THE BIG PICTURE

Grey Swans Are Circling – “The lifestyle of a stable New Gilded Age is out of stock. History is either “one damned thing after another”–a chaotic collection of random events–or there are connections between events that are not readily visible.Two recent events invite interpretation: the sudden collapse of Syria’s regime and the assassination of an American CEO in America’s financial capital. These can be viewed as unique one-off events of little future import or they can be viewed as watershed events, harbingers of a future far different than the present. ” – Charles Hugh SAmith

Victory! Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight – “Court Ruling Holds 2020 Regulations Exempting Most GE Crops from Oversight Contradicted the Agency’s Own Prior Conclusions and Are Unsupported by Science. The ruling is a rebuke of the first Trump administration’s efforts to practically eliminate oversight of novel GE technology and instead let industry self-regulate.” – Center for Food Safety’  – WITH TRUMP COMING BACK INTO PLAY AND A NEW SECRETARY OF THE USDA, BROOKE ROLLINS; NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS WILL LAST!!!

Dr. Hotez Exposes HHS and WHO Plan to Mass Infect Americans with H5N1 Flu Virus by January 21st – “Is it just me, or does Dr. Hotez’s announcement that H5N1 “will come crashing down on Trump on January 21, 2025” comes off as a serial killer broadcasting the date of his next victim’s murder?” – Karen Kingston

Inside The UN Plan To “Fundamentally Restructure The Global Economy” – “The United Nations wants to introduce a “carbon market” in addition to limiting your travel, meat consumption, and more. The American people must say, “Enough is enough!”” – Alex Newman

The cluelessness of the Climate Change Committee – “The UK’s top climate bureaucrat is alarmingly ignorant about climate science and the costs of going green.” – Fraser Myers

NEXT PANDEMIC PSYOP: Potential spread of “bleeding eye virus” in Rwanda leads U.S. State Department to issue “increased caution” travel advisory – Belle Carter

FRIGHTENING: “Crystal-Like Fibers” Coming Out of a Person’s Fingers and Toes Following a Covid Injection – “…a woman named Margaret describes her granddaughter developing “crystal-like fibers” coming out of her toes and fingers following at least one COVID injection.” – Lioness of Judah – MORGELLONS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THE VACCINE BEFORE. JUST SEARCH MORGELLONS IN THIS SITE’S  SEARCH BAR FOR OTHER ARTICLES I HAVE LINKED!!!

NEWS

When Rights Become Privileges: Is the Constitution Becoming Optional? – “Disguising its power grabs in the self-righteous fervor of national security, the Deep State has mastered the art of the bait-and-switch. It works like this: first, the government foments fear about some crisis or threat to national security, then they capitalize on it by seizing greater power and using those powers against the American people. We’ve seen this play out over and over again. The government used its so-called War on Terror to transform itself into a police state. Then the police state used its War on COVID-19 to claim lockdown powers. All indications are that the government’s promised War on Illegal Immigration will be yet another sleight of hand that allows the powers-that-be to engage in greater power grabs while weakening the Constitution. Therein lies the danger of the government’s growing addiction to power.” – John & Nisha Whitehead

The Race Hucksters Come for Daniel Penny After Acquittal – “Alvin Bragg pursued another politically charged prosecution – and notched up another loss. -Graham J Noble

‘They Pointed Guns at My Kids’: ATF Raids Home of Second Amendment Activist and Community Leader – “Manley, who has dedicated his life to empowering underserved communities through firearms education, conflict resolution, and self-defense training, became the subject of an early-morning raid on his home in which officers pointed rifles at him and his wife and children. The raid occurred at about 4 a.m., catching Manley and his wife and children off guard.  “I looked out the window, and I’m literally watching them crawl through my grass,” The agents then broke into the home, throwing a flashbang grenade into the living room where Manley’s wife was drinking coffee. The activist described the traumatic moment when federal agents aimed their guns at his children.” – Jeff Charles  – GUILTY UNTIL PROVED INNOCENT. WELCOME TO THE LAND OF THE FREE!!!!

Nobody Ever Said Doomed Empires Don’t Win Some Victories – “but victories don’t change the “doomed” part. OK, Assad’s gone.  Hezbollah is definitely weakened, and Israel will be able to slaughter even more Palestinians while attention is focused elsewhere, Nothing has changed in the Ukraine War. The Russians keep advancing.  Nothing has changed in the United States. People in Appalachia are showing just how white and privileged they are by freezing in tents because their government is more concerned about the welfare of Syrian rebels, Georgian color revolutionaries, and Israeli genocidal maniacs than that of North Carolinians. Inflation’s still a thing. The rent and the mortgage are still too damned high. Health care and education are still unaffordable. Groceries still cost way too much. Infrastructure still crumbles right alongside faith in established institutions. Yes, the US Empire had a victory overseas, but it did nothing to address the causes of its ongoing decline, ” – Ohio Barbarian – ANOTHER GOOD READ FROM THE BARBARIAN!!!

A Kaleidoscope of Fools – “There is nothing normal about the conversations going on concerning Trump’s cabinet nominations. The Republican vote ought to be a given. Convincing some of the Democrats is supposed to be the play. Despite the kaleidoscope of fools in the Biden Administration, there was nothing like this sort of pushback from the Republicans at the time, though the people ridiculed people like Buttigieg and railed at naming Merrick Garland at the head of the DOJ. The Senate is merely supposed to give its collective advice and then consent. They have taken this to mean that they have some say in the president’s selections, but that’s not the case” – T.L. Davis

Is All Fair in Love and War? Notes on the UnitedHealth CEO Slaying – “Upfront, let’s get the glaring caveat out of the way: none of what follows is in any way an endorsement of extrajudicial killings, both because publicly advocating explicit acts of violence is one of the rare exceptions to First Amendment speech protections and because, in a functional Hobbesian civilization, disputes such as the apparent one between UnitedHealth and the gunman are adjudicated in a court of law rather than in the streets like in Haiti or the Congo. Put simply, health insurance companies are economic leeches that contribute nothing of value to anyone except their shareholders and the executives like Brian Thompson, who was raking in tens of millions of dollars annually before his killing. They provide no service. They treat no patients. They improve no lives — quite the contrary, in fact.” – Ben Bartee  – I AGREE WITH BEN’S POINTS ON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES AND THAT DISPUTES SHOULD BE SETTLED JUDICIALLY RATHER THAN ON THE STREETS!!!!

Memo To Musk & Ramaswamy: How To Cut The Bone By $1.1 trillion, Part 12 – David Stockman

US hypocrisy reaches a new level: Israel’s occupation of Syria is ‘security,’ Russia’s moves in Ukraine are ‘aggression’ – “Netanyahu’s reasoning for his latest land grab lays bare the stark hypocrisy of his Western supporters” – Nadezhda Romanenko

Which War Party Do You Support? – “The Hobson’s Choice of Democrats versus Republicans” – Bill Astore

Face of the Middle East Revolutionized in One Explosive Day – “Bashar al Assad is struck from power, and the whole landscape of the Middle East is transformed” – David Haggith

Syria’s Fall: In-Depth Analysis – “Syria has fallen, and history will be strewn with an endless banquet of takes and interpretations as to what happened, how, and why. Here I offer one humble middle approach to piece it together, supported by facts and some deductive reasoning, rather than emotional gut reactions. What do we know so far? Firstly, there are now indications ‘rebels’ informed Turkey of their intentions to launch an offensive on Aleppo six months ago, according to Reuters:” – Simplicius

Is Syria A Sign Turkey Is Coming Into Its Own As A Middle Eastern Power? – “Power Is Shifting In The Middle East.” – Peter Nayland Kust

IDF Tanks Reach Just 25km From Damascus As Netanyahu Declares Golan Is ‘Ours Forever’ – Tyler Durden

In Syria, be careful what you wish for: Sharia law and new wave of refugees is more likely than ‘democracy’ following fall of Assad and U.S. meddling – “Why, exactly, did Washington back Sunni rebels taking down Assad, and if Washington wants a Turkish-backed Sunni Muslim caliphate in Syria, should we as Christians cheer Washington getting its way?” – Leo Hohmann

ECONOMIC NEWS

East Vs. West: A Global Dollar Dump Is Inevitable And The US Must Prepare – “In October of 2024, Russia hosted the annual BRICS Summit in the city of Kazan with the intent to show unity among developing nations and general eastern interests. The Kremlin, a target of severe NATO sanctions since the start of the war in Ukraine, has been effective in solidifying economic guarantees from BRICS partners and circumventing western economic controls. Despite being removed from the SWIFT banking network and being cut off from a large percentage of global trade, Russia has continued to garner solid export revenues. We certainly aren’t seeing the total collapse of the Russian economy that so many media “experts” predicted. The reason? Russia is resource rich and in an inflationary environment countries that are heavy in commodities sold at lower prices are always sought after. The BRICS event this year was a reminder that the west’s financial influence is in decline. At that same meeting, Putin called for an alternative international payment system and passed around a mock-up of what he called a BRICS “bank note”. ” – Brandon Smith

BANKS ARE IN TROUBLE, BUT THEY ARE GETTING A BACKDOOR BAILOUT, (And You’re Not). (VIDEO) – Gregory Mannarino

America’s Middle Class In 2024: Aging Vehicles, $300 Carts Of Groceries, And Mountains Of Credit Card Debt – Michael Snyder – PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP IN A NUTSHELL!!!

China Starts the Santa Claus Rally – “So, what are the two bits of news out of China that have set off the initial stage of our rally? First, after a six-month hiatus, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that they had resumed their gradual accumulation of physical gold. While the resumption of PBOC gold buying is an important long-term positive, the other news China announced on Monday might have a bigger impact on price in the short term and into 2025. This move by China to announce a “moderately loose fiscal policy” is the first public shift since 2011.” – Craig Hemke

4 Frugal Tips for Managing a Financial Crisis – Colette

Crash Alert: Priced for Perfection in an Imperfect World – “The last few US inflation reports have been ominous, with the general trend morphing from sharp decline to gradual increase. Here’s the Core Services index, which is now rising at a 4% annual rate:” – John Rubino

Credit-Market Mania Crushed “Yield Spreads” & Risk Premiums, but Corporate & CRE Borrowing Costs Are Still Much Higher – “Loosey-goosey financial conditions don’t mean low borrowing costs. They just mean narrow yield spreads.” – Wolf Richter

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Properly Heating Your Home Using a Woodstove – “Beyond its rustic charm, a woodstove is an efficient and sustainable way to heat your home—if used correctly. However, improper use can lead to inefficiency, wasted fuel, or even safety hazards.” – Bob Rodgers

The Best Plants and Companions for Windowsill Gardens – Catherine Winter

Protecting My Most Important Portable Prep – “Like most prepper-types, I love my stuff. I own countless gadgets and items that may be useful during an apocalypse. I now consider my brain to be my most valuable prep. It is, after all, where I store my most important stuff: my knowledge about herbs and medicines and my Irish “get up and go” that has got me through my life thus far. Now, you know what we preppers say, “One is none!” We all only have one brain, my friends! A recent bit of learning completely changed my relationship with my brain and how I treat it.” – Rowan O’Malley

50 Powdered Foods That Last Forever – KJ Barber

The Dark Side of Being Self-Sufficient That No One Talks About – “There is a lot of daily grind to being self-sufficient that no one talks about. The tasks change day-to-day, week-to-week, and season-to-season. So, there’s no set routine, like you get with sedentary office jobs. Spring and fall tend to be the most frenetic, and there’s a real risk of burnout. You have to account for that and plan strategically.” – Eric Beuning

VERSE FOR THE DAY (USED BEFORE, BUT IT’S BEEN OVER 7 YEARS. HERE WE ARE AGAIN )

Isaiah 17:1   The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

IMAGE FOR THE DAY

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