lewrockwell--2020-09-15--A Terrifying Eye-Witness Account of the Kenosha Riots: ‘Everyone in the city was getting ready for a

A Terrifying Eye-Witness Account of the Kenosha Riots: ‘Everyone in the city was getting ready for a war.’

Much has been written about surviving riots and civil unrest .
But there ’ s nothing like a firsthand account to bring it to life .
We shared an eye-witness story from a National Guard member who told us about the Seattle riots .
Another writer shared her family ’ s experience during the Ferguson riots .
We ’ ve seen brutal videos on YouTube and social media .
The violence in our country is increasing dramatically .
And now , a woman has shared on Facebook what her family recently experienced in the Kenosha , Wisconsin riots .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out in my mind the most is that help was not on the way .
The residents of Kenosha who stood their ground were completely on their own against the mobs rampaging through their neighborhoods .
I ’ ve redacted some identifying information from her post – otherwise , the public post is exactly as she shared it on the social media outlet .
All emphasis is mine .
RPNB Gun Safe , Californ ... Best Price : $ 43.99 Buy New $ 49.99 The day of the worst destruction , fires , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kenosha were able to watch live -via independent media .
The entire start to finish .
The worst of it happened on 22nd & 60th , and I live on [ redacted ] , so to tell you I was terrified is an understatement .
The majority of Kenosha was watching our two [ redacted ] live footage well until 3am… police scanners on… bracing for the worst .
It was apparent from the beginning there was no help .
No police , no fire trucks no ambulances .
None .
Structures burned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacked were loaded into cars and raced to any hospital they could get to , rioters just broke into businesses and took what they wanted .
And we all watched it happen .
There was nothing we could do .
A sleepless night , we faced the next day with more fear .
A massive clean up effort , we helped as many homes and buisnesses as we could , brace for the night , we started to get inundated with messages from individuals and groups … targeting violence to specific neighborhoods , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lots of messages .
Most specifically targeting LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS… families !
!
!
Cars and buses were coming in to the city with no plates… caravans of groups .
Again , no extra police or national guard .
But the rioters came to Kenosha that night again .
Our PD and any help it had was standing ground at the PD building and courthouse… and many rioters did not know… our PD was trying to keep them from burning these down , not only because it was our infrastructure but because right between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inmates that were currently there due to Covid closing our jail ( HUBER ) .
Again live , we watched hundreds of rioters throwing Molotov cocktail￼s at these buildings and burning our city garbage trucks and dump trucks to the ground that we were using to protect these buildings .
I was afraid for the small line of policemen there that night .
FUNSHION Gun Safe Box ... Buy New $ 107.99 Everyone was urging me and Jim to take all of my animals and to leave the city… and let my house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kenosha .
I love my home .
Those who know me , know the pride we have taken in buying an ( as-is ) house and turning it into a home .
And my business !
Could I let it be destroyed ?
?
Absolutely NOT !
We have dear friends with a popular business just 4 houses away… we spend at least once a week there… they packed up boarded up and closed.. terrified … it ’ s on the main road .
All of us were now under now a state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the streets !
gas stations ordered to close and turn OFF all gas pumps.. the sirens and alerts on all of our phones coming in non- stop .
So we pulled out every firearm we owned .
Loaded them up .
And started to get ready… We were not leaving… Jim ’ s job told him to stay home and protect his family and home .
￼Everyone in the city was getting ready for a war .
Are you starting to feel anxiety reading this ?
Getting a grasp of how desperate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement was helping ?
And I ’ m telling you… NO ONE was there .
I have a dear friend who lives in Gurnee .
Has a home and a buisness there , and if she called me and Jim and told me her city was under attack , she was afraid for her LIFE and her store … I would help her .
We would go to Gurnee and help her .
Armed .
And that ’ s simply what happened .
The residents started to realize this was on us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rooftop businesses -in the neighborhoods .
I felt a little safer that night knowing we had some help .
So we watched again that night …live .
Beginning to end .
Garrison Grip Faux Lea ... Buy New $ 34.95 At the lakefront… there was a small police presence again , where our courthouse and Pd is… .
but the PD was nowhere else in the city .
It was just us left to fend for ourselves , watching live feed again , Listening to the scanners … lights off , house alarm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as we listened to where the rioters were , which way they were headed .
Despite the state of emergency curfew the city was flooded with cars driving around with no plates on , groups of people destroying our city .
Not enough police to arrest or stop not ONE SINGLE PERSON .
Until the guard came to help… the entire city was left to its own defenses .
Hell… we ran out of plywood to board up !
!
!
I had the crates ready to throw the animals in and run… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Constantly texting neighbors and friends around the city for updates .
When we say , if you don ’ t live here , you could not possibly know what was going on.. do you now understand ?
How afraid the whole city was ?
The national guard FINALLY was called out – and did not mess around .
The people who terrorized and destroyed Kenosha were not from Kenosha .
Of all the arrests… most were from 44 other city ’ s .
After our IDIOT governor finally asked , we got the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ONE .
We had FBI and all the surrounding PD ’ s come to our aid .
If…you don ’ t live here… you could not possibly understand what we went thru .
People should wait before they jump to conclusions .
I just am disgusted beyond words at the judgement that ’ s happening .
DISGUSTED For those of you with children to protect , a business you put your heart and soul in… a home you struggled to own and pay for.. you have got to understand what we all went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect what you love , and what you worked so hard for is strong .
I hope no one ever has to go thru anything like this .
( source ) The damage in Kenosha is astounding .
Kenosha isn ’ t a huge city .
It has a population of about 100,000 people .
Until these riots , it was not considered a dangerous city .
But things changed fast .
Here are some photos of the aftermath of the riots .
Minus the damage from shells and sniper rifles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I saw in Bosnia when I met with Selco and took one of his survival courses .
Is this the new America ?
If it ’ s this bad now , what ’ s going to happen after the election , particularly if the results are contested ?
LIVIQILY Front Seat St ... Buy New $ 19.99 This is spreading across the country .
So many people are convinced this can never happen where they live .
I see the denial all the time in the comments on my articles about this subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that some parts of the country are more resistant to the riots and arson than others , it needs to be clearly understood that these are not locals perpetrating the damage .
These are people being bussed in from other places .
Time and time again , we see articles with local authorities claiming most of the arrests made were people from out of town .
This isn ’ t something you see coming a week ahead , like a hurricane on the horizon .
One injustice , perceived or real , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fire that is blazing across the country .
It CAN happen to you , too .
A number of people in Minneapolis armed themselves to protect their families , businesses , and properties because they knew they were on their own .
The story above only underlines that point .
Literal battle zones are erupting across the nation .
Armed conflict is already occurring and the writing is on the wall .
Be prepared for civil unrest and riots because you won ’ t have much warning should violence mobs deploy near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if possible .
And if that ’ s not possible , it can not be more clear that you must be personally prepared to defend your home , your family , and your business because the police won ’ t be able to do it for you .
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper .
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Much has been written about surviving riots and civil unrest. But there’s nothing like a firsthand account to bring it to life.
We shared an eye-witness story from a National Guard member who told us about the Seattle riots. Another writer shared her family’s experience during the Ferguson riots. We’ve seen brutal videos on YouTube and social media. The violence in our country is increasing dramatically.
Here’s a first-hand story of the Kenosha riots.
And now, a woman has shared on Facebook what her family recently experienced in the Kenosha, Wisconsin riots. In her post, the thing that stands out in my mind the most is that help was not on the way. The residents of Kenosha who stood their ground were completely on their own against the mobs rampaging through their neighborhoods. I’ve redacted some identifying information from her post – otherwise, the public post is exactly as she shared it on the social media outlet. All emphasis is mine. RPNB Gun Safe,Californ... Best Price: $43.99 Buy New $49.99 (as of 03:28 UTC - Details)
The day of the worst destruction, fires, looting, assaults… all of us in Kenosha were able to watch live -via independent media. The entire start to finish. The worst of it happened on 22nd & 60th, and I live on [redacted], so to tell you I was terrified is an understatement. The majority of Kenosha was watching our two [redacted] live footage well until 3am… police scanners on… bracing for the worst. It was apparent from the beginning there was no help. No police, no fire trucks no ambulances. None. Structures burned to the ground, people hurt and attacked were loaded into cars and raced to any hospital they could get to, rioters just broke into businesses and took what they wanted.
And we all watched it happen. There was nothing we could do.
A sleepless night, we faced the next day with more fear. A massive clean up effort, we helped as many homes and buisnesses as we could, brace for the night, we started to get inundated with messages from individuals and groups … targeting violence to specific neighborhoods, schools, libraries.. with fires and destruction… lots of messages. Most specifically targeting LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS… families!!!
Cars and buses were coming in to the city with no plates… caravans of groups. Again, no extra police or national guard.
But the rioters came to Kenosha that night again.
Our PD and any help it had was standing ground at the PD building and courthouse… and many rioters did not know… our PD was trying to keep them from burning these down, not only because it was our infrastructure but because right between those buildings were A LOT of local inmates that were currently there due to Covid closing our jail (HUBER).
Again live, we watched hundreds of rioters throwing Molotov cocktail￼s at these buildings and burning our city garbage trucks and dump trucks to the ground that we were using to protect these buildings.
I was afraid for the small line of policemen there that night. FUNSHION Gun Safe Box ... Buy New $107.99 (as of 03:28 UTC - Details)
Everyone was urging me and Jim to take all of my animals and to leave the city… and let my house burn. To run far away from Kenosha. I love my home. Those who know me, know the pride we have taken in buying an (as-is) house and turning it into a home. And my business! Could I let it be destroyed?? Absolutely NOT!
We have dear friends with a popular business just 4 houses away… we spend at least once a week there… they packed up boarded up and closed.. terrified … it’s on the main road.
All of us were now under now a state of emergency curfew. Get home and off the streets! gas stations ordered to close and turn OFF all gas pumps..
the sirens and alerts on all of our phones coming in non- stop.
So we pulled out every firearm we owned. Loaded them up. And started to get ready… We were not leaving… Jim’s job told him to stay home and protect his family and home. ￼Everyone in the city was getting ready for a war.
Are you starting to feel anxiety reading this?
Getting a grasp of how desperate we all were?
Knowing no law enforcement was helping? And I’m telling you… NO ONE was there.
I have a dear friend who lives in Gurnee. Has a home and a buisness there, and if she called me and Jim and told me her city was under attack, she was afraid for her LIFE and her store … I would help her. We would go to Gurnee and help her. Armed.
And that’s simply what happened. The residents started to realize this was on us. And we organized. Groups and individuals-On rooftop businesses -in the neighborhoods. I felt a little safer that night knowing we had some help.
So we watched again that night …live. Beginning to end. Garrison Grip Faux Lea... Buy New $34.95 (as of 03:28 UTC - Details)
At the lakefront… there was a small police presence again, where our courthouse and Pd is…. but the PD was nowhere else in the city. It was just us left to fend for ourselves, watching live feed again, Listening to the scanners … lights off, house alarm armed. Curtains drawn – guns ready as we listened to where the rioters were, which way they were headed. Despite the state of emergency curfew the city was flooded with cars driving around with no plates on, groups of people destroying our city. Not enough police to arrest or stop not ONE SINGLE PERSON.
Until the guard came to help… the entire city was left to its own defenses.
Hell… we ran out of plywood to board up!!!
I had the crates ready to throw the animals in and run… guns at every window and door. Constantly texting neighbors and friends around the city for updates.
When we say, if you don’t live here, you could not possibly know what was going on.. do you now understand? How afraid the whole city was?
The national guard FINALLY was called out – and did not mess around. The people who terrorized and destroyed Kenosha were not from Kenosha. Of all the arrests… most were from 44 other city’s. After our IDIOT governor finally asked, we got the help we should have had from DAY ONE. We had FBI and all the surrounding PD’s come to our aid.
If…you don’t live here… you could not possibly understand what we went thru. People should wait before they jump to conclusions. I just am disgusted beyond words at the judgement that’s happening. DISGUSTED
For those of you with children to protect, a business you put your heart and soul in… a home you struggled to own and pay for.. you have got to understand what we all went thru. The fear and the instinct to protect what you love, and what you worked so hard for is strong. I hope no one ever has to go thru anything like this. (source)
The damage in Kenosha is astounding.
Kenosha isn’t a huge city. It has a population of about 100,000 people. Until these riots, it was not considered a dangerous city. But things changed fast.
Here are some photos of the aftermath of the riots. Minus the damage from shells and sniper rifles, looks like a warzone to rival things I saw in Bosnia when I met with Selco and took one of his survival courses.
PHOTO CREDIT: By Lightburst – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93638834
PHOTO CREDIT: By Lightburst – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93638841
PHOTO CREDIT: By Lightburst – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93638827
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This is spreading across the country.
So many people are convinced this can never happen where they live. I see the denial all the time in the comments on my articles about this subject. And while it’s true that some parts of the country are more resistant to the riots and arson than others, it needs to be clearly understood that these are not locals perpetrating the damage. These are people being bussed in from other places. Time and time again, we see articles with local authorities claiming most of the arrests made were people from out of town.
This isn’t something you see coming a week ahead, like a hurricane on the horizon. One injustice, perceived or real, is all it takes to throw gasoline on a fire that is blazing across the country. It CAN happen to you, too.
A number of people in Minneapolis armed themselves to protect their families, businesses, and properties because they knew they were on their own. The story above only underlines that point. Literal battle zones are erupting across the nation. Armed conflict is already occurring and the writing is on the wall.
Be prepared for civil unrest and riots because you won’t have much warning should violence mobs deploy near you. Have a plan to leave if possible. And if that’s not possible, it cannot be more clear that you must be personally prepared to defend your home, your family, and your business because the police won’t be able to do it for you.
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper.
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the nonsense that is the corona shutdowns and the damage that Christian churches have done by bowing to government edicts .
At the channel where his videos are found there are other videos on the Marxist underpinnings of BLM and the ungodly response of Catholic leadership regarding sexual abuse within the clergy .
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Martin was appointed in 2017 by Pope Francis as a consultant to the Vatican ’ s Secretariat for Communications .
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And Martin ’ s twitter followers love this post .
And he was appointed by the current pope .
Maybe coincidence , maybe correlation : both Christendom ( not only Catholic ) and liberty are hitting generational lows at precisely the same time .
And it is all captured in this one tweet .
Fr .
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I have been watching videos from Fr. Altman of La Crosse, Wisconsin. In the notes for his latest video is the following:
Fr. Altman offers what may be his last live streamed Mass from his parish as a result of his bishop moving to silence him.
Please voice your support for Fr. Altman by contacting Bishop Callahan and respectfully asking him to allow Fr. Altman to continue to broadcasting his Masses and homilies of hope.
Bishop William Callahan
Diocese of La Crosse
3710 East Avenue South
P.O. Box 4004
La Crosse, WI 54602-4004
Telephone: 608.788.7700
Fax: 608.788.8413
Continue to keep both Fr. Altman and Bishop Callahan in your prayers.
Fr. Altman has been quite vocal and clear on the nonsense that is the corona shutdowns and the damage that Christian churches have done by bowing to government edicts. At the channel where his videos are found there are other videos on the Marxist underpinnings of BLM and the ungodly response of Catholic leadership regarding sexual abuse within the clergy.
It seems this call to stop his livestream was prompted by James Martin, a Jesuit priest. Martin was appointed in 2017 by Pope Francis as a consultant to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications. Here is an example of Martin’s communications:
Mixrose Artificial Pla... Buy New $14.90 (as of 03:29 UTC - Details) George Floyd is compared to Jesus Christ. And Martin’s twitter followers love this post. And he was appointed by the current pope. Maybe coincidence, maybe correlation: both Christendom (not only Catholic) and liberty are hitting generational lows at precisely the same time. And it is all captured in this one tweet.
Conclusion
Fr. Altman has earned support, whether one is Catholic or not, Christian or not. He has been speaking truth regarding these issues that have crushed us in 2020, and all lovers of liberty can certainly support him at this time.
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lewrockwell--2020-09-15--Playing With Fire: Dems and Their Military Quislings Flirt With Seditious Military Coup

As the election approaches , more and more ominous evidence is quickly piling up that the U.S. military ’ s nearly 250-year separation from national politics is eroding .
Frightening signs indicate that senior members of the military are open to an anti-Trump coup d ’ etat .
If such a coup happens , Democrats will gleefully cheer it on .
Revolver wants make clear that this article is not based on any inside information .
Nobody on the Joint Chiefs of Staff is passing on warnings about what the military is planning .
Instead , this article is based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events , which are already worrisome enough .
The first red flag is buried in Bob Woodward ’ s latest book on the Trump Administration , Rage .
According to the book , former Defense Secretary James Mattis spent much of his tenure in office plotting to undermine the elected leader who appointed him .
Rage Woodward , Bob Best Price : $ 21.23 Buy New $ 14.00 The Post glances over this incident quickly , treating it as just one more example of a disgruntled senior Trump official .
But it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the top defense official in the United States , himself a former general , discussing “ collective action ” against the president with a top intelligence official .
“ Collective action ” could take many forms , perhaps a concerted effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and have the president declared incapacitated and removed .
This would be a coup , and it would be motivated not by Trump ’ s incapacity , which is justa fig leaf , but by political disagreements .
Sedition Williams , Phil M. Best Price : $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the President had rioters cleared from Lafayette Square after several days of violence and destruction , Mattis suggested the president ’ s decision was illegal .
When I joined the military , some 50 years ago , I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution .
Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens—much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief , with military leadership standing alongside .
[ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have already nearly burned down a church is not “ violating the Constitutional rights of fellow citizens.
” Make no mistake , Mattis knows exactly what he is suggesting .
When soldiers are given an illegal order , they must refuse .
Mattis is laying the groundwork for soldiers and generals to refuse the president ’ s orders .
From there , it is a very small step to simply removing the president entirely .

As the election approaches, more and more ominous evidence is quickly piling up that the U.S. military’s nearly 250-year separation from national politics is eroding. Frightening signs indicate that senior members of the military are open to an anti-Trump coup d’etat. If such a coup happens, Democrats will gleefully cheer it on.
Revolver wants make clear that this article is not based on any inside information. Nobody on the Joint Chiefs of Staff is passing on warnings about what the military is planning. Instead, this article is based on a reading of public statements and events, which are already worrisome enough.
The first red flag is buried in Bob Woodward’s latest book on the Trump Administration, Rage. According to the book, former Defense Secretary James Mattis spent much of his tenure in office plotting to undermine the elected leader who appointed him. Rage Woodward, Bob Best Price: $21.23 Buy New $14.00 (as of 03:30 UTC - Details)
The book documents private grumblings, periods of exasperation and wrestling about whether to quit among the so-called adults of the Trump orbit: Mattis, [then Director of National Intelligence Dan] Coats and then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Mattis quietly went to Washington National Cathedral to pray about his concern for the nation’s fate under Trump’s command and, according to Woodward, told Coats, “There may come a time when we have to take collective action” since Trump is “dangerous. He’s unfit.” [Washington Post]
The Post glances over this incident quickly, treating it as just one more example of a disgruntled senior Trump official. But it is far more than that. This is the top defense official in the United States, himself a former general, discussing “collective action” against the president with a top intelligence official. “Collective action” could take many forms, perhaps a concerted effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and have the president declared incapacitated and removed. This would be a coup, and it would be motivated not by Trump’s incapacity, which is justa fig leaf, but by political disagreements. Sedition Williams, Phil M. Best Price: $19.95 Buy New $24.99 (as of 03:30 UTC - Details)
Later, when the President had rioters cleared from Lafayette Square after several days of violence and destruction, Mattis suggested the president’s decision was illegal.
When I joined the military, some 50 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional rights of their fellow citizens—much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside. [The Atlantic]
Dispersing violent rioters who have already nearly burned down a church is not “violating the Constitutional rights of fellow citizens.” Make no mistake, Mattis knows exactly what he is suggesting. When soldiers are given an illegal order, they must refuse. Mattis is laying the groundwork for soldiers and generals to refuse the president’s orders. From there, it is a very small step to simply removing the president entirely.
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lewrockwell--2020-09-15--A Man’s Gotta Know His Limitations

A Man’s Gotta Know His Limitations

As I ’ ve been observing the actions and justifications of men like Jerome Powell , Anthony Fauci , Andrew Cuomo , Joe Biden and Donald Trump during this self-inflicted global depression , I can ’ t help but channel the iconic American actor Clint Eastwood and his most famous role – Dirty Harry , when assessing whether they have an understanding of their limitations .
If a man doesn ’ t know his limitations , he can ruin his own life .
When men in positions of immense power don ’ t know their limitations , they can ruin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ millions and propelling the world towards a catastrophic financial collapse and likely global conflict .
Our benevolent leaders act as if they know what is best for mankind , when they are actually flailing about blindly , corrupted by their own power and wealth , leading us on a path to destruction , because their immense egos won ’ t allow them to humbly admit their dreadful mistakes and take corrective actions .
The second Dirty Harry movie , Magnum Force , came out in 1974 , with Harry taking on vigilante cops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played by Hal Holbrook , tries to keep Harry off the case of bad guys being executed by the lieutenant ’ s squad of dirty cops , using the logic that Harry posed a risk to society by not following proper police and justice procedures .
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In a condescending tone , the lieutenant boasts that he has never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his holster as he has risen to a rank above Harry ’ s .
The sarcastic response from Harry shows his contempt for those not willing to do the dirty work , keeping the streets safe from criminals : “ You ’ re a good man lieutenant .
A good man always knows his limitations.
” At the end of the movie , after Harry has killed all the vigilante cops , the lieutenant pulls a gun on Harry and smugly tells him he will frame him for the murder of the cops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harry had been driving , not knowing Harry had activated a mailbox bomb and tossed it into the back seat .
As he slowly drives away , the bomb goes off , killing the lieutenant .
Another Dirty Harry happy ending .
The movie ends with Harry saying : That phrase keeps popping into my mind lately .
Watching the world burn while what amounts to leadership bloviates , lies , misinforms , and makes decisions which condemn the masses to a future of poverty , homelessness , violent upheaval , and an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feckless politicians , is infuriating to critical thinking rational people .
I ’ m constantly baffled by the lack of forethought regarding how actions taken today by leaders , to supposedly alleviate problems created by their previous solutions , will lead to long-term disaster .
I used to blame these decisions on stupidity and incompetence .
But I now attribute it to malice of forethought , driven by greed , envy and a sociopathic desire for power and control over others .
Those chosen to hold the key positions in government , central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand-picked and groomed by shadowy billionaire types whose agenda is to reap riches , hijack the financial system and exercise control over the population .
The year 2020 has revealed the type of men we ’ ve allowed to control our economy , our government and our lives .
We have become a nation of willfully ignorant , technology addicted , moronic dupes , being led down a path to destruction by sociopathic egomaniacal traitors to our country .
These men have a high opinion of their intellectual talents and arrogantly believe they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and confidently put forth solutions designed to benefit themselves and those they serve – not you .
This is not a new development for mankind .
Greed , envy and desire for control have driven a minority of men throughout history .
A sociopath has no empathy for other human beings .
They have no conscience , therefore have no qualms about lying , stealing , sending men to their deaths for oil or destroying the lives of millions .
Their hubris and arrogance always lead to their downfall because they are incapable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limitations .
There are three men , among many , who history will treat poorly when the story of 2020 is written ( depending on who writes it ) .
Anthony Fauci , Andrew Cuomo and Jerome Powell are men with high IQs , large egos , slaves to reputational accolades and used by the billionaires running this planet to implement their plans to control the world .
Are they just pawns or active participants in the conspiracy to financially , politically , socially medically and militarily enslave the population of the planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to impoverish the many and enrich the few ?
It ’ s a question that reverberates through my mind constantly , as I watch in disbelief while these men continually do the exact opposite of what needs to be done to improve the lives of Americans and blatantly lie , misinform , and obscure the truth .
Not being a sociopath , it is difficult for me to comprehend what drives men like these .
It appears power to rule over others , admiration from the masses , corporate media enhanced status , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their intellectual talents and an inability to acknowledge their own limitations are their key traits .
They have no second thoughts about sacrificing you at the altar of their gods – corporate billionaire oligarchs .
Anthony Fauci has been a government bureaucrat in charge of the U.S. infectious diseases department for the last thirty-six years .
You can only last that long in one position by pleasing those who matter .
In a rational world his performance over the last year would be considered disastrous , since his organization failed to see the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO and China conspired to cover it up , had absolutely no plans in place to combat it , downplayed the threat into early March , told people masks were useless ( they are ) before demanding the whole nation mask up , used the ridiculous Neil Ferguson model predicting 2 million deaths to convince the country to lockdown , has continuously provided conflicting advice , and has contributed greatly to the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression .
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He clearly loves the limelight , appearing on dozens of TV shows every week , as his bureaucrat ego grows in proportion to the accolades he receives from the corporate media and the sheep who worship at the feet of the lockdown cult .
He portrays himself as a scientist following the facts .
He wasn ’ t lying about masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s own literature prior to the pandemic said masks are useless in stopping the spread of viruses , because they are .
If he was a real scientist following the data , he would humbly admit Sweden was right all along , with no lockdown , no mandatory masking , no school shutdowns , and developing herd immunity as the infection rate reached 20 % .
The vulnerable ( old and those with pre-existing conditions ) should have quarantined and the young and healthy should have gone on with our lives .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever admit he was appallingly wrong .
His guidance during this pandemic has been as accurate as his pitching .
Fauci and his acolytes have convinced the masses masking protects them as a way to exercise control and conformity , testing the limits of governmental authority .
Compliance with the tyrannical dictates of governors and health “ experts ” ( who are uniformly unhealthy looking ) is a test run for further mandates and forced vaccines .
For doing his part on behalf of Gates and the other billionaire oligarchs , Fauci will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positions on drug company boards , speaking fees at healthcare conferences and TV appearances .
Fauci ’ s inability to realize his limitations and/or his moral failing as a supposedly neutral scientist have led to death and economic destruction on a far greater scale than if he had admitted what he did not know and didn ’ t fear monger the nation into a complete shutdown .
The suicides , riot death and destruction , undiagnosed cancer and heart disease deaths , mental health epidemic , millions of jobs lost and hundreds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blood on his hands .
Andrew Cuomo is a particularly vile character whose enormous ego is so inflated it convinces him to write a book in the midst of the pandemic about what a stupendous job he did by having the largest number of Covid-19 deaths in the nation , by far , and murdering thousands of nursing home residents by purposely directing infected patients back into the nursing homes .
I wonder how a man like this can sleep at night , with that many corpses on his conscience .
But there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conscience .
Cuomo is so arrogant and self-loving ; he actually believes he ’ s done an outstanding job .
He believes he ’ s earned his position of governor when he rode the coattails of his daddy ’ s name recognition .
He married a Kennedy ( who he eventually divorced ) and asked journalists how it would play , before proposing .
He is nothing more than an ambitious self-promoting climber , willing to do anything to get ahead .
Some animals are more equal than others when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governors ( Murphy , Wolf , Witmer , Newsome ) , Cuomo became intoxicated with the power he assumed during this pandemic .
Governors are essentially figureheads during normal times .
They rarely impact the day to day lives of their constituents .
But , with the panic induced by medical “ experts ” and Trump buying into the end of the world scenarios from purposely faulty models , governors and mayors throughout the country assumed almost dictatorial power to control our lives , with threats of imprisonment or fines for not following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no legislative or judicial checks on their illegal mandates .
Cuomo was clearly inebriated with the attention he got from his daily briefings , copying Trump ’ s daily updates .
He invoked a draconian lockdown , blamed the Feds for all his shortfalls , invoked fear among the populace rather than portraying the required stoicism , rational consideration of risks , and fortitude in the face of uncertainty .
This maniacal blowhard has the gall to take a victory lap and ridicule other governors when his death count is twice any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the states he has scorned .
If this man was capable of self-reflection , he would be on his knees begging forgiveness from thousands of families for his fatal error of putting infected patients into nursing homes , sentencing thousands of seniors to death .
Instead he glories in the accolades of the left-wing media , who ignore his disastrous decisions , and support his claims Trump is to blame .
Even though lockdowns have proven to be the wrong solution , Fauci proclaims Cuomo ’ s actions as an outstanding response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy of the world financial capital , presiding over a self-imposed mass death event , encouraging BLM and ANTIFA terrorists to riot , murder and destroy businesses , and treating the public like pawns in a political game , constitutes success in Cuomo world .
Cuomo ’ s limitations are many and his talents few , but he would never admit it .
Mencken ’ s words from decades ago have never been truer : “ The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed ( and hence clamorous to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it with an endless series of hobgoblins , all of them imaginary.
” American Crisis : Leade ... Cuomo , Andrew Buy New $ 27.00 That brings us to Jerome Powell , the man who sold the world .
How could a man with such an undistinguished career of working as an underling on Wall Street and as a mid-level government bureaucrat , become the most important man in the world ?
As with his two predecessors , Yellen and Bernanke , they all had the mundane unimpressive careers of academics and bureaucrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brilliant thinkers or leaders .
They fit Taleb ’ s description as IYI ( intellectual yet idiot ) .
They all achieved “ success ” by playing the game , ingratiating themselves to the ruling class , and proving to be pliable tools to those pulling the strings .
The reward for doing the bidding of the banking cabal and billionaire oligarchs running the Deep State is fame , media accolades , book deals , positions on boards , outrageous speaking “ fees ” ( aka payoffs ) and wealth they never dreamed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a one-hour speech at a Bank of America conference than he was paid annually as chairman of the Federal Reserve .
Bernanke didn ’ t allow the creative destruction of capitalism to put a recklessly corrupt organization like Bank of America out of business , and reaped riches for doing so .
Powell knows who butters his bread and will be compensated handsomely for saving the Wall Street cabal once again , while throwing Main Street and senior citizens under the bus .
As you can see from the chart below , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 5 % from 1990 through 2008 .
A senior citizen could get a similar return on a safe money market fund , to supplement their Social Security .
But thanks to Bernanke , Yellen and Powell , rates have essentially been zero for over a decade .
These actions have benefited their true constituency – criminal bankers , hedge fund managers , wealthy oligarchs , mega-corporations , and politicians .
They have impoverished the middle class , encouraged market speculation rather than capital investment and destroyed the retirements of low-income senior citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatest level of wealth inequality in history .
They have created two bubbles ( 2000 , 2008 ) with their easy money policies which burst , leading to widespread economic destruction .
But those bubbles pale in comparison to the world destroying bubble they have created as the “ solution ” to their last bubble .
Powell and his compadres have created a financial system so fragile that it couldn ’ t handle interest rates at 2.5 % .
By handle , I mean the stock market threw a tantrum and the spineless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was told and started to cut rates in the summer of 2019 .
Something broke within the fetid rigged machinery of financial market chicanery in September , with overnight repo rates soaring to 10 % – a level reflecting the true risk in the markets .
Rates reflecting the true market risk are unacceptable to the powers that be .
Powell was already doing the bidding of his bosses by lowering rates into the year-end and conducting stealth QE , while denying it was QE .
Powell is not a dumb man .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up it ’ s national credit card without negative consequences at some point – default , currency collapse , hyperinflation , civil chaos , global conflict .
It would require a man of courage , fortitude and morality to stand up to the evil forces controlling the systematic pillaging of the nation .
Powell is not that man .
His limitations are self-evident , as he has put the country on a path to destruction , while exacerbating the gulf between the Haves ( Powell ’ s people ) and the Have Nots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monetary machinations have fueled the riots roiling the country , which is possibly exactly what his oligarch superiors desire .
If the country is distracted by false narratives about systematic racism , with fighting in the streets , the systematic reaping of the national wealth can go on behind the curtain .
Powell has made a mockery of price discovery by buying up one third of the mortgages in the country , billions in junk bonds of companies that should be bankrupt , and convincing unemployed Robinhood day traders that stocks only go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if stocks start to drop .
After observing the clearly desperate actions taken by Powell to prop up his Wall Street puppeteers , under the cover of a pandemic , one must wonder whether he has been threatened to do so or actually believes his traitorous actions are beneficial to the country .
By lowering rates to zero , expanding his balance sheet by $ 3 trillion in a matter of months , enabling the Federal government to run $ 3 trillion deficits , and providing the fuel for an epic stock , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Powell is solely responsible for the banquet of consequences we will experience .
Powell has pushed all his chips on the table .
A man of much higher character and intellect than this cowardly Powell character explained what will happen seven decades ago : “ There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion .
The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion , or later as a final and total catastrophe of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ von Mises , Human Action [ 1949 ] When this Powell created bubble explodes , there will be many Dirty Harry type characters cracking a wry smirk and saying , “ a man ’ s got ta know his limitations ” .
Reprinted with permission from The Burning Platform .
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As I’ve been observing the actions and justifications of men like Jerome Powell, Anthony Fauci, Andrew Cuomo, Joe Biden and Donald Trump during this self-inflicted global depression, I can’t help but channel the iconic American actor Clint Eastwood and his most famous role – Dirty Harry, when assessing whether they have an understanding of their limitations. If a man doesn’t know his limitations, he can ruin his own life.
When men in positions of immense power don’t know their limitations, they can ruin the world, destroying the lives of millions and propelling the world towards a catastrophic financial collapse and likely global conflict. Our benevolent leaders act as if they know what is best for mankind, when they are actually flailing about blindly, corrupted by their own power and wealth, leading us on a path to destruction, because their immense egos won’t allow them to humbly admit their dreadful mistakes and take corrective actions.
The second Dirty Harry movie, Magnum Force, came out in 1974, with Harry taking on vigilante cops in San Francisco. His lieutenant, played by Hal Holbrook, tries to keep Harry off the case of bad guys being executed by the lieutenant’s squad of dirty cops, using the logic that Harry posed a risk to society by not following proper police and justice procedures. Fauci: The Bernie Mado... Ortleb, Charles Buy New $5.99 (as of 02:55 UTC - Details)
It’s funny how people in positions of power accuse others of doing what they in fact are doing themselves. In a condescending tone, the lieutenant boasts that he has never had to take his gun out of his holster as he has risen to a rank above Harry’s. The sarcastic response from Harry shows his contempt for those not willing to do the dirty work, keeping the streets safe from criminals:
“You’re a good man lieutenant. A good man always knows his limitations.”
At the end of the movie, after Harry has killed all the vigilante cops, the lieutenant pulls a gun on Harry and smugly tells him he will frame him for the murder of the cops. He then gets into the car Harry had been driving, not knowing Harry had activated a mailbox bomb and tossed it into the back seat. As he slowly drives away, the bomb goes off, killing the lieutenant. Another Dirty Harry happy ending. The movie ends with Harry saying:
“A man’s gotta know his limitations.”
That phrase keeps popping into my mind lately. Watching the world burn while what amounts to leadership bloviates, lies, misinforms, and makes decisions which condemn the masses to a future of poverty, homelessness, violent upheaval, and an economy gutted by reckless central bankers and feckless politicians, is infuriating to critical thinking rational people. I’m constantly baffled by the lack of forethought regarding how actions taken today by leaders, to supposedly alleviate problems created by their previous solutions, will lead to long-term disaster.
I used to blame these decisions on stupidity and incompetence. But I now attribute it to malice of forethought, driven by greed, envy and a sociopathic desire for power and control over others. Those chosen to hold the key positions in government, central banking, and in the media are hand-picked and groomed by shadowy billionaire types whose agenda is to reap riches, hijack the financial system and exercise control over the population.
The year 2020 has revealed the type of men we’ve allowed to control our economy, our government and our lives. We have become a nation of willfully ignorant, technology addicted, moronic dupes, being led down a path to destruction by sociopathic egomaniacal traitors to our country. These men have a high opinion of their intellectual talents and arrogantly believe they know the answers to all the questions and confidently put forth solutions designed to benefit themselves and those they serve – not you.
This is not a new development for mankind. Greed, envy and desire for control have driven a minority of men throughout history. A sociopath has no empathy for other human beings. They have no conscience, therefore have no qualms about lying, stealing, sending men to their deaths for oil or destroying the lives of millions. Their hubris and arrogance always lead to their downfall because they are incapable of the self-reflection necessary to understand their limitations.
There are three men, among many, who history will treat poorly when the story of 2020 is written (depending on who writes it). Anthony Fauci, Andrew Cuomo and Jerome Powell are men with high IQs, large egos, slaves to reputational accolades and used by the billionaires running this planet to implement their plans to control the world. Are they just pawns or active participants in the conspiracy to financially, politically, socially medically and militarily enslave the population of the planet through false narratives and financial engineering designed to impoverish the many and enrich the few?
It’s a question that reverberates through my mind constantly, as I watch in disbelief while these men continually do the exact opposite of what needs to be done to improve the lives of Americans and blatantly lie, misinform, and obscure the truth. Not being a sociopath, it is difficult for me to comprehend what drives men like these. It appears power to rule over others, admiration from the masses, corporate media enhanced status, wealth seeking, an over-inflated opinion of their intellectual talents and an inability to acknowledge their own limitations are their key traits. They have no second thoughts about sacrificing you at the altar of their gods – corporate billionaire oligarchs.
Anthony Fauci has been a government bureaucrat in charge of the U.S. infectious diseases department for the last thirty-six years. You can only last that long in one position by pleasing those who matter. In a rational world his performance over the last year would be considered disastrous, since his organization failed to see the pandemic coming, ignored it when the WHO and China conspired to cover it up, had absolutely no plans in place to combat it, downplayed the threat into early March, told people masks were useless (they are) before demanding the whole nation mask up, used the ridiculous Neil Ferguson model predicting 2 million deaths to convince the country to lockdown, has continuously provided conflicting advice, and has contributed greatly to the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression. Jerome Powell Jesus Po... Buy New $15.95 (as of 03:30 UTC - Details)
He is clearly a tool of the left as he is a big fan of Hillary Clinton and does the bidding of Bill Gates on the need for a vaccine for a flu that will not kill 99.9% of all Americans. He clearly loves the limelight, appearing on dozens of TV shows every week, as his bureaucrat ego grows in proportion to the accolades he receives from the corporate media and the sheep who worship at the feet of the lockdown cult. He portrays himself as a scientist following the facts. He wasn’t lying about masks back in March.
The CDC’s own literature prior to the pandemic said masks are useless in stopping the spread of viruses, because they are. If he was a real scientist following the data, he would humbly admit Sweden was right all along, with no lockdown, no mandatory masking, no school shutdowns, and developing herd immunity as the infection rate reached 20%. The vulnerable (old and those with pre-existing conditions) should have quarantined and the young and healthy should have gone on with our lives. He is too proud and agenda driven to ever admit he was appallingly wrong. His guidance during this pandemic has been as accurate as his pitching.
Fauci and his acolytes have convinced the masses masking protects them as a way to exercise control and conformity, testing the limits of governmental authority. Compliance with the tyrannical dictates of governors and health “experts” (who are uniformly unhealthy looking) is a test run for further mandates and forced vaccines. For doing his part on behalf of Gates and the other billionaire oligarchs, Fauci will reap riches, with book deals, positions on drug company boards, speaking fees at healthcare conferences and TV appearances.
Fauci’s inability to realize his limitations and/or his moral failing as a supposedly neutral scientist have led to death and economic destruction on a far greater scale than if he had admitted what he did not know and didn’t fear monger the nation into a complete shutdown. The suicides, riot death and destruction, undiagnosed cancer and heart disease deaths, mental health epidemic, millions of jobs lost and hundreds of thousands of small business closures are real blood on his hands.
Andrew Cuomo is a particularly vile character whose enormous ego is so inflated it convinces him to write a book in the midst of the pandemic about what a stupendous job he did by having the largest number of Covid-19 deaths in the nation, by far, and murdering thousands of nursing home residents by purposely directing infected patients back into the nursing homes. I wonder how a man like this can sleep at night, with that many corpses on his conscience. But there is the answer.
Sociopaths have no conscience. Cuomo is so arrogant and self-loving; he actually believes he’s done an outstanding job. He believes he’s earned his position of governor when he rode the coattails of his daddy’s name recognition. He married a Kennedy (who he eventually divorced) and asked journalists how it would play, before proposing. He is nothing more than an ambitious self-promoting climber, willing to do anything to get ahead. Some animals are more equal than others when it comes to masking.
As with the other left-wing governors (Murphy, Wolf, Witmer, Newsome), Cuomo became intoxicated with the power he assumed during this pandemic. Governors are essentially figureheads during normal times. They rarely impact the day to day lives of their constituents. But, with the panic induced by medical “experts” and Trump buying into the end of the world scenarios from purposely faulty models, governors and mayors throughout the country assumed almost dictatorial power to control our lives, with threats of imprisonment or fines for not following their authoritarian decrees. They have had no legislative or judicial checks on their illegal mandates.
Cuomo was clearly inebriated with the attention he got from his daily briefings, copying Trump’s daily updates. He invoked a draconian lockdown, blamed the Feds for all his shortfalls, invoked fear among the populace rather than portraying the required stoicism, rational consideration of risks, and fortitude in the face of uncertainty. This maniacal blowhard has the gall to take a victory lap and ridicule other governors when his death count is twice any other state and three times as high as the states he has scorned.
If this man was capable of self-reflection, he would be on his knees begging forgiveness from thousands of families for his fatal error of putting infected patients into nursing homes, sentencing thousands of seniors to death. Instead he glories in the accolades of the left-wing media, who ignore his disastrous decisions, and support his claims Trump is to blame. Even though lockdowns have proven to be the wrong solution, Fauci proclaims Cuomo’s actions as an outstanding response to the pandemic.
I guess destroying the economy of the world financial capital, presiding over a self-imposed mass death event, encouraging BLM and ANTIFA terrorists to riot, murder and destroy businesses, and treating the public like pawns in a political game, constitutes success in Cuomo world. Cuomo’s limitations are many and his talents few, but he would never admit it. Mencken’s words from decades ago have never been truer:
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”
American Crisis: Leade... Cuomo, Andrew Buy New $27.00 (as of 03:30 UTC - Details) That brings us to Jerome Powell, the man who sold the world. How could a man with such an undistinguished career of working as an underling on Wall Street and as a mid-level government bureaucrat, become the most important man in the world? As with his two predecessors, Yellen and Bernanke, they all had the mundane unimpressive careers of academics and bureaucrats. None of them distinguished themselves as brilliant thinkers or leaders. They fit Taleb’s description as IYI (intellectual yet idiot).
They all achieved “success” by playing the game, ingratiating themselves to the ruling class, and proving to be pliable tools to those pulling the strings. The reward for doing the bidding of the banking cabal and billionaire oligarchs running the Deep State is fame, media accolades, book deals, positions on boards, outrageous speaking “fees” (aka payoffs) and wealth they never dreamed of. Bernanke made more for giving a one-hour speech at a Bank of America conference than he was paid annually as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Bernanke didn’t allow the creative destruction of capitalism to put a recklessly corrupt organization like Bank of America out of business, and reaped riches for doing so. Powell knows who butters his bread and will be compensated handsomely for saving the Wall Street cabal once again, while throwing Main Street and senior citizens under the bus.
As you can see from the chart below, the Fed Funds rate averaged between 4% and 5% from 1990 through 2008. A senior citizen could get a similar return on a safe money market fund, to supplement their Social Security. But thanks to Bernanke, Yellen and Powell, rates have essentially been zero for over a decade. These actions have benefited their true constituency – criminal bankers, hedge fund managers, wealthy oligarchs, mega-corporations, and politicians.
They have impoverished the middle class, encouraged market speculation rather than capital investment and destroyed the retirements of low-income senior citizens. They are solely responsible for the greatest level of wealth inequality in history. They have created two bubbles (2000, 2008) with their easy money policies which burst, leading to widespread economic destruction. But those bubbles pale in comparison to the world destroying bubble they have created as the “solution” to their last bubble.
Powell and his compadres have created a financial system so fragile that it couldn’t handle interest rates at 2.5%. By handle, I mean the stock market threw a tantrum and the spineless Wall Street lackey Powell did what he was told and started to cut rates in the summer of 2019. Something broke within the fetid rigged machinery of financial market chicanery in September, with overnight repo rates soaring to 10% – a level reflecting the true risk in the markets. Rates reflecting the true market risk are unacceptable to the powers that be. Powell was already doing the bidding of his bosses by lowering rates into the year-end and conducting stealth QE, while denying it was QE.
Powell is not a dumb man. He knows a country cannot run up it’s national credit card without negative consequences at some point – default, currency collapse, hyperinflation, civil chaos, global conflict. It would require a man of courage, fortitude and morality to stand up to the evil forces controlling the systematic pillaging of the nation. Powell is not that man.
His limitations are self-evident, as he has put the country on a path to destruction, while exacerbating the gulf between the Haves (Powell’s people) and the Have Nots (you and me). His monetary machinations have fueled the riots roiling the country, which is possibly exactly what his oligarch superiors desire. If the country is distracted by false narratives about systematic racism, with fighting in the streets, the systematic reaping of the national wealth can go on behind the curtain.
Powell has made a mockery of price discovery by buying up one third of the mortgages in the country, billions in junk bonds of companies that should be bankrupt, and convincing unemployed Robinhood day traders that stocks only go up, because Powell will rescue them if stocks start to drop. After observing the clearly desperate actions taken by Powell to prop up his Wall Street puppeteers, under the cover of a pandemic, one must wonder whether he has been threatened to do so or actually believes his traitorous actions are beneficial to the country.
By lowering rates to zero, expanding his balance sheet by $3 trillion in a matter of months, enabling the Federal government to run $3 trillion deficits, and providing the fuel for an epic stock, real estate, and bond bubble, Powell is solely responsible for the banquet of consequences we will experience. Powell has pushed all his chips on the table. A man of much higher character and intellect than this cowardly Powell character explained what will happen seven decades ago:
“There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved.” – Ludwig von Mises, Human Action [1949]
When this Powell created bubble explodes, there will be many Dirty Harry type characters cracking a wry smirk and saying, “a man’s gotta know his limitations”.
Reprinted with permission from The Burning Platform.
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2021: the Year of the Deadliest Vaccine

“ There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good.
” “ There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza .
The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless , but they go on selling them , anyway.
” Dr. J. Anthony Morris , former Chief Vaccine Control Officer and research virologist , U.S. FDA In this country , the mass vaccination of children at voluminous levels is nothing short of unmitigated child abuse or worse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by introducing toxic viruses through vaccines that also contain poisonous and dangerous brain-altering adjuvants , is certainly criminal , but also borders on the concept of premeditated murder .
This is the essence of the vaccine industry that is controlled by world health organizations , eugenic based foundations , and pharmaceutical giants ; all tied to government for funding and promotion through propaganda the false efficacy of mass vaccination .
This is nothing more that a multi-billion dollar profit generating effort by very unscrupulous and evil corporate and government partnerships that seek to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re Not List ... Hill , Harlan Best Price : $ 18.97 Buy New $ 17.15 As an example of these collusions between the controlling classes , Trump recently , and as usual , did a complete reversal , contradicting his phony position at every level in an effort to gain certain political support while doing the exact opposite of what he claimed .
Doublespeak in this arena is common , but in this case , it is also deadly .
In order to gain favor from tentative supporters , Trump stopped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Organization ( WHO ) , pretending to show contempt for its policies and control of this fake pandemic .
But at the same time , he gave over a billion dollars to GAVI , the Vaccine Alliance founded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , a fascist public-private global health organization .
GAVI is one of the largest contributors to the WHO , so in essence , Trump ’ s actions were a total lie , as the new contribution to the WHO funding GAVI was many times more than the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be used to fund the WHO covertly .
It is telling that since the U.S. quit funding the WHO , the largest single contributor to that evil and corrupt organization is the Gates Foundation , and Trump gave the Gates ’ created GAVI over a billion dollars of taxpayer money .
There is also much more deceit evident here .
GAVI and the WHO work hand in hand , along with The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations ( CEPI ) , and are attempting to vaccinate the world in short order by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devastate the planet .
On the WHO website , COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools ( ACT ) Accelerator , and claims it seeks to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and end the acute phase of the pandemic by the end of 2021 , never mind that the so-called acute phase ended much earlier this year , if it existed at all .
They must know the future because they have planned the future .
Bill Gates is controlling much of this effort , but Gates has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Trump administration , and is the leading funder of the WHO , is the founder of GAVI , and all , including Trump , are working together in a joint venture that will lead to mass vaccination .
Considering this alliance from hell , Trump has stated publically that he has deployed and will use the United States military to distribute and administer the new vaccine that is coming .
This too will be a direct collaboration between Trump , Gates , the WHO , GAVI , CEPI , the Pharmaceutical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s cabinet .
So did Trump really defund the WHO , or did he just create a mass mandatory vaccine squad bent on controlling the globe ?
They ’ re Not List ... Hill , Harlan Best Price : $ 18.97 Buy New $ 17.15 The players involved in this global reset meant to gain total control of all populations , are all working together while pretending to be enemies .
It is no different in party politics , as in this country where the democrats and republicans are thought and claim to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same agendas .
They both want power and control , but they also want unlimited government spending , money printing , socialized health care , protectionism , economic control , trade restrictions , war , geopolitical control , and mandatory mass vaccination .
This is a global effort run by a top-down ruling system where all in power work together against the people .
This is the constant modus operandi of the rulers and the political classes , and each and every division amongst the general population helps the controllers to achieve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governing system that allows for total economic and population control by the claimed elites .
This Covid vaccine that is most likely already sitting on the shelf and ready to go , is a very key component of the global takeover and reset .
I think it may be the most important aspect of the current plot due to the fact that if it is widely accepted , it will lead to extreme sickness and death around the world , causing renewed and severe fear worldwide .
This is exactly what is necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and likely fatal concoction meant to help speed up the advance of a totalitarian and technocratically run system .
In addition , there is no way whatsoever to know what could possibly be put into this vaccine to cause the implanting of gene-altering technology into human subjects .
Experimentation on unsuspecting citizens has always been a factor in vaccination production and use , but this time considering the advances in technology , it could be life altering for many segments of the global populace , and administered covertly .
It is my opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up of isolation , quarantine , tracking and tracing , stricter mask requirements , lockdowns , business closures , and much more aggressive state enforcement practices , as have been telegraphed in countries such as Australia , New Zealand , China , and much of Europe lately .
I think the most dangerous time is directly ahead , and will probably begin in earnest as soon as October or November of this year , and escalate continuously throughout the winter months and the rest of 2021. iGen : Why Today ’ ... Twenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 8.95 Buy New $ 9.63 The vaccination effort will go forward , but in order for that to be accepted by a majority , much more fear will need to be spread by the propagandists controlling this narrative .
The attempt to stoke mass fear will be multi-faceted , and will most likely begin with the useless presidential election , and the extreme violence perpetrated and allowed by the ruling class .
Once this planned total chaos ensues , the reporting of mass death due to this hoax called Covid will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the turmoil will serve as a distraction and cover for the real agendas being sought .
At this point , the people of this country are thinking that things have improved slightly , and that there is a light ahead , but this is just an illusion .
Most are still in a dire position economically or psychologically , and are ripe for abuse by the state .
It is just the calm before the storm , as the second phase that has already been implanted in the minds of the people will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans wake up and say no more .
This is just an extension of 9-11 on steroids , and this terrorist attack is no different in that it is not an attack by monsters from afar , it is an attack from within on all citizens by the very U.S. state claiming political authority over all .
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“There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good.” “There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway.”
Dr. J. Anthony Morris, former Chief Vaccine Control Officer and research virologist, U.S. FDA
In this country, the mass vaccination of children at voluminous levels is nothing short of unmitigated child abuse or worse. In addition, vaccinating the old by introducing toxic viruses through vaccines that also contain poisonous and dangerous brain-altering adjuvants, is certainly criminal, but also borders on the concept of premeditated murder. This is the essence of the vaccine industry that is controlled by world health organizations, eugenic based foundations, and pharmaceutical giants; all tied to government for funding and promotion through propaganda the false efficacy of mass vaccination. This is nothing more that a multi-billion dollar profit generating effort by very unscrupulous and evil corporate and government partnerships that seek to gain power at every turn. They’re Not List... Hill, Harlan Best Price: $18.97 Buy New $17.15 (as of 04:30 UTC - Details)
As an example of these collusions between the controlling classes, Trump recently, and as usual, did a complete reversal, contradicting his phony position at every level in an effort to gain certain political support while doing the exact opposite of what he claimed. Doublespeak in this arena is common, but in this case, it is also deadly. In order to gain favor from tentative supporters, Trump stopped all U.S. funding of the World Health Organization (WHO), pretending to show contempt for its policies and control of this fake pandemic. But at the same time, he gave over a billion dollars to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance founded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a fascist public-private global health organization. GAVI is one of the largest contributors to the WHO, so in essence, Trump’s actions were a total lie, as the new contribution to the WHO funding GAVI was many times more than the past three years, which by backdoor techniques could be used to fund the WHO covertly. It is telling that since the U.S. quit funding the WHO, the largest single contributor to that evil and corrupt organization is the Gates Foundation, and Trump gave the Gates’ created GAVI over a billion dollars of taxpayer money.
There is also much more deceit evident here. GAVI and the WHO work hand in hand, along with The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and are attempting to vaccinate the world in short order by claiming a deadly virus called Covid-19 will devastate the planet. On the WHO website, COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, and claims it seeks to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and end the acute phase of the pandemic by the end of 2021, never mind that the so-called acute phase ended much earlier this year, if it existed at all. They must know the future because they have planned the future. Bill Gates is controlling much of this effort, but Gates has been partnered with Anthony Fauci and Birx in the Trump administration, and is the leading funder of the WHO, is the founder of GAVI, and all, including Trump, are working together in a joint venture that will lead to mass vaccination. Considering this alliance from hell, Trump has stated publically that he has deployed and will use the United States military to distribute and administer the new vaccine that is coming. This too will be a direct collaboration between Trump, Gates, the WHO, GAVI, CEPI, the Pharmaceutical mafia, and many of Trump’s cabinet. So did Trump really defund the WHO, or did he just create a mass mandatory vaccine squad bent on controlling the globe? They’re Not List... Hill, Harlan Best Price: $18.97 Buy New $17.15 (as of 04:30 UTC - Details)
The players involved in this global reset meant to gain total control of all populations, are all working together while pretending to be enemies. It is no different in party politics, as in this country where the democrats and republicans are thought and claim to be mortal enemies; both continually seek the same agendas. They both want power and control, but they also want unlimited government spending, money printing, socialized health care, protectionism, economic control, trade restrictions, war, geopolitical control, and mandatory mass vaccination. This is a global effort run by a top-down ruling system where all in power work together against the people. This is the constant modus operandi of the rulers and the political classes, and each and every division amongst the general population helps the controllers to achieve the power necessary to build a world governing system that allows for total economic and population control by the claimed elites.
This Covid vaccine that is most likely already sitting on the shelf and ready to go, is a very key component of the global takeover and reset. I think it may be the most important aspect of the current plot due to the fact that if it is widely accepted, it will lead to extreme sickness and death around the world, causing renewed and severe fear worldwide. This is exactly what is necessary to fool people into accepting an untested and likely fatal concoction meant to help speed up the advance of a totalitarian and technocratically run system. In addition, there is no way whatsoever to know what could possibly be put into this vaccine to cause the implanting of gene-altering technology into human subjects. Experimentation on unsuspecting citizens has always been a factor in vaccination production and use, but this time considering the advances in technology, it could be life altering for many segments of the global populace, and administered covertly.
It is my opinion that there will be a massive ramp up of isolation, quarantine, tracking and tracing, stricter mask requirements, lockdowns, business closures, and much more aggressive state enforcement practices, as have been telegraphed in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, China, and much of Europe lately. I think the most dangerous time is directly ahead, and will probably begin in earnest as soon as October or November of this year, and escalate continuously throughout the winter months and the rest of 2021.
iGen: Why Today’... Twenge PhD, Jean M. Best Price: $8.95 Buy New $9.63 (as of 04:31 UTC - Details) The vaccination effort will go forward, but in order for that to be accepted by a majority, much more fear will need to be spread by the propagandists controlling this narrative. The attempt to stoke mass fear will be multi-faceted, and will most likely begin with the useless presidential election, and the extreme violence perpetrated and allowed by the ruling class. Once this planned total chaos ensues, the reporting of mass death due to this hoax called Covid will be let loose on the public, and the turmoil will serve as a distraction and cover for the real agendas being sought.
At this point, the people of this country are thinking that things have improved slightly, and that there is a light ahead, but this is just an illusion. Most are still in a dire position economically or psychologically, and are ripe for abuse by the state. It is just the calm before the storm, as the second phase that has already been implanted in the minds of the people will soon be forthcoming unless large numbers of Americans wake up and say no more. This is just an extension of 9-11 on steroids, and this terrorist attack is no different in that it is not an attack by monsters from afar, it is an attack from within on all citizens by the very U.S. state claiming political authority over all.
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Religion and Liberty

Religion and liberty—few issues are more controversial among current-day libertarians .
– Jörg Guido Hülsmann , from the Preface to The Place of Religion in the Liberal Philosophy of Constant , Tocqueville , and Lord Acton by Ralph Raico .
Guido Hülsmann is one of the truly shining lights when it comes to Austrian economics , libertarian political philosophy , and the understanding of the intersection of culture and liberty .
I have also come to believe that there is not a single subject known to man on which he is unable to provide informed thought .
Maybe Major League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In this Preface , Hülsmann offers four possibilities when it comes to this intersection : first , that religion and liberty are separate spheres , with little to do with one another ; second , that these two are completely antagonistic ; third , that one complements the other – a sense of piety in man facilitates the possibility of limited government ; fourth , religion – particularly Christianity – is fundamental to liberty , and this is demonstrated by both the historical record and by conceptual thought .
Deflation and Liberty Hulsmann @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7.50 Buy New $ 5.95 When considering these four , I see my journey going from the first to the third and finally the fourth .
To walk through this here is too much to consider , covering a journey of at least five years – and , in some ways , a lifetime .
I can describe , instead , why I am here .
Let ’ s start at the end ; Murray Rothbard writes : What I have been trying to say is that Mises ’ s utilitarian , relativist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to establish a full case for liberty .
It must be supplemented by an absolutist ethic—an ethic of liberty , as well as of other values needed for the health and development of the individual—grounded on natural law , i.e.
, discovery of the laws of man ’ s nature .
The first time I read those words , many , many years ago , I didn ’ t grasp the full weight of the meaning .
To further his point , Rothbard writes : …only forms of natural or higher law theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the existing system from which to challenge the status quo .
And if this isn ’ t sufficient , Rothbard would elsewhere add : …the natural law provides the only sure ground for a continuing critique of governmental laws and decrees .
Elements of natural law can be found in many faiths , as C. S. Lewis offered in the Appendix to The Abolition of Man .
He offers numerous illustrations of Natural Law to be found in history and in many cultures : ancient Egyptian , Jewish , Chinese , Old Norse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian , Anglo-Saxon , Greek , Australian Aborigines .
There are many features in common across these .
Mises : The Last Knight ... Ju00f6rg Guido Hu00fcl ... Best Price : $ 14.80 Buy New $ 48.96 Yet the historical record demonstrates that these features only took meaningful root in establishing liberty in civilizations influenced by Christianity .
Why is that ?
I believe it is because of concepts unique to Christianity , unique from other religions .
And one need not believe in the Virgin Birth or Resurrection to recognize these concepts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and all women in His image ; God breathed into man , giving him reason and a soul ; in Christianity , we have the perfect archetype ; man has a unique and special purpose – a proper end toward ordering life ; an extremely low time preference , considering eternity ; men and women offer service and are subservient to each other ; there is neither Jew nor Gentile , neither slave nor free , nor is there male and female .
Yes , some of these can be found in other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason and a soul into all men and all women , regardless of their faith or lack of faith .
To my knowledge , however , no other religion integrates all of these into one cohesive narrative .
From these , one can derive the natural law of which Rothbard wrote .
And this is how I ended up understanding that the fourth of the four possibilities offered by Hülsmann is the only one that offers a path toward sustainable liberty .
Continuing with Hülsmann , who has , obviously , come to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasons , I can not say ) : This realization has been a slow process and I could not say now when and where it will end .
But I can pinpoint the circumstances of its beginnings .
I can pinpoint the one writer who got this stone in me rolling .
For Hülsmann , the journey began with something else written by Raico .
For me…I also have no idea where this journey of mine will end , but I can also point to where it began…kind of .
Early in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good amount examining the positions of left libertarians – concluding that what they advocated was not libertarian , nor would it lead to liberty .
At one point , a left-libertarian challenged me to take on Hans Hoppe in the same way , pointing me to Hoppe ’ s essay , A Realistic Libertarianism .
This was five years ago .
The Ethics of Money Pr ... Hulsmann , Jorg Guido Best Price : $ 11.00 Buy New $ 14.00 Prior to this I had read much of Hoppe , but never with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I ended up agreeing with Hoppe – albeit so much of my thin-libertarianism-and-only-thin-libertarianism-is-sufficient-for-liberty came through ( I am almost embarrassed to offer the link ) .
My thoughts have obviously developed since then .
But it is clear that this was my singular objective , identifiable , starting point .
Unfortunately , the individual who challenged me posted his comment as anonymous , therefore I am not able to thank him , profusely .
In any case , I don ’ t think the outcome was as he hoped .
In any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ profuse thanks to Hans Hoppe .
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Religion and liberty—few issues are more controversial among current-day libertarians.
– Jörg Guido Hülsmann, from the Preface to The Place of Religion in the Liberal Philosophy of Constant, Tocqueville, and Lord Acton by Ralph Raico.
Guido Hülsmann is one of the truly shining lights when it comes to Austrian economics, libertarian political philosophy, and the understanding of the intersection of culture and liberty. I have also come to believe that there is not a single subject known to man on which he is unable to provide informed thought. Maybe Major League Baseball, but other than that….
In this Preface, Hülsmann offers four possibilities when it comes to this intersection: first, that religion and liberty are separate spheres, with little to do with one another; second, that these two are completely antagonistic; third, that one complements the other – a sense of piety in man facilitates the possibility of limited government; fourth, religion – particularly Christianity – is fundamental to liberty, and this is demonstrated by both the historical record and by conceptual thought. Deflation and Liberty Hulsmann, Jorg Guido Best Price: $7.50 Buy New $5.95 (as of 03:41 UTC - Details)
When considering these four, I see my journey going from the first to the third and finally the fourth. To walk through this here is too much to consider, covering a journey of at least five years – and, in some ways, a lifetime. I can describe, instead, why I am here. Let’s start at the end; Murray Rothbard writes:
What I have been trying to say is that Mises’s utilitarian, relativist approach to ethics is not nearly enough to establish a full case for liberty. It must be supplemented by an absolutist ethic—an ethic of liberty, as well as of other values needed for the health and development of the individual—grounded on natural law, i.e., discovery of the laws of man’s nature.
The first time I read those words, many, many years ago, I didn’t grasp the full weight of the meaning. To further his point, Rothbard writes:
…only forms of natural or higher law theory can provide a radical base outside of the existing system from which to challenge the status quo.
And if this isn’t sufficient, Rothbard would elsewhere add:
…the natural law provides the only sure ground for a continuing critique of governmental laws and decrees.
Elements of natural law can be found in many faiths, as C. S. Lewis offered in the Appendix to The Abolition of Man. He offers numerous illustrations of Natural Law to be found in history and in many cultures: ancient Egyptian, Jewish, Chinese, Old Norse, Babylonian, Roman, Hindu, Christian, Anglo-Saxon, Greek, Australian Aborigines. There are many features in common across these.
Mises: The Last Knight... Ju00f6rg Guido Hu00fcl... Best Price: $14.80 Buy New $48.96 (as of 07:55 UTC - Details) Yet the historical record demonstrates that these features only took meaningful root in establishing liberty in civilizations influenced by Christianity. Why is that? I believe it is because of concepts unique to Christianity, unique from other religions. And one need not believe in the Virgin Birth or Resurrection to recognize these concepts as Christian.
God man all men and all women in His image; God breathed into man, giving him reason and a soul; in Christianity, we have the perfect archetype; man has a unique and special purpose – a proper end toward ordering life; an extremely low time preference, considering eternity; men and women offer service and are subservient to each other; there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female.
Yes, some of these can be found in other religions – after all, God breathed reason and a soul into all men and all women, regardless of their faith or lack of faith. To my knowledge, however, no other religion integrates all of these into one cohesive narrative. From these, one can derive the natural law of which Rothbard wrote.
And this is how I ended up understanding that the fourth of the four possibilities offered by Hülsmann is the only one that offers a path toward sustainable liberty. Continuing with Hülsmann, who has, obviously, come to the same realization (perhaps for other reasons, I cannot say):
This realization has been a slow process and I could not say now when and where it will end. But I can pinpoint the circumstances of its beginnings. I can pinpoint the one writer who got this stone in me rolling.
For Hülsmann, the journey began with something else written by Raico. For me…I also have no idea where this journey of mine will end, but I can also point to where it began…kind of. Early in the life of bionic, I wrote a good amount examining the positions of left libertarians – concluding that what they advocated was not libertarian, nor would it lead to liberty. At one point, a left-libertarian challenged me to take on Hans Hoppe in the same way, pointing me to Hoppe’s essay, A Realistic Libertarianism. This was five years ago. The Ethics of Money Pr... Hulsmann, Jorg Guido Best Price: $11.00 Buy New $14.00 (as of 02:24 UTC - Details)
Prior to this I had read much of Hoppe, but never with this specific focus. In my examination, I ended up agreeing with Hoppe – albeit so much of my thin-libertarianism-and-only-thin-libertarianism-is-sufficient-for-liberty came through (I am almost embarrassed to offer the link). My thoughts have obviously developed since then. But it is clear that this was my singular objective, identifiable, starting point.
Epilogue
Unfortunately, the individual who challenged me posted his comment as anonymous, therefore I am not able to thank him, profusely. In any case, I don’t think the outcome was as he hoped.
In any case, I am able to offer profuse thanks to Hans Hoppe.
Reprinted with permission from Bionic Mosquito.
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