THE BIG PICTURE

The Near Entirety of Americans Are Engulfed by a Nationalistic Stockholm Syndrome – “One meaningless jingoistic cliché I am subjected to constantly is “I love my country.” This gibberish for the most part is pure nonsense, and is rarely defined. When most use this term, do they love the people, land, culture, or the government? My take from all my many thousands of encounters of this phrase, is that it means I love my country right or wrong, which is pure nationalism. I say this because that is what I see and hear with my own eyes and ears. This is why many raise blood-soaked flags in honor of aggressive war. This is why most will stand hatless with their hand over their heart during the ‘national’ anthem, this is why most will pledge their dying allegiance to the State, and this is why most all perpetually worship the military and those who falsely claim to ‘serve’ the people.” – Gary D. Barnett

The Real Elites vs. The Ruling Elites – “Always and everywhere, political institutions are controlled by elites. It doesn’t matter if the regime type is democratic or monarchical. It doesn’t matter if there is a written constitution or not. All political institutions—and certainly every sovereign state—are run by a group of elites who control the means of coercion.The myth of “rule by the people” is precisely that: a myth. But this leaves a big question open: who are the elites? ” – Ryan McMaken Print this page

The Incredible TRUE Story of the Pentagon’s Missing Trillions (VIDEO) – “You know about the missing trillions, right? You know, the $2.3 trillion missing from the Pentagon’s coffers that was announced to the public on September 10, 2001, and then never mentioned again? …Of course, if that IS your understanding of the missing trillions story, then you don’t know the missing trillions story.” – The Corbett Report

Is Lindsay Clancy a Psy-Op? – “When History Repeats Itself” – Jordan Nuttall

MAHA-FDA: “Oops, we did it again!” – a new military countermeasure, mFLUSIVA hits the public this fall. Here’s what you need to know. – “MAHA calls this “meaningful progress” + “we are in a golden age” + “what would happen if Bobby wasn’t there!!??”” – Sasha Latypova

Pharmaceutical Companies Can’t Hide Serious Adverse Events or Bribe Patients, But Pharmacies Can – “Despite federal agencies declared commitment for radical transparency, under current US laws and regulations, pharmacies are not bound by the constraints of pharmaceutical marketers. CVS launched a massive direct-to-consumer advertising campaign yesterday recommending that their customers get the new COVID ‘vaccines’ by walking in to get a shot or scheduling an appointment. The campaign currently includes text messages, website pages, and audio reminder ads you can hear when shopping in CVS. None of the advertising for Pfizer’s and Moderna’s new COVID-XFG mRNA injections include any ‘critical safety facts’ – also known as warnings for increased risks of disease, disabilities, and death.” – Karen Kingston

Russia Officially Debuts Full-Scale Rollout Of Digital Ruble CBDC For Retail Businesses And Commercial Banks – “Russia’s digital ruble went live this week in the first phase of its production rollout. And with it, a payments infrastructure that links every wallet directly to a citizen’s state identity.” – The WinePress

The Trojan Horse on Main Street: How Global “Smart City” Grids Are Phasing Out Local Democracy Around the World – “Look out your window. Whether you live in a city neighborhood or on a quiet rural acreage, you’ve likely seen them: utility trucks parked on the roadside, orange marking flags lining the grass, and directional boring rigs drilling deep into the soil. We are told this is a gift. We are told that federal grant money and telecom providers have aligned to bring us “high-speed broadband” and “modern infrastructure.” What we are not told is that these fiber cables, roadside sensors, and hyperscale data hubs are not local public works at all. They are the physical pipelines for a global governance model, AND local town councils are ( I believe for the most part) unknowingly voting themselves out of a job to build it.” – Connie Shields

 

 

 

NEWS

Portraits of Humility and Hope–What Most Trump Voters Really Think – “Now And a defense of the bamboozled who are brave enough to admit it.” – Ohio Barbarian

The State Spins a New Idea for Recruiting in an Age of War – “A recent opinion piece by a Canadian in the Jerusalem Post suggests we being moved, herded, and corralled into a better meatgrinder, to better support unnecessary wars now and in the future. It is a call for the “US taxpayer to fund ‘debt forgiveness for military service’ to enlarge the US’s standing army.” Co-dependence between Israel and the US has become a modern academic specialty. This indentured military servitude idea comes on the heels of a US government official stating to Axios that recent strikes on Iran were just “mowing the grass.” Mowing the grass is an Israeli state metaphor for the murder of “excess” men, women and children, a population linguistically reduced and dehumanized into blades of grass on a manicured lawn.” – Karen Kwiatkowski

In Bizarre Posts, Trump Depicts Himself as Green Lantern and Hulk Hogan – “Can anyone explain how this is supposed to win votes?” – Mish

‘Oh Hell No!’ New Mexico Lawmakers Go Nuts on Trump Floating State Rebrand to ‘New America’ -Sean James

Portsmouth, Dover and the fury of the masses – “If the government wants to stop these protests, it should try stopping the boats. – Tom Slater

CNAS Wonk Proposes Bombing China’s Artificial Intelligence – “Critics argue that an attack on China has the potential to start a nuclear war.? Jacob Stokes, a former White House official, has suggested taking military action against China to prevent it from winning the race for AGI, or Artificial General Intelligence. Stokes served on the White House national-security staff under then–Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration. He is a senior fellow and deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Previously, CNAS was led by CEO Victoria Nuland, who acted as undersecretary of state for political affairs from 2021 to 2024 within the Biden administration’s State Department. According to the Washington Post, CNAS is regarded as Washington’s primary think tank on military matters.” – Kurt Nimmo

Army to spend $465 million on ‘Group 3 killer’ anti-drone laser – “The LOCUST X 3, a 30-kilowatt laser, is designed to shoot down the type of drones that U.S. troops in the Middle East have faced since the Iran war began.” – Jeff Schogol

Federal Government Backs Supreme Court Challenge to AR-15 Bans – “The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to overturn restrictions in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois” – .Bill Pan

AfD Sweeps Saxony-Anhalt Election In First “Far Right” Victory Since WW2: “Signal To Berlin” – Tyler Durden

 

 

 

ECONOMIC NEWS

Diesel hits record high as Ukraine and Iran wars knock out refineries, fueling inflation worries – “Truckers in the U.S. are paying $5.85 a gallon nationwide on average, a nearly 60% increase over the same period last year, when diesel cost $3.71 a gallon.” – Spencer Kimball

Inflation Shockwave As Crack Spread Hit Record High (VIDEO) with David Jensen – “80% of all industrial activity depends on diesel and we’ve burnt through the stock piles and we can see this is going to be intensifying. It doesn’t bode well for productivity of the economy going forward and it doesn’t bode well for visible price inflation. It drives interest rates higher. I think the trust of the bond market in the central banks has been fractured. You know the integrity of gold and silver are unmatched in terms of monetary assets. their true value. They truly shine so to speak in times of crisis where they become one of the primary if not the only means of settlement when trust is lost.” – Elijah Johnson / Liberty and Finance

The poorest in the US can’t find housing even as low-income units sit empty – Claire Rush

Yes, Gold Pays No Interest. Now Look at the Alternative. – “The Treasury starts buying back its own bonds on Wednesday.” – Lau Vegys

Cash Removal Will Damage the Market Economy – “Monetary authorities are wanting to remove currency and coin from the economy altogether and just have electronic transfers. That would be a mistake that would damage the free market. The fact that cash per se was not used in the above example doesn’t mean that we don’t require it any longer. On the contrary, the fact that it exists enables various forms of transactions to take place via sophisticated technology such as digital transfers. These various forms of transfer are not money as such but simply a particular way of transferring money. The medium of exchange is still cash—just the means of transferring that cash is different in the digital world.” – Frank Shostak

Here’s a Tip: Skip the TIPS. – “Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Don’t Protect You from Inflation. The Treasury sells you a bond that promises to track inflation. That’s the pitch behind Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. Buy a TIPS bond, and the principal adjusts upward with the Consumer Price Index. Prices rise, your principal rises, your coupon rises with it. Inflation can’t touch you. So they say.” – John Hunt, MD

COINFLATION NATION.(VIDEO) – “My neighbors had no idea that a Zinc penny is already worth MORE in melt value than face value. And they were blown away to learn that a pre-1982 copper penny is now worth 4.5 cents. And how ’bout a 1963 Washington Quarter? 12 bucks.” – SGT Report

Here’s Why Gold and Silver’s Selloff Was an Overreaction – “The August jobs headline looked strong enough to sell gold and silver. Underneath, it was soft, and the selloff already looks overdone.” – Nomi Prins

How Yield Curve Control Will Send Precious Metals Soaring – Jesse Colombo -PAID ARTICLE FROM JESSE, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA!!!

 

 

 

SURVIVAL, PREPAREDNESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Can Two People Run a Homestead? – “A post-collapse labour audit may reveal that your retreat has more chores than workers. The self-reliant homestead is often imagined as a collection of things. A garden. A wood stove. Chickens. Stored food. A well. Fruit trees. Perhaps rabbits, goats, solar panels, a greenhouse and enough land to provide firewood. Each addition appears to increase resilience—and it can. But every system also creates work. Gardens must be planted, weeded, watered, harvested and preserved. Animals need food and water every day, regardless of weather, illness or exhaustion. Wood must be cut, split, moved and stacked. Pumps break. Fences sag. Snow blocks paths. Ash accumulates. Meals take longer when electric appliances are unavailable. A homestead is not simply a collection of resources. It is a collection of recurring obligations. That raises an uncomfortable question for the small household: Can two adults actually keep the entire operation running after a prolonged collapse?” – denob

9 Best Canned Meats for Preppers – Kristina Phelan  – FOR A SIMILAR LIST SEE KEN JORGUSTIN’S LINK ON 02/22/22!!!!

Costco Shopping Before an Emergency: What to Buy and How to Move Fast – Lisa Bedford

Wound Care Before Antibiotics: What Actually Worked (and What Was Folklore) in Pre-Modern Medicine – Bob Rodgers

Diversion Safes – The Complete Prepper’s Guide to Hiding Valuables – “A real safe tells a burglar exactly where to focus. A diversion safe tells them there is nothing here worth their time. Both have a place in a serious prepper’s security plan, but only one of them is cheap, invisible, and sitting in most houses already disguised as something completely ordinary.” – Ask A Prepper Staff

 

 

 

VERSE FOR THE DAY

Ecclesiastes 9:17    The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

 

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