THE BIG PICTURE

Pigs at the democracy trough – “When crony corporatism pretends to be socialism. 99% of what people “hate about capitalism” is not capitalism at all, it’s crony corporatism dancing around in the skinsuit of free markets while making pretense to equity or safety and this has become the big business of our time. it’s not just a business model, It’s a full blown phoney baloney ethos to justify it and extol it as virtue. Big business does not like free markets. They like monopoly, oligopoly, and subsidy. Given the chance, that is what they will do. So let’s be very clear about the state of play:” – El Gayo Malo

WHAT IS JARED KUSHNER BUYING? – “Three deals. Three countries. Same pattern every time. Let’s start with how he found Sazan Island. Kushner said he discovered it while vacationing aboard a yacht owned by Nat Rothschild. A Rothschild showed him the island. Keep that in your pocket. Three countries. Three ex-military sites. Three deals requiring document fraud or corruption to clear the legal path. All funded by the same foreign governments he simultaneously negotiates American foreign policy with.” – Sir Escanor (𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳)

Not Civil War, Not World War 3, Not Riots in the Street. This Is What’s Next – “Like you’ve never seen before. Ok, well maybe. Once” – Elizabeth Nickson

Congo Ebola cases jump as CDC warns outbreak could be among largest ever – Jason Gale

UK Government Plots Digital ID Lockdown On EVERY PHONE In Lockstep With Big Tech – “Surveillance state tightens its grip. Fresh plans leaked to the press reveal ministers intend to compel Apple, Google and other tech firms to restrict smartphones so thoroughly that a digital ID will be needed to use them with unfettered access.” – Steve Watson

How They Rig Clinical Trials and The Price We All Pay For It – “A practical guide to spotting doctored research and finding the therapies that actually help” – A Midwestern Doctor

You Are Not Civilized, You Are Domesticated (VIDEO) – “And that happened because the powers that be, the rulers, they needed obedient workers.  And especially so after the industrial 0:56 revolution, they couldn’t have tribes roaming around the land, you know, questioning the the people in power. So they put their iron heel on our necks, you know, and tamed us.” – Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen – HAVEN’T LINKED ONE FROM BJORN LATELY AS HE HAS GONE TO MORE PAY/MEMBERS VIDEOS. BUT HERE’S A GOOD ONE!!!

Cambridge University Unveils First-Ever ‘Universal Vaccine’ Created By Artificial Intelligence – “We’ve converted vaccine development from being reactive to being future proof. Our vaccines will continue to provide protection against viruses even as they mutate into new strains.” – The WinePress

 

 

 

 

NEWS

Will We Reminisce About $4.30 Per Gallon Gas? – “Trump has been using America’s oil – the Strategic Petroleum Reserve included – to prop up the oil supply outside America (in order to prop up the shaky hegemony of the dollar, the hegemony of which is extremely dependent upon dollars-for-oil) which is why Americans are currently paying about twice as much for gas as they were before Trump decided to attempt to regime-change Iran on behalf of Israel.” – Eric Peters

The Blessings of MAD Are Coming to the Middle East – “Why Iran just now got The Bomb and the VERY sane protection of MAD. Back in 2002, still riding high on his recent conquest of…parts…of Afghanistan, Emperor George Bush II decreed there was this thing called the axis of evil which consisted of these strange foreign countries of Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. The next year, the US Empire invaded and occupied Iraq, The Iranians had been shouting Death to America! ever since 1979, so pompous Persian pontifications denouncing America as evil were routine to American ears. Meanwhile, Netanyahu declared every year that Iran would get a nuclear weapon and kill us all next year, The North Koreans, who had been working on a nuclear program of their own since the 1960s, saw what happened to Saddam Hussein, who once upon a time had been America’s friend, and decided that what befell him was not going to befall them. Four years later, North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon.” – Ohio Barbarian  – SOME GOOD ANALYSIS FROM THE BARBARIAN ON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LISTEN TO ALL THE PUNDITS AND WARMONGERS!!!!!

The War Is Expanding Whether They Admit It or Not – “Zelensky is now warning that Russian intelligence preparations point toward a “massive new strike” against Ukraine. He urged Ukrainians to pay attention to air raid warnings and said Ukrainian intelligence services have information indicating that Russia is preparing another large-scale attack. At the same time, Moscow has warned diplomats and foreigners to leave Kyiv while threatening what it called “systematic strikes” against targets in the Ukrainian capital.” – Martin Armstrong

Bazooka wielder reported to police was actually carrying a leaf blower – “You’re better off calling and reporting something than ignoring it and having it be something worse.” – Abby Patkin

US Intercepted Fresh Iranian Ballistic Missile Attacks Overnight As Tehran Blasts ‘Ceasefire Violations’ – “Every exchange like this could mean a return to full-scale war..” – Tyler Durden

Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank – “The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron” – Lorenzo Tondo

America’s Vanishing Hospitals – “What Happens When Healthcare Leaves Town?” – Dr. Sherri Tenpenny

Russia at the Crossroads as Elites “Sour” of Putin’s War? Not So Fast – “As a continuation of yesterday’s piece on Ukraine’s increasing escalations by way of “blurring the lines” of the conflict by potentially launching attacks via third countries, we will examine the ramifications of this process, should it continue to develop along the same track.” – Simplicius

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Oil Markets Stop Believing Trump’s Peace Narrative – Tom Kool

There Is No Reprieve in the Fed’s War on Savings – “There is a particular kind of financial wisdom that used to be passed down at kitchen tables. A grandparent, someone who remembered harder times, would explain that the first obligation of a responsible person was to spend less than they earned, put something away, and let patience do its quiet work. The savings account was not a sophisticated instrument. It was a vessel for deferred consumption—a way of translating present discipline into future security. The interest it paid was modest, but it moved in the same direction over time. That world has not merely changed. It has been, in a precise and largely unacknowledged sense, inverted.” – Attila Rebak

If You Lose Your Job, How Long Will It Take to Find a New One? – “The median number of weeks is much lower than the average. That has good and bad implications.” – Mish

Who Needs Bitcoin & Cryptos (-50%) amid the Semiconductor & Miracle IPO Mania? – “”Rotating from mania to mania? – Wolf Richter

Is The Rally Over? Has The Pullback Now Started? (VIDEO) with Lance Roberts – “Stocks finally had a down week, breaking a 9-in-a-row streak of up weeks. And in particular, the markets broke down hard on Friday. The S&P was down over -2.5% and the NASDAQ down nearly -5%. Regular watchers know that portfolio manager Lance Roberts has been warning for weeks that a pullback was increasingly likely.” -Adam Taggart | Thoughtful Money®

The Swarm Drone Age – “The age of drones has arrived—reshaping battlefields, rewriting military doctrine, and creating a multi-billion-dollar investment opportunity in real time” – The Macro Butler

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

It took me 50+ years to realize what I’ll tell you in 12:28 minutes (VIDEO) – “In this video, we explore the concept of time perception, especially in our younger years, when we often believe we have an eternity to achieve our aspirations. I discuss how this youthful perspective shapes our approach to personal growth and goal setting. Understanding this mindset shift is key to effective self improvement.” – M.D. Creekmore / The View From Appalachia

Hospitality in Hard Times – Why Sharing a Meal Still Matters – “The custom of shared family meals is common across most cultures. In all likelihood, our ancestors sat down together for shared meals as families, clans or tribes, before they could be called anatomically modern humans. Shared family meals are a universal and ancient tradition and one that has many benefits.” – Cache Valley Prepper

Your Neighbours Will Smell Dinner – “Most preppers think about food storage as a private matter. Shelves in the basement. Buckets in the pantry. Jars in the cold room. A freezer full of meat. Maybe a garden out back and a few quiet plans for canning season. That works fine when society is running. In a long emergency, food is not just food. Food becomes a signal.” – denob

Air Purifier for Radon: Does It Work? Filters and Limits – Ken Jorgustin

Video: Which Antibiotics For Your Storage? – “In a SHTF setting, bacterial diseases might run rampant among the members of a survival group. The family medic, therefore, should have antibiotics to deal with infections like cholera, dysentery, giardia, respiratory issues, wound infections, etc. While not effective against viruses, they are still very useful items to have in the survival medicine cabinet. Which are the most effective for off-grid settings? ” – Joe Alton MD

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Ephesians 4:28    Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

 

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