russia-insider--2020-03-31--Unruly Muscovites Caught Having Barbecues & Enjoying Life. Now They Need QR-Codes to Go Outside

An entire book could be written about what has transpired in the past three days in Russia .
A week ago state media organs were gloating about how the Kremlin had curb-stomped coronavirus , how the capital was open and free and beautiful , compared to the bed-wetting West , where the panicky proles were fighting over toilet paper rolls .
A recap : Rat Mayor Sergey Sobyanin urged Muscovites to stay home starting on Saturday .
They didn ’ t .
Instead they went to the parks , had barbecues , were drinking and walking and enjoying the sunshine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Muscovites are now allowed to leave their homes only for the following reasons : • Seeking medical assistance or help for some other life-threatening emergency • Shopping at the nearest open store or pharmacy • Walking pets within 100 meters ( 109 yards ) of their homes In the city , the new restrictions take effect indefinitely on Monday , March 30 .
Here ’ s the best part : Now you ’ ll need a special permit to leave your home .
Moscow is developing a “ smart control system.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Sobyanin will require every resident in Moscow to register at the mayor ’ s office ’ s website and state where they actually live ( as opposed to individuals ’ officially registered home addresses ) .
The system will then generate a unique QR-code for each person and these codes will function as an individual ’ s permit to leave their home .
People will need to present these QR-codes to police officers upon request .
Rat Mayor Sobyanin also offered condolences to the newly unemployed : “ Unfortunately , many Muscovites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current difficult situation .
To help these people , we ’ re rolling out a special set of assistance measures , ” added Sobyanin .
As a first step , City Hall will start paying 19,500 rubles ( $ 250 ) in monthly unemployment checks to out-of-work local residents .
These payments will begin automatically , with no need to apply .
Outside the city , the regional officials say they will start paying 15,000 rubles ( $ 190 ) a month to unemployed locals .
You ’ d be lucky to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20,000 rubles in Moscow .
Forget food !
That ’ s another 15k rubles a month , minimum , if you ’ re eating butter and bread .
And what about those who disobey the Rat Mayor ?
Officials haven ’ t yet clarified what fines they will impose on those who violate the new restrictions .
Under current laws , people face fines as high as 500 rubles ( $ 6.35 ) for violating the city ’ s sanitary and epidemiological safety .
On March 26 , the federal government proposed revisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would raise the penalties on breaking quarantine to 300,000 rubles ( $ 3,800 ) for individuals and 1 million rubles ( $ 12,700 ) for enterprises .
Estimates put average salaries in Moscow at 78,000 rubles ( $ 1,207 ) .
This figure is extremely optimistic , though .
At any rate : Three months of pay for refusing to Obey .
Who would risk it , especially when businesses are already shut down and countless thousands now out of work ?
A Muscovite of unequaled intelligence and charm noted to us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We knew it was coming , so it ’ s not even surprising.
” A noble people , brought to their knees by state extortion .

An entire book could be written about what has transpired in the past three days in Russia. A week ago state media organs were gloating about how the Kremlin had curb-stomped coronavirus, how the capital was open and free and beautiful, compared to the bed-wetting West, where the panicky proles were fighting over toilet paper rolls.
A recap: Rat Mayor Sergey Sobyanin urged Muscovites to stay home starting on Saturday. They didn’t. Instead they went to the parks, had barbecues, were drinking and walking and enjoying the sunshine. Acting like sane humans, basically.
Hours later, this:
Muscovites are now allowed to leave their homes only for the following reasons: Seeking medical assistance or help for some other life-threatening emergency
Going to work
Shopping at the nearest open store or pharmacy
Walking pets within 100 meters (109 yards) of their homes
Disposing of garbage In the city, the new restrictions take effect indefinitely on Monday, March 30.
Here’s the best part: Now you’ll need a special permit to leave your home. Moscow is developing a “smart control system.”
The “smart control system” mentioned by Sobyanin will require every resident in Moscow to register at the mayor’s office’s website and state where they actually live (as opposed to individuals’ officially registered home addresses). The system will then generate a unique QR-code for each person and these codes will function as an individual’s permit to leave their home. People will need to present these QR-codes to police officers upon request.
Rat Mayor Sobyanin also offered condolences to the newly unemployed:
“Unfortunately, many Muscovites are obviously losing their jobs in the current difficult situation. To help these people, we’re rolling out a special set of assistance measures,” added Sobyanin. As a first step, City Hall will start paying 19,500 rubles ($250) in monthly unemployment checks to out-of-work local residents. These payments will begin automatically, with no need to apply. Outside the city, the regional officials say they will start paying 15,000 rubles ($190) a month to unemployed locals.
You’d be lucky to find a cockroach-infested 1-room shithole for less than 20,000 rubles in Moscow. Forget food! That’s another 15k rubles a month, minimum, if you’re eating butter and bread.
And what about those who disobey the Rat Mayor?
Officials haven’t yet clarified what fines they will impose on those who violate the new restrictions. Under current laws, people face fines as high as 500 rubles ($6.35) for violating the city’s sanitary and epidemiological safety. On March 26, the federal government proposed revisions to Russia’s Administrative Procedural Code that would raise the penalties on breaking quarantine to 300,000 rubles ($3,800) for individuals and 1 million rubles ($12,700) for enterprises.
Estimates put average salaries in Moscow at 78,000 rubles ($1,207). This figure is extremely optimistic, though. At any rate: Three months of pay for refusing to Obey. Who would risk it, especially when businesses are already shut down and countless thousands now out of work?
A Muscovite of unequaled intelligence and charm noted to us after Sobyanin’s latest announcement: “We knew it was coming, so it’s not even surprising.”
A noble people, brought to their knees by state extortion.


russia-insider--2020-03-31--We Are Living Through a Mass Panic - It Is NOT Justified by the Facts

Has the world gone mad ?
It certainly seems that way to some of us .
Even the most cynical never imagined the government shutting down the country for fear of a virus , but it has suddenly become the new normal .
The cynical , if they thought of it at all , would have thought the opposite .
Instead of a great lock down , the response would have been for the beautiful people to insulate themselves from harm , while abandoning the rest of us to the plague .
Instead , we have all gone mad together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that is this panic fever , not the one caused by the Chinese coronavirus .
Our world is now firmly divided into two camps .
• None There are those fully invested in the great panic over the virus and • None there are those who look at the other camp , gobsmacked by what appears to be a general madness .
Those in panic look at the rest of us the same way preppers look at normal people .
They just assume the gods will strike us down for doubting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the skeptic camp could be the ones suffering from some form of madness that prevents them from seeing the threat .
The trouble is , the great plague is not exactly lighting up the scoreboard .
America has tested over 600,000 people suspected of having the virus .
Over 500,000 tested negative .
Of the positives , 12,000 needed hospital care .
In a country of over 320 million people with 200,000 empty hospital beds at any one time , that ’ s not much of a crisis .
Yet , despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to carry on as if there are bodies in the streets .
Steve Sailer , a man not known for excitability , is calling this virus a great adversary of the human race .
Greg Cochran has completely lost his marbles over this thing .
Geneticist and HBD enthusiast Razib Khan is in hiding , convinced the end times are upon us .
In fact , the whole HBD community is a click away from fleeing to Antarctica to wait out the end of civilization .
Of course , part of the panic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is a set of abracadabra phrases that have become so common they seem like something from a secret society , understood only by the initiates .
The duller sorts chant about “ exponential growth ” while others talk about “ the hospitals being overwhelmed.
” That ’ s why we have to “ flatten the curve ” and “ slow the spread.
” These incantations are to chase away doubt and reinforce the belief that people are dying in the streets .
The dying in the streets bit is not much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ folklore now among the panicked is some version of the anonymous ER doctor or nurse relaying how they are overwhelmed and letting people die in the hallways .
This urban legend turned up in China , Washington , Italy , New York and now New Orleans .
Formerly sensible people now pass these whoppers around on-line , never bothering to think that maybe they are being fed a just-so story by people seeking attention .
One emerging aspect to the madness is the .
The Human Biodiversity ( HBD ) crowd seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of time contemplating nature and their fellow man ’ s refusal to respect it .
Part of what is driving them now is a sense that nature is going to finally exact some revenge .
In other words , this panic is part of a strange revenge fantasy , where they are finally vindicated by biological reality .
This sudden sense of moral purpose has made them immune to reason .
Another aspect to this general panic , unrelated to the virus itself , is a different type of .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy and civil life on the mistaken belief that what emerges from the rubble will have them at the top of the social hierarchy .
This is a phenomenon shared across the political spectrum .
It seems to be most popular with young people unhappy with the status quo and far too caught up in purge fantasies to be reached with facts and reason .
Probably the most salient aspect to this panic is the As has been noted too many times to count , the West is now a gynocracy .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have stopped bearing children and stopped caring about children .
Look around and you see childless women in positions of authority all over the West .
In fact , these are women who reached their status by rejecting every aspect of womanhood .
The West is now a world run by middle-aged childless women .
Anyone who has been around women in a crisis has observed a strange phenomenon among childless adult females .
Some switch gets flipped in a crisis where their protective instincts get misdirected at the adults in the room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never allowed to mature in the raising of children , so it comes bursting forth in an incoherent desire to help when their help is not needed .
They become like mother ducks loudly herding the brood to safety .
For a society run by such women , every crisis is met with demands that everyone shelter in place .
Notice how over the last few decades that public officials no longer call for volunteers or tell people to pitch in and work together .
Such independent action violates the frightened female ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead , mild weather events now close the schools and force people to work from home .
This virus scare is every middle-aged women ’ s Hunger Games moment .
The general panic that took place in France between July 22 and August 6 1789 is known as It was a period of rural unrest , driven by both a grain shortage and rumors of an aristocrats ’ “ famine plot ” to starve the peasants .
The exact reason for this panic is in dispute .
Ergotism is a favorite reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humor , but most historians consider it one of the primary causes of the French Revolution .
At some point , the bloom comes off this lock-down rose once people start to feel the real cost of listening to madmen .
People will remember that the same folks who swore Boris and Natasha had used their mind control devise to install Trump in the White House are the many of the same people peddling this panic .
Necessity will force a lot of people to stop going along with what they have suspected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mass panic .
Soon , this all comes to an end .
Like the Great Fear , the Great Madness will leave a mark , or at least it should leave a mark on our society .
You never can be sure about these things , as the West seems to be unusually immune to learning from these events .
Two centuries ago The Great Fear meant the end of the feudal order and eventually a revolution .
It was not the sole cause of the revolution , maybe not the main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how the old order was no longer able to maintain order .
It is too soon to know what this panic means for us .
Perhaps it further undermines the legitimacy of the system and the people that profit from it .
Perhaps it sets off social changes that slowly transform our society in ways we have yet to imagine .
Maybe the fever breaks and this event , like the Russian hoax , gets forgotten .
Given what most likely awaits on the other side of the lock-down , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forgotten .
There ’ s always a price to be paid for following madmen .

Has the world gone mad? It certainly seems that way to some of us. Even the most cynical never imagined the government shutting down the country for fear of a virus, but it has suddenly become the new normal. The cynical, if they thought of it at all, would have thought the opposite. Instead of a great lock down, the response would have been for the beautiful people to insulate themselves from harm, while abandoning the rest of us to the plague. Instead, we have all gone mad together.
Not everyone has got the fever, that is this panic fever, not the one caused by the Chinese coronavirus.
Our world is now firmly divided into two camps.
There are those fully invested in the great panic over the virus and
there are those who look at the other camp, gobsmacked by what appears to be a general madness.
Those in panic look at the rest of us the same way preppers look at normal people. They just assume the gods will strike us down for doubting the virus.
Of course, the people in the skeptic camp could be the ones suffering from some form of madness that prevents them from seeing the threat. The trouble is, the great plague is not exactly lighting up the scoreboard. America has tested over 600,000 people suspected of having the virus. Over 500,000 tested negative. Of the positives, 12,000 needed hospital care. In a country of over 320 million people with 200,000 empty hospital beds at any one time, that’s not much of a crisis.
Yet, despite the numbers, formerly sober-minded people continue to carry on as if there are bodies in the streets. Steve Sailer, a man not known for excitability, is calling this virus a great adversary of the human race. Greg Cochran has completely lost his marbles over this thing. Geneticist and HBD enthusiast Razib Khan is in hiding, convinced the end times are upon us. In fact, the whole HBD community is a click away from fleeing to Antarctica to wait out the end of civilization.
Of course, part of the panic, a symptom of that particular virus, is a set of abracadabra phrases that have become so common they seem like something from a secret society, understood only by the initiates. The duller sorts chant about “exponential growth” while others talk about “the hospitals being overwhelmed.” That’s why we have to “flatten the curve” and “slow the spread.” These incantations are to chase away doubt and reinforce the belief that people are dying in the streets.
The dying in the streets bit is not much of an exaggeration. A popular bit of folklore now among the panicked is some version of the anonymous ER doctor or nurse relaying how they are overwhelmed and letting people die in the hallways. This urban legend turned up in China, Washington, Italy, New York and now New Orleans. Formerly sensible people now pass these whoppers around on-line, never bothering to think that maybe they are being fed a just-so story by people seeking attention.
One emerging aspect to the madness is the moral dimension . The Human Biodiversity (HBD) crowd seems to have been hardest hit. They spend a lot of time contemplating nature and their fellow man’s refusal to respect it. Part of what is driving them now is a sense that nature is going to finally exact some revenge. In other words, this panic is part of a strange revenge fantasy, where they are finally vindicated by biological reality. This sudden sense of moral purpose has made them immune to reason.
Another aspect to this general panic, unrelated to the virus itself, is a different type of revenge fantasy . Many people are cheering the collapse of the economy and civil life on the mistaken belief that what emerges from the rubble will have them at the top of the social hierarchy. This is a phenomenon shared across the political spectrum. It seems to be most popular with young people unhappy with the status quo and far too caught up in purge fantasies to be reached with facts and reason.
Probably the most salient aspect to this panic is the role of women. As has been noted too many times to count, the West is now a gynocracy. It is not a matriarchy, as women have stopped bearing children and stopped caring about children. Look around and you see childless women in positions of authority all over the West. In fact, these are women who reached their status by rejecting every aspect of womanhood. The West is now a world run by middle-aged childless women.
Anyone who has been around women in a crisis has observed a strange phenomenon among childless adult females. Some switch gets flipped in a crisis where their protective instincts get misdirected at the adults in the room. This part of their nature was never allowed to mature in the raising of children, so it comes bursting forth in an incoherent desire to help when their help is not needed. They become like mother ducks loudly herding the brood to safety.
For a society run by such women, every crisis is met with demands that everyone shelter in place. Notice how over the last few decades that public officials no longer call for volunteers or tell people to pitch in and work together. Such independent action violates the frightened female’s sense of duty to her brood. Instead, mild weather events now close the schools and force people to work from home. This virus scare is every middle-aged women’s Hunger Games moment.
Mass panics are a known phenomenon.
The general panic that took place in France between July 22 and August 6 1789 is known as The Great Fear. It was a period of rural unrest, driven by both a grain shortage and rumors of an aristocrats’ “famine plot” to starve the peasants. The exact reason for this panic is in dispute. Ergotism is a favorite reason for those with a certain sense of humor, but most historians consider it one of the primary causes of the French Revolution.
At some point, the bloom comes off this lock-down rose once people start to feel the real cost of listening to madmen. People will remember that the same folks who swore Boris and Natasha had used their mind control devise to install Trump in the White House are the many of the same people peddling this panic. Necessity will force a lot of people to stop going along with what they have suspected from the start is nothing more than a mass panic. Soon, this all comes to an end.
Like the Great Fear, the Great Madness will leave a mark, or at least it should leave a mark on our society. You never can be sure about these things, as the West seems to be unusually immune to learning from these events. Two centuries ago The Great Fear meant the end of the feudal order and eventually a revolution. It was not the sole cause of the revolution, maybe not the main cause. It was certainly an example of how the old order was no longer able to maintain order.
It is too soon to know what this panic means for us. Perhaps it further undermines the legitimacy of the system and the people that profit from it. Perhaps it sets off social changes that slowly transform our society in ways we have yet to imagine. Maybe the fever breaks and this event, like the Russian hoax, gets forgotten.
Given what most likely awaits on the other side of the lock-down, it is hard to imagine this great madness being forgotten. There’s always a price to be paid for following madmen.


russia-insider--2020-04-01--COVID Has Proven That Nationalists Are Right About Everything (Jared Taylor Video + Transcript)

Confirmation bias is a sweet drug , and COVID-19 is the gift that keeps on giving .
Relying on foreigners for all your goods instead of producing them yourself ?
Never imagined that could go wrong .
Strong governments are way better at crisis management than indecisive Liberal Democracies ?
Who 'd have guessed ?
Famous dissident thinker Jared Taylor lays it out in his typical smooth , dignified style .
His YouTube channel is full of great content like this , and you should check it out .
Jared Taylor is a hero to many for his extraordinary success @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broad audience .
For decades he was relatively unknown , admired in small circles , but with the advent of the internet his audience reached millions .
He is full of important information which every American and European should know .
His foundation , American Renaissance , runs an excellent news site which puts out about 10 headlines per day on current events .
They have a very good ‘ about ’ page which explains their positions very clearly .
In addition they have a weekly podcast and a YouTube channel with shorter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and well-attended annual conference in late Spring , ( usually near Nashville , Tennessee ) , where intelligent people gather to discuss important issues of the day .
Listen to this man , he is your friend !
Amren is a 501c3 US nonprofit and is supported entirely by donations .
Please chip in !
[ 00:00:04 ] Hello , I 'm Jared Taylor with American Renaissance .
These videos are n't being promoted in the normal way and so I 'd appreciate it if you 'd send a link to as many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
[ 00:00:17 ] Everything teaches Identitarian lessons , including the Corona virus , and lesson number one is that much as the globalists have been fighting to abolish them , national borders matter .
In a crisis , it 's not just America first .
It 's every nation first .
The Europeans who had gone the farthest in abolishing borders have brought them back with a roar .
More than a week ago , the entire European Union closed its borders to all non-essential travel .
And believe me , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're non-essential .
What 's even more remarkable ?
Twenty one of the 26 countries of the Shengen zone within Europe , those are the countries in blue where travel is supposed to be completely free , have closed their own national border .
You want to go from Germany to France ?
Too bad .
[ 00:01:08 ] Back in 2015 when all of those Africans and Middle Easterners were piling into Europe , EU leaders , especially Angela Merkel , said it was impossible to keep people out and that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internal borders .
Well , practically overnight the borders are back .
As nationalists have been saying all along , all it takes is a little political will .
[ 00:01:34 ] Which means , by the way , that every European country is now breaking the 1951 Convention on Refugees .
It says you have to let in anyone who claims to be a refugee .
You ca n't turf him out until you 've looked into his claim and found it to be bogus .
Now , every one of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violating a solemn treaty obligation .
And where are all those lefty journalists who always take the side of the refugees ?
Suddenly they do n't seem to care about treaty obligations either .
[ 00:02:10 ] The US is doing the same thing , by the way .
If you hop the southern border today , you 're going right back .
When things calm down , and the lefties start saying migration is a force of nature that ca n't be stopped , we 'll remind them .
Some of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
When the virus first got attention , the mayor of Florence , Italy , Dario Nardella , was worried that people might be mean to Chinese people .
So he told Italians to hug a Chinese .
And sure enough , here 's a Chinese guy in Italy with a sign asking for hugs and getting one .
Is n't this just the kind of goofy thing white people love to do ?
Meanwhile , in China , they would n't even let you into the neighborhood if you did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city of Wuhan .
[ 00:03:06 ] Now , of course , Italy leads the world in virus and deaths , over eight thousand at last count and rising by 750 a day .
Professor Giorgio Palu , former president of the European Society of Virology , says that early on there was a proposal to isolate people coming from China , but they did n't do that because people would have said that was racist .
Professor Palu believes that a large part of the devastation was caused by that fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's get back to nationalism .
[ 00:03:41 ] Americans are discovering what a global supply chain really means .
We buy 90 percent of our antibiotics , vitamin C , ibuprofen , hydrocortisone from China .
So far , China has n't blocked exports , but we buy a huge number of surgical masks and gowns from China , too .
And the Chinese did cut those off .
They wanted all that stuff in themselves .
And China is not alone .
South Korea , Germany , India , Taiwan also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gear .
We have by American laws that would require that the feds buy only US made gear and that would keep domestic factories operating .
Well , too late for that now .
[ 00:04:27 ] It 's interesting to see how different countries have fought the virus after some initial bumbling in China , the East Asians seem to have done the best .
China completely locked down Wuhan and sharply limited movement in much of the country on January 23rd when the country had only 500 cases and 17 deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subway or go into an office building without a mask and having your temperature taken .
Anybody who tested positive was immediately isolated .
None of this voluntary social distancing , and even sick children were separated from their families .
The Chinese tried to track down everyone that an infected person might have spent time with .
At the height of the crisis , in Wuhan there were 18000 people tracing contact .
We ca n't even trace contacts for syphilis or tuberculosis .
In the city of Ningbo , five hundred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offered a bounty of $ 1400 for every virus carrier that you turned in .
[ 00:05:33 ] The Koreans were very serious about testing and contact tracing .
They quickly set up drive through testing .
And by March 9th , they had tested 210,000 people .
We had tested only nine thousand .
Once the Koreans knew who was sick , they isolated them and the people that they 'd spent time with .
And what 's the result ?
China , if you can believe their figures , is over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their daily new cases of Corona virus .
Here are the figures for Korea .
They have n't wiped out the virus , but the worst may be over .
Italy 's daily cases are still high , but seem to be leveling off .
And the US .
Now we have more cases that any country in the world and the number of daily new cases is climbing .
[ 00:06:23 ] We 've had 1300 deaths so far .
How many more yet to go ?
We 're also doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ convicts out of jail for fear that the little dears might get infected in the pen .
Los Angeles has turned loose 600 jailbirds and has stopped collaring people for low level crimes .
Arrests dropped from 300 to just 60 per day .
Chicago , San Antonio and Cleveland have all either let criminals go or will soon .
In New York City , where 200 cops are already out sick with the virus , the police are cutting way back on arrests .
And Mayor Bill de Blasio says he 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ 00:07:10 ] So if you were jolted by the sight of fistfights over toilet paper , you ai n't seen nothing .
No wonder gun stores are running out of product .
And look at this page from a big online ammunition dealer .
Every single brand of 9mm ammo was out of stock .
And then there 's the bailout .
The Senate just rolled out a $ 2.2 trillion pork barrel .
There are all sorts of completely irrelevant things in its 883 .
Thirty billion dollars for the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Seventy five million dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting .
Why ?
Three-hundred-fifty million to help settle migrants and refugees ?
I thought we 'd stop doing that .
And not one extra dollar for ICE .
[ 00:08:05 ] And the bailout would require every company that got money to practice diversity to within an inch of its life .
We already have a deficit of 23.6 trillion dollars .
That 's eighty thousand dollars for every man , woman , child and illegal immigrant in the country .
Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fat that the Senate just voted on will add another seven thousand dollars to your personal bill .
And even if some of the money may be justified , say , to help people who 've been laid off .
What are the chances of all that cash being ladled out in a way that is even remotely approaching being fair ?
Zero .
So there 's a lot to ponder here .
But in the meantime , I will leave you with my most serious thoughts on this major crisis .
[ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homebound from the toniest spread to the dog pound .
If you 're stuck with your spouse and you ca n't leave your house , which of you two will be found drowned ?
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Confirmation bias is a sweet drug, and COVID-19 is the gift that keeps on giving.
Open Borders? Bad idea. Closing borders? Apparently easy.
Relying on foreigners for all your goods instead of producing them yourself? Never imagined that could go wrong.
Strong governments are way better at crisis management than indecisive Liberal Democracies? Who'd have guessed?
Famous dissident thinker Jared Taylor lays it out in his typical smooth, dignified style. His YouTube channel is full of great content like this, and you should check it out.
Transcript follows below.
(Backup audio in case YouTube deletes the original video.)
About Jared Taylor:
Jared Taylor is a hero to many for his extraordinary success in bringing race realism to a very broad audience. For decades he was relatively unknown, admired in small circles, but with the advent of the internet his audience reached millions. He is full of important information which every American and European should know.
His foundation, American Renaissance, runs an excellent news site which puts out about 10 headlines per day on current events. They have a very good ‘about’ page which explains their positions very clearly. In addition they have a weekly podcast and a YouTube channel with shorter videos. They also run an excellent and well-attended annual conference in late Spring, (usually near Nashville, Tennessee), where intelligent people gather to discuss important issues of the day.
Listen to this man, he is your friend!
Amren is a 501c3 US nonprofit and is supported entirely by donations. Please chip in!
Transcript:
[00:00:04] Hello, I'm Jared Taylor with American Renaissance. These videos aren't being promoted in the normal way and so I'd appreciate it if you'd send a link to as many people as you think can stand it.
[00:00:17] Everything teaches Identitarian lessons, including the Corona virus, and lesson number one is that much as the globalists have been fighting to abolish them, national borders matter. In a crisis, it's not just America first. It's every nation first. The Europeans who had gone the farthest in abolishing borders have brought them back with a roar. More than a week ago, the entire European Union closed its borders to all non-essential travel. And believe me, if you're an illegal immigrant, you're non-essential. What's even more remarkable? Twenty one of the 26 countries of the Shengen zone within Europe, those are the countries in blue where travel is supposed to be completely free, have closed their own national border. You want to go from Germany to France? Too bad.
[00:01:08] Back in 2015 when all of those Africans and Middle Easterners were piling into Europe, EU leaders, especially Angela Merkel, said it was impossible to keep people out and that it was unthinkable to start manning Europe's internal borders. Well, practically overnight the borders are back. As nationalists have been saying all along, all it takes is a little political will.
[00:01:34] Which means, by the way, that every European country is now breaking the 1951 Convention on Refugees. It says you have to let in anyone who claims to be a refugee. You can't turf him out until you've looked into his claim and found it to be bogus. Now, every one of those sanctimonious, preachy, full-of-themselves Europeans is violating a solemn treaty obligation. And where are all those lefty journalists who always take the side of the refugees? Suddenly they don't seem to care about treaty obligations either.
[00:02:10] The US is doing the same thing, by the way. If you hop the southern border today, you're going right back. When things calm down, and the lefties start saying migration is a force of nature that can't be stopped, we'll remind them. Some of those dopey people are looking pretty silly about now. When the virus first got attention, the mayor of Florence, Italy, Dario Nardella, was worried that people might be mean to Chinese people. So he told Italians to hug a Chinese. And sure enough, here's a Chinese guy in Italy with a sign asking for hugs and getting one. Isn't this just the kind of goofy thing white people love to do? Meanwhile, in China, they wouldn't even let you into the neighborhood if you didn't belong. Roadblocks sprang up all over the city of Wuhan.
[00:03:06] Now, of course, Italy leads the world in virus and deaths, over eight thousand at last count and rising by 750 a day. Professor Giorgio Palu, former president of the European Society of Virology, says that early on there was a proposal to isolate people coming from China, but they didn't do that because people would have said that was racist. Professor Palu believes that a large part of the devastation was caused by that fear of being called racist. But let's get back to nationalism.
[00:03:41] Americans are discovering what a global supply chain really means. We buy 90 percent of our antibiotics, vitamin C, ibuprofen, hydrocortisone from China. So far, China hasn't blocked exports, but we buy a huge number of surgical masks and gowns from China, too. And the Chinese did cut those off. They wanted all that stuff in themselves. And China is not alone. South Korea, Germany, India, Taiwan also banned the export of masks and protective gear. We have by American laws that would require that the feds buy only US made gear and that would keep domestic factories operating. Well, too late for that now.
[00:04:27] It's interesting to see how different countries have fought the virus after some initial bumbling in China, the East Asians seem to have done the best. China completely locked down Wuhan and sharply limited movement in much of the country on January 23rd when the country had only 500 cases and 17 deaths. You couldn't get on the subway or go into an office building without a mask and having your temperature taken. Anybody who tested positive was immediately isolated. None of this voluntary social distancing, and even sick children were separated from their families. The Chinese tried to track down everyone that an infected person might have spent time with. At the height of the crisis, in Wuhan there were 18000 people tracing contact. We can't even trace contacts for syphilis or tuberculosis. In the city of Ningbo, five hundred miles away from Wuhan, the authorities offered a bounty of $1400 for every virus carrier that you turned in.
[00:05:33] The Koreans were very serious about testing and contact tracing. They quickly set up drive through testing. And by March 9th, they had tested 210,000 people. We had tested only nine thousand. Once the Koreans knew who was sick, they isolated them and the people that they'd spent time with. And what's the result? China, if you can believe their figures, is over the hump. Here is a graph of their daily new cases of Corona virus. Here are the figures for Korea. They haven't wiped out the virus, but the worst may be over. Italy's daily cases are still high, but seem to be leveling off. And the US. Now we have more cases that any country in the world and the number of daily new cases is climbing.
[00:06:23] We've had 1300 deaths so far. How many more yet to go? We're also doing some unusual things. We're letting convicts out of jail for fear that the little dears might get infected in the pen. Los Angeles has turned loose 600 jailbirds and has stopped collaring people for low level crimes. Arrests dropped from 300 to just 60 per day. Chicago, San Antonio and Cleveland have all either let criminals go or will soon. In New York City, where 200 cops are already out sick with the virus, the police are cutting way back on arrests. And Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's going to turn loose vulnerable inmates.
[00:07:10] So if you were jolted by the sight of fistfights over toilet paper, you ain't seen nothing. No wonder gun stores are running out of product. And look at this page from a big online ammunition dealer. Every single brand of 9mm ammo was out of stock. And then there's the bailout. The Senate just rolled out a $2.2 trillion pork barrel. There are all sorts of completely irrelevant things in its 883. Thirty billion dollars for the Department of Education to help schools and universities. Seventy five million dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Why? Three-hundred-fifty million to help settle migrants and refugees? I thought we'd stop doing that. And not one extra dollar for ICE.
[00:08:05] And the bailout would require every company that got money to practice diversity to within an inch of its life. We already have a deficit of 23.6 trillion dollars. That's eighty thousand dollars for every man, woman, child and illegal immigrant in the country. Just spin those presses. This mountain of fat that the Senate just voted on will add another seven thousand dollars to your personal bill. And even if some of the money may be justified, say, to help people who've been laid off. What are the chances of all that cash being ladled out in a way that is even remotely approaching being fair? Zero. So there's a lot to ponder here. But in the meantime, I will leave you with my most serious thoughts on this major crisis.
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russia-insider--2020-04-01--Trump Shafts American Workers Yet Again, Refuses State Disaster Assistance (FTN Transcript + Audio)

Disaster unemployment assistance allows workers who aren ’ t eligible for traditional unemployment benefits , like Uber drivers and other gig economy workers , to receive 26 weeks ’ unemployment benefits if their job loss is attributable to a disaster that eliminates their job or keeps them from reaching their job site .
To receive disaster employment assistance , a state must be declared a disaster area by the president .
Even though the White House approved 3 states ’ disaster declarations last week ( NY , CA , and WA ) , they have not released disaster unemployment assistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration has released to these 3 states thus far is “ crisis counseling ” .
Jazz and James discuss yet another instance of willful disregard for working class Americans by the Trump administration .
Check out the archive of all of FTN 's excellent analysis posted to Russia Insider .
About the FTN and TRS podcasts : FTN and the other podcasts on the TRS podcast platform have become required listening for anyone serious about understanding American politics .
In a highly professional and competent manner , they analyze topics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't .
The FTN podcast in particular is hard news focused , delivering fresh dissident angles on current events that ruthlessly challenge the mainstream narrative .
Some of their episodes are free to the public , while others are behind a $ 10 monthly paywall , probably the best value in American journalism today because you get access to several excellent shows for that price .
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Transcript : the following is machine transcribed .
There may be some errors .
[ 00:00:08 ] So you had three point three , eight million new unemployment claims this week .
That is five times as many unemployment claims last week as any we can history in .
Do n't worry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a net worth of three hundred million dollars and who is Jewish , in case you were wondering .
He said that unemployment numbers are not relevant because three weeks from now , all those people will be getting twelve hundred dollar checks from our government .
He literally said that not even fucking kidding .
[ 00:00:38 ] I mean , that 's what that 's what you average peons live on , right ?
You 're twelve hundred dollars a month and you 're you know , you eat leaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mud .
That 's what the average people do .
Right .
Steve Mnuchin .
Jesus .
[ 00:00:52 ] That 's .
Yeah .
Twelve hundred dollars for Steve Mnuchin is like a rounding error .
And he has the balls to come out and say that to people .
But yeah , you know , it 's also to to try to calm the markets , make sure the big line does n't go too crazy with big line was already headed through the floor on on Friday .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple good days of green for the stimulus and everything else .
But no , this is this is going to be not good .
You have the unemployment rate has risen to 5.5 percent already .
This is a level not since seen since 2015 .
So not only have all of Donald Trump 's stock gains been wiped completely out , all of his unemployment , all of his unemployment has been wiped completely out .
And so all he 's been robbed of the lowest black unemployment , low bub @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear that again out of this guy 's mouth .
I mean , maybe he 'll go so far as to say we had .
[ 00:01:47 ] But no , it 's just it 's just totally over .
And they 're predicting that .
And again , people are getting all caught up and models , all models are wrong .
Models are only useful .
Outliers do not buck trends .
That 's not how that works .
So they 're saying that between 20 and 40 million .
People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right .
And so you have 3.8 million in one week .
If you have four more weeks of that , you 're going to be at pretty close to 20 .
And it 's not it 's not going to be good .
And that 's just saying that they would remain steady .
And we know that twelve hundred dollars is not going to be covering people in the way that Steve Mnuchin would like to believe .
But the scale and the speed of these are totally unprecedented .
During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst week for jobless claims was six hundred sixty five thousand .
[ 00:02:43 ] So we had three point three eight million in one week .
It 's not it 's not good .
And as they start to lock down more states , I think you have twenty one states at this point that are in some some variable state of lockdown , though not as not as stringently as New York is , it 's starting to become .
But they 're all headed there because because of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't like if you by the time that your county or your town where if you 're out in the Midwest or in the West starts having cases , it 's already too late .
Like those places need to go on lockdown .
Now , all these red states that are trying to do just the flu , bro .
This is a deep state op to screw Donald Trump out of his second term .
Like you need to be locking your state down now , like while your state only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you need to be locking it down now .
But they 're not doing that .
Not doing that .
In fact , Ron DeSantis is review .
Florida is just going to be just awful in a very short period of time .
Has he locked it down yet ?
James , I do n't think we 've seen that happen in .
[ 00:03:44 ] No , I do n't believe so .
No .
And that 's that 's the thing is lockdowns are not designed to be your quarantines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do once .
You already have an infectious problem , because once you have a large rate of people being infected , then the assumption is these people have already come into contact with with enough others that those others have been infected and they will start showing signs soon enough .
You do the quarantine .
A quarantine is is designed to protect healthy people from encountering sick people .
You do that when you have a number of people that are healthy who you want to keep away from the sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or Wyoming or or Utah or the Dakotas , that 's what you do now .
[ 00:04:28 ] But no , these states are some of these states .
North Dakota , for example , is is taking an active role , which is good .
But many of them are just like L-O-L. We have lots of prairies .
So we 'll be fine .
And that is going to be wholly insufficient .
In fact , we 're seeing infection rates in some small towns in Wyoming as high as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in terms of cases per capita , because these people there are fewer people , but they are socializing much more frequently with each other than people in New York say .
So , yeah , I mean , this is a disaster waiting to happen .
[ 00:05:03 ] And they 're going to pay the price for it eventually .
And the unemployment is going to continue to tick up .
But , you know , just just to show like how unserious Trump is on this .
I mean , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on duty if we did n't point this out for the you know , for those of you who are like you , please stop ragging on Donald Trump to shut the fuck up stopping pussy .
Donald Trump could have released disaster unemployment funds .
And what do we mean by disaster unemployment funds ?
Well , those are things made available whenever a state of emergency is declared in a particular state .
That would give up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits if their job loss is attributable to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eliminates their job or keeps them from reaching their job site , which is this is .
[ 00:05:47 ] And to receive this disaster employment assistance , a state must be declared a disaster area by the president .
Well , he did that .
New York , California , Washington state all requested access to aid programs that would be provided , including this disaster , unemployment assistance .
And so you had FEMA saying that they they have released this aid as of March 20th for New York and March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but not the unemployment benefits .
And these are arguably the most crucial funds that could be freed up by such a disaster declaration , but they 've been made not available .
In fact , the only aid that the Trump administration has released at all to those three states is crisis counselling .
[ 00:06:32 ] So , yeah , and oh , the other point about this is that disaster unemployment assistance also allows workers who are n't eligible for traditional unemployment benefits .
This is not just an extension @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is to give people who would not get anything at all .
Some cushion during this time for half a year .
So people like Uber drivers , gig economy workers , people who have had to work in these jobs through no fault of their own because they 've been pushed out by this Jewish economy .
They would not get a thing , but .
They would get 26 weeks of unemployment and they would qualify actually for the additional $ 600 per week that they would get out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and talk about later .
So average state gets between three to five hundred dollars a week on unemployment .
If you 're single , if you have a family , it 's a little bit more .
And so , you know , let 's say let 's call it five hundred .
You get six hundred from the bailout bill .
That 's eleven hundred dollars a week and then a twelve hundred dollar check .
But not if you 're a gig economy worker or you 're in a place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just not going to get an extension of these benefits .
So yeah , Donald could but he did n't .
And that 's the story of this guy 's entire administration .
[ 00:07:46 ] Yeah .
Or if you live in Florida , for example , where the maximum unemployment , regardless of your income , is two hundred seventy five dollars a week .
So , you know , as Florida maintains a very laissez faire attitude towards this .
There are plenty of people there that are going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be capped at two and seventy five dollars a week plus the federal aid .
But yeah , this is a good point about these gig economy workers and Uber drivers and others , even people who are who drive for Uber or drive for Lyft .
I was told by someone who drives root for these companies that they are wait listening drivers now .
Right .
And so because the demand is so low and so even if you are willing to go and drive , the demand is so low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making even like a third of what you used to make .
If that .
And I mean , absent absent this aid , there 's nothing for you , because if you 're a ten ninety nine employee , as people who are independent contractors or in the room businesses know you do n't qualify .
In most states for any unemployment benefits .

From the FTN Website:
Disaster unemployment assistance allows workers who aren’t eligible for traditional unemployment benefits, like Uber drivers and other gig economy workers, to receive 26 weeks’ unemployment benefits if their job loss is attributable to a disaster that eliminates their job or keeps them from reaching their job site. To receive disaster employment assistance, a state must be declared a disaster area by the president. Even though the White House approved 3 states’ disaster declarations last week (NY, CA, and WA), they have not released disaster unemployment assistance. In fact, the only aid the Trump administration has released to these 3 states thus far is “crisis counseling”. Jazz and James discuss yet another instance of willful disregard for working class Americans by the Trump administration. Full episode: https://therightstuff.biz/2020/03/29/ftn-300-i-am-the-line-thy-god/
Check out the archive of all of FTN's excellent analysis posted to Russia Insider.
Transcript follows below.
(Backup audio in case YouTube decides this is something Americans shouldn't know about.)
About the FTN and TRS podcasts:
FTN and the other podcasts on the TRS podcast platform have become required listening for anyone serious about understanding American politics. In a highly professional and competent manner, they analyze topics, including Jewish influence, that others won't.
The FTN podcast in particular is hard news focused, delivering fresh dissident angles on current events that ruthlessly challenge the mainstream narrative.
Some of their episodes are free to the public, while others are behind a $10 monthly paywall, probably the best value in American journalism today because you get access to several excellent shows for that price. We highly recommend Eric Striker's, (editor of the excellent National Justice website), and Mike Enoch's 'Strike and Mike' (1X per week) which are also more hard news focused. The Daily Shoah with Mike Enoch, Jesse Dunstan, and Alex McNabb, (3X per week), which is a less formal, Joe Rogan style radio talk show, is also excellent.
Transcript: the following is machine transcribed. There may be some errors.
[00:00:08] So you had three point three, eight million new unemployment claims this week. That is five times as many unemployment claims last week as any we can history in. Don't worry, though, Steve Mnuchin, who has a net worth of three hundred million dollars and who is Jewish, in case you were wondering. He said that unemployment numbers are not relevant because three weeks from now, all those people will be getting twelve hundred dollar checks from our government. He literally said that not even fucking kidding.
[00:00:38] I mean, that's what that's what you average peons live on, right? You're twelve hundred dollars a month and you're you know, you eat leaves and to gravel and roll around in the mud. That's what the average people do. Right. Steve Mnuchin. Jesus.
[00:00:52] That's. Yeah. Twelve hundred dollars for Steve Mnuchin is like a rounding error. And he has the balls to come out and say that to people. But yeah, you know, it's also to to try to calm the markets, make sure the big line doesn't go too crazy with big line was already headed through the floor on on Friday. So they got, you know, a couple good days of green for the stimulus and everything else. But no, this is this is going to be not good. You have the unemployment rate has risen to 5.5 percent already. This is a level not since seen since 2015. So not only have all of Donald Trump's stock gains been wiped completely out, all of his unemployment, all of his unemployment has been wiped completely out. And so all he's been robbed of the lowest black unemployment, low bub bub about. We never have to hear that again out of this guy's mouth. I mean, maybe he'll go so far as to say we had.
[00:01:47] But no, it's just it's just totally over. And they're predicting that. And again, people are getting all caught up and models, all models are wrong. Models are only useful. Outliers do not buck trends. That's not how that works. So they're saying that between 20 and 40 million. People will lose their jobs in April. Right. And so you have 3.8 million in one week. If you have four more weeks of that, you're going to be at pretty close to 20. And it's not it's not going to be good. And that's just saying that they would remain steady. And we know that twelve hundred dollars is not going to be covering people in the way that Steve Mnuchin would like to believe. But the scale and the speed of these are totally unprecedented. During the Great Recession, for example, the worst week for jobless claims was six hundred sixty five thousand.
[00:02:43] So we had three point three eight million in one week. It's not it's not good. And as they start to lock down more states, I think you have twenty one states at this point that are in some some variable state of lockdown, though not as not as stringently as New York is, it's starting to become. But they're all headed there because because of the incubation period on this thing you don't like if you by the time that your county or your town where if you're out in the Midwest or in the West starts having cases, it's already too late. Like those places need to go on lockdown. Now, all these red states that are trying to do just the flu, bro. This is a deep state op to screw Donald Trump out of his second term. Like you need to be locking your state down now, like while your state only has like five or 10 cases, you need to be locking it down now. But they're not doing that. Not doing that. In fact, Ron DeSantis is review. Florida is just going to be just awful in a very short period of time. Has he locked it down yet? James, I don't think we've seen that happen in.
[00:03:44] No, I don't believe so. No. And that's that's the thing is lockdowns are not designed to be your quarantines are not designed to be something you do once. You already have an infectious problem, because once you have a large rate of people being infected, then the assumption is these people have already come into contact with with enough others that those others have been infected and they will start showing signs soon enough. You do the quarantine. A quarantine is is designed to protect healthy people from encountering sick people. You do that when you have a number of people that are healthy who you want to keep away from the sick people. So if you're Idaho or Wyoming or or Utah or the Dakotas, that's what you do now.
[00:04:28] But no, these states are some of these states. North Dakota, for example, is is taking an active role, which is good. But many of them are just like L-O-L. We have lots of prairies. So we'll be fine. And that is going to be wholly insufficient. In fact, we're seeing infection rates in some small towns in Wyoming as high as the rate of infection in New York in terms of cases per capita, because these people there are fewer people, but they are socializing much more frequently with each other than people in New York say. So, yeah, I mean, this is a disaster waiting to happen.
[00:05:03] And they're going to pay the price for it eventually. And the unemployment is going to continue to tick up. But, you know, just just to show like how unserious Trump is on this. I mean, we would be we would be derelict on duty if we didn't point this out for the you know, for those of you who are like you, please stop ragging on Donald Trump to shut the fuck up stopping pussy. Donald Trump could have released disaster unemployment funds. And what do we mean by disaster unemployment funds? Well, those are things made available whenever a state of emergency is declared in a particular state. That would give up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits if their job loss is attributable to a disaster, which this is, that eliminates their job or keeps them from reaching their job site, which is this is.
[00:05:47] And to receive this disaster employment assistance, a state must be declared a disaster area by the president. Well, he did that. New York, California, Washington state all requested access to aid programs that would be provided, including this disaster, unemployment assistance. And so you had FEMA saying that they they have released this aid as of March 20th for New York and March 22nd for California in Washington state, but not the unemployment benefits. And these are arguably the most crucial funds that could be freed up by such a disaster declaration, but they've been made not available. In fact, the only aid that the Trump administration has released at all to those three states is crisis counselling.
[00:06:32] So, yeah, and oh, the other point about this is that disaster unemployment assistance also allows workers who aren't eligible for traditional unemployment benefits. This is not just an extension for people who would otherwise be eligible. This is to give people who would not get anything at all. Some cushion during this time for half a year. So people like Uber drivers, gig economy workers, people who have had to work in these jobs through no fault of their own because they've been pushed out by this Jewish economy. They would not get a thing, but. They would get 26 weeks of unemployment and they would qualify actually for the additional $600 per week that they would get out of this bailout bill. Yeah, and talk about later. So average state gets between three to five hundred dollars a week on unemployment. If you're single, if you have a family, it's a little bit more. And so, you know, let's say let's call it five hundred. You get six hundred from the bailout bill. That's eleven hundred dollars a week and then a twelve hundred dollar check. But not if you're a gig economy worker or you're in a place that, you know, you're just not going to get an extension of these benefits. So yeah, Donald could but he didn't. And that's the story of this guy's entire administration.
[00:07:46] Yeah. Or if you live in Florida, for example, where the maximum unemployment, regardless of your income, is two hundred seventy five dollars a week. So, you know, as Florida maintains a very laissez faire attitude towards this. There are plenty of people there that are going to be needing unemployment and are going to be capped at two and seventy five dollars a week plus the federal aid. But yeah, this is a good point about these gig economy workers and Uber drivers and others, even people who are who drive for Uber or drive for Lyft. I was told by someone who drives root for these companies that they are wait listening drivers now. Right. And so because the demand is so low and so even if you are willing to go and drive, the demand is so low that you're not going to be making even like a third of what you used to make. If that. And I mean, absent absent this aid, there's nothing for you, because if you're a ten ninety nine employee, as people who are independent contractors or in the room businesses know you don't qualify. In most states for any unemployment benefits.


russia-insider--2020-04-01--COVID Sanctions on Iran Expose the Evil of the Zionist US Empire

The evil of the American Empire and its long-standing alliance with the Zionism and Globalism of the New World Order is nothing new to me .
After all , I ’ ve spent a lot of time broadcasting for RBN , Rense Radio , and the Andrew Carrington Hitchcock “ Generations ” show on these matters for an awfully long time .
Since 9-11 , I ’ ve also been a quasi-regular on Iran ’ s Press TV , even as I have been writing on this same dreadful subject for the American Free Press , Don Wassall ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BATR News , the Tasnim News Agency , the Fars News Agency , and Russia Insider .
All these years in my Night Thoughts , certain articles come back to me in the wee hours when sleep is sometimes elusive .
Kourosh Ziabari ’ s interview with me on 9-11 is one ; a second is my treatise on FDR and Pearl Harbor .
A few years ago , the late Michael Collins Piper really loved my essay on a dying America entitled “ Why We ’ re Finished.
” Another of more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Insider and Russian Faith on Christian Martyrdom , the American Empire , and the New World Order .
As I contemplate these , my tribute to the late Marquis J. McCants , and my observations about the American Empire at the time of the death of Chris Kyle , the so-called American Sniper come flooding back as well .
Two events since the advent of the New Year make all of this older paper trail seem like a millennium ago .
The first is the extra judicial assassination of General Qassem Soleimani on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proliferation of the COVID-19 virus globally , and the appalling American maintenance and intensification of sanctions on Iran in its devastating wake .
Two articles which best contextualize the latter tragedy are those of Kevin Barrett for the Unz Review and Philip Giraldi for the same .
Giraldi argues effectively that these sanctions on Iran constitute “ crimes against humanity.
” Without plagiarizing , I coincidentally chose the same words in a recent brief interview for Press TV .
Perhaps the most revealing example of the Israeli-driven role in these American crimes against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israeli-linked Foundation for the Defense of Democracies ( FDD ) .
Again , Kevin Barrett and Philip Giraldi provide the context and the analysis necessary in our understanding that American crimes against humanity are largely those driven by the Zionist juggernaut .
Democracy in this Orwellian world is defined as anything that the Israeli government wants , and what the Israeli Lobby wants both in Palestine and the Middle East generally , as well as in the American domestic scene and globally .
Syria , Venezuela , Ukraine , and Russia are immediately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game is World Government ruled by the Beast who sits on his throne in the 3rd Temple .
The Apostle Paul outlines this aspect of the eschatological context of these events in 2 Thessalonians 2 .
The proclamation reported recently in Israel National News underscores the increasing speed with which these events are transpiring .
Yes , it will happen , but with a far different outcome from that envisioned by the Zionist settler and Temple movements in Israel and their “ Christian ” Zionist allies driven by the prophetic school of thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the beginning , Zio American Empire crimes are not new .
What is new is that the unapologetically public character of these crimes without even resorting to the shopworn doctrine of “ plausible deniability ” has reached a new level of outrageousness .
In the case of Iran , the crime of the assassination of General Soleimani , has now mushroomed into the attempt to achieve Zio-Regime Change in Iran via mass murder .
Dr. Trita Parsi pointedly asks on Twitter , “ What kind of a person looks at a country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is the time to bomb them ’ ?
Answer : Mike Pompeo.
” Our short term call to action on behalf of the Iranian people seems anemic but doable .
Call the White House , your Senators , your Congressional Representative and the State Department .
Join 80 Hours for 80 Million immediately and post it to everyone you know via social media .
Tag all your social media correspondence on this matter with # EndCovidSanctionsNow .
And keep after the known faces of the Zio Establishment on this issue .
Tag @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human tragedy .
The ADL , the FDD , and AIPAC are but a few to target .
On a longer term basis , the warnings to the American people of Ron Paul and John W. Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute are apropos .
The Zio Establishment is using COVID-19 as their opportunity for their biggest power grabs since the Kennedy Assassination and 9-11 .
The police state is here .
It is advancing daily .
Be aware .
Be vigilant .
But the good news is this : The COVID-19 virus is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virtual breaking point .
Mark Dubowitz speaks of using COVID-19 as the weapon against Iran achieving what sanctions before now have not .
He and his ilk fail to see that this is a dagger aimed at their entire criminal enterprise .
The fraud of economic outsourcing , evidenced by the American pharmaceutical industry presently housed in China , is a threat to the national security of the United States , even as Iran is not .
The fraud of demographic manipulation , open borders , MSM Fake News , stock market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wars and a burgeoning national debt are becoming increasingly obvious to victimized Americans and Europeans .
And when the dots are connected , people will rise up against the Beast and put him out of business .
Greater Israel will be finished ; the Fed and Central Banking will be finished ; Zio Wars will have run out of manpower , money , and ideological enthusiasts .
Sovereign nation states will return in history ; and the American Republic will arise from the ashes of the Evil Empire .
As I said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBR scheduled for 1 pm Central Time today , the enemy of the Iranian people is the enemy of the American people and their once vibrant Constitutional Republic .
Take note , the Pompeos and Dubowitzes of the world .
Your days are numbered .
You have been weighed and found wanting .
Your end is assured .
Postscript : Minutes after this posting was completed , I learned from Press TV and the UK Guardian of the horrific detention of Iranian-American Dr. Sirous Asgari at an ICE facility in Alexandria , Louisiana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a court of law related to alleged stealing of trade secrets while a professor at a university in Ohio .
Read these links .
As I have said , a criminally oriented government abroad is the government next to visit its vile acts upon its own citizens at home .

Mark Dankof’s rooftop view of the Elburz Mountains north of Tehran in another lifetime.
The evil of the American Empire and its long-standing alliance with the Zionism and Globalism of the New World Order is nothing new to me. After all, I’ve spent a lot of time broadcasting for RBN, Rense Radio, and the Andrew Carrington Hitchcock “Generations” show on these matters for an awfully long time. Since 9-11, I’ve also been a quasi-regular on Iran’s Press TV, even as I have been writing on this same dreadful subject for the American Free Press, Don Wassall’s The Nationalist Times, SARTRE’s BATR News, the Tasnim News Agency, the Fars News Agency, and Russia Insider.
Iran was historically an Aryan civilization, and the the name Iran is derived from 'Aryan'. Typical Aryan physical features are still widespread among the population. No wonder the Jews hate them.
All these years in my Night Thoughts, certain articles come back to me in the wee hours when sleep is sometimes elusive. Kourosh Ziabari’s interview with me on 9-11 is one; a second is my treatise on FDR and Pearl Harbor. A few years ago, the late Michael Collins Piper really loved my essay on a dying America entitled “Why We’re Finished.” Another of more recent vintage is my work for Russia Insider and Russian Faith on Christian Martyrdom, the American Empire, and the New World Order. As I contemplate these, my tribute to the late Marquis J. McCants, and my observations about the American Empire at the time of the death of Chris Kyle, the so-called American Sniper come flooding back as well.
Bringing the humanity of Iran into focus: Do Trump, Pompeo, Mnuchin, and Dubowitz really want to eradicate such people?
Two events since the advent of the New Year make all of this older paper trail seem like a millennium ago. The first is the extra judicial assassination of General Qassem Soleimani on January 3rd. The second is the proliferation of the COVID-19 virus globally, and the appalling American maintenance and intensification of sanctions on Iran in its devastating wake. Two articles which best contextualize the latter tragedy are those of Kevin Barrett for the Unz Review and Philip Giraldi for the same. Giraldi argues effectively that these sanctions on Iran constitute “crimes against humanity.” Without plagiarizing, I coincidentally chose the same words in a recent brief interview for Press TV.
The demonic countenance of Mark Dubowitz, Israel’s front man at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies.
Perhaps the most revealing example of the Israeli-driven role in these American crimes against Iran is one Mark Dubowitz of the Israeli-linked Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). Again, Kevin Barrett and Philip Giraldi provide the context and the analysis necessary in our understanding that American crimes against humanity are largely those driven by the Zionist juggernaut. Democracy in this Orwellian world is defined as anything that the Israeli government wants, and what the Israeli Lobby wants both in Palestine and the Middle East generally, as well as in the American domestic scene and globally. Syria, Venezuela, Ukraine, and Russia are immediately added to the mix.
The end game is World Government ruled by the Beast who sits on his throne in the 3rd Temple. The Apostle Paul outlines this aspect of the eschatological context of these events in 2 Thessalonians 2. The proclamation reported recently in Israel National News underscores the increasing speed with which these events are transpiring. Yes, it will happen, but with a far different outcome from that envisioned by the Zionist settler and Temple movements in Israel and their “Christian” Zionist allies driven by the prophetic school of thought known as Dispensationalism,
Another human face attached to Zio-COVID-19 sanctions on Iran. The death of a 25 year old nurse on the front lines without proper equipment and supplies.
As I stated at the beginning, Zio American Empire crimes are not new. What is new is that the unapologetically public character of these crimes without even resorting to the shopworn doctrine of “plausible deniability” has reached a new level of outrageousness. In the case of Iran, the crime of the assassination of General Soleimani, has now mushroomed into the attempt to achieve Zio-Regime Change in Iran via mass murder. Dr. Trita Parsi pointedly asks on Twitter, “What kind of a person looks at a country suffering from a pandemic and thinks ‘This is the time to bomb them’? Answer: Mike Pompeo.”
Our short term call to action on behalf of the Iranian people seems anemic but doable. Call the White House, your Senators, your Congressional Representative and the State Department. Join 80 Hours for 80 Million immediately and post it to everyone you know via social media. Tag all your social media correspondence on this matter with #EndCovidSanctionsNow. And keep after the known faces of the Zio Establishment on this issue. Tag them with their earned responsibility for this human tragedy. The ADL, the FDD, and AIPAC are but a few to target.
On a longer term basis, the warnings to the American people of Ron Paul and John W. Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute are apropos. The Zio Establishment is using COVID-19 as their opportunity for their biggest power grabs since the Kennedy Assassination and 9-11. The police state is here. It is advancing daily. Be aware. Be vigilant.
But the good news is this: The COVID-19 virus is stressing out the Zio American Empire to the virtual breaking point. Mark Dubowitz speaks of using COVID-19 as the weapon against Iran achieving what sanctions before now have not. He and his ilk fail to see that this is a dagger aimed at their entire criminal enterprise.
Who needs a caption for this one?
The fraud of economic outsourcing, evidenced by the American pharmaceutical industry presently housed in China, is a threat to the national security of the United States, even as Iran is not. The fraud of demographic manipulation, open borders, MSM Fake News, stock market bubbles, gun confiscation, worthless Zio Wars and a burgeoning national debt are becoming increasingly obvious to victimized Americans and Europeans.
Press TV’s Serena Shim was a Lebanese-American assassinated by the Erdogan regime, with the silence of her own government deafening.
And when the dots are connected, people will rise up against the Beast and put him out of business. Greater Israel will be finished; the Fed and Central Banking will be finished; Zio Wars will have run out of manpower, money, and ideological enthusiasts. Sovereign nation states will return in history; and the American Republic will arise from the ashes of the Evil Empire.
As I said in my promo for the RBN show on NBR scheduled for 1 pm Central Time today, the enemy of the Iranian people is the enemy of the American people and their once vibrant Constitutional Republic. Take note, the Pompeos and Dubowitzes of the world. Your days are numbered. You have been weighed and found wanting. Your end is assured.
Postscript: Minutes after this posting was completed, I learned from Press TV and the UK Guardian of the horrific detention of Iranian-American Dr. Sirous Asgari at an ICE facility in Alexandria, Louisiana after being acquitted of all federal charges in a court of law related to alleged stealing of trade secrets while a professor at a university in Ohio. Read these links. As I have said, a criminally oriented government abroad is the government next to visit its vile acts upon its own citizens at home.


russia-insider--2020-04-01--Russian Government Takes Over Oil Assets in Venezuela to Protect Them from US Sanctions

Now if Washington wants to keep this it will have to sanction Russia itself .
In the past weeks the Kremlin has shown it ’ s willing to punch back as well as take drastic necessary defensive action in the face of Washington sanctions at a moment America is preoccupied and made more vulnerable by the coronavirus threat — first by dumping OPEC+ and MbS , effectively declaring war on US shale — and now by taking aggressive measures to insulate Russia ’ s state-controlled Rosneft .
On Saturday Rosneft announced it has sold off all its Venezuelan oil assets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The government of the Russian Federation has acquired assets in Venezuela from Rosneft .
A company 100 % owned by the Russian Federation has become the owner , ” Russia ’ s TASS said .
A company statement framed the move as key to protecting shareholders ’ interests at a moment the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Maduro and external entities still doing business with Caracas .
It ’ s been widely reported that Rosneft has explored exit options since early 2019 when Venezuelan assets continued rapidly losing money , leading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As a result of the concluded agreement all assets and trading operations of Rosneft in Venezuela and/or connected with Venezuela will be disposed of , terminated or liquidated , ” Rosneft said .
“ We took this decision in the interests of our shareholders , as a publicly traded international company , ” Rosneft spokesman Mikhail Leontyev further told TASS .
“ And we have a right to expect , indeed , that the US regulators fulfill their public promises.
” On Thursday the White House went so far as to issue a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his inner circle over drug trafficking charges , amid sweeping indictments against what Washington dubbed a vast narco-state criminal enterprise orchestrated by the regime .
It appears Rosneft took note of Trump ’ s willingness to press his economic war on Venezuela further even as the United States now leads the world in numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases , which threatens to decimate an economy still on “ pause ” and extreme uncertainty still on the horizon .
All of this follows in mid-February the US slapping new sanctions on Rosneft Trading SA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the company ’ s executive Didier Casimiro , accusing it of being the “ primary culprit ” of a campaign to evade Washington ’ s pressure campaign on the Maduro government .
But the sanctions stopped just short of naming parent company Rosneft , though the Trump administration long accused it of “ actively evading sanctions — engaging in ruses , engaging in deception.
” Bloomberg observed that “ The fight over Venezuela fits into a much larger geopolitical battle between Trump and Vladimir Putin , with both turning to oil as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further cited Russia ’ s ambassador to Venezuela , Sergey Melik-Magdasarov , as saying : “ Don ’ t worry !
This is about Rosneft ’ s assets being transferred to Russia ’ s government directly .
We keep moving forward together !
, ” he [ Amb .
Melik-Magdasarov ] said , in a message that also posted on the embassy website .
The assets include Rosneft ’ s stakes in local upstream companies Petromonagas , Petroperija , Boqueron , Petromiranda and Petrovictoria , as well as oil-service , commercial and trading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with just over 50 % of its shares , while BP Plc is the second-largest shareholder with 19.75 % , and Qatar ’ s QH Oil Investments owns 18.93 % .
Rosneft ’ s position has long been that US sanctions are illegal and that its own operations in Venezuela are commercial in nature , not political , after in prior months the company ’ s cooperation with state-run PDVSA became an “ open secret ” .
The ultimate strategy behind Saturday ’ s dramatic announcement is as yet uncertain , it should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ head of Caracas Capital Markets brokerage , cautioned that it ’ s too early to know for sure whether the move is intended to bolster Maduro .
“ We don ’ t know whether the new state entity is a cemetery corporation , where companies go to die , or whether the Russians are simply doing it to take Rosneft — which is their crown jewel and provides a large portion of Russia ’ s income — out of the way of sanctions and Putin will use the new company to continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rosneft has emerged as one of PDVSA ’ s closest joint venture partners , being crucial as a heavy lifter keeping Venezuelan oil afloat at a moment Washington tries to strangle and blockade the socialist state ’ s industry .

Now if Washington wants to keep this it will have to sanction Russia itself.
In the past weeks the Kremlin has shown it’s willing to punch back as well as take drastic necessary defensive action in the face of Washington sanctions at a moment America is preoccupied and made more vulnerable by the coronavirus threat — first by dumping OPEC+ and MbS, effectively declaring war on US shale — and now by taking aggressive measures to insulate Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft.
On Saturday Rosneft announced it has sold off all its Venezuelan oil assets to an unnamed Russian state entity. “The government of the Russian Federation has acquired assets in Venezuela from Rosneft. A company 100% owned by the Russian Federation has become the owner,” Russia’s TASS said.
A company statement framed the move as key to protecting shareholders’ interests at a moment the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Maduro and external entities still doing business with Caracas. It’s been widely reported that Rosneft has explored exit options since early 2019 when Venezuelan assets continued rapidly losing money, leading to worsened current operating conditions.
“As a result of the concluded agreement all assets and trading operations of Rosneft in Venezuela and/or connected with Venezuela will be disposed of, terminated or liquidated,” Rosneft said. “We took this decision in the interests of our shareholders, as a publicly traded international company,” Rosneft spokesman Mikhail Leontyev further told TASS. “And we have a right to expect, indeed, that the US regulators fulfill their public promises.”
On Thursday the White House went so far as to issue a $15 million bounty on Maduro and his inner circle over drug trafficking charges, amid sweeping indictments against what Washington dubbed a vast narco-state criminal enterprise orchestrated by the regime. It appears Rosneft took note of Trump’s willingness to press his economic war on Venezuela further even as the United States now leads the world in numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases, which threatens to decimate an economy still on “pause” and extreme uncertainty still on the horizon.
All of this follows in mid-February the US slapping new sanctions on Rosneft Trading SA, a unit of Rosneft, and the company’s executive Didier Casimiro, accusing it of being the “primary culprit” of a campaign to evade Washington’s pressure campaign on the Maduro government. But the sanctions stopped just short of naming parent company Rosneft, though the Trump administration long accused it of “actively evading sanctions — engaging in ruses, engaging in deception.”
Bloomberg observed that “The fight over Venezuela fits into a much larger geopolitical battle between Trump and Vladimir Putin, with both turning to oil as the weapon of choice.” And the report further cited Russia’s ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Melik-Magdasarov, as saying:
“Don’t worry! This is about Rosneft’s assets being transferred to Russia’s government directly. We keep moving forward together!,” he [Amb. Melik-Magdasarov] said, in a message that also posted on the embassy website. The assets include Rosneft’s stakes in local upstream companies Petromonagas, Petroperija, Boqueron, Petromiranda and Petrovictoria, as well as oil-service, commercial and trading units. The Russian Federation controls Rosneft with just over 50% of its shares, while BP Plc is the second-largest shareholder with 19.75%, and Qatar’s QH Oil Investments owns 18.93%.
Rosneft’s position has long been that US sanctions are illegal and that its own operations in Venezuela are commercial in nature, not political, after in prior months the company’s cooperation with state-run PDVSA became an “open secret”.
The ultimate strategy behind Saturday’s dramatic announcement is as yet uncertain, it should be noted:
But Russ Dallen, head of Caracas Capital Markets brokerage, cautioned that it’s too early to know for sure whether the move is intended to bolster Maduro. “We don’t know whether the new state entity is a cemetery corporation, where companies go to die, or whether the Russians are simply doing it to take Rosneft — which is their crown jewel and provides a large portion of Russia’s income — out of the way of sanctions and Putin will use the new company to continue to help Maduro,” he said.
Rosneft has emerged as one of PDVSA’s closest joint venture partners, being crucial as a heavy lifter keeping Venezuelan oil afloat at a moment Washington tries to strangle and blockade the socialist state’s industry.


russia-insider--2020-04-01--WATCH: Hugely Popular Russian Priest Brilliantly Mocks Darwin's 'Monkey Theory' (Vladimirov)

Fr .
Artemy treats the theory of evolution seriously .
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well , just as seriously as it deserves .
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Fr .
Artemy Vladimirov is a very prominent priest in Russia , especially popular among Moscow 's English-speaking population for his intelligence and perfect command of the English language .
In this video , Fr .
Artemy mocks Darwin 's theory with his signature wit .
A must watch !
( Transcript provided below ) Fr .
Artemy : Actually , a lot of famous people are buried in the floor of Westminster Abbey ( England ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , recently , and had a chat with Charles Darwin !
I 'm no fan of his `` Monkey Theory '' .
And as a priest , I was curious .
I said to his tombstone , '' Charles , how are you down there ?
So now what do you think ?
Are there really any intermediate links between species ?
Say , between a zebra and a giraffe ? ''
— He had this naive idea that science would find them !
And what do you think he said ?
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my theory !
That was n't very smart of me .
I now repent for it !
You are not related in any way to a bear or a pig ! ''
Woman : I read that he did actually repent before his death .
Fr .
Artemy : It would be good if he did .
As far as I know , his religious feelings withered more and more with time .
How lucky we are to be Russians !
How wonderful it is !
Let 's use this TV channel to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Orthodox Christianity to the whole world !
I propose that this show be broadcast , at the very least , in English and Chinese .
Please do bring my idea to the attention of your superiors .

Fr. Artemy treats the theory of evolution seriously . . . well, just as seriously as it deserves . . .
Fr. Artemy Vladimirov is a very prominent priest in Russia, especially popular among Moscow's English-speaking population for his intelligence and perfect command of the English language.
In this video, Fr. Artemy mocks Darwin's theory with his signature wit. A must watch! (Transcript provided below)
TRANSCRIPT
Fr. Artemy:
Actually, a lot of famous people are buried in the floor of Westminster Abbey (England). I was there, in fact, recently, and had a chat with Charles Darwin! I'm no fan of his "Monkey Theory". And as a priest, I was curious. I said to his tombstone,
"Charles, how are you down there? So now what do you think? Are there really any intermediate links between species? Say, between a zebra and a giraffe?" — He had this naive idea that science would find them! And what do you think he said?
"Father, don't be seduced by my theory! That wasn't very smart of me. I now repent for it! You are not related in any way to a bear or a pig!"
Woman:
I read that he did actually repent before his death.
Fr. Artemy:
It would be good if he did. As far as I know, his religious feelings withered more and more with time.
Pity the Anglo Saxons! Those poor Danes!
How lucky we are to be Russians! How wonderful it is!
Let's use this TV channel to testify to the triumph and reason of Orthodox Christianity to the whole world! I propose that this show be broadcast, at the very least, in English and Chinese. Please do bring my idea to the attention of your superiors.


russia-insider--2020-04-01--Trump Asks Putin for Help in Oil War, Here Are Putin's Conditions

Donald Trump called Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss plunging oil prices that are wreaking havoc on America ’ s shale oil industry .
The two leaders talked briefly about the coronavirus pandemic but quickly switched to Trump ’ s real concern which is oil production .
For the last month , Saudi Arabia has been flooding the market with crude oil to force Russia to agree to deep production cuts .
To his credit , Putin has stubbornly resisted Saudi coercion and maintained current output levels .
As a result , prices have plummeted to an 18-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is well below the break-even rate that American frackers need to survive .
In less than a month , the capital-intensive US shale oil industry has gone into a steep nosedive that has set off alarms on Wall Street where analysts expect that a wave of defaults will deliver a knockout blow to the big investment banks .
That ’ s why Trump decided to call Putin .
He wants to see if he can persuade the Russian president into slashing production .
It ’ s worth noting , that Putin remained stoically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sanctions on Russia for its alleged activities in Ukraine .
Nor did the Russian president complain about Washington ’ s meddling in Syria or its attempts to block Russia ’ s pipelines to Germany and Bulgaria .
( Nordstream and Southstream ) But now that the shoe is on the other foot and US business interests are being hurt , Trump thinks nothing of calling Moscow for help .
As one critic said , “ It looks like the Trump team can dish it out , but it can ’ t take it.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ no coverage in the American media , which is to be expected since there ’ s no way to spin an incident in which an American president is clearly pleading to “ evil ” Putin for a favor .
The Russian state media , Tass , summarized the phone call in a terse 3-sentence statement that excluded any useful background .
Here ’ s an excerpt : “ The leaders discussed also the current status of the world ’ s oil market .
“ An arrangement was made on Russian-US consultations in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Kremlin said .
“ Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed to continue personal contacts.
” ( Tass ) Notice how the report in Tass forgoes the baseless allegations and recriminations that typically appear in the western media .
Given the deluge of “ Russian meddling ” disinformation that has dominated the headlines for the last 3 years , you ’ d think the editors at Tass might be more critical of Trump ’ s gesture , after all , Trump ’ s phone call strongly suggests that Washington is ready to cave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provided it gets the production cuts it wants .
It seems like Tass might want to offer an opinion about that , especially since the MSM has taken such a hostile approach to all-things-Russian .
Apparently , not everyone uses their media to push their own narrow political agenda .
Some readers might recall how Trump scolded Putin in Helsinki in 2018 for pushing oil prices higher ( $ 85 per barrel ) which Trump claimed was hurting growth in the US .
Not surprisingly , Trump had his facts wrong .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration clapped harsh economic sanctions on both Iran and Venezuela which caused an immediate decline in production followed by a sharp rise in prices .
The US also supported the attack on Libya also contributed to the spike in prices .
Bottom line : Russia was no more responsible for the high prices in 2018 than it is for the low prices today .
In 2018 the problem was US sanctions that choked off supply , while in 2020 the problem is the Saudis .
It ’ s the Saudis that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t mean that Putin can ’ t help to ease the situation , but it does mean that the two leaders will have to air their differences candidly and find a constructive way to move forward .
That means there needs to be a summit which , to this point , has been strenuously opposed by the U.S. foreign policy establishment .
In any event , it ’ s extremely unlikely that Putin will agree to reduce oil production in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions .
That ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin wants from Washington is far more comprehensive .
He wants the US to rejoin the community of nations so they can deal collaboratively on critical issues like war , pandemic , nuclear proliferation and global security .
He wants a reliable partner that will play by the rules , comply with international law , stop the bloody regime change wars , respect the sovereignty of other nations , and lend a hand with global crises .
That ’ s what he wants .
He wants an ally that will respect the interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mutual importance , and work to create a more equitable and prosperous global economy .
If Trump shows he is willing to change , then Putin will undoubtedly make every effort to help out .
But if Trump continues with America ’ s go-it-alone approach , there ’ s not going to be a deal

Donald Trump called Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss plunging oil prices that are wreaking havoc on America’s shale oil industry. The two leaders talked briefly about the coronavirus pandemic but quickly switched to Trump’s real concern which is oil production.
For the last month, Saudi Arabia has been flooding the market with crude oil to force Russia to agree to deep production cuts. To his credit, Putin has stubbornly resisted Saudi coercion and maintained current output levels. As a result, prices have plummeted to an 18-year low of $20.09 per barrel which is well below the break-even rate that American frackers need to survive. In less than a month, the capital-intensive US shale oil industry has gone into a steep nosedive that has set off alarms on Wall Street where analysts expect that a wave of defaults will deliver a knockout blow to the big investment banks. That’s why Trump decided to call Putin. He wants to see if he can persuade the Russian president into slashing production.
It’s worth noting, that Putin remained stoically silent when the Trump administration imposed economic sanctions on Russia for its alleged activities in Ukraine. Nor did the Russian president complain about Washington’s meddling in Syria or its attempts to block Russia’s pipelines to Germany and Bulgaria. (Nordstream and Southstream) But now that the shoe is on the other foot and US business interests are being hurt, Trump thinks nothing of calling Moscow for help. As one critic said, “It looks like the Trump team can dish it out, but it can’t take it.”
The phone call has gotten almost no coverage in the American media, which is to be expected since there’s no way to spin an incident in which an American president is clearly pleading to “evil” Putin for a favor. The Russian state media, Tass, summarized the phone call in a terse 3-sentence statement that excluded any useful background. Here’s an excerpt:
“The leaders discussed also the current status of the world’s oil market. “An arrangement was made on Russian-US consultations in this regard through energy department heads,” the Kremlin said. “Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed to continue personal contacts.” (Tass)
Notice how the report in Tass forgoes the baseless allegations and recriminations that typically appear in the western media. Given the deluge of “Russian meddling” disinformation that has dominated the headlines for the last 3 years, you’d think the editors at Tass might be more critical of Trump’s gesture, after all, Trump’s phone call strongly suggests that Washington is ready to cave in to its “mortal enemy” provided it gets the production cuts it wants. It seems like Tass might want to offer an opinion about that, especially since the MSM has taken such a hostile approach to all-things-Russian. Apparently, not everyone uses their media to push their own narrow political agenda.
Some readers might recall how Trump scolded Putin in Helsinki in 2018 for pushing oil prices higher ($85 per barrel) which Trump claimed was hurting growth in the US. Not surprisingly, Trump had his facts wrong. The reason prices rose in 2018 was because the Trump administration clapped harsh economic sanctions on both Iran and Venezuela which caused an immediate decline in production followed by a sharp rise in prices. The US also supported the attack on Libya also contributed to the spike in prices. Bottom line: Russia was no more responsible for the high prices in 2018 than it is for the low prices today. In 2018 the problem was US sanctions that choked off supply, while in 2020 the problem is the Saudis. It’s the Saudis that increased production not Russia. That doesn’t mean that Putin can’t help to ease the situation, but it does mean that the two leaders will have to air their differences candidly and find a constructive way to move forward. That means there needs to be a summit which, to this point, has been strenuously opposed by the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
In any event, it’s extremely unlikely that Putin will agree to reduce oil production in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. That’s not what he wants at all. What Putin wants from Washington is far more comprehensive. He wants the US to rejoin the community of nations so they can deal collaboratively on critical issues like war, pandemic, nuclear proliferation and global security. He wants a reliable partner that will play by the rules, comply with international law, stop the bloody regime change wars, respect the sovereignty of other nations, and lend a hand with global crises.
That’s what he wants. He wants an ally that will respect the interests of others, cooperate on issues of mutual importance, and work to create a more equitable and prosperous global economy.
If Trump shows he is willing to change, then Putin will undoubtedly make every effort to help out. But if Trump continues with America’s go-it-alone approach, there’s not going to be a deal