whereabouts” -RT
SYRIA WAR – Pits The Pentagon Against The CIA – “The CIA has given up pretending that the terrorist organizations were always funded by – the CIA and Mossad. The current ‘Opposition Group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’, fighting in Syria is comprised of: ISIS and al Qaeda, via the Syrian National Coalition. Ukrainian troops are helping to train the opposition using weapons provided by Antony Blinken. The purpose is to take over the entire country in a massive coup on behalf of the CIA/West which will control the region – much like Ukraine for a resource – gas. Why? ” – Helena Glass
Assad Is Out, Woke Al-Qaeda Is In – “The empire notches another win. As luck would have it, these “diversity-friendly jihadists” have been telling the Israeli press that they “love Israel” and won’t do anything to harm its interests, so it’s safe to say that this “revolution” has been about as organically grown as a sheet of crystal meth.” – Caitlin Johnstone
Trump Correctly Says “Syria Is Not our Fight, Do Not Get Involved” – “President-elect Trump has chimed in on Syria. Stay out of it, says Trump on X. So why are we there?” – Mish
NBC News Smears Tulsi Gabbard Yet Again – “But Syria Is On Our Side Now, Right? NBC News never quits smearing former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Its most recent article claims that “Democrats and Republicans in Congress [are] worried that Gabbard might leak information to Syria.” I guess that was just before Syria became “woke” and overthrew the Assad regime. Actually, there’s no evidence—none—that Gabbard has ever leaked anything. In fact, she’s still in the Army reserves serving as a lieutenant colonel with a top secret clearance.” – Bill Astore
Who the Hell Is In Charge Here? – “If Trump submits to Israeli control just as Biden did, we need a revolution. The internet photo that appeared last week showed a festive gathering at Mar-a-Lago, featuring a beaming Donald Trump seated with Senator Lindsey Graham standing behind him also with a big smile on his face. Seated next to Trump were two grinning apparent guests of Trump whose faces would not be familiar to most Americans. The woman was Sara, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and seated next to her was her son Yair, who reportedly has been living in Miami Florida. The presence of the prime minister’s wife and son at Mar-a-Lago on Friday signaled a clear desire by the Israelis to maintain the much-needed warmth in the personal relationship with the American president.” – Philip Giraldi
Cynical Overtakes Sacred, as the West Bares its True Face – “One can hardly believe it anymore. The West has dropped all pretense of their sacred cow of ‘democracy’, used for generations as an instrument of moral superiority with which to browbeat the rest of the world. As the West finally unravels, we are witness to a veritable string of shocking perversions of the so-called ‘democratic’ process.” – Simplicius
ECONOMIC NEWS
Socialist Insecurity – “Many people are under the impression – or pretend to believe – that they have a Social Security “account” and that they have been “contributing” to it for many years. That they have money saved up, in other words. Of course, they don’t have a cent saved up. What they get – when they are “eligible” to receive it – is a monthly dole, the amount determined by the dole master. That being the federal government. You are “owed” exactly nothing because you own nothing. The courts have said so, explicitly. Social Security is exactly the same as any other welfare program with the exception of one difference. You are not forced to “contribute” to other welfare payments. One of the clearest proofs that you have nothing saved up in your Social Security “account” is what happens to your “savings” when you die. Your spouse, children/family do not inherit a cent. The dole just ends the moment your life does.” – Eric Peters – GOOD READ FROM ERIC AS USUAL!!!
Are You Unknowingly on a Suicide Mission? – “The transfer of wealth from workers and savers to the government and the big banks rolled on this week with Swiss-like precision. The process is both mechanical and subtle. Here in the USA the automated elegance of this ongoing operation receives little attention. NFL football. Holiday BOGO offers. Trump’s cabinet picks. Hunter Biden’s pardon by the big guy. You name it. Bread and circuses like these – and many others – offer the American populace countless opportunities for chasing the wild goose. All the while, and with little fanfare, debts are piling up like deadwood in Angeles National Forest. These debts, both public and private, stand little chance of ever being honestly repaid. The obligations extend well above what the economy can support.” – MN Gordon
Reducing Government Spending Is Key To Reduce Inflation – “Markets and economists are beginning to recognize that a serious rationalization of spending is the only way to prevent a debt crisis and reduce inflation in the United States. In the latest estimates published by the Treasury, the accumulated deficit between 2024 and 2034 would reach $14 trillion.” – Daniel Lacalle
Gold little changed on the week, silver nudges higher – “There is an underlying firmness in precious metals prices as we approach the year-end. The downside now appears limited with next year looking bullish.” – Alasdair Macleod
Jobs Report? – “Uh, what jobs? Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment trended up in health care, leisure and hospitality, government, and social assistance. Retail trade lost jobs. Uh huh. Health “care” continues its march of +54,000, but how many are doctors and nurses? Ah, you already know that. All draw a check however, so that’s “good.” Leisure and hospitality hired, which is interesting too given some of the internals. We’ll get to that in a minute. Retail trade, on the other hand, was down. Oh, and in a new change, the last two months were revised up. But….” – Karl Denninger
Some Predict a Major, MAJOR Stock Blow-off is Imminent – “Here is how it will blow” – David Haggith
Used-Vehicle Prices Turn into Inflation Headwind, after Historic 2-Year Plunge Helped Power the “Deceleration” of Core CPI – “Prices are rising again, amid tight supply, sharply reduced flow through the used-vehicle pipeline, and strong demand.” – Wolf Richter
SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Preparing for the Unexpected: The Bug-Out Bag – “In an emergency, a bug-out bag is your lifeline and can determine whether you overcome the crisis—or not.” – Emma Suttie
How to Open a Can without Can Opener – Zombie Survival Tips #20 (VIDEO) – “And guess what? Cat gonna survive too.” – CrazyRussianHacker – OLDIE, BUT GOODIE!!!!
DIY Apple Cider Vinegar – Steve Nubie – ALSO SEE DEANNA TALERICO’S ARTICLE LINKED ON 09/14/24!!
The Right Way to Feed Wildlife in the Winter – “It’s easy for birds, deer, and squirrels to find food in the summer when there are abundant fruits, veggies, and foliage out there. But when the winter rolls around, wildlife has a bigger challenge finding food. Here’s how – and when – to lend a helping hand to the animals in your neighborhood.” – Ame Vanorio
Maximizing Your Boo-Boo Kit (VIDEO) – Modern Refugee
VERSE FOR THE DAY
Jeremiah 25:32
IMAGE FOR THE DAY
LYRIC FOR THE WEEK
Warning lights are flashing down at quality control.
There’s a meeting in the boardroom,
Somewhere in the corridors,
The caretaker was crucified for sleeping at his post.
There’s panic on the switchboard, tongues in knots.
Yeah, and now the work force is disgusted, downs tools and walks.
On ITV and BBC they talk about the curse.
Doctor Parkinson declared, “I’m not surprised to see you here.
He wrote me a prescription he said, “You are depressed.
Oh, splendid.
I go down to speaker’s corner. I’m thunderstruck.
“They wanna have a war to keep their factories.
They’re pointing out the enemy to keep you deaf and blind.
Meanwhile, the first Jesus says, “I’d cure it soon.
( Industrial Disease by Mark Knopfler )
VIDEO
Nothing New Under The Sun 2016 