THE BIG PICTURE

Let Them Drive Kias . . . – “You may have heard Trump’s braggadocious announcement the other day about the White House’s new fleet of 250 Cadillac Escalades for the the presidential motorcade. “Our guys are very spoiled. They like the Escalade. So do I,” said Trump. What’s most interesting about this is the imperial garishness of it. More finely, as the American empire disintegrates, its garishness waxes. America’s Don – who is a billionaire – isn’t paying for any of it. How much is it? Estimates range from $22.5 million to about $75 million, depending on the extent of the modifications to each of the 250 Escalades. Probably these will be considerable since an as-it-comes Escalade is much too common for our pompadoured Don. It’s a really bad look, but the Don not only doesn’t care – he flaunts it, like John Gotti used to – and he does it at the same moment in time when ordinary Americans are struggling to put regular in the Kias they paid for with their own money, with whatever was left of it after they got tax-fleeced to pay for all the nice things the Don thinks are befitting the magnificence and generosity (to its clients) of the regime. “We look sharp in those Escalades. Our guys are very spoiled. They’re very spoiled,” says the Don. Indeed they are.” – Eric Peters

Capital One Closed Trump’s Accounts for Suspicion of Money Laundering – “A Trump lawsuit claims politics. Capital One has disclosed the real reason.” – Mish

Everybody Knows – “The baleful afterburn of Dr. Fauci’s one-sentence testimony (“On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer. . . .”) seeps over the land like some ghastly pestilence now. You couldn’t have seen a more vivid demonstration of manifest evil than the master bureaucratic grifter formerly self-styled as “The Science” stonewall his way through that fateful reckoning in Sen. Rand Paul’s committee hearing last Wednesday. The score so far: over a million dead in America from the Covid-19 virus that Dr. Fauci helped develop starting as far back as the 1990s, with Dr. Ralph Baric of the University of North Carolina. Tens of thousands left with serious, lasting injuries from the vaccines they promoted. The exact number of vaccine-connected deaths unknown because the public health agencies refused to report honestly on an operation that they caused to happen.” – James Howard Kunstler

If the Fauci Hearing Was Honest… (VIDEO) – AwakenWithJP  – ANOTHER SPOT ON PARODY FROM JP!!!!!

China! China! China! and Pardon my Fauci – “The short American attention span. Who can forget those halcyon days which began in early 2020? So many memories to cherish. The required masks everywhere. The disposing of those masks, which we were told protected us from the World’s Deadliest Virus Ever, wherever you wanted. Not in special biohazard containers. Throw it on the ground for the dogs to chew. The magical “six feet” distance between human beings, a figure which Fauci himself admitted “just appeared” and wasn’t based on any science. If you tried telling that to someone who bought this ridiculous psyop completely- in other words, most of the world’s population- you’d be fortunate to escape the clutches of the Contact Tracers.” – Donald Jeffries

Canadian Government Begins Arresting Citizens at Home for Sharing Wrongthink Online – Frank Bergman

Eat All the Rich? Or Just Some of Them – “There are good billionaires and there are bad billionaires.” – John Hunt, MD

Smoking and Cancer – what does the data show? – “Can a 122 yo woman teach us something about health? Ochsner allegedly stated that there was no lung cancer before 1930! Whether or not Ochsner said this, the statement is factually correct – lung cancer was exceedingly rare at that time. This is despite smoking being prevalent for centuries, and despite high rates of tobacco use in the United States: The only notable change in the above trends is the rapid rise of commercial cigarettes after 1930.” – Sasha Latypova  – INTERESTING READ FROM SASHA!!!

When wildfires appear to be increasing, we need to ask who’s causing them – Rhoda Wilson

How To Determine The Risks and Benefits of Each Vaccine – “Knowing how vaccines work is necessary for understanding which ones are likely to help, which ones are likely to harm, and the forgotten alternatives to immunization they medical industry buried.” – A Midwestern Doctor

 

 

 

NEWS

Trump’s West Asia Off-Ramp – “Trump’s war against Iran, started for Israel and funded by the American people without the slightest bit of Congressional debate or constitutional adherence, has been lost. Initiating this war, designed by neoconservatives and Israeli talking heads, conducted by a group of real estate bros and a former FOXNews commentator, and executed by not-the-good-looking-actor Bradley Cooper was Trump’s peculiar genius, his 5D chess. He knows exactly who to blame, fire, and throw under the bus. Maybe that’s how he “planned” it (wink, wink). Allow me to speak directly. Sir, just between us, you most certainly won the presidency all three times. Winning is what you do.” – Karen Kwiatkowski

Wrong War, Wrong Century – “20th Century Warfare Attacked the 21st. The American MIC put together an unbeatable military machine, at least when it comes to blasting the ever-loving shit out of 2nd and 3rd tier countries that can’t really fight back. I call it the “Top Gun Maverick Military Model.” The TGM3 works great in C.G. Hollywood movies, it worked great in the 20th Century against countries like Serbia and Libya, and most importantly of all, it’s fantastic for shoveling endless billions of dollars to our corpulent MIC “defense” industries. And for decades, it kept the rest of the world in line, afraid to test America’s evidently overwhelming destructive military power. That is, until President Donald Trump, tricked by Bibi Netanyahu’s false promise of a quick and easy three-day regime-change victory over Iran, blundered into the greatest military disaster in modern history-” – Matt Bracken

Don Corleone Trump Trump’s White House runs a mob-style extortion racket that will bankrupt the country the way Trump bankrupted his casinos.” – Chris Hedges

TACO Trump Chickens out Bigly, Lies Biglier (Just keeping with presidential-level English here because I want to make sure the president can read it.)” – David Haggith

Groundhog Day – “It’s Monday morning again and it feels like Groundhog Day as I sit down to write that the US President has (again) halted strikes on Iran and teased that a diplomatic breakthrough is close. Brent crude prices have dutifully fallen in early trade, risk currencies are rallying and equity markets are poised to extend the gains posted late last week. In his trademark bloviating style, President Trump posted to Truth Social that the USA was “locked and loaded” to unleash “levels of Military Terror, Strength, and Power not seen since World War II”, but that “for the future benefit of the WORLD” he had responded to a request from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to hold off as the outline of a deal had been agreed. Obviously we’ve heard this one before. Iran’s Fars news agency reports that “informed sources” deny that any agreement has been reached on the status of the Strait of Hormuz, and that policy regarding the critical shipping route remains unchanged.” – Benjamin Picton

Trump’s on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own words – Michael Mathes

Trump Blasts Oil Majors: “Get Gas Prices Down Now!” – Tyler Durden  – HE CAUSED THEM TO RISE, MAYBE HE SHOULD GET THEM DOWN. WHAT A CLOWN HE HAS BECOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The House of Saud Joining The Iran War on Behalf of Israel Opens The Query of Jewish Conversos – “It isn’t just the US which has a depleted inventory of weapons – Israel’s stockpiles are diminishing rapidly as well with production stagnating. Why? Rare Earths. And China has now zero incentive to ‘share’. What does Trump do? Posts a picture of him taking control of Greenland – again.” – Helena Glass

IRAN MUST FINISH the JOB TOO (VIDEO) with Col Doug Macgregor – Daniel Davis / Deep Dive

‘Idaho Shoots Back’: In-N-Out Citizen Hero Refused to Be a Victim a Second Time – “Jordan Salinas has now witnessed two mass shootings in his 35 years on this earth. The Kimberly, Idaho, resident felt like a victim at the first one. He shot back at the second one. The crazed gunman shooting up the In-N-Out parking lot “did not like it when bullets started firing both ways,” Salinas said. It turns out another customer, an off-duty police officer who was inside the restaurant when the shots broke out, had joined Salinas in returning the gunfire.Local media reports that Salinas was treated like a hero Sunday when he stopped in at his favorite coffee shop. Salinas himself seems to be downplaying his actions, saying simply, “There’s a task that needs to be done, and we’re the ones who need to do it.” ” – Teri Christoph

Tucson grandmother dies days before birthday from brutal punch (VIDEO) – Arizona’s Family (3TV / CBS 5)  – THIS IS THE STATE OF OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM, WHEN LIBERAL JUDGES LET PREVIOUS CRIMINALS GO FREE!!!

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66% – “The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fourth consecutive week to its highest level in a year, another setback for prospective homebuyers hoping for a break from elevated home loan borrowing costs. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.66% from 6.58% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.” – Alex Veiga

Manufacturing survey shows inflation worries ‘worse than pandemic era,’ adding to Fed pressure – Jeff Cox

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE PRICE OF GOLD? – “War in the Middle East. Oil ripping higher. Inflation expectations climbing. The Fed boxed into a corner, with markets now pricing 63% odds of a September rate hike instead of a cut. Every single one of those forces is supposed to send gold to the moon. So why is gold sitting $1,500 below its January peak?” – Kerry Lutz

Washington Panics: Massive Yen Rescue Exposes Cracks in Global Markets – “They Don’t Do This Unless It’s Serious: U.S. Steps In to Defend the Yen” – The Silver Academy

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Says Americans Are Being ‘Impatient’ With Inflation, As ‘Owning A Pet Has Become A Luxury’ Per New Reports – The WinePress

China’s Car Market Stalls Even as Global Demand Keeps Growing – “China’s passenger vehicle sales are on track for their steepest decline since 2021 as higher fuel costs, weaker consumer demand, and reduced EV subsidies weigh on the market. Chinese automakers including BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor continue to strengthen their international presence despite weaker domestic sales.” – Felicity Bradstock

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Greenhouse Checklist: Before You Build (VIDEO) – “Don’t waste your money; figure out your needs before you buy your greenhouse kit or supplies. Answer this quick questionnaire to pin down your goals, abilities, and budget, so that you can achieve greenhouse gardening success.” – Leah Webb

Hurdling: A Food Storage Technique That Extends Shelf Life By Years – “Hurdling is defined as a combination of more than one food preservation technique. The idea is to create a series of barriers for microorganisms like bacteria and fungus. These barriers act as hurdles for the microorganisms so it’s harder for them to make it into the food we eat. If the proper amount of hurdles are used, any microorganisms are overwhelmed and ultimately die so the food lasts longer.” – Steve Nubie

The Post-Collapse Woodstove – “When conventional heating disappears, an old woodstove can look like salvation. One may be sitting in an abandoned workshop. Another might be pulled from a damaged hunting camp. A neighbour may have an unused stove in a barn, while sections of chimney pipe can be found scattered among several properties. The temptation is obvious: gather the parts, cut a hole and make heat. That is also how a cold-weather emergency becomes a structure fire or carbon-monoxide incident.” – denob

9 Ways You Can Repurpose Expired Food Cans – “I was at Walmart a few months back, restocking my pantry, when I noticed something. Half the cans on my own shelves at home had been sitting there expired for years. Nothing looked wrong with them, but the dates were long gone, and I stood there doing the math on how much money that actually was. That got me thinking. Could I feed them to my dogs? Would they work for the chickens? Could old canned food turn into fuel, or fertilizer for the garden? Or was I just supposed to toss the whole stack and eat the loss?” – Jack

Losing The Harvest: Native, Pioneer, And Amish Responses To Crop Failure In The First 72 Hours – “A failed harvest changes more than the pantry. It changes the mood of a household. It changes plans for winter. It changes how people look at every remaining jar, sack, root cellar shelf, and animal in the barn. A season of work can disappear through drought, flood, hail, insects, fire, disease, or an early freeze.” – Alec Deacon

 

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

1 Samuel 16:7    But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

 

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