THE BIG PICTURE

4 Valuable Lessons From Their Last Days of Life – “Learning wisdom from those who are in the best place to give advice.” – Kate Dreston  – GOOD ONE FROM KATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Canada: Homeowners Don’t Own Their Homes, Banks Track Carbon Scores (VIDEO) – “Banks in the UK have begun tracking “carbon scores” in lockstep with the rollout of Digital ID, propaganda pushing civil conscription for WW3 has begun, and BC Supreme Court rules that homeowners don’t actually own their homes.” – Maria Zeee

They’re Coming for Your Wood-Burning Stove. Again. – “The weather is getting colder, and that means getting back to anti-wood-burning propaganda. Did you know a wood burner can kill you? They pollute more than cars and cause cancer, “similar to cigarette smoke,” and so on. This isn’t new – for want of a better word – “information”. We covered this last Christmas. Then over the summer, it was folded in with a barrage of “indoor air quality” fear-mongering, only to re-emerge now that the days are getting shorter again. Sort of like reverse-hibernation.” – Kit Knightly  – SEE LINK FROM LAST YEAR BY OFF GUARDIAN ON 12/26/24!!!

USDA Declares Bird Flu a Permanent Emergency, Ensures Funding Continuity Even During Government Shutdown – “Avian influenza officially elevated above nearly every other disease in the country’s federal continuity plan—after USDA rolled out $1 billion bird flu plan earlier this year.” – Jon Fleetwood

Complete Flu Nonsense from Doctors Please Don’t Take That Worthless Flu Shot – “It is that time of the year to sell flu shots, but do not be taken in by the mainstream press, which would have you also get another COVID shot. The vaccine terrorists never stop selling their needles.” – Dr. Sircus

‘Peace President’ Trump, along with the technocrats and defense contractors, all rush to support reelection of arguably the most pro-war Senator in U.S. history – “Lindsey Graham may be one of the most hated politicians in South Carolina and the nation, but he keeps winning because he serves Washington’s true masters.” – Leo Hohmann

Putin aide GOES ROGUE, warns Moscow’s rollout of digital ID will RUIN Russians’ lives – (“IDEA: Instead of a top-down “mark of the beast” Digital ID for citizens, make an IQ test mandatory for UK & EU bureaucrats. Let people meet the “geniuses” running their lives. @Keir_Starmer what is your score?” – Kirill Dmitriev.)  I don’t think you fully appreciate what Dmitriev has just done here. He has quite literally changed the game forever. Allow me to explain.” – Edward Slavsquat / Riley Waggaman

EXPOSED: Yale University Leads PSYOP to Guilt People Into Taking Covid “Vaccine” Months Before They Even Had One – “Yale received $1B in gov’t funds and works closely with the intelligence state…” – Lioness of Judah

 

 

 

NEWS

Who Would Jesus Bomb? The Gospel According to the Military-Industrial Complex – “For a man supposedly intent on winning a Nobel Peace Prize, Donald Trump spends an extraordinary amount of time waging war, threatening to wage war, and fantasizing about waging war. Notwithstanding his dubious claims about having ended “seven un-endable wars,” Trump has continued to squander the American people’s resources and moral standing by feeding the military-industrial complex’s insatiable appetite for war—preemptively bombing nuclear facilities in Iran, blowing up fishing boats in the Caribbean, and flexing military muscle at every opportunity. Even the Trump administration’s version of “peace through strength” is filtered through a prism of violence, intimidation and strongman tactics.” – John & Nisha Whitehead

President Trump Seems Itching for Multiple Wars in the Western Hemisphere – “Donald Trump seems to be following through in his second term as president on the threat of a United States war on Venezuela he made in his first term. The justification the Trump administration presents for all this is that it is part of the US government’s drug war, an endeavor that has meted out death, destruction, and rights abuses decade after decade as drug use in America continues along. Trump seems not to be content to go to war against just Venezuela whose President Nicolás Maduro he has proclaimed is a drug kingpin. Trump on Sunday pegged the president of neighboring Western Hemisphere nation Colombia with the same accusation used against Maduro.” – Adam Dick

Trump Predicts a Fantastic Deal with China, Anyone Believe That? – “Instead of under promising and overdelivering, Trump usually does the opposite.” – Mish

The Shutdown Show – “The government “shutdown” is a show, of course – because the government hasn’t actually shut down. All that’s happened, mainly, is a show of some recipients of government checks not receiving them. The money that finances these checks continues to be collected (via taxes) or created ex nihilo – via the “Fed,” that entity that the banking cartel created to run the government. People who work outside the government – who earn rather than take their living – cannot tell that the government has “shut down” because they are still having to pay the taxes that the government redistributes to those who take rather than earn their living; they are still having to comply with the laws and regulations imposed by the government. If the government had truly shut down, they would be free to do business – and to keep the earnings (all of them) generated by their labor.” – Eric Peters

When Will The Shutdown End? – “Does Either Side Know When To Flinch? Don’t Bet On It.” – Peter Nayland Kust

State with Toughest Gun Control Laws Headed to Supreme Court for Spanking? – “It is no surprise Hawaii, with some of the nation’s most restrictive gun laws, now finds itself before the Supreme Court, seeking to defend its position against a challenge that could reshape many states’ approach to firearms. Hawaii has forced on its citizens one of the lowest rates of gun ownership via some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Let’s see if the latest challenge brings the Aloha state just a bit closer to the broader gun freedoms most Americans enjoy as a right.” – Peter Van Buren

EBT Serfs Threaten Violent Mass-Shoplifting Spree if Food Stamps Cut – “The EBT serfs of the underclass may be in for a rough ride come November, when mommy government is slated to wean them off the teat of state. Of course, the Democrats currently holding the funding hostage could easily just re-open the government, but they won’t because if they can get all of their plantation slaves riled up with the welfare cuts, ready to commit violence in furtherance of the current state of anarcho-tyranny, they view this not as a problem to be solved but as a political opportunity.” – Ben Bartee

Reflections from the Heart of the Empire: Proofs of Insanity – “Donald Trump said “we’re” going to “eradicate” Hamas unless they are “very good” and “behave” as the genocidal maniacs who have him by the balls continued to murder and starve Arabs who never harmed me on my dime, in spite of his declaration just days before that the “war is over.” Trump accused self-identified socialist Colombian President Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug dealer” and cut off all US aid to Colombia. Some fun facts: Petro’s government has cut coca production in Colombia by 40%, a clear threat to the revenue stream of Guns & Drugs R US Unlimited, aka the CIA.” – Ohio Barbarian – THE BARBARIAN’S TAKE ON WEEKLY EVENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As expected: no peace for Gaza – “A Palestine in Palestinian hands is diametrically opposed to the interests of Israel, the US, and Europe.” – Lorenzo Maria Pacini

From Syria to Gaza: Israel’s proxy playbook returns -“Tel Aviv has handed Gaza’s warfront to death squads and collaborators, using the cover of a ceasefire to wage a proxy campaign against the resistance.” – Robert Inlakesh

Desperation Row – “What a big game Volodymyr Zelensky talked before his latest little while in the Oval Office last Friday. The Ukrainian president (who is no longer legitimately the Ukrainian president) arrived for another summit with President Trump with a shopping list of air defense and weapons systems worth $90 billion. Yes, $90 billion. This compares with $128 billion the United States has already given Ukraine since the Russian intervention began in February 2022,  Zelensky said Ukraine would purchase all the new hardware in what he called “a mega deal.” What nonsense. Kiev is flat broke. How could the regime possibly pay for new weapons and matériel? Would Kiev write Washington a check out of funds Washington has previously sent?  But the hopelessly corrupt Zelensky had more than a 70 percent raise on his mind when he arrived in Washington. The master importunist also wanted an unstated number — let’s just say a lot — of Tomahawk missiles atop this. This is a crook with nerve: You have to give Volodymyr this much. No Tomahawks for Volod, then, at least none now. Trump made this clear before, during and after his time with the Ukrainian mooch.” – Patrick Lawrence

When Tomahawks become boomerangs – “Zelensky’s latest Washington humiliation is about more than yet another Trump mood swing” – Tarik Cyril Amar

Western media lying about planned Putin-Trump summit – key Kremlin aide – “Russian presidential investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has denied that the planned meeting in Budapest was shelved” -RT

Watch: Columbian President Threatens To “Take Out” Trump – “Snapped his fingers for emphasis. During an interview with Univision, Colombian President Gustavo Petro threatened to “take out” President Trump after he called Petro “an illegal drug leader.” There are heightened tensions between the U.S. and Columbia after Trump took out a narco boat, killing a Columbian national who they claim was just a fisherman, but who had a lengthy criminal record.” – Steve Watson

FDA Confirms Highest-Risk Level For Recall Of 6.7 Million Eggs -Tyler Durden

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Bad Money, Bad Data, Gold Got a Cold – “Bad money chased bad money today, while dusty data got more cloudy under government demolition, and even gold got dusted as the old standard, stammered.” – David Haggith

Dismantling the most outrageous lie in American finance – One of the most common lies that the complacent class likes to recite about America’s gargantuan national debt is that “it doesn’t matter because we owe it to ourselves.” This assertion is, quite simply, an outrageous falsehood. Let’s start with the facts:” – James Hickman (Simon Black)

Stocks Extend Momentum Meltdown As Trump Admin Mulls Massive China Export Ban – Tyler Durden

The U.S. jobs market was wobbling before the shutdown. Now what? – “Washington standoff adds to the uncertainty and could further slow hiring ” – Jeffry Bartash

Volatility is normal – “Gold and silver have been marked down sharply over two days. If you have been shaken by the speed and magnitude, then that is the market makers’ objective. Whether market makers and bullion banks are acting in concert to bash the market matters not. The commencement of a market correction would have been spotted by all of them, and they would have withdrawn their bids and even sold some positions to help push prices lower. And as nervousness spreads on falling prices, buyers just stand back. Given the enormous rises in price since mid-August, sudden falls of 5—10% are normal in this context, but it is likely to have shaken out a few panicking sellers allowing the shorts to close some of their positions.” – Alasdair Macleod

How to Know When the Precious Metals Pullback Is Over – “As you’ve likely heard, the inevitable pullback in precious metals continued yesterday, with spot gold dropping 5.29% and spot silver falling 7.03%, marking the sharpest one-day decline in over a decade. That said, I’m not worried.” – Jesse Colombo

Could a Rip-Your-Face-Off Rally in the Dollar Trigger a Global Financial Crisis? – Charles Hugh Smith

Regional Banks Crash on “Cockroach” Loans – “Fears of hidden losses at regional banks sent them skidding last week with potentially hundreds of billions of bad loans. Is your neighborhood bank a hedge fund in disguise. This is a big deal because regional banks hold roughly 1 in 4 deposits in the US — about $5 trillion.” – Peter St Onge

Bank chief says US firm collapses ring ‘alarm bells’ – “The collapse of two US companies could be a sign of wider problems in the financial system and “alarm bells” were ringing, the governor of the Bank of England has said. Andrew Bailey told a House of Lords committee that it was important to take the failure of car parts supplier First Brands and subprime car lender Tricolor “very seriously” – and drew parallels with the 2008 financial crisis. He said it was unclear whether these were one-off issues, or a case of “the canary in the coal mine”. ” Last week, Jamie Dimon, the boss of US banking giant JPMorgan Chase, warned the failure of the two US firms could be a sign of more to come. “My antenna goes up when things like that happen,” he told analysts. “I probably shouldn’t say this, but when you see one cockroach, there are probably more.”- Michael Sheils McNamee

Another ‘Cockroach’: Subprime Auto-Lender PrimaLend Enters Bankruptcy – Tyler Durden

 

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Bug Out Location Checklist Items You’ll Regret Forgetting When Disaster Hits – “When disaster hits, you won’t rise to the level of your plan, you’ll fall to the level of what you forgot. That’s the cold truth no one likes to admit when they start building their bug out location. We spend months fine-tuning the big stuff, the land, the shelter, the guns, the storage, but when the clock’s ticking and the world’s falling apart, it’s the small, overlooked gear that decides whether you make it through the first week.” – Bob Rodgers

Loaves, Fishes, Tree Bark, Seeds, and Knowledge – Part 2 – The Chemical Engineer

Would Pioneer Tactics Still Work If SHTF Today? – “The pioneers crossed a continent with grit, simple tools, and hard limits. We have better gear and faster ways to move, but the land still plays by the same rules. Here is what carries over and what does not.” – Alec Deacon

Your Protein Powder Might Be Poisoning You – “For those living off-grid, homesteading, or simply striving for independence, the lesson is simple: don’t outsource your nutrition to corporations. When you grow, raise, or barter for your food, you know exactly what fuels your body. That’s freedom—nutritional and otherwise. So before you scoop that next serving of powder, ask yourself: do you really know what’s in it?” – Bill Heid

13 Ways to Fortify Your Home Before All Hell Breaks Loose – Alan Urban

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Psalm 106:43     Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

 

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