lewrockwell--2020-05-23--Great Things Are Happening!

Great Things Are Happening!

Before I explain how wonderful the COVID-19 era is , and is going to be , for us and for liberty , I must give a nod to the very real concerns about agriculturalization of human beings by the state .
The new American project seems to be about converting the amber waves of Republican grain into one giant CAFO , complete with centrally controlled feeding , mandated meds , and plenty of one-way alleys and head-gates .
We are not all drinking Brawndo , not yet .
While the state prefers that we be sheep , we should approach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collie , from rear vantage point , with a keen and focused eye .
What is the herd doing , and why is it doing that ?
Where are the leaders , and where are the idiots ( not mutually exclusive , of course ) !
What is our objective for the herd ?
After all , the border collie is as smart as any advanced four year old , knows its job , and has confidence in its ability to manage toward a goal .
Further , he has no doubts at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deep Survival : Who Liv ... Gonzales , Laurence Best Price : $ 10.77 Buy New $ 11.59 2020 is a great time to be an information consumer .
Sure , social media and computer/TV/infotainment/humanitarian giants ( talking about you , Bill Gates ) and their political puppets are all about shaping what we consume and understand and know , to maintain confusion , promote fear and culture obedience as if in a lab , on agar .
Yet , I ’ m not only still able to read LRC , but many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history , and actual information in real context .
The Last American Vagabond has a great list of news sources that any thinking person would be interested in .
This simply was not available , even ten years ago .
The AIER , and FEE , as well as Mises.org and a hundred others have been offering solid economic and other content that is being picked up ( perhaps unknowingly ) by mainstream mouthpieces ( the Post , The Times , Drudge , etc ) , and trending .
Even as mainstream media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – is struggling to stay relevant and interesting and “ in control ” – we are observing an evolution of wonderful global content that really matters .
I am seeing the genius of the younger generations , and the sweet agelessness of the internet community , and I ’ m beyond impressed .
Beyond that , here ’ s a short list that makes me smile .
The public education bubble is bursting .
Home , private , independent and unschooling is unstoppable , and technology makes it possible to outperform any public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colleges and the enormous federal debt they consume on the backs of students and parents are finally being held to account .
Recent years of awareness of the burdens of college loan debt on younger generations , and improved information about what the economy ( your neighbors around the world ) really want and need you to do for them is causing improved decision-making by younger generations .
They were already borrowing less for college , and the current government response to the megacorona is driving the point home .
Prepping is trending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storing food , being creative at home , learning skills of productivity and survival , and DIY ’ ing , always popular , is getting a real shot in the arm , so to speak .
The same media conglomerates , social media , Youtube and other corporate-government controllers ( along the lines of CIA message shaping here and here ) are finding that we like a lot of different things , and that includes prepping and survival skills .
SAS Survival Handbook , ... Wiseman , John 'Lofty ' Best Price : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is ever more accessible to the Internet generation .
For example , this outstanding series by Whitney Webb on the Amerithrax case is remarkable in its depth and reach , and it ’ s better than anything Hollywood could ever derive .
For the first time , people who never watched broadcast TV and choose their movies on demand , based on what their own – not corporate-government – networks advise , can learn how things connect .
Who knew Stanley Milgram ’ s six degrees of separation are now just three ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sixth sense .
Sensing the truth , identifying who is and isn ’ t authentic , and what is and isn ’ t real and true , has evolved along with mass media and the internet , data compression and AI .
Hardly anyone is left on the planet believes reality TV is real .
Very few believe anything any government has to say , anywhere , and of course Donald Trump has been huuugely effective in helping this fundamental narrative along .
Beyond that , Wikileaks has been a big help , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we hear , and the lies politicians and corporations spew .
This evolution has been a long time coming – and now it is fracturing faith even in the top law enforcement agency .
The reaction to General Flynn ’ s case being rejected for FBI malfeasance gets a nod and a shrug , because we already know the police can legally lie to you , the feds will set you up , and plea bargains are usually contrived .
You could call it an age of cynicism , but Americans are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is simple “ us and them , ” this is just how government behaves .
Everyone knows that .
We understand the surveillance state .
This is a tricky one , as John Whitehead points out , and has been pointing out accurately for years .
The internet generations accept this as the cost of doing business , and in some ways are on board with the state ’ s interest , of moving our entire lives online , in a cashless , paperless , with 24/7 government/corporate-curated consumption , because it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like the idea of a driverless car or taxi , and have grown up with and accept intrusive security procedures , lockdowns , militarized police and the panopticon .
However , they also understand that what ’ s theirs is theirs , and they appreciate cheap and easy encryption , and are willing to use it , unlike their parents and grandparents who whine about the surveillance state and won ’ t encrypt their messages , use a non-Five Eyes country VPN , or a secure online chat and meeting tool .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best Price : $ 38.70 Buy New $ 39.89 We have lost interest in war .
The feminization of western society can create sheep , and sheep don ’ t fight well .
It is no accident that the language of “ war ” has become ever pervasive , by governments , corporate and religious .
There ’ s something compelling about the dichotomy of social clarity in a time of war , even as confusion and destruction and randomness prevail .
That mix of clarity and fog interspersed makes our adrenaline flow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the other drugs want to be when they grow up .
In a perfect example of government idiocracy , we have simultaneous reports of the US military assisting in total population vaccination for the nCorona while prohibiting anybody with the antibodies from enlisting , without waiver .
Not Sure , anyone ?
Hospital central planning has been revealed as unfixable .
This is lesson 99 of the continuing education in health care all Americans have been getting since the Clinton Health Care Task force in 1993 .
COVID mandates and decades of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients billions of dollars , as well as 250,000 to 400,000 deaths a year , and illustrate the flaws of central planning .
Here in blue Virginia under Order 53 Lockdown , only 22 % of the ventilators are even in use , and hospitals are largely vacant , with health care workers of all kinds have been laid off or let go .
As centrally planned medicine boldly fails again , for example , the number of people with portable and privately owned oxygen supplies in their homes just keeps growing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few years ago .
Americans increasingly seek to heal themselves , and do so .
Lockdown has created 100 million households of resistance – even among those who feel the government is helping .
You take away jobs , opportunity , exercise , family connections and provide “ free ” money , mass surveillance and a police state – that ought to work , right , Gov ?
But many humans are as least as smart as border collies , and we found all kinds of new ways to get our fixes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new tools , even new priorities and goals that will complement the coming insurrection .
None of what we are learning is making us better citizens , but some of what we are learning is going to help us survive .
Whether on purpose or by accident , whether we agree politically or not , we are all accelerating the collapse the already collapsing state , and even seeing beyond that horizon towards something better .
I have mentioned before the fantastic book Deep Survival , with its theme of who survives and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the guy or gal who early on admits they will probably die in , and of , their predicament , and somehow , this recognition unleashes a kind of creativity and fearlessness and reflection that allows good decisions , and wise , if sometimes risky , actions .
Of course you need grit , and something that a best-selling novelist talks about here .
Paulette Jiles , author of a number of historical and science fiction books , including the News of the World , says : I can ’ t help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all of its powerful flaming disorganization and grand authoritarianism , is in fact moving things along quite nicely for the cause of liberty , if you know where to look .
The Best of Karen Kwiatkowski

Before I explain how wonderful the COVID-19 era is, and is going to be, for us and for liberty, I must give a nod to the very real concerns about agriculturalization of human beings by the state. The new American project seems to be about converting the amber waves of Republican grain into one giant CAFO, complete with centrally controlled feeding, mandated meds, and plenty of one-way alleys and head-gates.
We are not all drinking Brawndo, not yet.
While the state prefers that we be sheep, we should approach the government herd like a well-trained border collie, from rear vantage point, with a keen and focused eye. What is the herd doing, and why is it doing that? Where are the leaders, and where are the idiots (not mutually exclusive, of course)! What is our objective for the herd? After all, the border collie is as smart as any advanced four year old, knows its job, and has confidence in its ability to manage toward a goal. Further, he has no doubts at all that he will be successful.
Deep Survival: Who Liv... Gonzales, Laurence Best Price: $10.77 Buy New $11.59 (as of 02:35 UTC - Details) 2020 is a great time to be an information consumer. Sure, social media and computer/TV/infotainment/humanitarian giants (talking about you, Bill Gates) and their political puppets are all about shaping what we consume and understand and know, to maintain confusion, promote fear and culture obedience as if in a lab, on agar. Yet, I’m not only still able to read LRC, but many other resources proliferating Austrian economics, real history, and actual information in real context. The Last American Vagabond has a great list of news sources that any thinking person would be interested in. This simply was not available, even ten years ago. The AIER, and FEE, as well as Mises.org and a hundred others have been offering solid economic and other content that is being picked up (perhaps unknowingly) by mainstream mouthpieces (the Post, The Times, Drudge, etc), and trending. Even as mainstream media – which is to say corporate-government media – is struggling to stay relevant and interesting and “in control” – we are observing an evolution of wonderful global content that really matters.
I am seeing the genius of the younger generations, and the sweet agelessness of the internet community, and I’m beyond impressed.
Beyond that, here’s a short list that makes me smile.
The public education bubble is bursting. Home, private, independent and unschooling is unstoppable, and technology makes it possible to outperform any public school in a thousand different ways. Colleges and the enormous federal debt they consume on the backs of students and parents are finally being held to account. Recent years of awareness of the burdens of college loan debt on younger generations, and improved information about what the economy (your neighbors around the world) really want and need you to do for them is causing improved decision-making by younger generations. They were already borrowing less for college, and the current government response to the megacorona is driving the point home.
Prepping is trending. Everyone is interested in cooking and storing food, being creative at home, learning skills of productivity and survival, and DIY’ing, always popular, is getting a real shot in the arm, so to speak. The same media conglomerates, social media, Youtube and other corporate-government controllers (along the lines of CIA message shaping here and here) are finding that we like a lot of different things, and that includes prepping and survival skills. SAS Survival Handbook,... Wiseman, John 'Lofty' Best Price: $12.99 Buy New $12.49 (as of 01:15 UTC - Details)
History is ever more accessible to the Internet generation. For example, this outstanding series by Whitney Webb on the Amerithrax case is remarkable in its depth and reach, and it’s better than anything Hollywood could ever derive. For the first time, people who never watched broadcast TV and choose their movies on demand, based on what their own – not corporate-government – networks advise, can learn how things connect. Who knew Stanley Milgram’s six degrees of separation are now just three? They did!
Authenti-ception is the new sixth sense. Sensing the truth, identifying who is and isn’t authentic, and what is and isn’t real and true, has evolved along with mass media and the internet, data compression and AI. Hardly anyone is left on the planet believes reality TV is real. Very few believe anything any government has to say, anywhere, and of course Donald Trump has been huuugely effective in helping this fundamental narrative along. Beyond that, Wikileaks has been a big help, revealing what’s behind the news we hear, and the lies politicians and corporations spew. This evolution has been a long time coming – and now it is fracturing faith even in the top law enforcement agency. The reaction to General Flynn’s case being rejected for FBI malfeasance gets a nod and a shrug, because we already know the police can legally lie to you, the feds will set you up, and plea bargains are usually contrived. You could call it an age of cynicism, but Americans are not cynics, by any means. It is simple “us and them,” this is just how government behaves. Everyone knows that.
We understand the surveillance state. This is a tricky one, as John Whitehead points out, and has been pointing out accurately for years. The internet generations accept this as the cost of doing business, and in some ways are on board with the state’s interest, of moving our entire lives online, in a cashless, paperless, with 24/7 government/corporate-curated consumption, because it is easier than the alternative. Many people like the idea of a driverless car or taxi, and have grown up with and accept intrusive security procedures, lockdowns, militarized police and the panopticon. However, they also understand that what’s theirs is theirs, and they appreciate cheap and easy encryption, and are willing to use it, unlike their parents and grandparents who whine about the surveillance state and won’t encrypt their messages, use a non-Five Eyes country VPN, or a secure online chat and meeting tool.
The Survival Medicine ... Alton ARNP, Amy Best Price: $38.70 Buy New $39.89 (as of 11:20 UTC - Details) We have lost interest in war. The feminization of western society can create sheep, and sheep don’t fight well. It is no accident that the language of “war” has become ever pervasive, by governments, corporate and religious. There’s something compelling about the dichotomy of social clarity in a time of war, even as confusion and destruction and randomness prevail. That mix of clarity and fog interspersed makes our adrenaline flow, and adrenaline is a drug that all the other drugs want to be when they grow up. In a perfect example of government idiocracy, we have simultaneous reports of the US military assisting in total population vaccination for the nCorona while prohibiting anybody with the antibodies from enlisting, without waiver. Not Sure, anyone?
Hospital central planning has been revealed as unfixable. This is lesson 99 of the continuing education in health care all Americans have been getting since the Clinton Health Care Task force in 1993. COVID mandates and decades of past government edicts have cost hospitals and patients billions of dollars, as well as 250,000 to 400,000 deaths a year, and illustrate the flaws of central planning. Here in blue Virginia under Order 53 Lockdown, only 22% of the ventilators are even in use, and hospitals are largely vacant, with health care workers of all kinds have been laid off or let go. As centrally planned medicine boldly fails again, for example, the number of people with portable and privately owned oxygen supplies in their homes just keeps growing, present in 1.5 million homes just a few years ago. Americans increasingly seek to heal themselves, and do so.
Lockdown has created 100 million households of resistance – even among those who feel the government is helping. You take away jobs, opportunity, exercise, family connections and provide “free” money, mass surveillance and a police state – that ought to work, right, Gov? But many humans are as least as smart as border collies, and we found all kinds of new ways to get our fixes, most of which entailed new learning and new tools, even new priorities and goals that will complement the coming insurrection. None of what we are learning is making us better citizens, but some of what we are learning is going to help us survive. Whether on purpose or by accident, whether we agree politically or not, we are all accelerating the collapse of the already collapsing state, and even seeing beyond that horizon towards something better.
I have mentioned before the fantastic book Deep Survival, with its theme of who survives and who doesn’t. The survivor is the guy or gal who early on admits they will probably die in, and of, their predicament, and somehow, this recognition unleashes a kind of creativity and fearlessness and reflection that allows good decisions, and wise, if sometimes risky, actions. Of course you need grit, and something that a best-selling novelist talks about here. Paulette Jiles, author of a number of historical and science fiction books, including the News of the World, says:
The mind also needs a variety of things, but I think in the contemporary world, we’re missing a really vital element, which is the world of the imagination. Which is why people flock to these remakes of Spiderman and Superman and Deadpool and all of the Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, whoever, because these are silly and funny and you can just float off into the world of the imagination on a magical balloon—and you need to do that. It’s not sugar. It’s not a dessert. It is as necessary as protein.
I can’t help thinking that the government COVID-19 response, in all of its powerful flaming disorganization and grand authoritarianism, is in fact moving things along quite nicely for the cause of liberty, if you know where to look.
The Best of Karen Kwiatkowski


lewrockwell--2020-05-23--California Doctors Say Suicide Deaths Exceed Coronavirus Fatalities

A California doctor says he has seen a year ’ s worth of suicides in the last four weeks of lockdown .
More people reportedly died of suicide in one Tennessee county than from coronavirus across the whole state .
A spokesperson for the Well Being Trust in Oakland , CA issued a report that predicts up to 75,000 deaths from drug or alcohol abuse and suicide directly caused by lockdowns due to the coronavirus .
Fear , dread and isolation are the words used to describe these deaths of despair .
Fear of unemployment , no future , forced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up hope .
This report emanates from California where the governor just prolonged the forced lockdown another 90 days .
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The coronavirus deaths and lockdown have produced disproportionate anguish and grief over the death of loved ones .
Although limited to a small fraction of the public ( the coronavirus has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans , compared to 1 out 116 Americans who die every year ) , these deaths have rippled through the fabric of modern America .
Love Focused : Living L ... Judy Hughes Best Price : $ 2.29 Buy New $ 15.09 More troubling , with 35 % to 55 % of Americans workers having lost their jobs or had a reduction in hours of pay , studies show there is a 63 % higher risk of mortality associated with unemployment .
It is difficult to conclude anything else but that the care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be questioned in light of the fact NY has a much higher death rate than other states .
It may not be the viral infection but the care that has caused so many deaths .
Forced admission of recovering elderly coronavirus patients from hospitals to nursing homes has been brought into question .
Over-reliance upon ventilators is another concern .
Ventilators can induce fatal lung damage .
In some instances the treatment may be worse than the disease .
Some patients came to the hospital with a cold or the flu and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10-20 % of healthcare workers harbor the virus .
A just-released JP MORGAN study states many US states have experienced lower infection rates after ending lockdowns “ that are now destroying millions of livelihoods worldwide.
” “ Lockdowns were administered with little consideration that they might not only cause economic devastation but potentially more deaths than COVID-19 itself , ’ said author Marko Kolanovic , a trained physicist and a strategist for JP Morgan .

A California doctor says he has seen a year’s worth of suicides in the last four weeks of lockdown.
More people reportedly died of suicide in one Tennessee county than from coronavirus across the whole state.
A spokesperson for the Well Being Trust in Oakland, CA issued a report that predicts up to 75,000 deaths from drug or alcohol abuse and suicide directly caused by lockdowns due to the coronavirus. Fear, dread and isolation are the words used to describe these deaths of despair. Fear of unemployment, no future, forced vaccination, have caused many to give up hope. This report emanates from California where the governor just prolonged the forced lockdown another 90 days. How Not To Die With Tr... Henriques, Tiago Best Price: $18.23 Buy New $17.97 (as of 08:00 UTC - Details)
Another study conducted by Just Facts predicts lockdowns will destroy 7 times more years of human life than strict lockdowns can save.
The coronavirus deaths and lockdown have produced disproportionate anguish and grief over the death of loved ones. Although limited to a small fraction of the public (the coronavirus has reportedly killed 1 out of every 5000 Americans, compared to 1 out 116 Americans who die every year), these deaths have rippled through the fabric of modern America.
Love Focused: Living L... Judy Hughes Best Price: $2.29 Buy New $15.09 (as of 03:02 UTC - Details) More troubling, with 35% to 55% of Americans workers having lost their jobs or had a reduction in hours of pay, studies show there is a 63% higher risk of mortality associated with unemployment.
It is difficult to conclude anything else but that the care of coronavirus patients in New York State must be questioned in light of the fact NY has a much higher death rate than other states. It may not be the viral infection but the care that has caused so many deaths. Forced admission of recovering elderly coronavirus patients from hospitals to nursing homes has been brought into question. Over-reliance upon ventilators is another concern. Ventilators can induce fatal lung damage. In some instances the treatment may be worse than the disease. Some patients came to the hospital with a cold or the flu and acquired the dreaded COVID-19 coronavirus infection because 10-20% of healthcare workers harbor the virus.
A just-released JP MORGAN study states many US states have experienced lower infection rates after ending lockdowns “that are now destroying millions of livelihoods worldwide.”
“Lockdowns were administered with little consideration that they might not only cause economic devastation but potentially more deaths than COVID-19 itself,’ said author Marko Kolanovic, a trained physicist and a strategist for JP Morgan.


lewrockwell--2020-05-23--Pandemic, Economic Collapse, and Military Conflict

Dmitry Orlov gives his view on the pandemic and ensuing economic collapse .
He looks at the dire situation facing @ @ @ @ @ status , and the disintegration of the political system .
He talks about his changed @ @ @ @ @ and its liberal dogma .
He gives his take on China , Russia , Putin @ @ @ @ @ potential for military conflict .
Finally , he provides an outline for what people should @ @ @ @ @ the crisis gets underway .
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Dmitry Orlov gives his view on the pandemic and ensuing economic collapse. He looks at the dire situation facing the U.S., its dollar status, and the disintegration of the political system. He talks about his changed view on the climate movement and its liberal dogma. He gives his take on China, Russia, Putin after 2024, and the potential for military conflict. Finally, he provides an outline for what people should be doing to prepare as the crisis gets underway.

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lewrockwell--2020-05-23--Does the Termination of Russian YouTube Channels Mean Impending War?

Recently , I had to change embedded video links in several posts to LewRockwell.com due to the termination of Southfront ’ s YouTube channel .
Southfront , which features regular “ Syrian War Reports ” and videos that discuss the Russian and American military and hardware , but not from a necessarily pro-Russian government perspective , wrote about their theory why the channel was terminated in this post , that Unz.com carried .
They theorized that : “ The article was likely used by the Euvsdisinfo authors either out of a lack of humor , ignorance , or sheer stupidity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the political and administrative situation in Russia amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the first part of April 2020 .
The article provides a critical look at the actions of the Russian government ( in particular the Moscow authorities ) and points out that , while the COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant public health challenge , the threat of the pandemic may be estimated inaccurately , resulting in the government making poor decisions in dealing with it .
The developments in Russia in the second half of 2020 confirmed this analysis .
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientific and state sources of data and criticizes political and administrative actions of the Russian government .
It also looks critically at actions of Moscow mayor Sergey Sobaynin , which at the time went contrary to the Russian legislative system.
” [ Emphasis added . ]
While spreading the party line on COVID-19 , which as Gary D. Barnett noted in this article on LewRockwell.com , “ This Coronavirus Fraud Is Planned Panic and Murder for the Purpose of Advancing Agendas of Control ” is surely part of the decision , there might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Russia ?
: From ... Cohen , Stephen F. Best Price : $ 8.99 Buy New $ 8.50 Recently , The Saker posted the “ Russian Foreign Ministry Press release on YouTube removing the accounts of Krym 24 TV Channel and Anna News and News-Front news agencies ” in which they state : “ These are just some examples of US online censorship of Russian news portals .
“ We consider YouTube ’ s actions as another act of discrimination against Russian-language media resources from US-controlled online platforms that systematically resort to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ language .
“ This policy by US authorities represents a gross violation of US international obligations to ensure free and unfettered access to information , freedom of the media and freedom of expression.
” Again , this is part of the reason but not the whole reason ; Washington is evidently at war , although not yet using military hardware , against Russia and this is an informational war .
Southfront recently posted these videos , which might be of benefit to CIA Analysts as well as ordinary Americans .
This one concludes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ a beard ” for the Department of Defense .
SpaceX : Camel ’ s Nose under the Tent of Space Militarization This video highlights the possibility that the Poseidon is not designed to deploy a 150 Megaton warhead to destroy the American coast land , but is a sophisticated drone that integrates with advanced Russian submarines .
How Precise Are Iranian Missiles ?
Analysis Of Missile Strikes On U.S. Military Base In Iraq Hard Times For U.S .
Forces In Northeast Syria .
Army Prepares For Idlib Escalation Is it just me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ topics are driving the Neocons over the edge ?
Regarding this recent Yahoo News post , “ The US Navy sent surface ships deep into the Arctic , and close to Russia , for the first time in over 30 years , ” Military Analyst and Historian Andrei Martyanov wrote on his blog : “ This action has no military meaning since any surface force sent to actually fight – from launching TLAMs to conducting ASW operations – to Barents Sea in case of actual war has the staying power approaching zero and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receive targeting and launch , and Russia has in Arctic more than enough to launch to ensure that no hostile surface force in any combination survives .
Just recall basic ( of course it is slightly more complex that that but still , [ it ] gives a good impression ) [ the ] factors which I wrote in my last book about : “ This is what makes , as an example , Northern Sea Route so attractive to China and its commercial traffic , granted China can sustain pressure and possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the one which until very recently was viewing China as an extension and , eventually , substitution for the United States economically .
There are many of these guys , and their children , in the US and they own a lot .
Once the United States decides ( not out of realm of possibilities ) to cut Indian Ocean SLOCs [ Sea Lanes ] for China , the whole thing will become really interesting .
The United State , by the looks of it , is getting ready to coerce China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got .
Rumor has it , Xi must face still powerful radically pro-American ( some call it a Chinese ‘ Komsomol ’ elite , I can see the relation ) economic block which cares only about its pockets.
” Regarding Scott Ritter ’ s recent article about Washington provocations , Martyanov wrote here : The Black Death , A Cra ... Aku1e63apu0101da Buy New $ 5.94 “ Here is where Russia ’ s integrated air defense and strike capabilities come in play along all the Northern Sea Route .
Geopolitics is really easy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are ] tactics and operations ( well , not really , but for the sake of argument ) .
I stated not for once , that all this apparatus consists primarily of few [ of the ] simplest geometric figures such as straight lines , angles , circles and sectors .
Seems simple enough .
It is when those figures begin to move and interact ( relate ) to each-other , this is where it all becomes extremely complex and can not be described in motion to a layman .
Yet , statics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the circles with the radii of modern Russian anti-ship missiles , ranging from P-800 Onyx and 3M22 Zircon , begin to be ‘ moved ’ around , one can easily see that no matter where the US Navy positions its ships with SM-3 ( granted they did not develop a capability to plow through thick arctic ice , which is still there ) , up to the even projected retreat of arctic ice edge in the nearest 10+ years , there is simply nowhere to hide for US Navy ’ s surface force @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia will use these weapons against the US Navy , I can not say for certain but if Washington ’ s actions force a response , expect not to hear the truth of the devastating destruction through legacy media .
However , I think Washington has its sites on “ easier ” targets , like the bully it is .
On May 21st , 2020 , The Saker published on Unz.com the following piece , “ Will Trump Really Start Two Wars Instead of ‘ Just ’ One ?
” in which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of defining victory .
In the US political “ culture ” winning is usually defined as pressing a few buttons to fire off some standoff weapons , kill lots of civilians , and then declare that the “ indispensable nation ” has “ kicked the other guy ’ s ass ” .
The problem with that is the following one : if they other guy is very visibly weaker and has no chance for a military victory of his own , then the best option for him is to declare that “ surviving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maduro stays in power , then Venezuela as won .
How would the US cope with that kind of narrative ?
Keep in mind that Caracas is a city of over two million people which even in peacetime is rather dangerous ( courtesy of both regular crime and potential guerilla activities ) .
Yet , for Maduro to “ win ” all he has to show is that he controls Caracas .
In other words , if Maduro remains in power in Caracas then , in political terms , Venezuela wins even though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This phenomenon is hardly something new , as shown by the following famous quote by Ho Chi Minh : “ You can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of yours .
But even at those odds , you will lose and I will win.
” By the way , this is exactly the same problem the Empire faces with Iran : as long as the Islamic Republic remains an Islamic Republic it “ wins ” in any exchange of strikes with the US and/or Israel .
Still , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can turn much of Venezuela into a smoking heap of ruins .
That is true ( just like what the US did to Korea , Vietnam , Iraq or Serbia and Israel what did to Lebanon in 2006 ) .
But that would hardly constitute a “ victory ” in any imaginable sense of the word .
Again , in theory , the US might be able to secure a number of landing locations and then send in an intervention force which could try to take key locations in Caracas .
But what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would the hardcore Chavistas trigger a guerilla insurrection which would be impossible to crush ( when is the last time the US prevailed in a counter-insurgency war ? )
, but many Venezuelans would expect the US to pay for reconstruction ( and they would be right , according to the rules of international law , “ once you take it , you own it ” meaning that the US would become responsible for the socio-economic situation of the country ) .
Finally , there is always the option of an anti-leadership “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I believe that in purely military terms , the US has the know-how and resources to accomplish this .
I do not believe that this option would secure anything for the US , instead – it would further destabilize the situation and would trigger some kind of reaction by the Venezuelan military both outside and inside Venezuela .
If anything , the repeated failures of the various coup attempts against Chavez and Maduro prove that the the bulk of the military remains firmly behind the Chavistas ( and the failed coup only served @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway ! )
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The bottom line is this : if Uncle [ Sam ] decides to seize/attack the Iranian tankers , there is not only a quasi certitude of a war between the US and Iran ( or , at the very least , an exchange of strikes ) , but there is also a non-trivial possibility that Maduro and his government might actually decide to provoke the US into a war they really can ’ t win .
Is Trump capable of starting a process which will result in not one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer the question : Trump is a reality TV show star .
The decision is above his pay grade ; look to his biggest donors .
And yes , now with the American lockdown , so many dependent on government to survive and so many Russia YouTube channels ( not to mention Iran ’ s PressTV ) terminated , expect that Washington will bomb , no matter the consequences , to the point of using nuclear weapons and not giving a damn .
For Washington , mass death and destruction is victory—for so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the oligarch .
So I think the answer is yes , a two-front war will start very soon .
The only problem , however , is will Americans be able to buy their Chinese made U.S. flags to wave ?
And I ’ m sure this video below is how the CIA and Washington see Russians .
Watch because YouTube will probably next ban this channel too : The Best of Yvonne Lorenzo

Recently, I had to change embedded video links in several posts to LewRockwell.com due to the termination of Southfront’s YouTube channel. Southfront, which features regular “Syrian War Reports” and videos that discuss the Russian and American military and hardware, but not from a necessarily pro-Russian government perspective, wrote about their theory why the channel was terminated in this post, that Unz.com carried. They theorized that:
“The article was likely used by the Euvsdisinfo authors either out of a lack of humor, ignorance, or sheer stupidity. This article is a critical review of the political and administrative situation in Russia amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the first part of April 2020. The article provides a critical look at the actions of the Russian government (in particular the Moscow authorities) and points out that, while the COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant public health challenge, the threat of the pandemic may be estimated inaccurately, resulting in the government making poor decisions in dealing with it. The developments in Russia in the second half of 2020 confirmed this analysis. Meanwhile, the article itself regularly refers to scientific and state sources of data and criticizes political and administrative actions of the Russian government. It also looks critically at actions of Moscow mayor Sergey Sobaynin, which at the time went contrary to the Russian legislative system.”[Emphasis added.]
While spreading the party line on COVID-19, which as Gary D. Barnett noted in this article on LewRockwell.com, “This Coronavirus Fraud Is Planned Panic and Murder for the Purpose of Advancing Agendas of Control” is surely part of the decision, there might be other factors in play. War with Russia?: From... Cohen, Stephen F. Best Price: $8.99 Buy New $8.50 (as of 02:15 UTC - Details)
Recently, The Saker posted the “Russian Foreign Ministry Press release on YouTube removing the accounts of Krym 24 TV Channel and Anna News and News-Front news agencies” in which they state:
“These are just some examples of US online censorship of Russian news portals.
“We consider YouTube’s actions as another act of discrimination against Russian-language media resources from US-controlled online platforms that systematically resort to arbitrary censorship of content in the Russian language.
“This policy by US authorities represents a gross violation of US international obligations to ensure free and unfettered access to information, freedom of the media and freedom of expression.”
Again, this is part of the reason but not the whole reason; Washington is evidently at war, although not yet using military hardware, against Russia and this is an informational war.
Southfront recently posted these videos, which might be of benefit to CIA Analysts as well as ordinary Americans.
This one concludes Elon Musk and SpaceX are in effect “a beard” for the Department of Defense.
SpaceX: Camel’s Nose under the Tent of Space Militarization
This video highlights the possibility that the Poseidon is not designed to deploy a 150 Megaton warhead to destroy the American coast land, but is a sophisticated drone that integrates with advanced Russian submarines.
Poseidon Multi-Purpose Oceanic System And Russian Undersea Warfare
And this:
How Precise Are Iranian Missiles? Analysis Of Missile Strikes On U.S. Military Base In Iraq
Hard Times For U.S. Forces In Northeast Syria. Army Prepares For Idlib Escalation
And this:
Russia Tests T-14 Armata Battle Tanks In Syria
And this:

RUSSIA’S HYPERSONIC AIR POWER
Russia is actively working to rearm its air forces with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
Is it just me, or do you think perhaps these topics are driving the Neocons over the edge?
Regarding this recent Yahoo News post, “The US Navy sent surface ships deep into the Arctic, and close to Russia, for the first time in over 30 years,” Military Analyst and Historian Andrei Martyanov wrote on his blog:
“This action has no military meaning since any surface force sent to actually fight – from launching TLAMs to conducting ASW operations – to Barents Sea in case of actual war has the staying power approaching zero and time counted in minutes it takes to receive targeting and launch, and Russia has in Arctic more than enough to launch to ensure that no hostile surface force in any combination survives. Just recall basic (of course it is slightly more complex that that but still, [it] gives a good impression) [the] factors which I wrote in my last book about:
“This is what makes, as an example, Northern Sea Route so attractive to China and its commercial traffic, granted China can sustain pressure and possible expropriation of assets of its pro-American elite, the one which until very recently was viewing China as an extension and, eventually, substitution for the United States economically. There are many of these guys, and their children, in the US and they own a lot. Once the United States decides (not out of realm of possibilities) to cut Indian Ocean SLOCs [Sea Lanes] for China, the whole thing will become really interesting. The United State, by the looks of it, is getting ready to coerce China and squeeze it for everything she has got. Rumor has it, Xi must face still powerful radically pro-American (some call it a Chinese ‘Komsomol’ elite, I can see the relation) economic block which cares only about its pockets.”
Regarding Scott Ritter’s recent article about Washington provocations, Martyanov wrote here: The Black Death, A Cra... Aku1e63apu0101da Buy New $5.94 (as of 02:38 UTC - Details)
“Here is where Russia’s integrated air defense and strike capabilities come in play along all the Northern Sea Route. Geopolitics is really easy when viewed in statics, so [are] tactics and operations (well, not really, but for the sake of argument). I stated not for once, that all this apparatus consists primarily of few [of the] simplest geometric figures such as straight lines, angles, circles and sectors. Seems simple enough. It is when those figures begin to move and interact (relate) to each-other, this is where it all becomes extremely complex and cannot be described in motion to a layman. Yet, statics will do for a moment – once the circles with the radii of modern Russian anti-ship missiles, ranging from P-800 Onyx and 3M22 Zircon, begin to be ‘moved’ around, one can easily see that no matter where the US Navy positions its ships with SM-3 (granted they did not develop a capability to plow through thick arctic ice, which is still there), up to the even projected retreat of arctic ice edge in the nearest 10+ years, there is simply nowhere to hide for US Navy’s surface force, no matter its composition.”
Whether Russia will use these weapons against the US Navy, I cannot say for certain but if Washington’s actions force a response, expect not to hear the truth of the devastating destruction through legacy media.
However, I think Washington has its sites on “easier” targets, like the bully it is. On May 21st, 2020, The Saker published on Unz.com the following piece, “Will Trump Really Start Two Wars Instead of ‘Just’ One?” in which he writes:
…Then there is the problem of defining victory. In the US political “culture” winning is usually defined as pressing a few buttons to fire off some standoff weapons, kill lots of civilians, and then declare that the “indispensable nation” has “kicked the other guy’s ass”. The problem with that is the following one: if they other guy is very visibly weaker and has no chance for a military victory of his own, then the best option for him is to declare that “surviving is winning” – meaning that if Maduro stays in power, then Venezuela as won. How would the US cope with that kind of narrative? Keep in mind that Caracas is a city of over two million people which even in peacetime is rather dangerous (courtesy of both regular crime and potential guerilla activities). Yet, for Maduro to “win” all he has to show is that he controls Caracas. In other words, if Maduro remains in power in Caracas then, in political terms, Venezuela wins even though it would lose in purely military terms. This phenomenon is hardly something new, as shown by the following famous quote by Ho Chi Minh: “You can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and I will win.” By the way, this is exactly the same problem the Empire faces with Iran: as long as the Islamic Republic remains an Islamic Republic it “wins” in any exchange of strikes with the US and/or Israel. Still, it is pretty obvious that the US can turn much of Venezuela into a smoking heap of ruins. That is true (just like what the US did to Korea, Vietnam, Iraq or Serbia and Israel what did to Lebanon in 2006). But that would hardly constitute a “victory” in any imaginable sense of the word. Again, in theory, the US might be able to secure a number of landing locations and then send in an intervention force which could try to take key locations in Caracas. But what would happen after that? Not only would the hardcore Chavistas trigger a guerilla insurrection which would be impossible to crush (when is the last time the US prevailed in a counter-insurgency war?), but many Venezuelans would expect the US to pay for reconstruction (and they would be right, according to the rules of international law, “once you take it, you own it” meaning that the US would become responsible for the socio-economic situation of the country). Finally, there is always the option of an anti-leadership “decapitating” strike of some kind. I believe that in purely military terms, the US has the know-how and resources to accomplish this. I do not believe that this option would secure anything for the US, instead – it would further destabilize the situation and would trigger some kind of reaction by the Venezuelan military both outside and inside Venezuela. If anything, the repeated failures of the various coup attempts against Chavez and Maduro prove that the the bulk of the military remains firmly behind the Chavistas (and the failed coup only served to unmask the traitors and replace them anyway!). The bottom line is this: if Uncle [Sam] decides to seize/attack the Iranian tankers, there is not only a quasi certitude of a war between the US and Iran (or, at the very least, an exchange of strikes), but there is also a non-trivial possibility that Maduro and his government might actually decide to provoke the US into a war they really can’t win. Is Trump capable of starting a process which will result in not one, but two wars?
Let me answer the question, understanding this is my opinion and I have no inside information: Trump is a reality TV show star. The decision is above his pay grade; look to his biggest donors. And yes, now with the American lockdown, so many dependent on government to survive and so many Russia YouTube channels (not to mention Iran’s PressTV) terminated, expect that Washington will bomb, no matter the consequences, to the point of using nuclear weapons and not giving a damn. For Washington, mass death and destruction is victory—for so far, there have been no consequences to the oligarchy. So I think the answer is yes, a two-front war will start very soon.
In addition, a bombing campaign (because Washington doesn’t truly do true war) against Iran and Venezuela would raise the price of oil by devastating Saudi Arabia and closing the Strait of Hormuz, and of course blaming Iran; so perhaps the oligarchy thinks “war” is great way to kill two birds—or three—with one stone: Iran, Venezuela, and save the American fracking industry.
Perhaps the only problem, however, is will Americans be able to buy their Chinese made U.S. flags to wave as the bombs drop?

And I’m sure this video below is how the CIA and Washington see Russians. Watch because YouTube will probably next ban this channel too:

The Best of Yvonne Lorenzo


lewrockwell--2020-05-23--America Is Drowning in Problems

America Is Drowning in Problems

Washington is picking yet another fight with China .
On top of the trade war we now have the coronavirus war .
China is accused of being responsible for the virus by withholding information about it .
Some in Washington want to make China pay for the cost of the virus by reneging on US debt held by China in the form of US Treasuries .
What information about coronavirus is China supposed to have withheld ?
That China was doing coronavirus research ?
How could this information have been withheld when the US State Department knew about it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and US scientists were complaining about the danger ?
That coronavirus was ravaging Wuhan ?
How was this information withheld when it was in the media every day ?
The Great Deluge : Hurr ... Brinkley , Douglas Best Price : $ 1.98 Buy New $ 13.66 The United States and its vassals knew about the virus outbreak in China two months prior to its outbreak in the West and did nothing .
Through either inaction or intent , the US , Canada , and Europe imported the virus .
The governments refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China and to prevent cruise ships from welcoming passengers from infected areas .
Governments did not want to interfere with profits , which came before public health .
Absolutely nothing was done .
No efforts were made to stockpile protective masks and gear , or to protect nursing homes , or to segregate hospital facilities , or to think outside the box about treatments .
The Swedish government was so unprepared that it did not even try to do anything and just let the virus run its course with devastating effects on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much disinformation about Sweden from those who believe the virus is a plot to impose police state controls , such as claims that Sweden has kept the economy open without paying for it in a higher death rate and is gaining “ herd immunity ” against Covid-19 .
These claims are contradicted by news reports .
For example this and this .
In an attempt , more or less successful , to reduce the infection rate so that health facilities were not over-burdened , every other country imposed social distancing rules , bans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As little was known about the disease and the Chinese mortality rate was believed to be vastly understated , there was no responsible alternative to the so-called “ lockdowns.
” It remains to be seen whether the concern for profits has produced a premature reopening that will result in a second wave of rapid infection rates .
Many suspect that Big Pharma and Bill Gates want to keep the infection spreading in order to panic us into being vaccinated with an inadequately tested vaccine .
The blame China game is really an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments to deal with a crisis .
Breach of Faith : Hurri ... Horne , Jed Best Price : $ 1.50 Buy New $ 9.50 The failure of governments to deal with crisis is ubiquitous .
Just think Katrina , the hurricane that devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast .
If you don ’ t remember or are too young to have experienced the 2005 hurricane via TV , read Douglas Brinkley ’ s The Great Deluge .
Everyone knew that the levies protecting New Orleans and surrounding areas were unable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intensity .
The city was a bowl waiting to fill up with the water that wiped out 80 % of New Orleans and 150 miles of Gulf Coast communities .
Evacuation orders came too late .
There were no steps taken to evacuate those without cars and resources .
The sick and elderly were left in place .
The few steps that were taken to assemble buses , boats , and first responders located the scanty resources in areas that flooded .
The New Orleans Police Department went AWOL .
Some joined in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failure .
President George W. Bush and Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff were not focused on the unfolding tragedy but on their creation of a terrortist hoax that was used to justify 20 years of US bombing and invasions of Middle Eastern and North African countries .
As Bush had deployed Louisiana ’ s National Guard to Iraq , the Louisiana governor had to borrow guardsmen from other states .
The US Coast Guard , Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries personnel , and private individuals formed the force of first responders .
People from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their own time , their own money , and with their own boats and began organizing rescues .
There were many heroic and generous people involved in the rescue .
As most of the rescuers were white southerners and most of the rescued were black , it put the lie to the propagandistic picture of the white southern racist .
For example , Sara Roberts and her husband Buisson , a descendant of Confederate General P.G.T.Beauregard , organized the Cajun Navy .
Sara enlisted clients of her accounting firm who came up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
One of her clients , Ronny Lovett , paid his construction crews triple wages for their rescue time and spent $ 200,000 of his money equipping the boats with food , water , medical supplies , chain saws , life jackets , spotlights , ropes and whatever else could contribute to successful rescues .
It was individual citizens , not the governments in New Orleans , Louisiana , and Washington that rescued many thousands of people who otherwise would have perished .
From its founding day , New Orleans was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , canals , watercourse alterations , pipelines and a variety of other environmental damaging mistakes had over the years destroyed the wetlands that protected the city and Gulf Coast .
In order to serve private profit , failure was built into the system .
The Great Deluge is an external cost of a political and economic system that puts private profits first .
Five Days at Memorial : ... Fink , Sheri Best Price : $ 8.50 Buy New $ 12.60 We are undergoing it again at this moment as areas of Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failures .
One of the dams , the Edenville Dam was a long known public safety hazard .
Boyce Hydro , the owner of the dam , repeatedly failed despite the intervention of regulators to address the known risk .
Not only was Boyce Hydro negligent , but also were the government authorities that permitted the known risk to persist unaddressed .
The lost of life and property from the flooding is an external cost imposed on third parties by Boyce Hydro whose agenda was limited to its profits .
It is as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belief in government as it is to understand the libertarian belief in the efficacy of the invisible hand that allegedly causes private greed to serve the public ’ s interest .
Humans are a built-in failure machine .
Their time perspective is short term .
They are always surprised by the unintended consequences of their own thoughtless actions and inactions .
Throughout America , state , local , and federal government epitomize failure .
Trillions of dollars have been poured into weapons systems that can not be used without destroying the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while dams fail , bridges collapse , communities deteriorate , and homelessness grows .
The government in Washington spends time , effort , and money manufacturing enemies to justify the budget of the military/security complex , while jobs and the US economy are offshored , the environment is degraded , and health care needs go unaddressed .
The US rivals third world countries in terms of the percentage of its population that has no savings , no access to health care , and no prospects for advancement in life .
But we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over and make mindless interventions in the natural environment that multiply the destructive power of storms , heavy rains , and other natural phenomena .
Another election approaches and yet again there is no acknowledgement of the real problems our country faces or any interest in discussing what to do about them .
America and the Western World in general are simply going to drown in their unaddressed problems just as New Orleans drowned in Hurricane Katrina .
The Best of Paul Craig Roberts

Washington is picking yet another fight with China. On top of the trade war we now have the coronavirus war. China is accused of being responsible for the virus by withholding information about it. Some in Washington want to make China pay for the cost of the virus by reneging on US debt held by China in the form of US Treasuries.
What information about coronavirus is China supposed to have withheld?
That China was doing coronavirus research? How could this information have been withheld when the US State Department knew about it, the N.I.H. was funding it, and US scientists were complaining about the danger?
That coronavirus was ravaging Wuhan? How was this information withheld when it was in the media every day? The Great Deluge: Hurr... Brinkley, Douglas Best Price: $1.98 Buy New $13.66 (as of 02:39 UTC - Details)
The United States and its vassals knew about the virus outbreak in China two months prior to its outbreak in the West and did nothing. Through either inaction or intent, the US, Canada, and Europe imported the virus. The governments refused to stop flights in and out of China and to prevent cruise ships from welcoming passengers from infected areas. Governments did not want to interfere with profits, which came before public health. Absolutely nothing was done. No efforts were made to stockpile protective masks and gear, or to protect nursing homes, or to segregate hospital facilities, or to think outside the box about treatments. The Swedish government was so unprepared that it did not even try to do anything and just let the virus run its course with devastating effects on the elderly. [Note: There is much disinformation about Sweden from those who believe the virus is a plot to impose police state controls, such as claims that Sweden has kept the economy open without paying for it in a higher death rate and is gaining “herd immunity” against Covid-19. These claims are contradicted by news reports. For example this and this.
In an attempt, more or less successful, to reduce the infection rate so that health facilities were not over-burdened, every other country imposed social distancing rules, bans against crowd events, and workplace closures. As little was known about the disease and the Chinese mortality rate was believed to be vastly understated, there was no responsible alternative to the so-called “lockdowns.” It remains to be seen whether the concern for profits has produced a premature reopening that will result in a second wave of rapid infection rates. Many suspect that Big Pharma and Bill Gates want to keep the infection spreading in order to panic us into being vaccinated with an inadequately tested vaccine.
The blame China game is really an effort to cover-up the failure of Western governments to deal with a crisis.
Breach of Faith: Hurri... Horne, Jed Best Price: $1.50 Buy New $9.50 (as of 02:39 UTC - Details) The failure of governments to deal with crisis is ubiquitous. Just think Katrina, the hurricane that devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. If you don’t remember or are too young to have experienced the 2005 hurricane via TV, read Douglas Brinkley’s The Great Deluge.
Everyone knew that the levies protecting New Orleans and surrounding areas were unable to withstand a storm of Katrina’s intensity. The city was a bowl waiting to fill up with the water that wiped out 80% of New Orleans and 150 miles of Gulf Coast communities. Evacuation orders came too late. There were no steps taken to evacuate those without cars and resources. The sick and elderly were left in place. The few steps that were taken to assemble buses, boats, and first responders located the scanty resources in areas that flooded. The New Orleans Police Department went AWOL. Some joined in the looting. FEMA was a total failure. President George W. Bush and Homeland Security Director Michael Chertoff were not focused on the unfolding tragedy but on their creation of a terrortist hoax that was used to justify 20 years of US bombing and invasions of Middle Eastern and North African countries. As Bush had deployed Louisiana’s National Guard to Iraq, the Louisiana governor had to borrow guardsmen from other states.
The US Coast Guard, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries personnel, and private individuals formed the force of first responders. People from Louisiana and from other states showed up on their own time, their own money, and with their own boats and began organizing rescues. There were many heroic and generous people involved in the rescue. As most of the rescuers were white southerners and most of the rescued were black, it put the lie to the propagandistic picture of the white southern racist. For example, Sara Roberts and her husband Buisson, a descendant of Confederate General P.G.T.Beauregard, organized the Cajun Navy. Sara enlisted clients of her accounting firm who came up with 35 boats and crews to man them. One of her clients, Ronny Lovett, paid his construction crews triple wages for their rescue time and spent $200,000 of his money equipping the boats with food, water, medical supplies, chain saws, life jackets, spotlights, ropes and whatever else could contribute to successful rescues. It was individual citizens, not the governments in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Washington that rescued many thousands of people who otherwise would have perished.
From its founding day, New Orleans was a man-made disaster waiting to happen. Dredging, canals, watercourse alterations, pipelines and a variety of other environmental damaging mistakes had over the years destroyed the wetlands that protected the city and Gulf Coast. In order to serve private profit, failure was built into the system. The Great Deluge is an external cost of a political and economic system that puts private profits first. Five Days at Memorial:... Fink, Sheri Best Price: $8.50 Buy New $12.60 (as of 02:39 UTC - Details)
We are undergoing it again at this moment as areas of Michigan are inundated from floods caused by dam failures. One of the dams, the Edenville Dam was a long known public safety hazard . Boyce Hydro, the owner of the dam, repeatedly failed despite the intervention of regulators to address the known risk. Not only was Boyce Hydro negligent, but also were the government authorities that permitted the known risk to persist unaddressed. The lost of life and property from the flooding is an external cost imposed on third parties by Boyce Hydro whose agenda was limited to its profits.
It is as difficult to understand the liberal and progressive belief in government as it is to understand the libertarian belief in the efficacy of the invisible hand that allegedly causes private greed to serve the public’s interest. Humans are a built-in failure machine. Their time perspective is short term. They are always surprised by the unintended consequences of their own thoughtless actions and inactions.
Throughout America, state, local, and federal government epitomize failure. Trillions of dollars have been poured into weapons systems that cannot be used without destroying the United States along with the rest of the world, while dams fail, bridges collapse, communities deteriorate, and homelessness grows. The government in Washington spends time, effort, and money manufacturing enemies to justify the budget of the military/security complex, while jobs and the US economy are offshored, the environment is degraded, and health care needs go unaddressed. The US rivals third world countries in terms of the percentage of its population that has no savings, no access to health care, and no prospects for advancement in life.
But we can blow up the world several times over and make mindless interventions in the natural environment that multiply the destructive power of storms, heavy rains, and other natural phenomena.
Another election approaches and yet again there is no acknowledgement of the real problems our country faces or any interest in discussing what to do about them. America and the Western World in general are simply going to drown in their unaddressed problems just as New Orleans drowned in Hurricane Katrina.
The Best of Paul Craig Roberts


lewrockwell--2020-05-23--Moderna and the COVID Vaccine: What Kind of Lunacy?

“ It ’ s completely correct to say that NIAID will reap a profit on the Moderna/NIAID vaccine .
There are 6 NIAID scientists who work for Dr. Fauci , each of whom would get $ 150,000/year indefinitely as their reward .
So that ’ s $ 900,000 to his subordinates every year in perpetuity.
” Mary Holland , General Counsel , Children ’ s Health Defense Would you buy a used car from the company called Moderna ?
The US government has shelled out $ 500 million to this Massachusetts-based biotech firm for a COVID vaccine .
JUST IMAGINE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr Joel S Buy New $ 7.95 Forbes , May 8 : “ It ’ s a big bet for the ten-year-old company , which currently has 24 products in its pipeline—but nothing yet on the market .
The biotech sports a huge market cap of $ 17.5 billion , but it posted a net loss of $ 514 million on revenues of just $ 60 million last year .
And most of that incoming cash came from government grants and research collaborations with big pharmaceutical companies.
” Moderna has never put a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took in $ 60 million .
The COVID vaccine it ’ s working on utilizes brand new RNA technology .
No RNA drug or vaccine product has ever been certified for public use .
Other companies have tried and failed , mainly because safety was a serious problem .
Moderna is partnering with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) , the federal agency headed up by Tony Fauci .
AIDS Inc. Rappoport , Jon Best Price : $ 33.29 Buy New $ 18.89 How many red flags do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gates , and others are itching to get an RNA product approved for public use .
In the area of vaccines , the manufacturing process is far quicker and easier than the traditional approach .
Thus , they can flood the world with all sorts of new vaccines at the drop of a hat .
That ’ s what they want : a massively vaccinated planet under the gun .
TWO : If Fauci can ram through his partner Moderna ’ s vaccine , get it approved and released , his heroic status @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher .
He could write his own ticket .
Head of the giant National Institutes of Health .
Director General of the World Health Organization .
THREE : Does Fauci stand to gain a personal fortune from his connection with Moderna , if the COVID RNA vaccine is approved ?
I don ’ t know , but of course , a quiet back-door $ $ $ deal involving Fauci would be a simple proposition .
If Fauci weren ’ t 80 years old , he ’ d be an ideal running mate for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won , and didn ’ t last out his term , Fauci would become the president of the United States .
After all , he ’ s been serving as the interim president for months , dictating lockdown policy and the massive destruction of the economy .
COVID-19 : The Pandemic ... MacKenzie , Debora Buy New $ 27.00 Maybe Tony could tease out a few hundred million more for Moderna , so they could whip up a super-special anti-aging cream for him .
Rub on , wait five minutes , and you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s time for a medical doctor to win the presidency .
It ’ s a natural .
Testing for everyone , wall-to-wall contact tracing , social credit score , mandatory vaccination , immunity certificates , cancellation of the Constitution , laws against freedom , destruction of human life as we know it , daily bullshit medical updates from the Oval Office… “ …Today , the president took out his prescription pad and wrote his latest orders to the nation : ‘ If after receiving your RNA Cybervaxx shot , you fall down in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be aware that you ’ re experiencing an adverse event .
It ’ s called an auto-immune response .
Basically , your body is attacking itself .
Hopefully , you ’ re carrying your cell phone with you .
Step one—remove your mask to avoid drowning in your own fluids .
Step two—try to bring your tremors and flopping motions under control .
Step three—take out your cell and press 9^83*2A-7bX6 .
This code is case sensitive .
Step four—shelter in place , help is on the way .
In some areas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delays , owing to technical system overload .
Roaming mobs of liberals are rioting .
They expected a smooth miracle with Cybervaxx .
But rollouts of new technology always involve problems and adjustments .
This is how science works .
And now a word from the Secretary of the Treasury on the new currency .
Bill , take it away ’ … ” The Best of Jon Rappoport

“It’s completely correct to say that NIAID will reap a profit on the Moderna/NIAID vaccine. There are 6 NIAID scientists who work for Dr. Fauci, each of whom would get $150,000/year indefinitely as their reward. So that’s $900,000 to his subordinates every year in perpetuity.” Mary Holland, General Counsel, Children’s Health Defense
Would you buy a used car from the company called Moderna?
The US government has shelled out $500 million to this Massachusetts-based biotech firm for a COVID vaccine.
Based on what?
JUST IMAGINE...: A SEC... Holmes, Dr Joel S Buy New $7.95 (as of 11:28 UTC - Details) Forbes, May 8: “It’s a big bet for the ten-year-old company, which currently has 24 products in its pipeline—but nothing yet on the market. The biotech sports a huge market cap of $17.5 billion, but it posted a net loss of $514 million on revenues of just $60 million last year. And most of that incoming cash came from government grants and research collaborations with big pharmaceutical companies.”
Moderna has never put a single product into the marketplace.
Last year, it lost $514 million.
It took in $60 million.
But it’s somehow worth billions.
The COVID vaccine it’s working on utilizes brand new RNA technology.
No RNA drug or vaccine product has ever been certified for public use.
Other companies have tried and failed, mainly because safety was a serious problem.
Moderna is partnering with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the federal agency headed up by Tony Fauci. AIDS Inc. Rappoport, Jon Best Price: $33.29 Buy New $18.89 (as of 03:34 UTC - Details)
How many red flags do you need?
What’s going on?
ONE: Fauci, Gates, and others are itching to get an RNA product approved for public use. In the area of vaccines, the manufacturing process is far quicker and easier than the traditional approach. Thus, they can flood the world with all sorts of new vaccines at the drop of a hat. That’s what they want: a massively vaccinated planet under the gun.
TWO: If Fauci can ram through his partner Moderna’s vaccine, get it approved and released, his heroic status among the dumbed-down public would skyrocket even higher. He could write his own ticket. Head of the giant National Institutes of Health. Director General of the World Health Organization.
THREE: Does Fauci stand to gain a personal fortune from his connection with Moderna, if the COVID RNA vaccine is approved? I don’t know, but of course, a quiet back-door $$$ deal involving Fauci would be a simple proposition.
As easy as billionaire Bill Gates’ Howdy Doody smile.
If Fauci weren’t 80 years old, he’d be an ideal running mate for Joe Biden. And if wobbly Joe won, and didn’t last out his term, Fauci would become the president of the United States. After all, he’s been serving as the interim president for months, dictating lockdown policy and the massive destruction of the economy. COVID-19: The Pandemic... MacKenzie, Debora Buy New $27.00 (as of 03:02 UTC - Details)
Maybe Tony could tease out a few hundred million more for Moderna, so they could whip up a super-special anti-aging cream for him. Rub on, wait five minutes, and you look thirty. Voila.
It’s time for a medical doctor to win the presidency. It’s a natural. Testing for everyone, wall-to-wall contact tracing, social credit score, mandatory vaccination, immunity certificates, cancellation of the Constitution, laws against freedom, destruction of human life as we know it, daily bullshit medical updates from the Oval Office…
“…Today, the president took out his prescription pad and wrote his latest orders to the nation: ‘If after receiving your RNA Cybervaxx shot, you fall down in the street foaming at the mouth, be aware that you’re experiencing an adverse event. It’s called an auto-immune response. Basically, your body is attacking itself. Hopefully, you’re carrying your cell phone with you. Step one—remove your mask to avoid drowning in your own fluids. Step two—try to bring your tremors and flopping motions under control. Step three—take out your cell and press 9^83*2A-7bX6. This code is case sensitive. Step four—shelter in place, help is on the way. In some areas, especially large cities, there will be delays, owing to technical system overload. Roaming mobs of liberals are rioting. They expected a smooth miracle with Cybervaxx. But rollouts of new technology always involve problems and adjustments. This is how science works. And now a word from the Secretary of the Treasury on the new currency. Bill, take it away’…”
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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Joe Rogan Just Blew Up the Death Star

In the end it took a self-proclaimed ‘ meathead ’ like Joe Rogan to give new meaning to the phrase “ Star Wars.
” Because if there was ever a moment where someone with real star potential just went to war on our behalf , it is Joe Rogan signing a $ 100 million exclusive deal with Spotify .
Don ’ t take my word for it .
Take Alex Jones ’ , Rogan ’ s good friend , who was given the media exclusive to break this story and explain to all of us why he took that deal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s going to war against Silicon Valley .
The Joe Rogan Experien ... Buy New $ 8.40 Because there comes a point when even a normie like Joe sees that things have gone way too far .
Rogan is an anomaly in podcasting , hell for that matter , all of media and gods bless him for it .
Who else can get tens of millions of people to tune into him talking with someone for three hours ?
CNN can ’ t get people to watch them for five minutes in airports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that airports all have wi-fi .
In fact , I ’ ll bet you , before the Coronapocalypse , more people on a daily basis were consuming the Joe Rogan Experience in airports than CNN .
Rogan ’ s willingness to talk with and listen to anyone is his greatest asset .
It is the key to his rise and his future success on Spotify , who desperately needs a big name to keep their business afloat .
Because in an age of endless spectacle and TV screens and websites crammed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the content , the simplicity of a conversation between two people who aren ’ t shouting at each other has become a welcome node of sanity .
For a long time we ’ ve been waiting for a big name to finally walk away from one of the big social media platforms for treating them and by proxy us like livestock .
Because the power platforms like Twitter , Facebook and YouTube wield comes from their dominance and the unwillingness for major influencers to leave them .
Now that we ’ ve had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has changed completely .
And remember , the Empire has been striking back at us for years berating us for having the temerity to elect Donald Trump president .
Joe Rogan has now told the entire country that he ’ s had enough .
And we needed someone like Joe to do this .
That said , Rogan is only one half of the story , however .
Because at the same time , one of these platforms needed to break away from the herd and welcome the dissenters .
For Spotify , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ they needed to differentiate themselves as non-partisan and begin the exodus away from the big platforms who have become nothing but partisan .
I don ’ t know if the board at Spotify know what they ’ ve just unleashed but they better realize it quick .
They ’ re Echo Base and the walkers will be landing real soon now .
For small to mid-sized creators who want to take a stand against censorship and blatant partisanship it ’ s a classic Catch-22 .
If they leave the dominant platform they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ audience with them to make it worth their time .
On the other hand if they stay , they wind up shadow banned to ensure they never leave that ghetto .
And if they do break out , then they will be deplatformed the minute they get too big .
Because they can ’ t fight back and no one with power will champion them .
We seen this movie dozens of times .
Joe Rogan Experience D ... Buy New $ 3.90 Joe Rogan is too big to take down and doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followers .
Alex Jones was the first casualty in this war and almost no one stood up for him .
Even Rogan clearly thought he could bargain with Silicon Valley by , effectively , working from the inside .
He didn ’ t want to believe , like so many normal people , that they were that evil and hellbent on maintaining certain people had control of politics .
But what ’ s been clear to many of us for a long time now is now clear to him .
And that makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his millions of followers that it is not acceptable for YouTube or Twitter or Facebook to treat them the way they have .
And it all comes back to their push for universal censorship and surveillance through an overblown health crisis .
They couldn ’ t leave Rogan to do this thing and had to stifle dissent .
They just couldn ’ t stop themselves from being the dirty little Commies they are .
They had to eradicate wrongthink and have empowered the Karens and trolls to make sure that happens .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ control of all aspects of what I call The Wire — the conduits of communication vital to any society .
I keep coming back to this article because it cuts to the essence of where the real battleground in this war is , in information .
When I wrote it a year and a half ago I knew the platforms and the oligarchs behind them would push for even more dominant control over The Wire in order to undermine the re-election of Donald Trump come this year .
They were dressing the set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and information control .
And we ’ re now living in a world where it ’ s becoming nearly impossible to know what is and is not real information .
Trump , like Joe Rogan , is someone they can ’ t control .
Both have their versions of Fuck You Money .
Trump with his billions and Rogan with his millions .
With COVID-19 they really did think they would be able to shame us into not putting up a stink as they marginalized , censored and deplatformed anyone who didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Joe Rogan Experience s ... Buy New $ 10.99 All Joe Rogan wanted to do was talk with real doctors on his podcast and get valid medical opinions on the matter .
But that was verboten .
That this was the turning point for Rogan makes perfect sense , especially after the Democratic primary season was such a horror show .
It also makes as strong a case as any that the whole Coronapocalypse has been nothing more than a giant political operation to seize unimaginable power .
The numbers certainly don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But when you control The Wire you believe you can browbeat people into believing anything .
Because the problem for the tyrants is that power makes you lazy and stupid .
It leads you to moments of incandescent hubris and decisions that are unfathomable in hindsight and yet they get made .
Because they think their power insulates them from their idiocy .
YouTube obviously thought that Rogan wouldn ’ t be willing to take a hit in his reach to leave their platform .
They can ’ t conceive of people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of power , money and control .
They don ’ t understand that success doesn ’ t lead always lead to ego and self-importance which can be corrupted and co-opted .
Sometimes the genuinely curious and principled guy comes along and simply says , “ No.
” Podcasting is a medium on the rise .
Joe Rogan knows this .
YouTube is a loss leader for Google .
Joe Rogan knows this as well .
Spotify knows it needs a different revenue model based on something that isn ’ t commodified like music @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a world of NPC ’ s , sycophants and talent-challenged talking heads .
Bring those things together and that two-meter exhaust port all of a sudden looks like the Grand Canyon .
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In the end it took a self-proclaimed ‘meathead’ like Joe Rogan to give new meaning to the phrase “Star Wars.”
Because if there was ever a moment where someone with real star potential just went to war on our behalf, it is Joe Rogan signing a $100 million exclusive deal with Spotify.
Don’t take my word for it. Take Alex Jones’, Rogan’s good friend, who was given the media exclusive to break this story and explain to all of us why he took that deal.

The short answer is he’s going to war against Silicon Valley. The Joe Rogan Experien... Buy New $8.40 (as of 02:41 UTC - Details)
Because there comes a point when even a normie like Joe sees that things have gone way too far.
Rogan is an anomaly in podcasting, hell for that matter, all of media and gods bless him for it. Who else can get tens of millions of people to tune into him talking with someone for three hours?
CNN can’t get people to watch them for five minutes in airports for pity’s sake, now that airports all have wi-fi. In fact, I’ll bet you, before the Coronapocalypse, more people on a daily basis were consuming the Joe Rogan Experience in airports than CNN.
Rogan’s willingness to talk with and listen to anyone is his greatest asset. It is the key to his rise and his future success on Spotify, who desperately needs a big name to keep their business afloat.
Because in an age of endless spectacle and TV screens and websites crammed to the gills with graphics to distract you from the content, the simplicity of a conversation between two people who aren’t shouting at each other has become a welcome node of sanity.
For a long time we’ve been waiting for a big name to finally walk away from one of the big social media platforms for treating them and by proxy us like livestock.
Because the power platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube wield comes from their dominance and the unwillingness for major influencers to leave them.
Now that we’ve had one finally do so, the game has changed completely. And remember, the Empire has been striking back at us for years berating us for having the temerity to elect Donald Trump president.
Joe Rogan has now told the entire country that he’s had enough. And we needed someone like Joe to do this.
That said, Rogan is only one half of the story, however. Because at the same time, one of these platforms needed to break away from the herd and welcome the dissenters.
For Spotify, Joe Rogan is the ‘killer app’ they needed to differentiate themselves as non-partisan and begin the exodus away from the big platforms who have become nothing but partisan.
I don’t know if the board at Spotify know what they’ve just unleashed but they better realize it quick. They’re Echo Base and the walkers will be landing real soon now.
For small to mid-sized creators who want to take a stand against censorship and blatant partisanship it’s a classic Catch-22. If they leave the dominant platform they are unlikely to take enough of their audience with them to make it worth their time.
On the other hand if they stay, they wind up shadow banned to ensure they never leave that ghetto. And if they do break out, then they will be deplatformed the minute they get too big.
Because they can’t fight back and no one with power will champion them. We seen this movie dozens of times. Joe Rogan Experience D... Buy New $3.90 (as of 02:41 UTC - Details)
Joe Rogan is too big to take down and doesn’t measure his self-worth by his followers.
Alex Jones was the first casualty in this war and almost no one stood up for him. Even Rogan clearly thought he could bargain with Silicon Valley by, effectively, working from the inside.
He didn’t want to believe, like so many normal people, that they were that evil and hellbent on maintaining certain people had control of politics. But what’s been clear to many of us for a long time now is now clear to him.
And that makes his move a giant wake up call to his millions of followers that it is not acceptable for YouTube or Twitter or Facebook to treat them the way they have.
And it all comes back to their push for universal censorship and surveillance through an overblown health crisis. They couldn’t leave Rogan to do this thing and had to stifle dissent. They just couldn’t stop themselves from being the dirty little Commies they are.
They had to eradicate wrongthink and have empowered the Karens and trolls to make sure that happens.
I will be reaching out to head of twitter about their policies being violated every day by President Tump. Hope my call is taken. Please retweet if you agree — Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) May 20, 2020
This is their big push for global control of all aspects of what I call The Wire — the conduits of communication vital to any society.
The Wire is simply a metaphor for the transmission of information. The Wire takes many forms. And if you aren’t sure whether something is The Wire just ask if you have control over it or not.
I keep coming back to this article because it cuts to the essence of where the real battleground in this war is, in information. When I wrote it a year and a half ago I knew the platforms and the oligarchs behind them would push for even more dominant control over The Wire in order to undermine the re-election of Donald Trump come this year.
They were dressing the set for their clamp down on free speech and information control. And we’re now living in a world where it’s becoming nearly impossible to know what is and is not real information.
Trump, like Joe Rogan, is someone they can’t control. Both have their versions of Fuck You Money. Trump with his billions and Rogan with his millions.
With COVID-19 they really did think they would be able to shame us into not putting up a stink as they marginalized, censored and deplatformed anyone who didn’t fit their pre-planned narrative about it?
Joe Rogan Experience s... Buy New $10.99 (as of 02:41 UTC - Details) All Joe Rogan wanted to do was talk with real doctors on his podcast and get valid medical opinions on the matter. But that was verboten.
That this was the turning point for Rogan makes perfect sense, especially after the Democratic primary season was such a horror show.
It also makes as strong a case as any that the whole Coronapocalypse has been nothing more than a giant political operation to seize unimaginable power.
The numbers certainly don’t justify any of this.
But when you control The Wire you believe you can browbeat people into believing anything.
Because the problem for the tyrants is that power makes you lazy and stupid. It leads you to moments of incandescent hubris and decisions that are unfathomable in hindsight and yet they get made.
Because they think their power insulates them from their idiocy.
YouTube obviously thought that Rogan wouldn’t be willing to take a hit in his reach to leave their platform. They can’t conceive of people who don’t act for the accumulation of power, money and control.
They don’t understand that success doesn’t lead always lead to ego and self-importance which can be corrupted and co-opted. Sometimes the genuinely curious and principled guy comes along and simply says, “No.”
Podcasting is a medium on the rise. Joe Rogan knows this. YouTube is a loss leader for Google. Joe Rogan knows this as well. Spotify knows it needs a different revenue model based on something that isn’t commodified like music.
Joe Rogan is a unique snowflake in a world of NPC’s, sycophants and talent-challenged talking heads.
Bring those things together and that two-meter exhaust port all of a sudden looks like the Grand Canyon.
Reprinted with permission from Gold Goats ‘n Guns.
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