shoebat--2020-12-02--China Dam Plan Causes India To Practically Curse

China and India are in a very poor state of relations right now as the two great nations with the largest world populations and third and fourth strongest militaries have been battling with each other through skirmishes on the border regions of the two nations .
The accusations have flown and bodies have fallen , and at the current rate , in a future global conflict , it will be India and China fighting in the Himalayas and Central Asia for control .
But right now , the conflict is limited to mostly internal squabbling .
Noting that China has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation just took another step towards making not just India , but Bangladesh , Myanmar , and Bhutan hate her more than they already do with plans to build a massive dam on the Brahmaputra river that would shut out a large amount of water from India .
The world ’ s highest altitude river , cutting through the Tibetan plateau and rugged terrain along the Chinese-Indian border , carries troubled waters amid a new era of border tensions between the two Asian giants .
Those tensions are set to rise with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ build mega-hydropower plants and dams across the 2,900-kilometer Yaluzangbu River , or Yarlung Tsangpo , with work on the projects scheduled to take 15 years .
The projects are unlikely to break ground anytime soon but Beijing ’ s move has caused trepidation in New Delhi over water security in the downstream Brahmaputra River basin in its northeastern state of Assam and nearby regions .
The strategically vulnerable Indian states border Tibet in the north and are connected to India ’ s main parts by the thin Siliguri Corridor , also known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bangladesh .
China Energy Daily , a paper under the People ’ s Daily umbrella , revealed that the Yaluzangbu ’ s downstream valley off the northern slope of the Himalayas , in particular at the so-called “ Great Bend ” canyons , boasts the world ’ s richest hydropower resources .
It noted that the river ’ s resources are still largely untapped and that the Yangtze that fuels the Three Gorges Dam pales in comparison due to its low downstream elevation .
Hong Kong ’ s Ming Pao and Singapore ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China aimed to erect a giant dam near the Great Bend area that would be at least twice the size of the 3,335-meter-long , 185-meter-high Three Gorges Dam .
China Power Construction Corporation did not respond to Asia Times ’ e-mailed inquires about the proposed dam .
At least 11 small-to-medium hydropower plants , however , have been up and running along the Yaluzangbu since 2010 .
In the past decades , many other grand plans for dams in Tibet have been vetoed or otherwise disappeared in a region rife with racial tensions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen if Beijing ’ s push this time will actually materialize .
( source ) Dams are often a political thing , especially where one building a dam could seriously impact another nation .
China , with her long history of selfishness , corruption ( going back to before Confucian times ) , pollution , and mismanagement , if she puts up a dam on this river , there is a strong chance that not only will she just shut India out of any water access from it , but also may end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will get more problems than benefits returned from the dam .
One only needs to look at the disaster that is the “ Three Gorges Dam ” in northern China , for aside from the fact that , in accordance with China ’ s history of poor construction techniques , the dam did not produce massive amount of hydroelectric power as promised , but a paltry amount while at the same time destroying large amounts of valuable farmland and displacing farmers , which given China ’ s large population and inability to feed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her dependency on foreign food imports .
The Dam was and continues to be hailed by the CCP as modern wonder when all of the results from it show that it has been an utter disaster .
This could happen , in some form , with this new dam .
It will likely cause more waste than help , and at the same time , anger India and her neighbors to hate China more than they already do .
China may be a ‘ rising power ’ , but those powers often fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China is increasingly finding herself alone in the world and without allies at a time she needs them more than ever .
Ideally , while she may not be ‘ friends ’ with India , she could try to be at peace with them , but her consistent decisions speak to the contrary .
In the future , China will likely find herself fighting Japan in the northeast , India in the southwest , rebellions in southeast Asia , rebellions internally in East Turkestan and Inner Mongolia , and the US as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and France , while they may have issues with the US , also want to revive their empires too , and in addition , the British military will also likely play a role .
Russia will be consumed with internal affairs and also does not like China , to their help is likely going to be negligible .
China needs either friends or “ neutral ” nations toward her , and by her actions , she is getting neither , but only generating hate against her .
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China and India are in a very poor state of relations right now as the two great nations with the largest world populations and third and fourth strongest militaries have been battling with each other through skirmishes on the border regions of the two nations. The accusations have flown and bodies have fallen, and at the current rate, in a future global conflict, it will be India and China fighting in the Himalayas and Central Asia for control. But right now, the conflict is limited to mostly internal squabbling.
Noting that China has a history of angering her neighbors, the nation just took another step towards making not just India, but Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Bhutan hate her more than they already do with plans to build a massive dam on the Brahmaputra river that would shut out a large amount of water from India.
The world’s highest altitude river, cutting through the Tibetan plateau and rugged terrain along the Chinese-Indian border, carries troubled waters amid a new era of border tensions between the two Asian giants. Those tensions are set to rise with Beijing’s aggressive new plan to build mega-hydropower plants and dams across the 2,900-kilometer Yaluzangbu River, or Yarlung Tsangpo, with work on the projects scheduled to take 15 years. The projects are unlikely to break ground anytime soon but Beijing’s move has caused trepidation in New Delhi over water security in the downstream Brahmaputra River basin in its northeastern state of Assam and nearby regions. The strategically vulnerable Indian states border Tibet in the north and are connected to India’s main parts by the thin Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken’s Neck, near Bangladesh. … China Energy Daily, a paper under the People’s Daily umbrella, revealed that the Yaluzangbu’s downstream valley off the northern slope of the Himalayas, in particular at the so-called “Great Bend” canyons, boasts the world’s richest hydropower resources. It noted that the river’s resources are still largely untapped and that the Yangtze that fuels the Three Gorges Dam pales in comparison due to its low downstream elevation. Hong Kong’s Ming Pao and Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao newspapers previously reported that China aimed to erect a giant dam near the Great Bend area that would be at least twice the size of the 3,335-meter-long, 185-meter-high Three Gorges Dam. China Power Construction Corporation did not respond to Asia Times’ e-mailed inquires about the proposed dam. At least 11 small-to-medium hydropower plants, however, have been up and running along the Yaluzangbu since 2010. In the past decades, many other grand plans for dams in Tibet have been vetoed or otherwise disappeared in a region rife with racial tensions and geopolitics. It remains to be seen if Beijing’s push this time will actually materialize. (source)
Dams are often a political thing, especially where one building a dam could seriously impact another nation. China, with her long history of selfishness, corruption (going back to before Confucian times), pollution, and mismanagement, if she puts up a dam on this river, there is a strong chance that not only will she just shut India out of any water access from it, but also may end up so mismanaging the water that she will get more problems than benefits returned from the dam.
One only needs to look at the disaster that is the “Three Gorges Dam” in northern China, for aside from the fact that, in accordance with China’s history of poor construction techniques, the dam did not produce massive amount of hydroelectric power as promised, but a paltry amount while at the same time destroying large amounts of valuable farmland and displacing farmers, which given China’s large population and inability to feed her people has inclined her to increase her dependency on foreign food imports. The Dam was and continues to be hailed by the CCP as modern wonder when all of the results from it show that it has been an utter disaster.
This could happen, in some form, with this new dam. It will likely cause more waste than help, and at the same time, anger India and her neighbors to hate China more than they already do.
China may be a ‘rising power’, but those powers often fall very hard. In her case, China is increasingly finding herself alone in the world and without allies at a time she needs them more than ever. Ideally, while she may not be ‘friends’ with India, she could try to be at peace with them, but her consistent decisions speak to the contrary. In the future, China will likely find herself fighting Japan in the northeast, India in the southwest, rebellions in southeast Asia, rebellions internally in East Turkestan and Inner Mongolia, and the US as well as NATO from without, as Germany and France, while they may have issues with the US, also want to revive their empires too, and in addition, the British military will also likely play a role. Russia will be consumed with internal affairs and also does not like China, to their help is likely going to be negligible.
China needs either friends or “neutral” nations toward her, and by her actions, she is getting neither, but only generating hate against her. This does not sit well for her future.
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shoebat--2020-12-02--Shoebat.com Warning About Russo-Japanese Geopolitics Takes Form As Russia Sends Missiles To Disputed

Shoebat.com Warning About Russo-Japanese Geopolitics Takes Form As Russia Sends Missiles To Disputed Archipelago

Almost two years ago , I wrote a piece here on Shoebat.com about a disputed archipelago between Russia and Japan .
The Russian call them the Kuril , the Japanese the Chishima , but the small islands that lay between the southernmost point of Sakhalin Island in Russia to the tip of Hokkaido in Japan are very important for geopolitics and the military-industrial complexes of both nations since they contain , assuming current rates of use , at least seven centuries of rare-earth minerals in them .
You can read the full article here , and I recommend you do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ read it already , to review it so to understand the serious nature of this dispute .
It is not a fight over rocks in the ocean , but a fight over the raw materials to built the components to major computers and electronic parts for a coming war .
Having noted this , Russia just did a vey aggressive move as she has sent missiles to be placed in the Kurils , thus causing significant anger with Japan .
The Russian military on Tuesday announced the deployment of state-of-the-art air defense missiles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Russia ’ s Eastern Military District said in a statement that the S-300V4 air defense missile systems have entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands , adding punch to the shorter range Tor M2 missile systems deployed there earlier .
The Russian Defense Ministry ’ s TV station , Zvezda , reported that the air defense missile systems were deployed on Iturup , one of the four southernmost Kuril islands .
The new deployment marked the latest move in a continuous Russian military buildup on the islands , which has included stationing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Japan asserts territorial rights to the islands it calls the Northern Territories .
The Soviet Union took them in the final days of World War II , and the dispute has kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities .
Decades of diplomatic efforts to negotiate a settlement haven ’ t produced any visible results .
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spent a lot of time and effort in the hope of negotiating a solution during his nearly eight years in office but scored little progress .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga discussed the territorial dispute in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin .
Suga said he hopes to find a settlement and sign a peace treaty .
( source ) This kind of aggressive response from the Russians is typical , but also carries a negative aspect in that it tends to backfire on them long-term .
People don ’ t like being bullied or feeling like they are being bullied , for right or wrong , and the Russians simply sending missiles into a sensitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go well with Japan .
The asiatic power will stay silent , but if anything , it is only going to drive her ( for now ) closer to the US and further promote her rapid militarization .
Russia ’ s population is about 140 million people .
Japan is 125 million , meaning there are almost as many people in Russia as there are in Japan .
While both nations are suffering declines , remember that Japan has taken over in the past half of Siberia , with far less of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and occupied it from 1905 until she voluntarily withdrew in 1920 .
Japan is a major power , and while China is “ rising ” , China is hated by all of Asia and many people in her own nation ( mostly of Mongolian or other Turkic stock ) , plus her biggest rivalry is with India .
It is unlikely except in name that China will help Russia , and likewise , Russia does not trust China not to walk into and seize Siberia from her .
Russia is trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scale , but he bolder she acts , the more it is a reminder that she is rotting from within amid many serious an currently unsolvable structural problems related to long-term poor decisions , mostly stemming from the Soviet period , and which she is attempting to repeat , as I have reported on many times .
As a trend , one should not expect too many loud protest from Japan .
In fact , one should expect silence , but that is what is most dangerous , for it is in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Japanese response that she will forge her weapons of war and conspire to revive her ancient ways that one day , when no one expect it , she would raise the Japanese flag of the rising sun once again beneath a horrible scene of bloodshed , destruction , and conquest as the soldiers of the Emperor said across the Sea of Japan and march into China and Siberia once again .
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Almost two years ago, I wrote a piece here on Shoebat.com about a disputed archipelago between Russia and Japan. The Russian call them the Kuril, the Japanese the Chishima, but the small islands that lay between the southernmost point of Sakhalin Island in Russia to the tip of Hokkaido in Japan are very important for geopolitics and the military-industrial complexes of both nations since they contain, assuming current rates of use, at least seven centuries of rare-earth minerals in them.
You can read the full article here, and I recommend you do as a primer of if you have read it already, to review it so to understand the serious nature of this dispute. It is not a fight over rocks in the ocean, but a fight over the raw materials to built the components to major computers and electronic parts for a coming war.
Having noted this, Russia just did a vey aggressive move as she has sent missiles to be placed in the Kurils, thus causing significant anger with Japan.
The Russian military on Tuesday announced the deployment of state-of-the-art air defense missiles to the Pacific islands claimed by Japan.
Russia’s Eastern Military District said in a statement that the S-300V4 air defense missile systems have entered combat duty on the Kuril Islands, adding punch to the shorter range Tor M2 missile systems deployed there earlier. The Russian Defense Ministry’s TV station, Zvezda, reported that the air defense missile systems were deployed on Iturup, one of the four southernmost Kuril islands. The new deployment marked the latest move in a continuous Russian military buildup on the islands, which has included stationing advanced fighter jets and anti-ship missiles there. Japan asserts territorial rights to the islands it calls the Northern Territories. The Soviet Union took them in the final days of World War II, and the dispute has kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities. Decades of diplomatic efforts to negotiate a settlement haven’t produced any visible results. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spent a lot of time and effort in the hope of negotiating a solution during his nearly eight years in office but scored little progress. Shortly after taking office in September, newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga discussed the territorial dispute in a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Suga said he hopes to find a settlement and sign a peace treaty. (source)
This kind of aggressive response from the Russians is typical, but also carries a negative aspect in that it tends to backfire on them long-term. People don’t like being bullied or feeling like they are being bullied, for right or wrong, and the Russians simply sending missiles into a sensitive area concerning Japan is not going to go well with Japan. The asiatic power will stay silent, but if anything, it is only going to drive her (for now) closer to the US and further promote her rapid militarization.
Russia’s population is about 140 million people. Japan is 125 million, meaning there are almost as many people in Russia as there are in Japan. While both nations are suffering declines, remember that Japan has taken over in the past half of Siberia, with far less of a population and a far greater Russian population, and occupied it from 1905 until she voluntarily withdrew in 1920.
Japan is a major power, and while China is “rising”, China is hated by all of Asia and many people in her own nation (mostly of Mongolian or other Turkic stock), plus her biggest rivalry is with India. It is unlikely except in name that China will help Russia, and likewise, Russia does not trust China not to walk into and seize Siberia from her.
Russia is trying to “assert” herself on a global scale, but he bolder she acts, the more it is a reminder that she is rotting from within amid many serious an currently unsolvable structural problems related to long-term poor decisions, mostly stemming from the Soviet period, and which she is attempting to repeat, as I have reported on many times.
As a trend, one should not expect too many loud protest from Japan. In fact, one should expect silence, but that is what is most dangerous, for it is in the silent, cold, blackness of the Japanese response that she will forge her weapons of war and conspire to revive her ancient ways that one day, when no one expect it, she would raise the Japanese flag of the rising sun once again beneath a horrible scene of bloodshed, destruction, and conquest as the soldiers of the Emperor said across the Sea of Japan and march into China and Siberia once again.
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shoebat--2020-12-02--Trump Actually May Be In Real Trouble Now

When I cover President Trump- as I will do with Biden too -I try to see the good , bad , and ugly in him , because he is first a human being before a political figurehead .
Some believe Trump can do no wrong .
Some believe Trump is , like a Hindu pagan deity , another incarnation of absolute evil .
Neither of these views are true , and in all cases , the good , bad , and ugly need to be pointed out .
However , a recent story from the AP originally reported on by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York Times suggests that Trump may be in real trouble amid serious allegations of a bribery scheme of pay-for presidential pardons .
The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in exchange for clemency , according to a court document unsealed Tuesday .
Most of the information in the 18-page court order is redacted , including the identity of the people whom prosecutors are investigating and whom the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the document from August does reveal that certain individuals are suspected of having acted to secretly lobby White House officials to secure a pardon or sentence commutation and that , in a related scheme , a substantial political contribution was floated in exchange for a pardon or “ reprieve of sentence.
” A Justice Department official said Tuesday night that no government official was or is a subject or target of the investigation .
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation .
The existence of the investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed in a court order from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell , the chief judge of Washington ’ s federal court .
In it , she granted investigators access to certain email communications connected to the alleged schemes that she said was not protected by attorney-client privilege .
The investigative team will be able to use that material to confront any subject or target of the investigation , the judge wrote .
The order was dated Aug. 28 , and prosecutors had sought to keep it private because they said it identifies people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But on Tuesday , Howell unsealed select portions of that document while redacting from view any personally identifiable information .
As part of the investigation , more than 50 devices , including laptops and iPads , have been seized , according to the document .
Pardons are common at the end of a president ’ s tenure and are occasionally politically fraught affairs as some convicted felons look to leverage connections inside the White House to secure clemency .
Last week , Trump announced that he had pardoned his first national security adviser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal judge was weighing a Justice Department request to dismiss the case .
( source ) There is a lot that one can accuse Trump of doing .
A lot of it can be explained or at least , lacks the evidence to be substantiated .
This , however , seems to have both the gravity of the matter as well as the evidence to back it up .
I am not saying that Trump is somehow “ unique ” to corruption .
All presidents are known for pardoning questionable people involved in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is how it is done , and if one is caught .
The financial aspect makes this all the more interesting because as the New York Times showed , Trump is in major financial trouble and is facing potentially crushing bills from the IRS amid tax problems held up in court for years as well as a mountain of personally funded liabilities that he is directly responsible for .
Now it is yet to be determined what evidence will come out surrounding such a scandal .
However , it should not be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ true because the circumstances point to a classic case of pay-for-favors .
Trump is broke and in trouble .
Trump needs money .
Pay Trump ’ s bills , get Trump ’ s help .
This is a standard practice throughout human history .
Again , it is yet to be seen what the Justice Department finds or does not find on him .
It is very important to note that in the case , Trump himself is not accused , but officials in his administration are being accused of this .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argue that Trump himself would not be involved in such a scandal if it is indeed proven that members of the Trump administration did advocate such a plan .
This adds another layer of proof that must be ascertained before drawing any assumptions .
My point in emphasizing Trump in this is that while there is a “ barrier ” for now between him and the accusations , it is very thin and could be easily broken if the right evidence was to present itself .
The fact that this investigation has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not just a “ political ” thing- that the claims were most likely real and serious enough to have the government spend months investigating it .
Given the arguably insane nature of the administration ’ s conduct and what is known about Trump , anything is possible , including the potential that after leaving office , Trump may not return to Mar-A-Lago , but to a gilded cage surrounded with armed guards .
From a trends viewpoint , we can say that the saga of the Trump White House is continuing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that , it will additionally further the left-right divide under the Biden administration that could eventually explode into political violence on American streets , with both sides accusing the other of crimes and all descending into a kind of chaos out of which a new , and most likely more disturbing order will be formed .
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When I cover President Trump- as I will do with Biden too -I try to see the good, bad, and ugly in him, because he is first a human being before a political figurehead. Some believe Trump can do no wrong. Some believe Trump is, like a Hindu pagan deity, another incarnation of absolute evil. Neither of these views are true, and in all cases, the good, bad, and ugly need to be pointed out.
However, a recent story from the AP originally reported on by the Guardian and elaborated significantly on by the New York Times suggests that Trump may be in real trouble amid serious allegations of a bribery scheme of pay-for presidential pardons.
The Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in exchange for clemency, according to a court document unsealed Tuesday. Most of the information in the 18-page court order is redacted, including the identity of the people whom prosecutors are investigating and whom the proposed pardon might be intended for. But the document from August does reveal that certain individuals are suspected of having acted to secretly lobby White House officials to secure a pardon or sentence commutation and that, in a related scheme, a substantial political contribution was floated in exchange for a pardon or “reprieve of sentence.” A Justice Department official said Tuesday night that no government official was or is a subject or target of the investigation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. The existence of the investigation, first reported by CNN, was revealed in a court order from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, the chief judge of Washington’s federal court. In it, she granted investigators access to certain email communications connected to the alleged schemes that she said was not protected by attorney-client privilege. The investigative team will be able to use that material to confront any subject or target of the investigation, the judge wrote. The order was dated Aug. 28, and prosecutors had sought to keep it private because they said it identifies people not charged by a grand jury. But on Tuesday, Howell unsealed select portions of that document while redacting from view any personally identifiable information.
As part of the investigation, more than 50 devices, including laptops and iPads, have been seized, according to the document. Pardons are common at the end of a president’s tenure and are occasionally politically fraught affairs as some convicted felons look to leverage connections inside the White House to secure clemency. Last week, Trump announced that he had pardoned his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, even as a federal judge was weighing a Justice Department request to dismiss the case. (source)
There is a lot that one can accuse Trump of doing. A lot of it can be explained or at least, lacks the evidence to be substantiated.
This, however, seems to have both the gravity of the matter as well as the evidence to back it up.
I am not saying that Trump is somehow “unique” to corruption. All presidents are known for pardoning questionable people involved in questionable activities. However, the issue is how it is done, and if one is caught.
The financial aspect makes this all the more interesting because as the New York Times showed, Trump is in major financial trouble and is facing potentially crushing bills from the IRS amid tax problems held up in court for years as well as a mountain of personally funded liabilities that he is directly responsible for.
Now it is yet to be determined what evidence will come out surrounding such a scandal. However, it should not be a surprise if it was to be confirmed true because the circumstances point to a classic case of pay-for-favors. Trump is broke and in trouble. Trump needs money. Pay Trump’s bills, get Trump’s help. This is a standard practice throughout human history.
Again, it is yet to be seen what the Justice Department finds or does not find on him. It is very important to note that in the case, Trump himself is not accused, but officials in his administration are being accused of this. That said, it is almost impossible to argue that Trump himself would not be involved in such a scandal if it is indeed proven that members of the Trump administration did advocate such a plan. This adds another layer of proof that must be ascertained before drawing any assumptions. My point in emphasizing Trump in this is that while there is a “barrier” for now between him and the accusations, it is very thin and could be easily broken if the right evidence was to present itself. The fact that this investigation has been going on since August also means this is not just a “political” thing- that the claims were most likely real and serious enough to have the government spend months investigating it.
Given the arguably insane nature of the administration’s conduct and what is known about Trump, anything is possible, including the potential that after leaving office, Trump may not return to Mar-A-Lago, but to a gilded cage surrounded with armed guards.
From a trends viewpoint, we can say that the saga of the Trump White House is continuing, and may become more intense. To that, it will additionally further the left-right divide under the Biden administration that could eventually explode into political violence on American streets, with both sides accusing the other of crimes and all descending into a kind of chaos out of which a new, and most likely more disturbing order will be formed.
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shoebat--2020-12-02--Welcome The Telescreen As Mississippi Police Seek Access To Live-Stream At Home Security Cameras

In the dystopic novel 1984 , as well as its Russian inspiration “ We ” by Evgeny Zamyatin , there are screens- the “ telescreen ” -that broadcasts information all day as well as spies on the public .
Nowhere can one go to avoid the telescreen .
Shoebat.com has warned about many trends , including one of them being the formation of conditions that are akin to those in old Germany , Russia , and other nations of the “ old world ” but with modern technology and more efficiency , warning that if the current moves continue , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reproduced here , and that from the perspective of history , one will wish for a Hitler , Stalin , or even Mao not because they are good , but because by comparison , their rules will be seen as less brutal an intrusive than what is coming .
That said , a disturbing move towards a brave and dystopic world took place as NBC reports that police in Jackson , Mississippi are seeking legal access to live-stream at home security camera footage , and with it allowing feeds to be directed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look into the home of anybody who is connected 24-hours-a-day .
Strapped for cash and facing a sharp rise in homicides , city leaders here are expanding police surveillance powers to allow residents and business owners to send live feeds from many types of security cameras — including popular doorbell cameras — directly to the city ’ s real-time command center .
The new use of this livestreaming technology by police , which is undergoing a final legal review in Jackson , is drawing interest from other small cities that don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveillance systems .
But some have opted out , citing concerns about privacy violations .
Civil liberties advocates say those concerns are valid , warning that the technology could lead to increased police scrutiny of people ’ s everyday activities and more arrests for low-level offenses .
“ What you see behind us is an opportunity , an opportunity to better observe and fill in the gaps , ” Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said last month at the ribbon-cutting for the city ’ s new command center .
The move made Jackson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advances in high-tech crime-fighting , one of two dozen places in the country where police agencies inked deals this year with Fusus , a small Georgia company that aims to make it easier for American law enforcement agencies to build networks of public and private security cameras .
One of those agencies , the police department in Ocoee , Florida , said it planned to use the home livestream function as part of a deal with Fusus approved last month .
Other Fusus clients , including police departments in Minneapolis and Rialto , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in obtaining real-time footage from doorbell cameras .
Several other law enforcement agencies have not responded to requests for documents or questions about their arrangements with Fusus .
The company helps police departments build networks of public and private cameras .
The service includes devices — black boxes the size of Wi-Fi routers — that convert footage from just about any kind of camera into a format that can be fed , live or recorded , into a police surveillance hub .
Fusus contracts with police departments , which typically sell , subsidize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Documents obtained through government records requests show Fusus listing packages from $ 480 to $ 1,000 a year per device .
To some Jackson officials , the appeal of more real-time surveillance video is clear .
“ What we ’ ll be able to do is get a location , draw a circle around it and pull up every camera within a certain radius , ” Lumumba told the local NBC affiliate in October , after the City Council approved a 45-day trial for the program .
“ If someone is running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow and trace them.
” He added , “ If someone says , ‘ I want my Ring door camera to be used , ’ we ’ ll be able to use it.
” But the idea of police accessing real-time footage from a Ring camera — one of the best-selling brands of doorbell cameras — has thrust Jackson into a national debate over law enforcement ’ s increasing reliance on private companies to expand their surveillance networks , and the privacy risks that result .
“ I don ’ t believe the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Jackson City Councilman De ’ Keither Stamps said , questioning whether there were enough safeguards to prevent the technology from being abused .
“ I don ’ t believe we should be sponsoring this.
” ( source ) Remember the “ reality ” TV show Big Brother ?
This is Big Brother but in reality , for real .
There is a current trend pushing for “ smart homes , ” to have all homes hooked up to the Internet and with that all appliances .
There is no explanation for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and make no mistake , this is not going to be the same standard for those in government , especially the very wealthy , as it will be for the common man who wants to live a normal life .
This is a sick obsession with control seen by every man throughout history who has desired power over the good of his fellow man , and as with all sins , it is a lust for control that can never be satisfied .
While this is a comedy scene from JP Sears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There is a trend right now of consolidating control over society as has never been before seen in terms of potential damage and scale as well as the ability to see it through to full completion , and it should be of great concern to all , and when one compares this with the current anti-religious trends as well as with the attempts to enforce “ thought crimes ” for having “ wrong ideas ” , the potential becomes even deadlier for abuse .
In almost all books about dystopic futures , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcing some variant of “ precrime ” , or arresting people they think are going to commit a crime but who actually do not commit a crime , and the justification is carried out by mass surveillance .
This is what we may be witnessing here , in the early stages of development .
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In the dystopic novel 1984, as well as its Russian inspiration “We” by Evgeny Zamyatin, there are screens- the “telescreen” -that broadcasts information all day as well as spies on the public. Nowhere can one go to avoid the telescreen.
Shoebat.com has warned about many trends, including one of them being the formation of conditions that are akin to those in old Germany, Russia, and other nations of the “old world” but with modern technology and more efficiency, warning that if the current moves continue, the same that happened there will be reproduced here, and that from the perspective of history, one will wish for a Hitler, Stalin, or even Mao not because they are good, but because by comparison, their rules will be seen as less brutal an intrusive than what is coming.
That said, a disturbing move towards a brave and dystopic world took place as NBC reports that police in Jackson, Mississippi are seeking legal access to live-stream at home security camera footage, and with it allowing feeds to be directed to police central command so that police could look into the home of anybody who is connected 24-hours-a-day.
Strapped for cash and facing a sharp rise in homicides, city leaders here are expanding police surveillance powers to allow residents and business owners to send live feeds from many types of security cameras — including popular doorbell cameras — directly to the city’s real-time command center. The new use of this livestreaming technology by police, which is undergoing a final legal review in Jackson, is drawing interest from other small cities that don’t have the resources to build their own surveillance systems. But some have opted out, citing concerns about privacy violations. Civil liberties advocates say those concerns are valid, warning that the technology could lead to increased police scrutiny of people’s everyday activities and more arrests for low-level offenses. “What you see behind us is an opportunity, an opportunity to better observe and fill in the gaps,” Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said last month at the ribbon-cutting for the city’s new command center. The move made Jackson, which has struggled to keep up with advances in high-tech crime-fighting, one of two dozen places in the country where police agencies inked deals this year with Fusus, a small Georgia company that aims to make it easier for American law enforcement agencies to build networks of public and private security cameras. One of those agencies, the police department in Ocoee, Florida, said it planned to use the home livestream function as part of a deal with Fusus approved last month. Other Fusus clients, including police departments in Minneapolis and Rialto, California, said they are not interested in obtaining real-time footage from doorbell cameras. Several other law enforcement agencies have not responded to requests for documents or questions about their arrangements with Fusus. The company helps police departments build networks of public and private cameras. The service includes devices — black boxes the size of Wi-Fi routers — that convert footage from just about any kind of camera into a format that can be fed, live or recorded, into a police surveillance hub. Fusus contracts with police departments, which typically sell, subsidize or give the devices to private users. Documents obtained through government records requests show Fusus listing packages from $480 to $1,000 a year per device. To some Jackson officials, the appeal of more real-time surveillance video is clear. “What we’ll be able to do is get a location, draw a circle around it and pull up every camera within a certain radius,” Lumumba told the local NBC affiliate in October, after the City Council approved a 45-day trial for the program. “If someone is running out of a building, we can follow and trace them.” He added, “If someone says, ‘I want my Ring door camera to be used,’ we’ll be able to use it.” But the idea of police accessing real-time footage from a Ring camera — one of the best-selling brands of doorbell cameras — has thrust Jackson into a national debate over law enforcement’s increasing reliance on private companies to expand their surveillance networks, and the privacy risks that result. “I don’t believe the government should be tapping into my Ring,” Jackson City Councilman De’Keither Stamps said, questioning whether there were enough safeguards to prevent the technology from being abused. “I don’t believe we should be sponsoring this.” (source)
Remember the “reality” TV show Big Brother? This is Big Brother but in reality, for real.
There is a current trend pushing for “smart homes,” to have all homes hooked up to the Internet and with that all appliances. There is no explanation for this other than a massive power grab, and make no mistake, this is not going to be the same standard for those in government, especially the very wealthy, as it will be for the common man who wants to live a normal life. This is a sick obsession with control seen by every man throughout history who has desired power over the good of his fellow man, and as with all sins, it is a lust for control that can never be satisfied.
While this is a comedy scene from JP Sears, the point is just the same. There is a trend right now of consolidating control over society as has never been before seen in terms of potential damage and scale as well as the ability to see it through to full completion, and it should be of great concern to all, and when one compares this with the current anti-religious trends as well as with the attempts to enforce “thought crimes” for having “wrong ideas”, the potential becomes even deadlier for abuse.
In almost all books about dystopic futures, there is a consistent theme of police enforcing some variant of “precrime”, or arresting people they think are going to commit a crime but who actually do not commit a crime, and the justification is carried out by mass surveillance. This is what we may be witnessing here, in the early stages of development.
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shoebat--2020-12-04--Southern California Has Massive, Unexpected Fire

California has a long reputation for horrible fires , and now because of the Santa Ana winds in combination with very dry conditions , Weather.com reports that a fire started in Orange County that is moving fast and could get a lot worse .
Driven by Santa Ana winds , a house fire in California ’ s Orange County spread to nearby brush and has exploded to more than 6.25 square miles .
The Orange County Fire Authority tweeted that it had received reports that multiple structures may have been damaged from the fire .
“ We are in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the extent of damage , ” the tweet read .
Officials ordered mandatory evacuations for residents of Modjeska , Silverado and Williams canyons and for Foothill Ranch and parts of Portola Hills .
Voluntary evacuation warnings were issued for part of the Lake Forest community and for Borrego Canyon , Baker Ranch , Live Oak Canyon , Trabuco Canyon , Rose Canyon and Valley Vista Way and Meadow Ridge Drive .
More than 500 firefighters were battling the fast-moving blaze known as the Bond Fire , the Orange County Fire Authority tweeted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 70 miles per hour in this area , ” Capt .
Thanh Nguyen told KCBS .
“ We ’ ve seen the wind change also drastically , so that ’ s what we ’ re telling all our personnel to be aware of that constantly changing wind.
” Nguyen said firefighting aircraft were grounded because of the wind early Thursday , but helicopters resumed operations later Thursday .
All classes , including distance learning , were canceled for at least three schools — Foothill Ranch Elementary , Portola Hills Elementary and Trabuco @ @ @ @ @ @ @ District announced .
The Irvine Unified School District said all of its schools would move to distance learning Thursday because smoke from the fire meant schools could not operate HVAC systems .
Firefighters responded to the fire at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday PST .
By 1:50 a.m. Thursday , the blaze had consumed more than 2 square miles and was threatening other homes , KNBC reported .
( source ) California has seen a trend of a mass exodus of people , mostly driven by policy decisions from government where people are overtaxed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that frustrated with their lives and want something better .
Washington , Oregon , Idaho , Arizona , Colorado , Utah , Texas , and even states as far away as Tennessee and Georgia have received their share of California residents jumping off of the sinking ship that is the state .
This fire , in addition to the other numerous fires that have been happening , may continue to accelerate that trend of population redistribution .
However , this “ internal migration ” also brings another possible consequence , because California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Mexicans ” coming in , but because of the people living there who chose bad policies consistently , and now by scattering them , one may see an additional trend of increased laws like those in California coming to states where they were not before , thanks to California residents bringing their philosophies that caused their original state to fail with them yet refusing to see the connection between their actions and the consequences that follow .
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California has a long reputation for horrible fires, and now because of the Santa Ana winds in combination with very dry conditions, Weather.com reports that a fire started in Orange County that is moving fast and could get a lot worse.
Driven by Santa Ana winds, a house fire in California’s Orange County spread to nearby brush and has exploded to more than 6.25 square miles. The Orange County Fire Authority tweeted that it had received reports that multiple structures may have been damaged from the fire. “We are in the process of verifying the number involved and the extent of damage,” the tweet read. Officials ordered mandatory evacuations for residents of Modjeska, Silverado and Williams canyons and for Foothill Ranch and parts of Portola Hills. Voluntary evacuation warnings were issued for part of the Lake Forest community and for Borrego Canyon, Baker Ranch, Live Oak Canyon, Trabuco Canyon, Rose Canyon and Valley Vista Way and Meadow Ridge Drive. More than 500 firefighters were battling the fast-moving blaze known as the Bond Fire, the Orange County Fire Authority tweeted. “We were expecting gusts of up to 70 miles per hour in this area,” Capt. Thanh Nguyen told KCBS. “We’ve seen the wind change also drastically, so that’s what we’re telling all our personnel to be aware of that constantly changing wind.” Nguyen said firefighting aircraft were grounded because of the wind early Thursday, but helicopters resumed operations later Thursday. All classes, including distance learning, were canceled for at least three schools — Foothill Ranch Elementary, Portola Hills Elementary and Trabuco Elementary, the Saddleback Valley Unified School District announced. The Irvine Unified School District said all of its schools would move to distance learning Thursday because smoke from the fire meant schools could not operate HVAC systems. Firefighters responded to the fire at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday PST. By 1:50 a.m. Thursday, the blaze had consumed more than 2 square miles and was threatening other homes, KNBC reported. (source)
California has seen a trend of a mass exodus of people, mostly driven by policy decisions from government where people are overtaxed, overworked, overregulated, and because of that frustrated with their lives and want something better. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Texas, and even states as far away as Tennessee and Georgia have received their share of California residents jumping off of the sinking ship that is the state. This fire, in addition to the other numerous fires that have been happening, may continue to accelerate that trend of population redistribution. However, this “internal migration” also brings another possible consequence, because California did not become a dump because of “Mexicans” coming in, but because of the people living there who chose bad policies consistently, and now by scattering them, one may see an additional trend of increased laws like those in California coming to states where they were not before, thanks to California residents bringing their philosophies that caused their original state to fail with them yet refusing to see the connection between their actions and the consequences that follow.
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shoebat--2020-12-04--Joe Biden Declares That One Of His First Acts As President Will Be To Tell Americans That They Need

Joe Biden Declares That One Of His First Acts As President Will Be To Tell Americans That They Need To Wear Their Masks For 100 Days

Joe Biden just affirmed that as president one of his first acts will be to tell Americans that they need to wear their masks for 100 days , as we read in Yahoo !
News : Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president , stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he ’ s pushed before to stop the spread of the coronavirus .
The move marks a notable shift from President Donald Trump , whose own skepticism of mask-wearing has contributed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s made many people reticent to embrace a practice that public health experts say is one of the easiest ways to manage the pandemic , which has killed more than 275,000 Americans .
The president-elect has frequently emphasized mask-wearing as a “ patriotic duty ” and during the campaign floated the idea of instituting a nationwide mask mandate , which he later acknowledged would be beyond the ability of the president to enforce .
Speaking with CNN ’ s Jake Tapper , Biden said he would make the request of Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ On the first day I ’ m inaugurated , I ’ m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask .
Just 100 days to mask — not forever , just 100 days .
And I think we ’ ll see a significant reduction ” in the virus , Biden said .

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Joe Biden just affirmed that as president one of his first acts will be to tell Americans that they need to wear their masks for 100 days, as we read in Yahoo! News:
Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he’s pushed before to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The move marks a notable shift from President Donald Trump, whose own skepticism of mask-wearing has contributed to a politicization of the issue. That’s made many people reticent to embrace a practice that public health experts say is one of the easiest ways to manage the pandemic, which has killed more than 275,000 Americans.
The president-elect has frequently emphasized mask-wearing as a “patriotic duty” and during the campaign floated the idea of instituting a nationwide mask mandate, which he later acknowledged would be beyond the ability of the president to enforce.
Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Biden said he would make the request of Americans on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20.
“On the first day I’m inaugurated, I’m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days to mask — not forever, just 100 days. And I think we’ll see a significant reduction” in the virus, Biden said.


shoebat--2020-12-04--The Government Of France Now Wants To Shut Down Seventy-Six Mosques For Promoting Islamic Terrorism

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday that authorities were targeting 76 mosques suspected of promoting “ separatism.
” In @ @ @ @ @ , he claimed that in “ some concentrated areas ” of the country , mosques @ @ @ @ @ He said France ’ s intelligence services have “ followed ” imams who preach ideas @ @ @ @ @ ” Darmanin stressed , however , that the institutions that have been identified as potential @ @ @ @ @ of the more than 2,600 Muslim places of worship in France .
“ In the @ @ @ @ @ be carried out on these places of worship .
If ever these doubts are confirmed @ @ @ @ @ their closure , ” he wrote in a tweet commenting on the interview .

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Thursday that authorities were targeting 76 mosques suspected of promoting “separatism.”
In an interview with RTL radio, he claimed that in “some concentrated areas” of the country, mosques are “clearly anti-Republican.” He said France’s intelligence services have “followed” imams who preach ideas “counter to our values.” Darmanin stressed, however, that the institutions that have been identified as potential risks are just a fraction of the more than 2,600 Muslim places of worship in France.
“In the coming days, checks will be carried out on these places of worship. If ever these doubts are confirmed, I will ask for their closure,” he wrote in a tweet commenting on the interview.


shoebat--2020-12-03--Israel warns its citizens that Iran could start murdering Israelis around the world

Iran was quick to blame Israel last week for the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh , though it has not taken @ @ @ @ @ Fakhrizadeh had been accused of heading Iran ’ s nuclear program – even being named @ @ @ @ @ Israel has long been critical of Tehran ’ s nuclear ambitions .
As multiple leaders @ @ @ @ @ for the scientist ’ s death , Israelis abroad have been warned of possible potential @ @ @ @ @ facilities .
The warning , released on Thursday from Israel ’ s counterterrorism center , @ @ @ @ @ United Arab Emirates ) , Bahrain , Georgia , Azerbaijan , and the Kurdish region @ @ @ @ @ Israelis are at a higher risk of facing potential threats from Iran and its allies @

Iran was quick to blame Israel last week for the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, though it has not taken credit for the action. Fakhrizadeh had been accused of heading Iran’s nuclear program – even being named by PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has long been critical of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
As multiple leaders in Iran have threatened consequences for the scientist’s death, Israelis abroad have been warned of possible potential attacks against them and Israeli facilities.
The warning, released on Thursday from Israel’s counterterrorism center, lists Turkey, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Bahrain, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the Kurdish region of Iraq as areas where Israelis are at a higher risk of facing potential threats from Iran and its allies.


shoebat--2020-12-03--Will Biden Force The “Equality Act”?

Will Biden Force The “Equality Act”?

The upcoming Biden administration is going to be important to watch because given Trump ’ s actions in breaking with past presidential policies , now that he has set a precedent , Biden is likely going to use this to justify doing the same for any number of new laws and ideas .
One of them which LifeSiteNews pointed out will be interesting to watch is the “ Equality Act ” , which will compel public and private institutions to support “ transgender ” bathrooms and other LGBT related social causes according to the report : Senate Democrat leader Sen. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on board with a possible incoming Biden administration ’ s desire to put gender-confused male students in girls ’ locker rooms , restrooms , and athletic programs , highlighting one of the issues at stake should Biden be declared president with a Democrat Senate majority .
“ Joe Biden said that on his first day of office he will give transgender access to sports , bathrooms , and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity in all federally funded schools .
Do you think he has the ability to do this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” a reporter asked Schumer , who is currently Senate minority leader .
“ I agree with the decision , and I know he ’ ll check things out thoroughly legally , ” Schumer answered .
Biden , who claims to be Catholic , has endorsed the so-called Equality Act , which would force a wide variety of public and private entities to recognize and accommodate individuals ’ claims to be the opposite of their actual sex , and promises to “ ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals have full access to all appropriate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ includes covering care related to transitioning — including gender confirmation [ sic ] surgery.
” During a town hall event in October , he vowed to “ eliminate ” President Donald Trump ’ s executive orders pertaining to transgender issues and suggested he would allow children as young as eight years old to be subjected to gender “ transition ” treatments , regardless of the physical and psychological harm .
As president , Biden would have the power to unilaterally reverse some of Trump ’ s policies , such as his ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states on whether ot allow or forbid transgender bathrooms .
But , should Biden win the 2020 election , the fate of more comprehensive policy changes on the issue , such as the Equality Act , will ultimately depend on whether next month ’ s Senate runoff elections yield two new Democrat senators , which would make Schumer the Senate majority leader and enable him to send left-wing agenda items to the president ’ s desk .
( source ) As a trend , if this were to happen , it would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would be what the US deserves .
I do not say that to give support to it , but to point out reality for what it is .
I have pointed out many times that according to statistics , as it concerns the country as a whole , 62 % of people support sodomite “ marriage ” , with the Silent Generation being the only generation where more than half of its members are opposed to it .
If one counts the Millennials and Zoomers alone- as they are the ‘ upcoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about 75 % to 80 % .
If we extrapolate these same numerical percentages as a model for the remaining 25 % of people who do not support “ marriage ” but do not oppose the concept of sodomitic relations , then one gets that about 93 % of Americans support the LGBT+ .
This is very high , but does not seem to be an unreasonable proposition .
After all , it is rare to find a person who opposes such behavior , and such people are in an absolute minority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while subject to further study , should not be considered unreasonable , but rather a template formed from an educated guess .
For all of the problems attributed to and caused by them , the Boomers are the only bloc remaining in the way of the Millennial and Zoomer hold on power simply because of their numbers and control of about 57 % of financial resources ( 16 % for Generation X , 3 % for Millennials , and statistically irrelevant for Zoomers ) .
However , the Boomers will not live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they dies , while a simple majority support this , the disappearance of any resistance from them will open a flood of pro-sodomite support that will enable laws and most dangerous , even the possibility of an amendment to the Constitution itself to be passed in support of the sodomites .
This is why one should look at Biden ’ s potential to pass major legislation in support of the LGBT as something serious , since he has the support of the people to realize it .
For Christians , this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is over , and Christians lost big time .
The losses here are so serious that they are going to put Christianity into potentially a state of terminal decline as it pertains to the nation .
The most likely bloc of resistance to remain will be found in the most orthodox of the Catholic bloc , with pockets of opposition found among “ conservative ” Protestants .
However , this is the effective creation of a “ minority ” from what a century ago was a ‘ majority ’ , even if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who call themselves as Christians in the US .
This trend , if realized ( and it may because the events driving it show no signs of being stopped ) , will have major effects on domestic and global religious finanances , for it is not just the Catholic Church , but most of the Orthodox Churches , the Protestant Churches , and other ‘ missions ’ depend on the American dollar to support themselves .
If that disappears , they can not do their work , and that will affect their mission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effect ” over a period of time is set up and could happen .
While it remains what will happen , the fact is that religious ‘ liberty ’ in the US , while a law on paper , is effectively disappearing with the value changes taking place in the demographic blocs ascending to power and reflected in the political leadership and a practical extension of themselves .
Given these changes taking place , it leaves one to wonder if given the social acceptance to the LGBT and the ostracism that many experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form where legal changes give way , in a legal version , to the potential prosecution and jailing of Christians on the basis of religion ?
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The upcoming Biden administration is going to be important to watch because given Trump’s actions in breaking with past presidential policies, now that he has set a precedent, Biden is likely going to use this to justify doing the same for any number of new laws and ideas. One of them which LifeSiteNews pointed out will be interesting to watch is the “Equality Act”, which will compel public and private institutions to support “transgender” bathrooms and other LGBT related social causes according to the report:
Senate Democrat leader Sen. Chuck Schumer said Tuesday he’s on board with a possible incoming Biden administration’s desire to put gender-confused male students in girls’ locker rooms, restrooms, and athletic programs, highlighting one of the issues at stake should Biden be declared president with a Democrat Senate majority. “Joe Biden said that on his first day of office he will give transgender access to sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity in all federally funded schools. Do you think he has the ability to do this, and do you agree with this decision?” a reporter asked Schumer, who is currently Senate minority leader. “I agree with the decision, and I know he’ll check things out thoroughly legally,” Schumer answered. Biden, who claims to be Catholic, has endorsed the so-called Equality Act, which would force a wide variety of public and private entities to recognize and accommodate individuals’ claims to be the opposite of their actual sex, and promises to “ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals have full access to all appropriate healthcare treatments and resources,” which “includes covering care related to transitioning — including gender confirmation [sic] surgery.” During a town hall event in October, he vowed to “eliminate” President Donald Trump’s executive orders pertaining to transgender issues and suggested he would allow children as young as eight years old to be subjected to gender “transition” treatments, regardless of the physical and psychological harm. As president, Biden would have the power to unilaterally reverse some of Trump’s policies, such as his ban on transgender military service and deference to states on whether ot allow or forbid transgender bathrooms. But, should Biden win the 2020 election, the fate of more comprehensive policy changes on the issue, such as the Equality Act, will ultimately depend on whether next month’s Senate runoff elections yield two new Democrat senators, which would make Schumer the Senate majority leader and enable him to send left-wing agenda items to the president’s desk. (source)
As a trend, if this were to happen, it would not be a surprise. In fact, it would be what the US deserves. I do not say that to give support to it, but to point out reality for what it is.
I have pointed out many times that according to statistics, as it concerns the country as a whole, 62% of people support sodomite “marriage”, with the Silent Generation being the only generation where more than half of its members are opposed to it. If one counts the Millennials and Zoomers alone- as they are the ‘upcoming’ generations into political power -the support is about 75% to 80%. If we extrapolate these same numerical percentages as a model for the remaining 25% of people who do not support “marriage” but do not oppose the concept of sodomitic relations, then one gets that about 93% of Americans support the LGBT+. This is very high, but does not seem to be an unreasonable proposition. After all, it is rare to find a person who opposes such behavior, and such people are in an absolute minority from experience. Thus, this extrapolation, while subject to further study, should not be considered unreasonable, but rather a template formed from an educated guess.
For all of the problems attributed to and caused by them, the Boomers are the only bloc remaining in the way of the Millennial and Zoomer hold on power simply because of their numbers and control of about 57% of financial resources (16% for Generation X, 3% for Millennials, and statistically irrelevant for Zoomers). However, the Boomers will not live forever. They will die, and when they dies, while a simple majority support this, the disappearance of any resistance from them will open a flood of pro-sodomite support that will enable laws and most dangerous, even the possibility of an amendment to the Constitution itself to be passed in support of the sodomites.
This is why one should look at Biden’s potential to pass major legislation in support of the LGBT as something serious, since he has the support of the people to realize it.
For Christians, this is very bad news. The culture war is over, and Christians lost big time. The losses here are so serious that they are going to put Christianity into potentially a state of terminal decline as it pertains to the nation. The most likely bloc of resistance to remain will be found in the most orthodox of the Catholic bloc, with pockets of opposition found among “conservative” Protestants. However, this is the effective creation of a “minority” from what a century ago was a ‘majority’, even if it was only in name, of people who call themselves as Christians in the US. This trend, if realized (and it may because the events driving it show no signs of being stopped), will have major effects on domestic and global religious finanances, for it is not just the Catholic Church, but most of the Orthodox Churches, the Protestant Churches, and other ‘missions’ depend on the American dollar to support themselves. If that disappears, they cannot do their work, and that will affect their mission.
The potential for a “domino effect” over a period of time is set up and could happen. While it remains what will happen, the fact is that religious ‘liberty’ in the US, while a law on paper, is effectively disappearing with the value changes taking place in the demographic blocs ascending to power and reflected in the political leadership and a practical extension of themselves.
Given these changes taking place, it leaves one to wonder if given the social acceptance to the LGBT and the ostracism that many experience who support it, could a trend form where legal changes give way, in a legal version, to the potential prosecution and jailing of Christians on the basis of religion?
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shoebat--2020-12-03--COVID Economic Disruptions Worsened By Panama Canal Backups

COVID has disrupted shipping supplies and the flow of goods and services around the world , but it is not just COVID that is causing this .
According to FreightWaves , a series of delays at the Panama Canal , one of the most important shipping passages in the world , is causing major backups in the trade supply chain .
Since the Panama Canal debuted its larger Neopanamax locks in 2016 , the three heaviest users have been container ships , liquified natural gas ( LNG ) carriers and liquefied petroleum gas ( LPG ) carriers .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simultaneously surging .
On top of that , COVID issues are reportedly affecting canal operations .
The consequence over the past month and a half : transit delays .
The good news for containerized cargo shippers is that container lines have reserved booking slots .
The delays are affecting ships without reservations .
The good news for LNG and LPG shipowners is that delays are actually a tailwind for returns .
Every day a bulk-cargo ship is stuck waiting at anchorage off Panama is a day less it can vie for spot contracts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Less competition equals higher rates .
Panama Canal congestion is also spurring more LNG and LPG carriers to take the long route to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope .
Longer voyages soak up more vessel capacity , another plus for rates .
What ’ s causing the delays ?
During the latest conference call of Oslo-listed BW LPG , the company ’ s executive vice-president , Pontus Berg , attributed delays to bad weather , high traffic and “ partly … to COVID.
” Argus Media reported that delays were partially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ induced by COVID-19 [ that are ] limiting the number of simultaneous transits just as seasonal factors like increased container shipping and higher LPG heating are increasing demands on the canal.
” FreightWaves asked the Panama Canal Authority ( ACP ) for comment on reports of COVID-related issues impairing operations .
It stated that the Argus report on transit limitations is not true .
It insisted that its COVID-19 safety measures have allowed operations to continue safely without interruption .
Asked about causes of congestion , it cited a confluence of higher container @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at many ports around the world , we see this as a temporary situation driven by the effects of the pandemic [ on consumer demand ] .
” The ACP also blamed the weather .
“ Hurricanes … delayed shipments that then arrived at the Panama Canal simultaneously , ” it said .
It added that Panama is at the end of its rainy season “ and there have been more days with seasonal fog than last year.
” ( source ) As the trend of rising prices due to currency devaluation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lack of goods , producers , or available buying power ( as businesses are hurting as much as the consumer is , and in some cases even worse ) , disruptions such as this , while small , can have major impacts on economic trends .
Since spending drives the economy , and given that the dollar has already significantly weakened and is estimated that this trend will continue in 2021 , any disruption , even small ones , to the consumer-purchase chain at this point will have major impacts because the economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in such poor condition .
I am not saying to go out and buy stuff .
This problem is unsolvable save by default or currency annihilation .
What I am saying is that small trends , such as a tiny back up even far away , can and to tend to exacerbate already existing trends and blow them up into something terrible when in normal conditions , they would just be a minor interruption and not something to worry about in terms of financial stability .
Economically speaking , a trend for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ improvements ” to the current state of affairs , but rather , more of the same , except while COVID will eventually pass away , the damage caused by the response to it will not , and existing problems will only compound the effects that were already existing but the pandemic exposed , such as this disruption , and eventually- probably in three to five years -most likely will force a reckoning with the public debt , and when this happens , be ready because anything can happen .
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COVID has disrupted shipping supplies and the flow of goods and services around the world, but it is not just COVID that is causing this. According to FreightWaves, a series of delays at the Panama Canal, one of the most important shipping passages in the world, is causing major backups in the trade supply chain.
Since the Panama Canal debuted its larger Neopanamax locks in 2016, the three heaviest users have been container ships, liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. Now, transit demand for all three segments is simultaneously surging. On top of that, COVID issues are reportedly affecting canal operations. The consequence over the past month and a half: transit delays. The good news for containerized cargo shippers is that container lines have reserved booking slots. The delays are affecting ships without reservations. The good news for LNG and LPG shipowners is that delays are actually a tailwind for returns. Every day a bulk-cargo ship is stuck waiting at anchorage off Panama is a day less it can vie for spot contracts at the end of its voyage. Less competition equals higher rates. Panama Canal congestion is also spurring more LNG and LPG carriers to take the long route to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope. Longer voyages soak up more vessel capacity, another plus for rates. What’s causing the delays?
During the latest conference call of Oslo-listed BW LPG, the company’s executive vice-president, Pontus Berg, attributed delays to bad weather, high traffic and “partly … to COVID.” Argus Media reported that delays were partially driven by “tugboat crew staffing complications induced by COVID-19 [that are] limiting the number of simultaneous transits just as seasonal factors like increased container shipping and higher LPG heating are increasing demands on the canal.” FreightWaves asked the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) for comment on reports of COVID-related issues impairing operations. It stated that the Argus report on transit limitations is not true. It insisted that its COVID-19 safety measures have allowed operations to continue safely without interruption. Asked about causes of congestion, it cited a confluence of higher container traffic and LNG traffic. “Like at many ports around the world, we see this as a temporary situation driven by the effects of the pandemic [on consumer demand].” The ACP also blamed the weather. “Hurricanes … delayed shipments that then arrived at the Panama Canal simultaneously,” it said. It added that Panama is at the end of its rainy season “and there have been more days with seasonal fog than last year.” (source)
As the trend of rising prices due to currency devaluation and emptying shelf space builds because of a lack of goods, producers, or available buying power (as businesses are hurting as much as the consumer is, and in some cases even worse), disruptions such as this, while small, can have major impacts on economic trends. Since spending drives the economy, and given that the dollar has already significantly weakened and is estimated that this trend will continue in 2021, any disruption, even small ones, to the consumer-purchase chain at this point will have major impacts because the economy is so dependent on it and it is in such poor condition.
I am not saying to go out and buy stuff. This problem is unsolvable save by default or currency annihilation. What I am saying is that small trends, such as a tiny back up even far away, can and to tend to exacerbate already existing trends and blow them up into something terrible when in normal conditions, they would just be a minor interruption and not something to worry about in terms of financial stability.
Economically speaking, a trend for 2021 will not be any sort of “improvements” to the current state of affairs, but rather, more of the same, except while COVID will eventually pass away, the damage caused by the response to it will not, and existing problems will only compound the effects that were already existing but the pandemic exposed, such as this disruption, and eventually- probably in three to five years -most likely will force a reckoning with the public debt, and when this happens, be ready because anything can happen.
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shoebat--2020-12-03--Putin Orders Mass Inoculations For A Vaccine He Won’t Take

Russia claimed to be the first nation to have developed a COVID vaccine , called- in a name that is a curious throwback to the Soviet period -the Sputnik V. Now according to Live Mint , Russia is preparing , per Putin ’ s order , to have mass vaccinations .
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered authorities to begin mass vaccinations with the Sputnik V vaccine against the novel coronavirus from next week as the country recorded 589 new daily deaths from Covid-19 .
“ Let ’ s agree on this – you will not report to me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mass vaccination … let ’ s get to work already , ” Putin reportedly told Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova .
Golikova said large-scale vaccination could begin on a voluntary basis in December , reports news agency Reuters .
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has said that over 100,000 people had already been vaccinated against Covid-19 , as Moscow presented its Sputnik V vaccine to the United Nations over video link .
Putin reportedly told health officials to start widespread vaccinations next week , adding that Russia has produced close to 2 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Russian President also said , “ I would ask you to organise the work so that by the end of next week we will have started this large-scale vaccination.
” Putin noted that teachers and medics will be the first to receive the jab .
Putin ’ s statement comes hours after the United Kingdom approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week .
Earlier , Russia had announced that the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has 95 % efficacy .
President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voluntary vaccinations next week .
Sputnik V — named after the Soviet-era satellite — is in its third and final stage of clinical trials involving some 40,000 volunteers .
Few days back , Dr. Reddy ’ s Laboratories Ltd. and the Russian Direct Investment Fund ( RDIF ) had announced commencement of adaptive Phase 2/3 clinical trials for Sputnik V in India after receiving necessary clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory , Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh .
The rise in coronavirus cases has slowed since reaching a high on 27 November , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia has resisted imposing lockdowns during the second wave of the virus , preferring targetted regional curbs .
With 2,347,401 cases , Russia has the fourth-largest number of coronavirus cases in the world behind the United States , India and Brazil .
It has recorded 41,053 deaths related to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic .
( source ) Something , however , seems wrong with this , and others also have pointed this out , because the claims do not seem to make sense against the broader presentation of evidence .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ vaccine ’ actually works , but only the claims of Russia , who is known to bluff .
Where is the evidence other than Putin ’ s words ?
Proof requires something greater than just speech .
Second , more importantly , is that Putin is ordering ‘ mass vaccinations ’ while he himself is yet to take his own vaccine .
Ask yourself , why would a ‘ leader ’ of a nation do such a thing , especially assuming it is so safe he would order it given to all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it could be that he does not believe the vaccine is true , or does not trust its efficacy .
As a leader , who sets an ‘ example ’ for people to follow , and knowing that Putin enjoys presenting himself doing “ manly ” things as a leader , now is a time for actual leadership by example , not riding horses shirtless or posing with guns in the wild , and yet , it is curious that he has not had photos of him taking the very vaccine he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the above question , where are the trials and evidence ?
There is nothing that has been produced to show this works , and given that major American companies , who have been openly working at making a vaccine have shown nothing save for one company connected to Trump through questionable business deals and claims as questionable as those made by Putin but in an American context , there is no evidence to support any claims at all .
If Russia or another nation has a vaccine , that is great and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not a thing to be politicized .
That said , there must be proof to back up said claims , and without proof , words are not just words , but tools of manipulation in the hands of people using them to get power while ignoring the welfare of the people they claim to represent .
Until proof is established , the best defense is a good offense- to maintain basic health precautions , to use good decision making skills , and to be aware that all pandemics eventually pass , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic , also remembering that political changes made in the name of the pandemic will often outlive the illness , and potentially with deadly , even irreversible changes that long-term may kill a society more effectively than any virus ever could .
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Russia claimed to be the first nation to have developed a COVID vaccine, called- in a name that is a curious throwback to the Soviet period -the Sputnik V. Now according to Live Mint, Russia is preparing, per Putin’s order, to have mass vaccinations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered authorities to begin mass vaccinations with the Sputnik V vaccine against the novel coronavirus from next week as the country recorded 589 new daily deaths from Covid-19. “Let’s agree on this – you will not report to me next week, but you will start mass vaccination … let’s get to work already,” Putin reportedly told Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova. Golikova said large-scale vaccination could begin on a voluntary basis in December, reports news agency Reuters.
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has said that over 100,000 people had already been vaccinated against Covid-19, as Moscow presented its Sputnik V vaccine to the United Nations over video link. Putin reportedly told health officials to start widespread vaccinations next week, adding that Russia has produced close to 2 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine. The Russian President also said, “I would ask you to organise the work so that by the end of next week we will have started this large-scale vaccination.” Putin noted that teachers and medics will be the first to receive the jab. Putin’s statement comes hours after the United Kingdom approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week. Earlier, Russia had announced that the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has 95% efficacy. President Putin had ordered authorities to begin mass voluntary vaccinations next week. Sputnik V — named after the Soviet-era satellite — is in its third and final stage of clinical trials involving some 40,000 volunteers.
Few days back, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) had announced commencement of adaptive Phase 2/3 clinical trials for Sputnik V in India after receiving necessary clearance from the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh. The rise in coronavirus cases has slowed since reaching a high on 27 November, with 25,345 new infections reported on Wednesday. Russia has resisted imposing lockdowns during the second wave of the virus, preferring targetted regional curbs. With 2,347,401 cases, Russia has the fourth-largest number of coronavirus cases in the world behind the United States, India and Brazil. It has recorded 41,053 deaths related to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. (source)
Something, however, seems wrong with this, and others also have pointed this out, because the claims do not seem to make sense against the broader presentation of evidence.
First, we have no proof this ‘vaccine’ actually works, but only the claims of Russia, who is known to bluff. Where is the evidence other than Putin’s words? Proof requires something greater than just speech.
Second, more importantly, is that Putin is ordering ‘mass vaccinations’ while he himself is yet to take his own vaccine. Ask yourself, why would a ‘leader’ of a nation do such a thing, especially assuming it is so safe he would order it given to all his people in the nation? Indeed, it could be that he does not believe the vaccine is true, or does not trust its efficacy. As a leader, who sets an ‘example’ for people to follow, and knowing that Putin enjoys presenting himself doing “manly” things as a leader, now is a time for actual leadership by example, not riding horses shirtless or posing with guns in the wild, and yet, it is curious that he has not had photos of him taking the very vaccine he is touting.
Third, and related to the above question, where are the trials and evidence? There is nothing that has been produced to show this works, and given that major American companies, who have been openly working at making a vaccine have shown nothing save for one company connected to Trump through questionable business deals and claims as questionable as those made by Putin but in an American context, there is no evidence to support any claims at all.
If Russia or another nation has a vaccine, that is great and it should be shared, because health is not a thing to be politicized. That said, there must be proof to back up said claims, and without proof, words are not just words, but tools of manipulation in the hands of people using them to get power while ignoring the welfare of the people they claim to represent. Until proof is established, the best defense is a good offense- to maintain basic health precautions, to use good decision making skills, and to be aware that all pandemics eventually pass, but that while making decisions to deal with the pandemic, also remembering that political changes made in the name of the pandemic will often outlive the illness, and potentially with deadly, even irreversible changes that long-term may kill a society more effectively than any virus ever could.
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shoebat--2020-12-04--The Turks Want To Sabotage Russia’s Position In Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)

The Russians are now warning that the Turks want to sabotage Russia ’ s position in Nagorno-Karabakh ( Artsakh ) .
I did a video on this : According to the Times.am : Following the end of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh , the Turkish Ministry of National Defense signed an agreement with Russia on the establishment of a joint situation monitoring center .
Later , the Azerbaijani side announced the activities of Turkish sappers in the NKR .
“ Nezavisimaya Gazeta ” writes about this , presenting the analytical opinion of the Russian military that Turkish special forces units left for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to Reserve Major General Yuri Netkach , the Turkish special forces unit provides support to the Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno Karabakh and may organize sabotage against the Russian peacekeeping forces .
“ Ankara ’ s goal is to get Moscow out of the NKR , just like it is out of the Transcaucasus .
“ It is possible to do this by sabotaging by Turkish special forces , turning the local population against Russian peacekeepers .
” The source notes that according to the Voice of Turkey Telegram , there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to analysts , are in fact members of the “ SAS Special Forces ” or Special Forces .

By Theodore Shoebat
The Russians are now warning that the Turks want to sabotage Russia’s position in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). I did a video on this:
According to the Times.am:
Following the end of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense signed an agreement with Russia on the establishment of a joint situation monitoring center. Later, the Azerbaijani side announced the activities of Turkish sappers in the NKR.
“Nezavisimaya Gazeta” writes about this, presenting the analytical opinion of the Russian military that Turkish special forces units left for Karabakh under the name of those sappers.
According to Reserve Major General Yuri Netkach, the Turkish special forces unit provides support to the Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno Karabakh and may organize sabotage against the Russian peacekeeping forces.
“Ankara’s goal is to get Moscow out of the NKR, just like it is out of the Transcaucasus. “It is possible to do this by sabotaging by Turkish special forces, turning the local population against Russian peacekeepers .”
The source notes that according to the Voice of Turkey Telegram, there are Turkish sappers in Karabakh, who, according to analysts, are in fact members of the “SAS Special Forces” or Special Forces.


shoebat--2020-12-05--Covid Is Revealing The Anti-Christianity Of The Democrats

As states allow strip clubs , casinos , marijuana shops and acupuncture to be in operation , churches have been @ @ @ @ @ Democrat governments like in New York and California .
The Supreme Court has determined this @ @ @ @ @ Constitution .
What covid has revealed is the anti-Christianity of the Democrats :

By Theodore Shoebat
As states allow strip clubs, casinos, marijuana shops and acupuncture to be in operation, churches have been forced to shut down under Democrat governments like in New York and California. The Supreme Court has determined this to be contrary to the Constitution. What covid has revealed is the anti-Christianity of the Democrats:
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