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That something wicked we spoke of coming our way… ?
Well , it came .
Now we know why Nancy Pelosi has been running around in a fright mask with her hair on fire , and it ’ s not just a ghoulish anticipation of Halloween .
Her Democratic Party is in extremis .
It is shot through with the cancer of falsehood and the wormholes of crime , acquired through decades of playing fast and loose with the machinery of government .
Nancy has been informed and she remains stuck in the rage stage of the grief cycle .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard-drive .
The thing she feared would not end well is actually turning out worse than she thought .
I have a theory about Joe Biden : He didn ’ t want to run for president .
Not one eensy-weensy bit .
He wanted a nice , quiet retirement with his fat government pension plus sundry millions that had somehow found its way into his bank account over the years .
He had a fabulous $ 16-million gentleman ’ s estate to gambol upon with his beloved grandchildren .
The developing brain-fog was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forget the rigors of public service and all the tedious gathering of… honoraria , shall we say .
But then they came for him… !
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Rather specifically , his old Kemosabe , Barack Obama , called him in for that ominous sit-down and gave him the bad news : Joe , you ’ ve got ta run .
Bernie , Liz , and the rest of those bozos , they won ’ t keep a lid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this thing as deep as we are and it ’ s getting a little hairy .
You ’ ve got to do it for the sake of the party , and all our… friends… .
And so , Joe Biden was shanghaied into running for president .
He was given a bodyguard of news media , including those crucial new additions , the social media , Twitter and Facebook , where , increasingly , information was hubbed for transmission among the voters .
They would protect him infallibly from any damaging narratives .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ counter-narratives to keep their adversaries off-balance .
If Joe could just roll with it until November 3rd , they could lay all their… problems… to rest , bury all that annoying insinuendo about the hobgoblin Deep State ( ha ! )
, and finally breathe easy .
And so , trailing rather pathetically in the primary elections after being dubbed an old racist by his opponents , and drubbed in Iowa and New Hampshire , Joe somehow managed to sweep the table on Super Tuesday — apparently due to the single , magical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SC , 6th District ) , a narrative that was swallowed like a May River oyster by the credulous all over the land .
And thus anointed , Joe retreated to his fabled basement for the whole election season , venturing intermittently into empty parking lots and airplane hangars to offer proof-of-life while a polling disinfo campaign by his media bodyguard vouchsafed his inevitable victory .
Looked like a sure thing in September… pack up all my cares and woe… and so forth… .
And then , something broke .
Well , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic tank that The New York Times , The WashPo , CNN , MSNBC , and all the rest had jumped in .
Long about mid 2019 , some jamoke in the jamoke state of Delaware got possession of some laptop computers brought in for servicing on account of water damage — like , what ?
?
?
They fell into a hot tub ?
?
?
Anyway , the customer , one R. Hunter Biden , never retrieved ( or paid for ) the computers which , under Delaware law and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shop , became the property of said repair shop and its jamoke proprietor , one John Paul Mac Issac .
Mr. Mac Issac had a peek inside one of them that still worked — now legally his property — and , lo and behold , he noticed some familiar names among the emails along with an impressive video of the laptop ’ s owner using drugs while cavorting with a naked woman .
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At first , they brushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later , showed up with a subpoena for the computer and seized it .
Impeachment season was upon us !
CIA agent Eric Ciaramella , advised by fellow NSC member Col. Alexander Vindman , had cooked up a “ whistleblower ” complaint for crusading congressman and RussiaGate impresario Adam Schiff ( D-CA ) , and the game was on !
Mr. Mac Issac apparently followed the impeachment soap opera on the airwaves .
The proceedings included no mention of the laptop and the information , or , shall we say , the evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grok the significance of the material dumped in his lap by this wayward customer , R. Hunter Biden , and began to wonder how come the FBI was just sitting on all that .
You ’ d think the FBI would have turned it over to the president ’ s lawyers since it amounted to what might be construed as exculpatory evidence of a high order .
Or that FBI Director Christopher Wray might have apprised Attorney General William Barr of the laptop ’ s existence .
In any event , the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeachment without it .
Weird , a little bit .
So , more time went by and Mr. Mac Issac grew a little suspicious , a little impatient .
The FBI would not deign to return his phone calls .
A fastidious fellow , he had made a copy of the laptop ’ s hard-drive .
So , he up and handed another copy over to Rudy Giuliani , a former federal prosecutor of some renown , and one of President Donald Trump ’ s lawyers .
Mr. Giuliani easily recognized what was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden family ’ s world-wide grifting operations , plus graphic evidence of R. Hunter Biden ’ s moral depravity .
Which brings us up to date… almost .
The bodyguard of news media protection was breaking under the weight of all that bad faith , perfidy , hypocrisy , lying , money-grubbing , and depravity .
The story of the Biden family ’ s gothic doings was loose in the land despite every strenuous effort to suppress it , and now the suppressors were starting to look really bad… so bad that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be hauled into the Senate Judiciary Committee for some ‘ splainin ’ — that is , a gentle reminder that he is not the Master of the Universe he bethinks himself to be , but rather a member of a society based on rules , traditions , and a consensual understanding of decent behavior .
Deiss PRO Citrus Zeste ... Best Price : $ 9.00 Buy New $ 10.98 That ’ s only the beginning of where all this goes .
Other leaks are springing in the great Democratic dike , and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who can plug the holes holding back a cold sea of infamy .
There is , for instance , the fabled Anthony Weiner laptop , yes , the one that was seized in 2016 as part of the Hillary Clinton email probe .
It somehow ended up in the possession of the New York City Police Department .
Turns out it contains 340,000 emails between Hillary and her top aide of twenty years , Huma Abedin , wife of disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner .
Trouble is , Mr. Weiner had no security clearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his laptop .
Rumor is that Ms. Abedin is now talking to prosecutors .
Will that be consequential ?
Also turns out one Bevan Cooney , a former business associate of R. Hunter Biden , who is cooling his heels in a federal slammer for a securities fraud conspiracy , was pissed-off enough at being left holding the bag that he gave his email account and password to investigative reporter Peter Schweizer , author of Clinton Cash and Profiles in Corruption , who is now poring over the 26,000 emails exchanged between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Also turns out that Devon Archer , another R. Hunter Biden partner , and fellow Burisma Board member , just had his conviction re-instated in the same securities fraud case that Mr. Cooney was convicted in , and Mr. Archer faces up to ten years ’ time on his charges — an incentive , perhaps , to make a deal for information about his storied career with R. Hunter Biden in exchange for a reduced sentence .
The Biden campaign announced on Sunday that it was “ putting a lid ” on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week so that he can study up for the final “ debate ” with President Trump .
I suspect there ’ s a whole lot more than that going on in the basement , namely , discussions of how Mr. Biden might still gracefully withdraw from the race .
Let ’ s face it , he ’ s barely been going through the motions for the past three months .
Joe Biden is a dead man walking .
If he stays in , the Democratic party is finished .
Nancy Pelosi can stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will be burnt off entirely .
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That something wicked we spoke of coming our way…? Well, it came. Now we know why Nancy Pelosi has been running around in a fright mask with her hair on fire, and it’s not just a ghoulish anticipation of Halloween. Her Democratic Party is in extremis. It is shot through with the cancer of falsehood and the wormholes of crime, acquired through decades of playing fast and loose with the machinery of government. Nancy has been informed and she remains stuck in the rage stage of the grief cycle. Somebody sent her a copy of that hard-drive. The thing she feared would not end well is actually turning out worse than she thought.
I have a theory about Joe Biden: He didn’t want to run for president. Not one eensy-weensy bit. He wanted a nice, quiet retirement with his fat government pension plus sundry millions that had somehow found its way into his bank account over the years. He had a fabulous $16-million gentleman’s estate to gambol upon with his beloved grandchildren. The developing brain-fog was actually a comfort, allowing him to forget the rigors of public service and all the tedious gathering of… honoraria, shall we say. But then they came for him…!
Fullstar Vegetable Cho... Best Price: $15.61 Buy New $16.97 (as of 05:51 UTC - Details) The Party called. Rather specifically, his old Kemosabe, Barack Obama, called him in for that ominous sit-down and gave him the bad news: Joe, you’ve gotta run. Bernie, Liz, and the rest of those bozos, they won’t keep a lid on it. You’re in this thing as deep as we are and it’s getting a little hairy. You’ve got to do it for the sake of the party, and all our… friends….
And so, Joe Biden was shanghaied into running for president. He was given a bodyguard of news media, including those crucial new additions, the social media, Twitter and Facebook, where, increasingly, information was hubbed for transmission among the voters. They would protect him infallibly from any damaging narratives. In fact, they would generate powerful counter-narratives to keep their adversaries off-balance. If Joe could just roll with it until November 3rd, they could lay all their… problems… to rest, bury all that annoying insinuendo about the hobgoblin Deep State (ha!), and finally breathe easy.
And so, trailing rather pathetically in the primary elections after being dubbed an old racist by his opponents, and drubbed in Iowa and New Hampshire, Joe somehow managed to sweep the table on Super Tuesday — apparently due to the single, magical endorsement of one congressman James Clyburn (SC, 6th District), a narrative that was swallowed like a May River oyster by the credulous all over the land. And thus anointed, Joe retreated to his fabled basement for the whole election season, venturing intermittently into empty parking lots and airplane hangars to offer proof-of-life while a polling disinfo campaign by his media bodyguard vouchsafed his inevitable victory. Looked like a sure thing in September… pack up all my cares and woe… and so forth….
And then, something broke. Well, some news, actually, a wonder considering the Democratic tank that The New York Times, The WashPo, CNN, MSNBC, and all the rest had jumped in. Long about mid 2019, some jamoke in the jamoke state of Delaware got possession of some laptop computers brought in for servicing on account of water damage — like, what??? They fell into a hot tub??? Anyway, the customer, one R. Hunter Biden, never retrieved (or paid for) the computers which, under Delaware law and the service agreement of the computer repair shop, became the property of said repair shop and its jamoke proprietor, one John Paul Mac Issac. Mr. Mac Issac had a peek inside one of them that still worked — now legally his property — and, lo and behold, he noticed some familiar names among the emails along with an impressive video of the laptop’s owner using drugs while cavorting with a naked woman.
HOMWE Kitchen Cutting ... Buy New $16.97 (as of 04:05 UTC - Details) Mr. Mac Issac contacted the FBI. At first, they brushed him off, but then, weeks later, showed up with a subpoena for the computer and seized it. Impeachment season was upon us! CIA agent Eric Ciaramella, advised by fellow NSC member Col. Alexander Vindman, had cooked up a “whistleblower” complaint for crusading congressman and RussiaGate impresario Adam Schiff (D-CA), and the game was on! Mr. Mac Issac apparently followed the impeachment soap opera on the airwaves. The proceedings included no mention of the laptop and the information, or, shall we say, the evidence, it contained. He began to grok the significance of the material dumped in his lap by this wayward customer, R. Hunter Biden, and began to wonder how come the FBI was just sitting on all that. You’d think the FBI would have turned it over to the president’s lawyers since it amounted to what might be construed as exculpatory evidence of a high order. Or that FBI Director Christopher Wray might have apprised Attorney General William Barr of the laptop’s existence. In any event, the President’s lawyers made their case against impeachment without it. Weird, a little bit.
So, more time went by and Mr. Mac Issac grew a little suspicious, a little impatient. The FBI would not deign to return his phone calls. A fastidious fellow, he had made a copy of the laptop’s hard-drive. So, he up and handed another copy over to Rudy Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor of some renown, and one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers. Mr. Giuliani easily recognized what was in there: a detailed map of the Biden family’s world-wide grifting operations, plus graphic evidence of R. Hunter Biden’s moral depravity. Which brings us up to date… almost.
The bodyguard of news media protection was breaking under the weight of all that bad faith, perfidy, hypocrisy, lying, money-grubbing, and depravity. The story of the Biden family’s gothic doings was loose in the land despite every strenuous effort to suppress it, and now the suppressors were starting to look really bad… so bad that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey was about to be hauled into the Senate Judiciary Committee for some ‘splainin’ — that is, a gentle reminder that he is not the Master of the Universe he bethinks himself to be, but rather a member of a society based on rules, traditions, and a consensual understanding of decent behavior.
Deiss PRO Citrus Zeste... Best Price: $9.00 Buy New $10.98 (as of 04:05 UTC - Details) That’s only the beginning of where all this goes. Other leaks are springing in the great Democratic dike, and they are short of Little Dutch boy volunteers who can plug the holes holding back a cold sea of infamy. There is, for instance, the fabled Anthony Weiner laptop, yes, the one that was seized in 2016 as part of the Hillary Clinton email probe. It somehow ended up in the possession of the New York City Police Department. Turns out it contains 340,000 emails between Hillary and her top aide of twenty years, Huma Abedin, wife of disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner. Trouble is, Mr. Weiner had no security clearance and it was, after all, his laptop. Rumor is that Ms. Abedin is now talking to prosecutors. Will that be consequential?
Also turns out one Bevan Cooney, a former business associate of R. Hunter Biden, who is cooling his heels in a federal slammer for a securities fraud conspiracy, was pissed-off enough at being left holding the bag that he gave his email account and password to investigative reporter Peter Schweizer, author of Clinton Cash and Profiles in Corruption, who is now poring over the 26,000 emails exchanged between the various business partners. Wait for it….
Also turns out that Devon Archer, another R. Hunter Biden partner, and fellow Burisma Board member, just had his conviction re-instated in the same securities fraud case that Mr. Cooney was convicted in, and Mr. Archer faces up to ten years’ time on his charges — an incentive, perhaps, to make a deal for information about his storied career with R. Hunter Biden in exchange for a reduced sentence.
The Biden campaign announced on Sunday that it was “putting a lid” on the candidate’s activities for the week so that he can study up for the final “debate” with President Trump. I suspect there’s a whole lot more than that going on in the basement, namely, discussions of how Mr. Biden might still gracefully withdraw from the race. Let’s face it, he’s barely been going through the motions for the past three months. Joe Biden is a dead man walking. If he stays in, the Democratic party is finished. Nancy Pelosi can stop worrying about getting her hair done. It will be burnt off entirely.
Reprinted with permission from Kunstler.com.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-20--Is There Hope for the US?

Is There Hope for the US?

For the entire lives of anyone under the age of seventy-five , the US has been at the top of the heap in almost every way .
For decades , it had greater freedom , greater prosperity and higher production than any other country in the world .
America was a cornucopia – the centre for innovation and trends in technology , the arts and social development .
And today , many Americans , even if they complain about changes for the worse in their country , come back quickly to say , “ This is still the greatest country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Everybody is still trying to come here.
” Well , truth be told , neither of these knee-jerk comments is accurate any longer .
But even those who have come to that realisation tend to resort to the inevitable fall-back comment : “ Well , whattaya gon na do ?
It ’ s just as bad everyplace else.
” DELSEY Paris 207183004 ... Buy New $ 132.70 And yet , this is also inaccurate .
Throughout the history of the world , whenever a country had entered its decline stage , others were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And this is just as true today .
There are countries where prosperity and production are far greater than in the US and , increasingly , countries where the key ingredient that made America great – Liberty – is present to a far greater degree .
In fact , this is the one characteristic of America that ’ s most rapidly in decline .
This is especially true in 2020 , when a virus has been used as a justification to dramatically increase governmental dominance of the populace .
It matters little whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus , or whether it was merely co-opted as an opportunity to expand control .
The result has been heavy-handed governmental meddling in medicine , business and personal freedoms .
As regards the latter concern , the odd halfway measure of personal movement control is not great enough to keep a virus from spreading , but it has been sufficient to collapse businesses , create record unemployment and make it impossible for some people to feed themselves .
In the bargain , it has served as an ideal cover story for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The government can say , “ Don ’ t blame us for the collapse ; it was those naughty Chinese and their pesky virus that did it.
” The decline is not an accident .
It ’ s a planned demolition .
And it ’ s going well .
For those who actually pull the strings , profit will be made from the unfolding crisis .
Not for everyone , of course , but most certainly for those few who are creating it .
The Designer Wheeled T ... Buy New $ 138.92 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waking up , that its citizenry are coming to the conclusion that the Deep State – that corporatist ruling class that are made up of governmental and big-business leaders – has increasingly destroyed the prosperity , production and liberty that once existed and replaced them with massive debt , an exit of production to other countries and a vanishing middle class .
And they ’ d be entirely correct .
The endgame for the once-great US Empire is now underway , and over the next few years , we shall bear witness as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are Americans to do ?
Well , my belief is that – as is always the case when a country declines – the populace will divide into several groups .
The first group , which will be by far the largest , will increasingly grumble , but ultimately do little or nothing to save themselves .
They will go down with the ship .
The second group will say , “ We don ’ t have to accept this.
” They ’ re the preppers , the ones who have a store of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ammunition .
They ’ re the folks who are seen at the corner bar , saying , “ If they come for me , I ’ m locked and loaded.
” Their friends nod in agreement , but in fact , if a trained and outfitted SWAT team were to arrive on their porch , there would be very few who would succeed in getting off a single shot , and for those who did , their remaining life would be brief .
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They would also say , “ We don ’ t have to accept this , ” but their choice of a solution will be to “ work within the system.
” This is a much larger group – the ones who wait for each election as though it holds a solution .
Each time , they ’ re disappointed .
If the party they supported is elected , the winners somehow fail to return the country to the free society it had once been .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decline only accelerates .
Incredibly , the lightbulb never seems to go on for this group .
They never get to the point of realisation that , “ Oh , I get it : neither party has any intention of returning the country to a state of liberty .
The only question is which group of pretenders gets to be in charge of the decline this time around .
Either way , I lose.
” It could be said that this is the most tragic group .
They ’ re sincere and dedicated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just around the corner , without there being any actual substance for their hope .
The commonality in all three of these groups is that they all end up as casualties .
They may differ in their approach to the decline , but they ’ ll share in the loss of their wealth ( however large or small ) and their liberty .
But there ’ s also a fourth group – those who leave .
Their numbers are small and they tend not to make a large impact on the consciousness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ re never even mentioned by the media .
It ’ s as though they don ’ t exist .
So , let ’ s step back a few centuries .
America was founded by a hardworking assortment of settlers who came from several countries in Europe .
In their home countries they witnessed oppression – limitations to both their liberty and their ability to create a good life for themselves and their families .
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They carved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built towns , then cities .
But all the while , they hung on to their core belief of independence and liberty .
Today , they ’ re still revered as being the backbone of what made America great .
And this view is accurate .
Yet , today ’ s Americans are nothing like them .
None of the three groups above thinks like them , although the middle group would like to believe they do , merely by owning guns .
They ’ re not independent-minded .
They ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the founders of America recognised that there was no chance that they could change the corrupt and controlling systems they were born into in Europe .
So they left Europe and started over elsewhere .
The fourth group are following a similar path : Seek out a destination where the government does not yet have the power to rob you of your wealth and freedoms .
The choice is a simple one .
If you value your liberty – the ability to make your own decisions and to keep more of what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and go .

For the entire lives of anyone under the age of seventy-five, the US has been at the top of the heap in almost every way. For decades, it had greater freedom, greater prosperity and higher production than any other country in the world.
America was a cornucopia – the centre for innovation and trends in technology, the arts and social development. And today, many Americans, even if they complain about changes for the worse in their country, come back quickly to say, “This is still the greatest country in the world.” Or, “Everybody is still trying to come here.”
Well, truth be told, neither of these knee-jerk comments is accurate any longer. But even those who have come to that realisation tend to resort to the inevitable fall-back comment: “Well, whattaya gonna do? It’s just as bad everyplace else.”
DELSEY Paris 207183004... Buy New $132.70 (as of 04:06 UTC - Details) And yet, this is also inaccurate. Throughout the history of the world, whenever a country had entered its decline stage, others were in the process of rising up.
And this is just as true today. There are countries where prosperity and production are far greater than in the US and, increasingly, countries where the key ingredient that made America great – Liberty – is present to a far greater degree.
In fact, this is the one characteristic of America that’s most rapidly in decline. This is especially true in 2020, when a virus has been used as a justification to dramatically increase governmental dominance of the populace.
It matters little whether the US had a hand in creating the virus, or whether it was merely co-opted as an opportunity to expand control.
The result has been heavy-handed governmental meddling in medicine, business and personal freedoms.
As regards the latter concern, the odd halfway measure of personal movement control is not great enough to keep a virus from spreading, but it has been sufficient to collapse businesses, create record unemployment and make it impossible for some people to feed themselves.
In the bargain, it has served as an ideal cover story for an economic collapse that had been inevitable. The government can say, “Don’t blame us for the collapse; it was those naughty Chinese and their pesky virus that did it.”
The decline is not an accident. It’s a planned demolition. And it’s going well. For those who actually pull the strings, profit will be made from the unfolding crisis. Not for everyone, of course, but most certainly for those few who are creating it. The Designer Wheeled T... Buy New $138.92 (as of 04:06 UTC - Details)
But many say that the US is waking up, that its citizenry are coming to the conclusion that the Deep State – that corporatist ruling class that are made up of governmental and big-business leaders – has increasingly destroyed the prosperity, production and liberty that once existed and replaced them with massive debt, an exit of production to other countries and a vanishing middle class.
And they’d be entirely correct. The endgame for the once-great US Empire is now underway, and over the next few years, we shall bear witness as it tumbles downhill.
So, what are Americans to do?
Well, my belief is that – as is always the case when a country declines – the populace will divide into several groups.
The first group, which will be by far the largest, will increasingly grumble, but ultimately do little or nothing to save themselves. They will go down with the ship.
The second group will say, “We don’t have to accept this.” They’re the preppers, the ones who have a store of food and have been stashing away guns and ammunition. They’re the folks who are seen at the corner bar, saying, “If they come for me, I’m locked and loaded.”
Their friends nod in agreement, but in fact, if a trained and outfitted SWAT team were to arrive on their porch, there would be very few who would succeed in getting off a single shot, and for those who did, their remaining life would be brief. Harry Potter 18”... Buy New $28.99 (as of 04:06 UTC - Details)
On the more thoughtful side of this group would be the third group. They would also say, “We don’t have to accept this,” but their choice of a solution will be to “work within the system.”
This is a much larger group – the ones who wait for each election as though it holds a solution. Each time, they’re disappointed. If the party they supported is elected, the winners somehow fail to return the country to the free society it had once been. If the other party is elected, the decline only accelerates.
Incredibly, the lightbulb never seems to go on for this group. They never get to the point of realisation that, “Oh, I get it: neither party has any intention of returning the country to a state of liberty. The only question is which group of pretenders gets to be in charge of the decline this time around. Either way, I lose.”
It could be said that this is the most tragic group. They’re sincere and dedicated. They endlessly hope that a solution is just around the corner, without there being any actual substance for their hope.
The commonality in all three of these groups is that they all end up as casualties. They may differ in their approach to the decline, but they’ll share in the loss of their wealth (however large or small) and their liberty.
But there’s also a fourth group – those who leave. Their numbers are small and they tend not to make a large impact on the consciousness of the other three. In fact, they’re never even mentioned by the media. It’s as though they don’t exist.
So, let’s step back a few centuries. America was founded by a hardworking assortment of settlers who came from several countries in Europe. In their home countries they witnessed oppression – limitations to both their liberty and their ability to create a good life for themselves and their families. Uretravel Vintage Lugg... Buy New $219.99 (as of 04:06 UTC - Details)
They were independent-minded and self-reliant. They carved out lives in the wilderness and later built towns, then cities. But all the while, they hung on to their core belief of independence and liberty.
Today, they’re still revered as being the backbone of what made America great. And this view is accurate. Yet, today’s Americans are nothing like them. None of the three groups above thinks like them, although the middle group would like to believe they do, merely by owning guns. They’re not independent-minded. They’re not self-reliant.
The key here is that the founders of America recognised that there was no chance that they could change the corrupt and controlling systems they were born into in Europe.
So they left Europe and started over elsewhere.
The fourth group are following a similar path: Seek out a destination where the government does not yet have the power to rob you of your wealth and freedoms.
The choice is a simple one. If you value your liberty – the ability to make your own decisions and to keep more of what you’ve earned – pack your bags and go.
Reprinted with permission from International Man.


Revisiting Hydroxychloroquine

More than six months have passed since the president first tweeted about hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for Covid-19 .
Since then , some studies have claimed that it works , and others not .
But one thing we have learned unequivocally about hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 is that CNN , TheNew York Times , TheWashington Post , Dr. Anthony Fauci , and the editor of TheLancet don ’ t want you to take it .
In fact , they would prefer that you not even talk about it .
The less you know about it , the better .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the start of the pandemic , when there were hardly any studies to parse .
To even call this situation a “ debate ” is a stretch , because the forces opposed to the drug ’ s use for Covid-19 haven ’ t debated , but rather have tried to shut down any journalist , doctor , or researcher armed with different data .
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It has been used to treat over two billion people .
Before the pandemic , the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) recommended that adults and children of any age could take it safely , including pregnant women and nursing mothers .
In March , the strongest evidence in favor of its use and efficacy for Covid-19 came from Marseille , from a small observational study conducted by the French epidemiologist Dr. Didier Raoult .
In this and his own larger follow-up trials , Dr. Raoult has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydroxychloroquine , when used in combination with antibiotics .
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At the end of June and in early July , larger studies were published by the Mount Sinai Health System in New York and the Henry Ford Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrated that the anti-malarial drug cut the mortality rate for Covid-19 sufferers in half .
In particular , the Henry Ford paper argued that the drug should be administered early in the disease progression in order to be effective .

More than six months have passed since the president first tweeted about hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for Covid-19. Since then, some studies have claimed that it works, and others not. But one thing we have learned unequivocally about hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 is that CNN, TheNew York Times, TheWashington Post, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the editor of TheLancet don’t want you to take it.
In fact, they would prefer that you not even talk about it. The less you know about it, the better. And they have felt this way consistently since the start of the pandemic, when there were hardly any studies to parse. To even call this situation a “debate” is a stretch, because the forces opposed to the drug’s use for Covid-19 haven’t debated, but rather have tried to shut down any journalist, doctor, or researcher armed with different data. Immunity Boost Supplem... Buy New $24.99 ($0.28 / Count) (as of 03:49 UTC - Details)
Hydroxychloroquine, a 70-year-old malaria drug that is also regularly used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, is inexpensive and has an excellent safety profile. It has been used to treat over two billion people. Before the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that adults and children of any age could take it safely, including pregnant women and nursing mothers.
In March, the strongest evidence in favor of its use and efficacy for Covid-19 came from Marseille, from a small observational study conducted by the French epidemiologist Dr. Didier Raoult. In this and his own larger follow-up trials, Dr. Raoult has claimed success in treating Covid-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, when used in combination with antibiotics. The Complete Anti-Infl... Cook, Lulu Best Price: $8.15 Buy New $9.59 (as of 04:07 UTC - Details)
Based on this information, pharmaceutical companies donated millions of doses to the government, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization, making the donated drugs available to hospitalized Covid-19 patients.
At the end of June and in early July, larger studies were published by the Mount Sinai Health System in New York and the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, both of which demonstrated that the anti-malarial drug cut the mortality rate for Covid-19 sufferers in half. In particular, the Henry Ford paper argued that the drug should be administered early in the disease progression in order to be effective.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-20--The US Military/Security Complex Is Destroying Both Peace and the US Economy

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is a former Raytheon lobbyist and another example of President Trump ’ s penchant for frustrating his own policies by appointing to power people who oppose his policies .
Why does Trump think he can expect a representative of the military/security complex to help him wind down Washington ’ s hegemonic policeman of the world routine ?
Esper is out making speeches that the military/security complex needs 5 % real increase annually in order to counter Russia and China .
It is Washington that is aggressive toward Russia and China , not the other way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign enemies in order to maximize its budget and power .
Russiagate ’ s purpose was to prevent Trump from removing a valuable “ enemy ” by normalizing relations with Russia .
Fallout : Nuclear Bribe ... Bruner , Seamus Buy New $ 25.20 The US defense budget could be cut in half and still be larger than the combined defense budgets of Russia and China .
China spends about half as much of its economy on defense as the US .
If Russia and China intended aggression against the US , wouldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher spending on military ?
You could make a case that US defense spending is so high because of inefficiency and enormous profits hidden in “ cost overruns.
” If so , then increased real spending should come from strict budetary measures and oversight .
We should not be accepting a military spending system that can not account for trillions of dollars and is so poorly controlled that it can not be audited .
Will patriotic conservatives ever realize that blind support for the Pentagon allows the massive rip-off of taxpayers and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but out-sized profits of arms makers ?
The military/security complex makes certain that no moves toward peace can succeed .
Its lobbyists have succeeded in undoing all the arms control agreements reached with Russia since the 1960s .
Russia ’ s President Putin has made repeated offers to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty , but Washington has rejected his offer out of hand .
The reason is obvious .
The corrupt puppet regime of Obama agreed to a trillion dollar increase in nuclear weapons spending , and the military/security complex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best of Paul Craig Roberts

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is a former Raytheon lobbyist and another example of President Trump’s penchant for frustrating his own policies by appointing to power people who oppose his policies. Why does Trump think he can expect a representative of the military/security complex to help him wind down Washington’s hegemonic policeman of the world routine?
Esper is out making speeches that the military/security complex needs 5% real increase annually in order to counter Russia and China. It is Washington that is aggressive toward Russia and China, not the other way around. The military/security complex desperately needs foreign enemies in order to maximize its budget and power. Russiagate’s purpose was to prevent Trump from removing a valuable “enemy” by normalizing relations with Russia.
Fallout: Nuclear Bribe... Bruner, Seamus Buy New $25.20 (as of 04:53 UTC - Details) The US defense budget could be cut in half and still be larger than the combined defense budgets of Russia and China. China spends about half as much of its economy on defense as the US. If Russia and China intended aggression against the US, wouldn’t you expect to see much higher spending on military?
You could make a case that US defense spending is so high because of inefficiency and enormous profits hidden in “cost overruns.” If so, then increased real spending should come from strict budetary measures and oversight. We should not be accepting a military spending system that cannot account for trillions of dollars and is so poorly controlled that it cannot be audited. Will patriotic conservatives ever realize that blind support for the Pentagon allows the massive rip-off of taxpayers and the neglect of real needs all for nothing but out-sized profits of arms makers?
The military/security complex makes certain that no moves toward peace can succeed. Its lobbyists have succeeded in undoing all the arms control agreements reached with Russia since the 1960s. Russia’s President Putin has made repeated offers to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty, but Washington has rejected his offer out of hand. The reason is obvious. The corrupt puppet regime of Obama agreed to a trillion dollar increase in nuclear weapons spending, and the military/security complex means to get that money.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-21--Haile Selassie’s Grandson Warns African Americans: Marxism Leads to Blind Murder

“ What happened was a catastrophic revolution that really ate its own bright people .
The very people who were behind the revolution were the ones who were its victims.
” – Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie on the Marxist 1974 revolution that overthrew his grandfather , Ethiopia ’ s Emperor Haile Selassie I had the rare opportunity to interview Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie , president of the Crown Council of Ethiopia , and the grandson of Ras Tafari , Emperor Haile Selassie .
In my discussion , I saw a first-hand account of the mortal dangers of populations adopting socialist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our own country .
Emperor Haile Selassie was a pivotal figure for Ethiopia and the whole of Africa .
He implemented several reforms such as a written constitution and land reform to accelerate agricultural development .
He was world renown for his defense of his people from Italian fascist imperialism .
In 1963 , his creation of the Organization of African Unity sowed the seeds for solidarity and liberation of African nations from colonial rule .
WHITE HOUSE REDS : Comm ... Loudon , Trevor Buy New $ 24.95 In a time in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-appointed gatekeepers of African history , it is telling that so few young Americans are informed of Emperor Haile Selassie ’ s out-sized role in defeating fascism and colonialism in Africa .
The answer lies in the fact that Emperor Selassie was a staunch defender of Christianity , a symbol of patriarchy , and was murdered by socialists promising democracy .
In a now deleted statement of beliefs page on blacklivesmatter.com , the corporate press-lauded organization declared : “ We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care for one another , especially our children , to the degree that mothers , parents , and children are comfortable.
” As a devout Christian , Emperor Haile Selassie was a symbol of fatherhood in Africa .
Just like all radical groups driven by envy and a hatred for boundaries , the Marxists who tortured and murdered an elderly Emperor Selassie in 1974 were simply living up to their global creed : kill strong fathers first , loot the rest of the people .
This was nothing new .
The Soviets who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Selassie were operating under the same twisted religious playbook they used to gain power in their own country .
Financed by western corporatists that benefited from preventing market competition at home and abroad , the Bolsheviks used the disaster of World War I as the animus to murder Tsar Nicholas II ’ s family—not sparing a single young child—and take over Russia .
Everything the revolutionaries complained about under the monarch—lack of food , stolen land , violent prisons , police abuse—they did tenfold in their never-ending transition to utopia .
Burn This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trevor Best Price : $ 9.82 Buy New $ 9.94 In my interview with Prince Ermias Selassie , he recounts a similar formula for the revolutionaries in Ethiopia : “ They closed all the churches , executions were very rampant , and it didn ’ t fare well for the Marxists .
I mean , they never got the support of the people.
” Today , Western corporatists and their press organs continue to sell a whitewashed view of African history that diminishes the voices of African heroes like Emperor Haile Selassie .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to their legacy of covering up the crimes of Marxists like the ghastly Holdomor genocide , resulting in 12 million deaths .
They amplify voices that celebrate the same anti-market , anti-freedom , anti-family sentiments that fueled the murder of Emperor Selassie .
The coprorate press does all this under the guise of social justice .
Yet the only slavery the New York Times crowd will condemn are instances that took place 400 years ago .
Meanwhile , they openly campaign for a candidate like Vice President Joe Biden , who led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Libya , and yawn at the unleashing of a modern slave trade in that country .
Indeed , the New York Times used its pages to push the public for war in Libya .
As they did in Syria .
Millions of people of color have been displaced , dismembered , and killed as a result .
Wherever we go in history , the problem with the corporate press and their violent revolutionary foot soldiers is that they suffer the same delusion that Jesus confronted in his own time from self-proclaimed authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Pharisees , you hypocrites !
You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous .
And you say , ‘ If we had lived in the days of our fathers , we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets .
So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
” Barack Obama and the E ... Stubbs , Rodney R Best Price : $ 17.72 Buy New $ 31.07 Media elites act as if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act as if they only care about facts and fairness .
But the record of history shows they cover up the voices that get in the way of their religious devotion to socialism .
Just like Jesus was sacrificed by a leader named Caiaphas who proclaimed “ it is better that one man die than the whole nation perish , ” socialist revolutionaries and their would-be myth-makers in the press believe it is better that Emperor Haile Selassie die , and the truth of his impact with him , than the whole global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe it is okay to sacrifice some , including millions in the poor and middle class , who stand in the way of their god—the all encompassing , all seeing , all knowing , all caring , cradle-to-grave state .
To the young adults who have been drawn into America ’ s acute bout with revolutionary anger , I will leave them with Prince Ermias Selassie ’ s warning about Marxism : “ I would say to them that it ’ s very interesting to read and understand concepts but when you live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complex it is and it ’ s not such a black and white issue .
Idealism , I think , leads to a lot of fanaticism ; it ’ s your way or the highway .
That has led to a lot of problems : a lot of blind hatred , a lot of blind murders .
All about…being the sacrificial lamb to justify your right and that man is God and is in charge of his own destiny , which I don ’ t believe in.
” The Marxists who killed Emperor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and markets are open again and healing is underway .
The revolutionaries attempting to overthrow family and faith in America will fail too .
The question is , will we learn from the lessons of the past and reject sacrificial revolution at its infancy or take the long , sad path of ignorant repetition ?
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“What happened was a catastrophic revolution that really ate its own bright people. The very people who were behind the revolution were the ones who were its victims.” – Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie on the Marxist 1974 revolution that overthrew his grandfather, Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie
I had the rare opportunity to interview Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, president of the Crown Council of Ethiopia, and the grandson of Ras Tafari, Emperor Haile Selassie. In my discussion, I saw a first-hand account of the mortal dangers of populations adopting socialist revolution that we should carefully consider in our own country.
Watch my exclusive interview with Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie here:
Emperor Haile Selassie was a pivotal figure for Ethiopia and the whole of Africa. He implemented several reforms such as a written constitution and land reform to accelerate agricultural development. He was world renown for his defense of his people from Italian fascist imperialism. In 1963, his creation of the Organization of African Unity sowed the seeds for solidarity and liberation of African nations from colonial rule. WHITE HOUSE REDS: Comm... Loudon, Trevor Buy New $24.95 (as of 03:32 UTC - Details)
In a time in which corporate media look to act as self-appointed gatekeepers of African history, it is telling that so few young Americans are informed of Emperor Haile Selassie’s out-sized role in defeating fascism and colonialism in Africa. The answer lies in the fact that Emperor Selassie was a staunch defender of Christianity, a symbol of patriarchy, and was murdered by socialists promising democracy.
In a now deleted statement of beliefs page on blacklivesmatter.com, the corporate press-lauded organization declared: “We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘villages’ that collectively care for one another, especially our children, to the degree that mothers, parents, and children are comfortable.”
As a devout Christian, Emperor Haile Selassie was a symbol of fatherhood in Africa. Just like all radical groups driven by envy and a hatred for boundaries, the Marxists who tortured and murdered an elderly Emperor Selassie in 1974 were simply living up to their global creed: kill strong fathers first, loot the rest of the people.
This was nothing new. The Soviets who backed the overthrow of anti-colonialist Emperor Haile Selassie were operating under the same twisted religious playbook they used to gain power in their own country. Financed by western corporatists that benefited from preventing market competition at home and abroad, the Bolsheviks used the disaster of World War I as the animus to murder Tsar Nicholas II’s family—not sparing a single young child—and take over Russia. Everything the revolutionaries complained about under the monarch—lack of food, stolen land, violent prisons, police abuse—they did tenfold in their never-ending transition to utopia. Burn This Book: What K... Loudon, Trevor Best Price: $9.82 Buy New $9.94 (as of 03:22 UTC - Details)
In my interview with Prince Ermias Selassie, he recounts a similar formula for the revolutionaries in Ethiopia: “They closed all the churches, executions were very rampant, and it didn’t fare well for the Marxists. I mean, they never got the support of the people.”
Today, Western corporatists and their press organs continue to sell a whitewashed view of African history that diminishes the voices of African heroes like Emperor Haile Selassie. Outlets like the New York Times live up to their legacy of covering up the crimes of Marxists like the ghastly Holdomor genocide, resulting in 12 million deaths. They amplify voices that celebrate the same anti-market, anti-freedom, anti-family sentiments that fueled the murder of Emperor Selassie.
The coprorate press does all this under the guise of social justice. Yet the only slavery the New York Times crowd will condemn are instances that took place 400 years ago. Meanwhile, they openly campaign for a candidate like Vice President Joe Biden, who led the butchering of another independent African country, Libya, and yawn at the unleashing of a modern slave trade in that country. Indeed, the New York Times used its pages to push the public for war in Libya. As they did in Syria. Millions of people of color have been displaced, dismembered, and killed as a result.
Wherever we go in history, the problem with the corporate press and their violent revolutionary foot soldiers is that they suffer the same delusion that Jesus confronted in his own time from self-proclaimed authorities:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets. So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.” Barack Obama and the E... Stubbs, Rodney R Best Price: $17.72 Buy New $31.07 (as of 04:58 UTC - Details)
Media elites act as if they care about vulnerable lives. They act as if they only care about facts and fairness. But the record of history shows they cover up the voices that get in the way of their religious devotion to socialism. Just like Jesus was sacrificed by a leader named Caiaphas who proclaimed “it is better that one man die than the whole nation perish,” socialist revolutionaries and their would-be myth-makers in the press believe it is better that Emperor Haile Selassie die, and the truth of his impact with him, than the whole global project of socialism perish. They truly believe it is okay to sacrifice some, including millions in the poor and middle class, who stand in the way of their god—the all encompassing, all seeing, all knowing, all caring, cradle-to-grave state.
To the young adults who have been drawn into America’s acute bout with revolutionary anger, I will leave them with Prince Ermias Selassie’s warning about Marxism: “I would say to them that it’s very interesting to read and understand concepts but when you live and experience it, you realize how complex it is and it’s not such a black and white issue. Idealism, I think, leads to a lot of fanaticism; it’s your way or the highway. That has led to a lot of problems: a lot of blind hatred, a lot of blind murders. All about…being the sacrificial lamb to justify your right and that man is God and is in charge of his own destiny, which I don’t believe in.”
The Marxists who killed Emperor Selassie failed. Ethiopia’s churches and markets are open again and healing is underway. The revolutionaries attempting to overthrow family and faith in America will fail too. The question is, will we learn from the lessons of the past and reject sacrificial revolution at its infancy or take the long, sad path of ignorant repetition?
The Best of David Gornoski


lewrockwell--2020-10-21--Mises’s Theory of Socialist Destructionism: The American Reality

What we are now witnessing in the larger society is the result of decades of work within academia and government @ @ @ @ @ of the West and replace it with a new socialist order .
From the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort on Jekyll Island , Georgia , on 9 October @ @ @ @ @ views expressed on Mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute .
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What we are now witnessing in the larger society is the result of decades of work within academia and government to destroy the private-property system of the West and replace it with a new socialist order. From the 2020 Supporters Summit, presented at the historic Jekyll Island Club Resort on Jekyll Island, Georgia, on 9 October 2020.
Note: The views expressed on Mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-21--Why Trump Must Win the Election

Why Trump Must Win the Election

I ’ m not talking about the breaking Hunter Biden scandal .
I ’ m talking about the response to the fake pandemic .
Trump bought the big lie : a computer projection claiming 2 million COVID deaths would occur in the US .
This Neil Ferguson projection was funded by Bill Gates .
It was nothing more than a scare tactic DESIGNED to convince national leaders to declare states of emergency and lock down their countries .
Trump fell for it ( see also here ) .
He issued the US state of emergency .
He set the tone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as if it were a new championship golf course .
He vowed to use the military to inject Americans with the shot .
He presided over the massive hit to the national economy , the very cornerstone ( “ make America great again ” ) of his pitch and promise to voters .
He refused to assert , uncompromisingly , that COVID was nothing more than a severe season of flu-like illness , and we would live through it , as we always have .
Above the Law : The Ins ... Whitaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what could possibly be worse than that ?
Who could be worse than Trump ?
I have explained why before , but it bears repeating .
Trump left the door open for US governors to devise their own “ virus-containment ” policies .
Of course , this was no picnic , because all but a few governors are criminals .
They deserve to be imprisoned for their COVID actions .
Nevertheless… This is better than what Biden is promising and fronting for : an overall coordinated national plan , mandated from the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Biden represents a fascist scheme that would , if enacted , override the states and set up a dictatorship , the likes of which has never been seen on US soil .
Mandatory mask wearing for all citizens .
National lockdowns declared at the whim of the White House .
A vaccine federally mandated .
With Trump , you get glints of light ; with Biden , you just get darkness .
In a half-sane country , neither Trump nor Biden would be the next president .
But our political leaders have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a half-sane country .
It ’ s not even close .
The Stakes : The 2020 E ... Anton , Michael Buy New $ 28.99 Trump brought in Dr. Scott Atlas as a presidential coronavirus advisor .
Atlas understands the whole public policy designed to “ control the pandemic ” is sheer madness .
He has made this point several times , despite overwhelming opposition and attacks from the medical establishment and the press .
With Biden , there would be no Scott Atlas .
Some Darth Vader would replace him .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump would say , “ Guess what ?
I ’ ve just discovered we ’ re carrying a million tons of bubble gum .
We can use it to patch the holes in the hull.
” Biden would say , “ I promise you there is a new undersea kingdom all laid out for us , as we take on more water and drop below the waves .
Join me in establishing an aquamarine era… ” For the longest time , it ’ s seemed the choice between presidential candidates has been insignificant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the telling of it .
Both parties represent the same force bent on escalating federal power over the population , no matter what labels you might want to apply to the operation .
But now we are sitting in the middle of a ( planned ) crisis whose dimensions are so far-reaching and insidious , we ’ re experiencing political , economic , and human disintegration .
Not long-term gradual corrosion .
Short-term devouring of even the pretense of civilization .
So now , faced with the differences between these two presidential choices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of possibility , openings , paths for restoring freedom that haven ’ t been completely shut down .
And on that basis , the only thing worse than Trump is Biden .
Obsession : Inside the ... York , Byron Buy New $ 28.99 Trump , mired in his delusion that he can escape responsibility for torpedoing the whole economy , hails the “ the ongoing recovery.
” Biden has been told he is the reincarnation of Franklin Roosevelt , and he can enforce a New Deal for the 21st century—after he completes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He can create a federal works program that will tie the people to government for survival itself .
After which the globalists and technocrats will move in and make the nation over into one great Smart City , with wall to wall surveillance , a currency reset , reduced energy quotas for all citizens , and the other accoutrements of high-tech slavery .
Called Peace .
Trump is the fast-talking swaggering cowboy striding into a Wild West bar with his holsters open and his hands above his guns .
He wears a two-cent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He tells the patrons the bar has to be shut down temporarily , because the whiskey has been poisoned .
Biden is the demented lifeless code inspector .
He comes into the bar with an army of bureaucrats and a posse of “ concerned citizens ” ( meddlers ) .
He has a list of 137 violations he needs to check , and the bar will be shut down and boarded up immediately .
If it ever re-opens , the mayor will own it , and it will sell seeds and grain—despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in town are already selling these items .
If the re-fitted bar fails as a grain and seed store , who cares ?
The government will do something else with the place .
And if that , too , fails , it doesn ’ t matter , because the central fact is : the government owns the property .
That ’ s all that counts .
COVID-19 is , as I ’ ve been documenting for months , a fake .
Both presidential candidates are faking .
But there are important differences between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveals that , like it or not , public resistance to the lockdowns stands a better chance under Trump than Biden .
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I’m not talking about the breaking Hunter Biden scandal. I’m talking about the response to the fake pandemic.
Trump bought the big lie: a computer projection claiming 2 million COVID deaths would occur in the US. This Neil Ferguson projection was funded by Bill Gates. It was nothing more than a scare tactic DESIGNED to convince national leaders to declare states of emergency and lock down their countries.
Trump fell for it (see also here). He issued the US state of emergency. He set the tone. He praised the upcoming vaccine, as if it were a new championship golf course. He vowed to use the military to inject Americans with the shot.
He presided over the massive hit to the national economy, the very cornerstone (“make America great again”) of his pitch and promise to voters.
He refused to assert, uncompromisingly, that COVID was nothing more than a severe season of flu-like illness, and we would live through it, as we always have. Above the Law: The Ins... Whitaker, Matthew Buy New $26.09 (as of 05:57 UTC - Details)
So what could possibly be worse than that? Who could be worse than Trump?
Biden.
I have explained why before, but it bears repeating.
Trump left the door open for US governors to devise their own “virus-containment” policies. Of course, this was no picnic, because all but a few governors are criminals. They deserve to be imprisoned for their COVID actions. Nevertheless…
This is better than what Biden is promising and fronting for: an overall coordinated national plan, mandated from the federal level, to “contain the virus.”
Biden represents a fascist scheme that would, if enacted, override the states and set up a dictatorship, the likes of which has never been seen on US soil.
Mandatory mask wearing for all citizens. National lockdowns declared at the whim of the White House. A vaccine federally mandated.
With Trump, you get glints of light; with Biden, you just get darkness.
In a half-sane country, neither Trump nor Biden would be the next president. But our political leaders have made sure we aren’t living in a half-sane country. It’s not even close. The Stakes: The 2020 E... Anton, Michael Buy New $28.99 (as of 03:16 UTC - Details)
Trump brought in Dr. Scott Atlas as a presidential coronavirus advisor. Atlas understands the whole public policy designed to “control the pandemic” is sheer madness. He has made this point several times, despite overwhelming opposition and attacks from the medical establishment and the press.
With Biden, there would be no Scott Atlas. Some Darth Vader would replace him.
If America were a sinking boat, Trump would say, “Guess what? I’ve just discovered we’re carrying a million tons of bubble gum. We can use it to patch the holes in the hull.” Biden would say, “I promise you there is a new undersea kingdom all laid out for us, as we take on more water and drop below the waves. Join me in establishing an aquamarine era…”
For the longest time, it’s seemed the choice between presidential candidates has been insignificant, because both sides are corrupt beyond the telling of it. Both parties represent the same force bent on escalating federal power over the population, no matter what labels you might want to apply to the operation.
But now we are sitting in the middle of a (planned) crisis whose dimensions are so far-reaching and insidious, we’re experiencing political, economic, and human disintegration. Not long-term gradual corrosion. Short-term devouring of even the pretense of civilization.
So now, faced with the differences between these two presidential choices, we have to look for shreds of possibility, openings, paths for restoring freedom that haven’t been completely shut down.
And on that basis, the only thing worse than Trump is Biden.
Obsession: Inside the ... York, Byron Buy New $28.99 (as of 03:14 UTC - Details) Trump, mired in his delusion that he can escape responsibility for torpedoing the whole economy, hails the “the ongoing recovery.” Biden has been told he is the reincarnation of Franklin Roosevelt, and he can enforce a New Deal for the 21st century—after he completes the job of locking down America. He can create a federal works program that will tie the people to government for survival itself. After which the globalists and technocrats will move in and make the nation over into one great Smart City, with wall to wall surveillance, a currency reset, reduced energy quotas for all citizens, and the other accoutrements of high-tech slavery. Called Peace.
Trump is the fast-talking swaggering cowboy striding into a Wild West bar with his holsters open and his hands above his guns. He wears a two-cent badge he bought at an arcade. He tells the patrons the bar has to be shut down temporarily, because the whiskey has been poisoned.
Biden is the demented lifeless code inspector. He comes into the bar with an army of bureaucrats and a posse of “concerned citizens” (meddlers). He has a list of 137 violations he needs to check, and the bar will be shut down and boarded up immediately. If it ever re-opens, the mayor will own it, and it will sell seeds and grain—despite the fact that three other privately owned stores in town are already selling these items.
If the re-fitted bar fails as a grain and seed store, who cares? The government will do something else with the place. And if that, too, fails, it doesn’t matter, because the central fact is: the government owns the property. That’s all that counts.
COVID-19 is, as I’ve been documenting for months, a fake. Both presidential candidates are faking. But there are important differences between them. An assessment of their differences reveals that, like it or not, public resistance to the lockdowns stands a better chance under Trump than Biden.
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-21--Twenty-Five More Reasons Why I Could Never Be Elected to Office

“ Please , another column with the other 25 reasons .
I am with you on the first 25.
” ~ A reader “ It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything .
I am strongly in favor of common sense , common honesty , and common decency .
This makes me forever ineligible for public office.
” ~ H. L. Mencken Back on election day in 2014 , I gave twenty-five reasons why I could never be elected to office .
I concluded that “ if I had the time , I could give you twenty-five more reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office.
” With such a “ historic election ” coming up , now is the time to do so .
• Every government ( federal , state , and local ) response to the Covid-19 “ pandemic ” has been irrational , draconian , and wrong .
• All U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Syria no matter what President Assad will do when they leave .
• Businesses should refuse entry and service to anyone wearing a mask .
• A marriage between two members of the same sex is no marriage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be ended , the USDA should be abolished , and agriculture should be treated as any other industry .
• The “ Trump tariffs ” have been destructive to American consumers and should be repealed .
• Since the children of Afghanistan war veterans are now serving in Afghanistan , the war there should be ended immediately no matter what might happen if U.S. troops leave .
• Just because someone joins the military does not make him a hero .
• Discrimination on the basis of sex should never include sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biological male should never under any conditions or circumstances uses the women ’ s restroom .
• Obamacare should be repealed in its entirety and replaced with absolutely nothing , not even a Republican plan .
• The “ Trump tax cuts ” did not go far enough and taxes should be cut again .
• The trade deficit is meaningless and the Commerce Department should stop calculating it every month .
• No U.S. soldiers should ever be sent overseas no matter what war crimes , massacres , or atrocities are taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should remain neutral in every foreign conflict no matter who the “ good guys ” and the “ bad guys ” are .
• No corporation should have to pay corporate income tax .
• Teachers , healthcare workers , police , firemen , and “ first responders ” are not heroes just because they do their jobs .
• Price gouging should never be a crime no matter how bad a natural disaster is .
• Democrats and Republicans are two peas in the same pod with nary a difference between them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military chaplains .
• All U.S. belligerence toward Russia , China , and Iran should be stopped .
• The idea that climate change is caused by mankind is baloney , a lie , and a bunch of nonsense .
• If black lives really mattered , then black men would stop killing each other and black women would stop aborting their babies at such a high rate .
• The United States becomes more of a police state every year no matter who is the president or which political party is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of course , but these are enough to make people gnash their teeth and permanently disqualify me from being elected to office .
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“Please, another column with the other 25 reasons. I am with you on the first 25.” ~ A reader
“It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Back on election day in 2014, I gave twenty-five reasons why I could never be elected to office. I concluded that “if I had the time, I could give you twenty-five more reasons why I could never be elected to office.”
With such a “historic election” coming up, now is the time to do so.
Every government (federal, state, and local) response to the Covid-19 “pandemic” has been irrational, draconian, and wrong. All U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Syria no matter what President Assad will do when they leave. Socialism: An Economic... Von Mises, Ludwig Best Price: $7.57 Buy New $12.95 (as of 07:00 UTC - Details ) Fentanyl should be legal. Businesses should refuse entry and service to anyone wearing a mask. A marriage between two members of the same sex is no marriage at all. All farm subsidies should be ended, the USDA should be abolished, and agriculture should be treated as any other industry. The “Trump tariffs” have been destructive to American consumers and should be repealed. Since the children of Afghanistan war veterans are now serving in Afghanistan, the war there should be ended immediately no matter what might happen if U.S. troops leave. Just because someone joins the military does not make him a hero. Discrimination on the basis of sex should never include sexual orientation or gender identity. A biological male should never under any conditions or circumstances uses the women’s restroom. Obamacare should be repealed in its entirety and replaced with absolutely nothing, not even a Republican plan. The “Trump tax cuts” did not go far enough and taxes should be cut again. The trade deficit is meaningless and the Commerce Department should stop calculating it every month. No U.S. soldiers should ever be sent overseas no matter what war crimes, massacres, or atrocities are taking place there. The United States should remain neutral in every foreign conflict no matter who the “good guys” and the “bad guys” are. No corporation should have to pay corporate income tax. Teachers, healthcare workers, police, firemen, and “first responders” are not heroes just because they do their jobs. The Problem with Socia... Thomas DiLorenzo Best Price: $9.49 Buy New $11.93 (as of 06:45 UTC - Details ) Price gouging should never be a crime no matter how bad a natural disaster is. Democrats and Republicans are two peas in the same pod with nary a difference between them. There should be no taxpayer-paid military chaplains. All U.S. belligerence toward Russia, China, and Iran should be stopped. The idea that climate change is caused by mankind is baloney, a lie, and a bunch of nonsense. If black lives really mattered, then black men would stop killing each other and black women would stop aborting their babies at such a high rate. The United States becomes more of a police state every year no matter who is the president or which political party is in charge.
There are many more reasons, of course, but these are enough to make people gnash their teeth and permanently disqualify me from being elected to office.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-21--Can America Do It All?

Can America Do It All?

In fiscal year 2020 , which ended on Sept. 30 , the U.S. government set some impressive new records .
The deficit came in at $ 3.1 trillion , twice the previous record of $ 1.4 trillion in 2009 , which was set during the Great Recession , and three times the 2019 deficit of about $ 1 trillion .
Federal spending hit $ 6.5 trillion , one-third of U.S. gross domestic product , a share unrivaled except for the later years of World War II when federal spending exceeded 40 % of GDP .
The U.S. national debt , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office , now stands at $ 21 trillion , roughly the same size as U.S. GDP .
In fiscal year 2021 , the deficit could be of the same magnitude as 2020 .
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First , the economy is not fully recovered from the 2020 depression .
Unemployment is still near 8 % .
Nancy Pelosi has already proposed $ 2.2 trillion in new spending to battle the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the first month of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are spiking again .
With the national debt already equal to the GDP , and growing faster now , a question arises : Where does this end ?
How many more multitrillion-dollar deficits can we sustain before the quality of U.S. debt is called into question by Japan , China and the other nations that traditionally buy and hold U.S. debt ?
How long before the value of the U.S. dollar is questioned ?
How long before our creditors start demanding higher interest rates to compensate for the rising risks they are taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nation ?
According to Stein ’ s Law , named after Herb Stein , the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers who enunciated it , if something can not go on forever , it will stop .
Or was Herb Stein wrong , and we can borrow and spend forever ?
Consider the built-in engines of spending that were causing trillion-dollar deficits even before the coronavirus hit ?
With the huge baby boomer generation , born between 1946 and 1964 , only half retired and still reaching 65 and 66 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Social Security and Medicare , the two largest programs in the U.S. budget , are certain to grow .
So , too , are the claims on Medicaid , health care for the poor , the next largest item in the budget .
With unemployment at 8 % , other social programs that date to the Great Society days of over half a century ago — welfare , housing , education , nutrition — and consume a large share of our budget , are unlikely to shrink .
Interest on the debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and becomes riskier , is also likely to be headed one way — straight up .
Which brings us to that other major budget item : national defense .
The Trump era has already produced a significant increase in defense spending , while defense commitments have seen no reduction .
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In the Middle and Near East , we have troops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jordan , Kuwait , Bahrain , Qatar , the UAE , Saudi Arabia , Oman , Afghanistan and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa .
With the new strategic “ pivot to Asia , ” U.S. troops and ships have moved into the Indo-Pacific region to contain China in what is being called Cold War II .
Then there are the U.S. treaty commitments to defend Japan , South Korea , the Philippines , Australia and New Zealand dating to the ’ 50s Allies are our strength , we are told .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ morning came press reports that ISIS , whose caliphate in Syria and Iraq we annihilated , is turning up in Africa .
A new front may be opening up in the global war on terror .
The question here is a simple one : Can we continue to do it all ?
Our resources are not inexhaustible .
Already , U.S. GDP is receding as a share of global GDP , and the defense budget is receding as a share of U.S. GDP .
We are being obligated to do more and more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our share of the world ’ s wealth is less and less .
Can we continue to maintain strategic parity and contain the ambitions of the other great powers , Russia and China ?
Can we continue to defend South Korea and Japan from Kim Jong Un and his nuclear arsenal , confront and choke the Ayatollah ’ s regime in Iran and , at the same time , reconstruct George H. W. Bush ’ s “ new world order ” ?
While doing all this , can we overcome the worst pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago , and deal with a national divide and racial crisis as bad as any since the 1960s , if not the Civil War ?
We ’ re going to find out .
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In fiscal year 2020, which ended on Sept. 30, the U.S. government set some impressive new records.
The deficit came in at $3.1 trillion, twice the previous record of $1.4 trillion in 2009, which was set during the Great Recession, and three times the 2019 deficit of about $1 trillion.
Federal spending hit $6.5 trillion, one-third of U.S. gross domestic product, a share unrivaled except for the later years of World War II when federal spending exceeded 40% of GDP.
The U.S. national debt, $14 trillion when Donald Trump took office, now stands at $21 trillion, roughly the same size as U.S. GDP.
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Why so? First, the economy is not fully recovered from the 2020 depression. Unemployment is still near 8%. Nancy Pelosi has already proposed $2.2 trillion in new spending to battle the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the first month of this fiscal year. And COVID-19 cases are spiking again.
With the national debt already equal to the GDP, and growing faster now, a question arises: Where does this end?
How many more multitrillion-dollar deficits can we sustain before the quality of U.S. debt is called into question by Japan, China and the other nations that traditionally buy and hold U.S. debt?
How long before the value of the U.S. dollar is questioned?
How long before our creditors start demanding higher interest rates to compensate for the rising risks they are taking in buying the bonds of so profligate a nation?
According to Stein’s Law, named after Herb Stein, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers who enunciated it, if something cannot go on forever, it will stop.
Or was Herb Stein wrong, and we can borrow and spend forever?
Consider the built-in engines of spending that were causing trillion-dollar deficits even before the coronavirus hit?
With the huge baby boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964, only half retired and still reaching 65 and 66 in the millions every year, the claims on Social Security and Medicare, the two largest programs in the U.S. budget, are certain to grow. So, too, are the claims on Medicaid, health care for the poor, the next largest item in the budget.
With unemployment at 8%, other social programs that date to the Great Society days of over half a century ago — welfare, housing, education, nutrition — and consume a large share of our budget, are unlikely to shrink.
Interest on the debt, as the U.S. national debt rises and becomes riskier, is also likely to be headed one way — straight up.
Which brings us to that other major budget item: national defense.
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We are obligated to defend some 30 NATO allies from the Atlantic to the Baltic and Black seas. In the Middle and Near East, we have troops stationed in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Afghanistan and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.
With the new strategic “pivot to Asia,” U.S. troops and ships have moved into the Indo-Pacific region to contain China in what is being called Cold War II. Then there are the U.S. treaty commitments to defend Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand dating to the ’50s
Allies are our strength, we are told. They are also our dependents.
This morning came press reports that ISIS, whose caliphate in Syria and Iraq we annihilated, is turning up in Africa. A new front may be opening up in the global war on terror.
The question here is a simple one: Can we continue to do it all?
Our resources are not inexhaustible.
Already, U.S. GDP is receding as a share of global GDP, and the defense budget is receding as a share of U.S. GDP.
We are being obligated to do more and more, at home and abroad, while our share of the world’s wealth is less and less.
Can we continue to maintain strategic parity and contain the ambitions of the other great powers, Russia and China?
Can we continue to defend South Korea and Japan from Kim Jong Un and his nuclear arsenal, confront and choke the Ayatollah’s regime in Iran and, at the same time, reconstruct George H. W. Bush’s “new world order”?
While doing all this, can we overcome the worst pandemic since the Spanish flu of 100 years ago, and deal with a national divide and racial crisis as bad as any since the 1960s, if not the Civil War?
We’re going to find out.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-21--The New York Times Is Anti-White and Anti-American

The vast majority of the New York Times ’ s subscribers are white people .
These are people who apparently are so emotionally and mentally weak and so full of guilt and self-loathing that they support a rabid anti-American propaganda organization that brands its readers “ racists ” and delegitimises the founding principles of the United States .
The 1619 Project : A Cr ... Magness , Phillip W. Buy New $ 9.00 The US Defense Secretary , Espy , distracts us with the “ Russian and Chinese enemies , ” while the worst enemy that the United States has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadly attack of deconstructing America .
The New York Times ’ position is that America is a racist nation by design and thus illegitimate .
Neither Putin nor Xi Jinping—or both together—could do our country such great harm as does The New York Times .
“ We should not underestimate what is at stake here .
The 1619 Project wants to delegitimise the US ’ s founding principles , and the universalist Enlightenment tradition from which they emerged .
We shouldn ’ t confine our opposition to such a destructive objective to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our schools , our universities and our wider communities , too.
” — Sean Collins The Best of Paul Craig Roberts

The vast majority of the New York Times’s subscribers are white people. These are people who apparently are so emotionally and mentally weak and so full of guilt and self-loathing that they support a rabid anti-American propaganda organization that brands its readers “racists” and delegitimises the founding principles of the United States.
The 1619 Project: A Cr... Magness, Phillip W. Buy New $9.00 (as of 05:14 UTC - Details) The US Defense Secretary, Espy, distracts us with the “Russian and Chinese enemies,” while the worst enemy that the United States has ever had—The New York Times—carries on its deadly attack of deconstructing America. The New York Times’ position is that America is a racist nation by design and thus illegitimate. Neither Putin nor Xi Jinping—or both together—could do our country such great harm as does The New York Times.
“We should not underestimate what is at stake here. The 1619 Project wants to delegitimise the US’s founding principles, and the universalist Enlightenment tradition from which they emerged. We shouldn’t confine our opposition to such a destructive objective to the media. It must be opposed in our schools, our universities and our wider communities, too.” — Sean Collins
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lewrockwell--2020-10-21--So Much for Russian Disinformation: Hunter Biden’s Signed Receipts Turn Up

As Andrea Widburg noted in her excellent post here , the left has pulled out all stops to create a miasma of confusing information about the frighteningly sharp and clear Hunter Biden emails found on an abandoned MacBook Pro computer , of a crack addict selling access to his father ’ s office for millions in public gain .
The computer itself is evidence , corroborated by additional emails from Biden ’ s associates , in jail or heading there , while the rapacious Hunter skates .
There ’ s additional information the Senate investigative report .
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His New York Times media toadies are following .
Other members of the leftist press are , with JournoList-style echo-chamber talking points , calling it a “ garbage fire.
” See here and here .
Some leftists are claiming Photoshopping .
Others are yelling partisan dirty tricks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fabrication.
” Signed receipts from the computer repair-shop owner where Hunter Biden abandoned his MacBook Pro have turned up , along with witnesses describing the drunken , drug-addled vice presidential son :

As Andrea Widburg noted in her excellent post here, the left has pulled out all stops to create a miasma of confusing information about the frighteningly sharp and clear Hunter Biden emails found on an abandoned MacBook Pro computer, of a crack addict selling access to his father’s office for millions in public gain.
The computer itself is evidence, corroborated by additional emails from Biden’s associates, in jail or heading there, while the rapacious Hunter skates. There’s additional information the Senate investigative report.
Killer High: A History... Andreas, Peter Best Price: $19.48 Buy New $19.49 (as of 05:30 UTC - Details) Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, though, same as he did during impeachment, claims it’s Russian disinformation, assuming he can go to that well more than once. His New York Times media toadies are following.
Other members of the leftist press are, with JournoList-style echo-chamber talking points, calling it a “garbage fire.” See here and here.
Some leftists are claiming Photoshopping. Others are yelling partisan dirty tricks. Salon called it a “complete fabrication.”
Now it’s falling apart.
Signed receipts from the computer repair-shop owner where Hunter Biden abandoned his MacBook Pro have turned up, along with witnesses describing the drunken, drug-addled vice presidential son:
NEW: @MikeEmanuelFox obtains photo showing an alleged Hunter Biden signature on paperwork for the computer repair shop pic.twitter.com/LMBkiXmCer — Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) October 19, 2020
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